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

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William Batt and Guy Schwinge


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Thursday 23rd May at 10.30am

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Page:

of 12

Lots per page:

Total lots: 271

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

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