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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

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	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…	£4,000 - £6,000	£5,000	View
2	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	£300 - £500	-	View
3	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	£150 - £250	£180	View
4	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,…	£500 - £1,000	£380	View
5	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…	£1,000 - £2,000	-	View
6	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…	£200 - £400	-	View
7	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).	£100 - £200	£80	View
8	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…	£200 - £400	£240	View
9	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	£200 - £400	-	View
10	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:…	£500 - £1,000	-	View
11	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,…	£10,000 - £15,000	£12,000	View
12	A CHINESE BRONZE "JUN" VESSEL with archaistic decoration including masks and scrollwork, the body with some malachite-coloured encrustation, 24cm high	£300 - £500	-	View
13	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…	£20,000 - £40,000	-	View
14	A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE DEITY probably Tang, with finely chased detail and a patinated finish to the coiffure, 51cm high	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
15	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	£5,000 - £8,000	-	View
16	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	£300 - £500	£500	View
17	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…	£500 - £1,000	£700	View
18	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…	£4,000 - £6,000	£4,000	View
19	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…	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,000	View
20	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),…	£4,000 - £6,000	-	View
21	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…	£200 - £400	£260	View
22	A CHINESE OCTAGONAL BOWL covered in a crackled Ge type glaze, on a circular foot, 7.5cm wide	£100 - £200	-	View
23	A CHINESE CELADON VASE Yuan or later, with a baluster body and a wide neck, 21cm high	£300 - £500	-	View
24	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…	£200 - £400	£480	View

Total lots: 122

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