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A Chinese Porcelain Saucer Dish, Qianlong reign mark but not of the period, painted in underglaze blue with maidens making tea in a garden, a young man climbing over a fence behind, within a cloud scroll border, bears six character reign mark, 36.5cm diameter £500 - 700
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A Pair of Chinese Provincial Porcelain Vases, 16th century, of baluster form with trumpet necks and elephant head handles, painted in underglaze blue with phoenix, dragons and horses amongst clouds within stiff leaf borders, 33cm high
Though provincial, these vases follow the form and decoration of the Percival David Vases, dated 1351, now in the British Museum. For a vase of similar shape dated to the mid 16th century see Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 16.5.13, lot 58A £5000 - 7000
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A Chinese Porcelain Stand, Qianlong reign mark but not of the period, the dished circular bowl on a swept circular base, painted in underglaze blue with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl above waves, bears six character reign mark, 20.5cm high £250 - 350
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A Pair of Chinese Bisque Porcelain Plaques, Qing Dynasty, moulded and carved with mountainous wooded landscapes, 25.5cm by 33cm £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Wucai Porcelain Bowl, Yongzheng reign mark but not of the period, painted with a continuous landscape with figures playing a game, bears six character reign mark, 17cm diameter £1000 - 1500
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Jars and Covers, Kangxi reign marks but not of the period, of baluster form painted in famille verte enamels with birds in branches, precious objects and landscapes in shaped panels on a powder blue ground, bear four character reign marks in underglaze blue, 45cm high £500 - 700
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A Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, painted in famille verte enamels with birds in branches and precious objects in panels on a seeded black and green ground with chrysanthemums within panelled lattice borders, 45cm high £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase, 19th century, painted in famille verte enamels with a dignitary and attendants in landscape, within panelled lattice and scroll borders, 44.5cm high £800 - 1200
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A Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Vase, 19th century, painted in famille verte enamels with figures in landscapes in panels on a blue ground, moulded and painted with flower sprays, 63.5cm high £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Porcelain Figure of a Gentleman, Kangxi, seated wearing a conical hat, flowing robes and a beaded necklace, on a rug base, 16cm high £500 - 700
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases and Covers, late 18th/19th century, of slender baluster form, the domed covers with dog finials, painted in famille rose enamels with figures around tables within lattice, scroll and lappet borders, 34.5cm high £800 - 1200
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Plates, mid 18th century, painted in famille rose enamels with cockerels amongst flowers and rockwork within a blue Oeuil de Perdrix borders, with foliate panels, 21.5cm diameter £500 - 700
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Beakers, Qing Dynasty, of bell form, painted with famille rose enamels with flower sprays, four character hallmark, 8cm high £1000 - 1500
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A Chinese Porcelain Saucer Dish, 20th century, painted in famille rose enamels with butterflies amongst chrysanthemums, 28cm diameter £300 - 400
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A Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase, Guangxu reign mark but not of the period, painted in famille rose enamels with butterflies within lotus scroll and shou character borders, bears six character reign mark, 40cm high £600 - 800
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A Chinese Porcelain Bowl, painted in famille rose enamels with circular panels of flowering branches on a pink ground incised with scrolls and painted with stylised foliage, bears six character Daoguang mark, 14.2cm diameter £1500 - 2000
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A Chinese Porcelain "Baragon Tumed" Bowl and Cover, 19th century, painted in famille rose enamels with leaf shaped cartouches depicting immortals and animals, within precious object borders, two character script mark in red, 11cm diameter £500 - 700
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A Pair of Cantonese Porcelain Baluster Vases, mid 19th century, with flared necks, painted in famille rose enamels with court scenes and birds in branches in panels on a brocade ground, 64.5cm high £1500 - 2000
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A Matched Pair of Cantonese Porcelain Large Bottle Vases, mid 19th century, the cylindrical necks applied with dragons, typically painted in famille rose enamels with panels of figures in interiors and birds and insects amongst flowering branches, 62cm high £1000 - 1500
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A Cantonese Porcelain Part Dessert Service, early 19th century, painted in famille rose enamels with dignitaries and attendants in a garden within a brocade and scroll border with birds in branches, comprising a kidney shaped dish, two square dishes and two plates, together with Two Replacement Staffordshire Pottery Plates; and A Vegetable Tureen and Cover (8) £600 - 800
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A Pair of Massive Cantonese Porcelain Vases, 19th century, of baluster form, the trumpet necks with frilled rims, applied with mythical beast handles, the shoulders with dragons, typically painted in famille rose enamels with court scenes in gardens and interiors and with birds in branches in shaped panels on a foliate ground with further birds and insects, 133cm high
Provenance: Cliffe Castle, Keighley, Auction of the Contents, 1949
This lot is very similar to the pair sold by these salerooms in July 2014. It is unusual to find two such large pairs from one source £50000 - 70000
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A Pair of Imari Porcelain Baluster Vases, Meiji period, with flared necks, typically painted with panels of phoenix amongst trees and flowering branches on a brocade ground, 77cm high £2000 - 3000
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A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Candlesticks, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, modelled as standing cranes, each holding a lily leaf in its beak, on domed rectangular bases decorated with characters, scrolls and naturalistic detail, 45cm high £800 - 1200
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A Pair of Chinese Enamel Goblets and Covers, late 18th/early 19th century, the domed covers with mythical beast finials painted with figures in gardens on a yellow ground with scrolling peony, the goblets with flared rims, baluster stem and circular feet painted in famille rose enamels with figures in gardens and interiors in rectangular panels on a blue ground decorated with flowers, 20cm high £1000 - 1500
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A Chinese Enamel Pen Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of rectangular cartouche shape, painted in famille rose enamels with figures in gardens in panels on a green ground with foliage, 23cm long; A Similar Pair of Lobed Oval Dishes, 11.5cm wide; A Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl, painted in underglaze blue with dragons and phoenix amongst clouds, bears six character reign mark, 10cm diameter; A Cantonese Pendant, carved with a profusion of figures, 5.5cm diameter; and A Yellow Chalcedony Bowl, 9.7cm diameter (6) £280 - 350
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A Chinese Cloisonné Bowl and Cover, 18th century, decorated with a dragon and tiger amongst trees in a circular panel, on a pale blue ground with further birds and objects within cloud scroll borders, 25.5cm diameter £15000 - 18000
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A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Figures of Parrots, 18th century, the standing birds with detachable folded wings picked out in green, red, blue and white, 15cm high £5000 - 6000
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A Pair of European Subject Chinese Enamel Square Dishes, 18th century, painted in famille rose enamels with a Dutchman and a boy in a garden and a lady holding a basket of flowers beside a boy in landscape, within foliate panelled green ground borders, 10.5cm wide £3000 - 4000
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A Chinese Carved Elephant Ivory Figure of a Maiden, 20th century, standing holding a sprig of magnolia, partial painted decoration, 40cm high, on wire inlaid wood stand, 40cm high, 45.5cm high overall
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.525976/03 £200 - 300
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A Chinese Carved Elephant Ivory Figure of a Maiden, circa 1962, holding a magnolia spray, with partial hand-coloured decoration, 18cm high, on original wire inlaid carved wood stand, 22cm high overall; and Another, holding a large lotus spray in one hand and a peacock feather fan in the other, 17cm high, 21.2cm overall (2)
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence nos.525976/01 and 525976/02 £200 - 300
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A Pair of Chinese Ivory Figures, early 20th century, of a sage standing holding a staff and a basket of flowers, and a maiden holding a basket and flowers, each in flowing robes on shaped oval bases, 59cm and 60cm high £4000 - 6000
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A Chinese Ivory Figure of a Maiden, late Qing Dynasty, standing, her hair up, wearing flowing robes, a flower in her left hand, 35.5cm high, hardwood stand £500 - 700
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A Cantonese Ivory Glove Box and Cover, 19th century, typically carved with landscapes in arabesque panels within foliate border, 24.5cm wide; A Marine Ivory of a Fisherman, in Ming style, 21cm high, hardwood base; A Goan Ivory Figure of a Fisherman, 17.5cm high, hardwood; and A Chinese Ivory Figure of Buddha, 7cm high (4) £300 - 400
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A Chinese Red Stained and Natural Ivory "Burmese" Pattern Chess Set, 19th century, the kings and queens as crowns, the bishops as mitres, the knights as horse's heads and the castles with flag finials, the pawns of slender baluster form on ball knop stems and circular feet, kings 9.3cm high; and A Chinese Lacquer Box, gilt for chess and backgammon within panelled figure and foliate borders £700 - 1000
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A Set of Thirty Two Chinese Natural and Red Stained Ivory Chess/Draughts Pieces, 19th century, of disc form, carved with figures in a panel on a pierced and basketweave ground, each 3cm diameter; and A Similar Pair of Beakers £300 - 400
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A Chinese Lacquer Games Box, early 19th century, of hinged shaped rectangular form, the exterior gilt with a chess board, the interior with backgammon within panelled foliate landscape and mythical beast borders, 49cm wide; and A Set of Thirty-Two Cantonese Natural and Red Stained Ivory Playing Pieces and Two Similar Beakers £300 - 500
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A Collection of Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Counters, early 19th century, engraved with monograms, buildings and foliage (approx 135 in the lot), in a later Renaissance style casket £400 - 600
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A Chinese Red Lacquer Double Gourd Vase, Tongzhi reign mark and of the period, painted in black and gilt with figures in gardens in panels on a scroll ground, four character reign mark in gilt, 35.5cm high £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Floral Box and Cover, probably early Ming Dynasty, of circular section, the cover carved and incised through layers of lacquer with diverse budding and flowering plants amongst stems, the underside similarly carved, each section with side also carved with continuous floral frieze, including camellias and lotus, black lacquered internally, 31cm diameter, 10cm high
Provenance: Sir Rutherford Alcock KCB (May 1809-2 Nov 1897). 1844 appointed Consul at Fuchow in China. He earned promotion to the Consulate at Shanghai. He worked in Shanghai until 1846. In 1858 he was appointed Consul-General in Japan. He was organiser of the Japanese Display at the 1862 London International Exhibition. He returned to England in March 1862, but in 1864, having returned to Japan, was subsequently transferred to Peking where he represented the British Government until 1869 when he retired.
The box comes with a hand-written note concerning Sir Rutherford Alcock, author of The Art and Art Industries of Japan, London 1878. Also "The facts mentioned over clearly prove the exceptional opportunities Sir Rutherford had for acquiring choice examples of works of art first hand, and at a time when the demand was to all instants non-existent. In China the Taiping Rebellion had just ceased and impoverished the country generally, it is known at this period choice examples were on the market and changing hands through the owners' dire straits financially & see. These brief facts show the box to be of exceptional interest and undoubtedly a very choice specimen". £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Tortoiseshell Card Case, mid 19th century, carved with figures and pagodas amongst trees, 11.5cm £600 - 800
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A Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, 20th century, painted with boys at play, bearing Ye Zhongsan mark, 6.5cm high; and Another, decorated with landscape, 8.5cm high (2) £300 - 500
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A Chinese Carved Bamboo Figure of Shou-Lao, Qing Dynasty, possibly 18th century, the seated figure with long beard holding a ruyi sceptre and a peach, boys at his shoulder and feet, 19cm high; A Rootwood Figure of a Sage, standing wearing flowing robes holding a ruyi sceptre, 35cm high; and A Rootwood Figure of a Teacher and Child, on a separate scroll base, 38cm wide overall (3) £350 - 500
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A Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Emperor, possibly 17th century, wearing a headdress and long robes, a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, sitting on a rocky base, 34cm high; and A Lacquered and Gilt Wood Figure, in Ming style, wearing flowing robes, 26.5cm high (2) £500 - 700
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A Chinese Hardwood Ruyi Sceptre, Qing Dynasty, carved and pierced with fruiting pomegranates, 35cm long £1500 - 2000
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A Chinese Carved Jade Figure of a Dog, in Ming style, standing, its head raised, 6.5cm high £300 - 500
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A Chinese Jade Small Boulder Carving, carved with a figure amongst trees, 6.5cm long £400 - 600
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A Chinese Pale Celadon Bowl, Fanggu mark and period of Qianlong, of oval form carved with taotie on a keywork ground below a dotted concave border, the foot with double gadroon band, six character mark, 15.5cm wide
The inscription of this bowl may be translated as "exemplifying antiquity during the Qianlong reign" and this mark can be found on a number of important archaic pieces commissioned from the Palace Workshop by the Emperor Qianlong copying ancient jade and bronze forms £30000 - 40000
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A Chinese Jade Figure of a Boy, seated in flowing robes holding a flowering lotus, a three-legged toad at his side, 6cm high £1000 - 1500
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A Chinese Jade Figure of a Shubunkin, 7cm long £500 - 700
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A Chinese Jade and Hardstone Flower Piece, modelled naturalistically as flowers in a rectangular planter, 44cm high £500 - 700
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