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Click here to subscribeA MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF SILVER, METAL AND GLASS comprising of a silver inkwell (weighted), silver posy cup, a silver lidded cut glass jar, a silver and pink guilloche enamel trinket pot A/F, a silver cruet with blue glass liner, a novelty metal owl pepper pot, weighable silver approx 148g
A CHINESE CLOISONNE VASE decorated with a pair of celestial dragons chasing a flaming pearl, on a black ground, signed four character mark to base, 22cm high There is a large but shallow dent to one side, with some minor loss to enamel. The rim is also slightly misshapen, and there is a very slight rock to the vase, it does not sit perfectly flat. Please find additional pictures taken outside on an iphone with no filters, in natural light
A BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK the enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed Matthew Norman, 8-day movement striking on a coiled gong, 15cm high with carrying handle down Condition Report : generally good and currently working. glass intact, some oxidisation to metal Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
AN UNUSUAL DANCING BEAR RING The yellow metal band fitted with a large oval plaque in pale turquoise guilloche enamel featuring a raised white metal diamond accented dancing bear, the plaque border and open work shoulders in diamond accented white metal, the plaque measuring 2.2cm x 1.7cm, the shank with worn markings, ring size O - O ½ , weight 10.8g Condition Report : Overall good, ring shape good, wear typical of age and usage, a few diamond accents missing, the guilloche enamel in good order but grubby at edges, the ring in need of a good clean Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MEK-ELEK MACHINISTS LAMP with four articulated iron sections and green enamel shade Condition Report : signs of age and general wear and tear but no major damage Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Lot of various silver with 2 miniatures, a stilt walker and a child's hoop, an ashtray with figures and floral decoration, ring and necklace with pendant with rose, silver ring with cameo, 2 silver rings, an enamel ring and a double ring with opal. Total silver about 75 grams. In good condition
Two silver pocket watches, one, 800/000, with white enamel dial with decentralized second hand. The edge and the back of the watch have been treated. ø 44mm. mechanical, working. And a pocket watch, 875/000, marked Georges Favre Jacot Locle, in a richly decorated case with protective cover and key winding. ø 50 mm. In good condition, function not tested.
TWO CHINESE SILVERY METAL AND ENAMEL BUDDHA PENDANTS, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY清 長命富貴銀鎖及珐琅佛像掛件一组 两件 十九至二十世紀初Each hung with lion dogs and bells (2)The largest: 17cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportOne pendant with minor enamel loss to the ruyi band on the bell and minor loss and discolouration to the enamels on the lion dog, the other pendant in good condition.
A CHINESE LIME-GREEN BACKED PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH《大清雍正年製》款 檸檬綠釉盤Of shallow circular form the underside glazed with a vivid shade of lime-green enamel, the foot rim unglazed, the centre of the base white and inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng reign mark within a double-circle in underglaze-blueDiameter: 16.2cmProvenance: From an English private collectionIt is rare to find a saucer dish covered in a lime-green glaze. Low fired lime-green enamels, which contain traces of lead antimonate were developed during the Yongzheng reign, when unusual glaze colours were being experimented with at the Jingdezhen imperial kilnsFor a similar sized example, see Christie’s Hong Kong, lot 713, 28th October 2002, although with a Yongzheng six-character mark within a double-square, diameter 13.3cmAnother rare ‘chrysanthemum’ shaped dish, also covered with a similar lime-green glaze was sold at Sotheby’s London, 6th November 2019, lot 6It is possible the present saucer dish is an unrecorded example of this rare glaze colourCondition ReportThere are some minor glaze scratches to the interior, otherwise the dish is in good condition.
A GROUP OF CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER WARES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY清 剔紅擺件一組 十九至二十世纪初To include: a phoenix plaque, a snuff bottle with two boatmen, a pomegranate box and a later shou-character pendant (4)The box: 8cm by 9.5cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThere is loss to a circa 1cm., section of foliage to the rear of the cover and a circa 1.5cm, crack to the enamel on the inside of the cover, the other items in the lot are in good condition.
A CHINESE PORCELAIN IRON-RED AND WHITE WAVE GROUND ‘GOLDFISH’ DISH, XIEZHU ZHUREN ZAO FOUR-CHARACTER MARK, DAOGUANG PERIOD, 1821 – 1850清 道光 釩紅金魚紋大盤《嶰竹主人》款Painted with nine iron-red carp against an incised white enamel ground of waves radiating from the centreDiameter: 23.5cmFrom an English private collectionThe four-character seal mark, Xie zhu zhu ren, may be translated as ‘Master of the Xie Bamboo’. Xie (cutting), is the name of a valley in the Kunlun mountains. There, during the reign of the ‘Yellow Emperor’ Huangdi, it is said the first musical scale was made from varying lengths of cut bamboo.Condition ReportThe dish has a 3mm rim chip and a 7mm wide flake to the rear of the rim and a circa 4x1cm area of slight misfire to the wave ground.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘COCKEREL’ TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1740清 1740 粉彩冠上加冠茶壺一隻Painted with cockerels and peony to either side beneath a grisaille diaper work border (2)Height: 11cmFrom an English private collectionCondition ReportThere is some enamel flaking to the cockerel’s chest on one side and to the tail on the other and some minor flakes to the pink enamel flowers, there is fritting encircling the rim of the cover.
Ω A CHINESE ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN TEA BOWL AND SAUCER, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, 1722 – 1735清雍正 粉彩花卉紋茶碗茶盞Delicately painted with pink yellow and blue lotus flowers within a floral meander, diaper pattern to the rim (2)Diameter of the saucer: 11.5cmProvenance: From an American private collectionCondition ReportThe saucer has some flaking and loss to the blue enamel at the band at the rim and a tiny frit at the rim.
Ω A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE-ENAMELLED PORCELAIN ‘PRONK’ SQUARE-SHAPED BEAKER VASES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740清 乾隆 藍彩花觚一對Modelled after designs by Dutch artist Cornelious PronkPainted with butterflies and snakes head fritillary (2)Height: 31.5cmProvenance: From an American private collectionA similar pair of vases were sold at Christie’s New York, Chinese Export Art featuring 100 lots from Marchant, est. 1925, 18th January 2018, lot 55Condition ReportThere is restoration to the blue enamel on the corners of the rim and lower body of both vases and some minor rim fritting to both.
A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE QING DYNASTY COSTUME ACCESSORIES, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 清 服飾配件 五件 十八至十九世紀 Comprising: a rock crystal pendant, a jade pendant, a glass citrine coloured pendant, a gilt-metal mounted lapiz lazuli belt hanging and a gilt-metal belt hanging with a simulated emerald glass stone (5)The largest: 4.5cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThe gilt-metal mounted lapis lazuli belt plaque has a break through the mount and the simulated emerald has loss to the blue enamel to both sides of the metal mount.
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER AND SILK BUTTERFLY CHARMS, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY晚清 點翠刺繡掛件一組 二十世紀早期Together with another kingfisher and mother of pearl hanging charm, with ‘cash’ medallions and an enamel fruit basket hanging charm (4)Each approximately 16cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportOne of the ‘butterfly’ charms has a missing tassel, all charms with light discolouration and fading commensurate with age.
Ω THREE PIECES OF CHINESE EXPORT ‘EUROPEAN-SUBJECT’ PORCELAIN, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD清 乾隆 外销西洋人物紋瓷器一組 三件Comprising: ‘Le Printemps’ after Nicolas Lancret, a hexagonal teapot stand, a small punch bowl, painted with two panels of Meissen style harbor scenes, and a miniature saucer painted with a ‘sailors farewell’ (3)The largest: 20cmProvenance: The Mujintang collection, TaipeiTO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE沐錦堂私人珍藏 拍品號172至222Condition ReportThe teapot stand has restoration to a diagonal break from 9 o'clock to 1 o'clock with an associated circa 6cm wide crescent-shaped break to the rim at 1 o'clock and some flakes to the blue enamel on the mans coat. The miniature dish has two 1.5cm hairline glaze lines and a 2.5cm., hairline rim crack. The punchbowl has two 7cm., hairline rim cracks.
Ω A CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘EAST INDIA COMPANY’ ARMORIAL PIERCED BASKET, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1801清 嘉慶 1801 外销粉彩東印度公司紋章瓷花籃Painted with the arms of the British East India Company, together with a similarly decorated oval stand, early 20th century (2)Diameter: the basket 23.5cm, the stand 34cmProvenance: The Mujintang collection, TaipeiTO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE沐錦堂私人珍藏 拍品號172至222Condition ReportThere is some light rubbing to the gilding on the rims of both and to the white enamel on the interior base of the basket.
A SMALL CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL HAND MIRROR, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY清 銅胎畫琺琅把鏡 十九世紀晚期Together with a reverse glass painted mirror pendant of a lady holding a fan and another reverse glass painted hanging (3)The enamel mirror: 9.5cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThe reverse glass painted mirror pendant has a crack through the mirror element, the hand mirror is in good condition, and the hanging is in good condition.
A CHINESE ‘BEIJING’ ENAMEL ON COPPER ‘LANDSCAPE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, 1736 - 1795清 《乾隆年製》款 京造銅胎畫琺瑯山水紋鼻煙壺Of tapering shouldered form, painted with classical Chinese landscape, inscribed with a four-character mark in blue enamel, together with three small enamelled trays (4)Height: 5.8cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThere is a 4mm bruise to the enamel on the front lower body, two circa 1cm., diameter enamel flakes to the rear side of the body, a circa 3mm and 5mm areas of misfired enamel to the shoulder and some crazing to the enamel in particular to the rear of the bottle.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, QING DYNASTY AND LATER清或以後 青花及钒红瓷胎鼻煙壺 一組Comprising: a double carp bottle, decorated in iron-red; a squirrel and vine bottle; a bottle with Zhong Kui, the demon queller, in iron-red and black; a blue and white carp bottle, and four others (8)The carp bottle: 6.5cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThe blue overlay white ‘carp’ bottle has some shallow rim chips; the large enamel bottle has losses to the enamel (0.8 x 2.5cm on one side and 2 x 0.5 and 2x1cm., to the other) and requires restoration.
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BRONZE STIRRUPS, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY清 景泰藍銅馬鐙一對 十九世紀晚期Each enamelled with flowers on a blue ground, inscribed with two-characters (2)Height: 14cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportThere are two small casting holes to the domed base and casting flaws around the base of the foot ring, and loss to most of the lacquer and gilt decoration.
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY晚明 銅鎏金羅漢像 十六至十七世紀Modelled standing wearing long flowing robes, his hands clasped, with traces of red lacquer and gilding, domed baseHeight: 25cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportOne stirrup has loss to a circa 1cm., wide section of enamel at the front bottom edge; the other is in good condition.
A CHINESE CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL AND GILT PAGODA PRAYER WHEEL, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY清 銅胎畫琺琅寶塔 十九世紀晚期Of hexagonal form in the form of a two-storey pagoda, decorated in enamel and gilt with lotus design, the revolving drum with six lanca characters, flanked by dragon-incised columnsHeight: 46cmWidth: 20cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descentCondition ReportNine of the bells hanging from the dragon heads are missing, the balustrade has become bent and detached, otherwise this unusual prayer wheel is in good condition.
A RARE CHINESE PORCELAIN YELLOW GROUND ‘MEDALLION’ BOWL, QING DYNASTY, SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAQING, 1796 – 1820清 嘉慶 黃地粉彩開光三陽開泰盌 六字篆書款Painted in famille-rose enamel with four roundels containing goats beneath prunus trees and lingzhi fungus, reserved against a scraffiato yellow ground decorated with precious objects with peony, pomegranates, issuing from porcelain vases, the interior plain, the base with a seal mark in underglaze-blueHeight: 6.5cmDiameter: 15cmProvenance: Recorded in an old inventory valuation, 14th April 1967, cat. no. 192, updated by James Spencer, Christie’s, 3rd June 1976來源:家族舊物帳中編號192，估價於1967年4月14日。James Spencer, Christie’s 於1976年6月3日為此重新估價。Condition ReportThe bowl has been broken to the rim, in three separate distinct sections, with seven separate poorly glued sections put back in place. There are associated short hairlines running from these areas of damage. There are some small areas of enamel loss along these edges.
A collection of silver including a silver tobacco box / humidor, with monogrammed lid, by William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London 1950, six silver napkin rings, a set of six silver coffee spoons, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1932, a cased set of silver and enamel spoons, the terminals modelled as a thistle, by Turner & Simpson, Birmingham 1953, weighable silver 333gms Condition Report:Available upon request
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