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Lot 263

A Chinese hu-shaped vase, six character Qianlong mark but later, the body moulded with peaches and painted with flowers and bamboo on a pale blue ground, 29.5cm.

Lot 266

A large Chinese famille rose octagonal section bottle vase, 19th century, painted with a scene of figures on a hunting expedition relaxing in tents, with horses and camels in a mountainous landscape, a small rim chip, 54.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection.

Lot 267

A Chinese famille rose vase, 19th century, decorated with two maidens being presented with a dish of peaches, and with a phoenix, bats and further figures around the tall flared neck, unmarked, 45.8cm.

Lot 272

A small Chinese famille rose vase, four character Qianlong mark but later, painted with a pagoda landscape and with figures in a small boat, the reverse with calligraphy, 11.7cm.

Lot 280

A good Chinese blue and white meiping vase, 19th century, brightly painted with an all-over stylized lotus design of leaves and flower heads, the narrow neck with a band of ruyi heads, the foot with chrysanthemum motifs, 32.5cm.

Lot 281

A large Chinese blue and white ovoid vase and cover, 19th century, painted with panels and fabulous animals, the base with a four character Chenghua mark, 38cm. (2)

Lot 282

A Chinese blue and white vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, the baluster shaped body decorated with four young women attending small boys in a rocky landscape, a later wood cover and stand, 3cm crack, 22.5cm. (3)

Lot 290

A large Chinese famille rose baluster vase and cover, Yongzheng c.1730, finely enamelled with birds, insects pheasants and flowers and with a band of shaped lappets to the shoulder, body cracks and with restoration to the cover, 61cm. (2)

Lot 294

A Chinese parcel gilt bronze gu beaker vase, 17th century, the knop cast with animal masks and four wide flanges, 22.5cm.

Lot 295

A Chinese parcel gilt bronze arrow vase, 17th century, with a tall cylindrical neck around which two chilong dragons climb, the body cast with taotie and wide flanges, 47cm.

Lot 296

A Chinese gilt bronze vase, 18th / 19th century, with a flared neck from which scroll handles issue from animal masks, 24cm.

Lot 328

A Chinese small enamelled glass vase, four character Qianlong mark and possibly of the period, delicately painted with flowers, bamboo and rockwork, with a butterfly and other insects in flight, the rim with purple flowers on a yellow band, 11.2cm. Provenance: purchased in Hong Kong, 1st half 20th century, by repute. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures at the Palace Museum, p.208, no.200 for a water container with related decoration. Christie`s, London, 6th November 2004, lot 535 for a related water pot.

Lot 334

A Chinese celadon jade Three Friends of Winter vase, 18th century, carved as two sections, one a pine trunk, the other prunus, each with gnarled branches of needles and blossoms, at the base a phoenix stands on rocks and on a lingzhi fungus, and with a leafy bamboo stem to the reverse, 12.5cm. Provenance: from an important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat.

Lot 338

A Chinese jade vase-shaped plaque, 18th / 19th century, from a wall panel with scrolling handles, a shallow bowl with a silver-coloured metal rim and another incised with fruiting peach branches, some damages, 13.5cm. (3) Provenance: an important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat.

Lot 405

A rare Chinese blue and white meiping vase, six character Qianlong mark and of the period 1736-95, the body well painted with sprays of differing fruits and flowers beneath a band of lappets and with stiff leaves around the foot, one side extensively damaged, 32.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 407

A Chinese wucai vase of archaic form, six character Wanli mark and of the period 1573-1620, painted in red, green and black with a stylized design of flowers growing from rockwork, 23cm. Provenance: an English private collection.

Lot 408

A Chinese famille rose vase, six character Qianlong mark in blue enamel but 19th century, the body moulded and decorated in underglaze blue with pink and green enamels, with a flowering branch, on a white glazed ground, 23.4cm.

Lot 415

A large Chinese powder blue ground vase, 19th century, painted with two large panels, one of three maiden musicians, the other with a peacock, prunus and peony, 45.5cm. Together with a hardwood stand. (2)

Lot 416

A small Chinese blue and white vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, with ring handles to the neck and painted with four maidens in a garden, 17cm. Together with a hardwood stand. (2)

Lot 418

A Chinese blue and white gourd shaped vase and cover, 19th century, decorated with elaborate panels amidst foliage on a complex lotus scroll ground, damage to the neck, 47cm. (2)

Lot 419

A large Chinese blue and white gourd-shaped vase, six character Tongzhi mark and of the period 1862-74, painted all over with a continuous scene of figures going about their daily lives in a mountainous and watery landscape, 43.5cm.

Lot 420

A rare Chinese blue and white ovoid vase, six character Kangxi mark and of the period 1662-1722, decorated with a wide band of stylized taotie and with smaller bands to the shoulder and foot, 13.2cm. Paper label for S Marchant and Son. Cf. Huachen Auctions, 4th December 2007, lot 743.

Lot 422

A Chinese blue and white gu beaker vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, well painted with figures in landscapes, the central section with two pomegranate-shaped panels containing seal marks, the base with a lozenge mark, some good restoration, 46.2cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 423

A massive Chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, brightly painted with four panels containing landscapes, flowers and auspicious vases beneath a band of flowers around the rim, the knop a gilt replacement, chips and body cracks, 83cm. (2)

Lot 424

A large Chinese blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with a scholar crossing a rocky causeway, and with a figure seated near the window of a house nestled beneath mountains, trees, migrating birds and the moon, small rim frits and a small hairline to the neck, 44.3cm. Cf. Chen Ren Min, The Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Period and the Kangxi Period, Underglaze Blue, The Gugong Collection, no.290, p.447 for a similar vase.

Lot 425

A large Chinese blue and white gu beaker vase, six character Xuande mark but Kangxi, each section painted with birds flying amidst bamboo and flowering branches, 8cm rim crack, 42.8cm.

Lot 449

A rare Chinese hardwood fan stand, from a throne room set, 18th century, in zitan and other hard woods, well carved as a recumbent caparisoned elephant, with his head turned to dexter and with a small vase upon his back, the base carved in relief with stylized mythical beasts and bands of ruyi heads, damage to the vase, 57cm. (2) Provenance: a private German collection. Cf. L Yang and E Capon, Translucent World, Chinese Jade from the Forbidden City, no.106 for a pair of red lacquer examples with decorative fans flanking an imperial throne. During the Qing dynasty elephants carrying vases on their backs appeared in processions to celebrate the emperor Qianlong`s birthday. Throne room sets usually consist of a throne in the centre, a screen at the back; and on either side of the throne, an elephant statue with a vase on its back (symbolizing universal peace), a standing fan, a luduan unicorn statue, and a censer. This assemblage is commonly referred to as the "throne-room group". See also: China, The Three Emperors 1662-1795, p.391, where throne furniture and settings are discussed in more detail.

Lot 450

A rare Chinese Imperial turquoise ground famille rose bottle vase, Daoguang six character seal mark in gold and of the period 1821-1850, decorated to simulate cloisonne with stylized flower heads, bats, shou characters and swastika motifs against a network of floral scrolls all outlines in gold on a turquoise ground, the neck with stylized animal handles, the shoulder with a band of ruyi heads, the flared rim extensively chipped, 29cm. Provenance: an English private collection from St. Ives, Cornwall. For an almost identical vase cf. Hansons Auctioneers, 10th March 2011. See also Christie`s Hong Kong 3rd December 2008, Lot 259, and for a Qianlong teapot with similar decoration see S Marchant & Son, Recent Acquisitions 2007, no.12.

Lot 451

A rare and massive Chinese famille rose Baxian or Immortals vase, Jiaqing 1796-1820, painted with a continuous scene of the Eight Daoist Immortals, scholars and meiren in a landscape of rocky outcrops, pine trees and a river with a bridge, across which Li Tieguai walks with his crutch, carrying his double gourd vase on his back, in the distance mountain peaks are visible among the clouds, the neck finely painted with the eight Buddhist emblems on a lime green ground amongst continuous floral scrolls and between ruyi bands, a pair of moulded kui dragon handles beneath the slightly everted rim, the interior and base glazed in turquoise, unmarked, a rim section broken out and repaired, 69.5cm. Provenance: English private collection, purchased by the present owner in the 1970s. Cf. Sotheby`s, London, 9th June 2004, lot 225 for a similar example from Invercauld Castle, Aberdeenshire. See also R L Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, Vol II, pl.132 for a Qianlong example in the collection of Lady Wantage. This is a Premium Lot. If you wish to bid on this lot please refer to page 3.

Lot 465

A fine and rare Chinese white jade gourd-shaped Bats and Clouds vase, Qianlong 1736-95, the surface carved in shallow relief with six bats flying amidst fungus-shaped clouds, the rim with a band of key fret and raised on a low oval footrim, 15.5cm. Together with a hardwood stand. (2) Provenance: an English private collection. Paper label for John Sparks Ltd. The Chinese word for bottle gourd, hulu, is a pun for both `blessings and wealth`. Used together with bats, fu, it can mean `may you have blessings and wealth for ten thousand generations`. This is re-emphasised by the clouds which represent fortune or luck. Cf. An Illustrated Record of the Stanley Charles Nott Collection of Chinese Jades, p.238 for another jade gourd-shaped vase also carved with bats amidst clouds.

Lot 469

A Fine Chinese White Jade Conjoined Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period 1736-95, 19cm high, 23.5cm overall. Together with a hardwood stand. Formed from a single white stone as two square sections with vertical ribs to the body, joined by four reticulated plaques, and with four loose ring handles suspended from butterflies, the cover with a handle around which a sinuous dragon coils as it holds a lingzhi in its jaws, the cover bears a paper exhibition label. The hardwood stand carved with lingzhi fungus and raised on four feet. (3) Provenance: Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, and thence by descent. Hinton Stewart went to China as a young man and is believed to have acquired this piece on his return to the UK in the 1880s. He founded the firm of Stewart Thompson and Sons, Manchester cotton merchants. Exhibited: 11th May 1886, on loan by D J Kay. This is a Premium Lot. If you wish to bid on this lot please refer to page 3.

Lot 470

A Massive Chinese Ivory Vase and Cover, 19th century, 41cm. Elaborately carved with two large panels to the ovoid body, decorated with numerous small figures in rocky mountain landscapes and with Immortals standing upon clouds, the body and cover with smaller panels and with four loose ring handles from the neck and sides, the cover with a single lion dog finial. (2) Provenance: Sir Kenneth Dugald Stewart Bt (1882-1972) and thence by descent. The vase was purchased in Shanghai by Sir Kenneth during his stay in China from 1902-1919 when working as a representative for Stewart Thompson and Son, Manchester cotton merchants. Sir Kenneth returned to China from 1925-27 when he represented the British Foreign Office as Chief British delegate at an International Customs Conference. For a similar vase and cover with four ring handles and a lion dog finial, see Selected Ivory Carvings from the Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust, a loan exhibition, November 1999, no. 38.

Lot 513

A large Japanese Arita blue and white dish, c.1700, painted with a central panel with a vase of peony, and with six floral panels around the border, 49cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 518

A Chinese blue and white ovoid vase, mid 17th century, painted with flower sprigs and small flying insects, 26cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 522

A Chinese blue and white Ming-style dish, Qianlong mark but later, and a Ming-style bottle-shaped vase with lugs to the neck, the dish with rim chips, 29.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 523

A Chinese blue and white small baluster vase, Xuande six character mark but later, painted in the Ming style, with a wide band of lotus scroll, 9cm, with a wood cover and stand. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 540

A Chinese famille rose moulded vase, 18th century, decorated with flowering peach and pomegranate trees growing from blue rockwork, rim chips, 29.2cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 541

A small Chinese celadon ovoid vase, six character Qianlong mark, with elephant head handles and ribs moulded around its body, 18.8cm. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.

Lot 609A

A Chinese bronze cylindrical vase or brushpot, 18th / 19th century, cast with two elephant head handles and with bands of scrolls, key fret and lappets, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 14.2cm wide.

Lot 624

A Chinese rose quartz vase and cover, c.1900, elaborately carved with Liu Hai and his three-legged toad amidst flowers and branches, surface chips, 17cm. (2)

Lot 630

A Chinese rock crystal Three Friends of Winter vase, 19th century, carved as two trunks, one of pine with two cranes perched in its branches, the other of prunus, the base with lingzhi, a bamboo sprig and a small deer, small chips, 15.5cm.

Lot 644

A Chinese brooch, formed from two jade plaques, one carved as a vase of flowers, the other as a bird amidst flowers, 7cm.

Lot 1000

A Chinese bronze vase, relief cast with dragons, 15.5cm, a Japanese bronze korot formed as two playful Kylin (lid head missing), a cloisonné squat vase and cover and cloisonné charger

Lot 1027

A Satsuma vase, a signed dish, and two figures

Lot 1029

A large 19th century Cantonese vase, with decorated panels, and a blue and white vase decorated with flowers, with lion mask ring handles

Lot 1041

A Chinese cloisonné vase, with dragon mask handles

Lot 1047

A cigar case, and a Japanese bronze vase

Lot 1052

Two blue and white ginger jars and covers, a vase and cover, two famille rose vases, and a Mandarin pattern vase

Lot 1064

A pair of Chinese crackle glazed vases, a ginger jar, and another vase

Lot 1070

A large modern Chinese blue and white vase, with landscape scenes

Lot 1081

A Chinese blue and white ginger jar and cover, a bottle vase, a spill vase, a dish, and a small vase and cover

Lot 1085

A cloisonne vase and cover, of baluster shape, decorated with three gods in a garden, 25cm high

Lot 1092

A pair of Japanese champlevé enamel vases, in the Chinese style, a spittoon and a bronze vase

Lot 1093

A 19th/20th century Chinese square baluster vase, with famille rose decoration, (damaged), 43cm high

Lot 1227

A blue and white Dresden plate, floral porcelain cup, two floral Dresden saucers, pottery guitar, a pin dish, a decorated Chelsea bottle, a blue glass vase, an enamel dish, a pair of white and gilded cake dishes, and tiny saucers

Lot 1257

A pair of Royal Worcester blush ground vases painted with flowers, and a sleeve vase

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