2011 Lot Description Price - Clars Auction Gallery

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June 11th 12th, 2011
(Lot of 4) Pair of Chinese doucai decorated small porcelain cups, each depicting floral medallions framed by
floral tendril sprigs and raised on a short foot, bearing an apocryphal Yongzheng mark to the recessed base,
2.4''dia; the next pair, each with various mythical beasts galloping through cloud scrolls of various hue above
stylized mountains and waves, the interior similarly decorated with peaks and waves, the recessed base with
an apocryphal Jiajing mark, 3.6''dia $ 300
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain bowl, depicting seated Shoulao clutching a staff suspending scrolls,
accompanied by a young attendant with a basket of pink blossoms, recessed base reading 'Jiangxi Yingyue
Xuan pin' (minor chips), Provenance: The estate of Rosemary B. Hewlett, widow of William R. Hewlett,
Atherton, CA $ 200
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain vase, of hu‐form brightly decorated with qilin and fu‐lions amid
flowers and scrolling tendrils, bracketed by further bright floral bands and with a pair of gilt deer‐form
handles applied to the neck, an apocryphal Qianlong mark on the recessed base, 7.75''h $ 140
Chinese glazed ceramic fu‐lion figure, late Qing/Republic period, with a humorous face and clutching a jewel
between its jaws framed by large ears and scroll‐form mane, all raised on a rectangular plinth and coated with
a brown glaze with turquoise accents (tail broken/restoration), 7.25''h $ 225
Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain sleeve vase, Transitional style, 20th century, the slender body
painted in shades of blue with scholars and warriors in a landscape, a stiff leaf band at the waisted neck,
17.5''h $ 110
Chinese Yixing covered cylindrical cricket jar, the drum‐form body featuring stylized bats perched on
medallions with the characters 'da qing qian long' alternating with descriptions on various types of crickets,
recessed base with a studio mark 'Zhang Zufang', together with a fitted lid bearing an apocryphal Qianlong
mark, 5.3''w $ 225
Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain opium lamps, 19th/20th century, each of hexagonal
section and painted with the 'Eight Immortals' separated by turquoise bands reserved on a pierced yellow
ground, with metal fittings and surmounted by a dome‐form glass chimmey (one cracked, other possibly
replaced), 5.25''h $ 500
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain ovoid vase, late Qing/Republic period, well painted with a
dragon, phoenix, crane, qilin, and various sea creatures in bright enamels on a sgraffito wave‐pattern ground
above stylized waves, geometic‐ and foliate patterned bands on the shoulder and waisted neck (hairline crack,
rim chips), 9''h $ 35
(Lot of 4) Chinese cafe au lait glazed porcelain cup and three bowls, late Qing/Republic period, each decorated
on the interior with an abbreviated scene of fish amid waterweeds rendered in underglaze blue, the exterior
with the characteristic lusterous brown glaze, the base of the cup with a studio mark, 3'' and 4.6''dia $ 130
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain brush pot, of cylindrical form and decorated with a blue songbird
perched on a branch with buds and below pink chrysanthemums, one side with a seven character couplet
along with the cyclical date 'dingyou' and bearing the name 'Deng Xiaoyu' preceded by one painted cartouche,
the recessed base reads 'Deng Xiaoyu', 5.125''h $ 175
Pair of Chinese underglaze blue porcelain garlic head vases, each with peony sprigs and key fret bands
decorating the small bulb set above a slender neck with floral lappet and ruyi bands which transition to the
pear shaped body featuring sprays of flowers and auspicious fruits, all raised on a short foot and with an
apocryphal Qianlong mark to the recessed base, 9.75''h $ 225
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain tureen, the ovoid body applied with four lug handles and decorated
with a long tailed bird perched amid peonies, reversed by a similar scene of a swallow and blossoming branch,
the recessed base bearing a Tongzhi mark; together with a lid with various flowers and a zoomorphic finial
(finial restuck), overall:5.3''h $ 130
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