Woolley & Wallis Asian Art II Thursday 22nd May

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Asian Art ii Thursday 22nd May 2014 at 10.30am Viewing Times Saturday 17th May 10.00am – 1.00pm Monday 19th May 10.00am – 5.00pm Tuesday 20th May 10.00am – 7.00pm John Axford

Sophie Lister Alexandra Doméracki

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Thursday 22nd May aT 10.30aM 400. A Chinese bronze incense burner and stand, 19th century, the compressed circular body with loop handles, the base cast with a dragon and phoenix encircling two characters, the stand with a six character Xuande mark, 24cm. (2) ÂŁ500-800

401. A large Chinese bronze incense burner, 19th century, the compressed circular body with loop handles, the base with six character Xuande mark, the stand with three feet decorated with scrolls, 30.5cm. (2) ÂŁ2,000-3,000

402. A Chinese gilt bronze incense burner, 19th century, with a compressed circular body, the handles in the form of cranes, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 30cm. ÂŁ500-600

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403. Five Chinese bronze incense burners, 19th and 20th centuries, four circular, the fifth square, all with six character Xuande marks, 21.8cm max. (5) £600-1,000

404. Four Chinese paktong teapots and covers, 19th/20th century, two of flared square-section form, the covers with a rhomboid knop, and two hexagonal, each with two impressed marks to the base, 13.5cm max. (8) £500-1,000

405. Four Chinese paktong teapots and covers, 19th/20th century, two of lobed form, another cylindrical with a domed cover, the fourth square with two chambers and two rectangular covers, each with two impressed marks to the base, 15.5cm. (9) £500-1,000

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406. A small collection of silver items, 19th/20th century, comprising a Chinese silver napkin ring applied with a dragon and with the initials ‘E F K’, a snuff box, a box with a flower design, a small Japanese coffee pot and cover and a match box holder with ash tray, two with punch marks to the base, 12.7cm. (8) £400-600

407. Two Chinese paktong items, first half 20th century, one a rectangular plaque engraved with prunus and a dedication, the other an articulated instrument with a small figure amongst trees and mountains, a personal inscription to one end, 22.7cm. (2) £200-300

408. Six Chinese bronze loose ring handles, Han dynasty, each support cast in relief with a taotie mask, and a bronze cylinder, 14.4cm. (8) £150-250

409. Four small Indian bronze figures, 19th century, two depicting Krishna, standing with his right foot resting on a lotus base, celebrating victory over the serpent Kaliya, and two depicting Annapurna, the goddess of nourishment seated with her ladle before her, together with a small bronze bowl, raised on four feet and decorated in relief with birds and animals, 10cm max. (5) £50-150

Cf. W Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pl.88a, where a similar ‘coffin handle’ is illustrated.

410. A Burmese gong, 20th century, supported from a turned frame, together with a clapper, 35cm. (2) £150-250

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411. A pair of Chinese gilt bronze candlesticks, c.1900, each formed as an openwork shuangxi character, raised on a rectangular domed plinth, 20.1cm. (2) £200-300

412. A Chinese pewter hexagonal ewer and cover, 19th century, decorated with brass and copper inlay, and a Chinese hardwood bitong, carved from a section of gnarled tree trunk, 19.2cm. (3) £250-350

413. A Chinese brass candlestick, c.1900, the tall rectangularsection stem with geometric spandrels, raised on a tall plinth, 39.5cm. £200-300

414. A Chinese bronze vessel, jue, 20th century, cast in relief with taotie masks below a band of formal stiff leaves, the body raised on three tapering feet, 20.5cm. £300-500

415. Two Chinese bronze incense burners, 17th century and later, each modelled as a sage, one riding a mule, the other a deer and inlaid with silver wire, the latter with a hardwood stand carved with lingzhi, 23.8cm max. (5) £150-250

416. A Chinese bronze vase, 19th century, the ovoid body cast in relief with taotie masks on a ground of key fret, the neck with acanthus leaves containing geometric designs, the handles with mythical beasts, and a bronze model of seated Budai He Shang, a happy expression on his face, 27.8cm. (2) £150-250

417. A small Japanese bronze koro and cover, 19th century, the flared body raised on three dragon feet and cast with stylized motifs on a geometric cell ground, the reticulated cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog, a two character mark, 13cm across. (2) £100-200 Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).

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418. A Japanese bronze okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, modelled as a swimming carp with undulating fins, its mouth open, unsigned, 28.8cm. £100-150

419. A Japanese bronze model of a tiger, Meiji 1868-1912, with its head raised and baring its teeth, the eyes inset with glass, signed Seiya saku on its belly, 48.2cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: formerly the private collection of John Aspinall.

Cf. Bonhams, London, 16th May 2013, for two similar models of tigers by Genryusai Seiya.

420. A Chinese bronze model of a recumbent kylin, late Ming dynasty, its head turned over its back, its hooves tucked neatly beneath its body, together with a hardwood stand, 18cm. (2) £200-300

421. A Japanese bronze incense burner, Meiji 1868-1912, formed as a large conch shell with two smaller shells as short feet, the base with a four character mark, 15cm. £150-250

422. A Chinese Yixing model of Budai He Shang, 20th century, seated wearing flowing robes, his large belly exposed, holding a peach in his right hand, a happy expression on his face, 18cm. £400-600

423. Two Chinese bronze mirrors, Tang dynasty or later, one cast with dragons and kylin, the other with geometric designs, 13.2cm. (2) £150-250 Provenance: the latter purchased from Sydney L Moss Ltd., 3rd January 1968 for £25. The original invoice is available.

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424. A Japanese bronze okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, finely cast as a rat with its front paws resting on a chestnut, the belly signed Masanori, 16.5cm. (3) £300-500

425. A Japanese bronze model of a tiger, Meiji 1868-1912, with its head raised and baring its teeth, the eyes inset with glass, signed Jozan saku on its belly, 47.5cm. £500-800 Cf. Bonhams London, 16th May 2013, for a related bronze model of a tiger by Jozan.

426. A Chinese bronze archaistic incense burner, 19th century, with animal mask side handles and cast with taotie masks, the base with a Xuande seal mark, 32cm. £300-500

427. A Japanese bronze vase, 19th century, the compressed circular body rising to a cylindrical neck, with a widely flaring everted rim, the shoulder with two hooks for detachable handles, signed at the base Echigo No Kami Saku, 33.3cm. £200-300

428. A Middle Eastern silvered copper bowl, 19th century or earlier, the U-shaped body raised on a short flared foot and decorated with a scrolling foliate design, 18.5cm. £100-200

429. A Chinese bronze water dropper, 17th century, modelled as an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with silver inlay, 9cm. £500-700

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430. A Chinese gilt bronze model of Buddha, 18th century or later, seated on a lotus base, holding a small bowl in his left hand, his robes edged with scrollwork, 21cm. £2,000-3,000

431. A Sri Lankan bronze figure, 18th century or earlier, standing, his right hand supported by two struts, both palms extended in front, and wearing a tall pointed headdress, 19.6cm. £200-300

432. A Chinese bronze model of Guanyin, probably late Ming dynasty, seated on a triple lotus base, wearing an elaborate headdress, and adorned with earrings and beaded necklaces, with traces of gilding, 28cm. £1,000-2,000

433. A small Chinese bronze figure of Amitayus Buddha 18th century, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands resting before him, together with a modern base, 6.3cm. (2) £1,200-1,500

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434. A Chinese bronze model of Guanyin, 19th or 20th century, raised on a lotus petal throne, the reverse with a twelve character mark, purportedly corresponding to the twenty-eighth year of Yongle, 24.9cm. £300-400

435. A Chinese coppery-bronze seated model of Vajrasattva, probably 16th century, wearing an elaborate headdress and holding a vajra, mounted on a wood base, 14cm. £500-800

436. A small Chinese bronze figure of Chakrasamvara, probably 19th century, the multi-armed god holding Vajravarahi in yabyum, raised on a lotus base, 12cm. £1,000-1,500

437. A Chinese gilt bronze model of Vijaya, 20th century, the four-faced, eight-armed deity sitting holding various attributes, including a flaming sword and a pair of vajra, a smaller figure of Tara seated on her left knee, both adorned with necklaces and ribbons, 26cm high. £500-1,000

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438. A Chinese bronze model of Guanyin, 19th or 20th century, seated with one leg raised, wearing long flowing robes, 32cm. £100-200

439. An Indian bronze model of Krishna, 20th century, modelled in a dancing pose, holding a ball of butter in his right hand, his body adorned with jewelled necklaces and belts, raised on a high tiered lotus base, 34cm. £300-500

440. A large Thai bronze model of Buddha, 19th century, seated on a high stepped plinth, with an elaborate headdress and a serene expression, 43.5cm. £400-600

441. A small Chinese bronze tripod incense burner, 19th century, the compressed circular body raised on three tall feet, with a key fret band and two loop handles, the base with a six character Xuande mark, a hardwood cover and stand, 10.1cm. (3) £200-300

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442. A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji 1868-1912, the body shaped as a section of bamboo applied with two toads and a snail, the side signed Atsuyoshi saku and sealed Maruki Sha Chu Zo (made by the Maruki Company), attributed to Miyabe Atsuyoshi, 35cm. £300-500

443. A Japanese Tokyo School bronze okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, cast as an elderly man carrying his laughing grandson on his shoulders, the boy holding a loose tambourine, the base stamped Seiya Saku (Genryusai Seiya), 28.5cm. (2) £300-500

444. A miniature Indian silver figure of Lakshmi, 19th century, the Goddess of Wealth standing with bare feet, wearing long flowing robes and a tall crown of acanthus leaves, her four arms raised around her, 10cm. £250-350

445. A Chinese bronze tripod incense burner, 19th century, the ovoid body raised on three tall legs, and with two loop handles, cast in relief with taotie masks separated by vertical flanges, the base with a three character studio mark which reads Jin Yue Ju, together with a hardwood stand and a reticulated cover mounted with jade, 14cm. (3) £600-1,000

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446. A Chinese Canton enamel octagonal box and cover, 18th/early 19th century, the cover brightly decorated with magnolia blossoms and bamboo sprays surrounding a central shou character, all reserved on a cracked-ice ground, the base enamelled turquoise and with a bat to each face, 19.5cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

447. A small Chinese cloisonné ovoid jar, 18th/19th century, decorated with birds perched on fruiting branches and a large insect, all between bands of lappets and ruyi-heads and reserved on a bright blue ground, the interior and base turquoise, 9.3cm. £300-500

448. A large Chinese cloisonné jardinière, c.1900, with a lobed circular body decorated with birds, butterflies and flowers on a turquoise ground, 38cm. £300-500

449. A Chinese Canton enamel famille rose cylindrical box and cover, first half 20th century, the top brightly enamelled with the Eight Buddhist emblems amongst an elaborate scrolling foliate design, surrounding five bats around a central shou character, all reserved on a black ground, 35cm dia. (2) £250-350

450. A small Jain bronze model of Ambika, 19th century, seated on a high throne before an elaborate mandala, her child seated on her left knee, another at her feet, the reverse with an inscription, 12.5cm. £250-350

451. A pair of small Japanese cloisonné vases, Meiji 1868-1912, both depicting a sparrow perched amongst bamboo on a dark blue ground, the base stamped with the mark of the Ota Tameshiro studio, 12.5cm. (2) £300-500

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452. A Japanese lacquer writing box and cover, suzuribako, Edo 1615-1868, the cover decorated in hiramaki-e with chrysanthemum, phoenix, and scrolling foliage on a roiro ground, the interior in nashiji and fitted with three trays, one holding the suzuri and a silvered metal mizuire, with writing implements and two further ink stones, a black lacquer tomobako, unsigned, 4.7cm x 22.3cm x 24.7cm. (14) £300-500

453. A Chinese cloisonné box and cover, 19th/20th century, formed as a vase with a central gilt animal mask handle, depicting two stylized dragons encircled by scrolling lotus and ruyi-head designs, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 16.4cm. (2) £1,000-1,500

Provenance: the property of a Gentleman.

454. A pair of small Chinese cloisonné incense burners and covers, 19th century, the hexagonal bodies decorated with lotus, the covers pierced as cash symbols, 9cm high. (4) £300-500

455. λ A Japanese Shibayama and silver filigree dish, Meiji 1868-1912, the centre decorated with two cranes beneath a flowering prunus tree and flanked by peony and iris, the reverse signed Yukimasa, 26cm. £400-600

456. A Chinese silver gilt filigree box and cover, 18th/19th century, the cylindrical body elaborately decorated with enamelling, with four circular panels framed with beading depicting dragons, all reserved on dense foliate designs, the cover with similar elongated panels, and with four butterflies encircling a central flowerhead, 9.5cm. (2) £1,500-2,500

457. A small Chinese cloisonné model of a horse or zebra, 18th century, standing four-square and facing forward, wearing a red bridle, together with a hardwood stand, 9cm. (2) £250-350

Provenance: Christie’s, London, 26th November 1998, lot 214.

Cf. Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Museum, Late 16th-19th centuries, p.146, no.157, where a basket with related filigree work and enamelling is illustrated.

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458. Fifteen Chinese hardwood stands, 19th and 20th centuries, variously carved with reticulation and other shapes, one squaretopped with a marble panel, 19.7cm. (15) £300-500

459. Eleven Chinese hardwood stands, 19th and 20th centuries, one rectangular with a reticulated frieze carved with dragons contesting flaming pearls of wisdom, another circular with reticulated borders, 29cm max. (11) £300-500

460. A collection of Chinese hardwood stands, 19th and 20th centuries, of various forms and sizes, 33cm. (11) £200-300

461. A collection of Chinese hardwood stands, 19th and 20th centuries, 20cm max. (18) £400-600

462. A Chinese hardwood stool, 19th century, probably zitan, the rectangular top above square-section legs joined by stretchers, 51cm x 34cm x 26.5cm. £150-250

463. A pair of Chinese hardwood stools, 18th/19th century, each square-section top inset with a rattan seat, the shaped legs joined by X stretchers, 45cm x 44cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, Holland Park, London.

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464. A Chinese hardwood stand, late Ming dynasty, raised on six feet and carved with stylized mythical beasts, 29.5cm across. £400-600 Cf. O Siren, Chinese Painting Leading Masters and Principles, Vol.VI, pl.321, where a portrait of Ch’en Chi-ju by Tseng Ch’ing (1568-1650) depicts a similar, but less ornate stand.

465. A Chinese zitan table, 19th century and later, the rectangular top above a pierced key fret frieze on rectangularsection legs and cloud scroll feet, 69cm x 88.5cm x 53cm. £1,500-2,500

466. A pair of Chinese hardwood plate stands, 19th century, the front panel with curved feet and carved in relief with flowering prunus beneath a band of key fret, 28cm. (2) £150-250

467. A pair of bamboo Chinoiserie horseshoe-backed chairs, 19th century, with decorated geometric splats, the legs joined by stretchers, 101.5cm. (2) £600-1,000

468. Five Chinese reticulated hardwood stands, 19th century, all circular and carved with various geometric and floral designs, one with five feet joined by a hexagonal stretcher, 18cm max. (5) £200-300

469. A pair of Chinese hardwood stools, 18th/19th century, each square-section top inset with a rattan seat, with stylized scrolling designs carved in relief, 46cm x 41cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, Holland Park, London.

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470. λ A small ivory model of a Pekinese dog, 19th century, crouching with its head turned to the left and slightly raised, together with a small hardwood stand, 7.5cm. (2) £500-800

471. A pair of gilt metal stands, each with six short feet, a scrolling reticulated cloud design and an inner liner, 29cm. (4) £1,000-1,500

472. A pair of Chinese hardwood oval frames, 19th century, carved in relief with four shaped panels, containing figures amidst buildings and trees, with birds and dense flowering foliage forming a border, the interior rectangular frame carved with floral designs, 23.8cm. (2) £250-350

473. A collection of twenty-five Chinese hardwood stands, 19th and 20th centuries, of various shapes, 23cm max. (25) £500-1,000

474. A collection of Chinese stands, 19th and 20th centuries, fourteen hardwood, the fifteenth gilt metal, of various shapes and sizes, 26cm. (15) £300-500

475. A Chinese rectangular hardwood tray, 19th century, with high squared sides, the base with four flared shallow feet, 38cm. £500-800

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476. A Chinese hardwood stand, 19th/20th century, with three square tops inset with marble, the legs with scroll supports, 18.4cm x 15.5cm x 52cm. £300-500

477. A Japanese bamboo tray, 19th/20th century, the flared sides extending to flattened corners, the interior lacquered black, 30.3cm x 30.7cm. £300-500

478. λ A large Chinese ivory carving of Budai He Shang, c.1900, seated with his robes open to reveal his large belly, a string of prayer beads about his neck, a laughing expression on his face, together with a hardwood stand carved as a high-backed throne, 23.2cm. (2) £300-500

479. A pair of Chinese hardwood lanterns, probably late Qing dynasty, the hexagonal upper sections set with reticulated panels and raised on elaborately carved bases, 42.5cm overall. (4) £1,500-2,500

480. A Chinese black lacquer stem bowl, 19th century, decorated in gilt with bats, shou characters and clouds, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, and a Tibetan gilt metal box, the hinged cover decorated with coloured stones, the interior containing a prayer, 11cm max. (3) £100-200

481. λ Two Chinese Canton tortoiseshell boxes and covers, 19th century, each carved in relief, one circular depicting figures in boats and pagodas beneath willow and pine, the other rectangular, with a cartouche containing the monogram ‘PD to TB’, 9.1cm max. (4) £500-800

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482. A large Chinese screen, c.1900, the hardwood frame elaborately carved with dragons flanking a central shou character, and with flowers and foliage, the rectangular silk screen embroidered with birds, butterflies and bamboo, the reverse with an inscription which reads bei ning ruan wen nan, xin zhi, 134cm x 76cm. (2) £2,500-3,000

483. A set of three Chinese iron pictures, tiehua, early 18th century, one depicting a horse on a bridge with its rider leading it, another with gnarled flowering prunus branches, the third with grasses, all contained in hardwood frames, 127cm x 26.5cm. (3) £300-500

484. λ A Chinese brown lacquer cabinet, late Qing dynasty, the rectangular doors opening to reveal two shelves, with an open covered shelf above with scrolling frames, inlaid with soapstone, shell and ivory, depicting figures in a fenced garden between pagodas, with rockwork, trees and plants, the sides with foliate panels, with gilt metal fittings, 100cm x 26cm x 57.5cm. £300-500

485. A Chinese hexagonal black lacquered stand, first half 20th century, decorated in gold and polychrome with mountainous landscapes and with stylized scrolling lotus and foliage, the six curved legs on a hexagonal base, 98cm x 62cm. £800-1,200

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Cf. Woolley & Wallis, 13th November 2013, lots 38-42 for further examples.

486. A Chinese hardwood four-fold screen, 20th century, carved in relief with four panels containing scaly dragons amidst swirling water, beneath reticulated panels decorated with the eight Buddhist Emblems and bats, all above reticulated floral panels, 96cm x 198cm. £300-500

487. A pair of hardwood wall-mounted display cabinets, 20th century, each with an arrangement of shelves enclosed by a glazed door, 93.2cm x 52cm. (2) £500-1,000

488. A Chinese hardwood cabinet, late Qing dynasty, with a rectangular top above a pair of drawers and cupboard doors carved with scaly dragons amidst clouds, the brass handles and hinges engraved with dragons, phoenix, bats and shou characters, 84cm x 97cm x 66cm. £1,000-2,000

489. A Chinese red lacquer pedestal desk, c.1900, the rectangular top with four frieze drawers to each side and with further drawers and cupboard doors below, decorated with phoenix, flowers, bats, fish and other auspicious things, 86.5cm x 150cm x 90cm. £500-800

Provenance: supplied by John Sparks Ltd., to Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938).

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490. A rare photographic portrait of the 19th Bakula Rinpoche in Ladakh (India), taken c.1940-50, framed and glazed, 36.6cm x 28.5cm. £600-1,000 Provenance: purchased from Thomas Watson Auctioneers, Co. Durham.

Born as Thupstan Chonjor, a prince in Ladakh’s royal family, Bakula Rinpoche was recognised by the 13th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Arhat Bakula, a disciple of the Shakyamuni Buddha. An influential spiritual leader, Bakula Rinpoche also became a politician and diplomat, serving as Minister for Ladakh Affairs. He was a member in the lower house of the Parliament of India and the National Human Rights Commission, and served as India’s Ambassador in Mongolia.

491. A miniature Chinese hardwood display cabinet, 20th century, the two upper tiers with glazed doors decorated with linked cash, the base with a pair of doors carved with birds perched on flowers, 61.3cm x 34cm x 18.5cm. £1,000-2,000

492. A small Chinese hardwood travelling vanity box, 19th century, with a single deep fitted drawer inlaid with mother of pearl depicting a scrolling foliate design, the double-hinged lid opening to reveal a mirror, with loop brass handles and mounts, 20.6cm x 14.5cm. (2) £100-200

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493. A large Central Indian sandstone figure of Durga Ambika, possibly 12th century, seated in lalitasana upon a lion and with her son on her lap, wearing precious jewels and an ornate headdress, her head crowned by a halo and surrounded by many attendants, 77cm. £1,500-2,000

494. A Chinese laque burgauté low stand, probably Kangxi, decorated in mother of pearl with figures in a garden within geometric borders, all raised on four feet, 37cm. £400-600

495. A small Japanese black and gold lacquer cabinet, kodansu, 19th century, decorated with many egrets in flight above and beside watery landscapes, with a pair of doors fastened with a bronze egret opening to reveal a single drawer, and with six further drawers, all mounted with metal handles, 24.4cm x 24cm x 16cm. £400-600 Provenance: Invercauld Castle, Aberdeenshire.

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496. A Chinese red silk embroidered robe, jifu, 19th century, decorated with eight writhing dragons, with flaming pearls of wisdom, bats and auspicious objects, all above crashing waves and rockwork, 160cm across. £200-300

497. A Chinese pink gauze robe, 19th or 20th century, with borders of lotus and fish on a black ground, key fret and foliage, 178cm across. £500-800

498. A Chinese midnight-blue silk robe, 19th century, embroidered in silk thread and Peking knot with large peony, lotus, other flowers and butterflies, all above breaking waves crashing against rockwork, 156cm across. £200-300

499. A Chinese black silk robe, pufu, c.1900, decorated to each side with a square embroidered rank badge of a civil official, depicting a Manchurian crane amidst waves breaking on rocks, with five bats in flight, peach sprays, lingzhi fungus and clouds, the robe 141cm across. £1,000-2,000 Cf. G Dickinson & L Wrigglesworth, Imperial Wardrobe, pp.120-142, where civil and military robe insignia are discussed and illustrated.

500. Two Chinese embroidered silk skirts, 19th century, one in pleated red silk, the other pale pink, both with elaborate floral borders, 97cm. (2) £200-300

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501. Four Japanese kimono, 1st half 20th century, one in grey and another in midnight-blue, two yukata, together with various embroidered fragments and other Chinese panels, 328cm max. (11) £300-500

502. A Chinese embroidered textile panel, 19th century, depicting a five-clawed dragon with a flaming pearl of wisdom, with a phoenix to each side, all reserved on a red ground within borders of endless knot and key fret and with elephant roundels above, together with a Chinese red silk embroidered skirt and two Chinese hats, 115cm max. (4) £200-300

503. A Tibetan thangka, 19th/20th century, with a central roundel of Buddha surrounded by attendants and flanked by demons, 56cm x 78cm. £150-250

504. A large Japanese embroidered silk panel, Meiji 1868-1912, decorated with two large colourful peacocks beneath a blossoming tree on a dark coral-coloured ground, 408cm x 288cm. £1,000-2,000

505. Seven Chinese embroidered silk panels, 19th/20th century, variously depicting animals, birds, insects and flowers, framed and glazed, 110cm x 23cm max. (7) £150-250

506. A Chinese embroidered silk panel, 19th century, decorated with a jardinière of flowers on a blue ground, framed and glazed, 46cm x 37cm. £200-300

507. Two Chinese silk embroidered panels, 19th century, one decorated with stylized flowers, leaves, bats and fungi, the other with a central roundel containing a phoenix beneath a maple tree, with borders of further phoenix, scrolling foliage, bats and ruyi sceptres, both framed and glazed, 130cm x 100cm and 102cm x 102cm respectively. (2) £200-300

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508. A large Chinese silk embroidered panel, 19th century, decorated with many figures playing games, music, and enjoying festivities, reserved on a red ground, beneath a wide green band decorated with a basket of flowers and a bat, 229cm x 186cm. £1,500-2,500

509. λ A Chinese lacquer panel, c.1900, decorated in soapstone, mother of pearl and ivory with a scene depicting the celebrations for the birthday of Xi Wangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, in a glazed hardwood frame, 79.5cm x 59cm. £500-1,000

510. Two Chinese embroidered panels, early 20th century, decorated in gold and white with geometric bands on a grey ground, mounted in black, 47cm x 38.5cm. (2) £200-300

511. Two Tibetan thangkas, 19th/20th century, the larger depicting a dharmapala seated on a tiger throne surrounded by small figures and animals, the other with a figure of Manjushri, 84cm x 60cm max. (2) £100-200

Provenance: purchased from Gordon Reece Gallery, London, c.2007-08, by repute.

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512. A collection of various Chinese textiles, 19th and 20th centuries, comprising: a large yellow silk panel, another cream coloured with tassels, two small purses, a pair of shoes for bound feet, a rank badge mounted in a frame and various other items, 240cm max. (12) £300-500

513. An unusual Chinese military rank badge, mid-19th century, embroidered with a bear perched upon rocks above breaking waves beneath five bats, flanked by lingzhi and flowers, 29cm. £1,000-2,000

514. A Chinese circular rank badge, 1st quarter 20th century, depicting a silver pheasant standing on blue rockwork between fruit, foliage and lingzhi, framed and glazed, 29.5cm. £200-300

515. A square Chinese embroidered panel, 19th century, depicting a dragon and phoenix contesting a flaming pearl of wisdom in a cartouche, amidst bats, flowers and with shou characters,114cm. £250-350

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516. Two Chinese scroll paintings, one depicting a mountainous landscape with a poem, the other an exotic bird perched on a prunus branch with a butterfly, 91cm x 24.5cm and 97cm x 33.5cm respectively. (2) £200-300

517. A pair of Chinese silk embroidered panels, 19th century, each depicting many bats in flight, framed and glazed, 56cm x 10cm. (2) £200-300

518. A pair of Chinese paintings on silk, 20th century, depicting an Emperor and Empress, each wearing formal dragon robes with shou characters, flaming pearls and cloud scrolls, with a high headdress and jewelled necklaces, seated on an elaborately carved high throne, with feet resting on a stool, framed and glazed, 109cm x 80.5cm. (2) £200-300

519. A Chinese ancestor portrait, 19th century, depicting five generations of a family, a total of twenty four figures before an altar, 169cm x 92cm. £1,000-2,000

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520. A Chinese painting on silk, 19th century, by Zhou Peichun, depicting a procession, with bannermen and figures holding canopies before a large gilded palanquin, a red artist’s seal mark, 34cm x 70cm. £150-250

521. A collection of Chinese paintings of street signs from old Beijing, 19th century, by Zhou Peichun, in ink and watercolour on paper, and with a red artist’s seal mark to each page, each leaf 32cm x 25cm. £500-1,000

Provenance: Thomas Handasyd Perkins. The Cabot family, Boston, and thence be descent.

Provenance: Thomas Handasyd Perkins. The Cabot family, Boston, and thence by descent.

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522. A Chinese reverse glass painting, 18th century, depicting a shepherdess, holding a staff and tending two sheep beside a trough in a rocky foliate landscape, contained in a hardwood frame, 20.1cm x 19cm. £200-300

523. A Chinese reverse glass painting, 18th century, depicting a scholar seated at a table writing calligraphy before an open window, a tall tree to one side, contained in an elaborate scrolling gilt frame, 23cm x 17.5cm. £600-1,000

524. A Chinese album of hand-coloured photographs of Peking, 20th century, containing twenty various views and panoramas, together with a War Office map of Peking dated 1926, and another of Shanghai dated 1938, the photographs 21.5cm x 26.5cm. (3) £50-150

525. A Chinese scroll painting on silk, depicting a small settlement before a lake, with a mountainous landscape beyond, a signature and seal mark to one side which reads yu chuan, 19cm x 42cm. £300-400

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526. A pair of Chinese gouache paintings on paper, mid-19th century, depicting views of The Dutch Folly and other fortifications, framed and glazed, 28cm x 42cm. (2) ÂŁ1,000-2,000 Cf. P Conner, The Hongs of Canton, p.269, no.10.10, for another illustration of The Dutch Folly.

527. A pair of Chinese watercolours on silk, c.1900, each depicting the marriage ceremony, with the bride, groom and other family members, framed and glazed, 41cm x 42cm. (2) ÂŁ300-500

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528. A Japanese four-fold paper screen, 19th century, the panels decorated in ink and colour with momiji (maple trees) and matsu (pine trees) by a river on a buff background, unsigned, 41.3cm x 221.2cm. £400-600

530. A two-fold Japanese paper screen, 19th century, the panels decorated with two egrets in ink and colour on a gold background, signed Chisoku-ken, Isshi kore o esu, 189.4cm x 342.6cm. £500-800

529. A Japanese four-fold paper screen, 19th century, after the Unkoku School, the panels painted in ink with an egret perched on a boat on a gold background, two red seals, 60cm x 191.9cm. £300-500

531. A Japanese woven bamboo flower basket, hanakago, 20th century, the openwork rhomboid base rising to a loosely wrapped loop handle, the base signed Shoun Saku, 32.5cm. £600-800

The Unkoku School claimed itself to be the legitimate successor of Sesshu (1420-1506), who was the most prominent Japanese master of ink painting of the Muromachi period. The manner was austere and tranquil, in contrast to the generally more flamboyant Momoyama style.

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532. A Japanese shunga hand scroll, 19th century, the makimono hand-painted with erotic scenes from the tale of Nyogogashima (the voyage to the Island of Women), 30cm x 405cm. £200-300

533. A Chinese erotic hand scroll, 19th century, depicting twelve vignettes of couples engaged in pleasurable pursuits, 26cm x 418cm. £500-800

534. A collection of Japanese framed woodblock prints, 19th/20th century, including a portrait of an actor, one of a bijin, and a chapter of the Genji Monogatari by Utagawa Kunisada, the portrait of a general’s wife by Toyohara Kunichika, two triptychs with historical generals by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and another one

by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, a portrait of poet Ariwara no Narihira by Yoshitora, a shunga diptych, and six small portraits of Kabuki actors, 35.5cm x 73.4cm max. (10) £100-300

535. A collection of framed Japanese woodblock prints, including three triptychs by Utagawa Kokunimasa depicting the Sino-Japanese War, a print of an itinerant monk by Utagawa Kunisada, and two other prints of battles, oban tate-e and others, 37cm x 70.4cm max. (6) £2,000-3,000

536. A collection of twenty Japanese woodblock prints, 20th century, depicting various figures and landscapes, including works by Gyokusho and Hiroshige, three painted calligraphic characters, two further paintings and an embroidered panel of a torii, each framed, 25cm x 62cm max. (20) £100-200

537. A Chinese small concertina book of watercolours, 19th/early 20th century, each double page depicting different flowers with insects, and with a red seal mark, 9cm x 131.5cm overall. £150-250

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538. A collection of eight Japanese woodblock prints, including a view of Suma Beach at Night by Arai Yoshimune, views of a tea stall at Fukuroi, maple trees at Tsuten Bridge, and Kinryuzan Temple by Utagawa Hiroshige, a portrait of two beauties by Utagawa Kunisada II, a sunset at Seta by Utagawa Fusatane, a view of the top of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, and an illustration of Chapter 8 of the Genji Monogatari, oban yoko-e and tate-e, 38.5cm x 26cm max. (8) £150-250

539. A collection of Japanese woodblock prints, including an actor portrait of Banzui Chobei by Utagawa Kunisada, a view of the paulownia grove at Akasaka by Utagawa Hiroshige, a portrait of a bijin and another of actors by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a long figure

by Utagawa Toyokuni, and ten black and white kibyoshi prints including kimono fabric patterns and scenes from various tales, oban tate-e and others, 36cm x 24.5cm max. (15) £300-500

540. A collection of seven Japanese woodblock prints, including views of Honmon Temple at Ikegama, Kasuga Shrine in Nara and a lakeside at Matsue by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), and views of Mount Akiba, Maiko Beach, a tea shop in Mariko and rice planting in Hoki Province by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), oban tate-e and yoko-e, 39cm x 26.5cm max. (7) £200-300

One of the kibyoshi prints bearing the stamp of the William Anderson Collection.

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541. Literature: L Wrigglesworth, A Mark of Excellence, G Dickinson & L Wrigglesworth, Imperial Wardrobe, J Chatterton, Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools, V Garrett, Mandarin Squares, J Vollmer, In the Presence of the Dragon Throne, L Wrigglesworth, “Making the Grade” The Badge of Rank III and C Williams, Outlines of Chinese Symbolism & Art Motives. (7) £100-200 542. Literature: W T Walters Collection, Oriental Ceramic Art, Sections one and two. (2) £500-1,000 543. Four volumes of Chinese paintings, c.1900, entitled Miao Jiang Feng Su Qian Tu, each containing twenty paintings and panels of calligraphy, depicting scenes from Miao Jiang in Yunnan Province, contained in wooden end boards, 33cm x 23cm. (4) £200-300 544. Literature: D Mennie and P Weale, The Pageant of Peking. £300-500 545. Literature: Catalogue of the Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains formed by Richard Bennet, Esq., Chinese Art, Burlington Magazine Monographs, and J Hejzlar, Chinese Watercolours. (3) £150-250 546. A collection of Chinese printed magazines, Dian Shi Zhai Hua Bao, late 19th century, depicting figures in a variety of scenes in interiors and with boats, Immortals, animals and other scenes with calligraphy, 27cm x 14cm. (22) £150-250 547. Literature: Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, Vols. 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75 and 76, together with other catalogues and publications concerning Asian art. (20) £100-300 548. Literature: a large collection of auction sale catalogues, concerning Chinese and other Asian works of art. (100) £100-300 549. A Corinthian alabastron ovoid pottery jar, 7th - 6th century BC, decorated with a winged figure and flowerheads, a pierced hole for suspension below the flat neck rim, together with two alabaster fragments of a figure’s arms, one holding a small fruit, 23cm max. (3) £100-200 550. Japanese literature: Manga, the Sketchbooks of Hokusai, fifteen volumes of reprints from the original woodblocks of Hokusai’s Manga (1814-1878), ink on paper in a clothbound slipcase, published by Unsodo, Tokyo, 1962. (16) £150-250 551. A Qajar pen case, c.1900, colourfully painted with seated figures, resting on pillows and before curtained windows with distant trees, 21cm. (2) £500-800 552. A collection of Chinese mother of pearl games counters, 19th century, of square, circular, rectangular and fish form, incised with various designs, all contained in a rectangular wooden box, the hinged cover decorated with relief carving and geometric designs, 28.9cm. (A lot) £150-250

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553. λ A Chinese Canton ivory card case, 19th century, carved in relief with fish and crustacea amidst weeds, the reverse with two shaped panels containing figures, the larger with a vacant cartouche, 9.8cm. (2) £500-800 Cf. Silver and Carving of the Old China Trade, pl.36, where a similar card case is illustrated.

554. λ A Chinese Canton tortoiseshell circular box and cover, 19th century, carved in relief with many figures engaged in various pursuits, with pagodas, pine and willow, all within a scrolling foliate border, the base similarly carved and with a vacant circular cartouche, 9.7cm. (2) £800-1,200 555. λ A Chinese Canton ivory card case, 19th century, typically carved in relief with many figures with boats and pagodas, pine, willow and plantain, 11cm. (2) £150-250 556. λ A Chinese Canton tortoiseshell circular box and cover, 19th century, carved in shallow relief, depicting figures and animals with pagodas and pine trees, a vacant cartouche to one side, 9.5cm. (2) £150-250 557. λ A Chinese Canton ivory card case, 19th century, carved with a shaped panel containing figures beside a pagoda beneath pine, the border with a scrolling floral design, the reverse with further figures, 9.8cm. (2) £100-200 558. A Chinese bamboo brush washer, 19th/20th century, carved as a gnarled blossoming prunus branch, the interior of the bamboo plant visible to one end, 18cm. £500-800 559. A pair of Chinese bamboo bitong, 19th century, each carved with five scholars examining scrolls in a bamboo grove, 14.2cm. (2) £400-600 560. A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, 19th century, carved in relief with two figures beneath trees in a mountainous landscape, the sides with panels of flowers and foliage on a diaper ground, 20cm. (2) £200-300 561. λ A pair of Japanese ivory tusk vases, Meiji 1868-1912, carved in relief, one with warriors, the other with a couple and a baby, each mounted in a wood base, 14cm. (2) £400-600 562. λ A Chinese Canton ivory casket, 19th century, the hinged cover intricately carved in deep relief with a procession of figures before a pagoda, with pine, bamboo and rockwork, the sides with panels containing further figural scenes and dense flowering foliage, all raised on four short feet, 23cm. £5,000-8,000 563. A Japanese bamboo brushpot, 19th century, decorated in gold lacquer with birds amidst chrysanthemum, 14.8cm. £100-200 564. A Chinese bamboo cosmetics box, 19th century, the domed cover carved in relief with a stylized foliate design radiating from a central flowerhead, 7.5cm. (2) £300-500

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565. λ Three Chinese brisé fans, 19th century, finely carved and reticulated with figures, dragons, pagodas, auspicious objects and scrolling foliate designs, and three Japanese wood and paper fans, painted with birds, 72.5cm across max. (6) £200-300

566. λ A Chinese Canton ivory brisé fan, 19th century, and a Canton ivory card case, carved with panels of figures, flowers, with a central oval cartouche containing the monogram ‘M T’, the fan contained in a black lacquer box, 28cm max. (5) £300-500

567. A pair of Chinese red cinnabar lacquer candlesticks, 19th century, each modelled as a caparisoned elephant, carved in relief with scrolling foliate designs, the hanging cloth with characters to each side which read ji xiang and ping an, each with a six character Kangxi mark to the base, 17.8cm. (2) £500-800

568. A Chinese bamboo bitong, c.1900, carved in relief with figures in a mountainous landscape, and a Chinese red cinnabar lacquer cylindrical box and cover, 13.5cm. (3) £150-250

569. λ Three pairs of Chinese ivory carvings of elephants, 19th/early 20th century, two with hardwood stands, and eight small ivory carvings of boys engaged in various pursuits, 8cm max. (16) £150-250

570. λ A small Chinese ivory rectangular plaque, 19th century, carved in high relief with flowers and rockwork, mounted in a hardwood stand, and an ivory paperknife made from a shaped Chinese plaque and a thin ivory blade, joined with an English silver mount hallmarked for London 1900, 25.6cm max. (3) £100-200

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571. λ A Chinese Canton ivory brisé fan, late 18th century, finely reticulated with panels of floral and key fret designs, painted with three oval cartouches depicting mountainous pagoda landscapes, 42cm across. £300-500 Cf. S Kwan, Chinese Fans, The Mu Wen Tang Collection, Series 12, nos.29-31 for related examples.

572. λ A Chinese Canton ivory brisé fan, c.1800, carved in shallow relief with figures drinking tea and engaged in other pursuits amidst pagodas and trees, a shield-shaped cartouche to the centre with the monogram ‘H R H’, 32cm. £300-500

573. λ A Chinese Canton ivory brisé fan, c.1800, delicately carved in shallow relief with figures and animals amidst pagodas and trees, dragons chasing flaming pearls, phoenix and other birds, and a central cartouche containing the armorial for the Smith family, baronets of Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, 35cm. £400-600

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574. A pair of Chinese box wood perfumieres, 19th or 20th century, each reticulated and carved in relief, depicting scholars at a table with auspicious objects, with rockwork, pine and maple, all with bands of key fret, the domed covers carved with scrolling foliage, 31.2cm. (4) £800-1,200

575. λ A Chinese carved ivory figure of a maiden, 19th century, standing wearing long robes, holding a large peony bloom in her hands, her hair secured in a high chignon, mounted on a hardwood stand, 26.5cm. (2) £1,000-1,500

576. A good Chinese buffalo horn carving of Guanyin, 19th century, standing with her feet bare, wearing long, billowing robes, her hair secured in a high elaborate chignon and holding a large peony bloom before her, a hardwood stand carved as rockwork, 10.5cm. (2) £3,000-4,000

577. A Chinese buffalo horn model of He Xian Gu, 18th/19th century, carved with long, flowing robes and with her hair secured in a high chignon, holding a large lingzhi in her left hand, with a spotted deer standing at her feet clasping the fungus in its mouth, 16.4cm. £400-600

578. A Chinese carved wood model of a boy, probably late Ming dynasty, standing wearing flowing robes, carrying five ribbon-tied tablets, with traces of pigment, 26.5cm. £200-300

579. A Chinese buffalo horn snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, carved as a boy clinging on to a large fish emerging from the water, with lotus plants and flowers forming the base, the stopper a seed pod, the horn with a rich patina, 10cm. £250-350

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580. A Chinese huanghuali wrist rest, 18th century or later, simulating an open scroll and carved in relief to one side with lingzhi and bamboo emerging from rockwork, 20.5cm. ÂŁ800-1,200

581. A Chinese hardwood ruyi sceptre, 19th/20th century, carved as a gnarled branch of finger citron, with two fruits forming the head, the stem with further leaves and smaller fruit, a silk tassel tied with endless knots, 35.5cm. ÂŁ800-1,000

582. A Chinese bamboo wrist rest, 19th century, carved with peony and leafy tendrils emerging from rockwork, 25.3cm. ÂŁ500-800

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583. A Chinese bamboo bitong, 20th century, carved in relief with figures in boats and seated at a table in a bamboo grove, with pine and rockwork, an inscription which reads bin zi qiu, xiao song ke, 19.6cm. £250-350

584. An unusual Chinese bronze brush rest, 18th century, modelled as He Xian Gu, wearing long flowing robes and resting against a large gourd, 9cm. £600-1,000

585. A pair of Chinese laque burgauté dishes, 18th century, each inlaid with mother of pearl, depicting scenes from The Romance of the Western Chamber, with figures in rocky fenced gardens, a narrow geometric band to the rim, each with a mark which reads qian li, 12.4cm. (2) £800-1,200

586. A pair of Chinese bamboo bitong, 19th century, carved in relief with figures and pagodas amidst pine, willow and plantain, 13cm. (2) £500-1,000

587. A Chinese bamboo carving of a boat, 19th century, with figures seated and standing on the deck, with a dog standing at the stern, with baskets and a cat on the canopy above, 34cm. £400-600

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589. A Chinese bamboo bitong, carved in relief with figures beneath trees, a large procession of Immortals amongst the clouds approaching Earth and blessing them, the reverse carved in raised relief with an inscription which reads yin jia tu, Gu Zong Yu zhi, 16.3cm. £300-500

590. λ A Chinese ivory cylindrical bitong, 19th century, carved in relief with figures and pagodas amidst pine, willow and plantain, 10.5cm. £300-500

591. A Chinese hardwood brush washer, 20th century, carved as lingzhi fungus emerging from a gnarled branch, 13.2cm. £400-600

592. A Chinese oval bamboo pot and cover, 19th/20th century, carved in relief to the exterior with scaly carp, the well with a further two fish, the cover with an oval panel containing stylized designs, the base carved with a poem, 10.9cm. (2) £200-300

593. λ A Chinese Canton ivory bodkin case, 19th century, elaborately carved with a phoenix, a dragon, insects and other small birds, all reserved on dense clouds, the interior with eight sewing implements, 17cm. (10) £150-250

594. λ A Chinese ivory page turner, 19th century, carved in shallow relief to the blade with fruiting peach, lotus, prunus and lychee with insects and a bat, all reserved on key fret, the handle with figures before pagodas beneath pine, 29.5cm. £150-250

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595. A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a boy, 19th/20th century, sitting holding a fruiting peach spray beside a single crane, all on a large curled leaf, the stone marked with russet, 5.2cm. £400-600 596. A small Chinese Moghul spinach-green jade bowl, probably 19th century, the exterior crisply carved with a stylized leaf band, the flared base with four feet, 5.5cm. £500-800 597. A small Chinese pale celadon jade square dish, probably late Ming dynasty, carved to the centre in high relief with two catfish, the exterior with a crab and a dragonfly perched on lotus leaves, with further leaves and flowers in shallow relief, the rim with a band of key fret, the stone with white-grey mottling, 8.1cm. £1,500-2,000 598. A Chinese russet and celadon jade carving of a gourd, 19th or 20th century, issuing from a gnarled branch with curling tendrils of foliage and leaves, with other smaller fruits to the sides, 5.6cm. £1,000-1,500 599. A Chinese celadon jade carving of a lady, 19th century, reclining against a gnarled branch, with a prunus blossom in her right hand, with a basket containing lingzhi fungus at her side, the base carved as swirling waves, 11.7cm. £2,500-3,000 600. A Chinese celadon jade plaque, 19th/20th century, carved in shallow relief to each side with a stylized dragon, with two pierced holes, 5.5cm. £150-250 601. λ A Chinese celadon jade plaque, 19th century, formed as a lobed flower and carved with ruyi-heads, the reverse with a swirling petal design, with a metal fitting mounted with a coral bead, 6.3cm. (2) £1,000-2,000 602. A small Chinese jade model of two cats, 20th century, depicted playing together, the stone in grey and white to highlight the two animals, 3.5cm. £400-600 603. A Chinese white jade carving of two persimmon, probably 20th century, issuing from a gnarled branch, from which a lingzhi fungus grows, and with a bat climbing on one side, 5cm. £500-1,000 604. A small Chinese agate carving of a horse, 19th century, recumbent with its head turned over its back, with an insect crawling on its hind leg, the stone with brown-black markings, 5.6cm. £600-800 605. A Chinese pale celadon jade oval plaque, 20th century, carved in relief to one side with two sinuous chilong, 6.5cm. £200-300 606. A Chinese pale celadon jade reticulated carving of two squirrels, clambering on berries, with large mallow leaves beneath, 7.7cm. £1,200-1,800

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607. Three Chinese celadon jade carvings, 19th/20th century, one a boy with a goose, holding a stem of millet in his hand, another a tiger with a bat on its back, the third a bead in two sections, the exterior carved in shallow relief with archaistic designs, the interior with a small standing figure, 6cm. (3) £400-600

608. A Chinese jadeite oval dish, 19th century, a celadon jade model of a recumbent ram and a pale celadon jade carving of a monkey and its baby with lingzhi, the dish with a wood stand, 15.6cm. (4) £2,000-3,000

609. A Chinese celadon pebble jade snuff bottle, 19th century, the hollowed oval stone of an organic form, together with another celadon jade snuff bottle, and a belt buckle, 6.8cm. (3) £150-250

610. Two Chinese celadon jade carvings, 19th century, one carved as three huddled recumbent goats, the other a gourd, together with a hardstone carving of a Buddhist lion dog, and a smokey rock crystal carving of a bearded figure seated on a pot, 10cm. (4) £500-1,000

611. Three Chinese jade carvings, 19th/20th century, one formed as two Buddhist lion dogs playing, another a recumbent cat, the third a buffalo with a boy on its back, holding the beast’s horn, the stones in celadon and creamy-russet tones, the latter with a hardwood stand, 6.1cm max. (4) £800-1,200

612. Three Chinese celadon jade carvings, 19th or 20th century, one carved as two recumbent cats, another a crouching mythical beast, the third a sinuous chilong, the stones with russet-brown markings, 6.5cm max. (3) £800-1,200

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613. Two Chinese spinach-green jadeite carvings, one formed as a Buddhist lion dog, the other depicting Buddha, seated wearing flowing robes on a rectangular plinth, the third of nephrite, formed as a model of a bell carved in relief with archaistic designs, 6.3cm. (3) £150-250

614. A Chinese celadon jade belthook, 18th/19th century, carved with a dragon’s head terminal, together with a spinach-green jade stand, carved as gnarled leafy tendrils, a large flat leaf forming the base, 9.5cm. (2) £300-500

615. Two Chinese jade carvings, 19th century, one a brush washer formed as a peach, with smaller fruits issuing from a leafy stem, the other carved with two large fruits, with lingzhi fungus to one side, and a bat perched on a foliate branch, 6.7cm. (2) £300-500

616. Two Chinese jade carvings, probably 19th century, one formed as a stylized cicada, the other a reticulated plaque with a deer and a crane in a flowering tree, the stones in celadon and russet, 7cm. (2) £300-500

617. A Chinese agate carving of a moor fish, 20th century, hiding beneath a lotus leaf, together with two jadeite carvings of hawks, 6cm. (3) £200-300

618. A small Chinese pale celadon jade carving of two cats, 19th century, one with a brocade ball between its paws, a large lingzhi spray between them, a pair of glass opium pipe rests modelled as Buddhist lion dogs, an ivory carving of a sage standing with a tall staff, and a miniature model of a boat, inscribed with calligraphy to the base and carved from a fruit’s stone, 13.2cm max. (5) £300-500

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619. A Moghul-style agate dagger handle, 19th/20th century, formed as a ram’s head, the stone with milky-white variations, 11.2cm. £500-800

620. A Chinese rock crystal scholar’s desk ornament, the stone with green crystal inclusions, mounted on a hardwood stand carved with swirling petals, 17cm. (2) £400-600

621. A Chinese soapstone figure of Shou Lao, 18th/19th century, standing holding a fruiting peach branch in his right hand, his robe decorated with cloud scrolls, a wood stand, 25.5cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

622. A Chinese hardstone vase and cover, 19th century, of archaistic form, carved in relief with a dragon to each side, and with loose ring handles, the blue stone with white striations, with a hardwood stand, 17cm. (3) £200-300

623. A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a boy, 18th century, standing with his head turned to the left, his hands before him as if holding a small object, 6.3cm. £800-1,200

624. An Indian sandstone figure of a yakshini, the voluptuous figure with her left leg and arm raised, 22.5cm. £100-300

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625. λ A Chinese coral carving of a boy, 19th century, standing with his right arm across his chest, wearing a robe, 8cm. £600-1,000

626. A Chinese carved opal model of a warrior, 19th/20th century, standing in full battle regalia, with his right hand on the pommel of his sword, 7.5cm. £400-600

627. A Chinese agate pendant, 19th century, formed as a section of bamboo, the front carved in relief with a bird of paradise perched on a blossoming magnolia branch, the stone in russet and orange, a green glass bead to the suspension cord, 4.5cm. £150-200

628. Two Chinese hardstone pendants, c.1900, one jadeite, carved with a bat and fruits, the other amethyst, with a rat and two aubergines, two jadeite rings and a pale celadon jade archer’s ring, carved with archaistic scrolls, 4cm. (5) £500-800

The bird of paradise and the plum blossom seen together represent longevity and marital fidelity.

Please note the stone has not been tested for colour enhancement.

629. A Chinese celadon jade carving of a boy, 19th/20th century, crouching, holding a large lotus leaf across his shoulder, 7.1cm. £800-1,200

630. A Chinese rock crystal vase and cover, 19th century, modelled as a vase with archaistic handles, a large gnarled lingzhi fungus issuing from one side, with other smaller fungi beneath, 12.2cm. (2) £200-300

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631. A Chinese necklace, 20th century, formed from pale purple glass and amber beads, with four glass teardrop-shaped pendants and a mottled green glass plaque, together with a jadeite archer’s ring carved with a chilong and a bat, 87cm. (2) £250-350 Please note the stone has not been tested for colour enhancement.

632. A Chinese jadeite carving of Guanyin, 19th century, standing wearing billowing robes on a high double lotus base, holding a leafy branch, together with a spinach-green carving of Buddha, seated on a lotus base before a flaming mandala, the former mounted in a hardwood stand, 15.4cm. (2) £1,000-2,000 Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury.

633. A Chinese amber single strand bead necklace, 20th century, 78cm, 153g. £1,500-2,000

634. Two Chinese jadeite bead necklaces, 20th century, each a single string, one with graduated beads, together with two other necklaces, one formed from nuts, the other wooden beads, 46.5cm max. (4) £300-500 Please note the stone has not been tested for colour enhancement.

635. A Chinese gilt metal marriage plaque, 19th century, the wirework reticulated casing set with a central rose quartz flanked by jadeite xi characters, representing double happiness, 9cm. £200-300 Please note the stones have not been tested for colour enhancement.

636. Two Chinese jadeite bead necklaces, 20th century, the stones in green, pink and purple tones, a nephrite jade bead necklace with a jadeite pendant carved as a dragon and a tortoise, another small jadeite pendant with a bat on a peach, and an agate pendant carved as a vase of lotus, 56.2cm max. (5) £400-600 Please note the stones have not been tested for colour enhancement.

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637. λ A Chinese filigree bracelet, 19th/early 20th century, formed from eight rectangular articulated segments, each inset with an ivory panel depicting a minute Confucian inscription, within a border of flowerheads, one segment with impressed marks to the reverse, 6.5cm. £800-1,200

638. A collection of Chinese miniature musical instruments, 19th century, each mounted with jade, agate, other hardstones and hardwood forming stringed, percussion and wind instruments, contained in fitted silk boxes, 10.8cm max. (A lot) £300-500

639. A Chinese gilt metal and jadeite bracelet, 20th century, with ten circular plaques, set alternately with jadeite and small plaques marked ru yi ji hua, the larger plaques marked fu lu shou kang ning, 21.5cm. £500-800

640. A Chinese amber bead necklace, 20th century, with twenty-five ovoid graduated beads, 24.7cm. £300-500

Please note the stones have not been tested for colour enhancement.

641. A Chinese jadeite plaque, 20th century, carved in relief with a butterfly alighting on a leaf beside a lingzhi, the reverse with further lingzhi and a bat, and an agate pendant carved as three fish, the suspension cord with twelve agate beads, 6cm max. £400-600 Please note the stone has not been tested for colour enhancement.

642. A Chinese jadeite pendant, probably 20th century, reticulated and carved as bamboo, with pine and a bird standing to one side, suspended from a gilt metal chain, the pendant 5cm. £1,500-2,500 Accompanied by gemmological report number 08768 dated 22nd October 2013 from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory, which states ‘no evidence of treatment was observed’.

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643. A Chinese white jade pendant, 20th century, one side carved with the ghost of a young woman riding a leopard and awaiting her lover, the other with a poem, the suspension ring flanked by two birds, 6cm. £500-1,000

644. A Chinese agate pendant, 19th century, carved as a gourd, with a water chestnut and a blossoming tendril, suspended from a gilt metal fitting with a circular bead, 5.8cm. £700-900

645. A small Chinese pale celadon and brown jade carving, 19th century, depicting a crouching monkey with a large fruiting peach spray, a smaller monkey beneath the fruit, 3.4cm. £800-1,200

646. A Chinese white jade plaque, 19th/early 20th century, carved with a central shou character, the border with two bats, two peaches and two flowerheads, a hardwood stand, 7cm. (2) £200-400 Provenance: purchased in Hong Kong in 1964, by repute.

647. A Chinese amber plaque, 19th century, carved in relief with a shou character and a bat, and an amber carving of a finger citron, with smaller fruits and leaves issuing from the stem, 6.2cm. (2) £400-500

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648. A small Chinese jadeite pendant, modern, carved in relief as Buddha, mounted in white metal with diamonds, 3.7cm. £500-1,000 Accompanied by gemmological report number GL69708 from The Hong Kong Gems Laboratory, which states ‘this jade is a natural colour, Fei Cui (Type A)’.

649. A Chinese celadon jade carving of a Mandarin duck, probably late Ming dynasty, holding a lotus flower in its beak, seated on a large lotus leaf, the stone with dark grey striations, 5.7cm. £200-300

650. A Chinese white jade carving, depicting a sinuous chilong surmounting a reticulated plaque, another smaller beast to one corner, the reverse carved with scrolls, 6cm. £1,000-2,000

651. A Chinese carved antler or bone brush washer, 19th or 20th century, formed as pines, bamboo and rockwork and with a single bat to one side, 11.6cm. £200-300

652. A Chinese white jade pendant, 20th century, carved as a gnarled pine branch and in relief with archaic calligraphy, 6cm. £500-1,000

653. A Chinese white jade pendant, 19th/20th century, carved as a mythical beast, its tail forming a phoenix head, a smaller mythical creature perched above, 5.8cm. £600-1,000

654. A Moghul-style celadon jade and hardstone spoon, 19th/20th century, carved as a peacock, its long tail plumage forming the handle, the bowl carved as a leaf, 18.3cm. £300-500

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655. Two Chinese archers’ rings, c.1900, one in jadeite, the other white jade, both of plain form, 3.6cm. (2) £400-600

656. A pair of Chinese spinach-green jade U-shaped cups, 19th/20th century, each gently flared body raised on a short circular foot, the stone with darker flecks and striations, 7.7cm dia. (2) £1,000-1,500

657. Four Chinese soapstone models of erotic groups, 20th century, each depicting couples in amorous embraces, 10cm. (4) £400-600

658. A Chinese agate teapot and cover, 20th century, of plain compressed circular form, the stone a milky-grey tone, a small soapstone seal surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog, an ivory carving depicting toads on a large lotus leaf with seed pods and flowers, and an ivory snuff bottle formed as a tree with two small birds perched in its branches, 15.7cm. (5) £300-500

659. A Chinese brown-black jade bowl, 19th century, with flaring sides, the stone with mottled cream markings, and five various archers’ rings in jade and other hardstones, 14.1cm. (6) £300-500

660. λ A pair of Chinese bowenite table screens, 19th century, each rectangular plaque contained within a reticulated hardwood foliate frame and applied to one side with hardstones and red coral, depicting small birds in flight above peony, mounted in hardwood stands, 27.5cm overall. (4) £300-500 Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.

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661. λ Seven Chinese interior-painted glass snuff bottles, 20th century, one painted by Bi Rongjiu with the eight horses of Mu Wang, the others variously painted with figures, landscapes and animals, 8.8cm. (7) £500-1,000

662. Eleven Chinese snuff bottles, 19th and 20th centuries, nine in porcelain and two in enamel, decorated with figures, dragons, flowers, butterflies, a landscape and a shou character, 9.8cm. (11) £150-250

Provenance: the former snuff bottle purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., formerly in the collection of Henry and Lynn Prager.

663. Twelve Chinese snuff bottles, 19th and 20th centuries, formed from glass, cinnabar lacquer, black lacquer and a nut, variously decorated with figures, bamboo and geometric designs, 9cm. (12) £300-500

664. Nine Chinese snuff bottles, 18th century and later, two in jade, two lapis lazuli, four in agate, and one in a mottled hardstone, variously decorated with figures, animals, birds and flowers, one with a wood stand, 8cm. (10) £800-1,200

665. A Chinese celadon jade belt buckle mounted as a looking glass, 19th century, carved with a dragon’s head terminal, the shaft with a sinuous chilong holding a lingzhi in its jaws, the reverse of the mirror enamelled with the eight horses of Mu Wang, a large bat supporting the oval mirror, 29.8cm overall. £1,000-2,000

666. A Chinese white hardstone brush washer, 19th century, of shallow rectangular form, the wide rim carved with a band of key fret, together with a reticulated hardwood stand with a scrolling foliate panel, 15.5cm. (2) £1,000-1,500

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667. A Chinese amber carving, 19th century, depicting a maiden adorned with ribbons and holding a musical instrument, her hair secured in an elaborate chignon, standing on a lotus base, 10.2cm. £400-600 668. A Chinese amber vase and cover, 19th century, carved with seven boys, holding auspicious objects and clambering upon a gnarled branch around the vase, an eighth boy to the cover, and with a hare, a three-legged toad and a phoenix, 10.2cm. (2) £1,000-2,000 669. Two Chinese pale celadon jade carvings, 20th century, one a small dish in the shape of a leaf, the other a dragon pendant, with a bird on its back, 7.8cm. (2) £500-800 670. A Chinese white jade pendant, 20th century, formed as two fruits issuing from a gnarled branch with two leaves, together with a rose quartz pendant, also carved as two fruits with a leafy tendril and a large flowerhead, each with a gilt metal mount for suspension, 6cm. (2) £500-1,000 671. A small Chinese jadeite seated figure of an old man, late Qing dynasty, wearing flowing robes and holding a small cup in his right hand, raised on a hardwood stand, the stone of greyish-blue tone, 8.5cm. (2) £800-1,200 Provenance: purchased from Bluett & Sons, 18th September 1964, for £65.

672. A Chinese celadon jade rectangular plaque, probably 19th century, carved in relief to one side with a figure beside a small hut beneath a pine tree, to the other with a poem which reads ming yue qing ji song jian zhao, the top with cloud scrolls and pierced for suspension, 6.5cm. £300-500 Provenance: formerly a private collection, Cheltenham.

673. A small Chinese celadon jade model of an elephant, 20th century, carved with a monkey on its back, 5cm. £300-500 674. A Chinese celadon jade tally, fu, carved as a flattened stylized tiger, its back with an inscription which reads yu shang tai shou wei hu fu di yi, the stone with russet markings, 5.7cm. £1,000-1,500 The left half of two-piece tiger tallies, hu-fu, were issued to commanders for Imperial authorisation for troop movement in ancient China. The right half was retained by central government until such time as it was needed.

675. A Chinese celadon jade U-shaped cup, 19th century, the body carved to one side in shallow relief with a deer beneath a pine tree, with three handles each formed as an Immortal, one with a deer, another holding a ruyi sceptre, the third with lingzhi fungus, 12.5cm. £300-500 676. Two Chinese snuff bottles, 19th century, one in pudding stone, carved as an organic form, the other Yixing stoneware, with a flattened ribbed ovoid body, 6.7cm. (2) £500-800 Provenance: the pudding stone snuff bottle purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd. 677. A Chinese celadon jade reticulated plaque, 19th/20th century, carved with scrolling foliate tendrils surrounding a central shou character, 5.8cm. £1,000-2,000 678. A small Chinese agate bowl, 19th century, carved to the exterior in shallow relief with birds perched in foliate branches, all beneath a band of key fret to the rim, the stone with russet-brown variations, 8.5cm. £800-1,000

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682. A large Chinese lapis lazuli model of a water buffalo, 20th century, carved in a recumbent position, with its head turned to dexter, the stone with pyrite inclusions, 21cm. £4,000-6,000 683. A Chinese pale celadon jade double vase and cover, 20th century, carved in relief to the body with cloud scrolls and archaistic designs, the handles formed as dragons and mythical beasts with loose rings, bats and scrolling foliage, with two sinuous chilongs clambering to one side, all raised on four cylindrical feet, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog, 20cm. (2) £800-1,200

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684. A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a butterfly, 19th or 20th century, pierced with roundels to the wings, and with elaborate details around the antennae, a wood stand, 8.8cm across. (2) £500-800

685. A Chinese pale celadon jade plaque, probably 19th century, carved as three recumbent sheep, huddled together and eating a large flowerhead, 13.1cm. £6,000-7,000

686. A Chinese jade snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, the rounded rectangular body raised on a short oval foot, carved in relief to one side with a deer beneath a pine tree and a lingzhi fungus, the stone a creamybrown tone with darker striations, 7.5cm. £1,000-2,000 Provenance: Christie’s, New York, 2nd-3rd October 2012, lot 267. Previously the property of Dr Richard David.

687. Two Chinese soapstone seals, 19th century, both carved with lotus, the larger with four lines of calligraphy to the reverse, 7.4cm. (2) £100-200

688. A Chinese celadon jade cup, 19th century, the bowl formed as a large flowerhead, the handle carved as curling flowering branches, 9.3cm. £150-250

689. A Chinese celadon jade rectangular plaque, 20th century, carved in shallow relief to one side with two boys playing beneath pine, to the other with bamboo, lotus, and a roundel containing a mark which reads ji xiang ru yi, the top with stylized archaistic designs and pierced for suspension, 6.5cm. £100-200

690. A Chinese famille rose snuff bottle, 19th century, moulded in relief with many boys and maidens in a fenced garden with plantain and rockwork, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7.6cm. £150-250

691. A Chinese pale celadon jade hair ornament, bian fang, 18th/19th century, the shaft reticulated and carved with flowerheads and scrolling foliage, the terminal carved as a scroll, 29.5cm. £1,000-1,500

692. Two Chinese pale celadon jade plaques from a ruyi sceptre, 19th century, each carved in relief, one oval with three large peaches issuing from a leafy branch, the other quatrefoil, depicting two figures beneath a pine tree, 11.1cm. (2) £300-500

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693. Four Chinese blue and white octagonal dishes, 18th century, all decorated with watery pagoda landscapes, 37cm. (4) £400-600

694. Two Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain dishes, Wanli 1573-1620, one painted with a central vase of chrysanthemum, the other with two ducks beneath lotus, 31.5cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

695. Two Chinese blue and white rectangular dishes, 18th century, one painted with pagodas in a watery landscape, the other with peony, rockwork and other flowers, 37cm max. (2) £300-500

696. A set of four Chinese blue and white plates, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with panels encircling a central roundel, a continuous pattern of flower sprays and foliage within, the reverse with flowers to the rim, a fly mark to each base, 21cm. (4) £500-800

697. Two Chinese blue and white teapots and covers from the Nanking Cargo, c.1750, each painted with a fenced garden to each side with peony and willow, 22.4cm. (4) £500-800

698. Three Chinese blue and white Fitzhugh pattern dishes, late 18th century, one leaf-shaped, the other two of flared form,16.5cm. (3) £300-500

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699. Four Chinese blue and white vases from a garniture, Kangxi 1662-1722, two with covers, each moulded and painted with petal-shaped panels of hatched fruit and flowers, 14.5cm. (6) £400-600

700. A set of six Chinese blue and white bowls and stands, Kangxi 1662-1722, loosely painted with birds hiding amidst flowers and foliage, conch marks to the bases, 15.8cm. (12) £1,500-2,000

701. Eleven Chinese blue and white plates, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with chrysanthemum and peony issuing from rockwork and with insects in flight, the rim with a wide band of lappets containing flower stems, 21.5cm. (11) £1,500-2,000

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702. Two small Chinese blue and white bottle vases, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with flower sprays emerging from rockwork beneath double concentric bands to the rim and foot, 11.4cm. (2) £800-1,200

703. A Chinese blue and white miniature teapot and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, the compressed circular body painted with six panels containing flower sprays, and jardinières issuing plants, the base with a lingzhi mark, 11.6cm. (2) £300-500

704. A Chinese blue and white circular paste box and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with a peony spray, and with leafy stems to the base, 6.6cm. (2) £400-600

705. A Chinese blue and white soft paste circular box and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, the domed cover painted with an equestrian rider and a buffalo, the base with rockwork and shrubs, 8.2cm. (2) £600-1,000

706. A small Chinese blue and white soft paste bottle vase, Kangxi/Yongzheng, painted with a formal lotus flowerhead design between bands of lappets and chevrons, the glaze with a faint crackle, 10.7cm. £400-600

707. Two Chinese blue and white vases, Kangxi 1662-1722, one of ovoid form, painted with a continuous lotus scroll, the other with incense burners, vases and auspicious objects, paper collection labels, 16cm. (2) £100-200

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708. A Chinese blue and white circular box and cover, first half 18th century, painted to the cover with a roundel containing figures, one riding a kylin, with a band of processional figures carrying a paper dragon, 10cm. (2) £800-1,200

709. A Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain ewer and cover, Wanli 1573-1620, decorated with panels of figures and flowers, the bail handle with scroll work, 19cm. (2) £500-800

710. A Chinese blue and white goblet, Kangxi 1662-1722, the flared square-section body moulded with petals and painted with flowers emerging from rockwork, the knopped stem with bands of petals, flower sprigs and spirals, the interior with a narrow foliate band, 12.5cm. £400-600

711. A small Chinese blue and white circular seal paste box and cover, 18th century, the cover painted with a man, a woman with a child and a small dog, 6cm. (2) £800-1,200

712. A Chinese blue a white ovoid vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, the lobed body raised on a high flared foot and painted with panels containing vases of flowers and mountainous watery landscapes, 12.5cm. £200-300

713. A pair of Chinese blue and white guglets, Kangxi 1662-1722, each globular body with a knopped flaring neck, painted with a scrolling floral lotus design, the neck with a band of flowerheads, one with a lingzhi fungus to the base, the other a shop mark, 17.2cm. (2) £800-1,200

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714. Two Chinese blue and white tea bowls, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted to the exterior with eight maidens and flower sprays, the interior with a roundel containing a single maiden, each with a fu mark to the base, 6.6cm. (2) £200-300

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716. Two Japanese Arita blue and white dishes, c.1700, painted with birds, fruits and flowers, and with kraak-style border panels, 31.7cm. (2) £400-600

715 717. A Chinese famille rose mug, 18th century, painted with panels of figures before a building, with smaller panels containing panoramas to each side, all reserved on a geometric ground, together with a Chinese Imari bowl decorated with a bold scrolling flowerhead design, 12cm and 22.9cm respectively. (2) £150-250

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719. Ten Chinese blue and white custard cups and covers, 18th century, each pear-shaped body painted with a pagoda in a fenced garden with willow beside a watery landscape, the covers of a similar design, 9.5cm. (20) £200-300

720. A collection of Chinese blue and white wares from the Wan Yin kiln, Taipo, Hong Kong, 19th/20th century, 18.5cm. (40) £50-100

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721. Six small Chinese blanc de Chine items, Kangxi and later, comprising: a water dropper and joss holder modelled as a European figure with a bird, a pair of kylin with riders, a European riding a tiger, a small figure riding a Buddhist lion dog and a seated model of Guanyin, the latter with an impressed mark to the reverse, 9.8cm. (6) £300-400

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722. A Chinese blue and white moulded tea bowl and saucer, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with panels containing flowers emerging from rockwork and insects in flight, the base with a jade mark, 13.2cm. (2) £250-350

723. A pair of Chinese blue and white bowls, 19th century, painted with panels of mythical creatures, a single large deer to the centre within a cell diaper border, unmarked, 20cm. (2) £1,200-1,400

724. A pair of Chinese blue and white vases, 19th century, each painted with gnarled flowering prunus branches extending downwards from the neck, all reserved on a bright blue ground, 45cm. (2) £300-500

725. A pair of Chinese blue and white moonflasks, 19th century, each painted with a circular panel to each side depicting two birds in flight above flowering magnolia in a fenced garden, reserved on grounds of fruiting branches, birds and insects, with dragon moulded handles, 25.6cm. (2) £500-800

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726. A pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with a shepherd and a shepherdess tending their flock beneath a tree, the rim painted with a continuous floral design, each with a six character Chenghua mark to the base, 16.1cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

727. A pair of small Chinese blue and white vases and covers, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with peony and chrysanthemum emerging from rockwork with insects in flight, all between bands of chevrons, the covers of the same design, 17.5cm. (4) £1,000-1,500

728. Two small Chinese gu beaker vases, Kangxi 1662-1722, each flaring body with a central raised panel painted with three oval foliate cartouches on geometric grounds, and with gently curving panels containing small birds amongst flowers, an artemesia leaf mark to the base, 13cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

729. A pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, six character Yongzheng marks and of the period 1723-35, each painted with a ferocious scaly dragon, 15.6cm. (2) £300-500

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730. Eighteen Chinese famille rose plates, 18th century, each painted with two figures in a fenced garden before a pagoda, with shaped panels to the rim containing butterflies, 23.2cm. (18) ÂŁ500-1,000

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731. Thirteen Chinese famille rose octagonal dishes, 18th century, and a sauce boat, each painted with two figures at a table and an attendant carrying a tray, with shaped panels on a cell ground, 22.3cm. (14) ÂŁ400-600

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732. A small collection of Chinese famille rose wares, 18th century, comprising: nine small plates, a saucer, and two octagonal platters, all decorated with three figures in a fenced garden, the rim with floral panels on a geometric ground, 29cm. (12) ÂŁ500-1,000

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733. A pair of Chinese Canton famille rose bottle vases and basins, 19th century, together with a matched rectangular soap box and chamber pot and cover, brightly enamelled with panels of flowers, birds and butterflies, 48.5cm max. (8) ÂŁ1,500-2,500 Provenance: Count Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure in the Kingdom of Italy. Sir Russell Hornby of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire, and thence by descent.

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734. Three Chinese famille rose plates, 18th century, each painted with two Mandarin ducks swimming amidst lotus, the rims with the eight Immortals and crashing waves, one with a paper label for Pierre Saque, Paris, together with a pair of Samson famille rose plates decorated with equestrian riders, and a Samson famille rose armorial plate, 23.4cm max. (6) ÂŁ500-600

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735. A collection of famille rose wares, 18th century, comprising: two sauce boats, two small vases and covers, a salt, a jug, eight cups, nine saucers, seven dishes and bowls and a plate, variously decorated with figures, birds, floral, geometric and gilt designs, 22.8cm. (33) ÂŁ500-1,000

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736. A Chinese famille verte model of Lu Dongbin, 19th century, the Immortal is seated wearing flowing robes, holding a staff in his right hand, a fly whisk in his left, his long beard falling across his chest, 27.8cm. £300-500

737. Two Chinese porcelain models of grottos, Kangxi 1662-1722, enamelled on biscuit with egg and spinach-splashed enamels, 16.4cm. (2) £400-600

Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.

738. A Chinese polychrome model of Amitayus, 19th century, decorated in turquoise, aubergine and yellow enamels, seated wearing flowing robes and adorned in jewels and a high headdress, a model pagoda held in his hands, the high plinth with two dragons’ heads, and a Shiwan yao model of a sage, seated with his legs crossed, a hat hanging from one shoulder, the former with a wood stand, 29.5cm max. (3) £300-500

739. A Chinese blanc de Chine model of Guanyin, 18th century, seated on a high rocky plinth and wearing flowing robes, with two attendant children at her feet, a bird at her right shoulder, 23.2cm. £600-1,000

Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury.

740. A pair of Chinese porcelain models of Buddhist lions dogs, Kangxi 1662-1722, each decorated with turquoise and aubergine glazes, with joss stick holders rising from their backs, 22cm. (2) £600-800 Provenance: formerly in the A Arts Collection.

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741. Two Chinese famille rose figures, 20th century, one depicting Budai He Shang, seated with his robes open, exposing his large belly, the other a standing official, wearing elaborate dragon robes and carrying a ruyi sceptre, 47.3cm. (2) £300-500

742. Two Chinese famille rose models of the Hehe Erxian, 18th century, the twin spirits of mirth and harmony each seated on rockwork with strings of cash and toads at their feet, 19.6cm. (2) £500-700

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743. A Chinese famille rose model of lovers, 18th century, standing, the man holding a ruyi sceptre, with his arm around the maiden who holds a fan, both wearing colourful flowing robes, 20.5cm. £500-800

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744. A pair of Chinese models of Buddhist lion dogs, 16th/17th century, seated with their heads raised and mouths open, one with its paw resting on a brocade ball, decorated in aubergine and turquoise glazes, 22.5cm. (2) £600-800 Provenance: formerly in the A Arts Collection.

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745. A collection of Chinese blanc de Chine figures, 17th century and later, comprising: two small models of boys holding peaches, a large model of Guanyin flanked by acolytes, two smaller models of Guanyin, a seated model of Budai He Shang and four other seated figures, 36.3cm max. (10) £300-500

746. Three Chinese famille rose models of Budai He Shang, 20th century, each seated with his robes open to reveal his large belly, two with five small children perched upon their knees, shoulders and legs, two with impressed marks to the bases, 24.7cm. (3) £400-600

747. Two Japanese blue and white figures, 19th centruy, each seated with a large hat, one at the base of Mount Fuji, the other beside a cylindrical vase, painted with a phoenix in flight above pine and prunus with Mount Fuji in the distance, a band of key fret to the rim, 17.2cm. (2) £200-300

748. A pair of Chinese famille rose models of figures, 18th century, each reclining wearing a blue robe and holding a vase, and a pair of pink soapstone carvings of Buddhist lion dogs, each with three dogs clambering on rockwork, 15.4cm max. (4) £300-500

749. Three Chinese blanc de Chine figures, 18th and 19th centuries, two modelled as Buddha, the third of Guanyin flanked by acolytes, 17.5cm. (3) £1,000-1,500

750. A Chinese blue and white quatrefoil jardinière, c.1800, painted with figures and a buffalo in an extensive watery mountainous landscape, together with a famille rose seated model of Guanyin, wearing floral robes and raised on a lotus base above waves, 30.5cm max. (2) £400-600

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Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.

751. A large Chinese blanc de Chine model of Guanyin, 19th/20th century, standing on a base of waves and lotus, wearing flowing robes adorned with beaded necklaces and with an elaborate headdress, her long hair trailing across her shoulders, a scroll in her right hand, a wood stand, 56.5cm. (2) ÂŁ1,000-2,000

752. A Chinese famille rose model of a lady, 18th century, standing wearing colourful robes, a lotus leaf sceptre in her left hand, 25.5cm. ÂŁ1,000-1,500

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753. A pair of Chinese models of Immortals, 18th century and later, each standing, one with a diamond checkered design robe and holding a ruyi sceptre, the other with a purple dragon robe, raised on tall rectangular plinths, 32.5cm overall. (4) £1,500-2,500 754. Two Chinese famille rose candlestick figures, 18th century, modelled in the form of standing ladies, each with a lotus bloom as the candle holder, and wearing colourful flowing robes decorated with floral designs, clouds and peacock feathers, 29.3cm. (2) £2,000-3,000 755. A Chinese famille rose cockerel ewer and cover, 18th/early 19th century, the bird’s bright tail plumage forming the handle, its head forming the spout, the cover’s finial a smaller bird, 19cm. (2) £1,000-2,000

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756. Ten Chinese famille rose figures, 18th/early 19th century, each standing wearing brightly coloured robes, with hands outstretched and holding various objects including ruyi sceptres, fruits, a hat and a bird, 20.8cm max. (10) ÂŁ800-1,200 757. A Chinese famille rose model of a Buddhist monk, 19th century, wearing elaborately decorated yellow robes and a high pointed hat, with a scroll in his left hand, his throne with the inscription Xi Tian Da Shan Zi Zai Fo and reticulated cash, 31.6cm. ÂŁ200-300

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758. A Chinese pottery model of an equestrian rider, Tang dynasty 618-906 AD, the horse standing four-square, its head raised, together with another standing figure of a man, with a detachable head, 41cm. (3) £500-800 Provenance: the horse purchased from Artemesia, Alresford, 10th August 2005.

759. A Chinese pottery model of a horse, Tang dynasty 618-906 AD, standing four-square on a rectangular base, with a saddle upon its back, decorated with a rich chestnut glaze, a modern wood stand, 31.5cm. (2) £2,500-3,000 Provenance: formerly in the collection of Walter Dick, Vice-Consul in Shanghai 1958-1962.

758 760. Three Chinese pottery models of figures, Ming dynasty, two decorated in sancai glazes, standing with their hands clasped before them, the third with traces of red and black pigments, 37.3cm max. (3) £250-350

761. Two Chinese pottery models of Zodiac figures, Tang dynasty 618-906 AD, each standing wearing flowing robes, their hands clasped before them, one modelled as a monkey, the other a dragon, each with traces of red and green pigments, 33cm. (2) £300-500 Oxford Authentication Reports available, sample nos. C110g87 and C110g88.

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762. Two Chinese pottery models of tables, Han dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, each square-topped table decorated in sancai glazes, and laden with plates of fruit, provisions and other vessels, 21.5cm. (2) £300-500

763. Two Chinese pottery models of tables, Han dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, each rectangular top decorated with black pigment, the legs green, together with a large number of small pottery models of vases, food and other vessels, decorated in green, ochre and brown glazes, 28cm.

(32) £300-500

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764. Three small pottery models of ladies, Tang dynasty 618-907 AD, standing, wearing flowing robes, together with two models of seated bactrian camels, 15.3cm. (5) £150-250

765. A collection of Chinese pottery figures, Tang dynasty and later, comprising: a whistle modelled as a head, a pair of standing figures decorated in blue and turquoise glazes, four other small standing figures, a cockerel and a hen, and a modern model of a bull, 19.8cm. (10) £150-250

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766. A Chinese model of a fat lady’s head, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD, taken from a larger figure and mounted on a modern stand, 20cm overall. £150-250

767. A small Chinese yueyao whistle, Tang dynasty 618-907 AD, modelled as a plump bird, its head turned to the left inquisitively, paper label for the Joan Barrow collection, together with a hardwood stand, 5cm. (2) £150-250 Cf. R Davids & D Jellinek, Provenance, p.62 for information about Joan Barrow.

768. A Chinese Liao style pottery sancai glazed pillow, 20th century, decorated with a large peony bloom within a shaped panel, together with a cizhou-style ovoid bottle, 29.5cm. (2) £100-200

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769. A Sawankhalok vase, 13th-15th century, with a flared neck, decorated with a band of scrolling leafy tendrils, raised on a stepped base, reserved on an olive-green glaze, 22.5cm. £250-350

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770. A Chinese cizhou guan, Yuan dynasty 1260-1368 AD, decorated in brown slip with bands of stylized flowerheads and foliage, 19.5cm. £400-600

771. A Chinese cizhou ovoid vase, Song dynasty 960-1279 AD, painted in brown with three free-flowing bashpa script characters below two concentric bands, reserved on a cream slip stopping short of the foot to reveal the red-brown stoneware, the shoulder with four small loop handles, 27.8cm. £500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s, London, 2nd April 1979.

Cf. I Legeza, Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese Ceramics, no.138, where a related vase is illustrated. See also Neave-Hill, Chinese Ceramics, p109.

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772. Five Japanese Kutani large models of sleeping cats, c.1900, four white glazed and one black, each with its legs tucked beneath its body, all painted with gilt markings and with a red-orange neckerchief, 29.5cm max. (5) £300-500

773. A Japanese Satsuma model of two puppies, Meiji 1868-1912, modelled at play, one with black patches, the other brown, 19cm. £150-250

774. Two Chinese famille rose models of Budai He Shang, 19th century, each seated with a happy expression, wearing colourful robes, one with a shou character on his chest, 16cm. (2) £200-300

775. Two Chinese famille rose stands 18th century, each modelled as a tree trunk, with two boys clambering on the sides, with flowers emerging from the tree beneath, 30.5cm. (2) £300-500

776. Five Japanese Kutani models of sleeping cats, c.1900, white glazed and decorated in gilt, each with its legs tucked beneath its body and with a red-orange neckerchief, 25cm max. (5) £300-500

777. Three Japanese Kutani models of sleeping cats, c.1900, glazed white with black-brown markings, each with its legs tucked beneath its body and with a red-orange neckerchief, 17.5cm. (3) £200-300

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778. A pair of Chinese blanc de Chine models of horses, c.1700, each standing on a rectangular plinth with its head raised, wearing a saddle and bridle, 8.4cm. (2) £1,000-1,500 Cf. P J Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl.111A, for a similar model of a horse.

779. A small Chinese pottery figure, probably Yuan dynasty, standing wearing long robes with her hands clasped before her, her hair secured in a high chignon, decorated with green, red and black glazes, 12cm. £100-200

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780. A Japanese Arita model of a Buddhist lion dog, c.1700, seated on a large tree stump, with flowering peony, 30.5cm. £200-300

781. A Kutahya pottery ovoid hanging ornament, 18th century, painted in sky-blue, aubergine and black with seraphim and cross motifs, all reserved on a white ground, the body pierced at each end and mounted with metal fittings for suspension, 8.5cm. £500-1,000 Cf. N Atasoy & J Raby, Iznik, p.41, where they suggests that the ball’s curved, glazed and, therefore, slippery surface would stop mice climbing down the chains to drink the oil in the lamps in churches.

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782. A Chinese blue and white fu shou bowl, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with a scrolling lotus flower design and fu and shou characters, the base with a six character Chenghua mark, together with two miniature blue and white vases decorated with vases, and a famille verte U-shaped bowl and cover painted with insects and rockwork, 28.3cm max. (5) £300-500

783. Three Chinese Canton enamel bowls, 18/19th century, each brightly decorated with scrolling foliate designs, fruits, insects and characters, one with an enamel spoon, and a porcelain green glazed flared bowl, decorated in sancai glazes with lingzhi, the latter with a paper label for John Sparks, 20cm. (5) £300-500

784. Two Middle Eastern shallow bowls, one Syrian, c.15th century, the other Safavid, painted in blue with stylized flowers and leaves, 26cm. (2) £150-250

785. A Japanese Hirado incense burner and cover, 19th century, delicately painted in blue with three boys, the cover reticulated and decorated with blossoms, and another Japanese blue and white incense burner and cover, raised on three feet, 10cm. (4) £200-300

786. λ A Chinese famille verte square flask, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with extensive river landscapes, birds perched on rockwork, plantain, pine and bamboo, the shoulder with key fret, and a Japanese ivory carving of boys at play, the base with a two character mark, 17.5cm max. (2) £150-250

787. λ A small collection of Japanese Karatsu and Raku ware, 18th/19th century, including a black and ochre chawan with silver and gold lacquer repairs and incised signature at the base, another tea bowl with calligraphy in the style of Ogata Kenzan, a larger brown bowl with a grey cracked glaze interior, and a chaire (tea container) with ivory lid and linen bag, also with gold lacquer restoration, 18.6cm. (5) £300-500

Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.

Provenance: the first chawan purchased from Nihon Token in 1990.

A copy of the original invoice is available. The larger bowl reputedly from the Buzaglo Collection and exhibited at the Rijksmuseum.

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788. Four Chinese famille rose dishes, 18th century, each painted with the ‘cherry pickers’ scene, depicting European figures and a small dog beneath a fruiting cherry tree, the rim with a gilt rope twist band, 20.5cm. (4) £1,500-2,000 Cf. Hervouët and Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, p.89, fig.4.23, where the authors inform us that this scene was inspired by an engraving by Nicolas Ponce, after a painting by Antoine Baudouin.

789. A Chinese part tea service, 18th century, painted with a scene of European children leaving for school, each rim with a band of deep blue and gilding, comprising: nine saucers, four cups, four tea bowls, a teapot and cover, a sugar bowl, a jug and cover and a dish, 17cm. (23) £500-800

790. A Chinese famille rose part service, 18th century, comprising: four dishes, seven plates, a tureen, cover and stand, two platters and a sauce boat, painted with a central vase containing a floral arrangement and with swathes of foliage, and another platter decorated with flowers, fruit and bamboo, 36.8cm max. (18) £2,000-3,000

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791. A large Chinese millefleurs dish, six character Guangxu mark in iron red and of the period 1875-1908, brightly enamelled with many large flower blooms, all reserved on a gilt ground, the reverse pink, 34.3cm. £1,000-2,000

792. A pair of Chinese famille rose ovoid vases, 19th century, decorated with bats and shou characters amidst formal flowerheads and leaves, all reserved on a yellow ground, unmarked, 28cm across. (2) £200-300

793. A Chinese blue and white ovoid vase and cover, 19th century, decorated with four panels of auspicious things on a prunus ground, together with a famille verte saucer dish, Kangxi 1662-1722, decorated with flowers and foliage, 29cm max. (3) £150-250

794. A Chinese famille rose octagonal dish, 18th century, depicting a peacock and hen perched on rockwork, with a large peony bloom and other flowers, the rim with a scrolling foliate band, 42cm. £300-500

795. A Chinese famille rose dish, 18th century, brightly enamelled with a continuous design of flowers, ruyi, and scrolling leaves and foliage, the well with a central roundel containing peony and chrysanthemum with rockwork, 35.5cm. £400-600

796. A Chinese famille verte charger, Kangxi 1662-1722, decorated with eight petals containing sprays of lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and prunus, radiating from a central chrysanthemum roundel, the rim with geometric designs, 38.6cm. £400-600

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797. An oval Chinese Canton famille rose dish, 19th century, decorated with figures engaged in various activities, with large vases and jardinières of flowers and fruiting branches, the rim with a band of many auspicious things, a central roundel containing a pheasant, 47.5cm. £800-1,200

798. A Chinese Canton famille rose basin, 19th century, brightly enamelled with warriors in a rocky landscape, the reverse with bamboo, 48cm. £300-500

799. A Chinese Canton enamel dish, 19th century, decorated with three European figures and a naked boy playing with a ribbon in a rocky landscape, the rim with a scrolling lotus design on a yellow ground, the reverse with bands of flowers and five dragons to the base, 26.2cm. £800-1,000

800. A large Chinese blue and white oval meat plate, early 19th century, after an English design, painted with stylized flowerheads and scrolls, 47.2cm. £200-300

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Jacques and Galila Hollander, Belgium.

801. A Japanese Imari bowl, c.1700, and a similar saucer dish, the bowl painted with a central sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum mon, the exterior with prunus, fencing and brocade designs, the dish with orchid, chrysanthemum and peony, 30.3cm. (2) £200-300

802. A large Chinese millefleurs charger and an ovoid jar and cover, 19th/early 20th century, brightly enamelled with a dense floral ground, each with a Qianlong mark to the base, 40.5cm. (3) £300-500

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803. A Chinese famille verte double-walled tea bowl, Kangxi 1662-1722, with a wide reticulated band of flowerheads and cash, a cloud mark to the base, 8.4cm. £600-1,000

804. A Chinese blanc de Chine double-walled tea bowl, 18th century, decorated with a band of reticulated foliage above a band of stiff leaves, the base with a single cash, 7.5cm. £150-250

805. A Chinese famille rose dish, 18th century, painted with the ‘cherry pickers’ scene, depicting European figures and a small dog beneath a fruiting cherry tree, the rim with a gilt rope twist band, 23.4cm. £500-800

806. A Chinese famille noire tea bowl, probably c.1800, painted with a continuous scrolling lotus design, the interior glazed turquoise, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 7.2cm. £200-300

Cf. Hervouët and Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, p.89, fig.4.23, where the authors inform us that this scene was inspired by an engraving by Nicolas Ponce, after a painting by Antoine Baudouin.

807. A Chinese famille verte bowl, Kangxi 1662-1722, modelled as a magnolia flowerhead, the leafy stem forming a short footrim, paper label for the Joan Barrow collection, 6.8cm. £250-350 Cf. R Davids & D Jellinek, p.62 for information about Joan Barrow.

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808. A Chinese blue and white tureen and cover, 18th century, after a faience shape, the oval lobed body raised on a short splayed foot and with two rabbit head handles, later decorated and depicting an extensive pagoda landscape with large flowers and rockwork, the interior of the same design, the base with foliate bands, 39cm. (2) £600-800

809. A small rare Chinese circular box and cover made for the Spanish market, probably Jiaqing, decorated to each side after a silver eight-reales coin, the domed lobed cover painted with a roundel containing a portrait of Charles IV of Spain, encircled by symbols from the legend on the coin, the base with the arms of Spain, after the reverse of the coin, 6cm. (2) ÂŁ3,000-5,000 Cf. R Diaz, Chinese Armorial Porcelain for Spain, p.364, No.63, where a similar example is illustrated together with the Mexican silver eight-reales coin.

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810. A Chinese famille rose sauce tureen and cover, 18th century, in rococo style, the tureen modelled as a shell and painted with flower sprays and swathes, the stand matched and of similar design, 23.3cm. (3) ÂŁ800-1,200

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811. A pair of Chinese famille rose wine coolers, 18th century, each U-shaped body raised on a flared foot, moulded with a scrolling rim and painted with peony and smaller flower sprays, 13.6cm. (2) ÂŁ3,000-5,000

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812. A Chinese ovoid celadon vase and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, decorated in underglaze blue and red with the eight horses of Mu Wang amidst trees and grassy hummocks, 26.2cm. (2) £1,500-2,500

813. A Chinese blue glazed altar vase and cover, dou, six character Guangxu mark and of the period 1875-1908, typically moulded in archaistic style, the cover perhaps associated, 25.5cm. (2) £300-500

814. A Chinese famille rose garden seat, 19th century, the barrel-shaped body painted with vases containing flower blooms within bands of geometric designs, with reticulated cash and moulded with studs, 47cm. £400-600

815. A Chinese blue and white ovoid vase, 19th or 20th century, painted with a large Buddhist lion dog and two puppies, 28.2cm. £250-350

816. A large Chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover, 19th century, painted with shaped panels containing dignitaries in rocky gardens before pagodas and leafy trees, on a ground of flowers and butterflies, 62cm. (2) £300-500

817. A pair of Chinese famille rose hexagonal vases and covers, late 18th century, each depicting a pagoda on the edge of a lake, with lotus, pine and other trees, and further pagodas in the distance, 31.5cm. (4) £200-300

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818. A Chinese blue and white ovoid vase and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with eight stylized phoenix amidst clouds, between bands of lappets and ruyi-heads, the cover with a further phoenix, a hardwood stand, 21.2cm. (3) £500-1,000

819. A large Chinese baluster vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, decorated with ten ladies playing chess, writing calligraphy and engaged in other cultural pursuits, 33cm. £200-300

820. A Chinese celadon two-handled vase, 19th century, after a bronze archaic shape, the body divided into quarters, with raised diamond studs on a spreading foot, the base with an incised six character Qianlong seal mark, 24.5cm. £500-800

821. A Chinese celadon jardinière, 19th century, decorated in underglaze blue with two bands of concentric circles, containing fu shou characters, 27.8cm. £150-250

Cf. Sotheby’s, London, 19th February 2003, lot 256 for a closely related example.

822. A Chinese wucai vase and cover, c.1640, painted with panels of peony and chrysanthemum emerging from blue rockwork, a continuous foliate lotus scroll beneath a band of stiff leaves to the neck, the cover painted with flower sprays, 36.5cm. (2) £500-800

823. Two Chinese celadon glazed vases, 19th century, each with moulded handles and decorated in underglaze blue, one with two peacocks below a flowering prunus, with chrysanthemum, peony and rockwork, the other with auspicious objects wrapped in ribbons and stylized motifs, 59.5cm. (2) £500-1,000

Provenance: Count Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure in the Kingdom of Italy. Sir Russell Hornby of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire, and thence by descent.

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824. Two Chinese famille rose plates, 18th century, painted with a maiden and her attendant with a deer, in a fenced garden beneath a pine tree, the rim with a wide floral band, 22.5cm. (2) £100-300

825. A pair of Chinese famille verte plates, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with a bird perched amidst flowers, and with fish and shrimps to the borders, and a famille verte bowl painted with lotus, chrysanthemum, peony and prunus, a fu mark to the base, 23cm. (3) £500-600

826. A pair of Chinese famille rose plates, early 19th century, each painted with a central panel containing a maiden seated on a table with a ruyi sceptre, with two attendant boys and jardinières containing plants, the rim with a wide band of flowerheads on geometric pink and lavender grounds, 24.5cm. (2) £200-300

827. A pair of Chinese trencher salts, 18th century, decorated for the Thai market in polychrome enamels with stylized flowers and leaves, 8.8cm. (2) £300-500

828. A pair of Chinese ‘Le Pêcheur’ plates, 18th century, each painted en grisaille with a European man standing barefoot beside a lake holding a fishing rod beside a tree, with a small settlement in the distance, the rims decorated in iron-red and gilt with shaped cartouches containing watery pagoda landscapes, reserved on a cell ground, 23cm. (2) £2,000-3,000

829. Two Chinese armorial hexagonal dishes and a bowl, 18th century, each painted with the arms of Martin, and with gilt borders of vine leaves and blue ribbon, 37cm max. (3) £200-300

Cf. D S Lunsingh Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain, figs.206 and 298, where plates of this design are illustrated. The scene is after a drawing originally executed by Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651), which was later used by C J Visscher de Jonge, a Dutch engraver, whose print these plates are based upon.

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830. A pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, six character Kangxi marks and of the period 1662-1722, each decorated with aster emerging from a central circular cartouche containing three flowerheads on a dense scroll ground, 15.5cm. (2) £800-1,200

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831. A Chinese yellow ground saucer dish, six character Jiaqing mark and of the period 1796-1820, painted with a roundel containing auspicious objects within a foliate border, three yellow ground marriage plates painted with butterflies, Tongzhi four character marks to the bases, and a set of four yellow ground flared bowls, incised with dragons, four character Guangxu marks and of the period 1875-1908, 22.5cm. (8) £500-1,000

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832. Two Chinese famille rose chargers, 18th century, and an underdish of octagonal form, each brightly decorated with delicate flower sprays, 38.5cm. (3) £1,800-2,200

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833. A Chinese dish decorated en grisaille, 18th century, painted after a European design with a lady and gentleman fishing before a tall tree, the rim with a border of scrolling foliage, 20.3cm. £150-250 Cf. Christie’s, London, 10th April 2002, lot 432.

The scene of a European couple fishing by a river is taken from an engraving by Jacopo Amigoni (1675-1752) entitled ‘Aqua’, part of an allegorical series devoted to the Four Elements.

834. A Chinese Beijing glass bowl, four character Qianlong mark but later, the body with a flaring rim and raised on a ring foot, the glass an even deep purple, 15.6cm. £1,000-1,500 835. A Japanese blue and white octagonal dish, 19th century, painted with eight Dutchmen on grounds of dark and pale blue, surrounding a central roundel with vases on a table, the rim with a cell diaper border, 22cm. £200-300 836. A Chinese famille rose mug, 18th century, painted with European figures before a folly, standing beside a lake with a small vessel, with a mountainous landscape in the distance, the handle with a leaf motif at the base, 13.7cm. £300-500 837. A Chinese blue and white plate, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with a stylized petal design, issuing from a central roundel containing scrolling foliage around a single flowerhead, the rim with a band containing geometric designs, the base with a shop mark, 17cm. £100-200 838. A red glass spittoon, 19th century, with a flared neck and an everted rim, 22cm. £800-1,000 839. A Chinese cylindrical porcelain bitong, late 19th/early 20th century, moulded in relief with a frog seated on rockwork beneath flowering plants, looking at another jumping frog beneath a dragonfly, the base with a moulded mark which reads wang bing rong, 14.2cm. £3,000-4,000 Provenance: formerly in the collection of a German scholar.

840. A Chinese chamber pot from the Nanking Cargo, c.1750, with a compressed circular body and traces of the Imari decoration, 15cm. £150-250 Cf. Christie’s, Amsterdam, 28th April 1986, lot 1217 (part).

841. A Chinese qingbai conical bowl, Song dynasty 960-1279, incised to the interior with two fish amongst waves, the scalloped body decorated with a pale mottled glaze, all raised on a short tapering foot, 19.5cm. £500-800 842. A Chinese stoneware water pot, 18th/19th century, modelled as a three-legged toad, decorated with olive and cranberry-coloured glazes, a silk-covered stand, 11.5cm. (2) £300-500 843. A set of six Chinese Beijing glass bowls, 19th century, the plain bowls rising to an everted rim, the glass a rich emerald green, 10.8cm. (6) £100-200 844. A Chinese eggshell anhua porcelain bowl, 19th century, the interior delicately incised with two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls of wisdom, the body decorated with a translucent white glaze and raised on a short straight foot, contained in a fitted box, 13.2cm. £200-300

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845. A Chinese blue and white soft paste bottle vase, 18th century, decorated with a continuous chrysanthemum flowerhead design above lappets, and with a dragon handle, 26.8cm. £350-450 846. A Chinese Guan-type vase, probably 18th century, the ovoid body rising to a wide cylindrical neck, decorated with a white-grey crackle glaze, 22cm. £300-500 847. A Chinese famille verte ewer and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted to each side with a panel containing two maidens in a fenced garden, one seated on a kang with a fan, the other holding a ruyi sceptre, the bail handle simulating wicker, 17.1cm. (2) £300-500 848. A Chinese monochrome bottle vase, 18th century, decorated with a transparent turquoise glaze, and a blanc de Chine standing figure of a lady, 24.8cm max. (2) £500-600 849. A Chinese blue and white ewer, Kangxi 1662-1722, the ovoid body raised on a flared foot, painted with three quatrefoil panels containing incense burners, auspicious objects and vases with flower arrangements and peacock feathers, the neck with two fan-shaped panels containing flowers, 30.1cm. £600-1,000 Provenance: Count Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure in the Kingdom of Italy. Sir Russell Hornby of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire, and thence by descent.

850. A Chinese double gourd vase, six character Yongzheng mark but probably later, the body decorated with a speckled tea dust glaze, 18.8cm. £300-500 851. A Chinese ovoid dragon vase, 20th century, brightly enamelled with three scaly dragons amidst flames and pearls, all between bands of waves, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 23.3cm. £150-250 852. A Chinese blue and white flask, Kangxi 1662-1722, the ovoid body rising to a short narrow cylindrical neck, decorated with large chrysanthemum flowerheads on an exuberant foliate ground between bands of chevrons and spirals, 14.2cm. £200-300 853. A Chinese famille rose ovoid vase, 19th century, brightly painted with pomegranate, peach, flowering branches and birds, all between bands of lappets and ruyi-heads and reserved on a bright green ground, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 26.5cm. £200-300 854. A small Chinese blue and white baluster vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, moulded with petal-shaped panels containing flower sprays, the body painted with figures in sailing boats, a band of chevrons to the shoulder, 15.3cm. (2) £500-800 855. A Chinese blue and white small tulip vase, 18th century, later decorated in red, green and gold, formed as a three-tiered stupa, modelled after a Delft shape, 42.9cm. £500-800 856. A miniature Chinese blue and white ewer, Kangxi 1662-1722, the pear-shaped body moulded with six petal-shaped panels containing maidens and jardinières of flowers, the flared foot with bands of foliage and stiff leaves, 10.6cm. £400-600

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857. A Chinese yellow ground ‘hundred treasures’ vase, 19th century, moulded in relief with auspicious objects, vases, incense burners and fruiting floral sprays, the handles moulded as lingzhi, 61cm. £300-400

858. A Chinese famille rose vase, Republic period, painted with a sage on a horse, with an attendant wearing a loincloth with a gourd, and carrying supplies, a single bat in flight above, the reverse with a poem containing the signature for Wang Qi, the base with a studio mark for Tao Tao Zhai, 24.3cm. £400-600

859. A Chinese famille rose rouleau vase, 18th century, painted with Immortals, an elephant and a tiger, another figure riding a kylin above, a dragon emerging from clouds, all reserved on a black ground, 45.1cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: Christie’s, London, 5th September 1996, lot 409.

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860. A large Japanese Kutani ovoid vase, c.1900, brightly decorated with panels of figures in landscapes on an elaborate floral ground, the neck with shishi, the base with a square seal mark, 82cm. ÂŁ400-600

861. A near pair of Chinese iron-red vases, 19th century, decorated with a formal design of fu shou and scrolling lotus, the rim with a band of ruyi-heads, each converted as a table lamp and fixed to a hardwood base, 46.5cm, 79cm overall. (2) ÂŁ400-600

862. A Chinese famille rose vase, 19th century, brightly enamelled with a gnarled flowering prunus emerging from rockwork with peony and chrysanthemum, with birds perched on branches and insects in flight, 44.5cm. ÂŁ200-300

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863. A Chinese famille verte plate, Kangxi 1662-1722, brightly enamelled with four deer in a fenced garden, with two cranes above, encircled by eight interlocking ruyi-shaped panels containing lotus, chrysanthemum, peony, prunus and other plants emerging from rockwork, the reverse with a ding mark, 27.3cm. £1,000-2,000

864. A Chinese famille verte bowl, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with panels containing deer and birds perched amidst flowering bushes, the base with a seal mark, 19.2cm. £400-600

865. Two Chinese famille rose milk jugs, 18th century, each delicately painted with scenes of young ladies outdoors with horses and enjoying domestic pursuits, 9cm. (2) £800-1,200

866. A Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with lotus, chrysanthemum and peony issuing from rockwork, the base with an artemesia leaf mark, 37.9cm. £200-300

867. A pair of Chinese famille verte U-shaped two-handled cups, Kangxi 1662-1722, each painted with flowers emerging from rockwork, with insects in flight above, the interior with a band of geometric flowers, 8cm. (2) £300-500

868. A Chinese famille verte jug with an associated basin, Kangxi 1662-1722, brightly decorated with flower sprays and birds, 26cm. (2) £1,200-1,500

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869. A Chinese famille verte apothecary jar, Kangxi 1662-1722, made for the Russian market, the cylindrical body painted with a coat of arms, with two eagles within intertwined fruiting branches, 17.2cm. £1,500-2,500

870. A Chinese famille verte vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, the lobed body with a lozenge-shaped neck, painted with panels containing birds, mythical beasts, plants, figures and watery landscapes, 24.2cm. £400-600

Cf. R Krahl and J Harrison-Hall, Ancient Chinese Trade Ceramics from the British Museum, no.12, where a similar jar in the Franks collection is illustrated. See also Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Museum, p.57, no.61 for another.

Apothecary jars such as this are believed to have been produced for Tzar Peter I’s pharmacy in Moscow, in the early 18th century.

871. A Chinese famille verte hexagonal vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, each face painted alternately with vases of flowers, incense burners and scrolls, and flower sprays emerging from rockwork, the neck with auspicious objects, 26.5cm. £300-500

872. A Chinese famille verte ewer, Kangxi 1662-1722, after a silver shape, decorated with a band of scrolling peony and foliage, a mask moulded beneath the rim, a band of formal stiff leaves rising from the flared foot, 26.1cm. £600-1,000 Cf. C Jörg, Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, p.150, no.146, where another ewer is illustrated.

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873. A set of three graduated Chinese Canton famille rose mugs, 19th century, typically decorated with figures, flowers, butterflies and foliage, 14.7cm max. (3) £250-350

874. A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bowl, six character Guangxu mark in iron-red and of the period 1875-1908, and a Chinese famille verte octagonal meat plate, painted with flowers and foliage, 39cm max. (2) £400-600

875. A Chinese octagonal bowl, six character Tongzhi mark and of the period 1862-1874, painted to the exterior in iron-red with auspicious objects containing inscriptions of longevity, the interior glazed turquoise, 16cm. £500-800

876. Four Chinese spoon trays, 18th century, two made for the Iberian market, decorated with geometric designs, another painted with two birds, the fourth with flowers, 17.6cm. (4) £1,000-1,500

877. Three Chinese celadon vases, modern, decorated with lotus, bats and peaches in white enamels, metal mounts and covers, 38cm. (6) £150-250

878. A Chinese white porcelain water pot, the exterior moulded with small figures and huts at the water’s edge, the base with a seal mark for Wang Bing Rong, 7.8cm. £300-500

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879. A Chinese yellow ground dish, six character Guangxu mark and perhaps of the period, a central shou character painted to the well in aubergine, the reverse with eight white cranes, together with a blue and white U-shaped bowl, and a millefleurs dish, 18.6cm. (3) £150-250

880. A Chinese doucai incense burner, 20th century, the compressed circular body raised on three feet and with oval handles, brightly painted with bats in an extensive lotus flower design below bands of scrolls and ruyi-heads, the base with a six character Qianlong seal mark, 13cm. £150-250

881. A set of six Chinese blue and white dishes, c.1640, each painted with a phoenix beside a large flowering peony, a painted mark to the base, 12.1cm. (6) £400-600

882. A set of four Chinese famille rose salts, 18th century, each brightly painted with flower sprays and foliate panels, 9.7cm. (4) £800-1,200

883. A pair of Chinese famille rose quatre-lobed bowls, six character Jiaqing marks and of the period 1796-1820, each painted to the exterior with an extensive landscape of waves and mountains, with maidens on rafts and an island, carrying peaches in celebration of the Empress’s birthday, with deer, cranes, other auspicious objects and cloud scrolls, a wide band painted to the interior in iron-red and gilt with scaly dragons contesting flaming pearls of wisdom, around a central shaped panel depicting two maidens on a raft with a Buddhist lion dog, 26.6cm. (2) £8,000-10,000

884. A Chinese famille verte tea bowl, six character Kangxi mark and probably of the period, finely enamelled with boys at play, three standing on a table with a puppet, 8.6cm. £400-600

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885. A pair of Chinese blue and white plates, 18th century, painted in blue enamel in the manner of Cornelius Pronk with a Buddhist lion dog to the well, the rim with panels containing birds in flight and on perches on a geometric ground, 26.6cm. (2) £900-1,200

886. A Chinese famille rose spice box, 18th century, with three fan-shaped compartments surrounding a central cylindrical well, the body raised on three claw feet, painted with flowers, leaves and foliage, reserved on a spiral ground, the knop formed as a flowerhead, 13.3cm. (2) £1,500-2,500

887. Two Chinese Canton moulded bitong, 19th century, each decorated with two panels with figures beneath trees, divided by butterflies, flowers and foliage, and ridged to simulate bamboo, 10.2cm. (2) £100-200

888. A small Chinese blue and white cylindrical vase, c.1640, painted with a scholar and his attendant in a garden, and a famille rose ‘Judgement of Paris’ plate, c.1760, 23cm. (2) £300-500

889. A Chinese famille verte rectangular panel, Kangxi 1662-1722, depicting an audience with an official, and a pair of famille verte candlesticks, the plaque contained in a hardwood frame, 27.5cm. (3) £400-600

890. Two Chinese bowls, 18th century, one famille verte, painted with deer and flying cranes, the other painted with panels of figures in the Mandarin palette, 29cm. (2) £300-500

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891. A Chinese famille rose plate, 18th century, painted with a song bird perched on rocks beside a peony, the border with gilt phoenix, 23cm. £750-1,000

892. A Chinese famille rose bowl, 19th century, brightly enamelled with Shou Lao and Ma Gu with two attendant boys carrying an enormous peach and plantain issuing from rockwork, the interior with a boy holding lingzhi riding a crane, 25.7cm. £200-300

893. A Chinese famille rose lotus bowl, 18th century, decorated to the exterior with large petals radiating from the base, the rim with gilt flowerheads, a lotus spray to the well, 14cm. £600-1,000

894. A Chinese famille rose tray, 18th century, painted with a child attended by two young women watching a pair of cockerels beneath a blossoming tree, 25.3cm. £1,200-1,500

895. A small collection of Chinese blue and white items, 18th century, later enamelled and decorated with gilt, with panels of geometric designs and pagoda landscapes, comprising a pair of bottle vases, a hexagonal vase, a ewer and cover and an ormolumounted dish, 27.5cm. (6) £100-200

896. A massive Chinese famille rose bowl, 18th century, painted with sprays of flowers, fruits and butterflies, a puce cash-diaper border, 52cm. £50-150

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897. Eight Chinese famille rose porcelain plaques, c.1900, from a table screen, decorated with figures enjoying daily pursuits, each with rows of calligraphy, 26.2cm x 13.3cm. (8) £300-500

898. A Chinese rectangular famille rose plaque, Republic period, painted with boys in a rocky garden playing blind man’s buff, with plantain and fern, an inscription to one corner which describes the scene, and with two red seal marks, contained in a wood frame, 75cm x 21cm. £500-1,000

899. A Chinese famille rose bitong, four character Guangxu mark but probably Republican period, painted with the Shou Lu Fu beneath a pine tree, with calligraphy to the reverse, 15.2cm. £300-500

900. A small Chinese porcelain bitong, Republic period, depicting Guanyin, standing upon waves and wearing long, billowing robes, the reverse with a poem, the base with a four character mark which reads hong xian nian zhi, 12.6cm. £400-600

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901. A Chinese rectangular panel, 20th century, painted with a scholar and his attendant beneath a tree, inscribed with calligraphy, including the name Wang Da Fan and a seal which reads Da Fan, 38.5cm x 25.1cm. £3,000-5,000 902. A Chinese famille rose millefleurs vase, 19th century, with coral-coloured shaped handles, the body decorated with an abundance of colourful blooms, the interior and base glazed turquoise, a four character mark which reads qian mu de tang, 38cm. £2,500-3,500 903. A pair of Chinese famille rose small bottle vases, Republic period, each painted with figures beneath trees, four character Qianlong marks in iron-red, 14.5cm. (2) £150-200

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904. A Japanese blue and white bottle vase, 18th century, decorated with circular kamon, the base with a mark which reads fu gui chang chun (may you have a long and prosperous life), 23cm. £300-500 Provenance: purchased from Nihon Token in 1987. A copy of the original invoice is available.

906. A Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted to the well with a boy seated on a kang and two attendant ladies before a large screen, one playing a musical instrument, all within a fenced garden with plantain, the rim with a band of panels containing auspicious things, 36cm. £500-800

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905. A small Chinese blue and white moulded vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, the body with petal-shaped lappets containing maidens in fenced gardens and peony, with sprays of bamboo to the shoulder, the knopped neck with prunus and peony, the base with an artemesia leaf mark, 14.3cm. £400-600

907. A Chinese wucai ovoid jar, 17th century, painted with an official riding a kylin and holding a ruyi sceptre, with two attendants amidst rockwork and plantain, 24cm. £1,600-2,000

908. A Chinese blue and white sugar caster and cover, Kangxi 1662-1722, of cylindrical form, raised on a moulded splayed foot, painted to each side with a panel containing figures beside a lake, the domed reticulated cover with a geometric floral design, the rims mounted with metal fittings, 14.5cm. (2) £800-1,200

909. A Chinese wucai vase, c.1640, depicting scenes from The Plum in the Golden Vase, painted with equestrian riders and attendants, ladies in a pagoda, blue rockwork and calligraphy, the neck painted with lingzhi, lotus and prunus above a geometric band, 30.3cm. £1,000-2,000

Cf. G Godden, Oriental Export Market Porcelain and its Influence on European Wares, p.127, no.28, for a similar example.

Provenance: Count Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure in the Kingdom of Italy. Sir Russell Hornby of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire, and thence by descent.

910. A Chinese blue and white plate, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with a central roundel containing peony emerging from rockwork, the rim with a wide band of lappets with leafy flower sprays on a foliate ground, the reverse with auspicious objects, a conch mark to the base, 24.8cm. £150-250

911. A small Chinese blue and white gu-shaped vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with undulating bands of flowers and leaves, 13.2cm. £200-300

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912. A Chinese Canton enamel bowl, 19th century, painted to the exterior with an extensive mountainous landscape, with small figures crossing a bridge over a river and beside small dwellings, the interior with fruit and flowers, 19.9cm. £400-600

913. A Chinese blue and white jug, Kangxi 1662-1722, the hinged cover and spout mounted with gilt metal, the body moulded with panels containing sprays of peony, chrysanthemum, prunus and other flowers beneath a band of chevrons, the base with a mark which reads zhen wan, 13cm. £500-800

914. A Chinese blue and white fluted bowl, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted to the exterior with panels containing different plants and flowers, the interior with a basket of flowers, a formal band of ruyi-heads and lotus to the rim, a six character Chenghua mark to the base, 12.8cm. £500-800

915. A Chinese famille rose bowl, six character Daoguang mark but probably Republican, painted with warriors and a games board, separated by vases and panels of calligraphy, the interior with auspicious objects adorned with flowers and ribbons, 16.9cm. £800-1,200

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916. A Chinese blue and white jar, Wanli 1573-1620, painted with many boys in a fenced rocky garden with plantain, lotus and other plants, the shoulder with a wide band with panels containing fruiting peach sprays reserved on a key fret ground, the foot with waves breaking upon rocks, a rabbit mark to the base, 19.1cm. £500-1,000

917. A Chinese famille rose bowl, six character Daoguang mark and probably of the period, the lobed body painted with a pair of phoenix perched on rockwork and in flight, with chrysanthemum and peony, the interior with two gourds, 11.5cm. £150-250

918. A Chinese famille rose tea bowl, 18th century, painted with gilt scroll-edged panels containing figures engaged in daily life and distant hilltops, 7.5cm. £150-250

919. A small Chinese blue and white vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, painted with stylized panels of flowerheads, the body painted with a continuous scrolling lotus flower design, the base with a tian mark, 8.3cm. £800-1,200

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920. A Chinese famille rose landscape bowl, probably Republic period, enamelled with figures beside huts and with small fishing boats with mountains beyond, the base with a six character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, 11.4cm. £150-250

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921. Two Chinese plates, Republic period, one painted with a mountain scene and a figure with a fishing net at the water’s edge beneath calligraphy, the other with three figures on a veranda, 24cm. (2) £250-350

922. A pair of Chinese famille rose cylindrical vases, six character Daoguang marks but 20th century, brightly enamelled with figures in a fenced garden, with pine and rockwork, 21.5cm. (2) £600-1,000

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923. A Chinese famille rose bowl and cover, six character Jiaqing mark and of the period 1796-1820, mounted with a gilt metal footrim, rim and finial, the body decorated with mythical beasts and flowerheads amongst scrolling foliage, all reserved on a blue ground, 15.3cm. (2) £250-350

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924. A Chinese blanc de Chine bottle vase, Kangxi 1662-1722, the pear-shaped body raised on a straight foot, incised with flower sprays, the base unglazed, 27cm. £1,000-2,000

925. A small Chinese famille rose square bitong, 20th century, painted to each face with a panel containing figures, all within scrolling foliate borders, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 7.7cm. £500-1,000

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926. A Chinese cylindrical bitong, 19th century, moulded to the exterior with a large pak choi, with two frogs and a grasshopper crawling around it, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 16cm. £400-600

927. A Chinese porcelain quatrefoil abstinence plaque, 19th or 20th century, each side with an oval panel, one side marked zhai jie in Chinese, the other with Manchu characters bolgomi karga, reserved on a mottled turquoise ground, 5.7cm. £500-800

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928. A Chinese famille rose ewer, cover and basin, 18th century, after a Meissen model, painted with flower sprays and phoenix feathers, the cover moulded with an arrangement of shells and flowers, the ewer and cover with painted marks, 33.5cm. (3) £1,000-1,500 Cf. D Howard and J Ayers, China for the West, Vol.II, p.561, no.580, where a similar ewer and cover are illustrated.

929. A Chinese blue and white dish, six character Yongzheng mark and of the period 1723-35, painted with a large scaly confronting dragon amidst clouds, the body extending onto the reverse, 26.8cm. £300-500

930. A Chinese white glazed Ming-style stem bowl, 19th/20th century, decorated in iron-red to the exterior with three fish, a six character Xuande mark to the foot, 10.5cm. £200-300

928 931. A Japanese ovoid vase, 20th century, decorated with a pair of Mandarin ducks standing on a snow-covered prunus branch, the base impressed with Kinkozan Tsukuru, 40.5cm. £1,500-2,000

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932. A Chinese blue and white circular box and cover, 20th century, the domed cover painted with a single scaly dragon with a flaming pearl of wisdom and cloud scrolls, the base with a mark which reads Jing de Zhen zhi, 6.8cm. (2) £300-500

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936. Two Chinese Yixing teapots and covers, 20th century, both with circular bodies, one incised with foliage and calligraphy, the other undecorated, impressed marks, 19cm. (4) £150-250

937. A Chinese Yixing cup, 18th/19th century, naturalistically modelled as a large peach, a gnarled branch issuing smaller fruits and leaves forming the base and handle, a single flower to one side, the base with a mark for Sheng Si, 13.5cm. £800-1,000 Cf. L Baiquan, Yixing Purple Clay Ware, p.97, no.33, where a similar cup inscribed with a poem and signature for Sheng Si is illustrated.

938. Four Chinese Yixing teapots and covers, 18th/19th century, one of plain cylindrical form with loose rings handles to the cover, another a conjoined hexagonal pot, the third duanni stoneware, applied with squirrels clambering on leaves, the last decorated in slip with bamboo and other plants, the former with two seal marks, 16cm max. (8) £500-1,000

939. An unusual Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, 20th century, the duanni pot modelled as a gnarled tree stump, the handle formed as a branch and issuing leaves, the knop modelled as a lizard, a four character mark for the artist Jiang Rong, 15.8cm. (2) £150-250

Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.

940. A small Chinese Yixing model of a lion, 19th century, naturalistically modelled in a seated position, its head raised and ears flattened to its head and with a long curling mane, the eyes glazed black, a faint two character mark to its back,11cm. £200-300

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941. A pair of Chinese Yixing ovoid vases, 20th century, each enamelled with birds perched on gnarled prunus, issuing from blue rockwork, the neck with a band of prunus blossom, a stamped maker’s mark to each base, 26.8cm. (2) £150-250

942. A large and rare Chinese Yixing pouring vessel, 18th century, the lobed bowl with a single stalk handle and applied with fruiting vine leaf sprays, all on a stepped circular foot, 27cm. £800-1,200

943. A small Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, 19th century, for the Thai market, of flattened globular form, the exterior highly polished, the neckrim, cover, finial and spout with gilt metal mounts, the base with a seven character mark which reads yue zhi zhong tian se, Meng Chen, 11.4cm. (2) £300-500

944. Three Chinese Yixing teapots and covers, 19th/20th century, two decorated with prunus, the third enamelled with flowers, all with moulded marks, 21cm. (6) £50-150

945. A Chinese Yixing cylindrical bitong, 20th century, the pale slip carved with a pheasant standing on a gnarled prunus branch and inscribed tu ting, 16cm across. £600-1,000

946. A Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, 19th century, of ovoid form and modelled as a melon, moulded with leafy tendrils extending over the body, the cover formed as the stalk, 7.6cm. (2) £200-300 Provenance: formerly the collection of John and Helen Bargolini.

Exhibited: Hoghton Tower, Exhibition of Chinese Tea Ware, Yixing Purple Clay, no.78.

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947. A Chinese Yixing duanni ovoid vase, 20th century, the tapering body with loose ring handles, one side carved with bamboo, the other with calligraphy, a two character zhuanshu Shenxi seal mark to the base, 30.6cm. £500-800 Cf. Bonhams, Hong Kong, 28th November 2011, lot 269, for an enamelled pair of vases of the same shape.

949. A Chinese Yixing rectangular vase, 19th/20th century, modelled in relief to each facet with a key fret ground bi disc, alternately depicting a pair of phoenix or dragons, and with peony or a swallow beneath, 25cm. £400-600

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948. A Chinese Yixing duanni bottle vase, 19th/20th century, formed as a basket, the handles modelled as bamboo and with loose rings, decorated to one side of the neck with two shrimps, to the other with an inscription which reads ya xu, and with a cyclical date kui wei, the base marked mi er bi zhi, 28cm. £500-1,000

950. A massive Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, 20th century, modelled as bamboo gathered into a bundle, the spout and handle formed as further branches, the body with an inscription to one side, a four character mark to the base and cover, 34cm. (2) £150-250

951. λ Three Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, variously carved as men with boys and another man with a basket of seashells being attacked by a crab, the latter with a two character mark, 5.4cm. (3) £300-500

952. λ Four Japanese ivory okimono, 19th century, one a man carrying a parasol, another carrying a child on his shoulder who holds a bunch of grapes, a third with fruit pickers on a rocky outcrop, the last holding a raptor, a goose at his feet, the former with a two character mark, 28cm. (4) £800-1,200

953. λ A Chinese mother of pearl shell carving, mid-19th century, finely carved in relief depicting many figures engaged in daily pursuits, with pagodas and fishing boats, a hardwood stand carved as flowering prunus, and a Japanese ivory and wood carving of a man holding a kitten, with a ruyi sceptre hanging from his robes, signed to the base, 33.9cm. (3) £250-350

954. λ A collection of ten Japanese ivory and bone netsuke and other carvings, 19th/20th century, one a whale tooth carved as a bamboo shoot and another a ryusa in Asakusa style, the others variously carved as figures and animals, 8.4cm. (10) £200-300 Cf. Christie’s, London, 16th May 2012, lot 94, where a similar whale tooth netsuke of a bamboo shoot was sold.

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955. λ Three Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one carved as Moso holding the bamboo shoot, another of an oni carrying a tabako-ire inlaid with horn, the third carved as a man dressed as an actor carrying a box from which the goddess Benten and a dragon emerge, unsigned, 5.2cm. (3) £400-600 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

956. λ Three Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a dog lying next to a large bag, another as a woman wearing a Western dress standing next to a boy, the third depicting two men wrestling, signed Josan at the base, 4.3cm. (3) £600-800

957. Three Japanese fruitwood netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a smiling Okame signed Hidemasa, old Okina with a two character signature to the reverse, and an elderly woman with a headband, 5.2cm. (3) £1,500-1,800

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958. λ Four Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, variously carved as a man tying a rope around a giant mushroom, a farmer digging under a bamboo canopy, a shishi on a lozenge-shaped base and Gentoku riding his horse through a river, all unsigned, 7.4cm. £1,400-1,600

959. λ Two Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one carved as a sleeping sarumawashi wearing a winter dress, the other as a woman with two children, one holding a puppy, some details stained, the latter inscribed in sumi ink with a two character signature, 5.3cm. (2) £100-150

960. λ Five Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, variously carved as an oni brushing its hair, a dog with an awabi shell, Ebisu and Daikoku on a boat, signed, a quail eating millet, its eyes inlaid with mother of pearl and signed, and a man painting the floor with a brush, signed Tomomasa, 4.4cm. (5) £1,500-1,800

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961. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of the thwarted rat catcher, Meiji 1868-1912, holding a large kanabo and crouching while a rat climbs on his back, his face contorted in frustration, the features realistically carved, unsigned, 6.4cm. £300-500

962. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of an oni, Meiji 1868-1912, the demon digging for treasure, a large pot half buried at its feet, the details of its hair and garments finely carved, signed Gyokuzan in a lacquer reserve, 5.1cm. £600-1,000

Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

See Victoria and Albert Museum for a very similar example of a rat catcher netsuke by Masanari Seikei, No. 529-1904.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.111-115 for a biography of Gyokuzan and other netsuke bearing the same signature.

963. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of Raiden playing the drum, Meiji 1868-1912, scrolling clouds issuing from his stick as he beats the instrument, his eyes inlaid with horn, signed in a rectangular cartouche Shuosai, 4.9cm. £300-500

964. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as two entertainers, one a man dancing with a fan, the other a woman with a drum, some details stained with ink, signed Keimin at the base, 4.8cm. £300-500

Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.785 for another netsuke bearing the same signature.

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965. λ A Japanese marine ivory okimono of Gama Sennin, Meiji 1868-1912, the hermit holding a staff from which hangs a double gourd, a toad at his feet, their eyes inlaid with horn, unsigned, 9.4cm. £250-350

966. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, 18th century, carved as a recumbent shishi, its head turned to the left, unsigned, 3.7cm. £500-800

Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

967. A Japanese lacquered netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, depicting a karako sitting next to a large bag on which a dog is laying, the bag with sakura patterns and the garment of the boy with phoenix and paulownia, all in gold, brown and red lacquer, unsigned, 3.4cm. £1,200-1,400

968. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a group of masks, Meiji 1868-1912, carved with fourteen faces including Usofuki, Okame, Kitsune, Hannya, Okina, Sojobo and others, unsigned, 4.7cm. £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

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969. A Japanese boxwood netsuke, Edo 1615-1868, carved as a ferocious-looking shishi protecting a brocade ball at its feet, its long curling mane forming the himotoshi, its eyes inlaid, the base signed Tomokazu, 4.8cm. £1,000-1,500

970. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a seated monkey, his eyes inlaid in horn, holding a fruiting branch in one hand and massaging its cheek with the other, unsigned, 5.3cm. £800-1,200

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.897-904 for a biography of Kano Tomokazu (1765-1840) and other netsuke bearing the same signature.

971. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a monkey, Edo 1615-1868, seated holding a bell and a fan over its head, the hair finely carved and stained, the eyes inlaid, the happi decorated with asa-no-ha patterns, a small bow in red laquer to the back, signed Ryomin, 3.5cm. £250-350 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.655-659, for a small biography of Ono Ryomin and other netsuke bearing his signature.

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972. A Japanese fruitwood netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as the thwarted rat catcher, crouching on a basket while a rat escapes on his back, another rat caught under the trap, the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 6.4cm. £2,500-3,000

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973. λ A Japanese fruitwood netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a blind masseur holding his hypertrophied testicle, a tumour on the back of his head, his lifeless eye and teeth inlaid with shell or ivory, signed Gyokkei in an ivory cartouche at the base, 4.5cm. £1,000-1,500 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.84-85 for a biography of Gyokkei and two other examples of blind masseurs by the same carver.

974. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a wolf, Edo 1615-1868, seated with one paw resting on an awabi shell, the eyes inlaid, its emaciated body finely carved, signed Okakoto, 4.6cm. £250-350 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.614, for another netsuke of a wolf by Okakoto.

In a recent article of the International Netsuke Society Journal, J Kurstin and Y Yoshida described the subject as suffering from Elephantiasis, a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin.

975. λ A small Japanese stag antler netsuke of Kanzan, 19th century, standing holding a scroll, unsigned, 3.6cm. £100-200

976. A Japanese fruitwood netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a large cat sleeping contentedly on an uchiwa fan, unsigned, 4.9cm. £500-800

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977. Three Japanese fruitwood netsuke, 18th/19th century, one carved as a woman wearing a kimono with the obi tied in a large knot at the front, another as a man holding a parasol and a lantern, possibly disguised as the ghost Kasa-obake, the third a rooster on a drum, signed to the reverse, 7.8cm. (3) £1,000-1,200

978. λ Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th/early 20th century, one carved as Gama Sennin sitting by a tree stump on which lies a large toad, the other a sarumawashi resting, a drum at his side, the latter signed Yasuaki/Homei, 4.5cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.970-972, for a biography of Yasuaki and other examples of netsuke bearing his signature.

979. A Japanese tsuishu lacquer hako netsuke, 18th century, the rectangular body decorated with a shishi crouching next to rocks and peonies, the reverse with brocade balls on an asa-no-ha ground, the sides with stylized reishi mushroom heads, signed Yosei tsukuru on the inside, 4.5 cm. (2) £600-800 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.980-981 for more information on the Yosei school of lacquer artists and an illustration of a similar netsuke.

981. λ Four Japanese netsuke, 19th/20th century, one in fruitwood carved as a man kneeling and holding a brush, the others in ivory, of two puppies, of Jurojin, the third of a boy beside a bamboo stem, 4cm. (4) £250-350

980. λ Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century, one a manju carved with a tennin floating before cloud scrolls, the reverse with lotus flower and pods amongst stylized waves, the other a stag antler ryusa with a flowering prunus under the moon, the reverse with pine and bamboo, with an ivory carving of a shishi, unsigned, 4.4cm. (5) £1,000-2,000

982. λ Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century, one carved as a man reluctantly massaging an oni, the other of a Buddhist monk cutting off the horns of a repentant oni praying before him, the latter signed Tomochika, 4.4cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.885-893, for a biography of Tomochika and other examples of netsuke bearing his signature. See also Christie’s London, 29 June 2007, for another netsuke of a monk cutting off an oni’s horns by Tomochika.

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983. λ Three Japanese netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one in fruitwood carved as an artist sculpting a large mask of Sojobo, another in wood and ivory depicting a man sitting in seiza, the third in umoregi of a man sitting cross-legged, yawning, signed to the base, 4.6cm. (3) £700-900

984. λ Two Japanese ivory seal netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one carved as a bat on a roof tile, unsigned, the other surmounted by a shishi with its paw on a ball on an oval base decorated with a band of key fret, signed Shigemasa to the reverse, 5.6cm. (2) £900-1,200

The latter with paper label for the J. Prieur Collection, No. 150B.

985. λ Two Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one of a pilgrim holding two suzu and a beater, signed, and another of three men smoking pipes, inscribed at the base, 5.9cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

987. A Japanese lacquer five-case inro, Edo 1615-1868, finely decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane and nashiji with mountainous landscapes, pines and a thatched hut, unsigned, 9.4cm. £300-400

986. λ A Japanese ivory manju netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, one side carved as a farmer with a straw hat holding a kettle and watching falling leaves, the other side heavily stained with a toro and magnolia blossoms, signed Koyusai at the base, 4.3cm. (2) £200-300

988. λ Four Japanese bezique markers, c.1900, decorated in gold lacquer, the ivory tables inset with insects and small birds, 9cm. (4) £200-300

Provenance: purchased at Sotheby’s, London, on the 29th July 1982.

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989. λ A Japanese stag antler kiseru-zutsu, 19th century, the pipe case of otoshi-zutsu form, carved with a small oni holding a hammer and climbing on a life-size spanner, signed Koku (Kokusai), 20.9cm. £600-1,000

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990. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a sennin, 18th century, holding his crutch and standing gazing upwards, his robe decorated with mugwort leaves, 9cm. £800-1,200

Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.368-373, for a biography of Kokusai and a similar kiseru-zutsu with an oni on a spanner by the same artist.

991. λ A Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, depicting a farmer holding a rake in one hand and large flowers on his shoulder, a crane by his side, a two character mark to the base, 15.8cm. £300-500

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992. λ A Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a sarumawashi with a monkey on his shoulder, holding a peach in his right hand, a small boy before him, unsigned, 11.7cm. £300-500

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993. 位 A Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, depicting an elderly man with a bird on his back, his foot raised in surprise as a snake approaches menacingly, a two character mark to the base, 17cm. 拢300-500

994. 位 A Japanese ivory netsuke of Shoki, Edo 1615-1868, the demon-queller standing, his arm raised as he struggles with a small oni sat on his shoulder, another oni at his feet, unsigned, 8.4cm. 拢600-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

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995. A Japanese boxwood erotic netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a nude beauty sitting by a basket, her hair loosely tied behind her back, signed Mingyoku, 5.4cm. £1,800-2,200

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996. λ A Japanese boxwood carving of a seated old man, Meiji 1868-1912, wearing a loin cloth and looking up with an excruciating expression, clasping a large basin between his feet and using a mallet, the base signed Jigaku, the wood with a rich patina, 9.5cm. £400-600

997. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century, carved as two shishi fighting, one lying on its back, the other clambering on top, the details of their fur stained, signed Tomochika, 4.3cm. £1,300-1,500 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, pp.885-93 for other examples of netsuke by Tomochika and a biography where the subject of two shishi fighting is mentioned.

998. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a shishi resting its forepaws against a ball, raising its head and bearing its teeth, the fur stained and the eyes inlaid, signed Hidekazu, 3.8cm. £1,800-2,200 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.137, where other netsuke bearing Hidekazu’s signature are illustrated.

999. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, 18th century, carved as a shishi with its cub, its mouth opened to reveal a small loose ball, the fur stained and finely carved, unsigned, 3.9cm. £2,000-3,000

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1000. λ A good Japanese Tokyo School ivory okimono, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as four men working on a roof tile shaped as a massive shachihoko, its eyes inlaid with mother of pearl, the details finely carved and some stained, signed Toshiaki/Shunmei to the base, 15.5cm. £800-1,200 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.928, where another okimono by Toshiaki is mentioned.

Shimamura Toshiaki / Shunmei (1855-1896) is considered as one of the most accomplished okimono artists of the Tokyo School. He specialised in sculpting wood and ivory, and his carvings were exhibited and won prizes at the Chicago World Fair of 1893.

1001. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a foreigner wearing a hood and a robe with stylized flowers, the garment fastened with a button inlaid with horn, holding a gun on his shoulder, unsigned, 5.6cm. £800-1,000

1002. λ A Japanese ivory okimono of Hotei with two karako, Meiji 1868-1912, the god carrying a large sack on his back and holding a gnarled staff, the boys on his shoulder and by his side grabbing the stick, signed Naoko/Chokuko with kao, 7.3cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

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1003. λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a wasps’ nest, Meiji 1868-1912, the insects crawling over the honeycomb and attending to the grubs, six of them articulated and protruding from their cells, the eyes of the adults inlaid with horn, signed Tadakazu/Chuichi, 5.4cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of George Henderson (1854-1934), and thence by descent.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.32-33, where wasps’ nests are listed as one of the subjects carved by Tadakazu.

George Henderson (1854-1934) with his daughter, Florence c.1905.

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20th Century & Contemporary Paintings Wednesday 4th June 2014

Sir Alfred James Munnings P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959) A huntsman and hounds Signed and dated, oil on canvas 52.5 x 57cm Estimate: ÂŁ50,000-ÂŁ70,000

ENQUIRIES Victor Fauvelle +44 (0)1722 424503 victorfauvelle@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0)1722 424592 jobutler@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Silver Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd July 2014 Entries are now being accepted for this sale

An Edwardian silver epergne,

by James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield 1906.

Estimate: £4,000-£6,000

ENQUIRIES Rupert Slingsby +44 (0)1722 424501 rupertslingsby@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 lucychalmers@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Tribal Art & Antiquities Thursday 19th June 2014

A Chokwe Chihongo mask, 23.5cm high Provenance: formerly the collection of Max Alpert, Berkeley, California.

Estimate ÂŁ2,000-ÂŁ3,000

ENQUIRIES Will Hobbs +44 (0)1722 339752 willhobbs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Fine Porcelain & Pottery Tuesday 9th September 2014 Entries are now being accepted for this sale

A rare Worcester ‘Scratch Cross’ mug, circa 1754, from the Raymond Dennis Collection.

Sold for £41,500

ENQUIRIES Clare Durham +44 (0)1722 424507 claredurham@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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Woolley & Wallis Absentee Bid Form Asian Art

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS lot Number in numerical order

21st & 22nd May 2014 Please bid, on my behalf, for the undermentioned Lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium or any V.A.T. payable on lots. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, and/ or reserves if any, and subject to the Conditions of Sale printed in the Catalogue.

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Salisbury Salerooms, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3SU Tel: 01722 424500 Fax: 01722 424508

Brief description of lot

Price excluding buyer’s premium & VAt

SOCIEtY OF FINE ARt AUCtIONEERS ANd VAlUERS and the ROYAl INStItUtION OF CHARtEREd SURVEYORS CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS received. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or fax.

INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1.

Introduction. the following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms.

All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues.

Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

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Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed.

Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

3.

Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. the lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAt (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. they are in no sense definitive.

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The purchase price. the Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22% on the first £500,000 and 12% thereafter + VAt at the appropriate rate.

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VAT. (†) indicates that VAt at the current standard rate is payable by the purchaser on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. this imposition of VAt is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAt within the European Union and is not operating the dealers Margin Scheme or because VAt is due at 20% on importation into the Uk. the symbol (Ω) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAt (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAt is payable on the hammer price. this is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAt included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

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we are, primarily, agents for the seller. we are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. there is a 3 week time limit. (the expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

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Electrical goods. these are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first.

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Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required for the goods to leave the U.K. and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing the goods in question into the destination country because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Charges may be applicable for export licences. Ask us if you need help. the denial of any permit or licence shall not justify cancellation or rescission of the sale contract or any delay in payment.

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Bidding. Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification will be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. they will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid

11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged (except cash).

12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges.

TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 1.

Interpretation. In these terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers.

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Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates: 15% + VAT on each lot sold for up to £999, 10% + VAT on each lot realising £1,000 and above.

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Removal costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. we may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

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Loss and damage waiver. we are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to clients. However, we for our own protection assume liability for property consigned to us at lower pre-sale estimate. to justify accepting liability, we make a charge of 1.5% of the hammer price plus VAt or, if unsold, our mid estimate of the hammer price. If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, they then remain at owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 is inapplicable.

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Illustrations. the cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the lot should be illustrated your permission will usually be asked first. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.

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Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

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we may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us ‘discretion’ we may accept a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve.

Reserves. (a) You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance charges stipulated in these terms of Consignment). (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent. (c) where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

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Electrical items. these are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. they must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

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Soft furnishings. the sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. we reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. the rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of the torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. there is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. we will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary.

where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. the liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.

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11. Unsold and withdrawn items. If an item is unsold it may with your consent be re-offered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. we reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate.

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12. Withdrawn and bought in items. these are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAt of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. (g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) the singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

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(b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply.

15. Warehousing. we disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. Subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque four weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

CONDITIONS OF SALE woolley & wallis Salisbury Salerooms ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

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DEFINITIONS

In these Conditions: (a) ‘auctioneer’ means woolley & wallis Salisbury Salerooms ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which woolley & wallis Salisbury Salerooms ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions;

INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

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14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.

BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER

(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. the auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

THE PURCHASE PRICE the Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22% on the first £500,000 and 12% thereafter + VAT at the appropriate rate.

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VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘Information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAt position).

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PAYMENT

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Immediately a lot is sold you will: give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

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TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES

(a) the ownership of any lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due (b) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. (c) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for.

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(a) If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (b we shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions

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THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements.

Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. COMMISSION BIDS whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue.

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS In accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art Sale Rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below.

11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY the seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

12. AGENCY

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the auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

13. TERMS OF SALE the seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.

14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (a) whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. we undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. this Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’. (b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15. FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. the right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

GENERAL 16. we shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k)

Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. the Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.

Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named.

Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.

Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.

Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil.

Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.

Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.

After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist. the term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. the term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand. dimensions are given height before width.

Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.

Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. the royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €12,500. droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAt, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer.

Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of €500,000 Up to a maximum levy of €12,500

Specialist Departments

Auction Calendar

Please dial +44 (0)1722 followed by the number listed below

AsiAn Art John Axford MRICS ASFAV Sophie Lister Alexandra Doméracki Freya Yuan CloCks Richard Price Gemma Bush

424506 424591 424583 424589

07741 242421 339752

English & EuropEAn CErAmiCs & glAss Clare Durham Amanda Lawrence

424507 329477

FurniturE Mark Richards Jim Gale Anna Brown

411854 339161 411859

JEwEllEry Jonathan Edwards FGAA Marielle Whiting FGA

424504 424595

pAintings Victor Fauvelle Jo Butler

424503 424592

silvEr Rupert Slingsby Lucy Chalmers

424501 424594

20th CEntury DEsign Michael Jeffery Amanda Lawrence

424505 329477

tribAl Art Will Hobbs Gemma Bush

339752 339752

vAluAtions For insurAnCE & probAtE Paul Viney ASFAV Clive Stewart-Lockhart FRICS FRSA

AsiAn Art 21st & 22nd May John Axford +44 (0) 1722 424506 • johnaxford@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Sophie Lister +44 (0) 1722 424591 • sophielister@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 424509

mArkEting Tamzin Corbett

424590

pAintings 4th June Victor Fauvelle +44 (0) 1722 424503 • victorfauvelle@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0) 1722 424592 • jobutler@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

ACCounts Janice Clift (Office Manager) Ruth Pike

424500 424599

20th CEntury DEsign 18th June – Arts & Crafts Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 • michaeljeffery@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

gEnErAl oFFiCE Linda Garthwaite Pauline West Sharon Ringwood Nicola Young sAlEroom mAnAgEr David Jordan

424500

FurniturE & works oF Art 8th July 2014 Mark Richards +44 (0) 1722 411854 • markrichards@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 424500

silvEr 22nd & 23rd July 2014 Rupert Slingsby +44 (0) 1722 424501 • rupertslingsby@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 • lucychalmers@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

boArD oF DirECtors Paul Viney ASFAV Chairman John Axford MRICS ASFAV Deputy Chairman

JEwEllEry 24th July 2014 Jonathan Edwards +44 (0) 1722 424504 • jonathanedwards@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Marielle Whiting +44 (0) 1722 424595 • mariellewhiting@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Clive Stewart-Lockhart FRICS FRSA Managing Director CompAny sECrEtAry Jim Macarthur CA AssoCiAtE DirECtors Janice Clift Clare Durham Jonathan Edwards FGAA Will Hobbs Michael Jeffery Mark Richards Rupert Slingsby

tribAl Art, AntiquitiEs, Arms & Armour 19th June 2014 Will Hobbs +44 (0) 1722 339752 • willhobbs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

424599

CloCks, wAtChEs & sCiEntiFiC instrumEnts 30th July 2014 Richard Price +44 (0) 1722 242421 • richardprice@woolleyandwallis.co.uk English & EuropEAn CErAmiCs & glAss 9th September 2014 Clare Durham +44 (0) 1722 424507 • claredurham@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Catalogue £20.00 (£25.00 by post) (£30.00 by post outside Europe)

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• Entries can usually be accepted up to eight weeks prior to the auction • Illustrated catalogues are available about ten days before the sale • Viewing is normally two days prior to the auction and on Saturday mornings • Catalogue subscriptions are available for all sales • Fully illustrated catalogues can be viewed on our website www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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