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Click here to subscribeA group of Chinese export porcelain, 18th century, comprising:a famille rose mug, of baluster form, painted with ladies and boys in a sitting room, 16.2cm high, and a teapot, painted with florets, 22cm long (3)Condition ReportMug - a minute frit to rim.Teapot - chipped to rim and spout. Hairline cracks to underside of spout. Both with enamel and gilt losses.
A Chinese famille rose jardinière, Qianlong (1736-1795), the lobed waisted body rising from four ruyi-head shaped feet to a broad everted rim, painted with bats above scrolling lotus against a turquoise ground, 16.6cm diameterThere are similar examples preserved in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated by Nanjing Museum in Treasures in the Royalty - The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003.清乾隆 松石绿地粉彩莲蝠纹菊瓣式花盆Condition ReportSurface scratches. Some gilt rubbed and enamel losses.A star crack to base.Box tired with small tears to edges.
A group of Chinese export en grisaille porcelain, 18th-19th century, comprising:a jar and cover, of baluster form on a spreading foot with applied scrolls, painted with figures in shaped panels, the domed cover with a spear knop, 13.5cm high, and a teacup, the rounded sides rising from a circular foot, painted with Athena and Aphrodite,7.6cm diameter (3)Condition ReportJar - chipped and cracked to knop of cover, chipped to foot, cracked to rim.Tea bowl - no obvious faults.
A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque, Tongzhi period (1862-1874), painted with a literati seated in a garden, with boys playing beside him, 29 x 27cmProvenance: Presented to Dr T G Rewcastle-Woods on leaving his position in a hospital in Yunnan province in 1936. He was a medical Methodist missionary, working as a doctor for the Miao people at the leper colony at Stone Gateway, some seven days journey from Hong Kong by train and on horseback.Condition ReportSmall chips to edges. Some enamel losses.
A Chinese porcelain guanyin, Republic period (1912-1949), seated wearing a loose robe exposing his chest, covered with a crackled glaze,17cm highProvenance: From Travers Christmas Humphreys QC (15 February 1901-13 April 1983) via his wife's will executor, her goddaughter, and thence by descent.Born in London in 1901, Humphreys followed in his father's footsteps to become a prominent barrister, and was responsible for the prosecution of several controversial cases during the 1940s and 50s, before later becoming a judge at the Old Bailey. A proponent of Buddhism, he wrote a number of works on Mahayana Buddhism, and was probably the best-known British convert of his day. In 1924, he founded what became the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain. He was also an enthusiastic advocate of the Oxfordian theory that the works of Shakespeare were, in fact, written by someone else. His former home in St John's Wood, London, is now a Buddhist temple.民国 观音坐像Condition ReportChips and cracks in various locations.
A large impressive Japanese gouache painting, 14th century or later, painted with the Shaka Triad in gilt, of Shakyamuni in his fully enlightened state, seated in front of a circular mandorla on a raised lotus pedestal under a beaded canopy, his hands in Vitarka mudra, flanked by his bodhisattva attendants - Monju (Manjushri), riding a Buddhist lion, and Fugen (Samantabhadra), riding a white elephant - surrounded by twenty Buddhist guardians and deities, ink, colour and gilt on silk, 129.5 x 57.5cm, mounted between dragons in gilt, enclosed with a border painted with scrolling peony, overall 203 x 76.5cm, framed and glazed Provenance: From the estate of the late Baroness von Hohenberg, formerly from the collection of Baron Eberhard von Bodenhausen-Degener (1868-1918) of Schloss Neubeuern, Upper Bavaria, Germany; by descent to Baroness Julie (Luli) von Bodenhausen-Degener, who married Baron Gottfried von Meyern Hohenberg; by descent to their son, Baron Gottfried Eberhard von Meyern-Hohenberg (1924-1995), and thence by descent; Woolley & Wallis, 16 November 2023, Lot 745. For a similar painting, see Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession Number: 29.100.469. Baroness Julie von Bodenhausen-Degener (1902-1951) was a German dancer, singer and actress who, after making her film debut in Britain, headed for Hollywood, where she worked under the name 'Luli Deste'. She had spent much of her childhood at Schloss Neubeuern, the Bavarian castle owned by her uncle, Jan von Wendelstadt (1856-1909). Jan was an avid art collector, whose companions were German artists and intellectuals, and it was under his influence that the Schloss became a cultural centre. His interest in art also extended to items from the East, and he took several trips there, bringing back souvenirs of Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens and porcelain, even displaying a large pair of Chinese lion dogs in the castle gardens. A Studio Manasse portrait of Luli (as Baroness Luli von Hohenberg) can be seen HERE as part of the Taussig Collection held by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Condition ReportDid not examine outside of he frame. Frame with general wear, knocks and chips to edges. Creasing and cockling throughout with paint losses. Some variation in tone patchiness and unevenness to the blue sky, possible restoration.
A pair of Chinese bases (legs) for table lamps, square porcelain pots, including wooden bases and lampshades, decorated with folklore illustrations and handmade inscriptions, wired, Height including lamp housing: 40 cm, Height of the jugs and base: 33 cm, Width: 11 cm, Width of the lampshades: 35.5 cm, working condition not checked. Period: 20th century
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE PALE CELADON GLAZED PORCELAIN FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 17/18TH CENTURY. Seated on a raised lotus base dressed in robes decorated with shou medallions and flower heads, covered in a translucent pale green glaze. 18.5cm tall. Head restuck with visible line around the neck. With no further signs of damage or repair.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND ENAMEL DECORATED PORCELAIN BOWL, LATE QING DYNASTY. Decorated with fan shaped panels depicting dragons and phoenix with lingzhi and flaming clouds, with roundels featuring treasured items on a lotus scroll ground with polychrome enamelled lappets around the base. The interior with lotus scroll medallion, with a four character mark to base reading 'Xian Shi zhen pin', 'Precious product of the sincere company'. 20.3cm diam.7cm hairline running diagonally from the rim with small chips and nicks.
A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, 19TH CENTURY. Of baluster form with four gilt lion mask ring handles decorated with various figures in courtyard scene on a white ground with floral and fruit sprays. 45.5cm tall. 5.5cm shallow piece restuck at foot rim. With no further signs of damage or repair.
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18/19TH CENTURY. To include a large famille rose celadon ground dish decorated with figures surrounded by dragons and mythical beasts, mid 19th century; A quater lobed famille rose dish on raised foot, probably Tongzhi period; Together with a wucai floral bowl, probably 18th century. Large dish 37cm diam. (3)Large dish with staple repairs. Lobed dish with repair through the middle, two halves restuck; Bowl with chip losses to rim with hairlines.
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 19/20TH CENTURY. To include nine prunus decorated ginger jars of varying sizes, four with covers; A pair of prunus decorated vases and covers; Together with two other blue and white vases decorated with dragons and figural scenes, each with four character Kangxi marks. Ginger jars approx. 9cm - 18cm. (13)
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18TH CENTURY. To include a set of four underglaze blue with enamel and gilt floral decoration; Four Chinese Imari coffee cups; Together with six various tea bowls. Saucers 12.5cm diam. (14) Saucers with hairlines and nicks to rim. One coffee cup with nick to rim and another with a hairline. Chinese imari tea bowl with repairs to body. The other tea bowls with no hairlines or repairs, minor fritting to note.
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR AND COVERS, 19/20TH CENTURY. White enamel on a blue ground with eight elephant handles around the shoulder decorated with various birds and flowering branches. 56cm tall. The jar with brass mount at rim. One elephant handle with repair. Loss to finial of the cover. No major cracks or hairlines.
A GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18/19TH CENTURY. To include a pair of small porcelain dishes, finely potted with bracket lobed rims decorated with boys on horseback within a border or pine trees. Probably Kangxi period; Together with five miniature porcelain vases of double gourd and bottle shaped form to include four blue and white vases with floral decoration together with a white glaze vase. The largest with a four character mark of Chenghua. Dishes 11cm diam. (7) All in good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY. In the form of a double gourd painted with landscape scenes in cartouches on a floral scroll ground. Four character mark of Jiaqing to base, possibly of the period. With a gilt stopper in relief with bats and shou medallion. 8cm tall with stopper. Provenance: I.M.CHAIT. From a private local Bath collection In good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair.
A FINE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TEAPOT, 18TH CENTURY. Decorated with identical scenes to each side depicting figures in a courtyard with tables and scholars objects. Qianlong period (1736-95). 19.5cm length.Minute nicks around the vent hole of cover. Shallow chip to inside of foot with very faint hairline to the base. The body in good condition with only rubbing to the gilt handle to note.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, 20TH CENTURY. Of baluster form with pierced gilt handles, decorated with boys at play in a garden scene with inscription. 42.5cm tall.Minor glaze chips to underside of rim with surface wear and rubbing to decoration to note. Otherwise in good order with no signs of major damage or repair.
A GROUP OF CHINESE QINGBAI WARE AND BISCUIT PORCELAIN ITEMS. To include a pair of glazed joss stick holders in the form of turtles; Four glazed bird feeders; A glazed miniature double gourd vase; A glazed brush rest with figure and boat on waves; Together with three unglazed figurines. Song dynasty style. Brush rest 15.5cm length. (11)All in good overall condition.
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18/19TH CENTURY. To include a green enamelled tankard, Qianlong period; Three blue and white dishes; Together with a blue and white bowl with everted rim decorated with panels of a lady in a garden scene with flowering blooms, with four character mark of Kangxi to base. Dishes 23cm diam. (5)Tankard with small chip to rim leading into a 4cm vertical hairline. Bowl with repaired section to body with filled chips. Dishes with filled chips and small repair to edge of one.
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN DRAGON DISH, 19/20TH CENTURY. With deep rounded sides decorated with three dragons in blue, iron red and green enamels, chasing flaming pearls amidst lingzhi and flaming clouds. Six character mark of Guangxu to base, possibly of the period (1875-1908). With a carved hardwood stand. Dish 40.8cm diam.Good overall condition with no signs of damage or repairs. Surface wear to note.
A RARE CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED PORCELAIN SHALLOW BOWL, MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAJING (1522-1566). Finely potted of conical form covered in a yellow glaze with signs of iridescence. Six character mark of Jiajing to base within double circle in underglaze blue. 19.9cm diam.Condition: With visible signs of wear to interior of bowl. Faint hairlines running from rim. 1.5cm hairline running over the foot rim into the base. No chips and no repairs. Provenance: From a local home acquired by the vendors parents circa 1970, thence by descent.Ref: For a similar but smaller bowl see the Arthur M. Sackler Collections Christie's Sale 17th September 2010, Lot 1976.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR AND COVER, 18/19TH CENTURY. Of baluster form decorated with scene from Romance of the Western Chamber, Xi Xang Ji. The cover decorated with four boys at play. Double ring mark to base. 44cm tall. Three shallow chips to underside of foot. Section of repair to rim with hairline. Chip loss to edge of cover.
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN WU SHUANG PU DISHES, 19TH CENTURY. Each with a central medallion decorated with birds and butterfly in a garden scene surrounded by characters from the Wu Shuang Pu, floral sprays and precious objects in famille rose enamels with gilt rim. 25.2cm diam.Very faint 1cm hairline at rim to one. The other with minute glaze frit to rim. Both with no repairs. Minor wear to gilt in places to note.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, 18TH CENTURY. Shallow bowl with rounded sides and everted rim finely decorated with finger citrons and flowering branches, surrounded by precious objects and floral sprays. The exterior with four lingzhi sprigs. Qianlong period (1726-95). 22.2cm diam.Very good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair. No cracks or chips and no fritting to rim. One 5mm nick to the underside of the foot to note.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RICE GRAIN PATTERN BOWL, GUANGXU PERIOD. Decorated to the exterior with band of The Three Friends of winter comprising pine, bamboo, and plum; Above rice grain enamelled foliage and ribboned auspicious symbols. The interior with dragon medallion with a band of bats at the rim. Six character mark of Guangxu to base and of the period (1875-1908). 17.2cm diam.Good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, KANGXI PERIOD. Decorated with scene from the 'Romance of the Western Chamber' Xi Xiang Ji. Finely painted featuring figures in courtyard scenes, the interior with five boys at play. Six character mark of Kangxi to base and of the period (1662-1722). 20.7cm diam. Sections or repair to body with 6.5cm hairline. With small areas of overpaint touch up in places near repaired areas.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN HU JAR, 20TH CENTURY. With twin dragon handles, decorated with a figure of a man having his ears cleaned in a landscape scene with inscription between bands of lappets and geometric patterns in blue enamel. With four character mark to base. 36cm tall.Good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair.
A GROUP OF CHINESE NANKING PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18TH CENTURY. To include a cafe au lait ground bowl with floral interior decorated in underglaze blue, with lot 2573 Christie's Nanking Cargo lot sticker to base; A blue and white dish decorated with figures in a landscape scene surrounded by peony sprays, with Christie's Nanking Cargo lot sticker to base; Together with five blue and white tea bowls each decorated with landscape scenes, with respective lot stickers to each. Larger dish 22.5cm diam. To be sold with six Certificates of Authenticity for 'Tea Bowls' and 'Saucer dish' dated May 1986. (7) Minute nick to underside of rim of large dish. Bowl with minor crazing to interior. Tea bowls in good order with no signs of damage or repair.
A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ITEMS, 18TH CENTURY. To include a teapot decorated with floral baskets; A tankard decorated with figures in a garden scene; Together with two blue and white coffee cups. Tankard 13.3cm tall. (3) Tankard with small repair to rim. Teapot with hairline from rim running to spout. The cups both with hairlines.
A CHINESE PEACH BLOOM GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL, 18TH CENTURY. Rounded body with a gently everted rim raised on a short foot, covered in a mottled red glaze thinning at the rim. Probably Kangxi period (1662-1722). 19.2cm diam. 10mm x 8mm Shallow chip to interior rim of bowl. With no cracks and no signs of repair.
A CHINESE POWDER BLUE AND GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN VASE, 18/19TH CENTURY. The vase of baluster form decorated with a peacock in a peony garden. Together with a carved and pierce wooden stand and cover. 30cm tall including stand and cover. The jar in good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair, rubbing and loss to gilt decoration in areas to note. Wooden cover with sections of loss to pierced decoration. The stand in good overall condition.
A GROUP OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND EARLIER. To include four Canton famille rose items comprising a teapot, a vase, a bowl and dish; Together with a glazed jar and bowl each glazed undecorated. Tallest vase 26cm tall. (6)Teapot with repair to tip of spout with hairlines to base. Vase with repaired section to rim. Dish with small filled chip and hairline to edge. Bowl with faint hairline. Glazed bowl with repair to rim and jar in good order.
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR, LATE QING DYNASTY. Heavily potted of cylindrical form with short neck decorated with continuous floral scrolls within bands of lappets and ruyi heads, with six bats on the shoulder on a cloud ground. 32.5cm tall.Two small filled chips at the rim with no further signs of damage. No cracks or chips.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KRAAK DISH, MING DYNASTY. Decorated with ducks at a lotus pond surrounded by decorated lappet panels enclosing flower, bird and precious object lotus lappets. Wanli period (1572-1620). 32cm diam.One approx. 14cm hairline running into the base from the rim. With further fritting around the rim. No signs of repairs.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LANTERN JAR, 19TH CENTURY. Of globular form decorated with various dragons and phoenixes on a scroll ground between bands of lappets and ruyi. The cover with ruyi sceptre handle. Four character mark of Kangxi to base. 27cm tall.Sections of repair at rim af with cellotape at rim. Visible hairlines in body. Cover in good condition.
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN DISHES, 18/19TH CENTURY. To include a famille rose dish decorated with ladies in a courtyard scene, Qianlong period; A blue and white dish decorated with flowering stems, 19th century; Together with a turquoise ground dish decorated with dragons within a yellow ground border, 19th century. 23cm - 26cm diam. (3)Famille rose dish with one chip to underside of rim. Blue and white dish in good condition. The dragon dish in good overall condition. All with no signs of repair.
TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWLS, 19TH CENTURY. To include a Batavian ware basin, decorated with scrolling floral motifs in underglaze blue with a cafe au lait ground exterior; Together with a crackled glazed bowl. 18cm and 28.5cm diam. (2)Both in good overall condition with no signs of damage or repairs.
FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCERS, 18TH CENTURY. Each finely potted, decorated with pine trees within hatched borders. Kangxi period (1662-1722). 11.5cm diam. (4) One with chip to rim. Very minute nick to one rim and foot rim of another. Three in good overall condition with no major signs of damage or repairs.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD. Hexagonal baluster form bottle decorated with alternating panels of insects and poem under a band of floral scrolls. Four character mark of Qianlong in iron red to base. 6.5cm tall.Provenance: From a private local Bath collectionGood overall condition with no signs of damage or repair. Minor glaze rubbing to gilt edges to note.
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE, LATE QING DYNASTY. Decorated with Immortals, Liu Hai and the three legged toad, Hehe Erxian and Li Tieguai. With bands of floral and key fret decoration around the neck and double ring to base in underglaze blue. 32cm tall.Two chips to the underside of the foot ring. No cracks or signs of repair.
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