All Lots

SELECT: Spring Estates 2016 36 lots

Pair Chinese Export porcelain phoenix

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Description

19th c., famille rose decoration, each bird mounting reticulated base, no markings found, 21"h x 6"w x 4.75"d (taller)

Condition

Fair, repairs to larger bird, losses of enamel and chips to both

Sold $400

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Chinese School, painting

Passed

Description

Chinese School (18th/19th century), Scholars by a banana tree, watercolor and pigment on paper/silk, 24"h x 16"w (image), matted and framed

Condition

Fair, stains, toning, buckling to sheet, darkening

Passed

Est.

$400 - $600

Pair Chinese famille vert porcelain squared vases

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Description

Qing Dynasty, decorated with figural scenes, lion mask handles, mounted as lamps, hardwood stands, 16"h x 6"squ. (excl. fittings), 29"h x 6" squ. (total)

Condition

Good/fair, shows age, drilled as lamps, rubbing

Sold $1,100

Est.

$600 - $800

Chinese celadon carved porcelain vase

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Description

Song dynasty, carved leaf and banded cloud bank decoration, mounted as a lamp, hardwood stand, 15"h x 8"dia. (excl. fittings), 28"h x 8"dia.(overall)

Condition

Good/fair, shows age, crazing, mineral deposits, two holes at neck from drilling, top has been cut

Sold $500

Est.

$500 - $700

Chinese School, Kesi panel

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Description

Chinese School (18th/19th century), Warrior scenes, kesi weave, 69"h x 15"w (sight), framed under glass

Condition

Appears good, some toning and buckling, minor stains

Passed

Est.

$600 - $800

Chinese silk and inlaid hardwood table screen

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Description

19th c., depicting peacocks and cranes among fauna, 5-character inscription and red ink seal, 19.5"h x 13.5"w x 6"d

Condition

Overall good/fair, brass inlay loss, possible restoration upper left corner, shrinkage, chips to frame, water stain to silk

Sold $3,500

Est.

$1,500 - $2,500

(6) Archaic style jade or hardstone ritual objects

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Description

20th c., probably Chinese, comprising three Bi discs, two ornaments, and one hardstone phallic article, 12"h x 5.75"w (largest), 5"h x 2.75"w (smallest)

Condition

Good, inclusions, flakes to edges, rubbing, phallic article with drill holes

Passed

Est.

$400 - $600

Chinese earthenware figural joss stick holder

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Description

Possibly Tang or Song, official surmounting a foo lion, coiled dragons to stem, 10"h x 4.5"w x 8"d

Condition

Overall good, age appropriate condition, glaze rubbed, minor flakes

Sold $175

Est.

$250 - $350

Group (6) Asian hardwood or bronze figures

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Description

19th/20th c., poss. Chinese or Southeast Asian, comprising three hardwood, two bronze and one porcelain example, 9"h x 2.5"dia (largest), 4.5"h x 2"dia. (smallest)

Condition

Overall fair, losses, possible restorations, chips, rubbing, craquelure

Sold $2,750

Est.

$400 - $600

(2) Blanc-de-chine, Dehua porcelain dings

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Description

18th/19th c., illegible hand written inscriptions to underside, 3.75"h x 2.75"dia. (taller)

Condition

Overall good, glaze rubbing, minor flakes, possible restoration to smaller example

Sold $1,600

Est.

$300 - $500

Manner of Wen Zhengming, literati painting

Passed

Description

Manner of Wen Zhengming, (18th/19th century), Old tree and rock, ink and wash on paper, with numerous ink inscriptions and bearing more than 20 red literati seals, additional annotated paper luted to top and bottom of sheet, 26.5"h x 9"w (sight), matted and framed

Condition

Fair, paper has been laid to later sheet of paper, restorations, rubbing, sun fading, not examined out of frame

Passed

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Chinese porcelain vase with Meiren decoration

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Description

19th/20th c., mounted as a lamp, hardwood stand, 17.25"h (excl. fittings), 32.5"h (total)

Condition

Good, mineral deposits, flea bites, minor chips to base

Sold $750

Est.

$200 - $300

Chinese russet and white jade snuff bottle

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Description

Circa 1820, red-brown mottled surface, pink tourmaline stopper, with original bill of sale, 2.5"h x 1.75"w

Condition

Good/fair, snuff bottle good, shows age, stopper in need of repair

Sold $8,500

Est.

$300 - $500

Ding Guan Peng, scroll painting

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Description

Chinese School (19th/20th century), Guanyin with scholar's objects, watercolor and pigment on paper/silk, 30"h x 16.5"w (image), matted and framed

Condition

Fair, stains, toning, buckling to scroll

Sold $2,500

Est.

$400 - $600

Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle

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Description

19th/20th c., snowflake glass with blue overlay and inset painted panels of a cricket and flowers, 2.5"h x 2"w 1"d

Condition

Fair, shows age, chip to mock handles

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese School, scroll painting by Wang Xuan Qi

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Description

Chinese School (18th/19th century), the work of Wang Xuan Qi, Mountain landscape scene, watercolor and pigment on paper/silk, six red chop marks, inscription, upper right, 39"h x 20.5"w (image), framed under glass

Condition

Good/fair, toning and darkening to sheet, stains, fold lines

Sold $5,000

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Chinese carved coral snuff bottle

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Description

19th/20th c., depicting a coiled dragon holding a flaming pearl, jade stopper, 2.25"h x 1"dia.

Condition

Good, shows age no major losses

Sold $1,300

Est.

$200 - $300

Asian blue and green drip glaze ceramic vase

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Description

19th c., possibly Chinese, with sculpted double handles and Prunus branches in relief, unmarked, 12.5"h x 7.25"dia.

Condition

Good/fair, crazing, firing flaws, minor flakes, shows age

Passed

Est.

$300 - $500

(2) Chinese Peking glass snuff bottles

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Description

19th/20th c., a ruby red overlay depicting Qianlong with a coral stopper, the other with four-color overlay depicting blossoms, larger: 3.10"h x 2"w x 1.5"d

Condition

Good/fair, both show age, rubbing to glass minor flakes

Sold $300

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese spinach jade censer and cover

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Description

Probably 20th c., finely carved and pierced, raised on four legs, 5.5"h x 4.75"w x 1.75"d

Condition

Good/fair, minor flakes, rubbing, no major damage observed

Sold $125

Est.

$200 - $300

(2) Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles

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Description

20th c., one square form depicting pagoda landscape scenes, the other pear form depicting female figures, both marked to underside, 3"h x 2"w x 1"d (larger)

Condition

Fair, shows handling, lacquer chipping near base of square

Sold $425

Est.

$300 - $500

(2) Chinese Export black lacquer work tables

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Description

20th c., one example with over gilt decoration, hinged top with papier-mache interior, and one white paint decorated with bamboo form legs, 24"h x 14.25"w x 10"d (sewing stand), 26.5"h x 18.5"squ. (stand)

Condition

Good/fair, shows age, gilding rubbed, warping

Sold $200

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese pale celadon jade carvings of a boy

Passed

Description

Qing dynasty, TOGETHER WITH a glass example, each carrying a flower, hardwood stands, 2.25"h x 1.25"w x 1"d

Condition

Good/fair, shows age and handling, chip to foot of one example

Passed

Est.

$200 - $300

East Asian enameled porcelain bottle vase

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Description

19th c., possibly Chinese, unmarked, 13.5"h x 7.75"dia.

Condition

Good, glaze rubbing, flakes at rim and base, wear commensurate with age

Sold $400

Est.

$200 - $300

Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle

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Description

19th/20th c., red horses in relief cut to clear, with jade stopper, 3"h x 2.5"w x 1"d

Condition

Good/fair, rubbing, surface scratches, adaptations to stopper

Sold $70

Est.

$100 - $150

Circle of Fang Zhaolin, scroll painting

Passed

Description

Circle of Fang Zhaolin (Chinese, 1914-2006), Landscape scene with man on bicycle, inscription panel, ink and color on paper, artist's signature, upper right, four red seal marks, 17"h x 26"w (upper panel), 27"h x 26"w (landscape panel)

Condition

Good/fair, fold lines, water mark, toning, stains, margin tears

Passed

Est.

$500 - $700

Large Chinese yellow ground porcelain vase

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Description

20th c., decorated with birds and flowering branches, unmarked, 25.25"h x 12.25"dia.

Condition

Good, surface flake to enamel, no significant damage or restorations observed

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Group (3) Chinese signed porcelain snuff bottles

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Description

19th/20th c., one with figural decoration, one with landscape and cat, and another with lotus and coral stopper, 3"h x 2"w x 1"d (largest)

Condition

Good/fair, rubbing, shows age and use

Sold $850

Est.

$400 - $600

Chinese porcelain, hardwood 4-panel table screen

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Description

Qing dynasty, inset famille rose and blue and white panels, constructed as pair of wall hangings, 19.25"h x 19"w (total)

Condition

Fair, originally a four panel screen, separated into two wall hangings

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese three color Peking glass snuff bottle

Passed

Description

Qing dynasty, gourd form with ducks and bird in relief, colored glass stopper, 2.75"h x 1.5"dia.

Condition

Good/fair, shows age and use, no significant damage or repairs observed

Passed

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese Export canton enamel scalloped tray

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Description

19th c., decorated with birds, fruit and flowering branches, 18.75"dia.

Condition

Fair, shows age, surface scratches and soiling, crazing, two chips to right edge

Sold $1,900

Est.

$600 - $800

Chinese Peking glass dragon snuff bottle

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Description

Qing dynasty, with two dragons and flaming pearl in relief, aubergine on snow ground, hardstone stopper, 2.75"h x 2"w x 1"d

Condition

Good/fair, show age rubbing, hairline in stopper, no major damage observed

Sold $475

Est.

$300 - $500

Manner Qi Baishi, scroll painting

Passed

Description

Manner Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Plum tree with blossoms, ink and color on paper, mounted to silk, inscribed "To Mr. and Mrs. Altmann", upper right, artist signed with (2) red seal marks, right edge, 12"h x 79.5"w (sight)

Condition

Good/fair, fold lines, darkening, minor stains