A carved ivory seal paste box with figural decoration. Kangxi Period. Photo Bonhams The low box and cover of circular section with shou medallions and flowering plants carved in relief to the sides, the top of the cover featuring three young boys at play...

A small cinnabar lacquer seal paste box and cover. Mark and period of Yongle of compressed globular form delicately carved to reveal the layer of ochre-yellow lacquer beneath the cinnabar-red, the cover with a camellia blossom encircled by scrolling stems...

A peachbloom seal paste box and cover. Mark and period of Kangxi of entirely plain compressed circular form, the domed cover of pinkish tone shading to a light mushroom colour around the sides and on the upper part of the box, transmuting to a pale liver...

A group of six chinese porcelain copper red-glazed tablewares, 18th-early 20th century comprising a small double gourd vase; a dish; a circular seal paste box and cover, with six character apocryphal Kangxi mark; a small water pot; a censer; and an ink...