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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:644
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:582
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:440
Date:6-Nov-2018
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A Tiffany Favrile small tazza, gold iridescent glass with petrol blue highlights and 'onion skin' finish, long stem raised on circular spreading foot, etched '1702 LC Tiffany Favrile' to base with paper label to the centre of polished pontil, width 15.5 cm, height 15 cm.
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A Tiffany Favrile Harp Desk Lamp, the gold Damascene art glass shade with wavy white iridescent ribs, the gilt bronze lobed base signed 'Tiffany Studios, New York, 419', raised on five bun feet. Original single light socket and switch, cord and plug have been replaced. (original purchase receipt), width 18 cm, height 35 cm.
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A late 19th century Meissen figure group, an elephant wearing a rich and elaborate caparison, with attendant on his back, on scalloped shape base decorated with rocks and plants, rope twist border, the central castle and warriors absent and with old restoration. Crossed sword mark, incised model number to base, width 33 cm, depth 17 cm, height 31 cm.
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A large Royal Copenhagen model of a seal, head raised, grey and tan naturalistic colours, printed mark including number hand inscribed underglaze 265, height 28 cm.
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A pair of antique Chelsea type figurines, male and female flower sellers in front of floral encrusted bocage, some faults. height 23 cm.
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A large Victorian Staffordshire flatback, of The Duke of Wellington, damage commensurate with age. height 44 cm.
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A vintage porcelain painted plaque of a young woman, long ringleted hair. signed to the reverse 'Nicola'. 25.5 cm x 20 cm.
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Two Edwardian framed Parian plaques, each depicting a naked woman in a classical garden, with painted details, original gesso and wood frames, width 16 cm, height 27 cm (including frames).
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A French polychrome porcelain political Toby jug, Reforme Urgente'. Impressed marks. 27 cm.
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A Victorian English earthenware ale jug, modelled with two country gentlemen, grapes and vine leaves. Pewter lid missing. 21 cm.
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A 19th century Meissen cup and saucer, decorated with swans and storks on the river bank, crossed swords marked to base.
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A Victorian Royal Worcester large urn form vase, elaborate pierced handles, hand coloured on peach ground, floral sprays, gilt enrichments. Printed mark including date code for 1889, shape #1071. height 35 cm.
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A c.1900 Royal Worcester tall specimen vase painted with thistles, the thistle decoration including flowers and hip on blush ground, raised scroll handles, tall trumpet neck. Printed marks including date code for 1900 and shape #1761. height 24.5 cm.
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A Royal Worcester cabinet plate, the centre decorated with fruit, signed 'Sebright', the border lavishly gilded over a cobalt blue ground, date mark for 1917, diameter 22.5 cm.
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A small Royal Worcester vase, painted with roses. Date marks c.1913. 8 cm.
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A Royal Worcester porcelain urn vase and cover, ovoid shape, raised on a circular spreading foot and with a short trumpet mouth issuing from a fluted neck, the body decorated on a panel reserved on a cobalt and gilt ground. Hand painted with exotic birds perched and in flight in an Elysian landscape with a distant view of castle ruins, the body further decorated with moulded patterns highlighted with gilding incorporating stylised acanthus and trellis patterns, the back decorated with acanthus scroll and…
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A Hadley's Worcester small table jardiniere, decorated with irises, printed mark to base. 10.5 cm x 8 cm.
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A Royal Worcester nautilus shell, raised on a shell and seaweed decorated base, blush ground, date mark for 1904, width 13 cm, height 21 cm.
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A Royal Doulton Stoneware Kia Ora Ware squat jug, mottled brown glaze with raised blue highlights of four tiki masks and kowhaiwhai pattern border. Incised marks to base. height 12 cm.
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Three miniature salt glazed jugs, one marked 'Doulton', one with handle missing. Together with two miniature salt glazed ink jars. Traveller's samples.
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A small William Moorcroft pomegranate two-handled vase, script signature to base. 8 cm x 8 cm.
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A pair of modern Moorcroft vases, designed by Emma Bosson in the Fiji pattern, signed and dated to base, with original boxes. height 20.5 cm.
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A modern Moorcroft vase, designed by Fraser Street in the Peacock pattern, signed and dated to the base. In original box. 20.5 cm.
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Two sets of contemporary Spode Regency style china, the dinner, luncheon, side plate and cup and saucer in traditional gilded floral patterns.
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A Carlton Ware wall plaque, decorated in the garden gate pattern, introduced in the 1930s and designed by Violet Elmer, some crazing to the centre, diameter 31.5 cm.
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A Shelly jug, blue and white country scene. 21 cm.
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A Chinese hand painted porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in underglaze blue and red with battle scenes, with original stopper and spoon. Original purchase receipt from Dominion Antiques for $450
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in underglaze blue and red with lakeside scenes, with original stopper and silver spoon, with purchase receipt from Dominion Antiques.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in underglaze blue and red with battle scenes, lapis lazuli stopper with silver spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white, decorated with dragons, agate stopper with ivory spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white, decorated with dragons chasing the mystic pearl, agate stopper with ivory spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white, decorated with dragons chasing the mystic pearl, rock crystal stopper with ivory spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white, decorated with dragons chasing the mystic pearl, lapis lazuli and silver stopper with silver spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white, decorated with two figures in a landscape, conforming porcelain stopper with silver spoon.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, blue and white with crackle glaze finish, decorated with men fighting with swords, silver stopper with silver spoon.
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, the exterior profusely carved with figures in a landscape, original stopper with ivorine spoon.
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A Chinese ivory snuff bottle, carved figures to one side, calligraphy to the other, original ivory stopper with ivory spoon.
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A Chinese mutton fat jade snuff bottle, rose quartz stopper and silver spoon.
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A Chinese mutton fat jade snuff bottle, with original receipt from Dominion Antiques, stating 'Hollowed out of an Imperial handling piece, carved as a gourd with coral and pearl handle, Qianlong Period' (Ex. Sir Heaton Rhode's Collection).
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A Chinese jade snuff bottle, inlaid with agate and other hardstone decoration, with agate stopper and ivorine spoon.
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Two Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, both with painted decoration on white grounds, original stoppers and ivory spoons.
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Two Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, one decorated with red and green dragons chasing the mystic pearl, the other with red goldfish with green seaweed, both with green jade stoppers.
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one plain with jade stopper and bone spoon, the other with carving of kittens playing, black chrysoprase (cat's eye) stone stopper with bone spoon.
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one with jade stopper, the other with a red stone stopper, bone spoons.
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one with jade stopper and ivorine spoon, the other with an agate stopper and no spoon.
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Two Chinese moss agate snuff bottles, one with jade stopper and ivory spoon, the other with a coral enamel and silver stopper that requires minor attention.
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one with agate stopper and ivory spoon, the other with a jade stopper and ivorine spoon.
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Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one with agate stopper and bone spoon, the other banded agate with carved demon faces to each side, jade stopper and ivorine spoon.
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Three Chinese glass snuff bottles, one carved in relief with red flowers, coral stopper and bone spoon, one clear glass with calligraphic designs, pink glass stopper and bone spoon, the third bright crimson with orange highlights, jade stopper and no spoon.
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Three Chinese glass snuff bottles, one plain blue with blue glass stopper and dyed bone spoon, the other clear with red to each side, purple glass stopper and bone spoon, the third with red detail and internal painted scene, coral stopper with bone spoon.
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Two Chinese glass snuff bottles, one white with a red dragon festival in relief, blue glass stopper and silver spoon, the other black with pink gilt embellishments, pink glass stopper and bone spoon, together with a bag of spare stoppers and spoons.
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Three reference books on Chinese snuff bottles, includes the 'Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles' by Bob C. Stevens.
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Three reference books on Chinese snuff bottles, includes 'Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Adventures and Studies of a Collector' by Lilla S. Perrry.
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A Chinese carved orange agate bead bracelet, the 14 spherical beads with various repeating scroll decoration, diameter (approx.). 1.5 cm.
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A bracelet of 14 jade mala beads, and a single quartz bead.
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A Chinese carved jade lidded duck form vessel in an ancient style, resting duck with head turned towards its back where a chimera sits in relief, fine restrained engraved detail, mid-green tone. Possibly carved from a boulder, on later fitted ebonised stand. 12 cm (excluding stand).
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A Chinese jade boulder carving, green with cinnamon streaks, length 12 cm, with identification certificate.
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A Chinese silver basket, elaborate pierced decoration of flowers, with conforming decoration to handle, raised on four scrolling feet, Chinese character mark and initials for Wang Hing. 650gm, width 30 cm, depth 20 cm, height 6 cm.
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A c.1900 Chinese silver Nanking gravy boat, long ovoid faceted form with applied shaped rim, classic early type scroll handle, spreading circular foot, maker's marks to base. 167gm, length 18.5 cm.
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A fine and old (Qing Dynasty) silver gilt cup, cast with a chimera to the interior base, the exterior with fine beaded ground overlaid with sinuous leafing scrolls and further mythical beasts, the ring handle with top plate conforming to the body with a bird amongst clouds. Heavily gilded, diameter 6.9 cm.
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A pair of fine and old Chinese silver gilt Tang style cups, octagonal flared form with fine and engraved all-over exterior detail of sinuous vines and birds, the captured ring handles with shaped top plate conforming to the bodies, the bases with further decoration. height 5.7 cm. Note: it is recorded that this shape and pattern of design is done after Sassanian silver types with a Persian influence. These were made in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). Provenance: Purchased in China early 1970s…
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A pair of turn-of-the-century Chinese carved large nautilus shells, the exterior of the shells profusely engraved, with deep floral carving in relief around the lip, mounted to a silver stand with tendrils of vines and flowers around four silver legs, silver mark for Kwan Wo.
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A mother-of-pearl shell on stand, the shell profusely carved with pierced decoration of dragons, flowers and birds, the hardwood stands in the form of flowering vines.
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A 19th century Chinese finely carved ivory fan, opening to reveal various figures within a landscape including pagoda and other buildings and vessels, the centre with oval cartouche framing the initials 'MK', minor loss. Provenance: 'This fan is believed to have been owned by... Mary Kempson whose initials are carved on the fan (Mary subsequently married Sarah's Great, Great Grandfather Charles). Mary Kempson's brother, William Kempson, served with the 99th Regiment of Foot of the British Army, and served…
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A pair of old Chinese carved ivory small urns, the tapered cylindrical bodies deeply carved with entwined dragons amongst clouds. height 12.7 cm.
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An old large Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball on stand, the multi-layer ball carved with traditional sinuous dragons upon a cup support and tall pedestal base carved with ball and cylinder forms, some damage to the ball. Under glass dome on aluminium base within a hardwood circular stand. height 32.5 cm.
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An 18th century/19th century Chinese export famille rose large mug, finely decorated with a traditional figured courtyard scene on a complex geometric patterned ground, some old wicker remains to the applied steel handle, some distress, diameter 11.2 cm, height 14 cm.
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A Chinese famille rose bowl, the exterior decorated with flowers and moths, seal mark to base, diameter 16 cm.
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A Chinese Tang camel, traditional Sancai glaze, head raised with open mouth, the saddle fitted between the two humps. height 41.5 cm.
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A Chinese Tang horse, traditional Sancai glaze, the powerful horse with head turned to its left, green glaze highlights to saddle and fittings. height 39 cm.
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A Chinese Han type bronze chimera (mythical cat beast), the patina showing green verdigris, in prancing pose, length 36 cm.
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A Chinese engraved nickel plated tablet, various character marks arranged in rows. 3.3 cm x .5 cm x 22.1 cm.
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A pair of small Chinese cloisonne baluster vases and covers with profuse floral decoration on a turquoise ground. 13 cm.
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A pair of Chinese cloisonne vases, baluster shape, decorated with prunus blossom and butterflies on a blue ground. 18 cm.
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A pair of Chinese raised cloisonne vases, of baluster shape with profuse floral decoration on a gilded ground. height 20 cm.
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A pair of old Chinese glazed pottery kylins on plinth bases, in turquoise, mustard and aubergine colours. Some frits. height 33 cm.
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A small Chinese bottle vase, profusely decorated with peonies and other wild flowers in bright polychrome, seal mark to base. 14 cm.
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A Chinese tea bowl and saucer, decorated in underglaze blue with famille rose floral detail, fluted rims, with original purchase receipt attributing the tea bowl to Jingdezhen.
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A pair of Chinese enamel tea bowls, the exterior decorated with flowers and moths on an egg yolk yellow ground, the interior with a small flowering branch to the centre, seal mark to base, diameter 9 cm.
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An impressive large Chinese enamel censer with Qianlong Mark (19th century), all over decoration of phoenix, dragons, bats, scrolls and clouds on a bright mid/dark blue ground with classical borders, pierced spherical finial and open handles, raised on three feet. width 40 cm, 28.5 cm.
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A Chinese quality Qianlong bronze libation cup, finely cast with four dragons in high relief to the sides and rim, a relief four-character Qianlong mark to the pedestal side and probably of the period. Good dark patina, length 14.2 cm, height 7.5 cm.
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A fine old Chinese bronze jue cup, Jiajing mark under the broad front rim and possibly of the period, encircling decorative band to the body, raised on three tapered curving legs. Good dark patina. height 14.4 cm
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A quality Chinese porcelain turquoise-ground vase, Daoguang mark (19th-20th Century), finely painted with three circular panels of mountainous coastal landscapes, the bright turquoise ground with polychrome floral sprays. Fine gilt banded highlights displaying some wear. height 29 cm.
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A quality small Chinese blue & white (Yuhuchun Ping) vase, fenced garden scene, Qianlong mark. height 14.2 cm. Note: Such vases were for the scholar's desk.
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A Chinese 'mallet' vase, Kangxi mark (20th Century), two repeating stylised forms in blue on pale ground. height 16.8 cm.
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A fine Chinese Blanc de Chine Guan Yin porcelain figure, seated upon a mythical beast, supporting a sceptre in her right hand her left in sacred pose, one finger absent, small faults. Impressed marks to reverse (19th-20th Century). height 32.8 cm
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A Chinese Imperial yellow bowl, fine sgraffito decoration of two dragons amongst clouds, short circular foot, underglaze blue Daoguang mark to the base, diameter 15.4 cm.
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A fine quality Chinese Imperial yellow Peking glass vase, the relief landscape scene includes figures, some on horseback, bridge, wall gardens and buildings. Six-character wheel cut Qianlong mark to the base and of the period. height 33.3 cm, the rim faulted
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A rare and large 17th or early 18th Century (Kangxi/Yongzheng) celadon vase (lamp), decorated with flowering shrubs and birds. Converted to a lamp in the early 20th century with the neck reduced and displaying a hairline crack, the base fitted to a hardwood stand with silver wire inlay, the base presumably drilled.
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An uncommon Chinese vase, decorated in deep speckled powder blue with iron brown mask ring handles and encircling neck rings resembling copper, late 18th or early 19th century. The top rim with professional restoration. height 350
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A large 17th/18th century Chinese export blue and white plate, traditional coastal landscape with buildings and two figures, the border with four floral sprays, minor hair cracking and glaze flaking to rim. Old David Cooke Antiques label on reverse, diameter 35 cm.
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A large and impressive Chinese Imperial Charger, six character Guangxu mark to the base and probably of the period, the interior with variously coloured finely enamelled five-claw dragons amongst clouds on pale green ground, the exterior with scrolling floral sprays, chrysanthemums, on yellow, diameter 54.6 cm. Restored chip to rim. Provenance: From the collection of Commander B.C. Tuson (d.2013) and his daughter in law, Victoria Susan Brain. Commander Tuson had an interest antiques from a young age. When…
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A finely hand enamelled Chinese 'bat and peaches' bowl, Yongzheng four-character imperial mark in blue enamel to the base, 20th Century, possibly Republic, diameter 154
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An old Chinese Imperial quality porcelain pillow, figured as a boy supporting himself upon his elbows and knees, with head raised, wearing a blue decoratively enamelled apron, gilt enrichments, length 38 cm, height 19.5 cm. Professional restoration to the left arm.
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A small quality porcelain Chinese wine cup, decorated in fine enamels with auspicious Buddhist emblems, Tongzhi mark and possibly of the period. height 5 cm.
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A Japanese cloisonne vase in the manner of Hayashi Kodenji, Meiji period, ovoid shape. Decorated with chrysanthemums and birds in cherry blossom branches on a midnight blue ground, finely patterned to the foot and mouth. height 19 cm.
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A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, ovoid with flaring mouths, decorated with silver wire outlining flamboyant ho-o birds on a bright yellow ground. Slight faults. height 15.5 cm.
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A fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne potpourri jar, decorated with flowers, butterflies and a phoenix bird, on three gilded feet, diameter 10 cm.
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A miniature cloisonne teapot, together with a coffee pot, decorated with flowers and moths.
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A matching set of four Japanese silver bowls with shaped borders, raised decoration of irises and original liners. Character mark on bases. One bowl damaged and the liners show signs of wear. 980gm. Diameters 11.5 cm.
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