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Auction date Wednesday 29 November 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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The sale includes items from the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929 - 2022); Roger Peers FSA (1932-2023); the family of the late John Walden (b.1926); and items from the Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon (1920-2009)

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Head of Sale:

Guy Schwinge

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Total lots: 122

A PAIR OF CHINESE 'HUANGHUALI' COMB-BACK CHAIRS
Lot 1 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'HUANGHUALI' COMB-BACK CHAIRS
probably early Qing, the fine spindle backs each flanked by conforming arm rests, over panelled solid seats, supported on rounded corner legs, united by stretchers and shaped foot rails, 89cm high x 58cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD KANG TABLE
Lot 2 Unsold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD KANG TABLE
with a rectangular "floating" panel top over a carved frieze, on shaped legs with claw and ball feet. 76cm wide x 41cm deep x 38cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD VASE STAND
Lot 3 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD VASE STAND
with a circular "floating" panel top over a shaped and pierced frieze on five moulded square legs joined by an undulating stretcher. 37cm diameter x 79cm high
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE ELM OPEN ARMCHAIRS
Lot 4 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE ELM OPEN ARMCHAIRS
probably Shanxi Province, Qing, of conventional design with square backs and shaped arms over rattan seats, 98cm high x 59cm wide (2)

Provenance: Acquired from Marchants, Kensington Church Street, London, on 15th March 2002.
The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929-2022).
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Sold by PT Sale to G. Schwinge - A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER COFFER
Lot 5 Unsold
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER COFFER
probably early Qing, with a rectangular lid and panels decorated in polychrome on a red ground with pagodas and other buildings in extensive river landscapes, the borders with floral sprays on a black ground, on a later ebonised stand with swept (feet) 89cm high x 92cm wide x 62cm wide.

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929-2022), acquired in 1954 for six guineas.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE
Lot 6 Unsold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE
the rectangular top above a carved and pierced frieze, tiered shelves below, on turned feet, bearing partially torn label to the base: '...ONG SANG... established 1882... Hong Kong', 79cm high x 69cm wide x 35cm deep

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD VASE STAND
Lot 7 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD VASE STAND
Qing, the square top above a pierced and carved frieze, on turned legs joined by stretchers, 64cm high x 28cm square.

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE 'HONGMU' STEPPED STAND
Lot 8 Sold
A CHINESE 'HONGMU' STEPPED STAND
Qing dynasty, 19th century, with two tiers with open scroll frieze, on turned legs joined by stretchers, 76cm high x 66cm wide x 30cm deep

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE LOW TABLE
Lot 9 Unsold
A CHINESE LOW TABLE
the top with a lifting compartment, fitted with an engraved escutcheon plate, above a panelled frieze, on square legs and block feet, 61cm x 38cm x 52.5cm high
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE 'HUANGHUALI' LOW TABLE
Lot 10 Unsold
A CHINESE 'HUANGHUALI' LOW TABLE
late Ming/ early Qing, the rectangular top with a floating panel over a modelled frieze, on inverted angular scroll legs joined by shaped stretchers, 75cm wide x 44cm deep x 30cm high.

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929 - 2022).
Acquired from Spink & Son in 1968 for £45.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, (‘GUI’)
Lot 11 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, (‘GUI’)
early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC, sturdily cast in relief with a pair of stylised dragons., the foot further cast on the two sides with confronting dragons separated by a narrow flange, the vessel flanked on either side by a pair of loop handles with animal masks., 16cm high x 25cm wide

Compare a bronze ‘gui’ with almost identical design, also dated to the early Western Zhou dynasty (11th century BC), sold at Christie’s New York, 13-14 September 2018, lot 1111.
Provenance:  Apparently acquired in Germany in the 1970's or 1980's.A private English collectionThe…
Hammer price: £12,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BRONZE "JUN" VESSEL
Lot 12 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE "JUN" VESSEL
with archaistic decoration including masks and scrollwork, the body with some malachite-coloured encrustation, 24cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE "DRAGON" EWER
Lot 13 Unsold
A CHINESE "DRAGON" EWER
gold coloured metal, probably early Ming, with a chained cover and a simple loop handle, the cover, neck and shoulders chased with five clawed dragons amidst cloudscrolls, on a patinated ground, the lid with a lobed finial inset with a red stone within a beaded border, the globular body engraved with scaly dragons amidst cloud scrolls within chased rui borders, the upper register with flowerheads centred by semi-precious cabochon stones and the lower register with stylised lotus on a patinated ground,
the underside of the base with an extensive inscription and an old collector's label "Luisa…
Estimate: £20,000 - £40,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE DEITY
Lot 14 Unsold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE DEITY
probably Tang, with finely chased detail and a patinated finish to the coiffure, 51cm high
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA
Lot 15 Unsold
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA
early Ming or later, the Deity seated on a lotus-leaf base with finely chased beaded borders, the hair patinated bronze in contrast with the gilt, 38.5cm high
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURE
Lot 16 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURE
Qing or later, standing wearing a broad rimmed hat and holding a halberd, the face and beard painted in cold enamels, 15.5cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE
Lot 17 Sold
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE
Han, the recumbent animal with well-modelled features covered in a red pigment with black and white highlights, in two parts, 42cm high

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and member of the OCS from the early 1950's.

With an Oxford Authentication Certificate (TL Testing Sample C123h31) dated June 2023 stating that "the sample yielded a result consistent with manufacture during the Han Dynasty".
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE POTTERY PRANCING HORSE
Lot 18 Sold
A CHINESE POTTERY PRANCING HORSE
Tang, the sensitively modelled animal with raised hoof and well-defined musculature, the grey body covered in a cream-coloured pigment, 41cm high

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and member of the OCS from the early 1950's.

With an Oxford Authentication Certificate (TL Testing Sample C123h29) dated June 2023 stating that "the sample yielded a result consistent with manufacture during the Tang Dynasty.
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY GUARDIAN FIGURES
Lot 19 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY GUARDIAN FIGURES
Tang, each modelled seated on its haunches with well-modelled features and extensive traces of polychrome decoration, the larger 46cm high and the smaller 44cm high (2)

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and member of the OCS from the early 1950's.

With an Oxford Authentication Certificate (TL Testing Sample C123h30) dated June 2023 stating that "the sample yielded a result consistent with manufacture during the Tang Dynasty.
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Lot 20 Unsold
A CHINESE RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
probably Tang, standing with her hair in a chignon and with a smiling countenance, her arms clasped together beneath her robe, 88cm high.

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and active member of the OCS from the early 1950's.
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE VASES
Lot 21 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE VASES
in the Tang style, each with three moulded flowerhead medallions and covered in a straw cream and green glaze, 43cm high (2)

Provenance: The family of the late John Walden (born 1926), a noted collector and member of the OCS from the early 1950's.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE OCTAGONAL BOWL
Lot 22 Unsold
A CHINESE OCTAGONAL BOWL
covered in a crackled Ge type glaze, on a circular foot, 7.5cm wide
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
Lot 23 Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
Yuan or later, with a baluster body and a wide neck, 21cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON VASE
Lot 24 Sold
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
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
Lot 25 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
with a divided interior, the lid with a central panel of a crane flying between cloud-scrolls, in a border of scrolling lotus flowers, the base with conforming decoration and the underside with a six character Wanli mark enclosed by a double circle, 12.5cm diameter
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BTUSHPOT
Lot 26 Unsold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BITONG
probably late Ming or Transitional, the exterior decorated with military figures and immortals with deer beside a river with willow trees and a cascading waterfall, with mountains visible beyond and enclosed by incised floral borders, 18.5cm high x 20cm diameter

Provenance: Christie's London, 15th May 2018, lot 197.
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A "SWATOW" DISH
Lot 27 Unsold
A "SWATOW" DISH
decorated with stylised flowers and birds, 25.5cm diameter
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Lot 28 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Transitional or later, the ovoid body and long "garlic" neck decorated with sprays of prunus and other flowers within formalised leaf and simple line borders, the base unglazed, 36.5cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BRUSHPOT
Lot 29 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BITONG
the sides with script alternating with landscapes and flowering shrubs and trees, the base with a four character mark, 13cm high x 10.25cm wide

Provenance: Christie's London, 15th May 2018 lot 253
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Lot 30 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
early Qing or later, with an everted rim, decorated with goats in a landscape with prunus trees and willow, the interior with a cellular rim and the base with a circular panel decorated with a kylin in the shade of a prunus tree, the base with a six character mark enclosed by a double circle in underglaze blue, 16.5cm diameter x 10cm high
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL
Lot 31 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL
early Qing or later, with an undulating rim, the body decorated with scaly dragons amidst iron red scrolls on a scraffito ground of wave scrolls, the base with a four character mark in iron red, 11cm diameter
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN SCHOLARS BRUSH REST
Lot 32 Sold
A CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN SCHOLARS BRUSH REST
Kangxi, covered in a green glaze, modelled with opposing lions and scrolls, the back with wave- scrolls, 13cm wide x 8.5cm high, on a later curved hardwood stand

Provenance: The grandfather of the vendor and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BUDDHISTIC LIONS
Lot 33 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BUDDHISTIC LIONS
in the Kangxi style, probably early Qing, the beasts recumbent on rectangular bases and covered in yellow, green and brown glazes, one with a cub, 12cm high (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BRUSHPOT (BITONG)
Lot 34 Sold
A CHINESE BRUSHPOT (BITONG)
in the Kangxi style, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and green with oval panels of figures, on a cracked-ice blue ground with wave scrolls alternating with plain rectangular panels of figures and animals, the partially unglazed base with a central recessed glazed panel containing a four character mark in underglaze blue, 17.5cm high x 19cm diameter
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BRUSHPOT (BITONG)
Lot 35 Unsold
A CHINESE BRUSHPOT (BITONG)
early Qing or later, decorated with four circular panels of figures in underglaze blue, iron red and green, on a solid green ground, the partially unglazed base with a central glazed recessed panel with a six character mark in underglazed blue, 17.5cm high x 20cm diameter
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Lot 36 Sold
A CHINESE DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
probably early Qing, the deity seated on rockwork with a lotus flower at her feet and a vase perched on a ledge to one side, 33.5cm high
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE GROUP
Lot 37 Sold
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE GROUP
Qing or later, modelled with numerous elegant figures taking tea beside a tree, with a musician playing a flute, on a wave-scroll base, 30cm high x 34cm wide
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Private Treaty sale to Guy Schwinge A CHINESE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE
Lot 38 Unsold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE
probably early Kangxi, enamelled with gaming figures and other motifs, 46cm high x 18cm diameter

Provenance: Acquired by the grandmother of the vendor.
Private Collection, Hampshire.
Private Collection, Dorset.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE "FAMILLE NOIRE" BALUSTER VASE
Lot 39 Sold
A CHINESE "FAMILLE NOIRE" BALUSTER VASE
with a flared neck, enamelled in polychrome with birds perched in and flying around a blossoming prunus tree, on a black ground, the base with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue enclosed by a double circle, 70cm high

Provenance: Christie's 29th January 2019, Lot 10.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Lot 40 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Kangxi, with a globular body decorated with stylised lotus alternating with characters within formalised borders, 21cm high, with a later wooden lid; and a Chinese blue and white ovoid jar decorated with branches of blossom and birds within formalised diaper borders, 20cm high (2)

Provenance: Both with photocopies of original invoices dated March and April 1981 from H. Woods Wilson Ltd, 103 Pimlico Road, London SW. The smaller vase with the remains of a Guest & Grey label.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE
Lot 41 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE
in the Kangxi style, the baluster body with a domed cover, enamelled in polychrome with landscape panels on a speckled ground inhabited by mystical beasts amidst flowers and scrollwork and enclosed by formalised borders, 40cm high
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
Lot 42 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
in the Kangxi style, decorated with elegant figures around a pavilion, within a panelled border of precious objects and cellular panels, the rim with foliage, 32cm diameter
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR AND COVER
Lot 43 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR AND COVER
in the Kangxi style, decorated with panels of precious objects and glasses charged with flowers, on a "cracked ice" ground strewn with prunus blossom, the cylindrical cover with conforming decoration, 31cm high.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 44 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE
in the Kangxi style, decorated with precious objects and flower sprays, 15cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
Lot 45 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
with heaped and piled decoration of scrolling lotus beneath an everted rim decorated on the underside with floral sprays, the interior of the bowl, the central stylised foliate panel enclosed by a band of wave scrolls and the rim with wave-scrolls and cloud-scrolls at intervals, the unglazed base containing a Yongzheng six character mark enclosed by a double circle and with an old collectors label for "Oosterse Schatten Collection, Alsdorf", 34.5cm diameter x 14.5cm high
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE SAUCER DISHES
Lot 46 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE SAUCER DISHES
probably Yongzheng, enamelled in polychrome with naturalistic sprays of flowers, the base with a brocaded square enclosed by a double circle in underglaze blue, 16cm diameter
Hammer price: £780
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A CHINESE "FAMILLE ROSE" CHARGER
Lot 47 Sold
A CHINESE "FAMILLE ROSE" CHARGER
probably Yongzheng or early Qianlong, decorated with two birds on a flowering branch, the rim with sprays of flowers and precious objects, 36.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
A FINE CHINESE CELADON DOUBLE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 48 Unsold
A FINE CHINESE CELADON DOUBLE BALUSTER VASE
with finely carved decoration of lotus flowers and feathery leaves, and two scrolling handles with rams mask terminals, the base with a Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue, 28.5cm high

Provenance: A Taiwanese private collection in the 1930s and featured in the Taiwan Collector Newspaper (艺林月刊).
An English private collection.
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023

Total lots: 122

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