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Sale date:

Ceramics, Glass & Furniture Sale on Thursday 30th September 2004

Lot numbers:

504-539 of 1096

Lot

Description & Estimate

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504

FOUR VARIOUS WOODEN BOTTLES and stoppers of flattened form, 2"-2.5" high, a nut carved as an ojime and a pierced ivory ball (6) #100-200

Nil

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320
505 A WOOD AND SILVER BOTTLE with matching stopper inlaid with corals and malachite, 3" high, a metal two handled bottle with matching stopper and chain inset with turquoise and coral, 3" high, an ivory and silvered metal bottle inset with turquoises with matching stopper, 3. 25" high and an imitation ivory scent bottle with English silver stopper, 2.5" high (4) #80-160

Nil

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70
506 A METAL DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED BOTTLE with green enamelled foliage in relief and gilt splashes, 2" high and a flattened double-gourd shaped bottle and stopper, 2.25" high (2) #80-160

Nil

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90
507 A CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOTTLE with matching stopper of flattened form, decorated with formal foliage and round characters on red, blue, white and turquoise ground, 2" high #50-100

Nil

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550
508 A CANTON ENAMEL FLAT OVIFORM BOTTLE and a stopper, painted with buildings in a landscape, 2.5" high, early 19th century £50-100

Nil

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80
509 A FRENCH ENAMELLED SCENT BOTTLE, painted with Apollo and other classical figures in a landscape, 2.5" high, a similar cylindrical bottle with a classical subject, 2.5" high and a white opaline flattened scent bottle with silver metal top, 3.75" high £80-160

Nil

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350
510 A DUAN INKSTONE BOTTLE of flattened pear shape, finely carved with dragons and with mask and ring handles, 2.5" high, 18th/19th century, probably from a Guangzhou workshop #800-1600

Nil

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900
511 A CHINESE ENAMEL EUROPEAN-SUBJECT SNUFF BOTTLE decorated with reserves of a girl with a goose and a young lady wearing a wide-brimmed hat, on a yellow and cafe au lait ground enamelled in polychrome with scrollwork, within formalised key pattern and flowerhead borders, with a coral stopper, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 2.25" high. See illustration and details #2000-4000 The cafe-au-lait ground combined with the well-drawn four character mark in black may indicate an early date in the Qianlong period.

Nil

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2800
512 AN AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE of compressed form in a silver coloured metal cage-work frame chased with a phoenix and a dragon, with a pink-stone stopper, 3" high, a seal with a carved ivory immortal terminal and two other pieces (4) #50-100

Nil

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60
513 A GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE of faceted form internally painted with a female figure sitting on rockwork beneath a blossoming bough, the reverse with playful figures and with an inscription, with a domed agate finial, 3.25" high and three other snuff bottles (4) #100-200

Nil

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80
520 AN IMARI BASIN STAND with a domed centre and a fluted rim decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilt with blossoming branches and crabs, early 18th century, 14.75" dia. See illustration #100-200

Nil

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220
521 A CHINESE VASE with an ovoid body and a trumpet-shaped neck covered in a sea-green glaze, the base with a seal mark in underglaze blue, 12.5" high, and another Chinese vase enamelled in iron red, green and yellow (2) #50-100

Nil

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70
522 A PAIR OF CANTONESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES enamelled in polychrome with birds, insects and flowers on a green-celadon ground, the shoulders with moulded lions masks highlighted in gilt, 11.75" high with two hardwood stands (4) #50-100

Nil

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50
523 A CHINESE VASE of archaic form, with a slightly bulbous ovoid body covered in an irregular olive and brown glaze running towards the foot, the neck with four simple loop handles, with a wooden lid, 10. 75" high #50-100

Nil

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524 A CHINESE VASE with an ovoid body and a short cylindrical neck covered in an irregular brown glaze running towards the foot, probably Song, 12" high #100-200

Nil

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525 A RARE CHINESE PROTO-PORCELAIN FUNERARY JAR, the bulbous body waisted towards the top and surmounted by five vase-shaped spouts, the shoulders decorated with four leonine figures interspersed with snakes and patterned with impressed circles above three horizontal bow-string lines and beneath a band of combed decoration, the upper part of the jar covered with a thin olive-green glaze over a white slip on the iron-red body, Han, 19" high. See illustration #2000-4000Funerary jars of this early proto-porcelain type are rare. Examples excavated in Zhejiang or Jiangsu Provinces are ill

Nil

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526 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE MEAT DISH of canted rectangular form decorated with pavillions beside a lake within formalised borders, Nankin, Qianlong, 16.5" dia. #30-60

Nil

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40
527 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE enamelled in polychrome with stylised flowers and foliage on a green celadon ground, the rim with an undulating border, the reverse with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 11" dia. and a vase with moulded decoration of dragons and flowers on a sea green ground, the base with a moulded seal mark, 8.5" high (2) #80-150

Nil

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190
528 A CHINESE EXPORT MUG with a cylindrical body enamelled in polychrome with a principal reserve of elegant figures on a terrace, with a later metal handle, Qianlong, 5.25" high, five teabowls and five other pieces (11) £30-60

Nil

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529 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PLATE with an undulating rim decorated with a figure in a landscape, within formalised borders incorporating butterflies and flowers, late Qianlong, 11.25" dia., another export plate of similar size and three others (5) #30-60

Nil

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530 A CHINESE EXPORT "ARMORIAL" SPARROWBEAK JUG with domed cover, the front with a panel incorporating entwined initials, figures in a cobblers shop and an inscription "I'm .. a work for leather .. dear", with a boot crest above, with a moulded branch-work handle, Qianlong, 5" high. See illustration #200-400 It seems probable that the design for the cartouche is taken from a mid 18th century trade card for a cobbler. Sadly, the meaning of the inscription is lost.

Nil

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1400
531 A CHINESE EXPORT TEAPOT with domed cover and a bullet-shaped body decorated in the Mandarin palette, with a straight spout and a simple loop handle, Qianlong, 5.25" high #30-60

Nil

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20
532 A CHINESE EXPORT "ARMORIAL" TUREEN LID enamelled in polychrome and gilt twice with the armorials of Wakefield impaling Christie, enamelled in polychrome with festoons of flowers suspended from ribbon-tied bows and with a moulded bud finial, Qianlong, 12" wide, a blue and white tea bowl and a porcelain snuff bottle (3) £50-100

Nil

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150
533 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH decorated with leafy tendrils and stylised lotus flowers, with a Qianlong sealmark in underglaze blue, 5.75" dia. See illustration £80-150

Nil

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100
534 A CANTONESE FAMILLE ROSE COMPORT enamelled in polychrome and gilt with elegant figures on a terrace within a border of butterflies, bats, foliage and objects, 19th century, 14.5" wide #50-100

Nil

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80
535 A CHINESE EXPORT MUG of cylindrical form with "clobbered" decoration of pavillions, trees and figures beside a lake, with an undulating rim and a moulded branch handle, late Qianlong, 6.25" high. See illustration #250-450

Nil

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550
536 A PAIR OF IMARI VASES of ribbed ovoid form decorated with panels of flowers sprouting from rockwork, 8.75" high (2) #50-100

Nil

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200
537 A JAPANESE "KUTANI" FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR seated on rockwork holding a scroll, 8.25" high and a Chinese blanc de chine figure of a deity, 9. 25" high (2). See illustration of the Kutani figure #50-100

Nil

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45
538 A CHINESE INCENSE BURNER in the form of a buddhistic lion covered in a lustrous dark brown glaze, the rectangular base moulded with stylised scrollwork, 9.75" high #50-100

Nil

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20

 539

A CHINESE EXPORT VASE AND COVER enamelled in the Mandarin palette with elegant figures, scrolls and flowers with 19th century gilt metal mounts, on a hardwood base, 9.25" #30-60

Nil

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