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Click here to subscribeA CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MINIATURE FOUR PANEL SCREEN REPUBLIC PERIOD Each panel set with a porcelain plaque painted with a scholar and a boy standing by a tree, one with a rock, contained in a wood frame with friezes of scrolling foliage, each plaque 9cm x 20cm, 58.8cm x 31.8cm. Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GU-SHAPED VASE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OR LATER The flared neck painted with birds and butterflies amidst flowering blossoms and bamboo sprays, the central band with ruyi-shaped scrolls, divided by incised anhua lines and borders, all above a band of stylised flames, 19.6cm. Cf. T Canepa and K Bulter, Leaping the Dragon Gate, The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain, p.536, no. IV.4a,b, for a similar gu-shaped vase, and with details regarding the dating of these vases.
SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS KANGXI AND LATER Comprising: three ovoid jars, a bottle vase, a miniature beaker vase, a stem cup and three pierced wood covers, variously decorated with a landscape scene, figures and floral designs, in underglaze blue and with later enamel decoration, 18.5cm. (9) Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.
FIVE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a surprise cup painted with ladies to the exterior, the interior containing an articulated figure of Shoulao holding a peach, a cup decorated with meandering grapevines with a four character Jiaqing mark to the base, together with three small cups painted with figures, 7cm max. (5)
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY Comprising: a yellow-ground famille rose bowl and cover decorated with roundels containing the characters wan shou wu jiang, a Guangxu mark to the base, a famille rose fluted teapot painted with scholars and attendants, and a blue and white waterpot with two scaly dragons, the base with a Yongzheng mark, together with a wood stand, 13cm max. (6) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: two turquoise figures of Han Zhongli and Tieguai Li, a blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, a blanc de Chine archaistic wine vessel, jue, a robin's egg glazed fluted water dropper, and a crackle glazed waterpot, together with three wood stands, 11cm max. (9) Provenance: a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.
TWENTY FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN SPOONS QING DYNASTY AND LATER Variously painted with figures, shou characters, birds, insects, floral and geometric designs, in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, 17.2cm max. (25) Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL PLATES 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY The borders decorated with crests of parrots, probably belonging to the arms of Lethieullier, and large floral sprays, the centres painted with traditional Chinese landscapes, 26cm. (2) Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.174, no.A6, for a pair of plates with the full Lethieullier armorials, which incorporate parrot crests. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
TWO CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES MID 18TH CENTURY One octagonal painted with the arms of Wood of Barnsley and Monk Bretton, with floral designs and parrots to the cavetto, the larger plate with the arms of Mills impaling Webber, 29.3cm and 23cm. (2) Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.552 , where a similar plate with the arms of Wood of Barnsley and Monk Bretton is illustrated, and dated to c.1760; p.325, where a similar plate with the arms of Mills impaling Webber is illustrated, and dated to c.1745.
THREE CHINESE ARMORIAL COFFEE CUPS AND A SUGAR BOWL MID 18TH CENTURY One cup decorated with the arms of Mathew quartering Van Leemput impaling Byam, another the arms of Langton, the third cup and the bowl with the arms of Ross of Balnagowan Castle, 11.8cm max. (4) Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp.287, 542, and D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain II, p.246, where items from these services are detailed.
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE ARMORIAL BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS C.1765. Each with a slightly flattened body painted with the arms of Bonham impaling Richardson, with vignettes of flowers, leaves and butterflies, flanked by a pair of beast mask ring handles to the waisted necks, the covers similarly decorated, surmounted by Buddhist lion finials, 44.5cm overall. (4) Provenance: Sir Samuel George Bonham Bt KCB, Governor of the Straits Settlements and the third Governor of Hong Kong, 1803-1859. Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.617, where a jar with the same coat of arms is illustrated, and dated to 1765.
THREE CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY One decorated with the arms of Newland impaling Hutchinson, another with the arms of Lyell impaling Darley, the third a pudding plate painted with the arms of Talbot, 22.5cm max. (3) Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp.268, 214, 200, where items from these services are detailed.
TWO CHINESE QIANJIANG STYLE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN PLAQUES LATE QING DYNASTY One painted with figures enjoying an ocean view from a terrace in a mountainous landscape, dated in xin si year, signed Wang Shaoxiang, the other depicting a monkey swinging from a pine tree, with an illegible seal mark, each mounted in a reticulated wood frame, 36.2cm x 24.2cm, 36cm x 23.5cm, the frame 54.8cm x 42cm, 53.8cm x 41.8cm. (2)PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Depicting a rocky river landscape, with pavilions and figures, inscribed with a short text describing the scene, the seal mark reads Yanzhou Ci Chang, dated ding yi year, mounted in a circular wood frame, 23.7cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Two vintage 20th century Republic Period Chinese oriental eggshell porcelain china bowls to include a large bowl hand painted with a Chinese dragon roundel scene to the interior and rural landscape scenes with pagoda to interior and body. Together with a smaller tea bowl with scalloped edge and butterflies hand painted in a Cantonese colourway. Measures 23cm in diameter. Both with makers mark to base & in original presentation boxes. Good condition.
A collection of 20th centruy Chinese porcelain to include famille rose bowls and dishes, hand painted jar and cover, a pair of blue and white pillows / headrests, a Yixing red clay pot, a Chinese republic vase and cat and a 19th century tea bowl. The majority of pieces having stamps to base. Measures 21cm tall. Overall good condition.
The Nanking Cargo - Two pieces of 18th century Nanking Cargo Chinese blue and white porcelain. Two include a tea bowl and a shallow dish, both hand painted with pagoda scenes. Salvaged from the 'The Geldermalsen' shipwreck belonging to the Dutch East India Company. Christies stickers to the base of each. All held in boxes. Good condition commensurate with age.
A RARE TIBETAN-STYLE GILT AND BLACK LACQUER EWER AND COVER, DUOMUHU 18TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical body set with a slender spout to one side, with four raised bands and mounts suspending chains to form the handle, decorated in gold lacquer on a black ground with many roundels formed as blossoming branches, the flowers including orchids, chrysanthemums, lotus and prunus, the cover surmounted by a finial shaped as a crouching lion dog, 47.7cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020). Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. This form of ewer is known in Chinese as a duomuhu and it is derived from the Tibetan bey lep. Bey lep literally translates as 'container for butter', but these vessels were also used to store milk, wine and milk tea in Lamaist monasteries. The shape is believed to have first appeared in China during the Yuan dynasty and, after little use in the Ming dynasty, was revived under the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) during the Qing dynasty. His interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism led to the resurgence of the duomuhu form, notably in metalwork and porcelain. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, p.182, no.135 for a comparable gold and purple lacquer duomuhu in the Qing Court Collection; see also pp.152-153, no.111 for a Qianlong period twin-dish decorated with comparable floral medallions in gold on a black lacquer ground
PLEASE NOTE HIS LOT IS NOW TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. A CHINESE QINGBAI OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY The faceted body applied with a curving spout and a double-strap handle, surmounted by an eight-petalled flower and bud form finial, covered with a very pale translucent greyish-green glaze, 19.6cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey, UK; sold on behalf of Parkinson's UK. Cf. S Pierson, Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, A Barnes,'Catalogue Entries', p.114, no.58, for another ewer of this design.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND FAMILLE ROSE 'FIGURAL' BOWL REPUBLIC PERIOD The exterior painted with three medallions, each containing a solitary figure enjoying daily life, reserved on a ground of blue geometric pattern, all within gilt lines encircling the base and the flaring mouth rim, the base with a four character mark reads Ju Ren Tang zhi, 10.3cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol, purchased from Wain Antiques, Tetbury on 24th May 1988, a copy of the invoice is available. Illustrated: P Wain, Heavenly Pieces, An Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain of the Early 20th Century, p.17, no.17. Ju Ren Tang zhi can be translated as 'The Hall where Benevolence Resides'.
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY The compressed globular body rising from a straight foot to a slightly tapering cylindrical neck to an everted rim, covered overall with an even glaze of sea-green tone, 23.8cm. Cf. The Complete Collection of the Treasure of Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), no.99 for a Longquan vase of a related shape.
A PAIR OF CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SAUCER DISHES SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Each painted and incised with a green and an aubergine five-clawed dragon encircling a flaming pearl, amidst stylised clouds and flames, the reverse with grapes and leaves, 13cm. (2) Provenance: formerly in the collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956), who lived and worked in Beijing from the 1920s for the Bank of Indochina where he finished as Chairman. The family left Beijing in 1946 to move back to France, where they settled in Normandy. Most of the Chinese porcelain in the family collection was left in wooden trunks in the basement of their chateau from 1946 until Christmas 2015, when his granddaughter who inherited the home decided to finally open them.
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND 'LANTERNS' MEDALLION BOWLS SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1821-50 The sides painted with four roundels containing vases with 'Lanterns of Abundance', and elegant grouping of antiques and auspicious objects, each roundel divided by lotus blossoms on leafy stems, all reserved on a ruby sgraffiato ground, the interiors decorated in shaded tones of cobalt blue with stylised central medallions, encircled by large lanterns with suspending tassels to the cavettos, 14.8cm. (2) Provenance: sold on behalf of an English deceased estate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p.244, no.216, for a bowl of this design. In Chinese culture, lantern decorations are typically associated with festivals and auspicious occasions, such as weddings. Ears of grain accompanied by a lantern represents wugu fengdeng and is a wish for a bumper harvest of the five grains. The symbol of an elephant carrying a vase is a pun on taiping youxuang and signifies peace, stability and happiness.
A VERY RARE CHINESE WUCAI DRAGON BOWL SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1525-66 The exterior enamelled in aubergine, yellow, green, black and red with two sketchily drawn dragons amidst flames above green breaking waves and blue rockwork, the interior with a dragon roundel and with a band of flowers and foliage to the rim, the base with a three drill hole collector's or inventory mark, 17.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820-1898), and thence by descent. Admiral Coote enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833. He was made Commander of HMS Volcano from 1845, HMS Victory from 1860, HMS Gibraltar from 1864 and HMS Arethusa from 1867. In 1874 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Queenstown and served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1878-1881. Cf. R Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Volume four (I), pp.166-167, for a related Jiajing marked square bowl also decorated in wucai with aubergine dragons and red and yellow scrolls; see also the Shanghai Museum and the British Museum for further comparisons with bowls. The three drilled holes to the base is a practice that appears to have been common in Islamic countries. The pattern of three dots drilled in the shape of a triangle is found on 54 Ming porcelain pieces in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul. The exact meaning of the holes remain unclear, although they appear to be collectors' or inventory marks. Cf. R Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Musuem Istanbul, I, pp125-138, where non-Chinese marks and inscriptions are discussed in detail by Nurdan Erbahar.
A FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' JAR AND COVER SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The ovoid body rising to a rounded shoulder and a short straight neck, painted in rich tones of green enamel with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst wispy clouds and flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, beneath a border of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang around the shoulder and a band of lotus lappets encircling the base, the flat cover decorated with a writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl above a ruyi-head border, with a paper label inscribed: 'Green & white jar; from Peking Oct.6 1879. Arrived Shales and unpacked Dec. 12. 1879. very good.' Together with a wood stand, 20.5cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820-1898), and thence by descent. Admiral Coote enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833. He was made Commander of HMS Volcano from 1845, HMS Victory from 1860, HMS Gibraltar from 1864 and HMS Arethusa from 1867. In 1874 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Queenstown and served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1878-1881. Cf. Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, p.156, pl.114, for a green-enamelled jar of this design.
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