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Chinese & other Asian Works of Art

Auction 17963
8 Nov 2010, starting at 12:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £31,200 inc. premium
A jadeite pendant with diamond loop
Sold for £31,200 inc. premium
A mottled pebble jade snuff bottle; with stopper
Sold for £24,000 inc. premium
A small jadeite vase and cover
Sold for £20,400 inc. premium
A yellow and green-enamelled bowl Kangxi six-character mark

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2 Chinese School £216
€252
HK$ 2,617
3 A Chinese hanging scroll Attributed to Huang Zhou £1,320
€1,541
HK$ 15,996
4 A Ming painting £3,600
€4,204
HK$ 43,628
7 Attributed to Ti'ng Yi-Yung/Ding Yangyong (1902-1978) £1,200
€1,401
HK$ 14,542
11 Eleven volumes of blue-backed, Chinese-text paperbacks relating to the paintings of Wu Youru (died 1894) Late Qing Dynasty or later £600
€700
HK$ 7,271
12 A selection of reference books and gallery catalogues mainly pertaining to Asian art £2,880
€3,363
HK$ 34,902
13 A Survey of Chinese Ceramics by Liu Liang-yu, vols. 1 - 5 £720
€840
HK$ 8,725
15 A Chinese woven textile wall hanging Qing Dyansty or later £36
€42
HK$ 436
16 A painting of Sakyamuni, The Historical Buddha Qing Dynasty £2,160
€2,522
HK$ 26,176
18 A kakejiku £36
€42
HK$ 436
21 Four kakejiku £36
€42
HK$ 436
25 A number of books on Chinese art, history and culture £36
€42
HK$ 436
27 A number of Chinese Art auction and gallery catalogues £1,800
€2,102
HK$ 21,814
28 A number of Japanese Art auction and gallery catalogues £96
€112
HK$ 1,163
29 A collection of Japanese and Chinese Art reference books and auction catalogues £132
€154
HK$ 1,599
31 A small collection of Chinese and Japanese ceramic items £36
€42
HK$ 436
32 A mottled sang-de-boeuf vase with long cylindrical neck £36
€42
HK$ 436
33 Two wood Noh, or other theatrical masks £36
€42
HK$ 436
36 A wood okimono carved as a group of three puppies £480
€560
HK$ 5,817
37 A Satsuma group of three shishi Meiji Period £540
€630
HK$ 6,544
39 A pair of quatrefoil lacquer vases Meiji Period £1,800
€2,102
HK$ 21,814
41 A Kutani or Kutani-style oviform vase and cover £1,320
€1,541
HK$ 15,996
43 A stag antler netsuke 19th century £168
€196
HK$ 2,035
44 A large Chinese silver trophy 20th century £2,280
€2,662
HK$ 27,631
45 Three white metal ingots £600
€700
HK$ 7,271
47 A Chinese silver box Probably late 19th/early 20th century £312
€364
HK$ 3,781
49 A bronze tripod censer with dragon handles The base with a seal mark; each foot also bearing a single character £2,160
€2,522
HK$ 26,176
50 A bronze censer of cylindrical form Xuande six-character mark £2,640
€3,083
HK$ 31,993
52 A gilt metal censer of tripod form £1,200
€1,401
HK$ 14,542
53 A bronze tripod censer with two handles The base with six-character mark £2,880
€3,363
HK$ 34,902
56 An associated pair of cloisonné box and covers £420
€490
HK$ 5,089
58 A cloisonné enamel vase of yu hu chun ping form £4,800
€5,606
HK$ 58,170
59 A pair of turquoise ground cloisonné enamel vases 18th or 19th century £6,000
€7,007
HK$ 72,713
60 A cloisonné vase with mythological animal handles £4,560
€5,325
HK$ 55,262
61A A carved wood figure of a seated scholar £36
€42
HK$ 436
63 A Chinese wood sculpture of an emaciated luohan, scholar or other character; possibly intended as Li T'ieh-kuai £600
€700
HK$ 7,271
65A A bamboo brush pot of cylindrical form £36
€42
HK$ 436
68 A rare early brown lacquer flower head cup Song Dynasty £2,400
€2,803
HK$ 29,085
70 A large dry lacquer figure of a luohan Possibly 17th century £1,680
€1,962
HK$ 20,359
72 An ivory figure of a standing scholar or official Early/mid Qing Dynasty £13,200
€15,416
HK$ 159,969
73 A Cantonese style reticulated ivory casket and cover 19th or 20th century £660
€770
HK$ 7,998
73A An Indian sectional ivory or bone group of Kali 19th century £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
80 A bronze ritual vessel of tripod form; and a cylindrical wood perfume or other container £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
81A A Korean wood chest £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
82 A Chinese wood mounted clock with circular dial and Roman numerals £960
€1,121
HK$ 11,634
84 A Tibetan wood manuscript cover of typical rectangular form 15th/16th century £6,000
€7,007
HK$ 72,713
85 Three various bronze figures Ming Dynasty £3,600
€4,204
HK$ 43,628
87 A Himalayan gilded bronze figure of a seated Buddhist deity, probably The Historical Buddha, Sakyamuni £960
€1,121
HK$ 11,634
90 A Sino-Tibetan or Himalayan gilt-bronze figure £2,400
€2,803
HK$ 29,085
91 A Himalayan gilded metal figure of a Buddhist deity, probably Amitayas £2,160
€2,522
HK$ 26,176
92 A Nepalese or Himalayan gilded bronze figure of a Buddhist deity, possibly the non-Tathagata Buddha, Amitayas £3,360
€3,924
HK$ 40,719
100 A bronze box and cover of circular form Qianlong six-character mark £720
€840
HK$ 8,725
101 A famille rose bowl Qianlong mark £540
€630
HK$ 6,544
102 A Canton famille rose punchbowl Qing Dynasty £960
€1,121
HK$ 11,634
108 A famille rose part service for the Baba/Nonya Market £1,560
€1,822
HK$ 18,905
112 Two vases £216
€252
HK$ 2,617
116 Three blue and white bottle-shaped vases Kangxi £3,120
€3,644
HK$ 37,810
118 A pair of blue and white prunus jars and covers Kangxi £2,400
€2,803
HK$ 29,085
119 A Transitional wucai oviform vase with a later, associated cover £360
€420
HK$ 4,362
120 A famille rose fish or bulb bowl on four-shaped feet £3,360
€3,924
HK$ 40,719
122 An associated pair of famille verte figures £456
€532
HK$ 5,526
123 A porcelain plaque of rectangular form With Zhang Zhitang inscription £15,600
€18,220
HK$ 189,054
125 Eight brush pots and a cup Two with a Kangxi mark; and one with a four-character mark £1,200
€1,401
HK$ 14,542
126 A Longquan celadon jarlet Song Dynasty £1,320
€1,541
HK$ 15,996
128 A famille rose vase with trumpet neck and turquoise-glazed interior £1,440
€1,681
HK$ 17,451
129 A doucai oviform vase, decorated with lotus and floral designs Yongzheng six-character mark £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
130 A yellow-ground, famille rose dish of circular form Guangxu six-character mark £2,280
€2,662
HK$ 27,631
132 A Chinese wood mounted famille rose plaque of rectangular form £456
€532
HK$ 5,526
133 A Chinese wood mounted, polychrome enamel plaque £4,200
€4,905
HK$ 50,899
134 A white monochrome box and cover of circular form Qianlong six-character mark £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
135 A famille rose bowl £48
€56
HK$ 581
136 A polychrome decorated bowl with tomato-red exterior Qianlong four-character mark £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
137 A famille rose dish of circular form Four-character seal mark £108
€126
HK$ 1,308
138 Four various ceramic wares £11,400
€13,314
HK$ 138,155
139 A blue and white dish decorated with a mountainous river landscape Chenghua six-character mark, but possibly Japanese £36
€42
HK$ 436
142 A Celadon-ground Cadogan teapot with underglaze-red, and blue enamel £360
€420
HK$ 4,362
143 A large blue and white dish £240
€280
HK$ 2,908
144 Two famille verte vases of cylindrical form £1,200
€1,401
HK$ 14,542
146 A su san cai decorated stand or brick of rectangular form £1,440
€1,681
HK$ 17,451
147 An underglaze blue and underglaze red stem cup (You li hong san yu gao zu bei) Chenghua six-character mark £1,680
€1,962
HK$ 20,359
149 A small wucai vase with unglazed base £1,200
€1,401
HK$ 14,542
154 Two famille rose cups Each one with a Qianlong four-character mark £312
€364
HK$ 3,781
157 A famille verte teapot and cover £456
€532
HK$ 5,526
160 A blue and white bowl £216
€252
HK$ 2,617
161 A wucai box with reticulated cover Wanli six-character mark £480
€560
HK$ 5,817
167 Two clair-de-lune (tian lan you) style monochromes £960
€1,121
HK$ 11,634
173 A blue and white Huqqa base of traditional form £2,280
€2,662
HK$ 27,631
175 Three various blue and white vases of meiping form £420
€490
HK$ 5,089
177 Two blue and white wares £420
€490
HK$ 5,089
182 A pair of robin's egg glazed brush washers £660
€770
HK$ 7,998
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