Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 30th of July 2025

Lot No Description Est Image
658 A set of ten graduated iron-red and sepia cups, Late Qing dynasty, each painted with scholars conversing, the largest - 10.5cm diameter (10) 600-800
659 A pair of turquoise ground cups on stands, Jiaqing seal marks, late Qing dynasty, each painted to the exterior and interior with boys playing musical instruments or holding objects, 9cm h x 13cm diameter 200-300
660 A pair of famille rose dragon cups, Guangxu marks and period, each painted with a central band of two five-claw dragons, 4cm h x 5.5cm diameter (2) 400-600
661 A famille rose hexagonal chocolate pot, late Qing dynasty, its handle attached at a right angle to the spout painted with stylised lotus 7cm, together with a pair of famille rose square cups, late Qing dynasty, painted with scholars seated at a table 5cm and a pair of 18th century style famille rose tea bowls painted with peony, late Qing dynasty 2.5cm (5) 100-150
662 A blue and white duck and rushes cup, Guangxu mark and period, painted with one duck in flight, the other standing on a river bank; together with a blue and white cup, Guangxu mark and period, painted with peony 3.5 cm and 6.5cm diameter (2) 100-150
663 A gilt-decorated ingot-shaped vessel, Qing dynasty or later, the slanted sides rising to a straight rim, wood stand 3cm by 9cm together with a blue and white provincial ingot-shaped vessel, painted with two bats, musical chimes and peony scrolls, wood stand, 3.5 cm by 14.5cm long (2) 60-80
664 Three small coral ground and gilt ewers, late Qing dynasty, each with a pierced handle and painted with flowers, the interiors covered in a turquoise glaze, one with a blue enamel handle and three ruyi feet, cm, cm and cm long (3) 80-120
665 A white jade dragon belt hook, late Qing dynasty, carved with its head turned towards it tail 8cm l x 1.5cm w; together with a pair of white stone carved cups 3.5cm h x 5cm diam, on wooden stands (5) 60-80
666 A group of six famille rose cups, late Qing/Republican period, comprising a pair of cups painted with grasshoppers amongst peony and lotus, one painted with retreats in a mountainous landscape, another with a bird of prey over breaking waves, a fluted cup with shou characters and precious objects, and another painted with scholars in a garden, the largest - 4.5cm h x 7cm diam (6) 100-150
667 A large blue and white Arita dish, Meiji/Taisho period, painted to the interior with a peacock and peahen, perched on branches of peony, with a band of diaper to the rim, 45cm diam 80-120
668 A group of 13 blue and white and enamelled snuff bottles, 20th century, comprising 6 blue and white, four famille rose, a blue-glazed, an iron-red and a famille verte bottle, painted with dragons, fruit, flowers, lions and figures (13) 150-200
669 A group of six monochrome cups, late Qing dynasty, comprising a pair of ruby enamel cups, a blue and yellow octagonal cup, each with a Daoguang mark, a Dehua octagonal cup, wood stand and a blue-glazed floral cup, the largest - 8cm diameter (7) 150-200
670 A group of five cups and a square cup holder, late Qing dynasty, comprising a pair of famille rose yellow ground cups painted with ribboned swasticas, with Guangxu marks, a famille rose yellow ground cup, painted with peony, a coral ground and gilt cup, painted with flowers and a pale coral ground cup and square cup holder painted with flowers, the largest cup - 4cm h x 6cm diameter (6) 100-150
671 Two sets of famille rose cups, late Qing dynasty, comprising a set of ten cups painted with lotus and other flowers and a set of six cups painted with butterflies, shou characters and flowers, 4cm h and 7cm diameter respectively (16) 150-200
672 Three set of famille rose cups, late Qing dynasty, comprising a set of four octagonal cups painted with ladies in a fenced garden, a set of four octagonal cups, painted with birds perched on branches of peony and a set of six cups, painted with a grasshopper and praying mantis amongst peony 3cm h x 7cm diam (14) 100-150
673 A pair of bowls and three pairs of cups, late Qing dynasty, comprising a pair of iron-red and underglaze blue floral roundel bowls, with Yongzheng marks 5cm by 8.5cm a pair of iron-red and underglaze blue floral roundel cups, with Yongzheng marks 3cm by 5cm, a pair of underglaze blue and enamel lotus cups 4cm by 6.5cm and a pair of iron red cups painted with panels of characters 3.5cm by 6.5cm cm, (8) 100-150
674 A blue and white cup, late Ming dynasty 3.5 cm and three pairs of blue and white cups, Qing dynasty, the cup painted with a bird on a tree branch, one pair of cups painted with a horse in Kangxi style 3cm , another pair painted with peony 2.5cm and another with a retreat in a river landscape 3cm (5) 100-150
675 A set of three blue and white egg cups and four blue and white cups, late Qing dynasty the egg cups painted with retreats in a mountainous river landscape, the cups with a central band of rice grain pattern, painted with bands of flowers, the egg cups 7cm h x 5cm diam, the cups - 4.5cm x 5.5cm diameter (7) 80-120
676 A 19th Century Imari oviform vase decorated with panels of birds and flowers 20cm, with metal grill cover 40-60
677 An 19th Century English porcelain quatrefoil teapot with floral decoration and acorn handle 13cm 30-40
678 A 20th Century Chinese white glazed reticulated vase decorated with leaves 17cm 40-60
679 An 18th Century Chinese octagonal meat plate with landscape view (riveted and chipped), a blue and white oviform vase and cover decorated with peony with a later lid 24cm (restored lip), a blue and white ginger jar decorated with birds and flowers 14cm (no lid) and a blue and white bowl decorated with an extensive landscape (crack to base) 20cm 40-50
680 A 20th Century shallow dish decorated with a figure of a seated fisherman 21cm, a ginger jar with a procession of figures (no lid) 18cm, 1 other with later lid 14cm, an Imari cylindrical vase 19cm 30-50
681 A 20th Century carved soapstone figure of a standing horse on a rectangular base 14cm with hardwood stand and fitted box 40-60
704 A 20th Century Studio Glass vase 20cm and a collection of ditto bowls including Orrefors 40-60