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Lot 238
Thomas Gunn Miniatures (Gunn Club Miniatures) - A Group of Spartan Sets. Comprising: Set No. SPA028A 'Spartan Hoplite with Prisoner (Bronze Lambdashield)', plus SPA28B, SPA030A, SPA030B & XE010. Conditions generally appear Near Mint overall, contained in generally Excellent set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Lot 53
A Ruddspeed Ltd car radiator decanter 'Bugatti'. With radiator cap and rear viewing window, made from a bronze base, nickel plated and finished with chrome plating. H20cm Condition Report: Some light surface marks. Some small 'pin hole' dents on the left hand side edge towards the bottom. Marks to the black plastic grill. Scratches around the sides. Top screws on firmly, no strong smells from the inside. The felt on the base is becoming unglued. Residue of a label to the back. Not tested with liquid.
Lot 171
A Tibetan bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni with white metal inlay. Holding a lotus stem in his right hand and an alms bowl in his left, seated on a double lotus base. H14cm. Condition Report: Generally in a fair condition for its age. No cracks, damage or restoration. Casting faults around the top of the plinth. It does look as if some thing has happened to the earlobes, possibly removed at a later date (?).
Lot 21
An Art Nouveau copper mirror, early 20th century, of ogee form, with a bevelled surface surmounted with a portrait relief of Hermes or Mercury set against an armorial, flanked to either side by brass flowers, indistinctly incised to the bottom Colin, 33 x 43cm. Also with unsigned candelstick holder, also pair of early 20thC cast bronze desk stands, being card trays formed with an outstretched figure of the Devil in bed, one cast with the maker's mark of Humphries, Jackson & Ambler of Cornbrook, Manchester, 15cm x 10cm.
Lot 50
A GOOD NORTHERN SUKHOTHAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHATHAILAND, C.15TH CENTURYDepicted seated in sattvasana with his left hand upon his lap in dhyana mudra and his right hand touching the ground in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a samghati draped over his left shoulder, his face with downcast eyes and a serene expression, his head with tightly curled hair surmounted by a flame ushnisha, the figure raised on a lotus throne with a beaded upper rim above a hexagonal plinth, the metal with a deep-brown patina and occasional faint malachite encrustations, 15kg, 53.5cm.Provenance: from the collection of the late AJ Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire; acquired from Simon Ray Ltd., 8th October 2018 (a copy of the invoice is available); previously the collection of Dani and Anna Ghigo, acquired in Bangkok, 26th October 1973 (a copy of their stockbook page is available); sold by Christie's London, 11th May 2016, lot 75.The style referred to as Northern Sukhothai, also known as Chien Seng, flourished in Thailand following the rise to independence of local chieftans against earlier Khmer rule in the 13th century. Typical stylistic features in the artistic production of this newly formed polity include the hem of Buddha's samghati terminating above the navel, thick high-relief curls centering on a vertical line above the forehead and the overall slimmer features of the figure, emphasised by the slenderness of the fingers. To develop their new idiom, local artists also looked to work made in the neighbouring Lan An kingdom. The lotus throne with the broad petals and beaded rim above the polygonal plinth seen in the work offered here is a typical feature derived from Lan An statuary. For a comparable Northern Sukhothai figure of Buddha dating to the 15th/16th century, see Bonhams New York, 22 March 2022, lot 320.十五世紀 泰國銅佛坐像來源：英國漢普郡AJ Lippitt（1928-2019）收藏，2018年10月8日購於Simon Ray Ltd (附發票複印件). Dani 及Anna Ghigo舊藏，1973年10月26日購於曼谷，之後由倫敦佳士得售出，2016年5月11日·編號75。
Lot 97
TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSELS 18TH CENTURYOne a bowl and cover decorated in low relief with angular scrolls of kui-dragons; the other carved in the form of an archaic bronze pigment container, tulu, the sides decorated with interlaced kui-dragons and shou characters, flanked by a pair of beast handles; together with two wood stands and a wood cover, 11.5cm and 13.3cm. (6)Provenance: Mr Simon Vos, ex-Chairman of Regent Oil Company Ltd. 十八世紀 青白玉雕夔龍紋蓋碗及四柱式爐 來源：Simon Vox先生收藏，曾擔任Regent石油公司的總裁。
Lot 29
A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID ‘SHI SOU’ STYLE BRONZE WATERPOT17TH/18TH CENTURYThe vessel of beehive form decorated with a wide band of scrolling dragons in silver wire, with a frog clambering up the shoulder below its narrow mouth, with a two-character Shi Sou silver-inlaid mark and with a paper label for the Prof and Mrs P H Plesch Collections, no.Bh6, 196g, 6.5cm.Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter Hariolf Plesch (14th February 1918 - 5th March 2013) and Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE (4th December 1921 - 10th August 2013), purchased from Hugh Moss August 1972.Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society, The Chinese Scholar's Desk 17th to 18th Century, Ashmolean Museum Oxford, 1979, no.18.十七/十八世紀 銅錯銀水盂《石叟》款來源：Peter Hariolf Plesch教授（1918年2月14日-2013年3月5日）和Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE （1921年12月4日-2013年8月10日）收藏，編號Bh6（附標籤）, 1972年8月購於Hugh Moss。展覽：東方陶瓷學會，The Chinese Scholar's Desk 17th to 18th Century, 牛津阿什莫爾博物館，1979年，編號18。
Lot 62
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERQING DYNASTYThe compressed circular body with two rounded loop handles to the rim, the base with a six-character seal mark, together with a wood stand, 888g, 11.5cm. (2)Provenance: from the collection of Colonel William Edmund Pye (1872-1949). Commissioned into the British Army in 1892, he served with the Indian Army in Tirah between 1897-98, then in 1900 was sent to China as the leader of the British Section of the International Police. It was at this time he started his collection, which has passed by decent to the current owner. Other items from his collection were sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 13th May 2011.清 銅沖天耳三足爐來源：William Edmund Pye上校（1872-1949）收藏，他曾在1892年參軍，並在1897-1890年加入了印度軍隊，之後1900年以英國國際刑警警長身份被派往中國。在這期間，他開始收藏中國藝術品，之後被其後人繼承。他的部分藏品曾在2011年5月13日於肯辛頓佳士得售出。
Lot 54
A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID 'SHI SOU' STYLE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINLATE MING DYNASTYStanding with hands crossed, her eyes downcast and her face with a meditative expression, wearing her hair in a tall chignon fastened with an elegant hair piece, her long robes and veil detailed with ruyi-clouds and foliate scroll borders in silver filigree, the back with a two-character Shi Sou mark, 8kg, 48.6cm.Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.Silver-inlaid bronzes attributed to Shi Sou are known for their exceptional quality, yet there is no recorded information confirming the identity of this maker. Believed to have been a monk active in the late Ming period (c.1620-44), it is also possible that the mark for Shi Sou could relate to a bronze studio or school. A consistent feature of figures associated with this maker is their elegant modelling, as seen in the piece offered here. Three similar silver-inlaid bronze figures of Guanyin, all inlaid with Shi Sou marks and dated to the Ming dynasty, are in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Classics of the Forbidden City: Guanyin in the Collection of the Palace Museum, pls.43-45. Another variant of a silver-inlaid bronze Guanyin, bearing a Shi Sou mark and dating from the mid-16th to mid-17th century, is illustrated in Sydney L Moss Ltd's exhibition catalogue, Emperor Scholar Artisan Monk: The creative personality in Chinese works of art, pp.280-281, no.132.明晚期 銅錯銀石叟款觀音立像來源：英國薩塞克斯私人收藏。
Lot 59
A SMALL CHINESE GILT BRONZE 'BAJIXIANG' INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The body cast in relief with the Eight Buddhist Emblems between fish handles, the rim with further auspicious emblems, the base with a six-character Xuande mark, 848g, 14.5cm.Provenance: from the collection of Monsieur Jacques Millett, 1923-84, and thence by descent. Monsieur Jacques Millett was an avid collector of Chinese art, Antiquities and African art, buying in the 1960s and 1970s. 清十七／十八世紀 銅鎏金八吉祥紋魚耳爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款 來源: Monsieur Jacques Millett (1923-84) 私人收藏，之後由其後人繼承。Monsieur Jacques Millett是熱愛中國藝術、古董和非洲藝術的收藏家，其藏品購於1960至1970年代。
Lot 141
A RARE AND UNUSUAL CHINESE WUCAI 'DRAGON AND CARP' ALMS BOWL SHAPED VESSELMID 17TH CENTURYThe compressed globular body painted with a dragon-fish and two carp leaping from whirlpools and cresting waves beneath wispy clouds, all raised on the shoulders of three boys wearing long robes decorated with stylised floral motifs, together with a Japanese bronze cover with a flower finial, 16cm. (2)Provenance: from an English private collection, London.The unusual shape of this vessel is rarely found in Chinese ceramics. This structure must have been known by the 17th century, as seen in a Kangxi period cloisonné vessel of a comparable alms-bowl shape featuring three gilt-bronze figures supporting the piece, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 November 2023, lot 870.十七世紀中期 五彩魚化龍三足爐來源：英國倫敦私人收藏。
Lot 60
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BEAKER VASE, GU17TH CENTURYIn the manner of Hu Wenming, cast around the cylindrical body with formal taotie masks separated by vertical flanges, the tall trumpet neck with upright blade-shaped lappets containing a deconstructed taotie mask issuing from a band of kuilong, all reserved on a finely detailed diaper ground, 1.4kg, 28.8cm.Cf. Sydney L Moss Ltd, The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, no.90, for a closely related vessel inscribed and dated '1599' from the collection of HM the King of Sweden.十七世紀 銅局部鎏金觚
Lot 124
A RARE AND LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERJIAJING 1522-66The cylindrical body decorated with the Eight Buddhist Emblems amidst trailing formal lotus, beneath a moulded band and a border of further scrolling lotus, all raised on three short cabriole legs painted with floral motifs, 27.8cm.A similar smaller incense burner, excavated from a eunuch's tomb in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, is illustrated by Zhang Bai in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.10, Beijing, no.175, where it is dated to the Jiajing period.The bajixiang, or 'Eight Buddhist Emblems', originated in India and came to China with the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism during the Yuan dynasty. They were rapidly incorporated into the decorative arts, particularly for use on votive objects, such as altar vases, candlesticks and incense burners, as seen on the piece offered here. The shape of the present lot, featuring low cabriole legs and a moulded band below the rim, was adapted in the Ming period for use in porcelain from earlier bronze incense burners. Compare with a related porcelain example, dated to the Hongzhi period and decorated with a Daoist scene, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (II), vol.35, pp.46-47, no.43.Provenance: Christie's New York, 13th-14th September 2012, lot 1172.明嘉靖 青花八吉祥紋三足爐來源：紐約佳士得2012年9月13-14日·編號1172。
Lot 56
A CHINESE BRONZE 'LAOZI AND BUFFALO' GROUP MING DYNASTY The Daoist sage wears flowing robes and holds a scroll in his left hand, sitting on the back of a recumbent water buffalo, the metal with a brownish-black patina and traces of malachite encrustations, together with a wood stand, 1.2kg, 19cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex. Laozi is a semi-legendary philosopher and is regarded as the founder of Daoism. According to legend Laozi became disillusioned with the corruptness at the Zhou dynasty court and abandoned his position there as a record keeper. He rode away on a water buffalo to the West, only to be recognised by a border official at the Hangu Pass who asked him to write down his wisdom. It is believed that what he wrote became the Daodejing, the sacred text of Daoism. 明 銅老子騎牛像 來源：英國薩克塞斯郡私人收藏。
Lot 63
A CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUNLATE SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTYThe tapering body and spreading foot centred with a bulbous mid-section decorated in relief with taotie masks between pairs of kui-dragons against a leiwen background. The surface with a green patina mottled with reddish areas and showing a few thin malachite encrustations,1.6kg, 22.8cm.Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.Cf. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art, p.18, pl.4, and Jessica Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M Sackler Collections, vol.IIB, p.555, pl.81, for two examples of zun with similar taotie-and-dragon decoration also dated to the Late Shang or early Western Zhou dynasty. For a further group of similar vessels, see also, Sueji Umehara, Nihon Shucho Shina Kodo Seikwa, Selected Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Japan, vol.II, pls.149, 150 and 151.商晚期/西周早期 銅饕餮紋尊來源：英國薩克塞斯郡私人收藏。
Lot 10
A RARE CHINESE BLUISH-GREY JADE DAGGER-AXE, GE WARRING STATES PERIOD The well-polished L-shaped curved blade with a ridge running along its centre, the long rectangular tang with a fitment hole, with a paper label for Dr and Mrs P H Plesch Collections, no.Hw31.5, together with a silk-lined fitted box, 31.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter Hariolf Plesch (14th February 1918 - 5th March 2013) and Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE (4th December 1921 - 10th August 2013), purchased from Christie’s London, the Von Oertzen Collection (part II), 12th May 2009, lot 56. Published: S Howard-Hansford, Jade, Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg 1969, no.A41, p.45 and on the jacket. S Howard-Hansford mentions ‘this is a rare example of a jade ko imitating the form of the more highly developed bronze ko of the late Shang dynasty’. For a discussion about jade dagger-axes, see James C S Lin, The Search for Immortality, Tomb Treasures of Han China, p.111, where it is suggested that the ‘Use of jade rather than bronze or iron for the dagger-axe... was not designed as a weapon for use by the living... jade weapons buried in tombs... would also have been expected to provide protection against evil forces of the spirit world... two other jade dagger-axes were found in the tombs of the King of Liang at Yongcheng, Henan Province and of the King of Lu, at Qufu, Shandong’. 戰國 玉戈來源：Peter Hariolf Plesch教授（1918年2月14日-2013年3月5日）和Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE （1921年12月4日-2013年8月10日）收藏，編號Hw31.5（附標籤），購於倫敦佳士得2009年5月12日·編號56。展覽：S Howard-Hansford, Jade, Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg 1969年, 編號A41, 頁45 及封底。
Lot 58
A CHINESE BRONZE LUDUAN INCENSE BURNER AND COVERLATE MING DYNASTYThe mythical beast standing four-square with its tail raised, the head forming the cover hinged to the body at the neck below the jaws, decorated with a scrolling mane and a fierce expression with bulging eyes and bared fangs, 5kg, 32cm.Provenance: from a private English collection, Heath House, Hampshire. The same collection includes a Louis XVI bureau plat which was originally the working desk of the French Emperor Napoleon III, offered as part of the Country House Collections and Fine Furniture sale at Woolley & Wallis, 16th April 2024, lot 191.明晚期 銅甪端香爐
Lot 53
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BRONZE HEAD OF GUANYIN PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD With a meditative expression defined by her downcast eyes beneath delineated eyebrows, framed by prominent earlobes, her hair piled high and secured by a headpiece with a seated figure, probably Amitabha, together with a wood stand and the Storey, Sons & Parker auction catalogue, 12kg, 47cm. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the estate of Sir Stephen Aitchison (1863-1942), of Lemmington Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, sold by Storey, Sons & Parker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 27th - 28th November 1946, lot 136. 民國（可能）銅觀音首 來源：Lemmington Hall的Stephen Aitchison紳士收藏（1863-1942），1946年11月27-28日由Storey, Sons & Parker, Newcastle upon Tyne售出·編號136。 注：本拍品不設底價。
Lot 74
A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERQIANLONG OR LATERThe vessel with rounded sides decorated with formal scrolling lotus, rising to a flared rim applied with a gilt-bronze key fret band, the sides with two gilt-bronze elephant-head handles and all raised on three gilt-bronze elephant-head feet, the animals adorned with elaborate beaded bridles centred with flowers, together with a removable metal liner, 35cm. (2)Provenance: formerly from an English private collection, Sussex, acquired in the 1990s.Cloisonné enamel tripod incense burners of this type originally featured as part of altar sets in Buddhist temples and palaces. A five-piece garniture is illustrated in situ in the Qianqing Gong (Mansion of Heavenly Purity) in Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson, Splendours of China's Forbidden City, fig.32. The form is of archaistic taste, taken from ding vessels of the Shang and Zhou periods, with the original tripod legs and loop handles substituted for gilt-bronze animal heads. The use of elephants in the piece offered here is rare and relates it to another Qianlong example included in the exhibition Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, no.34, which additionally featured a cover with a further recumbent elephant supporting a vase. This iconographic element is a pun for the word 'peace' and clarifies the auspicious connotation of elephantine features as seen in the present lot. Compare also with a similar Qianlong example sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2007, lot 1308.清乾隆或更晚 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋三足爐來源：英國薩塞克斯郡私人收藏，購於1990年代。
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