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Click here to subscribeA CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE AND A CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 The vase painted with birds in flight amidst large sprays of flowering branches, with an artemisia leaf to the base, the box decorated with a roundel enclosing archaistic vessels and precious objects, with blooms growing amongst rockwork to the sides, 19.6cm and 15cm. (3)
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 17TH-19TH CENTURY Comprising: a blue and white bottle vase with birds and flowers, a bottle vase with a metal cover, a miniature soft-paste porcelain yuhuchunping, a miniature bottle vase with a paper label for R & G McPherson Antiques, a small vase with a paper label reading 'OCS 1994, 16 THC Study Ex, no.1/4', a miniature baluster vase and cover with a paper label for Christie's, The Vung Tau Cargo, lot 862, a miniature vase with blue and pink marbled decoration, a mallet-shaped vase with a copper-red beast and a six character Xuande mark, an enamelled bird feeder with a four character Qianlong mark, and a wine cup and stem bowl with labels for The Hatcher Collection, Christie's, June 1984, the stem bowl also with a label for Marchant, London, 27.7cm max. (13) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
A LARGE CHINESE ENAMELLED 'WINTER LANDSCAPE' VASE 20TH CENTURY Painted with a continuous scene depicting figures and buildings in a snowy landscape, inscribed with a poem describing the setting, dated autumn of the dingmao year corresponding to 1927, with a signature reading Gong Linsheng, the shoulder and foot enamelled with bands of blue repeating designs, with two applied handles suspending loose rings to the neck, with ruyi-heads and strings of beads holding bats, shou characters and pendants encircling the rim, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 41.6cm.
A CHINESE WUCAI GOURD-SHAPED VASE TRANSITIONAL C.1640 Painted with three lion dogs picked out in aubergine, amber and green enamel, the beasts surrounded by large peony blooms growing from leafy branches, with stylised red lappets to the central section, the neck decorated with scrolling lotus, 21cm.
A CHINESE WUCAI 'FISH' BALUSTER VASE 17TH CENTURY Painted with four large cartouches enclosing a mackerel, whitefish, carp and freshwater perch surrounded by leafy sprays, the panels divided by ruyi-heads decorated with geometric designs, all reserved on an iron-red diaper ground, with scrolling lotus blooms to the short neck, 28.5cm. The Chinese names of these four fish form the rebus qingbai lianjie, which may be translated as 'pure and incorruptible'. This expresses the wish for scholars to maintain high ethical standards and meet great success.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED BALUSTER VASE AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with four rows of cartouches enclosing rabbits, qilin and pairs of birds amongst blossoming flowers, the panels reserved on a finely painted key fret ground, the cover similarly decorated with birds perched on rockwork, with an artemisia leaf to the base, 50.4cm. (2)
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with three quatrefoil cartouches containing archaistic vessels, peacock plumes, a qin and beribboned precious objects, all reserved on a prunus-decorated cracked-ice ground, with double rings to the base, together with a wood stand pierced with shou characters, 19.8cm. (2)
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUDDHIST ALTAR ORNAMENT PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD One from a set of the Seven Royal Treasures, formed as an elephant standing upon an elaborate pedestal painted with lotus flowers and lappets, raised on a tall stem pierced with foliate scrolls and a flowing ribbon, the domed base painted with iron-red dragons and bats, with a six character Qianlong mark to the base, the elephant missing the vase from its back, 23.2cm. Cf. Christie's New York, 18th March 2021, lot 720 for two comparable Qianlong mark and period altar ornaments depicting the Queen and Minister.
A ROMAN GLASS VASE AND A PERSIAN POTTERY BOTTLE VASE C.2ND AND C.14TH CENTURY The Roman vase rising from an ovoid body to a narrow cylindrical neck which flares at the rim, with iridescence to the exterior, the Persian vase with a pear-shaped body surmounted by a tall flaring neck, decorated in blue and black with stylised patterns, 14.5cm and 23cm. (2) Provenance: from a private collection, UK and USA. The Roman vase purchased from Bluett & Sons on 2nd May 1969 and the Persian vase acquired from H M Luther Antiques, London, on 20th June 1969.
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CONJOINED VASE AND A WHITE JADE BRUSH HOLDER LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The conjoined vase carved as a cylindrical vessel attached to a flattened two-handled vase raised on a flared foot, the cylindrical body decorated with an elephant beneath a plantain tree, the greyish stone with russet inclusions, the body of the white brush holder formed as bamboo, decorated in relief with an insect, frog and crane in a rocky landscape amidst pine and lingzhi, the pale greyish-white stone with some black flecks and russet markings, each together with a wood stand, 17.5cm and 14.3cm. (4) Provenance: formerly a private collection, London, formed c.1959-1963. Both purchased from Chuen Koo Chai Dealers in Ancient Chinese Arts & Curio, Hong Kong. The conjoined vase purchased on 16th November 1955. The white brush holder acquired on 4th December 1963. Copies of the invoices are available. A certificate of identity for the white brush holder dated 6th December 1963 from The Curios, Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, is also available. Lots 79-84 and 692-694 are all from the same collection.
A CHINESE CELADON JADE PEAR-SHAPED VASE AND A SPINACH-GREEN JADE VASE AND COVER MING AND QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped vase carved with a rocky landscape rich with with pine, prunus, bamboo, flowers and lingzhi, all raised on a flared foot, the spinach green vase decorated with taotie masks and pendant leaves, with ruyi-heads and key fret to the cover, together with a wood stand which suspends the vase's handle, 22.5cm and 22cm overall. (5) Provenance: formerly a private collection, London, formed c.1959-1963. Purchased from Chuen Koo Chai Dealers in Ancient Chinese Arts & Curio, Hong Kong, on 16th November 1955. A copy of the invoice is available. A certificate of identity for the spinach-green vessel dated 6th December 1963 from The Curios, Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, is also available. Lots 79-84 and 692-694 are all from the same collection.
A CHINESE TOURMALINE 'LOTUS' OVOID VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY Deeply carved with four blossoming lotus flowers divided by large leaves, with bands of lappets to the shoulder and encircling the foot, the cover with further lappets and a compressed finial shaped as a flowerhead, the translucent stone with areas of dark purple and green, 10.5cm high. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'PHOENIX' VASE AND COVER PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD The flattened ovoid body rising to a waisted neck flanked by two handles shaped as lingzhi, carved to one side with a phoenix standing by a large peony bloom, the cover surmounted by a pink jewel, together with a reticulated wood stand, 9.2cm across. (3)
A CHINESE CLOISONNE 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' BOTTLE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with a continuous scene of various birds and insects amidst blossoming magnolia, peony and other flowers, with a band of fish to the shoulder, the neck decorated with two dragons contesting a flaming pearl between crashing waves and ruyi-heads, the vase raised on a metal base pierced with scrolling motifs, 46.5cm overall, 5kg.
A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE 'LOTUS' VASE FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The ovoid body tapering towards the foot and surmounted by a short waisted neck, decorated with four large lotus flowerheads set amidst foliage and smaller flowers, the design reserved on a turquoise ground and contained within bands of dark blue ruyi-heads, with further floral motifs to the shoulder, neck and short spread foot, the base incised with the four character reign mark, 9.5cm, 191g. Cf. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Enamels, 2, Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), p.194, no.150 for a similar Qianlong mark and period vase.
A CHINESE BEIJING TURQUOISE GLASS MALLET-SHAPED VASE QING DYNASTY The squat cylindrical body surmounted by a tall neck, the opaque glass of a pale greenish-blue colour, with a four character Qianlong mark contained within a square incised to the recessed base, 18.3cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A CHINESE BEIJING THREE-COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS BOTTLE VASE AND A PAIR OF WHITE GLASS WINE CUPS QING DYNASTY The vase carved through blue, green and red glass to an opaque white ground, decorated with four lion dogs playing with beribboned brocade balls, the wine cups with deep U-shaped bodies rising from short straight feet and flaring at the rims, each cup with a reticulated wood stand, 14.7cm max. (5) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A SMALL CHINESE SOAPSTONE 'LEAF' DISH AND A BAMBOO VASE QING DYNASTY The dish carved as a single leaf furling at the edges, detailed with its midrib to the underside, together with a Japanese wood box and cover, the bamboo vase of ovoid form, with a circular opening to the top and a well-hollowed interior, 7.6cm and 9.8cm. (2)
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE MING/QING DYNASTY The ovoid body tapering towards the foot, decorated with stylised archaistic mythical creatures on a leiwen ground, flanked by two small loop handles suspending loose rings, with a band of key fret and upright lappets to the flared neck, 25.8cm, 2.2kg.
A CHINESE BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT LATE QING DYNASTY The elephant cast standing four-square with its head turned to sinister, wearing an elaborate caparison incised with floral motifs, depicted supporting a large zun vase flanked by animal mask handles upon its back, all raised on a rectangular-section pedestal terminating in ruyi-shaped feet, 25cm, 3.3kg.
A CHINESE ROSE VERTE 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD The pear-shaped body surmounted by a tall flaring neck, painted with many ducks by a river, the neck with magpies perching on blossoming branches, with flowers and rockwork to the spread foot, the base with a mark reading Ju Ren Tang zhi (The Hall where Benevolence Resides), 34.3cm.
A CHINESE YIXING 'BIRD AND FLOWER' VASE QING DYNASTY The baluster-shaped body surmounted by a waisted neck flaring at the rim, decorated with a pair of birds perching on a prunus branch amongst blossoms, the design contained between raised lappets and key fret, with an inscription to one side reading Shi Lin and a seal mark reading Lin, the base with a seal mark which reads Xiao Kunsheng, 26.7cm.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LATER-ENAMELLED BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The pear-shaped body surmounted by a tall slender neck which flares slightly at the rim, painted in underglaze blue with two mythical beasts amidst stylised clouds and blossoms, with areas picked out in coloured enamels and gilt, all raised on a tall flared foot, with a flower to the base, 24.6cm. Cf. C J A Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p.276, no.319 for a blue and white vase of the same design without enamelled decoration.
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The tall body painted with alternating panels containing baskets of flowers and butterflies fluttering above blossoming branches, all reserved on a green ground decorated with dainty flowerheads, with a band of ruyi-heads to the shoulder, together with a reticulated wood cover, 21.5cm. (2)
A COLLECTION OF SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI 1662-1722 Comprising: a brush washer, a miniature vase with a wood stand, a pair of beaker vases, four near pairs of vases, and four other vases, three with metal mounts, five with associated covers, four with marks reading yu, variously decorated with ladies, insects and flowers, together with two nineteenth century snuff bottles, one with a four character Yongzheng mark, the other with a four character Chenghua mark, 15cm max. (26) Provenance: Foxcote House, Warwickshire.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAR THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY Painted in enamels and underglaze blue with blossoming prunus branches and peony blooms growing amidst rocks, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, the foot and rim with European ormolu mounts, the vase approx 22cm, 74cm overall. Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020). Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller.
A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising from a short foot to a tall slender neck, painted with three figures in a landscape, an elegant lady sits upon rockwork as the boy next to her points at an attendant carrying a pot of flowers, with a single bat in flight above, the base with a four character mark reading Shen De Tang zhi, together with a wood stand, 13.7cm. (2)
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND OVOID VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted in enamels with two roundels containing figures standing in fenced gardens amidst rockwork, the panels reserved on a bold orange ground decorated with floral sprays in gilt, with a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 18.2cm.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILLEFLEURS 'LANDSCAPE' BOTTLE VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD The ovoid body surmounted by a tall slender neck, painted with two cartouches enclosing riverscapes, the panels set against many brightly painted blooms reserved on gilt, with a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 17.4cm.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GREEN-GROUND VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted with two quatrefoil cartouches enclosing a lady with two boys, the scenes reserved on a pale green ground decorated with lotus flowerheads and scrolling leaves, surmounted by a short waisted neck, with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 19.4cm.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND GARLIC-MOUTH BOTTLE VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER The pear-shaped body painted with three cartouches containing butterflies, peaches and blossoming flowers, the panels reserved on a bright floral-decorated yellow ground, with ruyi-heads encircling the rim, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 17.2cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER AND A FAMILLE ROSE 'POMEGRANATE' VASE QING DYNASTY The box decorated with cartouches enclosing scaly dragons divided by floral sprays, with a panel containing two dragons encircling a shou character to the cover, the vase shaped as a pomegranate, painted with fruiting pomegranate branches growing amongst flowering blooms, 15.2cm and 11.6cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CELADON ITEMS MING DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: seven small jars, an ovoid vase, a small tripod incense burner, three small circular dishes, three 'twin-fish' bowls, a cup stand, a large Ge-type dish, and eight other bowls, some with moulded or incised decoration, together with twenty-five wood stands and various invoices dated between 1968 to 1979, the majority of invoices from Luen Chai Curios Store, Hong Kong, 30cm max. (50) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
A CHINESE CIZHOU CYLINDRICAL VASE YUAN DYNASTY Painted in brown slip with a stylised bird amidst foliate sprays, with simple bands to the shoulder, the design reserved on a cream ground, with a black interior, 19.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013), purchased from Linart Ltd London on 17th March 1998.
A VIETNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASE 15TH CENTURY Surmounted by a slender neck flaring at the rim, painted with a scrolling floral band, leafy sprays and large lappets, with stylised motifs to the rim, the base with paper labels for The Hoi An Hoard and Robert McPherson, 30.5cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE GU-SHAPED VASE 19TH CENTURY The central raised section painted with two dragons amidst lotus flowerheads and stylised leaves, the flared neck and foot decorated with large sprays of blooming flowers, with green and black bands of ruyi-heads and geometric designs dividing the registers, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, 45.8cm.
A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE SQUARE-SECTION VASE 19TH CENTURY Each facet enamelled with a scene of figures by a river, the shoulder painted with panels enclosing precious objects, with further figural scenes to the flared neck, the spread foot painted with floral sprays on a cracked-ice ground, 44.7cm.
A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASE 19TH CENTURY Richly decorated in enamels and gilt with panels containing figural scenes and birds perched amongst rocks and flowers, with applied chilong and lion dogs to the shoulder and waisted neck, 35.6cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A LARGE CHINESE CELADON-GROUND 'IMMORTAL AND QILIN' VASE PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The tall cylindrical body decorated in underglaze blue and slip with an Immortal riding a qilin through a rocky walled garden, with three smiling attendants carrying banners and a parasol walking alongside the mythical creature, the waisted neck painted with a further Immortal standing on swirling clouds above, all set against a pale green ground, with two applied handles shaped as pairs of lion dogs, 60cm.
A LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE 'LADIES' VASE 19TH CENTURY The body painted with two large panels enclosing beauties at leisure in a fine pavilion, with a further two figural scenes to the neck, the panels surrounded by phoenix and butterflies perched amidst blossoming flowers, with moulded chilong to the shoulder and applied handles formed as pairs of boys flanking the neck, 62.5cm. Provenance: from a UK private collection, acquired in the 1970s.
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body painted with scholar-officials standing outdoors under a banana tree as ladies stand in an interior setting amidst swirling clouds, the waisted neck decorated with a figure boating through a rocky landscape, all raised on a tall flared foot, together with a wood stand, 61.5cm. (2)
A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED 'PRUNUS' VASE PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY The pear-shaped body surmounted by a waisted neck which rises to an upright rim, finely incised with blossoming prunus branches, decorated all over in a creamy white crackled glaze, all raised on a short flared foot, 31.3cm. Provenance: from the family collections of Captain George Lionel Jameson OBE (1880-1961) and his descendants.
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED GARLIC-MOUTH VASE PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The compressed body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck which terminates in a wide garlic-head mouth, all raised on a high flared foot, decorated all over in a pale greyish-green glaze, with a six character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue to the base, 34.9cm. Provenance: from a private collection, Kent, acquired in London prior to 1970.
Maritime interest: a Norwegian .830 grade slender vase applied with enamelled flag and shield, flanked by chased images of a shipwreck and rescue, and with engraved Norwegian inscription commemorating the rescue of the crew of the shipwrecked barque 'Cingalese' by the SS 'Briton', 18th August 1906, 26cm high 12.6oz (399g)
Various silver oddments, including Christening cup, Victorian punch ladle with silver twist handle, Sheffield 1899 (bowl detached) and preserve-pot cover, 7.6oz total, to/w a pair of bottle coasters with pierced silver galleries, London 2000, a small embossed silver specimen vase on weighted foot, London 1891 and a 19th Century Dutch .833 standard oval dish (7)
An Edwardian glass double oil/vinegar bottle with silver collars and flap covers, William Henry Sparrow, Birmingham 1908, to/w a vase with weighted base, Chester (marks rubbed), a kings pattern cake slice with loaded silver handle, various scrap silver and a Victorian electroplated kettle on stand
An early 20th century Chinese cloisonné small vase decorated with an in-flight phoenix in polychrome enamels on yellow ground, 9 cm high to/w a 19th century Chinese sancai-glazed Shiwan figure of a seated court official wearing green, brown and ochre robes, unglazed face and hands, late Qing dynasty, 19.5 cm high (2)Seated figure is missing the tips of his index finger and thumb on the left hand, yellow vase in good condition with light wear only.
A late 19th century Chinese blue and white vase painted with two sinuous dragons and floral/foliate designs above a band of butterflies at the foot in rich tones of underglaze blue, the base with four-character Kangxi mark, late Qing dynasty, 20.5 cm high to/w late 19th or early 20th century Chinese famille verte rouleau vase painted with a pheasant and butterflies in a garden landscape with flowering peony, double blue circle on the base in underglaze blue, 21 cm high (2)Both vases are without damage, not chipped cracked or restored, the famille verte vase has areas of light wear to enamels
An 18th century Chinese export famille rose tea bowl with foliate rim, painted with panels of Chinese entertainers on terraces reserved on a pink diaper ground, Qianlong period (1735-95) Qing dynasty, 9 cm diameter to/w a small late 19th century Chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover with karashish finial, painted in underglaze blue with vases and figures surrounded by foliate designs, the base with four-character Kangxi mark, 17 cm high o/a The blue and white vase has chips around the neck, the cover is chipped and finial repaired
A 19th century Chinese longquan celadon globular vase with flaring neck and tall spreading foot, the body with incised floral and foliate decoration under the opaque green glaze, the base with four character Chenghua mark but late Qing dynasty, 24 cm high The vase has a 3 cm (approx) hairline extending down the neck from the rim
A 19th century Chinese high shouldered baluster wucai vase in the Kangxi style, painted in bright polychrome enamels with large taotie masks and yellow reserves with floral and foliate designs divided by the central band of archaistic scroll over a profusion of flying bats and light green cracked ice band at the foot, the base with double circle in underglaze blue, late Qing dynasty, 41 cm high Good condition without damage, small glaze/firing split around the inside of the footrim, some light wear to enamels
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