A fine Chinese ivory puzzle ball c1900. These extraordinary objects were made as a virtuoso display of carving technique and the ball section is made out of one solid piece of ivory with free moving layers inside. This one has six levels with dragons carved on the outside. There is a smaller ball included in the stand and the whole thing unscrews into four pieces.

A superb K'Ang Hsi Chinese famille noir vase c1720. The painting on this piece is quite superb with fabulous balance between the plum blossom, tree trunks, birds and grass. K'Ang Hsi reign marks - 1662-1722 - and of the period.

A Famille Rose chinese export mug c1780. These charming objects were made for the European market. This one is finely decorated.

A charming Chinese ivory export glove stretcher c1880. New kid gloves required stretching before they were worn for the first time and a Lady could change her gloves several times a day. One side is carved with chinese figures and the other with roses.

A Chinese armorial export chocolate pot c1780. Somethings never change, in the eighteenth century it was cheaper to have ones family dinner service made in China and painted there with the crest than to get a local manufacturer to do it. Again by the nineteenth century European companies could compete and the trade in Chinese made armorial ware ceased.

A superb Chinese Qianlong period copper enamelled dish c1750. The enamelling on this piece is absolutely wonderful; yellow ground with pink and blue dragons, a border of tiny pink bats and a rim of blue dragons. Most likely used, with a liner, for miniature trees which the Chinese were as found of as the Japanese.

A Chinese export "Nankin" blue & white covered milk jug with exquisite underglaze blue decoration and gilding c1780. In perfect condition. The term "Nankin" at the time refered to the port the goods were shipped from and was used generically for all blue and white export wares from this period. By 1800 the trade in Chinese export blue & white had ceased as European manufactures dominated the market with their own versions.

A Cantonese enamel plate c1850. Highly decorative, well painted and in perfect condition.

A Chinese rose water dropper made for the Middle eastern market c1750. Rosewater was sprinkled on most meat dishes in the Near East, and as a perfume. The Chinese made these items solely for export to that region and they were "shipped" via the Silk Route. This one is beautifully decorated with blue and white Islamic motifs.

A fine, tall, Chinese porcelain blue and white vase c1880. In perfect condition. The image is of a monkey fending off an attack by an eagle.