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Auction date Friday, 9 December 2022 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Friday 9th December at 10.30am


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Lots per page:

Total lots: 146

Lot 1 Unsold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD CHAIR
Qing, with a square floating panel seat and mother of pearl inlay of foliage and birds to the splat, frieze and legs, the back of the chair with conforming inlay, 43cm wide x 96cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 2 Sold
A CHINESE BOXWOOD STOOL
Qing, with circular burrwood-inlaid top on a pentagonal base, the four legs carved with ruyi heads, the sides and base with finely carved and pierced floral panels, 40cm high x 36cm diam.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 3 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD 'KANG' TABLE
Qing or later, with a floating panel top and pierced vine frieze, on inverted legs, 98cm long x 45cm wide
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 4 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD AND SOAPSTONE INLAID CABINET
Qing or later, each of the panelled doors with inset carved stone depicting an amorous figural scene, opening to a shelved interior, with two drawers beneath, 92cm high x 84cm wide x 37cm deep
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 5 Unsold
A CHINESE 'ARCHAISTIC' BRONZE VESSEL
with pierced flanges and four rams-head handles, 20cm high x 17.5cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 6 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE BUDDHA
possibly 13th/14th century, seated in Dhyanasana, on a stepped base cast and pierced with small figures and animals, 12cm high, the base with a paper label 'Feltrirelli Doria Collection" label.

Provenance: According to a label 'Luisa Feltrinelli Doria Collection, No.59', acquired by the grandparents of the present owner.
Hammer price: £3,850
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 7 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER
the base with a Xuande four-character mark, the surface with some 'verdigris' patches,15cm diameter
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 8 Sold
A MONUMENTAL CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
with two handles in the rim, Xuande six-character mark, 26cm wide
(c.6 kilos)
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 9 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 10 Unsold
A TIBETAN GILT COPPER LOWER ARM AND HAND
Ming, cast with two panels of stylised flowers. 28cm long.
Estimate: £600 - £800
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 11 Unsold
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE-BURNER
Ming, 16th/17th century, of rectangular form, very heavily cast with "S"-shaped handles above lion masks, on four paw feet topped by further lion masks, 29cm wide x 31.5cm high
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 12 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANDI
Ming, 16th/17th century, in full armour and elaborate head-dress, his hands clasped in prayer, 37cm high.
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 13 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF INDRA
Early Ming or later, seated in lalitasana, his right hand on his knee and left hand supporting his weight, wearing a tall crown and inlaid with turquoise and agate, 15cm high

Provenance: According to the vendor acquired from a German private collection in the 1980s
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 14 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE VASE
Late Ming/early Qing, cast in the form of a tree trunk, with sprays of prunus, 26cm high.
Estimate: £500 - £700
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 15 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LAMA
Ming or later, wearing a tall hat, 10cm high
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 16 Sold
A SMALL SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE OF A BUDDHIST MONK
Ming or later, seated in Dhyanasana on a double lotus base, with painted and finely engraved decoration 9.5cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 17 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE BUDDHA
Ming or later, probably depicting Shakyamuni seated in Dhyanasana on a double lotus base, 18cm high
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 18 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Ming or later, seated leaning slightly to the left with turquoise inlay on a well-cast double lotus base, 20cm high

Provenance: Formerly the Erik Hancock collection
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 19 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE GU-SHAPED BEAKER VASE
in the archaistic style, cast with flanges and geometric designs, 18cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 20 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE VASE
Ming or later, with mask and ring handles, cast with bands of archaic design, 43.5cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £600
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 21 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE JUE
Ming/early Qing, with a dragon head handle and cast with a band of trellis above three splayed feet, the spout cast with an inscription reading ‘Blessing sons and grandchildren for ten thousand years’, 14cm high.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 22 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD DING
inscribed on the rim "Chongzhen 3rd year (1630)", cast with Tao Tich masks and flanges, 22cm high x 17cm diameter
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 23 Sold
A CHINESE GILT METAL BUDDHA
in the Ming style, seated on a double lotus base, 27cm high
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Lot 24 Unsold
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE BAMBOO FORM CENSER
early Qing, of squat cylindrical shape, the handles and feet cast as nodes of bamboo, with four character hall mark, 27cm wide.
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022

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