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  • / 20 May 2024 - LEE YOUNG @ DORE&REES - FINE ASIAN ART - including The Private Collection of the Late George Withers, offered without reserve

Auction 20 May 2024 LEE YOUNG @ DORE&REES - FINE ASIAN ART - including The Private Collection of the Late George Withers, offered without reserve - Frome, Somerset

Bid on the lot list Dore & Rees : 20 May 2024 - <p>AUCTION</p><p>Monday 20 May 10:30am UK</p><p><br></p><p>VIEWING</p><p>Friday 17 - Sunday 19 May, 10:00am to 4:00pm UK</p><p><br></p><p>Registration is to be completed by 5pm on the day before the auction. Invoices after the auction will be made out to the name and address detailed during registration. Successful bidders may be requested to supply a copy of photographic ID and proof of address (eg: recent utility bill, council tax bill) in order to complete their purchase.</p><p><br></p><p>Payment is due to be settled within 2 working days of the auction. A link is provided with the invoice to enable online payment by debit card or by BACS payment.</p><p><br></p><p>Collection of purchased items must be made within 5 working days of the auction.</p> Dore and Rees - Frome, Somerset

LEE YOUNG @ DORE&REES - FINE ASIAN ART - including The Private Collection of the Late George Withers, offered without reserve

Monday 20 May 2024 - 10:30 (BST) - Live
Vicarage Street - BA11 1PU Frome, Somerset, Royaume-Uni
Dore & Rees
LEE YOUNG @ DORE&REES - FINE ASIAN ART - including The Private Collection of the Late George Withers, offered without reserve
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448 results
Lot n° 0 

A RARE WHALE BONE MAORI TAIAHA...

A RARE WHALE BONE MAORI TAIAHA 19TH CENTURY the slender tinana (body) flattened at one end with a smooth blade or rau, the finely carved upoko (head) with a face on each side both inlaid with pāua shell eyes and a protruding arero (tongue) carved in spirals,...

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Lot n° 1 

A BRONZE CENSER 17TH / 18TH CENTURY...

A BRONZE CENSER 17TH / 18TH CENTURY the compressed baluster body applied with two dragon-headed loop handles, seal mark ????? 21cm wide PROVENANCE: Property of a Gentleman.

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Lot n° 2 

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN...

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN LATE MING DYNASTY seated inpadmasana, dressed in long robes decorated with flowers at the hems, wearing ornate jewellery and a crown set with a small figure of Amitabha Buddha 17cm high PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection...

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Lot n° 3 

A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE STANDING...

A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE STANDING BUDDHA MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) cast wearing long robes, standing on a double lotus base 29.5cm high PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023).

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Lot n° 4 

AN 'INSCRIBED' BRONZE RITUAL WINE...

AN 'INSCRIBED' BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HEMING DYNASTY (1368-1644) 明 兽首绳纹青铜盉 in the Archaic-style, the baluster body cast with simulated rope tied bindings, with a mythical beast spout and loop handle, all raised on three bat-form feet, bears two inscriptions,...

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Lot n° 5 

A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER QING...

A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY large bronze censer with 'Xuande' mark and 'Da Ming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao' mark. 27cm diam PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-...

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Lot n° 6 

A PAIR OF HORSE STIRRUPS QING DYNASTY...

A PAIR OF HORSE STIRRUPS QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) a pair of horse stirrups made of iron. 13cm PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023).

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Lot n° 7 

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER...

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER 17TH CENTURY in the form of a boy sitting atop an ox, later European painted decoration 13.5cm high

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Lot n° 8 

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE BELL WARRING...

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE BELL WARRING STATES PERIOD of elliptical form the sides decorated with six rows of raised bosses, on a carved hardwood stand 25cm high PROVENANCE: From a Private London Collection, formed in the early 20th century.

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Lot n° 9 

A PAIR OF BRONZE ELEPHANT INCENSE...

A PAIR OF BRONZE ELEPHANT INCENSE BURNERS LATE QING DYNASTY the caparisoned beast standing four square each mounted with a detachable pagoda covers 17cm high

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Lot n° 10 

A FINE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD...

A FINE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY 清 十八世纪 “”封神演义”葫芦型铜香炉 depicting the 'Investiture of the Gods' scene, included many Daoist immortals with their mythical beasts, bears an apocryphal Xuande six character...

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Lot n° 11 

A RARE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER 17TH...

A RARE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER 17TH CENTURY of compressed globular form with two scroll and loop handles, underside bears an apocryphal Xuande mark 13.5cm wide

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Lot n° 12 

A CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER MING...

A CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER MING DYNASTY, 15TH-17TH CENTURY with a generous flaring rim with two relief mask handles each with a hairwork mane, all on three feet with ruyi-heads, the underside with a two-character mark, yun shang, 'beyond clouds'. 12.6cm...

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Lot n° 13 

FINE GILT-BRONZE CENSER, XUANDE...

FINE GILT-BRONZE CENSER, XUANDE MARK 18TH CENTURY 清 十八世纪'大明宣德年制'款铜炉 with apocryphalDa Ming Xuan De Mark. 19cm diam

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Lot n° 14 

A FINE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI...

A FINE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI YONGLE SIX CHARACTER MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD 明 铜鎏金文殊造像 '大明永乐年制'刻款 seated cross-legged in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, holding a sword in the right hand, the left in vitarka mudra flanked by a...

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Lot n° 15 

A SMALL BRONZE CENSER 17TH/18TH...

A SMALL BRONZE CENSER 17TH/18TH CENTURY the bulbous body applied with two finely cast lion-head handles, apocryphalDa Ming Xuan De Mark 15cm diam

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Lot n° 16 

A PAIR OF BRONZE 'CRANE & TURTLE'...

A PAIR OF BRONZE 'CRANE & TURTLE' CANDLESTICKS 19TH CENTURY 40cm high

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Lot n° 17 

A BRONZE CENSER WITH WU BANG ZUO...

A BRONZE CENSER WITH WU BANG ZUO MARK 17/18TH CENTURY 19.5cm diam the bulbous body with two lion-head handles, bears a"Da Ming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao mark". Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in...

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Lot n° 18 

A FINE BRONZE QILIN-FORM SCROLL...

A FINE BRONZE QILIN-FORM SCROLL WEIGHT MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY the recumbent beast modelled with its legs tucked beneath its body and with its head turned to one side 5.5cm high NOTE: For a similar Ming Dynasty scroll weight see: Metropolitan...

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Lot n° 19 

A CHINESE GREEN LEAD GLAZED STANDING...

A CHINESE GREEN LEAD GLAZED STANDING FIGURE OF A DOG, HAN DYNASTY, 206BC-220AD the head looking forwards with well-defined eyes and pointed snout with whiskers and ears pricked up, wearing a collar joining a harness, his tail curled over his back, the...

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Lot n° 20 

A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY...

A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTED FIGURES OF MYTHICAL TOMB GUARDIANS NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534, HERAN/HUBEI PROVINCE each with traces of original red and white pigment and moulded ill with elaborate scroll-form hairwork,...

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Lot n° 21 

A GREEN GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF...

A GREEN GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A KNEELING MIDDLE EASTERN FIGURE WITH LEFT KNEE RAISED, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST-2ND CENTURY. wearing a belted robe and holding a child, both wearing peaked hats, a large cylindrical oil lamp over the shoulder, the monochrome...

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Lot n° 22 

A GREEN LEAD GLAZED LARGE LIAN,...

A GREEN LEAD GLAZED LARGE LIAN, LATE EASTERN HAN, 76-220 wine warmer and cover with two stylised relief mask and ring handles between two bands of three rings, standing on three bare feet, the animals with long ears, the moulded cover with a stylised...

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Lot n° 23 

A CAST BRONZE MIRROR HAN DYNASTY...

A CAST BRONZE MIRROR HAN DYNASTY (202BC - 220AD) a pierced knob centered within a square border, with a vertical seal mark on the side. further encircled by sawtooth and zigzag bands on the rim. 11cm diam

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Lot n° 24 

A MONOCHROME GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY...

A MONOCHROME GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A CIRCULAR RAM PEN WITH FLAT LIPPED RIM, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST-2ND CENTURY The interior with a shepherd with head turned, seated on a large, saddled ram, amongst a flock of seven other standing rams, each...

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Lot n° 25 

A SMALL CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE...

A SMALL CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE BOTTLE VASE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY of baluster form 11.5cm high PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Prof. Richard Wise.

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Lot n° 26 

A SMALL 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED...

A SMALL 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED DISH SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279) 南宋 青白花口盏 covered in a delicate pale-celadon glaze running thin around the rim and foot 10.5cm diam PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Prof. Richard Wise; Bluett, London; Oriental...

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Lot n° 27 

A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE...

A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD.25-220) modelled as a striding winged mythical beast, with pricked ears and a short mane, tail lacking 36cm high

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Lot n° 28 

A BISCUIT-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE...

A BISCUIT-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY TANG DYNASTY (618-907) the standing figure shown wearing a long flowing robe, on a wooden stand, within a fitted box 23.5cm high PROVENANCE: From a Private London Collection, formed in the early 20th ce...

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Lot n° 29 

A GE-TYPE BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY,...

A GE-TYPE BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY the baluster sides and cylindrical neck covered in a crackle suffused greenish-grey glaze 24cm high

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Lot n° 30 

AN APPLE-GREEN GLAZED BOTTLE VASE...

AN APPLE-GREEN GLAZED BOTTLE VASE 19TH CENTURY with a rich apple-green crackle suffused glaze 15.5cm high

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Lot n° 31 

A LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED PORCELAIN...

A LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED PORCELAIN 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT 20TH CENTURY lemonish-yellow glazed water pot with an apocryphal six characters of Kangxi mark 8cm high

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Lot n° 32 

AN UNUSUAL POWDER BLUE WINE CUP...

AN UNUSUAL POWDER BLUE WINE CUP KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) of tall beaker form with a flared rim and splayed foot 8.9 cm high

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Lot n° 33 

A RARE BLANC DE CHINE HOOKAH BASE...

A RARE BLANC DE CHINE HOOKAH BASE EARLY KANGXI, CIRCA 1670 the body moulded in high-relief with flowering branches of winter prunus, beneath a relief band of leaves at the shoulder, repeated beneath the rim, the neck of conical form with a wide, flat...

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Lot n° 34 

A TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'DOUBLE-FISH'...

A TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'DOUBLE-FISH' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY 清 十八/十九世纪 松石绿釉双鱼瓶 in a fitted box 28cm high PROVENANCE: From a Private London Collection, formed in the early 20th century.

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Lot n° 35 

GLOBULAR TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER,...

GLOBULAR TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, JUN WARE AND A CELADON CONG VASE a small three-legged incense burner from Hennan province. With purple splashed glaze on one side. a celadon Cong vase. 8cm high 14cm high PROVENANCE: Jun ware from Dorchester private co...

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Lot n° 36 

A BLACK WARE INCENSE BURNER WITH...

A BLACK WARE INCENSE BURNER WITH A WOODEN LID AND A BLUE BOX WITH COVER YUAN/MING OR LATER black ware incense burner probably from Henan province, with three short feet, the body decorated with two studded bands. Blue porcelain box with moulded louts...

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Lot n° 37 

A COLLECTION OF THREE VASEES: INCENSE...

A COLLECTION OF THREE VASEES: INCENSE BURNER, CELADON VASE AND BLUISH WHITE PORCELAIN INCENSE HOLDER WITH SPOTS DESIGN MING OR LATER tripod incense burner, Jun ware with purple splashed glaze and with upper section decoration of two rows of five beads...

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Lot n° 38 

A COLLECTION OF THREE VASEES :...

A COLLECTION OF THREE VASEES : AUBERGINE BOTTLE VASE, FLAMBE VASE AND CEALDON VASE 18TH/19TH CENTURY aubergine glazed bottle vase, vase with flambe glaze and also a crackle glazed celadon bottle vase. 18cm high 19cm high 15.5cm high PROVENANCE: French...

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Lot n° 39 

AN OCTANGONAL 'GUAN' TYPE GLAZED...

AN OCTANGONAL 'GUAN' TYPE GLAZED VASE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) hu formed vase with crackle glaze, in the Song style. 24.5cm high

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Lot n° 40 

A FINE LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED WINE...

A FINE LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED WINE CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清十八/十九世纪 黄釉铃铛杯 of tall beaker form, with a lemon-yellow glaze 7.5cm high NOTE: For a similar example see Bonhams, London, The John E. Bodie Collection of Chinese Art, 16th May 2024, Lot 3...

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Lot n° 41 

A PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED WINE...

A PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED WINE CUPS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY of tall beaker form with a rich lemon-yellow glaze 7.5cm high NOTE: For a similar example see Bonhams, London, The John E. Bodie Collection of Chinese Art, 16th May 2024, Lot 30.

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Lot n° 42 

A PAIR OF TURQUOISE GLAZED JARS...

A PAIR OF TURQUOISE GLAZED JARS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with apocryphal Kangxi six character marks 15.5cm high

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Lot n° 43 

A LARGE APPLE-GREEN GLAZED BOTTLE...

A LARGE APPLE-GREEN GLAZED BOTTLE VASE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with an apocryphal Yongzheng six character mark 36cm high

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Lot n° 44 

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF HOTEI...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF HOTEI REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949) indistinct impressed seal mark, on a fitted hardwood stand 9cm high PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023).

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Lot n° 45 

A 'PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED' BOTTLE VASE...

A 'PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED' BOTTLE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY with an apocryphal Kangxi six character mark 14cm high PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023).

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Lot n° 46 

A ANHUA-DECORATED TIANBA-GLAZED...

A ANHUA-DECORATED TIANBA-GLAZED 'DRAGON' DISH CHENGHUA SIX CHARACTER MARK, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) decorated around the sides inanhuatechnique with a pair of scaly dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', amidst cloud scrolls 15.5cm diam PROVENANCE:...

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Lot n° 47 

AN INCISED YELLOW-GLAZED 'DRAGON'...

AN INCISED YELLOW-GLAZED 'DRAGON' DISH QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清乾隆 黄釉暗刻龙纹盘 finely incised in the centre with a leaping five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst clouds, within a single incised line border, the exterior further...

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Lot n° 48 

A DEHUA 'PEONY' MOULDED BOX AND...

A DEHUA 'PEONY' MOULDED BOX AND COVER KANGXI PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY 6.5cm diam PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023).

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Lot n° 49 

A PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED VASES...

A PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED VASES KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) of moulded flattened baluster form, covered in a rich crackle suffused turquoise-glaze, on fitted hardwood stands 24.5cm high PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers...

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