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Lot 1556
A Chinese bronze censer of squat circular form with rope twist handles above six character signature to rim and three oval panels, raised on three feet with cast dragon to the base, height 8cm, length 11cm.Additional InformationApproximate weight is 681g, minimal wear, light scratches and scuffs as expected, obvious signs of use to the interior.
Lot 1559
A 20th century Chinese bronze sculpture resembling Shou Lao (God of Longevity), signed to rim, length 29cm.Additional InformationLight wear, scratches, obviously would have been mounted on a plinth base, remains of glue and parts of fixtures of the base are still present to the underside, minor knocks.
Lot 1573
A Chinese bronze jardinière with twin ring handles and bands of lotus leaf decoration, unmarked, width including handles 28cm.Additional InformationSome surface wear throughout, there is a flaw to the foot rim, which appears to be a chip, but this is a flaw in manufacture, spreading approx 4cm. General surface wear throughout, it is probably late 19th or early 20th century.
Lot 1660
A North Thailand bronze oil lamp, c14th century with handle to upper section, height 15cm, length 15.3cm, and a Chinese censer on three feet, length 18.5cm (2).Additional InformationHeavy wear throughout commensurate with age, pitting, corrosion, dust, dirt, some cracks including a repaired break to upper section of oil lamp with further similar to joints on lower section.
Lot 1662
A 19th century Indian bronze stylised figure of Krishna on upturned square section base, height 11.4cm, a smaller brass figure of Shiva and a further metal figure of the Buddha or Bodhisattva Shakyamuni (3).Additional InformationThird figure heavily worn, some losses, build-up of surface corrosion, pitting, loss of detail and definition throughout. Base of first figure upturned and misshapen, as stated. Further pitting and general wear, some knocks, etc throughout.
Lot 2145
PETER BROOK (1927-2009); signed limited edition print, 'A Real Bronze Sunset', signed and numbered 101/195, 24 x 40cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationScuffs and scratches to the frame. Image is in good order.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Lot 2250
DOUG HYDE (born 1972); ‘Box of Love’, a limited edition box set comprising bronze sculpture, four prints and a book. (D)Additional InformationScuffs and scratches to the case.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Lot 3029
A Romano-Celtic bronze knife handle modelled as a dog chasing a hare, length 7.2cm, and a smaller example in the form of a running dog, both circa 1st century AD (2).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationSurface pitting, weathering and general wear, some visible corrosion.
Lot 3030
Three small Roman Empire bronze figures comprising a small figural pendant depicting a matron, length 2.7cm, a cockerel, height 3.7cm and a mouse, all circa 2nd-4th century AD (3).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationWear commensurate with age, some surface pitting, corrosion, etc.
Lot 3031
A Roman Empire partial lead mirror with scrolled detail, probably Syrian circa 3rd/4th century AD, length 8.6cm (af), a Roman Britain bronze pendant or decoration with partial enamelled decoration, diameter 3.3cm, and a Roman brooch (3).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationThe mirror with losses and in particularly worn condition. The circular pendant/decoration af with part missing, brooch pin present, heavy corrosion, some partially remaining coloured detail.
Lot 3036
Four Byzantine predominantly bronze rings, one set with turquoise (probably) cabochon, the others with simple engraved detail to platforms, circa 6th-10th centuries AD (4).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationAll appear fairly small size, some of the bands misshapen, knocked, etc. In general, heavy wear. Please refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3037
A Byzantine metal reliquary cross with engraved detail of two part construction, 9 x 5cm, and further Byzantine bronze weights, some bearing inscriptions, buckle plates, etc.Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationGenerally heavy wear, the two sections of the cross are somewhat loose, held together by a simple pin. Please refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3040
A group of Syro-Hittite terracotta animals including a zoomorphic jug in the form of a cow, circa 2nd millennium BC, height 14cm, length 14.2cm,, a small bird figure circa 1st millennium BC, probably Syrian, a Syrian stone seal featuring running deer and a late Sassanian or early Islamic bronze fragment circa 7th/9th century AD.Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationPlease refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3045
A group of medieval metal trinkets and tools including a shield shaped buckle with partially remaining enamelled detail, 9 x 5.7cm, a bronze pendant with triangular centre section and four drops, pins and needles, a roundel with floral relief detail, diameter 7.5cm (af), a further lobed device, etc. Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationPlease refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3047
A gilt metal Georgian buckle, 3.5 x 4.2cm, two bronze pipe tampers, one with erotic figural detail, a cast iron key and a miniature 'petronel' pistol with stylised detail, length 5.8cm (5).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationHeavy general wear throughout, please refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3048
A group of medieval artefacts including a lead seal with religious figures and verse in relief, possibly 17th century British, 4 x 2.5cm, a 'turreted'-type brooch, circa 13th century AD (af), a bronze key circa 14th/15th century, a lock circa 15th/16th century, a pilgrim's badge bearing bust circa 15th century AD and further medieval badges (some fragmentary).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationSome damaged and/or fragmentary, please refer to illustrations for particulars of condition.
Lot 3051
A group of medieval and later artefacts including a Tudor period silver brooch (possibly military), diameter 2.5cm, a bronze buckle, a partial badge featuring either the Yorkshire or Lancashire Rose, a small pierced locket bearing partial blue and red enamelled decoration, a circular brooch with conical central setting, dress fasteners, etc.Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationSome damage, misshaping, knocks, losses, please refer to illustrations.
Lot 3057
A late Roman bronze steelyard weight in the form of a bust of Minerva, circa 4th-5th century AD, on modern stand, height including stand 15.3cm, and a further partial bust/figure of Venus or Juno, also on modern stand (2).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationFragmentary, as stated, second figure in particular with obvious breaks, heavy wear, surface pitting, discolouration, corrosion, etc. Height of busts without stands are 12cm and 9.75cm. The come from the same collection as the glass, but we are unable to offer specific provenance.
Lot 3076
Two Benin bronze busts of male youths, one set on square section wooden base, height 22.4cm, and a rectangular panel featuring three stylised figures in relief, 22 x 16.7cm (3).Additional InformationThe panel with some cracks, holes and losses, heavy general wear. Further surface pitting, rubbing, loss of definition, etc. The bust on the stand with holes and losses to the left upper side of the head. The second bust with note stating that it was collected in the 1930s.
Lot 3250
An impressive and large bronze garden fountain with lion mask upper section above shallow bowl with four Classical maiden figures to the shaped base, height approx 250cm.We have a video of the fountain in working order.The fountain is sold at the vendor's property in Oakamoor, Staffs, and it is the buyer's full responsibility to remove the fountain safely from the vendor's property.
Lot 3251
An impressive and large bronze garden fountain with trumpeting cherub above two step scallop moulded bowls with stylised dolphin base, height 250cm.We have a video of the fountain in working order.The fountain is sold at the vendor's property in Oakamoor, Staffs, and it is the buyer's full responsibility to remove the fountain safely from the vendor's property.
Lot 51
ARTHUR WAAGEN (German, 1833-1898); a monumental bronze, 'Kabyle Au Retour De La Chasse (The Berber Hunter)', signed, with Martin Fondeur inscription, with integral bronze base, height approx 119cm, width approx 96cm.Footnote: The artist was born in the Baltic port of Memel, East Prussia (now Klaipeda, Lithuania) and pursued his career in Paris. He exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1861 and 1887 and this particular model is classed as the sculptor's defining model; another cast of this model is in the Dahesh Museum in New York. The image itself depicts a Berber tribesman from the mountain regions of North Africa returning to the village with his dogs, having rescued a lamb whilst holding aloft the predator's hide. This particular bronze is the rare and largest version of this model cast by Waagen.Provenance: Private collection in North West.Additional InformationThe only note of condition is that the front right hound looking up at the figure has had its tail broken, which you can clearly see and which would require attention. Apart from this, there is some rubbing to the raised parts, such as tips of ears, cloaks, but overall a magnificent version of this rare and large bronze.
Lot 52
AFTER THE ANTIQUE; a very large and impressive 19th century bronze figure group of Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius fleeing Troy, unsigned and presented on a mahogany tapering column, height of bronze approx 92cm, height of column 105cm.Provenance: Private collection in North West.Additional InformationSome rubbing to the raised parts, noticeably the arms of the Roman soldier, heads, tips of fingers, backs of legs, all the raised areas. Otherwise general surface wear throughout, but free from damage. The base is scuffed and has a few chips to the corners and has a couple of tiny sections of the beadwork moulding missing.
Lot 54
AFTER GUILLAUME COUSTOU; a very large pair of late 19th century bronze Marly horses, each bearing signature and on integral bases, height approx 69cm, length approx 57cm.Provenance: Private collection in North West.Additional InformationSome rubbing to the raised parts, noticeably across the arms of the figures, the raised nostrils of the horse and the legs of the horse, but apart from this surface wear there is no damage to mention.
Lot 55
VANJA RADAUS (Croatian 1906-1975); a large bronze sculpture, 'Kosac (The Reaper)', male nude, raised on a rectangular marble plinth, cast by Fanjo Antolic, signed and dated 1934, and inscribed 'Ljevao-Antolic' height including base 88cm. (D)The vendor's great uncle, Professor Valecic, sent the bronze from Zagreb in 1977 to the vendor's father.We would like to thank Bozidar Pejkovic of the Augustincic Collection in Klanjec for his assistance with cataloguing this lot.Additional InformationThere are a few chips to the marble base. The bronze is in good original condition.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Lot 56
FRANZ XAVER BERGMANN (1861-1936); a fine pair of late 19th century Austrian cold painted bronzes modelled as an Arab gentleman with hawks and his companion with game over his shoulders and rifle upon his back, both numbered 4639, signed, both raised on green marble circular bases, heights 38cm and 31.75cm (2).Additional InformationBoth are numbered 4639, one is stamped with the Bergmann mark and with an indistinct name stamped beneath. the second bronze has the indistinct mark, which presumably is the Bergman mark, stamped beside the 4639 number. The figure with rifle on his back has a broken base which has been glue repaired. The second figure that is hawking has a small chip approx 15 x 10mm to the marble base and a couple of further small marks. This figure also has some rubbing around the ankles and the right wrist with just gentle rubbing elsewhere. The figure with rifle again has some rubbing to raised parts, as you would expect, but both retain a huge proportion of original colour and both really are stunning examples of Bergmann bronzes.
Lot 57
THOMAS FRANÇOIS CARTIER (1879-1943); a pair of late 19th/early 20th century bronze figures, lion and lioness on a rocky outcrop, both signed, heights 23cm and 21.5cm, lengths 24cm and 26cm.Additional InformationA screw is missing underneath the lion. Neither have bases but neither are damaged or showing any condition issues, just light surface wear and general rubbing.
Lot 59
BECKER; an Art Nouveau bronze figure of a girl clutching her doll, wearing a floral dress, raised on a rouge marble plinth base, impressed signature to body, height 12cm.Additional InformationThere is a large section/chip missing from the base. The figure has turned on the base, light scratches, scuffs and numerous further chips to the base.
Lot 60
JOHN FARNHAM; a contemporary bronze sculpture, signed and numbered 3/7 to rim, raised on ebonised plinth base, height 23cm. (D)Additional InformationMinor knocks and wear to the base. The sculpture is in good order.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Lot 62
VIVIEN MALLOCK; a large contemporary limited edition bronze 'Toby', numbered 4/9, impressed signature to plinth base, height 48cm. (D)Additional InformationThere is minimal wear, but the piece is in good condition.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Lot 11
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL, ZHILate Shang Dynasty The compressed pear-shaped body of oval section standing on a high oval foot, finely cast with a band of confronted kui dragons divided by a central flange on a leiwen ground, with a further band decorated with similar designs around the foot, the bronze with green malachite encrustation.12.5cm (4 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅夔龍紋觶Provenance J.J.Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York 來源：紐約古董商J.J.Lally & Co. Oriental ArtPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.2展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號2See a similar bronze zhi vessel, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, vol IIB, Washington D.C, 1990, no.101. Compare also with a related vessel zhi, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, formerly in the collection of S.H. Minkenhof, illustrated by H.F.E.Visser, Asiatic Art in Private Collections of Holland and Belgium, Amsterdam, 1947, pl.13, no.16, which was later sold at Sotheby's London, 13th December 1988, lot 3.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 117
A RARE BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUXuande six-character mark, Ming DynastyFlanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the body cast with archaistic designs of taotie masks, dragons, foliate motifs and flaming pearls, on key-fret and wave pattern grounds, the mid-section with a Xuande six-character mark.17.5cm (6 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅仿古紋象耳壺「大明宣德年製」橫款Note the similar elephant handles on a related vase, dated as Yuan dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich Hausmann, 8 October 2014, lot 3329.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 118
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZHIMing DynastyOf slender pear-shaped form with broad flaring neck, cast with a slender band of archaistic mythical beasts on a geometric pattern ground, incised archaistic inscription to the interior, 19.3cm (7 5/8in) high; together with an archaistic bronze wine vessel, jue, set on three faceted flaring legs, with beast-mask ring handle and upright posts at the lip, the body with twin flanges on a broad band of relief-cast taotie masks on a key-fret ground, 17th/18th century, 19cm (7 1/2in) high.(2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅蠶紋觶 及十七/十八世紀 銅饕餮紋爵 一組兩件Provenance: (the zhi): The Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, 21st September 1965 (receipt).來源（銅蠶紋觶）：1965年9月21日購自港九古玩傢俬雜架工商總會有限公司（發票）The zhi has the inscription reading: 'X(family sign, no pronunciation) fuyi父乙 (father of Yi)'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 119
THREE BRONZE VESSELSComprising an archaistic bronze vase, Ming dynasty, of baluster shape and square section, cast with archaistic patterns around the exterior, set with a pair of taotie handles on the sides suspending loose rings. 22cm (8 2/3in) high; together with a smaller bronze vase, Song/Ming dynasty, with ribs around the exterior, 14cm (5 1/2in) high; and a bronze tripod incense burner and cover with Buddhist lion finial, 17th/18th century, 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high.(4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅仿古紋鋪首耳方壺、宋/明 銅長頸瓶、及 十七/十八世紀 銅獅鈕三足爐 一組三件Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.17 (incense burner and cover)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號17（銅獅鈕三足爐）For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 12
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GULate Shang DynastyOf slender form rising to an elegantly flaring trumpet neck, the middle section and spreading foot cast with two taotie masks decorated with leiwen, divided and separated by vertical notched flanges, with a band of cicadas above the masks on the foot, all reserved on leiwen grounds, cast with a Bing Wu pictogram inside the foot, the greenish-grey patina with malachite encrustation.25.5cm (10in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅饕餮紋觚Gu vessels were used as sacrificial wine receptacles and were among the most important objects used in rituals during the late Shang dynasty. Although reference to the name gu is frequently found in early ritual texts, it became associated with the present vessel shape in the catalogues of antiquities produced by Song dynasty scholars. The shape appears to have originated in pottery production of the Neolithic period, which came in various sizes and shapes. The bronze version, however, probably emerged during the Erligang period (c.1510-1460 BC) and became popular during the Yinxu period (1250-1192 BC), when it became an important component of ritual vessel sets. Similar archaic gu vessels, Shang dynasty, are illustrated by R.W.Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, Cambridge MA, 1987, pp.216-227.A similar ritual bronze wine vessel, gu, late Shang dynasty, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 28. See also another related gu, late Shang dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 March 2014, lot 6. Another example, Shang dynasty, formerly in the Cunliffe collection, was sold at Bonhams London, 5 Nov 2009, lot 3.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 123
A LARGE BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUSong/Ming DynastyThe broad pear-shaped body flanked by stylised dragon head and stout ring handles, the body cast with three registers of undulating cusped tri-linear designs enclosing taotie and archaistic motifs on leiwen grounds. 48.5cm (19.1/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/明 銅波曲紋雙耳大壺Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2010, no.18.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號18See a related archaistic vase, dated by inscription to 1173, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, 1990, London, pp.58-59, pls.46 and 47. See also another example, Song/Jin dynasty, illustrated by Maucuer, Henri Cernuschi 1821-1896: Voyageur et Collectionneur, Paris, 1998, pp.72-73, no.36.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 124
A LARGE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, HUMing DynastyThe neck flanked by a pair of elephant head and large loose-ring handles cast with key-fret designs, the body cast with registers of taotie masks, stylised dragons amongst clouds, archaistic designs, floral roundels and key-fret, divided by raised horizontal bands.47.5cm (18.3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅饕餮紋雙象活環耳大壺For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 125
A LARGE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, HUMing DynastyThe rounded body rising from a spreading raised base and supporting a waisted flaring neck with everted rim, a pair of finely-cast taotie-mask loose-ring handles set on the shoulder, covered in a rich mottled reddish-brown patina.54cm (21 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 鋪首活環耳大壺Provenance: Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New YorkChristie's New York, 21 March 2015, lot 1123來源：紐約安思遠（1929-2014）舊藏紐約佳士得，2015年3月21日，拍品編號1123For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 13
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, BOEastern Zhou DynastyThe instrument with a pointed oval section, cast on each side with four horizontal bands, the broad lowest band decorated with low-relief designs depicting taotie masks flanked by stylised dragons patterned in leiwen spirals, the upper three bands each bearing six large hemispherical bosses and divided by a vertical panel, the flat top supporting an elaborate openwork suspension loop cast as a pair of confronted feline mythical beasts with sinuous bodies decorated with swirling leiwen designs, upturned curling tails and long necks, the surface with a grey-green patina and scattered malachite and azurite encrustations.25.4cm (10in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價東周 青銅饕餮紋鎛鐘Impressive in form and design, the present bell reflects the high sophistication level achieved in Chinese casting techniques during the Eastern Zhou period. The implement was produced using the typical casting techniques of the state of Jin (present-day Shanxi Province), which became the main centre of bronze casting in north China at the time.Ritual bells were decorated by using carved clay pattern blocks which were impressed onto strips of clay which served as moulds for the bronze. The impressive rows featured on the present bell would have been obtained using one master pattern block so the same design could be repeated on different bells. Similar bells to the present example were excavated from the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zheng (d. ca. 433 BC), see J.Rawson, Mysteries of Ancient China, London, 1996, p.133. According to the author, the elliptical cross-section of bells dating to the Eastern Zhou dynasty was a fundamental element that determined the musical quality and the two notes that could be achieved: the first by striking the bell on the outside at the central point of the lip, the second by striking the corner; see Ibid., p.134.A bronze ritual bell, Eastern Zhou dynasty, displaying a similar decoration as the present example, is illustrated in the Marco Polo Seventh Centenary Exhibition, Chinese Art, Venice, 1954, no.75; a further example is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.1988.20.7.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 133
A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID 'SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE' WRITING BOX AND COVERMing Dynasty, with later Japanese inkstone and waterpotThe rectangular slightly-bevelled cover finely inlaid with iridescent mother-of-pearl depicting seven scholars engaged in various leisurely pursuits, playing guqin, weiqi and in conversation, all within a bamboo grove beside a thatched retreat, accompanied by three attendants, the box decorated on the exterior on each side with a quatrelobed cartouche enclosing sages and attendants, reserved on a basket-weave diaper ground, all edges with rope-twist silver-wire inlay, the underside of the cover inlaid in mother-of-pearl with a twenty-eight-character poem, the base containing two loose rectangular lacquer trays divided by a later Japanese rectangular inkstone and bronze waterpot.25cm (9 7/8in) x 24cm (9 1/4in). (6).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 黑漆嵌螺鈿竹林七賢圖硯箱 配較晚日本硯石及水丞The motif on the cover is that of the 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove', a group of scholars, artists and musicians from the 3rd century who escaped the corruption and turbulence of court to devote themselves to the arts, usually under the strong influence of wine. The poem inlaid in mother-of-pearl to the underside of the cover reads:初日暉暉照翠苔庭前昨夜碧桃開一簾香霧微風動知是仙人騎鶴來Which may be translated as:Morning sun, clear and bright, shines on the emerald moss.Last night, in the courtyard, the flowering peach bloomed.As soon as the screen opens, a fragrance wafts on the gentle breeze.From this can be known an Immortal had to come, riding on his crane.The poem is by Zhang Yuchu (?-1410) zi Xinfu, Zixuan, hao Zhengyi, Wu Weizi, from Jiangxi Province. This poem also appears in a slightly different version on either side of the archway to the Liushan Academy in Wuning, Jiangxi Province. See a related example, Yuan dynasty, in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay in Chinese Lacquer Art, Tokyo, 1979, pl.15.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 137
AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VESSEL, ZHIMing Dynasty The pear-shaped body rising from a gently spreading foot to a waisted neck, carved with two archaistic taotie masks separated by ruyi designs, with a geometric band at the neck beneath the flaring mouth, the semi-translucent stone of pale-green tone with beige inclusions.9cm (3 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 白玉雕仿古饕餮紋觶Provenance: Mrs Joan C.P.Barrow (d.1987) (label)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2011, no.69.來源：Joan C.P.Barrow夫人舊藏（1987年逝）（標籤）展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號69Joan Barrow was a client of Bluett's, London and an active collector from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s; for more information see R.Davids and D.Jellinek, Provenance, Oxford, 2011, p.62.The present vessel was inspired by an archaic ritual bronze prototype, zhi, which contained wine offerings presented to the ancestors during the performance of religious rituals. See a related example of a jade zhi, Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.Ayers and J.Rawson, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, London, 1975, no.313.See also a pale green jade pouring vessel with ring handle, zhi, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 67.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 14
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, NAOLate Shang DynastyThe body of lenticular section, crisply cast in high relief on each side with a taotie mask with buffalo horns, the hollow tapering shank opening into the base of the bell, all under a mottled malachite shallow encrustation, metal stand.17.5cm (6 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅獸面紋鐃Bells shaped as the present example are among China's earliest percussion instruments. Many have been unearthed from mountain slopes and along riverbanks in south China. Nao bells were designed to be mounted on their hollow stems with the curved mouth facing up and struck from the outside with a mallet. Unlike other types of bronze bells, which were assembled as chime sets, the present bell was intended to be played as an individual instrument and may have been sounded during ceremonies or military campaigns. See a similar bronze ritual bell, Nao, Shang dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, London, 1990, no.49; and also a similar bronze ritual bell excavated from Shaanxi Baoji Zhuyuangou M13, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, Vol. II, Washington, 1990, fig.127.4.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 144
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN16th/17th centuryThe Luohan seated in lalitasana, with his left hand in dhayana mudra holding a pearl and the right upheld in the vitarka mudra gesture of discourse, attired in long flowing robes tied around the left shoulder, velvet stand.21cm (8 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六/十七世紀 銅羅漢像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINMing DynastyThe deity seated in dhyanasana, the head lowered and face with serene benevolent expression, the hair pulled up in a high chignon beneath a cowl falling to the shoulders, the robes cascading in elaborate pleats around the body, fitted wood stand.30cm (11 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅觀音像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 146
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIALMid Ming DynastyWell cast standing on a slightly flared rectangular plinth raised on shaped supports, wearing long flowing robes adorned at the front with a quatrelobed cartouche enclosing floral decoration, holding in his right hand a belt above his slightly rotund belly, his neck framed by a collar, gazing forward with his head crowned by an official's hat, traces of gilding remaining.25.6cm (10 2/16in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明中期 銅文官像Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.10展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號10Such attire represented the typical dress code for civil officials of high rank. Following the sumptuary laws of 1391, which regulated Ming dynasty dress, the classical Chinese clothing traditions of the Tang and Song dynasties were revived. Tang and Song official costumes themselves can be traced even further back, to the Han dynasty. The long robe with wide sleeves, the sash embellished with beaded jewellery, the rectangular office plaque across the chest were all part of Han dynasty court apparel. One can, therefore, find a close similarity between traditional attires of Chinese court officials over many centuries. Nowhere can this be observed as clearly as on the larger-than-life stone figures of civil officials lining the spirit roads leading to their emperors' mausoleums. See Ann Paludan, The Chinese Spirit Road, New Haven and London, 1991, pl.142 a Tang example, pls 167- 8; two Song examples, pls 202, 205, 213, 228 and 230; several Ming examples.See a similar bronze figure of a eunuch, Ming dynasty, from the collection of Wang Shixiang, illustrated in Zi zhen ji: Wang Shixiang ji, Beijing, 2017, p.63.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 15
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL LADLE, DOUShang DynastyThe barrel-shaped bowl cast with the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly concave base, the short handle gently curved upward, decorated to the top in relief with a taotie mask, with a hollow interior to facilitate attachment to a longer shaft. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商 青銅獸面紋枓See a related example illustrated in Zhongguo Wenwu Jinghua Da Quan, Hong Kong, 1993, no.897; see also one excavated from tomb no.1400 at Xibeigang, Anyang, Henan Province, and now in the collection of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, illustrated in King Wu Ding and Lady Hao: Art and Culture of the Late Shang Dynasty, Taipei, 2012, p.111, no.III-2.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 150
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DINGMing DynastyCrisply cast with deep rounded sides decorated with archaistic scrollwork, set with a pair of upright loop handles just below the rim, supported on three tall slender curling legs, the shallow-domed cover cast with a loop finial and loose ring, surrounded by similar decorative bands to the body, and three evenly-spaced loops.26cm (10 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 蟠虺紋銅蓋鼎Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2000, no.15展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2000年，編號15For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 151
A RARE BRONZE GOURD-SHAPED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DINGMing DynastySet on three cylindrical legs, the body set with two chilong clambering up the sides, their front legs resting on the flat rim, the bifurcated tails extending to their left, the patina of rich reddish-brown tone.17.5cm (6 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅瓜棱式雙螭耳三足鼎Provenance: Christie's New York, March 2012, lot 1537Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2013, no.17.來源：紐約佳士得，2012年3月，拍品編號1537展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號17For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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