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Lot 111
A Japanese bronze koro, the compressed globular body with two Buddhist lion handles, raised on three splayed legs, the cover surmounted with a Buddhist lion finial, 13.5cm high, and a pair of Chinese wood scroll weights, of rectangular form, carved with figures within shaped panels, 36.3cm and 36.6cm long (4)Condition report: Koro - dents, surface scratches.Weights - splits, surface scratches, evidence of wood filler, wood stained with marks.
Lot 108
A Chinese jade belt hook, carved with a dragon head to one end and a monkey to the body, 12.7cm long, and other miscellaneous collectables, 4 to12cm long (qty.)Condition report: Belt hook - no obvious faults.Box - missing piece.Mythical beast and bronze plaque - verdigris.The remainder - with chips, knocks and surface scratches.
Lot 136
A quantity of Beswick dog figures, including a bulldog, dachshund, a pair of West Highland terriers, border collie, golden retriever, jack russell and a gorgi, also including a bronze dog figure group, 10 cm. (the border collie)Condition report: All in seemingly very good conditionDaschund – 10cm wide, 7cm high.Bulldog with a piece loose inside. Otherwise surface wear. No obvious chips, cracks or crazing.
Lot 23
An Umayyad bronze censer in the form of a horse Eastern Mediterranean, possibly Syria, 7th/ 8th Centurystanding on three legs, the front right leg raised, with engraved eyes and nostrils, cast bridle, the head surmounted by a crest in the form of a palmette, the neck tapering to form a stylised mane pierced with two holes, hinge for lid behind saddle, cast harness around belly, the neck pierced with two triangle motifs to each side, the chest with arched opening flanked by two further pierced bands, the hindquarters with pierced cruciform motif to one side, circle motif to the other 19.3 cm. high; 18 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Charles Gillot (1853-1903), acquired on 21 June 1897 from Stanislas Baron (1824-1908), 28 rue Grange-Batelière, Paris for 150 Fr.Listed in Charles Gillot's account books where it is described as 'Bronze Egypte Cheval'.Number 116 in the inventory carried out after the death of Charles Gillot dated 11 April 1903 (located in the 2nd floor gallery of the second floor).Christie's, Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot, Paris, 4th-5th March 2008, lot 156 (sold as Byzantine).The use of incense burners is recorded very early in Islamic history, and was almost certainly heavily influenced by their use in Byzantine liturgy. The Caliph Umar (reg. 634-644) is said to have presented an incense burner decorated with human figures to the mosque of Medina. Later, the Abbasid Caliph al-Amin (reg. 809-813) would burn aloes, wood and naad in his reception hall, and according to the historian Al-Mas'udi (circa 896-956), the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun (reg. 813-833) would invite his advisors to perfume themselves with incense before entering his presence at weekly meetings. The practice of perfuming the dining room was also practiced in private houses (see Eva Baer, Metalwork in Medieval Islamic Art, New York 1983, pp. 43-61). Though the influence of Byzantine art is visible in the present lot, the horse has been rendered in an altogether more stylised manner than examples from the Christian East, such as the Horses of Saint Mark, Venice. Classical influence on our horse is evident in the more naturalistic detailing of the head, ears and bridle, but the sleekly stylised mane which gently tapers from the neck is reminiscent of the treatment of form on an 8th century vessel in the form of a bird now in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin (I.5623), and another produced in Iraq and dated AH 180/AD 796-97 in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (IR-1567). Furthermore, the palmette crest on the horse's head is an element of Sassanian Persian influence which would not be found on a Byzantine piece, and introduces the fusion which is so typical of Umayyad art. A Sassanian gilt-silver bowl dated to the 7th Century in the Berlin Museum depicts a horse with a crest (I.4925), whilst an 8th Century Umayyad silver dish sold at Christie's has a frieze of trefoil palmettes around the rim which are comparable to that on the present lot (Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 5 October 2010, lot 61). The slender legs of our horse are also closely related to those on a bronze deer attributed to 8th Century Umayyad Persia which was offered at Christie's (Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 6 October 2011, lot 20), and in both examples, the rear legs curve slightly inwards. The cut openings to the body, in particular those of cruciform shape, can be compared with two Umayyad incense burners dated to the 8th or 9th Century from Umm al-Walid, Jordan, in the Madaba Archaeological Museum (Inv. nos. 666 and 667). Other early Umayyad depictions of horses can be seen in the frescoes of Qasayr 'Amra in Jordan which were painted in the first half of the 8th Century.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 41
A Fatimid bronze bucket Egypt, 10th/ 11th Centuryof cylindrical form with rounded base and everted rim, circular foot ring and remains of two suspension loops, engraved with a band of inscription in kufic, below a series of semi-circular cartouches filled with vegetal interlace, the interstices with vegetal interlace, the foot with a band containing an undulating vine 12.5 cm. diam.Footnotes:Inscriptions: ni'mah wa sa'adah wa ghibtah wa ... wa salamah, '(God's) grace and happiness and alacrity and .... Well-being'.For anther example described as a pharmacy crucible see A. S. Melikian-Chirvani, The World of the Fatimids, 2018, p. 115. For a similar bucket in the Keir Collection see Geza Fehervari, Islamic Metalwork of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection, London 1976, pl. 8c, no 25. Another is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (M.25-1923).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 54
A Khorasan bronze weight in the form of a lion Persia, 12th Centuryseated facing left with ears erect and forepaws extended, the body profusely decorated with a collar containing geometric motifs and cartouches containing foliate designs, each flank of the feline with a band of floriated kufic, a line of crescent motifs either side of the spine 17.5 cm. long; 2.47 kg.Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 9 April 2008, lot 120.Inscriptions: bi'l-yumn wa al-bara[kah]/bi'l-yu[mn]/... /[a]l-kiramah (?) al-baraka[h], 'With good-fortune and blessing, with good-fortune ... generosity, blessing'.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 22
An Umayyad bronze ewer Persia or Mesopotamia, 8th/9th Centuryof piriform on a short foot with waisted neck and raised band to rim, simple handle 27.3 cm. highFootnotes:For an almost identical bronze jug sold at Sotheby's see Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 16 April 1987, lot 314. Another example is in the Kuwait National Museum (LNS 174M).Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 21
An Umayyad or early Abbasid bronze ewer Persia or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Centuryof piriform on a splayed foot with waisted neck and flattened rim cast with foliate details to each side, the handle with raised bands at grip, surmounted by a large palmette motif, the neck and rim engraved with scrolling and undulating foliate details 27 cm. highFootnotes:For a similar ewer in the Aga Khan Collection, see The Unity of Islamic Art, Exhibition Catalogue, Riyadh, 1985, no. 79, and for another similar shaped ewer signed by Abu Yazid in the Art Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi, see V. Loukonine and A. Ivanov, Persian Lost Treasures, London, 2003, no. 86, p. 98.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 173
A post-Nasrid bone-inlaid taracea cabinet Spain, 16th/ 17th Centuryof rectangular form on four round bronze feet, the hinged front opening to reveal five drawers and two hinged doors, the drawers with iron hinged handles, inlaid in the intarsia technique with bone, stained bone and silver to the sides, fronts of drawers and inner and outer side of the front with repeat designs of eight-pointed stars 43 x 33 x 25 cm.Footnotes:The Nasrids developed a distinct aesthetic defined by elaborate geometric motifs which evolved from North African and Iberian sources. The micromosaic inlaid decoration on this cabinet is executed in a technique known in Spanish as taracea from the Arabic word tarsi or 'incrustation'. It was used in decoration throughout Spain and North Africa and was present in court commissions under the Almoravids and the Almohads, as well as the Nasrids.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 184
Two gold body coverings (kavacham) Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th/ 20th Centuryeach cast with naturalistic details, adorned with elaborate jewellery comprising necklaces, arm bands, festooned with sashes around the waists with kirtimukha, tested as 20 and 21 carat gold respectively the larger 17.3 cm. high; 232g. total weight (2)Footnotes:Exclusively intended for statues of gods and goddesses in temples, these body coverings are known as kavacham, or 'shields' in South India. These gold kavacham would have provided rich coverings for the stone or bronze images of deities they once adorned. When the kavacham had been fitted onto the image of the deity, they would have been decorated with flowers and jewels and processed around the temple. For a comparable pair of kavacham made from sheet gold, dating to the 19th century, now in the Musee Barbier-Mueller in Geneva (inv.no.2504-127 A&B), see U.R. Balakrishnan, M.S. Kumar, Indian Jewellery - Dance of the Peacock, Mumbai, 2001, pg.287, ill.486.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 230
A bronze mortar in the form of a tiger Europe, 20th Centurycast in the form of a crouching tiger, the muzzle issuing from the jaws, tied ropes around each ankle and another around the neck with large ring, decorated with relief cast bubri motifs 56 cm. highFootnotes:The present lot is closely based on a mortar in the Royal Armouries which is believed to have been made for Tipu Sultan (XIX.119). Two such tiger mortars were captured in 1838 by the British at Fort Kurnaul. They were returned to England where they were stored at the Tower of London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 39
B. Vithal (Indian, 1935-1992)Untitled (Bull) bronze25.5 x 33cm (10 1/16 x 13in).Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate European Collection: acquired by the owner's father between the 1960s-1980s when he worked at the Portuguese Embassy in India.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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