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Lot 44
to include a Ronson table lighter; novelty money box OXO cube souvenir; 1970's Casper pull toy; semaphore cards; bronze scottie dog & onyx pin tray; smallest bible in the world; boxed Crescent toys milk bar; AVO valve tester; boxed minirobot; mirror; novelty female bottle opener; Jolly N bank; car horn; scales etc etc.
Lot 119
A Flemish bronze mortar, by Jan van den Ghein II, Malines, dated 1559, the upper band inscribed 'IAN VAN DEN GHEIN ME FECIT MCCCCCLIX', above bands of chimeras with vases and fleur de lys, height 8in.Compare a similar larger mortar sold by Christie's, Amsterdam, 21-22 September 2010 sale , lot 205
Lot 201
A rare and large Chinese archaic bronze ritual drinking vessel, Hu, Warring States period 5th-3rd century B.C., carved in relief with three registers of ancestral figure scenes of sacrifice, worship and hunting, taotie mask ring handles, brown patina with areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation, approx. 50cm high, repairsLiterature:see Jessica Rawson, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, British Museum Press, 1987, Fig. 28e with an illustration of a smaller bronze Hu vessel in the Palace Museum Beijing decorated with similar figure scenes.A bronze fanghu (square wine vessel) decorated in the same style but with an inlay technique around the decoration is in the Rietberg Museum, accession no. RCH9A and is illustrated in the Museum Rietberg Zurich Museum Guide, Zurich, 2000, p. 75, fig. 59.A fanghu of this type and style with pictorial decoration in flat relief restricted to three horizontal registers, now without any of the background inlay material remaining, in the National Palace Museum, is illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Shang and Chou Dynasty Bronze Wine Vessels, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1989, p. 217, plate 77. A third, smaller fanghu decorated in the same technique with silhouetted figures and animals in flat relief shown in various hunting scenes, also now lacking the inlay material which filled the background, in the Freer Gallery of Art, is illustrated by Lawton in Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Change and Continuity 480-222 B.C., Washington D.C., 1982, p. 33, no. 5The decoration is similar to scenes carved on to later Eastern Han dynasty stone tomb reliefs such as The Wu Family Ancestral Shrine found on the north of Wuzhai Mountain in Zhifang Township, Jiaxiang County of Shandong Province, China.Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 202
A Chinese bronze quadruped ritual food vessel, Fangding, Western Zhou dynasty or later, cast in relief with a band of opposing kui, dragons, between raised corner flanges, on four kui-form flat profile scrolled legs, eleven character inscription to interior, 22.7cm high, 17.5cm wide, repairs and lacking patinaLiterature:A similar bronze fang ding dating to the Western Zhou dynasty and standing on zoomorphic flate profile feet is in Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Xian.Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 204
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual drinking vessel, Hu, Late Spring & Autumn period/Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th century B.C., of pear form, cast in low relief to the upper body with mythical horned beasts each with vacant raised bosses, between two bands of coiled interlocking dragons and leiwen, applied with three ring handles, silvery-grey patina with some occasional thin patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation, 31cmProvenance: Delehar Antiques with receipt dated 13th April 1965 and described as an 'Antique bronze Hu'. Literature: Compare a similar shape bronze Hu vessel in the Freer Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., accession no. F1924.12a-b which has an upper band of stylised birds rather than horned beasts with similar raised bosses with remnants of turquoise inlay.Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 205
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Ding, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-8th century B.C., cast in low relief with a band of quatrefoils and roundels, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, olive-brown patina with heavy malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 22cm high, 19cm wide, slight faultsProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 206
A large Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel, Ding, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th century B.C., cast in relief with a band of kui dragons, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, the body bulging above the three tapering feet, three character inscription to the interior, olive green and grey patina with patches of cuprite and malachite encrustation, 19cm high, 20cm wideCompare a similar ritual bronze ding sold by Christie's, Hong Kong, 'Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', 1 December 2010, Lot 3217 and another example in the British Museum, London, accession no. 1957,0715.1. Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 207
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod wine-warming vessel, Jiao Dou, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century A.D., applied with a long dragon-headed handle, on three zoomorphic feet, grey-brown patina with a thin malachite encrustation all over, 13.5cm high, 32cm longCompare a similar bronze vessel in the Art Galley New South Wales, Australia, accession number 8.1980. Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 211
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod food vessel, Ding, probably Warring States period, 5th-2nd century B.C., cast in relief with unusual goldfish shaped creatures amid leiwen to the frieze and bands of tight scrolls to the lower register and high squared loop handles, on three zoomorphic feet, silvery-grey patina with patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation, 14.5cm wide, 9.5cm high, solder repairProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 212
A Chinese archaic bronze model of a horse and carriage, Han dynasty, 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D., brown patina heavily encrusted with malachite deposits, 12.5cm long, lossesProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 213
A small Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, You, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th century B.C., of oval section, cast in relief with taotie masks and coiled kui dragons, the swing handle with prominent bovine mask terminals, olive-brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 13cm high, lacking coverA similar larger ritual bronze You vessel is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession Number: 49.135.7a, b. Provenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 214
A Chinese stone tomb relief, probably Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century A.D. carved in low relief to the frieze with stylised birds, the two lower registers with figures making offerings, three inscriptions to the lower band, 47.5cm x 88cm, repairedProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Jean-Claude (1926-2016).Jean-Claude Lepileur was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90. The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art.
Lot 222A
A Chinese bronze ceremonial Buddhist ritual bell, Ghanta, Zhengde mark and probably of the period (1506-21), the copper bronze handle of the bell cast with the face of Buddha wearing an eight-foliate crown, supporting a band of lotus petals and surmounted by a vajra-form finial, attached to a domed-shaped bell cast in relief with lotus petals each containing a Sanskrit mantra, above a band of Buddhist symbols interspersed by masks and beaded swags, the borders with vajra symbols, the interior of the bell cast in relief with the vertical six character mark 'Da Ming Zhengde Nianzhi', 19cm highCompare a similar ghanta but with a Xuande mark sold by Christie's, Convention Hall, Hong Kong, 'The Perfect Countenance - Fine Buddhist Works of Art', 31 May 2017, Lot 2809.
Lot 298
A massive Chinese bronze elephant-form censer, Ming dynasty, with standing caparisoned elephant supporting a detachable zun form vessel with projecting flanges, flanked by a pair of vases, height 65cm length 50cmCompare a large bronze lion-form censer dating from the Ming dynasty sold by Sotheby's New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', 19th March 2013, Lot 311 which does not include a large vase to its back.
Lot 304
A Chinese bronze tripod censer, 19th century, the drum shaped body cast in relief with flowerheads on a spiral studded ground, with a pair of high looped handles on three tapering cylindrical legs, cast four character Xuande mark, rosewood cover with lingzhi finial, width 14cm, total height 21cm
Lot 305
Goon T. Chan also known as Shek Kwan Chan (1893-1951). A bronze bust of a young Sun Yat-sen, the figure wearing a mandarin jacket, signed lower right in the bronze, width 43cm height 71cm, together with a wood panel carved with the flags of the Republic of China and Formosa/TaiwanSun Yat-sen (1866 – 1925) was a Chinese physician, writer, philosopher, calligrapher and revolutionary, the first president and founding father of the Republic of China. As the foremost pioneer and first leader of a Republican China, Sun is referred to as the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China (ROC) and the "forerunner of democratic revolution" in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Sun played an instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty (the last imperial dynasty of China) during the years leading up to the Xinhai Revolution. He was appointed to serve as Provisional President of the Republic of China when it was founded in 1912. He later co-founded the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China), serving as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and he remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered amongst the people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.The artist Goon T. Chan was born in Taishan in 1893 and left China in 1906 to go to Montreal for English schooling, he studied art at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston from 1917-1928 learning sculpture under Charles Grafly. In 1928 he attended the Academie De La Choumiere in Paris and then on to Florence Academy from 1929-30 and in 1930 he held a show of his work at the Miles Standish Gallery and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. From 1937 to 1941 he was commissioned to sculpt the bronze bust of the Governor of Hong Kong, Professors of the University of Hong Kong and many noted people of the day in Hong Kong including Sir Robert Kotewall, Sir G. Northcote and Major McFadyen, he also did another version of a memorial bust of Dr Sun Yat Sen. It is possible that this bronze bust is the prize winning sculpture which Chan submitted to the 1934 Nanking competition.
Lot 311
A Chinese gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, Qianlong mark and period, dated 1770, cast seated in dhyanasana, on a rectangular plinth, the hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing a simple robe draped over the left shoulder, the front of the plinth with an inscription reading 'Da Qing Qianlong Gengyin Nian Jingzao' (respectfully made in the Gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770), height 19cm, lacking aureole
Lot 312
A Chinese quatrelobed bronze censer, Xuande mark, 18th/19th century, the sides cast and chased with four emblems of the eight immortals amid clouds centered by raised medallions, with a pair of high looped handles to the rim, on four tapering cylindrical feet, width 12.3cm, two legs replaced
Lot 313
A Chinese inscribed bronze ink box, early 20th century, engraved with the seated figure of a sage with an attendant in an interior and a landscape scene with calligraphic inscriptions to the top right and lower left to the cover, width 14cmPurchased by the owner in Singapore when they lived there from 1952-1953.
Lot 314
A rare Chinese Ming cylindrical bronze censer, 16th / 17th century, the body applied with a pair of ruyi shaped handles, cast four character mark 'Yong Chun Zheng Wan' (Forever keeping precious for enjoyment), diameter 11cm, wood standThe owner of this censer purchased the piece in a London auction room before 1983 when they moved house.
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