30th Jul, 2025 9:30
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
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A CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN JUG AND COVER
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1760
the pear-shaped body enamel painted with floral sprays and twice with the arms of Flexman (formerly Anglo-Prussian Society) within gilt chain borders. 22cm high
P.B. Cooke Collection
The collection was started in the 1920s by Phil’s father – who bought at that time from Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig, the eminent London dealer and first author of a book on armorial wares, from his gallery ‘The Century House’ in Knightsbridge, which closed around 1929. Phil continued collecting, buying much from the collector/dealer Cecil Bullivant, and by the 1960s, his collection had become the largest in the world. My late husband first met him in the late ’50s, and his first volume of Chinese Armorial Porcelain illustrates 220 examples from the Cooke Collection.
Angela Howard
Sold for £500
the pear-shaped body enamel painted with floral sprays and twice with the arms of Flexman (formerly Anglo-Prussian Society) within gilt chain borders. 22cm high
Auction: FINE ART & ANTIQUES, 30th Jul, 2025
Our forthcoming Fine Art & Antiques auction offers an exceptional and wide-ranging selection of over 800 lots, showcasing quality, rarity, and provenance across multiple collecting disciplines.
Highlights include a notable group of René Lalique glass, a private collection of Chinese armorial porcelain from the Cooke Collection, and an impressive offering of Japanese Meiji silverwork — led by a monumental bowl by Ametani Yumin (est. £10,000–15,000) and a superb mixed metal fan-shaped box.
The sale also features important pieces by William Moorcroft, and Royal Lancastrian; a rare pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival candlesticks; and a strong section of Continental silver, including a fine pair of 18th Century Augsburg candelabra (est. £15,000–25,000). Collectors of decorative arts will find superb examples of Art Nouveau metalwork, cloisonné, and Viennese centrepieces.
Contact our team for more information, condition reports, and bidding details.
Viewing
Monday 28 July 10am-4pm
Tuesday 29 July 10am-4pm
