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Click here to subscribeA BASTAR BRONZE OF PYRAMID WITH FIGURESIndia, 19th-20th century. This pyramid is decorated with spirals, diamonds and braids. On the one side are two lotus flowers and two armed guardian figures. The top section of the pyramid is in the style of a lotus bud.Condition: Very good condition.Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm
A MING STLYE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHAChina, 20th century. The bronze figure coated with polychrome enamels, including gold. The buddha is seated in dhyanasana on an unsealed lotus base, wearing a flowing robe, the right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra and the left holding a stupa.Condition: With manufacturing flaws and wear to colors. The ushnisha with minimal material loss, otherwise good, steady condition. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 8235 g Dimensions: Height 34 cm
AN ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, 17TH CENTURYChina. Of compressed globular form, supported on three waisted feet and rising to a waisted neck with galleried and incurved rim, the sides cast with three shaped cartouches enclosing Arabic inscriptions against a ring-punched ground. The rim and neck are decorated with raised line bands.Inscriptions: Two cartouches with the Shahada al Tawhid. 'There is no deity but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.' Written in Persian style.Provenance: Collection of Georg von der Gabelentz and thence by descent. Hans Georg Conon von der Gabelentz (1840-1893) was a German linguist and sinologist. His Chinesische Grammatik (1881), according to one critic, “remains until today the finest overall grammatical survey of the Classical Chinese language.” His father was the more renowned minister and linguist Hans Conon von der Gabelentz, an authority of the Manchu language. Poschwitz Castle in Altenburg, present-day Thuringia, built in the 13th century, was the home of the Gabelentz family for many centuries. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, minuscule nicks and dents, and occasional light scratches. Ancient lacquer coating with extensive wear. Dark, naturally grown patina overall.Weight: 1,477 gDimensions: Diameter 15.5 cm (at the widest points)The base cast with a prominent six-character mark da Ming Xuande nianzhi within a rectangular reserve.Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze tripod censer, 21 cm diameter, also with Arabic inscriptions and dated to the 17th century, at Sotheby's London in Important Chinese Art on 11 May 2016, lot 241, sold for GBP 7,500.十七世紀阿拉伯文三足爐中國。縮頸，鼓腹，馬蹄形三足，唇沿上三道漩渦紋，腹部阿拉伯銘文。銘文: Shahada al Tawhid （萬物非主，唯有真主，穆罕默德是真主的使者） 來源：Georg von der Gabelentz 收藏，保存至今。Hans Georg Conon von der Gabelentz (1840-1893) 是德國語言學家和漢學家。 據一位評論家說，他的《漢語語法》（1881）“直到今天仍然是對古典漢語最好的語法研究”。 他的父親是著名的部長兼語言學家Hans Conon von der Gabelentz，他是滿語的權威。 位於阿爾滕堡（今圖林根州）的 Poschwitz 城堡建於 13 世紀，幾個世紀以來一直是 Gabelentz 家族的住所。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和鑄件瑕疵、微小的刻痕和凹痕，以及局部輕微劃痕。漆塗層大面積磨損，包漿整體成深色。重量：1,477 克 尺寸：直徑15.5 厘米 (最寬處)爐底六字“大明宣德年製“。 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十七世紀阿拉伯文三足銅爐，直徑 21厘米，見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2016年5月11 日, lot 241, 售價GBP 7,500。
A COPPER BRONZE FIGURE OF MILAREPATibet, 18th - 19th century. Seated in characteristic pose on a lotus base with beaded rim with right hand raised to the ear and holding a kapala in his left hand, with a meditation band around his chest.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Very good condition, dents, nicks, remnants of pigment and gilding, and casting irregularities.Weight: 153.7 gDimensions: Height 7.5 cm
A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA, 1900sTibet, late 19th to early 20th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with broad, radiating petals, the eight arms in extended positions, two bearing attributes, each of the faces with a third eye, the hair with a double knot-ushnisha framed by a diadem, the body richly adorned with elaborate jewelry and dressed in a dhoti. The copper base inset incised with a double vajra.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Good condition, missing attributes. Weight: 375 gDimensions: Height 10.8 cm
A SET OF THREE FUCHI AND ONE KASHIRAJapan, 18th - 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Comprising two fuchi with a checkered motif on shakudo nanako ground, the third signed and with a basket weave design. The kashira of bronze color and with gilt and silver takazogan depicting a phoenix.LENGTH 3.5 to 3.7 (the fuchi), 3.4 (the kashira)WEIGHT 72.7 gCondition: Good condition, some wear and burn residue.Provenance: Ex-collection Doctor Karl Florenz (1865-1939). Born in Erfurt, Karl Adolf Florenz was the founder of German Japanese studies and a translator of important Japanese classics. He became known for his work on Japanese history of literature. Florenz lived in Japan from 1888 until the outbreak of World War I. In 1889 he became a lecturer in German language and literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, and in 1891 a full professor of German literature and comparative linguistics. In 1899, he became the first foreigner to be awarded the highest Japanese scholarly degree (Bungaku-Hakushi) for his translation of the Nihon shoki.
A MASSIVE BRONZE FIGURE OF KANNON, 19th CENTURYJapan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century. The figure shown standing on a lotus base, dressed in flowing robes and elaborate jewelry, the upswept hair set off with a tiara enclosing a small figure of Amitabha Buddha, framed by a burning mandorla, her right in abhayamudra. The base incised with a mark from a temple.Provenance: Czech private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Weight: 3,546 gDimensions: Height 38.4 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF DANCING GANESHA, 19th CENTURYIndia. Depicting the potbellied ganesha dancing atop an oval pedestal, wearing a striated dhoti, the body richly adorned with jewelry, in his hands we see his traditional attributes. Provenance: Czech private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few nicks and notches, and casting irregularities.Weight: 868 gDimensions: Height 14.6 cm
A MASSIVE GILT BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING STANDChina, 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 partially illegible mark within a recessed square. The interior sides set with two posts supporting a bridge of clouds with a central circumference. With a matching lobed floral stand in the form of overlapping petals supported on three ruyi-head feet. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, surface scratches, small nicks, and casting flaws. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 16.9 kg in total Dimensions: Width 37 cm (handle to handle), Height 27 cm incl. stand.
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'PHOENIX' BELT HOOK, ATTRIBUTED TO SHISOU, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 17th century. Finely cast with a phoenix head terminal and inlaid in silver with ruyi, taotie, and other archaistic designs within shaped and dotted borders, the button to the underside with wire-inlaid scroll.Provenance: From the private collection of a former French colonel based in China before World War II.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, minuscule nicks, small dents.Weight: 63.0 gDimensions: Length 10.8 cmLittle is known about the historical figure Shisou. The earliest reference in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian ('Dictionary of Chinese Artists') comes from the Luochuang xiaodu and is presumably from the same source as published in Zhongguo yishujia zhenglue ('Brief Introduction of Chinese Artists'). Shisou is listed there only as a late Ming dynasty monk without any further biographical information. A number of vessels and sculptures from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century bear his name, sometimes in combination with a hall name, Jinyu tang ('Hall of Prosperity'). Although the present piece is unsigned, the high quality of the casting and fine silver inlays make an attribution to Shisou or a related workshop seem reasonable.石叟風格明末銅錯銀鳳凰紋帶鈎中國，十七世紀。鳳頭帶鈎，錯銀如意、饕餮等仿古紋飾，鈕扣下方有嵌線捲軸。扣鈕上錯銀卷紋。 來源：二戰前駐華法國前上校的私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵，微小的刻痕和小凹痕。 重量：63.0 克 尺寸：長10.8 厘米
A BRONZE 'BIRDS AND PEONIES' VASE, CIRCA 1930Japan, early Showa period (1926-1989). The Chinese-style vase of yen-yen form, flanked by two stylized dragon handles, the lower part worked in takazogan to depict birds amid peonies, the neck with ornate decorations also in takazogan. Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Very good condition, the vase with a drilled aperture, possibly used as a lampstand, small nicks, dents and casting irregularities.Weight: 1,565 gDimensions: Height 31.5 cm
A GILT BRONZE PORTRAIT FIGURE OF A LAMAChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Seated in dhyanasana on a on a rectangular cushion, his right hand raised in karanamudra, his left in dyhanamudra, wearing a long flowing monastic robe with floral borders at the hems and collar, the benign face with almond eyes and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The base sealed and incised with a double-vajra. Condition: Good condition with some wear and casting flaws, few small nicks, and abrasions to gilding. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 1 kg Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHAIndonesia, 19th century. The four-armed deity sitting on a double lotus throne supported on a rectangular openwork base, holding an axe and a mala in his upper hands and his tusk and a bowl in his lower hands, the trunk reaching into the bowl, wearing a conical tiered headdress. Ganesha is the 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 encrustations. Provenance: A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, according to the owner originally acquired at Christie's, South Kensington. Weight: 518 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BRONZE TEMPLE BELL WITH AN ELEPHANTIndonesia, 19th century. Heavily cast bell with broad shoulders, convex waist, and thick ring-form lip, decorated with foliate designs to the crown and with the handle rendered with concentric, Vajra-like ridges, surmounted by an elephant within a floral gate. The clapper cast separately and attached to a loop inside the bell. The gong works perfectly and when moved, it makes a beautiful and deep sound.Condition: Good, age-related condition with natural grown patina and traces of use.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: 864 g Dimensions: 22 cm
A BRONZE CENSER WITH WOOD COVER & STAND, 1900sChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Supported on three short feet, the rim everted and flanked by two handles, the cover carved in open work with a lingzhi shaped jade finial, the wooden base of ring shape with three sturdy feet.Provenance: Private collection, California, USA. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, surface scratches and nicks. The cover with a fissure.Weight: 1,076 gDimensions: Height 13 cm (incl. cover)With a fitted wooden base and cover (3).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGAIndia, 16th - 17th century. Cast as the four-armed Durga in a striding pose on a throne, slaying the buffalo demon with her trident held in her principal right hand, holding a javelin and chakra in her other hands, her lion mount besides her biting the buffalo. Condition: Good condition with expected wear and casting irregularities as well as small nicks and dents here and there. Fine patina with a smooth feel overall. Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of the Krook Family. Sten Krook (1920-2009) and his mother Xenia Krook (1892-1988) shared a common interest in travelling and collecting Asian bronze figures. They conducted several journeys together to China, India, Nepal, Hong Kong and Thailand, during the 1930 till the 1980's. They had a broad collection ranging from medieval sculptures up until late 19th century from countries such as China, Tibet, Nepal, India and Japan. Many of them were sold at auction in Stockholm in 2014. Weight: 321 g Dimensions: Height 12.7 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMATibet, 19th century. Seated in lalitasana, his right hand held in vitarkamudra and his left holding a stupa, the robe with incised borders. His serene face with almond eyes and closely cropped hair. The base plate incised with a vishvavajra.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities as well as minuscule nicks here and there. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Weight: 376 g Dimensions: Height 10.5 cm
A BASTAR BRONZE OF A FEMALE DEITY WITH TRIDENT AND KHAPPARIndia, 19th-20th century. The goddess is standing on a flat circular shaped base equipped with a trident and a khappar (vessel). The garment is well decorated with circular and linear patterns. Condition: Superb condition.Provenance: Collection of an Indian Gentleman.Dimension: Height 10.5 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIThailand, 19th century. Seated on a boat-shaped curved base with upturned ends and worked in openwork, the right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and the left resting in his lap, wearing a sanghati draped over his left shoulder. His serene face with downcast eyes, arched brows, and full lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair arranged in tight curls with a high ushnisha and Ketumala (flame).Condition: Good condition with some old wear and casting flaws, minor losses to the flame and base, tiny nicks and dents, fine dark patina Provenance: From a German private collection.Weight: 7.2 kg Dimensions: 43 cm
A BRONZE VAJRATibet, 18th - 19th century. The central flattened globular knob flanked by lotus petals and beaded edges extending to four pronged ends issuing from expressively cast, distinct makara heads.Condition: Good condition with wear, few minuscule nicks and small dents. Provenance: South German private collector, who mostly purchased from Schoettle Ostasiatika between 1968 and 1980. Weight: 221 g Dimensions: Length 16 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF DIPANKARA BUDDHANepal, 18th - 19th century. Cast standing in samabhanga, his left hand raised in abhaya mudra, and the right lowered in varada mudra, wearing a long, flared robe. The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched eyebrows centered by an urna, flanked by circular floral earrings. The hair with a domed ushnisha surmounted by a jewel behind the foliate tiara. Cast with a loop to the backside and with a modern base.Condition: Good condition with some wear, minuscule nicks and light scratches. Provenance: French private collection. Weight: 742 g Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm incl. the base and 14.5 cm excl. the base
A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARAIndia, first half of the 20th century. Cast as a nude, seated, and wearing only an elaborate necklace, bracelets on each wrist, and sash at the waist. Her serene face with almond-shaped eyes centered by an urna and flanked by long earlobes, the neatly cast hair arranged in an appealing coiffure. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and expected casting irregularities. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 1 kg Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm
A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF SHIVAIndia, 15th - 16th century. Cast as Shiva seated on a throne, a lion under her knee, the four hands holding characteristic elements. Condition: Good condition with expected wear and casting irregularities as well as small nicks and dents here and there. Fine patina with a smooth feel overall. Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of the Krook Family. Sten Krook (1920-2009) and his mother Xenia Krook (1892-1988) shared a common interest in travelling and collecting Asian bronze figures. They conducted several journeys together to China, India, Nepal, Hong Kong and Thailand, during the 1930 till the 1980's. They had a broad collection ranging from medieval sculptures up until late 19th century from countries such as China, Tibet, Nepal, India and Japan. Many of them were sold at auction in Stockholm in 2014. Weight: 135 g Dimensions: Height 9.2 cm
A MINIATURE BRONZE FIGURE OF A MONK, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 17th century. Cast standing on a lotus base, wearing a long robe, his hands folded before the chest, the head facing downward, with downcast eyes.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Commensurate with age, remnants of lacquer coating, extensive wear, material loss, and casting flaws.Weight: 304 gDimensions: Height 14.4 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A MONK, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Cast standing on a rectangular base with hands clasped, wearing long robes with geometrical borders, the mouth forming a smile, the face flanked by elongated earlobes. Provenance: German private collection. The base with an old collector's label '19'.Condition: shows traces of wear and age, material loss, a fissure on the back, and casting flaws.Weight: 302 gDimensions: Height 14.2 cm
A GILT BRONZE NETSUKE OF A KABUTOJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The bronze netsuke crafted in the shape of a suji-bachi kabuto. The rounded hachi formed by ten plates with small-raised bosses (hoshi) and suspending the shikoro. The opening on the top called te-hen or hachi-man-za, surmounted by a loop serving as the himotoshi. WIDTH 5.1 cmCondition: Good condition with usual traces of wear and age. Provenance: Japanese private collection.
AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BRONZE VAJRASoutheast Asia (Cambodia or Vietnam), c. 17th century. A massive, five-pronged Vajra with separated ribs ending in sharp points, richly decorated with four elephant's heads adorned with high crowns and symmetrically flanking the two sides of the vajra-handle, placed between set of moon disks rendered in high relief.Condition: Good, age-related condition with traces of use, patina, and some minor material losses.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: 2034 g Dimensions: Length 44 cm
TWO EUROPEAN SNUFF BOTTLESEurope, 19th century. The first a small glass bottle of flattened round body set with a bronze grid and a hinged openwork bronze stopper, both the body and stopper inset with numerous gemstones, the sides applied with a chain. The second a Russian silver and niello bottle of pear shape, rising from a flat foot, decorated with floral scroll, a blank shield and the word 'КАВКАЗЪ', which translates to 'Caucasus', with a screw-on stopper and a chain issuing from both sides and ending in a clip for suspension, the backside of the last with two indiscernible hallmarks. Condition: Very good condition, minor surface wear. 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: 26.9 & 25.8 g Dimensions: Height 5 & 6.6 cm
A SMALL LACQUER GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHAThailand, Rattanakosin, 19th century. Cast bronze with red and gold lacquer as well as glass inlays depicting crowned Buddha clad in attire with adornments, with one hand fold over another, in the gesture of meditation (dhyanamudra), sitting in virasana (heroic posture) on a five-tiered pedestal, bound with the body of a snake. With an old paper label to the base.Condition: Fine condition with traces of use commensurate with age, the upper part of Naga is missing. The casting core still in the place.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Weight: 686 g Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm
A FINE PRE RUP STYLE KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNUCambodia, 10th - 12th century. The bodhisattva standing in samapada on a rectangular base, four-armed, holding a disc and a conch in the upper hands, a mace and a mala bead in the lower, wearing a sampot, the hair secured into a high chignon. Mounted on a recent metal base. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and green verdigris. Provenance: French private collection, acquired at the Renault Montmeat Gallery, Paris. Weight: 556 g Dimensions: Height 21.5 cmVishnu is a deity of Vedic origin and along with Brahma and Shiva, forms part of the Trimurti or Triad in Hinduism. He represents the principle of preservation and, thanks to his various avatars, is able to intervene when the universal order is threatened.
A SET OF THREE DECORATIVE BRONZE BOXES, FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURYChina and Japan. Consisting of two cigarillo boxes, one from Japan, the lid decorated with pavilions, a bridge and a torii gate, dragons to the sides, wood on the interior, the base with a 'made in Japan' mark. The second, a Chinese cigarillo box, with a dragon and the Chinese character fu (luck) and shou (longevity). The third, a Chinese set of four miniature trays, all bearing the shou symbol with five bats to the interior and horses to the exterior, the bases with a 'China' mark.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Good condition, dents, nicks, light surface scratches, and material loss to the wood interior.Weight: 235 g, 282.4 g and 328 gDimensions: Length 7.7 cm (the tray), 9.7 cm (the smaller box) and 10.3 cm (the larger box)
A MASSIVE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CENSER, SHISOU MARKChina, 17th-18th century. The heavily cast bombe body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a slightly everted rim, the shoulder set with two loop handles, the exterior finely inlaid in silver wire with sinuously coiled dragons dividing capitals in the form of lotus flowers reminiscent of the Old Summer Palace (yuanmingyuan). The base with a silver-inlaid two-character Shisou mark.Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a very knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and casting irregularities, minuscule nicks, light scratches, the interior with extensive traces of use. Magnificent, natural patina overall.Weight: 2,903 g Dimensions: Width 26.7 cm (across handles)Little is known about the historic figure Shisou. The earliest reference in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian ('Dictionary of Chinese Artists') comes from the Luochuang xiaodu and is presumably from the same source as published in Zhongguo yishujia zhenglue ('Brief Introduction of Chinese Artists). Shisou is listed there only as a late Ming dynasty monk without any further biographical information. A number of vessels and sculptures from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century bear his name, sometimes in combination with a hall name, Jinyu tang ('Hall of Prosperity').Auction result comparison: Compare a related silver-inlaid bronze censer, 11.5 cm high, also with a Shisou mark, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale on 6 October 2015, lot 171, sold for HKD 62,500. Compare a related silver-inlaid bronze censer, 7.6 cm across, also with a Shisou mark, at Christie's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 12 April 2018, lot 36, sold for HKD 62,500. 石叟款錯銀銅爐中國，十七至十八世紀。造型莊重典雅，厚口平直微敞，垂腹豐腴，兩側置圓耳，耳環上端有一角上翹，圈足。爐身錯銀以卷葉蓮紋的形式描繪了蜿蜒盤繞的龍紋。底座上可見錯銀“石叟“款。 來源: Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore 中國漆器收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家，他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後，他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品，尤其是漆器，在之後幾十年裡，他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。 品相: 狀況極好，輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵，微小的刻痕和輕微的劃痕，內部有大量使用痕跡。整體包漿自然。 重量: 2,903 克 尺寸: 寬26.7 厘米 (兩耳之間) 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的石叟款錯銀銅爐，高11.5 厘米，見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale 2015年10月6日 lot 171, 售價HKD 62,500；另一件相近的石叟款錯銀銅爐，兩耳之間7.6 厘米，見香港佳士得Chinese Art 2018年4月12日 lot 36, 售價HKD 62,500。
A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BALUSTER BRONZE VASE, FANGHU, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Resembling an archaic Chinese bronze vessel, of rectangular cross-section, the rounded sides rising from a spreading foot, narrowing at the neck, flanked by two ring handles, decorated with geometrical and ruyi shaped designs, the base with a Shang Mei Tang mark and signature. Provenance: Dutch private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Weight: 16.5 kgDimensions: Height 54.5 cm
A MASSIVE BRONZE 'ARCHAISTIC' BALUSTER VASE, LATE MING TO EARLY QINGChina, 17th-18th century. Well cast, the baluster sides rising from a short spreading foot to a waisted neck with galleried rim. The rounded shoulder with taotie masks in high relief and four distinct vertical flanges, above confronting dragons divided by smaller flanges, above stiff leaves enclosing confronting phoenixes, all against key-fret and other diapered grounds. With a key-fret band at the rim and a foliate band above the foot.Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, few minuscule nicks, and occasional light scratches. Remnants of old varnish.Weight: 5,753 gDimensions: Height 38.2 cmWith a wood storage box. (2)明末清初饕餮紋青銅瓶 中國，十七至十八世紀。瓶大口，縮頸，豐肩平直，收腹，平底。肩飾雷紋地仿古饕餮紋，腹部祥雲紋地蕉葉紋。 來源：Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家，他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後，他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品，在之後幾十年裡，他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和鑄造不規則，輕微劃痕。 舊漆餘留。 重量：5,753 克 尺寸：高38.2 厘米 木盒 (2)
A PAIR OF BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LION' DOOR KNOCKERS, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. Boldly cast with a central Buddhist lion head with a fierce expression marked by large bulging eyes, a broad nose, bared teeth, framed by a curly mane, the mouth holding a sword, a movable ring inscribed with a Chinese proverb for luck suspended from the chin, all on a round base with beading, four apertures for securing to a door.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Good condition with old wear, nicks, dents, material loss, minor casting flaws, malachite green encrustations to the back.Weight: 261.7 g and 246 gDimensions: Diameter 12.3 cm
A GROUP OF SIX CLOISONNE VESSELS, 19th CENTURYChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Consisting of two smaller cups, two larger cups with covers and bases, another cup and a jar. Partially gilt bronze bodies with gilt wire and cloisonne. Alle finely enameled to the exterior with the hundred treasures motif, framed by a band of ruyi on the top and a border of lappets on the bottom, all on light blue ground.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Overall good condition, nicks, dents, and chips.Weight: between 110 g and 190 g per pieceDimensions: Diameter 6.9 cm (smallest) to 11 cm (largest)
AN OCTAGONAL GILT AND BLACK LACQUER BOX, 17TH CENTURYChina. The cover showing an arabesque depiction executed in gilt lacquer on a black lacquer ground in high relief with floral and geometric patterns on the sides, the box with two gilt bronze handles.Condition: Extensive wear, losses, and chipping.Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920.Weight: 2,166 gDimensions: Size 10.4 x 28.5 x 36.0 cm
A BASTAR BRONZE OF A FEMALE DEITY WITH A CEREMONIAL STAFF AND BOWLIndia, 19th-20th century. The female deity is holding a ceremonial staff in its left hand while also holding a bowl in its right hand. The figure's garments are beautifully detailed and is standing on a decorated base, which has four legs.Condition: Very good condition.Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Height 18 cm
A Chinese polished bronze censer, Xuande mark, of typical plain circular form raised on three legs and with two handles, 17cm wideCR; There are a couple of dents around the waist of the censer (the most prominent of which are pictured just above the right leg in the third image). The feet are heavily scratched at point of contact. There are a few large scratches to the body, and general scratching/wear throughout commensurate with age and use. No splitting or signs of repair throughout.
A Japanese patinated and gilt-highlighted bronze figure by Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, Meiji Period (1868-1912), modelled as a Kabuki performer, on a wooden base, 10.5cm highCR; Moderate wear and to the gilt highlighting, particularly around the legs and robe. Figure in good order, no major denting, thinning, splitting or signs of repair. Moderate scratching and wear throughout, commensurate with age and use. Some chipping and wear to the corners of the wooden base. Heavy wear to the gilt scrolling on the base. Scratching and wear throughout. Felt base is moderately worn, possibly a later replacement, signs of glue repair. Please see pictures for illustration.
A pair of Art Deco marble bookends, early 20th century, each mounted with a bronze patinated spelter elephant's mask, each 15.2cm high overall (one at fault), with a matching marble desk set, comprising: a desk stand with twin inkwells (lacking liners), 30cm wide, a letter rack, 15.5cm wide, a pen stand, an inkwell (lacking liner), a blotter, a lighter, an ashtray and a seal, with a further circular desk stand of small proportions, 9.5cm diameter (11cm) (Qty)
After Etienne-Henri Dumaige (French, 1830-1888): "Avant de Combat Volontaire de 1792" and "Apres de Combat Grenaider de 1792", a pair of large bronze figures modelled as French Revolutionary soldiers, one holding a drum, the other a musket, each upon rectangular stepped black marble base, each signed in the cast "E H Dumaige, Paris 1888", the tallest 69cm high (2)
A SMALL ORDOS BRONZE PLAQUE, 7TH-6TH CENTURY BCChina, Inner Mongolia. Of circular form, cast in openwork with a coiled beast, the animal's front and hind quarters with short bent legs tucked underneath the curled body, the head defined by two large eyes, all within a beaded border.Provenance: Michel Pasiello, Venice, 2001. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Condition: Good, original condition, remarkable considering its age. With extensive wear, small nicks and scratches. Areas of malachite and soil encrustations to the reverse.Weight: 14.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 3.3 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related gold plaque at Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares on 14 May 2008, lot 3, sold for GBP 14,900 (part lot, together with a small Ordos gold fitting).公元前七至六世紀鄂爾多斯小銅牌中國，内蒙古。圓牌，鏤空鑄盤繞的野獸，彎曲的短腿藏在捲曲的身體下方，兩隻大眼睛，邊框珠紋。來源：倫敦Grays Antique Center藝廊，1999年。Dr. Koos de Jong收藏，2004年購於紐約亞洲藝術博覽會（發票已遺失）。Drs. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 品相：良好的原始狀態。 有一些磨損、微小的劃痕，背面有輕微的結殼。 重量: 14.8 克 尺寸：直徑3.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的金牌，見倫敦蘇富比Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares 2008年5月14日 lot 3, 售價GBP 14,900 (2件鄂爾多斯拍品中的一件)。
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 16TH CENTURYBurma / Myanmar, Arakan State. Cast seated in vajraparyanka, his hands in bhumisparsha mudra, the head slightly lowered, with downcast eyes, flanked by elongated earlobes, surmounted by a ushnisha with flame finial. Provenance: Private collection, Belgium, acquired from an Italian private collection.Condition: Good condition with wear, remnants of gilt, nicks, dents, and minor material loss.Weight: 2,160 gDimensions: Height 23.8 cmAuction result comparison:Compare a related Arakan bronze figure of Buddha, dated to the 15th-16th century, at Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Asian Works of Art on 9 December 2008, lot 5212, sold for USD 3,600.
A LACQUER GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN KING, MINGChina, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century. Cast standing on a rectangular base, clad in armor and wearing a crown, heavenly garlands flowing around his body, his hands held together in front of his chest, the face with a furious expression with bulging eyes and thick eyebrows.Condition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, small nicks and minor losses here and there, extensive wear to the lacquer gilding. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 1.6 kg Dimensions: Height 25 cm
A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH LARGE EBOSHI KABUTO AND TOKUGAWA MON MAEDATEJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)The matching components of brown-lacquered iron and laced in blue with green and red as well as cream, dark-blue, brown, and white, comprising a tall eboshi kabuto with five-lame shikoro, the fukigaeshi applied with bronze tokugawa mon, the circular black and gold-lacquered wood maedate in the form of a tokugawa mon as well; a menpo lacquered red to the interior and with a four-lame yodare-kake; a partly gilt yokohagi okegawa do with two metal chrysanthemum appliques suspending loose rings, fitted with five sections of five-lame kusazuri; kote and tekko on blue textile with kusari (chainmail); and further with sode (shoulder guards) and haidate (thigh guards).HEIGHT approx. 155 cmCondition: Good condition with wear, some loose threads and minor losses to lacing, flaking and small losses to lacquer, some with associated minor touchups, minor tears, wear, and losses to textile.Provenance: Czech private collection.With a wood storage box.
AN OCTAFOIL SILVERED BRONZE 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' MIRROR, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Finely cast in relief with four birds in flight separated by sprigs of flowers encircling a pierced knob modeled as a crouching beast. The raised border cast with floral sprays and butterflies within its octafoil edge.Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Overall 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, azurite and cuprite encrustation. Weight: 355.4 gDimensions: Diameter 11.5 cm Literature comparison: A closely related mirror is illustrated in the exhibition catalog by Uragami Sokyu-do, Bronze Mirrors from Sui to Tang Dynasty, Tokyo, 10 November 2010, cat. no. 62, and was later offered at Sotheby's New York, 18 March 2014, lot 198, at an estimate of USD 8,000-12,000.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related mirror, also dated to the Tang dynasty and of similar form and design, but of slightly larger size (13.3 cm wide) and cast with phoenixes and mythical beasts, at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18 March 2014, lot 195, sold for USD 18,750.唐代鎏銀花鳥紋銅鏡中國，618-907年。精美浮雕，八瓣銅鏡，鏡鈕如俯臥的瑞獸，四周四隻飛鳥與纏枝花紋以及蝴蝶。 來源：英國私人收藏。 品相：整體狀況好，與年齡相稱。有磨損和鑄造不規則、風化和侵蝕的跡象，少量小刻痕和輕微劃痕。包漿自然細膩，有藍綠色和赤色結殼。 重量：355.4 克 尺寸：直徑11.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近唐代銅鏡，尺寸稍大 (寬13.3 厘米)，鳳凰瑞獸紋，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2014年3月18日 lot 195, 售價USD 18,750。
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, QINGTibeto-Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparsha mudra, dressed in loose robes with the folds draped over the shoulder, the face flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha and topped with a bud shaped finial.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Extensive wear and nicks, the right arm segmented, alms bowl lost, and casting irregularities.Weight: 391.6 gDimensions: Height 10.2 cm
AN ARCHAISTIC HANDPAINTED BRONZE VASE, 20TH CENTURYChina. Of baluster shape, painted in black and dark green in imitation of malachite, with a broad band of archaistic birds on leiwen ground, flanked by two zoomorphic masks, a dedication note incised to the side.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Very good condition, with light surface scratches, and minor manufacturing flaws.Weight: 1,610 gDimensions: Height 24.4 cm
A BRONZE HAND OF BUDDHAThailand, 17th - 18th century. Cast with thin and elongated fingers in the vitarka mudra gesture, which represents "the gesture of debate" - explaining the buddha's teachings, with a blossom to the center of the palm. Mounted on a later wood stand.Condition: Good condition with wear, casting irregularities and small nicks, dark patina with areas of malachite encrustation. Provenance: Formerly in the private Collection of Nils Nessim (1916-1974). Nils Nessim (1916-1974), was a Swedish businessman and carpet dealer, son of the Director and Carpet specialist Jean B Nessim (1887-1946). In 1942 he founded AB Nils Nessim in 1942, he expanded and in the 1960's he founded Nils Nessim International and Nils Nessims Antiques. Nils was early schooled in the carpet business by his father and went on many business trips to acquire carpets and goods for the stores. He travelled the world and built up an impressive collection of Antiques and Asian Works of Art alongside the carpet business. In 1959 he became the first westerner to be allowed to export antiques from China. Weight: 416 g Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm
A PAIR OF BRONZE 'GARUDA' PALANQUIN HOOKS, ANGKOR PERIODKhmer Empire, 12th-13th century. The ring with a raised inner rim and sides notched vertically and horizontally, supported by a tiered lozenge-form mid-section shaped as lotus petals, the hook modeled as a Garuda with outstretched wings and curved tail.Provenance: Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somare art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Wear, small losses, cracks, minor dents, encrustations. Remnants of gilt. Fine, naturally grown patina with malachite and azurite encrustation.Weight: 1,581 g and 1,350 g (excl. stands)Dimensions: Height 21.5 cm (each, excl. stands)Each with an associated metal stand. (4)Auction result comparison: Compare a related pair of bronze palanquin hooks, also with lotus and Garuda, at Christie's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 181, sold for USD 6,250 (USD 7,600 in today's currency after inflation).
AN ARTICULATED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SCORPIONJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Depicting a naturalistically crafted scorpion, the tail and pincers are movable.Maximum LENGTH 11 cmCondition: Good condition with associated surface wear. Some parts possibly reattached, as is usual for a piece like this.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BEAKER VASE, GUChina, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of square section, cast with taotie masks against a leiwen ground, the upper section with blades, all interspersed with flanges around the corners. Mounted to a recent wood stand. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, some nicks, and light scratches. Provenance: French private collection. Weight: 1884 g Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm incl. the standAuction result comparison: Compare a related gu vase, but dated to the 17th century, at Bonhams London in Roger Keverne Ltd. Moving On on 11 May 2021, lot 251, sold for GBP 4,845.
A BASTAR BRONZE OF A GODDESS WITH DAGGER AND KHAPPARIndia, 19th-20th century. A very unique goddess standing on a rectangular shaped base where spikes are at the edge of the base. From the base rises a vessel. The goddess is armed with a dagger in its left hand and vessel in its right hand. The garment of the goddess is beautifully decorated with linear patterns from legs to its shoulders. Also diamond patterns can be seen around the chest area. Condition: The base has two small holes by the left leg of the goddess and between the two legs. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm
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