Duke's Summer Palace by Karl Watson

Treasures from the Summer Palace May 19th 2011

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CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING TREASURES FROM THE SUMMER PALACE Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at 11 am

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A Chinese hardwood carving of a lohan on a lion with Imperial poem and date 1761, Qianlong, 102mm high.

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1. A PAIR OF CHINESE “CANTON” FAMILLE ROSE VASES with square baluster bodies and conforming covers enamelled in polychrome and gilt with panels of elegant figures in palatial buildings and on terraces, on a gilt ground strewn with butterflies, fruit and flowers, the sides with handles modelled with standing figures and the covers with figural finials, early 19th century, 21.25” high (4)

Provenance: Private Collection, Somerset. £4,000-£6,000

2. A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES with baluster-shaped bodies decorated with lotus flowers and leafy tendrils, with variations in the decoration, both now with carved and pierced wood covers, the porcelain Kangxi, 18.5” high overall (2). Provenance: Major General Sir Eric Stanley Girdwood KBE, CBE, CMG and thence by descent. Private Collection Dorset. £3,000-£4,000

3. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE with a baluster-shaped body decorated with phoenix amidst blossoming foliage and leafy tendrils, Kangxi, 13.75” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset. £500-£1,000

4. A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE with a slightly tapering square-section body enamelled in polychrome with landscapes with deer, combative buddhistic lions and mythical beasts, on a green ground with precious objects on the shoulders, the cylindrical neck reduced, Kangxi, 16” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset. £800-£1,600

5. A CHINESE VASE with a bulbous body enamelled with panels of birds amidst rockwork and flowers and swooping beneath a gnarled pine tree, on a ground of leafy tendrils and lotus flowers enclosed by borders of feathery leaves and flowers, the sides with moulded buddhistic lion mask handles, the front with a rectangular panel containing a six character Wanli mark in iron red, the base with an old drill hole and metal mount for use as a lamp, 14.5” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, Dorset. £500-£1,000

6. A PAIR OF CHINESE FLAMBÉ BUDDHISTIC LIONS, each beast seated on its’ haunches and with curly eyebrows and beards, Qing, 15.25” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset. £1,000-£2,000

7. A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE TAZZAE, each enamelled in polychrome with a vase of flowers surrounded by precious objects enclosed by geometric border, the underside decorated in iron red, green and black with sprays of flowers and the flared stands decorated in iron red with a key pattern band and stylised leaves, Kangxi, 8.75” dia. (2)

Provenance: A West Dorset Manor House.

£1,000-£2,000

8. A SET OF TEN CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PLATES enamelled in polychrome with the eight flying horses of the Emperor Mu Wang, within green diaper borders incorporating yellow flowers reserved with four thick panels containing flowers, the underside of each decorated in underglaze blue with an archaistic vessel enclosed by a double circle, Kangxi, 8.5” dia. (10)

Provenance: A West Dorset Manor House.

£1,000-£2,000

9. A RARE CHINESE TEAPOT modelled as a hen and young covered in yellow, green and aubergine glazes, the base with old collector’s inscriptions in ink, Kangxi, 5” high. Provenance: The Dewar family, Perthshire, Scotland and thence by descent. Literature: For a similar teapot see Regina Krahl, ‘Chinese Ceramics – The Anthony de Rothschild Collection”, published 1996, no. 230 illustrated on page 409.

10. A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SQUARE DISHES enamelled with fish swimming amidst aquatic plants, the underside of the rim with sprays of flowers, the base of each with a four character “hallmark”, Kangxi, 5.25” wide (2) Provenance: The underside of each with an old collector’s label inscribed “SK 341”, for the S.E. Kennedy Collection. The Dewar Family, Perthshire, Scotland and thence by descent.

£1,000-£2,000

£1,500-£2,500

11. A CHINESE LEAF-SHAPED DISH of naturalistic form with gilt veins and delicate black markings, the turquoise glazed base with an iron-red Daoguang seal mark and of the period, 8.5” long, on a hardwood stand. Provenance: The Dewar Family, Perthshire, Scotland and thence by descent.

£500-£1,000

12. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE WALL VASE with a baluster-shaped body decorated with flowering branches, the back of the neck with a six character Wanli mark and of the period, now mounted on a hardwood stand, 14.25” high including the stand

Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

£500-£1,000

13. A PAIR OF CHINESE PLATES enamelled in green and gilt with stylised peonies, tassels, leafy scrolls, back and characters, on a blue ground, the reverse of each decorated in iron-red with five stylised bats, the centre with an iron red Daoguang seal mark and of the period, 9.25” dia. (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

14. A CHINESE PLATE enamelled in polychrome with a branch of blossoming foliage on a turquoise ground, the reverse with five bats in iron red, the centre with an underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and probably of the period, 8” dia.

Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

£500-£1,000

15. A CHINESE PLATE enamelled in polychrome with three butterflies and scattered sprays of flowers, the reverse with a band of iron red bats, the centre with an iron red Xianfeng seal mark and of the period, 9.75” dia.

£500-£1,000

16. A PAIR OF CHINESE SAUCER DISHES enamelled in iron red and green with bats surrounding a central emblem within a flowering vine and the reverse decorated in brightly coloured enamels with characters within formalised borders, the base of each with an iron-red Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, 6.75” dia. Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland and the reverse of each with various old collector’s labels including two inscribed in ink 41/2.

£1,000-£2,000

17. A PAIR OF CHINESE “DRAGON” BOWLS decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with phoenix and scaly five-clawed dragons contesting flaming pearls beneath a border containing precious objects and flowers, the interiors also decorated with dragons amidst green scrolls, the base of each with an underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 5.25” dia. (2)

Provenance: A West Dorset Manor House

£3,000-£6,000

18. A CHINESE “DRAGON” BOWL decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with phoenix and scaly five-clawed dragons contesting flaming pearls beneath a border containing precious objects and flowers, the interior also decorated with dragons amidst green scrolls, the base with an underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 6” dia.

Provenance: A West Dorset Manor House.

£2,000-£3,000

19. A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND BOWL decorated en grisaille with four circular landscape panels highlighted with polychrome enamels on an anhua yellow ground enamelled in polychrome with stylised flowers, leaves and scrolls, the interior enamelled in polychrome with a central wheel-shaped medallion incorporating flowers, the base with an underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period, 6” dia.

Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

£5,000-£10,000

20. A LARGE CHINESE STEM CUP AND COVER enamelled in iron red with dragons contesting flaming pearls, the domed cover with a pierced mandarin duck finial, on a reverse-tapering circular stem, the underside of the lid and the interior of the bowl with an iron red Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 8” high (2).

Provenance: Private Collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

£1,000-£2,000

21. A CHINESE “SANG DE BOEUF” VASE with a globular body, the flared cylindrical neck and a “stepped” circular foot covered in an even red glaze, the base incised with a six character Guangxu mark and probably of the period, 17.75” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, Devon.

£500-£1,000

22. A CHINESE “DOUCAI” BOTTLE VASE decorated with scaly five-claw dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud-scrolls with crashing waves below, the neck with a rectangular panel containing a four character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue, the base unglazed, 23” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, Devon.

£1,000-£2,000

23. A PAIR OF CHINESE BOWLS, the exteriors decorated with scaly dragons amidst flowers on a turquoise ground and the interiors each with a central flower and a yellow ground rim overpainted with flowering tendrils, the base of each with a Guangxu seal mark in iron-red and of the period, 4.75” dia. (2).

Provenance: Private Collection, Swanage, Dorset.

£300-£500

24. A PAIR OF CHINESE “BOYS” VASES enamelled in polychrome and gilt with a procession of young boys with musical instruments, the base of each with a four character iron red Hongxian (1915-1916) mark and of the period, 7.5” high (2)

Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset.

£1,000-£2,000

25. A CHINESE YELLOW GLAZE “DRAGON” DISH incised with a scaly five-claw dragon, a flaming pearl and cloud scrolls, the base with a large underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 15” dia., with a carved hardwood stand inset with a pale celadon jade panel carved and pierced with a jardinière of flowers. The stand 8.5” wide across the front. Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset.

£2,000-£4,000

26. A PAIR OF CHINESE VASES AND COVERS of globular form enamelled in green and black with scaly dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls, enclosed by formalised borders, the neck with a continuous band of precious objects and the cylindrical covers decorated with dragons, the bases with iron-red Daoguang seal marks and of the period. One 8.5” high and the other 8” high (2) Provenance: Sidney Marriot, Esq. and thence by descent. Private Collection, Sway, Hampshire.

27. A CHINESE “DOUCAI” VASE with a globular body decorated with leafy tendrils and stylised peonies and chrysanthemums within formalised scroll borders, the base with an underglaze blue six character Zhengde mark enclosed by a double circle, 4.5” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset.

£500-£1,000

£1,000-£2,000

28. A CHINESE “DOUCAI” BOWL decorated with circular panels of scaly five-clawed dragons surrounded by cloud scrolls with colourful cruciform cloud scroll panels between, the base with an underglaze blue six character Kangxi mark enclosed by a double circle and of the period, 5.75” dia. Provenance: The Laird of Invercauld, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and thence by descent.

£8,000-£15,000

29. A CHINESE COPPER-RED AND WHITE BOWL with a “U”-shaped body boldly painted in copper red with three large lingzhi sprays, on a short tapering foot, the base with an underglaze blue six character Yongzheng mark enclosed by a double circle and of the period, 6” dia. Provenance: Acquired from Hugh Moss Ltd on 9th April 1970 for £80.

Private Collection, West Country,

£8,000-£15,000

30. A CHINESE IRON RED AND WHITE ALTAR VASE with a baluster body and a domed foot, painted in iron red with lotus branches between pendant forked leaves and vertical stiff leaves, the slightly flaring neck with clusters of six dots below a key pattern band and the domed foot with panels of lotus, Qianlong, 8.5” high

Provenance: Private Collection, West Country.

An identical vase can be seen in the painting by Castiglione in the National Palace Museum showing the Emperor in the shade of a pine tree with a table set with some of his treasures, illustrated in “China - The Three Emperors 1662 - 1795” published by the Royal Academy of Arts. There is another example in the British Museum. The shape of this Imperial vase is derived from early Ming blue and white and green enamel examples.

£25,000-£40,000

31. A CHINESE GREEN “DRAGON” BOWL, the exterior finely incised with two large fiveclaw dragons chasing a flaming pearl, on an anhua ground of rocks and foaming waves, the slightly everted rim with a thin line and the interior with another scaly dragon amidst cloud and fire scrolls, the base with an underglaze blue six-character Zhengde mark enclosed by a double circle and of the period, 8” dia. Provenance: Sold Christies 5th July 1983 Lot 293 for £2,190.

Private Collection.

Other examples are illustrated in “Enamelled Wares to the Ming Dynasty”, National Palace Museum, Book II, Plate 3 and Soane Jenyns “Ming Pottery and Porcelain”, page 79.

£8,000-£15,000

32. A CHINESE “LEMON-YELLOW” BOWL, the finely potted body covered in a yellow glaze of even lemon tone, the interior white, the base with an underglaze blue six character Yongzheng mark enclosed by a double circle and of the period, 4.75” dia.

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire.

The quality of the potting and the brilliance of the yellow glaze probably indicates that this bowl was made in the Palace kilns for Imperial appreciation. £15,000-£25,000

33. A CHINESE “CLAIR DE LUNE” DOUBLE GOURD VASE, covered in an even glaze of delicate hue, the base with an underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark, and an old collector’s label “PJ Donnelly”, 11.25” high. Patrick Donnelly was a noted collector and connoisseur of Chinese monochrome ceramics. He was widely published and the author of Blanc de Chine – The Porcelain of Tehua and Fukien”, published London, 1969.

£5,000-£10,000

34. A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE “BOYS” VASE, the baluster body finely enamelled with a continuous scene of boys at play in a courtyard garden between bands of pendant ruyi lappets, the spreading base and tall cylindrical neck with scrolling lotus on a yellow ground, the neck flanked by two archaistic dragon handles highlighted in iron red and gilt, the interior and base covered in a turquoise glaze, probably Republic, but the base with an iron-red Jiaqing seal mark, 12.5” high.

£8,000-£12,000

35. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOON FLASK, the circular body elaborately painted on each side with an overall pattern of geometric panels forming a medallion, the centre with a scrolled stem of lotus in a star-shaped panel surrounded by indented panels containing flowers and serrated leaves, in turn surrounded by hexagonal panels of flowerheads interspersed with elongated hexagonal panels of interlaced lozenges, the outer border consisting of wave patterns forming the corners of a large hexagon interspersed with pairs of narrow panels of flower scrolls, all enclosed by a double circle, the rounded edges of the flask with composite flower scrolls divided by bossed decorated with lotus petals, the handles springing from Jui shaped terminals on the shoulders supporting the bulbous mouth which is decorated with interlocking cloud collars enclosing formal motifs above small florets in a band around the short neck, the splayed foot with pendant trefoils and a lower band containing clusters of seven dots, the unglazed base with a central domed recess, the underglaze blue of strong tone with numerous areas showing the heaped and piled effect, Yongle or later, 11.25” high, with a fitted “huali” wood collector’s box and cover, carved to fit the vase, 12.5” high.

There are very few published early Ming Dynasty blue and white vases of this form and the present example is larger than the others. The rarity of such vases can probably be attributed to the tremendous difficulties in achieving a satisfactory shape during the firing process. The form of the present vase is very distinctive and the decoration was undoubtedly inspired by Islamic glass, or metalwork. There is a slightly larger Syrian brass canteen dating to the mid-thirteenth century in the collection of the Freer Gallery, Washington DC, which is remarkably close to the present vase with a bulb-shaped mouth and similar “S”-form handles, but lacking the flaring foot. The Islamic inspired decoration is also found on other examples attributed to the Yongle period, including those in the Percival David Foundation at the British Museum, the Palace Museum Beijing and the National Museum Taipei. Another from the Reach Family Collection was sold by Eskenazi in 1989. We are grateful to a number of authorities for their kind assistance in cataloguing this lot, including Anthony du Boulay FSA and Giuseppe Eskenazi.

This magnificent Bianhu has caused great excitement and much discussion. A number of eminent authorities have accepted it as a rare and remarkable survival, whilst others have questioned whether it dates from the Yongle period. 40

36. A FINE CHINESE “DING WARE” BOWL, the interior carved as a flowerhead with overlapping petals with delicate veining and covered in an even white glaze pooling slightly around the footrim, the undulating rim now with a gold metal mount, Song, 3.75” dia.

Dynasty (AD960 - AD1279). Ding wares were sent to the Imperial Court as tribute as early as AD980. The exquisite incised decoration on the present example is characteristic of the early period.

iterature: J. Harrison-Hall: “Ding and Other White L Wares of Northern China” in “Pottery in the making: world-8”, published by the British Museum Press, London 1997, pages 182-187.

£30,000-£40,000

Provenance: An old Japanese collection. Private Collection, London.

This exquisite bowl was produced at the Ding Kilns in Hebei Province, Northern China, whose white porcelain is considered one of the “Five Great Wares” of the Song

37. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK with a flattened globular body and slightly waisted cylindrical neck flanked by two undulating lug-handles, painted on the front and back in shades of cobalt blue with leafy peach branches laden with fruits between bands of fleur de lis, the neck with a lotus spray and the handles with classic scrolls, Ming, 15th century, 12.5” high

The present flask may be compared to two early Ming examples in the Topkapi Saray Museum, illustrated by Krahl and Ayers in “Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum”. One painted with flowers (TKS 15/1403, page 422) and the other with carnations and asters (TKS 15/1401), page 423. Another early 15th century flask in the Palace Museum, Beijing, was illustrated in “The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (I)”, no. 99. This example is decorated with camellia. £30,000-£50,000

38 and 39 are spare lots.

40. A CHINESE BRONZE GOLD INLAID “HU” VASE of archaistic form decorated with taotie masks and stiff leaves containing geometric patterns, the sides with cylindrical “arrow-vase” handles with silver inlay, early Qing , 15” high A group of vessels with similar inlay copying archaic originals from the Brooks Bequest and the Salting Bequest are illustrated as plate 40 in “Later Chinese Bronzes” by Rose Kerr, published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1990. £4,000-6,000

41. A CHINESE IVORY BRUSHPOT with a reticulated body finely carved with figures in pagodas on terraces and working on calligraphic scrolls and seated in the shade of blossoming trees inhabited by long-billed birds, the foot with flowers surrounded by leafy tendrils, Qing, 6.5” high

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire

The exquisite quality of the workmanship on the present brushpot may be compared to a reticulated box in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (B62M48) attributed to the 18th century. On the basis of comparison with similar examples of openwork preserved in both Beijing and Taipei, an attribution to a Palace workshop has been suggested. The present brushpot may also be compared to a cylindrical box from the collection of Sir Victor Sassoon (Chinese Ivories Trust) illustrated as figure 91 in “Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing”, published by the Oriental Ceramic Society, London 1984. £1,000-£2,000

42. A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ALTAR CANDLESTICKS with square-section baluster stems cast and pierced with mythical beasts within crashing waves enclosed by key pattern borders, the upper part of the stems circled by scaly dragons and the bases with four “S”-scroll supports issuing from the mask of a horned mythical beast, with a finely incised manes, on squared bases, with traces of gilt, the underside of each base with a rectangular panel containing a six character dedicatory mark, probably Qianlong, 10.5” high (2) Provenance: Apparently acquired at a house sale near Midhurst in West Sussex in the 1960’s.

Private Collection, East Dorset.

£1,000-£2,000

43. A SET OF EIGHT CHINESE BRONZE IMMORTALS, each standing holding an attribute, on an oval base cast with wave scrolls and lingzhi, late Ming/early Qing, 15” high (8)

Provenance: Private Collection, East Devon.

£6,000-£10,000

44. A CHINESE SILVER-GILT VASE of baluster form, chased and repoussé with stylised flowers on a delicately stippled ground, the neck and foot rim with bands of stylised leaves and concentric circles, the base with a seal mark in a rounded rectangular panel, Qing, 4.5” high. Provenance: Private Collection, East Dorset.

45. A CHINESE IVORY PAGODA, the nine storey hexagonal pagoda raised on a shallow balustraded platform behind a mountain gate and surmounted by an eleven-disc steeple, each storey surrounded by fretwork balustrades and topped with a sloping gabled roof and protruding dragon-fish eaves suspending bells, the platform decorated with two figures and bamboos, Qing, 20.5” high, with a glass dome.

£4,000-£6,000

£500-£1,000

46. A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED STONE GUARDIAN LIONS, each elongated beast with well-defined rib cage, a cascading mane and a curling tail, on a rectangular plinth base, probably Northern Wei, 9”

Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset.

£2,000-£4,000

47. A CHINESE EXPORT IVORY AND BONE PAGODA incorporating intricately carved and pierced panels and pendant bells on each of the seven tiers, the terraced base with numerous figures enclosed by an elaborate fence, Qing, 24” high, with a glass dome Provenance: A gift to the vendor’s mother from a sea captain and thence by descent. Private Collection, Dorset.

£1,000-£2,000

48. A CHINESE GILT BRONZE PHOENIX MOUNT standing on one leg with outstretched wings, with some slight verdigris patination of exposed areas of the metal, probably Tang, 4.25” high

Provenance: Private Collection, West Sussex.

£1,000-£2,000

49. A RYUKYUAN LACQUER AND MOTHER OF PEARL CIRCULAR TRAY decorated with five clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl surrounded by cloud scrolls, the rim with precious objects tied with ribbon separated by geometric panels composed of hexagonal medallions containing six stylised six-petal flowers, the reverse plain, Ryukyu Islands, 18th century, 13.75” dia.

Lacquered trays of this type were used by the Ryukyuan Court in the 18th and 19th centuries and were sent as “tribute” to the Court of the Emperor of China. An example of such is in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Another is in the Urasoe Art Museum, Japan, which is a similar size to the present example. £5,000-£8,000

This exquisite tray may be compared to a larger dish, also decorated with a pair of dragons, from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the promised gift of Florence and Herbert Irving (L1992 39 11).

50. A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ VASE decorated in polychrome with archaistic phoenix taotie masks, tendrils and stylised flowers, the interior of the flared neck decorated with colourful lotus flowers issuing from leafy tendrils on a turquoise ground, the exterior with notched flanges, 17th century, 23.25” high. This monumental vase may be compared to a pair of ceremonial vessels illustrated in “Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection”, published in English in the US in 1989, plate 119, formerly from the collection of Maria Callas.

51. A RARE CHINESE RHINOCEROS HORN CARVING of a crouching chimera with head turned across the back, the finely carved wings with hooked ends, the horn of a dark caramel tone with lustrous patination, probably late Ming/early Qing, 2.25”

£5,000-£10,000

52. A CHINESE “IMPERIAL” SOAPSTONE PANEL painted with birds perched on rockwork from which sprouts branches of blossom and fruit, probably Qianlong , 18.5” x 33.5” Provenance: The collection of Rosemary Lazenby and thence by descent.

Private Collection, Herefordshire.

Mrs Rosemary Lazenby, the widow of a Gloucestershire landowner, who died in 1987, left an extremely fine collection of 18th century Chinese mirror paintings to the nation. The collection may be seen at Marble Hill House in Twickenham, South West London.

£12,000-£18,000

53. ASCRIBED TO SHEN ZHOU A landscape with mountains shrouded in mist and a solitary figure in a building beside a lake, with a figure in a boat on the water and trees sprouting from the bank, with inscription and seal mark, 18.75â&#x20AC;? x 25.5â&#x20AC;? Provenance: The back of the mount bears an old collection label (no. 227) in German describing the work as a landscape in the style of Mi Sei (1051-1107). There is also a collection label for the Gulbenkian Museum, Durham.

The collection of Peter Rawson.

54. ATTRIBUTED TO SHEN QUAN (1682 - c.1762)

scroll painted with deer in a landscape, inscribed and A dated in accordance with the year 1750, 41.75” x 15.75”.

Provenance: Private Collection, North Devon.

This hanging scroll was authenticated by Hugh Moss, 12 Bruton Street, London W1 on 9th November 1976. Shen Quan was born in the Kangxi period in the Zhejiang area. He was born in poverty and apprenticed from an early age. It is said that a Japanese “Daimyo” once saw a painting of horses by him and was so impressed that he invited Shen to Nagazaki to teach him to paint. Shen stayed in Japan for three years and his paintings were greatly admired there and became very influential.

£15,000-£25,000

55. ATTRIBUTED TO GU JIANLONG (1606–1687) A dignitary seated on a chariot pulled by dogs floating through cloud scrolls with attendants, a cliff beyond, extensively inscribed, 56.25” x 20.5”.

Provenance: Private Collection, North Devon.

This hanging scroll was authenticated by Hugh Moss, 12 Bruton Street, London W1 on 9th November 1976. Gu Jianlong is a renowned painter, who served at the Court of the Emperor Kangxi.

£15,000-£25,000

56. A CHINESE GILT BRONZE “CHAMPION” LANTERN in the form of two conjoined tapering square vases, each with a flaring neck and standing on a spreading base joined by an archaistic design of a spread-winged eagle surmounting a crouching bear, the necks pierced with ruyi amidst scrolling foliage and the rims with key pattern bands, Qianlong, 10.25” high.

£3,000-£5,000

57 and 58 are spare lots.

59. A CHINESE “WHITE” JADE BRUSH WASHER carved as a branch of magnolia blossom, the stone of even tone with a lustrous polish, Qianlong, 2.5”, with a fitted hardwood stand. Provenance: The Dewar Family, Perthshire, Scotland and thence by descent..

60. A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY standing holding a sceptre wearing flowing robes, etched with cloud scrolls and floral sprays highlighted in polychrome, on an octagonal soapstone plinth with incised decoration, 17th/18th century, 9” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire.

£1,000-£2,000

£800-£1,500

61. A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE of Guan Yin, standing wearing flowing robes etched with cloudscrolls and geometric patterns, her hair piled in a high chignon, a fruit in her right hand and a basket containing lingzhi in her left hand, 17th/18th century, 14.5” high. Provenance: The collection of Victor Rienaecker. A gift to the vendor from John Carruth, Canon of Salisbury Cathedral. Victor Rienaecker of Oxford was a renowned collector of Chinese ceramics and works of art, including soapstones. His collection was sold at Sotheby’s on 14th April 1937.

£2,000-£4,000

62. A PAIR OF CHINESE WHITE JADE BANGLES of plain form, the stone of even tone with some scattered snow-white inclusions, Qing, 3.75” dia. and a Chinese pale celadon bangle with some “emerald” green clouding, Qing, 3.25” dia. (3). Provenance: The collection of Kenneth Hubert Mew (1887-1946) and thence by descent.

63. A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL BUDDHISTIC LION, the striding beast with head turned back with fangs bared, with finely incised fur and details, probably Qianlong, 4.5” long. Provenance: The collection of Kenneth Hubert Mew (1887-1946) and thence by descent.

£1,000-£2,000

£500-£1,000

64. A CHINESE “WHITE” JADE VASE, the flattened baluster body carved with interlocking scrolls and the neck with pierced “S”-scroll handles, one side carved with bamboo sprouting from pierced rockwork inhabited by a long-billed bird, probably Qianlong, 5.75” high.

£1,000-£2,000

65. A CHINESE MOTTLED SPINACH JADE FIGURE OF A LADY holding a flowering branch in one hand, a tassel of her robe in the other, the stone with even black mottling, probably late Qing, 7.75” high. Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s, London, January 26th, 1976, Lot 169 for £550 and sold with the original invoice.

£500-£1,000

66. A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OF A BUDDHISTIC LION, the head turned across the back, the mane, jowls and bushy tail with finely incised fur, the stone of even tone with brown inclusions to the brow and tail, probably Ming, 2,75” and another jade of a recumbent feline, 2.25”. (2) Provenance: The Dewar Family, Perthshire, Scotland and thence by descent.

£500-£1,000

67. A CHINESE “YELLOW” JADE HORSE AND MONKEY GROUP, the recumbent beast with one foreleg raised as though disturbed, with a finely incised mane and tail and hair either side of the spine, the monkey clambering over the horse’s hindquarters with long limbs and incised hair either side of the spine, the semi-translucent stone of fine yellowishgreen tone with slight brown inclusions, Qing, 3”. For another group of a monkey on a horse’s back from the collection of The Palace Museum, Beijing see “The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum”, Jadeware (III) published Hong Kong 1995, plate 91. For similar examples see Chung, Michaelson & So, “Chinese Jade Animals”, no. 152, pages 166-167 and Youngman “The Youngman Collection: Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing”, no. 113.

£40,000-£60,000

68. A CHINESE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE with defined rib cage and a finely carved mane, the stone of greyish tone with some lighter inclusions, Ming or later, 6” long. For a comparable jade horse see “Chinese Jades from the Collection of Stanley Charles Knott”, published by the Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1942.

£2,000-£4,000

69. A CHINESE “WHITE” JADE CARVING OF LYCHEES, the finely carved fruit attached to a leafy branch, the stone of even tone with some snowy white inclusions, Qianlong, 3.5”

The Lychee is symbolic of romance and love.

£40,000-£60,000

70. A CHINESE “PALE CELADON” JADE CENSER AND COVER, the domed cover and shallow cup-shaped body carved and pierced with branches of blossoming peonies, the upright handles similarly carved, on a circular foot carved with a simple band of lappets, the lustrous stone with some paler mottling, Qing, 7.5” across the handle This superb incense burner and cover may be compared to an example from The Palace Museum, Beijing (Gu100 440) illustrated as no. 228 in “China - The Three Emperors 1662-1795”, Exhibition Catalogue 12th November 2005 - 17th April 2006, the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

This style of openwork vessel became particularly popular towards the end of the Qianlong Emperors’ reign. The spirit of antiquarianism during his reign including a reinterpretation of the function of antiquities. The basic shape of this vessel refers back to the Western Zhou (1050-770BC), but shapes were assimilated and translated into an entirely new and highly original idiom during the Qing Dynasty when they were used for perfume or incense. The peony, which is the principal design feature of this vessel, is regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of wealth and distinction. As one of the four flowers of the seasons, together with the lotus, plum tree and chrysanthemum, the peony is the flower of spring. £30,000-£50,000

71. A CHINESE OR MOGHUL PALE CELADON JADE BOX AND COVER of trefoil form, the sides carved in low relief with a band of leafy flowering plants and the cover with three more complex plants in each lobe centred by a bud finial on a ground of three acanthus leaves, the translucent stone of pale celadon colour, 18th century, 3”. For related jade boxes see the “Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum”, plate 59, pages 240-241 and “The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum” Jadeware (III) no. 220, page 267. £6,000-£10,000

72. A FINE CHINESE “WHITE” JADE BRUSHWASHER carved as three chilong climbing over the rim of a lotus, the translucent stone of even colour with slight brown mottling and a lustrous polish, Qianlong, 4.5”

£12,000-£18,000

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73. A MAGNIFICENT CHINESE “SPINACH GREEN” JADE BOWL of exceptional proportions, the body carved with a continuous band of branches of peaches and blossom inhabited by bats and with two bosses carved with a bat swooping above two peaches attached to a leafy branch, the projecting handles with fruit and blossom and ringdrop handles, the stone of even tone with attractive lighter cloud-like markings and a lustrous polish, 17th/18th century, 14.5” across the handles, on a hardwood stand.

Provenance: The collection of Sir Kenneth Matheson.

xhibited: Illustrated in a Spink & Son Exhibition E catalogue. The catalogue is undated, but was probably produced in the 1920’s or 1930’s. The bowl was attributed to the Kangxi period and priced at £475.

£80,000-£150,000

74. A CHINESE CELADON JADE “DRAGON” CUP STAND of rectangular form with a slightly recessed base and four canted corners, boldly carved and the interior with two writhing dragons amidst lingzhi scrolls flanking a central circular receptacle, the raised rim incised with a key pattern band, the highly polished translucent stone of mottled yellowish-green tone, late Ming, 8.25” wide. The present cup stand is almost identical to another in The Palace Museum illustrated in “The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum”, Jade (II) no. 196.

£4,000-£6,000

treas u r es fr om the s umme r pala c e

The following lots (75–86) were acquired by Captain James Gunter and have descended from him to the vendors. Captain Gunter served with the King’s Dragoon Guards in China in 1860 and during this campaign he commanded “G” troop. Captain Gunter’s grandfather and namesake, James Gunter (1745–1819), was a confectioner, fruit grower and scientific gardener, and created one of the great residential estates of West London.

75. A SET OF CHINESE IVORY CHOPSTICKS, the scabbard finely engraved with a figure holding a fan in the shade of blossoming prunus and leafy shrubs and the reverse with a stag and a bat amidst cloud scrolls, the gilt metal mounts repoussé and chased with dragons amidst scrolls, within key pattern bands and the knife with an olive green jade handle, Qing, 12”.