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December Art and Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:910
Sale Title:December Art and Antique AuctionLots with images:119
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:645
Date:4-Dec-2012
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A Chinese jade bi disc, tapering to an exterior edge and central hole, suspension hole to top, red veined highlights, pale green sections. Diameter 5.5 cm
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A Chinese carved jade disc pendant as a single stylised flowerhead, engraved and pierced detail, pale amber brown tones. Diameter 5.5 cm
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A Chinese deep amber toned jade pendant, as a bat with outstretched wings framing two token discs, flat back, some translucent effects. 5.6 cm x 5 cm
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A Chinese carved green jade bead necklace and pendant, the uniform spherical beads alternating between pale semi-translucent green and vibrant green flecked beads, the pendant of tapered and curved disc form carved with dragons, pale green with more vibrant inclusion
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Nine various old carved and turned wood stands, mostly circular
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A large Chinese green and brown jade pi disc with dragon carved decoration. Diameter 10.5 cm
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Two miniature Chinese hardstone carvings on matching wood stands, a dog and reclining figure. Height 3 cm
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A Chinese vibrant green jade ring, the top of graduated domed form
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A carved jade piece, pierced and decorated with fish and seaweed shapes. 5 cm x 6.5 cm
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A carved jade piece, circular form, pierced and decorated with fish, seaweed, etc. Diameter 50
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A carved Chinese piece, circular, decorated and pierced with moss and flowers. Diameter 5 cm
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A carved Chinese jade figure of a mythical dragon. Length 6 cm
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A carved Chinese jade piece in the form of a small branch with fruit attached, a lizard type creature crawling on the top. Length 70
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Eight Chinese calligraphic scrolls, each old scroll on paper relayed on silk backing. Each 137 cm x 33 cm
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A 19th century Chinese embroidered silk collar and lotus flower motifs from a child’s robe, the collar of 12 petal forms framed in a rondel outlined by the floral motif, later framed and glazed. 59 cm x 59 cm
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Six mainly Chinese stamp catalogues from the Auction House Zurich Asia c.2010
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19th century Chinese and Tibet stamps, includes a 'Hankow L.P.O. Five Cents' hinged mint stamp, printed in green on buff paper and a set of six block printed 'Tibet' stamps, in various colours
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Assorted 1946 and 1950 Chinese stamps, includes a 1950 Surch on Dr SYS Northeast Def issue $100 on $4 brown (Type I), fine unused as issued Scott 40a and 1946 Antung Chairman Mao & Chu Teh 1st Print Complete Fine Mint set from $1 to $15 of 7v complete, 'All Are Fresh Colour on the Face & in Rich Shade Print. Clean, Tidy and Without Usual Heavy Toned Or Soiling Fault. F to VF Grade'
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A selection of old Chinese and Japanese occupation stamps, includes a set of seven hinged mint Chinese stamps labelled 'Rare China Provincial Kien Yang Fu' and 14 stamps labelled 'Japanese Occupations (South East Asia) and 'Kwangsi Set of 7 Vals Comp Plus Extra 13c. & 21c. Narrow Setting All Fine Mint' and 'Surch in Black at Kans', a set of 7 vals comp all five mint Scott 531-48d20'
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A set of 19 1942-4 Chinese stamps, includes, 'Dr SYS Def (Pai Cheng Ptg) Imperf. $10 to $100 Rouletted $5 to $50, Perf 12ó-15 Set of 9 Vals Comp All Fine Unused As Issued Scott 506-24'
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A good quality modern Chinese ‘carriage’ clock in a beautifully fitted hardwood case, restrained carved and pierced decoration, the circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the decorated brass face with three Chinese character marks, the key wind platform escapement in working order, with key. Height of stand 22 cm
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Another Chinese ‘carriage’ clock identical to the previous lot
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A set of seven small carved Chinese ivory figures, ‘Happy Buddha’, the various figures including four bearded gents, one woman with musical instrument and one child. Average height approx. 5.2 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory figure of a seated woman, she wears a long flowing robe with a long sash highlighted with bows, she holds a rose to her left hand, black stained detail to her hair, raised on carved wood stand. Height of ivory figure 13.7 cm
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A late 19th century/early 20th century Chinese ivory carving of a standing woman wearing a long robe, persimmon to her left hand, her right hand to her back. Height 10.2 cm, raised on turned and carved wood stand
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A pair of Chinese carved ivory horses, classically represented with heads turned in opposing directions, formally dressed with angular scroll and beaded strapping, the saddle with conforming underblankets, each with one raised leg, both on rectangular wooden plinth. Length 15 cm. Height 17.5 cm
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A Chinese large carved ivory figure of a nobleman, he stands with long knobbly staff with dragon head, a lotus flower and leaf to his right hand, a flared panelled headdress, his long robes with various panelled, floral and repeating mon decoration, stained highlights in red, black and dark blue. Height 27 cm, carved character marks to base, raised on turned hardwood stand with silver wire inlay
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A pair of Chinese carved ivory Emperor and Empress figures, both with ornate headdress, well detailed robes highlighted with a dragon amongst scrolling clouds, a sword to his left hand, holding his beaded necklace to his right, she holds a sceptre to her left hand and tassels to her right. Height approx. 260 ea. raised on turned and pierced carved hardwood stands
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A Chinese ornately carved ivory elephant tusk, fully pierced and carved with scenes of figures within a landscape highlighted with trees and buildings completing daily tasks, the roofs and structures highlighted with inserted flags and tall finial, raised on carved ebonised long stand. Length of ivory 60 cm
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An impressive Chinese large ivory carved censor, the tall cover with two full relief foo dog finials above the main reticulated pierced section highlighted with four stylised masks with ring captured handles all to the oval lid, signed to tablet, fitted to the oval section body with relief carved panels of dragons and pearls on a scrolling cloud ground, the two flared scroll handles with fret carved highlights incorporating two pairs of captured ring handles, all raised on three solid legs each with five…
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A late 18th century Chinese export blue and white small ashette of elongated octagonal form, the well decorated with a landscape scene including a farmer with tethered buffalo, two deer and various trees, floral decorated border. 24.2 cm x 16.5 cm
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Two Chinese exportware porcelain tea bowls and accompanying saucers in various landscape patterns in underglaze blue. Some faults
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A pair of late 18th century Chinese export blue and white porcelain ashettes, elongated oval form, decorated with two deer within a landscape with pine tree, blossom and fence, the shaped border including butterfly highlights, orange/tan to the external edge. 35 cm x 26.8 cm
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A pair of Chinese late 18th century export porcelain ashettes of elongated octagonal form, decorated with coastal buildings and single boat, framed by four floral and scrolling leaf sprays, a fine band of trellis decorates the border, orange/tan to the external edge. 37.5 cm x 28.5 cm
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A pair of late 18th century Chinese export porcelain shallow dishes of large oval form, decorated with a single building including fence, blossom and pine tree, the rim with repeating decorative square design, orange/tan to the outer rim. 36.5 cm x 28.8 cm
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A late 18th century Chinese export porcelain ashette of small octagonal form decorated with coastal buildings including a single boat, framed by four floral and scroll leaf sprays, a band of trellis decorates the border, orange/tan outer rim. 28.7 cm x 21 cm
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A Chinese late 18th century export porcelain plate, blue and white coastal village scene decoration including bridge, octagonal border, old repair and hairline crack. Diameter 23 cm
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A late 18th century Chinese export porcelain plate of circular form, blue and white underglaze blossom decoration, tan glaze, outer rim with minor chipping. Diameter 23 cm
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A similar late 18th century Chinese export plate to above
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A similar Oriental blue and white plate to above
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A Chinese porcelain provincial small Ming bowl, decorated to the exterior with dragons amongst flaming clouds, the interior with a stylised landscape. Seal mark motif under the base. Diameter 12 cm
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A small Chinese earthenware jar, ovoid shape with cover, decorated in underglaze blue with ‘100 children’. Six character Kangxi rein mark under the base. Height 8 cm
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A late 18th century/early 19th century Chinese export ware blue and white large shallow bowl, the shaped rim with a band of landscape, floral, bird and insect decoration, the well decorated with five deer, birds and florals within a landscape including rocks and pine tree, old hair crack to rim. Diameter 45 cm
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Two blue and white Chinese porcelain ginger jars (one with hair crack), lids absent. Height 110 and 150 together with a Chinese blue and white figural pillow. Length 30 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Height 9 cm, 11 cm and 11.5 cm. Lids absent
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Height of each 11 cm. Lids absent and two with small foot rim frits
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Lids absent, and small rim frits. Height 11 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Lids absent and small rim frits. Height 9 cm, 110 and 12 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Lids absent and small rim frits. Height 12 cm, 12.5 cm and 14 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white ginger jars, large, medium and small, all with K’ang Hsi designs. Covers missing, one with hair crack on base and one with small rim frits. Height 9.5 cm, 17.5 cm and 20 cm
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain bulbous jar with rounded everted rim, painted with figures in a courtyard. Diameter 20 cm. Height 14 cm
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A kitchen Ming style plate, crackle glaze effect, decorated with swirling blue geometric patterns, some damage. Diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese porcelain Ming style vase, square baluster shape with twin bamboo ear handles to the side decorated in underglaze blue with lion dogs and precious objects along with foliate patterns. Height 16 cm
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A small Chinese porcelain blue and white vase, in the Ming manner decorated with floral arabesques beneath a stiff leaf design to the neck, artemisia leaf motif marked under the foot. Height 13 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain blue and white brush pot, cylindrical shape with flat rim, decorated to the walls with four circular panels depicting young boys playing, along with a background pattern of floral arabesques. Height 20 cm
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A pair of Chinese foo dogs, vibrant blue glaze. Length 13 cm
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A Chinese celadon green crackle glaze teapot, the terracotta body showing at the base with impressed character marks, the recessed lid with further character marks to centre, overhead cane bound handle
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A Longquang type celadon twin-fish bowl, the exterior with fluted walls, everted rim, twin fish moulded and unglazed to the well. Diameter 14 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain tile, painted with houses and bridges on a lake with mountains in the background, calligraphy decoration in the top right corner, Greek key border. 25 cm x 36 cm
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A Chinese Blanc-de-Chine porcelain censer, squat circular shape with everted rim, raised on grotesque mask and paw feet, two handles issue from the shoulder, decorated in high relief to the sides with groups of gamboling fu dogs; impressed Daoguang square seal mark under the base. Diameter 19 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase, inverse baluster shape, white body with exaggerated cracquelle, Qianlong seal mark under the base. Height 18.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain censer, squat circular shape with loop handles to the side and raised on three short feet, green tea dust glaze, impressed Qianlong seal mark under the base. Diameter 8.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille rose cylinder vase, decorated with a warrior and other figures within a landscape, character marks in blue to base. Height 13.3 cm, raised on wood stand with silver wire inlay
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A Chinese export porcelain famille rose chafing dish, of oval form with a shaped concave section to rim, figure and blossom decoration to the well, floral, fruit and leaf decorated border. 29.5 cm x 23 cm
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A massive Chinese famille rose baluster temple jar, richly enamelled and gilded with scenes of figures, flowers, birds, etc. Double foo dog handles highlighted in gilt issue from the neck and salamanders raised in high relief entwine around the shoulder, raised on hard wood stand. height overall 1220
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Seven antique Chinese porcelain pieces, includes four tea bowls and two saucers, polychrome enamel decoration with gilt highlights and a porcelain famille rose cream jug in Old English silver shape, finely decorated, replacement handle. A.F
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A pair of Chinese porcelain dishes, polychrome enamel decoration to the centre with an old seated gent in yellow robe framed by rocks, flowers and a single bat to the sky, the framing blue border with panels of further florals, shaped rims, underglaze blue character marks to the reverse. Diameter 19.5 cm
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A pair of 18th/19th century Chinese porcelain famille rose bowls, the exteriors enamelled with family scenes within courtyards framed by a trellis and a repeating panel design including florals within a shaped cartouche, gilt enrichments, the interior with a wide band of conforming decoration, each raised on a circular foot, hair crack to one rim. Diameter 20.3 cm. Height 8.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille rose shallow dish, decorated with flowers and butterflies to the well along with artemisia leaf motifs and seal mark in red, six character Yongzheng Dynasty mark to reverse. Diameter 15.5 cm
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A famille rose flower pot, the square form with flaring rim, decorated in traditional manner, repair to one corner. 20 cm x 20 cm x 19 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille rose enamel brush pot, cylindrical shape with spreading circular foot, the body decorated with a scene of a figure representing longevity accompanied by symbols of long life and with an attendant child presenting furled scrolls before him. Six character Qianlong mark in red under the base. Height 12.5 cm
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A Chinese Canton enamel decorated porcelain bowl with reserved panels depicting song birds and flowers on a foliate patterned ground with turquoise background; six character Guangxy mark under base. Diameter 20.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille rose circular box and cover, the top decorated with an attendance scene, the walls with floral patterns, square seal mark under the base. Diameter 7 cm
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A Chinese porcelain cylinder vase, polychrome enamelled with florals and tree design, character marks in red to the base. Height 12 cm, raised on turned hardwood stand with wire inlay
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A Chinese porcelain vase of cylindrical quatrefoil section, polychrome enamel with woman within garden settings, underglaze blue, floral and tendril borders, turquoise green interior and base with underglaze blue character marks. Height 10 cm
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An unusual Chinese porcelain bowl, the cinnabar red exterior carved in low relief with a sinuous dragon amongst waves, the interior of natural buff colour, Guangxu seal tablet under the base. Diameter 22.5 cm
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A Chinese Wucai porcelain bowl, decorated to the exterior with bamboo and prunus in a rocky landscape, the interior with a ‘Precious Object’. Six character Chenghua reign mark under the foot. Tiny rim frit. Diameter 11 cm
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A c.1900 Chinese porcelain cloisonne cylinder vase decorated with birds, bamboo, flowers and leaves in colours of green, red, mauve and ivory on a turquoise ground. Small frits around the foot rim. Height 310
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Two old Asian pottery rice bowls, one of spherical shape on a short stem with black colour. Height 14.5 cm, the other of truncated form with orange geometric painted decoration. Height 17 cm
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A Chinese porcelain pen pot, square form, two sides with calligraphy, one side painted with a monk painting, the other with monks sitting in front of censer. 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 11 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain rouleau vases, each glazed with bright cobalt blue ground sgraffito foliate pattern all over and with two reserved oval panels painted in polychrome enamels with flowers, birds and insects. Six character Guangxu reign mark painted in iron red under the foot. Height 30 cm
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A Chinese porcelain baluster vase decorated with four Daoist figures in polychrome, the base decorated with a wave pattern highlighted with famille verte, six character Kangxi reign mark under the base. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese porcelain 'Moon Flask', Sang De Boeuf glaze splashed with green flecks, traditional shape with reishi handles moulded at the neck, Qianlong seal mark in blue under the foot. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese famille verte jar, squat circular shape decorated with cranes and Shou characters on a fret diaper ground, six character Guangxu mark under the base. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain table jardiniere decorated in famille rose and iron red with a dragon and ho-ho bird, tapering cylindrical shape, Guangxu mark under the base. Diameter 13 cm
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A Chinese porcelain square section vase painted to each side with a bird amongst bushes between panels of blue and white top and bottom, six character mark under the base. Height 12.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain small bowls, each decorated in polychrome enamels with birds amongst blossom branches, each with Guangxu mark under the base. Diameter 9.5 cm
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A small Chinese brush washer pot, cylindrical shouldered shape, decorated with ducks swimming amongst lotus flowers in a pond. Six character Daoguang seal mark under the base. Height 5 cm
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A good Chinese Peking blue and white cameo glass bottle vase with a bulbous base and tall neck, decorated with buffaloes, goat, prunus trees and scrolling leaves. Height on carved and pierced wood stand 25.5 cm
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A mid 20th century Chinese large watercolour on paper, flowering bamboo with pair of birds, various calligraphy and seal marks to right margin, original frame under glass. 70 cm x 133 cm
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A highly decorative 19th century Chinese hardwood work box of oblong shape with domed lid profusely decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay and silver wire - birds, butterflies, fox and flowers - the centre of the lid set with a full half shell. A.F. Width 31 cm, depth 23 cm. Height 12 cm
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A pair of cinnabar lacquer vases, bottle form, decorated with trees and flowers, Greek key band to the base. Height 20 cm
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A large inkstone, oval form, with calligraphic decoration to both sides, in original rosewood box with mother-of-pearl decoration to lid. 21 cm x 27 cm
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A rare Chinese bronze jug in the form of a mythical duck, the body decorated with scales and feathers, a stylised lizard to each wing, the handle on top of duck’s back in the form of a dragon type lizard. Good patina. 33 cm x 26 cm
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A carved wood figure of Kyanyin in muted polychrome colours, she stands upon a double lotus throne with right hand raised. Height 1500
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A Chinese porcelain figure of Kuanyin, the goddess sits upon a low throne, her robes embellished in red and blue. Height 24 cm
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A Sancai glazed Chinese earthenware figure of Kuanyin, the goddess is depicted standing holding a lotus flower and leaf in one hand, a basket of peonies in the other. Some faults. Height 46 cm
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A pair of Chinese large furniture panels, each carved and gilded wood panel carved in deep three dimension detail with numerous figures, horsemen, pavilions and landscapes. 101 cm x 32 cm ea
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A Chinese brass censer, modelled as a sphere, pierced with dragons raised on a squat circular plinth base supported on grotesque mask and paw feet. Height 15.5 cm
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A Chinese bronze censer, squat circular shape with two mask handles issuing from the side, the brown patinated bronze flecked with gold splashes; Xuande six character reign mark framed by a medallion of a pair of dragons under the foot ring. Diameter 13 cm
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