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A COLLECTION OF JADE PENDANTS AND OTHER CARVINGS.
Qing Dynasty, and later.
Comprising of a white jade elephant, a jadeite buffalo, a further jade elephant, a miniature tripod loop-handled rose quartz censer with a wood cover and ten jade pendants, one borne on a coral necklace. (15)
Provenance: Collection of Mr (1926 -) and Mrs Chen (1930 -).
£400-600
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A CARVED WOOD TRAY AND TWO BOXES.
Qing Dynasty, and later.
Comprising a rectangular tray, the handles formed as inset jade dragon head belt hooks, 45 x 28cm, the belt hooks 9cm long, a rectangular box and cover, the top incised with five dragons circling a stylised shou character, the box enclosing a famille rose nine-piece sweet meat set, the box 9 x 28 x 28cm, and a card case, with inset jade pendent, 7 x 24 x 11cm. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Mr (1926 -) and Mrs Chen (1930 -).
£200-300
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A JIANSHUI ZISHA COOKING POT AND COVER, BY MING YUANJING.
20th Century.
With dragon-head handles, the pot and cover decorated with calligraphic inscriptions, 16cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Mr (1926 -) and Mrs Chen (1930 -).
£80-120
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A COLLECTION OF EMBROIDERIES, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS.
Provenance: Collection of Mr (1926 -) and Mrs Chen (1930 -).
£200-300
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FEI CHENGWU (1911-2000) AND ZHANG QIANYING (1909-2003).
Bird and flowers, signed Chengwu, with one seal of the artist, 92 x 30cm; Yu hong lou, 1974, signed Qianying with two seals of the artist, 48 x 130cm; haiwai cunzhi yi tianya ruo bilin, 1974, signed Qianying with two seals of the artist, 45 x 104cm. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Mr (1926 -) and Mrs Chen (1930 -), gifted to them by Fei Chengwu and Zhang Qianying.
£200-300
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A BLUE AND WHITE EWER.
The flattened circular body decorated in the Yuan dynasty style with a central roundel of a bird surrounded by lotus flowers, within a band of further scrolling flowers, another band around the cylindrical neck, a high curved spout emerging from one shoulder opposite a scrolling handle on the other side, 19cm H.
£5,000-8,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE EWER.
Transitional Period.
The globular body decorated with circular panels enclosing landscape scenes, reserved on scrolling foliage, rising to a waisted neck, with a C-form handle, 34cm H.
£4,000-6,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE JAR.
Transitional Period.
Of baluster form, decorated with a continuous pattern of lotus flowers borne on leafy foliage, 40cm H.
£300-500
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES' BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and of the period.
The body decorated with ladies engaged in various pursuits below a canted border decorated with crackle ice design, Da Qing Kangxi nianzhi mark to base, 10cm H, 21cm diameter.
£1,000-2,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES' BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Decorated with female musicians around exterior, above a band of moulded lappets, enclosing a floral spray, Da Ming Chenghua nianzhi mark to base, 7.5cm H, 15.5cm diameter.
£500-800
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A BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIÈRE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The body decorated with panels of figures in a landscape, 16cm H, 22cm diameter.
£300-500
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A BLUE AND WHITE CONICAL BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Raised on a high cylindrical foot and with a foliate rim, the exterior decorated with a continuous figurative scene, Da Ming Chenghua nianzhi mark to base, 9cm H, 24cm diameter.
£800-1,200
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A NEAR PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'FLOWER BASKET' DISHES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The central roundel of each decorated with a lush floral bouquet encircled by twenty-four moulded cartouches each with two differently patterned designs following on from a different double cartouche scene of animals or a landscape scene, 36cm diameter. (2)
£7,500-8,500
Literature: For a related single dish of identical size from the collection of the Shanghai Museum see The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics, 2000, volume XIV, pl no 76. The Shanghai Museum dish is more simplistic in its composition with less variety in the double-cartouche scenes.
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'PHEASANT ON ROCKS' DISHES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The central roundel enclosing the pheasant on rocks design, enclosed by a moulded band of lappets enclosing floral designs, within the foliate rim, 28cm diameter. (2)
£500-800
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A BLUE AND WHITE DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The central roundel well painted with peony and chrysanthemum floral sprays, related designs making up the border at the rim, 36cm diameter.
£450-650
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'WARRIORS' DEEP DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and period.
The centre with two horsebacked warriors, within a border of panels enclosing two warriors alternating with paintings of flower emerging from rocky outcrops, Da Qing Kangxi nianzhi mark to base, 24cm diameter.
£1,500-2,000
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE EWERS AND COVERS.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The elegantly modelled pear-shaped bodies, with a C-form handle opposite and upright spout and supporting a domed cover, the body painted with two brightly coloured roundels enclosing prunus blossom, further decoration to the neck, spout and cover, 22cm H. (2)
£6,000-8,000
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'LANDSCAPE' ROULEAU VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The body decorated with a continuous landscape scene below a calligraphic inscription, the neck painting with bamboo, 26cm H.
£1,500-2,000
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A COPPER-RED-DECORATED BOTTLE VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The globular body rising to a slightly tapering long cylindrical neck, painted to the body with qilin 35cm H.
£3,000-5,000
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A PAIR OF SQUARE-SECTION VERTE-IMARI FLASKS.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Of rectangular section with bevelled corners and tall straight sides, domed shoulders and small cylindrical neck with everted rim, the sides attractively painted alternately with lotus flowers in a pond and chrysanthemums, 20.5cm H. (2)
£1,200-1,500
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A FAMILLE VERTE VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Of rectangular pear-shaped form, the front and back with peach-form panels enclosing a qilin on a rock among frothy waves, reserved on an iron red scrolling cloud ground, stylised elephant head handles, 26cm H.
£2,000-3000
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A GREEN AND YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark, and probably of the period.
Incised and painted with a design of peaches above a formal cloud collar on a yellow ground, wood stand, 6cm H, 11.5cm diameter.
£2,500-3,000
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'PHOENIX ON ROCKS' BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
With rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the exterior decorated with a bird on rocks beside a pink enamelled chrysanthemum, 9cm H, 18cm diameter.
£600-800
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A FAMILLE VERTE SWEET MEAT SET.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Comprising a central hexagonal dish surrounded by six rhombus-form dishes, each with flowers to the centre, surrounded by a white and green border of prunus flower heads and scrolling foliage, 26cm diameter. (7)
£600-800
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A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT EWER AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Of octagonal form, the sides decorated with a diaper pattern within green and turquoise borders, with upward spout, the top with a galleried collar, 21cm H.
£500-800
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'CAT AND FISH' DISHES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Painted within a thin decorative border with a fish bowl raised on a red lacquered stand between two long curling flowering branches emerging from green and blue rockwork behind a tiled floor, one branch supporting a caged bird, a cat, raised on a stand in the foreground greedily eying the fish, 27.5cm diameter. (2)
£3,000-5,000
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'PEONIES' DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The central roundel with peonies and branches beside a calligraphic inscription, decorated with 16cm diameter.
£1,500-2,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE YENYEN VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The body decorated with a group of female musicians on a garden veranda, another group of ladies populating the neck, 42cm H.
£2,500-3,000
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AN IRON RED AND GILT DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The central roundel with a figurative scene, the sides pierced lattice design, 32.5cm diameter.
£2,000-3,000
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AN INCISED IRON RED 'DRAGON' DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and of the period.
The exterior decorated with two dragons each separated by a pearl, Da Qing Kangxi nianzhi mark to base, 17.5cm diameter.
£2,000-3,000
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Y A CARVED IVORY STANDING FIGURE.
Ming Dynasty.
Standing in a long flowing robe, the eyes downcast, with a long beard and a bald head, 16cm H.
£200-300
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Y AN IVORY CARVING OF ZHONGLI QUAN.
Ming Dynasty.
Standing in flowing robes tied at the waist, a grin on the bearded face, the left hand holding a fan, 24.5cm H.
£2,000-3,000
Literature: For a similar figure see Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984, cat no 90.
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Y AN IVORY 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' CARVING.
Ming Dynasty.
Standing with the child held up to the right shoulder, a rosary held in the left hand, wood stand, 22cm H.
£4,000-6,000
Literature: For a similar figure see Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984, cat no 20.
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Y AN IVORY CARVING OF A BOY.
Ming Dynasty.
Standing in flowing robes, the hands raised to the right side, 19cm H.
£2,000-3,000
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Y A CARVED IVORY WASHER.
Qianlong mark and probably of the period.
Of square form with rounded corners, the top with a turtle clambering over the sides, with scrolling clouds carved around the edge of the well, carved Qianlong nianzhi mark to base, 4 x 4cm.
£8,000-12,000
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Y AN IVORY COURT TABLET, HU.
Qing Dynasty.
Of arched, tapering form, 29cm long.
£300-500
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Y AN IVORY AND SILVER MOUNTED RHINOCEROS HORN WHIP.
c. 1900.
The silver decorated in repoussé band terminating in an ivory handle, carved as a grotesque dragon head with bulging eyes, 82cm long.
£1,000-2,000
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Y A CARVED IVORY HAIRPIN.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
The long, curved and bifurcated pins with flattened heart-shaped ends, the body of the pin delicately carved in high relief with figures and children against a rocky outcrop and below pine branches, 32cm long.
£600-800
Literature: For further examples of delicately carved hairpins see Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories, pp 175 and 217.
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Y AN IVORY 'FLOWER BASKET' POMANDER.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved in the form of a basket with openwork sides, with carved and pierced handles emerging from the wide mouth, below a twist-effect handle, the ivory stained red and blue to highlight the flowers within the carving, with silk tassel and cord, 7cm long.
£1,500-2,000
Literature: For a closely related pomander dating from the Qianlong period see The Art of Ivory Sculpture in Cathay, incorporating a catalogue of the Radoorie Collection, volume III, cat no 429
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Y TWO SILVER-MOUNTED CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN SPOONS.
circa 1900.
A crest-shaped panel to the centre of the handle, the silver end of each mounted with a thistle-form finial, indistinct marks, 19 / 23cm long. (2)
£400-600
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Y A PAIR OF CARVED IVORY LADIES.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Each standing on openwork rocky bases supported by wooden stands, one holding a fly wisp, the other a basket of peaches, 24.5cm H. (2)
£700-900
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Y AN IVORY 'LANDSCAPE' CARVING.
Early 20th Century.
Carved as a lady on horseback with an acrobat and flag-wielding attendant between jutting rocks and pine trees, carved wood stand, 26cm H.
£300-500
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Y AN IVORY CARVED 'TWENTY-FOUR PARAGONS OF FILIAL PIETY' PLAQUE.
Early 20th Century.
Deeply carved to one side with a landscape panorama enclosing various scenes including Jiang Ge carrying his mother and Tan Zi discussing with hunters whilst disguised as a deer, carved wood stand, 23cm long.
£400-600
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Y AN IVORY CARVING OF CRABS IN A NET.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
Impressively carved as a woven net enclosing a crab, besides foliage and a blooming lotus flower, over which several further crabs are clambering, 29cm long.
£1,200-1,500
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Y A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A LUOHAN.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Standing in flowing robes, holding a small lion in the left hand which is biting the earring hanging from the left ear, whilst the right hand is raised, and the mouth contorted into an expression of amusement and titillation, on a wood stand, 26cm H, together with an ivory head, a carved Buddha and stand, and a wood netsuke. (4)
£200-300
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Y AN IVORY CARVING OF A BOY.
Qing Dynasty.
Standing holding a stick in the right hand, 12cm H.
£400-600
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Y A GILT IVORY CARVED BUDDHA WITH BOYS.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
The open chested Buddha with the right hand resting on the raised right knee and holding prayer beads, whilst five boys clamber over his body, one earnestly engaged in cleaning the Buddha's ear, 7.5cm H.
£500-800
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Y A CARVED IVORY BRUSH POT.
Qing Dynasty.
Of cylindrical form, carved and pierced with a continuous scene of figures in landscape beneath pines, raised on an integral carved and pierced floral base, 12cm H.
£600-800
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A CARVED JADE VASE AND COVER.
Third quarter of the 20th Century.
Carved and pierced in high relief with a lady among birds and flowering branches over the surface of the vase, silver inlaid carved wooden stand, box, 15.5cm H.
Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Boucher, acquired from Manchu Gems Ltd, Hong Kong, in 1978.
£200-300
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