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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

AN AYUTHIA BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
Lot 1221 Sold
AN AYUTHIA BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
Thailand, 16th/17th century
With downcast eyes, elongated earlobes and tightly curled hair, 18cm high, wood stand. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Top of the usnisha lacking. Some oxidation and corrosion
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A RATNAKOSIN BRONZE HAND OF BUDDHA
Lot 1222 Sold
A RATNAKOSIN BRONZE HAND OF BUDDHA
Thailand, 19th century
Raised in vitakramudra wearing elaborate rings and bracelets, 18cm high, wood stand. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Some typical wear but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Lot 1223 Sold
A KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Angkor Wat style, 12th/13th century
The four-armed Buddhist deity holding various attributes, wearing a tall headdress with small Buddha image at the front, 15.5cm high, wood stand. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Some traces of a brownish red colour on the figure, probably due to oxidation. Minor overall wear…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU RECLINING ON THE SERPENT RAFT
Lot 1224 Sold
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU RECLINING ON THE SERPENT RAFT
South India, 17th/18th century
Surrounded by female attendants and diminutive figures of Hanuman and Garuda and sheltered by the seven-headed cobra, rectangular pierced raised plinth, 9.5cm high by 13cm length. Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Minor dents and oxidationIt is likely that there was a canopy at the back of the group.
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF KUBERA
Lot 1225 Sold
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF KUBERA
Circa 18th century
Seated on a raised mound holding a parasol and a mongoose vomiting jewels, his face cold-gilded with traces of red and blue pigment, 17cm high. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Minor wear consistent with age. Overall in good condition 1592.5grms
Hammer price: £18,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PALA- STYLE SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU
Lot 1226 Sold
A PALA- STYLE SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU
Bengal, 12th century style but probably later
The four-armed Hindu deity holding various attributes, his primary hand in varadamudra, flanked by a musician and chouri bearer, a diminutive figure of Garuda on the front of the stepped base, 8.8cm high. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Slight cracks weight 79.8grams
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PALA BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Lot 1227 Sold
A PALA BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Bengal, 11th/12th century
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne, his right hand in varadamudra, his left holding the stem of a lotus, wearing a tall headress, surrounded by a scrolling aureole, 9.5cm high. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Minor dents. Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
THREE INDIAN BRONZE ELEPHANTS (3)
Lot 1228 Sold
THREE INDIAN BRONZE ELEPHANTS (3)
19th/20th century
The largest with various apertures and probably part of a lamp, sizes 6cm to 14cm length
Minor wear overall
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE MANDARIN-PALETTE GUGLET
Lot 1229 Sold
A CHINESE MANDARIN-PALETTE GUGLET
Qianlong
Painted with two figurative panels and two small panels of birds in branches against an underglaze blue diaper pattern ground, 23cm high
Shallow chip to inner footrim, approx. 0.5cm square. Glaze cracks around outer footrim. Very minor…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `EIGHT IMMORTALS' CENSER
Lot 1230 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `EIGHT IMMORTALS' CENSER
17th century
Of cylindrical form raised on three animal mask supports, the sides painted with the Eight Immortals in a fenced garden with Shoulao seated on rock holding a ruyi sceptre, beneath a border of flowers and tendrils, 20.5cm high by 26cm diameter. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Very fine starcrack to the exterior of the censer.Chip to one of the supports, approx. 1.5cm by 1cm…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
CHINESE SCHOOL. A LARGE FIGURATIVE PAINTING
Lot 1231 Sold
CHINESE SCHOOL. A LARGE FIGURATIVE PAINTING
20th century
Opaque pigments on cloth, painting with a dignitary seated in an interior with attendants and children playing in the garden in the foreground, signed, image 88cm by 59cm, mounted, framed and glazed
In overall good condition
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
Lot 1232 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
Ming dynasty
Modelled standing with one hand on hip, wearing uniform and helmet, raised on a circular domed openwork base, 41cm high
ProvenanceSotheby's , 13 May 1988, lot 639 according to lot tagCondition reportSome wear consistent…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
AFTER LIU SONGIAN ( 1155-1218). A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
Lot 1233 Sold
AFTER LIU SONGIAN ( 1155-1218). A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
20th century
Opaque pigments on paper, painted with a monk and young attendant standing beneath a peach tree with two monkeys in its branches and two deer standing below, red seal mark, image 119cm by 57cm, mounted, framed and glazed
The painting is in overall good condition.Some markings to the green mount along the top
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
UTAGAWA KUNISADA ( TOYOKUNI III) ( 1786-1864). A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK DIPTYCH (4)
Lot 1234 Sold
UTAGAWA KUNISADA ( TOYOKUNI III) ( 1786-1864). A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK DIPTYCH (4)
19th century
Depicting the two Kabuki actors, Mimasu Gennosuka and Nikamura Utaemon IV, signed, 38cm by 52cm, mounted, glazed and framed as a table screen, overall size, 45cm by 70cm; also two woodblock prints by Tsukioka Kogyo ( 1869-1927) depicting Noh actors, each approx 22cm by 33cm, mounted framed and glazed and a print after Shozabauro ( 1735-1814) `Feast at a Waterside Pavilion', 26.5cm by 16.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed
The Kunisada print has some discolouration and wear. The other three prints with some discolouration
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, GU
Lot 1235 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, GU
Kangxi
The upper part painted with a bird in flight above branches of flowering prunus and rocks, the middle section with cut flowers and the lower register with two wading birds in a lotus pond, blue artemesia leaf mark, 45cm high. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
Lot 1236 Sold
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
Probably Japanese, 19th century
Of flattened ovoid form, each decorated in mother-of-pearl and gilt on a black ground, one side with figures in a lakeside pavilion, the reverse with a bird amongst fruiting branches or in flight above flowers, the sides with dense diaper pattern, apochryphal Qianlong mark, 8.9cm high, wood stands
Some losses to each stopperThis lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FOUR-PIECE GARNITURE (4)
Lot 1238 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FOUR-PIECE GARNITURE (4)
Kangxi
Comprising two baluster vases and two cylindrical vases, each painted with hexagonal panels enclosing mythical creatures inside flower panels and chevron borders, 26cm and 23.5cm high. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Baluster vases- each with poor restoration to the rim and top half of the neck down to the…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
Lot 1239 Unsold
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
Probably Tang dynasty
The animal standing four square on a rectangular base, 21.5cm high
Break through horse's with some losses around the break. Loss to the end of the staff the figure is…
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Lot 1240 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Six character Chenghua mark but Kangxi
Painted to the exterior with four figurative panels, possibly from the Romance of the Western Chamber, the interior painted with five boys at play beneath a diaper border reserved with flower panels, 22cm diameter. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
There is a shallow chip to the inside of the footrim, approx. 0.5cm by 0.3cm. Otherwise in good…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Lot 1241 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Six character Chenghua mark but Kangxi
Painted to the exterior with two figurative panels beneath an everted rim reserved with panels of Buddhist emblems on a diaper ground, the interior painted with three boys at play beneath a diaper ground reserved with panels of fruit, 21cm diameter. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
Glued repair to the rim, approx. 4cm by 3cm with some repainting along one edge. Three small areas…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £400
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR
Lot 1242 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR
Circa 1800
Painted with two scholars standing in an extensive mountainous landscape, 22cm high
Extensive haircracks and glaze cracks around the shoulders and one side
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE (5)
Lot 1243 Sold
A CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE (5)
Late 19th/early 20th century
Carved as two boys holding a bow around a vase, the stopper surmounted by a frog, 5.75cm high; also a grey quartz snuff bottle carved with birds amongst flowers, 5.5cm high and a blue example carved with two pheasants amongst flowers, 5.75cm high
Rose quartz bottle- overall in good conditionGrey bottle- some chips and fracturesBlue bottle- some…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
EIGHT CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL SMALL PLATES (8)
Lot 1244 Sold
EIGHT CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL SMALL PLATES (8)
Qianlong
Each painted in the centre with a lotus flower inside eight radiating lotus petals enclosing a single lotus flower against a whorl pattern ground, 15cm diameter
One plate with extensive restoration and rim chipsOne plate has two rim chips, the largest approx.…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
27 March 2025
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE- ROSE PUNCH BOWL
Lot 1245 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE- ROSE PUNCH BOWL
20th century, probably Republic period
The exterior painted with figures seated around tables and a group inspecting a scroll, the interior with a group seated around a table with two attendants, apochryphal iron-red Qianlong mark, 40.5cm diameter
Minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2025
27 March 2025

Total lots: 160

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