O^TA.LOOXJE 
 
 DECORATIVE FURNITURE 
 
 AND 
 
 OBJECTS OF ART, &c. 
 
 FEOM VARIOUS SOURCES; 
 
 TWO SMALL COLLECTIONS OF 
 
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 IVORY CARVINGS AND CURIOSITIES; 
 
 SCULPTURE, 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE 
 
 R. THORNTON, ESQ.; 
 
 AND A COLLECTION OF 
 
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 OTHER FABRICS : 
 
 WHICH 
 
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 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 
 
 On FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1897, 
 
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CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
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 L THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise 
 between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be 
 immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and 
 bo on in proportion. 
 
 TIL 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. Christie, 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. Upon 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 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1897, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 JAPANESE OBJECTS OF ART. 
 
 * 1 Two figures of children playing, in coloured metals 
 
 ' 0 2 A bronze vase, formed as a mythical fish 
 
 Bronze figures of a hear, a deer and an ox C> 
 
 >0 4 A globular koro, with chrysanthemums floating on a stream, in pale 
 colours 
 
 V 5 An oblong lacquer box, with oval panel of Wisteria, Ac. on a^reen 
 ground 
 
 5 6 An inro, black lacquer, decorated in the style of Korin; stained 
 netsuke ; another, with a crab and rushes; frog netsu^e j ai>d 
 one, with a mantis in mother-o’-pearl 2 
 
 0 7 Three small Satsuma vases and covers, with chrvsanthemiyns in ^ 
 shades of buff on a black ground ^ ^ 
 
 0 8 A coloured metal figure of Daruma yawning 
 
 A pair of figures of a fencer and a fisherman —on wood stands 
 
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 SATSUMA. 
 
 /'/>, O 10 A small koro, minutely pajnted with figures of boys playing —signed 
 
 —pierced silver cover ; and a flat-shaped tripocLditt<^ jyipted 
 with utensils— signed 2 
 
 S7 S', O 11 A flat-shaped hexagonal koro and cover, painted in alternate panels 
 with hoys and landscapes, surmounted by a peony; and a tripod 
 koro. with shaped panels of figures and flowej* on ^grained 
 ground 2 
 
 */S~, <512 A pair of small pilgrim bottles, painted with a procession of hoys in 
 square-shaped panels - 
 
 J' O 13 A pair of double gourd-shaped vases, with circular medallions of y 
 figures, hands of monkeys and birds 
 
 *7' & 14 A deep howl, painted with court scenes, supported on either side with 
 
 Ho-Ho birds and dragons; and a tripod koro, with the history ^ 
 of the 47 Ronin in shaped panels 
 
 J'//' / : 15 A bowl, minutely painted with figures entering a temple— signed: 
 
 and one, with a lake scene, kakemono on the back 
 
 ’ "^7 & 16 A cylindrical koro and cover, painted with a rocky landscape, dragon 
 
 h an d le s signed 
 
 <L ' », S~, O 17 A flat-shaped koro, with pierced cover, painted with gaislia, sparrows, 
 
 &c.; and a bowl, with escalloped border, painted with a tea house 
 
 * ’ 1^ A pair of small Kaga vases, painted with figures in two panels ; and 
 
 a pair of shaped Satsuma vases, with a procession of children ayl 
 butterflies 
 
 y/wu 19 A large vase, formed as a tied bag, brocade design in colours, with 
 
 Ho-Ho bird slightly raised—14 in. high 
 
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 CARVINGS IN IVORY. 
 
 6 20 A group of three warriors fighting 2/ 
 
 01\ A group of a girl carrying a basket and branch of peony, a boy 
 
 seated at her feet —signed 
 
 22 The figure of an archer —signed 
 
 23 A lady, holding in her left hand a peony, in her right ar'Samisen^r- 
 
 signed is 
 
 ? 24 An old woman, holding a model lantern and a lotos —" 
 
 ^25 A group of two priests, holding a lotos flower —signed tty *— ~ 
 
 7 26 Bishamon, attended by an eagle and dragon 
 
 0 27 A Fair Scene; a group of eight figures —signed <£ ^ 
 
 ^■"28 A showman, with a performing hawk —signed A/ ^ 
 
 A group of rats fighting 0 _ 
 
 2*30 A spill vase, carved with figures holiday-making —wood cover 
 31 Three balls, carved as groups of masks of &&*ty£ je - j 
 
 ° 32 A group of fish 
 
 9 33 A pair of Chinese dwarf bath screens, carved in low relief with & 
 
 rocky landscape, pierced at the base ' 
 
 33a A wood-cutter, with a badger 
 
 NETSUKES (WOOD). 
 
 34 A rat eating a rice cake, on a sweetmeat tray ; poppy seed ; a puppy 
 
 in a tile ; and a group of masks /to* 4 
 
 35 A skeleton ; a heifer, seated, by Koku ; a boy and a dog, forming a 
 
 seal ; The Pleasure Ship, wood, ivory and mother-o’-pearl— 
 signed 4 
 
 36 A rat— signed, ; a Shojo sleeping —signed ; a snake; a wUd boar and 
 
 snake —signed /Y ///, c^/ 4 
 
 37 A warrior hiding in a conch shell; a bamboo shoot and snail— 
 
 signed ; two horses ; a group of nuts —by Masakatsu 4 ' / y ‘ 7 "* ' 
 
 38 An Aino cottage —signed ; a beetle on a leaf —signed ; a small box, , 
 
 the top carved with a preist ; a lotos pod and frog 4 
 
 39 An ox ; two quails on millet seed ; & carp (coloured) ; two rabbits— 
 
 by Muiko 
 
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 NETSUKES (IVORY). 
 
 /* JL , O 40 Benton— signed', a rat and raddish; a priest— signed', a disc, 
 
 inlaid with the fable of The Tong Cut Sparrow —signed 
 
 /* , O 41 An ivory disc, inlaid with a travelling showman in mother-o’-pearl, 
 
 &c.— signed ; another, the centre of shibuichi, with a wild duck; 
 another, with a boy riding an ox— signed ; another, with actor ; 
 another, with rooks ; and one, with fir branch— signed 6 
 
 £/r D 42 A disc, inlaid with a boy with top— signed ; another, inlaid with a 
 
 priest — signed; another, with a man grinding rice — signed ; j 
 another— signed ; and two stained ditto, with actors 
 
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 CARVINGS IN IVORY. 
 
 ' 43 A dagger, of ivory, the hilt and sheath profusely inlaid with cocks, 
 
 mandarin duck, &c. in ivory, mother-o’-pearl and tortoiseshell f 
 44 A Miniature Screen, of ivory, finely inlaid with a prunus fete in 
 stained ivories and mother-o’-pearls, the back engraved withi, 
 monkeys, silver corners and hinges 
 
 O ' $, o> 45 The figure of a hawk, seated on a tree trunk on which is coiled & 
 snake— signed—on carved and pierced stand 
 
 BRONZES. 
 
 40 A bottle, around which is coiled two lizards 
 if ' S , O 47 A bottle, with bulbous neck, coiled with the three-clawed dragoiG- 
 
 19 in. high 
 
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 4b A vase, of coloured bronze, the handles formed of vine leaves and 
 
 ~ grapes—Ilf in. high 
 
 iff - ° 49 A pair of bottles, with open lip, with branch of berries in higl^ 
 
 relief—10 in. high & 
 
 ^ f /<. , o 50 A mottled bronze vase, with a branch of an aquatic plant in relief 
 
 —12 in. high //t 
 
 ' ° 51 A pear-shaped bottle, of yellow bronze, with a double-tailed dragon^ 
 
 . in relief—14 in. high j, 
 
 ^ o2 A koro, on four leet, of coloured bronze, with a carp in low relief^^ 
 
METAL WORK. 
 
 53 A square-shaped box and cover, of russet iron, with a carp and lotos 
 
 flower in low relief— signed l/*? ? 
 
 54 Another, smaller, with an eagle, rock and sea.—signed 
 
 55 An ohlong box, of russet iron, the top formed of sbibuichi, with / 
 
 monkeys in slight relief— signed 
 
 56 A circular box and cover, with a dragon, clouds and jewel in relief, 
 
 and enamelled in the style of Hirata KiJcosoro—signed - 
 
 57 A Shibuichi Plate, decorated with a mountainous river scene im_ 
 
 low relief— signed sstste*? 
 
 58 A group of two quails pluming, in yellow bronze— on dark wood . 
 
 stand 
 
 59 A snipe on a water pile : a group in yellow bronze—on carvedjvood 
 
 stand 
 
 60 An oblong tray, of shibuichi, of the goddess Benton with attendants 
 
 —signed // 
 
 61 A tray, of shibuichi, the centre decorated with a group of cocks, with 
 
 various inlays, the border enamelled with snow crystals, the -- 
 
 handle formed as lotos plant— signed 
 
 62 A bottle, of shibuichi, engraved with a group of wild flowers, the neck 
 
 inlaid with gold— signed 
 
 63 A group of a crane, tortoise, &c., in chased silver, on dark wood 
 
 stand 
 
 64 A small square-shaped koro and cover, of russet iron, with figures'of 
 
 the goddess Benton on either side in enamels, the top formed as a, * 
 
 lotos flower— signed 
 
 65 A circular silver box and cover, with a dragon and clouds in relief— 
 
 signed 
 
 66 A quatrefoil silver box, with a kingfisher, lotos plants, &c —signed — 
 
 67 A silver sake cup, the centre enamelled with a branch of prunus, 
 
 and one, with a prunus blossom in the centre— signed 
 
 
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 68 A Pale Green Flat-Shaped Jar and Coyer, suspended by the 
 
 handle, carved with ornaments in low relief— on carved and 
 pierced wood stand isf 
 
 69 A Group, of pale green jade, representing a trunk of a tree with two 
 
 boys, and a small vase— on carved and pierced wood stand 4 
 
 70 A small vase, shaped as the sacred fungus— on carved and pierced 
 
 wood stand 
 
 71 Two belt fastenings, in pale green jade, carved with dragons; and a 
 
 dark green ditto, nearly similar 
 
 72 A small octagonal flat-shaped vase and cover, of smoked rocD 
 
 carved in low relief with grape vines and squirrels 
 
 73 A flat-shaped crystal bowl, formed as a fruit 
 
 CHINESE ENAMEL PORCELAIN. 
 
 s z c- , o 74 a n Oviform Jar and Cover, with figures, &c. in coloured empanels 
 , —14^ in. high 
 
 // / o . o 75 A pear-shaped sang-de-bceuf bottle— 12 in. high 
 
 76 A square-shaped celadon vase, with emblematical ornaments in low 
 
 relief—13J in. high 
 
 A/,** 77 A white glazed beaker, with raised flower ornaments j 
 
 /• /^ 4 0 78 A. flat-shaped vase, nearly similar A^r~A^ 
 
 i/~/ 0 ~p~o 79 A Pair of Famille Verte Dishes, the centres enamelled with 
 
 birds and flowers, diaper-pattern borders with butterflies—15 in. 
 
 diam. \A 
 
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 80 An Octagonal Dish, of famille verte, enamelled with peonies and 
 Ho-Ho birds in the centre, panels of aquatic plants on the border , 
 —14 in. diam. •// 
 
 0,0 ^ famille rose dish, the centre enamelled with a cock and peonies— 
 
 13f in. diam. y 
 
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 82 A Shaped Famille Rose Dish, enamelled with peonies and othej 
 
 flowers—14^ in. diam. 
 
 83 A "Pair of Dishes, the centres enamelled with baskets of flowers, , _ 
 
 panels of flowers on the borders—15 in. diam. 
 
 84 A Famille RooE Dish, the centre enamelled with peonies and 
 
 other flowers—15 in. diam. ~ 
 
 85 A Cylindrical Famille Verte Vase, with shaped panels of 
 
 magicians and characters on a groundwork with dragons apd 
 flowers—18^ in. high 
 
 8(1 A splashed purple and grey bottle—15£ in. high 
 
 87 An Oviform Famille Rose Jar and Cover, with ladies at a//' 
 
 balcony—18 in. high 
 
 88 Another, with utensils and flowers, leaf pattern on the neck—17 
 
 high 
 
 
 OLD ORIENTAL AND ITALIAN EMBROIDERIES 
 
 AND OTHER FABRICS. 
 
 89 A Persian carpet, cream-coloured ground—6 ft. 10 in. by 3 ft. 5 
 
 90 An Anatolian prayer rug, with green centre and rich borders— ' 
 
 G ft. 9 in. by 4 ft. 7 in. Cs 
 
 91 A Persian rug, dark brown ground—5 ft. 5 in. by 3 ft. 6 in. 
 
 92 An Italian hanging, with point de Flandre embroidery (fd 
 
 93 A Persian blue silk cover, embroidered with silk 
 
 94 A set of nine Damascus coverings, forming a complete suite for a 
 
 divan / 
 
 95 A Louis XVI. white cloth curtain, embroidered with harps^ and y . ✓ 
 
 columns cs 
 
 96 A Persian embroidered linen cover ''(I JayiZrr- 
 
 97 A Damascus mosque curtain, with lamp and columns in centre »./..*■£/ ' ^ 
 
 98 An Italian red silk hanging, with grotesque figures and fleurs-de-li| 
 
 in yellow 
 
 99 A Broussa velvet mosque curtain, gold ground 
 
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 4 ' fr — r * 103 
 
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 J. o~r* 105 
 
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 //*// ' ° 108 
 
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 Aii Italian cream silk altar cover, embroidered with gold thread 
 and silk 
 
 A Persian cover, gold ground, richly brocaded with flowers in pinl 
 and green 
 
 A Persian table cover' gold grouud with pattern in velvet 
 Two Scutari red velvet mats, with designs in yellow 
 An Italian embroidered green square cover, with fringe 
 
 A Damascus towel cloth curtain, embroidered with lamps and trees 
 of life , 
 
 A Persian enamelled silver pipe 
 An Italian pink silk cover, richly brocaded with gold 
 
 An Italian silk hanging, embroidered with birds and flowers in gold 
 on green ground 
 
 109 An Italian cover, gold ground, brocaded with flowers in silk 
 
 
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 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 
 
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 i26 A pair of hexagonal cut-glass dishes, engraved with a crown, letters 
 and emblems 
 
 Formerly the property of William IV. 
 
 '28 An old Worcester porcelain coffee-pot and cover, blue ground, with 
 figures and flowers in blue on white ground in medallion 
 
 129 An Old English Writing Desk, covered with satin embroidered 
 O with Apollo and Daphne, Narcissus and Orpheus on the sides, 
 
 and portrait of a lady, foliage and flowers on the lid, fitted wjfh 
 drawers and implements inside 
 
 130 A pair of Dresden porcelain vases and covers, each painted with a 
 , o large subject of figures in the style of A. Kauffmann, and flowers 
 
 and decorated with flowers and female figures in relief—o; 
 square pedestals en suite 
 
 131 A Louis XV. Small Marqueterie Table, with three drawers, 
 
 inlaid with flowers and foliage in various woods, and with an old 
 Dresden porcelain tray inserted in the top—mounted wit! 
 molu 
 
 132 An old Euglish table, of inlaid satin-wood, with rising glass top an 
 
 glazed sides 
 
 133 A Louis XV. Small Parqueterie Secretaire, with rising top, 
 
 0 mounted with borders and ornaments of or-molu chased with 
 
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The following are Sold by Order of 
 the Executors of the late R. THORNTON, Esq. 
 
 SCULPTURE. 
 
 iJ.JL. q 134 A set of four statuettes of Dante, Petrarch, Tasso and Ariosto, 
 
 R. Physick—23 in. high —on ebonised wood pedestals #1* 
 From the Collection of the late G. Sehlotel, Esq. 
 //"'/• ^ 135 Homer, Pope and Newton : a set of three busts—on similar pedest 
 
 -byREh^bk 
 
 From the same Collection X 
 
 /£* / &, ° 136 Shakespeare and Milton: a pair of busts, by R. Physick — on simi 
 
 pedestals 
 
 From the same Collection 
 
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 ^ 137 Scott and Byron : a pair of busts, by the same—on similarnedest 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. 
 
 13S A Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Garden Seats, 
 
 ' ^ 0 ' ^ ^ barrel form, decorated with kylins, arabesques and otl 
 
 ornaments in colours and white in raised metal bordma—20 
 high 
 
 /•/f. o 131 A globular incense burner and cover, with symbolical ornaments 
 
 red. blue and white enamel X2s*+ 
 
 //* O f o 140 A silver bottle, coiled with a dragon in high relief, and chased wi 
 
 peonies and other flowers, partly enamelled with transluci 
 colours—on carved and pierced wood stand 
 & • / O , O 141 An oblong bronze dish, inlaid with an artist painting a dragon ; a 
 
 a smaller square-shaped tray, inlaid with a Samouri canning 
 lady across a stream -yOtA 
 
 112 A Japanese bronze jardiniere, of globular form, fluted, and w: 
 birds, foliage and flowers in high relief 
 
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 LACQUER. 
 
 i Three l'subas, of gold lacquer, inlaid with Shokei and other figures, 
 
 prunus, &c. in mother-o’-pearl and stained ivory, silver rim, , 
 
 brocade bays and black lacquer caso //£4^ 
 
 4^ A fan-shaped tray, of gold lacquer, with mountains and torrent, a 
 procession of oni and skeletons in stained ivory and mother-o’- y 
 pearl, with rim and feet mounted with silver 
 
 5 A pair of hexagonal gold lacquer vases, with oni presenting gift to ., 
 
 Diakoku and Yebishu, silver dragon handles 
 
 6 A panel of green lacquer, inlaid with two cocks fighting in ivory ' 
 
 and mother-o’-pearl— signed 
 
 CARVINGS IN IVORY. 
 
 7 The figure of an old woman, holding a vase of peonies— signt^fojzffa+^A/t 
 
 8 A huntsman, with a hawk—9 in. high — signed 
 
 9 An old fisherman holding a frog—7f in. high—signed 
 
 0 A fisherman, with net, basket of fish and boy—6 in. high — signed - 
 
 1 An old woman, with many toads and frogs—5^ in. high 
 
 2 A quail, on millet seed 
 
 3 A Figure of a Lady, holding a branch of Wisteria— signed 
 
 lOf in. high 
 
 
 pearl, stained ivory, &c,, silver handle 
 
 7 Three button netsukes, inlaid with retainers in stained ivory and 
 
 mother-o’-pearl —signed 
 
 8 Three ditto ^ 
 
 9 An ivory inro and netsuke, profusely inlaid with a helmet hanging 
 
 on a tree filled with flowers, in mother-o -pearl, stained ivory and 
 tortoiseshell, enamelled silver corners—in lacquer case 
 
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 CARVINGS IN WOOD. 
 
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 *<r.* 160 A set of nine grotesque masks of monsters, &c .—signed Ai- 
 
 /, & 161 A group of tortoise ; and a group of rats on a lotos pod —signed 
 
 /*/£. 162 A dagger, of light wood, inlaid with mother-o’-pearl, tortoiseshell. 
 
 &c. 
 
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 j, <r. 0 163 An Old Nankin Porcelain Beaker, white ground, with prunus 
 
 blossom in white on blue patches—18 in. high —wood stand 
 
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 t/T / 0 , & 164 An oviform jar, of the same, with Ho-Ho birds and arabesques in 
 
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 blue on white ground—10 in. high 
 A pair of small plum-pattern jars fTr** 
 
 A pair of ditto 
 
 Three agate snuff-bottles; and a cut-glass bottle, with aquati&plants 
 in crimson 
 
 168 A pair of black wood stands, carved and pierced with flowers. &c . 
 red veined marble tops 
 
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 /£/, J~, O 166 
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