Asian

The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Antique and Fine Art Auction July 5th 2008 at 10am
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough NH

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Lot Number and Description	Images and Close-ups
22. Chinese Ancient Bronze Bell, cast in an oval shape with handle (top missing), decorated with a raised relief of 2 sayings, 4 groups of 9 prickets & floral designs, 13 1/2” T by 8 1/2” W at base, clapper missing with an old surface. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $500-900
23. Chinese Rose Canton Vase, round lipped rim with interior & exterior decoration over a bulbous shaped body decorated with 2 bands of an interior scene with people, set on a flaring base, 10” D. top by 15 1/2” T; good quality & condition, with gold accents, 19^th c. Export. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200
24. Chinese Blue & White Flower Holder, a rare form with central tall bulbous neck set on shaped base with 5 stem openings, all set on 6 round feet at the base; bird & bush decoration, 10” T by 8 1/2” W at the middle, 18/19th century Chinese, some edge glaze chipping. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection. Estimate $400-700
25. Chinese Dog Form Water Dropper, multi glazed pottery recumbent dog with his head up & water spout, filling hole in his back, 4” L by 3 1/8” T. Appears to be 18/19th century Chinese, in good condition. Provenance: A NH & Delaware collection. Estimate $200-300
50. Black Chinese Export Trunk, floral decorated, leather over camphor wood, with brass nails & trim on the top sides & front, “Ahning,” a known maker, oval label on interior lining, 36” long x 18” deep x 16” tall, minor roughage, 19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection. Estimate $900-1,200
51. Chinese Export Punch Bowl, the exterior decorated with 2 wide panels of people visiting on a porch overlooking a lake with 2 small panels of birds on a branch, 10 1/4” D by 4 3/4” T; 18/19th century. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $1,000-1,500
52. Green Fitzhugh Fruit Basket And Tray, oval reticulated basket with matching under tray, 10 1/2” long on oval, 19th century Chinese export. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $1,200-1,800
53. Chinese Export Rose Medallion Partial Tea Set, each piece with the same bird/butterfly & floral panels with the gold accent & includes photo copy of original receipt. A - Creamer, 4 3/4” T. B - Covered sugar, 4 3/4” T. C - Six cups & 5 saucers, 3 3/4” D & 5 1/2” D, 1 cup chipped. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-1,000
54. Chinese Export Rose Medallion Nest Of Three Oval Platters With Original Receipt, 10 1/4”, 11 1/2” & 13 1/2” each on length, with the original import bill from Hong Kong of September 1882, to Charles E. Hill of New York & the shipping bill from Josiah H. Drummond in May, 1883. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-900
55. Chinese Export Rose Medallion Compote And Four Soups, raised compote, 9 1/4” D by 4” T, scalloped edges with 4 panels of bird/butterfly & flowers surrounding a central floral medallion, the 4 soups with the same design, 9 1/2” D, includes a photo copy of the original receipts noted in lot 54 & dated 1882/83. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-900
129. Bamboo Chinese Armchair, lattice work back and arm supports, plank seat with pierced apron, straight legs with a stretcher base, appears to be 19th C., 37 ½” tall x 21 ½” wide, old worn surface. Provenance: A NH and Delaware collection. Estimate $150-250
130. Chinese Textile Table Frontal, silk embroidered flowers on a woven 2 piece panel, some forbidden stitching applied, silk needlework border & inner tape, 70” by 37”, nicely set in a Plexiglas case for mounting, probably mid 19th century. Provenance: A NH Asian collection. Estimate $200-400
131. Pair Of Brass Asian Pricket Form Candlesticks, square scalloped base supporting a pierced platform, prickets restored, 18th/19th C., 9” tall to bobeche. Provenance: A southern NH collection. Estimate $200-300
132. Pair Of Chinese Bird Form Water Dishes, 3 color glazed dishes, 3 ¾” tall, appear to be 19th c., with modern wooden stands. Provenance: A NH and Delaware collection. Estimate $200-300
133. Lot Of Blue And White Chinese Porcelain, Four small vessels ranging in size from 1 ½” tall by 4 ½” along with a modern blue and white tray and two modern wooden bases, all are 19^th c. or earlier. Provenance: A NH and Delaware collection. Estimate $400-700
134. Canton Shrimp Dish And Mandarin Bowl: A) 10 1/2” long blue and white dish, 19th C. export B) 8” diameter, 18th c. bowl with people in the garden decoration. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $400-600
135. Rose Canton Deep Dish And Pair Of Bud Vases: A) Bird and butterfly decorated rimmed dish set on four feet, 11” diameter, 19th c. Chinese. B) Pair of 6 5/8” tall vases with unusual gold/dark blue decoration on one side and butterfly and dragon decoration on the other, 19th c. or earlier, Chinese. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $400-700
149. Chinese Porcelain Covered Box, dark blue bird form decoration on light blue background, 5 1/2” diameter, possibly Ming. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $400-600
150. Pair Of Chinese Planters, fitted wooden stands, coffin shaped with cut corners, dark green borders, bird in tree panels, 8 1/2” long, glaze chips, 18/19th century. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500
151. Blue & White Chinese Jar, with chrysanthemum design, barrel shaped, 12 3/4” tall, 19/20th century. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-800
152. Chinese Barrel Form Jar, overall dark green design on white ground with blue & yellow dogs and rust flowers, 6 1/4” tall, probably 17/18th century. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-900
153. Reclining Buddha, carved wood gilded with glitter bordered robe, 19/20th c., south east Asia, 27” long. Provenance: A MA estate. Estimate $200-400
154. Six Chinese Export Porcelain Plates, pair of 8” B/W Fitzhugh; three 6” Canton plates & a 6” Green Fitzhugh, 19^th century. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $200-300
240. Chinese Export Armorial Punch Bowl, blue & white floral wreaths, 9” diameter, 18/19th c. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection. Estimate $300-500
241. Rose Medallion Punch Bowl, cabbage leaf & butterfly pattern, 9” diameter, 19th c. Chinese. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $300-500
242. Chinese Covered Jar, blue & white, Phoenix bird pattern, 19” T, probably 19th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200
243. Chinese Jar, biscuit colored background glaze on similar colored clay, two-tone decorated with a stylized running horse & cloud designs, applied flaring rim to a bulbous body, 7 1/2” T, probably Ming, 1368-1644. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $2,500-3,500
244. Six Part Chinese Black Lacquer Screen, side one paint decorated with bamboo & birds; side two two-tone gilding of gouge carved birds & designs, 84”T by 96” W (each panel 16”), brass feet, 20th c. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $800-1,200
245. Chinese Jade Nephrite Bowl, single handle scratch carved, 2 carp circling bowl bottom, 5 3/4” D, 19/20th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $600-800
246. Chinese Export Floral Still Life, gouache on glass, 15 1/2” by 11 1/4”, not examined out of the frame, under glass, 19/20th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $100-200
247. Chinese Black Lacquer ware Tea Set, applied gilded panels & gold wash, including cups, saucers, 2 trays, teapot, coffee pot, sugar barrel, spoons, creamer & waste; vase with chipped rim, minor splits, 27 pieces, 20th c. Provenance: A Temple, NH & Boston collection. Estimate $400-600
248. Pair Of Chinese Ancestral Portraits, gouache on paper seated full length figures of a man & a woman, 31 1/4” by 16 1/4” sight, under glass, not examined out of the carved light wood frames, 20th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $300-500
248A. Lot Of Three Early Oriental Items: A - Chinese Foo Chow carved wooden ancestral table, 19/20th century, 12 1/4” tall, disassembles to show name, date of birth & death. B - Covered pot, 3 1/4” tall, possibly Korean. C - Covered green/yellow glazed pot, damage appears to be 17^th century or earlier Chinese, 5 1/2” tall. Provenance: A NH Oriental collection. Estimate $400-700
248B. Three Chinese Scrolls, A - Horses before a mountain, 45 1/2” by 13 3/4”, ivory ends & wooden box. B - Trees, 42 1/2” by 15 1/2”, ivory ends & wooden box. C- House at the base of mountains, 48 3/4’ BY 16”, ivory ends, no box; 19/20th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $300-500
248C. Two Chinese Scrolls, one landscape, 17 1/2” by 20”, ivory ends in a wooden box & of a monk, 12 3/4” by 44”, 19/20th c. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $200-300