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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 531 Sold
A TIBETAN THANGKA
18th/19th century, depicting Dharmata, carrying a yak tail flywhisk and a travel case full of books, a tiger in attendance, with buddha seated on a sea of clouds to the distance, the image 57cm x 37cm wide, mounted on a scroll

Note: See a very similar comparable in the Rubin Museum of Art.

Provenance: Bearing an old label, Sotheby's London, 23rd June 1980, Lot 175.
A private collection and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 532 Unsold
TIBETAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Panjarnata Mahakala
painted on panel, against a background of flames, 34cm x 25cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 533 Unsold
CHEN XINMAO (b.1954) An urban landscape
signed lower right, ink on paper, 34cm x 35cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 534 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY A Mountainous Landscape
bearing red seal marks and an inscription upper right, a calligraphic panel and further seal marks above, 136cm high x 60cm wide
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 535 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE
with a figure to the centre, inscribed and with seal marks upper right, 133cm x 66cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 536 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, LATE QING DYNASTY, A STUDY OF AN EAGLE
perched on a tree in a mountainous landscape, inscribed and with seal marks upper left, 90cm high x 48cm wide
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 537 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY A photograph of a busy street
ascribed verso 'Attrib. Thomson. Ca. 1870. China. Albumen Print.', 22cm x 28cm

Provenance: Brian Seed Antiques, Hong Kong.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 538 Unsold
A. DONNAY (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) 'A FEW DAYS IN HONAN PROVINCE'
a French photographic album and journal, 28.5cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 539 Unsold
A SMALL GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS
including 'A Collection of Old Chinese Porcelain Exhibited by Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd. June-July 1933', and 'Chinese Art' Edited by Leigh Ashton, 1935 (9)
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 540 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE WOOD STANDS
20th century, approximately sixty overall (a lot)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 541 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE WOOD DISPLAY STANDS
approximately twenty-four overall (a lot)
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 542 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE WOOD DISPLAY STANDS
approximately sixty-seven overall (a lot)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 543 Unsold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID TRAY
20th century, carved in high relief with a mouse, a frog and vines, and inset with a landscape scene, 61cm x 41cm wide
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 544 Unsold
A TIBETAN POLYCHROME PAINTED CHEST
17th/18th century, the lifting top opening to a vacant interior, the façade decorated with a central motif surrounded by further characters, iron strapwork to the corners, 60cm high x 109cm wide x 47cm deep

Provenance: Purchased Duke's, 9th May 2013, Lot 279. Formerly of the James Yarrow Collection of Chinese and Tibetan Furniture.
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 545 Sold
A CHINESE ELM SIDE CABINET
20th century, the cupboard opening to a shelved interior, on short block legs with shaped brackets, 74cm high x 60cm wide x 40cm deep
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 546 Unsold
A KOREAN BURR WOOD LOW CABINET
20th century, the cupboard opening to a vacant interior, on shaped bracket feet, 81.5cm high x 91cm wide x 44cm deep
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 547 Unsold
A CHINESE BLACK LACQUER AND PARCEL GILT SHRINE CABINET
19th/20th century, with pierced and foliate carved doors on a stepped plinth base, 43cm high x 34cm wide x 15cm deep; together with a gilt lacquered carved wood buddha, seated on a lotus base, inscriptions to the base, 27cm high (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 548 Sold
A CHINESE HARD WOOD JARDINIERE STAND
late Qing dynasty, the shaped top inset with marble, over a pierced frieze carved with berries and foliage, 48cm high x 48cm diameter; together with another similar stained wood and marble inset stand, 60cm high x 36cm diameter (2)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 549 Unsold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD TABLE
late Qing dynasty, the shaped top inset with marble, over a pierced and ornately carved frieze, the legs with carved head terminals and ball and claw feet, 80.5cm high x 50cm wide
Estimate: £500 - £800
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 550 Unsold
A CHINESE HONGMU VASE STAND
late 19th/early 20th century, the 'lotus' shaped top over a pierced and heavily carved frieze, on scroll legs joined by conforming stretchers, 21.5cm high x 30cm diameter
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 551 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE YOKE BACK CHAIRS
20th century, with shaped back splats over caned seats, on turned legs joined by stretchers, 109cm high x 53.5cm wide x 44cm deep (2)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 552 Sold
A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD WALL MOUNTED CABINET AND CONTENTS
mid-20th century, the top pediment carved with cloud scrolls and geometric motifs, with scrolled inner shelves highlighted in gold, 85cm high x 50.5cm long x 8.50cm wide; together with a Canton enamel saucer 8cm diameter; three small tea bowls and a teacup (without handle); two miniature vases, one of famille rose and the other of famille verte, the taller 9.5cm high; three blue and white fish-shaped chopstick rests; and a blue and white miniature vase of baluster shape with wood stand (13)
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 553 Sold
A CHINESE HONGMU TWO TIER STAND
Qing dynasty, with foliate carved frieze panels, on turned legs joined by stretchers, 80cm high x 69cm wide x 31cm deep
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 554 Unsold
A KOREAN CHEST ON STAND
20th century, the fall front opening to an interior fitted with five short drawers, with iron handles and strapwork, on shaped bracket feet, 108cm high x 102cm wide x 54cm deep
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024

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