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Asian Ceramics & Works of Art
Auction date
Wednesday 27 March 2024
10:00
- 13:00 GMT
Wednesday 27 March – Sussex Saleroom
Lot 1001- 1169 Asian Ceramics & Works of Art
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Lot 1001
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CRACKLE-GLAZED OVIFORM JARS AND COVERS (4)
Late 19th century
Each painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, apochryphal six character Kangxi marks, 25.5cm high
Each painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, apochryphal six character Kangxi marks, 25.5cm high
Some staining to the crackle glaze. Otherwise in good condition
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1002
Unsold
A TALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE (2)
Painted with two confronting dragons amongst flowers against a blue washed ground, 44.5cm high, wood stand
Good condition
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1003
Sold
A CHINESE BOTTLE VASE
Impressed Yongzheng seal mark but later
Covered in a speckled brown glaze, 33cm high
Covered in a speckled brown glaze, 33cm high
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1004
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PLATES (2)
Qianlong
Each painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red and gilding with two birds and a grasshopper amongst bamboo, flowers and rocks, 23cm diameter
Each painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red and gilding with two birds and a grasshopper amongst bamboo, flowers and rocks, 23cm diameter
Some minor glaze chips to the rims. Some glaze imperfections.Some wear
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1005
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER (3)
Late 18th/ early 19th century
Painted with a pheasant perched on blue rocks amidst flowering peony, 30cm high; also a Chinese yellow-ground dish, late 19th/early 20th century, painted with green flowers and shou characters inside a ruyi-head border, 40.5cm diameter (3)
Painted with a pheasant perched on blue rocks amidst flowering peony, 30cm high; also a Chinese yellow-ground dish, late 19th/early 20th century, painted with green flowers and shou characters inside a ruyi-head border, 40.5cm diameter (3)
Vase and cover- vase with quite a number of haircracks around the rim. Chip to the rim approx. 1cm…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1006
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA CANISTER
Qianlong
Painted with three figures and two oxen in a landscape, 11.25cm high
Painted with three figures and two oxen in a landscape, 11.25cm high
Cover lacking. Some wear to the gilding around the base
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1007
Sold
A CHINESE FLAMBE BALUSTER VASE
Impressed Qianlong seal mark but later
The shoulders applied with three animal masks, covered in purple and blue streaked glazes, 34cm high
The shoulders applied with three animal masks, covered in purple and blue streaked glazes, 34cm high
Tiny glaze nick to the rim
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1008
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE TEAPOT (2)
Kangxi
The baluster body enamelled with vertical panels of flowers beneath a key pattern border, the overhead handle painted to simulate basketwork, later wood cover, overall height 19cm
The baluster body enamelled with vertical panels of flowers beneath a key pattern border, the overhead handle painted to simulate basketwork, later wood cover, overall height 19cm
Replacement wood cover. The handle is completely restored and probably a replacement. Some…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1009
Unsold
A PORCELAIN PLATE
Painted in Chinese export style in en grisaille with a shepherdess wearing a straw hat lying beside a tree with a lamb at her side, within iron-red and gilt spearheads in the well and a Meissen-style gilt border, 23cm diameter
Minor wear to the central panel. Some wear to the gilding on the border and around the rim
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1010
Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT MANDARIN PATTERN PLATE (3)
Qianlong
Painted with a central group of flowers inside radiating panels enclosing three figures alternating with flowers, Geoffrey Waters, London, paper label, 23cm diameter; also a famille rose plate painted with scattered flowers, 23cm diameter and a late Canton famille rose plate, 24.5cm diameter
Painted with a central group of flowers inside radiating panels enclosing three figures alternating with flowers, Geoffrey Waters, London, paper label, 23cm diameter; also a famille rose plate painted with scattered flowers, 23cm diameter and a late Canton famille rose plate, 24.5cm diameter
Mandarin palette plate- shallow chip to underside of the rim, approx. 1cm by 0.5cm. Minor wear to…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1011
Sold
A CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASE
19th century
Painted with figurative panels and smaller flower panels, the shoulders applied with gilt chilong and with Buddhist lion handles, 36cm high
Painted with figurative panels and smaller flower panels, the shoulders applied with gilt chilong and with Buddhist lion handles, 36cm high
Small chip to nose of one lion and a chip to the foot of one chilong. Minor wear to enamels and…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1012
Sold
THREE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES (3)
Qianlong
One painted in the centre with chrysanthemums and bamboo, another painted with peony and other flowers, the third with a scroll painted with flowers, each plate with a whorl border, each plate 22cm diameter
One painted in the centre with chrysanthemums and bamboo, another painted with peony and other flowers, the third with a scroll painted with flowers, each plate with a whorl border, each plate 22cm diameter
Chrysanthemums and bamboo- haircrack across centre, approx. 9cm. lengthPeony and other flowers-…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1013
Unsold
FIVE JAPANESE PORCELAIN PLATES (5)
Edo period, 18th century
Comprising; an Imari plate painted with a central vase of flowers inside a panel border enclosing flowers and birds, 24cm diameter; a pair of blue and white plates painted with a landscape, 20cm diameter; a pair of blue and white plates painted with flowers, 22cm diameter
Comprising; an Imari plate painted with a central vase of flowers inside a panel border enclosing flowers and birds, 24cm diameter; a pair of blue and white plates painted with a landscape, 20cm diameter; a pair of blue and white plates painted with flowers, 22cm diameter
Imari plate- minor wear to enamels and gildingPair blue and white landscape plates- one with small…
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1014
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE BOWENITE CARVINGS OF PHEASANTS (4)
20th century
Each bird perched on a tree stump. 21.5cm high, wood stands
Each bird perched on a tree stump. 21.5cm high, wood stands
Each bird with repair through legs. One bird with repair to tail feathers where they join tree…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1015
Sold
A CHINESE FLAMBE VASE
Impressed Yongzheng seal mark but later
The pear shaped body covered in streaked purple and blue glazes and applied around the shoulders with two chilong, 26.5cm high
The pear shaped body covered in streaked purple and blue glazes and applied around the shoulders with two chilong, 26.5cm high
Two small glaze chips to the rim, the largest approx. 1cm by 0.5cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1016
Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND COVER (2)
Late 18th century
painted with flowers and bamboo beneath an iron-red and gilt spearhead border, 17cm high
painted with flowers and bamboo beneath an iron-red and gilt spearhead border, 17cm high
Restoration to tip of spout. Fine glaze starcrack to the side. Shallow chip to inner footrim. Minor…
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1017
Unsold
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CHARGER
Qianlong
Painted in the centre in underglaze-blue with flowers, bamboo and objects on a rock, the border painted in iron-red, green and gilding with three spaced sprays of flowers and fruit, 38cm diameter
Painted in the centre in underglaze-blue with flowers, bamboo and objects on a rock, the border painted in iron-red, green and gilding with three spaced sprays of flowers and fruit, 38cm diameter
Shallow chip to the rim, approx. 2.5cm by 3mm. Two smaller shallow rim chips.Haircrack to the rim,…
Estimate: £150 - £200
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1018
Unsold
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED MOONFLASK
Qing dynasty
Moulded on one side with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the reverse moulded with a phoenix, 17.5cm high
Moulded on one side with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the reverse moulded with a phoenix, 17.5cm high
Some restoration, a glued break and a haircrack to the rim. Scratch to the glaze on the phoenix…
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1019
Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CHARGER
Qianlong
Painted in underglaze blue, green, iron-red and gilding with a house in a landscape beneath a panelled border, 34.5cm diameter
Painted in underglaze blue, green, iron-red and gilding with a house in a landscape beneath a panelled border, 34.5cm diameter
Small area of restoration to the rim, approx. 3cm by 1cm at deepest point. Fine haircrack to the…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1020
Unsold
A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASES (2)
20th century
Each covered in a deep pink glaze, blue six character Jiangxi Porcelain Company mark, 12cm high
Each covered in a deep pink glaze, blue six character Jiangxi Porcelain Company mark, 12cm high
Good condition
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1021
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS (2)
Late 19th century
Painted with an official and a woman wearing dragon robes, 25cm by 16cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Painted with an official and a woman wearing dragon robes, 25cm by 16cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Some tears and markings
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1022
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED RANK BADGES (2)
Late Qing dynasty
For the fifth civil rank, depicting a silver pheasant standing on a rock above breaking waves and lishui stripes, against scattered ruyi clouds and precious objects, the border with shou characters and bats, centrally stitched, 30cm by 31.5cm
For the fifth civil rank, depicting a silver pheasant standing on a rock above breaking waves and lishui stripes, against scattered ruyi clouds and precious objects, the border with shou characters and bats, centrally stitched, 30cm by 31.5cm
One badge in overall good condition with minor lifting of threads. The other badge in overall poor…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1023
Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH WASHER
Compressed globular form, painted with the eight horses of mu wang, four character mark, 9.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1024
Sold
A SMALL CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (8)
Probably 19th century
The cover carved with two figures in a landscape inside a key pattern border, 12cm diameter; also a Burmese circular lacquer box and matched cover, 9.5cm diameter; a lacquer box and cover in the form of a tortoise, 12cm at widest point and a lacquer bird form box and cover, 10cm diameter (8)
The cover carved with two figures in a landscape inside a key pattern border, 12cm diameter; also a Burmese circular lacquer box and matched cover, 9.5cm diameter; a lacquer box and cover in the form of a tortoise, 12cm at widest point and a lacquer bird form box and cover, 10cm diameter (8)
Cinnabar lacquer box and cover- some small chips around the edges but overall in good…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1025
Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR (2)
17th century
Painted with two Buddhist lions amongst flowers and tendrils, 17cm high, wood stand (2)
Painted with two Buddhist lions amongst flowers and tendrils, 17cm high, wood stand (2)
Some filled in chips around the rim. Overall crazing to the glaze
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1026
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Four character Xuande seal mark but later
Of compressed circular form with lion mask handles, 16cm wide across handles
Of compressed circular form with lion mask handles, 16cm wide across handles
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1027
Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR PANEL
20th century
Painted with a bird in branches beneath lines of black script and an iron-red seal, 30cm diameter
Painted with a bird in branches beneath lines of black script and an iron-red seal, 30cm diameter
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1028
Unsold
AN OTTOMAN PAPIER MACHE BOX AND COVER (2)
18th century
Of canted rectangular form, the exterior profusely decorated with flowers, the inside of the cover painted with an inscription, 23cm length; also a string of Islamic prayer beads ( tesbih)
Of canted rectangular form, the exterior profusely decorated with flowers, the inside of the cover painted with an inscription, 23cm length; also a string of Islamic prayer beads ( tesbih)
Box and cover-some losses and wearBeads- in overall good condition
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1029
Unsold
THREE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS (3)
Comprising; a pale celadon jade carving of a recumbent cat, 4cm wide; a celadon jade pendant carved with Shoulao, a deer and a bat, 6cm high; a celadon pendant carved with flower panels, 5cm high
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1030
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SAUCER DISH
20th century
Painted with a figure seated figure fishing, another figure on horseback observing from behind rocks, 21cm diameter
Painted with a figure seated figure fishing, another figure on horseback observing from behind rocks, 21cm diameter
There is a chip to the rim, approx. 1cm by 0.75cm
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1031
Sold
A LARGE ISNIK POTTERY TANKARD
Of cylindrical form with angular handle ,painted with repeated rows of turquoise cloud motifs between orange and white strapwork borders, 20.5cm high
Minor chip to the rim. Some glaze cracks to the base
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £200
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1032
Unsold
A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE
20th century
Painted in a famille verte palette, the body with processions inside barbed frames, the shoulders and neck painted with smaller panels of boys, apochryphal iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 53cm high
Painted in a famille verte palette, the body with processions inside barbed frames, the shoulders and neck painted with smaller panels of boys, apochryphal iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 53cm high
Good condition
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1033
Unsold
AN ISNIK POTTERY DISH
Painted with a bird amongst flowers, 30.5cm diameter
Shallow rim chip, approx. 1cm by 0.3cm. Some losses to the red enamel
Estimate: £150 - £200
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1034
Sold
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
20th century, probably Republic
Seated smiling in flowing robes carrying a string of prayer beads in his right hand,spurious He Chaochun double gourd seal mark, 9cm high
Seated smiling in flowing robes carrying a string of prayer beads in his right hand,spurious He Chaochun double gourd seal mark, 9cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1035
Unsold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSH POT
Painted with four iron-red carp swimming amongst sealife, 12cm high
Some scuffing to the glaze. There is a firing `scar' to the interior wall, approx. 3cm by 1cm
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1036
Sold
A KUTAHYA POTTERY MUG
Painted with flowers and saz leaves, 10.5cm high
Some minor nicks around the rim
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1037
Sold
A CHINESE TRANSITIONAL STYLE BLUE AND WHITE ROLWAGEN VASE (2)
Painted with a stork wading in a lotus pond and a duck on a riverbank, 27.5cm high, wood stand
Good condition
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1038
Unsold
AN ISNIK POTTERY DISH
Painted in the centre with a standing figure flanked by flowers, beneath a whorl border reserved with flower panels, 31.5cm diameter
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1039
Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
Painted with a figure on horseback with attendant walking behind, 13.5cm high
Some light scuffing to the glaze, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1040
Sold
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE SOUP PLATES (2)
Qianlong style but probably later
Each painted in the centre with three figures and a horse, the well with spaced branches of fruit, the pink and turquoise borders reserved with four flower panels, 22cm diameter
Each painted in the centre with three figures and a horse, the well with spaced branches of fruit, the pink and turquoise borders reserved with four flower panels, 22cm diameter
Both in overall very good condition with a tiny amount of flaking to the enamels
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1041
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE (2)
20th century
Painted in the centre with four figures standing beside a pine tree and observing a stork flying above breaking waves, inside an integral celadon glazed frame moulded with bamboo, wood stand, the plaque 17cm by 12cm
Painted in the centre with four figures standing beside a pine tree and observing a stork flying above breaking waves, inside an integral celadon glazed frame moulded with bamboo, wood stand, the plaque 17cm by 12cm
Good condition
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1042
Sold
TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES (2)
Qianlong
The first of octagonal form, painted with two deer beneath a suspended double gourd and flowers, the second a soup plate enamelled with flowers, each approx. 22cm wide
The first of octagonal form, painted with two deer beneath a suspended double gourd and flowers, the second a soup plate enamelled with flowers, each approx. 22cm wide
Octagonal plate- extensive restoration around the rim. Long haircrack across the centre. Some wear…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £100
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1043
Unsold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI DISHES (2)
Edo period, early 18th century
Each painted in the centre with chrysanthemums inside a panelled border enclosing ho-o birds, flowers and branches of prunus and pine, 28cm diameter
Each painted in the centre with chrysanthemums inside a panelled border enclosing ho-o birds, flowers and branches of prunus and pine, 28cm diameter
Some impurities to the glaze.Minor wear
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1044
Unsold
AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE
Painted with flowers and saz leaves, 27.25cm square
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £150 - £200
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1045
Sold
A BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING UMA-MAHESHVARA
Himachal Pradesh, North India, 11th/12th century
The four armed figure of Shiva seated with his consort on their vehicle, Nandi, flanked by diminutive figures of Ganesha and Skanda, a further small figure in front, surrounded by a lotus halo within an elaborate arch and a raised plinth base with bracket feet, 20.5cm high. Provenance: old label for Doris Weiner Gallery New York on underside
The four armed figure of Shiva seated with his consort on their vehicle, Nandi, flanked by diminutive figures of Ganesha and Skanda, a further small figure in front, surrounded by a lotus halo within an elaborate arch and a raised plinth base with bracket feet, 20.5cm high. Provenance: old label for Doris Weiner Gallery New York on underside
One of the bracket feet at the rear is lacking.Some wear consistent with age
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1046
Sold
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER
Ming style but possibly later
The centre of the interior unglazed and decorated with a peony, raised on three lion mask supports, 25cm diameter
The centre of the interior unglazed and decorated with a peony, raised on three lion mask supports, 25cm diameter
Small glaze chip to the rim, approx. 2mm square
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1047
Unsold
A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Possibly 19th century
Ink and colour on cloth, depicting a figure standing on a bridge in the foreground, buildings and a mountainous landcscape beyond, signed Hashimoto Sessho (1802-1877) and with two seals, 113cm by 30.5cm
Ink and colour on cloth, depicting a figure standing on a bridge in the foreground, buildings and a mountainous landcscape beyond, signed Hashimoto Sessho (1802-1877) and with two seals, 113cm by 30.5cm
Some discolouration, tears and markings
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1048
Unsold
A CHINESE CARVED WOOD TABLE CABINET
20th century
Of rectangular form, the exterior carved with bats and a shou medallion, fitted with two doors carved with vases, opening to reveal six drawers, 39cm length by 26.5cm high
Of rectangular form, the exterior carved with bats and a shou medallion, fitted with two doors carved with vases, opening to reveal six drawers, 39cm length by 26.5cm high
Some small losses
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024