Asian Art Online Auction | Sept. 23 - 27, 2018

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Asian Art Online Auction SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2018


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Lot 368 A Pair of Chinese Eggshell Porcelain Lamps 粉彩蛋殼瓷纏枝紋開光人物山水花卉 蟲鳥皮燈一對連座

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Lot 143 Wu Yisheng (1929-2009), Peacock Pair 伍彝生 (1929-2009) 枝頭孔雀一對 設 色紙本 鏡心

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Lot 302 A Blanc de Chine Standing Guanyin 德化白瓷觀音立像

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A Gilt Bronze Ram 銅鎏金臥羊

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Two Indian Bronzes, 19th/20th Century

An Indian Mixed Metal Box, 19th century

Two Indian Standing Bronze Figures

The seated figure cast in two pieces, height 4.3 in — 11 cm $200—300

Fi!ed with a wooden interior, 1.6 x 5.9 x 4 in — 4 x 15 x 10.2 cm

height 21.3 in — 54 cm $200—300

$200—300

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Mughal School, Emperor Jahangir Surrounded by Bathing Ladies, 18th Century

Mughal School, Demon Leading a Composite Animal, 18th Century

North Indian School, Krishna in the Fire, 19th Century

Tempera, ink and gold paint on card, 8.1 x 5.4 in — 20.6 x 13.7 cm $1,000—1,500

Tempera on card, 11.9 x 8 in — 30.2 x 20.3 cm $1,000—1,500

Tempera and gold paint on card, 9 x 6.2 in — 22.9 x 15.7 cm $800—1,200


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A Framed Indian Painting

A Group of Four Lacquerware, India, Early 20th Century

A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjusri Namasamgiti, Nepal, Circa 1800 1800

Consisting of a dowry chest, a circular covered box, a curry box with tray and cloisonné compartments, and a ladle, largest height 10.8 in — 27.5 cm

Holding a sword, arrow, bow and book, traces of gilt and red pigment with areas of green oxidized patination, small break to ribbon, height 6.5 in — 16.5 cm

$150—300

$500—700

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A Bronze Seated Figure of Vasudhara, Western Tibet, 18th Century or Earlier

A Gilt Bronze Figure of Multi-Armed Avalokitesvara

A Gilt Bronze Ram

Colour on textile, 16.7 x 27.6 in — 42.5 x 70 cm $80—150

The youthful four-armed goddress holding a golden treasure vase, missing finger, height 6.7 in — 17 cm $500—700

Cast in two pieces, hair with traces of polychrome, gilt rubbing throughout, height 12.6 in — 32 cm $6,000—8,000

In recumbent form, gilt rubbing through, length 3.5 in — 9 cm $1,200—1,500


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A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Mahakala

A Small Thangka of Amitabha Buddha, Tibet, 18th Century

A Thangka of Amitabha Buddha, Tibet, 18th Century

Cast in two pieces, gilt rubbing throughout, height 7.5 in — 19 cm

Opaque pigment on textile, 11.8 x 8.7 in — 30 x 22 cm

The Buddha holding the vase of immortality, 18.1 x 12.2 in — 46 x 31 cm

$2,000—3,000

$400—600

$400—600

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A Thangka of Amitabha Buddha, Tibet, 18th Century

A Thangka of Palden Lhamo, Tibet, 18th Century or Earlier

A Large Thangka of Padmasambhava, Tibet, 18th Century

The Buddha situated in a temple se!ing, representing paradise, 21.3 x 14.2 in — 54 x 36 cm

The female deity riding a mule, skull cup in le" hand and staff in the other, 21.7 x 16.1 in — 55 x 41 cm

The Tantric Buddhist sage seated within a temple complex, 32.7 x 22.4 in — 83 x 57 cm

$800—1,000

$400—600

$1,000—1,500


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A Large Thangka of Yab-Yum, Tibet, 18th Century

A Large Thangka of Four-Armed Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), Tibet, 19th Century

A Large Thangka of Padmasambhava, Tibet, 18th Century

Opaque pigment on textile, 36.2 x 23.2 in — 92 x 59 cm $1,500—2,000

Opaque pigment on textile, 29.9 x 20.5 in — 76 x 52 cm $1,000—1,500

Depicting the sage spreading Tantric teachings, 31.9 x 24 in — 81 x 61 cm $1,500—2,000

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A Large Thangka of a Shakyamuni, Tibet, Late 19th Century

A Framed Tibetan Painting of a Monk

A Large Angkor Vat Style, Gilt- Bronze Figure of Buddhamuchalinda, Ayu!haya, Thailand, 16th/17th Century /

Opaque pigment on textile, 34.3 x 23.6 in — 87 x 60 cm $500—700

Signed Gedun, colour on paper, 18.1 x 16.1 in — 46 x 41 cm $300—400

Well and finely cast, seated on a serpentine base in vajrasana with hands resting in dhyanamudra, surrounded by naga that form a protective canopy around the body, with a content expression over the face, with elongated earlobes, almond eyes beneath arched eyebrows and smiling lips, the hairdress straight with a cylindrical ushnisha, height 21.9 in — 55.5 cm Provenance: From the Collection of Robert Stephenson $800—1,200


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A Bronze Seated Buddha, Ayu!haya Style, Thailand, 18th/19th Century

A Massive Bronze Seated Buddha, Thailand, Circa 1760 1760 Sukhothai style, set on a wood pedestal, small losses to robe edges and feet, patches of wear to body and neck, height 45.3 in — 115 cm

A Group of Three Gilt Southeast Asian Buddhist Figures

Well-cast with downcast eyes and carefully delineated features, exhibiting a serene expression, right hand in bhumisparshamudra, height 23.2 in — 59 cm Provenance: Purchased from Thailand in 1991 from a museum collection deaccessioning $5,000—7,000

Provenance: Purchased from C.P.Ching Fine Oriental Art, Hong Kong.

Consisting of a gilt bronze Buddha head mounted on a wood pedestal, a wood carved Buddha, and a wood carved monk, largest height 13 in — 33 cm $200—300

Property of a Canadian banker, who lived and purchased in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Tokyo in the 1980s and 90s. $5,000—10,000

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A Gilt Lacquer Buddha Head, Mandalay Period, Burma, 19th Century

A Set of Five Burmese Bronze Bird Form Opium Weights, Early 20th Century

A Group of Eleven Cambodian Silver Containers

largest height 2.8 in — 7 cm

Consisting of two bowls and nine lidded containers shaped as animals and fruits, oxidation and wear consistent with age, largest diameter 3.5 in — 8.8 cm

Papier mâché, mounted on 140 cm slim black pedestal, height 17.3 in — 44 cm Provenance: Purchased in 2001 from Asian Galleries, Bangkok. Property of a Canadian banker, who lived and purchased in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Tokyo in the 1980s and 90s. $1,500—2,500

$80—150

$500—700


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A Group of Fi!een Southeast Asian Metal Wares

Group of Five Mindanao Brass Betal Boxes, Philippines, Early 20th Century

An Archaic Earthenware Burial Lid, Philippines

Various pots, containers and objects, oxidation and wear consistent with age, height 6 in — 15.2 cm $300—500

Lidded boxes with multiple compartments, oxidation and wear consistent with age, length 9.4 in — 24 cm $400—600

The hollow conical form modeled as a bald figure with cut out facial features, demonstrating an abstract and ethereal expression, arms adorned with two loose bracelets, displayed within 160cm custom glass case and stand, height 17.7 in — 45 cm Provenance: Property of a Canadian banker, who lived and purchased in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Tokyo in the 1980s and 90s. Literature: For further discussion on Filipino burial lid art, see Father Gabriel Casal and Regalado Trota Jose, Jr., The People and Art of the Philippines, California: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1981, p. 61-62 $1,000—2,000

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An Archaic Limestone Carved Figure, Philippines

A Group of Three Spanish Colonial Corpus Christi Figureheads, Philippines

Two Southeast Asian Wood Temple Figures height 50 in — 127 cm

height 11.4 in — 29 cm $400—600

Originally mounted on the bow of the ship, height 25.6 in — 65 cm $150—300

$100—200


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A Korean Po!ery Figure, Late 19th Century

A Korean Celadon Glazed Charger, 19th Century or Earlier

A Portrait of Emperor Taizong

Mother and child adorned in ceremonial a!ire, height 16.5 in — 42 cm

Heavily po!ed and covered in a light green glaze, diameter 16.3 in — 41.5 cm

Woodblock print, bordered by mock silk mounting, framed, 49.2 x 24.2 in — 125 x 61.5 cm

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

$200—300

$400—500

$1,500—2,500

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A Painting of Su Wu Herding Sheep / Ink and colour on textile, framed, crack to glass, 37 x 20.5 in — 94 x 52 cm

A"er Shang Guanzhou (1665-1749), A Portrait of Han Yu (1665-1749)

A"er Zou Yigui (1688-1772), Eagle (1688-1772) Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 47.2 x 24.8 in — 120 x 63 cm

$100—200

Ink and colour on paper, foxing and wear to border, 26.4 x 12.2 in — 67 x 31 cm $200—300

$300—400


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A!ributed to Zhang Chong , Scholar Gathering, 18th Century or Earlier

A Painting of Two Scholars Playing Weiqi, 19th Century

A"er Gai Qi (1774-1829), Lady in Garden (1774-1829)

Ink and colour on silk, framed, silk creases due to age, 69.3 x 36.2 in — 176 x 92 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

Ink on paper, framed, 51.6 x 22.4 in — 131 x 57 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

Ink and colour on textile, scroll mounted, adhesive reinforcements to back, 30 x 16.5 in — 76.2 x 41.9 cm $800—1,200

$3,000—4,000

$12,000—15,000

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A"er Tang Yifen (1778-1853), Landscape (1778-1853)

A"er Zhang Zhiwan (1811-1897), Landscape (1811-1897) Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 51.6 x 24.8 in — 131 x 63 cm

A Group of Three Chinese Landscape Paintings, 19th century (1800-1883)

Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 51 x 24.5 in — 129.5 x 62.2 cm $300—400

$300—400

Signed Dongyao (1800-1883), Ding Suyuan, and Zhouzi, ink and colour on paper, framed, water damage to top le! corner of one painting, largest 38.2 x 15.7 in — 97 x 40 cm $500—600


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Two Framed Paintings, 19th century

A Painting of a Silk Workshop, 19th Century

Two Chinese Paintings on Silk, 19th century

Ink and colour on fabric, framed, largest 36.6 x 15.2 in — 93 x 38.5 cm

Depicting a lady working a loom and an a!endant making her way over through the mulberry tree garden, ink and colour on silk, framed, 10 x 20.9 in — 25.5 x 53 cm

One with two female musicians, the other with two ladies strolling through a garden, framed, 8.7 x 8.7 in — 22 x 22 cm

$400—600

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

$150—300

$400—600

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A!er Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Three Woodblock Prints (1864-1957), ( ) Ink and colour on paper, 9.1 x 13.4 in — 23 x 34 cm

A!er Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Two Woodblock Prints (1864-1957), ( ) Ink and colour on paper, 26.4 x 13 in — 67 x 33 cm

A!er Qi Baishi (1864-1957), A Group of Six Woodblock Prints ( ) Ink and colour on paper, framed in two sets, 28 x 24 in — 71.1 x 61 cm

$300—400

$300—400

$400—600


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A!er Qi Baishi (1864-1957), A Group of Four Woodblock Prints ( ) Ink and colour on paper, framed in two sets, 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm

A!er Qi Baishi (1864-1957), A Group of Twelve Woodblock Prints ( )

A!er Li Shutong (1880-1942), Calligraphy Couplet (1880-1942)

Ink and colour on paper, framed as sets of three, 46 x 14 in — 116.8 x 35.6 cm

Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 46.9 x 8.5 in — 119 x 21.5 cm

$300—500

$400—600

$200—300

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A!er Wu Hufan (1894-1968), Landscape (1894-1968)

A!er Zheng Wuchang (1894-1952), Monk and A"endant (1894-1952),

Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 70 x 18.5 in — 177.8 x 47 cm

Ink on textile, scroll mounted, 32.3 x 12 in — 82 x 30.5 cm

A"ributed to Pu Ru (1896-1963), Four Seasons (1896-1963) Four paintings, ink and colour on paper, 59 x 15.5 in — 149.9 x 39.4 cm

$200—300

$800—1,200

$2,500—3,500


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A Group of Three Framed Chinese Paintings

A!er Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), Birds on Rocks

Ink and colour on textile, 12.2 x 9.1 in — 31 x 23 cm

Ink and colour on paper, 28.5 x 55.9 in —72.5 x 142 cm

A!er Ge Xianglan (1904-1964), Crane and Pines (1904-1964) ( ) Colour woodblock print, scroll mounted, 46.5 x 13.4 in — 118 x 34 cm

$200—300

$600—800

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A!er Lu Yifei (1908-1997), Birds and Flowers (1908-1997)

Kong Yingting (1909-), Bird and Dragonfly (1909-) Ink and colour on paper, 29.1 x 15.6 in — 74 x 39.5 cm

A!er Li Xiongcai (1910-2001), Two Mountain Scenes (1910-2001) (1979) (1986) Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, each image 17.9 x 13.4 in — 45.5 x 34 cm

Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 45.7 x 18.9 in — 116 x 48 cm $200—300

$600—800

$300—500

$300—500


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A!er Xiao Lang (1917-2010), A Painting Album (1917-2010) Clothbound album, ink and colour on paper, 16 x 11 in — 40.6 x 27.9 cm

Wu Yisheng (1929-2009), Two Paintings (1929-2009),

Wu Yisheng (1929-2009), Two Flower Paintings (1929-2009),

One painted with a pair of ducks, the other with a goldfish pair, ink and colour on paper, ducks with 4cm tear to le! edge, largest 23.2 x 28.5 in — 59 x 72.5 cm

One depicting peonies, the other with floral bunches, ink and colour on paper, peonies with 3.5cm tear to bo"om edge, largest 28.9 x 17.5 in — 73.5 x 44.5 cm

$300—400

$300—400

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Wu Yisheng (1929-2009), Peacock Pair (1929-2009)

Wu Yisheng (1929-2009), Two Paintings

Hua Tuo (1940-), Mountain Landscape (1940- ) Ink and colour on paper, 27.6 x 18.5 in — 70 x 47 cm

$300—500

Ink and colour on paper, 1cm tear to bo"om le!, 26.4 x 17.5 in — 67 x 44.5 cm $800—1,200

One of peonies, the other with two catfish, ink and colour on paper, largest width 36.2 in — 92 cm $800—1,000

$200—300


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A Chinese Watercolour of a Bird in Autumn

A Chinese Watercolour of a Pomegranate Branch

A Framed Painting of Two Cicadas /

Signed Yongshou and dated Guimao fortieth year, ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk border, 24 x 8.3 in — 61 x 21 cm

Signed Yongshou, ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk border, 24 x 8.3 in — 61 x 21 cm

Signed Guo Yingshu and Zhang Shaoshi, ink and colour on paper, framed, 34.3 x 13 in — 87 x 33 cm

$200—300

$200—300

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Huang Shuoyu (1941-), A Pair of Cranes (1941-) Ink and colour on paper, 53 x 70 in — 134.6 x 177.8 cm

A!er Fan Yang (1955-), A Portrait of a Luohan (1955-) Ink and colour on paper, 26.4 x 21.3 in — 67 x 54 cm

A!er Guo Shifu (1945-), Seasonal Wine (1945-) Ink and colour on paper, 25.6 x 17.3 in — 65 x 44 cm

$200—300

$100—200

$200—300

$200—300


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Xu Qinjun (1955-), Landscape (1955- ), Ink and colour on paper, framed, 37 x 36 in — 94 x 91.4 cm

Li Zhongliang Next to a Bridge (1944-)

$3,000—4,000

154 (1944-), Home

Oil on canvas, 33.9 x 48 in — 86 x 122 cm Provenance: Purchased in Toronto, 1987, from the exhibition “Contemporary Paintings from the People’s Republic of China”, by the present owner Exhibited: “Contemporary Paintings from the People’s Republic of China”, organized by the Chinese-Canadian Exchange of Artists 1987-88, held at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, from September 4th to 26th, 1987 $2,000—4,000

A Painting of a Miao Woman Acrylic on canvas (possibly by Qing Long), 24.4 x 24.4 in — 62 x 62 cm Provenance: Purchased in Toronto, 1987, from the exhibition “Contemporary Paintings from the People’s Republic of China”, by the present owner Exhibited: “Contemporary Paintings from the People’s Republic of China”, organized by the Chinese-Canadian Exchange of Artists 1987-88, held at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, from September 4th to 26th, 1987 $200—300

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Anna Wong (1930-), On the Avenue of the Ming Tombs (1930- )

Two Framed Asian Paintings

Two Chinese Embroidered Textile Paintings

Colour lithographs, signed and numbered in pencil, framed, 9.4 x 11 in — 24 x 28 cm

Consisting of a Chinese court scene decorated with gold foil and a Korean official’s portrait, largest 7.5 x 12.2 in — 19 x 31 cm

Framed, 35 x 19 in — 88.9 x 48.3 cm

$80—150

$100—120

$100—200


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A Group of Five Chinese Embroideries, 19th/20th Century

A Framed Blue Ground Chinese Embroidered Panel, Early 20th Century

A Group of Seven Chinese Embroideries, 19th Century and Later

Two framed, discolouration and wear consistent with age, largest 30.7 x 11.4 in — 78 x 29 cm

, 20.9 x 17.7 in — 53 x 45 cm

$150—300

$200—300

Consisting of a children’s hat, a roundel, a baby’s collar, three square badges, and a long landscape panel, largest length 35 in — 88.9 cm $80—150

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Two Chinese Embroidered Pleated Skirts

A Silk Embroidery of a Qilin, 18th/19th Century / The legendary creature embroidered against red silk ground with couched gold thread, framed, 19.1 x 33.9 in — 48.5 x 86 cm

A Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Lady, 19th Century

Finely embroidered with flowers and birds, on red and blue grounds, width 41 in — 104.1 cm $100—200

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $1,000—1,200

Painted with a lady in her study, within a carved wood frame, 19.3 x 13.8 in — 49 x 35 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $300—500


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A Group of Three Chinese Porcelain Panels

A Hair Crystal Snuff Bo"le

Two Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bo"les, 19th Century

Of fla!ened rounded-rectangular form with taotie handles to each side, the translucent stone with needle inclusions, shallow chip to foot rim, height 2.6 in — 6.5 cm

, a small loss to lower body, minor chipping to rim to bigger one, largest height 3.7 in — 9.5 cm

$400—600

$400—600

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An Ivory Carved Snuff Bo"le

A Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bo"le

A Group of Three Snuff Bo"les, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Carved in relief to one side, the other polychromed with cranes and calligraphy, height 2.4 in — 6 cm

Together with one lacquer-imitation snuff bo!le, tallest height 3.1 in — 7.8 cm

$300—400

$200—300

Framed, 14.2 x 9.4 in — 36 x 24 cm $100—200

Consisting of two agate snuff bo!les and one ivory snuff bo!le, largest height 2.9 in — 7.4 cm $300—500


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A Group of Six Snuff Bo"les, 19th Century

A Group of Five Snuff Bo"les, 19th/20th Century

A Group of Four Snuff Bo"les

Consisting of one ivory carved, two shadow agate, one agate, one hardstone, and one glass, tallest height 2.6 in — 6.7 cm $1,000—1,200

Consisting of two rock crystal snuff bo"les, a peking glass snuff bo"le, a miniature hardstone snuff bo"le, and a nut carved snuff bo"le, together with one ivory carved figure, some missing and loose implements, wear consistent with age, largest height 3 in — 7.5 cm

Consisting of three interior painted snuff bo"les and one puddingstone snuff bo"le, height 3.5 in — 8.8 cm $200—300

$600—800

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A Group of Four Glass Snuff Bo"les

A Massive Interior Painted Glass Snuff Bo"le

A Jadeite Carved Seal

Consisting of two interior painted, one green overlay peking glass, and one red glass, largest height 4.1 in — 10.3 cm

, height 10.6 in — 27 cm

$200—300

$300—400

, height 1.4 in — 3.6 cm $1,000—1,200


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A Pair of Celadon White Jade Bangles

A Celadon White Jade Bangle

A Chinese Silver Gilt and Jade Bangle Box and Cover

, diameter 3.1 in — 7.8 cm

, diameter 3 in — 7.7 cm

$400—600

$400—600

The box fi!ed with a mo!led jade bangle, and inlaid with hardstones and turquoise enamel in the form of flowerheads and foliage, diameter 3.2 in — 8.2 cm Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, October 28, 2004, Lot 90 $600—800

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Two Jadeite Bangles 14K With 14k yellow gold hinge mounts, one without chain link, largest diameter 3 in — 7.5 cm

Two Jadeite Chilong Belthooks

A Jade Carved Belthook

, longest length 4.4 in — 11.3 cm

, length 4.7 in — 12 cm

$600—800

$400—600

$300—500


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A White Jade Carved Belthook, 19th Century

A Spinach Green Jade Belthook, 19th Century

A Celadon White Jade Belthook, 19th Century

, length 4 in — 10.2 cm

, length 4.5 in — 11.4 cm

, length 3.7 in — 9.3 cm

$1,000—1,200

$1,000—1,200

$1,000—1,200

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A Celadon White Jade Carving of Two Birds

A White Jade Bamboo Carving and a Double Cat Pendant

A Celadon White Jade Carving of a ‘Shishi’ Pair

, length 2 in — 5.2 cm

, largest length 1.7 in — 4.3 cm

, length 2.1 in — 5.3 cm

$400—600

$400—600

$400—600


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A White Jade Carving of a Recumbent Hound and a Goose

A White Jade Carving of Peaches

A Celadon White Jade Carved Cicada

, length 2 in — 5 cm

, length 3 in — 7.5 cm

$400—600

$400—600

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A Celadon Jade Carved Horse

A Celadon White Jade Carving of a Recumbent Tiger on a Fan

A Celadon Jade Carving of a Bird

, length 2.5 in — 6.4 cm

, length 2.8 in — 7 cm

$400—600

$400—600

Consisting of a bull and a swan, largest length 1.6 in — 4 cm $400—600

, length 2.7 in — 6.8 cm $400—600


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A Fine Mughal-Style White Jade Bowl, 18th/19th Century

A White Jade Ruyi-Form Brushwasher

A Jade Carved Buddha’s Hand Citron

, length 3.6 in — 9.2 cm

, length 3.7 in — 9.5 cm

$600—800

$400—600

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A Jade Carving of a Water Chestnut

A Group of Six Jade Pieces

A Bat and Lingzhi Jade Carving with Stand

Carved from translucent white stone with slight celadon tinge and occasional cloud inclusions, the body revealing foliate scrolls in shallow relief, the sides raising to an everted rim and supported on a neatly cut foot rim, diameter 4.2 in — 10.6 cm Provenance: Acquired from Beijing in the 1900s, as part of the collection of an important British-Canadian family. $15,000—20,000

, length 2.2 in — 5.5 cm $600—800

, largest length 2.4 in — 6.1 cm $100—200

, diameter 2.2 in — 5.5 cm $200—300


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A Carved Celadon Jade Plaque

A Reticulated Jade Carved Plaque

A White Jade Plaque

, width 4.1 in — 10.5 cm

Carved with a stylized ‘shou’ character to the centre, flanked by bats and chilongs, width 2.8 in — 7 cm

Carved with double-fish, bats and coins, minor losses to ends, length 4.4 in — 11.2 cm

$200—300

$300—400

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Two Jade Carved Pieces

A Jade Carved Dog

A Celadon White Jade Covered Vase

, stand with missing foot, length 4.3 in — 11 cm

Of archaic phoenix form, the vessel carved with archaistic appendages along the edges, the stone with small dots of black inclusions, si!ing on a reticulated hardwood stand, height 7.9 in — 20 cm

$300—400

Consisting of a white jade carved rectangular plaque and a sheep, largest length 2.8 in — 7 cm $500—600

$200—300

$3,000—4,000


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A White and Russet Jade Carving of Crane and Carp

A Double Fish White Jade Carving

A White Jade Carving of a Leaf Dish

, length 2.6 in — 6.5 cm

Together with a rectangular mother-ofpearl plaque, length 2.2 in — 5.5 cm

$600—800

$800—1,000

The surface of the leaf carved with a squirrel and grapes, length 3.5 in — 9 cm $800—1,000

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Two Celadon White Jade Carved Mythical Beasts

A Miniature Hardstone ‘Gu’ Vase

A Chinese Rock Crystal Carved Seal

, height 4 in — 10.2 cm

, chip to base, height 4.3 in — 11 cm

$100—200

$100—200

Carved in the form of a Bixie and a Pixiu, largest length 2.6 in — 6.5 cm $1,200—1,500


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A Group of Five Quartz Carvings

A Pair of Hardstone Carved Miniature Basins

A Brass Jade Inlaid Box

Consisting of four rock crystal carvings and one amethyst carving of peaches, vase with fractures to neck, elephant with repaired ball, amethyst with chip to leaf, largest height 5.1 in — 13 cm

Carved as deep brushwashers, diameter 2.5 in — 6.4 cm

The top inlaid with a reticulated jade carving, 1.3 x 4.1 x 3.4 in — 3.3 x 10.5 x 8.6 cm

$200—300

$200—300

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Two Hardstone Inlaid Brass Containers

A Pair of Green Hardstone Bowls

A Hardstone Carved Laughing Buddha

, diameter 3.9 in — 10 cm

, height 2.8 in — 7 cm

$300—500

$200—300

$300—500

Consisting of an ash tray and a circular covered box, cracked glass to box, largest length 3.8 in — 9.6 cm $50—120


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A Set of Ten Hardstone Carved Musical Instruments

A Group of Three Hardstone Carvings

A Group of Four Silver Mounted Baubles

Consisting of a variety of semi precious gemstones, each with a stand, largest height 3.9 in — 10 cm

Consisting of a fisherman, a female immortal, and a bokchoy, minor chips and losses throughout, tallest height 7.3 in — 18.5 cm

$400—600

$100—200

Consisting of a pair of snuff bo"le form hardstone carvings and a pair of pink hardstone carved ornaments, one with missing stopper, tallest height 3 in — 7.5 cm $80—150

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A Group of Ten Carved Teapots and Basins

A Han-Style Bi Disc

A Celadon and Russet Stone Carving of a Tiger

, old smooth losses to edges, diameter 2.4 in — 6.2 cm

, length 2.4 in — 6.1 cm

$600—800

$100—200

Carved from carnelian, soapstone, and various hardstones, largest length 6.1 in — 15.5 cm $300—500


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A Shoushan Stone Carved Seal, Signed Deng Shiru

A Pair of Soapstone Carved Money Toads

Two Soapstone Carvings of Immortals

Carved with calligraphy to one side and seal script to bo!om, 1.6 x 2 x 2 in — 4.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm

The pair of three-legged toads joined by two more crawling over their backs, largest length 3.3 in — 8.5 cm

$600—800

$200—300

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TWO SOAPSTONE CARVINGS OF GUANYIN

A Chinese Soapstone Carving

A Massive Red Soapstone Carving of Horses

, Both carved out the gro!o-like stone, calligraphic inscriptions to the side

Three red figures carved out of a honeybeige and grey-russet skin landscape, height 7.3 in — 18.5 cm

Carved with eight galloping horses upon a rocky relief, length 21.7 in — 55 cm

$80—150

$500—700

largest height 7.9 in — 20 cm $300—500

, height 9.4 in — 24 cm $100—200


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A Group of Four Chinese Objects

A Group of Eight Chinese Scholar Objects

A Chinese Yixing Teapot Decorated with painted enamels depicting the Chinese folk tale ‘The Cowherd and Weaver Girl’, , height 6 in — 15.2 cm

Consisting of a snuff bo"le, a miniature ginger jar, a soapstone carving, and a bronze horse, snuff bo"le missing stopper, largest height 5.3 in — 13.5 cm

Consisting of four yixing teapots and four soapstone seals, largest height 5.9 in — 15 cm

$200—300

$80—150

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Two Chinese Scholar Items

A Boxwood Carved Ruyi Sceptre

A Pair of Huanghuali Exercise Balls

Carved from a single piece of boxwood in the shape of lingzhi fungi on a branch, with golden brown patina, length 10.8 in — 27.5 cm

The spheres demonstrating classical huanghuali grain, diameter 2 in — 5.1 cm

Consisting of a boxwood carved brushwasher and a miniature spinach jade seal, largest length 6.9 in — 17.5 cm $600—800

$600—800

$200—300

$300—400


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A Tortoise Shell Inlaid Gourd Cricket Cage

A Pair of Large Bamboo Carved Landscapes

A Marble-Inlaid Hardwood Table Screen, 19th Century

The ivorine cap fi!ed with a reticulated tortoise-shell carved dragon, the gourd interior with remnants of cricket mounds, height 4.9 in — 12.5 cm

Each carved from a single bamboo with scenes of scholars and immortals in a bamboo grove, natural splits due to age, height 13.8 in — 35 cm

$600—800

$200—300

The marble texture evocative of a classical Chinese mountain landscape, inset within a reticulated frame stand on four legs, embellished with dragons and spinning pearls, natural age cracks to wood, 24.4 x 17.5 in — 62 x 44.5 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $600—800

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A Pair of Gilt Wood Figural Candle Holders of Guan Ping and Zhou Cang, 19th Century

A Bronze Buddhist A!endant Candlestick Holder, 19th Century

A Pair of Chinese Cizhou Buddhistic Lion Tapersticks, Early 19th Century

Flanked by a smaller a!endant and a crane, areas of oxidation, height 20 in — 50.8 cm

Each modeled seated on a rectangular plinth, the heads raised and turned slightly, mouths agape and containing a loose ball, the cylindrical taperstick holder issuing from the back, with a creamy glaze throughout and brown and taupe detailing, chips and losses to both, height 7.7 in — 19.5 cm

The two figures lacquered, gilded and fixed on rectangular pedestals, candlestick holders strapped to their backs, height 18.7 in — 47.5 cm $500—700

$400—600

$300—400


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A Cizhou Painted Figure of a Budai, Ming Dynasty

A Sancai Figure of a Heavenly Warrior, Ming Dynasty

A Pair of Chinese Gilt Wood Temple Figurines, 19th Century

, height 7.5 in — 19 cm

The deity seated squarely on a throne, dressed as a heavenly warrior official green-glazed robes with brown and yellow borders, loss to crown and breastplate, height 14.6 in — 37 cm

The seated couple holding a calligraphy couplet, male official’s hat with missing flap, height 8.7 in — 22 cm

$300—400

$300—400

$400—600

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A Lacquered Wood Figure of a Foreign Monk, 18th/19th Century

A Seated ‘God of Wealth’ Figure

Two Boxwood Figures

Wearing government official robes with civil rank badge, seated on a wood platform, losses to feet, gilt and polychrome losses due to age, with stand height 14.2 in — 36 cm

Consisting of a female sheng musician and a cultural revolution girl, staff rea#ached to girl, largest height 7.1 in — 18.1 cm

, paint loss due to age, height 13 in — 33 cm $200—300

$100—200

$150—300


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Two Chinese Wood Carved Objects

A Shekwan Figure of Lü Dongbin, 19th Century

A Group of Six Shekwan Po!ery Figures

Dressed in long, cascading robes, the figure with a sword swung across his back, holding a fly-whisk in one hand, tip of one strand from the beard restored, height 15.5 in — 39.3 cm

Consisting of four old men, a horse and a chicken, height 7.3 in — 18.5 cm

Consisting of a brushpot and a standing figure, missing one eye, height 9.4 in — 23.8 cm $50—120

$300—400

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $200—300

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A Hardwood Carved Figure of a Scholar

A Group of Five Famille Rose Ladies, Mid 20th Century

A Shekwan Drum Pedestal, 19th Century

The bearded figure dressed in long official’s robes, height 12.2 in — 31 cm

, largest height 14 in — 35.6 cm

Fired with lobed openings to the middle section in the form of a drum, all covered in a thick spo"ed brown glaze save for the base, 4cm crack to middle section, minor losses consistent with age, height 5.1 in — 12.9 cm

$1,500—1,800

$50—120

$100—200


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An Ivory Carved Figure of Guan Ping, 17th/18th Century

An Ivory Chinese Medicine Doll ( ) Cut down and fi!ed onto a wood stand, patches of discolouration to back, natural cracks and wear consistent with age, height 8.5 in — 21.5 cm

An Ivory Carving of an Old Couple

Holding the wrapped seal of authority, areas of loss on robe, height 7.1 in — 18 cm $600—800

The robed figures carved out of a single piece of ivory, length 4 in — 10.2 cm $100—200

$300—500

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An Ivory Carved Head of Guanyin

An Ivory Carved Head of Guanyin

An Ivory Carved Laughing Buddha

The hollow tusk formed into head and crown, fi!ed with a wood top, height 5.1 in — 13 cm

Finely carved with gentle downcast eyes and a floral crown, height 4.3 in — 11 cm

, height 4.7 in — 12 cm

$200—300

$200—300

$100—200


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A Carved Ivory Figure of Lin Daiyu

An Ivory Carved Lady

Two Ivory Carved Standing Figures

The female protagonist delicately carved with flowing robes and sashes, carrying her garden hoe and peony branch a!ributes, height 12.4 in — 31.5 cm

Carrying a basket and twin fish tied to a bamboo stick, repair to fish, loss to head dress, height 7.5 in — 19 cm

Consisting of a fisherman and a female immortal, height 7.5 in — 19 cm

$1,200—1,500

$100—200

$400—600

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An Ivory Carving of a Scholar

A Group of Three Ivory Carvings

Two Carved Figures

Consisting of an ivory carved Guanyin, a Chinese immortal, and the Indian Goddess Krishna, losses to immortal’s ribbon, Krishna’s crown and flute, largest height 7.9 in — 20 cm

Consisting of one Indian ivory figure and one serpentine carved Chinese immortal, largest height 8.7 in — 22 cm

The small figure holding a book, height 3.9 in — 10 cm $100—200

$200—300

$80—150


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A Pair of Ivory Carved Fu-Lions

A Group of Four Ivory Carved Items

Two Chinese Carved Pieces

, natural age splits to the base and centre, height 6.1 in — 15.5 cm

Consisting of two snuff bo"les and two double-sided masks, largest height 3.1 in — 8 cm

$300—400

$200—300

Consisting of one ivory carved flower medallion with stand, one cinnabar lacquer box, minor loss of lacquer to body, small losses of paint throughout to the lacquer box, overall in good condition, largest length 3.9 in — 10 cm $200—300

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An Ivory Carved Card Case

A Small Tusk Form Ivory Carving

An Ivory Puzzle Ball and Elephant Stand

Finely carved with a busy town scene, natural age split to top, height 4 in — 10.1 cm

Reticulated with a village landscape, areas of repair, length 11 in — 27.9 cm

$300—400

$300—400

Three elephants supporting a moving puzzle ball carved throughout with dragons, two sections of losses to inner ball, age fissure to stand, height 8.5 in — 21.5 cm $400—600


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A Group of Five Ivory Carved Items

A Group of Four Ivory and Bone Carved Items

A Group of Twenty-Seven Ivory and Bone Carved Pieces

Including two paper cu!ers, length 10.6 in — 27 cm

Including small figures, pendants, le!er openers, and other miscellaneous items, length 8.7 in — 22 cm

Consisting of a puzzle ball and stand, double gourd bo!le, a plaque, and a pair of salt and pepper shakers, largest height 4.7 in — 12 cm

$80—120

$400—600

$80—150

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Two Ivory Bangles

A Chinese Export Ivory Chess Set, Early 20th Century

A Bone and Bamboo Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, Circa 1920 1920 Five drawers of miniature mahjong tiles and counters, height 6.7 in — 17 cm

, largest diameter 3.1 in — 8 cm $200—300

Each piece standing tall and carved in the round, 8.9 x 3.9 x 17.9 in — 22.7 x 10 x 45.5 cm $400—600

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A Bronze Censer

A Ming-Style Cloisonné Ewer

A Pair of Miniature Cloisonné Vases

With six-character Xuande mark to base, diameter 4.5 in — 11.5 cm

Four character Jingtai mark to base, height 11.4 in — 29 cm

Two globe vases with turquoise ground, height 4.3 in — 11 cm

$400—600

$600—800

$50—120

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A Group of Five Cloisonné Vases, Early 20th Century

A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases

A Bronze Figure of a Boar, Han Dynasty

Of miniature baluster and meiping forms, one with a dent and area of loss (2.5cm), one with an area of restoration, wear consistent with age, tallest height 5.4 in — 13.6 cm

Each decorated with egrets in a pond, together with an archaic style bronze vase, dents to one rim, height 8.5 in — 21.6 cm

Solidly cast with a crest of hair on the head, green encrustation throughout, length 2.6 in — 6.5 cm

$50—120

$80—150

Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke, Toronto $400—600


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A Painted Grey Po!ery Head of a Solider, Han Dynasty

A Painted Po!ery Head of a Soldier, Han Dynasty

A Grey Po!ery Figure of a Lady, Han Dynasty

Realistically modeled features, the hair with traces of black pigment and the face in light coral, mounted on a clear acrylic stand, height 4.7 in — 12 cm

So!ly modeled features, the hair pulled back and tied into a knot, patches of coral-red slip remaining, mounted on a clear acrylic stand, height 4.4 in — 11.3 cm

Kneeling posture and adorned in mauvepainted robes, width 7.7 in — 19.5 cm

Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke, Toronto

$100—200

Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke, Toronto $200—300

$100—200

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A Grey Po!ery Head of a Horse, Han Dynasty

A Han Po!ery Horse Head

A Po!ery Standing Camel, Tang Dynasty

Decorated with red paint, with clear acrylic stand, height 6.5 in — 16.5 cm

Realistically moulded and fired from orange terraco"a, repair to base portion of neck, 4.7 x 5.3 in — 12 x 13.5 cm

Provenance: Purchased from C.C. Lai Chinese Antique Ltd., Toronto

Provenance: Elizabeth Moore Collection, London, Ontario

$100—200

$100—200

The Bactrian camel with its head raised and mouth agape, faint coal-painted decorations across the body, fixed foursquare on a rectangular base, old repairs to legs, height 13 in — 33 cm $800—1,200


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A Tang-style Po!ery Horse and Rider

A Tang-Style Sancai Po!ery Horse

A Tang-Style Amphora, 8th Century or Later

, height 14.8 in — 37.5 cm

, old repairs to legs, 16.5 x 17.7 in — 42 x 45 cm

, height 17.3 in — 44 cm

$300—400

$500—700

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A Black Glazed Storage Jar with Two Lug Handles, Song Dynasty

A Green Glazed Jar with Four Lug Handles, Ming Dynasty

A Black Glazed Tea Bowl

The jar with a short cylindrical neck applied with two lug handles, stands on a short foot ring, covered in a black glaze throughout, height 9.2 in — 23.3 cm

Of large, ovoid form with four strap handles arching from the shoulders to the neck, and a spout in between two handles, partially covered with an olive green glaze, two old losses to rim, old scratches and chips to glaze, height 10.2 in — 26 cm

Covered throughout in a black glaze with oil spots, terminating at the foot, diameter 6.1 in — 15.6 cm

$200—300

$600—800

$300—400

$500—700


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A Pair of Tall Chinese Yingqing Glazed Granary Jars, Song Dynasty

A Yingqing Glazed Moulded Vase, Yuan Dynasty

A White-Glazed ‘Bagua’ Censer

Each with an ovoid body extending to a tall cylindrical neck, the shoulder moulded with a dense band of standing a!endants, the neck with further figures and encircled by a dynamic serpentine dragon amidst clouds, the covers surmounted by large crane finials, covered with a pale blue-green glaze, one missing cover, height 31.1 in — 79 cm

With three registers of floral banded motifs over the pale celadon glazed body, monster heads handles on each side of the neck, old restoration to neck, height 12.2 in — 31 cm

Moulded with figures above each of the eight trigrams, 2.8 x 3.7 in — 7 x 9.5 cm $200—300

$500—700

Provenance: From the Collection of Robert Stephenson $300—500

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A Qingbai Tripod Censer

A Group of Three Asian Items, 20th Century

A Longquan Celadon Charger

The white glaze with a tinge of light blue, the interior and base unglazed, diameter 5.3 in — 13.5 cm $200—300

Including a Qingbai cup with a stand, a Qingbai incised bowl, and a blue and white figural seal paste box, overall good condition, firing flaws, bowl diameter 4.9 in — 12.5 cm $80—150

The cave!o incised with stylized florals, the base unglazed, diameter 11.9 in — 30.3 cm $300—400


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A Longquan Bowl, 19th Century

A Longquan Glazed Ewer

A Junyao Purple Splashed Bowl

The interior and body incised with chrysanthemum petal motifs, diameter 7.3 in — 18.5 cm

Of a bulbous body, decorated with a phoenix on both sides and a repeating foliage pa!ern around the base, height 8.1 in — 20.5 cm

With gently rounded sides rising to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a sky-blue glaze with a mo!led splash of deep lavender tone to the interior, height 4.6 in — 11.7 cm

$300—400

$100—200

$300—500

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A Jun-Style Dish

A Small Lotus Jun Dish

A Cizhou Meiping Vase, 19th Century

, diameter 9.8 in — 25 cm

The rim flared and folded to imitate petals, diameter 5.3 in — 13.5 cm

Well po!ed in an a!ractive meiping form, painted with peony heads amongst scrolling vines, drilled hole to base, height 20 in — 50.8 cm

$200—300

$300—500

$400—600


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A Blanc de Chine Dehua Guanyin

A Blanc de Chine Standing Guanyin

A Dehua Tripod Censer, Republic Period

In standing position, the deity with a downcast expression holding prayer beads, crackle glaze throughout except the face, height 18.1 in — 46 cm

The deity standing on a carp amongst rolling waves, incised seal mark to back, two drilled holes to the back, height 23.2 in — 59 cm

Impressed with ruyis and archaic motifs across the body, seal mark to base, height 2.6 in — 6.5 cm

$300—500

$1,200—1,500

$400—600

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A Crackled Glaze Vase

A Crackled Glaze Vase, 19th Century

A Group of Four Chinese Wares

Heavily po!ed with elephant-form handles looped with rings, old drilled hole to base, height 9.1 in — 23 cm

With archaic monster head handles, height 8 in — 20.3 cm

$300—400

$500—700

Consisting of a longquan lidded pot, a blue and white lidded pot, and a pair of figural oil lamps, few losses to edges of oil lamps, height 4.1 in — 10.5 cm $100—200


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A Rare and Finely Moulded Celadon Glazed Porcelain Dragon, 19th Century

A Painted Celadon Footed Dish, 19th Century

A Pair of Celadon and Enamel Crackled Glaze Vases

Exquisitely applied overall with a rich green glaze, with an a!ractive bluishgreen tinge, superbly po!ed with a dragon above a cloudy mountain top, height 6.7 in — 17 cm

The interior painted with birds and flowers, diameter 9.4 in — 24 cm

Painted with flower and tree blossoms, one with glaze defect across the body, height 12.6 in — 32 cm

$100—200

$500—700

$300—400

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A Celadon Glazed Vase, Early 20th Century

A Sky-Blue Glazed Vase, Kangxi Mark

An Underglaze Copper Red Mallet Vase

Moulded with two dragons against a scrolling vine ground, height 10.8 in — 27.5 cm $150—300

Six-character Kangxi mark to base, height 9.4 in — 24 cm $200—300

Painted with red medallions and stylized plantains near the foot, six-character Kangxi mark to base, height 9.3 in — 23.5 cm $200—300


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A Red Glazed Gu Vase

A Sang de Boeuf Vase Lamp, Circa 1860 1860 ( ) , overall height 26.4 in — 67 cm

A Flambé Yuhuchun Vase, Guangxu Mark

Qianlong seal mark to base, height 9.4 in — 24 cm $200—300

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

Dark cherry glaze splashed with deep purple near the foot, six-character Guangxu mark to base, height 7.7 in — 19.5 cm $200—300

$800—1,000

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A Red Glazed Baluster Vase

A Large Red Glazed Vase

A Pair of Red Glazed Vases with Handles

Heavily po!ed in an a!ractive baluster form, height 17.5 in — 44.5 cm

Covered throughout in a deep red glaze, the long neck terminating in creambeige, height 18 in — 45.7 cm

$200—300

$200—300

The pair in archaic hu-form, each covered in a crackled red glaze, height 12.6 in — 32 cm $200—300


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A Large Red Glazed Bowl, 19th Century

A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Pillows, 19th Century

A Group of Four Chinese Ceramic Wares

Varied strawberry colour suffused with crackles, the thick glaze pooled near the base and around three protruding knobs, height 5.1 in — 13 cm

Incised with birds and flowers decoration, under a faintly iridescent yellow glaze, mounted vertically on wood stands, height 6.1 in — 15.5 cm

$800—1,000

$100—200

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A Pair of White Slip Moulded Vase Lamps (

A Ming Style Blue and White Dish

A Ming-Style Blue and White Dragon Bowl

The cave"o moulded with lotus pa"erns, the centre and rim painted in Ming-style blue and white florals, diameter 9.3 in — 23.5 cm

The interior and exterior body painted with Ming-style five-clawed dragons, diameter 8.7 in — 22 cm

$300—500

$300—500

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Light celadon glazed bo"le vases mounted as lamps, in the Qianlong style, overall height 23.6 in — 60 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $300—500

Consisting of a famille rose bowl, a blue and white dish, a seal paste box, and a crackled glaze bowl, largest diameter 9.1 in — 23 cm $100—200


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A Large Blue and White Figural Jar, Jiajing Mark

Two Blue and White Dragon Vases

Two Chinese Vases

In the form of a melon, the body decorated with Chinese literati in a garden scene, height 13.6 in — 34.5 cm

Each with Kangxi mark to base, a 4 cm hairline crack to shoulder of the vase, sticker residues to body and base, tallest height 6.9 in — 17.5 cm

$2,000—3,000

Consisting of one blue and white vase and one celadon ‘hu’ vase, largest height 12 in — 30.5 cm $300—400

$150—300

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A Blue and White Qilin Vase, 19th/20th Century

A Massive Blue and White Punch Bowl, 19th Century

A Pair of Blue and White Vases

Finely po!ed, painted with qilin within a landscape in cobalt blue, height 14.8 in — 37.5 cm

Decorated with dragons and flowers, four-character Xuande mark to base, diameter 16.5 in — 41.9 cm

$300—400

$200—400

Double circle marks to bases, height 10.2 in — 26 cm $100—200


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A Pair of Blue and White Crackled Glaze Vases

A Chinese Export Blue and White Wine Cup, 19th Century

Two Blue and White ‘Prunus’ Ginger Jars, 19th/20th Century

Painted with birds and flowers in underglaze blue, each with fourcharacter Kangxi mark to base, height 11.6 in — 29.5 cm

Double-happiness character in underglaze blue, height 1.2 in — 3 cm

One with lacquered wood lid, star crack to mouth of one, tallest height 5.7 in — 14.5 cm

$30—80

$200—400

$50—120

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Two Blue and White Ginger Jars

Two Blue and White ‘Double Happiness’ Ginger Jars, 19th Century

A Blue and White ‘Double Happiness’ Porcelain Paste Box, 19th Century

The larger painted with immortals, the other with a scholar and two boys, both fi!ed with rosewood covers, largest height 9.4 in — 24 cm

One with later porcelain lid, star crack to lid, height 8.7 in — 22 cm

, diameter 3.7 in — 9.5 cm

$300—400

$600—800

$80—150


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A Group of Eight Blue and White Wares, 19th/Early 20th Century /

A Blue and White Cafe au Lait Bowl, 19th Century

A Pair of Blue and White Vase Lamps, 19th Century ( ) Each painted with the three sanxing deities in underglaze cobalt blue, overall height 21 in — 53.3 cm

Consisting of a tea boat, paste box, miniature wine pot, footed dish, cup, vase, and two dishes, largest diameter 6.9 in — 17.4 cm

The interior painted with scrolling peony in underglaze cobalt blue, diameter 11.1 in — 28.3 cm $400—600

$800—1,000

$200—300

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A Blue and White Moon Flask

A Blue and White ‘Double Happiness’ Bo!le Vase, 19th Century

A Blue and White Celadon Ground Jar with Lid

Dense peony scrolls interspersed with double-happiness characters, large crack repair to neck, height 16.9 in — 43 cm

Painted with a general and a!endants in a garden landscape, height 12.2 in — 31 cm

The centre decorated with boys playing musical instruments around a stall, a large star crack to body, areas of repair, height 17.7 in — 45 cm $80—150

$80—150

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A Large Blue and White Landscape Vase

A Blue and White ‘Double Happiness’ Vase, 19th Century

A Famille Rose Lobed Bowl, Tongzhi Mark and Period

Painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a coastal village landscape, height 23.2 in — 59 cm

Of baluster form with shishi ears, height 23.6 in — 60 cm

$600—800

$800—1,000

Of lobed form, each side flared slightly towards the rim, and is finely decorated with peonies, grass, mountain and trees, including three magpies, foot decorated in pink enamel with archaistic pa!ern, interior and base under turquoise glaze, Tongzhi mark to base, diameter 8.1 in — 20.5 cm $400—600

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An Enameled Shallow Bowl, 19th/20th Century

A Famille Rose ‘Dragon’ Vase, 18th/19th Century

A Green Ground Scraffiato Famille Rose Birds and Flowers Vase

Finely enameled with detailing, both the interior and the exterior depicting scenes from the novel Water Margin , minor smooth loss to rim, diameter 9.8 in — 25 cm

, height 7.9 in — 20 cm

With Qianlong mark to base, height 9.8 in — 25 cm

$800—1,200

$200—300

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A Turquoise-Ground Famille Rose Peach and Flowers Punch Bowl

A Robin’s Egg Glaze Vase, Qianlong Mark

A Small Famille Rose Vase, Yongzheng Mark, 19th Century

With Qianlong mark to base, diameter 8.7 in — 22 cm

The turquoise-ground glaze speckled with purple and magenta, impressed seal mark to base, height 9.1 in — 23.2 cm

$300—500

$600—800

Painted with a scholar to one side and page boy to other, four-character Yongzheng mark to base, export wax seal to neck, old sticker to base, height 7.2 in — 18.3 cm $600—800

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A Famille Rose Vase Lamp ( ) Painted in enamels with birds and flowers, overall height 21.3 in — 54 cm

A Famille Verte Vase, 19th Century

A Pair of Famille Rose Export Plates, Yongzheng Period, 18th Century

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $600—800

Painted with a gathering of civil and military officials, drilled hole to base, height 17 in — 43.2 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $700—900

The cave"o painted in rich enamels depicting blossoming flowers and the rim decorated with the four scholarly pursuits, diameter 8.9 in — 22.5 cm $400—600


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A Pair of Famille Rose Scraffiato Dishes, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing Mark and Period (1796-1820) (1796-1820),

A Famille Rose Cherry Blossom Dish

A Large Famille Rose Charger, Yongzheng Mark, Republic Period

Blue scraffiato ground with pink, yellow and green medallion balls, seal mark to base, diameter 7.9 in — 20 cm

With Yongzheng mark to base, diameter 6.7 in — 16.9 cm $300—500

Decorated with flower blossoms, sixcharacter Yongzheng mark within double circle lines to base, diameter 19.3 in — 49 cm $800—1,200

$300—400

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A Chinese Export Famille Rose and Grisaille Plate

A Chinese Export Teapot, Circa 1780 1780

A Group of Seven Ceramic Wares, 18th Century and Later

Gilt and enamel decorated with birds and flower cartouches along the rim, the interior with a noble lady and a"endants, diameter 10 in — 25.4 cm

Together with a blue and white teacup, height 5.7 in — 14.5 cm

$150—300

Provenance: Elizabeth Moore Collection, London, Ontario Labels with D.M. & P. Manheim, New York $200—300

Consisting of a Del# blue and white dish, two English ceramic plates, a Chinese Imari dish, two Chinese famille rose plates, and a Chinese export punch bowl, largest diameter 8.9 in — 22.5 cm $150—300


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Two Small Porcelain Dishes, 19th Century

A Famille Rose Planter and Stand, Pan Zhinan Mark, Republic Period

A Famille Verte Sleeve Vase

Consisting of a blue and white dish and an enamel dish with six-character Guangxu mark to base, largest diameter 4.1 in — 10.5 cm

Painted with ladies and calligraphy, two old repairs to lip, height 9.5 in — 24.1 cm $300—400

$200—300

Together with a cloisonné circular box, height 13.8 in — 35 cm Provenance: Estate of Janet Graham, Nobleton, Ontario $100—200

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A Figural and Calligraphy Famille Rose Vase

A Black Ground Famille Rose Umbrella Stand

A Canton Export Famille Rose Umbrella Stand, 19th Century

Painted with court ladies to one side, calligraphy to the other, 18 cm superficial hairline to body, height 10.8 in — 27.5 cm

, height 24 in — 61 cm

$100—200

$200—300

, superficial star crack to base, height 28 in — 71.1 cm $400—600


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An Eggshell Famille Rose Lantern and Stand, 19th/20th Century

A Pair of Chinese Eggshell Porcelain Lamps

A Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp Shades, Mid 20th Century

Brightly pa!erned with a key-fret border and band of ruyi-head surrounding the neck, the tapering ovoid body decorated with several sinuous and confronting dragons alongside scrolling clouds against a yellow ground, old notch in base for wiring, height 11.4 in — 29 cm

Decorated with Kangxi-style panels, height 13 in — 33 cm

With reticulated panels, resting on tapered stands, height 15.7 in — 40 cm

Provenance: Estate of Janet Graham, Nobleton, Ontario

$300—500

$300—400

$100—200

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A Set of Three Chinese Ceramic Altar Fruits, 19th Century

A Chinese Porcelain ‘Boys and Peach’ Group

A Canton Famille Rose Jardiniere

, length 4.7 in — 11.9 cm

, height 10 in — 25.4 cm

$200—300

$50—120

, height 11.4 in — 29 cm $100—200


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A Massive Export Famille Rose Floor Vase

A Pair of Massive Figural Famille Rose Vases

A Chinese Black Lacquer Seal Box

Panels depicting palace scenes, height 52 in — 132.1 cm $500—700

On brilliant fuscia ground, white circular panels painted in detailed enamels depicting scenes from the Journey to the West, with stand height 34.5 in — 87.6 cm

Two sides painted with landscapes, the other two with poems, rubbing to gilt, wear due to age, 12.2 x 10.6 x 10.6 in — 31 x 27 x 27 cm $600—800

$1,800—2,000

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A Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wood Tray, 19th Century

A Large Chinese Export Black Lacquer Box, 19th Century

Two Chinese Red Lacquer Pails, 19th Century

Together with a lacquer tray, some cracks and losses consistent with age, largest diameter 12.7 in — 32.2 cm

The top painted with boys, the front with a qilin, lacquer cracks and losses consistent with age, 7.7 x 16.5 x 11 in — 19.5 x 42 x 28 cm

$200—300

$150—200

One with duck-form handle, the other with double hinged cover, height 15 in — 38.1 cm $150—200


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A Large Circular Lacquer Box, Early 20th Century

An Export Chinese Lacquered Box

A Pair of Elmwood Square Tables, 19th Century

Gilt painted with woven bands, old lacquer cracks consistent with age, diameter 10.5 in — 26.7 cm $100—200

, 6.5 x 11.6 x 7.9 in — 16.5 x 29.5 x 20 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $300—400

Square tops centred with hard mat panels, waist brackets demonstrating mortise and tenon work, natural cracks and wear consistent with age, 18.1 x 21.7 in — 46 x 55 cm $300—400

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A Pair of Elmwood Stools, 19th Century

A Pair of ironwood Stools, 19th Century

A Hardwood Official’s Hat Chair

Top sections alternating in golden and dark brown shades, humpback stretchers joining the hoof feet legs, minor cracks and wear consistent with age, 18.9 x 20.7 x 12.2 in — 48 x 52.5 x 31 cm

With humpback stretchers, legs terminating in rounded hoof feet, 20.5 x 13.2 x 9.8 in — 52 x 33.5 x 25 cm

$300—400

$400—600

Scrolled crest rail with terminating ruyi ears above a gently curved backsplat, 38.2 x 18.5 x 16.5 in — 97 x 47 x 42 cm $50—120


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A Huali Carved Daybed, Late Qing/Early Republic Period

A Chinese Hardwood Altar Table

A Red Lacquer Low Table, 19th Century

The apron reticulated with dragons and ruyi clouds, the legs fi!ed with brass ends, 37 x 38.6 x 20.9 in — 94 x 98 x 53 cm

, 21.7 x 49.2 x 13.4 in — 55 x 125 x 34 cm

With ma!ed armrest and sla!ed back, the apron reticulated and inset with two deep drawers, 29.5 x 73.6 x 29.9 in — 75 x 187 x 76 cm Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto

$300—400

$1,500—2,000

$1,200—1,500

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A Gilt Lacquer Recessed-Leg Altar Table, 19th Century

A Black Lacquer Pedestal Table, 19th Century

A Brown Lacquer Long Table, 19th Century

The front with three drawers and four recessed panels below a rectangular top painted with a landscape scene, legs joined by an apron with pierced clouddesign spandrels, gilt foliate pa!erns against black lacquer ground throughout, old lacquer cracks and losses consistent with age, 32.8 x 47.8 x 20.7 in — 83.4 x 121.3 x 52.7 cm

The waist fi!ed with a double-sided drawer, with curved cabriole legs ending in a pedestal base, losses to lacquer consistent with age, height 34.3 in — 87 cm

With angular key-fret openings on the sides, lacquer cracks and losses consistent with age, 32.7 x 47.6 x 15.9 in — 83 x 121 x 40.5 cm

$300—400

$300—400

$600—800


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A Gilt Carving Inlaid Low Table

A Gilt Wood Carved Panel

A Framed Gilt Wood ‘Bats’ Panel, 19th Century

The hardwood table inlaid with 19th century gilt wood temple carvings, natural cracks and minor losses consistent with age, 19.9 x 33.7 x 20.5 in — 50.5 x 85.5 x 52 cm

Finely reticulated landscape populated with figures, pavilions, and lush terrain, all fixed within a red lacquered frame, 32.5 x 10.6 in — 82.5 x 27 cm

$400—600

$300—400

Painted and carved in openwork with auspicious bats amongst scrolling clouds and vines surrounding a flower basket to the centre, inset within a gilt wood and clear resin frame, cracks and splits consistent with age, including frame 47.4 x 20.2 in — 120.5 x 51.2 cm $300—400

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A Framed Gilt Wood ‘Chrysanthemum’ Panel, 19th Century

A Pair of Framed Lacquer Panels, 19th Century

A Jade and Hardstone Inlaid Hardwood Panel

Gilded and polychromed openwork depicting chrysanthemum heads amongst intertwining vines and knots, cracks and splits consistent with age, including frame 41.5 x 22 in — 105.5 x 56 cm

Raised lacquered panels painted with dynamic scenes of an imperial palace garden, mounted on velvet frames, minor cracks and losses to lacquer consistent with age, including frame 43.7 x 28.9 in — 111 x 73.3 cm

With four bone-carved calligraphy characters, some cracking and losses, 51.4 x 23.2 in — 130.5 x 59 cm

$300—400

$800—1,000

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $1,000—1,500


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A Set of Three Painted Wood Panels, 19th Century

A Large Gilt Wood Carved Architectural Component, 19th Century

Each painted with court ladies fishing in a garden landscape, fixed within frames, 68 x 20 in — 172.7 x 50.8 cm

Carved and gilded through with Daoist figures in a temple se!ing, losses and wear consistent with age, 21.7 x 65 x 3.3 in — 55 x 165 x 8.3 cm

A Chinese Black Lacquer Pedestal “ ” Incised and painted with ladies in a garden, some chips and losses to lacquer, height 36 in — 91.4 cm

Provenance: From the collection of Robert Noakes International, Toronto $2,000—3,000

$400—600

$80—120



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