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Auction date Wednesday 8 December 2021 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Total lots: 133

Lot 53 Sold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON SEAL
carved with a mythical beast, the underside of the rectangular base with calligraphy and traces of red ink staining, Ming or later, 4.5cm wide by 4.5cm high
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 55 Sold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BUFFALO,
the head turning across the back of the recumbent beast, with a soft lustrous polish, Qing, 6cm
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 56 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE JADE DRAGONS
with finely carved detail, Qing, 3cm long (2)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 57 Sold
A CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE PLAQUE, QING,
carved with a continuous knot, 9cm long.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 58 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, QING,
9cm long.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £150
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 59 Sold
A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO CATS, QING DYNASTY
finely carved with the two felines coiled around a flowering stem, one with a faint russet patch on the back.
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 60 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE BUDDHA
seated cross legged and contained in a glazed bronze metal case, Qing or later, 3.75cm high
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 61 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE AND STOPPER
of flattened baluster form, carved on one side with a phoenix and the other with a dragon, the shoulders and one side carved with scrolling foliage, the stopper and body with some darker green inclusions, Qing or later, 6cm high
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 62 Unsold
A CHINESE GREEN SOAPSTONE TEAPOT
the gourd-shaped body mottled in white and carved with a coin toad climbing across lily pads, Qing, 12.5cm wide x 7.75cm high
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 63 Unsold
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CENSER
in finely mottled stone of amber colour, the compressed circular body carved with lotus and scrolling foliage, the mask handles with bulging eyes, Qing, 16.5cm

Provenance: Polmaise Castle, Scotland and thence by descent in the Hamilton family.
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 64 Sold
A CHINESE AMBER BUDDHISTIC LION, QING,
together with a small ivory box in the form of a fruit, early Qing. Amber 5cm high, Box 7.5cm diameter (2)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 65 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME LOHAN, PROBABLY LATE MING,
modelled riding on the back of a fish, 82cm high
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 66 Unsold
A CHINESE "ZITAN" TRAY
carved to simulate a rattan panel within a bamboo frame, on shaped feet, Qing or later, 32cm x 18cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 67 Sold
A CHINESE "ZITAN" BOWL
carved with calligraphy, 12cm dia. x 8cm high
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 68 Unsold
A CHINESE "ZITAN" TRAY
of circular form with an undulating border, the central panel carved to simulate basketwork over which grows a bamboo shoot, 30cm dia.
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 69 Unsold
A CHINESE "ZITAN" BRUSHPOT
of plain cylindrical form, Qing or later, 10.25cm high x 7.5cm dia.
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 70 Unsold
A CHINESE "ZITAN" BRUSH POT
carved with an immortal climbing on a rocky outcrop in the shade of a tree, the reverse carved as a gnarled tree trunk, early Qing or later, 20cm high x 16cm wide

Provenance: With Ben Janssen Oriental Art London, 2016
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 71 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED HORN LIONS,
each reclining beast with finely detailed musculature and bushy tails, Qing, 5cm long x 2cm high.

Provenance: With Ben Janssen Oriental Art, London 2018
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 72 Sold
A CHINESE RED 'LACQUER' SEATED GUANYIN
the underside with seal marks and inscription, 11cm high
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 73 Unsold
A CHINESE IVORY BASKET
of shaped form finely carved and pierced with panels of figures, on a complex diaper ground, Qianlong, 28cm wide x 24cm and 22cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the Late Rufus Eyre
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Lot 74 Sold
A FINE CHINESE ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
decorated with panels of birds and flowers, the base with a four character Qianlong mark in blue, 6.25cm high and a similar snuff bottle with a coral - coloured ground, both Republic (2)
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 76 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER,
of plain form with rounded shoulders, the base with a finely-cast six character mark of Xuande, 16cm dia.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset.
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 77 Unsold
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER
with simple loop handles, the interior cast with a coiled dragon incorporating characters, the base with a Xuande mark in a rectangle, 7.75cm dia.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset.
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021
Lot 78 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER,
Ming, the circular bulbous body lightly engraved with archaistic style decoration within geometric key-pattern borders, the zoomorphic scroll handles modelled as serpents with shaped tails, 17cm dia. across the handles
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2021
8 December 2021

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