Catalog (444)

**This item is On Hold**A white porcelain "Blanc-de-Chine" Buddhist Lion incense stick holder in similar style to the larger Guardian Lions which are frequently to be found at the entrances to Buddhist temples. These were probably originally made for domestic home altars and were among the first items to be exported to Europe from China as decorative objects. This item was made in the kilns of Dehua, Fujian Province, South China ,circa 1640-1660, and exported to Europe during the middle of the 17th Century. For a very similar example please see catalogue # 90 in "Blanc de Chine - Porcelain from Dehua a catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore" by Rose Kerr & John Ayers. Condition: one old 3cm hairline to the base; no further damages, no losses and no restoration. 16.8cm (6.5inches) high.

An elaborately inlaid three drawer marquetry cabinet, unusually, with tambour doors. This item was made in Japan, for export, during the late 19th or early 20th century. In very good used condition; there is one small piece of veneer missing from the top back corner of the right side; no further losses, no restoration and no alterations. 23 cm (9 inches) high; 24.5 cm (9.5 inches) high.

A finely embroidered silk River or Lakeside Landscape made in Japan for export during the late 19th or early 20th Century. This item was framed in the UK by Boots the Chemist's, circa 1910 - 1925 Condition: excellent. Frame: 37cm (14.5 inches) wide;29.3cm (11.5 inches) high.

A Kutani porcelain Buddhistic guardian lion or Shishi made in Japan, probably for export, during the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 7 inches (18cm) high.

日本明治时期 九谷焼素三彩磁獅子
一件日本九谷烧素三彩瓷狮，约为日本明治时期 (1868-1911)的外销品。
品相：完好。无损伤，无修复。高18厘米。

A rare blue and white glazed Arita porcelain Lion or Shishi made in Japan during the late 19th or early 20th century. Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 11.5cm (4.5 inches) high; 12cm (4.75 inches) across.

A Famille Rose enamelled figure of a lady made in China for export to Europe circa 1780-1800 during the reign of either the Qianlong or Jiaqing emperors. Condition - the head has broken off and been re-glued; one earring is missing and there are small chips to the yellow head dress and to three finger tips. There has been no restoration. 20cm (7.9 inches) high.

18世纪末 外销粉彩仕女瓷像 约1780-1800
一件粉彩仕女像，为清乾隆或嘉庆时期约1780-1800年间出口至欧洲的外销瓷。
品相：头颈部脱落后重粘，有一耳环缺失，黄色头饰和三处指尖有磕口。无修复。高20厘米。

A rare 1920s Bursley ware vase inspired by Islamic 16th Century Turkish Iznik ceramic style and belonging to the 'Bagdad' range. This design is attributed to Frederick Rhead. Condition - excellent. No chips, cracks or restoration. 18.5cm (7.25cm) high.

A hammered copper Arts and Crafts style plaque decorated with three stylized marine fish amongst bubbles and seaweed. This item will have been made in the British Isles circa 1890-1910. We have been unable to attribute it to a particular school or workshop. Condition: very good, with no damages or repairs. 30cm (12 inches) diameter

30厘米宽工艺美术运动风格鱼纹铜挂盘 约1890-1910

A thickly potted high footed porcelain dish decorated with 'famille rose' enamels depicting three Manchurian Cranes in flight above waves and framed with a simplified 'key fret' border. Inside the foot, on the base, is the Minyao six character iron red seal mark of the Tongzhi emperor. This item was made in China during either the Tongzhi (1862-1874) reign or a little later during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition: good - there is wear to the enamels and there are small chips and frits to the rim; there are no cracks and there has been no restoration. 4.8cm (1.9 inches) high; 16.5cm (6.5 inches) across.

19世纪鹤纹高足盘 同治款
粉彩鹤纹高足盘。足内有“大清同治年制”民窑六字款。
做于清同治或光绪年间。
品相：良好。釉彩有时用痕迹，口沿有毛口，无冲，无修复。
高4.8厘米；宽16.5厘米。

A rare carved bone abacus with integral reverse glass painting depicting four boys, in a garden setting, peering into a large fish bowl. There is an added inscritpion carved into one side recording that this item was given as a gift in Hong Kong in 1953. Condition; very good - no damages or losses. 11.5cm (4.5 inches) long; 5.5cm (2.2 inches) wide; 1.5cm deep.

骨质婴戏图算盘 1953年或更早

算盘主框架和算盘珠为骨质，背面为玻璃内画4个男童在花园里探头看鱼缸。 算盘侧面有红色刻字：锦明先生惠存。香港基士得耶公司*同人敬赠。一九五三年二月廿三日。

品相：很好。无损伤或缺失。 长11.5厘米，宽5.5厘米，厚1.5厘米。

*基士得耶（Gestetner）始创于1881年的英国，品牌创始人大卫·基士得耶先生于1881年发明世界上第一台油印机，并于同年创立了基士得耶公司。

A rare pair of carved wooden figures made in China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). For comparison of costume and facial features we have photographed them alongside a Ming Dynasty Fahua glazed soldier. Condition: there are extensive losses and most of their original gilding has worn away. 16cm / 6.25 inches high. For many additional pictures please view item #1728 on our liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

A turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figure, of mummiform shape, made in ancient Egypt during the late period, circa 1069 - 332 BC. Provenance: from an old Merseyside collection. Condition: there is age degradation to the surface and the tip of the feet has been chipped off. 9cm (3.5 inches) long.

A heavy well cast 'bronze' figure, in traditional Benin ceremonial coral beaded costume and headress, probably made in Nigeria during the early to mid 20th Century. Condition: excellent. The circular copper base is probably a later addition. 30cm (12 inches) high. For additional enlargements, please view 1tem #1523 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A moulded porcelain chrysanthemum shaped bowl decorated on the outside in blue and white enamels with stylized scrolling lotus flowers and bats 'Fu' (good luck). Incorporated within this pattern are three overglaze red and gold 'Shou' (long life) characters. The base carries the iron red reign mark of the Daoguang emperor (1821-1850). This item was made in China, in the mid 19th Century, for export to the Malaysian "Straits" Chinese community. For similarly decorated wares please see page 58 "Straits Chinese Porcelain" by Ho Wing Meng (pub 1983) ISBN 9971 65 074 6. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 11.8cm / 4.5 inches diameter. For some additional pictures please view item #1699 on our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

A rare original pair of clear plastic cased Yellow coloured ankle boots with clear moulded plastic heels, each with an impressed Mary Quant 'Daisy' motif capable of creating a trail of daisy footprints in wet sand. This design was introduced in 1967 and is typical of the innovative use of new materials in the cutting edge British fashions of the 1960s. For a similar pair in this style please view the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and also a pair in this colour in the collection of the Museum of London. We bought these boots in 1976 as part of a large clearance of 1960s clothing from an S&U Stores depot in Wednesbury (outside Birmingham). Condition: Unused, no damages or losses, but displaying some minor signs of aging such as the brown internal mark at the back of the right foot. Size: 5 (UK). For two additional pairs in red and 'plum' please view items #0100 and #0125 on our Liverpool Shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A thickly potted Arita porcelain vase finely decorated with polychrome enamels depicting three Cranes amongst flowering Peony shrubs. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 24.5cm (9.5inches) high.

An "ogee" shaped porcelain bowl decorated with polychrome 'famille rose' enamels depicting two pheasants amongst flowering peony and pomegranate branches and below a band of alternating lotus flowers and the eight Buddhist emblems, the Bajixiang. The seal mark to the base reads "Zhong Hua Min Guo" (Republic of China), dating it to the period 1911-1949. Condition: there are rim frits / chips and there is a light 1cm hairline to the rim ; no further damages and no restoration. 14cm (5.5inches) diameter; 5.9cm (2.3inches) high. For additional enlargements please view item #03268 on our Liverpool Shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A small and very rare antique 'bisque' (unglazed) porcelain doll in her original costume made in pre-revolution Russia during the late 19th or early 20th Century. Condition: very good - the textiles are distressed ; the porcelain is fine - no damages and no losses. 12.5cm (5 inches) high.