Works of Art

  • Dutch Delft Qilin Charger in Chinese Transitional Style

    Dutch Delft Qilin Charger in Chinese Transitional Style

    Dutch Delft Qilin Charger in Chinese Transitional Style

    10587 A Dutch Delft Qilin charger in Chinese Transitional style, decorated in blues and manganese centring on an unusual prancing Qilin, (a mythical lion/horse) with a figure holding a vase, in a rocky landscape with scattered trees and bushes.

     

    Dutch, Delft

    1680-1700

     

    Diameter: 14 ins (35.5 cms)                                          £2,200

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  • Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    10528 A Dutch silver mounted Arita porcelain ewer, the flat lid with contemporary engraved Marquis’s armorial and winged thumb piece, the body decorated with flowers and landscapes between running leaf and zig zag borders, the neck with stiff flower decoration, on a raised, spreading foot rim. Restored short hairline.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1660

     

    Height: 9 ins (23 cms)                                              £3,500

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  • Japanese Arita Ewer

    Japanese Arita Ewer

    Japanese Arita Ewer

    10527 A Japanese Arita porcelain ewer, the body decorated with figures in a rocky landscape, the neck with stiff flower decoration, on a thick, raised foot rim. Two short hairline cracks to neck rim.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1640-60

     

    Height: 8.25 ins (21 cms)                                     £1,200

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  • Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    Dutch Silver Mounted Arita Ewer

    10526 A Dutch silver mounted Arita porcelain ewer, the flat-topped lid with a Bacchic boy on a barrel thumb piece, the body decorated with three panels of birds among flowers, the neck with scrolling flower decoration, on a raised foot rim. Fine condition.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1680

     

    Height: 9.75 ins (24.5 cms)                                   £3,500

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  • Rare Ottoman Damascus Fritware Tile

    Rare Ottoman Damascus Fritware Tile

    Rare Ottoman Damascus Fritware Tile

    10538 A rare Ottoman Damascus fritware tile, the lobed central panel with tulips and carnations, surrounded by unusual tiger stripe and cintamani motifs, the corners with floral rosettes on apple green background. Fine condition, no restoration. Private European collection

     

    Ottoman Syria, Damascus

    1580

     

    10.75 ins (27 cms)²                                                   SOLD

     

    Identical tile illustrated in Damascus Tiles, Arthur Millner (Prestel: London, 2015), p 277, fig 6.70 V & A Middle East collection, Accession No: 452-1901

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  • Large Japanese Edo Arita Vase

    Large Japanese Edo Arita Vase

    Large Japanese Edo Arita Vase

    10577 A large Japanese Edo period Arita octagonal vase, the body with continuous decoration of pheasants in pine trees in a rocky landscape, the Three Friends of Winter, the shoulder with a lotus leaf band and scroll border above, on raised circular foot rim. Very fine condition, short hairline on rim.

     

    Japanese, Arita kilns

    1670-1700

     

    Height: 19.5 ins (50 cms)

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  • Japanese Arita Double Gourd Vase

    Japanese Arita Double Gourd Vase

    Japanese Arita Double Gourd Vase

    10562 A Japanese Arita blue and white double gourd vase, decorated with figures in wooded landscapes in two bands, the neck with diaper decoration, on raised, turned foot rim. Perfect condition.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1680

     

    Height: 8 ins (20 cms)                                                 £900

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  • Pair of Japanese Edo Imari Bijin Figures

    Pair of Japanese Edo Imari Bijin Figures

    Pair of Japanese Edo Imari Bijin Figures

    10563 A pair of Japanese Edo Period Imari Bijin figures, their hair tied up and the bodies leaning backwards, the kimonos with unusual green reserved decoration. One with neck re-stuck.

     

    Japanese, Arita

    1700

     

    Height: 8.25 ins (21 cms)                                              Sold

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  • Pair of Wedgwood & Bentley Blue Jasper Oval Plaques

    Pair of Wedgwood & Bentley Blue Jasper Oval Plaques

    Pair of Wedgwood & Bentley Blue Jasper Oval Plaques

    10204 A pair of Wedgwood and Bentley (1769-1780) blue jasper oval plaques, French King Henri IV and his Chief Minister Duc de Sully, in original gilt brass frames with suspension rings. Clearly impressed ‘Henry IV’ and ‘Sully’ to the front, ‘WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY’ to the back. Excellent condition.

     

    English, Staffordshire

    1776

     

    Overall height without suspension: 4.25 ins (10.5 cms)

    Overall width: 3.5 ins (9 cms)                                       £3,200

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  • Fine St Cloud Sugar Bowl

    Fine St Cloud Sugar Bowl

    Fine St Cloud Sugar Bowl

    10549 A fine St Cloud sugar bowl and cover, the ribbed body decorated with lambrequins and arabesques, the cover with matching decoration and flat top finial with painted flower head, on a raised foot rim, painted mark ‘StC.T’. Two small chips to the cover.

     

    French, St Cloud

    1710

     

    Height: 4.25 ins (10.5 cms)                                        £850

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  • Fine Flemish Oak Panel of Christ on the Road to Calvary

    Fine Flemish Oak Panel of Christ on the Road to Calvary

    Fine Flemish Oak Panel of Christ on the Road to Calvary

    10534 A fine Flemish oak panel of Christ on the road to Calvary, the lower section with Christ bearing the cross aided by Simon, acanthus scrolls above with figures on horseback, possibly Magi, with Veronica and the veil above. Later pine backing. Label for (Henry) Goldman collection.

     

    Flemish, possibly Antwerp

    Late 16th century

     

    Height: 33.5 ins (85 cms)

    Width: 9.75 ins (24.5 cms)                                       SOLD

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  • Fine Flemish Oak Panel of the Adoration

    Fine Flemish Oak Panel of the Adoration

    Fine Flemish Oak Panel of the Adoration

    10533 A fine Flemish oak panel of the Adoration, the lower part with the Magi grouped around Christ, below a canopy supported by winged figures with camels above. Later pine backing. Label for (Henry) Goldman collection, Chenue storage, Paris

     

    Flemish, possibly Antwerp or Mechelen

    Late 16th century

     

    Height: 30.75 ins (78 cms)

    Width: 9.75 ins (25 cms)                                         SOLD

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  • Large Castelli Maiolica Plaque of The Prodigal Son

    Large Castelli Maiolica Plaque of The Prodigal Son

    Large Castelli Maiolica Plaque of The Prodigal Son

    10532 A large Castelli maiolica plaque, attributed to Giacomo Gentile (1717-1765), The Prodigal Son as swineherd, shown reclining in prayer under a tree with a dog at his side and his herd in the background, a classical arch to the left with receding landscape.

     

    Italian, Castelli

    1740-50

     

    Height: 13.25 ins (34 cms)

    Width: 16.5 ins (42 cms)

     

    SOLD

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  • French Gold Mounted Agate Cameo Brooch

    French Gold Mounted Agate Cameo Brooch

    French Gold Mounted Agate Cameo Brooch

    10331 A French gold mounted agate cameo brooch, the agate deeply carved with a female classical head wearing a wreath of oak leaves, the frame with a blue enamelled inner border surrounded by natural pearls with large peridot stones at the cardinal points. Perfect condition. In contemporary but not original leather box.

     

    French, Paris

    1860

     

    Length: 5.5 cms

    Width: 4.6 cms                                                 £4,500

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  • Italian Carved Limestone Fountain Mask

    Italian Carved Limestone Fountain Mask

    Italian Carved Limestone Fountain Mask

     

    10383 A large, Italian carved limestone fountain mask of Dionysus in Greek theatre mask style, the braided hair with an oak leaf band, the reverse hollowed out to receive a water pipe.

     

    Italian

    19th century

     

    Height and width: 19.75 ins (50 cms)

    Depth: 6.75 ins (17 cms)                      SOLD

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  • Ilkhanid Kashan Border Tile

    Ilkhanid Kashan Border Tile

    Ilkhanid Kashan Border Tile

    10522 An Ilkhanid Kashan turquoise border tile, decorated in relief with geometric vegetal designs. Intact, unrestored. Formerly Aaron Gallery.

     

    Kashan

    1250-1350

     

    Height: 8 ins (20 cms)

    Width: 9.5 ins (24 cms)                                         £1,450

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