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Wednesday 9th November 2016 Sale Starts at 10a.m.
Asian Art
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Asian Art Which will be sold by auction on
Wednesday 9th November 2016 Sale starts at 10.00am at Darwin Saleroom Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DR Viewing: Monday 7th November 9.30am – 7.00pm Tuesday 8th November 9.30am – 4.30pm and on the morning of the auction Auction no. 4124 Front cover illustration: lot 41 Inside front cover illustration: lot 186 Back cover illustration: lot 98 Inside back cover illustration: lot 148 Contact: Alexander Clement
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Order of Sale Lots 1 – 83
Chinese Ceramics
Lots 89 - 210
Chinese Works of Art
Lots 215 - 259
Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lots 265 - 285
Islamic Works of Art and oriental Furniture
Chinese Ceramics
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A Brush with History _________________________________
Halls Asian Art specialist Alexander Clement explores the world of Chinese calligraphy and the many collector’s objects associated with the art. Calligraphy and painting are woven into the fabric of Chinese history and there are many traditions, styles and methodologies that require deep scholarship to fully understand. The paraphernalia of calligraphy abounds and one could base an entire collection on it. Brushes were made of bamboo or rosewood but other more precious and rare materials were used including gold, glass or ivory. The brush heads utilised hair from a host of animals including rabbit, deer, tiger and pig. Inkstones used for working ink sticks could also be carved into elaborate forms as well as the small pots used to wash the brushes. While not in use the brushes would be dried and kept in a pot. This vessel is often of cylindrical form and is central to the calligraphic traditions. They were made in many materials including wood such as huanghauli (yellow rosewood), bamboo, porcelain, lacquer and hardstones including jade. decoration ranges from none at all, such as the rosewood examples where the beauty derived simply from the wood grain is enough, through complex relief carving in bamboo, jade and lacquer to blue and white decoration on porcelain as well as polychrome enamels. Subject matters vary as much as the materials but often show scenes of immortals engaged in tales of mythology, scholars contemplating nature of studying scrolls or views of wildlife. Brush washers are no less varied in materials or decoration and if you add to that scroll weights, paper weights, wrist rests and seals, there is much to choose from for the collector. In our present auction there are plenty of opportunities to tap into the culture of calligraphy. The beautiful soapstone seal (lot 93) is such a delightful shade of yellow that it really stands out on a curio shelf. For something with more gravitas there is a sumptuous dark pink veined paperweight carved with fierce lion dogs (lot 111). one of my favourite pieces in the sale is an ivory wrist rest (lot 204), similar to an example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, which is finely carved on both sides; the inside with a well populated village in high relief and the outside with a delicate low relief mountain scene. There are also plenty of brush pots, known as ‘bitong’, including carved bamboo, ivory and cinnabar lacquer. This last represents a delightful opportunity for Halls to offer something truly exceptional. The ‘Wang Xizhi and geese’ brush pot (lot 158) is one of the best examples of 18th Century lacquer work that I have ever handled. It is carved with incredible attention to detail depicting a scene of Wang Xizhi on his veranda contemplating geese in a pond. Wang Xizhi (Ad303-361) has been referred to as the ‘Sage of Calligraphy’ and is an exalted figure in Chinese history. one of his hobbies was, by all accounts, keeping geese and he drew inspiration from the graceful movement of their necks for his writing style. While it is reputed that one of his most famous works, Preface to the Poems Composed at the orchid Pavilion, was buried with the Emperor Taizong, there are no surviving originals. But finely traced reproductions were made which do still exist although practically none outside museum collections. Critically for the collector, and the reason objects associated with writing and painting can command high prices at auction, is that they were largely made for the domestic market and not for export. This applies particularly to those made before about 1800. For that reason, when acquiring a brush pot, wrist rest, paperweight or brush washer, you are forming a link between you and the generations of calligraphers who will have used it. Calligraphers who saw the art of writing as expressing the very forces of nature at work.
Alexander Clement
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Lot 1 A VERY LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED FOO DOGS, 19th Century, modelled facing and in typical pose, one with front paw resting on a ball, the other with paw resting on a smaller lion £200 - £300 dog, set on rectangular bases, 50cm high.
Lot 5 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, Ming dynasty, of rounded form and raised on three peg feet and covered with a pea green glaze, with later carved wood stand and cover, £600 - £800 32cm dia.
Lot 2 A PAIR OF CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED FIGURES OF LION DOGS, 19th century, modelled seated on plinth bases, 19cm high (2) £80 - £120
Lot 6 A CHINESE CIZHOU-TYPE VASE, Ming dynasty, of baluster form and painted in dark slip and incised with birds amid flowers and foliage between concentric band borders, 17cm high. £200 - £300
Lot 3 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED ROOF TILE, Qing dynasty, of typical form and modelled as a seated lion dog, decorated with an amber £200 - £300 coloured glaze, 31cm high.
Lot 7 A CHINESE CIZHOU-TYPE VASE, Ming dynasty, of globular form with everted rim and twin ribbed loop handles, decorated in colours with bands of stylised flowers and foliage, 16.5cm high.
Lot 4 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED SERVING DISH, Qing dynasty, of semi-circular form with ribbed bracket handle and ribbed sauce £100 - £150 pot, 34.5cm across.
Provenance: Ex-Warren Cox collection, no.45 Footnote: This vase is illustrated in Warren E. Cox ‘The Book of Pottery and Porcelain’, p.513, pl.147, a copy of which accompanies the vase in the lot. £1,000 - £1,500
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Lot 11 Lot 8 TWO CHINESE QINGBAI-TYPE POTTERY VASES, possibly Yuan dynasty, of slender ovoid form and applied with votive figures and beasts, covered with a pale blue-green glaze, 45cm and 34cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 9 THREE CHINESE POTTERY VESSELS, Han to Tang dynasty, the first of compressed ovoid shape with four loops to the shoulder and covered with an olive green glaze, 9.5cm high, the second of highsided form with moulded base and foot, decorated with resist stylised flowers through a celadon glaze, 22cm high, and the third of globular form with domed cover and four loops to the shoulder, covered with £100 - £150 a thick dark brown glaze, 16cm high. (3)
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Lot 10 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED BRICK OR TILE, Qing dynasty, of rectangular outline and cast in relief with a seated Buddha, decorated with turquoise, yellow and aubergine glazes, 23cm x £80 - £120 17cm. Lot 11 A PAIR OF CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED ROOF TILES, Qing dynasty, modelled as stylised diving fish and decorated with blue, amber and green gazes, 28cm high. £100 - £150 Lot 12 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY ROOF TILE, Qing dynasty, modelled as a guardian figure riding a kylin, decorated with turquoise, aubergine and yellow glazes, 52cm high. £200 - £300 Lot 13 A PAIR OF POTTERY FIGURES OF ATTENDANTS, Han dynasty, modelled standing in formal robes with hands folded in front, remnants of iron red paint to the cloaks, 28.5cm high. (2) £80 - £120 Lot 14 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY VESSEL, possibly Tang dynasty, of baluster form with twin loop handles, the body applied with stylised fruiting vines and leaves under a splashed threecolour glaze, 25cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 15 A CHINESE SWATOW BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON JAR, Qing, 19th Century, painted with two writhing dragons around the ovoid body, the shoulder applied with four loop handles, 34cm high. £100 - £200
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Lot 16 Lot 16 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARS AND COVERS, 19th/20th Century, of baluster form and decorated with dragons amid rocky landscapes and clouds, 41cm high. Footnote: A similar single jar, lacking cover, was sold in these rooms on 11 November 2015, lot 19. £700 - £1,000
Lot 17 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND COVER, 19th Century, of ovoid form and decorated with the prunus pattern of flowering branches on a brushed ‘scale’ ground, with associated £200 - £300 hardwood stand, 30cm high.
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Lot 18 AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF CHINESE CLOBBERED BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL CHARGERS FROM THE ADMIRAL HUGHES SERVICE, Qianlong, of circular form and decorated with the Hughes arms to the centre incorporating the order of the Bath motto ‘Tria Juncta In Uno’ with a ribbon below inscribed with Hughes’ motto ‘Forward’, within diaper trellis and spearhead rim borders, overpainted in colours with flowers, foliage and butterflies, 34cm dia. (2) Footnote: A pair of large mugs from the same service were sold at Christie’s New York rooms, 23 January 2007, lot 93. See also david S Howard ‘Chinese Armorial Porcelain’, Vol.II, p.496. Sir Edward Hughes (1720-1794) was a distinguished naval officer, appointed commander-in-chief of the East Indies in 1773 and rising to the rank of vice-admiral in 1780 and admiral of the blue in 1793. during the 1780s Hughes, with his flagship Superb and a fleet of twelve ships, engaged on several occasions with the French fleet under Admiral Suffren. It was at this time that he commissioned at least two Chinese porcelain services including famille rose and later blue and white, decorated with the family crest encircled by the order of the Bath. £3,000 - £5,000
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Lot 20 Lot 19 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT, 20th Century, painted in the Kangxi style with courtiers in a formal garden, 15cm high. £150 - £250 Lot 20 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES, fourcharacter Kangxi mark but 19th Century, decorated with dragons amid flowers and foliage, 37cm high (one cracked). £100 - £150 Lot 21 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH, 19th Century, of plain circular form and decorated with two lion dogs chasing a ball and ribbon amid clouds, 30cm dia., together with four other blue and £200 - £300 white dishes. (5) Lot 22 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TUREEN AND COVER, Qianlong, of canted form and decorated with buildings and formal gardens by a river, 22cm high (one handle and finial restored). £80 - £120
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Lot 23 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER, 19th Century, of baluster form and decorated with shou symbols amid stylised flowers £100 - £150 and foliage, 43cm high (cover probably married). Lot 24 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEABOWL AND SAUCER FROM THE NANKING CARGO, of plain rounded form and decorated with island buildings within diaper rim borders, with box and papers. Provenance: Christie’s Nanking Cargo auction, 28 April-2 May £80 - £120 1986, lots 5058 and 5060. Lot 25 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FOOTED CUPS, late 18th/early 19th Century, of inverted bell form with twin loop handles, raised on ogee feet, decorated with flowers, foliage and £120 - £180 rocks, 9cm high. Lot 26 A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BRASS MOUNTED CANDLESTICKS, 17th/18th Century, of lobed baluster form and painted with flower sprays, the brass nozzles and feet possibly dutch, 9cm high (restored), together with a miniature blue and white vase, Yongzheng mark but later, of ovoid form and decorated with £80 - £120 repeating flowers and foliage, 6.9cm high. (3) Lot 27 A CHINESE GUAN TYPE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, 19th/20th Century, of plain rounded form, decorated with kylin amid clouds within bronze-effect bands and against a pronounced ‘iron wire’ £40 - £60 crackle, 26.5cm dia.
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Lot 28 Lot 28 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT AND COVER, Qianlong, of globular form with ribbed loop handle and spout, decorated with a riverscape with buildings and boats beneath a complex border, £200 - £300 13cm high.
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Lot 29 A LARGE CHINESE GUAN-TYPE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, 19th Century, of ovoid form and decorated with lion dogs chasing a ball and ribbon between faux bronze bands, finished with a fine ‘copper £200 - £300 wire’ crackle, 43cm high. Lot 30 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER, 19th Century, of baluster form, the domed cover with lion dog finial, decorated with scrolling flowers and foliage between ruyi and £200 - £300 lappet borders, 44cm high. Lot 31 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER, Qianlong fourcharacter mark but 19th Century, of hexagonal section, decorated with scenes of an immortal or scholar and attendant in a landscape, alternating with studies of lotus flowers and chrysanthemums, 36cm high. £200 - £300 Lot 32 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH, Qianlong seal mark but later, of circular form and decorated with panels of auspicious objects within fret and scroll borders, the rim with a border of fruiting £100 - £120 peach branches and butterflies, 39cm dia.
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Lot 33 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS, 19th Century, the first decorated with a scene of an immortal riding a kylin and holding a ruyi sceptre, attended by other figures in a landscape, 15cm high, the second decorated with the prunus pattern, 22.5cm £80 - £120 high (both lacking covers) (2)
Lot 36 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JAR AND COVER, Qianlong mark but Republic/Peoples Republic, of cylindrical from with dragon finial and raised on three elephant feet, painted in colours with immortals in a garden landscape within complex borders, 34cm high. £300 - £500
Lot 34 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD VASE, 19th Century, decorated with concentric bands of ruyi, lappet and leaf forms around a central continuous band of crane birds in flight £100 - £150 amid clouds, 35cm high (rim repaired).
Lot 37 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE CHARGERS, 19th Century, finely painted in colours with scenes of courtly figures in a palace, the rims with tigers, dragons, flowers and auspicious £300 - £400 objects, 37cm dia. (2)
Lot 35 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE JAR AND COVER, six-character Kangxi mark but later, of ovoid form and decorated with a scene of a sage seated beside a tree with a monkey smoking £80 - £120 opium, 9cm high.
Lot 38 TWO CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PLATES, 19th Century, decorated with typical panels of figures, flowers and birds, 21.5cm dia. £80 - £120
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Lot 39 A CHINESE POWDER BLUE GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASE, Qianlong seal mark but later, 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 £700 - £1,000 interior and base in turquoise, 36cm high.
Lot 40 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PEACH BOWL, Qianlong seal mark but later, of rounded form with lobed rim, painted in colours with peaches on trailing branches with bats, 23cm dia. £150 - £250
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Lot 41 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE AND COVER, Kangxi, of ovoid form, the domed cover with button finial, painted in colours with the £1,500 - £2,500 eight horses of Mu Wang in a landscape between concentric borders, with a carved hardwood stand, 31cm high.
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Lot 42 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, Republic, of hexagonal section with everted rim and foot, finely painted in colours with figures of three concubines, possibly Ban Jieyu, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede with calligraphic text above and to three sides, the rim and foot with scrolling flowers and foliage on a turquoise ground, iron red seal mark to base, 32cm high.
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Lot 44 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, Republic period, of square section with twin mask handles, painted in colours with four £150 - £250 immortals beneath passages of text, 23cm high. Lot 45 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE, 18th Century, modelled on an ovoid base with one foreleg semistraightened, the bushy mane picked out in blue, the body in iron red with yellow detail to the headcollar, 17cm long, 12.5cm high.
Footnote: The decoration and text on this piece appear to relate to the life and times of Ban Jieyu, consort to Han dynasty emperor Chengdi. Jieyu was a great scholar and poet, credited with writing ‘Yuan ge Xing’ or ‘Song of Resentment’ in which she compares herself with a discarded fan. In portraits Jieyu is often depicted £300 - £500 holding a fan, as in the present item.
Footnote: Horses of this sort are considered rare and appear in prominent collections including the Franks collection at the British Museum and the Hon Lady Ward collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 43 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PLAQUE, 19th Century, of rectangular outline and decorated with a scene of a dignitary and his wife seated with attendants and courtiers in a formal garden, £200 - £300 25.5cm x 37.5cm.
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Lot 50 Lot 46 A CHINESE EUROPEAN TASTE PORCELAIN COFFEE OR CHOCOLATE POT, Qinalong, of pear shape with domed cover, moulded bracket handle and cornucopia spout, painted ‘en grisaille’ with scenes of a courting couple at a waterfront enjoying a drink while a winged putti looks on, flanked by landscape vignettes to shaped reserves edged in iron red against a dense ground of gilt scrolling foliage, 23.5cm high (rim repaired). £100 - £150 Lot 47 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SPARROW BEAK JUG, Qianlong, of bellied form with plain loop handle, painted in colours with figures at leisure within underglaze blue borders with gilt filigree fill, £80 - £120 10.5cm high (handle and spout tip restored). Lot 48 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FAMILLE VERTE TEABOWL AND SAUCER, 18th Century, of spiral fluted form and decorated with £80 - £120 panels of flowers and foliage, bowl 5.5cm high. Lot 49 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CUP, 18th Century, of inverted bell form and decorated with panels of ‘Kakiemon’ style flowers and £80 - £120 foliage, 7cm high (hairlines).
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Lot 50 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE, 18th Century, of bottle form with ‘garlic’ neck and everted rim, painted in colours with a lady and a boy in a formal garden beneath underglaze blue £250 - £350 borders, 24cm high. Lot 51 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SILVER MOUNTED JUG AND COVER, possibly Yongzheng, of ovoid form with plain loop handle, painted in colours with peonies and foliage, the silver mounts possibly dutch, 21cm high (handle restored). £200 - £300 Lot 52 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL BOWL, Qianlong, of rounded form and finely painted in colours with figures in landscapes flanking the arms of garfoote, 17cm dia. £250 - £350 Lot 53 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TEABOWL AND SAUCER, Qianlong, of lobed form and painted in colours with acrobats within diaper panel borders, bowl 4.5cm high. Lot 52
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Lot 54 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MUG, Qianlong, of bell form with plain loop handle, painted in colours with ‘long Eliza’ type figures in a landscape with rocks and trees, 15.5cm high. £100 - £150
Lot 55 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL, daoguang seal mark and possibly of the period, of lobed shape and painted in colours with a band of shou symbols between ruyi and lappet borders, with carved hardwood base, 18cm across. £100 - £200
Lot 56 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOTTLE VASE, Kangxi six-character mark but Republic period, painted in colours with a scene of two mounted dignitaries with attendants in a landscape, underglaze ruyi border to the rim and key border to the shoulder, 31.5cm high. £250 - £350 Lot 57
Lot 57 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE STEM CUP, guangxu six-character mark and probably of the period, the bowl of inverted bell form raised on a knopped tapering stem, painted in colours with a dragon and a phoenix bird chasing a flaming pearl with bats and waves below, a key border to the rim, a bat and peach inside centre, 15.5cm dia., 11.5cm high. £150 - £180
Lot 58 A PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI BOWLS, Wanli six-character mark but later, of rounded form and raised on slightly tapering foot rings, decorated in underglaze blue and enamel colours with peaches with shou symbols and lingzhi mushrooms beneath a geometric border, the insides with underglaze blue shou symbols, 16cm dia. (2) £150 - £200 Lot 58
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Lot 60 Lot 59 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE AND STAND, 18th Century, of fishbowl form with everted rim, painted in colours with a prunus tree in blossom with flowering peonies and other flowers amid rocks in a landscape beneath a ruyi-head border, the rim and stand rim with four peony sprays, 34cm high. (2) £600 - £800
Lot 60 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MINIATURE VASES, fourcharacter Qianlong marks but Republic period, of ovoid shape and decorated with profuse flowers and foliage on a gilt ground, set into a glazed display case, 7cm high. £200 - £250
Lot 61 A GROUP OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN DISHES, late Qing to early Republic period, including three of nyonya type, £50 - £80 10cm-23cm dia. (7)
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Lot 62 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE, Qianlong, of plain circular shape and painted in colours with peonies on scroll panels £80 - £120 against a dark green foliate ground, 23.5cm dia.
Lot 63 A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JAR AND COVER, late Qing/early Republic period, of baluster form and painted in colours with a boy and girl in a rocky formal garden, 15.5cm high. £50 - £80
Lot 64 A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES, Republic period, of baluster form and painted in colours with birds perched £200 - £300 in the branches of flowering trees, 43cm high.
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Lot 65 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND COVER, Republic period, of ogee form with plain loop handle, stubby spout and peach cover finial, painted in colours with eight immortals in £80 - £120 landscapes, 10cm high. Lot 66 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES, 19th Century, of ovoid form with lobed everted rims, twin lion dog handles and applied dragons to the shoulders picked out in gilt, the bodies decorated with panels of dignitaries and attendants in palace interiors, surrounded by flowers, foliage and auspicious £600 - £800 objects, 43cm high. Lot 67
Lot 67 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CHARGER, 19th Century, painted in colours with a dignitary in official robes and carrying a ruyi sceptre, an attendant stands behind him with a fan of peacock feathers, the rim with a broad border of mixed colour cells inset £500 - £700 with panels of birds in branches, 38cm dia. Lot 68 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-RED GROUND VASE, 19th Century, of baluster form with lobed rim, twin lion-dog handles and applied lizards to the shoulder, finely painted with lotus flowers issuing scrolling foliage, peaches and bats with shou symbols against a coral red ground above a lappet basal border, £700 - £1,000 62.5cm high. Lot 69 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 20th Century, modelled seated, 18.5cm high. Lot 70 A CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF A RAM, Republic, £80 - £120 naturalistically modelled, 25cm long. Lot 71 A CHINESE ‘PEACH BLOOM’ TEABOWL, Kangxi six-character mark but later, of plain rounded form and decorated with a mottled glaze, 6.5cm dia.
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Lot 72 Lot 72 A CHINESE DEHUA PORCELAIN TRIPOD CENSER, late 17th/early 18th Century, of compressed globular form with twin loop handles rising from the key-moulded rim, raised on three mask and claw supports, the carved hardwood cover pierced with ruyi-head motifs £800 - £1,200 and with conforming triple-scroll hardwood stand, 24cm high. Lot 73 A CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF DAMO, 19th Century, modelled seated, a string of beads around his neck, his face with an intense expression emphasised by curling eyebrows, moustache and beard, 22.5cm high. Footnote: damo was an Indian monk, credited with disseminating Chan Buddhism in China. A similar example was sold at Christie’s King Street rooms, 27 october 2015, lot 66. £200 - £300 Lot 74 A PAIR OF CHINESE MOTTLED CAFE AU LAIT VASES, 19th Century, of bottle form, the necks applied with double ruyi bands, 30cm £150 - £250 high.
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Lot 75 A CHINESE COPPER RED PEACH TEAPOT AND COVER, 19th Century, modelled as a large peach fruit with leafy stems forming the handle, a bat moulded to one side, decorated in underglaze £80 - £120 blue and splashes of copper red, 12.5cm high.
Lot 76 A CHINESE LANGYAO TYPE BOWL, Republic period, of conical form with everted rim and raised on a shallow foot ring, decorated with an apple green glaze with a fine crackle, 27cm dia. £80 - £120 Lot 77 A CHINESE GREEN GLAZED FIGURE OF A PIGEON, 19th Century, naturalistically modelled perched on a knotty tree stump, £200 - £300 decorated with an apple green glaze, 18cm high. Lot 75 Lot 78 THREE CHINESE MONOCHROMES, Qing dynasty/Republic period, including a junyao dish, 18.5cm, a celadon dish, 17cm dia., £200 - £300 and a guan-type bottle vase, 10.5cm
Lot 79 A SMALL PAIR OF CHINESE FLAMBE VASES, Republic period, of bottle form and decorated with a bright copper red glaze, £80 - £120 underglaze blue seal marks, 12.5cm high
Lot 80 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, of barrel form with hexagonal section spout, the shoulder applied £500 - £800 with four rings, 18cm high (lacking cover).
Lot 81 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT, 20th Century, of ovoid form with double wire handle, 15cm high, and an enamelled Yixing tea caddy of cuboid form and painted with flowers and precious objects, £100 - £200 13cm high (both lacking covers). (2) Lot 77 Lot 82 A CHINESE GLAZED STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER, mid 20th Century, of ovoid form and decorated in the Cizhou tradition with splashed dark brown and cream on a cream glaze, 14cm high. £80 - £120
Lot 83 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER, Republic period, the red stoneware of compressed cylindrical form with ‘bamboo’ detail and incised with cursive script, 8cm high.
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MANSER: THE COLLECTION Thursday 1st December and Friday 2nd December at 10am An auction to be held on the premises
An auction to be held on the premises at Mansers, Coleham Head, Shrewsbury SY3 7BJ For further information please contact: Jeremy Lamond T: 01743 450 700 E: fineart@hallsgb.com W: www.hallsgb.com/fine-art
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Chinese Works of Art
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Lot 89 A CHINESE CELADON GREEN JADE STEM CUP, possibly Han dynasty, of plain funnel form above a knopped stem and spreading £80 - £120 foot incised with a tramline border, 14.5cm high. Lot 90 A CHINESE LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK ON STAND, of horizontal orientation and resembling a mountain with central recessed globular £500 - £800 form, with hardwood stand, 22cm high, 28cm wide. Lot 91 A CHINESE MIXED HARDSTONE MODEL OF A FLOWERING TREE, 20th Century, in a cloisonne pot applied with lion head handles, £300 - £500 47cm high. Lot 92 A CHINESE MIXED HARDSTONE MODEL OF A FLOWERING TREE, 20th Century, in a cloisonne pot with broad everted rim, 43cm high. £200 - £300 Lot 95 Lot 93 A CHINESE YELLOW SOAPSTONE SEAL, Qing, modelled with a £100 - £200 dragon and a lion dog, signed. Lot 94 A PAIR OF JADE GU FORM VASES, Qing dynasty, the centre sections carved with taotie masks, the necks and feet carved with multiple £100 - £200 loops containing free-moving rings, 18.5cm high. Lot 95 A CHINESE BOWENITE BOWL, Qing dynasty, the pale green stone carved to an inverted bell form with three dragon-head handles supporting free-moving rings, set on a carved hardwood base, £80 - £120 11.5cm high including base. Lot 96 TWO CHINESE JADE PENDANTS, the first pale celadon and of ruyi form, carved with a bat flanked by lotus flowers beneath a shou symbol, 7cm across, the second near white and of butterfly form, 7cm across, and a Chinese mid green carved jade figure of a money £80 - £120 on a recumbent horse, 4.5cm high. (3) Lot 97 A CHINESE NEPHRITE JADE VASE AND COVER, 19th/20th Century, of baluster form with twin ram’s head and ring handles, the domed cover surmounted by a recumbent ram, the body carved in low relief with archaistic ram’s heads, with carved hardwood base, 19cm high. £300 - £500
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Lot 98 A CHINESE NEPHRITE JADE PANEL, Qing dynasty, possibly originally a box cover, of ruyi form and carved in low relief with a scene of luohan in a rocky landscape with a pine tree, set on an associated carved ivory stand modelled as twin mythical beasts amid waves above a rectangular base, 18cm high. £500 - £700
Lot 100 A CHINESE GREENISH WHITE JADE FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, Qing dynasty, modelled standing and flanked by two attendants, 16cm high. £150 - £200 Lot 101 A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, Qing dynasty, modelled standing in flowing robes beside a flowering plant atop a rock, with hardwood stand, 14cm high. £100 - £150
Lot 99 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 19th Century, modelled standing accompanied by a boy and a crane bird, 26cm £200 - £300 high.
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Lot 102 A CHINESE MID GREEN JADE TEAPOT AND COVER, Qing dynasty, the well hollowed vessel of square form with bracket handle and square section spout, the sides carved with raised £150 - £200 panels of archaistic birds, 10.5cm high.
Lot 105 A CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ COVERED TRIPOD CENSER, Qing dynasty, of compressed ovoid form with twin dragon head and ring handles, the domed cover with three scroll loops, carved with ruyi heads and archaistic masks, raised on three scroll feet, with carved hardwood stand, 14.5cm high (18cm with stand). £100 - £150
Lot 103 A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL £80 - £120 TURTLE, late Qing dynasty, 10.5cm long.
Lot 106 A LARGE CHINESE CARVED AMETHYST FIGURE GROUP, Qing dynasty, depicting four immortals standing on a rocky landscape beside an archaistic vessel and cover and holding a trailing lotus with flowers and buds, set on a carved hardwood stand with conforming lotus flowers and leaves, 31cm high, 41cm long. £300 - £500
Lot 104 THREE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS, Qing dynasty, the first a pale green and brown axe head pendant, carved with archaistic decorations, 13cm, the second a spinach green axe head of tapering form with angled blade edge, 18cm, the third a pale green spear head carved with archaic script, 16cm. (3) £150 - £200
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Lot 107 A LARGE MOTTLED GREEN AND WHITE JADE VASE, late Qing dynasty, of ovoid form with twin dragon handles, the body carved in relief with a dragon amid clouds to one side and a phoenix bird £300 - £500 amid clouds to the other, 33cm high.
Lot 108 A PAIR OF JADEITE FIGURES OF WATER BUFFALO ON CARVED HARDWOOD STANDS, each 7cm long, a silver mounted jade figure of an elephant modelled standing with trunk raised, 8cm high, and £200 - £300 an agate figure of a mallard duck, 8cm long. (4) Lot 110
Lot 109 A CHINESE CARVED TURQUOISE FIGURE OR BRUSH WASHER, 19th Century, finely carved as a crab basket on a rock with leaping fish, crabs and encrusted with other sealife, 6.5cm high (restored). £80 - £120
Lot 110 A DARK GREEN JADE BEAD NECKLACE, comprising 76 spherical beads of uniform size on green string united by a yellow metal £200 - £300 clasp, 74cm long, total weight 62g.
Lot 111 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL OR SCROLL WEIGHT, late Qing/early Republic period, modelled as a lion dog supporting smaller foo dogs above a sqaure section base, the sides incised £80 - £120 with stylised flowers, 18cm high.
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Lot 112 Lot 112 A CHINESE NEAR WHITE JADE BELT BUCKLE, Ming, of rectangular form, unmounted, carved with two dragons amid clouds above a wavy sea, 6.8cm x 5cm. £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 113 A CHINESE BOWENITE CUP OR BRUSH WASHER, the mid green stone with white and dark grey inclusions of inverted bell form on a shallow foot ring, with carved hardwood stand, 10cm dia. £100 - £200
Lot 114 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE GROUP, 19th Century, modelled as an immortal on horseback borne aloft on waves with attendant figures, set on a carved hardwood base, 23.5cm high. £700 - £1,000
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Lot 115 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE GROUP, 19th Century, modelled as an immortal or dignitary riding a horse accompanied by an attendant, set on a carved hardwood base, 16.5cm high. £500 - £800 Lot 116 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, possibly Li Tieguai, 19th Century, modelled seated in a relaxed pose and with a gourd bottle, 15cm high. £300 - £500 Lot 117 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 19th Century, modelled seated on a rock beside a boy on a recumbent buffalo, 9.5cm high. £300 - £500 Lot 118 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA, modelled seated and holding a ruyi sceptre, 11cm high. £200 - £300 Lot 119 A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE GROUP, 19th Century, modelled as a luohan riding a mule beside an attendant holding a peach, set on a carved hardwood base, 12cm high. £150 - £250 Lot 115
Lot 120 TWO SMALL CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURES, 19th Century, modelled as a boy and a seated immortal, 3.5-4cm long. (2) £80 - £120 Lot 121 FOUR CHINESE JADE BEADS, Qing dynasty, two of cylindrical form incised with archaistic designs, a third of basket weave form and the fourth of compressed lozenge form, 2-3cm. £150 - £200 Lot 122 A CHINESE MID-GREEN AND WHITE JADE PENDANT, late Qing dynasty, carved as a gourd on a leafy branch, 3cm. £80 - £120 Lot 123 A CHINESE CELADON GREEN JADE PENDANT, possibly Ming dynasty, of rectangular form and carved with bats and leaves around a central fret form, 3.5cm. £200 - £300 Lot 124 A GROUP OF ELEVEN CHINESE HARDSTONE BEADS, 19th Century and later, including four amber ring form examples, a green jade haxagonal example, a moss agate scroll form example and others, 1-3cm. £100 - £150
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Lot 125 A CHINESE AMBER MINIATURE LIBATION CUP, Qing dynasty, of rounded form with fruiting peach branch handle, 2.5cm high. £100 - £150 Lot 126 AN AMBER BEAD NECKLACE, comprising ninety-three near uniform beads of compressed globular form and varying dark eggyolk colour, approximately 66cm (26’’) long, 34.5g. £200 - £300 Lot 127 AN CORAL BEAD NECKLACE, comprising ninety-three near uniform beads of compressed globular shape and orange red colour, strung to a yellow metal barrel clasp, approximately 58cm (22.75’’) long, 36.4g. £200 - £300
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Lot 129
Lot 130 A CHINESE CAMEO GLASS FIGURE OF A LION DOG, 19th/20th Century, modelled standing, the clear glass overlayed with dark blue and carved with details, 7cm long. £80 - £120 Lot 131 A CHINESE INTERNALLY PAINTED GLASS DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE, Republic period, of typical form with domed agate stoppers, painted in colours with geese in watery landscapes, winter and spring, signed and titled ‘Double Goose’, 9cm high. £100 - £200 Lot 132 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL VESSELS, Jue, each libation cup raised on three splayed feet, flanked with a handle on one side and moulded with archaistic panels, the mouth rim with £80 - £120 two knopped columns, 16cm high. (2) Lot 131
Lot 133 A CHINESE ENAMEL CUP AND COVER, late Qing Dynasty, of inverted bell form, painted in colours with flowers and trailing foliage against a bright green ground, 8cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 134 A CHINESE CLOISONNE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, Qing Dynasty, of globular form with twin loop handles, the domed cover pierced with ruyi-head vents, worked with dragons in flight amid clouds, raised on three peg feet, with carved hardwood stand, £200 - £300 20.5cm high (27cm inc. stand). Lot 135 A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL HU VASE IN THE SHANG DYNASTY STYLE, the pear-shaped body applied with twin dragon handles and cast in relief with bands of archaistic masks and other forms, £80 - £120 35cm high. Lot 136 A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, 18th/19th Century, modelled standing, the four-armed goddess playing a flute and holding auspicious objects, set on a square £100 - £150 stone stand, 35cm high. Lot 137 A CHINESE BRONZE VASE, Qing Dynasty, modelled as a double gourd with trailing foliage, 22cm high. £80 - £120
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Lot 138 A LARGE SINO-TIBETAN BRASS ENAMELLED TRAY OR TABLE TOP, of circular form with lobed verge, finely tooled with peacocks and panels of scrolling foliage picked out in colours, 80cm dia. £100 - £150
Lot 128 A GRADUATED AMBER BEAD NECKLACE, comprising forty-eight graduated beads of ovoid shape and slightly varying dark egg yolk colour, strung to a white metal barrel clasp, 53cm (21’’) long, 18.2g. £200 - £300
Lot 139 A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MARICHI, 18th/19th Century, modelled seated on a lotus base with fiery nimbus behind, the multiple arms holding a sword, an arrow, a bow and a £200 - £400 scroll, 17.5cm high.
Lot 129 A GRADUATED JADE BEAD NECKLACE, comprising 102 near uniform spherical beads and slightly varying pale green colour, £200 - £300 approximately 66cm (26’’) long, 59.2g.
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Lot 139 Lot 140 A VERY LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE VASE, Qing Dynasty, of pear shape and raised on a conical foot ring, worked with circular panels of dragons against a blue ground with lotus flowers issuing scrolling foliage between bands of ruyi and banana leaves, 52cm £200 - £400 high. Lot 141 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, 19th/20th Century, of compressed globe form with cast archaistic motifs and raised on three elephant head supports, twin prunus branch £300 - £500 handles and openwork prunus cover, 20cm high. Lot 142 A CHINESE BRASS STRONG BOX, late Qing Dynasty, of rectangular outline with swing handles and raised on bracket feet, incised with scenes of scholars and attendants to shaped panels surrounded £80 - £120 by flowers and foliage, 28cm x 18cm x 12cm. Lot 143 A CHINESE BRONZE JARDINIERE, 19th Century, of square section and pronounced lobed form, applied with twin cast dragon handles and raised on a square foot, 40cm wide x 27cm high. £200 - £300
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Lot 144 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL GOBLETS, Jue, late Qing Dynasty, the U-shaped bodies raised on three tall tapered legs of triangular section and encircled by a key-fret border, the lip typically flaring between upright posts surmounted by whorl-cast £100 - £150 conical caps, 20cm high Lot 145 A CHINESE CLOISONNE BRONZE JARDINIERE, Qing Dynasty, of bellied form with twin ring handles, the rim with a band of cloisonne ruyi heads above a central continuous band of £80 - £120 flowerheads, 21cm high, 29cm dia. Lot 146 No Lot Lot 142
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Lot 148 A GOOD CHINESE SILVER GOBLET OF BRITISH MILITARY INTEREST, dated 1875, ‘Gothic K’ mark, maker unknown, of trophy form with twin dragon handles, the body chased with a battle scene around a vacant cartouche, the reverse with figures in a mountain village, raised on a knopped foliate stem above a dragon-moulded foot, the foot rim inscribed ‘PRESENTED TO THE OFFICER’S MESS H.M. 62ND REG’T BY CAPT. T.F.TODD ON £800 - £1,200 PROMOTION 28TH APRIL 1875’, 26.5cm high. Lot 149 A CHINESE SILVER AND GILT PENDANT AND BRACELET SET, Hong Kong, Republic period, the pendant of lozenge form inset with mother-of-pearl and applied with a gilt character meaning ‘Blessing’ and strung on a contemporary silver chain, the bracelet £80 - £120 formed from similar links with applied characters. Lot 150 A CHINESE SILVER TOPPED CANE, Canton late 19th Century, the cap with rounded pommel above a collar chased with figures in a £100 - £150 wooded landscape, 86.5cm long. Lot 147 Lot 147 A CHINESE SILVER SCENT BOTTLE, Canton circa 1890, modelled as a gourd with lotus pods and leaf, surmounted by a small insect, £100 - £150 signed, 10cm long.
Lot 151 A CHINESE SILVER TOPPED CASE, Canton 19th Century, the cap chased with figures in a wooded landscape, 82cm long. £100 - £150
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Lot 152 A CHINESE SILVER MUG, probably Canton circa 1900, unidentified maker mark G&B, of slightly tapering form with dragon handle, the outisde chased with a hunting scene amid a dense mountain £200 - £300 village, 11.5cm high, 370g. approx. Lot 153 A SILVER SNUFF BOTTLE, 19th Century, of compressed ovoid form with buddhistic mask handles, cast with a caparisoned elephant to one side and a scrollwork roundel to the other, silver £200 - £250 mounted coral stopper, 7cm high. Lot 154 A CHINESE ENAMELLED WHITE METAL AND JADE INSET FINGER GUARD, Qing Dynasty, of typical form and worked with flowers and foliage enamelled in colours around an openwork pale £200 - £300 green jade lozenge, 9cm long. Lot 155 A CHINESE ENAMELLED SILVER AND JADE MOUNTED BRACELET, late Qing Dynasty, of tapering form and worked with shou symbols, flowers and foliage enamelled in colours around a central pale green jade lotus flower, all against a silver mesh ground, 18cm long x 1.5cm at the widest point, 32.6g. £200 - £300 Lot 156 A CHINESE SILVER MINIATURE SCENT BOTTLE COMPENDIUM, late Qing/early Republic period, formed as four rectangular bottles joined by hinges, the sides chased with auspicious objects and £100 - £150 inscriptions, 8cm long x 3.5cm high.
Lot 152 Lot 157 A CHINESE SILVER SNUFF BOX, late 19th Century, of rectangular form with rounded corners, the hinged top chased in high relief with a wythen dragon clutching a pearl, 7.5cm long, 51g. £100 - £150
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Lot 158 AN EXCEPTIONAL CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER ‘WANG XIZHI AND GEESE’ BRUSH POT, bitong, Qianlong/Jiaqing, of cylindrical form and finely carved with a continuous scene of Wang Xizhi contemplating geese in a pond from his veranda beside a village in a rocky landscape with figures crossing a bridge, the inside and base painted dark brown, 12.4cm high. Footnote: Wang Xizhi (Ad303-361) was considered one of China’s greatest calligraphers, later admired by the emperor Qianlong, and took much inspiration from nature in his work, particularly the graceful curves in the necks of geese. The same subject as the present lot has been repeated in other brush pots and works of art including Jade examples and an identical lacquer bitong which can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Huixia Chen ‘Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors’, 2008, p.144, fig.149.and another in the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in derek Clifford ‘Chinese Carved Lacquer’, 1992, p.137, fig.112. For further comparison see Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3122 £20,000 - £40,000
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Lot 161 Lot 159 A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY, Qing Dynasty, of rectangular form with lobed corners, carved with a scene of three boys on a rocky island stopping for food beside a bridge amid rocks and trees, a pavilion nestles on the opposite bank, the outside walls with continuous flowers and foliage in high relief, £300 - £500 32cm across. Lot 160 A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER, 19th Century, of rectangular outline and carved with scenes of scholars in rocky landscapes, 16cm x 11cm x 9cm (hinge at fault). £80 - £120 Lot 161 A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER DISH, late Qing Dynasty, of shallow section, the interior well carved to depict scholars in a detailed rocky natural setting, the interior and exterior rim covered in a repeating vine and lotus ground, the unmarked recessed base and £200 - £300 foot rim covered in plain black lacquer, 26cm dia. Lot 162 A CHINESE TWO-COLOUR CINNABAR LACQUER DISH, late Qing/early Republic period, of mallow form in red and yellow lacquer, the centre carved to depict scholars and attendants in a detailed rocky village setting, the interior and exterior rim with trailing flowers and foliage, the unmarked flat base covered in £150 - £250 plain black lacquer, 25cm dia.
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Lot 163 A CHINESE INLAID CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER, Qing Dynasty, of lozenge form, the top inlaid with mother-of-pearl fretwork, the sides carved with panels of fruiting peach branches and bats, the corners with auspicious objects, all within fretwork £200 - £300 borders, 25cm x 15cm x 8cm. Lot 164 A VERY LARGE CHINESE SCHOLAR’S NATURAL WOOD ROOT, probably tea wood of pale brown hue, shaped to stand or lie flat and of near dragon form, 75cm x 79cm. £150 - £250 Lot 165 A VERY LARGE CHINESE SCHOLAR’S NATURAL WOOD ROOT, of mid brown hue and horizontal orientation, comprising multiple £150 - £250 rocky branches, 120cm wide. Lot 163
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Lot 166 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT, Bitong, 18th/19th Century, of cylindrical form with three peg feet and well carved with scenes of porters or ‘stick stick men’ carrying packages through a mountain pass, 16cm high.
Lot 167 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT, Bitong, 18th/19th Century, of cylindrical form and carved in relief with a continuous scene of scholars at leisure in a wooded mountain village, raised £500 - £600 on three peg feet, 17cm high.
Footnote: Porcelain made at the kilns of Jingdezhen took an extraordinary 700 mile journey to reach the port of Canton. A mountain range stood in between and in order to traverse it, the ware had to be carried on foot through the Meiling pass, slung between bamboo poles by the so-called ‘stick stick men’. £500 - £600
Lot 168 A CHINESE CARVED ROSEWOOD AND BUFFALO HORN BUST OF £100 - £150 GUANYIN, 19th Century, 22cm high. Lot 169 A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE CARVED WOOD FIGURES, Qing dynasty, depicting dignitaries and immortals either seated or standing, £150 - £250 15-45cm high. (6)
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Lot 172 A CHINESE JADE INSET ROSEWOOD CARD BOX, 19th/20th Century, of rectangular form, the hinged top inset with a pale green nephrite jade butterfly, the two division interior with £100 - £200 embossed brass lifter, 16cm across. Lot 173 A CHINESE PARCEL GILT AND PAINTED WOOD TEMPLE FEATURE, 19th/20th Century, of rectangular outline and carved in high relief with wrythen dragons with flowers and foliage, set in a £80 - £120 glazed frame, 99cm x 33cm. Lot 174 A CHINESE ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF SHOULAO, modelled standing and holding a staff and a peach, 18cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 175 A CHINESE CASED MAHJONG SET, Republic period, the hardwood box with brass fittings incised with two shou symbols picked out in green, the interior with five drawers containing bone and bamboo tiles with bone counters and an instruction book. £150 - £250 Lot 176 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT, bitong, 19th/20th Century, carved with figures of scholars consulting a scroll in a £80 - £120 bamboo forest, 24cm high. Lot 177 A CHINESE SILVER INLAID ROSEWOOD TEA TRAY, Qing dynasty, of rectangular outline with twin silver ‘bamboo’ handles and silver corner mounts, the centre inlaid and worked with a coastal scene with junk and fishing boat at sail in the moonlight, 59cm x 39cm. £200 - £300 Lot 182
Lot 178 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD RUYI, Qing dynasty, of paddle form and carved in high relief with a figure of guanyin above a lotus knop, the handle entwined with a dragon and terminating in £300 - £500 a ruyi head and bat, 36cm long. Lot 179 A CHINESE CASED BONE AND BAMBOO MAHJONG SET, 20th £100 - £150 Century. Lot 180 A CHINESE CARVED SANDALWOOD BOOK STAND, late Qing/Republic period, carved with playing boys and shou symbols, £100 - £150 23cm long x 9cm wide (extending to 42cm long). Lot 181 A CHINESE CARVED SANDALWOOD BOX, Qing dynasty, of rectangular outline and worked with a roundel containing a bat above a pavilion, surrounded by wavy grasses, the sides with conforming bands of foliage, 33.5cm x 20cm x 9cm. £60 - £80 Lot 182 A CHINESE INLAID ROSEWOOD OPIUM PIPE, Qing dynasty, of cylindrical form with metal mounts, the wood inlaid with motherof-pearl birds in flowering branches and four lines of script, £200 - £300 20.5cm high.
Lot 183 Lot 170 A LARGE CHINESE SCHOLAR’S ROOTWOOD CARVING, of mid brown hue, the vertical form with multiple branches on a wrythen horizontal section, 59cm high, 58cm wide. £80 - £120
Lot 183 A CHINESE LACQUER AND PAINTED FAN, 19th Century, the lacquer sticks decorated in gilt with figures at a pavilion against a dark brown ground, the leaves painted in colours to one side with scenes of palace life and to the other with panels of flora and fauna to panels surrounded by auspicious objects on a pink ground, 27cm long. £200 - £250
Lot 171 A CHINESE CARVED ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF A SAGE, late Qing dynasty, modelled as a standing figure with one foot raised, raised £80 - £120 on a root stand, 46cm high (lacking arms).
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Lot 186 A CHINESE REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS, Qing dynasty, depicting a maiden wearing patterned robes and playing a flute as she stands £700 - £1,000 at a formal balcony or veranda, with hardwood frame, 65cm x 45cm.
Lot 187 A SET OF EIGHT CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK, late Qing/Republic period, each painted with a palace and surrounding buildings in landscapes, inscription and signature verso possibly Zhao donglin, 33cm x 27cm. (8) £250 - £350
Lot 188 FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS ON PITH PAPER, 19th Century, two finely painted in colours with scenes from the tea industry, 14x27cm, and two with detailed scenes of colourful palace interiors with dignitaries and attendants, 17cm x 28cm. (4) £100 - £200
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Lot 189 ATTRIBUTED TO QIU YING (CA.1494-1552), two huntsmen with bows accompanied by attendants all on horseback within a rocky mountain landscape, handscroll ink and colour on silk, set into an English mahogany table, the bead moulded edge above a moulded freize with concealed drawer, raised on X-form supports united by a turned stretcher, scroll: 79cm x 41cm, table: 91cm long x 51cm wide x 47cm high. ÂŁ2,000 - ÂŁ3,000
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Lot 190 A CHINESE HAND SCROLL, Republic period, depicting a fanciful peacock perched on a rock beside a flowering prunus tree with a profusion of other birds around, 131cm x 64cm. £50 - £80
Lot 191 TWO CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK, late Qing/early Republic period, possibly by the same hand, the first depicting waterfowl beneath flowering prunus branches, 111cm x 35cm, the second a group of swooping sparrows amid leafy bamboo branches, 90cm x £150 - £200 33cm.
Lot 192 THREE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK, 20th Century, each depicting exotic birds in flowering branches, ink and watercolour on silk, titled and signed with artist’s seal, 99cm x 38cm. £150 - £200
Lot 193 TWO CHINESE SILK INFORMAL ROBES, late Qing/Republic period, the first woven with scattered prunus blossom on a dark blue ground, 103cm long, the second woven with peonies and chrysanthemums on a reddish-brown brocaded ground, 130cm long, together with a silk skirt of the same period, woven with panels of flowers and bats on a yellow ground, 99cm long. (3) £200 - £300
Lot 194 A PAIR OF FRAMED CHINESE SILKWORKS, possibly sleeve ornaments, decorated with figures amid rocks and trees, 52cm x 11cm, together with a framed silk panel worked with birds amid flowering branches, 48cm x 22cm, and a silk collar ornament worked with ladies by pagodas in landscapes with rocks and trees, 48cm long. £80 - £120
Lot 195 A CHINESE EXPORT DOLL OF A MOTHER AND INFANT, late 19th Century, painted composition heads, hands and feet, the cloth body wearing silk embroidered smock and trousers, 30cm high. £80 - £120
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Lot 196 A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE, late Qing dynasty, modelled as a maiden in flowing robes and holding a fan, a rabbit or hare sits at her feet, 17cm high. £150 - £250
Lot 197 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY PUZZLE BALL ON STAND, Qing dynasty, the ball carved with wrythen dragons amid clouds, the inner layers pierced with star motifs, the stand formed as three rearing elephants on a disk above a baluster stem and carved £100 - £150 circular foot, 13cm high.
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Lot 199 Lot 198 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY CARD CASE, 19th Century, of rectangular outline and carved in high relief with a well populated village with buildings and gardens amid the trees, edged with bamboo, lotus flowers and bats, 10.5cm x 6.5cm x £300 - £500 2cm.
Lot 199 A CHINESE CARVED TORTOISESHELL CARD CASE, 19th Century, of rectangular outlined and carved in relief with a well populated village with buildings, a river and bridge amid the trees, edged with lotus flowers and foliage, 12cm x 8cm x 1cm. £400 - £600
Lot 200 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY RETICULATED TUSK VASE, Qing dynasty, worked in high relief with a phoenix bird amid flowering peonies to a shaped panel and dragons amid formalised clouds against a reticulated ground, with associated carved £300 - £500 hardwood stand, 22.5cm high. Lot 200 Lot 201 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY FAN HOLDER, 19th Century, the top section worked with flowers and foliage, the handle with dragons and birds amid clouds, 26cm long. £200 - £300
Lot 202 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY PUZZLE BALL, Qing dynasty, worked with wrythen dragons amid clouds, the inner £300 - £500 layers with varying reticulated patterns, 9cm dia.
Lot 203 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY PUZZLE BALL, Qing dynasty, worked with wrythen dragons amid clouds, the inner layers with varying reticulated patterns, 9cm dia. £150 - £200 Lot 202
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Lot 204 A GOOD CHINESE CARVED IVORY WRIST REST, 19th Century, of conventional form and well carved with a mountain village populated by figures at work and leisure, the other side worked in low relief with figures in a mountain landscape, 25.5cm long.
Lot 206 A CHINESE CARVED IVORY VASE, 19th Century, of rounded square section with lion dog and ring handles, the body carved with shaped panels profusely worked with mythcal beasts, birds in £300 - £500 branches, and scholars in a village, 21.5cm high.
Footnote: For a similar object see Maxwell K Hearn ‘Splendors of Imperial China’, pp.130-131, fig.98. £800 - £1,200
Lot 207 A CHINESE JEWELLED TINNED COPPER AND IVORY BELT BUCKLE, late Qing dynasty, of rectangular form, the ivory panel carved with a dragon amid waves or clouds, framed by coloured hardstone £80 - £120 ‘jewels’ within a worked metal base, 6cm x 5cm.
Lot 205 A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE OF A MAIDEN, 19th/early 20th Century, modelled standing and holding a bamboo parasol stem, set on a carved hardwood base, 34cm high (parasol top lacking). £200 - £300 43
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Lot 208 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY STEM CUP AND COVER, of cylindrical form and worked with wrythen dragons on a reticulated £100 - £150 ground, 15.5cm high.
Lot 210 A CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY BRUSH POT, bitong, Qing dynasty, of cylindrical form and carved in relief with figures in a dense wooded village, raised on four scroll feet, 13cm high. £200 - £300
Lot 209 A CHINESE CANTON IVORY BRISE FAN, 19th Century, finely carved in typical style with figures engaged in various pursuits amongst trees and pavilions, all encircling a central oval cartouche containing the monogram ‘MAH’, 19cm. £150 - £250
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Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
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Lot 217 Lot 215 A JAPANESE KUTANI DISH, Meiji period, of plain circular shape and decorated in typical colours with immortals around a central £100 - £200 flower panel, 37cm dia.
Lot 216 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES, Meiji period, of ovoid shape and decorated in typical colours with panels of mythological battle scenes and others of birds in branches between complex borders, 19cm high (one lacking cover). £100 - £150 Lot 217 A VERY LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN FISH BOWLS OR FERN POTS, 20th Century, of typical rounded form with everted rims, decorated in Imari colours with panels of shishi in landscapes, stylised flowers and foliage within complex panel borders, on hardwood stands, 49cm high (82cm high when on stands). £600 - £800 Lot 218 A FUKAGAWA PORCELAIN BULB BOWL, Meiji/Taisho period, of onion form with lobed rim, decorated in underglaze blue and colours with orchids and foliage, a band of butterflies to the rim, all detailed in gilt, 11cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 219 A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS, 18th Century, of lobed form and decorated with stylised flowers and foliage in typical colours, bowls 4cm high, saucers 12cm dia. £80 - £120 Lot 220 A JAPANESE IMARI BOWL, Edo/Meiji period, of rounded form and raised on a shallow foot ring, decorated with flowering trees and rocks in typical colours, a complex border inside the rim, six character faux Chenghua mark, 19cm dia. £80 - £120 Lot 221 A JAPANESE KUTANI VASE AND COVER, Edo/Meiji period, of ovoid form, the domed cover with button finial, painted in colours with panels of fenced gardens conjoined by diaper scroll sections and mythical beasts, 29cm high (cover repaired). £80 - £120
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Lot 222 A JAPANESE IMARI PLATE, Edo/Meiji period, of lobed circular form with reeded rim, decorated with panels of stylised flowers and foliage, 22cm dia., together with an Imari shell-form dish, 15.5cm. (2)
Lot 223 A JAPANESE IMARI DISH, Meiji period, of hexagonal form with lobed rim, decorated with panels of stylised flowers and foliage in a broad border around a central dragon panel, 30.5cm across. £100 - £150
Lot 224 A JAPANESE IMARI DISH, Meiji period, of circular form with ogee rim, decorated with a village landscape with buildings amid rocks and trees, within concentric borders of trailing flowers and foliage, £100 - £150 37cm dia.
Lot 225 A JAPANESE IMARI DISH, Meiji period, of deep circular form, decorated with panels of stylised flowers and butterflies around a £100 - £150 central flower spray, 36.5cm dia.
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Lot 226 A JAPANESE NABESHIMA BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH, Meiji period, of plain round shape and decorated with a dragon above an £80 - £120 angry sea with buddhistic symbols, 14.5cm dia.
Lot 227 A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN VASES, Arita, Meiji period, of onion form and painted in colouyrs and underglaze blue with flowering branches by a fence, 9cm high (restored). £80 - £120
Lot 228 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN, Meiji period, of slender ovoid form and finely painted with panels of figures in landscapes with buildings reserved against a dark blue ground £800 - £1,200 with gilt trailing blossoms, 14.5cm high.
Lot 229 A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI DISHES, Meiji period, of circular shape and painted in colours with ruyi shaped panels of shishi in landscapes around a central landscape roundel, against a dark £200 - £300 blue ground with gilt diaper, 40cm dia.
Lot 230 A CASED SET OF JAPANESE KUTANI TEACUPS AND SAUCERS, Taisho period, decorated with figures in rural landscapes, comprising eleven cups and twelve saucers to two fitted wood cases. £50 - £80 Lot 231 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES, Taisho period, of hexagonal section and ovoid form, decorated with flower studies surrounded by profuse flowerheads reserved against a dark blue and gilt ground, 20cm high. £80 - £120 Lot 228
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Lot 232 A GOOD PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE PLAQUES BY ICHIJU, Meiji period, of rectangular form and modelled in high relief with macaque monkeys; the first naturalistically depicted seated on a rocky outcrop clutching its foot and calling, the second anthropomorphised as a collector gazing through spectacles at a monkey netsuke attached to an inro, both signed Ichiju and with artist’s kakihan, mounted in £4,000 - £6,000 hardwood frames, the first 77cm x 45cm, the second 69cm x 48cm.
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Lot 233 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE VASES, Meiji/Taisho period, of amphora shape with twin dragon-head handles, moulded in high £150 - £250 relief with birds in branches, 40cm high. (2) Lot 234 A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT, Meiji period, naturalistically modelled standing four square with trunk curled £200 - £300 upwards, 17cm high, 27cm long. Lot 235 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISH, Meiji/Taisho period, of circular form and worked in silver wire with five crane birds in flight against a pale blue ground within a border of repeating flowers and foliage, £80 - £120 37cm dia. Lot 236 FOUR JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISHES, Meiji/Taisho period, of plain circular shape, three depicting birds amid flowering branches against a blue ground, the fourth a landscape in shades of grey and £100 - £150 blue, 30.5cm dia. (4) Lot 237 A JAPANESE SILVER BOWL BY KONOIKE, Meiji period, of lobed rounded form raised on a plain foot ring, the outside chased in high relief with profuse chrysanthemums and foliage, signed, with £300 - £500 carved hardwood base, 14cm dia., 9cm high.
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Lot 238 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE, Taisho period, of ovoid shape and worked in silver wire with a fanciful phoenix type bird in flight against a bright yellow ground, 15cm high. £150 - £180 Lot 239 A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOU LAO, modelled standing and holding a peach and a staff with gourd, accompanied by a boy, £100 - £200 3.5cm high. Lot 240 TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, Meiji period, the first modelled as a man and boy playing go, 5cm long, the second carved as an infant boy, 5cm high, and an ivory okimono of two insects on a split bamboo, 6.5cm long. £200 - £300 Lot 241 A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF BARREL BUILDERS, Meiji period, modelled as three figures working on a large barrel while £80 - £120 a fourth smokes, 6.5cm across, signed.
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Lot 245 Lot 242 A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A FROG, Meiji period, naturalistically modelled with head raised, 4cm, signed. £120- £150 Lot 243 TWO JAPANESE IVORY AND BONE SHRINES, Meiji/Taisho period, modelled in the form of pagodas, carved throughout in low relief with flowers, foliage, dragons and figures, doors to the front opening to reveal a guanyin figure within, 37cm and 24cm high. £150 - £250 (2) Lot 244 A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY CARD CASE, Meiji period, of rectangular outline and worked in low relief with tigers circling an £80 - £120 elephant, 12cm x 7.5cm. Lot 245 A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA IVORY PAGE TURNER, Meiji period, the handle carved as a rat in a fruiting vine, the blade decorated with gilt lacquered birds and flowering branches inlaid with mother£200 - £250 of-pear buds, 31.5cm long. Lot 246 A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA IVORY AND HARDWOOD BRIDGE COUNTER, Meiji period, of typical form, each tab applied with a bird or insect, the tablet further decorated with a gilt fruiting vine, £60 - £80 9cm. Lot 247 A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD ONI MASK, Taisho period, modelled as the face of a grimacing horned demon, signed, 23cm. £100 - £150
Lot 248 Lot 248 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID LACQUER PANELS, Meiji period, of rectangular outline, inlaid and finely worked with ivory and bone studies of birds of prey perched in leafy branches, poised to snatch smaller birds, on a mid-blue lacquer ground, each with artists £700 - £1,000 kakihan, 76cm x 45cm.
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Lot 249 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA PLAQUES, Meiji/Taisho period, of circular form, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bone and wood and worked in high relief with scenes of birds of prey perched in flowering branches against a black ground, the rims with painted £200 - £300 blossums against a dark red ground, 46cm dia.
Lot 250 A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX, Meiji/Taisho period, of rectangular outline, the top decorated with a scene of a man playing a koto while a bijin stands behind, the interior with a lift-out tray decorated with gilt grasses against a dense nashiji ground, signed to top, 27.5cm x 21cm x 10.5cm. £80 - £120 Lot 250 Lot 251 A JAPANESE PARCEL GILT CARVED HARDWOOD BOX AND COVER, Meiji period, modelled as a tree stump with trailing branches, acorns and leaves, a frog clings to one side picked out in gilt, the cover formed as a leaf with a seated frog finial, 6cm high. £100 - £150
Lot 252 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE PLATE, early 20th Century, depicting an interior scene with two geishas, in £50 - £80 oak frame, 29cm x 23cm.
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Lot 253 Lot 253 A GOOD JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA BOX AND COVER, Meiji period, of rectangular outline, the top applied with mother of pearl and mixed hardstone in a profusion of overlapping flowers, the border and sides with a scrambled pearlised mosaic interspersed with gilt flowerheads, the interior with dense nashiji, the rims mounted in silver, signed to a red tablet, 11cm x 8cm x 3.5cm. £800 - £1,200
Lot 254 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) SIGNED TOYOKUNI, two woodblock prints, the first depicting a man playing a shamisen while a woman watches, the second of a lady at a doorway, together with Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880), two woodblock £150 - £250 prints depicting ladies in interiors. (4) Lot 255 TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900) AND UTAGAWA YOSHITOYO (1830-1866), three woodblock prints depicting kabuki actors, 36cm x 25cm, together with a similar print unframed diptych, 26cm x 37cm. (4) £150 - £180 Lot 256 UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880), three woodblock prints, the first two of kabuki actors, the third of a geisha attended by two maiko. (3) £120 - £180 Lot 257 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), two woodblock prints, Evening Snow at Edo River and Snow at Nezugongen, 36cm x 24cm, together with Fumio Fujita (b.1933) autumnal trees, no.64 of 200, 38cm x 28cm, and Hajime Namiki (b.1947) Tree Scene, no.22 of 200, 30cm £80 - £120 x 42cm. (4) Lot 258 JAPANESE SCHOOL, Taisho period, a crane bird wading beneath pine branches, ink and watercolour on silk, titled and signed upper £40 - £60 left, 29cm x 36cm. Lot 259 MASAO IDO (B.1945), four woodblock prints circa 1979-80, including Shodoshima from the olive grove and three other landscapes with buildings, signed and titled in pencil, 29cm x £200 - £300 43cm. (4) Lots 260-264 No Lots
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Islamic Works of Art and Oriental Furniture
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Lot 268 Lot 267 THREE PERSIAN POTTERY PIECES, Iran 17th Century, the first a ‘Kubachi’ type bowl decorated with repeating panels of stylised flowers, 16cm dia., the second a blue and white fritware dish decorated in the Chinese manner, 17cm dia., fret mark, and the third a blue and white fritware vase of compressed ovoid shape, decorated with trailing flowers and foliage, 9cm high, six character mark. (3) £100 - £150
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Lot 268 A CHANNAKALE POTTERY YELLOW-GLAZED EWER, 19th Century, of bellied form with double twist handle, the body applied with flower bosses around a single flower, decorated with dark ochre stylised flowers and £350 - £450 green splashes against a yellow ground, 37cm high.
Lot 265 A GLAZED EARTHENWARE KASHKUL, Persia, 19th Century, of ovoid form with lobed rim, moulded and painted in colours with figures and animals around inscribed cartouches, multiple chain £150 - £250 handle, 22cm long.
Lot 269 AN INDIAN BRASS PLATTER OR TRAY, 19th Century, of floret form with lobed rim, finely tooled with dancing figures amid dense scrolling foliage, 51cm dia., together with an Indian silver cup, of beaker form and chased £80 - £120 with panels of flowers and foliage, 9cm high. (2)
Lot 266 TWO INDIAN MULTAN POTTERY VASES, 19th Century, of baluster form and decorated with turquoise and blue scrolling foliage and £80 - £120 flowers, 30cm high.
Lot 270 A CEYLON OR INDIAN WHITE METAL RITUAL VESSEL, 19th Century, modelled in the form of a kris with carved horn grip, the wavy ‘blade’ forming a trough, the sides chased with overlapping £80 - £120 leaves, 25.5cm long.
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Lot 271 AN INDIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF SHRI MAHARAJA RAI SINGHJI OF BIKANER (ATTRIBUTED), circa 1800, standing in a landscape and holding a jewelled staff, gouache on paper, 24cm x 15cm. Provenance: Ex. collection of Maharaja Bikaner, accession no.5504, with palace stamp dated 1964. £1,500 - £2,500 Lot 272 AN INDIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A MEWAR RULER, possibly Pratap Singh, circa 1760, the principle on horseback with attendents on foot, gouache on paper, 34cm x 22cm. £1,500 - £2,500 Lot 273 AN INDIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF BHATI JUJHAR SINGHJI OF MOHI, Mewar, second half 19th Century, depicted standing with a sword, dagger and shield, gouache and gold on paper, 28cm x £800 - £1,200 21cm. Lot 274 A SET OF INDIAN OVAL MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19th Century, depicting the head and shoulders of four noblemen and a consort £100 - £150 arranged in an oval frame, 26cm x 20cm. Lot 275 A SET OF INDIAN MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19th Century, arranged in a rectangular frame, the centre reverse painted on glass depicting a nobleman standing, surrounded by nine further head and shoulders portraits of courtiers in opaque colours on ivory, 34cm x 27cm. £200 - £300
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Lot 276 A COLLECTION OF NINE INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS, 19th Century, each depicting life in courtly circles including courtship, hunting and government, with inscriptions front and verso, gouache and ink on paper, all approximately 8vo. (9) £80 - £120
Lot 279 A CARVED HARDWOOD AND JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA MURAL CORNER CUPBOARD, Meiji period, the European superstructure carved with lotus buds and flowers in the Art Nouveau taste, the door inset with a Japanese lacquer panel inlaid with ivory, hardwood and mother-of-pearl depicting a bird perched amid lotus flowers and buds, 124cm high, 47cm wide, 24cm deep. £150 - £180
Lot 277 A DAMASCUS IVORY INLAID OCCASIONAL TABLE, Syria, late 19th Century, of octagonal form, the top inlaid with a profuse flower roundel within a meandering flower border, the folding base with £150 - £250 conforming inlay, 46cm high x 46cm wide.
Lot 280 A CHINESE LEATHER TRAVEL TRUNK ON ROSEWOOD STAND, 19th Century, the trunk of rectangular form and applied with tooled leather bats and shou symbols picked out in gold on a red ground, plain bronze hasp and loop side handles, set on a huanghuali stand raised on four fret-moulded supports, 43cm £200 - £300 high, 67cm wide, 47cm deep.
Lot 278 A JAPANESE TWO PART SOFTWOOD TANSU OR CLOTHES CHEST, early 20th Century, the panelled front with three small drawers above two sets of twin cupboard doors, the metal mounts forming butterflies, 123cm high, 91cm wide, 39cm deep. £150 - £250 55
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Lot 283 Lot 281 A CHINESE GLAZED HARDWOOD SCHOLAR’S CABINET, Republic period, of rectangular outline, the door with blind fretwork cresting and apron opening to an interior with multiple stepped curio £150 - £200 shelves, 83cm high, 50cm wide, 8.5cm deep. Lot 282 A CHINESE HARDSTONE AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER CABINET, early 20th Century, the doors inlaid with varying coloured soapstone, mother-of-pearl and carnelian depicting ladies at leisure in a formal garden beside a pavilion, all enclosed within gilt borders of stylised flowers and fretwork, the sides with inlaid vignettes of birds in flowering branches, the interior with a central shelf, 77cm high, 59cm wide, 28.5cm deep. £300 - £500 Lot 283 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD AND MARBLE INLAID URN STAND, 19th Century, the moulded circular top inset with pink veined marble above a meandering openwork apron carved with bamboo leaves, raised on four S-shape supports with conforming carving, united by a cruciform stretcher, 61cm high, 37cm wide. £100 - £150
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Lot 284 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD AND MARBLE INLAID URN STAND, 19th Century, the bead-edged circular top inset with pinkveined marble within a carved meandering flower border, above an openwork apron carved in high relief with prunus blossum, raised on four square section supports with claw-and-ball feet united by curved stretchers, 45cm high, 49cm wide. £200 - £300 Lot 285 A CHINESE HARDWOOD CHILD'S CHAIR, 19th Century, the rolltop back with double-scroll carved splat, the seat inlaid with woven rush panel above a blind fret apron, raised on geometric legs joined with stepped stretchers, 77cm high, 41cm wide, 38cm deep. £60 - £100
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Auction announcement
Collectable Ceramics & Glass Including a private collection to be held on
16 November 2016 at 2.30pm
A very large Dennis China ‘Black Datura’ vase by Sally Tuffin. £500 - £700
Viewing in the room: Tuesday 15th November 9.30am - 4.30pm and on the morning of the auction or on-line at www.the-saleroom.com/halls
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Auction Announcement
A Christmas Collective Including ceramics, works of art, wine, jewellery, tribal art and furniture to be held on
7 December 2016 at 10am
A large Sevres-style vase and cover. ÂŁ1,200 - ÂŁ1,500
Viewing in the room: Tuesday 6th December 9.30am - 4.30pm and on the morning of the auction or online at www.the-saleroom.com/halls
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The Scholar’s Table: Asian art including the Robert Owen Collection - 11th May 2016 Sale Report It was a pleasure to put together an auction with so much variety as we were able to do in May of 2016. This was thanks in no small measure to the Robert owen collection of scholar’s objects and other works. Amassed over many years in Hong Kong and mainland China as well as London specialist dealers, this was an eclectic mix of traditional pottery and porcelain, carved hardwood figures, bronzes and also natural wood roots and rock formations. It ran to over eighty lots and included such highlights as a large Chinese bronze figure of Laozi on a buffalo which reached £2,100 against its £400-600 estimate, a carved bamboo model of a river boat at £1,800 against a £150200 estimate and a carved rootwood brush pot or libation cup which raced over its £200-300 estimate to sell for £850. Star piece of the collection was a delightful inlaid hardwood hexagonal treasure box with carved jade finial. It had the highest estimate of anything in the collection at £1,200-1,500 but a great deal of pre-sale interest foretold a much higher result and we were not disappointed with a hammer price of £6,000. The other sections of the sale all performed well with hammer prices largely falling within estimates but there was still room for a few surprises. A Chinese blue and white dish decorated with lion dogs made a ten-timesestimate £1,050 while a small Claire-de-lune porcelain water pot with a peach bloom box and cover did even better at £1,300 against its £200-300 estimate. Chinese and Japanese works of art also did well. A beautiful fourfold mixed hardstone table screen more than doubled its top estimate to reach £1,700 while a pair of impressive Japanese shibayama tusk vases by Masayasu comfortably passed their reserve to finish at £4,900. The crowning glory of the auction, though, was an exceptional pair of Chinese turquoise ground famille rose vases and covers with daoguang (1821-1850) marks and of the period. Brought in to Halls during routine valuations at the beginning of the year, the vases came from a private collection where they had been enjoyed for nearly fifty years. Having been acquired in an auction of effects belonging to prominent physician dr Wilfred Watkins-Pitchford, they also had terrific provenance which, in today’s volatile market, is all important. Estimated to reflect their quality at £20,000-30,000, they were hotly contested by telephone bidding, ultimately selling for £85,000 to a buyer in mainland China. While we have undoubtedly seen a softening in the market for Asian art in recent months, there is no doubt that a strong appetite remains for good quality pieces with provenance. Mainland China is still a force to be reckoned with and this makes for a very exciting saleroom. Alexander Clement
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Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date and age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact.
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Circle of John Constable In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil.
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Style of… follower of John Constable In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.
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SELECTED CHRONOLOGY FOR CHINESE DYNASTIES 618-907
Five Dynasties:
907-960
Song Dynasty: 960-1279 Northern Song 960-1127 Southern Song 1127-1279 Yuan Dynasty: 1279-1368 Ming Dynasty: 1368-1644 Hongwu 1368-1398 Yongle 1403-1424 Xuande 1426-1435 Chenghua 1465-1487 Hongzhi 1488-1505 Zhengde 1506-1521 Jiajing 1522-1566 Longqing 1567-1572 Wanli 1573-1619 Tianqi 1621-1627 Chongzhen 1628-1644
Qing Dynasty: Shunzhi Kangxi Yongzhen Qianlong Jiaqing Daoguang Xianfeng Tongzhi Guangxu Xuantong
SELECTED CHRONOLOGY FOR JAPANESE PERIODS 1644-1911 1644-1661 1662-1722 1723-1735 1736-1795 1796-1820 1821-1850 1851-1861 1862- 1874 1857-1908 1909-1911
Republic Period: 1912-1949
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Heinan period: Kamakura period:
794-1185 1185-1333
Muromachi period: 1333-1568 Momoyama period: 1568-1600 Edo period:
1600-1868
Meiji period:
1868-1911
Taisho period:
1912-1926
Showa period:
1926-1989
SELECTED CHRONOLOGY FOR CHINESE & JAPANESE PERIODS
Tang Dynasty:
EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING TERMS FOR PAINTINGS, MINIATURES, SCULPTURES AND PRINTS
Halls Fine Art reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.
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CoNdITIoNS oF SALE 1.
CoNdITIoNS oF SALE APPLICABLE To BUYERS
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”.
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.
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.
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. The Auctioneers are unable to accept payment from successful bidders other than in cash or by the bidder’s own cheque. Cheques drawn by third parties, whether in the auctioneer’s favour or requiring endorsement, cannot be accepted.
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
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. There is a 2.5% surcharge on all transactions made by credit card along with a one pound fee for payments on debit cards under twenty five pounds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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CoNdITIoNS oF SALE APPLICABLE To SELLERS 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 £50,000 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 £50,000 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.
HALLS HoLdINgS LIMITEd Company Registration Number: 06597073 Vat Registration Number: 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 €15,000. If the amount payable by you exceeds the equivalent of €15,000, the balance must be paid otherwise than in notes, coins or travellers cheques. These conditions are in accordance with The Money Laundering Regulations 2003.
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Bidding no.
Email confirmation received
COMMISSION BIDDING SLIP SALE DATE: Wednesday 9th November 2016 Bid on my behalf at the above Sale 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% plus VAT. I have read and agree to comply with the Notices and Conditions of Sale.
Lot No.
description
Bid in £
Lot No
description
Bid in £
Name (Block Letters) ........................................................................................................................................................... Email ................................................................................................................................................................................. Address (Block Letters) ........................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................. Post Code:....................................................... Telephone Number: .......................................................................................................................................................... Signature:............................................................. date:.............................................. Time......................................... 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. If you do not wish to receive direct mailing from Halls Holdings Ltd. Please tick here PLEASE NoTE: Halls can recommend shipping options
Telephone lines must be booked by 4.30pm on Tuesday 8th November 2016. We do not accept telephone bids on the day of the sale. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
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Halls Fine Art Auctions: Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DR T: 01743 450 700 E: fineart@hallsgb.com W: www.hallsgb.com/fine-art