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Click here to subscribeA Chinese coral-ground enamelled bowl,Qianlong (1736-1796), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot, the exterior painted with a landscape or inscriptions in roundels, all against a rich coral-red ground with scrolls in gilt, a six-character Qianlong mark to base,17.5cm diameterProvenance: The Collection of Mr Edmund Bruce Ball (1873-1944), and thence by descent.清乾隆 珊瑚红地开光山水图碗 《大清乾隆年制》青花篆书款Condition ReportSmall chips to foot rim.Surface scratches.
A FINE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING TWO RABBITS WITH CORAL-INLAID EYESUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved as two hares with laid back ears, seated with one resting its front paws on the haunch of the larger rabbit. Their small feet detailed with soft features while their eyes are inlaid with coral. Each delicately stained with a few beige spots. Two small himotoshi to the base.LENGTH 4.6 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and expected age cracks.Provenance: Collection of Charles Rozenfeld, Antwerp, Belgium. Charles Simon Rozenfeld (1943-2020) was a Belgian diamond dealer and keen collector of Japanese art, particularly ivory.Museum comparison:Compare a closely related ivory netsuke, likely from the same hand, depicting a single rabbit with coral-inlaid eyes, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), New York, accession no. 10.211.10.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00449/CE). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
GYOKUSUI: AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A CRYING INFANT AND CRABBy Gyokusui, signed Gyokusui 玉翠Japan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The infant crying out in pain as a crab in a shallow bowl pinches him with its claw, his face in agony as tears well up in his eyes, the mouth agape revealing his teeth and tongue. The robe finely incised with brocade patterns interspersed with foliate designs in coral and mother of pearl inlay, the buffalo horn belt suspending a kinchaku pouch in tsuishu lacquer detailed with mother-of-pearl and stained antler inlays. The base with asymmetrical and florally rimmed himotoshi and the neatly engraved signature within a red-lacquered reserve GYOKUSUI.HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and traces of use.Provenance: Ex. William F. du Pont Collection. Christie's, The William F. du Pont Collection of Netsuke and Inro, 1 November 1996, lot 7. French private collection, acquired from the above.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related ivory and wood netsuke of a priest resting on mokugyo, by the same artist and signed Gyokusui, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 2nd December 2022, Vienna, lot 220 (sold for EUR 7,150).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been grantedThis item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
VADYM PYVOVAR: A TEAK WOOD NETSUKE OF A RATBy Vadym Pyvovar, signed with the artist's initialsUkraine, 10th June 2023Seated, the head raised and twisted to the left, bearing an alert expression as it sniffs the air while holding its long tail as it curls around its body, the wood with a fine patina and the eyes inlaid in black coral. Natural himotoshi and the base incised with the artist's initials. The carving is inspired by netsuke of rats by Masanao of Kyoto.LENGTH 4.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with one plugged knot to the wood.
VADYM PYVOVAR: A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A FREEZING KARASU TENGUBy Vadym Pyvovar, signed with the artist's initialsUkraine, 2023A fine wood netsuke described by Gabor Wilhelm as “tengu frieux” or freezing tengu, in our opinion very fittingly, as the mythical, bird-like being clutches its large wings together, standing rather stiffly, the three-clawed feet clenching together, and its expression shuddering – one imagines the cold breeze fluttering by. The karasu (crow-beaked) tengu has long finely carved hair, wears a tokin cap inlaid in lustrous black coral, the pupils inlaid with amber. The plumage well-detailed. Asymmetrical, generously excavated himotoshi through the back and one thigh incised with the artist's initials. The carving inspired by the many hallmarks of the Tanba school.HEIGHT 5.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Auction comparison:Compare an example by the Tanba school which inspired this model at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 83 (sold for EUR 37,920).
A FINE UMIMATSU NETSUKE OF A LOTUS LEAF AND SPIDERUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved as a folded lotus leaf with a spider delicately carved to the side. The veins of the leaf are naturalistically carved as are its uneven edges. The umimatsu having reddish inclusion and left partly uncarved underneath, drawing the eye to the natural form of this beautiful material. Large, generously excavated and asymmetrical himotoshi to the underside.LENGTH 5 cmCondition: Minor wear, expected age cracks, natural flaws, some losses to the area around the stem.Provenance: From a noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, assembled since the 1960s, and thence by descent. An old collector's label to base, 'Art Ancien Chine & Extr-Orient Geneva: 2631. RRA, XVIIIe' and a second label tied to the himotoshi, 'Rare Netsuke, umematsu (piu-d'eau) araiquee sur une feuille de lotus e duis, replice, et rouge per us verre.' An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and was exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva.Umimatsu (lit. 'sea pine'), commonly known as black coral, is a soft deep-water coral. Many patterns of growth are unique to black coral, growing in whips, trees, fans, or coils, and their size ranges from 10 to 300 cm. While it is commonly used in various forms of jewelry in Japanese art, it is also believed to have apotropaic power and is for this reason used in various medical treatments as well.
A RARE INLAID UMIMATSU NETSUKE OF A FROG ON LOTUSUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved from umimatsu, the material bearing beautifuly reddish inclusions, depicting a furled lotus leaf with neatly incised veins and inlaid dew drops of coral, translucent horn and metal, a small frog seated on one side of the leaf. The underside with very large and generously excavated himotoshi.LENGTH 4.1 cmCondition: Good condition with typical crackling and natural flaws to the material. One small inlaid dew drop lost.Umimatsu (lit. 'sea pine'), commonly known as black coral, is a soft deep-water coral. Many patterns of growth are unique to black coral, growing in whips, trees, fans, or coils, and their size ranges from 10 to 300 cm. While it is commonly used in various forms of jewelry in Japanese art, it is also believed to have apotropaic power and is for this reason used in various medical treatments as well.
SEIMIN: A RARE INLAID DOUBLE WALNUT (KURUMI) NETSUKEBy Seimin, signed Seimin 晴民Japan, Iwashiro, c. 1850, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved and attractively stained double-walnut with a design of The Queen Mother of the West, Seiobo, dressed in voluminous robes, wearing an ornate tiara, and holding a fan, a karako attendant handing her an immortality-granting peach. The carving is embellished with various stained inlays including antler, horn, mother-of-pearl, coral, and pewter. One of the himotoshi ringed in green-stained antler and signed to the back within a raised oval reserve SEIMIN.LENGTH 5 cmCondition: Good condition. Some typical losses to inlays with associated repairs. Some 'natural flaws' such as tiny pinholes and typical wear associated with kurumi netsuke.Provenance: Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, 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 Université 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).Auction comparison:Compare a related Kurumi netsuke, attributed to Seimin, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 285 (sold for 1,896 EUR).
A RARE EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF AN INK CAKEUnsignedJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Realistically modeled in the form of an ink stick with simulated cracks and fine craquelure. Inscribed to one side in raised seal script, the reverse with a relief design of scrolling clouds, one short side inscribed with 松雨 'Shou' ('rain in a pine forest'). Himotoshi to one side and with a silk cord secured with a coral ojime.HEIGHT 4.3 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
A RARE METAL-INLAID UMIMATSU NETSUKE DEPICTING BUDDHA AMITABHA WITHIN A GROTTOUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryFinely carved from a thumb-size piece of black coral (umimatsu), a central section excavated to house the patinated copper figure of Buddha Amitabha, seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus pedestal with his hands resting in dhyana mudra. Two himotoshi to the back. The umimatsu has an attractive grain with fine reddish inclusions.HEIGHT 4.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and natural flaws.Umimatsu (lit. 'sea pine'), commonly known as black coral, is a soft deep-water coral. Many patterns of growth are unique to black coral, growing in whips, trees, fans, or coils, and their size ranges from 10 to 300 cm. While it is commonly used in various forms of jewelry in Japanese art, it is also believed to have apotropaic power and is for this reason used in various medical treatments as well.The tradition of carving the image of Buddha in stone into cliff walls and natural caves began in India, where they carved out their gods from the rocks. This practice was transferred to China and then Korea and became a common icon of Buddhist hermitages across the far east. These grottos were key sites for pilgrimage for the devote followers of the Buddha.
A PAINTED AND GLAZED CERAMIC NETSUKE OF A SOUTH SEA ISLANDER WITH A PORCELAIN JARUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryThe seated South Sea islander cradling a blue and white porcelain jar with one hand, the other resting on his lap, dressed in a loincloth, his eyes painted coral-red. The jar detailed with blue enamel. The underside with himotoshi.HEIGHT 3.3 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws. Minor touch-ups.Provenance: Collection of Charles Rozenfeld, Antwerp, Belgium. Charles Simon Rozenfeld (1943-2020) was a Belgian diamond dealer and keen collector of Japanese art, particularly ivory.
KAJIKAWA: A SUPERB FIVE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH MINOGAME DESIGN AND WITH EN SUITE NETSUKEBy a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa 梶川 saku 作Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright shape and oval section, bearing a beautifully lustrous kinji ground, lacquered in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with a design of four minogame and one young not having fully developed its seaweed tail yet, their carapaces realistically rendered and eyes inlaid. Signed underneath KAJIKAWA saku [made by Kajikawa]. The interior cases of nashiji with gold fundame rims.With a coral ojime and beautifully matching square two-part manju netsuke depicting a minogame on a craggy rock, the rock with some fine kirigane detailing, the interior of nashiji and with silver rims. Signed to the underside Koju 光寿 Sei 製 [made by Koju]. According to E. A. Wrangham the artist made inro for the shogunate.HEIGHT 9.3 cm, LENGTH 4.8 cmSIZE (the netsuke) 3.8 cm x 3.8 cmCondition: The inro with some minor losses along the edges of the cases. The netsuke with a fine crack to the upper area and with some typical losses to the kirigane flakes. Both inro and the netsuke generally presenting well.Provenance: A noted private collection, assembled by the previous owner's great-grandfather and thence by descent. With old collection labels to the interior of the top case.
GROUP OF FOUR HAIR ORNAMENTS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 點翠髮飾（一組四件） comprising: two hairpins ornately decorated with kingfisher feathers, coral, and glass to depict a large flower head and flower vase; one hairpiece with a jade boy encircled by an elaborate kingfisher feather base and one metal hairpin with an agate disc mounted with cricket and bat ornaments Dimensions:heights: 4.5cm to 16.5cm Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
COLLECTION OF KINGFISHER HAIR ORNAMENTS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 點翠髮飾一套 帶木盒（共三十一件） comprising thirty-one hair ornaments, each ornately decorated with jade, kingfisher feather, coral and glass to depict butterfly, flowers, bats, phoenix or fruits Dimensions:hair ornaments: 2.5cm to 22cm high; the box 49.2cm x 41cm x 7.5cm Provenance:Provenance: Private collection, Cambridge
PAIR OF CORAL-RED-GROUND GILT-DECORATED WALL PLATES QING DYNASTY 清 珊瑚紅地松石綠釉描金夔龍纏枝蓮紋壁盤（共兩件） each of flattened form moulded as a dish seen from 45 degrees, the 'exterior' gilt-decorated with a pair of kui-dragons amongst lotus scrolls against a coral red ground, the 'interior' glaze in turquoise, the back with two apertures for wall hanging Dimensions:widths: 21.8cm each
PARCEL-GILT COPPER-ALLOY REPOUSSÉ AND CORAL-INLAID PLAQUE OF ACALA WITH CONSORT VISHVAVAJRI TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 西藏 十八至十九世紀 局部鎏金銅合金不動明王牌 of rectangular form, the centre worked in high relief with the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, his right hand holds a sword, left hand holds a vajra-tipped noose while embracing his consort, flanked by torma offerings, all within a gilt beaded rectangular border, further with Ashtamangala decorated the outer border Dimensions:13.5cm x 32.8cm; 308g Provenance:Provenance: Nicholas S Pitcher, 12 December 2021, with an original receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.70. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價
Y DEHUA 'LION-MASK' HANDLED CENSER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 德化白瓷獸耳爐 of compressed globular form set with two lion masks as handles, covered overall with a thick creamy white glaze, with pierced wooden cover attached with coral finial Dimensions:14.5cm across handles Provenance:Provenance: Robert McPherson Antiques, 2016, with an associated label on base inscribed '24812'.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.163. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價
THREE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLESThe first decorated with a scholar reading by candlelight beside an attendant in a hut beneath a pine tree, the reverse with a lengthy inscription, signed Ma Shaoxuan, dated 1899 and of the period, stopper and ivory spoon, 6cm (2 1/4in) high; the second with a pair of goldfish and a carp swimming in a pond, the reverse with a riverside scene, signed Zhou Leyuan, dated 1891 and of the period, tourmaline stopper, 7cm (3in) high; the third with a bird hovering above a floral shrub, the reverse signed Liu Baojun, dated 1903 and of the period, coral stopper inlaid with a pearl, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (6).Footnotes:1899年（己亥年） 馬少宣 玻璃內畫秋聲賦詩文鼻煙壺；1891（辛卯年） 周樂元 玻璃內畫荷塘游魚圖鼻煙壺；1903（癸卯年） 劉寶鈞 玻璃內畫花鳥圖鼻煙壺The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.BCGDF13C該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.BCGDF13CProvenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, November 1966 (the Ma Shaoxuan snuff bottle)Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, March 1970 (the Zhou Leyuan and the Liu Baojun snuff bottles)來源：香港古董商Sydney L.Moss Ltd.，1966年11月（馬少宣作）香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd.，1970年3月（周樂元作, 劉寶鈞作）The inscription painted inside the snuff bottle sighed by Ma Shaoxuan is from Song dynasty poet and politician Ouyang Xiu's 歐陽修 (1007-1072) work 'Ode to the Sound of Autumn' (秋聲賦), which reads:錄秋聲賦童子曰：星月皎潔，明河在天，四無人聲，聲在樹間。余曰：噫嘻，悲哉！此秋聲也，胡為乎來哉。己亥臘月上浣。馬少宣Which may be translated as:'Transcribing the Ode to the Sound of Autumn：The boy servant says: The stars and moon shine bright. The Milky Way is high up in the sky. There is no sound of human but that of the forest. I sighs: How sad it is. It is the sound of autumn. Is autumn already here?'The first half of the twelfth month of the year of JihaiCompare the snuff bottle signed by Ma Shaoxuan with a similar inside-painted glass snuff bottle signed by the same artist, 1895-1920, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 November, lot 51. Compare the one signed by Zhou Leyuan with a similar inside-painted glass snuff bottle, signed by the same artist, 1892, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 November 2022, lot 5.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE WHITE AND BLACK JADE 'DOUBLE' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Expertly carved in the form of two conjoined white and black jade bottles, each of square-section, carved with rectangular panels in low relief on four sides, two stoppers of jadeite and coral respectively, one with ivory spoon. 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.JTN439DK該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.JTN439DK十八/十九世紀 黑白色雙聯玉鼻煙壺Provenance: Sotheby's London, 15 February 1966, lot 222An English private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦蘇富比，1966年2月15日，拍品編號222英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Compare with a related jade double snuff bottle, 1820-1880, which was sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 19 June 2012, lot 6034.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE AND RARE CARVED FIVE COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS 'LIU HAI' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Of ovoid form standing on a short oval foot ring, with five-coloured single overlay of translucent ruby red, golden yellow, deep sapphire blue, pale turquoise blue and streaky brown, carved in relief with Liu Hai holding a string of cash above the three-legged toad beside ruyi clouds, the other side with the sun within clouds and a bat carrying the endless knot above a jagged rock emerging from foaming waves, coral stopper with ivory spoon. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.E44XKAS5該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.E44XKAS5十八/十九世紀 白地套彩料劉海戲金蟾圖鼻煙壺Provenance: Count Kurt Graf Blücher von Wahlstatt (1901-1975)Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, 1969Published and Illustrated: Hugh M. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, London, 1971, p.115, no.242. (and cover)來源：Kurt Graf Blücher von Wahlstatt伯爵 (1901-1975)香港古董商Hugh M.Moss Ltd.，1969年著錄：Hugh M. Moss，《Snuff Bottles of China》，倫敦，1971年，第115頁，編號242（及封面）This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CORAL-RED-GROUND GAUZE SILK WOMAN'S ROBE, CHANGYIDaoguangThe coral-red silk gauze finely embroidered in Peking knot with a central panel of two large multi-coloured butterflies flittering amidst blossoming peonies, surrounded by a profusion of flowering sprigs of camelias, lotus, wisteria, prunus, morning glories and rhodea niponica, all woven within a black border decorated with further butterflies and flowers in varying shades of blue, the ivory-ground silk gauze cuffs similarly decorated and continuing into the inner sleeves similarly decorated. 136cm (53 1/2in) long.Footnotes:清道光 紅地納紗繡花卉蝴蝶紋敞衣Provenance: an English private collection, acquired in China in the 1920's, and thence by descent.來源：英國私人收藏，于1920年代，購自中國，並由後人保存迄今Known as changyi, the informal outer robes worn by the female members of the Court are characterised by a wide cut of the body and a long slit from the underarm to the hem, on each side of the garment. To accentuate the slits, wide borders are sewn along the hem, terminating in a shape that resembled the head of a ruyi. This style of robes encouraged the ladies to vie with one another to come up with the most eye-catching design. Compare with a very similar coral-red-ground robe, Daoguang, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, also decorated with Peking-knot designs of large butterflies and satin-stitch sprays of various blossoming flowers, illustrated by V.Wilson, Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City, London, 2010, p.45, no.45.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Smoothly carved and hollowed, of rounded square-shaped body surmounted by a cylindrical neck, the semi-translucent beige body encircled with white and grey bands, an ivory spoon and a coral stopper inlaid with a pearl. 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.6PSB9C2A該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.6PSB9C2A十八/十九世紀 玉帶瑪瑙鼻煙壺Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今See a related banded agate snuff bottle, 18th century, in the National Palace Museum, illustrated in Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of Snuff Bottles, Taipei, 2012, p.181. Another related agate snuff bottle, 19th century, is illustrated in The Baur Collection: Chinese Snuff Bottles, Geneva, 2007, p.289. Compare with a similar banded agate snuff bottle, 1750-1860, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 19 March 2018, lot 209.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES18th/19th centuryThe first, of hexagonal baluster form, painted with a continuous scene of scholars engaging in leisurely pursuits in an interior setting, stylised shou character on the base, coral stopper and ivory spoon, 4cm (1 1/2in) high; the second, larger but similarly shaped as a lobed melon decorated on each lobe with further melons on leafy tendrils, collector's label on the base, tourmaline stopper, Japanese wood box and cover 6cm (2 1/4in) high; the third, of tall cylindrical shape decorated with scholars and attendants admiring scrolls, playing liubo and gazing at the landscape, Qianlong six-character mark, stopper and ivory spoon, 7.5cm (3in) high. (6).Footnotes:The items within this lot containing ivory have been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.NQ9BW35R, UQZ8D4D4該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.NQ9BW35R, UQZ8D4D4十八/十九世紀 青花鼻煙壺 一組三件Provenance: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, 1969 (the tall cylindrical snuff bottle)Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong (the small hexagonal snuff bottle)Exhibited, Illustrated and Published: Hugh M. Moss, An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles, London, 1970, no.328 (the small hexagonal snuff bottle)來源：香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd.，1969年（圓柱形鼻煙壺）香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd（青花六方鼻煙壺）展覽著錄：Hugh M. Moss，《An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles》，倫敦，1970年，編號328（青花六方鼻煙壺）Compare the larger blue and white melon-shaped snuff bottle, to a related blue and white snuff bottle similarly decorated with melons and tendrils, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 390. Another melon-shaped blue and white snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, lot 269. Compare the blue and white snuff bottle with scholars, to a similar snuff bottle, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1074.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CARVED AGATE 'PEKINGESE' SNUFF BOTTLE19th century Of rounded square form rising from a short oval foot to a cylindrical neck, one side utilising the dark brown inclusions carved in relief with a playful Pekinese dog and a bird, the other side carved with a squirrel on a grape vine issuing ripe fruits and leaves, coral stopper and ivory spoon. 6.2cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.2G6UUKAF該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.2G6UUKAF十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕獅子狗圖鼻煙壺 Provenance: Marchant and Son, London, 1969An English private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商Marchant and Son，1969年英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今See a similar agate snuff bottle with two dogs, 19th century, illustrated in The Baur Collection: Chinese Snuff Bottles, Geneva, 2007, p.273. Compare with a similar 'lion dog' agate snuff bottle, 1820-90, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 382.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE 'CHILONG SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A WHITE JADE 'SANYANG KAITAI' SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN INSCRIBED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryOne snuff bottle of slightly flattened ovoid form, carved in relief with a sinuous chilong clambering over the shoulder, the stone of beige tone with russet veins, coral and jade stopper with ivory spoon, 6cm (2 1/4in) high; the second of flattened ovoid form, carved on one side with the three rams beneath the sun with wispy clouds, the other side with the Immortal Liu Hai playing with a string of cash beside the three-legged toad, coral stopper, 5cm (2in) high; the third of rectangular shape, carved with shou characters in various styles of seal script on both sides, ivory spoon and tourmaline stopper, 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (6).Footnotes:The items within this lot containing ivory have been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.N8SZTS3L, 9UEMXPEZ, DC8J7ZYZ.該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.N8SZTS3L, 9UEMXPEZ, DC8J7ZYZ十八/十九世紀 青玉雕螭龍紋鼻煙壺、白玉雕劉海戲蟾及三陽開泰圖鼻煙壺、雞骨玉雕「壽」字紋鼻煙壺 一組三件Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London, May 1981 (the chilong snuff bottle)Marchant and Son, London, September 1965 (the chicken bone jade snuff bottle)An English private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.，1981年5月（螭龍紋鼻煙壺）倫敦古董商Marchant and Son，1965年9月（雞骨玉鼻煙壺）英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE AND RARE CARVED AGATE 'MONKEY' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryExquisitely carved, of rounded square form rising from a short oval foot, utilising the black inclusions in the stone, carved in relief to one side with a monkey highlighted in red clambering over rockwork to catch a butterfly, the reverse undecorated, coral and turquoise stopper, ivory spoon. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.6CLS3WRW該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊 Ref.6CLS3WRW十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕猴子捕蝶圖鼻煙壺Provenance: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, 1970An English private collection, and thence by descentPublished and Illustrated: Hugh M. Moss, An exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles, London, 1970, no.115.來源：香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd., 1970年英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今著錄：Hugh M. Moss，《An exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles》，倫敦，1970年，編號115Compare with a related agate 'monkeys with lingzhi' snuff bottle, 1730-1850, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, lot 34.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES18th/19th centuryComprising of a small red-glazed globular snuff bottle surmounted by a waisted flaring neck, the recessed turquoise base with Qianlong seal mark and probably of the period, metal stopper with hardstone-inlay and ivory spoon, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) high; the second snuff bottle of tall cylindrical form carved around the exterior with two Buddhist lions amidst billowing clouds, all covered in a lime-green glaze, coral stopper and ivory spoon, 7cm (2 3/4in) high; the third snuff bottle of famille rose palette, moulded as a lotus leaf issuing small buds, coral stopper and ivory spoon, 6cm (2 3/8in) high; the fourth, a famille verte bottle with a flattened globular body carved in relief on one side with a gentleman resting beneath a willow tree beside a boy dragging a goat, the other side with jagged rocks issuing gnarled branches and a pine tree, 6.5cm (2in) high. (7).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 瓷胎鼻煙壺 一組四件The items within this lot containing ivory have been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.MSKHKBTD, 7Z2XU9YB, GTEFVGLU該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）Ref.MSKHKBTD, 7Z2XU9YB, GTEFVGLUProvenance: Christie's London, 14 June 1971, lot 61 (the red glazed snuff bottle)Marchant and Son, London, May 1969 (the lotus snuff bottle)Arthur Gadsby, Hong Kong, March 1970 (The lions snuff bottle)來源：倫敦佳士得，1971年6月14日，拍品編號61（珊瑚紅釉鼻煙壺）倫敦古董商Marchant and Son，1969年5月（荷葉式鼻煙壺）香港古董商Arthur Gadsby，1970年3月（雙獅圖鼻煙壺）See a very similar lotus shaped snuff bottle, 19th century in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of Snuff Bottles, Taipei, 2012, p.218. A similar famille rose lotus snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, was also sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 246.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF IRON-RED-ENAMELLED PEAR-SHAPED EWERSKangxiEach unusually enamelled in an even tone of coral-brown forming the ground and reserved with long curling leafy stems of white chrysanthemum heads, the curling handle and sinuous spout with cloud clusters. 27.5cm (10 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 礬紅地纏枝菊花紋執壺一對 Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 12 May 2014A European private collection来源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2014年5月12日歐洲私人收藏The very unusual 'chrysanthemum-flower-head' pattern found on the present lot is also seen on a pair of iron-red-enamelled vases, Kangxi, illustrated by J. Ayers, in Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: Volume I, London, 2016, pl.529-530, p250. This 16-petalled chrysanthemum pattern also looks very similar to the 'Imperial chrysanthemum emblem' (菊の御紋) used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. Hence, the present lot could have been manufactured for export to the Japanese market. See also a related iron-red and gilt ewer, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18 January 2018, lot 63.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CORAL-AND-GILT-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL AND COVER'Jing si tang zhi' four-character hall mark, DaoguangThe flaring body with slightly everted rim and domed cover each brightly enamelled and gilt with two five-clawed dragons striding around the exterior in mutual pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst cloud-scrolls. 11cm (4 1/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清道光 礬紅描金双龍戏珠紋蓋碗礬紅「經笥堂製」楷書款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏The mark Jing si tang zhi (經笥堂製) meaning 'the Hall for Storing Classics' was used during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor. Although the owner of this hall has not been confirmed yet, the shapes, designs and even sizes of the vessels bearing this mark are almost exactly the same as the ones with the Imperial mark of the Daoguang Emperor. See a similar iron-red-and-gilt-decorated bowl but without cover, Jing si tang zhi mark and of the Daoguang period, illustrated in the catalogue of Qingdai diwang shenghuo ceying zhan (清代帝王生活側影展), Shanghai, 2012, p36. Compare also with a related iron-red-decorated 'dragon' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's London, 21 February 2019, lot 126.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PAIR OF GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE TROMPE L'OEIL VASESQianlong Each vase delicately potted with an ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to an elongated neck with a flaring mouth, the shoulders moulded with a beribboned coral-red sash tied at the centre and filled with gilded designs of vaporous clouds and bats, reserved on the overall turquoise-ground decorated with blossoming lotus, all between a band of ruyi at the foot and shoulders, the neck with further blooming lotus. 16cm (6 2/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 粉彩描金綠地花卉紋包袱瓶一對Provenance: Robert Charles Bruce MC (1898-1953), LondonAntique West Ltd., London, June 1998A European private collectionExhibited, Illustrated and Published:The Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912, London, 1951, no.202 (one of the pair)來源：Robert Charles Bruce MC (1898-1953)，倫敦倫敦古董商Antique West Ltd.，1998年6月歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912》，倫敦，1951年，第202號（其中一個）Robert Charles Bruce (1898-1953), who ran a business on the London Stock Exchange, developed his interest in collecting after inheriting the Imperial ceramics and cloisonné enamels collected by his great uncle Sir Frederick Wright-Bruce, British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China (1859-1865). He loaned more than a dozen items to the Royal Academy Exhibition in London, 1935-1936. During the First World War he served with the Grenadier Guards and won a Military Cross for outstanding service. Notable for their extravagant designs and refined workmanship, the present vases display the technical innovations and unconventional aesthetics characterising porcelain vessels made during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Porcelain vases decorated with the eye-catching designs of knotted cloths, such as the present examples, are exceedingly rare and remarkable examples of trompe l'oeil. The design was much favoured by the Qianlong Emperor who favoured porcelain wares that contained elements simulating objects in other materials. The potters active at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen were thus prompted to create wares that were technically innovative and unconventional in their aesthetics.The Japanese packaging tradition, known as furoshiki, strongly influenced the silky knotted cloth design on the present vases. The illusion of an object wrapped in cloth was frequently evoked in Japanese lacquer and replicated at the Palace Workshops in various media, such as painted enamels, cloisonné, glass, wood and lacquer, throughout the reigns of the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors. See, for example, a painted enamel vase and cover, Qianlong mark and period, decorated with designs of knotted scarves, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, vol.5, Beijing, 2011, nos.141 and 142. See also a lacquer box, Yongzheng, decorated with knotted cloth designs, illustrated in China: The Three Emperors, London 2005, no.175.The strikingly conceived design depicted on the present vases convey the high standards achieved by the Imperial ateliers inside the Forbidden City, where artists and artisans, well versed in different media, worked together and influenced each other. The resulting overall design is not only visually appealing, but also highly auspicious as the term baofu ('wrapping cloth') is a wordplay on 'wrapping up good luck.'Compare with a green-ground famille rose trompe l'oeil vase, Qianlong mark and period, featuring similar designs of vaporous clouds decorating the beribboned sash, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 5 April 2017, lot 3640; see also a pair of related pink-ground famille rose 'trompe l'oeil' jars and covers, Qianlong marks and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3611.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE CORAL-GLAZED AMPHORA VASE18th centuryThe slender baluster and trumpet neck with wide rim all under a dappled orange-coral glaze on the exterior, fired white inside the neck and within the foot. 24.5cm (8 1/4in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 珊瑚紅釉撇口瓶Provenance: Professor E.T. Hall (1924-2001) Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 August 2004A European private collectionExhibited, Published and Illustrated: The Oriental Ceramic Society, Iron in the Fire: Chinese Potters' Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes, London, 1988, no.100來源：E.T. Hall教授 (1924-2001) Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2004年8月5日歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《Iron in the Fire: Chinese Potters' Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes》，倫敦，1988年，編號100Professor Edward Thomas Hall (1924-2001), a scientist and inventor, was a leading expert in the development of archaeometry, radio-carbon dating and research in thermoluminescence techniques.Compare with a related coral-red-glazed vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's New York, 27 March 2018, lot 74.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF TURQUOISE-ENAMELLED BOWLSYongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach delicately potted, the exterior of under a slightly lustrous even opaque rich colour stopping crisply at the slightly incurving foot, the interior plain, wood stands. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) diam. (4).Footnotes:清雍正 松石綠釉碗一對青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Provenance: C.T. Loo & Co., New YorkRobert J. Dunham, ChicagoParke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 1947 Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 1-2 November 1956, lot 61A European private collection來源：紐約古董商盧吳公司，紐約Robert J. Dunham，芝加哥Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.，紐約，1947年Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.，紐約，1956年11月1-2日，拍品編號61歐洲私人收藏Superbly potted with a hemispherical body coated with a brilliant turquoise glaze, the present pair of bowls are fine examples of the Yongzheng Emperor's passion for unassuming, elegant pieces of highest quality. Both the shape and glaze of the present vessels appear to be innovations of the Yongzheng period, probably attributable to the genius of Tang Ying (1682-1756), superintendent at the Imperial kilns, who experimented with a variety of glaze compositions to make highly tactile and innovative pieces. Monochrome-glazed vessels produced during the Yongzheng reign were typically coated in lemon yellow, coral red, lime-green and rose-pink glazes. Turquoise-glazed examples, however, appeared to be rare and reserved for use by the Court, probably due to the laborious process involved in obtaining turquoise-glazed vessels, which underwent two firings: the first taking place at high temperatures, after the application of transparent and translucent glazes; the second firing, conducted at lower temperatures, was necessary after the application of the turquoise glaze, which matured in this condition. Compare with a similar turquoise-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period, in the Baur Collection, Geneva, illustrated by J.Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva. Chinese Ceramics, Geneva, 1972, vol.3, pl.A478; another similar example in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is illustrated by S.G.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics New York, 1989, pl.257.A similar turquoise-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and period, was sold by Sotheby's London, 4 November 2020, lot 10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE EGGSHELL TEABOWLS AND SAUCERSYongzhengEach saucer very delicately enamelled at the centre of the interior with a dignitary seated on a barrel-shaped stool besides a table laden with scholar's objects, books, a basket of fruit and incense burner, attended by an elegant lady holding a bird toy and another with a fan, all within an elaborate coral-ground border richly gilt with six profile flowers in a continuous leafy meander, the tea bowls with similar smaller cartouches on the exterior on the same elaborate ground. The saucers 11.5 cm (2 1/2in) diam. (4).Footnotes:清雍正 粉彩仕女嬰戲圖薄胎瓷杯及盤一對Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏Compare the decorative style and subject matter of the present dishes and bowl with a pair of famille rose eggshell dishes, Yongzheng, which was sold at Bonhams London, 29 February 2012, lot 374.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RABBIT ON A BOATBy Ryukosai Jugyoku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe rabbit rowing the boat with an oar in its right front paw, waves licking the sides of the boat, the eyes inlaid in red coral; signed Jugyoku with a kao. 3.8cm x 2.2cm (1½in x 7/8in).Footnotes:Provenance:W. Guest Collection.W. L. Behrens Collection, no.4856.M. T. Hindson Collection.Sold at Sotheby's, London, 25 November 1968, lot 770.Published:Henri L. Joly, Legend in Japanese Art, London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1967, p.196.Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, Faber & Faber Limited and Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, p.118, no.340.The subject of this lot is a reference to Kachi kachi yama, a folktale of a villainous tanuki and a farmer. Tricked by the tanuki to eat a soup made from his murdered wife, the farmer was aided by a friendly rabbit who was challenged by the tanuki to a boat race. The rabbit's boat was made of wood while the tanuki's was made of clay which quickly disintegrated in the lake.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Vinyl - Approximately 80 UK pressing Rock ’N’ Roll / Rockabilly 7” singles EPs and promo to include : Johnny O’keefe And The Dee Jays (Coral, 45-Q 72330), Baker Knight (Reprise, promo), Shane fenton & The Fentons, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Bo Diddley, Four Aces (Gold Brunswick), Vince Eager, Ray Martin, Wanda Jackson, The Virtues, Jackie Lymon & The Teenagers (2 EPs), Laura Lee (Triumph Records), Chuck Berry, Dee Dee Sharp, Johnny Burnette, The Dowlands, Terry Dene The Flee-Rakkers (Triumph Records), Duffy Power, Lonnie Mack and many more. Condition VG overall
Vinyl - Over 100 mainly 1950s/60s rock & roll 7" singles including Carl Mann (one sided London Records promo), Buddy Holly (inc tri-centre Coral issues), Elvis Presley (inc RCA tri-centre), Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury, The Outlaws, The Kestrels, Brenda Lee, Nero & The Gladiators, The Tornados, The Everley Brothers and many more. Vg+ overall
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