Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

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Lot 1022: A Collection of Chinese? Soapstone Carvings, Ceramics and Hardstone Objects

This auction ended on August 27, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £5

A collection of decorative objects including a baluster-form porcelain vase featuring overglaze polychrome enamelled floral panels set within a blue and white diaper ground. The group contains a lozenge-shaped ceramic? lidded box decorated in iron-red enamels with scenes of figures within a traditional courtyard and landscape. The stone elements include several soapstone? carvings, notably a large openwork plaque depicting birds amongst flowering peonies, a shallow brush washer or bowl with relief-carved roses, and a small reddish-purple mountain-form carving. Also present are a pair of white-glazed ceramic aquatic figurines, two large decorative dice carved from banded onyx? / marble?, a cluster of stone grapes, and a framed print? depicting figures in an interior setting.