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352

A CHINESE AMBER-COLOURED SOAPSTONE SEAL,

PROABLY TIANHUANG

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The sides carved in relief with flowering plum trees in a mountain

landscape, the seal faces with a four character mark reading

Tongshan Zhang Liang jiyin, 5.3cm.

£800-1,000

353

A CHINESE GREY AND RUSSET JADE ‘THREE CHILONG’

BRUSHWASHER

MING/QING DYANSTY

The rounded bowl with three beasts carved in high relief to the

side, peering over the rim, 7cm.

£1,000-1,500

354

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE ‘FIVE DRAGON’ SEAL

PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

The square seal elaborated carved with five dragons emerging from

cloud scrolls, the seal face with six characters, 10.3cm.

£500-1,000

355

A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BRUSH REST

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved with a bird perched on a gnarled prunus branch, the stone

of a greyish celadon tone with brown skin, 5.8cm.

£400-600

356

A CHINESE JADE SWORD FITTING

HAN DYNASTY OR LATER

The rectangular plaque carved in relief with C-shaped scrolls,

the highly polished stone with creamy yellow and brown

markings, 10cm.

£400-600

357

A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A BUFFALO

PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY

The recumbent beast with a tether running from his nose and

looped across his back, the cream coloured stone with many brown

and black inclusions, 9cm.

£500-1,000

358

A CHINESE AMETHYST COLOURED GLASS ARCHER’S

RING BOX AND COVER

20TH CENTURY

Decorated with a landscape, calligraphy and a shou character, the

base with a four character Qianlong mark, 5.5cm. (2)

£150-250

359

A CHINESE JADEITE CARVING OF A GOURD

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved with a squirrel climbing around the stalk, from which the

enormous fruit grows the stone with mottled green striations, 8cm.

Please note this has not been tested for colour treatment.

£500-1,000

360

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF THE

SANDUO

LATE QING DYNASTY

Carved with a large finger citron, a peach and a pomegranate,

all growing from a singe stem, 8cm.

£800-1,200

358 359 360

355 356 357

352 353 354

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361

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR

PENDANT

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved in relief to one side with a figure at a window, and another

offering a vase of flowers, reverse with calligraphy, 6.3cm.

£1,000-2,000

362

A CHINESE WHITE JADE OVAL PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY

The domed oval plaque carved in relief with a sage holding a long

staff standing on a rocky ledge beneath a tree, mounted in gold as

a brooch, 7.8cm.

£1,000-2,000

363

A CHINESE WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PENDANT

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

One side carved in relief with a boy holding a vase of flowers and a

ruyi sceptre, the reverse inscribed jixiang ruyi, 6cm.

£1,000-2,000

364

A CHINESE WHITE JADE ‘CRANE’ PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved with a large crane with a smaller bird perched on its head,

within a border of large beads, 4.8cm.

£800-1,200

365

A CHINESE CELADON JADE BOULDER CARVING

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Crisply carved with three figures on a rocky ledge, one mounted

on a water buffalo all flanked by pine trees, the reverse with a

recumbent ram in the shade of a third pine tree, 14cm.

£200-300

366

A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE

LOTUS POD’ CARVING

QING DYNASTY

The overlapping seed heads issuing from stems of lotus, 5cm.

£1,000-1,500

367

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BEAD

PROBABLY MING DYNASTY

Formed as a cylinder within which a chilong emerges, the stone

with brown and cream markings, 3cm.

£400-600

368

A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A BOY

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The stone with light brown inclusions and carved as a boy holding

a peach and playing with a dog, 5.5cm.

£800-1,200

369

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

He crouches down and hides beneath a large banana leaf that he

holds, the leaf and details picked out in the brown skin, together

with an elaborate wood stand carved with foliage, 10cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

367 368 369

364 365 366

361 362 363

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370

FOUR CHINESE MOTTLED CELADON JADE CARVINGS

MING DYNASTY AND LATER

Comprising: a rectangular reticulated belt plaque carved with three deer

amidst pine, a reclining lady, a standing figure, and a small pendant depicting

a chicken beneath bamboo, 14cm. (4)

£1,000-2,000

371

A CHINESE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A PIXIU

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The mythical beast crouches down with its head turned to sinister, the tail

curls beneath one foot to its back, 12.5cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£400-600

372

A LARGE CHINESE HARDSTONE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER

20TH CENTURY

Imitating celadon jade, elaborately carved and pierced with stylised animals

and birds, with tiers of handles hung with loose rings, 38cm. (2)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from an English private collection, given to the current owner’s father

in the 1970s.

373

TWO CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVINGS

20TH CENTURY

One jadeite of Magu accompanied by two boys and a deer, the other with a

figure riding on the back of a qilin, together with wood stands. 20.5cm. (4)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from an English private collection, given to the current owner’s father

in the 1970s.

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374

FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BOWENITE VESSELS

REPUBLIC PERIOD

Comprising: a hanging vase and cover, with pierced handles, loose rings

and chains, two drinking vessels with four tapering and splayed legs, a

guang-shaped pouring vessel, variously decorated with mythical creatures and

floral designs in relief, together with a wood stand, 16.5cm max. (7)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, given to the current owner’s father

in the 1970s.

375

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE VASE

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The plain vase with a small figure carrying a large lotus leaf to the side,

the lower body wrapped with a wide ribbon, together with a wood stand,

11cm. (2)

£800-1,200

376

TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE PLAQUES

QING DYNASTY

The larger reticulated and carved with a dragon, the other a stylised

rectangular plaque carved as a chilong, 7.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

377

SIX CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE CUPS AND A BOWENITE

FIGURE

LATE QING DYNASTY

Comprising: two U-shaped cups with flared rims, four smalller cups, each cup

of a dark green tone with speckled inclusions, a bowenite figure of a standing

lady holding a floral sprig, together with three wood stands, 24cm max. (10)

£150-250

Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in the 1940s

and 1950s.

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378

A PAIR OF CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE AND CLOISONNE

ENAMEL MOUNTED CANDLESTICKS

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Each with a plain slender column with two drip pans on wide domed bases,

the cloisonné and gilt-bronze bases decorated with stylised bands of lotus

and square scrolls on a turquoise ground, the bases with four character

Qianlong marks, with a fitted box, 27cm. (2)

£5,000-8,000

379

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE TEAPOT AND COVER

PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY

The compressed circular body with a loop handle and raised on a flared foot,

the reticulated knop carved with lingzhi, fruits and branches, the base with a

four character Qianlong mark, 19cm. (2)

£5,000-8,000

Provenance: from a Dutch private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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380

A CHINESE CELADON JADE MODEL OF A HORSE

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

It sits with its neck curved round and biting his rear hoof, 8cm.

£200-300

381

A SMALL CHINESE CELADON JADE ‘PRUNUS’ BOWL

QING DYNASTY

Interior carved in relief with a flowering prunus spray, the exterior with

flowerhead on a cracked-ice ground, 10.5cm.

£400-600

382

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE HAIRPIN, BIANFANG

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The long rectangular hair ornament carved with two panels of seal script,

including a four character Qianlong mark, 27cm.

£500-1,000

383

FIVE SMALL CHINESE JADE ITEMS

HAN DYNASTY OR LATER

Comprising: a cicada, small figure, a bird and two other items, 5.3cm. (5)

£300-500

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384

A CHINESE TRANSLUCENT PINK GLASS BOTTLE VASE

QING DYNASTY

With an ovoid body and tall tapering neck, the base with a four

character Qianlong mark, 17.5cm.

£3,000-5,000

385

A CHINESE INTERIOR PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

Each side painted with a figure on horseback accompanied by a

servant, signed Tang Zichuan, 6.9cm.

£100-200

386

THREE CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES

LATE QING DYNASTY

With plain rounded, domed and rectangular section bodies,

one in a brownish smoky quartz, 8cm. (3)

£300-400

387

A CHINESE TURQUOISE AND GILT COPPER ‘DRAGON’

BELT BUCKLE

QING DYNASTY

The oval buckle carved with a front facing four-clawed dragon,

the reverse engraved with flowers and foliage, 6.2cm. (2)

£400-600

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916),

and thence by descent through the family.

388

A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’

CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

QING DYNASTY

The cover painted with a lady playing a musical instrument with

two attendants, the borders and base decorated with fruits and

flowers, 10.8cm. (2)

£800-1,200

389

A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CHAMBER STICK

20TH CENTURY

Decorated with flowers and foliage on a pink ground, 320g, 15.5cm.

£200-300

390

A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL STIRRUP

MING DYNASTY

Decorated with a floral design on a turquoise ground, together

with three circular mirrors cast in relief with squirrels, vines and

cranes, one with a jade toggle, 15cm. (4)

£300-500

391

A CHINESE ENAMELLED TURTLE-SHAPED VESSEL AND

COVER

20TH CENTURY

The jewelled cover with a crane finial, the turtle’s back mounted

with a hardstone cylinder, 683g, 24cm. (2)

£400-600

392

FOUR CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS

QING DYNASTY

One with gold-splashed decoration, another with a wood cover and

stand, 296g, 673g, 381g and 232g, 14cm. (6)

£300-500

390 391 392

387 388 389

384 385 386

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394

LITERATURE

R Krahl an J Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum

and two other books. (5)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£200-300

395

LITERATURE

The S C Ko Tianminlou Collection, and five books relating to

Chinese art. (6)

£100-200

396

LITERATURE

JA Pope, Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine, and four other

books relating to Chinese ceramics. (5)

£150-250

397

LITERATURE

A small collection of books related to Chinese ceramics. (46)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£200-300

398

LITERATURE G TUCCI, TIBETAN PAINTED SCROLLS IN

THREE VOLUMES

MCMXLIX

Giuseppe Tucci, Tibetan Painted Scrolls in two volumes together

with plates. (3)

£400-600

399

LITERATURE

A collection of auction and trade catalogues, mostly related to

Chinese works of art. (75)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

400

LITERATURE

Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Volumes

1-5, together with further publications mostly relating to

Asian art. (132)

£200-300

393

LITERATURE

CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN IN THE DAVID COLLECTION

Hobson, R L, London: The Stourton Press, 1934, from a limited edition of 650 copies,

of which this is number 186, 180 mostly coloured plates, original blue Chinese silk

binding and celadon-green folding case.

Signed by Leslie Holt, publication supervisor, reading “Dear Claude, you will be

interested to know that S + D copper was used for all the plates in this book.

Yours sincerely, Leslie Holt 22.10.34”.

£1,000-2,000

399 400

396 397 398

393 394 395

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403

401

402

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401

EIGHT CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL RECTANGULAR

PANELS SET INTO A MODERN CABINET

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Each panel depicting a mountainous river landscape with small

figures engaged in rural pursuits and everyday life, the panels

46cm x 31cm and 46cm x 13cm.

£3,000-5,000

402

A LARGE CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER BOTTLE VASE

19TH CENTURY

Carved in relief with panels containing figures in gardens and on

terraces enjoying everyday life, the neck with panels of flowers all

on a lotus scroll ground, 60cm.

£3,000-5,000

Cf. the Avery Brundage Collection, B60M17 for a similar vase.

403

A CHINESE HARDWOOD TABLE

QING DYNASTY

The square panelled top above aprons carved in low relief with

stylised mythical beasts, all raised on straight legs terminating in

hoof feet, 87cm x 74cm x 74cm.

£200-300

404

λ A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLES

19TH CENTURY

The plain trapezoid tops with inset panels over a central drawer

and side panels of archaistic kui dragons framed by reeded borders

continuing to the corner supports and stretchers, with carved and

reticulated aprons, 83cm x 94cm x 40.5cm. (2)

£3,000-4,000

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405

A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND GAUZE SILK ‘NINE

DRAGON’ ROBE, JIFU

LATE QING DYNASTY

Embroidered with gold threads with dragons, clouds and flowers

over breaking waves and rocks, 130cm x 177cm.

£500-1,000

406

A CHINESE MIDNIGHT-BLUE GROUND SILK

EMBROIDERED ‘CRANES’ SURCOAT, CHANGPAO

LATE QING DYNASTY

Embroidered with eight large and six small crane roundels

surrounded by the attributes of the Eight Immortals, all above

rocks and breaking waves, 135cm x 150cm.

£1,000-2,000

407

A CHINESE BROWN SILK ‘DRAGON’ JACKET

QING DYNASTY

Embroidered in gold thread with four fierce five-clawed dragons,

flaming pearls, bats and cloud scrolls above a wide band of

breaking waves, 60cm x 122cm.

£500-800

408

A CHINESE RED SILK ‘DRAGON’ ROBE

19TH CENTURY

The silk woven with dragon roundels the borders decorated with

prunus flowerheads, 143cm x 184cm.

£500-1,000

408

407

406

405

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409

A CHINESE HARDWOOD THREE-TIER SHRINE

LATE QING DYNASTY

Elaborately carved with a dragon, mountains and cloud scrolls and

with three vacant niches, 41.5cm.

£200-300

410

A CHINESE ROOTWOOD STANDING FIGURE OF

A GODDESS

EARLY QING DYNASTY

She stands wearing long flowing robes, her hair arranged in a high

chignon, the rootwood with a warm and mellow patina, raised on

an associated hardwood plinth, 47.5cm.

£300-500

411

A CHINESE CARVED WOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG

QING DYNASTY

The exterior carved with luohan and other figures beneath pine

and wutong trees in a rocky landscape beneath scrolling clouds,

attached to a hardwood stand, the interior lacquered, 22cm.

£2,000-3,000

412

A CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD SEATED FIGURE OF

A GUANDI

MING/QING DYNASTY

The God sits wearing a dragon robe with his right arm held before

his stomach, 25.5cm.

£200-300

413

A CHINESE HARDWOOD CARVING OF BUDAI HE

SHANG

QING DYNASTY

The God of Happiness sits next to his two attendants, with his left

hand holding a conch shell, and resting on a massive sack tied to

the back with a tasselled fan, 32cm.

£500-1,000

414

A CHINESE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF ANANDA

LATE MING DYNASTY

Together with a bronze vase with a chilong encircling the neck, a

gilt-bronze lotus stand and a gilt-bronze double vajra, 772g, 1kg,

527g and 337g, 19cm. (4)

£300-500

415

A LARGE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ EWER

AND COVER

19TH/20TH CENTURY

Elaborately cast with two rows of goats with a seated figure to

either side of the bail handle, 5kg, 38cm. (2)

£150-250

416

A CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID BLACK

LACQUER STAND

LATE QING DYNASTY

The rectangular top with a hinged box section above a single

drawer and an open recess, decorated with mother of pearl and

painted with floral border motifs, 65cm x 96cm x 39cm.

£300-500

417

A CHINESE SILVER INLAID HUANGHUALI

RECTANGULAR TRAY

QING DYNASTY

The corners inset in silver with key fret scrolls, 61cm x 37cm.

£600-800

415 416 417

412 413 414

409 410 411

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418

A LAOTIAN BRONZE RECLINING FIGURE OF BUDDHA

19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FROM VIENTIANE

With a deep brown patina, the figure reclines in parinirvana on a rectangular

dais with a double lotus border, his face is tranquil and smiling, his right arm

supports his head and his left lies in a relaxed posture, 4.5kg, 31.5cm.

£500-1,000

The subject matter of this image is the passage of the Buddha into Nirvana.

He lies down on a royal couch in the sala grove of the Malla kings beside the

Hirannavati River. Surrounded by his faithful monks he utters his final words:

“Everything is subject to change; strive on without delay” and at dawn on the

following day passed into the great Nirvana. The Laotian kingdom of Lan Xang

or Lan Chang was established during the 14th century and ruled by Thais. Its

northern capital of Luang Prabang was subjected to cultural influences from the

northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, while its southern capital, Vientiane, absorbed

Khmer and Ayutthaya motifs.

For a closely related bronze parinirvana Buddha see S Lopetcharat, Lao Buddha:

The Image and Its History, Bangkok, p.229.

419

A LARGE CHINESE CARVED WOOD AND GESSO SEATED FIGURE

OF GUANYIN

QING DYNASTY

Seated in lalitasana with her right knee raised, dressed in flowing robes

and beaded necklace, with downcast eyes and her hair arranged in a high

chignon, 102cm.

£400-600

With a radiocarbon dating certificate from the Scottish Universities Environmental

Research Centre, dated 26th February 2020, stating 213 years old +/- 27 years.

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420

A THAI PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

18TH CENTURY

Standing in samabhanga on a lotus plinth, with his hands raised in abhaya

mudra, wearing a long dhoti and an elaborate diadem, 7kg, 54.5cm.

£500-1,000

421

A THAI STANDING GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF

BUDDHA

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Standing on an elaborate stepped plith, with his hands raised in abhaya

mudra, wearing a tight dhoti and a long cape, the ushnisha topped with a

pointed siraspata, 7kg, 63cm.

£300-500

422

A THAI GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF

BUDDHA

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Raised on a stepped plinth, with his hands outstretched in abhaya mudra, the

face with serene expression and elongated earlobes, 7kg, 54cm.

£300-500

423

A SRI LANKAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

KANDYAN PERIOD

Standing in samabhanga, with his right hand raised in vitarka mudra, wearing a

long sanghati and an ushnisha topped by a siraspata, 1.3kg, 28.5cm.

£300-500

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424

A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE

17TH CENTURY

With a slender baluster-shaped body and wide flared neck, cast

with a band of taotie, together with a Japanese bronze ovoid vase

with a green and reddish patina, and a bronze vase with a swing

handle, 1.1kg, 1.8kg, 1.9kg, 22.8cm. (3)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed

in the 1970s and 1980s.

425

A CHINESE BRONZE SLENDER ARCHAISTIC VASE, ZHI

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Cast with a band of stylised dragon motifs on a leiwen ground, with

a trumpet neck and flared foot, bears an inscription which reads

fu Yi (father of Yi), 452g, 19cm.

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: purchased from Bonhams London, Roger Keverne Ltd,

11 May 2021, part lot 118. The Roger Keverne Ltd collection, bought

from the Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware

Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, on

21st September 1965.

426

A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC JUE

17TH/18TH CENTURY

The vessel of typical form with two upright handles rising from the

rim, the body cast with a central band of taotie and raised on three

tapering splayed legs, 784g, 19cm.

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: purchased from Bonhams London, 11 May 2021,

part lot 118.

427

A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE

QING DYNASTY

The rounded cylindrical body cast with a wide band of square

scrolls, between borders of waves and lappets, the sides with loose

ring handles, 4.2kg, 28cm.

£500-800

Provenance: from an English private collection, Cambridge.

428

A CHINESE ‘SHI SOU’ STYLE SILVER-WIRE INLAND

BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASE

QING DYNASTY

The body decorated with scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls

above breaking waves, the side handle case as animal masks,

the base with a two character Shi Sou mark, 2kg, 29.5cm.

£400-600

429

SIX CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS

TANG DYNASTY AND LATER

Variously decorated with mythical beasts, foliage scrolls, grape

vines and ‘TLV’ designs, some with malachite markings and

encrustations, 1.8kg, 14.5cm. (6)

£300-500

430

A CHINESE CLOISONNE LOBED VASE

LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated with birds and butterflies amongst lotus, peony,

chrysanthemum and bamboo, together with a wood stand, 1.3kg,

25.5cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed

in the 1970s and 1980s.

431

A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE

LATE QING DYNASTY

The body cast in relief with taotie designs, the shoulder with loose

ring handles, the base with an archaic style mark, 20kg, 56cm.

£300-500

432

A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC GU-SHAPED

VASE

QING DYNASTY

The neck decorated with kui dragons and set with loose ring

handles, the body with vertical ribs, the foot with shou characters,

9.5kg, 45.5cm.

£300-500

430 431 432

427 428 429

424 425 426

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433

A CHINESE LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK

QING DYNASTY

Formed as horizontal layers pierced with fissures, raised on a modern wood

stand, 23cm. (2)

£200-300

434

A CHINESE HARDWOOD ARCHAISTIC BRUSH REST

LATE QING DYNASTY

The rectangular top carved in relief with a stylised kui dragon, the square

scrolling sides with geometric scrolls, 9.1cm.

£400-600

435

TWO CHINESE INK STONES

LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD

The larger oval stone carved with five bats and with dragons around

the border, the smaller rectangular stone with cash motifs and Chinese

characters, both contained in wooden boxes and covers, 28cm. (6)

£1,000-2,000

436

A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID IRON BRUSHPOT, BITONG

19TH CENTURY

Decorated with seven figures engaged in everyday life, between geometric

borders, the base with a six character Qianlong seal mark, 844g, 12cm.

£500-1,000

Cf. The Marsh Collection, Bonhams London, 7 November 2022, lot 60 for a

related iron brushpot decorated with deer, see also a related silver-wire inlaid

iron brushpot, dated to the18th century, from the Florence and Herbert Irving

collection, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.2015.500.6.27.

439

437 438

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437

A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ BRUSHPOTS, BITONG

17TH CENTURY

The cylindrical bodies cast in relief with dragons and cloud scrolls, between

borders of square, scrolls and breaking waves, 951g, 10.5cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

438

A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC HU-SHAPED VASE

17TH CENTURY

The body cast with ribs, the shoulder mounted with animal mask handles

and loose rings, 14kg, 54cm.

£1,500-2,500

Provenance: a private collection, London, purchased from Christie’s New York

21 March 2015, lot 1123.

439

A CHINESE HARDWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG

QING DYNASTY

The plain cylindrical body slightly waisted, with a recessed base, 18cm.

£500-1,000

442 443

441

440

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440

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE OCTAGONAL-SECTION ‘DRAGON’

WINE POT

LATE QING DYNASTY

Elaborately chased with panels of five-clawed dragons, amidst clouds and

above breaking waves, the double bail handles decorated with square scrolls,

a flat cover with a further dragon, 2.3kg, 24cm. (2)

£800-1,200

441

A CHINESE GILTWOOD ‘JOURNEY TO THE WEST’ SCREEN

LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD

Elaborately carved with scenes of the Monkey King, 93cm.

£500-800

442

A CHINESE POLISHED BRONZE HANDWARMER

QING DYNASTY

With a rounded rectangular body and a swing handle, 1.1kg, 20cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

443

A CHINESE BRONZE ‘FIGURAL’ INCENSE BURNER

QING DYNASTY

The compressed body decorated with panels of figures, the base with a six

character Xuande mark, between dragons, 2.3kg, 25cm.

£300-500

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444

THREE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MODELS OF QUAIL

QING DYNASTY

Comprising: a pair with their heads turned to the side and raised on European

rococo-style stands, their covers glued to the bodies, the third quail with a

removable cover, 16cm. (4)

£800-1,200

445

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE ‘BATS

AND LOTUS’ CUP STANDS

18TH/19TH CENTURY

With ingot-shaped bodies, decorated with stylised lotus and bats on a

turquoise ground, 326g, 14.8cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500

Provenance: from a private collection, London.

446

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE

CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS

18TH CENTURY

Each decorated with bands of stylised lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage

on a turquoise ground the interiors and bases gilded, the covers with ball

knops, 509g, 9.7cm. (4)

£1,500-2,500

Provenance: from a private collection, London.

448 449

447

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447

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY

QING DYNASTY

With a frowning countenance, he sits wearing flowing robes, the bronze with

a scratched gold painted finish, 820g, 17.5cm.

£300-500

448

A CHINESE BRONZE MODEL OF A BUDDHIST LION DOG

LATE MING DYNASTY

He holds a ribbon in his mouth and rests his front paw on a brocade ball,

5.4kg, 28cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham (1861-1923),

and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry family furniture is

on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated to the York Civic Trust

after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is recorded by R Davids and

D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of both Bluett’s and Sparks between

1914 and 1927.

449

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA

MING/QING DYNASTY

Cast with the deity seated and holding an open scroll on the back of a

recumbent elephant, all on a rectangular plinth, 3.2kg, 25cm.

£200-300

452

450 451

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450

A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

QING DYNASTY

Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, with his right hand in

bhumisparsa mudra, dressed in a draped sanghati and an elaborate headdress,

751g, 16.5cm.

£800-1,200

451

A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY

Depicted seated in dhyanasana, he holds his left hand upon his lap in dhyana

mudra and touches the ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra,

wearing loose robes bordered by foliate motifs and bands of small bosses

draped over one shoulder, his well-defined face flanked by elongated

earlobes, with his hair cast in tight curls, 1.9kg, 20.3cm.

£5,000-8,000

452

A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

MING DYNASTY

Seated in dhyanasana, she wears an elaborate headdress and beaded

necklace and holds a ruyi sceptre before her chest, 1.3kg, 20.5cm.

£500-1,000

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453

SIX CHINESE SCHOOL BOTANICAL PAINTINGS

19TH CENTURY

Watercolour and body-colour on paper, framed and glazed, 38cm x 31cm. (6)

£300-500

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454

FIVE CHINESE SCHOOL PAINTINGS OF BIRD

AND FLOWERS

19TH CENTURY

Watercolour and body-colour all on paper naturalistically

painted, framed and glazed, 35cm x 49cm max. (5)

£300-500

455

A SET OF FOUR CHINESE SCHOOL

ORNITHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS

19TH CENTURY

Watercolour and body-colour on paper depicting

naturalistic birds amidst flowers and foliage, each with

an inscription naming the birds, framed and glazed,

36cm x 42cm. (4)

£300-500

Mr T Szema with his family in the Far East

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456

AFTER YUN SHOUPING AND YANG XITING (REPUBLIC PERIOD)

FLOWERS

A Chinese album of eight paintings, ink and colour, four on silk and the

other four on paper, five inscribed, all with artists’ seals, together with an

album cover with title-slip by Sanshou shi Zhuren, seven framed and glazed

and one mounted, 28.5cm x 23cm. (8)

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: from the collection of Mr T Szema (d.1954), whose father set up a

sugar business with companies and residences in Shanghai, Kobe, Kaoshung and

Taipei, and thence by descent.

458

457

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457

ANONYMOUS (MING DYNASTY)

MING OFFICIAL PORTRAITS

Three Chinese paintings of official portraits, ink and colour on paper,

inscribed with names and positions, mounted 26cm x 20cm. (3)

£200-300

458

ATTRIBUTED TO XIE SHICHEN (QING DYNASTY)

LANDSCAPE

A Chinese album leaf painting, ink and colour on silk, inscribed with a date

which reads Zhengde dingchou, signed Xie Shicheng, with six collectors’

seals, 29cm x 24cm.

£400-600

459

460

461

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459

ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY)

PORTRAITS OF STUDENTS OF CONFUCIUS

A Chinese handscroll, ink and colour on paper, with two colophons, one at

the beginning, another at the end, two artist’s seals, 10.5m x 34cm.

£200-300

460

AN ALBUM OF CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

20TH CENTURY

Containing twenty-two prints of works by Qi Baishi, depicting various

flowers, birds, animals, fruits, vegetables and other designs, each with an

inscription and seal mark, published by Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing, May 1952,

together with a soapstone seal which reads Si qi by Wu Huiru. (2)

£300-500

461

FEI CHENGWU AND AFTER XU BEIHONG (20TH CENTURY)

BIRDS AND FLOWERS

Two Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, both inscribed and

signed with artists’ seals, together with a Buddhist portrait, ink and colour

on silk, two framed and glazed, 67cm max. (3)

£200-300

462 463

464

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462

AFTER LAN YING (QING DYNASTY)

LANDSCAPE

A Chinese hanging scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, depicting two scholars in a mountainous river

landscape, inscribed and signed Lan Ying with two artist’s seals, 200cm x 98cm.

£800-1,200

Provenance: from a English diplomat’s private collection, who was stationed in Beijing.

463

ANONYMOUS (MING DYNASTY)

LANDSCAPE

A Chinese album leaf painting, ink on silk, title-slip reads qiu shan yu yu tu, song ren miaopin, with five

collectors’ seals, 27.5cm x 28cm.

£500-800

464

FANG SHAOLIN (1994-2006)

BAMBOO

A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed by Fang Shaolin, dated dingyou year (1957),

with two artist’s seals, mounted, 72cm x 29cm.

£300-500

465

No lot

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466

ZENG MI (1935-)

VILLAGE WITH RED ROOFS

A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on

paper, inscribed and dated dingchou year (1997),

signed with six artist’s seals, framed and glazed.

Together with a catalogue in which this lot is

illustrated, 68.5cm x 56cm. (2)

£500-800

Exhibited: A Contemporary Literati Expressionist,

Alisan Fine Art, 1999, p.29, no.21.

467

SIX ALBUMS OF CHINESE BOUND BOOKS

QING DYNASTY

With one album of woodblook prints of The

Romance of the Western Chamber, three albums of

prints depicting flowers, plants and insects and two

albums of Buddhist sutra, 28cm x 18cm. (20)

£200-300

Provenance: from the collection of Mr T Szema

(d.1954), whose father set up a sugar business with

companies and residences in Shanghai, Kobe, Kaoshung

and Taipei, and thence by descent.

470 470A

468 469

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468

ZIPING (QING DYNASTY)

LANDSCAPE

Two Chinese watercolour paintings, ink and colour on silk, both inscribed and

signed with artists’ seals, 23cm x 17cm. (2)

£150-200

469

AFTER DONG QICHANG (REPUBLIC PERIOD)

CALLIGRAPHY

A Chinese calligraphic scroll, ink on paper, with a signature and with four

artists’ seals, 177cm x 43cm.

£150-250

470

A CHINESE ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ REVERSE GLASS PAINTING

19TH CENTURY

Depicting two ladies and two young men in an interior, framed,

44cm x 33cm.

£300-500

470A

CHINESE SCHOOL, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

19TH CENTURY

Depicting a furniture vendor, two red seal marks, 42cm x 31cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200

473

471 472

474

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471

A TIBETAN THANGKA

19TH/20TH CENTURY

Depicting Vaishravana, the God of Wealth and

Guardian of the North sits on a ferocious lion, framed

and glazed, 48cm x 36cm.

£150-250

472

A TIBETAN TEXTILE PANEL

19TH CENTURY

Formed from forty pointed embroidered segments

forming an overall geometric design, 70cm x 59cm.

£200-300

473

AFTER GAI QI (QING DYNASTY)

A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT

A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper,

depicting a monk sitting holding a sceptre,

signed with an artist’s seal, framed and glazed,

78.5cm x 58.5cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection,

Cambridge.

474

A PAIR OF CHINESE KESI RECTANGULAR

PANELS

QING DYNASTY

Each woven with two monks beneath trees, one

figure crouching and holding a qilin, the borders

woven with oblique threads, 30cm x 34cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

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LOTS 475-622

CHINESE CERAMICS

Lot 612

477 478

475 476

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475

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER

KANGXI 1662-1722

Painted with large peonies on a floral ground, 42.5cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: a private collection, Oxfordshire.

476

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE VASES

LATE QING DYNASTY

With square tapering bodies painted with yellow and green birds perched in

flowering prunus trees, six character Kangxi marks, 50cm. (2)

£300-500

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the

1970s and 1980s.

477

A MASSIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ SCROLL POT

QING DYNASTY

Painted with two ferocious scaly dragons rising from breaking waves contesting

a flaming pearl of wisdom, raised on three cloud shaped feet, 43cm.

£500-1,000

478

A CHINESE HEXAGONAL-SECTION FLAMBE-GLAZED VASE

QING DYNASTY

Decorated with a streaked crimson glaze, converted as a table lamp, 40cm.

£300-500

481 482

479 480

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481

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE HEXAGONAL GARDEN SEAT

19TH CENTURY

Painted with panels of phoenix, pheasants and other birds in flowering

foliage, on a blue and floral ground with reticulated cash motifs and moulded

studs, 46cm.

£300-400

482

A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND AND GILT HEXAGONAL

BALUSTER VASE

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The facetted body painted with panels of Immortals including Shoulao and

Magu in a fenced garden, a deer beneath pine trees and a crane in flight,

divided by borders of the bajixiang and foliage designs, the waisted neck

flanked with lingzhi-form handles, 56cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£500-1,000

479

A CHINESE POWDER-BLUE GROUND AND GILT-DECORATED

BALUSTER VASE AND COVER

LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated with elaborate dragon roundels, 42cm. (2)

£200-300

480

A CHINESE LANGYAO-TYPE YEN YEN VASE

QING DYNASTY

The baluster body with a trumpet neck, covered in a rich deep red glaze,

43.5cm.

£2,000-3,000

Provenance: purchased at Bonhams, 7th June 2021, Roger Keverne Ltd. Moving

On Part II, lot 755 part.

485 486

483 484

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485

A SMALL CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED BOTTLE VASE

QING DYNASTY

With a rounded body and waisted neck, the base with a crackle-glaze,

16.5cm.

£150-250

486

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE

19TH CENTURY

Brightly painted with a large figure of Dongfang Shuo balancing on one foot

and holding a fruiting peach stem between his teeth, 59cm.

£200-300

483

A CHINESE MOULDED WHITE GLAZE VASE

19TH CENTURY

Of baluster form, decorated with panels of mythical birds against a dense

leafy scrolling lotus ground, the surface suffused with a network of

crackle, 46cm.

£1,500-2,500

484

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LADIES’ VASE

LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated with four ladies and three children, the reverse with a poem and

signed Fan Yong ju, 43cm.

£200-300

489 490

487 488

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489

A NEAR PAIR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ VASES

19TH CENTURY

Each decorated with two dragons contesting pearls amidst clouds and wispy

flames, four character Kangxi marks, 35.5cm. (2)

£300-500

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham (1861-1923), and

Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry family furniture is on display

at Fairfax House in York; it was donated to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in

1980. Henry Leetham is recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290,

as a client of both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

490

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ROULEAU VASE

QING DYNASTY

The body painted with Buddhist lion dogs amidst flowers and leaves on a

pale lavender ground, 45.5cm.

£400-600

487

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND VASE

QING DYNASTY

Painted with two large and six small panels of figures and flowers, the coral

ground with gilt sprigs, a six character Qianlong mark, 61cm.

£300-500

Provenance: from a private London collection, acquired in the 1960s.

488

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHANG PU’ VASE

19TH CENTURY

The square tapering body painted on each face with three heroes beneath

calligraphy, the shoulder with animal mask handles, 58cm.

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: from an English private collection, 1917.

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491

FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROSEWATER BOTTLES

KANGXI 1662-1722

Comprising: a pair decorated with chrysanthemum roundels, and

a pair decorated with scholar’s objects above a café-au-lait glaze,

19cm. (4)

£300-500

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham

(1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry

family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated

to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is

recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of

both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

492

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHANG PU’ TEAPOT

AND COVER, TWO BOWLS AND A BEAKER

QING DYNASTY

One bowl painted with Shoulao and other figures, a four character

Guangxu mark, the other bowl with cloud-shaped panels and

characters with a six character Qianlong mark, the beaker painted

with flowers, with an indistinct mark, 17.5cm. (5)

£300-500

493

A CHINESE BLUE SGRAFFIATO MEDALLION BOWL AND

COVER AND STAND

REPUBLIC PERIOD

Painted with landscape medallions, four character Yongzheng

marks, 10.5cm. (3)

£500-800

494

A SMALL CHINESE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED

CHICKEN CUP

QING DYNASTY

One side painted with two cockerels and a butterfly, the reverse

with flowers and green rocks, a six character Chenghua mark,

paper label no.148, 3.5cm.

£400-600

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916),

and thence by descent through the family.

495

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘TULIP’ VASE

19TH CENTURY

Decorated with flowerheads and leaves above a key fret band,

25cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin, 1850-96,

of Quorn Place, Leicestershire. In 1886, Martin founded the Quorn

Ranch Company in Alberta, Canada, one of the most famous British

North American ranches, importing British horses and Angus cattle to

the area.

496

A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE FAMILLE

VERTE PORCELAINS

KANGXI 1662-1722

Comprising: a yenyen vase painted with flowers, pheasant and

rocks, a rectangular vase and cover, a bowl, two plates painted with

butterflies and flowers and two saucers, 35cm. (8)

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham

(1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry

family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated

to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is

recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of

both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

497

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘TULIP’ VASES

19TH CENTURY

Decorated with flowering prunus trees above bands of key fret,

24.5cm. (2)

£300-500

498

THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES

QING DYNASTY

One decorated in anhua with a hunting scene, one painted with

an ascetic figure in blue and white, both with Qianlong marks, the

third covered in deep copper-red glaze, 6.5cm max. (3)

£400-600

499

TWO CHIINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘TULIP’ VASES

LATE QING DYNASTY

One decorated with figures the other with birds and flowers,

24cm. (2)

£300-500

497 498 499

494 495 496

491 492 493

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500

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500

A PAIR OF CHINESE DOUCAI BOWLS AND COVERS

SIX CHARACTER XIANFENG MARKS AND PERHAPS OF

THE PERIOD

Each painted with wide bands of formal flowerheads issuing from scrolling

leafy tendrils beneath key fret bands, 11cm. (4)

£1,500-2,500

501

A CHINESE EN GRISAILLE ‘MAGU AND CRANE’ SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY

The cylindrical tapering body painted with the Goddess holding a vase

standing next to a crane, all reserved on a black-ground, 7.8cm.

£1,000-2,000

502

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND ‘PEONY’ BOWL

SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK AND PROBABLY OF

THE PERIOD

Painted with three panels enclosing large peony flowerheads against a yellow

ground, the designs framed by flowers growing from leafy branches, all

reserved on a coral ground, 11cm.

£1,000-2,000

505

503 504

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503

A CHINESE POLYCHROME ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE

REPUBLIC PERIOD

The square tapering body decorated to each face with figures in extensive

mountainous landscapes with rivers and waterfalls, the base with a four

character Le Gu Tang zhi mark (the hall for rejoicing in antiques), together with

a wood stand, 32.5cm. (2)

£3,000-5,000

504

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FOUR FIGURES’ VASE

20TH CENTURY

The square-section tapering body painted with four bearded men in the style

of Wang Qi, a four character Qianlong mark, 35cm.

£1,500-2,000

505

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEONY PAVILION’ DISH

SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820

Decorated to the centre with a scene from the tale of The Peony Pavilion,

with the beauty Du Liniang and her maid Chunxiang in the fenced garden,

with four figures in the pavilion, the reverse glazed turquoise, 24cm.

£2,000-3,000

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506

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIERE, AND

A BALUSTER VASE

KANGXI 1662-1722

The former decorated with three panels of qilin on a prunus

and cracked-ice ground, the latter reduced from a yen yen vase,

mounted with a metal rim, 23.5cm and 27cm. (2)

£500-800

507

FOUR CHINESE ARMORIAL ITEMS

18TH CENTURY AND PROBABLY LATER

Comprising: a jug and shaped dish, decorated with the arms of

Abernethy-Drummond and a pair of candlesticks with the arms of

Walker, 26cm. (4)

£300-500

Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.177, B2, where

a bottle vase with the arms of Walker is illustrated, and dated to

c.1712, and Vol II, p.401, Q6 for a tureen dated c.1765, from the

Abernethy-Drummond service.

508

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FOUR SEASONS’ FLASK

AND A ‘FOUR GENTLEMAN’ KENDI

TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

The square-section flask painted with the Flowers of the Four

Seasons, si ji hua hui, the kendi with sprigs of flowers and fruit,

paper labels for R&G McPherson Antiques, and The Nicholas Panes

Collection,15.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

509

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WUSHANGPU’

HEXAGONAL JARDINIERES AND STANDS

19TH CENTURY

Each decorated with famous heroes divided by calligraphy,

24cm. (4)

£200-300

510

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JARS

KANGXI 1662-1722

One painted with three beautiful maidens in a garden, the other

with prunus, the former with a silver mount to the rim, 13.5cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

511

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERES

LATE QING DYNASTY

Each decorated with four panels of elegant ladies with flowers and

inscribed with calligraphy, 20.5cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£400-600

Provenance: from the collection of Robin and Rupert Hambro.

512

A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE AMPHORA AND A FAMILLE

ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY AND REPUBLIC PERIOD

The amphora vase painted with birds amidst blossoming prunus

branches, the base with a Kangxi mark, the vase glued to a tall

wood stand, the snuff bottle decorated with figures and a horse,

with a Jiaqing mark, together with a fitted box, 15cm and 9cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed

in the 1970s and 1980s.

513

A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW GROUND VASES AND

ANOTHER VASE

REPUBLIC PERIOD

The pair painted with formal lotus scrolls and tied with orange

ribbons, the pear-shaped vase with three panels depicting luohans,

all with Qianlong marks, 24.5cm. (3)

£400-600

514

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS AND A JAR

AND COVER

19TH CENTURY

The smaller bowl decorated with panels of figures, the larger with

a continuous floral scroll, the ovoid vase with phoenix and hibiscus

flowers, 34cm. (4)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham

(1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry

family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated

to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is

recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of

both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

512 513 514

509 510 511

506 507 508

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515

TWO CHINESE POWDERED-BLUE GROUND BOWLS

KANGXI 1662-1722

Together with a reduced powdered-blue ground yen yen vase,

a celadon glazed incense burner, and a bowl from the Nanking

Cargo, the vase with a wood cover and stand, 26cm. (7)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham

(1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry

family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated

to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is

recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of

both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

516

A PAIR OF CHINESE ROSE VERTE ‘BIRD’ DISHES, AND

THREE FACETED CUPS

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

Each dish painted with a bird perched on a blossoming prunus

branch, below lines of calligraphy and a single seal, the cups

decorated with alternating panels of basket of flowers and floral

sprigs on a black-ground, 15.8cm max. (5)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Nariman Bamji (1909-78).

517

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘IMMORTALS’ BOWLS

AND THREE VASES

KANGXI 1662-1722

The bowl painted with twelve Immortals including Shoulao

to the exterior, and a single figure to the interior, a six

character Chenghua mark, the largest vase painted with peony,

chrysanthemum and magpies, the others with precious things

and phoenix, together with three wood covers and a wood stand,

20.5cm. (8)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham

(1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry

family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated

to the York Civic Trust after Noel’s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is

recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of

both Bluett’s and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.

518

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL AND A

COLLECTION OF MILLEFLEURS TABLEWARE

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

The shallow circular bowl with metal handles, the tableware

comprising: five bowls, four covers, six saucers and five spoons,

iron red Daoguang marks, 28cm. (21)

£500-800

519

A CHINESE ENAMELLED THREE-TIERED BOX

AND COVER

19TH CENTURY

The cylindrical body painted with stylised lotus, bats and peaches

on blue, pink and grey grounds, each tier with metal handles,

21.5cm. (4)

£200-300

Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003.

520

FIVE VARIOUS CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS

KANGXI AND 19TH CENTURY

Comprising: a blue and white prunus plate, a vase adapted as a wall

vase, two bowls and a vase, 26.5cm. (5)

£500-1,000

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916),

and thence by descent through the family.

521

A SMALL COLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK

BOWLS AND DISHES

WANLI 1573-1620

Variously painted with panels containing birds, deer, insects,

flowers and foliage, comprising: seven bowls, a dish and a

saucer, eight with paper labels for the Nicholas Panes Collection,

19.5cm. (9)

£1,000-2,000

522

THREE CHINESE THAI MARKET STANDS AND A NONYA

WARE TEABOWL

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

All brightly enamelled with stylised flowers and leaves, 16cm. (4)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£150-250

523

TWO CHINESE WUCAI VASES

17TH CENTURY AND 19TH CENTURY

The smaller vase painted with two mothers with their children in

the garden, the other vase with a dignitary and his attendants, the

base with a six character Wanli mark, 19cm and 30cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed

in the 1970s and 1980s.

521 522 523

518 519 520

515 516 517

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524

A CHINESE PEWTER ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND A

SMALL JARDINIERE

QING DYNASTY AND LATER

The sanxuanghu inscribed with calligraphy and mounted with a

jade handle, knop and spout, a seal mark to the interior, the bowl

moulded with a farmer and crops, 16cm. (3)

£300-500

Provenance: from a private British collection of Yixing pottery, acquired

no later than 1991.

525

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’

EWER AND COVER

REPUBLIC PERIOD

The body and cover with dragon and phoenix beneath bands of the

Bajixiang, an iron-red six character Qianlong mark, 16cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: From the collection of Rosa Anne Allen (d.2015),

purchased in the 1960s.

526

TWO SMALL CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS

AND A TEA BOWL

QING DYANSTY

One with a pear-shaped body and inscribed around the shoulder,

another shaped as a pumpkin, the flared tea bowl inscribed with

calligraphy, all marked to the bases, 11.5cm. (5)

£300-500

Provenance: from a private British collection of Yixing pottery, acquired

no later than 1991.

527

FOUR CHINESE ENAMELLED YIXING TEAPOTS

QING DYNASTY

Painted with famille rose enamels with flowers, birds, leaves and

scholar’s objects, three with covers, three with impressed seal

marks and one with an incised inscription, 19cm. (7)

£400-600

Provenance: from a private British collection of Yixing pottery, acquired

no later than 1991.

528

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CADOGAN WINE POT

LATE QING DYNASTY

Shaped as a peach, the handle and spout modelled as branches,

16cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£100-200

529

THREE CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS

QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD

One fluted, another with a plain ovoid body, the third incised with

a mountain village and with calligraphy, all with impressed marks to

the base, 17cm. (6)

£200-300

Provenance: from a private British collection of Yixing pottery, acquired

no later than 1991.

530

A CHINESE POTTERY TILEWORK FIGURE OF GUANDI

MING DYNASTY

Seated on a low throne with his left foot thrust forward in an

aggressive attitude, decorated with green, yellow and aubergine

glazes, 43.5cm.

£200-300

531

A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC YIXING GU-SHAPE VASE

LATE QING DYNASTY

The mid-section of the slender vase decorated with animal masks

separated by vertical flanges, the flared neck with blades of stylised

cicada designs, 23cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from a private British collection of Yixing pottery, acquired

no later than 1991.

532

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE POMEGRANATE BOWL

AND COVER

18TH CENTURY

The body painted in blue with flowers, the cover moulded with

three pomegranates, the stalk forming a handle, 13.5cm. (2)

£300-500

Cf. Jorge Welsh, Flora & Fauna, Exhibition Catalogue, no.6 for a similar

example.