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Click here to subscribeA contemporary 'Cupola Poise' chandelier,designed and manufactured by Tamasine Osher, of two-branched construction, each patinated bronze branch hung with a bell-shaped spalted beech shade, 115cm wide95cm highCondition ReportWith some scuffs to the branches. The ceiling rose with remnants of plaster from previous mounting.
A 'Vima' cast bronze floor lamp,designed by Alexandre Logé, of textured tapering form, with four struts for the shade and fitted with four lights, stand 192cm highCondition ReportThe shade with damage. Appears to have been glued previously. The stem in good order. Additional images uploaded.
A pair of French 'Retina Blanche' wall lights, modern, by Garnier et Linker, each with a lost wax cast glass shade, on a circular bronze bracket, each cast 'GL' to the bracket and numbered '46' and '47', 20cm diameter9cm deep (2)Condition ReportEach with some plaster remnants to the reverse from previous wall mounting.
Fourteen various war and military interest titles, including Lieutenant Colonel E.C. Broughton (edited): 'Memoirs of the 65th Regiment 1st Battn. The York & Lancaster Regt. 1756 to 1913', London, William Clowes, 1914, 1st edition, signed & inscribed on FFEP "Mrs William Byam from an old friend E.C. Broughton March 1914", and with further Autograph Letter Signed from the editor to Mrs William Byam tipped onto front pastedown "2. March 1914. Dear Mrs Byam, Will you please me by accepting from me personally a copy of my book - "Memoirs of the 65th Regiment". When you have time to read it I feel sure that you will enjoy it, your good husband figures prominently in its pages. With kindest regards from my wife and myself. Yours very sincerely E.C. Broughton.", xi,174pp, b/w ills. from photos throughout, 4to, original cloth gilt. William Byam C.B. (1841-1906), Major General, 65th Regt. of Foot and 1st Battn. Ernest Chamier Broughton (1858-1914) was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and commissioned in November 1876. He was transferred to the 65th Regiment of Foot in Jan. 1878, stationed out in India, on the units return home in 1884 they were disembarked at Suakin to participate in the Battle of El Teb and Tamaai (Medal & 2 clasps, Bronze Star). Having served in India and Mauritius, he retired in 1901, but was recalled and returned to the fold during the Boer War (Medal & 3 clasps), ending that campaign promoted Lieutenant Colonel. With the outbreak of WW1 he served at home and died on 17 December 1914; together with Thomas Archer: 'The War in Egypt and the Soudan', L, Blackie, 1885, 4 volumes, portraits and ills. throughout, uniform original decorative cloth gilt; Major E.H. Richardson: 'War, Police, and Watch Dogs', William Blackwood, 1910, 1st edition, 34 b/w ills. from photos on 30 full page plates as called for (frontis present but bound facing p.71), orig. cloth gilt; A.W. Kinglake: 'The Invasion of the Crimea', Blackwood, 1877-1896, 'Cabinet Edition', 9 volumes, vols 1-6, 1877 6th edition, vols 7-9, 1896, new edition, folding maps, plans, views, plates, ex Repton School library, uniform contemporary half calf gilt (worn); 'The War Correspondence of The "Daily News" 1877...Forming a Continuous History of the War Between Russia and Turkey', L, Macmillan, 1878, 3rd edition, orig. cloth gilt; Robert Caldwell: 'The Prevention of Disease in the Armies in the Field', L, Bailliere et al, 1904, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt. Scarce; George Sava: 'The Chetniks', L, Faber, 1942, 1st edition, signed & inscribed by the author to one Miss Anne Byam, Jan. 1943, orig. cloth gilt; Richard Seddon: 'A Hand Uplifted', L. Muller, 1963, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w; plus 3 others (22)
Two Tibetan gilt bronze vajras, Dorje, and a Japanese bronze vajra, Gokosho19th Century - 20th centuryComprising: a Tibetan gilt bronze five five-pronged vajra, with the five prongs conjoint at each end, 19cm long, a Tibetan gilt bronze five-pronged visvajra, of cruciform design with a central ball-shaped handle extending in four cardinal directions with lotus petals and beaded border, each prong is issued from the open mouth of a Makara, 12 x 12cm, a Japanese bronze five prong vajra (gokosho), handle in form of four conjoint lotus flowers connected with bands, each of the prong with sharp edge, 16.5cm long. （3）西藏及日本 十九 - 二十世紀 銅金剛杵三件Cf. For a similar example to the Japanese vajra, please see British Museum, museum no. 1885,1227.57.Condition Report: 品相報告Tibetan vajra: wear to the gilt, scratches to the extremities, slight verdigris to the edges of the prongs, casting fault.Visvajra: wear to the gilt, casting fault, corrosion to the metal.Japanese vajra: wear to the metal, slight scratches to the surface, otherwise good condition.
Six Tibetan five-pronged bronze vajras, Dorje 16th - 20th centuryComprising: two 16th century vajra, each with the central knop with the larger one flanked by lotus friezes, 6.5 and 8.5cm long, a pair of 18th century vajra with a compressed knob, 6cm, an 18th century vajra, finely casted with a central knob flanked by ribbed bands and lotus friezes beneath a ribbed band, adorned with Makara issuing the prongs from the open mouth, 9cm long, a 20th century vajra with pointed ends, 7.5cm long. (6)西藏十六-二十世紀 金剛杵六件Condition Report: 品相報告16th century vajras: metal corrosion and general surface wear commensurate with age, good condition.Pair of vajras: metal corrosion slight verdigris and general surface wear commensurate with age, good condition.18th century vajra: minor casting fault, surface wear commensurate with age.20th century vajra: verdigris and metal corrosion, general surface wear commensurate with age.
Three Tibetan bronze five-pronged vajras16th - 18th centuryEach heavily casted with prongs at each end, one vajra gilded with prongs emerging from the mouths of Makaras supported on a single-lotus pedestal, all with a central knot flanked by ribbed or beaded bands flanked by lotus friezes, 9cm, 10.5cm, 10.5cm. (3)西藏十六 - 十八世紀 金剛杵三件Condition Report: 品相報告gilded vajra: tiny areas with verdigris to the central knob and lotus friezes. Light scratches to one side of the end of one bolt. Wear to the gilding and corrosion to the metal commensurate with age. ribbed band vajra: casting fault, slight verdigris and corrosions to the metal, general surface wear commensurate withnage.the other vajra: slight casting flaws, wear to the surface commensurate with age.
Three Tibetan bronze five-pronged vajras Circa 16th centuryComprising: two similarly casted vajras, one gilded with a compressed central knob flanked by beaded borders and lots friezes, four prongs extended from the mouth of Makara joining the bolt in the centre, 13.5cm diameter, the other 11.5cm long, a vajra with ribbed bands flanking the central knob, five prongs issuing from the lotus friezes, 12cm long.西藏約十六世紀 銅金剛杵三件Condition Report: 品相報告Gilded vajra: verdigris and corrosion to the metal, wear to the gilding, surface wear commensurate with age.The other one decorated with Makara: corrosion and wear to the metal commensurate with age, slight denting to the ends of the bolt.vajra without Makara: corrosions to the metal and wear to the surface commensurate with age.
A Tibetan gilt bronze and iron Kartika20th CenturyWith a single nine-pronged vajra extending to a Makara with mouth wide open attached a curved iron blade, 12.5cm high, 12cm wide.西藏二十世紀 銅及鐵卡蒂卡Condition Report: 品相報告：Traces of gilding left on the vajra, general surface wear, the blade is rusty.
A Tibetan or Nepalese bronze hand of a Buddhist figure18th/19th centuryCast in vitarka mudra, with a lotus flowerhead in its palm, the fragment patinated to a rich brown hue, 13cm wide.尼泊爾/西藏 十八/十九世紀 銅佛手Condition Report: 品相報告Areas of rough casting including scattered pits; general wear including some denting/bruising to edges and tips of fingers, and extensive orange encrustation to crevices.
A Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture of PadmsambhavaEarly 20th centuryThe vajracharya seating on a lotus base with left leg folded, left hand rested on the left foot holding a skull cup, right arm rested on the knee of the same side holding a five pronged vajra, wearing a long robe and a hat, 18.5cm high.西藏二十世紀早期 銅鎏金蓮花生大士像Condition Report: 品相报告There is extensive wear to the gilding, corrosion to the metal, and denting to the surface.
Three Tibetan Gilt bronze Buddhist statues17th - 19th centuryComprising: a 17th century detachable statue of seated Vajradhara holding vajra and vajra bell in two hands embracing Prajñāpāramitā holding skull cup and knife in both hands, 8cm high; an 18th/19th century gilt bronze Amitābha seated on a lotus throne with Tibetan inscription, base sealed incised with a visvajra, 15cm high; and an 18th century gilt bronze and polychrome painted Vajrapani standing in asana wearing tiger skin dhoti, with flaming hair wearing five point crown inset with jewels, holding lasso and vajra, raised on lotus base with a flaming frieze, base sealed inscribed with a lotus, 17.5cm high including frieze. (3)西藏十八 - 十九世紀 銅鎏金金剛總持、阿彌陀佛及金剛手菩薩像Condition Report: 品相報告 Vajradhara: each figure with wear and corrosion to the gilding and metal, with tiny indentation to the back of the male figure. Amitābha: scratches to the face, wear to the gilding, casting fault to his right arm, verdigris to the hair, the centre of the left hand with a small hole, which originally was attached to an alms bowl now missing, indentation to the base. Vajrapani: Wear to the poly chromed surface, especially to the flaming frieze, wear to the gilding, minor indentations and scratches to the surface.
Five copper alloy and stone carved Buddhist figures19th - 20th centuryComprising: a Thai copper alloy buddha with a flaming jewel to top of the head, 31cm high, a jewel inset seated figure of gilt copper alloy Padmasambhava holding a vajra and a skull cup wearing long cape, 18cm high, a Japanese bronze Buddha with a flat base, 9cm high, a late 19th century Buddha seated on waisted lotus base, 28cm high, and a early 20th century stone carved Tara, 10.5cm high (5).十九 - 二十世紀早期 銅及石雕佛像一組Condition Report: 品相報告：Thai Buddha: wear and corrosion to the metal commensurate with age, casting flaws and scratches to the surface.20th century Buddha: wear and corrosion to the metal commensurate with age, traces of gilt left to the edge of the base, indentations.Padmasambhava: wear to the gilding and metal corrosion commensurate with age, scratches to the surface.Japanese Buddha: wear to the gilding commensurate with age, good condiiton.Stone carved Tara: probably have been cut out from a larger sculptural group, evidence in the uneven surface to the back, nibbles to the extremities.
A Laos parcel-gilt bronze figure of Buddha16th centurySeated in Ardha Padmasana wearing a sanghati on a tall waisted triangular stand, his hand in Bhumisparsha mudra, the rounded face with downcast eyes, elongated earlobes, and tall usnisha, 18.5cm high.老撾十六世紀 銅佛像Condition Report: 品相報告Some scattered small dents and nicks to the surface. A small hole appeared at bottom part of the seat. Surface wear commensurate with age.
A pair of Thai gilt and lacquered bronze figures of Buddhist disciples19th centuryEach kneeling on a rectangular base decorated with floral borders to the sides with hands in Anjali mudra, 12.5cm high (2).泰國十九世紀 銅鎏金和尚像一對Condition Report: 品相報告All with loss of lacquer and gilt, with overall surface wear commensurate with age. A 1cm long dent on one of the disciples' head, to the left, with possible restoration.
A Chinese bronze 'trigrams' foliate mirrorYuan dynastyCast with chrysanthemums around a foliate centre and trigrams in each of the petals, 16.5cm diameter.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.元 銅八卦紋鏡來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: Some areas of rough casting, some light surface wear, a couple of tiny dents to edges, otherwise generally good.
A Chinese parcel-gilt bronze 'bixie' weightSong-Ming dynastyFinely cast as a recumbent beast with long curly eyebrows, scaly spine and bifurcated tail, the surface with traces of gilt and areas of verdigris, wood stand, 8.4cm long.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.宋-明 銅局部鎏金辟邪紙鎮來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: 品相報告Weight: 411g.Expected surface wear with some loss to gilt, verdigris to patina, a few nibbles to edges.
Two Japanese and one South East Asian bronze figure20th centuryComprising a figure astride a buffalo, 10.5cm wide, a parcel-gilt figure reading a scroll astride a giant carp, 12.7cm wide, and a South East Asian figure of Buddha, 13cm high (3).二十世紀 日本與東南亞洲銅雕一組三件Condition Report: 品項報告:General expected surface wear and some areas of rough casting.The water buffalo with a split to the underside. Weight: 286g.The figure on carp with rubbing off of gilt. Weight: 399g.The bronze buddha with general areas of reddish and green encrustations to surface. Weight: 269g.
A Chinese silver-inlaid bronze archaistic incense vaseSong/Ming dynastyModelled after the archaic ritual wine vessel, zhi, and inlaid in silver with geometric designs to the slender neck, the flat top with twin rectangular apertures flanked with an inlaid inscription reading '師善堂 永保用', which could be translated as 'Shishan Tang, to be forever used', wood stand,14.2cm high.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.宋/明 仿古銅錯銀仿壺來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: 品相報告A few scattered tiny nicks/dents to edge of foot. Some expected wear including wear and small losses to silver inlay, expected wear to surface and patina consistent with age.
A magnificent Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Chaturbhuja Manjushri, Namasangiti18th centuryThe deity seated in padmasana on a waisted double lotus base, the slender waist rising up to broad shoulders with upper right hand holding a sword, lower left hand raised in front of his chest holding the end of a leafy lotus stem terminating in a lotus flower with the Prajñāpāramitā placed on top, hair arranged in a high chignon wearing a five point crown, inlayed with coral, malachite and lapis lazuli, other body jewelry similarly embellished, wearing a dhoti decorated with floral border, 19cm high.西藏十八世紀 銅鎏金四臂文殊菩薩像Cf. Mañjuśrī is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, or 'Eight Close Sons' of Buddha Śākyamuni, whose name and variations of names were enumerated in the Charya Tantra, Nāmasaṃgīti ('The Chanting of Names'). The current form, with one face four arms, was included in the tantra mentioned above, with variations of attributions held in his hands, and somehow rare as most examples of Mañjuśrī in this on form hold a bow and sword in the upper hands. For a similar form from the Ming dynasty please refer to item no. 57406 on himalayanart.org.Condition Report: 品相報告Slight denting, wear to the gilding and tarnish to the metal all commensurate with age, some inlaid stones are missing to the crown and body jewelery.
A Chinese bronze archaic tripod ritual wine vessel, jueShang dynastyCast with whorl-capped posts, prominent spout and flaring tripod legs, the mid section with taotie in shallow-relief over a leiwen ground, the traces of two characters under the single animal-mask handle, the surface patinated to a dark greenish hue strewn with verdigris, 21.5cm high.商 銅饕餮紋爵Bronze vessels like the present lot were used by the Shang Kings, and later by those of the Zhou Dynasty, to prepare and consume wine in ceremonies that would link the kings to the spirits of their ancestors, and symbolise both their power and legitimacy to rule with the mandate of Heaven. Emblematic of the outstanding mastery of metallurgy in ancient China, and of the ability of Shang Dynasty craftsmen to marry functionality with elaborate decoration, the silhouette of the jue became a symbol of status when interred in the tombs of nobility. The cultural relevance and status of the jue remained such that even when its ritualistic used ceased, the shape was used for millenia until the Qing Dynasty in various mediums, from copper alloys, lacquer, cloisonné-enamel, rhinoceros horn, to porcelain.Condition Report: 品相報告Expected surface encrustations and wear consistent with age. Nibbling to edges, particularly tip of one foot. One leg broken off but extant.
An impressive pair of Chinese zitan 'elephant' lantern stands, Qing dynastyWith finely cast gilt bronze S-shaped arms cast with dragon's heads, the bases carved as caparisoned elephants standing four square with head turned, their saddlecloths carved in low relief with flowering lotus scrolls, supporting a vase-shaped column carved with lotus blooms, each standing on rectangular plinth with carved and pierced gallery decorated with lingzhi above a recessed carved floral border between carved lotus petal lappets, on ruyi form feet, total height 216cm, height of elephants 40cm, length of elephants 57cm.清 紫檀雕象燈籠架一對
A large Chinese blue and white twin handled vase, huQing dynasty, 18th centuryThe sturdily potted vase of bronze hu shape, flanked by a pair of stylised handles, painted to the body with six archaistic phoenix roundels separated by billowing clouds, all beneath a band of waves and spearhead motif, the splayed foot painted with a band of scrolling waves beneath a lotus petal border, base glazed, 31.5cm high.Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd. label to base清十八世紀 青花繪鳳紋雙耳壺來源：Spink & Son Ltd.標籤Condition Report: 品相報告Fritting to the mouth rim and the extremities of the handles, iron spots to darkest area of painted cobalt pigment, crazing in the glaze, expected surface wear commensurate with age.
LANCERAY, EUGÈNE ALEXANDROVITCH('Ievgeni Alexander Lanceray')St. Petersburg 1848 - 1886Titel: Rückkehr von der Jagd. Jäger mit seiner Beute zu Pferd. Technik: Bronze auf Maße: 50 x Bezeichnung: Kyrillisch bezeichnet auf der Plinthe: E. Lancere. Provenienz:Privatbesitz, Deutschland.Eugène Alexandrovitch Lanceray Russland Russische Schule 19.Jh. Bronzen Jagd Bronze TiereErläuterungen zum Katalog
Unknown maker - An unboxed group of unmarked bronze dolls house furniture. Lot includes a four poster bed - measures approximately 57mm (H) x 53mm (L) x 36mm (D); bath; lady on settee; Grandfather clock and similar. Items appear to be in Excellent unpainted condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Unknown maker - An unboxed group of unmarked bronze dolls house furniture. Lot includes a four poster bed - measures approximately 70mm (H) x 62mm (L) x 45mm (D); Welsh dresser rocking horse; Victorian style toilet and similar. Items appear to be in Excellent unpainted condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Unknown maker - An unboxed group of unmarked predominately bronze dolls house furniture. Lot includes a dining table with benches; rocking chairs; hinged lid bedding box; Victorian style toilet and similar. Majority of items are unpainted and appear to be in Very Good - mainly Excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Unknown maker - An unboxed group of unmarked bronze dolls house furniture. Lot includes a drop leaf table with separate drawer; bedding box with hinged lid; Bathroom set with bath, sink and hinged lid toilet; artists easel and similar. Items appear to be in Excellent unpainted condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
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