We found 6731 price guide item(s) matching your search

Chinese Art. Four bronze figures Various periods . A Guanyin figure h 14,5 cm l 8,5 cm Burma bronze h 14,5cm l 6,5 cm Bronze with Naga h11 cm l 7,5cm South East-Asian bronze h 9 cm l3,5 cm . Cm 8,50 x 14,50.

South-Est Asian Art. An oil on canvas painting depicting fishes Polynesia (?), 20th century . Cm 130,00 x 115,00.

South-Est Asian Art. A stone head of Avalokitesvara Cambodia, Khmer dynasty, 12th century . Cm 11,00 x 17,00.

Asian Art - a pair of Balinese wall masks; similar bone carvings depicting dietaries; a pair of turquoise dogs of Po; a Persian coffee water ewer; etc

A collection of Asian Works of Art, including three stoneware erotic figures, a Japanese bamboo walking cane with samurai design, parasol and other items (parcel)

A large collection of Chinese and Asian works of Art, including scrolls, a seated Buddha, tea bowls, resin figures and other items

Lampe à beurre en métal et bronze, à décor de Ganesh et de Garuda, à décor d'une rangée de crânes sur la panse et anse en forme de Naga. Népal. H. 23x22x12 cm. Arts d'Asie Asian Art Asiatica Art Religieux|Sacré Religious Art Sakrale Kunst Luminaires Lighting Leuchter

十竹齋簡譜 Shizhuzhai Jianpu : (catalogue de papiers à lettres) du studio des 10 bambous. Publié par le Studio Rong Bao Zhai Xinzhi (Beijing – Chine), juillet 1952, 4 volumes de 31,5 x 22 cm (complet) dans un coffret de luxe original. Chine Edition compilée par Lu Xun et Cheng Zhende. Référence: Bois gravés datant de 1644 (fin de la Dynastie des Ming) Arts d'Asie Asian Art

ASKHAT SAFARGALIN (TATAR 1922-1975)School Girl, 1958oil on canvas79.8 x 60.2 cm (31 3/8 x 23 3/4 in.)signed, dated and titled on versoPROVENANCEJurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady CollectionEXHIBITEDNew York, Ukrainian Institute of America, Ukrainian Socialist Realism: The Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady Collection, September 14-October 7, 2012 (illustrated on cover and p. 33 of the exhibition catalogue); Faces of Ukraine, 1950-1980: Highlights of the Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady Collection, June 5-July 3, 2014LITERATURE Jurii Maniichuk, Realism and Socialist Realism in Ukrainian Painting of the Soviet Era (Kiev: LK Maker, 1998), p.194 (illustrated) LOT NOTESAskhat Gazizulinovich Safargalin was a Tatar genre and landscape painter and a Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1968). In 1938-41 and 1945-47 Safargalin was a student at the Kazan Art School (his artistic career interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War); and in 1947-1953 at the Kharkov Arts Institute under well-known artists Aleksey A. Kockel, Pyotr I. Kotov and Leonid I. Chernov. His works are held at the National Art Museum of Ukraine and at close to a dozen regional art and historical museums.Safargalin's Schoolgirl, youthful and studious, represents a popular type, as common a subject in Soviet Socialist Realist art as the Venus of Urbino in Renaissance Italian painting. The girl's white apron and plush bows in her hair indicate a special occasion, such as the beginning of the school year. She stiffly holds a chalkboard eraser, as if awaiting instruction from the teacher. Scholarly accoutrements - the globus, an illustration of two elephants, and an East Asian painting - abound, in keeping with conventional Socialist Realist representations of schools as vehicles of progress and intellectual modernization.The following lots come from the collection of the Ukrainian-born American lawyer Jurii Maniichuk (1955-2009), who amassed nearly 150 large-scale pieces of Ukrainian Socialist Realism of the 1950s-1980s. Maniichuk acquired these paintings (primarily from working artists or their heirs) while working in Kiev as a legal consultant for the World Bank in the 1990s, and brought them to the U.S. in 1999. With UkraineÕs newfound independence from the USSR in 1991, Socialist Realism fell out of favor with most collectors and curators. Recognizing their historical value and aesthetic appeal, Maniichuk made it his preeminent goal was to preserve the paintings for future study and appreciation. As part of that effort, his widow, Rose Brady, now the collectionÕs owner, lent nearly half of the collection long-term to the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York (2012-2018). Select works have also been featured at the Brooklyn Museum (Russian Modern, 2011-2016), at East West Fine Art (formerly known as Gallery on Fifth) in Naples, Florida (We the People. Everyday Life in Post-Soviet Union and modern-day Southwest Florida, November 29-December 20, 2014; Rescued from the Flames, Soviet Era Social Realist Paintings from the Collection of Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady, December 2013-January 2014), and at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida (Ukraine: The Maniichuk-Brady Collection of Socialist Realist Art, August 27-December 4, 2015).This lot is being sold without reserve.

Sir Christopher Lee - Three Asian painted wall masks of varying sizes, largest 12 inches, lacquer fan box & a brass carrying pouch, collection of fan art, award display, two card displays for Lord of the Rings, limited edition stamps, vintage photo card displays & other items.Provenance: Purchased from the Sir Christopher Lee auction in 2016..

A RARE JAPANESE KAKIEMON WATER DROPPER SHAPED AS A BOY C.1680 The smiling youth depicted seated on a drum, holding the tasselled cords of a double gourd slung over his shoulder, decorated in iron red, blue, green and black, the flat base with gauze marks, 14.4cm. For other examples of Kakiemon water droppers shaped as boys, see The Avery Brundage Collection at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, no. B69P30. Also, the Burghley House Collection, ref. CER0300 for two other models listed in the 1688 Inventory, one with comparable decoration.

A CHINESE IMPERIAL FACETED YELLOW BEIJING GLASS BOTTLE VASE FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 With a bulbous octagonal body with a long slender neck raised on a tall foot, with a four character mark in a square border incised to the base, together with a reticulated wood stand, 15cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Leonard Henry Pike (1885-1961). Cf. C Brown and D Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, p.75, no.39 for a similar vase from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. See also E B Curtis, Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere: The Glass of China, pl.9.1. A similar vase was sold at Christie's Hong Kong on 1st December 2010, lot 2925 and another on 28th May 2014, lot 2916 from the Edward T Chow Collection.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'RAFT GROUP' CARVING QIANLONG 1736-95 Carved as the Immortal Magu holding a peach and with a young boy clutching a lingzhi oar in a log raft, together with a wood stand carved with rolling waves, 17cm. (2) Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 1991 lot 324 and Sotheby's Hong Kong 27th April 2003 lot 101. Cf. M Knight, H Lee and T Bartholomew, Later Chinese Jades from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, p.288, nos.321 and 322, and The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, p.263, no.133, for comparable carvings of Immortals on rafts.

FOUR SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS QING DYNASTY One carved as two catfish entangled in a spray of lingzhi, another a small monkey with a peach, a third of a mythical beast with a lingzhi in its mouth and the fourth as a bird perched on a fruiting branch, 6cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65. Cf. M Knight, H Li, T T Bartholomew, Later Chinese Jades, p.272, no.296 for a similar carving of two catfish in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Also see A Forsyth and B McElney, Jades from China, p.395, no.324 for a carving of a bird with peach spray from the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, England.

BRONZE STUPA, TIBET, 13TH CENTURY OR LATER, the domed base with a double lotus petal foot, surmounted by a stepped temple form conical body with lotus bud finial, 21cm high Provenance: The Collection of Molly van Loon Note: For a near indentical example see Sotheby's Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art, New York, 22 March 2018, Lot 1056, Collection of Cleveland and Manuela Fuller

A Chinese lac burgaute circular dish with inlaid mother of pearl and yellow metal sheet highlighted figural scene in garden, with mother of pearl inlaid seal mark to the base, diameter 12.5cm (af), and a Phillips Auctioneers 'The Museum of East Asian Art' journal, volume VI (2). CONDITION REPORT: There are two major cracks spreading from the rim towards the base, large area of bruises and crazing to the lacquer both on the base and top. A few areas of losses along the crack lines and some areas to the rim.

A group of various Japanese Meiji period and later Satsuma miniature vases, a pair of cups and saucers, blue transfer decorated vase and a Kutani double gourd example, also a group of Chinese Canton Export Famille Rose vases and three blue and white baluster examples, also a silk covered jewellery box and a group of Asian Art related auction catalogues including Bonhams, Sotheby's and Christie's.

PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELLED 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUESPOSSIBLY BY WANG YETING (1884-1942), LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD each finely painted in the classical 'mountain and water' manner with an idyllic landscape detailed with verdant peaks, waterfalls, pavilions and cottages, the foreground populated by figures contemplating the landscape in solitude or engaged in conversation (2)26.3cm wideProvennance:Select contents of a Scottish country house.The following four lots were collected by a Scottish businessman whilst working in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s. A number of these pieces may have been gifts from prominent families or heads of business. The bulk of the collection was sold at Lyon & Turnbull's Asian Works of Art sales in November 2017 and March 2018, featuring a large reverse glass painting of a young woman dressed as a shepherdess as one of the highlights.Note:For comparison, see a signed 'fisherman in landscape' plaque by Wang Yeting, sold by Bonhams' Hong Kong on 30th May 2017, lot 128.

Two boxes of catalogues variously relating to Carpets, rugs and textiles and Fine Art and Furniture; Box 1 includes Christie's New York 2013 (5); London 21st April 2013; South Kensington Interiors, May & July 2013 (2); Waddingtons, Canada, Asian Art 10 June 2013; Fischer, Lucerne, June 2013 (2); Hampel, Munich April 2013 (2); 8 other European catalogues, 2013 (various); various English provincial Auctioneers, 2013 (9) and asssorted 'luxury' magazines including Harrods. Box 2 includes Sotheby's Treasures from Castle Howard, June-July 2015; New York June 2013 & April 2015; London Manuscripts July 2012; Christie's New York The Abbott Guggenheim Collection January 2015; Antiquities, London April & June 2015; London April 2015 and South Kensington April 2015; Bonhams 2015 (4); various European catalogues (2015) including Fischer; Duran; Taijan and others; Timeline Auctions London 2015 (3) & 3 provincial catalogues. (approx. 70-80 catalogues In total) £50-80

A quantity of Asian art style brassware with carved and stone items etc

A bronze figure of a Shishimai dancerJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Late 19th centuryCast standing on top of bale of rice straw, wearing a large Shishi mask and cloak and holding a suzu and fan in his hand, the mouth of the mask open revealing a man’s face inside, the bale of straw opens to be used as a container.Height 37 cm.Property of a Gentleman. Catalogue note: The shishiodori or Lion dance, is a dance in which the performer wears a decorative lion head (the shishigashira). Shishimai was introduced from the Asian mainland in ancient times as part of the arts of gigaku, bugaku, and sangaku. Originally, it took the form of a dancer performing while wearing a lion costume resembling a stuffed animal. During the Kamakura and Muromachi periods it came to be performed along with sarugaku and dengaku and took on the form that can be seen today. Shishimai can be broadly divided into two-man and one-man varieties. In the former, one performer takes up the position of the head and the other the tail, thus forming a four-footed lion. There are also variations in which several performers form the body of the lion. In the latter one-man variety, a single performer plays the lion's part. This is the variety that can be seen most often in eastern Japan. Lion dances can be considered to have various ritual or symbolic functions, including the display of force to ward off evil, prayers for the protection of agriculture or for rain, harvest celebrations, and memorial services for wild animals.Provenance:Bought by the current owner at the Pan Amsterdam art fair. CONDITION REPORT In overall good condition, with minor crack to the fan.

A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze group of Palden Lhamo, 19/20th C. H.: 17 cm - L.: 19 cm See also: The Crow Collection of Asian Art, Accession Number: 1982.48 (link available on our website) We have more lots available exclusively on our website www.rm-auctions.com! Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

A Canton enamel teapot and warming standQianlongThe spherical body with overhead swing handle bound in rattan, the pot enamelled with a continuous scene of figures at leisure in a terraced garden, raised on a tripod warming stand with burner.33cm highFOOTNOTE:For a very similar example see Bonhams Knightsbridge Asian Art, 7 November 2016, lot 59.

A pair of Chinese blue and white ginger jars and covers19th CenturyOf ovoid form with domed covers, decorated with opposing scenes of ladies and attendants with fans in a garden amid rocks, pine trees and plantain.27cm highPROVENANCE:Christie's South Kensington, Asian Art, 28 June 2007, lot 424.

A Small Late Chola Bronze Figure of Siva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, South India, 13th/14th century, depicting the four-armed Hindu god dancing on the dwarf Apasmara, who represents ignorance, within a ring of fire on a separately cast double lotus throne, damaged, 17cm (6 3/4in high).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A100. Purchased from Sotheby's New York, 2 November 1988, lot 214. Heeramaneck Collection, USA. The original auction invoice is sold with this lot.Siva as 'Lord of the Dance' is probably the most celebrated image in Hinduism. The ring of fire represents the overwhelming energy which emanates from the god, while the drum he holds in his upper right hand coaxes the creation of the universe with its rhythmic beat. In his left hand he carries a flame, which expresses an opposite destructive force.Nasli Heeramaneck (1902-1971), was one of the first art dealers in the United States to focus on Asian Art. Born in Bombay, he moved to the United States in the 1920s, and items from his collection are today represented in several museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum and the National Museum, New Delhi.

A group of Asian works of art, various dates, including: a small Chinese hardstone seal, a Tibetan bronze vajra, 14cm long, an Indian bronze figure of Balakrishna, a pair of miniature cloisonne vases, a Chinese brass rectangular small box and cover with inset hardstone panel, a small Chinese hardstone tree, a brass astrolabe in pierced spherical case, and various other items (qty).

A small Chinese doucai porcelain two-handled ovoid vase painted with eight Buddhist emblems within bands of formal lappets, pendants, flowers and leaves, and key fret, 5ins (12.6cm) high (apocryphal six character Qianlong mark to base, but later - with hairline cracks) Note: A similar lot sold in Woolley & Wallis Asian Art II Auction - 15th November 2016 - lot 313

Important Antique Chinese Openwork Carved White Jade and (later) 14 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace and Pendant Earring Suite. The necklace is comprised of a central plaque with phoenix birds, scrolling vines and character symbols and is surrounded by nine smaller plaques each with distinct carvings. Pendant earrings are articulated three (3) carved jade sections with screw backs. Necklace clasp stamped 14K. Earrings measure 2-1/2" L, 3/4" W; necklace measures 22" L, 4-1/2" drop. Central plaque measures 5-7/8" W, 1-3/4" H. Very good antique condition in custom presentation box stamped Alsdorf Collection, (The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, prolific collectors of Asian art and significant donors to the Art Institute of Chicago). Shipping $85.00 (estimate $14000-$18000)

Twelve Art of Asian magazines. Fifteen antique reference books. Six catalogues of Chinese art. Twelve Grosvenor House Antiques fair handbooks.

Ong Kim Seng, watercolour on paper, a street scene, 73.5 x 53 cm, signed at bottom right with the date '79' For a similar composition, dated 1991 and entitled 'Chinatown' compare Bonhams and Goodman (Lot 198/13-7-2015). The artist is also known for acrylic on canvas; see Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art sale of 3-4-2017 (lot 309) for his work entitled 'Nepal'.Please note that there  are some areas of deterioration to this picture; this includes areas of fading, folds and foxing. At the right hand side there are areas of tearing with an overall length of about 8cm.

LOT OF MIXED ASIAN WARESincluding a Japanese Art of Chokin 24K gold edged plate, a Chinese floral decorated cup and saucer, a set of coasters of Ukiyoe landscapes, pastry fork and spoon set, Japanese floral decorated plate with stand and small green vase in box

Forty eight Orientations magazines 'The Magazine For Collectors And Connoisseurs Of Asian Art', ranging from 2004 to 2010.

HARDWOOD FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, JIAO YIEARLY 20TH CENTURY the high rounded crestrail ending in hand rests supported by the curved extensions of the front legs, applied with metal fittings decorated with cash roundel and geometric pattern, the backsplat carved with a ruyihead cartouche110cm high, 76cm wide, 72cm deepContents of a Scottish Country HouseThe following 55 lots were collected by a Scottish businessman whilst working in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s. A number of these pieces may have been gifts from prominent families or heads of business. The first part of the collection was sold at Lyon & Turnbull's Fine Asian Works of Art sale in London in November 2017, featuring a large reverse glass painting of a young woman dressed as a shepherdess as one of the highlights.

A Chinese archaic bronze ritual vessel, probably late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., casting lines only, on an openwork foot, black patina with heavy malachite and azurite encrustation, 17cm highProvenance: 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.

Box of vintage Brass & Copper to include an Art Nouveau tray, funnel and Asian design planter

Important Antique Chinese Openwork Carved White Jade and (later) 14 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace and Pendant Earring Suite. The necklace is comprised of a central plaque with phoenix birds, scrolling vines and character symbols and is surrounded by nine smaller plaques each with distinct carvings. Pendant earrings are articulated three (3) carved jade sections with screw backs. Necklace clasp stamped 14K. Earrings measure 2-1/2" L, 3/4" W; necklace measures 22" L, 4-1/2" drop. Central plaque measures 5-7/8" W, 1-3/4" H. Very good antique condition in custom presentation box stamped Alsdorf Collection, (The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, prolific collectors of Asian art and significant donors to the Art Institute of Chicago). Shipping $85.00 (estimate $15000-$20000)

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 bronze quadruped ritual food vessel, Fangding, Western Zhou dynasty or later, cast in relief with a band of opposing kui, dragons, between raised corner flanges, on four kui-form flat profile scrolled legs, eleven character inscription to interior, 22.7cm high, 17.5cm wide, repairs and lacking patinaLiterature:A similar bronze fang ding dating to the Western Zhou dynasty and standing on zoomorphic flate profile feet is in Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Xian.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 ritual drinking vessel, Hu, Late Spring & Autumn period/Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th century B.C., of pear form, cast in low relief to the upper body with mythical horned beasts each with vacant raised bosses, between two bands of coiled interlocking dragons and leiwen, applied with three ring handles, silvery-grey patina with some occasional thin patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation, 31cmProvenance: Delehar Antiques with receipt dated 13th April 1965 and described as an 'Antique bronze Hu'. Literature: Compare a similar shape bronze Hu vessel in the Freer Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., accession no. F1924.12a-b which has an upper band of stylised birds rather than horned beasts with similar raised bosses with remnants of turquoise inlay.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 ritual food vessel, Ding, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-8th century B.C., cast in low relief with a band of quatrefoils and roundels, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, olive-brown patina with heavy malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 22cm high, 19cm wide, slight faultsProvenance: 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 large Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel, Ding, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th century B.C., cast in relief with a band of kui dragons, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, the body bulging above the three tapering feet, three character inscription to the interior, olive green and grey patina with patches of cuprite and malachite encrustation, 19cm high, 20cm wideCompare a similar ritual bronze ding sold by Christie's, Hong Kong, 'Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', 1 December 2010, Lot 3217 and another example in the British Museum, London, accession no. 1957,0715.1. 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 wine-warming vessel, Jiao Dou, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century A.D., applied with a long dragon-headed handle, on three zoomorphic feet, grey-brown patina with a thin malachite encrustation all over, 13.5cm high, 32cm longCompare a similar bronze vessel in the Art Galley New South Wales, Australia, accession number 8.1980. 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 food vessel, Ding, probably Warring States period, 5th-2nd century B.C., cast in relief with unusual goldfish shaped creatures amid leiwen to the frieze and bands of tight scrolls to the lower register and high squared loop handles, on three zoomorphic feet, silvery-grey patina with patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation, 14.5cm wide, 9.5cm high, solder repairProvenance: 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 model of a horse and carriage, Han dynasty, 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D., brown patina heavily encrusted with malachite deposits, 12.5cm long, lossesProvenance: 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 small Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, You, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th century B.C., of oval section, cast in relief with taotie masks and coiled kui dragons, the swing handle with prominent bovine mask terminals, olive-brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 13cm high, lacking coverA similar larger ritual bronze You vessel is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession Number: 49.135.7a, b. 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 stone tomb relief, probably Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century A.D. carved in low relief to the frieze with stylised birds, the two lower registers with figures making offerings, three inscriptions to the lower band, 47.5cm x 88cm, repairedProvenance: 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 RED TERRACOTTA CASED STONEWARE VASE, incised with bands of Sanskrit text from the Diamond Sutra, considered to be 12th century Southern Sung dynasty, excavated from a Buddhist Monastery in Sichuan (Szechuan) Province, (purchased by our vendor from a reputable United Kingdom dealer in Asian Art), 22cm high

A SELECTION OF SILKS, ASIAN ART ETC

A Chinese bronze circular mirror, Western Han dynasty, 2nd century B.C. cast in low relief with scrolls, silvery patina with heavy malachite encrustation, 14cm diameter, repair to edgeProvenance: 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 large quantity of Chinese Collector and Connoisseur magazines (shou can jia) with Chinese text; together with 26 saleroom catalogues, mostly for Chinese and Asian Works of Art (lot)

A small Chinese bronze circular mirror, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century A.D., cast in relief with chilong, a human figure and a bird with two character mark, 10cm diameter, curved splitProvenance: 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 bronze circular TLV mirror, Han dynasty or later, cast in low relief with a geometric design and prancing animals, silvery-green patina, 11cm diameterProvenance: 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 bronze circular mirror, Western Han dynasty, 2nd century B.C. cast in low relief with scrolls, silvery patina with heavy malachite encrustation, 14cm diameter, repair to edgeProvenance: 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 wire inlaid bronze sword, Warring States style, the blade with chi-dragon and scroll wire-work decoration, 42.5cm handle repairedProvenance: 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.

Bol en porcelaine de Chine à décor en B&B de scènes de personnages dans des jardins sur l'extérieur, intérieur blanc, marque apocryphe à 6 caractères en bleu sous couverte Da Ming Xuande Nianzhi 大明宣德年製 H. 6.7 cm D. 20.3 cm Référence: Pour une pièce dans le style Ming proche de celle-ci portant une marque de Yongzheng à 6 caractères sous la base, voir SHK 7 avril 2015 lot 3672, une autre paire de bols dans le même style portant une marque Yongzheng a été vendue chez Bonhams Londres le 10 nov 2016 sous le lot 42. Pour une pièce dans le style Ming proche de celle-ci portant une marque de Yongzheng à 6 caractères sous la base, voir SHK 7 avril 2015 lot 3672, une autre paire de bols dans le même style portant une marque Yongzheng a été vendue chez Bonhams Londres le 10 nov 2016 sous le lot 42.   Porcelaine - Céramique Ceramics Porzellan und Fayence Arts d'Asie Asian Art Asiatica

Compagnie des Indes, trois assiettes à décor polychrome et or d'armoiries dans le fond; marli à décor de guirlandes de fleurs et d'un chardon pour l'une, et d'un décor géométrique et papillons en bleu pour les deux autres. Chine époque Qianlong, vers 1765. D. 22 & 24 cm. Condition: éclats, fêles. éclats, fêles. Arts d'Asie Asian Art Asiatica Porcelaine - Céramique Ceramics Porzellan und Fayence

Age: probably Jiajing - Ming dynasty. Description: A rare early jar decorated with archetypal imperial iron-red glazed five-toed dragons amidst clouds, mountains and waves below, against an enamelled yellow ground, white glazed interior, the rim and base rim unglazed and bevelled, the slightly concave unglazed base with circular wheel marks, burnt orange from firing. An old collector's numbering label on the base. Size: 5 1/2", 14cm. H Provenance: Acquired recently from a Baltimore, Maryland home. Lot Notes: This jar appears comparable to one example found in the Avery Brundage collection now at the Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture in San Francisco. However, although it is the same size that example has an inverted colour presentation (Yellow dragons over a red ground). PLEASE REQUEST ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR A CONDITION REPORT AS NEEDED. The absence of a condition report does not imply good or bad condition however a condition report may be requested as additional information about any lot. Please understand that any statement about condition is provided to a prospective buyer as a courtesy and a prospective buyer is encouraged to have a professional restorer or art conservator evaluate lots and their respective condition to make sure they meet any particular expectations. All lots are sold as-is where is. Please note this Sale is conducted in USD. All Canadian customers will have the option of paying the CAD equivalent. Porcelain keywords: qianlong, yongzheng, jiaqing, daoguang, mark and period, ceramic, enamel, gilt, imperial, underglaze, marked, characters, dragons, charger, bowl, plate, plaque, screen, signed, jingdezhen, shiwan, yixing. Chinese, hong kong, taiwan, old, antique, jiangsu, jiangxi,

A rare Chinese archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Ding, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., cast in relief with taotie masks and leiwen, on three bird-shaped flattened profile legs, bas-relief cast four character pictographic mark to the interior, olive-brown patina with patches of malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, 23cm high, 19cm wide, old repairsLiterature:see Liu Yang, Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum, p.80-81 for a similar ding vessel with bird-shaped flattened legs. In the book the author observes that 'Bronze versions of the flat-legged ding began to be cast early in the Shang dynasty (c.1600-1300 BCE). 'Early in the Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-977 BCE), legs taking the form of a bird became more popular.' 'It is interesting to note that there seems to be correspondence between the form of these legs and of plaque-shaped jade pendants depicting a bird, current during the Shang and early western Zhou dynasties.'Compare a larger but similar shape ritual bronze ding vessel dated to the Shang dynasty in the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, from the Avery Brundage Collection, accession no. B60B1006.

A Chinese archaic bronze 'tortoise' lamp base, probably Six Dynasties, 4th-5th century A.D. the tortoise with finely cast detail to the scales on the shell and neck, with a lamp support to its back and one side, and a hole to its mouth, olive green patina, 15.5cm long, 9cm high, restoration to headLiterature:A similar bronze tortoise-shaped lamp dated to the Six Dynasties is in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, U.K. , accession no. BATEA : 266. The example in the Museum of East Asian Art is in gilt bronze, holds an ear cup in its mouth and is smaller, measuring 11.5cm long, 5cm high.

A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., probably Anyang, cast in relief with two bands of taotie masks, between bowstring bands, bas-relief cast single character pictographic mark to interior of base, olive-brown patina with thin malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 21.5cm highIMPORTANT SALE DETAILS TO ADD TO CATALOGUE-Please note: New buyers may be asked to pay a deposit to bid on certain lots in this sale.Special preview days 13th, 14th and 15th November, 9am-4.30pm. Entry to these view days by catalogue only. Sale 28th November starting at 10am?INTRODUCTION PAGEThe Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese Archaic Bronzes & Works of Art. (sale title as well?)(PHOTO OF MR LEPILEUR UPLOADED TO LOT 1) [1970s photograph of Jean-Claude Lepileur (right) examining bronzes from his collection]Gorringes are delighted to present the Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese archaic bronzes. The main core of the collection dates from the Shang to Eastern Zhou dynasties (12th century B.C. to 4th century B.C.) and was purchased in the 1960s-1980s from London auctioneers, including Sotheby's and Christie's, and Oriental dealers.Jean-Claude Lepileur (1926-2016) 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. END OF INTROLOT 1 FOOTNOTE Provenance: Christie's, King Street , 22nd January 1968 sale, Lot 163, described in the catalogue as 'A small early bronze Ku, cast in low relief with bands of decadent loose Tao-t'ieh masks under a mottled grey, green and brown patina-8.5in. (21.5cm) high-probably late Chou dynasty.'Literature:The shallow style of casting of the taotie masks devoid of leiwen decoration on this Gu, is similar to a ritual bronze wine cup, Zhi, in the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Accession No. F1938.6a-b which is dated to the Middle or Late Anyang period (12th-11th century B.C.)