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Lot 881
A Heuer Game-Master stainless steel cased wrist-worn stopwatch, c. 1960, with manual wind movement, white dial with black Arabic numerals, second and minute markers, black calibrated bezel with red cardinal mark and white Arabic five minute numerals, one black hand and one red hand, 50mm case, on original perforated black leather strap with Heuer clasp, and in original Heuer branded black plastic wallet. Condition: in very good, rarely worn, condition, working , winds and stop watch functions work correctly, accuracy not tested
Lot 1004
6 Duyvis pot lids, 1963. Diam. 5.5 cm (4x) and 6.5 cm (2x). With: (2) Complete set oval ovals, Tempo celstof-tissues, 1965. (3) Mepros leaflet Toonder Overvette Kinderzeep -and 2 more Mepros items. (4) 7 x Tovertekenschijf. Knor, Wajang, Leeuwenzegel, 1964 -and 35 more Toonder related items (Shampoo bottle, Felt puppets, booklets, Shooting game figurines, etc.) (total 52)
Lot 1053
Vol. 1-10, Dargaud, sc, 2003-3017. With: (2) LeTendre/Lereculey. Golias vol. 1-4. Le Lombard, sc, 2012-2015. (3) George R.R. Martin/George Patterson. A Game of Thrones. Boek 1-12. Dard Dragon Books, sc, 2012-2015. (4) George R.R. Martin. De Hagenridder. A Game of Thrones Prequel boek 1-6. Dark Dragon Books, sc, 2014-2016. (5) Ange/Démarez. Marie der Draken. vol. 1-5. Silvester, hc, 2011-2015 -and 54 more (mostly similar complete series). (total 91)
Lot 1100
Marten Toonder, ca. 1942. Publ. Gustav Czopp, Amsterdam. 'n Variété product, copyright Diana Edition. Game rules, hexagonal starting point, 6 name cards: Hocus Pas, Ollie B. Bommel, Markies v. Muizenis, Tom Poes, Prof. Sickbock, Pikkin, 110 playing cards and chips. Corners worn, else fine. With: (2) Alle verhalen van Olivier B. Bommel en Tom Poes, 19 vols. from the Bezige Bij series, between 2008 and 2015. Oblong, bound in halfcloth. -and 4 more by Toonder. Added: 8 more comics by Rotman, Henk Kabos and Piet van Elk. (total 32)
Lot 200
Engr., 43.5 x 57 cm, ca. 1720. A spiral track w. various ills. surrounding the rules of the game, a list of 14 points on the columns to the left and right. Worn copy, sold w.a.f. Rare caricatural table game directed against the papal bull Unigenitus issued by pope Clement XI in 1713. The bull itself was directed against Pasquier Quesnel and opened the final phase of the Jansenist controversy in France. (2) "Fransche Koningen Spel". Handcol. lithogr. table game, 37 x 51 cm, ca. 1865. A spiral track surrounding the letterpress rules of the game w. the military expeditions of Napoleon III in corners, printed in Metz by Gangel & Didion. This Dutch version issued by Erve WIjsmüller in Amst. Under passepartout. Very fine copy. (total 2)
Lot 201
Betreffende de voornaamste heerschende staten in Europa, en dienende om de jonge lieden, inzonderheid die van een meer als gemeene geboorte of educatie zyn, de wapen-kunde, geographie en historie gelyk als speelender wyze te leeren. Leeuw., A. Ferwerda, 1759. (24),203,(5) p. Contemp. handcol. engr. frontisp. Later marbled hcalf w. old chintz wr., gilt and ribbed spine w. mor. letterpiece. 1st ed. Sl. foxed, upper inner hinge strengthened (connecting the free endpaper/ plate), joints splitting. Buijnsters, 1700-1800, 1291 & Buijnsters, Papertoys, p. 145. Forum, Cat. 100, 5408. In this game, specific playing cards are linked to European states and regions. Players, in turn, pull a card and show their knowledge regarding the area. A donation goes into the pool if mistakes are made.
Lot 206
(1) Two copies of Schimmelspel. Ca. 1840. 1 in contemp. box w. 5 engr. cards and 7 bone dice. Box approx. 14 x 8 x 1 cm. The second box comprises 5 engr. cards in contemp. box, but lacks dice. (2) Two 19th cent. Dutch lottery card games. Added: An incomplete set of the cards from the French game Jeu des rois de France. (total 5)
Lot 2271
(1) Chad Valley Mah Jong set, 1923. Orig. English blue checkered 5-drawer box (22.6 x 15.3 x 9.2 cm) w. fixed lid, box incl. a unique postcard offering a free lesson. English tiles (2.1 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm) of wood printed in 3 col. The counters are col. discs of bone. The dice (2) are made of bone. The wind discs (4) are made from cardboard covered w. printed paper. The instruction manual is printed by/for Chad Valley, 1st ed., May 1923. (2) A 1923 Mah Jong playing card set. In orig. cardboard box w. cards, wooden racks, and bone counters, dice, and wind disks, w. instruction manual. (3) A US ed. of Mah Jong. Chang Chia. The Leading Chinese Game. Boston, Pinkney Merchandise, early 20th cent. In orig. cardboard box w. cardboard tiles and wind disks, wooden counters, bone dice (2), and orig. instruction manual. (total 3)
Lot 2274
(1) Milton C. Work. Mah-Jongg Up-to-Date. Chicago, John C. Winston Company, 1924. Hc w. (sl. worn) ill. dust-j. and transparent wr. With ills. of the game. -and the same work publ. in 1925 by T. Fisher in London. (2) Chiang Lee. Mah Jong and How to Play It. London, Thomas de la Rue, n.d. (ca. 1923). Hc cloth. (3) Edgar S. Winters. Ma Cheuk as Played by the Chinese. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1923. 1st ed. Hc cloth. -and a 2nd ed. of the same. Added: 7 other works on Mah Jong, all from the early 20th cent., incl. 2 score books. (total 12)
Lot 6446
Typewriting on wove white paper, each 29.5 x 20.5 cm. From a series of Semantic Drawings in which the artist experimented with the notation of words like 'in', 'but', and 'from'. Included here are: 'buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut' and 'bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuttttttttttttttttttt'. Both works signed 'Jiri Valoch 1990' on verso in pencil. Tiny pinholes in all corners. The work was displayed (pinned to the wall) in the group exhibition 'De Spelregels' (Rules of the Game) curated by Jiri Valoch at the Apollohuis in May-June 1991. See catalogue Het Apollohuis 1990-1995, p.39. (total 2)
Lot 100
Balyna - Simplay - Marcle Models - A boxed 1960s Super Soccer game, a boxed Battle Of Britain build a scene set and a several paper aircraft model kits including Piper PA18 Super Cub, Cessna 172 and others. The items appear in Fair condition overall, unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (4)
Lot 344R
Atlas - Superetro - A collection of games, toys and model kits including Build A Rocket, Coding & Robotics, a walking Automaton, a CAT Dump truck, an AVRO Vulcan Bomber model a Bow & Arrow game set and others. The items appear in Good condition overall, unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (5)
Lot 307
Think Way - MB Games - Corgi - 2 x boxed Bugs Life Room Guard figures, a boxed Ker-Plunk game, Star Wars 1000 piece jigsaw, a Pirates Of The Caribbean jigsaw and 4 x unboxed Weetabix trucks. The items appear in Fair to Good condition, unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (6)
Lot 221R
Star Wars - Jigsaw - Monopoly - Chess Sets. A selection of Six boxed game sets appearing in Excellent condition with Storage Worn boxes. Lot to Include: #105878 Ravensburger The Force Awakens 100 XXL Puzzle. #01483 152842A Saga Edition Chess Set by Character. #01059 Pewter & Bronze Effect Chess Set Episode II: Attack of the Clones and similar. (This does not constitute a guarantee).
Lot 1298
Chad Valley Markover Shooting Game 1950s, with Flying Birds and pair of Harmless Repeater Guns, cardboard birds sit upon hammer of gun including three Mallards, Pheasant and a Partridge, instructions to box lid - very good (one bird appears to be missing) in excellent box with 1 corner tear
Lot 98
A BOX OF ASSORTED ITEMS, to include a black jewellery box, a small travel jewellery box, a boxed pair of white metal cufflinks, a 'Ronson' table lighter, two 'British First Decimal Coin' sets, together with six small bags of costume jewellery, fashion wristwatches, earrings, bangles and bracelets, game pieces, etc
Lot 509
FOUR BOXES OF TOYS AND GAMES, to include a Rowntree's Cocoa School Specimen set containing cocoa beans etc, vintage children's paint boxes, loose game boards including Monopoly, Wembley, The 'Ace' Football Pool Game, and Go For Broke, card games, a jointed teddy bear, boxed 'Mr Turnip' games, plastic soldiers and other plastic figures including Smurfs, Magic Roundabout, etc, Radio Control partworks, enamel Winnie the Pooh and Peter Rabbit pin badges, etc (4 boxes) (sd)
Lot 587
FOOTBALL MAGAZINES, a large collection of Football Publications to include two FKS sticker albums 'Football Stars In Action' 'Soccer Stars' (68-69 and 69-70), issues of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly, Soccer Star, The Game, Shoot and others plus two books 'The Big Book of Football Champions'
Lot 622
NINTENDO WII U CONSOLE WITH QUANTITY OF GAMES AND ACCESSORIES, includes the console, game pad, pro controller, New Super Mario Bros U + New Super Luigi U, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Lego City Undercover, Lego Batman, Lego Batman 2, Lego Batman 3, Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7, Lego Lord Of The Rings, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Lego Movie The Videogame, Lego Dimensions, Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean, Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Scooby Doo First Frights and Just Dance 2; console, game pad and all games are in working condition, console has been reset to factory settings, together with a box of Lego Dimensions 'Batman' 71264 and 'Fantastic Beasts' 71253 (loose, not checked)
Lot 15
Marx Toys - Three Keys to Treasure - Art Master of Chelsea - Paint a scroll by numbers. A boxed Three Keys to Treasure, Bagatelle game appearing in Excellent condition. Paint a scroll by numbers, SA-8 The Crane by Art Master of Chelsea. scroll in tact and not been painted. Oil paints appear not to have been used. Contents and Box appear in Excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee). [2]
Lot 19
Casdon - Monopoly - MB Electronics - A mixed lot of vintage games and toys. Lot includes Monopoly Deluxe; MB Electronics Star Bird; a vintage Bagatelle game. Items show age and play signs appearing Fair - Fair Plus. Boxed items in Fair boxes with age and storage imperfections. All items are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 118
Big Game Hunting, Rifles, Wolfe Publications limited editions. Askins, The American Shotgun; Bogardus, Field, Cover and Trap Shooting; Crossman, Military and Sporting Rifle Shooting; Eddy, Hunting the Alaska Brown Bear; Gould Modern American Pistols and Revolvers; Hatcher, Textbook of pistols and revolvers; Keith, Keith's Shotguns & Keith's Rifles for Large Game; Selous, A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa & Hunting Trips in North America; Taylor, African Rifles and Cartridges; Whelan, Hunting Big Game, two volumes & Wilderness Hunting and Wildcraft; Sharpe, The Rifle in America (15).
Lot 2002
A collection of 18th & 19th century British Acts of Parliaments, many relating to Scotland, comprising in date order; An Act for Enlarging the Time to Determine Claims on Forfeited Estates, printed by John Baskett 1719; An Act for sale of such of the forfeited Estates in that part of Great Britain called Scotland..., printed by John Baskett 1727; and it's amendments printed 1728 and 1729; An Act for better Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, printed by John Baskett 1727; An Act for the better preservation of the Game in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, printed by Thomas Baskett 1751; An Act to alter and amend an Act... for annexing certain forfeited estates in Scotland to the Crown unalienable..., printed by Charles Eyre & William Straham 1774; An Act... for staying Proceedings against any Governor or other Persons concerned in imposing and levying Duties in New South Wales..., printed by George Eyre & Andrew Straham 1820, and it's reissue of 1821; and An Act for granting certain Powers and Authorities to a Company to be incorporated by Charter to be called "The Australian Agriculatural Company" for the Cultivation and Improvement of Waste Lands in the Colony of New South Wales, printed by George Eyre & Andrew Strahan 1824 (10)
Lot 2255
A 19th century polychrome painted pottery nodding-head tableau of card-players, modelled as two Chinese men seated at a wooden table upon an ebonised wood oval plinth, each wearing brightly coloured and patterned belted jackets, short trousers and up-turned slippers, with lace-effect cuffs and further embellishments, having nodding heads with applied tufts of hair from the otherwise 'shaved' heads and remnants of ‘fu manchu’ moustache, the figures can be rotated upon their wooden stools, the table and plinth with playing cards, game counters and gilt decorative detail, all upon four ball feet, plinth dimensions 32 x 16cm, gross h.25cm (with damage throughout)One neck broken and head hanging to one side (nodding function still present and working).The other figure's right wrist appears broken and hand can be moved, also with large chip and loss to the throat area (mostly covered by chin of nodding head).Most of applied moustaches missing.Lower part of one table leg missing and pin exposed.Lower part of one stool leg missing and pin exposed.Several areas of chips and losses to extremities, decorative embellishments missing and paint loss etc.Evidence of worm to the plinth.
Lot 277
Early 20th century French two-track horse racing parlour game 'Jeu De Course' made by 'JeP', with painted jockeys racing through 4 vertical fences with finishing post with French flag and central coin dish for stakes, 33x33cm. In good working order with signs of wear, age and use. Repair to flag pole.
Lot 270
Kleine Deckeldose mit Golfmotiven, Bilston & Battersea enamel (Halcyon Days), England, 20. Jh., Emaille mit Metallmontierung, auf Deckel und Wandung Darstellung von Golfspielern, innen im Deckel bez. "The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf. The first green at St. Andrew's in 1798", am Boden mit Herstellermarke, D.: ca. 6 cm.
Lot 733
Lieutenant General Sir George Lloyd Reilly Richardson, a collection of items to include a 19th century Indian Shamshir, having an 80cm curved steel blade the iron crossguard with gilt decoration with bone grips and iron pommel, 92cm, a white metal badge for the 18th Bengal Lancers with Afghanistan 1879-80 in scroll below, having four screw back fittings, a Victorian silver Officers cross belt pricker, in the form of two arrows within a hexagonal plate with engraved border on a belcher link chain suspended from a silver flower head fitting, maker Joseph Jennens & Co., Birmingham, 1886, a hardwood box and cover of cylinderical form, the hand written "J.F.R. 1839 Barnstaple made by J.F.R. To G.R. 1868" with similar inscription to the underside containing five shoulder pips, a leather correspondence wallet, various letters of condolence to Lady Richardson upon the death of husband to include two examples on Windsor Castle headed paper signed Clive Wigram Private Secretary to George V, one on behalf of the King and the other from him personally, one other example form General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner, a phptograph of Richardson with a typed list of his postings and various other ephemera, contained in an iron bound and zinc lined pine trunk, named to the lid Lt Genl Geo. Richardson, w.104, d.64, h.41cm.Lieutenant General Sir George Lloyd Reilly Richardson (1847–1931) was a British officer whose long and distinguished career spanned many of the Victorian Wars of Empire. He served across South East Asia in the British Indian Army, fought in the Anglo-Afghan wars and led the final assault on Peking (Beijing) during the Boxer Rebellion, Despite retiring in 1909, he was given command of the Ulster Volunteer Force in Ireland upon its formation in 1913.Born into a military family, Richardson joined the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot as a second-lieutenant in 1866. From then on, his career was a roll-call of almost every significant colonial campaign, earning promotions and commissions along the way from early on. His first major action being the 1868 Hazara Expedition against tribesmen who attacked a police station at the North-West Frontier (now part of Pakistan), and his last posting being in Belfast where he fought Home Rule on the eve of the First World War. Despite his eventful and inherently dangerous life, Richardson died at home in Basingstoke at the advanced age of 83.Alongside the collection of items in this lot is a hand-written note describing an intriguing incident relayed by Richardson regarding a ‘Fakir’s Curse’ which befell his fellow officers in 1876. The story details how three officers of the 18th Bengal Cavalry tried to build a bungalow on consecrated ground by the banks of the Kabul river, and disregarded the pleas of an old Fakir. The holy man then issued a curse that the men would all die within a year. Within months, one officer was killed whilst out hawking when his horse fell into a ravine. The second died soon after during a game of polo. The third, a surgeon by the name of Dr Palmer, congratulated himself upon the last day of the year for surviving the curse while he was crossing a river with Major Webb (both known to General Richardson). Unfortunately, a squall arose, the boat capsized and the officers had to swim to shore. Despite being a strong swimmer, Dr Palmer was the only officer not to make it to dry land, and was never seen again. Later it was reported that the Kabul river had flooded and the contested bungalow swept away. This story has been reported elsewhere, and was even investigated by the Society for Psychical Research in London (established 1882).The Times obituary of 11th April 1931 stated that “as subaltern, field officer, commander, or general of division, Sir George Richardson showed himself and good, a fine sportsman, and a kind-hearted gentleman”. Amongst this lot are letters of condolences to Lady Richardson from General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner alongside those from Clive Wigram (Private Secretary to King George V), both on his own behalf and expressing the regret of the King. His 40+ years of service resulted in him being awarded the KCB (Most Honourable Order of the Bath), CSI (Most Exalted Order of the Star of India) and CIE (Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire).
Lot 129
A SUPERB PAIR OF MIYAO-STYLE MIXED-METAL-INLAID AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE VASES WITH SHOKI AND ONIJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Each vase with a baluster body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a gently waisted neck with flat everted rim, the shoulder with two long handles issued from baku heads, the exterior carved in high and sunken (shishiaibori) relief, inlaid in iro-e takazogan and hirazogan, and engraved in katakiri and kebori, with bamboo-framed panels surrounded by two snakes flanking a toad above and a snail below - an impressive example of the sansukumi motif. Each panel shows a different but complementary design, depicting on one vase a proudly standing Shoki holding his sword in one hand and extending the other, with a long-tailed pheasant amid chrysanthemums under a gnarled pine tree to the back; and on the other three oni depicted in different attitudes, one of them fighting back against the demon queller, the back with two long-tailed pheasants perched on a craggy rock. The body is further decorated with bamboo leaves, mushrooms, and leaves, the neck and foot with formalized bands.HEIGHT each 30.5 cmWEIGHT each 4.7 kgCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: From the private collection of an intrepid and seasoned connoisseur who tirelessly travels the globe and acquires with passion, discernment and above all a sense of all-embracing eclecticism, bound by no rigid formula of what should constitute a worthy object save the admiration and wonder that it can produce in the viewer.The present pair of vases, impressively cast, finely carved in high and sunken relief, and masterfully inlaid in both hirazogan and takazogan, was clearly made by an extremely talented metalworker. The inspired use of inlays makes an attribution to the workshop of Miyao Eisuke reasonable. Although most often associated with large-scale bronze figures of samurai, the Miyao Company also manufactured or dealt in a wide range of craft goods including Shibayama-work panels and ivory figures. Apparently based first in Yokohama and then, after about 1890, in Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo, the company is first recorded at the second Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) where Miyao Eisuke collaborated with the bronze caster Momose Sozaemon in the production of a bronze figure of seven drunken shojo.The combination of snake, frog, and snail (or slug) constitutes the sansukumi motif. Sansukumi translates to 'the three who are afraid of one another'. The three animals are in a state of mutually assured destruction: the snake will consume the frog, however the frog has already eaten a poisonous snail, so the snake must perish as well. This motif is connected to sansukumi-ken, a category of Japanese hand games played by using three hand gestures. The oldest sansukumi-ken game is mushi-ken, a game originally from China. In mushi-ken, the 'frog' represented by the thumb wins against the 'slug' represented by the pinkie finger, which, in turn defeats the 'snake' represented by the index finger, which wins against the 'frog'. Although this game was imported from China, the Japanese version differs in the animals represented. In adopting the game, the original Chinese characters for centipede or millipede were apparently confused with the characters for the 'slug'. The centipede was chosen because of the Chinese belief that the centipede was capable of killing a snake by climbing and entering its head. One of the few surviving sansukumi-ken games is jan-ken, which was brought to the West in the 20th century as rock paper scissors.
Lot 13
A RARE LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH INTERIOR TRAY AND TWO SMALLER BOXES, FOR THE INCENSE MATCHING GAMEJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, bearing a richly gold-sprinkled roiro ground finely decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with mura-nashiji and kirikane to depict a mountain landscape with willows and pines, a bridge over a meandering river with neatly painted waves, and a thick cloud. The interior of rich nashiji with gold fundame edges, the underside also of nashiji and pierced with a circular aperture. The box contains a similarly decorated tray and two small boxes with a similarly gold-sprinkled kinji ground decorated to the covers with circular panels enclosing aster and gardenia flowers, respectively, with nashiji interiors and undersides.SIZE 3.6 x 8.3 x 5.9 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: From an old private collection in the United Kingdom. The cover of the tomobako with an old label to the interior, 'Curios, H. Sato & Co., 58 Motokago-Machi, Nagasaki, Japan'. An old card inscribed with a personal poem dedicated to the previous owner's “dear teacher from Vita” accompanies this lot.With a wood storage box (tomobako).The present set was used for the incense matching game. Like the Way of Tea and flower arrangement, the enjoyment of incense had developed into a complex pastime by the Edo period and had a large following during the seventeenth century. The various games involve guessing a fragrance from among more than 2,000 varieties, matching fragrances, and blending incenses to suggest certain moods.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related lacquer incense box with tray and four lacquer boxes, sold at Woolley & Wallis, Japanese Works of Art, 7 December 2020, Salisbury, lot 376 (sold for hammer price 4,000 GBP).
Lot 273
SEIRYU: A SUPERB IVORY OKIMONO OF THE SANSUKUMIBy Seiryu, signed Seiryu to Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Superbly carved as a snake arching its long body and wrapping its tail around a frog standing foursquare upon the naturalistically carved base scattered with the remains of a broken broom and a straw hat, a snail slithering along, the snake with neatly incised scales and a fierce expression, its mouth open with the tongue protruding, the frog and snake's eyes double-inlaid with mother-of-pearl and horn. The underside of the base incised with the signature SEIRYU to [carved by Seiryu] within an oval reserve.HEIGHT 10 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.The combination of snake, frog, and snail (or slug) constitutes the sansukumi motif. Sansukumi translates to 'the three who are afraid of one another'. The three animals are in a state of mutually assured destruction: the snake will consume the frog, however the frog has already eaten a poisonous snail, so the snake must perish as well. This motif is connected to sansukumi-ken, a category of Japanese hand games played by using three hand gestures. The oldest sansukumi-ken game is mushi-ken, a game originally from China. In mushi-ken, the 'frog' represented by the thumb wins against the 'slug' represented by the pinkie finger, which, in turn defeats the 'snake' represented by the index finger, which wins against the 'frog'. Although this game was imported from China, the Japanese version differs in the animals represented. In adopting the game, the original Chinese characters for centipede or millipede were apparently confused with the characters for the 'slug'. The centipede was chosen because of the Chinese belief that the centipede was capable of killing a snake by climbing and entering its head. One of the few surviving sansukumi-ken games is jan-ken, which was brought to the West in the 20th century as rock paper scissors.Auction comparison: Compare a related larger ivory okimono of a dragon and its young by Seiryu, 22.8 cm long, at Christie's, 19 September 2000, New York, lot 27 (sold for 18,800 USD).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 23-B-0120).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.
Lot 408
UNSHOKEN: A KUROGAKI NETSUKE DEPICTING HOTEI AND TWO BOYSBy Unshoken, signed Unshoken 雲生軒 with sealJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The black persimmon wood well carved to depict a cheerfully smiling Hotei seated on his huge sack as two small boys are engaged in a game kubihiki with Hotei's tasseled prayer beads, both gleefully laughing. Hotei and the boys' lips are detailed with red pigments. The sack with very large and asymmetrical himotoshi to the back and underside, the underside further with the incised and red-stained signature UNSHOKEN with a seal.WIDTH 4.4 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, minuscule nicks, light surface scratches.Although the artist Unshoken appears to be unrecorded, Frederick Meinertzhagen notes an artist named Unshodo, dated “Early period”, who used kurogaki (black persimmon) wood and made “Tobutsu”. See Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 968.
Lot 70
AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF SIX-PANEL BYOBU SCREENS DEPICTING A DOG-CHASING EVENT (INOUMONO)Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely decorated with ink, watercolors, and gold foil on paper to depict a large dog-chasing event (inoumono) watched by numerous spectators standing outside the fenced area, along with street vendors and entertainers as well as other contestants, amid gnarled pine and maple trees, as horse-mounted archers chase dogs of all stripes and colors, pointing their large padded arrows at the fleeing canines, with some dogs held by leashes by attendants on foot, including two attendants and three dogs resting under a tree as the chaotic scene unfolds, framed by thick clouds.SIZE 171.8 x 63.5 cm (each panel) and SIZE (when opened) 171.8 x 367 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and little soiling, some expected tears and creases, the wood screen with minor nicks and scratches and some old repairs.Provenance: From the collection of L. Harrison Bernbaum, Chicago, Illinois, USA. L. Harrison Bernbaum is a Chicago businessman who co-founded the outdoor company High Sierra with his father Harry Bernbaum (1917-2015), who had been one of the first American businessmen to travel to Japan in 1956, helping to pioneer manufacturing relationships between America and Japan for the American sporting goods industry.With a silk brocade frame and mounted to a brown-lacquered screen with parcel-gilt fittings decorated with blossoming flowers and foliate scroll.Shooting dogs from horseback was a form of samurai training that began in the Muromachi period (1392-1573). During the peaceful 1600s this activity was revived as a samurai sporting event that attracted many spectators. As a sport, dog chasing involved two teams of seventeen participants each. The riders used softly padded arrows in order not to seriously hurt the dog, which was released within a circle of rope to begin the game. A strike on the dog's torso scored points; strikes on the head or legs did not count. The winning team usually received prizes of lengths of white silk cloth. The present screen shows the game in progress, with the judges sitting in the building at the left of the field. As many as eighteen pairs of screens on this subject are known in Japan and the West. Later examples, such as this pair, show greater numbers of spectators, probably reflecting the growing popularity of the sport.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related six-panel folding screen, also depicting a dog-chasing event, dated approx. 1640, in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B60D1.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related single six-panel folding screen, also depicting a dog-chasing event, dated 17th-18th century, 171.5 x 370.8 cm, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2014, New York, lot 3098 (bought-in at an estimate of USD 20,000-30,000).
Lot 15
COLLECTION OF TRADING CARDS including Trading Cards binder containing Konami Yu-Gi-Oh! 1996, Konami Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game starter deck Kaiba, Yu-Gi-Oh! tin and contents, loose Sailor Moon cards, Blizzard World of Warcraft trading game cards and boxed Blizzard World of Warcraft 'Through The Dark Portal' starter deck featuring 3 oversized Hero cardsProvenance: private collection Pembrokeshire
Lot 10
POKEMON TRADING CARD GAME FOLDER CONTAINING LARGE QUANTITY OF JAPANESE CARDS, including part sets from Neo Genesis, Team Rocket, Neo Discovery, Neo Revelation and other part sets, together with a quantity of Pocket Monster Anime Collection cardsProvenance: private collection Pembrokeshire, purchased in the 1990’s / 2000'sCondition Report:42 pages.Some of the pages are not full.There is also a separate bag containing about 20 cards
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