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From the Collection of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener Lots 798 – 805


798λ. Three Chinese spoons with coral handles, 19th century, the bowls in tortoiseshell, mother of pearl and hardwood, together with various cloisonné fittings from a model elephant, the spoons with a fitted box, 26.2cm. (17) £200-300


800


Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.


799. Nineteen miniature Indian paintings, mostly architectural, one of a stylized poppy, 10cm x 17cm. (19) £100-200


Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.


800. Twelve Chinese hardwood stands, 19th/20th century, carved in various shapes including lotus pods, foliage and lappets, 28.3cm max. (12) £200-300


Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.


801


801. Literature: A Jacquemart, Histoire de la Céramique, Paris, 1875, A Grandidier, La Céramique Chinoise, Paris, 1894, and J Getz, A Catalogue of Chinese Porcelains Collected by Mr and Mrs Charles P Taft, New York, 1904. The latter inscribed ‘Lord Kitchener with the compliments of Mr and Mrs Charles P Taft, April 20th 1910’. (3) £500-1,000


Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.


802. A Chinese blanc de Chine Marco Polo censer, cover and stand, c.1700, the octagonal body with a reticulated cover, four loop handles and tall scroll feet, 16.5cm across. (3) £500-1,000


Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.


Cf. P J Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl.16 for a similar example, where the author notes that the link to Marco Polo is apocryphal.


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