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Lot 307
Box of mostly china to include; Dovedale by Jane Fern-Dunoon large mugs, three section serving platter, Italian two section serving platter, Mason's Ironstone 'Belvedere' design plate, art pottery plate and bowls, Old Foley James Kent plate, fruit relief design dresser jug, other jugs, glass vase, art pottery vases, Italian ceramic basket etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 77
19th Century Empire design alabaster mantel clock with gilt metal mounts, including lion pediment and term figures, Arabic ceramic dial with exposed escapement on gilded wooden stand and under a glass dome with ebonised base. Includes key. 36cm high approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Overall in good condition. Dome appearing undamaged.
Lot 89
Pietro Psair (1936-2004), Damaged Lives, from The Cabbage Wood Deluxe Icon Series, mixed media (cabbage root, fruitwood, peeled pine bark and ceramic glass with mixed media), H.34cm W.27.5cm, full work H.49cm W.41cm Provenance: Duly signed on behalf of Factory Additions Inc & Studio Psaier, Los Angeles (Certificate to verso)
Lot 560
A LARGE GREEN GLAZED POTTERY LAMPMounted on a hardwood stand, with a large pleated shade, 37cm highCondition report: Good order, a few glazing blemishes to the glazed ceramic body as to be expected. Wood base secured with some wear, unable to see base of ceramic body. Shade completely worn. Will require rewiring. Approx 63m high to the top of the light fitment, see images.
Lot 449
A Chinese hors d'oeuvres set with circular lacquer box containing, six ceramic dishes forming a circle decorated with slightly different scenes of females sitting, total diameter 33cm (some chipping etc) Chipping to rims as catalogued, also enamels have some wear, lacquer container seems ok, but gilt decoration worn.
Lot 109
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ PORCELAIN PILGRIM FLASK OR MOON FLASK, BIANHUChina, Yongle style, 20th centuryThe gourd of round shape with a flat base and two half circled handles linking the shoulder to the tubular neck. Finely painted in blue shades with a Ming style ‘heap and pile’ effect. The decoration depicts magpies amidst plum tree blossomed branches as well as. A further geometrical pattern or band of foliage scrolls underlines the foot.H: 25 cmNotes:1. The form of this gourd is an adaptation of a much earlier foreign vessel inspired from leather bags or pilgrim bottles. This shape first appeared in Chinese ceramic production during the Han and Tang periods;2. One can say ‘There is a happy magpie on the tip of the plum branch’, lit. “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上梅稍) which soundd exactly like ‘Xi Shang Mei Shao’ (喜上眉稍) lit. ‘Happiness up to one's eyebrows’;3. This flask dating to the 20th century would have been made after renowned related models dating to the Yongle period, such as that preserved in the Sir David Percival Foundation and now exhibited at the British Museum, London, The United Kingdom, and that preserved at the Shanghai Museum of Fine Arts, China.4. The above-mentioned vases have been published and illustrated in the series of books ‘Porcelain of the National Palace Museum’, Cafa Company Limited, Hong Kong, 1961-1969, ‘Blue and White Ware of the Ming Dynasty Book 1’, p. 58, pl. 9 and p. 60, pl. 10.ESTIMATE UPON REQUEST Condition Report: Condition report: A long firing crack to the base going to one side, identical to one of the original gourd after which this vase would have been made.
Lot 115
A FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ PORCELAIN PLAQUE BY HU TAIMAO 胡泰茂China, 20th centuryPainted in the famille rose palette with the eight Daoist immortals below a pine tree in an outdoor landscape, bears a calligraphy completed by a red seal to the upper left. That inscriptions signs this piece Hu Taimao (胡泰茂) and also dates it cyclically to a jǐ chou year (己丑) corresponding to 1949. Wooden frame.Dimensions (the sole plaque as visible within the frame): 33 x 37 cm粉彩“八仙盘”中国，20世纪[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report: - UV / black light checked;- framed (we did not remove the frame, so we can not guarantee what may be to the back);- imperfection in the glaze / enamels in the tree to the upper right part.
Lot 176
A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PALETTE ‘EIGHT HORSES OF WANG MU’ PORCELAIN LANTERN VASE, THE DESIGN AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE (1688-1766) ALSO KNOWN AS LANG SHINING 郎世宁 China, 20th century The front part finely painted with eight horses in various positions amidst a landscape and below a pine tree, the back part inscribed with a poetry completed by three apocryphal red seals of Lang Shining. The below all covered in turquoise enamel but for the central square within which is an apocryphal cobalt blue six character seal / zhuanshu mark of the Emperor Qianlong. H: 33 cm Notes: 1. The story of The Eight Horses of King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty originates from a historical romance, The “Mu Tianzi Zhuan”(lit. “An Account of Emperor Mu”), which describes the journeys of the fifth emperor of the Zhou dynasty (1023-983 BC) during which he met Xi Wangmu, i.e. the Queen Mother of the West. 2. The depiction of the horses is inspired from The “Tu Cheng Bai Jun” (lit. “The One Hundred Horses Scroll”, preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.粉彩“穆王八骏图”大花瓶中国，20世纪[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- UV / black light checked.
Lot 186
A LARGE FOLIATE RIM FAMILLE ROSE PALETTE ‘EIGHT TREASURES OF BUDDHISM’ PORCELAIN OFFERING CUP China, Qing Dynasty, Daoguang mark and possibly of the period Both the bowl and its spread foot of foliate shape, the outer part of the bowl finely adorned in vivid enamels with “The Eight Treasures of Buddhism”, the inner part with a floral spray. The below inscribed in iron red with a six-character seal / zhuanshu mark of the Emperor Daoguang within a double square. H: 8,6 cm - L 21,5 cm – w: 16 cm Note: The "Eight Treasures" (babao 八宝), also known as the "Eight Precious Things" and the "Eight Auspicious Treasures", may consist of eight ordinary symbols, the eight precious organs of the Buddha's body, the eight auspicious signs, or the various emblems of the eight Taoist Immortals. The most commonly seen members of the Eight Treasures include the coin, ruyi sceptre, coral, chime stone, lozenge, rhinoceros horn, silver ingot and the flaming pearl. In Buddhism, the Eight Treasures (Eight Auspicious Symbols) include the lotus (purity/enlightenment), Wheel of the Dharma (knowledge), treasure vase (wealth), conch shell (Buddha's thoughts), victory banner (Buddha's teachings conquer all), endless knot (harmony), parasol (protection) and fish pair (happiness in marriage).大粉彩“八宝”叶缘瓷供杯中国，清代，道光款识及可能时期[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- UV / black light checked;- two losses of enamels to the rim;- faded enamels to some parts;- a stain to the foot maybe but does not look like a minor restoration;- faded gilt to rim;- UV / black light checked.
Lot 212
A SUITE OF FOUR (4) CHINESE EXPORT HAND-PAINTED WALLPAPER PANELSChina, Qing Dynasty, 19th centuryInk and colour on paper, each variously depicting ladies and boys in a garden landscape with pavilions and trees.Dimensions (each, approximately): 367 x 117,5 cmProvenance: Christie's, ‘Mount Congreve: The House Sale’, 2012/07/11-12, lot 924.Notes: 1. Mount Congreve – which was originally called ‘Brauchaille’ meaning the edge of a cliff in Irish - stands majestically above the River Suir, not far from the city of Waterford in the south east corner of Ireland. The house was built circa 1760 by the most-renowned local architect John Roberts for John Congreve, the son of a reputed politician and banker.2. Wallpaper was considered the height of desirability and rarity during the Qing Dynasty and was extremely expensive. The French dealer Lazare Duvaux (c. 1703-1758), amidst others, records the sale of six sheets of ‘China paper’ to the Countess of Valentinois in 1756 for 144 livres (Carl L. Crossman, The China Trade, Woodbridge, 1991, p. 390).3. The main subject is that of the sericulture. Those scenes may have been taken from the Yuzhi gengzhi tu 御製耕織圖 (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture) which was illustrated by Jiao Bingzhen 焦秉貞 (1680-1720, Kangxi period). [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- each rolled up;- each laid on fabric;- folds;- tears;- restorations;- stains;- globally fresh colours and good condition;- the main subject is that of the sericulture. Those scenes may have been taken from the Yuzhi gengzhi tu 御製耕織圖 (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture) which was illustrated by Jiao Bingzhen 焦秉貞 (1680-1720, Kangxi period);- WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PICTURE THE WHOLE WALL PAPERS ARE WE HAD TO ROLL THEM PARTIALLY TO DISPLAY THEM (PLEASE REFER TO ALL THE HR PICTURES OF THE CATALOG TO SEE HOW THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN COMPLETELY UNROLLED);- Provenance: Christie's, ‘Mount Congreve: The House Sale’, 2012/07/11-12, lot 924 (SEE CAPTIONS OF THE CATALOG);- follow this link to review the original catalog of the sale with that lot (not illustrated): https://issuu.com/mealys/docs/mealys_mount_congreve_sale
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