Asian Art Catalogue April 2018 by Halls Fine Art

Alexander Clement Asian Art Specialist alexander@hallsgb.com

ASIAN ART Wednesday 25th April 2018 Auction starts at 10.00am

Viewing: Sunday 22nd April 2.00pm - 4.00pm Monday 23rd April 10.000am - 4.00pm Tuesday 24th April 10.00am - 4.00pm Auction no. 4129

ORDER OF SALE 1-65 The John Laycock Collection 66-249 Chinese ceramics and works of art

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Specialist’s Insights The single-owner collection is always an exciting element of any auction, and occasionally, though rarely now, constitutes an entire sale. As well as presenting items that are largely fresh to the market and with terrific provenance, what a discreet collection provides is a unique insight into the mind and taste of an individual - the collector. Some are wildly diverse, demonstrating a love of objects regardless of age, material or style that the collector simply finds beautiful in their own right. Some are very neatly specific to a period, a material, or even a subcategory of material. In the present auction we have no fewer than three significant collections ranging from ten to fifty or more objects. The John Laycock collection (lots 1 to 65) is one of diversity in period and style. Laycock was a prominent lawyer with a military background who settled in Singapore in the post-war years and established his own legal practice. In addition to collecting orchids around South East Asia, he also collected Chinese art, much of which was purchased in Hong Kong while on business excursions during the 1950s and 60s. Objects range from neolithic jade through Shang Dynasty bronze, Ming Dynasty porcelain and Qing Dynasty snuff bottles with

much more besides. The highlight of this collection, for me, is a small Shang Dynasty jade cong (lot 48) - a ritualistic object of uncertain use which is thought to represent the Earth when found in burial ceremonies, a counterpoint to the bi disc which represents the heavens. It is such an unassuming piece but carries with it incredible mystery as well as the inherent beauty of the stone and its great age. Some collections are pure investments, designed to accrue value over time which, like any investment, comes with a frisson of excitement in the element of gambling with the market. By far the best way to invest, though, is to purchase objects that you can enjoy looking at in the meantime and as a valuer encountering such collections, I am often struck by the indomitable taste of the collector, driven by a love of the techniques and artistry in the works they acquire. The property of a gentleman, a small but

select group of Chinese cloisonne and enamel (lots 191 to 197) demonstrates this very well. The art of cloisonne was applied to a variety of decorative objects but here the collector has clearly focused on animal figures. In addition to the beauty of the material, the result of a highly labour intensive process, the objects have superb charm and character. A third collection, this time the property of a lady, is a carefully curated gathering of embroidered silk panels (lots 220 to 234). Dating primarily to the late Qing Dynasty the works are a combination of garment fragments and screen panels, all lovingly framed and glazed to present them in the best way; fully laid out in all their glory. The craftsmanship in these works is exquisite, particularly in the 19th Century screen panel filled to bursting with all manner of birds (lot 230). One of the most impressive pieces in the collection, though, is a very large inscribed fragment (lot 229), believed to be the pelmet for a bed, worked with delightful birds and flowers as well as ‘double joy’ symbols indicating that it was likely a marriage gift. We trust these and other objects in our auction excite and inspire the collectors who will be the next custodians of them. We look forward to welcoming you to the Halls saleroom.

The

John Laycock Collection

The

John Laycock Collection John Laycock (1887-1960) was born in England, and was established as a solicitor in London in 1907. He served with distinction during the Great War, rising to the position of Major, and was awarded the Military Cross (1914-1918). In 1920, Laycock arrived in Singapore to join the legal practice of Braddell Brothers and subsequently started his own law firm, Laycock and Ong. He married Alice, a Chinese Singaporean, and they subsequently adopted five local children. He became actively involved in Singapore politics, was elected to Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legislative Council and was instrumental in founding the Singapore Progressive Party which played a large part in the country obtaining self governance.

He was also a renowned horticulturalist, collecting orchid specimens from the jungles of Malaya and beyond. This collection, and his hybridization of orchids, laid the foundation for the development of the orchid export industry in Singapore. His collection of Chinese art was mainly purchased from dealers on his business trips to Hong Kong between 1925 and 1955, in particular from T. Y. King & Sons. When the Japanese invaded Singapore in 1942 the family buried the collection in the garden before escaping to India and fortunately a number of pieces escaped the war unscathed.

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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON ‘TWIN FISH’ BOWL

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON CHRYSANTHEMUM DISH

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH

Yuan Dynasty The shallow bowl with flat rim, decorated to the well with two opposing goldfish in relief, the outside with lotus petal decoration. 22cm dia.

Probably Song Dynasty Of shallow lobed form and moulded with chrysanthemum petal decoration under a sea-green glaze. 16.5cm dia. £300 - £500

FOOTNOTE: Bowls of this type were produced in large numbers during the Southern Song to Yuan Dynasty, the decoration of fish enhanced by the use of a thinner layer of glaze. A similar example is illustrated in Chinese Ceramics, He Li, 2006, p.174 fig.355. £300 - £500

2 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON ‘TWIN FISH’ BOWL

Yuan Dynasty Of shallow form with flat rim, decorated to the well with two opposing goldfish in relief, the outside with lotus petal decoration, with hardwood stand. 13cm dia. £250 - £350

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL OR BRUSH WASHER

Ming Dynasty Of shallow inverted bell form, the centre inside incised with a lotus flower, under a pale green glaze. 14.7cm dia. £200 - £300

Ming Dynasty Of shallow form, the rim incised with stylised flowers and foliage, the centre with a stylised diaper ground within a barbed border, under a rich translucent green glaze. 25.5cm dia. FOOTNOTE: A dish with similar decoration can be found in the collection of the British Museum, ref. 1947,0712.125 £400 - £600

6 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED AND INCISED DISH

Ming Dynasty Of shallow form with flat rim, the verge incised with stylised foliate forms, the well carved with a roundel of lotus flowers and foliage, under a translucent green glaze. 32cm dia. £600 - £800

7 A SMALL CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED JAR OR WATER POT

Tang Dynasty (618-907) Of globular form with slightly compressed top and an incised rim line, decorated with a splashed amber, green and cream glaze stopping short of the foot, with hardwood stand. 8cm dia. FOOTNOTE: A near identical jarlet of the same period but with a cover was sold at Christie’s New York rooms, 18 September 2003, lot 223 £300 - £500

8 A CHINESE SWATOW PORCELAIN DISH

Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century Of plain circular form and decorated in green and iron red enamels with peony flowers and phoenix birds within a diaper panel border. 26cm dia. FOOTNOTE: A very similar dish was offered at Bonhams San Francisco rooms, 9 Sep 2008, lot 2207. £150 - £250

9 A CHINESE SWATOW PORCELAIN DISH

Ming Dynasty Of deep circular form with slightly turned-out rim, decorated in green and iron red enamels with dragons, phoenix birds, lotus flowers and foliage. 39cm dia. £200 - £300

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A CHINESE SWATOW PORCELAIN DISH

Late Ming Dynasty Of deep dished form and decorated in turquoise, black and red enamels with a central ‘Split Pagoda’ scene, the verge with four landscape vignettes alternating with stylised seals. 38.5cm dia.

Ming Dynasty Of deep circular form with slightly turned-out rim, decorated in green and iron red enamels with dragons, phoenix birds, lotus flowers and foliage. 37.5cm. £200 - £300

FOOTNOTE: A near identical dish was sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge rooms, 19 February 2014, lot 168. See also Chinese Ceramics, He Li, 2006, p.237, fig.475. £800 - £1200

12 A GOOD CHINESE WUCAI ‘IMMORTALS’ BOWL

Wanli six-character mark within double circles and of the period Of deep rounded form and set on a narrow foot ring, painted in red, green, brown and yellow enamels and underglaze blue with a continuous scene of immortals in a landscape separated by elaborate lanterns, the rim with eight lotus flowers, the foot with classic scrolls, inside decorated with a five-clawed dragon amid clouds within a blue double ring. 15.5cm dia. FOOTNOTE: Wanli wucai decoration, as in the present lot, often imitates the fine doucai colours of the Chenghua period. A similar bowl with identical scroll decoration to the foot ring can be found in the British Museum, ref.PDF.738. A further example was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong rooms, 27 November 2013, lot 3263, and for additional reference see also Bonhams New Bond Street, 6 November 2014, lot 244. £7000 - £10000

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13 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH

18th Century Of plain circular form, the well painted in colours with a phoenix bird beside a rock with flowering peonies, the rim with a repeating lotus flower and scroll border. 36cm dia. £150 - £250

14 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH

18th Century Of circular form with slightly turned-out rim, painted in colours with peonies and other flowering plants growing beside a rock in a fenced garden, the rim with narrow diaper panel border. 38.5cm dia. £300 - £500

15 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH

16 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH

18th Century Of shallow rounded form, painted in colours with lobed panels of flowers and foliage around a flowerhead roundel to the centre. 34cm dia. £250 - £350

17 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH

Probably Kangxi Of shallow rounded form with slightly turned-out rim, painted in colours with four flower panels representing the four seasons depicting lotus, peonies, plum blossom and dahlias, the rim with a cell and flower panel border. 35cm dia. £300 - £500

18 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH

18th Century Of shallow rounded form with slightly turned-out rim, painted in colours with ruyi-shaped panels of stylised flowers and foliage, a narrow cell and panel border to the rim. 37cm dia. £100 - £150

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24 A CHINESE GREEN DRAGON WINE CUP

Probably Daoguang Of inverted bell form, painted in green enamel with four dragons in cloudy roundels detailed in black, with hardwood stand. 8cm dia., 5cm high £400 - £600

25 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WATER POT

Qianlong seal mark and of the period Of compressed ovoid form, painted in colours with flowers, grasses and rockwork to one side and a flight of geese to the other, with hardwood stand. 10.5cm dia. £2000 - £4000

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24 22 A CHINESE GREEN DRAGON BOWL

18th Century Of shallow rounded form, painted in colours with flowering peonies and other plants beside a rock in a fenced garden, the rim with a scroll and flower border. 36.5cm dia. £200 - £300

Daoguang seal mark and of the period Of lobed form and raised on a shallow foot ring, decorated with two green enamel dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds, detailed in black, red and gold, the rim edge gilt. 17cm dia. £800 - £1200

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH

Kangxi Of shallow rounded form with slightly turned-out rim, decorated with dense lotus flowers and scrolling foliage. 38.5cm dia. £400 - £600

A CHINESE GREEN DRAGON BOWL

Daoguang seal mark and of the period Of lobed form with barbed rim and raised on a shallow foot ring, decorated with two green enamel dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds, detailed in black, red and gold, the rim edge gilt. 17cm dia. £500 - £800

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE

Kangxi Decorated with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amid whispy clouds, carved hardwood cover and stand. 17cm high (23cm with cover and stand) £400 - £600

A CHINESE DEHUA TRIPOD CENSER

A CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUP

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of compressed ovoid form with twin elephant-head handles and everted rim, raised on three tapering supports, all under a creamy-white glaze suffused with a fine crackle, with raised four-character seal mark. 7.5cm high £300 - £500

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of octagonal form and raised on four button feet, incised with a ten character inscription and covered with a creamy white glaze, with associated hardwood stand. 7cm high, 13cm across £300 - £500

A CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUP

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of octagonal form raised on four conforming feet and delicately incised with the eight horses of Wang Mu, covered with a creamy white glaze, with hardwood stand. 6cm high £200 - £300

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29 A CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUP

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of simplified rhinoceros horn shape and raised on three conical feet, covered with a creamy white glaze, with associated hardwood stand. 9cm across, 6cm high £100 - £150

30 A CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUP

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of octagonal funnel form and raised on four peg feet, incised with a five character inscription and covered with a creamy-white glaze, with carved hardwood stand. 9cm across, 6cm high £100 - £200

31 A MINIATURE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE

Four-character Qianlong mark, Republic period Finely painted in colours with a scene of a prince or courtier meeting with a consort at his tent amid an encampment, between ruyi-head and cell borders, with hardwood stand. 6.5cm high £200 - £400

32 A CHINESE CARNELIAN AGATE CARVED FIGURE OF A MONKEY IN A PEACH TREE

Qing Dynasty The red and white banded stone carved in the form of a monkey seated in the knotty branches of a fruiting peach tree, with carved hardwood stand. 6cm high (8cm including stand) £250 - £350

33 A CHINESE CARVED RED AND GREY AGATE LOTUS BRUSH WASHER

Qing Dynasty The mottled red and grey stone carved in the form of a lotus bloom with leaves, pod and bud trailing around, with carved hardwood base. 11cm across £500 - £800

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34 A CHINESE CARNELIAN AGATE BRUSH WASHER

Qing Dynasty Of ovoid form, the red and white banded stone carved as a rocky formation, with associated hardwood stand. 8cm across £100 - £200

35 A CHINESE BANDED AGATE BRUSH WASHER

Qing Dynasty The russet and grey banded stone carved in cup form supported by lingzhi mushrooms, with carved hardwood stand. 6.5cm high (8.5cm on stand) £200 - £300

36 A CHINESE POLISHED BLOODSTONE JASPER EGG

Qing/Republic period The mottled dark red stone with iridescent green streaks polished into an egg form, with hardwood stand. 5.5cm, weight 90g £100 - £150

37 A CHINESE MALACHITE ‘SCHOLARS ROCK’ BRUSH WASHER

Qing Dynasty The mottled green stone carved and polished as a rock formation with shallow dished top, with associated hardwood stand. 7.5cm across £100 - £200

38 A CHINESE CARVED AND POLISHED MALACHITE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION

Qing Dynasty The dark green stone of partially botryoidal form, worked into the form of a recumbent beast, with associated hardwood stand. 6cm long £100 - £150

39 A CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN LION AND CUB

Qing Dynasty The banded mid-green stone carved as a playful lion, a ball with trailing ribbon between its front paws, his head turned to a cub riding on his back as they tussle for the ribbon, with hardwood stand. 5.5cm long £150 - £200

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40 A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI ‘CHILONG’ WATER POT

Qing Dynasty The mottled blue and white stone carved and hollowed in ovoid form, two chilong in high relief climbing along the side, with hardwood stand. 10cm long £200 - £300

41 A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI PEACH-SHAPED WATER POT

Qing Dynasty The mottled blue and grey stone hollowed and carved as a peach, the fruit issuing from gnarled branches with smaller fruits and slender leaves, with hardwood stand. 10cm across £200 - £300

A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, BI

A CHINESE DARK GREEN AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, BI

A CHINESE GREY AND RUSSET JADE DISC, BI

Probably Ming Dynasty Of pale celadon hue with cloudy inclusions, carved to one side with a writhing chilong with bifurcated tail, and to the other in low relief with lingzhi mushrooms. 5cm dia. FOOTNOTE: Bi discs appear from the neolithic period onwards and are associated with the heavens and the afterworld. Often found at the burial sites of high status individuals, bi disks were placed either side of the head or under the knees of the body. Being symbolic of the sky they were also used by the emperor during the sacrifice to heaven. £150 - £180

Possibly Warring States (475-221 BC) The mottled dark green stone with reddish-brown inclusions carved to one side with a sinuous chilong with bifurcated tail, clutching a lingzhi mushroom in its mouth, the reverse polished and finished with a line around the central hole and inside the rim edge. 5.5cm dia. £200 - £250

Possibly Neolithic/Liangzhu Culture Of slightly uneven thickness, the semi translucent pale grey/green stone with dark brown inclusions and satin polish. 12.5cm dia. FOOTNOTE: Two very similar Neolithic bi discs of larger diameter can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection. £200 - £400

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A CHINESE DARK GREEN JADE DISC, BI

A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, BI

A CHINESE DARK RUSSET JADE DISC, BI

Warring States The opaque dark green stone with dark brown and cloudy inclusions of even thickness, the surface of both sides worked with ‘comma’ scrolls in a hexagonal grid within single line borders. 13.5cm dia. FOOTNOTE: A very similar bi disc was sold at Christie’s New York rooms, 1920 September 2013, lot 1730. £1500 - £2500

Qing Dynasty The pale green stone with russet staining and cloudy inclusions, worked to one side with two chilong and to the other with arranged groups of ‘C’ scrolls. 8cm dia. £250 - £300

Warring States The opaque dark reddish-brown stone with darker brown inclusions of even thickness, the surface of both sides worked with ‘comma’ scrolls in a hexagonal grid within single line borders. 12cm dia. £800 - £1200

48 A CHINESE MOTTLED GREY-GREEN JADE CONG

Shang Dynasty The pale grey-green stone with dark brown inclusions of near square section with rounded corners, the centre cylindrical with raised flat rings to the top and bottom, with later hardwood stand and cover. 5cm across

FOOTNOTE: Although the exact nature of the cong as a ritual object is unknown, it is thought that the form represents the earth, as bi discs represent the heavens, and thus they are often found at burial sites. The shape recurs throughout Chinese applied arts and can be found in bronze, cloisonne enamel, pottery and porcelain. A near identical jade cong to the present lot can be found in the collection of the British Museum, London, ref.1914,0513.5 £800 - £1200

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A CHINESE GREY-GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL AXE

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, GU

A RARE CHINESE BRONZE PLAIN SQUARE MIRROR

Probably Han Dynasty The opaque grey-green stone with darker grey streaks of typical form with shaped ‘blade’ edge and drilled with a hole, inscribed with three lines of small seal script. 12.5cm £800 - £1200

50 A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE VASE, HU

Qing Dynasty Of square section with everted rim and twin lion-head and ring handles, with carved hardwood stand. 11.3cm high (14cm on stand) £200 - £400

Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century The flared rim above narrow neck with cast tramline decoration, the swollen body tapering to a spreading foot, with associated hardwood stand. 14cm high (17.5cm on stand) £300 - £500

Probably Tang Dynasty Thinly cast with slightly rounded corners, the central knop within a plain field, bordered by raised edges, the polished side retaining remnants of a silvered finish beneath the patina. 10cm square FOOTNOTE: Compare the present lot with a plain square mirror of the same period, Chrisitie’s New York Luminous Perfection: Fine Chinese Mirrors from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, 22 March 2012, lot 1456. See also a decorated square mirror of the Tang Dynasty in the collection of the British Museum, London, ref.1936,1118.107. £100 - £200

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53 53 A CHINESE BRONZE CEREMONIAL BELL, NAO

Shang Dynasty (1600-1027 BC) Of cup form with scooped rim and raised on a tapering handle, the body cast with Taoist masks to each side. 15cm high

FOOTNOTE: Ceremonial bells of this type were assembled in graduated groups of three or five, the small ones handheld and played facing upwards, the larger ones suspended from a frame. A near identical Shang Dynasty bell can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ref.49.136.10. See also a graduated set of three in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan. £800 - £1200

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54 A CHINESE BRONZE BELT HOOK

Probably Han Dynasty Of spade form with rounded hook and circular button to the underside, incised with stylised scrolling foliage. 6.5cm long £80 - £120

55 A GROUP OF CHINESE BRONZE COINS

Eastern Zhou Dynasty and later (c.770-200 BC) Including a ‘hollow handle spade’, a ‘flat pointed foot spade’, three ‘long square foot spades’ and a ‘heavy knife’ (6) £200 - £300

56 TWO CHINESE BRONZE ARROWHEADS

Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) The narrow shafts, hollow at the bottom end, terminating in ovoid tri-form bladed heads. 12.5cm long

FOOTNOTE: A collection of identical arrowheads can be found in the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum, China. £80 - £120

57 A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER

Possibly Xuande period Of compressed ovoid form, the flat everted rim with moulded edge line, the body with two stylised mask handles and raised on a spreading foot ring, cast dragon mark to the underside. 14cm dia. £300 - £500

58 A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED IVORY SNUFF BOTTLES

Late Qing Dynasty Each modelled as an official, one seated and holding a scroll, the other standing, their pu’tou hats forming the stoppers, incised seal marks. 7cm and 8cm high £80 - £120

A CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE AMETHYST SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE AGATE AND GOLDSTONE ‘FINGER CITRON’ FORM SNUFF BOTTLE

Qing Dynasty Of elegant pear form and worked in copper wire with scenes of crane birds in landscapes to shaped reserves with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage on a red ground, with hardwood stand. 6.4cm high (7.7cm on stand) £200 - £400

Qing Dynasty Well hollowed and carved in high relief with flowering prunus branches, the floret stopper with bone spoon. 6.5cm high £100 - £200

FOOTNOTE: For a very similar snuff bottle see Bonhams Knightsbridge, 4 November 2013, lot 280 £300 - £500

60 A CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of flattened pear form, painted in iron red with a figure of a warrior to one side and an official to the other, the stopper with metal filigree mount, with associated hardwood stand. 7.5cm high (8.5cm on stand) £100 - £150

Qing Dynasty The caramel coloured stone with subtle banding, well hollowed and carved as the suspended fruit with leafy fruiting stem at the shoulder, the goldstone stopper of domed form with bone spoon. 6.5cm

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A GOOD CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE CARNELIANAGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE AGATE AND JADE ‘FINGER CITRON’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of compressed ovoid form, carved in relief with finger citron fruits to one side and bamboo flowers to the other, against a fine cell ground and flanked to the sides with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, the stopper of domed floret form with slender bone spoon. 6.5cm high

Qing Dynasty The banded red stone carved in relief with scrolling foliate forms, the stopper of green glass with bone spoon. 5.5cm high £100 - £200

Qing Dynasty The reddish-amber coloured stone with subtle banding well hollowed and carved as the suspended fruit, a leafy stem trailing from the shoulder, the stopper white jade with bone spoon. 7.5cm high £200 - £300

PROVENANCE: Purchased from Moon Gate Antiques, 278 Orchard Road, Singapore in 1969 with accompanying receipt. £600 - £800

Chinese ceramics and works of art

66 A CHINESE JIANYAO TYPE RUSSET-SPLASHED VASE

Possibly Song Dynasty Of bottle form with swollen ‘garlic head’ rim, covered in a lustrous black glaze with russet patches arranged in concentric layers. 25.5cm high PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. £700 - £1000

67 A CHINESE JIANYAO TYPE RUSSETSPLASHED BRUSH WASHER

Possibly Song Dynasty Of cylindrical form with twin lion-head handles and raised on three bracket feet, covered in a lustrous black glaze with random russet patches and streaks. 18.5cm dia., 10cm high PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. £700 - £1000

68 A CHINESE JUNYAO TYPE FLARING VASE

Possibly Song Dynasty The globular body applied to the shoulder with six stud bosses, beneath a flaring neck moulded with eight loops to the rim, all under a lavender glaze with purple splash to one side. 11.5cm high

PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. FOOTNOTE: A similar shaped vessel of the Yuan Dynasty was sold at Bonhams New Bond Street rooms, 12 May 2011, lot 431. £1000 - £1500

69 A CHINESE QINGBAI PORCELAIN POT AND COVER

Probably Song Dynasty Of lobed gourd form with conical cover, the shoulder applied with four loops, covered with a thin pale blue-green glaze. 12cm high £300 - £400

70 A SANCAI-GLAZED STEM CUP

Tang Dynasty Of ogee profile with everted rim, raised on a spreading stem, decorated with splashed green and ochre glaze. 12cm dia. £300 - £500

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71 THE BERGMAN-O’GORMAN HORSES: A PAIR OF CHINESE TANG STYLE SANCAI POTTERY FIGURES

Late Qing Dynasty Each modelled as a caprisoned horse, the head lowered and right front hoof raised, set on rectangular bases, one glazed in yellow and dark ochre, the other turquoise, blue and dark ochre. 37cm long PROVENANCE: A gift from actress Ingrid Bergman to her makeup artist John O’Gorman, thence by descent to the vendor.

FOOTNOTE: John O’Gorman (1911-1977) was a British makeup artist for the motion picture industry, a career which began in 1947 with Mine Own Executioner starring Dulcie Gray. Among no fewer than 69 film credits O’Gorman worked on the first James Bond picture Dr. No (1962) with Ursula Andress as well as Charade (1963) with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant and The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) with Ingrid Bergman. Among other stars of the screen to receive the O’Gorman touch were Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra and The Beatles. Such did his reputation become as an expert in his field that actresses like Ingrid Bergman, Ursula Andress and Raquel Welch specifically requested him to do their makeup on shoots. It was during the filming of The Yellow Rolls Royce with Ingrid Bergman on location in Rome that O’Gorman spotted a pair of Chinese glazed stoneware horses in an antique shop. Though he admired them greatly they were just beyond his means. He mentioned them in passing to Bergman while continuing to work but thought no more about them until the shoot wrapped and everyone was leaving. Ingrid Bergman took O’Gorman to one side and said that there was a crate waiting for him with a present inside. On opening the crate he was delighted to discover the Chinese horses he had so wanted. The horses remained in the family and were passed down to his son and daughter on his death in 1977. Reunited for this auction, Halls is pleased to offer the Bergman -O’Gorman horses. £2500 - £3500

72 A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES, TIANQIUPING

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Decorated with lotus flowers issuing scrolling foliage above a band of mixed banana leaves, the neck with a band of waves beneath a further band of stiff banana leaves, the rim with ruyi pendants and waves. 57cm high

PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Scottish Highland estate, acquired circa 2002. £6000 - £8000

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT OR WATER DROPPER AND COVER

A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE POURING BOWL, YI

Yuan Dynasty Of pear form with plain loop handle applied with a scroll loop at the top, the domed cover with loop finial, decorated with a wrythen three-clawed dragon. 12cm high PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. £700 - £1000

Yuan Dynasty Of shallow circular form with a square section spout to one side, applied underneath with a scroll loop, decorated with a leafy peony bloom within a single line border, the inside rim with a scroll band, the outside with lotus petal panels, the rim unglazed. 14cm dia., 17cm across to spout PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. FOOTNOTE: Yi vessels were designed for pouring water and often found in tomb excavations accompanied by yuhuchun bottles. The shape is derived from metal examples, such as the silver yi unearthed at the old Confucius Temple, Xiaonanmen, Hefei in 1955. Porcelain examples similar to the present lot can be found in the collections of the British Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria, and in China at the Guangdong Museum, the Capital Museum and the Museum of Chinese History, Beijing. An example with similar classic scroll border and lotus panels was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong rooms, 8 April 2010, lot 1890 and more recently at Shepherd’s Co.Laois rooms, 29 November 2016, lot 830. £7000 - £10000

Yuan Dynasty Of shallow circular form with a slightly domed interior base, a square section spout to one side, applied underneath with a scroll loop, decorated with a stylised fish amid marine foliage within a single line border, the inside rim with a scroll band, the outside with lotus petal panels, the rim unglazed. 14cm dia., 16.5cm across to spout PROVENANCE: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997. £7000 - £10000

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON RED ENAMELLED BOWL

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER RED VASES

Kangxi six-character mark to one, 19th Century Of ovoid form with flared rims, decorated with identical scenes of figures conversing at a veranda amid a rocky garden with banana plants and bamboo. 44cm high PROVENANCE: The collection of a Cheshire country house. £200 - £400

Guangxu six-character mark and of the period Of rounded form, the outside decorated in iron red and gilt with two fiveclawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds, above underglaze blue waves and beneath a diaper border, the inside decorated in blue with five bats encircling a shou symbol. 13.5cm dia. PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house. £250 - £350

Kangxi four-character marks, 19th Century Of baluster form and decorated with opposing battle or tournament scenes with horsemen and standard bearers in a rocky landscape, detailed in copper red. 22cm high PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house. £80 - £120

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE STEM CUP

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS

Kangxi six-character mark, 18th Century Of ovoid shape with short rim, decorated with two facing four-clawed dragons amid peonies and other flowers and foliage. 28.5cm high, wood stand and cover £500 - £700

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of shallow dished form raised on a heavy ogee-shape foot, decorated with stylised flowers and scrolling foliage. 9.5cm dia., 5.5cm high £80 - £120

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH OR PLATTER

18th Century Of oval form with wide rim, decorated with the ‘three abundences’ of peaches, pomegranates and finger citron amid flowers and foliage, a diaper border to the rim edge. 43cm across £200 - £300

late Qing Dynasty Both of lobed form and decorated with panels of flowers and foliage inside and trailing flower scrolls to the outside, one bearing a Chenghua six-character mark. 15cm dia. (2) £150 - £250

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE

Chenghua four-character mark but 19th Century Of baluster form and decorated with shou symbols amid scrolling flowers and foliage, with hardwood stand. 22cm high £150 - £250

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE WATER POT OR BRUSH WASHER

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE WINE CUP

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH

Kangxi six-character mark but later Of globular form and decorated with a scene of the immortal Lu Dongbin standing on a cloud. 6cm high £80 - £120

Guangxu six-character mark and of the period Of inverted bell form and painted with two birds amid grasses and wild flowers. 5cm high £200 - £300

Qianlong seal mark and of the period Painted to the interior with a writhing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst further flames, the exterior with two five-clawed dragons encircling the dish. 17.5cm dia. £1000 - £1500

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CAFE-AU-LAIT BOWL

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS AND COVERS

18th Century Of inverted bell form, the inside decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, the outside with a cafe-au-lait ground, four-character mark obscured by wax export seal. 11.5cm dia. £80 - £120

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19th Century Of ovoid form with domed covers, decorated with opposing scenes of ladies and attendants with fans in a garden amid rocks, pine trees and plantain. 27cm high PROVENANCE: Christie’s South Kensington, Asian Art, 28 June 2007, lot 424. £700 - £1000

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR

Kangxi Painted with scenes of a sage and attendants in a landscape with precious objects to the rim, the shoulder pierced for the placement of metal handles, now missing. 16cm high (lacking cover) £1200 - £1500

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90 A GOOD CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE, YENYEN

Kangxi Painted with four qilin standing on the rocky shore of an angry sea, one gazing up at a flaming pearl, each to a square panel between dentil rim and foot borders. 46cm high PROVENANCE: The property of a lady The Victoria Hougron collection, acquired at auction in Paris, November 2007, thence acquired by the present vendor. £15000 - £18000

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHIPWRECK’ DISH

THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE

Tek Sing Cargo, 1822 Of plain saucer form and painted with radiating panels of stylised flowers. 18.5cm dia.

92 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHIPWRECK’ OCTAGONAL BOWL Ming Cargo, circa 1640 Of inverted bell form and painted with panels of stylised flowers and foliage. 11cm dia. PROVENANCE: Harrods, London. FOOTNOTE: According to the certificate accompanying this bowl, the Ming Porcelain cargo was recovered by Michael Hatcher in 1983 outside Malaysia from a Chinese trading vessel believed to have sunk circa 1640. £60 - £80

20th Century The first of rounded form and painted with repeating flower motifs, Chenghua mark, 14.3cm dia., the second of shallow dished form and painted with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amid further flames, Yongzheng mark, 17.5cm dia., the third of similar form and painted with competing five-clawed dragons within a diaper border, Kangxi mark, 22cm dia. (3) £80 - £120

Kangxi six-character mark but later Of mallet form and painted with two immortals on a roiling sea; one riding on a giant carp, the other on a giant frog, the neck with three bats circling a cloud. 19cm high £100 - £150

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19th Century Of ovoid form with domed covers and painted with a prunus pattern on a ‘fish scale’ ground. 18.5cm high £80 - £120

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND COVER

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SILVER MOUNTED CUP

19th Century Of ovoid form with domed cover, painted with a prunus pattern against a ‘fish scale’ ground. 24cm high £80 - £120

Kangxi four-character mark but 19th Century Of baluster form, the domed cover with lion finial, painted with scenes of battling horsemen within cloud-shape reserves and surrounded by dense scrolling foliage. 32cm high £50 - £80

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES AND COVERS

19th Century Of bluster form, the domed covers with lion finials, painted with a prunus pattern against a ‘fish scale’ ground. 26cm high £80 - £120

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK PORCELAIN DISH

Ming Dynasty, probably Wanli Of deep dished form with slightly lobed rim, the well painted with two birds amid flowers and rockwork within a barbed reserve, the rim with alternating panels of flowers and precious objects. 32cm dia. £300 - £500

Kangxi Of cylindrical form with domed foot, decorated with auspicious objects and Buddhist symbols within greenground flower borders, mounted with a European silver rim and twin scroll handles, possibly Dutch. 13.5cm high £600 - £800

101 A CHINESE DAYAZHAI STYLE YELLOW GROUND CHARGER

19th Century Of plain circular form, grisaille enamelled with dragons amid flowers and foliage against a bright yellow ground, the rim with repeating flowers and scrolling foliage against a turquoise ground. 41cm dia. PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house £100 - £150

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Qianlong Decorated with peony blooms with leafy bamboo and rockwork, within a scrollform reserve bordered by scattered flowers and cloud panels of precious objects on an iron red swirl ground. 35cm dia. £100 - £150

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18th Century Of plain circular form and decorated with peacocks perched on a rock amid flowering peonies, the rim with vignettes of birds in landscapes. 32cm (restored) £300 - £400

104 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL

18th Century Of plain rounded form and raised on a slightly tapering foot ring, decorated with two scenes of courtly figures and two grisaille landscapes, within underglaze blue borders of flowers, cornucopia, ruyi-heads and leaves, the interior with a central flower spray and a broad cell border to the rim. 28.5cm dia. £200 - £300

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Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of ovoid form with twin chilong handles and flared rim, painted in colours with scenes of tournaments in rocky landscapes observed by courtiers, one with a banner inscribed ‘Three Armies’, to square reserves surrounded by auspicious flowers and foliage, peaches, pomegranates and bats with birds and butterflies, between fret borders to the rim and base. 62.5cm high £800 - £1200

106 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘LONGEVITY’ DISH

18th Century Of plain circular form and decorated with peaches, bats and shou symbols around a central medallion of waves and rocks 18cm dia. £100 - £150

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107 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE

19th Century Of pear form rising to a tall cylindrical neck, decorated in underglaze blue with peony blooms, enamelled in colours with Canton style flowers, fruits, beasts and butterflies, with carved hardwood base. 21cm high £80 - £120

108 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE JAR AND COVER

Kangxi six-character mark but 19th Century Of cup form, the domed cover with cone finial, painted in colours with panels of flowering plants, rocks, phoenix birds and other creatures within flower panel borders. 30cm high PROVENANCE: Bonhams A Cotswold Legacy: The property of H.W.Keil, Broadway, 25 October 2008, lot 159. £300 - £500

109 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DOUBLE-LOZENGE VASE

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19th Century Painted in underglaze blue and coloured enamels with a scene of figures in a village beside a river in the foothills of a mountain, the reverse with a twelve line verse concerning fishermen. 42cm high (lamped) £400 - £600

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Late Qing/Republic period Of ovoid form, the near flat covers with cone finials, painted in colours with ladies at leisure in fenced gardens, each with a four line verse and signature in cursive script. 31.5cm high (2) £250 - £350

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Late Qing/Republic period Of ovoid form, the near flat cover with cone finial, painted in colours with Guanyin riding a kylin and attendants in procession within a fenced garden landscape, a ruyi-head border to the rim, a lappet border to the base. 32cm high £100 - £150

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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE JARDINIERES

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF A LAUGHING BUDDHA

Late Qing Dynasty Painted with scenes of birds perched amid rockwork and flowering plants, with carved hardwood stands. 13.5cm high (23cm high on stands) £150 - £250

113 A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL

19th Century Decorated inside and out with panels of figures in interiors, alternating with panels of birds and flowers, within dense borders of flowers, foliage and butterflies. 33.5cm dia. £100 - £200

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Republic period or later Modelled seated in classic pose accompanied by five children, his robes brightly decorated with flowers and foliage. 20cm high £200 - £300

115 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON CELADON FAMILLE ROSE CHARGERS

19th Century Of shallow dished form, finely painted in colours with a scene of figures in a palace to a shaped reserve, surrounded by dragons, precious objects, tigers, qilin, flowers and foliage, all on a pale celadon ground, inscribed in gilt coin cartouches with four-character Kangxi marks. 37cm dia. £200 - £300

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MUG

18th Century Of cylindrical form with entwined branch handle, decorated with figures in a domestic interior within borders of iron red banana leaves and gilt scrollwork. 11.5cm high £100 - £150

117 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LOZENGE FORM ROSE BULB POT AND COVER

18th Century With flared rim and twin scroll handles, raised on an ogee base, the slightly domed cover pierced with five apertures, richly painted with scenes of palace life to shaped reserves against an iron red and gilt cell ground. 18cm high £100 - £200

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A CHINESE IRON RED AND GOLD DRAGON BULB BOWL

A CHINESE GREEN ENAMELLED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL

Daoguang seal mark and probably period Of compressed globular form and painted with competing five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid further flames and clouds, detailed in gilt, between ruyi-head and wave borders. 12.5cm high £300 - £500

119 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWL AND COVER

Kangxi six-character mark but Republic period Of inverted bell form and painted with the eight immortals and their attributes against a white sgrafitto ground, 10cm dia., together with a wucai enamelled bowl and cover, late Qing/ Republic period, of rounded form and painted with a landscape with rocks and flowering plants, 10.3cm dia. (4) £80 - £120

Chenghua six-character mark but 20th Century Painted in underglaze blue and green enamel with two dragons amid clouds, the inside with a three-line inscription, 8.5cm dia., together with a blue and white teabowl painted with crane birds, Qianlong mark, 9cm dia., and two further teabowls. (4) £60 - £80

121 THREE CHINESE DOUCAI BOWLS

20th Century The first of shallow form and painted with the three abundances of peaches, pomegranates and finger citron, Yongzheng mark, 12cm dia., the second of rounded form and painted with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds and further flames, Yongzheng mark, 11.5cm dia., the third of trumpet form and painted with chickens and chicks beside flowers and rockwork, Chenghua mark, 9.5cm dia. (3) £100 - £150

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Yongzheng six-character mark but probably 20th Century Of inverted bell form and painted with foliate scrolls in red, green and yellow. 8.8cm dia. £80 - £120

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A PAIR OF CHINESE IRON RED AND FAMILLE ROSE VASES, HU

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUMMINGBIRDS’ DISH

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LANDSCAPE VASES

Qianlong seal marks, 20th Century Of lobed ovoid form with twin bat handles, painted with sinuous dragons chasing flaming pearls amid enameled clouds beneath a ruyi-head border. 16cm high £150 - £180

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Yongzheng six-character mark, 20th Century Of rounded form with slightly flared rim, painted with a continuous battle or tournament scene with horsemen at arms within a rocky landscape. 15.5cm dia. £80 - £120

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Qianlong marks but 20th Century Of ovoid form, printed and painted with continuous riverscape scenes and eight line inscriptions, the necks with brocade type flowers and foliage on a yellow ground between ruyi-head bands, the bases with a lappet border. 36cm high £300 - £500

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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW GROUND BOWL

Qianlong mark, 20th Century Of rounded form with slightly flared rim, painted with four reserves containing blessings against a bright yellow ground with dense scrolling foliage and flowers. 17cm dia. £80 - £120

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of square section, the sides painted with a narrative scene of figures engaged in a love story, each panel bordered with foliate bands, with hardwood stand. 12cm high (15cm with stand) £200 - £250

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Yongzheng six-character mark, 20th Century Of shallow saucer form, painted in bright colours with two hummingbirds facing amid lotus blooms and leaves, a puce key border to the rim, the underside with five bats in iron red. 21cm dia. £100 - £150

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A CHINESE IRON RED AND GILT DECORATED ROULEAU VASE

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE GUARDIAN LION

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR VASE

Qianlong seal mark but Republic period Finely painted en grisaille with a scene of a prince accompanied by five ladies, detailed in gilt, the neck and foot with sepia and gilt borders. 34.5cm high (restored) £200 - £300

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19th Century The first of square section with twin chilong handles, painted with scenes of figures in palace interiors, 22.5cm high, the second of tapered cylindrical form and similarly decorated, 19cm high. (4) £80 - £120

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Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century The snarling beast modelled recumbent with hind quarters raised, an embroidered ball clutched between its front paws. 29cm long, 15cm high £400 - £600

Kangxi six-character mark but later Of square section, each side painted with four different scenes of flowers, foliage and rockwork with birds and butterflies. 50.5cm high £200 - £300

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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE HAT STAND

19th Century Of lobed ovoid form with twin doublelion handles and folded ‘bag of rice’ rims, finely painted with narrative scenes of palace life to shaped panels against a dense cell ground. 64.5cm high (one repaired) £1000 - £1500

Daoguang seal mark and probably period Of cylindrical form with ovoid apertures, finely painted with lotus and other flowers, scrolling foliage, bats, peaches and ‘double happiness’ symbols against a yellow ground, between a ruyi-head border to the rim and a lappet border to the base. 29cm high (restored) £1000 - £1500

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A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASES

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PIERCED VASE AND COVER

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LOTUS DISH

19th Century With twin lion-head handles detailed in gilt, painted with panels of palace life alternating with panels of flora and forna, against a dense ground of flowers and foliage. 24.5cm high £100 - £150

136 A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR BOTTLE VASE

Wanli six-character mark but late Qing Dynasty Of pear form rising to a cylindrical neck, painted with two horsemen and a pennant bearer in a landscape against a black ground. 19.5cm high (rim restored) £150 - £180

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Qianlong four-character mark but 20th Century Of ovoid form with openwork rim and cover, painted with scenes of ladies at liesure in a garden to shaped reserves against a turquoise ground with dense flowers and foliage. 18cm high £100 - £150

138 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT OR WINE POT AND COVER

Republic period Of ovoid form with plain loop handle, painted with ladies and playing boys in a garden. 9.5cm high

Qing Dynasty Of lobed circular form with five internal divisions, painted in colours as a lotus flower, the underside in green enamel. 14cm dia. £80 - £120

140 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA CADDY AND COVER

18th Century Of rectangular form with arched top, painted with figures in a garden overlooking a coastal inlet, reserved against an iron red cell ground. 13cm high £100 - £150

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141 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE TEAPOT AND COVER

18th/19th Century Of lobed bell form with domed cover and lotus finial, the loop handle painted to resemble wrapped rattan, the body decorated with panels of flowers, foliage and rockwork, raised on three bracket feet. 17cm high £200 - £300

142 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND COVER

Qing Dynasty Of lobed form with bird-head spout and domed cover, decorated in the Yongzheng style with peony blooms and other flowers beneath a flower panel border. 13cm high £200 - £250

143 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEACHES’ DISH

Yongzheng four-character mark, 20th Century Of saucer shape and painted with two peaches on a leafy branch, the underside in puce. 15.5cm dia. (repaired)

144 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ VASE, TANQIUPING

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Guangxu six-character mark and of the period Of bottle form and decorated with scattered butterflies in bright colours against a coral ground, the rim with a ruyi-head border, the shoulder with repeating flower and shou symbol border. 39cm high £1000 - £1500

145 A CHINESE LU LANGYAO VASE AND COVER

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Of ovoid form with domed cover, moulded with lotus flowers issuing from trailing foliage under a rich apple-green glaze suffused with a fine crackle. 25cm high PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house. £200 - £300

146 A GE-TYPE GLAZED ‘ARROW’ VASE, HU

Qianlong seal mark and possibly period The heavily potted vessel with a moulded peachshaped panel on each side, the neck with two square tubular handles, all covered with a grey glaze suffused with ‘iron wire’ crackle, the footrim dressed brown in imitation of the Song Dynasty wares. 31cm high. £3000 - £5000

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147 A CHINESE LANGYAO BOTTLE VASE

19th Century Elegantly potted with globe-shaped body rising to a cylindrical neck, covered in a faintly mottled deepred glaze, thinning to white at the rim, supported on a neatly trimmed foot ring surrounding the crackled glazed foot, with carved hardwood base. 28cm high £300 - £500

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148 A CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT DOUBLE GOURD VASE

Qianlong seal mark and of the period The elegantly potted body covered in an even and rich brown glaze, stopping just short of the rim and foot rim. 32cm high £10000 - £15000

149 A CHINESE FLAMBE BOTTLE VASE

Possibly Qianlong Of elegant pear shape rising to a cylindrical neck, covered in a rich red glaze, thinning to lavender at the pale buff rim. 20.5cm high £400 - £600

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Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period The compressed pear-shaped body raised on a spreading foot and rising to a tall cylindrical neck, covered with an even mottled dark yellow-green glaze stopping at the dark brown-dressed foot rim. £40000 - £50000

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PROVENANCE: The property of a lady. Bonhams, London, Fine Chinese Art, 15 May 2014, lot 34 Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s London, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 12 and 13 July 2006, lot 161 The Inder Rieden Collection

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151 A SMALL LANGYAO VASE, MEIPING

Kangxi six-character mark, 18th Century Of elegant baluster form rising from a slightly flared foot to high rounded shoulders terminating in a narrow short rim, covered in a glossy mottled red glaze fading to white at the rim and stopping at the neatly shaped foot ring. 10.7cm high £2000 - £3000

152 A CHINESE GUAN-TYPE ARCHAISTIC VASE, CONG

18th Century Of square section and rectangular shape below a cylindrical neck and raised on a short foot ring, moulded with low relief bars to the four corners, alternating long and short, covered with a pale seagreen glaze suffused with a fine crackle, the foot rim dressed dark brown in imitation of Song Dynasty. 24.5cm high £2000 - £3000

153 A LARGE CHINESE YELLOW ENAMEL SGRAFFITO VASE, MEIPING

Late Qing/Republic period The curving body rising to a narrow neck with everted rim, incised with a band of lotus flowers and foliage between borders of stiff banana leaves, under a bright yellow enamel. 31.5cm high £150 - £250

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154 A CHINESE COPPER RED BOTTLE VASE

Qianlong seal mark but later The globular body rising to a cylindrical neck and everted rim, decorated with a mottled copper red glaze speckled with green and suffused with a fine and faint crackle, fading to white at the rim. 19cm high £80 - £120

155 A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED COMPORT

Yongzheng six-character mark, 20th Century Of shallow conical form and set on a broad knopped stem, decorated to the inside with an intaglio scene of a continuous riverscape with village nestled in a rocky landscape, the outside with stiff banana leaves and a lappet border to the foot, covered with a pale green glaze. 22cm dia. £100 - £200

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156 A RARE CHINESE CELADON FIVE-SPOUTED VASE

Daoguang seal mark and of the period The elegant globular body rising to four cylindrical necks flanking a taller central neck, raised on a spreading foot ring, decorated with an even sea-green glaze with white slip painted motifs of precious objects. 30cm high FOOTNOTE: Five-spouted or five-necked vases are unusual but found in various forms and glazes. For a similar example of Qianlong period see Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art, 13 May 2015, lot 149 and for an example in a tea dust glaze see lot 192 in the same auction. £800 - £1200

157 A CHINESE YELLOW ENAMELED BOTTLE VASE

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Qianlong four-character mark, Republic period The globular body rising to a cylindrical neck, covered with a bright yellow enamel stopping at the foot rim. 14cm high £80 - £120

158 A CHINESE COPPER REDGLAZED BOTTLE VASE

20th Century Of elegant pear form and covered with a slightly mottled dark red glaze fading to white at the rim. 18cm high £80 - £120

159 A CHINESE COPPER RED-GLAZED ‘SANG-DE-BOEF’ BOTTLE VASE

19th Century The globular body rising to a cylindrical neck and everted rim, decorated with a deep red glaze fading to white at the rim. 38cm high £200 - £300

160 A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED ‘EIGHT TRIGRAMS’ SQUARE VASE, CONG

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Qing Dynasty The square section vase with segmented flanges to the corners, moulded to each side with two trigrams flanking a taiji symbol, covered with a sea-green glaze. 32cm high (rim repaired) £200 - £300

161 A CHINESE ROBIN’S EGGGLAZED VASE

Incised Yongzheng mark, Qing Dynasty Of pear form with everted rim, the slightly spreading foot ring pierced with two apertures, covered with a mottled pale blue glaze suffused with copper red, the foot rim dressed in dark brown. 28cm high PROVENANCE: Private collector acquired in Hong Kong, 1969, thence by descent to the vendor. £8000 - £12000

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FOOTNOTE: A gummed paper label on this vase suggests that it was at one time retailed by John Hawkins of Henley-on-Thames. Hawkins Emporium was a china and glass retailer in Henley, established in 1867.

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A CHINESE CELADON ‘PHOENIX’ INK-CAKE STAND

SEVEN CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS

Qianlong seal mark but later Of rectangular plaque form and moulded with a phoenix bird, the wings and tail feathers curling around the sides. 14.5cm £80 - £120

163 A CHINESE FLAMBE VASE, HU

Impressed Qianlong seal mark but later Of ovoid form with twin loop and ring handles, covered with a mottled red glaze with heavy blue streaks, the foot ring dressed in dark brown. 13.5cm high £80 - £120

164 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE NOIR ENAMELLED VASES

19th Century Of amphora shape with flared rims, decorated ‘en grisaille’ with opposing scenes of birds in flowering prunus branches against a black ground. 46cm high £900 - £1000

165 SEVEN CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS

Qing Dynasty Two of lobed globular form with dog finials, two moulded with fruiting vines issuing from branch handle and spout, one of conjoined bamboo form, one hexagonal with enamel decoration and one cylindrical with enamel decoration. 9cm high max. (7) PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house. £150 - £180

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Qing Dynasty One of bell form with seal script inscription, one moulded with fruiting vines issuing from branch handle and spout, one of lobed ovoid form with strainer, four variously decorated in enamel colours. 10.5cm high max. (7) PROVENANCE: From the collection of a Cheshire country house. £300 - £500

FOUR CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS

Late Qing Dynasty The first of square section, the top surmounted by a curled lion dog, 6.5cm high, the second of square section and surmounted by a standing lion dog, 7.5cm high, the third and fourth of plain rectangular form with inscriptions, 7cm high. (4) £80 - £120

171 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT

167 A CHINESE CONTEMPORARY PORCELAIN JARDINIERE

Late 20th Century Of ovoid form with trefoil folded rim, incised with stylised flower motifs and inscriptions picked out in pale coloured glazes. 23.5cm high

168 A MIDDLE KINGDOM PORCELAIN VASE BY BO JIA

Late 20th Century Of baluster form and decorated with an even turquoise glaze, the inside brushed pale pink. 39cm high

FOOTNOTE: Middle Kingdom pottery was established in 1998 at Jingdezhen by Bo Jia and Alison Alten, continuing porcelain making traditions in the region. Examples from the pottery can be found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. £100 - £150

169 A CHINESE CONTEMPORARY STONEWARE BOTTLE VASE

Probably 20th Century The pale green stone with light russet inclusions carved as a pair of dragons facing apart, their tails interlinked with a shou symbol, with secondary circular pendant above suspended by silk chord. 6cm across £150 - £250

172 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE BOULDER CARVING

Xuande four-character mark but 20th Century The mottled mid-green stone carved as a village nestled amid rocky foothills and trees, set on an openwork base. 8.5cm high £80 - £100

173 A CHINESE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER, HU

Qing Dynasty Of ovoid shape with lion finial and twin dragon handles, the front and back well carved with taotie masks above cicada-shaped lappets. 16.7cm high £500 - £600

Late 20th Century Of ovoid form and decorated with white and ochre glazes and a two-line painted inscription. 16.5cm high

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174 A CHINESE SILVER MOUNTED PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century The dragon head terminal with bulging eyes carved facing a part-undercut chilong crawling on the curved shaft, the underside with a flat circular button, mounted in silver to support a magnifying glass, now missing. 10.5cm long £300 - £500

175 AN AMBER BEAD NECKLACE

Late Qing/early Republic Comprising a continuous string of ninety near spherical beads of ochre or ‘egg yolk’ hue. 92cm long (approx), 32.6g £200 - £300

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176 AN AMBER BEAD NECKLACE

20th Century Comprising forty-two slightly graduated oval beads of ochre or ‘egg yolk’ hue, strung to a metal clasp. 44cm long, 17g £200 - £300

177 A TIGER’S EYE BEAD NECKLACE

20th Century Comprising fifty-nine spherical ‘pumpkin’ form beads, strung to a silver filigree clasp. 70cm long, 95g £60 - £80

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19th/20th Century Comprising fifty-four graduated spherical beads strung to a 9c gold clasp. 45cm long, 34g £100 - £150

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179 A CHINESE RED AMBER FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Late Qing Dynasty/Republic period Modelled standing in flowing robes and holding a lotus bloom, set on a shaped wood base. 28cm high (repaired) £100 - £150

180 A CHINESE CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A LOHAN

Late Qing Dynasty Seated on the back of a lion dog and holding a ruyi scepter, with carved hardwood stand. 11.5cm high (14.5cm on stand) £200 - £300

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181 A CHINESE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CHILONG AND BAT PENDANT

Warring States/Han Dynasty Carved as a sinuous chilong, its body coiled with hind legs tucked in, supporting a bat on its hind quarters, the pale greenish-yellow stone suffused with russet inclusions. 5cm high

PROVENANCE: Private Indian collector, acquired prior to 1960, thence by descent to the vendor.

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FOOTNOTE: The chilong or ‘demon dragon’ is a type of hornless beast with long sinuous body, often represented in jade items including pendants, belt hooks and bi discs. Bats symbolise fortune and are also found in the same period as the present lot adorning bronze mirrors and garment hooks. A similarly coiled dragon pendant of the late Zhou period can be found in the collection of the Museo Nazionale Orientale, Rome. £50000 - £80000

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182 A CHINESE COPPER VASE

Republic period Of pear form with everted rim, cast in high relief with a crane and other birds amid fruiting peach branches and rockwork. 21cm high £80 - £120

183 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASES, FANG GU

Late Qing Dynasty Of square section, the central and lower parts applied with corner flanges, each face cast with taotie masks. 27.5cm high £200 - £300

184 A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVERINLAID BRONZE VASES

Qing Dynasty Of lobed ovoid form and raised on quatrefoil bases, cast with scenes of dragons emerging from an angry sea. 25cm high £200 - £300

185 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC CENSER, FANGDING

Xuande six-character mark but Qing Dynasty or later Of rectangular form with twin loop handles, cast with taotie masks intersected by flanges against a leiwen ground and raised on four scroll supports. 21cm high £200 - £300

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186 A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, HU

Qing Dynasty Of square section, the swollen body rising to a tall neck, decorated with taotie masks on a leiwen ground beneath a ruyi-head and fret border, the neck incised with bats and lingzhi mushrooms. 32cm high £300 - £500

187 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE GUARDIAN LIONS

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19th Century Each cast with mouths open in a roar beneath fiercely glaring eyes and curling brows and mane, seated on integral pedestal bases cast with embroidered drapery, one with its right foreleg resting on a tasselled ball and the other with left foreleg resting on a playful cub. 21cm high £500 - £800

188 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURAL BRUSH REST

18th/19th Century Modelled as a seated lohan with recumbent deer. 11cm long £200 - £300

189 A CHINESE SILVER SALVER BY TACKHING

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Hong Kong, circa 1900 Of lobed form raised on four dome feet, decorated with leafy bamboo tems. 27.5cm dia., 17.7oz £400 - £600

190 A BOXED SET SIX CHINESE SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, TIEN SHENG

Hong Kong, circa 1910 Of openwork form, each comprising five medallions worked with a four character blessing of fortune and longevity flanking a vacant shield. 4.5cm di., gross weight 4.42oz £500 - £600

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A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE BUFFALO VESSELS

A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ‘QUAIL’ CENSERS AND COVERS

A CHINESE CLOISONNE FIGURE OF A RAM

Qing Dynasty Modelled standing four square and facing, their heads turned to the side, each supporting three conjoined zun vessels on its back, richly enamelled overall with scrolling foliage on a blue ground. 17cm high

Qing Dynasty/Republic period Modelled standing with heads turned to the side, decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage against a turquoise blue ground. 15cm high £800 - £1200

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century Modelled recumbent, its head turned to the right, the legs tucked beneath with front right leg slightly raised, the white fur with black patches, the eyes detailed in yellow, the horns, ears and hooves gilt. 9.5cm high, 13cm long

FOOTNOTE: Based on a champleve buffalo-form vessel in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Beijing. Another is cited in R.Soame Jenyns & William Wilson Chinese Art Vol.III, p.116, fig.84 as from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. For a very similar pair see Sotheby’s New York Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 Sep 2014, lot 592. £2000 - £3000

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FOOTNOTE: For a pair of similar cloisonne rams see Sotheby’s New Bond Street Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 May 2014, lot 306. £2000 - £3000

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A CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘QUAIL’ CENSER AND COVER

Late Qing Dyasty The bird modelled standing and facing to the right, the body in pale blue, the multicoloured wing feathers forming the cover. 14.5cm high FOOTNOTE: For a pair of very similar quail censers see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 9 May 2016, lot 544. £300 - £500

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195 A CHINESE CLOISONNE FIGURE OF A COCKEREL

Late Qing period/Republic Modelled standing, its head facing left, worked with brightly coloured feathers and red coxcomb. 24cm high £1000 - £1500

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A GOOD PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE DRAGON EWERS

A CANTON ENAMEL TEAPOT AND WARMING STAND

Qianlong six-character marks and probably of the period The ovoid vessels rising to a knopped neck and rounded spout, applied with sinuous five-clawed dragon handles, the body decorated with competing five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds beneath a ruyi border, the neck with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage. 28cm high FOOTNOTE: For a very similar single ewer, see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 11 May 2015, lot 151. £2000 - £4000

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Qianlong The spherical body with overhead swing handle bound in rattan, the pot enamelled with a continuous scene of figures at leisure in a terraced garden, raised on a tripod warming stand with burner. 33cm high FOOTNOTE: For a very similar example see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 7 November 2016, lot 59. £1500 - £2500

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A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE VASE, HU

A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE CHAMPLEVE VASE

Circa 1890-1910 Of garlic-headed baluster form, worked with lotus flowers issuing from dense scrolling foliage on a dark blue ground within ruyi-head and stiff leaf borders, four-character Lao Tian Li Zhi marks. 20.5cm high £150 - £250

199 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CHAMPLERE BOTTLE VASES

19th century The onion form bodies rising to cylindrical necks and flared rims, decorated with dense flowers and foliage against a blue ground. 43.5cm high £400 - £600

Late Qing/Republic period Of elegant pear shape in the 17th Century manner, rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, the shoulders flanked by a pair of taotiemask handles suspending loose rings, the exterior brightly enamelled on a turquoise ground with broad bands enclosing large lotus blooms amid scrolling foliage, the four sections divided by three bands of flower trails against a darker blue ground, the splayed foot similarly decorated with a band of scrolls. 35cm high £2000 - £3000

Late Qing Dynasty Of hexagonal ovoid form with twin mask and ring handles to the shoulder, cast and enamelled in colours with chilong and other mythical beasts in two processions above taotie mask panels. 46cm high £200 - £250

202 A CHINESE DUAN SCHOLAR’S INK STONE

Late Qing/Republic period Of ovoid form and moulded in relief with a palace guarded by dragons around a central tablet to one side and to the other with dragons emerging from a tempestuous sea, the sides with a continuous scene of scholars and immortals in a rocky landscape, with fitted box. 21.5cm across £80 - £120

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A CHINESE CARVED ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF SHOULAO

A LARGE CHINESE CARVED ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF FUXI

A CHINESE INSCRIBED AND CARVED NUT AND STAND QING DYNASTY

Late Qing Dynasty Well carved, the immortal modelled standing and holding a knotty staff and a peach, set on a gnarled root base. 36cm high £100 - £150

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Late Qing Dynasty Modelled as the mythical fisherman holding a carp in his hands while another leaps behind, a boy stands beside him with a bamboo basket trap, set on a rockwork base, adapted for an electric light fitting. 72cm high £100 - £150

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Late Qing Dynasty Well carved, modelled standing and holding a knotty staff and a ruyi scepter, a gourd bottle tied at his waist, set on a lotus base. 36cm high £100 - £150

The peach stone fully carved and pierced in the form of a ship complete with opening shutters and figures, the hull inscribed in black with a poem in cursive script, the stand formed from another carved nut. 4.2cm long £200 - £300

A SOUTH EAST ASIAN CARVED HORN PENDANT

Probably Thai, 19th Century Carved as a phallus, the based pierced for stringing. 11cm long £80 - £120

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A PAIR OF CHINESE IVORY STAINED FIGURES OF LADIES

A LARGE CHINESE STAINED IVORY TUSK VASE

FIVE CHINESE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

19th Century Each modelled standing, wearing flowing robes and playing a cymbal, set on carved hardwood bases. 28cm high £300 - £500

209 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON IVORY OPENWORK CARVED TUSKS

19th Century Carved in high relief with phoenix birds perched on rocks amid leafy flowers while dragons whirl above within roiling clouds, on carved hardwood stands. 35cm long (40cm high on stands) £300 - £500

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19th Century Carved to one side with a sinuous fiveclawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds, inscribed with a single character blessing ‘Fu’, and to the other side with two phoenix birds in flight amid clouds and flowers, inscribed with a shou symbol, all between ruyihead borders, stained in red, ochre and green and set on a carved hardwood base and with white metal liner. 27cm high £500 - £800

211 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY TUSK VASE

19th Century Worked in high relief with a scene of a tournament watched by a mandarin with attendants seated in a pavilion, the action unfolding within a densely wooded village. 21cm high £400 - £600

Late Qing/Republic period Including a pair of conjoined form decorated with birds in landscapes, 5.5cm, the remaining three of typical rounded rectangular form and decorated with figures in landscapes, 7-7.5cm high. (5) £150 - £250

213 SIX VARIOUS CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES

Late Qing/Republic period Including a blue and white porcelain example painted with a figure in a garden, 8cm, a pair of enamel examples of flask form and decorated with immortals, 6.5cm, a cloisonne bottle of rounded rectangular form and decorated with a fanciful bird and flowers, 7.5cm, an inside-painted glass bottle with peacocks in a landscape, 7cm, and an insidepainted glass bottle with cranes and other birds in landscapes, 5.5cm. (6) £100 - £150

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214 CHINESE SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Portrait of a nobleman and consort Seated on elaborate thrones and wearing brightly coloured formal robes, he with a badge inscribed ‘Huang en xu ci’, she with a rank badge depicting a golden pheasant, ink and gouache on paper. 90cm x 90cm FOOTNOTE: The sitters in this portrait are unidentified but appear to be of noble birth or royal lineage as denoted by the inscription on the robes. The work appears to have unfinished areas suggesting that it may be preparatory for a larger portrait or possibly a copy of one. £200 - £300

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Birds in flight amid thorny branches Ink and watercolour on paper hanging scroll, with two seals of the artist. 102cm x 48cm £1000 - £1500

216 ZIKAI FENG (1898-1975)

Lady with washing in a garden Ink on paper scroll, with two seals of the artist. 21cm x 16cm £700 - £1000

217 A COLLECTION OF NINE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON PITH PAPER

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19th Century Including a pair depicting a prince and consort seated on thrones before jade screens, the remainder depicting court processions and individual figures at various pursuits. Smallest 30x20cm (9) PROVENANCE: A private West Midlands collector, predominantly purchased from the Lacy Gallery, Warwickshire and London, between 1981 and 1995. £150 - £250

219 218 A CHINESE PAINTING ON SILK

19th Century Three ladies standing beside a moonlit river, ink and watercolour on silk. 26x31cm PROVENANCE: A private West Midlands collector, purchased from the Lacy Gallery, Warwickshire and London, September 1981. £70 - £100

219 YEE BON (1905-1995)

Two watercolour studies; coastal inlet or river with boats and a town square, executed circa 1950-60, signed in pinyin, watercolour on paper. 28cm x 36cm (2) £3000 - £5000

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A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK GARMENT FRAGMENT

19th Century Of horizontal aspect and worked with birds in flight and perched amid flowers and rocks within a fenced garden, in shades of blue and cream against a pale gold ground. 33cm x 182cm £200 - £300

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19th-20th Century The first of horizontal aspect and worked with precious objects, flowers and foliage against a gold ground within a later brocade mount, 16cm x 35cm., the second of circular form and worked with a leafy peony bloom against a coral ground, within a later brocade mount, 24cm dia. (2) £80 - £120

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PROVENANCE: Purchased from Brocante Antiques, Cheltenham, April 1978. £150 - £250

19th Century Of circular form and worked in coloured silks and couched gold thread with a caparisoned elephant surrounded by bats and auspicious objects against a gold ground. 24cm dia. £80 - £120

19th Century Of horizontal aspect and worked with court figures and attendants in a palace garden in coloured silks and couched gold thread against a dark pink ground. 30cm x 200cm

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19th Century Of apron form and worked in coloured silks with two scenes of Confucian boys; one swimming in a pool with ornamental fish, the other seated on a dog amid fruiting peach and pomegranate branches, against a purple ground, bordered with butterflies amid flowers and foliage on a black ground. 41cm x 40cm £100 - £150

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

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225 225 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK TRIPTYCH OF FU, LU AND SHOU

19th Century Of rectangular outline and worked in coloured silk with couched gold thread on a rich red ground, the larger central panel depicting Shou, holding a peach and accompanied by two bats, flanked by Fu on the left and Lu on the right in separate panels. Centre panel 60cm x 80cm, flanking panels 60cm x 33cm PROVENANCE: Purchased from R&D Coombes, Marlborough, Wiltshire, October 1980. £200 - £300

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TWO SMALL CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK GARMENT FRAGMENTS

A GOOD CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PELMET

19th Century Of apron form and worked in cream and blue shaded silks embellished with couched gold thread on a gold ground, forming a phoenix bird clutching a fruiting peach branch in its beak and surrounded by lingzhi mushrooms, beneath a pair of flower and fret spandrels. 51cm x 86cm £200 - £300

227 THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS OR GARMENT FRAGMENTS

19th Century The first of horizontal aspect and worked with a crane bird amid flowering plants on a champagne ground, with later brocade mount, 19cm x 29cm, the second of vertical aspect and worked with a peony bloom and prunus branch on a champagne ground, later brocade mount, 28cm x 23cm. (2)

19th Century Of horizontal aspect and worked in blue and ivory shaded threads against a black ground with phoenix birds amid flowers and rockwork, accompanied by bats and flanked by two inscriptions, the border above with further flowers and bats arranged around a ‘double joy’ symbol. FOOTNOTE: The symbolism of good fortune and double joy in the motifs of this panel suggest that it was a wedding gift and may have been part of the pelmet for a bed. £500 - £700

19th Century The first of vertical aspect and worked with coloured silk and couched gold thread on a peacock blue ground with butterflies and flowers, 67cm x 17cm, the second and third worked with birds and flowers on a champagne ground, with later brocade mounts, 19-20cm x 35-40cm. (3) £150 - £250

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A PAIR OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK GARMENT FRAGMENTS

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

Qing Dynasty, mid-19th Century Of vertical aspect and worked in coloured silks on a champagne ground with two cockerels perched on a rock with a profusion of other birds in flight and perched on leafy flowering branches and other rocks. 155cm x 73cm PROVENANCE: Purchased from the Lacy Gallery, Warwickshire and London, December 1990. FOOTNOTE: It is likely that this panel was originally part of a fire screen or folding room screen. A four panel screen with very similar silkwork was sold at Christie’s South Kensington rooms, 13 May 2011, lot 1205. £1000 - £1500

19th Century Of horizontal aspect and worked with coloured silk and couched gold thread on a dark brown gauze ground with dragons chasing a flaming pearl and bats amid clouds and above waves and lishui stripes. 28cm x 35cm (2) £200 - £300

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19th Century Of square form and worked in coloured silk and couched gold thread on a cobalt blue ground with a central roundel containing a dragon chasing a flaming pearl and a bat amid clouds above waves, the corners with conforming dragon spandrels, edged with silk rope and corner tassels. 135cm sq. £100 - £150

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PROVENANCE: Both purchased from the Lacy Gallery, Warwickshire and London, in 1979. £80 - £120

Meiji period Of vertical aspect and worked with coloured silk and couched gold thread on a mid-blue ground with a crane bird in flight above trees and rocks beside a pool from which a minogame emerges. 51cm x 39cm £80 - £120

19th Century The first of apron form and worked with a rooster amid flowering plants, 23cm long, the second of horizontal aspect and worked with two playing boys holding lanterns in a garden, 21cm x 49cm. (2)

A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

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A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

235 A LARGE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

Late Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Worked with a central roundel containing three fanciful crested birds amid a profusion of peonies, chrysanthemums and other flowers within a mixed flower border and surrounded by organised sprays of flowers, foliage and butterflies, all in shades of pink, green and purple on an ivory ground, the back lined in purple silk, the edges applied with a conforming polychrome fringe. 206cm x 220cm £700 - £1000

236 THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS OR GARMENT FRAGMENTS

19th/20th Century In the round and worked with a central peony bloom flanked by two phoenix birds amid a profusion of flowers and foliage on a salmon pink ground, 32cm dia., the second also in the round and decorated with two crane birds at a rocky riverside with pine tree and flowers on a dark blue ground, 22cm dia., the third a collar worked with scattered flowers and foliage on a cream ground, 34cm across. (3) £80 - £120

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237 19th Century Of vertical aspect and worked in coloured threads on a champagne ground with scholars, attendants and villagers engaged in activities around pavilions and bridges on the banks of a winding river through a rocky landscape, set within a broad brocade border and backed in gold coloured brocade. 150cm x 90cm £200 - £300

238 A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE EMBROIDERED AND WOVEN SILK PANELS

20th Century Woven as garment fragments including rank badges and sleeve ornaments. £80 - £120

239 A CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED ROBE, CHANGYI

Late Qing Dynasty The eight dragons woven in couched gold thread with flaming pearls, clouds and waves in bright colours against a dark reddish-brown ground, 64cm long, together with a two-part embroidered silk apron skirt, worked with couched gold thread dragons on a bright red ground, 95cm long. £700 - £1000

237 240 A CHINESE BLUE GAUZE BROCADEWOVEN DRAGON ROBE, CHANGYI

Late Qing dynasty The eight dragons woven in couched gilt threads while the clouds, shou medallions and other auspicious symbols are worked in bright colors repeated in the striping on the sleeves, conforming decoration to the turn-back cuffs. 135cm long £150 - £250

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241 A CHINESE IMPERIAL BLACK GROUND SILK SURCOAT, BUFU

Gunagxu period (1875-1908) The black silk having three embroidered roundels to the front and back in couched silver thread depicting phoenix birds amid scattered flower sprays and above a deep band of waves at the hem, the white metal fasteners cast with stylised foliage. 104cm long PROVENANCE: Acquired by Captain Ernie Howell during the boxer rebellion, thence by descent to the vendor. Ernie Howell was a supply and transport captain in the British run Indian Army, seconded to China as part of the effort against the rebellion. He and a Navy captain helped sack the Forbidden City, during which the robe was taken. This event and the prize of the robe are documented in the book Lilla’s Feast by Frances Osborne, a biography of Lilla Howell, nee Eckford, the wife of Captain Howell and great-grandmother of the author. FOOTNOTE: The use of pheonix bird motifs on this robe suggest that it was a woman’s garment, possibly a princess or female attendant in the court of emperor Guangxu. £7000 - £10000

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Captain Ernie Howell

A MARTIN BROTHERS STONEWARE TOBACCO JAR AND COVER dated 1907 29cm high Estimate £20,000 - £30,000

SUMMER FINE ART AUCTION 23rd May 2018

Entries close 23rd April 2018

Japanese and Islamic works of art and Asian furniture

250 242 A CHINESE WOVEN ‘KUNMING LAKE’ RUG

Late Qing Dynasty Woven in blue and ochre shades with a view of the Summer Palace before Kunming lake, within a scroll border and radiating lishui stripe, inscribed title. 272cm x 190cm £500 - £700

243 A CHINESE RUG, CIRCA 1930

Woven with auspicious flowers, pomegranates, vase and ruyi scepter with butterflies in shades of blue and gold against a pink ground and within a blue border. 357x270cm £200 - £300

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A CHINESE WOVEN CARPET

A LARGE JAPANESE VASE AND COVER

Late Qing/Republic period The central shou roundel bordered by peony blooms, flanked by four phoenix roundels and surrounded by flower vases and butterflies on a dark blue ground, within multiple flower and leaf borders. 277cm x 355cm £300 - £500 There are no lots 245-249

Meiji period Of baluster form, the domed cover with cone finial, painted in famille rose colours with a basket of fruits beneath a canopy of flowers and foliage, imitation Qianlong six-character mark in blue. 68cm high £200 - £300

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Of square section and tapering form with narrow everted rims, decorated with alternating scenes of figures in landscapes and birds in flowering branches between complex borders, impressed marks. 24cm high £300 - £400

A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK’ STYLE DISH

Meiji period Of shallow form, the well painted in the Chinese Kraak style with a scene of farmer and cattle crossing a bridge within a scroll and flower border, the broad rim with alternating panels of figures in landscapes and flowers. 41cm dia. (repaired) £80 - £120

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253 A JAPANESE IMARI MOON FLASK

Meiji period Of flattened circular form with twin scroll handles at the neck and raised on a spreading foot rim, painted with scenes of a villa amid flowering trees and rockwork, within a border of fruits, flowers and butterflies. 25cm high £150 - £200

254 A JAPANESE IMARI EWER AND COVER

Meiji period Of pear form with strap handle, decorated with stylised flowers and foliage against a gilt ground. 19cm high £100 - £150

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A JAPANESE IMARI JAR

Edo/Meiji period Of ovoid form with four loops to the shoulder, painted with panels of birds perched on rocks beside flowering trees within mixed flower and motif borders. 32cm high (lacking cover) £200 - £300

256 A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI VASE

Meiji period Of ovoid form and painted with cloud-shape panels of bijin at leisure, flanking smaller panels of phoenix birds, surrounded by profuse stylised flowers and foliage. 60cm high (rim repaired) £200 - £300

257 A JAPANESE GLAZED STONEWARE JARDINIERE

Meiji/Taisho period Of drum form with turned-out rim, decorated with geese in flight and flowering plants in coloured raised glazes against a cobalt blue ground. 24.5cm high £200 - £300

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A GLAZED STONEWARE ‘DRAGON’ VASE

A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A FEMALE MANDARIN DUCK

A JAPANESE SHAKUDO GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE BOX

Probably Vietnamese, 20th Century Of ovoid form with twin lionhead handles and decorated with brocade style dragon panels. 22.5cm high £50 - £80

259 A JAPANESE BRONZE BOX AND COVER OR KAGAMI-BAKO

By Inoue of Kyoto, Meiji period Of circular form and slightly domed, the top cast in relief with a frog and a butterfly amid mixed flowers and foliage, signed to the underside Dai Nihon Saikyo Inoue zo. 13.5cm dia £100 - £150

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Meiji period Naturalistically modelled standing with head slightly raised. 18cm high £300 - £500

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Meiji period Of conjoined disc form, finely tooled and inlaid with a scene of pavilions beside a lake before mount Fuji, the base with complex cell borders. 6.5cm across £250 - £350

A JAPANESE INLAID SILVER FIGURE OF A CRANE BIRD

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Meiji period Naturalistically modelled standing, the neck, bill and tail feathers in copper with gilt eyes and crest, set on an ovoid ivory stand. 25cm high £300 - £500

A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

Meiji period Modelled standing four square with trunk down and curled at the end, the tusks of ivory, signed Seiya saku. 16cm high £300 - £500

Please note all successful bids are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% plus VAT.

264 A SET OF SIX JAPANESE ENAMEL BUTTONS

Meiji/Taisho period Each worked in white metal and enamelled in the form of chrysanthemum heads, the pink-fringed petals around a yellow centre. Each 2.5cm dia. £80 - £120

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265 A GOOD JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE,

Meiji period Of sharply defined hexagonal section and bottle form, finely worked in silver wire with a crane bird against a dark blue ground, the rim and foot with mixed flower and ruyi-head borders. 24.4cm high £300 - £400

266 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE KORO AND COVER

Meiji period Of globular form with ball finial and raised on three knob feet, worked with butterflies against a ground of dense yellow chrysanthemum petals. 10cm high £200 - £300

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A JAPANESE MUSEN CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE

Meiji period Of elegant bottle form with cinque-lobed rim, decorated with a sinuous dragon encircling the neck and upper body within a rich, red wireless enamel. 36.5cm high £80 - £120

268 A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI KODENJI

Meiji period Of square section and elegant rounded form, intricately worked in silver and gold wire with birds in flight and perched around the branches of a tree if blossom, the rim and foot with finely detailed complex borders. 31cm high

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FOOTNOTE: A smaller vase of identical shape was sold at Christie’s South Kensington rooms, 7 November 2012, lot 306. £5000 - £8000

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A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI KODENJI

Meiji period Of rounded square section and slender form, worked in silver and gold wire with birds in flight above leafy bamboo stems against a mushroom ground, the rim and foot with complex borders. 12cm high £1500 - £2500

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A SMALL CLOISONNE VASE BY OTA KICHISABURO

A JAPANESE SECTIONAL IVORY FIGURE GROUP OF FARMERS

A JAPANESE IVORY FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

Meiji period Of slender ovoid form, worked in silver wire with a scene of a small pavilion before a tree in profuse blossom and surrounded by mixed wild flowers against an iron red ground. 15.5cm high £600 - £800

271 A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE

Meiji/Taishio period Of ovoid form and worked in sliver and gold wire with a bird perched on a tree stump amid orchids and other flowers against a duck-egg blue ground, mixed foliate borders to the rim and foot. 9cm high £300 - £500

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Meiji period Modelled as a standing figure with hoe and kettle accompanied by a seated figure holding a pumpkin with other gourds at their feet, with carved hardwood base. 17.5cm high £200 - £300

Meiji period Modelled standing within a canopy set on a double lotus base above a tiered lotus pedestal, signed Hozan to a red lacquer tablet. 20.5cm high £200 - £300

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A JAPANESE STAINED AND INLAID IVORY OKIMONO OF AN ARTISAN

Meiji period Modelled as street performers and comprising a man standing and playing a shamisen while a boy beside him plays a drum, between them a bag of accoutrements and No type mask, set on an ovoid base and with carved hardwood stand. 17cm high £200 - £300

Meiji period Modelled wearing traditional robes stained and inlaid with various family crests or mon, seated on a closed parasol, signed ‘Shibyayama’ to a red tablet. 8.5cm high £200 - £300

Please note all successful bids are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% plus VAT.

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A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FARMER AND BOY, ATTRIBUTED TO SHUGETSU

A PAIR OF JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA TUSK VASES

A GOOD JAPANESE LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO

Meiji period Modelled standing on a rocky base and wearing traditional robes, he holds a pipe and a hoe while carrying a basket and his hat over his shoulder, the boy holding a smaller basket, signed to a red tablet. 15cm high £200 - £300

277 A JAPANESE IVORY FIGURE OF KANNON

Meiji period Modelled standing before an arched canopy on a double lotus base, she wears elaborate robes and headdress and holds a string of beads and a lotus bloom. 21cm high £200 - £300

Meiji period Inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and rosewood forming opposing scenes of birds in flowering branches, set on shaped hardwood bases. 20cm high £250 - £350

279 A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FISHERMAN

Meiji period Modelled standing on a rocky shore with waves lapping at his feet, he holds a harpoon at the ready, signed to a red tablet. 15cm high £200 - £300

19th Century Of upright form and with nashiji ground, lacquered with a continuous scene of a shishi climbing rocks beside a waterfall surmounted by a pine tree with clouds above, in gold and silver takamakie, the shishi entirely covered in gold foil, its visible eye inlaid with glass, the rocks, tree and clouds with kirikane highlights, the interior of nashiji, signed. 9.2cm. £500 - £800

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A BRONZE HANGING HAMSA DEEPA OR LAMP

A CHINESE LACQUER CABINET ON STAND

Deccan, 19th Century Cast in the form of a bird with feathers and inscriptions, a hanging loop to the back of the head, perched on a hinged lantern dish. 15.5cm high FOOTNOTE: A similar hamsa form lamp can be found in the collection of the British Museum, London, ref.1953,0713.16 £200 - £300

282 AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A DISPERSED MANUSCRIPT

Mughal, 19th Century Depicting an interior scene with a prince or king attended by four concubines, gouache on paper. 12cm x 19cm to edge £50 - £80

285 A CHINESE LACQUER VASE STAND

Qing Dynasty The fall front carved and decorated in colours with a scene of soldiers on horseback bearing banners within a mountainous landscape and to the sides with precious objects, opening to reveal multiple draws and compartments including several concealed, arranged around a central cupboard door inscribed with twelve lines of script, the stand having a single frieze drawer decorated with meandering foliage, raised on slightly tapering square section supports. 104cm wide x 148cm high x 47cm deep

20th Century Of cylindrical form, the black lacquer carved with scenes of immortals riding a dragon and a phoenix, detailed in muted colours. 76cm high x 61cm dia £200 - £300

FOOTNOTE: The inscription to the inside of this cabinet reads as a greeting from one scholar to another, congratulating them on passing an exam and listing the great achievements of their ancestors £1200 - £1500

283 AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED HARDWOOD SIDE CHAIR

19th Century The separate openwork balloon form back vigorously carved with scrolling acanthus foliage and buds, the seat with drop-in cushion and conforming carving, raised on carved scroll supports. 63cm wide x 60cm deep x 110cm high FOOTNOTE: For a near identical chair see Bonhams Los Angeles Sunset Estate Auction, 25 March 2007, lot 7374. £500 - £700

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Please note all successful bids are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% plus VAT.

286 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE MARRIAGE TWO-TIER BASKETS

Late Qing Dynasty The woven reed and carved bamboo vessels of octagonal form, bound by carved and stained softwood handles decorated with dragons and immortals, bound with brass fittings. 53cm wide x 101cm high £400 - £600

287 A CHINESE HUANGHUALI LOW SQUARE TABLE

Qing Dynasty The top panel set within a standard mitre, above an apron with carved and pierced border of scrolls, raised on square-form moulded supports terminating in hoof feet. 92cm wide x 92cm deep x 40.5cm high £200 - £300

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CHINESE HISTORY TIMELINE 5000 - 2250 BC

1600 BC - 1125 AD

Neolithic Period

Shang Dynasty

Yangshao Culture

5000-3000 BC

Hongshan Culture

4700-2900 BC

Liangzhu Culture Â

3400-2250 BC

Western Zhou Dynasty Eastern Zhou Dynasty

960 - 1368 AD

1600-1050 BC

1050-771 BC

771-256 BC

Qin Dynasty

221-206 BC

Western Han Dynasty

206 BC - 25 AD

Eastern Han Dynasty 25-220 AD

Northern Song

960-1127

Southern Song

1127-1279

Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368

Warring States Period 475-221 BC

Six Dynasties

220-589 AD

Sui Dynasty

581-618 AD

Tang Dynasty

618-906 AD

Five Dynasties

907-960 AD

Liao Dynasty

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

907-1125 AD

1368 - 1644 AD

Ming Dynasty

1655 - 1911 AD

(1368-1644)

Qing Dynasty

1912 -

(1644-1911)

Hongwu

1368-1398

Sunzhi

1644-1661

Jianwen

1398-1402

Kangxi

1662-1722

Yongle

1402-1424

Yonzheng

1723-1735

Hongxi

1424-1425

Qianlong

1736-1795

Xuande

1425-1435

Jiaqing

1796-1820

Zhengtong

1435-1439

Daoguang

1821-1850

Jingtai

1449-1457

Xianfeng

1851-1861

Tongzhi

1862-1875

Zhengtong

(1457-1464)

Chenghua

1464-1487

Guangxu

1875-1908

Hongzhi

1487-1505

Xuantong

1909-1912

Zhengde

1505-1521

Jiajing

1521-1566

Longqing

1566-1572

Wanli

1572-1620

Taichang

Republic Period Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republic

1912-1949 1949-

1620

Tianqi

1620-1627

Chongzheng

1627-1644

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MONEY LAUNDERING Lots in this sale may be purchased with notes, coins or travellers cheques in sterling provided that the total payable by you does not exceed the equivalent in sterling of €10000. If the amount payable by you exceeds the equivalent of €10000, the balance must be paid otherwise than in notes, coins or travellers cheques. These conditions are in accordance with The Money Laundering Regulations 2003.

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IMPORTANT BIDDER NOTICES Certain objects in this catalogue are subject to CITES regulations and bidders are advised to apprise themselves of UK legislation as well as that outside the UK. Ivory objects worked before 1947 are included in this auction which will require an export license if being moved outside the UK. Some jurisdictions, such as the United States, have strict regulations on ivory imports and bidders are advised to ensure they are aware of any such restrictions before bidding. Â All types of rosewood (Dalbergia genus) are controlled by CITES and also require an export license. For further details visit the UK CITES regulator at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports Although every effort is made to note damage and restoration, the absence of such information does not imply that the lot is free from defects. Detailed condition reports and email images can be obtained on request until 4.00pm the day prior to the sale.

AUCTION CALENDAR 2nd May

Collective Sale

23rd May

Summer Fine Art

6th June

Collective Sale

20th June

Fine Pictures, Silver and Jewellery

4th July

Collective Sale

16th July

Exhibition

1st August

Collective Sale

29th August

Toys, Books, Collectables and Militaria

5th September

Collective Sale

26th September Autumn Fine Art 3rd October

Collective Sale

24th October

Fine Pictures, Silver and Jewellery

7th November

Collective Sale

28th November

Asian Art

5th December

Collective Sale

12th December

Christmas Auction

All auctions start at 10am

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Sale Date: Wednesday 25th April Please bid on my behalf at the above auction for the following LOTS up to the prices specified, these to be executed as cheaply as allowed by such other commissions or reserves. Please note all successful bids are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20% + VAT. I have read and agree to comply with the Notices and Conditions of Sale. Bids must be a multiple of 5 to be accepted. Bids under £30 will not be accepted.

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