Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

The Andrew Newall Collection 1 A large Chinese blue and white vase, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1619 the baluster body boldly painted with an angry scaly kylin and a phoenix amongst flaming clouds contesting a flaming pearl, above a rocky landscape and plantain leaves, the moulded rim with a band of flame-shaped lappets, luting crack, 41,5cm high R30 000 - 40 000 PROVENANCE Purchased from Christie’s South Kensington in the late 1970s. 2 A Chinese blue and white faceted stem bowl, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1619 the hexagonal body decorated with panels of birds and ‘The Three Friends’, raised on a pierced domed base, firing and hairline cracks, 13cm high R4 000 - 6 000 3 A Chinese blue and white vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 the baluster body painted with a pair of phoenixes amongst flowering peonies and scrolling foliage, the shoulder with key-fret border, the neck with ruyi -head decoration, hairline crack to the base, firing fault to the footrim, underglaze-blue double- ring mark, 34,3cm high , with a carved and pierced wood cover, surmounted by a jade finial, Ming Dynasty, carved with lingzi , the stone of mottled russet and green tones, 6cm high R25 000 - 30 000 Andrew Newall has been in the antique trade since 1974 when he joined his father, artist, photographer and antique dealer, Albert Newall, at his highly-respected antique shop, Gallery Medici, in Kalk Bay. On his father’s death in 1989 he took over the business, changing the name to the Andrew Newall Gallery. Over the years, Andrew undertook numerous buying trips to London, concentrating mainly on silver and Oriental objets d’art. He is a familiar figure in the auction rooms, vying with other collectors, such as the Late Dr John Strong, whose collection was recently sold at Strauss & Co. Andrew has traded for many years and is a long-standing member of The South African Antique Dealers’ Association. In March of this year his beloved partner, Christina, lost her long battle with cancer prompting Andrew’s decision to start disposing of his collection. His philosophy is simple – that he is only the custodian of his antiques and now the time is right to afford others the opportunity to enjoy them as he much as he has. 1 2 3 10