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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  10.00am 

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Total lots: 168

Lot 1049 Unsold
AN IZNIK POTTERY RECTANGULAR TILE
Painted with a view of the Kaabe in Mecca in tones of blue and green, outlined in black, 24.5cm by 33cm
Some crazing to the glaze
Estimate: £150 - £200
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1050 Sold
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT SIGNED TOMOKAZU. GIFU
Edo period, early 19th century
carved clutching a soybean, finely detailed with inset horn eyes and bone incisors, signed in oval reserve, 5cm length
Good condition
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1051 Sold
A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE IMARI LOBED DISHES (5)
Edo period, early 18th century
Each painted in the centre with a bird perched on a rock and a pine tree either side of a river, inside a panelled border enclosing ho-o birds and flowers, 24cm diameter
Some rim chips and haircracks. Some loss of enamel particularly around the wells and some wear to…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1052 Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A COCKEREL BY KIBUNDO SHOHEI III ( 1892-1929)
The stylised bird standing on one leg, signed, 24cm high, wood stand, fitted box
Good condition
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1053 Unsold
AN OTTOMAN TURKISH BLACK COAT AND A SHORT JACKET (2)
Late 19th century
Embroidered in gilt metallic threads with whorls and scrolling foliate designs, coat 147cm across arms by 77cm length, short jacket 136cm across arms by 43cm length
Each with some staining to the linings, some holes tears and markings. The short jacket with…
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1054 Unsold
AN IZNIK POTTERY BLUE AND WHITE PEN BOX AND COVER (2)
Rectangular form with rounded ends, painted with flower panels on a blue ground with white flowerheads, the interior with a fitted inkwell and two further apertures, 29.5cm length
small chip to rim of cover at one end
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1055 Unsold
AN IZNIK POTTERY MUG
Of waisted cylindrical form, painted in blue and turquoise with stylised flowers and leaves, 11.5cm high
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £60 - £80
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1056 Unsold
A CHINESE `WU SHUANG PU' SMALL CYLINDRICAL VASE OR BRUSH POT
Iron red Daoguang seal mark but probably later
Painted with two figures form the book of Peerless Heroes beside inscriptions, 12cm high
Minor wear around the rim
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1057 Sold
A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEA CADDIES (4)
19th century
Of square section, each painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, 13cm high, wood covers
One caddy with a shallow chip to the shoulders at one corner, approx. 1cm by 0.5cm . and a smaller…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1058 Unsold
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK JACKET
20th century
With black and pink borders brightly decorated with flowers and insects, approx. 127cm wide by 68cm high
Some staining and fraying to the inside of the collar. Small length of the lining has become…
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1059 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH
Tongzhi six character mark and possibly of the period
Painted to the interior and exterior with scrolling lotus, 15.5cm diameter
Two restored breaks to the rim
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1060 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GREEN- GROUND BOWL AND COVER (2)
Blue Qianlong minyao marks to both pieces
Each enamelled with sprays of flowers against a bright green ground incised with foliate scrolls, old paper lot entry to inside of bowl, 10cm high
Bowl- fine haircrack to the rim, only visible on the interior wall, approx.2cm length.Cover- two…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1061 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BARREL-SHAPED GARDEN SEAT
20th century
The top and sides pierced with cash, painted in famille-rose enamels with scattered flowers against a black ground, 38cm high
Minor wear to enamels
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1062 Sold
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON STYLE THREE-HANDLED CUP
With everted rim and ring foot, painted in underglaze blue, iron-red, green, yellow and black with tassels and scrolling foliage, 9.2cm high, boxed (2)
Good condition
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1063 Sold
A CHINESE TURQUOISE-GLAZED `HU' VASE
Qing dynasty, probably Kangxi
The flattened lobed body set with elephant head loop handles beneath a everted lipped rim, 25cm high, wood stand (2)
One prominent glaze blemish to one side, approx. 3mm square. Some crazing to the glaze. Some…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1064 Unsold
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA ( 1847-1915) A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
View of Ishihara Bridge at Okawabata, signed, 21.5cm by 33cm overall size, framed and glazed
Some discolouration, markings and creasing to the paper
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1065 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MEIPING VASE
Blue six character Yongzheng mark but later
Painted with a woman in a landscape holding a fan and followed by a boy holding a lotus flower beside rocks, 23.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1066 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE-GROUND AND GILT FAMILLE ROSE TWO-HANDLED VASES (4)
Iron-red Jiaqing seal marks but probably later
Of flattened pear form set with chilong handles, enamelled with panels of flowers and insects against a blue ground with gilt scattered flowers, 30.5cm high, boxed (4)
Small restoration to one of the chilong's legs. Some restoration around bases. Some wear to the…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1067 Sold
KIYOCHIKA KOBAYASHI ( 1847-1915) A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH (3)
Meiji period
Depicting The Treaty of Shimonoseki , signed, each image approx. 34cm by 23cm, later mounted, framed and glazed; also a triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu depicting the Meiji Emperor in a horse drawn carriage and another triptych from the Sino-Japanese war showing naval officers around a table
Kobayashi print- some creasing to the paper. Some wear and markingsChikanobu print- generally in…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1068 Sold
A KHORASAN SMALL BRONZE BUCKET
Persia, circa 13th century
Of bulbous form with arched scrolling handle an three shallow feet, the sides with engraved calligraphic and geometrical decoration, 9.5cm high
Some overall wear consistent with age
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1069 Sold
CHIKANOBO TOYOHARA ( 1838-1912) EIGHT JAPANESE WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCHS (9)
Meiji period
Depicting bijin at leisure including`Playing the Koto', each sheet approx. 34cm by 23cm, all later mounted, framed and glazed; also another triptych of bijin
Each triptych with some areas of red discolouration to the paper. Some markings and light staining…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1070 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN LANDSCAPE BOWL AND COVER (3)
Qing dynasty, probably 19th century
painted in a famille-verte palette with buildings, rocks and trees on one side and lines of black calligraphy on the reverse, the bowl also featuring figures on a boat, underglaze-blue key pattern borders, old paper lot entry to the base of the bowl, 11.5cm high, wood stand
The cover has a very haircrack to the rim, approx. 3cm length. Minor chip to the rim of the handle…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1071 Sold
A LARGE COPPER BASIN
Egypt, 20th century
The exterior with engraved Mamluk style strapwork and calligraphic decoration, 22.5cm high by 44cm diameter
Previously tinned. Some minor dents to the side. Some wear to the interior
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1072 Unsold
A GROUP OF THIRTEEN BURMESE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS (13)
19th century and later
Comprising a graduated set of six elephants standing on stepped bases, 2.5cm to 5.5cm high and seven various hintha duck weights, 4.5cm to 7cm high
Some overall wear. Some verdigris to the elephantsThe elephants are later, probably 20th century
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1073 Sold
TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES (3)
The first of pear form enamelled with scattered medallions, iron red four character mark reading `Hall of Extended Remoteness', 24cm high, wood stand; the second of bottle form painted with three warriors on horseback, 25cm high
The first vase with a fine haircrack to the rim, approx. 1.5cm length.The second vase with minor…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1074 Unsold
A PAINTED FLORAL ROUNDEL (2)
Persia, 20th century
Gouache with gold on paper, the central medallion with polychrome floral bouquet surrounded by radiating arabesques, glazed and framed, roundel 29cm diameter; together with a small miniature depicting a seated maiden under a tree, 10.5cm by 7.5cm, glazed and framed
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1075 Unsold
A CHINESE TRANSITIONAL STYLE `WUCAI' VASE AND COVER (3)
Of baluster form, painted with dignitaries and attendants on a terrace, one seated at a table with a scroll, the reverse with cloud scrolls, beneath a blue `cracked ice' border, the neck painted with flowers and rocks, the cover with boys at play, 42cm high, wood stand
Very minor wear to the enamels
Estimate: £600 - £800
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1076 Unsold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL AND A PLATE (3)
Blue six character Guangxu marks but possibly later
The interior of the bowl painted in the centre with an iron-red carp, the exterior painted with four carp leaping above green and white enamel breaking waves, 13cm diameter, wood stand; the doucai style plate painted with a phoenix flying above bamboo, 20.25cm diameter
Bowl- small shallow chip to outside of footrimPlate- very short firing crack to the rim, approx.…
Estimate: £120 - £180
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1077 Sold
A GROUP OF PERSIAN LEATHER BOOK COVERS (qty)
Mostly Safavid, 17th/18th century
Some with embossed and gold decoration; together with a group of loose pages with nastaliq script, average size 21cm by 13cm
Overall damage, wear and losses
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1078 Sold
A QAJAR ENAMELLED GOLD AND HARDSTONE SEAL
Probably 19th century
With openwork handle, polychrome floral decoration set with a ruby, the plate with carved nastaliq script, 2cm wide
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1079 Unsold
A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE TEABOWL (2)
Blue six character Chenghua mark but later
Painted with a seated scholar and attendant beside a rustic table, with a deer beside rocks and two bats in flight, 7cm diameter, wood stand
Good condition
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1080 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
Second half19th century
The blue gauze worked with couched gold thread five-clawed dragons amidst lingzhi-shaped clouds, Precious Objects and bats, black gauze sleeves with embroidered cuffs, 143cm length
The main dragon on the front of the robe has lost its claws on two of its feet. Some replacement…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1081 Sold
AN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
Probably Ottoman, late 19th/early 20th century
With seven lines of nashki script in black ink with gilt borders, 20.3cm by 24cm
Some discolouration, small losses and wear 
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1082 Unsold
TWO SIMILAR BRASS STORAGE JARS (2)
Probably Egypt, 20th century
Each with profusely decorated calligraphic and arabesque engraving, each approx. 23.5cm high
Some overall wear and minor shallow dents
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1083 Sold
THREE CHINESE SEALS (3)
Each of square section with a carved character marks, comprising an agate seal with three incised characters to one side, 9.5cm high; a marble seal incised with two lines of calligraphy to one side, 4cm high and a soapstone seal with two incised characters to one side, 4.25cm high. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate
The marble seal with a minor chip to two of the bottom cornersThe soapstone seal with some chips…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1084 Sold
THREE ITEMS OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN (3)
Meiji period
Comprising; a large circular dish printed and painted with a river landscape, 47cm diameter; an oval pierced dish painted in the centre with birds in flowering branches, 39.5cm wide and a plate painted with a river landscape, 21.5cm diameter
Large circular dish- minor wearOval pierced dish- glued repairs to the rimPlate- minor wear
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1085 Sold
FOUR ITEMS OF CHINESE PORCELAIN (4)
Late 19th century and later
Comprising; a Canton famille rose cylindrical vase painted with figure panels, 23cm high; a small globular vase painted with cockerels, hens and chicks, 8cm high; a pear shaped blue glazed vase moulded with a dragon, 25cm high and a wucai style cover of a box painted with boys, 33cm length
Canton vase- chip and haircrack to the rim. Some typical wearChicken vase- overall in good…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £120 - £180
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1086 Sold
A CHINESE `CLAIR-DE-LUNE' GLAZED VASE
Blue Qianlong seal mark but later
Slender ovoid form covered in a soft blue glaze, 24cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1087 Sold
A SMALL GROUP OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EXPORT PORCELAIN (4)
Qianlong
Comprising; a pear shaped teapot and cover painted with peony and chrysanthemum against a brown whorl pattern ground, 11.5cm high; a pear shaped teapot painted with peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, 10cm high and a cylindrical mug painted with flowering shrubs, blue rocks and a fence, 14.5cm high
Teapot and cover- haircrack to rim, approx. 6cm length with shallow chip at the top of the crack.…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1088 Sold
AN ISNIK POTTERY DISH
19th century
Painted with various flowers and saz leaves, 36cm diameter
Some light discolouration to the glaze around the well
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1089 Sold
A CHINESE WUCAI ROULEAU VASE (2)
Transitional period
Painted with a an official and two attendants in a fenced garden, 21cm high; also a famille-verte saucer dish enamelled with a bird amongst lotus, 21cm diameter
Rouleau vase- Neck has been reduced. Vertical crack to reverse of vase, approx. 14cm length.  Two…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1090 Unsold
A SMALL CHINESE MALLET-SHAPED PORCELAIN VASE
Covered in a purple glaze turning lavender towards the rim, 15.5cm high
Good condition
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1091 Sold
TWO CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE CHARGERS (4)
Qianlong
The larger example painted with peony, rocks, and bamboo, the smaller charger painted with a cockerel and hen amongst peony, bamboo and rocks, 38.5cm and 35.5cm diameter; also a pair of famille rose plates painted with scattered flowers, 23cm diameter
Larger charger-broken into five pieces and rivetted. Some repainting along the breaks. Some rim…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1092 Unsold
A CHINESE GREEN BOWENITE CENSER AND COVER (2)
20th century
Of circular form, carved with dragon mask and ring handles, the pierced cover with a dragon's head finial, 20.5cm high
Very shallow chip to underside of footrim, approx. 1cm by 0.5cm .
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1093 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISH BOWL
20th century
Painted with birds in flowering branches and two quail amongst rocks, flowers and bamboo, 41cm high by 46.5cm diameter
Some minor scuffing, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1094 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE (2)
Blue four character Yongzheng mark but later
Painted with flowering shrubs, bamboo and rocks, 21.5cm diameter; and a Chinese oviform vase painted with rows of characters, 24cm high (2)
Good condition
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1095 Sold
A CHINESE MING STYLE JADE `HORSE AND MONKEY GROUP'
Carved with the monkey clambering up the hind quarters of the recumbent horse, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions, 8.5cm length
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Lot 1096 Unsold
A CHINESE GREEN BOWENITE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER (3)
20th century
Carved with mythical beast and loose ring handles, the cover with dragon finial, 14.5cm across handles, wood stand
Very minor losses to extremities
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024
27 March 2024

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