String of discoidal beads, nine carnelian and one blue glaze: Ancient Egyptian, from Abydos, Upper Egypt, Predynastic Period, c. 4400 - 3100 BC

Circular dish of porcelain, with scalloped rim, painted in centre with the crest of the Nabeshima family in red and green enamels: Japan, made at the Nabeshima kiln, 1770 - 1800

Circular dish of porcelain, with scalloped rim, painted in centre with the crest of the Nabeshima family in red and green enamels: Japan, made at the Nabeshima kiln, c. 1800

Saucer of reddish porcellanous ware with a celadon glaze, circular and fluted with a scalloped rim and a moulded floral design: Northern China, Song dynasty, 960 - 1279 AD

Porcellaneous ware Jardiniere or bulb bowl with a lavender-blue glaze, cloud-scroll feet, and a glaze washed base with spur marks, for Imperial use: China, Song Dynasty, 960 - 1279 AD

Water cooler of glazed and painted earthenware: North Africa, Morocco, mid 19th century

Bowl of glazed earthenware, circular with a chipped foot rim, painted inside in blue on a white ground with floral ornament in variously shaped panels: Morocco, Tangier

Jar for storing olives in oil, of glazed earthenware, with an oviform body, and painted with bands of floral arabesque design in blue, yellow and green with manganese purple outlines: Morocco, Tangier

Cover for a jar for storing olives in oil, of glazed earthenware, and painted with bands of floral arabesque design in blue, yellow and green with manganese purple outlines: Morocco, Tangier

Vessel of glazed earthenware with inverted cone-shaped body, small domical base and cresting, and two mortars on platform, painted with a conventional floral design in colours: Morocco, Fes

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a flowering tree in a landscape and a floral border: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in greyish dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a flower shrub in the centre surrounded by a landscape of trees, hills, bridges and buildings: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a transluscent glaze with peonies and two lions: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in bright dark blue under a slightly turquoise coloured, translucent glaze with floral pattern in bracketed panels on the well, surrounding a central flower: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a landscape of bridges, trees, flowers and rocks: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue under a translucent glaze with a veined leaf in the centre, and a border with geometric design underneath the rim: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720