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Asian Decorative Arts

Auction 20067
11 Dec 2012, starting at 10:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 74,500 inc. premium
A pair of famille rose enameled porcelain vases Qianlong marks, Late Qing/Republic Period
Sold for US$ 56,250 inc. premium
A good blue and white glazed porcelain vase, tianqiuping Late Qing dynasty
Sold for US$ 53,750 inc. premium
A polychrome lacquer circular covered box 18th century
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
A famille rose enameled porcelain bottle vase with figural decoration Qianlong mark, late 20th century

Lots

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8001 A small cobalt glazed porcelain jar with white slip decoration Wanli period US$ 1,250
£827
€966
8003 A blue and white porcelain globular jar Transitional period US$ 4,750
£3,145
€3,671
8006 Two blue and white porcelain ovoid jars Kangxi marks, 19th century US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
8007 A blue and white jar with cracked ice and prunus decoration Chenghua mark, late Qing dynasty US$ 500
£331
€386
8008 A good blue and white glazed porcelain vase, tianqiuping Late Qing dynasty US$ 56,250
£37,254
€43,473
8012 A blue and white porcelain baluster vase Kangxi period US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
8015 A pair of massive blue and white porcelain vases 19th century US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
8016 A blue and white porcelain vase Chenghua mark, 19th century US$ 2,250
£1,490
€1,738
8017 A pair of blue and white porcelain vases with landscape decoration Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,062
£703
€821
8018 A blue and white porcelain faceted vase with landscape and calligraphy 19th century US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
8019 A set of four miniature blue and white porcelain vases 19th century US$ 1,000
£662
€772
8020 A blue and white porcelain vase with figural decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 5,250
£3,477
€4,057
8021 A large blue and white porcelain baluster vase Jiajing mark, Republic period US$ 875
£579
€676
8022 A blue and white deep bowl Transitional to Kangxi period US$ 2,125
£1,407
€1,642
8024 An assembled grouping of blue and white soft paste porcelain vessels US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
8025 A blue and white porcelain bulb bowl Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,250
£827
€966
8027 Two blue and white porcelain bowls 19th century US$ 2,375
£1,572
€1,835
8028 A massive Canton blue and white export porcelain tank 19th century US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
8030 A blue and white porcelain rectangular censer Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,750
£1,159
€1,352
8031 A blue and white porcelain bowl Yongzheng mark US$ 4,750
£3,145
€3,671
8032 A blue and white porcelain brushpot, bitong 19th century US$ 4,000
£2,649
€3,091
8033 A blue and white porcelain brushpot, bitong Yuncangmeiji mark, late Qing dynasty US$ 4,375
£2,897
€3,381
8037 A pair of blue and white export porcelain soup plates Chenghua marks, 18th century US$ 2,000
£1,324
€1,545
8038 A group of three blue and white export porcelain dishes Chenghua marks, 18th century US$ 625
£413
€483
8040 A large blue and white export porcelain deep dish 18th century US$ 2,125
£1,407
€1,642
8041 A pair of blue and white export porcelain chargers 18th century US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
8047 A blue and white porcelain rectangular plaque mounted in a mixed wood table screen US$ 2,125
£1,407
€1,642
8048 A celadon glazed porcelain garden stool with underglaze blue decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
8049 A celadon glazed porcelain jar with peach bloom glaze splash Kangxi mark, 19th century US$ 1,250
£827
€966
8050 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain baluster vase Ming dynasty US$ 8,750
£5,795
€6,762
8051 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain garlic-head vase Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 5,625
£3,725
€4,347
8052 A Zhejiang celadon glazed porcelain jar Qing dynasty, made for the Southeast Asian market US$ 875
£579
€676
8053 A celadon glazed porcelain vase with molded decoration 19th century US$ 5,000
£3,311
€3,864
8054 A celadon glazed porcelain triple spouted gourd shaped vessel Guangxu mark, Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,821
€2,125
8056 A large ovoid footed porcelain dish Yongzheng mark, 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
8059 A celadon glazed porcelain covered square box US$ 1,062
£703
€821
8062 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain stem cup Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 2,000
£1,324
€1,545
8063 A Longquan celadon crackle glazed porcelain bowl Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 750
£496
€579
8064 A celadon glazed archaistic porcelain vase, fang-hu Qianlong mark US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
8067 A Junyao glazed stoneware bowl Yuan dynasty US$ 1,625
£1,076
€1,255
8069 A Jianyao stoneware tea bowl 11th/12th century US$ 4,375
£2,897
€3,381
8072 A pottery model of a camel Tang dynasty US$ 1,500
£993
€1,159
8073 A painted pottery model of a recumbent ox Tang dynasty US$ 2,000
£1,324
€1,545
8074 A painted pottery figure of a bull Northern Qi dynasty US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
8076 A painted pottery cocoon jar Han dynasty US$ 525
£347
€405
8077 A Dehua porcelain cylindrical tripod censer 17th century US$ 1,750
£1,159
€1,352
8079 Two Dehua porcelain vessels 17th/18th Century US$ 2,250
£1,490
€1,738
8080 A white glazed porcelain dish with incised decoration 17th/18th century US$ 2,000
£1,324
€1,545
8082 Two Dehua porcelain tripod censers 18th century US$ 2,750
£1,821
€2,125
8084 A small soft paste porcelain water coupe 18th century US$ 2,250
£1,490
€1,738
8086 A small white glazed eggshell porcelain ovoid jar Qianlong mark, Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,821
€2,125
8087 A white biscuit porcelain brush pot with molded prunus design Wang Bingrong mark, Republic period US$ 10,625
£7,036
€8,211
8089 A pair of clair-de-lune glazed porcelain baluster vases Kangxi marks, 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
8091 A gilt-decorated blue-glazed porcelain dragon dish Qianlong mark US$ 1,000
£662
€772
8092 A blue glazed porcelain plate Guangxu mark US$ 625
£413
€483
8093 A fahua style enameled stoneware vase Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,500
£993
€1,159
8095 A teadust glazed porcelain vase Guangxu mark, Republic period US$ 4,375
£2,897
€3,381
8097 A teadust glazed porcelain hu-form vase Guangxu mark, Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,625
£1,076
€1,255
8098 A peach bloom glazed porcelain water coupe, taibozun Kangxi mark US$ 1,750
£1,159
€1,352
8099 A peach bloom glazed porcelain vase Kangxi mark US$ 1,250
£827
€966
8100 Two peach bloom glazed porcelain vases Kangxi marks US$ 6,250
£4,139
€4,830
8101 A peach bloom glazed porcelain ovoid vase Kangxi mark US$ 1,000
£662
€772
8102 A langyao glazed porcelain baluster vase Late Qing/Repubic period US$ 1,000
£662
€772
8104 A group of three transmutation glazed porcelain jars US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
8105 A pair of coral red and gilt decorated porcelain vases Jiaqing mark, late 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
8106 A transmutation red glazed porcelain covered jar Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,125
£745
€869
8107 A pair of transmutation glazed porcelain vases Republic period US$ 3,500
£2,318
€2,705
8108 A transmutation glazed porcelain garlic-headed vase 18th/19th century US$ 5,000
£3,311
€3,864
8109 An aubergine glazed porcelain bowl with incised decoration Daoguang mark US$ 2,750
£1,821
€2,125
8114 A group of four miniature red glazed porcelain vessels US$ 437
£289
€338
8116 An assembled group of ceramic vessels US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
8117 A group of three miniature porcelain vessels US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
8120 A pair of 'Chinese Imari' export porcelain chargers 18th century US$ 625
£413
€483
8122 A lime green ground enameled porcelain plate with famille rose decoration Qianlong mark, late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,500
£993
€1,159
8123 A porcelain deep dish with famille rose enameled landscape and millefleur decoration Qianlong mark, Republic period US$ 1,375
£910
€1,062
8124 A pair of export porcelain chargers with underglaze blue and polychrome enamel decoration Qianlong period US$ 562
£372
€434
8125 A pair of iron red enameled porcelain deep dishes Guangxu marks US$ 1,625
£1,076
€1,255
8126 Two famille rose enameled porcelains US$ 1,375
£910
€1,062
8129 A polychrome enameled porcelain charger with magpie and prunus decoration US$ 875
£579
€676
8130 Two wucai glazed porcelains US$ 875
£579
€676
8131 Two wucai glazed porcelain vessels US$ 1,500
£993
€1,159
8135 A pair of underglaze blue and copper red Eight Immortals bowls Yongzheng marks, Republic period US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
8136 A famille rose enameled porcelain oval bowl Xianfeng mark US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
8137 A wucai decorated porcelain dragon bowl Guangxu mark and period US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
8138 A yellow sgraffito ground porcelain bowl with famille rose and underglaze blue ram roundels Guangxu mark US$ 5,625
£3,725
€4,347
8139 A famille rose enameled porcelain fish bowl Late Qing/Republic period US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
8140 A polychrome enameled porcelain bowl Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,821
€2,125
8141 A glazed biscuit libation cup US$ 1,125
£745
€869
8142 A group of six export porcelain teapots 18th/19th century US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
8144 A powder blue ground porcelain covered jar with famille verte and gilt enamel decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 6,875
£4,553
€5,313
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