The great interest shown at home in Chiners Pores i in moreoter, which serin to be exceeded for fice specimens, prices
when the 8 Are again offered at ite. The interest may be to some extent judged wien we aay there are at present" in North Chinn some experts from home market purchasing, more than one of whom ormplaina of the scarcity of Japanese pieces. That Shanghai is not behind in being illing to pay for the genuine articles was shown on Tuesday leat when Messrs. L. Moore & Ca. offered in porcelain, j collection as a' whole was remarkable in including a number of pieces which it has taken some years to unearth—one or two lots being absolutely unique.
One of the great drawbacks in Shang: hai to the lover of porcelains who wishes to make collection at anything like reasonable cost, or even to make a collec: tion of cen at all, is the unreliablone s of the Colestinl and Messrs. Moore and Cv. deserve well of the com-inanity in that they have engaged the services of an expert of some years' experience inthe London and continent-markets who they inform us is at all ling to give advice and Instruc-of the lots off-red on Tuesday were guaranteed as ontalogued and this no doubt influenced the bidding considerably for, as far as we are awa prices like Tls. 2,500, for which a p of Hons lot No. 192) 15 inches high and of K'ang Hai period were knocked down, establishes s record in Shang! Quite number of pieces were very graceful in design and rich in colouring, notably lot 93, a Yang Ching vase the colours of were beautifully fine sample of exquisite was knocked down toa French desier at Tis, 475, whilst lot 100, Ming porcelain jidre, lot 191, cylindrical vase, Yung Ching period, and lot 189, 8 pair of Peking incense burners, all reached over Tls. 500 each, the two first going to Chinese dealers and the latter to @ foreign resident.
The embroideries, j good figures doubt an exceptional' piece of old embroidery of about the Keen Loong period. For jade the best prices realisol were Tle. 270 for a fine green jardiniere, jade net, lot 202, for Tis, 147, an usually fine Mandarin' official necklace with green and pink jade heads also tingi: g Tia. 150; " number of smaller pieces ut jade and crystal were of an interesting character os also a number of snuff boxes in both oriental and cocidents1 designs.
Messrs, L Moor that they are auctions of g nine Chinese porce-ins by request wf local experts and dealers, and intend holding an auction every three mouths, the collected by them in the meantime being on view in their showrooms, Ab-dut-ly specimens only will be accepted will be pleased to show them and in the absence of any Museum or acers to collections by intending collectors. 0 points and compare +poci periods etc, of which advantage doubt will he fully taken.
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