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27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art

Auction date Thursday 27 March 2025 11:00 - 17:00 GMT
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TWO RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE TRIPLE SHELL SWEETMEAT DISHES

Thursday 27 March
Lots 1101- 1261 Asian Ceramics & Works of Art 11am

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Total lots: 160

A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL
Lot 1149 Sold
A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL
Meiji period
The interior painted with a group of adults and children inside white and blue `jewelled' borders, unmarked, 14cm diameter
Firing crack running around the rim, approx. 2cm length. Some wear to the gilding around the rim.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
TWO RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE TRIPLE SHELL SWEETMEAT DISHES (2)
Lot 1150 Sold
TWO RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE TRIPLE SHELL SWEETMEAT DISHES (2)
Circa 1765
After Bow porcelain originals, each modelled with a central dolphin handle above three scallop shells painted with flower bouquets beneath a spearhead border, 19cm wide by 12.5cm high.
Footnote: two similar sweetmeat dishes are illustrated by D.Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p.131, no. 135.Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
One dish with chips to the end of the dolphin's tail. There are two fine haircracks to the rim of…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
FIVE CHINESE EXPORT EUROPEAN SUBJECT TEABOWLS AND SIX SAUCERS
Lot 1151 Sold
FIVE CHINESE EXPORT EUROPEAN SUBJECT TEABOWLS AND SIX SAUCERS
Qianlong
Each painted with a couple seated in an interior inside a cell pattern border and gilt rims, saucers, 11.25 cm diameter; also a Chinese export saucer painted with a couple, 11.5cm diameter
Teabowls- two are in overall good condition with minor wear. Two bowls have haircracks and minor…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
THREE RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (3)
Lot 1152 Sold
THREE RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (3)
Qianlong
Each painted on both each side with scenes depicting a version of the `Sailor's Farewell' with a captain holding his wife's hand, standing above a bay where a three-masted ship awaits, 5.5cm high by 9.5cm diameter. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by decent
One is in overall good condition with minor surface scratches to the painted panels, a minor nick…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A JAPANESE CAST IRON TETSUBIN ( KETTLE) WITH BRONZE COVER (2)
Lot 1153 Sold
A JAPANESE CAST IRON TETSUBIN ( KETTLE) WITH BRONZE COVER (2)
19th century
The sides cast in relief with crabs amongst rockwork, the iron swing handle inlaid in silver wire with flowers, incised signature to the cover, 21cm overall height
Some typical wear but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
TWELVE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE SOUP PLATES AND SIX DINNER PLATES (18)
Lot 1154 Sold
TWELVE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE SOUP PLATES AND SIX DINNER PLATES (18)
Qianlong
Each painted with a vase and censer on a table with rocks and flowering shrubs beside, 23.5cm diameter
Soup plates- Eight are in overall good condition with some minor chips and nicks to the rims in…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCERS FROM THE CA MAU SHIPWRECK (6)
Lot 1155 Sold
SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCERS FROM THE CA MAU SHIPWRECK (6)
Circa 1725
Each painted in the centre with a peacock perched on a rock, inside a panelled border enclosing landscapes and flowers, four with Sotheby's paper labels, 12.5cm diameter
Four are in overall good condition. One has a small chip and two haircracks to the rim. Another has…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
SIX CHINESE `BATAVIAN WARE' TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS FROM THE NANKING CARGO SHIPWRECK (12)
Lot 1156 Sold
SIX CHINESE `BATAVIAN WARE' TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS FROM THE NANKING CARGO SHIPWRECK (12)
Circa 1750
Each painted to the interior in underglaze blue with bamboo and peony , the exterior with cafe-au-lait ground, Christie's paper labels, saucers 11.75cm diameter
Teabowls- in overall good conditionSaucers- four are in overall good condition. One has a glued…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
FIVE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PLATES (5)
Lot 1157 Sold
FIVE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PLATES (5)
Qianlong
Comprising; a pair of plates painted with a gourd and vase of flowers within a fruit and flower spray surround, 23cm diameter; an octagonal plate painted with figures and buildings in a river landscape, 22cm wide; a plate painted with precious vessels, 23cm diameter and a plate painted with flowers inside a brown whorl pattern border, 23cm diameter
Pair of plates- one with a starcrack across the centre and a haircrack to the rim, approx. 2.5cm…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PAIR OF SMALL CANTON FAMILLE-ROSE BALUSTER VASES (3)
Lot 1158 Sold
A PAIR OF SMALL CANTON FAMILLE-ROSE BALUSTER VASES (3)
Late 19th century
Each painted with panels of figures and birds in branches, the shoulders with four gilt chilong below Buddhist lions around the neck, 25.5cm high; also a late famille-verte plate painted with Buddhist emblems, 22cm diameter
Vases- some typical wear to gilding. Minor wear to the enamelsPlate- some wear to the gilding…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI CHARGERS (3)
Lot 1159 Sold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI CHARGERS (3)
Meiji/Taisho period
Each painted in the centre with chrysanthemums, inside a panelled border enclosing landscapes, one with alternate patterns of flowers and bamboo, the other with shishi, 37cm diameter; and another Imari charger painted with birds in branches of flowering prunus blossom, 37cm diameter
In overall good condition with very minor wear
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
TWO SIMILAR BRASS STORAGE JARS (2)
Lot 1160 Sold
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
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £100
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZE CONG VASE
Lot 1161 Sold
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZE CONG VASE
Impressed six character Kangxi mark but later
Each side moulded with yinyang symbols surrounded by trigrams, 18cm high
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED VASES (2)
Lot 1162 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED VASES (2)
Qing dynasty
Of baluster form set with animal mask handles, covered in a celadon crackle glaze, 20.5cm high
One with a shallow chip to the underside of the footrim, approx. 1cm by 0.5cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS (4)
Lot 1163 Sold
FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS (4)
Edo period, 18th century
Each painted with a man on a boat with lines of calligraphy above beneath a brown edged shaped rim, blue character marks, each approx. 15cm diameter. Provenance: Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 17th May, 2022, part lot 71
One with glaze impurities to the centre and a very fine glaze crack to the exterior rim. Very minor…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (4)
Lot 1164 Sold
FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (4)
Edo period, 18th century
Each painted with pine, bamboo and prunus, 18cm diameter. Provenance: Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 17th May, 2022, part lot 77
Overall in good condition with minor glaze impurities
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
FOUR JAPANESE POLYCHROME DISHES ( 4)
Lot 1165 Sold
FOUR JAPANESE POLYCHROME DISHES ( 4)
Edo period, 18th/19th century
Each painted in the centre with two Chinese Immortals in a landscape, one holding a double-gourd, inside a border of clouds and Buddhist scrolls, 15cm diameter. Provenance; Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 17th May, 2022, part lot 32
One with glued shallow chip to the rim, One with a haircrack to the rim, approx. 1.5cm length.…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BIJIN BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA
Lot 1166 Unsold
A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BIJIN BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA
Meiji period
Standing playing a samizen, a parasol across her back, signed, 26cm high
Top of samizen lacking from left hand upwards
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE TWO- HANDLED VASES (2)
Lot 1167 Unsold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE TWO- HANDLED VASES (2)
Edo/Meiji period
Each with bulbous body and a cylindrical neck cast with cloud scrolls, set with dragon handles, signed, 28cm high
Some wear to the sides, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
Lot 1168 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
Painted with two officials seated in a fenced garden playing go, an attendant kneeling beside, 15.5cm high
Some glaze fritting around the rim, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CIZHOU TYPE POTTERY VASE (2)
Lot 1169 Sold
A CIZHOU TYPE POTTERY VASE (2)
Probably Yuan/Ming dynasty
The compressed globular body painted with brown foliate designs against a deep cream ground, 11cm high; also a Cizhou type small dish, 14cm diameter
Vase- some wearDish- some adhered grit around the well. Some discolouration to the glaze.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN HOLLOW RECTANGULAR TILES (3)
Lot 1170 Sold
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN HOLLOW RECTANGULAR TILES (3)
Kangxi
Each painted in a doucai-type palette, one with a fisherman with a net, another with two figures on the banks of a river, the third with a building in a mountainous landscape, 8cm by 17.5cm
Overall in good condition. Some black specking and impurities  to the glaze and some light surface…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A JAPANESE BRONZE DRAGON VASE
Lot 1171 Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE DRAGON VASE
Meiji period
The vase of inverted pear form with flared rim, with applied trails running down the shoulders, supported by a ferocious dragon, 19.75cm high
Dragon lacking one claw
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE VASE AND COVER AND A SMALL BOWL (3)
Lot 1172 Sold
A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE VASE AND COVER AND A SMALL BOWL (3)
Meiji/ Taisho period
The vase of globular form raised on three shishi supports, painted each side with a panel of bijin, the cover with shishi knop, signed in red, 10cm high; the bowl painted with a panel of seated figures inside a petal shaped rim, two character signature, 9.25cm wide
Vase and cover- the vase has a very fine haircrack to the rim, approx. 2cm length. Chips to both…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2025
27 March 2025

Total lots: 160

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