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Auction date Wednesday 27 November 2024 13:00 - 17:30 GMT

Head of Sale:

William Batt


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Wednesday 27th November at 1pm

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 385

Lot 500 Sold
A SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE TEMPLE BELL
20th century, with a stylized animal ring loop, decorated with panels of mythical beasts, 27cm high x 15.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 501 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE VESSEL
bearing an impressed mark to the base, of archaic form, with two pierced handles, 8cm high x 16cm wide
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 502 Sold
A TIBETAN BRONZE STUPA
possibly 13th/14th century, of bell shaped form, the foliate finial above a castellated gallery, on a turned and tapered pedestal and double lotus moulded base, 20.5cm high
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 503 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR
Tang dynasty, with shaped edge, decorated with bands cast with birds and insects, 10cm diameter

Provenance: Acquired Stockspring Antiques, 1994.

The collection of Dinah Reynolds, author of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1783, published 1989.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 504 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE TOKEN
with four character marks to both sides, 5.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 505 Sold
A CHINESE METAL TEAPOT
marked to the base, 20th century, of octagonal section, with decorative panels to each side; 16cm high; together with a similar caddy, 19.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 506 Sold
A CHINESE RED SILK ROBE
late Qing dynasty, woven with phoenix in flight, insects and an abundance of flowers, with contrasting borders and sleeves, 105cm long

Provenance: By family repute this robe was given to the the vendor's ancestor, an officer in the Royal Engineers. It was gifted by an elderly gentleman in Singapore for having saved the lives of his family during the end of World War II. Thence by descent.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 507 Sold
A CHINESE SILK 'DRAGON' ROBE
late Qing dynasty, decorated with dragons in flight, bats and auspicious symbols, against a red ground permeated with clouds, 86cm long
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 508 Sold
A CHINESE LADIES BLUE SILK ROBE
late Qing dynasty, decorated with butterflies and sprays of flowers and leafy tendrils, 130cm long
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 509 Sold
A CHINESE SILK ROBE
Late Qing dynasty, the blue ground woven with auspicious symbols, the contrasting trim with figures in landscapes, 93cm long
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 510 Unsold
A CHINESE SILK HANGING
early 20th century, depicting the goddess Magu walking through countryside next to a deer, the image 237cm high x 47cm wide
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 511 Unsold
A CHINESE HANGING 'CHARACTER' SILK
early 20th century, each of the characters woven from bats flowers and foliage, 225cm high x 42cm wide
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 512 Sold
FIVE PAIRS OF CHINESE SILKS
late 19th/early 20th century, variously depicting figures, flora and fauna, woven in vibrant tones, the largest 100cm long (10)

Provenance: The collection of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (1865-1944) and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 513 Sold
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT CHINESE SILKS
late 19th/early 20th century, including two pairs, variously decorated with dragons and phoenix, the longest 101cm (8)

Provenance: The collection of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (1865-1944) and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 514 Sold
A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN CHINESE SILKS
late 19th/early 20th century, variously decorated with figures, flora and fauna, the longest 100cm (11)

Provenance: The collection of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (1865-1944) and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 515 Sold
A CHINESE SILK TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Qing dynasty, the rich blue silk woven with five dragon roundels over flying dragons chasing pearls, 68cm x 119cm

Provenance: The estate of Stanley Wyatt-smith (1887-1958), who joined the British China Consular service in 1907.

His collection of photography from the period can be found online in the Historical Photography of China section at Bristol University.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 516 Unsold
A CHINESE SILK FRAGMENT
probably Ming dynasty on a later mount, depicting a mountainous landscape, 30cm high x 23cm wide
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 517 Unsold
A CHINESE SILK HANGING SCROLL
signed and inscribed to the top, decorated throughout with women in a garden landscape, with boats to the foreground, 118cm high x 55cm wide
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 518 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK
one inscribed lower left, late 19th/early 20th century, each depicting narrative scenes of soldiers and mythical beings at war, 126.5cm high x 28cm wide (2)

Provenance: Baroness Florence Van Heemstra, Dorset.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 519 Sold
TWO CHINESE BADGES
Qing dynasty, one depicting a phoenix, the other a five claw dragon, both mounted in a serving tray, 28.5cm wide x 25.5cm high overall
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 520 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY A set of seven pith paintings
all depicting portraits of figures from everyday life, including monks and street vendors, 15cm high x 9.5cm wide (7)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 521 Unsold
FU ERSHI (1936-2017) An interior with figures
ink and colour on paper, seal marks to both lower corners, 46cm high x 68cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 522 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 523 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A group of eight botanical studies
watercolours on rice paper, approx. 15cm x 24cm (8)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024

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