14th Nov, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Asian Art
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A Chinese Porcelain European-Subject Tea Canister and Cover, Qianlong, of ovoid form, painted in underglaze blue with the Valentine pattern
13cm high
A Similar Teapot and Cover, with replacement metal handle, painted with figures outside a pagoda and in a fenced garden
19cm long
A Baluster Jar and Cover, in Kangxi style, painted with figures in a fenced garden
15cm high (6)
The Valentine pattern was originally designed by Piercy Brett and copied onto a Chinese porcelain presentation service made for Commodore Anson in 1743. Blue and white and polychrome examples are known and the pattern was extensively copied by Worcester in the 1750s and 60s
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Tea canister - two chips to the rim of the cover, one above and one below. Hair cracks to the rim of the bottle and with some crazing
Teapot - cover with a large area of loss to the rim. Knop re glued. Pot with handle replaced, two verticle hair cracks to the body. Tiny chips to the spout end
Jar - fritting to the glaze on the knop
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Auction: Asian Art, 14th Nov, 2025
Coming up in the Autumn Asian Art Sale is a good mix of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of art.
Highlights of the sale include a Chinese Flambe-Glazed Bottle Vase, Qing Dynasty, probably Qianglong, and a Chinese Guan-Type Meiping, possibly Ming, both with provenance from renowned Asian art dealer Sydney Moss. Also of interest is a Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase, with Jiaqing reign mark and probably of the period.
The sale will also offer a private collection of Japanese works of art, featuring such lots as a good Pair of Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases, Meiji period, decorated with birds, flowers and kanji seal tablets.
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Sunday 9th November - Thursday 13th November 11am-3pm, and morning of the sale from 8am
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