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Scholarly Gems from the Collection of Mr & Mrs Gerard Hawthorn

14 May 2025 | starting at 10:00 BST

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Auction highlights

AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL CARVED ZITAN 'DRAGON' SEAL BOX AND COVER Qianlong (2)AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL CARVED ZITAN 'DRAGON' SEAL BOX AND COVER Qianlong (2). Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY INLAID ZITAN 'SCHOLARS' RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER Attributed to Zhou Zhu, Jiajing (3)AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY INLAID ZITAN 'SCHOLARS' RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER Attributed to Zhou Zhu, Jiajing (3). Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000
A FINE AND LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE VASE, YENYEN Qianlong (2)A FINE AND LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE VASE, YENYEN Qianlong (2). Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000
A RARE PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT'-HANDLED VASES Qianlong seal marks and of the period (2)A RARE PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT'-HANDLED VASES Qianlong seal marks and of the period (2). Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
A RARE AND LARGE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ALMS BOWL'-SHAPED INCENSE BURNER AND COVER Nei tan jiao she four-character mark, 17th/18th century (2)A RARE AND LARGE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ALMS BOWL'-SHAPED INCENSE BURNER AND COVER Nei tan jiao she four-character mark, 17th/18th century (2). Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000

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93 lots available

A BAMBOO 'PINE' WRIST REST 17th/18th century
A BAMBOO 'PEACH' SCOOP 18th century
A CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE' WATERPOT 17th/18th century
A DEEPLY CARVED BAMBOO 'BUDAI AND IMMORTAL' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th century
AFTER YAO SHOU (1422-1495) Bamboo and Rocks, Qing Dynasty
A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PARFUMIER 17th/18th century
A RARE AND LARGE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ALMS BOWL'-SHAPED INCENSE BURNER AND COVER Nei tan jiao she four-character mark, 17th/18th century
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY INLAID ZITAN 'SCHOLARS' RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER Attributed to Zhou Zhu, Jiajing
A MINIATURE BAMBOO CARVING OF TWO BOYS AT PLAY 17th/18th century
A SMALL BAMBOO 'LIU HAI' CARVING 17th/18th century
A LARGE BAMBOO 'HEHE ERXIAN' CARVING 17th/18th century
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WATER DROPPER Ming Dynasty
A VERY FINE CARVED BAMBOO 'HORSE AND FOAL' GROUP 17th century
A BAMBOO BUDDHIST LION AND CUB CARVING 18th century
A VERY LARGE BAMBOO CARVING OF A RECUMBENT WATER BUFFALO 18th/19th century
A RARE BAMBOO 'ELEPHANTS AND BOY' GROUP 18th century
A BAMBOO 'CAT AND BUTTERFLY' SEAL Signed Ziyun, cyclically dated to the Gengzi year corresponding to 1840 or 1900
A PARCEL-GILT SEAL FORM INK CAKE WITH A BUDDHIST LION AND CUB By Hu Ziqing (b.1832), Qing Dynasty
A CARVED SOAPSTONE 'DRAGONS EMERGING FROM CLOUDS' SEAL Signed Xiaochi, 18th century
A RARE CARVED ZITAN 'MOON HARE' CLIP 18th century
A RARE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD BRONZE 'CHILONG' TRAVELLING STAND Qing Dynasty
A HUANGHUALI DRESSING CASE WITH FOLDING MIRROR STAND, JINGJIA 18th/19th century
A FINE AND RARE RETICULATED CARVED BAMBOO 'NINE LINGZHI' BOWL-FORM STAND 17th/18th century
A CARVED BAMBOO INCENSE BURNER, DING 18th century
A SMALL BAMBOO GUQIN-SHAPED BOX AND COVER Signed Wang Heng, 18th/19th century
A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'LOTUS POND' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 18th century
A BRONZE BUDAI SCROLL WEIGHT 18th century
A RARE HUANGHUALI CARVED FIGURE OF BUDAI 17th/18th century
A VERY RARE CARVED HUANGHUALI 'FOUR SCHOLARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 17th century
A BAMBOO 'PEACH AND BAT' CARVING 18th century
A RARE ZITAN PERSIMMON-SHAPED INK-PALETTE, BITIAN 18th century
A CARVED BAMBOO 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th/18th century
A CARVED BAMBOO 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi
A LARGE BAMBOO 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' PARFUMIER 18th century
A RARE AND FINE SOAPSTONE CARVED GROUP OF GUANYIN AND SUDHANA Signed Yuxuan, 17th century
A BAMBOO FINGER CITRON CARVING 18th century
A LARGE BAMBOO 'MOUNTAIN' CARVING 19th century
AN EMBROIDERED 'QUEEN MOTHER OF THE WEST' SILK SCROLL 18th century
A VERY LARGE BAMBOO CARVING OF MAGU AND ATTENDANTS 19th century
A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO RUYI SCEPTRE Qianlong
A FINE CARVED ZITAN RUYI SCEPTRE INSET WITH JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUES Qianlong
A VERY RARE CARVED ZITAN 'BUTTER LAMP' 17th century
A BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' LIBATION CUP 17th/18th century
A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER 18th century
AN ALOESWOOD BEAD ROSARY IN A PEWTER BOX Qing Dynasty
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'BUDAI' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 16th/17th century
A SQUARE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' INK-CAKE Fang Yulu mark
A RARE BAMBOO 'BUDAI AND CHILDREN' GROUP 17th/18th century
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