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Click here to subscribedating: 19th Century provenance: Venezuela, Straight blade of triangular section, the first part engraved and with manufacturer from Klingenthal. Gilded-bronze hilt, richly decorated with bas-relief floral motifs, partially-pierced shell-guard, badge with writing 'ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA' at the center; mother-of-pearl grips. Leather scabbard (small damages) with gilt-bronze mounts and engravings. length 93.5 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy, Bicorn with tricolor cockade, metallic wire emblem and feathers. Black cloth jacket with gilt decorations depicting floral motifs and Savoy knots, fasces at the collar; at the buttons the relieved effigy of Savoy coat of arms. Together with a white waistcoat and black trousers featuring a golden band. Small-sword with straight, single -and false-edged blade, gilt bronze hilt with Savoy eagle and mother of pearl grip scales, complete with scabbard. length giacca 90 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Eastern Europe, Conical, ogive-shaped iron helmet with turned bronze pinnacle, on the outside four flattened bands, the front of which is worked as a nosepiece with trefoil ends. On the base and the nosepiece there are a dense series of brass rosettes alternating with cusped nails. Cheek-pieces and part of the nape-guard are worked with iron scales in the shape of moulded clovers. On the skull there are conspicuous remains of gold painted decoration. In patina. height 29 cm.
dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Paris, Micro-rifled, octagonal, damascened and blued, 13 mm cal. barrel with golden decorations at the edges, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, silver foresight; four-barrel cylinder decorated en suite, signed 'LE LYON A PARIS', 'RUE DE RICHELIEU'; PAR BREVET D'INV.ON', 'ET DE PERFECTION' and numbered 1 to 4, all marks in gold; engravings at the lateral discs of the cylinder, the front one provided with loading gate; percussion lock and counter-plate both engraved and decorated with gold and silver motifs, signed 'LE LYON A PARIS' and 'LE LYON BREVETE'; fine, briarwood stock in two parts, strongly sculpted butt, checkered with scales at the neck, steel mounts engraved en suite, trigger guard with effigy of deer, at the front part a pressure system which makes the cylinder revolve. Small, brass-tipped ebony ramrod. Beautiful weapon of great precision and elegance. In exceptional condition, the gun almost entirely preserves its original finish. This weapon was patented by Le Lyon in November the 10th 1826 and was awarded with the bronze medal at the 'Exposition Universelle' in 1827, it received again a prize in Paris in 1834. Published on the cover in 'Gun report', USA. See 'Der Neue Stockel' Vol. I pag. 734. Le Lyon is documented in Paris, Rue Richelieu, from 1827 to 1834. Provenance: William Locke collection, USA, illustrated on 'Guns and rifles of the world' (Howard Blackmore) 1973, page 529. length 109 cm.
dating: about 1720 provenance: Vienna, Smooth, round, shortened, 16 mm cal. barrel with squared base, the base is raised and decorated with gilded garlands, signed 'GEORG KEISER IN WIENN' on the rib. Engraved tang, the screw featuring gilded decorations. Flintlock loaded en suite and engraved with two wonderful soldiers on horseback. Shortened briarwood stock, sculpted with floral motifs and provided with beautiful, bronze mounts with remains of the original gilding -the key feature of the famous gunsmith from Vienna. Trigger guard decorated with a bust, richly pierced counterplate depicting a hunter on horseback with his bloodhound among leaves and a small hidden bird, butt-plate with central face among spirals and framed between two cartouches with a bust and floral motifs. The back featuring a shield under a crown with coat of arms of a noble family with the collar of the Golden Fleece. Missing ramrod. Although the pistol was shortened of about 15 cm, this is a high-quality model deserving a good place in a collection. length 36 cm.
dating: Late 16th Century provenance: Italy, Wide, curved, single-and short false-edged blade, hollow tip, double central fuller and dorsal groove, at the end of the back towards the weak two teeth, rectangular tang; iron hilt with 'S' quillon, quillons enlarged towards the ends. Wide, iron pommel, on one side in the center a bronze flower, on the other side an oval medallion with a biblical scene in bas-relief. Grip with copper wire binding and moor's heads of the following era. length 79.5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Paris, Rifled, two-stage, 11,5 mm cal. barrel, octagonal and damask at the first part , marked 'HENRY'S PATENT No. 25 P EDINBURGH' and 'F.NI P. GASTINNE ARQ. DE l'EMPEREUR A PARIS', adjustable rear sight and precision front sight; tang finely engraved with floral motifs; forward spring lock signed 'F.NI P GASTINNE RENETTE' and decorated with fine floral engravings. Full wooden stock with checkered palm rest and grip. Silver badge on the backstrap. Bronze-tipped wooden ramrod. length 132.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, single-and false-edged blade with fuller, engraved with trophy, heart, cross and floral motifs, marked 'vigilandum', at one side of the blade, a flintlock pistol with a two-stage, bronze barrel; wooden grip covered with engraved mother-of-pearl and tortoise, with embossed brass mounts featuring hunting motifs. length 72 cm.
A Chinese bronze stand or cover, Ming dynasty, cast with a pair of Buddhistic lions holding a pierced ball aloft, on a hexagonal base, height 12.5cm, together with a carved bamboo brush pot, height 15.8cm, and a brass water pipe, height 46cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A small group of South-east Asian metalwork, late 19th century and later, including a Japanese brown patinated bronze koro, height 18cm (missing cover), a Tibetan style Buddha, modelled seated on a Buddhistic lion, height 28cm, and an archaistic vase.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Japanese brown patinated bronze vase, Meiji period, the globular body cast with landscape panels beneath a flared neck with dragon handles, on a circular base, unmarked, height 51cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Tibetan bronze figure of Tara, 20th century, modelled seated in lalitisana on a lotus throne, height 17cm, together with a Chinese brown patinated jue vessel, height 17.7cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Two Chinese Canton export ivory chess pieces, mid to late 19th century, heights 8.9cm and 7.9cm, together with four other ivory carvings and two Japanese bronze mirrors, length 30.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze figures of elephants, Meiji/Taisho period, each modelled seated with trunk raised and ivory tusks, cast signature seal mark to base of one, heights 16cm and 16.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze vases, Meiji period, each stout ovoid body decorated in relief with five sparrows flying above crashing waves, two-character signature to bases, height 19cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Japanese silvered bronze mirror, cast in relief with a minogame beneath flying cranes, clouds and pine, length 8.1cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese wire inlaid brown patinated bronze hu shaped jar and cover with swing handle, probably late Qing dynasty, decorated with inlaid archaistic bands, height including handle 28cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A small collection of Oriental metalwork, late Qing dynasty and later, including a Chinese cloisonné bottle vase, height 15.4cm, a bronze rectangular censer, cast with fish, length 19cm, and two metal ingots.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Tibetan bronze figure of Buddha, seated on a double lotus throne, his right hand in varada mudra, holding a jambhara, his left in dhyana mudra, his face with almost closed eyes and urna, his head with tightly curled hair and domed usnisa surmounted by ball finial, 25.7cm high, 2,729 grams Provenance: By family descent from the late Major Harry Stanley (1910-1997), who in 1957 was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London to run the newly formed Hong Kong Tourist association. 西藏铜坐佛拍品来源：Harry Stanley (1910-1997)家族私人收藏Condition Report: some verdigris and corrosion and dent to rim and back Condition Report Disclaimer
A miniature Chinese celadon vase, late Ming Dynasty, 5.5cm high; a Chinese Junyao type small jar, 7cm diameter; a Chinese small bronze ram seal, 5.3cm x 5.5cm high and a Chinese red agate model of a goldfish, 8cm long (4)Provenance: The miniature celadon vase by repute purchased by the current owner from Guest and Gray in circa 1999.明绿釉小瓶等一组五件 Condition Report: celadon vase good other than firing faultsram with some original patina polished offnatural flaws to agateCondition Report Disclaimer
A monumental bronze figure of Siva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, South India, 20th century, on lotus base, the four-armed Hindu deity dancing on the demon Apasmara, within a fiery circular aureole, 138cm high x 121cm wideCondition Report: some Verdigris to surface and marks to patina on bronze but generally ok Condition Report Disclaimer
A fine Sukhothai bronze head of Buddha, Thailand, c.14th century, with arched eyebrows and downcast eyes, formerly inlaid, the tightly curled hair with domed usnisa, his ears with elongated lobes, 35cm high Provenance: Private family collection; thought to have been acquired in the 1980s from Michael Pearson, Bond Street on the advice of the late Robert Kleiner. Sold with a copy of an accompanying letter form Michael Macmillion Ltd, dated 12th July 1976. The distinctive style of the short-lived Sukhothai kingdom is perhaps the most characteristic and admired, as well as the earliest, of the core Thai schools of sculpture, flourishing mostly in the fourteenth century. For a very closely related head of Buddha in the National Museum, Bangkok, see Jean Boisselier, The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, New York 1975, pl.12, p.31. Condition Report: some old damage commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer
An Indian bronze shrine depicting Siva and Parvati, Deccan, Southern India, circa 18th century, the couple seated together under an elaborate arched prabha, diminutive figures of Nandi and Ganesha, along with a sivalingam in front, the arch surmounted by a kalasa finial, 19.5cm high Provenance: Private collection formed largely in the 1980's and 1990's. Condition Report: Some knocks and wear commensurate with age Condition Report Disclaimer
A tribal bronze shrine depicting Siva and Parvati, Western Deccan, circa 19th century, seated together within an arched prabha, the base below with a cobra and diminutive figures of Ganesha and Nandi facing a lingam and piled offerings, 16.5cm high . Provenance: Private collection formed largely in the 1980's and 1990's. Condition Report: some typical wear Condition Report Disclaimer
Five small Indian bronze images, Deccan and South India, 18th or 19th century, comprising: a shrine with the family of Siva gathered around a lingam, and figures of Vishnu, Skanda, Durga and Lakshmi, 9cm (average height) (5) Provenance: Private collection formed largely in the 1980's and 1990's. Condition Report: some wear throughout Condition Report Disclaimer
A Khmer style bronze figure of Buddha, Cambodia or Thailand, seated in sattvasana with hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing elaborate belt and jewellery, his head with flared crown and conical coiffure, 55cm high Condition Report: some green Verdigris marks and other marks to surface Condition Report Disclaimer
An Ayuthia bronze figure of Buddha, Thailand, with hands in abhaya mudra, standing erect on a lotus base, with tightly curled hair and flame usnisa, traces of gilt lacquer, the figure 83cm high and including wood base 100cm Condition Report: some loss of gilding an patina throughoutfinial detached from headoff and feet and repairedbase with chip some wear throughout Condition Report Disclaimer
A lacquered and gilt bronze large figure of Buddha, Bangkok style, Thailand, early 20th century, seated in sattvasana on an elaborate tiered throne, his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing profusely decorated robes and crown, with tall pointed usnisa above, 118cm high Provenance: Private English Collection, Kent. Condition Report: some wear and losses to surface Condition Report Disclaimer
A Burmese bronze of an Elephant and rider, Pegu, Burma/Myanmar, circa 1900, probably for the British market, approximate length of bronze 26.6cm x 15cm and overall size with wood stand 27.5cm x 19.5cm Provenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: some green corrosion lower half of elephants legs Condition Report Disclaimer
Eisuke Miyao: A Japanese Parcel Gilt Bronze Figure of a Warrior, he stands in full armour holding an axe in one hand, in his right hand he holds aloft a large, five-sided bronze cover, signature tablet to one thigh "Miyao" with seal, the figure height 44cms, Meiji Period; with original elaborate wood standProvenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: Wear commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer
Genryusai Seiya: A Japanese Cast Bronze Model of a Lion, the animal is standing four-square with head raised and mouth open in a roar, the eyes inlaid in glass, length 42cms, cast seal beneath, Meiji PeriodProvenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: Some wear to base of pawsCondition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese Cast Bronze Model of a Prowling Siberian Tiger, its head turned slightly to its left and snarling, details of its markings acid etched, foundry mark cast beneath, length 54cms, Meiji Period; with wood standProvenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: Slight wear commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer
Y A Japanese Cast Bronze Model of an Elephant, its head lifted and its trunk raised, foundry seal cast to its belly, tusks inlaid in ivory, length 52cms, Meiji Period; with wood standProvenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: Slight damage to one tusk. Wear to base of feet.Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A Japanese Bronze Animalier Group, depicting an elephant being attacked by two Siberian Tigers, the pachyderm rears on its hind legs in alarm as the tigers cling to it, the tusks inlaid in ivory, foundry mark .......ko, height 46cms, Meiji PeriodProvenance: From the estate of the late Selwyn Demmy.Condition Report: Wear commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese Bronze Figure of A Boy, possibly intended as Kintaro The Golden Boy, he stands pirouetting on one foot, his robes flying in the breeze, his right hand raised to hold a sword, his left grips its scabbard, the figure mounted on a circular base, height overall 49cms, unsigned, Meiji-Taisho Period Condition Report: The sword that he would once have gripped in his right hand is now missing. The scabbard held in his left hand has been broken off half way down.Condition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese Bronze Model of an Eagle, its wings spread as it lands on an irregularly shaped rock, cast with a foundry mark and the modeller's name together with a gilt inscription, height 45cms, Meiji PeriodCondition Report: Patina rather thin in parts. The wings were originally detachable but are now screwed in placeCondition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese Bronze Vase of tapering ovoid form rising to a short neck with rolled rim, decorated in silver and black patination and iroe hira-zogan with Cranes by a pine tree with a cloud-shrouded Fujiyama in the distance, incised with the artists name and kao, the base with a lengthy manufacturer's inscription, height 30cms, Meiji-Taisho Era; with copper linerCondition Report: Wear to footrimCondition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese gilt-bronze kongorei (ritual bell), Edo period, dated 1700, of the gokorei type with five prongs cast to the top, the bell surface with raised horizontal bands below a lotus pedestal for the handle centered by kimoku (demons' eyes) bracketed, by bands of lotus petals, 21.5cm highCondition Report: Wear to the surface and one clear line between the handle and the bellCondition Report Disclaimer
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