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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$ 73,259
CNY 57,865
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$ 219,779
CNY 173,597
5 A rare and fine pale green jade carving of an elephant and grooms 17th/18th century £49,250
HK$ 577,287
CNY 455,982
6 A pale green jade group of a hound and puppy Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty £10,000
HK$ 117,215
CNY 92,585
8 A rare pale green jade 'bixie' water dropper and cover 17th century £48,050
HK$ 563,221
CNY 444,872
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 1.3 million
17 A pale green and russet jade cylindrical perfume-holder 18th century £55,250
HK$ 647,616
CNY 511,533
21 A pale green and russet jade 'landscape' boulder 18th/19th century £21,875
HK$ 256,409
CNY 202,530
24 A fine pale green jade carving of a luohan in a grotto 17th/18th century £51,650
HK$ 605,419
CNY 478,203
25 A rare white jade 'lion hunt' boulder 19th/20th century £37,250
HK$ 436,628
CNY 344,880
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 900,392
28 A rare red lacquer carved 'three-dragon' box and cover Qianlong £49,250
HK$ 577,287
CNY 455,982
29 A rare silver cylindrical brushpot, bitong £25,000
HK$ 293,039
CNY 231,463
30 A gold and silver-inlaid bronze mythical beast Song/Ming Dynasty £27,500
HK$ 322,343
CNY 254,609
31 A large blue and white oviform jar Wanli £6,250
HK$ 73,259
CNY 57,865
32 A large blue and white jar Circa 1640 £11,875
HK$ 139,193
CNY 109,945
33 A blue and white 'qilin' dish Shunzhi, four-character mark Yutang jiaqi £7,500
HK$ 87,911
CNY 69,438
34 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £13,750
HK$ 161,171
CNY 127,304
35 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £15,000
HK$ 175,823
CNY 138,877
36 A blue and white globular long-necked vase Mid 17th century £16,250
HK$ 190,475
CNY 150,451
37 A rare blue and white screen Zhengde six-character mark and of the period £73,250
HK$ 858,605
CNY 678,187
38 A very rare blue and white rectangular incense burner and cover Wanli six-character mark and of the period £37,250
HK$ 436,628
CNY 344,880
39 A fine blue and white tapering cylindrical vase, rolwagen Mid 17th century £39,650
HK$ 464,760
CNY 367,100
41 Two blue and white cylindrical vases Late Ming Dynasty £8,000
HK$ 93,772
CNY 74,068
42 A very large blue and white rouleau vase Kangxi £43,250
HK$ 506,957
CNY 400,431
43 A blue and white 'crane and peach' flaring vase, gu Kangxi £12,500
HK$ 146,519
CNY 115,731
44 A blue and white yen yen vase Kangxi £15,000
HK$ 175,823
CNY 138,877
47 A pair of blue and white bowls Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period £58,850
HK$ 689,814
CNY 544,864
48 A blue and white 'peach' dish Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period £30,000
HK$ 351,647
CNY 277,755
51 A fine and large blue and white 'dragon' dish Qianlong seal mark and of the period £91,250
HK$ 1.1 million
CNY 844,841
52 Ten blue and white dishes set within a pierced hardwood two-leaf screen The porcelain 18th/19th century £10,625
HK$ 124,541
CNY 98,371
53 A pair of blue and white 'dragon' dishes Daoguang seal marks and of the period £20,000
HK$ 234,431
CNY 185,170
55 A blue and white 'dragon' dish Tongzhi six-character mark and of the period £8,750
HK$ 102,563
CNY 81,012
56 A blue and white 'bajixiang' moonflask Qianlong seal mark, 19th century £5,750
HK$ 67,399
CNY 53,236
57 A blue and white moonflask Guangxu six-character mark and probably of the period £9,375
HK$ 109,889
CNY 86,798
58 A blue and white bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £32,450
HK$ 380,364
CNY 300,439
59 A blue and white bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £32,450
HK$ 380,364
CNY 300,439
60 A large blue and white green-glazed vase Late 19th/early 20th century £11,250
HK$ 131,867
CNY 104,158
61 A powder-blue-ground and iron-red 'fish' baluster vase 18th/19th century £8,125
HK$ 95,237
CNY 75,225
62 A powder-blue-ground and iron-red 'carp' baluster vase 19th century £12,500
HK$ 146,519
CNY 115,731
63 A pair of blue and white and underglaze-red vases Kangxi £16,250
HK$ 190,475
CNY 150,451
65 A pair of blue and white and iron-red 'dragon' dishes Qianlong seal marks and of the period £39,650
HK$ 464,760
CNY 367,100
68 A wucai jardinière Shunzhi £3,750
HK$ 43,955
CNY 34,719
72 A famille verte cylindrical brushpot, bitong Kangxi £16,250
HK$ 190,475
CNY 150,451
73 Two famille verte baluster vases 18th century £7,500
HK$ 87,911
CNY 69,438
74 A famille verte brushpot, bitong Kangxi £5,625
HK$ 65,933
CNY 52,079
75 A very rare and large famille verte 'five dragon' dish Jiajing six-character mark, Kangxi £37,250
HK$ 436,628
CNY 344,880
76 A large famille verte globular fishbowl 19th century, incised three-character mark fu jin de £5,000
HK$ 58,607
CNY 46,292
77 A large famille verte fishbowl 19th century £16,250
HK$ 190,475
CNY 150,451
79 A famille rose and gilt baluster vase and cover Yongzheng £17,500
HK$ 205,127
CNY 162,024
80 A famille rose green-ground bottle vase Qianlong seal mark £37,250
HK$ 436,628
CNY 344,880
81 A rare famille rose pink-ground vase Jiaqing seal mark and of the period £61,250
HK$ 717,946
CNY 567,085
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$ 95,237
CNY 75,225
87 A rare famille rose belt buckle Daoguang seal marks and of the period £2,500
HK$ 29,303
CNY 23,146
89 A famille rose 'lotus' bowl Xuantong six-character mark and of the period £8,125
HK$ 95,237
CNY 75,225
92 A famille rose 'dragon' bottle vase Guangxu six-character mark and of the period £25,000
HK$ 293,039
CNY 231,463
93 A pair of famille rose yellow-ground cylindrical vases Guangxu six-character marks and of the period £25,000
HK$ 293,039
CNY 231,463
94 A pair of famille rose fishbowls Guangxu £7,500
HK$ 87,911
CNY 69,438
95 A pair of famille rose saucer dishes Guangxu six-character marks and of the period £3,500
HK$ 41,025
CNY 32,404
96 A pair of famille rose oval jardinières Early 20th century, Hongxian yuzhi four-character marks £25,000
HK$ 293,039
CNY 231,463
100 A fine large famille rose fishbowl Qianlong £18,750
HK$ 219,779
CNY 173,597
103 A rare doucai saucer dish Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period £16,250
HK$ 190,475
CNY 150,451
105 A yellow and green 'dragon' bowl Qianlong seal mark and of the period £8,750
HK$ 102,563
CNY 81,012
108 A pair of blue-enamelled yellow-ground jardinières 19th century £5,000
HK$ 58,607
CNY 46,292
109 A pair of yellow-ground 'bats' jardinières 19th century £39,650
HK$ 464,760
CNY 367,100
111 A white-glazed bottle vase Tang Dynasty £20,000
HK$ 234,431
CNY 185,170
112 A Junyao bowl 13th century £9,375
HK$ 109,889
CNY 86,798
113 A Junyao tripod globular bowl 12th/13th century £12,500
HK$ 146,519
CNY 115,731
114 A Dingyao bowl Northern Song Dynasty £8,125
HK$ 95,237
CNY 75,225
118 A fine carved green-glazed bowl 14th/15th century £30,000
HK$ 351,647
CNY 277,755
120 A fine and rare flambé-glazed vase, hu Incised Qianlong seal mark and of the period £67,250
HK$ 788,275
CNY 622,636
121 A sang-de-boeuf-glazed oviform vase, hu Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period £145,250
HK$ 1.7 million
CNY 1.3 million
122 A rare flambé-glazed lobed oviform vase Impressed Jiaqing seal mark and of the period £61,250
HK$ 717,946
CNY 567,085
123 A sang-de-boeuf-glazed deer-handled vase, hu Incised Tongzhi six-character mark and of the period £15,000
HK$ 175,823
CNY 138,877
124 A peachbloom-glazed waterpot, taibai zun Kangxi £4,750
HK$ 55,677
CNY 43,978
125 A carved celadon-glazed globular vase 19th century £7,625
HK$ 89,376
CNY 70,596
127 A very fine blanc-de-chine figure of Buddha Impressed He Chaozong yin four-character mark, circa 1640 £67,250
HK$ 788,275
CNY 622,636
129 A fine blanc-de-chine seated figure of Guanyin 18th century £18,750
HK$ 219,779
CNY 173,597
131 An unusual robin's-egg-glazed square vase, cong Guangxu £5,750
HK$ 67,399
CNY 53,236
133 Two Yixing teapots and covers 18th century, seal mark Yang Baonian (on the unglazed teapot) £6,250
HK$ 73,259
CNY 57,865
134 An unusual documentary Yixing bowl Impressed Chen Jinhou zhi seal mark, 18th century £25,000
HK$ 293,039
CNY 231,463
138 A gilt-bronze standing figure of Guanyin Tang Dynasty £5,625
HK$ 65,933
CNY 52,079
139 A fine grey jade carving of a mythical beast 17th century £70,850
HK$ 830,473
CNY 655,967
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$ 506,957
CNY 400,431
141 A pale green jade stem cup Early Ming dynasty £4,000
HK$ 46,886
CNY 37,034
143 A pale green jade 'three boys' cup Ming Dynasty £2,500
HK$ 29,303
CNY 23,146
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