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Lot 66
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual water basin, Pan, early Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-7th century B.C., the exterior cast in high relief with a band of interlocking kui dragons, applied with a pair of high looped handles, the interior with bas-relief cast twin fish and three character inscription, dark brown patina with malachite green encrustation, 15cm high, 40.5cm wide at handles, old repairsLiterature:Pan were shallow basins used as ritual vessels to hold water. They were used in conjunction with a he or a yi to form a set of vessels for the washing of hands. Such vessels would have been included in the ritual vessel sets used to perform ritual food and wine offerings to the ancestors.The crisply cast high relief bands of coiled interlocking dragons are very similar to those seen on a ritual bronze Hu vessel sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art', 11-12 September 2012, Lot 168 and on a fou, in the Sackler collection, illustrated by Jenny So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. III, Washington, D.C., 1995, p. 206, no. 31. Other bronze ritual vessels with similar band decoration can also be found on a ding, attributed to the early Spring and Autumn period, in the Yantai City Museum, Shandong province, illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji, vol. 9, Beijing, 1997, pl. 2, and on another lei, in the Hebei Provincial Museum, included ibid., pl. 128.
Lot 67
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod water basin, Pan, Warring States period, 4th/2nd century B.C., the interior with copper inlaid roundel, on zoomorphic cabriole feet, lug handles, grey-brown patina extensively covered with malachite encrustation, the interior roundel decoration with cuprite deposits, 15cm high, 39cm diameter, holes beneath rim
Lot 68
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover, Dui, Eastern Zhou dynasty/Spring & Autumn period, 5th-4th century B.C., cast in low relief with four registers of interlocking scrolls filled with leiwen, the cover surmounted by three recumbent horned-beast handles, four character inscription to the underside of the cover, olive-brown and grey patina, the base with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 25cm high, 31.5cm wide, the vessel lacking handles and feetMr Lepileur bought this vessel for the sophisticated finials and four character mark to the cover. The damaged base to the vessel was found packed away in a box.A bronze dui with similar horned animal figures to the cover is in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. accession no. RLS1997.48.833a-b dated to the 5th-4th century B.C.
Lot 69
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover, Ding, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century B.C., cast in low relief with bands of interlocking scrolls, with a pair of high looped handles, the cover with three scrollwork ring handles, grey-green patina with malachite and azurite encrustation, 25cm high, 27cm wide, hole with one foot lackingLiterature:A similar lidded bronze ding but with a domed cover in the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., is decorated with similar bands of interlocking scrolls and animal heads to the top of the feet and is dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty (5th-4th century B.C.)
Lot 7
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.
Lot 75
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod food vessel, Dui, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-3rd century B.C., cast in low relief with interlocking scrolls filled with leiwen, high looped handles, brown and olive-green patina with malachite and patches of azurite encrustation, 26.5cm wide, holes to base, cover lacking
Lot 76
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual steaming vessel, Zeng, Warring States period, 5th-2nd century B.C., the upper section of a Yan, of oval section, cast in relief with two bands of leiwen, with cicada pendants, applied with a pair of ring handles, silvery-green patina with malachite encrustation, 17cm wide, holes and repair
Lot 77
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.
Lot 86
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 1
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., probably Anyang, cast in relief with two bands of taotie masks, between bowstring bands, bas-relief cast single character pictographic mark to interior of base, olive-brown patina with thin malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 21.5cm highIMPORTANT SALE DETAILS TO ADD TO CATALOGUE-Please note: New buyers may be asked to pay a deposit to bid on certain lots in this sale.Special preview days 13th, 14th and 15th November, 9am-4.30pm. Entry to these view days by catalogue only. Sale 28th November starting at 10am?INTRODUCTION PAGEThe Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese Archaic Bronzes & Works of Art. (sale title as well?)(PHOTO OF MR LEPILEUR UPLOADED TO LOT 1) [1970s photograph of Jean-Claude Lepileur (right) examining bronzes from his collection]Gorringes are delighted to present the Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese archaic bronzes. The main core of the collection dates from the Shang to Eastern Zhou dynasties (12th century B.C. to 4th century B.C.) and was purchased in the 1960s-1980s from London auctioneers, including Sotheby's and Christie's, and Oriental dealers.Jean-Claude Lepileur (1926-2016) 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. END OF INTROLOT 1 FOOTNOTE Provenance: Christie's, King Street , 22nd January 1968 sale, Lot 163, described in the catalogue as 'A small early bronze Ku, cast in low relief with bands of decadent loose Tao-t'ieh masks under a mottled grey, green and brown patina-8.5in. (21.5cm) high-probably late Chou dynasty.'Literature:The shallow style of casting of the taotie masks devoid of leiwen decoration on this Gu, is similar to a ritual bronze wine cup, Zhi, in the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Accession No. F1938.6a-b which is dated to the Middle or Late Anyang period (12th-11th century B.C.)
Lot 114
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 12
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.
Lot 122
A Chinese bronze reliquary vessel, Tang dynasty, 618-907AD, the vessel of stupa-form with globular body on a spreading pedestal foot, the domed cover with a tall pagoda of seven projecting discs of decreasing size before a peaked finial, of dark brown patina heavily encrusted with malachite and cuprite deposits, height 62cmCompare a similar vessel sold as part of a set of vessels sold by Sotheby's New York, 'The Arts of The Buddha', September 22 2005, Lot 330.
Lot 14
A rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Fangzun, Shang dynasty, Anyang, 13th-11th century B.C., cast in high relief to each side, the central register with a large taotie mask filled with leiwen, the hooked corner flanges with projecting rams masks with large scrolling horns, the lower register with kui dragons amid leiwen, the neck with scroll-filled lappets, olive-brown patina with malachite, cuprite and occasional azurite encrustation, 33.5cm high, losses and repairsCompare a larger and more elaborate ritual bronze Fangzun sold by Christie's, New York, 'Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum', 15 March 2017, New York, Lot 523.
Lot 15
The base section of a Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, Shang dynasty, 13th century B.C., cast in relief with taotie masks composed of tight scrolls with tapering boss eyes, between vertical hooked fins, twin character clan mark inside foot, olive brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 13.5cm highLiterature:A ritual bronze gu in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 49.135.11 has similar tightly scrolled taotie masks with tapering bosses for eyes, but is also inlaid with black pigment.
Lot 16
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.
Lot 17
A large Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel, Gui, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century B.C., cast in relief to the upper band with bovine masks, raised roundels and quatrefoil motifs, applied with a pair of zoomorphic handles, the band around the foot with kui dragons on a leiwen ground, gun metal grey patina with heavy malachite and cuprite encrustation, 14cm high, 26cm wide, old repairsLiterature:A very similar ritual bronze gui was sold by Nagel Auctions, 'Asian Art', 8th May 2009 which was formerly in the Earl Morse collection, exhibited Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 'The Morse Collection of Ancient Chinese Art', 1982, publ. in the catalogue p. 28, no. 13.Also similar in form is the Zhong Zhi Fu Gui sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Archaic Bronzes and the Wu Dacheng Jijintu Scroll', 18 March 2014 which bears an inscription dating the vessel to the early Western Zhou Dynasty (11th-10th Century B.C.)Compare the Cheng Wang gui in the British Museum, accession no. 1977,0404.1 which has a similar band of alternating roundels and quatrefoils below the rim and around the foot and is firmly dated to the reign of Cheng Wang (1115BC-1077BC)
Lot 18
A Chinese archaistic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Ding, early Western Zhou dynasty style, cast with a narrow band of three taotie masks with protruding eyes centered by small flanges and formed by confronting elongated kui dragons, above a band of triangular cicada blades, the rim with a pair of high looped handles, on zoomorphic feet, bas-relief cast three character 'dog' pictographic mark to the interior, dark brown and olive green patina encrusted with malachite green deposits, 19cm high, 16cm wideCompare a similar form ritual bronze ding sold by Christie's, New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', 20 - 21 March 2014, Lot 2036.
Lot 19
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, You, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century B.C., cast in relief with bands of phoenixes, bovine masks and leiwen, the swing handle with prominent tapir-head terminals, three character pictographic 'elephant' clan mark to underside of cover and interior of vessel, grey and dark brown patina with some areas of verdigris, 22cm high, repairsLiterature: This vessel is similar in form to the Zhao you, attributed to the reign of King Zhao (circa 977/975-957 BC), in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, illustrated in Shanghai Bowuguan cang qingtongqi [Ancient bronzes in the Shanghai Museum], Shanghai, 1964, pl. 38.For similar ritual vessels sold at auction see Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Art, 13 May 2015, Lot 101, the 'Zuo Ce Huan You' at Sotheby's, New York, 'Magnificent Ritual Bronzes', 17 September 2013, Lot 8 and Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, Lot 1129.
Lot 950
René-Paul Marquet (1875-1939) - Gilt patinated bronze and carved ivory mounted standing figure of a young Renaissance nobleman carrying a casket, on oval base and mounted on a veined marble oval plinth, 13.25ins high, signed and with Paris Foundry mark to base (one index finger missing) Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA.
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