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FOUR PORCELAIN PIECES.
Late Qing Dynasty and later.
Comprising: a small blue and white dish painted with a lotus blossom and a Guangxu mark, a miniature celadon vase, a turquoise-glazed portable Buddhist shrine and a triangular famille verte dish, 6.5-12.5cm. (4)
£800-1,200
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λ A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN SNUFF BOTTLE TOPS.
Qing Dynasty and later.
In glass, hardstones, metal, enamel and kingfisher feathers, together with four ivory snuff bottle spoons, four mother-of-pearl counters, two pendants, two glass beads and five stands: one ivory, the other wood, all various sizes. (33)
£100-200
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BOXES.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The square section bodies with lion head handles painted with various blossoms and raised on bracket feet, together with a red-glazed vase with a Qianlong mark and a reticulated wood stand, 8.5 x 13 x 13cm, vase 7cm H. (4)
Provenance: from the collection of Frederick Lindsay Lloyd (1866-1940), thence by descent to the present owner.
£200-300
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A PAIR OF CIRCULAR PALETTES AND COVERS.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Each painted to the exterior with stylised lotus flower heads and foliage, tassels and bats against a dark blue ground, the interiors divided into six sections painted with floral sprays, Tongzhi marks to the bases, 19cm diameter. (4)
£400-600
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A FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL STEM BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi mark and possibly of the period.
Painted with precious objects to each side between bands of lappets and dentils to the foot and key fret to the rim, together with a rectangular jardinière decorated with precious objects, 5.2 x 16 x 10cm; 18cm diameter. (2)
£200-300
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EIGHT PORCELAIN CUPS.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Comprising: a famille rose cup painted with boys and a Wanli mark, a small blue and white cup with boys in a garden, three famille rose coffee cups and three flared cups painted with Immortals and peaches, 4-6.5cm H. (8)
£300-500
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A SCHOLAR'S ROCK.
20th Century.
Formed as a tapered mountain and polished to reveal the natural texture and grain of the grey stone with white striations, together with a reticulated wood stand, 23.5cm H, 31cm wide.
£700-900
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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LEAF-SHAPED 'TREASURES' TRAYS.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Each in the form of a curved leaf, decorated with a jardinière, a vase, a basket of fruit, scrolls, tea and writing utensils, 19 x 12cm. (2)
£600-800
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A RECTANGULAR INK CAKE.
Qing Dynasty.
Moulded with a group of sages in a rocky landscape amongst trees, gilded and painted, inscribed and sealed to the reverse, together with a fitted box, 31.5 x 13.5cm. (2)
£300-500
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A SMALL BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER.
Qing Dynasty.
The compressed circular body with two loop handles rising from the rim, with a six character Xuande mark to the base, 5cm H, 8cm diameter, 313g.
£100-200
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λ AN IVORY 'IMMORTAL RAFT' BRUSH REST.
Qing Dynasty.
Finely carved as an Immortal in a pine tree raft with a fruit basket, passing a crane near rockwork on the shore, 9.5cm long, 26g.
£100-200
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A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE BRUSH WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
The ovoid, slightly tapered body decorated with an even pale-blue glaze, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7cm.
£400-600
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A MADE-UP CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SEAL PASTE BOX.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Decorated to the body and cover with flower heads and scrolling foliage on a turquoise ground, the top of the cover with a small panel with a heron on ta lotus pond, 5.5cm diameter. (2)
£300-500
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
The compressed globular body decorated with colourful flower heads on a turquoise ground, with bands of dark blue ruyi heads to the rim and around the foot, 4cm H, 7.5cm diameter.
Provenance: a European private collection.
£2,000-3,000
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A GILT-BRONZE 'GATE' BRUSH REST
Late Ming Dynasty.
Cast with a roofed gate to one side and a qilin to the reverse, the sloping top with five dentil points, 13cm long, 8.5cm H, 248g.
£2,000-3,000
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A PEACH BLOOM GLAZED 'PUMPKIN' BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty.
Moulded as a flattened pumpkin with scrolling tendrils and leaves to the cover, 9cm diameter. (2)
£100-200
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A CLARE-DE-LUNE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER.
Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng period, or later.
The compressed ovoid body with a waisted neck, supported on three tapered feet, all decorated with an even pale blue glaze, a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, 12cm H, 22cm diameter.
£500-800
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A PEACH BLOOM GLAZED 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT, TAIBAIZUN.
Qing Dynasty.
The flared body with three stylised anhua archaistic dragon roundels, decorated with a mottled green and red glaze, six character Kangxi mark on the base, with metal box and cover, 10cm H. (3)
£8,000-12,000
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A QUATREFOIL SHIWAN JARDINIERE.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Raised on four short legs, decorated with a thick blue and brown glaze draining from a broad rim, 8cm H, 30cm diameter.
£800-1,200
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A BLANC-DE-CHINE 'CHILONG' INCENSE BURNER.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period.
The ovoid body applied with two chilong handles with bifurcated tails, incised with a band of key fret and applied with archaistic scrolls, with four loop handles to the shoulder, all supported on three lion head legs, 11.5cm H, 8cm diameter.
£800-1,200
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A GUANYAO INCENSE BURNER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
The ovoid body with a flared neck framed by two S-shaped handles decorated with an even celadon glaze with a network of brown and black crackles, all raised on a circular foot, 11cm H, 12.7cm diameter.
£2,000-3,000
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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'LOTUS' BOTTLE VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period.
The ovoid body with cylindrical neck incised with stylised lotus flower heads and scrolling foliage, with a band of lappets to the foot, a ruyi head band to the shoulder and banana leaves to the neck, 38.5cm H.
£600-800
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A BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZE RED 'LOTUS' VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
The slightly tapered body painted with stylised lotus flower heads and foliage and grape vines highlighted in red, the tall cylindrical neck with bands of lappets, scrolls and palmettos, 38cm.
£600-800
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEONIES' JAR.
Qing Dynasty.
The tapered ovoid body painted with stylised peony flower heads and foliage scrolls, with a band of ruyi heads and dentils to the shoulder and lappets to the rim and foot, 49cm H, 21cm diameter.
£200-300
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AN OX-BLOOD GARLIC MOUTH VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The pear-shaped body decorated with an even dark red glaze draining from the rim, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 34.5cm.
£500-800
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A YELLOW PEKING GLASS BOTTLE VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The ovoid body and a tall cylindrical neck carved with peony blossoms and foliage, with a slightly protruding rim and raised on a straight short foot, 16.5cm.
Provenance: a European private collection.
£2,000-3,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD 'DEER' VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century.
The lower section painted with three deer near a pine tree, the upper section with a figure in a mountainous village landscape, a skein of geese above, 20.5cm H.
£800-1,200
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A BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZE RED VASE.
20th Century.
The blue and white baluster-shaped vase painted with a pheasant on a blooming magnolia tree, with peonies sprouting from rockwork, a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, the other a rouleau vase with lotus flowers in a pond and butterflies above, 22-26cm H. (2)
£500-800
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'GENGZHI TU' VASE AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Of baluster form, the robust rounded shoulders rising to a short cylindrical neck, painted with various agriculture scenes including two ladies farming silk and a group of farmers drying straw, deriving from the Yuzhi Gengzhi Tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture), 44cm H.
£200-300
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A FLAMBÉ 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE.
19th/20th Century.
The ovoid body and cylindrical neck decorated in green and blue enamels with two confronting dragons, the sacred pearl of wisdom, green fire wisps and cloud scrolls and bands of key fret, spearheads and tassels to the rim, all against the dark red glaze draining from the rim, 37cm H.
£300-500
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A POWDER-BLUE GILT-DECORATED 'DRAGON' VASE.
Qing Dynasty, a six character Guangxu mark and of the period.
The ovoid body painted with two confronting scaly dragons amidst fire wisps and clouds chasing the sacred pearl of wisdom above stylised waves, the waisted neck with clouds and bats between bands of ruyi heads to the rim and key fret to the shoulder, 39.5cm H.
£800-1,200
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A ROBIN'S EGG GLAZED 'LOHAN' VASE, GU.
Qing Dynasty.
The hexagonal-section body decorated with applied figures of lohan to each facet in three rows against a bright turquoise ground, a six character Kangxi mark impressed to the base, 38.5cm H.
£300-500
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AN ENAMELLED 'MILLE-FLEURS' VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The ovoid body, with a waisted neck with and a flared rim, all raised on a straight foot and finely painted with multitude of various blossoms against a gold ground, with two iron-red and gilt dragon handles, the interior and base turquoise-glazed, the rims gilded, a four character mark reading qian mu de tang to the base, 38cm H.
£400-600
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A MASSIVE FAMILLE ROSE FISH BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The ovoid body painted with eight shaped cartouches of various birds and blossoms on a ground of dense scrolling foliage and stylised flower heads, with bands of lappets to the foot, ruyi heads and geometric borders to the shoulder, the broad rim with precious objects and flower heads on a diaper ground, 64cm H, 63cm diameter.
£4,000-6,000
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'RED CLIFF' ROULEAU VASE.
20th Century.
Painted with figures in boats and ashore in a mountainous landscape with pagodas scattered amongst peaks and trees, 54cm H.
£400-600
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A MILLE-FLEURS GROUND VASE, LUTOUZUN.
20th Century.
The pear-shaped body decorated with circular panels containing Immortals against various blossoms on a black ground, with a raised band and two deer head handles to the shoulder and a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 27cm H.
£800-1,200
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'CALLIGRAPHY' DISH.
Qing Dynasty.
With a tall cavetto and calligraphy running around the centre, a four character mark to the base, 18.5cm diameter.
£100-200
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A CELADON BRUSH POT, BITONG.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi or later.
The cylindrical body incised to the exterior with two sinuous dragons amongst scrolling leafy stems and lingzhi, with a chevron band around the rim, the interior white, 16.7cm H, 18cm diameter.
£6,000-8,000
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A ROCK CRYSTAL NECKLACE AND A JADE BEAD.
Qing Dynasty and earlier.
With sixty-seven graduated circular beads and a yellow metal clasp, the white jade bead of cylindrical form, 25.5cm long, 6.5cm long. (2)
Provenance: from the personal collection of Brian Morgan (1930-2018), formerly a director of Bluetts.
£400-600
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A CIRCULAR COPPER ALLOY 'BIRDS' BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century.
The cover incised with a symmetrical design of two birds standing on a lotus flower, holding further blossoms by the stems, the body with floral sprays, 7.5cm diameter. (2)
£200-300
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THREE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS.
19th/20th Century.
The first carved as two water chestnuts issuing from meaty stems, the second as two peaches and a bat, the third an aubergine and a lingzhi, each with a wood stand, 4.5-6cm H. (6)
£500-800
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THREE BRUSH RESTS.
Comprising: a dark wood brush rest carved as a porous scholar's rock with a light-coloured huali stand, a pale celadon jade brush rest formed as a mountain and a bronze brush rest cast as a mountain with blossoming prunus and pine trees to each side, each with a wood stand, 10.5-16cm long. (6)
£800-1,200
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A GROUP OF SIX JADE CARVINGS.
19th/20th Century.
Comprising an oval plaque with wild orchid and calligraphy, two geese carvings with wood stands and three figures, a Shoulao, a fisherman with a small boy and two monkeys, each with a wood stand, 5.5-6cm H. (11)
£300-500
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FOUR JADE CARVINGS.
Qing Dynasty.
Comprising: a white jade carving of a double gourd with a bat clinging to the side, a two-part circular reticulated plaque carved with birds and foliage and a grey jade shell carving with two frogs perched on the top, 6.5cm. (4)
£600-800
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A COLLECTION OF SIX FAMILLE ROSE ITEMS.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Comprising: a figurative bowl, two butterfly-shaped bowls and three various coffee cups, 4-6.5cm H, 5.7-15cm diameter. (6)
Provenance: from the collection of Arendelle castle, by repute; Sotheby's [label].
£200-300
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A WHITE MARBLE 'MAGNOLIA' VASE.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved as a deep blossom issuing from a thick twisted branch with another bud and other leaves around the body, together with a small brass incense burner and cover, a blue and white seal paste box, a blue and white rosewater sprinkler, a blue and white circular box and cover, a crystal seal and a European glass seal, 14cm H. (12)
Provenance: from the private collection of HRN Norton (d 1961/1962), of which Roger Bluett wrote "[he was] the only British dealer to have built up a significant collection of Chinese art. He did this in his modest and unassuming way by taking home exceptional pieces, over the years, when they came his way" (Roy Davids and Dominic Jellinek, Provenance - Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America, 2011, p. 340), thence by descent to the present owners.
£500-800
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λ A PALE CELADON JADE 'CRAB' CARVING.
Qing Dynasty, or later.
With large claws and a stylised shell, together with a bracelet with coral and amber beads and a blue and white jar and cover with a Jiajing mark, 13.5cm H, bracelet 12cm long, 3.5 x 4cm. (3)
£300-500
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ITEMS.
Qing Dynasty.
Comprising: an ovoid water pot painted with lotus, a circular brush washer with a dragon to the interior and an octagonal salt, 8.5cm. (3)
£800-1,200
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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL GUI.
Ming Dynasty or later.
Cast with a taotie mask on each side and flanked by mythical beast projecting loop handles, a mark in archaic seal script to the base, together with a pair of bronze figures of seated Buddha, each with their chest bare and a rosary in the right hand, wood stands, 4.7-10cm H, 11cm diameter. (5)
Provenance: an English private collection.
£300-500
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λ AN IVORY CANTON BRUSH POT, BITONG.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
The cylindrical body carved with figures of ladies and warriors amongst trees with pavilions in the background, together with an ivory fan handle with prunus blossoms and birds, 13.5-41cm. (2)
£400-600
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