Woolley and Wallis is the leading regional auction house for Asian Ceramics and Works of Art in the UK.
In July 2005 we sold a magnificent Yuan dynasty double-gourd vase for £2,600,000, the record price for any object sold in a UK regional auction house. In May 2009 we broke this record again with a fine jade water buffalo from the Qianlong period, which sold for a hammer price of £3,400,000.
May 2010 was another ground-breaking year, seeing our highest ever grossing sale at £8.8m including premium. This included the collection of jades and hardstone carvings from Crichel House, Dorset at £4.4m.
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Forthcoming Sale Dates
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17th November 2010 - Asian Art
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Highlights from Previous Sales
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A Massive Chinese Rock Crystal Figure of an Immortal, Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, 27.7cm. Provenance: The collection of H. H. Whitaker Esq. The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased from Spink & Son, c.1950.
Sold for £48,000
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A fine and rare Chinese mille fleurs wall vase, iron red six character Qianlong seal mark and of the period 1736-95
Sold for £48,000
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A Large Chinese Imperial Lapis Lazuli Boulder Carving, incised with a poem, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, with a later Gilt Bronze stand, 23cm (26cm including the stand). Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased prior to 1953.
Sold for £160,000
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A good Iznik pottery dish, late 16th century, 34cm.
Sold for £13,000
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A Fine and Rare Chinese Imperial Lapis Lazuli Vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-95, with a later Gilt Bronze Stand, 19.2cm. Exhibited: The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935/6 catalogue no.2906. Provenance: Prince Henry, the 1st Duke of Gloucester. The collection of Miss H. E. Ionides, London. The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased prior to 1953.
Sold for £90,000
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A rare Qianlong doucai dragon dish, with a six character seal mark, 1736-95, 15.2cm.
Sold for £8,000
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A Fine and Rare Chinese Lapis Lazuli Oval Bowl or Brushwasher, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, 13.6cm. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased from John Sparks Ltd., 1961 for £500.
Sold for £105,000
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An extremely rare Chinese underglaze copper-red moonflask, Qianlong mark and of the period 1736-95, 26.5cm.
Sold for £110,000
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A Fine Chinese White Jade Brush, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 17cm. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased prior to 1953.
Sold for £55,000
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A miniature Chinese moulded vase, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 7.5cm.
Sold for £19,000
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A Fine Chinese Jade Large Oval Bowl, Qing Dynasty, 18th / early 19th century, 23.8cm long, 16.1cm wide, 6cm high. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased prior to 1953.
Sold for £90,000
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A fine and large Chinese blue and white baluster vase, jui fungus mark, Kangxi 1662-1722.
Sold for £26,000
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An Extremely Rare Chinese Jade Carving of a Crouching Cat, 18th-19th century, 18cm long, 10.8cm high. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased from John Sparks Ltd., in 1959 for £1,300.
Sold for £160,000
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One of two 17th century Safavid bottle vases
Sold for £55,000
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A Fine and Rare Chinese Archaic Bronze Inscribed Gui, Western Zhou Dynasty, c.1100-771 BC, the interior with a five character inscription, bo zuo bao zun yi (Marquise made this precious sacrificial vessel), 26cm wide, 13.6cm high. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased from John Sparks Ltd., in 1960 for £2,000.
Sold for £110,000
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A doucai medallion bowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period 1723-35.
Sold for £20,000
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A Rare Chinese Jade Inscribed Boulder Carving, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-95, and incised with a poem, and with five seal marks including Qianlong Chenhan, 18.5cm high, 15.3cm wide. Provenance: A private collection in Monaco, purchased at Spink & Son Ltd., before 1982.
Sold for £400,000
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A rare model of a caparisoned horse, Northern Qi Dynasty 550-577 AD.
Sold for £7,000
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A Rare Chinese Lapis Lazuli Brush Pot, Bitong, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, with a turned wood stand, 11.2cm high, 9.2cm dia. Provenance: A private collection in Monaco, purchased in Hong Kong in the 1980s for HKD 24,960.
Sold for £44,000
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An Important Chinese Spinach-Jade Cylindrical Brushpot, Qing dynasty.
Sold for £460,000
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A Fine Chinese Imperial, Lapis Lazuli small Mountain Carving Inscribed with a Poem by the Qianlong Emperor, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-95, and incised with a poem, 9.8cm high, 13cm wide, (14cm including the stand). Provenance: A private collection in Monaco, purchased at Spink & Son Ltd., 31st July 1967 for £540.
Sold for £130,000
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A fine Chinese Imperial spinach-jade bi disc, Qing dynasty.
Sold for £290,000
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A Chinese Pale Celadon Jade Shallow Dish, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 19.5cm. Provenance: A private collection in Monaco, purchased prior to 1961.
Sold for £60,000
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Six Chinese famille rose bowls with matching saucers, six character Daoguang seal mark and of the period.
Sold for £16,000
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A Chinese hexagonal lacquer box and cover, decorated in gilt and black penned details, the base with a faint Qianlong four character mark and of the period 1736-95, 23cm.
Sold for £35,000
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The Pelham Water Buffalo. An exceptional Chinese Imperial spinach-green jade water buffalo with a fine gilt bronze stand. Qianlong period 1736-95.
Sold for £3,400,000
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A Chinese agate rectangular plaque, 18th/19th century, 5.4cm. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough.
Sold for £46,000
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A fine Chinese soapstone carving of a Luohan, wearing loose flowing robes with finely incised borders, seated cross-legged and holding a censer in both hands, 17th/18th century, 14cm. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough, purchased from John Sparks Ltd., for 28 guineas, and recorded in the Sparks archive.
Sold for £95,000
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A fine and large rare gilt copper figure of Aksobhya, seated in dhyanasana, 15th/16th century, 36cm.
Sold for £26,000
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A rare Chinese enamel stem bowl and cover, finely painted with three panels depicting Europeans in Classical dress, unmarked, Qianlong 1736-95, 13cm. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough.
Sold for £160,000
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A fine Chinese cloisonné ink-stick stand, the rectangular top decorated with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang, unmarked, Qianlong 1736-95, 10.3cm. Together with a related wooden box cover inscribed bao mo tai (precious ink stand). Provenance: By repute Mr Hetherington, a member of the British diplomatic staff at the Japanese embassy in the 1890s.
Sold for £70,000
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A rare Tibetan gilt bronze group, all raised on an elaborate stand, 15th/16th century, 21.5cm.
Sold for £22,000
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A good Chinese signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, the base with an incised square seal mark, 17th century, 16cm. Provenance: The Alexander Collection.
Sold for £280,000
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An Important pair of Chinese Imperial Jade Elephants, each with a Qianlong four character mark and of the period, 19cm long. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Marten OBE. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., c.1952.
Sold for £1,000,000
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A rare Chinese gilt bronze official seal, dated the 14th year of the 5th month of Qianlong (corresponding to 1750), incised with Chinese and Manchu characters, 10.5cm. By repute, this is the seal of the Qing official in charge of the garrison troops opening up wastelands to grow grain, from the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Rites and Ceremonies.
Sold for £40,000
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An Exceptional and Rare Chinese Imperial White Ghanta, inscribed with a four character Qianlong reign mark, and of the period 1736-95. 18.2cm high. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE. Purchased prior to 1953.
Sold for £2,000,000
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Thu 20 May 2010
11:00
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Asian Art Day Two
(OR190510)
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Wed 19 May 2010
11:00
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Asian Art Day One
(OR190510)
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Wed 11 November 2009
10:30
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Asian Art
(PG111109)
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Thu 21 May 2009
11:00
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Asian Art Day Two
(PG200509)
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Wed 20 May 2009
11:00
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Asian Art Day One
(PG200509)
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Wed 12 November 2008
10:00
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Asian Art
(PG121108)
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Wed 21 May 2008
10:00
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Asian Art
(PG210508)
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Wed 07 November 2007
10:00
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Asian Art
(PG071107)
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Tue 22 May 2007
10:00
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Asian Art
(PG220507)
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Wed 29 November 2006
10:00
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Asian Art, Glass and European Ceramics
(PG291106)
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Sat 15 July 2006
10:00
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Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art
(PG150706)
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Tue 29 November 2005
10:00
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Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art
(PG291105)
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Fri 15 July 2005
10:00
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Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
(PG150705)
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