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Click here to subscribeA collection of Chinese works of art, comprising a gilt metal temple dog, 12cm high, a hardstone figural group of two figures on a hardwood stand, 26cm high, another hardstone figure and two damaged jade figures, AF (5)The group of two figures with some scratches and marks visible on both sides, some minor wear to the underside. Additional images under brighter light attached.
Chinese antiques and collecting reference, Chinese porcelain, art etc, 9 titles, including Christopher Randall: 'A Personal Selection of the Jade Carvings From The Yushantang Collection of Nick Troubetzkoy. Vol. 1', [2015], 1st edition, profusely illustrated in colour throughout, original boards, dust wrapper; 'Innovations and Creations. A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen', 2004, 1st edition, colour ills. throughout, orig. cloth, dust wrapper; John Kwang-Ming Ang: 'The Beauty of Huanghuali Furniture', [1997], colour ills. throughout, orig. wraps; Simon Kwan: 'Chinese Porcelain of the Republic Period', Muwen Tang Fine Arts, 2008, 1st edition, 379p, colour ills. throughout, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; 'Metal-bodied Enamel Ware. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum', 2001, colour illustrated throughout, orig. pictorial laminated boards, slipcase, plus 3 others (9)
A collection of various ceramics and further bijouterie to include five inkwells; various items of Copeland Spode Lowestoft flowers pattern dinnerware to include six dinner plates, three soup bowls, thirteen dessert plates, eight side plates together; with an agate wear vase decorated with floral designs and gilt embellishment; a Royal Worcester bluebell pattern tea and coffee service comprising nine teacups with twelve saucers and six coffee cups with saucers, nine small plates and two serving dishes and one tureen base (lid broken); a Delft vase; a Chinese square pot and cover; an earthenware vase with blue lead glaze previously converted to a lamp; a yellow Pearlware jug with gilt decoration and a jade ink stand; etcChips and cracks throughout, damage particularly noticeable on the Worcester tea service, rubbing to gilt throughout the Spode, chips to the rim of the blue Delft vase.
A TRAVEL CASE WITH COSTUME JEWELLERY, to include a hinged rolled gold bangle, a crackled quartz beaded necklace fitted with a lobster clasp, imitation pearl necklaces, ladys fashion wristwatches to include a 'Rotary' quartz with mother of pearl dial fitted a bi-colour bracelet with folding clasp, three carved jade beads, a carved jade tooth pendant, small bag of earrings, brooches, wedgwood pendant necklace etc
A Chinese Carved Jade Dragon Decoration. Ming Dynasty. Dimensions: H 3 7/8" W 3 1/2" (10 cm x 9 cm). This lot comes from the family descendants of Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, MC (1888-1948). In the early 20th century, Sackville Pelham was a regular customer of Bluett & Sons Ltd. He had a close personal relationship with the managers, Edgar and Leonard. Many of his collectibles were purchased from Bluett & Sons Ltd. He was passionate about Chinese culture and had a diverse collection of Chinese antiques. He filled a room in his home with various antique artworks and enjoyed sitting alone in the room, quietly admiring them. Bluett & Sons Ltd., an antique store, was founded by Alfred Ernest Bluett in 1884. After his passing in 1917, his sons, Leonard Buckland Bluett and Edgar Ernest Bluett, took over the management of the antique business. In 1922, they relocated the store from 377 Oxford Street to the bustling intersection of Brooke Street and Davis Street in London. Bluett & Sons was one of the most influential Chinese art antique shops in 20th-century Britain, dealing in porcelain, bronze wares, snuff bottles, and more. During the 1920s, they frequently commissioned Europeans in China to help them source goods, and many artifacts were expedited to London through the Siberian Express. Their clients included King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, The British Museum in London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and others. They also acquired goods from C.T. Loo, inc. in Paris, London, and Shanghai for resale. With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and the looming war in Europe, the enthusiasm of collectors significantly declined, leading to a sharp decline in Bluett & Sons' turnover between 1938 and 1939. It only recovered after World War II. Starting in the early 1970s, they began publishing scholarly catalogs, which were later emulated by various antique shops and auction houses. During the active era of antique shops, there were also opportunistic traders similar to those seen in the 1990s Chinese auction market. One such customer, Major Lindsay F Hay, bought many Chinese imperial porcelain items from Bluett & Sons in 1938 and auctioned them at Sotheby's the following year. Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, MC (17 December 1888 - 7 February 1948), styled Lord Worsley from 1914 to 1926 and known as The Lord Conyers from 1926 until his accession to the earldom in 1936, was a British peer and soldier. Pelham was the second son of Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough and his wife, Marcia. In 1910, he became a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars and initially fought as a lieutenant in France during World War I before being promoted to the rank of captain in 1916. During the war, his elder brother, Charles was killed in action and Sackville assumed the former's courtesy title of Lord Worsley. After the war, he was awarded the Military Cross and retired from the Army in 1919 when he married Nancye Brocklehurst (a niece of Lord Ranksborough). The couple had two daughters, Diana Mary who became Diana Miller, 11th Countess of Mertola (1920-2013) and (June) Wendy who became Mrs Michael Hildesley Lycett (1924-2012). In 1926, Lord Worsley became a major in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and on the death of his mother that year, inherited the baronies of Conyers and Fauconberg and the Portuguese countship of Mertola. He later inherited the earldom of Yarborough from his father in 1936. From 1936 to 1940 the earl commanded the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a Lieutenant Colonel and fought in World War II from 1939 to 1944. Together with his wife, he was a survivor of the aerial bomber bombardment of the RMS Empress of Britain in October 1940 (and later sinking under tow) in which 45 were killed off Ireland. On his death in 1948, the earldom, Brocklesby Park and a moderately large area of farmland passed to his brother, Marcus, whilst the countship passed to his eldest daughter, Lady Diana, and the baronies went into abeyance between his two daughters. The death of his youngest daughter in 2012 terminated that in favour of Diana, who thus succeeded him in the baronies.
A Chinese Carved Jade Dragon Decoration. Qing Dynasty. Dimensions: L 6 1/4" H 2 1/2" (16 cm x 6.5 cm). This lot comes from the family descendants of Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, MC (1888-1948). In the early 20th century, Sackville Pelham was a regular customer of Bluett & Sons Ltd. He had a close personal relationship with the managers, Edgar and Leonard. Many of his collectibles were purchased from Bluett & Sons Ltd. He was passionate about Chinese culture and had a diverse collection of Chinese antiques. He filled a room in his home with various antique artworks and enjoyed sitting alone in the room, quietly admiring them. Bluett & Sons Ltd., an antique store, was founded by Alfred Ernest Bluett in 1884. After his passing in 1917, his sons, Leonard Buckland Bluett and Edgar Ernest Bluett, took over the management of the antique business. In 1922, they relocated the store from 377 Oxford Street to the bustling intersection of Brooke Street and Davis Street in London. Bluett & Sons was one of the most influential Chinese art antique shops in 20th-century Britain, dealing in porcelain, bronze wares, snuff bottles, and more. During the 1920s, they frequently commissioned Europeans in China to help them source goods, and many artifacts were expedited to London through the Siberian Express. Their clients included King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, The British Museum in London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and others. They also acquired goods from C.T. Loo, inc. in Paris, London, and Shanghai for resale. With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and the looming war in Europe, the enthusiasm of collectors significantly declined, leading to a sharp decline in Bluett & Sons' turnover between 1938 and 1939. It only recovered after World War II. Starting in the early 1970s, they began publishing scholarly catalogs, which were later emulated by various antique shops and auction houses. During the active era of antique shops, there were also opportunistic traders similar to those seen in the 1990s Chinese auction market. One such customer, Major Lindsay F Hay, bought many Chinese imperial porcelain items from Bluett & Sons in 1938 and auctioned them at Sotheby's the following year. Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, MC (17 December 1888 - 7 February 1948), styled Lord Worsley from 1914 to 1926 and known as The Lord Conyers from 1926 until his accession to the earldom in 1936, was a British peer and soldier. Pelham was the second son of Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough and his wife, Marcia. In 1910, he became a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars and initially fought as a lieutenant in France during World War I before being promoted to the rank of captain in 1916. During the war, his elder brother, Charles was killed in action and Sackville assumed the former's courtesy title of Lord Worsley. After the war, he was awarded the Military Cross and retired from the Army in 1919 when he married Nancye Brocklehurst (a niece of Lord Ranksborough). The couple had two daughters, Diana Mary who became Diana Miller, 11th Countess of Mertola (1920-2013) and (June) Wendy who became Mrs Michael Hildesley Lycett (1924-2012). In 1926, Lord Worsley became a major in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and on the death of his mother that year, inherited the baronies of Conyers and Fauconberg and the Portuguese countship of Mertola. He later inherited the earldom of Yarborough from his father in 1936. From 1936 to 1940 the earl commanded the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a Lieutenant Colonel and fought in World War II from 1939 to 1944. Together with his wife, he was a survivor of the aerial bomber bombardment of the RMS Empress of Britain in October 1940 (and later sinking under tow) in which 45 were killed off Ireland. On his death in 1948, the earldom, Brocklesby Park and a moderately large area of farmland passed to his brother, Marcus, whilst the countship passed to his eldest daughter, Lady Diana, and the baronies went into abeyance between his two daughters. The death of his youngest daughter in 2012 terminated that in favour of Diana, who thus succeeded him in the baronies.
A collection of costume jewellery, including Victorian scent bottles, a Kenneth Lane Bee brooch, a South African 24ct overlay gold ingot, an Edwardian 9ct gold and amber cigarette holder, brooches, including a Mizpah glass brooch as if flying duck, jade items, a set of size $1 guitar coins, pearl necklaces, stick pins and an unmounted sapphire with certificate, combined weight approximately 595.4g. (1 bag)
A small group of costume jewellery, comprising a moonstone bar brooch, 9.0mm cabochon, 5.9cm, a Persian 900 silver hinged bangle, set with small turquoise cabochons and filigree, 3.9cm wide, approximately 5.5cm internal diameter, 60.6g, a turquoise and jade set pendant necklace, a white metal and marcasite set necklace, 41cm long, and a white metal, red 'stone' and marcasite set bracelet, 18cm long. (5)
A 19th century French marriage throne 'Globe de Mariee'. The globe with green velvet & gilt thread cushion raised on gilt & glass stand with joining hands symbol to side. Taxidermy study of a Jungle Jade butterfly (Papilio Karna) lies on the cushion as symbol of change & new beginnings. The throne held within original glass dome raised on ebonised squared plinth base. Measures approx. 35 x 30 x 30cm.
Miniature Chest of Drawers, a small quantity of pewter, a Jadeite sculpture of Buddha, two glass scent bottles, plaqueThere is a slight loss to the right side plinth on the chest of drawers (piece retained). Porcelain plaque is free from cracks. Green scent bottle is lacking stoppers. Minor scratches to plate and glass. Ruby bottle with minor scratches and flakes to the glass. Jade sculpture free from damage. Pewter mainly in goor order, the candlestick with a badly misshapen foot, the cup with a bent handle and split from the body at the lower terminal.
CHINESE PALE JADE CARVING AND TWO FURTHER the first 20th century and modelled as a mouse upon a lotus leaf, together with a russet toned hardstone scent bottle modelled as a corn husk with two mice and a celadon toned archer's ringthe first 7.5cm longQty: 3Mouse on leaf: leaf chipped to extreme edges with further nibbles to corners and edges; light surface scratches and general wear otherwise; images available
PAIR OF SINO-TIBETAN WHITE METAL CRANE CANDLESTICKS CIRCA LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY test for silver, inset with mother of pearl, coral and turquoise cabochons, on naturistically modelled bases, with further hardstone mounts, unmarked45.5cm highOne has lost the candle sconce, the other has lost the applied jade carving to upper section; one has lost a coral cabochon; some gaps and splits to mother of pearl, a few sections possibly replaced; one has lost one of the cast leaves to upper section; tarnish and discolouration particularly around leg joints; surface dents and knocks; scratches and nicks; in general some restoration and cosmetic treatment beneficial
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