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Large collection of Chinese, Japanese and Asian ceramics and works of art

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Chinese Qing Porcelain Famille- Rose Deer Plate18th Century AD.A circular plate with blue linear band around the ridge, centre decorated with a deer.Ex. Buckinghamshire Collection acquired in December 2014. Ex. Egmont & Hoorn Asian Art and Antiques. 23.5cm Dia.

A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY TOMISHIGE TOJO, KAKEMONO TAISHO 1912-1926 In ink on silk and depicting the moon emerging from behind clouds in a misty sky, with a line of calligraphy reading Kasumi hatsu tsuki (first moon), and a red seal mark for Tomishige Tojo, with a wood tomobako box bearing the title, signature and dating for Taisho 11 (1922), 32cm x 57cm. Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Gregg Baker Asian Art, London, 27th November 2002. A copy of the original invoice is available.

A PAIR OF CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE TABLE SCREENS LATE QING DYNASTY Each carved in shallow relief with a mountainous village landscape with pagodas, trees and boats to one side and with birds perched on blossoming floral sprays sprouting from rockwork to the reverse, mounted on wood stands, each 29.5cm x 22cm. (4) Provenance: from an English private collection acquired prior to 1970. Cf. Chinese Jades from the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, p.96, no.75 for a similar pair of smaller nephrite table screens, and also Later Chinese Jades from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, p.123, no.103 for a single smaller screen. National Palace Museum, Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth, Chinese Jades through the Ages, pp.127 and 157, pl.7-1-4 and 7-5-2 for further examples of similar small screens. 清晚期 碧玉雕人物山水紋插屏 一對來源：英國私人收藏，1970年代之前購得，附舊照片。

LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS Relating to Chinese, Asian and Western art. (42) Ł500-1000 圖錄

LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS Relating to Chinese and other Asian art. (101) Ł500-1000 亞洲藝術品叢書

LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF TRADE CATALOGUES Mainly from Marchant relating to Asian art. (14) Ł300-500 圖錄

LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF TRADE CATALOGUES From Eskenazi and Cohen & Cohen relating to Asian art. (18) Ł300-500 蘇富比圖錄

LITERATURE A LARGE COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS Mostly relating to Japanese and Asian art. (364) Ł500-1500 佳士得圖錄

LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese, Islamic and South East Asian art mainly from Christie's and Sotheby's. (376) Ł200-500

A rare and important Archaic bronze snake lamp, Warring States period / early Western Han dynasty, the bronze sinous snake with jaws opening onto channelled oil tray, green patina, 52cm high In addition to the buyer's premium of 27% (22.5% + VAT) payable on the Hammer Price, this lot is also subject to import VAT at the reduced rate of 5%, payable on the Hammer Price. This indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, sale March 31 - April 1, 2005, Lot 162 Gallery J J Lally, New York Other Notes: Cast in the form of a snake, the simple design of this lamp suggests that it may have been influenced by the art of the Chu State. Snake form lamps are exceptionally rare; one other known example is a Zhou dynasty bronze ornament in the shape of a coiled snake in the Mus‚e Guimet, Paris and illustrated in Alain Thote's 'Aspects of the Serpent on Eastern Zhou Bronzes and Lacquerware', Colloquies on Art and Archaeolgoy in Asian, no 15: The Problem and Meaning in Early Chinese Ritual Bronzes, London 1990, p152, pl 3. Far more common for the Han Dynasty were goose foot lamps; examples of which can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and Shanghai Museum, China. Here, the body of the snake bends six times as it winds upwards, its jaws engulfing one side of the three-lobed channelled oil tray, whilst its tail coils at the base in perfect counterbalance. The body has lightly cast 'D' shaped scales; the surface covered in a green patina with patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation. The Bronze Age of China began in 1700 BC and declined after the Han Dynasty (206BC - 220AD). During the Han Dynasty lamps became the main source of lighting and an important household item. Lamps also provided light for the soul's path to the afterlife and most lamps in existence today have been excavated from tombs. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of the thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication, Ltd, no. C204c75.

A collection of modern Asian works of art, including a Chinese table screen, Chinese tomb figure, Japanese celadon vase, and a court picture

Rafiee Abdul Ghani (Malaysian, b.1962). Coloured etching of an abstract, coastal landscape; with pencil signature at bottom right and inscribed 'AP II', titled: 'Remembered Landscape'; margins apparently uncut; overall dimensions 55 x 37cm; the reverse of the picture stating: Rafiee Abdul Ghani/Age 22/Address: Fine Arts Department School of Art and Design/Mara Institute of Technology/Shah Alam/Selangor/Malaysia. Provenance: The Property of a Lady. Given to the vendor's family by the organiser of a Winchester, global art Competition held in about 1984. Rafiee Ghani studied at the Mara Institute of Technology, circa 1981-85. His more contemporary work, generally oil on canvas, appears regularly at auction. See for instance, Klos Art Auction/Malaysian Modern and Contemporary Art/15-1-2017 Lot 1 where the catalogue entry states that Ghani is 'one of Malaysia's most prominent fine artists'. Compare also Sotheby's Hong Kong 'Modern and Contemporary South East Asian Art'/3-4-2017 Lot 216 for Ghani's 'The Beginning of the Red Sea'. . Overall condition good no damage found . Overall condition good no damage found

NO RESERVE India & Asian Art.- Chaudhuri (Sukanta) Calcutta: The Living City, 2 vol., review copy with carbon typescript of review by Mildred Archer for 'Country Life' loosely inserted, Oxford & Calcutta, 1990 § Mahajan (Jagmohan) Picturesque India: Sketches and Travels of Thomas and William Daniell, New Delhi, 1983 § Aijazuddin (F.S.) Historical Images of Pakistan, Lahore, 1992 § Wild (Antony) the East India Company, New York, 2000 § Tillotson (G.H.R.) Fan Kwae Pictures: Paintings and Drawings by George Chinnery and Other Artists..., 1987, the second & third inscribed by the authors to Mildred Archer, illustrations, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and c.90 others on British art in India & Asia, Company School etc., mainly catalogues, 4to & 8vo (a box)⁂ Mildred "Tim" Archer, scholar of Indian art especially Company School.

NO RESERVE Indian Art.- Stchoukine (Ivan) Portraits Moghols..., 2 parts, extracts from 'Revue des Arts Asiatiques', inscribed by the author to W.G. Archer & family, light spotting, Paris, 1931-33 § Rowland, Jr. (Benjamin) & Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. The Wall-Paintings of India, Central Asia & Ceylon, text only, one of 500 copies, signatures of W.G. & Mildred "Tim" Archer, Boston, Merrymount Press, 1938 § Goswamy (B.N.) Nainsukh of Guler, signed & inscribed by the author, Zurich, 1997 § Pelizzari (M.A., editor) Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation, 1850-1900, New Haven & London, 2003 § Kim (Dr. C.) & G. St.G.M.Gompertz. The Ceramic Art of Korea, 1961, plates and illustrations, the first two original wrappers, rubbed, the rest original cloth with dust-jackets, the last rubbed; and c.20 others on Indian & Asian art, some pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.25)⁂ W.G. "Bill" Archer and his wife, Mildred "Tim" Archer were art historians and authorities on Indian art and culture.

Collection of auction catalogues, many dealing with Asian Art, in two boxes (2)

NO RESERVE Oriental Art.- India.- Zebrowski (Mark) Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, 1997; Deccani Painting, 1983 § Irwin (John, editor) Historical Textiles at the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, 4 vol., Ahmedabad, 1971-80 § Pal (P.) The Arts of Nepal, 2 vol., Leiden, 1974-78 § Coomaraswamy (Ananda K.) Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, second edition, New York, 1956, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed; and 17 others on Indian & South Asian art, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

NO RESERVE Oriental Art.- Luce (Gordon H.) Old Burma-Early Pagan, 3 vol., Artibus Asiae Supplementum 25, New York, 1969-70 § le May (Reginald) A Concise History of Buddhist Art in Siam, Cambridge, 1938 § Forman (B.) Borobodur, 1980 § Snellgrove (David, editor) The Image of the Buddha, 1978 § Boisselier (J.) Thai Painting, Tokyo, 1976 § Barbier (J.P.) & Douglas Newton, editors. Islands and Ancestors: Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia, New York, 1988, illustrations, some colour, original cloth, the last three with dust-jackets; and 17 others on South East Asian art, mostly Buddhist, 4to & 8vo (25)

A SET OF FOUR BRASS/BRONZE AKAN BRACELETS 19th century, ball, arrow and other motifs with rich glowing patina evidencing much use, 10cm high Provenance: A well respected Portobello Road tribal art dealer Possibly once used as currencies, these pieces have been much cherished for nearly ten years and can be rearranged and exhibited to look almost like human forms reminiscent of Asian Art.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Attendant Figurine , ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty attendant Figurine; 190mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Figurine, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; 170mm; Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty zodiac figurine. Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Figurine, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; 200mm; Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty attendant figurine; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Figurine, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; 230mm; Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty dancing court lady figurine; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Figurine, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty soldier holding spear figurine; 230mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ancient Chinese Glazed Terracotta Horseman, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; Very Large Ming Dynasty Horseman with movable head; very well preserved with most of original glazing still remaining. 380 x 280mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Porcelain Bowl, ca. 1900 AD; 160mm; nice decoration and maker's marks? ; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Chinese Quing Dynasty Gilded Abhaya Mudra Buddha, ca. 1800 AD; Large Sino-Tibet (Quing Dynasty) Buddha statue in Abhaya Mudra, the taking away of any worry (or do not fear) hand positioning.. Gilt bronze Buddha seated on cushions, wearing elaborate robes and jewelled necklaces, hair arranged in tight curls rising to a crown150mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Chinese Quing Dynasty Gilded Bronze Buddha , ca. 1800 AD; Large Sino-Tibet (Quing Dynasty) Buddha statue. Gilt bronze Buddha seated on cushions holding lotus in his hands, wearing elaborate robes and jewelled necklaces, hair arranged in tight curls rising to a crown; 230mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Chinese Tang Figurine of a Court Lady, ca. 618–907 AD; A good sized hollow-moulded clay terracotta figure shown standing, wearing a tunic. Good amounts of the original decorative pigments remaining. 225mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Chinese Tang Figurine of a Court Lady, ca.618–907 AD; A good sized hollow-moulded clay terracotta figure shown standing, wearing his tunic. Good amounts of the original decorative pigments remaining.210mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ming Celadon Glazed Bowl , ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; nicely decorated; 105mm x 60mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ming Dynasty Celadon Glazed Bowl , ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; very fine details. 165mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ming Dynasty Celadon Glazed Bowl , ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; very fine details; 165mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ming Dynasty Celadon Glazed Vase , ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; nicely decorated; 60mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Ming Dynasty Porcelain Cup, ca. 1368 - 1644 AD; nicely decorated; 85mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s. / blue and white floral

Northern Wei Brick , 386 - 535 A.D; 320x150mm; Depicting a standing Buddha; most of original colour still remaining; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Northern Wei Brick , 386 - 535 A.D; 330x165mm; depicting a seated Buddha; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Qing Dynasty Porcelain Bowl, ca. 1800 AD; decorated with floral patterns and inscription; fine blue and white colour; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Qing Dynasty Porcelain Bowl, ca. 1800 AD; nicely decorated. 135 x 55mm; Property of a professional collector of Asian antiquities; acquired on European and Asian Art Markets in the 1970s- 1990s.

Literature: Three books on Chinese ceramics, comprising: Soame Jenyns: Later Chinese Porcelain, Sir Harry Garner: Oriental Blue and White, Rose Kerr: Chinese Ceramics and two other books on Asian ceramics and works of art (5)

A COLLECTION OF ASIAN, TRIBAL ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION CATALOGUES & BOOKS ALONG WITH TWO WEST AFRICAN TRIBAL ART CARVED CROCODILES

A group of Asian works of art, 19th/20th century, comprising: a Japanese ivory pagoda, 26cm high, a Chinese soapstone seal, boxed, a model of a recumbent buffalo, a small hardstone rhino, a Japanese ivory netsuke, an Indian inlaid rectangular wooden tray, a painted lacquer rectangular panel, and a square pottery tile (8).

A collection of Auction catalogues Tribal Art, Fine American Indian Art, Antiquities, Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian mainly Christie's and Sotheby's. (160)

A group of Asian works of art, comprising; a biscuit and turquoise glazed seated Buddha; a silver metal elephant converted to a lamp; an Indian brass bottle vase; two lacquer bowls and three pierced baskets and covers. CAB

Art Nouveau copper two handled tray, Asian circular bowl decorated with dragons having character mark to base, pair of brass candlesticks, a jug and a pot and cover CONDITION REPORT It does not appear to have ever had handles! There are no fixing points or holes.

A collection of Asian works of art, including a Japanese watercolour with dragonfly decoration, pair of Chinese scrolls, Japanese bowl, Chinese famille rose jug and other items

Six small Asian works of art in a wood box, comprising: an agate pendant or applique of a crane beside pine, 5 cm high; a green jade of a recumbent mythological animal, 4 cm long; a circular bangle, interior diameter about 5.5 cm; a white metal mounted circular pendant; and three other objects (7)

A SET OF FOUR CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BEAKERS, 6CM H, EARLY 20TH C AND A SMALL COLLECTION OF OTHER CONTEMPORARY EARLY 20TH C SOUTH EAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART, TO INCLUDE A JAPANESE CARVED BAMBOO PAPER KNIFE, A SATSUMA DRAGON DISH, ETC

*Buddha. A 16th century Thai bronze head of Buddha from Thailand, the face contemplative and serene and the hair cast with snail-curls rising to a conical usnisha, 15cm high presented on a modern stand Provenance: Private Cotswolds collection, purchased from Jonathon Tucker, Asian Art. Part of their the 2008 'Brilliance from the East' exhibition, with receipt. (1)

*Buddha. Ivory seated Buddha with elephants from Burma, Shan States, 17-18th century, carved from a single tusk and seated in vajrasana on a high pedestal decorated with three elephants, his right hand lowered on bhumisparsimudra and left resting in his lap, the face youthful and serene with a smooth usnisha rising to an apex decorated with two rows of lotus petals, with extensive traces of red lacquer and gilding, 14cm high Provenance: Private Collection Cotswolds, purchased from Jonathon Tucker, Asian Art and formerly from a German collection, with receipt. (1)

Maurice Frécourt. Two pairs of Art Deco bronzed and silvered metal bookends, roaring lions and Asian pheasants, signed, 5.75in. and 5.5in.

Asian art - a Japanese Shebauma table screen; jadite and soapstone models chess set; an Asian copper and silver metal wall plate; two others smaller etc.

A group of Asian works of Art, various dates, including: a Chinese cloisonne napkin ring, a small Chinese ivory rectangular pendant, a modern Chinese blue and white teapot and cover, cased, a Japanese parquetry box and cover, a Komai style cigarette case, a Japanese brass dish, in the form of a frog on a lily pad, 11.5cm wide, three Japanese dolls and sundry other items (qty).

A group of Asian works of art, mostly 20th century, including: a pair of Indian pietra dura alabaster boxes and covers, a pair of carved wood elephant bookends, a small Chinese four-fold table screen painted with birds and insects, a brass bell, and various other items (qty).

A rare and large Chinese archaic bronze ritual drinking vessel, Hu, Warring States period 5th-3rd century B.C., carved in relief with three registers of ancestral figure scenes of sacrifice, worship and hunting, taotie mask ring handles, brown patina with areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation, approx. 50cm high, repairsLiterature:see Jessica Rawson, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, British Museum Press, 1987, Fig. 28e with an illustration of a smaller bronze Hu vessel in the Palace Museum Beijing decorated with similar figure scenes.A bronze fanghu (square wine vessel) decorated in the same style but with an inlay technique around the decoration is in the Rietberg Museum, accession no. RCH9A and is illustrated in the Museum Rietberg Zurich Museum Guide, Zurich, 2000, p. 75, fig. 59.A fanghu of this type and style with pictorial decoration in flat relief restricted to three horizontal registers, now without any of the background inlay material remaining, in the National Palace Museum, is illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Shang and Chou Dynasty Bronze Wine Vessels, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1989, p. 217, plate 77. A third, smaller fanghu decorated in the same technique with silhouetted figures and animals in flat relief shown in various hunting scenes, also now lacking the inlay material which filled the background, in the Freer Gallery of Art, is illustrated by Lawton in Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Change and Continuity 480-222 B.C., Washington D.C., 1982, p. 33, no. 5The decoration is similar to scenes carved on to later Eastern Han dynasty stone tomb reliefs such as The Wu Family Ancestral Shrine found on the north of Wuzhai Mountain in Zhifang Township, Jiaxiang County of Shandong Province, China.Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.

A Chinese archaic bronze tripod water basin, Pan, Warring States period, 4th/2nd century B.C., the interior with copper inlaid roundel, on zoomorphic cabriole feet, lug handles, grey-brown patina extensively covered with malachite encrustation, the interior roundel decoration with cuprite deposits, 15cm high, 39cm diameter, holes beneath rimProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.

A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, You, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century B.C., cast in relief with bands of phoenixes, bovine masks and leiwen, the swing handle with prominent tapir-head terminals, three character pictographic 'elephant' clan mark to underside of cover and interior of vessel, grey and dark brown patina with some areas of verdigris, 22cm high, repairsLiterature: This vessel is similar in form to the Zhao you, attributed to the reign of King Zhao (circa 977/975-957 BC), in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, illustrated in Shanghai Bowuguan cang qingtongqi [Ancient bronzes in the Shanghai Museum], Shanghai, 1964, pl. 38.For similar ritual vessels sold at auction see Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Art, 13 May 2015, Lot 101, the 'Zuo Ce Huan You' at Sotheby's, New York, 'Magnificent Ritual Bronzes', 17 September 2013, Lot 8 and Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, Lot 1129.Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.

Maurice Frécourt. Two pairs of Art Deco bronzed and silvered metal bookends, roaring lions and Asian pheasants, signed, 5.75in. and 5.5in.

South-Est Asian Art. A bronze seated buddha 20th century . Cm 11,00 x 16,00.