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Auction date Thursday 26 January 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Thursday 26th January at 10.30am

Including a large collection of Chinese and Japanese works of art from a deceased Estate in West Dorset.


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Head of Sale:

 William Batt


Page:

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 397

Lot 49 Sold
A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SEAL PASTE BOXES
including an example decorated with two figures in a mountainous landscape, bearing a Yongzheng mark to the base, 6.5cm wide, the largest box, decorated with scholars in a garden, measures 7cm wide (5)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 50 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOXES
the largest example painted with a three-toed dragon and marked to the base, 10.5cm wide; another example, with Kangxi mark to the base, is decorated with a figure in a mountainous garden, 9.5cm wide (6)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 51 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN SEAL PASTE BOXES
including one example decorated with a ship in a harbour, signed, with a Qianlong mark to the base, 7cm wide (6)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 52 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX PORCELAIN SEAL PASTE BOXES
including an example decorated with a cicada amongst bamboo, signed, with Qianlong mark to the base, 6.5cm wide (6)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 53 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TEN VARIOUS CHINESE PORCELAIN BOXES
including a famille rose example decorated with children riding a qilin, 8cm wide, and another example with ladies in an interior decorating the lid, 8.5cm wide (10)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 54 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TWENTY CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOXES
the largest, a yellow ground famille rose example, with Qianlong mark to the base, measures 13.5cm wide; the smallest, an Anamese example, measures 6.5cm wide (20)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 55 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TWENTY CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOXES
the largest, depicting scholars in a garden, measures 12.5cm wide, the smallest, with women in a garden, and marked to the base, measures 6.5cm wide (20)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 56 Sold
A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURES
including a large seated buddha, 20cm high, a pair of famille verte lion dogs, 15cm high, and a small seated buddha, 7cm high (5)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 57 Sold
A JAPANESE BROWN LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
carved with dense flower-heads, Meiji, 8cm

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 58 Sold
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER THREE CASE INRO
decorated in gilt hiramakie with a landscape, 6cm, with glass ojime; and a four-case inro with agate ojime and wood netsuke, Meiji, 8cm (2)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 59 Sold
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER AND GILT FOUR-CASE INRO
Edo period, depicting a shishi to either side, 7cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Zacke, 21/01/2021, lot 445, 400 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 60 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE INK STONES
each cased in red painted boxes decorated with script and figures, the largest stone measures 21cm high x 16cm wide (3)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 61 Sold
A JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE
Meiji period, in the form of a Mokugyo, with two dragons holding a pearl, 5cm high

Provenance: Purchased John Nicholson's, 16/12/2020, Lot 383, £80. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 62 Sold
A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-TWO JAPANESE OJIME
Meiji period and later, two examples in carved bone, the rest metal (32)

Provenance: Purchased from Woolley & Wallis, 09/12/2020, Lot 386, £220. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 63 Sold
A GROUP OF FIVE JAPANESE NETSUKE
Edo period and later, including a figure of Raijin on a cloud, 4.5cm high, another similar, 3.5cm high, a Tanuki priest 4cm high, a lacquer Oni on a drum, 4cm high, and a lacquer Shishi 3.5cm high (5)

Provenance: Purchased from Zeeuws Veilinghuis, 8/10/2020, Lot 1071, 700 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 64 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
Meiji period, the body carved with dragons, together with an ojime bead and a carved dragon netsuke, signed to the underside, the case measures 8cm high, the netsuke 2cm high

Provenance: Purchased from David Duggleby, 07/11/2020, Lot 1080, £80.00. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 65 Sold
A JAPANESE GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
late Edo or early Meiji period, one side decorated with a scene of Prince Shotoku hiding from two warriors, the other with a mounted warrior and a foot soldier, 10cm high

Provenance: Christie's, New York, 16 December 1993, lot 114. Then purchased from Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 05/11/2020, Lot 38, £1500. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 66 Sold
A JAPANESE GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
Meiji period, one side decorated with two cockerels and a drum, with a peony-moulded ojime, the case 8cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 05/11/2020, Lot 52, £550. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 67 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE SIGNED HIDEHISA
Edo Period, early 19th century, in the form of an eagle snatching a fox, signed to the underside Hidehisa, within a wavy reserve, 5cm high

Note: An almost identical netsuke by Hidehisa is illustrated in in Lazarnick, George (1982) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, Vol. 1, p. 458.

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Zacke, 28/09/2020, 1800 euros. Now the property from a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 68 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
the body decorated in relief with flowers, signed to the underside, 7.5cm high, with ojime and carved wood netsuke of gourd form, 2.5cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Rowley's, 29/08/2020, Lot 317. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 69 Sold
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE OJIME
some carved and moulded, together with glass bead examples (28)

Provenance: Purchased from Lawrences, 08/09/2020, lot 718, £210. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 70 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
probably Edo period, 19th century, in the form of a warrior with staff and armour, signed to the base, 4.5cm high

Provenance: Purchased from East Bristol Auctions, 14/08/2020, lot 490, £360. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 71 Sold
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE NETSUKE AND OKIMONO
the tallest, a figure with a staff, 6.5cm high, the smallest, two rats in a slipper, 1cm high, partially signed (19)

Provenance: Part of a lot purchased from Bamfords, 8/07/2020, Lot 543, £240. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 72 Sold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD THREE-CASE INROS
one example, decorated in relief with monkeys to the body, 7.5cm high, the other 8cm high, both signed, both with ojime and netsuke (2)

Provenance: both purchased from John Nicholson's in 2020. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 73 Sold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
one example, in the form of a starving wolf, signed to the base, measures 4cm high, the other in the form of two wild boar, signed, 3cm high (2)

Provenance: the boars were purchased from Gerrards, 20/08/2020, lot 837, £34, the wolf from Gerrards 25/06/2020, Lot 165, £85. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 74 Sold
A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE
the tallest example, a monkey seated on a bag, 6cm high, the shortest, a bat with curled wings, 3cm high, partially signed (9)

Provenance: All purchased from Warwick Auctions, 17/06/2020, Lots 300, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 75 Sold
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO BY TOKOSAI MASAHIGE AND TOSHUSAI
Edo period, 19th century, with a cockerel to one side and a bird amongst bamboo to the other, signed Tokosai Masashige and kao, 8cm high, with ojime and two-part lacquer manju netsuke by Toshusai, 4cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Zacke, 08/02/2020, Lot 327, 700 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 76 Sold
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
Edo period, one side depicting a phoenix, the other flora, 7cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Zacke, 28/02/2020, Lot 328, 330 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 77 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE, ONE SIGNED BY YOSHINOBU
Edo period, two examples of monkeys with fruit, the other, signed Yoshinobu, 3.5cm high (3)

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Zacke, 28/08/2020, Lot 143, 770 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 78 Sold
TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE
including a carved tagua nut example, in the form of a panda, 3.5cm high, and another in the form of a monkey, 4.5cm high, both signed (2)

Provenance: Purchased from Bowler & Binnie, 14/03/2020, lots 174 and 179, £55 and £55 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 79 Sold
A JAPANESE RED LACQUER TWO-CASE INRO
Meiji period, decorated with a bear and its cub scaring a crab, 7cm high, together with a carved wood inro, decorated in relief with tigers, with a tiger form netsuke, the case 9cm high (2)

Provenance: the lacquered example was purchased from Anderson & Garland, 06/02/2020, £100, the carved wood example from Brighton and Hove, 10/01/2020, £65. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 80 Sold
A JAPANESE TWO-CASE INRO
19th century, with applied shell and lacquer decoration, signed to the base, with ojime and netsuke

Provenance: Purchased from Van Ham, 5/12/2019, lot 2354, 520 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 81 Sold
TWO JAPANESE INRO
including a Japanese brown-ground four-case inro, 19th century, decorated with oxen, highlighted in shell, signed, 9cm high, with metal ojime, and a black lacquer three-case inro, Edo period, with river landscapes to each side, signed, 7.5cm high (2)

Provenance: Both purchased from Bellmans, 20/11/19, lots 2118 and 2121, £180 and £380 respectively. Now the property of a deceased estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 82 Sold
TWO JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER THREE-CASE INROS
one with gilded decoration of birds amongst blossom, signed, with ojime and netsuke, the case 7cm high, the other, Meiji period, decorated with landscapes, 5cm high (2)

Provenance: The first was purchased from 1818, 11/11/2019, lot 820, £130, the second from Semley Auctioneers, 8/11/2019, lot 129, £120. Now the property of a deceased estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 83 Sold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
one example modelled as a goat, signed to the base of a foot, 4cm high, the other, Meiji period, in the form of a rabbit in the palm of a hand, signed to the underside, 3.5cm high (2)

Provenance: the goat was purchased from Semley's, 8/112019, Lot 110, £90, the rabbit from Gerrards, 28/11/2019, Lot 132, £60. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 84 Sold
TWO JAPANESE INROS
including a lacquered four-case example, 19th century, decorated with a dragon, 9cm high, and a 19th century two case-inro, of double gourd form, 8cm high (2)

Provenance: both purchased from Gerrards, 07/11/2019, Lots 156 and 157, at £90 and £240 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 85 Sold
A GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE
all signed, the tallest, a monkey on one leg, 7cm high, the toad 2.5cm high (4)

Provenance: all purchased from The Auction Centre, 26/10/2019, lots 436 and 440, for £45 and £45. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 86 Sold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INROS
one example, late Meiji period, carved with warriors, with a carved ojime, signed to the base, 5cm high, together with a carved wood inro in the shape of an ear of corn, signed to the base, with ojime and netsuke, 10.5cm high (2)

Provenance: the corn figured example was purchased from Besston, 12/12/2019, lot 230, £65, the other from John Nicholson's 23/10/19, lot 492, £180. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 87 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
including a Meiji period figured monkey, with inlaid eyes, 5cm high, and two others, the turtle signed (3)

Provenance: the monkey was purchased from John Nicholson's, 23/10/19, Lot 371, £150, the two others were purchased as part of a group from Lyon & Turnbull, 15/10/2019. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 88 Sold
A GROUP OF FIVE JAPANESE NETSUKE
the tallest, a crane and dogs figured example, signed to the base, 5.5cm high, the smallest, a mermaid, similarly signed, 3.5cm high (5)

Provenance: all were purchased from Auction Centre Limited, 28/09/19. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 89 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
including a late 19th century example, modelled as a warthog, signed to the base, 5cm long, together with another figured as a boy on a buffalo, signed, 4cm high, and a contorted sumo wrestler, signed (3)

Provenance: the warthog was purchased from Gerrards, 27/09/2019, lot 204, £75, the other two were purchased from Wilkinson's, 29/09/2019, lots 629 and 631, £100. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 90 Unsold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
including a three-case example carved with birds, signed to the base, with ojime and netsuke, 8cm high, and another in the form of a monkey, signed to the base, with ojime and monkey netsuke, 8cm high (2)

Provenance: both purchased from Auktionshaus Kendzia, 07/09/2019, lots 700 and 701, 220 euros and 170 euros respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 91 Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE NETSUKE
modelled as a flat fish, signed to the base, 6cm wide, together with a carved stone fish group, 5.5cm wide (2)

Provenance: both were purchased from David Duggleby, 13/09/2019, lot 2020, £70. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 92 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
Meiji period, inlaid with script, 7.5cm high, with ojime and netsuke

Provenance: purchased from Hannam's, 21/08/2019, lot 135, £160. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 93 Sold
TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
one example, in the form of a field mouse atop a nut, 5.5cm high, the other modelled as a long ear rabbit, 5.5cm wide (2)

Provenance: both were purchased from Gerrards, 15/08/2019, Lots 157 and 282, £85 and £60 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 94 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
including an example figured as a monkey eating fruit, signed to the base, 4cm high, another as a man with barrel, signed, 5cm high, and a further modelled as a nude female, signed, 5cm high (3)

Provenance: the first two listed were purchased from Bishop & Miller, 31/07/2019, lots 41 and 46, £60 and £75, the female was purchased from McTears, 18/07/2019, lot 1088, £60. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 95 Sold
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE WOODEN INRO
signed to the top, with ojime, 8.5cm high

Provenance: purchased from Hansons, 18/07/2019, lot 2207, £100. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Lot 96 Sold
A COLLECTION OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE
the tallest 5.5cm high, partially signed (9)

Provenance: purchased from Capes Dunn, 29/05/19, part of lot 272J and 272K, £160 and £160 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023

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