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Architecture - Grand Tour Era Florence - an archive relating to Professor Enrico Ristori of Florence (b. 1861), late 19th/early 20th c, comprising academy citations and papers, including Pisa, a manuscript citation inscribed and signed on King Victor Emmanuel III's behalf in a secretarial hand, a telegram from the Italian architect and art critic Camillo Boito, b/w photographs of a model bridge and its subsequent building, further manuscript and printed ephemera loose and tipped-in a straight-grained morocco folio, tabbed and sometimes docketed, the upper-cover lettered in gilt, each cover applied with bosses, foliate endpapers, contemporary brass-mounted mahogany rounded rectangular case, applied with named plaques, 49cm wide

Late 19th/early 20th century French gilt metal candlestick figure, adapted as a lamp, the figure wearing a fur coat and a fleur-de-lys emblazoned tunic, supporting a baluster scroll moulded stem issuing a lamp fitting, on hexagonal section armorial base, 37.5cm high (re-gilt) and a contemporary Mexican bronze resin figure of an Art Deco style lady on oval plinth base, she wearing fan-shaped dress and plumed hat, 50.5cm high (2) 

A contemporary piece of wall art. Comprising multiple pressed metal lily pad leaves joined together. H106cm

A signed contemporary handblown art glass vase. Decorated with a scene of a tree amongst a field, H10.5cm

KAWS (American, b. 1974) Chum 20th Anniversary in pink, 2022 Painted cast vinyl Presented in original packaging Measures approx. 29.5 x 19.6 cm KAWS (American, b.1974) is a notable limited-edition toy and clothing designer. He was born in Jersey City, NJ, as Brian Donnelly. Growing up in New Jersey, KAWS first became interested in graffiti in elementary school, where he spent a good deal of time copying graffiti images onto paper. His first influences were neighbourhood children, who painted graffiti images on walls within his community. As he grew older, his influences came from traditional life painters, such as Gerhard Richter (German, b.1932), Klaus Oldenberg (Swedish, b.1929), and Chuck Close (American, b.1940). KAWS’s career began as a graffiti artist in New York, NY, in the early 1990s. His images were seen on billboards, bus stops, and in phone booths. He obtained his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Immediately after graduation in 1996, KAWS began working as a freelance artist for Disney, creating animated backgrounds. Some of his most popular works include his contributions to 101 Dalmations, Daria, and Doug. Once KAWS began to gain popularity, his graffiti advertisements became highly sought after. He traveled extensively to work in Paris, London, Germany, and Japan. In 1998, he received the Pernod Liquid Art Award, which offers a grant to new artists. In late 1990s, KAWS began to design and produce limited-edition toys. These gained international popularity, especially in Japan. He also began to collaborate on several different toys, including with Nigo (Japanese, b.1970) for A Bathing Ape. Some of KAWS’s other popular collaborative works include his redesign of Mickey Mouse, The Michelin Man, and SpongeBob SquarePants. The artist’s solo exhibitions have been held at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT, the Harris Museum in Preston, UK, the Parco Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, and the City Gallery Chastain in Atlanta, GA. His solo exhibition, OriginalFake at the Bape Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, featured a sculpture entitled Wonderful World, which sold for US$400,000. KAWS’s traveling exhibition, Beautiful Losers, toured throughout Europe and the United States and included a showing at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA. The artist currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. If postage is required, any print within this sale will be posted rolled unless informed otherwise.   

Jamie Reid (British, 1947-2023) "Fuck Your Putin Wars" - 2022 Inkjet on Somerset Velvet paper 255gsm Limited edition no 62/100  Signed by artist in pencil Presented rolled in original tube Full sheet measures approx. 57cm x 40cm (22.5" x 15.75") Jamie Reid (British, 1947-2023) grew up in a very politically active family and his powerful art prints explore issues such as nuclear weapons, racism and the criminal justice system. Reid is probably best known for his work with The Sex Pistols. Reid studied at Croydon Art School, where he met Malcom McLaren, the future manager of the Sex Pistols. Reid’s décollage album and single covers for the band played a major role in defining the British punk movement’s aesthetic. Reid produced scandalous and famous works by defacing elements of pop culture and nationalist imagery, such as Cecil Beaton’s Silver Jubilee portrait of the Queen. As the editor of the seminal anarchist publication Suburban Press during the 1970s, Reid created mosaics by combining drawings, stickers, banners and posters, articulating contemporary issues and illustrating his message in a provocative way. He has participated in anti-war art exhibitions and campaigned on issues including poll tax, Clause 28 and the Criminal Justice Bill. Reid remains politically active today, producing works for zines and other media, and is currently represented by John Marchant Gallery in London. Reid’s art has been collected by Vivienne Westwood, Madonna and Angelina Jolie and can be found in The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. If postage is required, any print within this sale will be posted rolled unless informed otherwise.   

KAWS (American, b. 1974) Chum 20th Anniversary - Orange, 2022 Painted cast vinyl Presented in original packaging Measures approx. 29.5cm x 19.6cm KAWS (American, b.1974) is a notable limited-edition toy and clothing designer. He was born in Jersey City, NJ, as Brian Donnelly. Growing up in New Jersey, KAWS first became interested in graffiti in elementary school, where he spent a good deal of time copying graffiti images onto paper. His first influences were neighbourhood children, who painted graffiti images on walls within his community. As he grew older, his influences came from traditional life painters, such as Gerhard Richter (German, b.1932), Klaus Oldenberg (Swedish, b.1929), and Chuck Close (American, b.1940). KAWS’s career began as a graffiti artist in New York, NY, in the early 1990s. His images were seen on billboards, bus stops, and in phone booths. He obtained his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Immediately after graduation in 1996, KAWS began working as a freelance artist for Disney, creating animated backgrounds. Some of his most popular works include his contributions to 101 Dalmations, Daria, and Doug. Once KAWS began to gain popularity, his graffiti advertisements became highly sought after. He traveled extensively to work in Paris, London, Germany, and Japan. In 1998, he received the Pernod Liquid Art Award, which offers a grant to new artists. In late 1990s, KAWS began to design and produce limited-edition toys. These gained international popularity, especially in Japan. He also began to collaborate on several different toys, including with Nigo (Japanese, b.1970) for A Bathing Ape. Some of KAWS’s other popular collaborative works include his redesign of Mickey Mouse, The Michelin Man, and SpongeBob SquarePants. The artist’s solo exhibitions have been held at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT, the Harris Museum in Preston, UK, the Parco Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, and the City Gallery Chastain in Atlanta, GA. His solo exhibition, OriginalFake at the Bape Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, featured a sculpture entitled Wonderful World, which sold for US$400,000. KAWS’s traveling exhibition, Beautiful Losers, toured throughout Europe and the United States and included a showing at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA. The artist currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. If postage is required, any print within this sale will be posted rolled unless informed otherwise.   

HENRY MOORE EXHIBITION: GRAPHICS AT CHRISTIES CONTEMPORARY ART, 799 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021.Copyright Henry Moore Studio 1981, printed at Curwen Studio, London. Signed in the plate.

A LIMITED EDITION CONTEMPORARY WORK OF ART, a pink design on a red ground mounted on a brushed steel back board, 8/50 indistinctly signed in bottom right corner, steel mount 70cm x70cm, together with a framed print 'Changing The Horses' by H.Alken 1774-1850 and a framed print 'Where Are You Going To my Pretty Maid' (3) (Condition Report: the contemporary design has some damage and nibbles, prints have faded a little)

Art reference books on Painters & Paintings: European & Russian Kostenevich, Albert: Bouguereau to Matisse, French Art at the Hermitage, 1860-1950 Kostenevich, Albert: French Art at the Hermitage, Splendid Masterpieces, New Discoveries Distel, Anne: Les Collectionneurs des Impressionnistes Pictures in the Royal Collection, The Later Italian Pictures Berenson, Bernard: The Italian Painters of the Renaissance Chiristou, Chrysanthos: The National Gallery, 19th and 20th Century Greek Painting Zampetti, Pietro: A Dictionary of Venetian Painters, Volume 5, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Giampaolo, Mario Di: Los Frescos Italianos de El Escorial Ward-Jackson, Peter: Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th century, V&A Catalogue De Piro, Nicholas: The International Dictionary of Artists who painted Malta Preston, Col. Rupert: Seventeenth Century Marine Painters of the Netherlands Taras Shevchenko / Schewtschenko / Chevtchenko: Tapac Webyehko [Tarass Chevtchenko Paintings] Haesaerts, Paul: Laethem-Saint-Martin. Le Village elu de l'Art Flamand, 3rd Edition, in Slipcase Die Kunstwelt, Monatsschrift fur die Bildende Kunst, Band III, Juni 1913-Sept. 1913 Auction Catalogues: Christie's, King Street: German and Austrian Art '97, including The Ravenborg Collection and German Abstraction - A Private Collection, 3 Catalogues in Slipcase Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's New Bond Street: German & Austrian Art; Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, 2 Volume boxed set, 7 February 2006 Auction Catalogues: Sotheby's, New Bond Street: The Beck Collection: German Expressionist & Modern Art, 5 Catalogues in Slipcase Astakhova, N: Ivan Aivazovskiy - Great Collection, in Slipcase Auction Catalogue, MacDougall's: Russian Classic and Contemporary Art Auction Catalogue, MacDougall's: Important Russian Art Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's New Bond Street: Russian Art, Paintings, 28 November 2006 Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's New Bond Street: The Russian Sale, 11 and 12 June 1997 Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's New Bond Street: The Russian Sale, 18 November 1999. (30)

Josef Paul Kleihues (German, 1933-2004) 'Museum of Contemporary Art' Color Lithograph Undated, pencil signed lower right, #81/200, depicting a building campus, unframed Property from: a Private Collector, Illinois Height: 39 1/4 inches, Width: 23 3/4 inches Condition: light wear, minor creases on top, curling of paper Category: Fine Art > Prints & Multiples Estimated Sale Time: 1:33 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2

Johannes Sleidanus. Commentariorum de statu religionis & et Reipublicae Carolo Quinto Caesare, Libri XXVI. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke auf Titel. Straßburg, Rihel, (1560). 8 Bll., 872 S., 10 Bll., 2 w. Bll. 8°. Zeitgen. Schweinsleder über Holzdeckeln mit figürlichen Mittelstücken auf Deckeln und reichen ornamentalen und floralen Rollen- und Plattenstempeln (Schließen fehlend, berieben und bestoßen, entlang der Kanten teils mit Einrissen). In zeitgenössischem Einband des Schweinfurter Buchbinders Paul Weinmann (1547-1623). Auf dem Vorderdeckel monogrammiert "PW" unterhalb des Mittelstücks mit Darstellung Christi als Salvator Mundi und der Devise "Hec est voluntas eigus qui fidet Filium et credit in eum non pereat". Hinterer Deckel mit Kruzifizierungs-Szene und dem Schriftzug "Sic Deus dilexit muntum ut omnis qui cretit in eum". Für die hintere Darstellung: Einbanddatenbank Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Werkstatt w002569. Auf den Ort Schweinfurt weißt auch eine auf 1625 datierte hs. Annotation auf dem hinteren Vorsatz hin. - VD16 S 6679. Adams S 1293 (mit den dort ausgeführten Varianten). - Dieses Werk blieb bis ins 18. Jh. eine der Hauptquellen zur Geschichte der Reformation aus protestantischer Sicht. - Titelbl. mit Fehlstelle im weißen Rand. Vorsätze mit zeitgen. hs. Annotationen. Papierbedingt etwas gebräunt und teils leicht fleckig. Letzte Seiten mit stärkerem Braunfleck. S. 871/872 mit unfachmännisch restaurierter Fehlstelle im Text. Vereinzelt mit Unterstreichungen. Wohlerhalten. Schönes Zeugnis deutscher Buchbinderkunst. With woodcut printer's mark on title. Contemp. Pigskin over wooden boards with figural centrepieces on covers and rich ornamental and floral scroll and plate stamps (clasps missing, rubbed and bumped, some tears along edges). - In a contemporary binding by the Schweinfurt bookbinder Paul Weinmann (1547-1623). Monogrammed "PW" on the front cover below the centrepiece with a depiction of Christ as Salvator Mundi and the motto "Hec est voluntas eigus qui fidet Filium et credit in eum non pereat". Back cover with crucifixion scene and the inscription "Sic Deus dilexit muntum ut omnis qui cretit in eum". For the rear illustration: Binding database Staatsbibliothek Berlin, workshop w002569. The place Schweinfurt is also indicated by an autograph annotation dated 1625 on the rear endpaper. - This work remained one of the main sources on the history of the Reformation from a Protestant perspective until the 18th century. - Title page with loss in white margin. Endpapers with contemporary handwritten annotations. Paper somewhat browned and partly slightly stained. Last pages with heavier brown stain. Pp. 871/872 with unprofessionally restored loss in text. Occasional underlining. Well preserved. A beautiful testimony to the art of German bookbinding.

Kanada - - William Notman. Notman's photographic selections, second series. Mit 48 Original-Photographien. Montreal, W. Notman publisher. Printed by John Lovell. 1865. 4 Bll. Text. Folio. Original-Hlableder mit goldgepr. Deckel- und Rückentitel (berieben, etwas bestoßen). Erste und einzige Ausgabe dieses frühen kanadischen Photobuchs. - William Notman, in Schottland geborener kanadischer Pionier der Photographie und Geschäftsmann (1826-1891). Er wurde in eine gebildete und ehrgeizige Familie hineingeboren. Mitte der 1850er Jahre befand sich Schottland jedoch im Sog der Wirtschaftskrise, sodass er nach Kanada auswandern musste. 1856 gründete er sein erstes Atelier in Montreal. Sein persönliches und berufliches Interesse an der Kunst führte dazu, dass Notman Beziehungen zu den bedeutendsten Malern Montreals aufbaute. Mehrere von ihnen, J. Web, H. Sandham, Otto Reinhold Jacobi, Charles Jones Way und F. Danby, sowie Cornelius Krieghoff sind in diesem Album mit einer großen Anzahl fotografischer Reproduktionen zeitgenössischer kanadischer Gemälde vertreten, darunter 10 mit kanadischen Landschaften und Jagdszenen. Eine Besonderheit dieses Albums sind 12 Gemälde des kanadischen Künstlers Charles Jones Way, die ausschließlich Ansichten populärer Landschaften in Wales gewidmet sind und laut Index des Briefdrucks speziell für dieses Werk gemalt wurden. - Albumseiten stellenweise stockfleckig, Fotografien in ausgezeichneten kontrastreichen Abzügen. Canada - With 48 original photographs. Original half leather with gilt title on cover and spine (rubbed, somewhat bumped). - First and only edition of this early Canadian photographic book. - William Notman, Scottish born pioneering Canadian photographer and businessman (1826-1891). He was born into an educated, industrious, and ambitious family. By the mid 1850s, however, Scotland was in the grip of a depression, and William Notman and Company slid into bankruptcy and he had to emigrate to Canada. He founded his first studio in Montreal in 1856. His personal and professional interest in art led Notman to establish relations with Montreal's most prominent painters. Several of them, J. Web, H. Sandham, Otto Reinhold Jacobi, Charles Jones Way, and F. Danby, along with Cornelius Krieghoff, were represented in this album, with a great number of photographic reproductions of contemporary Canadian paintings, of which 10 with Canadian landscapes and hunting scenes. A special feature of this album are 12 paintings by the Canadian artist Charles Jones Way, dedicated solely to views of popular landscapes in Wales and according to the letter-press index painted expressly for this work. With 12 photographs 'from nature' with views of among others: On the Ottawa, with Barrack Hill and parliament buildings, Ice shove on the St. Lawrence, below the Victoria Bridge at Montreal, Lorrette Falls, near Quebec, Montreal with Victoria Bridge. - Mounts foxed in places, photographs in excellent rich and contrasting prints.

Rechtswissenschaften - Law books - - Ulrich Tengler. Laienspiegel (Layenspiegel). Von rechtmässigen ordnungen inn Burgerlichen und Peinlichen Regimenten, Mit Addition ursprünglicher rechtsprüchen. Auch der Guldin Bulla, Küniglicher Reformation, Landfriden, etc. Samt bewärungen gemeiner rechten und anderm anzeygen Newlich getruckt. Mit nahezu ganzseitigem Titelholzschnitt, 26 (teils wiederholten) Textholzschnitten (davon 6 nahezu ganzseitig), einigen schematischen Textholzschnitten und figürlicher Holzschnitt-Initiale. Straßburg, Rihel und Messerschmidt, 1550. 6 nn., CXXVIII, 3 nn. Bll. Folio. Ldr. (des 18./19. Jh.) mit Rückenschild (beschabt). Sehr seltene Ausgabe in der Bearbeitung von Sebastian Brant. - VD16 T 351. - STC 852. - Stintzing-L. I, S. 85-87. - Kleinheyer/Schröder S. 418-420. - Köbler S. 316. - Tengler's berühmtes Werk war eines der wichtigsten Handbücher zum Zivilrecht im 16. Jahrhundert und dokumentiert den für die Rechtsgeschichte so wichtigen Prozess der Rezeption des römischen Rechts. Es war gedacht als Hilfsbuch für Praxis und Studium. S. Brant vergleicht in der Vorrede zum Laienspiegel Tenglers Leistung mit den zeitgenössischen Entdeckungsreisen. Die Vorrede Brants in Reimen enthält auch einen Abschnitt über Ketzerei, Wahrsagen, Schwarze Kunst, Zauberei und Unholde, der offenkundig auf den Hexenhammer zurückgeht. Die Holzschnitte zeigen Gerichtsszenen, Verhöre, Gefangene und Bestrafungen einschließlich der Folter. - 1 Bl. mit wenigen Unterstreichungen in Rot, Exlibris auf Innendeckel, insgesamt gutes Exemplar. Law books - Very rare edition in the arrangement by Sebastian Brant. - With almost full-page title woodcut, 26 (partly repeated) text woodcuts (6 of them almost full-page), some schematic text woodcuts and figural woodcut initial. - Tengler's famous work was one of the most important handbooks on civil law in the 16th century and documents the process of the reception of Roman law, which is so important for legal history. It was intended as an aid book for practice and study. In the preface to the Laienspiegel, S. Brant compares Tengler's achievement with the contemporary voyages of discovery. Brant's preface in rhyme also contains a section on heresy, fortune-telling, black art, sorcery and fiends, which obviously goes back to the Hexenhammer. The woodcuts show court scenes, interrogations, prisoners and punishments, including torture. - 1 p. with a few underlinings in red, bookplate on inside cover, overall good copy.

Oswald Schlee (Sleidanus). Die Selige Sterbkünst Von dem heiligen Geiste/ in des alten Simeonis lobgesang/ gleich wie ein kurtz Compendium, der Christenheit zu heilsamen nutz und trost/ zusammen gefasset. Mit Titel in Rot und Schwarz und Holzschnitt-Druckermarke. Hamburg, Mollerus 1601. 12 Bll., 455 S., 12 Bll. 8°. Ldr. d. Zt. auf vier Bünden mit goldgepr. arabesken Mittelstücken und reicher ornamentaler Vergoldung auf Deckeln und Rücken, zwei Schließen (eine defekt) und punziertem dreis. Goldschnitt (berieben und bestoßen, Vergoldung teils verblasst, kleine Wurmgänge). Vorderer fliegender Vorsatz mit handschriftlicher Widmung des Autors in deutscher Sprache an Sophie von Brandenburg (1568 - 1622), Kurfürstin von Sachsen: "Der durchleuchtigsten hochgebornen Fürstin und Frauwen, Frauwen Sophia, gebornen Marggraffin zu Brandenburgh, Hertzogin und Churfürstin zu Sachssen, Landgraffinn zu Thuringen, Marggraffin zu Meissen, und Burggraffin zu Magdeburg, wittiben, seiner gnädistens Churfürstin und Frauwen verehret diese Selige Sterbe Kunst Oswaldus Sledann, unterthanighst". - Mit gestochenem Exlibris des dänischen Staatsmannes, Hofbeamten und Ratsherrn Carl Juel (1706-1767), Valdemars Schloss, Tasinge. - VD17 1:701506Z. - Oswald Schlee (1553-1613, auch bekannt als Sledanus, Sleidanus, Slede) war ein aus Rostock stammender und dort tätiger lutherischer Geistlicher und Theologe. Die "Ars moriendi" (Die Kunst des Sterbens) sind Texte, die zwischen 1415 und 1450 entstanden sind und Ratschläge für ein würdevolles Sterben bieten. Diese Texte erklären, wie man gemäß christlicher Prinzipien einen guten Tod finden kann. Ihre Entstehung erfolgte vor dem historischen Hintergrund der erschütternden Auswirkungen der Pest, des Schwarzen Todes. Der Tod wurde dabei durch Totentänze, tänzerische Szenen oder musikalische Darstellungen von Skeletten an Kirchen- oder Friedhofswänden visualisiert. Die Grundintention dieses Umgangs mit der Thematik des Todes besteht in der Gewissheit, im vollkommenen Vertrauen auf göttliche Führung zu sterben. Hierbei strebt man danach, sich von allen weltlichen Fesseln zu lösen und auf diese Weise auf das unvermeidliche Ende vorbereitet zu sein. - Minimal gebräunt. Letzte Bll. feuchtigkeitsrandig und mit Insektenfraß im äußersten Blattrand. Historisch wertvolles Exemplar mit wichtiger Provenienz und handschriftlicher Widmung des Autors. With title in red and black and woodcut printer's mark. Contemporary leather on four raised bands with gilt arabesque centrepieces and rich ornamental gilding on covers and spine, two clasps (one defective) and punched gilt edges (rubbed and bumped, gilding partly faded, small wormholes). - Front flyleaf with handwritten dedication by the author in German to Sophie of Brandenburg (1568 - 1622), Electress of Saxony. - With engraved bookplate of the Danish statesman, court official and councillor Carl Juel (1706-1767), Valdemars Castle, Tasinge. - Oswald Schlee (1553-1613, also known as Sledanus, Sleidanus, Slede) was a Lutheran clergyman and theologian from Rostock. The "Ars moriendi" (The Art of Dying) are texts that were written between 1415 and 1450 and offer advice on how to die with dignity. These texts explain how to find a good death according to Christian principles. They were written against the historical backdrop of the devastating effects of the plague, the Black Death. Death was visualised through dances of death, dance scenes or musical depictions of skeletons on church or cemetery walls. The basic intention of this approach to the subject of death is the certainty of dying with complete trust in divine guidance. In doing so, one endeavours to free oneself from all worldly shackles and in this way be prepared for the inevitable end. - Minimally browned. Last few pages with dampstaining, insect damage to outer margins. Historically valuable copy with important provenance and handwritten dedication by the author.

Kurt JACKSON Obsession: following the surfer SignedKurt Jackson Editions, 2016Together with Marion Whybrow, 'Leach Pottery, St Ives - The Legacy of Bernard Leach', 2006, and 'St Ives - The Story of Porthmeor Studios', Halstar 2013; Tom Cross, 'Catching The Wave - Contemporary Art & Artists in Cornwall', Halgrove, 2004; and five other books related to Cornwall and its artists. (9)

STUDIO POTTERY INTEREST Pottery, Henry Trevor, first edition, 1963; Contemporary Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition, 1973, Japanese text; and Pottery Quarterly: A Review of Ceramic Art, winter 1958.

A contemporary surrealist art limited edition serigraph, depicting a maritime themed figural scene with fishermen, pencil numbered and titled below the work, 58 cm x 49 cm within a glazed giltwood frame

A GROUP OF THREE CARNELIAN DZI BEADS, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIERHimalayan region. Of tubular form, etched with lines and other geometric patterns. The translucent stones of reddish amber tones with bands of light gray.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with some nibbling to ends.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 26.3 g in totalDimensions: Length 2.8 - 3.4 cm

SIMON BIRCH (BORN 1969): CITIES ON THE MOVE-IHong Kong, c. 2004. Oil on canvas. Expressively painted with a barefoot woman caught mid-stride, the shadows and colors rendered to enhance her toned body as she gracefully moves forward.Inscriptions: To the bottom-right signed, 'Birch'. The reverse with an abstract seal.Provenance: Gajah Gallery, Singapore, 2004. Austrian private collection, acquired from the above. A copy of the certificate of authenticity, stating that Gajah Gallery sold the present lot on 4 August 2004, accompanies this lot.Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Dimensions: Size 200.5 x 115 cmSimon Birch was born in Brighton, England in 1969, and has lived and worked in Hong Kong for over twenty years. Birch has won the 2007 Louis Vuitton Asian Art award and is represented internationally by London gallery, Ben Brown Fine Arts. His work has been featured and reviewed in many international publications, including Artforum, The Guardian, The International Herald Tribune, Time Out and the New York Times. Birch has had solo exhibitions in Beijing, Miami, and Singapore and has participated in group shows at the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, and has been included in the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's (LACMA) permanent collection.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 22 December 2021, lot 18Price: HKD 138,600 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Simon Birch, UntitledExpert remark: Note the size (216 x 174.8 cm).

A BRONZE STATUE OF VISHNU, KHMER STYLECambodia, 16th century or later. The Preserver of the Universe standing in samabhanga, holding his four arms up, wearing a short pleated sampot drawn up between the legs and secured at the back with distinctive pleated double-anchor folds falling in the front. The serene face sensitively modeled with neatly incised details including almond-shaped eyes and full lips. The hair piled up into an elaborate cylindrical chignon secured by a foliate tiara.Condition: Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosions, encrustations nicks, scratches, flaking, and losses.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 4,751 gDimensions: Height 46.7 cm

A LOPBURI AGATE BEAD, 13th CENTURYThailand, Lopburi period, c, 13th century. The semi-translucent tubular bead of brown tones with slim white bands. Central drilling showing ancient toolmarks. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, few minor notches, small chips, and signs of weathering.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 15.2 gDimensions: Length 6.1 cm

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN, DONG SON CULTUREVietnam, 500 BC to 300 AD. Modeled as a man standing on a round pedestal, his face neatly detailed with protruding eyes, large eyebrows, and full lips forming a smile, his hands clasped in front of him. Clothed in heavy robes flaring out with a central sash over the chest and tied at the waist by a belt.Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Traces of soil likely from a prolonged period of burial, extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, corrosion, nicks, and a small repair to the base.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired in the Bangkok art market, by repute. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 403 gDimensions: Height 21.1 cm

A PYU AGATE ´TIGER´ TALISMAN, 200-1000 ADPyu city states (200-1000 AD). Carved as a tiger with the back arched and the front paws extended forward as it is preparing to pounce its prey, the semitranslucent agate of reddish-orange colors with gray areas, bearing a central drilling showing ancient toolmarks and allowing for suspension as a pendant.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and natural imperfections to the stone.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Weight: 22.8 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cm

A PYU AGATE 'LION' TALISMAN, 200-1000 ADPyu city states (200-1000 AD). The opaque agate of a reddish-orange color with areas of crystalline striations. Carved as a lion with its mane extending over the arched back, the front paws extended forward as it is preparing to pounce its prey. Central drilling showing ancient toolmarks and allowing for suspension as a pendant.Condition: Good condition with minor expected wear. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 68.6 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cm

A SMALL PYU AGATE ´ELEPHANT´ TALISMAN, 200-1000 ADPyu city states (200-1000 AD). Carved as an elephant standing foursquare, with a short and lowered trunk and pierced through the mouth and tail allowing for suspension as a pendant. The holes show ancient toolmarks and are handmade and irregular. The opaque stone of a brown tone with orange steaks. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and natural imperfections to the stone.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 7.3 gDimensions: Length 2.3 cm

A PYU ROCK CRYSTAL ´FROG´ TALISMAN, 200-1000 ADBurma/ Myanmar, Pyu city states (200-1000 AD). Carved as a crouching frog, boldly detailed with tucked hind legs and large protruding eyes, pierced through the sides for suspension. The well-polished translucent stone with natural inclusions.Condition: Overall good condition with usual traces of age and wear and small nicks. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 36.9 gDimensions: Length 4.5 cm

A FINE LOT WITH 25 ETCHED PYU CARNELIAN BEADS, c. 7TH - 9TH CENTURYPyu city states, c. 7th - 9th century. Consisting of 25 small carnelian beads, each varying in shape and size, delicately etched with linear designs. Accompanying them are two additional hardstone beads.Condition: Good condition with some wear, signs of weathering, and small chips here and there.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 48 g in totalDimensions: Length 0.5 - 3 cm

A PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A ZEBU, MATURE HARAPPAN PERIOD, 2600-1900 BCIndus Valley Civilization. The humped bull standing foursquare, its head with large eyes, a short muzzle, and long curved horns, the animal further modeled with a tail. The eyes, horns, neck, and back encircled by brown-painted stripes.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minuscule nicks, minor losses, expected old fills, repairs, and encrustations.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. An old receipt from Bruno Cooper, Norwich, dated 4 December 2010, and describing the piece as a terracotta painted ox with basis, Mohenjo-daro civilization, 2nd millennium BC, accompanies this lot.Weight: 510.6 gDimensions: Height 14.6 cmThe Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age culture in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Together with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilizations of the Near East and South Asia, and of the three, the most widespread. Its sites spanned an area from northeast Afghanistan and much of Pakistan to western and northwestern India. The civilization flourished both in the alluvial plain of the Indus River, which flows through the length of Pakistan and along a system of perennial monsoon-fed rivers that once coursed in the vicinity of the Ghaggar-Hakra, a seasonal river in northwest India and eastern Pakistan. The cities of the ancient Indus were noted for their urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, clusters of large non-residential buildings, and techniques of handicraft and metallurgy. Both Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa likely grew to a size of 30,000 and 60,000 individuals, and the civilization may have contained between one and five million total population during its florescence. It is also known as the Harappan civilization, after its type site Harappa, the first to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and is now Punjab, Pakistan. The discovery of Harappa and soon afterwards Mohenjo-Daro was the culmination of work that had begun after the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India in the British Raj in 1861. There were earlier and later cultures called Early Harappan and Late Harappan in the same area. The early Harappan cultures were populated by Neolithic civilizations, the earliest and best-known of which is Mehrgarh in Balochistan, Pakistan. Harappan civilization is sometimes called Mature Harappan to distinguish it from the earlier cultures.Terracotta figures such as the present lot have been unearthed at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, suggesting a commonality of style and purpose throughout the Indus Valley during the mature Harappan period (ca. 2600-1900 BC). In one excavated example from Chanu-daro a hole was poked in the belly, indicating that it would have been attached to a stick for use as a puppet or a small standard of the kind carried in the processions depicted on some seals. In others, the hole was indeed placed on the back of the animal, thus suggesting an alternative function, perhaps as part of a larger ensemble.Zebu cattle are thought to be derived from the Indian bos primigenius namadicus, a subspecies of the aurochs. Wild Asian aurochs disappeared during the time of the Indus Valley Civilization from their range in the Indus River basin and other parts of the South Asian region possibly due to interbreeding with domestic zebu and the resultant fragmentation of wild populations due to loss of habitat. Believed to have first been bred in northwestern South Asia, between 7000 and 6000 BC, they are understood to have been dispersed by 4000 BC and spread across much of South Asia by 2000 BC.Literature comparison: Compare a related painted terracotta figure of a unicorn, also dated ca. 2600-1900 BC, illustrated by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Cities of the Indus Valley, in Joan Aruz (ed.), Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, 2003, no. 276, p. 390. Compare a related serpentine figure of a bull, 14.7 cm long, also dated ca. 2600-1900 BC, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1986.280. Compare two related terracotta models of a humped ox, 9 cm long, dated ca. 2500 BC, used to draw a toy chariot, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession numbers 37.96 and 37.97.

A POTTERY FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY, INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION, CIRCA 3000-2000 BCIndus Valley, Pakistan. Modelled as a woman in a seated pose, her hands extended forward, with a slender waist, rounded shoulders, and broad chest adorned with a wide pectoral, the elongated head with incised almond shaped eyes, the curled hair partly covered by a headdress. Condition: Good condition with old wear, signs of weathering and encrustations, minor losses, the nose and waist with a repair, the back with a drilled hole for sample taking.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022), who was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 128.5 gDimensions: Length 17 cm

TWO BACTRIAN BANDED AGATE BEADS, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENIUM BCOxus Civilization. Comprising two agate beads of flattened lozenge form, carved to highlight the natural formations in the stone. The larger bead of a translucent quality and honey-brown to pale gray tones with bands of white. The smaller bead also translucent and of a pale gray tone with white bands.Condition: Good condition with some wear, small chips here and there, signs of weathering and erosion with associated losses.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 27 g (the larger bead) and 10 g (the smaller bead)Dimensions: 4.8 cm (the larger bead) and 3.7 cm (the smaller bead)The Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the "Oxus civilization", apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.

A GROUP OF FIVE BACTRIAN AGATE BEADS, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENIUM BCOxus Civilization. Comprising three agate beads, three of flattened lozenge form, each carved to highlight the natural formations in the stone. The translucent stones of distinct pale gray tones with bands of white.Condition: Good condition with some wear, small chips here and there, signs of weathering and erosion with associated losses.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 61.9 g in totalDimensions: Length 2.9 - 4.4 cm

A GROOVED TRAVERTINE WEIGHT, 3RD MILLENIUM BCOxus Civilization. The stone of ovoid form with a groove to each side. The travertine stone of a light beige tone with lighter and darker inclusions.Condition: Good condition with old wear, signs of weathering and erosion, minor losses, nicks, scratches, and encrustations. Provenance: Gallery Axel Vervoordt, Kanaal, Belgium. Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2004. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 30 July 2005, and stating a purchase price of EUR 3,500 or approx. EUR 5,400 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Published: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus. The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, London/New York, 2017, p. 45, no. 42.Weight: 10.8 kgDimensions: Length c. 26.5 cmThe groove hosted a cord that suspended the weights. Many different weights such as this have been found in sites of Central Asia, dating from the fourth millennium BC onward. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 6 December 2006, lot 175Price: USD 13,200 or approx. EUR 19,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Two Bactrian stone weights, circa late 3rd/early 2nd millennium BCAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 9 December 2015, lot 98Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Two Bactrian stone weights, circa late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC

A GROUP OF THREE WESTERN ASIATIC BANDED AGATE BEADS, 1ST MILLENNIUM BC OR EARLIERThe semitranslucent beads of tubular form, the stone of dark brown color with bands and lines of creamy white. Each with drilled through the center, the larger with two additional apertures.Condition: Good condition with surface wear, traces of weathering, encrustations, the largest with smoothened chips to edges.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two books on Asian art, Goa Made. An Archaeological Discovery, about large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 65 g in totalDimensions: Length 6 - 8 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a related banded agate bead, 4 cm long, dated 750-300 BC, in the British Museum, registration number 1894,1101.103.Auction result comparison: Compare a related banded agate bead, 7.1 cm long, sold in these rooms, 10 March 2023, lot 661 (sold for EUR 3,380) together with a similar slightly larger triangular bead.

A BRONZE FRAGMENT OF AN ANIMAL, LURISTAN, IRAN, CIRCA 1000-650 BCCast as the front section of a four-legged animal, including the head, neck, and front legs, featuring circular decorative elements.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, signs of weathering and erosion.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born Paolo Bertuzzi as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 40 gDimensions: Height 6.2 cm

A GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF JUICHIMEN KANNON, MUROMACHIJapan, 16th century, late Muromachi period (1338-1573) Finely carved, the four-armed bodhisattva clothed clasping two hands in mida no jouin (dhyana mudra) and holding an alms bowl, clothed in voluminous robes falling in elegant folds and opened at the chest. Kannon's face set with a serene expression with heavy-lidded eyes, a circular rock crystal byakugo (urna) flanked by sinuous brows, butterfly lips, and long pendulous lobes. The head adorned with an eleven-headed crown with a metal inlay and crested by a circular rock crystal finial.HEIGHT 33.3 cm (excl. stand), 39.5 cm (incl. stand)Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with wear, losses, some flaking, light scratches, small nicks, expected age cracks, presenting overall very well. Provenance: Kunsthaus Lempertz, 12 June 1993, lot 1155. From a private collection in Germany. An old label to the base, 'Japan Senju Kannon Bosatsu.' Copy of the old invoice from Kunsthaus Lempertz, dated 14 June 1993 and listing the sale price of DEM 10,580, accompanies this lot.Mounted on a wood base. Juichimen Kannon (lit. 'eleven-headed Kannon'), is an important bodhisattva in the Esoteric schools of Buddhism. Atop the deity's own head are eleven additional heads. Ten of these take the form of bodhisattvas and represent the ten stages toward enlightenment. The topmost head is that of Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha), the Buddha from whom Kannon emanates.Auction comparison:Compare a related figure of Juichimen Kannon, dated to the 16th century, at Christie's, Asobi: Ingenious Creativity, Japanese Works of Art from Antiquity to Contemporary and Ceramics from the Collection of Bernard Leach, 15 October 2013, London, lot 11 (sold for GBP 18,750).

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: IWAMI PROVINCE, MOUNT TAKAZUNO, SALT BEACHBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige hitsuJapan, 1853Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige hitsu censor's seal Aratame; publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke. Titled Iwami, Takazunoyama, Shiohama (Iwami Province: Mount Takazuno, Salt Beach), number 43 from the series Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces).The salt flats at Takatsuyama in Iwami.SIZE of the sheet 36.5 x 23.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Some wormholes. Mounted on Japan paper, the reverse with calligraphy.Provenance: A German private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 14 May 2015, lot 419. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above.Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also known as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-1834), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. Hiroshige's prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58). He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.Museum comparison:A closely related woodblock print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1902,0212,0.397.13.

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TSUKUDAJIMA FROM EITAI BRIDGEBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige gaJapan, dated 1857 (Ansei 4), 2nd monthColor woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige ga, censer's seal aratame, Snake 2; publisher Uoya Eikichi. Titled Eitaibashi Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge), number 4 from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo).View of Tsukudajima from under Eitai Bridge on a moonlit night.SIZE of the sheet 35.4 x 23.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and browning of paper. The detailed impression with slightly faded colors, trimmed margins, rubbing, minor losses along the edges, and few tiny holes.Provenance: A Viennese private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 5 October 2013, lot 59. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above.Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also known as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-1834), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. Hiroshige's prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58). He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.Museum comparison:A closely related woodblock print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1948,0410,0.61. A closely related woodblock print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.16728.

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: POEM BY KIYOHARA NO MOTOSUKE, WANKYUBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige ga with chrysanthemum sealJapan, 1845Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige ga with chrysanthemum seal, censor's seal: Watari; publisher Ibaya Senzaburo. Titled Poem by Kiyohara no Motosuke, Wankyu, number 42 from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Ogura Imitation of the Hundred Poets, One Poem Each).Depicting the poor Wankyu dancing with a fan in his right hand and a pole over his shoulder from which hang a gourd and a long scroll, with poem by Kiyowara no Motosuke.Inscriptions: Inscribed, 'Chigiriki na/ katami ni sode o/ shiboritsutsu/ Sue no matsuyama/ nami kosaji to wa' (Our sleeves were wet with tears/ As pledges that our love/ Will last until/ Over Sue's Mount of Pines/ Ocean waves are breaking).SIZE of the sheet 35.5 x 24 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Fading of colors, slightly trimmed margins, a centerfold with reinforcements, and minor creasing.Provenance: A Viennese private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 5 October 2013, lot 48. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above.Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also known as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-1834), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. Hiroshige's prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58). He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.Museum comparison:A closely related woodblock print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1969,0414,0.13.

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TOTSUKA, MOTOMACHI FORKBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige gaJapan, c. 1833-34 (Tenpo 4-5)Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal oban. Signed Hiroshige ga; publishers: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido) and Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudo). Titled Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo (Totsuka, Motomachi Fork), number 6 in the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road).First version, with man dismounting from a horse.SIZE of the sheet 23 x 34 cmCondition: Good impression with slightly faded colors and trimmed margins, creasing along the centerfold.Provenance: Galerie Wansart, Brussels, 15 February 1949. Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France's post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976). In 1964, the couple lent 174 objects from their collection to the Belgian city of Leuven's museum for an exhibition titled Oude kunst in Leuvens Privebezit ('Old Art in Private Collections in Leuven'), and in 1967 they lent around thirty Japanese objects to the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels for their exhibition Kunst van Japan im belgischen Privatverzameingen ('Japanese Art in Belgian Private Collections').Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also known as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-1834), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. Hiroshige's prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58). He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.Museum comparison:An identical print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.5006. Another identical print is in the collection of the Honolulu Museum, source Id 2958.Auction comparison:Compare an identical woodblock print, sold at Christie's, Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg, 22 March 2022, New York, lot 202 (sold for USD 6,048).

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858): OKITSU RIVER AT OKITSUBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige gaJapan, 1833-34, Edo period (1615-1868) Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal Oban. From the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido), station 18: Okitsu, the Okitsu river (Okitsu, Okitsugawa). Publisher: Hōeidō | Senkakudō.Condition: Good impression and fresh colors, little browning and very minor material loss along the margin. Mounted at the upper margin to a passepartout.Provenance: Galerie Wansart, Brussels, February 15, 1949. Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France's post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Asian art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938, they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976). Dimensions: Image size 22 x 34.5 cmLiterature comparison: A near identical print is in the collection of the RISD Museum, USA, object number 20.1265.Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also referred to as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-34), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: NIGHT RAIN AT KOIZUMIBy Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige gaJapan, c. 1835-39 (Tenpo 6-10)Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal oban. Signed Hiroshige ga; publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei). Titled Koizumi yau (Night Rain at Koizumi) from the series Kanazawa hakkei (Eight Views of Kanazawa).Inscriptions: Inscribed with a poem, 'Kari-makura/ toma moru ame mo/ sode kake te/ namida furu e no/ mukashi wo zo omou' (Temporary abode, the rain seeping through the thatch was caught by the sleeve. Remembering the bay in tears of the past.)Two figures walk up a slope as it pours down heavily.SIZE of the sheet 21 x 34.6 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and browning of paper. The detailed impression with slightly faded colors, trimmed margins, and minor tears along the edges. Mounted on a passepartout with tape.Provenance: From an English private collection.Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), also known as Ando Hiroshige, is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833-1834), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement.He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. Hiroshige's prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58). He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.Museum comparison:A closely related print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.2306. A closely related print in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, accession number 1973.42.21.

A TRANSLUCENT GLASS 'COSMIC EGG', HAN DYNASTYChina, Han dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD). The ritual object of ovoid form, the deep-green glass of high translucency.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Extensive wear, small losses, nicks, scratches, cracks, extensive signs of weathering and erosion. Displaying remarkably well overall.Provenance: Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022), who was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 898.3 gDimensions: Height 10 cmIn Chinese history, glass played a peripheral role in arts and crafts when compared to ceramics and metal work. The limited archaeological distribution and use of glass objects are evidence of the rarity of the material. Literary sources date the first manufacture of glass to the 5th century AD. However, the earliest archaeological evidence for glass manufacture in China comes from the Warring States period. The Chinese learned to manufacture glass comparatively later than the Mesopotamians, Egyptians and Indians. Imported glass objects first reached China during the late Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods, c. early 5th century BC, in the form of polychrome 'eye beads'. These imports created the impetus for the production of indigenous glass beads. During the Han dynasty, the use of glass diversified. The introduction of glass casting in this period encouraged the production of molded objects, such as bi disks and other ritual objects.The cosmic egg is a mythological motif found in the cosmogonies of the Proto-Indo-European culture and several other major civilizations. Typically, the world egg is a beginning of some sort, and the universe or some primordial being comes into existence by 'hatching' from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters of the Earth. Eggs symbolize the unification of two complementary principles (represented by the egg white and the yolk) from which life or existence, in its most fundamental philosophical sense, emerges.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, 9 March 2023, lot 146Price: EUR 2,860 Description: A translucent aquamarine glass 'cosmic egg', Han dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and size (9.5 cm). Note the color of the glass.

A JADE 'CLOUD-SCROLL' ORNAMENTChina, possibly Hongshan culture, circa 4000-3000 BC or later. The flat plaque with a circular aperture within a half-crescent shape opening, flanked by a pair of notches with incised grooves, another aperture at the top, the gently undulating surface with wide shallow grooves following the design to the bottom, the edges subtly honed all around. The celadon green stone with splashes of dark green and mottled creamy inclusions, as well as calcifications.Condition: Very good condition with wear and expected minor signs of weathering and minor chips and nibbles along the edges.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 256.4 gDimensions: Length 21 cm, Width 14 cm

A JADE BI DISC, LIANGZHU CULTUREChina, 3rd millennium BC. Of somewhat irregular thickness, carved from a mottled celadon jade disc showing numerous striations, dots, and large patches of different nuances of color ranging from spinach green, to light and dark brown, and russet. The circumference is slightly irregular, as is the central hole, thus giving the ring an uneven width. Condition: Good condition with wear and expected minor signs of weathering as well as minor losses along the edges.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 218 gDimensions: Diameter 14 cm

TWO JADE BEADSChina, Neolithic period, probably Xingwongla culture, circa 3500-2500 BC. Different in size and of irregular cylindrical shape, the translucent stones of a variegated green with milky white inclusions and specks of brown, as well as calcification. Condition: Very good condition with wear and expected minor signs of weathering and minor losses along the edges.Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 93.9 gDimensions: Length 7 cm, 4.3 cmAuction result comparison:Compare a set of eight related jade beads at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 December 2023, lot 702 (sold for HKD 190,000).

A SERPENTINE COLLARED NOTCHED DISC, ZHOU STYLEChina, 20th century or earlier. Of circular form, the jade is pierced with a wide collared central aperture with radiating incised grooves, the outer edge is carved with three pronounced notches forming three arcs with shallow grooves, swirling in the same direction, subtly honed all around. The stone of dark green tone with patches celadon, as well as calcification.Condition: Good condition with wear and expected minor signs of weathering. Few losses and fissures.Provenance: D Milano, Paris, France. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above in 2001. A copy of the original invoice from D Milano, dated 9 September 2001, stating a purchase price of EUR 5,400 (or approx. EUR 7,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was an engineer and fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. Born as the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, the founder of Hettabretz, one of the most important leather merchants in Italy which crafted womenswear for royals and celebrities including The Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and created exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of New York. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes archaic and contemporary art, focusing mainly on Asian ancient pieces. Over decades he developed close relations with galleries, museums, curators, and auction houses while shaping his collection. He edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Weight: 306 gDimensions: Diameter 17 cm

A contemporary Art Deco style steel framed wall mirror with stained glass decoration to frame, 95cm high x 67cm wide Condition Report:Available upon request

Claudio Castillo - a contemporary 2010 set of five limited edition poster prints. Each print marked 'edition 1 of 1' and titled Pene, Pena, Pana, Fern Hedge and Paravan. Claudio Castillo combines the painting, animation and computer programming to together composed one piece of software art. These images endlessly evolve in a random progression in which no single composition will ever be precisely repeated; at least, not for hundreds of thousands to trillions of years, depending upon the number of layers in the painting. Each measures approx. 48cm x 33cm.

Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicrafts, a rare Spanish mahogany and holly inlaid upright piano, manufactured by John Broadwood and Co., no. 95406, model no. 8, inlaid with panels of flowers to the front and sides, the hinged top with chequer banding, with pierced strap hinges to the case, opening to reveal the interior, the panelled board stamped to the inside 'no. 95406/3', and with a pencil inscription 'Taken from Mr Watson Low's piano...Broadwood', 136cm wide 63cm deep 122cm highProvenance: Finished on 27 February 1902 (ref. 2185/JB/42/241). The piano was sent to the National Museum of Decorative Art in Budapest, on 14 May 1902, for the 'British Applied Arts Exhibition', September-November 1902, along with another Broadwood piano designed by Hugh Baille-Scott:'Taking an Upt Pf in Sp Mah base, decorated (designed by CR Ashbee Esq) No.95406 + also Upt Pf in Oak base stained black N0. 95399 decorated (designed by MHB Scott Esq packed in Zinc & Deal cases, The Director of the National Museum of Decorative Art Budapest Hungary to Bishopsgate to go by GER For Buda Pesth Exhibition Mem: Pfs insured against all risks from the time they leave us until their return.' (ref. 2185/JB/42/179). Nos 170 and 171, Broadwood John & Sons, London, W., 'Two pianinos (upright pianos). The black one is stained ebony with inlay, carved and painted reliefs. The red one has intarsia (marquetry) and rich metal mounted decoration.' Czakó, Elemér (ed.) 'Brit iparművészeti kiállítás katalogusa' Budapest, 1902. See a photograph of the listing and the front cover of the catalogue, designed by George Walton. On its return, it was briefly hired to Messrs Whitelock and Son in Leeds, a piano dealer, and sold on hire for pre-sale approval through George Faulkner Armitage's showroom on 18 Clifford Street, London to 'C Watson Low esq, 23 Wellington Court, Albert Gate', on 2 December 1903 for £118.2.6. 'Armitage G Faulker Esq. 18 Clifford Street Bond Street. An upright Pf in Spanish Mahogany base with double folding doors panels on doors & sides relieved with Tunbridge lines & floral design special iron furniture A to A No.95406 150 Gns for £118.2.6...5% the instrument upon hire to C Watson Low Esq 23 Wellington Court, Albert Gate 'say sold'... Manxman Pf decorated to design of CR Ashbee Esq for Buda Pesth Exhn' (ref. 2185/JB/42/183). Mr C Watson Low, then gifted the piano and the piano stool to his niece, Miss C M Low, who sent it to Broadwood and Sons, for inspection in May 1972. She was a pianist, trained at the Royal College of Music, who then used it to teach piano to children and adults up until about 2001 when she retired. It was tuned annually until a few years ago. Literature: John Andrews, 'Arts and Crafts Furniture', ACC 2005 p.83 - this piano is model no.8a, piano no. 96377; Jeremy Cooper, 'Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors', London, 1987, p. 188, for a reproduction of Broadwood's advertisement in the Burlington Magazine; John Wainwright, 'Broadwood, By Appointment', London 1982. see p. 235-238; Christopher Jordan, 'Ernest Marsh, Collector (1863-1945)', The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present, Journal 24, 2000, pp. 31-47, Simon Nowell Smith, 'Edwardian England', 1964, pl. XLVII (b); Surrey History Centre, 'John Broadwood and Sons Archive 1817-1952' ref. 2185/JB/42/179, 2185/JB/42/183 and 2185/JB/42/241; Czakó, Elemér (ed.) 'Brit iparművészeti kiállítás katalogusa', Budapest, 1902. In the article by Christopher Jordan in 'Ernest Marsh, Collector (1863-1945)', The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present, Journal 24, 2000, pp. 31-47, he confirms that at least five Broadwood pianos with Ashbee casing were executed. Crawford notes that four uprights were known and lists them as follows: 1. Oak, dated 1900 with painted decoration for E Peter Jones, the store owner. This example was sold in Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s New Bond Street, 16 May, 1986, lot 134. 2. Oak, dated 1903, with inlays and enamel plaque. From Jordan's article, it is likely that this is the example bought by Ernest Marsh and illustrated in a contemporary photograph from 1906 of the morning room at Coombe Bury, Kingston Upon Thames, confirmed by Crawford as being at Standen, East Grinstead, West Sussex. 3. Spanish mahogany, undated, decorated with inlays of clover. Illustrated J H Elder-Duncan, 'The House Beautiful and Useful', n.d.,1907, p. 153, now in the collection of Jimmy Page, London. 4. Spanish mahogany with elaborate strapwork hinges, dated 1904. Documented in a contemporary photograph from the Broadwood archives at the Surrey History Centre with a contemporary caption 'Small upright Piano in Spanish Mahogany case with black and white inlays. Double doors with Iron hinges pierced and fitted on vellum, the interior panelled in Holly. Designed by C R Ashbee, Esq. for the Buda-Pesth (sic) Exhibition'. Further illustrated in Broadwood's advertisement in the Burlington Magazine and Simon Nowell Smith, 'Edwardian England', 1964, pl. XLVII (b). Confirmed by Crawford as 'whereabouts unknown'. This is the present piano no. 95406. Exhibited: ‘British Applied Arts Exhibition’, Budapest, September-November 1902, No. 171. For similar no. 8 pianos, see Sworders Decorative Art and Design, Tuesday 28 January 2014, lot 299, and Huntington Art Museum, West Virginia, object number no. 2007.4. IMPORTANT NOTE This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding. Condition ReportThe top edge has knocks and dents to the edge. The front corners of the lid with loss to the veneer. The lid with a ringlet mark to the front right corner. With scratches to the top of the sides. The front corners of the right side chipped. The left door not shutting flush. With plits to the inside of the sides. The sheet music stand with scratches from the brass pins. The block flanking the keyboard to the right hand side with a (burn?) mark. The upper keys with some faint stains to the ivory. The underside of the keyboard has brackets fitted, it appears the frame has been cut to the pierced lower panels to the sides, Front right foot, restuck - visible cracks. The back right leg with a spliced repair to the support. The skirting by the pedals knocks and chips.  With general knocks, marks, scratches, and dents commensurate with age and having been moved over the years. Additional images uploaded.  Additional images of the hammers and tuning pins uploaded. 

A large contemporary art oil on canvas. Depicting an abstract still life of fruit, 87cm x 90cm

Glasse (H[annah]) The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; Which far exceeds any Thing of the Kind ever yet Published. London: Printed for the author, 1748, third edition, recent full calf, blind-tooled and gilt, several pages repaired, some spotting and damp staining; Morris (Owen), The Leper: Or an attempt at the Moral Improvement of Naaman's History; in Six Parts, Southwold: Printed by T. Gooch, 1819, contemporary half calf (rubbed). Glasse - this copy: [4], iv, [28], 294, 297-314 pages (pp. 247 and 231 mispaginated but text continuous).

Lethaby (W. R.) Westminster Abbey Re-Examined, first edition, specially-bound presentation copy to Frederic Stuttig, with manuscript presentation inscription in red calligraphy pen and c. 40 signatures on 7pp. of additional front free endpapers, illustrations, contemporary burgundy morocco bound by the L. C. C. Central School of Arts and Crafts, tooled with decorative corner-pieces and boarder, with 'FS' monogram on upper cover with green onlay, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., spine faded, 8vo, 1925. *** The Central School of Arts and Crafts was established in 1896 by the London County Council, it became part of the London Institute in 1986 and in 1989 merged with Saint Martin's School of Art to form Central Saint Martin's College of Arts and Design. William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931) trained and practiced as an architect, but was also a designer, educator, and architectural theorist and historian. He was a very important influence on art education and on the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian Britain.  The dedicatee of this presentation binding, Stuttig, settled in England before 1891 and taught wood carving and gilding at the Central School and at Camberwell.

Tiquet (François) Traité de Plusieurs Beaux Secrets..., first edition, title with woodcut ornament, foxed and soiled, final leaf torn and frayed but no loss to text, original wrappers, stained and frayed at edges, lacking upper wrapper, The Hague, Isaac Beauregard, 1747 § Tingry (P.F.) The Painter and Varnishers Guide, second edition, 2 engraved plates (browned), one folding, folding letterpress table, 2 advertisement leaves at end, contemporary manuscript recipe to front free endpaper, original boards, uncut, rebacked in calf, new endpapers, 1816 § Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) Lessons for Beginners in the Fine Art, no title, with advertisement leaf, Preface leaf, 8pp. text and 12 etched plates, 4 in outline, the rest aquatint (3 stages of each plate with gradually more detail), an excellent clean copy in original sheep-backed boards, small engraved circular label to upper cover, a little rubbed and marked, spine worn, 1800 § [Bosse (Abraham) & others.] Sculptura Historico-Technica: or, the History and Art of Engraving, fourth edition, 10 engraved plates, woodcut monograms, contemporary sprinkled calf, red roan label, J.Marks, 1770, all a little rubbed; and 3 others, similar, v.s. (7)*** A group of artists' manuals and guides.

Medicine.- Heister (Lorenz) Chirurgie, In welcher alles, was zur Wund-Artzney gehoret, Nach der neuesten und besten Art, engraved portrait frontispiece, and numerous plates, most folding, title in red and black, with ink inscriptions, some glue repairs to front endpapers, a few small stains at edges, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, Frankfurt & Augsburg, 1739; and a small quantity of others medical and science, including a couple of manuscript notebooks, v.s. (sml. qty.)

Large collection of works and guidebooks on glass and antique paperweights, mid to late twentieth century first and early editions, mostly cloth bound in dust wrappers. Including ‘Glass, A Contemporary Art’ by Dan Klein (1989), ‘Lalique’ by Tony L Mortimer (1989), and ‘Old Glass Paperweights’ by Evangeline H. Bergstrom (1947)

PABLO PICASSO TWO WOMEN OF GÓSOL, FROM THE 'LIVING ART' PORTFOLIO - 1906/1923 Lithograph, 367/500, signed in plate, from 'Living Art (Twenty Facsimile Reproductions after Paintings, Drawings and Engravings and ten photographs after sculptures by Contemporary Artists),' printed at Ganymed Press, Berlin, 1923, published by Scofield Thayer & Dial Publishing Company, New York 51.5cm x 35.5cm (20.25in x 14in)

A large contemporary late 20th century pierced abstract driftwood art sculpture, raised on plinth stand. Measures 120 x 42 x 20 cm. 

A pair of contemporary Uttermost composite table lamps, each modelled as an Art Nouveau style gilt foliate spray, impressed maker's marks to bases, each 67.5cm high (2) Lighting lots are sold as decorative items only, prospective buyers must consult with a qualified electrician before use or installation of these items.

Tribal art. Central Africa - a carved wood Nkisi Nkondi figure, DRC, mid 20th c, 50cm h and a contemporary carved wood African figure, 86cm h Nkisi Nkondi with split to base. Other figure with chips and losses consistent with age