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Lot 118
China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) two AE 50 cash, the first Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, Hartill CCC-22.859, 49mm, 35g, cast 1854-56, VF, the second Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, CCC-22.897, 53mm, 44.5g, cast 1854-55, local pattern, VF, (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 125
Vietnam coins, Annam, Tu Duc (1848-83) three bronze or brass 60-Van Large Cash, all unlisted in Schroeder, the first reverse inscribed P'ei T'ien, Pou Hou P'ei Ti, 51mm, 30.9g, good F, the second 'Ching Lun T'ien Hsia', 51mm, 34.3g, VF and the last includes the references the previous reign of Thie Tri, 51mm, 36.3g, good F 3 x 60vaCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 134
China, 2 archaistic bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty or earlier both copies of inscribed Zhou dynasty military passes, the first fish-shaped 'Yu ch'ien', 61mm, 25.6g, the second tortoise-shaped, Mandel 18.1.4, 42mm, 31.6gCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 160
China, 5 large cast bronze charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, the first inscribed to the obverse and reverse with a Daoist magical spell, Mandel 7.5.7, 65mm, fine or better, the second 108 Shou, 58mm, good F, two cast with 24 'good fortune' characters to obverse and reverse, 48mm, VF and 45mm, good F, the last ten characters obverse and reverse, 45mm, good FCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 171
China, 6 large bronze 'gua' pendant charms or amulets, Qing dynasty, two with obv. Daoist curse 'Lei Ling', rev. eight trigrams, 72mm high, near VF and 75mm high, good F, three with twelve branches and animals, two rev. pictorial, 71mm, F, and the third rev, Eight Trigrams, 70mm high, F, and the last charm obv. eight characters (may I attain the degree of Chuang Yuan and first place at Court), rev. fu and a deer, 6.7cm highCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
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Lot 182
China, a large silver round charm, early 20th century inscribed 'zhuang yuan ji di' [Graduate First and Attain the Grade] and 'zhang ming fu gui' [Long Life, wealth, Honour], stamp to edge, 50mm, VF or betterCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 187
Two Chinese bronze knives, Ordos Culture, c.3rd century B.C. lacking the end of each blade, and perhaps traded as coinage, the first animal headed, 106mm, 42.5g, the second with a rectangular head, 112mm, 40.3gCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 189
China, 12 Ancient bronze round coins, Zhou dynasty c.350 BC to Western Han dynasty c.119 BC, twelve coins including a 'Yuan' with round hole, Hartill 6.3 or 6.4, 39mm, 7.9g, a Ming Hua, H-6.21, 25mm, 3g, a Yi ssu huo, H-6.24, 30mm, 6.8g, Yi Liu Huo, H-6.25, 34mm, 9.8g, three Pan Liang, the first heavy type, H-7.4, 29mm, 11.6g, two H-7.7, 30mm, 6.2g and 29mm, 3.9g, a Yu Jia 'elm leaf', H-7.11, 9mm, 1.2g, two Western Han type Pan Liang, H-7.17, 8mm, 2.9g and H-7.16, 8mm, 2.6gCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.
Lot 213
Two Chinese Qingbai bowls, Song dynasty, the first incised with foliage to the interior, the second with a flower to the underside, both with unglazed rims, 17.7 and 17.8cmCONDITION: Both with crazing to the glaze all over. The first with some etching to the glaze and the second with remnants of metal and earth to the unglazed rim.
Lot 220
A large Chinese famille rose turquoise ground baluster vase, first half 19th century, painted with various birds including a phoenix and a peacock amid scrolling foliage and flowers on a turquoise ground, the high shoulder applied with a pair of animal mask ring handles, 61.5cm high, together with a Chinese hongmu stand, total height 99cmCONDITION: The vase has some slight wear to the gilding on the rim and a slight glaze flake on one small area of the rim, typical minor glaze imperfections, two shallow splinter chips to the inside of the foot, possibly made in manufacture otherwise in good condition with no restoration or cracks detected, the wood stand has been adapted and someone has taken another wood stand turned it upside down put it on the other and screwed it into position, some of the joints are a bit loose, have been re-glued and there is a section of the frieze missing on the lower part of the stand.
Lot 235
A rare Chinese bamboo-veneer (tiehuang) shaped square box and cover, Qianlong period (1736-95), the cover with re-entrant corners, carved in relief with 'chilong' amid scrolling tendrils inlaid with turquoise flower heads, within key work scrolling tendril borders, the sides with flowering branches, with golden to chestnut brown patina, silk brocade lining, caramel to chestnut brown patina, 20cm square, faults.Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection, labelled no.8. Cf. a large turquoise-inlaid bamboo-veneer box and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795) sold for 860,000 HKD by Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 April 2011, Lot 3329, similarly set with turquoise flower heads.CONDITION: The cover and base are slightly warped so no longer fit properly. A number of the inlaid turquoise flowers are missing. The cover is grubby with small losses, fine cracks and lifting to the veneer. The base has lost most of the inner flange and has fine cracks and lifting to the veneer.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 236
A Chinese bamboo wrist rest, Kangxi period, carved in relief with a horse, pine and rock to a roundel and incised with a three column calligraphic inscription, warm caramel brown patina, 24cm high. Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection, label no.37. This wrist rest is illustrated in Dr Grice's article 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life magazine in 1954.CONDITION: Small old splinter to the two top corners and to the bottom edge with patina to the areas.Provenance - Dr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 237
A Chinese bamboo root 'pine' libation cup, 17th/18th century, carved in high relief and openwork as the bough of a pine tree, chestnut brown patina, 7.7cm high, Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection, label no.18.CONDITION: There is a loss to a pine branch and some pine needles on one side. There are numerous tiny chip losses to the rim. There is a V-shaped section to the rear of the cup with splits each side. There is small hole to the base, otherwise in reasonable condition.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 238
A fine and rare Chinese bamboo-root 'boys and fish bowl' brush washer, 18th/19th century, carved in the round from a bamboo-root node with two boys crouching at a fish bowl one holding a gourd and the other grasping two fish from the water, the sides of the bowl carved in high relief with rockwork and flowering shrubs, with caramel brown patina, 8.5cm wide, 5.2 cm high, tiny losses.Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection.CONDITION: Small losses to the tail of the fish in one boy's right hand, the flowers at the side of the fish bowl. The eyes are picked in black paint? and this is missing to one eye.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 239
A Chinese bamboo 'landscape and figures' perfume holder, 18th century, of cylindrical form, finely carved and pierced on the round with a continuous scene of a sage, two ladies and a child seated at a kang table, boys playing with toys and a lady and child on a terrace amid rockwork, trees and pavilions, turned horn base, warm caramel patina, 17.7cm high, minor faults.Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection.CONDITION: The turned horn top is lacking. There are several splits a round the top of the holder and a small split to a branch halfway down, otherwise in reasonable condition.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 240
An unusual Chinese reeded bamboo brushpot, bitong, 18th/19th century, of oval section, warm caramel patina, 14cm high.Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection., label no. 67.CONDITION: A few minute losses to the rim with some wax filler. There is a long fine surface crack to one side which does not go through to the interior. There are some other occasional fine cracks to the base, otherwise ein good condition.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
Lot 241
A Chinese bamboo 'bamboo sprig' wrist rest, 18th century, carved in high relief with bamboo and incised with a calligraphic inscription and the artisan's seal mark, with golden to caramel brown patina, 17.2cm highProvenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection.CONDITION: There a few tiny losses to the tips of carved leaves top left and toward the bottom. The underside has remnants of a black ink inscription with some darker patina and a worn central rib, otherwise in good condition.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.
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