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20 November | Asian Ceramics & Works of Art
Auction date
Wednesday 20 November 2024
10:00
- 17:00 GMT
IMAGE: A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE FLASK
Wednesday 20 November
1151- 1349 Asian Ceramics & Works of Art 10am
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Lot 1247
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE MODEL OF A QILIN
17th century
Cast in recumbent pose with head turned and looking upwards, traces of gilding, 25cm length, 1216.8 grams
Cast in recumbent pose with head turned and looking upwards, traces of gilding, 25cm length, 1216.8 grams
ProvenanceBonhams London, 5 November 2009, part lot 33Condition reportWear to to the gilding, but…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1248
Sold
A CHINESE PINK-GLAZED MALLET SHAPED VASE
Blue six character Kangxi mark but later
The body decorated with three bird roundels beneath a ruyi-head rim, 17cm high
The body decorated with three bird roundels beneath a ruyi-head rim, 17cm high
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1249
Sold
A JAPANESE IMARI DISH
Edo period, late 17th/early 18th century
Painted in the centre with a vase of flowers against a ground filled with flowering plants, 37cm diameter
Painted in the centre with a vase of flowers against a ground filled with flowering plants, 37cm diameter
Long crack running from the rim and around the well, approx. 40cm length. Some wear to the gilding
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1250
Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Cast six character Xuande mark, but 17th/18th century
Of bombe form with loop handles, some gilt sprinkling, 14cm across handles, 6.25cm high, 601 grams
Of bombe form with loop handles, some gilt sprinkling, 14cm across handles, 6.25cm high, 601 grams
Some darkening to the bronze in places, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1251
Sold
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE FIGURES OF BOYS (2)
19th century
Each standing on a square plinth holding a vase of flowers, a small boy clinging to one leg, 33.5cm high
Each standing on a square plinth holding a vase of flowers, a small boy clinging to one leg, 33.5cm high
Very minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £300 - £400
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1252
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE VASE
Cast six character Xuande mark, but probably 17th century
Of slender baluster form, each side decorated with a lotus flower in relief and with chllong to the shoulders, 23.5cm high, 1046 grams
Of slender baluster form, each side decorated with a lotus flower in relief and with chllong to the shoulders, 23.5cm high, 1046 grams
ProvenanceChristie's London, 3 November 2009, part lot 2Condition reportSmall losses around the…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1253
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE QILIN-FORM MIRROR STAND
17th century
The recumbent animal with its head turned looking upwards, the back with a crescent shaped mirror holder, 17cm length by 12.5cm high
The recumbent animal with its head turned looking upwards, the back with a crescent shaped mirror holder, 17cm length by 12.5cm high
ProvenanceChristie's London, 3 November, 2009, part lot 2Condition reportOverall in good condition…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £500 - £800
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1254
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED VASE
17th/18th century
Of slender lobed baluster form set with chilong handles, 29cm high
Of slender lobed baluster form set with chilong handles, 29cm high
Some typical nicks around the base but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1255
Sold
TWO CHINESE BRONZE VASES (2)
17th century
Each in the form of a gnarled tree trunk overgown with branches of blossoming prunus, 32cm and 28.5cm
Each in the form of a gnarled tree trunk overgown with branches of blossoming prunus, 32cm and 28.5cm
ProvenanceBonhams London, 11 May 2009, lot 154Condition reportIn overall good condition with very…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1256
Sold
A LARGE CHINESE CAST IRON FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
Probably Ming dynasty
Seated on a lotus petal base, his hands clasped beneath the robes, the head with serene expression, the reverse of the base with four large pierced holes 48cm high
Seated on a lotus petal base, his hands clasped beneath the robes, the head with serene expression, the reverse of the base with four large pierced holes 48cm high
Some overall wear consistent with age
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1257
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE LUDUAN CENSER
17th/18th century
The mythical beast standing four square, its hinged head forming the cover, 21.5cm high
The mythical beast standing four square, its hinged head forming the cover, 21.5cm high
Some patches of wear to the bronze patina where the cover rests on the body.
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1258
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE
17th century
Possibly depicting the Daoist immortal, Han Xiangxi, cast standing on a rocky promontory with leaves around his waist and holding a fan, 31cm high, 3622 grams
Possibly depicting the Daoist immortal, Han Xiangxi, cast standing on a rocky promontory with leaves around his waist and holding a fan, 31cm high, 3622 grams
Some typical wear consistent with age, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1259
Sold
A GROUP OF TWELVE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PLATES ( 17)
Qianlong
Painted with various flower, bird and landscape subjects, each approx. 22.5cm diameter; also a blue and white small plate, 16.5cm diameter; a plate painted with two figures in a garden; a teabowl and two saucers
Painted with various flower, bird and landscape subjects, each approx. 22.5cm diameter; also a blue and white small plate, 16.5cm diameter; a plate painted with two figures in a garden; a teabowl and two saucers
12 plates- the majority with rim chips and some glaze fritting. 4 plates also with haircracksSmall…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £220 - £320
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1260
Unsold
A RED-OVERLAY BLUE-GROUND PEKING GLASS VASE
Engraved four character Qianlong mark, but probably 19th century
Of baluster form, overlaid and decorated with two ducks swimming in a lotus pond against a deep blue ground incised with waves, 17.5cm high
Of baluster form, overlaid and decorated with two ducks swimming in a lotus pond against a deep blue ground incised with waves, 17.5cm high
Some scattered internal silver coloured specks to the glass but overall in good condition
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1261
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ELEPHANT CANDLE HOLDERS (4)
jiaqinq with later European gilt-metal sconces and drip pans
The blue glazed elephants in recumbent pose, picked out in brown and gilding, 16cm high
The blue glazed elephants in recumbent pose, picked out in brown and gilding, 16cm high
One elephant with restoration to one ear and to end of trunk and across top of tail. The other…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1262
Sold
TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURES OF KNEELING BOYS (2)
19th century
Wearing a yellow or green floral jacket and iron-red trousers, each with an aperture in the top of the head, 16cm high
Wearing a yellow or green floral jacket and iron-red trousers, each with an aperture in the top of the head, 16cm high
Minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1263
Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Probably 17th/18th century
Of cylindrical form, the sides cast with deer amongst pine trees, 9cm high by 10.25cm diameter, 537.5 grams
Of cylindrical form, the sides cast with deer amongst pine trees, 9cm high by 10.25cm diameter, 537.5 grams
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1264
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A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR, GUAN (3)
Yangshao Culture ( 3rd -2nd Millennium B.C)
Tapered ovoid form set with a pair of lug handles, painted with diagonal and horizontal stripes, 33cm high; also a smaller Neolithic two-handled painted pottery jar, 17.5cm high and a grey pottery cocoon vase, Han dynasty, 23cm high
Tapered ovoid form set with a pair of lug handles, painted with diagonal and horizontal stripes, 33cm high; also a smaller Neolithic two-handled painted pottery jar, 17.5cm high and a grey pottery cocoon vase, Han dynasty, 23cm high
Larger jar- extensive repaired breaks. some loss of pigmentSmaller jar- some wear and loss of…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1265
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A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `QILIN' DEEP DISH
17th century
Painted with a fire breathing Qilin seated in a landscape beside a banana plant, four character Yu Tang Jia Qi mark ( `Fine Vessel for the Jade Hall'), 36cm diameter
Painted with a fire breathing Qilin seated in a landscape beside a banana plant, four character Yu Tang Jia Qi mark ( `Fine Vessel for the Jade Hall'), 36cm diameter
Overall in good condition. Some minor black pitting to the glaze and light surface wear. Minor…
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1266
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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOTTLE VASE
20th century
Enamelled with branches laden with peaches, two dragonflies to one side, the reverse with mounds and lingzhi, Sotheby's New York yellow paper label, 55cm high
Enamelled with branches laden with peaches, two dragonflies to one side, the reverse with mounds and lingzhi, Sotheby's New York yellow paper label, 55cm high
Overall in good condition with minor wear to the gilding around the rim. Minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£5,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1267
Sold
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the hands held in vitarka mudra, his tiara centred with an image of Amitabha Buddha, traces of gilding and red lacquer, 31cm high, 3,870 grams
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the hands held in vitarka mudra, his tiara centred with an image of Amitabha Buddha, traces of gilding and red lacquer, 31cm high, 3,870 grams
Loss to the tip of of one point on the tiara. Some wear consistent with age
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1268
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A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI
Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century
Cast sated on a double lotus base, with right knee raised and holding prayer beads, 25.5cm high, 6 kilograms
Cast sated on a double lotus base, with right knee raised and holding prayer beads, 25.5cm high, 6 kilograms
Wear to the gilding and lacquer, but otherwise in good condition
Hammer price:
£4,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1269
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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE JARDINIERE
20th century
Of tapered cylindrical form, painted with branches of flowering prunus blossom, 40cm high by 39.5cm diameter
Of tapered cylindrical form, painted with branches of flowering prunus blossom, 40cm high by 39.5cm diameter
There is a central hole to the base. Some black pitting to the glaze
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1270
Sold
A SET OF TWELVE CHINESE EROTIC SUBJECT PAINTINGS (13)
19th century
Ink and colour on paper, depicting amorous couples in interiors and gardens, images 19.6cm by 16.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed; and another Chinese erotic painting on silk depicting a couple in a bed, 22cm by 15.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Ink and colour on paper, depicting amorous couples in interiors and gardens, images 19.6cm by 16.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed; and another Chinese erotic painting on silk depicting a couple in a bed, 22cm by 15.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed
ProvenanceChristie's London, 19 June 2003, lot 326Condition reportOverall in good condition with…
Hammer price:
£1,900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1271
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A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
19th century
painted with two ladies seated on a veranda playing go watched by two other ladies and a child, image 40cm by 60cm, framed, brass hinges for hanging
painted with two ladies seated on a veranda playing go watched by two other ladies and a child, image 40cm by 60cm, framed, brass hinges for hanging
Minor markings, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1272
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THREE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PLATES (3)
Qianlong
One painted with two woman at a table with a boy and two hens, 22cm diameter ; another painted with a peacock amongst flowers and bamboo, 23cm diameter; the third painted with flowers and bamboo, 23cm diameter
One painted with two woman at a table with a boy and two hens, 22cm diameter ; another painted with a peacock amongst flowers and bamboo, 23cm diameter; the third painted with flowers and bamboo, 23cm diameter
The first two plates are in overall good condition with minor wear. The third plate has two…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1273
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THREE LATE CHINESE MONOCHROME VASES (3)
Comprising; a flambe baluster vase, 30.5cm high; a manganese ground double gourd vase, 16.5cm high and a black ground baluster vase, 15cm high
Flambe vase- drilled hole through the `Made in China' printed mark to the base. Otherwise in good…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1274
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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BLACK-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
Late 19th century
moulded and enamelled to one side with an official seated at a table with three attendants, the reverse painted with figures, beneath a border of iron-red dragons amongst cloud scrolls, 55cm high
moulded and enamelled to one side with an official seated at a table with three attendants, the reverse painted with figures, beneath a border of iron-red dragons amongst cloud scrolls, 55cm high
Condition Report.Some wear to the gilding around the rim. Area around the shoulder where the black…
Hammer price:
£7,500
Estimate: £600 - £800
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1275
Sold
A CHINESE CELADON AND FLAMBE GLAZED PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER (2)
Blue six character Kangxi mark but later, 7cm diameter
Good condition
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £150 - £200
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1276
Sold
A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED VASE, HU
Enamelled in pastel tones with a scholar and attendant seated in a fenced garden, 31cm high
Condition ReportGood condition. The top has not been cut down.
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1277
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A LARGE CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Qing dynasty
Standing in long flowing robes and holding a golden tablet in her left hand, traces of gilding, 87cm high
Standing in long flowing robes and holding a golden tablet in her left hand, traces of gilding, 87cm high
Some losses and wear
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1278
Sold
A TALL CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
Covered in a deep red glazed with lavender streaks, 45cm high
Some small chips and nibbles around the footrim, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1279
Unsold
A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
19th/20th century
Opaque pigments om cloth, painted with a panoramic scene of young ladies fishing from a terrace and boating in a lotus pond, signed, painting 49cm by 150cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Opaque pigments om cloth, painted with a panoramic scene of young ladies fishing from a terrace and boating in a lotus pond, signed, painting 49cm by 150cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1280
Unsold
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered
in accordance with the Ivory Act …
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1281
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A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND DISH AND A MUG (2)
Qianlong
The dish of shaped oval form and painted with a pavilion on an island, the cylindrical mug painted with flowers in a fenced garden, dish 33.5cm wide, mug 11.5cm high
The dish of shaped oval form and painted with a pavilion on an island, the cylindrical mug painted with flowers in a fenced garden, dish 33.5cm wide, mug 11.5cm high
Dish- some small nicks and glaze fritting around the rim.Mug- some crazing to the glaze
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1282
Sold
A LARGE CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Late 19th/20th century
The goddess seated in dhyanasana, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra and the left held in dhyana mudra, apochryphal six character Yongle mark to reverse, 44cm high
The goddess seated in dhyanasana, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra and the left held in dhyana mudra, apochryphal six character Yongle mark to reverse, 44cm high
Some wear to the gilding in places, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1283
Sold
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZE TWO-HANDLED VASE (2)
Blue Qianlong seal mark but probably later
The compressed body and waisted neck decorated with repeated rows of combed design, flanked by a pair of openwork leaf scroll handles, covered in a pale sea- green glaze, 33.5cm high, with fitted case
The compressed body and waisted neck decorated with repeated rows of combed design, flanked by a pair of openwork leaf scroll handles, covered in a pale sea- green glaze, 33.5cm high, with fitted case
Overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1284
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A LARGE CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT ON PAPER
Late 19th century
Painted with a seated official and two wives, two diminutive attendants in the foreground, 143cm by 82cm, framed and glazed
Painted with a seated official and two wives, two diminutive attendants in the foreground, 143cm by 82cm, framed and glazed
Some creasing to the paper where it has been rolled. Some staining and markings to the paper
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1285
Sold
SIX CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (6)
19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, painted with various genre scenes including tea production, 29cm by 26cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, painted with various genre scenes including tea production, 29cm by 26cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Overall in good condition with minor markings to the paper in places
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1286
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FOUR CHINESE EXPORT TEA PRODUCTION PAINTINGS (4)
Late 18th/19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, depicting rolling tea, a monk serving tea to a mandarin, transporting tea by raft and sampans, images 39cm by 30cm. mounted framed and glazed, one inscribed on reverse in black ink, `Purchased from S.Marchant & Son, 1982.Bought from him by C.V. Payne, former Director of S.Marchant & Son'
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, depicting rolling tea, a monk serving tea to a mandarin, transporting tea by raft and sampans, images 39cm by 30cm. mounted framed and glazed, one inscribed on reverse in black ink, `Purchased from S.Marchant & Son, 1982.Bought from him by C.V. Payne, former Director of S.Marchant & Son'
Overall in good condition with very minor markings to the paper
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1287
Sold
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (5)
19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, including gathering mulberry leaves, pounding tea and two other figurative scenes, images 25cm by 34.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed. Inscription in black ink to the reverse of one painting, `Purchased 1984 from S.Marchant & Son; also a Chinese rice paper painting of fish, 17cm by 30cm, mounted framed and glazed
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, including gathering mulberry leaves, pounding tea and two other figurative scenes, images 25cm by 34.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed. Inscription in black ink to the reverse of one painting, `Purchased 1984 from S.Marchant & Son; also a Chinese rice paper painting of fish, 17cm by 30cm, mounted framed and glazed
The painting with gathering of mulberry leaves has some wrinkles to the paper. Otherwise in overall…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1288
Sold
A JAPANESE SILVER-MOUNTED GINBARI ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE
20th century
Worked with scattered sprays of flowers and pomegranates against a pale lemon ground, stamped marks, 18.5cm high
Worked with scattered sprays of flowers and pomegranates against a pale lemon ground, stamped marks, 18.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1289
Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANELS (2)
First half 19th century
Inlaid in soapstone. mother-of-pearl, wood and stained bone with birds amongst flowering chrysanthemum and prunus branches,each panel 125cm high by 37cm wide
Inlaid in soapstone. mother-of-pearl, wood and stained bone with birds amongst flowering chrysanthemum and prunus branches,each panel 125cm high by 37cm wide
ProvenanceChristie's, London, 11September, 1997, lot 103Condition reportMinor losses to the inlay.…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £250 - £350
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1290
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A KASHMIRI PAINTED LACQUER BINDING
Early 20th century
Front and rear covers, the front painted in the centre in black with the head of an ibex, against a gold ground inside a foliate painted in each corner with flower panels, the rear cover painted in black with heads of nine horned animals against a gold ground filled with iron-red flowers, each cover 42cm by 30.5cm, overall size 42cm by 62.5cm
Front and rear covers, the front painted in the centre in black with the head of an ibex, against a gold ground inside a foliate painted in each corner with flower panels, the rear cover painted in black with heads of nine horned animals against a gold ground filled with iron-red flowers, each cover 42cm by 30.5cm, overall size 42cm by 62.5cm
Some rubbing and losses to the spine and corners. Some light wear and staining to the boards.…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1291
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE
Guangxu mark and period
Painted in underglaze- blue with cloud scrolls between ruyi, wave, scroll and key-fret borders, Allen Collection paper label, 35cm high
Painted in underglaze- blue with cloud scrolls between ruyi, wave, scroll and key-fret borders, Allen Collection paper label, 35cm high
ProvenanceSotheby's London, 09 November 2005, lot 420Condition reportThere is an area of underglaze…
Hammer price:
£4,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1292
Sold
AN ISLAMIC SILVER-INLAID RECTANGULAR BRASS AND COPPER CASKET
Egypt or Syria, circa 1900
Engraved and inlaid with foliate motifs, the hinged cover with a silver-inlaid inscription, 15cm wide by 7cm high
Engraved and inlaid with foliate motifs, the hinged cover with a silver-inlaid inscription, 15cm wide by 7cm high
Some wear and white paint splashes to the interior but generally in good condition
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1293
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE `THREE STAR GODS' VASE (2)
Yongzheng
Cylindrical form with short neck, enamelled with Fu, Lu and Shou standing amongst boys in a landscape, 27cm high, fitted case
Cylindrical form with short neck, enamelled with Fu, Lu and Shou standing amongst boys in a landscape, 27cm high, fitted case
ProvenanceChristie's London, 4 November 2014, lot 10Condition reportGood condition
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
Lot 1294
Sold
A CHINESE CORAL-GROUND RESERVE-DECORATED `BAMBOO' BOWL (2)
Blue Daoguang seal mark but probably later
The steep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior with leafy bamboo branches on a coral ground, 18cm diameter; also a smaller example, blue Daoguang seal mark, 12cm diameter, each with Lempertz paper labels
The steep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior with leafy bamboo branches on a coral ground, 18cm diameter; also a smaller example, blue Daoguang seal mark, 12cm diameter, each with Lempertz paper labels
The smaller bowl with some black specking to the interior and a tiny nick to the footrim.Otherwise…
Hammer price:
£32,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024