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Lot 1438
FERDINAND PREISS, 'FLAME LEAPER', AN ART DECO CARVED IVORY AND COLD-PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE, CIRCA 1925, modelled as a young girl in revealing costume, leaping over a fire whilst holding two flaming torches, on stepped marble base, PF foundry stamp, signed 'F. Preiss' to base. 34cm high overallView 360 degree spin: https://sarlydro.sirv.com/Spins/A%20May%205th%2022/X36/X36.spinCONDITION REPORTChip to the bottom front left corner of the base, some very minor nibbling to the edges of the flames, a faint hairline is running from her right knee to shin and a small faint hairline to the top of her left foot from the toes, the arms with surface scratching which has taken colour, general ingrained surface dirt and some rubbing to the staining to hair and face. Consigned by a client in the South-East whose family it has been in for many years.
Lot 201
A Japanese bronze okimono,by Masatsune, of a cockerel, standing fearlessly, naturalistically modelled with its head turned slightly to the left and beak raised, signed in a rectangular reserve Masatsune chu,74.5cm high, associated hardwood base (2)Although only brief details are known about Masatsune's career, it is agreed that he was accomplished in his bird designs, which are highly regarded, and that he also liked to work with shakudo. For an almost identical cockerel, see Nasser D Khalili Collection, 'Meiji no Takara, Treasures of Imperial Japan, Metalwork part II', ill. No.105.One left claw damaged and missing. Left leg repaired. Tail repaired with pins. Minor surface scratches and knocks to edges. Wood stand with surface scratches, chips, and splits.
Lot 205
A Japanese bronze vase,Meiji period (1868-1912), of elongated baluster form with a flat shoulder and short splayed mouth, decorated with a cockerel perched on the branch of a blossoming prunus tree, signed Koichi, the base incised with the mark of the Nogawa Company, combining stylised versions of the hiragana no and the kanji kawa,36.5cm highThe Nogawa Company was founded in Kyoto in 1825, as 'a manufacturer of bronze and fine art wares', and the company went on to show pieces at many exhibitions overseas between 1893 and 1910. As well as showrooms in the upmarket Kyoto and Miyako Hotels, which were popular with visitors to Kyoto, they also had a 'must-see' city store.Surface scratches, knocks to edges.
Lot 207
A Japanese bronze koro,Meiji period (1868-1912), the globular body rising from three tall scroll feet to a flared rim, decorated with egrets, probably in silver, the domed cover similarly decorated with a mallet knop,22cm high (2)Surface scratches and minor dents, small knocks to edges. Inlaid a bit tired. Legs possibly repaired. Attachment missing from mallet knop.
Lot 209
A rare pair of Japanese inlaid iron panels,Meiji period (1868-1912), by Kazutoshi Ichiju, finely decorated in bronze and gilt takazogan, one with a monkey wearing a floral robe and a pair of glasses, carefully studying the netsuke attached to an inro decorated with butterflies, the other with a monkey seated on rock, holding his left foot in pain, all reserved against the plain iron ground, both signed Ichiju with an artist's seal,monkey with glasses 70 x 48cmmonkey on rock 77 x 45cm both framed (2)Monkey with glasses - overall 79 x 57.5cm.Monkey on rock - overall 86 x 54.5cm.Panels with no obvious faults. Both frames with minor surface scratches and very minute knocks to edges, corners a bit stretched.
Lot 210
A collection of four Japanese bronze okimono,Meiji period (1868-1912), each in the shape of a carp, naturalistically cast with its body slightly curved to the right, balanced on its fins and its tail in a swimming attitude thrashing the water, signed,23 to 28cm long (4)All with surface scratches. Large carp vase - tail possibly restored, knocks throughout.
Lot 336
A Chinese gilt-bronze bodhisattva, in the Tang style, standing in tribangha on a stem lotus base, his left hand holding a kamandalu ('holy water' bottle), wearing an elaborate headdress with beaded jewellery and an ankle-length lower garment, with long ribbons flowing from his headdress, 10.9cm high, fixed on an associated wood standFixed to wood stand. Tired, gilt losses, some verdigris. The attachment to the back missing.
Lot 370
A Chinese bronze censer, possibly Qing dynasty, the rounded sides rising from three shaped scroll legs to an everted flat rim, flanked by two Buddhist lion handles, six-character Xuande mark in a recessed rectangle to base, 17cm diameter, 1490.7g1490.7g. Surface scratches and dents, knocks throughout.
Lot 76
A Chinese bronze incense burner,mid-Qing dynasty, the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of loop scroll handles, six-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle to base,20.5cm long, 1586.4g清中期 铜蚰耳炉 《大明宣德年制》楷书模款Verdigris throughout. Surface scratches. 1586.4g.
Lot 77
A pair of Chinese cast bronze candlesticks,Qing dynasty (1644-1911), each supported on a hollow bell-shaped base, rising to a wide circular drip pan with everted rim, surmounted by a tapering neck with a small pricket stand, cast with registers of pairs of confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls among dense swirling clouds, the foot cast with six-character Qianlong mark in a recessed rectangle,35.5cm high (2)清 铜铸赶珠云龙图烛台 《大清乾隆年制》模款 一对Surface scratches and dents in various locations. Approximately 13.2kg.
Lot 78
A Chinese bronze censer,probably Ming, in the form of a Daoist immortal riding a goose with gold inlaid feathers and crest, on a lobed oval plinth above four floral and scroll feet,26cm high (2)明(可能) 铜铸高士骑鹅炉Surface scratches and dents. Traces of gilt. An accessory missing from his right hand. Small graze to right knee, left hand loose and glued. Joins apparent were legs attach to body of goose, screwed from underneath. 2407.8g.
Lot 80
A Chinese bronze vase, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), of archaistic form, with a bulbous body and a long tubular neck flanked by mask and tongue handles, decorated with bands of floating prunus petals on a river, 26.5cm high, 1660.5g明 铜落花流水纹瓶1660.5g. Surface scratches and dents, knocks and verdigris in various locations. The neck with a hole. Base probably soldered.
Lot 81
A Chinese bronze censer,Qianlong (1736-1795), of shaped rectangular form on four cabriole feet rising to two loop handles, moulded with dragons below shou characters and clouds, six-character Qianlong mark in a recessed rectangle to base, 18cm high, 2.7kg清乾隆 铜龙纹四方炉Surface scratches and minor dents to edges.2.7kg.
Lot 83
A Chinese bronze censer,Ming dynasty (1368-1644), in the shape of a qilin, its head turned to the back, with its globular body supported by four short paw feet, the bell-shaped cover decorated with taotie masks and an elephant knop, 16cm high, 998.1g (2)明 铜麒麟式炉998.1g. Surface scratches and dents, the cover bent. A firing crack to the back of the neck, one foot and the dragon to the back dented.
Lot 85
A Chinese bronze 'arrow' touhu vase, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, of archaistic form, with a bulbous body and a long tubular neck flanked by lug handles, decorated with a crane, a rabbit, a deer and other auspicious animals on each side, three-character Xuande zhi mark in a recessed rectangle to base,37cm high明十六至十七世纪 铜瑞兽纹投壶 《宣德制》篆书模款Approximately 3.6kg. Surface scratches and dents, knocks to edges. One lug handle with holes. The base possibly soldered.
Lot 86
An Indian bronze bodhisattva, 12th century, of Amoghapāśa, the four-faced goddess, seated cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal wearing elaborate beaded jewellery, her eight arms elegantly radiating outward, each holding a Buddhist attribute, inlaid with silver and copper, 7.8cm high, 182.4g十二世纪 印度铜错银错红铜八臂观音Surface scratches, minor dents to base. Base a bit loose. 182.4g.
Lot 89
A Chinese bronze bodhisattva, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), of Vajrasattva seated cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal, wearing elaborate beaded jewellery and a lower garment decorated with scrolls, holding the vajra before his chest and the ghanta at his waist,14cm high, 623.5g清 铜金刚萨埵坐像623.5g. Surface scratches and dents.
Lot 392
Olympic skater Joyce Coates ALS hand written letter 1967, replying to an autograph request and sending a photo from 1958 championships. Joyce Pamela Coates (born 14 December 1939 in Liverpool, England) is a former British pair skater who competed with Anthony Holles. They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics, captured the bronze medal at the 1958 and 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, and came in fourth at the 1959 World Figure Skating Championships. They retired from competition before the 1960 season, turning professional to take up coaching. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 2098
AN ENGLISH GILT-BRONZE FIGURAL INKWELL AND ANOTHER (2)First half 19th CenturyThe inkwell modelled as a young farmer boy feeding chickens beside a well, 13cm high x 14cm wide; the other modelled as a barrel surrounded by fish with an anchor mounted on a black marble base, 8cm high x 12cm wide
Lot 200
COPPER-RED-GLAZED WATER POT YONGZHENG MARK BUT LATER 雍正款 紅釉水丞 含銅龍首勺 of compressed globular form, covered on the exterior with a rich copper-red glaze below the white rim, the base inscribed with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark in double-circle in underglaze blue, together with a bronze dragon-headed ladle(6.8cm wide)
Lot 234
FAMILLE ROSE 'HORSE' ALTAR EMBLEM QIANLONG MARK BUT REPUBLIC PERIOD 民國 乾隆款 粉彩七珍勝馬寳供 of columnar form, on top of the drum-shaped podium surmounted by a horse standing on all fours covered with a cloth bearing a stand, the podium raised on an openwork foliated stem issuing from a double-gourd flanked with ribbons supported on a dome foot painted with dragons, the base with a six-character Qianlong mark within double squares in iron-red(23.2cm high)Note: The present alter emblem is one of the Seven Regal Treasures, Qizhenbao, in Buddhism. These Seven Treasures, also known as the Seven Jewels of Royal Power, as described in the Buddhist sutra, were brought to earth by the Universal Monarch- Chakravartin. These saptaratna serve as the indispensable symbols for the governance of a 'wheel turning sage king'. They include the Elephant, symbolising sovereignty and opulence; the Wheel, representing the Buddhist doctrine; the Horse, representing facility in war and mobility; the Wish-Granting Jewel; the Queen who serves as the virtuous wife to the king; the Minister who is responsible for the welfare of the people; and the General who holds authority over the military troops for peace. A comparable example of a famille rose horse altar emblem, Qianlong mark and period, was sold together with an elephant altar emblem, at Christie's London, 8 Jun 2004, lot 437; Two famille rose 'Minister' and 'Woman' altar emblems, Qianlong mark and period, were offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 08 October 2008, lot 2608; a pair of 'Flaming Pearl' altar emblems, Qianlong mark and period, were offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 04 October 2016, lot 106. A number of sets of the ‘Seven Regal Treasures’ are known in various materials; for example a rare group of seven imperial cloisonne enamel, gilt bronze and white jade alter emblems, in which three are the Seven Treasures, and four are the Eight Buddhist Emblems, dated to Qianlong period, were sold at Christie's, 3 Dec 2008, lot 2601; a parcel-gilt full set of Seven Regal Treasures are in the collection of Bodhimanda Foundation, accession no V-851
Lot 26
BRONZE INCENSE BURNER OF DING FORM MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 明至清 銅鑄饕餮銜環耳三足鼎式爐 the cylindrical body with a waisted neck and everted rim flanked by a pair of taotie masks with loop rings, supported on three tall tapering conical legs, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed panel(14.5cm high; 1560g)Provenance: Private English collection, Surrey
Lot 27
BRONZE 'SEA CREATURES' RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY 清 宣德款 銅鑄海獸紋雙獅耳長方爐 含木蓋 of tapering rectangular shape standing on four cornered-feet incised with taotie masks, the exterior cast in low relief with mythical beasts prancing on tempestuous waves, flanked by lion mask-handles on the shorter sides, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed panel(18.5cm wide across handles; 2950g)Provenance: Private English collection, SurreyNote: a closely comparable example similar in the rectangular shape and decoration, dated to the Qing dynasty, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2015, lot 717
Lot 278
PATINATED BRONZE VASE WITH MIXED METAL ACCENTS MEIJI PERIOD 明治 禽鳥花卉紋嵌銅花瓶 of baluster form, the exterior decorated with a continuous scene of draping branches bearing blossoming flowers, one side with a tree perched by a bird, all applied in silver shakudo and gold takazogan mixed-metals, all against a finely chiselled ground, the neck further adorned with two moths with flowers in tendrils, the base unmarked(24.1cm high; 1.98kg)Provenance: Private Scottish collection
Lot 28
BRONZE 'LION-HEAD' CENSER QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 大明宣德年製雙龍底款 銅鑄開光人物故事圖獅耳香爐 of compressed globular form, rising from a splayed foot to a gently flared rim, flanked by lion heads as handles to both sides, the exterior finely cast on either side with figures in pavilions and garden setting in a cartouche, the mouth rim further incised with flowers in tendrils, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark in a recessed panel flanked by two descending dragons(24cm wide across handles; 2822g)Provenance: formerly in a private English collection, North London
Lot 280
LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A STONE CUTTER ATSUYOSHI, FOR THE MARUKI COMPANY, MEIJI PERIOD 明治 '厚義作 まるき社中製作' 款 銅鑄石匠置物 cast in generous proportions with dark brown patination as a male figure holds a chisel against the edge of a cubic stone which his left leg folds and steps on, his right leg steps across, a chipping hammer held high in his right hand ready to strike, his face finely detailed in pensive and focused expression, signed lower left on the right side of the stone with 'Atsuyoshi saku' in an oval reserve above cast characters of a seal-style mark 'Maruki shachū seisaku' (Manufactured at the Maruki Company, 丸喜社)(45.7cm high)Provenance: Private Scottish collectionNote: Well known for his finely and freely modelled okimono depicting wild and domesticated animals, figures are a rarer subject matter for Atsuyoshi. His artworks were produced almost exclusively for the highly acclaimed Tokyo-based Maruki Company. A figural group of boys made by Atsuyoshi was sold in Bonhams, New Bond Street, 11 Nov 2010, lot 275
Lot 284
LARGE BRONZE USUBATA VASE EDO PERIOD 江戶 整珉鑄款 龍紋銅薄端 constructed in three parts comprising a base, main body and rim, the stepped circular base set with four adorned elephant heads as feet further supporting a ring stand, the body of baluster form flanked by large pairs of elephant heads with sinuous trunks as handles, each side decorated with a winged-dragon in relief, the namesake 'thin-rim' with openwork swastikas around the edge, the upper surface plain, lower with a band of auspicious clouds in relief, all decorations reserved on a geometric ground, underside of the main body marked 'Seimin ju' (cast by Seimin)(50.4cm; 8kg)
Lot 30
BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九至二十世紀 '道光丁未秋定府行有恒堂造'款 銅鑄沖耳三足爐 the compressed bulbous body with a pair of vertical looped handles raised on three short conical feet, the base cast with a sixteen-character Daoguang mark with the year of Ding Wei, corresponding to 1847AD(16cm wide; 1630g)
Lot 35
GILT-BRONZE 'DOUBLE DRAGONS' RITUAL BELL, BIANZHONG 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九至二十世紀 鎏金銅鑄雙龍捧珠編鐘 heavily cast, the cylindrical body boldly surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons each crisply cast with a finely scaled arched back, the horned head raised with mouth agape bearing fangs, and supported on powerful extended front claws, the gently convex sides cast in sharp relief with a pair of animated five-clawed dragons striding amidst roiling seas and fiery clouds, centred to either side with an upright rectangular cartouche set on a tiered lotus stand and ornamented on three sides with symmetrical cloud scrolls, all between bands of formal foliate scroll and stylized clouds(24.5cm high; 14kg)Provenance: Private collection, LondonNote: comparable gilt-bronze ritual bells of similar design and dated to the Qianlong period, were sold respectively at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 Jun 2015, lot 3119 and Sotheby's New York, 15 September 2015, lot 160
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