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Lot 148
A LUDUAN-FORM BRONZE CENSER, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Finely cast standing foursquare, the chest of the hollow body with a long strip of scaling, the sides with swirls and stylized ruyi-heads, flanking a short tail. The hinged cover rendered in the form of a single-horned head with bulging eyes, scrolling mane, and funnel-shaped ears, the mouth wide open revealing tongue and teeth.Provenance: Galerie Gross, Wiesbaden, Germany, 12 December 1980. An old German private collection, according to the family acquired from the above, and thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear and casting irregularities. The hinge original and remarkably well-preserved, thus functioning properly. A few minuscule nicks and small dents. Naturally grown, rich and very dark patina overall.Weight: 4,612 g Dimensions: Height 30 cm (excl. base, incl. pegs) and 33.5 cm (incl. base)With an old wood base. (2)The throne of the Emperor of China in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing has two incense burners shaped as luduan, the legendary auspicious creatures who can travel 18,000 li (9,000 km) in a single day and speak all world languages. A legend says that a luduan once appeared to Genghis Khan and convinced him to abandon his efforts to conquer India.Luduan are mythical creatures with strong lion bodies, a single horn and the paws of a bear. They are believed to have the ability to foretell the future, give life to the good, and kill the evil. According to legend, they were originally known as 'jiaoduan', and their name changed to 'luduan' because the character for 'lu' matched their appearance better. Known as guardians of enlightened rulers, luduan were said to appear in areas where a wise and virtuous leader was present.The auspicious nature of luduan was particularly appropriate for the purpose of these censers. Cast with hinged or removable heads, they were made for burning incense and smoke would emerge from the beast's mouth, animating and empowering the sculpture. As Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson note in their discussion of a pair of Qianlong cloisonne enamel examples from the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in the exhibition 'Splendors of China's Forbidden City, The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong' by The Field Museum, Chicago, 2004, these burners were traditionally valued at the Imperial Court, as with their open mouths and smoke billowing forth, they were a reminder to the emperor that he should always be receptive to honest advice (see page 37).The origin of incense burners of this form is difficult to determine. An example attributed to the Song dynasty was recovered from the Ming dynasty tomb of the scholar-official Zhang Shupei (1552-1615) in Tonglian, Sichuan (Wenwu, 1989, no. 7, pp 45-46, figs 14-16). Mythical beast incense burners, however, became a popular model only from the Xuande period onwards. A censer in the form of a mythological animal was included in the painting 'Enjoying Antiquities' by Du Jin (ca. 1467-1505), where two scholars are depicted scrutinizing a selection of antiquities (illustrated in Through the Prism of the Past, Antiquarian Trends in Chinese Art of the 16th to 18th Century, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2003, catalog no. I-44). A drawing of a similar beast is also published in the Shizu zhai jian pu (Ten Bamboo Studio Catalogue of Letter Paper Designs), a woodblock printed book of stationery papers from 1645, compiled by Hu Zhengyan and illustrated in Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, volume 1, Hong Kong, 1978, page 179, figure 15. Its popularity continued well into the Kangxi reign, when censers of this form were made in a variety of media, including porcelain, cloisonne enamel, and bronze.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 4 April 2017, lot 60 Price: HKD 350,000 or approx. EUR 49,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Rare Bronze Luduan-Form Censer, Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1279-1644)Expert remark: Note the similar size (35.2 cm) Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 2870 Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 40,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bronze Luduan-Form Censer and Cover, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th CenturyExpert remark: Note the smaller size (23 cm)明代甪端銅香薰中國，1368-1644年。銅香薰，作獨角甪端形象，昂首傲立，蹲伏狀。雙目圓瞪，發須如火焰紋，前胸配以纓絡鈴鐺，身體兩側有如意狀紋飾，頭部與身體相分開。腹部中空，設計巧妙。體態飽滿圓潤。 來源：德國威斯巴登Galerie Gross藝廊，1980年12月12日；一個德國私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損和鑄造不規則現象。原始鉸鏈且保存完好，因此可以正常使用。一些微小的刻痕和小凹痕。自然包漿細膩。 重量：4,612 克 尺寸：高 30 厘米 (不含底座，含釘子)，33.5 厘米 (不含底座) 木底座。(2)
Lot 278
A THREE-PIECE 'MAGPIES' SILVER TEA SERVICE, MARK OF LUEN WO, SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1880-1925China. Comprising a teapot, cream jug, and sugar bowl, each of globular form set with bamboo-form handles, decorated with magpies on blossoming prunus branches, the teapot further with a bamboo-form spout, the hinged cover with bamboo leaves and a finial in the form of a bamboo stalk, the handle with organic material insulators. (3)Inscriptions: The bases each marked Shanghai, Yebo, and Luen Wo.Provenance: From the private collection of Ludvig Stenersen Muenter, Denmark, thence by descent within the family. Ludvig Stenersen Muenter (1877-1957) worked for the Great Nordic Telegraph Company in Newcastle, United Kingdom. He later became the assistant at the Administration Office in London (1897) and senior assistant in Shanghai in 1907. From 1911 to 1929 he was the station master in Beijing until he retired from active service. During his stay, he started his collection of Asian Art. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light scratches, and minuscule dents.Weight: 584 g (the teapot), 222 g (the cream jug), 244 g (the sugar bowl) Dimensions: Length 25 cm (the teapot), 14.7 cm (the cream jug), 14.7 cm (the sugar bowl)Luen Wo was an important retail silversmith based in Shanghai who traded in jewelry, diamonds, and embroideries. The manufacturer relied on a large number of designers and artisans, such as Ning Zhao Ji. His items generally bear the mark with his full name or the initials LW and the mark of the artisan who realized the piece. The firm mainly produced items in the traditional Chinese style, featuring classical motifs such as bamboo leaves, prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums, dragons, and magpies.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 28 October 2014, lot 27Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 9,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Chinese export four-piece silver tea service, mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1880-1925Expert remark: Compare the related form and decorations. Note the lot also comprises a kettle with stand.約1880-1925年上海聯和LUEN WO《喜上眉梢》銀茶壺中國。由茶壺、奶杯和糖罐組成，各自有竹節狀執柄，外壁飾喜上眉梢圖。茶壺的流也成竹節形，壺蓋上有竹葉紋及頂飾竹節鈕。執柄採用有機材料絕緣體。 款識：Shanghai，葉伯Yebo，Luen Wo. 這裏的tian到底是哪個字呢？我看起來像“伯” 來源：丹麥Ludvig Stenersen Muenter私人收藏，保存在同一家族至今。Ludvig Stenersen Muenter (1877-1957) 在英國紐卡斯爾的大北電報公司工作，1897 年任倫敦行政辦公室助理，1907 年任上海高級助理。1911 年至 1929 年任北京站長，直至退休。在中國時，他開始收藏亞洲藝術。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、小刻痕、少量劃痕和微小凹痕。 重量：茶壺584克，奶杯222克，糖罐244 克 尺寸：茶壺長25 厘米 ，奶杯14.7 厘米 ，糖罐14.7 厘米 聯和曾是上海最早和經營最大的粵幫銀樓之一，從事珠寶、鑽石和刺繡貿易，有自己的一大批設計師和工匠。他的商品通常帶有全名或首字母 LW 的標記以及工匠的標記。該公司主要生產中國傳統風格的產品，以竹葉、梅花、菊花、龍和喜鵲等經典圖案為特色。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2014年10月28日，lot 27 價格：USD 8,125 （相當於今日EUR 9,300） 描述：中國出口純銀製茶具組四件，附上海LUEN WO標記，約1880-1925年製 專家評論：比較相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此有附托架的水壺。
Lot 470
A BRONZE TRIPOD POURING VESSEL, HE, WARRING STATES TO HAN DYNASTYChina, 5th century BC to 2nd century AD. Of globular form, the body cast in two parts joined at the waist with a notable rib. Supported on three bear-form feet, rising to an upright rim, the shoulder set with a bird-head spout with hinged cover, and a square sectioned dragon-head handle hollowed to receive an insert. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with distinct areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation. The scattered gold splashes on the body are what is left of the original gilding below the patina.Provenance: A French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012. Thence by descent. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and corrosion, encrustations, corrosion, old fills, nicks, and scratches. The hinge of the spout cover has corroded off. The lid is missing.Weight: 1,132 g Dimensions: Height 13.2 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related bronze vessel, he, with elaborate spout, illustrated in Eleanor von Erdberg, Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Chester Dale and Dolly Carter, Switzerland, 1978, no. 41, p. 64. Compare a related bronze vessel, referred to as jiaohu, excavated from a tomb of the mid to late Western Han dynasty at Dongyang, Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, illustrated in a line drawing in Kaogu, 1979, no. 5, p. 422, fig. 10; 6. Compare a related bronze wine kettle, he, 12.3 cm, Warring states period, 3rd century BC, in the Nara National Museum, accession number 1317-89.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2005, lot 154Price: USD 5,400 or approx. EUR 6,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bronze Tripod Kettle, (He), Warring States / Han DynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, handle, spout, feet, and size (14 cm). Note the cover.戰國至漢代青銅三足盉中國，公元前五世紀至公元二世紀。短直頸，球形器，身體分為兩部分，腰部有一道明顯的弦紋，三獸足，肩部有一個帶鉸鏈蓋的鳥頭流，以及一個空心的方形龍頭手柄。銅器有自然堅固的銅鏽，帶有明顯的紅綠銅結殼區域。身體上散落的金色飛濺是銅鏽下方原始鎏金的殘留物。 來源：法國私人收藏，建立於1980年至 2012年間，保存至今。 品相：品相良好，大量磨損、缺損、風化和腐蝕跡象、結殼、舊填充物、刻痕、劃痕。流的鉸鏈已腐蝕。蓋子遺失。 重量：1,132 克 尺寸：高13.2 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近青銅三足盉，見Eleanor von Erdberg，《Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Chester Dale and Dolly Carter》，瑞士，1978年，編號41，頁64。比較一件相近的青銅澆壺，出土於江蘇盱眙縣東陽鄉西漢中期至晚期的墓，見《Kaogu》，1979年，編號5，頁422，圖10; 6。比較一件相近的公元前三世紀戰國時代青銅盉，12.3 厘米，收藏於Nara National Museum，館藏編號 1317-89。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2005年9月21日，lot 154 價格：USD 5,400（相當於今日EUR 6,700） 描述：戰國至漢代青銅三足盉 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、手柄、流、三足和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意有蓋。
Lot 35
AN EXCEPTIONAL CREAMY-WHITE AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A BEAR, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIERChina, 960-1279 or earlier. Powerfully and sensitively carved. The mighty yet gentle animal seated with the knees and elbows bent, the hands resting on the legs, the lowered head slightly turned to the left, evoking a pensive state of mind. The body with slightly drooping chest and rotund belly. The lower legs are accented with a neatly incised scroll below each knee, while the clawed paws and short tail are finely incised as well. The face is well detailed with almond-shaped eyes, a long muzzle and snout, thin lips framing rows of teeth, and subtle fur markings incised to the ruff.Provenance: From the private collection of Adrianus Verhelst, Netherlands. Adrianus Cornelis Maria Verhelst (b. 1955) is a retired Dutch entrepreneur and manager, stemming from the Verhelst family, who served as a director of Verlascon Management, a noted financial holding company based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. He was a passionate and discerning collector of Chinese and Buddhist art, displaying some of his pieces prominently across the family properties in the Netherlands, Belgium, and England.Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, showing old wear, microscopic nicks here and there, few small areas with minuscule age-related losses, smoothened over time. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time, consistent with jade figures dating from the Song dynasty. The stone with a smooth, unctuous feel overall, the result of centuries of gentle handling.Weight: 237.3 gDimensions: Height 7.5 cm, Width 6 cmThe superbly polished, translucent stone is of a creamy white, somewhat yellowish tone with brownish-black shadings ingeniously incorporated into the carving, as well as russet and black veins, and cloudy inclusions. Bears are native to China, their presence there known since antiquity. They were kept in Han imperial zoos and parks, where the emperor and his entourage enjoyed watching them in performance or in combat with other animals. On the other hand, they were perceived as enlightened creatures and it was believed that they resided in spiritual mountains and possessed the ability to intermediate between heaven and earth. Bears have also been linked with military prowess, shamanism, and immortality. As a corollary, it might be noted that the words for 'bear' and 'virility' are exact homonyms, pronounced xiong. According to the 'Rites of Zhou', Zhou Li, edited during the Han dynasty, bears were employed in exorcism rituals, their skin worn over the head of the performer who, holding a lance and a shield, led the officials to perform the Seasonal Exorcism by searching through houses and driving away pestilences. See J. Lagerway, Early Chinese Religion. Part One. Shang through Han (1250 BC-220 AD), Boston, 2008, page 287.In ancient China, immortality was often considered the ultimate pursuit for royalty. The First Emperor who united the country in 221 BC is known to have sent expeditions into the eastern sea in search of Penglai, a mountainous island shrouded in a mysterious cloud, which at the time was believed to be the home of immortals, where elixirs of immortality could be retrieved. Once every 99th year, an immortal from this mysterious island would descend to the earthly realm and bestow immortality upon a select few. These immortals were believed to take the form of carved jade animals, for example bears.Jade was the only material in which these mythological epitomes were believed to exist. This conviction is probably due to the near-indestructible quality of the mineral, which would make such a carving outlive every human being. When inhabited by an immortal, the jade would have looked almost fully translucent, especially when held against strong moonlight. According to ancient creed, the owner of such a magical jade animal was ensured an extended life. By having everyday contact with the object through rubbing its surface, the power of the inhibiting immortal would slowly be transferred to its owner. Highly sought after by the rich and wealthy, a jade animal as such was extremely rare and thus widely copied throughout Chinese history, particularly during the Song and Ming dynasties.Literature comparison: Compare an earlier gilt-bronze figure of a bear, seated in a highly similar manner and sharing several other features, such as the almond-shaped eyes, drooping chest, and rotund belly, 7.6 cm high, dated to the Western Han dynasty, exhibited in Flora and Fauna: Themes and Symbolism in the Decorative Arts of China, The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 23 June to 9 September 2007, and sold at Christie's New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1. Compare a related black jade bear, with similar almond-shaped eyes, 5.1 cm high, dated to the Han dynasty, purchased by Oscar Raphael from Wannieck in November 1923 and previously found by Wannieck when excavating Ma Chang, now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, object number O.17-1946. Compare a related white and russet jade figure of a seated bear, also carved in the Han style and dated to the Song dynasty, 8.2 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 1947,0712.487.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 13 May 2014, lot 156 Price: GBP 43,750 or approx. EUR 63,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A small white and russet jade carving of a bear, Song/Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject and pose. Compare also the dark shadings, which are less pronounced than on the present lot, and the fine detailing and incision work. The bear is of much smaller size (4.4 cm wide) than the present lot.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 260 Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 97,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A fine and rare cream and black jade 'recumbent hound' carving, Song dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related creamy color with black shadings. Compare also the fine detailing and incision work. Note the slightly smaller size (6 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 13 May 2014, lot 20 Price: EUR 247,500 or approx. EUR 283,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare celadon-yellow jade bear, Song dynasty or earlierExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject. Compare also the fine detailing and incision work. Note the slightly smaller size (5.1 cm) and celadon-yellow color.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 13 May 2014, lot 18 Price: EUR 4,207,500 or approx. EUR 4,818,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare yellow jade mythical animal, Song dynasty or earlierExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose. Compare also the related carving with similar drooping chest and rotund belly as well as the fine detailing and incision work. The mythical animal has a bear-like appearance with the addition of wings and horns. Note the slightly smaller size (5 cm) and yellow color. Note also that this jade was previously published and exhibited by J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, New York, 1993, cat. no. 85.
Lot 459
A FAMILLE ROSE 'IMMORTALS' BALUSTER VASE, JUREN TANG MARK, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. The slender ovoid body rising to a waisted neck. Superbly painted in bright enamels with five immortals in a garden, each holding auspicious objects including a peach, finger citron, lingzhi, and gourd, one carrying a gnarled pine staff and another a bamboo stick, each wearing long flowing robes decorated with roundels and diapered designs, framed by a gnarled pine and wisteria tree to one side, and craggy rockwork to the other side, with a crane flying above.Inscriptions: To the base in iron red, 'Juren Tang zhi' (The Hall where Benevolence Resides).Provenance: French trade. Condition: Good condition with minimal wear, a thin hairline to the mouth rim, and a barely visible star-crack below the shoulder.Weight: 3,959 g Dimensions: Height 24.9 cm The Juren Tang (The Hall where Benevolence Resides) in Zhongnanhai was the building in which Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) lived and also where he had his office around 1915. Yuan Shikai was the first President of the Republic of China and Emperor of the short-lived Empire of China (1915-1916), taking the era name Hongxian. In 1916, Guo Baochang, an antique dealer with a good relation to the court, was appointed to oversee Hongxian's new imperial porcelain production. The intent from the outset was that the items produced were to be of excellent quality. The biscuit used was very thin, the enamels were sent from the Imperial Workshops and the mark used was a red seal reading Juren Tang zhi. The quality of items produced was reputed to be excellent. Unfortunately, during production, because of the very thin biscuit, many objects were damaged. The remaining few perfect pieces were given to the most favored officials and are exceedingly rare today.Yuan Shikai stood down as Emperor on 22 March 1916 and resumed his presidency, dying shortly afterward in June 1916. After his death, production was halted and the kilns were destroyed, but the enamels were stolen by workers who then proceeded to copy the Juren Tang production, marking their pieces Hongxian nianzhi (also Hongxian Yu Chih or Hongxian Yuan Nian), mostly with Kaishu script. The first copies produced were apparently of extremely high quality, as they were still using the imperial biscuit and enamels, but quality fell as the quantity increased and, presumably, the imperial resources were depleted. One opinion has it that all Hongxian marked pieces are made after the actual period, and that the only possibly genuine mark of the Hongxian period is the Juren Tang if any. Still, from extant pieces it is clear that the porcelain industry was much stimulated at this time and for decades to come, and that pieces of very high quality were made, some of which bear the Hongxian mark while others are marked Juren Tang.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 13 May 2014, lot 402Price: GBP 37,500 or approx. EUR 61,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille rose 'immortals' vase, Republic period, four-character iron-red Juren Tang zhi markExpert remark: Compare the form, fine enamels, figural motif, and mark. Note the size (28.2 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 9 November 2012, lot 1137Price: GBP 7,500 or approx. EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A slender famille rose baluster vase, Republic period (1912-1949), Juren Tang zhi iron-red seal markExpert remark: Compare the related form, fine enamels, figural motif, and mark. Note the size (34.5 cm). 民國居仁堂款粉彩《五仙圖》賞瓶中國，1912-1949年。瓶口略外撇，頸微束，豐肩，修長瓶身。粉彩描繪山中五仙圖，壽老持桃、祿星持佛手、靈芝、白鬍仙人手持掛著葫蘆的松杖；身著飄逸長袍，周圍可見松樹和紫藤，另一側是崎嶇的岩石，空中仙鶴飛舞。 款識：圈足内“居仁堂製” 來源：法國古玩交易。 品相：品相良好，極少磨損，口緣處有細冲線，肩部下方輕微星形裂紋。重量：3,959 克 尺寸：高24.9 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2014年5月13日，lot 402 價格：GBP 37,500（相當於今日EUR 61,000） 描述：民國居仁堂款粉彩仙人圖瓶 專家評論：比較的外形、精美的琺瑯、人物主題和款識。請注意尺寸(28.2 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月9日，lot 1137 價格：GBP 7,500 EUR 13,000（相當於今日） 描述：民國居仁堂款粉彩高士詩文圖瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外形、精美的琺瑯、人物主題和款識。請注意尺寸(34.5 厘米)。
Lot 320
A 'CHILONG' JADE WEIGHT, EMBELLISHED WITH A GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON' PLAQUE, HAN DYNASTYChina, 2nd century BC - 2nd century AD. The jade carved around the sides with two writhing chilong and a bear clutching their tails. The top fitted with an openwork bronze roundel in form of a sinuously coiled dragon. The translucent stone of a pale creamy-white color with veins and shadings of lavender-gray, white, and brown.Provenance: La Balaustra Antichita, Bologna, Italy. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above in 1999. A copy of the original certificate from La Balaustra Antichita, dated 5 April 1999, written and signed by Giuliana Zanetti, describing the piece as a jade group of mythical beasts with a gilt bronze fitting in form of a dragon, dating from the Han dynasty, 2nd century AD, accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, the bronze fitting with small cracks, losses, remnants of gilt, and a fine naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations overall. The jade with wear, few small nicks, minuscule losses, iron sediments, remnants of old adhesive, and natural fissures, some of which may have developed into thin hairline cracks. The jade and the bronze possibly associated.Weight: 209.4 g Dimensions: Length 7.7 cm漢代玉螭龍鎮紙，裝飾鎏金銅龍紋牌中國，公元前二世紀至公元二世紀。玉石四周雕刻著兩條螭龍和一隻抱住尾巴的熊。鎮紙頂部鑲嵌著鏤空龍紋銅牌。白色的半透明玉石，帶有淡紫色灰色、白色和棕色的紋理和陰影。 來源：義大利博洛尼亞La Balaustra Antichita；Paolo Bertuzzi 1999年購於上述藝廊。隨附一份1999年4月5日 La Balaustra Antichita 出具的原始發票複印本一份，Giuliana Zanetti書寫並簽名，描述此件拍品為玉獸龍紋銅牌組，漢代。Paolo Bertuzzi是來自義大利博洛尼亞的時尚造型師。他是 Hettabretz 的創始人 Enrichetta Bertuzzi 的兒子，Hettabretz 是一家著名的義大利時裝公司，客戶包括羅斯柴爾德家族、奧黛麗赫本和伊麗莎白泰勒。Paolo Bertuzzi 後來接手了他母親的生意並設計了獨家作品，其中一些作品在美國紐約大都會博物館服裝學院展出。六十多年來，他還是一位狂熱的古董收藏家。他的收藏包括古代和當代藝術，他編輯了兩本關於亞洲藝術的重要書籍，《Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery》-關於義大利和印度尼西亞政府合作的大規模考古項目，以及《滿者伯夷-來自被遺忘王國的傑作》。 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，銅配件有小裂紋、脫落、鍍金殘留物，自然包漿帶有綠色結殼。玉質磨損，小缺口，輕微缺損，有鐵質沉澱物，有舊膠殘留，天然裂隙，有的已發展成細絲狀裂紋。 重量：209.4 克 尺寸：長7.7 厘米
Lot 191
Weber (Bruce) Bear Pond, signed by Weber on title, New York, 1990; Bruce Weber, one of 5000 copies, signed by Weber on title, Pasadena, Twelvetrees Press, 1983; Bruce Weber, New York, 1988; Branded Youth and other stories, signed by Weber on title, Boston & London, 1997; Blood, Sweat and Tears or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to love Fashion, Dusseldorf & New York, 2005, first editions, photographic illustrations, original cloth or boards, the first three and last with dust-jackets (the third with two), the last also with cardboard box; and c.20 others by or about Weber, v.s. (c.25)
Lot 193
Weber (Bruce, editor) All-American, vol.1-9, illustrations, many photographic, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, upper cover of vol.2 with a few marks, otherwise an excellent set, 4to, New York, Little Bear Press, 2001-09.⁂ Art journal with contributions by artists, photographers and essayists.
Lot 1088
JOHNSON, Samuel. Cartoon drawing showing Johnson's ghost offering money to Hester Thrale. Published by Thomas Cornell, 7th April 1788. Hand-coloured, 250mm by 170mm. "Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr. J...n's Letters. / Madam (my debt to nature paid) / I thought the grave with hallow'd shade / Would now protect my name. / Yet there in vain I seek repose / My friends each little fault disclose / and murder Johnson's Fame. / First B...ll [James Boswell] with officious care / Shew'd me as men would show a Bear / and call'd himself my Friend. / Sir J...n [Sir John Hawkins] strew'd my hearse / and Co....y [Colley Cibber] pester'd me with verse. / You torture without end. / When Streatham [where Hester Thrale lived] opened its plenteous board, / I opened Learnings valued hoard / And as I feasted, prosed / Good things I said, good things I eat / I gave you knowledge for your Meat. / And thought th' Account was closed. / If Obligations still I owed / You sold each item to the Crowd, / I suffered by the Tale. / For God's sake Madam, let me rest / Nor longer vex your quondam Guest / I'll pay you for your Ale." Framed and glazed. This is a rare Johnson print. Apparently no copy in the ESTC.
Lot 287
A collection of fifteen various punk 45 rpm single records including SEX PISTOLS "Anarchy in the U.K./I Wanna Be Me" 1977 Sex Pistols records, Glitterbest Ltd (640112) with picture sleeve together with another copy (no centre), SEX PISTOLS "Pretty Vacant/No Fun" 1977 Virgin Records Ltd (VS184) together with another copy (centre missing), SEX PISTOLS "Silly Thing/Who Killed Bambi" 1979 Virgin Records Ltd (VS256) Pop Corn picture sleeve with Bambi verso, SEX PISTOLS "Something Else/Friggin' in the Riggin'" 1979 Virgin Records Ltd (VS240) Sid Vicious/Pirates picture sleeve, THE CHORDS "Maybe Tomorrow/I Don't Wanna Know/Hey Girl" 1980 Polydor (UK) Ltd (POSP101) picture sleeve, THE CLASH "Tommy Gun/1-2, Crush On You" 1978 CBS (SCBS6788) picture sleeve, BUZZCOCKS "Promises/Lipstick" 1978 United Artists Records Ltd (UP36471) picture sleeve, THE MEMBERS "The Sound of the Suburbs/Handling The Big Jets" 1979 Virgin Records Ltd (VS242) picture sleeve, SHAM 69 "If The Kids Are United/Sunday Morning Nightmare" 1978 Polydor Ltd UK (2059050) monochrome picture sleeve, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS "At The Edge/Running Bear/White Christmas" 1980 Chrysalis Records Ltd (CHS2406), UK SUBS "Tomorrow's Girls/Scum Of The Earth/Telephone Numbers" 1979 Gem Toby Records Inc, blue vinyl (PB9423) picture sleeve, THE DICKIES "Banana Splits/Hideous/Got It At The Store" 1979 A&M Records Ltd (AMS7431) opaque yellow vinyl and "Nights In White Satin/Waterslide" 1979 A&M Records Ltd, white vinyl (AMS7469) both picture sleeve, together with THE CLASH “London Calling” double album 1979 CBS Inc (CBSClash3) together with UK SUBS “Crash Course - Live” 1980 Gem Records (GEMLP111-PL43423)
Lot 278
MIXED LOT OF CERAMICSincluding a Lladro polar bear, Royal Copenhagen robin, Royal Doulton figurines of Ninette HN2379 and Christmas Celebration HN4721, Miquel figurine of a lady, Beswick foal, New Hall lustre centre bowl, Maling lustre oval dish, Royal Winton oval dish, and a large gilt urn with floral decoration
Lot 361
SELECTION OF FIVE TEDDY BEARScomprising a Chad Valley Winter Woolies 2002 with a burgundy jacket, 40cm high, Russ Berrie Alton Towers Hotel bear with a burgundy bowtie, 34cm high, Monty Bear for Debenhams bear with a red bow and bell, 35cm high and a white plush bear with a violet jumper, 36cm high (5)
Lot 363
SIX PLUSH TEDDY BEARScomprising a German Clemens growler with a frill collar and jointed limbs, 27cm high, German jointed bear with matching jumper and hat, 25cm high, Bramble Interflora bear with a brown bow, 23cm high, Kandy Toys bear with a tan waistcoat and jointed limbs, 25cm high, The Teddy Bear Collection hiking bear with jumper and ruck sack, 17.5cm high and a Stonegate bear 'City Of York' with jointed limbs, 22cm high (6)
Lot 366
SEVEN SMALL PLUSH TEDDY BEARScomprising three Dean's Rag Book bears, Becks 91/1000, 25cm high, Horace numbered 2565, 27cm high and number 236 with a striped scarf, 21cm high, Hardy Bear Cinnamon, 21cm high, Bocs Teganau bear with jointed limbs, 17cm high, Grove International, 12cm high and a Howard Bears with red fur and jointed limbs, 18cm high (7)
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