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Click here to subscribeJapanese Yari. A 19th century polearm, the 52cm triangular steel blade (probably earlier than 19th century) with fuller infilled in red, the tang signed (overall length 98.5cm), contained in a black lacquered pole bound in red cord with bronze and silvered mounts and hooked crossguard, the overall length 215cm, retaining sharkskin and wooden metal bound blade coverQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire.
Lantaka. An 18th century Malayan bronze lantaka (swivel cannon), the large two-stage barrel with shaped muzzle and scrolls, and faceted lower section with integral mounting bracket, overall length 97cmQTY: (1)NOTE:These guns were very popular with all of the Malayans and used both ashore and afloat and were sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships.
Japanese Katana. A WWII period katana, the 68cm steel blade unsigned but probably an earlier ancestral blade, with copper habaki, bronze tsuba with five petal cherry blossom decoration, similar fuchi, cord bound grip with fish skin and petal menuki, blade pitted and showing signs of combat, 94cm long overall, in its field service issue scabbardQTY: (1)
REGENCY STYLE GILT BRONZE, CRYSTAL AND JASPER MOUNTED CHANDELIER EARLY 20TH CENTURY the foliate cast frame hung with prism drops and swags, the central ring with rams' masks and issuing four scrolling candle arms and mounted with oval green jasperware plaques with classical figures(88cm diameter, 75cm high approximate)Provenance: Property of an Edinburgh collector
PAIR OF REGENCY GILT BRONZE TABLE LAMPS EARLY 19TH CENTURY the urn-form nozzles above collars cast with grapes and flowers over tapered stems with engine-turned bands, the circular bases cast with acanthus leaves, with taupe pinch-pleated shades; converted from candlesticks(28.5cm high excluding fittings)
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LATE PERIOD BRONZE OSIRIS 26TH DYNASTY, C. 600 BCE hollow cast bronze, Osiris is shown with elegant sweeping brows, recessed eyes with cosmetic lines above, the mouth formed into a subtle smile, broad shouldered and holding a crook and flail in crossed hands, displaying a beautiful emerald and azurite patina, raised on a bespoke mount(14cm tall)Provenance: Private collection, Holland, acquired from Kunsthandel J. Polak, Amsterdam between 1977 - 1987
â—† LIFE-SIZED ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A YOUNG MAN C. 1ST - 2ND CENTURY AD carved marble, the figure shown in resting contrapposto, with the weight placed on the left leg, the torso with a subtle twist to further define the well-muscled pectorals and abdomen, the remnant of a wooden stump is seen on the upper right leg(31cm wide, 69cm high, 19cm deep)Provenance: Northern European collection, acquired circa late 1970s - early 1980s. Subsequently in a United Kingdom private collection, acquired on the Milanese art market. Note: This Roman form is heavily influenced by the work of the Greek sculptor in bronze Polykleitos (fl. 5th century B.C.). Specifically, this piece takes its inspiration from the Doryphoros, one of the best-known Greek sculptures of Classical antiquity, depicting a solidly built standing warrior, bearing a spear balanced on his left shoulder. The lost bronze original was cast in c. 440 B.C., but it is today known only from later (mostly Roman) marble copies such as the present example.
Y FRENCH RÉGENCE BRASS, TORTOISESHELL, AND IVORY BOULLE MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK, SIGNED JACQUES the gilt embossed dial with white enamel cartouche Roman numerals, in a brass and red tortoiseshell case mounted with gilt bronze masks, acanthus scrolls, and surmounted by a censer, the movement signed 'Jacques Cogniet a Paris'(36cm wide, 74cm high, 19cm deep)Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY MARBLE TOPPED COMMODE EARLY 20TH CENTURY the serpentine brocatelle marble top with a moulded edge above a pair of long bombé drawers with flower marquetry and foliate scrolled gilt bronze handles, raised on cabriole legs outlined with gilt bronze mounts and ending in sabots(131cm wide, 87cm high, 53cm deep)Provenance: Property of an Edinburgh collector
PAIR OF FRENCH EMPIRE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CANDELABRA EARLY 19TH CENTURY each with the figure of Victory supporting a fruit-filled basket issuing three scrolled candle arms and a central stiff arm with flame finial, standing on an orb and reeded pedestal on a square base(69cm high)
TWO ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE FIGURES BY JOSEF LORENZL (1892-1950), CIRCA 1925Each modelled as a naked female dancer, raised on a round onyx base; both with stamped mark LORENZL / MADE IN AUSTRIA, 15.2cm and 16cm high, together with an ART DECO CARVED IVORY FIGURE modelled as a young girl seated with a small bird by her hand, on an onyx ashtray base, unmarked9.4cm high
LOUIS PHILIPPE EBONISED, GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MARBLE TOPPED MEUBLE D'APPUI, STAMPED BEFORT the black marble top over a breakfront frieze and pair of doors mounted with bronze relief roundels depicting putti emblematic of the seasons and marked at the corners with gilt metal rosettes, flanked by gilt-metal leaf-clasped columns, raised on toupie feet, the outlined with gilt metal mounts(122cm wide, 121cm high, 50cm deep)Note: Mathieu Befort Jeune (1813-1880) is listed as working in Paris from 1836 until 1880. The son of renowned cabinetmaker Jean-Baptiste Befort who supplied furniture for the apartments of the Duc d'Orleans, Befort Jeune was descended from a family of noted ébénistes. Both Befort Père and son were known for furniture in the style of André-Charles Boulle, and for pieces of vernis matin and porcelain mounted furniture, in the manner of Riesener. The firm received a medal at the 1844 Exposition de l'Industrie Française, and as a result of their reputation for the high quality of their work, Befort Jeune supplied furniture to Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie.
PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CANDELABRA, WITH ASSOCIATED ONYX PEDESTALS 19TH the candelabra in the manner of Clodion, with seated putto supporting flower-form candle branches, on rococo bases; the pedestals in brown onyx with laurel cast gilt metal mounts(Candelabra 87cm high; pedestals 109cm high)
Georges van der Straeten (Belgian, 1856 - 1941), a brown and gilt-patinated bronze, Summer, bust-length, dressed plainly as a peasant, her bodice adorned with flowers, above a scythe and wheatsheaf allegorical of the Season, ormolu-mounted columnar pink marble base, 28cm high, signed in the maquette, foundry mark: EW, Société des Bronzes de Paris stamp to verso
A CHINESE BLACK POTTERY AMPHORA VESSEL HAN DYNASTY The stylised body with handles extending from the flared neck, the body applied with bronze bosses (probably later), the surface with extensive encrustation, 33cm wide. Together with a copy of the Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, sample no. C200g46, dated 23th November 2000. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Philips, on 13th June 2001, lot 129, a copy of the invoice is available.
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY The Goddess standing on rockwork, with her right hand holding a scroll, wearing long flowing robes and beaded jewellery, her hair arranged in a high chignon and covered by a veil, mounted on a gilt bronze stand, 24cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE BRONZE MASK APPLIQUES AND A BRONZE MIRROR SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD AND TANG DYNASTY The masks modelled as mythical creatures with bulging eyes, striated brows and a pair of tusks, framed in a modern perspex stand, the circular mirror decorated with a crouching animal encircled by bands of birds and beasts amidst fruiting grapevines, 113g (including the perspex frame) and 265g, 5.6cm and 8.9cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), the pair of masks purchased from The Antique Square, Hong Kong, on 3th February 1994, the mirror purchased from Eastern Antiques Art & Crafts, Hong Kong, on 6th June 1992, a copy of the invoice is available.
THREE CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURES AND A GILT-WOOD FIGURE MING DYNASTY AND LATER Each wearing long flowing robes, one gilt-bronze figure depicting an official standing on a plinth, his hands clasped in front of his chest holding a hu tablet, the other two gilt-bronze figures of deities standing upon lotus petal bases, the gilt-wood figure of a dignitary raised on a modern wood base, 767g, 806g, 877g, 190g and 20.8cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.
A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE GHANTA HANDLE 18TH CENTURY The Buddha's head wearing an eight-petalled crown, surmounted by four prongs issuing from stylised makara heads, mounted on a square-section wood base, 270g and 18.2cm overall. Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Spink & Son, London, on 24th May 1968, a copy of the invoice is available.
THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE FIGURES 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Two of Buddha, seated in dhyanasana on stepped bases, holding their left hands in dhyana mudra whilst extending their right hands towards the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, with tightly curled hair with ushnisha, the third, a standing monk dressed in a flowing cape, with his hands holding an alms bowl, attached to a wood base, 1kg, 833g, 391g and 22cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012); the figure of the monk acquired on 18th April 1977, from Peng Seng Works of Art, Thailand, a copy of the invoice is available.
A THAI GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA 16TH CENTURY OR LATER Wearing flowing robes, his hands placed on his lap with the right palm facing upwards and left palm downwards, with a tranquil expression and downcast eyes, his hair with tight curls and a flame topped ushnisa, with a wood stand, 1.8kg, 34.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Peng Seng Works of Art, Thailand, on 31st August 1974, a copy of the invoice is available.
A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with cartouches enclosing bamboo sprays and a single cash motif set against a wan diaper ground, the foot with further bamboo designs, flanked by two elephant-head loop handles with their trunks holding loose rings, the base with a two character mark reading shi sou, 884g, 17.5cm.
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The compressed globular body raised from a short spreading foot and with a slightly everted rim, flanked by two mythical mask handles to the shoulder, the base with a four character shi gu zhi bao mark, 1.3kg, 17.8cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL AND COVER, GUI QING DYNASTY OR LATER The sides decorated with mythical birds with coiled bodies, reserved on a leiwen ground and flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the beaks of phoenix, the interior cast with archaistic script, with a reticulated wood cover with jade finial, 5kg, 34cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The compressed globular body surmounted by a short waisted neck and a flat everted rim, supported by three splayed legs, with a four character Xuande mark, 2.8kg, 15cm wide. Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.
A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The cover decorated with three pierced panels of prunus, chrysanthemum and lotus, the base with a band of lotus scrolls, the base with a four character mark, 858g, 13.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING QING DYNASTY With a circular rounded body, inlaid in Shi Sou style, with taotie masks and with further archaistic silver inlay to the tall, tapering, cylindrical legs, the rim mounted with loop handles, 707g, 15cm. Provenance: purchased from Christie's London, 3rd October 1996.
A CHINESE EMBOSSED COPPER AND GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, GUI 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body decorated with a wide band of mythical creatures between key fret bands inlaid in silver, the handles cast as dragon heads, the base with a six character yun jian Hu Wen Ming zhi mark, 696g, 20cm. Cf. Koller, 6th June 2018, lot 185, for a closely related incense burner.
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