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Lot 273
A collection of various games and toys including a boxed Super Soccer Magnetic Football Game, Escape from Colditz game, Victory geographical puzzle, catch cup game, tiddlywinks, whoopee cushion, toy army vehicles, fart whistle etc, along with a cased Terminator/Terminator 2 VHS limited edition box set.
Lot 485
A MINIATURE BRONZE ARROW VASE, TOUHU, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. The facetted vase supported on a hexagonal splayed foot, the tall neck cast with two sinuous chilong in high relief below a hexagonal diaper pattern covering the handles as well, the body similarly decorated with figures on horseback, one side with a figure inside a pavilion beside a second smaller building. Provenance: A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom. Condition: Very good condition with old wear and some casting irregularities, minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, minor dents, and minimal losses. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina.Weight: 964.1 g Dimensions: Height 18.8 cmThe form of this vase is inspired by archaic bronze vessels used for touhu (lit. 'pitch-pot'), a traditional East Asian game that requires players to throw arrows or sticks from a set distance into a large, sometimes ornate, vessel. The game originated by the Warring States period, probably invented by archers or soldiers as a pastime during idle periods. It began as a game of skill or a drinking game at parties, but by the time it was described in a chapter of the Chinese Classic Book of Rites, it had acquired Confucian moral overtones. Initially popular among elites, it spread to other classes and remained popular in China until the end of the Qing dynasty. Touhu was usually a contest between players, who had to throw arrows into the mouth or tubular handles of the vase, which was placed at an equal distance between two mats on which the players knelt. Touhu vases continued to be produced in the Song dynasty and later, made in various materials including bronze, cloisonne, and ceramic. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2022, lot 12Estimate: HKD 60,000 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare bronze arrow vase, touhu, Yuan DynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form, diapered decorations, and remarkably small size (22.2 cm)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.元至明小型銅投壺中國，1279-1644年。六角投壺，長頸，壺口下方雷紋飾帶，之下攀爬著兩條浮雕曲折的螭龍；腹部飾人物騎馬場景，另可見房屋窗子，一人從窗子裏鑽出，手上握著一物。 來源：倫敦肯辛頓知名私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損和一些鑄造缺陷、微小的刻痕、輕微劃痕和凹痕。自然包漿。 重量：964.1 克 尺寸：高18.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港邦瀚斯，2022年5月29日，lot 12 估價：HKD 60,000（相當於今日EUR 7,500） 描述：元代銅仿古蕉葉水波紋雙貫耳投壺 專家評論：比較相近外型、帶狀裝飾和明顯較小的尺寸(22.2 厘米)。
Lot 454
A FAMILLE VERTE 'CHESS PLAYERS' BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The ovoid vase tapering towards the base, surmounted with a trumped neck, finely painted in emerald-green, lemon-yellow, aubergine, sapphire-blue, and iron-red, depicting a palace garden with nobilities and scholars at a game of chess, to their left a group of men seated in a pavilion around a table. The neck decorated with boys at play in a garden. The base with a double circle in underglaze blue.Provenance: British trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, and firing flaws including dark spots, pottery lines, glaze recesses, and kiln grit.Weight: 3,998 g Dimensions: Height 46.5 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 24 June 2020, lot 1094Price: USD 8,750 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille-verte 'official scene' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related motif, enamels, and size (46 cm)清代五彩《園中人物》賞瓶中國，十九世紀。賞瓶造型規整雅緻，撇口，束頸，鼓腹，圈足。器身以五彩繪園中官員下棋、談天等場景圖紋，埸景熱鬧，歡笑之感躍然而出。頸部飾童戯圖。整器畫筆細膩清秀，圖案構圖疏密得體，繪畫精細。圈足内青花雙圈款。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微的磨損和燒製缺陷，包括黑點、陶紋、釉面凹陷和窯砂。 重量：3,998 克 尺寸：高46.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2020年6月24日，lot 1094 價格：USD 8,750（相當於今日EUR 10,000） 描述：清十九世紀五彩人物故事圖棒槌瓶 專家評論：比較相近的形制、琺瑯彩和尺寸 (46厘米)。
Lot 3
Two large boxes of trout fishing tackle and fishing rods. Including: a quantity of reels, spare spools, Wheatley fly boxes, landing nets, spinners, trophies, fly tying materials, assorted waterproofs and fishing sundries plus a game bag and a collection of mainly fly fishing rods to include c.9'3", 10, Hardy two-piece glass fly rod in maker's bag
Lot 31
A large quantity of game fishing reels and equipment. Including Hardy No 1 Salmon reel, Orvis Battenkill 7/8, Orvis Battenkill 5/6 , Orvis Battenkill 3/4 and a Scientific Anglers 8/9 fly reel with a variety of spare spools and reel cases plus a Barbour fishing bag, a wicker basket , a large reservoir of named chalk stream dry flies and other fly fishing equipment
Lot 88
Torso of the goddess Diana the Huntress. Roman. 2nd-3rd century AD.Marble.Provenance: private collection, Tel Aviv. Private collection, New York. Purchased at Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, between 1980-2000.Good state of preservation, no restorations.Measurements: 44.5 cm. high; 52 cm. high with pedestal.Roman sculpture in marble. It is the torso of Diana, the goddess of hunting (similar to the Greek Artemis). It is a free-standing piece, worked in the round to be seen from either side, so that the chiton has been masterfully draped with deep naturalistic folds and in different layers, like skilful kolpos at hip level. At the back, a diagonally diagonal garment serves as the strap of the quiver. The goddess of nature, forests and hunting, she must have originally carried a quiver with a bow and arrow, and may have been accompanied by a dog or a piece of game. The influence of Greek statuary is evident.The Romans brought two important innovations to the world of sculpture: portraiture and historical relief, neither of which existed in the Greek world. However, they followed Greek models for much of their sculptural production, a base which in Rome was combined with the Etruscan tradition. After the first contacts with Classical Greece via the Magna Graecia colonies, the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 BC, a rich and important Greek colony in Sicily, which was adorned with a large number of Hellenistic works. The city was sacked and its art treasures taken to Rome, where the new style of these works soon replaced the Etruscan-Roman tradition that had prevailed until then. Cato himself denounced the looting and decoration of Rome with Hellenistic works, which he considered a dangerous influence on native culture, and deplored the Romans' applause of statues from Corinth and Athens, while ridiculing the decorative terracotta tradition of ancient Roman temples. However, these oppositional reactions were in vain; Greek art had subdued Etruscan-Roman art in general, to the extent that Greek statues were among the most coveted prizes of war, being displayed during the triumphal procession of the conquering generals.
Lot 167
Crompton (Gigi, née Richter, art conservator, botanist and author, 1922-2020).- Collection of material from the archive of Gigi Crompton, including a first edition of A Visit to Morin with a presentation inscription from Greene, printed ephemera, 2 loose photographs, and c.30 letters from various correspondents, letters autograph or typed and signed, some scribbles or creases, folds, v.s. v.d., 1942-1966 (sml qty).⁂ A fascinating and assorted archive of letters with notable correspondents as Graham Greene, Valentine Penrose (née Boué, poet, surrealist artist and first wife of Roland Penrose), Sir John Rothenstein (longest standing director of the Tate Gallery from 1938-64), Gian Carlo Menotti (Italian-American composer and playwright), and Dojean and Peter Smithers (conservative politician and possible inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond). Other notable features include a scarce a Penang postage stamp to the Greene postcard, and various curious mentions of Picasso - another figure on the periphery of this group.Though lesser-known herself, Crompton cultivated a close friendship circle of artistic and literary luminaries who write fondly and extensively of their lives across the early 1940s to the 1960s. Highlights of some of the Greene letters include invitations from the writer "is there any chance of tempting you and Gigi on a holiday with me and Catherine? by the luck of the game I've got a lot of kroner in Sweden...", and a brief update regarding his refuge in France after he was swindled by his financial advisor, Tom Roe in 1965 "circumstances have driven me to take up residence in France....I'm not allowed back to England for about fifteen months". The postcard from Graham Greene has a desirable Malaya/Penang postage stamp. Her sister-in-law, Catherine Walston, had a 14-year affair with Greene and the Cromptons rented a cottage on the Walston estate for many years.Other notable mentions feature from Dojean Smithers, "Warsaw tomorrow. Picasso and Eluard are here. Picasso has brought some of his pottery (magnificent). I asked Leger what he thought of it. He said 'trés joli'. Another picturesque figure is to Davidson, American sculptor, who looks exactly like Karl Marx..."; and in another letter she notes "Picasso's play was quite wonderful, though I can't imagine how the London Gallery was able to clean up the mess. WHO played La Tarte?...". Letters from Menotti excuse himself for his late note "I have a weakness for old maids and unanswered letters which explains my aversion to marriage and correspondence"; and copious mentions of concerts - "I've corrected so many pages of score that my eyes began to revolt".Overall an expansive and delightful insight into the lives of a close-knit artistic circle.
Lot 3011
Pokemon TCG. Water Blast Theme Deck. This lot contains an opened Water Blast theme deck from the 1999 Jungle line of structure decks. Unfortunately the item has been opened but the original 60 card deck is still intact and in Near Mint condition, the deck also contains a Near Mint holo Vaporeon. The box also contains the original damage counters, coin, rules to the game and paper play mat. Condition Report: Unfortunately the item has been opened but the original 60 card deck is still intact and in Near Mint condition, the deck also contains a Near Mint holo Vaporeon. The box also contains the original damage counters, coin, rules to the game and paper play mat.
Lot 3028
Pokémon TCG Base Set 2 Complete Full Set. This lot features a complete Base Set 2 set, the fourth Pokémon expansion released at the start of 2000. Base Set 2 is a reprint set compiled of Base Set and Jungle as a way to meet supply and demand for the trading card game. This set ranges from Near Mint to Played condition but the majority of the holo cards are in excellent condition. The Charizard is in Near mint- to Excellent condition with a prominent swirl above the head of the Charizard. The set is in numerical order and comes complete in a brand new Ultra Pro Binder.
Lot 3029
Pokémon TCG. Team Rocket Complete Full Set. This lot features a complete set of the Team rocket expansion, the fifth expansion in the trading card game released in 2000. This set features every card, every holo and non-holo and includes the very first 'secret' rare Dark Raichu. The set comes in numerical order and in a brand new Ultra Pro folder ready to be safely added to any collection. Condition Report: The overall condition of this set is between Near Mint to Good, with the vast majority of the cards being Excellent.
Lot 3036
Pokémon TCG Sealed Tempest Gift Box. This lot contains a sealed Tempest Gift Box released early 2000, the Gift box contains a unique 60 card tempest theme deck which includes a holo Zapdos from the Fossil expansion, three randomised booster packs - typically this will include a Base Set, Jungle and Fossil booster pack and they will all be long crimp packs. It also includes a CD-Rom that teaches you how to play the game, a playmat, a unique metal Pikachu coin, damage counters, rules on how to play and a special embodied bag for carry your cards or dice. Condition Report: This item is extremely hard to find perfectly sealed and the box is in near mint condition.
Lot 3044
Pokémon TCG Sealed Tempest Gift Box. This lot contains a sealed Tempest Gift Box released early 2000, the Gift box contains a unique 60 card Tempest theme deck which includes a holo Zapdos from the Fossil expansion, three booster packs - this will include a Base Set, Jungle and Fossil booster pack and they will all be long crimp packs. It also includes a CD-Rom that teaches you how to play the game, a playmat, a unique metal Pikachu coin, damage counters, rules on how to play and a special embodied bag for carrying your cards or dice. Condition Report: This item is extremely hard to find perfectly sealed and the box is in near mint condition.
Lot 3045
Pokémon TCG Sealed Tempest Gift Box. This lot contains a sealed Tempest Gift Box released early 2000, the Gift box contains a unique 60 card Tempest theme deck which includes a holo Zapdos from the Fossil expansion, three booster packs - this will include a Base Set, Jungle and Fossil booster pack and they will all be long crimp packs. It also includes a CD-Rom that teaches you how to play the game, a playmat, a unique metal Pikachu coin, damage counters, rules on how to play and a special embodied bag for carrying your cards or dice. Condition Report: This item is extremely hard to find perfectly sealed and the box is in near mint condition.
Lot 3047
Pokémon TCG Base Set, Jungle & Fossil Collection. This lot contains a partial complete collection of the first three Pokémon trading card sets released in 1999. The Base Set comes with all the holographic cards and is only missing the trainer and energy cards. The Jungle set has the non-holos missing alongside the one trainer card from the set, the collection features two copies of a holo Flareon.The Fossil set is very much the same, only missing the non holo cards. The collection also comes with a Black Star promo Eevee (11) in Near Mint condition and a Rocket's Moltres in Poor condition. It also features two Pokémon magazines from Pokémon 'Strategies' and 'Pokémon Magic'. An amazing way for someone to instantly build up a collection from the early days of the game.
Lot 3050
Pokémon TCG Vintage & Modern Collection. This lot contains a mixture of cards from across the history of the game. It features a number of expensive and highly collectable cards including: Charizard Holo from Evolutions (Near Mint to Excellent condition) MCharizard EX Secret rare From Evolutions (Good) Mewtwo & Mew GX TagTeam (Near Mint) Dark Charizard Holo From Team Rocket (Heavy played) Rayquaza GX Black Star Promo from Hidden Fates (Near Mint Condition) MBlastoise EX Secret rare from Evolutions (Near Mint) MGyarados EX from Breakpoint (Excellent) A sealed Shining Ho-Oh Alongside various rainbow rares, a Nidoking holo from Base Set 2, promos, cards from the celebrations set and over 200 commons and uncommons from Base Set to Team Rocket in 1st Edition and unlimited and 4th prints. All cards come in an official Ultra Pro 9-Pocket binder and official Pokémon TCG tin
Lot 3051
Pokémon TCG Sealed Base Set Promotional Boxset. This item is one of the rarest Pokémon items out there that pre-dates the first release. This boxset was given to local game stores/specialist trading card stores before The first Pokémon set was released as a way to showcase the game. The box contains three sealed Base Set booster packs of each artwork (Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur), these are typically 'long crimp' packs but it is unknown if they are 1st edition or unlimited packs. It also contains the first learn how to play structure deck that has the 1st edition Machamp in. The boxset also includes a bunch of promotional items designed to be given out or displayed in store such as a players guide and window stickers. Condition Report: This item is sealed but has a very minor tear in the seal at the front. The item was authenticated and comes from a former Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast employee.
Lot 3058
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG 5D's Starter Deck 2008 Sealed Display. This lot contains one sealed display of the 2008 5D's Starter deck, contains ten decks in total. This was the deck that introduced synchro summoning to the game of Yu-Gi-Oh! These are 1st edition decks, item still contains the original Konami seal.
Lot 3115
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1300+ Cards. This lot contains over 1300 cards ranging from sets such as LOB, MRD, POTD to Battle Pack and more. This lot primarily contains commons but you will find Super rare, Shatter Foil and other. This lot also comes with a four-pocket binder to store your cards in. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. This lot also features a tin from the first ever wave of collectible tins. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3116
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1500+ Cards. This lot contains over 1500 cards ranging from sets such as LOB, MRD, POTD, AST, CRV, STON, EOJ and more. This lot primarily contains commons but you will find cards of other rarities such as Shatter Foil and others. This lot also comes with a four-pocket binder to store your cards in. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. This lot also features four tins from various waves of collectible tins. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with. One tin has some Near Mint 1st edition cards from AST, CRV and many other sets while another tin contains mostly Poor or Played cards.
Lot 3117
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1800+ Cards. This lot contains five official Yu-Gi-Oh! tins jam-packed with over 1800 cards ranging from the very first set up to the current year. This lot primarily contains commons but you will find Super rare, Shatter Foil, Secret rares and others. This lot also comes with an official Yu-Gi-Oh! 9-pocket binder to store your cards in. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3118
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage & Modern Collection 2200+ Cards. This lot contains six official Yu-Gi-Oh! tins jam-packed with over 2200 cards ranging from cards from very first sets all the way up to the current year. This lot primarily contains commons but you will find other rarities such as regular Rare. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3119
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1600+ Cards. This lot contains four official Yu-Gi-Oh! tins jam-packed with over 1600 cards ranging from the very first set up to the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX era. This lot primarily contains commons but there is a possibility you will find Super rare or regular rare cards. This lot also comes with an official Yu-Gi-Oh! 9-pocket binder to store your cards in. One tin in particular has a bunch of cards in 1st edition from Ancient Sanctuary, Invasion of Chaos and other sets from that year. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3120
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection. This lot contains two folders full of cards. The first folder is full of commons from the first three years worth of sets and stricture decks, this includes many iconic cards and monsters from the original show. The second folder is full of 'Rares' from the same sets/eras. This folder has just over 135 1st and unlimited rares with the vast majority in Excellent condition. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. Condition Report: The condition of the cards in he first folder range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3121
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1900+ Cards. This lot contains four official Yu-Gi-Oh! tins jam-packed with over 1900 cards ranging from cards from very first sets of the game. This lot also contains an open box of Ancient Sanctuary filled with cards from Legend of Blue-eyes White Dragon, the first set released in 2001. This lot primarily contains commons but you may find other rarities such as regular Rare. This lot also contains an official Yu-Gi-Oh! folder also full of cards. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. This lot contains a mixture of 1st edition and unlimited cards. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor but the majority of these cards have been played with.
Lot 3122
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage & Modern Collection 1500+ Cards. This lot contains four Yu-Gi-Oh! tins/boxes jam-packed with over 1500 cards ranging from cards from very first sets of the game all the way up to the most recent set. This lot primarily contains commons but you may find other rarities such as regular Rare, in fact his collection has over 80 rares from the most recent set, Tactical Masters. This lot also contains a 4-Pocket binder full of OCG Japanese and Korean cards including the original SDK Kaiba Structure deck. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game. This lot contains a mixture of 1st edition and unlimited cards. Condition Report: The condition of the cards range from every condition - Near Mint all the way to Poor, newer cards will be Near Mint but a lot of the older cards have been played with.
Lot 3126
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 180 Secret, Ultra and Super Rares. This lot contains an official Yu-Gi-Oh! folder completely filled with Secret, Ultra, Super and regular Rare cards ranging exclusively from the early days of the game. This includes cards from the very first structure decks, promos from the video games, original Secret rares and many iconic cards. Condition Report: The condition of these cards range from Good to Poor.
Lot 106
A VERY LARGE AND EXTREMELY RARE CIZHOU PAINTED ARROW VASE, TOUHU, MING DYNASTYPublished: Michael B. Weisbrod, Inc., From Kilns of Kings and Commoners, 1990, New York, page 68, catalog number 27.Opinion: Except for a similar yet smaller example in the British Museum, the present lot seems to be the only surviving example of a group of Cizhou Touhu vases, probably made for Imperial use during the mid-15th to mid-16th century. The curator of the British Museum, Rebecca Harrison-Hall, comments on the rare vessel as follows: “Two earlier arrow vases of this shape, made of bronze, were excavated from a tomb (M.13) in Pinghu county, Sichuan province. Archaeologists believe that the tomb belonged to the father of the scholar Wang Xi (1405-52) or to one of Wang Xi's father's wives. A number of bronze and iron arrow vases have been collected by Professor Jessica Rawson for the British Museum for future publication. The style of figure painting relates closely to that of blue-and-white wares of the Jiajing period, which were made at Jingdezhen.”China, 15th-16th century. The compressed globular body supported on a low, thick foot and rising to a tall, slightly waisted neck, flanked at the top by two tubular arrow holes, the mouth and each of the arrow holes with thick lipped rims. The exterior densely decorated in brown and black painting above a cream-colored slip.Provenance: Warren E. Cox (1895-1977), New York, USA. A private collection in New York, USA, acquired from the above after 1977. A private collector in Toronto, Canada, acquired from the above. Michael B. Weisbrod, Inc., New York, acquired from the above in 1990. An important North American collection, acquired from the above. Warren Earle Cox (1895-1977) was an important New York antiques dealer and an authority on porcelain and pottery from around the world. His two-volume work “The Book of Pottery and Porcelain” became a standard reference in the field.Condition: Superb condition commensurate with size and age. Some old wear and firing flaws, including open bubbles, firing cracks, pitting, and dark spots, all as expected for Ming dynasty Cizhou wares. Minor glaze flaking along the rims and base with associated small touchups. Minuscule losses, nicks and shallow surface scratches.Weight: 6,386 gDimensions: Height 43.6 cmThe neck masterfully painted with shaped reserves enclosing sages dressed in loose-fitting robes seated amid trees, clouds, and lotus, all below scholar's rocks and plantain leaves as well as a band of ruyi-heads and above bands of key-fret and scroll. The body with a band of lotus petals at the shoulder, above a band of peony blossoms and scrolling vines, and a band of Buddhist lions striking different poses and divided by their ribboned brocade balls, with a scroll band above the foot. The arrow holes with floral diaper.Arrow vases were made for a drinking game called 'touhu', which had been popular among elite men and women from the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC). Players threw arrows into bronze or ceramic vases with narrow tubular necks at prescribed intervals, each player equidistant from the vase. The winner successfully projected all his arrows into the vase and the loser was forced to drink at each miss. Elaborate rituals and intricate rules, recorded in the Li Ji (Book of Rites), added further complexity to the game. Puzzling pitching techniques were described in the Touhu Yijie (Ceremonial Usages and Rules of Touhu), an illustrated manual written by Wang Ti (1490-1530), and these shots were given fancy names, like 'A Pair of Dragons Enters the Sea' when two arrows were thrown from a great height at once into the vase. The touhu game was used to practice archery, one of the essential accomplishments of a gentleman. Later in the Ming era, the game became more widespread and was played by rich merchants as well as the aristocracy and scholarly elite. A scene in the famous late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei (Plum Blossom in the Golden Vase), written in 1619, describes the wealthy merchant Ximen Qing's seduction of his concubine Panjinlian. She becomes inebriated while playing touhu on a picnic and the game leads to an amorous encounter. For a further discussion of the game see Isabelle Lee, 'Touhu: Three Millennia of the Chinese Arrow Vase and the Game of Pitch-pot', Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 56, 1991-2, pp. 13-7.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Cizhou painted touhu, 40 cm high, dated to the Ming dynasty, circa 1522-1566, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1937,0716.74.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1174 Price: USD 68,750 or approx. EUR 77,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A painted Cizhou jar, Yuan dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related manner of painting showing similar figures within shaped reserves. Note, however, that the present arrow vase is much rarer, of more elaborate form and decoration, and slightly larger than this jar (35 cm). 明代罕見磁州窯彩繪投壺中國，十五至十六世紀。長直頸、兩側貫耳，圓鼓腹，足底露胎，刮痕粗顯，胎質堅硬，色呈淺灰。唇口、内壁和外壁罩白釉，色澤乳白微黃。外壁彩繪人物、神獸以及纏枝花卉等紋樣。 出版：Michael B. Weisbrod，Inc.，From Kilns of Kings and Commoners，1990年，紐約，頁68，畫冊第27號。 由於字數限制，完整中文敘述請至www.zacke.at查看。
Lot 143
A LARGE AND MASSIVE BRONZE 'CHILONG' ARROW VASE, TOUHU, YUAN TO EARLY MING DYNASTYChina, 13th-15th century. Heavily cast, the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot and surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck. The body decorated in relief with archaistic motifs on a key-fret diapered ground at the foot and the four tubular 'target' lugs, further molded with four beast-mask handles suspending loose rings, and four chilong sinuously wrapping around the shoulder and elongated neck.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Walter Rieder (1890-1986), and thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Walter Rieder served in the Swiss East Asia Mission (SOAM) in Qingdao, Shandong Province, between October 1930 and December 1951. The mission specialized in educational, literary, and philanthropic work and Dr. Rieder was in fact, not a theologian or missionary, but a teacher of mathematics, physics, and science to high school students attached to the SOAM. His guiding principles were 'Creating understanding between different cultures' and 'Building bridges between East and West'. While in Qingdao, Dr. Rieder collected a wide variety of Chinese art. The objects in the collection thus offer a unique window into the type of antiques that were on the market in Qingdao in the second quarter of the 20th century. As well as demonstrating his passion for Chinese art, his collection also reveals the personal friendships Dr. Rieder forged with local artists, some of whom he knew from his teaching activities. Dr. Rieder had a scholarly approach to studying his collection. Alongside many of his objects, meticulous notes can sometimes be found detailing his art historical commentaries. The collection was hence Dr. Rieder's gateway to the history and culture of China. Objects from the collection were exhibited at the Kunsthaus in Interlaken, Switzerland in 2006 and 2018.Condition: Very good condition with extensive old wear, few casting irregularities, small losses, nicks and dents, a small hole to the shoulder, possibly inherent to the manufacture. The base plate shows some soldering, but is original to the vase. Dark, naturally grown patina, exactly as expected from this type of bronze.Weight: 6,448 g Dimensions: Height 47.8 cmThe form of this vase is inspired by archaic bronze vessels used for touhu (lit. 'pitch-pot'), a traditional East Asian game that requires players to throw arrows or sticks from a set distance into a large, sometimes ornate, vessel. The game had originated by the Warring States period, probably invented by archers or soldiers as a pastime during idle periods. It began as a game of skill or a drinking game at parties, but by the time it was described in a chapter of the Chinese Classic Book of Rites, it had acquired Confucian moral overtones. Initially popular among elites, it spread to other classes and remained popular in China until the end of the Qing Dynasty. Touhu was usually a contest between players, who had to throw arrows into the mouth or tubular lugs located at the top of the vase, which was placed at an equal distance between two mats on which the players knelt. Touhu vases continued to be produced in the Song dynasty and later, made in various materials including bronze, cloisonne, and ceramic.Literature comparison: See a related bronze arrow vase, dated as first half 17th century, illustrated in The Chinese Scholar's Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period, New York, 1987, no. 63. Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 11 Nov 2011, lot 1411Price: GBP 11,250 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large bronze 'eight immortals' arrow vase, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, the four beast-mask handles at the body, and the archaistic design to the foot and upper neck. Note the size (57 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3331Price: HKD 175,000 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large bronze arrow-handled vase, Ming dynasty, 16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related design with dragons at the neck and archaistic design to foot and neck.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2022, lot 23Price: HKD 242,250 or approx. EUR 30,500 converted at the time of writingDescription: A Very Rare Bronze Arrow Vase, Touhu, Yuan DynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, the sinuous chilong, and the archaistic design overall. Note the size (35.5 cm).元至明初大型螭龍紋輔首啣環投壺中國，十三至十五世紀。該件瓶為銅質。唇口，口沿兩側附雙貫耳，形成三個並列的口部，貫耳下端亦為唇口，雷紋地龍紋。細長頸，圓雕兩螭龍攀附。平肩，肩部攀附一對螭龍。鼓腹，四輔首啣環。高圈足。壺整器規矩，錯落有致。 來源：Dr. Walter Rieder (1890-1986)舊藏，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：品相極好，大面積磨損，輕微鑄造瑕疵，小缺損、小刻痕和凹痕，肩部有一個小孔，可能是製造時出現的。底板看上去有過焊接。深色的包漿，與這種青銅器皿的預期完全一樣。 重量：6,448 克 尺寸：高47.8 厘米 由於字數限制，完整中文敘述請至www.zacke.at查看。
Lot 63
2 litre bts The Famous Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky 1 70-cl bt Glenfiddich 12 YO Special Reserve Single Malt Whisky 1 70-cl bt Johnnie Walker Green 15 YO Pure Malt Scotch Whisky 1 70-cl bt White Walker by Johnnie Walker blended Scotch Whisky 'Game of Thrones Ltd Edition' Above two litre bottles and three 70-cl bottles
Lot 1417
Retro Gaming - Cased Sega Mega Drive 16bit games console with 3 x original controllers, boxed Menacer game controller with games & instructions, black 2 tier stand & 13 x cased games to include Jurassic Park (no instructions), Micro Machines (with instructions), Airforce F22 Interceptor (with instructions), Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 (with instructions), World Of Illusion (with instructions), Gynoug (with instructions), Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (with instructions), Super Skidmarks (with instructions), The Terminator (with instructions), Sonic The Hedgehog (with instructions), Road Rash 3 (with instructions), Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament (with instructions) & Sonic 3D Flickers Island (with instructions)
Lot 1448
Retro Gaming - 118 cased console games to include 4 x Xbox (Marvel Nemesis, Jsrf, Outrun 2 & Crash Bandicoot The Wrath Of Cortex), 2 x Nintendo Game Cube (Shrek 2 & Monopoly Party), 6 x PS2 (Tony Hawks American Wasteland, Transformers, Bomberman Hardball, etc), 11 x DS (Bolt, Fifi, etc) 2 x 3DS (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Lego City Undercover), 25 x PS3 games (Skyrim, Call Of Duty Black Ops, Brothers In Arms Hells Highway, Metal Gear Solid 4, Bulletstorm, Dishonoured GOTY, Viking Battle for Asgard, Battlefield 4, etc), 9 x Nintendo Wii (Star Wars The Force Unleashed , Donkey Kong Country Returns, etc) 10 x Xbox 360 (Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft, Guitar Hero Van Halen, F1 2013, etc), 17 x PS4 games (Mass Effect Andromeda, Middle Earth Shadow Of Mordor Call Of Duty Ghost, Final Fantasy XV Day One Edition, etc) & 23 x Xbox One games (Battlefield 1, Gears Of War 4, Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare, Tom Clanceys The Division, etc) (2 boxes)
Lot 1456
Retro Gaming - Xbox 360 Slim console with 250HDD, 2 x original controllers (1 x white & 1 x black), boxed DJ Hero Turn Table, Lego Dimensions game & Portal, 37 x games to include Lord Of The Rings War In The North, Minecraft Story Mode, Skyrim, Halo Reach, WWE 2K16, Dead Rising 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Assassins Creed, The Punisher, Gears Of War 2, etc) (2 boxes)
Lot 1459
Retro Gaming - 2 x games consoles to include boxed Xbox 360 console with 60GB HDD, 3 x official controller, 1 x official Halo Reach controller, 80 games (Lord Of The Rings, Iron Man 2, Wolfenstein The New Order, Rage, Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Assassins Creed 1, etc) boxed PlayStation 2 console with 3 x unofficial controllers, official dvd remote, 4 x memory cards, 1 x Eyetoy, 25 x games (Kingdom Hearts II, Transformers, Need For Speed Carbon, Iron Man, etc), 5 x Nintendo Gameboy games (Game Boy Gallery, Game & Watch Gallery, Super Mario Land, Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Harry Potter The Philosophers Stone) 15 x PS1 games, plus a boxed Binatone Tv Master Mk 10 (3 boxes)
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