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Bukh?r? (Mu?ammad ibn Ism???l). Le Recueil des Traditions Mahométanes, par Abou Abdallah Mohammed ibn Ismaîl el-Bokhâri, publié par M. Ludolf Krehl, 4 volumes, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1862-1908, half-titles, light occasional spotting, volume 3 title marked, some offsetting of gold border and calligraphy to rear blanks, mild toning to preliminaries, contemporary quarter calf over speckled boards, titles in gilt to spine, raised bands, small stickers to spines of two volumes, extremities rubbed, 4toQty: (4)NOTESA scarce, complete set of this work in a contemporary binding. Has only appeared complete once at auction. The fourth volume was published decades later and here is contemporaneously bound to style. From the library of Edward Henderson (1917-1995), British diplomat and Ambassador to Qatar. The work is a compilation of around 7,000 traditions of the acts and sayings of the Prophet which is said to have taken the author 16 years to complete.
Wensinck (A.J.). A Handbook of Early Muhammadan Tradition, alphabetically arranged, reprinted, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1971, original publisher's maroon cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, together with: De Cardi (Beatrice, editor). Qatar Archaeological Report, Excavations 1973, Oxford University Press for Qatar National Museum, 1978, monochrome plates after photographs, folding plans, etc, original dark blue cloth gilt in dust wrapper, 4to World of Islam Festival. Art of Islam, Language and Meaning by Titus Burckhardt, Islamic Science, an illustrated study by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Geometric Concepts in Islamic Art, by Issam EL-Said & Ayse Parman & The Quranic Art of Calligraphy and Illumination, by Martin Lings, together 4 volumes, 1976, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, all original publisher's cloth gilt in dust wrappers, 4to Carter (J.R.L.). Tribes in Oman, 1st edition, Peninsula Publishing, 1982, colour and monochrome illustrations, original maroon cloth gilt in dust wrapper, spine sunned, 4to, and other Persian, Gulf and Islamic reference works, all 20th-century publications, 4to/8voQty: (25)NOTESFrom the library of Edward Henderson (1917-1995), British diplomat and Ambassador to Qatar.
Lot No: 11 - Ref No: 015 Moortosea By Kath Loram - Kal Art & Design Summer Holiday Home: White Hart Inn, Bridstowe "I enjoy walks on Dartmoor; it's beautiful, wild and full of history. It is a vast area that needs to be maintained, protected and cared for. It has much wildlife including the otter; they rest in underground dens, called holts normally on river banks and underground and have above ground resting places also. Otters are mainly nocturnal, they hunt travel and patrol their territory, you may not be lucky enough to see a wild otter, but you can find some fabulously painted and decorated otters with their cubs on the Moor Otters Arts Trail 2021 launched to raise funds to support projects to conserve and enhance Dartmoor's wildlife and landscape. Dartmoor is a living working landscape full of moorlands and rivers, with a wealth of colour and nature, colours flickering like darting fish in the sunlight, glistening granite like fish scales and the bluest of skies with movement and natural wonder, a reminder of the sea which inspired my Moor Otter design. An established artist born in the seaside town of Dawlish, Devon. My works are exciting with a dynamic use of colour and I use a variety of media and calligraphy, which are inspired by the world around me, local scenes, walks on Dartmoor, the sea and animals." This Otter is a 'Golden Otter' - one that has been specially selected by a panel of expert judges as being particularly stunning. Of the 81 Moor Otters there are only 25 Golden Otters. These Golden Otters will take their online bids to the live auction on Saturday, 2nd October 2021 at Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton St, Exeter. You can continue to bid on these otters at the live auction in person or online.
A Chinese Tianhuang carved figure of a seated lohan holding a censer, his robes foliate engraved and with turquoise and red painted detail, upon a carved hardstone base, foliate carved and pierced and within a pale blue silk lined fitted box with paper calligraphy inscriptions, height including stand 11.5cm, width of box 20cm.
陳衍寧 《虎嘯圖》 鏡框 紙本設色 ink and colour on paper, framed, titled, stamped and signed upper right58.5cm x 38.6cm; 80cm x 58.6cm overallFootnote: Provenance: Susan J and Michael Gassaway (Syllavethy Gallery, Aberdeenshire), with a letter of authenticity stating that the work was painted in the gallery during his visit to the Britain in 1986 under the sponsorship of the gallery by an official invitation from The Scottish Arts Council.Note: Mr and Mrs Gassaway met Chen Yanning on a trip to China in 1984, when he was the Head of the Guangdong Institute of Fine Art. To reciprocate his hospitality, Susan and Michael invited Yanning to visit the UK to view some of the Old Masters of Western Art that he had only seen in books back in China. Two years later, Yanning arrived in Aberdeen and together with Susan and Michael, he visited the museums in Scotland and London. Yanning made the museum attendants nervous as he wanted to get up close to study the thickness of paint on his favourite masterpieces. He, Susan and Michael communicated by using sign language and drawing sketches and quickly established a great friendship.Chen Yanning (b.1945) is a Chinese painter who lives and works in the United States. He was born in the southern province of Guangzhou, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1965. He continued to work at the Academy as a painter until 1986 when he relocated to America, to study at Oklahoma City University. His early Chinese works include the poster Chairman Mao Inspects the Guangdong Countryside (1972) and New Doctor of the Fishing Port (1973).He has had many public portrait commissions most notably for the British Royal Family, in which he painted Queen Elizabeth, Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne. Yanning's portrait of the Queen was subsequently used by Royal Mail for the Jubilee Year stamp.Yanning works with oil paint, a medium predominantly used by western artists. Chinese painting was traditionally based on the technique of brush painting, which consisted of similar techniques to calligraphy using black ink or coloured pigments. Although a very different medium to oil paint, Yanning's portraits, in employing an impasto technique, which imbues the surface with an almost blurred washed finish, seems to suggest the sustained influence of his country's native painting.A comparable ink painting of three reclining tigers resting on a rock, also painted by Chen Yanning in 1986, was sold at Duton's Tianjin, China, 18th Dec 2011, lot 115
FIGUEIREDO, Manuel de Andrade de.- Nova escola para aprender a ler, escrever, e contar: primeira parte.- Lisboa Occidental: Na Officina de Bernardo da Costa de Carvalho, [1722].- [16], 156 p.: 1 portada grav., 1 retrato, [1], 44 gravuras; 30 cm.- E., First and only published part of the most famous Portuguese calligraphy treatise. Complete copy, preserving all the copperplate prints: engraved title with the coat of arms of Portugal over Lisbon, the author's portrait (signed by B. Picart), the calligraphed figure of the knight and the 44 engravings numbered from 1 to 44. Manuel de Andrade de Figueiredo (1670-1735), a leading figure in the calligraphic art of the seventeenth century, laid the foundations for teaching the so-called “Portuguese calligraphic type”. His manual is divided into four parts: the first dedicated to teaching Portuguese spoken and written language; the second presents the different types of letters used at the time; the third establishes the rules of Portuguese spelling; the fourth teaches the basics of arithmetic. The pictures represent calligraphy exercises for students, notions of types design and alphabets of various styles. Two handwritten ownerships on the title page; last section with slight signs of handling; occasional slight stains. Recent full sheepskin binding, with patina and gold tooling on the spine, in the manner of the period. Inocêncio, V, p. 355. Samodães, 151. Ameal, 107. Ferreira Lima (Calligraphers), p. 7 and sec. (with extensive news and reproduction of the author's face and portrait).
Artist: Mark Tobey (American, 1890 - 1976). Title: "Raindrop Prism #4". Medium: Oil and tempera on board. Date: Composed 1965. Dimensions: Overall size: 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (349 x 251 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Fine condition with no issues noted. Comment(s): Tobey was a mystical Wisconsin-born artist whose works had a visual affinity with Abstract Expressionism but shared more in common with Asian art and calligraphy (he studied at a Zen monastery in Kyoto, Japan, in the 1930s). Image copyright © The Estate of Mark Tobey / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29862-2-4000]
A rare blue and white Iznik Turkish pottery tri-handle mosque lamp with calligraphy, scroll and leaf decoration, 26cm tall x 18cm wide, one handle missing, small chips to other handles, multiple chips to top rim and small crack to rim, otherwise generally good colours bright, condition consistent with age
Chinese spotted bamboo calligraphy table with two drawers. Drawers and top are lacquered in black. Geometric latticework surrounds the drawers. The metal feet are modern additions. With Sotheby's New York sticker.Provenance: Sotheby's, New York; Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 18 1/4 in x width: 57 in x depth: 19 1/2 in.Shows evidence of re-finishing and minor restoration.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height: 18 1/4 in x width: 57 in x depth: 19 1/2 in.
Chinese zitan scroll weight, decorated with incised and gilt calligraphy and a small red design in low relief. A Christie's Hong Kong label is adhered along the underside.Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, November 1998; Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 19 1/4 in x width: 1 3/4 in x depth: 3/4 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height: 19 1/4 in x width: 1 3/4 in x depth: 3/4 in.
Lu Qingyuan (Chinese, born. 1946) scroll painting in ink and color on paper depicting a man fishing on a boat floating on a snowy river. With calligraphy along the right of the painting and stamped with seals along the left and right sides. Painting and scroll bordered in a thin repeating red design.Scroll; height: 64 in x width: 31 in. Huaxin; height: 26 in x width: 26 1/2 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Scroll; height: 64 in x width: 31 in. Huaxin; height: 26 in x width: 26 1/2 in.
19th c. Chinese green jade double gourd snuff bottle, carved with sharp sides and angles, incised with four characters. It retains an 18th century gilt bronze stopper. The calligraphy has been gilt in the recesses to highlight the characters.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 3 in x width: 1 1/4 in x depth: 1 in.Good condition; no chips or restorations.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height: 3 in x width: 1 1/4 in x depth: 1 in.
Group of six Chinese scholar's objects, consisting of two sets of calligraphy guides, two guides, and two carved peach pit seals. All guides incised with calligraphic and floral decoration.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Peach Pit Seals (each); Height: 1 in x width: 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. Guides (each); Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 1 in x depth: 1/8 in. Large Calligraphy Guide (closed); Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 3/4 in x depth: 1/8 in; (open) Height: 8 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 1/8 in. Small Calligraphy Guide (closed); Height: 9 in x width: 3/4 in x depth: 1/8 in; (open) Height: 7 in x width: 3 in x depth: 1/8 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Peach Pit Seals (each); Height: 1 in x width: 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. Guides (each); Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 1 in x depth: 1/8 in. Large Calligraphy Guide (closed); Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 3/4 in x depth: 1/8 in; (open) Height: 8 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 1/8 in. Small Calligraphy Guide (closed); Height: 9 in x width: 3/4 in x depth: 1/8 in; (open) Height: 7 in x width: 3 in x depth: 1/8 in.
Large group of 73 antique Chinese or Asian bronze, silver, or metal numismatic pieces including coins, bridge money, and spade money. Most of them in good condition and with clear calligraphy.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
Chinese carved bamboo brush or wrist wrest with incised calligraphy. The bamboo is angled and hollow. With sticker from Sydney L. Moss Ltd, London.Provenance: Sydney L Moss, Ltd., London; Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 1 1/4 in x width: 8 1/4 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height: 1 1/4 in x width: 8 1/4 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.
Rare Chinese Wang Mang Xin dynasty bronze coin. This is one of the rare issues in Xin dynasty, and it has sharp calligraphy.Provenance: Possibly Daniel Ching (1931-1990); Scott Semans, Washington, USA; Private collection, Minnesota, USA.Diameter: 18 mm. Gross weight: 1.67 g.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Diameter: 18 mm. Gross weight: 1.67 g.
One 18th c. Chinese finely carved bamboo hanging cricket cage with calligraphy. Possibly also used as a portable ink stone, as evidenced by the form and ink residue. The stone/bamboo is carved to resemble lily pads and lotus. There are two small holes in the back of the pieces to enable it to be hung from a belt or other traveling kit. The back is carved with a landscape and calligraphy.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3/4 in depth: 1 1/2 in.Good condition with some ink staining.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3/4 in depth: 1 1/2 in.
Group of four Chinese long handled calligraphy brushes. Two with loops for hanging.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height ranges from 12 in to 16 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 1 1/2 in to 2 1/2 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height ranges from 12 in to 16 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 1 1/2 in to 2 1/2 in.
Group of five 19th c. Chinese calligraphy brushes with turned rosewood handles and animal hair bristles. Collection of larger ink brushes for painting calligraphy or other simple ink images. One brush with a Nicholas Grindley London label.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height ranges from 7 1/2 in to 11 in; diameter ranges from 2 in to 3 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Height ranges from 7 1/2 in to 11 in; diameter ranges from 2 in to 3 in.
Sassoon, Siegfried. An Octave, number 9 of 350 copies, signed by the author, portrait frontispiece, original green boards, slipcase, 8vo., [No Place]: Shenval Press, 8th September 1966; Something About Myself, by Siegfried Sassoon, Aged Eleven, calligraphy and illustrations by Margaret Adams, original white wrappers gilt, 8vo, Worcester: Stanbrook Abbey Press, September 8th 1966 (2)
Sassoon, Siegfried. An Octave, number 107 of 350 copies, portrait frontispiece, original green boards, slipcase, 8vo., [No Place]: Shenval Press, 8th September 1966; Something About Myself, by Siegfried Sassoon, Aged Eleven, calligraphy and illustrations by Margaret Adams, original white wrappers gilt, 8vo, Worcester: Stanbrook Abbey Press, September 8th 1966 (2)
Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992). Lithograph on paper titled "Flower I" from the "Bedford" series, 1981. Pencil signed and numbered 50/70 along the lower right.“I carry my landscapes around with me.†-Joan MitchellJoan Mitchell was a central second generation member of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Her works are distinguished by their forceful, colorful lines, which often earn them comparisons to calligraphy. Unlike many of her Abstract Expressionist peers, Mitchell carefully planned her works, providing a grounded contrast to what at first glance might seem chaotic.Mitchell grew up in a wealthy family in Chicago, the child of a doctor and a poet. She was an athletic child, winning many figure skating competitions throughout her youth. Along with sports, she took an early interest in art, drawing and painting throughout her childhood. Her parents and teachers were supportive of her artistic interests: she staged her first art show at her school when she was only twelve years old.Following high school, she enrolled at Smith College to study English. After two years, she decided to pursue her art full-time and transferred to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her BFA and MFA in painting. She continued her education in New York and in Paris, before settling in New York in 1950.In New York, she fell in with the Abstract Expressionist group. She became close with Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, who became her mentors. She was soon invited to join the Club, an organization of Abstract Expressionist artists. The Club worked together to organize exhibitions, as well as providing a space for artistic discourse and community building. She participated in several notable shows during this period, including Leo Castelli’s Ninth Street exhibition, solidifying her place in the New York artistic scene. In 1952, she had her first solo exhibition at the New Gallery in New York.In 1955, she began traveling back and forth between Paris and New York, and in 1959, she settled permanently in France. She continued to exhibit regularly in both France and in the United States throughout the rest of her career. Her work pushed boundaries, pushing back on her Abstract Expressionist peers just as she pushed back on the artistic establishment. Her works make use of vigorous lines and bright colors; however, unlike many of her contemporaries, her work is frequently rooted in the physical. Instead of solely representing emotions and concepts, they often represent tangible objects, particularly plants and other aspects of the natural world."Flower I" is fresh, bright, and joyful. The strokes of vibrant apricot and red stretch upward, like the stalks of flowers growing toward the warmth and light of the sun. Above, frantic swirls of the deepest black are superimposed over a thicket of oranges, reds, and greens, which radiate out toward the edges of the work. The movement throughout the work is highly evocative of the growth and movement of flowers, stretching, swaying, and filling the air with their sweet scent.Unframed; height: 42 in x width: 32 1/2 in. Framed; height: 47 1/4 in x width: 37 1/4 in.Very good condition, the colors are bold and bright. The artwork is hinged along the top edge with framers tape.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Unframed; height: 42 in x width: 32 1/2 in. Framed; height: 47 1/4 in x width: 37 1/4 in.
Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992). Lithograph on paper titled "Sides of a River II" from the "Bedford" series, 1981. Pencil signed and numbered 50/70 along the lower right.“I carry my landscapes around with me.†-Joan MitchellJoan Mitchell was a central second generation member of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Her works are distinguished by their forceful, colorful lines, which often earn them comparisons to calligraphy. Unlike many of her Abstract Expressionist peers, Mitchell carefully planned her works, providing a grounded contrast to what at first glance might seem chaotic.Mitchell grew up in a wealthy family in Chicago, the child of a doctor and a poet. She was an athletic child, winning many figure skating competitions throughout her youth. Along with sports, she took an early interest in art, drawing and painting throughout her childhood. Her parents and teachers were supportive of her artistic interests: she staged her first art show at her school when she was only twelve years old.Following high school, she enrolled at Smith College to study English. After two years, she decided to pursue her art full-time and transferred to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her BFA and MFA in painting. She continued her education in New York and in Paris, before settling in New York in 1950.In New York, she fell in with the Abstract Expressionist group. She became close with Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, who became her mentors. She was soon invited to join the Club, an organization of Abstract Expressionist artists. The Club worked together to organize exhibitions, as well as providing a space for artistic discourse and community building. She participated in several notable shows during this period, including Leo Castelli’s Ninth Street exhibition, solidifying her place in the New York artistic scene. In 1952, she had her first solo exhibition at the New Gallery in New York.In 1955, she began traveling back and forth between Paris and New York, and in 1959, she settled permanently in France. She continued to exhibit regularly in both France and in the United States throughout the rest of her career. Her work pushed boundaries, pushing back on her Abstract Expressionist peers just as she pushed back on the artistic establishment. Her works make use of vigorous lines and bright colors; however, unlike many of her contemporaries, her work is frequently rooted in the physical. Instead of solely representing emotions and concepts, they often represent tangible objects, particularly plants and other aspects of the natural world.In "Sides of a River II," the landscape is nearly visible through the abstraction. There is a suggestion of river banks, perhaps populated by bramble bushes, in the tightly drawn black and green bands constraining a looser, flowing central section, smoothed with bright yellow like a river gleaming in the sunlight. "Sides of a River II" is bursting with the movements and textures of its subject matter. In both of these works, through her forceful and striking linework, Joan Mitchell captures the serenity of a sunny afternoon in Bedford, and the sense of content it engendered in her.Unframed; height: 42 in x width: 32 1/2 in. Framed; height: 47 1/4 in x width: 37 1/4 in.Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.Unframed; height: 42 in x width: 32 1/2 in. Framed; height: 47 1/4 in x width: 37 1/4 in.
Near pair of Chinese Republic period vases and covers, painted with birds, flowers and calligraphy, 42cm highCondition report: One cover has some restoration on the rim. One vase has a couple of small rim chips. The other cover also has restoration. The other vase has two hairlines on the rim.
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE LPS, CDS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, to include LPs by Queen, Rod Stewart etc, CDs include Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Buddy Holly and compilations, modern table lamps with leaded glass shades, boxed Christmas 'Musical Bell Symphonium' music box, calligraphy inks, nibs, accessories, Nikon Coolpix P100 digital camera with leads, box and instructions, USSR made binoculars 8x30 in case, large teddy bear mirror, pictures, etc (s.d) (4 boxes and loose)
A Chinese Porcelain Mounted Hardwood Eight-Fold Table Screen, 19th century, the porcelain panels variously decorated in famille rose enamels with figures in landscape and interiors and with calligraphy and in underglaze blue with foliage and calligraphy, 82cm high. One lower porcelain panel broken in half, loose piece retained, two other lower panels damaged. Upper panels all free from damage and repair. Some splitting and flaking to hardwood, good colour. Some typical wear and scratching throughout.
A Yixing Red Stoneware Miniature Teapot and Cover, 19th century, of pear form with bird knop, incised with calligraphy, bears two character incised mark, 5.5cm high; A Similar Black Glazed Teapot and Cover, bears two character incised mark, 7cm high; A Jade Miniature Cup and Saucer, with dragon handle; and An Agate Miniature Teapot, 5cm high (4) Provenance: The Countess Peel Collection, thence by descent to present owner. Yixing pot with an old small chip to the spout. Black teapot with losses to the inner flange of the cover. Jade cup and saucer in good condition. Yellow agate pot missing cover and with a rim chip.
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