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March Art & Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:858
Sale Title:March Art & Antique AuctionLots with images:106
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:606
Date:22-Mar-2011
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A Geoff Fairburn black stained gourd, fibre lashing to neck. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese yellow jade ‘mountain’, carved in low relief with pine trees and rocky outcrops along with two Buddhist figures, one seated before a temple building, the other before a smoking incense burner. Height 6.5 cm
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An old Chinese pale jade belt hook carved as a contorted dragon, another smaller dragon rests on its back. Old pinned restoration to neck. Length 8.5 cm
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A Chinese mutton fat jade belt hook carved characteristically with the head of a dragon, a sinuous dragon crouching on the curved front piece. Length 10.6 cm
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Two Chinese jade belt hooks with recurved dragon heads forming the hooks, the bodies plain. Length 8.5 cm
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Two Chinese pale green jade belt hooks, each carved with a dragon’s head forming the hook, the curved bodies carved, to one with a sinuous dragon, the other with flower heads. Length 7.5 cm
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A Chinese jade temple lion dog (Kylin), carved in attentive pale green colour raised on an oval wooden plinth. Height 12.5 cm
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A late 19th century Chinese carved mutton fat jade lion dog (Kylin), carved in a contorted pose, her head turned back over her shoulder, her pup playing on her extended forelegs, raised on a dark rosewood oval base. Length 17 cm
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A Chinese green jade tripod incense burner with elephant mask ring side handles, kylin finial and fitted wood stand. Height 18 cm
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A large Chinese jade and silvered gilt pendant, the circular pale green jade ring with a pierced and engraved dragon and bird centre highlighted with precious and semi-precious stones. Diameter 6 cm
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A carved Chinese jade mountain surmounted by a dragon in high relief in contorted pose at the apex. Height 7 cm
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A carved jade altar piece depicting a seated Buddha in a grotto. Mutton fat colour with red speckles. Width 13 cm
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A pale green jade bangle. Diameter 8.2 cm
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A pale green jadeite plaque, circular shape carved in relief with a seated figure of Guanyin before a flaming mandala. Diameter 5.3 cm
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An apple green jadeite carving, pierced and carved in high relief with a song bird amongst flowering branches. Length 4 cm
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A jade gourd shaped carving carved in high relief with a bat and a dragon clambering on the sides. Height 4 cm
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A white and apple green mottled jade pendant carved with a bird amongst curved fleecy boughs. Height 45 .
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A Chinese dark and pale green jade pendant, carved and pierced as a fruiting vine with a double gourd. Height 5 cm
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A Chinese jade pendant plaque carved as a circular fruit upon which clambers a dragon. Height 5 cm
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A Chinese jade pendant carving as fruit and foliage, pale green with a bright apple green inclusion. Height 5.2 cm
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A Chinese jade pi disc, carved in relief to the upper surface with two stylised sinuous dragons, the reverse with an incised stylised scroll design, mottled brown/green jade. Diameter 8 cm
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A Chinese brown jade bangle carved in relief with encircling dragons. Diameter 7.7 cm
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A Chinese jade handling piece carved as a peach, mottled amber/green jade. Height 5.2 cm
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A Chinese jade carving of archaic form modelled as a dragon of simplified form with decorative scrolls over both faces. Length 9.7 cm
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A small Chinese jadeite pendant of pale jade with bright green inclusions, carved as a phoenix and dragon. Height 3.3 cm
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A fine Chinese carved boxwood lion dog modelled in a compact attentive pose with head raised and mouth open. Length 7.5 cm
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A string of carved horn beads each modelled as an individual animal of the Chinese zodiac, the rat, ox, dog, rabbit (one ear faulted), dragon, etc.
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A horn libation cup carved in high relief with a landscape, figures and cranes beneath a cloudy sky. Height 12.5 cm
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A jade double dragon belt decoration. Height 5 cm. Width 4.5 cm
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A jade pendant of rectangular form decorated with geometric scrolls. Length 4.5 cm
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A jade pendant of rectangular form decorated with ‘raised dots’. Length 4 cm
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A small spinach green jade pendant of bell form decorated with florals and leaves.
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A small spinach green jade pendant in the form of a cicada decorated with scrolls.
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An impressive 19th century Chinese white jade ruyi sceptre with three flattened plaques carved in low relief with embattled dragons and with further sinuous dragons carved in three dimensions in the interstices. The distal plaque pierced with a suspension hole with affixed boxwood gourd tassels. Length 39 cm
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A large Chinese rosewood ruyi sceptre set with three green jade discs with finely carved decoration of fish, lotus flowers, vases and symbols, the bridge section with fine silver wire inlay depicting calligraphic symbols. Length overall 56 cm The frame with repair.
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A group of ten Chinese hardstone snuff bottles including malachite, lapis lazuli, agate and jade, of various shapes, each with a contrasting stone stopper, along with a teak rectangular display stand. Tallest 7.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in the form of an elephant with enamelled coloured decoration to the top and pearl stopper. Height 5.5 cm length 5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in the form of a double fish in peach and red tones, gilt metal stopper. Length 7.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in the form of a rabbit on a lettuce leaf, carved wood bead stopper. Length 8 cm
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A 19th century Chinese blue and white export ware shallow dish, decorated with a scholar’s table and precious objects decorating the centre within a trellis diaper pattern at the rim. Diameter 30.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white export ware lozenge shaped deep ashette decorated to the well with figures and pavilions in a garden landscape, the border with reserved landscapes and florals. Some frits to rim. 36.5 cm x 28 cm A.F.
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A Ming blue and white provincial porcelain plate, A.F., along with another decorated in underglaze blue with a dragon, serpentine rimmed. Diameters 180 and 20 cm
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A pair of large Chinese porcelain inverse baluster jars and covers decorated with stylised characters on fields of foliate tendrils. Some small frits and chips. Height 42.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white ginger jar, early Qing period, decorated in cobalt blue with an extensive landscape. Double circle mark in brush point under the foot. Lid absent. Height 15.5 cm
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An old Chinese porcelain tea caddy of slightly bell shape, decorated in underglaze blue with foliate tendrils, the everted rim with a small chip. Height 10 cm
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An old Chinese blue and white ginger jar of squat ovoid form, decorated in underglaze blue with a river scene raised on a wooden plinth and with original pierced cover. Overall. Height 20.5 cm
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An old Chinese blue and and white teapot, cylindrical shape, decorated with panels of figures alternating with panels depicting seasonal flowers. Finial repaired and other faults. Height 9.5 cm
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A large Chinese blue and white ginger jar, squat ovoid shape, decorated with children riding upon the back of a Kylin. Height 21 cm
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A large fine porcelain Chinese blue and white punch bowl decorated to the exterior with an encircling landscape scene with figures, temple buildings and pavilions along with a river scene. The well decorated with a similar extensive landscape framed within a double circular line. A blue six character Qing, Kangxi reign mark under the foot enclosed within a double circular line. Diameter 40.5 cm. Height 16 cm
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A large lidded inverse baluster shaped Chinese porcelain jar decorated in underglaze blue with cartouche panels with Buddhist emblems and precious objects reserved on a intricate floral ground, the lid with conforming decoration. Height 42 cm
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A Chinese porcelain ovoid shaped vase with a cylindrical neck and a flaring serpentine rimmed mouth, the body with vertical fluting and a pale powder blue monochrome glaze. Height 18.5 cm
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Two old Chinese provincial jars, celadon glaze with a handle to each shoulder, one plain, the other with floral decorations underglaze. Height 100 and 9 cm diameter 120 and 11 cm
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A Chinese Celadon glazed shallow dish, decorated with An-Hua, incised decoration to the centre, vertical ribs to the rim, old hairline crack. Diameter 15 cm Along with a later celadon glazed stemmed bowl. Height 10 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain blue and white shoulder vase decorated with a sage and attendants in a garden landscape, the background in a pale celadon glaze and insipient paired lion dog handles decorate the neck. Height 42 cm
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A celadon glazed porcelain shallow dish with impressed decoration under the glaze of kylin to the well, framed by flowering tendrils, the everted rim with reishi fungus motifs, serpentine rimmed. Diameter 28 cm
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A Chinese pale celadon glazed Gu form vase with decorative stiff leaves issuing from the central swollen section to the flaring trumpet mouth. Height 25 cm
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A fine Chinese plique a jour bowl with traditional enamelled and fine wirework, floral decoration in dominant red and blue tones on green scale ground. Floral shaped mauve top rim. Diameter 18 cm. Height 8.3 cm
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A fine Chinese porcelain vase of swollen square section form, four reserve panels, two of landscape and two with poems, the imperial yellow ground with enamelled scrolling florals, iron red Yung Cheng, four character mark to foot and gilded top rim. Height 13.5 cm
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A Chinese large Fahua urn, Sansai, decorated with a fine raised outline of fish, phoenix, water fowl, shishi and florals reserved within four cloud form panels and to the banded shoulder, in tones of green, brown, yellow and blue to the turquoise ground, Xuande mark to the neck, ovoid form. Height 32.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese fine Kangxi marked dishes, yellow ground with green and aubergine confronted scaly dragons divided by a ‘flaming pearl’, the exterior with four large double clusters of grapes, the six character mark in a double ringed circle underglazed in black. Diameter 13.2 cm
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A Chinese porcelain dish, scalloped edges, bright red in colour with a poem in gold gilt to the centre, Xain Feng mark to base. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain moon flask decorated in famille rose enamels to two panels with scenes of warring equestrian warriors to one side, with a hunting scene to the opposite side. The body decorated with various floral motifs and dragons on a pale lemon/yellow ground, salamander handles glazed in iron red and highlighted with gilt surmounting the shoulders. Mark under the foot ring in red with a lineal Quing Jiaqing reign mark. Height 28.5 cm
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A superb Chinese porcelain panel. Hand painted in enamels with a celestial garden scene in which the god of longevity Shao Lao arrives upon the back of a stag, welcomed by Deified monarchs, nobles and generals along with an accompanying entourage of musicians, children and danvers. The extensive scene includes numerous Daoist entities in the walled garden which is strewn with rocky outcrops and grottoes, pavilions and temples. Four character seal mark in iron red and gild at lower left translated to ‘Qian…
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A pair of rare and important Daoguang mark and period Canton porcelain bowls. With monochrome lime-green enamelled interiors, painted in the famille rose palette to the exterior with an encircling tribute scene, beneath a rim patterned with gilt quatrefoil diaper motifs on a cobalt ground. Six character iron-red seal mark of Daoguang (1820 - 1850) under the foot, reserved in a square cartouche on a conforming limegreen glazed ground. The finely painted tribute scene reveals the Emperor carrying a baton of…
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A large Chinese octagonal shaped porcelain bowl with a circular well, painted with an extensive landscape with depictions of vessels on a lake, craggy rocks and ancient pine trees along with pavilions and figures in enamels. The entire scene framed by a lappet border, the everted rim decorated with eight Taoist Precious & Objects. The reverse decorated with sprigs of peaches, pomegranate and lychee. Blue six character Qing Dynasty, Qianlong reign mark to the back. Diameter 43 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain famille verte enamel vase, ovoid shape, with a cylindrical neck, two iron red dragons form handles issuing from the shoulder, decorated with an encircling scene of nobles, deities and warriors in a pavilion interior and garden scene. A diaper pattern along with reserved cartouches of previous objects decorate the shoulder. Height 40.5 cm
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A fine Chinese Daoguang mark and period porcelain bowl. Famille jeuene enamel, with four reserved panels painted with flowering and fruiting boughs, the interstices decorated with stylised florals. The well decorated with an iron red and gilded stylised character ‘Shao’, framed by four bats in flight. Blue Daoguang six character seal mark under the foot ring. Diameter 18.2 cm. Height 8.9 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase of baluster form in rose pink decorated with two panels of ‘face powder’ watercolour enamelled exterior scenes, seal marks to base. Height 20 cm
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A Chinese Da Ji double gourd vase, tea dust glaze with ear shaped handles to either shoulder. Height 27 cm
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A Chinese flambe vase of baluster form with a handle to each shoulder, Qianlong seal mark to base. Height 2.5 cm
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An old Chinese porcelain bowl, the exterior with polychrome enamel decoration of flying cranes carrying various ribboned parcels above a rocky landscape, the interior painted with a crane with possibly a lotus blossom in his beak, on shallow foot. Height 10 cm diameter 19.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain 19th century shoulder vases decorated in enamels with a scene of deities and attendants in a garden setting with draped pavilions and ancient trees. To the reverse, further deities arrive by boat and a Manchurian crane flies above them. Incipient bird form handles issue from the short neck. Six character Qing Dynasty, Guangxu reign mark under the foot. Height 34.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain cylindrical brush pot decorated in polychrome enamels with eight figures, including a nobleman, peasant, musician, etc. as well as bats. Height 12.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm
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A large 18th century Chinese trade porcelain circular section tankard with a polychrome floral painting and gilded borders. Height 14 cm Handle with professional repair.
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A pair of old porcelain parrots, bright turquoise in colour, standing on a purple rock, feather crest to one parrot chipped. Height 10.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain shoulder vases decorated in famille rose and famille verte enamels with a deified general riding upon a kylin. Insipient salamander handles issue from the neck. Four character Quing Tongzhi reign mark printed under the base. Height 19.5 cm
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An old Chinese porcelain brush pot decorated in underglaze blue and red on a crackle ground with an unusual scene of children playing in a frozen pond. Height 14 cm diameter 11.5 cm
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A Chinese export ware porcelain saucer dish decorated in rose coloured enamels with flowers, along with a smaller porcelain dish, decorated to the interior in iron red and underglaze blue with flowers and butterflies, the exterior with a lustrous brown glaze, four character mark under the foot. Diameters 130 and 10.6 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain shallow dishes, one decorated in famille rose enamels with flowers and butterflies, hairline crack. The other, provincial Ming, decorated in underglaze blue with a design of reishi fungus. Diameter 15 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain dishes, 19th century, one decorated with enamel florals to the exterior, the other with plain pale celadon. Chip to foot ring. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain square box, the lid and walls decorated with famille verte enamel and underglaze cobalt blue with a scene of two men playing go, along with an attendant. Four character inscription to the lid. Various chips. 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 6 cm
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An old Chinese porcelain vase with a dark tenmoku glaze, inverse baluster shape with insipient marks and ring handles at the shoulder. Crackle glaze under the foot and to the interior. Height 14 cm
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A Chinese porcelain Sang-de-Boeuf red glazed vase, inverse baluster shape, crackle glaze under the foot. Height 13.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain water jar of squat circular shape with a short neck with an everted rim and a mottled emerald green glaze and a splash of pale peach bloom to the interior of the mouth. On a conforming short ebonised wooden plinth. Height 11.5 cm diameter 14 cm
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A Chinese porcelain tea caddy, cylindrical shape with fluted walls, painted with a lake and mountain scene with small buildings and figures in a vessel on the water. A calligraphic inscription to the opposite side and four characters decorate the shoulder. The lids similarly decorated with a landscape. Height 12.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase, pale duck egg blue with exaggerated crackle glaze, baluster form with a circular spreading foot and trumpet mouth, two loop handles issue from the shoulder. Height 26 cm
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A Canton famille rose export ware porcelain vase, cylindrical shape with a flaring mouth, decorated with panels depicting musicians and figures in pavilion gardens, precious objects, flowers and butterflies decorate the interstices. Hairline crack. Height 26.5 cm
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A Chinese Song Dynasty style small celadon glazed dish with twin fish motifs moulded to the well within an incised double circle line. Petal fluted exterior. Diameter 14.5 cm
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A Chinese 19th century export lacquer work box, octagonal lozenge shape with a cushion shaped hinged lid, raised on carved giltwood feet, the lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with lidded compartments, bone bobbins and gilt edged trays. The exterior decorated with fine gilt pen work depicting figures in gardens and landscapes. 36.5 cm x 27 cm x 16.5 cm
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Artist unknown, monkey on a pine tree bough, Chinese, early 20th century watercolour on silk, signed with characters and seal mark. 26.5 cm x 23.5 cm
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A set of antique silk embroidered mandarin’s cuffs decorated with mountainous landscape, buildings, lake scenes, etc. Height of each 55 cm. Width 10 cm In bamboo frames behind glass. One glass cracked and one frame distressed.
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An 18th/19th century Chinese export fan with polychrome painted decoration of village scenes, the black lacquer sticks richly gilded. Width when open 50 cm Displayed behind glass in a fan shaped box with Chinoiserie decoration.
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An antique Chinese bronze figure of Quan Yin on horseback with attendant at foot. Length 30 cm. Height 30.5 cm
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A Chinese turquoise monochrome glazed double gourd vase. Height 28 cm
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Two Chinese figural temple carvings, one a phoenix in flight with blossom (the Empress), the other a dragon amongst cloud (the Emperor), both deeply carved and with some original red and black colouring with remnants of gilt highlighting, some losses. Length 600 and 62 cm. Height 220 and 24 cm mounted on contemporary wooden stands. Provenance: ex. the Oppenheim Collection, Waikanae, collected in China during the Cultural Revolution, c.1960’s.
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A pair of Chinese cloisonne candlesticks with copper rims and polychrome floral enamelled decoration on black ground. Height 22 cm
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Two small ivory carved junks, one finely detailed with figures to the decks, both flying flags and mounted on ebony bases. One with minor damage. Length 150 approx.
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A fine Chinese ivory carved bust of the goddess Kuan Yin carved with a pierced diadem with a depiction of Buddha to the front raised on a wooden stand carved as the shoulders of the goddess. Height overall 16.5 cm
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A tiny ivory mounted carved peach pip with dragon decoration. Height 3 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne shoulder vase decorated with panels of phoenix and dragons reserved on a blue ground with further foliate decoration. Height 31 cm
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