Catalog: Antiques (233)

Bow Softpaste Plate. Decorated in underglaze blue with oriental plants, within a diaper border. Base marked 16. c1760/5. Dia. 8 1/16" (20.5cm). Condition; Fine, No chips, cracks or restoration, some tiny frits.

Chinese Famille Rose Export Cup and Saucer. Molded and decorated with central monogram within floral wreath. C1770. Dia. saucer 5" (12.7cm). Condition; Excellent, no cracks chips or restoration, some wear to gilding on rims.

Chinese Bronze Waterdropper in the form of a reclining dog. Good patina. C18thc. L.3.5" (9cm). Ht.2 1/8" (5.3cm). No damage

Chinese Yixing Bird feeder,well potted of square form, with indented corners. Decorated in blue and white enamels with a landscape. Interior with white glaze. With wooden fitting. C19thc. Dia. corner to corner, 1 3/4" (4.4cm) Small chip to base 0.3cm

German Westerwald Cylindrical Tankard with a Pewter Lid. Decorated with a central band of applied flower heads on a blue ground. C1700. Ht. excluding lid, 5 3/4" (14.7cm). Condition of the tankard is excellent; no chips, cracks or restoration.Pewter lid with some corrosion and a small hole.

Six Chinese turquoise glazed figures of immortals. Each finely moulded and standing on a square base. C19th. Ht.4 3/4" (12.1 cm). Condition; small chips to lotus leaf of first figure, chip to sleeve of second figure.

Small Chinese Transitional Vase and loose fitting Cover decorated in a strong Wucai palette. C1650/60. Ht.4 7/8" (12.4cm). Condition; 0.5cm chip to rim, shallow flake to inside of rim, 2.4cm crack from rim. Cover, shallow chips and fritting to rim, mop fritted.

Chinese Cast Bronze Incense burner and cover in the form of a lion-dog, seated, holding a tassled ball between his raised front legs. The hinged head forming the cover. Areas of parcel gilding. 17thC. Ht.8.0" (20.4cm). Condition; Good patina, gilding worn.

Chinese export barrel shaped tankard attractively painted with a pair of deer in a landscape. Handle with a heart shaped terminal. C1770/80. Ht. 5 1/4" (13.3cm). Condition; perfect, no cracks, chips or restoration.

Rare English Delft blue and white plate decorated with a chinese man in a landscape. Dated 1771. London probably Lambeth. Dia. 9" (22.8cm). Condition: good, with normal wear to rim. Two glaze flakes and a small chip (0.6cm)to rim. No cracks or restoration.

Japanese Arita blue and white plate, decorated with an insect on a rock, within a scrolling floral border. L17thC. Dia.8 1/4" (20.9cm). Condition: excellent, no damage.

Fine Japanese Arita Imari polychrome fluted bowl. Decorated in underglaze blue and maroon, yellow, red, and gold enamels with floral roundels between flowering shrubs, including plum and prunus, extending over the rim into the interior. The base with an iris. C1700. Dia. 9 1/2" (24.2cm). Condition: excellent, one small frit 0.2cm on rim.(See last image)

Chinese Soapstone figure of Pu Tai, well carved on a wooden stand. The stone of warm pale brown colour, fading towards the base, darker on the back. With a deep glossy patina. 19thC. Ht.2 3/4" (7.0cm), L.3 3/8" (8.6cm), excluding stand. Condition: there is a flake 1 3/4" at the rear of the base, which from the wear could be contemporary with the carving. Otherwise excellent.

Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, seated with a tranquil expression and her hands concealed beneath her flowing robes,on a rockwork base. C17thc. Ht.5 1/4", (13.3cm). Condition; no damage or restoration.

Very Fine Large Blue and White Kraak Dish, well decorated, with a vibrant strong blue, in the centre with a scroll and flowers in a shallow tripod bowl. Within a moulded rim painted with auspicious objects alternating with peaches, the underside with lingzhi fungus in panels. There are the usual chatter marks to the base and the dish is slightly warped. C1590/1620. Dia. 14 7/8" (38.0cm). Condition; usual minor frits to rim. Two shallow chips, 1.3cm and 0.5cm to inside of footrim...

Fine Chinese Blue and White small vase, with penciled decoration of a lotus scroll below hatched and flame borders. C1650/60. Ht. 5.0" (12.7cm). Perfect condition.

Fine Chinese Armorial Bowl.Decorated with underglaze blue diaper borders and famille rose enamels with the Coat of Arms of ROBERTS quarterly with FENTON in pretence. (See Howard P 717). This service was made for John Roberts of Bonington, Hertfordshire, UK. He was a Director of the East India Company, 1764/1808 and Chairman in 1776 and 1802. This service was made C1785. Dia. 10 1/4", (26.0cm)...

Chinese Famille Rose Censer decorated with two confronting dragons pursuing a flaming pearl, above breaking waves, all on a yellow ground. 18thC. Dia. 17.5cm. Ht.10.7cm. Condition; perfect, no damage or restoration.

Fine English Glass Tazza, with the hollow stem composed of a three ringed annulated knop above a single knop on a domed and folded foot. C1720/40. Dia. 9 7/8", (25.2cm). Condition; perfect.

Fine Chelsea Red Anchor period dish moulded with vines and grapes and decorated with floral sprays. Unmarked base with three spur marks. C1755. L.9 3/4", (24.7cm). Condition; a little wear to moulded grapes and leaf. A 0.3 cm frit and a 0.9cm fine hairline crack to rim (see image)

Fine Blanc De Chine figure of Guanyin wearing long flowing robes. Seated on a rockwork throne, with an open book in one hand and holding a boy on her lap with the other, between a vase with applied prunus and a bird, above two well modelled acolytes, the Jade Maiden, Longnu and the Golden Youth, Shoukai. Kangxi C1690/1700. Ht.8.0" (20.2cm). Condition: excellent, a 0.6cm glaze crack in the firing fault on her back.

Atractive Blue and White Quatrefoil Lobed Dish, with straight flaring sides and a flat rim. Decorated with two birds among prunus, chrysanthemum and other plants issuing from rockwork, on a terrace. All in a good blue. Qianlong, C1750/70. Max dia.8 5/8" (21.9cm). Condition; two areas of minor friting to inside corners.

Famille Verte plate decorated in the centre with a bird perched on a flowering magnolia branch. Kangxi C1700. Dia. 21.3cm. Condition; some fritting to the rim. No cracks, chips or restoration.

Chinese Blue and White Teapot the finely lobed body decorated on either side with a flowering chrysanthemum and carnations. The spout and handle with cloud scrolls. Kangxi 17/18thC. Height 9.8cm. Condition; perfect, no cracks chips or restoration. Very minor frits to knop.

Blanc De Chine Dog of Fo seated on a rectangular base. Kangxi L17thC. Height 12.9cm. Condition; excellent, two tail fronds each with a minor 0.2cm chip. No other chips, cracks or restoration.

Rare Yixing Hexagonal Tea Caddy and Cover, the sides finely moulded with flowering prunus on a diaper ground. Chinese 18thC. Height 16.6cm. Condition: four minor shallow frits to rim of caddy; no cracks, chips or restoration.

Japanese Arita Blue and White Jug, the slender body decorated with a stylised landscape. C1680/1700 Height 22.5cm. Condition: slight wear to tip of spout, rim and top of handle from original metal mount. Shallow chip to inside of footrim 2.0cm. No other chips, cracks or restoration.

Chinese Robins Egg glazed Globular Waterpot with a black glazed Chilong in relief on the rim. 19thC. Height 5.9cm. Condition: perfect, no cracks, chips or restoration.

Chinese Cloisonne small dish, the centre decorated with a swallow flying through flowering branches. The rim with flowers and butterflies. 19thC. Diameter. 11.0cm. Condition: light wear to gilding, two shallow frits to enamel on rim, 0.2cm.

Fine Chinese Armorial Famille Rose Tankard decorated with the Coat of Arms of Slade (or Slader) impaling Foote, below a grisaille border. See Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain" L1, where he states that this was probably a Cornish family. C1750. Height 12.6cm. Condition; minute frit to handle, two small shallow chips 0.3 and 0.4 cm to edge of flared foot. 0.6cm glaze crack to surface of handle.

Chinese Blue and White Vase with tall foot and long neck. The lobed body decorated with alternating panels of Long Elizas and flowers growing in jardinaires. Kangxi C1700. Height 11.5cm. Condition: perfect, no frits, chips, cracks or restoration.

Attractive pair of Arita Polychrome Vases decorated with yellow, green, maroon, black, iron red and gilt enamels. With two scenes of bijin, each on a terrace in a garden setting. Below an underglaze blue chrysanthemum scroll with moulded flowerheads. Japanese L17thC. Height 15.0cm. Condition: perfect, no cracks, chips or restoration, some wear to gilding on the border of one vase. Flaw to body from potting (image 8).

Blanc De Chine group of two seated men playing weiqi, watched by a standing attendant. Beneath overhanging pine branches infront of an openwork grotto. Kangxi C1690. Height 9.8cm. Condition: chips and damage to three applied flowers, hand missing from seated figure on the left.

Set of five Japanese Arita blue and white dishes, the centres decorated with pine, plum and bamboo within a scrolling vine border. Gilt rim. The reverse with a continuous floral scroll. C1750/1780. Diameter 18.2cm. Condition: perfect, no chips, cracks or restoration. See the Shibata Collection Part 1, no.197.

Chinese Famille Rose Punch Bowl decorated with storks among lotus, the reverse with a peony spray. The interior with a lotus spray. Qianlong C1750/70. Diameter 24.0cm. Condition: perfect, no chips, cracks or restoration.

An attractive Arita finely fluted small bowl well painted predominately in gilt and iron red with two phoenix in a rocky landscape and with floral scrollwork. C1700. Diameter 10.8cm. Condition: perfect, very little wear to gilding, no chips, cracks or restoration

A fine turquoise ground famille rose jar, wood cover and stand. The vase decorated with flowering lotus on a turquoise ground. The base unglazed. 19thC. Height 20.9cm, with wooden cover 23.0cm. Condition: perfect, no cracks, chips or restoration.

A large fine quality Sri Lankan brass figure of Buddha seated in meditation under the protection of Muchilinda the serpent. The solidly cast figure made separately from the base. Sri Lanka L19thC. Height 34.4cm. Traces of polish.

Chinese Blue and White Vase with flaring rim, decorated with scrolling lotus in pencilled style. Kangxi C1680. Height 12.3cm. Condition: good, minor firing fault and fritting to foot, no other cracks, chips or restoration.

A Fine South African headrest in good condition .The inscription along the seat reads " KAFFER HEAD REST P.M.BURG NATAL 1904 J.W.R.de la Poer. R.Garrison .Regt". Zulu/Swazi. Length 44.5cm, Height 19cm

Fine Chinese Canton Enamel Dish decorated with a scene of figures on a bridge in a lakeside setting, within a blue scroll border. The rim with panels of flowers within a black scroll. The underside with peaches and fungus. Mid 18thC. Diameter 14.6cm. Condition: very good, usual faint stress lines and faint star crack to base.

Fine Canton Enamel Saucer Dish decorated with figures in a mountainous landscape. The reverse with fruiting vine and a stylised dragon. Mid 18thC. Diameter 16.5cm. Condition: very good, a few usual stress lines.

Chinese Blue and White Bowl and Cover for the Vietnamese Market. Decorated with butterflies among Peony, Lotus, Prunus and Carnation, the rim of bowl with bats and clouds. Foot and rims bound in metal. 19thC. Diameter 16.9cm. Condition: good, some fritting on edge of bowl under the metal rim.

Fine Chinese Blue and White Yuhuchunping decorated with a mountainous landscape in a lakeside setting. 19thC. Height 22.5cm. Condition: perfect.

Superbly Decorated Chinese Famille Rose Teapot of small size. Very finely painted with a scene of a reclining couple and a female attendant, the reverse with hanging flowers within a floral gilt scroll on a grey diaper ground. Yongzheng C1722/36. Height 10.5cm, Length 14.5cm. Condition: knop restored, section 3.0cm by 0.8cm restored to flange of lid. No other cracks, chips or restoration.

Fine Famille Rose Spoon Tray delicately painted with flowering peonies and plum blossom. Base unglazed. Yongzheng C1730/35. Length 12.0cm. Condition: Slight wear to smaller peony, no chips, cracks or restoration.

Fine Chinese Childs Jacket, the red damask woven silk embroidered in silver and some gold thread with flowering plants above waves. Early 20thC. Width cuff to cuff 74.0cm (29") Condition: Good, collar with some light staining, loose silver thread to leaf above waves, and leaf on right shoulder of front. Occasional other loose thread.

Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, seated with a boy holding a ruyi sceptre on her lap. Above a dragon among waves, with Longnu, the Jade Maiden and Shoukai, the Golden Youth to either side. Kangxi C1680. Height 22.7cm. Condition: vase to left of figure missing, two fingers chipped on Guanyin's hand. Usual firing faults.

Chinese Childs Silk Collar in the form of a Tiger. With embroidered and applied raised eyes, nose, ears and mouth. E20thC. Diameter 31.5cm. Condition: very good, some fading and slight staining to blue under silk.

Pair of Chinese Embroidered Childs Silk Shoes. E20thC. Length 12.4cm. Condition: some wear to blue edging and soles.

Fine Japanese Arita Teabowl and Saucer decorated with a scholar and attendant in a landscape. C1700. Diameter of saucer 11.5 cm. Condition: perfect.

An Early Famille Rose Plate, the centre finely decorated with flowering Prunus the rim with further plants. C1720/30. Diameter 24.5 cm. Condition: perfect.

Pair of Famille Rose Soup Plates, the centre decorated in bright enamels with two figures in a landscape within a leaf shaped panel. The border with flowers, storks and landscapes. C1730/45. Diameter 22.7 cm. Condition: excellent, the first with two small shallow chips to underside of rim, the second with a 0.4 cm shallow chip to underside.

Chinese Imari Teapot decorated in typical palette with an unusual design of two ducks below stylised plants. C1740/50. Height 12.7 cm. Condition; excellent, frit to side of spout and shallow chip 0.4 cm to underside of spout, small bruise to base of lid.

Chinese Thai Market small bowl decorated with flowers on a red trellis ground, the rim bound in metal. 18/19thC. Diameter 11.8 cm. Condition; hairline crack 3.8 cm from rim.

Chinese Blue and White Tankard well painted with a Ming style floral scroll. Qianlong C1750/70. Height 12.8 cm. Condition; excellent, no chips, cracks or restoration.

Chinese Blue and White Teapot with stylised Cockerel spout and handle. The body decorated with pavilions on islands in a lakeside setting. 18thc Qianlong C1765/75. Height 12.5 cm, Length 21.5 cm. Condition; excellent, small frit to tip of spout, no chips, cracks or restoration.

Kangxi Blue and White small Dish decorated with a seated lady and a jumping boy. Chinese Kangxi C1700 Diameter 10.3 cm. Condition; excellent, no chips, frits, cracks or restoration.

Fine Chinese Silver Vase. With four panels of pomegranates, peaches, finger citron and a squirrel among fruiting vine. The foot marked Zee Wo. L19thC. Condition; excellent. The original wood stand with some damage. Height without stand 18.8 cm. Weight 302 gms

Chinese Blue and White Small Dish. The centre decorated with a lady seated at a table viewing a display of flowers, the rim with precious objects. Kangxi six character mark and of the period. C1700. Diameter 10.0 cm. Condition; excellent, no damage.