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AN exPORT lAcqueR ANd PAPeR FAN
IN PAINTed BOx
19th century
The guard sticks and wands in black and
gold lacquer with designs of figures spaced
by flowers, the double-sided painted paper
fan decorated with ‘thousand faces’ figural
scene with applied silk robes and ivory faces
to one side, the other with bat-and-hoop-
framed cartouches of landscape and figures
spaced by precious objects.
guards 27.5cm long, and in painted silk box
(2).
£500 - 700

237
THRee ITeMS OF cANTON eNAMel
238 19th and 20th century
Comprising: a comport with a central
roundel of a bird in flight, 19cm diameter; a
rectangular box and cover depicting a lady
at leisure in a garden, lotus decoration to the
sides, 13cm wide; and a small pin dish.
9.5cm wide (4).
235 Y
A BlAckwOOd ANd MARBle £250 - 350
JARdINIèRe STANd ANd ANOTHeR
19th century 238 Y
The first of large proportions with a shaped A MOTHeR-OF-PeARl INlAId
circular top and foliate form rouge marble HARdwOOd PedeSTAl TABle
insert within a border carved in relief with 19th century
scrolling foliage, the apron carved and The circular top with finely inlaid designs of
pierced with fruiting gourd vine and raised warriors both in boats and on horseback
on mask and tongue supports with further centred around a lotus motif within four
carved details, joined by an undertier and shaped panels depicting; exotic birds, tiger
ending in ball-and-claw feet, 57.5cm high, and deer, figures in a boat and aquatic
238 (detail) 65cm diameter, the second smaller example animals around a lotus pond spaced by
with circular top with rouge marble insert smaller panels of turtles and aquatic plants,
234 Y above a prunus carved and pierced apron on all raised on a turned column support and
A HuANgHuAlI FOOTSTOOl slender cabriole supports joined by a cross- on a tripartite base section with curving legs
Early Qing Dynasty stretcher. carved as dragons.
The rectangular top with inset ‘floating’ panel 59cm high, 34cm diameter (2). 84cm diameter, 78cm high
over a concave waist and plain apron with
moulded edge leading to supports of square- £400 - 600 £500 - 700
section on scroll carved feet.
16.5cm high, 62.5cm wide, 31.5cm deep

£1,500 - 2,500

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
54 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.