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Click here to subscribeChinese plate decorated in puce and other colours with flowers and foliage, 23.5cm diameter, a tea bowl with a pagoda in a landscape, and a cup with a wooden handle decorated with a dog of fo, (3),Condition Report: Tea bowl has nibbles to the rim.Areas of glaze spitting.Mug has wooden handle.Plate has chips to rim and nibbles, small nibble to the underside of rim.
NO RESERVE China.- Cornaby (W. Arthur) A String of Chinese Peach-Stones, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, vignette title, 1 colour plate, illustrations, patterned endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, chipping and tiny loss to spine foot, 8vo, 1895.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 2 vol. bound as 1, first American edition, engraved frontispieces, 6 engraved plates, folding table, spotting and staining, previous owner's pencil signature and inscription, previous owner's ink-stamp to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, Philadelphia, 1799 § The Chinese Traveller. Containing a Geographical, Commercial, and Political History of China, vol. 1 only (of 2), engraved frontispiece, 1 folding plate, 1 folding table, small marginal loss just touching text, scattered spotting, new endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, bumping to corners and extremities, 1775; and another, vol. 22 only of 'Histoire Generale des Voyages ...', 8vo (3)
A late 19th Century Chinese mantel clock, double fusee movement, brass movement with crown wheel escapement and engraved back plate. Enamel 5" dial with ornately carved brass background. Sweep second hand. Rosewood case inlaid to the front with Mother-of-pearl decoration. Sliding front and back doors. Ornately carved wooden stand. Clock measures 8 3/4" X 10" X 5" with stand 15 1/2" X 10" x 11 1/2"
Louis XV-Elefanten-KaminuhrHöhe: 42 cm. Breite: 30,5 cm. Tiefe: 18 cm.Signiert „VIGER A PARIS“.Mitte 18. Jahrhundert.Werk: Ankerwerk, Pendel an Seidenfadenaufhängung, Schlossscheiben-Schlagwerk für Halbstunden- und Stundenschlag auf Glocke. Die Werkplatine in Gravur signiert und datiert: „Viger AParis No 665“.Dass Pendulen in dieser und ähnliche Gestaltung mit exotischen Details gerade in Frankreich beliebt wurden, geht vor allem auf das erneute naturwissenschaftliche Interesse zurück. Auch die positiven kolonialen Erfahrungen, die seit der frühen Aufklärung ein neues Bild der exotischen Kontinente schufen, haben dazu beigetragen, auch in der dekorativen Ausstattung des höfischen Ambientes die neue Weltoffenheit zu demonstrieren. Nicht zuletzt hat der Chinoiserie-Stil und der Einfluss der Kenntnisse chinesischer und japanischer Porzellan- Elefanten oder -Nashörner die Schaffung solcher Objekte gefördert. Elefantenuhren gehörten nun zu den beliebten Produkten des Kunsthandwerks. Von führenden Bronziérs unter den Hoflieferanten Louis XV, wie Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719-1791) sind solche Exemplare geschaffen worden, in unterschiedlichsten Detailausführungen.Bei dem vorliegenden Beispiel, einer selteneren Ausführung, wird in alten Verzeichnissen und Inventaren von einer „pendule à l’échassier“ gesprochen. Ein ähnliches Exemplar – etwa mit einem Werk von Baillon – befand sich in der Sammlung Anna Thomson Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse Point Farms Michigan (Christie’s, London, Juni 1971), weitere wenige Exemplare gelangten ebenfalls nur auf namhaften Auktionen in den Handel.Der Aufbau folgt einem bewährten Schema: Der Elefant, in brünierter Bronze, steht nach links mit hochgeschwungenem Rüssel auf einem vergoldeten, steinigen, mit exotischen Blättern und Blüten besetzten Terrain-Sockel. Über den Leib zieht vertikal ein vergoldetes Sattelband, auf dem floral gestalteten Sattel das zylindrische Gehäuse, umzogen von Blatt- und Blütenwerk, bekrönt mit einer Tiergruppe: Neben einem bellenden Jagdhündchen erhebt sich ein Kranich, der mit einer Kralle einen Stein hochhält. Dieses ikonografische Bildmotiv ist Symbol für die Wachsamkeit (da das Tier bei Beginn des Einschlafens den Stein fallen lässt und somit wieder geweckt wird). So steht das Figurenmotiv, zusammen mit dem bellenden Hündchen, in sinnvollem Zusammenhang mit der Uhr und dem Glockenschlag.Das Zifferblatt mit gewölbter Glasabdeckung in weißem Email, mit schwarzen römischen- und arabischen Minuten; signiert „VIGER“ – „A PARIS“. Die Zeiger filigran durchbrochen und vergoldet.In sehr guter Erhaltung und lauffähig. A.R. (†)Provenienz:Bedeutende amerikanische Privatsammlung.Literatur:Vgl. Hans Ottomeyer, Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, München 1986, Bd. I, S. 124 mit Abb. (13220123) (11)Louis XV elephant mantle clock Height: 42 cm.Width: 30.5 cm.Depth: 18 cm.Signed “VIGER A PARIS”.Mid-18th century.Lever movement, pendulum on silk suspension, count wheel striking mechanism for half hour and hour strike on bell. Engraved signature and date on clockwork plate: “Viger AParis No 665”.The reason that pendulum clocks in this or similar designs with exotic details became popular in France is primarily due to renewed scientific interest. Positive colonial experiences created a new image of the exotic continents since the early Enlightenment and contributed demonstrating the new cosmopolitanism in the decorative furnishings of courtly interiors. The chinoiserie style and knowledge of Chinese and Japanese porcelain elephants or rhinos encouraged the creation of such objects. Elephant clocks were now popular artisanal products. Such specimens were created by leading bronze makers among the purveyors to the court of Louis XV, such as Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719 Paris - 1791), in the most varied and detailed versions.In the present, rarer example, old directories and inventories speak of a “pendule à l’échassier”. A similar example, such as a work by Baillon was held in the collection of Anna Thomson Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse Point Farms Michigan (Christie’s London, June 1971), a few other examples were also only sold at renowned auctions.The structure follows a proven model: the elephant, in burnished bronze, stands to the left with its trunk raised standing on a gilt rocky base decorated with exotic leaves and flowers. A gilt saddle strap runs vertically across its body, the cylindrical case on the florally designed saddle, surrounded by foliage and flowers is surmounted by a group of animals: next to a barking hunting dog, a crane rises, holding up a rock in its talon. This iconographic motif symbolizes vigilance – if the animal starts falling asleep holding the rock will wake it up again. This figural motif, together with the barking dog, is meaningfully connected to the clock and the chiming of the bell.The white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic minutes with a domed glass cover is signed “VIGER” – “A PARIS”. The gilt hands are in delicate openwork. In very good condition and operational. (†)Provenance:Important American private collection.Literature:cf. Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich 1986, vol. I, p. 124 with ill.
[*] Siam -- Photographer: Robert Lenz (1864-1939). Views of Siam. 1890-1900. 22 vintage platinum prints. Most circa 28,5 x 22,5 cm. Some with title and number in the negative in lower edge in the negative, most annotated in pencil on the verso.This extensive collection of views of Siam mostly shows temples, pagodas, gardens in and around Bangkok, the Royal district and other architectural structures, such as the Wat Suthat, Wat Phrah Prang Luang, Wat Phra Keo, Stupa of Nakhon Pathom, Nat Cheng courtyard, Buddha gallery at Wat Poh, Chinese cabinet in Wat Suthat, view of the Khlong Bang Luang and parts of the King's Palace. Also includes images of the Royal Barges, one image of ceremonial Siamese dancers and a group of Siamese youths. – Some corners bumped, some with time-staining in edges, some with slight nicks in edges, otherwise in good to very good condition with strong contrasts.Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze. Unseen Siam: Early Photography 1860 - 1910. Bangkok 2016, ill. p. 314, plate 63 and other comparable images.
An extremely rare pair of Meissen red-ground bottle vases, circa 1735Each of globular form with a long, slightly flared neck, the body reserved with three shaped quatrelobe cartocuches framed in brown and painted with elaborate chinoiserie landscape scenes, one vase with a bird in flight and flowering branch reserved on the red ground, the lower body and shoulder reserved with a broad band edged with brown lines and painted with a few scattered leaves and flowers and flowering branches of indianische Blumen, respectively, the rims with gilt bands, 37.5cm high, AR monograms in underglaze-blue, incised x (for Johann Daniel Rehschuh), inventory nos. B.n. 17 and B.n. 18 in black, one with paper label numbered in pencil 749 (some scattered minor scratches) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Catalina von Pannwitz Collection, 'De Hartekamp', Heemstede, The Netherlands (purchased from Alfons Heilbronner, Berlin, in 1924)This form of bottle vase appears to have been made exclusively for the Dresden court (all are marked with the AR monogram for Augustus Rex). The form was made in several sizes (the present lot is the largest), most commonly with a sea-green or turquoise ground colour for the Japanese Palace in Dresden. Bottle vases of this large size, painted in imitation of a Chinese original in the collection of Augustus the Strong, were delivered to the Palace by July 1734, and another five of the same size with a turquoise or celadon ground colour were delivered in 1737. A similarly large bottle in the Rijksmuseum is decorated with the only known example of a marbled green ground. Walter von Pannwitz also owned two slightly smaller pairs of bottle vases with a similar decorative scheme as the present lot: the first with a seeded yellow ground reserved with indianische Blumen, and the second with a similar blue ground (sold by Galerie Helbing in Munich, 24-25 October 1905, lots 388-89 and 390-91; the first pair is now in the Rijksmuseum (A.L. den Blaauwen, Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum (2000), no. 193) and the second pair was sold by Christie's Geneva, 9 November 1987, lots 148-9).Numerous ground colours were developed by J.G. Höroldt for the Meissen manufactory in the late 1720s: a 1731 list of porcelain painted by Höroldt as samples or models for his painters includes examples of twelve different ground colours including red (C. Boltz, Höroldts Malereimodelle von 1731, in Keramos 158 (1997), pp. 3-24). Red is one of the rarer ground colours on Meissen porcelain and known mostly in combination with European landscape scenes dating to the early 1740s. These vases belong to the earliest examples: the only other recorded example with similar chinoiserie decoration is the ovoid Augustus Rex vase and cover that was sold by Paul Graupe, Berlin, 27-29 May 1935, lot 466 (see illustration). Five vases from a garniture painted with flowers, animals and insects reserved on a red ground are published by U. Pietsch, Phantastische Welten (2014), nos. 31-35 (of which two are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).This style of chinoiserie decoration has been described as 'contour' chinoiseries (to distinguish it from the more common style of chinoiserie decoration associated with J.G. Höroldt, see A.L. den Blaauwen, Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum (2000), p. 259) and has been associated with the painter A.F. von Löwenfinck, who was active at Meissen until 1736. The style is based on prints by Augsburg publishers, such a Johann Christoph Weigel, but has been most closely associated with the series 'Nieuwe geinventeerde Sineesen published in Amsterdam and Leipzig by Petrus Schenk and his son (A.L. den Blaauwen, Keramik mit Chinoiserien nach Stichen von Petrus Schenk Jun., in Keramos 31 (1966), pp. 3-18). In the case of these vases, only the figure of the monkey appears to be derived from the title page of the Schenk series. Two figures playing blind man's buff and the standing figure with the monkey appear together on a plate in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Inv. BK-17367). See also J. Weber, Porzellanmalerei nach Pieter Schenk und Johann Christoph Weigel, in C. Bischoff/P. Kuhlmann-Hodick, La Chine Die China-Sammlung des 18. Jahrhunderts im Dresdner Kupferstick-Kabinett (2021), pp. 202f, and five vases from a yellow-ground garniture decorated in similar style in the Porzellansammlung, Dresden (inv. no. PE 1343-1347).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Chinese famille verte dinner plates, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722), painted with a little boy on a veranda within a border of precious objects, cash coin repeat border 23cm diameter;a similarly decorated dessert dish, lobed rim 24.5cm diameterProvenance:Chillesford Lodge, Suffolkdinner plate - first:7 small chips and flakes on the rim. some enamel wear and kiln dust. Second: badly cracked and reglued as been in half etc a.fbadly cracked and re-glued. a.f
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS Comprising: a famille rose coral ground wine pot and two small cups; two coral ground bowls and covers; a white ground four tiered tiffin container decorated with ladies in garden settings; a further teapot and plate similarly decorated; and a famille rose bowl and cover decorated with figures, 'shou' symbols, flowers and insects Tiffin container measures 14cm high Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
A GROUP OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ITEMS Comprising a large yellow ground plate, two yellow ground large bowls, a pink round large bowl, two small bowls and two yellow ground spoons 26cm (largest plate) Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
A reverse-painted glass mirror, probably late 18th or early 19th century, Chinese, the plate decorated with a peacock among peonies, within a moulded frame,69cm wide51cm highCondition ReportGeneral surface wear and patination to frame. Degradation and mottling to plate. Colours remain fairly vibrant. Overall appears in fairly good order.
Antique Oriental circular charger with underglaze blue decoration in the Chinese manner depicting two scrolling four clawed dragons amongst flowers and foliage, unmarked, 38cm diam.Condition- Glaze impurities, pitting and airbubbles. Slight discolouration and rubbing on back from metal plate hanger. No visible cracks or chips but some scuffing to raised glaze defects. As images.
Rare complete snuff set; China, Qing dynasty, mid-19th century.Silver with enamels.In its case.Measurements: 4.5 cm diameter of the plate; 5 cm of the funnel; 5.5 cm of the jar; 16 cm of the spoon; 4 x 20 x 12 cm (case).This is a very rare lot because it is complete; not even the best collections of this type of object in the world have complete snuff sets (the Bloacha couple's collection, the Hong Kong Museum or the National Museum of Taipei). It consists of a mixing bowl, spoon, funnel and flask. The snuff was purchased by the pound, in small boxes, and had to be mixed little by little in a small dish with other fragrances, as is done with tobacco (cognac aroma, etc.). The spoon was used for stirring and also for pouring the mixed snuff into the funnel, which was very narrow like the spout of the flask, and was used to prevent the snuff from getting wet. The bottle is decorated with the figure of a qilin, a Chinese mythical beast with positive connotations.
A GROUP OF CERAMICS, GLASS AND METALWARES INCLUDING HARRY WHEATCROFT SIX WORLD FAMOUS ROSES TEA WARES, by different manufacturers, comprising two Paragon trios in Peace and Prelude designs, a tea plate in Grand Gala pattern, and a Virgo pattern tea plate and teacup, all with Paragon Harry Wheatcroft backstamps, a Paragon trio in Grand Gala pattern, and a Virgo teacup and saucer, with black Paragon backstamps, four Roslyn China trios in Prelude, Rendezvous, Grand Gala and Peace, with the following Roslyn pieces: a Virgo sugar bowl, two saucers and two tea plates in Mme Ch Sauvage and Virgo, and a Mme Ch Sauvage cake plate, all with Roslyn backstamps, other items to include a Minton Pugin's Proverbs tea plate and wide rimmed bowl, a thirty seven piece oriental eggshell porcelain tea set, a Thomas Webb cut crystal comport height 14cm x diameter 20cm, a thin Chinese brass bowl on a wooden stand, a brass toasting fork, etc (Qty) (Condition report: the Harry Wheatcroft tea wares appear in good condition with only a little light wear in a couple of places, most other items appear in good condition, sd)
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED CERAMICS, comprising a cream floral Clarice Cliff designed dish for Newport Pottery & Co, a Falcon Ware hand painted ceramic clock garniture set with two matching vases, decorated with exotic birds and flowers, clock height 30cm, vase height 24cm (crazing on vases, clock winds but does not appear to work), a cream H.J Wood Ltd wall pocket (crazed), three 1960s chalk 'Angel Fish' wall plaques (slight chips), a Royal Doulton Series Ware Jackdaw of Rheims Monks plate, diameter 17cm, a Paragon China 'Tinker, Tailor' series children's dish, two Sylvac terriers 1378, a large chalk bust of an Edwardian lady, a hexagonal Chinese ginger jar (has original lid, some chips to glaze), a Sylvac 'Pixie' 2278 (slightly chipped ear),a D'art Spanish figurine (broken and glued), a Myott Son & Co hand painted Art Deco design dish (chips to paint and crazed), a broken pedestal cake plate, ashtrays, pin dishes, etc (Qty) (Condition report: crazing and small chips to most pieces in varying degrees )
A Collection of Assorted George III and Later Silver Flatware and Other Items, the flatware in various patterns, including a George III Old English pattern basting-spoon; four Fiddle pattern table-forks; four Old English pattern table-spoons; a pair of Fiddle pattern table-spoons; a pair of Chinese silver spoons; various napkin-rings and other items, weighable silver 51oz 2dwt, 1,590gr; Together With a quantity of silver plate flatware (qty)
A group of early nineteenth century blue and white transfer-printed plates, c. 1820-40. To include: a Rogers Chinese Porcelain soup dish, an Elkin Canton Views plate, a Chinese Marine plate and three Minton Chinese Marine plates. 22 - 25 cm wide. (6) Condition: Chinese Porcelain with crack, Canton Views cracked, Minton cracked and restored. T
A group of early nineteenth century blue and white transfer-printed wares, c. 1825. To include a Wedgwood Peony pattern mug, an Elkins Chinese Fountains series plate, a Minton Basket of Flowers plate, and a floral pattern plate. 14 - 21 cm wide. (4)Condition: Minton plate with filled rim chip, Wedgwood mug extensive damage.
A group of early nineteenth century blue and white transfer-printed wares, c. 1820. To include: a Willow pattern cheese stand, a Copeland Grasshopper pattern plate, a Minton Deven plate, a Bodley Broseley dish, a Minton Chinese Marine soup dish, and a Spode Union Wreath stand. 22 - 30 cm wide. (6)Condition: Devon plate with rim chip, Chinese Marine with rim chip. D
FIVE 18TH-19TH CENTURY PRINTED MAPS OF CHINA. Comprising: an example by H. A. Chatelain, HABILLEMENS D'HOMMES & DE FEMMES DIVERSE PROVINCES DE LA CHINE, Amsterdam circa 1720, Copperplate uncoloured, 370 by 430mm (14.5 by 17 inches), a map by T. Bowen, London 1775, THE NORTHERN ARCHIPELAGO ... IN THE SEAS OF KAMCHATKA..., Copperplate uncoloured, 170 by 235mm (6.75 by 9.25 inches), a map by Lizars CHINA, Edinburgh circa 1842, steel plate, original outline colour, 395 by 445mm (15-5 by 17.5 inches), a map of CHINA by G. H. Swanston & J. Bartholomew, Edinburgh, London & Dublin, A Fullarton & Co. circa 1860, coloured steel plate, 412 by 535mm (16.25 by 21 inches), and a map by W. F. Mayers, London / Hong Kong 1867, FROM TUNGCHOW TO PEKING, uncoloured Lithograph, 180 by 410mm (7 by 16.25 inches) (5)The first (Chatelain, Habillemens D’Hommes & De Femmes Diverse….) Finely engraved. A decorative and elaborate plate from Henri Abraham Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique' illustrating and describing Chinese people of all ranks and regions. Also displayed is a Jesuit Priest and the monumental bridge connecting two mountains in Xensi province.The second (Bowen, The Northern Archipelago…) Engraved by Thomas Bowen and published in the 'London Magazine', this map purports to illustrate the recent Russian discoveries in the northeast Pacific, showing the Aleutian Islands and a large 'Alaschka Island' off the mainland of North America. Trimmed close and laid on old paper. Jolly, Maps in British Periodicals I, LOND-306.The third (Lizar, China) An attractive and detailed map of China, including Korea, Taiwan and Hainan. Original outline colour delineates the districts. A note on the 'Chinese Wall' appears at the upper left, noting that it is 'so broad, that 5 or 6 Horsemen may travel abreast on the top'.The fourth (Swanston & Bartholomew, China) An attractive and detailed map of all China with inset details of Chusan and the estuary of the Canton River from Canton to Macao and Hong Kong.The fifth (Mayers, From Tungchow to Peking) William Frederick Mayers was one of a number of British Consular officials active in the major ports and towns in the Far East during the mid-nineteenth century. His work "Treaty Ports Of China and Japan" was a source of much valuable information for visitors whether in the pursuit of trade or as tourists, and included detailed folding maps of many of those trading ports featured. Published in London and Hong Kong. This map shows in good detail the road from the town of Tungchow to Peking's outskirts, approximately 14 miles with remarks as to the road surfaces, ie whether 'Stone Paved' or not. Printed in light scarlet ink on thin rice paper with backing to old fold weakness.
NOMURA JAPANESE TINPLATE MOTOR CAR, battery motored, with red coachwork and licence plate '1901', 25cm long; and CHINESE TINPLATE 'UNIVERSE STUNT CAR' SPACESHIP, battery motored, 23cm long (2)Comments: car- dented fenders, minor rusting, surface dirt, one lamp bulb missing, driver missing. Spaceship - surface dirt, generally good.
Runde Form. Im leicht vertieften Spiegel vierpassig geschweifte Goldornamentreserve mit Lüsterfond, umzogen von purpufarbenem und eisenrotem Laub- und Bandelwerk. Darin szenische Darstellung von festlich gekleideten Chinesen bei der Teezeremonie in blühender, asiatischer Gartenlandschaft, umgeben von fliegenden Vögeln und Insekten. An einem Tisch sitzender Herr, eine große Kanne hochhaltend. Seitlich herannahender weiterer Chinese mit Henkelkorb und Rauchpfeife in Begleitung eines Kindes. Umlaufend auf der Fahne in feinem Goldschuppenmuster ausgesparte Reserven mit korrespondierenden Chinoiserie-Darstellungen "en miniature". Polychrome Malerei mit reichem Golddekor. Schwertermarke. D. 23 cm. Derartige Teller waren zumeist nicht für den täglichen Gebrauch gedacht, sondern waren aufgrund ihrer detailreich ausgeführten Miniaturmalereien und ihres reichen Golddekors als Schauteller gedacht.Vgl. Kat. Slg. Hoffmeister, Bd. I, S. 112ff.; Pietsch, Pietsch, Triumph der blauen Schwerter, Nr. 80 (stilähnlich).A splendid gold-decorated porcelain plate, very finley painted with chinoiserie scenes, partly in miniature. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Um 1745.
With the coat-of-arms probably of van Overveldt under a drape with the inscription PAMEN, surrounded by three large Buddhist lions on a background of peony stems, a coloured border with a deep blue background and a further scroll of golden and iron red peonies. Catalogue Notes See a plate of the same size, decoration and coat of arms sold by Christie's, live auction 15336, 'Chinese Export Art Featuring 100 Lots from Marchant, Est 1925', lot. 15.
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK AND GILT LACQUER DRESSING MIRROREARLY 19TH CENTURY86cm high, 53cm wide, 27cm deepFor comparable work see C Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, Woodbridge, 1991, pp. 264-266. The distinctive zig zag pattern with bands of grape vines and peonies on pieces following European designs is typical of the lacquer made in Canton for the export market between around 1785-1820.Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use.Old splits and chips. The surface with various wear, cracking, losses and chips - see images. Locks appear original. No key is present but both are open. Handles are replacements. There are some losses where they meet the drawer fronts and there are small plugged holes visible from previous fixtures. The turned knobs to the sides of the swing plate are replacements. There are plugged holes visible to the side of the mirror frame and the uprights from a previous fixture. Mirror plate is a later replacement but backboard appears original. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
An Isleworth bowl and an interesting English porcelain plate, circa 1765The first of plain circular shape, printed in blue with the 'Fence' pattern, the reverse with a subsidiary print of a figure rowing past a willow tree on a towering rock, a narrow tramline border and a single daisy flower inside, 15.2cm diam, the plate of octagonal form, painted in blue in Chinese style with bamboo and lotus, within a panelled diaper and flowerhead border, 22.4cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGeoffrey Gooden Collection, Bonhams, 30 June 2010, lot 99 (bowl)With Roderick JellicoeThis plate belongs to a group of curious plates with Isleworth characteristics, but the precise origin remains uncertain. It seems likely that another London maker was responsible, but the identity is presently unknown.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two pieces of Chinese porcelain from the Nanking Cargo, 18th century, blue and white, comprising a plate painted with a figure punting on a lake with a pagoda on and island, 9in. (23cm.) diameter, ex-lot 1750, Christies 'The Nanking Cargo' sale; and a small saucer dish, similarly painted, 4¼in. (10.8cm.) diameter, ex-lot 5108; together with an 18th century Chinese Imari palette bowl, painted with flowers and a Shou symbol, 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) diameter; and an 18th century blue and white dish, painted with a prunus tree and flowers within a floral and diaper border, 6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diameter. (4) - Nanking plate: Good condition - Nanking saucer dish: One tiny glaze frit to rim. - Imari: Good condition - Prunus dish: Small chip and glaze frit to rim.
Three Chinese export porcelain famille rose plates, comprising a plate with scalloped rim, painted with two birds in a garden with peonies issuing from rockwork, two garden seats and a bird house, within a floral and leafy scroll rim, 9in. (22.8cm.) diameter; and two floral painted plates, one cracked; together with a soup bowl painted with an elegant lady and her attendant carrying a parasol in a garden, within an underglaze blue diaper border with gilt and iron red reserves with insects, flowers and a grotesque bird, 9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) diameter, cracked. (4) - Scalloped plate: Tiny chip and some glaze frits to rim. Gilt wear. No other faults. - Floral plate (with semi-circle border): Small rim chip. Some glaze scratches and gilt wear. - Floral plate: Hairlines around the well. Tiny chip and several glaze frits to rim. - Figural bowl: Chip and hairline to rim.
A rare Worcester plate, circa 1760-62Printed in black with the 'Tea Party No.2', a fine lady and gentleman taking tea in a garden, a border of subsidiary prints of moths and flowers neatly alternating around the broad rim, 21cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceE and J Handley CollectionIllustrated and discussed by Geoffrey Godden, Eighteenth Century English Porcelain (1985), pl.124. This variant of the 'Tea Party No.2' prints includes a leopard amongst musical instruments in the foreground. Godden draws attention to the faint trace of the signature 'R. Hancock fecit, 1757' below the leopard, which is more legible on a related Chinese saucer illustrated at pl.125.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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