Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

464 A large Chinese famille-rose vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century of tapering ovoid form, the body enamelled with eight quatrefoil panels, each respectively depicting butterlies, birds, insects, various blossoms including peaches, peonies and chrysanthemums and figures at various pursuits, surrounded by blooming peonies, butterflies and scrolling foliage against a gilt ground, enclosed by four further panels, each enclosing birds, insects and blooms respectively, the neck applied with four gilt chilong gazing at quatrefoil panels depicting figures at various pursuits against a conforming ground, the sides applied with gilt handles of two shi-shi contesting a peach, the lip decorated with four cartouches similarly decorated, 92cm high R  -   This lot appears in photographs of Harcroft, Perak, during Charles and Muriel Rycroft’s occupancy post 1945. 465 A French giltwood armoire, 20th century the outswept moulded pediment centred by an acanthus-leaf and winged cresting, a shaped moulded and bevelled mirrored door below enclosing five shelves, shaped moulded sides, moulded scrolling apron, on double cabriole legs headed by acanthus leaves, loss, 270cm high, 130cmwide, 60cm deep ; and a pair of French giltwood mirrored doors, 20th century, similar, 98cm high, 48,5cmwide, 3,3cm deep (3) R  - R  465 464 Part Lot 155