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Click here to subscribeGermany, Third Reich, 25 Panzer Assault Badge, an early manufactured badge by Gustav Brehmer of Markneukarchen, manufacturer’s initials ‘G.B.’ in raised relief on the reverse side of the tank, the silver finish evaporated in time because of the pot metal construction, with good bright finish remaining to the bronze colouring on the number tablet ‘25’, good very fine £800-£1,000
A German Second War Luftwaffe Bomber Clasp in Bronze. A good example, by R.S. & S., with good finish remaining to the face of the award with all the patinated finish to the diving bomb intact. Maker marked to reverse, Tombak construction, central delicate rivet holding the diving bomb to the main award, with its original wide tapering pin, hook and hinge, some very light corrosion in places, otherwise good condition £80-£100
German Second World War Awards and Insignia. Comprising an Infantry Assault Badge in silver, one piece struck version, pin and hinge missing; a 1941 Slovakia Anti Communist Eastern Front badge in bronze, complete with tinny type construction; a highly unusual and must be considered rare SA Sports badge, solid back, screw thread disc back construction with an unidentified series of four letters or numbers on the reverse side of the hilt to the sword; a BDM proficiency clasp individually numbered ‘44115’ with RZM markings; a mint unissued condition Luftwaffe General Luftzeugmeister cap insignia (Luftwaffe civilian technicians working for the Luftwaffe cap badge); a Kriegsmarine officers removable breast eagle, high quality aluminium, good gilt, maker marked on the reverse side ‘Schwerin, Berlin’, complete with uniform retaining hook; and Cap insignia of the Luftwaffe Sea Rescue Service, the swastika detatched but present, all fixing pins complete, generally good condition (7) £300-£400
German Second World War Wall Plaques and Party Badges. Two bronze wall plaques in the patriotic manner, the first showing a mother with child with cast inscription on the reverse side, measuring 135mm x 90mm; the second being the Saar 18 January 1935 in bronze, casting company’s marking in raised relief on the reverse side with its hanging ring, measuring 150mm x 120mm showing an Aryan man slaying a snake; together with a NSKK celluloid wall plaque in silver, maker marked on the reverse side; an aluminium wall plaque for NSKK in gold, maker marked on the reverse side; and five accompanying party badges in various conditions, one with good enamels, pin back, complete, ‘Ges Gesch’ and ‘RZM’ marked; another, enamel good, slight scratched with full pin and ‘Ges Gesch’ and ‘RZM’; two non enamelled versions, both with fitting pins, ‘RZM’ marked but paint thin; ands the last with enamelled chipped and scratches without pin fixing on the reverse side, generally good condition (9) £120-£160
German Second World War Miscellaneous Awards and Tinnies. Comprising a RAD woman’s 1937 pattern broach in bronze for a Jungfuhrin, and another in iron for an Arbeitsmaid; an interesting triangular form badge for the Juncker factory, individually numbered ‘975’ for a combating sabotage group; a circular airfield at Haley Pass individually numbered 43, hook missing on the reverse side, pin complete; a RAD tradition badge for Prussia and East Prussia in black and white enamels with both fixing pins present; an Army 12 year Long Service award with ribbon; a Luft Sports Hilft Deutschland badge in aluminium with fixing pins complete; five tinnies, for SA Gruppe Nordmark 1933; Braunsweig 1933 in red enamels, maker marked on the reverse side; Braunsweig 1933 identical to the enamel version but in tin; an unidentified 1924 Bavarian tinny; and a large circular bronze tinny with mobile swastika for the 3rd Verbandsturnsen, pin back suspension complete, generally good condition (12) £160-£200
German Second World War Luftwaffe Award Certificates. A group of four citations awarded to Gefreiten and subsequently promoted to Oberleutnant Albert Frohling comprising a large A4 size citation for the Pilots Badge dated 28 September 1940 slight rust staining to one side of the award, non punch holed, folded once, pen signed by an unidentified Luftwaffe General Leutnant; an Iron Cross Second Class citation A5 size, non punch holed, folded once, the now Unteroffizier Albert Frohling of 2nd Staffel KG55 dated 28 September 1941 pen signed by Colonel and Squadron Commander; an Iron Cross First Class certificate, A5 size, non punch holed, folded once to the now Oberleutnant Albert Frohling who was a member of K.G.z.b.v.600 3.Staffel, date of award 10 July 1944; and a Front Flyers Clasp for Bomber in bronze, non punch holed, A5 size, folded once to Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Albert Frohling as a member of 4./Kampfgeschwader 30 dated April 1942 blue pencil signed by an unidentified Major and Squadron Commander, good condition (4) £200-£240
A Great War M.M. and Belgian Croix de Guerre pair awarded to Sergeant T. Moore, North Staffordshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (13400 Sjt: T. Moore. 4/N. Staff: R.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, edge bruising to first, generally very fine (2) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 July 1918. Thomas Moore attested for the North Staffordshire Regiment and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 July 1915. As well as receiving the Military Medal and the Belgian Croix de Guerre, he was also awarded a Silver War Badge.
A Great War Medal of the Order of the British Empire group of three awarded to Superintendent R. Burt, London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade, for his gallantry in saving life in Long Acre, London, following an enemy air raid on 29 January 1918 Medal of the Order of the British Empire, (Civil), unnamed as issued, in John Pinches, London, case of issue; Jubilee 1897, bronze L.C.C.M.F.B. (Richard Burt); Coronation 1911, London Fire Brigade (Stn. Off. R. Burt.); together with the recipient’s London County Council London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, 1st type, bronze (Richard Burt) light contact marks, the last somewhat polished and worn, generally very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Medal of the Order of the British Empire London Gazette 7 July 1920: ‘For conspicuous ability and devotion to duty at fires caused by hostile aircraft.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘Present at practically all the large air-raid fires in the centre of London, showing conspicuous ability in dealing with such fires, and was present at the fire in Pentonville Road when bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft in close proximity, one fireman actually being injured by a fragment of a bomb.’ ‘The L.C.C. list of Recommendations is additionally annotated: This list, I understand, is framed on the basis of including only persons who have risked their life in saving life.’ Street (1992a:49) notes this award as being for rescue work at Odhams Ltd., 93 Long Acre, WC, following the air raid on 29 January 1918. Richard Burt was born in Kilburn, London, on 12 July 1870 and joined the London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade on 3 July 1891. For most of his career he was based at Headquarters, before being appointed Station Officer at Camden Town on 21 October 1908. Promoted Superintendent on 1 August 1916, he served with the Fire Brigade throughout the Great War, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire in July 1920, and retired to pension on 13 September 1920. Sold with copied record of service.
A Great War 1918 ‘Salonika operations’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private C. Llewellyn, 11th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who distinguished himself when he saved the life of another soldier wounded during a night patrol, 1-2 April 1918, and he was also awarded the French Medal of Honour in Bronze with Swords Military Medal, G.V.R. (18207 Pte C. Llewellyn. 11/Worc: R.); 1914-15 Star (18207 Pte. C. Llewellyn. Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (18207. Pte. C. Llewellyn. Worc. R.) suspension claw loose on BWM, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918. The original recommendation, as extracted from 12th Corps Routine Order No. 65, dated 6 April 1918, states: ‘On the night 1st/2nd April, 1918 Private Llewellyn was one of a patrol sent to reconnoitre the enemy position. On approaching, advanced scouts of a patrol were fired on by enemy (estimated strength 50 rifles). One of the Scouts was wounded in both legs. The enemy were seen to move forward with the evident intention of capturing this man, but the main body of our patrol coming up engaged them with rifle fire to which the enemy replied. Under heavy enemy rifle fire, Private Llewellyn carried the wounded man to a place under cover about 50 yards to the rear, and immediately returned to his patrol and assisted in holding up the enemy who were attempting to surround them. The patrol withdrew to a position near to where the wounded man lay, and again by rifle fire held up the enemy who were endeavouring to advance. During this check Private Llewellyn carried the wounded man to a place of safety some considerable distance to the rear, and then went forward again to assist the patrol. Enemy were eventually driven back by rifle fire. Subsequently, Private Llewellyn carried the wounded man to our lines. Private Llewellyn displayed great courage and devotion to duty.’ France, Medal of Honour in Bronze, with Swords London Gazette 21 July 1919. Charles Llewellyn was born in Haverfordwest in October 1890. He was employed by Great Western Railway prior to the Great War, and served with the 11th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 22 September 1915. The Battalion moved to Salonika in November of the same year, and it is was in this theatre that Lllewellyn distinguished himself. Llewellyn returned to Great Western Railway after the war, and was employed as a Driver at the Main Depot in Swansea until his retirement in 1955. He died in August 1977. Sold with typed copy of Extract from 12th Corps Routine Order No. 65 dated 6 April 1918; several annotated photographic images of recipient and a modern typed transcript of a letter from to vendor from recipient’s son.
The unique campaign group of five awarded to Sergeant A. H. Still, 12th Lancers, who served in both the Zulu and Ulundi campaigns, and was later a Yeoman of the King’s Bodyguard South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (Sergt. A. H. Still. 12th. Lancers.); Coronation 1902, bronze, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (First Class Sergt. Instr. A. H. Still Bomby. Unattd. List); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Trp: S. Mjr: A. H. Still. 12/Lrs:) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine, the MSM good very fine, the first with clasp 1878-9 unique to unit (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- Only two members of the 12th Lancers received the South Africa Medal 1877-79 - Sergeant Still, with the clasp 1878-9; and Brevet Major J. C. Russell, with the clasp 1879. Still’s award is therefore a unique award to the regiment Arthur Horatio Still was born in St. Luke’s, London, on 21 January 1853 and attested for the 12th Lancers on 2 November 1869. Appointed Drill Sergeant, he embarked for South Africa from Dartmouth on the Walmer Castle on 31 May 1878, and landed at the Cape of Good Hope on 25 June 1878 - one of only a handful of cavalrymen to proceed to South Africa, he had been sent (along with an officer of the 12th Lancers) to South Africa for the specific purpose of improving the Mounted Infantry’s Drill. Still entered Natal on 2 August 1878, and the Transvaal on 2 September 1878, and marched from Pretoria to join the column under General Sir H. Rowlands, V.C., K.C.B., taking part in he operations against the Sekukuni. He entered Zululand on 11 January 1879, and joined Lord Chelmsford’s Column, retiring to Rorke’s Drift on 23 January 1879 after the disaster at Isandlahwana. He was subsequently present at the actions at Kambula Hill and Ulundi, 4 July 1879, before proceeding to the Intombi and was one of the party to capture the chief of that district. He returned to the U.K. on 8 December 1879. Embarking for India on 29 December 1881, Still served as a First Class Sergeant Instructor on the Bombay Unattached List, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1888. He was discharged at Gosport, Hampshire, on 31 December 1891. Subsequently appointed a Yeoman of the King’s Bodyguard, it was in this capacity that he received both the 1902 and 1911 Coronation Medals. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal without annuity per Army Order 132 of 1919, and died at Hounslow, Middlesex, on 6 June 1923.
A rare Defence of Ookiep pair awarded to Private C. W. Whitburn, Railway Pioneer Regiment and Namaqualand Town Guard Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (1429 Pte. C. Whitburn. Rly: Pnr: Regt.); Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of Ookiep, bronze issue (C. W. Whitburn.) fitted with bronze Royal Humane Society type ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine (2) £2,600-£3,000 --- C. W. Whitburn is confirmed on the roll of the Namaqualand Town Guard as having been engaged with the enemy at O’okiep. He served subsequently with the Railway Pioneer Regiment.
Five: Lieutenant-Commander C. Callaghan, Royal Navy, who commanded the destroyer Attack in the action off the Dogger Bank in January 1915, and subsequently at the destruction of the U12 in March 1915 Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Sub. Lieut. C. Callaghan, R.N., H.M.S. Naiad:); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. C. Callaghan, R,N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Commr. C. Callaghan. R.N.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful), (Lieut: C. Callaghan, R.N. April. 1. 1904.) complete with bronze ribbon buckle but this lacking pin, nearly very fine (5) £500-£700 --- R.H.S. Case 33159: ‘On the 1st April 1904, W. A. Edwards, in passing from the pinnace to H.M.S. Kent in Sheerness harbour, fell into the river and was soon carried 200 yds astern by the tide. Lieut Callaghan and Mc Gowan jumped in and rescued him.’ Cyril Callaghan was appointed Sub-Lieutenant in Naiad in 1903, and was specially promoted for services in connection with the disembarkation of the Somaliland expedition. As Lieutenant-Commander he commanded the destroyer Attack in Admiral Beatty’s action off the Dogger Bank, 24th January, 1915, when the Admiral was conveyed in the vessel from the Lion to the Princess Royal. Sir David Beatty wrote in his despatch (London Gazette 3rd March, 1915):- “The good seamanship of Lieutenant-Commander Cyril Callaghan, H.M.S. Attack, in placing his vessel alongside the Lion, and subsequently the Princess Royal, enabled the transfer of flag to be made in the shortest possible time.” Also commanded the Attack at the chase and destruction of thye German submarine U12 off the Firth of Forth, 10th March, 1915, when he received Letter on Vellum expressing the approbation of the Admiralty for his services in these operations. (The Naval Who’s Who 1917, refers).
Four: Warrant Officer Class I J. Dick, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (113227. Sjt. J. Dick. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (113227 W.O. Cl.1. J. Dick. R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (113227 S. Mjr: J. Dick. R.E.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- James Dick attested for the Royal Engineers at Dundee, and served with them during the great War on the Western Front from 7 September 1915. Advanced Regimental Sergeant Major, for his services during the Great War on the Western Front he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919). After a brief period serving as a Warrant Officer Class I with the East Kent Regiment, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 29 March 1919. Sold with a Borough of Tynemouth Education Authority School Attendance Medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Jubilee Boys’ School 1904 James Eric Dick.’, in fitted red leather case of issue; and copied research.
Four: Mr. F. S. G. Webb, Mercantile Marine, later Fire Officer in Charge, Streatham, London Fire Brigade British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Frank G. Webb); Defence Medal; London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, bronze (Frank S. G. Webb 1947) edge bruise to MMWM, other nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£100 --- Frank Sidney George Webb was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, on 11 September 1902, and served during the latter stages of the Great War in the Mercantile Marine, as an apprentice with the Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool. He obtained his Masters Certificate in 1929, and subsequently joined the London Fire Brigade in 1932 (the Elder Dempster Line having been wound-up around this time). He served during the Second World War as a Company Officer at HQ A.R.P. Section, and was appointed Officer-in-Charge at Streatham on 1 August 1948. He retired on medical grounds on 25 March 1955. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Petty Officer E. W. Fallick, Royal Navy, who was a recipient of the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving life in 1905 British War and Victory Medals (147676 E. W. Fallick. P.O. 1 R.N.) good very fine Pair: Petty Officer P. Miller, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Thunderer at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 British War and Victory Medals (219596 P. Miller. P.O. R.N.) good very fine Pair: Engine Room Artificer Third Class D. S. Pool, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals M.24848 D. S. Pool. E.R.A. 3 R.N.) very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman E. C. Peacock, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.47094 E. C. Peacock. Ord. R.N.) nearly extremely fine (8) £120-£160 --- Edward William Fallick joined the Royal Navy and was serving as a Petty Officer Second Class in H.M.S. Hecla when he was awarded the Bronze Medal of the Royal Humane Society: ‘At 10.30 p.m. on 24 October 1905, a shipwright belonging to H.M.S. Hecla, in an attempt at suicide, threw himself overboard at Kagoshima. Fallick, at great risk, went after him and kept him afloat till they were picked up by a boat.’ Advanced to Petty Officer First Class on 4 March 1906, Fallick was shore pensioned in April 1913, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalled for War service, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. President, H.M.S. Vivid I (Lucida), H.M.S. Colleen, H.M.S. Attentive III (Eglinton), H.M.S. Ganges, H.M.S. Dido and H.M.S. Victorious II, and was shore demobilised in September 1919. Percy Miller was born at Thames Ditton, Surrey, on 19 January 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Boscawen on 3 February 1902. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Defiance, on 19 January 1904, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Andromeda, on 25 July 1905. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Thunderer, and was advanced to Leading Seaman on 12 March 1915, and to Petty Officer on 17 October 1917, serving in Thunderer at the Battle of Jutland. He was shore demobilised on 3 March 1919. Dudley Stead Pool was born at Shenstone, Staffordshire, on 19 March 1894 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class in H.M.S. Victory II on 16 January 1917. He was advanced to Engine Room Artificer Third Class in H.M.S. Caledon on 1 September 1918, and was shore demobilised on 4 July 1919. Edward Coverdale Peacock was born at Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire, on 29 July 1888 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory I on 24 November 1915. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Attentive II and H.M.S. Amazon, and was shore demobilised on 24 February 1919.
Four: Corporal J. J. Brady, Australian Forces 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially named ‘NX167206 J. J. Brady’; together with a Dutch War Commemorative Cross, bronze, this last mounted for wear by ‘Fa. A. Tack, Breda, lacquered, good very fine Four: Leading Aircraftman J. W. Atkinson, Royal Australian Air Force 1939-45 Star, unnamed; copy Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, the latter two officially named ‘116404 J. W. Atkinson’, very fine (9) £80-£100 --- James Joseph Brady was born at Largs, New South Wales, on 28 January 1912 and enlisted in the Australian Military Forces at Taree on 10 July 1942. Posted to the Anti Aircraft Defences at Sydney, he subsequently served with the 110th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment during operations in southern Dutch New Guinea against the Japanese from 29 June 1943, and was promoted Corporal on 13 August 1943. He returned to Australia in February 1945, and was discharged on 11 March 1946. John William Atkinson was born at Sandwell, South Australia, on 2 April 1920 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at Croydon, South Australia, on 28 October 1942. He served during the Second World War with the 6 Mobile Works Squadron, and was discharged on 4 February 1946. Over the course of his time in the R.A.A.F. he was several times absent without leave. Sold with copied service papers, including a photographic image of the recipient.
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY WRITING TABLE IN LOUIS XV STYLE C.1870 of kidney shape, with gilt bronze mounts, the top inset with a gilt tooled leather writing surface inlaid with a pair of cornucopia and a basket of fruit and flowers 74.7cm high, 116cm wide, 57cm deep Provenance Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
A PAIR OF LARGE ITALIAN BRONZE ANDIRONS IN RENAISSANCE STYLE VENETIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY each with a cherub finial above tiered balusters and urns cast with stiff leaves, masks and swags, above a triangular foot with winged satyrs and resting on dolphin's feet, on an open scroll work base centred with a bearded mask (2) 189cm high, 49cm wide, 88cm deep Provenance Purchased by the vendor's great grandfather from Ducci, Florence on the 4th March 1899 for 1100 lire.
An Imperial Standard Set of Capacity Measurse,English, dated 1872, bronze Imperial Standard set of four cased measures, engraved 'COUNTY OF LANCASTER, 1872, each rim marked with the Exchequer portcullis, 'VR' and 'GR' cyphers, engraved 1/6 GALLON, 1/12 GALLON, IMPERIAL STANDARD FOUR FLUID OUNCE, IMPERIAL STANDARD QUARTER GILL, foot rim of the two largest stamped 1410, the other two stamped 9, in a mahogany travel case with slots for strikes and a note pad, with later replacement handle
German Third Reich SS Long Service Award for 4 years. A good bronze example, the finely stippled obverse bearing SS runes within an oak wreath superimposed on a swastika; finely stippled reverse inscribed FUR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS superimposed on the numeral 4. Small bevelled ring to top retains teardrop ribbon loop. Ribbon absent. GC Founded 30th January 1938
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault badge for motorised and mechanised infantry units A good die-stamped bronzed issue. Rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Vertical round pin with securing hook. VGC Designed by Junker of Berlin and instituted 20th December 1939; bronze version instituted June 1940.
A LARGE BRONZE RAIN DRUM VIETNAM OR SOUTHEAST ASIA, POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY Finely cast in bronze, fine crusty patina with green and rust accents, the top with concentric bands of decoration and with four groups of frogs piled on top of one another, the tapering body with further decorative bands and double-strap handles, a procession of five elephants in relief descending down one side. H: 56,5 cm - D: 64 cm Provenance: A private Irish collection of Burmese and South-East Asian Arts. TRỐNG MƯA BẰNG ĐỒNG KÍCH THƯỚC LỚN CỦA VIỆT NAM HOẶC ĐÔNG NAM Á, THẾ KỶ 18 HOẶC 19 Notes: 1. Bronze drums are ancient artefacts found in various cultures in Southeast Asia and southern China. The drums were cast in bronze using the lost-wax casting method. The drums were both musical instruments and cult objects. They are decorated with geometric patterns, scenes of daily life and war, animals and birds, and boats. 2. Compare with a related drum with five elephants sold at CHRISTIE’S , New York, USA, 2015-03-21, lot 1011, for USD 32,500. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
*A LARGE BIÊN HÒA 边和 STONEWARE VASE OF ARCHAISTIC HU BRONZE SHAPE VIETNAM, BIÊN HÒA 边和 SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS, SECOND HALF OF 20TH CENTURY This bronze imitation vessel is heavily potted. Of faceted shape, it rests on a spread foot, has an elongated pear-shaped body, a waisted shoulder and an everted neck. The neck and the body are linked together with two applied handles. The vessel is painted all over in green to imitate bronze patina but for reserved biscuit parts shaped as cicada and taotie masks. The base bears an impressed mark: ‘边和’, lit. ‘Biên Hòa’. H: 32,8 cm *MỘT BÌNH HOA LỚN ĐỒ GỐM ĐÁ BIÊN HÒA 边和 HÌNH DẠNG GIỐNG ĐỒ ĐỒNG CỔ XƯA VIỆT NAM, TRƯỜNG HỌC MỸ THUẬT ỨNG DỤNG BIÊN HÒA 边和, NỬA CUỐI THẾ KỶ 20 IMPORTANT NOTICE: *This lot is under temporary importation. An extra VAT will be applied to the final invoice. The rate will depend on the final country of destination. The sole buyers based in Ireland will be subject to an extra 13,5% VAT. Please contact our office (yuchen@adams.ie) for further information. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
A LARGE HARDWOOD FIGURE OF DAMO (BODHIDHARMA), LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th - 18th century. Finely carved standing atop a globular base in the form of wavy water with a single reed, his arms shrouded in his loose-fitting monastic robe, the serene face with piercing eyes, curled brows and neatly groomed beard. The wood with a subdued polish, a distinct dark-brown hue and a faint reddish luster.Provenance: From an old French private estate. A noted Austrian Netsuke collector, acquired from the above via the Paris auction market.Condition: Good condition with old wear, several natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks. Fine, naturally grown patina with an unctuous feel overall, the obvious result from centuries of handling and caressing.Weight: 2,997 g Dimensions: Height 44.5 cmBodhidharma is regarded as the first Chinese patriarch of Chan Buddhism who lived during the fifth/sixth century. Despite the lack of robust biographical information, early Chinese texts such as the Luoyang Qielan Ji, 'Record of the Buddhist Temples of Luoyang', written around 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, recorded Bodhidharma as a monk who traveled from Central Asia to China. Daoxuan described Bodhidharma in Xu Gaoseng Zhuan, the 'Continuation of The Biographies of Eminent Monks', in the mid-seventh century, as a monk from southern India who arrived at the Kingdom of Nanyue during the Song period and then turned north to the Kingdom of Wei. Legend also tells that the sage once crossed over the Yangtze River by riding a branch of reed, as implied by the present carving, in order to transmit the Mahayana teachings to the north.The present lot belongs to an ascetic group of late Ming to early Qing figures which exhibit strong fluid lines and freedom of pose, worked in a variety of materials including wood, bronze, ivory, and rhinoceros horn.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related boxwood figure of Bodhidharma dated late Ming dynasty in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, illustrated in Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2002, page 15, pl. 14. Compare a closely related rhinoceros horn carving of Bodhidharma, 14.3 cm high, also dated to the late Ming dynasty, illustrated by Jan Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, 1999, London, page 110, no. 104.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of Bodhidharma, 29.4 cm high, dated Wanli to Jiajing, at Bonhams Hong Kong in A Private North American Collection of Scholar's Objects on 24 November 2012, lot 316, sold for HKD 596,000.明末清初大型木雕達摩祖師中國， 十七至十八世紀。精雕細刻，達摩腳踩一葉蘆葦立於水波之上，雙臂藏於僧袍廣袖中，面容安詳，目光銳利，彎眉，整齊的鬍鬚。造像表面光滑，有著柔和的深棕紅色光澤。 來源：法國私人收藏；奧地利知名根付收藏家通過拍賣行購於上述收藏處。 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損，幾處自然老化的裂縫，細小的劃痕。天然細膩的包漿，整體感覺柔和潤澤。 重量: 2,997 克 尺寸：高 44.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的達摩銅像，高 29.4 厘米，萬曆至嘉靖，見香港邦翰思 A Private North American Collection of Scholar's Objects 2012年11月24日 lot 316, 售價HKD 596,000。
A BRONZE GROUP OF SHIVA AND PARVATI, PALA PERIODNortheastern India, 11th-12th century. The divine couple seated in lalitasana on a double lotus pedestal, Shiva's primary right hand reaching towards his consort's chin, his primary left around her back and cupping her breast, both backed by a flaming halo.Provenance: From a French private collection. With Galerie Orient-Occident, J.L. Despras, Paris, France, before September 1977. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with traces of age and wear, a few losses, some casting flaws, nicks, dents, and with a fine natural patina overall.Weight: 437 g Dimensions: Height 12.9 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze group of Shiva and Parvati, dated 11th-12th century, at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 20 March 2019, lot 650, sold for USD 15,000.
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING MONK, 19th CENTURYChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Cast standing on a rocky base, dressed in long flowing robes and open chest, the face with a benevolent expression, flanked by two elongated earlobes.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Very good condition with usual traces of age and wear, and a small crack to the bottom plate with minor material loss there as well.Weight: 528 gDimensions: Height 19.4 cm
A BLACK LACQUERED STORAGE CHEST (KARABITSU)Japan, 19th centuryThe lidded chest box of rectangular section supported on six feet extending up the sides and lacquered roiro, each leg applied with two lozenges of gilt-bronze, the corners of the cover and upper rim, as well as the foot of each leg with gilt-bronze casing incised with scrolling vines.SIZE 38.5 x 36.5 x 47 cmCondition: With wear, small nicks and notches here and there as well as very few chips to the lacquer. The fittings on the cover slightly loose, one partially broken. The bottom plate missing. Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
AN BRONZE DAGGER BLADE, SHANGChina, 1600 to 1100 B.C. The short bronze blade crisply cast as a pointed blade issuing from a rectangular shaft and pierced for attachment to a shaft at two points, the center of the blade with a circular opening. The shaft and upper part of the blade finely incised with stylized figural motifs. With a fitted silk box and collector's paper label. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, extensive old wear, few small nicks to edges. Covered overall in a fine malachite patina with faint areas of cuprite. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 218 g Dimensions: Length 21.5 cm
A MASSIVE GANDHARA STYLE BRONZE MIRROR WITH A FIGURAL SCENEIn the style of the Ancient region of Gandhara, yet later, 17th - 19th century. The circular dish with raised decoration on the concave side depicting a warrior on horseback, the back of the mirror with a beaded ring. With a handle in the form of a strap. Condition: With some wear and casting flaws, signs of weathering, few minuscule nicks and dents, occasional light scratches and corrosion. With fine malachite-green patina. Overall, good condition. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 948 g Dimensions: Length 28 cm
TWO BRONZE GHANTA BELLSNorthern India, 19th century. The two bronze ghanta bells with metal clappers and of simple form and design. The bigger ghanta bells has an additional leave on its clapper.Condition: Overall still fine condition with a large dent on the smaller bell. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 169 - 446 g Dimensions: Height 9.2 - 12.1 cm
A PARCEL GILT BRONZE SINGING BOWLNepal, 20th century. Heavily cast, the exterior with the 'om mani padme hum' mantra, the underside with buddha eyes and the interior with stylized decoration enclosing a central roundel cast with the eight auspicious symbols. With a wood mallet. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to the gilt, and surface scratches. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 1.2 kg Dimensions: Diameter 17 cm, Height 8 cm
A SMALL BRONZE TRIPOD CENSERChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Of compressed globular form, supported on three short feet, with two raised opposing loop handles on the rim, the base cast with a four-character Qianglong Nianzhi mark within a recessed square. Condition: Good condition with wear, surface scratches, few nicks to edges and casting flaws as expected. With minor encrustations. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 584.4 g Dimensions: Width 9.5 cm (handle to handle), Height 8.5 cm
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF HERUKA AND CONSORT, QINGTibetan-Chinese, 18th century. Cast standing in a strident pose, trampling on reclining deities on a lotus base, both wearing elaborate crowns. The heruka with flaming hair, spread wings and a wrathful expression, the face executed with much detail for the relatively small size. With silver inlays to the two main eyes and the urna, the ears with large circular earrings.Provenance: From a Dutch private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, small nicks and scratches, some natural malachite-green encrustations to the wings and base. Unsealed.Weight: 337.4 gDimensions: Height 10.8 cmThe wrathful male blood-drinker holds a Kartika (crescent flaying knife) and skull cup (Kapala) around the body of his female consort, who is holding a crescent knife in her left hand as well. Together, they are meditational deities of the highest yoga tantra. The avian imagery common to Heruka figures of the Nyingma tradition has roots in Bon, the indigenous religion of Tibet.清代錯銀黑魯嘎與其明妃銅像 漢藏，十八世紀。黑魯嘎突出姿勢站立，形成強勁的動勢，脚踏妖魔，兩個人都戴著精美的皇冠。 黑魯嘎火紅的頭髮，張開的翅膀，面部表情憤怒。相對較小的尺寸來說，他的面部表情非常細緻。 兩隻主眼和天眼上都鑲銀，耳朵戴著大圓耳環。來源：荷蘭私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，有輕微的磨損和鑄造缺陷，小划痕和刻痕，翅膀和底座上有一些天然的銅綠結殼。 未密封。重量：337.4 克 尺寸：高 10.8 厘米
A BRONZE STORAGE VESSEL, FANGHU, HAN DYNASTYChina, 206 BC to 220 AD. The tall, square vessel raised on a spreading foot, with plain curved sides narrowing to the neck set off by a lozenge-shaped mouth, a distinct characteristic of vessels from the Han dynasty. Two alternate sides are crisply cast with taotie mask handles suspending thick rings.Provenance: From an old German private collection, assembled in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s, thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minor casting flaws, few minuscule cracks, minuscule nicks to edges, signs of corrosion. Superb, naturally grown patina with scattered malachite encrustation.Weight: 3,699 g Dimensions: Height 36 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a similar bronze fanghu excavated at Shuihudi, Yunmeng, Hubei province, now in the Yunmeng County Museum, published in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji ('Complete collection of Chinese archaic bronzes'), vol. 12, Beijing, 1998, pl. 9; and another in the collection of the Fujii Yurinkan, Kyoto, illustrated in Sueji Umehara, Nihon shucho Shina kodo seikwa ('Select Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Japan'), vol. 6, Osaka, 1964, pl. 471.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze fanghu, also dated to the Han dynasty, at Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Chinese Works of Art on 16 December 2014, lot 8008, sold for USD 8,750.漢代青銅輔首啣環方壺中國，公元前206 至公元220 年。器方口微侈，方唇，長頸，饕餮紋鋪首銜環耳，鼓腹、下部緩收，平底，方圈足。來源：德國私人老收藏，上世紀五十至六十年代購於日本，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相稱。 廣泛磨損、輕微鑄造瑕疵、少量微小裂紋、邊緣的微小刻痕，有腐蝕跡象，極好的自然生長的包漿，帶有散落的孔雀石綠色結殼。 重量：3,699 克 尺寸：高36 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的漢代銅方壺，見舊金山邦翰思Fine Chinese Works of Art 2014年12月16日 lot 8008, 售價USD 8,750。
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNUNepal, first half of the 20th century. Cast standing on a tiered plinth, four-armed and holding his classical attributes - a conch shell (shankha), chakra, lotus and mace (gada), clad in a dhoti and shawl and adorned with jewels and garlands. Condition: Good condition with some wear, small nicks, few miniscule losses here and there and expected casting irregularities. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 520 g Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm
AN INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHAIndia, 17th century. The four-armed deity sitting on a short base with a mouse next to it, holding his tusk in his principal right hand, his left hand grasping a delicacy which he samples with his trunk. Ganesha is carrying an axe and a noose in the upper hands, wearing conical tiered head dress and backed by a halo. He is the Hindu god of good fortune and auspiciousness and the dispeller of problems and obstacles.Condition: Good condition with surface wear, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, and few small notches to the base. Provenance: A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, according to the owner acquired at Christie's South Kensington. Weight: 250 g Dimensions: Height 9 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BRONZE GROUP OF VAJRASATTVA IN UNION WITH VAJRAMAMANI, 1900sNepal, late 19th to early 20th century. The deity cast seated in dhyanasana upon a lotus pedestal embracing his consort in yab-yum, his hands holding a vajra and a ghanta, adorned with an intricate crown and beaded jewelry, the consort portrayed with arms outstretched over the deity's shoulder holding a kapala and knife.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Good condition with traces of age and wear, and some casting imperfections.Weight: 546.2 gDimensions: Height 14.9 cm
AN ARCHAISTIC BAMBOO LIBATION CUP, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The slender body carved in the form of an archaistic bronze wine gu vessel, the splayed foot rising to a flaring trumpet neck, the middle section with a band of stylized phoenix, an 'S'-scroll handle on one side carved in reticulated high relief with six playful chilong clambering on the handle and peering over the rim, with three further ones on the front.Condition: Good condition with some wear and few minuscule nicks to exposed areas. Provenance: A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, acquired at Christie's South Kensington. Weight: 86 g Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA, 19th CENTURYTibet, 19th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular cushion, right hand in apana mudra and left hand held below, wearing a long monastic robe, the right shoulder covered, the mouth open to form a smile, the face flanked by elongated earlobes.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Good condition, minor nicks, losses to two fingers and casting irregularities.Weight: 224 gDimensions: Height 9.3 cm
A SILVERED BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' MIRROR, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Of circular form, cast with four leonine beasts racing around the central pierced knop, encircled by a raised border surrounded by a recessed outer band with alternating birds and floral sprays below a band of spaced floral scrolls to the stepped rim.Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear and casting irregularities, signs of weathering and erosion, few small nicks and light scratches. Fine, naturally grown patina with areas of malachite and azurite encrustation, particularly to the front of the mirror.Weight: 643.2 gDimensions: Diameter 12.3 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related bronze mirror, also dated to the Tang dynasty and illustrated by Ju-hsi Chou, Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000, p. 62, no. 50.Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze mirror with similar creatures at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on 18 March 2009, lot 238, sold for USD 13,750 (part lot, together with another bronze mirror).唐代鎏銀瑞獸銅鏡中國，618-907年。鏡呈圓形，半球鈕，上飾斜立二重齒紋圈，分為內外二區。內區飾四瑞獸為主題，圍繞著中央鏡鈕。外區飾花草鳥紋。 來源：英國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，與年齡相稱。 磨損和鑄件瑕疵，風化和侵蝕的跡象，輕微小刻痕和劃痕。包漿自然細膩，在鏡子前面帶有藍綠色鏽斑。 重量：643.2 克 尺寸：直徑12.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的瑞獸銅鏡，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections 2009年3月18日 lot 238, 售價USD 13,750 (其中一件，與另一件銅鏡)。
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAYOGINI, 17TH-18TH CENTURYTibet. Cast striding in alidhasana atop two prostate deities on a lotus base with beaded lower edge below neatly incised scroll. Her left hand raised and holding a kapala and her right extended behind and clutching a Kartika. Wearing an elaborately jeweled dhoti further decorated with skulls and a beaded necklace.Provenance: From a private collection in Biarritz, France.Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, shallow surface scratches, minor nicks and losses. The base possibly resealed.Weight: 1,064 gDimensions: Height 21 cmHer wrathful face with large eyes below furrowed brows and a distinct third eye, the teeth clenched in a fierce grimace. The hair falling in locks behind the five-skull crown and vajra finial.Vajrayogini is one of the primary meditational deities of Tantric Buddhism and the female embodiment of enlightenment achieved through Tantric practice. She is associated with a highly secretive yogic practice which provides the practitioner a fast and direct path to enlightenment. She is the partner of Chakrasamvara and together, by the eleventh century, they became two of the most popular deities in Himalayan Tantric Buddhism.Auction result comparison: Compare a related but earlier bronze figure of Vajrayogini, lacking most of the gilt and dated to the 16th century, at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 13 September 2017, lot 627, sold for USD 93,750.十七至十八世紀銅鎏金吉祥天母 西藏。本尊吉祥天母發呈火焰形，頭戴五骷髏冠，形象猙獰。四臂分別持劍、戟、嘎巴拉碗等法器，胸前裝飾瓔珞，脖子上掛著用人頭與蛇身做成的項鍊。腹部倒掛著人頭，踏行於血海之中。 來源：法國比亞里茨私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，磨損和鑄造缺陷、表面淺劃痕和損失。 基地可能被重新密封。 重量：1,064 克 尺寸：高 21 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件更早的吉祥天母，鎏金已基本被磨損殆盡，十六世紀 ，見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art 017年9月 13日 lot 627, 售價USD 93,750。
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