Asian Art

the fine spindle backs each flanked by conforming arm rests, over panelled solid seats, supported on rounded corner legs, united by stretchers and shaped foot rails, 89cm high, 58cm wide

Extensivley carved with playful Buddhistic lions amidst blossom and dragons in combat, the arms carved as dragons with curling tails, on scroll legs carved with cloud scrolls, 67cm wide x 113cm high.

Provenance: Acquired by Henry Joseph Hunt, Esq. in Shanghai between 1860-1880, Tea Merchant Agent for Jardine and Matheson,
and thence by descent

the raised back above eight spindles, with conforming arms above a carved panelled seat, raised on square section moulded legs, joined by a footrest and stretchers, 54cm wide, 94.5cm high

17th century or later, of rectangular form, the pine carcass covered in a woven cotton and painted with a red ground and central medallion depicting a dragon, with metal locks and hinges, 80cm x 33cm x 45cm

with a pear-shaped body covered in a celadon “crackle”-glaze, the lines suffused with a golden hue, 14cm high

the octagonal body covered in a grey/green celadon crackle glaze, 9cm diameter

the globular lobed body rising to a flaring trumpet-shaped neck, with an incised strap handle, 19cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.

with a ribbed globular body, an incised strap handle and a foliate lid, the straight spout restored, 10cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.

modelled as a “Hu” and decorated with two registers of figures in landscapes, within stylised mythical beast and key-pattern borders, 33.5cm high

of large size in the Transitional style, decorated with elegant figures gaming in an interior and watery landscapes, with an illegible collectors label, the base unglazed, 21.25cm high x21.5cm diameter.

with heaped and piled decoration of floral sprays, the reverse similarly decorated with a key pattern rim, the circular foot with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, 25.5cm dia.

The Estate of the late Sir David and Lady Black, removed from Beech Farm.

each with an ovoid body decorated in iron red and black with three goats in red, the domed lid with a splash of red glaze on the upper part, the base with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, 10cm high

in the Kangxi style, with flared rims and cylindrical bodies decorated with blossoming foliage, over a panelled lower border, 45.5cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre

modelled in mirror image, each long-horned beast recumbent with head raised in an alert expression, legs tucked under the body, and tail over the haunches, the grey fur markings are finely incised and the eyes are detailed in black, early Qing, 13cm wide (2)

Provenance: The George Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939) Collection, no. D88
An English Private Collection

with associated wooden base, Qing, 50.5cm high.

standing on a cloudscroll base, Qing, 47.5cm high

imitating a rhinoceros horn vessel carved with dragons, mythical beasts and scrolls, Kangxi, 14.5cm wide x 8.5cm high

of bottle shape with a typical blue glaze splashed with purple on the neck, 8.5cm high

with an undulating rim and a slightly flared body decorated in white with floral sprays and leaves in wavy panels on a mottled blue ground, the base with a six character mark of Yongzheng enclosed by a double circle, but probably later and bearing a dealers label for “ Peter Boode , London”, 19.5cm diameter

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

the baluster sides finely painted with a continuous scene of figures and birds in a rocky mountain landscape, 24cm wide

Provenance: Private American collection; bears old Chait Gallery, New York trade label

decorated in polychrome enamels and underglaze blue with vases and bowls charged with prunus, fruit, peonies and chrysanthemums, the reverse with a palm tree and rockwork, the domed cover with fruit and precious objects beneath a knop covered in a blue glaze, the base unglazed, 45cm high

Provenance: A deceased Estate, Devon.

enamelled in polychrome with elegant figures and children in an interior, the neck with panels of birds amidst foliage in black, iron red and gilt, Qianlong, 23cm high; and a similar Guglet reserved with elegant figures in garden landscapes with pavilions and buildings, on a ground strewn with gilt scrolls, 24.5cm high (2)

enamelled in polychrome with sprays of flowers within an undulating rim decorated with flowerheads alternating with blue and green scrolls, early Qianlong, 35cm dia.

Provenance: Polmaise Castle, Scotland and thence by descent in the Hamilton family

enamelled in polychrome with peonies and other flowers sprouting from blue rockwork, within an undulating border with three floral sprays, Qianlong, 23cm dia.; and a pair of famille rose bowls with shaped rims, 23.5cm dia. (6)

enamelled in polychrome with a mother holding a baby with boys wrestling on a mat beyond, the reverse with sprays of flowers, Qing and the base with a Qianlong seal mark in iron red, 17cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset

of large size, decorated with stylised 'wheel' flowerheads and scrolling leafy tendrils, with Qianlong seal mark, 26cm diam. x 16.5cm high

Provenance: The Collection of Aubrey Ellwood Esq and acquired by him in the 1930s. Inherited from him by the vendor’s mother of Sherborne, Dorset.

in Qianlong style, the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue with crashing waves, lotus blossom and stylised flowerhead motifs, 22.5cm high

decorated with stylised flowers and leafy tendrils, the reverse of one with an old collectors label inscribed 'CHIEN LUNG 1736/1796', 21cm diameter.

the flared body enamelled with three sprays of flowers on a cafe au lait ground, the interior with four bats in iron red, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 19.75cm diameter

of silver shape with a tapering body enamelled in polychrome with exotic birds and colourful foliage blossoming from rockwork in a fenced garden within hatched diaper and leafy scroll borders, with a scrolling spout ending in a birds head terminal and a handle modelled to represent the tail of the bird, the domed cover enamelled with sprays of flowers tied with ribbon and butterflies beneath a crown finial highlighted in iron red and gilt, Yongzheng/early Qianlong, 28cm high x 19.75cm wide (max)

finely enamelled with two circular medallions, one depicting figures in a lakeside pavilion with blossoming foliage to one side and hills beyond, the other with pavilions and buildings beside a lake with trees in the foreground and mountains beyond, the green ground strewn with flowers and leafy tendrils, the pale blue neck with a spear and stylised leaf border and decorated with bats and stylised flowerheads, mounted with two pink-enamelled mythical beast scroll handles,

with a globular body covered in an even glaze, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in gilt but probably later, 6.5cm diameter

the baluster sides finely painted with panels of boys, reserved against faux-turquoise grounds decorated with blossoming stems, 24cm high

Provenance: A private collection, Hampshire.

the smiling figure reclining in loose robes holding a fruit in his left hand, probably early Qing, probably Kangxi, 15cm high, on a carved hardwood base with a key-pattern upper border.

Provenance: From a deceased Estate in West Meon, Hampshire.

with an ovoid body and a simple domed cover, covered in an ivory glaze suffused with a dark crackle becoming finer towards the footrim, Qing, 33.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset

6cm high

Qing Dynasty, the sides painted with immortals with stylised leaf borders, 8.5cm high.

the moulded body modelled as a linen sack and decorated in polychrome enamels with panels of elegant figures in interiors, surrounded by a ground strewn with precious objects, floral sprays and fruit, the neck with playful kylins in gilt, 19th century, 44cm high

of large size, enamelled in polychrome with panels of elegant figures within iron red and gilt key-pattern borders, the rim and the remainder of the body decorated with flowers, fruit, birds, butterflies, bats and foliage, Qing, 37cm dia. x 15.5cm high

each enamelled in polychrome with panels of elegant figures alternating with birds and butterflies amidst foliage, on a gilt ground strewn with green tendrils, butterflies and blossom, Qing, 40cm high (2)

the flared sides painted in coloured enamels with auspicious objects, apocryphal Kangxi seal mark, 10cm diameter.

of pear-shape form, the sides finely painted in coloured enamels with lily-pads and lotus blooms, Qianlong seal mark but probably Republic Period, 27.5cm high

each of compressed circular form decorated in slip with pavilions in mountainous landscapes, trees and rocky outcrops, each on three moulded feet, 7cm dia. x 3cm high

and a pair of teabowls ensuite, each with a green body, the teapot with etched decoration of a mountainous landscape, the teapot 13cm wide and the teabowls 6cm dia. (3)

the baluster sides painted with scenes of Empresses and attendants, reserved against gilt enriched ground with panels of puce, Qianlong, 13cm high

with European figure decoration, the bullet-shaped body decorated with two circular panels, each depicting a woman dressed as a shepherdess and a man in a pink coat with the figure of Cupid at their feet and a coastal landscape with trees and shipping beyond, on a cellular ground, with a simple loop handles and a straight spout, the slightly domed lid with landscape vignettes, Qianlong, 19.5cm wide x 13cm high

enamelled in polychrome with a principal reserve depicting figures playing with dogs in an elegant interior, on a ground strewn with gilt scrollwork and leafy tendrils, with a simple scroll handle emanating from an escutcheon-shaped medallion painted with a landscape in puce, Qianlong, 16cm high; and a smaller mug ensuite, 14.5cm high (2)