13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Summer Fine Sale
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain “Dragon” Bowls, Guangxu marks, painted in underglaze blue with five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above waves, six-character marks in underglaze blue
11cm diameter
Provenance: By descent from Elizabeth Shield who was a companion to Lucie Castleman, the daughter of one of the founders of the Rock Island Railroad on her travels in Europe and the Far East in the 1880s and 1900s
Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
One bowl with a tight hairline crack (21mm). Slight pitting around footrims. Otherwise in good order. No restoration.
Auction: Summer Fine Sale, 13th Jul, 2024
The Summer Fine Sale offers nearly 450 lots of ceramics, Asian art, clocks, rugs, works of art and furniture, including a collection of 19th century Terracotta Campagna Urns from Raby Castle, County Durham, a Lock of Florence Nightingale's Hair, and a French Alabaster Figure Group of the Holy Family, probably made in South West France in the late 14th century. A Private Collection of English Pottery will be offered in twenty-three lots, including numerous Prattware and Creamware figures, and the sale will also include pieces of fine 19th century furniture and good early oak and walnut furniture.
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Sunday 7th July - Friday 12th July 11am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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