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Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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192 |
A CHINESE CELADON CRACKLE GLAZE BOTTLE VASE
in Song Dynasty style, 11cm high
Provenance: An old Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn 2001 label to the underside. |
£100 - £200 | £110 | View |
193 |
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BTUSHPOT
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…
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£4,000 - £6,000 | - | View |
194 |
A CHINESE OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATE
mid-18th century with the arms of Richardson of Great Dunmow, impaling Leeke of Newark-on-Trent, with four en grisaille panels of birds and landscapes to the gilt edges, 21cm diameter
Provenance:… |
£100 - £200 | £120 | View |
195 |
A CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF VASE
bearing a six character Qianlong seal mark, of pear shape with flared foot, 30cm high
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£200 - £400 | £240 | View |
196 |
A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS
including a large teapot, with two double gourd marks to the lid, 10.5cm high, one with a side handle, seal mark to the base, 9.5cm high, and another small teapot, marked to the base, 6.5cm high
… |
£40 - £80 | - | View |
197 |
THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATES
one decorated with scholars in a garden, 14.5cm wide, and two further, each with shaped rims and bearing marks to the underside, 12.5cm wide
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£50 - £100 | £70 | View |
198 |
TWO CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LION DOGS
19th century or later, both with incense stick holder and with one paw balanced on brocaded ball, the taller 17cm high; together with two dark cream glazed creatures, including a lion dog and a qilin…
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£50 - £100 | £40 | View |
199 |
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BRUSHPOT
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. |
£2,000 - £3,000 | £2,000 | View |
200 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWLS
20th century, each bearing six character seal marks to the base, decorated with a processional scene of figures and beasts, 5.5cm high x 11.8cm wide; together with another similar bowl, 5cm high; and…
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£100 - £200 | £360 | View |
201 |
NINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
19th century or later, including a Nanking-style plate warmer of 'willow pattern' design, 26cm handle to handle, and a plate of similar design,16cm diameter, three tea bowls, a teacup, two saucers…
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£100 - £200 | £150 | View |
202 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSH POT
late Qing dynasty, the exterior decorated with figures in a garden landscape, 14cm high x 12.5cm wide
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£150 - £250 | - | View |
203 |
THREE CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS
19th century, one with frog finial on lotus shaped body decorated with applied insects, 6.5cm high, the second with applied stylised prunus, 9.5cm, and the third unadorned and of squat outline, 7cm…
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£200 - £400 | £200 | View |
204 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLAQUE
Qing or later, depicting a maiden in a boat harvesting lotus flowers on a lake, 33.5cm long x 24.5cm wide
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£100 - £200 | £190 | View |
205 |
THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
the first, a Ming dish decorated with a scrolling flowerhead, 11cm diameter, the second a Ming saucer decorated with foliage, 11cm diameter, and another 17th century dish decorated with a rabbit in…
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£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
206 |
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE QIANJIANCAI BOWLS AND COVERS
Republic Period, both decorated with figures in mountainous landscapes, inscribed with verse, with lion dog finials, interior bowl linings and wrought metal loop handles, 17cm high x 20cm wide
… |
£800 - £1,500 | £4,200 | View |
207 |
A CHINESE POWDER BLUE TEAPOT
Kangxi, decorated with panels of chickens and foliage, 8.5cm high; together with four items of 'Shipwreck' porcelain, including one saucer bearing a Christie's Nanking cargo label to the base, 12cm…
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£50 - £100 | £180 | View |
208 |
A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE CERAMICS MOUNTED ON A WOODEN STAND
19th century or later, composed of two courtly ladies aside a tripod censor, attached to a wood stand carved with pine foliage, 18cm high; together with a similar figure of a standing sage, 15.5cm…
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
209 |
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE
19th century or later, including two lobed saucers, the larger 11cm long and decorated with bats and a deer with lingzhi in its mouth; a miniature vase decorated with birds and flowers, 8.5cm high; a…
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£100 - £300 | £420 | View |
210 |
A CHINESE BRONZE STRING OF PRAYER MEDITATION BEADS
the black beads highlighted with prayer in gold characters, total length 120cm (excluding tassel and end bead), in original round leather box
Provenance: An old English collection, acquired in Hong… |
£80 - £150 | £1,200 | View |
211 |
A BLACK SILK CHINESE ROBE WITH QILIN MILITARY RANK BADGES
Qing or late 19th century, embroidered in silk and predominantly in metal threads, the two front panels mirroring each other with the beasts amongst polychrome waves, each panel 15cm x 18.5cm, the…
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£400 - £800 | £1,500 | View |
212 |
A CHINESE "IMPERIAL" BLUE SILK ROBE
with eight roundels worked in coloured silks and gilt thread with five-clawed dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud-scrolls, the lower border with colourful stripes, branches of blossom,…
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£4,000 - £6,000 | - | View |
213 |
TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE SHOES
early 20th century, one of Matidi form, 20cm long, the other pair in red silk and embroidered, 15cm long (4)
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£100 - £200 | £150 | View |
214 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE HUAPANDI OR MATIDI SHOES
Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, the upper sections embroidered with flowers, 13cm high x 21cm long; together with a pair of Chinese child's boots, woven with cat faces to the front, the foot…
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£100 - £200 | £440 | View |
215 |
TWO CHINESE POLYCHROME PAINTED WOODEN DOLLS
late Qing/Republic, figured as a man and woman in court dress, 26cm high
Provenance: Sir Richard Evans, Ambassador to China, and thence by descent. |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
216 |
A JAPANESE BRONZE CENSER
Meiji period, signed to the base, the finial in the form of a lion dog, each handle figured as a phoenix, 29cm high x 32cm wide
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£300 - £500 | £260 | View |
217 |
AN ARCHAISTIC JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
19th/early 20th century, a frieze to the shoulder carved with stylised birds, 19cm high
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£40 - £80 | £30 | View |
218 |
THREE JAPANESE BRONZE KAGAMI OR HAND MIRRORS
Taisho period, early 20th Century, all decorated in relief, the first with cranes and wicker bound handle, the second with fruiting foliage and the third with pine tree and calligraphy, the largest…
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£100 - £150 | - | View |
219 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVERED METAL FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS
early 20th century, modelled as herons standing on tortoise with snakes in the beak, 26.5cm high (2)
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£40 - £80 | £130 | View |
220 |
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE CENSER
Meiji Period, the black ground decorated with flowers and insects, on tripod feet, 12cm high
Provenance: Thomas Child (1841 – 1898) was a pioneering photographer who produced a large body of… |
£100 - £200 | £220 | View |
221 |
A JAPANESE GINBARI CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
by Sato, decorated with prunus blossom on a green ground, 25cm high, stamped to underside, associated stand
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£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
222 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BLACK GROUND CLOISONNE VASES
Meiji or Taisho, late 19th century or early 20th century, decorated with sparrows amongst an abundance of flowers and foliage, 25cm high (2)
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£200 - £400 | £100 | View |
223 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES
Meiji period, 19th century, of baluster shape with midnight blue ground, decorated with roosting pigeons amongst maple leaves, 12.5cm high; together with a similar miniature vase decorated with…
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£200 - £400 | £110 | View |
224 |
A COLLECTION OF CLOISONNE
including a Japanese bowl and cover, 10cm high, a small Japanese vase, 13cm high, three cloisonné napkin rings, a Japanese box and cover, a very small pair of vases, 6.5cm high, a cup and a bottle…
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£80 - £150 | £220 | View |
225 |
A JAPANESE LACQUERED FIVE SECTION INRO
decorated with horses in a river landscape, 8cm x 5.5cm, signed; and a Japanese bronze pen box with inkwell, 17cm long, signed (2)
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£100 - £200 | £180 | View |
226 |
A JAPANESE STONEWARE FIGURE OF AN ONI BEARING A TEMPLE BELL
Meiji, late 19th century; together with two pipecases (kiseruzutsu), one with leather tobacco pouch with metal lion dog clasp detail and orange ojime, the other with wood inro with carp and wood…
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£200 - £400 | £160 | View |
227 |
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS
including three pipe cases, two pipes, and a lacquered match box cover decorated with moon amongst pine trees, and a tsuba (7)
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£80 - £120 | £190 | View |
228 |
TWO JAPANESE GEISHA DOLLS ON STANDS
Showa, late 20th century, one dressed in orange embroidered kimono and the other in a black kimono, the taller 27cm high; together with a girl doll; and a six-fold miniature screen decorated with…
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
229 |
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT DOLLS FOR THE FESTIVAL OF HINAMATSURI, OR GIRL'S DAY
Showa, late 20th century, including seated Empress and Emperor adorned with headresses, two other members of the royal household (each with their own dais), together with two female musicians, two…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
230 |
A COLLECTION OF 'PRESENTS' FOR THE FESTIVAL OF HINAMATSURI, OR GIRL'S DAY
Showa, late 20th century, including a lacquered hand cart, two lacquered palanquins, two pairs of shoes, two miniature scrolls, a model of a house with thatched roof, two attendants; and a miniature…
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£40 - £80 | - | View |
231 |
A COLLECTION OF NINE MUSICIAN DOLLS FOR THE FESTIVAL OF HINAMATSURI, OR GIRL'S DAY
Showa, late 19th century, with backdrop miniature screen of herons in flight over prunus trees (a lot)
Provenance: The collection of R P & P Gray, Bridport, Dorset. |
£100 - £300 | - | View |
232 |
KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820)
an illustrated book, depicting birds and flowers, one volume and looses sheets
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
233 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SIX PANEL TABLE SCREENS
decorated in colours with cranes and horsemen respectively, late 19th/early 20th Century, watercolours, within cloth and ebonised wood borders, each 43cm high x 103cm wide (2)
Provenance: Purchased… |
£300 - £500 | £200 | View |
234 |
TWO JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTINGS
one depicting a carp, signed and with seal mark, 106cm x 39cm, the other a bird of prey, similarly signed and sealed, 90cm x 37cm
Provenance: The bird of prey example was acquired from Charterhouse… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
235 |
SHOJI OSUGI (20TH CENTURY JAPANESE) Red Peony
signed in English and Japanese, dated ‘84, woodblock print, 71cm x 21cm
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£200 - £400 | - | View |
236 |
SHOJI OSUGI (20TH CENTURY JAPANESE) ‘Peony’
study of a seated lady drawing, signed in English and Japanese, dated ‘84, woodblock print, 71cm x 21cm
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
237 |
SHOJI OSUGI (20TH CENTURY JAPANESE) Dancing with Butterfly
signed in English and Japanese, dated ‘84, woodblock print, 71cm x 21cm
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£200 - £400 | - | View |
238 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE VASES WITH FLARED SCALLOPED NECKS
Meiji or later, late 19th/20th century, the bodies in bold polychrome colours with scrolled foliated handles, each decorated with two panels of courtiers at their leisurely pursuits, amongst peonies…
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
239 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI JARS AND COVERS
Meiji or later, late 19th or 20th century, lobed outline with segmented panels of stylised flowers and foliage, the flared finials on the lids mirroring the design, 40cm (2)
Provenance: The Estate… |
£200 - £400 | £160 | View |