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Fine Chinese Art

16 May 2013 | starting at 10:00 BST

Live Auction

London, New Bond Street

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Auction highlights

A very rare blue and white garlic-head 'joined-lotus' bottle vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Sold for £679,650 inc. premium

Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Seated Lady with Flowers. Sold for £421,250 inc. premium

Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Opera scene. Sold for £421,250 inc. premium

A magnificent rare blue and white moonflask, bianhu Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Sold for £421,250 inc. premium

A very rare doucai and gilt baluster vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Sold for £325,250 inc. premium

A rare blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin and child Two impressed He Chaozong Yin marks, 17th century. Sold for £241,250 inc. premium

A fine and rare blue and white 'dice' bowl Yongzheng six-character mark in a line below the rim and of the period. Sold for £121,250 inc. premium

A very rare gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara 18th century. Sold for £109,250 inc. premium

A very rare Imperial yellow-ground 'dragon' barrel-shaped garden seat Jiajing/Wanli. Sold for £73,250 inc. premium

Two biscuit and green-glazed Buddhist figures Ming Dynasty. Sold for £61,250 inc. premium

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421 lots available

6^* — A large and rare Yaozhou-type green-glazed 'peony scroll' carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

7^* — A fine Dingyao carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

Sold for £97,250 inc. premium

8 — A rare incised anhua-decorated 'lotus-seed' bowl, lianziwan Xuande six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £79,250 inc. premium

9 — A rare yellow-glazed saucer dish Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £37,250 inc. premium

10 — A yellow-glazed baluster vase Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

11 — A yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' bowl Guangxu six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £3,250 inc. premium

12 — A fine green-glazed carved bottle vase Qianlong minyao mark and of the period

Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

13 — A sang-de-boeuf-glazed bottle vase 18th century

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

14 — A pair of red-enamelled gilt moulded simulated-lacquer lobed oval dishes 18th/early 19th century

£10,000 - £15,000

15 — A blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin 18th century

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

16^* — An unusual pair of lobed white-glazed 'Eight Immortals' jars 17th/18th century Each 23cm (9in) high (6)

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

17 — An unusual white-glazed anhua-decorated 'dragon' bottle vase Chenghua mark, 18th century

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

18 — A rare blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin and child Two impressed He Chaozong Yin marks, 17th century

Sold for £241,250 inc. premium

19 — A blanc-de-chine flute Qing Dynasty

Sold for £10,000 inc. premium

20 — A large Korean beige-ground ovoid jar Choson Dynasty, probably 17th/18th century

Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

21^* — A blue and white 'fish and lotus' bowl Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £11,250 inc. premium

22 — A small blue and white rectangular tray Wanli six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

23 — A blue and white box and cover Ming Dynasty, 16th century

Sold for £10,000 inc. premium

24 — A blue and white 'duck and lotus' jar Wanli

£15,000 - £18,000

25 — A blue and white double-gourd vase Circa 1640

£20,000 - £25,000

26 — A very fine blue and white vase, rolwagen Circa 1640

£50,000 - £60,000

27^* — A blue and white flaring vase, gu Shunzhi

Sold for £15,000 inc. premium

28 — A blue and white vase, rolwagen Chongzhen

Sold for £91,250 inc. premium

29 — A fine blue and white brushpot, bitong Chongzhen

Sold for £241,250 inc. premium

30 — A fine blue and white brushpot, bitong Chongzhen

Sold for £85,250 inc. premium

31 — A blue and white 'lotus' bowl Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

32 — A rare blue and white 'dragon' dish Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

£20,000 - £30,000

33 — A rare soft paste blue and white waterpot Jiajing six-character mark, 18th century

Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

34 — A pair of blue and white sleeve vases Kangxi

£5,000 - £8,000

35 — A pair of blue and white vases and covers Kangxi

Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

36 — A pair of blue and white 'fish' dishes Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

Sold for £15,625 inc. premium

37 — A blue and white 'lotus' bottle vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period

£20,000 - £25,000

38^† — A Ming-style blue and white garlic-head vase 18th century

£80,000 - £100,000

39 — A very rare blue and white garlic-head 'joined-lotus' bottle vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period

Sold for £679,650 inc. premium

40 — A magnificent rare blue and white moonflask, bianhu Qianlong seal mark and of the period

Sold for £421,250 inc. premium

41 — A blue and white dragon dish Guangxu six-character mark and of the period

Sold for £5,625 inc. premium

42^W — A large blue and white fish bowl Circa 1800

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

43 — A very rare large blue and white 'European subject' baluster vase Qianlong

£40,000 - £60,000

44 — A blue and copper-red garlic-mouthed baluster vase Chenghua six-character mark, 18th century

Sold for £31,250 inc. premium

45^W — A large blue and copper-red vase, hu 18th/19th century

Sold for £19,375 inc. premium

46 — A blue and copper-red 'dragon' vase, tianqiuping 19th century

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

47^† — A green, blue and copper-red baluster vase 18th century

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

48 — A blue and white garlic-head vase Qianlong seal mark, 19th century

Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

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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.
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- Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Fine Chinese Art

Auction highlights

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1 — A large green-glazed dish 14th century

2 — A large green-glazed 'basket-weave' dish 14th century

3* — Two biscuit and green-glazed Buddhist figures Ming Dynasty

4 — Two tortoiseshell-glazed bowls and one hare's-fur-glazed bowl Song Dynasty

5 — A Yaozhou carved 'floral scroll' green-glazed bowl 12th century

6* — A large and rare Yaozhou-type green-glazed 'peony scroll' carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

7* — A fine Dingyao carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

8 — A rare incised anhua-decorated 'lotus-seed' bowl, lianziwan Xuande six-character mark and of the period

9 — A rare yellow-glazed saucer dish Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

10 — A yellow-glazed baluster vase Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

11 — A yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' bowl Guangxu six-character mark and of the period

12 — A fine green-glazed carved bottle vase Qianlong minyao mark and of the period

13 — A sang-de-boeuf-glazed bottle vase 18th century

14 — A pair of red-enamelled gilt moulded simulated-lacquer lobed oval dishes 18th/early 19th century

15 — A blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin 18th century

16* — An unusual pair of lobed white-glazed 'Eight Immortals' jars 17th/18th century Each 23cm (9in) high (6)

17 — An unusual white-glazed anhua-decorated 'dragon' bottle vase Chenghua mark, 18th century

18 — A rare blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin and child Two impressed He Chaozong Yin marks, 17th century

19 — A blanc-de-chine flute Qing Dynasty

20 — A large Korean beige-ground ovoid jar Choson Dynasty, probably 17th/18th century

21* — A blue and white 'fish and lotus' bowl Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

22 — A small blue and white rectangular tray Wanli six-character mark and of the period

23 — A blue and white box and cover Ming Dynasty, 16th century

24 — A blue and white 'duck and lotus' jar Wanli

25 — A blue and white double-gourd vase Circa 1640

26 — A very fine blue and white vase, rolwagen Circa 1640

27* — A blue and white flaring vase, gu Shunzhi

28 — A blue and white vase, rolwagen Chongzhen

29 — A fine blue and white brushpot, bitong Chongzhen

30 — A fine blue and white brushpot, bitong Chongzhen

31 — A blue and white 'lotus' bowl Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

32 — A rare blue and white 'dragon' dish Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

33 — A rare soft paste blue and white waterpot Jiajing six-character mark, 18th century

34 — A pair of blue and white sleeve vases Kangxi

35 — A pair of blue and white vases and covers Kangxi

36 — A pair of blue and white 'fish' dishes Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

37 — A blue and white 'lotus' bottle vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period

38† — A Ming-style blue and white garlic-head vase 18th century

39 — A very rare blue and white garlic-head 'joined-lotus' bottle vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period

40 — A magnificent rare blue and white moonflask, bianhu Qianlong seal mark and of the period

41 — A blue and white dragon dish Guangxu six-character mark and of the period

42W — A large blue and white fish bowl Circa 1800

43 — A very rare large blue and white 'European subject' baluster vase Qianlong

44 — A blue and copper-red garlic-mouthed baluster vase Chenghua six-character mark, 18th century

45W — A large blue and copper-red vase, hu 18th/19th century

46 — A blue and copper-red 'dragon' vase, tianqiuping 19th century

47† — A green, blue and copper-red baluster vase 18th century

48 — A blue and white garlic-head vase Qianlong seal mark, 19th century

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New Bond Street

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3^* —
Two biscuit and green-glazed Buddhist figures
Ming Dynasty

6^* — A large and rare Yaozhou-type green-glazed 'peony scroll' carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

7^* — A fine Dingyao carved bowl Northern Song Dynasty

16^* — An unusual pair of lobed white-glazed 'Eight Immortals' jars 17th/18th century Each 23cm (9in) high (6)

21^* — A blue and white 'fish and lotus' bowl Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

27^* — A blue and white flaring vase, gu Shunzhi

38^† — A Ming-style blue and white garlic-head vase 18th century

42^W — A large blue and white fish bowl Circa 1800

45^W — A large blue and copper-red vase, hu 18th/19th century

47^† — A green, blue and copper-red baluster vase 18th century