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Lot 81
Pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain large mirror matched ginger jars and covers decorated with birds, flowers and foliage. Double circle marks to bases Qing dynasty. 25cm high approximately. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Damage to the lip of one of the jars. Otherwise no obvious damage to other items.Diameter is 22cm approx at widest point.
Lot 82
Chinese porcelain vase decorated with four polychrome Immortal figures and gilt roundles amid stylist gilt clouds, all on a coral red ground. Turquoise enamel on base and inside mouth, with hand drawn six character Qianlong Zhuanshu seal-script mark to the base in iron red enamel. Probably late Qing/ Chinese Republic period. 28cm high approximately. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Some minor gilt wear in places, good clear seal mark. Small chip to underside of vase at top. Otherwise appearing ok.
Lot 87
A late 19th/early 20th century collection of Chinese Canton famille rose enamelled porcelain items to include three plates, three bowls, and three tea bowls, the bowls of varying size. (9) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Chip on the large bowl, 24 cm Diameter one of the small plates - has 2 small nicks to rim , one cup is cracked. Other items no obvious damage.Dimensions:Small plates 20cmLarge plate 22cm small bowls 14cmcups 9.5cm (All Approx)
Lot 1585
NANKING CARGO; a Chinese blue and white Export ware tea bowl and saucer decorated with stylised landscapes with Cafe au Lait ground to the rims, bears lot label for Christies, lot 5623, together with a Meissen blue and white porcelain 'Onion' pattern dish, diameter 20cm (3).Additional InformationLight wear, scratches, surface wear to each.
Lot 160
A Chinese porcelain bottle with Qajar enamel mounts China and Persia, 18th and 19th Centurythe porcelain body of piriform on a splayed foot, decorated in red enamel and gilt on a powder blue ground with roundels of floral interlace interspersed by foliate sprays, the copper neck decorated in gilt and blue and white enamel with medallions filled with floral interlace surrounded by an ogee lattice, five bands of inlaid turquoise beads, in fitted box 35 cm. highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 2
A fine double-page illuminated frontispiece, consisting of the opening to the Guy va chawgan, The Ball and the Polo Stick (also known as Hal-nameh, Book of Ecstasy), by Mahmud ibn Muhammad 'Arifi Heravi (d. AH 853/AD 1449-50) Persia, circa 1500Persian manuscript on paper, each leaf with five lines of text in nasta'liq script in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, text in stylised kufic script in white within illuminated cartouches above and below main text panel, ruled inner margins in colours and gold, profuse illumination in colours and gold flanking text panel and in outer margins, seal impression in upper border of right-hand leaf, in mount, framed each leaf 195 x 120 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948).Sotheby's, Extremely Fine Persian and Moghul Miniatures, Oriental Manuscripts, etc., The Property of the Late Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bt., 7th February 1949, lot 13.Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008), until the late 1960s.Milo Cleveland Beach: acquired from Welch in the late 1960s, until the present.ExhibitedWilliams College Museum of Art (temporary loan, label on backboard).M. C. Beach taught at Williams College between 1969 and 1984, and the piece was loaned to the College for teaching purposes and not for a particular exhibition.The seal impression reads: 'His [God's] hoping servant, Sultan Mas'ud, AH 1259/AD 1843-44'. (This does not refer to Sultan Mas'ud Mirza, later titled Zill al-Sultan, and a son of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, born in 1850.The text, Guy va Chawgan, or Hal-nameh, is a mystical poem by 'Arifi (d. circa 1449), which hinges on the metaphor of the polo ball and the mallet of the rider as a representation of the lover's yearning for and being spurned by the beloved.For a manuscript of 14 leaves consisting of selections from the Guy va Chawgan, copied by Muhammad Husain al-Husaini, dated AH 965/AD 1557-58, see Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8th April 2008, lot 205.There are various handwritten notes on the backboard of the frame. The note at the upper left was written by M. C. Beach, as were the comparisons at lower right. The remainder, including the sketch, are by Cary Welch.Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948)Sir Bernard Eckstein was a connoisseur and collector of wide interests, whose family wealth derived from Sudanese cotton and mining interests in South Africa. He became a director of various companies involved in these areas. He bought widely and was able to donate works of art to various institutions, such as the National Gallery, London, and Persian drawings and miniatures to the British Museum, the acquisition of which were said to have 'undoubtedly immensely increased [the national collection's] importance and interest'. These bequests scarcely dented his extensive collections, which were auctioned (mainly by Sotheby's) in a series of sales during 1948 and the two following years: paintings (8 December 1948), Chinese jade and hardstone carvings (9 December), books (24 January 1949), autograph letters and documents (25 January), Persian and Mughal miniatures (7 February), silver (10 February), clocks, furniture and tapestries (25 February), English pottery and porcelain (29 March) – by which time the Eckstein collections had realised £196,000 - equivalent to a present day value of some £6,300,000.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 111
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain,20th century, comprising: two vases and covers, of baluster form, painted with landscape scenes, a four-character Kangxi mark to base, 31cm high, another two, painted with blossoming prunus branches against a blue ground, 27.5cm approximately, and a jar and cover, similarly decorated, 20cm high (10)Condition report: Landscape vases - both associated covers fully restored, vases with chips in various locations, cracks to rims.Jar and cover - cover not matching.Blossoming prunus vases - one with chip and hairline cracks to rim, the other vase with surface scratches.
Lot 112
A collection of Chinese qianjiang enamelled porcelain, 20th century, comprising: a water-pot, of compressed globular form, painted with birds amongst flowers with an inscription to the reverse, signature and seal of Liu Yucen, 8.2cm high, another, of ovoid form, painted with a grasshopper amongst flowers, inscription to the reverse, 7cm high, a brush lick, of circular form, painted with grasshoppers amongst foliage, signature and seal of Liu Yucen, 10cm diameter, a vase and an associated cover, of baluster form, painted with ladies in a garden with an inscription to the reverse, 13cm high, and a teapot, of square tapering form, painted with a lady in a garden in shaped panels, inscribed 17cm high (7)Condition report: Water-pot, larger - No obvious faults.Ovoid water-pot - Minute chip to the rim, surface scratches.Brush lick - surface scratches throughout.Baluster vase - star crack to the base, enamel losses and surface scratches, cover not matching, chips to the rims and with a star crack.Teapot - a long crack from rim to body, handle restored, gilt losses and surface scratches, cover chipped.
Lot 114
A collection of Chinese copper-red decorated porcelain,20th century, comprising: a ewer, painted with flowers, 15.8cm high, a vase, of ovoid form on a circular foot, painted with blossoming peony branches amongst rocks, 23cm high, a vase, of compressed globular form on a circular foot, covered in the copper-red glaze, six-character Jiajing mark to base, 20cm high, and another, of baluster form on an everted circular foot, covered in a copper-red glaze with streaks of green, 23.3cm high (4)Condition report: Ewer - surface scratches.Peony vase - restoredRed vase - base reattached, glaze losses to mouth.Vase with streaks of green - glaze crackled, foot rim chipped
Lot 115
A collection of Chinese famille rose porcelain,18th century, comprising: a large mug, of cylindrical form, painted with figures, landscapes or flowers within shaped panels, 14cm high, a teapot and cover, of globular form, painted with ladies and a boy in a garden, 17cm high, and another, similarly decorated, 14.5cm high (5)Condition report: All fully restored.
Lot 119
A collection of Chinese porcelain boxes,20th century, comprising: one famille rose, of domed form, painted with a cockerel, hen and chicks amongst peonies and rocks, the sides with fruiting peach, pomegranate and lychee branches, six-character Qianlong mark to base, 17cm diameter, one blue and white, painted with a landscape scene, 14.1cm diameter, and a stacking box, of square form, painted with landscape scenes or inscriptions within shaped panels, the cover similarly decorated, four-character Qianlong mark to base, 22cm high (10)Condition report: Famille rose box and cover - Gilt losses and surface scratches.Blue and white box and cover - box rim chipped.Stacking boxes - gilt losses.
Lot 120
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain,18th-19th century, comprising: a teapot and cover, of cylindrical form, painted with a monogrammed crest, with a loop handle consisting of two intertwined stems with flowers at the points of attachment, the knop in the form of lychee, 24.5cm long, two mugs, of cylindrical form, painted with a landscape, 11.2cm and 11.3cm high, and a sauceboat, of lobed form, decorated with sprigs of flowers, 22.5cm long (5)Condition report: Teapot - handle and spout restored, chip to cover rim, gilt and enamel losses, metal strainer attached to the inside, the cover and rim of teapot drilled for suspension.Mugs - both fully restored.Sauceboat - chips to rim and spout, hairline cracks to rim, handle with glaze loss and chips.
Lot 131
A collection of Chinese porcelain,20th century, comprising: a candlestick, with a bell-shaped base rising to a knobbed section supporting a dished tray with an everted rim, surmounted by a tapering columnar neck and a smaller tray on top, enamelled with chilong amongst scrolling lotus against a blue ground, six-character Qianlong mark to base, 27cm high, a vase, of ovoid form on a circular foot, moulded with scrolling lotus, six-character Qianlong mark to base, 25.1cm high, and a double gourd vase, under a blue glaze, 21.7cm high (3)Condition report: Candlestick - Gilt losses.Moulded vase - Losses to moulding, gilt losses.Double gourd vase - chip to foot rim, crack to base, surface scratches.
Lot 139
A collection of Japanese and Chinese blue enamelled porcelain,20th century, comprising: a Japanese jar and cover, of ovoid form on three paw feet with chrysanthemum handles to the shoulder, the domed cover with a chrysanthemum knop, 26.5cm high, a bottle vase, the globular body rising from a circular foot, incised with scrolling lotus, 29cm high and a pair of censers and covers, in the form of a Buddhist lion, 14cm high (7)Condition report: Jar - cover and one paw foot restored, surface scratches.Vase - signs of over paint to base, surface scratches.Buddhist lion censers - chips to various locations.
Lot 152
A collection of Chinese porcelain,18th to 20th century, comprising: a pair of blue and white bowls, the lobed rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted with landscape or florets in shaped panels, four-character Qianlong mark to base, 17.7cm diameter, a pair blue and white of cricket boxes and covers, of compressed globular form, decorated with lotus flowers and leaves surrounded by scrolls, 7.2cm diameter, a famille rose plate, of octagonal form, painted with vases with precious objects among peonies and rocks, 22.5cm diameter, and a famille rose vase and cover, of baluster form rising from a flared circular foot, painted with peonies, 13.5cm high (9)Condition report: Pair of bowls - both rims chipped, cracked and restored, surface scratches.Cricket boxes - surface scratches. Plate - fully restored, star crack, chips to rim and foot rim.Vase - cover and mouth rim restored, foot restored and chipped, surface scratches.
Lot 300
An enamel pillbox,of plain rectangular form, inset with foliate decoration, 3.5cm widetogether with two Royal Copenhagen porcelain figures,modelled mermaid, 5cm high and a robin, 4cm hightogether with further collectables,to include an enamel, 6.5cm diameter, a Chinese seal, a miniature cloisonne vase, to include a bronze figure, 6cm high (qty.)Condition report: Chip out of seal, all showing wear, losses and scuffs
Lot 88
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain,19th-20th century, comprising three vases and two jars, painted with flowering branches, birds and insects, scrolling lotus, or landscape, 13.1cm to 22cm high (5)Condition report: Jar with landscape - Hairline cracks from rim to shoulder and chips to foot rim.Baluster vase with scrolling lotus - Chips to mouth and foot rim, firing crack to foot rim.Squat vase depicting birds - Scattered marks throughout the interior and exterior. Some staining.
Lot 94
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain,c.1900, comprising: a meiping vase, of baluster form, painted with two dragons amongst flowers, four-character Kangxi mark to base, 30cm high, another, painted with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl against a blue ground, four-character Kangxi mark to base, 21.3cm high, and one, of globular form rising from a circular foot, painted with four dragons amongst clouds, four-character Kangxi mark to base, 25cm high, and a jug, painted with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, 22.3cm high (4)Condition report: Vase with dragons amongst flowers - rim with restoration, chips and cracks.Vase against blue ground - surface scratches.Globular vase with four dragons - mouth and neck restored.Jug - star crack to base, minute chips to rim.
Lot 98
A collection of Chinese famille rose porcelain,20th century, Comprising: a jar, of globular form, painted with a lady and boys in a garden, 10cm high, a jar and cover, of barrel form, painted with magnolias, peonies and a pheasant upon rocks, the cover in the shape of a coin, 15.5cm high, a plate, similarly decorated, six-character Guangxu mark to base, 23.5cm diameter, a brush pot, of cylindrical form on three bracket feet, painted with a fisherman and a boy next to a river, inscribed to the reverse, 16.5cm high, a planter and stand, painted with Eight Daoist Immortals in a garden, four-character Tongzhi mark to base, planter 15cm high, a famille verte jar, of globular form, painted with figures in a garden, 15.5cm high, a jar and cover, of globular form, painted with boys in a garden, the cover of domed form with a spear knop, four-character Tongzhi mark to base, 14.5cm high, an enamel brush pot, painted with a lady above spuming waves with an inscription to the reverse, four-character Hongxian mark to base, 12cm high, and a box and cover, of globular form, painted with Eight Daiost Emblems against an coral ground, four-character Tongzhi mark to base, 15cm high (13)Condition report: Lady with boys jar - enamel losses and surface scratches.Barrel form jar and cover - chip to mouth rim, surface scratches and enamel losses.Brush pot with boy and fisherman - surface scratches.Plate - a small section of overpainting to rim, light surface scratching, transfer printed.Planter and stand - planter with chip to foot rim, surface scratches.Famille verte jar - star crack to base.Globular jar and cover - body full restored with losses and signs of glue, mouth rim chipped, cover rim chipped.Brushport with lady - minute chips to foot rim.Box and cover - chips and surface scratches in various locations.
Lot 160
FIVE LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE VERTE IMARI PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SIX MATCHING SAUCERS, decorated with pagodas in a landscape, diameter of saucers 11.5cm, together with a famille rose saucer dish of ribbed and fluted form, gilt rim and decorated with three figures and two others on horseback, red seal mark verso, diameter 12.4cm (12) (Condition report: all five tea bowls have damage, two are minor with a small chip to the top rim and the other with a chip to the inside of the foot rim, the other three have more extensive cracks or chips, the saucers all have damage of varying degrees, one has a small rim chip and another on the foot rim, another has a small chip to the outside edge of the rim, the remaining four all have hairline cracks, two of which also have tiny chips, the saucer has metal wall hanger attached, no sign of chips or cracks, wear to the gilt rim and decoration on the ribbed sections)
Lot 169
SIX PIECES OF LATE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN, comprising a blue and white prunus blossom ginger jar and cover, height 13cm, a late 18th century Chinese export small footed bowl, polychrome decorated with flowers, diameter 14.2cm, with carved hardwood stand, a late 18th century Chinese porcelain ovoid tea cannister and cover with scrolled open work base, polychrome decorated with flowers, bird and butterfly, height 13cm, with a carved hardwood stand, an Imari plate with pierced interlinked circle rim, diameter 22cm and a pair of Imari chargers, diameter 30.2cm (6 + 2 stands) (Condition report: the ginger jar cover has been restored and has been fitted with a homemade device to stop the lid from easily falling off the jar, the footed bowl has been professionally restored around the rim, there is a small glaze chip to the inside of the foot, the cannister has been professionally restored to the neck and shoulder, the Imari has some wear to the gilding and the chargers both have a few patches of firing faults)
Lot 221
SIX PIECES OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN, comprising a blue and white baluster vase decorated with alternating panels of a lady in a garden holding a flower and bird in a flowering tree, four character marks to the base, height 18cm, a small bowl, the exterior painted with foliage, faint red seal mark to the base, a few glaze scuffs and chips to the rim, height 4.7cm x diameter 7.1cm, a miniature handled vase, the exterior with foliate decoration, s.d to handle, height 4cm, a prunus blossom ginger jar and cover, the cover with a glued repair and stained crack to the rim of the jar, height 15cm, a famille verte ginger jar decorated with warriors on horseback, height 12cm and a crackle glaze sleeve vase, brown rims and underglaze blue decorated with birds and foliage, chipped to the top rim, staining crazing to the interior and firing cracks, height 20.5cm (6) (Condition report: specific damage mentioned within the description)
Lot 135
A PAIR OF 19th century CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN “CANTON FAMILLE ROSE” DISHES, each with Arabic inscription dated 1891/2 to the centre surrounded by panels of figure scenes in Greek-key borders on a foliate white ground, in gilt foliate border; 10½” diam. (A copy of correspondence from the Victoria & Albert Museum, London concerning these dishes & translating the inscription is included with this lot).
Lot 136
A PAIR OF 19th century CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN “CANTON FAMILLE ROSE” BOWLS, each with Arabic inscription dated 1891/2 & panels of figure scenes, in floral-decorated & gilt borders; 9” diam. X 3½” high. (A copy of correspondence from the Victoria & Albert Museum, London concerning these dishes & translating the inscription is included with this lot).
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