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Lot 1677
A group of four Chinese bronze censers, late 19th/early 20th century, all of bombé form, two raised on tripod supports with high loop handles and carved wooden covers, together with two further examples cast to the exterior with dragons and taotie masks, one with bronze shou cover, two will wooden stands (4)
Lot 1702
A 16th/17th century bronze sculpture of Goddess Parvathy (wife of Shiva). Seated on a lotus stand, with one front left arm holding the scriptures and the right hand in Vitarka Mudra and seated in latitasana position, Southern Indian, sold in Christies, Amsterdam in 1990, Lot No.415, height 11cm (illustrated)
Lot 1704
A 15th/16th century Indian bronze figure of Vishnu and Lakshmi with Vishnu embracing Lakshmi by one of his salvation arms, while Lakshmi seated on his left lap and also the right hand of Vishnu pointing the heavens and blessing seated in latitasana position. Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, symbolising love, height 15cm (illustrated)
Lot 1782
An impressive Japanese bronze Koro and cover, Meiji period, the central vessel with bulbous central stem, rising from four swept supports with phoenix terminals, the central body cast with a scene of Samurai involved in combat, flanked by dragon handles, the domed cover surmounted by a further Samurai dressed in full armour, character mark to base, height 94cm (illustrated)
Lot 618
Two bronze incense burners and covers, 19th century, one Japanese in the form of a kiku with chrysanthemum knop and on three leaf feet, 8.5cm, the other Chinese, with two mask handles below a rui border, the cover pierced with hearts and with Buddhist lion knop, 10.3cm, base holed CONDITION REPORT: The larger example with a 1cm off-circular hole to the base centre. This may have had ring handles, which are now missing. Knocks and dents to lid and base rims. No obvious faults to smaller incense burner.
Lot 79
A good pair of bronze Vases, late 19th century, each ovoid body cast in low relief with archaic ho-o, shi-shi and scrolls beneath chilong bordered panels on a disc base supported on five dragons and a base with a further chilong, cast mark, 14.5cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: One vase with repaired 14cm crack and smaller repaired splits to base of body. Other vase has no obvious faults.
Lot 211
A porcelain Koro, c.1820, after a bronze original, six character seal mark of Qianlong, painted with the eight Buddhist Emblems on a pink ground, surrounded by scrolling lotus, the shoulders with yellow and blue rui heads, the mouth and 'S' handles with key fret, handles repaired, 28.7cm CONDITION REPORT: Both handles with restoration. Each handle broken and glued in four places. No lid.
Lot 287
LOTS 287-322 From the Scholar's Desk - Fine Seals and Other Literati Works of Art A collector since childhood, the father of the present owner was a dealer and, as so often the case, also a collector in a different field. All the following lots were bought in England over the last sixty years. Please note: The illustrated seal characters on each base have been reversed to facilitate reading. A bronze Seal, late Ming dynasty, in the form of a goat with long, back-curved horns, 3.4cm The seal characters read: Jian Wei Xiao Wei (made for Jianwei, Military Captain/Colonel). The goat is the eighth sign of the animal zodiac and, amusingly, here has been given paws rather than hoofs. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, given typical wear. No obvious faults.
Lot 289
A miniature bronze Seal, 18th century or later, of a mythical dog-like beast with central horn, its fur marking incised, square plinth, 3.5cm The seal characters read: Tie Geng Shan Ren, which could also be the art name of Lei Yue (1882-1933). CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 290
A bronze Seal, Ming dynasty, of a kylin seated on its back legs with bushy tail, long ears, central horn and wisps of fire on its fore-shoulders, signs of long use, characters ground, 4cm CONDITION REPORT: Some knock marks to side of base, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 291
An attractive and rare silver Seal, late 16th/first half 17th century of a goggle-eyed, grinning Buddhist lion, the fur details sharply engraved, 3.8cm The seal characters read: Jin Yan (owner's name). Compare with the bronze scroll weight illustrated in China's Renaissance in Bronze, the Clague Collection, Robert D. Mowry, Phoenix Art Museum, 1994, no. 47. CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 292
An interesting small bronze Seal, possibly Song (960-1279) or earlier, in the simplified form of a duck on stylised legs on the square plinth, considerable signs of oxidisation (presumably from burial) and corrosion, 2.4cm The seal characters are somewhat crudely engraved. The duck bears similarities to the Burmese, so-called, 'opium weights', but this may be coincidental. CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 293
A powerful bronze Seal, possibly 16th century, in the form of a chimera in tightly-curled form with bifid tail, flames and ribbons extending over the edges of the square base, details finely engraved, leg missing, drilled hole, nose dented, 4.8cm The seal characters read Huangdi Fengtian zhi Bao (a typical Imperial seal from the Ming dynasty, used in the annual ceremonies of prayers to Heaven). The likelihood is that the missing leg failed in casting and was replaced at the time, but has subsequently disappeared. CONDITION REPORT: Knock mark to side of base, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 296
A bronze Seal, 16th/17th century, simply, but effectively modelled as a single-horned, mythical beast squatting with up-raised head, 5.5cm The seal characters read: Chengshi hanmo (a seal belonging to someone whose surname was Cheng and made specifically for use with calligraphy). As is frequently pointed out by Rose Kerr in her ground-breaking Later Chinese Bronzes, V&A, 1990, dating bronzes from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties is fraught with problems. However, the present seal characters are enclosed by chilong close in handling to those cast on the leg of a tripod censer illustrated op cit, pl. 23, and dated to 16th/17th century. CONDITION REPORT: Some small knock marks to side of base, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 300
A bronze Seal of a Chimera, late Ming dynasty, seated with turned head and bifid horn, the details incised, the front of the square plinth engraved Lu Guan, 3.7cm The seal characters read: xu shou guo shou (calm acceptance of the country's seal). CONDITION REPORT: Some knock marks to edges and side of base, commensurate with age, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 319
A bronze Paperweight cum Brush Rest, probably late Ming dynasty, in the form of the si xiren, two smiling conjoined boys forming four, their clothes engraved with scrolling lotus and holding either a toy or linked rings, signs of red lacquer, wear from use, minor dents, 7.8cm, wood stand (2) The 'Four Happy Boys' are a common toggle in China and come in a variety of materials but this, and the following lot, would function either as a paperweight and/or a brush rest. The boys evoke four happy events: one's wedding night, a chance meeting with an old friend, passing one's exams and rain after a drought. In fact, there are more complex meanings attributed to the conjunction, see Hidden Meanings, Terese Tse Bartholomew, Asian Art Museum, 2006, no. 2.11. The boys also could be considered as forming the Buddhist emblem wan (ten thousand) or swastika, meaning 'Good Luck'. CONDITION REPORT: Traces of painted decoration, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 320
Another bronze 'Happy Boys' Weight, late Ming dynasty, similarly cast and engraved to the previous, but with more lacquer remaining, wear and dents, 7.5cm, wood stand (2) Red lacquer, used on both these groups, signifies 'joy'. CONDITION REPORT: Lacquer decoration missing on limbs and heads, some still remaining on torso's, otherwise no obvious faults. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 322
A rare bronze Brush Rest or Paperweight Figure, 17th century, of a Maiden Immortal lying in long, flowing robes with a ru-i head over her chest and holding a fan, her hair in a top-knot and with a double-gourd slung from ribbons at her back, slight wear, wood stand (2) Other comparable resting figures were with Gerald Hawthorn Ltd., 1993, no. 128 and 1998, no.27. CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults. 8.5cm long. Provenance: as per catalogue.
Lot 328
A bronze Incense Burner, Cover and Stand, 18th/19th century, the depressed globular body with a wide band of key fret and two sprung handles, resting on elephant head handles, the pierced domed cover with a chilong and tiger snarling at one another, detachable tripod base, the burner with cast mark in seal characters Jia chuan zhen wan, 28cm, brass ash shovel (4) CONDITION REPORT: LID - slightly misshapen. BURNER - a small poorly cast section 2 x 2mm on key band, otherwise no major faults.
Lot 330
A bronze Incense Burner and Cover, 18th century in Wanli style, the base well cast with scrolling lotus between elephant head handles and on elephant head feet, the domed cover conforming, a resting elephant supporting a vase of cash and flowers, the whole well chased with scrolling flowers and set with half pearls, some missing, one handle repaired, 21cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: One jewel missing to elephant head on lid, further jewel to centre head on one leg and above head of further leg. Both elephant mask handles soldered. Later jewelled beads applied. Later paper decoration applied to elephant cloth.
Lot 331
A pair of gilt-bronze Attendant Figures, late Ming Dynasty, one holding a censer, the other with hands in prayer and wreathed in ribbons, standing on waisted square plinths, worn red and gilt patination, 17.5 and 18cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: Both figures with gilding rubbed, commensurate with handling and age. Both loose but attached to bases. Each with blistering and losses to paint and gilding.
Lot 332
A good lacquered and gilt bronze Figure of one of the Three Heroes of the Han Dynasty, dated first year of Wanli (1573), standing in proud pose, hitching up his tunic to reveal his armour, his face with well chased triple beard and wearing a cap, waisted, bracketed base, engraved mark, 21.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Gilt rubbing commensurate with age.
Lot 333
A bronze Avalokitesvara, Ming Dynasty, the goddess seated with right hand raised, the left with a bell, wearing tall, pierced diadem, robes engraved, 23cm, a Japanese bronze Figure of Raiden, the Thunder God dancing on an upturned bell, ribbon part missing, 19cm, and a Chinese bronze Figure, in Ming style, of Kui Xing, the god of examinations, 18.4cm, fixed wood stand (3) CONDITION REPORT: Hole piercing left side of chest. Hole to rear of head and back.
Lot 334
A bronze Paperweight, in the form of a dappled deer, Ming Dynasty, 11cm, a pair of Chinese Immortals, each riding a deer and detachable as incense burners, 7.8 and 8.2cm, and a Japanese bronze Lobster, some legs missing, 24cm (6) CONDITION REPORT: Holes to rear of tail and underside of body due to thin casting. Two legs 50% missing, one further leg with through crack.
Lot 338
A bronze Avalokitesvara, late Ming, the goddess sitting cross-legged on a waisted lotus throne, flames on her upper arms with a vase and bird and in Kaludra Mudra, her chest with jewels and a diadem on her head, traces of red and black lacquer and gold leaf, 27cm CONDITION REPORT: Traces of paint and gilding remaining, otherwise no obvious faults.
Lot 340
A bronze Monk, probably late Ming Dynasty, standing in robes, his hands in prayer, on a lotus gadrooned base, a ribbon tied at his shoulder, the cranium replaced in lead, 25.5cm This figure, which was heavily cast inverted, probably developed a fault at the bottom of the mould. Rather than throw the entire piece back in the pot, they chose to fill the hole in his head with lead and patinate it. CONDITION REPORT: A hole to the lower part of robe. Knocks and dents throughout. Solder repair to head.
Lot 342
A bronze Censer, second half of the 17th century, thinly cast and with two lion mask handles with finely chased manes, six character Xuande mark, dents, 14.5cm, pierced wood cover with detached coral knop (2) CONDITION REPORT: Knop has been reglued. Crack running through lid. Base, small indentation, otherwise no obvious faults. Weight of censer without cover: 387g approximately. 6.2cm high. 10.5cm inner rim. 11.5cm outer rim.
Lot 347
A bronze Jue, dated Qianlong 3 (1739) the body typically cast after a Shang original with three blade legs and bands of diaper, the inscription under the spout including the date, original casting flaws, 16.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Small hole to side of handle. There appears to be a contemporary repair to rear of rim.
Lot 349
An unusual bronze Jar, possibly early 18th century, engraved and partly silver filled with a confronting dragon or a feng in a barbed panel amongst precious objects and diaper, cast mark including swastika, 13.8cm CONDITION REPORT: This has previously been silver inlaid of which now 98% of it is missing. No obvious faults.
Lot 398
A Chinese white jade flower Button, 18th century or earlier, carved in the form of eight lingzhi petals surrounding an aster flower, 8.1cm, and a jade eight-petalled Button, also 18th century or earlier, mounted on gilt bronze etched with flowers and scrolling foliage (2) CONDITION REPORT: ASTER BUTTON - no obvious faults. MOUNTED ON GILT BRONZE - very small chips to rim.
Lot 268
A large collection of coinage and medals to include ten white metal exhibition medals from the Sociedad Rural Rafaela, a bronze uniface medal featuring a knight on a horse, a bronze moral philosophy medal dated 1910/11, also various pre-1947 silver coinage to include an 1887 enamelled shilling, various Victorian medals, bronze coinage etc
Lot 270
A collection of coins comprising a Charles II silver crown dated 1668, a Carolus III eight reales dated 1773, a George III silver crown dated 1820, two George III bronze twopences dated 1797, a George III shilling dated 1787, Queen Victoria crown dated 1887, William III shilling dated 1696, two Leopold II five francs dated 1875 and 1876, Napoleon III five francs dated 1867, also further British copper coinage and foreign coinage etc
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