Our May 2023 sale features an excellent range of works of art, metalwares, jade, hardstone, and ceramics including a Private Taiwanese Collection (Lots 108-115), a Private Scottish Collection from North Berwick (Lots 116-122) and a Private Scottish Collection from the West of Scotland (Lots 197-200). Further collections in this May's auction include a Private Scottish Collection from Newton Don & Harrietfield, Kelso (Lots 67-76), a Private Scottish Collection from Edinburgh (Lots 259-270) and a Private Collection of A Notable Ottoman Family in London (Lots 290-307).
Lot 1 - CARVED BAMBOO 'HEHE ERXIAN TWINS' FIGURAL GROUP QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for £630
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 3 - CARVED AGARWOOD LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,008
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 6 - Y SET OF FOUR HONGMU NESTING TABLES 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £580
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 7 - LARGE ZITAN 'DAOIST IMMORTALS' BRUSH POT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £6,048
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 8 - BAMBOO-VENEER 'LONGEVITY' BOX WITH COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £4,788
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 11 - BURLWOOD-INLAID HARDWOOD STAND QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £630
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 12 - HUANGHUALI TABLE CABINET LATE MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Sold for £17,640
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 13 - CANTON LACQUERED AND PAPER 'COIN' FAN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £454
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 14 - PAINTED TORTOISESHELL AND PAPER 'CABRIOLET' FAN QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1840
Sold for £693
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 15 - FINE CANTON LACQUERED AND PAPER 'THOUSAND FACES' FAN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,016
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 16 - LARGE CHENXIANGMU 'LANDSCAPE' SCULPTURE WITH ZITAN BASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £52,700
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 18 - SILK EMBROIDERED LADY'S SKIRT AND OVERCOAT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £3,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 19 - BLUE-GROUND GAUZE 'NINE DRAGONS' SUMMER ROBE, JIFU QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,764
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 20 - SET OF TWO CIVIL RANK BADGES OF WILD GOOSE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,016
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 22 - SMALL SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE, FANGHU SHISOU MARK, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,268
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 23 - LARGE BRONZE 'DRAGON' TRIPOD CENSER XUANDE MARK BUT QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Sold for £8,190
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 24 - BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER XUANDE MARK BUT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £882
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 26 - LARGE BRONZE CENSER WITH BASE XUANDE MARK BUT 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,512
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 27 - GROUP OF EIGHT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PLAQUES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,197
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 28 - LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'GU' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £6,048
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 34 - TWO TIBETAN WHITE METAL AMULETS, GAU QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £403
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 35 - BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA MING DYNASTY, DATED TO 1573AD
Sold for £1,764
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 36 - GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA MING DYNASTY
Sold for £2,268
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 37 - BRONZE DAOIST FIGURE OF VIRUPAKSHA MING DYNASTY
Sold for £2,772
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 38 - GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN XUANDE MARK BUT 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Sold for £756
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 39 - BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI BURMESE, SHAN STYLE, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,142
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 45 - MASSIVE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT PAINTING QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £252
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 46 - GROUP OF SIX 'EXOTIC BIRD' PAINTINGS ON PITH PAPER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £454
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 47 - GROUP OF THIRTEEN 'JUNK' PITH PAINTINGS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £882
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 48 - AN ALBUM OF TWELVE LEAVES EXOTIC BIRDS STUDIES QING DYNASTY, STUDIO OF YOUQUA, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,772
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 50 - INK SCROLL 'GROOM WITH HORSES' PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322)
Sold for £1,890
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 52 - INK PAINTING OF BUTTERFLIES AND CARNATIONS MING DYNASTY
Sold for £529
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 53 - INK PAINTING OF BIRD AND LOTUS POND ATTRIBUTED TO GUO DADE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Sold for £328
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 61 - LUI SHOU-KWAN (1919-1975) TWILIGHT ON THE COUNTRYSIDE
Sold for £2,772
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 64 - THE S. C. KO TIANMINLOU COLLECTION (VOLUMES I AND II)
Sold for £580
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 65 - ORIENTAL CERAMICS: THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLLECTIONS LIMITED EDITION NO. 35 OF 300
Sold for £3,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 66 - SET OF FOUR CHINESE EXPORT 'EXOTIC BIRDS' WALLPAPER PANELS QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Sold for £3,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 67 - CANTON CARVED TORTOISESHELL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,016
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 68 - TWO SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES TREES 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,260
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 70 - ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING OF A SEATED BUDDHA QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £580
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 72 - FAMILLE ROSE 'IMMORTALS' BOWL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £605
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 76 - CHINESE IMARI TEAPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £328
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 77 - TWO CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £630
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 79 - TWO PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £378
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 80 - TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,512
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 81 - CARVED AGATE JUJUBE AND PEANUT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £630
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 82 - CARVED AGATE 'CRAB, FROG AND WHEAT' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £693
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 84 - WHITE JADE WITH RUSSET INCLUSION CARVING OF 'BEAR' SEAL HAN DYNASTY OR LATER
Sold for £2,142
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 85 - WHITE JADE WITH INCLUSIONS 'TORTOISE ON LOTUS LEAF' HAT FINIAL YUAN DYNASTY
Sold for £882
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 86 - TWO 'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE CARVINGS MING DYNASTY
Sold for £1,638
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 87 - YELLOW JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN CARVING OF A LION DOG QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £15,120
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 88 - PALE CELADON JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN 'BOY' BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £945
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 89 - CELADON JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN CARVING OF 'HEHE ERXIAN' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £3,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 90 - WHITE JADE CARVING OF A RECLINING NUDE 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Sold for £378
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 91 - CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY ON ELEPHANT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £882
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 93 - PALE CELADON JADE 'PINE TREE AND CRANE' BRUSH POT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for £3,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 94 - PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £945
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 95 - GROUP OF THREE JADE CARVINGS WARRING STATES TO QING DYNASTY
Sold for £3,276
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 96 - WHITE JADE CARVING 'HAPPY MARRIAGE' PLAQUE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for £1,890
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
