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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: 401

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
Lot 524 Sold
JOHN DADLEY (1767-1817) 'View of one of the Western Gates of the City of Pekin'
engraving, published London, 1796, by G. Nicol, 29cm x 39cm

From the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 525 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
watercolour on paper, inscribed with seal mark, depicting a collage of paper cuttings and a vignette with figures in a landscape, the image 45cm high x 80cm wide
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 525a Sold
TA THI THANH TAM (b.1960) Seated figures
with a table of food to the foreground, signed and dated 2003 lower right, painting on lacquer, 78.5cm x 99cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 526 Unsold
HUANG WANGXI (CHINESE 19TH/20TH CENTURY) Bamboo and prunus blossom
colour and ink on paper, artist seal mark and inscribed, framed, 182cm wide x 97cm high
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 527 Unsold
AFTER ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322) Horses and Grooms
ink and colour on silk, with seal of the artist, hanging scroll, 150cm high x 58cm wide, framed
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 528 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH A COLLECTION OF 'STREET LIFE' STUDIES
watercolours on paper, depicting a variety of people and jobs each with inscriptions to the right, bound in huali wood with carved characters (24)
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 529 Sold
SU BAOZHEN (1916-1990) 'Lotus and Dragonfly'
inscribed with seal mark upper right, watercolour on paper, 33.5cm x 21cm

Provenance: Aitken Dott & Son, Edinburgh, and thence by family descent.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 530 Unsold
A TIBETAN THANGKA
late 19th century/early 20th century, painted on canvas, a standing buddha to the centre, the figure of Yama to the foreground, the image 89cm high x 34cm wide
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024

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