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Auction House:
Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Two Chinese carved ivory snuff bottles, late 19th century the tallest 8 cm high ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome vases, Republic period (1912-1949) each of baluster form decorated with an erotic scene 12 cm high ***
*** A yellow ground red dragon bowl of circular form the exterior decorated with two writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl within geometric borders, the base inscribed with an underglaze blue six-character Yongzheng mark 7 cm high, 15 cm diameter ***
*** A pair of Chinese famille noire style table lamps with black and grey tasselled shades 82 cm high ***
*** A Chinese porcelain fish bowl, 20th century decorated with panels of birds and scrolling foliage 42 cm high, 53 cm diameter ***
*** A turquoise (Kong Que Shi) matrix snuff bottle Late Qing/early Republic period 1880, 1920 of rectangular form with bevelled edges, gilded metal mounted red coral stopper ***
*** Attributed to Wu Changshuo, calligraphy couplet, ink on paper, hanging scrolls, inscribed and with two seals, 84 cm x 20 cm ***
*** 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 ***
*** A Japanese two tier lacquer handled box, late Meiji period, decorated with gold and red chrsyanthemums, 24 cm high, 22 cm wide, 23 cm deep ***
*** A group of figural and animal form Chinese glass, porcelain and boxwood snuff bottles Including bottles in the form of a monkey, an elephant, a tree shrew, a carp, a frog and a figure of Buddha (12) ***
*** A pair of Japanese bronze elephants Meiji period, 19th century one with rearing trunk, both with bone tusks impressed seal marks 20 cm long ***
*** Two Chinese red lacquer side cabinets, with everted ends, the cabinets with two drawers above twin cupboards, having shaped spandrels, a scroll decorated skirt, and traditional brass hardware and faceplate, 85.5 cm high, 104 cm wide, 45 cm deep ***
*** A Japanese woodblock print, oban triptych, framed, each sheet approx 34 x 23 cm, overall 53 x 94 cm ***
*** A set of four Chinese paintings, deer in a landscape, ink and colour on paper, hanging scrolls, one bearing a long inscription with three seals, each 1750 x 47 cm ***
*** A hardwood apothecary cabinet, the front with five rows of square drawers above a pair of long drawers, metal pull handles, 128 cm high, 84 cm wide, 51 cm deep ***
*** A set of lacquered covered bowls, Japanese, each decorated on the interior with gilt pine sprigs, the cover with a golden crane in flight reserved against the sun, wood box, each 13 cm diameter ***
*** A pair of Chinese faceted yellow glass vases each bottle form vase with a long tapering neck 24 cm high ***
*** An unusual Chinese porcupine quill medicine box, of rectangular form with hinged lid inlaid with porcupine quills, the interior with twelve small compartments, 11 cm high, 28.5 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** An iron-red painted warming dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century, the interior painted with an overall figure scene, 27.5 cm wide ***
*** Three cloisonne enamel and bronze censers, 20th century, one decorated with flowers; another with archaic dragons, covers en suite; and the smallest with mask motifs, pierced wood cover and fitted wood stand, 21 cm, 20 cm and 13 cm high ***
*** A Chinese ruan, a fretted string instrument with a carved medallion to the finial, 91 cm ***
*** 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 ***
*** A Chinese style polished elm desk, the pedestals each with two drawers and open compartments, 73 cm high, 122 cm wide, 61 cm deep ***
*** A trio of velvet upholstered and black lacquer modernist side chairs by Dario Zoureff, each upholstered in taupe velvet with a square pierced backrest ***
*** A pair of Japanese pierced ivory brush pots, with carved wooden stands, 10 cm high ***
*** A large Chinese hardwood coffee table, black lacquered finish, 47 cm high, 207 cm wide, 128 cm deep ***
*** A large Chinese blue and white decorated vase, 20th century decorated with a deer in a wooded landscape 58 cm high ***
*** A Chinese archaic jade axe head 12.5 cm high x 18 cm wide ***
*** A calligraphy decorated covered bowl, mark of Qianlong profusely decorated throughout with tribute poetry within ruyi and lappet borders, the base and cover inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark in iron red 10.5 cm diameter ***
*** A blue and white Kraak porselein deep dish late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the centre with a bird on rocks in a landscape scene, barbed rim, wood stand, 16.7 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** Two Chinese Export silver napkin rings, late 19th century, one of hexagonal form with panels of figures and prunus, stamped Kwong Yuen, and one of circular form decorated with relief molded Chinese calligraphy, by Wang Hing & Co., stamped WH 90 and… ***
*** A pale celadon and russet jade carving of Qilin the coiled recumbent figure on a scrolling cloud form base 5 cm wide ***
*** A celadon and russet jade boulder carving of a chilong and cub 5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 3.5 cm deep ***
*** A Doucai 'Floral medallion' wine cup, mark of Daoguang decorated with a frieze of flower heads, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark of Daoguang 8.2 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese hanging scroll attributed to Ma Quan (1669-1722) Chrysanthemum and Peony watercolour, ink, colour/paper ***
*** A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain jar table lamps on stands with cream silk shades 65 cm high ***
*** A pair of Chinese export pottery parrots, 22 cm high ***
*** A well carved cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, 19th century relief carved with a rural scene within stylised lingzhi and lappet borders ***
*** An Indian silver canister in the Calcutta style, late 19th century, the body decorated with deities and figures within shaped cartouches upon an embossed ground between decorative borders, 10 cm high, 130gms. Provenance: the Royal Warwickshire Regiment… ***
*** After Zhang tan, blossom, ink and wash, 138 x 34 cm ***
*** A set of ten Japanese lacquer bowls and covers, the interior of each in red and the exterior in black, the covers gilt with flower sprays on the exterior, inscribed wood box, 13 cm diameter ***
*** A collection of Chinese ceramics, Qing dynasty and later, comprising twelve pieces, a powder blue ground famille verte saucer dish; ten blue and white dishes of various shapes and sizes; and a Chinese Imari plate, the largest dish 27 cm diameter ***
*** A lime-green ground famille rose foliate rimmed oval tea tray, decorated to the interior with a shaped cartouche enclosing an inscription in iron-red ending with a Jiaqing dingsi cyclical date corresponding to 1797, encircled with floral sprays on the… ***
*** A yellow-glazed saucer dish, with shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, covered with an even rich egg-yolk yellow glaze, Xianfeng mark, 10.6 cm diameter ***
*** A large Cizhou painted jar Ming dynasty or later, of ovoid form, painted with decorative motifs in brown over the pale cream ground, 65 cm high ***
*** A famille rose dish, 20th century, decorated with the 'Tobacco Leaf' pattern, wood stand, 46.5 cm diameter ***
*** Four Japanese deer antler netsuke, 19th century the largest 10 cm high ***
*** A Chinese calligraphy and landscape scroll 33.5 x 268 cm ***
*** A Japanese bronze figure of a scholar and a duck, 19th century 37 cm high, 19 cm wide, 18 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese red lacquer cabinet, the extended surface with upturned short ends above three drawers and two cupboards, with iron hardware, 84 cm maximum height, 79 cm surface height, 217 cm wide, 48.5 cm deep ***
*** A marble top Chinese hardwood side table, early 20th century, with a richly carved and pierced skirt and raised on cabriole legs united by a 'X' stretcher, 60 cm high, 37 cm diameter ***
*** A gilt decorated black lacquered low cabinet, 20th century, the central single door cupboard below two drawers with a two door cupboard to either side, decorated with butterlies and floral sprays, 56.5 cm high, 196 cm long, 44 cm deep ***
*** A pair of Chinese Tang style ceramic horses 27 cm high ***
*** A Chinese carved and gilded red lacquer side board, late 19th century/early 20th century 92 cm high, 110 cm wide, 55 cm deep. ***
*** Three pudding stone snuff bottles, probably late Qing/early Republic 1880, 1920 each with agate stopper ***
*** Three porcelain snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, each decorated in predominantly underglaze blue, one with copper red detailing, and the other two with crackle glazed grounds, stoppers, 7.2 cm to 8 cm high ***
*** Two Japanese ivory figures Meiji period, comprising one of a fisherman, the other of a man carrying gourds and a container on his back, wood stand, 18.5 cm and 17 cm high ***
*** Three Japanese woodblock prints, each depicting female figures, framed, each 36 x 24 cm, 52 x 37 cm overall ***
*** A Korean brass bound elm cabinet, 20th century, 108 cm high, 93 cm wide, 49 cm deep ***
*** A collection of sixteen Sotheby's international Chinese and S.E Asian auction catalogues, of ceramics, works of Art, snuff bottles and paintings ***
*** A circular marble top side table, Chinese, 19th century, the rouge flecked marble surface within a wooden frame above a deep relief carved skirt and raised on decorated square section legs with shaped paw feet, 45 cm high, 35 cm diameter ***
*** A collection of blue and white porcelain in the Chinese style, comprising eight pieces, the largest ginger jar 21 cm high ***
*** A pair of Japanese porcelain vases, 20th century, each painted with peony, prunus and bamboo between blue-ground borders, the base with a six-character iron-red mark, 41 cm high ***
*** A kagamibuta silver and ivory netsuke, 19th century with a shibuichi plate relief decorated with a swordsmith 4 cm diameter ***
*** A blue and white phoenix decorated dish, Guangxu mark 16 cm diameter ***
*** A small Chinese carved rosewood marble top pedestal, 34 cm high, 31 cm diameter ***
*** Two Chinese blue and white saucer dishes, 18th century and later the largest dish 15.5 cm diameter ***
*** Two small Japanese cabinets, the smaller with eight drawers and swing handles, recessed carry handles to the sides, 76 cm high, 49 cm wide, 37 cm deep, and; 52.5 cm high, 45 cm wide, 33 cm deep ***
*** A pair of black lacquered Chinoiserie chairs, circa 1880, pagoda back chairs embellished with gilt and mother-of-pearl, seated Chinese figures to the backs between turned splats, cane seats and bamboo stye turned legs and stretchers ***
*** Chinese calligraphy, ink on paper, bearing the signature Shi Li and one seal, framed, 79.5 x 35 cm ***
*** A pair of blue and white vases, 20th century, each of globular form standing on a splayed base, painted with boys playing in continuous garden scene, below the waisted fluted neck encircled with a band of stiff leaves, apocryphal four-character seal marks… ***
*** A Chinese silver box, Hong Kong, first half 20th century of hexagonal form decorated with dragons, prunus and bamboo, gilt wash interior 5 cm high ***
*** A green jade 'Taotie mask' snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty of compressed oval form with carved taotie masks to the shoulders 6.5 cm high ***
*** Chinese school untitled (river landscape) watercolour signed lower left 51 x 75 cm ***
*** Demilune lacquer side tables a pair of Chinese mother of pearl inlaid lacquer side tables, 83 cm high, 92 cm wide, 48 cm deep ***
*** A Korean scholar's chest, with three frieze drawers above twin cupboards and a lower hutch, with elaborate strap work, hinging and lobed backplates, 96 cm high, 81 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** Two Japanese square cloisonne enamel boxes, late 19th/20th century, each with hinged lids on corner bracket feet, the largest 12.2 cm wide ***
*** A famille rose vase, 20th century, the sides painted with birds and flower panels reserved on a floral decorated turquoise ground, the base with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Yongzheng, 43.5 cm high ***
*** A mid century rustic daybed, Chinese, circa 1950s, bed frame structure, poplar wood, 61 cm high, 199 cm wide, 75 cm deep. Provenance: The John Henry collection, Melbourne ***
*** A hardstone figure of an elephant, standing on short legs with trunk raised, 10 cm long. Provenance: G. Nakajima Antiques and curios, Kyoto, May 2007, sold with their certificate of authenticity dating the figure to the 'Ching' dynasty. Private Collection… ***
*** A profusely carved walnut screen, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th 174 cm high, 184 cm wide ***
*** A crackled green-glazed jar, 19th/20th century, of ovoid form, covered with a glaze of bright tone, brown-edged rim, the base incised with a four-character mark of Chenghua, 18 cm high ***
*** A collection of sterling silver dishes, corner mounts and menu holders, including Hardy Brothers and William Kerr, comprising thirteen pieces including a round dish with an enameled flower by Hardy Brothers, Birmingham 1915, a round dish with a Queen… ***
*** A thangka depicting the life of the Buddha, 20th century, painted in gilt and colours on paper, mounted and framed, overall 1200 x 960 cm ***
*** A pair of Anglo-Indian pepper pots, Hamilton & Co, Calcutta, circa 1830, cylindrical bodies on pedestals, the caps with pierced tops and gadroons to the collar, faint regimental crests, one engraved 'cayenne' the other 'kyan', each hallmarked to foot, 8.5… ***
*** A blue and white dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, decorated with radiating panels of flowers and ribboned objects around a central medallion, character mark, 21.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Sydney Moss, London, Sotheby's Australia, The Estate of the Late… ***
*** A set of six Chinese hardwood dining chairs, with shaped cresting rails and a single broad splat to a square seat with black leatherette pads and raised on square section legs united by box stretchers, 105 cm high, 51.5 cm wide, 40 cm deep ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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 ***
*** A pair of Chinese style rustic hardwood stools, 60 cm high ***
*** A profusely carved walnut coffee table, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th century 57 cm high,124 cm wide 64 cm deep ***
*** A Continental brass mounted carved ivory seal, 18th/19th century in the form of a classical nude figure, intaglio armorial cresting to the base 8.5 cm high ***
*** A group of four ivory animal netsuke, 19th century comprising a puppy with inlaid eyes chewing his foot, a rat in a gourd, a dog on a drum and a snake squeezing a frog the largest 4 cm high ***
*** A group of four ivory netsuke, 18th and 19th century comprising a figure of Shoki, two boys playing leap frog, two men with a giant sack and a fish and a carving of two sumo wrestlers the largest 5.5 cm high ΒΆ ***
*** A celadon jade carving of a shi-shi and cub 5.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese powder blue baluster form vase, 20th century 23 cm high ***