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20 November | Asian Ceramics & Works of Art

Auction date Wednesday 20 November 2024 10:00 - 17:00 GMT
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IMAGE: A  CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE FLASK

Wednesday 20 November
1151- 1349  Asian Ceramics & Works of Art  10am

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Total lots: 199

A CHINESE CIZHOU- STYLE POTTERY PILLOW
Lot 1199 Sold
A CHINESE CIZHOU- STYLE POTTERY PILLOW
Probably 19th/20th century
The top painted in brown with a figure attacking tigers, the ends and sides painted with further figures, 31cm wide
Glaze chip to the rim, approx. 1cm by 1cm. Otherwise in overall good condition
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A TALL CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BEAKER VASE
Lot 1200 Sold
A TALL CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BEAKER VASE
Kangxi
Enamelled each side with a panel of ladies in a courtyard and ladies standing along the walls of a palace between pennants, 46cm high
Large section of the rim with plaster repair, approx. 27cm by 5cm at deepest point. Chips to to the…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A TALL CHINESE TURQUOISE- GROUND CLOISONNE VASE
Lot 1201 Sold
A TALL CHINESE TURQUOISE- GROUND CLOISONNE VASE
18th/19th century
Of flattened pear form , decorated each side with gilt peach shaped medallion enclosing a jade character surrounded by flames, the ground decorated with the anbaxian ( Eight Daoist Emblems) the waisted neck with blue and red dragons chasing flaming pearls, 38.5cm high
There is a small triangular shaped loss to the the turquoise enamel to one side just above the foot…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A SMALL CHINESE CELADON `TWIN FISH' BOWL
Lot 1202 Sold
A SMALL CHINESE CELADON `TWIN FISH' BOWL
Probably Song/ Yuan dynasty
With round sides rising to an everted rim, the interior moulded with two fish, the exterior with vertical petal ribs, 12.5cm diameter by 4.25cm high
Some light surface scratches to the glaze. Some variance in the tone of the glaze from celadon to…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A PAIR OF LATE WUCAI-STYLE FIGURES OF SMILING BOYS, HEHE (2)
Lot 1203 Sold
A PAIR OF LATE WUCAI-STYLE FIGURES OF SMILING BOYS, HEHE (2)
20th century
Each standing holding a vase of lotus, 29cm high
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER (2)
Lot 1204 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER (2)
Circa 1900
In the form of a peach with openwork cover, 11cm high
There is a small pierced hole through the lowest leaf. Otherwise in good condition
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A HEAVY CHINESE BRONZE `DRAGON' SLENDER BALUSTER VASE
Lot 1205 Sold
A HEAVY CHINESE BRONZE `DRAGON' SLENDER BALUSTER VASE
Cast in high relief with a dragon, a bat and crane amongst cloud scrolls above breaking waves, two character mark to base, 24.75cm high, weight 2619 grams
Very minor wear to extremities. 
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £400 - £600
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER
Lot 1206 Sold
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER
Probably Ming dynasty
Cast as a female in long robes holding up a two-handled vase in both hands, her hair picked out in blue and her lips in red, standing on a rectangular base incised with scrolls, 13.5cm high, 402.6 grams
Some typical wear to the gilding but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG
Lot 1207 Sold
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG
Ming dynasty
The God of Literature seated with benevolent expression, wearing a tall scholar's hat and long robes, 31cm high, 3,500 grams
Some wear consistent with age
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE JADE ARCHAISTIC CUP (2)
Lot 1208 Sold
A CHINESE JADE ARCHAISTIC CUP (2)
Qing dynasty
Flared cylindrical form set with lion mask handles, the sides carved with taotie masks centred with vertical ribs, the stone of greyish celadon tone with russet, black and cream inclusions, 18cm wide across handles by 7cm high, wood stand
Some natural fissures to the stone, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO YE GUANG ( CIRCA 1600) A HANGING SCROLL
Lot 1209 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO YE GUANG ( CIRCA 1600) A HANGING SCROLL
Landscape during Rain and Wind, ink and colour on silk, 96cm by 49cm
Very creased through rolling with some loss of pigment. There is a strip of green tape on the…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNE BUDDHIST LIONS (2)
Lot 1210 Unsold
A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNE BUDDHIST LIONS (2)
19th century
Each seated, one with a paw resting on its cub, the other on a brocade ball, raised on a rectangular stepped plinth base decorated with flowers, bats and shou medallions on a turquoise ground, 26.5cm high
ProvenanceChristie's London, 13 September 2007, lot 1303Condition reportSome wear to the gilding,…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A PERSIAN RECTANGULAR INLAID RECTANGULAR MIRROR FRAME
Lot 1211 Sold
A PERSIAN RECTANGULAR INLAID RECTANGULAR MIRROR FRAME
19th century
Inlaid with geometric designs and painted with small portrait panels, 55cm by 38.5cm
Provenance:  The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell Further details on the Bellmans website…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, FANGDING
Lot 1212 Sold
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, FANGDING
Probably Qianlong
Supported on four archaistic blade supports, each side decorated with taotie masks masks on a turquoise ground between eight vertical flanges, the foliate pierced cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial, 18.5cm high
Minor wear to the gilding and minor pitting to the enamels
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CARD CASE
Lot 1213 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CARD CASE
Late 19th/early 20th century
The front with repousse decoration of birds amongst blossoming prunus trees around a shield shaped cartouche bearing a monogram, the reverse with cranes amongst bamboo and pine, stamped mark LH, probably for Luen HIng, Shanghai, 11cm by 7.5cm, 123 grams
Good condition
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOOTED BOWL
Lot 1214 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOOTED BOWL
Early 20th century
The lobed sides applied with panels enclosing dragons, flowering prunus, bamboo and chrysanthemum, beneath a barbed rim, stamped Wai Kee 90 Silver, 25cm diameter by 16cm high, 1240 grams
Good condition
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE PAINTING OF PEONIES
Lot 1215 Sold
A CHINESE PAINTING OF PEONIES
Ink and watercolour on paper
Signed and with tow iron-red seals, 46cm by 43cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Multiple creases to the paper
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (2)
Lot 1216 Sold
A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (2)
Blue Daoguang seal marks, but probably later
Each painted with two birds in flowering branches and on the reverse with two birds in flight, 6.75cm high by 11cm diameter
A tiny amount of wear to the enamels, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £28,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
TWO LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK
Lot 1217 Sold
TWO LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK
20th century
One painted with two birds in blossoming branches, the other with two cranes amongst flowering shrubs, each with black script and red seals, each 54cm by 104cm, mounted, framed and glazed; also a Chinese embroidered picture of two pheasants in flowering branches, 51cm by 88cm, framed and glazed (3)
Some creasing and minor markings, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE BRONZE WATER DROPPER
Lot 1218 Sold
A CHINESE BRONZE WATER DROPPER
Possibly late Ming dynasty
Cast as a crouching Buddhist lion with apertures in its back and nose, 12.5cm length, weight 302 grams
Good condition
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £400
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A PAIR OF CHINESE WHITE MARBLE STANDS (2)
Lot 1219 Unsold
A PAIR OF CHINESE WHITE MARBLE STANDS (2)
19th century
Of swollen cylindrical form, carved with Buddhist lion mask and ring handles in low relief, 19cm high
Some minor chips and nicks to each
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE FLASK
Lot 1220 Sold
A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE FLASK
Incised four character Qianlong mark to base but later
Formed as two conjoined moonflasks with cylindrical necks and rectangular spreading feet, decorated to one principal side with two confronting dragons amongst clouds and above breaking waves, the secondary side with a phoenix, the reverse with a group of Buddhist lions and qilin, 39.5cm high
Overall in good condition. Some typical pitting to the enamels and wear to the gilding
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA ( 1847-1915) A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
Lot 1221 Sold
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA ( 1847-1915) A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
View of Ishihara Bridge at Okawabata, signed, 21.5cm by 33cm overall size, framed and glazed
Some discolouration, markings and creasing to the paper
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024
20 November 2024
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE
Lot 1222 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE
Late 19th century
Painted with a lotus pond with a duck, birds and insects beneath a ruyi head border, 32cm high by 36cm diameter
Minor wear and scuffing to the glaze
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £600 - £800
20 November 2024
20 November 2024

Total lots: 199

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