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Lot 697
A rare Chinese ormolu and paste-set mantel clock In the style of John Mottram or Henry Borrell, case and movement Guangzhou workshops, 19th centuryThe case with an arched pediment and turned finial on a foliate mount, above canted scrolled angles with beaded and foliate pierced brackets, the front and sides with engraved decoration, the back door with a pierced panel, paste-set bezel with convex glass, above the 4in. circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt spade hands and sweep centre seconds, the twin train chain fusée movement with verge escapement and scroll engraved backplate37cm highCOMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Ian White, English Clocks for the Chinese Markets, Ticehurst 2012, p. 223, pl. 8.12Richard Barder, The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830, Woodbridge 1993, p. 173, pl. 29It was the Emperor Kangxi (d. 1722) who developed a strong interest in watches and clocks, building a large collection. However, his grandson, Qianlong, whose dynasty spanned most of the 18th Century (1735-1795), with a huge budget, collected throughout his 60-year reign. This resulted in a substantial expansion for English merchants and makers. An observation by the missionary Valentine Chalier in 1736 ' As for clocks, the Imperial palace is stuffed with them…..there must be more than 4000 from the best masters of Paris and London…'. As Dr. White notes in his extensive book English Clocks for the Eastern Markets, Qianlong was simply the greatest collector of Western clockwork there has ever been. From the 1750s onwards, commercial activity in the West focused on objects that could be exported to ease the balance of payments between East and West, fuelled by the heavy demand in the West for exotic Asian wares, such as porcelain, textiles, lacquer and of course tea. The form of case is known as the 'scroll angle' design and was most used by Henry Borrell and John Mottram.Two similar clocks, with variations to the one offered, were sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, Magnificent Clocks for the Chinese Imperial Court from the Nezu Museum, 27 May 2008, lot 1512 & 1515. Another similar by Mottram was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 6 December 2011, lot 284.
Lot 22
A set of five early 20th century silver mounted glass Turkish tea cups, the mounts with a pierced leaf design and naive decoration, mounts overall weight 8.8toz, with indistinct marks to bases possibly 'AK', each 6.5cm high. (5)Visible wear to glass and mounts, mounts with indentations and slight bends.
Lot 48
A group of Victorian and later silver items, including a three piece cruet set, cigarette case, 8.5 by 8.5 by 3cm, pair of dwarf candlesticks, a/f damaged, 7cm high, four silver backed hair brushes and hand mirror, miniature cup, 5.5cm, small vase, 8.5cm, napkin ring, tea strainer and bowl, shoe horn, boot hook, and several spoons. (24)
Lot 84
A collection of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian teaspoons, including a set of nine Old English pattern, terminals engraved 'S', Brewis & Co (Thomas Kanzow Bowley), London 1893, two sets of four King's pattern, HH or GA, London 1848 and 1859, further sets of teaspoons, salt spoons, a tea caddy spoon, butter spreader, and a condiment spoon, 26.0toz total. (42)
Lot 85
A George V three piece silver tea set, comprising of squat form teapot with ebonised handle and finial, 22.5 by 12.3 by 10cm high, together with a matching milk jug, 12.5 by 8 by 6.5cm high, and twin handled sugar bowl, 13.5 by 9 by 7cm high, 24toz overall, Harrison Brothers & Howson, London 1916. (3)
Lot 24A
A set of three Chinese Xian Feng (1851-1861) cups and saucers, each with differing figural polychrome decoration and various script, bears seal mark to base, together with two tea bowls to match and a similar cup bearing Daoguang (1821-50) seal mark, a similar saucer and a similar bowl decorated with stork and deer in a landscape and two two-handled cups and covers with figural and script decoration, no marks CONDITION REPORTS First cup and bowl with some wear to the inscriptions and decoration to the top and some chipping to the rim. Base basically sound though with some wear to the gilding on the handles. See images for furrther detail. Second bowl with several chips to the rim and bowl with firing crack to the handle to one side and some wear to the script in the decoration. Bowl decorated with crane and deer with large chip and cracks to rim - see images. Cup and saucer 1 - cup with large hairline cracks to the rim vertically from top to bottom and some wear to the decoration. Saucer with large chip - remnants in two pieces - see images. Cup 2 - with chip and hairline crack to rim vertically and similar to the saucer with further hairline crack to the base - see images. Cup 3 - appears basically sound with decoration appearing in reasonable condiition with no apparent wear. Same with saucer - see images. Cup 4 - with large vertical crack to cup from top to bottom. Saucer with some wear to the decoration - see images. Two small cups - one with hairline crack approx 2 cm from rim towards the centre, Second small cup appears in good condition. See images for further detail.
Lot 17
A set of six 19th Century Chinese blue and white tea bowls with gilt decoration, together with five saucers to match CONDITION REPORTS Cup height approx 5 cm. Diameter of saucers approx 13.5 cm. All cups and saucers with some areas of light surface scratches, some accretions, slight wear to the gilding particularly to the rim, etc. All items with general wear and tear commensurate with age and use.See images for examples.
Lot 20A
A collection of Chinese blue and white tea wares to include Kangxi tea bowl, eight various blue and white tea bowls, a small bowl decorated with boys prancing in garden, a set of four floral and insect decorated saucers, another blue and white saucer decorated with figures, together with two Japanese blue and white cups and four saucers, each with figural decoration bearing six character marks to base CONDITION REPORTS Most pieces with some damage. Items in one image particularly all with severe damage though two cups amateurly repaired. The remaining items with chips to the rims and various hairline cracks. See images for further examples / detail.
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