11.11.2024 FINE ASIAN ART at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms, UK by doreandrees

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Front: lot 421 (detail)

Back: lot 449 (detail)

Fine Asian Art

Monday 11 November 2024

10:30am Lots 1-487

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London (selected highlights)

Sunday 3 November 12.00 – 17:00

Monday 4 November 10:00 – 18:00

Tuesday 5 November 10:00 - 14:00 at Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP

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Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP

Monday 4 November 14:00

SUSAN RUMFIT T

Passionate collector – how the Asian buyer is influencing the global jewellery market at auction

Monday 4 November 15:00

KATHARINE

BUTLER AND TUO ZHANG: Can AI Understand Art? Recent research using VLMs ( Visual language models) on Chinese Porcelain

Limited spaces are available RSVP: lynn strover@doreandrees com

Order of Sale

Lots 111-28 Chinese Early Wares

Lots 129-52 Chinese Bronzes

Lots 153-241 Chinese Ceramics, Snuff Bottles and Glass

From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland lots 123-149

Lots 242-324A Chinese Hardstones

The Collection of Dr. John Ferguson lots 247-252

A Private Collection of a British Collector lots 262-324A

Lots 325-329 Chinese Silver

Lots 330-337 Chinese Enamels

Lots 338-367 Chinese Textiles

Textiles from the Collection Kee Ming Yuet lots 338-361

Lots 368-377 Chinese Paintings and Books

Lots 378-417 Chinese Works of Ar t

Lots 418-460 Chinese Furniture

The Martin Laing Collection Part II lots 447-460

Lots 461-473 Japanese Works of Art, Ceramics and Furniture

Lots 474-487 South-East Asian Works of Art

Asian Chronology

I M P E R I A L C H I N A

Qin 221-207 BC

Han

Western Han 206 BC-AD 9

Xin AD 9-25

Eastern Han AD 25-220

Three Kingdoms

Shu (Han) 221-253

Wei 220-265

Wu 222-280

Southern dynasties (Six Dynasties)

Western Jin 253-316

Eastern Jin 317-420

Liu Song 420-479

Southern Qi 479-502

Liang 502-557

Chen 557-589

Northern Dynasties

Northern Wei 380-535

Eastern Wei 534-550

Western Wei 535-557

Northern Qi 550-577

Northern Zhou 557-581

Sui 589-618

Tang 618-906

Five Dynasties 907-960

Liao 907-1125

Song

Northern Song 960-1126

Southern Song 1127-1279

Jin 1115-1234

Yuan 1279-1368

Ming

Hongwu 1368-1308

Jianwen 1399-1402

Yongle 1403-1424

Hongxi 1425

Xuande 1426-1435

Zhengtong 1436-1449

Jingtai 1450-1456

Lianshun 1457-1464

Chenghua 1465-1487

Hongzhi 1488-1505

Zhengde 1506-1521

Jiajing 1522-1566

Longqing 1567-1572

Wanli 1573-1620

Taichang 1620

Tianqi 1621-1627

Chongzhen 1628-1644

Qing

Shunzhi 1644-1661

Kangxi 1662-1722

Yongzheng 1723-1735

Qianlong 1736-1795

Jiaqing 1796-1820

Daoguang 1821-1850

Xianfeng 1851-1861

Tongzhi 1862-1874

Guangxu 1875-1908

Xuantong 1909-1911 R E P U B L I C A N C H I N A

Republic 1912-1949

People’s Republic 1949-

Fine Asian Art

MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2024

Chinese Early Wares

1

A PAINTED ‘CHANG SHA’ POT TERY EWER

TANG DYNASTY (618-917)

长沙窑彩绘水注唐(618-917)

the straw-glazed ewer decorated with stylised designs

23cm high

Provenance: Collection of the Late Edward Seaton - No 23

£300-£500

A ‘YUE’ CHICKEN-HEAD POT TERY EWER

WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (AD 265-317)

鸡首壶西晋(265-317)

the globular body with a waisted neck and galleried rim, flanked by a chicken-head spout opposite a curved handle ending with a dragon head biting the mouth rim, the shoulders set with two lug handles 24cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton - No. 35.

£800-£1200

A GREY POT TRY VESSEL, DING

SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC)

灰陶鬲商(1600- 1100公元前)

19cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton

£300-£500

A LARGE PAIR OF QINGBAI FUNER ARY VASES SOUTHERN SONG DY

青白釉魂瓶南宋(1127-1279)

with bulbous bodies and tall tapered necks flanked by figural handles 51cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton.

£400-£600

A QINGBAI FUNERARY VASE SONG DYNASTY

青白釉魂瓶宋

the neck applied with figures and a coiled dragon 38cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton - No. 38.

£200-£300

6 A BLACK POT TERY T WO-HANDLED AMPHORA WESTERN HAN DYNASTY

黑陶双耳罐西汉

with two whorl -shaped reserves on each side and two broad strap handles attached from the mouth rim, the neck decorated with stylised geometric bands 17cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton - No 39

£300-£500

A GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A COCKEREL

HAN DYNASTY (202 BC - 220 AD)

陶型鸡汉

14cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton.

£200-£400

A PAINTED POT TERY FIGURE OF A HORSE AND RIDER

NORTHERN WEI DYNAST Y (AD 386-535)

彩绘骑马俑北魏(386- 535)

the military figure seated on an armoured horse

36cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, purchased from James Murphy, Coins and Antiquities, circa 2005

£800-£1200

A POT TERY FIGURE OF A MUSICIAN

HAN DYNASTY OR LATER

音乐人陶俑坐像

modelled as a seated musician playing a guqin (Chinese zither) 35cm high

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, formerly the Collection of the Late Edward Seaton

£300-£500

10

AN UNGLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING COURT LADY

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

彩绘侍女俑唐(618-907)

the standing figure wearing a flowing jacket with traces of original green pigment above a skirt with traces of original black pigment, her head with tied and modelled hair, with a wood stand

32cm high

Provenance: From a Private London Collection, purchased from S Marchant and Son, London 20th June 1989

Note: Sold with a Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, dated 23rd Oct 1986

£800-£1000

A GLAZED FIGURE OF A DOG

HAN DYNASTY (206BC-220AD)

卧型黄釉陶犬汉(206公元前- 220公元)

the recumbent animal with its head turned to one side 31cm long.

Provenance: From the private collection of a British collector who lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan for over 30 years During this time, he travelled extensively throughout Asia in his work, and in free time studied and collected Asian Arts and Culture.

Note: For a similar recumbent dog covered in a brown glaze, please see Christie’s New York, 11 January 2007, lot 369

£800-£1000

12 A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED

TANG DYNASTY (618-906AD)

TRIPOD CENSER

三彩三足炉唐(618-906公元)

of globular form raised on three short cabriole legs 8cm diameter

Provenance: From Orientique Gallery, Hong Kong From the private collection of a British collector who lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan for over 30 years. During this time, he travelled extensively throughout Asia in his work, and in free time studied and collected Asian Arts and Culture

£2000-£2500

T WO GLAZED POT TERY FIGURES

TANG DYNASTY (618-906AD)

黄绿彩人俑一对唐(618-906)

modelled as standing officials in green and amber glaze 24 6cm and 22 7cm high

Provenance: Orientique Gallery, Hong Kong From the private collection of a British collector who lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan for over 30 years During this time, he travelled extensively throughout Asia in his work, and in free time studied and collected Asian Arts and Culture.

£600-£800

14

A JIAN ‘HARES FUR’ GLAZED BOWL

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279AD)

黑釉兔毫盏南宋(1127- 1279)

the blackish brown glaze streaked with russet hares fur markings, the glaze running short around the foot 12 5cm diameter

£300-£400

15

A JIZHOU CONICAL PAPERCUT BOWL

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

吉州窑剪纸贴花盏南宋

resist decorated with prunus blossoms on a mottled brown ground, the glaze running short around the foot 10 8cm diameter

Provenance: From the private collection of a British collector who lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan for over 30 years. During this time, he travelled extensively throughout Asia in his work, and in free time studied and collected Asian Arts and Culture

Note: For a similar papercut prunus bowl, see Sotheby’s New York, 17 March 2021, lot 102

£2500-£3500

A SMALL DINGYAO ‘LOTUS’ BOWL

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

定窑划花盏宋 (960-1279)

interior incised with a single lotus stem 9cm diameter

£500-£700

A SMALL AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ CUP, COVER AND STAND YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

青花盖碗茶盏元(1279-1368)

painted with a band of lotus scrolls within a band of lappets 6 1cm

Note: For a similar example, please see A Collection of China’s Ceramic Gems, Underglaze Blue Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, June 1999, p19.

£3000-£3500

A CHINESE CELADON EWER

SONG DYNASTY OR LATER

越州青瓷水注宋或以后

finely potted pear shaped ewer with a spout, with celadon glaze, with a wooden box

19cm high

£500-£600

A BLACK GLAZED PEAR SHAPED VASE ‘YU HU CHUN PING’, JIN/YUAN DYNAST Y 黑釉’玉壶春‘瓶金/元

the pear-shaped vase with the lip stretched out stands on a slightly exposed foot The attractive black glaze has finegrained light specks, which condense to the lip and over the foot to rust-brown speckles.

29 5cm high

£1200-£1500

A JIAN BLACK GLAZED BOWL

SONG DYNASTY

建窑黑瓷盏宋

with deep conical sides, the interior and exterior covered with a lustrous dark black glaze

9 3cm diameter

£3000-£5000

A JIAN ‘HARE’S FUR’ BOWL

SONG DYNASTY, 12/13TH CENTURY

建窑兔毫盏宋

with deeply rounded sides and a ‘finger-groove’ rim, covered on the interior a thick, lustrous glaze with brown ‘hare’s fur’ streaks, the lower part of the bowl and underside unglazed showing dark brown stoneware body

9 4cm diameter

£5000-£7000

A JIAN ‘OIL-SPOT’ BOWL

SONG DYNASTY, 12/13TH CENTURY

建窑油滴盏宋

with deep conical sides, the interior and exterior covered with a lustrous dark brown glaze suffused with silvery black streaks, the glaze ending irregularly around the foot to expose a dark grey stoneware body

13cm diameter

Note: Oil -spot tea bowls were initially produced in the Jian kilns by decreasing the temperature during firing while the glazes were still boiling. This had the effect of fixing iron-rich spots before they ran down as streaks As the spots crystallised as magnetite, the spots took on a silvery sheen This effect was copied in the North of China in the Song and Jin periods by applying iron-rich slip beneath standard black glazes

£25000-£35000

A HUTIAN QINGBAI INCENSE STICK HOLDER SONG/ YUAN DYNASTY

湖田窑青白香插宋/元

a Hutian Qingbai incense burner in a pear-shaped vase raised on an around dish base with triple feet Bluish green glaze

10 5cm high

£5000-£7000

A GROUP OF FIVE PAINTED POTTERY VESSEL NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC

前2100年） comprising three twin handled amphoras, a jug and a two handled basin (5) largest, 27cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500

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25

A LARGE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY JAR

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

绿釉陶罐一组汉 (公元前206-公元 220)

the baluster sides with twin taotie mask, 32cm high; together with TWO SMALLER SIMLAR

EXAMPLES, 15cm & 15 5cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham. See lot 35 for further information

£400-£600

AN ‘OIL SPOT’ JIAN BOWL SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

黑釉油滴盏宋

covered in a black glaze suffused with a pattern of ‘oil spots’, stopping in an irregular line and pooling above the foot, revealing the buff pottery body

11 5cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information.

£300-£500

A SMALL ‘HARE’S FUR’ BOWL

SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

兔毫盏宋

covered in a rich lustrous black glaze streaked with brown ‘hare’s fur’ markings thinning to a dark russet-brown at the rim and pooling around the foot to reveal the buff ware 9cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£200-£300

A LARGE BLACK POT TERY T WIN-HANDLED AMPHORA HAN DYNASTY

黑陶双耳罐汉

with incised decoration around neck, and raised decoration to body, with two Oxford Authentication certificates, dated 17th September 1997 & 3rd July 2024

32cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information.

Note: for a near identical example see: Sotheby’s, London, As It Unfolds: Property From the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead, 10th Nov 2022, lot 18

£400-£600

Chinese Bronzes

A CAST BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU

HAN DYNASTY

铜扁壶汉

of flatted ovoid form, the sides applied with two taotie mask and loose ring handles

31cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information.

£300-£500

A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING

HAN DYNASTY

青铜鼎及盖汉

of plain compressed globular form, the shallow cover with three loop handles, the shoulders with two further U-shaped upright handles, raised on three cabriole feet

16cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham. See lot 35 for further information

£400-£600

FOUR ARCHAIC BRONZE STEAMERS

HAN DYNASTY

青铜炉及盖汉

comprising two covered vessels, one with taotie mask and loop handles, and two with trellis pierced bases, one with taotie mask and looses loop handles

largest 16cm high, 19 5cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£400-£600

A BRONZE ARCHAIC STEAMER

HAN DYNASTY

青铜甗汉

of compressed globular form with two taotie mask and loose loop handles

18cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information.

£300-£500

T WO ARCHAIC BRONZE STEAMING BASKETS

HAN DYNASTY

青铜炉两件汉

one with U-shaped upright handles and the other with taotie mask and loose loop handles

21cm & 13cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£400-£600

A ARCHAIC BRONZE GARLIC-HEAD VASE, HU

HAN DYNASTY

青铜蒜头瓶汉

the tall neck with a ‘garlic-bulb’ rim and a plain cast band, the compressed globular body on a spreading cylindrical foot

37cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500

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A LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘INSCRIBED’ WATER BASIN (JIAN) EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

the sides decorated with three wide bands of entwined archaistic scrolls, the everted rim applied with for pronounced d -shaped mask and loop handles 45cm wide

Provenance: The Denis and Oliver Barnham Collection

Note: Denis Barnham (1921-1981) was a pilot, artist, teacher, author and a collector of Chinese porcelain and works of art Denis was a spitfire pilot during the Second World War and flew during The Siege of Malta in 1942 He went on to publish a book about the events during the siege. He appears in the book ‘Provenance’ by Roy Davids & Dominic Jellinek, where it notes that he lived in Wimborne Dorset, and that he was more of a vendor with the firm Bluett’s than a buyer having only made one purchase from the firm in 1950, but sold a number of pieces from his collection during the late 1940’s and 1950’s Along with his wife Diana the Barnham’s held two loan exhibitions at the Oriental Ceramics Society in 1949

Oliver Barnham (b1944) Executive with HSBC in the far East between 1966-2000, posted in Borneo, Hong Kong, India, Japan and China Like his father before him Oliver was a keen collector of Chinese Art with a particular interest in bronzes and early pottery wares. Today he is a keen collector of military tanks and is a trustee of the Bovington tank Museum in Dorset

Note: For a similar example similar basin sold at auction see: Sotheby’s New York, Important Chinese Art, 22nd Sept 2021, lot 17.

£2000-£4000

A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL ‘DING’

EASTERN ZHOU(771-256 BC)

青铜乳钉雷纹鼎西周(771-256 公元前)

the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ‘Ding’ is a bronze tripod vessel with a cover, featuring a body adorned with studs and a repeating motif. It has a pair of scrolled upright handles and a lid topped with a circular finial The cover’s peak is graced with a group of carved inscriptions, and two character can be read as ‘temple’ and ‘King’ 26cm high, 30cm diam

Provenance: From the Private Collection of a renowned Somerset Jeweller acquired from Nicholas Pitcher, London

£6000-£9000

A TRIPOD BRONZE VESSEL ‘DING’

EASTERN ZHOU DYNSASY (771-256BC)

青铜三足鼎及盖西周(771-256 公元前)

the Zhou Dynasty ‘Ding’ is a bronze tripod vessel with a cover, featuring a body adorned with studs and a repeating motif It has a pair of scrolled upright handles and a lid topped with a circular finial The cover’s peak is graced with a group of carved inscriptions.

36cm high x 37cm wide

Provenance: The Desmond Morris collection

£4000-£6000

38 A BRONZE TRIPOD INSCRIBED FOOD VESSEL

EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (711-256BC)

青铜三足鼎西周(771- 256 公元前)

the rounded body with two looped handles raised on three cabriole legs, cast with pendant motifs below a wide band of leiwen, the underside with rows of archaic script 23cm wide

Note: For a similar example with a cover, please see Christie’s Paris, 20 June 2017, lot 123

£2500-£3000

39 A CHINESE BRONZE HU VASE

SONG DYNASTY

铜方壶宋

bronze Fang Hu vase in the Han archaistic style with two ‘Tiaotie’ mask handles 35cm high

£2500-£3000

A CHINESE ELEPHANT HANDLE BRONZE VASE MING DYNASTY

铜象耳瓶明

a bronze bottle vase, designed in the archaistic style, features two elephant head handles, on the neck and body, which are adorned with a square-shaped pattern, and comes with a carved wooden stand

21cm high

£2500-£3000

A PAIR OF BRONZE HORSE HEAD WITH CHINESE POEM 20TH CENTURY

铜马首对

nicely casted of bronze horse head with ‘Zhu Xia Wei Zhi’ mark with Tang dynasty poem of horses by Li He 59cm high

£1500-£2500

A GILT BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ SCROLL WEIGHT

PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

铜鎏金龙或为唐代

bronze dragon with gold gilding, one of his front claws raising up.

6 5cm x 12 5cm

£10000-£15000

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, HU

LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

铜饕餮耳方壶晚明

the square section baluster sides with applied mask and loop handles 17 5cm high

Provenance: From a Private London Collection, acquired from Christies, South Kinsington, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, 11th Nov 2015

£800-£1000

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISAT T VA IN WESTERN WEI STYLE, 19/20TH CENTURY

铜鎏金观音像

19/20世纪

with a wood stand, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown standing in tribangha on a waisted double lotus base, holding a willow branch in the raised right hand and a kamandalu (‘holy water’ bottle) in the pendent left hand, and wearing jewelled necklaces 13cm high

£300-£500

A GILDED SEATED BRONZE BUDDHA ON LION THRONE IN THE NORTHEN WEI-STYLE, 19/20TH CENTURY

铜鎏金佛像北魏风格19/20世纪

the figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lion throne with two lions, with hands held in dyanasanamudra, and wears a square shawl that is draped around the body in parallel folds 13cm high

£300-£500

A GILT BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST, HAN ST YLE

20TH CENTURY

铜鎏金辟邪汉风格20世纪

the mythical beast probably is ‘taotie’, the ancient mythical animal in Chinese history

14cm x 12cm

£500-£1000

A PAIR OF BRONZE DOGS, SCROLL WEIGHTS

QING DYNAST Y

铜卧犬型镇纸清

the recumbent animal seated with its legs tucked beneath, the head raised and facing forward 7cm long

Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired in Cambridge

Note: A similar example was sold in Bonhams Knightsbridge ‘Animals of imagination: depicting and reinventing nature in Chinese art’,31/10/2023, Lot 344

£200-£300

A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER ,WITH FOUR CHAR ACTER MARK

19TH CENTURY

冲耳铜香炉清 19世纪

tripod incense burner with four characters mark, the rim surmounted by a pair of loop handles.

19cm x 22cm

Provenance: English private collection acquired in Cheshire

£200-£300

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER WITH BEASTS MASK HANDLES, WITH SIX-CHARACTER XUANDE MARK

17TH/18TH CENTURY

三足兽首铜香炉大明宣德年制 17/18世纪

a tripod incense burner with two mythical beast mask ‘Da Ming Xuan De Nian Zhi’ Mark.

11cm x 13cm

Provenance: English Private Collection

£200-£300

A BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHANGFEI

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

张飞骑马铜像晚明

depicting Zhangfei from ‘the Romance of the Three Kingdom’ on horse, raised on a cast rectangular stand

32cm high (including stand)

£1000-£1500

AN CHINESE BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

海水龙纹铜瓶清 18/19世纪

the sides cast in high relief with a ferocious scaly dragon chasing a flaming pearl, between bands of animals and sea creatures amidst crashing waves, key-fret and ruyi heads

39cm high

£800-£1200

A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

XUANDE MARK, 17/18 CENTURY ‘宣德年制’兽面三足铜炉 17/18世纪

the body is carved with a dragon crossing the sea, and the leg features a mystical beast, likely a ‘Xiezhi’ The side of the rim bears the mark ‘Da Ming Xuan De Wu Nian Zuo Zhao’, indicating that this censer was crafted during the fifth year of the Xuande reign, made by Wu Bang Zuo.

25cm high

£500-£600

Chinese Ceramics, Snuﬀ Bottles and Glass

A MING -ST YLE BLUE AND WHITE DEER FIGURE

19TH CENTURY

青花鹿型瓷塑 19世纪

decorated throughout in tones of underglaze blue with flowers and leafy stems, modelled standing over a tree stump with lingzhi fungus, raised on a rectangular base

25.5cm high

£800-£1200

THREE ‘NANKING-CARGO’ TANKARDS QING DYNASTY, MID 18TH CENTURY

decorated with fenced garden 10cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500

A BLUE AND WHITE KRA AK WINE POT

WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)

青花花卉纹酒壶万历

of lobed globular form with an arched loop handle and curved spout, the sides painted with floral panels 18cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500 Each

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLYING-CRANES’ DISH

KANGXI PERIOD WITH A SIX CHARACTER MARK QI SHI BAO

DING ZHI ZHEN (PRECIOUS AS A TREASURED DING OF RARE STONE)

青花云鹤纹奇石宝鼎之真清康熙 (1662- 1722)

painted in tones of underglaze blue with flying cranes amidst three of the eight treasures

(Babao)

15 5cm diam

Note: For small Shunzhi bowl with the same mark to the base see Christie’s New York, ‘The Collection of Julia and John Curtis’, 16th March 2015, lot 3537.

£800-£1200

A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL

MING DYNASTY, 16/17TH CENTURY

青花花卉纹碗 16/17世纪

a blue and white bowl painted to the interior with three leaves and birds in medallion

13.5cm Diameter

£500-£600

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED ANTIQUES’ GU-FORM VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花’博古纹‘花孤清康熙

the sides decorated with various vases, vessels, precious objects and stylised lotus panels, all between key-fret bands

26 5cm high

£200-£400

A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK

QIANLONG SEAL MARK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

青花锦纹蒜头绶带扁壶大清乾隆年制 18/19世纪

modelled after a Middle Eastern metal prototype, finely painted on the convex sides of the body with a medallion enclosing a brocade design emanating from a central star shaped panel enclosing a lotus blossom encircled by further panels with foliage, lotus scrolls, lozenges and crashing waves, the shoulders painted with pink and lotus sprays, below the handles with lappet terminals rising to the globular garlic-shaped mouth with lappet panels, all supported on a spreading foot with lappet and floral patterns

17 5cm high

£40000-£60000

A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHOUMEDALLION’ BOTTLE VASE

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

青花团寿纹瓶大清乾隆年制 19/20世纪 the sides finely painted with Shou and ruyi medallions, beneath a band of further ruyi heads, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark 13cm high

Provenance: From a Private Somerset Collection

£200-£300

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LONGEVIT Y’ BOWL

DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1820-1850)

青花八吉祥寿字图纹碗大清道光年制清(1820-1850) decorated with four roundels, enclosing four stylised characters, within lotus scrolls below a band of the Eight Buddhist symbols, bajixiang, the interior decorated with a central Shou character encircled buy auspicious items 17 8cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Somerset Collection

Note: For a similar bowl sold at auction see; Sotheby’s New York, Important Chinese Art, 23rd Sept 2022, lot 383

£800-£1200

A BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED MING -ST YLE

‘LOTUS VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

青花‘玉壶春’瓶清 18世纪

the body decorated with a continuous lotus meander below upright stiff leaves around the neck, the blue with simulated heaping and piling

33cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy.

£400-£600

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BRUSHPOT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

青花神仙人物笔筒清 19/20世纪

the cylindrical sides painted with a scene depicting a story of inviting Immortals from the “Investiture Of The Gods” also known by its Chinese names “Fengshen Yanyi” is a 16thcentury Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

18 5cm high

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£500-£1000

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DEER & CR ANES’ BALUSTER VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花‘鹿鹤同春’瓶康熙(1662- 1722)

the sides painted with deer and cranes within a continuous landscape scene

25cm high

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

Impor tant Note: This item has been reduced in height, and would have originally been a Yen Yen vase with a tall trumpetform neck.

£100-£200

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED ANTIQUES’ JAR

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花‘博古纹’罐康熙

the cylindrical sides painted with antiques vessels and auspicious symbols

13cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£150-£250

A BLUE AND WHITE SCALLOPED DISH

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花仕女纹盘清康熙

decorated with a narrative scene depicting figures in a mountain landscape, with a border of blossoming leafy stems, apocryphal Chenghua mark

19 5cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£200-£300

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHOENIX’ VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花凤纹瓶清康熙

the baluster sides painted with two phoenix amidst cloud scrolls and auspicious items

18cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£500-£800

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED -ANTIQUES’ COVERED JARS

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花‘博古纹’盖罐清康熙

the cover and sides painted with panels of auspicious items and vessel, reserved against a ground of peonies and scrolling leafy tendrils 23cm high (including wooden finials)

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£1500-£2500

A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹瓶清康熙

the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue with alternating panels of flowers and auspicious items 16cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£400-£600

70 A FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘CHILONG’ BALUSTER JAR

K ANGXI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清康熙青花夔龙纹罐大清康熙年制 (1662-1722)

the sides finely painted in tones of underglaze blue with two stylised chilongdragons above a band of upright blades flanked by stylised archaistic phoenix and lotus blooms

15cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

Note: This vase was produced by the Qing imperial kiln during the Kangxi period, functioning as both a decorative vessel and exemplifying extreme rarity, both historically and in contemporary contexts Presently, only two comparable specimens are housed in the collections of the National Palace Museum in Beijing and Taipei. This vase epitomizes high quality and is noted for its excellent condition The design features a straight mouth, a short neck, and a tapered body, all rendered in an elegant silhouette The glaze is characterized by a firm and lustrous finish The shoulders of the jar are embellished with two Kui dragons, strategically positioned one in the front and one in the rear that encircle the piece. The claws, tails, and beards of the Kui dragons are stylized in “lingzhi” form, effectively conveying a dynamic sense of movement Additionally, a series of eight Kui phoenix patterns are depicted near the base, intersecting to evoke the imagery of lotus flowers. The overall composition is coherent and distinctive, with the painting marked by precision and smoothness The blue dragons achieve a striking balance against the surrounding white space, complemented by a double-ring mark inscribed with “Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi”, which serves to underscore the exquisite craftsmanship characteristic of the Kangxi imperial kilns. Two comparable examples from the Palace Museum collection :

A similar one was published in ‘The Forbidden Palace Museum Collection of The Qing Imperial Porcelain’ Volume 1, 2005, pages 154-155, image No 43 Another similar example can be found in the Palace Museum Taipei, No. 004969N000000000

£10000-£20000

71 A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD VASE

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹瓶清康熙

the trumpet-shaped neck decorated with a band of stiff leaf, the ovoid body with alternating panels of archaistic bronze vessels and rockwork issuing flowers, between bands of ruyi heads

26 5cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£700-£900

72 A BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE , GU

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花芭蕉纹花孤清康熙

decorated in underglaze blue in the archaic-style with plantain leaves and centred by a band of stylised motifs 18cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection.

£300-£500

A BLUE AND WHITE SILVER MOUNTED VASE

PORCELAIN KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹茶叶罐组清康熙

the sides decorated with alternate panels of flowers and precious items, 18cm high (including later silver mount); together with A BLUE AND WHITE TEA CADDY, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY, with paktong-type mounts, 10cm high (2)

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£100-£200

A BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL JAR

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹罐清康熙 the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue with flowering urns and auspicious items 13cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection

£100-£200

TWO BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹瓷碟瓷盆组清 one with a cafe-au-lait back, 13 5cm diam; togeether with TWO SMALL BLUE AND WHITE TUREENS, QIANLONG PERIOD (4)

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection.

£80-£120

76 A FINE CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE DEEP ‘KR AAK’ BASIN

WANLI, 1573-1619

青花花鸟克拉克纹盘万历 1537-1619

painted in the centre with two pairs of geese, one standing on a rocky promontory, one swimming in a river landscape and a pair in flight, amongst elaborate lotus leaves and rockwork beneath the sun, with a wide cavetto with panels of precious objects including fan, scrolls, ‘ruyi’-sceptre beneath a foliate rim with mythical animal masks, the underside with classic ‘Kraak’ decoration

36cm diameter

Japanese wood box

Provenance: From an old Japanese Private Collection

£4000-£6000

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR

K ANGXI, 1662-1722

青花‘博古纹’盖罐清康熙

decorated with panels containing treasured objects, all amongst a cracked -ice and prunus ground, with wood cover 24cm high including cover

Provenance: Formerly in a Private Collection in Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, acquired in the 1920s or earlier and thence by family descent

£1000-£1500

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘KOSOMETSUKE’ DISH

TIANQI, 1620-1627

青花人物纹盘天启 1620- 1627

decorated with a scholar and boy, the border with petal flower heads

20cm diameter

Note: Included by T Edo Inouye & Son, in their exhibition of ‘Collected and Selected Seventy-Seven Dishes from the Late Ming, Seventeenth-Century, Kosometsuke,’ no. 59

£300-£500

A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE GU-SHAPED VASE

KANGXI, 1662-1722

青花兽面芭蕉纹花孤清康熙

painted in a rich cobalt blue in an archaistic style with ‘taotie’masks on a diaper-cell ground between whorl bands to the shallow barrel -shaped central section between leaf lappets to the spreading lower section and trumpet-shaped upper secti 24 4cm and 23 4cm high

Provenance: Bequest of William Rhinelander Stewart, 1929. Formerly in the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Ar 1929-2024

£200-£400

A BLUE AND WHITE WINE CUP

TWO BLUE AND WHITE ‘TEK SING’ CARGO DISHES

青花卷草纹碟两件清

the Tek Sing shipwreck sunk in 1822 and was recovered in 1999

15.5cm & 18cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Cumbrian Collection, acquired from the Nagel Auctions, Tek Sing Treasures sale, Nov 2000

£300-£500

CHENGHUA SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

明成化

the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue and lotus 5 8cm diameter

Note: For a similar Doucai cup, see A Legacy of Chenghua Reigh Excavated from Zushan Jongdhezen, Tsui Museum of Art, 1993. p, 265, C88. This was an Imperial Jingdezhen kiln reject and would have received additional Doucai enamelling

£1500-£2500

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS BOUQUET’

PORCELAIN DISH

MING STYLE, 19/20TH CENTURY

青花把莲大盘 19/20世纪

blue and white charger of this shape and design represent the most classic decoration of the Yongle period during the early Ming dynasty The lotus bouquet motif, with its unexpected combination of lotus flowers, leaves and water weeds, tied with a ribbon, evokes strikingly colored lotus ponds in full bloom during summer

33 5cm diameter

£400-£600

A BLUE AND WHITE DR AGON DISH

TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

青花龙纹盘 17世纪

the interior painted with a five-claws dragon amidst clouds in a medallion, and surrounded with auspicious symbols 19.5cm diameter

£100-£200

A LARGE CHINESE UNDRGLAZE BLUE AND COPPER RED ‘WUFU’ BOWL

WITH QIANLONG MARK OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795 AD)

青花釉里红’鸿福齐天‘碗清乾隆(1736- 1795)

nicely painted around the exterior of the deep U-shaped body with five underglaze-red bats flying amidst underglaze-blue “Ruyi” headed cloud scrolls, all supported on a short straight foot encircled by three thin lines

19 8cm diameter

Provenance: English private collection

£400-£600

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED ‘LOTUS’ DISH WANLI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

painted in tones of underglaze blue on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a Tibetan character encircled by ruyi heads, from which radiate two rows of lotus petals, the outer row enclosing stylised spiral motifs, and painted to the underside with alternating Tibetan characters and floral sprays above a row of projecting petal tips

19 3cm diam

Note: For a similar dish see; Christie’s New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II, 15 September 2011, lot 1476.

£15000-£20000

KANGXI BLUE & WHITE CUP, AND COPPER RED BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY

康熙青花仕女纹杯及红釉水丞清

delicately potted brush washer, and the small cup decorated with court ladies with a character mark

7 8cm

Provenance: English private collection

£300-£400

A BLUE AND WHITE DISH 20TH CENTURY

青花”人物纹” 盘大清乾隆年制

decorated in tones of underglaze blue with a narrative scene, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark

20cm diam

£300-£500

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHOENIX’ DISH

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花凤纹盘清康熙

centrally painted with phoenix and lotus stems encircled by a band of stylised continuous scrolls, within a wide band of alternating panels of stylised flowers and phoenix

35 5cm diam

£2500-£3500

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRA AK-ST YLE’ DISH

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花卉纹盘清康熙

the dish decorated with radiating panels of flowers

38cm diam

£300-£500

A BLUE AND WHITE MOON FLASK

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

青花抱月瓶清 19世纪

painted to either sides with mountain landscape views

35cm high

£500-£800

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE VASES

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

青花缠枝莲贯耳瓶对清 18/19世纪

the baluster sides painted with a continuous leafy tendrils between bands of banana leaves to the shoulder and foot, the cylindrical neck with a two tubular handles and decorated with a band of key fret and crashing waves, each bears a Qianlong six character mark

13cm high

£400-£600

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE WINE CUP WITH POEM QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

青花’夜游赤壁‘诗文杯清(1644-1911)

depicted the scene of scholarly visitor on the boat on one side and anther side with poem of ‘Night visiting of the Red Cliff’ by Sushi

6cm high

£300-£500

A BLUE AND WHITE MING-ST YLE BRUSH WASHER 20TH CENTURY

青花海水纹水盂 20世纪 the sides and interior painted in tones of underglaze blue with crashing waves, apocryphal Xuande six character mark 9cm diam

£200-£300

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘INVESTITURE OF THE GODS’ DISH

CHENGHUA CHARACTER MARK, K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花‘封神演义’ 纹盘两件清康熙

decorated with a scene of Jiang Fishing from the ‘Investiture of the Gods’ series, 20 5cm diam; together with A BLUE AND WHITE DISH, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), with a narrative scene from the same series 21cm diam (2)

£400-£600

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON AND CARP’ DISH

XUANDE CHARACTER MARK , KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花鱼龙纹盘两件清康熙

decorated with a dragon and carp amidst a turbulent sea, within a border of crashing waves and stylised flowerhead motifs, 20 5cm diam; together with A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), painted with two confronting ferocious dragons, within a border of crashing waves and stylised flowerhead motifs, 21 5cm diam (2)

£400-£600

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED -ANTIQUES’ CENSER

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

清康熙博古纹香炉

the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue with with the ‘Hundred Antiques’ amongst auspicious Daoist and Buddhist emblems, the pierced hardwood cover with a white jade ‘boy’ finial, raised on a wooden stand

24cm wide

Provenance: From a Private Kent Collection

£5000-£8000

A GOOD CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

青花花鸟纹瓶清康熙

the baluster sides with four large raised cartouches each finely painted with rockwork issuing blossoming plants with birds and butterflies, reserved against a trellis ground and raised on a spreading foot

26cm high

£4000-£6000

T WO UNDERGLAZE-BLUE CELADON-GLAZED VASES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

豆青釉青花瑞狮‘博古纹’瓶对清 19世纪

33cm & 34cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500

TURQUOISE GALZED MEIPING VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18/19TH CENTURY

松石绿釉梅瓶清

turquoise blue glazed vase in the classic shape of Meiping from the Song dynasty 20cm high

£1000-£1500

100

A BLUE-GLAZED BOT TLE VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

祭蓝釉天球瓶清 18世纪

the baluster body and tall neck covered all over in a rich blueglaze, drilled 32cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy

£80-£120

101

A COPPER-RED -GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

清乾隆祭红釉’玉壶春‘瓶大清乾隆年制

covered in a rich copper-red glaze, the interior and the base left to white 23cm high

Provenance: From a Dorset Collection

Note: For a near identical vase see: Bonhams, Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 29th May 2022, Lot 143

£2000-£4000

102

A R ARE INCISED YELLOW-GROUND ‘MEDALLION’ BOWL

K ANGXI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

清康熙黄釉团花纹碗大清康熙年制

the exterior with four incised floral medallions interspersed with clouds above a band of upright lappets, the interior with a further central floral medallion 12cm diam

Provenance: Private Somerset Collection

Note: For a near identical bowl see; Bonhams London, Fine Chinese Art, 5th Nov 2020, lot 30

£800-£1200

104

103

A LARGE FLAMBÉ-GLAZED BOT TLE VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

红釉天球瓶清 18/19世纪

covered in a rich raspberry-red glaze with streaks of lavender

41cm high

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£300-£400

A YIXING DOUBLE GOURD WALL VASE

20TH CENTURY

宜兴葫芦挂瓶 20世纪

yixing clay has been moulded into the shape of double-gourd and with leaves and vines With opened section as a flower vase hanging on the wall.

20cm high

£200-£400

105

A YIXING MODEL OF A MONK AND A SMALL RECUMBENT RAM

20TH CENTURY

宜兴罗汉摆件 20世纪 the figure seated and hunched over looking down at the animal 12cm long

£100-£150

106

A SMALL CLAIR-DE-LUNE VASE WITH MOUTED METAL BASE

QIANLONG MARK, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

天蓝釉观音瓶大清乾隆年制 19/20世纪

a finely crafted vase with an elegant neck and a pale blue glaze The base is adorned with round -shaped metalwork resting on triple feet, featuring the sixcharacter ‘Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi’ mark.

18cm high

£7000-£8000

107 A CHINESE YIXING ZISHA TEAPOT WITH MARK

20TH CENTURY

宜兴紫砂壶 20世纪

nicely potted zisha teapot with flower and leaves decoration on the body, signed by artist Jiang Kong, 20th century 14cm

From a south France collection

£300-£400

108 A CELADON GALZED ‘LOTUS’ DISH QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

清乾隆青釉莲花纹大盘 (1736-1795)

the dish is nicely potted with curved sides and a foliate rim, supported on a straight foot It is moulded to the interior with overlapping lotus petals, emanating outwards from a central bud The glaze is of a pale greenish-blue tone, thinning to white at the rim, with unglazed base

33cm diameter

Provenance: French private collection

Note: A comparable piece sold in Christie’s FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 13 May 2014, London, King Street

£500-£600

109 A LARGE BLUE GLAZED DEERHEAD HANDLE VASE

19TH CENTURY

祭蓝釉鹿首尊清 19世纪

decorated in a deep-blue glaze, with moulded deer heads on each side

27 5cm high

Provenance: English Private Collection

£200-£300

110

A POWDER BLUE-GLAZED BOT TLE VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK , 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

洒蓝天球瓶清 18/19世纪

covered all over in a rich mottled sapphire-blue glaze, reduced in height

15cm high

£600-£800

111

A FLAMBE-GLAZED BALUSTER VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

窑变釉橄榄瓶清 18/19世纪

the sides covered all over in a rich, mottled, crushed strawberry-red glaze streaked in milky lavender-blue

21cm high

£300-£500

112

A LARGE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURES OF GUANYIN WITH PRINCE SUDANA VISTING AT MT POTALAK LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD

晚清/民国德化童子拜观音像

a large ‘Dehua’ figure of Guanyin was seated on the Putou mountain with the lower right side of Prince Sudana from Indian (as a small child) visiting her seeking for the enlightenment 35cm high

Provenance: English Private Collection

Note: Guanyin, the Chinese name of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the compassionate saviour in Buddhism, was originally worshipped in the form of an Indian prince Beginning in the Song period (960–1279), however, the Chinese transformed the bodhisattva into the Goddess of Mercy, depicted as a beautiful Chinese woman

In the Buddhist scripture the Garland Sutra (Huayan jing), the devout youth Sudhana visited fifty-three teachers including Guanyin He is shown here as the small child in the lower right attending the goddess at Mount Potalaka (or Putuo Island) in the southern sea, which was considered a spiritual abode of Guanyin.

£300-£500

113

A THREE BLANC DE CHINE DAOIST IMMORTALS ON WOOD STANDS EARLY 20TH CENTURY

德化道教人物像 20世纪

a group of blanc de chine Daoist figure has been nicely modelled 16cm high

£30-£50

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

114

A BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF ZHENWU

1ST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

德化真武大帝像 17世紀

sometimes referred to as Perfect Warrior, Dark Lord of the Northern Quadrant, this warlike figure is seated on a rocky throne with his left arm raised in a gesture of deterrence – whilst a snake and the head of a tortoise project from the rocks below He wears chest and thigh armour under his robe with a cap on his head whilst characteristic long hair falls to his shoulders 23.5cm high

Note: One of the most important gods of the Ming dynasty and considered a special patron deity of the Ming imperial family, in particular the Yongle emperor (r 1403-24), who credited the god for his ascension to the throne and undertook massive temple construction projects on Wudang Shan in Hubei province, the mountain sacred to the deity The Qing imperial family also honoured the Perfected Warrior and a temple dedicated to him still stands at the northernmost hall along the central axis of the Forbidden City Provenance: The Anthony Lovett Collection. Acquired from Lawrence’s Auctioneers of Crewkerne, Somerset, 3 November 2005, Lot 624

Related Example: An example of this model is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Accession No: 79 2 481

A similar example can be seen in “Blanc De Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain” by John Ayers, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, Item No 41, Page 90. £4000-£6000

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A LARGE ‘BLANC DE CHINE’ FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA

BODHISAT T VA ON ELEPHANT

LATE QING / REPULIC PERIOD

德化白瓷普贤菩萨像晚清/民国

the elephant finely modelled standing foursquare and turning its large head to its right, wearing a tasselled collar and its back draped with a folded lotus leaf and lotus-bud tied in a ribbon, beneath a large lotus base supporting the female deity seated in meditation, her right hand grasping further lotus bud and leaves, dressed in elaborate robes and adorned with jewelled lotus pectoral, armbands, all framed by long fluttering scarves

41cm high

Provenance: English Private Collection

Note: The modeLling of the elephant is impressively executed and a very similar model of a bodhisattva riding an elephant, derived from classical Buddhist iconography of Samantabhadra identified with the elephant, is illustrated R Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Berkeley, 2002, pp 203-4, and frontispiece A related figure was sold in Sotheby’s NY, 9th November 2005, lot 774

£300-£500

A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE SEALS

17TH/18TH CENTURY

德化印章对 17/18世纪

a pair of small modelled square porcelain seal with seated monkey on top

3cm high

£300-£400

117

A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE BUDDHIST LIONS INCENSE HOLDERS

17TH/ 18TH CENTURY

德化狮子香插两件清 17/18世纪

a pair of Chinese blanc de Chine incense holder modelled as a Buddhist lion with a bell and tassel around its neck, seated on a rectangular plinth, and holding a ribbon in its mouth attached to a ball which is under its foot

12cm high

Provenance: English private collection

£50-£100

118

A LARGE CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO VASE, MEIPING

19TH/20TH CENTURY

磁州窑刻花梅瓶 19/20世纪

in the Song Cizhou style, of shouldered slender form, incised with a band of peony flower scroll and leaves, within formal petal bands

45cm high

Provenance: English private collection

£100-£200

119

A CARVED BISCUIT COPPER-GLAZED VASE

WANG BINGRONG ZUO MARK , LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

晚清/民国酱釉瓷瓶王炳荣

the baluster vase carved in relief with two cranes perched on a pine tree, the reverse bears a poem after Li Yu, the underside with an apocryphal Wan Bingrong Zuo mark

29cm high

£100-£200

120

A ‘ROBIN’S EGG’-GLAZED WATERPOT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

炉均釉水盂清 19世纪

of flared hexagonal form, the shoulder applied with climbing chilong

5 5cm high

£300-£500

121

TWO ‘HARE’S FUR’-GLAZED BOWLS 20TH CENTURY

兔毫盏两只

in the Song-style, with hardwood stands 6cm diam

£200-£400

122

A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED SPIT TOON

ZHADOU 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

钧窑渣斗 19/20世纪

covered with a thick glaze of a milky lavender tone with purple splashes, falling short around the foot rim

5cm high

£100-£200

From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

Bantry House in County Cork, Ireland, has been home to naval hero Richard White who became the first Earl of Bantry, and his family, since 1739

A prominent local landmark and tourist destination, the house majestically sits overlooking the waters of Bantry Bay Steeped in local and international history, Bantry House is adorned with treasures from the family’s illustrious past. Since 1946 to the present day, its doors have been open to members of the public, welcoming innumerable visitors from all over the world.

The Earls of Bantry - A Histor y

In 1796, a fleet of 43 ships carrying some 16,000 French soldiers, under the command of General Hoche, set sail from Brittany toward Ireland, intent on invasion Terrible weather encountered on the route resulted in just 16 vessels and around 6,000 men reaching Bere Island in Bantry Bay.

Bantry resident Richard White, reacted with quick instinct and sent ten men aboard a small boat to find out the intentions of these unexpected visitors. White then went on to alert the British Army headquarters in Cork city of the impending invasion, placing Bantry House at the disposal of the military. As a fortunate turn of fate, the French vessels were driven out of the bay by a further storm a few days later

However, a second arrival of vessels from the disparate armada reached Bantry Bay on New Year’s Eve, resulting in a couple of merchant vessel attacks. A local trader ventured forth to sell the sailors some produce and he informed them of significant military presence on shore and warned that the commander of the Channel Fleet was close by This was enough to dissuade the weakened fleet from attack and they returned to their home country.

In March 1797, Richard White was raised to the peerage as Baron Bantry in consideration of the zeal and loyalty he displayed In 1800 he was made a Viscount, and in 1816, Earl of Bantry

Lord Bantry and his wife, Lady Margaret Hare, daughter of the first Earl of Listowel, had their firstborn, also called Richard, in 1800 and after his father became an Earl, he was known by the courtesy title Viscount Berehaven.

Both Lord Bantry and Lord Berehaven made considerable additions to Bantry House. The first added a two storey, six bay front overlooking Bantry Bay and the second added a fourteen bay addition to the rear in the 1840s.

Viscount Berehaven became the second Earl of Bantry in 1851 upon the death of his father. A

lover of travel and exploration, he travelled extensively from as young as 13, recording his travels through sketch and note books He visited Europe, Euro-Asia and the Baltic both prior to and following his marriage to Lady Mary O’Brien, daughter of the second Marquis of Thomond in 1836 During the course of his explorations, Berehaven made numerous purchases of paintings, artefacts, tapestries and objets d’art which enriched the interiors of Bantry House

A few further items were added to the house by his younger brother the third Earl, and that of his son the fourth Earl, who died in 1891 - at which time the title became extinct.

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A FAMILLE ROSE HEXAGONAL JARDINIERE AND STAND QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩人物纹花盆清 19世纪

the sides finely decorated in coloured enamels with scenes of courtiers

27 5cm wide, 19 5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

124

A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE AND STANDS

LATE QING DYNASTY

广彩花盆对晚清

decorated in the typical palette with scenes of courtiers, exotic birds, flowers and insects

36cm diam, 26cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

125

A CAFE-AU-LAIT AND FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

酱釉粉彩盖罐清 18世纪

decorated with leaf-shaped foliate panels interspersed with pomegranates

24.5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

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A FINE

AND

LARGE PAIR OF FAMILLE

QING DYNASTY, MID 19TH CENTURY

粉彩花鸟纹赏瓶对清 19世纪

ROSE

BALUSTER

VASES

each superbly painted in brightly coloured enamels with peonies, chrysanthemums and prunus issuing from rockwork, within fenced gardens with large exotic birds perched amongst the trees, with butterflies and smaller birds in flight throughout, the shoulders with lions mask and loop gilt-handles 62cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland £3000-£4000

A LARGE LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘INSCRIBED’ VASE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩‘蟠桃会’纹赏瓶清 19世纪

depicted the scene of the Queen Mother of the West’s birthday event with Daoist immortal attending this event, the neck applied with buddhist lions handles and four chilong dragons

61cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1500-£2500

128

A LARGE FAMILE ROSE LIME-GREEN GROUND SGR AFFITODECORATED ‘STAR GODS’ VASE

QING DYNASTY, MID 19TH CENTURY

粉彩‘福禄寿’赏瓶清 19世纪中期 the baluster sides decorated with Shoulao and Fu and Lu Gods with female immortal, reserved against a lime-green glaze with a finely incised, dense sgraffito ground all above an elaborate key-fret and foliate band 62cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland £1000-£2000

129

A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND SGRAFIT TO DECORATED

BALUSTER VASE

DAOGUANG PERIOD

粉彩‘三星拜寿’赏瓶清道光

the sides finely decorated with the ‘three star gods’ and elegant ladies, reserved against a pink glaze with a finely incised, dense sgraffito ground, all within key-fret and foliate bands, the shoulders with four lions mask and loop handles 64cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

Note: For a similar vase sold at auction see: Coronari Auctions, Belgium, 19th April 2023, lot 88

£2000-£3000

130

CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BALLUSTER VASE

CIRCA 1870

粉彩‘水浒传’人物纹赏瓶 1870年

depicted the famous scene of ‘Water Margin’ with one hundred and eights generals with their different weapons

64cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1000-£2000

131

A BLANC-DE-CHINE BUDDHIST LION

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

德化坐狮像清康熙

modelled seated on a rectangular pedestal with one paw resting on a brocade ball

22cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

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132

T WO BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURES OF GUANYIN

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

德化观音像清 18世纪

each depicting Guanyin seated on rockwork holding a child with her acolytes to either side and centred by scaly confronting dragons

28cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1000-£2000

133

A PAIR OF RUBY-RED GLASS BOWLS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

宝石红玻璃碗碟清 19世纪

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a broad everted rim, 10 5cm diam; together with set of FOUR RUBY-RED DISHES, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19cm diam (6)

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

134

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘NINE-PEACH’ DISH

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

清粉彩‘九桃’纹碟 18/19世纪

painted with leafy peach boughs and butterflies

19cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£300-£500

135

A MASSIVE JAPANESE IMARI CHARGER

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

伊万里大盘日本 18世纪

decorated with a central panel of a flowering urn, within radiating panels of chickens and cockerels in a fenced garden and stylised foliate roundels

58cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1000-£2000

136

A MASSIVE JAPANESE IMARI CHARGER

EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

centrally decorated with an elaborate flowering urn, within a border decorated with various scrolling plants and flowers, flanked by two figural panels

60cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1000-£2000

137

A JAPANESE IMARI CHARGER

EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

decorated with flowering urns, carts and figures 42cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£500-£1000

138

A JAPANESE IMARI DISH

EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

centrally decorated with a verdant rockwork fenced garden viw, with a border of scrolling plants and flowers interspersed with four panels depicting fish 28cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£200-£300

139

A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT IMARI DISH

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) 青花伊万里风格盘

清康熙

decorated underglaze blue and iron red with pagoda, huts and pine trees within mountain landscapes 39 5cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland £500-£1000

140

A LARGE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH ROYAL ARMORIAL CHINESE EXPORT DISH FROM THE SERVICE OF LOUIS XV

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1738

路易十五纹章瓷盘清乾隆1738

bearing the Royal arms of Louis XV within the orders of Saint-Michel and Saint-Esprit, a band of gilt and iron-red scrolling lotus at the well punctuated by cartouches of addorsed L’s, the rim with panels of fans and lotus alternate with bowls of finger citrus and other fruit on elaborate daises 38cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland Louis XV, King of France and Navarre

Note: For identical dishes from the same service see; Chateau de Versailles, commissioned by Louis XV in 1738 through the French East India Company; also, a dish sold by Christie’s New York, 26th Jan 2015, lot 72. £800-£1200

141

A RARE FAMILLE VERTE DISH KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

五彩‘哪吒闹海’ 图纹盘清康熙 (1662- 1722)

decorated with a scene from ‘The Fengshen Yanyi’ depicting Ne Cha, the third Prince of General Lijing, was fighting the Prince of dragon 35 5cm diam

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

Note: For vase with a similar subject see; a vase in the Shanghai Museum collection No: 27234 See also, a saucer dish in the British Museum, donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Ref No Franks 512 + £1500-£2000

142

A SET OF SIX ‘PSUEDO TOBACCO LEAF’ PATTERN DISHES

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

粉彩花卉纹盘清乾隆

comprising one large and five smaller dishes, each decorated in the typical palette in the Japanese-style mon amongst hibiscus and slender serrated leaves, 22 5cm diam & 28cm diam; together with SEVEN MATCHED EUROPEAN

PORCELAIN DISHES, 19TH CENTURY (13)

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£1500-£2000

143 T WO PAIRS OF FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩烛台两组清 19世纪

decorated in the typical palette with birds, figures and flowers 22cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£400-£600

144

A JAPANESE ‘WU SHUANG PU’ EGGSHELL-PORCELAIN BOWL

20TH CENTURY

粉彩瓷器组

with a six character mark ‘Fragment Pavilion Collection, made by San Bao’, 9 5cm diam; together with a PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BLUEGLAZED VASES, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY, 15 5cm high; and a collection of assorted Chinese and Japanese ceramics, including two small Samson dishes (qty)

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£400-£600

145

A RARE CHINESE EXPORT WUCAI WINE FUNNEL

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

粉彩瓷器杯盆一组

the sides decorated with rockwork issuing budding flowers 12cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

Note: For another Kangxi wine funnel sold at auction see; Sotheby’s New York, The Wolf Family Collection, 24th April 2023, lot 1003.

£300-£500

146

FOUR INDIAN PAINTED WOOD AND PASTE MELONS

GOK AK, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

each realistically carved and painted, one depicted with a section removed revealing the interior of the fruit, some inscribed ‘Gokak’ with inventory numbers (4) largest 20cm diameters

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£800-£1200

147

SIX INDIAN PAINTED WOOD AND PASTE MODELS OF FRUIT

GOK AK , FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

comprising, a pumpkin, four melons and a cantaloupe, each realistically carved and painted, some inscribed ‘Gokak’ with inventory numbers (6) longest 24cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

£800-£1200

148

A GROUP OF INDIAN PAINTED WOOD AND PASTE MODELS OF TROPICAL FRUIT

GOK AK, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY comprising, two bread fruits, pineapple, persimmon, pomegranate, papaya, mangos, and others; together with A PAINTED MARBLE LEMON (10) longest 34cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland £1000-£1500

149

A GROUP OF INDIAN PAINTED WOOD AND PASTE MODELS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

GOKAK, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY comprising, five ears of sweet corn with fibre ‘silk’; two onions; two cucumbers; six others; two root vegetables; and two gourds; some inscribed ‘Gokak’ with inventory numbers (19) longest 44cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland £1000-£1500

Various Properties

150

A SANCAI GLAZED LION CENSER

19/20TH CENTURY

三彩狮子香炉清 19/20世纪

sancai glazed incense burner in the shape of Lion on its four legs.

20cm x 22cm

Provenance: English private collection

£50-£80

151

A SANCAI GLAZED LION FORM INCENSE BURNER MING OR LATER

三彩狮子明或以后

a lion seated on the louts flower, with sancai glaze, with a wooden box

15cm high

£500-£600

152

A SANCAI GLAZED JAR

TANG DYNAST Y, XI’AN KILN

三彩罐唐

three-colour glazed jar of ovoid form with gently flaring rim, painted on the shoulder with five petals in green, cream and chestnut glaze and incised with three concentric bands, dripping down towards the unglazed buff-coloured smooth unglazed pottery body, the flat base unglazed

Provenance: From the Private Collection of a Lady

Note: A slightly larger ‘sancai’ jar is included by Junkichi Mayuyama in ‘Mayuyama, Seventy Years,’ no 257, p 96

£1500-£2000

153 A R ARE SANCAI BISCUIT-GLAZED HORSE

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

素三彩馬清康熙

the biscuit figure of a spotted horse is modelled in a standing position, four square on a rectangular base glazed in green, its head turned slightly sideways its applied, curled mane and tail glazed in yellow with harness and trappings in yellow, green and left in the biscuit, its saddle cloth in green, yellow and also in aubergine with darker dappled markings 15 5cm long

Provenance: The Anthony Lovett Collection Acquired from Christie’s, New York, “The Hodroff Collection, Part II Chinese Export Porcelain from The Collection of Leo and Doris Hodroff”, January 2008, Lot 291

Related Example: A similar horse belonging to the Honourable Lady Ward was exhibited in the International Exhibition of Chinese Art at The Royal Academy of Arts, London November 1935 – March 1936, Cat No 1854-55

Another similar horse can be seen in “Important Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art: The Property of the Late Hon Mrs Nellie Ionides”, Sotheby’s London, 18 February 1964, Lot 209

£5000-£7000

154

T WO MINIATURE BUDDHIST LION FIGURES

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

迷你佛狮像两只及核雕清

one with a ‘robin’s-egg’ glaze and the other lemon-yellow, 3 5cm high; together with TWO CHINESE CARVED COQUILLA NUT BEADS, LATE QING DYNASTY (4)

£50-£100

155

A SANCAI-GLAZED POT TERY TILE

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

法华瓷砖明

in a later wall hanging mount

25cm wide

£500-£800

156

TWO FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF ‘HE XIAN GU’ REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)

何仙姑瓷塑像民国

each standing wearing long flowing colourful robes, one bears a Rong Hua Ji Zao mark

18.5cm high

£400-£600

157

A R ARE FAMILLE NOIRE STANDING FIGURE

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

墨彩人物像清康熙

modelled smiling and standing on a rocky outcrop in elaborate jacket and black boots, with one hand on hip and the other held upwards

27.5cm high

£400-£600

158

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURES OF A MANDARIN AND HIS WIFE

QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY

人物瓷像组清 18/19世纪

the seated figures wearing ornate floral decorated long flowing robes, raised on square lacquer bases

31cm & 32cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy.

£800-£1200

159

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘ZHANG GUOLAO’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS,WITH TWO SEALS MARKS

20TH CENTURY

福建会馆张果老瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Zhang Guolao, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon Among the Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao, Zhongli Quan and Lü Yan are the only ones who appear in historical records as genuine figures in society at specific times and places. He also a fangshi which symbol of longevity

35cm high

£250-£350

160

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘LU DONG BIN’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WITH ‘CAIXING SHUN Z AO’ MARK

吕洞宾瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Lü Dongbin is one of the most widely known of the group of deities known as the Eight Immortals He also is a legendary Chinese scholar and poet who lived during the Tang dynasty whose lifetime supposedly spanned two hundred and twenty years Elevated to the status of an immortal in the Chinese cultural sphere by Daoists.

39cm

£250-£350

161

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘LAN CAIHE’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS, WITH IMPRESSED MARK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

蓝采和瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Lan Caihe is a Chinese mythological figure, and one of the Eight Immortals in the Daoist pantheon. Lan’s emblem is a basket of flowers, and so this immortal is considered the patron of florists and gardeners

38cm high

£250-£350

162

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘HE XIAN GU’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS, WITH TWO IMPRESSED MARKS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

何仙姑瓷塑像 20世纪早期

He Xiangu,is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Daoist pantheon She is often seen as the only female among the Eight Immortals

36cm high

£250-£350

163

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘ZHONGLI QUAN’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS WITH IMPRESSED MARK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

钟离权瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Zhongli Quan, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon He is also known as Han Zhongli because he was said to have been born in the Han dynasty In legend, he holds a peach and wields a large feather fan which can resurrect the dead and transform stones into silver or gold

36cm high

£250-£350

164

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘SHOU LAO’ ONE OF DAOIST IMMORTALS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

寿老瓷塑像 20世纪早期

this figure as Shoulao, the God of Longevity Here, he holds a peach, a symbol of long life, and his jacket is decorated with the Chinese character for longevity (shou)

38cm high

£250-£350

165

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘LI TIE GUAI’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS, WITH IMPRESSED MARK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

李铁拐瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Li Tieguai is one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon He is sometimes described as irascible and illtempered, but also benevolent to the poor, sick and the needy, whose suffering he alleviates with special medicine from his bottle gourd He is often portrayed as an ugly old man with a dirty face, a scraggly beard, and messy hair held by a golden band. He walks with the aid of an iron crutch and often has a gourd slung over his shoulder or held in his hand

36cm high

£250-£350

166

A FUJIAN GUILD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF ‘HAN XIANGZI’ ONE OF EIGHT IMMORTALS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

韩湘子瓷塑像 20世纪早期

Han Xiangzi, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon He studied Taoist magical arts under the tutelage of Lü Dongbin, another of the Eight Immortals. Han Xiangzi is often depicted carrying a dizi (Chinese flute), so he is also regarded as the patron deity of flutists

38cm high

£250-£350

167

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

粉彩‘祥龙吐水‘纹瓷屏清 19世纪

decorated with a writhing descending dragon amongst billowing cloud scrolls above a leaping carp amongst turbulent crashing waves, reserved on a yellow ground, within a demi-flowerhead and scrolling foliate border. 44 5cm x 45cm

£1500-£2500

168

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘BIRDS AND FLOWER’ DISH 19TH CENTURY

五彩花鸟纹盘清 19世纪

depicted two birds flying through flowers and trees in the center, and flying phoenix around the border

25cm diameter

£300-£500

169

A FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASE

QIANLONG MARK , REPUBLIC PERIOD

粉彩花卉诗文瓶乾隆款民国

with two bat handles, one side painted with flower and rocks, on the other side with inscriptions of Qianlong poem, with two iron-red seal mark The base with six characters of ‘Daqing Qianlong Nianzhi’ Mark

22cm high

£2000-£3000

170

A FAMIILE ROSE ‘DR AGON’ DISH

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩双龙戏珠图纹盘 19世纪

depicting two dragons chasing a flaming pearl

26cm diameter

£300-£500

171 A WUCAI BEAKER VASE, GU 20TH CENTURY

五彩花孤 20世纪

decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel, painted with figures, antiquities and fruits

25.3cm

£200-£300

172

A COR AL GROUND FAMILLE ROSE ‘EUROPEANSUBJECT’ VASE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

珊瑚红地‘西洋人物’赏瓶清 19世纪

painted with European figures in garden scene on a coral background enhriched with gilt

23.5cm

£1000-£1500

173 AN IMPRESSIVE FAMILLE VERTE SQUARE-SECTIONED VASE K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

this tall and heavy vase is decorated on the four vertical and rectangular panels with scenes that are probably taken from the life of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685 - 762) A D The lower part of the vase is made with moulded sections luted together and in turn are luted to the shoulder and wheel -thrown neck The neck is decorated with a landscape scene, with scholarly objects on the four corners against a hatched background The base has a glazed incised Chengua mark surrounded by an unglazed foot.

The first scene depicted on the vase - painted in beautiful detail in the famille verte palette - depicts the Tang Emperor Xuanzong and his favourite concubine Yang Guifei during their summer retreat at the Huaqing Palace

They look on from a beautifully decorated boat as their attendants, in smaller boats, pick lotus flowers.

Two of the other scenes on the vase show the same emperor on horseback and probably also relate to stories of the Emperor Xuanzong The battle scene could possibly be from Sui Tang Yanyi - “Legends of the Sui and Tang” - which is set during the time of Tang Xuanzong

The fourth panel, intricately decorated with five female musicians and a dancer, possibly relates to Yang Guifei’s beautiful dancing which captivated the emperor 47.8cm high

Note: The successful potting of square forms was a challenge having first appeared in the late Ming dynasty In order to survive the firing, thicker walls were required to reinforce the lute lines The Kangxi period rendering of this ambitious form attests to the confidence and technical power of the potter who not only rose to the challenge of the form but also surpassed earlier versions with long tapering sides and a gently flaring cylindrical mouth

Provenance: The Anthony Lovett Collection Acquired from Guest & Gray, London, May 2009.

Related Example: The same scene of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei looking on as their attendants pick lotus blossom can be seen on a Kangxi famille verte rouleau vase in “Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection”, illustrated by Wang Qingzheng, No: 127, Pages: 196-197.

A very similar shaped vase – but with different narrative scenes – can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession: 1955-50-289 This item formed part of the “Alfred and Margaret Caspary Memorial Gift, 1955. £25000-£35000

174

A PAIR OF FAMIILE ROSE VASE WITH WARRIORS SCENE 19TH CENTURY

粉彩人物瓶一对 19世纪

a large pair of famille rose vase depicted the scene of court officials with warriors gathering 35cm high

£2000-£3000

175

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON & PHOENIX’ MEDALLION BOWL

K ANGXI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

清康熙五彩團龍紋盌大清康熙年制

the bowl is well potted with six steep sides that rise from a conforming base set atop a circular foot The exterior panels are well decorated with alternating roundels of phoenix and writhing five clawed dragons, all amongst scrolling clouds and in tones of the famille verte palette. The interior is decorated with a writhing dragon and the base is glazed and bears the sixcharacter reign mark of Kangxi within a double circle in under glaze blue.

15 6cm wide

Note: The Anthony Lovett Collection The fictional dragon and the phoenix are traditional animals that symbolise auspiciousness. Along with the kylin and tortoise, they were known as the “Four Supernatural Spirits”

Provenance: Acquired from Guest & Gray, London

£3000-£5000

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176

A SET OF FOUR REPUBLIC PORCELAIN PANELS OF EIGHTEEN ARHATS WITH IRON-RED SEAL MARK EARLY 20TH CENTURY

民国十八罗汉挂屏组

The Eighteen Arhats (or Luohan) are depicted in Chinese Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path and attained the four stages of enlightenment They have reached the state of Nirvana and are free of worldly cravings. They are charged to protect the Buddhist faith and to wait on earth for the coming of Maitreya, an enlightened Buddha prophesied to arrive on earth many millennia after Gautama Buddha’s death (parinirvana)

In the Chinese tradition, the Eighteen Luohans are generally presented in the order they are said to have appeared to Guan Xiu, not according to their power: Deer Sitting, Happy, Raised Bowl, Raised Pagoda, Meditating, Oversea, Elephant Riding, Laughing Lion, Open Heart, Raised Hand, Thinking, Scratched Ear, Calico Bag, Plantain, Long Eyebrow, Doorman, Taming Dragon and Taming Tiger

55cm x 40cm

£2000-£3000

177

AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE COPPER-RED -DECORATED CELADON GLAZED INSCRIBED VASE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

豆青花卉诗文瓶清 18/19世纪 the tall cylindrical neck with moulded decoration of auspicious items, flanked by twin stylised dragon handles, the globular body painted with a panel depicting a blossoming rocky outcrop, the reverse inscribed with a poem of autumn sesaon in moutianside, flanked and divided by twin double dragon and shou medallions, all reserved between ruyi-head and lappet bands 39cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£800-£1200

178

A FAMILLE ROSE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩人物盖盒清 19世纪

decorated with figures in a fenced garden 9cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£150-£250

179

A LARGE WUCAI TRANSITIONAL-STYLE ‘IMMORTALS’ JAR

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

青花矾红道教神仙人物罐清 19世纪 the sides decorated with the eight immortals with their attributes each astride a mythical beast, against a ground of crashing waves 30cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£300-£500

180

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSHPOT

LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

粉彩花卉纹笔筒晚清/民国

the cylindrical sides painted with flowering urns and vases 17cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information..

£100-£200

181

AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND FAMILLE-ROSE ‘JAPANESE-MARKET’ BRUSHPOT

DAOGUANG FOUR CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

青花粉彩人物纹笔筒清道光年制

the exterior painted with panels of figures in garden settings beneath a key-fret band, the interior with interlinked tassels 15cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Vilhelm Meyer (1878-1935) and thence by decent

Note: Vilhelm was born in Copenhagen and was the youngest son of eight children. After completing college, he soon became a salesman for the firm Moses & Son, where he travelled regularly to Denmark, and watched with fascination the Ships returning with exotic cargoes In 1902 Vilhelm left the family firm of Moses & Co to join The Danish Asiatic Company with whom he travelled to China that same year. After six months he had to seek new employment and joined the RussoChinese bank

In 1905 he set up the partnership of Andersen, Meyer & Co , Ltd, and would later become the sole owner of the firm in 1907. Vilhelm remained in China until his death in Shanghai in 1935

£800-£1200

182

A COPOPER RED ‘DRAGON’ BOTTLE VASE

18TH CENTURY

釉里红龙纹瓶清 18世纪

an underglaze red dragon chasing a flaming pearl 15cm high

£600-£800

183 A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘MANDARIN PALET TE’ FOXHUNTING BOWL

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785

粉彩开光‘狩猎’ 潘趣碗清乾隆 1785

the hunting party shown front and back, Chinese family vignettes on the sides, the interior with a huntsman on foot in a landscape view and beneath an ornate elaborate border

28 5cm diam

£300-£500

184

A LARGE ‘PSEUDO TOBACCO LEAF’ DISH QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

粉彩花卉纹盘清乾隆

decorated with hibiscus flowers, cut fruit and tobacco leaves in brightly coloured enamels, enriched with gilt

36 5cm wide

Provenance: Sotheby’s, 5th Dec 1988, lot 207

£400-£600

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185

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE OCTAGONAL VASES

KANGXI PERIOD (1622-1722)

清康熙五彩侍女開光圖紋八棱瓶

two hexagonal vases, each on a high, splayed foot with footring, and with a faceted pearshaped body with a tall neck ending in a trumpet mouth

On each body are scallop-shaped panels filled with flowering plants, a landscape, antiquities and a “Long Eliza”, in a fenced garden, reserved on a speckled green ground with small flowers On the necks are two lappet borders and between them two ruyi borders enclosing a section with flowers Inside and outside the rims are zigzag borders 29 8cm high

Note: These two vases probably formed part of a five-piece garniture It is interesting to note that vases of a related shape with the characteristic spreading mouth were already being made in the late 15th or early 16th century These were probably based on Persian or North Indian metal models It is not known, however, if the potters revised this type in the early 18th century, or developed the shape independently, using another metal model

Provenance: The Anthony Lovett Collection Acquired from Bonhams Knightsbridge, “Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art”, 2 November 2009, Lot 168 - A Greek private collection formed in the 1950’s and 1960’s and thence by descent.

Related Example: For an almost identical pair of vases see “ Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties”, by Christiaan J A Jorg, Page 165, Item No: 181

£3000-£5000

187

186

AN IRON-RED-DECOR ATED BLUE AND WHITE ‘BATS AND CLOUDS’ BOWL GUANGXU SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

青花’洪福齐天‘碗清大清光绪年制

the sides and interior painted with bats amidst clouds, gilt rim 11cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Somerset Collection

£200-£300

A FAMILLE VERTE BELL-SHAPED VASE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩人物花卉纹铃铛杯清 19世纪

the sides painted with figural panels, reserved against a trellis ground with flowers and birds

17cm high

£150-£250

188

AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND FAMILLE ROSE COVERED VASE

LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

粉彩人物盖罐清晚清/民国

the sides decorated with a panel depicting the scholar with his servant, the reverse with quails and peonies, all reserved against a underglaze blue floral ground, apocryphal Qianlong mark

30cm high

£200-£400

189

A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUPS

HONGXIAN SEAL MARK, 20TH CENTURY

粉彩花卉纹杯一对洪宪年制款

finely decorated in coloured enamels with butterflies and blossoming rockwork

5cm high

Provenance: From a Private Somerset Collection

£200-£400

190

A CHINESE PORCELAIN LEAF TRAY WITH T WO LAGIES

19TH CENTURY

粉彩侍女诗文盘清 19世纪

depicted a garden scene with two female figures was studying a book together, and with the poem talking a bout their friendship

26.5cm x 19cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy

£70-£90

191

A MATCHED PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE

CYLINDRICAL VASES LATE QING TO REPUBLIC

粉彩花卉纹瓶晚清/民国

decorated with flowers, foliage and calligraphy

28cm high without mount

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy

£140-£160

192

AN IRON RED BOWL WITH LOTUS DECORATION, DAOGUANG MARK

矾红缠枝莲纹碗大清道光年制 on the grand of copper red mangue daqing daoquang Nianzhi possible of period provence from south france collection.

15cm diameter

£1500-£2000

193

A LARGE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE FISH BOWLS

20TH CENTURY

粉彩‘山水人物’纹盆 20世纪

painted with alternating panels depicting warriors and landscape views, the interior with fan tail fish amidst seaweed, on fitted wood stands

41cm high

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£300-£500

194

A PAIR OF CAFE-AU-LAIT GRSISAILLE DECORATED CUPS AND SAUCERS

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

紫金釉杯碟一对清康熙

decorated with elegant ladies in fenced garden scenes and bands of blossoming leafy stems saucers 13cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection

£100-£150

195

A CHINESE ‘MONTH’ CUP WITH FLOWER AND POEM, WITH KANGXI NIANZHI MARK

20TH CENTURY

粉彩梅花花神杯大清康熙年制 20世纪

thinly potted cup, depicted with plum blossom scene and with related Chinese poem, with six characters of Kangxi mark

5cm high

£500-£800

196

A FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED BOWL QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

粉彩人物碗清 18世纪 the sides decorated with figures and animal within a continuous landscape 12cm diam

£200-£300

197

A SET OF SIX CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1750

粉彩花卉纹盘组清乾隆早期 1750

each painted in the centre with peony, winter prunus and bamboo amongst a large trunk heightened in gilt, encircled by a border with lotus flowerheads

22.3cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly in an English Collection

£600-£800

198

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE

‘HIBISCUS’

MONTH CUPS

K ANGXI SIX CHARACTER MARK , 19TH CENTURY

青花五彩花卉诗文杯对大清康熙年制清 19世纪

the cups decorated with hibiscus trees representing the 10th month, the revers with poetic inscriptions

4 5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Brigadier R H A Kellie OBE MC, purchased in Beijing in 1914

£1000-£2000

Brigadier R H A Kellie OBE MC

199

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GLOBULAR TEAPOT AND COVER

QIANLONG, CIRCA 1740

粉彩茶壶清乾隆 1740 painted in puce, grisaille and gilt

13.8cm high

Provenance: From a Private Collection, Chichester

Note: This teapot and cover may have been made to celebrate a marriage

£600-£800

200

A CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL TEACUP AND SAUCER

K ANGXI, 1662-1722

五彩花卉纹杯碟清康熙

the saucer painted in the centre with a table displaying precious objects, vase with peacock, flower and coral, encircled by a border with three panels of boys and three panels of a bird perched on a branch, the cup similarly decorated, the underside of each with a ‘G’ mark within a double ring in underglaze blue.

Cup: 4 8cm high, 5 8cm diameter

Saucer: 10 9cm diameter

Note: A similar ‘G’ mark hexagonal cup and saucer is in the British Museum, no Franks 894

£200-£300

201

A CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER

QIANLONG CIRCA 1740

粉彩杯碟清乾隆1740 of fluted petal form, painted with two fishing boats, one with fisherman and net and oarsman, the other with a lady and oar and boy, in a river scene with flowering lotus in a mountainous landscape with farmer carrying bales of hay, another astride a water buffalo, a further figure in front of a terrace looks on

Saucer: 11cm diameter

Tea bowl: 6 5cm

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mr and Mrs Robert de Stryker, purchased from Vente Brogneiz, 5th June 1947

£100-£200

202

A SET OF NINE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUPS

JIAQING/DAOGUANG, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

粉彩山水亭台纹酒杯一组清嘉庆/道光

painted with landscape scenes with pagodas, villages, riverscapes and sampans, each cup of a different form

6 5cm-7cm diameter approx

Provenance: From the Collection of Brigadier R H A Kellie OBE MC, purchased in Beijing in 1914

£2000-£3000

203

A SET OF THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS

QIANLONG, CIRCA 1750

粉彩杯碟一组清乾隆1750

in the form of lotus leaves, the exterior of the cups and underside of the saucers in relief with flowering lotus branches and foliage on a ground of graduating red lotus petals, repeated on the saucer, the well of the cup and centre of the saucer with a peony bloom within a gilt spear head border

Saucers: 14cm diameter

Cups: 5.5cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly in a Swiss Private Collection

£600-£800

204

A PAIR OF MASSIVE CHINESE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN YELLOWGROUND VASES

GUANGXU SIX CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD 18751908 粉彩黄地缠枝莲纹赏瓶一对大清光绪年制清(1875-1908) with trumpet necks, finely painted with shou-characters amongst dense leafy strapwork and Buddhist emblems, all on a rich lemon-yellow ground 92 7cm high

Provenance: From an Italian Palazzo

Note: An identical pair, formerly in the Carraro Rizzoli Palazzo, Milan, are illustrated by S Marchant & Son in ‘Recent Acquisitions,’ 2009, no 47, pp 84-5 £7000-£9000

205

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN

FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL PLATES

QIANLONG, 1736-1795

粉彩狩猎纹盘清乾隆

painted in the centre with a stag running away from two chasing white hounds with black markings, beside a large tree amongst bushes, within an iron red border of petals with gilt scroll ending, the everted rim with eight panels enclosing alternating branches of roses and other flowers with white enamel flowering and fruiting branches, divided by ‘grisaille’ octagonal diaper, the undersides plain 21 6cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly in the Hardouin Family Collection, West France, purchased from the Hervouet Family

£600-£800

206

A PAIR OF SEMI-EGGSHELL CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CUPS AND SAUCERS

QIANLONG, 1736-1795

墨彩花卉纹杯碟一对清乾隆

painted with six panels of alternating white and pink flowers, the saucers with a central medallion with a large flowerhead repeated in the wells of the cups, all on black enamel ground with leaves and flowers

Cups: 4cm high, 7.4cm diameter

Saucers: 2cm high, 11 5cm diameter

Provenance: Bonhams Knightsbridge, ‘Asian Art’, 11 May 2015, lot 280 £300-£500

207

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SEMI-EROTIC CUP AND SAUCER YONGZHENG/QIANLONG, CIRCA 1730’S

粉彩杯碟清雍正/乾隆

the cup and saucer fluted, designed with a reclining lady revealing her leg, all enclosed by varying border pattern Cup 6cm diameter, saucer 10cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Jacques and Galila Hollander, Belgium

Note: A similar saucer from the Flehite Museum, Amersfoort, is illustrated by Francois and Nicole Hervouet and Yves Bruneau in ‘The Porcelain of the East India Company,’ 6 44, p 130

£200-£300

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209

A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN SEMI-EGGSHELL TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS YONGZHENG, 1723-1735

粉彩西洋人物杯碟清雍正

208

A CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE GLOBULAR TEAPOT AND COVER

粉彩花卉纹茶壶清雍正

painted on either side with a foliate panel of a basket of flowers on a gilt ground with a key fret pattern, two further panels at the handle and spout, all beneath a band of blue ground diaper pattern at the shoulder, repeated on the cover rim 8 5cm high, 12cm overall height with cover, 6cm mouth diameter

Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Jean Marc Delvaux £700-£900

of petal form painted in iron-red, gilt, blue, green and aubergine enamels, with a young woman opening the door of a bird cage, beside a seated man wearing a tri-corn hat in a fenced garden with flowers and three birds, the subject is taken from a painting entitled ‘Le denicheur d’oiseaux’ Saucer: 10 7cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly in the Hervouet Collection, no 288

Note: A similar teabowl and saucer formerly in the Nuno de Castro Collection illustrated in ‘Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brazilian Collections’ bu Jorge Getulio Veiga, col pl 158 and another in ‘Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes decor occidental,’ no 4 26, p 90

£500-£700

210

AN EXTREMELY R ARE CHINESE ‘JEWISH OR EASTERNORTHODOX MARKET’ TEABOWL AND SAUCER

清 1842

decorated in iron-red and gilt with an angel possibly appearing to Aaron, with menorah, crossed staffs and caduceus

The saucer dated to 1842 Teabowl 10cm diameter, saucer 15 5cm diameter

Note: A similar teabowl and saucer were included by Christie’s London, 14th June 1976, lot 188; another set were sold by Christie’s New York in their auction of ‘The British Interior: English Furniture & Ceramics,’ 25th and 26th January 2000, lot 188

£2000-£3000

A LARGE KANGXI FAMILLE VERTE DISH PAINTED WITH AN EASTERN HAN DYNAST Y STORY ‘Genggong bai jing’ 1670 AD K ANGXI PERIOD (1662 - 1722), CIRCA 1670 康熙五彩‘耿恭拜井’大盘清 1670

depicting the Eastern Han court official ‘Geng Gong’ and with other generals standing in front of an alter table and worshipping the Well God, the underside of the dish with an unglazed channel foot rim, the base painted with underglaze blue leaf mark within a double-ring 32.8cm diameter

Provenance: Formerly from a Norwegian private collection. The story related to a time of war with the Xiongnu, during which they were beseiged for half a year, causing them to run out of water and food

£4000-£6000

212

A FINE EGG-SHELL FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN VASE 20TH CENTURY

粉彩山水纹瓶 20世纪

finely painted with a continuous mountain landscape, with a Jingdezhen seal mark in red 11cm high

£200-£300

213

A FAMILLE ROSE JAR

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

粉彩人物盖罐清 19世纪

with a hardwood cover and stand 19cm high, 31cm high (including stand)

Provenance: Private London Collection, purchased from Artall Arts & Antiques, London

£200-£400

214

A SMALL FAMILLE NOIR BOWL K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

墨彩花卉纹杯清康熙 the exterior painted with blossoming peony and magnolia issuing from rockwork, the interior with blossoming stems 10cm diameter

£120-£150

215

A FAMILLE ROSE DR AGON VASE

QIANLONG MARK, 20TH CENTURY

“祥龙吐水”青花墨彩瓶 20世纪

depicting a dragon spits that out water in cartouches, the rest decorated with blue flowers “Daqing Qianlong Nianzhi” Mark 21cm high

£1000-£1500

216

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ VASE

20TH CENTURY, WITH QIANLONG SIX CHARACTER MARK 粉彩‘百子婴戏’纹瓶大清乾隆年制 20世纪

overglaze enamel with a continuous scene of the ‘Hundred Boys’ celebrating the Spring festival, the children depicted in animated groups performing a lion dance, playing with dragon and phoenix puppets, playing music from drums, cymbals and horn, lighting a firecracker and carrying auspicious emblems 31cm high

£500-£1000

217

A LARGE YIXING ‘DR AGON AND PHOENIX’ BLUE ENAMEL WINEPOT 20TH CENTURY

宜兴紫砂龙凤纹壶 20世纪

blue enameled background with florasl, dragon and phoenix decoration With “Da Qing Nei Wu Fu Zao Ban Chu Zhi” and “Shang Ci” mark on the base

24cm x 13cm

£200-£300

218 A PAIR OF FINE SEMI-EGGSHELL PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE RUBYBACK DISHES

YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)

胭脂水墨彩花卉纹盘雍正（1723-1735)

each finely painted in grisaille with large peony heads at the centre, surrounded by smaller carnations, tulips, hibiscus, sunflower, iris and poppies, on a gilt ground, encircled by a border of continuous spirals, the rim with grisaille ribbon bows and floral clusters between bands of iron-red and gilt cell -pattern, the undersides with a rich ruby-red glaze 21cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Oxfordshire collection, acquired from Marchant, London 17th Jun 2002

Formerly in the Collection of Dr Anton C R Dreesman, inventory no J-102

Note: For an identical plate see; The Victoria and Albert Museum illustrated in Guide to Later Chinese Porcelain Periods of k’ang Hsi, Yung Chêng and Ch’ien

Lung by W B Honey, pl 98b, pg 57

£4000-£6000

219

A FAMILLE ROSE BOWL WITH SWALLOWS FLYING OVER THE SEA

TONGZHI MARK OF THE PERIOD,19TH CENTURY

粉彩 “海燕生平‘碗,大清同治年制 19世纪

depicted a scene of swallows flying over the sea , with two fish chasing a plum blossom, interior decorated with a auspicious symbol and the base with iron-red six characters of ‘Daqing tongzhi nianzhi’ mark

13.5cm diameter

Provenance: English private collection

£150-£200

220

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

广彩人物花卉纹瓶对清 19世纪

the sides painted with panels of figures, flowers and birds

44cm high

£500-£800

221

A FAMILLE ROSE CHARGER

LATE QING DYNASTY

粉彩花鸟纹大盘晚清

painted with a peacock and blossoming stems

40cm diam

£200-£300

222

A FINE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, JIAQING / DAOGUANG PERIOD

粉彩“婴戏纹” 盖盒清乾隆/嘉庆

the cover and sides finely painted in coloured enamels with boys engaged in various pursuits

7cm high

£2000-£3000

223

A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE COVERED JARS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

广彩将军罐对清 19世纪

the baluster sides finely decorated with panels depicting courtiers engaged in various pursuits, against a ground richly decorated with birds, flowers and precious items

62cm high

Note: The inside of each cover with an old paper label inscribed ‘George Coleman’

£2000-£3000

224

A FAMILLE ROSE TABLE SCREEN IN A PORCELAIN STAND REPUBLIC PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

粉彩山水图文瓷屏 20世纪早期

a rectangular plaque featuring an elegantly painted river and landscape scene on both sides, adorned with two seal marks The frame is embellished with gilded ‘Ruyi’ motifs, and the coral red porcelain stands are also decorated with gold floral and ‘Ruyi’ patterns

22cm x 18cm

£8000-£12000

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

225

T WO FAMILLE VERTE DISHES

K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

康熙五彩花卉纹盘两件清

one decorated with birds, flowers and fish, the other with flowers and auspicious items

21 5cm & 24cm diam

£400-£600

226

A SMALL WUCAI ‘HUNDRED DEER’ WATER POT

LATE QING DYNASTY / REPUBLIC PERIOD

晚清/民国五彩鹿纹水盂

the baluster sides painted with deer within a continuous mountain landscape, apocryphal Wanli six character mark fitted wood stand

7cm high

£400-£600

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227

A PAIR OF DOUCAI ‘SCHOLAR AND AT TENDANT’ BOWLS

20TH CENTURY

斗彩‘高仕’ 纹碗 20世纪

the sides well painted in coloured enamels with a scholar and attendant in a fenced garden scene, each with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark and wood stand

11 5cm diam

£200-£400

228 A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWLS

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

粉彩‘八吉祥’纹杯对清 18/19世纪

painted with pairs of beribboned bajixiang emblems below a key-fret band and above ruyi heads in iron-red, the foot encircled by a band of blueenamelled dots against a yellow ground

7 3cm diam

£1000-£1500

229

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT WHITE-GLAZED MODELS OF GEESE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

瓷鹅塑像对清 19世纪

modelled in mirror image with heads turned to one side, the eyes picked out in blue, covered all over in a white-glaze and standing on a copper-glaze rocky bases, the raised outline of their wings finely detailed on their backs 24cm high

Provenance: From a Private Dorset Family Collection.

£200-£400

230

A BEIJING ENAMEL ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ SNUFF BOT TLE

MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

铜胎画珐琅‘西洋人物’鼻烟壶乾隆年制清 finely painted overall in famille-rose enamels, with ‘ European subject’ of ladies holding boys Four characters of Qianlong Nian Zhi mark. 5 5cm

£200-£300

231

A BEIJING ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE WITH GUANGXU MARK 19TH CENTURY

铜胎画珐琅鼻烟壶光绪年制款 painted with a court lady on one side and a boy holding a flower basket on the other side, the base with four characters of Guanxu Nian Zhi mark. 8cm high

£300-£500

232

A MOULDED FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOT TLE

IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 粉彩人物,瑞兽纹鼻烟壶大清乾隆年制清 the sides crisply moulded with a battle scene with an elephant and mythical beasts

7cm high

£2000-£3000

A MOULDED FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOT TLE

IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 粉彩人物纹鼻烟壶大清乾隆年制清 the sides crisply moulded and decorated in coloured enamels with battle scene

7 5cm high

£2000-£3000

234

A FAMILLE ROSE BEIJING GLASS SNUFF BOT TLE

ATTRIBUTED TO WANG XISAN, 20TH CENTURY

洋彩花鸟纹料器鼻烟壶乾隆年制款

the white glass snuff bottle, both side with birds and flowers cartouche decoration. Four characters of Qianlong Nianzhi Mark 6cm high

£400-£600

235

A SMALL BEIJING GLASS FAMILLE ROSE DOUBLE GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE WITH QIANLONG MARK 19/20TH CENTURY

粉彩料器鼻烟壶大清乾隆年制 19/20世纪

snuff bottle in double-gourd shape decorated with a fishermen fishing in the river and landscape scene The base carved with four characters of Qianlong mark

7.5cm high

£100-£200

236

A TURQUOISE GLASS SNUFF BOT TLE AND STOPPER 20TH CENTURY

鼻烟壶一组 20世纪

together with a metal -mounted red glass bottle, 20th century; and four modern inside painted bottles decorated with vases and bamboo (6) 6 7cm-8 1cm high

£50-£100

237

AN OPAQUE BEIJING GLASS ENAMMELED VASE WITH QIANLONG MARK, 20TH CENTURY

粉彩料器花卉纹瓶乾隆年制 20世纪

finely painted with nine peaches on the flower trees, the base with four characters of Qianlong Nian Zhi mark

13cm high

£200-£300

238

A EUROPEAN SUB JECT BEIJING GLASS VASE

2Sub-heading:19/20TH CENTURY

料器西洋人物瓶乾隆年制 19/20世纪

finely decorated Beijing glass vase with delicate ‘famille rose’ palette enamels, in the manner of a European 18th century oil -painting, with pastoral scene of ladies and little boys in cartouche Also decorated with floral motifs “Qianlong Nian Zhi” Mark

12cm high

£200-£300

239

A BEIJING GLASS INSCRIBED BLUE ENAMELLED SQUARE FORM BRUSHPOT WITH QIANLONG MARK, 20TH CENTURY

料器乾隆诗文笔筒乾隆年制 20世纪

the inscriptions on the current brushpot derive from the imperial poems composed by Qianlong in 1731, before his succession to the throne, in praise of the Eight Views of Yanshan, the base with four characters mark of Qianlong 8 5cm high

£300-£500

240 AN OCTXAGONAL GOLD FLAKE AMBER BEIJING GLASS VASE

18TH/19TH CENTURY, QING DYNASTY 洒金瓜棱琥珀长颈瓶清 18/19世纪

the compressed bulbous body with eight facetted sides rising to a long slender neck, supported on a tall foot of conforming shape, the glass with gold flake inclusions throughout 19cm high

Provenance: English private collection

Note: A comparable example in smaller size sold in Bonhams 2013/ 06/17 lot 609

£200-£300

241 A BEIJING GREEN GLASS VASE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

the globular fluted body rising from a short foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, in a deep green colour 10cm high

£400-£600

Chinese Hardstones

242

A JADE , SILVER , CORAL AND MOTHER OF PEARL JARDINIERE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

百宝盆栽清 19世纪

the rectangular jade base incised with dragons, from which issues a central tree set with turquoise, mother of pearl, coral and semi-precious coloured stones, around the rockwork base are various leafy and fruiting plants 12.5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy.

£300-£500

243

A SMALL PEKING GLASS PENDANT

LATE QING DYNASTY

晚清绿琉璃佛手挂件 simulating jadeite

3 5cm long

£50-£100

244 AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

白玉仿古龙牌 19/20世纪 in the Western Zhou style 9cm high

£300-£500

245

T WO JADEITE PLAQUES AND A JADE PLAQUE

19TH CENTURY

玉佩组 19世纪

Provenance: Property of a gentleman

£200-£300

246 AN EXCEPTIONAL CARVED LAPIS LAZULI BOULDER

QIANLONG PERIOD

(1736-1795)

青金石亭台松林人物山子清乾隆 (1736-1795)

of irregular triform, deeply carved in the round as a craggy mountain landscape set with gnarled pine trees, an immortal and attendant on a path ascending toward a high pavilion, the rich blue stone speckled with gold flecks

7.5cm high, 10cm wide

Provenance: Acquired by the Hon Mrs Clive Behrens’ son, Jack Behrens, in Asia prior to 1934

Note: This mountain comes from the same Private Family collection as lots 53 to 57 Christie’s London, 10th May 2016

For another Lapis Lazuli boulder which is almost certainly carved by the same hand - see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung, 9th Oct 2022, lot 130

Lapis lazuli was highly prized during the Qianlong period, regarded as a precious material frequently utilized within the Qing court It was commonly carved into accessories such as court necklaces Larger boulders could be fashioned into scholarly objects, such as mountain sculptures, serving as decorative elements in the interiors of imperial palaces

The stone, lapis lazuli, was imported to China from Afghanistan, a factor that contributes to its rarity and value The stone’s enigmatic indigo hue evokes the heavens, thus rendering it a favored choice for the creation of ritual objects and ornaments Due to its softness, lapis lazuli is more amenable to carving than jade, often allowing for intricate detailing. Additionally, lapis lazuli is a rarer material so fewer objects were crafted from this stone

An example of a Qianlong-period lapis lazuli mountain is in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Michael Knight, He Li, and Terese Tse Bartholomew, Chinese Jades, San Francisco, 2007, plate 354

The current lot is irregular triform, deeply carved in the round to resemble a craggy mountain landscape, complete with gnarled pine trees and a pavilion It depicts an immortal and his companion standing on the mountain, seemingly watching over and appreciating the pavilion

£10000-£20000

The Collection of Dr. John Ferguson

247

A GOOD CELADON JADE ‘LINGZHI AND CHILONG’ BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 螭龙灵芝纹青白玉笔洗清 18世纪

in the form of a large central lingzhi fungus growing from a gnarled branch which forms the foot of the washer, with several smaller lingzhi growing to the side, the back with a Chilong crawling to the rim, raised on a fitted elaborately carved naturalistic hardwood base and shaped hardwood stand 22cm wide

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent £8000-£12000

248 AN EXTREMELY FINE WHITE JADE ‘HEHE ERXIAN TWINS’ GROUP QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) 和合二仙白玉摆件清乾隆 with one holding a basket the other carrying a lotus sprig, with russet inclusions 11cm high

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent £4000-£6000

249

A GREYISH-WHITE CARVED JADE ‘LADY AND DEER’ GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

青白玉麻姑献寿摆件清 18世纪

depicting the lady and deer standing on rugged rockwork surrounded by gnarly pine, with russet inclusions 15cm high

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent £4000-£6000

250

A GREYISH-WHITE CARVED ARCHAISTIC ‘DOUBLE-HAPPINESS’ VASE

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

青白玉仿古香瓶清乾隆

the sides finely carved with stylised -taotie masks and four double xi character medallions

13 5cm high

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent £5000-£8000

251

A MOT TLED GREY, BLACK AND RUSSET FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

青白玉瑞兽明 (1368-1644) on a fitted hardwood stand 8cm long approx.

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent Acquired from the renowned London dealer Louis Joseph

£500-£800

252

A CELADON JADE BUDDHA

LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

青白玉药师佛像晚清/民国 the hands held in dhyanasana supporting a sphere on one upturned palm, seated in vajrasana under the voluminous outer robe fallen in folds around the base, the bare chest adorned with a beaded jewellery chain and suspended pendants, raised on a carved hardwood stand 13cm high

Provenance: Doctor John Ferguson (1856 - 1944) and thence by descent

£800-£1200

Other Properties

254

253

A PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED JADE ARCHER’S RINGS

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

玉扳指对清

modelled a candlesticks 4cm high

£100-£150

A SET OF T WENT Y CARVED JADE INSCRIBED ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUES

19/20 CENTURY

白玉鎏金诗文玉牌组 19/20世纪

a collection of jade plaques, intricately carved with dragons and adorned with a poem by the Qianlong Emperor, gilded in gold, represents a significant piece of artistry The carving of the Qianlong Emperor’s poem is a notable feature during the Qing dynasty.

19 5cm

£800-£1200

255 A CARVED RUSSET JADE ‘MANDARIN DUCK’ GROUP

LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

晚清/民国玉鸳鸯

each with long crests on their heads and detailing of the feathered wings, grasping stalks of lotus in their beaks

5cm long

£200-£400

256

A CHINESE ‘GEMS AND JADE INLAID’ SLIVER MIRROR WITH WHITE JADE HANDLE, WITH A SPINACH JADE BANGLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

清白玉龙柄嵌宝石镜子及碧玉镯 18/19世纪

the silvered frame decorated in repousse with eight Buddhist symbols set with central oval jade panel, carved with a catfish, flowers and foliage, accented with eight semi-precious stones, with white jade Chilong dragon handle

Spinach jade bangle, natural green colour

19cm long, 8cm diameter

Provenance: English private collection

£800-£1000

257

A CARVED YELLOW JADE BOULDER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ‘海上升明月’玉摆件清 18世纪

carved in the form of a circular disc representing the sun rising above crashing waves carved in high relief on both sides

8 5cm wide

£800-£1200

258

A FINE WHITE JADE PEACH CARVING

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

青白玉玉桃清 19世纪

depicting a succulent peach with gnarled leafy fruiting branches

5 5cm high

£800-£1200

259

A LAPIS LAZULI BOULDER WITH FITTED HARDWOOD STAND QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

清 18/19世纪青金石山子摆件带木座

carved to one face with a bearded scholar followed by a young acolyte amidst jagged mountains issuing gnarled pine, the reverse with a deer lying recumbent on a rocky ledge under leafy shrubs

11cm high, 10 5cm wide

Provenance: From the Private Collection of a renowned Somerset Jeweller

£8000-£12000

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

261

260 AN ARCHAISTIC CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL VASE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

清仿古纹水晶香瓶

the cylindrical vase carved with a band of stylised dragons between bands of upright leaves and ruyi heads 14cm high

£800-£1200

A WHITE JADE ‘MANDARIN DUCK’ GROUP

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

白玉鸳鸯摆件清 19世纪

carved with its head turned backwards grasping the stem of the lotus leaf on which it sits as well as the stem of a lotus flower carved to one side, on a wood stand 4.5cm high, 5cm wide

£300-£500

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

A Private Collection of a British Collector

262

A CARVED GREY SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A B UFFALO

20TH CENTURY

石雕卧牛摆件, 20世纪

modelled as the recumbent beast with head turned to one side, wood stand, fitted box

8cm long

£500-£700

263

A CARVED SOAPSTONE GROUP OF A BUDDHIST LION AND CUB

20TH CENTURY

瑞狮石雕摆件 20世纪

signed Wen Xiang Zuo, depicting a Buddhist lion cub and ball, wood stand, fitted box 8cm long

£800-£1000

264

A ‘TIANHUANG’ STONE CARVING QING DYNASTY (1664-1911)

田黄布袋和尚摆件清

depicting a seated Buddha, wood stand, fitted box

2.4cm long

£1200-£1800

265

A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN LATE QING DYNASTY

罗汉石雕摆件晚清

the seated figure wearing a long flowing robe, with a tied sack by his side, wood stand, fitted box

7 7cm high

£400-£600

267

A CARVED ‘TIANHUANG’ STONE PENDANT GROUP OF T WO LIONS

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

田黄石瑞狮摆件清(1644-1911)

the stone of a pale amber colour, wood stand, fitted box 4cm wide

£1000-£1500

266

A CARVED ‘TIANHAUNG’ STONE BOULDER

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

田黄石龟摆件清 (1644- 1911)

depicting a turtle climbing on top of a rounded stone, wood stand, fitted box

3 7cm high

£1200-£1800

268

A CARVED STONE GROUP 20TH CENTURY

蒜形石雕 20世纪 depicting two garlic bulbs, realistically carved 8cm long

£80-£120

269

A CARVED HARDSTONE PENDANT

20TH CENTURY

芙蓉石雕龙 20世纪

depicting a dragon amongst breaking waves, fitted box

5 3cm long

£180-£280

270

A ‘SHOUSHAN’ CARVED STONE BOULDER

20TH CENTURY

寿山石雕把件 20世纪

carved with a boy riding a buffalo beneath a tree in a mountainous landscape, inscribed Gui, fitted box

5.7cm high

£200-£250

271

A PALE CELADON JADE BI DISC

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

青白玉玉雕 19/20世纪

the pierced disc carved with figures and mythical beasts, fitted box

17cm diameter

£120-£180

272

A CARVED ‘GAOSHAN’ STONE SEAL 狮钮印刻于1938

dated 1938 and engraved by Zhang Ze (1882-1940), surmounted by a lion and a cub, wood stand, fitted box

9 5cm high

£1200-£1500

273

A CARVED DUAN INK STONE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

端砚清 (1644- 1911)

of oblong form, carved with a double gourd amongst cloud scrolls, fitted wood box

12 5cm long

£200-£250

274

A CARVED JADEITE DR AGON BRUSH OR FLYWHISK HANDLE

20TH CENTURY

白玉笔管 20世纪

16cm long

£300-£350

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT@ 20%

274A

A TURQUOISE MATRIX GROUP

20TH CENTURY

绿松石道教人物摆件 20世纪

depicting four figures astride a lion holding peaches, ruyi sceptres and lotus stems

9cm high

£50-£100

275

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

寿山石印 20世纪 in a fitted box 4 5cm

£80-£150

276

A ‘TIANHUANG’ CARVED STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

田黄石‘五福’ 纹印清(1644- 1911) carved with five bats amidst cloud scrolls, inscribed by Qi Xian, wood stand and box 6 5cm high

£1000-£1500

277

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

芙蓉石石印 20世纪 the sides carved with two mandarin ducks in a pond beneath an overhanging tree 10 2cm high

Note: Believed the stone taken from Shan Bo Cave

£300-£500

278

A BLACK ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL

黑田黄印清 1850 宝井堂印 the sides inscribed by the artist and dated to the first month of 1850, Bao Jing Hall, fitted box

5 5cm high

£600-£800

279

A CARVED ‘FURONG’ STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

芙蓉洞虎钮印 20世纪 surmounted by a Buddhist lion, the sides inscribed with a Song Dynasty poem and signed by the artist, fitted box

4cm high

£400-£500

280

A PAIR OF CARVED STONE SEALS ENGRAVED BY FENG KANGHOU (1901-1983)

冯康侯刻方印一对 (1901 -1983) with fitted box (2)

4 9cm high

£800-£1200

281

A CARVED ‘CHERRY-BLOSSOM’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY, DATED 1913

吴昌硕刻桃花洞印清 1913

inscribed by Wu Chang Shuo (1844-1927) carved with a sampan within a river landscape, fitted box

9 2cm high

£1200-£1800

282

A CARVED ‘GAOSHAN’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY, (1644-1911)

潘西凤刻高山石印清 (1644- 1911)

surmounted by two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, dated and signed Pan Xi Feng April 1743, fitted box 7cm long

£1200-£1500

283

A CARVED ‘GAOSHAN’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

‘四君子’果冻石印清(1644-1911)

carved and inscribed plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, emblematic of the seasons, wood stand, fitted box

5.5cm high

£1000-£1200

284

A CARVED ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL

20TH CENTURY

田黄龙纹印 “三秋阁” 20世纪

carved with two dragons and inscribed with a poem San Pu Ge (Three Autumn Pavilion), fitted box

6 7cm high

£800-£1200

285

A CARVED PALE CELADON STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

青田石印 20世纪

the upper section carved in low relief with flowing water, fitted box

7 5cm high

£400-£500

286 A FINE PAIR OF CARVED MOT TLED PALE STONE SEALS

20TH CENTURY

羊钮荔枝冻印对 20世纪

each surmounted by confronting rams, fitted box

12 2cm high

£800-£1200

287

A CARVED ‘TIANHUANG’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY

寿山石兽钮印清 1861

dated 1861, surmounted by a recumbent lion, the sides inscribed Jian Dan Qin Xin, wood stand, fitted box

5 5cm high

£450-£550

288

A CARVED STONE SEAL

石印晚清/民国

carved by Lin Qingqing (1876-1943) with chrysanthemum branches, fitted box

9 3cm high

£600-£800

289

A RARE ‘SHOUSHAN’ STONE SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

吴昌硕刻寿山石方印清(1644-1911)

dated 1882, inscribed by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), further inscribed with a dedication and the Wu Changshuo mark, fitted box

5.8cm high

£1500-£2500

290

A R ARE CARVED STONE SEAL WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (253-316)

寿山石方印西晋（269-312)

signed Wang Ping Zi (269-312 AD), the seal face inscribed, fitted box

3 8cm high

£2500-£3000

291 A MOT TLED PALE GREYISH CELADON JADE SEAL

DATED 2006

唐積聖篆青白兽纽玉印 2006

carved by Tang Ji Sheng (1927-2010) with recumbent horse, inscribed with a poem after Wei Xi Ma Yao, fitted box

£1000-£1500

292

A CARVED SOAPSTONE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石龙纹印清(1644- 1911)

carved with three dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst cloud scrolls, bearing a Tang poem 4 3cm high

£400-£600

293 A BRONZE ‘TURTLE’ SEAL POSSIBLY HAN DYNAST Y 铜龟’松昧‘印

bears inscription 2cm high

£600-£800

294 A CARVED ‘TIANHUANG’ STONE SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石印清(1644- 1911)

carved around the top with a band of stylised foliage, fitted box 5 4cm high

£400-£600

295

A ‘SHOUSHAN’ CARVED STONE SEAL

寿山石瑞兽印馮康矦刻1959

dated 1959, surmounted by a mythical beast, engraved by Feng Kanghou (1901-1983), fitted box

4 2cm high

£400-£600

297

296

A CARVED ‘TIANGHUANG’ SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

田黄石羊钮印清(1644- 1911)

surmounted by a recumbent ram, fitted box 5cm high

£300-£350

A CARVED SOAPSTONE BRUSH REST

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

寿山石雕笔架山晚清/民国

in the form of a mountain carved with pine trees, bears an inscription and dated Autumn 1882, wood stand fitted box 12cm long

£800-£1200

298

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石方印一对清(1644-1911)

the sides carved with a river mountain landscape, inscribed ‘Jian Qing Yue Jin Ren’, fitted box 9 3cm high

£400-£500

299

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL BY FENG KANGHOU (1901-1983)

狮钮寿山石印馮康矦(1901-1983)

dated Winter 1956, surmounted by a lion and inscribed Ji Xian, fitted box

5 4cm high

£1000-£1500

300

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石狮钮印清(1644- 1911)

inscribed Chen Henke Zi Hao Chi Ceng (1876-1923)

9cm high

£1000-£1200

300A

AN ARCHAISTIC MOT TLED JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER 仿古玉琮挂件清或以后

5.7cm high

£80-£120

301

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY JING NIAN

WAI HAO HOU ZHONG

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石蝠钮印清(1644- 1911)

dated 1876, with an inscription Shen Chen Jiu Yue Chen Lai, fitted box

8cm high

£800-£1200

302

A PALE CELADON JADE SEAL SURMOUNTED BY A BUDDHIST SEATED LION

20TH CENTURY

青白玉狮钮印 20世纪

inscribed su he lan reng si, the sides inscribed long xi xian xheng ya shu, February 2006

8 2cm high

£800-£1200

303

AN UNUSUAL BLUEISH ‘TIANHUANG’ CARVED SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644 - 1911)

田黄狮钮印清(1644-1911)

surmounted by a seated lion and inscribed, fitted box 4.8cm high

£1000-£1200

303A

A ‘TIANHUANG’ CARVED STONE SEAL 田黄石印

signed Zhu Fen and carved bi shan mo yun, the top carved in low relief with a bat 6 4cm high

£800-£1000

304 A CARVED ‘CHERRY-BLOSSOM’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石桃花冻狮钮印清(1644-1911)

surmounted by a seated lion, inscribed with a poem and further inscribed you lai yi qi he then qu kei qing zhen

7 5cm high

£600-£800

305 A CHICKEN BLOOD STONE SEAL 20TH CENTURY

鸡血石方印 20世纪

6 4cm high

£600-£800

306 A LARGE SOAPSTONE SEAL

DATED 1924

吴昌硕刻石印 1924

engraved by Wu Chang Shuo (1844-1927), the sides carved with foliage, the seal face inscribed Wu Chang Shuo, da long 10cm high

£2000-£2500

307

A CARVED ‘SHOUSHAN’ JELLY STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山芙蓉洞石印清(1644- 1911)

the top carved with two archaic birds, fitted box

6.5cm high

£300-£350

308

A CARVED ‘CHERRY-BLOSSOM’ STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

桃花冻方印 20世纪

carved with figures in a boat within a river landscape, fitted box 6cm high

£800-£1200

309

A CARVED ‘SHOUSHAN JELLY-STONE’ SEAL

20TH CENTURY

寿山石芙蓉洞兽纽印 20世纪

surmounted by a mythical toad form creature crouched on its haunches, the edge with a band of tight repeating scrolls, fitted box

6cm high

£300-£350

310

A CARVED STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

兽钮印 20世纪

surmounted with a pig, its head turned to one side, above a key fret band, fitted box

4 8cm high

£100-£200

311

A CARVED SOAPSTONE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石印清(1644-1911)

carved prunus and archaistic script, fitted box

4 4cm

£400-£600

312

A CARVED STONE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石龙钮印清(1644- 1911)

carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst cloud scrolls, fitted box

4 7cm high

£400-£600

313

A LARGE CARVED STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

寿山福狮纹石印 20世纪

surmounted by two confronting archaic style dragons above a further band of archaistic dragons

7 6cm high

£600-£900

314

A CARVED ‘SHOUSHAN JELLY-STONE’ SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石芙蓉洞竹型印清(1644- 1911) in the form of bamboo

6 2cm high

£100-£150

315

A SOAPSTONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY

寿山石印清

the sides inscribed with the spring months 1849, with a dedication from Wang Hang Yu, further inscriptions Chen Ben Bu Yi and Si Li Chan Jai

6 3cm high

£300-£350

316

A CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL

石印馮康矦刻 dated to the year of 1959, engraved by Feng Kanghou (19011983), fitted box 4 2cm high

£400-£600

317

A ‘TIANHUANG’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

田黄狮钮印清 (1644-1911)

surmounted by a seated lion holding a lingzhi fungus in its mouth with a cub by its side, inscribed Zheng Ming, fitted box 4cm high

£1500-£2500

318

A CARVED ‘SHOUSHAN LYCHEE’ STONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

寿山石荔枝冻印清 (1644- 1911)

carved with a seated luohan in a lanscape scene, fitted box 6.1cm

£300-£350

319

A SET OF SIX CARVED ‘LANDSCAPE’ STONE SEALS

20TH CENTURY

寿山石印一组 20世纪 with fitted box

4 3cm to 5cm high

£50-£100

320

A CARVED STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

石印 20世纪

surmounted by an archaistic dragon, fitted box 9.2cm high

£50-£100

321

A CARVED SOAPSTONE BOULDER SEAL

20TH CENTURY

石印 20世纪

carved with a river mountainous scene, fitted box 6 5cm high

£150-£250

321A

GROUP OF SIX CARVED JADE SEALS

20TH CENTURY

狮钮及瑞兽玉印一组 20世纪

6 3cm tallest

£600-£800

322

A CARVED HARDSTONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

青灰玉印 20世纪

surmounted by a recumbent lion, inscribed with the date 2007

Tan Ji Sheng Ke Shi Nan Ba Shi Liu

5 4cm high

£600-£800

323

A CARVED HARDSTONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

灰白玉印 20世纪

carved with a dragon clutching a flaming pearl

7.4cm high

£500-£600

324

A CARVED STONE SEAL

20TH CENTURY

石印 20世纪

carved with blossoming flowers and leafy stems, inscribed Chang Shou, fitted box

6 5cm high

£400-£450

324A

A PEKING GLASS SNUFF BOT TLE AND STOPPER

红料套白玻璃鼻烟壶及盖

carved to each side with birds standing on rocks amidst scrolling clouds and a moon or sun, 7 2cm high; together with A SILVERED METAL ELEPHANT FORM SNUFF BOTTLE AND STOPPER, Late Qing, early Republic, 白铜象形鼻烟壶及钮晚清/民国

5 5cm high

£120-£150

325

A CHINESE SILVER ‘DRAGON’ CUP

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

龙纹银杯清 19世纪

the sides engraved with two scaly dragons amidst scrolling leafy tendrils and between bands of ruyi heads and lappets, 10cm diam; together with a SMALL CHINESE SILVER WINE CUP, LATE QING DYNASTY, engraved with a dragon and a phoenix, 7cm diam (2) 169 grams

£200-£300

Chinese Silver

327

326

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER GOBLET

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

高脚银杯 20世纪早期

with fine repoussé decoration depicting a continuous scene with figures and building, the central shieldshaped cartouche inscribed ‘ C Scuadron, S I Y, The Edwardes Cup, 1905’ 20cm high 315 grams.

£300-£500

TWO CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PLAQUES

LATE QING / REPUBLIC PERIOD

银牌对晚清/民国

one mounted on a carved hardwood stand

21cm & 25cm high

£150-£250

328

A SET OF T WELVE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER KNIFE RESTS LATE QING DYNASTY

银刀具一组晚清

each with figural repoussé decoration

237 grams

£300-£500

329 A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER COCKTAIL SHAKER

POSSIBLY CHI HUA, CANTON, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

银龙纹调酒杯 20世纪早期

the sides finely worked with repoussé decoration with a scaly dragon

21 5cm high

443 grams

£300-£500

Chinese Enamels

330

TWO CLOISONNE CIRCULAR COVERED BOXES

QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD

掐丝珐琅盖盒清嘉庆

the covers each with a large medallion of rockwork issuing budding stems, reserved on a turquoise ground of leiwen, one with sylised roundels, the other with bats & roundels, each with a border of ruyi heads 13cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Wiltshire Collection.

Note: For similar box sold at auction see; Sotheby’s Paris, Arts d’Asie, 9th Dec 2021, lot 138

£300-£500

331

A R ARE CLOISONNÉ ‘HEART OF CHRIST’ SCROLL WEIGHT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

铜胎掐丝珐琅镇纸 19世纪

centrally decorated with ‘The Heart of Christ’ motif, with a border of fruiting vines and flowers, all against a turquoise ground

10 5cm wide

Note: For a near identical scroll weight sold at auction see: Tessier Sarrou, Paris, 14th - 16th June 2014, lot 39; see also, a scroll weight of similar form sold at Bonhams, London, 11th Nov 2010, lot 126

£1000-£1500

332

A PAIR OF BEIJING ENAMEL BOXES WITH COVERS QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD,18TH CENTURY 铜胎画珐琅‘山水纹’盖盒一对乾隆年制清18世纪

the cover is painted with a landscape and garden scene, while the interior features floral motifs and blue enamel The base bears the four-character

Qianlong square mark

Length: 10cm

£2000-£4000

333

A FINE AND R ARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL STEM CUP

QIANLONG BLUE ENAMEL SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

铜胎掐丝珐琅梵文高足杯清乾隆(1736- 1796) [大清乾隆年制]篆书款

the flared bowl decorated in coloured enamels with eight lancacharacters between scrolling lotus blossoms and leafy tendrils, raised on a spreading circular foot decorated with bands of beaded jewellery pendants, demi-flowerheads, ruyi-heads and lappet

14 5cm diam, 13 5cm high

Provenance: Private Dorset Collection

Note: This type of Steam Cup is also known as a Butter Lamp in Tibetan culture, and holds a significant place in Tibetan Buddhist traditions, symbolizing the illumination of wisdom. The tradition of using butter as fuel for lamps dates back centuries and is deeply rooted in Tibetan culture Lamps are often intricately decorated with sacred Sanskrit mantras and serve as devotional offerings to the enlightened beings

The Steam Cup or Butter Lamp has appeared in various materials such as cloisonné, silver, porcelain, lacquer, and jade

Use of such beautiful and technically difficult artistic methods to create these lamps reflects the artistry and religious devotion of the Tibetan people

It was a practice of the Chinese Court to donate such exquisite butter lamps to Tibetan Buddhist temples during the Ming and

Qing dynasties and this underscores the cultural exchange and the importance of religious ceremonies during that time

The current lot, with ‘Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi’ mark, is just such an example of imperial patronage of Tibetan religious culture, likely having be created as a devotional offering to a Tibetan Buddhist temple during the Qianlong period.

A comparable example of cloisonné steam cup in the Palace Museum Taipei,Museum No 故琺000095N000000000, also published in the “Ming and Qing cloisonné collection from The Palace Museum, Taipei“ 1999, pl 161,p 74

Another comparable example of cloisonné enamel stem cup, Qianlong mark and period, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2018, lot 18

£8000-£12000

334 A PAIR OF CLOISONNE INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

掐丝珐琅香炉对清(1644-1911)

each vessel of slightly tapering rectangular section, raised on four cabriole legs issuing from lion masks, each corner with a plain straight flange, the longer sides richly enamelled with a pair of confronting dragons with split and foliated tails centered by a pair of wan symbols and a shou medallion, the shorter sides with a beribboned chime over a wan symbol flanked by a pair of carp emerging from waves and two leafy blooms, and set to either side with an upright arch handle, all reserved on dark blue ground, between a band of upright lappets and a key fret border around the rim, the base enamelled with ruyi-heads on a turquoise ground, the reticulated cover with a pair of dragons contesting the ‘flaming pearl’-form knop, the base with a gilt metal panel cast with an apocryphal Jingtai mark

24cm x 20cm

£3000-£5000

335

A R ARE CLOISONNÉ ARROW VASE, TOUHU

INCISED JINGTAI FOUR CHARACTER MARK, MING OR LATER

铜胎掐丝珐琅缠枝莲纹贯耳瓶景泰年制款明或以后 the cylindrical neck with twin tubular handles decorated with with chilong on a dark blue ground, the rim centred by opposing lotus blooms, the cylindrical neck and globular body enamelled with lotus scrolls bearing large blossoms, each framed by leafy curled stems, with a classic scroll around the flared foot 12cm high

Provenance: From the Private West Sussex Collection Eskenazi Ltd , London Christie’s Hong Kong, 3rd November 1998, lot 1045

Note: For a near identical example dated to the Xuande Period see: Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Art, 15th September 2015, Lot 165; Sotheby’s London, 9th June 1992, lot 28

Literature: Giuseppe Eskenazi and Hajni Elias, A Dealer’s Hand - The Chinese Art World through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, pl 177 £2000-£4000

336

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL RECTANGULAR CENSER AND COVER , FANGDING

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

掐丝珐琅香炉清乾隆

of archaistic form, the rectangular-sectioned body decorated in coloured enamels with stylised taotie masks, flanked and divided by upright gilt flanges, the reticulated gilt and cloisonné enamelled cover surmounted by a Buddhistlion, all raised on four blade-shaped legs

17 5cm high

£4000-£6000

337

A CLOISONNE JAR AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

掐丝珐琅盖罐 16/17世纪

the body of jar with blue enamel and decorated with ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems” motifs, the lid with pink enamel and decorated with flowers motifs 13cm high

Note: Purchased from Peking during Boxer Rebellion “wedding gift from H B Bristol 1918”

£800-£1200

Chinese Textiles

Textiles from the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

These stunning Qing dynasty robes, from the 19th century, was acquired by an avid collector, Kee Ming Yuet. Whilst her children were at school in the UK, Ming Yuet continued her passion of collecting antiquities and met Marilyn Garrow, an antiques dealer who operated a concession for Oriental textiles at Liberty's Regent Street, London in 1983.

About the Collector

As a result, Ming Yuet acquired these fabulous robes/ textiles from Marilyn who had explained that the robes were brought back from China to the UK by members of the Allied Forces in 1900s. And their descendants had now placed the robes / textiles in her hands to sell.

Kee Ming Yuet was a passionate collector of Chinese antiquities and wrote a best-selling coffee table book entitled " Straits Chinese Porcelain, A celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage, Showcasing the Datin Seri KEE Ming Yuet Collection" in 2004 and a second best-selling coffee table book, "Peranakan Chinese Porcelain " in 2009

Ming Yuet was also the founder of PRIME College, Malaysia a leading private institution of higher learning.

In retirement, when not writing, she enjoyed writing calligraphy and preparing for her exhibition. She also enjoyed Chinese brush painting

338

A GROUP OF FIVE EMBROIDERED SILK CIVIL RANK BADGES

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

文官补子组清 19世纪 comprising a pair of pheasant rank badges, a pair of wild goose rank badges and a Lion rank badge (5)

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£500-£1000

339

AN EMBROIDERED SILK FU-CHARACTER PANEL REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED 1921 百寿纹刺绣挂屏 1921年 embroidered with one-hundred fu characters meaning ‘goodluck’ or ‘fortune’ 136cm x 78cm

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection. £80-£120

340

TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK BOOTS LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣靴子组晚清 together with A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SILK SHOES FOR BOUND FEET, LATE QING DYNASTY (3)

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection.

£150-£250

341

TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE PERANAKAN EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS EARLY 20TH CENTURY

刺绣鞋对 20世纪早期 each finely worked in silver and coloured threads with flowers and stylised designs

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

Note: Peranakan women, known as nyonyas, were greatly skilled at embroidery and produced intricately-woven beadwork designs The slippers were probably worn for celebratory events like the Chinese New Year £100-£200

342

A RED-GROUND PLEATED SILK SKIRT (QUN)

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣裙晚清

the red silk applied with tasseled urn motif, the blue hem embroidered in gold thread with phoenix and Buddhist lions 90cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£300-£500

343

A PALE-GREEN-GROUND PLEATED SILK SKIRT (QUN)

LATE QING DYNAST Y

花蝶刺绣裙晚清

the brocade green ground embroidered in rich colours with a profusion of brightly coloured flowers and butterflies 97cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection.

£300-£500

344

A LILAC-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK SKIRT (QUN)

LATE QING DYNAST Y

刺绣裙晚清

embroidered in silver stitch with blossoming stems

86cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£200-£300

345

A BLUE-GROUND PLEATED SILK SKIRT (QUN)

LATE QING DYNAST Y

刺绣裙晚清

embroidered with brightly coloured flowers, figures and pagoda, with a coral -red brocade lining 91cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£200-£300

346

A RED -GROUND ‘PHOENIX-TAIL’ EMBROIDERED SILK

SKIRT (JIANQUN)

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

晚清刺绣裙清 19世纪

the multicoloured central slender panels embroidered with flowers and each hung with a metal bell, the wider panels embroidered with bats and peonies above lishui stripes and crashing waves, with coral -red silk tassels

94cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£300-£500

348

A RED AND BLACK SILK BROCADE WAISTCOAT (JINSHEN)

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣马褂晚清 with a pale-blue silk lining

55cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£100-£200

347

A LILAC-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK WOMANS

SHORT JACKET

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣女服晚清

the lilac brocade ground edge by yellow foliate embroidered bands, with matching black and green silk key-fret hems and cuffs

180cm wide, 86cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£400-£600

349

A MIDNIGHT-BLUE-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED INFORMAL ROBE

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣女服晚清

finely worked in brightly coloured stitch with flowers and finger citrons

165cm wide, 114cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£800-£1200

350

A CHILDS GREEN-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ENSEMBLE

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣童服晚清

finely worked in counted stitch with figures and blossoming rockwork in a fenced garden, 42cm long ( jacket); together with A SILK CHILDS WAISTCOAT AND A PAIR OF BREECHES (5)

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£800-£1200

351

A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PURSES

LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD

刺绣配件一组晚清/民国

each with elaborate embroidered decoration largest, 12cm diam

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£150-£200

352

AN EMBROIDERED SILK COLLAR LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣云肩一组晚清 worked in coloured stitch with figures, pagoda, trees and flowers; together with THREE FURTHER EMBROIDERED COLLARS, LATE QING DYNASTY (4)

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£200-£400

353

A FINE SILK CHAIN STICT BUDDHIST LION QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

刺绣肩带一组清 19世纪 10cm wide; together with a GROUP OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK FRAGMENTS AND GARMENTS (QTY)

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection £100-£200

354

A GREEN-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK INFORMAL WAISTCOAT (JINSHEN)

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣马褂晚清

finely worked in counted stitch with brightly coloured flowers and bat motifs

59cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£150-£250

355

A BLUE-GROUND SILK BROCADE ‘DRAGON’ ROBE (JIFU)

LATE QING DYNAST Y

刺绣海水金丝龙纹藏青地吉服晚清

worked in gold stitch with nine five-clawed dragons amidist clouds, babao, shou symbols, all above lishui stripes and crashing waves 135cm wide, 144cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£1000-£2000

356

A GREEN-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK INFORMAL ROBE

LATE QING DYNAST Y

刺绣女服晚清

the green brocade ground finely worked in counted stitch with brightly coloured flowers and butterflies 116cm wide, 142cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£400-£600

357

A GREY-GROUND SILK BROCADE ENSEMBLE LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣女服晚清

embroidered with blossoming stems, with matching black silk hems and cuffs jacket, 114cm wide, 76cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection £100-£200

358

A BLUE-GROUND BROCADE SUMMER GAUZE ‘DRAGON’ ROBE (JIFU) QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 藏青地龙纹纳纱縤绣金丝龙纹吉服清19世纪 finely worked with nine five-clawed dragons amidst clouds, shou symbols and auspicious items, all above a wide band of lishui stripes and crashing waves 144cm wide, 214cm long

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection. £2000-£3000

359

A LIME-GREEN EMBROIDERED SILK INFORMAL ROBE

LATE QING DYNASTY

黄地刺绣女服晚清

embroidered with brightly coloured prunus blossom and butterflies, with matching black silk embroidered hems and sleeve bands

141cm long, 196cm wide

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£600-£800

361

A BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE ‘DRAGON’ ROBE (JIFU)

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

藏青地金丝海水江崖龙纹吉服清 19世纪

worked in gold stitch with nine five-clawed dragon amidst clouds, all above lishui stripes and crashing waves

146cm long, 224cm wide

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

£600-£800

360

A COR AL-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ‘DR AGON’ ROBE (JIFU)

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

刺绣海水龙纹吉服清 19世纪

the silk couched in gold -wrapped threads with eight fiveclawed dragons surrounded by brightly coloured ruyi clouds, bats, babao, birds and flaming pearls, all above lishui stripes and crashing waves, lined with pale blue silk 112cm high, 175cm wide

Provenance: From the Kee Ming Yuet Collection

Note: For a similar robe sold at auction see; Sotheby’s New York, 18th Mar 2017, lot 1213, Provenance - Linda Wrigglesworth, London 2007

£1500-£2500

Other Properties

362

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK SUMMER JACKET

LATER QING DYNASTY

刺绣女服晚清

the grey brocade jacket decorated with clouds and precious objects with embroidered hems and cuffs

84cm long, 138cm wide

£300-£500

363

A CHINESE BLUE GUAZE SUMMER ‘DRAGON’ ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY

晚清石青地鍛綉金丝龍紋袍

worked in gold thread with nine dragons amidst cloud, bats and auspicious items, above a hem of lishui stripes and crashing waves

131cm long, 140cm wide (approx)

£100-£200

364 A PAIR OF CANTON EMBROIDERED SILK SHOES

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣三寸金莲鞋晚清 for bound feet

9cm long approx

£80-£120

365 AN EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK SEAL BOX

TONGZHI PERIOD (1862-1874)

the square form box covered in yellow satin silk with applied embroidered brocade edging and centred by a red silk bands inscribed ‘Gua Yin Feng Hou’ (First rank official in the Qing Dynasty) & ‘Dang Chao Yi Pin’ (The Emperor bestowed titles on his Ministers)

28cm long (including cord and tassel), box, 5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Prof Elisa Provini-Walker, acquired from Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd

£200-£300

366

AN UNUSUAL EMBROIDERED SILK WALLET-STYLE

PURSE

GUANGXU PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

刺绣荷包件清光绪 19世纪

the pale-apricot silk purse embroidered in peking knot and satin stitch with a dragon and a tiger, lined with blue cotton 9cm x 18cm

Provenance: From the Collection of Prof Elisa Provini-Walker, acquired from Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd

£100-£150

367

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

LATE QING DYNASTY

刺绣八仙挂屏晚清

worked in coloured silk thread with a scene depicting the eightimmortals attending the peach festival

78cm wide, 170cm high

£300-£500

368

Chinese Paintings and Books

A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

仕女玻璃画清乾隆

depicting a lady in exotic costume, in a garden with a deer, the background probably originally silvered

34 5cm X 29cm

Provenance: From the Collection Of Prof Elisa Provini-Walker, acquired from Sotheby’s London, The Norman Adams Legacy 1923 - 2009, 21st April 2009, lot 8

£800-£1200

370

369

A CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTING ON PAPER

20TH CENTURY

山水画 20世纪

in the style of traditional Chinese brush painting, in red frame

70 x 44cm framed

£150-£200

A CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTING

20TH CENTURY

山水画 20世纪

in the style of traditional Chinese brush painting, glazed and framed in red frame

60 x 40cm framed

£100-£150

371

A LARGE PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CANTON SCHOOL OIL PAINTINGS

CHINESE HOUSE AND WATER GARDENS WITH FIGURES

庭院人物油画晚清 oil on canvas, framed 65cm x 110cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy, purchased from Christie’s Wateringbury Place Sale, 31st May to the 2nd June 1978, lot 367.

£2500-£3500

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372 AFTER QI BAISHI (1863-1957)

PEACH TREE

祝寿图齐白石或以后 ink and colour on paper 47cm x 170cm

£150-£250

373

PENG XIMING (1908-2002)

山水诗文画（1908 - 2002)

Retreats and boats in a mountainous landscape, handscroll, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and with artists seal

30cm x 309cm

£2000-£2500

374

PENG XIMING (1908-2002)

山水画手卷（1908 - 2002)

Mountainous landscape, handscroll, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and with artists seals with a frontispiece with calligraphy by Professor Feng Kanghou (1901-1983) and titled ‘Peng Ximing travel scroll’, the other inscriptions by Chen Jinghong (1903-1993) and Pan Shou (1911-1999)

31cm x 259cm

Provenance: Chinese Painting and Arts Auctioneer Co Ltd, 15 July 2006, lot 30 From the private collection of a British collector who lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan for over 30 years During this time, he travelled extensively throughout Asia in his work, and in free time studied and collected Asian Arts and Culture

Note: Feng Kanghou settled in Hong Kong in 1949

£2500-£3000

374A

CHEN HONGSHOU

A MOUNTED FAN PAINTING OF A SCHOLAR SELFPORTR AIT

PROBABLY LATE MING PERIOD (1368-1644)

人物高仕图扇面陈洪绶或为晚明(1644-1911)

ink on paper, mounted with silk border and wooden frame, signed by artist with two seal marks

37cm x 64cm including silk mount

£1000-£1500

375

CHINESE SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)

FLOWERING JARDINIERE

花卉水粉画 19世纪

watercolour on paper, framed 50cm x 37cm

£100-£150

376

THE SELECTED PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY OF SHIHT’AO (8 VOLS) 石涛画册8本 1969

compiled By Chang Wan-li and Hu Jen-mou, published by Cafa Company Limited, Hong Kong 1969

377

A GROUP OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS 20TH CENTURY

中国艺术参考书一组 20世纪

various authors and titles (19)

£100-£200

£500-£1000

Chinese Works of Art

378

A CARVED STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA

20TH CENTURY

石雕释迦摩尼佛头 20世纪

finely carved pale cream stone head of Buddha, with display stand

15cm high

Provenance: From the Roger Moss OBE Collection, Cambridge.

£60-£80

379

A LARGE ZITAN BRUSH POT (BITONG)

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

紫檀笔筒 18/19世纪清

of cylindrical form with gently tapering sides, between two raised bands around the rim and foot 22cm high, 22.5cm diam

Provenance: From the Private Collection of a renowned Somerset Jeweller

£4000-£6000

380

A HARDWOOD, MOTHER OF PEARL AND CINNABAR LACQUER BOX

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

镶螺钿盖盒清 19世纪

the rectangular box decorated in relief with a scholar

20 5cm wide, 13 5cm wide

£300-£500

381

A LARGE CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME DECORATED FIGURE OF SEATED LOHAN MING / QING DYNASTY

木雕罗汉像明/清

the seated figure wearing long a flowing robe with one arm raised and the other resting a rock at his side 41cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£500-£1000

382

A LARGE STONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

文官石像明 raised on a plinth stand 26cm high

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£500-£1000

383

A GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF NORTH EMPEROR ‘ZHEN WU’

MING DYNASTY. 16/17TH CENTURY

木雕真武像 16/17 世纪

the Taoist God Zhenwu, the Perfected Warrior, is one of the most revered Chinese Taoist deities venerated for his ability to heal as well as to protect his country and the emperor In this fine wooden lacquer gilded piece he is presented with a plain robe with an official’s belt wrapped around his back and over his ample stomach which more resembles a Chinese official than a deified warrior. His face has well -defined features including the eyes and lips set in a benevolent slight smile It was painted in polychrome and some of the original black, yellow, and red paint can be seen on the bottom

28cm high x 24cm Wide

£6000-£8000

384

A HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG

QING DYNASTY, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

黄花梨笔筒清 17/18世纪

the cylindrical plain sides with the exception with a rounded rim and foot supported raised on three short tabs 13cm high, 13 5cm diam

Provenance: From a Private Somerset Collection

£300-£500

385

FOUR SMALL LAC-BURGAUTE DISHES

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

each decorated with a landscape view 10 5cm wide

£200-£400

386

A GOOD CHINESE REVERSE PAINTING ON MIRROR

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

finely painted with two elegant ladies seated beneath a blossoming tree within a riverside landscape scene

42cm x 28cm

£300-£500

387

AN EXTREMELY RARE LACQUER ‘LOTUS’ BRUSH WASHER ON A CARVED HARDWOOD STAND

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

漆器笔洗清乾隆

of naturalistic-form decorated to simulate the hardstone realgar, raised on an ornate crashing wave and lotus carved and fitted hardwood stand 15cm wide

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy, purchased from renowned antiques dealer Edward A Nowell & Sons, Wells, Somerset, 26th April 1980

£500-£1000

388 A CHINESE WOOD CARVING OF BOAT WITH ZHANG

QIAN

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

木雕张骞乘槎清(1644-1911)

nicely carved of dark wood with figure of Zhangqian seating on the boat

20cm long

£800-£1000

389 A RARE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LOHAN

AT TRIBUTED TO YANG YUXUAN, K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

拂尘罗汉寿山石雕玉璇款清康熙(1662-1722)

modelled seated wearing a long flowing robe with heavy folds, with incised and coral ‘jewelled’ hem, holding a scroll and a flywhisk (Hossu) with serene expression and neatly rendered hair, the back incised with a two character signature Yu Xuan 5.5cm high

Provenance: Acquired by the Hon. Mrs. Clive Behrens’ son, Jack Behrens, in Asia prior to 1934

Note: This figure comes from the same Private Family collection as lots 53 to 57 sold by Christie’s London, 10th May 2016; For similar examples see Christie’s Paris 10th Dec 2014, lot 215; Christie’s London, 9 Nov, 2010, lot 96; Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th Nov 2007, lot 1849

This extraordinary Arhat Karika statue, known as Fuchen Luohan （拂尘罗汉), is a remarkable representation of the artistic mastery during the Late Ming to early Qing dynasty by artist Yang Yuxuan (杨玉璇).

Carved from soapstone, a material favored for its malleability and lustrous finish, the statue embodies the literati ideals of the period. The master artist, such as Yang Yuxuan, was revered for his ability to encapsulate both religious significance and aesthetic beauty within his works The signature ‘Yuxuan’ mark on the statue is a testament to the authenticity and craftsmanship of the piece This particular Luohan, depicted with a flying whisk, symbolizes the removal of obstacles and troubles, embodying the virtues of purity and compassion

Such statues are not only valuable for their historical and cultural significance but also for their spiritual symbolism, representing the enlightened disciples of the Buddha who have achieved a state of nirvana The Fuchen Luohan, as the seventh of the eighteen Arhats, holds a special place in this revered group, and his portrayal in soapstone by a master such as Yang Yuxuan is a rare and exquisite find Yang Yuxuan, also known by the names Yang Ji, Xuan and Yu Rei, was an outstanding carver active during the mid -17th century Yang came from Zhangpu in Fujian province, and lived most of his life in Fuzhou In the District Gazetteer of the area compiled in the Kangxi period His work was praised by one of his contemporaries, the Fujian official Zhou Lianggong, as follows: ‘the excellence of his knife work is equivalent to that done by supernatural beings’ A description found in the district gazette of the Jianpu area of the Kangxi period states that ‘Yang Yuxuan is a capable carver of Shoushan stone All his figures, birds and animals and his vessels are exquisite in the extreme Collectors compete to engage him ’ Yang’s repertoire included seal finials, figures, birds, animals and vessels

Exquisite skill of carving

He is known for the delicate and intricate manner of carving and the carving technique known as bo yi (intentionally thin) is said to have been pioneered by him The bo yi is a light surface

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carving where the artists cut the stone into blocks and only lightly carve the surface of the stone in order to preserve as much of the original material as possible Although the carving remains ‘skin-deep’, the design can be very elaborate Yang Yuxuan was a prolific carver but only a very small number of his works are signed Traditionally, while literary artists, such as poets, writers and calligraphers, were highly venerated and were expected to sign their work, craftsmen such as Yang would generally not have carved their signature on a piece unless it was of particular importance.

Examples of Yang Yuxuan’s signed works are preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, suggesting that he was either given specific commissions by the Court, or that his works came to the attention of the Imperial family, either through tributes or gifts

Example in the museum collection

A tianhuang figure of Pindola in the Palace Museum, Beijing (fig. 1), illustrated in ‘Dictionary of selected Chinese relics: gold, silver, jade and stone’ Shanghai, 1996, no 241

For another example of a signed work by Yang Yuxuan preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see a soapstone figure of Avalokiteshvara illustrated in Yang Boda, ‘The complete series on Chinese Art. Sculpture’ Beijing, 1988, vol. 6: Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, p 143, pl 154, and, pp 44-45

For other signed figures of luohan by Yang Yuxuan, originally in the Spencer Churchill collection, Northwick Park, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Arts from the Scholar’s Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat no 45 (fig 2)

The same mark can be seen on the back of a soapstone figure of a seated luohan illustrated in Between Heaven and Earth, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1988, no. 64, which is dated to the 17th century

Examples sold at auction:

A soapstone figure of seated Luohan sold in Christie’s Hong Kong,27 Nov 2007, lot 1849

A luohan from the Conner Prairie Museum, Indiana, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 25th May 2011, lot 366

Another luohan from the Q collection, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 25th May 2011, lot 273

£3000-£5000

390

A SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF THE INFANT KRISHNA

LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of typical form, set with red, blue and white ‘gems”

7 5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)

£150-£250

392

A RED INK CAKE

QING DYNASTY 18TH/19TH CENTURY

朱砂墨饼清 18/19世纪 with apocryphal Xuande mark

12.8cm long

391

A PAIR OF INSCRIBED LACQUER WOOD SCROLL WEIGHTS

20TH CENTURY 启功刻木镇纸 20世纪

inscribed by Qi Gong (1912-2005), fitted box 25cm long

£100-£150

£250-£300

393

A LARGE BLACK AND GILT INK CAKE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

‘黑松使者’墨条清康熙 1702

moulded in relief with a figure, inscribed yan gong cang hei song shi zhe, dated 1702, kangxi yi you nan, the reverse huang shan song ye and teh studio name ting luzhai wu shou mo zhi, within a border of cracked ice, fitted box 20cm long

£800-£1200

395

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID HARDWOOD STAND

LATE QING DYNASTY

螺钿漆盘晚清 the sides decorated with figures in garden landscape scene and further decorated with flowers and foliage 29cm long

394

A SQUARE BLACK INK CAKE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

八仙祝寿描金墨饼清(1644-1911)

moulded with shuolao and immortals in a river landscape, the revers inscribed ren lug nian Hai yang fany yo lu, zhen can 11 7cm wide

£400-£450

Note: For a similar inlaid opium tray please see Bukowskis, Stockholm, 01 December 2015, lot 215

£600-£800

396

A SET OF SIXTEEN RED INK INK STICKS LATE QING DYNASTY / REPUBLIC PERIOD

朱砂墨一组晚清/民国 moulded in relief showing agricultural scenes

8 2cm long

£300-£400

397

A CARVED BAMBOO ‘LOTUS’ BRUSHPOT (BITONG)

QING DYNASTY 19TH CENTURY

竹笔筒清 19世纪

carved to the sides in high relief with a crab and an egret in a lotus pond

15 5cm high

£300-£500

398

A CARVED ‘FRANKINCENSE’ ROOT SCHOLARS ROCK IN NATUR ALISTIC FORM

worked in the form of a jagged garden rock 15cm high

£75-£100

399

A CARVED BAMBOO WRIST REST 19TH CENTURY

竹臂搁 19世纪

carved with chrysanthemums and bamboo

10.5cm long

£40-£60

400 A FINELY CARVED WOODEN WRIST REST, 19/20TH CENTURY

臂搁 19/20世纪

finely carved rock, mountain and sea waves pattern on the front

Length: 40cm

£300-£500

401 A HORN BRUSH REST DECORATED WITH TWO DRAGONS CHASING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN

19/20TH CENTURY

角雕笔架山清 19/20世纪

a carved with dragon chasing through a mountain 14cm high

£80-£120

402

CARVED HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR BOX QING DYNASTY 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

红木长方形盖盒清 18/19世纪

the cover has been carved with the traditional Chinese patterns, the base with carved auspicious four-clouds foot

53 x 36cm

£500-£800

403

A ‘HUANGHUALI’ WOODEN BRUSHPOT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

黄花梨笔筒清 17/18世纪

a huanghuali wooden brushpot, with natural wood grain. 16cm high, 16cm diameter

Provenance: UK private collection

£600-£800

404

A BAMBOO BRUSHPOT CARVED WITH LANDSCPAE SCENE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

人物山水纹笔筒清

in the manner of Wu Zhifan, the sides carved in low relief with a continuous mountain landscape scene with figures in a pagoda 13cm high

£1500-£2500

405

A CARVED BAMBOO ‘INSCRIBED’ BRUSHPOT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

竹刻诗文笔筒 19世纪

carved with a mountain landscape with figures and pine trees, the reverse with an inscription of poem of “Night for Maple Bridge’ by Zhang ji

14cm high

£800-£1200

405A A LARGE AND EXCEPTIONAL ZITAN SCROLL POT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURUY

紫檀笔筒清 18世纪 of cylindrical form, the wood of a rich deep brown and light brown colour 36cm high, 25cm diam

Provenance: From a Dorset Collection £1000-£2000

406

A R ARE CHINESE HEDIAO NUT ARTICULATED SNAKE

LATE QING DYNASTY

核雕盘蛇把件晚清

the coiled snake constructed of multiple carved sections joined inside the body

5cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Prof Elisa Provini-Walker

£200-£300

407

A PAIR OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY QUAILS

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

螺钿鹌鹑盖盒对清

naturalistically modelled in the form of a quail, with the feet tucked under the body, each intricately inlaid with mother-of-pearl to simulate the layered feathers

12 5cm long

£2000-£3000

408

A CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED FIGURE

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

modelled as a seated official

30cm high

£300-£500

409

A CHINESE BAMBOO OPIUM PIPE WITH COPPER ALLOYS AND GREEN STONE REPUBLIC PERIOD

竹烟枪民国

this elegant and well -proportioned opium pipe made of a single piece of bamboo with a green glass mouthpiece and end -piece, copper alloys mounts and a green stone saddle 50cm long

£80-£100

410

A BOOK OF ‘SI SHU’ WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD

“校正华英四书”全函晚清/民国

‘Si Shu’ or the Four Books with English translation The Four Books are authoritative and important books associated with Confucianism, written before 300 BC. including ‘The Great Learning’, ‘The Doctrine of the Golden Mean’, ‘The Analects of Confucius’ and ‘The Mencius’ 20cm

£80-£100

411

A GROUP OF THREE CARVED HARDWOOD STANDS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

木底座一组 19世纪 largest, 23cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham. See lot 35 for further information

£400-£600

412

A LARGE COLLECTION OF HARD AND SOFT WOOD STANDS (56)

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

木座组 56件

£200-£400

413

A GROUP OF TEN HARDWOOD STANDS,19TH/20TH CENTURY

硬木座组 19/20世纪

including a box, a pair of carved stands, and various display stands

£200-£400

414

A CARVED HARDWOOD STAND QING DYNASTY 19TH CENTURY

硬木座件清 19世纪

square panel inset top over a scroll carved open frieze, raised on slender turned legs united by shaped stretchers

74 x 42 x 42cm

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy

£70-£100

415

A CHINESE BOXWOOD DISPLAY STAND

20TH CENTURY

黄杨木座 20世纪

finely carved boxwood stand of imitating the root of tree or scholar rocks

10cm high

£80-£120

416

A LARGE CARVED HARDWOOD STAND

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

硬木坐清 19世纪

the circular dish top raised on short cabriole feet joined by an openwork apron

30cm diam

Provenance: acquired in China by Captain Charles Oswald Liddell (1854-1941), Liddell lived in China between 1877 to 1913, and thence by descent

£300-£500

417

A MASSIVE CARVED HUANGHUALI STAND

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

黄花梨底座清 19世纪 the shaped stand with carved apron and raised on ruyi form feet

50cm wide

Provenance: acquired in China by Captain Charles Oswald Liddell (1854-1941), Liddell lived in China between 1877 to 1913, and thence by descent

£800-£1200

Chinese Furniture

418

A HUANGHUALI CORNER LEG TABLE

MID-QING PERIOD

清中期黄花梨方桌

the square top above an openwork archaistic entwined dragon frieze, raised on square section legs ending in scroll feet

84cm wide, 87cm high

Provenance: From a Private London Collection.

£300-£500

419

A CARVED HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

清十九世纪红木条案

the rectangular top above an elaborate frieze carved with fruiting and flowering scrolling tendrils, raised on four square section corner legs ending in scroll feet

218cm wide, 92cm high, 52 5cm deep

Provenance: From a Private London Collection

£1500-£2500

420

A GOOD CARVED HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

黄花梨木桌清 18世纪

the rectangular mitred top above and elaborate high relief carved frieze of berried scrolling leafy tendrils, raised on cabriole corner legs 87cm wide, 17 5cm high, 51cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of Vilhelm Meyer (1878-1935) and thence by decent

Note: Vilhelm was born in Copenhagen and was the youngest son of eight children After completing college, he soon became a salesman for the firm Moses & Son, where he travelled regularly to Denmark, and watched with fascination the Ships returning with exotic cargoes In 1902 Vilhelm left the family firm of Moses & Co to join The Danish Asiatic Company with whom he travelled to China that same year After six months he had to seek new employment and joined the Russo-Chinese bank In 1905 he set up the partnership of Andersen, Meyer & Co , Ltd, and would later become the sole owner of the firm in 1907 Vilhelm remained in China until his death in Shanghai in 1935

£5000-£10000

421 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLACK LACQUER INLAID T WO DOOR CABINETS

SECOND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY

八仙祝寿漆柜嵌百宝清 19世纪

with relief figures including Shou Lao, riding on the back of a crane, holding a peach and staff with attendant, with the eight immortals all with their attributes and Xi Wang Mu astride her phoenix with other identifiable figures in attendance, all in fenced in rocky garden scene, the figures inlaid with soapstone, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, coloured lacquer, hard stones and faces in bone, all framed by a diaper border of cash floral pattern in gilt with inset mother of pearl and divided by panels of birds on flowering branches repeated on the sides and frieze The original hinges and lock plate with ornate brass etched lotus design and scrolling foliage The interiors plain, with hidden compartment in lower level 156.5cm high, 100.5cm wide, 42.5cm deep

Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Mrs Alice Keppel These cabinets were included in the sale of her furniture and effects, sold by Messrs Chancellors and Co on 5th-7th June 1948, lots 698-699

Alice Fredrica Keppel (1868 – 1947) was an aristocrat, British society hostess and a long-time mistress of King Edward VII. Keppel grew up at Duntreath Castle in Scotland, she was the youngest child of Mary Elizabeth, née Parsons, and Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet. She married an army officer George Keppel in 1861 and together they had two daughters - Alice Keppel became one of the most prominent society hostesses Her beauty, charm and discretion impressed London society and brought her to the attention of the future King in 1898, when he was still Prince of Wales, Keppel remained his mistress until his death, holding considerable influence over him Through her younger daughter, Sonia Cubitt, Alice is the greatgrandmother of the now Queen Camilla. £30000-£40000

Alice Keppel

422

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLACK LACQUER ELM WOOD (JUMU)

HORSESHOE BACK ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1850

榉木官帽椅 1850

in the Ming style, the lacquer with touchs of gilt, the frieze and back spat divided into three sections, carved ith stylised dragons

100cm high, 60 5cm wide, 52cm deep

£1000-£2000

The Marchant Cabinet

423 A VERY FINE CHINESE HARDWOOD ‘HONGMU’ DISPLAY CABINET CIRCA

1900

马钱特藏红木柜 1900

of rectangular form, carved with an openwork key fret frieze and archaic style ‘chilong’ dragons, beneath further fretwork with a stylised lotus leaf band and a recessed openwork frieze, beneath a fine key fret rim, with humpback stretcher, pad -form feet and glass two-door cabinet.

Total height with glass display unit: 179cm high, 88cm wide, 57 5cm deep

Note: The pair to this cabinet is in an important private Japanese collection

If you have visited the Marchant Gallery over the past few decades, you will no doubt have seen this cabinet taking centre stage It has been with them since the 1990’s and was regularly used to display the most exciting and treasured pieces from the collections

£5000-£7000

Other Properties

424 A HARDWOOD STOOL

QING DYNASTY 19TH CENTURY

红木桌清 19世纪 rectangular panelled top above an open frieze, raised on square legs

49cm high x 54cm wide x 39cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Anthony McGreevy

£70-£100

424A

A PAIR OF HAULI-WOOD T WO TIER STANDS

MID-QING DYNASTY

花梨方形木架子对清中期 the two rectangular tiers raised on square section legs, ending in scroll

80cm high, 41cm, 30cm deep

£400-£600

425 A CHINESE FINELY CARVED AND INLAID HARDWOOD DISPLAY CABINET

红木博古柜 with square corner posts enclosing tiered shelves framed by elaborately carved openwork scrolls incorporating stylised phoenix, dragons, bats, butteflies, birds, insects, pine trees and auspicious objects, the upper right shelf with a hinged door carved with a border of birds and fruiting and flowering branches, the lowermost sections with two doors elaborately carved with scholars engaged in various pursuits and accompanied by their young attendants, beside two drawers and a shelf with openwork door inlaid with stained bone, one narrow side carved with floral sprays in vases, the other with a crab amidst flowers and rockwork

133 4cm high, 86 3cm wide, 38cm deep

£20000-£30000

426

A VERY TALL CHINESE HARDWOOD SQUARE DISPLAY STAND

CIRCA 1680

鸡翅木架清 1680

the top probably ‘chi-chi-mu,’ above a band of relief keyfret, the apron carved in relief with a chrysanthemum bloom and scrolling foliage, surrounded by a flower at each facet of the legs, the square legs surrounded at the sides, joined by a humpack cross stretcher above the feet in the forms of dragon’s feet

120 5cm high, the top 41 3cm by 41 3cm

£700-£900

427

A CHINESE ‘HUALI-WOOD’ SQUARE PEDESTAL TABLE 19TH CENTURY

花梨硬木架 19世纪

the top inset with burl, the frieze openwork of tied rope design, square legs with horses’ hooves, feet joined by humpback cross stretchers

82 7cm high, 30 5cm

£100-£200

428

A PAIR OF ‘HONGMU’ HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR STOOLS 19TH CENTURY

红木椅对 19世纪

each with humpback cross stretchers, the feet terminating in horses’ hooves

51.5cm high, 41.3cm wide, 30.5cm deep

£400-£600

429

A CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR LONG

LOW TABLE

CIRCA 1880

红木长桌 1880 the openwork sides of scroll design, the openwork centre with persimmons and peaches in the corners, both openwork end sections in the form of a large ‘ruyi’-head, th top of delicately grained brown tone

51 4cm high, 181 2cm wide, 27 7cm deep

£2000-£3000

430

A CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ SIDE TABLE 1850-1900

红木桌 1850-1900 with scroll ends carved as double rope extending down the four legs, the apron sides carved as openwork double linked rope

80.2cm high, 116.2cm wide, 40.5cm deep

£4000-£6000

432

A CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ HARDWOOD DRUM SHAPED

OPENWORK PEDESTAL TABLE

19TH CENTURY

红木椅 19世纪

the four panels each with tied double-looped handles tied at the centre, four relief medallions above, the top inset with mottled marble, standing on four short feet

52 1cm high

Circular top: 40cm diameter

£500-£700

431

A CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ HARDWOOD SIDE

TABLE

CIRCA 1900

红木桌 1900

with scroll ends, each scroll enclosing on each side a ‘shou’-character, the openwork frieze with ‘bi’ on the front and back, surrounded by miniature ‘bi’s’ and openwork keyfret, the legs carved with a relief flower stem and keyfret, the ends also with keyfret

83cm high, 115 8cm wide, 40cm deep

£1500-£2000

433

A CHINESE RED BEAN PINE, RECTANGULAR SIDE TABLE 18TH CENTURY

红衫木长桌 18世纪

of architectural type with splayed circular legs joined at the ends by parallel circular cross stretchers, a plain apron around the table

79cm high, 100cm wide, 36 2cm deep

£700-£900

434

A CHINESE ‘YUMU’ (ELMWOOD) FORMAL

SIDE TABLE CIRCA 1820-1880

榉木桌 1820-1880

the wood with well -defined grain, each end with a concealed draw, the front with stylised ‘ruyi’;head scroll frieze, the edges beaded and two square cross stretchers

83 7cm high, 185 3cm wide, 38 5cm deep

£1000-£1500

435

A CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ (BLACKWOOD) SQUARE

PEDESTAL TABLE

CIRCA 1880

红木桌 1880

the top slightly recessed, with openwork frieze of scroll and ‘ruyi’, the circular legs in the form of humpback crossstretchers, repeated as such above the splayed feet

79 6cm high, 31cm square

£100-£200

436

A CHINESE ‘HONG-MU’ (BLACKWOOD) ‘STEP SHELF’

DISPLAY STAND

CIRCA 1880

红木展示架 1880

of rectangular form, the sides openwork, the centre of each frieze in the form of a ‘rui’ head, each surrounded by a scroll THe tubular legs each with a knee and joined above the splayed foot with humpback cross stretchers

87 3cm high, 60 5cm wide, 30 5cm deep

£500-£700

438

A R ARE PAIR OF FINE HONGMU MINIATURE TABLES

1850-1900

红木椅 19/20世纪

each with double scroll ends, openwork legs, with ‘ruyi’head feet and archaic cash-form frieze, the tops inset with a fine panel

45cm high, 43cm wide

£1500-£2000

437

A PAIR OF CHINESE ‘HONG -MU’ (BLACKWOOD)

SQUARE STOOLS 19TH CENTURY

红木方椅 19世纪 with humpback cross stretchers

50.2cm high, 40.5cm wide

£300-£500

440

A PAIR OF CHINESE ‘HONGMU’ BARREL-SHAPED STOOLS

CIRCA 1900

红木椅 1900

the tops inset with burl wood above a band of relief studs, the five-bow shaped legs each with an openwork oval aperture, all on bracket feet

Provenance: Formerly in a Scottish Family Collection

£800-£1200

439

A PAIR OF CHINESE RECTANGULAR STORAGE STOOLS CIRCA 1900

硬木方形椅 1900

with a front indentation carved in relief with scrolls, above a front hump-back cross stretcher facing the interior, the feet terminating in carved scrolling reliefs

46cm high, 61 5cm wide, 45cm deep

£1000-£1500

441

A PAIR OF CHINESE ‘YUMU’ (ELMWOOD)

ARMCHAIRS SUZHOU, 1850-1880

苏作榉木官帽椅 1850- 1880

each with a rectangular panelled back, one panel carved with an openwork medallion of a ‘kylin’ below an openwork leaf, traces of original lacquer

104 5cm high, 56 2cm wide, 43 7cm deep

£1000-£1200

442

A CHINESE ‘YUMU’ (ELMWOOD) FORMAL SIDE

TABLE CIRCA 1820-1880

榆木条案 1820- 1880

the wood with well -defined grain, both sides with stylised ‘ruyi’-head scroll frieze, the edges of the legs beaded, with two square cross-stretchers at each end 84 7cm high, 189 8cm wide, 49cm deep

£1000-£1500

443

TWO CHINESE CIRCULAR MARBLE-TOPPED ‘HONGMU’ STOOLS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

红木椅 19世纪

with lipped ogee edge, openwork pierced waist, shoulder and legs, all with a gently lipped border and flared legs terminating in an upturned ‘ruyi’-head, the wood of a rich honey tone

46cm high, 36cm wide

£1000-£1500

444

A CHINESE FINE ‘HONGMU’ SQUARE LOW TABLE

MID-19TH CENTURY

红木桌 19世纪

with waisted frieze and humpback stretchers

52cm high

Top: 39 5cm x 39 5cm

£80-£120

446

445

A CHINESE MIRRORED-BACK HARDWOOD SNUFF BOT TLE CABINET

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

红木鼻烟壶柜 20世纪

78cm high, 54cm wide, 10cm deep

£100-£200

A HARDWOOD HANGING DISPLAY CABINET

20TH CENTURY

红木掉柜 20世纪

63cm high x 49cm wide

£80-£120

The Martin Laing Collection

Part II

Dore & Rees is delighted to offer selected Chinese Rococo pieces from the Martin Laing Collection Part II in the Fine Asian Art auction on 11 November.

Martin Laing’s passion for collecting began at a young age, when at just 5 years old and living on a farm, he would stuff his pockets full of dead mice, bus tickets from his trips to school and anything else he could find of interest to add to his burgeoning collection

As a teenager, Martin became a keen Bruce Lee martial arts fan and started to collect knives; he later took up karate at the age of 24. This newly discovered love for an ancient Japanese martial art moved Martin’s attention towards the Orient, and he began collecting Samurai swords and Japanese cloisonné

Following a chance meeting with two of Asian Art’s leading dealers, Gerard Hawthorne and Roger Keverne, and upon seeing the Chinese treasures each were offering for sale - Martin knew instantly he must switch his focus towards China; immediately he set about selling his beloved swords and Japanese cloisonné to fund this new area of collecting

In the early 1990s Martin’s tree felling business folded and he was forced to sell part of his collection to support his family, but like all true collectors, he couldn’t help adding another exceptional piece So, when offered an exceptionally fine Huanghuali alter table, and with little money to pay the £3500 asking price Martin struck up a deal with the seller and paid for the table over the following two years. Sadly, Martin lost his wife to cancer in the early 2000s, and in his own words, what had been a fun pastime now became an obsession, seeking out better and rare pieces at every opportunity Whilst the majority of the pieces offered in the sale have

been with him in his Perthshire home, some, and again not uncommon with collectors, have been tried or sold over the years at auction, either because they simply didn’t fit or that Martin needed some money to pay for a recent purchase Martin’s hope now is that others will be able to enjoy these items as much as he has over the years. He has written a book on his collection, where his own views on the craftsmanship and purpose for these pieces of furniture are summised, ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace’

This is the second auction of furniture from Martin’s collection, the first was held with great success at Duke’s Auctioneers in November 2020.

447

A FINE CARVED HUANGHUALI ‘LILY’ TABLE QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

黄花梨巴洛克风格桌清 19世纪

the shaped circular top inset with a variegated marble within a wide carved border of lotus heads and scrolling leafy tendrils, supported by a naturalistic column in the form of entwined lily shoots, raised on a carved simulated crashing wave quatraform base

62cm wide, 80cm high

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II

Literature: Included in ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace, The Martin Laing Collection’, published November 2024

£2000-£3000

448

A FINE HUANGHUALI CARVED WINE TABLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

黄花梨桌清 18世纪

the rectangular top with a ‘water-stopping’ edge, above an elaborate scrolling lotus carved frieze, raised on four shaped corner legs with conforming relief carved decoration, united below by a stretcher and ending in leaf carved scroll feet

73cm wide, 76cm high, 53cm deep

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II

Literature: Included in ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace, The Martin Laing Collection’, published November 2024

£2000-£4000

449 AN IMPRESSIVE CARVED ZITAN THRONE CHAIR MID-QING PERIOD

紫檀雕龙椅清中期

the shaped stepped back and sides finely carved in high relief with meandering leafy lotus scrolls, surmounted by two stylised archaistic confronting dragons, over a solid panelled seat and a conforming relief carved apron, on shaped -square section legs united by a peripheral stretcher and ending in four short feet

100cm wide, 107cm high, 67 5cm deep

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II

Note: This zitan chair was acquired by Martin during the 1990’s, when he bought the chair it was painted black. His restorer took around one year to complete the paint removal, due to discovering that it had previously been painted as many four times

Literature: Included in ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace, The Martin Laing Collection’, published November 2024

£20000-£40000

450 A FINE AND RARE HUANGHUALI AND FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN MOUNTED TABLE SCREEN

QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

黄花梨嵌吉祥纹饰卓屏清 18/19世纪

the screen surmounted by an elaborate scrolling tendril carved pediment, over three leaves finely carved in relief with interlocking archaistic scrolls, each mounted with auspicious items, raised on the impressive tiered pedestal, carved in relief with double rows of ruyi heads centred by a waisted section carved with lotus scrolls, all supported on short feet 56cm wide, 61cm high

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II, acquired at auction circa 1980

Literature: Included in ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace, The Martin Laing Collection’, published November 2024

£8000-£12000

451

AN IMPRESSIVE CARVED ZITAN ‘DR AGON’ SCREEN

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

紫檀龙纹屏清十九世纪

to one side the screen is carved in high relief with a five-clawed dragon amidst pierced scrolling clouds, bordered by openwork berried vines, the reverse with a scane of deer and birds amongst cherry blossom, surmounted by an elaborate carved pediment with confronting dragons and cloud, the whole raised on four downswept dragon feet

176cm wide, 134cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II

Literature: Included in ‘Chinese Rococo Furniture Fit for a Palace, The Martin Laing Collection’, published November 2024

£5000-£10000

452

A FINE PAIR OF EUROPEAN-STYLE CARVED ‘ZITAN’ HARDWOOD CHAIRS

QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

紫檀椅对清十九世纪

covered in red brocade, the elaborate openwork backs

carved with interlocked scrolls and stylised lotus blooms, raised on reed turned and tapered legs 106cm high, 51cm wide

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II

£800-£1200

453

AN UNUSUAL CARVED HUALI-WOOD SIDE CABINET

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

花梨柜子清十九世纪

the three quarter galleried top vcentred by a roundel of berried vines, below are openshelves and two cupboard doors ornately carved with further fruiting leafy vines, raised on four short scroll feet joined by an openwork scroll carved apron 122cm wide, 125cm high, 42cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II

£1500-£2500

454

AN IMPRESSIVE CARVED ‘ZITAN’ HARDWOOD DISPLAY CABINET

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

紫檀博古架清 19世纪

the cabinet consisting of an arrangement of open shelves, drawers and cupboards, profusely carved throughout with with fruiting leafy tendrils, flanked by four upright pilasters carved with writhing scaly dragons, surmounted by an elaborate openwork pediment carved with confronting dragons centred by a medallion of birds and Buddhist lions standing on rocks issuing a leafy tree, the whole raised on claw and ball feet

107cm wide, 209cm high, 39cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II

£3000-£5000

455

A GOOD HAULI-WOOD DISPLAY CABINET

QING DYNASY, 19TH CENTURY

花梨博古架清 19世纪

with glass panelled sides, the single door opening to reveal an arrangement of shelves with foliate pierced fronts, raised on short carved claw and ball and feet

81cm wide, 159cm high, 40cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II.

£1000-£1500

456

A GOOD CARVED ‘ZITAN’ HARDWOOD DAYBED

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

清十九世纪紫檀床

the scroll arms with carved figural facings, raised on bold sqaure section cabriole legs surmounted by dragon masks and terminating in claw and ball feet, each united by an elaborate frieze carved in high relief with Asian and European figures in a continuing landscape scene

69cm high, 207cm wide

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II

£1000-£2000

457

A CARVED HUALI-WOOD SECRETAIRE SIDE

CABINET

MID-QING PERIOD

清中期花梨柜

the serpentine shaped top inset with a variegated marble panel, above an openwork elaborate berried vine carved shaped frieze centred by a a cartouche panel enclosing a scene a scene of two Cantonese figures, raised on well carved babriole legs and a panelled back with an arrangement of cupboards and open shelves, ending on a shaped platform base 109cm wide, 90cm high, 77cm deep

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II.

Important Note: This lot would have originally had an upper section

£1000-£2000

458

A PAIR OF GOOD CARVED ‘ZITAN’ HARDWOOD SIDE CHAIRS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

紫檀椅对清十九世纪

covered in gold brocade fabric, the shaped backs carved with meandering berried vines, above a similarly carved aprons centred by pierced figural medallions, raised on high relief carved cabriole legs with claw and ball feet 90cm high, 41 5cm wide

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II.

£800-£1200

459

A FINE PAIR OF CHINESE ROCOCO-STYLE

INLAID HARDWOOD AND B URRWOOD CHAIRS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTYRY

洛可可风格红木座椅对清 19世纪 the rococo-style cartouche shaped triple panel backs inlaid with figural scenes of a scholar beneath a tree and the other a figure on a bridge, with downswept open arms above panelled solid seats, raised on carved cabriole legs 98cm high 61cm wide

Provenance: From the Martin Laing Collection Part II

£800-£1200

460

A GOOD CARVED HUANGHUALI ROCOCO-ST YLE

TABLE

MID-QING DYNASTY

清中期黄花梨洛可可风格桌

the moulded rectangular top inset with a variegated marble panel, above elaborate relief carved shaped frieze centred by open cartouche medallions, raised on four well carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet

100cm wide, 82cm high 57cm deep

Provenance: From the Collection of Martin Laing Part II

£1500-£2500

Japanese Works of Art and Ceramics

461

A JAPANESE SATSUMA THOUSAND BUT TERFLIES

MINIATURE BOWL

TAISHO PERIOD

bearing a Shimizu Family mark

6cm diam

£50-£80

462

A JAPANESE ‘KR AAK’ BLUE AND WHITE DISH

EDO PERIOD

decorated with a scene depicting a deer beside a pond with water plants

39cm diam

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham See lot 35 for further information

£80-£120

463

A JAPANESE IMARI CHARGER

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

decorated with a central medallion enclosing a flowering urn within a border of alternating panels of cranes and mountain landscape views

45 5cm diam

£200-£300

465

A PAIR OF BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS WITH T WO LION HANDLES AND LID

MEIJI PERIOD

狮耳三足铜炉明治

finely casted bronze censer with lion handles and with elephant foot, the lid also with a Buddhist lion finial

53cm High

£300-£500

464

A JAPANESE MING-ST YLE SHAPED DISH

19TH CENTURY

青花五彩‘携琴访友’盘日本

decorated with figures beneath a pine tree, within a border of scrolling flowers and seated boys, with an apocryphal Tianqi mark

23.5cm diam

£80-£120

466

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797 – 1858) ISHIYAMA TEMPLE , FROM THE EIGHT VIEWS OF OMI Woodblock, printed in 1857, unframed 24cm x 35cm

£50-£80

467

A FINE JAPANESE IRON AND GOLD -INLAID VASE

SIGNED YOSHIHISA SAKU, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

日本明治时期铁鎏金圆罐

of globular form, the sides finely decorated in gold with chrysanthemum and cherry blossom

9 5cm high

Provenance: From a Private London Collection

£1500-£2500

468

A GOOD JAPANESE MIXED METAL CARD CASE

MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

finely decorated in relief with playful boys beneath pine trees

9cm wide

£80-£120

469

A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX WITH MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY WITH MARK

20TH CENTURY

brown lacquer box decorated with mother and pearl inlay of lotus flower and leaves. With a three characters mark. 7cm high

£100-£200

470

A JAPANESE BRONZE PLAQUE

MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

depicting a arhat seated amongst a rocky out crop with a phoenix swooping amidst clouds, seal mark ‘Xi Yaun Jing Zhao’, in a hardwood frame

29cm x 21cm

£400-£600

471

A SET OF EIGHTEEN JAPANESE PRINTS WITH SERIRES UTAGAWA KUNISADA, 1861 from the series ‘Meigi Sanjurokkasen’ (Famous Geisha Compared to the Thirty Six Renowned Poets), with high ranking courtesan in a kimono with her assistants, with calligraphies on the left corner, singed by artist 33cm

£800-£1000

472

A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED SILK KIMONO LATE MEIJI / TAISHO PERIOD

worked in coloured and gold thread with cranes in flight amidst pine trees and cherry blossoms, all above a hem with Minogame’s amongst crashing waves 168cm long

£100-£200

473

SHINJIRO NOZAKI (JAPANESE b 1923)

THREE SILK SCREEN PRINTS

each limited edition 79/100, 79/130 & 82/130, signed and dated in pencil 1970 & 73’ largest, 13 5cm x 19cm, smallest 10cm x 14 5cm

£150-£250

South-East Asian Works of Art

474

A GROUP OF EIGHT INDIAN ARCHITECTURAL WATERCOLOURS

AGRA SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

depicting monuments, interiors and palaces; together with A MUGHAL SCRIPT PANEL, 19TH CENTURY (9)

£500-£1000

475

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF YAMANTANK A VAJR ABHAIR AVA

LATE 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The Deity Vajrabhairava, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri The most popular tantric manifestation of Manjushri is Vajrabhairava Here, he has a buffalo head, holds an array of weapons, and tramples on birds, dogs, and Hindu gods In this form, he is sometimes also called Yamantaka, or the defeater of death, a deity that ends the cycle of rebirth and provides a path to nirvana He frightens away egotism and selfishness the root of suffering and in this true form reveals the awesome and terrifying nature of enlightenment

32cm high

£1000-£1500

476

T WO CELADON-GLAZED ‘KILN-WASTER’ BOWLS

THAILAND, 14TH -16TH CENTURY

21cm wide

Provenance: From the Collections of Denis and Oliver Barnham

See lot 35 for further information

£100-£200

477

A SET OF EIGHT B URMESE HAND PAINTED FIGURES BY MG NYUNT, MONGNAI, BURMA, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY each depicting figures engaged in various pursuits, signed and inscribed in pencil verso 17cm high approx.

Note: For a similar group of figures see: The British Museum - No: 2022,3020 6 £500-£1000

478

AN INDIAN HARDSTONE AND GOLD INLAID CANE HANDLE

18TH / 19TH CENTURY the shaped handle inlaid with stylised leafy stems, the pommel top surmounted by a lapis lazuli finial, in a fitted box 8.5cm high

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)

Au Musel Oriental, Constantinople (now Istanbul) £300-£500

479

AN INDIAN PAINTING ON SILK LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

depicting a military parade of Anglo-Indian troops 108cm x 58cm

£100-£200

480

AN INDIAN PAINTING ON SILK LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

depicting a hunting scene riding an elephant and a horse 84cm x 61cm

£50-£100

481

AN INSCRIBED INDIAN GULER-ST YLE GOUACHE

LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY

depicting a deer hunting scene; leaf from a book

20cm x 16cm approx

£200-£300

482 A SMALL THAI BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA

15TH CENTURY

铜佛头泰国 15世纪

cast with long pendulous ears and hair tied in tight curls, mounted on a metal stand 9cm high

£500-£600

483 A PORCELAIN YUHUCHUNPING VASE

14TH CENTURY, VIETNAM

青花‘玉壶春’瓶 14世纪, 越南

painted in underglaze red oxidised grey with foliage

£400-£600

484 A GOOD ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED PADOUK PEDESTAL DESK DESK 19TH CENTURY

the sides finely carved with an all design of entwined fruiting vines, the plain rectangular top above nine real and nine opposing dummy drawers, the whole raised on short turned legs and ceramic casters

167cm wide, 87cm high, 83cm deep

£2000-£4000

485

A PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED HARDWOOD SIDE CHAIRS

19TH CENTURY

the pierced shaped backed carved throughout with fruiting vines, over cane seat and raised on carved cabriole legs, terminating in paw feet

90cm high, 48cm wide, 43cm deep

£300-£500

486

A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF VAJRASAT TVA

19TH / 20TH CENTURY

西藏菩萨铜像

the deity seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, holding a vajra at his chest 20 5cm high

£400-£600

487 A THANGKA DEPICTING CHATURBHUJA MAHAKALA

TIBET, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

西藏唐卡 19/20世纪 distemper on cloth

67cm x 49cm

£100-£200

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FINE JEWELLERY AND WATCHES

JAR (Joseph Ar thur Rosenthal) A PAIR OF ALUMINIUM ‘VIOLET’ EARRINGS

Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Mrs Henr y T Ford II Sold: £4,160

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b If you wish to bid on high value Lots, the registration deadline may be several days before the auction in order to allow us sufficient time to carry out the necessary checks.

c We reserve the right to require deposits at the point of Registration on high value Lots Deposits are refundable after the auction if you are not a successful Bidder

d. Lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the Registration Form

e Absentee bids may be left with us in writing indicating the maximum amount to be bid against a Lot (excluding Buyer’s Premium and/or VAT and any applicable charges). We will execute absentee bids as cheaply as possible having regard to the Reserve (if any) and competing bids If two Bidders submit identical absentee bids we may prefer the first bid received (where this can reasonably be ascertained) Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your absentee bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable

f. Telephone bidding is offered on a first come first serve basis on high value lots Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your telephone bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable

g Bidding online is available via doreandrees com and our auction partners EasyLiveAuction com Please refer to EasyLiveAuction com for their charges and terms and conditions.

h We reserve the right to refuse to register you if you do not provide us with all the information and documentation that we ask for at our discretion

i We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bid below the Reserve

j We may refuse to accept any bid if it is reasonable for us to do so

k Bidding increments will be at our sole discretion (and in line with standard auction practice).

l The Bidder placing the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer will be the Buyer at the Hammer Price Any dispute about a bid will be settled at our discretion We may reoffer the Lot during the auction or may settle the dispute in another way We will act reasonably when deciding how to settle the dispute

17. Anti-Money Laundering Regulation

a We are obliged to comply with Anti-Money Laundering regulations which apply to individuals and businesses who deal in the sales, purchases and storage of works of art with a value of €10,000 (or equivalent) or more

b Buyers may be requested to provide photographic ID and proof of address documentation in advance of the Auction in which they are bidding in order to meet the requirements of the regulations

18. The Purchase price

a As Buyer, you will pay:

i The Hammer Price;

ii. Buyer’s Premium of 25% of the Hammer Price

iii Any artists resale right royalty payable on the sale of the Lot

iv Any VAT due11

19. VAT

a. You are responsible for the payment of any VAT applicable on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium due for a Lot

b We will charge VAT at the current rate at the date of the auction.

10. Artist’s Resale Right

a. From mid February 2006, living artists are entitled by law to receive a resale royalty each time their work is resold by or to and art market professional From January 2012, the Right has been extended to include sales of works by artists who have died within the last 70 years (following the existing term of copyright) Royalties will be payable to the families and the beneficiaries of these artists

b. An artwork must be resold for more than 1000 euros Hammer Price (or equivalent) to qualify for the right The rates applicable are calculated as a percentage of the Hammer Price and are set out on a sliding scale from 4% to 0.25%. The charge is exclusive of VAT. We reserve the right to pass all the cost to the Buyer of the qualifying artwork

11. The contract between you and the Seller

a The contract for the purchase of the Lot between you and the Seller will be formed when the hammer falls accepting the highest bid for the Lot at the auction.

b You may directly enforce any terms in the Terms and Conditions of Sale - SELLER against a Seller to the extent that you suffer damages and/or loss as a result of the Seller’s breach of the Terms and Conditions - SELLER

c If you breach these Terms and Conditions – BUYER, you may be responsible for damages and/or losses suffered by a Seller or us. If we are contacted by a Seller who

wishes to bring a claim against you, we may in our discretion provide the Seller with information or assistance in relation to that claim.

d We normally act as an agent only and will not have any responsibility for default by you or the Seller (unless we are the Seller of the Lot)

e In addition to any other rights we may have to cancel a contract for sale under these Terms and Conditions –BUYER, in the event:

i. You are in breach of your warranties in clause 3; or ii We have not completed our enquiries pursuant to the Money Laundering Regulations and related legislation to our satisfaction; or

iii. We have reason to believe that the transaction might be unlawful for any reason, or that the sale might put us under any civil or criminal liability, we may delay the completion of the sale, delay a release of a Lot or cancel the sale of a Lot.

12. Payment

a Immediately following your successful bid on a Lot you will:

i Pay to us the Total Amount Due by one of the following methods:

1 BACS

2 Debit Card

3 Cash – up to a limit of £8,000 in person

13. Title and Collection of Lots

a While you are bound by the contract for the purchase of the Lot from the fall of hammer on your successful bid, ownership in the Lot will not pass to you until you have paid us in full the Total Amount Due in cleared funds for that Lot;

b You may not claim or collect your Lot until you have paid for it and ownership has passed to you

c You will (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for either:

i Not later than 5 working days following the day of the auction

II Not later than 5 working days following the date that we have received payment of the Total Amount Due in cleared funds, if later

14. Storage of Lots

a If you do not collect the Lot within the time period set out in above, you will be responsible for any reasonable removal, storage and insurance charges in relation to the Lot.

b The risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot

c If you do not collect the lot that you have paid for within 90 days after the auction we may sell the Lot We will pay the proceeds of any such sale to you, we will deduct any storage charges or other sums that we have incurred in the storage and sale of the Lot We reserve the right to charge you a selling commission at our standard rates on any such resale of the Lot

15. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases

a Please do not bid on a lot if you do not intend to buy it If your bid is successful, these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER will apply to you This means that you will have to carry out your obligations set out in these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER If you do not comply with these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER, we may (acting on behalf of the Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures:

i Take action against you for damages for breach of contract

ii Reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you;

iii esell the Lot by auction or private treaty (in which case you will have to pay any difference between the price you should have paid for the Lot and the price we sell it for as well as the charges outlined in Clause 8

Please note that if we sell the Lot for a higher amount than your winning bid, the extra money will belong to the Seller;

iv Remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense;

v f you do not pay within 5 days of your successful bid, we may charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the Total Amount Due;

vi Keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the Total Amount Due

vii Reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impost conditions before we accept bids from you; and / or

viii. If we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us

b We will act reasonably when exercising our rights under clause 7 We will contact you before exercising these rights and try to work with you to correct any noncompliance by you with these Terms and Conditions

16. Forgeries

a A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a forgery

17. Data Protection

a We will hold and process any personal data in relation to you in accordance with our current privacy policy, a copy of which is available on our website.

18. Liability

a Save as set out in these Terms and Conditions, we exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statue, common law or otherwise.

b Nothing in these Terms shall operate to exclude or limit the liability of a party in respect of death or personal injury resulting from that party’s own negligence, for fraud or for any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

c No party to these Terms shall be liable to any other contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any indirect or consequential losses, or for any loss of profits, loss of good will, loss of revenue, loss of business or loss of anticipated savings

d Subject to Clauses 10 b and 10 c, our liability to you shall not exceed £5,000, unless your claim relates to an item sold through an Auction in which case our liability to you shall not exceed the greater of £15,000 or the Hammer Price for the relevant Lot

e We will not be responsible or liable for errors and omissions to execute bids, caused by a loss of internet connection, a breakdown or interruption of the on-line bidding system, or a breakdown or failure of any internet connection, computer or IT system.

19. General

a. No party shall have any liability in respect of any delay in performance or non-performance of its obligations under these Terms (other than an obligation to pay) owing to Force Majeure If a party is affected by Force Majeure it shall notify the other parties as soon as reasonably possible, in any event within 5 days, and shall take reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of the Force Majeure Subject to Clause 4 b, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where applicable) against all losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or proceeds of the sale of the Lot

b Every person on our premises shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and, subject to clause 9.b, shall have no claim against us in respect of accident or loss, however caused

c hese Terms are governed by in interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales or the laws of Scotland or Northern Ireland if you live there) If you choose to bring proceedings in conjunction with these Terms you must do so in the courts of England and Wales, unless you live in Scotland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there, or in Northern Ireland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there

d Any or all part of any term of these Terms that is found to be unfair or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction will be treated as deleted and the remainder of the Terms will continue to govern each of our respective obligations

e ny notice from you to us must be sent in writing to us at our address detailed on our website

f f you elect to collect the Lot from us you will bear all associated cost, expenses and duties

SELLERS

1 Our Status

a You appoint us to act as agent to sell the Lots on your behalf by auction.

b You will pay us the Sellers Commission together with VAT at the prevailing rate

c We will not include any Lots in an auction until they have been received by us

d We will pay the Hammer Price, with Seller’s Commission, Loss and Damage Warranty and any other charges incurred deducted and applicable VAT applied at the prevailing rate, to you at 28 working days following the Auction in which the Lots are sold, or if later, 7 days after payment by the Buyer

2 The Reserve

a We will agree with you the Reserve, which may be higher than the starting bid.

b We shall not publicise the Reserve

c We may bid on your Lot up to an amount equal to the Reserve You may not bid on your Lot under any circumstances, nor maySyou permit any person to bid on your lot on your behalf

3 Seller’s obligations and undertakings

a You warrant to us and to the Buyer that:

i you are the sole owner of the Lot and that you have full right, title and authority to sell the Lot;

ii you have no reason to believe that it is a Forgery;

iii all Lots sold by you are sold to the Buyer with full title guarantee and free from all encumbrances;

iv. you have provided to us all of the relevant information and documents in your possession or control concerning the Lot, including information about its authenticity, history, condition, prior ownership and all such information is complete to the best of your knowledge;

v if the Lot has been removed from a country outside the UK, all duties and taxes on the import of the Lot have been paid, all export and import declarations have been properly made;

vi you will pay any and all duties and taxes that may be due in connection with the sale of the Lot;

vii you have given us notice of any alterations to the Lot of which you are aware;

viii you may not withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent.

b If you withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent, you will pay to us 15% of the Lot’s estimate and any related costs within 14 days of such withdrawal

c. If the Buyer of your Lot decides to exercise their right to cancel, you agree that we shall be entitled to account directly to the Buyer for any applicable refund and we shall account to you for any sums retained on account of the Lot being damaged or tampered with by the Buyer.

d You will indemnify us and the Buyer in full on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer as a result of any breach by you of any of the obligations in this clause.

4 Loss and Damage Warranty

a All Lots held with us are covered by insurance against risk of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental damage except to glass For this we will charge you 1 5% plus applicable VAT of the Hammer Price for the Lot or the value the Lot would have achieved as assessed by the Auctioneer

b Subject to this, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where appliable) against all loss damage claims costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or the proceeds of the sale of the Lot

5 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

b Sellers may be requested to provide photographic ID and proof of address documentation in advance of the Auction in which their Lot is to be offered in order to meet the requirements of the regulations

6. Images and Illustration

a We will take (or authorise others to take) photographs, video and/or produce images of the Lot and will own all intellectual property rights in any such images and may use them for any purpose, and you warrant that there is no restriction on our ability to do so

7. Unsold Lots

a. If at the end of the Auction, your lot is unsold (other than because it was withdrawn) the Lot will be available for After Sale offers

b Registered Bidders may contact us and offer to purchase a Lot after the Auction. If the bid meets or exceeds the Reserve, we may authorise the sale of your Lot without contacting you and the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction If the bid is less than the Reserve, we will contact you If you accept the bid and wish to proceed, the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction

c. You may contact us at any time after the Auction to remove your Lot from the After Sale process

d Subject to agreement with us, your unsold Lot can be reoffered at a future Auction at a revised Estimate and Reserve or can be collected by you, you are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs

8 Withdrawn Lots

a If we withdraw a Lot from Auction, we will notify you and you will collect the Lot from us within 30 days of our notification

b You are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs

9 Forgeries

A A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a Forgery

b If this is the case, you shall refund to us on demand, the total amount paid to you in relation to the lot plus any costs incurred by us or by the Buyer

11.11.2024 FINE ASIAN ART at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms, UK

Fine Asian Art

Information for Bidders and Buyers

Condition Reports

Additional Images

Deposits

Registration

Bidding

Buyer’s Premium

Payment Methods

Collection and Shipping

Important note re illustrations

Viewing

Frome

Talks

SUSAN RUMFIT T

KATHARINE

Order of Sale

Asian Chronology

I M P E R I A L C H I N A

Fine Asian Art

Chinese Early Wares

1

10

12

A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED

14

15

A JIAN ‘OIL-SPOT’ BOWL

25

A LARGE BLACK POT TERY T WIN-HANDLED AMPHORA HAN DYNASTY

Chinese Bronzes

A LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘INSCRIBED’ WATER BASIN (JIAN) EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Chinese Ceramics, Snuﬀ Bottles and Glass

A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK

70

A FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘CHILONG’ BALUSTER JAR

71

A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD VASE

72

A BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE , GU

76

A FINE CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE DEEP ‘KR AAK’ BASIN

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED ‘LOTUS’ DISH WANLI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

114

A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE BUDDHIST LIONS INCENSE HOLDERS

121

From the Collection of the Earls of Bantry, Ireland

AND

ROSE

VASES

134

清 康熙

148

149

Various Properties

151

153

A R ARE SANCAI BISCUIT-GLAZED HORSE

167

168

173

AN IMPRESSIVE FAMILLE VERTE SQUARE-SECTIONED VASE K ANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

174

180

181

183

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘MANDARIN PALET TE’ FOXHUNTING BOWL

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE

MONTH CUPS

199

206

208

210

218

A PAIR OF FINE SEMI-EGGSHELL PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE RUBYBACK DISHES

219

220

221

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清康熙