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Lot 35
A large group of studio pottery, comprising a jug, six goblets, two cups and saucers, three Northshore pottery jars of differing sizes with cat shaped handle lids, one blue the other two mottled, one long rectangular plate depicting two cats and fishes, one large cheese dome with base depicting two cats and butterflies, 17 by 31cm high, both stamped Highland Stoneware made in Scotland hand painted. (14)
Lot 62
A Meissen porcelain vase, late 19th century, of trumpet form with flared rim and foot, decorated with a reserve of a spray of flowers, gilt scrolling border, against a cobalt blue ground all over, white glaze internally, the rim and foot with gilt highlights, blue painted crossed swords (struck through) and impressed marks to base, 540, 82?, and painted 342a, 11.7 by 13.7cm high, together with a pair of Continental porcelain pedestal cups and saucers, late 19th century, with high scroll handles from a circular 'sun' mask grip, decorated with bands of blue and purple flowers, green leaves and gilt highlights throughout, cups 10cm high, saucers 12.8cm. (5)
Lot 73
A Masons part tea and dinner service, decorated in the 'Mandalay' pattern, including a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, six cups, six saucers, a cake plate, a tazza, seven cake plates, three serving bowls, three twin handled dishes of different designs, a vase, a six dessert bowls, and a charger. (47)
Lot 15
A group of Japanese metal items, comprising an early 20th century bronze cigarette box, of rectangular form with incuse corners, the sides decorated in relief with fish and coral, the lid with plastic handle, 11.5 by 9 by 7.5cm high, a white metal and gold plated Meiji period shakudo style pin tray, decorated with a mother and daughter holding a doll in a garden setting, the border with flowers and leaves, 13 by 9.5 by 0.5cm, and a pair of 19th century small bronze cups / censers, unmarked, each 6 by 2cm. (4)
Lot 113
A Chinese famille rose tea service, probably Guangxu (1875-1908), comprising: a teapot, of globular form, painted with roundels enclosing the characters 'Wanshou Wujiang' (boundless longevity) and beribboned wan symbols amongst clouds, between a key fret and cresting wave border, a shou medallion to the spout, the cover similarly decorated with a ball finial, all against a yellow ground, six-character Guangxu mark,12cm high, six cups and saucers, similarly decorated, six-character Guangxu mark,cup 5.1cm diameter, saucer 7cm diameter, and another saucer, 8.2cm diameter (15) 清光绪(可能)黄地粉彩万寿无疆纹茶壶、茶杯及碟《大清光绪年制》矾红楷书款Condition report: Teapot - handle restored at body, chipped to rim and footrim, cover chipped and cracked.Cups - all with minute glaze flakes to footrim, one with a hairline crack.Saucers - one with a small chip to foot rim, one cracked and with small chips to rim, one damaged, the large saucer with chips.
Lot 38
A Wedgwood Moss Rose dinner service comprising: two lidded tureens, vegetable dish, three graduated meat plates, sauce boat, six dinner plates, circular dish, six shallow bowls, twelve side plates, four egg cups, six tea plates, two cake plates, large milk and sugar, coffee pot, teapot, six coffee cups and saucers and five tea cups and saucers
Lot 191
PAIR OF WUCAI 'MONTH' WINE CUPS KANGXI MARK AND QIANGLONG MARK comprising a near pair of month cups, both finely potted with rounded and steep sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the exterior delicately painted with daffodils, their bases respectively inscribed with a six-character Kangxi mark and Qianlong mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 6cm diameter each) (Qty: 2)(6cm diameter each)Qty: (2)Footnote: Provenance: Private Scottish collection, probably acquired in Shanghai in the late 19th century
Lot 229
PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'PO-PHASE FLOWER' CUPS DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD each thinly potted, finely painted with po-phase flowers surrounded by scrolling tendrils to the exterior, an array of roundel po-phase flowers further the interior, the base inscribed with a six-character Daoguang mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 8.2cm wide each) (Qty: 2)(8.2cm wide each)Qty: (2)Provenance: Formerly in a private English collection
Lot 231
GROUP OF TWELVE DOUCAI CUPS GAUNGXU MARK each of inverted-bell form, each painted to the exterior with underglaze blue stylised rock surrounded by green and red enamelled flowers outlined in blue, the base inscribed with a six-character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 5cm high each) (Qty: 12)(5cm high each)Qty: (12)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in a private Singapore Collection
Lot 272
A John Rose Coalport Japan pattern part tea service, unmarked, 31 pieces; and a Royal Crown Derby sugar box and cover (32) Condition Report: Coalport- fairly strong rubbing to gilding from handling, use and cleaning- more marked to extremities, Teapot and cover- spout very rubbed, fritting to spout and inside of top rim Stand- broken and reglued, 7 Coffee cans- 3 chipped 12 saucers- some associated- 4 damaged 6 tea cups- 2 cracked 2 plates- fair Cream- chip to spout Slop bowl- fair RCD - rubbed- Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 49
A William IV bird's-eye maple teapoy, circa 1835, in the manner of Gillows, the lid enclosing a fitted interior with two central velvet lined recesses for mixing bowls and a pair of flanking lidded canisters, on a lappet carved stem and quadripartite platform with concealed cups and castors, 76cm high, 47cm wide, 36cm deep In Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 Susan E Stuart remarks that teapoys were produced by the firm from 1814 and were frequently reproduced in estimate sketch books during the second quarter of the 19th century (Vol II p. 123-124) Condition Report: top with shrinkage cracks to margins, small section of moulding detached- will benefit from a clean Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 83
An English porcelain 'London' shape part tea service, circa 1825, painted in green, blue, pink and gilt with floral sprays within an 'Angouleme sprig' border, comprising: a comport; a sugar box and cover; a sandwich plate; five teacups; three coffee cups and seven saucers Provenance: Private Collection, Berkshire Condition Report: Amendment Monday 2nd November- please note that in addition to Sugar box cracked, and one saucer cracked- there are three damaged/cracked cups Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 54
A rare wucai 'month' cupKangxi six-character mark and of the periodOne side delicately painted in blue and enamelled in shades of green, iron-red and aubergine with a cluster of tree peony and flowering bamboo issuing from a rocky grassy terrace, the reverse of the cup with a poem and one seal, box. 5.5cm (2½in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩花神杯 青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: formerly on loan to the Bristol MuseumBonhams, New Bond Street, 10 July 2006, lot 130Bonhams, New Bond Street, 17 May 2012, lot 339來源：曾借展於布里斯托博物館倫敦邦瀚斯，2006年7月10日，拍品編號130倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，拍品編號339The couplet reads:不隨千種盡，獨放一年紅Which may be translated as:'The rose does not follow the masses and die away, but alone sets forth its crimson all year round.'The poem on the back identifies this cup as depicting the China Rose (Rosa Chinensis) which was apparently the appropriate flower to represent the eleventh month of the year. The poem has been loosely translated: 'unlike the thousand other species which blossom and wither (this flower) blossoms alone in red for an entire year'.Full sets of twelve 'month' cups can be found both in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in R.Scott, For the Imperial Court: Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, New York, 1997, no.23, and in the Qing Court Collection, The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.140.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 100
A very fine and rare coconut reticulated pomander and cover18th centuryThe domed cover and pomander each deftly carved and pierced with a writhing central dragon amidst curling clouds, all within diaper pattern borders and a central key-fret border, the coconut of dark-chocolate tone. 6.2cm (2 1/2in) diam. (2).Footnotes:十八世紀 椰殼鏤雕龍紋香熏Provenance: J.C.Oswald (1857-1930) (label)Dilys Mary Eaton and thence by descent來源：J.C.Oswald（1857-1930）（標籤）Dilys Mary Eaton夫人舊藏，並由後人保存迄今John Charles Oswald (1857-1930) was a tea merchant. He arrived in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, in the late 1880s, having worked for a tea importer in London for thirteen years. Initially working for Odell & Co. as a clerk, he moved within a few years to Bathgate & Co. where he became manager and partner. Oswald combined his work for Bathgate & Co. with work for other firms, such as Fairhurst & Co. in the 1900s, and he was also Consul for the Netherlands from the 1890s and later Vice-Consul for Norway. Oswald was a keen amateur photographer and eight of his photograph albums are held at the School of Oriental & African Studies Archives.As has been pointed out by G.Tsang and H.Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, no.256, the early Ming connoisseur Cao Zhao, lists coconut shell in the 'Rare Woods' section in his study of antiquity, Gegu Yaolun. Cao cites two southern provinces, Guangdong (which would have included also Hainan) and Guangxi, as well as Annam (modern day Vietnam) as the source of this material and mentions it being 'either painted or set in silver to make wine cups, wine pots, individual plates, wine ewers, and water ladles.' In a later, enlarged edition volume of 1462, he adds, 'the small ones are the most expensive and hard to come by'. See, P.David, Chinese Connoisseurship, the Ko Ku Yao Lun: The Essential Criteria of Antiquities, London, 1971, p.156. See also Tsang and Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, no.256, for a small carved coconut shell wine cup with a silver liner.See also a round box and cover of coconut shell, mid Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p.96, no.88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 135
A rare pale green and russet jade chilong-handled cupMing DynastyExpertly carved with deep rounded sides, supported on splayed foot, the sides with a pair of loop handles with entwining, writhing chilong, the exterior of the cup carved in low-relief with archaistic taotie masks beneath a band of raised studs interspersed with roundels, recessed base further carved with curling C-scrolls, the stone of pale green tone with light russet patches, huanghuali stand. 10.8cm (4 3/8in) wide (2).Footnotes:明 青白玉帶皮螭龍柄盃Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏The archaistic motif on the present lot reflects the scholarly trend of the 'search for evidence' (kaozheng 考證) movement beginning in the early 17th century. Although this movement originated in a renewed scholarly interest in ancient texts and inscriptions on archaic bronzes, as literati sought a more empirical approach to understanding their ancient heritage, it led to a greater fascination for decorative designs adopted from ancient bronzes too.Several jade cups with chilong handles and archaistic designs, Ming dynasty, are illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, nos.138, 148.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 14
A rare ochre glazed 'Parrot' cupTang DynastyOf shallow oval form, one end formed as a parrot lying on its back, the finely incised tail and wing feathers fanning out to form the cup, the head with large curling beak between sharp piercing eyes, all covered in a warm yellow-ochre glaze, stand. 13cm (5 1/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:唐 褐釉鸚鵡杯Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, LondonProfessor Conrad Harris, UK, purchased on 20 February 2003 from the above.Published: Berwald Oriental Art Facing East, Expressions in Chinese Art, London, no.16.The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C101u72, dated 31 August 2001, is consistent with the dating of this lot.來源：英國倫敦古董商Berwald Oriental Art英國康拉德・哈里斯教授舊藏，於2003年2月20日購自前者出版：Berwald Oriental Art，「Facing East, Expressions in Chinese Art」，倫敦，圖錄編號16Oxford Authentication Ltd.公司熱釋光檢測結果（2001年8月31日，編號C101u72）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。Conrad Harris became interested in Chinese pottery in the late 1990s, around the time he retired as Professor of General Practice at Leeds University. Having moved on from a career in medical academia, he took an academic approach to learning about the styles and artefacts of different periods - from the Neolithic to the great dynasties of China. Harris was a highly erudite collector, who travelled extensively in China, pursuing his interest in ancient pottery wares through many provincial museums. He gave regular lectures and, in 2002, gained a Diploma in Asian Art from the British Museum. He was an active member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and, in the 2003/04 Oriental Ceramic Society Transactions, he contributed the lecture 'Chinese ceramic horses and how they changed'. Most importantly, he gained immense pleasure from seeing his collection take pride of place on the shelves all around his study.The term yingwu bei, literally 'parrot cup', is first mentioned as early as the Sui dynasty, in a poem by Xue Daoheng: 'Together pour the fine buttery wine; together tip the parrot cup'共酌瓊酥酒，同傾鸚鵡杯。And it occurs again in a Tang poem by Luo Binwang:'The playing of flutes on the Phoenix Tower has ceased, the urgings to drink wine from the parrot cup has stopped.'鳳凰樓上罷吹簫，鸚鵡杯中休勸酒。The contemporary dictionary interpretation of the term 'parrot cup', which comes from a Tang source, is that it is a cup made from yingwu luo 'parrot snail', meaning perhaps a nautilus shell, named for its supposed resemblance to a parrot. As the exterior form of this cup resembles the shape and size of a nautilus shell, but the piece is fashioned from a representation of a parrot, cups such as this may have been produced as an amusing play on words. Although the parrot was a bird native to southern China, those most admired in the Tang court were the more colourful ones imported from South-East Asia. The later Tang emperor Taizong (r.627-649) commissioned a rhapsody poem to be written about a prized parrot that was a gift from the kingdom of Champa. Furthermore, the Tang emperor Xuanzong (r.712-756) adopted a talking parrot as a pet. Compare with a similar cup, but covered in a white glaze, Tang dynasty, which was exhibited in the Tokyo National Museum, Special Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics', Tokyo, 1994, pl.136. See also a Xingyao white glazed 'parrot cup', Tang dynasty/ Five dynasties, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 9 October 2014, lot 140.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 146
three archaistic jade cups16th/17th centuryComprising two archaistic two-handled cups, the first carved with a band of raised circular bosses on the body, both handles decorated with ruyi-head and geometric patterns, the stone of brownish-green tone with creamy white and russet flecks and inclusions, 13cm (5 3/4in) wide; the second decorated with a band of raised circular bosses below taotie masks and archaistic patterns, the handles carved on the flat tops with a taotie mask, the stone of a pale green tone with some russet veining, 12.7cm (5in) wide; the third vessel carved with two taotie masks below a key-fret border at the rim, separated by a handle issuing from a taotie mouth, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:十六/十七世紀 玉雕小盌一組三件Provenance: an important European private collection, and thence by descent來源：重要歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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