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Auction date Thursday 22 May 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale:

William Batt


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Thursday 22nd May at 10.30am 


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Total lots: 410

A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT
Lot 265 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT
bearing a four character archaic script mark to the top, with pierced and carved decoration throughout, 5.5cm high x 4cm wide
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE JADE PENDANT
Lot 266 Unsold
A CHINESE JADE PENDANT
20th century, in the form of a curled up dragon, with finely incised scales and tail, 8cm high
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT
Lot 267 Unsold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT
probably late Qing dynasty, carved in relief with an inscription to one side and a warrior immortal the other, a pierced aperture to the top, 7cm high x 3.7cm wide
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CARVED JADE DRAGON PENDANT
Lot 268 Unsold
A CARVED JADE DRAGON PENDANT
of archaistic style, with a single aperture to the body and finely incised decoration, 6cm wide; together with two further green jade dragon pendants, with natural inclusions, 6.5cm and 5.5cm wide; a jade 'coin' inscribed with characters, 7.5cm high; and another similar, 6cm wide (5)
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE JADE FIGURAL PHUBRA
Lot 269 Unsold
A CHINESE JADE FIGURAL PHUBRA
20th century, the short three-sided ritual blade with a conforming three-faced finial, 15cm high
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A PAIR OF CHINESE SPINACH JADE BOWLS
Lot 270 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE SPINACH JADE BOWLS
20th century, with flared rims and raised feet, 5cm high x 10cm diameter (2)
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT CHINESE ARCHER'S RINGS
Lot 271 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT CHINESE ARCHER'S RINGS
of varying age and medium, including a bronze and enamel decorated ring, carved in relief with Shou characters, 3cm high; a rock crystal ring, inscribed with characters and seal marks, 2.5cm high; a white and russet jade ring, carved in relief with a hare and foliage, 2.5cm high, and five other examples, in two fitted hardwood cases (8)
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE SOAPSTONE PLAQUES
Lot 272 Sold
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE SOAPSTONE PLAQUES
20th century, of various shape, all with pierced and carved decoration, the largest 6cm x 10cm (a lot)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINTED SOAPSTONE GROUP OF SHOU LAO
Lot 273 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINTED SOAPSTONE GROUP OF SHOU LAO
seated with a deer, the god of longevity typically figured holding a staff in one hand and a peach in the other, on a naturalistic rocky base, 18.5cm high x 13cm wide
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE CARVED STONE AND POLYCHROME PAINTED FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA GUANYIN
Lot 274 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED STONE AND POLYCHROME PAINTED FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA GUANYIN
probably late Ming/early Qing dynasty, modelled standing on a double lotus base figured with lions, her right hand raised and holding traces of a flower, dressed in a crown, flowing drapery and beaded jewellery, 131cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset Collection.
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Lot 275 Sold
A CHINESE RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
probably Tang, standing with her hair in a chignon and a smiling countenance, her arms clasped together beneath her robe, 88cm high

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and active member of the OCS from the early 1950s.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE INKSTONE
Lot 276 Sold
A CHINESE INKSTONE
19th/20th century, of rectangular section, inset with a green stone and carved with dragons amongst clouds, 2cm high x 7cm wide x 10.5cm deep

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A LARGE CHINESE INKSTONE
Lot 277 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE INKSTONE
20th century, of naturalistic form, decorated in relief with a dragon in clouds, 2.5cm high x 13cm wide x 21cm deep

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
TWO SIMILAR SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE BUDDHAS
Lot 278 Sold
TWO SIMILAR SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE BUDDHAS
20th century, including a seated figure of the bodhisattva Tara, modelled wearing a crown and seated on a double lotus base, 10cm high; together with a similar seated buddha, with hands in Bhumisparsha Mudra and holding an upright vajra, 9.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Lot 279 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
in Ming dynasty style but later, cast seated in Dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, holding a flaming sword in his raised right hand and wearing a crown, 17cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED TARA
Lot 280 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED TARA
probably 19th or early 20th century, figured on a lotus throne, her left hand in Vitarka Mudra and her right in Varada Mudra, wearing an ornately carved robe and a floral headdress, 33cm high
Estimate: £400 - £800
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A BURMESE BRONZE BUDDHA
Lot 281 Sold
A BURMESE BRONZE BUDDHA
Mandalay period, 19th century, cast seated in Vajrasana on a stepped pedestal base, with gem set banding to the hairline, 39cm high x 28cm wide

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A THAI BRONZE BUDDHA
Lot 282 Sold
A THAI BRONZE BUDDHA
Rattankosin Kingdom, 18th/19th century, modelled seated in Dhyanasana on an elaborately decorated four tier pedestal with two rings to the reverse, 29cm high x 23cm wide

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN GILT BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA
Lot 283 Sold
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN GILT BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA
probably Thai, 19th century, seated on a stepped plinth base, 12cm high; together with a similar Thai bronze buddha, 11cm high; and a celadon glazed pottery kneeling figure, 12cm high (3)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A THAI BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD
Lot 284 Unsold
A THAI BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD
Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351-1767), the face cast in a peaceful expression, figured wearing a crown decorated in relief with floral tracery and lotus bud earrings, 28cm high, on a later painted plaster stand
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE BUDDHA HAND
Lot 285 Unsold
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE BUDDHA HAND
probably Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), the slender hand cast in the Vitarka Mudra, the palm with a central floral medallion, the wrist with a foliate decorated cuff, 15cm high, on a later wooden stand
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Lot 286 Sold
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Qing dynasty, the trefoil shaped body with two ring handles to the rim and decorated in the archaistic style with taotie masks over a leiwen ground, on tall tapered legs, 22cm high x 18cm wide

Provenance: Acquired from Sotheby's Park Bernet, 12th May 1983.

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Lot 287 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
bearing a Xuande mark to the base but probably Qing dynasty, with loop handles to the rim, 8.5cm high x 12.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Lot 288 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
of archaistic style, with animal mask ring handles, an inscription to the centre of the bowl within a border of stylised animals, on a quadruped base, 8.5cm high x 19cm wide
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025

Total lots: 410

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