• Auction 10431

    Japanese Art and its Influence at the European Court Including the Brooksbank Collection of Meissen Kakiemon

    23 June 2016 - 7 July 2016, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 442,688 (GBP)
79 Lots for Sale 10431
Lot 1
A Vividly Enamelled Imari Bowl
Edo period (late 17th century)
25cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,148 - $1,435)

price realized
£2,750
($3,564)
Lot 2
A Rare Imari Teapot and Cover with Vignettes
Edo period (early 18th century)
15.5cm. wide
estimate
£500 - £800
($717 - $1,148)

price realized
£1,875
($2,430)
Lot 3
An Imari Dish
Edo period (late 17th century)
36.5cm. diam.
estimate
£400 - £600
($574 - $861)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 5
A Rare Large Kakiemon Dish
Fuku mark, Edo period (late 17th century)
35.5cm. diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,175 - $10,045)

price realized
£13,750
($17,820)
Lot 6
A Pair of Arita Bowls and Covers Modelled after a Silver Form
Edo period (late 17th – early 18th century)
17cm. wide each
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£2,125
($2,754)
Lot 7
An Imari Charger
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
44.5cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,148 - $1,435)

price realized
£1,750
($2,268)
Lot 8
An Imari Charger
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
54.5cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£4,750
($6,156)
Lot 9
An Imari Charger
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
55.5cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£6,875
($8,910)
Lot 10
A Pair of Imari Chargers
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
54cm. diam. each
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,870 - $4,305)

price realized
£4,750
($6,156)
Lot 11
A Pair of Fine and Elegantly Gilded Imari Chargers
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
55cm. and 53.9cm. diam.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,740 - $8,610)

price realized
£6,000
($7,776)
Lot 12
A Pair of Fine and Rare Designed Imari Chargers
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
55.5cm. diam. each
estimate
£4,000 - £5,000
($5,740 - $7,175)

price realized
£6,000
($7,776)
Lot 13
A Rare Enamelled Arita Dish
Edo period (late 17th century)
32.5cm. diam.
estimate
£300 - £400
($430 - $574)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 14
An Arita Charger
Edo period (late 17th century)
43.9cm. diam.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,870 - $4,305)

price realized
£2,250
($2,916)
Lot 15
An Imari Dish
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
35.1cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,148 - $1,435)

price realized
£3,000
($3,888)
Lot 16
A Classic Arita Vase and Cover
Edo period (late 17th century)
47cm. high
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£3,750
($4,860)
Lot 18
An Impressive Arita Vase with Four Clawed Dragons
Edo period (late 17th century)
50cm. high
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,610 - $11,480)

price realized
£11,250
($14,580)
Lot 21
Two Imari Dishes
Edo period (early 18th century)
25.5cm. and 24.5cm. diam.
estimate
£400 - £600
($574 - $861)

price realized
£2,250
($2,916)
Lot 22
Three Arita Dishes
Edo period (late 17th century)
27.8cm., 32.7cm. and 27.5cm. diam.
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£1,375
($1,782)
Lot 23
An Arita Vase
Edo period (late 17th century)
27cm. high
estimate
£300 - £500
($430 - $717)

price realized
£750
($972)
Lot 24
Three Arita Dishes
Edo period (late 17th century)
32.5cm., 32cm. and 30.5cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,148 - $1,435)

price realized
£625
($810)
Lot 27
An Imari Vase
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
41cm. high
estimate
£400 - £500
($574 - $717)

price realized
£1,750
($2,268)
Lot 28
An Arita Celadon Kendi (Pouring Vessel)
Edo period (late 17th century)
14.7cm. high
estimate
£400 - £600
($574 - $861)

price realized
£687
($891)
Lot 29
A Rare Group of Eighteen Imari Miniature ‘Doll’s House’ Objects
Edo period (late 17th – early 18th century)
3.1 - 4.5cm. high (ewers, mugs, vases, chamber-pots, drug pots and cuspidors), 4.9 - 7.5cm. wide (shaving basins and dishes)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£3,500
($4,536)
Lot 30
An Arita Ewer and an Imari Condiment Ewer
Edo period (late 17th century)
20cm. and 10.5cm. high
estimate
£300 - £500
($430 - $717)

price realized
£375
($486)
Lot 31
An Imari Vase and Cover depicting Karashishi [Lion Dogs]
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
60cm. high
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,305 - $5,740)

price realized
£3,250
($4,212)
Lot 32
A Magnificent Large Imari Bowl
Edo period (late 17th century)
31cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,148 - $1,435)

price realized
£4,375
($5,670)
Lot 34
Two Imari Models of Bijin [Beauties]
Edo period (early 18th century)
40.5cm. and 31.5cm. high
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,722 - $2,583)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 37
A Two-Tiered Lacquer Tebako [Accessory Box] with Nanban Design
Edo period (19th century)
19.5cm. long
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($7,175 - $11,480)

price realized
£10,000
($12,960)
Lot 38
Joken Nishikawa (1648-1724)
Zoho kai tsushoko [Studies on the Intercourse and Trade with the Chinese
21 x 14.8cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£1,250
($1,620)
Lot 39
A Large Four-Case Inro
Signed Kajikawa Bunryusai and with kakihan, Meiji period (late
11.1cm. high
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,305 - $5,740)

price realized
£4,750
($6,156)
Lot 41
Otsuki Gentaku (text by), Edo period (circa 1850)
Kankai Ibun [Records of a Voyage Around the World]
26.5 x 19.1cm. (each volume)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,740 - $8,610)

price realized
£5,000
($6,480)
Lot 43
A Rare Lacquered Leather and Papier-Mâché Telescope and Lacquered Case Stand
Edo period (18th century)
Telescope 61.5cm. long (when retracted with two end covers), 180cm. long (when fully extended); the inner box 66cm. long, the outer box 69.3cm. long
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($28,700 - $43,050)

price realized
£25,000
($32,400)
Lot 44
An Arita Dish Commissioned by the Dutch East India Company
Edo period (late 17th century)
33cm. diam.
estimate
£4,500 - £5,000
($6,457 - $7,175)

price realized
£15,000
($19,440)
Lot 45
A Rare Lacquered Leather and Papier-Mâché Telescope
Edo period (18th century)
32cm. long (when retracted with two end covers), approx. 90cm. long (when fully extended)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,305 - $7,175)

price realized
£3,500
($4,536)
Lot 47
A Lacquer Plaque depicting the Crucifix
Attributed to the Sasaya Worshop (Kyoto), Edo period (late 18th - 19th century)
13.5 x 8.7 x 0.3cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£1,375
($1,782)
Lot 51
Shiba Kokan (1737-1818)
Saiyu ryodan [Account of a Western Journey]
26.3 x 17.5cm. (each volume)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,870 - $4,305)

price realized
£2,500
($3,240)
Lot 52
An Arita Apothecary Bottle
Edo period (late 17th century)
25cm. high
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£1,187
($1,539)
Lot 54
An Arita Apothecary Bottle
Edo period (late 17th century)
24.5cm. high
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,004 - $1,435)

price realized
£750
($972)
Lot 55
An Imari Coffee Pot and Cover
Edo period (early 18th century)
29cm. high
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 56
A Gilt-Mounted Arita Ewer
Edo period (late 17th century); the mount, 17th - 18th century, possibly German
26 cm. high incl. mount
estimate
£500 - £800
($717 - $1,148)

price realized
£500
($648)
Lot 57
A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century); the mount, 18th century, German
27cm. high (without mounts)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,350 - $21,525)

price realized
£21,250
($27,540)
Lot 58
Two Pairs of Small Arita Dishes
Edo period (early 18th century)
The first pair: 9.8cm. diam. each; the second pair: 12.3cm. and 12.8cm long
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£875
($1,134)
Lot 59
A Rare and Documentary Arita Teapot and Cover
Edo period (early 18th century)
20cm. wide
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($7,175 - $11,480)

price realized
£18,750
($24,300)
Lot 60
A Pair of Arita Dishes
Edo period (18th century)
Each 20.2cm. diam.
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£625
($810)
Lot 61
An Imari Dish with a Design after Cornelis Pronk
Edo period (early 18th century)
23cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£3,500
($4,536)
Lot 62
A Rare Pair of Arita Dishes with a Design after Cornelis Pronk
Edo period (early 18th century)
27cm. and 27.5cm. diam.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,870 - $4,305)

price realized
£6,875
($8,910)
Lot 63
An Imari Dish with a Design after Cornelis Pronk
Edo period (early 18th century)
23cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£1,500
($1,944)
Lot 64
An Armorial Imari Dish
Edo period (late 17th – early 18th century)
24cm. diam.
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,004 - $1,291)

price realized
£625
($810)
Lot 66
Six Armorial Imari Saucers
Fuku marks, Meiji period (late 19th century)
15cm. diam. each
estimate
£500 - £700
($717 - $1,004)

price realized
£812
($1,053)
Lot 67
A Pair of Imari Bowls and Covers
Edo period (19th century)
11.5cm. diam. each
estimate
£300 - £500
($430 - $717)

price realized
£1,187
($1,539)
Lot 68
A Large Imari Nanban Ship Bowl
Meiji period (late 19th century)
33.5cm. diam.
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,004 - $1,291)

price realized
£1,187
($1,539)
Lot 69
Three Imari Nanban Ship Bowls
Edo - Meiji period (19th century)
24.5cm., 25.5cm. and 26cm. diam.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,722 - $2,152)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 71
A Lacquer Escritoire [Portable Writing Desk]
Dated 1825, Edo period (early 19th century)
45.5cm. wide
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£1,375
($1,782)
Lot 72
A Lacquer Cabinet Commissioned for the Portuguese Market on an English Stand
Momoyama period (late 16th century), English stand, late 18th - early 19th
Cabinet 64.8cm. high, 89cm. wide, 50.5cm. deep; stand 74.5cm. high, 96.5cm. wide, 53.3cm. deep
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($28,700 - $43,050)

price realized
£22,500
($29,160)
Lot 76
Four Lacquered Copper Tobacco Boxes
Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
12.9cm. to 13.8cm. wide
estimate
£500 - £800
($717 - $1,148)

price realized
£687
($891)
Lot 79
A Kakiemon Dish
Edo period (mid-late 17th century)
11.1cm. diam.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,722 - $2,152)

price realized
£6,250
($8,100)
Lot 81
An Early Enamelled Dish
Edo period (mid - late 17th century)
31.8cm. diam.
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($11,480 - $14,350)

price realized
£22,500
($29,160)
Lot 83
Two Small Kakiemon Tea Bowls and Saucers
Edo period (late 17th century)
Saucers 10.8cm. and 11.1cm.diam.; tea bowls 6.5cm. diam.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£2,500
($3,240)
Lot 84
A Kakiemon Tea Bowl and Saucer
Edo period (late 17th – early 18th century)
Saucer 11.5cm. wide; tea bowl 5.5cm. high
estimate
£600 - £800
($861 - $1,148)

price realized
£4,375
($5,670)
Lot 85
A Rare Kakiemon Dish
Edo period (late 17th - early 18th century)
22.1cm. diam.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,004 - $1,435)

price realized
£3,250
($4,212)
Lot 86
A Fine Large Kakiemon Bowl
Edo period (late 17th century)
26cm. wide
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,350 - $21,525)

price realized
£27,500
($35,640)
Lot 87
A Kakiemon Dish depicting Ho-o Birds
Edo period (late 17th century)
19.5cm. wide
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($10,045 - $12,915)

price realized
£13,750
($17,820)
Lot 88
A Pair of Kakiemon Dishes
Edo period (late 17th century)
18cm. diam. each
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£7,500
($9,720)
Lot 89
A Fine Kakiemon Teapot
Edo period (late 17th century)
12.8cm. wide
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($11,480 - $14,350)

price realized
£8,750
($11,340)
Lot 90
A Fine Kakiemon Bowl
Edo period (late 17th century)
21cm. diam.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,740 - $8,610)

price realized
£5,000
($6,480)
Lot 91
A Kakiemon Model of a Cockerel
Edo period (late 17th century)
27cm. high
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,610 - $11,480)

price realized
£35,000
($45,360)
Lot 95
TWO MEISSEN KAKIEMON DISHES FROM THE SAXON ROYAL 'RED DRAGON' SERVICE
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, PURPLE ENAMEL K.H.C. MARK FOR KÖNIGLICHE
The first 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) diam., the second 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) diam.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,305 - $7,175)

price realized
£3,500
($4,536)
Lot 96
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON SMALL BOWL
CIRCA 1728, BLUE ENAMEL CROSSED SWORDS MARK
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diam.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£1,500
($1,944)
Lot 98
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON CREAM-POT AND COVER
CIRCA 1730, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
estimate
£2,400 - £4,000
($3,444 - $5,740)

price realized
£3,000
($3,888)
Lot 99
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON LOBED BEAKER AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1730-33, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, WHEEL-ENGRAVED JAPANESE PALACE
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,305 - $7,175)

price realized
£3,500
($4,536)
Lot 104
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON OCTAGONAL BOWL
CIRCA 1728, BLUE ENAMEL CROSSED SWORDS MARK, WHEEL-ENGRAVED JAPANESE PALACE
8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,610 - $11,480)

price realized
£6,875
($8,910)
Lot 106
A MEISSEN WHITE LOBED AND MOULDED DISH
CIRCA 1725-30, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, TWO IMPRESSED DOTS TO FOOTRIM
6 in. (15.3 cm.) wide
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£1,000
($1,296)
Lot 107
A MEISSEN (AUGUSTUS REX) LARGE CHINOISERIE BEAKER-VASE
CIRCA 1730, BLUE AR. MARK
13 ½ in. (34.2 cm.) high
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($11,480 - $17,220)

price realized
£13,750
($17,820)
Lot 108
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON BEAKER
CIRCA 1728-30, BLUE CADUCEUS MARK
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($861 - $1,435)

price realized
£3,000
($3,888)
Lot 111
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON OVAL SUGAR-BOX AND A COVER
THE BOX CIRCA 1730, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PURPLE ENAMEL K.H.K. MARK FOR THE
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) wide
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£1,875
($2,430)
Lot 118
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON POT-POURRI VASE
CIRCA 1740, TRACES OF BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 46
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,152 - $2,870)

price realized
£2,125
($2,754)
Lot 122
THREE MEISSEN KAKIEMON CUPS
CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, DREHER'S INCISED II MARK TO LARGER CUPS
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,148 - $1,722)

price realized
£2,000
($2,592)
Lot 123
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON DUTCH-DECORATED TEAPOT AND COVER
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1729, THE DECORATION CIRCA 1730-35
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,435 - $2,152)

price realized
£2,750
($3,564)
Lot 125
A MEISSEN-STYLE DEEP BOWL
PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SAMSON, ERASED GILT MARK
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
estimate
£500 - £700
($717 - $1,004)

price realized
£500
($648)
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