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Chapter 80: INDEX
By J. F. Blacker
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A practical handbook for collectors surveys Chinese porcelain by form, paste and glaze, and by historical periods, explaining how to recognise techniques such as underglaze blue, enamel families (famille verte, jaune, rose, and noire), crackle and reticulated wares, and later overpainting and imitations. It interprets religious and mythological motifs and symbolic marks, outlines dating marks and cataloguing practice, and advises how to read museum labels and sale descriptions. Illustrated vase descriptions accompany compact chapters and a recommended bibliography and museum references guide further study.

XXXI
SECTION III
SALE
PRICES
OF THE
LOUIS
HUTH
COLLECTION

SECTION III

CHAPTER XXXI

SALE PRICES OF THE LOUIS HUTH COLLECTION

(Published by kind permission of the Editor of "The Connoisseur.")

Old Nankin Porcelain.

 £ s. d.
Vase and cover, oviform, painted with ladies in a garden, 11-1/2 in. high 63 0 0
Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted with dragons and flames, 10-1/4 in. high 88 4 0
Bottles, pair, with oviform bodies and long slender necks, entirely painted with formal flowers and arabesque foliage, and with dark blue bands round the shoulders, containing scrolls and blossom reserved in white, 7-3/4 in. high 262 10 0
Vase and cover, tall oviform, painted with ladies and boys in a garden, 11-1/4 in. high 56 14 0
Canisters and covers, set of three diamond-shaped, painted with audiences, groups of warriors, and an execution scene, 12-1/4 in. high 52 10 0
Sprinklers, pair, with a band of mirror-shaped dark-blue panels round the centre, and vandyke borders, containing formal flowers and foliage reserved in white, the necks delicately pencilled with a marbled design, 7-1/4 in. high 165 0 0
Vases and covers, set of three oviform, and two cylindrical beakers and covers, entirely painted with tiger-lily ornament and conventional blossoms, 5-1/2, 6-3/4, and 7 in. high 346 10 0
Vases, pair, cylindrical, painted with bands of formal arabesque foliage, and with alternate blue bands, with dragons and scrolls reserved in white, 11-1/4 in. high 220 10 0
Vases, pair, cylindrical, powdered-blue, painted with fishermen, Sages, flowers, &c., in upright and circular panels, 10-1/4 in. high 150 0 0
Beaker, painted with branches of flowering prunus, the background pencilled with blue, 18-3/4 in. high 140 0 0
Vases and covers, pair, oviform, painted with peonies, cherry-trees, sparrows and rocks, in shaped panels divided by trellis-pattern bands, 16-1/2 in. high 220 0 0
Vases and covers, set of three oviform, and a pair of beakers, painted with audiences, plantain and vases of flowers, 16-1/2 in. and 18 in. high 1,550 0 0
Vase and cover, oviform prunus-pattern, of the highest quality, finely painted with branches of flowering prunus on marbled-blue ground, 10-1/4 in. high 6,195 0 0
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with blue panels containing flowers and leafage reserved in white, the necks pencilled with marbled pattern in blue, 7-1/2 in. high 75 12 0
Ewer, with pencilled marbled groundwork and dark-blue heart-shaped panels, containing scrolls reserved in white, 6-1/2 in. high. 56 14 0
Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted with pendant lanterns and korōs, palm-leaves on the necks, 9-1/2 in. high 52 10 0
Vases and covers, pair, two-handled, painted with fans and utensils in mirror-shaped panels and sprays of flowers, 11 in. high 65 2 0
Dishes, pair, with blue ground, decorated with seeding peonies and foliage reserved in white, and painted with flower-branches round the well, 18-1/2 in. diameter 54 12 0
Bottle, with compressed body and nearly cylindrical neck, painted with seeding peonies and foliage, and palm-leaves round the neck, 18 in. high 294 0 0
Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical, with marbled-blue ground and prunus-blossom in white, painted with flowering plants and birds in mirror and fan-shaped panels, 7-1/2 in. high 231 0 0
Vase and cover, oviform, painted with panels of prunus-branches and birds on a trellis groundwork, and with lambrequin-shaped panels round the shoulder and foot, containing formal flowers reserved in white on blue ground, 24 in. high 136 10 0
Vase and cover, oviform, painted with rocky landscapes and baskets of flowers, and with lambrequin-shaped panels round the shoulders and foot, with scroll foliage reserved in white on blue ground, the cover surmounted by a small figure of a kylin, 23-1/4 in. high 78 15 0
Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, painted with vases of flowers and utensils in mirror-shaped panels, 11-1/2 in. high 241 10 0
Vases and covers, pair, powdered-blue, painted with river scenes, flowering plants and utensils in variously shaped panels, 19 in. high 756 0 0
Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, with bulbous necks, painted with river scenes, flowers and utensils in variously shaped panels, 18 in. high 420 0 0
Jars and covers, pair, mandarin, painted with bands of arabesques and alternate blue bands decorated with dragons, flames, and leafage reserved in white, 42 in. high 1,942 10 0
Cisterns, pair, circular, entirely painted with formal flowers and foliage, and with a band of beaded ornament round the top, 27 in. diameter 210 0 0
Bowl, painted with groups of various flowers, locusts and other insects, 5-3/4 in. diameter; and a bowl, with flowers, insects and reptiles, 5-3/4 in.
diameter		 89 5 0
Bowl and cover, small cylindrical, painted with mirror-shaped panels of flowers on marbled-blue ground,with prunus-blossom reserved in white, 5-1/2 in.
high 		81 18 0
Vase, cylindrical, painted with arabesque foliage, and with a blue band round the centre decorated with dragons reserved in white, 11 in. high 86 2 0
Another vase, nearly similar, 10-1/2 in. high 90 6 0
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, painted with pendant lanterns and other ornament, and with branches of flowers round the necks, 11-1/2 in. high 54 12 0
Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical powdered-blue, painted with river scenes, flowers and utensils in circular medallions, 6-3/4 in. high 199 10 0
Jardinières, pair, with prunus-blossom reserved in white on marbled-blue ground, mounted with Louis XVI. ormolu handles chased with foliage and shells, and gadrooned borders, 8 in. diameter 90 6 0
Bottle, with long neck, painted with kylins playing with balls, and a dragon on the neck, 18 in. high 50 8 0
Vase, painted with an audience and figures on a terrace, 21-3/4 in. high 52 10 0
Vase, painted with a procession in a rocky landscape, 16-1/2 in. high 63 0 0
Vases and covers, set of three, painted with landscapes, cranes, deer and other animals in panels with key-pattern borders, 19-1/2 in., 20 in., and 20-1/2 in. high 54 12 0
Dishes, pair, large, painted with flowering plants in the centre in petal panels on trellis-pattern ground, the border composed of arabesque foliage, among which are figures of peacocks and baskets of fruit in four panels, 21-3/4 in. diameter 115 10 0
Pair of ditto, similar 115 10 0
Cistern, octagonal, painted with medallions of arabesque foliage, characters in the centre, and a band of palm-leaves round the shoulder, 25-1/2 in. diameter 52 10 0
Bottle, double gourd-shaped, painted with gourds and foliage, and a band of key-pattern round the centre, 26 in. high 115 10 0
Cisterns, pair, circular, painted with river scenes in the interior, chrysanthemums and lotus outside, 25 in. diameter, on walnut-wood stands 44 2 0
Chinese Enamelled Porcelain.
Tea service, with ruby ground, pencilled with flowers in grisaille in shaped panels, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, a cream-jug and cover, two cups and saucers, and two small saucer-dishes, 240 0 0
Vase, square-shaped, enamelled with quails and flowering trees on white ground, the handles coral-colour and gold, 10-3/4 in. high 136 0 0
Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with bulbous necks, with spiral pink and white bands, and enamelled with figures and branches of flowers in colours, 10-1/2 in. high 58 16 0
Stand, oblong, enalelled with dragons with the Sacred Jewel, in green, mauve and yellow, 11-1/4 in. wide 52 10 0
Bowl, ruby-coloured, enamelled with a kakémono and branches of flowering prunus, 7-1/2 in. high 100 0 0
Vases, pair, "famille verte" fluted, formed as bamboo canes, enamelled with small sprays of flowers and grasses on green and yellow ground, on octagonal open stands, enamelled green, 8-1/2 in. high 320 0 0
Vase, oviform, with bright green ground, enamelled with dragons and formal flowers in mauve, with arabesque foliage reserved in white, and with unglazed kylins'-mask handles, 12 in. high 400 0 0
Bottle, powdered-blue, of triple gourd-shape, enamelled with peonies, other flowers and grasses, in "famille verte," in mirror and fan-shaped panels, 10-1/4 in. high 357 0 0

Beakers, pair, with bulbous centres; the necks are finely enamelled with a bright green ground, upon which is formally arranged a design of flowers and foliage, enamelled mauve, the centre part similarly decorated, but with conventional flowers in green on yellow ground, and with a band of green vandyke panels below; the lower half of the beakers is powdered-blue, 10-1/2 in. high

Vase and cover, oviform, of somewhat similar design to the preceding, the lower part powdered-blue, and the upper portion and the cover enamelled with formal flowers and foliage in green on yellow ground, 12-1/2 in. high

 2,700 0 0
Bottles, pair, triple gourd-shaped, the lower part decorated with medallions of masks, utensils and emblems, on a floral groundwork, in black and gold, the centre part pencilled with kylins and flames, in rouge-de-fer and gold, on white ground, the necks powdered-blue, with Ho-Ho birds in gold, 21-1/2 in. high 480 0 0
Bottles, pair, small gourd-shaped, with engraved yellow ground, enamelled with sprays of flowers in colours, 7 in. high 115 10 0
Vase, inverted pear-shaped, with engraved yellow ground, enamelled with branches of flowers, 10-1/4 in. high 66 3 0
Vases, pair, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with houses by a river, a bridge, and figures in a summer-house, and with gilt necks and feet, 10-3/4 in. high 304 10 0
Vases, set, three oviform, the groundwork encrusted with branches of flowers, and with upright panels enamelled with Sages and other figures in landscapes, 7-1/4 in. and 8-1/2 in. high 189 0 0
Figures of parrots, pair, enamelled turquoise and dark blue, and mounted on Louis XV. ormolu scroll plinths, 9-3/4 in. high 220 10 0
Part of a tea-service, with pale yellow and black trellis-ground decorated with plume ornament in mauve, consisting of cream-jug and cover, canister and cover, two stands, and four cups and saucers 131 5 0
Bowls and covers, set, three, enamelled with chrysanthemums, branches of begonia, and sparrows, and with pink diaper-pattern border, 6 in. diameter 105 0 0
Tea-service, lotus-pattern, consisting of tea-pot, milk-jug, canister, bowl and covers, and four cups and three saucers; and two small plates, enamelled in pink and green, and with branch handles 94 10 0
Basin, with brown and pink exterior, pencilled with tiger-lilies and other flowers in gold, the interior enamelled with a magician, 4-3/4 in. diameter 54 12 0
Basin, with apple-green ground, pencilled with flowers and grasses in gold, 4-5/8 in. diameter 79 16 0
Ewer and cover, powdered-blue oviform, enamelled with a stream, lotus plants and prunus-tree, with birds in "famille verte" in shaped panels, the ground pencilled with gold, 8-1/4 in. high 378 0 0
Dishes, pair, powdered-blue, enamelled with kylins, Ho-Ho birds and utensils in "famille verte," in mirror-shaped panels, 16 in. diameter 378 0 0
Vase, "famille verte," of nearly cylindrical form, with crimson ground, finely enamelled with branches of seeding peonies, arabesque foliage and dragons, and with pale green and yellow lambrequin-shaped panels round the borders containing formal flowers, mounted with ormolu rim and plinth, with Sphinx supports, 21-1/2 in. high 600 0 0
Lantern, oviform egg-shell, with finely stippled green ground, enamelled with an audience and ladies on a terrace, in "famille verte" in two oblong panels on a groundwork of flowers and butterflies 410 0 0
Bowl, enamelled with cranes in black and white and waves in green on yellow ground, 10 in. diameter; and a dish, with cranes in black and white on pale yellow ground, 11-1/2 in. diameter 79 16 0
Basins and stands, pair, small, enamelled with peonies, and with pink exteriors 71 8 0
Bowls and covers, pair, basket-pattern, with panels of pierced honey-comb pattern, enamelled with chrysanthemums 189 0 0
Dish, circular, open-work border enamelled with vases and utensils on coloured diaper ground, 9-1/4 in. diameter 273 0 0
Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with ladies and children by a stream, in brown border with green trellis edge, 7-3/4 in diameter 78 15 0
Bowl, with branches of flowers in the interior, and medallions of flowers outside on an incised green and white ground, 10-1/4 in. diameter 58 16 0
Jar, cylindrical, with pale green ground, decorated with flying cranes in black and white, 7 in. high 260 0 0
Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with ladies in a landscape, carrying vases, 19 in. high 99 15 0
Vase, oviform, with marbled-green ground, enamelled with peonies, a tree, and birds, 19-1/2 in. high 105 0 0
Dishes, pair, large, in the Imari taste, enamelled with vases of flowers and a fence in the centre, and with scroll-shaped panels of flowers and birds on the border on blue ground with chrysanthemums in red and gold, 21 in. diameter 173 5 0
Vase, cylindrical, with pencilled blue scale-pattern ground, enamelled with lotos, begonias, and other flowers in panels, in "famille verte," 10-3/4 in. high 89 5 0
Dish, egg-shell, enamelled with a peacock and peonies in the centre, four panels of pink diaper ornament on the border on blue ground, 7-3/4 in. diameter 100 0 0
Saucer-dish, with ruby back enamelled with a kakémono and flowers in the centre and with pale blue marbled border with blossom in white, 8 in. diameter 115 10 0
Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with flower-sprays in the centre and with ruby panels on the border on blue ground, enamelled with peonies, 7-1/2 in. diameter 136 10 0
Bowls, pair, small white, with pierced trellis-pattern sides, decorated with small medallions of figures modelled in high relief and gilt, 3-3/4 in. high 60 0 0
Box and cover, "famille verte" square, enamelled with a crane and emblems, on green and yellow trellis-pattern groundwork, 4 in. square 70 0 0
Cup, "famille verte," octagonal, on foot, enamelled with chrysanthemums, iris, and other flowers, and insects in compartments, 4-3/4 in. high 54 12 0
Bowl, with dark green wave-pattern ground, decorated inside and out with horses, waves, shells, and blossom reserved in white and partly enamelled mauve, 8-1/4 in. diameter 350 0 0
Bowl, with apple-green ground, decorated with a flowering prunus-tree reserved in white, heightened with mauve enamel, 7-3/4 in. diameter 370 0 0
Saucer-dish, black ground, enamelled with chrysanthemums, rocks, and flowering prunus-tree, 7-3/4 in. diam. 145 0 0
Milk-jug and cover, curiously enamelled with trumpeters, in colours on black enamelled ground 40 0 0
Cups and saucers, pair of egg-shell, similar 55 0 0
Basin, similar, 5-1/2 in. diameter 50 0 0
Cups and saucers, pair, with black ground, enamelled with prunus and panels of flowers, in green, mauve and buff, the interiors decorated with sprays of flowers in red, blue, and green 120 15 0
Jug and cover, barrel-shaped, with green enamelled ground, entirely decorated with formal flowers and leafage reserved in white, mounted with old English silver borders and billet, 7 in. high 370 0 0
Vase, with yellow ground, enamelled with a pheasant, peony, and rocks in green and mauve, and with palm-leaves round the neck, 10-1/2 in. high 900 0 0
Bottles, pair, with spherical bodies and long cylindrical necks, entirely enamelled with formal flowers and foliage in "famille verte," 8-3/4 in. high 450 0 0
Vases, pair, oviform coral-coloured, entirely decorated with formal flowers and arabesque foliage reserved in white, 7-3/4 in. high 110 0 0
Bottle, gourd-shaped, of nearly similar design, 12 in. high 300 0 0
Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with a lady seated at a table, and with vases at the side, 8-1/4 in. high 180 0 0
Another, enamelled with Sages and other figures in a mountainous landscape, 8-1/4 in. high 70 0 0
Vases, pair, egg-shell, with turquoise ground, enamelled with coast scenes and figures in the European taste, 8-1/4 in. high 52 10 0
Bottle, pear-shaped, with black ground, entirely decorated with formal flowers and small scroll foliage reserved in white, 16-3/4 in. high 651 0 0
Cistern, oval, enamelled with festoons of flowers in the European taste, and panels of figures in the interior, the outside enamelled with pink and green chequer-pattern, mounted on Louis XVI. ormolu plinth, with gadroon and riband border, 18 in. wide 567 0 0
Bottle, of triple-gourd shape, enamelled with bright green ground, decorated with formal flowers and arabesque foliage reserved in white, 11-1/4 in. high 600 0 0
Lanterns, pair, egg-shell, of oviform shape, finely enamelled with an audience and figures on a terrace, 8-3/4 in. high 1,200 0 0
Bowls and covers, pair, enamelled with vases of flowers, utensils and emblems in colours, mounted with Louis XVI. ormolu borders chased with rosettes and ribands, lions'-mask and ring handles, and lions'-claw stands of the same, the covers surmounted by cone ornaments, 15-1/2 in. high 336 0 0

INDEX

A

  • Amida, 69
  • Animals, emblems in, 51, 299
  • Animals, fabulous, 51
  • Apple-green, 179, 272
  • Arita ware, 352
  • Armorial china, 48
  • Artemesia, 301
  • Aubergine, 106, 280
  • Awata ware, 361
  • Azalea, 302

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D

  • Date marks, 309, 314
  • Date marks, how to read, 311
  • Deer, 123, 299
  • Deer, mille cerfs, 123
  • Diapers, 129
  • Dog of Fô, Corean lion, 55, 85, 150, 355
  • Double circle or rings, 108
  • Dragons, 53, 263, 355
  • Dresden Collection, 347
  • Dynasties, early, 91, 97, 105
  • Dynasty, Ming, 95
  • Dynasty, Tsing, 103

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G

  • Gasnault, M., 149
  • Ginger jar, oviform vase, 193
  • Glaze, 18, 32
  • Glazes, self-colour, 33, 153
  • Glazes, simple, 153
  • Glazes, variegated, 155
  • Globber, 202
  • Gold, reds from, 116, 264
  • Gombron ware, 100
  • Gourd, 301
  • Grand feu, 18
  • Graviata, 18, 143
  • Green, delicate, 276
  • Green family—Famille verte, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228
  • Green, Ming, 272

H

  • Hard paste, 29
  • Hare, 300, 326
  • Hawthorn pattern, 144, 192, 227, 301
  • Heen-fung, 144
  • Hirado ware, 353
  • History of porcelain, 89
  • Hizen ware, 352
  • Ho-Ho bird, 56, 354
  • Honorific marks, 312
  • Hundred antiques, 18
  • Hung-woo, 97, 100
  • Huth Collection, sale prices, 385

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