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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design — Sotheby's

Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:191
Sale Title:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & DesignLots with images:187
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:107
Date:25-Oct-2016
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A 'Longquan' celadon vase, Meiping Ming dynasty, the baluster body surmounted by a narrow lipped mouth and carved on the sides with lotus sprays below a cloud collar border and vertical ribs on the base and neck, all beneath the sea-green glaze falling short of the foot burnt orange in the firing, 13 cm high
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A large 'Longquan' celadon dish Ming dynasty, of shallow saucer shape, the interior carved with scrolling peony encircling a central lozenge diaper medallion, covered inside and out with a sea-green glaze apart from a broad ring inside the foot ring burnt orange in the firing, fitted box, 45 cm diameter
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A blue and white rectangular flask late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the straight sides painted with landscape panels within double line borders, and with peony and prunus sprays on the shoulders below the narrow ribbed mouth, 26.5 cm high
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A blue and white Ming-style dish, of saucer shape, the interior with a central medallion of 'The Three Friends' within a composite floral scroll repeated on the exterior, unglazed base, 33 cm diameter
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A large Ming-style blue and white jar, of ovoid form, painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of pheasants among rockwork and flowering plants, between lappet and vignette diaper borders, the short waisted mouth inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal six-character mark of Wanli, 37 cm high
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Two blue and white flasks late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, (2), almost forming a pair, each of upright rectangular form surmounted by a short narrow ribbed mouth, the sides painted with alternating panels, one depicting chrysanthemum and flowering peach, the other with floral panels alternating with pairs of water birds and lotus, the shoulders with ruyi -head and foliate scrolls, (2), 26 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 15 June 2011, lot 441
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Two blue and white bottle vases late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, (4), almost forming a pair, each of pear-shape tapering to a slender neck, the sides of one painted with panels of different flowering plants, the other with alternating panels of leaping horses and fruiting sprigs, below ruyi -head and tasselled bands around the neck, silvered metal mounts and stoppers, (4), 29.5 cm, 30 cm high
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A large blue and white jar and cover Ming dynasty, Wanli period, (2), of ovoid form, the sides painted with four large lappet panels enclosing different flowering plants growing beside ornamental rocks, reserved on a blue wan diaper ground, divided by strapwork, all below a frieze of similar smaller panels of peach and flowers on the shoulders and a lappet band at the base, the wide mouth with chased metal mount and the matching cover with wood knop and inner metal mount, (2), 51 cm high overall
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An impressive blue and white 'Three Friends' jar Wanli mark and period, of baluster form, the sides painted in deep cobalt blue with pine, prunus and bamboo rising from the base with birds in flight among trailing clouds above, all between a band of lappets at the base, and the shoulders with a band of floral vignettes reserved on a ground of wan diaper, a foliate scroll around the short wide tapering mouth, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 41 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's…
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A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, of bombe form, the sides painted with a continuous lakeside scene below a frieze of pencilled cloud scrolls around the wide flared mouth, 19 cm diameter
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A blue and white deep dish Qing dynasty, 18th century, painted on the interior with scholar's objects beside a willow tree and flowering plants, the shallow sides with a diaper border below the broad everted rim with sprays of peony, bamboo, prunus and pine, 38.5 cm diameter
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A blue and white jar Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, of baluster form, painted on the exterior with a frieze of Buddhist lions among scrolling lotus, below a border of character vignettes on blue diaper grounds, a band of upright petals around the base and the short mouth, unglazed rim, 26 cm high
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A blue and white bottle vase Qing dynasty, 18th century, the ovoid body rising to a slender cylindrical neck, decorated overall with horizontal bands of shou characters between a band of lotus petals at the base and ruyi head and scroll borders around the mouth, 36.5 cm high
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A carved white-glazed yenyen vase, 20th century, the splayed base and tall trumpet neck decorated with a mountainous landscape above and below the central bulb encircled with two dragons and ruyi fungus, the base pierced with a central aperture, inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal six-character marks of Chenghua, 46 cm high
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A 'Guan'-style vase, Fang Hu, mark of Guangxu, (2), of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of rectangular section supported on a short straight foot and rising to the slightly waisted neck set with two squared tubular handles, either side with a peach-shaped cartouche in low relief, covered overall in a pale bluish-green glaze with irregular dark craquelure, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, wood stand, (2), 30.5 cm high
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A celadon ground yenyen vase, 20th century, decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue and copper red with a continuous scene of 'The Eight Horses of Mu Wang' beside pine trees and rockwork, the rim and interior glazed in white, 45 cm high
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A flambe-glazed bowl, (2), with shallow incurved sides and lipped rim, covered inside and out with a lavender-blue streaked crimson glaze, pooling on the exterior around the broad shallow foot, the recessed base glazed in brown, wood stand, (2), 25 cm diameter
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A pair of underglaze blue and enamelled bottle vases and covers Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, (4), each decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue and gilding with medallions alternating with clusters of flowering plants and precious objects, and with butterflies and floral sprays in 'famille-rose' enamels, knopped and domed covers, (4), 44 cm high overall
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A 'famille-rose' butterfly vase mark of Guangxu, the globular body surmounted by a tall waisted neck, painted in iron-red and enamels with numerous butterflies in flight, divided by a frieze of detached stylised lotus sprays and shou characters around the shoulders, above a raised gilt band, all between a yellow ground ruyi -head border below the rim and upright lappets around the base, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark, 39 cm high
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A 'famille-rose' rouleau vase, 19th/20th century, the sides painted with a lady carrying a baby accompanied by several dignitaries, some also carrying babies in their arms, and an old man offering a bowl of fruit, on a terrace overlooking a garden of rocks and a willow tree, the shoulders with formal borders below a further figure scene around the neck, 61.5 cm high
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A pair of 'famille-rose' figures of maidens, 19th/20th century, (2), each standing holding a vase with both hands, and wearing layered floral decorated turquoise robes, facing forward with smiling expression, her long black hair drawn into a high coiled chignon, (2), 39 cm high
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A 'famille-rose' bowl seal mark of Jiaqing, 19th century, the exterior painted with a continuous garden scene of boys at play, the interior with a central medallion of fruiting gourd vine and butterfly, gilt-edged rim, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character seal mark, box, 17.5 cm diameter
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A hardwood portable medicine chest Xiaoxiang, 19th/20th century, the wood of rich honey tones resembling huanghuali, of upright rectangular form, the plain exterior set on the top with double baitong swing handles and stoppers on quatrefoil bases, and reinforced on the top and sides with corner baitong mounts, the removable front of mitred frame and recessed panel construction secured by a clasp at the top, the interior with an asymmetric arrangement of ten drawers, each set with baitong handles pierced…
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An embellished black lacquer rectangular panel, 19th/20th century, the black lacquer ground inlaid predominantly in bone, jade and polychrome stained bone with precious objects including a vase of fruiting and flowering stems, a miniature landscape with lingzhi fungus, an elephant carrying a vase on its back, and an archaic style chariot, all within the mother of pearl inlaid wood frame, 52.5 x 67.5 cm overall. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 21 July 2015, lot 152
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A carved wood 'scholars' mountain Qing dynasty, (2), naturalistically carved in the round as a mountainous landscape, one side with two scholars seated playing chess and two others standing nearby on a rocky promontary, with flights of steps leading to thatched huts beside pine and wutong trees, the reverse with waves around the rocky shore, wood stand, (2), 16 cm long, 13.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 29 October 2013, lot 143
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A wood brushpot, Bitong Qing dynasty, of slightly waisted cylindrical form with inset base, the wood possibly huanghuali with attractive grain and patina, 14.5 cm high
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A pale celadon jade 'dragon' belthook Qing dynasty, 19th century, the slightly curved shaft with dragon's head hook, surmounted by an undercut chilong holding a lingzhi frond in its mouth, the underside with an oval knop for attachment carved with scrolls, the stone of even whitish tone, 14 cm long
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A pale celadon jade 'chilong' belthook Qing dynasty, 19th century, carved with a dragon head terminal facing an undercut chilong on the arched stem, the reverse with a flat circular button for attachment, 13.5 cm long
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A pale celadon jade and silver mounted mirror, the jade Qing dynasty, 19th century, the oval mirror within a silver frame inset on the reverse with an oval jade plaque carved in relief with a jardiniere of leafy plants flanked by two bats above a rockwork stand, on a silver repousse ground of precious objects, the handle mounted with a jade dragon belthook, box, 25 cm long overall. Provenance: The Collection of Miss Ada Lum, Mandarin Hotel Hong Kong, (accompanying a Christmas card from Miss Ada Lum),…
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An ivory 'double-gourd' pomander Qing dynasty, 19th century, the gourd in two halves finely carved and pierced with cash and lozenge diaper grounds beneath leafy branches bearing flowers and further gourds extending from the stem over either side, 7.5 cm long . Compare with a similar ivory pomander sold Christie's, London, 5 November 2013, lot 327
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An intricately carved ivory plaque, 19th/20th century, (2), of rectangular fan shape with shallow sides, carved in deep undercut relief on the interior with a dense array of flowering plants and trees in a garden setting, including blossoming prunus and magnolia, flowering peony, chrysanthemum, lilies and iris, with clumps of narcissus beside rockwork, wood stand, fitted box, (2), 36.5 cm wide. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, November/December 2011, lot 127
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Two carved ivory pendants Qing dynasty, 19th century, (2), each of rectangular form, one carved on the convex side with a lily and persimmon within scroll borders, the flat reverse with archaistic characters, the other with a recessed central panel of Chinese and Tibetan characters within interlaced scrolls on either side, (2), 6.7 cm, 6 cm high
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A carved ivory figure of Kannon by Nobuyoshi, 19th century, standing on a rockwork base, wearing long layered robes with wide sleeves and a narrow celestial scarf rising above her shoulders, her hair drawn into a high chignon set at the front with an elaborate tiara and adorned with pendant earrings and necklaces, a small glass bead inset on her forehead, holding a lotus flower in her left hand and an ambrosial vase in the right, the base marked Nobuyoshi saku, 39 cm high
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A cinnabar lacquer tray, (2), of shaped rectangular form with shallow flared sides, the interior carved overall with a phoenix perched on rocks among dense sprays of flowering peony, the reverse with a frieze of further peony blooms and foliage, wood stand, (2), 40 cm long, 33 cm wide
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A pair of cloisonne enamel bird-form censers, 19th/20th century, (2), each standing on long legs with head raised facing forward, the detachable wings forming the cover, decorated in colours on the turquoise ground with stylised bird and scroll motifs, the beak, pierced crest and legs in gilt metal, (2), 36 cm high
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An unusual silvered metal 'ruyi sceptre' incense burner, (5), with shallow straight sides, fitted on the interior with a tray, pierced grill and cover plate, all beneath the cover pierced with archaic characters, the beaded edges in copper, wood stand, (5), 29.5 cm
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An enamelled silver filigree figure of a peacock, (3), the bird perched on one leg, its head raised in alert attitude, the plumage on the body and wings enamelled in shades of blue, and the long trailing filigree tail feathers with turquoise and blue enamel 'eyes', the crest with seed pearl tips, wood stand and glass dome, (3), 42.5 cm high
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A Chinese silver bowl, 19th/20th century, with quatrelobed rounded sides springing from a splayed notched foot, incurved to the quatrefoil lipped rim, the sides decorated in relief with a dragon flanked by flowering chrysanthemum and blossoming prunus trees, with an owl and bird in flight and a stork wading among iris with its mate in flight above, the base stamped 90 HM and character mark, weight 962 gms, 20 cm diameter
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A Chinese silver ten-piece tea service, 19th/20th century, (10), comprising a swing handled kettle and cover on stand with burner, a wood handled coffee pot and cover, a wood handled tea pot and cover, a milk jug, a two handled covered jar, a sugar basin, tongs, a strainer and a rectangular tray, each piece decorated in relief on the finely stippled matt ground with sprays of flowering chrysanthemum, the rectangular tray with matching decoration around a central shou medallion, set with two angular loop…
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A Chinese silver three-piece service, 19th/20th century, (3), comprising a teapot and cover, a milk jug and a two handled sugar basin, each piece decorated in relief on a finely punched ground with flowering chrysanthemum sprays and centred with a raised medallion, the handles, spout and knop simulating bamboo, the base of each marked, (3), total weight 858 gms, the teapot 14.5 cm high
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A Chinese silver four-piece service, 19th/20th century, (4), comprising a teapot and cover, a milk jug, a two handled sugar basin and a tray, each piece supported on a widely splayed foot and decorated in relief on a finely punched ground with leafy bamboo canes, the handles and knops simulating bamboo, the shaped oval tray with matching decoration, the base of each marked Yeching Sterling, the tray unmarked, (4), total weight 2870 gms, the teapot 21 cm high, the tray 48 cm long
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A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back arm chairs, Quanyi, (2), each chair with five-segmented rounded crestrail set on straight back posts with beaded shaped flanges, centred with a slightly arched rectangular splat pierced with a ruyi -shaped dragon cartouche, the tapering side posts and recessed front posts with shaped beaded flanges below the outscrolled hand grips, the soft mat seat within a mitred frame, the cylindrical legs joined by a beaded shaped apron and four stepped stretchers, the wood of…
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A hardwood recessed leg long table, Qiaotouan, 20th century, the single board recessed top within a mitred frame terminating in everted flanges, supported on recessed rectangular section legs joined by an openwork apron of a central disc flanked by symmetrical archaistic scrollwork and dragon motifs and similar spandrelled aprons, joined on the short sides by a panel with fan-shaped opening above a shaped apron to the legs below, angular scroll feet, 96 cm high, 153 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A six-panel embellished black lacquer screen, 20th century, (6), each panel applied in bone and ivory with three polychrome painted mythical figures, supported on cloud scrolls and carrying various attributes, the black lacquer ground painted and gilt with waves and clouds, all between carved wood panels of precious objects and foliate scrolls enclosing shou characters, the reverse of each painted on a black ground with birds and flowering plants, (6), each panel 184 cm x 38.5 cm wide
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A carved hardwood pedestal desk, 19th/20th century, the wood with attractive grain and colour resembling huanghuali, the rectangular flush panelled top within a broad mitred frame, set at the front with three drawers, each carved with pairs of archaic style dragons in relief, the sides and back similarly carved with a frieze of rectangular recessed panels enclosing further dragons in relief, supported on side pedestals each with two similarly decorated drawers over an open compartment with slatted base,…
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A pair of hardwood horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi, (2), each chair with five-segmented rounded crestrail, set on straight back posts with shaped flanges, centred with a rectangular S-form splat carved with a dragon medallion above a panel enclosing an inscription in relief, the tapering side posts and recessed front posts with shaped flanges below the outscrolled hand grips, the woven seat over a wood base within a mitred frame, the cylindrical legs joined by a beaded shaped apron carved with foliate…
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A hardwood recessed leg table, Qiaotouan, 20th century, the single board recessed top within a mitred frame terminating in everted flanges, supported on recessed rectangular section legs joined by an openwork apron of a central disc flanked by symmetrical archaistic scrollwork and dragon motifs and similar spandrelled aprons, joined on the short sides by a panel with fan-shaped opening above a shaped apron to the legs below, angular scroll feet, 86 cm high, 137 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A pair of blue and white peony dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, (2), each painted with a central medallion of peonies and rockwork within a frieze of flowers and rocks around the radially moulded sides with everted rim, ding marks, (2), 20.6 cm diameter
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Two blue and white jars Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, (4), almost forming a pair, each of ovoid form decorated on the sides with quatrefoil panels of precious objects reserved on the prunus strewn cracked-ice ground, porcelain and wood covers, (4), 19.5 cm, 21.5 cm high
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Eight small blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, (8), each decorated with a maiden seated beside rockwork watching a dancing boy, the base inscribed with an apocryphal four-character mark of Chenghua, (8), 10.3 cm diameter
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A Ming-style blue and white 'lotus' dish seal mark and period of Qianlong, the interior painted with a central medallion of lotus sprays within a double line border, and a frieze of ribboned chimes alternating with bats around the cavetto, with further lotus scrolls around the broad everted rim, the underside with sprigs of lingzhi and bamboo, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, box, 30.3 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of Ferdinand Howald, Fine Chinese Ceramics…
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An unusual blue and white dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, of saucer shape, the interior painted in deep cobalt blue with radiating flower sprays around a flowerhead and florette medallion, all within a foliate border around the rim, 36 cm diameter
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Five blue and white cups and saucers Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, (10), each pencilled with a central medallion of peonies and rocks within radiating flower sprig panels on the petal moulded sides, marks, (10), each saucer 13 cm diameter
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Six blue and white deep dishes Qing dynasty, 18th century, (6), comprising a set of three decorated with a fisherman and stork beside a willow tree, and a set of three with a central lakeside medallion, (6), 16.3 cm diameter
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A pair of blue and white 'dragon' dishes Qing dynasty, 19th century, (2), each of saucer shape, painted on the interior with a scaly dragon coiled among scattered clouds in a central medallion within a double line border repeated around the rim, the underside with a frieze of two similar dragons among clouds, the base inscribed with a four character hall mark, (2), 20 cm diameter
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A blue and white 'phoenix' dish seal mark and period of Daoguang, with shallow rounded sides and lipped rim, painted on the interior with a pair of stylised phoenix with wings splayed in flight among clouds, in a central medallion within double line borders, and repeated in a frieze on the exterior, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 16.3 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of Tim and Sally Turner, acquired 1997, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie's, New…
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A five piece writing set Qing dynasty, 19th century, (7), each piece decorated in underglaze blue and 'famille-rose' enamels and gilt with figure scenes and landscapes, the box and cover inscribed on the base with a four-character sealmark of Jiaqing, (7), the box 6.3 cm x 6.3 cm
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An iron-red and enamelled dated stem cup Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, the widely rounded sides painted in iron-red with two confronted dragons among flames and cloud scrolls, supported on a tall splayed foot encircled with a green and white enamel band of crested waves below a raised gilt collar, the interior of the foot inscribed in iron-red Guangxu gengzi nian zengsun Chengyu zhi (Established/installed by the great grandson Chengyu in the gengzi year of Guangxu period) (1900), 12 cm diameter. Provenance…
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A teadust-glazed vase mark of Tongzhi, the globular body springing from a straight foot and tapering to the tall cylindrical neck, covered overall with a finely mottled olive-green glaze, the unglazed footrim with a brown wash, the base impressed with a six-character mark in a slightly recessed brown-glazed rectangle, 35 cm high
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An aubergine-glazed vase Qing dynasty, of globular form surmounted by a tall slightly flared neck, covered overall with a purple glaze of deep tone, falling unevenly above the foot, 31.5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, circa 1982
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A 'famille-rose' bowl mark of Xuantong, with rounded sides and lipped rim, the exterior painted with birds in flight and perched among flowering plants and rockwork, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark, 12.2 cm diameter
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A 'famille-rose' double moon flask, early 20th century probably Republic period, (2), the two conjoined moon flasks each finely painted on either side with a medallion depicting different scenes of figures in a landscape setting, one of three men conversing, another with a figure fishing near some dwellings nestled among trees and mountains, another of figures poling a sampan on a lake, and another of scholars seated beside a waterfall, each accompanied with an inscription in black and three seals, the…
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A large 'famille-rose' basin, mark of Guangxu, stoutly potted of shallow cylindrical form, the straight sides rising to a broad everted mouth with grooved galleried rim, painted on the interior with a pair of cranes standing among flowering lotus plants, encircled with alternating peony branches on the sides and repeated on the exterior, below a frieze of bats and clouds around the rim, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark within spur marks, 41.5 cm diameter
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A large painting of a mother and child 19th/20th century, oil on canvas, depicting the young mother lying on one side nursing her infant son, her right hand raised supporting her head, the left resting on the child's leg, wearing a blue diaphanous robe over a pair of sheer deep pink trousers revealing her small bound feet in silk 'lotus' slippers, her face with porcelain like complexion and eyes in a direct gaze with a slight smile, her female attendant seated behind. all enclosed within blue draped…
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A portrait of a Hong merchant, style of Spoilum, 19th/20th century, oil on canvas, the merchant shown half length facing forward wearing a black Mandarin hat and fur trimmed blue robe bearing a civil rank badge, his left hand clasping part of his long beaded necklace, his face with intent gaze and slight smile, 71 x 53 cm . Spoilum whose Chinese name was Guan Zuolin was active in Guangzhou between 1785 and 1810. He painted portraits of Chinese and Western merchants and sea captains in the Western style…
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A lapis-lazuli, hardstone and glass court necklace, Chaozhu, the 108 lapis-lazuli beads divided by three larger yellow and a turquoise matrix fotou (Buddha heads) the fotou at the back connected to a fotouta suspending a yellow glass beiyun oval plaque and terminating with a rock crystal tear-shaped bead, the three jinnian strands of red glass beads with similar tear-shaped drop, approx 86 cm diameter
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A jadeite and chalcedony court necklace, Chaozhu, the 118 jadeite beads divided by four jadeite foutou (Buddha heads), and with a pendant agate oval plaque at the back terminating in a tear-shaped agate bead, with three jinnian strands of amber glass beads with similar pendant drops, approx 70 cm diameter
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A 'hundred boys' embroidered panel, the white silk ground decorated in colours with the auspicious 'hundred boys' joyfully engaged in various pursuits, some flying kites, reading or playing games, others in a 'dragon' procession carrying banners and lanterns with a Buddhist lion float, and others rowing a dragon boat among lotus and willow trees, all within a fenced garden setting, mounted and framed, 172.5 x 96 cm overall . The hundred boys theme was frequently employed at weddings. The hundred boys…
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A scholar's rock, (2), of irregular form, the dark grey stone with some paler fissures across the heavily ridged surface, deeply pitted with jagged ridges and crevices, wood stand, (2), 35 cm wide
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A pair of hardstone flowering trees, 20th century, (2), the branches of each bearing numerous blooms of chalcedony petals and buds among the green foliage, growing from a cloisonne enamel jardiniere decorated with lotus scrolls on a turquoise ground, (2), 54 cm high
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A set of four 'famille-rose' 'boys' porcelain plaques, 20th century, (4), of rectangular form, each painted with a different garden scene of boys at play, framed, (4), 29.5 x 22 cm, 50 x 36.5 cm (overall)
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A set of four 'famille-rose' 'flower and insect' porcelain plaques, 20th century, (4), each of square form painted in enamels with insects among different flowering plants including peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo, accompanied by an inscription in black with an iron-red seal to one side, wood frames, (4), 24.5 x 24.5 cm, 29 x 29 cm (overall)
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A set of four 'famille-rose' 'flower and bird' porcelain plaques, 20th century, (4), of rectangular form, each painted with a different species of bird perched among flowering plants including prunus, lotus and willow, accompanied by an inscription in black, framed, (4), 38.3 cm x 25.5 cm, 42.5 cm x 29.5 cm (overall)
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A bronze 'lion' incense burner Qing dynasty, (2), naturalistically cast in the form of a seated Buddhist lion playing with a brocade ball clasped between its front paws, its head raised and turned to the side with jaws open in snarling expression and bushy tail raised, a section of the curled mane on its back removable forming the cover, (2), 36 cm long
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A pair of embellished black lacquer plaques Qing dynasty, 19th century, (2), each of stepped rectangular form, inlaid in jade, polychrome painted bone and ivory on the black ground, one with a central vase of peony and other flowers, surrounded by archaistic bi discs, a miniature landscape with chilong, boys playing around a Buddhist lion, and a vase holding a halberd and auspicious objects, the other with a central vase of chrysanthemum and other flowers surrounded by an elephant carrying a vase on its…
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A pair of 'famille-rose' porcelain plaques, 20th century, (2), each of square form, one painted with a family group of parents with children in an interior scene, the other of a dignitary on horseback listening to a boy playing a flute riding on a buffalo, accompanied by an inscription in black and a red seal to one side, framed, (2), 23.5 x 23.5 cm, 27.5 x 27.5 cm (overall)
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A pair of Chinese porcelain plaques, 20th century, (2), each of rectangular form, one painted in coloured enamels with a couple on horseback riding through a landscape, the other depicting three men hunting in a rocky landscape, one aiming his Bow and arrow at an animal on a rocky ledge nearby, and accompanied by an inscription in black with a red seal, framed, (2), 53 x 34 cm, 56.5 x 37.5 cm (overall)
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Jin He, (Active Early 20th century), Animals and Plants, ink and colour on paper, set of five, hanging scroll, each inscribed and a total of ten seals, 176 x 46.5 cm
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Sun Boyong, (Active Early 20th Century), The Eight Horses of Mu Wang, After Lang Shining, ink and colour on paper, set of four, hanging scroll, one with an inscription and a total of six seals of the artist, 109 x 40 cm
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After Huang Yongyu, Lotus, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, bearing an inscription with five seals, 99.5 x 68 cm
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After Li Xiong Cai, Travellers in the Guan Mountain, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, bearing an inscription dated 1985 with two seals, 134 x 67 cm, Literature, Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai: 2005, p. 79 (illustrated)
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After Guan Shan Yue, Boats and Mist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, bearing an inscription dated 1985 and with two seals, 146 x 79 cm, Literature, Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai, 2005, p. 66 (illustrated)
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Chen Wen Hsi, (1906-1992), Squirrel and Vine, ink and colour on paper, signed and with one seal, framed, 34 x 44 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the artist in Singapore circa 1976
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A polychrome wood figure of Guanyin, seated in rajalalitasana with the right arm resting on the raised right knee, wearing a dhoti open at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, the shoulders draped with a shawl, the face with benevolent expression, the long hair piled in a high chignon, traces of gilding and pigments, 59 cm high
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A pair of square-corner 'flower and bird' display cabinets, Liang'ge gui, (4), the upper display shelf of each framed by shaped aprons pierced with a frieze of angular stylised kui dragons, above a pair of doors each with two recessed panels, the upper panels carved in relief with medallions enclosing a pair of phoenix beside peony and lingzhi, the lower carved with rectangular panels enclosing a pair of song birds and similar plants, the doors fitted flush and opening to reveal a single shelf on the…
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A hardwood open shelf cabinet, 20th century, the rectangular top with moulded bossed edge set with removable everted ends and surmounted by a small shelf with everted ends resting on two supports carved as flowering prunus trunks, backed by a shaped openwork cresting of birds among flowering prunus, standing on curved corner supports carved as flowering prunus trunks, supporting a pair of stepped shelves above a single shelf, the lower section enclosing a pair of drawers, with central flowering tree…
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A pair of hardwood arm chairs, Fushouyi, (2), each with a rectangular top rail, rising to a central slightly curved headrest with scroll ends, the stiles continuing to the seat frame, the central splat carved in relief with a bat carrying a box and peach branch and flanked by a pair of archaistic dragons, the stepped arms with scroll terminals supported with archaistic dragon struts, the square seat supported on rectangular section corner legs joined by a beaded shaped apron carved with pairs of confronted…
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A pair of small round-corner tapered hardwood cabinets, Yuanjiaogui, (2), each with protruding top supported on rounded corner posts, enclosing a pair of panelled doors, the upper panels pierced with ruyi motifs above plain recessed panels, the interior of one with a single shelf, the sides with matching openwork and plain panels all above a plain shaped apron joined to the short legs, set with baitong lock fittings, (2), 57 cm high, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A large Arita dish, late 19th century, (2), of shallow saucer shape, the interior boldly painted in enamels and underglaze blue with a profusion of flowering plants including peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo, growing beside a waterfall and stream in a mountainous landscape of pine trees and rocky cliffs, wood stand, (2), 77 cm diameter
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A pair of Japanese bronze and partially gilt covered censers, late 19th century, (6), each in three sections, cast in high relief, the base encircled with a dragon above shells tossed among waves, supporting the vase springing from a compressed globular section with turtles swimming among waves, the steeply rounded sides decorated with seven cranes in flight among scrolling clouds below the galleried key-fret rim, the cover pierced with a frieze of phoenix and clouds surmounted by an eagle with wings…
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A Japanese tall bronze 'carp' vase and cover, late 19th century, (6), in three sections, the large fish leaping from the rectangular platform base of wave splashed rocks, supported on four scroll feet springing from crested birds heads with outstretched wings, a water spout issuing from the carp's mouth supporting the ovoid vase decorated in relief on the sides with a pair of birds in flight above a blossoming tree, and a large bird perched near a banana palm gazing down at chicks in a nest below, set on…
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