C^T^VLOOXJE OF A Collection of ©lb Itnnlun BLUE & WHITE CHINA, WHOLE-COLOURED PORCELAIN AND Chinese Enamelled Porcelain, OF VARIOUS PERIODS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, RECEIVED FROM CHINA: WHICH 8$UU fce H> Suction fcy Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, Air rasm amEAT rooms, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. -*o>K o-- May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, 8.W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. - o —— 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. II. 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. IY. 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. VI. 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 the 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-sal® shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. -K>o- On FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. Nearly all the following Lots have carved and pierced wood, covers and stands. OLD NANKIN PORCELAIN. / S , o i 7 o, C8 ' - /A/ 7 4 , A ■ <*> ,/ 6 . 6 * /J • /‘A n s Two small oviform jars, with plum blossom Two ditto, similar Three ditto A & Three ditto & Three ditto ’ & 9 ^7 10 A, 11 Four ditto A fluted oviform vase, with Ho-Ho birds ; another, with plum blossom ; and one, with foliage U A small oviform vase, with rocks and flowers; another, witji H5-H5 birds; and one, with a rocky river scene and figure8*^2>^ Two small oviform vases, with dragons and clouds ; and oneuapallery similar * <'"*7' Another, with ladies and children on a terrace; a jar, with th’agons and clouds; and a smaller ditto, similar A bowl and cover, with quatrefoil-shaped panels of flowers on iy prunns-pattern ground £ 2 4 * 12 A cylindrical jardiniere, with fir trees and figures by a lake—6^ in. diam .; and one, with ladies and children in square-shaped panel r—r / \ / s S, ^13 A rice jar, with flowers and lake scenes in two shaped panels on a/ flowered ground ; and one, with four panels of utensils OU A rice bowl, with two panels of magicians and sages, metal handles w and a jardiniere, with sacred jewel and dragon—9 in. diam. l/; (T~7 ^ 15 A jardiniere, with vases of flowers and utensils; and one, with fish ^ _. and aquatic plant /£> t /* //f , O 19 A pair of circular rouge boxes and covers, with flowers in medallions r -2 y-yn. on trellis pattern ground 4- 20 A smaller ditto, with children sporting; another, with arabesque * foliage ; and one, with flowers // * 0~~ > & 21 Two small ditto, with Lange Lysen ; and three writer’s water vases, with flowering decoration 22 A cup, with a horse and figures in a landscape; a small vase, with A. o , o' arabesque foliage ; and a smaller ditto 23 Three tea-pots and covers, with floral decoration /'/A , <7 24 A hexagonal tea-pot and cover, with flowers and foliage; a square ' / ' bottle, with flowers in panels; and a flat vase, with dragons A. /a , A 25 A cylindrical vase, with a river scene and a figure on horseback; and 0 two fluted oviform vases, with utensils in medallions y O 26 A small oviform vase, with chrysanthemums; a small-necked jar ; /y /, and one, with plum blossom 2r, A f O'yi A small beaker, with open lip, leaf pattern on the centre— 5^ in. high—in case ; and an oviform jar, with band of floral ^ ornament—5^ in. high 1 5 j 0 28 A dish, with bamboo and vase of flowers in the centre—10£ in. > diam. ; a small lantern-shaped jar, with ladies on a terrace— 6 in. high ; a small cylindrical jar, leaf-pattern base—5^ in./J high S* 1 * ' {7 y 0 29 An octagonal bowl, with figures in panels, fir trees, &c.; and a flat i / howl, with dragons and waves S/&. ?/ / 30 A Set of Six Bowls, painted with peonies and scroll foliage, ^ h inside and out & & 31 A pair of beakers, with leaf-shaped decoration on the neck and foot — in. high /£ 32 A pair of ditto ; and one, with trellis decoration round the centra & 33 Three ditto, similar & f 0 34 A pair of beakers, similar— 1\ in. high /0/ , 0 35 Another pair, similar ; one, smaller; and a pair of taller ditto beak^fsf , —9^ in. high ^ V*- 36 A pair of bowls, with flowers and foliage ; and one, with branches of / hawthorn } / /37 A bowl, with flowers, butterflies and other insects; and a fluted / '• & V bowl, with hawthorn branches t 38 A pair of bowls, with 11 o-IIo birds and dragons ; and a flat bowl, with branches of foliage 7~7"0 39 A Pair of Bowls, painted with numerous figures on a terrace, palm trees, &c. ^ A"' e 40 Four small plates, with plum blossom £ ^41 Six deep plates, painted with the persimmon fruit - y ^42 Four plates, with rock, fir, and bamboo in the centres 10 in. diam^^ a 43 A pair of dishes, with a dragon issuing from the waves— 10% in. 7* diam. ; and two plates, similar / Zst* ‘. *l 44 A beaker, with oblong and square-shaped panels of landscapes ona^ diaper-pattern ground—19 in. high & 45 A Cylindrical Vase, with a rocky river scene—17^ in. high ^ 1 ‘ & 46 Another Vase, of similar form, with branch of peonies an^l b^rds^- 17 in. high beaker vases, with rocks, prunus and peonies—17 y • u higl 6 > 7, ^ 48 Another, with oblong panels of figures on a balcony—16|-j^. high ; y y 7 , 0 49 7 . „ 7 - , ^ 50 £t/0, ^51 2 / /J , ^52 and one, with the flowering prunus A gourd-shaped bottle, with arabesque foliage ; and a bottle, with * bulbous neck, and decoration in white on blue ground /,/7 ' ° 52 «/' /^ . a 63 ^ f ° 04 kf- * 65 -<2 4 , ^66 beaker, with barrel-shaped centre with figures on a terrace A vase, with a dragon issuing from the waves—18 in. high & A pair of beaker vases, with mirror-shaped panels of figures £n a / s diaper-pattern ground—18 in. high Another beaker, similar j^ r A Pair of Beaker Vases, entirely covered with the flowering aster ’ —18 in. high L A beaker, covered with small flowering plants; and one, nearly — similar—18 in. high A bottle, with flowering plants on the body, leaf pattern on the neck'' —16 in. high A vase, with warriors riding down a mountain pass—44 in. high ^7 ^.— A jar and cover, with mirror-shaped panels of magicians on a diaper- 7° ✓ pattern ground—14^ in. high A rice bowl, entirely covered with an arranged palm-leaf patterns- / ' 9g in. diam. 7 ^ 67 A rice bowl, with two oblong panels of sages"; and adiowl, of similar y form, with aquatic plants ^ 68 A jar and cover, with mountainous landscapes and lake scenes ; and a jar, of similar form, with ladies and children on a terrace with/ palms—13 in. high & 69 An oviform jar, with figures of ladies playing go-bang—9 in. higlyd V o 70 A cylindrical jardiniere, with open lip, with rocks, peonies, pheasants ' and prunus—8f in. diam. ; and one, of similar fo»m,ywith utensils ^ ^ r .» 71 a Cistern, with three panels "painted with historical subjects on a diapered pattern ground, small panels of utensils—19 in. higl 21 in. diam. 4 / *> CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN. 73 A circular box and cover, enamelled with figures, and ladies and boys on a terrace—8 in. diam.; and a cylindrical jardiniere, enamelled with an audience of a mandarin— lb in. diam. 74 A famille verte cylindrical vase, with a figure of a boy kneeling before a mandarin— in case ; and a wine cup, with ladies on a terrace— Jv- in case O 75 A cylindrical vase, with leaf-shaped panels on a coarse crackle ground —7 in. high; and a bottle, with crests formed as storks and —. scrolls on a blue and yellow ground— 1\ in. high t> 76 A dish, enamelled with peonies and chrysanthemums on a diapered coral-colour ground—13 in. diam. ; and a dish, enamelled with a basket of flowers—14 in. diam. //f * ^ 11 A set of four figures, brilliantly enamelled in colours—9^- in. ^18 The Figure of a Boy, holding a vase enamelled in band of floral ^ / ornament, on lotos-pattern plinth—11.1 i n • high & Z> 79 A jar, enamelled with ladies and children; and a jar and cover, * enamelled with a procession of a mandarin—13 in. highly' 8 / ^ 0 80 A jar and cover, with IIo-Ho birds on a groundwork of peonies, utensils on the neck on a diaper-pattern groundwork—18 in. high; and a jar and cover, entirely enamelled with figures of ^ a boys—18 in. high / on a pale green ground—8 in. high ^ $ 82 Ajar and cover, enamelled vine leaf ornaments—14 in. high ; and a jar and cover, with flying Ho-Ho birds on a cloud groundwork—£ 16 in. high /X 0 83 A jar and cover, with Ho-Ho birds on a groundwork of peonies, band of key pattern with prunus in white—15 in. high; and a jar and cover, with three square-shaped panels of peonies on a diapered f pattern ground—13^ in. high *2, ^' 0 ^ ^ bowl, enamelled with a lotos, peonies and prunus ; one, with./ dragons, deities and flames ; and two other bowls 85 A bowl, with circular panels of landscapes on a coral-colour ground ; and one, enamelled with flowers on an engraved apple-green -> y O ground—7| in. diam. ^ ^86 A bowl, with three shaped panels of insects and flowers in famille verte ; and an octagonal dish, enamelled with a seated figure of lady J tt 87 A famiile verte bowl, enamelled with emblematical’ornaments— AS ✓ ^ . ‘ J 'S y Sf in. diam. ; and a plate, with a kylin on a terrace—10 diam. /&Yb 88 A shallow bowl, enamelled with peonies and lotos ; another, nearly similar; and a bowl and cover, enamelled with gourds and Jl iusecta " //Pat^u 2^ ‘ /<9 89 Four plates, enamelled with flowers in colours and medallions on the border; and one, with a tree, bird and butterflies (y /, /?, ° 90 T wo saucer-shaped dishes, with flowers ; two ditto, with diapered ^ borders ; one, with a cock ; and one other fy? y 91 A dish, enamelled with two ladies and a gentleman on a terrace; FA /y) t o one with a lady seated ; and one, with aquatic plants—11 in JL / diam . * 9 r-z * 92 ir: * 93 ? , O 94 ' & ' 0 95 l/, ^ 96 A pair of famille rose dishes, enamelled with figures of warriors and diapered borders—14 in. cliam. A Pair of Oviform Famille Rose Jars, with rocks, peonies and. Ho-Ho birds — Sin. high Jtyt A small open-lip famille jaune beaker, with leaf pattern in the centre ' —9 in. high—in case ^ A pair of oviform jars, with annular panels of utensils on a ground¬ work of peonies —Kien Lung —9 in. high 97 / ✓ O 98 £ 99 , 100 7' * gry&lOl An oviform jar, enamelled with a procession of boys riding kylins_ 9 in. high ; and a jar, enamelled with figures of ladies and magicians—9 in. high A rice bowl and cover, entirely enamelled with flowering peonies, copper handles—9 in. high A tea-pot, shaped as a persimmon fruit, with peonies in colours on an annular brown ground t A beaker, enamelled with peonies and butterflies on a yellow ground ; and a beaker, with butterflies and sprays of flowers in colours —j ^ 8 in. high A famille verte bowl, with chrysanthemums, peonies and lotos— 9^ in. diam. ; and a bowl, enamelled with persimmon fruit A dish, enamelled with a circular medallion of a kylin and Ho-Ho Ar 7< \ £> 102 103 104 bird—11 in. cliam. ; and a bowl and cover, enamelled with peonies A vase, with open lip, enamelled with a castle and figures on a , i • 7 • 7 teirace—15 in. high A beaker, with Ho-Ho birds on a seeding peony ground—15 in. high ; and a beaker, with ladies, children and branches of pomegranate—13 in. high A famille rose vase, with figures of ladies and children at a table, and palm trees—12 in. high . / A ^ ... . . 1 ^105 A beaker, enamelled in brilliant colours with children playing— . / ^ v 106- 18 in. high Square-Shaped Vase, enamelled with rocks, peonies and other flowers—12 in. high 10 107 1 / L / & /2 , 4 '108 f' /s~. & 109 /£> ’ t? 110 - o 111 f/* T7 112 d/,/ 0 113 O 114 o 115 A f . o 116 //’ 6 117 cT, ' ^ . 0 118 , o 119 f * * , 0 120 A Famille Rose Beaker Vase, with fan and leaf-shaped panels of flowers on a groundwork of pomegranates and characters, bands of floral and jewel ornaments on the neck and base^- 17a in - high Another, of similar form, enamelled with figures of ladies playing and singing, bands of diaper pattern in pink and blue—15 in. high A beaker vase, enamelled with a court scene, horsemen and warriors -174 »• high , ,, .• < £ A beaker vase, brilliantly enamelled with pheasants, peonies and rocks, and bands of leaf-pattern ornament on the neck and bases ' A Pair op Beakers, enamelled with peonies, rocks and pome¬ granates—15 in. high / A cylindrical vase, brilliantly enamelled with a company of mounted . warriors, utensils on the neck — 17 in. high JCc - A beaker, of similar form, with ladies in a palm grove—16 ^ An oviform jar and cover, with figures riding in a mountain pass— 9 in. high ; and one, with figures of kylins on a seeding peony , ground—9^ in. high , , An oviform jar and cover, enamelled with a branch of peonies— 9 in. high ; and one, with four circular panels of pomegranates in red and yellow on a blue key-pattern ground—8 in. high A vase, enamelled with a four-clawed dragon, clouds and jewal im , blue, red and yellow—14 in. high A Pair op Fluted Jars and Covers, enamelled with dragons, i/ Ho-Ho birds and flames—12 in. high -PPP-K. A pair of oviform jars and covers, with a mandarin riding a dragon, stags and rocks in brilliant colours—9 in. high A famille-rose jar, enamelled with children playing on a terrace, band of ornaments on the neck and base—10 in. high An oviform jar, enamelled with birds and flowers—9 in. liighi and a smaller ditto, with figures of boys —8 in. high (f 121 A jar, enamelled with rocks, peonies and pheasants—13 in. high; and a jar and cover, enamelled with kylins on a groundwork of peonies -14 in. high An Oviform Famille Hose Jar and Cover, enamelled with peonies and rocks and Ho-Ho birds, bands of jewelled ornament on the neck and base—17A in. high ? 123 A famille rose jar and cover, enamelled with a lady riding a kyliu, figures of boys, &c.—18 in. high y ;v 121 A jar and cover, with the sacred jewel, horses and rocks on ground¬ work of scrolls in coral colour—16 in. high ; and a smaller jar, y of similar decoration 125 Ajar, enamelled with rocks, peonies and pheasants—11 in. high; ^ and a jar, with leaf-shaped panels of chrysanthemums—10 in.~ u 9 h 126 A jar and cover, enamelled with pendant lamps and jewel orna- ° ments—15^ in. high ; and a jar and cover, with four square¬ shaped panels of landscapes on a diapered pattern ground, bands k of floral ornaments—14 in. high u t/C 9 * ^ 127 A pair of jars and covers, with kylins and Ho-Ho birds on a ground¬ work of flowering peonies, leaf pattern on the neck and basje— 15 in. high 128 A pair of jars, enamelled with rocks, peonies and prunus on a groundwork of scale pattern in red—11 in. high 129 A jar and cover, enamelled with an audience of a mandarin—15 in. high ; and one, nearly similar 130 A jar and cover, with figures of boys on a groundwork ol peonies—• 15^ in. high ; and a jar and cover, with crests formed as Ho- - Ho birds 131 A Pair of Famille Piose Jars and Covers, enamelled with O rocks, peonies, pheasants and other flowers, petal or. in pink and yellow—12 in. high 12 y? y , & 132 A pair of jars and covers, with figures of ladies and children flying kites—14 in. high & 133 A pair of jars and covers, with a procession of boys dressed as kylins on a terrace—14^ in. high cv^ ^ r/ S 134 A jar, brilliantly enamelled with peacocks, rocks and peonies—11 in. high ; and a jar, similar, with gladiolas, peonies and other flowers/ s —11 in. high ^ & 135 A double gourd-shaped bottle, enamelled with dragons, clouds an 4 \/ + & 146 A mustard-yellow crackle bottle; and two small jars __ / y ^ 147 A small circular plateau, engraved with prunus and utensil—9 fou diam.; and a mottled liver-coloured vase—7f in. high ** 148 An oviform turquoise crackle jar—9 in. high ; and a Ixittle, of * / similar colour—12 in. high z^crz^>U 149 A beaker vase, of turquoise crackle—13^ in. high A 150 A bottle, similar—13^ in. high y f ^ 151 A cylindrical liver-coloured vase—11 h in. high—incase <2-, Jr- • 152-A ~ bcakcr vaac, of celadon, with a sage -fi r tree and s t %g in~blu(rtmd — Hour dc pcc he—174 in. high * 153 A pierced Imperial yellow bowl, with bands of diaper pattern in // _ blue, coral-colour base—10^ in. diam. ^154 A pair of bowls and covers, surmounted by figures of mandarin ducks, with dragons, clouds and jewels in coral colour /155 A bottle, of splashed liver colour, with band of key pattern in ', C7 j brown in relief —84 in. high—in case ( 156 A set of four purple-blue dishes—10 in. diam .; and a pair of coral- colour bowls * /ssj 157 A splash purple and turquoise bottle—13 in. high ^ ^ , O 158 A celadon bottle ; a pale mauve bottle ; and a crackle bottle, with green interior—5J in. high glCC/JLl 1UICUU1- nv. uvyiu / s /-* 159 A coral-colour plate—8 in diam.) and a liver-colour bottle—7 4 i ' high — ' s , 'J 7 0 160 A pair of apple-green crackle bottles—6f in. high O 161 A brown crackle bottle, painted with a magician in sepia—10 in.O high - V <* 162 An oviform mazarin blue jar—9 in. high) and a pair of .liver- // y coloured dishes—9£ in. diam. \? , & 163 A mustard-yellow crackle bottle—6 in. high ; and a smaller ditto—. m case 14 CLOISONNE ENAMEL. S7/t> . 164 0 An Altar Set, consisting of a square-shaped koro, a vase and an incense bos, with grotesque heads in colours on turquoise-hlue ground, raised gilt borders, and covers surmounted by a kylin —- n in case CsC/ 165 166 /j, /o. 0 ^, 2 . o ,2'. 2a". o i 6 7 AT ^ J 68 2 ‘ 2, 0 169 A pilgrim bottle, the centre of copper-gilt pierced with the four clawed dragon and sacred jewel, floral scrolls on the border on a turquoise-blue ground—11^ in. high A pilgrim bottle, with two circular panels with the five-clawed dragon above the sea, with asters on a turquoise-blue border— 12 ^ in. high A cylindrical altar vase, with leaf pattern on the neck, conventional asters in colours on a turqoise-blue ground—9 in. high An inverted pear-shaped bottle, entirely covered with flowering asters in brilliant colours on a turquoise-blue ground—13| in. high A Pair of Bottles, with characters and butterflies in colours on a turquoise-blue ground, leaf pattern on the neck—13 in. high A bottle, with long neck, entirely covered with flowering lotos on a turquoise-blue ground, prunus pattern on the neck on a black ground—14 in. high J2 v 2&- J2- 222 - PINTS, London : Printed by Willtam Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross,