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Lot 117
A 19TH CENTURY CANTON PERSIAN MARKET PORCELAIN BOWL decorated in a typical palette with birds, flowers and a panel of Eastern script, a.f, 9 ins diameter, an 18th Century Chinese porcelain PLATE, floral decorated, 8 1/4 ins diameter and a late 19th Century Chinese porcelain JAR polychrome decorated with figures, lacks cover, 6 1/2 ins high. (3)
Lot 86
A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN PLATE decorated in a famille-verte palette with flowers and objects, blue flower head to rear, 9 ins diameter, another decorated with a pagoda landscape, 9 ins diameter and another decorated with a central landscape roundel, 9 ins diameter, both cracked. (3)
Lot 87
A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE of square baluster form decorated with polychrome panels of figures, repair to base, 10 ins high and a 19th Century Chinese Cantonese porcelain VASE decorated with panels of figures with floral, butterfly and insect ground, drilled, 11 1/2 ins high. (2)
Lot 199
Chinese Qing dynasty famille verte porcelain rouleau vase, 19th Century, of large proportions, the neck decorated with scholars studying above a diamond decorated band with cartouches of butterflies, the body decorated with figures on horseback and a dragon form boat held ashore by ladies holding ropes, 63cm high
Lot 320
Fine Chinese porcelain vase, Qianlong six character mark, the yellow body with floral sprays, aubergine stylised handles above the bulbous body with two white ground panels depicting children in gardens playing, the base in turquoise blue and Qianlong six character mark in iron red, 38cm high. Provenance: by family descent, the vendors maternal Scottish Caithness-born-and-bred grandfather - Missionary Professor Arthur Mowat purchased the vase in person from Calcutta for £8, where he lived for 21 years. He had a wife and 2 daughters. The vase was probably acquired in 1927 when he first went out to Calcutta as Head of the English Language Department in the Scottish Church College there, and 1939. He was sponsored by The Church Of Scotland, having qualified as Honours Medallist in English Literature and Language in 1915 from Edinburgh University carrying off many prizes and awards.) So popular were his Calcutta classes that students came from other colleges to hear him. His newspaper obituary starts: " ... A Lybster man who became one of the most distinguished professors of English Literature the Scottish Church College Calcutta has ever seen, has died."On graduation in 1915 he first began his illustrious teaching career as principal teacher of English at Wick (Caithness, Scotland) High School where he quickly made his mark as a talented teacher and fine inspiration to his pupils, as well as golfer and footballer.In 1939 he returned from India to New College Edinburgh with a view to entering the ordained ministry of the church. But he was drawn back to to the country - this time to Murray College in Sialkot - which later became part of Pakistan - where he quickly gained a reputation as an outstanding teacher of English. He also acted for some years as Bursar of the College and devoted considerable time to the Library. He retired to Turriff in Aberdeenshire Scotland where he spent the remainder of this life, completing short spells of teaching at various schools.
Lot 372
Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain bowl, decorated with butterflies, birds, flowers and fruits with a lotus petal surround to the base, the interior of the bowl with swirl design to the top lip and flowers to the base, 19cm wide, together with a Chinese Qing Dynasty bowl decorated with flowers, AF, 14cm wide, (2)
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