Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Buddha depicted standing in a niche with an aureole behind him, his right hand making the abhaya mudra of reassurance and safety, and his left hand lowered in the varada mudra. 4.85 kg, 32.5 x 17 cm



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

Formed as a shoe-shaped plaque with a raised head at one end. 220 grams, 17.5 cm



From a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.

Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at the base and wearing a tall headdress. 535 grams, 22.5 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

Buddha depicted seated in a niche, his right hand making the abhaya mudra of reassurance and safety, and his left hand lowered in the varada mudra. 4.05 kg, 33 x 16.5 cm



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands crossed at the chest, toes of her slippers protruding at the base, black headdress. 565 grams, 21.6 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

Lotus charger with central dense chrysanthemum and tendril pattern, radiating panels with blossoming trees; the outer rim with three foliate branches and the base with a leaf within a concentric circle; two Chrysanthemum collection stickers to base. 1.55 kg, 38.5 cm wide



Private collection, UK.

Blue-and-white porcelains of the Kangxi period continued a centuries-old decorative tradition, but far from appearing a jaded ornamental medium, cobalt-blue in the hands of the Kangxi painter presents a radiant new face. Kangxi blue has often been described as having a sapphire hue, and in its finest examples-set off by an almost faultless white background-this pure, deep, luminous blue does have that precious stone's quality.

Wide cream-glazed bowl with everted rim and low foot, slashed decoration on the outer face. 380 grams, 16.5 cm



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a figural group: a single character to the right with right hand extended towards two standing figures with their hands held at the chest. 6.5 kg, 30 x 30 cm



From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000.

Shallow bowl with low foot. 178 grams, 13.7 cm



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

Domed plaque with a tiger design; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Relief Plaque of Black, Cream and Brown Stone, 28 x 66 x 11mm. This is oval, with flat face and back that rises to a pierced ridge. The design shows a tiger down on its front paws, with head turned backwards, jaws open and tail raised over rump. This surely comes within the confines of Chinese art, and a date within the Han Dynasty, c. 200 B.C. to 200 A.D. is the most likely. It is an interesting piece, though the purpose is not immediately clear. The holes at the ends are clearly for attachment, but the raised back means that it could not have been fixed to a smooth surface. One end is damaged, otherwise it is in good condition.' 20.3 grams, 65 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered U-462, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

With swept lunate blade connected to the baluster handle by the gaping jaws of a serpent; four-arched vajra finial. 1.52 kg, 33.4 cm



Private collection, UK.

Comprising a slender double-edge blade with a raised midrib on both sides, a round-section handle and a disc pommel. 374 grams, 40.6 cm



Ex private Wiltshire, UK, collection, previously with the Ma Gallery, Bath, UK.