A SELECTION OF MINIATURE BLUE AND WHITE CERAMICS Vietnam, circa 16th century Comprising: a fish water dropper with raised tail and decorated with dotted floral patterns; a blue and white frog water dropper with its mouth open and eyes gazing straight; a toad water dropper with a small toad clambering atop the back of a big toad; a jar with lobed sides; a jar and cover with a floral spray to the centre of the cover, the sides decorated with alternating panels of floral sprays and geometric patterns; a cylindrical box and cover, the cover painted with petals enclosing a central floral spray; a jar decorated with alternating birds and foliage below a band of lappets near the rim; a jar of compressed globular form, decorated with lozenge-shaped panels enclosing floral sprays, the cover surmounted by a bud finial; a blue and white 'lotus' jar and cover decorated with scrolling foliage between lappet bands; a Budai figure frowning with protruding belly; an elephant water dropper with raised trunk; a pear-form water dropper decorated with precious emblems; a cup with flared rim in a dark blue glaze; and a dark blue-glazed circular box and cover. The tallest: 7.7cm (3in) high. (19). Footnotes: 越南 約十六世紀 青花袖珍雜項一組 Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2001 (the pear-shaped, frog and elephant water droppers, the foliate jar and 'lotus' jar and cover)(collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Beasts at the Whites' House: A selection of ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol.1, n.p., 2020, p.227 (the fish, frog and toad water droppers) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing