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CATALOGUE
OF A SMALL COLLECTION OF
OLD NANKIN AND ENAMELLED
CHINESE PORCELAIN
COLLECTED BY
A GENTLEMAN IN THE EAST;
AND
PORCELAIN, BRONZES, FURNITURE,
AND OTHER
OBJECTS OF ART AND DECORATION
FROM NUMEROUS PRIVATE SOURCES:
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Mill be %olb li£ Ruction bv
Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS,
AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS,
8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE,
On TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1897,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
May be viewed Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues
bad, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street,
St. Jctmes's Square, S. W.
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CONDITIONS OF SALE.
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I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise
between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall he
immediately put up again and re-sold.
II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s. ;
and so on in proportion.
III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer
shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.
IY. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,
and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment,
or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default
of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put
up again and re-sold.
V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and
authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at
the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ;
Messrs. Chbistie, Manson and Woods not being responsible
for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of,
or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty
whatever.
VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the
settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be
removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the
Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery.
VII. Uppn failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money
deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬
cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or
private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale
shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.
CATALOGUE.
On TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1897,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN .
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NANKIN PORCELAIN.
1 A small jar, with moulded lip; an oviform vase, painted with figures
on a terrace; and a vase, with figures, ox and birds ^
2 An oviform vase, with mandarins and their attendants in a landscape zfaf "—
3 Another, painted with utensils and landscapes in medallions; and a
vase and cover, with a river scene, and man fishing
4 An oviform jar and cover, with plum blossom and vases and utensils
in three medallions ; and a vase, similar—wood cover
5 A cylindrical vase, with figures and palms; and a globular jar, with —
an extensive river scene and boats
6 A pair of dishes, with dragons in white on marbled blue ground
7 An oviform vase, with ladies and children sporting, rocks and fir
trees—wood cover and stand
8 Another, with two subjects of ladies and their attendants on
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terrace-
-wood stand and cover, inlaid with a jade plaque
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A vase, painted all over with chrysanthemums and scroll foliage— f
15-k in. high
Another, with Ho-Ho birds on branches of trees, other birds and
butterflies—17 in. high SPz
A beaker, with figures in landscapes, kylins and fish in compartments’/
—18 in. high ^r^rt/hry
A beaker, with a rocky river scene, mandarin and attendarfxs with
ox ; and one, with two subjects of river scenes, figures and bo^te
—17k in. high
A beaker, painted with numerous figures in landscapes—18£ in A
high
An oviform vase, with branches of hawthorn—wood cover and stand
Another, similar, with plum blossom—wood cover and stand
An oviform vase, with branches of flowers, and vases and utensils in
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alternate panels—13 in. high —wood cover and stand
An oviform vase, with birds and flowers in white on blue ground—
17^ in. high
An oviform bottle, with long neck, painted with ladies and children
sporting, arabesques in white on blue ground—18 in. high y
A cylindrical vase, decorated in bands with flowers in white on blM
ground—16^ in. high OC
A cylindrical bottle, with a mandarin and attendants on a terrace, x?/
fir trees and clouds—17k in. high
A globular bottle, with long neck, painted with vases of flowers and
utensils, a river scene on the neck—15^ in. high
A cylindrical bottle, with ladies and gentlemen on horseback; and
one, similar, with a fakir riding an ox—17^ in. high
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A pair of cylindrical bottles, painted with numerous figures in land¬
scapes, horses, fir trees and clouds—18 in. high
Another, with similar decoration—18 in. high
A pair of jars and covers, each with numerous figures on a terrace,
clouds, rocks and trees—16 in. high
A beaker, with sprays of plum blossom in white on dark blue ground
— 17k in. high
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CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN.
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Two small bowls, with flowers in red ; two enamelled cups ; a pair
of dishes, with equestrian and other figures; and one other
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A cylindrical spill-vase, with figures and palms ; and a small famille
verte vase, with a fakir under a fir tree
A jar, with flowers in colours on yellow and green ground; a vase,
with trees and rocks on red ground; and one, with flowers and —
butterflies
A flat-shaped vase, with landscapes in compartments, and flowers onxy 7
black ground ; and a bottle, with similar decoration (/
A buff-coloured vase, with foliage in green; and a ditto bottle, with /?
kylins in green and purple y 7 ' ^ ^
A pair of bowls, with diapered borders, enamelled with branches of ' ,
hawthorn and birds on buff-coloured ground
A dish, enamelled with a fakir and stag, and coral coloured back ^ y
and one, with figures on horseback
An oviform vase and cover, enamelled with aquatic plants and birds; / .
and a ditto vase, with children riding kylins d ybl y~\
An oviform vase and cover, pencilled with birds and flowers in gold ; y ✓
and a jar, with small neck, with two ladies on a river bank
A beaker, with birds and bamboo branches ; and an octagonal jap /
and cover, enamelled with figures on a terrace and fir trees OObl
A jar, enamelled with figures seated at a table, ladies on a terrace, ->
fir trees, &c.
A jar and cover, with figures of horses in white, flowers and orna- J.y
ments on variously coloured ground
A vase, enamelled with dragons, fish and waves in green on buff- ^ -,
coloured ground
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A pair of beakers, with kylins and fish in compartments ; and two
subjects of mandarins and attendants—18 in, high &
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, £ 41 A cylindrical vase, enamelled with numerous figures before a man¬
darin, fir trees, &c.—18 in. high
, /, / 42 Another, with dragons and birds on sea-green ground, and with ladies
V* r ' on a. vAran^flli. n.nrl a, river scene and figures in two comnartments A
on a verandah, and a river scene and figures in two compartments /& /
—17 h in. high
p 43 A ditto vase, with standard bearers and numerous other figures, fir
trees and rocks—17 in. high
f ^ 44 A Jar and Cover, enamelled with hawthorn branches in colours ^
and white on black ground
/ (y p 45 A famille verte dish, enamelled with a kylin, Ho-Ho bird and
flowers /
y f fyp t (j 46 A beaker, with a kylin chained to a post, a landscape and figures oiV;
the neck—18 in. high ,
47 Another, of similar form, with ladies and deer in a landscape \CdxA a
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beaker, enamelled with a cavalry encounter
/ . / . 48 A vase, with a mandarin on horseback and figures pruning trees ;
^ 9 ° ’ and an oviform vase and cover, with children and ladies in tw^
panels
i/7 ^ 49 An octagonal vase, with baskets of flowers, vases and utensils in relief
and coloured—22£ in. high
//?, /J* /pO A cylindrical powdered-blue vase, pencilled with fish and aquatic
plants in gold and fish in red—18 in. high //L4
y J)1 A Famille Yerte Bottle, with long neck, enamelled with river
scenes, figures in boats and fishermen, birds and bamboos on A
the neck—17 in. high
f o 52 A cylindrical vase, with a lady and two children on a terrace, and a
lady at a table—17 in. high
53 Another, with numerous figures before a mandarin, fir trees, rocks, /?
&c.—17 in. high f (J 2 '‘
/— y ~~ ,54 A taller ditto, with standard bearers and other figures, a river scene 1 /^ L .
y ' / O , to ali( ] fir trees on the neck—19J in. high
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0 55 A circular plaque, enamelled with a lady and gentleman with
attendants, fir trees and clouds in a diapered border—18^>.
diam .—carved wood frame and stand
A Circular Cistern, with flowers in green on black ground,
kylins, fish, deer, &c. in shaped panels, fish in red inside, and
diapered borders—16 in. high —on carved black wood pedestal
with marble top
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WHOLE COLOURED.
57 A coral-coloured dish; and a dark brown dish, with ornaments im
yellow and green
58 A green crackle double gourd-shaped bottle; and a dark green cup,
pencilled with dragons
^ 59 A mustard crackle vase ; and a two-handled vase, of splashed purple /& /,
and grey
60 An oviform brown crackle vase; and a vase with two children in ^ 2 .^-
relief on the lip
, O 61 A globular mirror black bottle, with long neck—13 in. high
P 62 A splashed crimson and grey crackle vase ; and one, nearly similar
—16 in. high
£ 63 A grey crackle vase, with elephant s-head handles, with branches of /y //
. , trees, flowers, birds and insects in low relief—17 in. high ‘
'6 64 A pale brown vase, with branches of hawthorn blossom in white— 7 ? ' .,
17^ in. high
~ 65 A pair of pale green bottles, with pink knot and ribands, with
' 0 groups of children in high relief round the shoulders— 10 £ /
high
66 An upright Canton enamel plaque, with a mountainous river scene . /
/ 0 and figures—on carved word stand
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY.
ORIENTAL PORCELAIN.
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A pair of old Nankin deep fluted dishes, with aquatic plants and
fishes in the centres; and a pair, with the apparition in the
centres, petal-shaped panels on the borders on a diapered-pattera?
ground
A pair of ditto dishes, with a lake scene in the centres, fishes on the
borders ; and seven plates, variously decorated with flowers and
figures
Two small fluted vases, of turquoise crackle—5^ in. high a
A Famille Eose Dish, enamelled with a European coat-of-arms in
the centre, shaped panels of flowers on a diapered pink ground—
16 in. cliam .; and a famille rose dish, with peonies in the centre
—15 in. diam.
A Powder-Blue Bowl, with mirror-shaped panels of chrysanthe- /?
mums and other flowers in colours and gold— 7\ in. diam.
An Octagonal Powder-Blue Bowl, with oblong panels of utensils
in famille verte, the ground slightly pencilled with gold— 7\ in.
diam.
A pair of powder-blue dishes, pencilled with prunus in gold—11 in.
diam.
Ten Imari plates, variously decorated / /.’Ay
ORIENTAL PORCELAIN.
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75 Three plates, painted in European taste with Juno in a car, and
° small landscapes in sepia and gold; a plate, enamelled with a
Thames dockyard scene and warehouse, and with flowers in
colours; and two other plates, with decorations in sepia, anc^y^
coats-of-arms
76 An octagonal plate, enamelled with a water fowl, flowers, &c. in
brilliant colours; one, with flowers and the master Wrest (ay
hound); and four other enamelled plates
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77 A tea-pot and cover, formed as a lotus flower, coloured pink and
^ green; an egg-shell cup and saucer, enamelled with flowers in
blue on white and ruby ground; and two other cups and
saucers
78 A helmet-shaped jug, enamelled with figures on gilt ground; a jug
& and cover, with figures on blue trellis ground; a small plate,
enamelled with figures ; a dish, with dragons ; and three cups and
two saucers //St-
ENGLISH PORCELAIN, Etc.
0 79 Three Chelsea oval-shaped dishes, with coloured branches of foliage*/ ' •
in slight relief and pink edges
80 A Crown Derby sucrier and cover, salmon, white and gold ; a white
and gold Derby ink-stand and pounce-box ; a Chelsea-Derby cup
and saucer, dark blue, white and gold; and three other cups and
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saucers
81 A pair of oblong two-handled plateaux, painted with bouquets of
flowers in slightly raised borders; and a pair of oval dishes, en /y£,
suite
82 Three Ludwigsburg plates, painted with small landscapes and flower
O sprays in lake in gilt borders; a Tournay custard-cup and cover,
blue and white; a Sevres egg-shell cup and saucer; and one /
other
ORIENTAL PORCELAIN.
c > 83 An old Chinese porcelain cylindrical tea-pot and cover, painted with
river scenes, buildings and figures, the handle formed as a
dragon
From the Summer Palace
__ 84 An old Chinese porcelain vase, dark blue ground, pencilled with land-
r C scapes and foliage in gold, the handles formed as stags’ heads—
11 in. high
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A set of threefold Chinese vases and covers, painted and enamelled ?
with figures in medallions, and river scenes in red—11 in. high ^
An old Chinese dinner service, painted with flowers and other
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decorations in colours, consisting of eleven oblong dishes, two (
circular ditto, two tureens, covers and stands, and twenty-six
plates
Eight old Nankin plates, with scroll ornament in blue; and two
Chinese plates, with mythological subjects in pink ^ ,
Nine plates, enamelled with flowers in colours \
Four coloured figures of dogs '
Fourteen old Japan plates, with flowering trees ; and five of another/^/
pattern
A pair of English porcelain vases and covers /Ql H '■
A pair of Crown Derby two-handled cups, covers and stand s^ ?;
painted with flowers in blue and gold lines
A French cup and saucer; a smaller ditto; and three
plates
A small enamelled casket
A Crown Derby dessert service, white ground, painted with flowers, /
and dark blue and gold borders, consisting of centre dish on
foot, two oval, four square, four oblong and two heart-shaped^,
dishes, tureen, and two stands, and fifteen plates
Another, with rich dark blue and gold decoration, consisting of four
tureens, covers and stands, and seven plates
- A paix_oL globular porcelain ^aseywithJong-nodsg^each painted
with Watteau flgmes irrmedaUions-on pal e g r een g r ou nd.
A gres de Flanders oviform jug, with raised grey ornaments on /
blue ground, a mask on the spout
A Crown Derby campana-shaped vase, painted with a variety of
flowers, gilt mask handles, and scroll foliage in gold below —-Jjf
16^ in. high
An old Dresden tureen, cover and stand, with basket borders, k
painted with flowers and surmounted by a cut lemon
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107
An oviform Wedgwood vase, of black basalt, of classic form— Jy>
13f in. high .
A pair of porcelain vases, painted with rose foliage and flowers on n .
white ground, the lips coloured blue and gilt—18^ in. high <■ y
Shakespeare and Milton : a pair of Chelsea figures on scroll , ~
plinths—12 in. high
A Pair of Crown Derby Jardinieres, with pierced covers and
shaped fronts, painted with partridges and water fowl in salmon f
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and gold borders
Spring and Summer : a pair of Chelsea figures, with flowers and ,,
grapes—6 in. high
A fluted Woscester tea-pot, cover and stand, with turquoise and i
gold borders; a milk-jug, and a cup and saucer, similar
A Dresden scent-bottle, formed as a monk carrying a woman in a ^ . f*
wheatsheaf —
108
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111
An old Dresden dessert service, with basket borders painted with
insects, the centres painted with birds and foliage, consisting of
four leaf-shaped dishes, four circular ditto and twenty-four
plates
A set of Chinese large ivory chessmen, elaborately carved, ancL on
stands formed as concentric balls ^ . _ ,
A set of small carved ivory chessmen z/fl&S'Ay
Two Japanese porcelain bowls, enamelled with chrysanthemums
and peonies; a dish, with lotos plant in the centre; and one, J? /
decorated with a coiled dragon in the centre y Wtzz&zC-,
- 112
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An Oblong Imari Canister and Cover, painted with branches ,7 /
of prunus and chrysanthemums—6 in. high / '
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115
Five small cups and three stands, enamelled with flowers in red
trellis borders; a pair of cups and saucers, with figures ; two
toy tea-pots; a stand; and a pair of small Japan cups and
saucers
An Oriental cylindrical liver-coloured vase—11£ in. high—in
A Pair of Old Chinese Porcelain Brown Bowls and Covers,
enamelled with flowers in leal-shaped medallions
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A Nankin Jar and Cover, painted with hawthorn branches in
in white, on marbled dark blue ground —9^ in. high — carved /
wood stand
A pair of hawthorn-pattern jars and covers, painted with utensils
in three medallions—9j- in. high —wood stands
An Egg-Shell Plate, enamelled with ladies and children at a table,
in coloured borders, with ruby hmh-^inJmther-case
A pair of French porcelain open-lipped vases, with gilt feet, handles
and necks, painted with a monk at prayer, and two female
figures on marble and gilt ground—marble plinth—16 J in.
high
A white China crape shawl, richly embroidered with flows in
silk, and with deep white silk fringe
An old Cashmere shawl, with ornaments in red and blue on orange
ground ^ ft
Another, similar, on dark red ground J$17
A large coat, of sheep t skin, worked with yellow silk 6^4
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124
Made in Meshed , Persia
An oblong panel of Japanese embroidery, with a three-clawed
dragon attacking a tiger, worked in gold thread and coloured ^
silks, mounted on stretcher —5 ft. by 7 ft.
The three following Lots are Sold by Order of the Executors.
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0 125 A pair of Vienna vases and covers, on pedestals, painted with
Cleopatra and Augustus, &c. on maroon ground, richly gilt,^
and with gilt swan’s-neck handles—13 in. high
A Dresden group of three figures in harlequin costume
The Duet: a pair of ditto groups
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN.
ORIENTAL ARMS.
128 A straight double-edged sword, circular flat pommel, drooping
quillons, the curious swelling in the blade near the hi^; entirely ’
inlaid with scrolls and peacocks in gold /
129 Another, similar y ^ ^
130 A sabre, sharpened on the inner edge, the hilt inlaid with gold
131 A long straight sword, plain steel; and a curved knife, with groove^ / y
blade
OTA) ITALIAN EMBROIDERIES,
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY.
132 A Set op Vestments, consisting of chasuble, stole, maniple, burse
, O and veil of white silk, richly embroidered with flowers, foliage,
sacred monogram and emblems in gold and silver thread and
coloured silks
133 An Oblong Panel, embroidered with birds, flowers and arabesques
O i n coloured silks on rich groundwork of gold and silver thread
—7 ft. 10 in. by 3 ft. 3 in.
134 An Oblong Panel, of white satin, embroidered with arabesque
& foliage and flowers in coloured silks and gold thread, and with
border of gold braid—7 ft. 3 in. by 3 ft. 1 in.
135 Another, embroidered with arabesque foliage and flowers, shield-
of-arms and coronet in the centre, in coloured silks and gold
thread on white ground—6 ft. 4 in. by 2 ft. 10 in.
136 A Large Upright Panel, of gold thread, embroidered with
& buildings, trees and flowers in coloured silks and silver thread
—8 ft. 9 in. by 5 ft. 10 in.
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An Italian cabinet, of ebony, with door in the centre and seven
drawers, inlaid with figures, animals and birds in engraved
ivory--19^ in. high, 39 in. wide /o
A circular table-top, of black marble, painted with ruins and figures
in border of oak foliage, on mahogany tripod stand with
ornament—34 in. diam.
A French clock and pair of vases, of metal-gilt, with figures of
Cupid and Psyche, and porcelain plaques painted with land-
scapes, figures and flowers —glass shades and stands
A pair of oviform bronze two-handled vases, of classical design, ✓
decorated with quadrigas in relief—19f in. high
A bronze statuette of Napoleon I., on square bronze pedestal— j
12 in. high ^
Formerly the property of the late Colonel Sir T. Noel
Harris
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153 An Empire Massive Mahogany Knee-Hole Secretaire, with
, O revolving cylinder front, nine drawers beneath and three
drawers above, surmounted by a dark green porphyry slab, the
inside fitted with bird’s-eye maple—59 in. wide
154 An Octagonal-Shaped Table, of pollard walnut-wood, og. pillar
L? . o and trianglular foot— 46 in. diam. Q
FINIS.
London : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.