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Lot 118
A large collection of 20th century fiction and reference books to include Ian Fleming , Illustration of the Kingdom of England, Ordnance survey maps and others. To include, but not exhaustive, The Forsaken Garden, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Winston Churchill, History of English Speaking Peoples, Poems, WB Yeats, The Sunday Times Diary of the war WW2, months First Six Months to the Twelfth six months, Small Family Houses, Randal Phillips, The Definitive Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Verse, Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, Vanity Fair Volumes I and II, Richard Jefferies Rounds about a Great Estate, Red Deer, Bevis, Hodge and His Masters, The Story of My Heart, The Open Air, The Study and Criticism of Italian Art, Berenson, (3 editions), The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling, See images for all titles and condition; being sold on behalf of a Charity
Lot 99
Set of two pencil drawings on paper made in a Surrealist style reminiscent of the book covers by Sci-Fi illustrator Jan Esteves. They depict a woman and a man set in fantastical settings ranging from a barren landscape with mountains to close-ups with the lovers faces entwined in wings, vines and grapes, a hand of bananas, doves, luscious fruits, a cat, and smiling orbs. Written in pencil: Therese w/ all my love. Pencil signatures and date on lower left: J ? Esteves, 2, 1997 and 1998. Framed in brushed gild frames with white mats. First artwork dimensions: 8.50"L x 6.10"H. Frame size: 13"L x 11"H x 0.60"W. Second artwork dimensions: 9.50"L x 6.50"H. Frame size: 14"L x 11"H x 0.60"W. Artist: J. EstevesIssued: 1997-1998Condition: Age related wear.
Lot 372
An antique lectern with a miniature diorama of a school, Probably from Germany, in the First half of the 20th C.8 small dolls of children sitting on 4 school benches, 1 teacher. All heads are made of porcelain and numbered on the reverse. The teacher's head is numbered on the reverse: Made in Germany 201 20/0 DEP. Probably made by 'Gebruder Knoch', Germany. Condition report: - Missing the front cover of the diorama/lectern. Otherwise in good condition. Dimensions: (L:35 x W:46 x H:23 cm)
Lot 530
Favier Frères, a six-lobed chalice, silver in gothic revival style. France, 19th century. Cuppa finished with vermeil. Both the cuppa and base are marked with the French Minerva, first degree silver, 950/1000. With the original and a younger storage box.Total gross weight: 470g. Dimensions: (H:24 x D:14,5 cm)
Lot 464
Two Chinese blue and white and one Chinese Imari bowlQing dynasty, 18th-19th centuryThe Chinese Imari bowl painted and gilt with flowers, 15cm diameter; the blue and white bowls with figures in landscapes, the first, 22.3cm diameter, with apocryphal Kangxi four-character mark to base, the second, 18cm diameter, standing on a tall, straight foot (3).清十八 - 十九世紀 伊萬裡式盌一件及青花盌兩件Condition Report: Chinese Imari:two large patches of overpainting, covering at least one long rim hairline, and a few infilled rim chips. A couple of very short thin firing cracks to edge of foot.Larger blue and white bowl: fritting and chipping to rim and approx. 65mm long rim hairline with associated chip, and further finer, shorter hairline.Last bowl: fritting and nibbling to mouth and foot rims.
Lot 31
To Be Sold With No ReserveAn engraved brass pencase (divit), Egypt, first half 20th century, of typical form, with Arabic inscription, the inkwell lid in the form of a scalloped shell, 14cm. longCondition Report: The hinges to the case and inkwell are functioning. Traces of cleaning paste noticeable overall.
Lot 116
To Be Sold With No ReserveTwo reverse-glass paintings of Mecca and Medina,the first depicting the Ka'ba in Mecca, the second depicting the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, within calligraphic borders, in original wood frames 44.5 x 60cm.; 46 x 60cm. (2)Condition Report: Good overall, minor losses to paint and gilding on glass
Lot 557
A Japanese folk art bone caddy spoon and two Chinese works of artMeiji period, 19th/20th century, and 20th centuryThe first engraved with a domestic tilling scene and set with five loose rings to the handle; with a small gilt bronze 'lion' weight and a small white glazed porcelain figure of a boy, 12cm long, 5cm long and 4cm high. (3)
Lot 238
Twenty-eight Chinese carved woodblocks for printing19th - 20th centuryComprising a double sided woodblock carved with an article published in the Chinese Monthly Magazine, and smaller woodblocks with names and address of various shops and businesses mainly from Hong Kong and Shanghai, and a set of carved grading counters with a wood box, 5cm x 4cm x 1.9cm - 18.5cm x 14cm x 1.2cm. (29)A distinguished English private collection.十九 - 二十世紀 印刷用雕版二十八塊及圓牌一套，含《察世俗每月统记传》雙面雕版一塊英國顯赫私人收藏The Chinese Monthly Magazine was founded in 1815 in Malaysia, published until 1821. It was the first Chinese newspaper in the modern history of China which targeted Chinese people as their desired audience. Its main focus was on religion, with supplementary sections featuring news and advanced knowledge at the time.Condition Report: Magazine woodblock: nibbling to edges and broken off and restuck horizontally through the middle.The stamps also with nibbling to edges, several with expected age cracks, and all with residue of red paste to the carved face.
Lot 418
Two Chinese famille rose 'birds and flowers' vases20th centuryThe first enamelled with a peacock amongst peonies, the reverse with calligraphy, the base with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in iron red, 30.5cm high; the second, of bottle form, with a pair of swallows alighting over flowering prunus and bamboo, the reverse also with calligraphic inscriptions, the base with iron-red seal mark, 24.8cm high (2).二十世紀 粉彩繪花卉圖紋瓶兩件，「乾隆年製」寄托款Condition Report: The peacock vase with approx. 55x32mm section broken off of shoulder but extant.The swallows vase with drill hole through mark, for mounting as lamp.
Lot 170
A Chinese bronze 'bird' pole finial and a bronze base in the shape of a tortoiseMing dynastyThe first, cast in the Han style as a pole finial in the shape of a bird, the second as a concave tortoise with a pair of crane feet on its shell, 11.3cm and 11cm wide (2).The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s.明 銅鳥及龜女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。Condition Report: Both with expected general surface encrustations and nibbling to edges.Dove approx. weight 212gTurtle approx. 198g.
Lot 72
To Be Sold With No Reserve A copper lota and copper libation spoon argha patra, Rajasthan, India, 19th century, the first on short flaring foot, with wide body and narrow neck rising to a flared mouth, devanagari inscription to the base; the second of typical form, 10.5 cm. high and 25.6cm. long (2).Provenance: Private UK Collection Footnotes: The argha patra is widely used in India and is intended for ritual purpose. The form evolves from traditional representations of the yoni, a cosmic symbol representing the female. The vessel is filled with water and held in the hand during puja, the indent in the base used to place a finger for balance. The water is then poured onto the sculpture of a deity to bathe the god or goddess as an act of worship.
Lot 441
A Chinese blue and white rouleau vaseLate Qing dynastyPainted in underglaze blue with an elegant lady and her attendant greeting two warriors as their horse grazes, 37cm high. Provenance: from the collection of one of the first diplomats to the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, and thence by descent.清晚期 青花繪人物故事圖紋棒槌瓶來源：1950年代駐中國外交官私人收藏，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: general expected firing imperfections including light warping, some pitting to the surface and scattered iron spots
Lot 358
Three Chinese famille rose export 'rooster' teapots and coversQing dynasty, Yongzheng-Qianlong periodComprising one teapot with cockerels amongst peonies and applied leafy buds to the foot, with foliated cover, 16.2cm long; a moulded teapot with cockerels amongst flowers to the upper portion, and landscape scenes to the lower portion, with associated cover with scrolling lotus, 15cm long; and a further teapot with cockerels amongst flowering peonies and chrysanthemums, and foliated cover, 15cm long (3).清雍正 粉彩繪錦雞花卉圖紋茶蓋壺三件Condition Report: The first with restoration to applied designs and associated surface residue. The cover with chip to internal rim and to the underside of the external rim.The one with associated cover with a couple of frits and nibbles to rims of cover and teapot and to foot. The third teapot with nibbling to edge of cover and areas of ingrained dirt to the shoulder which highlight under UV but do not appear to correspond to restoration. Some firing glaze lines to the underside of the handle.All with expected surface wear and firing imperfections consistent with type.
Lot 440
A Chinese blue and white ‘landscape’ baluster vaseQing dynasty, 19th centuryRising from short stepped foot, painted with trees and houses below mountainous to one side, a figure crossing the bridge over water to the reverse, four character shop mark reading shun li ku ji in underglaze blue to base, with wood stand, 25cm high.Provenance: from the collection of one of the first diplomats to the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, and thence by descent.清十九世紀 青花繪山水人物圖紋瓶，青花楷書「順利坤記」款來源：1950年代駐中國外交官私人收藏，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: An area of restoration to the mouth rim with overpainting of approx. 8.5cm across, nibbling to the foot. general surface wear commensurate with age. Firing imperfection including pitting and iron spots.
Lot 10
Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script,Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th-17th century,comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters, Arabic manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, each page consisting of two lines of text written in fine, large nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in gold, blue and red, laid down on marbled borders, the six mounted, framed and glazed together, album pages 10 x 17.5cm.; frame 99 x 35.5 cm. Footnotes: The calligraphic pages are exercises on writing the letters ba, 'ayn, ta, ha, fa and mim, and the various shapes they can take when joined with other letters. At least five letters (jim, sin, sad, kaf, lam) are missing from this demonstration of letters, bearing in mind that many letters have the same shape (such as ba, ta, tha, pe, jim, che, ha, kha) and are only distinguishable by the number of dots placed above or below them, and that there are also a few that cannot be joined up with the letters following them (such as dal, ra, waw).Condition Report: All the panels are stained and pitted especially the second. third and fourth. A crease affects the first line of the fourth. The fifth shows darker stains and a light crease above both lines, especially the first. A defect in the paper affects both lines. The sixth shows more noticeable brushstroke like staining to the upper left corner.
Lot 69
To be Sold Without Reserve,Two Jain folios, probably Gujarat, North-West India, 16th-19th century, the first folio unmounted and with tantric circles, 23 x 11cm.; and the other from a manuscript, comprising 13 lines of text divided in three panels and with red circles, mounted, glazed and framed, 25.2 x 11cm. (2)
Lot 85
To Be Sold With No ReserveThree pottery dishes,Southern Spain or North Africa, 20th/21st century,the first with central floral spray and leafy patterns under pointed niches tot he rim, the second with large radial decoration covering the cavetto and rim, the last brown glazed with calligraphic decoration,34.3cm., 33.4cm. and 32.8 cm. diam. (3)Condition Report: This lot is in good condition overall.
Lot 410
A Chinese famille rose seated figure of a workerMid-20th centurySeated on a rock by a wicker basket and holding a sickle, the base stamped 4 Er Liu (4二六.), 11cm high.Provenance: from the collection of one of the first diplomats to the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, and thence by descent.二十世紀中期 粉彩繪匠人像，「4二六」款來源：1950年代駐中國外交官私人收藏，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: Generally good condition with minor wear.
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