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Lot 1013
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN 'DRAGON' DISHES QING DYNASTY Two decorated in underglaze blue with large dragons in pursuit of sacred pearls, each beast depicted wrapping its body over the rim and to the exterior, each dish with three marks to the base, the third dish painted with an underglaze blue medallion containing a dragon, with two further dragons in iron-red and gilt encircling the design, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 25.1cm max. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Lot 1014
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 18TH CENTURY One a bowl painted with four fish in iron-red enamel and gilt, the base with a six character Chenghua mark, another a small blue and white dish decorated with a bird perching on a branch of bamboo, the reverse with further bamboo sprays and a paper label for R & G McPherson Antiques, London, the third a small blanc de Chine cup, the deep body rising from a tapering foot to a flared rim, one side set with a moulded handle, 17.5cm max. (3)
Lot 1018
FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a blue-ground bowl with a four character Kangxi mark and of the period, a dish with a six character Chenghua mark, a small dish with a six character Yongzheng mark and of the period, the base with a paper label for Artemesia, Alresford, a small circular seal paste box and cover, and a soft-paste porcelain circular box and cover with a six character Kangxi mark, all decorated with dragons in flight amidst stylised flames and clouds, 13.7cm max. (7) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
Lot 1019
FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN 'DRAGON' ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a blue and white bowl with a six character Qianlong mark and of the period, a blue-ground bowl with a six character Daoguang mark and of the period, a pair of small iron-red and underglaze blue dishes with four character hall marks, and a green-enamelled dish, all decorated with dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, 17.3cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
Lot 1021
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 17TH-19TH CENTURY Comprising: a blue and white bottle vase with birds and flowers, a bottle vase with a metal cover, a miniature soft-paste porcelain yuhuchunping, a miniature bottle vase with a paper label for R & G McPherson Antiques, a small vase with a paper label reading 'OCS 1994, 16 THC Study Ex, no.1/4', a miniature baluster vase and cover with a paper label for Christie's, The Vung Tau Cargo, lot 862, a miniature vase with blue and pink marbled decoration, a mallet-shaped vase with a copper-red beast and a six character Xuande mark, an enamelled bird feeder with a four character Qianlong mark, and a wine cup and stem bowl with labels for The Hatcher Collection, Christie's, June 1984, the stem bowl also with a label for Marchant, London, 27.7cm max. (13) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
Lot 1022
FOUR CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 18TH CENTURY Comprising: a hexagonal dish enamelled in green, aubergine and yellow with a qilin and beribboned precious objects, the base with a label reading 'OCS 2006, The World in Colours, no.38', a small 'egg and spinach' glazed tea bowl and saucer with labels reading 'OCS 2006, The World in Colours, no.46', and a blanc de Chine libation cup with applied dragons, branches and a deer, 14.5cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
Lot 1046
A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUE PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Painted with a figure walking over a bridge in a mountainous landscape, with a small house and many trees dispersed through the setting, with an inscription above, with a signature reading Cheng Men and two artist's seals, contained within a wood frame, 39cm x 26cm excluding frame. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Lot 1047
A PAIR OF CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUES 20TH CENTURY Decorated with small figures in vast mountainous settings, with misty clouds beneath the peaks, inscribed, dated the renyin year corresponding to 1962, each signed Zou Guojun and with a seal mark, contained within wood frames, 74cm x 21cm excluding frames. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Lot 1049
A LARGE CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Painted with a figure seated beneath a pine tree in a mountainous landscape, with further figures boating down a large river on a sampan, with an inscription above, dated winter of the xinwei year, contained within a wood frame, 42cm x 76cm excluding frame. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Lot 1052
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUES LATE QING DYNASTY Painted with figures reading, fishing, carrying sticks and leading an ox, each set in a landscape, with calligraphy above, dated winter of the guisi year corresponding to 1893, contained within hinged wood frames to form a folding panel, the plaques approx 20cm x 13cm, 26cm x 77.5cm overall.
Lot 1058
A LARGE CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MONK PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD The figure depicted seated in lalitasana with one hand held in dhyana mudra and the other raised in vitarka mudra, he wears yellow robes brightly decorated with flowers amongst scrolling tendrils and geometric designs, with areas of detail highlighted in gilt, all raised on a turquoise throne shaped as rocky mountains, painted with a six character Qianlong mark to the front, with an impressed six character Qianlong mark to the underside, 34cm overall. (2)
Lot 1059
A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUE REPUBLIC PERIOD The rectangular panel painted with pagodas, pavilions and houses in a river landscape, detailed with figures fishing and at leisure on sampans, with mountains in the distance, contained in a wood frame, 33cm x 49cm excluding frame.
Lot 1066
A CHINESE IMPERIAL IRON-RED 'DRAGON' WINE CUP SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The deep body flaring at the rim, painted with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst stylised flames, with crashing waves encircling the foot, the design contained between simple iron-red bands, the base with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 6cm dia. Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021). Cf. Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition of Qing Porcelain from Private Collections, p.95, no.48 for a pair of Tongzhi cups of the same design; see also The British Museum, registration no.PDF B711 for another Tongzhi mark and period example on loan from the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art; see also the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession no.803-1883 for a further example.
Lot 758
FOUR CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY One worked in agate with an old man riding a donkey, the figure carrying a large flowering branch in one hand, another in white glass imitating stone, with irregular brown markings across the body, the largest carved in agate, the stone's natural inclusions creating an abstract design, the fourth porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and red with a horse by a willow tree, 7cm max. (4)
Lot 765
A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND 'LANDSCAPE' PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 20TH CENTURY The pear-shaped body rising to a tall neck terminating in a garlic-head mouth, finely painted with a continuous scene depicting figures in a mountainous river landscape, with two lines of calligraphy and three seal marks above, the base with a four character Daoguang mark in iron-red, 8cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lot 874
A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE PORCELAIN MODEL OF A THRONE 19TH CENTURY The elaborate throne decorated with mythical beasts and flowers in green, yellow, black and aubergine enamels, with moulded figures and horses by towers to each side, the step to the seat formed as a separate piece, all raised on a square pedestal, 23cm high overall. (3) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lot 888
A PAIR OF CHINESE QIANJIANG STYLE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN HEXAGONAL-SECTION HAT STANDS LATE QING DYNASTY Each decorated with two gentlemen in a landscape, they gaze up at an Immortal carrying a basket containing a peach and a large flower, the reverse of each painted with an ox and a figure on a sampan in a mountainous landscape, with lines of calligraphy dividing the scenes, each facet with a pierced quatrefoil panel, the bases with impressed marks, 28cm. (2)
Lot 894
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL TEAPOT AND COVER FOR THE DUTCH MARKET C.1745 Probably decorated with the Rolandus arms, painted to each side with a lady representing Hope leaning on an anchor, she holds a shield decorated with nude figures in one hand, with a banner bearing a gilt inscription above her, with complex bands encircling the rim and to the cover, 18cm. (2) Cf. Dr J Kroes, Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market, no.247 for a tea bowl and saucer bearing the arms of the Rolandus family.
Lot 895
TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN TEA CANISTERS KANGXI 1662-1722 One painted in the famille verte palette, the body decorated with bamboo sprays contained between floral bands, with areas of detail highlighted in gilt, together with a metal cover, the other canister decorated with a watery landscape scene in blue and white, 10.4cm and 10.2cm. (3)
Lot 916
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY Comprising: one famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with a six character Tongzhi mark, one carved in horn, two in celadon jade, three blue and white porcelain snuff bottles, and five painted in underglaze blue and red, one with a six character Qianlong mark and another with four characters to the base, variously decorated with figures, animals, landscapes, precious objects and other designs, 8.7cm max. (12) Provenance: from the collection of Colonel Timothy Van Rees.
Lot 927
SEVEN CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN PLATES 18TH CENTURY Comprising: two large famille rose plates painted with baskets of flowers surrounded by diaper, a famille verte dish decorated with a roundel enclosing precious objects surrounded by panels of various blossoms, a famille verte dish with a bird perched amidst peony, a small wucai plate painted with cartouches containing butterflies and cranes, and two enamelled and gilt-decorated dishes with designs after Maria Sybille Merian, six with paper labels for the Fonthill Heirlooms, 40cm. (7) Provenance: from the collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-1897) and thence by descent to Lord Margadale of Islay, at Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire.
Lot 934
A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND ORMOLU-MOUNTED BEAKER VASES THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY One painted with shaped panels enclosing ladies, boys and flowering branches beneath a continuous lotus scroll, the other decorated with cartouches containing peony and chrysanthemum blooms between green bands of roundels reserved on diaper, with stylised flowerheads dividing the panels, all set against a rich cherry-red ground, with ormolu mounts to the rims and feet, the interior of each with a removable liner, 42.5cm overall. (4) Provenance: from an English private collection, Cornwall.
Lot 936
A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON GLAZED ORMOLU-MOUNTED PEAR-SHAPED VASES THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY Each rising from a spread foot to a waisted neck which flares towards the rim, the neck of each flanked by two moulded handles shaped as chilong, decorated all over with a greyish-green crackled glaze, with European ormolu mounts to the feet and rims, 43cm overall. (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. Cf. J Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, vol.2, nos.1266-1267 for a pair of similar vases.
Lot 937
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAR THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY Painted in enamels and underglaze blue with blossoming prunus branches and peony blooms growing amidst rocks, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, the foot and rim with European ormolu mounts, the vase approx 22cm, 74cm overall. 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.
Lot 954
THREE SMALL CHINESE PORCELAIN VESSELS FOR THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Comprising: an enamelled waterpot painted with a blue chilong grasping long branches of lingzhi in its mouth, the base with a six character Wanli mark, and two robin's egg glazed vessels, one a brush washer formed as two aubergines raised on a moulded stand, the other a beehive-shaped waterpot decorated in relief with a chilong climbing over the body, 9.5cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond Smith KBE (1917-2002) and Lady Smith (1918-1996).
Lot 958
A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'LOTUS' INK-STICK STAND QING DYNASTY Formed as a lotus seed pod, moulded with a large furled leaf to the side, with trailing stems forming the foot, the top with three seeds and four circular apertures, decorated all over in pink and green enamels, 8cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lot 960
A CHINESE BLUE-ENAMELLED PORCELAIN BELTHOOK QING DYNASTY The body moulded in relief with a confronting dragon leaping up amidst many flames, terminating in a mythical beast mask, the reverse with a four character Qianlong mark in iron-red, with a paper label reading '232', together with a wood stand, 9.8cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lot 259
A Chinese porcelain blue and white dish, post Qing dynasty after a Ming original, the interior painted with a central bouquet of ribbon tied lotus blossoms inside a border of composite floral scroll which is repeated on the exterior in a rich underglaze blue, the base with six character Yongzheng mark but not of the period, 17 cm diameter Good condition without damage, not chipped, cracked, restored or repaired
Lot 220
Two Chinese porcelain blue and white snuff bottles, Kangxi (1661-1722), each of cylindrical form and decorated with red highlights, lacking stoppers (at fault)(2)Condition report; One appears to have a shipwreck-type appearance to the neck (see images). The other has glaze grazes and nibbles to the shoulder, base and neck. Chip to foot rim.
Lot 545
A selection of British and continental porcelain, 19th century and later, to include a Staffordshire anthropomorphic cat and kitten inkwell, 12.5cm high, a Chinese lattice work famille rose oval plate, 23.5cm wide, a Copenhagen Polar bear, 14cm long, an Austrian blanc de chine model of deer, two similar models of horses, a breakfast cup and saucer and further teawares etc (Qty) (at fault)
Lot 595
A pair of Chinese porcelain celadon plates, 19th century, each decorated with flora and fauna, 26cm diameter (at fault)condition report; One plate with rim chipped leading to a descending hairline crack and further minor hairlines are visible descending from the rim. General surface wear. No obvious signs of restoration.
Lot 597
A Chinese porcelain Cantonese rose bowl, 19th/20th century, decorated in rouge-de-fer palettes with conforming dragons and flaming pearls, 29.5cm diameter (at fault)condition report; One rim descending stained hairline, visible both externally and internally. Some general enamel wear and surface scratches. Pitting/firing faults can be seen towards the centre of the bowl.
Lot 602
A Chinese porcelain blue and white vase, Kangxi (1661-1722), 12cm high, with a Kangxi blue and white moulded saucer, 13cm diameter (2) (small chipping to the rims and crack to vase neck) Condition Report; Saucer - One minor under-glaze chip. Foot rim with minor nibbles. No obvious fritting or concerning pitting. Vase - Unglazed to the underside. Two chips to the rim with faint descending hairlines.
Lot 604
A Chinese cockerel porcelain tea caddy, Yongzheng (1723-1725), the circular shaped caddy with lobed body decorated in Doucai enamels, 10cm high, lacking cover (some chipping and enamel wear) Condition repot; Enamel flaking visible. Multiple small glaze grazes and nibbles to the shoulder. Some small minor chips to the base.
Lot 605
A Chinese porcelain famille verte and powder blue plate, Kangxi (1661-1722), the circular decorated with a central square panel further surrounded by four vignettes, 22cm diameter (chip to foot rim)Condition report; Bearing a visible chip to the foot rim. Areas of fritting and pitting visible, more so the the underside. Some crazing and smaller nibbles to the batavian rim.
Lot 607
A Chinese porcelain Imari bowl, Kangxi (1661-1722), of circular form and decorated with extensive landscapes to the exterior, 15cm diameter (restored)condition report; Faint rim descending hairline crack surrounded by a small area of restoration. Otherwise, no further concerning condition issues.
Lot 622
A Chinese porcelain famille verte vase and cover, 19th century, of baluster form, 21cm high, with a similarly decorated ginger jar and cover, 14cm high (2) (at fault)Condition report; Vase- Knop to cover re-glued. Chip to cover rim. Chip to rim of vase and descending hairline. Ginger Jar- appears in relatively good order.
Lot 625
A Chinese porcelain blue and white prunus pattern vase, 19th century, of baluster form, 26cm high, with a pair of similar baluster vases and covers, 21cm high (3) (at fault)condition report; One cover chipped. Rim of one vase with faint descending hairline. Each piece with signs of pitting, surface wear and some scratching. Vase with re-glued/restored crack to the body of the vase.- see images for clarification. Glaze grazing/chipping to the rim of the vase also visible.
Lot 217
A JAPANESE SHOKI-IMARI DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1630-40 The well decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a small hare prancing beneath a scrolling cloud, inscribed to the side 'Spring White Hare' in a rectangular cartouche, the design created in fukizumi with paper stencils covered in splashed ink, the outlines drawn afterwards in cobalt blue, the surface speckled with sand or grit, raised on a circular unglazed foot, 20.3cm. Provenance: formerly a Japanese private collection. See Portland Art Museum, access. no.2018.76.21 for a related Shoki-Imari dish depicting a rabbit prancing under a cloud. Also, see the British Museum, access. no.1959,0418.1 for a dish with the moon and rabbit. Cf. R S Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, pl.6B, where the British Museum dish is discussed. This dish is an example of early porcelain produced at the Tengudani kiln in Arita. The original design was Chinese; the hare is often represented pounding the elixir of life.
Lot 222
A JAPANESE VAN FRYTOM STYLE DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1690-1710 Decorated in underglaze blue, the well painted with a rural scene of European-style figures in a small boat, with houses by the water edge in the background, the underside with a Chinese mark for Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi, 12.8cm. Cf. G Lang, The Wrestling Boys, An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16th to the 18th century in the collection at Burghley House, p.13, no.38 for a related dish, one of a pair. Also, see C J A Jörg, Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, p.246, no.317, for another example in the collection of Twickel Castle, Delden. The author also explains that similar saucers were found during excavations in Deshima. This design was first created by famous Dutch artist Frederik Van Frytom (1632-1702). Van Frytom created an important series of Delftware dishes for export to Japan in 1684 which reflected the Dutch landscape tradition of the 17th century. Van Frytom's patterns (including the design known as 'Deshima Island') became a large part of Japan kilns production made for the West.
Lot 269
A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN JARDINIERES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall rectangular bodies decorated with two sides featuring buildings in mountainous river landscapes rendered en grisaille, the other two sides painted in a style reminiscent of Chinese famille rose decoration, one with an insect flying over a basket of grapes and vines, another with fruiting branches of pomegranates, the last two painted with small crabs crawling by tables laden with an incense burner and a tea kettle, with flowers in vases beside them, both jardinières raised on four short feet and signed Dai Nihon Kinzan sei, both 13cm. (2)
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