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A Chinese Imperial cloisonné enamel tripod censer of compressed two-handled lobed form, decorated in the "Ming" style with a band of classic lotus scrolls against a turquoise ground, all resting on three gilt pad feet, 3.5ins (89cm) diameter x 3ins (76cm) high (Qianlong four-character incised mark with an additional character, and of the period (1736-95)) £10000-15000 plus 24% BP*
Note: The character can be read as cheng (pure/clear water) or deng (allowing articles in the water to fall to the bottom). The extra character below the reign mark can also be found on some imperial glass wares and is believed by some scholars to be a serial number from the Chinese classic qianziwen, 'The One Thousand Word Essay', with a strong connection to the Imperial workshops, see "Elegance and Radiance, Grandeur in Qing Glass" Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000, p. 312. Also, according to Beatrice Quette in Cloisonné: "Chinese Enamel from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties", Bard Graduate Centre, New York, 2011, p.75 the additional character on the cloisonné incense sets may be for numbering and perhaps for 'differentiating the original location in the different palaces.' A similar censer is illustrated and discussed by Brinker & Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné, The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1985, cat. No. 245 & 245a.
Provenance: Capt. Harry L. Evans, RM, (1831-1883) and thence by family descent to the present owner. Captain Evans was part of the Royal Marine contingent serving aboard H.M.S James Watt in 1854, and took part in the capture of Canton in 1857 and the subsequent expedition to White Cloud (Baiyun) Mountains. He was slightly wounded in the attack upon the Pei-ho forts in 1859 and was present at the capture of the Taku forts in 1860. Later that year, he was also involved in the capture of the Summer Palace, Pekin.
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A Chinese bronze figure of Kariteimo, the seated figure with outstretched arms, 15.5ins (39.2cm) high (19th Century – crack to body and figure weighted), and an associated Chinese bronze figure of a child (possibly 17th/18th Century), 4.5ins (11.4cm) high £600-800 plus 24% BP*
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A Japanese textured bronze of an elephant with ivory tusks, 8.5ins (21.5cm) high, signed within raised rectangular seal to underside (Meiji Period – early 20th Century), on contemporary carved hardwood base £1000-1500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A pair of Japanese iron and silver inlaid Samurai yoroi horse stirrups (abumi), inlaid with a pattern of flowerheads, the interior of lacquered wood (19th Century), 11ins (28cm) x 10ins (25.4cm) high £300-400 plus 24% BP*
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A Japanese silvered metal standing figure of a traveller with a monkey on his back, 9.5ins (24.1cm) high, and a Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin with acolytes (acolytes missing), 6.5ins (16.5cm) high £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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An Asian bronze figure of a seated man, his raised right arm holding a knife ready to cut through the outer husk of a coconut which he supports with his left hand, 4ins (10.1cm) high, on later ebonised stepped base £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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Four similar Chinese Canton enamel square trays with in-curved corners, one enamelled with two European gentlemen, each 3.75ins (9.5cm) square, and another similar, 4ins (10.1cm) square (Qianlong - some damage and loss) £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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A pair of Chinese silvery metal baluster-shaped vases pierced and cast with floral and scroll ornament, on circular embossed and chased footrims, 7.25ins (18.4cm) high, character mark to base (weight 11ozs) £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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A small Chinese doucai porcelain two-handled ovoid vase painted with eight Buddhist emblems within bands of formal lappets, pendants, flowers and leaves, and key fret, 5ins (12.6cm) high (apocryphal six character Qianlong mark to base, but later - with hairline cracks)
Note: A similar lot sold in Woolley & Wallis Asian Art II Auction - 15th November 2016 - lot 313 £800-1200 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese porcelain "Imari" cylindrical tankard decorated with floral sprays, with silvery metal mount and replacement silvery metal and stained wood scroll handle, 6.25ins (157mm) high (18th Century) £200-300 plus 24% BP*
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A set of twelve Chinese porcelain month cups enamelled in colours with various flowers and branches, each 2.5ins (6.5cm) x 2ins (5.1cm) high (with apocryphal Kangxi marks but late 20th Century), in fitted box £400-600 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white double gourd vase painted with flowers and leaves, 7.125ins (18.1cm) high (apocryphal four character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue to base, but later) £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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"The Nanking Cargo" - Three Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls painted with stylised flowers and leaves, each 5.25ins (13.3cm) diameter x 2.75ins (7cm) high, all with Christie's label and Lot No. 3209A £60-80 plus 24% BP*
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A pair of Chinese "Cantonese" porcelain two-handled vases, enamelled in colours and gilt in alternate panels of figures within interiors, and birds and insects, the neck with moulded salamander, the handles modelled as Shishi, 14.25ins (36.2cm) high £150-250 plus 24% BP*
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A pair of Chinese "Cantonese" porcelain two-handled vases enamelled in colours and gilt with exotic birds and insects amongst flowering and fruiting branches, the handles modelled as dragons, 17.25ins (43.8cm) £200-300 plus 24% BP*
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A pair of Chinese "Cantonese" porcelain vases enamelled in colours and gilt with figures, butterflies and birds within shaped reserves, 25ins (63.5cm) high (19th Century - some damage) £300-400 plus 24% BP*
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A Japanese blue and white porcelain tea bowl painted with flowering branches and insects, 4ins (10.1cm) diameter x 2.5ins (5.8cm) high £80-100 plus 24% BP*
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Two Japanese (Nabeshima) blue and white porcelain dishes painted with leaves and rocky outcrop, each 4.625ins (11.8cm) diameter £200-300 plus 24% BP*
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A Japanese Satsuma circular dish decorated in gilt and enamelled in colours with figures in a river landscape, the exterior with flowering branches, 4.875ins (12.4cm) diameter x 2ins (5.1cm) high, signed Senzan £150-200 plus 24% BP*
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A Japanese Satsuma double moon flask-shaped vase decorated in gilt and enamelled in colours with figures in a pavilion, a figure seated astride a mythological bird and two quails, 7.5ins (19cm) high, signed £150-200 plus 24% BP*
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A set of twelve Chinese terracotta standing "Zodiac figures", modelled and painted as standing officials holding a zodiac animal, each 6.75ins (17.1cm) high £200-300 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese glazed and painted terracotta figure of a standing lady, 11.25ins (18.4cm) high, and a lid/model of a pigs head resting on a green glazed circular base, 2.5ins (5.7cm) high £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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A fine Chinese carved ivory standing figure of Guanyin carrying a child, 9.5ins (24.1cm) high, on oval hardwood stand (Ming dynasty - late 17th Century - repaired strip to robe) £1000-1500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Chinese ivory scholars vase of ribbed form, 4.25ins (10.8cm) high (17th/18th Century) £800-1200 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Chinese ivory double gourd puzzle vase, the carved top unscrewing to reveal a single carved chain with four monkeys (a fifth missing), 4ins (10.1cm) high (19th Century) £200-300 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Chinese carved ivory standing figure of an elderly man holding an axe and with a bundle of branches on his back, 12ins (30.5cm) high on carved hardwood stand
Provenance: By family descent to the current vendor
Note: By repute this ivory was purchased in Kowloon before 1940 £300-400 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Chinese carved ivory standing figure of a young woman with an upturned basket of flowers, 11ins (28cm) high, on carved hardwood stand
Provenance: By family descent to the current vendor
Note: By repute this ivory was purchased in Kowloon before 1940 £300-400 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Chinese carved ivory standing figure of Shou Lao, God of Longevity, holding his staff and peach, 8ins (20.4cm) high, with carved hardwood stand (minor damage)
Provenance: By family descent to the current vendor
Note: By repute this ivory was purchased pre 1940 in Kowloon £200-300 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Three Chinese ivory tea bowls and saucers, saucers 4.12ins (10.4cm) diameter, and tea bowls 1.25ins (3.15cm) high (boxed), another set of three boxed tea bowls and saucers (some damage), and six ivory dishes, the exterior and interior carved as a chrysanthemum, 4.25ins (10.8cm) diameter (19th Century - some damage) £200-300 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese large carved ivory Okimono of a standing bearded sage wearing cap and long flowing robes, carved, inlaid and applied with mother-of-pearl, holding a staff in one hand and a gourd in his raised right hand, on oval base, 12.75ins (32.4cm) high, with incised green seal mark to base (Meiji Period), and carved wood stand for same £300-500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Two Japanese carved ivory Okimono of standing fishermen, one emptying the fish from his net, 7.75ins (19.7cm) high, the other holding a net in one hand, his other arm raised to his head, 8.5ins (21.6cm) high (both lacking seal marks to base - Meiji Period), and wood stands for same £300-500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Two Japanese carved ivory Okimono of a standing woodcutters, an axe in his right hand and a pipe in his raised left hand, 6.25ins (15.9cm) high, and a standing fisherman holding a fish in his right hand and a net in his left hand, 6.75ins high (17.3cm) high (both lacking seal marks to base - Meiji period), and wood stands for same £300-500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Two Japanese carved ivory Okimono of standing peasant farmers, one holding a scythe in his right and some wheat in his raised left hand, the other with a basket over his shoulders and a scythe, each on oval bases, each 7.25ins (18.4cm) high (both lacking seal marks to base - Meiji period), and wood stands for same £300-500 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese carved ivory Okimono of a group of five figures on a rocky mound, carved with pine cone trees, 6.75ins (17.3cm) high, three character incised mark to base (Meiji Period), on wood stand £300-400 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese carved ivory Okimono of a standing bearded sage, his left hand raised to his beard, holding a staff in his right hand, 7ins (17.8cm) high (lacking seal mark to base - Meiji period), and two other smaller carved ivory standing figures, various, all with wood stands £150-200 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese carved ivory Okimono of a woodcutter seated on a bundle of twigs, a tinder pouch and tobacco in his left hand, his axe and double gourd bottle to his right side, 3.75ins (9.5cm) high, with applied bronze seal mark to base (Meiji Period), and wood stand for same £800-1200 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese carved sectional ivory Okimono of a seated box maker, 2.5ins (6.4cm) high (lacking seal mark to base - Meiji Period - Slight damage), and wood stand for same £200-300 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Japanese carved sectional ivory Okimono of a seated worker milling or grindings, with a young child with his tambourine to one side and a tall vase to the other, 2.25ins (5.7cm) high, with incised red seal mark to base (Meiji period - lacking some parts), and wood stand for same £150-200 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Six Japanese carved ivory Okimono of standing and seated Geisha girls, 2.25ins (5.8cm) to 4.82ins (12.4cm) high, and wooden stand for same (large standing figure with seal mark and one kneeling figure signed - some damage) £250-350 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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Five Japanese carved ivory Okimono of Geisha girls at various pursuits, 1.75ins (4.4cm) to 2.75ins (7cm) high, and wooden stand for same (one signed - some damage) £150-250 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Chinese horn snuff bottle deeply carved with figures in a garden, 2.875ins (7.2cm) high, and a glass overlay snuff bottle carved with shou characters, 2.375ins (6cm) high (both 19th Century) £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese ivory cigarette/cheroot holder, the upper part deeply carved with dragons chasing the sacred ball, the end turned, 16.5ins, in later wooden case
Note: Bought the vendors' grandfather in the 1930's in the East India Docks, London (late 19th/early 20th Century) £200-400 plus 24% BP*
Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
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A Chinese celadon jade oval box lid carved with leaves, flower and fruit, 3ins (7.5cm) x 2.75ins (7cm) x .87ins (2.2cm) high (chipped), and a pair of Chinese pierced rectangular plaques carved with flowering sprays, each 3.75ins (9.5cm) x 1.25ins (3.2cm) (one cracked and restuck) £400-600 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese fan, the painted paper panels decorated with numerous figures with raised heads on a terrace, the sticks in brown and brown lacquer, decorated in two tone gilt with chinoiseries, 11ins (28cm) overall (19th Century - wear and splitting to paper panels) £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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20th Century Asian school - Hardwood carving of a squatting male figure feeding a chicken by hand whilst lifting the birds wickerwork cage, signed "Karit", 9.25ins (23.5cm) x 8ins (20.3cm) high £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese black lacquer octagonal games box painted in red and decorated in gilt with figures in a landscape, opening to reveal seven lidded boxes and twelve rectangular gaming counter trays, 15ins (38.2cm) x 12.5ins (31.8cm) x 4.25ins (10.7cm) high (some damage), and a small selection of mother-of-pearl gaming counters (19th Century) £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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An Oriental hardwood two-handled tray, carved with a frog, lizard, cricket, and prunus blossoms, 15.75ins (40cm) x 9ins (22.9cm), and a carved hardwood panel of leaf form with birds amongst peonies and rocks, 19ins (48.2cm) x 6ins (15.2cm) £80-120 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese cream silk shawl, finely embroidered with scroll and leaf ornament, 48ins square, and with deep fringed borders £100-150 plus 24% BP*
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A Chinese silk embroidered panel with birds on flowering branches, 13.5ins (34.3cm) x 22.75ins (57.8cm), with seal mark and script, in ebonised frame and glazed (20th Century) £50-70 plus 24% BP*
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Chinese School - Two ink and watercolour drawings - Studies of flowering branches, 12ins (35cm) x 38.25ins (97cm) and 12.75ins (32.4cm) x 47ins (119.5cm) with black calligraphy and red square seal marks, in hardwood rectangular frames, the top and bottom panels carved with leaves, and glazed 63ins (160cm) x 16.25ins (41.2cm) overall £200-300 plus 24% BP*
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