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Old Nankin Porcelain.

£s.d.
Vase and cover, oviform, painted withladies in a garden, 11-1/2 in. high6300
Bottles, pair, with long necks, paintedwith dragons and flames, 10-1/4 in.high8840
Bottles, pair, with oviform bodies and long slender necks, entirely painted with formal flowers and arabesque foliage, and with dark blue bands round the shoulders, containing scrolls and blossom reserved in white, 7-3/4 in. high262100
Vase and cover, tall oviform, paintedwith ladies and boys in a garden,11-1/4 in. high56140
Canisters and covers, set of threediamond-shaped, painted with audiences,groups of warriors, and anexecution scene, 12-1/4 in. high52100
Sprinklers, pair, with a band ofmirror-shaped dark-blue panels round thecentre, and vandyke borders, containingformal flowers and foliagereserved in white, the necks delicatelypencilled with a marbleddesign, 7-1/4 in. high16500
Vases and covers, set of three oviform,and two cylindrical beakers andcovers, entirely painted with tiger-lilyornament and conventionalblossoms, 5-1/2, 6-3/4, and 7 in. high346100
Vases, pair, cylindrical, painted withbands of formal arabesque foliage,and with alternate blue bands, withdragons and scrolls reserved in white,11-1/4 in. high220100
Vases, pair, cylindrical, powdered-blue,painted with fishermen, Sages,flowers, &c., in upright and circularpanels, 10-1/4 in. high15000
Beaker, painted with branches of floweringprunus, the background pencilledwith blue, 18-3/4 in. high14000
Vases and covers, pair, oviform, paintedwith peonies, cherry-trees, sparrowsand rocks, in shaped panels dividedby trellis-pattern bands, 16-1/2 in.high22000
Vases and covers, set of three oviform,and a pair of beakers, painted withaudiences, plantain and vases offlowers, 16-1/2 in. and 18 in. high1,55000
Vase and cover, oviform prunus-pattern,of the highest quality, finely paintedwith branches of flowering prunuson marbled-blue ground, 10-1/4 in.high6,19500
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with bluepanels containing flowers and leafagereserved in white, the neckspencilled with marbled pattern inblue, 7-1/2 in. high75120
Ewer, with pencilled marbled groundworkand dark-blue heart-shapedpanels, containing scrolls reservedin white, 6-1/2 in. high.56140
Bottles, pair, with long necks, paintedwith pendant lanterns and korōs,palm-leaves on the necks, 9-1/2 in.high52100
Vases and covers, pair, two-handled,painted with fans and utensils inmirror-shaped panels and sprays offlowers, 11 in. high6520
Dishes, pair, with blue ground, decoratedwith seeding peonies and foliagereserved in white, and painted withflower-branches round the well,18-1/2 in. diameter54120
Bottle, with compressed body and nearlycylindrical neck, painted with seedingpeonies and foliage, and palm-leavesround the neck, 18 in. high29400
Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical, withmarbled-blue ground and prunus-blossomin white, painted withflowering plants and birds in mirrorand fan-shaped panels, 7-1/2 in. high23100
Vase and cover, oviform, painted withpanels of prunus-branches and birdson a trellis groundwork, and withlambrequin-shaped panels round theshoulder and foot, containing formalflowers reserved in white on blueground, 24 in. high136100
Vase and cover, oviform, painted withrocky landscapes and baskets offlowers, and with lambrequin-shapedpanels round the shoulders andfoot, with scroll foliage reserved inwhite on blue ground, the coversurmounted by a small figure of akylin, 23-1/4 in. high78150
Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, paintedwith vases of flowers and utensilsin mirror-shaped panels, 11-1/2 in.high241100
Vases and covers, pair, powdered-blue,painted with river scenes, floweringplants and utensils in variouslyshaped panels, 19 in. high75600
Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, with bulbousnecks, painted with river scenes,flowers and utensils in variouslyshaped panels, 18 in. high42000
Jars and covers, pair, mandarin, paintedwith bands of arabesques and alternateblue bands decorated withdragons, flames, and leafage reservedin white, 42 in. high1,942100
Cisterns, pair, circular, entirely paintedwith formal flowers and foliage, andwith a band of beaded ornamentround the top, 27 in. diameter21000
Bowl, painted with groups of variousflowers, locusts and other insects,5-3/4 in. diameter; and a bowl, withflowers, insects and reptiles, 5-3/4 in.
diameter		8950
Bowl and cover, small cylindrical, paintedwith mirror-shaped panels of flowerson marbled-blue ground,with prunus-blossomreserved in white, 5-1/2 in.
high 		81180
Vase, cylindrical, painted with arabesquefoliage, and with a blue band roundthe centre decorated with dragonsreserved in white, 11 in. high8620
Another vase, nearly similar, 10-1/2 in.high 9060
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, painted withpendant lanterns and other ornament,and with branches of flowersround the necks, 11-1/2 in. high54120
Bowls and covers, pair, cylindricalpowdered-blue, painted with river scenes,flowers and utensils in circularmedallions, 6-3/4 in. high199100
Jardinières, pair, with prunus-blossomreserved in white on marbled-blueground, mounted with Louis XVI.ormolu handles chased with foliageand shells, and gadrooned borders,8 in. diameter9060
Bottle, with long neck, painted withkylins playing with balls, and adragon on the neck, 18 in. high5080
Vase, painted with an audience andfigures on a terrace, 21-3/4 in. high52100
Vase, painted with a procession in arocky landscape, 16-1/2 in. high6300
Vases and covers, set of three, paintedwith landscapes, cranes, deer andother animals in panels with key-patternborders, 19-1/2 in., 20 in., and20-1/2 in. high54120
Dishes, pair, large, painted withflowering plants in the centre in petalpanels on trellis-pattern ground, theborder composed of arabesque foliage,among which are figures ofpeacocks and baskets of fruit infour panels, 21-3/4 in. diameter115100
Pair of ditto, similar115100
Cistern, octagonal, painted withmedallions of arabesque foliage,characters in the centre, and a band ofpalm-leaves round the shoulder, 25-1/2 in.diameter52100
Bottle, double gourd-shaped, painted withgourds and foliage, and a band ofkey-pattern round the centre, 26 in.high 115100
Cisterns, pair, circular, painted withriver scenes in the interior,chrysanthemums and lotus outside, 25 in.diameter, on walnut-wood stands4420
Chinese Enamelled Porcelain.
Tea service, with ruby ground, pencilledwith flowers in grisaille in shaped panels, consistingof tea-pot, cover and stand, a cream-jug and cover,two cups and saucers, and two small saucer-dishes,24000
Vase, square-shaped, enamelled withquails and flowering trees on whiteground, the handles coral-colourand gold, 10-3/4 in. high13600
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with bulbousnecks, with spiral pink and whitebands, and enamelled with figuresand branches of flowers in colours,10-1/2 in. high58160
Stand, oblong, enalelled with dragons withthe Sacred Jewel, in green, mauve and yellow, 11-1/4 in.wide52100
Bowl, ruby-coloured, enamelled with akakémono and branches of floweringprunus, 7-1/2 in. high10000
Vases, pair, "famille verte" fluted, formedas bamboo canes, enamelled withsmall sprays of flowers and grasseson green and yellow ground, onoctagonal open stands, enamelledgreen, 8-1/2 in. high32000
Vase, oviform, with bright green ground,enamelled with dragons and formalflowers in mauve, with arabesquefoliage reserved in white, and withunglazed kylins'-mask handles, 12 in.high40000
Bottle, powdered-blue, of triplegourd-shape, enamelled with peonies, otherflowers and grasses, in "famille verte,"in mirror and fan-shaped panels,10-1/4 in. high 35700

Beakers, pair, with bulbous centres; the necks are finely enamelled with a bright green ground, upon which is formally arranged a design of flowers and foliage, enamelled mauve, the centre part similarly decorated, but with conventional flowers in green on yellow ground, and with a band of green vandyke panels below; the lower half of the beakers is powdered-blue, 10-1/2 in. high

Vase and cover, oviform, of somewhat similar design to the preceding, the lower part powdered-blue, and the upper portion and the cover enamelled with formal flowers and foliage in green on yellow ground, 12-1/2 in. high

 2,700 0 0
Bottles, pair, triple gourd-shaped, thelower part decorated with medallionsof masks, utensils and emblems,on a floral groundwork, inblack and gold, the centre partpencilled with kylins and flames, inrouge-de-fer and gold, on whiteground, the necks powdered-blue,with Ho-Ho birds in gold, 21-1/2 in.high48000
Bottles, pair, small gourd-shaped, withengraved yellow ground, enamelledwith sprays of flowers in colours,7 in. high115100
Vase, inverted pear-shaped, with engravedyellow ground, enamelledwith branches of flowers, 10-1/4 in.high6630
Vases, pair, oviform egg-shell, enamelledwith houses by a river, a bridge,and figures in a summer-house, andwith gilt necks and feet, 10-3/4 in.high304100
Vases, set, three oviform, thegroundwork encrusted with branches offlowers, and with upright panelsenamelled with Sages and otherfigures in landscapes, 7-1/4 in. and8-1/2 in. high18900
Figures of parrots, pair, enamelledturquoise and dark blue, and mountedon Louis XV. ormolu scroll plinths,9-3/4 in. high220100
Part of a tea-service, with pale yellowand black trellis-ground decoratedwith plume ornament in mauve,consisting of cream-jug and cover,canister and cover, two stands, andfour cups and saucers13150
Bowls and covers, set, three, enamelledwith chrysanthemums, branches ofbegonia, and sparrows, and withpink diaper-pattern border, 6 in.diameter10500
Tea-service, lotus-pattern, consisting oftea-pot, milk-jug, canister, bowl andcovers, and four cups and threesaucers; and two small plates,enamelled in pink and green, andwith branch handles94100
Basin, with brown and pink exterior,pencilled with tiger-lilies and otherflowers in gold, the interior enamelledwith a magician, 4-3/4 in.diameter54120
Basin, with apple-green ground, pencilledwith flowers and grasses ingold, 4-5/8 in. diameter79160
Ewer and cover, powdered-blue oviform,enamelled with a stream, lotusplants and prunus-tree, with birdsin "famille verte" in shaped panels,the ground pencilled with gold,8-1/4 in. high37800
Dishes, pair, powdered-blue, enamelledwith kylins, Ho-Ho birds and utensilsin "famille verte," in mirror-shapedpanels, 16 in. diameter37800
Vase, "famille verte," of nearlycylindrical form, with crimson ground,finely enamelled with branches of seedingpeonies, arabesque foliage anddragons, and with pale green andyellow lambrequin-shaped panelsround the borders containing formalflowers, mounted with ormolu rimand plinth, with Sphinx supports,21-1/2 in. high60000
Lantern, oviform egg-shell, with finelystippled green ground, enamelledwith an audience and ladies on aterrace, in "famille verte" in twooblong panels on a groundworkof flowers and butterflies41000
Bowl, enamelled with cranes in blackand white and waves in green onyellow ground, 10 in. diameter; anda dish, with cranes in black andwhite on pale yellow ground, 11-1/2 in.diameter79160
Basins and stands, pair, small, enamelledwith peonies, and with pinkexteriors7180
Bowls and covers, pair, basket-pattern,with panels of pierced honey-combpattern, enamelled with chrysanthemums18900
Dish, circular, open-work border enamelledwith vases and utensils oncoloured diaper ground, 9-1/4 in.diameter27300
Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled withladies and children by a stream, inbrown border with green trellis edge,7-3/4 in diameter78150
Bowl, with branches of flowers in theinterior, and medallions of flowersoutside on an incised green andwhite ground, 10-1/4 in. diameter58160
Jar, cylindrical, with pale green ground,decorated with flying cranes in blackand white, 7 in. high26000
Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled withladies in a landscape, carrying vases,19 in. high99150
Vase, oviform, with marbled-greenground, enamelled with peonies, atree, and birds, 19-1/2 in. high10500
Dishes, pair, large, in the Imari taste,enamelled with vases of flowers anda fence in the centre, and with scroll-shapedpanels of flowers and birdson the border on blue ground withchrysanthemums in red and gold,21 in. diameter17350
Vase, cylindrical, with pencilled bluescale-pattern ground, enamelledwith lotos, begonias, and otherflowers in panels, in "famille verte,"10-3/4 in. high8950
Dish, egg-shell, enamelled with a peacockand peonies in the centre, fourpanels of pink diaper ornament onthe border on blue ground, 7-3/4 in.diameter10000
Saucer-dish, with ruby back enamelledwith a kakémono and flowers in thecentre and with pale blue marbledborder with blossom in white, 8 in.diameter115100
Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled withflower-sprays in the centre and withruby panels on the border on blueground, enamelled with peonies,7-1/2 in. diameter136100
Bowls, pair, small white, with piercedtrellis-pattern sides, decorated withsmall medallions of figures modelledin high relief and gilt, 3-3/4 in.high6000
Box and cover, "famille verte" square,enamelled with a crane and emblems,on green and yellow trellis-patterngroundwork, 4 in. square7000
Cup, "famille verte," octagonal, on foot,enamelled with chrysanthemums,iris, and other flowers, and insectsin compartments, 4-3/4 in. high54120
Bowl, with dark green wave-patternground, decorated inside and outwith horses, waves, shells, andblossom reserved in white andpartly enamelled mauve, 8-1/4 in.diameter35000
Bowl, with apple-green ground, decoratedwith a flowering prunus-treereserved in white, heightened withmauve enamel, 7-3/4 in. diameter37000
Saucer-dish, black ground, enamelledwith chrysanthemums, rocks, andflowering prunus-tree, 7-3/4 in. diam.14500
Milk-jug and cover, curiously enamelledwith trumpeters, in colours on blackenamelled ground4000
Cups and saucers, pair of egg-shell,similar5500
Basin, similar, 5-1/2 in. diameter5000
Cups and saucers, pair, with blackground, enamelled with prunus andpanels of flowers, in green, mauveand buff, the interiors decoratedwith sprays of flowers in red, blue,and green120150
Jug and cover, barrel-shaped, with greenenamelled ground, entirely decoratedwith formal flowers andleafage reserved in white, mountedwith old English silver borders andbillet, 7 in. high37000
Vase, with yellow ground, enamelledwith a pheasant, peony, and rocksin green and mauve, and withpalm-leaves round the neck, 10-1/2 in.high90000
Bottles, pair, with spherical bodies andlong cylindrical necks, entirelyenamelled with formal flowers andfoliage in "famille verte,"8-3/4 in. high45000
Vases, pair, oviform coral-coloured,entirely decorated with formalflowers and arabesque foliagereserved in white, 7-3/4 in. high11000
Bottle, gourd-shaped, of nearly similardesign, 12 in. high30000
Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled witha lady seated at a table, and withvases at the side, 8-1/4 in. high18000
Another, enamelled with Sages andother figures in a mountainouslandscape, 8-1/4 in. high7000
Vases, pair, egg-shell, with turquoiseground, enamelled with coast scenesand figures in the European taste,8-1/4 in. high52100
Bottle, pear-shaped, with black ground,entirely decorated with formalflowers and small scroll foliagereserved in white, 16-3/4 in. high65100
Cistern, oval, enamelled with festoons offlowers in the European taste, andpanels of figures in the interior, theoutside enamelled with pink andgreen chequer-pattern, mounted onLouis XVI. ormolu plinth, withgadroon and riband border, 18 in.wide56700
Bottle, of triple-gourd shape, enamelledwith bright green ground, decoratedwith formal flowers and arabesquefoliage reserved in white, 11-1/4 in.high60000
Lanterns, pair, egg-shell, of oviformshape, finely enamelled with anaudience and figures on a terrace,8-3/4 in. high1,20000
Bowls and covers, pair, enamelled withvases of flowers, utensils and emblemsin colours, mounted withLouis XVI. ormolu borders chasedwith rosettes and ribands, lions'-maskand ring handles, and lions'-clawstands of the same, the coverssurmounted by cone ornaments,15-1/2 in. high33600

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