Jadeite, of pale grey colour, carved in a flattened vase form with mask and ring handles on the shoulders and the foot attached to a stand carved with ruyi lapets, the stopper fitting into a grooved surround on the interior of the neck, the knop carved with a small fo dog. Chinese, 19th century.

Nephrite, a bangle of dark green material carved with 6 Taotie masks and other symbolism, possibly Ming period?

Glass, ruby red coloured of flattened pear shaped form with a mask and ring handle carved on each shoulder, a slightly recessed base, the neck carved with a concave mouth, the stopper of ivory. Chinese, 19th century.

Glass, of dark brown translucent material, the body carved well into an octagonal form with raised circular panel each side, the base and the neck flat with a brown horn collar. Beijing, 1780-1850.

Glass, translucent dark amber coloured material, of tall cylindrical form carved with a raised circular foot rim and flat mouth (chipped), the stopper carved from wood with an inlay of tourmaline. Chinese, Beijing, 1780-1850.

Glass, of dark orange coloured material, carved into a squared form with raised ovoid panels and raised oblong foot rim, the neck concave and with a glass stopper imitating coral. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, translucent ruby red colour of flattened rectangular form, standing on an oval raised foot rim, the stopper carved from wood (later). Chinese, 1800-1850.

Glass, translucent ruby red colour carve din the form of an archaic bronze vase form with a large and unusually wide mouth, (cracked). Beijing, Probably Palace Workshops, Qianlong, 1736-1795. (wooden stand).

Glass, of ruby red translucent colour, the body carved into a flattened rectangular form with a tall, flayed neck (burst bubble, cracked and bruised), the foot carved with an oval riased foot rim. Stopper grey nephrite. Chinese, Beijing Palace Workshops, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Glass, mottled ochre, yellow and brown colours of ovoid rounded form, the body made to imitate realger, a poisonous material whose name is arsenic sulphide. The Chinese liked its appearance so much that they tried using it for snuff bottles only to discover that they became poisoned, so they copied it perfectly in glass!). Stopper of red lacquered material on a green collar. Chinese, 1730-1800.

Glass, mottled ochre, yellow and brown colours of ovoid rounded form, the body made to imitate realger, a poisonous material whose name is arsenic sulphide. The Chinese liked its appearance so much that they tried using it for snuff bottles only to discover that they became poisoned, so they copied it perfectly in glass!). Stopper of green nephrite on a bronze base. Chinese, 1730-1800.

Glass, of single overlay or ruby red on a snowflake ground carved in a tall and elegant flattened oval shaped vessel with a raised foot rim carved also from the red overlay. Chinese, 1750-1820.

Glass, single red overlay on a bubble suffused ground, the red overlay carved with a mythological scene - a crane delivering a counter (in its beak) to the pavillion in the clouds around which are a dragon, a fish and four bats, the yinyang sun above the waves. Chinese, Beijing, 1780-1820.

Glass, of tall, oval form of clear translucent material overlaid with a red single layer carved away to leave two peony tree branches with peony flowers and buds, and nearby four butterflies frolick in the air! The base carved with a raised foot rim carved also from the red material. The stopper of pink tourmaline on a metal collar. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single red overlay on a translucent bubble ground, the red overlay carved to show a prunus branch on each side. (the dark areas are very restored), the base carved with a red raised foot rim, the stopper of brown agate. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single red overlay colour on a semi opaque cloudy ground, carved with a confucian with a symbolic prop demonstrating to a boy, the other side with incense emitting from a conch shell to the pavillion in the sky. Stopper carved from wood. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single red overlay carved on a white snowstorm ground with a fish on each side lying on a floating leaf, the shoulders each with mask and ring handles and the oval foot rim carved from the red coloured material. Stopper, green jade mounted on silver collar. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, red overlay on a snowflake ground carved on each side with a shou medallion (longevity) surrounded by a thundercloud pattern, the shoulders each with mask and ring handles, the foot rim also carved from the red overlay. Chinese, 1780-1850. (chipped and damaged).

Glass, single overlay on a semi opaque ground, carved to show a fo dog on a rocky outcrop watching an elephant, a pine tree in between them, the other side with another fo dog watching a tiger with bamboo between them (cracked body). Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single red overlay on a milky ground, the overlay carved with three billy goats on a rocky outcrop under the pine trees all on a raised oval foot rim (badly cracked), stopper carved from wood with metal inlay. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, red overlay on a translucent clear body, the overlay carved with a phoenix and with the sun above in the clouds and the other side with a fish and lotus, the raised oval foot rim also carved from the overlay. Stopper carved from wood. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, red overlay on a white ground, the red overlay polished evenly around the body except above the base and the foot. Stopper made from blue translucent glass with a turquoise coloured finial. Chinese, 1750-1800.

Glass, multi coloured overlay on a misty semi translucent ground, one side carved with peonies in full bloom and buds on the branches, and a butterfly above, the other side with a prunus plant also with flowers in full bloom and buds. Stopper carved from wood. Chinese, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Glass, multicoloured overlay on a misty semi translucent ground, the overlay carved with a turnip and a large flowered peony growing from rocky ground above which is a butterfly (damaged overlay below). Stopper of turquoise colour. Chinese, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Glass, multi coloured overlay carved with flowering lotus plants and yellow millet, above is a dragonfly, the raised oval foot rim carved from the blue coloured overlay. Stopper carved from wood. Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Glass, the mottled toffee colour and darker brown swirling material carved into a flattened rounded body with an oval raised and pronounced foot rim (the neck damaged - reduced height and width). Stopper carved from wood, inlaid with cut pink glass. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of even caramel colour, the body of tall and tapering pear shape,the base slightly indented, the neck reduced probably because of earlier damage, the body of the bottled cracked. Stopper probably of coral with a metal finial. Wooden stand. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of even caramel colour, the rounded body carved on each shoulder with mask and ring handles, the base carved with a raised oval foot rim. Stopper of white glass covered in a coral coloured layer in imitation of coral. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of mottled caramel colour, the body of flattened oval form with each edge flattened and with a slightly recessed and indented foot (damaged neck). Stopper mottled green jadeite. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, even caramel colour of flattened rectangular form with a raised oval foot rim with concave mouth (chipped). Stopper mottled green jadeite. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, translucent ruby red of flattened squared form, each side and face with a flattened panel (each recarved), the foot raised and the neck concave (chipped). Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single overlay of red on a white ground, the overlay carved around the foot and the mouth. Stopper of mottle green glass imtating jadeite on an agate collar. Chinese, 1760-1850.

Agate, of bulbous rounded form, each shoulder carved with mask and ring handles, the foot rim raised and the neck slightly flared. Stopper, mottled green jadeite. Chinese, Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Agate of mottled and semi translucent brown colours, each shoulder carved with mock mask and ring handles and an oval raised foot rimand concave mouth. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, the body of swirly patterned light and brown coloured material cleverly mixed and blown to create a wave pattern, the base with raised oval foot rim, each should carved with mask and ring handles (neck badly chipped). Stopper slightly green mottled jadeite. Chinese, 1760-1820.

Agate, the mottled darker and lighter material carved on each shoulder with mask and ring handles, with oval raised footrim and concave mouth. Stopper of carved brown agate. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of even caramel colour, the body carved on each face with a rounded raised panel, the sides each with a tall oval panel, with raised flat foot and a metal mounted mouth (not original). Stopper green iridescent stone. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, the rounded body of dark coffee coloured material, with raised oval foot. Stopper of mottled green jadeite. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, translucent brown colour of cylindrical form with a raised oval foot rim and concave neck. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of mottled swirly brown material of slightly flattened oval form with raised foot rim and concave mouth. Stopper carved from wood. Chinese, 1760-1820.

Glass, of even caramel colour, the body tapering to the neck and with four panels, one on each side and one on each edge with raised oval foot, (damage to foot, panel and chipped neck). The stopper of coral on a red collar. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, single overlay of dark brown on a turquoise ground, the dark overlay carved with ribs down each edge, the front and reverse with inlaid panels of different glass, the neck and the base showing the turquoise coloured body colour (both chipped). Stopper of coral on a yellow plastic collar. Chinese, Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.

Glass, translucent blue colour of large form, each shoulder carved with mask and ring handles, the base with raised oval foot rim and a flat mouth. Stopper of yellow overlaid glass. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, dark blue overlay on a white body, each shoulder carved with mask and ring handles showing through to the white body as with the flat neck and the raised foot rim. Stopper of wood. Chinese, 1780-1850.

Glass, of translucent blue colour suffused throughout the body with inclusions of glass imitating aventurine, the base carved with a raised oval foot rim and the wide cylindrical neck with wide mouth. Stopper of wood. Chinese, Qianlong period, Palace Workshops, 1736-1795.