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Fine Chinese Art

Auction 20024
8 Nov 2012, starting at 10:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £301,250 inc. premium
A fine white jade carving of a luohan in a grotto 18th century
Sold for £211,250 inc. premium
An extremely rare white jade 'geese' box and cover 18th/19th century
Sold for £181,250 inc. premium
A very fine and rare gilt-bronze Densatil 'four dancers' frieze Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century
Sold for £181,250 inc. premium
A monumental Imperial incense burner and cover 19th century

Lots

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2 A rare pale green jade figural group of a man and monkey Ming Dynasty £6,250
HK$ 73,739
CNY 58,318
3 A fine rare pale green jade carving of Buddha 18th century £133,250
HK$ 1.6 million
CNY 1.2 million
4 A pale green and russet jade carving of an elephant and groom 18th century £18,750
HK$ 221,217
CNY 174,956
5 A rare and fine pale green jade carving of an elephant and grooms 17th/18th century £49,250
HK$ 581,063
CNY 459,552
6 A pale green jade group of a hound and puppy Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty £10,000
HK$ 117,982
CNY 93,310
8 A rare pale green jade 'bixie' water dropper and cover 17th century £48,050
HK$ 566,905
CNY 448,354
9 An extremely rare white jade 'geese' box and cover 18th/19th century £211,250
HK$ 2.5 million
CNY 2 million
12 A rare white jade pouring vessel, yi 18th century, seal mark Daming Jiajing nian Zigang zhi (Made by Zigang during the Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty) £181,250
HK$ 2.1 million
CNY 1.7 million
13 A fine and rare white jade sceptre, ruyi 18th/19th century £145,250
HK$ 1.7 million
CNY 1.4 million
17 A pale green and russet jade cylindrical perfume-holder 18th century £55,250
HK$ 651,853
CNY 515,538
21 A pale green and russet jade 'landscape' boulder 18th/19th century £21,875
HK$ 258,086
CNY 204,115
24 A fine pale green jade carving of a luohan in a grotto 17th/18th century £51,650
HK$ 609,379
CNY 481,946
25 A rare white jade 'lion hunt' boulder 19th/20th century £37,250
HK$ 439,484
CNY 347,580
26 A rare pale green jade inscribed screen 18th century £109,250
HK$ 1.3 million
CNY 1 million
27 An Imperial carved three-colour lacquer 'chun' box and cover Qianlong £97,250
HK$ 1.1 million
CNY 907,440
28 A rare red lacquer carved 'three-dragon' box and cover Qianlong £49,250
HK$ 581,063
CNY 459,552
29 A rare silver cylindrical brushpot, bitong £25,000
HK$ 294,956
CNY 233,275
30 A gold and silver-inlaid bronze mythical beast Song/Ming Dynasty £27,500
HK$ 324,451
CNY 256,602
31 A large blue and white oviform jar Wanli £6,250
HK$ 73,739
CNY 58,318
32 A large blue and white jar Circa 1640 £11,875
HK$ 140,104
CNY 110,805
33 A blue and white 'qilin' dish Shunzhi, four-character mark Yutang jiaqi £7,500
HK$ 88,486
CNY 69,982
34 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £13,750
HK$ 162,225
CNY 128,301
35 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £15,000
HK$ 176,973
CNY 139,965
36 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £16,250
HK$ 191,721
CNY 151,628
37 A rare blue and white screen Zhengde six-character mark and of the period £73,250
HK$ 864,221
CNY 683,496
38 A very rare blue and white rectangular incense burner and cover Wanli six-character mark and of the period £37,250
HK$ 439,484
CNY 347,580
39 A fine blue and white tapering cylindrical vase, rolwagen Mid 17th century £39,650
HK$ 467,800
CNY 369,974
41 Two blue and white cylindrical vases Late Ming Dynasty £8,000
HK$ 94,385
CNY 74,648
42 A very large blue and white rouleau vase Kangxi £43,250
HK$ 510,274
CNY 403,566
43 A blue and white 'crane and peach' flaring vase, gu Kangxi £12,500
HK$ 147,478
CNY 116,637
44 A blue and white yen yen vase Kangxi £15,000
HK$ 176,973
CNY 139,965
47 A pair of blue and white bowls Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period £58,850
HK$ 694,326
CNY 549,129
48 A blue and white 'peach' dish Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period £30,000
HK$ 353,947
CNY 279,930
51 A fine and large blue and white 'dragon' dish Qianlong seal mark and of the period £91,250
HK$ 1.1 million
CNY 851,454
52 Ten blue and white dishes set within a pierced hardwood two-leaf screen The porcelain 18th/19th century £10,625
HK$ 125,356
CNY 99,141
53 A pair of blue and white 'dragon' dishes Daoguang seal marks and of the period £20,000
HK$ 235,964
CNY 186,620
55 A blue and white 'dragon' dish Tongzhi six-character mark and of the period £8,750
HK$ 103,234
CNY 81,646
56 A blue and white 'bajixiang' moonflask Qianlong seal mark, 19th century £5,750
HK$ 67,839
CNY 53,653
57 A blue and white moonflask Guangxu six-character mark and probably of the period £9,375
HK$ 110,608
CNY 87,478
58 A blue and white bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £32,450
HK$ 382,853
CNY 302,791
59 A blue and white bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £32,450
HK$ 382,853
CNY 302,791
60 A large blue and white green-glazed vase Late 19th/early 20th century £11,250
HK$ 132,730
CNY 104,973
61 A powder-blue-ground and iron-red 'fish' baluster vase 18th/19th century £8,125
HK$ 95,860
CNY 75,814
62 A powder-blue-ground and iron-red 'carp' baluster vase 19th century £12,500
HK$ 147,478
CNY 116,637
63 A pair of blue and white and underglaze-red vases Kangxi £16,250
HK$ 191,721
CNY 151,628
65 A pair of blue and white and iron-red 'dragon' dishes Qianlong seal marks and of the period £39,650
HK$ 467,800
CNY 369,974
68 A wucai jardinière Shunzhi £3,750
HK$ 44,243
CNY 34,991
72 A famille verte cylindrical brushpot, bitong Kangxi £16,250
HK$ 191,721
CNY 151,628
73 Two famille verte baluster vases 18th century £7,500
HK$ 88,486
CNY 69,982
74 A famille verte brushpot, bitong Kangxi £5,625
HK$ 66,365
CNY 52,486
75 A very rare and large famille verte 'five dragon' dish Jiajing six-character mark, Kangxi £37,250
HK$ 439,484
CNY 347,580
76 A large famille verte globular fishbowl 19th century, incised three-character mark fu jin de £5,000
HK$ 58,991
CNY 46,655
77 A large famille verte fishbowl 19th century £16,250
HK$ 191,721
CNY 151,628
79 A famille rose and gilt baluster vase and cover Yongzheng £17,500
HK$ 206,469
CNY 163,292
80 A famille rose green-ground bottle vase Qianlong seal mark £37,250
HK$ 439,484
CNY 347,580
81 A rare famille rose pink-ground vase Jiaqing seal mark and of the period £61,250
HK$ 722,642
CNY 571,524
85 A pair of famille rose sgraffiato blue-ground bowls Daoguang, four-character marks Wenfu Yawan (Elegant trinket for a man of literature) £8,125
HK$ 95,860
CNY 75,814
87 A rare famille rose belt buckle Daoguang seal marks and of the period £2,500
HK$ 29,495
CNY 23,327
89 A famille rose 'lotus' bowl Xuantong six-character mark and of the period £8,125
HK$ 95,860
CNY 75,814
92 A famille rose 'dragon' bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £25,000
HK$ 294,956
CNY 233,275
93 A pair of famille rose yellow-ground cylindrical vases Guangxu six-character marks and of the period £25,000
HK$ 294,956
CNY 233,275
94 A pair of famille rose fishbowls Guangxu £7,500
HK$ 88,486
CNY 69,982
95 A pair of famille rose saucer dishes Guangxu six-character marks and of the period £3,500
HK$ 41,293
CNY 32,658
96 A pair of famille rose oval jardinières Early 20th century, Hongxian yuzhi four-character marks £25,000
HK$ 294,956
CNY 233,275
100 A fine large famille rose fishbowl Qianlong £18,750
HK$ 221,217
CNY 174,956
103 A rare doucai saucer dish Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period £16,250
HK$ 191,721
CNY 151,628
105 A yellow and green 'dragon' bowl Qianlong seal mark and of the period £8,750
HK$ 103,234
CNY 81,646
108 A pair of blue-enamelled yellow-ground jardinières 19th century £5,000
HK$ 58,991
CNY 46,655
109 A pair of yellow-ground 'bats' jardinières 19th century £39,650
HK$ 467,800
CNY 369,974
111 A white-glazed bottle vase Tang Dynasty £20,000
HK$ 235,964
CNY 186,620
112 A Junyao bowl 13th century £9,375
HK$ 110,608
CNY 87,478
113 A Junyao tripod globular bowl 12th/13th century £12,500
HK$ 147,478
CNY 116,637
114 A Dingyao bowl Northern Song Dynasty £8,125
HK$ 95,860
CNY 75,814
118 A fine carved green-glazed bowl 14th/15th century £30,000
HK$ 353,947
CNY 279,930
120 A fine and rare flambé-glazed vase, hu Incised Qianlong seal mark and of the period £67,250
HK$ 793,432
CNY 627,510
121 A sang-de-boeuf-glazed oviform vase, hu Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period £145,250
HK$ 1.7 million
CNY 1.4 million
122 A rare flambé-glazed lobed oviform vase Impressed Jiaqing seal mark and of the period £61,250
HK$ 722,642
CNY 571,524
123 A sang-de-boeuf-glazed deer-handled vase, hu Incised Tongzhi six-character mark and of the period £15,000
HK$ 176,973
CNY 139,965
124 A peachbloom-glazed waterpot, taibai zun Kangxi £4,750
HK$ 56,041
CNY 44,322
125 A carved celadon-glazed globular vase 19th century £7,625
HK$ 89,961
CNY 71,148
127 A very fine blanc-de-chine figure of Buddha Impressed He Chaozong yin four-character mark, circa 1640 £67,250
HK$ 793,432
CNY 627,510
129 A fine blanc-de-chine seated figure of Guanyin 18th century £18,750
HK$ 221,217
CNY 174,956
131 An unusual robin's-egg-glazed square vase, cong Guangxu £5,750
HK$ 67,839
CNY 53,653
133 Two Yixing teapots and covers 18th century, seal mark Yang Baonian (on the unglazed teapot) £6,250
HK$ 73,739
CNY 58,318
134 An unusual documentary Yixing bowl Impressed Chen Jinhou zhi seal mark, 18th century £25,000
HK$ 294,956
CNY 233,275
138 A gilt-bronze standing figure of Guanyin Tang Dynasty £5,625
HK$ 66,365
CNY 52,486
139 A fine grey jade carving of a mythical beast 17th century £70,850
HK$ 835,905
CNY 661,101
140 A pale green jade carving of three sheep with an Imperial inscription The jade Ming dynasty, with inscription from the Qianlong period £43,250
HK$ 510,274
CNY 403,566
141 A pale green jade stem cup Early Ming dynasty £4,000
HK$ 47,192
CNY 37,324
143 A pale green jade 'three boys' cup Ming Dynasty £2,500
HK$ 29,495
CNY 23,327
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