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12 &13 October| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art, Coins, Medals, Watches, Jewellery & Interiors
Closed for Absentee bids.
Sale Days:
Wednesday 12 October 2022
10:00 BST
Starts with Lot 551
Works of Art, Carpets, Furniture Jelleys Hollow Part 1 & II
Thursday 13 October 2022
10:00 BST
Starts with Lot 1201
Asian, Coins, Medals, Watches and Jewellery
Order of Sale
Wednesday 12 October - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 551 – 663 Works of Art 10:00am
Lot 767 - 800 Carpets 11:15am.
Lot 807- 873 Jelleys hollow Part 1 works of
art 11:45
Lot 901 – 1200 Furniture
& Garden Statuary starting with Jelleys Hollow Part II 1:00pm
Thursday 13 October - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 1201- 1297 Asian Art and ceramics 10:00am
Lot 1401 - 1560 Coins & Medals 12:30pm (viewing by appointment only, please arrange 24hrs in advance)
Lot 1700 – 1739 Watches
3.00pm
Lot 1801- 1957 Jewellery
3.30pm
Live-This is a live auction with an auctioneer. Bidding is available in the room, online via BellmansLive, Telephone and Absentee bidding. Please register on our website by 12 noon the day before the auction. Additionally, the auctions are broadcast via The-Saleroom.com (+5% surcharge)
Viewing - Sussex Saleroom
Friday 7 October 9am-5pm
Saturday 8 October 9am-12.30 noon
Monday 10 October 9am-5pm
Tuesday 11 October 9am-5pm
Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 20th
October
Collections - Sussex Saleroom
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Saturday 15 October 9am -12noon
Monday 17 October 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 18 October 9am
– 4.30pm
Lot 1276
Sold
TWO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
Late 19th/20th century
The first a cylindrical porcelain bottle, painted in underglaze-blue and red with figures in a landscape, 8cm high, the second a black cameo glass bottle decorated with flowers, 5.5cm high
Provenance
The Anthony and Marietta Coleridge Collection
The first a cylindrical porcelain bottle, painted in underglaze-blue and red with figures in a landscape, 8cm high, the second a black cameo glass bottle decorated with flowers, 5.5cm high
Provenance
The Anthony and Marietta Coleridge Collection
The porcelain bottle has two glaze scratches to the neck which don't go through to the interior…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1279
Sold
SIX CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLES
Various forms and designs, including two conjoined double snuff bottles, tallest 7cm
Good condition
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1280
Sold
A RARE CHINESE ALBUM OF TWENTY FOUR OPIUM WAR PAINTINGS
Watercolour on paper, painted with scenes from the Opium wars including hostilities on land at at sea and scenes with captured red-headed British soldiers being offered up to the Chinese High Commissioner, Lin Zexu, each painting approx. 30cm by 58.5cm, framed by plain border and blue silk covers
ProvenanceMary Ann Frederica Harrison ( 1838-1910), the wife of Thomas ( 1835-1892), a tea merchant…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1281
Sold
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE
Meiji period
Slender shouldered ovoid form, worked with blossoming prunus branches above flowering shrubs against a black ground, unsigned, 15.5cm high
Slender shouldered ovoid form, worked with blossoming prunus branches above flowering shrubs against a black ground, unsigned, 15.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1282
Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL WINE POT AND COVER (2)
Late 19th century
in Chinese archaic style, the compressed bulbous body decorated with a band of taotie masks, signed, 19.5cm high
in Chinese archaic style, the compressed bulbous body decorated with a band of taotie masks, signed, 19.5cm high
Some pitting to the enamels, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1283
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)
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: £300 - £500
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1284
Sold
THREE LARGE ASIAN EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANELS (3)
Chinese or Japanese, early 20th century
Each worked with birds in branches inside floral borders, two against a light or dark brown ground, 132cm by 52cm , framed and glazed
Each worked with birds in branches inside floral borders, two against a light or dark brown ground, 132cm by 52cm , framed and glazed
Overall in good condition with minor markings
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1285
Sold
A JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MODEL OF A HAWK
Meiji period
Naturalistically cast with gilt eyes, signed, 22cm high, painted wood plinth base
Naturalistically cast with gilt eyes, signed, 22cm high, painted wood plinth base
Each leg has been soldered on and now broken off. One toe has been broken in half. One claw on the…
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1286
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF BUDAI
20th century
Modelled seated in floral robes holding a string of beads and a sack, impressed mark, 27cm high
Modelled seated in floral robes holding a string of beads and a sack, impressed mark, 27cm high
Some wear to the gilding on the string of beads
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1287
Unsold
AN INDIAN MINIATURE
Pahari ( Punjab Hills) 19th century
Opaque pigments on paper, possibly a scene from the Ramayana, depicting officials seated in a palace garden, the revers with lines of Punjab script, image 8.75cm by 15cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Opaque pigments on paper, possibly a scene from the Ramayana, depicting officials seated in a palace garden, the revers with lines of Punjab script, image 8.75cm by 15cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1288
Sold
A PAIR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES AND COVERS (4)
Late 19th/early 20th century
Of shouldered ovoid form, painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, apochryphal for character Kangxi mark, 26.5cm high
Of shouldered ovoid form, painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, apochryphal for character Kangxi mark, 26.5cm high
One vase and cover in good condition.The other vase has chips to the rim and a long crack around…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1289
Unsold
A QAJAR DRAWING OF A BEARDED MAN
First half 19th century
Pencil heightened in white, possibly depicting a sufi ascetic, standing holding a crutch and bowl, the border painted with gilt-edged yellow flowers, image 15cm by 8cm., mounted, framed and glazed
Pencil heightened in white, possibly depicting a sufi ascetic, standing holding a crutch and bowl, the border painted with gilt-edged yellow flowers, image 15cm by 8cm., mounted, framed and glazed
Some minor speckings to the paper
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1290
Sold
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE MIXED-MEDIA RECTANGULAR ANCESTOR PORTRAITS (2)
Mid 19th century
Depicting a First rank civil official and wife seated in an interior with an attendant, their faces and some hands in ivory, the techniques use including padded applique, embroidery and paint with the use of paper and card, 88cm by 54cm, framed and glazed
Depicting a First rank civil official and wife seated in an interior with an attendant, their faces and some hands in ivory, the techniques use including padded applique, embroidery and paint with the use of paper and card, 88cm by 54cm, framed and glazed
Ivory Declaration number; Z2CXB7XNSome glued tears to the paper ground. Some staining to the paper…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1291
Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
20th century
Standing on a lotus base in long yellow-ground robes, impressed marks and Made in China, 43cm high
Standing on a lotus base in long yellow-ground robes, impressed marks and Made in China, 43cm high
Minor chips to extremities. Minor wear
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1292
Sold
FOUR CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS AND A PAIR OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANELS (6)
19th and early 20th century
The paintings painted with three women in traditional costume and a male, the panels embroidered with insects and flowers, paintings 26.5cm by 16cm, panels 16cm by 13.5cm ( image only). mounted, framed and glazed
The paintings painted with three women in traditional costume and a male, the panels embroidered with insects and flowers, paintings 26.5cm by 16cm, panels 16cm by 13.5cm ( image only). mounted, framed and glazed
The rice paper paintings with some tears and soiling. The embroidered panels in good condition
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1293
Sold
A CHINESE JADE BELT BUCKLE
20th century
plain with carved archaic scrolls to the hook, the stone of pale celadon tone, 12cm wide (2)
plain with carved archaic scrolls to the hook, the stone of pale celadon tone, 12cm wide (2)
Good condition
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1294
Sold
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
Qing dynasty
Worked with a ferocious four-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, foliate border, image 61cm by 35cm, framed and glazed
Worked with a ferocious four-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, foliate border, image 61cm by 35cm, framed and glazed
Probably cut down from a robe or cover. Overall in good condition. The border with some wearThis is…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1295
Unsold
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR SAGE-JUBAKO ( PICNIC BOX)
Meiji period
Comprising; a four tier stacking box, two smaller boxes, a sake bottle and three trays, gilt with flowers, key pattern and trellis borders, the top with three gilt clam shells, 23cm high by 22.5cm wide by 13cm deep
Comprising; a four tier stacking box, two smaller boxes, a sake bottle and three trays, gilt with flowers, key pattern and trellis borders, the top with three gilt clam shells, 23cm high by 22.5cm wide by 13cm deep
Some repair and damage to the three trays. Otherwise in overall good condition with minor chips and…
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1296
Sold
A CHINESE BROWN HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE
Carved in low relief with a duck in a lotus pond, 5cm high; also an agate snuff bottle, 6cm high and a porcelain hexagonal snuff bottle painted with a figure and calligraphy, 7.5cm high (3)
The hardstone bottle with some tiny nicks around the rim. The porcelain bottle with a haircrack and…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1297
Sold
A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING
20th century, watercolour on paper
Painted with boats on a lake beneath a black inscription and two red seals, 65cm by 30cm; also a painted calligraphic scroll; a printed calligraphic scroll; a pen and ink drawing by Byron Randall and a wooden box to hold scrolls
Painted with boats on a lake beneath a black inscription and two red seals, 65cm by 30cm; also a painted calligraphic scroll; a printed calligraphic scroll; a pen and ink drawing by Byron Randall and a wooden box to hold scrolls
The watercolour in overall good condition. Some brown foxing to the paper mount. The painted…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1401
Sold
A VICTORIA YOUNG HEAD SHIELD BACK HALF SOVEREIGN 1885
Viewing by appointment only
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £140 - £160
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1402
Sold
AN EDWARD VII SOVEREIGN 1907
Viewing by appointment only
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £250 - £300
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1403
Sold
A GROUP OF JAPANESE COINS (13)
Comprising; two one yen silver coins, two further silver coins and nine base metal four mon coins
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Lot 1404
Sold
THREE GOLD COINS, FURTHER COINS AND TWO BADGES (16)
Comprising; a Mexico two and a half pesos 1945, a Mexico two pesos 1945, a copy of a Mexican small gold coin, eleven further coins, a silver A.R.P badge, London 1938 and another badge
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £120 - £150
13 October 2022
13 October 2022