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Auction date Wednesday 29 November 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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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Wednesday 29th November at 10.30am


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Head of Sale:

Guy Schwinge

Page:

of 4

Lots per page:

Total lots: 93

Lot 64 Sold
A CHINESE CONJOINED DOUBLE VASE
Qing or later, covered in a speckled green "tea-dust" glaze, 10cm high
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 65 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE RUBY-GROUND BOWLS
the bases with six character marks in underglaze blue, 12.5cm diameter (2)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 66 Unsold
A CHINESE "SANG DE BOEUF" VASE
probably Qing, with a baluster-shaped body, the rim of the flared neck and the underside of the base covered in a pale celadon glaze, 33cm high
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 67 Sold
A CHINESE "SANG DE BOEUF" VASE
with a flared neck, the base with a six character mark in underglaze blue, 30cm high
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 68 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE "CANTON" BOWL
Qing, famille verte and polychrome enamels, with panels of elegant figures, birds amidst flowers and insects within conforming borders, 25cm high x 53cm diameter
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 69 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE VASE
Qing, enamelled in polychrome with panels of figures in a landscape and on a pavilion terrace, within borders strewn with flowers inhabited by phoenix, the neck with conforming decoration, 63cm high
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 70 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE BASIN
Qing, the interior enamelled in polychrome with fruit, flowers and animals enriched with underglazed blue and gilded panels, the exterior sparsely decorated with sprays of flowers in underglaze blue and gilt, 48cm diameter
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 71 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE JARDINIERE
Qing or later, the exterior enamelled in puce with five clawed dragons with contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls and enclosed by formalised borders, the rim with stylised floral sprays, 44cm high x 53cm diameter
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 72 Sold
A CHINESE CELADON "CONG" VASE
of square section, moulded to the rectangular sides with the Eight Trigrams, with a pale bluish-celadon crackle glaze, the base with a Tongzxi six character mark in underglaze blue, 28cm high
Hammer price: £310
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 73 Unsold
A PAIR OF CHINESE PALE CELADON CONG
Qing or later, with moulded square bodies covered in lustrous crackle glaze, the base of each with a six character mark in underglaze blue, 18cm high (2)
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 74 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE
the centre with a panel of stylised flowers and scrollwork in shades of green outlined with black and the rim enamelled in polychrome with panels of flowers, precious objects and shells within a formalised border, the reverse with three floral sprays and the base with a six character mark in iron red, 21cm diameter
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 75 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON DISH
decorated with five-claw dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud-scrolls, the back with conforming decoration, the underside with a six character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue, 35cm diameter
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 76 Sold
A CHINESE CHARGER
enamelled in polychrome with branches of peach and blossom and three bats circling in iron red, the reverse with conforming decoration and the underside with a six character Guangxu in underglaze blue, 33cm diameter
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 77 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL
enamelled in polychrome with magpies in flight amidst blossoming prunus, the base with a six character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue, 8cm diameter x 6.5cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 78 Sold
A KOREAN CELADON BOWL
probably Joseon, the exterior moulded with overlapping stylised leaves, 17cm diameter; and a collection of seven other Korean celadon bowls and dishes of varying sizes (8)

Provenance: The collection of the late Roger Peers, FSA (1932-2023)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 79 Unsold
A CHINESE WHITE JADE BI DISC
carved with two registers of phoenix, lions and other beasts within an outer scroll border, the stone with a consistent colour with some dark and pale rust inclusions, particularly to the rim, 15.5cm diameter
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 81 Unsold
A CHINESE GREY/GREEN JADE PHOENIX
Ming or later, with carved plumage, 9.5cm long

Provenance : A French private collection.
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 85 Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON JADE BUDDHISTIC LION
Qing or later, the beast with a well-defined spine and an open mouth bearing teeth and showing a curling tongue, the stone of uniform colour with a soft lustrous polish, 9cm high x 17cm long

Provenance : A French private collection.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 87 Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON JADE OVAL BOWL
with a chilong climbing along the projecting side handles, the body with archaistic decoration of dragons, 10.5cm wide

Provenance : A French private collection.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 89 Unsold
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE KYLIN
the stone with a soft lustrous polish and rust-coloured mottling to the face and back, 6.5cm long
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 90 Sold
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LOHAN
early Qing or later, the crouching figure holding a string of worry beads and with a playful Buddhistic lion at his feet, the robes finely engraved with foliate panels, 12.5cm high
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 91 Sold
A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL GROUP
probably Qing, of figures in a boat with vegetation beyond and waves lapping around the vessel, 18cm long x 7cm high, on a hardwood stand.

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 95 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, QING
a mountainous landscape with figures in the foreground and the Great Wall beyond, pen and ink with wash heightened with white on paper, 40cm x 55cm excluding the frame and mount

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Lot 96 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, QING
an elegant procession of figures, gouache on rice paper, 20cm x 28cm; and three other similar gouache studies (4)

Provenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 November 2023
29 November 2023

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