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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 |
