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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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Total lots: 146

STUDIO OF TINGQUA
Lot 73 Unsold
STUDIO OF TINGQUA
A portrait thought to be Hong Xiuquan, Ruler of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (1814-1864), wearing a vividly coloured dragon robe and orange cowl, gouache on paper, 27cm x 19 cm (unframed)

Hong Xiuquan declared himself Ruler of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace in 1851 following the Taiping Rebellion in 1850.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 74 Unsold
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
The Praya Grande, Macau from the north, oil on canvas, 32 x 54.5cm, in the original giltwood and gesso swept frame
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
YANG YANWEN (b.1939) "The Recitation of Qu Yuan"
Lot 75 Unsold
YANG YANWEN (b.1939) "The Recitation of Qu Yuan"
signed and inscribed "Qu Zi hum versing while walking, summer of year of Xin Wei (probably year 1991) by Yanwen of Zhu Jian Tang", with four seals of the artist, "Yang Yan Wen yin", "Ge Da Yan", "Bo Shu Cun" and "Zhu Jian Tang" ink and colour on paper, 68.5cm x 135cm

Exhibited: "Promises: Yang Yanwen", 1991, Plum Blossoms (Intl.) Ltd, Hong Kong (no.26)

Provenance: Acquired from Plum Blossoms (Intl.) Ltd, Hong Kong, 1991
Private Collection Hong Kong and London
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
ORIENTAL BLUE & WHITE
Lot 76 Unsold
ORIENTAL BLUE & WHITE
Sir Harry Garner; Ancient Chinese Bronzes, William Watson; and two other volumes by Michael Sullivan and Bamber Gascoigne, The Ceramic Art Of China, W.B. Honey, 1944: and six other volumes on Chinese and Korean art. (11)

Provenance: The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969)
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE QINGBAI FUNERARY VASE
Lot 77 Unsold
A CHINESE QINGBAI FUNERARY VASE
Song, modelled in relief with a band of figures, 55cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
Lot 78 Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
in the Song style, 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, 23.5" high
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'KRAAK' DISH
Lot 79 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'KRAAK' DISH
late Ming, decorated with panels of auspicious objects and foliage, 29.5cm diameter
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON VASE
Lot 80 Unsold
A CHINESE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON VASE
Ming or later, the reticulated body of compressed globular form, rising to a tall cylindrical neck set with tubular handles, the body carved in openwork revealing a narrow tubular body inside, 25cm high
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE WUCAI VASE
Lot 81 Sold
A CHINESE WUCAI VASE
Transitional, circa 1640, decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with elegant ladies playing games in a fenced gardens with a mountainous landscape beyond, the base unglazed, 29.5cm high

Provenance: The grandfather of the vendor was Herbert Way. He was a merchant on the Bund in Shanghai in the 1920's and 1930's.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE WUCAI GU-SHAPED VASE
Lot 82 Sold
A CHINESE WUCAI GU-SHAPED VASE
transitional, circa 1640, decorated in underglaze blue and enamelled in polychrome with figures, fruit and flowers, converted to a table lamp; and another similar vase, 45cm high (including the base) (2)

Provenance: The property of a European collector
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE OCTAGONAL BEAKER
Lot 83 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE OCTAGONAL BEAKER
Kangxi, painted with vessels and emblems on a cafe au lait ground, 6.6cm high, and a famille verte teabowl and saucer, Kangxi (3)
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A FINE CHINESE CORAL-GROUND BOWL
Lot 84 Sold
A FINE CHINESE CORAL-GROUND BOWL
the exterior vividly painted with flowers in polychrome enamels on a coral ground, the interior plain, the base with a four-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue enclosed by a double square, 5.8cm high x 11cm diam.

Provenance: Bearing a label for "L. Wannieck Paris, 158"
Acquired by the grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £170,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE 'DOUCAI' BOWL
Lot 85 Sold
A CHINESE 'DOUCAI' BOWL
probably Yongzheng, of elegant flared form, the interior with birds of paradise and bamboo shoots centred by a flaming pearl, the decoration continuing over the rim and the exterior with the long-tails of the birds with bamboo shoots between, 8cm high x 20cm diameter, with an associated hardwood stand

Provenance: A deceased estate, Dorchester, Dorset
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EWER
Lot 86 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EWER
of Iznic form painted in shades of intense blue with scroll work and stylised flowers, the body with two bands of moulded gadrooning, with a simple "S"-scroll handle, the base with a Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue, 26cm high

Provenance: An English private collection, probably acquired in the 1970s
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 87 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: £200 - £400
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN,
Lot 88 Unsold
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN,
with associated wooden base, Qing, 50.5cm high.
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Lot 89 Sold
A DEHUA "BLANC DE CHINE" FIGURE OF GUANYIN
standing on a cloudscroll base, Qing, 47.5cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND DRAGON PLATES
Lot 90 Unsold
A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND DRAGON PLATES
decorated with five claw dragons contesting flaming pearls highlighted in emerald green and aubergine enamels, the reverse with berried foliage and the bases with Qianlong seal marks in black, 13cm diameter (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 91 Unsold
A CHINESE BALUSTER VASE
with flared neck, painted in iron-red and black with immortals and two boys, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in iron-red, 47cm high
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE TUREEN AND COVER
Lot 92 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE TUREEN AND COVER
Qianlong, decorated with a farmer and his cattle, the handles moulded as pomegranates, 33cm wide; together with two matched blue and white serving dishes of the same pattern, 37cm wide (3)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL VASE
Lot 93 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL VASE
painted with stylised flowers and emblems around six pierced quatrefoil apertures on a yellow ground, the base with a rubbed Qianlong seal mark in iron-red on a turquoise ground, 31cm high
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE RUBY-GROUND LIDDED JAR
Lot 94 Sold
A CHINESE RUBY-GROUND LIDDED JAR
enamelled in polychrome with scrolling lotus and fish within formalised borders, the base with an iron-red Daoguang seal mark on a turquoise ground, 22cm high
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSH POT
Lot 95 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSH POT
enamelled in polychrome with scrolling flowers and emblems on a pale celadon-ground within yellow-ground borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in iron-red on a turquoise ground, 12cm high
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'IMARI' CANISTERS
Lot 96 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'IMARI' CANISTERS
early Qing, painted with panels of flowers within diaper zig-zag borders, 26cm high (overall), with associated metal covers (2)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 December 2022
9 December 2022

Total lots: 146

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