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Auction date Thursday 23 May 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Thursday 23rd May at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
49	A CHINESE INK STONE carved in relief with a scholar and incised with script, eight character mark to the base, 9.5cm high; together with another similar ink stone, carved with cockerel and scripture to the base, 12.5cm…	£100 - £200	£90	View
50	A CHINESE AMBER RABBIT late 19th/early 20th century, carved naturistically with ears back, 7cm long	£100 - £200	-	View
51	A CHINESE CARVED AGATE FIGURE OF A RECLINING SCRIBE 20th century, 8cm high x 9.5cm wide, on a hardwood base Provenance: Sir Richard Evans, Ambassador to China, and thence by descent.	£50 - £100	£60	View
52	A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD FIGURE OF SHOULAO Qing dynasty, early 20th Century, 39cm high	£80 - £150	£70	View
53	A CHINESE CARVED WOODEN TWO-TOED TOAD WITH GLASS EYES 20th century, 16cm long; together with a Thai carving of deities in a grotto with reclining deer, 20cm high; and a naive dark wood box and cover embellished with carved leaves, 21.5cm long (3) …	£50 - £100	£80	View
54	TWO CHINESE TRAYS early 20th century, the first with lip inlaid with mother of pearl prunus, 64cm long x 49.5cm, the second of burgundy lacquer with two high relief golden peacocks amongst peonies, 51cm x 51cm;…	£200 - £400	-	View
55	A CHINESE HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN inset to one side with a cloisonné panel inlaid with a central shou motif and further auspicious symbols carved in hardstones, the reverse side inset with a lacquer scene depicting pagodas in a…	£400 - £600	£750	View
56	A CHINESE HARDWOOD STAND 18th/19th century, of circular section with turned rim, petal moulded base and ruyi head shaped feet, 7.5cm high x 21cm diameter	£100 - £200	-	View
57	A SET OF FOUR CHINESE WROUGHT IRON PANELS 19th/early 20th century, each with botanical subject in ebonised wood frames, 66cm x 23cm (4)	£100 - £200	£90	View
58	ZHAO ZIYONG (1793-1846) a Chinese scroll painting, signed upper left, with ink character marks and red seal marks, depicting crabs amongst foliage, the image 92cm x 47cm Provenance: Acquired from Duke's, 14th September…	£500 - £800	-	View
59	BY OR AFTER QUI YING (1495-1552) inscribed, signed and sealed, ink and colour on silk, depicting three scholars and attendants within a garden landscape, mounted on a hanging scroll, 90cm x 41cm Provenance: Acquired from Duke's,…	£2,500 - £3,500	-	View
60	A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING signed in ink 'Yu Chun', sealed, ink on silk, a mountainous landscape with a village to the foreground, the image 29cm x 42cm Provenance: Acquired from Duke's, 30th July 2015, lot 586.	£100 - £200	-	View
61	A CHINESE ANCESTOR PAINTING 20th century, on canvas, 76cm x 38cm	£100 - £200	-	View
62	AFTER XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) A portrait of a cockerel ink and watercolour, signed lower left, 47cm x 40cm	£500 - £1,000	-	View
63	ATTRIBUTED TO JIANG SING TINGXI (1669-1730) Mandarin Ducks amidst foliage scroll painting, bears signature upper right, 100cm x 39cm, gilt frame; together with a small accompanying plaque	£500 - £1,000	-	View
64	ZHOU PEI CHUN (1880-190) A wedding and a funeral procession both signed lower left, ink and watercolour on silk, both 31cm x 66cm (2)	£300 - £600	-	View
65	STYLE OF ZHANG DING (1917-2010) Two village scenes one with doorway and cart to foreground, the other with figures descending from the hillside, watercolours bearing seal marks, 44cm x 32cm and 32cm x 44cm respectively	£300 - £500	-	View
66	A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Republic period, watercolour on silk, a seal mark lower right, 76cm x 44cm; together with a portrait of a gentleman, photographic print on paper, 93cm x 44cm; and a tiger in a landscape, photographic…	£50 - £100	-	View
67	CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A river landscape watercolour on paper, signed and inscribed, 90cm x 46cm; together with a collection of further watercolours on paper (a lot)	£50 - £100	£30	View
67a	SIX CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS Qing Dynasty, watercolour on rice paper, a pair including an emperor with sceptre and empress with kingfisher headdress, each 19cm long, a butterfly amongst flowers, 21.5cm long, and three depicting…	£100 - £200	£180	View
68	ZHAO BO (b. 1974) Street scene with numerous figures signed lower right, oil on canvas, 148.5cm x 148.5cm (unframed on stretcher) Provenance: Acquired from Chinese Contemporary, Beijing, New York, and London, 2001.	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
69	A CHINESE ANCESTOR PAINTING 20th century, on canvas, depicting eight figures seated in an interior, the image 118cm x 74cm Provenance: Acquired from Lawrences, 20th January 2012, lot 1718.	£150 - £250	-	View
70	A CHINESE TANG DYNASTY HORSE AND RIDER the horse figured prancing with right foreleg raise, the female rider seated with hands outstretched to the reins, remnants of coloured pigments apparent, 31cm high overall Provenance: A private…	£400 - £800	-	View
71	A CHINESE TANG DYNASTY HORSE figured naturistically with neck outstretched and well-defined musculature, the body with a cream-coloured pigment and the tail and eyes highlighted in black, 34cm high x 48cm long Accompanied by an…	£800 - £1,500	£800	View
72	A CHINESE TANG DYNASTY HORSE figured with saddle on its back and head raised, elements of coloured pigments apparent, 34cm high x 30cm long Provenance: A private Dorset collection of Tang. Acquired from Gerald Davison Ltd,…	£400 - £800	-	View
73	A CHINESE MODEL OF A CAMEL Northern Qi or Tang dynasty, figured laden with saddle bags, 36cm high x 29cm long Accompanied by and Oxford Thermoluminescence Report. Provenance: A private Dorset collection of Tang.	£800 - £1,500	-	View
74	A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE bearing six character Qianlong mark to the base, decorated with figures of apparently European image in fine drapery with mythical beast attendants, 8cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection…	£100 - £200	£2,800	View
75	A CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE bearing a tiger mark to the base, decorated in blue, white and red with figures and royals at courts, 9cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection of snuff bottles.	£80 - £150	£1,100	View
76	TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES one bearing a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, decorated with anthropomorphised figures, 6.5cm high, the other with a six character Jiajing mark to the base, decorated with boys and scholars…	£100 - £200	£1,300	View
77	A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE bearing a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, decorated with monkeys in a mountainous landscape, 6cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection of snuff bottles.	£80 - £150	£1,000	View
78	TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES one bearing a Guangxu mark to the base, 7.5cm high, the other decorated with royals in an interior, 7.5cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection of snuff bottles.	£40 - £80	£550	View
79	A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES including a red overlay snuff bottle, 6cm high, a red glass bottle carved with bats, 6cm high, and a white glass bottle, with lions head handles to each side, 6cm high Provenance: A private Dorset…	£40 - £80	£70	View
80	A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES one with carved sqaure shoulders, 9cm high, another similar, 7cm high, and one with a round body, 7cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection of snuff bottles.	£40 - £80	£110	View
81	A CHINESE WHITE OPAQUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE bearing four character mark of Qianlong, Qing or later, brightly decorated in polychrome enamels with mandarin ducks swimming amongst lotus blossom, rose quartz stopper, 6cm tall	£100 - £200	£220	View
82	A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH bearing Kangxi mark to the underside, probably Qing, decorated with a wheel of auspicious linked Shou symbols, with rim of geometric shapes , 12.5cm diameter	£200 - £400	£150	View
83	A PAIR OF CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED BOTTLE VASES late Qing, one with red label at the base for 'CHAS. SLEIGHT, THE ORIENTAL GALLERY, 7, THE ROYAL ARCADE, OLD BOND STREET LONDON W.', 23cm high (2) Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley …	£100 - £200	£200	View
84	A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE JARDINIERES 19th century, the interiors decorated with fish, the exteriors with figural panels depicting members of court and immortals, the yellow ground interspersed with flowers and bats, 20cm high x 24cm…	£100 - £200	£1,200	View
85	A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CHARGER bearing a six character Chenghua mark however Kangxi, decorated with bands of lotus flowers and leafy tendrils, 33.5cm wide	£400 - £600	£300	View
86	A CHINESE YIXING PHOENIX AND DRAGON BOWL 20th century, with Greek key borders, 11cm high x 18cm wide	£50 - £100	£60	View
87	A CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED 'CADOGAN' EWER 19th century, of pomegranate form, 9cm high Provenance: Sir Richard Evans, Ambassador to China, and thence by descent.	£50 - £100	£200	View
88	A CHINESE EXPORT RETICULATED PLATE 19th century, decorated with peonies and butterflies, 27.5cm wide Provenance: Sir Richard Evans, Ambassador to China, and thence by descent.	£50 - £100	£440	View
89	THREE CHINESE EXPORT TANKARDS one 18th century, decorated with a familial scene of a man and woman and two children, 13cm high, together with two further similar, both with figural scenes against blue and white backgrounds, 13cm…	£80 - £150	£420	View
90	THREE CHINESE CAFE AU LAIT TEA BOWLS Kangxi, each of lobed form, decorated in blue and white to the inside with sprays of flowers, each 5cm high	£40 - £80	-	View
91	A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLAQUE Qing or later, depicting nine boys playing in a garden, 42cm long x 27cm wide	£100 - £200	-	View
92	A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DOUBLE GOURD VASES 19th/early 20th century, each decorated with figural scenes depicting scholars and attendants, later converted to lamps, 51cm high (2)	£200 - £400	£200	View
93	A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE BOWL 18th/19th century, decorated with figural panels, 11cm high x 26cm wide; together with an export porcelain platter, decorated with boys at play in a garden landscape, 34cm wide (2)	£150 - £250	£600	View
94	TWO CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURAL GROUPS 19th century or later, one of a whiskered Wenchang supported by Kui Xing, another of a man and child; together with a single figure of a sage, the tallest 32.5cm high (3) Provenance: The collection…	£50 - £100	£90	View
95	A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BRUSHPOT Republic period, with two panels decorated with four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls and amongst waves and leaping carp, 13cm high x 10.5cm diameter	£300 - £500	-	View

Total lots: 271

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