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Lot 673
A group of five Chinese and Tibetan metal wares, 19th century, comprising: a small bronze standing Guanyin, 6.7cm high; a small 'cockerel' weight, 3.2cm high; a circular bronze tripod incense burner, 7cm wide; a Tibetan 'lion' joss stick holder base, 10cm high; and a white metal reticulated two-part belt buckle with inset turquoise, 12cm wide (5)十九世紀 中國、西藏銅、鐵器一組General expected surface wear and casting imperfections; the incense burner with 5mm diam. circular repair at time of manufacturing to base; some verdigris or other agent to both belt buckle and incense burner; the joss stick holder with denting to edges, approx. 26mm wide bruise to front of base with associated cracks, loss to tail and loss to pinprick, as well as some bruising to edge of the bowl.
Lot 676
A Chinese bronze bellied vase, 18th century, of slightly compressed bulbous form supported by a splayed foot, the short neck with a pair of loop handels attached to the sides, the exterior covered with patina of reddish brown colour, 12.5cm high十九世紀 銅雙活環耳瓶Surface patina of reddish brown colour. There is an area of associated repairs to the shoulder, please refer to the image. Some wear to the base body. All wear commensurate with age.
Lot 681
A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, late 19th century, seated in dhyanasana with hands raised in dharmachakrapravartana mudra, he is modelled wearing a pandita's hat and floral engraved robes and raised on a double-lotus base, 31cm high十九世紀晚期 銅宗喀巴像wear to gilding. Some slight dings to the edges of the bronze, but generally good.
Lot 683
A Chinese bronze 'bats' plaque, 19th century, in the shape of a lock with an offering figure to each side of a shou character encircled by five bats, a Buddhist lion dog mask above the central bat with a sinuate handle attached, pierced around the edge with rings attached, 10cm long十九世紀 銅‘五福祝壽’圖紋掛牌品項報告 Condition report Loss of lacquer. Surface ware commensurate with age.
Lot 100
A bronze medal,commemorating the Battle of Texel and the death of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1653, depicting Admiral Tromp in a collar and doublet, the obverse a battleship in a naval engagement dated '1653',7cm diameter, together with a turned boxwood box and cover (3)Condition ReportWe are unable to guarantee that the medal and case began life together, however there is wear to the velvet lining on both sides which corresponds to the raised areas of the nose and stern of the ship on the medal, where there are also areas of rubbing to the patina, which suggest that the medal and case have been together for some time. Please see additional photos to illustrate this.
Lot 103
A pair of boxwood roundels,17/18th century, Austro-German, after bronze figures on the 'Hofkirche' Court Church, Innsbruck, Austria, old handwritten inventory numbers verso, '4856' and '4686', 8.5cm diameter,together with modern stands (4) Condition Report'She' perhaps missing a little to the right hand edge, otherwise good, minor wear.
Lot 128
In the manner of Andreas Dambach,a cast bronze plate, depicting panels of kings on horseback,18cm diameter,a Coalbrookdale bronze plaque, cast with maritime figures within pierced scrolling foliage, impressed 'Coalbrookdale',20.5cm diameter,a bronze bowl, cast with arabesques,24.5cm diameter, andan iron plate, cast with a named view, 'Das grosse Fass in Heidelberg',22cm diameter (4)Condition ReportMinor wear.
Lot 132
A rare medieval bronze figure,probably mid-15th century, Tournai, Belgian, depicting the remarkable Dominican Bishop, Saint Albertos Magrus, 'Albert the Great' (1193-1280), the standing figure wearing a mitre and holding a book,33cm high, on a modern stand (2)Provenance: The collection of the late Jan Durven Snr., Eindhoven, Netherlands.The figure is perhaps part of a lectern or font. Three similar examples can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Condition ReportOne mount to reverse.One mount missing, leaving a hole.Otherwise minor wear.
Lot 148
An oval white metal, possibly silver, medallion,depicting a Georgian gentleman within a gilt frame,18cm diameter, anda Renaissance bronze medal,inscribed 'Clemens IX - Pont Max AN III' and verso 'Alio Ponte Extornato',9.5cm diameter (2)Condition Report1 - Frame tarnished, the medallion has been out of the frame, it is apparently silver, but now sealed. Sworders have not inspected it out of the frame.2 - Drilled.
Lot 150
A Celtic bronze brooch or cloak ring,with engraved decoration,8cm diameter,a gold hair ring, andtwo gold tribal ear pendants, hair ring and pendants test as approximately 18ct gold (4)Provenance: Celtic bronze - Julia Schottiander, Tetragon, London.Condition Report8cm diameter. Some rubbing and wear to incised decoration. Some verdigris and patination. Some knocks and dents commensurate with age and use, however appears in fairly good cosmetic condition. General wear to ring and pendants. This was purchased as antique however it is notoriously hard to date objects of this type and we would encourage you to try to satisfy yourself as to the age of the item
Lot 199
A Saint-Louis crystal portrait bust,c.1820, French, depicting Marie Thérese Charlotte Duchesse d'Angouleme (1778-1851), eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, known as 'Madam Royale', impressed inscription verso, 'A L'Escalier de Cristal A Paris', after a bronze medallion by Geyrard, in an ormolu frame,7.2cm diameterCondition ReportNo obvious major faults.
Lot 223
An ancient Phrygian bronze fibula or clasp,8th century BC, of semicircular shape, with decorative cast ends, inventory number verso 'M39231',fibula 10cm wide, together with a modern stand (2)Provenance: Julia Schottlander, acquired London Art Market early 1980s;Lord McAlpine of West Green.Literature: Similar examples illustrated and published in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Exhibition 'Antiquities from Europe and the Near East from the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green', 1987, p.135 17.42'.Phrygia was a Greek Kingdom in what is now Turkey. Condition ReportClasp missing, with an attractive smooth greenish brown patina.
Lot 224
A bronze belt plate section,860-590 BC, Urartu, Eastern Anatolia, Turkish, cast with lost wax with a band of snarling lions over a panel of scrolls,17.5cm high14cm wide, with a modern stand (2)Provenance: Collection of the late Seward Kennedy;acquired London art market, 1970s.A similar belt plate can be found in the German Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin, inv: no. Xlc4876.Condition ReportA green patina, a pierced border.Incomplete, a split to one side.
Lot 225
An ancient Egyptian polychrome wooden ear,apparently removed from a sarcophagus11cm long and and an Egyptian bronze mirror, with a figurative handle and modern stand,18cm highProvenance: Ear, Julia SchottlanderMirror purchased on Portobello Road in the 1990s.Condition ReportEar - decoration rubbed, splits and wear.Mirror - losses to one side and handle.
Lot 227
A small Roman glass vessel,probably 1st/2nd century,9cm higha bronze oil lamp, the terminal with a lion's mask, the body with a profile of a woman,8.5cm long and a silver ring, possibly Roman, mounted with a bronze cast in the form of a female head in profile (3)Condition ReportAll reasonable condition, considering the age.
Lot 316
A composition garden sculpture,modelled as a recumbent lurcher,130cm longCondition ReportMade of some sort of resin. Some areas of apparent verdigris suggest that it may contain some metal, possibly bronze, elements within the composition. Some light surface wear and weathering. Appears generally in good cosmetic and structural condition. Please see photos.
Lot 231
Bronze model of GuanyinChinese, Ming dynastythe well modelled seated figure in contemplation pose, with both hands resting upon her right knee, her draped robe partially decorated with gilt scroll work and open chest high, revealing a pendant jewel in relief, 12.5cm highNote- See Bonhams Fine Asian Works of Art sale in San Francisco on 26th June 2018 for a similar figureProvenance: from a Buckinghamshire estateSome wear and marks to the surface, and with original patination.
Lot 273
Bronze censer/incense burner Chinese, late 19th Centurydecorated to the sides and top with Taotie mask decoration, the top flanked by two loop handles, 16cm high together with a letter cataloguing it as a Qianlong bronze dated 1953Provenance: From the estate of Dr Oliver and Dr Jane ImpeyGeneral wear and scratches. Weight without cover 1.553kg, weight with cover 1.961kg. Stand does not detach.
Lot 274
Mutton fat jade Hu shaped miniature vase and coverChinese, Qianlong periodof flattened form, the vase with two rectangular handles with a ribbon like band between each carved as stylised Tao Tie motifs, the cover of archaic bronze form with rectangular piercings for cord attachment, 9cm x 5.4cmProvenance: From the estate of Dr Oliver and Dr Jane ImpeySome natural inclusions and imperfections. The cord is slightly discoloured.
Lot 297
Heavy bronze 'Dragon' censer and cover Chinese, 18th Centuryof oval form, with reticulated cover cast with phoenix and dragons amongst clouds, the body cast with a band of dragons emerging from waves, with cast mythical beast handles and dragon finial, with six character Xuande mark to base, on a hardwood possibly huanghuali stand, 33.5cm high x 23cm long. Stand 29cm long x 20cm wide, weight approximately 7.8kgProvenance: Hazelwood, Shanghai circa 1930 then by descent. Hazelwood is a large classical property in Shanghai designed by Clough Williams-Ellis and is now on the site of the Radisson Xingguo HotelA similar censer was sold at Bonhams, New York, lot 2119, 13th March 2017With a large dent in the side. The vendor's family have no idea about how this happened, but there is some talk that it may have been a bullet, but there is nothing to corroborate this.
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