Chinese enamel ruyi sceptre, decorated with phoenix and dragons amongst cloud scrolls, in tones of pink, red and blue, on a yellow and red ground, six character mark to lower base, length 34 cm. Provenance: The Collection of the Late Bruce & Odette McLeod
A vintage Chinese gilded bronze of a sage upon a deer, the sage (Shou Lao) with ruji sceptre and scroll, the stag with heart form spotted highlights. Repair to one antler. Height 565. Length 55 cm.
An embellished hardwood ruyi sceptre, the shaft carved and pierced with scrolling clouds and inset with shaped hardstone plaques including turquoise, mother of pearl and agate on lapis-lazuli grounds, carved with a crane, gourd vine, lingzhi sprig and a…
A rosewood ruyi sceptre, the lingzhi fungus shaped sceptre with burr timber embellishments and relief decoration to the face, with cord and tassel decoration, length 43 cm
A reticulated boxwood 'prunus and finger citron' ruyi sceptre Qing dynasty, 19th century, carved in openwork with slender prunus and finger citron branches bearing flowers and foliage along the curved shaft, and terminating in two large finger citron…
A Chinese porcelain blue and white decorated ruyi sceptre, plain form, the dome pierced head with scrolls, salamanders and a bat framing the central circular coin type panel, the shaft entirely decorated front and reverse. Fine character marks in…
Chinese carved hardstone ruyi sceptre, carved in naturalistic form with a ruyi-head terminal and gnarled handle, with carved wooden stand and display case, length 37 cm. Provenance: The collection of a lady, Darling point
A Chinese gilt-bronze ruyi sceptre, Qianlong four-character impressed mark, 36.5 cm long. Provenance: Western Australia Private Collection, purchased in the 1960s in Kyoto and hence by descent (by repute)
A jadeite-inset gilt-bronze ruyi, sceptre mark of Daoguang inlaid with three jadeite plaques, each of whitish colour with green suffusions and carved in relief, the largest with a lion mask, the smaller two with deer and lingzhi fungus, the gilt bronze…
A Chinese tortoiseshell Ruyi sceptre, the hollow constructed handle and sceptre head formed from sheets of tortoiseshell, each face intricately carved and pierced with birds in flight upon a background of scroll work. Length 30 cm