834 |
A PAIR OF 18CT YELLOW GOLD GENT'S OVAL CUFFLINKS, together with a cased part set of mother of pearl and black enamel dress studs (2) £60-120 | Nil |
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150 |
| 835 | A VICTORIAN OVAL CAMEO set as a brooch depicting a side portrait profile of a maiden with ivy in her hair and surrounded by a gilt metal granulated border, together with a chased and engraved gilt metal locket and other items (a lot) £80-160 | Nil |
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140 |
| 836 | A COLLECTION OF FACETED FRENCH JET DRESS APPLIQUES and a French jet necklace, each link formed as a cluster flowerhead (a lot) £50-100 | Nil |
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70 |
| 837 | A GRADUATED STRING OF POLISHED RECONSTITUTED AMBER BEADS, 28", another of the same length and a suite of amber jewellery including a necklace, drop earrings and a ring (a lot) £50-100 | Nil |
|
150 |
| 838 | AN EIGHT ROW STRING OF CORAL BEADS twisted together to form a rope design, with a cabochon coral to the clasp, 24", together with a further coral twist necklace, 16", and a carved coral brooch in the form of a bouquet of roses (3) £60-120 | Nil |
|
160 |
| 839 | AN ORIENTAL DOUBLE ROW NECKLACE formed from various glass and hardstone beads including rose quartz and jadeite joined to a single pierced and carved jade clasp, 16", together with a carved and pierced spinach jade pendant and two clear paste rectangular buckles (a lot) £50-100 | Nil |
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60 |
| 840 | A GRADUATED ROW OF CORAL BEADS with a coral-set bead clasp, 22", together with a large row of knotted dyed jade beads, 50" and a selection of ivory jewellery (a lot) £100-200 | Nil |
|
180 |
| 841 | A TOOLED LEATHER RECTANGULAR JEWELLERY BOX lined with red plush and containing a collection of jewellery including a graduated baroque coral necklace , a string of coral beads, a spinach jade hinged bangle and other items of jewellery and bijouterie (a lot) £100-200 | Nil |
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240 |
| 842 | THREE PAIRS OF 9CT ROSE AND YELLOW GOLD CUFFLINKS, each with either engraved decoration or engine turned decoration, (c.19.7grams all in) together with a cased set of four pearl dress studs and a further set of two by Mappin and Webb (5) £100-200 | Nil |
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| 843 | A CASED SET OF 18CT YELLOW GOLD GENTLEMAN'S CUFFLINKS and dress studs, each piece hallmarked and engraved with flowerheads overall £100-200 | Nil |
|
305 |
| 844 | A PAIR OF MOTHER OF PEARL AND ENAMEL CUFFLINKS set in 18ct yellow gold, the circular mother of pearl disc with a pearl to the centre and surrounded by a turquoise border of enamelling, in a fitted case £150-300 | Nil |
|
160 |
| 845 | A 9CT YELLOW GOLD WEDDING BAND engraved with flowers and leaves, together with two other 9ct yellow gold wedding bands and a further 18ct chased wedding band(c.17.7 grams all in) (4) £40-80 | Nil |
|
80 |
| 846 | A LADY'S STICK PIN, the circular terminal set with eight seed pearls with a round-cut sapphire to the centre, in a fitted case with dress studs for conversion, together with a cased gilt metal stick pin with a seed pearl and blue enamel star surround (2) £80-160 | Nil |
|
80 |
| 847 | A CASED SET OF 9CT YELLOW GOLD GENTLEMAN'S CUFFLINKS AND DRESS STUDS, each with floral engraving (one missing) £50-100 | Nil |
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| 848 | AN OVAL CAMEO depicting a male and female embrace, in a yellow metal brooch setting £350-550 | Nil |
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| 849 | Spare lot | Nil |
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| 1000 | GEORGE CHINNERY (1774-1852) A street scene in Canton, with Chinese figures smoking outside the door of a building, said to be the office of John Reeves, oil on canvas, 15.5" x 18.25". Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. This outstanding and rare depiction of a Canton street relates to a sketch in the collection of Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd, which was exhibited in Hong Kong in 1965 (no. 132). In the catalogue the scene is identified as being in Macau, but in correspondence with the Goodman family Francis B. Lothrop favoured Canton and proposed Old China Street, New China Street, or Hog Lane, as the location. Lothrop described the present work as: "The most interesting street scene by Chinnery that I have ever seen". Although there are variations between the sketch and the oil offered here, the relationship is striking and unquestionable. Chinnery's shorthand below the fire engine reads "The body of the engine in dark green and all the edges and ends of poles are red. The wheels are also red excepting the iron ends. The axletree is red. All the ... are oval at the end are red and letters in the oval goldy". Provenance: Apparently acquired by John Reeves after his arrival in Canton in 1812 and thence by descent £40000-60000 | Nil |
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55000 |
| 1001 | LAMQUA, Guan Qiaochang A portrait of a Hong merchant, identified as Chin Qua, or Mowqua (Wu Bingjian) seated on a terrace in front of a pillar, with a camellia bush and a junk on an estuary beyond, oil on canvas, 25" x 19". See illustration Provenance: Apparantly aquired by John Reeves after his arrival in Canton in 1812 and thence by descent. Until recent years this outstanding portrait was accepted as the work of George Chinnery. It is now attributed to Lamqua, the leading practitioner among the China Trade Portraitists. In the 1830's Lamqua ran a studio in 13 Factory Street, Canton, in which he employed some 20 assistants. The quality of the present work, combined with the importance of John Reeves, suggest that this work is the work of Lamqua himself, but an element of studio participation cannot be ruled out. Unlike Chinnery, Lamqua was an astute businessman and he became a not inconsiderable rival to the English artist. He exhibited works at the Royal Academy in 1835 and 1845 and later in America. The present painting relates to another from the collection of Mr Harry Peters Jr. illustrated by Henry and Sidney Berry-Hill, "George Chinnery", published England, 1963, plate 41, where the sitter is described as Chin Qua. Academic opinion now favours Mowqua as the sitter. Indeed, it is possible that the work illustrated in Berry-Hill is, in fact, the present picture from the Goodman collection, with an erroneous acknowledgement in the text. Mowqua was a large and robust man and is remembered as an amiable character with a prodigious appetite. Following his father's death in 1812 until 1835, he was officially regarded as the second merchant, after Howqua, in the Co-Hong. In the great fire of 1822 (See lot 1002) he lost property valued at £120,000 and it was this set back, exacerbated by reckless borrowing, that meant his financial state was often precarious. See Patrick Conner: "George Chinnery 1774-1852, Artist of India and the China Coast", published England 1993 and Henry and Sidney Berry-Hill: "George Chinnery 1774-1852", published England 1963. £30000-50000 | Nil |
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38000 |
| 1002 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1822 The burnt Hongs after the Great Fire of 1822, with numerous figures and junks in the foreground, gouache, the reverse of the frame bears a label inscribed in pen "The ruins of the Hongs at Canton after their destruction by fire in 1857. Watercolour. Chinnery School?", 16.5" x 21.25". See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. The Great Fire of 1822 destroyed a large part of Canton. Mowqua alone lost property to the value of 350,000 taels (£120,000). £2000-4000 | Nil |
|
2400 |
| 1003 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 The interior of an office, said to be that of John Reeves, gouache, 13.75" x 17.75" (unframed). See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. The family have traditionally identified this interior scene as the office of John Reeves and there seems no reason to doubt it. Sadly, Chinnery's oil (lot 1000) does not show the fenestration of the windows on the first floor of the building or those at the rear. This rare depiction of an Anglo-Chinese interior provides a valuable record of the interior furnishing of a Company office during the early part of the 19th century. £3000-5000 | Nil |
|
3500 |
| 1004 | CHINESE SCHOOL, early 19th century A series of nine studies of women engaged in a variety of pursuits, gouache, 9.75" x 7.25", including the pale blue silk borders. See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £400-600 | Nil |
|
1000 |
| 1005 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 A series of four studies of precious objects arranged on shelves, stands and lacquer tables, gouache in ivory silk borders, 12.25" x 7.75" (4). See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £200-400 | Nil |
|
550 |
| 1006 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 A vase of prunus blossom on a stand with a plate of gourds, with two other vases and a stand, gouache on pith paper, 7.5" x 10.75" and a pair of studies of precious objects in ivory silk borders, 9.25" x 6.25" (3) £200-400 | Nil |
|
300 |
| 1007 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 A folding "concertina" album of twelve studies of mythical figures and warriors, gouache with pale blue paper borders, 9" x 7", in the original figured green silk cover. See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £500-1000 | Nil |
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| 1008 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 Three studies of camellias, gouache on pith paper, 7" x 5", and eight leaf paintings of flowers, figures and butterflies (unframed) (11) Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £100-200 | Nil |
|
400 |
| 1009 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 Three sheets of studies, each of four butterflies and moths, with annotations in pencil, apparently in John Reeves' hand, including "Macau", each 8" x 10", mounted on later boards, together with a study of a moth on a large green leaf and a botanical study (unframed) (5) Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £500-1000 | Nil |
|
1200 |
| 1010 | CHINESE SCHOOL, circa 1820 A calligrapher holding a pen and a sheet of paper and wearing an elaborate robe, gouache on pith paper, 11.25" x 8.5", and the companion of a young woman (2) Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £100-200 | Nil |
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350 |
| 1011 | ASCRIBED TO GEORGE CHINNERY A portrait miniature of John Russell Reeves, wearing a light coloured suit and a black stock, oval, on ivory, in a gilt metal frame with a black and lavender enamel border, the reverse inscribed "In Memoriam. John Russell Reeves born Jny. 10th 1804, died May 1st 1877". See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. Traditionally the artist of this miniature has been identified as George Chinnery. John Russell Reeves joined his father, John Reeves, in China in 1827 at the age of 23 and Chinnery fled to the China coast to escape his creditors in Calcutta in 1825. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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| 1015 | A CHINESE "SANG DE BOEUF" BOTTLE VASE with an unglazed base, probably Qianlong/Jiaqing, 12" high, together with a carved hardwood stand with inverted scroll feet, 13.5" high overall. See illustration Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £500-1000 | Nil |
|
2100 |
|
1016 |
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE JUG AND BASIN enamelled in polychrome with figures in gardens and amidst cloud scrolls within borders of fruit and flowers, the helmet-shaped jug with a simple scroll handle and a turquoise-glazed interior, 9.25" high and the bowl with a turquoise glazed exterior, Daoguang, 15.75" dia. (damaged). Provenance: John Reeves and thence by descent. £50-100 |
Nil |
|
60 |
