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Lot 160

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

Lot 68

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

Lot 126

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

Lot 40

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。

Lot 155

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

Lot 1272

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.

Lot 151

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

Lot 312

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.

Lot 129

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

Lot 42

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)。

Lot 124

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。

Lot 1333

A 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

Lot 119

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

Lot 50

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。

Lot 127

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

Lot 131

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

Lot 645

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.

Lot 346

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

Lot 1298

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

Lot 79

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.

Lot 47

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

Lot 361

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

Lot 107

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

Lot 1251

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.

Lot 1250

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

Lot 65

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.

Lot 1270

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

Lot 130

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

Lot 1307

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

Lot 1211

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

Lot 136

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

Lot 146

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

Lot 1304

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

Lot 1269

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

Lot 99

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

Lot 104

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

Lot 456

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.

Lot 1201

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

Lot 286

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

Lot 1214

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

Lot 1173

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.

Lot 87

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)

Lot 51

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。

Lot 352

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

Lot 52

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)

Lot 89

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

Lot 6

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)

Lot 326

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 

Lot 1308

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

Lot 8010

SMALL PEWTER FIGURE OF AN EXPLORER, BRASS THAI DANCER, METAL BULL, BRONZE GEISHA, 19.5CM, TINY ELEPHANT

Lot 8248

*EARLY ANTIQUE ISLAMIC BRONZE DECORATIVE EWER JUG, 27CM

Lot 310

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. 

Lot 313

A Chinese bronze boy and buffalo incense burner, 19th century, the buffalo modelled standing with a removable cover formed as a man seated atop, signed, 15.5cm high (at fault)

Lot 332

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. 

Lot 335

A large Japanese bronze vase, 19th/20th century, of baluster form and decorated in relief with six three-clawed dragons against an abundance of clouds, Kaishu script character mark to the underside, 38.5cm high

Lot 445

After Guillaume Coustou The Elder (French, 1677-1746), a pair of patinated bronze Marly horses, 19th century, each modelled rearing with a groom holding the reins on a naturalistic ground, each 19cm high (2)

Lot 450

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)

Lot 458

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)

Lot 466

A bronze patinated spelter figure, 20th century, modelled as a seated child pulling papers from a folio, 16.5cm high, with an Art Nouveau turned and carved walnut vessel modelled as a tulip flower, 15cm high (2)

Lot 33

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)。

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