Woolley & Wallis Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art

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64 A CHINESE EMBOSSED SILVER LOBED BOWL 19TH CENTURY The deep bowl shaped as a flower with eight petals, one side decorated in relief with a writhing dragon, the other lobes with birds and butterflies amongst various blossoming and fruiting branches, with calligraphy incised amidst the design, all contained within bands of key fret, the base with punch marks reading ‘WS’, ‘90’ and Hua Xin, all raised on a flaring foot, 15.5cm, 1.2kg.

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from the collection of Reverend Victor Farmer (1898-1977) and thence by descent.

十九世紀 銀製花卉龍紋碗 來源:Reverend Victor Farmer (1898-1977)收藏。

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65 A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE TIANQIUPING 19TH CENTURY The globular body rising to a tall neck, decorated with a continuous design of butterflies, insects and birds amongst peony, prunus and various other flowers, all against a turquoise-blue geometric fretwork ground, with a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, 56cm.

£2,000-3,000 十九世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯天球瓶

66 66 A CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ BOWL MID 16TH CENTURY The exterior decorated with lotus flowerheads, the interior with a roundel enclosing fish encircled by four lion dogs, 22.5cm.

£3,000-5,000 Cf. R D Hickman and C Brown, Chinese Cloisonne, the Clague Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, pl.8 for a comparable bowl.

十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯折枝蓮花紋撇口碗

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