214 - [COLLECTION OF THE LATE ROBERT STEEDMAN AND MARTHA HAMILTON] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE-DECORATED MINIATURE VASE AND JARLETS

[COLLECTION OF THE LATE ROBERT STEEDMAN AND MARTHA HAMILTON] GROUP OF THREE CHINESE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE-DECORATED MINIATURE VASE AND JARLETS YONGZHENG AND XUANDE MARKS, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 雍正款 青花釉裏紅纏枝蓮紋袖珍罐、雍正款 青花加彩蒼龍教子袖珍罐 及 宣德款 青花《行者武松》袖珍梅瓶 帶木座 （共三件）comprising: one underglaze blue with copper-red ‘lotus scroll’ jarlet, the base inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue; one underglaze blue with green enamel and iron-red ‘dragons’ jarlet, the base inscribed with a four-character Yongzheng mark in ink; and one blue and white meiping, decorated with Wusong, a narrative figure, the base inscribed with a six-character Xuande mark in underglaze blue, with three wooden stands (3) largest: 5cm high From the collection of the late Robert Steedman OBE (1929-2026), and Martha Hamilton OBE (1929-2015), thence by direct descent. Robert Steedman was a renowned Scottish architect. He was the only son of Helen Hope Brazier (1899-1999), born in Beijing in 1899, who retained a lifelong interest in Asian art. The collection also includes items inherited from Mr Steedman's second wife, Martha Hamilton OBE, who spent many years in Sikkim as a missionary and teacher.已故羅伯特・斯蒂德曼（獲頒大英帝國官佐勳章，1929–2026）及瑪莎・漢密爾頓（獲頒大英帝國官佐勳章，1929–2015）舊藏，後家族遞藏。羅伯特・斯蒂德曼為著名蘇格蘭建築師，乃海倫・霍普・布雷澤（Helen Hope Brazier，1899–1999）之獨子。海倫於1899年生於北京，終其一生熱愛亞洲藝術。此批藏品亦包括承自斯蒂德曼第二任妻子瑪莎・漢密爾頓（1929–2015）之收藏。漢密爾頓曾多年於錫金擔任傳教士及教師。