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Lot 1110
An elegant Bracket/mantel Clock having a single train movement, the white face with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minutes, with a regulation spindle above the 12 'o' clock position, an arched oak case with light wood stringing and a shaded inlaid oval, 10" high x 7 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" deep, pendulum present but without key, slight crack to glass.
Lot 1195
AN ART DECO SILVER LIDDED TANKARD, by Elkington & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1933, of decagonal form, the hinged domed cover centred by a blue cabochon, the C-scroll handle with stepped thumbpiece, the moulded base raised on four stepped bracket feet. 12cm high, 9.3 troy ouncesCONDITION REPORTSlightly pitted in the interior, otherwise in good condition
Lot 1274
AN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SILVER CAKE BASKET, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1884, of canted rectangular form with swing-handle and bracket feet, the rim and handle decorated with beading, the slanted pierced gallery framing a well engraved with Japanese emblems, stylised foliage, moth and feathers. 21cm high overall, 28cm wide, 27.1 troy ounces
Lot 1364
A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS, by John Carter, London 1768, of circular form with gadrooned rim, raised on three bracket feet, diamond-form pierced decoration to the cavetto edge and feet, engraved with a crest of a hart couchant guardant with two branches of laurel dexter beneath the motto 'CUBO SED CURO'. (2) 20.5cm diameter, 26.2 troy ounces grossNote: The crest and motto is that of the Dickson family, Scotland
Lot 1189
A George III style bureau bookcase, the moulded and dentil cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors, over a lower section with a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted and carved interior, with an arrangement of drawers, doors and recesses, with two short over three long graduated cockbeaded drawers flanked by cluster quarter columns, and raised on scroll carved bracket feet, 117cm by 57cm by 231cm
Lot 480
A MASSIVE LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' DISH, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th century. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted rim. Boldly carved in the center with a large lotus spray, encircled by a band of lotus scroll below a wave band to the rim. Covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing.Provenance: From the private collection of a European family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and firing flaws, such as glaze recesses and dark spots, as well as occasional light scratches.Weight: 6.5 kgDimensions: Diameter 47.5 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related Longquan dish, of closely related form, related size (48.6 cm), with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, and also dated to the 15th century, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 82, no. 35. A very similarly carved, slightly larger bracket-lobed dish dated to the late 14th-early 15th century, is illustrated by Regina Krahl and John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, p. 314, no. 291.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan charger (49.5 cm diameter) with lotus decoration, dated to the early 15th century, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2011, lot 3012, sold for HKD 1,940,000.明代龍泉窯青釉暗刻蓮紋盤中國，十五世紀。此盤形制較大，敞口，小折沿，淺腹，圈足。裡外遍施青釉。盤壁暗刻花卉紋，中央蓮花紋。胎體厚重，頗具質感，盤形規整。底足露胎燒成橘色。 來源：歐洲家族收藏。購於1900年前後，保存至今 品相：狀況極佳，有一些舊時磨損和燒製瑕疵，例如釉面凹陷和黑點，以及局部輕微劃痕。 重量：6.5 公斤 尺寸：直徑47.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十五世紀初龍泉窯蓮紋大盆 (直徑49.5 厘米) ，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年11月30日 lot 3012, 售價HKD 1,940,000。
Lot 442
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'SCHOLARS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The massive and heavy vessel is of cylindrical form raised on five ogee-bracket feet, the exterior superbly carved and undercut with scholars and boy attendants engaged in various leisurely pursuits in a mountainous landscape with pine, wutong, palm trees, and a pavilion. The translucent stone of a deep green tone with black speckles and few cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and possibly small nicks or losses here and there, which may have smoothened over time.Weight: 2,140 gDimensions: Height 15.5 cm, Diameter 13 cmWith an associated silk box and cover. (2)Impressive for its large size, heavy weight and skillfully carved high relief scene that unravels like a scroll painting with each turn of the vessel, this brush pot is a fine example of the level of expertise achieved in this medium during the Qianlong period. It is carefully composed to depict an animated group of scholars and their assistants engaged in various activities in a lofty landscape. An ethereal and distant world is skillfully captured through the undercutting of the outlines of the rocks and figures, which create dramatic and mysterious contrasts.The decoration of this piece follows in the tradition of Chinese painting with the surface of the vessel treated as a horizontal scroll. With each turn of the pot a scene in the narrative appears, thus making it an object that can be appreciated from different angles. Brushpots were essential tools for the literati and grew in popularity under the Qianlong emperor, who considered himself a great classical scholar, poet, calligrapher and art connoisseur. Apart from his scholarly interests, Qianlong also saw himself as the religious leader of the empire. The subject matter of the retired scholar was one he particularly favored, revealing his desire to combine his personal and private inspirations with his public image.Literature comparison: A spinach green jade brushpot carved with a similar motif was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat. no. 415, together with one, from the collections of E.L. Paget, Sir J. Buchanan-Jardine, Sir Bernard Eckstein and Sir Jonathan Woolf, cat. no. 413, later included in the exhibition of The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, Sotheby's, London, 2013, cat. no. 45. Also compare another similar brushpot in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated op. cit., 1995, pl. 170.Auction result comparison: Compare a near-identical brushpot, also carved and undercut with a continuous scholarly scene, at Sotheby's New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 18 March 2008, lot 16, sold for USD 433,000. Note the remarkable similarity of the pavilion and palm trees found on both the present lot and this example.乾隆時期碧玉文人場景筆筒中國，1736-1795年。筆筒呈圓柱體，五足，外壁雕刻文人場景。文士們似在飲酒做對問禪，四周松、梧桐、芭蕉、亭台圍繞。深綠色的半透明玉料，帶有黑色斑點和少量白色絮狀内沁。 來源：法國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損，小劃痕或缺損，隨著時間的推移已經變得平滑。 重量：2,140 克 尺寸：高15.5 厘米, Diameter 13 厘米 配置絲盒。 (2) 此筆筒體積大、重量重，雕工精湛，宛如一幅卷軸，令人贊嘆不已，這是乾隆時期在玉雕方面傑出水平的典範。筆筒外壁描繪了一群充滿活力的學者和他們的童僕，在山水中游玩。通過對岩石和人物輪廓的雕琢，巧妙地捕捉到一個空靈的世界，形成戲劇性和神秘性的對比。這件作品的裝飾藉鑒了中國畫的傳統，將器皿的表面處理成水平捲軸。每每轉動一圈，就會改變場景，從而可以從不同角度欣賞它。筆筒是文人墨客的必備工具，在乾隆皇帝的影響下越來越受歡迎，乾隆自稱是一位偉大的古典學者、詩人、書法家和藝術鑑賞家。除了他的學術興趣，乾隆還認為自己是宗教領袖。這類隱者文士的題材尤其爲他所喜歡，體現了他希望將個人靈感與公眾形象結合起來的願望。文獻比較：一件碧玉筆筒，相似紋樣，可見於Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, 倫敦Victoria and Albert Museum博物館, 1975, 目錄415, 還有分別來自E.L. Paget、J. Buchanan-Jardine爵士、Bernard Eckstein 爵士與Jonathan Woolf爵士收藏，目錄 413, 之後還參展於倫敦蘇富比的The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade的2013年的展覽, 目錄號 45. 還有另一件見北京故宮博物院 1995, 圖170。 拍賣結果比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的文人場景筆筒，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2008年3月18日 lot 16, 售價USD 433,000。值得注意的是，在這兩件筆筒上都能看到十分相似的亭臺和芭蕉樹。
Lot 506
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IRON-RED ENAMELED 'WUFU' WATERPOT, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The compressed body supported on a short straight foot and rising to a waisted neck with slightly everted rim. Finely painted to the exterior with five bats in flight. The base with a four-character iron-red mark Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: The Ezekiel Collection. Acquired by Marcus Ezekiel. The Ezekiel Collection was formed by Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) and his son Victor (1905-1976), two leading figures in the formative years of Chinese art collecting in London in the first part of the 20th century, and important early members of the Oriental Ceramic Society. Marcus Ezekiel formed an extensive collection of Chinese art, mostly ceramics, but with a small group of Chinese glass and a cabinet of snuff bottles. At his death in 1927 this collection was left to his wife, effectively as a pension fund. In 1930, she sold 225 pieces at Christie's for a little over £5,000, and in 1946 a group of 271 pieces went to Sotheby's, including a number of Song dynasty ceramics. The present lot, however, remained in the collection as a “piece de resistance”, possibly due to its exceptional rarity.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. The foot with a small glaze recess and associated flaw, most likely occurred during the manufacture. The glaze with fine crackling. The base with remnants of black ink probably due to extensive usage.Weight: 67.0 g (excl. base)Dimensions: Width 6.6 cm (at the widest points), Height 4.8 cmWith a finely carved and openworked hardwood base supported on five bracket feet, dating to the Qing dynasty. (2)Five bats (wufu) form the auspicious wish for you to have the Five Blessings, which are old age, wealth, health, love of virtue, and a peaceful death. They were first mentioned in the chapter on Hongfan ('The Great Plan') in the ancient text Shangshu, compiled during the Warring States period (475-221 BC).Expert's note: During the 18th century, a group of fine porcelain objects prominetly depicting the wufu motif were made. However, most of these also show other decorations, making the present waterpot, of fine soft-paste porcelain with a magnificently unctuous feel to the glaze and showing exclusively the five bats, an exceedingly rare example of Imperial Qianlong porcelain.Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of related dishes (15.9 cm diameter), decorated to the interior with five bats and to the exterior with a floral band against a green ground, also with a Qianlong mark and of the period, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I on 14 September 2012, lot 1574, sold for USD 122,500, and a related dish also decorated to the interior with five bats and to the exterior with carps against a cafe-au-lait ground, with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics And Works Of Art on 11 April 2008, lot 3064, sold for HKD 967,500. 乾隆款及年代罕見礬紅釉五福水丞中國，1736-1795年。水丞口略外撇，削肩，鼓腹，圈足。肩部及腹部礬紅釉繪製五隻蝙蝠。畫面充滿了古樸的氣息。圈足内書“乾隆年製”篆書款。 來源：Ezekiel收藏。Marcus Ezekiel購置。Ezekiel 收藏由Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) 和他的兒子 Victor (1905-1976) 創立，他們曾是20世紀上半葉倫敦的中國藝術收藏形成及穩定時期的兩位領軍人物，同時也是東方陶瓷學會早期重要成員。 Marcus Ezekiel收藏了大量中國藝術品，主要是陶瓷，但也收藏了一小部分重要的中國料器。品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵。 足部有一個小的釉面凹陷和相關瑕疵，很可能發生在製造過程中。 釉面有細碎開片。 水丞内有黑色墨水餘留，可能是使用造成的。 重量：67.0 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：最寬處6.6 厘米，高 4.8 厘米 清代鏤空硬木五足底座。 “五福臨門”最早出自戰國《尚書·洪範》。所記載的五福是：“一曰壽、二曰富、三曰康寧、四曰修好德、五曰考終命”。 專家注釋：十八世紀時，出現了一系列以“五福”為主題的精美瓷器。 不過，大部分都是和其他紋飾一起。現在的水丞，使用上等材料，釉面華美，只展示了五隻蝙蝠，這是乾隆御製瓷器中極為罕見。 拍賣結果比較：比較一對乾隆款及年代的綠地五福盤 (直徑15.9 厘米) ，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I 2012年9月14日 lot 1574, 售價USD 122,500 ；一件雍正款及年代醬釉五福鯉魚盤，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics And Works Of Art 2008年4月11日 lot 3064, 售價HKD 967,500。
Lot 427
Small George III mahogany-cased triple pad twin fusee bracket clock, John Johnson, London, circa 1780, 7-inch break-arched dial having a silver chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes framing a matted centre with mock pendulum aperture over silver axe-head signature cartouche and calendar square, within scroll spandrels, the arch with silvered Strike / Silent ring, the gut-driven knopped five-pillar movement with verge and crownwheel escapement and finely engraved signed backplate, in break-arched case, 34cm high excluding leaf-capped lacquered brass carry handle, sold with crank winder, two keys and verge-type pendulumFootnote: A John Johnson is listed, in Britten's Old Clocks and Watches. London, 1989, p. 502, as operating between 1770 and 1799 in Gray's Inn Passage.Condition report: Please inspect additional images in conjunction with this report and contact the Saleroom with any queries prior to sale day.Dial - general tarnishing to chapter ring, subsidiary ring and cartouche as per images. Verdigris stain to latter.Movement - verge and crownwheel escapement, tricky to say but often these are reconverted back having been initially changed from verge to anchor. Five knopped (but not finned) pillars. Gut fusee. Pendulum bob could be a replacement.Case - 39cm high (handle up), 34cm to roof. Wear to handle lacquer. Cracking to roof back edge and gapping to backs of two of the pads. Veneer wrinkling and cracking to the pads themselves. One moulding missing to front corner of arch. Minor cracking to dial door. Vertical crack down one side panel alongside arch.Glazed arched side panels and rear panel probably replace brass fish scale fretwork and silk backing. Feet possibly shortened.Loose internal address card for Middletons of Shepton Beauchamp - but no details of wehether restoration undertaken or whether simply retailers.Provenance - private house, North Somerset, recently inherited from deceased uncle.
Lot 429
World War II-era RAF 'Officer's Mess' oak-cased bracket or mantel clock, the 19cm silvered Roman dial engraved with RAF winged insignia, chain-driven single-fusee movement numbered 8829, handwritten paper labels to rear door, 41cm highCondition report: Dial in good order. Movewment untested and unwarranted, sold with pendulum. No rear door ley or winder, Case in good structural order.
Lot 463
George II inlaid walnut chest of drawers, having a feather-banded and cossbanded top over two short and three graduated long drawers of conforming design with brass backplate bale handles, on bracket feet, 97cm x 52.2cm x 97cm highCondition report: Triangular veneer loss to back left corner of top. Further lifting and blistering, dark scratches, stains, patching etc to top and crossbanding commensurate with age and use as per images. Typical vertical cracking to side panels. Minor warping, cracking and patching to drawers as to be expected.
Lot 466
George III mahogany tallboy or chest-on-chest, the upper section with moulded dentil cornice over two short and three graduated long cockbeaded drawers with oval backplate handles between canted corners, the lower stage with brushing slide over three matching drawers on bracket feet, 112cm x 56cm x 195cm highCondition report: Loss to one front corner of cornice. Small flaw to frieze. Old patch to lower right side of carcase (beside top drawer of lower section). Otherwise good order.
Lot 494
Mid 18th Century mahogany bureau cabinet, circa 1750, the upper stage with 'broken' architectural pediment over fielded panelled doors enclosing three adjustable shelves over four short base drawers, the lower section with sloping fall enclosing fielded panelled cupboard between drawer and pigeon holes, over four graduated cockbeaded long drawers with Chippendale-style escutcheons and swan-neck bale handles, on bracket feet, 93cm x 53cm x 231cm highCondition report: Upper section in basically good order - one rear support to pediment detached but present. Lower section with loss to one corner of fall, general knocks and wear to sides, one base side moulding loose, one rear bracket foot detached but present.
Lot 71
A mahogany standing corner cupboard, circa 1780 and later, the arched panel doors enclosing shaped shelves and three drawers, 140cm high, 62cm wide, 62cm deep Provenance: Oakley House, the Collection of Eustace Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall, KCVO, CMG Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, old splits and cracks notably above doors, this originally was a wall mounted cabinet which has had bracket feet and a solid top fitted to allow use a as a standing cupboard, some later green paint to shelf edges, the escutcheons are bone, Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 10
A Philip's 9 inch, terrestrial globe, on a turned ebonised stand, overall height 38cm.Condition report: The black paint on the base is scratched all over on the raised areas. The turned pedestal is wobbly on the base. The paper on the globe has various scratches and creases but nothing too serious. The laquer on the bracket is tarnished and worn.
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