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17-18 May| Antiques & Interiors
Sale Days:
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Starts with Lot 551
Works of Art, Clocks Carpets & Furniture
Thursday 18 May 2023
Starts with Lot 1201
Asian, Coins & Medals,
Wednesday 17 May - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 551 – 729 Works of Art 10am
Lot 730 - 775 Clocks 11.30am
Lot 813 - 850
Carpets 12noon
Lot 901 – 1200 Furniture
& Garden Statuary 1pm
Thursday 18 May -
Sussex Saleroom
Lot 1201- 1387 Asian Ceramics & Works of Art 10am
Lot 1401 - 1547 Coins & Medals 1pm
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Monday, 15 May | 10am - 4pm
Tuesday, 16 May | 10am - 1pm
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Collections
- Sussex Saleroom
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Saturday 20 May 9am -12noon
Monday 22 May 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 23 May 9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 24 May 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday 25 May 9am - 4.30pm
CLOSED 27-29 May –Bank Holiday Weekend
Lot 1225
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MINIATURE CYLINDRICAL VASES (2)
19th century
Worked with birds and insects amongst flowers against a turquoise ground, 9cm high
Worked with birds and insects amongst flowers against a turquoise ground, 9cm high
One with some small shallow dents to the sides. Minor loss of enamels. Some wear to gilding around…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1226
Sold
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT
Yongzheng
Of compressed globular form with bird mask spout, the sides painted with flowering prunus and chrysanthemum above a diaper border, overall height 11.5cm. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Of compressed globular form with bird mask spout, the sides painted with flowering prunus and chrysanthemum above a diaper border, overall height 11.5cm. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Cover lacking. Repairs to handle and spout. Haircrack across top of spout
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1227
Sold
A GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
18th century
Comprising; two crested teabowls and a small plate, each painted with a buffalo in a landscape; a `Jumping Boy' pattern teabowl and two saucers; an erotic subject saucer; a small ovoid jar and a replacement Delft cover, painted with two ladies playing go, jar only 8.5cm high; also an earlier saucer painted with a central figure. (10). Provenance: The crested wares, erotic subject saucer and jar with R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Comprising; two crested teabowls and a small plate, each painted with a buffalo in a landscape; a `Jumping Boy' pattern teabowl and two saucers; an erotic subject saucer; a small ovoid jar and a replacement Delft cover, painted with two ladies playing go, jar only 8.5cm high; also an earlier saucer painted with a central figure. (10). Provenance: The crested wares, erotic subject saucer and jar with R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Crested teabowls and a saucer- one teabowl with extensive repairs. The other with extensive crazing…
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1228
Sold
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL SILVER-SHAPED DISH
Qianlong, circa 1760
Enamelled with a coat-of-arms with the mottoes `Fortis In Fide Et Regi Fidelis' and `Percruces Ad Triumphos', inside a chain link border, the rim painted with brightly coloured parrots and flower sprays, 44cm wide
Enamelled with a coat-of-arms with the mottoes `Fortis In Fide Et Regi Fidelis' and `Percruces Ad Triumphos', inside a chain link border, the rim painted with brightly coloured parrots and flower sprays, 44cm wide
Some wear to the coat-of-arms. Minor wear elsewhere. Some nicks around the rim
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1229
Unsold
A JADE WOMAN'S BANGLE
The stone of light greyish/lavender tone with white inclusions, 6.9cm internal diameter
Good condition
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1230
Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE BIDET
Qianlong
Of typical double gourd form with plug hole, the interior painted with scattered flower sprays beneath a wide lip painted with insects amongst flower tendrils, the exterior painted with spaced flower sprays above a border of trellis and whorl-filled lappets, 59.5cm length
Of typical double gourd form with plug hole, the interior painted with scattered flower sprays beneath a wide lip painted with insects amongst flower tendrils, the exterior painted with spaced flower sprays above a border of trellis and whorl-filled lappets, 59.5cm length
Good condition
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1231
Sold
A GROUP OF SHIPWRECK PORCELAINS
Various dates
Comprising; four Hoi An miniature blue and white jarlets , a vase and a blue glazed teabowl, circa 1450-1500, 2.5cm to 6.7cm high; a Hatcher cargo circular white circular box and cover moulded with a peony spray, circa 1640, 13.5cm diameter; a Vung Tau cargo blue and white cylindrical vase and cover, 16cm high and a Nanking Cargo cafe au lait ground blue and white teabowl and saucer, paper labels, (12)
Comprising; four Hoi An miniature blue and white jarlets , a vase and a blue glazed teabowl, circa 1450-1500, 2.5cm to 6.7cm high; a Hatcher cargo circular white circular box and cover moulded with a peony spray, circa 1640, 13.5cm diameter; a Vung Tau cargo blue and white cylindrical vase and cover, 16cm high and a Nanking Cargo cafe au lait ground blue and white teabowl and saucer, paper labels, (12)
Hoi An miniature jarlets and vase- some minor nicks to the rims. Hoi An blue glazed teabowl-…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1232
Sold
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BEAKER VASES (GU) (2)
Kangxi
Painted with iron-red and yellow prunus against a green and black `cracked ice' ground, 19cm high
Painted with iron-red and yellow prunus against a green and black `cracked ice' ground, 19cm high
Each with a haircrack and some restoration to the rim
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1233
Sold
A CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND TWO-TIER CYLINDRICAL BOX AND COVER
Late 18th/19th century
Painted in famille-rose enamels with shaped panels enclosing flowers, fruit and insects, against a yellow ground filled with flowers, 11cm high
Painted in famille-rose enamels with shaped panels enclosing flowers, fruit and insects, against a yellow ground filled with flowers, 11cm high
Very minor loss of enamels around around the edges. Some areas of staining to the interiors. Some…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1234
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH
Kangxi
Painted in the centre with a pheasant perched on rocks amongst flowering shrubs, two ducks swimming to the left, beneath a spiral moulded well enclosing flowers and a border enamelled with panels of flowers and bird in branches, 36.5cm diameter
Painted in the centre with a pheasant perched on rocks amongst flowering shrubs, two ducks swimming to the left, beneath a spiral moulded well enclosing flowers and a border enamelled with panels of flowers and bird in branches, 36.5cm diameter
Area of restoration to the rim, approx. 20cm by 8cm at deepest point. Some small chips and glaze…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1235
Sold
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE ROULEAU VASES (2)
19th century
The sides decorated with lotus and other flowers issuing from rocks beneath a ruyi-head border, against a turquoise ground with `wan-fret' diaper, 43.5cm high
The sides decorated with lotus and other flowers issuing from rocks beneath a ruyi-head border, against a turquoise ground with `wan-fret' diaper, 43.5cm high
Generally in good condition. There is some typical pitting and minor losses of enamel. Some wear to…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1236
Sold
A CHINESE HAN STYLE JADE CICADA
With incised detail, the stone of light tone with brown inclusions, 5.75cm high
Minor chip to to tip of one wing
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1237
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BRUSH REST
Late 18th/early 19th century
Modelled as three kneeling boys, the middle one supporting another boy on his shoulders, 8cm high, 10cm wide
Modelled as three kneeling boys, the middle one supporting another boy on his shoulders, 8cm high, 10cm wide
Minor nick to one of the boy on the left's right fingers. Minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1238
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE SMALL GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL STEM DISHES (2)
Probably Qianlong
Worked with flowers and tendrils against a turquoise ground and gilt rim, the underside with similar decoration, the stems with a band of ruyi heads, 9.5cm diameter, 4cm high. Provenance: E & J Frankel, New York, with paper collection labels
Worked with flowers and tendrils against a turquoise ground and gilt rim, the underside with similar decoration, the stems with a band of ruyi heads, 9.5cm diameter, 4cm high. Provenance: E & J Frankel, New York, with paper collection labels
Very minor losses around the rims. Some typical pitting to the enamels. One of the stems with a…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £400 - £600
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1239
Sold
FOUR PIECES OF CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE
17th/18th century
Comprising; a large kylin joss stick holder, 33cm high; a two handled octagonal cup moulded with panels of blossom, indistinct mark, 11cm wide; a cup moulded with magnolia blossom, 7cm high and a capuchin cup moulded with prunus blossom, 7cm high (4)
Comprising; a large kylin joss stick holder, 33cm high; a two handled octagonal cup moulded with panels of blossom, indistinct mark, 11cm wide; a cup moulded with magnolia blossom, 7cm high and a capuchin cup moulded with prunus blossom, 7cm high (4)
Kylin joss sick holder- the tail has a glued break. Haircrack across hind quarters. Some chips.…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1240
Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `DRAGON' DISH
Six character Guangxu mark, but probably later
Painted with two ferocious dragons contesting a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, the underside with a similar design, 34cm diameter
Painted with two ferocious dragons contesting a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, the underside with a similar design, 34cm diameter
Minor flaw to the glaze on one dragons right horn, approx. 2mm square
Hammer price:
£8,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1241
Sold
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN DUTCH-DECORATED TEABOWL AND SAUCER
The porcelain early 18th century, the decoration circa 1740-50
Painted with a fashionable couple and Harlequin in a landscape with a village in the distance, saucer 11cm diameter. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London. A similar saucer is illustrated by Helen Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, p.167, pl.17
Painted with a fashionable couple and Harlequin in a landscape with a village in the distance, saucer 11cm diameter. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London. A similar saucer is illustrated by Helen Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, p.167, pl.17
Saucer with minor nick to the underside of the rim. Saucer with some small wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1242
Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN DUTCH-DECORATED SAUCER
Qianlong
Painted with a dovecote beside a tree in a landscape, a church and other buildings in the distance, 11cm diameter
Painted with a dovecote beside a tree in a landscape, a church and other buildings in the distance, 11cm diameter
Four small rim chips. Haircrack to the rim, approx. 1cm length
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1243
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER (2)
19th century
Well painted with a scene of families at leisure in a fenced garden, a bird cage hanging from a tree branch, the cover with three boys playing inside an iron-red diaper border scattered with chrysanthemum, 45.5cm high
Well painted with a scene of families at leisure in a fenced garden, a bird cage hanging from a tree branch, the cover with three boys playing inside an iron-red diaper border scattered with chrysanthemum, 45.5cm high
Very minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£2,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1244
Sold
A CHINESE BATAVIAN WARE EUROPEAN-DECORATED TEABOWL AND SAUCER (2)
Kangxi
Each painted in underglaze blue with a willow tree in a landscape, the undersides in brown, with later wheel engraved decoration in Saxony or Bohemia with birds amongst trailing flowers, saucer 10.75cm diameter
Each painted in underglaze blue with a willow tree in a landscape, the undersides in brown, with later wheel engraved decoration in Saxony or Bohemia with birds amongst trailing flowers, saucer 10.75cm diameter
Teabowl with six nicks around the rim. Saucer with a nick around the rim and small chip to the…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1245
Sold
A CHINESE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK
Qing dynasty
Pierced and carved with a chilong and with dragon's head hook, 9.5cm length
Pierced and carved with a chilong and with dragon's head hook, 9.5cm length
Good condition
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1246
Sold
A GROUP OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE EXPORT PORCELAINS
Qianlong
Comprising; a teabowl and saucer painted with a crowned heart enclosing the initials `I.B' and `MR' above the date `1779', the ground scattered with birds and insects, saucer 12cm diameter; a teabowl and saucer painted with crustacea; a teabowl painted with panels of a European ship and a figure in a landscape; a teabowl painted with figure panels (6)
Comprising; a teabowl and saucer painted with a crowned heart enclosing the initials `I.B' and `MR' above the date `1779', the ground scattered with birds and insects, saucer 12cm diameter; a teabowl and saucer painted with crustacea; a teabowl painted with panels of a European ship and a figure in a landscape; a teabowl painted with figure panels (6)
Dated teabowl and saucer- teabowl with rim chip extending into a haircrack approx. 1cm length. Also…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £80 - £100
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1247
Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT CRESTED SAUCER
Jiaqing, early 19th century
Painted in the crest of a bull's head, possibly for the Radcliff family, against a salmon-pink ground enamelled with four dragons amongst cloud scrolls, 15cm diameter. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Painted in the crest of a bull's head, possibly for the Radcliff family, against a salmon-pink ground enamelled with four dragons amongst cloud scrolls, 15cm diameter. Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, London
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Lot 1248
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE
Iron-red Guangxu seal mark and possibly of the period
Of flattened discoidal form with animal mask moulded handles, each side delicately painted with figures in landscapes, 6cm high, jade stopper (2)
Of flattened discoidal form with animal mask moulded handles, each side delicately painted with figures in landscapes, 6cm high, jade stopper (2)
Good condition
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023