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Lot 1068A
CHINESE ARTICULATED JADE AMULET 20TH CENTURY along with two further jade amulets and a hardstone tablet bearing oracle bone script (4)the tablet 16cm x 8cmThe plaque with script has losses and nibbles to corners and sides, light surfaces scratches overall. The other three pieces are undamaged.
Lot 156
CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCE TUREEN, COVER & STAND, Qianlong, the domed cover painted with a formal garden with auspicious symbols including jade music stone and a ruyi sceptre etc., sides with flowers and insects, the stand with flowers and calligraphy scrolls, all within diaper borders, handles are in the form of pigs heads, 19cm wide x 11cm high (3)Comments; cover with fritting, stand with stacking wear, tureen with tiny rim chip, one pig's ear chipped
Lot 31
Two vari-gem Chinese finger stall brooches, Two vari-gem Chinese finger stall brooches, one set with carved jade, ruby, sapphire and enamel, the other set with turquoise and coral cabochons, stamped silver, lengths 8.9cm, gross weight 31.8g. Overall condition good to fairJade set brooch - abrasion to gemstones and enamel, jade untested for treatments, gemstones with scratches and crazing to surfaces, pin in working orderCoral set brooch - abrasion to gemstones and enamel, gemstones likely dyed, untested, pin in working order, end of brooch slightly misshapen
Lot 131
Kipling, Rudyard. A series of 26 A.LsS, approx 50pp, mostly 8vo., and six correspondence cards, mainly written on both sides, to Captain Edward H. Bayly (or Bayley) including one to Mrs. Bayly at various addresses including Teignmouth, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, H.M.S. Pelorus, H.M.S. Aurora etc., and one from Caroline Kipling to Mrs. Bayly, many from Rock House, Maidencombe, Devon; The Elms, Rottingdean; Batemans, Sussex etc., most with envelopes, 1891 "“ 1904. With one page signed fragment. The series begins with an undated letter, (without envelope) from shortly after their first meeting, pencilled "Recd. today 22 Sept "™91 Simons Town" complaining of "that blessed fever"...kept me in a state of unholy quiet"; he hopes to see Bayly before the Mohawk sails, and "I shall not soon forget the pleasures of meeting with you". The next letter is from Rock House, Maidencombe, Devon, undated but postmarked 17 Sept 1896, "I was enquiring for you in Torquay"...and got home to find your thrice welcome note which I recognised without opening. There isn"™t another man in the service who writes that beautiful lady's hand"...We are fighting our way, room by room, into a furnished house"; December 31 "™96 he sympathises about Mrs. Bayly's illness and operation, with an ALS from Caroline Kipling to Mrs. Bayly;another similar, 28 Jan. "™97; on March 17 "™97 he is delighted that Bayly has command of a ship, [HMS Pelorus] and "you"™ll just have to smuggle me aboard somehow for the campaign or until we go to the bottom."; June 5 #1897 from Rottingdean to where he has brought the entire family from Torquay where "the air was too soft", wondering when Bayly will next be in port; undated to Bayly on HMS Pelorus at Spithead, , postmarked Ju [ne] "™97, "Right you are! I"™ll do myself the honour of boarding you on the lst"...and I"™ll take my chance in the Brighton boat or with the colonials to see the fleet in being." ; undated, postmarked Brighton, July 15, "™97, ""...I want to thank you for is the pleasantest fortnight that I"™ve ever spent "“ for a glimpse of a new and a fascinating world and for all the kindliness and good-fellowship that I met in every hour of my stay."; from Rottingdean July 19 "™97, "My smallest daughter takes kindly to sea-biscuit"...it keeps her quiet. It would smash my teeth."; undated, postmarked Aug 10 "™97, seeking Bayly's opinion of Kipling's rough notes (not present) of "the show" [naval manoeuveres]; Aug. 18 "™97 he thanks Bayly "for your full & luminous pages they were exactly what I wanted"..." and light heartedly begs favour for his son John when "you are an Admiral of the Fleet some fifteen years hence! Also "Hurry up that M.S. If you don"™t mind I"™m going to lick it over again and once more send it to you. I don"™t want any more bloomin"™ errors than I can help."; Aug 22 "™97 Bayly appears to be in some financial difficulty and Kipling offers help, also referring to his son John; Aug 29 "™97 he recommends a doctor for Bayly's wife; Dec 18 /97, the family are going to Cape Town for the winter; Dec 27 "™97, New Year's greetings; June 17 "™98, "Orph! Orph! Orph! And my little heart is broken. I don"™t believe the Welsh coal had anything to do with it: but all the same I am rather wild because I was looking forward to a time with you and the boys . But what about the C.S.'s tour round the coast? Is that coming off or will Goschen countermand it too? I"™d awfully like to come on that if you could take me along." With an incomplete undated letter, in the same envelope, (torn) ""...the Times tells me that this years manoeuveres are going to be "˜highly important"™ and that I had better go look see.";July 9 "™98, "Many thanks. You are a brick.", but unable to accept an invitation [correspondence card]; undated correspondence card, postmarked Aug 4 "˜ 98, "Unless something unforeseen turns up I propose, with your leave, to report myself to you at Milford Haven on the 22nd"..."; Aug 17 "™98, enquiring about an incident when HMS Pelorus was possibly damaged"...Keep me posted about the enquiry if there is one. I may be able to be of use";Aug 24 "™98, correspondence card, evidently referring to the same incident, "Your voyage with a twisted nose and a hospital reads like a parody"... Salaams to all the wardroom";Sept 14 "™98, correspondence card, "I"™ve got a mail about twice the size of a hayrick to catch up with, every dam fool under heaven seems to have fired a letter at me while I"™ve been away"; Sept 16 "˜ 98, he encloses a newspaper cutting about "Mr. Kipling's Trip on H.M.S. Pelorus", "Trust a newspaper to put its fat foot into anything"...I suppose they think the Channel squadron runs about the seas signalling to "˜distinguished guests"™"..."; undated correspondence card postmarked Dec 19 "™98, "You may be interested to know that I have unloaded all my remarks on both cruises in the " Morning Post" under the title of "A Fleet in Being". I tried the second part on Clark (Commander) here and he said it was precisely correct."; undated correspondence card, postmarked Dec 19 "˜ 98, he welcomes Bayly back and sends ""...a copy for you and the wardroom of "The Fleet in Being". You will see that I have added a few notes."; Dec 26 "™98, "You want to know how the Fleet in Being is catching on? Well, when I last heard of it, it was selling 4,000 copies a day"...I hope some day to bring out an illustrated edition. Meanwhile I am sending to you for the ship, a small memento [an oak shield with copper hammered crest of the Pelorus], with 3 press cuttings enclosed; Jan 22 "™99, "I"™m awfully pleased to know you get [command of] the Aurora "“ even though it means China."; undated, postmarked May 6 "™01, he has recently returned from South Africa, "I"™ve got a lot of Cape yarns to swap with you against Chinese ones when you return", and he asks Bayly to buy jade objets of virtue for Mrs. Kipling, "the greener and the clearer the better"; May 11, 1902, he welcomes Bayly's recent letter and notes that the latter has had a hell of a time with the Chinese, "who as you justly remark, differ from Brother Boer"; undated, postmarked May 23 "™02, he reports on the son of his coachman, now in the navy who has served on the Aurora and described Bayly as "a proper old daddy" ; to Mrs. Bayly, July 24, postmarked "™04, "I can"™t tell you how sorry I am to hear that Captain Bayly has been laid off for a while. "Neurasthenia" is a long and rather a vague word"..."; the final undated letter written to say goodbye on his departure for South Africa, "I shall go down to S"™town and write my name in the Admiral's book and tell him I"™m a friend of yours." Included in the lot is a copy of "A Fleet in Being", 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth (spine browned) 1898, with inscription on verso of upper cover, "Written on board H.M.S. Pelorus (Capt. E.H. Bayly) 1897-8" and signature in pencil on flyleaf, L. M. Bayly [Louisa Mary, wife of Capt. Bayly]. With The Lowestoft Boat, 4pp. printed music, the words by Kipling, the music by Edward Elgar. Rudyard Kipling met Captain Edward Henry Bayly (1849 "“ 1904) when they were both travelling to South Africa on the SS Mexican in 1891. They became friends and met again at the naval review for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee when Bayly invited Kipling on board HMS Pelorus for the Review and manoeuvres. This led to Kipling's book on the navy "A Fleet in Being" 1898. Provenance. A descendant of Capt. E. H. Bayly. ** Envlopes tatty in places, sheet music with damage to edge , corners and fold.
Lot 738
A pair of jade and marcasite earstuds with screw fittings, length 1.4cm, four marcasite brooches, an oval colourless paste brooch, a Chinese simulated coral brooch, a similar pair of earrings with screw fittings and a small group of costume jewellery.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 188
A Chinese inscribed white jade snuff bottle, 19th century, the stone is of good even tone, the bottle well hollowed, the inscription possibly added reads ‘Looking Eastward at the long, long road that leads to my homeland, at my late years, I am too old and tired and can only dream of it with tears, there my country man is riding by on his way home, I hope he can convey my messages to the loving folks at home’, the reverse engraved with a pine sapling in a pot, 6.7cm high, metal and coral stopper***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 218
A Chinese pale celadon jade 'fish' plaque, 18th/19th century, carved and pierced with a leaping fish biting lotus tendrils and flowers, the stone with russet and white inclusions, 16.7cm long, 8.5cm high, later wood stand for use as a table screen***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Natural inclusions to the stone including russet to the fringes and some white inclusions through the main part of the carving. There is a small splinter chip to the edge of one of the lotus flowers, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 201
A rare Chinese yellow and russet jade figure of a boy holding a parrot, 18th/19th century, standing on one leg holding the parrot by a cord, 5.6cm high, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Some slight abrasion to the russet edges of the carving and a few white surface inclusions down the back of his right arm, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 206
A Chinese white jade ‘dragon’ belt hook, 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with a scrolling dragon, the stone with some paler inclusions, 9.4cm long, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Natural inclusions to the stone, the cut of the of the join of the dragon’s beard to the main shaft of the body has a slight crack to it.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 197
A Chinese celadon and brown jade pear form snuff bottle, 19th century, 7.2cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.There are a few minute nicks to the edge of the rim and the foot, natural inclusions to the stone, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 203
A Chinese three colour jade 'Buddhist lion' belt buckle, 19th century, carved in low relief with the recumbent lion grasping a brocaded ball, 8cm across, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Natural inclusions and veining to the stone, the reverse with some crude cutting and polishing consistent with age. Good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 181
A Chinese speckled white jade ‘lock’ pendant plaque, 19th/20th century, one side carved with a boat by a tree, the other with a pseudo seal mark, within scrollwork pierced mythical beast borders, 7.6cm x 5.8cm, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***The mottled stone with paler inclusions, one corner with a small chip loss, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 217
An assembled group of four Chinese pale celadon jade figures, 18th/19th century, the first a group of two boys holding sprigs of lotus and lingzhi fungus 6.2cm high, the second a boy holding a sprig of lotus, with a russet skin to the back of the figure, 6cm high, the third Li Tieguai holding his iron crutch with a gourd at his side issuing smoke and a bat, 6cm high and the last a boy holding a sprig of lingzhi fungus, 6.7cm high, displayed on two later wood 'rock-work' stands, total height approximately 19cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.All of the figures have some remnants of tack and glue to the bases, all with natural inclusions to the stone but no chips or cracks detected. The wood stands do not match and the wooden trees and section of rock work have been re-glued to the topsPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 213
A small Chinese jade and hardstone mounted huanghuali table screen, 19th century, the removable rectangular panel inset with a central pale celadon and jade twin mythical beast reticulated plaque, 4.2cm high, two spinach green jade lingzhi fungus triangular shaped plaques and two chalcedony, on an openwork stand carved and pierced with scrolling tendrils, total size 20cm high, 18cm wide***CONDITION REPORT***Some shrinkage to the frame of the table screen panel with some filler at the edge, one of the feet of the stand has been broken and re-glued and one end support has been broken and re-glued. One of the spinach green jade plaques has come loose and is held in place with Blu-Tack. Otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 202
A Chinese white jade ‘phoenix and peony’ reticulated plaque, early 19th century, the phoenix with scrolling tail feathers amid peonies with scrolling tendrils and leaves, the stone of good even tone, 6.9cm wide, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.The stone of good even tone with a hint of russet to one edge. There is a tiny fissure or crack to the very edge of the carving, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or chips.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 214
A small Chinese jade mounted hongmu tablescreen, late 19th/early 20th century, the central oblong white jade plaque carved in relief and reticulated with a phoenix biting lingzhi fungus amid scrolling tendrils and leaves, 6.9 x 4.4cm, the screen and stand carved and pierced with scrolling tendrils and ruyi heads, on four scrolled feet, 22cm high, 19cm wide***CONDITION REPORT***There are a few small splits to the wood on the surrounds of the rectangular panel of the screen, occasional minor markings to the wood, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or losses detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 204
An early Chinese cream jade figure of Guanyin, together with a 19th century pale celadon and brown jade brushrest, the figure with simple markings to the robe, the stone with grey and russet inclusions, 7.3cm high, the brushrest with scrolled ends, 7.5cm***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong KongThe figure has natural inclusions to the stone which is a little dull and there is a possible loss to the back of her robes. The brushrest has natural inclusions to the stone including a crack or veining to one corner, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 209
A Chinese white and russet skin jade oval plaque, 19th century, skilfully carved in relief and openwork with a russet skinned yin-yang symbol and peonies, the reverse with tendrils and leaves, 6.4cm, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Natural inclusions in the stone, in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 186
A Chinese white jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, carved in relief with a squirrel on rockwork below a pine tree, the reverse with a cat, reasonably well hollowed with high polish, the stone of good even tone, 6.7cm, green stone stopper***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Good conditionPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 210
A Chinese white and black jade group of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi seated by a goose, 18th century, the figure of Wang Xizhi depicted in a relaxed contemplative pose with a calligraphy brush over his shoulder, seated by a goose, rockwork and lingzhi fungus. Wang’s fondness for geese is reflected in the famous story where he copied the Daoist classic Daodejing [the classic of the Dao and of virtue] for a priest in exchange for a white goose and he is also known to have gained inspiration from natural forms, including the graceful necks of geese, 9.7cm across, carved zitan wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 216
A Chinese white jade reticulated plaque, 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with a sage, a boy holding a ruyi sceptre standing beneath a pine tree, the background reticulated, with twin phoenix cresting, the stone of good even tone, 10.2cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Natural inclusions to the stone, small areas of dirt, no chips, cracks or restoration detected, good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 200
A Chinese pale celadon jade 'fish' snuff bottle, 19th century, probably converted from an earlier carving of a fish grasping lotus, the stone of even tone with occasional paler inclusions, 5.3cm long***CONDITION REPORT***Natural inclusions to the stone, slight area of abrasion/splinter chip to the tip of the tail otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 219
A Chinese white jade figure of a pug dog, 19th/20th century, the dog biting a sprig of lingzhi fungus, the stone of good even tone with some occasional small darker inclusions, 3.7cm long***CONDITION REPORT***Natural inclusion is the stone, in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 124
A Chinese blue and white inscribed ‘Ode to the Red Cliff’ bowl, Kangxi period, painted with Su Shi and his scholarly friends looking toward the Red Cliff across a channel of water, the moon above them, the reverse inscribed ‘Chibifu’ (for the poem Qian Chibifu by Su Shi (1037-1101) with a thirty one column version of the poem Ode to the Red Cliff, the interior painted with ‘fu’, birds, rabbits, cliffs, celestial star formations, an axe and other motifs, emblematic of good luck, longevity and safe travel, the base with six character mark ‘Qi yu bao ding zhi zhen’ (Precious as a treasured ding of rare jade), 15.7cm diameter, 7.5cm high***CONDITION REPORT***There is a small 4mm x 2mm glaze chip to the rim, an over glazed splinter chip to the inside of the foot, another firing indentation to the inside of the foot, other glaze imperfections to the underside of the bowl next to the foot. There is some scratching to the glaze on the interior and to an imperfection on the glaze on the underside otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 223
A Chinese late Ming white and grey jade ‘dragon-fish’ plaque, 17th century, carved in relief and reticulated with scales and curving fins to both sides, the stone with occasional russet and grey inclusions and veining, 11.7cm wide, 9.3cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Natural inclusions and veining to the stone, in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 229
A Chinese gold splashed bronze quatrelobed censer, dark brown patinated with gold splashes, applied with a pair of rectangular handles, zhuanshu script two character mark, the wood cover carved and pierced with lotus flowers, surmounted by a jade flower bud finial, the wood stand with four ruyi head shaped feet, 17cm wide***CONDITION REPORT***Minor scuffs and scratches to the surface all over of the bronze censer, the wood cover and stand with minor scuffs and scratches but in good condition, the jade finial is loose but does fit the cover, in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 192
A Chinese pale celadon jade 'double' snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, the stone of good even tone with a hint of russet to a small patch, 5.2cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.Natural inclusions to the stone. Both of the stoppers have been glued on but there is no damage visible on the two rims of the double snuff bottle. Good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 208
A Chinese white jade twin phoenix reticulated plaque, 19th century, pierced and carved with a central ribbon-tied box flanked by two phoenixes and a sprig of lingzhi fungus, the stone of good even tone, 8.7cm, suspended from a wood stand with coral bead to the cord***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.The stone of good even tone with a few tiny darker inclusions, no chips or cracks or restoration detected. Later wood stand with coral bead and green cord.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 211
A Chinese pale celadon and brown jade group of two cats, 19th century, 5.1cm, wood stand, tiny chips***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong.The cat of brown jade has a tiny splinter chip to the edge of its ear, the pale celadon cat has a splinter chip to its tail, natural inclusions to the stone, otherwise in reasonable condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
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