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Chinese & other Asian Works of Art

Session: Chinese & other Asian Works of Art

London, Knightsbridge
2 Nov 2009, session starting at 14:30 GMT

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A vase and cover
Sold for £13,200 inc. premium
A Transitional wucai vase and domed cover with knop finial 17th century
A famille rose square jardiniere, Republican 20th century
Sold for £11,400 inc. premium
A famille rose square jardinière 20th century
Two handscrolls, one signed Chao Mengfu, the other signed Liu Songnian
Sold for £8,160 inc. premium
Two handscrolls: one depicting warriors, scholars and archers in a rock and tree lined landscape, inscribed Chao Mengfu
An interesting collection of 30 small or miniature, mainly monochrome, vases Qing Dynasty
Sold for £7,800 inc. premium
An interesting collection of 30 small or miniature, mainly monochrome, vases Qing Dynasty

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A Zhao Mengfu scroll, but later (damaged)
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A Chinese handscroll depicting an extensive mountainous river landsacpe containing scholars and manual labourers Style of Zhao Mengfu; Qing Dynasty
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
Two handscrolls, one signed Chao Mengfu, the other signed Liu Songnian
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Two handscrolls: one depicting warriors, scholars and archers in a rock and tree lined landscape, inscribed Chao Mengfu
Sold for £8,160 inc. premium
A Chinese handscroll, ink and colour on silk, inscribed Qiu Ying
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A Chinese handscroll, ink and colour on silk, inscribed Qiu Ying
Sold for £5,280 inc. premium
Six pictures of Western chamber
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Chinese School Qing Dynasty
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A painting of a Mandarin girl
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Chinese School: oil on canvas 19th century
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
A large textile of a Manchu lady
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A large Chinese textile embroidered as Hsi-Wang-Mu, The Daoist Deity of the Western Paradise Qing Dynasty or later
Sold for £5,520 inc. premium
Chinese School: a pair of Ancestor portraits
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Chinese School: a pair of Ancestor portraits
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
Liu Shou Kwan, Tin Hau Festival, watercolour
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Liu Shou Kwan: ink and colour on paper
Sold for £5,760 inc. premium
A Chinese picture of a horse; framed and glazed
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A Chinese picture of a horse; framed and glazed
Sold for £720 inc. premium
A picture of two ducks beside lotus; framed and glazed
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A picture of two ducks beside lotus; framed and glazed
Sold for £600 inc. premium
Chinese School: ink and colour on silk
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Chinese School: ink and colour on silk
Sold for £480 inc. premium
A Chinese scroll of a soldier
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Chinese School
Sold for £336 inc. premium
A scroll painting of Manchu/Chinese women; and a lacquer panel depicting the Daoist, Shoulao
withdrawn
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A scroll painting of Manchu/Chinese women; and a lacquer panel depicting the Daoist, Shoulao
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Various artists: five woodblock prints
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Various artists: five woodblock prints
Sold for £156 inc. premium
Five Ukiyo-e, or other, pictures
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Five Ukiyo-e, or other, pictures
Sold for £264 inc. premium
A folio of sixteen various prints, mostly kacho-ga/natural history designs by Koson
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A folio of sixteen various prints, mostly kacho-ga/natural history designs by Koson
Sold for £780 inc. premium
A Japanese Book with kanji inscriptions stating:
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A Japanese Book with kanji inscriptions stating:
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
A wood netsuke of Daruma
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A wood netsuke of Daruma
Sold for £240 inc. premium
An unusual, stained ivory sui-gara ake netsuke or small okimono Inscribed Tomomasa
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An unusual, stained ivory sui-gara ake netsuke or small okimono Inscribed Tomomasa
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium
Three lacquer inro 17th and 18th century
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Three lacquer inro 17th and 18th century
Sold for £408 inc. premium
An ivory okimono of figures amongst carved pine trees Circa 1900
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An ivory okimono of Jo and Uba amongst carved pine trees Circa 1900
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
A pair of cloisonné vases Meiji Period
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A pair of cloisonné vases Meiji Period
Sold for £2,280 inc. premium
A satsuma vase 19th century
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A Satsuma vase 19th century
Sold for £360 inc. premium
A pair of bronze vases Meiji Period
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A pair of bronze vases Meiji Period
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
€1,400 - 1,800
An unusual bronze vase
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An unusual bronze vase
Sold for £480 inc. premium
A bronze urn and cover with dragon spout
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A large and unusual inlaid bronze hot-water urn Meiji Period
Sold for £96 inc. premium
Four Japanese ceramic objects
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Four Japanese ceramic objects
Sold for £120 inc. premium
A tsuba decorated with a profusion of flowers and chrysanthemums
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A tsuba decorated with a profusion of flowers and chrysanthemums
Sold for £60 inc. premium
A small dish by Jomi Eisuke Studio, decorated with Fujiyama
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A small dish by Jomi Eisuke Studio, decorated with Fujiyama
Sold for £24 inc. premium
A white metal pipecase of otoshizutsu form 19th century
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A white metal pipecase of otoshizutsu form 19th century
Sold for £336 inc. premium
An inscribed gilt-bronze figure of a deity with mandala behind
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An inscribed gilt-bronze figure of a deity with mandala behind
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A bronze two-handled tripod incense burner Four character mark of the Xuande Emperor, 17th/18th century
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A bronze two-handled tripod incense burner Four character mark of the Xuande Emperor, but Ming/Qing Dynasty
Sold for £1,440 inc. premium
A gilded metal bowl and monogrammed, domed cover of filigree and foliate form 19th century
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A gilded metal bowl and monogrammed, domed cover of filigree and foliate form 19th century
Sold for £1,920 inc. premium
A bronze and silver inlay figure of a seated scholar 17th/18th century
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An unusual incense burner designed as a Scholar or Official seated on a dais Qing Dynasty
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
A large cast iron seated figure Ming Dynasty or later
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A large cast-iron figure of a seated Deity or Guardian Ming Dynasty
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
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