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Auction date Wednesday 15 June 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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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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If you have a piece you are thinking of selling please contact Guy
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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 


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 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. 

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Total lots: 109

A CHINESE MOTTLED CELADON JADE KNEELING HORSE
Lot 49 Sold
A CHINESE MOTTLED CELADON JADE KNEELING HORSE
wearing an elaborate saddle, with a finely-carved mane and a well-defined rein, the stone with russet highlights and a soft lustrous polish, early Qing or later,
15.5cm wide x 7cm high, on a finely-carved hardwood stand

Provenance: An American private collection formed after the Second World War.
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner from the above and thence by descent.
Literature: Jessica Rawson: "Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing", the British Museum Press…
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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A FINE CHINESE WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER
Lot 50 Sold
A FINE CHINESE WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER
of large size, the simple domed cover with a pierced finial intricately carved with fungi and leafy tendrils, the bulbous body with a simple spout and a scroll handle, the extremely pure whitish/pale celadon stone with a soft polish, the base carved with the four-character mark of Qianlong, 19cm wide (max) x 12,5cm high

Provenance: From a Dutch private collection acquired in the 1980's
Hammer price: £28,000
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
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A CHINESE WHITE JADE BELT HOOK
Lot 51 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE BELT HOOK
carved in openwork and undercut with a chilong crawling towards the dragonhead hook, with a circular stud on the reverse, the stone of very pale greenish-white colour and with a fine soft polish, Qing 13.5cm long

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's father in the 1970's.
A Dorset private collection.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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A CHINESE CELADON JADE DOUBLE BRUSH-WASHER
Lot 52 Sold
A CHINESE CELADON JADE DOUBLE BRUSH-WASHER
finely carved as two lotus flowers with numerous petals, with a soft lustrous polish,
Qianlong or later.
L: 12 cm, W: 10 cm, H: 4 cm.

Provenance: A French private collection.
Hammer price: £5,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO FIGURES IN A PAVILION
Lot 53 Sold
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO FIGURES IN A PAVILION
surrounded by pine, bamboo and rockwork, Qing or later, 12cm x 11cm x 4.5cm

Provenance: An American Private Collection, acquired in China prior to 1940, and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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A CHINESE WHITISH CELADON JADE PARFUMERIE
Lot 54 Unsold
A CHINESE WHITISH CELADON JADE PARFUMERIE
of cylindrical form, the body finely carved and pierced with pavilions amidst rocky outcrops from which sprout pine trees with a circular lid at either end, carved with foliage around the edge, and one with a four-character inscription, the stone of the central section of whitish pale celadon colour and the lids at either end of a slightly stronger pale celadon colour, 14.5cm long x 4cm diam., in a fitted hardwood case with a silk-lined interior and a sliding lid, the underside with an old collectors label.
Provenance: A distinguished English private collection.
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
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A CHINESE JADE BANGLE
Lot 55 Unsold
A CHINESE JADE BANGLE
with finely chased gold mounts, the green jade with a blueish hue, with 18ct yellow gold hinge and clasp in the form of dragons heads, 9cm wide
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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A FINE CHINESE GREY AGATE SEAL,
Lot 56 Sold
A FINE CHINESE GREY AGATE SEAL,
the white skin used to depict a gui dragon, Qing, 1.8cm x 3cm x 3cm
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE SOAPSTONE TURTLE
Lot 57 Unsold
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE TURTLE
the stone of mottled red and grey colour with a soft lustrous polish, Qing, 17cm
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL
Lot 58 Unsold
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL
carved with a double-headed dragon, on a square plinth, the underside carved "In Jen Ji Zhan" (seal of In Jen), 8cm high x 6cm wide

Provenance: A French private collection and thence by descent.

The imprint of this seal appears to correspond directly with the one illustrated in the Qing dai di hou xi yin pu, "The imperial seals of Qing dynasty emperors and empresses" vol. 4, concerning the seals of the emperor Yongzheng.
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
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A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CENSER
Lot 59 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A CHINESE HARDWOOD FIGURE OF AN EMACIATED BUDDHA
Lot 60 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD FIGURE OF AN EMACIATED BUDDHA
holding a string of beads and crouching on a pierced "rootwood" base, Qing, 15.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BRUSH-POT
Lot 61 Unsold
A CHINESE BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BRUSH-POT
with wood rim and tripod base, carved with various figures below pine trees in a continuous rocky landscape, with seven character inscription, Qing, 15cm high.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSH POT
Lot 62 Unsold
A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSH POT
carved with a seated figure in a rectangular panel with re-entrant corners, the reverse with four vertical lines of calligraphy, Qing or later, 13cm high x 6.75 diam.
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE BOXWOOD CUSHION BOX AND COVER
Lot 63 Sold
A CHINESE BOXWOOD CUSHION BOX AND COVER
of octagonal form, finely carved with dragon and phoenix roundels within borders of Buddhistic emblems, Qing or later, 26cm diam. x 16cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE RED 'LACQUER' SEATED GUANYIN
Lot 64 Sold
A CHINESE RED 'LACQUER' SEATED GUANYIN
the underside with seal marks and inscription, 11cm high
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A BLACK LACQUER CUP-STAND,
Lot 65 Sold
A BLACK LACQUER CUP-STAND,
in the Song style, the rims bound in metal.
9.7cm diam. (max) x 15cm, (diameter min: 9cm)

Provenance: From a Japanese private collection and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £300
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A FINE SINO TIBETAN REPOUSSE SILVER CIRCULAR INCENSE-BOX AND HINGED COVER
Lot 66 Unsold
A FINE SINO TIBETAN REPOUSSE SILVER CIRCULAR INCENSE-BOX AND HINGED COVER
densely decorated with panels of Buddhist emblems, lions, dragons and phoenix, all on a floral ground, the raised central boss on the pierced cover with silver-gilt leafy tendrils, 19th century, 18cm diam. x 10cm high
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
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A CHINESE WHITE METAL RUYI SCEPTRE
Lot 67 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE METAL RUYI SCEPTRE
the back of the shell-shaped terminal with an inlaid four-character Qianlong mark in gilt on a black ground, 29.5cm long
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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A SINO-TIBETAN THANGKA
Lot 68 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN THANGKA
depicting Amitabha sitting cross-legged beneath a temple,
46cm x 23cm

Provenance: Property from a Dorset Manor House.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL
Lot 69 Sold
A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL
mounted with three paintings in ink and colours on paper depicting three butterflies, a shoal of fish and a group of frogs, Ming/early Qing,
the butterfly painting 23cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
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CHINESE SCHOOL
Lot 70 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL
A hanging scroll painted with flowers, coloured ink, signed and with two seals, the image 68cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE "JIZHOU" STONEWARE TEABOWL
Lot 71 Unsold
A CHINESE "JIZHOU" STONEWARE TEABOWL
loosely painted in pale brown to the interior with flower sprays on a dark brown ground, the exterior with two shades of brown glaze running towards them footrim, Southern Song, 12cm diam. x 4.5cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Blitz Antiek, Amsterdam, 16th June 1984. Sold with original receipt.
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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A CHINESE BUFF STONEWARE CONICAL BOWL
Lot 72 Unsold
A CHINESE BUFF STONEWARE CONICAL BOWL
with moulded floral interior, covered in a rich amber glaze finishing half way down the exterior to show the white slip beneath, Liao, 10th/11th century, 12cm dia. x 5cm high

Provenance: A Buckinghamshire Collection formed in the 1980's.
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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A CHINESE "LONGQUAN" VASE
Lot 73 Unsold
A CHINESE LONGQUAN STYLE KUNDIKA
with a wide flange below the tapering neck, covered in a kinuta-type glaze, 31cm x 12cm x 12cm.

Provenance: An old Japanese collection and retaining the original Japanese wooden box
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON SHALLOW CENSER
Lot 74 Unsold
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON SHALLOW CENSER
on three lion feet, moulded with trigrams, Ming, 16th century, 26.5 cm diam, with wooden stand.
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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A CHINESE CELADON VASE
Lot 75 Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
of archaic form covered in a pale celadon "crackle" glaze, the slightly flattened baluster body with tubular handles to the oval neck, the footrim with a brown wash, Song or later, 23.5" high
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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A CHINESE GREEN CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Lot 76 Sold
A CHINESE GREEN CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
the flattened bulbous body carved with undulating leafy tendrils, on three shaped feet, Ming or later, 16cm diam. x 11.5cm high
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £700
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AN ANNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Lot 77 Unsold
AN ANNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
of unusual compressed baluster form with a cylindrical neck decorated overall with flowering tendrils within key-pattern borders and the upper part of the body with ornamental carp swimming amidst weeds, the slightly spreading foot with panels of foliage, the unglazed base with a brown wash to the central section, 17.5cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE QINGBAI LOBED EWER, SONG,
Lot 77a Unsold
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.
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Lot 78 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
of baluster form, decorated with flowering tendrils and emblems within formalised borders, on a spreading circular foot, the base unglazed, Wanli,
51cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Langport, Somerset.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A MASSIVE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BASIN
Lot 79 Sold
A MASSIVE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BASIN
enamelled in polychrome with shaped panels of birds surrounding a jardiniere of flowers, on an iron red ground overpainted with gilt foliage and diaper work, the exterior with conforming foliate panels and the undulating rim with a continuous flowering vine, the unglazed base with an iron red wash and a central circular glazed panel containing the six character Wanli mark enclosed by a double circle in underglaze blue, 64 cm diam.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUP
Lot 80 Unsold
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUP,
early Qing, 9cm wide; and a Chinese bowl enamelled in polychrome with a landscape, 10cm diam. (2)
Estimate: £200 - £300
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE "BISCUIT" FIGURE OF YANLUO
Lot 81 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE "BISCUIT" FIGURE OF YANLUO
sitting holding a fan in his right hand, Kangxi, 21cm high

Provenance: Property removed from a Dorset Manor House.
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE TURQUOISE-GLAZED BOWL
Lot 82 Sold
A CHINESE TURQUOISE-GLAZED BOWL
with a slightly everted rim and a circular foot, the base with an old typed collectors label "Celadon bowl Ming Dyn 1368-1643", 19cm diam. x 9cm high
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
Lot 83 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
decorated with flowering tendrils and leafage, the reverse with three branches and the base with a stylised leaf enclosed by a double circle, Kangxi, 39.5cm diam.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
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15 June 2022
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'NINE DRAGON' VASE
Lot 84 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'NINE DRAGON' VASE
of slender baluster form painted with shaped panels and roundels of mythical beasts in gardens and birds and butterflies among flowers, each seperated by a sinuous dragon, the shoulder with panels of Buddhist emblems reserved on a band of trellis and cell-pattern below a band of ruyi heads at the base of the flared neck, Kangxi, 40cm high

Provenance: An old English private collection.
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWL
Lot 85 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWL
in the Kangxi style, the exterior enamelled in polychrome with elegant figures and immortals in a garden landscape and on the terrace of a pavilion, the interior with a single figure reclining against an upturned vessel and the inner rim with a panelled border incorporating ribbons, fish and objects on a cellular ground, the base enamelled with a single leaf with black veining, 20.75cm diam.

Provenance: The Lushington Family, Kent.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 86 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE
enamelled in polychrome with depictions of vases on a mottled coral-coloured ground, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark enclosed by a double circle, 43cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Gillingham, Dorset.
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOON FLASK
Lot 87 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOON FLASK
(Bianhu) with a flattened circular body decorated with a network of stylised floral scrolls highlighted with simulated heaping and piling, the slightly flared cylindrical neck with a formalised lower border and applied handles with finely-moulded ruyi decoration in a blue glaze with white highlights, Qing or later, 34cm high

Provenance: A French private collection and thence by descent.
The Yongzheng Emperor was a keen antiquarian and a significant number of items made for his court…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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A CHINESE GUANYAO TYPE SLENDER VASE
Lot 88 Unsold
A CHINESE GUANYAO TYPE SLENDER VASE
moulded in relief with two bands of trigrams, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 35cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
Lot 89 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
with an undulating rim, decorated with figures in the shade of a pine tree, within a border of scattered floral sprays and butterflies, and the rim with wave-scrolls, Qianlong, 38.5cm diam.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION BOX
Lot 90 Sold
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 acquired by him in the 1930s. Inherited from him by the vendor’s mother of Sherborne, Dorset.
The large size and the Kangxi style blue and white decoration of this cushion-shaped box are…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND BOWL
Lot 91 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND BOWL
finely painted with flowers, the interior with five bats, the base with a four character blue enamel Qianlong mark, 17cm diam. x 7.5cm high
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE "LOTUS" VASE,
Lot 92 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE "LOTUS" VASE,
enamelled in polychrome with lotus, leafy tendrils and emblems within formalised borders, on a sea-green ground, the sea-green base with a Jiaqing seal mark in iron red, 25cm high
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR DISH
Lot 93 Sold
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.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A CHINESE "DOUCAI" BOWL
Lot 94 Sold
A CHINESE "DOUCAI" BOWL
decorated with a flowering vine beneath a butterfly wing upper border and a lower border composed of stylised leaves, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 8cm diam.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WATER-POT
Lot 95 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WATER-POT
of bulbous lobed oval form, painted with formal scrolling flowers and leaves, the rim and cover with small matched recesses for a spoon, the interior, base and underside of the cover glazed in turquoise, the base with an iron red Jiaqing seal mark, 8cm wide x 5.5cm high

Provenance: A 1950's Edinburgh, Scotland collection, dispersed within the family and purchased from a family member in 2006.

Compare the decoration to a Jiaqing beehive shaped water pot sold by Christie's, 6 Nov 2012, Lot 248.
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
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Total lots: 109

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