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Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

15 September 2025 | starting at 09:00 EDT

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Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

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1 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, NAO Late Shang Dynasty

2 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE Late Shang Dynasty

3 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING Late Shang Dynasty

4 — AN OLIVE-GREEN AND BROWN JADE CONG Shang Dynasty or later

5¤ — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, ZHI Late Shang Dynasty

6 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUE Late Shang Dynasty

7 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE OVAL CUP WITH RING HANDLE, HE Spring and Autumn period

8 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE HALBERD WITH LEOPARD DECORATION, ZHUO Late Warring States/early Western Han Dynasty, Dian Culture, Yunnan province

9 — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE LAMP WITH GOOSEFOOT STAND Western Han Dynasty

10¤ — AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FOOTED CENSER AND COVER, BOSHANLU Han Dynasty

11¤ — AN UNUSUAL ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING Eastern Zhou Dynasty, possibly Yunnan

12 — A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED 'LOTUS' VASE AND COVER Northern Qi Dynasty

13¤ — A CIZHOU BROWN-PAINTED FOOTED LAMP Song/Jin Dynasty

14 — A SMALL DING-TYPE RIBBED JAR Northern Song Dynasty

15 — A SMALL LONGQUAN CELADON WASHER Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty

16 — A CARVED DINGYAO 'PEONY' DISH Song Dynasty

17 — A DINGYAO FLAT-RIMMED DISH Northern Song Dynasty

18 — A RARE AND IMPORTANT LARGE JUN FOLIATE RIM BRACKET-LOBED BOWL Jin Dynasty

19 — A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE 'BOYS' JAR AND COVER Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

20 — A SUPERB AND UNIQUE PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' DISHES Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

21 — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BOWL, LIANZI WAN Xuande six-character mark and of the period

22 — AN IMPORTANT AND MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE 'SCROLLING FLOWERS' VASE Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period

23 — A 'ROBIN'S EGG'-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING Qianlong six-character mark and of the period

24 — A RU-TYPE TWO-HANDLED BOTTLE VASE Yongzheng four-character mark and of the period

25 — AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'DRAGON' DISH Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

26 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANÇA' STEM CUP Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

27 — A SMALL MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL JAR Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

28 — TWO IMPRESSIVE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS AND SHOU-MEDALLION' HU-SHAPED HANDLED VASES Qianlong six-character seal marks and of the period

29 — A RARE CLARE-DE-LUNE-GLAZED 'RUYI' MEIPING Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

30 — A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL MEDALLION' SMALL BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

31 — A FINE YELLOW-GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

32 — A CAFÉ-AU-LAIT-GLAZED SHALLOW BOWL Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

33 — AN ELEGANT PAIR OF INCISED YELLOW-GLAZED 'FLORAL' SAUCER DISHES Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

34 — A FINE AND RARE LIME-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOTUS' SMALL BOTTLE VASE Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

35 — A FAMILLE-ROSE PINK-GROUND SGRAFFIATO 'FLORAL' 'MEDALLION' BOWL Daoguang six-character seal mark and of the period

36 — A DOUCAI 'LANÇA' AND HEART-SHAPED FLAME MEDALLION BOWL Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

37 — A FAMILLE-ROSE 'FLORAL' BOWL Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

38 — A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE RUYI-HANDLED CUP Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period

39 — TWO POWDER-BLUE-GROUND AND GILT-DECORATED 'LADIES' ROULEAU VASES Kangxi period

40 — A SMALL FAMILLE VERTE 'HORSES AND WAVES' BISCUIT PORCELAIN JARDINIERE Kangxi period

41¤ — A LARGE, FINELY PAINTED BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' AND 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' OVIFORM JAR Kangxi period

42 — A BLUE AND WHITE FOLIATE-RIMMED 'FIGURAL' BOWL Kangxi period

43 — A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE FAMILLE-ROSE 'LADIES' PUNCH BOWL Yongzheng/Qianlong

44¤ — A PAIR OF LARGE FLAMBÉ-GLAZED VASES 18th/19th century

45 — A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE DEHUA BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF YULAN GUANYIN 1780-1880, impressed Boji Yuren sealmark (virtue extends to all, even, fishermen)

46¤ — A RARE EARLY SIGNED, DOCUMENTARY FAMILLE ROSE SEMI-EGGSHELL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER Yongzheng period, 1723-35, saucer with puce seal reading Yu Feng Yang Lin (Yang Lin of Yufeng); teabowl with puce seal reading You Zhai (Secluded Studio)

47 — A LARGE IMPERIAL-YELLOW-GLAZED GLOBULAR TALL-NECKED 'APPLIED DRAGON' VASE 18th/early 19th century

48¤ — A GREEN-GLAZED TRIPOD GRANARY JAR Han Dynasty

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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, NAO
Late Shang Dynasty

2 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
Late Shang Dynasty

3 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
Late Shang Dynasty

4 —
AN OLIVE-GREEN AND BROWN JADE CONG
Shang Dynasty or later

5^¤ —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, ZHI
Late Shang Dynasty

6 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUE
Late Shang Dynasty

7 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE OVAL CUP WITH RING HANDLE, HE
Spring and Autumn period

8 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE HALBERD WITH LEOPARD DECORATION, ZHUO
Late Warring States/early Western Han Dynasty, Dian Culture, Yunnan province

9 —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE LAMP WITH GOOSEFOOT STAND
Western Han Dynasty

10^¤ —
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FOOTED CENSER AND COVER, BOSHANLU
Han Dynasty

11^¤ —
AN UNUSUAL ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, possibly Yunnan

12 —
A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED 'LOTUS' VASE AND COVER
Northern Qi Dynasty

13^¤ —
A CIZHOU BROWN-PAINTED FOOTED LAMP
Song/Jin Dynasty

14 —
A SMALL DING-TYPE RIBBED JAR
Northern Song Dynasty

15 —
A SMALL LONGQUAN CELADON WASHER
Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty

16 —
A CARVED DINGYAO 'PEONY' DISH
Song Dynasty

17 —
A DINGYAO FLAT-RIMMED DISH
Northern Song Dynasty

18 —
A RARE AND IMPORTANT LARGE JUN FOLIATE RIM BRACKET-LOBED BOWL
Jin Dynasty

19 —
A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE 'BOYS' JAR AND COVER
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

20 —
A SUPERB AND UNIQUE PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' DISHES
Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

21 —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BOWL, LIANZI WAN
Xuande six-character mark and of the period

22 —
AN IMPORTANT AND MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE 'SCROLLING FLOWERS' VASE
Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period

23 —
A 'ROBIN'S EGG'-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING
Qianlong six-character mark and of the period

24 —
A RU-TYPE TWO-HANDLED BOTTLE VASE
Yongzheng four-character mark and of the period

25 —
AN IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'DRAGON' DISH
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

26 —
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANÇA' STEM CUP
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

27 —
A SMALL MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL JAR
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

28 —
TWO IMPRESSIVE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS AND SHOU-MEDALLION' HU-SHAPED HANDLED VASES
Qianlong six-character seal marks and of the period

29 —
A RARE CLARE-DE-LUNE-GLAZED 'RUYI' MEIPING
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

30 —
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL MEDALLION' SMALL BOWL
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

31 —
A FINE YELLOW-GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

32 —
A CAFÉ-AU-LAIT-GLAZED SHALLOW BOWL
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

33 —
AN ELEGANT PAIR OF INCISED YELLOW-GLAZED 'FLORAL' SAUCER DISHES
Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

34 —
A FINE AND RARE LIME-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOTUS' SMALL BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

35 —
A FAMILLE-ROSE PINK-GROUND SGRAFFIATO 'FLORAL' 'MEDALLION' BOWL
Daoguang six-character seal mark and of the period

36 —
A DOUCAI 'LANÇA' AND HEART-SHAPED FLAME MEDALLION BOWL
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

37 —
A FAMILLE-ROSE 'FLORAL' BOWL
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

38 —
A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE RUYI-HANDLED CUP Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period
Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period

39 —
TWO POWDER-BLUE-GROUND AND GILT-DECORATED 'LADIES' ROULEAU VASES
Kangxi period

40 —
A SMALL FAMILLE VERTE 'HORSES AND WAVES' BISCUIT PORCELAIN JARDINIERE
Kangxi period

41^¤ —
A LARGE, FINELY PAINTED BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' AND 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' OVIFORM JAR
Kangxi period

42 —
A BLUE AND WHITE FOLIATE-RIMMED 'FIGURAL' BOWL
Kangxi period

43 —
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE FAMILLE-ROSE 'LADIES' PUNCH BOWL
Yongzheng/Qianlong

44^¤ —
A PAIR OF LARGE FLAMBÉ-GLAZED VASES
18th/19th century

45 —
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE DEHUA BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF YULAN GUANYIN
1780-1880, impressed Boji Yuren sealmark (virtue extends to all, even, fishermen)

46^¤ —
A RARE EARLY SIGNED, DOCUMENTARY FAMILLE ROSE SEMI-EGGSHELL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER
Yongzheng period, 1723-35, saucer with puce seal reading Yu Feng Yang Lin (Yang Lin of Yufeng); teabowl with puce seal reading You Zhai (Secluded Studio)

47 —
A LARGE IMPERIAL-YELLOW-GLAZED GLOBULAR TALL-NECKED 'APPLIED DRAGON' VASE
18th/early 19th century

48^¤ —
A GREEN-GLAZED TRIPOD GRANARY JAR
Han Dynasty