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Lot 334
A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE CLOISONNE & GILT BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER & COVER, circa 1900, the sides decorated with a formal design of scroll and leaf-stemmed lotus, the pierced cover with the 'Three Friends' beneath a ruyi decorated finial, the sides with double buddhistic lion-head handles, 5.7in high overall.
Lot 556
A CHINESE QUATREFOIL SECTION BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, weighing 2.09Kg, together with a fitted wood cover and stand, the cover with a celadon jade magnolia finial, the base of the censer cast with a seal mark, 8.5in high overall, the censer itself 8.3in wide including handles & 3.3in high to rim & 4.2in high to top of handles.
Lot 260
A late 19th Century French grey marble and ormolu clock garniture, the clock having applied ormolu decorations with urn shaped finial to top, the white enamel face having Roman numeral hourly markers with minute track border, movement stamped to rear ‘Mognetti’, with pair of similar design three branch candle sticks.
Lot 1420
A good late 19th c. Walnut and gilt Overmantle Mirror having finial mounted, spindle turned top, over the central rectangular bevel plate mirror, flanked either side by gallery tops, over two shelf sections with tapering fluted ebonised and gold painted Corinthian column supports, over lower fluted corbel style supports, both side sections having two small rectangular bevel plate mirrors, burr Walnut and ebonised and having gilt bead decoration throughout, 50 3/4'' wide x 55 1/2'' high
Lot 18
Warring States Dynasty (475 – 221 BC) This elegant belt hook has a top finial with an alert looking monkey with detailed features, agate eyes and a long curled tail. The shaft of the buckle is inlaid with deep coloured turquoise in a geometric pattern. The central section is in the form of a rabbit with agate inlays in eyes and forehead. The other end of the buckle terminates in a dragon head with agate eyes. There is a plain gilt button on the back of the buckle. Dimensions: Length 21cms, weight 115 grams References 1. See Christies Sale 2726 Lot 1498 2. Also Christies Sale 2689 lot 1132
Lot 38
Western Han period 2nd – 1st century BC. This gilt bronze phoenix is cast with finely engraved linear detailing. The head shows a powerful beak with open mouth. Eyes inlaid with jet and with fine lines along the curling eyebrows, either side of the head and the delicate pointed ears. There are feather-tufts sweeping back on each side behind the eyes. Arising from the head is a curved feather plume inlaid with agate, and topped with a smaller curved plume. The prominent body would have had a central stone on its chest (now missing). There is a pointed delineated triangular tuft of feathers in front extending down from the rounded chest. The two large wings with different feather patterns, sweep backwards. between these, arises the large tail cast as four plumes of diminishing size, arranged symmetrically each terminating in a curled end with a gilt boss. The tail rises between six shorter tail feathers curled down in matching groups of three on each side. The back shows a square shaped hollow section which suggests that this bronze may have been a decorative fitting. The powerful legs have large talons and the phoenix stands on a base which has swirled engraving and is inlaid with agate and turquoise stones. Much of the original gilding remains but there is heavy green patination and corrosion in places and on the underside of the base. Han gilt bronze depictions of phoenix are very rare, especially in free standing form. This elegant bronze is a magnificent depiction of everything the phoenix represents in Chinese art. Dimensions: Height 21.5cms, width 9cms, weight 795 grams. References: 1. See illustration in Kandai no Bijutsee col.pl.60. 2. Also, see Exhibition of Art of the Han 1979 Chinese Institute in America. New York catalogue no.49. 3. Comparison see Eternal China: Splendors from the First Dynasties. Dayton, 1998, p66-67, no.5 phoenix Qin dynasty (221 – 206bC). 4. Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture: The Avery Bundage Collection, Asian Art Museum of San Franscisco, Tokyo, 1974, pp.60-61, no.16 where author cites another example from a Han dynasty tomb in ding county, Herbei province, published in Wenwu, 1964, No.12,pl.1-3. 5. See gilt bronze phoenix finial in exhibition catalogue Setagaya Museum of Art exhibition catalogue, Shin no Shik tei to sono jidaiten (Exhibition of the Archaeological Relics of the Emperor Qin Shihuang), Tokyo, 1994, no.115. 6. Ancient Chinese Bronzes by J.J.Lally and Co. 2011. pl.20
Lot 606
*Cannon ball. A pair of presentation pieces made from cannon balls each with a silver plated flame finial and base with ring turn handle, one with circular cartouche engraved Ramadie [sic] 28-9-17, the other with engraved base 'Mesopotamia 1918, Presented to the Officer 6th Gurkhas by J.M.W.', 14cm high, together with two other cannon balls, including an 8cm high ball mounted on a mahogany stand Probably table lighters. The second Battle of Ramadi was fought in Mesopotamia on 28 / 29 September 1917, the battle was a victory for the British Army resulting in 3500 Turkish casualties and prisoners of war. (4)
Lot 119
A circa 1770 solid agate ware milk jug and cover, the lip formed as a mask raised on three hairy legs to paw feet CONDITION REPORTS Lid with some fritting to the finial, particularly to the extremities of the leaves and with chips to the rim. See images. Main body with slightly angular vertical crack from the rim to the stop fluted decoration at base approx 9cm long on the right hand side of the jug as you face the spout. Some fritting to the glaze at the extremities of the toes of the supports and some rubbing and scratching to the glaze in various areas particularly around the belly of the jug. Spout with large chip to the front and wear to the top edge of the jug where the lid meets the rim. See images for further details.
Lot 420
Chinese bronze censer with pierced domed lid, finely cast to the body with Shou symbols stylised dragons, chi/lung loop handles and raised on cloud decorated tripod supports, the lid pierced with good luck symbols, dragon and chi lung finial, Xuande mark to base, 22cm wide, 19cm high CONDITION REPORT: Lid is slightly mis-shapen but appears in good condition. Body - surface scratches. One dent to base around 2mm x 3cm. Another smaller just below head of dragon handle around 2mm x 8mm. Two or three deeper scratches to base. The base is strengthened (?) inside with thicker layer of bronze. There is also a dent to side of one foot (?) repaired/strenghthened here. No apparent missing pieces. 2245g
Lot 541
*A Two-Track Tricycle. A dual-gender machine dating c1885 with a central chain drive to the off-side 36-inch wheel with a 19-inch steering wheel to the front. Other features include: an 'S' spring saddle support and original saddle, a contracting band-brake around the main drive sprocket, operated by a long lever with a turned bone finial, stirrup handles for steering and safety with original bone grips in delightful condition, original spokes (now painted silver), original chain and chain cover and tyring. A coat of black paint at some time in the past has helped to preserve this interesting survivor, which has recently been removed from barn storage A little time has been spent trying to ascertain the manufacturer of this tricycle. My original thought was that it was from the CMC factory, but their Two-Track machines were not central drive. Further research is ongoing. (1)
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