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Absentee bids accepted until Wednesday, 29 November 2023

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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Wednesday 29th November at 10.30am


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Head of Sale:

Guy Schwinge

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Total lots: 122

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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