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Click here to subscribeSachsen, Anfang 18.Jh. Dünnes Eisenblech, korrodiert, rechteckoge Form, Schneide ist nach oben in eine längliche Spitze ausgezogen, Dreipass- Punktdurchbrechungen, einseitig eine Marke ,GC". Brauner Holzschaft mit gravierten Beineinlagen. ERgänzungen. Dekor: Bergleute und Hammer. L ca. 87 cm.
A .577'' VOLUNTEER PATTERN P53 TWO BAND PERCUSSION RIFLE BEARING POST 1855 BIRMINGHAM COMMERCIAL PROOF HOUSE MARKS, its lock is marked Tower 1859 with the royal crown on its tail, the lock is in correct working order and has a nipple protector which lacks its retention chain, it is missing its ramrod, the 31'' barrel has lost all of its original blued finish and has very light overall pitting, the barrel is fitted with a bayonet bar and has a hinged ladder rear sight graduated to 1000 yards, the lock still bears traces of varnish on its face and its hammer is partly engraved, the walnut stock is intact and is fitted with a lanyard loop on the heel
A 12MM PIN FIRE DOUBLE BARREL SIDE BY SIDE PISTOL, fitted with a 4¾'' barrels, it bears no visible proof marks or makers identity but it was made on the continent, it has a barrel release catch on the side of the action and is fitted with drop down triggers, both hammer cock and release, however the right hammer has a weak spring, (THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS ANTIQUE UNDER SECTION 58(2) OF THE FIREARMS ACT 1968)
TWO ANTIQUE PERCUSSION BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS, the first has a round 56 bore 2¾'' screw off barrel which bears Birmingham pre 1855 proof marks but no makers name, it has a slab sided walnut butt, the action is defective, it is fitted with a replacement hammer, the percussion nipple is broken off and it bears an overall rust patina, the second pistol is also a percussion boxlock pistol fitted with an octagonal 56 bore 2¾'' screw off barrel which also bears Birmingham pre 1855 proof marks but no makers name, it has a brass action which is lightly engraved and a walnut butt fitted with a brass butt cap, its action is defective and there is a minor loss of wood where the butt joins the action
AN ANTIQUE 28 BORE FULL STOCKED PERCUSSION SINGLE BARREL HOLSTER PISTOL, fitted with a round 7¼'' barrel neatly converted from a flint and held to the stock with a single protected wedge, it bears no proof marks or markers name, however the top face of the barrel is engraved 'PASS KIVAP', It has a brass nose cap and a hinged rammer, the lock holds at half and full cock but the sear fails to release when the trigger is pulled unless the hammer is simultaneously held back, the chequered butt is fitted with butt cap to which is attached a swivel lanyard loop, this pistol was probably made in the Indian subcontinent but is of better quality than those normally encountered
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, 17TH CENTURYChina, late Ming to early Qing dynasty. Heavily cast, the shoulder incised with a band of flowers in octagonal reserves surrounded by geometric patterns, the body with a circumferential relief of stylized lotus, the foot with a cicada blade border and lotus in relief.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, firing flaws, surface scratches, as well as several small notches along the mouth and foot rim.Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.Weight: 2,938 gDimensions: Height 22.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.仿古銅瓶，十七世紀中國，明末清初。瓶躰沉重，分爲八層，每一層浮雕花紋不同，纏枝蓮紋、獸面紋以及蟬紋等。品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵，表面劃痕，沿口和腳邊緣有幾個小缺口。來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。重量：2,938 克尺寸：重量22.5 厘米
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'BOYS AND ELEPHANT' GROUP, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Finely carved with a good, compact form, depicting two smiling boys washing an elephant, the translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with patches of russet and cloudy white inclusions.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 189.4 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'BAT AND COIN' PENDANT, LATE QINGChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Neatly carved as a bat with incised wings resting on a cash coin. Two piercings, one through the coin and the other to one of the bat's wings, allow for suspension as a pendant. The translucent stone of a celadon tone with russet veins and patches as well as cloudy white inclusions, the surface with an appealing oily feel.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 28.1 gDimensions: Width 5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON JADE 'CAT AND BUTTERFLY' PENDANT, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a recumbent cat with its head turned back as a butterfly rests on its back, the space between the head and front paws allowing for suspension as a pendant, the translucent stone of a celadon tone with yellow veins.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some natural fissures to the stone.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 118.1 gDimensions: Length 7.3 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON JADE PENDANT DEPICTING A BOY CLIMBING A GIANT DOUBLE GOURD, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a boy clambering on a gigantic double gourd (hulu), the curved stem offering several opportunities for suspension as a pendant and bearing a large leaf as well as smaller double gourds. The hulu is an ancient symbol for health in China and is said to contain the elixir of life. The semi-translucent stone of a celadon tone with streaks and veins of russet as well as dark speckles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 84.5 gDimensions: Height 6.2 cm 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A WHITE JADE PLAQUE WITH GARDEN SCENEChina, Republic period (1912-1949) or later. Of rounded rectangular form, pierced toward the top to allow for suspension as a pendant, the top section on both sides with confronting coiled dragons, above a terrace garden scene with two seated boys below a roundel enclosing a woman to one side and an inscription with signature to the other. The translucent stone of an even white tone.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few small nicks.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 40.0 gDimensions: Size 6 x 4 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER IN ORGINIAL BOXChina, late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period 1880 - 1920). The jade brush washer of a nice translucent quality and an even celadon color. The jade is shaped as two interconnecting rhomboids, creating three departments. The original box of burgundy red color, with various decorations and Chinese symbols.Condition: Overall excellent condition with usual traces of age and wear to the original box. Provenance: Private collection, USA.Weight: 294 g (the washer only), 911 g in total Dimensions: Height 3.3 cm (washer) - 6.5 cm (box), Length 19 cm (washer) - 24.2 cm (box)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LARGE SWATOW ENAMELED PORCELAIN 'SPLIT PAGODA' DISH, LATE MINGChina, late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Painted in turquoise, black, and red enamels with a central 'Split Pagoda' pattern scene, the cavetto with four landscape vignettes alternating with stylized seals.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, some minor flaking to the enamels.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 2,195 gDimensions: Diameter 38.4 cmAuction comparison: Compare a closely related Swatow polychrome enamel 'Split Pagoda' dish at Bonhams London in Asian Art on 19 February 2014, lot 168, sold for GBP 1,375.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A YIXING ZISHA FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURYChina, late Ming to early Qing dynasty. The finely modeled clay body is of a deep brown tone with shades of caramel brown throughout. Some highlights, such as the many holes in his gown, are neatly picked out in black lacquer.Condition: Superb condition with some old wear, soiling and minor firing flaws. The figure may once have held a separate stick or pole. The hardwood base is attached to the statue and may only be removed by a professional (we will under no circumstance attempt to remove it, even though a signature or inscription may be situated on the underside). The base shows significant traces of use and its lower section is loose.Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. By repute acquired in the local market before 1980 and thence by descent in the same family.Weight: 2,258 g including the hardwood baseDimensions: 34.3 cm without the base and 38 cm with the baseThe immortal is shown standing with raddled gown and headgear. His face, with contemplative expression, is carved with pronounced eyes and a crisply rendered beard, to which his gnarled hands and feet are in stark contrast. Carved hardwood base with four feet and finely incised lappet border in slight relief, dating to the later Qing dynasty. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Yixing Zisha figure of Shakyamuni from the same period at Christies New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 16 September 2016, lot 1339, sold for a hammer price of USD $40,000.宜興紫砂仙人像，十七至十八世紀中國，明末清初。造型精美，紫砂成深棕色調，整個為焦糖棕色。一些亮點，比如袍子上的許多大孔，讓人物塑造更加生動。品相：狀況極佳，有磨損，弄髒和輕微的燒傷瑕疵。人物可能曾經用單獨的棍子或桿子固定。硬木底座固定在雕像上，只能由專業人員拆除（在任何情況下我們都不會嘗試拆除，即使底部可能有簽名或題詞），底座也顯示出明顯的使用痕跡，其下部很鬆散。來源：奧地利私人收藏，據説1980年前購於當地市場，自此保存在同一家族至今。重量：含硬木底座總重2,258 克尺寸：34.3 厘米不含底座，38 厘米含底座
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PRUNUS AND LINGBI' LOBED DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The shallow sides rising from a short tapering foot to a wide everted lobed rim, the base with a six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi within a double circle.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The greater part of the Holzapfel Oriental Ceramics collection was formed in England and Ireland in the late 1950s and 1960s. After the death of Mr. Holzapfel, most of his pieces went to his children, ten in all. Two of Mr. Holzapfel's eldest sons then started their own collections in the early 1970s, both by adding significantly to their shares of the inheritance. Collecting was eventually continued by one of Mr. Holzapfel's grandsons, who lives in Switzerland and is a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This lot was acquired within the Holzapfel family after 2005.Condition: Good condition with old wear and firing flaws, including kiln grit, small firing cracks, glaze recesses, and dark spots, small frits to the mouth and foot rim, one small chip to the rim with an old fill and associated hairline, one short glaze line to exterior rim.Weight: 1,584 gDimensions: Diameter 36.7 cmThe interior painted with a central roundel enclosing prunus blossoms and a large lingbi stone, the rim with a band of flowers on leafy vines framed by circumferential double lines, the exterior with prunus blossoms on thin branches.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dish, dated to the Kangxi period and with a lozenge symbol within a double circle to base, at Christie's New York on 6 February 2013, lot 265, sold for USD 4,750.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.康熙款與年代大型青花桃花靈璧石花口盤中國，1662-1722年。淺邊，短足，邊緣外翻，底足有青花雙圈六字"大清康熙年制"。來源：瑞士日內瓦Holzapfel收藏。 Holzapfel 東方陶瓷收藏的大部分藏品是在1950年至1960年代在英國和愛爾蘭成立的。Holzapfel老先生去世後，他的大部分藏品都交給了他的十個孩子。Holzapfel先生年長的兩個孩子隨後於1970年代初開始了自己的收藏，都擴大了從遺產得到的收藏。Holzapfel先生的孫子之一他目前居住在瑞士，是東方陶瓷協會的成員，他最終延續了收藏工作。此拍品是Holzapfel家族2005年后收藏的。圖片: Holzapfel老先生的一個兒子, 抱著當時還是孩子的現任藏家 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和燒制缺陷，包括窯渣、燒制細小裂紋，釉料凹痕和黑斑，邊沿有小熔塊和磕損，有舊修和相關的髮絲線裂紋。重量：1,584 克尺寸：直徑36.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件康熙相近、盤底有吉祥結款的盤見紐約佳士得2013年2月6日 lot 265, 售價USD 4,750.
A NEAR-PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS BOY' DISHES, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Each with shallow sides rising from a flat foot to an everted rim, painted to the interior with a boy wearing only a floral-patterned cloth wrapped around the lower body in the center, holding large lotus stems rising to full bloom to the sides and standing on two lotus leaves, surrounded by scrolling vines, all against a blue ice-crack ground. (2)Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The greater part of the Holzapfel Oriental Ceramics collection was formed in England and Ireland in the late 1950s and 1960s. After the death of Mr. Holzapfel, most of his pieces went to his children, ten in all. Two of Mr. Holzapfel's eldest sons then started their own collections in the early 1970s, both by adding significantly to their shares of the inheritance. Collecting was eventually continued by one of Mr. Holzapfel's grandsons, who lives in Switzerland and is a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family circa between 1970 and 2005 and has remained in the family ever since.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as pitting and glaze irregularities, some surface scratches to exterior.Weight: 160.4 g and 171.9 gDimensions: Diameter 14 cm (each)One bowl with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Chenghua nianzhi to the recessed base.Literature comparison: A similar dish, from the collection of P.J. Donnelly, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition The Arts of Ch'ing Dynasty, London, 1964, cat. no. 98. See also a bowl with a related design exhibited in The Bertil J. Hogstrom Collection, Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain (1662-1722), Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 9.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dish, but with a Kangxi mark to the base, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Marchant - Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains on 11 July 2020, lot 3107, sold for HKD 400,000.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.康熙一對青花戯荷童子盤中國，1662-1722年。淺盤，邊緣外翻，盤内纏枝如意紋地童子戯蓮圖，一個男孩手持大荷花，荷花向側面綻放，兩片荷葉。來源：瑞士日內瓦Holzapfel收藏。 Holzapfel 東方陶瓷收藏的大部分藏品是在1950年至1960年代在英國和愛爾蘭成立的。Holzapfel老先生去世後，他的大部分藏品都交給了他的十個孩子。Holzapfel先生年長的兩個孩子隨後於1970年代初開始了自己的收藏，都擴大了從遺產得到的收藏。Holzapfel先生的孫子之一他目前居住在瑞士，是東方陶瓷協會的成員，他最終延續了收藏工作。此拍品是Holzapfel家族第二代1970 年至 2005年間收藏的，在家族相傳至今。圖片: Holzapfel老先生的一個兒子, 抱著當時還是孩子的現任藏家品相：狀況極佳，有輕微的磨損和燒制缺陷，例如點蝕和釉面不規則，外壁表面有一些划痕。重量：分別160.4 克與171.9 克 尺寸：直徑各14 厘米 一個盤底足上有"大明成化年制"款。拍賣結果比較：一個相似的但底足上有康熙款的盤見香港蘇富比Marchant - Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains 拍場2020年7月11日 lot 3106, 售價HKD 400,000.
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'BIRDS' BOWL, KANGXI PERIODChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The deep rounded sides rising from the short foot, finely painted in underglaze blue to the exterior to one side with several birds perched on an old gnarled tree next to craggy rockwork and to the other with many birds in flight above craggy rockwork and below scrolling clouds, the interior with a single bird perched on a flowering branch below scrolling clouds within a double circle, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark within a double circle.Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the rim with some fritting, small chips, and old kintsugi repairs.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.Weight: 234 gDimensions: Diameter 16.3 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The circular dish slightly lobed, like the pointed end of a lotus bud, the rim decorated in underglaze blue with many lotus leaves and scrolling vines, the central depiction with finely painted court ladies. The backside with stems and an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark within a double circle.Condition: Very good condition with minor fritting to rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 278 g Dimensions: Diameter 21 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LOBED BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue, the show side with an encircled figural riverbank scene, surrounded by a border of radiating lappets enclosing repeated floral compositions. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle.Condition: The rim with small chips, one with an associated hairline, overall good condition. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 680 g Dimensions: Diameter 27 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The deep dish slightly lobed, like the pointed end of a lotus bud, the rim decorated in underglaze blue with many emblems and scrolling vines, the central depiction with a hunting scene. The backside with stems and an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark within a double circle. Condition: With fritting to rim and a hairline to underside. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since. Weight: 474 g Dimensions: Diameter 22.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LOBED BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue, the show side with an encircled figural riverbank scene, surrounded by a border of radiating lappets enclosing repeated floral compositions. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle. Condition: With manufacturing flaws, the rim with small chips and a small area reglued and stabilized with staples. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since. Weight: 670 g Dimensions: Diameter 28.3 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A 'FLORAL' BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue on the show side with floral designs surrounded by a border of radiating wide and narrow lappets enclosing diverse flowering plants. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle. Condition: Good condition with expected wear and small chips to rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since. Weight: 344 g Dimensions: Diameter 21.7 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A 'FLORAL' BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue on the show side with floral decoration surrounded by a border of radiating wide and narrow lappets enclosing diverse flowering plants. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle.Condition: Good condition with expected wear and small chips to rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 338 g Dimensions: Diameter 22 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'FLORAL' LOBED AND BARBED-RIM BOWL, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The shallow lobed sides rising from a short ring foot to an everted barbed rim, finely painted in underglaze blue with various flowers and leaves, the recessed base with a six-character Kangxi mark within a double circle and of the period.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the rim and foot with some fritting and minor chips.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.Weight: 206 gDimensions: Diameter 19.8 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A 'FLORAL' BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue on the show side with floral designs surrounded by a border of radiating wide and narrow lappets enclosing diverse flowering plants. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle. Condition: Good condition with expected wear, fritting to rim and a small chip. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since. Weight: 338 g Dimensions: Diameter 21.7 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
NINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'MING COURT OFFICIAL' DISHES, KANGXI PERIODChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Comprising four smaller and five larger dishes, each with shallow rounded sides, short ring foot, and everted rim, finely painted in underglaze blue to the interior center with a Ming court official wearing a characteristic hat and a long flowing robe and holding a staff, with a circumferential line below the rim to the exterior and interior as well as two above the foot.Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the rims with some fritting and small chips with old repairs.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 1,458 g (total)Dimensions: Diameter 12.3 cm (the smaller dishes) and 15.2 cm (the larger dishes)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A 'SPRING' BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1735-1796. The underglaze-blue decoration was possibly intended for doucai enamels, but in this case left unenameled. The bowl with shallow rounded sides raised on a circular foot with a recessed base showing a Qianlong mark. The central medallion with a craggy rock, springing lingzhi, peaches on leafy branches, and a stylized character chun (for "spring") in the center. The exterior with a band containing the same elements. Double circles around the medallion, above the foot, and below the rim on the interior and exterior.Condition: One chip around the mouth exterior, some crackling, minor wear and firing irregularities. Provenance: From a Slovakian private collection. Weight: 159.2 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare with a similarly 'unfinished' moonflask, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Ethereal Elegance. Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing The Huaihaitung Collection, Hong Kong, 2008, no.96. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A PORTRAIT BRONZE OF A MONK, COPPER- AND SILVER-INLAID, 16TH-18TH CENTURYTibet. Cast seated in dhyanasana on a sealed double-lotus base, his right hand resting on his knee and his left lowered in front, wearing a monk's patchwork robe with copper-inlaid hems finely incised with floral bands, the benign face with silver-inlaid eyes and a distinctive hairline.Inscriptions: The frontal top of the base with a neatly incised donor's dedication to a guru.Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector's father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.Condition: Two fingers on the right hand possibly reattached, an attribute possibly held in the other hand is lost, otherwise in good condition with minor wear, light scratches, and few minuscule nicks.Weight: 968.3 gDimensions: Height 17.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a Tibetan-Chinese bronze of a monk holding a book, dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Indian And Southeast Asian Art on 21 September 2007, lot 195, sold for USD 9,375. Compare also with a Tibetan silver-inlaid brass alloy portrait figure of Zangpo Gyeltsen, dated to the 15th-16th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Images of Devotion on 5 October 2020, lot 32, sold for HKD 500,625.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.十六至十八世紀鑲銀銅和尚銅像 西藏。大師結跏趺坐在密封的雙曾蓮花座上，右手放在膝蓋上，左手放低，身穿袈裟，銅質下擺精緻地刻有花卉飾帶，祥和的臉龐鑲有銀眼睛和獨特的髮際線。 款識：底座的正面前方刻字體現上師的奉獻精神。 來源：澳大利亞私人收藏。藏家的父親1990年代在一位1960年代定居澳大利亞西部的英國紳士購得。 品相：右手的兩個手指可能重新連接過，另一隻手可能失去一個寶器，除此之外狀況良好，輕微磨損，輕微划痕和很少的划痕。 重量：968.3 克 尺寸：高17.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：十八世紀漢藏大師持經銅像見紐約佳士得Indian And Southeast Asian Art拍場，2007年9月21日 lot 195, 售價USD 9,375. 十五至十六世紀西藏鑲銀Zangpo Gyeltsen 大師銅像，見香港邦翰思 Images of Devotion 拍場，2020年10月5日 lot 32, 售價HKD 500,625.
A LARGE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Apocryphal Jiaqing seal mark in a horizontal line in iron red. The globular body with pierced upright curved handles on each side and three stoutly rounded cabriole legs. The censer is sturdily potted and enameled on the body with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, amidst lotus flowers and tendrils extending onto the legs, all reserved against a lime-green ground. Pink bats are flanking the handles, the waisted neck is encircled by floral scroll below a key-fret band on the galleried rim. With matching base and cover both beautifully carved from dark wood, the lid is flanked with a whitish jade handle with dark streaks.This incense burner is likely to have been part of a five-piece altar garniture set, known as the 'Five Offerings' (wugong 五供), which were widely used in Buddhist rituals to seek protection from the deities. In shape and decoration, the vessels included in these sets, which also comprised a pair of candlesticks and wine containers, recall those employed to perform ancestral sacrifices during the Shang and Zhou periods. Restoring the ancient Chinese ways through the reinterpretation of archaic forms was viewed by the Qing rulers as one way to reinstate the importance of performing filial acts, the core value of Confucian thought that legitimized the emperors' right to rule.Condition: Very good condition with some minor, age-related wear, some minor flakes and glaze chips. Provenance: American private collection. Weight: 11.9 kg (including the base and the cover) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (without the case and cover), 56.5 cm (with the base and cover)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A PAIR OF YELLOW GLAZED BRUSHPOTS WITH APPLIED DECORATIONS, LATE QINGChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Each of cylindrical form, covered overall in a lemon-yellow glaze, and applied in relief with a blossoming plum tree with buds and flowers to one side and a lone butterfly to the other, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character seal script Qianlong mark.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.Weight: 433 g and 395 gDimensions: Height 11.7 cm (each)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FALANGCAI ENAMELED PORCELAIN 'CRANES AND BATS' CUPChina, 20th century. The deep rounded sides painted on the exterior in thickly applied muted enamels with semi-roundels enclosing cranes holding peaches in their beaks and surrounded by flying bats and scrolling clouds, the rim gilt and the foot with two circumferential red lines enclosing a line of gilt, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character seal script Daoguang mark.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, one minor hairline only visible on the interior.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 108.1 gDimensions: Height 6.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A DOUCAI ENAMELED PORCELAIN 'FLORAL' BOWLChina, 20th century. Painted in underglaze blue as well as iron-red and green enamels to the exterior sides with flowers surrounded by scrolling vines and stiff leaves below a geometric band, the motif repeated to the well and framed by a double circle, the interior and exterior sides and the foot each with two circumferential lines, the recessed base with a hand-painted iron-red Ruidi tuisitang zhi mark.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 105.6 gDimensions: Diameter 11.2 cm 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED PORCELAIN 'LOTUS AND PEONY' BOWLChina, 20th century. Painted in bright enamels to the exterior sides with a pond with bamboo, lotus, and peonies, along with two cranes, one of them in flight, the interior sides painted in underglaze blue with lotus flowers and leaves surrounded by scrolling vines and the well with a geometrically arranged floral composition, the recessed base with an apocryphal Xuantong six-character mark.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 353 gDimensions: Diameter 15.4 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A HANGING SCROLL PAINTING OF A LYCHEE TREE IN THE STYLE OF WU CHANGSHUOChina, 20th century. After Wu Changshuo (1844-1927). Ink painting with color on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with wood handles. Depicting an abundant Lychee branch, with an inscription and three seals.Condition: Very good condition with minor short creases. Provenance: American private collection. Dimensions: Size incl. Mounting 235 x 49.5 cm, Image size 137 x 33.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRISino-Tibetan, late 19th century. The gilt bronze buddha figure of Manjushri with finely incised details and a sealed off base. Manjushri sits in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, raising a flaming sword in his right hand. Manjushri symbolizes transcendent wisdom, embodies the highest knowledge and is considered the patron saint of scholars and students.Condition: Good condition with abrasions and some verdigris. The sword is slightly dented. Provenance: American private collection.Weight: 457 g Dimensions: Height 13 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CROWNED BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Shakyamuni is cast, seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, the hands in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a long flowing robe finely incised with foliate designs, richly adorned with beaded jewelry with turquoise, coral and glass inlays. The serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes, circular urna, strongly arched eyebrows, hooked nose and bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile is flanked by long ears decorated with inlaid, lotus-shaped earrings. The hair arranged in a high chignon behind the elaborate, seven-leaved crown with animal emblem. The base is not sealed.The sculpture elegantly depicts the moment in which Buddha Shakyamuni achieves enlightenment under the bodhi tree. Having overcome all of Mara's threats, Buddha presses a single finger to the Earth to witness his enlightenment.Condition: Very good condition with traces of use, casting flaws, occasional light scratches, some wear to gilt. Original patina. Provenance: American private collection, acquired in 1990 from an older British collection according to the current owner. Weight: 6.4 kg Dimensions: Height 35.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A SCHIST STELE OF BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA, PALA PERIODNortheastern India, 10th- 12th century. Avalokiteshvara is depicted in the 'Sky-Gliding' form of Khasarpana Lokeshvara. He conforms precisely to his description in Buddhist textual sources: youthful, peaceful, smiling, with two arms, wearing his hair in a tall coiffure. The Bodhisattva demonstrates his compassion for all living beings by holding his right hand in the gift-bestowal gesture, with a kneeling and praying follower to his lower right.Condition: Some losses and breaks, extensive wear and traces of use. Good patina. Partial calcification.Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.Weight: 1,224.4 gDimensions: Height 17 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A MACAWIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors and gouache on paper. Depicting a colorful macaw perched on a branch. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some soiling as well as minor tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: Painting only 27 x 43 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A COUPLESouth India, Tanjore, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache on paper. Depicting a couple, the sky has been painted in the typical manner of the era, a combination of blue and ash grey sky. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with few small stains and minor scratches. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Painting only 29 x 19.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF MUSICIANSIndia, Patna, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache heightened with gold on paper. Depicting a group of musicians - bejeweled ladies and gents holding varied instruments. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some soiling as well as minor tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Painting only 37.5 x 24 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
TWO INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTINGS OF THE TAJ MAHALIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache on paper. The first depicting the Taj Mahal flanked by the Mosque and Mehmaan khana, the second a fragment of the interior showing the fine designs on the white marble.Condition: With some creases, painting in fine condition. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: 46 x 31 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LARGE INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A COCK FIGHTIndia, 1900-1930. After Johan Zoffany's painting "Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match". Painted with watercolors, gouache, and ink on paper. Depicting with fine detail Colonel Mordaunt and Nawab Asaf al-Daula of Avadh at a Cock Fight.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, scratches, and some soiling as well as minor damage to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A RAILWAY STATIONIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache on paper. Depicting a train stopped at the station in front of passengers waiting on the platform. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some soiling and tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Painting only 37 x 27 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A HORSE AND BUGGYIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache on paper. Depicting a two-person carriage drawn by a white horse and a coachman. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some soiling, and tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Painting only 37 x 24 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF A GROUP OF LADIESIndia, Patna, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache heightened with gold on paper. Depicting a group of ladies enjoying wine, music, and company; the jewels finely emphasized in gold. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, scratches, and some soiling as well as minor tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman.Dimensions: Painting only 42.5 x 27 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A SET OF 14 INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTINGSIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache as well as gold color on paper. Consisting of fourteen individual miniature paintings depicting genre scenes from daily life.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some soiling as well as few tears to the edges of four paintings. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: 27.5 x 22 cm - 34 x 25 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN ALBUM OF KALIGHAT PAINTINGSEastern India, late 19th century to 1920. Consisting of 20 paintings, finely painted with watercolors, gouache, and ink on paper. Depicting Hindu gods and other mythological characters.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some soiling as well as minor losses to the cover. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: 15 x 12.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FINE INDIAN PAINTING OF A TERRACE SCENEMughal India, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with gouache heightened with gold and ink on paper. Depicting a ruler seated on a terrace, richly adorned in pearls and jewelry, with attendants. Wide outer border with gold and blue floral designs. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some soiling and tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: Painting only 34.5 x 27 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
AN INDIAN PUNJAB SCHOOL PAINTING OF A CITY SCENEIndia, late 19th century to 1920. Finely painted with watercolors, ink, and gouache heightened with gold on paper. Depicting a bejeweled royal and his attendant riding a caparisoned elephant on the busy city streets. Note the excellent detail work overall. Framed inside a passe-partout.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, scratches as well as minor tears to the edges. Provenance: Collection of an Indian gentleman. Dimensions: Painting only 30 x 24 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
WW2 British Army Guards Armoured Division RASC Medal Group to H Robinson comprising of 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star and War Medal complete with original ribbons in named box of issue, along with his uniform removed RASC embroidered shoulder titles, uniform removed Guards Armoured Div formation sign, two ribbon bars and brass Crossed Hammer & Pincers Artificer's trade badge and two short length unrelated ribbons.
Thomas Hughes of London - a Geo III ebony veneered on oak bracket clock, having an unsigned white enamel dial with subsidiary strike/silent and seconds dial to the arch, with twin winding holes for an eight-day brass gut driven fusee musical movement, having pull-repeat, six hammers striking graduated bells and one hammer striking single hour bell, anchor escapement (probably converted from verge), signed and engraved backplate, the caddy case with lacquered brass carry handle and gilt metal fret panels, h.47cm, sold with associated rosewood wall bracketCondition report: In running order.Strikes working.Dial heavily crazed and discoloured, most noticeably to centre.Some further modest paint flaking to dial.Case tired, all gilt worn, some age wear and scuffs etc to ebony.Movement appears good and has evidently been fully overhauled at some point.Notes suggest cleaned and restored in 2015.Some veneer losses above glazing to rear door.With pendulum but no key.
A Continental flintlock pistol and a rimfire target pistol. . Flintlock pistol - action not working. Rust pitting to hammer and lock plate. Poor quality casting to the brass furniture. Pommel cap is loose.Rimfire target pistol - action works, but the rimfire hammer does not locate properly. Rust pitting to metalwork.
An antique top-hammer Percussion muff Pistol engraved with a leaf scroll to the action, the underside of the barrel with a number 8 and old proof mark, the checquered grip having an unengraved white metal cartouche, the 11.5 mm approx. calibre barrel, approx. 2 3/4'' long. Action appears to operate normally, weight 235 gms., approx. 7 3/8'' long overall.
Devisenkind "Je les punis" - Meissen, Knaufzeit (1850-1924), Entw. M.V. Acier, Mod.Nr.F6, Porzellan, polychrom und gold bemalt, Amor auf polygonalem Sockel mit Baumstütze neben einer Säule mit Schmiedefeuer stehend, in den Händen ein Herz und einen Hammer (abgebrochen) haltend, unterglasurblaue Knaufschwertermarke mit einem Schleifstrich, Ritznr. F6, Pressnr., Malernr., Hammer und Herz im Schmiedefeuer fehlen, Gewand hinten restauriert, H.ca.15cm
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