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Lot 20
7 bottles of mixed alcohol, comprising Fonseca 2015 LBV port boxed, Fonseca crusted port bottled 2015, Blandy's Duke of Clarence Madeira, Wood's Old Navy Rum, 1 litre Cream Sherry, 1 2018 Seifried Riesling, and 1 37.5cl Pedro Ximenez very rare sherry (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: Generally good
Lot 357
Britannia air riffle by C. G Bonehill. Stamped Cox's Patent circa 1907 / 1908. .177 Rifled Barrell. R.D number 394207. Serial number 2878. Extremely rare. Rifle functioning well. Seldom seen rifle of historic interest. Length 96cm. Several historic repairs to stock, butt and rear sight. Generally in good functioning order for year.
Lot 205
Porta, G.B. (della). De humana physiognomonia libri IV. Qui ab extimis, quae in hominum corporibus conspiciuntur signis ... Editio postrema priori correctoir. Rouen, J. Berthelin, 1650. 6 Bll., 403 S., 19 Bll. Mit 85 Textholzschnitten.- Beigebunden: Ders. Physiognomoniae coelestis libri sex. Ebda., 1650. 6 Bll., 154 S. Ldr. d. Zt. m. RSch. u. RVerg. (stark beschabt, Lederbezug mit Fehlstellen, 1 RGelenk angebrochen). Erste in Frankreich gedruckte Ausgabe.- 'Bel exemplaire dans sa reluire d'orgine de l'édition la plus complète et la plus rare de l'ouvrage du disciple d'Arnaud de Villeneuve.- Orné de nombreuses et curieuses figures sur bois de physiognomie à double sujet, la pluspart d'entre elles montrant, à côte d'une tête d'homme, celle d'un animal pour en faire remarquer les traits communs' (Dorbon-Ainé).- Teilweise etwas stockfleckig, Titel mit hinterlegtem Ausschnitt im weißen Fußsteg.
Lot 108
A rare Longquan Waterpot, Yuan, of ovoid form with short lipped rim, and two small circular handles on the upper part of the shoulder, applied overall with matte celadon-green glaze except on the brownish unglazed base, fair condition, two handles restored, several glaze crackles on the lower part of the body but not penetrated. H:7.8cm, W:10cm
Lot 109
A Rare Longquan celadon Stemdish, Yuan dynasty, in the form of a shallow dish with rounded sides and a flat rim, set on a tall foot, covered overall with a good sea green glaze, the unglazed foot ring revealing the coarse brick-like clay body, with Chinese wood box, an identical stem-dish in the British Museum with number 1973,0726.313, another in Kuboso Memorial Museum of Art, Izumi, Japan. Comparion from Ayers 1964 / The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art: Volume II (p.90; D188; pl. LXI), very good condition, wear, a minor frit at the rim H:13.2cm, W:15.1cm Japanese Private Collection.
Lot 138
A Rare Blue ground Anhua Dragon Vase, Kangxi, with waisted neck rising from the baluster body, pencilled in white using a wax resist technique against the 'bleu souffle' field, with two fierce dragons rising among flames and clouds to dispute the 'flaming pearl', neck reduced, drilled for electricity, small chip footrim and crack across foot. H:21cm
Lot 168
A Fine Wucai Bowl, six character seal mark of Qianlong in underglaze blue and of the period, finely decorated on the rounded exterior with three repeated contrasting archaistic foliate scroll motifs, in soft tones of underglaze blue, combined with red, yellow and green enamels and black outline, the interior with a central scrollwork medallion within a double blue line border. This almost abstract wucai pattern is more often found in the Imperial porcelain of the early 19th century than in the Qianlong period, where it is quite rare. It appears both on small bowls and on dishes.Christies New York sold a pair of Qianlong mark and period dishes of this pattern from the Frederick R. Innes Collection as lot 1367, on 20 September 2013. good condition W: 10.4cm From a Cheshire collection.
Lot 172
A Rare Blue and White Double Gourd Vase, 18th century, of 'soft paste' type with overall fine craquelure, finely painted using Ming style 'heaping and piling' , with three archaistic phoenix roundels on the lower bulb and three double bat roundels on the upper, among foliate motifs and formal borders, fair condition but with three restored chips at rim. H:18cm
Lot 196
A Rare Fahua Saddled Horse, Ming dynasty, the charming beast standing foursquare looking to the left, glazed in rich blue with turquoise dappling, and with the bridle, the saddle, the pendants from the chest band and the hooves all left in the biscuit, while the saddle cloth is picked out in turquoise, fair condition, with repair around neck, and with his left front leg restuck and further repair to right side of chest and saddlecloth, and with right ear restored. L:22cm
Lot 199
A Rare 'Egg and Spinach' Wall Vase, hu, Kangxi, the biscuit vase rising from a tall foot to a pear shaped body with flared neck, applied on the front with a single moulded lion mask handle and applied overall with splashed green, yellow and aubergine enamels, the flat unglazed back pierced for suspension, good condition but with small flakes exterior mouth and at edge of foot. H:14.3cm
Lot 223
A Rare Famille rose Brushpot, 18th century, moulded in tree stump shape, well painted in famille rose with two lions playing with ball above rocks, the back side painted with pine, bamboo and plum blossoms surrounded by butterflies, clean body revealed by unglazed base broken restored at the upper part of the body H:11.5cm, W:7cm
Lot 225
A Rare Coral ground Dish, 18th century, finely decorated with four barbed oval reserves around the well, decorated in gilt and iron red with flowering boughs, around a central floral roundel, against a coral field richly decorated in gilt with lotus scrolls, good condition apart from two 1cm.cracks rim, one with small chip. W:37.5cm
Lot 226
A Rare 'Famille rose' Figural Dish, Jiangzhenglongzhi Mark, Daoguang period, of circular shape, three figures standing in the garden and one lady lying at the desk inside the pagoda painted exquisitely in famille rose, four characters of Jiangzhenglongzhi in iron red on the base good condition
Lot 264
A Rare Vase with Incised Decoration, Republic period, of tall ovoid form with straight neck flaring to the lip, the sides with a good incised line inscription, above a sage seated at a rockwork table beneath a crag, attended by three boys, the neck with a four seal character inscription and a spray of lotus, good condition. H:44cm
Lot 282
A Rare Bronze Bottle Vase, Song/Yuan dynasty, with straight neck rising to a slightly galleried rim from the compressed globular body, almost entirely undecorated apart from double taotie mask and ring handles on the shoulder, while the flared foot has a diaper pattern, good dark patina overall, A comparable vase in the Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 12th/14th century, is illustrated as no.33, page 45, in Rose Kerr, 'Later Chinese Bronzes', London 1990. H: 21.5cm
Lot 405
A Rare Aubergine Shaped Japanese Incense Box, by Shimoma Shohei(ä¸â€¹é–“åºâ€žå…µè¡â€º). This lovely iron box was created in 1717 by Shimoma Shohei(ä¸â€¹é–“åºâ€žå…µè¡â€º) , the founder of a famous Japanese teapot-making family ((ä¸â€¹é–“家)) in the Edo period.With original wooden box. H:4.6cm, W:3.6cm. Good Condition.
Lot 519
A Rare Pierced Silver Pendent Censer, probably Tang dynasty, of globular form, hanging from a hook and chain, and made in two sections hinged together, very finely pierced and chased in low relief with a design of alternating lotus and grapes among foliate scrollwork, the motifs flanked by flying birds on the upper half, the ball opening on a hook to reveal the gimballed incense container hung within D:5.4cm. Du Boulay Collection by repute
Lot 71
A rare small Sancai 'floral' pillow, Tang dynasty, of rectangular shape, the flat top and base decorated in the same patterns, mainly with a flowerheads picked out in cream, ochre and green glaze interspersed with four smaller painted blooms against a cream ground, four sides with a series of painted floral patterns in black on a cream and green ground, fair condition, some wear retouched, particularly on one of the shorter side and corners. L:11.2cm, W:9.5cm, H:5.2cm.
Lot 73
A Rare Yaozhou brown-glazed jar, Tang dynasty, the rounded body rising from a short splayed foot to a tapering mouth rim, exterior painted freely in dark-brown over a white slip, inside glazed in black, unglazed foot revealed the brownish-grey stoneware body relatively good condition. W:10cm, H:4.8cm
Lot 74
A Rare Ceramic 'biyong' Inkstone, Sui dynasty, of circular section, raised on sixteen legs moulded in the form of dragon-heads, the central grinding stone encircled by a shallow groove, applied overall save the top and underside with greenish white glaze, the unglazed areas showing the pale beige body, good condition, minor glaze peeling off W:7.4cm, H:2.9cm Ben Janssens Oriental ArtChristies Hong Kong sold a larger example of this rare white glazed circular type, which they date to the Tang dynasty, from the Yangdetang collection, lot 79, 6 October 2015
Lot 76
A Rare Yaozhou brown-glazed box, Tang dynasty, straight-sided circular box from a splayed foot, cover stepped and slightly convex, overall covered in white slip, top of the cover painted with coins pattern in brown glaze, unglazed foot revealing the dark brown body good condition, apart from a shallow hairline on the body W:6.5cm, H:3.8cm
Lot 77
A rare Ding circular Box and Cover, Northern Song Dynasty, crisply potted, the straight-sided circular box rising from an angled base, the straight-sided cover stepped and slightly convex, both covered overall in an even ivory-white glaze, the interior similarly glazed, good condition, normal wears. W:5.5cm, H:2.4cm
Lot 78
An Extremely Rare Ding Brown Glazed 'Black-Spots' Conical Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, finely potted, the widely flaring conical body supported on a short straight foot, covered overall with a rich translucent brown glaze thinning to white at the rim, black spots scattered around both side of the bowl, the unglazed foot rim revealing the fine white body., It is extremely rare to find brown-glazed Ding bowls and the present piece is especially attractive for its variegated glaze with black spots. Although brown-coloured bowls were made by many north-Chinese kilns, the striking near-white body exposed at the foot and equally visible through the glaze at the rim, are characteristic of the 'Ding' kilns which made the finest and rarest examples. A slightly smaller 'russet Ding' bowl of related?form in the Chang Foundation, Taipei, is illustrated in James Spencer, Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing Dynasties, Taipei, 1990, pl. 28; another in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., is included in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol. 9, Tokyo, 1981, no. 62; and a third from the Muwen Tang collection was sold in these room, 12th November 2003, lot 9. good condition W:16cm, H:4.1cm
Lot 79
A rare Yaozhou persimmon-glazed cup, Northern Song dynasty, of gently rounded conical profile, resting on a short narrow foot and sweeping to an elegantly everted rim, glazed overall with a rich silvery copper glaze, the footring unglazed to reveal the fine body, good condition apart from a flake under the rim. W:14.5cm
Lot 82
An Extremely Rare Yaozhou Celadon 'Grain Measure' Small Cup, Liudou, Five dynasties, this unusual celadon cup belongs to a group of silver, hardstone and ceramic vessels believed to have been produced in imitation of basketwork rice measures, of moulded shape, overall in bluish celadon glaze, three little unglazed oval spots on the base because of the small spurs during firing, good condition apart from a minor chip at the rim. H:3cm, W:4.6cm
Lot 92
A rare Jun ware Incense Burner and a Longquan celadon Waterpot, Song/Jin dynasty, the compressed globular body raised on three short cabriole legs, the short broad neck culminating in a wide angled galleried rim, covered overall with a matte blue glaze, save for the base of three foots left unglazed to reveal a buff-coloured stoneware body; Longquan water pot with rounded body and lipped rim, overall in olive-green glaze, unglazed base revealed the yellowish body, good condition H:6.1cm, 6cm; W:6.2cm, 7.5cm
Lot 1523
James Bond Goldfinger (1964) Three UK lobby cards Condition Report: Note that this English lobby card, which is a "country of origin" lobby card for this English movie, and it is incredibly rare. In addition to the 8x10 English front of house lobby cards that were created for this movie, the producers also created a 4 card 11x14 color set, with no blank borders, and this is one of the cards from that 4 card set. They are genuine, because they are advertised in the first release English campaign book for this movie. The producers also made a similar set for Thunderball, but those had the title of the movie in a small box in a bottom corner, while these cards have no printing on them at all (other than the image).
Lot 553
A rare 19th century Chinese export canton / famille verte tankard with twisted wood branches design handle. The tankard is painted a scene of a scholar visiting his students in a mountain. Inscribed to base 'This mug belongs to my grandparents, Edward and Harriet Thomas'. Measures approx. 10 cm tall.
Lot 4
A rare 1920s Adie Brother silver mounted tortoiseshell grooming set /vanity travel case with fitted interior. The leather case is in mahogany with gold metal fittings embossed gilt initials to the lid along with matching colour canvas case cover, comprising a hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes, 4 various containers, a scent bottle, a manicure set, a jewellery box, an ink well, a matchstick and a notepad. Measurement approx 19 x 50 x 37 cm.
Lot 243
*****REOFFER JANUARY 12, 2024, ESTIMATE £40 - 50****** A selection of Pennies and Halfpennies to include the following coins: 1806 Halfpenny (VF), 1853 Halfpenny (VF), 1853 Halfpenny (EF), 1876 Penny (VF), 1895 Penny (EF), 1895 Penny (VF), rare coin: Trident is 2mm from 'P' of penny, 1902 Penny (VF), 1932 Penny (VF), 1967 Halfpenny x 10 (1967) in UNC condition UNC (Uncirculated) condition – defined as being coins that have never been in circulation, but may still show signs of contact with other coins during the minting process. EF (Extremely Fine) condition – defined as being coins that may appear uncirculated but which on closer examination show signs of minor friction on the highest surfaces. VF (Very Fine) condition – defined as being coins that have had very little use, but which show signs of wear on the high surfaces. Potential bidders are advised to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of this categorisation before placing bids
Lot 1002
A Rare 'Victoria' Forte-Piccolo-Zither Interchangeable Musical Box, Ser. No. 104, with the complete nickel-plated cylinder outfit playing eight airs each, single-section motor, safety check, tune indicator (loose but present), single-section comb with three-quarter length zither attachment, on silvered reeded cast bedplate, finely cast gilt brass Victoria pierced plaque behind, in ebonised interior under dustlid, title sheet with colour frame to inside of lid, in part grained and well-figured inlaid and crossbanded front and lid, raised upon plinth base with frieze drawer housing the cylinders - 26.1/2in. (67cm) wide, the cylinders 9.1/8in. (23cm)One tooth missing near treble end, tune counter detached, plays smoothly, cosmetic wear mainly to base drawer handles replaced
Lot 231
Howard Chaykin (b.1950)Star Wars, Chaykin Comic Con Pre-Production Promotional Poster, U.S.Rare one-sheet original film poster, 1976, from the edition of circa 1000, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 735 x 510mm (28 7/8 x 20in)This poster was one of roughly 1000 copies produced to be sold for $1.75 at San Diego Comic Con and Worldcon in Kansas City to promote the forthcoming movie. Chaykin produced the artwork based on a handful of stills and paintings by concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, designer of the early Star Wars logo seen on the poster. The production of the poster was part of writer-director George Lucas's strategy to entice Universal Studios to back the film: Universal would pass up the opportunity.
Lot 252
δ Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Couverture Jacquette (Mourlot 281)Lithograph printed in colours, 1960, a rare unfolded proof before the edition printed for 'Chagall Lithographe Vol. 1', printed by Mourlot, Paris, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 325 x 735mm (12 3/4 x 29in) δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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