Duke's Auction 2nd December. Important Chinese objects from old Westcountry collections

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Captain C.B. Kidd MFH Irene Swinton Parker

Professor. E J H Corner Dorothy Lillian Worrall Sophie Marcelle Wood

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FROM HAN TO QINGFriday, December 2nd, 2011 at 10.30 am

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The Eumorfopoulos Collection

Captain CB Kidd MFH

The Worrall family

Professor E J H Corner

Mrs Irene Swinton Parker

The Wood family, formerly of Dunholme Manor, Dorset

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A Chinese yellow jade pendant from the Summer Palace Qianlong, 4 ¾"

Sold for £400,000

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1000 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURES OF SEATED DIGNITARIES covered in coloured glazes with the faces left in biscuit, the reverse of each with a pierced rectangular aperture, each on a moulded rectangular plinth, Kangxi, 10¼” high (2)

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired in the 1960’s.

1001 A CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE of a court official covered in coloured glazes, on a rectangular plinth decorated with prunus on a green ground, probably Kangxi, 9” high.


1002 A CHINESE PORCELAIN HARE AND MOON GROUP covered in coloured glazes and seated on a rectangular plinth base decorated with fan-shaped landscape panels and a diaper ground, 10½” high

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset.

Lot 1000

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1003 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN PARAKEETS covered in a green glaze with black highlights and perched on pierced rockwork bases covered in a brown glaze, 7½” high, and another figure of a cockerel, 5¾” high (3).


1004 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURES OF PARROTS covered in coloured glazes and with biscuit beaks and claws highlighted with red pigment, on pierced rockwork bases, 8¾” high, and another pair of parrots (4)


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1005 A PAIR OF CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN RECUMBENT BUFFALO’S with incised black markings and hooves washed in a brown glaze, Kangxi, 5” long, on associated hardwood bases. (2)

Provenance: The Eumorfopoulos Collection. Illustrated in the catalogue of the collection by R.L. Hobson (vol. 5) published 1927 as no. 214 and illustrated as plate XXIX.

The collection of Captain C.B. Kidd MFH and thence by descent.

1006 A CHINESE PORCELAIN MODEL OF A PILE OF FRUIT covered in brown, green and straw-coloured glazes and contained in a fluted circular dish, Kangxi, 7” high, and two similar fruit ornaments (3)

Provenance: Probably the Eumorfopoulos Collection.


1007 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN MODELS of piles of corn covered in brown, green and straw-coloured glazes, each with a fluted circular dish, Kangxi, 5” high (2)

Provenance: Probably the Eumorfopoulos Collection


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1008 A CHINESE PORCELAIN GROUP of two figures enjoying a picnic, covered in green, brown and straw coloured glazes, Kangxi, 3½” high, and a similar standing figure, 5¼” high (2)

Provenance: Probably The Eumorfopoulos Collection.


1009 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN WALL VASES of baluster form covered in green, brown and yellow glazes and moulded with buddhistic lion's masks and flowers, the heads left in the biscuit, the reverse of one with an old collectors label, Kangxi, 6” high (2)


The collection of Captain C.B Kidd MFH and thence by descent.

Lot 1009

Lot 1008

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1010 A CHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSH REST in the form of a mountain covered in straw, green and aubergine glazes, one side moulded with carp leaping from waves and the reverse with blossoming plants and an insect, Kangxi, 3” high



1011 A CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUAN YIN seated holding a vase in her left hand and a flower in her right, covered in straw, brown and green glazes, Kangxi, 7¾” high, and another figure with robes enriched in gilt, Kangxi, 7½” high (2)



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1012 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE “MILLEFLEUR” BOWL with a cup-shaped body enamelled in polychrome with a mass of flowers and foliage, the base with an iron-red Jiaqing seal mark, 3¼” dia.

Provenance: The collection of Captain C.B. Kidd MFH and thence by descent.

1013 A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN MINIATURE BOWLS with octagonal faceted bodies finely enamelled in polychrome with immortals and other figures, the rims highlighted with gilt, the base of each with an iron-red Jiaqing seal mark, 1¾” dia. (2)

Provenance: The collection of Captain C.B. Kidd MFH and thence by descent.

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1014 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL with a fluted cup-shaped body decorated with panels of flowers and precious objects, the interior with similar panels of decoration centred by a bird perched on rockwork, Wanli, 6” dia., on an associated hardwood stand.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired in the 1960’s or 1970’s.

1015 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN WATER DROPPER with wings tucked-in and painted with plumage, the base unglazed, probably Ming, 5¼”.


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1016 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CHARGER enamelled in polychrome with a bird perched on a blossoming branch of peonies sprouting from rockwork, with butterflies fluttering overhead, Yongzheng/early Qianlong, 14” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Aberdeen, Scotland.

1017 A "SWATOW" BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER decorated with birds in a rocky landscape, within a scale-work border, the reverse with oval panels of stylised foliage, late Ming, 15½” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Weymouth, Dorset.

£200-400Lot 1016

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1018 A CHINESE “TEA DUST” SHALLOW BOWL with a double foot rim, probably Kangxi, 9¾” dia.


1019 A CHINESE CORAL GROUND VASE of archaic form, enamelled in polychrome with blossoming foliage sprouting from rock work on a coral ground, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue, 9¼” high.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970

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1020 A CHINESE “BLANC DE CHINE” FIGURE OF GUAN YIN standing on a base moulded with cloud scrolls, 18¾” high.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired in the 1960’s or 1970’s.

1021 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE enamelled in polychrome with three continuous landscape panels divided by formalised borders of leafy scrolls and flowers, probably Qianlong, 12¼” high


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1022 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE “MILLEFLEUR” CHARGER enamelled in polychrome and gilt with a mass of flowers and foliage on a black ground strewn with gilt scrolls, the reverse washed with a pink glaze and the base covered in a turquoise glaze and with an iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 20½” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970

Lot 1022

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1023 A CHINESE SHALLOW BOWL covered in a vibrant blue glaze painted in gilt with scaly five-clawed dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst cloud-scrolls, the interior with conforming decoration and a central flaming pearl, on a tall foot, the inset base with an incised six character Jiaqing mark enclosed by concentric circles, 5¼” dia.

Literature: A related Jiajing dish with incised dragon decoration is illustrated by Ayers in “Chinese Porcelain: The SC Ko Tianminlou Collection", Part I, no. 145.

Lot 1023

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1024 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND MEDALLION BOWL enamelled in polychrome with four circular landscape panels on a yellow ground with anhua decoration and overpainted in enamels with stylised flowers and foliage, the base with an underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark, 5½” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970.

Lot 1024 base

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1025 A CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE of hexagonal form covered in a blue “crackle” glaze, the sides with elephant's mask handles, the base with various old labels including one for Hancock, 37 Bury Street, St. James’s, London SW1, probably Yongzheng, 10” high.

Provenance: Probably acquired from Hancock, 37 Bury Street, St. James’s, London SW1, in the 1960’s.

Private collection, West Dorset.

Lot 1025

Lot 1025 base

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1026 A CHINESE PORCELAIN “MILLEFLEUR” CUSHION BOX AND COVER enamelled in polychrome with a mass of flowers strewn on a gilt ground, the base with an iron-red six character Kangxi mark, 9½” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.

1027 A CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE of squat baluster form enamelled with four circular panels of figures and landscape on a turquoise ground overpainted with stylised flowers and scrolls, beneath a formalised border, the base with an iron red Qianlong seal mark, 6” high


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1028 A CHINESE PORCELAIN CHARGER enamelled in polychrome with two iron red five claw dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst clouds in black outlined polychrome enamels, the base with a double foot rim, probably Kangxi, 14½” dia.

Provenance: EJH Corner, Professor of Tropical Botany and a friend and confidante of the Emperor Hirohito of Japan and thence by descent.

Lot 1028

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1029 A CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE with an ovoid body enamelled in polychrome with a mythological scene with warriors in combat riding on the back of a tiger and a horse, the base with a Daoguang seal mark in iron red, 7½” high

Provenance: The aunt of the vendor, Mrs Judith Gluck, who lived in London having arrived in the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

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1030 A CHINESE “CLAIR DE LUNE” VASE modelled as a sack bound with cord around the neck and the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 13¾” high


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1031 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE decorated in the Ming style with simulated heaping and piling, with a dense band of meandering peonies below a border of ruyi-pendants, with a subsidiary band of meandering flowers above, the flared neck with plantation leaves with a lower key pattern band and a band of wave scrolls around the neck with ruyi-pendants below, on a circular foot with a band of scrolling foliage, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 15” high.

Provenance: Private collection, Poole, Dorset

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1032 A CHINESE GREEN CELADON MOONFLASK (BIANHU) each side is decorated with eight panels enclosing the eight Buddhist emblems (Bajixiang) radiating from a slightly raised boss decorated with a stylised flowerhead and divided by key pattern borders, the cylindrical neck with a key pattern band and the shoulders with stylised chilong handles, the rounded rectangular base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, 10 1/8” high

Provenance: The Wood family at Dumholme Manor, Bournemouth, Dorset and thence by descent.

No other celadon moonflasks of this form appear to be recorded in the literature, but other examples are known in blue and white porcelain, including the example illustrated in the catalogue of “Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum” plate 15, and another from the collection of ET Chow.

Lot 1032

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1033 A PAIR OF CHINESE GREEN CELADON VASES with European ormolu mounts, the porcelain vases with lobed ovoid bodies with pierced stylised dragon handles, the ormolu mounts chased with foliate scrolls, bell-flowers and rocaille-work, the porcelain and mounts probably 18th century, 15¼” high (2)

Provenance: Mrs Nancy Cotterell and thence by descent.

Private collection, East Dorset.

A pair of related vases are illustrated by Soane Jenyns "Later Chinese Porcelain"', from the Wallace Collection, London.

Lot 1033

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1034 A FINE CHINESE PORCELAIN CUSHION BOX AND COVER, the lid moulded with a scaly five-clawed dragon with articulated eyes and tongue surrounded by cloud scrolls and covered in polychrome glazes, the lower rim with an incised key pattern border and the base with a band of crashing waves beneath a conforming key pattern border with scrolls on a pale blue ground around the foot rim, the base covered in a turquoise glaze and with a moulded Qianlong seal mark highlighted in gilt on a red ground, 3½” dia.


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1035 A CHINESE “CLAIR DE LUNE” WATER POT of squat beehive form with low neck, the exterior lightly incised with three dragon roundels under an even “clair de lune” glaze, the base with a six character underglaze blue Kangxi mark enclosed by a double circle, 3¼” dia.

Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970.

1036 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE GARDEN SEAT of barrel form, decorated with a band of lotus within an undulating border with applied bosses, the pierced top with bird roundels and scattered blossom, Qing, 9¼” high.


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1037 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE enamelled in polychrome with pavilions in a mountainous landscape and a boat on a lake, the base unglazed, probably Daoguang, 14¾” high


1038 A CHINESE VASE of cylindrical form with a spool-shaped neck covered in a turquoise glaze, the base with double ring in underglaze blue, 17” high.


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1039 A CHINESE “SANG DE BOEUF” VASE of globular form with everted neck, the interior and the base covered in an ivory crackle glaze, Qing, 5” high.


1040 A CHINESE “SANG DE BOEUF” VASE of globular form, covered in an even red glaze with darker streaks, the base covered in a blue tinged glaze, with a carved hardwood cover, Qing, 5¾” high

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970

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1041 A CHINESE BOTTLE VASE covered in a “mirrored” black glaze and the base unglazed, Qing, 8” high.

Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970.

1042 A CHINESE BOTTLE VASE covered in a “mirrored” “sang de boeuf ” glaze and lightly decorated with a scaly dragon, the base covered in an eggshell blue glaze, Qing, 7¾” high


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1043 A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR VASE of ovoid form decorated in enamels with flowering blossoming branches on a black ground, the base with an old collectors label, probably Kangxi, 7¾” high.


1044 A CHINESE “SANG DE BOEUF” BOTTLE VASE covered in an even glaze with a slight crackle running towards the foot, 9¾” high

Provenance: Private collection, Swanage, Dorset.

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1045 A CHINESE PORCELAIN GROUP OF A RECUMBENT BUDDHISTIC LION with young covered in brilliant green, blue, yellow and brown glazes, 10¼” long


1046 A PAIR OF CHINESE “CANTON” FAMILLE ROSE VASES with ovoid bodies and flared necks, enamelled in polychrome and gilt with panels of elegant figures engaged in a variety of pursuits on a ground strewn with butterflies, flowers, figures, mythical beasts and precious objects, Daoguang, 24¾” high

Provenance: Private Collection, South Dorset

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1047 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE VASES of flattened baluster form enamelled in polychrome and gilt with panels of elegant figures on a ground strewn with fruit, flowers, birds and insects above a bold key pattern band, the necks moulded with playful buddhistic lions and chilong and the slightly domed covers with seated buddhistic lion finials, Daoguang, 21¾” high (2)

Provenance: Private collection, South Dorset.

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1048 A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON VASES with lobed ovoid bodies enamelled in polychrome and gilt with mythical beasts, birds, precious objects and butterflies, the flared necks tied with ribbon decorated with prunus and moulded with playful squirrels, Daoguang, 23” high (2)

Provenance: Private collection, Castle Cary, Somerset.

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1049 A CHINESE CELADON HEXAGONAL GARDEN SEAT with pierced decoration and moulded bosses and bianco sopra bianco decoration of blossoming shrubs with stylised scrollwork, Qing, 18½” high

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1050 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN PANEL enamelled with solitary figures on a rocky promontory overlooking a lake with mountains beyond, with four character mark, Qing, 9” x 6¾”, mounted in metal.

Provenance: EJH Corner, Professor of Tropical Botany and friend and confidante of the Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

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1051 A CHINESE DOUCAI BALUSTER VASE painted and enamelled with deer beneath a golden moon beside a gnarled pine tree, the upper register also lit by a golden moon and with a crane perched in the branches of a pine tree, the flared foot sparsely decorated with blossoming branches, with iron red and gilt diaper and scroll borders, the base with a six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue, 15¼” high


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1052 A CHINESE “TEA DUST” VASE, the bulbous body and slender neck covered in a dappled “tea dust” glaze, the base with an impressed Qianlong seal mark, 13½” high

Provenance: Bath, Avon

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1053 A CHINESE “DRAGON” BOWL enamelled in polychrome with colourful dragons interspersed with flowers and leafy tendrils, the base with a Daoguang seal mark in underglaze blue, 6¾” dia.

Provenance: The Wood family at Dunholme Manor. Bournemouth, Dorset and thence by descent.

Lot 1053

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1054 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWL on a raised foot, the body moulded with overlapping stylised leaves decorated with lines of calligraphy, the interior with seven lines of calligraphy, probably Kangxi, 6” dia. x 3¾” high

Provenance: The Wood family at Dunholme Manor, Bournemouth, Dorset and thence by descent.

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1055 A CHINESE BLUE AND COPPER RED INSCRIBED BRUSH POT of cylindrical form decorated with a calligraphic text in blue incorporating a copper red four character seal, the base with a recessed circle in the centre inscribed with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, 9½” dia. x 6” high

Provenance: The Wood family at Dunholme Manor, Bournemouth, Dorset and thence by descent.

A similar brush pot was included in the “Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics”, The Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1981, catalogue no. 112, and another was included in the Singapore Art Society Exhibition of Chinese Art 1953, catalogue no. 94.

We are grateful to Sir Michael Butler for inspecting this lot and assisting with the catalogue entry.

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1056 A CHINESE CELADON CENSER decorated in copper red and underglaze blue with four branches of ripened peaches with leafage, the interior covered in a white glaze, Kangxi, 9¾” dia.

This combination of decoration may be seen on a double gourd vase illustrated by Ayers in “The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Ceramics, Vol. IV, Painted and Polychrome Porcelains of the Ch’ing Dynasty", no. A536.

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1057 A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL standing with head raised and the humps fitted with a blanket splash-glazed in green and amber, on a shaped rectangular base, Tang, 23” high

Provenance: Acquired from John Sparks, 128 Mount Street, London W1 on 16th June 1958 by Alexander Sirot, Esq., London NW3 at the Grosvenor House Fair for £180. Sold with the original invoice from John Sparks.

Private collection, Highcliffe, Dorset.

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1058 A MINIATURE CHINESE “POWDER BLUE” CUSHION BOX AND COVER of circular form covered in an even powder-blue glaze, the base with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, 1¾” dia.


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1059 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, the square body with flaring sides decorated in underglaze blue with two pairs of ducks amidst lotus and cranes enclosed by foliate lappets and a band of ruyi and flowers around the shoulder, the recessed base with a four character Xuande mark in blue and with an old collector’s label inscribed “Ming Dynasty 1368-1643”, 4½” high

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Reverend JF Bloxam.

Margaret Medley illustrates a similar example from the Clark Collection in “The Chinese Potter: A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics”, page 221

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1060 A FINE CHINESE PORCELAIN CUSHION BOX AND COVER, the lid enamelled with a lakeland landscape with a figure crossing a bridge enclosed by a "millefleur" border strewn with flowers and blossom on a gilt ground, the base with conforming decoration and a lower blue enamel key-pattern band, the base with an iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 7½” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset, probably acquired prior to 1970.

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1061 A CHINESE SHONZUI-TYPE DISH decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with a central circular panel of a hare surrounded by four subsidiary panels containing cranes, on ground formed from eight geometric panels in a wheel design, the undulating rim with panelled decoration and the exterior with flowering tendrils, the base with an apocryphal mark enclosed by a double circle, probably Chongzhen, 6” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Highcliffe, Dorset.

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1062 A CHINESE "YIXING" TEAPOT of tapering square form with simple geometric figure of eight decoration, a simple scroll handle and spout, the lid with a wave scroll finial, the base with an impressed four character mark in a recessed square, Qing, 4¼” high

Provenance: Private collection, West Sussex.

1063 A CHINESE "YIXING" TEAPOT AND COVER in the form of a branch with a conforming branchwork handle and spout, the shaped lid modelled with a squirrel beside a leafy branch, the base with a seal mark contained in a square, Qing, 8¼” high

Provenance: Private collection, West Sussex

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1064 A CHINESE "YIXING" WATER DROPPER modelled as a lotus bid with various encrustations, with an impressed seal mark, Qing, 3” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Wimborne Minster, Dorset.

1065 A CHINESE “YIXING” WATER DROPPER modelled as a recumbent lion with a flowing mane, the eyes picked out with black glaze, Qing, 4¼” long


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1067 A CHINESE “BLANC DE CHINE” VASE of waisted form, the rounded shoulders with moulded buddhistic lion masks, one retaining the original oval drop, 17th/18th century, 12½” high


1066 A FINE CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN DISH of square form with inverted corners, finely moulded in the centre with a dragon chewing a flaming pearl surrounded by cloud scrolls, the exterior with panels containing blossoming plants and insects, the base with impressed square seal mark, Qing, 4¼”

Provenance: EJH Corner, (1906-1996) Professor of Tropical Botany and friend and confidante of the Emperor Hirohito of Japan

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1068 A CHINESE VASE AND COVER of globular form covered in an even pale blue glaze, the flat cover with an ovoid finial and a white glazed base with a double ring in underglaze blue, 17th/18th century, 8¼” high.


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1069 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR (GUAN) vividly painted with a wide composite floral scroll border around the body above a cache diaper band enclosed by a double line and with a band of upright lappets around the base, the shoulders with a subsidiary band of floral scrolls and the neck with wave scrolls, 10¾” high x 10” dia.

Provenance: The Worrall family of Liverpool

The Oriental collections of Mrs Dorothy Worrall are on permenant display at the Museum of Liverpool and the World Gallery Museum, Liverpool.

The wave band around the neck is a classic design of the Yuan period discussed by Kikutaro Saito in “The Yuan Blue and White” and the “Yuan Drama in the middle of the 14th century”, Kobijutsu, no. 18, July 1967 (Plt.1) and no. 19, October 1967 (plt.2), suggesting that it may represent the waves of the East Sea of Mt. Penglai, home of the gods. Every Yuan Drama ends with the eight hermits flying over the waves of the East Sea.

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1070 A PAIR OF “PEKING” BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASES with globular bodies and long cylindrical necks, each with a spreading circular foot, the base of each incised with a four character Qianlong mark, 10¼” high (2)

Provenance: Mrs Irene Swinton Parker, a 1920’s socialite and part of the bohemian Chelsea set of the period and thence by descent.

Lot 1050

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1071 A FINE "PEKING" GLASS BRUSH WASHER with an amber tinted body enamelled in polychrome with birds seated on blossoming plants sprouting from rockwork, the base enamelled with a four character Qianlong mark, 2” dia.

Provenance: Private Collection, Poole, Dorset

Lot 1071

108 109

1073 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE PHALLUS incised with scrolls and curling mythical beasts, the dark celadon stone with black and biscuit inclusions, 7¼” long

Provenance: Private collection, North Dorset.

1074 A CHINESE INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOK with a curved body broadening towards the end, inlaid with archaic decoration on a turquoise coloured ground, probably Western Zhou, 8½”, and a similar Chinese gilt bronze belt hook, probably Han, 5¾”.

Provenance: The Worrall family, Liverpool.

1074A. A CHINESE STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, the calm and serene expression with downcast eyes, 13½” high, on a rectangular plinth.

Provenance: Private collection, West Sussex.

Lot 1074

Lot 1073

Lot 1074A mark

110 111

1075 A CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA with a serene and benevolent expression, wearing an elaborate diadem and robes, on a double lotus leaf base with beaded borders, with extensive traces of red lacquer and gilt, Yuan/Ming, 14¼” high


This bronze may be compared to a similarly modelled gilt bronze bodhisattva in the Chang Foundation, Taipei, illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue, “Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal”, Taipei, 1993, page 78, no. 32.

Lot 1075

112 113

1075A A CHINESE MARBLE FIGURE OF GUAN YIN standing wearing flowing robes, probably Qing, 39”, on a hardwood base.

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset, probably acquired before the 1980.

1076 A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE OF BUDDHA seated wearing an elaborate diadem and robes and holding a flaming cup in crossed hands, on a double lotus leaf base, with traces of polychrome decoration, Ming/Qing, 11¾” high


1077 A CHINESE BRONZE OF A STANDING DEITY with right hand raised, on a rectangular base with projecting feet, probably late Ming/Qing, 11¾” high, and another Sino-Tibetan bronze of a deity (2)


Lot 1076

Lot 1077

Lot 1075A

114 115

1078 A CHINESE BRONZE BOWL of compressed form with simple loop handles, the base with a square panel containing a Xuande mark, 17th/18th century, 8¾” dia.

Provenance: A Somerset manor house.

1079 A CHINESE BRONZE BOWL of compressed form with simple loop handles, the base with a square panel containing a Xuande mark, 17th/18th century, 7½” dia., on an associated carved hardwood stand..

Provenance: GH Corner, Professor of Tropical Botany and friend and confidante of Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

Lot 1078

Lot 1079

1080 A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ BOTTLE VASE, the globular body decorated with butterflies and circular panels,on a geometric gilt wire ground and the neck with lotus and scrolls against a turquoise ground, with a gilded lip and circular base, probably Qianlong, 11” high.


116 117

1082 A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE of rectangular form carved in high relief with figures engaged in a variety of pursuits, trees, balconies, terraces and buildings, Qing, 4¼” x 3”.

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.

1083 A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE carved on either side with a cruciform panel containing figures and trees, the edge carved with flowers and scrollwork, Qing, 2¾” x 2¼”, and another hardwood example (2)

Provenance: Private collection, London.

1084 A CHINESE IVORY COUNTER BOX, the screw-on cover carved with figures on and around a terrace in the shade of a willow tree, the sides with conforming decoration, Qing, 1¾” dia.


1085 A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER carved with boys in a rocky landscape with trees, the sides with key pattern borders, Qing, 3” dia.


1081 A CHINESE BLACK STONE CENSER AND COVER, the lid carved with playful buddhistic lions and the body with conforming projecting mask handles with simple loops, on three feet, 8¼” high, on a trefoil-shaped carved hardwood stand, 10¼” high overall.


Lot 1081

Lot 1082-1085

118 119

1086 A FINE CHINESE TORTOISESHELL BOX AND COVER of circular form, carved in high relief with numerous figures in boats on terraces, labouring and in contemplation, in a landscape with trees, pavilions and elegant buildings, the borders carved with bamboo wrapped with feathery leaves, the sides and the base with conforming decoration, probably Qianlong, 6” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, South Dorset.

The exceptional quality and scale of this magnificent box may indicate that it was produced in the Palace Workshops.

120 121

1087 A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE of an elegant woman wearing flowing robes and holding two branches of fruit, with polychrome decoration, on an oval hardwood base inlaid with wirework, 10” high.


1088 A FINE PAIR OF CHINESE IVORY TABLE SCREENS each carved with elegant women on a terrace beside a pavilion, with rockwork and trees beyond, enclosed by a simple geometric border, the reverse of each with a single figure engaged in a task beneath a fan and a large leaf, the stand carved and pierced with scrolls conjoined stylised flower heads and the uprights surmounted by buddhistic lions, with some polychrome and gilt decoration, probably early Qing, 10½” high x 5¼” wide (2)


Lot 1087

Lot 1088

122 123

1089 A CHINESE HARDWOOD BRUSH POT (BITONG)carved with phoenix, chilong and other animals enveloped by clouds, the rim inlaid with stained ivory, engraved mother of pearl and hardstone, with flowers, bamboo and scrolls joined by wirework tendrils, the recessed circular base with five moulded rectangular feet, Qing, 6½” high x 4½” dia.

The dense and well patinated wood is probably Huang Huali.

Provenance: A collection of Chinese works of art from a Somerset manor house, including a rhinoceros horn libation cup sold in these rooms lot 574, February 10th 2011

Lot 1089

Lot 1089 detail

124 125

1092 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ VASE decorated in polychrome with bands of masks, birds, foliate lappets and scrolls, the shoulders with bronze masks with cloisonné drop handles decorated with a key-pattern band, the base with an inscription, 19¼” high


1090 A CHINESE HARDWOOD AND HARDSTONE EMBELLISHED DRESSING CASE with gilt metal mounts and handles, the lid decorated with women at a gaming table in the shade of a tree, the interior with a mirror on the front with three drawers, Qing, 11¼” x 13½”

Provenance: Private collection, London

Lot 1090

1091 A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSH POT (BITONG) carved through the skin with an extensive inscription enclosed by formalised bands, 6½” high

Provenance: Private collection, Swanage, Dorset.

Lot 1091

1093 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE with bands of geometric decoration on a diaper ground, the spool-shaped neck with simple scroll mask handles and the rim and base with a key pattern border, probably 17th/18th century, 19” high.

Provenance: EJH Corner (1906-1996) Professor of tropical botany and friend and confidante of Emperor Hirohito of Japan and thence by descent.

Lot 1092

Lot 1093

126 127

1094 A CHINESE BRONZE VASE with a spool-shaped neck and a globular body decorated in silver and gilt with a principal band of phoenix in flight amidst a band of flowering peonies enclosed by formalised borders of stylised leaves and lappets containing archaistic style geometric patterns, the shoulders with tatoe masks and ring drop handles, the base with a rectangular panel containing a Xuande six character mark, 9” high.

Provenance: A collection of Chinese works of art from a Somerset manor house, including a rhinoceros horn libation cup sold in these rooms lot 574, February 10th 2011

Lot 1094

128 129

1098 A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE OF A DEITY on a double lotus leaf base with a beaded upper border, probably Qing, 7” high.


1099 A CHINESE YELLOW GROUND ENAMEL BOWL enamelled in polychrome with a branch of peach with blossom and fruit, the interior with conforming decoration, 5” dia.


1100 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ VASES with pear-shaped bodies decorated with blossoming lotus and scrolls on a brilliant turquoise ground, the flared neck with pendant tassels and the base with lappets and a band of geometric decoration around the foot, Qing, 9¼” high (2)


1095 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE LIBATION CUP of large size carved with branches of blossoming peonies and chrysanthemums, the leaves with engraved veining and the interior with a silver metal mount, the stone with a mellow patina with a rich reddish tone, Ming/early Qing, 6” wide, and an associated hardwood stand with a pierced fretwork frieze.

Provenance: The collection of Captain CB Kidd MFH and thence by descent.

1096 A CHINESE “LAPIS LAZULI” MOON FLASK AND COVER with a flattened circular body and a simple moulded foot, the domed cover surmounted by a finial carved with playful felines, probably Qing, 5¾” high.


1097 A CHINESE IVORY BRUSHPOT with a cylindrical body carved in relief with figures in a wooded landscape with pavilions and rockwork, within zig-zag stylised foliate borders, Qing, 3½” high x 2¼” dia.

Provenance: Private collection, East Dorset.

Lot 1095

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Lot 1099

Lot 1100

130 131

1103 A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL VASE of flattened baluster form carved with branches of blossom and buddhistic lions mask handles, now with a silver rim, probably Qing, 4¾” high, a Chinese green hardstone vase and cover, 7½” high and a circular base (3)


1104 A PAIR OF CHINESE “SMOKEY QUARTZ” VASES, of flattened baluster form carved with birds in blossoming branches, with mask and loop handles and domed covers surmounted by buddhistic lion finials, 8” high, a censer and a smokey quartz figure of Hotei reclining on a carved hardwood base, 4” high overall (4)


1105 A CHINESE "AGATE" SNUFF BOTTLE with an ovoid body and a domed coral-coloured stopper, 2 7/8” high and seven other snuff bottles (a collection).


1106 A CHINESE CLEAR-GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE of large size with a flattened ovoid body internally painted with gnarled boughs of blossoming prunus and inscribed on both sides in black and red, with a simulated amber stopper, 4¾” high


1101 A CHINESE ENAMEL PLATE decorated in polychrome with butterflies and bats amidst summer foliage within a yellow ground band of lappets containing flowers and leafy scrolls, the diaper border with yellow ground reserves of fruit, insects and flowers, the reverse decorated with a phoenix surrounded by bats on a yellow ground, Yongzheng/Qianlong, 10¾” dia.


1102 A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF A

BUDDHISTIC LION with bushy tail and hair along the spine, 7”, on a carved hardwood base.


Lot 1102

132 133

1107 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BRUSH POT carved with figures in a punt on a lake surrounded by mountains and overlooked by a pavilion, the shore with gnarled pine trees, the base with a moulded border and three conforming feet, probably Qing, 3¼” high

Provenance: Private collection, London

1108 A CHINESE PALE GREEN CELADON JADE of a boy clambering over the back of a recumbent buffalo, 5”, on a finely carved hardwood base in the form of a lily pad, Quing, 6½” long overall.

Provenance: Private collection, Dorchester, Dorset.

Lot 1108

Lot 1107

134 135

1109 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE WATER POT carved as a crouching mythical beast with horns and flaming haunches, the back lightly incised with stars and with a circular aperture, probably late Ming/early Qing, 43/8”

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Warren E. Cox

For comparable examples see Wilson “Chinese Jades”, page 62, plate 65. Watts also illustrates a similar water pot in “Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing”, page 132, no. 109.

Lot 1109

136 137

1110 A CHINESE WHITE JADE BELT BUCKLE carved with pomegranates and peaches, the oval protrusions on the reverse carved with stylised flower heads within a border of wave scrolls, probably Qianlong, 4”

Lot 1110

138 139

1111 A CHINESE WHITE JADE SEAL with a square base surmounted by a crouching mythical beast, Qing, 11/8”

Provenance: Private collection, Poole, Dorset

Lot 1111

140 141

1112 A CHINESE COURT NECKLACE composed of hardwood beads interspersed with four larger amethyst beads and with drops composed of pink, green and amber beads and with a flattened celadon jade pendant with a pear-shaped drop below, probably late Qing.

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

Lot 1112

142 143

1113 A FINE CHINESE BLUE SILK DRAGON ROBE (JIFU) finely worked in satin stitch and couched gold threads with wrythen five-clawed dragons amidst cloud scrolls interspersed with auspicious emblems including bats, shoe characters and be-ribboned emblems, with a broad band of Lishui stripes along the hem, with gold-striped sleeve extensions, probably late Qing, together with a stole and a hat. (3)

Provenance: EJH Corner (1906-1996), Professor of Tropical Botany and friend and confidante of the Emperor Hirohito of Japan and thence by descent.

Lot 1113

144 145

1114 A CHINESE BRONZE OF A DEITY sitting astride a buddhistic lion with a bushy tail, probably Ming or later, 13" high

1115 OWEN JONES: "EXAMPLES OF CHINESE ORNAMENT" selected from objects in the South Kensington Museum and other collections, published London, 1867 by S & T Gilbert, with 100 coloured plates, and an embossed red cloth binding enriched with gilt

Lot 1114

146 147

1116 A FINE CHINESE CELADON VASE with a pear shaped body and a flaring neck, finely carved and incised with branches of blossoming peonies enclosed by borders of plantation leaves, the celadon glaze finishing neatly above the unglazed foot rim and the recessed base with a six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, 9½" high.

Provenance: Acquired by the vendors parents in the 1960's and thence by descent.

Private Collection, Dorset

Lot 1116

Lot 1116 mark

148 149

GLOSSARY OF CATALOGUING TERMS

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Use of inverted commas around a word, or phrase, indicates that the piece, or object, may not be what it is purporting to be, or it may be an old-fashioned term of art no longer in use. If you are in doubt, our specialists are available prior to the auction to offer guidance and advice.

With Chinese ceramics and works of art, if the catalogue states that the object in question bears a mark, but it does not state “and of the period” it indicates that we believe the lot in question may not date from the period suggested by the mark. Clearly, references to the colour of jade are subjective and again buyers are advised to inspect personally any items on which they intend to bid to ensure the colour meets with their expectation.

Measurements are all approximate and should be verified by intending purchasers.

Care is taken to ensure that any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date and provenance is reliable and accurate, but all such statements are statements of opinion and not to be taken as statements, or representations, of fact. Duke’s reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert, or authority, reasonably considered by them to be reliable.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS

The use of inverted commas around the name of an artist, or date, in connection with a signature, or inscription (ie. signed “Nicholas Chevalier”) indicates that the signature, or inscription, may have been added by another hand.


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