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Lot 121
A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR INCENSE STAND, XIANGJIMing DynastyFinely and elaborately inlaid over the entire exterior surface with shaped pieces and strips of iridescent shell in a variety of shades of pink, white and green, the flat top with three horsemen and foot servants passing though an inscribed gate in front of two pavilions on a willow terrace, all within a broad border of floral cell-pattern, the shaped apron reserved with four large cartouches of an animal amongst flower blooms, the legs with dense vertical coiling leafy flowerhead meanders, the flat base with a lordly crested peacock at the centre of a peony terrace, on a low tiered pierced base, Japanese wood box.66cm (25 7/8in) high x 36cm (15 1/2in) deep x 39.5cm (14 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 黑漆嵌螺鈿人物圖香幾Provenance: a Japanese private collectionChristie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3841 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.100 來源：日本私人舊藏香港佳士得，2011年6月1日，拍品編號3841展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號100Incense stands of the present form appear to have been in use since at least the twelfth century, as shown by a related miniature stand excavated from a Jin dynasty tomb in North China dated to 1189; see L.Sickman, 'Chinese Classic Furniture', in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.42, 1977-1978, pl.9b.A related stand, Ming dynasty, is illustrated in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay in Chinese Lacquer Art, Tokyo, 1981, no.46. Another similar mother-of-pearl-inlaid lacquer incense stand, 16th/17th century, is illustrated in Drache und Phoenix: Lackarbeiten aus China Sammlung Familie Lee, Cologne, 1990, p.222, no.98. A very similar mother-of-pearl-inlaid lacquer incense stand, 15th/16th century, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3027.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 17
A RARE DOCUMENTARY GREY POTTERY RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOUWestern Jin DynastyThe circular base rising to a tall cylindrical shaft with three tiers of ribbed bands, the spherical vessel with applied lug handles on both the domed cover and base section, impressed archaistic inscription cartouche.46.5cm (18 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西晉 陶高足豆Provenance: J.T.Tai, New York, 1965Dr. Arthur M.Sackler (1913-1987)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1987.Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, no.21.來源：紐約古董商戴潤齋，1965年亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987年）舊藏展覽著錄：《3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections》，以色列博物館，耶路撒冷，1987年Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號21The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C109q46 dated 12 May 2010, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2010年5月12日，編號C109q46）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。The first three characters of the inscription read Zuonan cheng (Zuonan city). Zuonan was founded by Sima Zhong (259-307 AD), the second emperor of the Jin dynasty (265-420 AD). It was situated in Gansu Province, in what was then Jinxing County.The shape of the vessel is clearly based on bronzes of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, see for example a similar archaic bronze dou, illustrated by J.So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, New York, 1995, p.191, fig.27.1. However, ceramic vessels inspired by archaic bronzes were also popular in the Warring States period and thereafter. For a related pottery dou and cover, late Zhou dynasty, see The Charles B.Hoyt Collection, Boston, 1952, no.19.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 206
A BONE-INLAID BLACK LACQUER SEAL CHESTKangxiThe compartmented red lacquer interior containing two long and two square drawers, the exterior elaborately inlaid with scenes of boys at play, ladies and gentlemen at leisure with boys in attendance, in riverside gardens with distant retreats amongst pine and rockwork, metal fittings.35cm (13 3/4in) high x 32.5cm (12 3/4in) wide x 22cm (8 5/8in) deep.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 黑漆嵌骨佚樂圖箱Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.112.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號112Compare with a related ivory-inlaid black lacquer box with similar decoration, mid Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shenzhen, 2006, p.259, no.193; see also a black lacquer bone-inlaid sedan chair document box and cover, 17th century, from the Sir Harry Garner collection now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, illustrated in the Oriental Ceramic Society and British Museum exhibition Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, London, 1984, p.195, pl.282.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 255
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER JARKangxiDecorated with cusped panels of scholars' objects and antiquities alternating with mountainous river landscape scenes, the neck with a scrolling lotus meander.47cm (18 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 青花開光山水博古圖大罐See a related example with a cover, Kangxi, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, Volume I, London, 2016, no.357. See also one excavated at Shuangqiao, Chaoyang district, and now in the collection of the Beijing Institute of Cultural Relics, with a cover, illustrated by Zhang Bai, Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.1, Leiden, 2008, no.214.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 264
A SMALL MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED DOUBLE-GOURD VASEKangxiThe compressed globular lower bulb rising to a smaller bulb, evenly applied overall with a lustrous deep-black glaze thinning at the neck, the interior and recessed base glazed white. 9.5cm (3 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 烏金釉葫蘆形小瓶See a related vase, Kangxi, illustrated in the Oriental Ceramic Society Exhibition, The World in Monochromes, London, 2009, no.253.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 293
A FINE SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'DOUBLE FISH' MINIATURE MARRIAGE BOWLQianlongThe shallow bowl smoothly polished and rising to a slightly-everted rim, supported on five bracket feet, carved in relief with a pair of fish in mirror image to the interior, the stone of dark olive-green tone with dark speckles.8.7cm (3 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 碧玉雕雙魚洗Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.97. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號97The twin-fish symbol is considered to be one of the most auspicious motifs of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), representing 'freedom from restraint' as well as the wish for 'marital bliss, prosperity and an abundance of good luck'. A Song dynasty jade dish with the same motif, formerly in the collection of Sir Percival and Lady David, is illustrated by B.Gray, 'The Arts of the Sung Dynasty', in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.32, 1959-1960, no.249, pl.90.See a related small white jade 'twin-fish' shallow dish, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 9 November 2010, lot 123.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 67
A FINE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A HORSETang DynastyStanding four-square on a rectangular base, the head angled to the left, the body and head applied with elaborated tasselled trappings, the mane combed upright and terminating in a parted forelock, the saddle and saddle cloth decorated in red pigment.48cm (18 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 三彩馬Provenance: an English private collectionSotheby's London, 9 June 2004, lot 153Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne, Winter Exhibition, London, 2004, no.29. 來源：英國私人舊藏倫敦蘇富比，2004年6月9日，拍品編號153展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2004年，編號29The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.766g45 dated 2 May 1995, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（1995年5月2日，編號766g45）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。This powerfully modelled horse, with its well-preserved sancai glaze, captures the spirit and power of this celebrated animal and reveals the technical accomplishment and stylistic maturity of ceramic sculpture at the peak of the Tang dynasty. The best horses of the time where those from Ferghana, in Central Asia, which were introduced in Chian during the Han dynasty. These horses were praised for their speed, power and stamina, and were often referred to as 'thousand li horses', following the belief that they were able to cover a thousand li in a single day.A pottery horse of similar size, colour glaze and modelling, Tang dynasty, is illustrated by M.Sullivan, Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan Barlow and Lady Barlow, London, 1963, pl.11a. A similar sancai-glazed pottery model of a horse, Tang dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2019, lot 656.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 69
A RARE GILT-BRONZE LEAF-SHAPED HORSE-HARNESS PENDANTTang DynastyThe front cast in crisp high relief with an upright slender predatory animal biting the hindquarters of a running deer, within overlapping folded edges of the leaf, the top with a loop for attachment, the front with much gilding remaining.7.5cm (3in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 銅鎏金捕獵紋杏葉Provenance: Dr Carl Kempe, Ekolsund, Sweden (1884-1967)Exhibited and Published: Mostra d'Arte Cinese, Venice, 1954, no.163 (label)來源：瑞典收藏家卡爾·坎普（1884-1967）舊藏展覽著錄：《Mostra d'Arte Cinese》，威尼斯，1954年，編號163（標籤）Carl Kempe belonged to a group of Chinese art connoisseurs who began collecting in about 1930; he was also a member of the Chinese Club in Stockholm (a local branch of the Oriental Ceramic Society in London). He was an early member of the OCS and lent pieces to the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1935-1936. He apparently visited China for the first time in 1935, and began specialising in monochrome whiteware porcelain after that date. His collection fell into three principal areas: Chinese gold and silver from the Zhou to the Qing period, Chinese whitewares, and Chinese glass; but he also collected Chinese lacquer, snuff-boxes, bronzes and other metalwork, enamels, hardstones and Roman glassware.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 86
A PAIR OF CHOCOLATE-BROWN-GLAZED GLOBULAR 'ALMS' BOWLSTang DynastyEach body potted of finely-levigated greyish-white clay, covered on the outside from the incurving rim down to below the waist with a rich opaque dark glaze. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 褐釉缽一對See a related example illustrated by Zhao Qinggang and Zhang Zhizhong, Qiannian Xingyao, Beijig, 2007, p.131; see also Chinese Ceramic Treasures: A selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 2002, no.41; and Wu Tung, Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, New York, 2001, pp.26–27.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
A BRONZE PRUNUS-SHAPED CUPSTANDSong DynastyThe delicate rounded side of the hollow bowl supported on a wide dish with a six-lobed rim resembling the petals of a prunus flower, naturalistically divided by ridges on the cavetto and underside, all raised on a tall hollow flared foot.14cm (5 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋 銅花形盞托Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2002, no.19.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號19This form was particularly popular during the Song dynasty in various mediums including lacquer, ceramic and silver. For a silver example, see P.Uldry, Chinesisches Gold und Silber: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1994, p.228, no.269. See another example, illustrated by N.Hiroko, The Colors and Forms of Song and Yuan China: Featuring Lacquerwares, Ceramics, and Metalwares, 2004, Tokyo, fig.150.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 400
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY - THIRTY VOLUMESDating from 1944/1945 (volume 20) to 1998/99 (volume 63); together with 'Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society', Journal, Vol. VIII Part I; Vol. XII - Part II, Vol. XIV - Part III and Vol XVI - Part I; and the 'Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin', Vols. 1-6, 1948-54 and Vols. 7-12, 1955-60. (36).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 355
A QUANTITY OF DECORATIVE CERAMIC AND METAL THIMBLES, etc including modern cloisonne bird head examples, porcelain examples by Caverswall, Franklin Porcelain, Royal Grafton, cast pewter examples, a boxed Waterford Crystal Royal Military Tattoo 2000 and a boxed Wedgwood jasperware pin dish commemorating the same event (4) (Condition:- Vast majority of thimbles appear complete and in good condition, small number have damage and wear, all in need of a good clean. Waterford and Wedgwood items appear in good condition, with no obvious damage or wear)
Lot 439
A GROUP OF CERAMIC FIGURES AND ORNAMENTS, including Capo Di Monte tramp on a bench, elderly couple, three figures of fashionable women, Coalport Age of Elegance, Royal Doulton Nisbet Collectors doll, circa 19th Century black lacquered papier mache circular box with pull off cover, printed and tined with an acrobat on horse back, Royal Worcester trinket dishes, Shelley cup and saucer decorated with Strathpeffer Spa Crest, Reg. No 723404, Limoges items, etc
Lot 481
TWO BOXES OF CERAMICS AND SUNDRY ITEMS etc to include three Carlton Ware 2710 tapestry and daisy cups and saucers, two Adams Titian Ware plates, Alfred Meakin 'Harmony' pattern bowls, Royal Tudor Chintz teawares, Crown Devon ceramic water barrel, wooden bookshelf, two Delprado figures on horseback, decorative tin plate train, assorted ceramics etc
Lot 482
SIX BOXES AND LOOSE CERAMICS AND GLASS etc to include a pair of ceramic figures bearing marks for Sitzendorf, restored hands to male figure, pair of Royal Worcester 1049 pattern pitchers - both extensively restored, unmarked blush ivory items, Masons unfinished Mandalay, restored Staffordshire dog, box of Hornsea Saffron part dinner/coffee service, assorted teawares, stoneware flagons, assorted glasswares
Lot 744
AN LP CASE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY LP'S, including second pressing of David Bowie Hunky Dory, two Tamala Mowtown Stevie Wonder LP's 'Talking Book' and 'Innervisions', Pink Floyd second pressing of Meddle, second pressing of Roxy Music, Bob Dylan at Budokan, first pressing and Holland by The Beach Boys first pressing, in very good to excellent condition to both vinyl and sleeve, together with a box and loose ceramics and glassware, etc, including two carved hardstone hippos, ceramic oval platter of a city skyline, signed verso Matteo Pericoli, etc (LP case, box and loose)
Lot 75
A BAG OF ASSORTED JEWELLERY ITEMS, to include a silver sweetheart brooch depicting a basket with flowers, hallmarked Chester 1897, a 'Mizpah' brooch hallmarked Birmingham 1885, a mounted Victorian silver crown coin scroll mount hallmarked London, a yellow metal cameo brooch, a yellow metal 'Limoges, France' ceramic picture brooch, also a rolled gold hinged bangle with an engraved foliate design fitted with an additional safety chain, etc
Lot 226
A BOX OF SILVER PLATE, COLLECTABLES AND OTHER METALWARES, including a small Indian white metal embossed oval salt, a tapering rosewood and brass inlaid measuring stick/cane with a replacement silver plated finial, approximate overall length 46.5cm, a Chinese hardwood box of a rectangular form, the hinged lid inlaid with a mother of pearl depicting figures in boats, the sides inlaid with foliage, width 12cm x height 5.5cm, a late 19th Century box with marquetry inlay, width 20.5cm, a blue glazed ceramic pot with a silver collar, hallmarked Birmingham, plated pheasant finial, height 11cm, a small quantity of modern and Victorian pewter, etc
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