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The Autumn Auction Series, Day 1 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:357
Sale Title:The Autumn Auction Series, Day 1Lots with images:357
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:260
Date:16-Jun-2014
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A large blue and white lotus bowl, Qianlong six character seal mark and of the period, 1736-1795, boldly painted with eight lotus flower-heads on leafy tendrils and eight Buddhist emblems above a lappet and wave border, the inside with a medallion of four further Buddhist emblems, a wave band below the rim, 11.4 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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A large blue and white baluster vase, Kangxi Period, late 17th century, decorated in two vertical panels, one with a pair of phoenix on rocks and branches, the other with a mountainous landscape, the bulbous neck with precious objects, 42 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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Two large blue and white Hatcher Collection covered jars, Chongzhen Period, circa 1640, each one decorated in two large panels, one with a kylin and phoenix; the other with a leaping carp and a dragon, 30 cm high. Provenance: The Hatcher Collection, Christies, Amsterdam 1985
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A large and rare Nanking Cargo blue and white fish plate, Qianlong, circa 1740, well painted with fish swimming amongst water plants, four floral meanders on the cavetto, 45.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam 'The Nanking Cargo' n.1232, Michael Hatcher Private Collection, Sydney
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A fine pair of conical blue and white cups, Kangxi, 1662-1722, each one decorated with the 'three friends' (pine, prunus and bamboo), Chenghua marks to base, 3.9 cm x 10 cm. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 26/5/1995
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A rare blue and white stem bowl, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722, decorated with four stylised lotus and precious objects, 14.7 cm high, 9 cm diameter at the mouth. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Robertson, 13/10/1995
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A blue and white double-gourd vase, Kangxi, 1662-1722, decorated with the eight immortals in four round medallions, 20 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980's
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A blue and white and copper red flared bowl, Qianlong six character mark and of the period, 1736-1795, painted with bamboo and fungus issuing from rocks, with an inscription and two red seals, 9.5 cm high, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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A fine pair of conical blue and white wine cups, Kangxi Period, 18th century, each one well painted with a deer grazing under a gnarled pine, 9.6 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis Exhibition, July/August 1988, cat no 13
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A good blue and white baluster vase, Kangxi, 1662-1722, well painted with a pair of mythical animals, rocks and waves below a key fret border, a raised ring around the neck, supported on a tall everted foot, an Artemisia leaf within a double circle under the base, 21.9 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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Two large Swatow blue and white dishes, late Ming, early 17th century, each one painted in the centre with long tail phoenix, the rims with eight lotus medallions, grit adhering to the foot-rims, 36.5 and 37.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's, 'The Binh Thuan Shipwreck' n. 30858 and 30860, lot number 4 and 590
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A rare Fahua heavily potted baluster jar, early Qing Dynasty, 17th century, glazed on the biscuit in dark green, apple green, blue, yellow and aubergine, the outer body with a pierced and sculptured design of a rocky landscape, flat unglazed base, 27 cm high, 17.5 cm diameter at rim, fitted wood stand. Provenance: F R Strange Pty ltd, lot 288, early 1980's
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An Imperial sancai dragon bowl, Guangxu six character mark and of the period, 1875-1908, with a pair of green dragons amongst clouds, in green, yellow and aubergine, stylised waves around the base, interior yellow, 7.6 cm high, 16.8 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis (7), circa 1990
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A rare blue and white and copper-red 'weiqi' box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century, very well painted with two magpies amongst chrysanthemum, bamboo and rocks, recessed base, an iron oxide burn to the rim, the copper-red extremely well controlled, 10 cm high, 10 cm diameter at the mouth. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis
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A pair of pierced blue and white baskets, Jiaqing, 1796-1820, each one painted with a landscape in the centre, 10.4 cm high, 27 cm wide, 24 cm deep. Provenance: Lawsons Auction, 29/9/99, lot 238
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A rare famille verte tiered quatrefoil censer and cover, Kangxi, late 17th century, glazed on the biscuit in green, pale green, yellow and aubergine, supported on four animal mask feet, with a pierced trellis pattern to the upper section and sloping sides of the cover, surmounted by a Buddhist lion, 29 cm high, 19.5 cm square, fitted hardwood stand. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 29/42, late 1980's. For a similar censer in the Perceval David Foundation, see 'Ch'ing Enamelled Wares' no. A812, 1958
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A large Swatow blue and white dish, late Ming, early 17th century, painted in the centre with long tailed phoenix, the cavetto with eight stylised floral medallions, 37.5 cm diameter, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's, The Binh Thuan Shipwreck n. 02318 lot number 646
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A Japanese Imari bowl, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, decorated inside and out in enamels and gilt, 12.9 cm high, 27.5 cm diameter
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A very large ivory figure of a female immortal, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, standing in long robes wearing a phoenix headdress and carrying a basket of flowers, 51 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 17th-18th May 2006, lot 317
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A very good ivory figure of Budai, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, A tiger at his feet, holding a bat in one hand, his large hat supported on end of his long staff, a four character seal to base, 29.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 17th-18th of May 2006, lot 28
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A good Chinese silver dragon bowl, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, with one striding dragon in high relief, stamped LUENWO and a second two character mark, 7.3 cm high by 15.2 cm diameter
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A fine Chinese repousse pierced-silver dragon bowl, late Qing Dynasty, finely worked, with original glass liner, supported on four claw feet, a well carved and pierced hardwood stand, 15.7 cm high, 41 cm wide and 16.5 cm deep, 22.2 cm high with stand. Provenance: Philips, 18/5/2001, lot 194
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A Japanese hardwood and keyaki wood Shodana, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, with five shelves and eleven drawers, decorated in lacquer and mother of pearl with Japanese objects and flowers, the back of the shelves inlaid with coloured lacquer, mother of pearl, bone and ivory, supported on a separate hardwood base, 185 cm high overall, 123 cm wide and 45.5 cm deep
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A large blue and white saucer-dish, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722, decorated with peony, 38.4 cm diameter, fitted box
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Four Chinese reference books, Gorer and Blacker, 'Chinese Porcelain and Hardstones'
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A green lead-glazed hill jar and cover, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE-220 ADE, decorated with zodiac animals, some silver iridescence to the glaze, 23 cm high
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A large Huanghuali wall mirror, 17th/18th century, the mounts inlaid with sandalwood and bone motifs of bats, dragons and clouds, the spandrels and upper and lower mounts carved in boxwood with open-work stylised designs of exotic fruit, flowers and birds, 156 cm high, 133 cm wide. Provenance: Mossgreen Auction 'The Mitchell Sterling Auction'26/2/2007, lot 128; Ernest Elphinstone Collection, 1987
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A fine and rare Longquan celadon mallet vase ('Kinuta'), Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty, 13th/14th century, covered with an unctuous green glaze, a pair of finely worked handles on the neck, the shallow foot burnt iron-red, a kiln scar on the glazed base, 15 cm high, Box. See 'In Pursuit of Antiquities', Min Chiu Society, 1995-96, cat no 102, p 150; Also 'Song Ceramics', Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1999, cat no's 67 & 68. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's/90's
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A celadon glazed tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, with an incised floral design around the exterior, supported on dragon mask feet, carved and fitted hardwood stand in the form of three bats, 11 cm high, 26.2 to 27.2 cm diameter (irregular). Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's/90's
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A Vietnamese globular stoneware ewer and cover, 13th/14th century, covered with a finely crazed pale celadon glaze, the spout in the form of a gnarled branch, the wide mouth with everted rim, unglazed base, 16.5 cm high. See John Guy 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition', cat no 156, p 259 for an almost identical piece (also front cover)
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A large grey pottery horse, Tang dynasty, 618-906, Very well sculpted, standing under saddle on a flat triangular base with one leg raised, original red and white mineral pigments, 49 cm high and 65 cm wide. Provenance: Bonhams Sydney lot 255; The David Henwood Collection, Moss Vale NSW
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A Chinese archaistic bronze ding and cover, with upright handles, supported on three tall feet, decorated with an overall key fret design, 28 cm high, 26.4 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased 1980's
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A fine eggshell porcelain fencai enamel bowl, Republic period, early 20th century, the inside very well painted with five fruiting branches, the exterior with birds, exotic flowers and rocks, an inscription and three red seals, four character blue enamel Qianlong mark, 6.1 cm high, 13.1 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis Exhibition July/August 1988, cat no 22. See Hepburn Myrtle, 'Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain', Art Gallery of NSW 1980, cat no 78 for a similar example
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A large everted Fencai enamel bowl, Republic Period, Hongxian four character mark, early 20th century, very well decorated with a continuous landscape village scene in overglazed enamels and iron red, a lotus flower in the centre, 9.1 cm high, 22.4 cm diameter. Provenance: R& V Tregaskis 29/52, late 1980's
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A mirror image pair of Canton enamel dishes, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, each one decorated with a female immortal and a deer, standing amongst clouds, inscribed, a large blue dragon roundel under the base, 19 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 19/1, late 1980's
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A rare fencai enamel square-shaped seal box, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century, with chamfered corners, the cover painted with a scholar and attendant beside a large waterfall, the sloping rim with a faux-wood design, further miniature landscapes in sections around the waisted base, four character red seal mark 'The blue cloud studio', 10 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's/early 90's
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A Wucai enamel jar, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, decorated with a group of figures holding umbrellas, divided by a ruyi shaped cloud, eight shaped medallions around the shoulder, a rabbit under the base in under-glaze blue, 22 cm high. Wood stand. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 1989
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A very large foliate-rimmed fencai enamel dish, Republic Period, 1st half of the 20th century, well decorated with various figures in a mythical scene, grooved foot rim, Qianlong seal mark, 46 cm diameter, original fitted hardwood box
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A rare famille verte miniature table, Kangxi, late 17th century, well decorated in green, yellow and aubergine with wild ducks and bamboo in a pond, surrounded by a double diaper border, the tripod pedestal with floral and cracked ice design, 10.8 cm high, 22.2 cm diameter. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis, 1980's/early 1990's
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A set of four blue and white soft paste wine cups, Qing Dynasty, 18th/early 19th century, each one finely painted with a landscape under a crackled glaze, a four character mark under the base, gold mounted rims, 4.1 cm high, 5.2 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 1990's
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A small famille verte libation cup, Kangxi Period, late 17th century, enamelled on the biscuit in green, yellow and aubergine, decorated with dragons amongst flowers, a rabbit in a medallion in the centre and four chilong dragons climbing up the outside, 11.2 cm long. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's, See S. Bushell 'Oriental Ceramic Art', 1980 (first published 1896), fig 329, pp275 for an almost identical cup
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A famille verte elongated ovoid jar and cover, Kangxi, 1662-1722, finely decorated with four alternating panels of female figures and precious objects all in enamels, iron red and gilt, 23 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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A large pair of Japanese Satsuma quatrefoil vases, Meiji Period, circa 1890, each one decorated with genre scenes in four large panels, in gilt and enamels against a gilt midnight blue ground, Kinkozan six character mark to base, 42 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis
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A silver-handled and backed mirror, brush and comb ensuite, early 20th century, with a second mirror, all with repousse dragons, 26.7 x 15.3 cm & 27 x 17 cm, brush 25.5 cm long, comb 18 cm high
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A silver tray, a jug and eight cups, early 20th century, all with dragon designs, marked, Cocks Collection label to base, 30.2 cm; jug 25 cm high;, cups 5.5 cm
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A fine Japanese silver foliate-rimed bowl, circa 1900, with a repousse and applied dragon cavorting through waves, impressed two character mark, Cocks Collection label to base, 13.5 cm high, 24 cm diameter
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A Chinese silver pierced repousse cake tray, early 20th century, with overhead swing handle, decorated with mostly aquatic creatures and exotic fruit, stamped PK, 5.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter, Cocks Collection label to base
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A Japanese four piece silver tea and coffee service, early 20th century, each piece well decorated with iris; together with a similar sugar bowl and tongs, well marked on the base and signed, coffee pot 22.5 cm high
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A set of Chinese silver flatware, early 20th century, comprising six butter knives, five forks and six handles, signed ZEEWOO
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A Chinese silver six-piece tea set, early 20th century, comprising tray, tea pot, hot water pot, sugar, milk jug and tongs, each piece decorated in repousse with bamboo stems and leaves, with a two character mark and another TUCK CHONG, hot water pot: 20.6 cm high, tray 55 cm long
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An impressive Japanese hardwood shibayama Shodana, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, the doors lacquered and inlaid with bone, ivory and mother of pearl, the wooden borders and aprons finely pierced and carved, supported on a low rectangular stand, 210 cm high, 165 cm wide and 45 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 17-18th May, 2006, lot 304
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A pierced Chinese silver bowl, circa 1900, decorated with a pair of dragons flying through a cloud, stamped 90, impressed mark 5.9 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter, together with a small Chinese silver-hinged dragon box, marked IC twice and a third character 5.5 cm diameter; and a Japanese silver and gilt bowl with irises in relief, impressed 'sterling', inscribed 'Yokohama July 28 1920', 5.1 cm high and 11.8 cm diameter, (3)
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A Japanese silver-mounted glass condiment bottle, early 20th century, together with fourteen various silver or silver-mounted cups and a salt and spoon, 20 cm high
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A rare impressive pair of Japanese hardwood beds, Meiji period, 1868-1912, upholstered, with bolstered ends, each bed deeply carved with dragons and iris and made in a several sections, supported on small wheels, approx. 132 cm high and 109 cm wide, with bolsters. Provenance: Elder Fine Art, Adelaide, 14/11/2010, lot 204, Originally sold by Edith Wentworth, 26/2/1900, from the third bedroom, Wentworth House, Sydney, *probably made by Kuhn & Komor, Yokohama. For two stylistically similar examples see…
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A Chinese silver cigar box and two cigarette cases, early 20th century, each one with dragons in relief, the first marked 'Wing Ong; silver'; the small enamelled case with three character mark 'LING GUANG ZHOU', 5.2 x 16 x 9 cm; 12.5 x 7.5 cm, 8.5 x 6.2 cm
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A Chinese silver-repousse frame, early 20th century, decorated with two large dragons, felt-mounted back, 34 x 27 cm, Together with a smaller silvered-copper dragon frame, 24 x 17.8 cm
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A large blue and white saucer-dish, Ming Dynasty, circa 1600, well painted with a pair of cavorting dragons above waves, five lotus roundels on the outside cavetto, 31.4 cm diameter
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An unusual blue and white plate, Yongzheng six character mark Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, with flat base and short everted rim, painted with a mythical beast in a shaped central medallion, 26.8 cm. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980's
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Two Swatow blue and white phoenix dishes, late Ming, circa 1620, 27.6 cm & 26.2 cm. Provenance: Christies Melbourne, 'The Binh Thuan Shipwreck', no 42661 & 08115, lot 55
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Two wood and sterling silver-rimmed trays, early 20th century, one with bamboo, the other with dragon; together with a Japanese silver cocktail shaker and six cups, all marked, 30.8 x 23.3 cm & 24 cm;, 22.2 cm; cups 6.3 cm
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A hinged pair of mother of pearl plaques, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, each one mounted in the centre with a silver dragon chasing a flaming pearl, silver fittings, the hinge with two impressed marks, 17.5 cm high, 28.7 cm wide open. Provenance: 'The Robert Tepper Collection', Mossgreen
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An archaistic bronze Ding-form censer, early Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, 19 cm high, 13.4 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 'The Barton Collection', late 1980's
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A fifteen piece silver belt, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, comprised of thirteen repousse plaques with figures, animals and flowers and a pierced double-dragon clasp, impressed mark HO, 68 cm long, clasp: 4.9 cm high by 4 cm wide, together with a silver bangle. Provenance: 'The Robert Tepper Collection', Mossgreen
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A Longquan celadon-glazed twin fish plate, Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368, covered with a finely crazed olive green glaze with two raised fish in the centre, 22 cm diameter
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A fine pair of Chinese Imari foliate-rimmed dishes, Kangxi, 1662-1722, each one painted in the centre with figures in a carriage, twelve floral lappets around the cavetto, all in under-glaze blue, green enamel, iron-red and gilt, 21.4 cm. Provenance: Gray Eisdell & Timms, 8/9/1997, lot 13, Early 'Marchant' London label to verso
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A Chinese ivory figure of Shoulao, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with a large staff and ruyi sceptre, beside an attendant riding a deer, 31 cm high
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A large Chinese ivory plaque, early 20th century, carved and undercut with a provincial genre scene, fitted hardwood stand, 11.5 cm high, 39 cm long. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 17th-18th May 2006, lot 315
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A Chinese silver dragon bowl, early 20th century, with a pierced cash-form rim, supported on a splade foot with a striding dragon in relief, three impressed marks 'H 90, and one other, 12.1 cm high, 20.5 cm diameter (variable)
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An imposing bevelled swing mirror, late 19th century, mounted in an elaborately carved frame, supported on a massive hardwood floor stand with two tri-scroll feet and deeply carved with dragons, attributed to Khun & Komor, Yokohama, 229 cm high, 199 cm wide, mirror: 160 x 99 cm. Provenance: Geoff K Gray 'The Whitaker Family collection, Berrebangalow', 9/6/1979, lot 241;, Originally sold by Edith Wentworth, 26/2/1900, from the third bedroom, Wentworth House, Sydney
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A small cloisonne enamel bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 1800-1850, well decorated with a continuous lotus scroll between ruyi and lappet border, gilt rims and base, 16.5 cm high
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A group of six archaic bronze chariot fittings, Warring States/Western Zhou or earlier, 400 BCE - 1100 BCE, two with inlaid stylised motifs, largest 12 cm long. Provenance: Old James R Lawson tags, lot 276
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A fine Japanese hardwood shodana, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, fitted with five various sized drawers and shaped compartments, some open and some with silver inlaid doors, the shelves with worked brass mounts, supported on a pierced open-work stand, 173 cm high, 139 cm wide and 60 cm deep
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A blue and white dragon dish, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735, painted in the centre with a wild dragon, the tail continuing over the outside cavetto, base unglazed, 28.3 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980's
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A pair of blue and white saucer dishes, late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen period, circa 1640, each one decorated with flower-heads in a central lotus medallion and around the cavetto, seal mark to base, 19.9 and 19.1 cm diameter
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A blue and white tea-bowl and saucer, early Qing Dynasty, 18th century, decorated with fishermen, 13.9 cm diameter and 8.6 cm diameter
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A fencai enamel moulded cylindrical vase, mid 20th century, with two large scenes in relief separated by pierced panels of children with lotus, flat everted mouth and waisted neck, Qianlong seal mark, 24.8 cm high. Provenance: F.R Strange Pty Ltd, Roseberry, lot 204, 1980's
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A large blue and white baluster landscape vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, with two pierced handles on the neck, 58 cm high, 20.2 cm diameter. Provenance: F.R Strange Pty Ltd, Roseberry, lot 72, 1980's
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A soft paste blue and white seal box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, decorated with a dragon amongst clouds, six character Kangxi mark to base, 8.8 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 15/79
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A rare 'Catalogue of Japanese carved wood Furniture, Kuhn & Komor, Yokohama Japan', early 20th century
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A very good Japanese hardwood display cabinet, early 20th century, intricately carved with iris and dragon pediment on the top and two split level shelves inside, 200 cm high, 107 cm wide and 46 cm deep, *probably by Kuhn & Komor, Yokohama see catalogue no. 197 for a very similar design. Provenance: Geoff K Gray 'The Whitaker Family collection, Berrebangalow', 9/6/1979, lot 240, Wentworth House, now Vaucluse House, Sydney (by repute)
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A Japanese hardwood display cabinet, late 19th century, well carved with iris, with decorative detachable corner columns, the pediment and base well carved with iris, 193 cm high, 123 cm wide and 43 cm deep, *probably by Kuhn & Komor, Yokohama see catalogue no. 274 and 726 for a very similar design
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A good Chinese hardwood marble top table, early 20th century, with a single drawer and shaped top, supported on four cabriole legs, 76 cm high, 102 cm wide and 49 cm deep
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A Japanese silver tray and twelve matching cups, Meiji Period, circa 1900, the plate rim and cup holder all decorated with flowering iris in fine pierced work, the cups with original glass liners, each piece marked Samurai Yokohama and impressed seal, 27.4 cm diameter, cups 5.1 cm high, 3.4 cm diameter
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Three Chinese celadon jars, and a Qingbai covered jarlet, Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368, comprising an olive green jar and cover, a globular jar moulded with lotus above waves, two shoulder lugs and another small jarlet, 7.5 cm, 8.2 cm, 6.8 cm high and 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Christie's Melbourne, The Eric Dare Collection, lot 146
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An archaistic rectangular bronze cauldron, late Ming/early Qing, circa 17th century, 25.5 cm high, 19.4 cm wide and 14.4 cm deep
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A soapstone boulder, probably late Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, well carved with nine immortals seated on a rocky outcrop beneath a gnarled tree amongst clouds, 12 cm high, fitted wood stand
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A blue and white bowl, Guangxu six character mark and Period, 1875-1908, reverse decorated with zodiac animals amongst waves, between key fret borders, a dragon roundel in the centre, 9.2 cm high, 21 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 26/5/1995
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A pair of rectangular Chinese marble top hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, 80 cm high, 42 cm wide and 31.5 cm deep
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A large pair of Japanese lacquered shaped stands on cabriole legs, early 20th century, 90.8 cm high, 45 cm diameter
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A Japanese split level two-door and two-drawer hardwood cabinet, early 20th century, well decorated with pierced and carved dragon motifs, 195 cm high, 112 cm wide and 41 cm deep
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Two stoneware burial jars and covers, Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367, with moulded and applied decoration, 57 cm high each
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Two blue and white pouring vessels, Qianlong, circa 1740, each one with a handle and painted with a landscape scene, 9.5 cm high, 18.3 cm diameter and 9 cm high, 18 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 'The Nanking Cargo' lot 4049 and 4109
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A blue and white foliate-rimed dish, Wanli Period, 1575-1619, painted with a pair of deer on rocks beneath a pine tree, the cavetto with birds and exotic shrubs, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1980's
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A large copper-red bottle vase, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, covered in a faintly crackled liver red glaze, the excess ground off at the foot, 33 cm high, *inventory number to base
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Two Chinese export blue and white platters, Qianlong Period, circa 1770, each one decorated with a pavilion by a lake, 33.5 x 42 cm and 22.5 x 31 cm
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A fine famille verte saucer dish, early Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, decorated in enamels and iron red with a phoenix perched on a flowering branch within a floral and brocade border, 18.2 cm diameter
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A large foliate-rimmed blue and white Swatow dish, late Ming, early 17th century, decorated with deer and birds in a landscape, eight floral medallions around the border, 39 cm diameter
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A blue and white ovoid jar, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century, freely decorated with birds, insects and flowering shrugs, 13.6 cm high. Provenance: Tim D. Goodman lot 62
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A blue and white ovoid jar and cover, Kangxi, 1662-1722, decorated with precious objects in three panels on a cracked ice and prunus flower background, 22.5 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions (The collection of Julian Sterling, 26/2/07) lot 61, an inventory number under the base CAT NO 77/B261
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A large cylindrical blue and white jar and cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century, painted with a landscape scene, 22.1 cm high, 20.3 cm diameter, fitted stand. Provenance: attached label Sotheby's Hong Kong Limited Nov.85, lot 374, Bonhams & Goodman lot 182, together with a blue and white lugged dragon jar and cover, 21.2 cm high, 18.1 cm diameter
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