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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:623
Sale Title:Fine Asian & European Decorative ArtsLots with images:616
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:440
Date:19-Nov-2007
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A French Faience plate painted with flowers attributed to Luneville, late 18th/early 19th century, 27 cm diameter and a similar plate 25 cm diameter
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Three large Faience pink painted plates, French late 18th/early 19th century, the first attributed to Niderviller and the other two to Les Islettes 30 cm diameter
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Five Masons Ironstone plates from the same service English 19th century, decorated with chrysanthemums and gilt. Approx 23.5 cm diameter
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A Masons ironstone blue and white transfer decorated serving dish English 19th century, and stand and two circular dessert dishes 29 cm and 31 cm wide and 24 cm diameter
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Three English blue and white transfer printed plates English 19th century x and a Spode green and white plate, Including a Spode Aesops Fables plate, a Stevenson peacock design plate and a Minton plate 24.5 cm and 25 cm diameter
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Hand printed and signed wall tapestry, by Les Ateliers d'arts de Rambouillet, Chantilly, a later version of the famous original 'Travail de La Laine' from the 16th century
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A small blue and white jar Kangxi, 1662/172 painted with long Elizas, tien (Heaven) mark, silver-mounted neck and cover. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne
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An imperial blue and white bowl Qianlong mark & period, 1736-1795 19Decorated with a continuous lotus scroll, precious emblems and four stylised characters 19 cm diameter. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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An extremely rare Imperial blue and white saucer-dish Chenghua mark and period, 1465/1487 20 x 20 cm. Painted on the front with three clouds, a pair of dragons on the reverse, restored. 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Queensland private collection
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A blue and white charger Kangxi mark and period, 1662/1722 36 x 36 cm. In the form of a large lotus, decorated in vibrant cobalt blue with exotic flowers within petal shaped segments. 36 cm diameter. Provenance: George Adie collection
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17th century blue and white 'Swatow' dish from the late Ming dynasty, painted in the centre with deer in a landscape, the segmented rim with floral motifs. Provenance: The Binh Thuan Cargo, Philippines
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A blue and white Swatow dish late Ming, early 17th century 38 x 38 cm. Painted in the centre with a stylised landscape, flowers on the rim 38 cm diameter. Provenance: The Binh Thuan Cargo, Philippines
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A blue and white Swatow dish late Ming, early 17th century 37 x 37 cm. Painted in the centre with a phoenix, the segmented rim with floral motifs 37 cm diameter. Provenance: The Binh Thuan Cargo, Philippines
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A blue and white kendi transitional period, circa 1640 decorated with cranes and flowers; together with the book, the Hatcher porcelain Cargoes. Literature illustrated C. Sheaf and R. Kilburn, the Hatcher porcelain Cargoes, Christies, Oxford, 1988, pl 48
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A blue and white dish late Ming, early 17th century 38 x 38 cm. Painted in the centre with geese in a stylised landscape, the segmented rim with floral motifs 38 cm diameter. Provenance: The Binh Thuan Cargo, Philippines
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Blue and white ceramic dish from the late Ming dynasty, painted in the centre with geese in a stylised landscape, the segmented rim with floral motifs. Provenance: Binh Thuan cargo, Philippines
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A blue and white tripod censor early Qing, 17th/18th century. With three shaped medallions between stylised floral scrolls, fitted hardwood stand 20.5 cm diameter. Provenance: An old Sydney private collection, purchased in China 1950's
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A Sacrificial blue saucer-dish Qianlong seal mark and period. Covered in a vibrant glaze, the rim wiped white 13 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne
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An extremely rare blue glazed bowl Chenghua mark and period, 1465/1487, decorated in white slip incised with a pair of phoenix flying amongst clouds above a lappet border, six character mark in white slip, restored, box 27 cm diameter
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A fine Dehua figure of Guanyin Qing dynasty, 17/18th century standing with her hands inside her flowing robes, on a wave-form base with sea creatures. Height 36 cm. Provenance: The Edward Chow collection private collection Melbourne Literature refer P.J.Don
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A fine Dehua figure of Damo early Qing, 17th century crossing the Yangtze river on a reed, on his path to Nirvana. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne Literature refer P.J.Donnelly, blanc de chine, London, 1969, pl 87A; also Marchant & Son, Blanc D
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A rare Dehua figure of Guanyin 17th century, standing on a wave-form base, beside a boy mounted on a mythical beast note: This subject is very rare and we have not been able to find a similar example. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne
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Two Dehua libation cups transitional period,6.5 x, each one in the form a lotus leaf, the tips forming the feet, with an incised inscription. Provenance: Marchant & Son, London private collection Melbourne
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A Dehua three piece garniture Kangxi, 18th century Comprising a censor and two vases, each one with moulded archaistic designs under an ivory white glaze. Carved Zitan stands and one cover with coral finial 19 cm & 20 cm high. Provenance: J. Loren Karas Coll
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A very rare large Dehua figure of Guanyin late Ming, early 17th century seated in elegant repose on a large lotus throne, heavily potted, covered in a thick ivory glaze, HO family double gourd impressed seal mark on the back. Height 39 cm. Provenance: Private Collection
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A small Junyao teabowl Jin dynasty, 1127/12795.5 x covered, apart from the base, with an unctuous blue glaze. Provenance: Queensland private collection Literature Ceramics from the Kwan collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1994, Pp 116-117, No. 40
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A celadon tripod incense burner late Ming, 16/17th century 22 x 22 cm, the exterior with the eight tri grams and six boss's, rope twist handles, the three feet supported on a fitted hardwood stand 22 cm diameter. Provenance: An old Sydney private collection, purc
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A very rare Imperial doucai enamel wine cup Chenghua mark and period, 1465/1487. Finely decorated on the outside with alternative wave and cloud scrolls, a whirlpool medallion in the centre, six character mark within a rectangle, restored 9 cm diameter
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