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Click here to subscribeTWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY-SHAPED BOWLS SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The exteriors painted as butterflies, the interiors and bases turquoise, together with a square bowl decorated with kui dragon scrolls, the base with a Xianfeng mark and of the period, 1851-61, 21.5cm max. (3) Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'KUI DRAGON' BOWLS LATE MING DYNASTY Each painted with a central roundel of a coiled dragon, the exteriors with bands of further beasts divided by floral sprays, each base with a seal mark and a label for Christie's, 14.5cm. (4) Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, purchased from Christie's London, 15 April 1999, lot 413 and 414.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KENDI AND A GREEN AND BLACK-ENAMELLED DRAGON JAR WANLI 1573-1620 AND LATER The kendi painted with birds perched on rocks, below a ruyi-head and prunus sprig border, the jar probably later decorated with two scaly dragons chasing a flaming pearl, with a Jiajing mark to the base, 19.2cm and 12cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jonathan Mirsky (1932-2021). Dr Mirsky was an American journalist and historian of China.
FOUR CHINESE IRON-RED 'DRAGON' STEM CUPS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with rounded sides painted in iron-red with two striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, surrounded by flames and wispy clouds, above bands of upright plantain leaves, the spreading feet with two friezes of foliage scrolls, 9.5cm. (4)
A CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND IRON-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' DISH MODERN Painted with a dragon amidst lotus scrolls, the cavetto and the underside similarly decorated with two further striding dragons, the base with a Chenghua mark, 19.2cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE 'DRAGON' ROULEAU VASE 19TH CENTURY The body painted with four panels of writhing five-clawed dragons above crashing waves, divided by a black enamelled ground with chrysanthemum flowerheads on leafy stems, with a band of small cartouches containing the four arts of the Chinese scholar, 55cm. Provenance: from the collection of Henry Myles-Tarlton (d.1946), Chief Engineer for Bird & Co Mining in India between 1912 and 1932.
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The globular body painted with three five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and swirling clouds, 44cm. Provenance: from the collection of Henry Myles-Tarlton (d.1946), Chief Engineer for Bird & Co Mining in India between 1912 and 1932.
A CHINESE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The interior incised with two striding dragons chasing sacred pearls, covered overall with a transparent pale celadon glaze, the centre with a mark reading Da Song Xuan He nian zhi, together with a wood stand, 13.3cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOWL AND A KRAAK PORCELAIN BOWL 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY The larger bowl painted with striding makara dragons chasing stylised lotus blooms, the base with a Chenghua mark, the kraak bowl decorated with panels containing deer and foliage emerging from the rocks, 18cm and 14.8cm. (2)
A CHINESE WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR AND COVER 17TH CENTURY Decorated with ferocious dragons and phoenix chasing flaming pearls amongst stylised flames and clouds, the cover similarly decorated, the base with an artemisia leaf mark, 41cm overall. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK 'DRAGON' PANEL QING DYNASTY Decorated with four dragon roundels, bats, cloud scrolls and other auspicious things, 50cm x 142cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jonathan Mirsky (1932-2021). Dr Mirsky was an American journalist and historian of China. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE JADE PLAQUE AND A BELT HOOK QING DYNASTY The plaque with ruyi-heads to the rim, decorated with flowerheads, sprays of lingzhi and lotus, the belt hook carved with a dragon head terminal facing a chilong, 8.6cm and 9.8cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
A CHINESE SILVER-GILT JADEITE-MOUNTED MIRROR LATE QING DYNASTY The handle formed by a jadeite belt hook with a dragon head terminal, the mirror back decorated with a circular jadeite plaque encircled by coloured stones and the Eight Daoist Emblems, 235g, 20cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A CHINESE EN GRISAILLE AND GILT-DECORATED BALUSTER VASE 20TH CENTURY Painted with a scene from Journey to the West, depicting Wei Zheng holding a sword standing beside the chained three-clawed dragon, the base with a mark reading Yanghe tang zhi, 21cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol. Illustrated: Peter Wain, Heavenly Pieces, 1993, p.18, no.21.
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCERS AND AN IRON-RED DECORATED BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The dishes painted with peonies amidst leafy scrolls, each with a mark reading Yu qing tang zhi, the bowl decorated with dragon roundels between bands of blue enamelled key frets and crashing waves, with a Guangxu mark to the base, 13.8cm and 10.8cm. (3) Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol, the pair of dishes purchased from Jonathan Robinson, London on 25th August 1993; the bowl purchased from Antique West Ltd, London on 12th May 1992, copies of the invoices are available.
THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS REPUBLIC PERIOD AND LATER One a famille rose floral bowl with a mark reading Yong an gong si jian zhi, one a famille verte dish with a crane flying towards a floating pavilion with a Jiangxi guo hua zhen pin mark, the third a millefleurs saucer, with a coiled iron red dragon mark to the base, 18.8cm max. (3) Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH AND A BOTTLE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY Each piece painted with scaly dragons, flaming pearls and cloud scrolls, each with a Kangxi mark, 36.5cm and 22cm. (2) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A RARE CHINESE WUCAI GARLIC-MOUTH 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The pear-shaped body decorated with a scaly three-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with its tail coiled around the slender neck, all below a border of triangular lappets to the mouth rim, 30.5cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Jan van Beers Oriental Art, London, on 7th November 2011, a copy of the original invoice is available.
FOUR SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS HAN DYNASTY AND EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY Comprising: three jade cicada pendants with incised details, the first of opaque and white tone, the two flattened pendants in pale celadon and russet; a small greyish-green openwork jade plaque with stylised dragons, the mottled stone with white chalky areas and darker inclusions, 6.4cm max. (4) Provenance: a private collection, London, formerly in the Arthur M Sackler Collections, the smallest cicadas, formerly purchased in J T Tai & Co., New York, prior to 1978, the other two cicadas, formerly in A W Bahr Collection, Weybridge,1963; all of the three cicadas then purchased from Christie's London, 6 November 2009, part of lot 14; the dragon plaque purchased from Christie's London, 14 May 2010, part of lot 607.
A RARE CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' STEM BOWL SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The flared bell-shaped bowl, decorated with two scaly dragons in pursuit of a pearl of wisdom, the interior with a third dragon, all raised on a high slightly flared foot incised with clouds, 13.7cm.
A CHINESE IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED 'DRAGON' VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The lobed body with an ovoid mid section painted with six writhing dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the slightly flared upper and lower section with scrolling lotus on tendrils, the base with a recessed glazed circle within an unglazed band, with a paper label for Christie's, The Edward James Collection, 3-4th June 1986, 43cm. Provenance: the Edward James Collection and then an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s, purchased from Christie's London, 3-4th June 1986, lot 760.
*A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON BOAT' ROULEAU VASES QING DYNASTY Each cylindrical body finely painted with a continuous scene with figures standing on terraces and the riverbank overlooking the dragon boat carrying the Sui Emperor Yang along the canal, below decorative bands of Daoist Immortals, mythical beasts and auspicious objects, 79.5cm. (2) Cf: Hobson,Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain, pp 37, no.126 for a similar vase dated to the Kangxi period.
A FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' JAR AND COVER SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The globular tapering body rising to a rounded shoulder and a short straight neck, painted in rich tones of green enamel with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst wispy clouds and flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, between the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang border around the shoulder and a band of lotus lappets encircling the base, the flat cover decorated with a writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl above a ruyi-head border, with a paper label inscribed: 'Green & white jar and stand; from ..king, Oct 6 1879. Arrived Shales and ..packed Dec. 12. 1879. very good.' Together with a wood stand, 20.5cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820-1898), and thence by descent. Admiral Coote enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833. He was made Commander of HMS Volcano from 1845, HMS Victory from 1860, HMS Gibraltar from 1864 and HMS Arethusa from 1867. In 1874 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Queenstown and served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1878-1881. Cf. The pair to this vase was sold in these rooms, 17th May 2022, lot 576; see also Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, p.156, pl.114, for a green-enamelled jar of this design.
A group of Chinese blue and white plates and dishes, Qing Dynasty, late 18th centuryIncluding three decorated with a precious object pattern, 23cm dia.; a pair decorated with a rocky riverscape and lotus blooms, 23cm dia.; a pair decorated with flowers and birds, 16.5cm dia.; a dish decorated with flowers and lingzhi fungus, 20cm dia.; a small dish decorated with a dragon, 14cm dia.; two small plates decorated with different landscapes, 16.5cm dia.; a hexagonal dish decorated with a crane bird to a lotus medallion, 13cm (repaired); and two plates decorated with differing scenes of auspicious flowers and rocks, 23cm dia. (14)
A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND CARP' BASIN SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 The sides rising from a flat base to a broad everted rim, the interior painted with a ferocious three-clawed dragon emerging from turbulent waves above two carps and a smaller fish, the base unglazed, 42.7cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A PAIR OF CHINESE IMPERIAL IRON-RED 'DRAGON' WINE CUPS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Each painted with two ferocious scaly dragons chasing sacred pearls, surrounded by stylised flames, one beast looking back in fury at his pursuer, all above crashing waves, 4.8cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. Cf. S Marchant and Son, Exhibition of Nineteenth Century Mark and Period Porcelain, 1991, p.63, no.68 for a pair of Guangxu mark and period cups with a similar design; see also the British Museum, access. no.PDF B711 for a Tongzhi mark and period example on loan from the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art; and see the Victoria and Albert Museum, access. no.803-1883 for another Tongzhi example.
A CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE AND THREE OTHER ITEMS QING DYNASTY AND LATER One a cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, another a celadon jade belt hook, the third a lacquered wood paperweight with dragon decorations, the figure 1.05kg, 25cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a junyao-type narcissus bowl, with a mottled olive-green glaze; a small meiping vase with figures and oxen, a six-character Qianlong mark; a blue and white bowl with dragons and waves, with a Yongzheng mark, a paper label with monogram 'HV'; a peach bloom waterpot with a Kangxi mark; and a small stem cup with a dragon, 27.5cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A LARGE CHINESE IRON-RED 'DRAGON' DISH SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Painted to the interior with two ferocious scaly dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst wispy clouds and stylised flames, the underside decorated with two further striding dragons, 34.3cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CLOISONNE ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a pair of Chinese champlevé boxes and covers with lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils; a miniature bottle vase with a dragon clasping a sacred pearl, and a small Japanese circular box and cover with a butterfly fluttering above sprays of chrysanthemum on a yellow mottled ground, 13cm max. (7)
A GROUP OF ORIENTAL AND ORIENTAL INSPIRED ITEMS, to include a cloisonne enamel plate depicting a dragon, Chinese ceramic boy and girl figures, a large willow pattern kettle height 27cm, a pair of porcelain dragon figures, a hexagonal metal tea caddy, a blue and white comport painted with a cherub, assorted vases and covered vases tallest 35cm, etc (28) (Condition report: most pieces appear in good condition, sd)
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