1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 Registration number: CXE 604J Date of first registration: 07 09 1970 VIN number: GE73285CV Engine number CE79818HEA MOT expires: 25/02/2022 V5C present listing 10 former keepers Current mileage shown: 94077 1296cc Red This example appeared in Last of the Summer Wine, driven by Thora Hird HPI checked. The Triumph Herald was introduced by Standard-Triumph of Coventry in 1959 and made through to 1971. The body design was by the Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti, and the car was offered in saloon, convertible, coupé, estate and van models, with the latter marketed as the Triumph Courier. Total Herald sales numbered well over half a million. The Triumph Vitesse, Spitfire and GT6 models are all based on modified Herald chassis and running gear with bolt-together bodies. In October 1967 the range was updated with the introduction at the London Motor Show of the Herald 13/60. The 13/60 was offered in saloon, convertible and estate-bodied versions. The sun-roof remained available for the saloon as an optional extra rather than a standard feature. The car has been subject to a comprehensive restoration. Paintwork can be described as excellent, finished in striking red with a deep, flat shine probably better than its original factory finish. The interior appears to be original and in wonderful condition with gentle wear in localised areas consummate with age. Carpets have been recently replaced and the hood is in excellent order and operates as it should. Triumph Heralds have, for a long time, been undervalued but nice examples are exceeding the 10k mark. This is an opportunity to acquire a beautifully restored and maintained example with TV history giving it the edge over most Heralds on the market today.
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1988 Mercedes 300 SL Auto Convertible Registration number: F844 YWT Date of first registration: 03 08 1988 VIN number: WDB1070412A090714 Engine number: 10398222008532 MOT expires: Expired V5C present listing 2 former keepers Current mileage shown: 5,594 2962cc Blue A fantastic and original 300 SL in the same private ownership since November 1988 ( there is a change of ownership on V5 due to business change). With owner's manual stamped 14.9.88 - pre-inspection, 5,391 miles 2001, and 5,575 12.12.18 (error in service book - please see additional invoice) Condition Report:The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 models were manufactured from 1971 through to 1989 and were the longest running production models after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names as the 280SL, 280SLC, 300SL, etc. up to the 560SL.This 300 SL variant manufactured in 1989 has come to market from single ownership plus one. Showing a genuine reading of 5,500 miles on the clock, this family owned German classic is in absolute time warp condition and surely the most original 300 SL to be offered for sale in many years .To say the car is perfect is an understatement, this example is truly breathtaking in every respect, a potential concours candidate.Mechanically she is as perfect as she is cosmetically.A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire the best and most original Mercedes 300SL on the Market .
2003 Mercedes SLMM AMG 5.5 V8 Convertible Registration number: SA03 FES Date of first registration: 08 07 2003 VIN number: WDB2304742F056977 Engine number: 11399260017186 MOT expires: 03 05 2022 V5C present listing 5 former keepers Current mileage shown: 70137 5439cc Silver A superb example costing £103,000 when new. Extensive history file All previous MOTs on file, and servicing and purchase receipts on file total over £23,000 Original Mercedes-Benz wallet with hand books and EEC Certificate of Conformity HPI checked
1967 VW 1600CC Split-Screen Minibus Registration number: AKX 162E Date of first registration: 15 11 1994 (UK) VIN number: 257073252 Engine number: B6102970 MOT expires: N/A V5C present listing 3 former keepers since 1994 1600cc Red/White A part restored VW Minibus with new paintwork to the front and side panels, the upper section only partly primed and treated for rust The interior has been stripped-down An incomplete restoration but supplied with a good amount of spare parts Previous MOT certificates for 1996 at 38,418 miles and 1997 at 46,169 miles Condition report:Stalled restoration! An excellent opportunity to complete a restoration of this highly desirable 15 window VW bus. This left hand drive example has been in a dry climate all its life and in remarkably sound condition. All floors and foot wells are solid as are all the doors.Paint work has commenced with the lower half coated in a striking maroon.The rest of the body is prepped and ready for primer . The interior is partially stripped out, the seats remain in situ, front seats in distressed condition. In the rear of the bus there is a large box containing spares and items removed pre restoration. These include, hubcaps, wing mirrors, brake parts, interior trim and windscreen wipers etc.
1968 Ford Corsair DeluxeRegistration number: YOO 541FDate of first registration: 01/04/1968VIN number: BB34HB43502Engine number: N/AMOT: Expired August 21st 2020V5C present listing one former keeperCurrent mileage shown: 99441663ccBlueAn original example in sound condition and with the same owner until 2015. The car drives well however the clutch will need replacing soon.HPI checked Condition Report:Closely related to the Cortina, the Corsair was built at Dagenham and Halewood between 1963-'70. Powered at first by a 60BHP inline 4, this model then got the more powerful Essex V4. Sporting the popular V4 engine, this is a very nice and honest example with bags or originality, very much an enthusiasts car, it has appeared from longterm ownership and although not a show car is a very smart and correct Corsair. The paintwork is generally very nice with some wear and some micro blistering.Chrome work and stainless over the entire car is bright and straight.The interior appears to be extremely original and gives the impression that this has been a well maintained and loved classic all its life. Definitely a car that could be used as a daily driver but could be improved and detailed. It is however an extremely solid and rust free example of this iconic sixties ford with the much sought after V4 engine with the refinements of the Deluxe badge
IWC "der erste Titanchronograph", Ref. 3700. Herrenuhr. Titan. Automatic-Werk. Deutliche Gebrauchsspuren an Band und Gehäuse! Box und Papiere anbei, Kauf 07/1981. Geh.-Durchmesser ca. 42mm (gemessen ohne Krone).| IWC "the first titanium chronograph", Ref. 3700. Men's watch. Titanium. Automatic-movement. Visible signs of wear on case and dial! Box and papers enclosed, bought 07/1981. Diameter ca. 42mm (measured without crown).
A first period Worcester dish of scalloped circular form, the centre hand painted with flowers within a cobalt blue border, heightened in gilt, having crescent mark verso, dia. 19cm; together with one other Flight Barr and Barr dish of wrythen circular form with gilt floral decoration numbered 64 verso, dia. 20cm (2)Condition report: Blue rim rubbing to gilding. Very light rubbing to gold/white. Slight wearing to gilt edging, no obvious damage
A First Period Worcester vase and cover, the cover with restored flower finial, the body decorated with panels of flowers in iron red, blue and green, further heightened in gilt, having Zorensky Collection label to the underside of lid, h.23cmCondition report: Flower head finial with restoration, cover with restoration to the rim, obscured mark to the underside of the vase, handling wear to gilt, decoration to base of the vase has bled would suggest factory second. Restoration on lid.
Eleven Books of Military History, including - Shyam Narain Saxena - "Role of Indian Army in the First World War", published by Bhavana Prakashan, Delhi, 1988 (one blue cloth covered volume with dust cover), and C. N. Barclay (Ed) - "The Regimental History of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Ghurka Rifles", published by William Clowes & Sons, London, 1953 (one green cloth covered volume)
Various preserved taxidermy specimens housed in a pair of specially commissioned oak cabinets, each above an arrangement of twelve drawers. The first cabinet "What you can shoot" containing preserved taxidermy specimens of Woodcock, Snipe, Teal, Mallard, Reeve's Pheasant, Ring-Necked Pheasant, English or Common Partridge, Red-Legged Partridge and Wood Pigeon, the second cabinet "What you can't shoot" containing preserved taxidermy specimens of a Barn Owl, Little Owl, Tawny Owl, European Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Merlin, Red Fox, Brown Hare, Green and Greater-Spotted Woodpeckers, Stoat, Weasel and Red and Grey Squirrels. 210 cm high, 64 cm deep, 190 cm wide.Provenance: Little Haugh Hall, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.Note: These two cases were commissioned by the owner of Little Haugh Hall and made up by the Norfolk taxidermist H R Bennett. The estate was purchased in 1997 and the shoot properly established by 2005. It was a winner of a Purdey award for outstanding game and habitat conservation in 2016. As its reputation grew more and more overseas guns shot on the estate and they were not always too discerning as to what they shot. The then estate owner decided to have two cases made up, one displaying "What you can shoot" the other displaying "What you can't shoot". Guest guns were tested after a full English breakfast and before the first drive!These cabinets will be sold subject to receipt of the necessary Article 10 certificates and released only when these are received. In the event that they are not issued then the sale of this lot will be rescinded.
1995 PERAVES SUPER TURBO ECOMOBILE, Chassis number 5055, Engine number 925.406.065A rare opportunity to purchase a 'feet forward' motorcycle designed by Arnold Wagner and produced by the Swiss company Peraves.The Ecomobile was designed on aerodynamic and aircraft principles, it has a monocoque chassis formed of Kevlar, and a glider type screen. It is a two-seater with seat belts and there is a small amount of room at the rear of the vehicle for a small amount of luggage. The Ecomobile has a BMW K100 engine and transmission which is mounted at the rear with BMW forks at the front. The controls and instruments are also BMW and all BMW parts were supplied new from the BMW factory. The controls are very similar to a motorcycle except for the foot clutch and the hand control gear box which is modified so that the first gear is reverse, and the four remaining gears are forward. The two wheels which act as stabilisers are lowered and raised at the driver's instigation. They use a patented mechanism worked by a modified starter motor. When not in use the stabilisers are raised to the side of the vehicle and in the event of the vehicle dropping then it comes to rest on the retracted wheels. It cruises at somewhere between 100 and 120mph and has a top speed of approximately 150mph.89 Ecomobiles were made between 1985 and 2005. This vehicle, made in 1995, appeared on the BBC's Top Gear television programme in April 2008 (and can still be seen with a very youthful Jeremy Clarkson on You Tube). It was purchased, secondhand, by the current owner directly from Arnold Wagner in 2005. It is believed that there are approximately five Ecomobiles currently in the UK. There are a number of Ecomobile owners in Switzerland and Germany and a few in the United States of America. The current owner commented "I bought mine in 2005 from Arnold Wagner in Winterthur and drove it home, using the Chunnel, arriving on 7/7, in the middle of the bomb attacks. I had planned on doing 2 full days of training but it was raining and I was busy, so ended up with one afternoon. Once you get moving it is pretty easy to drive, the challenge is the transition from 4 wheels to 2 and remembering to adjust for camber when you put the wheels down. As a glider pilot the seating position and excellent view feel very comfortable and natural. Wherever it goes it always draws a crowd of friendly folk asking what it is. I commuted round Hyde Park corner a few times but in truth it is a better cross-country machine than for fighting your way through traffic. Long fast sweeping bends are pretty close to automotive heaven. You just drive round anything in the way. Nothing can match the ability to corner at speed - cars, big bikes, supercars. All disappear behind quite quickly. I hope someone will use it and enjoy it for what it is - a very special, rather brilliant mode of rapid transport. Not well suited to a family with a bunch of young children, although my middle son did ask me to drive it to school and park it right outside so all his friends could see it."The current owner advises me that it was last started three years ago. The vehicle has been taxed and insured in the UK and had a UK MOT which has now expired. The sale includes a file of documents, owner's and service and technical manual etc. Note: This lot is sold "as seen, as is and where is" and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.
1968 MERCEDES 250 SEV5 present however there is no issue date printed, so we are unsure if this is the most current. Paperwork includes old V5, test certificates and invoices.The vendor has provided the following: This is a 250SE Saloon, automatic, with power steering and electric sunroof. It has been in the possession of the current registerd owner for the past 12 years and present mileage is 87,000, supported by accompanying documents. First registered on 01.01.68 this Mercedes was very advanced for that time, and hugely expensive. Fitted with a 2.5 6 cylinder engine, fuel injection, and disc brakes on all wheels, it was and is real pleasure to drive. Early in life the car was exported to South Africa returning to the UK around 1990, the body, chrome, paintwork and trim remain in fine condition. It comes with supporting documents and 2 manuals We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 5th June**On display at our Thornton le Dale site – Roxby Garage, Pickering Road, Thornton le Dale, YO18 7LH - please call us on 01751 474455. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1994 FORD ESCORT SICurrent V5 present, declared manufactured in 1994, first registered in 2020. Imported from Guernsey.Paperwork includes handbooks, service book with 7 stamps and States of Guernsey registration certificate.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 6th June**On display at our Thornton le Dale site – Roxby Garage, Pickering Road Thornton le Dale YO18 7LH - please call us on 01751 474455. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1981 MERCEDES 240 DCurrent V5 present, paperwork includes current and previous MOT certificates, old V5s.Finished in period brown with contrasting tan upholstery.The V5 shows 3 former keepers, present are MOT certificates back to its first test in April 1984 at 16,180 miles. The current certificate shows a recent mileage record and no advisories. Our HPI check shows no adverse history. We see no reason to doubt the mileage being correct but make no guarantees and suggest you make your own enquiries. A beautiful example not be missed.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 5 June**On display at our Pickering site - Unit 10 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering YO18 7NA - please call us on 01751 477555. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1975 CASALINI SULKYCurrent V5 present, declared manufactured in 1975, first registered in the UK in 2018. No other paperwork.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 6th June**On display at our Pickering site - Unit 10 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering YO18 7NA - please call us on 01751 477555. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1987 FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTHBuild No. 296**NO V5**Copy of ownership history and photocopy of first owner's V5. Please view the ownership history prior to bidding. One registered owner, four keepers in total. Paperwork includes invoices, MOT certificates and member club details.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 5th June**On display at our Pickering site - Unit 10 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering YO18 7NA - please call us on 01751 477555. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1975 TRIUMPH STAGCurrent V5 present, paperwork includes Stag drivers handbook, MOT certificates, invoices and tax discs.The vendor has kindly informed us of the following information:The vendor has kindly informed us of the following information:First registered 1st May 1975.Would have been delivered new with BW35 auto box, but at some point Leyland fitted a BW65 auto box as evidenced by the chassis number.Taken off road in 1989 as it is understood the owner went to live abroad.Dry stored until 2006 when it was acquired by the current owner’s ex-wife and then given to him in 2007 as a wedding present! Mileage showing 71,838 at the time – possibly genuine given the amount of time the car was stored.Continued to be dry stored until 2014 as the owners were also living abroad.Recommissioned in early 2015 and put back on the road in June 2015.V5 transferred into husbands name in July 2015 (owned for a total of 14 years)fully reconditioned original spec. Triumph Stag 3.0l engine fitted (supplied by Stag Classics – Hampshire)Tate and Lewis 4 speed auto conversion fitted (giving the car very long cruising legs on the motorway. Conversion includes a new propshaft.New auto box oil cooler fitted.New stainless exhaust fitted.Reconditioned Stromberg carbs fitted.Original radiator flushed and tested – car runs cool, no overheating issues.Electronic ignition fitted (unit self-contained within a reconditioned distributor)New alternator and starter motor fitted.New master cylinder servo and re-con PDWA valve fitted.Re-conditioned differential front extension piece fitted and diff front seal replaced.Rear differential support yoke replaced.Rear shock absorbers replaced.Rear brake cylinders, shoes and drums replaced.Front callipers, discs and pads replaced.5 reconditioned original Stag alloy wheels fitted with 5 new tyres.New headlights fitted.Electric aerial fitted (not wired up)Sun Visors replaced.Clock replaced with TR6 oil pressure gauge. Engine pressure is a stady 50 psi as per spec.New battery with isolating terminal fitted.Both front floor pans and passenger outriggers replaced (first MOT called out passenger side floor, but decided to do both sides while the car was stripped down)Mileage as of 13th May 2021 – 74117 (so new engine has done less than 2300 miles)We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 5 June**On display at our Thornton le Dale site – Roxby Garage, Pickering Road Thornton le Dale YO18 7LH - please call us on 01751 474455. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1977 FORD TRANSIT MK1 NIMBUS CAMPERVANCurrent V5 present.The vendor has provided the following:This is believed to be the only existing Nimbus Ford Transit MK1 .The man who built it did many Ford Escort camper conversions prior to this but this is almost certainly the only Transit conversion that was built. He passed away shortly after it was built. It was built for and exhibited at the 1977 Camping and Caravan show at Oylmpia .The First owner bought it from the show. Then it was purchased by a Doctor at 2 years old In 1979 with 6000mls on the clock,We purchased it in 2018 , It as done 81,000 miles ,The 1.6 X Flow was Engine fully rebuilt at 73,000 miles,Fully Documented handwritten service notes and Ford Handbook all Appliance Handbooks. Always garaged ,Mot and Tax free but just been Mot’d for peace of mind and new classic Lucas battery fitted.Original interior, Seats have always been covered so are like new.4 berth twin hammocks in the roof ,Seats can be converted to a double or two singles,Twin gas hob and Cooker grill ,Fridge is Electric or gas,Water Tank and sink Electric or manual pump,Elsan toilet.There are a couple areas of paintwork that may be needed but this doesn’t stop you from using and enjoying as we have. We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Saturday 24 April****NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1977 VOLKSWAGEN CAMPERCurrent V5 present, paperwork includes DVLA correspondence and MOT certificates. Declared manufactured in 1977, first registered in the UK in 2018.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Friday 5th June**On display at our Pickering site - Unit 10 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering YO18 7NA - please call us on 01751 477555. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1961 PARILLA 125SPCurrent V5 present, declared manufactured in 1961, first registered in the UK in 2019. Paperwork includes handbook and DVLA correspondence.We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Friday 5th June**On display at our Thornton le Dale site – Roxby Garage, Pickering Road Thornton le Dale YO18 7LH - please call us on 01751 474455. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
2007 BMW M5Current V5 present, declared manufctured in 2007, first registered in the UK in 2020. Paperwork includes handbooks in Japanese.The vendor has provided the following: HUD, power memory heated seats, factory sunroof, full Remus exhaust. I imported the car myself from Japan, then sent to car to Vally Motor Works (independent BMW specialist) who completed a full service including 10 new spark plugs. We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Friday 4 June**On display at our Pickering site - Unit 10 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering YO18 7NA - please call us on 01751 477555. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
1984 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 60Current V5 present, paperwork includes photographs of restoration, previous MOT certificates, invoices of work carried out.The vendor has kindly informed us of the following information: Manufactured in 1983 and first registered approximately 1984 before being brought over from Ireland in 1999. Olive is a 2 berth and registered as a motor caravan on the V5. She has the following: Thermal blinds for winter and winter cover, full set of lined curtains, leisure battery with Zig battery charging and distribution system, electric hook up with all leads, 2 ring gas hob with grill, Campingaz 12 v cooler, rear seat coverts to a double bed, 2 rear lap belts, swivel passenger seat, porta potti, table which can be taken down and stored in overhead slot. When the van was purchased it had been commercially resprayed in Masala Red. New radio with bluetooth fitted in 2020. We highly recommend that you view in person any potential purchase and take time to inspect paperwork and make any relevant enquiries.**This lot will go through our auction on Friday 4 June** On display at our Thornton le Dale site – Roxby Garage, Pickering Road Thornton le Dale YO18 7LH - please call us on 01751 474455. Thank you.**NB: We do not guarantee mileage and ask that you make your own enquiries**
TAKANO RYOICHI: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH A FROG AND BAMBOOBy Takano Ryoichi (born 1907), signed ShizanJapan, Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, first half of 20th centuryThe tall and slender body rising from a short waisted foot to a short waisted neck with everted rim, the front boldly decorated in relief with a small frog perched on a bamboo stalk, with a second bamboo stalk and leaves, the recessed base signed SHIZAN.HEIGHT 27 cmWEIGHT 987.5 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, the neck and rim with a small dent.Provenance: German private collection, acquired before 2007.Shizan was the go (art name) for Takano Ryoichi who lived in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. He started his career at the beginning of the Showa era and won several prizes in craft exhibitions.Auction comparison: Compare a related bronze baluster vase with a dragon by the same artist, but of larger size (34 cm high), at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 12 May 2016, London, lot 522 (sold for 3,125 GBP).
AN IMPORTANT GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A RAKANJapan, 17th – early 18th century, early Edo period (1615-1868)The graceful, long-waisted figure is shown seated in padmasana, his richly decorated monastic robe worn around his torso, draped over both shoulders and falling in graceful folds below the legs as if draped over an edge, a kesa covering the left shoulder, the neck creased and the slender face well cast with crisp features set in a contemplative expression.HEIGHT 70 cmCondition: Traces of use and old wear as expected, some touchups, age cracks and losses. Generally in very good condition, commensurate with age, and better than most lacquered and gilt wood statues of this size and period. Provenance: Ancient French Private Collection “F”. Thence by descent within the same family. A copy of an image showing the living room of the family mansion, with the present figure as a centerpiece, dating from c. 1900, is accompanying this lot.Rakan, also known as Luohan in Chinese or Arhat in Sanskrit, is the 'Destroyer of the Passions'. They vary in numbers between 16 and 108 and were depicted in Japanese art from the 8th century onwards.As Buddha’s apostles, Arhats were first mentioned as sixteen in the Mahayanavataraka which was translated into Chinese in AD 437 and later also into Japanese. A full transcript of these sixteen names was given in AD 653 by the pilgrim monk Xuan Zang with the additional two that were probably adopted by the end of the 10th century, these being the Arhats who tamed the Dragon and the Tiger representing Eastern and Western directions respectively.There are only few surviving examples of gilt-lacquer figures of Arhats dating to the early Edo period, making the present statue exceptionally rare. The superb carving and imposing style is related to that of two gilt-bronze figures of Luohan dated to the Chinese Song dynasty and sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 October 1991, lot 1668. Another related Chinese figure of a Luohan is illustrated by Hajek, Chinesische Kunst in Tschechoslowakischen Museen, Prague, 1954, no. 115. All of these figures - Japanese and Chinese - share a similarity in the fluid execution of the drapery and the almost portrait-like naturalism of the facial features.The discovery of some forty clay figures of Luohan at the Lingyan Temple in China, dated to the Song period, but of smaller size, is recorded by Wenwu 1994:3, pages 76-82. In their animated gestures, quality of portraiture and the treatment of the fluid folds of drapery at the front, they also bear resemblance to the present figure.Auction comparison:Compare with a closely related bronze figure of a Luohan from the Song Dynasty, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 November 2016, lot 3233 (sold for 34,140,000 HKD - c. 3.5 million EUR). Also compare with a smaller wood head of an Arhat, Japan, Edo period, which has lost all of the lacquer and gilding, from the collection of Yves St. Laurent, sold at Sotheby’s Paris, Pierre Berge: From one Home to Another, October 30th 2018, lot 33 (sold for 20,000 EUR).
A FINE SHIBAYAMA-INLAID AND GOLD-LACQUERED IVORY PAGE TURNER WITH MONKEYS IN A STRUGGLEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The flat blade inlaid with mother-of-pearl, coral, horn, and stained bone, and decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, depicting to one side a pheasant looking up towards flowering chrysanthemum below the towering branch of a blossoming cherry tree continued on the other side of the blade, with flowers, fruit, and buds, two small birds perched on a branch and two birds in flight above, the handle superbly carved as a group of monkeys fighting each other and forming a pile, as if each is trying desperately to reach the top first, with horn-inlaid eyes and fierce expressions.LENGTH 48 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, occasional light scratches, and few small natural age cracks, the edge of the blade with some expected wear.Provenance: British collection.
A RARE TEMPLE LAMP OF BRONZE SHISHI SUPPORTING A BROCADE BALLJapan, 19th centuryWell cast and patinated bronze with neatly incised and chiseled decor, depicting six shishi in play, the larger three of them supporting a huge brocade ball pierced with shippo-hanabishi, while the smaller three seem to perform some sort of wild karashishi dance on top of the ball. Condition: Good overall condition with minor dents, losses, few old repairs, traces of wear and use, all exactly as expected from a bronze of this period and size. The ancient electricity fittings need professional maintenance. Provenance: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Works of Art. Sten Ankarcrona (1861–1936) began collecting upon his first visit to Japan in the late 1880s, at the beginning of the golden age of travel and collecting in Europe. The young aristocratic Swedish naval officer became fascinated by the breadth of artistic production in the region and continued to add to his collection back in Europe. In 1923, by then an admiral, he was appointed by the King of Sweden to travel back to Japan on a special mission, where he spent two months making many more purchases. His love of Asian art was later passed down to his children and grandchildren, who have enriched the family collection during their own visits to Japan throughout the second half of the 20th century. HEIGHT 50 cmWEIGHT 10.1 kg On a massive hexagonal base, the sides carved and engraved with lobed panels alternately depicting flower sprays and further shishi. The inside of the ball with old silk lining. Auction comparison: Compare with a related Shishi temple lantern, sold at Christie's London, Asian Decorative Arts, 22 February 2001, lot 190 (sold for 9,165 GBP).
AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE JAR AND COVER INLAID WITH MANY FINE MENUKIJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of globular form, the domed cover with a knob handle, the bronze patinated to a dark caramel brown, the sides and cover finely inlaid with numerous menuki in gold, silver, shakudo, and shibuichi, the depictions running the full gamut of Japanese legends and mythology, including a tengu, Urashima Taro, Jurojin, Kan’U, frogs and toads, bats, chickens, and many others.HEIGHT 19.5 cm, max. DIAMETER 23 cmWEIGHT 3,100 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, occasional light scratches, one of the menuki is lost, another menuki with two small losses.Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019). Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house, creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, providing a fascinating look at this golden age of European collecting. Their guest book contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A BAYING KIRIN IN THE STYLE OF MITSUHARUUnsigned, in the style of Mitsuharu (Kyoto, active circa 1780)Japan, 20th centuryThe kirin depicted in a classic posture seated, its head twisted upwards with the beard flowing into the tail in a continuous stream of hair, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, two himotoshi to one side and the underside.HEIGHT 5.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 20th June 2002, lot 633.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related ivory netsuke of a kirin in the style of Mitsuharu but dated to the first half of the 19th century, at Van Ham, Asiatische Kunst, 6 June 2015, lot 215 (sold for 9,675 EUR).
MASATOMO: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNINBy Masatomo, signed MasatomoJapan, Osaka, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The sennin seated with a cheerful expression, holding one leg of his trusty toad which is seated on the immortal’s head. The toad with double inlaid eyes, large himotoshi through the back and signed within an oval reserve MASATOMO.HEIGHT 3.9 cmCondition: Very good condition, minimal wear, and age cracks.Provenance: German private collection, acquired at Christie’s, Japanese Ceramics & Works of Art, 8 November 2007, London, lot 123.
THREE CALLIGRAPHIES FROM THE RICHARD LANE COLLECTIONJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)Comprising three calligraphies written in ink on paper; the first reading Ryugi (‘Righteousness’), signed Hekidojin, sealed Rakuto Hekido (‘Hekido in Eastern Kyoto’) and Kuraku-tane (‘Seeds of pain and happiness’), the third seal illegible; the second with a lengthy calligraphy which can be roughly translated as ‘This is written to celebrate the teachings of Zen priest Chido, we live our life following disciplines’, signed Sogetsu gisho (‘written by Sogetsu in amusement’), and sealed Sogetsu dojin (‘Sogetsu, a man of Tao’) and Shofu (‘The wind through pine trees’); the third signed Gyokuen sho (‘written by Gyokuen’) and sealed Toyo, the second seal illegible.SIZE 53.5 x 15.6 cm (the smallest) and 66.7 x 25.4 cm (the largest)Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creasing, one sheet with some minuscule losses.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard Lane. Formerly in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. Collector and art dealer Richard Douglas Lane (1926-2002) was a leading figure in the field of ukiyo-e research. In 2003, the Honolulu Museum of Art obtained his collection of approximately 11,000 Japanese woodblock-printed books and manuscripts and 3,000 Chinese, Korean and Japanese paintings.
OHARA KOSON: A COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT OF A MONKEY HANGING FROM BAMBOOBy Ohara Koson (1878-1945), signed Koson and sealed KosonJapan, first half of 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa period (1926-1989)Depicting a white and gray-haired monkey, showing a fine expression and hanging from a bamboo segment with both hands, looking towards a small fly near the lower margin.SIZE 32 x 17.5 cm (image) and 39.5 x 26 cm (incl. frame) Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and good impression. Minor browning, soiling, and creasing, particularly to the lower area.Provenance: German private collection.Literature comparison: A closely related print by the same artist is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-1999-502.
OHARA KOSON: A COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT OF AN EAGLEBy Ohara Koson (1878-1945), signed and sealed KosonJapan, first half of 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa period (1926-1989)Depicting an eagle with a curved beak, sharp claws, and fine plumage perched on a gnarled and barren branch, a single white feather fluttering in the wind, the background in shades of gray.SIZE 34 x 17.5 cm (image)Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and good impression. Minor soiling and creasing.Provenance: German private collection, acquired from Franz Hanfstaengl Kunsthandlung, Munich (label to back of frame).Literature comparison: A closely related print by the same artist is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-1999-522.
OHARA KOSON: TWO COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTSBy Ohara Koson (1878-1945), one signed Koson and sealed, the other with a seal onlyJapan, first half of 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa period (1926-1989)One depicting a rooster with white tail feathers and red comb and wattle, looking towards two chicks fighting over a butterfly, each with a wing in its beak, on the grassy ground, the other depicting a pigeon and a white dove below a flowering tree with petals falling towards them.SIZE 34.5 x 19.8 cm (rooster print image), 34.5 x 18.5 (pigeon print image), and 55 x 36.3 cm (pigeon print incl. frame)Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and good impression. Minor browning, soiling, and creasing.Provenance: German private collection.Literature comparison: A related print by the same artist but with a slightly different depiction of a pigeon and a white dove is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-2005-465. A related print by the same artist but with a slightly different depiction of a rooster and chicks is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-2005-464.
OHARA KOSON: THREE COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF BIRDS AND FLOWERSBy Ohara Koson (1878-1945), two signed Koson and sealed, the third with a seal onlyJapan, first half of 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa period (1926-1989)The three color woodblock prints depicting birds and flowers, one about to catch a worm on a peony leaf, the other two amid aquatic plants.SIZE 34.5 x 19 cm (image, each) and 55.5 x 36 cm (incl. frame, the largest)Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and good impression. Minor browning, soiling, and creasing.Provenance: German private collection.
NOGAWA: A FINE PATINATED BRONZE GU-FORM VASEBy the Nogawa company, signed Yushi koku and with the Nogawa company markJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The vase shaped like a Chinese gu vessel, with a slightly flared base tapering to a slender body widening to a trumpet-shaped mouth wider than the base, finely inlaid with various metals including gold and silver depicting tall bamboo and sprouting bamboo shoots, signed YUSHI koku, the base with the mark of the Nogawa company.HEIGHT 21.8 cmWEIGHT 489.3 gCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, some wear to metal inlays as well, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches.Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019). Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house, creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, providing a fascinating look at this golden age of European collecting. Their guest book contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.Auction comparison:Compare a related bronze vase, featuring a similar depiction of bamboo and also signed Yushi koku, at Christie’s, Masterful Exuberance, Artistic Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan: The Property of a Lady, 18 May 2012, London, lot 150 (sold for 2,750 GBP).
OGAWA HARITSU (RITSUO): A FINE CERAMIC AND LACQUER INLAID KIRI WOOD RYOSHIBAKO (DOCUMENT BOX) AND COVER WITH BUGAKU ACCOUTREMENTSAttributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), probably by Michizuki Hanzan (1743-1790), sealed KanJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, carved from kiri (paulownia) wood of an attractive grain and color, the rounded edges with gold lacquer, the sides and cover inlaid with glazed ceramic, polychrome lacquer, and mother-of-pearl, depicting the various elements needed to perform the bugaku dance, including a fierce mask with phoenix headdress, a drum with beaters, a biwa and plectrum, a torikabuto, a flute and cymbals, a sho and a koto, the interior with a small ceramic inlay and the inlaid ceramic seal KAN – a seal used by Ogawa Haritsu and his followers. This type of pink seal was used by Michizuki Hanzan (1743-1790), a direct pupil of Ogawa Haritsu.HEIGHT 17.3 cm, WIDTH 28.6 cm, DEPTH 23 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, scattered losses (some of them likely intended), natural age cracks, few minuscule chips to edges, some nicks and scratches, one small ceramic inlay to the interior of the cover is lost. All as is to be expected from a Ritsuo box.Provenance: Christie’s, 27 October 1981, London, sale 2232, lot 371, purchased by William R. Appleby (1915-2007) and Elinor Appleby (1920-2020), longtime donors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Mrs. Appleby had a particular interest in Asian art, and she and her husband supported the Department of Asian Art as well as the Fund for The Met, providing for important acquisitions and institutional initiatives.Ogawa Haritsu (formerly often referred to outside Japan by his alternative name of Ritsuo) was among the first Japanese lacquer artists to establish an independent reputation outside of the hereditary craft dynasties of Kyoto, Edo, and Kanazawa. Following an early career as a haiku poet, he is thought to have first turned his attention to lacquer design in middle age and soon attracted a wide following thanks to his novel choice of subject matter and pioneering and imaginative use of unusual materials; at some point after 1710 he was hired by Tsugaru Nobuhisa (1669-1747), lord of a domain in northern Japan, for whom he worked until 1731.Auction comparison:Compare a related but smaller inlaid wood box and cover signed Ritsuo and with the same pink seal Kan, but depicting a different subject, at Van Ham, Asiatische Kunst, 9 June 2016, Cologne, lot 2263 (sold for 10,320 EUR). Also compare to a similar ryoshibako featuring a biwa very similar to the one on the present box, sold at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 29 November 2019, Vienna, lot 83 (sold for 11,430 EUR). Also compare to a related wood document box recently sold at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 17 March 2021, New York, lot 594 (sold for 27,812 USD).
OGAWA HARITSU (RITSUO): A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE POLYCHROME GLAZED CERAMIC IREMONO (BOX) AND COVERAttributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), signed on the original wood box Haritsu saku kaizukushiJapan, first half of 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Superbly modeled in the form of a cluster of shells, the largest an upturned awabi (abalone) and the other a sazae (horned turban) resting against a closed clam encrusted with barnacles, each with a separately fashioned lid decorated with different varieties of crustacea interspersed with seaweed.With the original wood awasebako (fitted box), with two paper labels, inscribed Haritsu saku kaizukushi (‘Made by Haritsu. Assortment of shells’).HEIGHT 13 cm, WIDTH 32 cm, DEPTH 27.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor surface wear. Provenance: British private collection, formerly with Gregg Baker.Ogawa Haritsu (formerly often referred to outside Japan by his alternative name of Ritsuo) was among the first Japanese lacquer artists to establish an independent reputation outside of the hereditary craft dynasties of Kyoto, Edo, and Kanazawa. Following an early career as a haiku poet, he is thought to have first turned his attention to lacquer design in middle age and soon attracted a wide following thanks to his novel choice of subject matter and pioneering and imaginative use of unusual materials; at some point after 1710 he was hired by Tsugaru Nobuhisa (1669-1747), lord of a domain in northern Japan, for whom he worked until 1731.In lacquer, he introduced a vocabulary of new materials not usually associated with lacquer artists such as glazed ceramic pieces, mother-of-pearl and lead. Haritsu also mastered the technique of making lacquer surfaces appear to resemble other materials such as bronze, tile, ink sticks and pottery, a style of decoration which became known as Haritsu saiku.Shells in combination with seaweed were a favored subject of Ogawa Haritsu and his followers, see for example a wood bunko decorated with very similar ceramic shells recently sold at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 17 March 2021, New York, lot 594 (sold for 27,812 USD).The applied glazes in the present example are certainly emulative of lacquer, being a key feature of Ogawa Haritsu’s designs. The combination of elements flow over seamlessly into one another making it rather difficult to decide whether an individual decorative element is glazed or lacquered.
OGAWA HARITSU (RITSUO): A SMALL CERAMIC AND LACQUER INLAID KIRI WOOD BOX AND COVER WITH BUDDHIST OBJECTSAttributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), unsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The kobako of rectangular form, the kiri (paulownia) wood of an attractive grain and color, the rounded edges with black lacquer, the sides and cover inlaid with glazed ceramic, polychrome lacquer, and mother-of-pearl, depicting various Buddhist objects such as a mokugyo (temple bell) with beater, a hossu (fly whisk), and a reishi scepter among falling petals, the interior with sparsely sprinkled gold flakes on a roiro ground.HEIGHT 7.8 cm, WIDTH 13.5 cm, DEPTH 10.5 cmCondition: Overall good condition with old expected wear, natural age cracks, the hossu handle and part of one petal are lost.Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019), old collector’s labels to interior. Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house, creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, providing a fascinating look at this golden age of European collecting. Their guest book contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.Ogawa Haritsu (formerly often referred to outside Japan by his alternative name of Ritsuo) was among the first Japanese lacquer artists to establish an independent reputation outside of the hereditary craft dynasties of Kyoto, Edo, and Kanazawa. Following an early career as a haiku poet, he is thought to have first turned his attention to lacquer design in middle age and soon attracted a wide following thanks to his novel choice of subject matter and pioneering and imaginative use of unusual materials; at some point after 1710 he was hired by Tsugaru Nobuhisa (1669-1747), lord of a domain in northern Japan, for whom he worked until 1731.
KAJIKAWA: A RARE LACQUER BUNDAI (WRITING TABLE)By a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa saku and with pot sealJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The writing surface decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and gold and silver foils against a black lacquer ground with various floral roundels, including ume (plum) blossoms, kiri (paulownia), kiku (chrysanthemum), and peony (botan), against a separated hanabishi-shippo pattern which is repeated on the exterior legs, the underside of the table and interior legs with nashiji, the corners and sides mounted with silvered fittings. The writing surface signed KAJIKAWA saku with a pot seal in the lower left corner.SIZE 15 x 62.5 x 36.3 cmCondition: Overall good condition with minor wear, particularly to edges, some wear to lacquer, several fittings are lost, one of the feet has been reattached some time ago, some of the gold foil a little loose, all as visible on the images provided. Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019). Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house, creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, providing a fascinating look at this golden age of European collecting. Their guest book contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.Auction comparison: The exact matching suzuribako to the present bundai, also from the Ankarcrona Collection, was sold at Christie’s, Crafted Landscapes: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Lacquer and Asian Works of Art, 1 October 2020, New York, lot 21 (sold for 18,750 USD). Compare a set of bundai and suzuribako, signed Kajikawa and dated to the Meiji period (late 19th century), at Christie’s, The Edoris Collection of Japanese Art / Japanese Art & Design, 10 November 2004, London, lot 148 (sold for 19,120 GBP).
SALLY TUFFIN FOR DENNIS CHINA WORKS A DENNIS CHINA WORKS "SPLIT LILY" VESSEL, CIRCA 2000, no. 71, impressed and painted marks. 12.5cm highThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.First quality. No noted wear or damage. Good condition.
JOHN DITCHFIELDTHREE 'GLASFORM' VASES, the first tubular with iridescent ground, 17cm; the second of flask form with similar glaze, 17.5cm; and the third bell-shaped with green ground, 15.5cm high (3)The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Tubular example signed J Ditchfield 14763 GlasformGreen example signed J Ditchfield 1133 GlasformFlask form example signed J Ditchfield 13864 Glasform
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