A CHINESE DINGYAO ‘LOTUS’ JAR AND COVER.Song Dynasty.The globular body supported on a tapering foot, set with lotus leaves modelled in high relief, the cover formed as a lotus leaf, the finial forming the stem, 9cm H. (2) ? ??????

A CHINESE QINGBAI VASE. Song Dynasty.The ribbed body supported on a high arched foot, and rising to a waisted banded neck and everted rim, 21.5cm H. ? ????

A CHINESE DINGYAO BOWL.Song Dynasty.With deeply rounded sides rising to a metal-mounted rim, supported on a slightly recessed base and foot, the interior with a roundel incised with a floral branch, 14.7cm diameter ? ???????

A CHINESE CELADON VASE.Song Dynasty. The pear-shape body rising from a short straight foot to a tall cylindrical neck and everted rim, 15.5cm H.Provenance: from the personal collection of Roger Bluett, thence by descent to the present owner.? ?????

A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE OCTAGONAL BLUE AND WHITE EWERS. Ming Dynasty, 16th Century. Of octagonal form, the globular body, with floral spray along each face, and set with a curved spout and rectangular handle, the flaring neck decorated with a leaf-lap pet band, one ewer with a four character Xuande mark, 16cm H. (2)????? ???????? For a single ewer see Oriental Ceramics: The World’s Great Collections – Museum of Fine Art , Boston, cat no 88.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LANTERN JAR.Transitional era.The globular body with a tapering rim and base, the body decorated with lotus bouquets and butterflies, 27cm H. f ???? ??????????

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES. Transitional era. Of hexagonal pear-shaped form, decorated to the body with continuous figurative scenes, below floral borders, 27.5cm H. (2) ???? ?????????

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘FLOWER BASKET’ CHARGERS. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era. Each decorated with a central roundel depicting a flower basket, surrounded by lappets of various scenes of flowers and rocks, 37.5cm diameter, 40cm diameter. (2) ??? ??? ?????

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE FIGURATIVE DISH. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era. The central roundel decorated with an exterior figurative scene of soldiers and officials within a border set with four quatrefoil panels enclosing flowering branches, 37.8cm di ameter. ??? ???????

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'GARDEN SCENE' YUHUCHUNPING.Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng era. Of elegant pear-shaped form, decorated with a balustraded garden planted with bamboo and plantain trees beside rocks, all below pendent ruyi heads and scrolling foliage bands around the waisted neck and lappets to the foot, waisted neck collared with scrolls and stylised plantain leaves rising to a trumpet mouth, the flared foot further decorated with a scrolling band, 38cm H.??? ??????????

AN ORMALU-MOUNTED CHINESE DOUBLE-FISH CELADON VASE. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era, the mounts 19th Century.with moulded scales and raised dorsal fins, mounted in gilt-bronze cast with scrolls on a pierced oval scroll moulded foot, with a label to the un derside Brynkinalt RM, 33.5cm H. ??? ???????? For a pair of European-mounted celadon glazed double fish vases see Ayres, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume II, 2016, cat no 1234-1235, p 473.

A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASE.Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.Of hexagonal baluster form, the body decorated with large panels enclosing figures in a garden, with further smaller panels to the neck, foot, and shoulders enclosing sepia landscape scene s, reserved on a scrolling gilt ground, 45.5cm H. ????? ?????????

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISH BOWL. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era. Finely enamelled with long tailed crested birds among rockwork and peonies, all between moulded lion head handles, the interior with various carp and shellfish swimming amongst aquatic pla nts, 62cm diameter. ??? ??????

A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL PINK GROUND FAMILLE ROSE CANDLE STICK. Qing Dynasty. Raised on a high tapering base and set with a wide drip-pan with everted galleried rim, connected to a sconce by a tall column with a raised band, decorated with auspicious symbols and bat and peaches roundels on a pink ground, 49cm H. ? ???????????????

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CANDLE STICK. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and probably of the period. Raised on a high bell-shaped base and set with a wide drip-pan connected to a sconce by a tall tapering column, decorated all over with lotus scroll and ausp icious emblems on a red ground, six character Qianlong mark to the edge of the drip-pan, 31.5cm H.??? ??????????????????????

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SGRAFFITO-GROUND VASE.Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.The ovoid body rising from a spreading foot, with a wide mid-section hanging over the shoulders rising to a waisted neck and lipped onion neck, brightly enamelled around t he exterior with a leafy undulating floral scroll of full-blown lotus, clematis and hibiscus flowers, all reserved on a green sgraffito ground, the shoulder moulded in high relief with gilt decorated iron red bat handles, 40cm H. ??? / ???? ????????????????

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINÈRE.Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era.Of lobed form raised on four ruyi-form feet, the flaring sides rising to an everted lipped rim, the sides brightly enamelled with floral sprays below bats against a turquoise ground, with fl oral sprays against a yellow ground at the rim edged with gilding, the interiors enamelled turquoise, fitted box, 16.5cm H, 7.5cm diameter. Provenance: Edward Chow Collection. ??? ??????????????? For a closely related jardinière from the Chinese Imperial collection see The Enchanting Splendor of Vases and Planters: A Special Exhibition of Flower Vessels from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 2014, cat no I-31, p 92.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL.Qing Dynasty, Daoguang mark and of the period.The deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, brightly painted to the exterior with two dragons in pursuit of a flaming pea rl, divided by phoenix in flight, reserved on a leafy floral ground, all below the Eight Buddhist Emblems and ruyi head band at the rim, the interior with a central dragon medallion, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark, 16cm diameter.??? ??????????????????

A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED 'DRAGON' VASE, TIANQIUPING.Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.The globular body rising to a tall cylindrical neck, decorated in high relief around the body and neck with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds and flames, and a bove waves, 51cm H.????? ?????????

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BOYS’ VASE.19th / 20th Century.Of slender pear-shaped form, with a waisted neck and everted rim, the body decorated with two boys looking into a basket, six character Guangxu mark to base, 21cm H. ?? / ???? ?????

AN ‘EIGHT BROKENS’ PAINTING.Ink on silk, hanging scroll, 83 x 39cm.??? ???? ??

A BRONZE VASE, HU.Han Dynasty.The rounded sides supported on a splayed foot and rising to a waisted neck and flared rim, the body with geometric patterns below a lappet band, 32cm H.Provenance: London private collection.? ??

A CHINESE BRONZE VASE, HU.Han Dynasty.The rounded sides supported on a splayed foot and rising to a waisted neck and flared rim, the body with geometric patterns below a lappet band, 32cm H.Provenance: London private collection.? ??

A CHINESE BRONZE VASE, HU.Han Dynasty.The rounded sides supported on a splayed foot and rising to a waisted neck and flared rim, the body with geometric patterns below a lappet band, 32cm H.Provenance: London private collection.? ??

A CHINESE BRONZE VASE.Han Dynasty.Of pear-shaped form, the rounded body supported on a splayed foot, the banded waisted neck rising to a lobed onion neck, 34.5cm H, 1.45kg. ? ???????