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Lot 165
A very rare Chinese patchwork celebration jacket, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, worn at Festivals by a young girl, the patchwork pattern was often embroidered by the mothers of the village each bestowing their love into the patch and lovingly given as a gift to the child, his was then made into a special auspicious garment to be worn at a birthday or coming of age party, the squares are embroidered with the 100 children playing games in the heavenly gardens interspersed with flowers of all seasons, edged with an original band of bright pink ribbon, lined with original coral coloured silk, 112cm cuff to cuff x 70cm neck to hem Provenance: From the collection of the author Mrs J.C. Cooper 1905 - 1999 (author of An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols and Taoism: The Way of the Mystic amongst other books). The daughter of a Director of the Chinese Inland Mission, she was born in northern China in 1905 and went to school in China and England before studying Philosophy at St Andrew’s University, Scotland. She became a lecturer in Philosophy, Comparative Religion and Symbolism. Her later years were spent as an author writing from her remote home in the Lake District. During her childhood travels, the family collected many Chinese artefacts including this group of costumes. 清19世纪晚期 童子百纳衣 拍品来源：J.C. Cooper女士（《传统纹样及道教》一书作者）私人收藏
Lot 144
RARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN STAND, WANLI SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, the circular top supported on five cloud-lappet feet, on a conforming circular base, decorated in delicate tones of underglaze blue with scrolling garlands with lingzhi fungus heads, the apron and feet with fruiting peach trees, each surmounted by birds amongst the branches, divided by a further band of stylised Buddhist emblems, 23cm diam Provenance: Private Collection, UK Literature: • Bartholomew 2006 Terese.T. Bartholomew Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San Francisco, 2006, p. 270 • Harrison Hall 2001 Jessica Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, The British Museum. London, 2001, p. 430 fig 13:43 & 13:44 • Hong Kong 2009 The Fame of the Flame, Imperial Ware of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods, Exhibition Catalogue University Museum and Art Gallery & The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009, p. 264 nr 103 • Welch 2008 Patricia Welch, Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery, North Clarendon, 2008 p.55
Lot 4
RARE SQUARE SECTION HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIR, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY, the curved cresting supported by a curved splat carved with bats and ribbon tied tassels, the cleated solid seat with twin outscrolling arms, resting on four square section legs united by peripheral stretchers, 61cm wide, 110cm high
Lot 32
Painted in deep rich cobalt blue to simulate ‘heaping’ and piling' to the centre of the interior with a large ferocious five clawed dragon shown full face and with wings spread as it leaps amidst a continuous leafy meander bearing large stylised lotus blooms, with two dragons striding among further composite foliate meander in a band below a border of crashing waves at the rim, the exterior similarly painted with two striding dragons. Majestic and powerful, dishes like this were made to impress, representing the Emperor's dominion over the land and sea, and were used at imperial banquets and on special celebratory occasions, when thousands of guests were invited to dine with the emperor and large quantities of meals were served. Dishes of this design were influenced by much smaller dishes from the Xuande (1426-1435) period, similarly painted with dragons striding amidst peony scrolls, all of which are side-facing, such as one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in《 A Panorama of Ceramics in the Collection of the National Palace Museum. Hsuan-te Ware I》, Taipei, 2000, pl. 2. Furthermore, the stippled blue dots on the flowers and leaves were added to evoke the accidental appearance of cobalt-blue specks characteristic of early Ming blue and white, known as ‘heaping and piling’. Examples of this impressive size and vigorous decoration are rare, such as a similar ‘dragon dish’ Qianlong seal mark and period, recorded by A.du Boulay, in 《Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics》Oxford, 1984, page.203, no.2, see also Christie's Hong Kong, 30 October 2001, lot 813, Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1995, lot 295. For related large blue and white dishes, Qianlong seal mark and period, painted with a full-faced dragon pursuing a pearl enclosing a ‘shou’ character, surrounded by eight further dragons all amidst clouds; see one example illustrated by R.Krahl and C.von Spee,《 Chinese Ceramics from the Gulexuan Collection》, Lünen, 2003, no.123; another example, which was sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1667.PROVENANCE: A distinguished European private collection
Lot 33
Decorated in underglaze blue line under soft green enamels, against the white glazed ground, with two five-clawed dragons striding in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst scrolling clouds and flames, beneath a band of Buddhist Emblems, the ‘bajixiang’ and a band of ‘ruyi’ heads around the shoulder, and above petal lappets around the base, the cover with a similar dragon medallion above a band of ‘ruyi’ heads on the sides, the base bearing the underglaze blue six character mark of Qianlong.PROVENANCE: Chak's, Hong KongIt is quite rare to find jars of this design complete with their covers. Compare with similar Qianlong-marked jars with covers: 1, illustrated in 《Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty》, Book II, Hong Kong, 1969, pl.13. 2, illustrated in 《Chinese Porcelain: The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection》, vol. 1, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, pl. 114. 3, in the Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum, illustrated in 《Heitokuchin Jiki》, Kyoto, 1982, pl.118. 4, two sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2831, and 1 June 2011, lot 3994.
Lot 7
Beautifully shaped with symmetrical handles depicting mythical beasts on both sides, covered and embellished by a thick bright robin's egg glaze, combining turquoise and sapphire tones, creating a mottled and colorful effect. Robin's egg glaze is fired in low-temperature ovens instead of high-temperature kilns, and by using different temperatures it often enjoys a variegated color effect. This technique was created during the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty, in imitation of the Jun glaze. This piece has a smooth foot rim, and a firm and steady style with a sleek design. The glaze color is simple, elegant and in perfect condition, which is rare for an item from the Qianlong Period.
Lot 1401
Rare original vintage advertising poster for the French book publisher Le Livre Chamois, publishing previously unreleased illustrated and bound novels. Great artwork by the French graphic artist Bernard Villemot (1911-1989) depicting a chamois deer - the symbol of the publishing house - jumping between three open books against a blue sky background, including a novel by Rene Patris and another by Paul Vialar, with the text above and below in stylised red and yellow letters. Printed by L'Edition Publicitaire. Horizontal. Fair condition, minor tears and creases in margins, folds. Country: France, year: 1940s, artist: Villemot, size(cm): 39.5x51.5.
Lot 2324
Rare original vintage travel advertising poster for The One Class Liner Cruises to Tel Aviv - Under the Flag of Palestine from Haifa to Trieste and back. Arnold Bernstein (23 January 1888 in Breslau - 1971, Palm Beach, Florida) was a German-American shipowner and pioneer of transatlantic car transport, which he revolutionised since he was transporting cars without boxing them up in wooden crates as was usual before and was thus able to reduce freight rates. When the 1929 Great Depression made the use of 'swimming garages' impractical, Bernstein then turned his cargo ships into passenger ships, with just one travel class (which he called tourist class) rather than the three that were usual. One of the first Jewish 'merchant princes', he was one of the victims of the Nazi appropriation policies. The ship pictured, Hohenstein was renamed the Tel Aviv in 1935. llustration shows a MS Tel Aviv ship at sea by a sandy beach, with three flags of Palestine flying in the foreground. Printed by Advertising Buki, Tel Aviv. Lithographed by Minyar, Bney Brak. Very good condition, small tears in margin, small creases in margin. Country: Israel Year: 1935 Size (cm): 68x48
Lot 517
Polish Advertising Original Vintage Poster – Warsaw Jazz Festival 1964 - Jazz'64 Warszawa – Waldemar Swierzy. This is rare and early Original VintagePoster for Jazz performace in Poland. Polish Jazz Federation was started by Jan Byrczek in 1964. Byrczek went on to found the Polish Jazz Society which became one of the largest jazz organisations of Europe. In 1964, the Jazz at the Oder River festival in Wroclaw started. Another milestone of the decade was the start of the recording of "The Polish Jazz Series" by the official recording label Polskie Nagrania-Muza. Country: Poland. Year: 1964. Artist: Waldemar Swierzy. Size (cm): 99x68 Good condition, tears and creases.
Lot 5300
Rare original vintage movie advertising poster for the 1938 animated short film Mother Goose Goes Hollywood - From a forthcoming Disney silly symphony. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was directed by Wilfred Jackson and parodied several Mother Goose nursery rhymes using caricatures of popular Hollywood film stars of the 1930s. This poster shows several small caricatural vignettes depicting scenes and characters from the film inspired by nursery rhymes including ‘Sing a song of six-pence’ featuring Martha Raye and Cab Calloway, ‘Humpty Dumpty’ with Charlie McCarty and W.C. Fields, ‘Pied Piper’ with Clark Gable and ‘ See-Saw Margery Daw’ with Greta Garbo. The images are set against a bright red background with the title printed in the top left margin. Good condition, minor creases and scratches, staining on margins, printed on thick stock paper.Country: USA, year: 1938, designer: Unknown, size(cm): 72x50.5.
Lot 65
Original vintage propaganda poster: You owe it to the glorious dead - The League of Nations Union. Rare poster featuring a dark and sombre image of the figure of a dead soldier standing among graves and wooden crosses in a war cemetery reaching out with his left arm, ruins and the sea visible in the background, the text above and below in stylised orange letters. The League of Nations Union LNU was formed by the League of Free Nations Association and League of Nations Society as a peace movement in 1918 based on the League of Nations (1920-1946); it was replaced by the United Nations Association UNA in 1948. Fair condition, trimmed on the bottom, restored tears and loss in upper corner and right margin, slight staining, backed on linen. Country: UK, year: 1919, artist: A. Johnson, size(cm): 63.5x51.
Lot 559
A rare single axle pony carriage, c.1900The wicker carriage body beneath a folding canvas canopy mounted on a single axle with iron leaf springs above two painted hard wood 12 spoke cartwheels applied with hard rubber tyres, the carriage also fitted with two iron lamp holder, a turned hard wood whip holder and fitted with painted hard wood curved shafts (183cm long), total length of carriage is approximately 300cm.
Lot 608
A rare and attractive mid 18th Century wing back fireside armchair, possibly IrishThe fan shaped padded back flanked by serpentine wings above a serpentine seat enclosed by padded arched armrests, raised upon slender mahogany cabriole front legs with pad feet and plain outswept rear legs of square section, the left rear impressed with the initials 'W.C', 108cm high.
Lot 33
A rare 17th Century oak Bible box of small proportions The rectangular hinged front carved with the date 1683 and the initials 'G.R' and mounted on iron butterfly hinges enclosing an interior with two compartments above a front fitted with an iron lock and similarly carved, mounted alongside a square sliding drawer carved with a flower head and mounted on a plinth base, 44x23x26 cms.CONDITION'Ring' stain to top.Later brace added underneath cover.4" minor split with R/H hinge is moved on top.Otherwise good condition.Drawer appears to be later although rear panel is all one board.Bass: Also one board.
Lot 150
Album of 280 specialist collector postcards - includes extensive rare and valuable market halls, shopping arcades, real photo shop fronts & interiors with shopkeepers & produce, plus hold to light, Crystal Palace, extensive industrial & commerce mills factories girls machinery etc., shopkeepers outing, advertising inc Hunts indicators, Liptons fruits, together with Royalty, extensive trams, real photo & artist drawn trams railway carriages stations & engines, fairgrounds & fairs, seaside donkeys, extensive exhibitions, zoo, games, bands, good bathing seaside etc., police, cycling, laboratory, Mickey Mouse Disney, school real photo & life, shipping, bridges, interior department stores, early Butlins, a few meaningful c 1960's / 70's cards inc Carnaby Street, moon landing, Thunderbirds, Beatles etc.
Lot 162
A comprehensive collection of TV and POP related material predominantly from the 1960's including - Go Girl magazine 1968, The Mod pre decimal magazine, 1970's trade/Pop cards in the form of stars, Thunderbirds Puzzle Book, On the Scene American Pop magazine 1967, Stingray words and music by Barry Gray, Stingray Aqua Marina rare sheet music, a rare Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds Production Still photo from 1967, On the Scene at the Cavern - Beatles related pre decimal magazine 1964, Gerry Anderson Captain Scarlet original tattoos, Thunderbirds are Go magazine TV century 21 special pre decimal, Joe 90 puzzle book 1968 unused, Joe 90 dossier 1969, Lady Penelope Fun Book 1966.
Lot 153
Album of 79 specialist collector postcards - Advertising cards including rare B.P. pump with bear by Perly & 5 x various Frys advertising, The New Egyptian Hall Cinomatograph Tea Room, The London Shoe Company, Campbell dyers, WN Sharpe Bradford, plus babies, artist drawn Art Nouveau ladies, performing birds Llandudno, photography, early telephone, Pierrot clowns, various arcades, street scenes, early Christmas and Valentine & German printed greetings, flower children, both way up cards, hotels, tea rooms, stamps, coins, Votes for Women - The Suffragette pouting in prison, Ludovici, Chinese Café, weather symptoms, electric cam, horse and carriage, figure 8 railway Southport, railway stations Brighton & Stoke on Trent etc.
Lot 149
Album of 235 specialist collector postcards - includes a good selection of advertising including some rare and valuable cards - Hudsons, Heinz, Shell, Freeman Hardy Willis, Carrs malt bread, Camp, Force Clarkes cotton, Mitchells cigarettes, Gamages bazaar, Holborn, also three bears & sleeping beauty sets, restaurants, greetings, Easter, hotels, romantic, shop fronts, motoring, good exhibition, scouts, children, Paul Ebner, fairs, street scenes & shop fronts, royalty, interior of railway carriages, markets, butterflies & children, hold to light market place Peterborough, postmen of British Empire & other postman related, novelty, artist drawn birds & fish, Lancashire cotton mills internal machinery shots x 6, donkey, Tucks artist drawn vegetables, tennis, chef, police, etc.
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