A Chinese blue and white panelled seven-fold low screen, late 19th/early 20th century, the panels painted with court scenes, immortals and auspicious objects, some of the porcelain panels inscribed, softwood frame, total height 83cm, total width 115cm, some cracked panels***CONDITION REPORT***First section – has two small cracked panels, second section has one broken and poorly reglued panel at the bottom, section 3 has a crack across the largest panel on the corner and a messily glued bottom panel, section 4 has cracks to 2 panels one with a chip also, section 5 has a crack across the largest panel and a crack to the bottom panel, section 6 has a crack to the bottom panel and section 7 has a crack to the bottom panel which has been messily glued. The wood frame has some splits, small losses and possibly revarnished at some point. Later hingesPLEASE 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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A Chinese blue and white wall plaque, late 19th century, painted with two birds perched in a peony tree, the porcelain plaque approximately 29.5cm x 24.5cm, in a pierced ‘vineous’ hongmu frame, 44.5cm x 39.5cm***CONDITION REPORT***The porcelain plaque has typical minor glazed imperfections otherwise in good condition, the curved wood frame has some occasional minor age splits and some shrinkage so is a little loose fitting in places.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.
A Chinese enamelled porcelain ‘cong’ vase, mid 20th century, Jingdezhen mark, finely painted with mountainous river landscapes, mark ‘Jingdezhen China made’, 24.2cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Typical minor glazed imperfections, in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks 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.
A Chinese enamelled porcelain ingot-shaped cup stand, Daoguang seal mark and of the period (1821-50), painted with butterflies amid flowers on a fawn ground, iron-red six character seal mark to base, 13.1cm long, 4.5cm high, wood stand***CONDITION REPORT***Some wear to the gilding on the rim and to the enamel ground in the well of the dish, otherwise in good condition with no chips, cracks or restoration 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.
A rare Chinese blue and white ‘eighteen luohan’ censer, Kangxi period, inscribed dedication and cyclical date for 1709, of bombé form, surrounded by expressive figures of the eighteen luohan, flanking an arched reserve inscribed ‘Kangxi 47th year, given to san xianggong by Hebao QingJi who belongs to Xia religion’, 23cm diameter, 14.4cm high, carved hongmu stand, cracks to basecf. Christie’s, New York, An era of inspiration: 17th century Chinese porcelains from the collection of Julia and John Curtis, 16 March 2015, lot number 3574, for a Kangxi blue and white cylindrical censer featuring a rare ‘eighteen luohan’ design featuring smaller scale figures in a landscape.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels, lots 137 to 163, has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This censer might be part of item 388 on the 1948 inventory incorrectly described as ‘3 Chinese Blue and White Cylinder pen holders on carved wood stand Kang Hsi 6” high’. In some old English reference books Chinese censers were often incorrectly described as pen or brush holders.See the attached photo taken around 1982, showing the ‘eighteen luohan’ censer on display in the Entrance Hall of the Chipping Campden residence.The censer has a crack extending from midway on the body curving across next to the foot and up to midway on the body at the inscribed dedication. There is also a firing crack to the inside edge of the foot which is not visible on the interior, typical minor glaze imperfections all over, some slight caramelisation and staining to the glaze to the underside of the censer. The wood stand is slightly misshapen and has a few fine age cracksPLEASE 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘birds and rockwork’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with three birds in flight and another perched on rockwork amid flowers and insects, double circle to base, 18cm high, hongmu ‘lotus’ cover and ‘Shou medallion’ stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This jar is item 174 on the 1948 inventory.The jar has some scuffs and scratches to the glaze on the exterior, an overglazed firing crack on the shoulder, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood stand and cover have a few tiny minor chip losses.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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘eight immortals’ censer, Kangxi period, of bombe form, painted with a continuous scene of the eight immortals in a rock work garden setting, the border above decorated with ribbon tied auspicious objects, double circle to base, 22cm diameter, 14cm high, hongmu stand, rim chip***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.There is a chip to the rim above the figure of Lu Dongbin measuring 15mm x 7mm with an associated short 12mm hairline crack. Typical minor place imperfections and some minor scratching to the glaze on the interior and exterior. Otherwise in good condition with no restoration detected. Wood stand 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘Antiques’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with four shaped reserves of antique vessels or objects on a plum blossom and cracked ice ground, 21.5cm high, wood stand and pierced cover***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Originally item 33, a pair of ‘ginger jars’, on the 1948 inventory but only this one jar has survived.There are four star shaped hairline cracks to the interior glazed of the jar which do not appear on the exterior, some grubbiness to the unglazed rim and foot, some scratching and scuffing to the glaze, otherwise in good condition, with no restoration or chips detected. Split and chip to wood cover.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.
A Chinese Longquan celadon dish, Yuan-Ming dynasty, 13th/14th century, covered in a pale sea green crackle glaze, carved with foliage to the centre within a carved band of keywork scrolls, the broad rim with barbs, burnt orange ring to the base, 38.7cm diameter, some faults***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This dish is item no. 322 on the 1948 inventory.There is a fine crackle to the glaze all over, some wear and scratching to the glaze on the interior and on the underside, There is a 15mm x 7mm chip under the rim and a short 17mm hairline crack to the underside of the rim only. 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.
A large Chinese ‘nine peach’ enamelled porcelain dish, Qianlong seal mark but 19th century, painted to the front with six peaches on blossoming branches, with two bats in flight to the centre, the reverse with three peaches on blossoming branches and two further bats to the border, apocryphal Qianlong iron red seal mark to base, 40.2cm diameter, wood stand, broken in half and restored***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This dish is Item 387 on 1948 inventory.The dish has been broken in half and restored with some re-spraying across the centre which has discoloured on the underside in the centre, 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.
A Chinese Ming Longquan celadon bowl, 15th century, the interior moulded to the centre with a flower in a circle, the exterior plain, the base with burnt orange ring, 24.2cm diameter, 10.4cm high, hongmu stand, glaze scratched***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Heavy scratching and scuffing to the glaze on the interior and to a lesser degree on the exterior, typical minor glaze imperfections, still has a good ring to it otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. Wood stand slightly misshapen.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.
A pair of Chinese famille noire square bowls, late 19th century, painted to each side with panels of flowers and rockwork including a lotus pond, between diaper borders, on a circular foot, underglaze blue double circle to base, 23.5cm wide, original carved hongmu scrollwork stands, 19.5cm wide, one bowl broken and glued, both stands glued***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.One of the bowls has been broken into three sections with some messy re-gluing around the area and some all evidence of old rivet repair is now removed but still showing the pinholes, the second bowl with a small splinter to chip to the glaze on the edge of the rim. Both wood stands are complete but have been messily re-glued at the joints.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.
A large Chinese flambé-glazed bottle vase, tianqiuping, 18th/19th century, covered in a thick purple, violet, copper red and black streaked crackle glaze, 39.5cm high, wood stand, star crack to base***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This vase is item 30 on the 1948 inventory.There are two areas of splinter chips to the edge of the unglazed foot, one with an associated star crack extending across the base but not up the side of the vase, otherwise in good condition with no restoration 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.
Two large Chinese flambé glazed bottle vases, 18th century, each covered in a purple streaked crimson red crackle-glaze, with mushroom coloured glaze to the rim and interior of the neck, black ink inscription to the unglazed base, 35.8 and 34cm high, occasional tiny glaze flakescf. a similarly shaped flambé vase in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession no. C.405-1910, dated to the Qianlong period.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The slightly larger of the two vases has some tiny splinter glaze losses around the shoulder and the edge of the foot. The slightly smaller vase has a few small splinter loss to the glaze, and a few small splinter losses on the inside of the unglazed foot, otherwise both in good condition with no restoration or cracks 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘Daoist immortals’ yen-yen vase, Kangxi period, the trumpet shaped neck painted with the Sanxing (three star gods); Fu, Lu and Shou and attendants, the baluster shaped body with four versions of Liu Hai dancing by the three legged toad, 46cm high,cf. a similar Kangxi blue and white yen-yen vase from the Franks collection in the British Museum painted with Daoist immortals, accession No. Franks.277.+. glaze losses to rim and edge of foot***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The rim has several small areas of abrasion and glaze loss, the base has fritting and glaze losses around the edge, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks 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.
A tall Chinese blue and white ‘pheasants and rocks’ beaker vase, gu, Kangxi period, painted with pheasants and other birds amid rocks, plum blossom and other flowers, between zig-zag banded borders, 43.5cm high, minor faults***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 312 on 1948 inventory.The vase has some over glazed firing cracks and glaze losses to the interior only. The edge of the foot has a 18mm x 10mm splinter chip and a smaller 6mm x 4mm glaze chip, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, or cracks 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘plum blossom’ jardiniere, 19th century, painted with plum blossom on gnarled branches, between line borders, unglazed base, 36.8cm diameter, 31.5cm high, wood stand, scratching to glaze***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Typical minor glaze imperfections, in good condition with only slight scratching to the glaze, no restoration, chips or cracks 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.
A large Chinese cinnabar lacquer ‘pheasant and peony’ jardiniere, 19th century, elaborately carved in relief with pheasants amid peonies on a bronze or brass body, 34cm diameter, 27cm high, losses and numerous loose sections***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.There are losses to the carved lacquer on the exterior and a number of the sections are loose slightly loose when pressed, some cracks to sections with evidence of pieces having been re-glued back in position, 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘court scene’ dish, Kangxi period, painted with a court official and attendant in a garden setting, the brocade pattern border interspersed by six flower reserves, the underside painted with river landscape scenes surrounding an apocryphal six character Chenghua mark within a double circle, 32cm diameter, two rim cracks and small splinter chips***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Fritting and numerous small glaze losses to the rim, a long shallow splinter chip to the rim at the 4 o’clock position with two hairline cracks each side of this, four small splinter chips on the underside of the edge.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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘deer and crane’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of three deer and three cranes in a rocky river landscape with pine trees, 21cm high, matching wood cover and stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 317 on 1948 inventory.Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze. A small indentation in manufacture on the inside of the rim, hairline crack to unglazed rim, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood Cover and stand have some age 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.
A good Chinese Transitional blue and white ‘qilin and phoenix’ jar and cover, lianzi guan, Chongzhen period (1627-1644), finely painted with a phoenix in flight and a seated qilin with flaming pearl, in a garden landscape with banana plantains, a fence with blurry dot panels, rockwork and flowers, between incised bands of flowers and scrolls and waves, the neck painted with leaf lappets, the domed cover painted with a rabbit gazing at the moon amid rockwork and flowers within an incised floral band matching the jar, on a circular foot, 28.3cm high, the neck 14cm diameter, hongmu stand,cf. Teresa Canepa and Katharine Butler, Leaping the Dragon Gate,The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain for examples of decoration typical of the Chongzhen period which they describe as ‘High Transitional’. These include banana plantains, V-shaped patches of grass, rice-clusters by layered rocks incorporating dotted lines or washes in shades of blue and Chunye dian (chun tree) leaves which can all be seen on this jar and cover. chips to inner flange of cover***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.There are two small chips to the inner flange of the cover. There is some scratching and wear to the glaze in areas, some abrasion to the inner edge of the unglazed rim and an overglazed firing crack to the interior base of the jar not visible on the underside, in good condition with no restoration or cracks 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.
A large Samson famille verte ‘lotus’ fishbowl, in Kangxi style, 19th century, the robustly potted U-shaped vessel painted in vibrant enamel colours with egrets amid giant lotus leaves and flowers, below a repeating ruyi-head border, unglazed base and rim, 31.5cm high, 38cm diameter, hongmu stand,cf. a similar Chinese fishbowl of the same design sold by Sotheby's, New York, Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II, 19 Mar 2019, Lot 316.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The unglazed rim and base grubby, with some abrasion around the edge, some wear to the gilding and enamels in places, 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.
A pair of Chinese green glazed models of parrots, Kangxi period, each perched on a tree bough with plum blossom, remnants of cold painted painting to the beaks and feet, 20.5cm high, hairline cracks to one tail feather***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 417 on 1948 inventory.Both parrots with wear to the cold painted decoration on their beaks and feet. One of the figures has a few hairline cracks extending across its tail feathers which are visible on the base below. Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze, 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.
A Chinese blue and white ‘birds and blossom’ baluster vase, Kangxi period, painted with a continuous scene of birds amid flowers, blossoming trees and rockwork, double circle to base, 33cm high, hongmu wood stand and remnants of a wood cover***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze, some slight browning to the glaze around the edge of the base, some grubbiness to the unglazed rim and foot, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks 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.
A Chinese parcel-gilt and silver inlaid bronze tripod censer, Yunjian Hu Wenming mark, 16th/17th century, the cylindrical body cast and chased in relief with lotus, peonies, chrysanthemums, narcissus and lingzhi fungus highlighted in gilt, on a diaper ground, between a pair of silver inlaid keywork bands, on three cast and shaped feet, with fold over rim, incised six character mark ‘Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi’ to the base, 10.7cm wide, 8.9cm high,cf. two parcel-gilt tripod censers similarly decorated with flower sprays reserved on a diaper ground: one of similar size with the same maker's mark, but in raised rather than engraved characters, illustrated in Documentary Chinese Works of Art: In Scholars' Taste, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1983, pp. 224-5, no. 157; and the second of broader diameter (4 5/8 in.), with the same engraved maker's mark illustrated in The Literati Mode, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1986, p. 290, no. 144, where the censer is dated Wanli period, circa 1600. Another example also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 2006.310. small dents and three rim splits***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The vessel is is slightly misshapen with three splits to the edge of the rim viewed from above, a few occasional dents around the base and a small loss to the silver inlay, one of the feet is slightly bent inward, 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.
A large Chinese gold-splashed bronze tripod censer, ding, Kangxi period, the gold-splashed decoration and olive-brown patina well preserved, the rim surmounted by a pair of high looped handles, above a shape body on three stump feet, the base with apocryphal four character Xuande mark in elongated seal script, 19cm diameter, 14.8cm high.cf. a gold-splashed bronze tripod censer sold by Sotheby’s, London, Chinese Art sale, 15 June 2020, lot 42, dated to the Kangxi period with the same style of elongated seal script mark.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.See the attached photo taken around 1982, showing the bronze censer on display in an alcove in the Dining Room of the Chipping Campden residence.With olive-brown patina and some grubbiness to the gold splashed decoration, wear to the base of the feet consistent with age and use, in good condition with no damage 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.
A Chinese bronze censer, gui, 18th century, with olive-brown patina, cast with a pair of lion-mask handles, the baluster-shaped body above a circular foot, 14.5cm diameter, 8.3cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Some water residue to the interior, occasional minute nicks to the edge of the rim, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or damage 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.
A Chinese bronze censer, gui, small seal script private mark, 17th/18th century, the heavy baluster-shaped body cast in relief with a pair of lion mask handles, on a tapering circular foot, olive-brown patina, six character small seal script ‘Great Ming…’ private mark to base, 17.5cm wide handle to handle, rim 14cm diameter, 9.2cm high, casting faults to interior***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.There is some pitting to the casting on the interior of the vessel, a few nicks and indentations to the edge, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or damage 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.
A Chinese Transitional blue and white ‘hare gazing at the moon’ cover, Chongzhen period (1627-1644), 13.2cm diameter, inner flange 12cm diameter, rivet repair***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The cover has been broken in half and rivet repaired with some old glue around the area some staining to the crack and some chip losses to the inner flange.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.
A large Chinese Ming carved Longquan celadon deep bowl, first half 15th century, heavily potted, the interior indistinctly carved to the centre with a peony, within a wide border of incised peony scrolls to the cavetto, the exterior carved with peony scrolls, between a band of running leaves and a lower register of leaf lappets, burnt orange ring to base, 33cm diameter, 15.5cm high, hongmu stand, scratches to glaze***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This bowl is Item no. 354 on the 1948 inventory.Some tiny unglazed patches and other glaze imperfections in manufacture, some heavy scratching to the glaze to the interior of the at the centre and some other scuffs and scratches to the exterior, some grubbiness to the interior, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood stand is slightly misshapen.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.
A Chinese celadon glazed vase, hu, Qianlong seal mark and probably of the period (1736-1795), the neck carved with a band of ‘leiwen’ and applied with a pair of mythical beast mask handles, the base carved with chrysanthemum petals, brown glaze dressing to foot in imitation of Song dynasty celadon wares, underglaze blue six character seal mark ‘Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi’, 27cm high, 23.5cm diameter, hongmu stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Some occasional scratching and scuffing to the glaze, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood stand has a few age cracks 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.
A Minton porcelain Chinoiserie set of six egg cups and stand, 19th century, decorated with scrolling vine motifs and stamped with pseudo Chinese mark to underside, the stand 11cm high, each egg cup 4.4cm diameter; together with a large Ridgway comport with twin handles, the interior with green ground with openwork lozenge motif, decorated with a bouquet of flowers to the centre, the exterior and handles with moulded flower motifs, approximately 19cm high, and a large Copeland Spode floral decorated twin handled jardinière, retailed by Heals, printed factory and retailer marks to underside, approx. 25cm high, 25cm diameter (9)
A group of eleven Chinese porcelain tea bowls with ten saucers, Republic period, early 20th century, of orange ground and painted in polychrome enamels with motifs of flowers and vases, each with a red character mark to underside, the bowls 10cm diameter, the saucers 9cm diameter; together with a group of ten Chinese green embroidered coasters designed as pentagonal flowerheads, each with pairs of figures to the centre, each approx. 11cm diameter (lot)
Eight Chinese Porcelain Bowls and a Dish (18th Century and later) to Include: Song style bowl with moulded detail, 15.8 cm diam.; Wucai bowl with six character Yongzheng mark underneath, 14.3 cm diam; together with seven 18th and 19th century famille rose and imari punch bowls and a dish (9)
A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl and Teapot to Include: Early 20th century bowl with four character Xuantong mark underneath and central four-claw dragon design inside, 20.3 cm diam; together with a 19th century export teapot (no cover) with moulded detail to handle and spout, height approx. 11.5 cm (2)
Collection of Nine Chinese Porcelain Items to Include: Lobed blue and white dish with figural scene and six character Kangxi mark underneath, 34.3 cm diam; Two blue and white bowls with 'double-fish' and other Kangxi marks; Large 18th century blue and white porcelain charger with iron red details, 38 cm diam; together with other bowls and platters (9)
Eleven Chinese 18th/19th century and later blue and white porcelain jars, pots and vases to include: three crackle glazed vases with covers, tallest: 39.5 cm; two baluster vases with four and six character Kangxi marks underneath; crackle glazed brushpot; two brushpots (one with cover) both with four character Kangxi marks; double-happiness jar with cover; Imari mug (missing handle); and a Victorian type vase with metal base, handle and spout (12)
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK PORCELAIN BOWL LATE MING DYNASTY CHONGZHEN PERIOD (1627-1644), The interior painted with a central circular panel depicting three men rowing on the lake, within a segmented border filled with flowers. Further painted scenes of a man instructing a boy.Raised on a (later) rosewood stand Bowl36cm x 16cmOne crack running through the right hand side of the bowl. Well repaired (old repair) with rivets.**Please note this lot will be available for collection at an offsite location near Wimbledon at KT2 7AL**
A CHINESE QING DYNASTY TABLE SCREEN WITH FAMILLE VERTE PAINTED PORCELAIN PANELS DEPICTING BATTLE SCENES, Late 19th Century, the screen probably Huali wood. The panels painted in the famille verte palette, depicting riders on horse back in battle. Good condition, one panel cracked bottom left. Screen 47cm in height. Each porcelain panel 19cm x 12cm
A Chinese celadon glazed tripod brushpot, 19th century Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items.
A Chinese blue and white garlic neck bottle, Kangxi period, 16cm, neck cut down Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items.
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