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The Autumn Auction Series — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:581
Sale Title:The Autumn Auction SeriesLots with images:568
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:384
Date:25-May-2020
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A mahogany brass mounted writing slope, English 19th century 24.5 cm high, 40 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A Louis XV style marquetry inlaid side cabinet 76 cm high, 117 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A pair of figural bronze lamps, probably Spanish or Italian 116.5 cm high
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A finely carved Anglo-Indian burr walnut centre table, 19th century reputedly from the East India Company club, London 74 cm high, 152 cm wide, 91 cm deep Provenance: L J cook & Co., 404 Burke Rd, Camberwell
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A pair of mother of pearl and brass opera glasses, 19th century 10 cm wide
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A German walnut serpentine front commode, 19th century 82 cm high, 114 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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Relief bacchanalian scene decorated wall panel a large French plaster wall panel relief decorated with a bacchanalian scene 48 x 166 cm
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Two bronze pricket candlestick holders, probably Flemish 17th/18th century with paw feet and triangular base the tallest 32 cm high
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A large foliate decorated Indian rug on black ground within an acanthus taupe decorated border 379 x 272 cm
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A pair of Biedermeier Karelian birch burl wood veneer settees, Northern European early 19th century upholstered in stripped green silk length of back 147 cm
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A William IV flame mahogany sideboard 122 cm high, 114 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A pair of Gothic revival wrought iron lanterns, circa 1920 119 cm high
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Three Versace style fabric throw cushions the largest 55 x 56 cm
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A pair of heavy French oak wrought iron bound doors, probably 19th century with later surround each door 226 cm high, 56 cm wide
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A George III mahogany linen press 209 cm high, 123 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A set of four balloon back mahogany dining chairs, English 19th century
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An Irish linen upholstered love seat, 19th century length of back 126 cm
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A mahogany breakfast table, English 19th century 72 cm high, 135 cm diameter
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A pair of ruby glass 'Jack in the Pulpit' vases 34 cm high
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A set of ten Art Nouveaux carved beech caned chairs
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A Royal Crown Derby harlequin tea set the largest 22 cm high
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A collection of English and Continental pewter, 18th century and later the largest jug 19 cm high
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A Chinese red and black lacquer cabinet, 20th century with an arrangement of pierced and carved doors and drawers 102 cm high, 108 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A pair of Chinese elm demi-lune tables each panelled top with remnants of lacquered paint work 82 cm high, 95 cm diameter
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A George III Sheraton style cross banded mahogany fold over card table the string inlaid cross banded hinge top opening to a green baize interior raised on conforming tapering square legs 74 cm high, 90 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A Queen Ann style fall front bureau 103 cm high, 92 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A mahogany spade back side chair, English 19th century
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A harlequin set of eight mahogany spade back dining chairs, early 19th century with upholstered drop in seats
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A sienna tasselled silk brocade sofa length of back 210 cm
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A George III oak refectory table 75 cm high, 232 cm wide, 82 cm deep
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A terrestrial desk globe by Philips the 6 inch globe on a later ebonised wooden stand 27 cm high
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A terrestrial desk globe on stand by Replogle the 7 inch globe on a later ebonised wooden stand 30 cm high $400-600
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A qingbai 'Boys' bowl song dynasty of wide conical form, the interior freely carved with boys among foliate scrolls beneath the overall pale blue translucent glaze, 20 cm diameter note for a similar example see Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 28 November 2019, lot 312
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A celadon-glazed tripod censer song dynasty with shallow rounded sides and incurved rim, supported on conical feet, the crackled glaze of olive-green tone 11 cm diameter
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Three qingbai-style bowls and a lobed ewer the glaze of pale greenish tone the bowls 15.5 cm, the ewer 11 cm diameter
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Three qingbai bowls song dynasty and later two carved on the interior with a duck and grasses beneath the pale bluish glaze, one with brown-edged rim, another moulded with lotus sprays, unglazed rim 17.2 cm, 16.5 cm and 15 cm diameter
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Seven vessels and a model of a sampan Yuan dynasty and later comprising four celadon-glazed bowls and a jarlet, a miniature qingbai-style ewer and a censer the largest bowl 12.5 cm diameter, the sampan 15 cm long
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Three boxes and covers song dynasty comprising a qingbai octagonal box and two circular boxes, each with moulded floral decoration on the cover 12 cm, 10.5 cm and 9.4 cm diameter
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Three Longquan celadon bowls Yuan/Ming dynasty each with carved decoration beneath the sea-green glaze 16.4 cm, 15.7 cm and 15 cm diameter
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Four Song-style celadon-glazed bowls each covered with a crackled pale green glaze the largest 20.8 cm diameter
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Three Longquan celadon bowls Yuan/Ming dynasty, each with carved decoration beneath the sea-green glaze 17 cm, 14.7 cm and 14.5 cm diameter
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Three Lonquan celadon vessels Yuan/Ming dynasty comprising a tripod censer, a slender pierced vase and a squat long necked vase 11.7 cm and 13 cm high
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Two Longquan celadon vases late Ming dynasty one of ovoid form, carved with a lotus scroll beneath the sea-green glaze, the other of meiping form, carved with a broad band of peony sprays beneath the crackled sea-green glaze 16 cm and 22.5 cm high
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A Longquan celadon dish Yuan/Ming dynasty of shallow saucer shape, the interior decorated with a peony spray in a central medallion within undulating scrolls carved around the cavetto, covered overall with an attractive pale sea-green glaze apart from a ring within the footrim burnt orange in the firing 33.5 cm diameter
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Two celadon-glazed censers Qing dynasty each with squat rounded sides supported on tripod button feet, the exterior carved with peony scrolls below a band of petals beneath the everted rim, covered overall with a pale sea-green glaze falling short of the unglazed base 25.2 cm and 20 cm diameter
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A Longquan celadon dish Ming dynasty the interior with a central floral spray encircled with radiating flutes carved around the cavetto within the everted lipped rim, covered overall with an attractive sea-green glaze apart from a ring inside the footrim burnt orange in the firing 33 cm diameter
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Two Longquan celadon vases Ming dynasty one of tapering shouldered form, the other of meiping form, each with carved decoration beneath the sea-green glaze 19 cm and 23.5 cm high
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A Longquan celadon barbed rim dish Ming dynasty stoutly potted with shallow rounded sides, carved on the interior with a flower spray within radiating petals extending to the broad everted rim, repeated on the underside, covered overall with a sea-green glaze apart from a ring within the footrim burnt orange in the firing 42 cm diameter
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A Longquan celadon censer Ming dynasty the shallow rounded sides supported on tripod animal mask feet, carved on the exterior with a raised frieze of the eight Trigrams below a band of scrolls, covered with a sea-green glaze apart from the centre of the interior and the base burnt orange in the firing 29 cm diameter
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A celadon-glazed vase, Qing dynasty the ovoid body carved with a broad frieze of lotus scrolls between bands of petals, the short waisted neck with upright stiff leaves and the base with a key-fret border, all beneath the sea-green glaze of even tone 34.5 cm high
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Four celadon-glazed bowls Ming dynasty and later one with carved decoration, three with crackled glaze the largest 18.5 cm diameter
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Two celadon-glazed vessels comprising a Ming-style censer on tripod feet and a bowl 14.5 cm and 15.5 cm diameter
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Four celadon-glazed wares comprising two tripod censers with upright strap handles and a pair of joss-stick holders of barrel form 13 cm diameter, 8 cm high
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Three Longquan celadon dishes Ming dynasty each with barbed everted rim and petal-carved cavetto beneath the sea-green glaze 32.5 cm, 30.5 cm and 24 cm diameter
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A blue and white jar late Ming dynasty of ovoid form, the exterior painted with a frieze of peony medallions interspersed with scroll motifs, between lappet borders around the base and shoulders, the base with rectangular seal mark 16.5 cm high
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A set of twenty-six blue and white dishes each sketchily painted on the interior with floral sprigs in radiating petal-shaped panels around a spiral centre the largest 19 cm diameter
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Two blue and white vases, 19th/20th century each of ovoid form surmounted by a waisted neck set with two pierced handles, painted with panels of flowers, figures, lions and shou characters reserved on a foliate scroll ground 44 cm and 42 cm high
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Two Swatow blue and white jars, 17th century or later each of ovoid form set on the shoulders with four lug handles, one painted with dragons the other with floral sprays 30 cm and 27 cm high
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Three blue and white ovoid jars and two covers, 19th/20th century in sizes, each decorated on the exterior with shou characters reserved on a ground of foliate scrolls 25.5 cm, 24.5 cm and 18.5 cm high
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Vase late Qing dynasty a blue and white vase, 19th/20th century of baluster form, boldly painted on the exterior with floral scrolls below a band of petals around the short neck with lipped rim 32.5 cm high
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Three blue and white Meiping comprising two Ming-style meiping painted with phoenix and lotus and another with overall flower scrolls two with four-character marks to the base 23.5 cm and 24.5 cm high
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Four blue and white plates and a deep dish Qing dynasty comprising a set of three willow-pattern plates and a plate and a dish decorated with matching landscapes 22.5 cm, 23 cm and 23.5 cm diameter
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Six blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, 18th century comprising one of 'Aster' pattern, the others with floral decoration 20.2 cm to 23.2 cm diameter
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A blue and white vase Qing dynasty of chatou form, the rounded sides painted with the flowers of the four seasons below the widely flared mouth 19.7 cm diameter
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A blue and white temple censer, 20th century of cylindrical form, painted with a pair of dragons among clouds confronted on an inscribed panel reading 'Tai Ping Temple' and dated to the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), a nine character inscription in a panel below the rim reading 'Commissioned by Yuan Xunti' 24.5 cm diameter Compare with a similar censer dated 1897, Guangxu period, from the Colin Lanceley collection, sold Mossgreen, Melbourne, 21 November 2011 lot 61
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A blue and white supper set late Qing dynasty comprising a central octagonal dish and eight petal-shaped dishes, each painted with a landscape panel 15.5 cm diameter and 11.5 cm long
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Two blue and white censers Qing dynasty, 18th century comprising one painted with groups of precious objects and ribboned emblems, the other smaller with floral sprays and rockwork 21.7 cm and 14 cm diameter
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A large famille-verte vase Qing dynasty, 19th century the tall shouldered body brightly decorated with shaped panels of family groups variously occupied on pavilion terraces interspersed with vignettes of landscapes, flowers, birds, fish and other creatures, reserved on a green fish-roe ground, the trumpet neck with alternating figure and bird panels between floral scrolls and a band of stiff leaves around the flared mouth 63.5 cm high
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A pair of famille-rose ginger jars, 19th/20th century each painted on the exterior with figures in a garden setting, below a turquoise ground pink and yellow cloud collar border around the shoulders 23 cm high
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A famille-rose vase and cover, 20th century of baluster form, painted with birds among flowering peonies, the base with an iron-red four-character mark of Hongxian 24 cm high
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A pair of famille-rose ginger jars, 19th/20th century each painted on the exterior with figures on a pavilion terrace between lappet and ruyi- head borders, iron-red seal marks 22 cm high
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A famille-rose vase, 20th century painted with figure scenes, mask and ring handles below the trumpet neck 42.5 cm high
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A large and impressive famille-rose 'Dragon and phoenix' vase Qing dynasty, 19th century the tall ovoid body boldly painted in brightly coloured enamels with a pair of dragons pursuing a flaming pearl on one side, and a pair of phoenix in flight on the other, all among branches of full-bloomed peonies, above a band of lappets and a floral scroll around the base, the shoulders with ribbed lug handles picked out in yellow, pink and turquoise set on a turquoise ground of shaped bird and flower vignettes, the…
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A famille-rose vase, 20th century boldly painted with a phoenix and a crane perched on rocks beside flowering peony, an inscription in black on the reverse, pierced double handles 58.3 cm high
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Two famille-rose covered jars, 19th/20th century almost forming a pair, one with a butterfly, the other with crane and a deer beside flowering peony 32.5 cm and 32 cm high
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A famille-rose vase, 20th century the slender ovoid body surmounted by a trumpet neck set with two pierced handles, the sides and neck painted with figural scenes in panels reserved on a floral ground above a band of upright lappets around the base, 58 cm high
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A pair of wood 'Buddhist lion' wall decorations each carved in high and pierced relief with a pair of Buddhist lions and a cub encircling a ribboned brocade ball pendent from a lotus spray, painted in red with gilt detailing 43 cm x 30 cm
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A large S.E. Asian brown-glazed Martaban storage jar, 19th century the sides decorated with a frieze of floral medallions above wavy bands and set on the shoulders with six lug handles 73.5 cm high
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Two ovoid covered jars, 19th/20th century one painted with jardinieres of flowers in famille-rose enamels, the other with Buddhist lions in iron-red 32.5 cm and 32 cm high
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A silver belt the braided silver mesh set with terminals decorated in relief with dragons and leaping carp and the central plaque with birds and lions around a dragon medallion, two stamped character marks 82 cm long overall
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A white-glazed Buddhist lion joss-stick holder Qing dynasty the animal with head raised holding a brocade ball beneath one forepaw, the holder rising from the rectangular plinth pierced with cash on either side 23 cm high
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Five bronze gongs each with relief decoration around a central boss, one with chain attached the largest 35 cm diameter
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Two bronze covered urns almost forming a pair, each decorated in high relief with dragons, other animals and sea creatures 40 cm diameter
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Three large bronze gongs two decorated in relief with dragons and fish, the third with a star motif enclosing the central boss the largest 48 cm diameter
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An applied lacquer table screen, 19th/20th century decorated in various coloured stones and painted bone with boys in a garden setting, a pair of ducks in a pond nearby, and flowering prunus above, framed, wood stand 58.5 cm x 38 cm, overall 91 cm x 60 cm
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An incised white-glazed dish, 20th century of thickly potted saucer shape, the interior incised with a central lotus bouquet within a frieze of flowering peony sprays around the shallow sides, repeated on the exterior between key-fret and foliate scroll borders, all beneath the even white glaze 34.8 cm diameter
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A turquoise-ground famille-rose bowl, 19th/20th century with steeply rounded shallow sides and broad everted rim, decorated with bats and lotus scrolls around a central wan flowerhead, the decoration repeated around the sides and rim and with further sprays on the exterior, the overall turquoise ground with gilt line borders 36.5 cm diameter
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Song/Yuan dynasty a Longquan celadon jar song dynasty or later the squat globular body surmounted by a short straight neck with lipped rim, covered with a crackled sea-green glaze 10.5 cm diameter
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Two celadon-glazed wares comprising a vase of globular form surmounted by a tall neck with double lug handles, and a bowl carved with radiating petals on the exterior, each with a crackled sea-green glaze 16.4 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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A flambe-glazed vase, 19th/20th century the pear-shaped body set on the sloping shoulders with double handles, covered with a deep reddish-brown glaze streaked in lavender blue, the base inscribed with an apocryphal seal mark of Qianlong 25 cm high
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An unusual famille-rose wall vase, Qing dynasty of cornucopia form, the ribbed sides painted with flowering sprays below floral scrolls around the shaped and flared mouth, a small landscape vignette at the narrow base 20 cm long
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A large Chinese famille rose bowl 13 cm high, 40 cm diameter
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A famille-rose porcelain plaque, 20th century painted with Shou Lao riding on his deer with four boy attendants walking to either side, one carrying a peach branch, an inscription in black bearing the signature Ma Qing Yun above 37 cm x 24.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese painted porcelain panels, circa 1930's birds and flowers the panel 73 x 21 cm the frame 89 x 34 cm
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A blue and white vase Qing dynasty, 18th century of baluster form painted with phoenix among scrolling peonies, the mouth encircled with a ruyi -head border, wood stand 35.5 cm high
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A set of four blue and white deep dishes Qing dynasty, 18th century each painted with flowering sprays within formal borders 22.7 cm and 23 cm diameter
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A pair of blue and white bowls Qing dynasty, 18th century each with a central scene of a lakeside pavilion within fruiting and flowering sprays 24.4 cm diameter
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A pair of blue and white 'Aster' pattern dishes Qing dynasty, 18th century each of saucer shape with brown-edged rims 21.7 cm and 22 cm diameter
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Chinese blue and white baluster form vase a Ming-style blue and white vase of baluster form, the sides painted in bright cobalt blue with a frieze of fish swimming among lotus between diaper and floral borders, wood stand 18 cm high
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A pair of blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period each freely painted in cobalt blue of bright tone with a pair of birds on rocks among flowering peonies and magnolia within vignette borders 27.7 cm diameter
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