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Lot 873: Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits

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Pair of two (2) Chinese watercolor and gouache paintings on silk; one (1) depicting an elderly male civil official in a blue coat, tiered cap, and white beaded necklace and one (1) depicting a woman in a red coat, ceremonial headdress, and yellow beaded necklace. Both are portrayed seated with crane-embroidered rank badges on a […]

Lot 872: 4 Asian Watercolor Silk Scroll Paintings

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Four (4) Chinese and Japanese scroll paintings, all watercolor on silk, including one (1) painting of chicks with pink peonies, one (1) painting of carp and goldfish, one (1) painting of butterflies and flowers, and one (1) painting depicting a hunter with bow and arrow. All with calligraphic inscriptions and seal marks; painting of fish […]

Lot 870: 10 pcs. Asian Blue & White Porcelain, incl. Garniture Sets

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Ten (10) Asian blue and white export porcelain items, including garniture sets. 1st-3rd items: Three-piece (3) garniture set with Asian figures flanking a floral-decorated vase on stand surrounded by foliate forms, including one (1) large lidded baluster form vase with foo dog finial and two (1) cylindrical vases. Marked with four character mark to underside. […]

Lot 871: Bird & Flower Paintings from the Palace Museum, Beijing, Oversized Book

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SELECTED BIRD AND FLOWER PAINTINGS FROM THE PALACE MUSEUM, Palace Museum, Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, 1981, hardcover, with separate English foreword. 21 1/4" H x 15" W x 2" D. PROVENANCE: The collection of the late Fount and Ida Smothers, Thompson's Station, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition with minute scattered areas of discoloration to […]

Lot 869: 12 Assorted Chinese Export Canton Porcelain Items, incl. Chestnut Basket & Teapots

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Twelve (12) pieces of assorted Chinese Export porcelain, all with blue and white landscape decoration, including one (1) chestnut basket with reticulated sides and one (1) matching underplate; one (1) footed teapot with domed lid; one (1) teapot with intertwined, naturalistic handle and overhanging lid with peach finial; one (1) baluster form vase; one (1) […]

Lot 867: Delft Octagonal Polychrome Jar, Jan Gaal

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Delft octagonal polychrome jar decorated by Jan Gaal (Dutch, fl. 1707-27) in the Chinoiserie taste. Comprised of a domed ribbed lid with figural foo dog final over a shaped body and flaring octagonal base. Decorated in the petit feu or cashmere style with foliate, medallion, and lattice designs in polychrome colors of blue, green, red, […]

Lot 868: Pair of Mollica Majolica Chargers, Petal Rims & Seascapes

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Near pair of hand-painted Italian Majolica earthenware chargers, in the style of Delphin Massier featuring nocturnal seascape scenes to the centers, raised floral and pink flower petal rims. The larger charger underside is stamped with a crown and "M", attributed to the Mollica factory. Largest measures 21", the other is slightly smaller. 19th century. PROVENANCE: […]

Lot 866: 3 European Porcelain Figures, Meissen & Herend Chinese Bouquet

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1st-2nd items: Two (2) Meissen polychrome and parcel gilt porcelain figures carrying baskets of flowers standing on rocaille form bases, including one (1) depicting a young woman in a yellow-skirted dress holding additional flowers within her held apron (5 3/8" H x 3" W x 2 3/8" D) and one (1) depicting a young barefooted […]

Lot 864: 3 English Porcelain Items, incl. Caughley & Dr. Wall Worcester

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1st item: English Caughley Salopian tea bowl with fluted design and scalloped rim. The bowl is printed in underglaze cobalt with Chinoiserie design scenic designs and interior decoration, all with gilt accents. 2" H x 3" dia. Late 18th century. 2nd item: 1st period Dr. Wall Worcester porcelain reticulated chestnut basket in the Chinese-style Royal […]