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Lot 128A
Late 19th century mahogany and brass four-draw telescope by John Aird & Son, having screw binding attaching to brass-mounted tripod and mahogany legs, engraved initials 'F.J.H' and brass mounting engraved 'Lucas & Aird '79', the housing at the end of the telescope bearing later presentation inscription
Lot 1138
A Victorian style green painted cast aluminium three piece garden terrace set comprising table with circular pierced scrolling acanthus top raised on splayed tripod supports together with a pair of possibly associated chairs with anthemion shaped backs and circular seats with geometric and further detail
Lot 1690
A Victorian figured walnut davenport of four real and four dummy drawers, with carved and shaped cabriole supports, raised stationery box and simply fitted maple lined interior, together with a Victorian walnut carved pedestal and tripod supporting a circular hand worked tapestry top with plate glass finish (2)
Lot 235
A Chinese famille rose enamelled tripod censer and cover, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing/Daoguang period, painted to each side with beautiful ladies in a garden, on a claret ground decorated with scrolling flowers and leaves, the pierced, domed cover painted with chilong amid lingzhi, surmounted by a lion finial, the neck and handles with lotus flowers on a turquoise ground, on three zoomorphic feet with gilt 'shou' characters, 27.5cm high, 25.3cm wide, restoration to handles and crack to neckThis archaic shape of vessel was also used for Imperial porcelain censers dating from the Qianlong to Daoguang period.
Lot 314
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod water basin, Pan, Warring States period, 4th/2nd century B.C., the interior with copper inlaid roundel, on zoomorphic cabriole feet, lug handles, grey-brown patina extensively covered with malachite encrustation, the interior roundel decoration with cuprite deposits, 15cm high, 39cm diameter, holes beneath rimProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
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