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Click here to subscribeA late 18th/early 19th century Chinese export porcelain bowl decorated in polychrome enamels with figures in garden setting, with floral device through whole interior, with café au lait rim, unmarked, diameter 19.5cm (af and restored).Additional InformationBowl with at least three hairline cracks, some rubbing and loss to decoration, pitting, glaze loss and inclusions, restoration to the bowl.
An 18th century Chinese blue and white porcelain teapot and cover decorated with landscape scene, height 17cm, together with a similar coffee pot with white metal mounts, height 25cm and a later blue and white teapot with wicker handle (3).Additional InformationChips to underside of cover, scratches, handle restored, metal rim looks to be a later addition, crack to foot rim.teapot with crack to handle, large crack to body and old repair, later teapot with chip to spout and handle is af.
Three 18th century Chinese Famille Rose porcelain teapots, the largest example with floral sprays and moulded spout and handle decorated with a central ruyi, height 14cm (3).Additional InformationLarge teapot with moulded spout, chips to underside of cover, spout restored, chipping to rim, large slither chip to inside foot rim, chip to spout, crack to cover.Bulbous teapot; spout restored, crack to body, cover with chips and cracks.Taller teapot chipping to spout and handle, spout restored, cover restored.
An 18th century Chinese Imari porcelain footed bowl, painted with exotic birds and floral sprays, height 16.5cm, diameter 38cm.Additional InformationLosses to the glaze, numerous chips to the rim, scratches to the interior, losses/wear to the gilding, the bowl has been heavily restored, chipping to the foot rim. This lot has come from a local, private home.
Four 18th century Chinese porcelain teapots to include an Imari example, with floral detail, height 12cm (af) (4).Additional InformationOne teapot is in poor condition, lacking handle, large cracks to body, finial on cover is missing, large chip to underside of cover, famille rose example with restoration to body, spout and cover, example lacking cover with poorly repaired chips to handle, firing cracks to body, Imari example with restoration to cover, spout and handle.
A small pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain vases painted in underglaze blue with floral sprays within Ruyi and lappet borders, both featuring moulded Chilong to neck and shoulders, unmarked, height 10cm (one af) (2).Additional InformationOne with chip to rim, some further fritting, inclusions and light general wear.
An 18th century Chinese wucai/doucai porcelain shaped dish with gilt rim featuring four auspicious Buddhist objects/emblems, unmarked, 21 x 18.6cm.Additional InformationSome rubbing to the enamels, some fritting, pitting and general wear. A chip to one side of the rim underside, further general wear.
An 18th century Chinese porcelain octagonal saucer painted in underglaze blue with panelled floral sprays and with peony to centre, further panelled flowers and lingzhi fungus mark within double ring to reverse, diameter 12.4cm.Additional InformationDoes have a ring, a small glaze loss or flaw to the rim, some further firing cracks and manufacturing imperfections, as well as general wear, dust and dirt.
A Chinese porcelain plate painted with two three-clawed dragons amongst clouds chasing the Sacred Pearl of Wisdom in underglaze blue, with four character Kangxi mark to base, diameter 23.7cm.Additional InformationSome fritting and small nibbles to the rim, some firing and glaze inclusions, some dirt and dust, accumulation of kiln grit around the foot rim, some surface scratches, has a short ring.
A pair of 18th century Chinese porcelain floral moulded bowls painted in underglaze blue with floral sprays to centre within further floral and diapered border, further floral sprays and stylised aster flowers within lappets to exterior, stylised mark within double ring and old partial seal, as well as further labels to bases, diameter 15cm, height 7.3cm (2).Additional InformationBoth with hairline cracks, further fritting and small repeated glaze losses, inclusions, manufacturing imperfections, dust, dirt and general wear.
A 20th century Chinese eggshell porcelain lobed bowl decorated with females in a landscape, apocryphal printed mark to base, diameter 18.5cm, and three Japanese porcelain saucers of rounded rectangular form.Additional InformationThe bowl rings true and just has light surface wear, the three Japanese dishes are rather dirty and have some fritting to the edges.
A large pair of late 18th/early 19th century Chinese porcelain bowls with underglaze blue floral borders and sprays to reverse, unmarked, diameter 37.5cm (one af) (2).Additional InformationOne with chip to rim, both with some further smaller chips or nibbles, inclusions and manufacturing imperfections, however both ring true.
An 18th century Chinese porcelain saucer painted in underglaze blue with flowers in vase within floral border, further floral sprays and 'shop' mark within double ring to reverse, diameter 14.7cm.Additional InformationSome small nibbles to the rim with subsequent glaze losses. Some further minor manufacturing imperfections, some glaze pitting, etc.
A 19th century Chinese porcelain tea set painted in gilt and enamels with butterflies and peonies, comprising teapot, length 18cm, three cups, three saucers, two graduated bowls and a lidded jar.Additional InformationSome small chips and/or nibbles, including to the rims of the two bowls. Further fritting, manufacturing imperfections, rubbing to decoration, etc.
A late 18th/early 19th century Chinese porcelain plate painted in underglaze blue featuring three figures in garden setting, beside doorway, within floral and diapered border, further floral sprays to reverse, unmarked, diameter 30cm.Additional InformationFritting and glaze inclusions, dust and dirt. Some firing flaws, etc, but rings true.
A Chinese shallow porcelain bowl, with plain interior and exterior decorated with a five clawed dragon and phoenix, with painted Guangxu mark to base, diameter 25.25cm.Additional InformationThe bowl rings true. There are a few marks to the interior but this is detritus. A couple of pitting marks,. Also pitting marks to the underside of the base. The bowl could be late Guangxu, circa 1900 to 1905. Equally it could be slightly later.
A pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain vases painted in underglaze blue with figures in rural landscape, both with applied Ruyi motif handles, both with apocryphal Kangxi six character marks to bases, height 15cm (one af) (2).Additional InformationGlaze inclusions and manufacturing imperfections, fritting and further light general wear. One with chip to rim underside.
An 18th century Chinese bowl, internally centred with a butterfly and with floral sprays, with similar floral sprays to the exterior, painted Kangxi mark to the base, diameter 7.75cm, a small Chinese porcelain rice wine bowl, externally decorated with scrolls on a dark blue ground, and internally decorated with a figure, diameter 6.2cm, and three chinoiserie decorated tea bowls (5).Additional InformationThe Chinese bowl has chips to the rim spurning fine hairlines, general surface wear. The small rice wine cup has some fritting to the rim, some losses to the glaze and decoration to the exterior which is quite textured and there are chips to the rims on the tea bowls and general surface wear.
A late 18th/early19th century Chinese porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue with lively scene of six figures and bull in rural setting, within Greek Key, diapered and floral border, further floral sprays and Qianlong six character mark to reverse, diameter 34.9cm.Additional InformationFritting, small nibbles and firing flaws, further general wear, however rings true. Dust and dirt, particularly to the reverse.
A large 20th century Chinese porcelain vase decorated in polychrome enamels with peacocks, cranes, swallows and ducks amongst blossoming trees and flowers, calligraphic script to reverse, further floral spays and lappet band to lower section, ruyi and lappet bands with printed red archaic seal mark to base, height 61.3cm.Additional InformationSurface rubbing to decoration, surface dirt, scratches and blemishes including a series of glaze scratches beneath the calligraphic script, further inclusions, manufacturing flaws and imperfections and general surface wear.
A Chinese porcelain baluster vase with exaggerated neck, decorated in underglaze blue with two birds perched on rock and branch amongst blossoming peonies, the shoulder with diapered band featuring further floral detail, the lower section with band of stylised waves, unmarked, height 38.5cm.Additional InformationFiring flaws, glaze inclusions and imperfections, some fritting, some surface pitting, some light general wear.
A 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain footed bowl, decorated with four claw dragons and clouds, painted six character and later etched markings to base, height 7cm, diameter 14cm. Additional InformationLight scratches to glaze, old repaired chips to top rim, faint hairline crack to body.
Three Chinese 20th century porcelain sang de boeuf glazed vases comprising bulbous example with flared neck, height 25cm and a pair of bulbous vases with cylindrical necks, raised on matched hardwood stands, height 16cm (3).Additional InformationThe larger vase bears stamp which possibly states 'Made in China', numerous chips to the foot rim, staining to the top rim. The smaller vases are with matched stands, crazing is evident throughout, the smaller vases with seal mark to base.
Eight 18th century Chinese porcelain export ware plates and bowls to include blue and white examples decorated with landscape scenes, an example decorated with cockerels fighting, diameter 23cm, also a later example (9).Additional InformationThe later example is heavily af, with old repair and has been broken into two and crudely glued. One of the blue and white bowls with hairline cracks to rim, the second example has been broken and crudely repaired. Two of the Chinese plates, to include an octagonal example, with old repairs. The cock fighting example has been broken in two and crudely glued. Each of the Imari examples appear fine, with just minimal chips to the edges. Two blue and white examples again appear to be fine, with just the usual rim chips.
Six 18th century Chinese porcelain plates to include a Famille Rose example, diameter of largest example 23.5cm (6).Additional InformationThe Famille Rose example with tight hairline crack and rim chips. One of the blue and white examples with tiny chip to rim. Light scratches and wear evident throughout, one is badly af and has been broken in two and crudely repaired. Another example with glaze faults and large crack to the reverse.
A Chinese Famille Verte rucai porcelain ginger jar painted with stylised birds and floral sprays within auspicious symbols, bearing four character Kangxi mark to base, height 18cm, together with a Chinese crackle glaze twin handled vase decorated with battle scenes, height 29cm, etc (4).Additional InformationGeneral wear throughout, the larger Famille Verte vase is lacking the cover, minor losses to the decoration. Minor staining in parts to the smaller crackle glazed jar.
Six pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain to include an early 20th century sleeve vase painted with prunus flowers on a blue ground, Kangxi double ring mark to base, height 26cm, a similar plate, diameter 25.5cm, unmarked, etc (6).Additional InformationThe sleeve vase with minor chips to the foot rim, wear. The plate with glaze imperfections, crazing is evident. Light scratches to the bodies, one of the small prunus jars with a sliver chip to the foot rim.
An 18th century Chinese blue and white porcelain tea caddy, painted with figures in landscape scene, one example riding a shishi lion, double ring Kangxi mark to base, height 13cm, together with a late 19th century Chinese blue and white double gourd vase decorated with maidens in landscape setting, double ring Kangxi mark to base, height 24cm, two blue and white porcelain vases, one example decorated with objects inside prunus sprays, height of larger example 14cm (af) (4).Additional InformationThree examples are af, the 18th century tea caddy is heavily af, it has been dropped, with numerous cracks, large chips, old breaks are evident. The double gourd vase has been restored crudely around the top neck. One of the small blue and white pots with hairline crack and old repair to the top. The example with the white background with minimal wear, otherwise good.
A pair of 18th century Chinese porcelain Famille Rose octagonal plates decorated with objects, diameter 22.5cm, together with four further 18th century Chinese porcelain plates (6).Additional InformationEach with the usual minor nibbles to the edges, one of the Imari ones has a large crack running through the piece. The second Imari one has a hairline crack to the rim and another Imari plate has a hairline crack to rim. One of the circular Famille Rose plates with a larger chip to the rim.
An 18th century Chinese blue and white porcelain mug, the central panel painted with a variant of the willow scene inside relief textured decoration and floral sprays, height 16cm, diameter 12.5cm.Additional InformationVery minimal wear and very slight chip to the joining point of the floral details of the handles.
Three Chinese Ming Swatow bowls, diameter of largest example 27cm, an 18th century Chinese porcelain plate, modern Tang style horse etc. Additional InformationTwo of the Swattow bowls is af with large cracks and damage, circular blue and white bowl has been restored, may plate with large chips to rim.
A pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vases decorated with prunus flowers, with carved wooden covers and bases, each with double Kangxi mark to base, height 25cm.Additional InformationOne of the covers has splits and losses, one of the jars with a chip to the rim, one of the bases is also missing the decoration.
DIANA CARGO; a pair of early 19th century Chinese export porcelain bowls decorated in underglaze blue with typical landscapes scenes and with café-au-lait rims, 6.4 x 11.2cm, and two matching saucers, all with Christie’s sale labels to bases, lot number 525/24 (4).Additional InformationSome light general wear, otherwise appear ok.
NANKING CARGO; two 18th century Chinese export porcelain bowls, the first with underglaze blue and landscape decoration to interior and café au lait exterior, diameter 15cm (af), the second decorated with scholar in landscape featuring rocks and hut, both unmarked, both with Christie’s labels, the latter lot 3117, a small 18th century dish with café au lait exterior and a later set of four stacking dishes decorated with flowering prunus, height 26cm (af).Additional InformationThe bowl with café au lait exterior with several hairline cracks, the small bowl with several small chips to the rim and the set of stacking trays with one large chip to one of the trays. Fritting, rubbing and general wear throughout.
A large modern Chinese porcelain baluster lidded jar/vase painted in enamels with a dragon dance (Long Wu) beneath Ruyi band, the lower section with butterflies and floral sprays, the lid with children carrying lanterns and fireworks, unmarked, height approx. 70cm.Additional InformationGeneral surface wear, some rubbing to decoration, pitting, glaze inclusions, manufacturing imperfections, dust and dirt etc.
Two 19th century Chinese Canton Famille Rose porcelain vases, the first with relief moulded handles and shoulder about painted decoration of figures in landscape and interior scenes, bears signature, height 35cm, the second decorated with insects and floral sprays with moulded shoulder, height 35.5cm (2). Additional InformationEach vase is af, the example which bears signature with large losses and chips, numerous glaze chips, the second vase with an extensive crack, chips to body, also a hole to the body.
Four pieces of 18th century Chinese export porcelain decorated in underglaze blue with landscapes and garden scenes, comprising two bowls, the larger with café au lait rim, diameter 22.7cm, a saucer with café au lait rim and a tea bowl, a plate (af), also a later tea bowl set with rice, all unmarked.Additional InformationThe plate cracked with some crude repairs, the saucer with a hairline crack and fritting and the 18th century tea bowl with a small chip to the rim which has been crudely repaired, some smaller losses, nibbles and fritting. The bowl rings true and is in good condition, further general wear throughout.
Three 18th century Chinese Famille Rose porcelain plates including an example painted with objects of virtue inside panels and floral sprays, an example painted with stylised figures in landscape setting etc, one of the plates bears a Sotheby's country house sale lot number, diameter of largest plate 24cm.(3).Additional InformationThe example decorated with figures has tight hairline crack, chipping to rim, also has label verso dated 1925, the white example with floral sprays has very tight hairline crack with numerous chips to the underside. The vase painted with objects of virtue with a u-shaped piece which has been broken out and crudely glued. General wear throughout.
A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase gu shaped vase, decorated with figures in landscape, six character and double ring mark to base, height 26cm, together with a collection of 19th century and later Chinese and continental ceramics (af). Additional InformationThe gu vase is in poor condition, with large areas of repair, extensive cracks and losses, the majority of the remaining items are damaged.
A Chinese porcelain bowl of conical form with anhua (incised or 'hidden') decoration, diameter 20.3cm, together with a pair of hardwood bamboo sections, length 29.5cm, and a hardstone figure of a male beside fruit (4). Additional InformationSplitting/scratches to panels, light wear to bowl.
A pair of modern Chinese porcelain vases of ovoid form with flared necks, with printed and highlighted decoration of a figure crossing a bridge in landscape, character mark to base, height 22cm. Additional InformationEach vase is dusty/dirty, one with large breaks to top rim which has been glued back,
A group of oriental ceramics to include a modern Japanese Satsuma cylinder vase, height 24.5cm, similar bowl decorated with Geisha girls and figures, Chinese Canton dish, diameter 19.5cm, Chinese porcelain tea bowl and saucer with painted with floral sprays to interior and cafe au lait glaze to the exterior, etc (part af) (16). Additional InformationThe Japanese blue and white dish with figures with overglazed chips to rim, light surface wear and scratches. The tea cup and saucer are good with minimal signs of wear, the bowl with a tiny fault to the foot rim possibly a chip/fault, otherwise good. The Chinese longevity bowl with scratches and numerous faults to the glaze, the Famille Rose dish is af with large cracks running through and numerous chips. Due to the huge quantity and low value, we are unable to offer specific condition reports on all the individual components.
A PAIR OF BLACK-GLAZED WHITE-RIMMED BOWLSSong/Jin DynastyBoth vessels with steeply-flaring sides rising from a short foot to a slightly-incurved rim, covered overall with a lustrous glaze of dark brown colour leaving the rim unglazed and covered in white slip, fitted box.19cm (7 1/2in) diam. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/金 黑釉白覆輪盌一對Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.59展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號59Compare with a similar dark-brown-glazed bowl, Song dynasty, illustrated in Black Porcelain from the Mr and Mrs Yeung Wing Tak Collection, Guangzhou, 1997, pp.170-171, pl.83; another example is illustrated by R.D.Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Cambridge MA, 1996, pp.132-133, no.31.See a black-glazed bowl with white rim, Song dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 13 September 2018, lot 807.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CIZHOU BROWN-GLAZED INCISED VASEJin DynastyOf globular form rising to a narrow mouth, glazed all over with a greenish-brown glaze over incised bands of abstract floral motifs around the exterior.25cm (9 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價金 磁州窯褐釉劃花罐The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.P113f74 dated 27 June 2013, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2013年6月27日，編號P113f74）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。See a similar Cizhou jar, Yuan dynasty, illustrated by R.L.Hobson, The Eumorfopoloulos Collection, Vol.III, London, 1925, no.C422, pl.LXV11; another related Cizhou jar, Yuan dynasty, is illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London, 2006, pp.182-183, no.381; another example, Yuan dynasty, is illustrated by M.Medley, Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, London, 1977, pl.106A, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO FAHUA FIGURAL GROUPSLate Ming DynastyThe first modelled as two gentlemen, possibly representing the Hehe Erxian, standing side by side, each with one arm wrapped around the other's shoulder, one holding a fan; the other modelled as Zhenwu, seated on a high-backed throne, flanked by two attendant figures.The taller 24.7cm (9 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 琺華釉仙人像 一組兩件For a related Fahua figure of Zhenwu, see J.Ayers, The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis, Lausanne, 2004, no.190; see also M.Antónia Pinto de Matos, The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision, London, 2011, no.97.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMITABHALate Ming Dynasty Standing on a lotus base and wearing a long and flowing robe, tied just above the waist, the chest adorned with a wan medallion hanging from a beaded necklace, holding a sphere in the left hand before the chest.26cm (10 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 德化窰白釉無量壽佛立像Provenance: J.M. Hu (1910-1993)Christie's New York, 1 October 2009, lot 382. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: J.C.Y.Watt, Te Hua Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1975, no.74.Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.38來源：胡惠春（1910-1993）舊藏紐約佳士得，2009年10月1日，拍品編號382展覽著錄：J.C.Y.Watt，《德化瓷器》，香港，1975年，編號74Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號38During more than half a century, J.M.Hu acquired an exceptional group of Chinese ceramics—and in particular Imperial porcelain—that illuminated the rich history of China and its people. In both his personal collection and in his bequests to cultural institutions, J.M. Hu stood as a model of the modern scholar-collector. He established the Min Chiu Society in Hong Kong alongside fellow collectors K.P. Chen and J.S. Lee. He also gifted substantial group from his collection to the Shanghai Museum in 1950 and 1989; many of these objects remain on view in the museum's Zande Lou Gallery. His family's set of Imperial zitan furniture was sent to the National Palace Museum in Taipei for display; and he returned the important 'Siming' version of the Huashan Temple stele rubbing to the Palace Museum, Beijing. For a similar blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha, late Ming dynasty, see H.Garner, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, London, 1957, no.97. See also a related blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha illustrated by P.J.Donnelly, Blanc De Chine, New York, 1969, pl.156.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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