(1896) catalogue of fine old chinese porcelain from the collection of seymour robert delme, esq

8/9/2019 (1896) Catalogue of Fine Old Chinese Porcelain From the Collection of Seymour Robert Delme, Esq.

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o .^ T .A. 01. o a- XJ EOF

FINE OLDChinese Porcelain,

AN OLD SEVRES SERVICE, DECORATIVE OBJECTSAND OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE,

FEOM THE COLLECTION OF

SEYMOUR ROBERT DELME, ESQ.Deceased, late of Cams Hall, Hants

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TEE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN:

WHICHWi\\\ i)e ^olti bp Huction ijg

Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS,A1? TSEIE GHSiLT E0QM3,

8 KING STEEET, ST. JAMES'S SQUAEE,On FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896,AT ONE o'clock PEKCISKLT.

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May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had,at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offiees, 8 King Street^St. Jameses Square, S. W.


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CONDITIONS OF SALE.

I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer ; and if any dispute arisebetween two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall beimmediately put up again and re-sold.

II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.;and so on in proportion.

III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneershall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.

IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment,or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in defaultof which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediatelyput up again and re-sold.

V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine andauthentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at theBuyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale;Messrs. Chkistie, Manson and Woods not being responsiblefor the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of,or any fault or defect in, any Lot ; and making no warrantywhatever.

"VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in thesettlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account beremoved during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of thePurchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery.

VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Moneydeposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un-cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public orprivate Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-saleshall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale.


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CATALOGUE.Oil FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896,

AT ONE O CLOCK PRECISELY.

The following are from the Collection ofSEYMOUR ROBERT DELME, Esq., deceased, lateof Cams Hall, Hants.

PORCELAIN.1 A white and gold Derby bowl and cover ; a ditto tazza ; two ditto

cups ; a small bottle and stopper ; and five other pieces2 Three white and gold ewers, and two bowls, painted with rosebuds3 A pair of double salt-cellars, with figures of children, and painted

with birds4 Eleven white Bow cups, with branches in relief; and a pair of

bottles5 A black Wedgwood tea-pot, cover and stand, painted with flowers ; a

brown tea-pot and cover ; and six other pieces6 A Palissy dish, with reptiles in relief ; two semicircular dishes ; one

other ; and a candlestick7 A cylindrical white faience jar and cover, painted with figures of

Orientals in colours ; and a blue and white Delft ware dish8 An old English coloured ware jug, with figures in relief and inscrip-

tion ; and a white porcelain dessert-basket, with swans and fruitin relief

9 A Crown Derby dish and bowl, with flowers in dark blue and gold ;two ditto dishes and a stand B 2


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10 A Derby Biscuit allegorical group, of a nymph and two children10^ in. high

11 A small campana-shaped vase, of Chamberlain's Worcester, dark blueand gold, painted with flowers ; a ditto, with green ground ; andtwo others

12 A ditto ink-stand, with flowers in colours and gold ; a Davenportewer, cover and stand ; and two flat-shaped porcelain bottles andstoppers

13 A two-handled mayflower vase and cover ; a ewer, encrusted withcoloured flowers ; a scent-bottle ; and two other pieces

14 A ruby glass ewer and cover, and pair of goblets, with gilt scrollsand a flower glass

15 xV pair of oviform granite ware vases, with gilt handles and ovalmedallions marked " Wedgwood and Bentley "

16 A taller ditto vase and cover, with gilt Satyr's-mask handles similarmark17 A pair of oviform ditto vases, with nozzles for candles, with white

Satyr's-mask handles and festoons in relief10^ in. highsimilarmark

18 A pair of oviform granite ware vases and covers, with white andgold upright handles, and a nymph and Cupid in relief13^ in.highsimilar mark19 A Pair of Tall Ditto Vases and Covers, with white and goldupright handles, and festoons of drapery in relief, each with anoval medallion with classical figures in relief21 in. highsimilar mark

20 A pair of old Worcester fluted bowls, painted with vases in grisaille,festoons of laurels round the border12 in. diam.

21 Four Chelsea leaf-shaped dishes, painted with flowers and insects,and branch handles

22 Two oval-shaped ditto, with vine leaves in relief ; and one, smaller23 A pair of ditto dishes, formed as vine leaves, the centres painted with

flowers24 A pair of old Worcester circular dishes, painted with flowers in

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25 Three Chelsea-Derby cups and six saucers, with dark blue and goldborders, and painted with flowers ; a bowl, and two butter-dishesand covers imperfecten suite

26 A Crown Derby two-handled vase, dark blue, white and gold, paintedwith flowers9 in. high

27 A pair of Chelsea tulip-shaped vases, pink ground, with turquoise,white and gold scrolls in relief

28 Paet of an English Porcelain Fluted Dessekt Service,painted with bouquets of flowers in the centre, convolvulusleaves round the edges, consisting of six leaf-shaped dishes, foursquare dishes, four heart-shaped dishes, four deep plates, and acircular dish

29 A Ckown Derby Service, with spiral ornaments in gold and blue,consisting of

A pair of ice-pails, covers and linersA pair of tureens, covers and standsAn oblong cake-basketThree oval dishes and a shell-shaped dittoTwenty-three plates

30 A Pair of Hexagonal Dresden Vases, painted with tigers, birds,rocks, chrysanthemums and other flowers in colours in theChinese taste9^ in. high

31 A dish, similar, with pierced open scroll border, the centre paintedwith squirrels and vines in the Chinese taste11 in. diam.

32 Two old Dresden tea-cups and saucers, painted with garden scenesand Watteau figures in pink

33 Six ditto cups and saucers, with sea-fights, harbour scenes andshipping

34 Six ditto cups and saucers, with flowers in colours in Oriental taste ;and an oviform tea-pot and cover

35 Three ditto seaux, painted with cornflowers4 in. high36 Six white and gold Sevres porcelain cups and saucers ; and a milk-

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37 An Old Sevres Service, the borders decorated with gilt scrolland trellis-pattern ornament, consisting ofA pair of ice-pails, covers and linersA pair of oval tureens, covers and standsA pair of oval dishes and four smaller dittoFour circular dishesFour square-shaped dittoFour leaf-shaped dittoThirty-six plates

OLD IMARI PORCELAIN.38 A dish, with poppy in the centre ; a smaller dish, with three

branches of flowers ; and four stands39 A tea-pot and cover, with flowers in red and blue ; a fluted ditto ; nine

cups and six saucers, with similar decoration ; and a cup and saucer40 A pair of dishes, the centres painted with a garden scene and pagoda,

pagodas on the borders, fan-shaped panels in blue15 in. diam.41 A dish, with basket of flowers in the centre, scrolls on the border

15^ in. diam. ; and a dish, smaller, vase of flowers in the centre,three shaped panels on the border, with millet, quails, &c.

42 A hexagonal jardiniere, with panels of peonies, rocks, chrysanthe-mums and pheasants, crests on the border on a diapered-patternground13f in. diam.

43 A beaker, with prunus and peonies12 in. high ; and an octagonalditto, with prunus, peonies, rocks and Ho-Ho birds10^ in.high

44 A dish, with peonies and plum pattern in blue, red and gold in thecentre, diaper pattern on the border16^ in. diam. ; another14 in. diam. ; a pair of ditto12| in. diam. ; and four plates, ensuite9 in. diam.

45 A Jardiniere, painted with wisteria, fir trees and prunus, circularornaments of iris and peonies in red, blue, green and gold15^ in. diam.


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46 A pair of pear-shaped bottles, with three mirror-shaped panels ofrocks, prunus and fir trees in red, blue, green and gold on a blueground pencilled with gold, leaf ornaments on the neck8^ in.high

47 Another pair, of similar form, painted with branches of prunus, leafornaments on the neck8^ i7i. high

48 A pair of beakers, with vases and peonies in slight relief, band ofchrysanthemums round the neck 10 in. highOLD CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN.

49 A pair of vases and covers, with grapes and squirrels in relief incolom-ed enamels9^ in. high ; and a bottle and basin, enamelledwith figures in colours on a diapered-pattern ground10 in. high50 A mug, enamelled with figures by a lake in colours, gold scrollborder on a diapered-pattern black and gold ground5 in. high ;and two others

51 A bowl, enamelled with two panels of figures and animals in colourson a gold scroll ground10 in. diam ; a tea-pot, enamelled withfigures of ladies and children ; and one, with flowers

52 Three cups and saucers, and a tea-pot and cover, enamelled with fishand flowers, and with branches in relief

53 A cylindrical two-handled cup, on foot, enamelled with ladies andchildren in panels ; and a tea-pot, formed as a roped vase, twistedhandle, enamelled with flowers in colours

54 A pair of small vases, enamelled in colours with figures in panels,blue scroll border, flowered ground in red and blue7^ in. high

55 A pair of small famille rose beakers, with peonies and pheasants5| in. high ; and a pair of small hexagonal bottles, enamelled withfigures in panels

56 A Pair of Oviform Jars and Covers, with emblematical utensils,rocks and prunus in buff and mauve on a green wave-patternground14^ in. high


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57 A dish, the centre enamelled with a shaped panel of a shepherdessand lamb, after a European design, gilt flowered border14^ in.diam. ; and a dish, smaller, en suite11 in. diam.

58 A pair of octagonal dishes, the centres enamelled with peonies, rocksand pheasants, four panels on the border with crayfish andaquatic weeds on a green ground, with peonies in red16 in.diam.

69 A plate and a long shaped dish60 Three ditto dishes, nearly similar, smaller12^ in. diam.61 A pair of octagonal dishes, enamelled with crests in black and gold,

shaped borders, with ammonite scrolls in brown13^ in. diam.62 A pair, smaller12 in. diam.63 Three, smaller10| in. diam.64 Three plates and two dishes, similar65 Three small pairs of enamelled bottles ; a pair of cylindrical celadon

bottles8^ ioi. high ; and a soapstone tea-pot66 A two-handled cup, finely enamelled with figures in colours ; a

pair of small hexagonal vases 5 in. high ; and a fluted cup andsaucer, with prunus

67 An egg-shell cup and saucer, with panels of quails on a diaperedsepia ground ; four bowls ; two saucers ; four cups ; and a smalltea-pot

68 Three fluted celadon lotos-pattern cups and saucers ; and a cracklebottle, with bands of key pattern in brown8 in. high

69 A deep circular dish, enamelled with a rocky river scene and pagoda,famille verte border, with flowers in colours and flowers in shapedpanels16 in. diam. ; and a dish 16^ in. diam.

70 A famille verte pear-shaped bottle, with three kylins playing with aball, jewelled ornaments on the neck1 1 in. high

71 A pair of small fluted vases, of famille verte, with panels of brocadeornaments on the neck, sprays of lotos and ribands7J in. high

72 A pair of octagonal famille rose dishes, with geese and peonies in thecentre, scrolls and diaper-pattern ornaments on the border11^ in. high


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73 A Vase, on shaped stand, of famille verte, decorated with finelydrawn rocks, prunus, bamboo and birds, small shaped panel ofconventional flowers on the neck and border on a diaper-patternground with pendant jewel ornaments, green marbled base withprunus flowersllf in. high

74 Another Vase, of similar form, of famille verte, with prunus, bamboo,rocks and birds, bands of floral scroll round the neck, on grainedpurple base12 in. high75 A Pair of Hexagonal-Shaped Vases, of famille verte, decoratedwith figures of ladies and children, animals, flowers and utensils,bands of scroll work, &c.12^ in. high

76 A Pair of Cylindrical Famille Eose Vases, enamelled withsages, mandarins and children, utensils on the neck16 in. high

77 A Cylindrical Vase, with three bands of rich coral colour,dragons in grisaille and two bands and leaf pattern on theneck, with conventional scrolls and chrysanthemums, mirror-shaped panels in yellow and sepia on a green groundll| in. high

78 A Pair of Beakers, with petal-shaped ornaments on the neckand base, with chrysanthemums, lilies and diaper patterns incolours on a green ground, the centre of the beaker is of brilliantcoral colour, with conventional peonies and scrolls in coloursand gold20 in. high

7.9 A Vase, of nearly similar decoration, annular ornaments, withchrysanthemums in green on a coral-colour ground, withdragons, &c.18 in. high

80 A globular kettle, lamp and stand, of Canton enamel, with peonies,lilies and lotos plants in colours on a white ground, leaf-patternborder in pale pink and blue10 in. high


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OLD NANKIN.81 A small octagonal basin, with figures; a small vase, with ring

handles, with ladies ; a vase, with lotos petal-shaped panels ofornaments ; a hexagonal cup and saucer ; a cup ; a deep platea dish, with utensils and flowers in the centre

82 A pair of ewers, with peonies in white on a blue ground, hexagonalopenwork pattern below, pierced mask6^ in. high ; and acylindrical tea-pot, of similar decoration

83 A pair of jugs, with panels of conventional asters14 in. high84 A pair of open-lipped bottles, with shaped handles, painted with fruit

and flowers10^ in. high85 A pair of vases, with figures in panels, flowers raised on a blue

diaper-pattern ground9 in. high : and three plates, slightlyenamelled in the centre with flowers and fruit

86 A Large Oviform Jar and Cover, with leaf-shaped panels on theneck, chrysanthemums, peonies and other flowers in white on ablue ground, surmounted by the gilt figure of an elephant

DECOKATIVE OBJECTS.87 A group of three nymphs bearing a basket, in alabaster, on square

pedestal of Derbyshire spar ; and two small pedestals88 A pair of Chinese figures of ladies, with poultry, carved in ivory and

coloured8 in. highglass shades and stands89 A Statuette of Shakespeare, leaning upon a pedestal, carved in

ivory8^ in. highon wood pedestal inlaid with ivory90 Yandtck and Rubens : a pair of ditto statuetteson similarpedestals91 An old EngKsh clock, in walnut-wood case15 in. high92 A clock, by YuUiamy, London, in mahogany case with semicircular

top, brass mouldings and ball feet13 in. high93 A clock, in metal-gilt case with foliage and scrolls13 in. high93a An Old Italian Bronze Figure of a Triton, holding a horn, on

or-molu pedestal13 in. high


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94 A pair of small or-molu Louis XVI. vases, with festoons of laurelsand leaf designs8 in. high

95 A Louis XYL Candelabrum, for three lights, white marble plinthand vase, terminal figures, scrolls and festoons in or-molu18 in. high

96 A small vase, of Derbyshire spar7 in. high97 A miniature font, in red and green serpentine marble6 in. high98 An Oviform Vase and Cover, of Derbyshire spar, mounted with

two terminal female figures in or-molu, with branches for twolights each, festoons of flowers, leaf ornaments, &c., on darkwood plinths24 in. high

99 A Campana-Shaped Vase and Cover, of Derbyshire spar, withgrotesque masks and scroll mounts of or-molu, on lapis glassplinths supported by sphinxes, dark wood base with open scrollwork13 in. high

99a Homer : a small bust in statuary marble, on giallo marble socle99b a Negro Boy : a small ditto bust99o Head of a Nun : a small statuary marble bust99d a Figure or a Nymph, reclining on a couch, in statuary marble,

on grey marble plinth

OLD ENGLISH FUENITURE.100 A pair of small painted beUows; and another pair101 Six Chippendale Mahogany Chairs, with open backs slightly

carved, and with corded borders102 A Chippendale Mahogany Arm-Ghair, with open interlaced

back, the borders, arms and legs carved with foliage103 A Larger Ditto, with carved borders, the back and seat stuffed,

and covered with crimson velvet104 The Companion105 A Pair of Ditto, nearly similar, covered with cretonne


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106 Six Chippendale Mahogany Dining-Koom Chairs, with piercedand carved backs surmounted by oval ornament in scroll foliage,the borders and legs fluted, the seats covered with crimsonmorocco leather

107 Six Ditto, en suite108 Six Ditto, en suite109 A Secretaire, of satin-wood, with inlaid rose-wood borders, writing-

slide, two drawers above and shelves below110 A Cabinet, of satin and pollard woods, with folding doors with

ebonised plaques inlaid with mother-o'-pearl, the top paintedwith fan-shaped ornament, on stand with shelf beneath50 in.high, 27 in. wide

111 An Upright Cabinet, of inlaid hare, tulip and pollard woods,with folding doors above and below, and drawer above54 in.high, 32 in. wide112 A Book-Case, of inlaid satin-wood, with three glazed doorsenclosing shelves, and cupboards beneath85 in. high, 49 in.wide

113 A square-shaped mahogany table, with inlaid borders, on pillar andplinth

114 An Oval Mahogany Table, the borders inlaid with satin andother woods, with drawer and folding ends38 in. wide

115 A small mahogany two-leaf screen, with needlework panels116 A pair of pale fire-screens, with octagonal inlaid shields with needle-

work panels117 A pair of ditto, with octagonal silk panels118 Two, with panels of needlework ; and one, mounted with small

pencil drawings119 A ditto, with engravings; and one, with oval silk panel, on tripod

stand120 A set of three mahogany coffee tables121 A pair of small square mahogany tables, on pillar and tripod14 in.

square122 One ditto, similar123 A pair of rose-wood ditto15 in. square


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124 Three chairs, with open shield backs painted with laurel, the seatscovered with needlework

125 An obloDg oak casket, on legs with drawer and stretcher, carvedwith birds, foliage and gadrooned borders

126 A Knee-Hole Writing Table, of inlaid mahogany and otherwoods, with shaped front, drawer and cupboard beneath, andpedestal drawers at the sides48 in. wide

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN,127 A circular old Japan dish, with flowers, blue red and gold10^ in.

diam.128 An oval-shaped ditto box and cover, on stand, painted with flowers

in blue, red and gold ; and a jar, similar129 An old Japan beaker, painted with flowering trees and chrysanthe-

mums19 in. high,130 A Vase and Cover, and a pair of beakers, of old Chinese

porcelain, enamelled with flowering shrubs and birds in brilliantcolours, and mounted on metal-gilt plinths

131 A pair of circular dishes, with bats, birds and hawthorn blossomin red and other colours on pale yellow ground11^ in. diam.

132 An old Chinese turquoise bottle10^ in. high133 A ditto vase, fluted13 in. high134 An old Nankin oviform jar and cover, painted with ladies and

children in landscapes, plantains and flowers9^ in. high135 A ditto bottle, with long neck, painted with dragons and flames in

four medallions, and Ho-Ho birds on the neck17^ in. high136 An old Chinese cloisonne enamel figure of a duck, forming a box137 A ditto bowl, with scroll ornament and flowers on green ground

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TJie following are the Property of A GENTLEMAN.OLD IMAEI PORCELAIN.

138 A set of five circular dishes, with plants in medallions on dark blueand gold ground8^ in. diam.139 A pair of ditto, with pomegranates, flowers and foliage on darkblue, white and gold ground12 in. diam. ; and a pair, withsimilar design10J in. diam.

140 Another pair131 in. diam.141 A pair of circular dishes, with bold decoration of conventional

foliage and flowers15;^ in. diam.142 Another, similar17 in. diam.143 Another, similar15;^ in. diam. ; and one13| in. diam.144 A pair of deep dishes, with flowers, trellis, &c. in dark blue and

gold borders14 in. diam.145 A pair of dishes, with kylins and ribands in panels on the border,

and other panels with Ho-Ho birds, prunus and bamboo21 in.diam.

146 Another pair, ditto

OLD CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN.147 A pair of octagonal famille rose dishes, the centres enamelled withpeonies, ducks and prunus, panels of diaper pattern on the

border16 in. diam.148 A pair of dishes, enamelled with a coat-of-arms in the centres,

flowers on the borders and diaper pattern14 in. diam.149 A pair, larger15^ in. diam.150 A pair, smaller12J in. diam.


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I 151 A Bowl, the oufcsido fmely enamelled with a fox hunt in shapedpanels, on a diapered red and gold ground, festoons of flowers,and scroll border with the initials T. H.14j in. diam.

152 Anothee, with a fox hunt in sepia15J in. diam.'""153 Another, enamelled with a foxhunt hroJcen15^ in. diam.

154 A mug, enamelled with figures in colours in blue borders ; and ajar and cover, landscape on a red ground

155 A large Nankin dish, with ladies and children in the centre, scrollson the border21 in. diam.

:n 15G Ten Old Worcester Plates, with waved edges, painted withbaskets and groups of flowers in dark blue and gold borders 0]

157 A small Chinese porcelain cistern, of globular form, enamelled with .' c^ birds and flowers, and with fish and water plants inside/ '^ 158 A Pair of Ebonised Cabinets, with shaped ends, the doorsJ 2-- decorated with flowers, foliage and fruits of Florentine pietre

dure, and mounted with chased metal-gilt, white marble slabs51 in. wide

159 A Louis XV. Small Marqueterie Table, with three drawers,^ > inlaid with flowers and foliage, and mounted with or-molu 160 An oblong rose-wood table, with inlaid borders and rising glass top

161 An Aubusson Carpet, with groups of flowers and scrolls in colours,and dark blue border ^^ ft. 6 in. by l^ft.

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