Two famille rose bottle vases, Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai] four-character marks.
Each vase decorated with Shoulao holding a peach beside a young acolyte; each with a brocade box, Both approximately 10 inches [25 cms.] high [4] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A famille rose box ancoverd, Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai]four-character mark. Decorated with bats in flight beside pomegranates in flower with a brocade box, 3.5 inches [9 cms.] diameter [3]  - Estimate: £500 - 800

Two famille rose cylindrical vases. One with Hongxian four-character mark and one with Qianlong four-character mark. The former decorated with a perched bird amongst rockwork and blossoming flowers; the latter with three Manchu/Chinese boys playing with a toad; each with a brocade box, The first 5.25 inches [13.5 cms.] and the second 5.5 inches [14 cms.] high [4] - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

A pair of famille rose double-gourd vases, Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai] four-character marks. Each with blue-incised ground, decorated with panels containing scholars in landscapes and flower sprigs; with a brocade box 10 inches [25 cms.] high [3] - Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800

A famille rose bowl; Hongxian [Yuan shih-kai] four-character mark. Decorated with delicate flower sprigs and opening blossoms [hairline crack]; with a brocade box, 5.5 inches [14 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £400 - 600

Two famille rose bowls. One with four-character mark of Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai]. Both bowls decorated with chrysanthemum or other flowers beside scrolling foliage, each bowl approximately 4 inches [10 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £400 - 600

Two famille rose bowls, Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai] four-character marks. Each bowl decorated with flowers and foliage, one bowl also depicting two domestic fowl, The larger bowl 4.5 inches [11.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £500 - 800

A pair of fang-shaped vases, Guangxu six-character marks. Each one decorated with a peach and glazed in monochrome tian lan you; each with a brocade box, 12 inches [31 cms.] high [4] - Estimate: £1,500 - 1,800

An orange and gilt bowl with famille rose interior, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with five bats surrounding a shou-character beside peaches and scrolling foliage, 7 inches [18 cms.] diameter - Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500

A blue and white cylindrical censer. The three-line inscription including a Guangxu mark. Decorated with two five-clawed dragons flying above waves; unglazed base, 8 inches [20 cms.] high -Estimate: £600 - 800   

A famille rose cylindrical dish, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with a bold spray of peaches surrounding a cluster of three copper-red bats, 14 inches [36 cms.] diameter - Estimate: £300 - 500

A pair of famille rose dishes, Guangxu six-character marks. Each dish decorated with a five-clawed dragon confronting a long-tailed phoenix beside cloud scrolls and a single flaming pearl; with a brocade box, 9.25 inches [23.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A Private European Collection of 19th and 20th Century Chinese Porcelain, 5 Nov 2007
Knightsbridge

A near pair of famille rose bowls. One with Guangxu four-character mark; the other with four-character seal-mark. The former decorated with a phoenix beside two white-breasted birds perching on a tree; the latter decorated with a phoenix beside flowering plants, Both 6.75 inches [17 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

An en-grisaille decorated quatrefoil-shaped box, cover and liner, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with mountainous river landscapes and with a gilt Buddhistic Lion finial; with a brocade box, 6.5 inches [16.5 cms.] diameter [4] - Estimate: £600 - 1,000

A pair of famille rose bowls, Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with a five-clawed dragon confronting a phoenix in flight, 5.5 inches [14 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500

A famille rose ogee bowl, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with a five-clawed dragon and a phoenix flying beside cloud scrolls above a band of waves, 10 inches [25 cms.] diameter - Estimate: £400 - 600

A famille rose, yellow-ground bowl, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with a flock of magpies perched beside knarled plum-trees; with a brocade box, 6.75 inches [17 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £500 - 800

A famille rose bowl, Guangxu six-character mark with a six-character mark in the interior. Decorated on the yellow-ground with three roundels depicting figures in scenic landscapes; with a brocade box, 6.5 inches [16.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A famille rose bowl and cover,  Guangxu six-character mark. The exterior of both bowl and cover decorated with iron-red bats beside a cluster of peaches; with a brocade box, 7.75 inches [20 cms.] diameter [3] - Estimate: £500 - 700

A famille rose dish,  Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with variously coloured tree peonies or other flowers with a brocade box, 11 inches [28 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of famille rose and iron-red bowls,  Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with fan-tailed goldfish amongst aquatic foliage, 3.5 inches [9.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £600 - 800

A pair of famille rose yellow-ground bowls,  Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with four roundels, each depicting a single character, on a ground designed with gourds or flowerheads; with a brocade box, 5.5 inches [14 cms.] diameter [3] - Estimate: £700 - 1,000

A pair of famille rose saucer dishes, Guangxu six-character marks,.Each dish decorated with fruiting peaches, 7 inches [18 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

A pair of bowls, Guangxu six-character marks. Each one austerely decorated with characters and scripts, 6.5 inches [16.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of polychrome decorated bowls, Guangxu six-character marks. Each one decorated with formal lotus in blue enamel amongst scrolling designs of foliage, 5.25 inches [13.2 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of famille rose bowls, Guangxu six-character marks, Each decorated with peony and scrolling gourd vines, 5 inches [13 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £300 - 400

A famille rose/polychrome enamel vase of pear-shaped form, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with butterflies amongst flowers and grasses in a fenced garden; with a brocade box, 11.25 inches [29 cms.] high [2] - Estimate: £4,000 - 5,000

A pair of famille rose bowls, Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with a five-clawed dragon and a phoenix beside a flaming pearl, 5.5 inches [14 cms.] diameter - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

A pair of polychrome decorated bowls. Iron-red Guangxu six-character marks. Each one decorated with a crane nesting on rockwork, 4.25 inches [10.5 cms] diameter [2] - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

A famille rose, yellow-ground bowl, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated on the exterior with the Daoist theme of bats beside peaches and shou symbols; with a brocade box , 5 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £400 - 600

A pair of famille rose bowls, Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with five Manchu/Chinese boys playing together with a ball, 5.5 inches [14 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

A near pair of famille rose, yellow-ground bowls. Guangxu six-character marks. Each one decorated with three round cartouche designed with scholar's utensils; the ground depicting scrolling flowerheads, Both approximately 5 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,000

A famille rose bowl. Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated with four sacred symbols on the exterior including the Yu [conjoined fish] and the San [umbrella] from the Pa Chi-Hsiang [fritting]; with a brocade box, 5 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter [2]- Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A polychrome enamel bowl, Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated on the exterior with scholar's objects and vases of flower arrangements, 5 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter - Estimate: £500 - 800

A pair of coral decorated bowls,  Guangxu six-character marks. Each one decorated on the exterior with lines of calligraphy; the interiors depicting pine and prunus, 4 inches [10 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500

A famille rose, yellow-ground bowl,  Guangxu six-character mark. Decorated on the exterior with roundels containing scholarly implements and vases; the interior designed with a mythological bird; with a brocade box, 4.75 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of iron-red bowls,  Guangxu four-character marks. Each one decorated in blue enamel dividing roundels designed as phoenix, 5 inches [12.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of polychrome enamel bowls. Guangxu six-character marks. Each bowl decorated with bold formal lotus surrounded by scrolling foliage and other designs, 4.5 inches [11.5 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £400 - 600

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