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A Gilt-Bronze Cloisonne Enamel Tiger Waterpot and Cover Qianlong Mark (£200,000-300,000). Image copyright Sotheby's. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £825,250.

This beautiful gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel tiger waterpot of Qianlong mark and period is a highlight of Sotheby’s bi-annual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in London on November 9.  The sale offers an exceptional range of Imperial porcelain monochrome ceramics, bronzes and jades from two of Britain’s greatest collectors of Chinese works of art. The tiger waterpot, from the private collection of Sir Peter Moores at Parbold Hall, is estimated at £200,000-300,000.

The auction includes Imperial Qing dynasty monochromes from the collection of Richard Fairfax William Cartwright at Aynhoe Park.

Sotheby’s Senior Specialist in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Stephen Loakes said:  “The prestigious and diverse pieces  from Sir Peter Moores’ private collection at Parbold Hall, represent his passionate and scholarly approach to the field over some 50 years. Richard Fairfax William Cartwright’s exquisite monochromes delighted visitors to Aynhoe Park for decades and will present collectors with the opportunity to acquire pieces of the most refined and ravishing glazes.”

The auction of 560 lots is estimated to realise in the region of £12 million.

This Ming dragon dish made 310,000 at Adams at Slane. (Click on image to enlarge).

A Chinese blue and white Ming dragon dish made 310,000 at the Adams Country House Collections auction at Slane Castle on October 11.  It was bought on the telephone by a dealer in London.  It had been estimated at 2,000-3,000.

Over the last few days the dish had attracted interest from buyers in London, Beijing and Hong Kong.  The Ming dish, stamped with the mark of the Emperor Xuande who reigned from 1425 to 1435, is painted with images of a five clawed dragon.

The ten inch diameter dish had been brought to Ireland in 1905 by a member of a Derry family who served with the British Army in China during the Colonial era. In 1985 it was valued for probate purposes at around £1,000.

Around 70 per cent of lots on offer found buyers at an auction which brought in 960,000 at hammer.

Some of the broad selection of objects of interest to collectors at the James Adam Country House Collections sale at Slane Castle, Co. Meath on October 11.  The 700 lot catalogue is on-line. (Click on any image to enlarge).  See other posts on antiquesandartireland.comfor September 30 and October 6.

A pair of 19th century Famille rose Xian Feng bases of hexagonal form. (3,000-5,000). UPDATE: THIS LOT WAS UNSOLD.

ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904), A nest of four Art Nouveau rosewood and marquetry tables c1895-1904. Provenance: Estate of the late Henriette and Serge Boissevain, formerly of Ballynatray, Youghal, Co Cork 3,000-5,000. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD.

A Ming Dynasty blue and white circular dragon dish, the base with six character mark of Xuande (1426-1435), within a double circle. (2,000-3,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 310,000 (SEE POST FOR OCTOBER 11)

A set of seven early 18th century Chinese famille verte soup plates. Provenance: Kilruddery House, Bray. 600-800. UPDATE: THESE WERE UNSOLD.

A mid 18th century Irish dish ring, Dublin, mark of John Gumley. (4,000-6,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,200.

Ino & Bacchus by John Henry Foley (1818-1874). This was Foley's entry for The Royal Academy in 1840. It was commissioned by Lord Ellesmere (for Bridgewater House). 4,000-6,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200.

A Chinese blue and white baluster vase. 500-800. UPDATE: THIS MADE 400.

LHOSTC, 20th CENTURY FRENCH Bronze figure of a Baboon. Estate of the late Henriette and Serge Boissevain, formerly of Ballynatray, Youghal, Co Cork 2,000-3,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700.

The Munster v New Zealand match programme. (Click on image to enlarge)

A detail from the programme. Click to enlarge)

THE historic 1978 game in which Munster beat the All Blacks at Thomond Park in Limerick is part of Irish rugby folklore.  A programme for the game signed by the entire Munster team, sold for 2,800 at Mealy’s in Castlecomer on September 28.  Munster beat by All-Blacks by 12-0 in front of a crowd of 12,000. Many more people claim to have been present.
This is the only time the All-Blacks lost to any Irish side. The game was played on October 31, 1978. The official Munster RFC match programme , signed in pen on the middle page by the team, had been estimated at 400-500.