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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

AN OPPOSING PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD BUDDHISTIC LION DOGS
Lot 337 Sold
AN OPPOSING PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD BUDDHISTIC LION DOGS
probably late Qing dynasty, each with a foreleg raised on a ball, seated on plinth bases, 17.5cm high x 11cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDAI
Lot 338 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDAI
20th century, figured reclining with a lion dog and holding coinage, on a pierced naturalistic base, 22cm high x 40cm wide
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A JUGGLER IN THE MANNER OF ZHU ZICHANG (1876-1934)
Lot 339 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A JUGGLER IN THE MANNER OF ZHU ZICHANG (1876-1934)
Republic period, figured standing on an openwork base, 18cm high overall; together with a similar carved wood group of the Hehe Erxian twins, 14cm high (2)

Note: For a comparable group of figures by Zhu Zichang (1876-1934) see Bonham's, 31st October 2023, lot 452.
Estimate: £400 - £800
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SET OF SIX CHINESE GILTWOOD BUDDHAS
Lot 340 Sold
A SET OF SIX CHINESE GILTWOOD BUDDHAS
20th century, figured seated on a double lotus base with hands in Dhyana Mudra, 31cm high x 14cm wide (6)

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE GILTWOOD FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
Lot 341 Sold
A CHINESE GILTWOOD FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
late 19th/20th century, figured in heavily moulded robes, the right hand lowered in Varada Mudra, 33cm high; together with another similar on a double lotus and stepped plinth base, 39.5cm high (2)

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE GILTWOOD CARVINGS
Lot 342 Sold
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE GILTWOOD CARVINGS
including a pelmet carved with phoenixes to each side, 78cm wide; and three similar panels, the largest 19cm x 26cm (4)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
AFTER FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975) A SET OF TEN STUDIES
Lot 343 Unsold
AFTER FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975) A SET OF TEN STUDIES
including landscapes, figural and still life scenes, ink on paper, all bearing inscriptions and seal marks, approximately 34cm x 23cm (10)
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
AFTER BAI XUESHI (1915-2011) A SERIES OF ELEVEN LANDSCAPE STUDIES
Lot 344 Sold
AFTER BAI XUESHI (1915-2011) A SERIES OF ELEVEN LANDSCAPE STUDIES
ink on paper, all inscribed and bearing a seal mark, approximately 28.5cm x 21cm (11)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A fisherman and a dog
Lot 345 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A fisherman and a dog
seated at the stern of a ship, indistinctly signed lower left, watercolour, 49cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A group of figures in a dock yard
Lot 346 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A group of figures in a dock yard
working on grounded ships, indistinctly signed lower right, watercolour, 52cm x 77cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A PHEASANT
Lot 347 Unsold
A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A PHEASANT
signed and inscribed centre left, 19th/20th century, depicted seated on a branch, watercolour on silk, 112cm x 49cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A COURT OFFICIAL
Lot 348 Unsold
A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A COURT OFFICIAL
20th century, wearing a dragon robe, watercolour and gouache on paper, 39cm x 30cm; together with a similar landscape study of a bird seated in a branch, 31cm x 39cm (2)
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS
Lot 349 Sold
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS
19th/20th century, including sixteen character studies, three sets of narrative landscapes, and the largest, a floral study with a butterfly, 15cm x 20cm (a lot)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
Lot 350 Sold
A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
20th century, seated on a throne chair wearing a dragon robe, 64cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A PORTRAIT OF ZHONG KUI
Lot 351 Sold
A PORTRAIT OF ZHONG KUI
inscribed with seal mark lower right, 20th century, watercolour on paper, 60cm high x 36cm wide
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two Pekingese dogs
Lot 352 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two Pekingese dogs
in a landscape with birds and flowers, watercolour on paper, 64cm x 41cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A SINO-TIBETAN THANGKA
Lot 353 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN THANGKA
20th century, painted on leather, the central figure of buddha depicted seated on a snow lion, 87cm x 62cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A LANDSCAPE STUDY WITH DOVES
Lot 354 Unsold
A LANDSCAPE STUDY WITH DOVES
inscribed with numerous seal marks, 20th century, watercolour on silk, 30cm x 41cm
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING
Lot 355 Unsold
A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING
ink on silk, decorated with cranes in a landscape, signed and inscribed with seal marks, approximately 310cm long; together with a similar ink study of a mountain, inscribed to the upper right, 58cm x 32cm; and a group of calligraphic studies (3)
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE LANDSCAPE SCROLL
Lot 356 Unsold
A CHINESE LANDSCAPE SCROLL
painted with pagodas in a mountainous setting, signed with seal mark lower left, late Qing dynasty, watercolour on silk, 26cm high x 320cm wide
Estimate: £400 - £800
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
AFTER ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322) Horses and Grooms
Lot 357 Sold
AFTER ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322) Horses and Grooms
ink and colour on silk, with seal of the artist, hanging scroll, 150cm high x 58cm wide, framed
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
AN EMBROIDERED SILK SCROLL
Lot 358 Sold
AN EMBROIDERED SILK SCROLL
18th/19th century, decorated with three cranes amongst bamboo, 132cm high x 47cm wide; together with two Chinese textile hangings woven in gilt thread, 60cm high (3)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY
Lot 359 Unsold
A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY
late Qing dynasty, decorated with various birds amongst flowering foliage and blossoms, 41cm high x 34cm wide, mounted, framed and glazed
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY
Lot 360 Unsold
A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY
late Qing dynasty, decorated with various bird species in an abundant landscape with blossoming flowers, 36.5cm x 18.5cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025

Total lots: 410

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