Asian Art Auction by Halls Fine Art

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ASIAN ART Wednesday 28th November 2018 Auction starts at 10.00am Viewing: Sunday 25th November 2.00pm - 4.00pm Monday 26th November 10.00am - 4.00pm Tuesday 27th November 10.00am - 4.00pm Auction no. 4132 Front cover illustration – Lot 103 Back cover illustration – Lot 178 (detail)

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hinese ceramics C and works of art

179-208 South East Asian and Japanese works of art 209-233 Indian and Islamic works of art

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Specialist’s Insights Heavy Metal Asian art is a specialism undoubtedly weighted in favour of the various forms of pottery and porcelain that play such an important role in the discipline. One cannot dispute the extraordinary heights of technical and decorative skill that the greatest ceramicists of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were able to achieve. But to think of porcelain alone when we think of Asian art is to ignore a raft of other extraordinary works in other materials. The artisans of China, Japan, South East Asia and Persia also counted many superlative metallurgists among their number. In this auction, many of the great metal-based decorative arts are represented. Bronze figures are of particular interest currently in a market that has become increasingly discerning. In lot 122 we have a parcel gilt figure of Tsongkhapa, a highly influential Buddhist monk, acquired in China in 1919. Typically

seated on a cushion base, reserved for only the highest ranking lamas, he has a serene expression, his hands in a dhyani mudra, a gesture of concentrated meditation. On a more impressive scale (though Tsongkhapa is no diminutive figure at all) comes the Khmer bronze statue of the Siva Mahadeva. This representation of the Hindu god Shiva is strikingly similar to one held at the Indonesian National Museum in Jakarta. At 79cm (31 inches) tall, it is quite imposing. Believed to date from the 18th Century, the style of dress and decoration is based on much earlier 7th-11th Century examples and is suffused with detail from the elegant fingers to the little fold of skin over the belly button.

Cloisonné is an art that brings metal and ceramic together, uniting the highly ductile copper with enamel and gold, exemplified by lot 105, a pair of Qing Dynasty buffalo form censers. The Japanese took the art of cloisonné to extraordinary heights of detail, using silver wire in the best examples to form the ‘cells’ which were intricately and painstakingly worked. Lot 190, a superb vase by a true master, Hayashi Kodenji, illustrates this perfectly. For lovers of Asian metalwares there is much to bid on in this catalogue beyond those items described above, including Chinese and Japanese bronzes, Chinese export silverware, Islamic inlaid copper, Omani jewellery and more besides.

Chinese ceramics and works of art

1 A LARGE CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY STORAGE JAR, HU

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Of ovoid shape with everted collared rim, the shoulder applied with various exotic beasts and archaistic faux handles between raised ‘bow string’ borders, all under a rich dark green glaze now largely oxidised. 47cm high

FOOTNOTE: This jar is accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate from Oxford Authentication, confirming the date as Han Dynasty. For a similar jar see Christie’s Gordon Collection, New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1106. £1,000 - £1,500

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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON ‘TWIN FISH’ BOWL

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED AND INCISED 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. 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. £200 - £300

3 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL

Ming Dynasty Of plain rounded form, incised inside and out with stylised leaf forms, all under a pale green glaze stopping at the foot ring. 16.5cm dia. £100 - £200

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. PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection FOOTNOTE: A dish with similar decoration can be found in the collection of the British Museum, ref. 1947,0712.125 £300 - £400

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. PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £400 - £600

6 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER

18th/19th Century Of ovoid form, the slightly domed cover with compressed globular finial, the elegantly shaped spout of silver, seal marks. 17.5cm high £500 - £700

7 A LARGE GLAZED STONEWARE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN LION

19th/20th Century The snarling beast modelled with head turned to the right, its right paw resting on an embroidered ball, decorated with sancai-type translucent glazes in turquoise, white and ochre. 45cm high £100 - £200

7 8 THE BERGMAN-O’GORMAN HORSES: A PAIR OF TANG STYLE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES

Each modelled as a caparisoned 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. £2,500 - £3,000

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A CHINESE CIZHOU INCISED WATER POT

A CHINESE QINGBAI CONICAL BOWL

A CHINESE SWATOW PORCELAIN DISH

20th century Of bellied form and decorated in white slip against a pale brown ground with fish, flowers and butterflies. 12cm high (repaired) £80 - £120

10 A CHINESE QINGBAI ‘BOYS’ BOWL

Song Dynasty Of conical form and raised on a short foot ring, the inside carved with playing boys amid pomegranate fruits and foliage, the outside with foliate forms, all under a sea-green glaze stopping at the rim and irregularly around the foot ring. 17cm dia. £300 - £500

Song Dynasty Of shallow form and raised on a short foot ring, incised to the inside with combed leaf forms within line borders and to the outside with faint concentric lines, all under a subtle greenish white glaze suffused with a fine crackle, stopping short of the rim. 18cm dia. £200 - £300

12 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 £200 - £300

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. PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection 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. £500 - £800

14 A CHINESE SWATOW BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH

19th/20th century Of plain circular form, the well decorated with with a Portuguese motif within a lappet medallion, bordered by flower sprays, the outside decorated with five Portuguese roundels. 19cm dia. £100 - £150

15 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING

Qianlong seal mark but probably 19th Century The globe form body rising to an elegantly waisted neck and flaring rim, decorated in the Ming style with mixed flowers amid scrolling foliage between lappet and leaf scroll borders to the foot and ruyi-head, flower scroll and key fret borders to the shoulder, the neck with stiff banana leaves beneath a further ruyi and wave band to the rim, with carved hardwood stand. 38cm high (base drilled) £1,000 - £1,500

16 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATTERS

Qianlong Of canted rectangular form, the first two a pair decorated with a fenced garden, peonies, pine tree, rockwork, lotus and crane birds within a diaper border, the third similarly decorated with peonies, rockwork and bamboo within a complex rim border. 42cm across £200 - £300

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THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GRADUATED OVAL NANKING-TYPE DISHES

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATES

A CHINESE CELADON BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND COVER

18th Century Of plain round form, the first decorated with a peony bloom and prunus spray within a diaper border, three flower sprays to the rim, the second with peonies and other flowering plants amid rocks within a barbed border, the rim with ruyi-head panels. 23cm dia. £30 - £40

18th/19th Century Decorated with riverscapes populated by rocky islands, pavilions and trees within diaper borders. 33.5cm, 38cm and 41.5cm £70 - £100

18 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GRADUATED PLATTERS

19th Century Of globular form and decorated in blue with auspicious and precious objects against a pale green ground, with associated hardwood stand. 21.5cm high £150 - £200

18th Century Of canted rectangular form and decorated with near identical scenes of peonies and other flowers amid rockwork in a fenced garden, the rims with complex borders. Three at 31cm across, one at 34.5cm across £70 - £100

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A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE LOZENGE VASES

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASE, GU

19th Century With twin elephant-head handles and decorated with flower heads issuing from dense scrolling foliage, the necks with borders of stiff banana leaves. 33cm high FOOTNOTE: A single vase of near identical shape and pattern was sold at Christie’s South Kensington rooms, 20 September 2011, lot 190. £1,500 - £2,000

Kangxi Of near cylindrical form with slightly swollen centre section and gently flaring rim, decorated with the ‘one hundred antiques’ pattern of scattered precious and auspicious objects, lingzhi fungus mark within a double ring. 42cm high PROVENANCE: Acquired from Peter Wain Antiques, Shropshire, in 1991 for the B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £400 - £600

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GARLIC-HEAD VASE

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GOURD VASE

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS DISH

Qianlong Of bottle form with ‘garlic-head’ rim, decorated with flowering peony, bamboo, pine tree and rockwork, a diaper border to the garlic-head. 22.5cm high (reduced at rim) PROVENANCE: S.R.Twigg collection B & RM Watkins collection Thence by descent to the vendor £300 - £500

Ming Dynasty, probably Wanli Of elegant bottle form and decorated with scenes of a scholar and attendant in a mountain landscape. 19.5cm high PROVENANCE: S.R.Twigg collection, thence the B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £250 - £350

Kangxi Of plain round form, decorated with a central lotus medallion surrounded by a repeating lotus panel joined by trailing tendrils and flowers, the exterior finished in cafe-au-lait stopping at the foot rim, with lozenge mark inside a double ring. 21.5cm dia. PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £100 - £150

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS DISHES

A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE

THREE SMALL CHINESE SEAL PASTE POTS AND COVERS

Chenghua six-character marks but probably Kangxi Of gently lobed form and decorated with a central lotus and ruyi medallion within a repeating lotus and scroll border, with hardwood stands. 16cm dia. PROVENANCE: Mrs H.Johnston’s collection, thence the B & RM Watkins Collection, thence by descent to the vendor £150 - £200

27 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEA CADDY AND COVER

Kangxi Of ovoid form, the domed cover with cone finial, decorated with panels of auspicious flowers and foliage. 19.5cm high PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £300 - £400

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Chenghua four-character mark but probably Kangxi Decorated with flowering lotus and other plants around rockwork. 14cm high PROVENANCE: The B and RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £100 - £150

29 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEA CADDY

Chenghua four-character mark but Kangxi/Qianlong Of ovoid form and decorated with Long Eliza figures in a fenced garden. 12.5cm high (replacement wood cover)

18th/19th Century The first decorated with lotus flowers amid dense foliage, 5.5cm, the second with prunus blossum flowers, 4.7cm and the third with aster flowers and foliage, 3.4cm. (3)

PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. Two of the pots bear labels indicating that they were acquired from the Hatcher Collection, Christie’s Amsterdam, 12-13 June 1984. £100 - £150

PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £200 - £300

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TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE DISH

18th Century The first of conical shape with slightly flared rim and decorated with hunting scenes, the second of funnel form and decorated with ladies at leisure in gardens. Bowls 3.5cm, saucers 10cm. PROVENANCE: Peter Wain Antiques, Shropshire 1991, and Mary Wise Antiques, London, 1992 The B and RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £200 - £300

Chenghua four-character mark, 18th Century Of plain circular shape, the well decorated with a scene of lady and boy in a fenced garden, the rim with diaper and flowerpanel border, 10cm dia., together with a blue and white teabowl, of funnel shape and similarly decorated, 4.5cm high. (2) PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. The dish in this lot was exhibited at the Northern Ceramics Society exhibition ‘Oriental Expressions’, Stoke-on-Trent City Museum, 1989. £150 - £180

33 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE

Kangxi Of ovoid form and decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foloiage, replacement carved hardwood cover and associated hardwood stand. 17cm high (20.5cm with cover and stand) PROVENANCE: The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £200 - £300

34 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH

Kangxi Of plain circular form and decorated with two ladies and three boys on a palace veranda, the rim with diaper border inset with four flower panels. 25.5cm dia. PROVENANCE: The S.R.Twigg collection, thence the B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor. £300 - £400

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35 A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLOWER AND WAVE’ CENSER AND COVER FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET Xuande six-character mark, probably Ming Dynasty Of globe form, raised on a spreading foot, the cover surmounted with a garlic-head finial, pierced with six trefoil vents, mirrored by six further larger vents at the shoulder above a broad band of complex foliate piercing, decorated with flower sprays and bands of flowers and foliage between ruyihead borders in typical ‘heaped and piled’ cobalt, the base with flowers and scrolling foliage above a lappet border, the foot with later silver replacement, decorated with further flower and leaf band above a broad border of waves. 37cm high

PROVENANCE: Private UK collection, the property of a gentleman. FOOTNOTE: This piece clearly follows Islamic market influences and tastes, both in the shape and decoration. The precedent for pierced domed incense burners in the region now occupied by Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey, can be found in bronze and brass examples from the 10th to 14th Centuries. Persian metallurgy was highly advanced by this time with layering of contrasting metals for decorative effect as well as elaborate surface embossing, chasing, incising and piercing. A typical period example can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, London, ref.M.1:2-2002, made in Iran circa 1400. Here we see the surface chased with dense flowers and foliage following the pierced design, as with the present lot. The footed

domed form of the present lot seems also to have influenced later incense burners, or mamluk, of the Turkish Ottoman empire from the middle Ming period to the 19th Century. The shape would have been difficult to fire successfully with the weight of the vessel base resting on its stem, while the cover also weakened by the intricate piercing would have been prone to warping and fracturing in the intense heat. Consequently it is likely not many were made, hence its comparative rarity. Originally with a porcelain foot, decorated with flowers and a broad border of waves, this has been replaced with embossed silver, carefully imitating the original pattern, presumed to have been carried out in its Chinese home before finding its way to the West. For comparison, a near identical censer and cover was sold at Poly Auction, Beijing, 5 December 2012, lot 5566. £30,000 - £50,000

36 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR

Qianlong seal mark and possibly period Of ovoid shape and decorated with repeating sunflower bosses and scroll motifs between ruyi-head border. 11cm high £200 - £250

37 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL

18th Century Of inverted bell form with slightly lobed rim, decorated with radiating shaped panels of repeating flower sprigs and lingzhi mushrooms. 18cm dia. £80 - £120

38 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. £1,000 - £2,000

39 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH

18th Century Of canted rectangular form and decorated with a river scene with islands populated by huts and trees, a complex border to the rim. 38cm across

PROVENANCE: The Lady Rankin collection. £100 - £150

40 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH

18th Century Of circular shape and decorated with a ‘long Eliza’ figure in a fenced garden approached by a boy holding a flower vase, the rim with a diaper panel and ruyi-head border. 41cm dia. £200 - £300

41 A GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN

18th Century Including seven lobed dinner plates, 23cm dia., two lobed soup plates, 22.5cm dia., a lobed shallow bowl, 26cm dia., and three tea saucers, 12.5cm dia., all decorated with similar riverscapes within diaper panel and complex rim borders. (13) £150 - £200

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42 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVAL PLATTERS

18th Century Of canted rectangular form, each decorated with a similar riverscape scene, populated by pavilions on rocky islands and small vessels on the water, within complex rim borders. 40.5cm and 45.5cm across (2) £150 - £200

43 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVAL PLATTERS

18th Century The first two of lobed form and decorated with similar scenes of precious objects among rocks and trees within complex rim borders, 31.5cm across, the third and fourth of canted rectangular form and decorated with typical riverscapes with pavilions on rocky islands, 30.5cm and 36cm across. (4) £150 - £200

44 A CHINESE ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER

Six-character Kangxi mark but 19th Century Of ovoid form and decorated with boys standing beside large decorative vases, each painted in the famille verte palette, surrounded by flowering prunus branches, a ruyi-head border to the rim, the domed cover probably associated and with lion finial, 32cm high, together with an enamelled blue and white bowl, decorated with scrollbordered panels of flowers and foliage, 23cm dia. (2) £150 - £200

45 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR

19th Century Of baluster form and decorated with flowering prunus branches against a ‘cracked ice’ ground between dentil borders, Kangxi four-character mark to base. 27.5cm high (lacking cover) £200 - £300

46 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR WITH WOOD COVER AND STAND

18th/19th Century Of ovoid form and decorated with a lady and two playing boys in a fenced garden with trees and rockwork, with replacement carved hardwood cover and associated hardwood stand. 22cm high (jar only) £200 - £300

47 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CONICAL BOWL

Republic The outside decorated with dragon roundels alternating with formalised lotus sprays, the inside with three matching lotus sprays. 14cm dia. £60 - £80

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE VASES

A BLUE AND WHITE INK PASTE POT AND COVER

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE

19th Century Of baluster form and decorated with peony blooms to shaped reserves against a prunus ground, four-character marks to base. 22cm high (lacking covers) £100 - £150

Kangxi six-character mark and possibly period Of domed circular form and decorated with a mountain village landscape. 9cm dia. £250 - £350

THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES

19th Century Of baluster form and decorated with two phoenix birds in flight amid leafy peony blooms and buds, the neck with a border of stiff banana leaves, the base with a lappet border. 52cm high (repaired) £200 - £300

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASE, GU

19th Century The first of sleeve form and decorated with a prunus pattern, 26cm high, the second of baluster form and decorated with confronting dragons amid flowers and foliage, 25cm high and the third of baluster form and decorated with shaped panels of scholars and attendants, 26cm high. (3) £80 - £100

Kangxi With swollen centre section between flaring rim and foot, decorated with landscape vignettes containing auspicious flowers. 48cm high (reduced) £400 - £500

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARS AND COVERS

19th Century Of ovoid form with domed covers, decorated with flowering prunus branches on a ‘cracked ice’ ground, with associated carved hardwood stands. 23.5cm high £200 - £300

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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT

A CHINESE YELLOW GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASE

19th Century Of baluster form, the domed cover with lion finial, decorated with Confucian boys standing either side of large vases, surrounded by birds in flowering branches, beneath a diaper panel border to the rim, the base with a border of stiff banana leaves. 38cm high (restored) £80 - £120

55 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JUG

Circa 1820 Of mallet form and decorated with a typical riverscape, the neck with stiff banana leaves between diaper borders. 22cm high £80 - £120

Kangxi Of lobed oval form with plain loop handle and domed cover, raised on four pad feet, decorated with panels of precious objects to one side, a scene of a scholar in rocky landscape to the other, bordered by panels of flowers and foliage. 13.5cm high FOOTNOTE: A similarly decorated teapot was sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge rooms, 11 May 2015, lot 19, and for further comparison see also Christie’s Amsterdam, 6 June 1985, lot 223. £150 - £250

Qianlong seal mark, Republic period Of ovoid shape and decorated to two oval reserves with flowering branches against a bright yellow ‘graviata’ ground with scattered auspicious flowers. 34cm high FOOTNOTE: A bowl with very similar decoration of the Guangxu period can be found in the collection of the Museum of Asian Art, San Francisco, ref.B76P34. £200 - £250

58 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GARDEN SEAT

20th Century Of barrel form and decorated with scenes of birds in landscapes with rockwork and flowering plants to shaped reserves against a black ground with scattered flowers and butterflies and beneath a pink-ground ruyi-head border to the rim and lappet border to the base. 47cm high £400 - £600

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A CHINESE TURQUOISEGROUND FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED VASE, TIANQIUPING

TWO SETS OF GRADUATED CANTON FAMILLE ROSE POTS AND COVERS

A CHINESE GREEN DRAGON WINE CUP

Qianlong seal mark, 19th Century Of bottle shape, the surface moulded in relief with peaches, finger citron, peonies, prunus with leaves and butterflies, picked out in colours against a pale turquoise ground. 30.5cm £800 - £1,200

19th Century Of cylindrical form and decorated with typical domestic scenes, birds and flowers, graduated in size to stack one inside the other, each set comprising five pots and covers. 3.5cm - 12.5cm high £150 - £250

A CHINESE YELLOW ENAMELLED BOWL

A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN OVAL PLATTER

Six-character Yongzheng mark but later Of plain rounded form raised on a shallow foot ring, enamelled in an even lemon yellow, the rim dressed in gilt. 8cm dia. £200 - £300

19th Century Finely painted to the well with a scene of ladies and gentlemen at leisure in a palace garden with a glimpse of an interior, the rim with baskets of flowers and chrysanthemum blooms between a stylised blue key border. 40cm across £100 - £150

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 PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £200 - £400

64 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. PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £1,000 - £2,000

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A CHINESE ‘NINE PEACHES’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING

Guangxu six-character mark and of the period (1875-1908) Of bottle form and decorated with leafy peach branches bearing nine fruits with lingzhi fungus below, intersected by a border of stylised flowers and foliage with gilt shou symbols to the shoulder, the rim with a band of ruyi, the base with a lappet border. 39.5cm high £10,000 - £15,000

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A CHINESE ‘EGG AND SPINACH’ SANCAI GLAZED FIGURE OF A HORSE AND MONKEY

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL

18th Century, probably Kangxi The horse modelled recumbent, his head turned back, while the monkey sits on his haunches, decorated with an ‘egg and spinach’ splashed glaze. 19cm long

FOOTNOTE: A horse accompanied by a monkey is a rebus for ennoblement or rapid career advancement. For a similar aubergine glazed figure group see Sotheby’s Elizabeth A Keck Collection, New York, 20 April 2018, lot 1122 and a Yixing example with similar pose to the present lot also Sotheby’s Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 31 May 2018, lot 324. £800 - £1,200

Qianlong Of rounded form and decorated with a ‘Rockefeller’ type pattern of shaped panels containing scenes of a highborn family in domestic settings surrounded by landscape vignettes against a dense gilt foliate ground. 26cm dia. (restored) £80 - £120

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A CHINESE POWDER BLUE FAMILLE ROSE VASE

A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE STYLE SLEEVE VASES

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE

Qianlong seal mark, Republic period of ovoid form and finely painted in colours with Guanyin amid lotus plants, she pours healing water from a small vase and holds a sheaf of rice in her other hand while an acolyte watches, all against a powder blue ground, the interior and base in turquoise. 36cm high £300 - £400

19th Century Of cylindrical form with flared rims, decorated with dynamic battle scenes in rocky landscapes against a bright yellow ground and between diaper panel borders. 45cm high £400 - £600

Late Qing Dynasty Of fish bowl form with heavy everted rim, decorated with a formal ‘brocade’ pattern of lotus flowers and bats within dense scrolling foliage against a dark blue ground and within bright yellow and turquoise ruyi-head and lappet borders. 33cm high, 38cm dia. (restored) £200 - £300

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A RARE CHINESE CELADON FIVE-SPOUTED VASE

18th/19th Century Of ovoid form and with domed covers, decorated with panels of stylised flowers and foliage. 22.5cm high (repaired) £80 - £120

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19th Century Of lobed oval form raised on a conforming base, painted in colours with Shoulao seated on a rock beside a treasure box with seven line inscription, within a border with auspicious flowers and butterflies, the underside with four peaches and eight bats. 28.5cm across £80 - £120

73 A PAIR OF CHINESE ORMOLU MOUNTED CELADON BOTTLE VASE TABLE LAMPS

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Of elegant bottle form and decorated with a uniform pale green ground, the gilt metal mounts probably French comprising palmette cast rims, twin lion-head handles and scroll feet, 38cm high, together with a celadon vase converted to table lamp, of baluster form and incised with a lotus bloom issuing from scrolling foliage, set on a carved hardwood stand, 31cm high (42cm high including fittings). £250 - £350

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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. £600 - £800

75 A GE-TYPE GLAZED ‘ARROW’ VASE, HU

Qianlong seal mark and possibly period The heavily potted vessel with a moulded peach-shaped 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. £2,000 - £3,000

A CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUP

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 PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £200 - £300

77 THREE CHINESE DEHUA LIBATION CUPS

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century The first of octagonal form raised on four conforming feet and delicately incised with the eight horses of Wang Mu, covered with a creamy white glaze, 6cm high, the second of simplified rhinoceros horn shape and raised on three conical feet, covered with a creamy white glaze, 9cm across, 6cm high, and the third of octagonal funnel form and raised on four peg feet, incised with a five character inscription and covered with a creamy-white glaze, 9cm across, 6cm high, all with carved hardwood stands. (3) PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £100 - £200

78 TWO CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURES OF GUANYIN

20th Century Both modelled standing and wearing flowing robes. 25cm and 26cm high £80 - £120

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20th Century Finely modelled seated and wearing flowing robes, elaborate bead necklace and crown inset with seated Buddha, she reclines on a giant lotus leaf with flower buds around, her left foot resting on a lotus bloom, bourne aloft by roiling waves, seal marks to the reverse. 40cm high £300 - £400

80 A CHINESE MOTTLED GREYGREEN SERPENTINE BOWL

Qing Dynasty Of elegent inverted bell form raised on a shallow foot ring, the grey green stone with dark grey mottled inclusions. 15cm dia. £80 - £120

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A CHINESE CARVED RED AND GREY AGATE LOTUS BRUSH WASHER

A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI PEACH-SHAPED WATER POT

A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, BI

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 PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £300 - £500

82 A CHINESE POLISHED BLOODSTONE JASPER EGG

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.

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PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £150 - £250

A CHINESE DARK GREEN JADE DISC, BI

A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVINGS

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.

Qing/Republic period The mottled dark red stone with iridescent green streaks polished into an egg form, with hardwood stand, 5.5cm, weight 90g, together with a 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, a carved and polished malachite figure of a Buddhist lion with associated hardwood stand, 6cm long, and a carved malachite figure of a guardian lion and cub with hardwood stand , 5.5cm long. (4)

PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection FOOTNOTE: A very similar bi disc was sold at Christie’s New York rooms, 1920 September 2013, lot 1730. £900 - £1,500

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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, 345g

19th/20th century Including a pale green jade bi disc carved with stylised lotus flowers and leaves, 12.5cm dia., a white quartz figure of a guardian lion, 5.5cm high, an apple green jadeite figure of an elephant, 5cm high, and a rose quartz figure of a bird, 6.5cm high. (4) £120 - £180

87 A CHINESE MID-GREEN JADE AND 14K GOLD BANGLE

Late Qing/Republic The mid-green stone with black inclusions, mounted with 14k gold hinge and clasp tooled with stylised bamboo leaves. 8cm dia., total weight 46g £150 - £200

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91 88 A GRADUATED AMBER BEAD NECKLACE

Early 20th Century Comprising fifty-three graduated oval beads of ochre or ‘egg yolk’ hue, strung to a metal clasp. 71cm long, weight 57g £400 - £600

89 A SMALL GRADUATED AMBER BEAD NECKLACE

20th Century Comprising thirty-six graduated amber beads and fourteen white metal beads, the amber of ochre or ‘egg yolk’ hue, strung to a metal clasp. 43cm long, weight 23g £150 - £250

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A CHINESE SYCEE SILVER INGOT

A CHINESE SILVER POT AND COVER

Republic period Of ‘shoe’ form and cast with inscriptions to three tablets. 10.5cm across, weight 60.7oz £600 - £800

92 TWO CHINESE SYCEE SILVER INGOTS

19th Century Both of ‘shoe’ form and stamped with inscriptions, one reading Daoguang. 8.5cm long, 6.1oz and 5cm long, 7.4oz £200 - £300

93 TWO CHINESE GILT INGOTS

One cast in sycee form, the other of tablet form. 211g and 75g (2) £200 - £300

Unknown maker, circa 1900 Of compressed globular form, the top chased with a phoenix bird within shaped panels of scholars in landscapes, the base with similar scholar panels, all between fret borders. 5cm high, 5.5cm dia., weight 2.5oz £80 - £120

95 A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVER PEPPERETTES, SING FAT

Canton, circa 1900 Modelled as five-story pagodas, 10cm high, weight 2oz, together with a Chinese silver mustard pot, Kong Chan, Shanghai circa 1900, of globe form chased with a wrythen dragon, raised on a mythical sea dragon stem and set on a stepped circular foot, 9cm high, weight 3.9oz. (2) £120 - £180

Early 20th Century Comprising fifty-one graduated amber beads of ochre or ‘egg yolk’ hue, strung to a metal clasp. 68cm long, weight 48g £400 - £600

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A CHINESE EXPORT OVAL TRAY BY WANG HING

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER COMPORTS BY WANG HING

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER ICE BUCKET

Canton and Hong Kong, circa 1900 The flat rim with ‘bamboo’ edge, embossed with dragons chasing flaming pearl’s amid clouds, the well chased with a scene of birds perched and in flight amid rockwork and leafy bamboo trees, a central oval reserve engraved with a monogram ‘W.I.’ within a fret border. 55cm across, weight 86oz £1,500 - £2,000

Canton and Hong Kong, circa 1900 Of ogee shape with lobed gadrooned rims, the openwork cavetto embossed and chased with panels of dragons in clouds, leafy bamboo, chrysanthemum flowers and prunus blossom, separated by commas, the plain well with central engraved monogram ‘W.I.’, raised on openwork domed feet with conforming decorative panels. 27.5cm dia., total weight 72oz £1,500 - £2,000

98 A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVER PIERCED BUD VASES BY WANG HING

Canton circa 1900 Of cylindrical form and raised on three scroll feet, chased and tooled with dragons in flight amid clouds. 12cm high, weight 2.8oz £80 - £120

Unknown maker, circa 1900 Of lobed form with twin swing handles, heavily embossed with panels of bodhisattvas, masks, beasts and precious objects within scrolling foliage. 13.5cm high, weight 13oz £200 - £300

100 A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER BASKET

Unknown maker circa 1900 Of oval form with scalloped rim and swing handle, raised on a domed foot, the openwork sides embossed and chased with leafy bamboo branches. 14cm across £150 - £250

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A CHINESE ENAMELLED SILVER FIGURE OF A PHOENIX BIRD

A SINO-TIBETAN JEWELLED SILVER DRAGON SCENT BOTTLE

A CHINESE CASED ENAMEL LUNCHEON SET

Late Qing/Republic Period Modelled standing with wings upswept, the long tail feathers curling around, all worked in silver and filigree with enamels to the plumage, the tail tips inset with turquoise stones, set on a hardwood stand. 29.5cm high £300 - £500

Late Qing Dynasty Modelled standing four square, its serpentine body worked with filigree ‘scales’ and four wings, inset with turquoise and coral beads. 10cm long, weight 1.7oz £150 - £180

Late Qing Dynasty In nine parts with central circular dish surrounded by eight shaped dishes, each painted in colours with narrative scenes of immortals in landscapes within trailing leaf borders, encased in a circular dark red lacquer box and cover. 44cm dia., central dish 21cm dia., outer dishes 11.5cm wide. £150 - £180

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A CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLE

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘QUAIL’ CENSERS AND COVERS

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) PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £100 - £200

105 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE BUFFALO VESSELS

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 PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. 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 and also Christie’s King Street, 7 July 1980, lot 123. £1,500 - £2,000

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 PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. £600 - £800

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Late Qing Dynasty The bird modelled standing and facing to the right, the body in pale blue, the multicoloured wing feathers forming the cover. 14.5cm high PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. FOOTNOTE: For a pair of very similar quail censers see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 9 May 2016, lot 544. £200 - £300

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A CHINESE CLOISONNE FIGURE OF A COCKEREL

A GOOD PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE DRAGON EWERS

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 PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. 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. See also Christie’s Fine Chinese Ceramics, Enamels and Works of Art, 15 March 1976, lot 123. £1,000 - £2,000

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Late Qing/Republic period Modelled standing, its head facing left, worked with brightly coloured feathers and red coxcomb. 24cm high PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. £700 - £1,000

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 fiveclawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds beneath a ruyi border, the neck with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, all on unfilled bronze grounds. 28cm high PROVENANCE: A private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. FOOTNOTE: A near identical pair of ewers were sold at Christie’s King Street rooms, 15 March 1976, lot 275. For a very similar single ewer, see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 11 May 2015, lot 151. £1,500 - £2,000

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Qing Dynasty Of square cushion form, the cover in cloisonné with flowers inside fret borders against a pale blue ground, the bronze base cast with panels of auspicious birds and beasts. 7cm across £500 - £800

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A CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, GU

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, together with a 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, and two bronze arrowheads, Qin Dynasty (221207 BC), the narrow shafts, hollow at the bottom end, terminating in ovoid tri-form bladed heads, 12.5cm long. (4)

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) PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection £200 - £300

PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection 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. £150 - £250

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A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASES, GU

A CHINESE BRONZE ISLAMIC MARKET CENSER

Late Qing/Republic period Of compressed ovoid form raised on three tapering feet, the openwork cover formed from a leafy stem issuing berries, the twin handles issuing leaves encasing the body. 10.5cm high £30 - £50

115 THREE CHINESE BRONZE FIGURES OF FU, LU AND SHOU

Qing Dynasty Each modelled standing in traditional robes and holding their appropriate attributes. 9cm high £80 - £100

116 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRASS ARCHAISTIC VASES, FANGGU

Late Qing Dynasty With widely flaring rims and applied with notched flanges, each of the three registers cast with auspicious flowers and foliage. 25cm high £150 - £180

118 A LARGE BRONZE CHINESE MOON FLASK

18th/19th Century Of flattened globular form, the cylindrical neck applied with twin dragon handles, the front applied in high relief with ducks perched amid lotus pads, the reverse with a fruiting vine, within bowstring and fret borders against a ground of archaistic motifs. 40.5cm high £120 - £180

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Qing Dynasty Of slightly waisted cylindrical form with everted rims, each cast in relief with a dragon in flight above roiling waves. 40cm high £150 - £250

121 A CHINESE BRONZE JARDINIERE

Late Qing Dynasty Of ovoid form with everted rim, the outside cast in relief with birds in flowering branches. 32cm high, 37cm dia. £40 - £60

20th Century Of square section with flared rim and foot, the corners applied with sawtooth flanges, decorated with incised archaistic panels and masks. 23cm high £100 - £150

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122 A SINO-TIBETAN PARCEL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA

Qing Dynasty Modelled seated and wearing flowing robes and a pandit’s hat, his hands in dhyani mudra, his face with serene expression and a third eye to his forehead, raised on a cushion base, cast Qianlong six-character mark to the back. 36cm high

PROVENANCE: The Dr E.R.Wheeler collection. Acquired in China, 1919, by Dr Wheeler and later sold to a close acquaintence. Thence acquired by the present vendor at auction. FOOTNOTE: Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was a Buddhist teacher and founder of the Gelug order who devoted his life to the study of reality through the tenets of sutra and tantra. Born in Amdo province, North West Tibet, he travelled widely and studied intensley in the persuit of enlightenment. He renovated the statue of Buddha at the Dzingji temple, Maitreya, completed in 1400. In 1409 he established a prayer festival at Lhasa devoting the first two weeks of the Tibetan New Year, a tradition that continues to today. He also constructed the Ganden Monastery near Lhasa which was consecrated in 1410. £5,000 - £7,000

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A CHINESE ABACUS TABLE LAMP

A GOOD CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE CARVED ROOT WOOD FIGURE OF A SAGE

Early 20th Century Constructed from two abacuses set onto a hardwood stand, the brass column supporting twin lamp heads, the accompanying square linen shade painted with shou symbols in black and gold. 72cm high £80 - £120

124 A CHINESE BAMBOO ROOT CARVING

Qing Dynasty Worked in fine detail as a rocky outcrop populated by sages and attendants walking a precarious path amid gnarled pine trees and caves. 23cm high £400 - £600

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 PROVENANCE: The John Laycock collection. Purchased from Moon Gate Antiques, 278 Orchard Road, Singapore in 1969 with accompanying receipt. £300 - £500

126 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO WALKING CANE

Late Qing Dynasty The top carved with a figure of a seated Buddha, the shaft carved in low relief with narrative scenes from the life of Buddha with documentary inscriptions. 74cm long £100 - £150

127 A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED ROOT WOOD FIGURES OF BOYS ON BUFFALOES

Late Qing Dynasty Carved as a facing pair and with carved Hongmu stands. 19cm high £100 - £150

Late Qing Dynasty Modelled seated beside a basket, he wears flowing robes and holds a long stemmed pipe, with carved hardwood stand. 28cm high £100 - £150

129 A CHINESE CARVED FAUX BUFFALO HORN BRUSH POT, BITONG

Of semi-translucent dark red resin, the tone imitating buffalo horn, of cylindrical shape and finely carved with confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds against a dense cellular ground between fret borders. 13cm high £80 - £120

130 A CHINESE CARVED ROOT WOOD FIGURE OF LI TIEGNAI

Qing Dynasty The immortal modelled standing with one leg raised and holding his magic gourd, raised on an easel stand. 61cm high PROVENANCE: From the contents of The Grotto, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, auctioned by Walker Barnett & Hill, 11-12 December 1968, lot 204. The catalogue for this auction is included in this lot. £300 - £500

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A CARVED ROOT WOOD FIGURE OF A SAGE

A CHINESE BRASS-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD DESK SET

A CHINESE LACQUER THREEPART STACKING BOX

Late Qing Dynasty Modelled seated beside a basket on a rockwork base. 15cm high £60 - £80

132 A PAIR OF CHINESE ROOT WOOD FIGURES OF SHOULAO

Qing Dynasty Each modelled standing and holding a peach. 27cm high £80 - £120

133 A GROUP OF CHINESE PLATE STANDS

Late Qing/Republic Together with a small carved hardwood vase stand. (4) £40 - £60

Late Qing Dynasty Comprising a rectangular tray and two graduated boxes and covers, applied with tooled brass corner mounts and shou symbols, the box covers with brass bats to the corners. Tray 43cm across, boxes 22cm and 13cm across £50 - £80

Of ovoid shape with strap handle, the red-ground lacquer worked and decorated with lotus flowers, ruyi and shou symbols. 19cm wide £50 - £80

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Qing Dynasty Of rectangular form, the moulded top above a shaped apron and raised on short scroll supports. 39cm wide, 27cm deep, 11cm high £50 - £80

A CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID ROSEWOOD PANEL

Qing Dynasty Of rectangular outline with moulded frame edge, the panel inlaid and decorated with a scene of a warrior and attendants crossing a river in a boat. 39cm x 59.5cm £80 - £120

137 A CHINESE ROSEWOOD DISPLAY STAND

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138 A GOOD CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER GAMES COMPENDIUM

19th Century Of canted rectangular outline with ogee top, raised on four claw feet, the outside decorated in gilt with a riverscape and ships to a shaped panel, surrounded by finely detailed precious objects, flowers and foliage to all sides with further landscape vignettes, the interior with multiple compartments containing turned and stained ivory chess pieces and chequers pieces, a carved ivory cribbage board with integral marker holder, a playing cards box, a further box containing mother-of-pearl gaming counters and a set of twelve trays, all decorated in gilt with scenes of figures in genteel gardens, the trays variously decorated with playing card motifs and other scenes, a compartment to the underside containing a folding lacquer chess and backgammon board. 38cm wide, 31cm deep, 17cm high ÂŁ1,800 - ÂŁ2,200

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A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY PUZZLE BALL

A CHINESE IVORY AND PAPER PAINTED FAN

A CHINESE LACQUER CASED IVORY AND EMBROIDERED SILK FAN

19th Century The ball itself worked with figures in a wooded village between circular ‘windows’, attached to a figure of Buddha sheltering under a lotus leaf, a mythical fish suspended from a chain, below the ball is a double-peach terminal. 29cm total length, 5cm ball diameter £300 - £500

140 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY CARD CASE

19th Century Of rectangular form with hinged cover, worked in relief with a densely wooded village with figures throughout, six of the corners worked with peaches. 11.5cm x 7.5cm x 1.3cm £300 - £500

19th Century The guards worked with typical Canton style village scenes, the sticks of brise type with similar decoration, the paper fan finely painted with decoupage detail with figures in palace interiors and gardens. 28cm £200 - £300

142 A CHINESE IVORY AND EMBROIDERED SILK FAN

19th Century The guards worked in relief with typical Canton style village scenes, the baluster-shape sticks unworked, the fan worked in coloured threads with fanciful birds in flowering branches against a magnolia ground. 33cm £200 - £300

Late Qing Dynasty The guards worked with typical Canton style village scenes, the sticks worked with village vignettes, the fan of white silk gauze worked in coloured threads with fanciful birds in flowering branches, with fitted case, the interior painted with birds and flowers, the exterior decorated in gilt with a scene of nobleman and attendants in a fenced garden, bordered by flowers and foliage against a dark brown lacquer ground. Fan 30cm, case 38cm £500 - £700

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144 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY BOX

19th Century Of rectangular form and raised on four ball feet, carved with panels of dragons amid clouds. 13cm across £400 - £600

145 A VERY LARGE CHINESE IVORY MODEL OF A SAILING BARGE

19th Century Composed of finely carved and pierced panels, populated by painted figures to the open and enclosed deck, the upper deck with multiple pole arms before a two-tier shrine and captain’s quarters, several panels and flags with inscriptions, with glazed display case. 64cm long, 59cm high

FOOTNOTE: The inscriptions on this model suggest that it is a replica or evocation of a ship in the forces of the Warring States general Wang Jian who commanded the Qin army circa 220 BC. £3,000 - £5,000

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A SET OF TWELVE CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY NAPKIN RINGS

Late Qing Dynasty Each carved in low relief with a dragon facing a vacant cartouche. 5cm dia. £100 - £150

147 A CHINESE IVORY PUZZLE BALL ON STAND

19th Century The ball carved with a dragon amid clouds, the stand carved as a fortified turret with cup finial, 15cm high, together with a Canton carved bone game cage, of drum form and containing miniature domino pieces, 7cm. (2) £80 - £120

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A CHINESE IVORY PUZZLE BALL ON STAND

TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANELS IN LIBERTY FRAMES

Late 19th Century The ball carved with dragons amid clouds, the stand modelled as a figure, probably Guanyin, supporting a turned spindle with cup finial. 23cm high £80 - £120

18th Century and later The textiles of vertical aspect, each worked in gold couched thread and coloured silks with dragons amid flames and clouds above roiling waves and lishui stripes against a champagne ground, set in mahogany frames by Liberty & Co in 1933. 93cm x 35cm and 74cm x 31cm (2) PROVENANCE: Christie’s South Kensignton, Interiors auction, 24 February 2009 FOOTNOTE: A receipt from Liberty & Co. accompanies this lot, indicating that the panels were framed by them in February 1933 for a Mrs Bessini of Barnes. £200 - £400

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A TIBETAN BLACK-GROUND THANGKA OF VAJRAPANI

A CHINESE IMPERIAL BLACK GROUND SILK SURCOAT, BUFU

A PAIR OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK GARMENT FRAGMENTS

Bhutan, 20th century The principal figure standing on a fearsome tiger amid plumes of flames and smoke, he holds a skull cap in one hand and a dorja in the other, surrounded by eleven demons and with five transcendent Buddhas above, distemper and gilt on cloth. 70cm x 56cm £300 - £500

151 A TIBETAN BLACK-GROUND THANGKA OF BUDDHA

Bhutan, 20th century The central figure seated on a cushion resting on lotus leaves and flowers atop a canted throne, surrounded by fearsome dragons amid clouds and with a group of acolytes attending below, distemper and gilt on cloth. 63cm x 44cm £200 - £300

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

Qing Dynasty Worked in shades of blue against a couched gold thread ground with a scene of a cat in a landscape amid rocks and flowering plants, observing a bird perched above. 20cm x 10cm £60 - £80

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. £2,000 - £3,000

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154 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK WOMEN’S JACKET

Late Qing/Republic Period With Western collar, worked in shades of blue thread with palaces in a landscape with trees and rockwork against a green damask ground, edged in black and with black stripes to the arms and back. 67cm long £200 - £300

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Late Qing/Republic period With Western collar, the lower half to the front worked in shades of blue, green and gold couched thread with guardian lions frolicking in a rocky landscape amid flowering peonies against a black damask ground, the back worked with peony and lotus sprays. 70cm long £200 - £300

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156 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK WOMAN’S INFORMAL SURCOAT

Late Qing/Republic Period Worked in coloured threads with peonies and other flowers with butterflies against a black damask ground, edged with embroidered trim having trailing flowers and foliage. 104cm long £200 - £300

157 TWO CHINESE BROCADE SILK WOMEN’S WINTER JACKETS

Republic Period The first of jifu form, the royal blue silk woven with dragon roundels amid cloud forms, fully fleece lined, 96cm long, the second with Western-style collar and gilt metal buttons, the fabric woven with auspicious objects amid cloud forms, fully fleece lined, 73cm long. (2) £200 - £300

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Late Qing Dynasty Of horizontal aspect and worked in coloured threads with courtly figures at liesure in a garden with rocks and flowering plants, edged with a border of trailing flowers and foliage. 65cm x 97cm £80 - £120

159 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK COLLAR

Late Qing Dynasty Fringed with eleven ruyi-heads and worked in coloured and gold couched threads with auspicious objects, fruits and flowers against a cream fret-woven ground, all edged in pale blue. 30cm across Small tare to one side. Back lining fabric stained in places and showing some wear. £80 - £120

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160 A GROUP OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK ACCESSORIES

Mainly 20th Century Including a pair of child’s slippers, various purses, part of a women’s cap and a garment trim fragment. As found. £80 - £120

161 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

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19th/20th Century Of horizontal aspect, the cream fabric worked in threads of muted colours with a scene of a cat stalking beside a rock and flowering lily, watching two bats in flight above, signed with a seal lower right. 54cm x 76cm Negligible signs of age. £200 - £300

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SUN QIFENG (B.1920)

A PAIR OF CHINESE SCHOOL PROCESSIONAL PAINTINGS

Birds in flight amid thorny branches Ink and watercolour on paper hanging scroll, with two seals of the artist. 102cm x 48cm £500 - £700

163 ZIKAI FENG (1898-1975)

Lady with washing in a garden, ink on paper scroll, with two seals of the artist. 21cm x 16cm £300 - £500

Late Qing Dynasty The first titled ‘Pulling the Cart’ and depicting a drayman and seven horses pulling a cart holding three large barrels, the second titled ‘Guangkou Sedan’ depicting an official carried in a sedan chair by four servants with four further attendants, ink and watercolour on paper. 22cm x 31cm (2) £50 - £80

165 A CHINESE SCHOOL HAND SCROLL

19th/20th century Depicting a white eagle perched on a rock beneath a pine tree, with cursive inscription and artist seal. Image size 90cm x 47cm £80 - £120

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A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER VASE STAND

A PAIR CHINESE HARDWOOD PINK MARBLE-INSET VASE STANDS

A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD TWO-PART OCCASIONAL TABLE

late Qing Dynasty/Republic The near square lobed top carved with three dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid roiling clouds, supported on a waist decorated with cell and lappet borders, above a shaped apron and four tapering cabriole legs, all carved with conforming dragons chasing flaming pearls, terminating in a low base formed by four shaped stretchers 89cm high, 46cm wide and 39 deep.

19th Century The tops of octagonal form with beaded edges above foliate carved frames terminating in claw feet, the supports united by a bamboo carved cross stretcher. 90cm high, 32cm top dia. £250 - £350

Late Qing/Republic Period The top of near square outline, vigorously carved with a wrythen dragon surrounding scattered shou symbols and a central vacant medallion, set on a separate folding cruciform stand carved in low relief with four curled dragons. 64cm high, 73cm wide, 68cm deep £100 - £150

FOOTNOTE: A near identical vase stand was sold in these rooms, 19 July 2017, lot 231. For further comparison, see a pair of similar lacquer stands sold at Christie’s Paris rooms, 21-22 June 2016, lot 127. £600 - £800

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A QUARTETTO SET OF CHINESE ROSEWOOD TABLES

A CHINESE RED AND GILT LACQUER SCHOLAR’S CABINET

A CHINESE HARDWOOD VASE STAND

19th Century The top edge and supports moulded in ‘bamboo’ form, the openwork frieze carved with leaves and berries, the supports joined by moulded rails. Largest 72cm high, 50cm wide, 37cm deep FOOTNOTE: An identical set of tables was sold in Sotheby’s Chester rooms, 15 October 1981, lot 9. £300 - £500

20th Century Of bombe-sided form and raised on a serpentine apron base, with hinged top opening to a plain box above a series of sixteen drawers of varying width and in eight tiers, the whole decorated in gilt with dragons, auspicious objects and shou symbols, the sides with scenes of lotus and rockwork. 58cm wide, 28cm deep, 100cm high £100 - £150

Late Qing/Republic period The moulded circular top above a fretwork apron inset with iron bosses, raised on cabriole supports terminating in claw feet and united by a foliate undertier with conforming iron boss. 73cm high, 33cm top dia. £80 - £120

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A CHINESE CARVED ROSEWOOD LOW TABLE, KANG

A SMALL CHINESE LACQUER TABLE

A CHINESE HONGMU PINK MARBLE-INSET VASE STAND

The moulded top with scroll end supports carved with panels of fruiting vines, an openwork apron to each side with conforming vine carving. 90cm wide, 41cm deep, 33cm high £300 - £500

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Qing Dynasty The rectangular top above a shaped apron and raised on square-section supports, decorated with figures in a river landscape bordered by stylised flowers and foliage against a dark red lacquer ground. 60cm wide, 38cm deep, 29cm high £100 - £150

19th Century The lobed top above an openwork frieze carved with foliage, raised on four serpentine supports carved with dragons with a circular undertier and united by a leaf-form stretcher. 81.5cm high, top 37cm dia. £200 - £300

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A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD PINK MARBLE-INSET VASE STANDS

TWO CHINESE HARDWOOD PINK MARBLE-INSET VASE STANDS

A CHINESE HARDWOOD PINK MARBLE-INSET VASE STAND

19th Century The circular tops with beaded edges above foliate carved frame raised on cabriole supports carved with masks and terminating in claw feet. 43cm high, top 42cm dia. £200 - £300

19th Century The first with lobed circular top having a beaded edge, above a foliate carved frame raised on cabriole supports carved with masks and terminating in claw feet, 46cm high, 46cm dia., the second with circular top above a foliate carved frame raised on carved cabriole supports united by a leafform stretcher, 48cm high, 27cm dia. (2) £100 - £200

19th Century Of square form, the moulded top above a plain frieze raised on square-section supports with ruyi-carved aprons between, terminating in scroll feet. 53cm high, top 45.5cm square £100 - £150

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Qing Dynasty The plaque of fan shape and decorated with a river landscape with palace and associated buildings arranged on a river bank with small bridge, rockwork and trees, set into an openwork hardwood screen carved with bats, peaches, finger citron and foliage in a fretwork trellis. Plaque 55cm x 26cm, screen 75cm wide x 49cm high FOOTNOTE: It is likely that this plaque and its screen is a surviving element from a larger fire screen or panelled room screen. For comparison, see Bonhams San Francisco, Fine Asian Works of Art, 24 June 2013, lot 1159; an eight-panel screen with openwork sections inset with variously shaped blue and white panels including of fan form as in the present lot. £800 - £1,200

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South East Asian and Japanese works of art

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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF SHIVA MAHADEVA

18th Century Modelled standing on a double-lotus base, the four arms bent at the elbow with each of three hands holding a fly whisk or flaming torch, a kendi bottle and a rosary, the fourth hand in harina mudra, he wears an elaborate belt over a gracefully folded skirt, a cobra draped across his chest, ornate necklaces and bracelets, elaborate earrings in elongated earlobes, the face with serene expression, hair piled high and secured under a headdress adorned with a crescent moon and a skull. 79cm high PROVENANCE: Private Yorkshire collection, the property of a gentleman. FOOTNOTE: Siva (or Shiva) is one of the chief Hindu deities; a destroyer, restorer and protector god. Often depicted in mid dance pose and with either two or four arms, he has an extensive iconography. In the case of the present lot the headdress is adorned with a crescent moon and what appears to be flowing water, representing the Ganges river - Shiva is said to have broken Ganges fall to Earth by allowing her to trickle through his hair. In his upper left hand he holds what appears to be a flaming torch representing the ultimate destruction of the world which, according to Hindu mythology, will come about by being engulfed by fire. The detail of casting in this piece are of high quality, the skirt following the Sambor Prei Kuk style of the 7th Century AD. In size and quality, the figure closely resembles a large 9th Century bronze of Siva Mahadeva in the collection of the National Museum of Indonesia. £20,000 - £30,000

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A SOUTH EAST ASIAN BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, PROBABLY ANAMESE

A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI VASES

16th/17th Century Of plain round form and decorated with stylised foliate forms. 14.5cm dia. £50 - £80

181 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES

Meiji period 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 £200 - £300

184 A JAPANESE IMARI BOWL

Meiji period Of ovoid shape and decorated with lobed oval panels containing scenes of bijin in flowering gardens, surrounded by other shaped panels of stylised flowers and foliage. 26cm high £500 - £700

Meiji period Of lobed form with barbed rim, decorated to the outside with a leaping rabbit in a fenced garden and to the inside with ruyi-shaped panels of flowers and trees in landscapes. 19cm dia. £30 - £50

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A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI VASES

A JAPANESE ARITA PORCELAIN EWER

Meiji period Of gourd shape with narrow everted rims, decorated in typical colours with panels of stylised flowers and foliage. 25cm high £100 - £150

20th Century Of Islamic inspired form, the pear shaped body with elongated spout and handle, decorated in the Kutani palette with immortals on clouds to shaped reserves surrounded by prunus blossom and Buddhistic symbols. 31.5cm high £80 - £100

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186 A PAIR OF JAPANESE KUTANI PORCELAIN FIGURES OF RABBITS

Taisho period Modelled seated with heads down nibbling, decorated with black patches to their fur, 15cm long, together with a Kutani figure of a sleeping cat, with patterned ‘ribbon’ collar and gilt tabby patches to its fur, 22cm long. (3) £200 - £300

187 A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER

Shippo Company, Seto, 19th Century Of plain circular shape and decorated with flowering prunus branches and rockwork in the Chinese manner. 46.5cm dia. £60 - £80

188 A JAPANESE BLUE GLAZED JARDINIERE

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Taisho period Of drum form with turned-out rim, decorated with geese in flight and flowering plants in raised coloured glazes against a cobalt ground. 24.5cm high £150 - £200

189 A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ PORCELAIN VASES

Meiji period Of ovoid form with cylindrical necks and everted rims, worked in white and yellow metal wire with birds in flight amid leafy flowering branches of chrysanthemum, peony and other blooms against a bark textured ground between stylised flower panel borders, all rendered in muted russet tones. 47cm high

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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI KODENJI

A SMALL CLOISONNE VASE BY OTA KICHISABURO

A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISHES

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

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 £400 - £600

Meiji period Of plain circular form and worked with central reserves of lillies and asters against a blue ground, within a broad border of spiral panels containing dragons, stylised flowers and butterflies. 31cm dia. £80 - £120

FOOTNOTE: A smaller vase of identical shape was sold at Christie’s South Kensington rooms, 7 November 2012, lot 306. £3,500 - £4,500

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Meiji period Of plain circular form, each decorated with a different view of birds in flowering branches against a blue ground within stylised foliate borders, 30cm dia., together with a further similar dish mounted in a bronze twin-handled gallery rim, 43cm across handles. (5) ÂŁ100 - ÂŁ150

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A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT

A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A FEMALE MANDARIN DUCK

A JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE JARDINIERE

Meiji period Modelled standing four square with trunk raised and mouth open, signed to a cast seal, with carved wood stand. 31cm high, 36cm long £300 - £500

195 A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION

Meiji/Taisho period Modelled standing in mid stride, the head slightly raised and mouth open in roar, inset with glass eyes, signed Joko to a tablet. 30cm long £150 - £200

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Meiji period Naturalistically modelled standing with head slightly raised. 18cm high PROVENANCE: Private Cheshire collection, the property of a gentleman. £200 - £300

Meiji period Of square section and bombe profile with twin ‘bamboo’ handles, raised on four cylindrical feet, the front and back inlaid with silver forming scenes of fowl and game birds in landscapes. 34cm wide, 25cm high £100 - £150

197 A JAPANESE COPPER TSUBA

19th Century Of rounded rectangular form and cast with Confucian boys frolicking beneath peach trees, 7cm, together with a rosewood shibayama whist marker, of typical form and lacquered with flower sprays, the ivory tabs inlaid and decorated with birds and insects, 9cm. (2) £100 - £150

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199 199 A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER AND PARCEL GILT ZUSHI SHRINE CONTAINING A GILTWOOD FIGURE OF THE JUICHIMEN KANNON

Edo Period The finely carved figure seated beneath a flower painted canopy and on a lotus throne above a rocky base set on a three-tier pedestal with elaborate gilt kohai (nimbus) behind, wearing flowing robes and with four principle arms to the front and nine further arms to the sides holding a variety of objects, the interior and doors gilt, the exterior mounted with metal hinges, hasp plate and decorative fittings engraved with foliage. 72cm high £600 - £800

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A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED SCHOLAR

Unsigned, Meji period The first two-case, dark brown and lacquered in shades of gold, silver and red with a dragon in clouds above waves, 5.5cm, the second five-case, dark brown and carved to one side with a fierce lion dog and to the other with a flower vase picked out in gilt, with goldstone ojime and rosewood manju netsuke, 11.5cm. (2) £80 - £120

201 TWO JAPANESE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO

Unsigned, Meiji period The first dark brown and lacquered in gold with a carp leaping beneath a bamboo branch, the interior in red, with bone oni mask netsuke, 7.5cm, the second red and deeply carved with repeating flowers and foliage, with porcelain ojime, 9.5cm. (2) £80 - £120

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Meiji/Taisho period Modelled seated on its hind legs, holding its long tail between its front paws, inset black bead eyes, indistinctly signed. 4.5cm high £80 - £120

Possibly Edo period, 18th/19th Century Wearing flowing robes, his hair tied in a traditional top knot, he holds a book in his lap. 14cm high £100 - £150

204 A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A DRAGON

Meiji period Modelled tightly curled with mouth slightly open, signed. 6.5cm high £300 - £400

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A JAPANESE BONE AND IVORY MODEL OF THE TAKARABUNE

A PAIR OF JAPANESE CARVED IVORY VASES

A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA BRUSH POT

Meiji period The seven lucky gods on the deck of their heavenly treasure ship, with central mast and sail and a bird figurehead. 47cm long, 36.5cm high £500 - £800

Meiji period Worked in low relief with complimentary narrative scenes of farmers in village landscapes, signed, raised on carved rosewood stands with gilt detail. 20cm high £400 - £600

Meiji period Of cylindrical form and decorated with gilt lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl with a continuous scene of birds amid flowering wisteria, chrysanthemum and other plants, the rim with a silver filigree mount. 14cm high £500 - £800

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208 208 YOSHIJIRO URUSHIBARA (1889-1953)

Grasshopper on wind-blown grasses, woodblock print, signed in pencil lower right and numbered 12. 30cm x 35cm FOOTNOTE: A near identical print can be found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, ref. CIRC.35-1935 £150 - £200

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Indian and Islamic works of art

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A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT

2nd-3rd Century AD Part of a carved support for the throne of Buddha, depicting an Atlantid, the mature male with curly hair and beard, naked, kneeling with right hand raised, wings to the back, mounted on an associated hardwood stand. 18.5cm high (23cm including stand) £1,500 - £2,000

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TWO KASHMIR ENAMELLED COPPER VESSELS

A MUGHAL DECCAN BRONZE EWER

18th century The first a tea caddy of lobed ovoid form, cast with foliate motifs and enamelled in dark blue with red and turquoise details, 16.5cm high, the second a vase of amphora shape with twin scroll handles, worked with dense scrolling foliage and enamelled in dark blue and turquoise, 16.5cm high. (2) £80 - £120

18th century The pear-shaped body raised on four canted cylindrical feet and with hinged dome cover, the scroll handle with lion head terminal, the tapered spout of hexagonal section with central knop, the sides applied with a petal motif. 23.5cm high FOOTNOTE: Two very similar ewers were sold at Christie’s London rooms, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 7 October 2008, lot 233. £300 - £400

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A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR JALAL-UDDIN AKBAR (1542-1605)

AN INDIAN WHITE METAL THREE PIECE CABARET TEA SERVICE

AN INDIAN INLAID SILVER PAPER KNIFE

Mughal, 19th Century Depicted standing in a grassy landscape, he wears richly patterned robes and turban, he carries a sword in jewelled scabbard and a gilt tooled shield, ink and gouache on paper. 20 x 12cm £100 - £150

Circa 1890 The tray of trefoil form with globe form off-set teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, each with a serpent handle, all intricately worked with repoussé inside foliate and floret borders. Teapot 13cm high, tray 32cm across, total weight 64oz £80 - £120

20th Century The 12cm blade on a tapering grip with elephant head pommel, applied with filigree and inset with turquoise cabochon, stamped ‘silver’ and with fitted box. 21cm long, weight 1.8oz £80 - £120

213 AN INDIAN BRONZE TEMPLE LAMP

18th/19th century The broad leaf-form top on a pedestal base, an integral spoon attached to a chain. 43cm long, 25cm high £80 - £120

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AN INDIAN INLAID MIXED WOOD AND SADELI WORK GAMES BOX

AN INDIAN IVORY FIGURE OF BUDDHA

A PAIR OF INDIAN IVORY FIGURES OF BIRDS

19th Century Of rectangular form with hinged cover, the top inlaid with miniature chess and cribbage boards within a micro-mosaic border, the interior inlaid and marked out for backgammon, part of the board lifting out to reveal a compartment for counters. 33cm across £200 - £300

Late 19th Century Modelled seated on a double-lotus base, his hands in Bhumisparsha Mudra. 17cm high £200 - £300

19th Century Naturalistically carved facing and set on ebonised wood bases. 9cm high £200 - £300

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A CEYLONESE IVORY-HANDLED DAGGER, PIHA KAETTA

19th Century Engine turned with scrolls and geometric forms. 7.5cm dia. £50 - £80

18th/19th Century The heavy 20cm blade with fuller inlaid with engraved brass foliate panels, the sides and spine of the blade inlaid with brass scroll motifs, the brass and ivory grip of typical form. £120 - £150

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Persia, late 19th Century The first depicting a scene of huntsmen encountering a hermit in a cave, the second a scene of tent pegging in a landscape, each with two lines of Nasta’liq script and within gilt borders, ink and gouache on paper. 16.5 x 11.5cm and 17 x 10cm (2) £100 - £150

222 AN ISLAMIC SILVERINLAID COPPER DISH

19th Century Of circular form with scalloped rim, the tooled copper inlaid with silver forming an Arabic inscription with three motifs amid densely scrolling foliage. 25cm dia. £80 - £100

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19th Century Of shallow circular form with scalloped rim edge, the tooled copper inlaid with silver shaped and inscribed panels with birds and beasts amid densely scrolling foliage. 30cm dia. £100 - £150

224 A PAIR OF PERSIAN COPPER BOWLS

19th/20th Century Of bulbous form with a string of cartouches containing cursive inscriptions alternating with flowerhead roundels. 22cm dia. £100 - £150

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A SAFAVID PERSIAN BRONZE EWER

18th/19th Century Of mallet form with moulded handle, the drawn wide spout with scalloped rim, the body embossed with processional bands of beasts and figures. 26cm high £80 - £100

226 TWO PERSIAN BRASS SCRIBE BOXES, DIVIT

19th/20th Century The first with inscribed panels to the body and inkwell, 20.5cm long, the second with foliate sprays to the body and ends, 25cm long. (2) £100 - £150

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A PERSIAN WOVEN CLOTH WALL HANGING

A TURKISH SILVERED METAL HAND MIRROR

20th Century Cotton and silk, decorated with arabesque, floral and animal motifs, the decoration relating to Timurid and Safavid designs from the 15-17th centuries. 230cm x 190cm £400 - £600

19th Century Of lobed circular form, the back embossed with radiating flowers and foliage and applied with further birds and flowers in relief, the mirror plate bordered with embossed flower sprays. 16cm dia. £50 - £80

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229 AN OMANI SILVER AND WHITE METAL NECKLACE

19th Century With white metal oval beads with two silver coins held on a rope chord attached to a rectangular Herz pendant worked with concentric beading above a series of double-link chains joining multiple subsidiary pendants. 47cm long, total weight 9oz £100 - £150

230 A PAIR OF NEAR EASTERN GILT WHITE METAL AND INLAID EARRINGS

19th century With flat lozenge panels applied with turquoise and coral beads supporting ogee form pendants, worked and applied with flower forms. 12cm, total weight 155g £80 - £120

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In the manner of Franz Bergman Modelled as an Arab in traditional robes seated on a camel, a rifle slung over his shoulder, the camel in mid stride stepping over a tree branch. 17cm high £500 - £700

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In the manner of Franz Bergman Modelled seated on a rug working on making and repairing shoes. 7cm across £200 - £300

233 AN AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE MOSQUE TABLE LAMP

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In the manner of Franz Bergman Modelled as a square mosque building with dome and minaret, inside two figures pray on a large rug while a third figure calls from the minaret, fitted for electric illumination. 40cm high £1,000 - £1,500

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

CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. Definitions. In these Conditions Halls Holdings Limited act only as auctioneers and agents for the seller and the representative of Halls Holdings Limited conducting the auction is called the “Auctioneer”. 2. general. Whilst Halls Holdings Limited make every effort to ensure the accuracy of their catalogues and the description of any lot: (a) Each lot as set out in the catalogue or as divided or combined with any other lot or lots sold by the seller with all faults, imperfections and errors of description. (b) Halls Holdings Limited do not accept responsibility for the authenticity, attribution, genuineness, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition or quality of any lot unless they have been instructed in writing by the seller to so certify, and in such case the auctioneers do so as agents of the seller and are not themselves responsible for such claims. (c) All statements whether printed in the catalogue or made orally as to any of the matters set out in (b) above are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying any warranties or representations of fact by Halls Holdings Limited unless they have been instructed in writing by the seller to so certify. (d) Any claim under any Statute must be received in writing by the Auctioneers within ten days of the day of the sale. 3. The Auction. (a) The Auctioneer has absolute discretion to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots or withdraw any lot or lots from the sale, to refuse bids, regulate bidding or cancel the sale without in any case giving any reason or without previous notice. He may bid on behalf of the seller for all goods which are being offered subject to reserve or at the auctioneer’s discretion. (b) The highest bidder shall be the buyer except in the case of a dispute. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of bidding or refuse a bid. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen, he has absolute discretion to settle it or to re-offer the lot. (c) Each lot is put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the seller. (d) All conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot. 4. Rescission. Notwithstanding any other terms of these Conditions, if within fourteen days after the sale Halls Holdings Limited have received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within twenty-one days after such notification the buyer returns the same to Halls Holdings Limited in the same condition as at the time of sale and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be upon the buyer, satisfies Halls Holdings Limited that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. The seller and the buyer agree to be bound by Halls Holdings Limited’s decision 5. Default. Halls Holdings Limited disclaim responsibility for default by either the buyer or the seller because they act as agents for the seller only and therefore do not pay out to the seller until payment is received from the buyer. Instructions given by telephone are accepted at the sender’s risk and must be confirmed in writing forthwith. 6. In the event of a sale by private treaty both the seller and the buyer agree to be bound by the general and any Special Conditions of Sale. 7. Third Party Liability. Every person on Halls Holdings Limited’s premises at any time shall be deemed to be there at his own risk. He shall have no claim against Halls Holdings Limited in respect of any accident which may occur or injury, damage or loss howsoever caused, save in so far as the injury, damage or loss shall be caused by the direct negligence of Halls Holdings Limited’s employees

CONDITIONS OF SALE APPLICABLE TO BUYERS 8. Inspection. Opportunity is given for inspection and each buyer by making a bid for a lot acknowledges that he has satisfied himself fully before bidding by inspection or otherwise to all the Sale Conditions, the physical condition of and description of the lot including but not restricted to whether the lot is damaged or has been repaired or restored. 9. Property and Risk. The legal title in a lot shall not pass to the buyer until the lot(s) has been paid for in full and the Auctioneers shall be entitled to a lien on any lot sold until the purchase price (as defined in 10 below) is paid in full but each lot is at the sole risk of the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Each buyer shall forthwith give his full names and permanent address and if called upon to do so by the Auctioneer shall forthwith pay Halls Holdings Limited such proportion of the purchase price as the Auctioneer may require. If the buyer fails to do so, the lot may at the auctioneer’s sole direction be put up again and re-sold. 10. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Halls Holdings Limited that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. 11. Removal of goods. (a) No purchase shall be claimed or removed until the sale has been concluded. All lots shall be paid for and removed at the buyer’s risk and expense by the end of the second working day after the sale, failing which the Auctioneer shall not be responsible if the same are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, and all lots not so removed shall remain at the risk of the buyer and subject to a warehousing charge. If they are not paid for and removed within seven days of the sale the Auctioneer may re-sell them by auction or privately without notice to the buyer. Any liability which there may be on the part of the Auctioneer in respect of any loss shall be restricted to a maximum of the price paid by the buyer of the lot. (b) In the event of any failure of the buyer to comply with any of the above conditions the damages recoverable by the seller or the Auctioneers from the defaulter shall include any loss arising on any re-sale of the lots, together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales, and together with interest at 2% above Handelsbanken Base Rate upon the price of any lot which has not been paid for within forty-eight hours of the sale, and any money deposited in part payment shall be held by the Auctioneers on account of any liability of the defaulter to them or to the seller. We accept cash up to €10,000, debit cards, bank transfers and personal cheques. We apologise we do not accept credit cards. Cheques drawn by third parties, whether in the auctioneer’s favour or requiring endorsement, cannot be accepted. 12. Purchase Price. The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium at the stated rates on the hammer price of 20%. under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme operated by HM Customs & Excise, the premium does attract VAT as an addition to the stated premium rate. 13. Commission to Bid. Halls Holdings Limited will execute bids on behalf of intending buyers unable to attend the sale at no charge. Halls Holdings Limited undertake to purchase lots as cheaply as allowed by other bids and reserves. Bids must be submitted in writing and whilst every care is taken in carrying out instructions Halls Holdings Limited cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions made in carrying out such bids. 14. Lots on which Value Added Tax is payable on or included in the hammer price are indicated in the catalogue or description sheet with a sign. VAT is payable on or included in the hammer price of such lots at the rates prevailing on the day of the auction.

CONDITIONS OF SALE APPLICABLE TO SELLERS 15. The seller authorises Halls Holdings Limited to deduct commission at the published rate and to retain the buyer’s premium of 20% plus VAT. The seller agrees to pay all special advertising charges and illustration charges (see 24) insomuch that they are reasonable. Scale of Commission - Halls Business tariff card available at all Halls offices and salerooms on request. 16. Value Added Tax. A seller who sends for sale by auction any chattel(s) which is an asset of his business must disclose to the Auctioneer whether or not he is a registered person for Value Added Tax purposes and, if so, his registered number and whether or not he intends to operate the Dealer Margin Scheme covering works of art, etc. This information must be supplied to the Auctioneer on or prior to delivery of the goods. 17. Instructions. All goods delivered to the Auctioneers’ premises will be deemed to be delivered for Sale by Auction and will be catalogued and sold accordingly unless special instructions are recorded on the receipt. 18. Reserves. Halls Holdings Limited will be pleased to advise on suitable protective reserves but if no reserves have been received prior to the day of the Sale, the lot will be sold without reserve or at the discretion of the Auctioneer. Reserves must be confirmed in writing or notified on the receipt at the time of delivery. 19. Indemnity. Vendors shall indemnify Halls Holding Ltd against any claims in connection with goods sold by Halls on the vendor’s behalf. 20. Collections. The Auctioneers do not themselves undertake the collection of goods but acting expressly as Agents, they will if required, instruct or recommend a carrier on the vendor’s behalf for which there will be a charge. 21. Withdrawals. Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, or where a lot is withdrawn for any reason other than misattribution or authenticity, Halls Holdings Limited reserves the right to charge a fee equal to 10% plus VAT of the reserve price of the lot, or where no reserve has been fixed, Halls’ lower estimate of the item(s) withdrawn, together with any expenses incurred in relation to the item(s) withdrawn. 22. Insurance. Halls Fine Art are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to its clients. However, Halls Holdings Limited, for its own protection insures property consigned to it at bottom pre sale estimate, unless the item has been sold, in which instance property is insured at the hammer price for loss, occasioned as a result of theft, fire or negligence whilst in their custody or control. 23. Warranty of Title. The seller warrants to Halls Holdings Limited and to the buyer that he is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 24. Photography. Vendors give Halls Holdings Limited the right to photograph and illustrate and promote any lot placed with them for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations at any time at their discretion, whether or not in connection with the auction.

25. Electrical and Mechanical goods. The seller and consignor of electrical or mechanical goods warrants and undertakes to Halls Holdings Limited that on the date received by Halls that the same are safe if reasonably used for the purpose for which they were designed and free from any defect not obvious on external inspection which could prove dangerous to human life or health, and will indemnify Halls its servants and agents against any loss or damage suffered by any breach of the above warranty. 26. Agency. The Auctioneers act throughout as Agents only and are not responsible for any default by the buyer. Halls Holdings Limited disclaim liability for paying the vendor until they have received settlement from the purchaser. 27. Warehousing. The Auctioneers exempt themselves from any liability to goods delivered to their salerooms without sufficient sale instructions, and reserve the right to make a warehousing charge in this respect. A similar warehousing charge will be applicable for goods left on their premises after they have requested the vendor to remove them. 28. Unsold goods. unsold goods must be collected if they are not to be re-offered within 14 days following receipt of any after sale advice slip. Halls Holdings Limited reserve the right to sell by auction on behalf of the vendor without reserve any items after this period. 29. Important Notice. Any monies held on your behalf will be held in a Clients Bank Account at the Handelsbanken, Shrewsbury and will be protected by the FSA. Furthermore for your protection, Halls adhere to the Clients Monies rules of the RICS. Any incidental interest earned on such monies will be retained by Halls as part of their terms of engagements, and by instructing Halls to act on your behalf, you are agreeing to and endorsing that course of action. RICS operates a Clients’ Money Protection Scheme (CMPS). This scheme, of last resort, covers direct loss of clients’ money as a result of misappropriation (or equivalent) by a RICS Regulated Firm, up to a £50000 limit. The CMPS nor Halls will provide protection for the failure of a bank. But protection for bank failure is provided by The Financial Services Compensation Scheme up to a £50000 limit. A copy of Halls complaints procedure is on display at all Halls offices, and a copy will be made available to you on request. 30. Online Bidding. Halls Holdings Limited offer an online bidding service via www.hallsgb.com/fine-art for bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registration and providing your card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Halls Holdings Limited you: 1. authorise Halls Holdings Limited, if they so wish, to charge the card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via live bidding. 2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these card details to Halls Holdings Limited. We do not accept credit cards. Please note that any lots purchased via the live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price

Halls Holdings Limited Company Registration No. 06597073 VAT Regitration No. 549 7365 94

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.

CARRIAGE & PACKING Whilst Halls Fine Art are not packers or shippers we are happy to liaise with your chosen carrier for removal of lots after sale. Please note, no lots shall be released to carrier until payment has been received. If you have not arranged shipping with a chosen carrier, Halls Fine Art can also provide a list of shippers in our area. For further information, please email peter@hallsgb.com or call 01743 450700

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.

5th December Collective 12th December Christmas Auction

FINE ART AUCTIONS CALENDAR Wed 9th January Collective

Wed 1st May Collective

Wed 4th September Collective

Wed 23rd January Books, Medals, Militaria & Toys

Wed 15th May Asian Art

Wed 18th September Fine Pictures, Silver, Jewellery & Watches

Wed 6th February Collective

Tues 21st to Fri 24th May Art Exhibition

Wed 2nd October Collective

Wed 20th February Spring Fine Art

Wed 5th June Collective

Wed 6th March Collective

Wed 19th June Silver, Jewellery & Watches

Fri 11th to Sun 27th October Timed Auction Modern & Contemporary Art

Wed 20th March Fine Pictures, Silver & Jewellery

Wed 3rd July Collective

Wed 3rd April Collective

Wed 17th July Summer Fine Art

Fri 12th to Sun 28th April Timed Auction Modern & Contemporary Art

Wed 7th August Collective Mon 12th to Mon 26th August Timed Auction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jewellery

Wed 16th October Autumn Fine Art Wed 6th November Collective Wed 20th November Asian Art Wed 11th December Winter Fine Auction

Wed 21st August Books, Medals, Militaria & Toys

All auctions start at 10am

We offer free valuations for all of our auctions on Mondays between 10am -1pm at Halls Holdings House. For details on the closing dates and viewing dates for all of our auctions go to www.hallsgb.com/fine-art 81

COMMISSION BIDDING SLIP Email confirmation received

Bidding No.

Sale Date: Wednesday 28th November 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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BID IN £

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DESCRIPTION

BID IN £

Name (Block letters) Email Address (Block letters)

Postcode Telephone No Signature

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Important Notice If bids cannot be read clearly, they will not be executed. Commission bids for unregistered buyers must be accompanied by a form of identification. Commission bids left on the day of sale cannot be guaranteed and on day of sale will not be accepted from unregistered buyers. 82

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