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The Marsh Collection

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3 November 2022 | starting at 10:00 GMT

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1* — A BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR BRUSH AND INK STAND Chang ming fu gui mark, late 16th century

2* — A RARE AND LARGE 'LADIES AND BOYS' WUCAI DISH Yu tang jia qi mark, Shunzhi

3* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOCUMENTARY 'KUI XING' VESSEL Dated to the Jiawu year, corresponding to 1654 and of the period

4* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

5* — A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED HEXAGONAL BISCUIT BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

6* — A RARE FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT OPENWORK BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

7* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DESCENDING GEESE' OVOID JAR AND COVER Chongzhen

8* — A VERY RARE RU-TYPE VASE Yongzheng seal mark and of the period

9* — A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED 'VIRTUOUS AUNT' DISH Chenghua six-character mark, Early Kangxi

10* — A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED BRUSHPOT, BITONG Early Kangxi

11* — A RARE ROCK CRYSTAL TREE-TRUNK-SHAPED BRUSHPOT, BITONG Mid Qing Dynasty

12* — A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS SCROLL' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th century

13* — AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BLUE AND WHITE '384 SHOU' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

14* — A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG 18th century

15* — A RARE INSCRIBED CYPRESS WOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG Xuantong seal mark and Fuchen zhi mark, early 20th century

16* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MASTER OF THE ROCKS' JAR Shunzhi/early Kangxi

17* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'SAAGATA' SLEEVE VASE Chongzhen

18* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED PEACH-SHAPED DISH Kangxi

19* — A RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' DISH Shunzhi

20* — A VERY RARE WUCAI BRUSHPOT, BITONG Chongzhen/Shunzhi

21* — A POWDER-BLUE GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

22* — A PALE-GREEN GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED BRUSHPOT, BITONG Circa 1640-1650

23* — A WUCAI 'RISE IN OFFICIAL RANK' JAR AND COVER Shunzhi

24* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' SQUARE VASE Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

25* — A RARE ROBIN'S-EGG GLAZED LINGZHI-SHAPED WASHER Qing Dynasty

26* — TWO RARE CELADON-GLAZED SQUARE BRUSHPOTS, BITONG Qianlong seal marks and of the period

27* — A RARE WUCAI 'LOTUS POND' ROULEAU VASE Circa 1640

28* — A FAMILLE ROSE 'HOU YI' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Late Kangxi/early Yongzheng

29* — A FINE WHITE BISCUIT PORCELAIN 'CRANES AND PINE' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 19th century

30* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE, COPPER-RED AND CELADON-GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG Shi dai lian fang mark, Kangxi

31* — A FINE BLUE AND WHITE WATERPOT Kangxi

32* — A BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER WITH DUTCH SILVER MOUNTS Chongzhen

33* — A VERY FINE BLUE AND WHITE TANKARD Chongzhen

34* — A RARE CELADON-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED GLAZED 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

35* — A FINE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'MYTHICAL CREATURES' INCENSE BURNER Chongzhen

36* — A FINE BLUE AND WHITE, COPPER-RED AND CELADON-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING Kangxi

37* — A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

38* — A FINE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE Chongzhen

39* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KUI XING' BRUSH STAND Wanli

40* — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AMIDST CLOUDS' BEAKER VASE Shunzhi

41* — A RARE WUCAI ROULEAU VASE Shunzhi

42* — A VERY FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'HAN XIN' PEAR-SHAPED VASE Kangxi

43* — A BLUE AND WHITE 'ODE TO RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi

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1^* —
A BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR BRUSH AND INK STAND
Chang ming fu gui mark, late 16th century

2^* —
A RARE AND LARGE 'LADIES AND BOYS' WUCAI DISH
Yu tang jia qi mark, Shunzhi

3^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOCUMENTARY 'KUI XING' VESSEL
Dated to the Jiawu year, corresponding to 1654 and of the period

4^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

5^* —
A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED HEXAGONAL BISCUIT BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

6^* —
A RARE FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT OPENWORK BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

7^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DESCENDING GEESE' OVOID JAR AND COVER
Chongzhen

8^* —
A VERY RARE RU-TYPE VASE
Yongzheng seal mark and of the period

9^* —
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED 'VIRTUOUS AUNT' DISH
Chenghua six-character mark, Early Kangxi

10^* —
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Early Kangxi

11^* —
A RARE ROCK CRYSTAL TREE-TRUNK-SHAPED BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Mid Qing Dynasty

12^* —
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS SCROLL' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17th century

13^* —
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BLUE AND WHITE '384 SHOU' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

14^* —
A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG
18th century

15^* —
A RARE INSCRIBED CYPRESS WOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Xuantong seal mark and Fuchen zhi mark, early 20th century

16^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MASTER OF THE ROCKS' JAR
Shunzhi/early Kangxi

17^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'SAAGATA' SLEEVE VASE
Chongzhen

18^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED PEACH-SHAPED DISH
Kangxi

19^* —
A RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' DISH
Shunzhi

20^* —
A VERY RARE WUCAI BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Chongzhen/Shunzhi

21^* —
A POWDER-BLUE GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

22^* —
A PALE-GREEN GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Circa 1640-1650

23^* —
A WUCAI 'RISE IN OFFICIAL RANK' JAR AND COVER
Shunzhi

24^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' SQUARE VASE
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

25^* —
A RARE ROBIN'S-EGG GLAZED LINGZHI-SHAPED WASHER
Qing Dynasty

26^* —
TWO RARE CELADON-GLAZED SQUARE BRUSHPOTS, BITONG
Qianlong seal marks and of the period

27^* —
A RARE WUCAI 'LOTUS POND' ROULEAU VASE
Circa 1640

28^* —
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HOU YI' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Late Kangxi/early Yongzheng

29^* —
A FINE WHITE BISCUIT PORCELAIN 'CRANES AND PINE' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
19th century

30^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE, COPPER-RED AND CELADON-GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Shi dai lian fang mark, Kangxi

31^* —
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE WATERPOT
Kangxi

32^* —
A BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER WITH DUTCH SILVER MOUNTS
Chongzhen

33^* —
A VERY FINE BLUE AND WHITE TANKARD
Chongzhen

34^* —
A RARE CELADON-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED GLAZED 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

35^* —
A FINE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'MYTHICAL CREATURES' INCENSE BURNER
Chongzhen

36^* —
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE, COPPER-RED AND CELADON-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING
Kangxi

37^* —
A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi

38^* —
A FINE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
Chongzhen

39^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KUI XING' BRUSH STAND
Wanli

40^* —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AMIDST CLOUDS' BEAKER VASE
Shunzhi

41^* —
A RARE WUCAI ROULEAU VASE
Shunzhi

42^* —
A VERY FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'HAN XIN' PEAR-SHAPED VASE
Kangxi

43^* —
A BLUE AND WHITE 'ODE TO RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Kangxi