Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

241 A Chinese famille-rose bowl, 20th century the interior enamelled with pink peonies, prunus and irises against a yellow ground, enclosed by a ruyi - head border, the reverse similarly decorated against a turquoise ground with lappet and ruyi -head borders, raised on a low circular foot, overglaze iron-red six-character mark, 25cm diameter R  -   242 A pair of Japanese shakudo and silver overlaid bronze vases, Meiji period, 1868-1912 baluster, each overlaid in high relief with pheasants amongst flowering blossoms and foliage, the reverse of one with a view of Mount Fuji and dwellings in the foreground before wisteria blossoms, the other with a seascape, each shoulder with a pair of ho-ho birds amongst blossoms, the neck with diaper border, the foot with butterflies, signed, 45cm high (2) R  - R  243 Vernon Spencelayh BRITISH 1891-1980 Old Brass signed and dated SA 1951; inscribed with the title on a label attached to the reverse oil on board 39 by 29cm excluding frame; 53 by 43 by 4cm including frame R -   244 A black japanned and chinoiserie decorated brass- mounted cabinet-on-stand, 19th century the rectangular top above a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of short and long drawers, in sizes , the sides applied with later brass carrying-handles, the whole painted and lacquered with Chinese figures, birds and animals, restorations , the associated stand centred by an eagle perched on a bough of flowerheads flanked by acanthus leaves, raised on c-scroll and foliate cabriole legs headed by flowerheads on acanthus- headed scroll feet, re-gilded, 173cm high, 114,5cmwide, 57cm deep R  -   242 243 244 241 90