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Click here to subscribeA group of three Chinese blue and white bowls, Ming Dynasty: comprising a Kraak bowl painted with lingzhi sprays within line and diaper borders, 15cm; a bowl with flared rim and painted with foliage and scroll motifs, 14.5cm; and a teabowl painted with three figures in a landscape, 6.5cm [3].
A WOODEN CHINESE JEWELLERY BOX AND A CASES SET OF SCALES, a two door one draw wooden jewellery box, detailed to the doors with carved openwork green hardstone panels, fitted with metal hinges and corner details all round with a metal scroll handle to top, the doors open to reveal three further draws each fitted with a deep blue oriental pattern fabric, the draw to the base also has the same fabric with a pull out hidden compartment, together with a lock and key, approximate height 22cm, width 15.5cm, depth 11.5cm, together with a small wooden cased set of scales with weights (condition report: some general light wear, discolouration to the outer wood may require a varnish, all doors and draws open and close with ease, overall condition good)
A Gilt Metal Mounted Chinese Imari Bowl, the porcelain Qianlong, the mounts 19th century, the bowl of fluted circular form, typically painted with flower sprays in panels, mounted with a gadroon border, rams' mask handles, triple scroll supports tied by a circular undertier, on acanthus leaf feet, 24cm highUnable to examine the rim and underside of the porcelain. However, there is a visible rim crack and a visible section of the rim is ground. Gilding on the porcelain is heavily worn. The mounts are in good condition, just with some general wear.
A Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, Qianlong, of fluted circular form, painted in famille rose enamels with quail amongst foliage within a scroll border; and A Similar Coffee Cup and Saucer, painted with geese amongst foliage (4)Tea bowl and saucer - this saucer has a small footrim chip and a small factory tear. Both the tea bowl and the saucer with the later gilt rims almost completely worn. The coffee cup saucer with a large filled rim chip, with three hairline cracks. Coffee cup itself has a hair crack.
INABA: A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A PLUM TREEBy a member of the Inaba family, signed Inaba 稲葉 saku 作Japan, 18th/19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded rectangular form and oval section, the roiro ground finely decorated in mura-nashiji to depict wispy clouds and gold takamaki-e and kirigane with a gnarled prunus tree with thin branches issuing blossoms and buds. The interior of nashiji with gold fundame edges. The underside with the signature INABA saku [made by Inaba].HEIGHT 6.8 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, minor age cracks, tiny nicks here and there, occasional light scratches.Provenance: Ex-collection Claudio Perino, a collector with a keen interest in Japanese, Chinese and Far Eastern cultures. His collection consists of over 2000 works of art, partly loaned to the Museum of Oriental Arts (MAO) in Turin, Italy and to the Museo delle Culture (MUSEC) in Lugano, Switzerland. An exhibition of Kakemono scroll paintings was on view in the MUSEC until end of April 2021.With a pressed horn manju netsuke carved in relief with Otohime and Urashima Taro, and a coral ojime.Inaba is the family name of a line of lacquer artists who produced inro during at least the 18th and 19th centuries. See Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) The Index of Inro Artists, p. 90.Literature comparison: Compare an inro depicting a map of Japan, also by a member of the Inaba family, dated ca. 1775-1850, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number W.29-1952.Auction comparison:Compare a related inro depicting a flowering prunus tree by a member of the Inaba family, dated 19th century, at Bonhams, The Last Treasures from the Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, 19 July 2021, London, lot 128 (sold for 3,570 GBP).
A VERY RARE CHAMPLEVE-DECORATED IRON 'INRO-SHAPED' WRITING SETUnsigned Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright form and oval section, the hinged container cast as an inro with incised faux-cases, secured by a gilt-metal pin inserted in one of the cord holes, opening to reveal various small gilt-metal tools, including a brush, spoon, knife, and tweezers, as well as two hinged seal paste containers. The iron exterior is finely inlaid with prunus blossoms and dew drops in gilt-metal, silver, copper, and champleve enamel.HEIGHT 6 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, tiny nicks, light surface scratches, few small losses to inlays, the interior with extensive traces of use, some of the gilt-metal fittings oxidized.Provenance: Formerly the property of the Strong Museum, donated by Margaret Woodbury Strong (1897-1969), a prolific collector and founder and namesake of the museum. The underside with an accession number, '75.534[0]'. The Strong National Museum of Play (known as just The Strong Museum or simply the Strong) in Rochester, New York is the only collections-based museum devoted solely to the study of play. With a metal netsuke cast in openwork as a hamaguri clam with floral and scroll decoration, attributed to Karamonoya Kyubei, who is mentioned in the Soken Kisho published in 1781. Kyubei is described as making ashtrays, Chinese-style cast netsuke and kuwara (rings used for a priest's kesa). Other designs include gourds, incense burners, eggs, and clams. Many other shapes were used for his Netsuke. Sophisticated designs such as rain dragons, arabesques, flowers, clouds, and spirals were skillfully combined to create an openwork finish. They are very high-quality, perfect netsuke, not too heavy, not too light, and are very comfortable to the touch.With a globular ojime with wire-inlaid decoration of ingots and pearls.
A MASON'S IRONSTONE DESSERT SERVICE, CIRCA 1830, comprising twelve 8-inch plates, four shell-shaped serving dishes, two shaped oval dishes and a square serving dish, printed and coloured in the Mandarin pattern with scroll panels of Chinese figures in a garden setting on a diaper ground, printed marks. (19) Two shaped oval dishes 28cm wideCONDITION REPORTOne plate stapled, heavy wear and loses to enamel, mainly to plates, general crazing and surface wear.
Chinese ceramics 18th/19th century, to include three decorative plates and a blue and white dish, etcCondition report: Fading and wear to gilt and decoration throughout. The small blue and vase plate have chipping to the rim and base, vase is 27cm high and plate 13cm diameter. The decorative plate with scroll and vase design has fading to the colour and decoration, chipping to the rim and a repair the rim that has discoloured glue marks, 23cm. The plate with three bird design has slight pitting from the glazing process, and roughness to the rims - fading to the design on outer edges, 24cm. The plate with the larger bird design has a chip to the rim, with heavy fading to the gilt and design on extermities. Slight discolouration on the center of the plate, 25cm . The pair of minature vases have severe loss to the rim of one and repairs to one lid, with one lid being fixed to the base. Damage and loss to the bases, with lid 13cm, without lid 11cm.
Chinese Blue an White Reticulated Bowl, Transition, 17th century, the small bowl with five circular roundels enclosing floral patterns, reserved on a pierced cash-motif ground, with a lappet border at the short foot rim and a classic scroll band at the mouth rim.A label of Robert Mc Pherson on the base. 8.8 cm diameter
Four Chinese porcelain blue and white plates, decorated various landscapes, 9" dia, a Satsuma sugar bowl, a famille verte bowl (damaged) and other itemsCondition:Four blue and white plates: Two are chipped and cracked, two are okay.Famille vert is damaged, three big pieces are present however there are small shards that are missing.Ceramic scroll is broken and has been previously glued but is broken.Other pieces in the lot have minor damages and rubbing to decoration.
A collection of Chinese silver items: comprising: a presentation two handled bowl, circular form, scroll handles, with a presentation inscription to Ralph Pike, Head of Customs, Chefoo, 1930's, on a wooden stand, a teapot of circular form, pull-off cover, scroll handle, engraved foliate decoration, plus six tea bowls of tapering circular form, engraved foliate decoration, height of bowl on plinth approx. weight 37oz. (8)
A Chinese bronze pot together with a scroll weight and brush restCONDITION REPORTIn our judgement, condition of lot is goodOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
Two Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Plates, painted with hunting scenes within floral and scroll borders, 8ins (20.3cm) diameter, with apocryphal six character Chengua marks to baseCondition ReportOne with a very small flat chip to the inner rim at approx 5 o'clock. The other with some typical light scattered wear to high points on the rim. No other obvious damage/loss/restoration.
A Chinese hardwood rectangular box and cover, 20th century, the front and back inlaid with opposing boxwood figure and character within carved scroll borders, the similarly carved sides framing panels of incised text, the cover with applied boxwood teapot, height 12.2cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A collection of fifteen mostly Chinese wood stands, late 19th and 20th century, some with carved and pierced decoration, including foliate, key fret and lotus detail, some raised on scroll feet, diameters ranging from 7.5cm to 19cm, together with two domed, carved and pierced wood covers (faults and repairs).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese celadon glazed stoneware jar/spittoon, the baluster body and flared neck carved in low relief with flowers and scrolling leafy tendrils between keyfret and scroll borders, height 20.8cm (gilt lacquer rim repair).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese hardwood quartetto nest of occasional tables, early 20th century, each rectangular panelled top with pierced scroll apron on block legs united by stretchers, height 64.5cm, width 47.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese hanging scroll painting, paper laid on silk, depicting an archer on horseback in naturalistic setting, with calligraphy lower left and red seal, the work 47 cm x 32 cm, together with another hanging scroll, ink and paint on silk, depicting a green mountain landscape, with two figures on a passage, three red seal stamps at the bottom, the work 44 cm x 29 cm
A 19th Century Chinese elm dwarf cupboard, the top with rising compartment over two panelled doors, raised on scroll feet, 53 cm wide x 42 cm deep x 55.8 cm high CONDITION REPORTS There is a split to the top panel. There are splits to the sides and back panels. Some kind of patching to both top corners at the back. Some losses throughout, particularly noticeable to the left hand side top edge and to the "dowel" on the top left hand corner where it has been filled. There has been a later added stop / clasp to the door interior. Otherwise general wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for further detail.
A pair of late 18th / early 19th Century Chinese Kangxi palette vases, near-matching with figural decoration depicting men viewing a scroll with other figures in attendance, bear two concentric rings marks to base, 34 cm high CONDITION REPORTS One vase has a large hairline crack running from the rim down the neck. The other has a smaller hairline fracture running from the rim. Both have some minor losses to the enamel decoration. Surface scratches, firing flaws, etc. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for more details.
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