Lot: 1 to 500 - 16th March, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
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.
Lot 295 - A George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, in...
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 296 - A George II Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 300 - A Late George III Mahogany Bookcase, early...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 301 - A Regency Mahogany Single-Cane Library Bergere,...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 303 - A Regency Mahogany, Ebony and Boxwood-Strung...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 305 - A Victorian Gilt and Gesso Overmantel Mirror,...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 321 - A French Louis XV-Style Kingwood, Ebony-Strung...
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 329 - A French Louis XV-Style Tulipwood, Rosewood...
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 334 - A French Ebonised, Red Tortoiseshell and Brass-...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 341 - ~ A Pair of Late 19th Century Venetian Carved...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 351 - A William & Mary Walnut Side Table, late 17th...
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 355 - A Late 17th/Early 18th Century Oak Credence...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 356 - A Late 17th Century Oak Cup-Board or Buffet,...
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 357 - A French Carved Walnut Open Armchair, covered...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 366 - A Victorian Cast Iron and Later Painted Garden...
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 367 - Coalbrookdale: A Late 19th Century Fern and...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 368 - A Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Nasturtium Pattern...
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500
Lot 369 - A Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Braziers,...
Sold for £4,300
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000