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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


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Total lots: 397

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 97 Sold
THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
including an example modelled as a water buffalo, signed 6cm long, a skeleton, 5.5cm high, and a cat in a hat, 6cm high (3)

Provenance: purchased from Warrington Auctions ltd, 01/05/2019, lots 1511, 1514 and 1517, £20, £30 and £20 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX NETSUKE
Lot 98 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX NETSUKE
including an example figured as a monkey seated, signed to the base, 5.5cm high, and five others, partially signed (6)

Provenance: At least four purchased from Keys Auctioneers, 26/03/2019, lots 61 and 62, £85 and £110 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT NETSUKE
Lot 99 Sold
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT NETSUKE
partially signed, the tallest, adorned with a frog snake and snail, measures 5.5cm high (8)

Provenance: a number were purchased from Stamford Auction Rooms, 30/3/2019, lot 174. The fish was purchased from East Bristol Auctions, 12/04/2019. The frog/snail example from Cato Crane, 17/04/19, lot 501, £45. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 100 Sold
TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE
including an example modelled as rats in a bowl, signed, 4cm high; three rats in a bucket, signed, 5.5cm high; together with a laughing buddha okimono, 4.5cm high (3)

Provenance: the rats in the bowl were purchased from David Lay, 7/12/2018, lot 789, £110, the rats in a bucket from Golding Young & Mawer, 4/4/19, lot 3071, £42. The buddha was part of a lot purchased from Bellmans. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 101 Sold
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT JAPANESE NETSUKE
including an erotic netsuke in the form of a bathing woman, 4.5cm high (8)

Provenance: all were purchased from Wessex Auction Rooms 13/10/2018, lots 288, 317 and 325, £40, £32 and £80 respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 102 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
including one modelled as rats with a basket, signed to one end, lightly chipped, 5.5cm long (6)

Provenance: all were purchased from Pilton Auctions, 13/10/2018, lot 21A, £140 collectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 103 Sold
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
including an example modelled as a cat and mouse Meiji period, signed to the base, 5.5cm long, and five others (6)

Provenance: the cat and mouse was purchased from Gerrards, 29/11/2018, lot 169, £140, the others were part of a lot purchased from Wotton Auction rooms, 24/07/18, lot 377. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE JAPANESE NETSUKE AND OJIME
Lot 104 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE JAPANESE NETSUKE AND OJIME
the tallest 2.5cm high, partially signed (12)

Provenance: five pieces, including a monkey, rabbit, rat, crab and boar, were purchased from Thomas Roddick Auctions, 11/4/2019, lot 414, £130. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
TWO JAPANESE INRO
Lot 105 Sold
TWO JAPANESE INRO
including a red lacquer example in the form of a satchel, 8.5cm wide, with ojime and netsuke, and a lacquered two-case example inlaid with shell, Meiji period, 4.5cm high (2)

Provenance: Property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 106 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
including a carved wood group of two puppies playing, signed to the base, 5cm high, and five others, all signed (6)

Provenance: the two puppies were purchased from Gerrards, 24/05/18, lot 218, £200. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF TEN JAPANESE NETSUKES
Lot 107 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TEN JAPANESE NETSUKES
the tallest, modelled as a monkey holding a staff, signed, 6cm high (10)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF EIGHT JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 108 Sold
A GROUP OF EIGHT JAPANESE NETSUKE
the tallest, modelled as a snake and skull, signed, 4.5cm high (8)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
Lot 109 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
including a standing hotei, probably Edo period, the tallest 6cm high, a hotei with a bag and fan, signed, 4cm high, and a boxwood hotei in a bad, 4cm high (6)

Provenance: the hotei with a fan mentioned, Sotheby's, 20 June 2002, lot 548., the hotei in a bag, Christie's, 28 October 2004, lot 37, the group collectively were purchased from Zeeuws, 8/10/2020, lot 1206, 420 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF TEN JAPANESE OJIME
Lot 110 Sold
A GROUP OF TEN JAPANESE OJIME
including lacquer and porcelain examples, the largest 2cm high (10)

Provenance: Purchased from Van Ham, 29/01/2020, Lot 1664, 500 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF NINE JAPANESE OJIME
Lot 111 Sold
A COLLECTION OF NINE JAPANESE OJIME
the tallest 4cm high (9)

Provenance: Purchased from Van Ham, 29/01/2020, lot 1666, 220 euros. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SEVEN JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 112 Sold
A GROUP OF SEVEN JAPANESE NETSUKE
the tallest, figured as a samurai, 6cm high (7)

Provenance: Purchased from Bowler & Binnie, 13/06/2020, Lots 121J, 122J, 123J, 127J, 129J, 160J and 168J, £40, £55, £50, £45, £75, £50 and £100, respectively. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
Lot 113 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD INRO
one in the form of a sweet potato, signed, with ojime and netsuke, 18cm long, one in the form of a sea shell, signed, with ojime and netsuke, 11cm high, and another, with gilded decoration, with ojime and netsuke, 9.5cm high (3)

Provenance: the first purchased from Hannam's, 22/6/2020, lot 1190, £60, the second from Hannam's, 6/01/2020, lot 1757, £180, the third from Piers Motley, 10/2/20, lot 324. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 114 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
including a cluster of noh masks, Meiji period, 3.5cm wide, a carved wood octopus, 4.5cm long, and a figure with a peach 3cm high (6)

Provenance: the three listed were sold at Roseberrys, 11/11/2019, lot 454, £200, the others were sold at Besston, 14/11/2019, Lot 1301, £50. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND OKIMONO
Lot 115 Sold
A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND OKIMONO
including a bronze plane form okimono, 8.5cm long, a carved wood ojime, 4cm high, and a carved wood netsuke, in the form of a rabbit, 4.5cm high (9)

Provenance: The property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE VASES
Lot 116 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX JAPANESE VASES
of Satsuma design, the tallest pair depicting women in a garden, 20cm high, the smallest vase 13cm high (6)

Provenance: Property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
Lot 117 Sold
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE
including a hardstone water buffalo, 7.5cm long, a late 19th century netsuke modelled as a creature on a shell, signed, 3.5cm high, and four boxwood mice groups (6)

Provenance: the stone example was purchased from Reeman Dansie, 3/7/2019, lot 660, £80, the mythical creature from Gerrards, 4/7/2019, lot 204, £90, and the mice from Clevedon Salerooms, 27/6/2019, lot 202, £95. Now the property of a deceased Estate from West Dorset.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR OR SIDE TABLE
Lot 118 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR OR SIDE TABLE
20th century, with pierced and carved frieze, on block legs, 87cm high x 92cm wide x 46cm deep
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
THREE CHINESE TABLES
Lot 119 Sold
THREE CHINESE TABLES
including a hardwood two-tier side table, 20th century, with pierced and carved frieze, on block legs, 80cm high x 43cm wide x 32.5cm deep, a nest of two tables, with vine carved frieze, the tallest 62cm high x 29cm square, and a low wood table or jardiniere stand, 25cm high x 20cm square (3)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD OPEN CABINET
Lot 120 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD OPEN CABINET
the shaped top over a series of variable short shelves, with two drawers beneath, each adorned with carved flora and fauna, 98cm high x 85cm wide x 29cm deep
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD CHAIR
Lot 121 Sold
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
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A POLISHED BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BODHISATTVA GUANYIN
Lot 122 Sold
A POLISHED BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BODHISATTVA GUANYIN
probably 19th/20th Century Chinese, the circular base with character marks to underside, 38cm high
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A LARGE SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE OF MAITREYA
Lot 123 Sold
A LARGE SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE OF MAITREYA
Qing or later, seated on a double lotus base, 47cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE 'ARCHAISTIC' BRONZE VESSEL
Lot 124 Sold
A CHINESE 'ARCHAISTIC' BRONZE VESSEL
with pierced flanges and four rams-head handles, 20cm high x 17.5cm high
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE WHITE METAL MODEL OF A THREE MASTED JUNK
Lot 125 Unsold
A CHINESE WHITE METAL MODEL OF A THREE MASTED JUNK
on carved ebonised plinth, 37cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE WHITE METAL MODEL OF A THREE MASTED JUNK
Lot 126 Sold
A CHINESE WHITE METAL MODEL OF A THREE MASTED JUNK
on carved hardwood plinth, 38.5cm high, marked to the sail
Hammer price: £580
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY
Lot 127 Unsold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY
lying on his front, holding a vine to his back, 5.5cm long
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE RARE JADE PAPERWEIGHT
Lot 128 Unsold
A CHINESE RARE JADE PAPERWEIGHT
Qing, 19th century, carved as a dragon with huanghuali wood stand, c.8cm wide x 4cm high
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A LARGE CHINESE BLACK HARDSTONE BI
Lot 129 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLACK HARDSTONE BI
carved with archaistic dragons, 30cm diameter, on a wooden stand
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT
Lot 130 Sold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT
Qing, carved as a gourd with leaves, 6cm long
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT
Lot 131 Sold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT
Qing, carved on one side with a squirrel and vines on a leaf, 6cm long
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE BOXWOOD BRULE PARFUM
Lot 132 Unsold
A CHINESE BOXWOOD BRULE PARFUM
probably 20th century, carved to simulate bamboo, with a proved lid and bulbous body, 10cm high
Estimate: £250 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE ZITAN HUANGHUALI LATCH-STYLE TEA TRAY
Lot 133 Unsold
A CHINESE ZITAN HUANGHUALI LATCH-STYLE TEA TRAY
Qing, 18th century, with huanghuali latched tea tray, c.35cm long x 25cm wide
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE CARVED ZITAN BRUSH POT
Lot 134 Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED ZITAN BRUSH POT
Qing, 18th century, 12cm high x 10cm wide
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE YIXING POTTERY BRUSH POT
Lot 135 Unsold
A CHINESE YIXING POTTERY BRUSH POT
20th century, of square shape, c. 13cm high x 7cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE HUANGHUALI LATCH-STYLE TEA TRAY
Lot 136 Unsold
A CHINESE HUANGHUALI LATCH-STYLE TEA TRAY
Qing, 18th century, 3.6cm high x 38cm long x 25cm wide
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A MONUMENTAL CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Lot 137 Sold
A MONUMENTAL CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Qing or later, standing on a wave-scroll base, 204cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN CARVED HARDWOOD GROUP OF VISHNU RIDING GARUDA
Lot 138 Sold
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN CARVED HARDWOOD GROUP OF VISHNU RIDING GARUDA
43.5cm high
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANEL
Lot 139 Unsold
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANEL
Qing, with a band of figures in raised work on a ground of golden silk threads, 42.5cm x 75.5cm, and a smaller panel of birds amidst foliage, 18cm x 75.5cm, in a single frame
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE SILKWORK PANEL
Lot 139a Sold
A CHINESE SILKWORK PANEL
20th century, depicting a crane amongst foliage, 20cm high x 18cm wide, within a moulded gilt frame
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £20 - £40
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE CONTEMPORARY INK WORK BY JIAG SONGGU
Lot 140 Sold
A CHINESE CONTEMPORARY INK WORK BY JIAG SONGGU
a mountainous landscape scene, signed, 74cm high x 45cm wide
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CONTEMPORARY CHINESE INK WORK STILL LIFE
Lot 141 Unsold
A CONTEMPORARY CHINESE INK WORK STILL LIFE
depicting a kingfisher and flowers, signed, 92cm high x 34cm wide
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOX AND COVER
Lot 142 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOX AND COVER
Yuan dynasty or later, of circular form, the lid decorated with ducks with ribbed border, 10cm diameter
Estimate: £400 - £800
26 January 2023
26 January 2023
A CHINESE MONOCHROME VASE
Lot 143 Unsold
A CHINESE MONOCHROME VASE
Qing or later, decorated in a crackle glaze, of baluster form, 14cm high
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 January 2023
26 January 2023

Total lots: 397

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