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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

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER (2)
Lot 1283 Sold
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER (2)
Kangxi
Painted with flowers and leafy branches, 42cm high
Vase- extensive repairs to the body with filled in rivet holes. Rim chip, approx. 1cm squareCover-…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE FLAMBE VASE
Lot 1284 Sold
A CHINESE FLAMBE VASE
Blue four character Wanli mark but later
Baluster form, covered in mottled red, green and brown glazes, 28.5cm high
There are three chips to the inner rim. Shallow chip to the inside of the footrim
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND A COVER (2)
Lot 1285 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND A COVER (2)
Kangxi
Each painted with prunus against a `cracked ice' ground, 25cm high
Long curving haircrack running from the lower part of one side, across the base, upwards and around…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
AN OTTOMAN ENGRAVED BRASS PENBOX (DIVIT)
Lot 1286 Unsold
AN OTTOMAN ENGRAVED BRASS PENBOX (DIVIT)
Late 19th/20th century
Engraved with panels of sheep and script, the inkwell with shell cover, 24cm legth
Some typical light wear, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £50 - £70
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Lot 1287 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Kangxi
Painted on the exterior with women and boys playing in a fenced garden, the interior painted with a seated woman beneath a diaper border reserved with flower panels, six character mark translated as `Precious object of rare jade amongst treasured vessels', 20.5cm diameter, later wood stand (2)
Glued breaks with some small losses around the edges. Haircrack to the rim, approx. 9cm length.…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED STEM BOWL
Lot 1288 Sold
A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED STEM BOWL
Blue Xuande six character mark but later
Covered overall in a deep red glaze, 11.5cm high
Some light surface scratches to the interior
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE YELLOW GLASS JAR
Lot 1289 Sold
A CHINESE YELLOW GLASS JAR
Probably 19th century
Globular form with short neck, the exterior carved with four shou medallions, the glass of a deep yellow tone, 14cm high, wood stand (2)
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `DRAGON' BOWL
Lot 1290 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `DRAGON' BOWL
Kangxi
Steep sided, painted on the exterior with three dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst breaking waves, the interior painted with a panel of a carp beneath a border of waves and prunus blossom, 19.5cm diameter, later wood stand
The bowl has been broken in half and glued. Two haircracks to the rim, approx. 9cm and 7cm length.…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE JADE SEAL
Lot 1291 Unsold
A CHINESE JADE SEAL
Of square section with a key pattern border surmounted by two lion dogs chasing each other's tail, the square seal carved with a four character mark, the stone of a dense green tone, 8cm high.Provenance:Property from a deceased estate
Tiny fracture to one corner of the base
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
Lot 1292 Sold
A GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
Late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising; an ovoid vase painted with dragons amongst flowers, 16cm high; an ovoid jar painted with birds, insects and flowers, 15cm high; a bottle vase painted with dragons, 20.5cm high; a slender vase painted with lotus, 23cm high; a small bowl painted with bird and flower panels, 10cm diameter ( 5)
Ovoid vase with dragons- overall crackle to the glaze with some staining.Ovoid jar with birds,…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL SNUFF BOTTLES (2)
Lot 1293 Sold
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL SNUFF BOTTLES (2)
Late 19th century
One painted with a dignitary and attendant in a landscape, the second with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, 8.5 and 8.75cm high
The first bottle is in good conditionThe second bottle with two large chips and a shallow chip to…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN VASE
Lot 1294 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN VASE
Qianlong
Slender ovoid form, painted each side with a figure and attendant inside a moulded frame, against seeded ground moulded with flowering branches, 22.5cm high
Restoration to the rim and neck. Some typical overall crazing to the glaze
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATE AND A VASE (2)
Lot 1295 Sold
A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATE AND A VASE (2)
Kangxi
The plate painted with a seated figure and an attendant carrying a pot of flowers in a fenced garden, 16cm diameter, the squat vase painted with Buddhist emblems beneath a short neck, 12cm high
Plate- three fine haircracks to the rim, each approx. 3cm length. Some small chips and glaze…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL BLUE-GROUND BOWLS
Lot 1296 Sold
A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL BLUE-GROUND BOWLS
Qing dynasty, probably 19th century
Each gilded on the exterior with foliate scrolls against a deep blue ground, the interior in light blue, blue mark, 20cm diameter, ormolu stands (4)
Each with restoration, some wear and some cracks to the enamels
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A TALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
Lot 1297 Sold
A TALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
Kangxi
Painted with officials and attendants in a fenced garden, 44.5cm high
Extensive restoration
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
AN INDIAN CAST BRONZE RITUAL COOKING VESSEL (URLI)
Lot 1298 Sold
AN INDIAN CAST BRONZE RITUAL COOKING VESSEL (URLI)
Kerala, South India, 20th century
Shallow form with scrolling handles set of four short feet, 26cm wide; also a Tibetan tinned copper makara head finial, 19th century, 15cm length, mounted (3)
The finial with some wear but generally in good condition
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF TARA
Lot 1299 Sold
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF TARA
Bhutan, 18th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double lotus throne, holding lotus stems at each shoulder, surrounded by a flaming aureole, traces of gilding, 17cm high
Some losses and chips. Majority of the gilding has worn away
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Lot 1300 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR
Kangxi
Painted with two officials and attendants in an interior, the reverse with plantain trees, 21cm high, later wood cover and stand (3)
Some very minor light surface scratches. Some minor nicks around the inner rim.Some losses to cover…
Hammer price: £11,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Lot 1301 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Six character Xuande mark but later
Of compressed circular form on three splayed supports, 13cm diameter
Some overall wear
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE SILVER-WIRE INLAID SMALL BRONZE CENSER
Lot 1302 Sold
A CHINESE SILVER-WIRE INLAID SMALL BRONZE CENSER
Shisou mark, probably 19th century
Of compressed form with upright handles and raised in three tubular supports, inlaid with archaic style designs, two character mark
Overall in good condition 11cm high 
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A GANDHARA STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA
Lot 1303 Sold
A GANDHARA STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA
North Western Pakistan, 5th/6th century
Modelled with serene expression with elongated earlobes and with hair gathered in a top knot, 11.5cm high, mounted; together with a terracotta votive plaque (tsa-tsa), probably Tibet, 17th century, moulded in relief with a buddhist deity, 10cm high (3)
Both with chips
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A GROUP OF JAPANESE WORKS OF ART
Lot 1304 Sold
A GROUP OF JAPANESE WORKS OF ART
Various dates
Comprising; a small silver box and cover, decorated with two ho-o birds around a gold chrysanthemum, stamped marks, 6.25cm diameter; an Imari shishi finial, 11cm high; a resin figure of a seated arhat, 9cm high; a small lacquer and wood zushi, 17.5cm high; a small bronze seated blind man, 6cm high; a brass stamp of gama sennin with coins and toad, 4cm high; a small rectangular brass box and cover decorated with two quails and flowers, 8.5cm length and a bronze aubergine, 17cm length (10)
Silver box and cover- good conditionShishi finial- lacking one ear. Chip to hair beneath lower jaw.…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A GOOD PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ROULEAU VASES WITH BRONZE MOUNTS (2)
Lot 1305 Sold
A GOOD PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ROULEAU VASES WITH BRONZE MOUNTS (2)
19th century
Worked with lotus flowers and tendrils against a turquoise ground, raised on a pierced bronze base with four scroll supports, 35cm high
Overall in good condition. Some minor wear to the gilding. One vase with minor loss of enamel…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
A CHINESE CLOISONNE RECTANGULAR PLANTER
Lot 1306 Sold
A CHINESE CLOISONNE RECTANGULAR PLANTER
19th century
The exterior with the wufu around shou medallions against a blue ground, the interior with carp and crustacea amongst waves against a turquoise ground beneath a key pattern rim, raised on four short bracket feet, 25.75cm wide
Overall in good condition with minor wear
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023
18 May 2023

Total lots: 876

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