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Fine Chinese Art

9 November 2017 | starting at 10:30 GMT

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An important and exceptionally rare set of four huanghuali folding chairs, Jiaoyi 16th/17th century (4). Sold for £5,296,250 inc. premium

An important and exceedingly rare pair of large huanghuali tapering cabinets, yuanjiaogui Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century (6). Sold for £1,688,750 inc. premium

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Fine Chinese Art

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1* — A rare and large mottled beige jade blade, yazhang Neolithic period

2* — A very rare black and brown jade stem cup Western Han Dynasty

3* — Two archaic bronze 'taotie' masks Late Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties

4* — A gilt-bronze and a gold, silver and precious-stone-inlaid music turners Eastern Zhou Dynasty

5* — A rare pair of gilt-bronze inlaid 'taotie mask' ring handles Eastern Zhou Dynasty

6* — A rare set of gold, silver and hardstone-inlaid bronze harness fittings Eastern Zhou Dynasty

7* — A very rare set of four archaic gilt-bronze axle caps Han Dynasty

8* — An archaic bronze halberd blade, ge Western Han Dynasty, Dian culture

9* — An archaic bronze openwork 'dragon' halberd blade, ge Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty

10* — A rare archaic bronze 'phoenix' ritual wine vessel and cover, hu Zhou Dynasty

11* — Three rare archaic bronze 'mountain' musical turners Han Dynasty

12* — A rare silver filigree openwork perfumier Tang Dynasty

13* — A magnificent and large olive-green-glazed vase and cover Northern Qi Dynasty

14* — A fine small Xingyao white-glazed ewer Tang Dynasty

15* — A fine Xingyao lion-handled ewer Tang Dynasty

16* — A rare small Yueyao 'lotus-bud' jar and cover Five Dynasties

17* — A green-glazed 'lotus-petal' jar, guan Tang Dynasty

18* — Three sancai 'floral' dishes Liao Dynasty

19* — A rare green-glazed baluster flask Liao Dynasty

20* — A fine and rare Cizhou 'peony-scroll' carved globular jar Northern Song/Jin Dynasty

21* — A rare Cizhou 'peony-scroll' carved ewer Northern Song/Jin Dynasty

22* — A rare Cizhou black-glazed white-rimmed 'lotus-bud' jar Northern Song Dynasty

23* — A very rare Cizhou 'oil-spot' white-rimmed tea bowl Northern Song Dynasty

24* — A fine and rare Cizhou carved pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping Jin Dynasty

25* — A very rare small Jizhou reserve-decorated 'elephant' jar Southern Song Dynasty

26* — A fine and very rare Jizhou resist-decorated 'double phoenix' baluster vase, meiping Southern Song Dynasty

27* — A very fine and rare small Jizhou 'tea-leaf-pattern' tea bowl Southern Song Dynasty

28* — A rare Jizhou 'tea-leaf-pattern' bowl Southern Song Dynasty

29* — A fine and rare Jizhou paper-cut-out 'flower sprays' bowl Southern Song Dynasty

30* — A fine and rare Jizhou paper-cut-out 'prunus-blossoms' bowl Southern Song Dynasty

31* — A fine and rare Jizhou tortoiseshell-glazed paper-cut-out 'auspicious characters' bowl Southern Song Dynasty

32* — A fine Jianyao russet-splashed bowl Southern Song Dynasty

33* — A fine Yaozhou celadon-glazed 'four fish' moulded bowl Northern Song Dynasty

34* — A rare Qingbai-glazed 'chrysanthemum-bud' lobed stem cup Song Dynasty

35* — A rare small Qingbai-glazed figure of a seated Bodhisattva Southern Song Dynasty

36* — A fine and rare small Junyao 'chrysanthemum' petal-rimmed dish 13th/14th century

37* — A rare Longquan celadon-glazed 'eight immortals' baluster vase, meiping Yuan Dynasty

38* — An Yixing stoneware teapot and cover Jingxi two-character seal mark, Early Qing Dynasty

39* — An Yixing stoneware moulded 'prunus' teapot and cover 18th century

40* — An Yixing stoneware moulded 'dragon medallions' bowl Chen Jinghou zhi seal mark, Qianlong

41 — A rare large painted pottery model of an ox Tang Dynasty

42 — A painted pottery model of a caparisoned horse Eastern Wei Dynasty

43 — A rare sancai-glazed pottery amphora Tang Dynasty

44 — A small Jizhou 'tortoise-shell'-glazed bowl Southern Song Dynasty

45 — A small Dingyao carved 'lotus' bowl Northern Song Dynasty

46 — A Dingyao carved 'lotus' dish Northern Song Dynasty

47 — A rare Qingbai-glazed carved 'lotus' barbed-rim dish Southern Song Dynasty

48 — A Junyao-glazed purple-splashed bowl Yuan Dynasty

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1^* —
A rare and large mottled beige jade blade, yazhang
Neolithic period

2^* —
A very rare black and brown jade stem cup
Western Han Dynasty

3^* —
Two archaic bronze 'taotie' masks
Late Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties

4^* —
A gilt-bronze and a gold, silver and precious-stone-inlaid music turners
Eastern Zhou Dynasty

5^* —
A rare pair of gilt-bronze inlaid 'taotie mask' ring handles
Eastern Zhou Dynasty

6^* —
A rare set of gold, silver and hardstone-inlaid bronze harness fittings
Eastern Zhou Dynasty

7^* —
A very rare set of four archaic gilt-bronze axle caps
Han Dynasty

8^* —
An archaic bronze halberd blade, ge
Western Han Dynasty, Dian culture

9^* —
An archaic bronze openwork 'dragon' halberd blade, ge
Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty

10^* —
A rare archaic bronze 'phoenix' ritual wine vessel and cover, hu
Zhou Dynasty

11^* —
Three rare archaic bronze 'mountain' musical turners
Han Dynasty

12^* —
A rare silver filigree openwork perfumier
Tang Dynasty

13^* —
A magnificent and large olive-green-glazed vase and cover
Northern Qi Dynasty

14^* —
A fine small Xingyao white-glazed ewer
Tang Dynasty

15^* —
A fine Xingyao lion-handled ewer
Tang Dynasty

16^* —
A rare small Yueyao 'lotus-bud' jar and cover
Five Dynasties

17^* —
A green-glazed 'lotus-petal' jar, guan
Tang Dynasty

18^* —
Three sancai 'floral' dishes
Liao Dynasty

19^* —
A rare green-glazed baluster flask
Liao Dynasty

20^* —
A fine and rare Cizhou 'peony-scroll' carved globular jar
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty

21^* —
A rare Cizhou 'peony-scroll' carved ewer
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty

22^* —
A rare Cizhou black-glazed white-rimmed 'lotus-bud' jar
Northern Song Dynasty

23^* —
A very rare Cizhou 'oil-spot' white-rimmed tea bowl
Northern Song Dynasty

24^* —
A fine and rare Cizhou carved pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping
Jin Dynasty

25^* —
A very rare small Jizhou reserve-decorated 'elephant' jar
Southern Song Dynasty

26^* —
A fine and very rare Jizhou resist-decorated 'double phoenix' baluster vase, meiping
Southern Song Dynasty

27^* —
A very fine and rare small Jizhou 'tea-leaf-pattern' tea bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

28^* —
A rare Jizhou 'tea-leaf-pattern' bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

29^* —
A fine and rare Jizhou paper-cut-out 'flower sprays' bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

30^* —
A fine and rare Jizhou paper-cut-out 'prunus-blossoms' bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

31^* —
A fine and rare Jizhou tortoiseshell-glazed paper-cut-out 'auspicious characters' bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

32^* —
A fine Jianyao russet-splashed bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

33^* —
A fine Yaozhou celadon-glazed 'four fish' moulded bowl
Northern Song Dynasty

34^* —
A rare Qingbai-glazed 'chrysanthemum-bud' lobed stem cup
Song Dynasty

35^* —
A rare small Qingbai-glazed figure of a seated Bodhisattva
Southern Song Dynasty

36^* —
A fine and rare small Junyao 'chrysanthemum' petal-rimmed dish
13th/14th century

37^* —
A rare Longquan celadon-glazed 'eight immortals' baluster vase, meiping
Yuan Dynasty

38^* —
An Yixing stoneware teapot and cover
Jingxi two-character seal mark, Early Qing Dynasty

39^* —
An Yixing stoneware moulded 'prunus' teapot and cover
18th century

40^* —
An Yixing stoneware moulded 'dragon medallions' bowl
Chen Jinghou zhi seal mark, Qianlong

41 —
A rare large painted pottery model of an ox
Tang Dynasty

42 —
A painted pottery model of a caparisoned horse
Eastern Wei Dynasty

43 —
A rare sancai-glazed pottery amphora
Tang Dynasty

44 —
A small Jizhou 'tortoise-shell'-glazed bowl
Southern Song Dynasty

45 —
A small Dingyao carved 'lotus' bowl
Northern Song Dynasty

46 —
A Dingyao carved 'lotus' dish
Northern Song Dynasty

47 —
A rare Qingbai-glazed carved 'lotus' barbed-rim dish
Southern Song Dynasty

48 —
A Junyao-glazed purple-splashed bowl
Yuan Dynasty