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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
Schwinge to arrange an appointment. Alternatively, email details and 
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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

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Total lots: 88

A CHINESE GILT BRONZE MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER
Lot 30 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
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15 June 2022
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE LION INCENSE-BURNER
Lot 31 Unsold
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE LION INCENSE-BURNER
with a detachable head, the mane and upright tail with finely chased fur, 43cm high
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL CENSER
Lot 33 Unsold
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 diam (max)
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE SILVER AND GOLD ONLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 34 Sold
A CHINESE SILVER AND GOLD ONLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASE
with mask and loose ring handles decorated with archaistic mask, 18th/19th century, 29cm high
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE SILVER INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Lot 35 Sold
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
Hammer price: £520
Estimate: £500 - £700
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE GILT BRONZE VESSEL
Lot 36 Unsold
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.
Estimate: £400 - £800
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL HAT STAND
Lot 37 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL HAT STAND
cast in relief with shaped panels of stylised foliage, Qing, 24 cm.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE CLOISONNE BASIN
Lot 41 Sold
A CHINESE CLOISONNE BASIN
decorated with three fish to the centre, late Ming, 32.5cm diam.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUPS
Lot 42 Sold
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
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE CLOISONNE CYLINDRICAL JAR
Lot 45 Sold
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 collection.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
Lot 46 Sold
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
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £500 - £700
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE AND GILT COPPER PLANTERS
Lot 48 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
15 June 2022
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
15 June 2022
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Total lots: 88

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