SH099 - Traditional Furniture, Paintings, and Asian Art

Doucai 'three fruits' Meiping

decorated with three prominent fruiting boughs including lychee, finger citron and peach, bearing Yongzheng six character seal mark to base

Measurements:

height 20.5 cm

• EStimate $800 - $1,200
• sold $840 Incl BP

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Lidded Jars

each drum shaped jar with a bright green glaze pooling at the foot (2)

Measurements:

height 32cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $144 Incl BP

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl

with scalloped rim, the body decorated with a continuous scene of domestic life

Measurements:

diameter 23cm

• EStimate $150 - $250
• sold $660 Incl BP

Chinese Porcelain Bowl

lime green ground decorated with four medallions enclosing qilong dragons within a stylised floral ground, Qianlong four character seal mark to base

Measurements:

diameter9.2cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $480 Incl BP

A Collection of Chinese Porcelain Dishes

scalloped lozenge shaped dishes on a high foot decorated with waves, a famille rose palate with painted scenes of figures, fruit and flowers, together with a two stemmed dishes (16)

Measurements:

length 28 cm width 22 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $540 Incl BP

Huanghuali Brush Pot

an attractive grain on the cylindrical form supported on three low feet with a plug

Measurements:

height 21cm length 23.5cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $1,800 Incl BP

Chinese Beaker-Shaped Vase

with underglaze blue decoration of a lush flowering garden with a bird and butterflies, the lip with a chip and flat base with frits to rim

Measurements:

height 25cm

• EStimate $300 - $500

Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot and Tankard in enamel

cylindrical form in famille verte palette decorated with a figural scene together with a tankard with gilt border, decorated with floral sprays (2) Star crack with hairline, on brush pot

Measurements:

height 12cm, 14cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Chinese Hardwood Brush Pot

the overall bumpy knots and gouges to simulate the gnarled surface of a tree trunk, possibly zitan

Measurements:

height 16cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $480 Incl BP

Pair of Red Ground Enamelled Wine Cups

with floral designs, script in gilt to each, Kangxi four character seal mark to base (2)

Measurements:

height 5.5 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Plate, circa 1745

from the dinner service made for John, 5th Viscount Arbuthnott (see D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, p.327), enamelled and gilt with the coat-of-arms, crest, coronet and motto LAUS DEO at the centre, a band of gilt spearheads in the well, and four harbour scenes of Plymouth and Macao. Reference: for a plate […]

Measurements:

diameter 22.5 cm.

• EStimate $1,500 - $2,500

Chinese Underglaze Copper Red Charger

with foliate rim, interior decorated with an incised three clawed Yuan-style dragon, the eyes picked out in underglaze blue, base with four unglazed character marks, minor firing crack from rim, hairline, stabilised (A/F)

• EStimate $500 - $700

Large Celadon Charger

on a double foot rim, incised in low relief with a central dragon surrounded by a floral chain, reverse plain, Yongzheng six character seal mark in underglaze to base

• EStimate $1,200 - $1,800

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Bowls

decorated in Doucai palette, with lotus roundels interspersed with floral chains, the interior with ruyi heads, Yongzheng six character seal mark in a double ring to base (2)

Measurements:

diameter12.8 cm, height 7 cm

• EStimate $600 - $800
• sold $840 Incl BP

Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase with a Celadon Glaze

carved in low relief with two five clawed dragons, one ascending, one descending amid cloud and bat designs, incised Qianlong six character seal marks

Measurements:

height 28cm

• EStimate $1,200 - $1,800

Chinese Porcelain Pilgrim Flask

with high cylindrical neck and double handles, painted in the doucai palette on front and reverse with floral sprays in toned enamels, the six character seal mark of Yongzheng to base

Measurements:

height 28cm

• EStimate $1,500 - $2,000

Chinese Porcelain Meiping Shaped Vase

carved with foliate scroll on a turquoise body, seal mark to base

Measurements:

height 33cm width 21cm

• EStimate $800 - $1,200

Chinese Underglaze Blue Dish

freely painted with four flowers around the cavetto within double rings, commonly called trade ceramics, and sent to South East Asia, shipped from the port of Swatow – 3cm hairline from rim

Measurements:

diameter32.5cm

• EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
• sold $960 Incl BP

Chinese Porcelain Blue Monochrome Bottle Vase

with an even glaze all over the ovoid body gradually extending to a long elegant neck

Measurements:

height 46cm

• EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
• sold $1,200 Incl BP

Chinese Famille Rose Enamelled Porcelain Wash Basin

the averted mouth rim covered in a band of repeating vine and lotus patterns encircling the side walls decorated with floral sprigs and magpies, all surrounding an elaborate puce ground floral roundel, chip to the rim

• EStimate $600 - $800

Chinese Overlay and Gold-fleck Glass Baluster Form Vase

finely cut through an outer burgundy layer to green revealing a swooping pheasant and smaller birds in flight amid foliage. The ground with incised wave design, bearing wheel cut Qianlong seal mark in variant form

• EStimate $1,200 - $1,800

Japanese Figural Tea Ladle, Meiji period

the bowl formed as a parasol, the stem the body of a Japanese female figure, marked with script

Measurements:

weight 50 grams, length 17cm

• EStimate $800 - $1,200
• sold $840 Incl BP

Chinese Silver Collection

comprising a boxed set of shot cups, silver dishes with coins and a glass bottle with pierced silver dragons (18)

Measurements:

height 23cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $780 Incl BP

Pair of Chinese Bronze Candle Holders

the three sectioned, tall cylindrical shapes with a rooster and hen on the front and with cranes on the reverse, the handles in the form of a flowering branch (2)

Measurements:

height 70cm

• EStimate $600 - $800
• sold $300 Incl BP

Chinese Bronze Incense Burner

of Archaic form, with numerous water dragons writhing in waves standing on short legs with animal masks ending in claw and ball feet

Measurements:

height 70cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $300 Incl BP

Large Javanese Bronze of Vishnu, Majapahit

having eight arms and three faces displaying the three manifestations of Vishnu, holding a fly whisk, a whip, a knife, a kendi, a conch, a trident, a hook and a trident topped hand bell

• EStimate $1,500 - $2,500

Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Lamp Base

with double ring handles on a wood stand

Measurements:

height 36cm

• EStimate $300 - $500

Chinese Crackle Glazed Vase Gilt Bronze Stand

the baluster shaped vase now converted to a lamp

Measurements:

height 77cm

• EStimate $600 - $900
• sold $624 Incl BP

Box Carved in the Shape of a Lotus Leaf

the lid with a crab, the interior with lotus buds and leaves, together with an ivory carving of a lady with an attendant

Measurements:

height 23 cm, width 34 cm, height 4.5 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $540 Incl BP

Chinese Tortoise Shell Lidded Box

of circular shape and carved in high relief to the cover with a village scene surrounded with a floral border a similar scene in low relief to the base

Measurements:

diameter9.5cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $2,880 Incl BP

Anglo Indian Tea Caddy

profusely carved, interior fitted with two lidded tea caddies with ivory finials and lead lining

Measurements:

height 20cm width 26cm depth 17cm

• EStimate $800 - $1,200
• sold $1,020 Incl BP

Chinese Translucent Mottled Green Jade Circular Box

carved with a central chrysanthemum on the lid within a raised wall and ring of vine leaves on the shoulder and at the foot rim (natural wear and frits) on wood stand (A/F)

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $312 Incl BP

Two Porcelain Ducks

with lotus leaves perched on their backs and shaped to form bowls (A/F) (2)

Measurements:

height 20cm, 14.5cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Chinese Pottery Horse and Rider

the unglazed body with traces of coloured pigment, the soldier holding a metal sword

Measurements:

height 28cm

• EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
• sold $1,200 Incl BP

Chinese Military Insignia Collection

Chairman Mao badges, large and small, original red enamelled hat stars, silver and gold metal stars and embroidered gold star epaulets. The production of Mao badges was forbidden from June 1969 – 350 in lot.

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $360 Incl BP

Thai Gilt Bronze And Black Lacquered Buddha

seated dhyanasana with right hand lowered in bhumiparsha mudra downcast eyes on a young face below a flame shaped finial, on a high throne with two tiers of lotus petals, extensive wear.

Measurements:

height 75cm

• EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
• sold $3,000 Incl BP

Two Chinese Hardstone Snuff Bottles

one carved with a butterfly swooping on a flowering lotus and coral stopper, the other carved with stylized character to front and reverse and green jade stopper

Measurements:

height 6cm, 5.5cm

• EStimate $600 - $900
• sold $384 Incl BP

Three Chinese Red Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottles

two with figures in outdoor setting, one with stylized double happiness, together with another carved with fruit (4)

• EStimate $600 - $900
• sold $360 Incl BP

Lime Green Carved Dragon Snuff Bottle

teardrop form, rising from a hollowed, convex foot to a waisted neck, the exterior carved with a continuous writhing scaly dragon with open mouth and eyes picked out in black, the base inscribed with four characters

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $660 Incl BP

Three Chinese Natural Agate Snuff Bottles

two with jade stoppers, one with double lion mask handles to shoulders, one with coral stopper retaining decal label for the 'British Antique Dealers Association' (3)

Measurements:

height 7cm, 6.8cm, 7cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $840 Incl BP

Gold Stone Snuff Bottle

fine flattened form of the gold stone together with two well hollowed carved agate bottles (3)

Measurements:

height 5cm-6cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $216 Incl BP

Two Jade and One Glass Bottle

a spinach jade round bottle with carved agate stopper, a smooth white jade round bottle with a green agate stopper and a white glass bottle over painted (3)

Measurements:

height 5cm-6cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $1,920 Incl BP

Two Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles

a realgar-glass ovoid form the other a yellow, flat pear-shape with a continuous design of deer and a crane under a pine tree

Measurements:

height 5.5cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $192 Incl BP

Agate Basket weave Snuff Bottle

well hollowed, with a flat lip the other a porcelain bottle in the form of a corn cob

Measurements:

height 5.5cm-7cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $240 Incl BP

Three Inside Painted Snuff Bottles

the double bottle well hollowed and finely painted, the flat ovoid bottle with gold fish, the third bottle with a traditional mountain, lake scene, chip to foot rim, all with fine calligraphy (A/F)(3)

Measurements:

5.5cm-6cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $240 Incl BP

Mustard Yellow Ground Tall Bottle with Cover

decorated with animated dragon and phoenix figures in enamel colours and separated by intervening Shou characters in iron red, Kangxi six character marks

Measurements:

height 50cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Three Chinese Snuff Bottles

an ivory bottle in the form of a boy holding a peach, a rectangular agate bottle with raised sides together with a jade bottle of square form (3)

Measurements:

5.5cm-6cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $540 Incl BP

White Jade Bottle of Square Form

with stylized characters creating a geometric design on the front and reverse, together with a bright orange bottle finely carved with figures on front and reverse (2)

Measurements:

height 5cm-6cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $4,320 Incl BP

Jadeite Snuff Bottle

with bright apple green inclusions of flat ovoid shape with pink glass stopper

Measurements:

height 6.5cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $1,200 Incl BP

A Jade Snuff Bottle and a Green Overlay Glass

the bulbous jade bottle carved in the round with squirrels and fruiting grape vine, the glass bottle carved with a deer and horse (2)

Measurements:

height 6cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $1,680 Incl BP

Fine Chinese Carved Coral Bottle

the log-shape carved with fruiting branches of peaches with bats, the jade stopper in form of peach

Measurements:

height 5cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $1,200 Incl BP

Two Porcelain Scroll Weights And A Snuff Bottle

each painted with figures on front (3)

Measurements:

5.5cm X 4cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $960 Incl BP

Two Cylindrical Shaped Bottles

one white glass with enamel painting of birds in a flowering garden the other porcelain with a black ground and a white reserve with sgraffito of figures standing in front of a large screen (2)

Measurements:

6.5cm-8.5cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $108 Incl BP

Three Chinese Snuff Bottles

a mottled pink agate bottle with two pink glass bottles, one with yellow overlay (3)

Measurements:

4.5cm-6cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $144 Incl BP

Three Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles

two bottles inside painted the other carved cherry coloured glass (3)

Measurements:

4.5cm-7ccm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $264 Incl BP

Three Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles

all with underglaze blue in various shapes with figures characters and floral design (3)

Measurements:

5.5cm-7.5cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $120 Incl BP

Snuff Bottle Stoppers and Wood Stands

including an ivory stand, the collection of hardstone and glass stoppers include spoons approximately 40 in the lot

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $720 Incl BP

Two Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles

one of compressed globular form with carved coral stopper, the other bottle carved with horses (2)

Measurements:

height 6cm-6.5cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $480 Incl BP

Grey Schist Relief of Buddha, Gandhara

the figure seated leaning forward in the posture of dhyanasana above Bodhi tree windows enclosing five divinities, circular nimbus intact, possibly from a larger column

Measurements:

height 67cm

• EStimate $4,000 - $6,000
• sold $3,000 Incl BP

Eleven Character Carved And Gilt Couplet in Cursive Script

part of the transliteration on the rectangular wood boards read: 'By edict Emperor Cheng of Zhou proclaimed that for prosperity solemn reverence to the structure of past enterprise must be observed' 'According to Emperor Dayu…'

Measurements:

height 250cm width 24cm

• EStimate $2,000 - $3,000

Two Chinese Framed Wallpaper Panels

watercolour and ink, scenes of workers in rice paddies amidst trellised bamboo and birds (2)

Measurements:

77 x 108 cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $420 Incl BP

Chinese Glass Painting Of A Beauty

standing beneath a ballooning curtain, the elegant young lady of noble birth has her hair gathered into a double side bun, her pale face and narrow pursed lips with distant eyes about to remove a guqin, a seven-stringed zither, from a woven cover

Measurements:

58 x 36 cm

• EStimate $2,000 - $3,000

Two Chinese Portraits on Glass

one of a child, the other of a woman, in hardwood frames (2)

Measurements:

50 x 35cm, 50 x 36cm

• EStimate $600 - $800

Three Pairs of Framed Chinese Earmuffs

each of heart shaped silk, embroidered with fish, butterflies and flowering leaf scroll (3)

Measurements:

12 x 10 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $60 Incl BP

Chinese Silk Embroidered Jacket

with circular phoenix birds embellished amongst waves

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $540 Incl BP

Indian Miniature

watercolour, ink on paper, water stains to mount

Measurements:

30 x 20 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200
• sold $48 Incl BP

Two Persian Miniatures

scenes of lion hunting and festivals (2)

Measurements:

16 x 10 cm, 27 x 17 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Two Indian Miniatures

watercolour, ink on paper (2)

Measurements:

23 x 13 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $120 Incl BP

Two Chinese Framed Paintings

ink on mulberry paper of a wise old man leaning on his staff (2)

Measurements:

35 x 50 cm

• EStimate $600 - $800
• sold $900 Incl BP