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Wednesday 8th December at 10.30am
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 1 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'HUANGHUALI' COMB-BACK CHAIRS, PROBABLY EARLY QING
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
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£6,000 - £10,000 | - | View |
| 2 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD THRONE CHAIRS, LATE QING, circa 1870
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.…
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £1,400 | View |
| 3 |
A CHINESE HARDWOOD SPINDLE-BACK ROSE CHAIR, MEIGUIYI, QING,
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
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 4 |
A TIBETAN PINE, COTTON AND PAINTED CHEST
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…
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 5 |
A CHINESE “LONGQUAN” VASE
with a pear-shaped body covered in a celadon “crackle”-glaze, the lines suffused with a golden hue, 14cm high
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£800 - £1,500 | £2,000 | View |
| 6 |
A CHINESE “LONGQUAN” BOWL
the octagonal body covered in a grey/green celadon crackle glaze, 9cm diameter
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£500 - £800 | £1,200 | View |
| 7 |
A CHINESE QINGBAI LOBED EWER, SONG,
the globular lobed body rising to a flaring trumpet-shaped neck, with an incised strap handle, 19cm high
Provenance: Private collection, Somerset. |
£1,000 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 8 |
A CHINESE QINGBAI GOURD-SHAPED EWER, SONG
with a ribbed globular body, an incised strap handle and a foliate lid, the straight spout restored, 10cm high
Provenance: Private collection, Somerset. |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 9 |
A CHINESE “ ARCHAISTIC” PORCELAIN VASE
modelled as a “Hu” and decorated with two registers of figures in landscapes, within stylised mythical beast and key-pattern borders, 33.5cm high
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£600 - £1,200 | £3,000 | View |
| 10 |
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BRUSHPOT
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…
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£1,000 - £1,500 | £13,000 | View |
| 11 |
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
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… |
£300 - £500 | £450 | View |
| 12 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FLASKS
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…
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£500 - £1,000 | £1,200 | View |
| 13 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE "SLEEVE" VASES
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 |
£300 - £500 | £500 | View |
| 14 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE BISCUIT MODELS OF OXEN
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…
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£1,500 - £2,500 | £2,800 | View |
| 15 |
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN,
with associated wooden base, Qing, 50.5cm high.
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£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 16 |
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN
standing on a cloudscroll base, Qing, 47.5cm high
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£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 17 |
A CHINESE DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" LIBATION CUP
imitating a rhinoceros horn vessel carved with dragons, mythical beasts and scrolls, Kangxi, 14.5cm wide x 8.5cm high
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£300 - £500 | £400 | View |
| 18 |
A CHINESE 'JUN YAO' VASE
of bottle shape with a typical blue glaze splashed with purple on the neck, 8.5cm high
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£200 - £400 | £380 | View |
| 19 |
A CHINESE BOWL
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…
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£800 - £1,200 | £28,000 | View |
| 20 |
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISHBOWLS
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
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£30,000 - £50,000 | £35,000 | View |
| 21 |
A SEPIA-ENAMELLED JARDINERE,
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… |
£1,500 - £2,500 | £10,000 | View |
| 22 |
A CHINESE "WUCAI" VASE AND COVER
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…
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£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 23 |
A CHINESE PORCELAIN "GUGLET"
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…
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£300 - £500 | £1,800 | View |
| 24 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISHES
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,… |
£500 - £1,000 | £800 | View |
| 25 |
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES
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…
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£150 - £250 | £600 | View |
| 26 |
A CHINESE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR DISH
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.
… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 27 |
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION BOX
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… |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 28 |
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL VASE
in Qianlong style, the sides painted in tones of underglaze blue with crashing waves, lotus blossom and stylised flowerhead motifs, 22.5cm high
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£400 - £600 | £700 | View |
| 29 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW DISHES
decorated with stylised flowers and leafy tendrils, the reverse of one with an old collectors label inscribed 'CHIEN LUNG 1736/1796', 21cm diameter.
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£150 - £250 | £350 | View |
| 30 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL
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
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£500 - £1,000 | £4,000 | View |
| 31 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE COFFEE POT
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…
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£300 - £500 | £480 | View |
| 32 |
A CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE,
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…
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £1,000 | View |
| 33 |
A CHINESE “TEA-DUST” BOWL
with a globular body covered in an even glaze, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in gilt but probably later, 6.5cm diameter
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£300 - £500 | £1,600 | View |
| 34 |
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE AND FAUX-TURQUOISE VASES, QIANLONG / JIAQING PERIOD
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. |
£400 - £600 | £800 | View |
| 35 |
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF HOTEI,
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:… |
£500 - £1,000 | £3,800 | View |
| 36 |
A CHINESE GUAN-TYPE VASE
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 |
£200 - £400 | £300 | View |
| 37 |
A CHINESE AUBERGINE FLAMBE-GLAZE WATERPOT, QING DYNASTY,
6cm high
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£100 - £200 | £110 | View |
| 38 |
A FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE FORM BRUSH POT,
Qing Dynasty, the sides painted with immortals with stylised leaf borders, 8.5cm high.
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£200 - £400 | £600 | View |
| 39 |
A CHINESE "CANTON" FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE VASE,
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…
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£150 - £250 | £350 | View |
| 40 |
A CHINESE "CANTONESE" FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE BOWL
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,…
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£300 - £500 | £320 | View |
| 41 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE "CANTONESE" FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE BOTTLE VASES,
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…
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£400 - £600 | £500 | View |
| 42 |
A FAMILLE ROSE BOWL, REPUBLIC PERIOD,
the flared sides painted in coloured enamels with auspicious objects, apocryphal Kangxi seal mark, 10cm diameter.
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£100 - £200 | £150 | View |
| 43 |
A FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS' VASE,
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
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£500 - £1,000 | £2,400 | View |
| 44 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE "YIXING" BOWLS,
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
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 45 |
A CHINESE REPUBLIC "YIXING" TEAPOT
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)
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 46 |
A FAMILLE ROSE EXPORT TEAPOT,
the baluster sides painted with scenes of Empresses and attendants, reserved against gilt enriched ground with panels of puce, Qianlong, 13cm high
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£100 - £200 | £280 | View |
| 47 |
A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE VERTE TEAPOT
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…
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£300 - £500 | £750 | View |
| 48 |
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MUG
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…
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£100 - £200 | £280 | View |
