The David & Sarah Battie Collection, Asian Art, Antiques & Historic Textiles

* Chinese Lingzhi, circa 18-19th century, a large petrified fungus (Lingzhi), of traditional form and well preserved, presented on a wooden stand,...

* Oriental treen scholar’s desk vessel, circa 18-19th century, half peach-shaped bowl of patinated wood, carved with sprig and low relief scrollin...

* Chinese Bonsai Displays, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a pair of semi precious stone bonsai, with agate berries, jade leaves, and enamelled birds, m...

* Japanese coppered koro, Meiji Period, modelled as a Kylin seated and snarling, the detachable head turning to the left, base mark with four char...

* Chinese soapstone carving, circa 19th-20th century, depicting a cow and her calf, standing on a plinth with low relief carved grasses, 13 cm hig...

* Japanese cloisonné miniature inro, Meiji period, of flattened flask form in pale blue, with florets and ammonite scroll, and an ivory stopper wi...

* Chinese copper high stem bowl, Qing Dynasty, the circular bowl with moulded overlapping lotus petals, and two handles in the shape of lotus leav...

* Chinese soapstone carving, circa 19-20th century, depicting a pig with her three piglets, on a rock form base decorated with grasses and flowers...

* Persian style bottle vases, late 19th century, a pair of Samson 'Persian' style bottle vases, each decorated with four stylised diamond-shaped b...

* Chinese Silverware, circa 19th-20th century, a dog of Fo, staring forwards with four paws firmly on the ground, the stylised tail curved onto th...

* Japanese polychrome stoneware figures, Edo Period, a pair of elderly figures, both in traditional costumes decorated with bamboo, prunus and oth...

* Japanese polychrome painted wooden figure of Kukai, Edo Period, wearing Buddhist robe, seated on a gilt lacquered wooden stand, surrounded with ...

* Chinese Scholar’s table screen, circa 19-20th century, of rectangular form, the jade screen decorated with polychrome agate and amethyst tree wi...

* Japanese silver ring box by Sanju Saku, Meiji Period (1868-1912), the rectangular box finely decorated with chrysanthemums, velvet lined interio...

* Chinese gilt lacquer ancestral memorial tablet, Qing Dynasty, the rectangular wooden carving on a stand, with a pierced tiger mask head and a lo...

* Shuiquan (Zhang, 1892-). Chinese Scholar's armrest, mid-20th century, fine carved bamboo, with motifs of the “One Hundred Shou” (Longevity), 30 ...

* Oriental jardiniere stands, 19th century, a pair of carved oriental jardiniere stands, each with red lacquer carved base, and contrasting inset ...

* Chinese bamboo high relief and pierced incense burner, possibly 20th century, depicting a pond with lotus and mandarin ducks, with wooden disc e...

* Chinese white metal work, circa 19-20th century, a miniature lobed spherical jar, with bamboo form tripod united with a disc, the body decorated...

* A Chinese lacquered work stool, 20th century, of pagoda form with a black rectangular top with red flared sides, above a single drawer on splaye...

* Chinese red lacquer paperweight, early Qing Dynasty, ?????????????, of a double-gourd form with the fruit stock and leaves at top, possibly with...

* Chinese hardwood carved brush rest, circa 17th-18th Century, in the form of Taibai Zuijiu (Drunken Taibai), one of the greatest poets in Chinese...

* Oriental needlework chopstick case, 18th-19th century, a long chopstick case, embroidered with polychrome silk and metal (possibly gold and silv...

* Chinese cloisonné plate, 19th century, of circular form and raised from a short circular foot, decorated with a rounded “Shou” (longevity) at th...

* Chinese stone carved brush rest, Qing Dynasty, in the form of a mountain with five peaks, layers of low relief depicting figures in a landscape ...

* Japanese wooden carved Buddha, Edo Period, ebonised and in his Buddhism robe (small chip to top point), sitting straight on the plinth and looki...

* Chinese carved mahogany jardiniere, 19th-20th century, of slender baluster shape, the wooden encircled marble top supported by four S shaped lon...

* Chinese carved Shoushan scholar's stone, Qing Dynasty, the floral vases group with pierced carving of magpies perching on blossoming plum tree, ...

* Chinese Scholar’s desk vessel, 18th-19th century, a miniature stoneware water dropper, in peach-shaped teapot form, prunus decorations on the lu...

* Chinese carved wood water buffaloes, early 20th century, a matching pair, each carved in the recumbent position, licking one hoof with a bamboo ...

* Japanese copper Suiteki (water dropper), 19th century, formed as a high straw-roofed dwelling, a prunus tree growing at one corner, 6 cm highQTY...

* Chinese bonsai tree displays, late 19th or early 20th century, a pair of polychrome flower plants, made with jades and agates, in rectangular cl...

* Oriental wooden water holder, 18th-19th century, naturalistic carved burr wood, the natural warts of bur wood covering the side continuously, fo...

* Japanese hardwood stand (possibly Zitan), early 20th century, of rectangular form, with fine line silver scrolling patterns incised on all four ...

* Oriental cloisonné novelty boxes, 19th century, a pair of toad-shaped boxes, of rounded-corner rectangular shape, decorated with stylised polych...

* Japanese Shippo cloisonné vase, Meiji Period, of baluster form, with flared rim and tapering cylindrical body, decorated with two polychrome dra...

* Japanese cloisonné vases, Meiji Period, a pair, of four sides baluster form, spread square rims and feet, each neck with two elephant mask handl...

* Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Qing Dynasty or later, of a peach form, the arched cover top carved with “Fushan Shouhai”, peache...

* Japanese parcel-gilt silver koro, 20th century, of globular form, the neck with a band of scrolling lines, a band of stylised lotus leaves on th...

* Japanese lacquered wood Zushi, 19th century, the black lacquered case with two doors, opening to reveal the figure of Sakyamuni, sitting on doub...

* Wooden stands, various periods, a group of 12 wooden stands, including: a gilded red lacquer stand, raised from four-layer plinth (some damage t...

* Korean porcelain brush rest, circa 1900, in the form of slightly arched five peaks, moulded with chrysanthemum blossoms, in underglaze indigo en...

* Japanese bamboo carved scholar’s arm rest, early to mid 20th century, carved with an eagle standing on a pine tree surrounded with clouds in low...

* Chinese scholar's vessels, Kangxi (1662-1722) and later, a group of 7 vessels comprising: three of finely carved coconut shell with tin liner, t...

* Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Qing Dynasty, of lobed form, the cover carved to the centre with the legend “Pantaohui”, deities ...

* Oriental bell-metal travelling incense burner, 20th century, the central tier with lotus fringe supporting a bucket burner, below a cloud-pierce...

* Chinese bonsai tree display, late 19th or early 20th century, a polychrome peony plant, of jade, agates and crystal, in a rectangular cloisonné...

* Chinese gilt wood carvings, Qing Dynasty, Fujian carving in three panels, the central circular panel pierced with a bat between two layers of ne...

* Oriental portable copper incense burner, circa 19-20th Century, of circular form, the burner embossed with lotus petals motif, on a stemmed circ...

* Japanese gilded brass box and cover, Meiji Period, of oval shape with fine lines on the sides, the cover decorated with engraved design of balls...

* Japanese carved bamboo brush pot, late 19th or early 20th century, carved in continuous high relief, with a hardwood liner, depicting a scholar ...

* Chinese copper incense burner, circa 18-19th century, of circular form, with two upright handles raised from the rim, a low relief string patter...

* Japanese wooden lacquer tray, 18th or 19th century, of round-corner rectangular shape, painted with polychrome figures in a gazebo, admiring a g...

* Japanese gilt lacquer wooden carved Buddha, Edo Period, in Buddhist robes, the left side with painted motifs in red and blue on gilt, sitting on...

*Chinese cloisonné enamel vase, mid-Qing Dynasty, of a tapering quadrilateral column form, gilt decorated, the four sides with cloisonné panels of...

* Chinese copper hand warmer, mid-Qing Dynasty, of a circular form with straight raised rim, the body with a central circle of raised string desig...

* Oriental wooden toad, 19th century, the carved amphibian crouching on a red wooden base, its body encrusted with warts (several warts missing), ...

* Chinese decorative screens, late 19th or early 20th century, a pair of rectangular wooden screens, decorated with jade, Shoushan stone and marbl...

* A mid 20th century Japanese wooden hibachi (fire bowl), decorated with gold lacquer work flowers and mother of pearl leaves, the interior with c...

* Chinese white jade pei, carved in relief with a vase and mask, the other side similarly carved, with small hole for suspension, 5 x 5 cmQTY: (1)