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Lot 101
Chinese Qianlong porcelain plate, the centre of the plate painted with a vase of chrysanthemum enclosed within a double circle, the plate rim painted with four cartouche of peony within a diapered border, approx 23 cms d, the verso of the plate painted with floral spray.Condition report: firing marks evident to the bowl of the plate.
Lot 111
Chinese porcelain sensor and cover, lozenge-shape painted with four cartouche depicting flowers and trees with mythological birds in flight, iron red decoration with gilded highlights with a purple glazed finial in the form of a foo-dog, approx 13 x 17 cms, with green seal mark to base. Condition report: The shoulders of the sensor has been subject to restoration.
Lot 3
A CHINESE PORCELAIN JAR AND COVER of ovoid form, painted in colours with figures below stylised clouds, four character mark in underglaze blue, 11 1/2" high (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Cover good, jar good, both have firing faults (lots of black "dots"/fritting) and some typical wear to enamels on both
Lot 5
A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASES painted in underglaze blue with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl and overpainted in famille rose enamels with moths and flowers, unmarked, 6 1/2" high (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT) No chips, cracks or restoration, not cut down - a little gilding still visible on rim, typical wear to enamels
Lot 538A
A pair of Chinese porcelain baluster vases, decorated in green, blue and other colours with flowers and modelled with boys climbing to the exterior, converted to electric table lamps and with pierced ebonised wood bases for same. 33 cm high. Needs rewiring. CONDITION REPORT: These lamps need to be required by a qualified electrician prior to use.
Lot 571
A 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, the body decorated with prunus blossom on a cracked ice ground. 44.5 cm high. CONDITION REPORT: The vase is in generally good structural condition. It does not appear to have had any repairs or restoration. There are some glaze nibbles to the inner lower edge of the top lip. There are further glaze nibbles around the bottom outside edge. There are however no hairline cracks and no chips other than the glaze chips mentioned. The main body of the vase is in good order.
Lot 440
A pair of Italian porcelain ewers and silver covers c.1770, probably Buen Retiro, in the manner of Chinese blanc de Chine, the globular bodies with gadrooned bases, rising to tall cylindrical necks linking mythical mask spouts and fine scroll handles, some faults, the silver covers a 19th century addition with French marks, 16.2cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).
Lot 449
A very rare Meissen blue and white dish c.1720-25, the well painted with an eight-petalled lotus design, each panel containing a flowering plant stem, the rim with six floral panels between unusual pierced sections, an 8cm restored rim section, 25.7cm. Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020). Gift of Oliver Impey. This previously unrecorded shape bears close similarities to Chinese porcelain and undoubtedly takes its influence from Oriental pieces in the collection of Augustus the Strong. Cf. Johann Friedrich Böttger zum 300. Geburtstag, pls.I73 - I76 for examples of early Meissen reticulation attributed to Johann Jacob Irminger.
Lot 514
A London-decorated Chinese armorial plate c.1755-60, probably painted in the atelier of James Giles with the crest of a seated and chained dog above a butterfly and other insects around loose flower sprays and scattered sprigs, 23cm. Illustrated: Stockspring Antiques, The Stephen Hanscombe Porcelain Collection, pl.63. Exhibited: Stockspring Antiques, Early James Giles, No. 110; and James Giles, 2005, no. 75. Also, English Ceramic Circle, Armorials Exhibition, 2008. Paper labels for the Watney Collection and the Stephen Hanscombe Collection.
Lot 538
A rare Worcester blue and white coffee cup c.1760-65, painted with the Blue Valentine pattern with two dogs in the foreground and others behind, the reverse with a long-tailed bird in flight above a heart pierced by arrows, and a Chinese porcelain teabowl painted with the same arrangement of dogs, the teabowl broken and restuck, a small filled footrim chip to the cup, 7.3cm max. (2) Provenance: a private collection in Wiltshire.
Lot 544
A Worcester blue and white small teabowl and saucer c.1765-70, painted with the Eloping Bride pattern, the fated couple on horseback being chased by four other figures, pseudo Chinese marks, and a Chinese porcelain saucer in the original pattern, 10.3cm. (3) Provenance: a private collection in Wiltshire.
Lot 552
A rare Worcester blue and white coffee can c.1768-70, painted with two love birds perched on a branch of flowering prunus above peony branches and rockwork, the handle with small comma details around, a small chip to the inside rim, 6.2cm. Provenance: a private collection in Wiltshire. Bonhams, The Zorensky Collection of Worcester Porcelain Part II, 23rd February 2005, lot 336. Philips, The Watney Collection, Part I, 22nd September 1999, lot 174. The decoration on this can is believed to be unique and it is possible it was produced to match or replace a Chinese example.
Lot 576
A very rare Worcester blue and white mug c.1760-65, the slightly tapering form printed with la Dame Chinoise design, an attendant holding a tall parasol over the head of a Chinese lady with another attendant beside, flanked by a tall vase of flowers and a gnarled willow tree, cracked, 12.2cm. This pattern appears at Worcester in overglaze enamels (see Cyril Cook, The Life and Work of Robert Hancock, no.26) and is known on Derby and Bow porcelain. However, this appears to be the only recorded example of the pattern in underglaze blue at Worcester.
Lot 577
A rare Worcester blue and white guglet c.1760-65, the pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck with bulbous knop and flared rim, painted with the Arabesque Panel Landscapes pattern, with shaped panels of Chinese figures in island settings reserved on a powder blue ground, blue square seal mark and open crescent mark, some damages, 29cm. Provenance: The Godden Reference Collection W19; The Zorensky Collection Y.614; J W Goldsmith Collection. Illustrated: Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, I.B.25, at which point it was the only recorded example of this pattern.
Lot 589
An English porcelain blue and white trio probably by Enoch Wood c.1785, comprising a coffee cup, teabowl and saucer, each piece printed with the Man on the Bridge pattern within a wide formal Chinese border, marked with a crowned lion rampant, 12.8cm. (3) Cf. Geoffrey Godden, English Blue and White Porcelain, pl.483 for a similar saucer and coffee can. Pieces bearing this mark had been traditionally ascribed to New Hall, however, this theory was overturned after 2006. See Roger Pomfret, Northern Ceramic Society Journal, New Hall Hard Paste Blue Printed Wares of the 18th Century pp.24-27.
Lot 592
A rare William Reid (Liverpool) blue and white small plate or stand c.1756-61, the shallow circular form painted with a Chinese lady seated with a fan beneath a fringed tree beside a table set for tea, the rim with a panelled trellis border, 10.8cm. Illustrated: Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain, p.76, pl.3.157. Exhibited: Phillips, Liverpool Exhibition, 1997. Provenance: the Bernard Watney Collection.
Lot 293
A Ridgway porcelain botanical part dessert service c.1810-15, moulded with grapevine handles, each piece printed with floral specimens taken from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, including 'Purple Hellebore', 'Cross Leaved Speedwell', 'Chinese Apple Tree', 'Convolvulus Major', titled in black to the base. Comprising: an oval comport, three square dishes, three one-handled dishes, three oval dishes and 20 small plates. (30)
Lot 351
A Meissen Böttger porcelain teabowl and saucer c.1725, with near contemporary Hausmaler decoration by J P Dannhofer, each piece with a Chinese figure flanked by flowering plants and trees with wispy foliage, within gilt scroll borders, the teabowl cracked, 12.8cm. (2) Cf. The Hans Syz Collection catalogue, p.550, no.369 for a teabowl and saucer with related decoration.
Lot 196
A MASSIVE CARVED 'MELON' DUAN INKSTONE, EARLY QINGChina, 18th century. The stone with its numerous greenish-yellow 'eyes' is carved as leafy vines bearing lobed melons as well as plums, the lapidary cleverly utilizing the shadings of the mineral to accentuate the fruit. The well is carved as a melon with the stalk clearly visible and continuing as a vine along the inkstone.Provenance: Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1 March 1996. Mrs. McGrady, Brighton, England, acquired from the above. The original receipt, describing the piece as an "old Chinese ink-stone" and erroneously as "garlic flowers […] (60-70 years old)", accompanies this lot.Condition: Good condition with wear, natural age cracks, traces of ink and pigment, minuscule nicks, light scratches, few very minor losses. Significant traces of use to the well on one side indicate that this was primarily used by the artist who once owned this inkstone.Weight: 3,810 g Dimensions: Height 7 cm, Length 25 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related melon-form duan inkstone, however of considerably smaller size, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones) on 27 November 2013, lot 3268, sold for HKD 437,500.清初瓜葉隨形端硯 中國，十八世紀。硯石上有許多綠黃色的石眼，隨形雕刻成藤状，四周可见瓜果。砚堂被雕刻成瓜形，根莖清晰可見，並沿著砚边像藤蔓一樣延伸。 來源：香港Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain（永基古玩瓷器）, 1996年3月1日。英國Brighton 的Mrs. McGrady購於上述藝廊。隨附原始發票，上面注明中國砚堂，把图样描写为"韭菜花纹 60-70年老"。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，自然裂縫，墨水和顏料痕跡，微小的划痕，幾乎沒有很小的缺损。 砚堂一側有大量使用痕跡，表明此砚曾經被经常使用。 重量：3,810 克 尺寸：高 7 厘米, 長25 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一個近似但較小的瓜形端硯，香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones) 拍场2013年11月 27日，lot 3268, 售價HKD 437,500。
Lot 293
AN OCTAGONAL QINGBAI PORCELAIN VASE, YUANChina, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). The body potted with eight facets rising from a circular waisted foot and surmounted by a tall tapering neck, the facets molded with flower-heads and decorative bands below a band of chrysanthemum petals at the shoulder. Covered in a pale bluish-grey glaze, the underside left unglazed. These kinds of vases were used as funerary gifts (mingqi).Condition: Good condition with old wear and firing flaws such as pitting and spotting, very minor fritting here and there as well and notches to the underside rim. Provenance: Fong's Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Weight: 403 g Dimensions: Height 22.3 cmLiterature comparison: Compare to similar vases in M. Tregear, La Ceramique Song, Fribourg 1982, pp. 164, fig. 226 and He Li, Chinese Ceramics, London 1996, p. 179, ill. 373 [C.34 doc. a].
Lot 348
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE AND COVER, QIANLONGChina, Qianlong period (1735-1796). The baluster body rising from the spreading foot to a rounded shoulder with a broad cylindrical neck, the domed cover with a broad rim and lotus finial, the vase richly enameled with colorful landscape panels between vases of flowers and elaborate borders.Condition: The cover in good condition with a chip to the knob, the vase was broken into several pieces which have been reattached with hairlines, touchups, and material fillings visible, minor wear and firing flaws.Provenance: From an old family collection in Pressburg, Austrian Empire, Slovakia, and thence by descent to the present owner.Weight: 3,565 gDimensions: Height 50.5 cmAuction comparison: Compare three closely related baluster vases and covers, also from the Qianlong period, at Christie's New York in Mandarin & Menagerie: The Sowell Collection and Chinese Export Art From Various Owners on 26 January 2015, lot 126, sold for USD 60,000 (together with two beaker vases from the same period).
Lot 369
A LARGE "NINE PEACHES" PORCELAIN VASE, GUANGXU MARKChina, late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period (1880 - 1920). The large baluster porcelain vase with polychrome enamels, depicting the famous motif of nine peaches, flower tendrils and the Chinese character for happiness. The base is painted with a Guangxu mark (1875 - 1908) and possibly from the period.Condition: Excellent condition with hardly any traces of wear. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 4027 g Dimensions: Height 40.8 cm
Lot 382
A LARGE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Apocryphal Jiaqing seal mark in a horizontal line in iron red. The globular body with pierced upright curved handles on each side and three stoutly rounded cabriole legs. The censer is sturdily potted and enameled on the body with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, amidst lotus flowers and tendrils extending onto the legs, all reserved against a lime-green ground. Pink bats are flanking the handles, the waisted neck is encircled by floral scroll below a key-fret band on the galleried rim. With matching base and cover both beautifully carved from dark wood, the lid is flanked with a whitish jade handle with dark streaks.This incense burner is likely to have been part of a five-piece altar garniture set, known as the 'Five Offerings' (wugong 五供), which were widely used in Buddhist rituals to seek protection from the deities. In shape and decoration, the vessels included in these sets, which also comprised a pair of candlesticks and wine containers, recall those employed to perform ancestral sacrifices during the Shang and Zhou periods. Restoring the ancient Chinese ways through the reinterpretation of archaic forms was viewed by the Qing rulers as one way to reinstate the importance of performing filial acts, the core value of Confucian thought that legitimized the emperors' right to rule.Condition: Very good condition with some minor, age-related wear, some minor flakes and glaze chips. Provenance: American private collection. Weight: 11.9 kg (including the base and the cover) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (without the case and cover), 56.5 cm (with the base and cover)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
Lot 402
A group of three lathe 19th century Victorian ceramic porcelain Italian Majolica style vases. The vases of baluster form with foliate finial to the lid, floral and birds decoration to the centre and yellows foliate border to the outside. A M blue mark to the underside along with a pair of empire style vases with a scalloped rim, waisted neck, twin scrolled handles raised on splayed base decorated with gild Chinese motifs and animals.
Lot 114
Carreau de revêtementChine, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIe siècleCarré et épais en céramique à décor épigraphique encadré de rinceaux en cobalt sous glaçure transparente. Au centre, dans un double-losange ceint d'un double-cercle, inscription coranique.19,5 x 19,5 cm env.A Chinese blue and white arabic script porcelain tile, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, For the islamic market.Inscriptions : C. 72:18-20
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