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Click here to subscribeA GROUP OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS including a Japanese blue and gilt decorated dish, signed and with an impressed seal; an 18th Century Chinese Famille Rose porcelain charger, (a/f); etc. (6) Charger 39cm diameterThe Japanese dish is in good condition without damage. The Chinese charger stapled and cracked. Three 18th Century Chinese blue and white plates each with chips and/or cracks. Smaller blue and white dish in good condition.
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWLS the first 18th Century, painted with a landscape, 14.5cm diameter; the second painted with three scholars, 11.5cm diameter. (2)The 18th Century bowl with a few minute flea bites to the rim, which a finger nail can feel. In otherwise good condition. The smaller bowl is in excellent condition without damage.
A CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISH, YONGZHENG, CIRCA 1723 circular, painted in an Imari palette with objects around the rim, the reverse decorated with four floral sprigs in a Famille Verte palette. 24.5cm diameter P.B. Cooke CollectionThe collection was started in the 1920s by Phil’s father – who bought at that time from Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig, the eminent London dealer and first author of a book on armorial wares, from his gallery ‘The Century House’ in Knightsbridge, which closed around 1929. Phil continued collecting, buying much from the collector/dealer Cecil Bullivant, and by the 1960s, his collection had become the largest in the world. My late husband first met him in the late ’50s, and his first volume of Chinese Armorial Porcelain illustrates 220 examples from the Cooke Collection.Angela HowardThanks to Angela Howard of Heirloom & Howard Ltd. for her assistance in cataloguing this lot. The arms are those of Pinell impaling Hamlin. Made for Richard Pinell of the East India Company, who died in June 1744. He must have married a Miss Hamlin of the Leicestershire or Buckinghamshire family, which is not closely related to the Hamlyns of Devon (baronets). No cracks or restoration. Some shallow chips around the rim and some surface wear.
A CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISH, QIANLONG, CIRCA 1745 circular with a bold armorial, painted in Famille Rose enamels with flower sprays and crest. 25.5cm diameter P.B. Cooke CollectionThe collection was started in the 1920s by Phil’s father – who bought at that time from Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig, the eminent London dealer and first author of a book on armorial wares, from his gallery ‘The Century House’ in Knightsbridge, which closed around 1929. Phil continued collecting, buying much from the collector/dealer Cecil Bullivant, and by the 1960s, his collection had become the largest in the world. My late husband first met him in the late ’50s, and his first volume of Chinese Armorial Porcelain illustrates 220 examples from the Cooke Collection.Angela HowardThanks to Angela Howard of Heirloom & Howard Ltd. for her assistance in cataloguing this lot. The arms are those of Wallace. It is unknown who ordered this later service, and there are some inconsistencies in the heraldry, making it difficult to know which branch of Wallace it may have been made for. This actual dish is illustrated in Howard (David Sanctuary), Chinese Armorial Porcelain, and would have originally come from Sur Algernon Tudor Craig. In good condition without chips, cracks or restoration.
A Chinese porcelain stem cup, possibly Ming Dynasty, the iron-red decorated bowl painted to the exterior and interior with floral sprays, the rotating stem of tapered cylindrical form, 9.5cm high, with a carved rock crystal cup, 18th/19th century, 7.5cm wide (2)Condition report; Stem cup- Chips and losses can be seen to the edges of the base (photographed). No signs of restoration. Decoration appears as photographed. The bowl rotates upon the stem. Some glaze and surface imperfections which include areas of pitting. Crystal cup- cracked and re-glued.
A Chinese porcelain famile verte bowl, 18th century, the exterior decorated with flowering peonies and chrysanthemums upon a rocky outcrop against a straw coloured ground, the interior imari decorated to the base, the underside with a ribbon and book mark, 20cm diameter (at fault)Condition report; Faint rim descending hairline crack. Interior of bowl scratched. Dirtied nibbles and small chipping to the rim. The exterior with staining and scratching. Pitting visible. Small minor firing crack to footrim.
A Chinese porcelain sauceboat, 18th century, decorated in the famille rose palette, with petal shaped gilt highlighted rim, 9.5cm high and 14cm long (at fault) along with a Chinese porcelain double gourd vase, 19th century, decorated with dragons amongst foliage, Kangxi marks to base, 14cm high (at fault), a Japanese Imari porcelain plate, Meiji Period (1868-1912), modelled in the form of a leaf decorated with fish, blue character mark to the underside, 25.5cm wide, with a smaller petal shaped plate, decorated with scrolling foliate sprays, reserves, and a rabbit, 21cm wide (4)
A Chinese porcelain seal box, 19th century, the circualr shaped box and cover decroated with a five-clawed green and a flaming pearl, against a red groud, 7.5cm diameter Provenance: Wykey House Condition report; No obvious chips, cracks or restoration. The red ground appears washed and particularly naïve. Some surface scratching and pitting can be seen.
A pair of Chinese porcelain celadon-ground famille rose jars, Guangxu (1875-1908), each of ovoid form with flared rim and integral covers, decorated with chrysanthemum and peony sprays, six character mark to the underside, 15cm high Provenance: Wykey House Condition report; Covers are integral and do not remove. Pitting and underglaze fritting to both. The pale celadon ground to both appears patchy and not consistent. The yunwen border to the underside of the rims appear naïve. Some enamel wear to the exteriors, accompanies with general scratches and grubbiness.
A Chinese porcelain square stem-bowl, Tongzhi (1862-1874), decorated in the famille rose palette depicting a cat on a rocky outcrop, with canted corners raised on a circular base, 12.5cm wide, with a similar stem bowl decorted with birds amongst prunus blooms, 12.8cm wide (2) Provenance: Wykey House Condition report; Square - No obvious chips, cracks or restoration. Surface staining and scratches visible. Pitting evident. Some wear to the decoration can be seen. Gilt wear to the rim. Circular - More noticeable wear to the centre of the bowl and decoration. Wax residue to the rim. No obvious cracks, chips or restoration. Gilt wear.
An 18th century Chinese export porcelain soup bowl, Qianlong (1736-1795), of circual form and decorated with blue enamels depicting peony sprays and birds, the cavetto with gilt spearhead border, and the rim decorated with fruiting vines, 22.5cm diameter, with an 18th century Chinese Imari porcelain bowl, 15.5cm diameter (2) Provenance: Wykey HouseCondition report; Both appear free from cracks and restoration. Soup bowl with worn gilt decoration to the centre and spear head border. Imari bowl with small stained hairline to the interior which are not visible externally. Showing areas of pitting. Each show some wear and surface grubbiness commensurate with age.
A selection of Chinese porcelain, comprising; a 19th century celadon famille rose bowl, with shaped rim enclosing floral and fauna, 20.5cm wide, a set of four Chinese cabbage leaf cups and saucers, and a Canton enamelled rectangular tray, 10.5cm (10) Provenance: Wykey House Condition report; No obvious chips, cracks or restoration. The celadon bowl bears more wear and surface scratching which is commensurate with age.
A Chinese porcelain Doucai bowl, Kangxi period (1661-1722), the circular bowl externally decorated with four phoenixes in flight amidst clouds, the interior decorated to the centre with a single phoenix, the underside bearing a six character Chenghua mark (1465 – 1487), 15.5cm wide (small hairline)Condition report; Small stained rim descending hairline approximately 2cm. Small stained pit to the rim. Some stained scratching to the interior. Some further light pitting. No obvious signs of chips or restoration.
A Chinese porcelain Straits Market jardinière and stand, 19th century, the hexagonal planter externally decorated with birds in flight amidst chrysanthemum and peony sprays, against a turquoise ground, 26.5cm wide, the stand similarly decorated, 18cm high overall (2) (at fault)Condition report; Jardiniere - Wax residue visible to the interior. The base of the jardiniere has previously been detached around the entire parameter and re-glued. The interior is extensively stained. The exterior palette remains bright and vivid despite bearing scratching and staining. Stand - Three sides to the octagonal stand cracked and bearing glued repairs. The interior of the stand stained. Firing cracks to the underside of each foot of the stand. Scratching, and staining also visible.
A large Chinese porcelain famille verte bottle vase, 19th century, externally decorated with phoenixes and stylised peony sprays, against a green ground, the shoulder of the vase decorated with four shaped vignettes enclosing precious objects, against a geometric border, double concentric blue circle mark to the underside, 42cm high (at fault), raised on a hardwood standCondition report; Dirtied chip to the neck rim. Rim descending hairline crack. Pitted interior. Smaller visible but faint stained hairlines surrounding the rim and foot rim. Firing crack to the foot rim. Small loss to the foot rim. Crazing to the underside can be seen including a spiral example where the glaze has pooled over the surface of it. Some pitting, staining, and surface scratching can be seen to the exterior.
A Chinese Kraak porcelain blue and white bowl, Wanli Period (1572–1620), the bowl of circular form internally decorated to the centre with two cranes in a rocky landscape, within borders of floral vignettes and mask decorated rim, the exterior decorated with a panelled design, 31cm wideCondition report; No obvious cracks however the bowl rings dull. The rim shows dirtied glaze grazes and chipping. Extensive underglaze fritting. The underside pitted. Surface scratching can be seen. A circular patch of oxidisation to the glaze at the base. No obvious signs of restoration.
A Chinese porcelain famille verte shallow bowl, Kangxi (1662-1722), the circular bowl centrally decorated with fruiting and blossoming branches with birds in flight, the cavetto decorated with eight oval panels enclosing further flora and fauna, the rim similarly decorated with eight further vignettes of chrysanthemum sprays, the underside decorated with two concentric circle marks enclosing a square seal mark, 34.5cm diameter (at fault)Condition report; Extensively cracked and glued, running from the rim through the centre of the bowl (previously rivet repaired). Multiple chips and dirtied nibbles to the rim. Surface scratching, staining and general grubbiness evident.
A large Chinese porcelain blue and white double gourd vase, 19th century, the lower body decorated with two landscape vignettes against a ground of extensive lotus medallions and scrolls, the upper section similarly decorated with vignettes of deer, 43cm highCondition report; No obvious signs of restoration, cracks or chips. The exterior surface suffers from staining, paint speckles, and grubbiness throughout. Surface scratching can also be seen. The higher gourd appears to lean/cambers, presumably a firing/manufacturing flaw. Unglazed foot rim. Some pitting to the underside.
A pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white rouleau vases, 19th century, each of cylindrical form and decorated with two scrolling dragons amid folaige, four character Kangxi mark to the underside, 20.5cm high, with a Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vase and cover, 20cm high, and a Chinese influence English transfer printed ginger jar and cover, 13cm high (4) (at fault)Condition report; Sleeve vases appear free from cracks, chips and restoration. Associated cover of vase with losses and detached finial.
Xiao Se (Chinese, b. 1970). Oil on canvas painting depicting two individuals in an interior scene with a blue and white porcelain vase falling in the background and a candle in the foreground. Signed along the verso.Sight; height: 23 1/4 in x width: 20 1/4 in. Framed; height: 25 1/2 in x width: 22 1/2 in.Condition: The painting is in good condition overall with no visible tears or major losses. There are scattered areas the paint began to crack, most noticeably to the upper left quadrant. There is a paint loss to the lower right corner against the frame. Along the extreme edges, there are a few areas with residue that does not affect the overall work. There is a spiral crack below the falling pottery. There is a network of minute paint losses below the candlestick. No sign of restoration under UV light. Very light wear to the frame.
Large Chinese Ming dynasty porcelain basin with blue and white underglaze decoration. The central ground filled with a profusion of lotus blossoms and constituent scrolling tendrils, surmounted by a thick ruyi head border with a lower border in an acanthus leaf design.Provenance: The collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton - Selections from The Marsh, Minnetonka, Minnesota.Height: 10 in x diameter: 23 in.Condition: In good condition, with no major cracks or losses, and no visible restorations. Light wear and scratches throughout, especially along the interior and footrim.
Group of twelve 19th century famille rose porcelain objects, likely made for the straits Chinese market in the manner of Peranakan wares. Including five plates and saucers, one cup, and six spoons. Each painted with floral and bird motifs.(Plates) Diameter ranges from 3 1/2 in to 10 in. (Spoons) Length ranges from 4 1/2 in to 5 in. (Cup) Height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in.Condition: Small chips and wear throughout the saucers and cup along both the top and foot rims. Light wear to the footrim of the larger plate; there are four felt tabs affixed to the footrim of the plate. Wear to the spoons including losses to the gilding throughout and a few small chips. Two spoons with possible restorations and yellowed overspray. One spoon with a large chip and crack extending from the chip. Some residual sticker adhesive/paper affixed to the undersides of several pieces.
Large group of 33 pieces of 19th century Chinese rose medallion porcelain. Including one jardiniere, two serving platters, two serving bowls, one small plate, five saucers, four teapots, one vase, one candlestick, one gravy boat, one mug, two round pots, one small saucers, five teacups, three creamers, one bowl, one tazza, and one tankard.Height ranges from 3/4 in to 8 1/4 in; width ranges from 2 3/4 in to 10 1/4 in; depth ranges from 3 in to 9 1/2 in.Condition: There is wear, losses to the gilding and painted decoration, and stickers affixed to the undersides of all pieces. General wear includes light scratches, wear to the footrims, and light accretions. Specific issues include: The large round plate with a small chip along the rim. The two-handled bowl has repairs to the handles. Two cups with holes drilled in the bottoms; mineral deposits along the interior. The candlestick with overspray and a small chip to the upper rim. Repairs to all three feet of the small tripod creamer. Crack and firing flaw along the rim of one of the small footed creamers. There is a repaired crack and overspray visible along the bottom of the other small footed creamer. Several small chips along the edge of the scalloped saucer. Marks have been scratched out from the underside of two of the hexagonal saucers. The other hexagonal saucer has two pieces that have been broken off and repaired; cracks visible and overspray. One of the small round saucers with a chip along the footrim. One of the small round saucers with several small fleabite chips along the top rim. Several repairs along the upper rim of the vase; visible under a direct light and under UV light. Discolored repair and crack to the rim of one of the handled mugs; the crack extends vertically from the chip to the bottom of the mug. There is a large crack and overspray to the larger handled mug; visible under a direct light and under UV light. There is a large crack to the bottom of the teapot with a woven handle. Possible repairs to the rim of the jardiniere.
Group of three Chinese PRC porcelain food containers decorated with famille rose enamels. From the People Republic of China period, each bearing an artists inscription to back.Height ranges from 3 in to 4 1/4 in; diameter ranges from 9 in to 9 1/2 in.Condition: There are no visible cracks or chips throughout the items, but there is wear throughout. There are minute firing and glazing flaws throughout all three. There are losses to the paint and gilding. There is an area of adhesive residue along the lid, near the filial. There are losses to the footrim on all three, especially the item shown at the top in the listing image. There is wear to the underneath of the footrim on all three and discoloration to two of the footrims, as shown in listing image. No signs of restoration under UV light.
Group of three 20th century Chinese porcelain objects. One famille rose medallion charger painted with auspicious symbols, flowers, and butterflies; marked "Made in China" along the underside. One mille fleur porcelain plate profusely painted with flowers; with an apocryphal four-character Qianlong mark along the underside. One famille verte small cup painted with scenes of figures in a landscape; with an apocryphal Chenghua mark along the underside.Height ranges from 1 3/4 in to 2 3/4 in; diameter ranges from 4 in to 14 1/2 in.Condition: The larger charger has no obvious chips, cracks or losses. Light wear throughout as expected from age and use. Minute firing flaws throughout. No visible signs of restoration under UV light. The smaller charger has no visible chips or losses, but there is a large crack through the center. There is restoration work where the crack meets the rim. Light wear throughout as expected from age and use. The cup has no obvious chips, cracks or losses. Light wear throughout as expected from age and use. No visible signs of restoration under UV light. The stands have light wear throughout as expected from age and use.
Chinese export famille verte porcelain teapot. Painted with a figure of a European lady sewing in a landscape.Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 8 in depth: 4 1/2 in.Condition: There are no major chips, losses or signs of restoration under UV light. There is a small crack along the inside of the handle, measuring approximately 3/4 inch. There is loss to the gilding as shown in the listing image. There is light fading to the coloration, particularly along the lid. There is a minute accretion along the lid, near the finial. There is a sticker and adhesive residue along the underside of the lid. There is light wear to the rim along the underside of the lid and the upper lid of the body. There is a sticker along the underside. Along the footrim is wear consistent with age and use.
Chinese famille verte porcelain teapot, 18th century. Decorated throughout with flowers in bands.Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 4 in.Condition: No signs of restoration under direct light and UV light. One brown accretion along the top of the handle. Some light wear throughout. Wear to the footrim. Residual adhesive affixed along the underside.
Chinese famille verte porcelain saucer decorated with a bird perched on a branch surrounded by blooming flowers, 18th-19th century.Diameter: 6 1/2 in.Condition: There are three chips along the rim, the largest measuring 1/2 inches. There is one crack extending from one of the chips measuring 2 inches in length. Light wear to the footrim. Some accretions throughout. There is a rectangular spot of residual adhesive along the underside of the plate. Small firing flaws throughout.
Chinese Guangxu yellow ground porcelain dish. Well decorated with fine famille rose enamels and iron red highlights, ca. 1890-1910. The reverse bears a red Guangxu stamped mark.Diameter: 9 1/4 in.Condition: There are no visible chips, cracks, losses, or restorations. There are a few minute firing and/or glazing flaws throughout. Light wear to the footrim. Some light accretions throughout.
Chinese export famille rose octagonal porcelain plate. With a central medallion depicting blooming flowers and scholar's rocks surrounded by a border of floral motifs.Diameter: 8 3/4 in.Condition: There are no visible cracks or signs of restoration. The colors are bright. There are minute firing flaws throughout. There a few small chips along the extreme edge. There are light scratches to painted areas, along the flowers. The footrim has wear consistent with age and use.
Chinese 20th century porcelain famille verte charger. Well decorated with famille verte enamels depicting dragons and phoenixes among flowers. With an apocryphal underglaze blue six character Kangxi mark along the underside.Diameter: 12 1/2 in.Condition: There are no major cracks, losses, or restorations when inspected under a direct light and UV light. The colors are bold, bright, and intact. There are six small chips along the top rim. There are numerous fleabite chips along the footrim. General wear to the footrim consistent with age.
Chinese Guangxu porcelain flambe vase, late 19th to early 20th century. With a strong purple glaze and attractive bulbous form. Drilled as a lamp.Height: 12 in x diameter: 9 in.Condition: The vase has been drilled; There is a hole in the bottom. There is crazing to the glaze throughout. There are a few minute firing flaws throughout. Some light wear to the footrim.
Chinese PRC (People's Republic of China) famille rose porcelain vase with an unusual green ground. Decorated with lovely blooming flowers and vines. While there was likely an overglaze red mark it is now lost due to drilling for lamping.Height: 9 1/4 in x diameter: 4 in.Condition: There are no major chips or visible signs of restoration under UV light. There are minute firing flaws throughout; in particular one along the neck, as shown in listing image. Light wear throughout as expected from age and use. There are a few areas where the coloration has faded from time. There is a hole along the underside, presumably drilled, measuring approximately 1 inch. There are a few hairline cracks extending from the hole.
An early Chinese flambe double gourd triple neck porcelain vase with a wooden base. With several labels including two Parke-Bernet labels. Also marked on bottom with the several collection labels. The auction was called Parke-Bernet prior to 1964 when it became Sotheby's Parke-Bernet (SPB) when it was acquired by Sotheby's.Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection - collected in China prior to 1985.Without stand; Height: 9 3/4 in x diameter: 6 in.Condition: There is a chip along the rim of one of the necks. Crazing to the glaze throughout. Wear to the footrim; the footrim appears to have been ground down, possibly original to production. Wear to the labels affixed to the underside. Light wear to the wooden base. There are five small stickers affixed to the base.
Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle. Painted with a scene of a goat herder in a landscape with a calm lake in the background. This bottle likely dates from the 20th century.Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection - collected in China prior to 1985.Height: 3 3/4 in x diameter: 1 1/4 in.Condition: There are no major cracks and no signs of restoration under UV light. There is light wear and minute firing flaws throughout. There is a small chip along the top of the bottle. There is an accretion along the metal rim around the lid. There is an adhesive accretion along the body just above a small sticker. There are two stickers along the underside. There is light wear to the footrim, consistent with age and use.
Chinese late 19th c. blue and white porcelain snuff bottle with iron red and yellow highlights. Depicting a group of figures with a horse in a landscape.Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection - collected in China prior to 1985.Height: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 1 1/4 in.Condition: No visible cracks, chips, or losses. No visible signs of restoration under UV light. There are signs of light wear throughout. There are minute scratches primarily along the top half of the bottle. There are accretions along the metal rim of the lid and along the body near the image of the horse. There is a small sticker along the body and the underside. The footrim has wear, consistent with age and use.
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