Graham Geddes The Grand Tour
Revered connoisseur, collector and dealer, Graham Geddes has been trading in antiquities, antique furniture, fine and decorative art for over fifty years, gathering a loyal and high-profile clientele along the way. Passionate in his pursuit of beauty and knowledge, Graham is esteemed as one of the world-leading experts in the trade, maintaining his unparalleled reputation via a thorough research programme for the select pieces that he deals in. It is with great pleasure that Gibson’s announces The Graham Geddes Sale, an auction of elegance and eclecticism. The impressive sale will be held over the course of three days, Saturday 14 – Monday 16 October and will include examples of Graham’s trademark tastes in furniture, decorative arts, Greek and Roman antiquities, Chinese and Asian art and garden statuary.
Revered connoisseur, collector and dealer, Graham Geddes has been trading in antiquities, antique furniture, fine and decorative art for over fifty years, gathering a loyal and high-profile clientele along the way.
Passionate in his pursuit of beauty and knowledge, Graham is esteemed as one of the world-leading experts in the trade, maintaining his unparalleled reputation via a thorough research programme for the select pieces that he deals in.
It is with great pleasure that Gibson’s announces The Graham Geddes Sale, an auction of elegance and eclecticism. The impressive sale will be held over the course of three days, Saturday 14 – Monday 16 October and will include examples of Graham’s trademark tastes in furniture, decorative arts, Greek and Roman antiquities, Chinese and Asian art and garden statuary.
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A Longquan celadon<br />
'lotus petal' bowl<br />
Song dynasty<br />
carved on the exterior with petals<br />
rising from the foot, covered overall<br />
with a thick crackled glaze of olive<br />
tone, fitted wood stand, bearing<br />
labels for the Radcliffe Collection<br />
no.A28, Bluett and Sons, BADA and<br />
Cape Town 1953<br />
16cm diameter<br />
EXHIBITED<br />
National Gallery of South Africa,<br />
Chinese Exhibition, Capetown, 1953,<br />
Catalogue no 61<br />
$12,000–15,000<br />
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A group of three shagreen<br />
covered boxes<br />
34cm long (green box)<br />
27.5cm long<br />
$400–600<br />
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A Chinese embossed<br />
metal casket<br />
with hinged domed cover,<br />
decorated overall in relief<br />
with dragons and phoenix<br />
22.5cm high, 32cm wide, 19cm deep<br />
$300–500<br />
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A pair of Chinese<br />
blanc-de-chine drum stools<br />
hexagonal stools with a<br />
bamboo effect design<br />
51cm high, 42cm diameter<br />
$600–800<br />
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A large group of glazed<br />
tileworks and pottery<br />
figures and objects<br />
Ming dynasty<br />
including a pair of horses,<br />
models of buildings, granaries<br />
and palanquins, standing figures<br />
and numerous dishes and jars<br />
$1,000–1,500<br />
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