16th Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
~ A Chinese Pale Celadon and Russet Jade Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, as a trumpet-shaped flowerhead carved with bats and with pierced branches and lingzhi
15cm high, with hardwood stand
Please note that there will be no internet bidding on this lot. All bidders on lots 1-10 will be required to provide identification and a deposit of £1,000. Registration for commission and telephone bidding on these lots will close on Wednesday 13th March at 12 noon. To register please email enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk
Provenance: John Sparks, 28 March 1955
For a similar example with the addition of two cranes and described as being Kangxi period, see the Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession no. 02.18.457
Please note that there will be no internet bidding on this lot. All bidders on lots 1-10 will be required to provide identification and a deposit of £1,000. Registration for commission and telephone bidding on these lots will close on Wednesday 13th March at 12 noon. To register please email enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Two small chips to the rim. Crack under one ruyi head and to an adjacent tendrils and body behind (stable). Other smaller cracks that appear to be naturally included. Another abrasion to one of the roots below.
Sold with photocopy of original receipt.
Auction: Spring Fine Sale, 16th Mar, 2024
This Spring, Tennants Auctioneers is delighted to be offering for sale a fine and rare Chinese Celadon Jade Inscribed ‘Luohan’ Boulder from the Qianlong reign with its original hardwood stand. It will be sold as part of a Private Collection of Asian Art and European Antiques in the sale. The boulder, which is offered with an estimate of £70,000-100,000 plus buyer’s premium, depicts Luohan Ańgaja sitting cross-legged in a rocky grotto. View Press Release
Further highlights from the collection include a Set of Four Chinese Pale Celadon Jade Bowls, Qing Dynasty, probably Qianlong (estimate: £8,000-12,000 plus buyer’s premium), and a Pair of Chinese Porcelain ‘Nodding Head’ Figures, Qianlong (estimate: £4,000-6,000 plus buyer’s premium).
The collectors lived in London from the 1950s and acquired the fine collection predominantly from the leading Asian art and antiques dealers in the city. Many of the pieces in the collection will be sold with original purchase receipts. The items in this collection will be denoted throughout the online catalogue with a ~ symbol.
The sale will also include selected contents from Dutton Manor, Lancashire.
In addition the sale comprises a small family collection of Renaissance bronzes, two good Iznik Faience Dishes from the late 16th/early 17th century, and a Private Collection of 17th and 18th century furniture including Continental and English oak pieces.
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