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A Studio Pottery tureen/lidded cooking pot with simple banded decoration in cream glaze bearing an indistinct signature to base 20 cm high x 31 cm diameter including handle together with a further tureen/lidded cooking pot with handle in cream glaze, bears impressed mark beneath handle 13 cm high x 26 cm width including handle
Ming Dynasty, Ca. AD 1368-1644.A delightful Chinese Ming Dynasty sancai glazed offering table, featuring fifteen dishes of offering, set on glistening green plates. Laid on a green and amber banquet table, complete with tablecloth folds at the front, this ritual banquet is a spectacular example of both Chinese cuisine and funerary practice. The dishes are meticulously crafted to look true to life, such as an unusual large orange fish with its naturalistic scales, face and green tail-fin. Other items include fruit, pink bow-tie rolls and cakes. These offering tables would have been made for funerary purposes, especially for the wealthy, and were though to accompany and nourish the deceased in the afterlife. This was a high-end piece made for a member of the Ming elite, as more common items or Minqi found in burials were usually practical utilitarian objects such as cooking utensils, miniature replicas of houses, horses, working animals and furniture. For similar example, see Christie's 2011, Live Auction 2859, Lot 24. Size: 235mm x 360mm; Weight: 6.37kg Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
NO RESERVE Cookery.- Walsh (J. H.) A Manuel of Domestic Economy..., frontispiece and engraved plates, lightly foxing, contemporary calf-backed cloth, rubbed, 1856 § Fink (Henry T.) Food and Flavour: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living, illustrations, endpapers toned, original purple cloth, soiled and faded, rubbed, 1914 § [Anon.] American Dishes and How to Cook them, first edition, endpapers toned, original decorative cloth, spine ends worn, extremities bumped and rubbed, 1883; and 4 others, cooking, v.s. (7)
A selection of Folio Society books, all in their slipcases, titles including: French Country Cooking, by Elizabeth David; The Ascent of Man, by Jacob Bronowski; Summer Cooking, by Elizabeth David; Good Things, by Jane Grigson; The Complete Savoy Operas by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan boxset, 2 vols; and others. (13)
David (Elizabeth). French Country Cooking, 1st edition, London: John Lehmann, 1951, illustrated by John Minton (including frontispiece and illustrated title), lightly spotted, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, bookseller's ticket to foot of front pastedown, original oatmeal cloth, dust jacket, verso spotted, small portion of wear to spine extremities, 8voQTY: (1)
NO RESERVE Boulestin (X.M.) The Finer Cooking, 2 vol., illustrations by J. E. Laboureur, light foxing to endpapers, original cloth, vol.1 dust-jacket, light toning to spine, short nick and light creasing to head, original card slip-case, 1937 § Heath (Ambrose) Good Potato Dishes, decorations by Edward Bawden, ink gift inscription to endpaper, original pictorial boards, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1935, 8vo (3)⁂ A good trio of works, the first seemingly issued with a dust-jacket for only one volume, with the intention that that the volume without a jacket would be used in the kitchen.
NO RESERVE Deighton (Len) Action Cook Book, uncorrected proof, illustrations, original wrappers, printed label to upper cover, very light creasing to spine and to head, very light surface soiling but a near-fine example overall, 1965; and a first edition of the same, oblong 8vo (2)⁂ Rare proof of Deighton's cult cookbook, now regarded as influential in its presentation of cooking as a suitable pursuit for a man.
A group of archaic and archaic-style pottery vessels,to include:an Early Bronze Age Trans-Jordan terracotta jar with four small loop handles,a small Omani jug with black glaze,a South American red-glazed jug,an Egyptian 'black-topped' cooking vase, Predynastic Period, probably Naqada I-II, 4000-3200 BC, andsix others,largest 28cm high (10)Provenance: A private collection, Middleton Hall, Mendham, Suffolk.Condition Report(Black-top pot) Provenance: Bonhams & Brooks, Antiquities, 26 April 2001, lot 450. There is quite a large crack extending from the rim to approx halfway down. Surface wear and degradation. See additional photos. 23cm high, 15cm wide.
◆ GEORGE LESLIE HUNTER (SCOTTISH 1877-1931) APRES LE BAIN (THE BATHERS, JUAN-LES-PINS) Signed, oil on canvas Dimensions:44cm x 54.5cm (17.5in x 21.5in) Provenance:Provenance: Alex. Reid & Lefevre, GlasgowPearson & Westergaard Ltd, GlasgowIon R. Harrison Esq., Glasgow and by descent to the present ownerExhibited: Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Three Scottish Painters: S. J. Peploe, Leslie Hunter, F. C. B. Cadell, London, January 1939, no.2Glasgow Art Gallery, Leslie Hunter, May 1942, no.72National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Leslie Hunter 1877-1931, June 1942, no.112McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, Pictures from a Private Collection, 2- 27 March 1951, no.71Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scottish Painting, 5 October - 30 November 1961, no.167Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Glasgow, Three Scottish Colourists: Cadell, Hunter, Peploe, 9 May - 6 June 1970 and tour, no.49Literature: T. J. Honeyman, Introducing Leslie Hunter, Faber and Faber Ltd, London,1937, p.148, pl.36 (as 'Juan-les-Pins')Derek Ogston, Leslie Hunter: Paintings and Drawings of France and Italy, Baillieknowe Publishing, Kelso, 2004, listed p.88 (as 'The Bathers, Juan-les-Pins (Après le Bain)')Bill Smith and Jill Marriner, Leslie Hunter Revisited: The Life and Art of Leslie Hunter, Atelier Books, Edinburgh, 2012, p.150, fig.132 (as 'Après le Bain (The Bathers, Juan-les-Pins)' and dated 1928) Note: Note: Dated to 1928 by Bill Smith and Jill Marriner (op.cit.) Between 1927 and 1929 Hunter spent extensive periods in the south of France, principally from a base in St-Paul-de-Vence. He worked in various locations, including Antibes, Cassis, Nice, Saint Tropez and Juan-les-Pins, as featured in Après le Bain (The Bathers, Juan-les-Pins). Hunter enjoyed the region immensely, writing ‘This is an ideal country to loaf in and I wish I could simply loaf around and enjoy the sunshine and the cooking as most of the people around here do.’ (T. J. Honeyman papers, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh ACC97872/25/6/3, quoted by Derek Ogston, op.cit., p. 42)Whilst there, Hunter created many works on paper, using pen and ink, coloured chalk and pastel; the present painting is a rare example of a fully-realised south of France oil. In a letter of September 1927 to his dealer, Alexander Reid, Hunter wrote from St-Paul: ‘Of course, my paintings are the main thing. I may stay down here another month or two and thereby take your advice to finish everything before returning…I know the coast now between Monte Carlo and Cassis and have made about a hundred drawings in colour…Have worn a straw hat every day since I landed here.’ (quoted in T. J. Honeyman, op.cit., pp.121-22)In Après le Bain (The Bathers, Juan-les-Pins), Hunter celebrated the bright Mediterranean sunshine which creates a contrast between dazzling warmth and deep shadow, the verdant trees and shrubbery by which sun-baked architecture is accompanied and the leisurely lifestyle in which seabathers stroll together through parks.The painting was acquired by the Glasgow ship-owner Ion Harrison, who became one of Hunter’s most important patrons and who amassed one of the most significant collections of his work and that of his fellow Scottish Colourists, Cadell and Peploe. In 1950 Harrison recalled: ‘Leslie Hunter was the first of the three whom I got to know personally. He was already a friend of my two partners, the late Mr William McInnes and Mr William McNair and I must have met Hunter through them when I returned to business after the 1914-18 War, in the Autumn of 1919. He was a frequent visitor to the office when he was in Glasgow.’ (Ion Harrison, ‘As I Remember Them’ in T. J. Honeyman, Three Scottish Colourists, Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1950, p.121).Harrison continued: ‘Hunter always maintained that he was not painting for today but for fifty years hence and that although his pictures might look garish today in fifty years they would have mellowed and become beautiful in tone. Having lived twenty-five years with several of them I find that Hunter’s prophecy is coming true.’ (op.cit., p.126)
Six 19th century Indian polychrome painted wooden figures, comprsing a group of two figures seated beside ten circular cooking pots on a rectangular red-painted base, 21cm x 17cm x 10cm high, a single figure holding a farming implement (perhaps a leveller), and three others on square bases, to inculde a mahout with elephant goad, 15cm high and smaller
LA66 FLR - Vauxhall Vivaro 1.6 CDTi 5 door diesel manual custom built van conversion camper van. First registered in January 2017, with 73,000 miles noted and x2 previous keepers. Taxed and MOT until June 2024 with no advisories. Exempt from CAZ. Bespoke and fully insulated inside space featuring; removable black out, insulated window blinds, carpet on walls, laminate on floor and wood panel on the ceiling. Integrated side storage for cooking equipment with a fridge/freezer, sink and electric operated tap with clean and grey water tanks. Solar panels and leisure battery for powering your phone etc. Removable child seat, collapsable bed made up of panels that slot together and mattress made up of seat cushions. Bike rack included. The van had a new cambelt pulley fitted last year, and comes with a brand new battery and starter / alternator fuse board, fitted in the past 2 months. Viewing and collection available by appointment only from a BS postcode Important Notice: As a second-hand vehicle/motorcycle, buyers are reminded that such items are sold strictly 'as is' with no guarantees or warranties as to any aspect of its mechanical or electrical safety, or roadworthiness implied by Auctioneum or any agent, irrespective of any description, or written / verbal report.
1883 A.D. Anonymous - Consult Me for all you want to know - New Edition improved by the author of Enquire Within'; hardback with cloth covers, block lettering and floral design; 428 pp (text) plus 18 pages of advertisements; alphabetic arrangement of topics in two-column format covering medical matters, cooking recipes, preparation of cosmetics, rules of cricket, sharpening razors, etc.; handwritten 'Minnie Hox' to inside front page and inverted to last page. 540 grams, 19.4 x 13 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.).Acquired London, UK. Property of a Harwich gentleman. [No Reserve]
Le Creuset - A collection of French continental kitchenware enamelled cast iron cooking pots / saucepans / casserole dishes. All with lids in an orange and blue colours, with spout, together with a lidded frying pan. One with turned wooden handle. Makers mark to underside lid and base. Measures approx. 22cm diameter 12cm tall.
A LACQUERED PAULOWNIA WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER)Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)The wood ground finely decorated hiramaki-e with some nashiji to depict blossoming kiku (chrysanthemum). The hollowed interior with a copper liner. The underside marked. DIAMETER 29 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear and traces of use, minor nicks, light scratches, minor losses to lacquer. The copper liner with some malachite encrustations. The inset wood base lost. The hibachi (lit. fire bowl) is a traditional Japanese heating device. It is a brazier which is either round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal. It is believed hibachi date back to the Heian period. It is filled with incombustible ash, and charcoal sits in the center of the ash. To handle the charcoal, a pair of metal chopsticks called hibashi (lit. 'fire chopsticks') is used in a way similar to Western fire irons or tongs. Hibachi were used for heating, not for cooking. It heats by radiation, and is too weak to warm a whole room, often disappointing foreigners who expected such power. Sometimes, people placed a tetsubin (iron kettle) over the hibachi to boil water for tea. Later, by the 1900s, some cooking was also done over the hibachi.
A LARGE RINPA-STYLE LACQUERED PAULOWNIA WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER)Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)The wood ground finely decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e with aogai and mitsuda (pewter) inlays to depict two depict various opulent flowers. The hollowed interior with a copper liner.DIAMETER 43 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear and traces of use, minor nicks, light scratches, minor losses to lacquer and inlays. The copper liner with some malachite encrustations.The hibachi (lit. fire bowl) is a traditional Japanese heating device. It is a brazier which is either round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal. It is believed hibachi date back to the Heian period. It is filled with incombustible ash, and charcoal sits in the center of the ash. To handle the charcoal, a pair of metal chopsticks called hibashi (lit. 'fire chopsticks') is used in a way similar to Western fire irons or tongs. Hibachi were used for heating, not for cooking. It heats by radiation, and is too weak to warm a whole room, often disappointing foreigners who expected such power. Sometimes, people placed a tetsubin (iron kettle) over the hibachi to boil water for tea. Later, by the 1900s, some cooking was also done over the hibachi.Auction comparison:Compare a related paulownia wood hibachi, dated late 19th century, Meiji period, 89 cm long, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 17 September 2013, New York, lot 3118 (sold for USD 4,375).
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