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Click here to subscribeLarge George III mahogany secretaire bookcase with astragal glazed doors, fitted lower shelves & drawers below a fitted secretaire drawer beneath a fretwork, swan neck pediment, approx. 255cm H x 115cm W x 55cm W. Condition: General wear, lower left wide bracket feet with moulding broken - present paint splash marks to top. Condition: No key, needs a polish
FOUR WHITE JADE VESSELSComprising a pair of wine cups, each deftly hollowed with eggshell thin walls rising from a slightly tapering foot, the stone of translucent pale white tone, 18th/19th century, 5cm (2in) diam.; a pale green jade miniature lobed oblong washer, Ming dynasty, raised on four bracket feet, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions, 6.7cm (2 5/8in) wide; and a small white and chestnut-brown jade pouring vessel, yi, Ming dynasty, 8cm (3 1/8in) long.(4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八/十九世紀 玉雕小盃一對 及 明 玉雕海棠式洗、玉匜 一組四件See a related ring-handled cup illustrated by Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p.149; see also another related example illustrated by Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, no.213.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE LARGE BROWN LACQUER MALLOW-SHAPED BASINLate Ming DynastySupported on eight bracket feet, rising to the everted foliate rim with eight lobes and ribs running down the cavetto, covered overall with a reddish-brown lacquer, fitted box.44cm (17 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 褐漆葵口盆Provenance: Kaikodo Asian Art, New YorkPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.121.來源：紐約古董商懷古堂展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號121Monochrome lacquer eight-petalled mallow-shaped dishes are known during the Song and Yuan dynasties; see an eight-petalled brown lacquer dish, 1200-1400, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by P.Carvalho, The World of Lacquer: 2000 Years of History, Lisbon, 2001, p.34, no.4. However, the overall form of this vessel has strong parallels to Wanli porcelain basins, see for example, In Pursuit of the Dragon: Traditions and Transitions in Ming Ceramics, Seattle, 1988, pp.128-129, nos.61 and 62.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER15th/16th century Finely decorated with a cusped central panel depicting a lady seated holding a lute in a landscape of pine, willow, bamboo and rockwork, on a ground of floral panels and geometric designs, the box with bracket-rimmed foot.25.5cm (10 1/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十五/十六世紀 黑漆嵌螺鈿琵琶仕女圖長方蓋盒Compare the cash-pattern and pine-needle inlay in a tray, 14th/15th century, illustrated by J.M.White, Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer from the Mike Healy Collection, Honolulu, 2005, pl.8; see the cartouche shape on a tiered box and cover, 15th/16th century, illustrated in 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, Hong Kong, 1993, pl.92; and see the leafy scroll on the reverse of a tray, Wanli mark and period, illustrated by R.Krahl and B.Morgan, From Innovation to Conformity: Chinese Lacquer from the 13th to the 16th centuries, Bluett & Sons, London, 1989, pl.32.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE GROUP OF TRIBUTE BEARERSMing DynastyThe twin figures, possibly representing the Hehe Erxian, identically clad, each standing with one arm wrapped around the other's shoulder, one holding an ingot, the other a lobed box and cover, on a stepped rectangular base with bracket-lobed edges.13.7cm (5 3/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅進貢使臣二人像Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.12.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號12For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLANC-DE-CHINE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND A BLANC-DE-CHINE BOTTLE VASE17th centuryThe cylindrical incense burner on three bracket feet, covered overall with an ivory-white glaze and exposing the unglazed pale cream body, 10.3cm (4in) diam.; and the bottle vase with a scaly chilong encircling the neck, the bifurcated tail trailing down the body, 15cm (5 7/8in) high.(2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 德化窯白釉三足爐 及德化窯白釉盤螭長頸瓶 各一See a related vase illustrated by P.J.Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, pl.19, fig.A (left); and another by U.Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss: Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Zurich, 1983, no.44.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX AND COVERYongzheng Exquisitely decorated around the exterior of the box and cover with gilt floral and butterfly roundels, the red lacquer visible underneath, applied with a pair of metal bracket handles and a large shaped lock-plate, fitted box. 39cm (15 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清雍正 褐漆描金團花紋蓋盒The design of medallions is typical of designs on gilt-decorated black lacquer of the Yongzheng and mid Qing era; see for example a rectangular box with embossed lacquer designs of roundels and floral motifs, mid Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 2006, p.197, no.148. See also a red lacquer case with design of roundels in the Qing Court Collection, mid Qing dynasty, illustrated in ibid., p.76, no.52. The design of roundels on lacquer may have been influenced by Japanese lacquer and design.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF GILT AND PAINTED BLACK LACQUER TAZZAS18th/19th century Each set on a carved bracket-rimmed base with five ruyi feet, rising to a stepped and rounded stand supporting a baluster stem, with a broad dish rim supported on a waisted lotus-petal-panel neck, gilt overall with lotus blooms borne on scrolling foliate stems.38cm (15in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八/十九世紀 黑漆描金蓮紋高足盤一對Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (label)來源：倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.（標籤）The present lot is rare, however a related cloisonné enamel tazza, mid Qing dynasty, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, 4, Beijing, 2011, no.2. For a related carved cinnabar lacquer tazza, probably Kangxi, see D.Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, London, 1992, pl.107. See also a lacquer wig stand in the Palace Museum, Beijing, displaying similar workmanship, illustrated in Huang Diqi and Dai Guangpin, Zhongguo Qiqi Jinghua, Beijing, 2003, no.243.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIÈREFirst half 18th centuryOf shallow rectangular section supported on four short bracket feet, rising to an everted flange rim, painted in bright blue tones, the longer sides each with a magpie perching on a prunus branch amidst rock and bamboo, the shorter sides with pine branch and lingzhi fungus issuing from a rock, the rim decorated with a interlocking 'T'-shaped key-fret with a ruyi cloud to each corner, the interior left white and pierced with four holes for drainage, the base with a later stock number, hongmu wood stand, later liner.47.7cm (18 3/4in) wide. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀上半葉 青花花鳥紋長方四足花盆Provenance: a Western private collection Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2008, no.38來源: 西方私人舊藏出版著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號38For a much shorter Qianlong example decorated with scrolling lotus, see J.Addis, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1975, no.112. Note also a deeper example illustrated by Zhou Yuegang, China's Jingdezhen Porcelain through the Ages: Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 1998, pp.36-37.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE POLYCHROME 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' WALL SCONCEQianlongModelled as a bracelet-encircled arm, the hand formed to hold a candleholder and issuing from a teardrop-shaped bracket lightly moulded in relief with cloud scrolls, the arm white with a gilt bracelet and a gilt base to the candleholder, mounted on a later wood plaque.15.9cm (6 1/4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 彩釉臂狀燭台Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2013, no.41出版著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號41See M.Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, London, 1971, pl.38, for a pair of silver-gilt sconces with branches in the form of human arms, bearing London hallmarks for 1684, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. For similar examples, see D.Howard and J.Ayers, China for the West: Chinese Porcelain and other Decorative Arts for Export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection, London, 1978, p.177, no.172; and D.Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain: Chine de Commande, London, 1974, pl.113, for an example in the collection of the Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden. Note also a pair of similar painted enamel sconces illuatrated by S.Kjellberg Svenska Ostindiska Compagnierna 1731–1813: Kryddor, Te, Porslin, Siden, Malmo, 1975, facing p.221.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20th century Chinese carved hardwood dining room suite comprising sideboard fitted with four drawers above four carved panelled cupboard doors, shelved interior, raised on bracket base, length 183cm, depth 48cm height 86cm,extending dining table, height 78cm, length 266cm, depth 114cm, eight dining chairs with drop in seats (two with arms, height 97cm, width 56cm), height 96cm, width 45cm,
A 1644 MAP OF ASIA Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius Asia recent summa cura delineata, designed by Henricus Hondius The Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664) was the son of Jan Jansson the Elder, a publisher & bookseller. Henricus Hondius was his brother in law, text on verso 62cm x 73cm (framed) Condition: Good condition, removed bracket from verso, fold as issued
A rare Maranello Ferrari-badged radio controlled projection alarm clock with weather forecast. Projects current time and Ferrari logo onto wall or ceiling of a darkened room.Complete with power supply, wall bracket and original box. Measuring 17.5cm in width. SpecificationClick here for more details and images
Walnut bureau bookcase, the moulded cornice over a pair of glazed doors with a shelved interior with two short and one long drawer beneath the shelves, with two pull out candle slides, above a fallfront which opens to reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes and an arrangement of seven drawers, the base with pull out slide, two short and two graduating long drawers, with brass handles and escutcheons, raised on bracket feet, 62 x 190 x 52cm
19th century mahogany and inlaid bureau bookcase, the dentil frieze above a pair of glazed doors , the astragal with a flame finial, interior with adjustable shelves, over an inlaid fallfront with a fitted interior, over pull out slides, two short and two graduating long drawers, with brass escutcheons and handles, on bracket feet, 100 x 233 x 52cm
A Circa 1900 Joseph Lucas Ltd New Holophote Bicycle Lamp, with clear lens and pivoting mounting bracket, 14cm high; A Joseph Lucas Brass Luminator Bicycle Lamp, with clear lens, 15cm high; An Edwardian Joseph Lucas Brass Candle Lamp, with pivoting mounting bracket, 20cm high; and A Joseph Lucas No.317 Asetyphote Lamp, 19cm high (4)
A Mid 18th Century Walnut Bureau of Small Proportions, the top, slope and drawer fronts veneered in matched veneer panels within banding and crossbandings, the slope enclosing pigeon holes, central cupboard, four small drawers and well, three long drawers under with original brass handles with shaped and engraved backplates, on bracket feet, 30ins wide x 18ins deep x 37ins high
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