■ ■ . jj OA.T^.ILOGTTIB PORCELAIN, FAIENCE, CHIPPENDALE, SHERATON & OTHER OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE, OF Sir JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, Bart. P.R.A. DECEASED: WHICH Mill hi Soli* Li) gautiaii trg Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TOK m ©BEAT B@@MS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1898, AT ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK. May be viewed Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues bad, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Wood’s Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. - 0 - I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. IT. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. III, In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot: and making no warranty whatever. YI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬ cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. On TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1898, AT ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK. The following were the Properly of the late SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, Bart, P.R.A. CHINESE AND JAPANESE OBJECTS OF ART. 137 A Japanese enamel bowl and cover, with circular and shaped panels of diapers on a flowered blue ground—7 in. 138 A spill vase, of similar design, on a nashiji lac stand Jrr- 139 The Legend of Ota Dokwan and the Eain Coat, carved in wood, lacquered and inlaid in ivory and mother-o’-pearl 110 A tripod koro, with single handle and curious projections on the lip, with double bands of conventional emblematical orna¬ ments in relief—15^ in. high 111 A figure of a three-clawed dragon 4 CHINESE PORCELAIN. /142 A pair of bottles, with bulbous necks, white glaze with scrolls in relief—12^ in. high; and a blue and crimson splashed bottle—15 in. high 143 A square-shaped mustard-yellow vase, with ring handles— 9^ in. high /#'/ m c> 150 '51 /. / . * ‘ f C 1 152 153 /. J 0 154 L55 A pair of cylindrical medicine jars, with oval shields-of-arms, charged with rampant lions—11^ in. high Another pair, entirely painted with floral scrolls— 7 in. high Another pair, larger—13 in. high A ’pair of medicine jars, painted with oval panels with Roman heads—14^ in. high A pair of globular bottles, with necks entirely painted with scrolls —9i> in. high An oval Palissy dish, with a fish and aquatic plants in relief— ehonised frame A Majolica dish, painted with an interior of a court and Return of Victorious Generals, above a ribbon panel with the inscrip¬ tion, in hoc signo vinoes — ebonised frame —11 in. diam. A Persian bottle, with open lip, entirely painted with arabesques in shades of blue—12^ in. high An oviform jar and cover, similar; and a two-handled bottle— 10g in. high A gres do Flandres jug, with openwork circular centre—13 in. Ugh /y f 1156 A shaped cut-glass bottle, with screw top—12 in. high 5 BRONZES. 157 A Group, of a mountain goat and eagle—9 in. high 158 A figure of a lizard 159 An ink-stand, formed as a group of walnuts and leaves; and a tray, with a mouse and lily of the valley leaf 160 A group, of two birds fighting over a nest—Ilf in. high >^161 A statuette of Meissonier—11 in. high s 162 A pair of small bronze cannon, on wooden carriages —-— 163 A steel casket, entirely engraved with panel of ladies and gentjc -y > men, elaborate scroll borders— German, 1 6th century ?164 A pair of Louis XV. or-molu wall lights, with terminal figures ^ J of Cupids bearing scroll branches for two lights each ^ ^165 A set of four or-molu wall lights, pierced and chased with terminal female figures, lions’ masks, &c., with branches fpr v three lights each r 166 A large Biddri chibouque stand, inlaid with silver and with shields with crest and monogram .. 4.*-. 167 A large Japanese bronze square-shaped vase, with open handles, // and bands of ornament in low relief—24 in. high—wood stand / * 168 A Chinese square rose-wood table, with inlaid marble top, sides pierced and carved with ornament—16^ in. square '' 169 A large Chinese six-leaf screen, of rose-wood, elaborately pierced and carved with scroll foliage and fruit—95 in. high S'' ^ 170 A Chinese black and gold lac three-leaf screen, with landscapes, Jf, _ buildings and figures—90 in. high 171 Chippendale mahogany side table, with shaped front and carved 0 - gadroon border, on legs carved with foliage— 48 in. wide * 172 A pair of tall ditto lamp stands, on fluted pillars and square bases Jr- — 64 in. high 173 Six Chippendale mahogany chaii’s, with open backs, slightly carved with foliage and festoons of drapery 174 Four ditto, with open shield-shaped backs carved with caduceus^? and scroll ornament, the legs fluted - 175 A pair of ditto, with open shield-shaped backs carved with Prince’s feathers 6 176 177 £/. //- 179 / * ^ • & 180 Four mahogany hall chairs, with pierced shield-shaped backs painted with crest and motto A Charles I. Carved Oak Arm-Chair, with square back and seat, covered with velvet, the arms carved with acanthus foliage, the front pierced and carved with terminal figuresy and flowers, on spiral legs and stretchers 0YI& Four old Dutch walnut-wood chairs, with high open backs, carvea with scroll ornament in relief, on carved legs with stretchers ^ An oak folding portfolio stand - A square oak table, on turned legs with stretchers A Sheraton Semicircular-Shaped Sideboard, on inlaid mahogany and satin-wood, with drawers, cupboards and^ I?. J .