We are delighted to announce that our
ASIAN ART AUCTION on the 15th JUNE
will include a group of porcelain and works of art from the renowned
collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969).
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The market remains extremely strong for Chinese ceramics and works of art as demonstrated by the outstanding results in our last specialist auction.
Auction:
Wednesday 15th June at 10.30am
Viewing:
Saturday 11th June 9.30am - 12pm
Monday 13th - Tuesday 14th June, 9.30am - 5pm
From 9am the day of the Auction
Bidding:
Live Bidding will be available for this auction through this website. Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available.
For more information please contact Duke's on 01305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A CHINESE BRONZE GUEI
with two handles, cast with masks and two bands of archaic designs, Western Zhou, circa 10th century BC. with a hardwood base,
16cm high x 25cm long x 19cm wide (with the base) 12cm high x 25cm long… |
£2,000 - £3,000 | £10,000 | View |
| 2 |
A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE BIT AND CHEEK PIECES
each modelled as a standing horse, 8th/7th century BC.
8cm high x 23cm long x 11cm wide Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) Bluett & Son 1970… |
£600 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 3 |
A CHINESE BRONZE TIGER WEIGHT
the recumbent beast with a small bird on its' back, Han,
3cm high x 6cm long x 6.5cm diam. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) Bluett & Son 1970 valuation… |
£400 - £600 | £600 | View |
| 4 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE MINIATURE BRONZE SEATED LIONS
Tang, with a wooden stand
6.5cm high x 5cm long x 1.5cm wide Provenance: The Collection of Charles Lambert Rutherston and sold to Luff in March 1949. The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE … |
£300 - £500 | £260 | View |
| 5 |
A CHINESE DARK GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADEN CAMEL,
with traces of original pigment. Northern Wei or later.
22cm high x 10cm long x 23cm diam. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) … |
£100 - £200 | £320 | View |
| 6 |
A CHINESE SANCAI POTTERY FIGURE OF A LION DOG
seated and scratching its left ear, glazed in cream, green and brown, Ming,
22cm high x 15cm long x 14cm wide Provenance: The Charles Lambert Rutherston Collection, acquired by Luff at Bluett &… |
£400 - £600 | £4,500 | View |
| 7 |
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON KINUTA GLAZED VASE
of mallet shape, with cylindrical neck and everted rim, Southern Song,
16.5cm high x 8cm long x 8cm wide Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Cheng Te-K'un Acquired from him by Bluett & Sons and… |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £65,000 | View |
| 8 |
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL
with floral carving, Ming, 15th century
11cm high x 27cm long x 27cm diam. Provenance: Acquired from Dr. Shaw Kennedy by Bluett & Sons in July 1950. The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff… |
£800 - £1,200 | £1,300 | View |
| 9 |
A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON CENSER
carved on the exterior with flowers, Ming, 15th century, with metal liner
19cm high x 27cm long x 30.5cm diam. Provenance: From the Collection of James Montagu, sold at Christie's 20th December… |
£600 - £800 | £900 | View |
| 10 |
A CHINESE CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER
of compressed globular form, early Qing,
13cm high x 24cm long x 24.5cm diam. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) … |
£600 - £800 | £1,100 | View |
| 11 |
A CHINESE BLUE-GLAZED MONOCHROME BOWL
with incised Chenghua six-character mark, 17th/18th century.
9.5cm high x 8.5cm long x 18cm diam. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) Bluett … |
£400 - £600 | £2,800 | View |
| 12 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT SQUARE DISHES,
each painted with a phoenix among flowers issuing from rockwork within an everted border of geometric designs. Kangxi, six-character marks yu hai tang zhi, "Sea of Jade Hall"
2.5cm high x 13… |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £1,600 | View |
| 13 |
A CHINESE LANGYAO VASE
with a globular body and a tall, slightly flared neck, Kangxi, with a Japanese Kintsugi repair
38cm high x 20cm long x 20cm wide Provenance: The Collection of R. Glynn Vivian sold at Sotheby's… |
£400 - £600 | £20,000 | View |
| 14 |
A FINE PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR DISHES
each painted with a lady, a female attendant and a yellow deer beneath pine and clouds in a rocky garden, the borders with peony sprays. Yongzheng/Qianlong, c. 1730-40.
5.5cm high x 43.5cm diam. (2… |
£10,000 - £15,000 | £10,000 | View |
| 15 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GROUP OF THE LAUGHING TWINS, HEHE ERXIAN
seated on a rockwork base, Qianlong
19.5cm high x 17cm long x 6.5cm wide Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) Bluett & Son 1970 valuation no. 70. |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £1,300 | View |
| 16 |
A FINE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE LINKED BOX AND COVER
well carved as a finger citrus, the two halves joined by a loose ring, the stone with a soft lustrous polish, Qianlong.
4.5cm high x 8.5cm long x 11cm diam. Provenance: The Collection of… |
£8,000 - £12,000 | £8,000 | View |
| 17 |
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE DAGGER
the sheath inlaid with semi-precious stones, probably Warring States/Han,
25cm long x 15cm wide Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) Bluett & Son 1970… |
£2,000 - £3,000 | - | View |
| 18 |
A CHINESE PAINTING ON SILK
depicting a beauty seated at a desk in an elegant interior, early Qing, framed and glazed, 80cm x 40cm
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £1,000 | View |
| 19 |
CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN
R.L. Hobson. Vols 1 and 11. No. 590 of a limited edition of 1500. (2)
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£600 - £800 | £800 | View |
| 20 |
THE LATER CERAMIC WARES OF CHINA
R.L. Hobson; The Art of the Chinese Potter, Hobson and Hetherington; The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, R.L. Hobson; and The Early Ceramic Wares of China, A.L. Hetherington. (4)
Provenance: The… |
£400 - £600 | £420 | View |
| 21 |
CHINESE CERAMICS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Hobson, Rackham, King, London 1931, limited edition.
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£200 - £300 | £200 | View |
| 22 |
THE CHINESE EXHIBITION
A Commemorative Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art. Royal Academy of Arts, Nov 1935 to March 1936.
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£500 - £700 | £600 | View |
| 23 |
ORIENTAL BLUE & WHITE
Sir Harry Garner; Ancient Chinese Bronzes, William Watson; and two other volumes by Michael Sullivan and Bamber Gascoigne. (4)
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£60 - £100 | - | View |
| 24 |
THE CERAMIC ART OF CHINA
W.B. Honey, 1944: and six other volumes on Chinese and Korean art. (7)
Provenance: The collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£60 - £100 | - | View |
| 25 |
ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY LOAN EXHIBITIONS
six vols, 1955 – 1968; two Sotheby’s Chinese catalogues, 1969 and 1973; and The Riesco Collection, E.E. Bluett. (9)
Provenance: The collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£400 - £600 | £480 | View |
| 26 |
SELECTED CHINESE ANTIQUITIES
Collection of Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden, 1948.
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969) |
£100 - £150 | £360 | View |
| 27 |
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE VASE (HU)
with a pear-shaped body, the waisted neck cast with a band of archaic designs flanked by two dragon head handles, the foot well cast with a band of waves, Yuan/early Ming, 37cm high
Cf: A similar… |
£2,000 - £3,000 | - | View |
| 28 |
A CHINESE BRONZE VASE
with a finely patinated surface, with a fluted strap applied with masks beneath the slightly everted rim, on a circular foot, Yuan/Ming, 25,5cm high x 18cm diam. (across the top); a Chinese bronze…
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£200 - £400 | £380 | View |
| 29 |
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
with two upright handles, the compressed body with attractive malachite encrustations, the base with a Xuande mark in a circle, 10cm diam. x 7cm high
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£300 - £500 | £900 | View |
| 30 |
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. |
£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 31 |
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE LION INCENSE-BURNER
with a detachable head, the mane and upright tail with finely chased fur, 43cm high
|
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 32 |
A MONUMENTAL CHINESE BRONZE ARROW VASE
with tubular handles, the neck, handles and foot cast with bands of archaic designs, the main body with large stylised masks below a dense key-pattern ground, Ming, 16th century, 63cm high
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£4,000 - £6,000 | £3,800 | View |
| 33 |
A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL CENSER
with mask handles, cast in relief on each side with a coiled dragon, ,with traces of the original gilding, the base with a six character Xuande mark in a rectangle, but probably 17th century, 12cm…
|
£400 - £600 | - | View |
| 34 |
A CHINESE SILVER AND GOLD ONLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASE
with mask and loose ring handles decorated with archaistic mask, 18th/19th century, 29cm high
|
£800 - £1,500 | £950 | View |
| 35 |
A CHINESE SILVER INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
with a globular body and twin handles, decorated with two qilin among clouds, the base with a Shisou mark, Qing, 11cm. diam. x 11.5cm high
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£500 - £700 | £520 | View |
| 36 |
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE VESSEL
cast with phoenix contesting flaming pearls beneath a key-pattern border, Qing, 23cm wide x 8,5cm high
Provenance: By repute acquired by Major General Ivor Philipps in Beijing circa 1900. |
£400 - £800 | - | View |
| 37 |
A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL HAT STAND
cast in relief with shaped panels of stylised foliage, Qing, 24 cm.
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£800 - £1,200 | - | View |
| 38 |
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE TARA
seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims and finely chased detail, the figure with inset semi-precious blue and turquoise stones, the face, headdress and hair with cold painted highlights, the…
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£5,000 - £10,000 | £160,000 | View |
| 39 |
A FINE CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
seated in lalitasana on double lotus base with beaded borders, finely cast and inlaid with red and green stones, the back of the base with a six character Yongzheng mark, the underside of the base…
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£3,000 - £5,000 | £5,500 | View |
| 40 |
A CHINESE COLD PAINTED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
seated on a lotus pedestal holding a vase above the seven-character reign mark in a rectangular panel flanked by straps hanging down over the base, the back of the pedestal incised with four…
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£3,000 - £5,000 | £20,000 | View |
| 41 |
A CHINESE CLOISONNE BASIN
decorated with three fish to the centre, late Ming, 32.5cm diam.
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£400 - £600 | £700 | View |
| 42 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUPS
each painted with a pair of Mandarin ducks and other small birds among water-plants, Yongzheng, 6cm diam. x 4.25cm high
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£400 - £600 | £550 | View |
| 43 |
A RARE "BEIJING" ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE WATER-POT
the turquoise ground painted with peonies, lotus and chrysanthemum blossoms, the base with a Yongzheng four character mark in pink enamel enclosed by a double blue square, 9cm wide x 5cm high
… |
£3,000 - £5,000 | £35,000 | View |
| 44 |
A CHINESE ENAMEL ALTAR PIECE
representing a Wheel of Life, with finely enamelled polychrome decoration of flowers, leafy tendrils, stylised leaves and scrollwork, within gilt beaded borders, the underside of the base decorated…
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£5,000 - £10,000 | £70,000 | View |
| 45 |
A CHINESE CLOISONNE CYLINDRICAL JAR
on three ruyi head feet decorated with formal scrolling lotus and iron-red characters, the base with a Qianlong four character mark, 8.5 cm high x 9 cm deep
Provenance: A private European… |
£1,000 - £2,000 | £2,200 | View |
| 46 |
A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
painted with dense scrolling peonies and a blue key-pattern border, Qianlong, 12cm diam. x 6.75cm high
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£500 - £700 | £460 | View |
| 47 |
A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
decorated with pavilions and deer in a rocky wooded landscape, Qianlong/Jiaqing, 44cm x 52cm,
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£2,000 - £3,000 | - | View |
| 48 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE AND GILT COPPER PLANTERS
decorated with dragons and phoenix among flowers divided by two Wheels of Life, on white grounds below lappets and above waves, Jiajing, 16 cm diam, (2)
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£800 - £1,500 | £800 | View |
