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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,
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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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Viewing- Sussex Saleroom 
Friday, 12 May | 10am - 4pm
Saturday, 13 May | 9am - 12:30pm
Monday, 15 May | 10am - 4pm
Tuesday, 16 May | 10am - 1pm

Payment - to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 25 May

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

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Total lots: 876

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE WUCAI VASE
Lot 1259 Sold
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE WUCAI VASE
Transitional period, 17th century
Of tapered cylindrical form, painted in underglaze blue and enamels with a woman and four boys playing in a fenced garden, inscribed on the reverse with one line of calligraphy, 16cm high
Cover lacking. Chip to the rim, approx. 0.5cm by 1cm at deepest point. Adjacent glued chip approx.…
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A TALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE
Lot 1260 Sold
A TALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE
Late 19th century
Painted with two confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, the neck encircled by a chilong, 45.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A PAIR OF TALL CHINESE TURQUOISE-GROUND ROULEAU VASES (2)
Lot 1261 Sold
A PAIR OF TALL CHINESE TURQUOISE-GROUND ROULEAU VASES (2)
Late 19th century
Each painted in grisaille with two dragons amongst flowering peony and chrysanthemum, their tongues picked out in iron-red, 46cm high
One is in overall good condition with some wear to the gilding around the rim. The other has…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £500 - £800
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Lot 1262 Sold
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Possibly 18th century
Carved seated in lalitasana and holding a scroll in her right hand, 22cm high
Some losses and wear
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £400
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER (2)
Lot 1263 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER (2)
17th century or later
Modelled as a stork standing on a rock mound with head turned, its wings forming the cover, 17cm high
There are several holes around around the base where the bronze has thinned
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON-GROUND BOTTLE VASES (2)
Lot 1264 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON-GROUND BOTTLE VASES (2)
Each covered in a crackled glaze against a greyish green ground, 36cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE POWDER-BLUE -GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES (2)
Lot 1265 Sold
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE POWDER-BLUE -GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES (2)
Kangxi
Each painted with two rectangular panels enclosing the explorer, Zhang Qian, riding on his dragon-headed raft, delivering a scroll to a lady in the window of a building above, the reverse with two geese looking up at another in flight, the sides reserved with shaped panels enclosing a white hair, bird in branches, a shrimp and a grasshopper, 25.5cm high.Provenance: Property from a deceased estate
One vase has a triangular firing flaw to the rim, approx. 3cm wide by 1.2cm at deepest point. There…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE GREEN-GROUND VASE
Lot 1266 Sold
A CHINESE GREEN-GROUND VASE
Probably 19th century
Of bottle form, covered in a crackle glaze, 23.5cm high, wood stand (2)
Overall in good condition. Some brown staining to the crackle glaze to the interior
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
FOUR JAPANESE PAINTINGS OF FISH AND CRUSTACEA (4)
Lot 1267 Sold
FOUR JAPANESE PAINTINGS OF FISH AND CRUSTACEA (4)
Watercolour on paper, two signed, images 26cm by 38cm, mounted, framed and glazed
The one with the three fish is a collage, each fish having been cut out and mounted on the paper…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Lot 1268 Unsold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Kangxi
Painted with a panel of a kylin and two panels of Buddhist emblems inside barbed frames, against a prunus and `cracked ice' ground, 21cm high, later wood cover and stand (3)
Jar in good condition
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOWL
Lot 1269 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOWL
Blue Daoguang seal mark but later
The exterior painted with lotus flowers, chimes and characters between ruyi head borders, the interior painted with branches of prunus and pine, 13.5cm diameter
Good condition
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £70
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS
Lot 1270 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS
Kangxi
Each painted each side with panels of Buddhist emblems inside barbed frames, reserved on a prunus and `cracked ice' ground, 19.5cm high, later wood covers (4). Provenance: Peter Kemp Antiques, London
One is in good condition. The other has a crack running across the base and up the sides, approx.…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS (2)
Lot 1271 Sold
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS (2)
Qing dynasty
Pen and ink on paper, one painted with a poet standing in a landscape, the other with two men in conversation, the second signed lower left 98cm. by 61cm, mounted and framed
The paper is made up of sections. Some discolouration and creases to the paper. Some stains and…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASE
Lot 1272 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASE
17th century
Painted with a Buddhist lion in a landscape with trees and rocks, 25cm high
Shallow chip to the rim, approx. 2.5cm by 3mm. Some light discolouration to the glaze. Minor glaze…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE FLAMBÉ GLAZED BRUSH WASHER
Lot 1273 Sold
A CHINESE FLAMBÉ GLAZED BRUSH WASHER
Of compressed circular form and covered in a copper-red glaze, 9cm diameter
Good condition
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £70
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Lot 1274 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Kangxi
Painted with a pheasant standing on a rock amongst flowering shrubs, another bird perched in branches, 22.5cm high, later wood cover and stand (3)
Jar in overall good condition. There is some minor light discolouration to the glaze on the reverse…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
INDIAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, A PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN
Lot 1275 Sold
INDIAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, A PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN
Opaque pigments on paper, painted seated crossed legged in an interior, 33cm by 24cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Some spots of staining , particularly to the left side margins. Minor flaking of pigment to the…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £40 - £60
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Lot 1276 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Kangxi
Painted on one side with a kylin amongst Precious Objects, the reverse painted with Precious Objects, inside barbed frames against a prunus and `cracked ice' ground, 24.5cm high. Provenance: Peter Kemp Antiques, London
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GARLIC-NECK BOTTLE VASE ADAPTED AS A LAMP
Lot 1277 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GARLIC-NECK BOTTLE VASE ADAPTED AS A LAMP
Kangxi
Painted with a scroll, censers, a vase and Buddhist emblems, vase 31cm high
Glued repairs and haircracks to the rim and neck with one piece loose. The mouth with plaster infil…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
TWO CHINESE PAINTINGS (2)
Lot 1278 Sold
TWO CHINESE PAINTINGS (2)
Possibly 18th century
Oil on canvas
Each painted with adults and children in a garden with boys in the branches of a tree above, 60cm by 40.5cm and 57cm by 36cm, each framed and glazed
Discolouration to the varnish. Extensive cracks and some losses to the canvas
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR
Lot 1279 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR
18th century
Painted with flowers issuing from rocks beneath a whorl pattern border, 23.5cm high, later wood cover (2)
Good condition
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £700
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 1280 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE
Kangxi
Painted with squirrels amongst branches of fruit vine, 33cm high
Large repaired section to rim, approx. 13cm by 3cm at deepest point. Haircrack to the rim, approx.…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND A LATER COVER (2)
Lot 1281 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND A LATER COVER (2)
The vase Kangxi, the cover late 19th century
Painted with phoenixes amongst flowering peony beneath a ruyi-head border, the cover with Buddhist lion knop, 45cm high. Provenance: the vase with Peter Kemp Antiques, London
The vase with two large chips around the footrim, approx. 6cm by 2cm and 7cm by 3cm. 
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
THREE TALL CHINESE CARVED AND PIERCED BAMBOO INCENSE HOLDERS
Lot 1282 Unsold
THREE TALL CHINESE CARVED AND PIERCED BAMBOO INCENSE HOLDERS
20th century
Each carved with lotus, one also including two birds, wood ends, 48cm high; also a bamboo incense burner, 45cm length (4)
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 May 2023
18 May 2023

Total lots: 876

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