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Click here to subscribeA CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LION DOG QING DYNASTY The mythical beast depicted reclining with its head resting upon its front paws, its face worked with bulging eyes and bared teeth, its mane and tail incised with fine hairs, the pale creamy stone with russet and black markings, 6.5cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, mostly acquired between 1970 and 1990.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: two celadon and russet jade bi carved with chilong mounted in a wood frame, a russet belthook terminating in the head of a bird, a pale celadon belthook carved with dragons, a white jade rectangular pendant decorated with a lotus growing amidst rockwork, an openwork pale celadon disc, a jadeite hair ornament, and five animal carvings, four of the items together with separate wood stands, 21.5cm max. (15) Provenance: from the collection of Colonel Timothy Van Rees.
TWO CHINESE JADE ITEMS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY One jade item a bi worked in relief with a chilong holding lingzhi, the mythical beast picked out in a calcified section of the stone, together with a wood stand, the other jade item carved as a twin-handled cup, with chilong masks to the handles, the rock crystal incense burner decorated with a band of archaistic motifs, with four stylised phoenix medallions to the cover, carved in relief to two sides with handles formed as lingzhi, 11.3cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond Smith KBE (1917-2002) and Lady Smith (1918-1996).
NINE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC YELLOW AND CELADON JADE PENDANTS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Variously carved as animals, birds, mythical beasts and figures, most with calcification or inclusions in the stone, all with holes for suspension, 11cm max. (9) Provenance: from the collection of David Taylor (1876-1958) and thence by descent. David Taylor was a successful businessman of Scottish descent who was born in Northern Ireland. He resided in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings, shops and a farm. He also had a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. These jade items were acquired by Taylor during his travels to East Asia in the early 20th century.
FOUR SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a pale celadon carving of two recumbent animals grasping branches of lingzhi in their mouths, a white circular pendant pierced with five bats encircling a moveable shou medallion, and two carvings of boys, one in celadon and brown jade, the other in black and white, each together with a wood stand, 5.7cm max. (8)
A GROUP OF FIFTEEN CHINESE CELADON JADE BELTHOOKS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with the shaft terminating in an animal mask, one carved with a horse head, the others with mythical beasts, seven drilled with holes for suspension, most with small inclusions in the stone, 9.5cm max. (15) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PALE CELADON JADE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, DING QING DYNASTY The rectangular-section body carved to the two principal sides with taotie masks, worked with two S-shaped handles incised with key fret, the cover with pendant leaves and a finial shaped as a sinuous dragon, all raised on four feet emerging from the mouths of mythical beasts, the stone with russet and white inclusions, 10cm. (2)
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'BOY' PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a young boy riding a hobby horse, bearing a cheerful expression on his face, with his hair tied in three buns, with two holes for suspension to the reverse, the stone of an even tone with some minor inclusions, together with a silk pouch, 7.3cm. (2)
A CHINESE WHITE JADE BELTHOOK AND A CELADON JADE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY The belthook terminating in the head of a fierce dragon, the shaft deeply carved with a sinuous chilong grasping lingzhi in its mouth, the stone of an even pale tone with some small russet inclusions, the seal paste box of circular form, carved in low relief to the cover with three flowers growing from leafy branches, the green stone with some inclusions, 10.3cm and 5.7cm. (3)
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'ZI GANG' RECTANGULAR PENDANT QING DYNASTY The plaque carved in low relief to one side with a gentleman riding a horse gazing back at another figure under a pine tree, the reverse with calligraphy and a signature reading Zi Gang, with archaistic dragons and clouds above, with a small circular hole for suspension, 6.4cm.
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'PHOENIX' VASE AND COVER PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD The flattened ovoid body rising to a waisted neck flanked by two handles shaped as lingzhi, carved to one side with a phoenix standing by a large peony bloom, the cover surmounted by a pink jewel, together with a reticulated wood stand, 9.2cm across. (3)
TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One formed as three seed pods issuing from a leafy branch, with slender vines trailing over the bodies, the other carved in openwork with blossoming prunus and a stylised character, each suspended from a wood stand with cord, the pendants 6cm and 6.4cm. (2)
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'ZI GANG' RECTANGULAR PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved to one side with a panel containing a gentleman carrying a staff beneath a pine tree, with a poem to the reverse, signed Zi Gang, with angular archaistic scrolls above, set with a metal loop for attachment, 6.1cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Formed as a large leaf, carved in openwork to the top with a sinuous chilong holding lingzhi in its mouth, the underside incised with foliate designs, with small russet markings, 7.2cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A LARGE CHINESE CELADON JADE RUYI SCEPTRE AND A BRUSH WASHER 20TH CENTURY The sceptre carved in low relief with figures in landscapes and floral sprays, the reverse with a four character Qianlong mark, the brush washer formed as a furled lotus leaf growing from a curled stem which forms the foot, with a lotus bloom picked out in a russet section of the stone to one side, 50.5cm and 8.9cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE INSET IN A GILT-COPPER BOX AND A WHITE JADE PENDANT 19TH CENTURY The plaque formed as a lock, carved with a prunus branch encircled by lotus and archaistic beasts, set in the hinged cover of a metal box decorated with floral designs, the pendant carved with stylised mythical creatures clambering over the body, incised to each side with scrolls, the plaque 8.4cm, the box 4.7cm x 8.6cm x 6.6cm, the pendant 5.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond Smith KBE (1917-2002) and Lady Smith (1918-1996).
A CHINESE CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER MING DYNASTY Formed as a flowerhead with a raised boss to the well, carved in high relief to the exterior with further blossoms growing from twisting leafy branches, the greyish-green stone with russet inclusions, 12.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond Smith KBE (1917-2002) and Lady Smith (1918-1996).
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'MOUNTAIN' CARVING LATE QING DYNASTY Carved in relief and pierced with two figures in a rocky setting, with a small building and pine trees dispersed throughout the scene, the reverse and underside similarly worked with rugged rocks, together with a wood stand, 14.5cm. (2)
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' PENDANT QING DYNASTY The dog-like creature depicted in a recumbent pose with its chin resting upon its front legs, the top of its head with a single curved horn, with a hole for suspension to its paws, the stone with a russet inclusion and calcification to the animal's rear leg, 6.8cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, mostly acquired between 1970 and 1990.
THREE CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY Comprising: a pale celadon flattened snuff bottle which tapers towards the foot, a pale celadon flattened ovoid snuff bottle carved with two lion mask handles, and a white jade gourd-shaped snuff bottle with some minor russet inclusions, 7.4cm max. (3) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
FOUR CHINESE JADE ARCHER'S RINGS AND A BOWENITE SNUFF BOTTLE LATE QING DYNASTY One archer's ring carved in white jade, another in pale celadon, the smallest worked in yellow jade, the fourth in celadon jade, each with a plain cylindrical body, the snuff bottle incised with lines of calligraphy, the base with a ten character mark for the collection of the hall Xing You Heng Tang, 8.1cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'AUBERGINE' SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH/19TH CENTURY Formed as two large aubergines issuing from branches, with leaves trailing over them, one side carved with a butterfly in flight, the other with another insect, with a circular hole to the top, the interior well-hollowed, the stone of an even tone with some minor inclusions, 7.8cm.
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The bombé-shaped body cast with two lion mask handles, all raised on a short flared foot, the base with a six character Xuande mark, together with an openwork wood cover surmounted by a jade finial shaped as a seated beast, the mouth 14.2cm, 20cm max, 1.4kg. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A LARGE CHINESE SILVER INLAID WOOD FIGURE OF MAGU LATE QING DYNASTY The deity carved standing upon a lotus base, she holds a basket before her in her right hand, bearing a serene expression on her face, her long robes decorated in inlaid wire with scrolls and small flowers, 62.8cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor Anne Birrell (1950-2020). Professor Birrell taught Chinese and Chinese literature at Cambridge University and the City University of New York. Her publications include Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China, New Songs from a Jade Terrace, and Chinese Mythology: An Introduction.
A CHINESE PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Decorated with calligraphy to four sides, the upright spout and angular handle set with celadon jade, the flat cover surmounted by a jade knop, with an impressed seal mark to the interior, 14.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
TWO CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED AND ENAMELLED YIXING TEACUPS AND SAUCERS QING DYNASTY One with a foliate rim, the other with an ogee-shaped body, each incised with calligraphy, the loop handles set with jade, with crackled white enamel interiors, each of the pewter saucers raised on a straight foot, 9.9cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY Comprising: one famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with a six character Tongzhi mark, one carved in horn, two in celadon jade, three blue and white porcelain snuff bottles, and five painted in underglaze blue and red, one with a six character Qianlong mark and another with four characters to the base, variously decorated with figures, animals, landscapes, precious objects and other designs, 8.7cm max. (12) Provenance: from the collection of Colonel Timothy Van Rees.
A 20th century Chinese jade bird with long tail and raised wings, post Qing dynasty, 8 cm high to/w a small simulated amber figure of the Buddhist monk Budai on hardwood stand, 10.5 cm high and a similar brass figure of Budai (3)The back section of one of the birds feet has be repaired/re-glued
A late 19th century Japanese Kutani tripod Koro and cover, Meiji (1868 - 1912) period, painted in gilt highlighted polychrome enamels with birds and floral designs on red ground 17.5 cm high to/w Chinese 20th century jade reticulated rectangular pendant 6 x 4.5 cm, a small mythical beast pendant and six graduating elephant ornaments
A pair of mutton fat jade coloured bookends, naturalistically modelled as a cockatoo with red glass eyes, one inscribed 'Foreign' to base, each 15.5cm high (at fault), with a Chinese Canton famille rose basin, 19th century, with ogee rim and pierced foot rim, decorated with flowers and butterflies, 27cm diameter (3)
Three Chinese Jade carvings, comprising; two pendants, decorated with a crane and a dog of fo, each 5cm long, and a terminal with a chilong, 5.5cm long, with three soapstone seals and a Coquilla nut carving (7)Condition report; No obvious concerning condition issues. Soapstone pieces appear to bear more signs of wear.
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE VASES AND COVERS BY KIMOURA TOUN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of bulbous form and each raised on a flaring foot, both vases cast with a dragon in high relief emerging from scrolling clouds and fire wisps, the rims and feet cast with bands of key fret and stylised reishi mushrooms, the covers with spiraling waves extending to become the knops, the insides gilded, both signed in a rectangular cartouche Kimoura Toun, raised on associated wood stands, 35cm overall. (6) Provenance: from the collection of Professor Anne Birrell (1950-2020). Professor Birrell taught Chinese and Chinese literature at Cambridge University and the City University of New York. Her publications include Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China, New Songs from a Jade Terrace, and Chinese Mythology: An Introduction.
An American carved jade plaque necklace, c.1925,with a carved and pierced Chinese jade plaque depicting gourds. The plaque suspended from a scalloped bar with textured fetter chain to each side, with pairs of 4.5mm jade beads. Marked 14K. Centrepiece including bar 40.00 x 14.10mm, 5.98gCondition report: Soft solder to the chenier through the plaque.Surface reaching inclusions.Light surface marks commensurate with age to the mount.Jade plaque 2.80mm deep.
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The compressed circular body carved in low relief with archaistic scrolls divided by flanges, flanked by two handles shaped as winged pixiu, the domed cover surmounted by a circular finial worked as a chilong twisting amidst swirling clouds, all raised on three tapering feet, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, the greyish stone with dark inclusions, together with a wood stand pierced with prunus branches, 15.2cm across. (3) Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017). Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 21st February 1966. The original invoice is available.清乾隆 青白玉雕瑞獸三足爐來源：Gordon W Quance LLM（1931-2017) 及Sylvia Quance（逝於2020年9月20日）收藏。1966年2月21日購於Spink & Son Ltd （附發票複印件及標籤）。
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The compressed body and domed cover decorated in low relief with archaistic taotie masks, with dragon head-shaped handles suspending loose rings to two sides, the finial carved in openwork as a coiled dragon grasping a sacred pearl, all raised on a flared foot incised with a key fret band, the stone of a pale green tone with some white and russet inclusions, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, 15.5cm across. (2) Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017). Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 29th June 1967. The original invoice is available.清乾隆 青白玉雕饕餮紋銜環香爐來源：Gordon W Quance LLM（1931-2017) 及Sylvia Quance（逝於2020年9月20日）收藏。1967年6月29日購於Spink & Son Ltd （附發票複印件及標籤）。
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER, HU QING DYNASTY OR LATER The flattened pear-shaped body carved in low relief with large leaf-shaped lappets, with a band of taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground to the shoulder, the neck flanked by two handles formed as stylised dragons, the rim and flared foot incised with bands of key fret, with further lappets and key fret to the cover, surmounted by an oval finial, the pale stone with brown and white inclusions, 27.3cm. (2)清或更晚 青白玉雕仿古饕餮紋蓋瓶
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING SQUARE-SECTION 'PRUNUS' TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Flaring towards the foot, one side incised with flowering prunus, the reverse with an inscription reading liang qi xiang ke ai, shuang feng pin you zhen, set with an upright tapering spout and a wood loop handle, with a jade knop to the cover, the interior with a four character seal mark reading Yang Pengnian zhi, 14cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 楊彭年款紫砂包錫梅花紋壺《楊彭年製》仿款。銘文：兩旗香可愛，雙鳳品尤珍。梧高。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION 'BAMBOO' TEAPOT AND COVER, SANXIANGHU QING DYNASTY Decorated to one side with leafy bamboo branches, the reverse with an inscription reading wei qing shi wei, lian quan ji er yin zhi yu hua sheng xian, set with celadon jade to the handle, spout and knop, the interior with a seal mark reading Shi De Tang, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫三鑲壺《世德堂》款。銘文：為清詩為，廉泉汲而飲之羽化升仙。芒庵。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING OVOID TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY One side with calligraphy reading ying heng qiu shui jing, xiang san wu feng qing, hua yan san ren, the reverse inscribed qing quan peng huo huo, fang fu ke ren xin, wuzi ji ri, xiao shan, with a curved spout and silver wire inlaid wood loop handle, dated the wuzi year corresponding to 1828, the cover surmounted by a jade finial, with a mark reading Peng Nian to the interior, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 楊彭年款紫砂包錫壺《彭年》仿款。銘文：影橫秋水靜，香散午風清。華嚴散人。清泉烹活火，芳馥可人心。戊子及日。曉山。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING SQUARE-SECTION 'ORCHID' TEAPOT AND COVER, SANXIANGHU QING DYNASTY The body tapering towards the rim, incised to one side with an orchid spray, with calligraphy to the reverse, the handle, spout and knop set with jade, with an impressed mark to the interior reading chu ru da ji, 14.4cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫三鑲壺《出入大吉》款。銘文：宋品。曉露秋竿翠欲清。雪岩。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION TEAPOT AND COVER, SANXIANGHU QING DYNASTY The bell-shaped body decorated to one side with a bird perching on leafy branches, incised with calligraphy to the reverse, the loop handle and tapering spout set with jade, the cover surmounted by a jade knop, with a seal mark reading Fan Luceng zhi, 15cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫三鑲壺《范祿曾製》款。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING RUYI-HEAD SHAPED TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Incised with lines of calligraphy to both sides, with a curved spout, the wood loop handle decorated with scrolls in silver wire, the square-section cover surmounted by a jade finial, with a mark reading Yang Pengnian zhi to the interior, 17.3cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫如意壺《楊彭年製》仿款。銘文：清賞。持此如意壺，應多快心事。芒田真趣。持此小壺天騰如意。芒田來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A MASSIVE CHINESE HARDWOOD 'CHILONG' SCREEN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Probably in zitan, the rectangular panel set with many bronze cat-like chilong scrambling amongst naturalistically formed gnarled rootwood, with stylised swirling clouds to the reverse, the scene contained within a hardwood frame carved to the sides with archaistic scrolls, the wood stand similarly decorated with archaistic motifs, the ends carved with vases containing chrysanthemum blooms and fruiting peaches above finger citron, 74cm x 76cm overall. (2) Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), p.197, no.172 for a slightly smaller screen carved with a very similar stand and decorated with inlaid jade figures to the deep panel.清或更晚 硬木雕福壽赤龍紋屏
A LARGE CHINESE CELADON JADE SQUARE-SECTION VASE, FANGGU SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The raised central section supported on a slender spread foot, surmounted by a tall neck flaring at the rim, with the reign mark incised and picked out in gilt to the rim, the greyish stone with white striations and black flecks, the base with a paper label for the Dr and Mrs P H Plesch Collections, no.Hv27, 27.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter Hariolf Plesch (14th February 1918-5th March 2013) and Gerta Regina "Traudi" Plesch OBE (4th December 1921-10th August 2013), collection no.Hv27, acquired from Spink & Son's December 1981 exhibition of jade, no.62. Illustrated: Spink & Son Ltd, An Exhibition of Fine Jade, December 1981, p.19, no.62.Peter and Traudi were important collectors of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Art. Their vast collection grew exponentially after their wedding in 1963 and also included many examples of Chinese, Roman and English glass, thus reflecting their eclectic taste. Peter and Traudi both came to the UK after fleeing the rise of Nazism in the 1930s. Peter left Berlin in 1933 with his father Janos Plesch, Albert Einstein’s personal doctor and friend. Traudi emigrated from Vienna with her family in 1938. Peter became Professor of Chemistry at Keele University and gained international recognition for his lifelong studies of cationic polymerisation, publishing several books and more than 150 research papers, the last just after his 90th birthday. Traudi received her OBE in 2000 for charitable services to the community in Staffordshire. In March 1959 at Sotheby’s London, Peter purchased a Ruyao narcissus bowl for £2,200 against the dealer J T Tai. It was reoffered at the same saleroom in February 1970 where it sold for £46,000 and subsequently made the front page of a UK national newspaper. On both occasions the hammer price entered the Guinness Book of Records as the highest price ever paid for any ceramic. Several pieces from the collection were lent to Oriental Ceramic Society exhibitions, including this bowl in 1960. Peter published many articles relating to Asian arts, bringing his own scientific approach to collecting, including formulating a new cataloguing system. Peter and Traudi’s collection was admired by many fellow collectors and academics. Their passion for the collection was matched by the enthusiasm of their guests, and they were known to be very welcoming to all visitors.清乾隆 青白玉雕方觚《大清乾隆年製》款。來源：Peter Hariolf Plesch教授（1918年2月14日-2013年3月5日）和Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE （1921年12月4日-2013年8月10日）收藏·編號Hv27。附收藏標籤。購於1981年12月Spink & Son 的玉器展，編號62。 著錄：Spink & Son Ltd，玉器精品展，1981年12月，頁19，編號62。
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