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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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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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A SOAPSTONE EMBELLISHED SILK 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PANEL 17th/18th century
A DUAN STONE INSET HUANGHUALI TABLE SCREEN 18th/19th century
A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th/18th century
A BAMBOO 'DOUBLE POMEGRANATE' CARVING 18th century
A SMALL BAMBOO 'DOUBLE GOURD' CARVING 17th/18th century
A FINE EMBELLISHED ZITAN 'DOUBLE GOURDS' INCENSE TOOL VASE 17th/18th century
A BURLWOOD AND LONGYANMU KANG CABINET 18th century
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' TABLE CABINET Qianlong
A FINE AND LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE VASE, YENYEN Qianlong
A WHITE JADE 'WU ZHU' COIN FORM BI DISC 19th century
A RARE ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI ARCHAISTIC 'CONJOINED BI' INK-STONE BOX AND COVER Qianlong
A RARE BAMBOO VENEER JADE, CORAL, LAPIS AND MALACHITE EMBELLISHED SEAL BOX AND COVER Qianlong
A CARVED BAMBOO CALLIGRAPHIC BRUSHPOT, BITONG Signed Mo Yuan, 17th/18th century
AN INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG Signed Dongjiang, cyclically dated Yichou chunri, corresponding to the spring of 1745, 1805 or 1865
A CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE' WASHER 17th/18th century
TWO CARVED BAMBOO 'LOTUS' WRIST RESTS 18th century
A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE AND SQUIRRELS' INK-STONE BOX AND COVER 17th/18th century
A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'SAGES' BRUSHPOT, BITONG With signature Zhu Sansong, 17th century
A THREE-TIERED ZITAN PICNIC BOX AND COVER, TIHE 19th century
A ZITAN SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG 18th century
A RARE PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT'-HANDLED VASES Qianlong seal marks and of the period
A BAMBOO CARVING OF A SEATED LUOHAN 18th century
A RARE BAMBOO CARVING OF DONGFANG SHUO 17th/18th century
A RARE BAMBOO 'WANG QIAO' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Signed Zhourao, Kangxi
A CARVED BAMBOO 'SPRING EVENING BANQUET' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th/18th century
A CIRCULAR INK-CAKE DECORATED WITH A VASE AND JARDINIÈRES Signed Fang Yulu, cyclically dated to the Jiashen year of the Wanli reign, corresponding to 1584
A CIRCULAR 'HUNDRED BOYS' INK-CAKE Dated by inscription to the Jiacheng year of the Wanli era (corresponding to 1604) and of the period, with the mark of Cheng Junfang
A VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER Kangxi effaced mark and of the period
AN EMBELLISHED ARCHAISTIC ZITAN CUP Signed Fang Yunhong, dated Jimao year corresponding to 1759 or 1819 and of the period
A FINE INLAID HUANGHUALI RUYI FORM 'ZHONGLI QUAN' BOX AND COVER 18th century
A RARE CARVED BOXWOOD 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Yongzheng/Qianlong
A RARE BAMBOO CARVING OF DONGFANG SHUO WITH PEACHES 17th/18th century
A DEEPLY CARVED BAMBOO 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th century
A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th/18th century
A RARE BAMBOO CARVING OF ZHONG KUI HOLDING A BOY 17th/18th century
A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'SHOULAO' GROUP 17th/18th century
A BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE Qianlong seal mark and of the period
A RARE ENAMELLED GLASS 'BAJIXIANG' DOUBLE GOURD VASE Qianlong seal mark and of the period.
A VERY RARE INK-CAKE CHEST CONTAINING FOUR DRAWERS WITH SIXTEEN INK-CAKES Jiaqing marks and of the period
AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL CARVED ZITAN 'DRAGON' SEAL BOX AND COVER Qianlong
A LARGE BAMBOO FIGURE OF SHOULAO 19th century
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CARVED FRUIT WOOD 'LINGZHI' STAFF 17th/18th century
A HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG 18th century
A HUALI DOCUMENT BOX 18th century
A HUANGHUALI DOCUMENT CHEST WITH PAKTONG MOUNTS, XIANG 18th/19th century
A KOREAN SCROLL PAINTING OF A LADY AND CHILD BEFORE A ROBE STAND 18th century
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