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The Peter Elliott Collection, Day 3. — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:502
Sale Title:The Peter Elliott Collection, Day 3.Lots with images:502
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:494
Date:1-Sep-2015
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A fine white jade snuff bottle, 1760-1840, flatten form, very well decorated with prunus and bamboo on one side, an imperial poem on the other, well hollowed, coral and ivory stopper
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A good ovoid white jade snuff bottle, 19th century and relief carved with crane, in flight and a water plant, coal stopper
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An agate double gourd shaped snuff bottle, 19th century, with natural inclusions, well hollowed
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A glass overlay snuff bottle, 19th century, deeply carved with a pair of red dragons, on pale amber glass
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A white jade fish, Qing dynasty, very well carved in the form of a carp fish (liyu), 9.9 cm long, with fitted box. (1644-1911)
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A white jade dragon pendant, 19th century, well carved in the form of a dragon, 7.8 cm long
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Two jade plaques, 20th century, one jade bi disk, together with a yellow jade oval disk, each with fitted box, 5.7 cm diameter; 5.4 cm x 5.9 cm (2)
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A white jade carving, 19-20th century, depicting two boys on the back of a recumbent buffalo, with fitted box, 2.6 cm high, 4.5 cm long
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A Chinese Jadeite figure, early 20th century of a man holding a gourd, the stone pale lavender in colour, 13 cm high
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A white jade circular disk, late Qing dynasty - republic period, early 20th century, in the form of a Buddhist wheel and wood stand, 5.8 cm, together with a daoist lacquer wood small figure, 8.3 cm (2)
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Two white jade carvings, 19th and 20th century, one in the form of a cat on a Artemisia leaf, 1.7 cm high, 6 cm long; with a box, the second one finely carved in the form of two dogs, with fitted box; 5.2 cm high 5.3 cm long (2)
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A large cloudy, agate ovoid snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, the stone well hollowed
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A Chinese bamboo brush rest, early Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century, in the form of a scholar seated on a rock-work platform, two characters inscription and one seal
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Two Chinese tortoise shell boxes late Qing dynasty, 19th century, one circular box and cover, 2.8 cm high, 11.3 cm Diameter, together with a small rectangular card case, 7.5 x 4.3 cm (2)
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A Chinese large ivory wrist rest, late Qing dynasty, 19-20th century, carved on top in low relief, and deeply carved underneath with a battle theme. 30.8 cm long and 10.3 cm wide
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A box of 10 Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century and 20th century, Including one horn bill, 5 glass, 2 porcelain, and 1 amber, (10)
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Three porcelain snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty, Two cricket bottles, Daoguang mark and period and one other (3)
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A box of 10 Chinese snuff bottles, 20th century, including agate, rock crystal and glass (10)
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer square box, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, the cover well carved with eight scholars and attendants drinking wine in a mountain retreat, sides with diaper pattern, 5.9 cm high, 22 cm long and 22 cm deep
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A small rhino horn cup, late Qing dynasty carved with a lotus leaf and flowers, the translucent amber-colored horn darkening to black at the base, 6.5 cm high, 11 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: Wong Yin Hou, Kowloon early 1980's, (1644-1911)
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A jadeite snuff bottle, late 19th century, carved with a crane above lotus flowers, the bluish white stone with green and russet inclusions
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Two small snuff bottles, 20th century, a white jade un-carved bottle, well hollowed, and a Gu yuxuan style glass bottle, finely painted Qianlong seal mark (2)
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Two rock crystal snuff bottles, 19th century, the first, a compressed bottle, well carved with flowers, the carver using the colour inclusions in the stone to enhance the decoration, the second bottle incised overall with shou characters, well hollowed, inclusions in the stone, a pink quartz stopper
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A box of 11 Chinese snuff bottles, 20th century, including porcelain, glass, agate, and Jade (11)
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A Chinese blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, decorated in panels with exotic flowers, 18 cm high
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A rare Chinese blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, moulded in three floral decorated horizontal bands, with ribbed body and spout, 18 cm high
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A rare elephant form blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, 19 cm high. Exhibited: 'Oriental trade ceramics in South East Asia, 10th-16th C.', National Gallery Victoria; art gallery of South Australia and art gallery of NSW, 1980, Cat.no. 65. Illustrated: John Guy, 1980, no.65, p.50. Reference: See Regina Kraal & John Ayes, ' Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum 11, Istanbul, p729, pl 1293&1294 for two similar examples, ' late 16th century'
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A large Vietnamese blue and white dish, 15th-16th century, painted in the centre with a bird, floral sprays around the cavetto, the base with a brown wash, 36.2 cm diameter
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A Vietnamese blue and white dish, 15th-16th century, decorated with floral motifs, 25.4 cm diameter
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Three Chinese blue and white cover boxes, Late Ming dynasty, 17th century, each one decorated with flowers, one octagonal in shape, 13 cm diameter, 10 cm diameter, 9.5 cm diameter (at rim) (3)
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A Chinese blue and white kendi Late Ming dynasty, 17th century, together with a blue and white ewer, height 12 cm (kendi); 10.5 cm high (plus lid) (2)
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A Chinese blue and white long necked vase, decorated with insects, birds and flowers, late 16th century, Wanli Period 41 cm high,17 cm diameter. Provenance: Rajah Watan Bone Collection, Kong of South Sulawesi Rustam, Ujung Pangdang, 1970s
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A blue and white dragon bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century, studio mark; together with a blue and white saucer dish, painted with a carp, 19th century, 18 cm and 24.2 cm diameter (2)
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A Vietnamese blue and white bottle vase, 15th-16th century, hexagonal form, floral decoration, 20 cm high
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A blue and white covered jar decorated with two striding makara, first half of 16th century, 18 cm high with cover. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, late 1960's
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Two Chinese blue and white saucer dishes, decorated with floral motifs, Kangxi period 21 cm diameter and 21.5 cm diameter (2). Provenance: Yagi, Kyoto, late 1970's, Lee Chinese antiques Co. Hong Kong, 1982 (three flower steams)
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Six Chinese blue and white bowls, late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, each one decorated with floral scrolls, from 11.8 cm to 15 cm diameter (6)
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A large blue and white dish, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century, freely painted with a pair of deer, an gnarled pine with floral scroll cavetto, recessed base, 31.5 cm diameter
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A Large Chinese blue and white Swatow plate, Late Ming, 16th-17th century, painted in the centre with a phoenix above rocks and flowers, the cavetto with eight floral medallions, 43.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Norma Lu Gallery Singapore, 1970's
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Two blue and white dishes, Wanli period each one decorated in the centre with pagodas, a crane and lotus flower band around each rim and floral scrolls on the exterior, 24.3 cm diameter and 19 cm diameter (2). Provenance: Norma Lu gallery, Singapore, 1970s
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A Chinese blue and white covered water pot, in the form of two mandarin ducks, 16th century, 9 cm high and 12 cm long. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, late 1960's
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A Chinese blue and white ovoid jar decorated with three immortals in the landscape, late Ming dynasty, 16th century, 23 cm high and 15 cm diameter of base. Provenance: Luk Yue Chung Hin, Chinese Antiques, Hong Kong, 1982
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A Chinese blue and white kendi, decorated with continuous lotus scrolls, first half of 16th century, 13.5 cm high and 17 cm diameter. Exhibited: Oriental Trade Ceramics in South East Asia: 10th -16th century, National Gallery Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of NSW;, Illustrated: John Guy, Oriental Trade Ceramics in South East Asia: 10th -16th century, NGV, 1980, Cat. No. 40, p.48, John Guy, Oriental Trade Ceramics in South East Asia: 10th -16th century, Oxford Universy Press, 1990, p…
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A Chinese blue and white lotus bowl decorated, with on the interior with double vajra, mid 16th century, 10 cm high, 22.7 cm diameter. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, late 1960's
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A Chinese blue and white bowl decorated on the exterior with four peony panels separated by cloud motifs, Jiajing Mark and of the period 8.8 cm high and 17.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970s
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A Chinese blue and white quatrefoil vase decorated with continuous lotus pattern on the body, a band of key-fred and ruyi head pattern to the should and neck, and encircled rabbit mark on the base, mid 16th century, 17.6 cm high and 10 cm and 9 cm diameter of base. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970s
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A Chinese Blue and white ewer, early 16th century, with high looping handle, and long curved spout, painted in inky cobalt blue with leafy scrolls, a lappet band at the base and plantain leaves around the neck, 28 cm high. Reference: See Regina Kraal & John Ayes, ' Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum 11, Istanbul, p591, pl 814 for an almost identical example, ' early-mid 16th century' .
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A rare Chinese blue and white cylindrical ewer and cover, decorated with a continuous lotus scroll around body, Ming Dynasty, first half of 16th century, 32 cm (with cover) high;, 17 cm diameter of base. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's. Literature: John S. Guy, Oriental Trade Ceramics in South East Asia: Ninth to Sixteenth Centuries, Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1990, no. 60, p.96, Reference: See Regina Kraal & John Ayes, ' Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum 11, Istanbul, p544,…
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Two blue and white porcelain, one barbed kraak saucer dish decorated with floral cartouches, and a water bird on a pond on the interior, also a large deep bowl decorated with a continuous pattern of lotus and animated lions, encircled Chenghua mark on the base, late Ming dynasty, 4.5 cm high, 16 cm (Kraak) diameter; 9 cm high, 21.8 cm diameter
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A Chinese deep blue and white bowl decorated with peaches and cranes on the exterior, studio mark on the base, second half of the 16th century, 17 cm diameter variable. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970s
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A Large Chinese blue and white bowl with a border decorated with auspicious symbols and peaches, below are the five roundels with cranes and deer, an encircled six characters Xuande mark on the base, Ming dynasty, late 16th century, 13 cm high and 28.5 cm diameter (2). Provenance: Rajah Watan Bone Collection, South Sulawesi, Rustam, Ujung Pandang
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Two blue and white jars, late Ming dynasty and Kangxi period, 17th and 18th century, one decorated with scrolling lotus, 11.2 cm high, the second with an immortal riding a Qiling, 12 cm (2)
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A Chinese inside painted glass Snuff bottle, 20th century artist signed, finely decorated with two female immortals, inscribed; box
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Two inside painted snuff bottles, 20th century, one decorated with fish, insets and water plants, the second with a duck and giant lotus, both signed
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An inside painted glass bottle, early 20th century, with figures in a landscape, unsigned, coral stopper, together with a tiny amber snuff bottle
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An inside painted amber glass snuff bottle, 20th century, finely painted with a seated monk on one side and landscape on the other, inscribed and dated, Guan Zhong signed
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A pair of blue and white Meiping vases, decorated with phoenixes, Ruyi head clouds and three floral cartouches on the shoulder, Late Ming Dynasty, late 16th century, variable 30 high and 31 cm high (2). Provenance: Ms Dee, Enage Vatina Antiques, Makati, Manila, Philippines, 1970's
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A good blue and white Yuhuchun vase, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, decorated with floral scrolls within horizontal bands, 20.8 cm high
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A Chinese blue and white square vase, four sides decorated with flowers and insects, painted on the shoulder with stylised Ruyi head cloud patterns, early 17th century 25.1 cm high. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's
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A small bomb shaped Chinese blue and white censer, decorated with animated chilong dragons chasing a flaming peal amongst clouds, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 9 cm high and 17 cm diameter (at the mouth rim). Provenance: Luk, He Chung Hin, Hong Kong, 1980
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A Chinese blue and white ogee, form jar, decorated with five sinuous, five claw dragons amongst clouds, 19th century, 17 cm high, and 19.4 cm diameter at the mouth rim
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A large blue and white plate panelled with flower decoration in centre and sides, Kangxi mark, 19th century, 36.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Ex Rajah Watan Bone Collection, Rustam, Ujung Pandang, early 1970's
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A blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi period decorated with women and children at play, 26 cm high. Provenance: Menilar, Philippines 1970s, (1662-1722)
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A Chinese blue and white bowl and cover, Late Ming dynasty, 17th century decorated with flying horses galloping amongst clouds, 14.8 cm high, 13 cm diameter. Provenance: Ujung Pandang, 1960s-70s
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A pair of shallow blue and white bowls, Kangxi mark, 19th century, decorated with prunus, 11 cm (2). Provenance: Hong Kong early 1980s
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A large blue and white bowl decorated on the interior and exterior with landscapes, Transitional period, first half of the 17th century, 16 cm high, 34.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Collection of Rajah Watan Bone, King of South Sulawesi Rustam, Ujung Pandang
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Three Chinese blue and white dishes, Late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, one decorated with ducks in a lotus pond, Longqing mark and period (1567-1572), 19.2 cm diameter, second one with four cranes amongst clouds, studio mark to base, 20.3 cm diameter the third painted with zodiac animals (3). Provenance: Ujung Pandang (1) and Moongate, Singapore, 1970s (2)
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A collection of four blue and white vessels, three jars and one small cup, decorated with chrysanthemum flowers and blossom (meihua), Yuan dynasty 5 cm -5.8 cm high (jars), 4 cm high and 8 cm diameter at the mouth rim (cup) (4)
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Two kraak blue and white vessels, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, comprising of a lobed bowl, a dragon dish; together with a small aquatic dish; 14.2 cm diameter, 15 cm and 14 cm diameter (2)
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A Chinese blue and white Meiping vase, decorated with two dragons chasing flaming peals, the lower register is painted with alternating horses and Qilin, second half of 16th century, 26 cm high. Provenance: Ms Dee, Enage Vatina Antiques, Makati, Manila, Philippines, 1970's
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A Chinese blue and white jardiniere, (hua pen), decorated with vases, censors, and flower pots on stands, 18th century, 17.5 cm high, 24.4 cm diameter
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Five Korean celadon bowls, Koryo dynasty and Yi dynasty, one moulded in the centre with a chrysanthemum scroll, 13th-14th century, 18.4 cm diameter, one moulded and cranes and pines, 14th-15th century, 16 cm diameter, the third with a relief moulding of lotus petals on the exterior supported, on a high foot, 11.6 cm diameter, fourth a slip decorated Pun Chong bowl, 15th century, 17.2 cm diameter and a small Pun Chong dish, 15th-16th century, 13.4 cm diameter (5)
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A Korean blue and white bowl, Yi Dynasty, 19th century, painted with three large peony sprays on the exterior, a shou medallion in the centre, 9.7 cm high; 18.8 cm diameter
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A Korean blue and white ovoid jar, Yi Dynasty, 19th century, painted with two large peony sprays, 12.4 cm high
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A large blue and white foliate rim dish, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century decorated with cranes in the lotus pond, a peony scroll on the cavetto, diaper pattern on the rim, the outside cavetto decorated with 8 Buddhist symbols, 31.5 cm diameter. Provenance: MS. Dee Milnia 1970's
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A Blue and white covered bowl, the bowl decorated with a continuous floral boarder, the lid with two chilong dragons amongst clouds, surmounted with a Lion dog (shizi gou), Late Ming dynasty, late 16th century, 13 cm high. Provenance: Rustam Ujung Pangdang, 1970's
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A large Longquan barbed charger decorated on the interior base with a freely executed lotus flower, covered in a good pale olive celadon glaze, Yuan Dynasty 6 cm high, 30 cm diameter. Provenance: Moongate, Singapore, late 1960's
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A large Longquan celadon dragon dish, 13th-14th century, moulded in the centre with a large dragon, the cavetto with continuous floral scrolls, the exterior with a moulded lotus petal band, 35.4 cm diameter
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A medium sized Longquan saucer dish, decorated on the interior with two carp, glazed overall with pale celadon glaze except for the foot rim, Yuan Dynasty 4 cm high, 21 cm diameter. Provenance: Moongate, Singapore, late 1960's
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A small Longquan ribbed jar and lotus leaf cover, Yuan Dynasty 9.3 cm high (including lid), 9.4 cm diameter (mouth), 11 cm diameter (overall). Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's. Exhibited: Ray Hughes Gallery 2001
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A large Longquan charger decorated with two moulded carp in the interior base, and freely executed wave border of the cavetto, a plain wide rim, the exterior side decorated with lotus petals, glazed overall with olive green celadon, except for the foot rim, 12th century, 7 cm high, 33.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Moongate, Singapore, late 1960's
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A Longquan ware shallow celadon drum-shaped bulb bowl, Southern Song, decorated with two bands of studs around the outside, three short feet, 4.8 cm high 16.7 cm diameter, together with a Longquan ware shallow bowl, with combed and incised design, southern song, 14.5 cm diameter (2)
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A medium sized Longquan barbed charger, with impressed decoration in the centre, and freely executed floral border in the cavetto, covered in a pale fine celadon glaze except for the burned orange biscuit of the base, early Ming dynasty, circa 14th-15th century, 27 cm diameter
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A large Chinese Longquan dish, 14th-15th century, moulded with central flower head, a floral scroll on the cavetto, the base with a brick red firing rim, pale green glaze, quite transluscent, 33 cm diameter
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A large Longquan mallet vase, Yuan dynasty with fish form handles and covered in a broadly crackled pale green glaze, 27 cm high
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A group of five Longquan ware twin fish dishes, 13th -14th century, four covered with green celadon glaze, and one brown glaze, each 12.5 cm diameter approx
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A Longquan celadon vase, Yuan dynasty the body moulded in relief with a lotus scroll, beneath a trumpet shaped ribbed neck 28.5 cm high
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Two Longquan vases, one with foliate rim with two opposing animal head masks with ring handles, covered overall with blue-ish green except for the foot rim, Yuan Dynasty 27.3 cm high and 26.2 cm high (2). Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's
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A Longquan ware tripod censer, Yuan dynasty relief moulded with a continues peony scroll, supported on three short legs, 8.8 cm high 12.4 cm diameter
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A Longquan ware shallow bowl and a flower shaped cup, 13th-15th century, the bowl heavily ported, 15.4 cm diameter and 8.5 cm diameter
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A Longquan ware celadon bowl, northern song, 12th century, the exterior carved with lotus petals, covered in a good pale green glaze, 6.7 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter
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A Cizhou ware Bowl, Guantai kiln, Jin Dynasty incised in the centre, with one large peony flower and leaf within a flower-shaped border, 7.7 cm high; 21 cm diameter. Provenance: Kenny Chong, Ancient Chinese Antiques, Hong Kong, early 1980's
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A Qingbai ewer, Southern Song, with pale green-ish white glaze, 17 cm high. Provenance: Wong Ying Ho, Koolong early 1980s
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A small Longquan ware ring handled vase, Yuan Dynasty, covered with grey green glaze, 15.8 cm high
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A fine Longquan ware small melon shaped ewer, 13th-14th century, the body divided into 8 lobes, covered in a blue-ish green glaze, 11.6 cm long
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A large Longquan charger with impressed floral spray in the interior centre, surrounded by freely executed cloud like motifs on the cavetto surmounted by a band of four horizontal lines, covered in a pale olive green celadon glaze, except for the burned orange rim on the exterior base, Yuan Dynasty mid to late 14th century, 7.5 cm high, 35 cm diameter. Provenance: Moongate, Singapore, late 1960's
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Two Longquan celadon vessels, 12th-15th century, the first a bowl incised and moulded with lotus, 7.8 cm high, 17 cm diameter;, with compressed lotus jar, 7.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter at the mouth (2)
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A Longquan ware circular box and over, 14th-15th century, moulded with a lotus flower, above stylized bamboo, 6.7 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter
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A fine Longquan celadon jar, 13-14th century, decorated with moulded band of peony on the shoulder, a band of lotus petals on the lower half, covered in a good pale green glaze, together with two similar Longquan jars, 11 cm high, 10.5 cm high and 17.5 cm high (3)
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A Qingbai cup and stand, Yuan Dynasty the stand with moulded floral decoration, 13 cm (Stand) diameter; 7.8 cm (cup) diameter, fitted boxes. Provenance: Shanghai arts, Singapore, 1980's
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