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Asian Art; The Lumsden Family Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:379
Sale Title:Asian Art; The Lumsden Family Collection of Chinese Snuff BottlesLots with images:377
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:165
Date:22-Mar-2015
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A Chinese inside painted 'Peking-opera Actors' glass snuff bottle, Xiushuang, dated 1989 8.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong
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Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Quanxi, dated 1989 8 cm, 8 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Two Chinese inside painted 'Zhong Kui' glass snuff bottles, Wang Xiaoqian, dated 1989 7.8 cm, 7.8 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong In both bottles, Wang Xiaoqian honoured his mentor Wang Xisan in the inscription. In the image of 'Zhong Kui and the bat', it is clearly that Wang Xiaoqian borrowed from his mentor almost entirely. See Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio, Bonhams New York, 15 September 2014, lot 8037. Y.F. Yang & Company 2014
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Four Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Jiang Chuang, dated 1989 8.3 cm (4). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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A Chinese inside painted 'Havoc in Heaven' glass snuff bottle, Wen Xiangjun, dated 1989 10 cm. Provenance: Purchased at in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong Compare a bottle by Wen painted with equal artistic refinement and also in the theme of Chinese classic mythology, sold by Bonhams Hong Kong, lot 177 sale 20955, 26 May 2013 2013 5 26 20955 177
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Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, One by Wang Baichuan, the other unsigned, dated 1989 and 1990 8 cm, 9 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company and Hollywood Road in the late 1980s and early 1990s ';. Y.F. Yang & Company; Hollywood Road
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Three Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Quanxi, Xiushuang, and Wang Xiaoqian, dated 1990 9 cm, 9.5 cm, 8.8 cm (3). Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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A Chinese blue glass snuff bottle with mother-of-pearl inlays, The bottle late Qing dynasty Inlays probably in mid 20th century in Japan 7.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong See another very similar example with mother-of-pearl on an old moss-agate snuff bottle, formerly in the Edmund F. Dwyer Collection, Los Angeles, and subsequently sold at Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 195, illustrated by L.S Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles. The…
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Five Chinese famille-rose snuff bottles, 20th century 8 cm, 9.5 cm, 7 cm, 8.5 cm, 7.2 cm (5). Provenance: Purchased in Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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A Chinese inside painted and carved agate snuff bottle, Xiaoxuan, Late Qing 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inscribed olive-brown glass overlay 'bogu' snuff bottle, Yang Zhou, 19th century 7.3 cm. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong Compare a similar example, see Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Bonahms Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, Lot 19
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Six Chinese glass overlay snuff bottles, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period 7 cm, 7.7 cm, 7.6 cm, 8.7 cm, 6.4 cm, 7.5 cm (6). Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong ' ' '
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A Chinese inside painted 'nine' snuff bottle, Quanxi, dated 1991 7.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong
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Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Liu Ziyi, Guangqiang, dated 1990 10 cm, 9.3 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong . Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Along the River during the Qingming Festival' glass snuff bottle, Wang Baichuan (b. 1949), dated 1990 9.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Peking-opera Actors' glass snuff bottle, Wang Bowen, dated 1994 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong.
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A Chinese inside painted 'koi' glass snuff bottle, Su Fengyu, dated 1980 7.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Six carved ivory,tortoise-shell and silver with hard stone inlays snuff bottles, 6.5 cm, 6 cm, 5.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 8.8 cm (6). Provenance: Purchased at Grays & Yue Hwa in the late 1980s and early 1990s Grays; Yue Hwa
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A Chinese carved pink glass snuff bottle, Republic Period 6.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong
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Four Chinese crackle-glaze snuff bottles with underglaze-blue decoration, Late Qing Dynasty 8.3 cm, 8.5 cm, 9 cm, 9 cm (4). Provenance: Purchased at Grays in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia Grays
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Two Chinese carved malachite snuff bottle and Chinese bone and metal-work snuff bottle, 20th century 5.4 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm (3). Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s in C.A.C. in Hong Kong and Penang C.A.C
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A Chinese black-glass snuff bottle with metallic inserts, 20th century 5.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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Three Chinese carved yellow-glass snuff bottles, 20th century 7 cm, 6.5 cm, 7 cm (3). Provenance: Purchased at Yue Hwa in the late 1980s and early 1990s Yue Hwa
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A Chinese celadon-jade snuff bottle, 20th century 6.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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A Chinese carved glass overlay snuff bottle, 20th century 8.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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Two Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, Late Qing Dynasty 7.6 cm, 8 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottle, Late Qing Dynasty 7.4 cm, 8.5 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'bird and flower' smoky-quartz snuff bottle, Ye Bengqi, signed Ye Xiaosan, undated 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'the Silk Road' glass snuff bottle, Wen Xiangjun, dated 1991 9.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'insects' glass snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), dated 1996 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s Compare another bottle by Suo painted with similar artistic motif and technique, sold by Bonhams San Francisco on 10 Dec 2012, lot 5153 sale 20089. 1944-2006. Y.F. Yang & Company 2012
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A Chinese inside painted 'Qing Sheng Ping' glass snuff bottle, Wen Chuan, dated 1996 7.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Yun Chuan, Mao Ru, late 20th century 8 cm, 7.5 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Two Chinese inside painted 'Pecking-opera actors' glass snuff bottles, Ai Qi, Xiu Shuang, dated 1991 and 1996 9 cm, 8 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Imperial Ming-dynasty porcelain' glass snuff bottle, Yun Chuan, dated 1996 7.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted agate 'Liaozhai' snuff bottle, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan, Ye family the bottle of 19th century, painted in the Republic period, 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s Both sides of the bottle illustrate scenes from the collection of short stories Liaozhai Zhi Yi by Pu Songling, first published in 1679. Ye Zhongsan and his sons would often rely on this popular collection of otherworldly tales as inspiration for their snuff bottles. For…
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A Chinese inside painted 'landscape' snuff bottle, Dated 1910 7.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'zebra and antelope' snuff bottle, Wang Qian, dated 1992 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Yi Zi, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), early to mid 20th century 9 cm, 9.3 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong b. 1946 . Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'playing children' amber snuff bottles, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan, Ye family, early 20th century 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Murals in the Yongle Temple' glass snuff bottle, Liu Ziyi (b. 1939) and Liu Enchang, dated 1987 9.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s b. 1939. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese carved glass overlay 'lotus' snuff bottle, Mid 20th century 8.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong
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A Chinese inside painted 'insects' snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), dated 1992 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong 1944-2006. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Journey to the West', Yun Chuan, dated 1992 8.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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Two Chinese inside painted 'Along the River during the Qingming Festival' snuff bottles, Zheng Shikui, dated 1992 10 cm, 10 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company
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A Chinese inside painted 'Journey to the West' glass snuff bottles, Yun Chuan, dated 1992 8.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong
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A Japanese imari plate, 17th/ 18th century 23 cm diam.
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A pair of Chinese green-glaze 'dragon' dishes, Guangxu mark, Late Qing to Republic period 22 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Japanese brown-glaze waste-water container, shakutate, 20 cm diam.
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Two blue-glaze meiping vases, possibly of Jun-type and Yuan dynasty 20 cm high, (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon-glaze 'animal mask' tripod censor, 15 cm diam., 14 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A large Chinese celadon-glaze bowl, Qing dynasty 25 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A pair of Chinese blue-and-white square 'dragon' censers, late Ming dynasty 130 cm diam., 11.5 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese moulded Qingbai circular box with cover, Southern Song dynasty 8.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Lot 332, Sotheby's, May 17 - 18, 2006, Melbourne Duncan Macintosh (label) 2006 5 17 18 332 Duncan Macintosh
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A small Chinese moulded Qingbai circular box with cover, Song dynasty of Ding-style white glaze, 6 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Ismael J. Babol, SK (box) Ismael J. Babol, SK
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A large Chinese carved 'two children' qingbai dish, Northern Song dynasty 17.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese carved qingbai 'floral' dish, Northern Song dynasty 19.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Sotheby's (label) The British Antique Dealers Association Certified for customer Purposes Only (label) Bluett & Sons London (label) Bluett & Sons London
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A Chinese blue-glaze Jun-type bowl with purple splash, 15.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese doucai 'chicken' plate, Caihua Tang mark, 19th century 16 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese robin's-egg slender vase, Guangxu mark 23 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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Two Chinese blue-and-white 'floral' bowls, Jiaqing mark 18.5 cm diam., 19.7 cmdiam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white sleeve vase, 39 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon-glaze carved 'peony' pot, 18 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon-glaze dish, Jiaqing mark, 19th century 25.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon-glaze moulded 'peony' dish, 19th century 29 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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Two associated celadon-glaze Jun-type bowls, 16 cm, 17 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'peacock' charger, 17th century 33 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese carved ivory figure of a Buddha, Qing dynasty 7 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Japanese carved ivory figure group of a musician, Taisho period, marked Seigetsu 17 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese carved ivory Taoist figure, Qing dynasty 28 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese Longquan celadon-glaze moulded 'double fish' dish, Southern Song 12.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese brown-glaze moulded 'double fish' dish, 12 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese green-glaze plate, Liao Dynasty 15 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Lot 10, The estate of the late John Kenny, Sotheby's, 17 - 18 May 2004, Melbourne, and label British Antique Dealer's Association (label) Lot 10, The estate of the late John Kenny, Sotheby's, 17 - 18 May 2004, Melbourne 2004 5 17 18 John Kenny 10
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A Chinese white-glaze water vessel, Qing dynasty 8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW Christie's [lot]234 4.7.94 (label) Bluett & Sons London (label) [lot]234 4.7.94 Bluett & Sons London
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A Chinese white-glaze 'pomegranate' bowl, Chenghua six-character mark, Qing dynasty 9.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Sotheby's (label)
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A pair of yanzhihong glaze gold-painted-rim bowls, Qing dynasty 19.5 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW Sotheby's (label)
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An iron-red 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark, Qing dynasty 21.8 cm diam. Provenance: Lot 64, Sotheby's, August 21, 1991, Melbourne David Ho Oriental Art (label) 1991 8 21 64 David Ho Oriental Art
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A pair of Chinese famille-verte guardian lions, late Qing dynasty 15 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese flambe bottle-shaped vase, Mid Qing Dynasty 23 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW Joshua N. McClelland, 1948 (receipt) Collection of Dr. Pearson, Curator, Hobart Museum Joshua N. McClelland, 1948 Pearson
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'prune' vase, Kangxi mark 30 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A pair of Chinese famille-rose 'phoenix' bowls, Guangxu six-character iron-red mark and of the period 16.8 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW Lot 96, Christie's, 30 & 31 March 2004, Melbourne 2004 3 30 31 96
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A Chinese wucai 'floral' bowl, 17th century 14.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A pair of celadon-ground underglaze-blue-painted 'luohan' bowl, Wanli mark, late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period 16 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese sang de boeuf bowl, Qianlong underglaze blue seal mark 19 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A sang de boeuf libation cup, Yongzheng underglaze-blue mark to the interior of the foot 18 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Sotheby's (label) Christie's [lot]190 25.7.77 (label) [lot]190 25.7.77
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A pair of Chinese turquoise brush pots with Ormolu mounts, late Qing dynasty 14 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Japanese carved ivory Japanese netsuki of hotei and children, Meiji to Taisho period, incised mark Seiho [ ] 6 cm high
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A Chinese celadon carved jade figure group of children playing seesaw, 20th century 17 cm long. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese famille-verte 'floral' vase, 24.3 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW C.A.C.(label)
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A Chinese famille-rose bowl, Daoguang mark, Late Qing Dynasty 10.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese carved celadon jade bowl, 13 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon-glaze Qingbai vase, Yuan dynasty 22 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'scrolling lotus' bowl, Six-character seal mark, 19th century 17.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'phoenix' plate, Pictorial seal mark, 19th century underside of celadon glaze, 18 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A pair of Chinese yellow-glaze bowls, Yongzheng six-character mark 19.5 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'piqiuhua' bowl, Qianlong six-character mark 28 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese qingbai melon-shaped ewer, Song to Yuan dynasty 30 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese celadon glaze Jun bowl, Yuan dynasty 18.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW Sotheby's (label)
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A pair of Chinese blue-and-white 'court lady' ginger jars, Late Qing dynasty 13 cm high., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A pair of Chinese sang de boeuf plates, Qianlong mark, late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period 18 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'court ladies' plate, Kangxi six-character mark, Qing dynasty 21 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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