Works of Art

  • Large Octagonal Blue and White Arita Vase

    Large Octagonal Blue and White Arita Vase

    Large Octagonal Blue and White Arita Vase

    10702 A Large Japanese Arita blue and white octagonal vase, the body decorated with phoenixes among flowering peony bushes, the shoulder painted with a fan motif, the neck rim with Buddhistic symbols, on a raised circular foot rim.

     

    Japanese

    1670 – 1690

     

    Height: 17.25 ins (44 cms)                                          £4,500

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  • Pair of Japanese Arita Ovoid Vases

    Pair of Japanese Arita Ovoid Vases

    Pair of Japanese Arita Ovoid Vases

    10695 A pair of Japanese Arita blue and white ovoid vases and covers, decorated in Wanli style with three panels of flower bushes reserved on a strapwork background, lappet shoulders, the domed lids with floral design and knop finials. Both lids re-stuck and well restored, bodies perfect.

    1680

    Height: 14.75 ins (37.5 cms) £7,000

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  • Fourfold Embossed and Painted Leather Screen

    Fourfold Embossed and Painted Leather Screen

    Fourfold Embossed and Painted Leather Screen

    8550 A fourfold embossed and painted leather screen, English or Dutch mid 18th century panels, gilded and painted with parrots among flowering foliage and vines. With old damage.

     

    Early 18th century

     

    Height: 65 ins (165 cm)

    Width: 96 ins (244 cm)

    SOLD

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  • Chinese Brass Mounted Burr Aboyna Box

    Chinese Brass Mounted Burr Aboyna Box

    Chinese Brass Mounted Burr Aboyna Box

    10513 A Chinese brass mounted burr amboyna box, with flush fitted handles and corner mounts, the interior with a fitted tray and easel mirror support.

     

    Chinese export

    1820

     

    Height: 5 ins (13 cms)

    Width: 11.25  (28.5 cms)

    Depth: 9 ins (22.5 cms)                                             £1,650

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  • Set of Italian Plaster Intaglios

    Set of Italian Plaster Intaglios

    Set of Italian Plaster Intaglios

    10648 A set of Italian plaster intaglios comprising three trays with blue paper backgrounds, each cameo with a gilded paper border and in tightly grouped arrangement. Approximately 200 in total.

     

    Italian, Rome

    1820-40

    Each tray Height: 32 cms Width: 20.5 cms

    SOLD

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  • Pair of Dutch Mounted Japanese Imari Ewers

    Pair of Dutch Mounted Japanese Imari Ewers

    Pair of Dutch Mounted Japanese Imari Ewers

    10576 A pair of Dutch mounted Japanese Imari soy ewers, the bodies decorated with chrysanthemum and peony bushes marked with ‘S’ in a roundel, the handle and spout with scrolling leaf patterns, the lightly engraved copper gilt mounts with chain links, turned foot rim. Both bodies cracked and professionally restored.

     

    Japanese

    1700-1720

     

    Height: 8 ins (20 cms)                                                  £4,000

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  • Pair of Chinese Kangxi Blue and Gilt Vases

    Pair of Chinese Kangxi Blue and Gilt Vases

    Pair of Chinese Kangxi Blue and Gilt Vases

    10583 A pair of Chinese Kangxi blue and gilt Yen Yen vases, the gilt decoration of flowering trees in landscapes rubbed. Turned foot rims, bases unglazed. One neck with old damage restored.

     

    Chinese. Kangxi period

    C 1700

     

    Height: 16 ins (40 cms)                                     £6,500

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  • Matched Pair of Japanese Arita Cockerels

    Matched Pair of Japanese Arita Cockerels

    Matched Pair of Japanese Arita Cockerels

    10499 A matched pair of Japanese Arita cockerels, standing on tree stump bases with mushrooms, pomegranates and small birds, variations to the decoration and modelling. One base cracked and restored, one head re-stuck.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1680 – 1700

     

    Height: 11.75 ins (30 cms)

    Max width: 8 ins (20 cms)                                     £6,000

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  • Fine Pair of French Regence Mounted Japanese Arita Pots

    Fine Pair of French Regence Mounted Japanese Arita Pots

    Fine Pair of French Regence Mounted Japanese Arita Pots

    10589 A fine pair of French Regence mounted Japanese Arita cache pots, Dutch decorated with birds and flowers in Kakiemon style, with side handles and liners. One vase with restored crack.

     

    Japanese, Arita, the mounts Paris

    1720

     

    Height: 6.5 ins (16.5 cms)                                    £ 9,500

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  • Ottoman Damascus Tile Fragment

    Ottoman Damascus Tile Fragment

    Ottoman Damascus Tile Fragment

    10645 An Ottoman Damascus tile fragment, ‘split arabesque’ pattern finely painted in apple green and blue within black outlines.

     

    Syria, Damascus

    1600

     

    Height: 6.25 ins (16 cms)

    Width: 7.25 ins (18.5 cms)                                          SOLD

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  • Rare Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Rabbits

    Rare Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Rabbits

    Rare Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Rabbits

    10655 A rare pair of Chinese export biscuit porcelain figures of seated rabbits, finely incised fur with a dark brown glaze. On shaped and carved rosewood stands.

     

    Chinese

    1800 – 1820

     

    Height: 8 ins (20.5 cms)                                     SOLD

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  • Italian Copper Repousse Two Handled Vase

    Italian Copper Repousse Two Handled Vase

    Italian Copper Repousse Two Handled Vase

    10657 An Italian copper repousse two handled vase, decorated with leaf scrolls, birds and masks, and with a female portrait and blazon on one side.

     

    1720

    Italian, probably Venice

     

    Height: 9 ins (23 cms)                                     £320

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  • Pair of Chinese Export Pots Pourris

    Pair of Chinese Export Pots Pourris

    Pair of Chinese Export Pots Pourris

    10646 A pair of Chinese export pots pourris vases and covers decorated in the Pompadour pattern, the lids with contemporary piercing and finials, the decoration including a Royal crown and a fish, with gilt bronze mounts in Regence style. One lid restored, one body with hair crack.

     

    Chinese

    1745

     

    Height: 8 ins (20 cms)                                           £10,500

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  • Pair of Chinese Biscuit Porcelain Parrots

    Pair of Chinese Biscuit Porcelain Parrots

    Pair of Chinese Biscuit Porcelain Parrots

    10656 A pair of Chinese biscuit porcelain parrots in Kangxi style but later, the green bodies with red beaks and feet, perching on pierced rockwork bases with aubergine glaze. Fine condition.

     

    Chinese

    1800

     

    Height: 7.75 ins (19.5 cms)                                         £1,600

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  • Ottoman Isnik Tile

    Ottoman Isnik Tile

    Ottoman Isnik Tile

    10653 An Ottoman Isnik tile, a partial saz leaf medallion within a lobed border, reserved on a pattern of interlocking palmettes on turquoise ground with red slip detail, the right edge with a narrow cobalt border. One re-stuck corner and one small chip, otherwise perfect. Private UK collection.

     

    Ottoman Anatolia

    1580

     

    Height: 9.75 ins (24.5 cms)                                         Sold

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  • Rare Pair of Dutch Delft Baluster Vases

    Rare Pair of Dutch Delft Baluster Vases

    Rare Pair of Dutch Delft Baluster Vases

    10547 A rare pair of Dutch Delft baluster vases by Pieter Kam, a lappet border around the neck, the bodies with a continuous scene of an Emperor (?) in pavilions and gardens with female attendants carrying parasols and Buddhistic emblems. One with possible restored chip to the rim. Covers missing. Blue painted mark ‘PK’ underneath. Provenance: A.C. Beeling, Leeuwarden, private English collection.

     

    Dutch, Delft

    1700

     

    Height: 12.25 ins (31 cms)                                         SOLD

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