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Lot 279
A 19th century bronze vase, the cup shaped top pierced and cast with Daodieh lappets, the shoulders with wax like drips over a relief scene of a dragon below lightening swimming through waves after a bird, the three scroll legs resting on a centrally pierced circular plinth, 49cm (19.25in) high
Lot 250
A group of Chinese hardstone carvings, 20th century, comprising; a quartz Buddha head with green hardstone ring on plinth base, 10cm high; a quartz seated Buddha,7cm high; a quartz head of Guanyin on plinth base, 6cm high; a small purple quartz vase, 2cm; and a smokey quartz spherical ball, 12cm.
Lot 286
A Chinese soapstone figure of a sage, 19th century, standing on a plinth base, wearing long robes and holding a fly whisk in his right hand, 26cm high; and a blue and white rectangular flask and cover, possibly Japanese, painted with landscapes and set with dragon mask and ring handles, 18cm high.
Lot 171
CELTIC REVIVAL PATINATED COPPER AND ENAMEL SET DOCUMENT BOX, CIRCA 1910 of rectangular form, the hinged lid set with five green enamels enclosed within panels of applied Celtic knotwork, the sides and plinth with corresponding applied brackets and rivet decoration 24.5cm wide, 11cm high, 17cm deep
Lot 66
A George III oak thirty hour longcase clock, the 12 inch square painted dial indistinctly signed and with later hands, the hood with dentil moulded cornice over a square glazed hood door flanked by turned front corner hood pilasters over a crossbanded trunk door on a box base and later skirting plinth, 209cm high (at fault)
Lot 75
A gilt brass Congreve rolling ball clock by Dent, London, circa 1970s mounted on a mahogany plinth with ball feet and velvet covered step, ball footed tapering columns with turned finials, the single wire fusee movement with three silvered rings for minutes, hours and seconds over the pivoted run-way with single ball bearing under a five glass cover overall 29cm wide, 33cm high, 27cm deep NOTE: A Congreve clock also known as Congreves rolling ball clock, or oscillating path rolling ball clock is a type of clock that uses a ball rolling along a zig-zag track rather than a pendulum to regulate the time. It was invented by Sir William Congreve in 1808. Congreve appears to have been unaware that rolling ball clocks had been invented earlier by both Nicholas Grollier de Serviere and Johann Sayller. Congreve`s version differed from Grollier`s rolling ball clock in that the ball travelled down a zig-zag rather than a straight path WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 107
A Regency rosewood veneered and brass boulle piano top bureau bookcase, the anthemion decorated frieze over two cabinet doors with opposing ecliptical fan glazing bars opening to reveal three adjustable shelves over a converted piano top pull out writing slide with tooled leather skiver under two short drawers and stationery shelf on turned and tapering front corner pilasters and concave plinth base, the decoration in the manner of Gillows Lancaster, 118cm wide x 208cm high, 56cm deep WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 543
A pair of blanc de chine lion dogs joss stick holders in archaic style, each on a hollow rectangular plinth, 12.5cm high (2) WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 555
A Chinese porcelain group of laughing boys (Hehe Erxian), probably Kangxi, in sancai glazes of green yellow and brown, the figures holding lotus stems and standing together on an open rocky plinth, (at fault) 13.5cm high, 10cm wide WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 558
A Chinese Cizhou painted figure of Zhenwu, Ming dynasty (1368-1634), the emperor seated in brown flowing robes with a snake coiled tortoise at his feet, on an indented rectangular plinth, hollow base, 29cm high See Harrison-Hall, 2001, page 442 plate 14:15, for a stoneware figure of Zhenwu and a discussion of the model. According to Harrison-Hall, Zhenwu was a perfected ruler of the north star, who assists the sage ruler and was the patron god and guardian of the Ming dynasty. Both the Hongwu and Yongle emperors attributed their battle honours and power to Zhenwu. As the highest ranking in the pantheon of the gods in the Ming period, it was believed that Zhenwu could save men from natural disasters, grant sons, prolong lives and protect merchants from calamites. A very similar figure was sold Christies New York, 18th September 2003, lot 289, Property from the Collection of Mr and Mrs James E. Breece III. Christies note that a near identical figure of Zhenwu was unearthed in Miyun county, Beijing, and is now in the Beijing Cultural Relics Research Institute. WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 667
A Chinese redwood display cabinet, 20th century, the glazed door enclosing stepped shaped shelves and on a scroll carved shallow plinth base, 43cm wide, 12.5cm deep, 63cm high WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 668
A Japanese parquetry table cabinet, early 20th century, on later oak two tier stand, the cabinet with two inset panel cupboard doors enclosing an arrangement of six short drawers above a long drawer with lacquered interiors, two side carrying handles and elaborate lacquered metal hinges and corners, inlaid all over with a geometric design in contrasting woods and on narrow plinth, 60cm wide, 34cm deep, 54cm high WE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
Lot 641
The following five lots were recovered from All Saints Church, Harwell Street, Plymouth, during demolition in 1987. The church was built in two phases, the initial church architect was James Hine who also designed the Guildhall. The church was consecrated in 1874, but the nave was left as a temporary structure until 1910-12, when completed to the design of W H May. A Victorian limestone font, the circular bowl raised on short polished marble columns (only two remaining), on a shaped plinth mounted on a polygonal stepped base, 114cm high approx, diameter of the bowl 77cm.
Lot 880
A late Victorian oak credenza, of large size and D shaped breakfront outline, the shelved and panelled superstructure with a gadrooned and fluted gallery centred by a cabochon scroll cartouche, on acanthus carved scroll supports, the base fitted with two frieze drawers and with cupboard below, enclosed by a pair of moulded panel doors with roundel ornament and central reeded column, flanked by a pair of enclosed glazed cupboards of bow fronted outline, between stiles with pendant husk ornament, headed with acanthus carved scroll corbels, on a plinth base, 209cm (6cm 10 1/4in) wide.
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