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Lot 100
A Chinese blue and white ‘mythical beasts’ jardiniere, Kangxi period, the moulded rim above an ovoid body, finely painted in vivid shades of underglaze blue with two scaly mythical beasts, each standing upon a rock amid crashing waves, one side with an auspicious ribbon-tied ruyi sceptre emblem, unglazed ring and circular indentation to base, 22cm diameter, 18cm high, chip and glaze losses to rim***CONDITION REPORT***The inside edge has glaze losses or fritting extending around a third of the rim. There are two shallow chips/glaze losses to the outer edge of the rim and a larger 30 mm x 9mm chip loss to the under edge of the rim, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or cracks detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 103
A Chinese famille verte tea caddy, Kangxi period, of canted rectangular form, painted with four immortals riding on sea creatures above waves, interspersed with ribbon tied auspicious objects, unglazed base, 10.2cm high***CONDITION REPORT***Wear to the gilt edge, typical minor glaze imperfections and some slight caramelisation to the glaze in places, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 104
A Chinese famille verte compartmented spice box and a hinged mustard pot and cover, both Kangxi period, the canted rectangular spice box with human mask handles to each end, painted with insects amid foliage and flowers, 12.7cm across, the cylindrical mustard pot and cover with European silver hinge with thumb rest, painted with lingzhi fungus and foliage, 8.5cm high, some damage (2)***CONDITION REPORT***The spice container is missing its cover and has a section of the rim broken and re-glued, the mustard pot has a hairline crack extending from the rim right down to the foot on one side and the porcelain is a little discoloured in places, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 106
A massive Chinese blue and white jar and cover, Kangxi period, painted with alternating landscape and floral panels, with matching domed cover, the neck with a band of lotus flowers and scrolling leaves, unglazed base, 59.5cm high, slight faults***CONDITION REPORT***Typical minor glass imperfections and occasional scratches to the glaze. The cover has fritting and glaze losses around the edge, a firing crack around the finial and a large chip loss to the inner flange. The jar has some wear and a small shallow chip measuring 5mm x 9mm to the rim. The interior of the jar has two small star cracks which do not appear on the exterior, the unglazed base is a little grubby and has a drilled hole to the centre measuring 13mm in diameter, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 107
A Chinese famille verte small ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with rocks, flowers, foliage and two butterflies, underglaze blue double circle to base, 12cm high, some wear to the iron red enamel***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 110
A Chinese famille verte 'Hundred Antiques' ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with alternating panels of the Hundred Antiques design and butterflies amid flowers and rockwork, between floral banded borders,18.5cm high, star crack***CONDITION REPORT***Typical minor glaze imperfections and occasional scuffs and scratches to the glaze. There is a star crack to the shoulder visible on the exterior and interior, otherwise in good condition with no chips detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 111
A pair of Chinese famille verte vases, fanghu, Kangxi period, the archaistic rectangular baluster shaped bodies painted with insects amid lotus, peonies and other flowers, the neck and base section painted with panels of flowers divided by raised fins, 35cm high, losses and restorations***CONDITION REPORT***Both vases with typical minor glaze imperfections and scratching. The first vase has restoration to three corners of the rim, both handles are missing to the shoulder and have restoration to the immediate area, losses and old restoration to the ribbed corners. The second vase has a small areas of restoration to the rim, restoration to the areas of where the two handles of the shoulder are lacking, some old restoration and chip losses to the ribbed corners.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 116
A Chinese blue and white ‘Zhong Kui’ inscribed bottle vase, early Kangxi period, painted with Zhong Kui holding a sword while riding a mythical beast, leading a demon holding a plum blossom branch, between rockwork and the inscription ‘Fú cóng tian jäng xi yöu qí lái’ (Fortune comes from heaven, happiness has no age limit), the neck with zigzag border, the base with four character mark ‘shi jin tang zhi’ (Hall of the Splendid Tapestry of Generations), 22.8cm high,cf. similar depictions of Zhong Kui found on a scroll painting dated 1650, by Lu Xue, accession No.1910,0212,0.520 and on a Suzhou woodblock colour print dated to the Kangxi period, accession No.1964,0411,0.10, both in the British Museum. hairline cracks to neck and inside edge of foot***CONDITION REPORT***The vase has a hairline crack extending approximately 37mm down the neck. Typical minor glaze imperfections and some fine scratching to the glaze in places, there is a small like hairline crack curving across the unglazed edge of the foot, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or chips detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 137
A rare Chinese blue and white ‘eighteen luohan’ censer, Kangxi period, inscribed dedication and cyclical date for 1709, of bombé form, surrounded by expressive figures of the eighteen luohan, flanking an arched reserve inscribed ‘Kangxi 47th year, given to san xianggong by Hebao QingJi who belongs to Xia religion’, 23cm diameter, 14.4cm high, carved hongmu stand, cracks to basecf. Christie’s, New York, An era of inspiration: 17th century Chinese porcelains from the collection of Julia and John Curtis, 16 March 2015, lot number 3574, for a Kangxi blue and white cylindrical censer featuring a rare ‘eighteen luohan’ design featuring smaller scale figures in a landscape.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels, lots 137 to 163, has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This censer might be part of item 388 on the 1948 inventory incorrectly described as ‘3 Chinese Blue and White Cylinder pen holders on carved wood stand Kang Hsi 6” high’. In some old English reference books Chinese censers were often incorrectly described as pen or brush holders.See the attached photo taken around 1982, showing the ‘eighteen luohan’ censer on display in the Entrance Hall of the Chipping Campden residence.The censer has a crack extending from midway on the body curving across next to the foot and up to midway on the body at the inscribed dedication. There is also a firing crack to the inside edge of the foot which is not visible on the interior, typical minor glaze imperfections all over, some slight caramelisation and staining to the glaze to the underside of the censer. The wood stand is slightly misshapen and has a few fine age cracksPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 138
A Chinese blue and white ‘birds and rockwork’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with three birds in flight and another perched on rockwork amid flowers and insects, double circle to base, 18cm high, hongmu ‘lotus’ cover and ‘Shou medallion’ stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.This jar is item 174 on the 1948 inventory.The jar has some scuffs and scratches to the glaze on the exterior, an overglazed firing crack on the shoulder, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood stand and cover have a few tiny minor chip losses.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 139
A Chinese blue and white ‘eight immortals’ censer, Kangxi period, of bombe form, painted with a continuous scene of the eight immortals in a rock work garden setting, the border above decorated with ribbon tied auspicious objects, double circle to base, 22cm diameter, 14cm high, hongmu stand, rim chip***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.There is a chip to the rim above the figure of Lu Dongbin measuring 15mm x 7mm with an associated short 12mm hairline crack. Typical minor place imperfections and some minor scratching to the glaze on the interior and exterior. Otherwise in good condition with no restoration detected. Wood stand good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 140
A Chinese blue and white ‘Antiques’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, painted with four shaped reserves of antique vessels or objects on a plum blossom and cracked ice ground, 21.5cm high, wood stand and pierced cover***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Originally item 33, a pair of ‘ginger jars’, on the 1948 inventory but only this one jar has survived.There are four star shaped hairline cracks to the interior glazed of the jar which do not appear on the exterior, some grubbiness to the unglazed rim and foot, some scratching and scuffing to the glaze, otherwise in good condition, with no restoration or chips detected. Split and chip to wood cover.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 147
A Chinese blue and white ‘Daoist immortals’ yen-yen vase, Kangxi period, the trumpet shaped neck painted with the Sanxing (three star gods); Fu, Lu and Shou and attendants, the baluster shaped body with four versions of Liu Hai dancing by the three legged toad, 46cm high,cf. a similar Kangxi blue and white yen-yen vase from the Franks collection in the British Museum painted with Daoist immortals, accession No. Franks.277.+. glaze losses to rim and edge of foot***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The rim has several small areas of abrasion and glaze loss, the base has fritting and glaze losses around the edge, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 148
A tall Chinese blue and white ‘pheasants and rocks’ beaker vase, gu, Kangxi period, painted with pheasants and other birds amid rocks, plum blossom and other flowers, between zig-zag banded borders, 43.5cm high, minor faults***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 312 on 1948 inventory.The vase has some over glazed firing cracks and glaze losses to the interior only. The edge of the foot has a 18mm x 10mm splinter chip and a smaller 6mm x 4mm glaze chip, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, or cracks detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 151
A Chinese blue and white ‘court scene’ dish, Kangxi period, painted with a court official and attendant in a garden setting, the brocade pattern border interspersed by six flower reserves, the underside painted with river landscape scenes surrounding an apocryphal six character Chenghua mark within a double circle, 32cm diameter, two rim cracks and small splinter chips***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Fritting and numerous small glaze losses to the rim, a long shallow splinter chip to the rim at the 4 o’clock position with two hairline cracks each side of this, four small splinter chips on the underside of the edge.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 152
A Chinese blue and white ‘deer and crane’ ovoid jar, Kangxi period, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of three deer and three cranes in a rocky river landscape with pine trees, 21cm high, matching wood cover and stand***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 317 on 1948 inventory.Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze. A small indentation in manufacture on the inside of the rim, hairline crack to unglazed rim, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. The wood Cover and stand have some age cracks.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 154
A large Samson famille verte ‘lotus’ fishbowl, in Kangxi style, 19th century, the robustly potted U-shaped vessel painted in vibrant enamel colours with egrets amid giant lotus leaves and flowers, below a repeating ruyi-head border, unglazed base and rim, 31.5cm high, 38cm diameter, hongmu stand,cf. a similar Chinese fishbowl of the same design sold by Sotheby's, New York, Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II, 19 Mar 2019, Lot 316.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.The unglazed rim and base grubby, with some abrasion around the edge, some wear to the gilding and enamels in places, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 155
A pair of Chinese green glazed models of parrots, Kangxi period, each perched on a tree bough with plum blossom, remnants of cold painted painting to the beaks and feet, 20.5cm high, hairline cracks to one tail feather***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Item 417 on 1948 inventory.Both parrots with wear to the cold painted decoration on their beaks and feet. One of the figures has a few hairline cracks extending across its tail feathers which are visible on the base below. Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 156
A Chinese blue and white ‘birds and blossom’ baluster vase, Kangxi period, painted with a continuous scene of birds amid flowers, blossoming trees and rockwork, double circle to base, 33cm high, hongmu wood stand and remnants of a wood cover***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.Typical minor glaze imperfections and some scratching to the glaze, some slight browning to the glaze around the edge of the base, some grubbiness to the unglazed rim and foot, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 158
A large Chinese gold-splashed bronze tripod censer, ding, Kangxi period, the gold-splashed decoration and olive-brown patina well preserved, the rim surmounted by a pair of high looped handles, above a shape body on three stump feet, the base with apocryphal four character Xuande mark in elongated seal script, 19cm diameter, 14.8cm high.cf. a gold-splashed bronze tripod censer sold by Sotheby’s, London, Chinese Art sale, 15 June 2020, lot 42, dated to the Kangxi period with the same style of elongated seal script mark.***CONDITION REPORT***Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.See the attached photo taken around 1982, showing the bronze censer on display in an alcove in the Dining Room of the Chipping Campden residence.With olive-brown patina and some grubbiness to the gold splashed decoration, wear to the base of the feet consistent with age and use, in good condition with no damage detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
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