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07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT

Fine Asian Works of Art

Sale Number: 870

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The McAllisters: Anthropology and the Arts of Asia

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02-06 November 2025

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[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] TWO CHINESE CHALCEDONY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] TWO CHINESE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, ONE WITH FOUR-CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF TEN CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE INSCRIBED BLUE-OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT WHITE GLASS 'BOGU' SNUFF BOTTLE

YANGZHOU SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF SIX CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE

ATTRIBUTED TO YANGZHOU, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN PALE IRON RED AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE OPAL SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF SIX CHINESE STONE SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE STONE SNUFF BOTTLES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE AMETHYST SNUFF BOTTLE

POSSIBLY SCHOOL OF THE RUSTIC CRYSTAL MASTER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] FINE CHINESE BLACK, GREY AND WHITE JADE 'QILIN' SNUFF BOTTLE

SUZHOU SCHOOL TYPE, QING DYNASTY, 1750-1850

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE YELLOW JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN 'BUDDHIST LION' SNUFF BOTTLE

MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LONGEVITY' RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE JADE AND JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNSATY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] TWO CHINESE MOULDED BISCUIT PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'SWORDMAN AND WOODCUTTER' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT HORSES' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG MARK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'GRASSHOPPER' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE COPPER RED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE 'DRAGON AND TIGER' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG MARK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE COPPER-RED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] LARGE CHINESE COPPER-RED 'TWELVE ZODIAC ANIMALS' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE IRON-RED-DECORATED 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE RED-GLAZED SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE DOUCAI 'TRIUMPHANT VICTORY' SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI MARK, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE COPPER-RED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE 'MYTHICAL CREATURES' SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FIVE MONGOLIAN STYLE SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £700 - £900

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'CLOBBERED' GOURD-SHAPED VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE ARCHAISTIC RITUAL BRONZE POURING VESSELS, YI

MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL WITH COVER, DING

EASTERN ZHOU STYLE

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF WRATHFUL DEITY WITH CONSORT

19TH-20TH CENTRUY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BRONZE 'PEACH' CENSER AND COVER

19TH-20TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] A CHINESE KESI CENSOR'S RANK BADGE AND A SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S ROBE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BROWN-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S OVERCOAT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE PINK-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S SHORT ROBE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] CHINESE BLACK-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S OVER COAT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] JAPANESE LACQUER ZUSHI OF A DEITY

MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] LARGE JAPANESE LACQUER ZUSHI OF A DEITY

MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] JAPANESE HAKO NETSUKE AND KOMAI-STYLE VESTA CASE

MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate: £500 - £700

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] JAPANESE KYOTO-STYLE LACQUER WRITING BOX, SUZURIBAKO

BY KAJIKAWA, MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] JAPANESE EBONY NETSUKE OF HORSES GROUP

EDO TO MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] JAPANESE BOXWOOD TWO-CASE INRO, OJIME AND NETSUKE IN THE FORM OF TERRAPINS

MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE LEATHER TABAKO-IRE WITH A KISERUZUTSU

MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE USUBATA VASE

MEIJI PERIOD

[COLLECTION OF PROF. J. GILBERT & CORA MCALLISTER] GROUP OF FOUR KOREAN CERAMICS

GORYEO PERIOD AND LATER

CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER 'FIGURAL' SQUARE INCENSE BOX WITH COVER

LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

PAIR OF CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER BOTTLE VASES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

RARE CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' BRUSH WITH COVER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

CHINESE TORTOISESHELL 'ARMORIAL' RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE HUANGHUALI HEXAGONAL CHAIR

20TH CENTURY

FINE AND RARE CHINESE ZITAN CARVED ARCHAISTIC RECTANGULAR DING-FORM VESSEL WITH COVER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000

CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADDRESS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

GROUP OF THREE CHINESE OFFICIAL'S COURT HATS WITH A LACQUER HAT BOX

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD OF A CRAB

QING DYNASTY

CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED 'BIRD' PANEL

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

PAIR OF CHINESE CERULEAN-BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED 'BATS AND CLOUDS' PURSES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

GROUP OF EIGHT CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED ROUNDLES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE KESI TAPESTRY 'CRANE' PANEL

MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD

PAIR OF CHINESE GAUZE 'SILVER PHEASANT' RANK BADGES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

LARGE CHINESE CANTON SILK EMBROIDERED 'HUNDRED BIRDS' PANEL

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

RARE AND LARGE CHINESE IVORY-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED 'CHRISTOGRAM' PANEL

QING DYNASTY

CHINESE RED-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S IMFORMAL JACKET

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE PINK-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED PLEATED SKIRT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £500 - £700

CHINESE BLUE-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S ROBE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE BLUE-GROUND GAUZE 'NINE DRAGONS' SUMMER ROBE, JIFU

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000

CHINESE APRICOT-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S ROBE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £1,800 - £2,200

CHINESE PINK-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S ROBE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

PAIR OF CHINESE GOLD 'MAKARA' EAR RINGS

SONG/JIN DYNASTY

CHINESE CARVED TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER GILT FILIGREE BRACELET

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PRUNUS-HANDLED VASES

19TH-20TH CENTURY

CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TRIPOD BOWL

W.A., CANTON, CA. 1845-1900

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

SMALL CHINESE SILVER-AND-GOLD-INLAID BRONZE HE-FORM 'ANIMAL' WATER DROPPER

LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Estimate: £600 - £800

PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHIST LIONS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHIST LION-DOGS

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE 'TAOTIE' VASE, HU

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

GROUP OF SIX CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHIST LION-DOG PAPERWEIGHTS

LATE MING TO QING DYNASTY

RARE CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A DUCK STANDING ON TOAD

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500

[PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION, LONDON] CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED 'LION-HEAD' BRONZE CENSER

QING DYNASTY

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

[PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION, LONDON] CHINESE BRONZE CENSER

XUANDE MARK, LATE MING TO QING DYANSTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

[PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION, LONDON] LARGE CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE HANDLED CENSER

XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

RARE PAIR OF CHINESE 'HEHE' TWIN BOYS GILT BRONZE CANDLE HOLDER

QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000

LARGE CHINESE DRAGON-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER WITH COVER

XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE BRONZE HANDLED CENSER

YUTANG ZHENWAN MARK, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

CHINESE BRONZE 'PRUNUS' DING-SHAPED TRIPOD CENSER

XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800

CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

XUANDE MAKR, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

CHINESE BRONZE HANDLED CENSER

XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

CHINESE BRONZE CENSER

XUANDE MARK BUT QING DYNASTY

NEPALESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU