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Lot 2
A rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Zun, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-10th century B.C., crisply cast in high relief with pairs of kui, dragons, taotie masks and scrolls on a detailed leiwen ground, the lower bowstring band with cruciform aperture which is 'blind' on the opposing side, flanked by scrollwork flanges, bas-relief cast pictographic mark to the underside of the foot, green-grey patina with some occasional malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 35.5cm high, split to baseLiterature:Compare two similar Zun vessels sold by Christie's, New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II', 13 - 14 September 2012, Lot 1226 and Sotheby's, New York, 'Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Goro: Early Chinese Art', 13 September 2016, lot 12.A similar zun with the taotie mask featuring intaglio decoration, in the Arthur M. Sackler collection is illustrated in Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Cambridge, 1987, vol. 1, pl. 46; and another in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is published in Shang Ritual Bronzes in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, 1998, pl. 56.
Lot 20
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Hu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century B.C., cast in low relief with two lower bands of interlocking coiled dragons amid leiwen, the neck with triangular lappets, taotie mask ring handles, silvery-green patina with occasional patches of malachite encrustation, 24cm high, small hole
Lot 21
A Chinese archaic bronze steamer vessel base, Yan, Warring States period, 5th century B.C., cast in relief with bands of interlocking scrolls and dots, taotie mask ring handles, gun metal grey patina with patches of malachite and cuprite encrustation, 16cm high, 20cm diameter (lacking upper section of steamer)
Lot 22
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual vessel and cover, Dou, Warring States period, 5th-4th century B.C., cast in low relief with three registers of angular scrolls and leiwen, tear-drop pendant borders, applied with a pair of ring handles, olive-brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 20.5cm high, 24cm wide
Lot 23
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.
Lot 3
A large Chinese archaic bronze tripod steamer vessel, Yan, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th-9th century B.C., visible mould lines, brown patina with all over malachite green and azurite blue encrustation, 44cmCompare a similar bronze Yan sold by Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Including Jades from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 19 March 2009, Lot 524.
Lot 32
A rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel, Yu, late Shang dynasty, 12th century B.C., cast in high relief with a wide diaper pattern band with protruding bosses, the upper border cast with kui dragons, centred by animal masks, olive green patina with malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, cast 15 character inscription to the interior, 17cm high, 25.5cm diameter, crack to bodyLiterature:Yu were popular during the Anyang phase of the Shang dynasty, but disappeared in the early Western Zhou, to be replaced by the handled gui. The combination of shape and the diamond and boss decoration of the present yu appears to have been particularly popular in Shaanxi province during the Shang period, as seen in several excavated examples illustrated by R. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, pp. 504-7, no. 98, figs. 98.3-5 and pp. 510-14, nos. 100 and 101, figs. 100.1-3 and 101.1-2. These excavated vessels exhibit some variations in the shape, the types of bosses and the narrow decorative bands.An almost identical yu from the Karlbeck Collection is illustrated by B. Karlgren, "Marginalia on Some Bronze Albums", BMFEA 31, 1959, pp. 289-331, pl. 12a. Karlgren also illustrates a yu with similar boss and diamond band on the body, and similar taotie band on the foot, but a different band below the rim, in "Bronzes in the Hellström Collection", BMFEA 20, 1948, pl. 57:2, and notes, p. 35, that it is from Anyang.Compare a similar ritual yu vessel sold by Christie's New York, 'The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection', 16 September 2010, Lot 826.
Lot 33
A rare and large Chinese archaic bronze rectangular ritual food vessel, Fangding, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., from Luoyang, cast in relief with a band of bats and leiwen above protruding spikes and hooked corner flanges, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, on four zoomorphic feet, bas-relief cast three character clan mark to the interior, olive-brown and silver-grey patina with malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, 25cm high, 19.5cm wide, one leg repairedLiterature:In the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, fang ding were made for use in ancestral worship or other sacrificial ceremonies, and their ownership appears to have been strictly regulated. Li Xixing, The Shaanxi Bronzes, Xi’an, 1994, p. 35, notes that in the Western Zhou the gentry was allowed to acquire three ding, high officers five, Dukes seven and the Emperor nine. Rectangular (fang) vessels of this monumental size and decorated in such ornate fashion have been generally found in tombs belonging to royalty or high-ranking officials, suggesting a similar ownership also for the present vessel.In Rawson, J, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, London/Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts of East Anglia / Burrell Collection, Glasgow, BMP, 1987 the author states 'Among inscribed Shang and Zhou examples the most famous are the Zuo Ce Da vessels in the Freer Gallery and the National Palace Museum, Taibei. These early Western Zhou [sic. Fang] ding are almost identical with the Yin Guang fang ding and illustrate continuity in bronze-casting at the time of the Zhou conquest.The inscription on this ding describes a grant of cowries from the king to Yin, the casting of the ding, and notes that the king was attacking the Jing Fang, peoples known from oracle-bone inscriptions to have been in conflict with the Shang. The small neat characters are paralleled on a few other late Shang vessels.'A very similar fangding is in the Freer Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., accession no. S1987.305 with an inscription to the Grand Protector or Taibao, Duke Shi of Shao.A second example inlaid with black pigment from the Collection of Florence K. Sloane, 1950 is on view at the Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, no. 1950.0001.01(50-G-1), which is known to have been excavated in 1929 near the city of Luoyang in North-Eastern China.A third fangding at the Jameel Centre at the Asmolean Museum in Oxford, Accession no. EA1956.834 was presented by Sir Herbert Ingram to the institution in 1956.A fourth vessel of this type known as the 'Cheng Wang fangding' bears a dedication inscription to the late King Cheng who ruled the Zhou from 1055 to 1021 B.C. The inscription on this vessel bears two characters matching those on the 'Fu Yi' bronze You ritual vessel sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Archaic Bronzes and the Wu Dacheng Jijintu Scroll', 18 March 2014, Lot 9.
Lot 34
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 faults
Lot 35
A rare Chinese archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Ding, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., cast in relief with taotie masks and leiwen, on three bird-shaped flattened profile legs, bas-relief cast four character pictographic mark to the interior, olive-brown patina with patches of malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, 23cm high, 19cm wide, old repairsLiterature:see Liu Yang, Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum, p.80-81 for a similar ding vessel with bird-shaped flattened legs. In the book the author observes that 'Bronze versions of the flat-legged ding began to be cast early in the Shang dynasty (c.1600-1300 BCE). 'Early in the Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-977 BCE), legs taking the form of a bird became more popular.' 'It is interesting to note that there seems to be correspondence between the form of these legs and of plaque-shaped jade pendants depicting a bird, current during the Shang and early western Zhou dynasties.'Compare a larger but similar shape ritual bronze ding vessel dated to the Shang dynasty in the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, from the Avery Brundage Collection, accession no. B60B1006.
Lot 36
A Chinese archaic bronze flask-shaped ritual wine vessel, Hu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century B.C., cast in low relief with five bands of coiled interlocking dragons, surmounted by a bird-shaped cover linked by a two section chain to the curved handle, on a rope-twist foot, olive-brown patina with large patches of malachite encrustation, 36.5cm high, hole to base and loss to coverLiterature:A very similar bronze hu in the British Museum, London, accession no. 1973,0726.26 appears in Rawson, J, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, London/Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts of East Anglia / Burrell Collection, Glasgow, BMP, 1987. Jessica Rawson describes this as 'A tall slender flask, circular in cross-section, this hu is sharply bent to one side, seemingly in imitation of a leather bottle. Three narrow registers are packed with tiny s-shaped dragons; such decoration is typical of the sixth century but probably persisted into the fifth century BC. A bird-shaped lid, with an articulated beak, is attached by a chain to a bowed handle.'See also Zhixin Jason Sun, Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Orientations, March 2015 in which a similar assymetric hu vessel with bird-shaped cover is illustrated. The author states:An earlier hu, much more like a leather bottle, with a full body and tightly angled neck, was discovered in a tomb in Hubei Sui Xian Bajialou. It carried deeply curved chevrons. Later examples are decorated with a wide variety of motifs in several different techniques. During the Eastern Zhou ceramic, leather and lacquer shapes were rendered in bronze as bronze-casting spread geographically and as the use of bronze was extended from ritual to secular items'.
Lot 37
A large Chinese archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Gui, late Western Zhou dynasty, 9th-8th century B.C., the ribbed body cast in relief with 'scaled' bands to the upper registers and around the base, applied with a pair of mythical beast head handles with scrollwork fin pendants, on flat out scrolled feet headed by bovine masks, 100 character inscription to the interior of the base, dark grey-brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 33.5cm wide, 18.5cm highLiterature:See Rawson, J, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, London/Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts of East Anglia / Burrell Collection, Glasgow, BMP, 1987, p40 and 41 Fig.18 which illustrates a complete set of ritual vessels including eight similar ritual bronze gui some with and without covers, found in a hoard excavated at Shaanxi Fufeng Shaochenchun. In her book Rawson states 'Sets of ding and gui were used to indicate rank. A feudal lord was entitled to nine ding and eight gui, a high official to seven ding and six gui and lesser officials to ever-decreasing numbers down to one of each.'A similar ritual bronze gui but with a cover featuring vertical 'scaled' bands is illustrated in J.A. Pope, R.J. Gettens, J. Cahill and N. Barnard, The Freer Chinese Bronzes, Volume 1 Catalogue, Smithsonian Institution, Washington 1967, Plate 78. The shape and decoration of this bronze vessel is also similar to to the 'Shi You gui' which was shown at the exhibition "Treasures of China", Canadian Museum of Civilization in 2007. It bears an inscription commemorating King of Gong of Zhou (922-904 B.C.) giving a fifedom to Commander Shi You, ordering that he inherit the title as well as the land and people living there.
Lot 376
Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902). A late 19th century patinated bronze study of young Mozart standing tuning his violin, on circular base, signed. A. Gaudez, height 13.25in.Renowned sculptor of monuments, groups and busts, Gaudez was born on the 9th February 1845 in Lyon. He was a student of Joffrey and made his debut in the Paris Salon In 1864, winning a Third Class medal. His early career was interrupted while a prisoner of war at Madgeburg in Germany between 1870-1 and he later sculpted many monuments as a tribute to his fellow French soldiers. In 1881 he was awarded the Premiere Classe Medaille in the Paris Salon and in 1882 he entered the Salon de Beaux Arts. He went on to receive many "Hors Concours" awards for his numerous celebrated works.
Lot 377
Auguste Louis Mathurin Moreau (French, 1834-1917). A large patinated bronze, 'Retour des Hirondelles', modelled as a seated young maiden with swallows at her feet, on circular base, bearing plaque inscribed 'retour des hirondelles par Aug. Moreau Medaille D'or A l'exposition, signed, height 26.5in.Exhibited Paris Salon from 1861
Lot 378
A pair of 19th century French bronze plaques, depicting Napoleon and Napoleon and Josephine by Andrieu, in original brass frames, diameter 6in., a pair of similar plaques commemorating the 6th Octobre 1789 and The Siege of The Bastille, 3.75in., and six further plaques relating to Napoleon, 3in.
Lot 38
A Chinese archaic bronze tripod vessel base, Dui, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century B.C., cast in low relief with two registers of sexafoil flower motifs between two bands of running scrolls, applied with a pair of taotie mask ring handles, the feet separately cast and applied, olive-green patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 25cm wide, 15cm high, hole, lacking cover
Lot 39
A Chinese archaic bronze oblong cup, Eastern Zhou dynasty/Spring & Autumn period, 5th-3rd century B.C., cast in low relief with swastika (wan) and foliate lappets, applied with a pair of ring handles with wave decoration, brown patina with malachite and azurite encrustation, 20cm wideCompare an oval cup in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no. M.187-1935 dated to the 450-250 B.C. for this form.
Lot 4
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.
Lot 41
A Chinese archaic bronze bell, Yong Zhong, late Western Zhou/early Eastern Zhou dynasty, 9th-8th century B.C., cast in shallow relief with bands of tight scrolls and pronounced bosses, set on a cylindrical shaft with bulbous knop, dark brown patina with patches of malachite encrustation, 39cm highLiterature:Compare a similarly decorated bronze Zhong in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession no. AC1998.251.17 described as probably Shaanxi Province, Late Western Zhou dynasty, about 850-771 B.C.A similar shape bronze bell bronze bell in the British Museum, accession no. 1984.0528.1, is illustrated in Jessica Rawson, Chinese Bronzes Art & Ritual, British Museum Publications, 1987 p.83 plate 28 and dated to the Western Zhou dynasty.The form and decoration of this bell are also similar to the 'Xing zhong' which bears an inscription to the official Xing who was bestowed his land and wealth by King Xiao (876-868 B.C.) of the Zhou.
Lot 42
A Chinese archaic bronze bell, Niu Zhong, Eastern Zhou dynasty/Spring & Autumn period, 8th-5th century B.C., crisply cast in low relief to each side to the lower panel with a taotie mask and overlapping scrolls amid leiwen, below bands of scrolling dragons and S-scrolls amid leiwen interspersed by protruding grooved bosses, the suspension loop also with dragons amid leiwen, pale brown and grey patina with thin malachite and azurite encrustation, 29cm high
Lot 48
A small Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine cup, Zhi, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., cast in relief to each side with a taotie mask with broders of kui dragons, olive-brown patina with malachite and azurite encrustation, 11cm high, hole and rim repairsCompare a similar larger bronze ritual zhi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 24.72.6. also dated to the early Western Zhou dynasty.
Lot 49
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 repair
Lot 5
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual drinking vessel and cover, Hu, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-9th century B.C., of elongated oviform, cast in relief to each side with opposing coiled phoenixes and smaller birds on a leiwen ground, cylindrical scrollwork handles to the shoulder, the cover with a band of stylised birds amid leiwen, brown patina with patches of malachite, cuprite and azurite encrustation, 30cm high, some faults
Lot 52
A rare Chinese archaic bronze 'rhinoceros' ritual wine vessel, Zun, early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-1st century B.C. with a hinged cover to its back, of olive green patina encrusted with malachite, azurite and cuprite deposits, 11.8cm high, 21cm longLiterature:A similar shape rhinoceros bronze vessel (zun) dating from the early Western Han dynasty is on display in the Museum of Chinese History, Beijing.It was discovered by a farmer plowing his field in Maoling, Xingping County, Shaanxi Province, in 1963. The large rhinoceros-shaped wine vessel, found in a large pottery jar, was probably hidden by its owner during a period of unrest, but never retrieved. The body of the rhinoceros vessel in Beijing is inlaid with a swirling pattern in gold and silver wire, of which some remains.
Lot 53
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine cup, Zhi, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., of eliptical section, cast in high relief to each side with a taotie mask between registers of kui dragons all filled with leiwen, with scrollwork raised fins to each side, two character 'fish' clan mark to interior of base, black and olive-brown patina with occasional patches of malachite 12.5cm, rim probably altered
Lot 54
A Chinese archaic bronze portable lamp, Han dynasty, 2nd century B.C.- 2nd century A.D. of oblong form with a hinged cover section, the cover cast in relief with mythical beasts, taotie masks to the hinge and ring handle, dark brown and malachite green patina, 15cm long, hole to coverCompare a Han dynasty bronze lamp with a figural hinged cover in the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Collection, accession no. V-368.
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