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THE SHOP SIGNS OF PEKING.
1931.
Peking: Chinese Painting Association of Peking, by H.K. Fung, 18 leaves of plates containing 101 hand-coloured illustrations, Original cloth-backed brocade boards, tied. LIMITED EDITION, one of 100 copies only. Catalogue of one hundred and one signs used by Chinese shopkeepers to advertise their trade, each coloured in gold, silver and colours and accompanied by a description in English and Chinese, 25.5 x 34cm.
£500-800
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A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF CHINA.
1870s-1890s.
Comprising Lai Fong (Afong Studio). [No. 1018-Hong Kong Tramway looking up], circa 1890s; Public Gardens, Hong Kong, circa 1880s; View of the cemetery, Hong Kong, circa 1883; Floyd, William Pryor. Waterfall at Pok Fu Lam with Victoria Peak in the distance, circa 1869;
Lai Fong (Afong Studio). Canton, Chinese Grave, no. 240, circa 1870s; Hong Kong execution of pirates (before beheading), 11th May 1891;
Lai Fong (Afong Studio). No. 354. Execution Ground, Canton, circa 1880s; Lai Fong (Afong Studio). No. 317 A view of the interior of the Temple of Five Hundred Genii in Canton, c. 1880s; Interior view of the Temple of 500 Genii, 1880s; Junks and flower boats on the Canton River, 1890s; Lai Fong (Afong Studio). Flower Boat, Canton, 1870s, 21 x 29cm. (11)
£300-500
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FU HUA (1926 -).
1990.
Tianyuan fengwei, ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 33 x 45cm.
£500-800
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QIJIA DAWA (1946-).
1981.
Zangzu xin yidai, woodblock print, oil on paper, framed and glazed, 72 x 50cm.
£100-200
Qijia Dawa (1946-) is a Tibetan artist who trained at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing. He is now Deputy Head of the Sehnzhen Art Institute.
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TWO INK PAINTINGS.
One depicting a child herding geese, 36 x 41cm, the other a study of fish, framed and glazed, 25 x 35cm. (2)
£200 -300
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ZHANG LEIPING (1945 -).
Ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 44 x 48cm.
£3,000-5,000
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ZHANG LEIPING (1945 -).
Ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 44 x 48cm.
£3,000-5,000
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ZHANG LEIPING (1945 - ).
1988.
Jinqiu shijie, ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 65 x 68cm.
£3,500-4,000
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CHEN WEI HSI (1906-1991).
Ink on paper, inscribed Wenxi, one seal of the artist, framed and glazed, 64 x 76cm.
£9,000-12,000
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HE WEIPU (1842-1925).
Ink on paper, scroll mounted, 40 x 154cm. (4)
£8,000-12,000
| John Sparks was one of London's leading Chinese art dealerships through the 20th Century, opening in 1890 and closing in 1991. The company moved to 128 Mount Street, Mayfair in 1927. It was unusual for London dealers to involve themselves in the trade of Chinese paintings. The following three paintings are said to have been acquired shortly after the move to Mount Street with the expressed purpose of decorating the numerous staircases across the four storeys of the shop. | |
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XU LIN (1879-1928).
Ink on paper, framed and glazed, 135 x 47cm.
Provenance: Acquired from John Sparks.
£400-600
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CHINESE SCHOOL.
Ink on paper, framed and glazed, 146 x 69cm.
Provenance: Acquired from John Sparks.
£400-600
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ATTRIBUTED TO GAI QI (1774-1829).
Beauties in a garden, ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 105 x 34cm.
Provenance: Guo Baicang (1815-1890) Collection [seal mark]; John Sparks, 9th February 1951; John Marriott (1921-2007) and Count R. L. Sangorski (1940-2014) Collection.
£3,000-5,000
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LI TINGLIANG.
Hundred Birds, ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 130 x 67cm.
£2,000-3,000
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CHINESE SCHOOL.
Horse and attendant, ink and colour on paper, framed, 135 x 55cm.
Provenance: Formally in the Joseph A. Montgomery Collection.
£2,000-3,000
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A PAINTING OF A CAT.
Ink and colour on paper, framed, 136 x 63cm.
£100-200
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CAI HUA (1847-1913), QIAN HUI'AN (1833-1911) AND CHEN ZHAOHAN (1855-1941).
A set of three rectangular free standing carved wood screens, the top panel carved and pierced with dragons, bordered with incised patterns of squirrels with grapes, each supported on four feet, carved as Buddhist lion dogs, one side of each inset with a figurative painting by either Cai Hua (1847-1913), or his students Qian Hui'an (1833-1911) and Chen Zhaohan (1855-1941), the reverse with a calligraphic panel with quotes from the Si Yong Tie or Yiguo Zi Chidu, 195cm H. (3)
£600-800
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A FIGURATIVE PAINTING.
Ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, 89 x 38cm.
£600-800
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FOLLOWER OF TANG DI (1287-1355).
Que hua qiuse, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 165 x 70cm.
£6,000-8,000
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AN INK PAINTING.
Framed and glazed.
143 x 86cm.
Provenance: Collection of Michael Donnellan (1915-1985), thence to the present owner
£100-200
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A LARGE BUDDHIST PAINTING.
Ink and colour on silk, 145 x 72cm.
£2,500-3,000
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A PAINTING OF SCENES FROM HELL.
Ming Dynasty or later.
Painted to depict a scene from one of the ten courts of Hell, where presiding judges mete out punishments to souls for crimes committed during their earthly lives, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, 135 x 70cm.
£3,000-5,000
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FOLLOWER OF ZHAO YONG (1289-1360).
Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 73 x 45cm.
£8,000-12,000
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FOLLOWER OF SU HANCHEN (circa 1131-1170).
Ink and colour on paper, framed, 108 x 41cm.
£2,000-3,000
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CHINESE SCHOOL.
Ming Dynasty, or later.
Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, 76 x 26cm
£3,000-4,000
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A PAINTING OF AN OLD MAN TOGETHER WITH A CARVED WOOD PANEL.
Qing Dynasty.
151 x 75cm / 136 x 54cm. (2)
Provenance: Michael Donnellan (1915-1985) Collection, thence to the present owner
£100-200
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A HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK ARMCHAIR.
Qing Dynasty.
With a wide scrolling crest rail and rounded terminals, shaped above a curved vertical splat, the curved arm rails terminating in rounded out scrolled handgrips, with shaped supports to the rectangular seat, all resting on plain legs below a shaped apron, the feet united by stretchers, 110cm H.
£4,000-6,000
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A GILT DECORATED BLACK LACQUERED CORNER LEG SIDE TABLE, TIAOZHUO.
Qing Dynasty.
The rectangular table with rounded edges, the top panel painted in gilt with a landscape scene, a continuous design of leafy vine covering the apron and continuing down the slender legs of square section terminating in high hoof feet, 78cm H.
£3,000-5,000
Literature: A related table from the Worch Collection is illustrated in Cescinsky, Chinese Furniture, A Series of Examples from Collections in France, 1922, pl no XXXVI.
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A ROSEWOOD ALTAR TABLE.
19th / 20th Century.
With scroll form ends each terminating around a circular shou character, each side with an openwork apron, carved with a central cash with archaistic scroll form designs, 86cm H.
£800-1,200
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A PAIR OF EXPORT ROSEWOOD CHAIRS.
Early 20th Century.
Modelled after a European design, each oval panels inset with ink paintings, 112cm H. (2)
Provenance: Chinese restaurant exhibition 1921 metal plaque to the reverse of each chair.
£400-600
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A HARDWOOD TABLE-TOP CHEST, GUANPIXIANG.
Qing Dynasty.
Of rectangular form supported on a base with a shaped front apron and incised foliage patterns, a hinged cover, the front with a lock-plate with ruyi<\h>-shaped fittings on the cover and reinforcing rectangular straps on the corners, flanked by a pair of bail handles, 36 x 35 x 26cm.
£2,000-3,000
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A ROSEWOOD DRESSING TABLE BOX.
Qing Dynasty.
With folding mirror and three drawers with bat-form metal fittings, 14 x 18 x 24cm.
£100-200
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A HARDWOOD CHEST.
Qing Dynasty, or later.
The cover and sides incised variously with treasures, bats and stylised fu characters, the interior of the hinged cover with inlaid with the date, ano 1739, 24 x 39x 55cm.
£1,000-2,000
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A COLLECTION OF CARVED WOOD STANDS.
(Qty)
£100-200
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF INCISED WOOD ARCHITECTUAL PANELS.
Qing Dynasty.
(130)
£800-1,200
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A COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND TIBETAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS.
(Qty)
£200-300
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES.
1970s, and later.
Comprising a run of Sotheby's and Christie's catalogues from the 1970s and 1980s, with some later, and dealers' catalogues from Sydney Moss, Kaikodo, Spink & Sons, Eskenazi, Roger Keverne, Gerard Hawthorne and others. (Qty)
£800-1,200
| The following three lots (435-437) are from the collection of Kenneth Gordon Ritchie CMG (1921-2003). Ritchie was posted to Peking between 1957 and 1962 where he worked for HM Diplomatic Service. | |
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Y A CARVED CORAL BELT HOOK TOGETHER WITH A CARVED JADEITE BELT HOOK.
Qing Dynasty.
Each of s-shaped form, carved and pierced as a striding chilong confronting a dragon-head terminal, 10cm long. (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Kenneth Gordon Ritchie CMG (1921-2003).
£400-600
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FOUR JADE CARVINGS.
Qing Dynasty.
Including a miniature cat group carving, a double fish carving, a badger and a seal paste box and cover. (4)
Provenance: From the collection of Kenneth Gordon Ritchie CMG (1921-2003).
£400-600
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A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Qing Dynasty, and later.
Comprising two circular seals, a belt hook, a jade plaque, a belt hook, a seal paste box and cover, and various other items. (Qty)
Provenance: From the collection of Kenneth Gordon Ritchie CMG (1921-2003).
£400-600
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A LAPIS LAZULI BOULDER 'MOUNTAIN' CARVING.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved in the form of a mountain with rough terrain with figures among pine trees, wood stand carved in the form of rockwork with accompanying lingzhi spray, 12cm H.
£1,200-1,500
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A CARVED JADE CUP WITH LINGZHI HANDLE.
Yuan-Ming Dynasty.
The cup with rounded sides, tapering slightly towards the rim, raised on a cylindrical foot, the handle carved as a twisted stem of lingzhi fungus, the jade with white, caramel and charcoal mottled streaks, 4cm H, 6.5cm diameter.
£8,000-12,000
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A JADE-INLAID WOOD RUYI SCEPTRE.
Qing Dynasty.
The three jade oval plaques fitted into the head, centre and terminal of the sceptre, each with incised designs, a tassel suspended from the end of the sceptre, 46cm H.
£4,000-6,000
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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BOY.
Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.
The miniature figure grinning widely and standing huddled over a ball, 3.3cm H.
£800-1,200
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A JADE OPENWORK CIRCULAR PLAQUE.
Qing Dynasty.
Both sides carved and pierced with a body standing within a ring of adjoined circles, 6.5cm diameter.
£400-600
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A WHITE JADE 'SQUIRREL AND GRAPES' PENDANT.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved as a fruiting branch with the creature nestled in a bunch of juicy grapes, 4.5cm long.
£600-800
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A JADE CARVING OF A STANDING FIGURE.
The figure standing with hands together holding a vase, 5.5cm H.
£400-600
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A JADE CARVED BI.
With two lions carved and pierced clambering over the torus-shaped bi, 6cm H.
£600-800
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A JADE CARVING OF A MOUSE.
Seated with legs tucked in beneath and head lowered, 4cm long.
£300-500
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A JADE 'DEER GROUP' CARVING.
Early Qing Dynasty.
Carved in the form of a seated doe and deer, the larger with its head turned back to face the other, whose mouth holds a spray of lingzhi fungus, carved and pierced wood stand, 10cm long.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs Freegrove-Winzor (1883-1979), thence by decent to the present owner.
£300-500
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