CATALOGUE OF A SMALT. COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN, dejects of ;2U-t & gecoratibe Jfunuture; A COLLECTION OF Old Chinese Enamelled Whole-Coloured and Nankin Porcelain, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN; AND PORCELAIN & OBJECTS OF ART Sold by Order of the Executors of MRS. EDYVARD FISHER, Deceased, late of Abbotsbury, Newton Abbot, Devon; of the late J. PEAESON COX, ESQ. Of Nottingham; And of the late GEORGE RICHMOND, R.A.: WHICH ft&till be Solti bo Auction bp Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TMmm SEEEAT EOQMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. - May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street , St. James a Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE - 0 - 1. 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. IIT. 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, M anson 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 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 FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. ORIENTAL PORCELAIN. /l , o 3 ^— * , * Four small egg-shell cups and saucers, enamelled with flowers on a diaper-pattern ground ; a small plate, with ladies and childreiy two cups ; and two other cups and saucers A pair of Nankin drum-shaped vases and covers, surmounted bv f kylins, painted with ladies on a terrace r J A pear-shaped Nankin bottle, with vandyked ornament round the edges, and with sprays of flowers in the centre, mounted with^ chased or-molu A pair of vases and covers, with utensils and flowers in colours^nA relief—18 in. high ' 7 ^ ' ^ ' ° 5 A pair of square-shaped splashed blue and purple vases 11 \ in. high 6 9 7 An old Irnari urn, on tripod foot, decorated in relief in colours with Diakoku, Benton, &c.—18 in. high A Black Vase, encrusted with landscapes and mountains in mother- o’-pearl, and mounted with rim and foot of Louis XVI. design in chased or-molu—17 in. high B o 4 vJ //if ,An old Japanese lacquer casket, formed as a wrestler’s fan, with rocky landscapes and foliage in gold ' 9 A Goojerat bowl and casket, damascened with scrolls, &c. in gold — S', /* 10 A water-bottle cup, and pipe bowl, of russet iron, damascened with flowers, &c. in silver S7Z 2 ^ PORCELAIN. 11 A pair of old Dresden quatrefoil-shaped cups and saucers, painted ' ** with seaports in colours in gold scroll borders on a pale blue ground ; and a cup and saucer, with Chinese figures in red and gold border & , /o A ditto cup and saucer, with Chinese subjects in gold ; a Herend 8 ^ cup and saucer, encrusted with flowers ; and a cup and saucer, with figures in the Chinese taste 3 cJ,J . ^13 An octagonal ditto cup and saucer, painted with coast scenes and figures on a pale blue ground, gold interior /. j'. o 14 A Paik of Sevres Vases and Covers, female mask handles, acanthus leaf ornaments in blue and gold, and painted with Cupids and landscapes in pink—14 in. high & , o 15 A Pair of Sevres Vases and Covers, the handles formed as mermaids, and painted in two circular medallions with subjects after Moreau, on an oeiux de perdrix ground—10 in. high /./£. ^ 16 An old Vienna tea-pot and cover, painted with flowers ; a Hague . ditto; and two Chelsea saucers, painted with sprays of flowers «f7'/ / , * 17 A pair of small groups of children and goats y? > ^ 18 A square pedestal-shaped pastille burner and cover, of Adam’s war^f A f ^ ° Cupid and other figures in panels in white on a pale blue/^^ ground—8 in. high OBJECTS OF ART AND DECORATIVE FURNITURE. 19 An ivory carving, in high relief, of St. John and the Lamb— fyafj, and glazed 20 An ivory relief of St. Sebastian —in ebony frame - 21 A set of chessmen, carved in bloodstone and moss agate —in case 22 A set of oval medallions, carved in ivory, of the twelve Caesar^--^? . f ramed and glazed / J 23 A Set of Twelve Knives and Forks, with Dresden porcelain handles, each painted with small figure subjects and scrolls An relief in colours, mounted with silver-gilt —in case /Cc^ 24 A square-shaped casket, of Florentine mosaic, inlaid with flowers and birds in colours, mounted in ebony and chased or-molu— J? » / ✓ ay/Uyc .-/>c ills/? y 11 in. high 25 An engraved steel casket —lQth century /C? ? 26 A Pesaro Dish, painted with the head of a Roman warrior, scrolls/ on the border—16 m. diam. 27 A Majolica biberon, painted with Cupids and foliage 28 An oblong casket, of Dresden enamel, painted with landscapesAmd cattle in lake on a white raised diaper-pattern ground—mounted / with metal-gilt 29 A n oblong Louis XV. ink-stand, of king-wood, mounted with scrolls and foliage in chased or-molu 30 A pair of Louis XV. spirally fluted candelabra for four lights —y 17 in. high / i 31 A pair of Louis XYI. candelabra, of chased or-molu, with branches for three lights springing from flaming vases, acanthus leaf^ - y ornaments at the base—13 in. high 32 A Clock, formed of a bronze equestrian figure of a Roman warrior, on giallo marble plinth mounted with chased or-molu—25 in. high 6 P o 33 A Small Louis XV. Marqueterie Table, of tulip and king- ^ ' wood, inlaid with flowers and scrolls, mounted with scrolls, &c. in chased or-molu 34 Another, nearly Similar 4 , j . 35 An Oblong Mahogany Table, enclosing three drawers, mounted with female figures and festoons of flowers in chased or-mol 46 in. long 7 * ^ 36 A Circular Folding Mahogany Empire Table, on four legs, the J / O 37 top lifting, forming either card or plain table Circular Table, on tripod foot, the top formed of a slab antique porphyry SCULPTURE. l./O. * 38 Bust of a Lady’, life size, in statuary marble (39 The Bust of a Lady, in white marble, with red porphyry drapery /fV/.f -34 1 39a Another, nearly similar—36 in. high 7 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. OLD CHINESE WHOLE-COLOURED AND NANKIN PORCELAIN r o 44 C , O V A Small Oviform Vase, of purple and pale green glaze crackle —7 in. high—on carved and pierced wood stand An Oviform Claire-de-Lune Yase — Sang —9-1 in. high A Vase, with open lip, of splashed sang-de-boeuf and pale green gHze —on carved and pierced wood stand —23 in. high e_j A Cylindrical Mirror-Black Vase, pencilled on the neck with leaf ornament, pendant jewel, and crest ornaments in gold— / 18J in. high—on carved wood stand As (PA? A cylindrical powder-blue vase, pencilled in gold in shaped panels of flowers, birds, &c. on a scroll ground, key pattern on the neck^/ —17 in. high—on carved wood stand 45 A Flat-Shaped Pilgrim Bottle, with cloud handles of cream- coloured crackle, engraved with the four-clawed dragon under the glaze—15 in. high—on pierced wood stand carved with sacred fungus N 46 ~ ° 47 y , * 48 0 9 ^ 49 ~ O 50 A pilgrim bottle, of splashed purple and blue—12J in. high—on carved and pierced wood stand A Large Coarse Crackle Pilgrim Bottle — Ming— 22 in. high // —on carved and pierced wood stand with the sacred fungus An Oviform Jar, of powder blue, with three quatrefoil-shaped panels of landscapes—10 in. high—with carved and pierced wood cover^^l^U^Ui and stand An oviform plum-pattern Nankin jar—9 in. high —with carvecLand ✓ pierced wood cover and stand A Nankin dish, the centre painted with a dragon issuing from the woods—17 in. diam. ✓ PL ^t*t<**& 8 51 A Seated Satsuma Figure of a Boy, the robes decorated with * diaper ornaments in colours and gold—12 in. high Z/, ^ 52 A Pair of Old Square-Shaped Cloisonne Enamel Vases, with * figures of deities in brilliant colours on a turquoise-blue ground, acd^ with clouds in colour—22 in. high—on carved wood stands ^ ^ ^ Koro and Cover, of old cloisonne enamel, entirely covered with the conventional flowering asters in brilliant colours ,2?' on a turquoise-blue ground, surmounted by a metal-gilt knob^^^" chased with a dragon—28 in. high—on tall dark wood stand carved with cloud and scroll ornaments —52 in. high CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN. /#■/• 54 A J.j-.o™ * Set of Four Famille Verte Bowls, enamelled with rocky river scenes—8 in. diam.—on carved and pierced open wood stands Bowl, enamelled in famille verte with peonies, prunus, hydrangea and birds—7i in. diam. ;ea i/ ' /. 56 A S'/J, * 57 A /* , 0 58 A Pair of Small Basins, each with four circular panels enamelled with flowers in colours on an engraved ruby-coloured ground J/ — 67 in. diam. Pair, nearly similar, with circular panels of landscapes— / 6 in. diam. Pair of Plates, with the five-clawed dragon and waves in blue '?•'? ■ 59 A 6 Famille Verte Beaker, enamelled with sages gathering fungu^ rocks and palms—17 in. high—on carved wood stand Cylindrical Famille Yerte Jar, enamelled with two oblong panels with figures sowing rice on a starred green ground, with utensils, leaf-shaped panels of flowers and dragons, shaped panels of utensils on the neck on a diapered-pattern ground—17^ in. high—on carved wood stand DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 64 A Suite, consisting of necklace, brooch, pair of earrings and locket, 65 A Zy Re¬ formed of the metal centres of netsukes, finely chiselled and chased with Shajos, Samouri and Musume, in gold, silver,, shibuichi and shakudo, and mounted with gold Large Japanese Bronze Jardiniere, with monster-head handles and panels of dragons in relief—48 in. by 26 in., by 12 in. high _^)6 An Indian Elephant Cover, of richly embroidered gold thread with crimson velvet centre, with netted silk cord fringe—17 ft. by 8 ft.; a chanfron piece, and two square panels for howdah, en suite o 67 A Chinese famille verte plate, enamelled with ladies and buildings ; a dish, with shaped panels of famille verte on a powder-blue , ■// ground ; and a dish, with a shaped panel in the centre on a powder-blue ground 0 68 A small quatrefoil tea-pot, enamelled with flowers in shaped panels; and an oviform jar, with lake scene and figures 10 o 69 A pair of bottles, enamelled with kylins, balls and bands of diaper ornament / • /J~, jC 70 A pair of bottles, with shaped panels of enamel on a powder-blue ground ^ A/ , Cf —r ^ 71 An oviform Lowestoft vase and cover, enamelled with flowers and / scrolls in the Chinese taste ^ if > */ , & 72 A Neapolitan casket, with allegorical figures in relief, mounted with metal-gilt / / // . A> 73 A pair of ditto saucers, with festoons of flowers, wreaths and figures y , in relief O ' * 74A Dresden group of Venus and Cupid /^i' Aj . o 75 A pair of Marcolini Dresden groups, of a shepherd and shepherdess sleeping, with dogs and lambs AJ • •o 76 A circular Delft gaming dish, painted in the style of old Japan with sprays of flowers u A, , if ~.o 77 A pair of pierced Delft jars and covers, basket-pattern scroll-shaped . panels painted with landscapes and scrolls in blue ' 78 A Bow figure of a partly draped nymph, with a vase of flowers on'a^ pedestal—9^ in. high ' f . & 79 An old English sampler, embroidered with figures, bird, flowers ffnd poetry, dated 1883 —framed and glazed A s , O 80 An Old Italian Carved Ivory Crucifix, on ebony cross mountedy with silver Cfru / $ y / A,0 81 An old English leather Black Jack, painted with the sign of “The Boyal Oak,” crowns and inscriptions, and underneath T. Burkett , y\ 1730 l/A 0 82 Another, painted with two men carrying a spirit keg, the sign of “ The Sun,” and inscription, and with device underneath and date 1705 ?■? 1.1 The following are Sold by Order of the Executors of J. P EARS ON COX , Esq., deceased, late of Lenton Road, The Park, Nottingham. PORCELAIN. ?83 An old Worcester cup and saucer, partly fluted and painted with butterflies, fruit and foliage in gilt borders on pale blue ground V Chelsea groups—8 in. high y ^ 0 106 A ditto figure of a girl with a lamb and flowers—8 in. high ; and'a lady with an urn—9 in. high c ^ £ 107 Shakespeare: a Derby-Chelsea figure—11 in. high 108 Three small Derby figures of girls with a lamb and flowers ; and a Bow boy, with flowers 109 A pair of small Plymouth groups of cows, with ducks and flowers —from the Collection of Mr. James, of Bristol ; and three -- small busts—on pedestals O 110 A Chelsea barrel-shaped mug, painted with birds, fruit and y foliage 0 111 A fluted ditto tea-cup and saucer, painted with flowers and butter¬ flies ; and a cup and saucer, painted with a coast scene, vessel yfyr and figures in pink 14 112 114 115 An old Worcester fluted tea-cup and saucer, painted with dragons and flowers in Japanese taste in turquoise scroll borders ; and a Crown Derby ditto, with festoons of flowers ,/o, @ \ 113 Two Crown Derby cups and saucers, wdth decoration in red, blue and gold ; a blue and gold Rockingham cup and saucer, painted with flowers; and a Coalbrookdale cup, cover and saucerywith arabesques tZ A pair of small Worcester cups and saucers, with flowers in blue; a Lowestoft cream-jug ; a cup and saucer, with cornflowers ; a pair of Liverpool tea-cups and saucers, with gilt decoration; a small dark blue and gold ewer ; and a vase, with Chinese figures in gold An old Chelsea deep plate, painted with flowers and birds and raised gilt scrolls on the border; and a ditto plate, painted with birds and foliage and pink ornament on the border If A Nantgarw plate, with raised white ornament, painted with birds, flowers and fruit; a Swansea dish, with roses and raised beads on the border; a fluted Crown Derby dish, with flowers and, pink border ; and a ditto plate, with turquoise border A' A pair of Swansea plates, with raised dolphins, &c. on the borders, the centre painted with flowers— by Wilson ; a pair of printed brown Liverpool plates, with views ; and three others f ZZA) A black and white Wedgwood cup and saucer, with festoons of flowers ; a Wheildon ware tea-pot, with raised coloured fruit and foliage ; and a Bristol glass cup and saucer, painted with flowers A/ * /*/ , O 116 d* / xi9 /o / 0-r* 120 i) * , o A pair of small Nantgarw vases, with gilt birds’-head handles^ painted with bands of roses and other flowers—6 in. high ^Z/ 121 7 • J . O 122 A pair of Coalbrookdale vases, with raised gilt cords, painted with Watteau subjects and birds in medallions on turquoise ground— 14 in. high JAlty One ditto, similar, painted with figures and Cupids ^ A ditto vase and cover, turquoise, wRite and gold, painted with figures and flowers in two medallions—11^ in. high ► 123 A pair of oviform blue, white and gold vases and covers, painted with flowers—15 in. Mali a ^24 A pair of tall Battersea enamel candlesticks, painted with flowers on white ground, and dark blue and gold panels 125 A Venetian opal glass tazza, on swan stem with coloured flowers in relief; and a tall coloured Vitro di Trina wine-glass, on open stem 126 A ditto two-handled bottle, pink, white and avanturine; a cup and saucer, painted with flowers; and a small coloured and gilt ewer and basin DECORATIVE FURNITURE. ^127 A small Dutch marqueterie commode, with shaped front and four drawers, inlaid with baskets of flowers, birds and foliage in J? • . coloured woods —34 in. ivide 128 A Dutch Marqueterie Cabinet, with glazed folding doors enclosing shelves, and four drawers beneath, inlaid with flowers and foliage in coloured woods, and mounted witbu metal-gilt handles —74 in. high, 64 in. wide 16 ANOTHER PROPERTY. a. r if , O a A if m o / 0 * P—r° /f/, / J» 129 An old Sevres milk-jug, white and gold, on three feet, painted with sprays of flowers 130 A sucrier and cover, similar / _ 131 An ecuelle, cover and stand, painted with flowers on white ground, with blue lines on the border ~~ 132 A jug, nearly similar 133 A small white and gold Sevres seau 134 A larger ditto, painted with river scenes, buildings and figures in two medallions 135 An Old French Table Clock, by C. Wolf, Paris, in square¬ shaped case of gilt metal and bronze, the dial finely chased with masks and arabesques, the corners engraved and mounted with, terminal bronze busts and winged claw feet sms / 136 A Louis XYI. table clock, in case of or-molu chafed with foliage and laurel wreaths, and with serpent handle, on claw feet e/s. 137 A Louis XIY. Bracket Clock, by I. Godde L’Aisne, in Boulle case mounted with chased or-molu and surmounted by a figure of a boy ; and bracket, en suite 138 An old English metal candlestick, on plain column stem and round foot; and a smaller ditto, on baluster stem — 139 A small old English casket, of bird’s-eye maple, mounted with pierced and chased silver borders and handle —<_ 140 An oblong cofire-fort, of inlaid walnut-wood, with rising top and v/T /