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This sale is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future sales, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this sale, please contact customer services.
Buyers' Obligations
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
From 28 June 2025, the import into the EU of non-EU property of a certain age (and in some categories above a certain value) is subject to additional requirements. Under the relevant EU Regulation, it is the Buyer's sole responsibility to assess whether any Lot meets the criteria for import into the EU. The refusal of any required Import Licence or Importer Statement, or any delay in obtaining such Licence or Statement shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any Sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot.
Buyers' Premium and Charges
For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
Payment Notices
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
Shipping Notices
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.

†	Taxable
	VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.
*	Import low rate
	VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
AR	Artists Resale Right
	Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Y	CITES
	Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.

The Chester Sale

Lot gallery

148 — A Chinese blue and white 'boys' jar Ming, possibly Wanli

149 — A Chinese blue and white dish Kangxi period

150 — A Chinese Provincial blue and white bowl 19th Century

151 — A massive Chinese blue and white jardinière Late 19th Century

152 — A Chinese blue and white tureen and cover Qianlong

153 — A Chinese blue and white vase Kangxi period

154 — Twelve Chinese Kraak-style blue and white plates Qianlong

155 — A group of Chinese famille rose items Late 18th/19th Century

156 — A pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain vases Kangxi mark, but late 19th Century

157 — A large Chinese famille rose vase Qianlong mark but 20th Century

158 — A Chinese famille rose porcelain pedestal dish Late 19th Century

159 — A famille vert style ginger jar and cover 19th century

160 — A Chinese enamelled porcelain erotic container Early 20th Century

161 — Three Chinese copper-red glazed dishes Qianlong marks and of the period

162 — A Chinese crackle glazed vase 19th Century

163 — A Chinese turquoise glazed vase Late 19th Century

164 — A Chinese 'peach-bloom' water pot Kangxi mark and possibly of the period

165 — A small Chinese celadon-glazed vase Longquan, Ming Dynasty

166 — A blue and white coffee pot and cover 20th century

167 — A famille rose teapot and cover 20th century

168 — A blue and white censer and cover 20th century

169 — An enamelled blue and white teapot and cover 20th century

170 — An enamelled blue and white tea kettle and cover 20th century

171 — A Chinese Export porcelain plate Early to mid 19th Century

172 — A Chinese red and gilt lacquer travelling cabinet 19th Century

173 — A Chinese wood carving of a figure Possibly Ming

174 — A Chinese carved alabaster bust of Guanyin Late 19th Century

175 — A group of seven Chinese snuff bottles with stoppers 18th/19th Century

176 — A pair of Chinese ancestor portraits 19th Century

177 — A Japanese woodblock print of a Noh dancer 19th Century

178 — Two Japanese kakemono, or hanging scrolls

179 — A Japanese Imari brush pot Meiji Period

180 — A pair of Japanese biscuit porcelain models of dogs 20th Century

181 — A blue and white Kyoto-ware mizusashi or water container Mid 19th Century

182 — A set of five Japanese blue and white shallow bowls 20th Century

183 — A pair of Japanese leaf shaped dishes 18th/19th Century

184 — A Japanese Kutani bottle vase 18th/19th Century

185 — Two large Japanese Kutani chargers Meiji Period

186 — A Japanese Arita oval dish Meiji Period

187 — A large Japanese Satsuma vase Meiji Period

188 — A Japanese Satsuma vase Meiji Period

189 — A Japanese Satsuma ovoid vase

190 — A Japanese Satsuma vase Meiji Period

191 — A large Japanese blue and white burumai dish 19th Century

192 — A Japanese Imari dish Meiji Period

193 — A Japanese Imari blue and white dish Meiji Period

194 — A large Japanese Satsuma koro and cover Meiji Period

195 — A Japanese white glazed figure of a sage 20th Century

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148 —
A Chinese blue and white 'boys' jar
Ming, possibly Wanli

149 —
A Chinese blue and white dish
Kangxi period

150 —
A Chinese Provincial blue and white bowl
19th Century

151 —
A massive Chinese blue and white jardinière
Late 19th Century

152 —
A Chinese blue and white tureen and cover
Qianlong

153 —
A Chinese blue and white vase
Kangxi period

154 —
Twelve Chinese Kraak-style blue and white plates
Qianlong

155 —
A group of Chinese famille rose items
Late 18th/19th Century

156 —
A pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain vases
Kangxi mark, but late 19th Century

157 —
A large Chinese famille rose vase
Qianlong mark but 20th Century

158 —
A Chinese famille rose porcelain pedestal dish
Late 19th Century

159 —
A famille vert style ginger jar and cover
19th century

160 —
A Chinese enamelled porcelain erotic container
Early 20th Century

161 —
Three Chinese copper-red glazed dishes
Qianlong marks and of the period

162 —
A Chinese crackle glazed vase
19th Century

163 —
A Chinese turquoise glazed vase
Late 19th Century

164 —
A Chinese 'peach-bloom' water pot
Kangxi mark and possibly of the period

165 —
A small Chinese celadon-glazed vase
Longquan, Ming Dynasty

166 —
A blue and white coffee pot and cover
20th century

167 —
A famille rose teapot and cover
20th century

168 —
A blue and white censer and cover
20th century

169 —
An enamelled blue and white teapot and cover
20th century

170 —
An enamelled blue and white tea kettle and cover
20th century

171 —
A Chinese Export porcelain plate
Early to mid 19th Century

172 —
A Chinese red and gilt lacquer travelling cabinet
19th Century

173 —
A Chinese wood carving of a figure
Possibly Ming

174 —
A Chinese carved alabaster bust of Guanyin
Late 19th Century

175 —
A group of seven Chinese snuff bottles with stoppers
18th/19th Century

176 —
A pair of Chinese ancestor portraits
19th Century

177 —
A Japanese woodblock print of a Noh dancer
19th Century

178 —
Two Japanese kakemono, or hanging scrolls

179 —
A Japanese Imari brush pot
Meiji Period

180 —
A pair of Japanese biscuit porcelain models of dogs
20th Century

181 —
A blue and white Kyoto-ware mizusashi or water container
Mid 19th Century

182 —
A set of five Japanese blue and white shallow bowls
20th Century

183 —
A pair of Japanese leaf shaped dishes
18th/19th Century

184 —
A Japanese Kutani bottle vase
18th/19th Century

185 —
Two large Japanese Kutani chargers
Meiji Period

186 —
A Japanese Arita oval dish
Meiji Period

187 —
A large Japanese Satsuma vase
Meiji Period

188 —
A Japanese Satsuma vase
Meiji Period

189 —
A Japanese Satsuma ovoid vase

190 —
A Japanese Satsuma vase
Meiji Period

191 —
A large Japanese blue and white burumai dish
19th Century

192 —
A Japanese Imari dish
Meiji Period

193 —
A Japanese Imari blue and white dish
Meiji Period

194 —
A large Japanese Satsuma koro and cover
Meiji Period

195 —
A Japanese white glazed figure of a sage
20th Century