415 |
A PAIR OF "SAMSON" ARMORIAL VASES and covers decorated with the royal coat of arms and with sprays of fruit and flowers within bianco sopra bianco borders, 9.25" high (2) £50-100 | Nil |
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| 416 | A PAIR OF "SAMSON" ARMORIAL VASES enamelled in polychrome with a coat of arms with a banner below inscribed "Weld", 11.5" high (2) £100-200 | Nil |
|
180 |
| 417 | A PAIR OF "SATSUMA" VASES with panelled ovoid bodies decorated in polychrome and gilt with wisteria and other flowers in a lakeland landscape, the bases with inscriptions in iron red and gilt, Meiji, 8.5" high (2) £50-100 | Nil |
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290 |
| 418 | A JAPANESE EARTHENWARE MODEL OF A BIRD OF PREY perched on a pierced rockwork base and splashed with blue biscuit and brown glazes, 15.5" high £100-200 | Nil |
|
170 |
| 419 | A JAPANESE "KUTANI" FLOOR VASE enamelled in polychrome and gilt with two principal reserves of peacocks and figures beside a lake, on an iron red and gilt ground, with elephants trunk handles at the neck, 35.5" high. See illustration £1000-2000 | Nil |
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| 420 | A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE in the Ming style, the globular body painted to simulate "heaping and piling" with a principal band of lotus and leafy tendrils enclosed by formalised and panelled borders, the neck with upright plantation leaves rising from a key pattern band and the flared neck with wave scrolls, the base with a Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 14.75" high (drilled). See illustration Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset. According to the vendor this vase was probably acquired by her great-grandfather, whilst travelling in the Far East. The family moved from Scotland to west Hertfordshire during the first half of the 20th century and for the last 40 years it has been used as a table lamp in the south west London home of the vendor's Great Aunt. The base of the vase bears an old paper label inscribed in pen "No. 7, Pair blue and white bottles, 14/dollars ... Chienlung 1736-1796" £3000-6000 | Nil |
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21000 |
| 421 | A CHINESE EXPORT "TOBACCO LEAF" VASE of baluster form, Qianlong, 15.5", and a Chinese export famille rose ginger jar and cover, decorated with birds and flowers, Qianlong, 9.5" (2) £200-400 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 430 | AN INDO-PERSIAN BRASS BASIN decorated with leafy tendrils and foliage inhabited by animals and the broad rim with eight circular panels containing elegant figures and warriors mounted on horseback and sitting in niches, the reverse stencilled "PC", probably early 19th century, 27.25" dia., now mounted on a Chinese Chippendale style mahogany stand with cluster column legs and a pierced crossover stretcher, 29.75" high. See illustration (DC) £300-600 | Nil |
|
240 |
| 431 | A JAPANESE LACQUER TABLE CABINET with metal mounts decorated with birds of prey and flowers, the interior with an arrangement of drawers, Meiji, 42.25" wide £30-60 | Nil |
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40 |
| 432 | A CHINESE IVORY CONCENTRIC BALL, the exterior carved with scaly dragons entwined in combat, on a turned stand and a domed circular foot, the top and base possibly associated, 19th century, 10.25" high. See illustration £100-200 | Nil |
|
260 |
| 433 | A CHINESE GREEN "JADEITE" VESSEL and cover, carved with masks and stylised leaves, on three paw feet headed by animal masks, 5.75" high £100-200 | Nil |
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| 434 | AN ANGLO-INDIAN "VIZAGAPATAM" WORK BOX veneered in tortoiseshell and inlaid with engraved ivory, the lid inset with painted and printed panels of flowers and enclosing a fitted interior, the front with a drawer, 18th/early 19th century, 16" wide. See illustration (DC) £200-400 | Nil |
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450 |
| 435 | A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, the pierced lid surmounted by a peacock, the body with chased panels of birds and flowers beneath a three character inscription, the sides with dragon handles (detached), on zoomorphic mask feet, 23" high £80-160 | Nil |
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190 |
| 436 | A CHINESE CAST IRON CEREMONIAL KETTLE cast with crabs, fish, toads and mythological beasts, the body with scaly dragons and the overhead handle with lizards, on a pierced foot, 19th century, 14.5" high £50-100 | Nil |
|
110 |
| 437 | A CHINESE BRONZE GONG decorated with scaly dragons and stylised flowerheads, 21.75" dia, and two other gongs with suspension chains (3) £50-100 | Nil |
|
140 |
| 438 | A GRADUATED SET OF BALINESE METAL "DRUMS" mounted on a blue painted wooden stand, 88" long, and others (a lot) £50-100 | Nil |
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| 439 | A CEYLONESE "QUILL" WORK BOX of hexagonal form with inlaid ebony borders, the interior of the lid inlaid with an elephant and a panel inscribed "Ceylon", 19th century, 9" £50-100 | Nil |
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| 440 | A BRUNEI BRONZE CANNON with a flared and fluted muzzle mounted with a lizard, the lower part of the barrel with fluting and the breach cast with stylised acanthus leaves, with a plain turned extension behind the breach, 49" long, and two similar cannons, together with associated wooden stands (a lot). See illustration According the the Italian writer Pigafetta, who kept a record of the visit of Magellan's ships to Brunei: "In front of the Sultan's Palace, there was a rampart, constructed of large bricks with barbicans in the manner of a fortress, on which are mounted fifty-six brass and six iron cannons". These cannons have always been especially associated with the Royal House of Brunei. They are used on many Royal occasions including the birth of a Royal Prince or Princess, prior to the Bersiram (Coronation) Ceremony and when the Sultan returns from an absence abroad. £300-600 | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 441 | A BRUNEI BRONZE CANNON with a flared muzzle and a breach cast with stylised animals and foliage, with a plain turned extension beyond, the swivel mount cast with stylised acanthus leaves, 34.5" long and two other similar cannons (3) £150-300 | Nil |
|
1200 |
| 442 | A MINIATURE BRUNEI BRONZE CANNON, with a turned muzzle and stylised dolphin handles on the top of the barrel, the muzzle with plain turned decoration and with a plain extension beyond, 18.5" long, on a wooden stand, and three others (two with wooden stands) (4) £100-200 | Nil |
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650 |
| 443 | A BRUNEI BRONZE CANNON with a flared muzzle and a spirally reeded lower barrel mounted with stylised dolphin handles, the muzzle with stylised acanthus leaves and with a plain turned extension beyond, on a plain swivel mount, 59" long. See illustration (DC) £150-300 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 444 | A CHINESE WHITE JADE BUCKLE carved in the form of a stylised beast, 3.75" long £150-250 | Nil |
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500 |
| 445 | A CHINESE IVORY "MOUNTAIN" carved with pine trees, figures, pavilions and surmounted by a pagoda, 6" high, on a hardwood stand. See illustration £50-100 | Nil |
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350 |
| 446 | A PAIR OF INDIAN IVORY FIGURES of a man holding a sword and standing on a canted rectangular base, the underside inscribed "Rajah Cast", 7" high, and his female companion (2) £50-100 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 447 | A JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBYAMA ELEPHANT striding forward with trunk raised to one side, signed on the underside of one foot, Meiji, 3.75" long. See illustration (DC) £300-600 | Nil |
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650 |
| 448 | A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO of a man carrying a basket of gourds with a young boy at his side, the base with an inset red lacquer seal signature and traces of an old paper label, Meiji, 6" high. See illustration £100-200 | Nil |
|
200 |
| 449 | A PAIR OF CHINESE IVORY "BIRD SKULLS" carved with landscapes and figures, 8.25" long, mounted on wooden stands, and two other pieces (4) £50-100 | Nil |
|
600 |
| 450 | A CHINESE IVORY PANEL carved with waterbirds swimming beneath a branch of blossoming foliage, the curved base with pierced key-pattern feet, 10.5" high. See illustration £100-200 | Nil |
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500 |
| 451 | A CHINESE IVORY GROUP of a phoenix and other birds perched amidst blossoming branches sprouting from rockwork, 5.75" high £50-100 | Nil |
|
140 |
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452 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE GROUPS of cranes perched on naturalistic bases, on archaistic style stands, each on four stylised elephant's mask feet, 11.5" high. See illustration £150-300 |
Nil |
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190 |
