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Auction date Tuesday, 25 May 2021
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Tuesday 25 May
The Charles Finch Collection of Smoking Pipes - at 10am Lots 1-83       
Old Master, British and European Pictures - at 2pm  Lots 351-535   

Wednesday 26 May
Works of Art - at 10am Lots 551-727   
Carpets - at 12 Noon Lots 778-800   
Furniture and Garden Statuary - at 1pm Lots 901-1200

Thursday 27 May 
Asian Ceramics and Works of Art - at 10am Lots 1201-1333
Watches - at 2.00pm Lots 1501- 1515
Jewellery - at 2.15pm Lots 1631- 1800

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Total lots: 1048

A Chinese famille-rose baluster two-handled vase
Lot 1294 Sold
A Chinese famille-rose baluster two-handled vase
early 20th century
each side painted with figurative panels against a ground filled with birds, fruit and flowers, 32.5cm high
Fine haircrack to the rim, approx. 1.5cm length. Minor wear
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A print of mountains in grey monochrome
Lot 1295 Sold
A print of mountains in grey monochrome
38cm x 18cm, together with a Chinese fan painting, painted in blue monochrome on paper with a mountainous landscape against a gold flecked ground, signed, 47cm wide (2)
Fan painting- Tear along bottom edge of page approx. 2cm. length. Some markings to the paper. The…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A Chinese celadon glazed vase adapted as a lamp
Lot 1296 Sold
A Chinese celadon glazed vase adapted as a lamp
late 19th/20th century
the ovoid body moulded with flowering branches, vase only, 40.5cm high
Base drilled for electricity. Rim and neck possibly reduced
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A pair of Chinese paintings
Lot 1297 Sold
A pair of Chinese paintings
20th century
watercolour on silk, one painted with a peacock perched on rocks, the other with birds and a flowering tree, 101cm by 40cm, framed and glazed (2)
The silk has creased and bobbled in places. Some minor markings to the silk
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A Chinese famille- rose pear shaped vase
Lot 1298 Sold
A Chinese famille- rose pear shaped vase
20th century
painted with a man and boy seated in a fenced garden, iron-red four character Qianlong mark, 20cm high; also a pair of porcelain bowls painted with figures in a procession, 12.5cm diameter (3)
Vase with very fine haircrack to the rim. Bowls in overall good condition with very minor wear
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £70 - £100
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A Chinese paper fan and two others
Lot 1299 Sold
A Chinese paper fan and two others
20th century
the first with bamboo sticks, painted on one side with a landscape, the reverse with calligraphy, the guardsticks with incised inscriptions, 50cm wide open; another paper fan with wooden sticks, decorated with flowering branches and calligraphy; the third with calligraphy on a gold speckled ground (3)
First fan- some tears to the paper at the edges along the folds. Minor markings to the paperSecond…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A MING STYLE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Lot 1300 Unsold
A MING STYLE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Of pear form with garlic mouth, painted with sprays of peach, pomegranate and persimmon issuing from lingzhi, above a band of lotus panels and breaking waves, the shoulder with bands of key pattern and ruyi-heads, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, 29cm high, with fitted box (2)
Good condition
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
Four Qur'an fragments on vellum
Lot 1301 Sold
Four Qur'an fragments on vellum
probably North Africa of Near East, probably 9th/10th century
each of elongated kufic script with red vocalization, largest approx. 16cm by 31cm (4)
Overall in poor condition. Some losses, tears, worm holes and staining
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 April 2021
26 April 2021
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL
Lot 1302 Unsold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL
18th/19th century
Painted in iron-red, brown and gilt with a bird perched in flowering branches, 11.75cm diameter, boxed (2)
Starcrack to centre of base. Short firing crack to rim which extends into a very fine…
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A pair of Chinese green-ground cloisonné vase mounted as lamps
Lot 1303 Sold
A pair of Chinese green-ground cloisonné vase mounted as lamps
20th century
each pear shaped body decorated with a gilt scale pattern, set with animal mask and ring handles, wood bases, vases only, 32cm high (2)
Bases drilled for electricity. Damage to one wood stand
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A Chinese white marble Buddhist group
Lot 1304 Sold
A Chinese white marble Buddhist group
in Northern Qi style
carved as Buddha Maitreya seated in pensive pose with right leg crossed over left knee, the base with a pair of lions flanking a censer, the reverse with an inscription, 27cm high
Repair to the mandorla. Some chips and wear
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
An unusual Japanese lacquer three-case saya inro
Lot 1305 Sold
An unusual Japanese lacquer three-case saya inro
Edo period, 19th century
the saya inlaid in enamel with a bird flying over a shibayama style riverbank, the inro decorated with flowers, the ends in nashiji, 8cm high
Very fine crack/scratch to the lacquer immediately above the bird's left wing.It is not visible on…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
A pair of Chinese scrolls and a set of four scrolls
Lot 1306 Sold
A pair of Chinese scrolls and a set of four scrolls
the pair on paper with black characters against a pink and `prunus and cracked ice' ground, 132cm by 31.5cm; and a set of four printed calligraphic scrolls, 102cm by 23cm (6)
Pair- some tears to the fabric mounts. Some small losses to the paper. Some markings to the paper…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 April 2021
26 April 2021
A Persian manuscript leaf
Lot 1307 Sold
A Persian manuscript leaf
modern
painted with a prince and attendants on a terrace flanked by calligraphy, 14cm by 23.5cm; also a Persian hunting miniature, 14cm by 10cm and a painted wood panel, 60cm by 30cm (3)
The paintings are in overall good condition. The painted wood panel has some chips and losses,…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £100
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A small Chinese white jade rectangular plaque
Lot 1308 Sold
A small Chinese white jade rectangular plaque
probably 20th century
carved with a ferocious dragon amongst cloud scrolls, 5.75cm by 7cm
Chip to the back of top right corner, but not visible from the front
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A pair of Chinese calligraphy hanging scrolls
Lot 1309 Sold
A pair of Chinese calligraphy hanging scrolls
on paper, each printed with black characters against a deep pink ground, 79cm by 19cm; also a pair of calligraphy scrolls on a mottled deep yellow/orange ground, 65cm by 24cm and a single calligraphy scroll with characters on a brown ground, 27cm by 86cm (5)
First pair- some wear losses, tears to the edges, creases where rolledSecond pair- each with…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 April 2021
26 April 2021
A large cloisonné egg
Lot 1310 Sold
A large cloisonné egg
decorated with a profusion of flowers against a black ground, 53cm high
Large shallow dent to lower half of the body with some loss of enamel
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A pair of small Canton famille-rose baluster vases
Lot 1311 Sold
A pair of small Canton famille-rose baluster vases
late 19th century
each painted with panels of flowers and insects against an orange ground, 26cm high
One with shallow chip to underside of rim. The other vase with some restoration to the rim. Both…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A LARGE INDIAN PAINTING
Lot 1312 Unsold
A LARGE INDIAN PAINTING
20th century
Opaque pigments on paper laid on to board, painted with Krishna and Radha in a landscape with the gopis, attendants and peafowl, buildings in the distance, image 175cm by 122cm, framed
There is a horizontal crease half way up the painting with some small losses of paint to the right…
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A Chinese celadon dish
Lot 1313 Sold
A Chinese celadon dish
19th century
incised with a flowerhead, 29cm diameter
Haircrack to the rim approx. 5cm.length
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A large Chinese yellow-ground famille-rose bottle vase
Lot 1314 Sold
A large Chinese yellow-ground famille-rose bottle vase
modern
painted with branches of fruiting peach and bats, 54cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A Japanese bronze alloy hand mirror
Lot 1315 Sold
A Japanese bronze alloy hand mirror
late 19th/20th century
cast with cranes amongst trees and foliage, 12cm diameter; and three smaller mirrors with various designs (4)
Some typical wear. One of the smaller mirrors has some verdigris along the inner rim
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A pair of unusual Chinese porcelain ginger jars and covers
Lot 1316 Sold
A pair of unusual Chinese porcelain ginger jars and covers
late 19th century
painted in a famille-verte palette with shaped panels of flowers, birds and insects, separated by naked boys against a powder-blue ground, 19.5cm high (4)
One jar with shallow chip to inner rim, approx. 1cm by 0.3cm.  Both with some impurities to the…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
A CHINESE WOOL CARPET SECTION
Lot 1317 Unsold
A CHINESE WOOL CARPET SECTION
Ningxia province, late 19th/early 20th century
The blue wool rectangular section with two long-tailed birds observing a moon behind clouds in a garden, mounted on a wooden frame stretcher, 142cm by 192cm
Provenance: Colonel Jebbins, London
The carpet has been reduced and re-edged. Some small areas of repair. Would benefit from a clean.…
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 May 2021
26 May 2021

Total lots: 1048

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