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SALEROOM NEWS MARCH 2017 Lot 144 Lot 160
Lot 153
Full of Eastern Promise March auction preview Chorley's March sale takes place the week after the Cheltenham Festival and is sure to contain several winners. The Oriental section of the sale includes a single-owner collection of thirty lots which were collected from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. This includes a number of interesting pieces such as Lot 144 a socalled 'calligraphic' teapot owing to its unusual flattened and interlaced design. Although lacking its cover, the piece is in otherwise good condition and asks £800-1200.
A wucai porcelain jar recently made headlines when it achieved over £800,000 at a regional auction room; several pieces of wucai porcelain will be offered as part of this collection including Lot 153, an ovoid jar decorated with chrysanthemums and birds on a scale ground, which carries expectations of just £300-500. Lot 160, a pair of 19th Century famille noire vases of huge decorative appeal are offered at £1000-1500. A striking bronze ding (food container) Lot 155, has gold and silver coloured metal inlays of scrolling dragons, is set on three legs and has a carved hardwood stand and cover with jade mandarin duck finial; this rare form asks £1000-1500.
Elsewhere in the Oriental art section are textiles such as Lot 119, a Qing dynasty robe for a 4th ranking official, which is in good condition and estimated at £800£1200. As well as Chinese works of art, the sale offers interesting pieces from other Eastern countries including Japan, India and Persia. An Indian sandstone figure of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning, music and the creative arts looks attractive at £300-500, Lot 122, and a 19th Century Japanese netsuke in the form of a decorated elephant is delightful, estimate £1,000-£1,500, Lot 187. contd./..
Lot 187
Lot 155
Lot 119 Lot 122
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