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Fine Chinese Art

Auction 20024
London, New Bond Street
8 Nov 2012, starting at 10:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

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

Lots

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An Imperial yellow-ground 'dragon' carpet 19th century, five-character hall mark Taihe Dian bei yong (for use in the Hall of Supreme Harmony)
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335W
A yellow-ground rectangular 'dragon' carpet 19th century, five-character hall mark Taihe Dian bei yong (for use in the Hall of Supreme Harmony)
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
A rare set of photographs including of the remains of the Yuanming yuan Circa 1900
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336
A rare group of photographs, some signed Thomas Child, including views of the Yuanming Yuan and other locations Circa 1880
Sold for £13,750 inc. premium
28 views of Canton official buildings in an album
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337
Chinese School, 19th century An exceptionally rare documentary album containing views of official buildings in Canton
Sold for £55,250 inc. premium
One large painting depicting male figure
withdrawn
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338
Style of Giuseppe Castiglione Probably 18th century
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$ 94,000 - 140,000
CNY 74,000 - 110,000
Shen Quan, bearing cyclical date bing yin year (AD 1746) Pheasants below blossoming tree
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339
Shen Quan, bearing cyclical date bing yin year (AD 1746) Pheasants below blossoming tree
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
HK$ 180,000 - 230,000
CNY 140,000 - 190,000
Hanting ? scroll : Beijink opera
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340
Guan Liang (1900-1986) Chinese opera
Sold for £6,250 inc. premium
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Landscape scene
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341
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Landscape scene
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
HK$ 350,000 - 590,000
CNY 280,000 - 460,000
A famille verte porcelain plaque Signed Wang Yeting
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342
A famille rose rectangular plaque Cyclically dated jiwei year (AD1919), signed and sealed Wang Yeting
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
A famille rose rectangular plaque Republican period, sealed Wang Xiaotang
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343*
A fine famille rose rectangular plaque Republic Period, seal marks Wang shi and Xiaotang
Sold for £51,650 inc. premium
A famille rose rectangular plaque Early 20th century
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344
A small famille rose rectangular plaque Early 20th century
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$ 94,000 - 140,000
CNY 74,000 - 110,000
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