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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
73	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)	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
74	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…	£100 - £200	£950	View
75	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	£1,000 - £2,000	-	View
76	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…	£100 - £200	£340	View
77	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	£300 - £500	-	View
78	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…	£150 - £250	£150	View
79	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…	£500 - £1,000	-	View
80	A CHINESE PALE CELADON DISH in the Islamic style, with a central stylised flowerhead surrounded by an inscription enclosed by a band of fluting and a rim carved with stylised leaves, 22.25cm diameter	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View
81	A CHINESE GREY/GREEN JADE PHOENIX Ming or later, with carved plumage, 9.5cm long Provenance : A French private collection.	£200 - £400	-	View
82	A CHINESE "SPINACH GREEN" JADE BITONG early Qing or later, the cylindrical body carved with pavilions in a mountainous landscape with figures, prunus trees and a deer, on four shaped rectangular panel feet, 17cm high x 15cm diameter	£3,000 - £6,000	-	View
83	A CHINESE "SPINACH GREEN" JADE BRUSHPOT probably Qing, with a square body carved with panels of pine trees, flowering plants sprouting from rockwork and boughs of prunus blossom with inverted corners and shaped block feet, the base with an…	£15,000 - £25,000	-	View
84	A LARGE CHINESE JADE SEAL Qianlong or later, the celadon green stone with grey highlights and soft polish, carved with two opposing dragons entwined to form the handle, all four sides with an extensive inscription and the…	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
85	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 …	£1,000 - £2,000	-	View
86	A CHINESE PALE CELADON KYLIN Qing or later, the recumbent beast with a scaly body and a well defined spine, the eyes inlaid with ruby coloured beads, 15cm, on a carved hardwood stand	£3,000 - £6,000	£2,800	View
87	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.	£500 - £1,000	-	View
88	A LARGE CHINESE JADE RUYI SCEPTRE the head carved with peaches and blossom in a vase and the handle with characters, flowers, flames and cloud-scrolls, the back with an extensive inscription above a square seal mark, 45cm long x 13…	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
89	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	£200 - £400	-	View
90	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	£800 - £1,500	£800	View
91	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…	£200 - £400	£400	View
92	A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL sensitively carved with a kylin above scrollwork, the base with a seal now outlined in sealing wax, 5.7cm high x 4.5cm wide, on a hardwood base, the underside with a printed label for "S. Bernstein …	£15,000 - £25,000	-	View
93	ZHANG DAQIAN (CHANG DAI-CHIEN ) (1899-1983): TWO SEALS 5.6cm and 5.7cm Provenance: English private collection. Acquired in Chicago in the 1990s. Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner, and thence by descent.	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
94	ZHANG DAQIAN (CHANG DAI-CHIEN ) (1899-1983) A scroll incorporating a panel of calligraphy speckled with gold and a continuous landscape with mountains and figures in boats, pavilions, houses and cloud-shrouded mountains, the exterior with a…	£20,000 - £40,000	-	View
95	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…	£100 - £200	£120	View
96	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).	£100 - £200	£120	View

Total lots: 122

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