RINCE-PINCEAUX EN PORCELAINE À GLAÇURE CLAIR-DE-LUNE, TANGLUOXIMarque et époque Kangxi (1662-1722)A RARE CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED WASHER, TANGLUOXIKangxi six-character mark and of the period Of compressed circular form with rounded sides and a wide incurved rim, covered overall with an even pale lavender-blue glaze, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 天藍釉鏜鑼洗 青花「大清康熙年製」款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏Brushwashers were an integral part of the scholar's accoutrements. Under the Kangxi emperor, small porcelain vessels made for the scholar's table were produced in two new glazes, referred to as peachbloom and clair-de-lune, however, far fewer brush washers with a clair-de-lune glaze appear to have been made. Compare with two similar clair-de-lune brushwashers, bearing Kangxi marks and of the period, the first illustrated by John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collecion, Geneva, 1999, p.57; the second in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.64.279.2. A similar clair-de-lune washer was sold in Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2017, lot 7.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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GOURDE EN TERRE CUITE ÉMAILLÉE VERTE OLIVEDynastie Liao (907-1125)AN OLIVE-GREEN GLAZED POTTERY FLASK AND COVER Liao DynastyModelled after a leather prototype, the slightly rounded U-shaped sides bounded by sharply defined seams, joined at the top by a flat vertical flange with a wide notch featuring a seated monkey, flanked on both sides by a small circular aperture and abutting on one side the short cylindrical neck with a lipped rim, with a domed cover, covered overall with a lustrous dark olive-green glaze collecting around the edges of the slightly concave base. 23cm (9in) high. (2).Footnotes:遼 綠釉皮囊壺Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏Compare with a pair of flasks covered with a brilliant green glaze, from the collection of the British Rail Pension Fund, sold Sotheby's London, 12 December 1989, lot 70, where the footnote lists several examples of such flasks whose shape was inspired by a leather model, excavated from dated Liao tombs.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PETIT VASE ARCHAÏSANT EN JADE VERT ÉPINARD SCULPTÉÉpoque Qianlong (1736-1795)A SMALL ARCHAISTIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE VASE, FANGHUQianlong periodOf square section raised on a spreading foot, finely carved on each side of the bulbous body in relief with a large taotie mask below a band of pendent plantain leaves, the neck similarly decorated and flanked by a pair of stylised mask handles suspending loose rings, the stone an even deep green tone. 10cm (4in) high.Footnotes:清乾隆 碧玉雕仿古紋獸首銜環方壺 Compare this vase with a related archaistic spinach-green jade vase hu, bearing a Qianlong fang gu mark, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 10, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2010, pl.6. See also a related spinach-green jade hu vase and cover with a Jiaqing fang gu mark, also in the Qing court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl.150.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BOL EN PORCELAINE QINGBAIDynastie des Song du Sud (1127-1279)A CARVED QINGBAI 'PEONY' BOWL Southern Song DynastyOf deep conical form, the rounded sides divided into six shallow lobes rising to a gently flared rim, the interior boldly and freely carved with two large peony blooms nestling amongst dense luscious leaves, covered overall with a transparent bluish glaze pooling to a darker tone in the recessed areas, the base unglazed exposing the pale body partly burnt orange in the firing. 21cm (8 1/4in) diam.Footnotes:南宋 青白釉刻花卉紋葵口盌Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHEVAL EN TERRE CUITE À GLAÇURE CRÈMEDynastie Sui (581-618)A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSESui DynastyStanding foursquare, with its head lowered and turned towards the chest, the long arched neck with a hogged mane, the back covered with a simple square saddle and blanket, covered overall with a finely crackled cream glaze. 45cm (17 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:隋 白釉陶馬Provenance:A European private collectionThe result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C123q92 dated 12 December 2023, is consistent with the dating of this lot.來源：歐洲私人珍藏本拍品經牛津熱釋光檢測編號C123q92（2023年12月12日），結果與其斷代相符See a related example illustrated by Robert D. Jacobsen, Celestial Horses and Long Sleeve Dancers: The David W. Dewey Collection of Ancient Chinese Tomb Sculpture, Minneapolis, 2013, pp.152–153; see also John Baker, Appeasing the Spirits: Sui and Tang Dynasty Tomb Sculpture From The Schloss Collection, New York, 1993, nos.22 and 23.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE PETIT BRÛLE-PARFUM EN FORME DE LOTUS EN GRÈS À GLAÇURE AMBREXIe-XIIIe siècleA RARE SMALL AMBER-GLAZED LOTUS-FORM CENSER11th-13th centuryWith deep rounded sides rising from a short, widely flared foot, moulded in high relief around the exterior with rows of overlapping lotus petals, covered overall in a bright amber glaze terminating just above the unglazed foot. 16cm (6 1/4in) high.Footnotes:十一至十三世紀 褐釉蓮花式熏爐Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏Compare this unusual censer with a green-glazed 'lotus' incense stand similarly formed by overlapping lotus petals, sold Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012, lot 208.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GRAND VASE BALUSTRE EN PORCELAINE À GLAÇURE BLANCHECorée, Dynastie Joseon, XIXe siècle A LARGE WHITE-GLAZED BALUSTER VASEKorea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th centuryThe pear-shaped body rising to a tall tapered neck, moulded with a flange just below the rim, covered overall in a lustrous bluish-white glaze, the base unglazed. 55cm (21 5/8in) high.Footnotes:朝鮮王朝 十九世紀 白釉大瓶Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ENSEMBLE DE TROIS PETITES STATUETTES EN STUC POLYCHROMEDynastie Yuan/Ming (1171-1644)THREE RARE POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURES Yuan/Ming DynastyEach modelled in a different position, with one leg raised and bodies turned slightly to one side, dressed in diaphanous robes enhanced with applied scroll borders, traces of polychrome and gilding. The largest 29cm (11 3/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:元/明 灰泥彩繪人物雕像三件Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏For examples of larger Yuan dynasty figures of bodhisattvas and female attendant figures made in painted and gilt stucco, see Chai Zejun and Chai Yumei, Shanxi gudai caisu, Beijing, 2008, pp.236-242, 244-247 and 264-267.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BÉLIER EN JADE CÉLADON SCULPTÉA CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A RAMCarved in the round in a recumbent position, with legs tucked under and its head raised high, the stone a celadon tone with scattered russet inclusions. 9cm (3 1/2in) long.Footnotes:青玉臥羊This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
VASE EN PORCELAINE À GLAÇURE TURQUOISEÉpoque Kangxi (1662-1722)A TURQUOISE-GLAZED AMPHORA-SHAPED VASEKangxi period The slender tapered body surmounted by a cylindrical neck and bulb-shaped mouth, covered overall with a bright turquoise glaze suffused with a dense network of fine crackles, pooling to a dark band around the neck. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION歐洲私人珍藏清康熙 孔雀綠釉蒜頭瓶Compare with a turquoise-glazed vase bearing a Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, sold in Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 67.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE PETIT OREILLER EN GRÈS CIZHOU ÉMAILLÉ VERTXe/XIe siècleA RARE SMALL CIZHOU MOULDED GREEN-GLAZED PILLOW 10th/11th centuryOf ruyi cloud shape, with straight, slightly tapering sides and rounded edges, the top moulded in low relief with a pair of peony flowers surrounded by feathery leaves and tendrils, the finely crackled glaze a vibrant green colour running to a deeper tone in the grooves and recessed parts of the design, and thinly over the rim, the base and lower part of the sides unglazed revealing the buff-coloured body. 9.8cm (3 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:十/十一世紀 磁州窰綠釉如意雲紋枕Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE BOL EN PORCELAINE MONOCHROME CLAIR-DE-LUNEMarque et probablement de l'époque Yongzheng (1723-1735)A 'CLAIR-DE-LUNE'-GLAZED BOWLYongzheng six-character mark and probably of the periodWith deep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, applied all over with a luminous clair-de-lune glaze, the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle. 9.3cm (3 5/8 in) diam.Footnotes:清雍正 天藍釉盌 「大清雍正年製」款Provenance: An American Private CollectionAcquired from Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018A European Private Collection來源：美國私人收藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2018年11月5日歐洲私人收藏Clair-de-lune-glazed wares were highly prized during the Qing dynasty. The glaze was first developed during the reign of the Xuande Emperor (r.1426-1435), this luminous-coloured glaze became popular only during the Kangxi period, when it was applied mostly to decorate objects intended for scholarly use. See a pair of Yongzheng clair-de-lune-glazed bowls bearing Yongzheng marks, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Porcelains from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol.2, no.839. Compare also with a similar Yongzheng period clair-de-lune-glazed bowl, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 2022, lot 3518.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE GOURDE DE PÈLERIN EN GRÈS À GLAÇURE CÉLADONDynastie des Jin de l'Est (317-420)A RARE LARGE CELADON-GLAZED PILGRIM FLASKEastern Jin DynastyOf flattened oval section raised on four rectangular feet and surmounted by a cylindrical neck, applied to the shoulders with a pair of lug handles, covered overall with a pale olive-green, slightly crackled glaze pooling around the neck and feet to a darker tone. 24cm (9 1/2in) highFootnotes:東晉 青釉雙繫扁壺Provenance:Sotheby's New York, 23 and 24 March 1998, lot 535 A distinguished European private collection來源：紐約蘇富比，1998年3月23至24日，編號535歐洲顯赫私人珍藏Compare with a similar flask excavated from a tomb of the Eastern Jin dynasty in Nanjing, illustrated in Zhongguo wenhua jinghua daquan. Taoci juan, Taipei, 1993, no.98.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RHYTON ARCHAÏSANT EN JADE VERT ÉPINARD SCULPTÉÉpoque Qianlong (1736-1795)A FINE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC RHYTONQianlong periodThe well-hollowed vessel of elongated form tapering towards the base carved in relief with a large taotie mask with bulging eyes under bushy brows, the horns laid back and forming the base, carved in low relief around the exterior with archaistic scrolls and five sinuous chilong dragons clambering up and around the sides of the cup, the stone of mottled green colour with black speckles, wood stand. 14.4cm (5 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 碧玉雕螭龍觥The present rhyton cup with 'five chilong' draws inspiration from Han dynasty jade cups; see for example one jade cup illustrated by Chang Li-tuan's, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, p.126. This reflects the Qianlong emperor's desire to 'restore ancient ways', indicating that jade artisans looked to the past for guidance in infusing their creations with the purported spirit of the ancients: simplicity, honesty, refinement, and elegance. These 'ancient ways' encompassed Confucian values such as sincerity, simplicity, and joyous exuberance, but bolstered the Manchu emperor's legitimacy of governing China. A similar Imperially-inscribed jade spinach-green rhyton cup, Qianlong, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated by Chang Li-tuan, Ibid., pl.34. Another related spinach green jade rhyton cup, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (II), Shanghai, 2008, pl.121. See also a related jade rhyton cup dated to the 16th/17th century of the Ming dynasty, in the Guimet Museum, Paris, illustrated in Jade: From Emperors to Art Deco, Paris, 2016, p.119; see also a related rhyton cup illustrated in Ibid, p.150, in the scroll Guwan tu (Pictures of Ancient Playthings) of the Yongzheng Emperor, in the British Museum.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PETITE VERSEUSE EN PORCELAINE QINGBAIDynastie des Song du Sud (1127-1279)A SMALL QINGBAI DOUBLE-GOURD-SHAPED EWERSouthern Song DynastyThe body of compressed double-gourd form, set with a curved spout and a strap handle in the shape of a curled chilong dragon, covered overall with a pale greyish-blue glaze pooling to a faint blue in the recesses and stopping in an irregular line above the foot, the base unglazed. 12.5cm (5in) high.Footnotes:南宋 青白釉螭龍柄葫蘆式執壺Provenance:Dr. SchneiderEskenazi Ltd., LondonA European Private CollectionExhibited:On loan to the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne來源：Schneider博士埃斯卡納齊，倫敦歐洲私人珍藏展覽：借展於科隆東亞藝術博物館This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
OREILLER EN GRÈS CIZHOU ÉMAILLÉ VERTDynastie Jin (1115-1234) A CIZHOU GREEN-GLAZED PILLOWJin DynastyOf kidney shape, the slightly concave top boldly carved to the centre with a peony spray within a semi-circular panel with a striated combed border, encircled by large trefoil petals, covered overall with a transparent glaze of a rich green tone pooling to a dark green colour in the recessed parts of the design and continuing down the sides stopping unevenly above the unglazed base, the reverse with a circular firing aperture. 20cm (7 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:金 磁州窰綠釉枕Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏Green lead-glazed wares are one many categories of Cizhou ceramics that were made in the Cizhou kilns in southern Hebei between the tenth and fourteenth centuries. Of the green-glazed Cizhou wares, pillows represent by far the largest group. Inscribed examples of green-glazed Cizhou pillows confirm that this subgroup of Cizhou wares was often gifted to newlyweds or as congratulatory objects. Compare a green-glazed pillow with a similar design in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, accession no.98.72.2.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BOUCLE DE CEINTURE EN AGATE SCULPTÉEXVIIIe/XIXe siècleAN AGATE 'HORSE AND MONKEY' BELT BUCKLE18th/19th centuryFinely carved in the form of a recumbent horse, its head turned sharply to one side and facing two monkeys clambering on its back, one mischievously pulling on the reigns, the larger petting the horse, the reverse with two hooks for attachment, the semi-translucent stone a warm amber tone. 8.7cm (3 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙雕馬上封侯帶扣The monkey (hou 猴), is a homophone for 'marquis' (hou 侯), which on top of a horse (mashang 馬上), also meaning 'quickly', is a rebus for rising quickly up the ladder of success in one's career.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE BRÛLE-PARFUM EN PORCELAINE ÉMAILLÉE BLEU TURQUOISEMarque et époque Yongzheng (1723-1735)A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED INCENSE BURNERYongzheng six-character mark and period With a compressed bombé body rising from three short tapering feet to a lipped rim, set with a pair of upright loop handles, covered in a lustrous bright turquoise-blue glaze falling unevenly around the feet, the unglazed base moulded with a reign mark in three columns, concluding with an artemesia leaf, all within a raised double-circle, wood stand. 10cm (4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清雍正 松石綠釉香爐 「大清雍正年製」款Turquoise-glazed incense burners of this particular form, marked with an impressed Yongzheng reign mark, are very rare. Even more extraordinary is the addition of an artemisia leaf to the mark, a feature seldom seen elsewhere. Typically, artemisia marks are associated with the Kangxi period, predominantly appearing on the bases of porcelain vessels in lieu of reign marks. Raised relief marks are infrequently encountered, though occasionally spotted on biscuit brushpots, see, for example, a Kangxi-period sancai-glazed openwork 'three friends of Winter' brushpot, illustrated in China Without Dragons: Rare Pieces from Oriental Ceramic Society Members, London, 2016, p.68, no.33, later sold in Bonhams London, 2 November 2023, lot 28. Compare also with a turquoise-glazed melon-shaped jar, bearing a Yongzheng seal mark and of the period, in the Qing court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, Beijing, 1999, pl.150. See also a rare and large turquoise-glazed fish bowl, with an incised Yongzheng seal mark, sold in Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 147.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE PETITE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN PORCELAINE DINGDynastie des Song du Nord（960-1127), XIe/XIIe siècleA RARE SMALL MOULDED DING BOX AND COVERNorthern Song Dynasty, 11th/12th centuryBoth box and cover of conforming trefoil shape, with slightly tapering straight sides and flat base, the domed cover with a central six-petalled flower-head moulded in relief and set within a beaded border repeated around the rim of the cover, covered overall with a glaze of warm ivory tone pooling to a light olive tone in the recessed parts of the design, part of the interior rim unglazed and the base unglazed. 6.7cm (2 5/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:北宋 十一/十二世紀 定窰白釉蓋盒Provenance:John Sparks Ltd., LondonCollection of R.F.A. Riesco (1877-1964), Croydon, no.101Sotheby's London, 23 June 1970, lot 12Hans Popper CollectionEskenazi Ltd., London, November 2005A European private collectionPublished:René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argencé, The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art, Tokyo, 1973, no.96Eskenazi Ltd., London, Song Ceramics from the Hans Popper Collection, London, November 2005, no.17來源：倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.里埃斯科（1877-1964）珍藏，克羅伊登，編號101倫敦蘇富比，1970年6月23日，編號12Hans Popper珍藏埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，2005年11月歐洲私人珍藏出版：René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argencé, 《The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art》，東京，1973年，編號96埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，《Song Ceramics from the Hans Popper Collection》，倫敦，2005年11月，編號17This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
COUPELLE EN PORCELAINE QINGBAIDynastie des Song du Sud (1127-1279)A CARVED QINGBAI FOLIATE-SHAPED DISHSouthern Song DynastyWith shallow rounded sides divided into six lobes and rising to a gently flared rim, the interior freely carved with large flowerheads amidst lush foliage, covered overall with a transparent glaze of pale bluish-green tone, the base unglazed. 16.4cm (6 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:南宋 青白釉刻花卉紋葵口盤Provenance:Bluett & Sons Ltd., LondonEskenazi Ltd., LondonA European private collection來源:倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.埃斯卡納齊，倫敦歐洲私人珍藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TRÈS RARE PAIRE DE LOUCHES EN ARGENT INCRUSTÉES D'ORFin de la Période des Royaumes Combattants (475-221 avant J.C.)/Début de la Dynastie des Han de l'Ouest (206 avant J.C.-9 après J.C.)A VERY RARE PAIR OF GOLD-INLAID SILVER SPOONSLate Warring States/Early Western Han DynastyEach spoon with a racquet-shaped bowl decorated with a pierced design of two addorsed stylised dragons within a narrow border of linked S-scrolls, extending to a slender, slightly tapering stem and terminating in a handle with a pierced design of S-shaped scrolls terminating in a larger C-scroll, set with an eyelet suspending a ring, spoons and handles worked in a parcel-gilt openwork stylised bird scroll motif, the bowl and handle finely inlaid in gold with a variety of animals including prowling tigers, long-tailed birds, recumbent deer and seated hares, foxes and owls, all running and racing amidst stylised rockwork, the stem on one spoon set with a stylised, gold-inlaid bird head, the other spoon with a stylised taotie mask. 26.7cm (10 1/2in) and 27.2cm (10 3/4in) long. (2).Footnotes:戰國晚期/西漢早期 銀錯金長柄匙一對Provenance: Acquired from Priestley & Ferraro, London, November 1999A distinguished European private collectionPublished:Priestley & Ferraro, Out of Wind and Dust: Reflections of War and Peace in Chinese Art, London, 1999, cat.no.1.來源：於1999年11月得自倫敦古董商覺是軒（Priestley & Ferraro）歐洲顯赫私人珍藏出版：覺是軒（Priestley & Ferraro），《Out of Wind and Dust: Reflections of War and Peace in Chinese Art》，倫敦，1999年，編號1This highly unusual pair of gold-inlaid silver straining spoons appears to be unique and no other example appears to be recorded. Stylistically these beautifully made spoons follow the tradition of silver and gold-inlaid bronze vessels, fittings and ornaments made in the later part of the Warring States period and the Western Han dynasty. Their elaborate and highly fluid decoration displays the stylistic and technical influence of artistic developments that took place in the southern regions of China at the end of the Warring States period and that continued well into the Qin and Western Han periods. The gold-inlaid designs on the handles and bowls of both spoons are filled with tiny animals including birds, hares, foxes and tigers, realistically rendered and vigorously moving along fine curvilinear lines. The underlying openwork design of addorsed stylised birds and dragons contributes to the overall dynamism of the design reflecting the influence of contemporaneous lacquer painting and silk weaving. The fluid, calligraphic representations on these two spoons recall painted designs found on Chu lacquer, such as the lacquer coffin from Baoshan, Jingmen, Hubei province, illustrated by Teng Rensheng, Lacquer Wares of the Chu Kingdom, Hong Kong, 1992, pp.58-59, no.6, or on outermost lacquer coffin found in the Western Han tomb No.1 of the Lady Dai (217–168 BC) at Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan province. From the early sixth century BC, gold and silver were gradually adopted as inlays, and very few solid gold and silver vessels were made from the fifth century BC onwards. Vessels, ornaments and fittings made entirely in silver or even gold represented a 'new' element in the artistic repertory of this early period. However, among the rare pieces made in gold is a gold straining spoon that was discovered in the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zeng in Sui Xian, Leigudun, Hubei province, dated to 433 BC. While it is not inlaid, the bowl of this spoon is rendered in a pierced design of stylised scrollwork similar to the design on the bowls on the present pair of spoons (Fig.1). Rare silver vessels of this period include a small silver bowl with a raptor-head handle formerly in the Carl Kempe collection, illustrated in Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, pl.76, and another small silver cup in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, published in Jenny F. So and Emma C. Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Washington, D.C., 1995, cat.no.73.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MAGNIFIQUE ET TRÈS RARE GOURDE EN PORCELAINE ÉMAILLÉE REHAUSSÉE D'OR IMITANT LE BRONZEMarque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)A MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FAUX-BRONZE MOONFLASKQianlong seal mark and of the periodExpertly modelled of compressed globular form supported on a spreading foot and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a galleried rim, the shoulders applied with a pair of lion-head handles issuing rings from their jaws, either side of the vase with a large medallion moulded in low-relief with two confronting chilong flanking a central stylised shou roundel, all against a dense leiwen ground, the foot and neck with a band of leaves, covered overall in a lustrous tea-dust glaze, with scattered turquoise splashes imitating bronze encrustation, with some areas picked out in gilt, wood stand 43cm (17in) high.Footnotes:清乾隆 仿古銅釉描金夔龍壽字紋雙獸耳抱月瓶 「大清乾隆年製」款Provenance:Collection of Octave du Sartel (1823-1894), prior to 1881 Sale of the collection of Octave du Sartel, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 3 to 5 April 1882, lot 130A French private collectionCornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 26 May 2018, lot 35Published and Illustrated: O. du Sartel, La Porcelaine Chinoise, 1881, pl.XXXII, no.157來源:Octave du Sartel珍藏， 1881年前購入「O. du Sartel珍藏」拍賣，德魯奧拍賣行，巴黎，1882年4月3至5日，編號130法國私人珍藏Cornette de Saint Cyr拍賣行， 巴黎，2018年5月26日，編號35出版及著錄：O. du Sartel著，《La Porcelaine Chinoise》，1881年，圖版XXXII，編號157This magnificent large vase is decorated with archaistic motifs and covered with a dusty dark teadust glaze enhanced with splashes of bright blue enamels and gold detailing simulating the aged patina of ancient bronze vessels. It embodies the spirit of the Qianlong era when archaic bronze vessels were collected and their shapes and designs copied and adapted in a variety of materials including porcelain. Much like his predecessors, the Qianlong Emperor held a profound appreciation for antiquities, surpassing them by personally adding to the Imperial collections an unprecedented number of artefacts. Emulating the legacy of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song dynasty, Qianlong commissioned illustrated catalogues listing, reproducing and describing various segments of his vast collection. Yet, his interest in antiquities transcended mere acquisitions. He actively encouraged and commissioned contemporary artworks made in the style of ancient masterpieces. In the instance of this particular vase, the emperor's antiquarian pursuits intersect with a prevalent fascination of the time: the emulation of one material through another in trompe l'oeil ('trick of the eye'). Porcelain became a canvas for replicating the allure of lacquer, stone, wood, and bronze, seamlessly blending antiquarian interest with the artistic freedom.The Qianlong Emperor's fascination for works in the trompe l'oeil technique has been argued to reflect the Manchu Court's own numerous personas when ruling its multi-ethnic Qing empire, see John Hay, Sensuous Surfaces: The Decorative Object in Early Modern China, London, 2010, pp.232-235. The Qing emperors were Manchus from the North-east of present day China, however they presented themselves as universal rulers capable of being legitimate guardians of Han Chinese culture, Mongolian culture and Tibetan culture, cloaking themselves in various garbs to suit their political goals. This can be most clearly seen in a painted album of the Yongzheng Emperor dressed in various roles, including a European, a Tibetan lama, a Mongolian archer and Daoist priest, etc; see J.Rawson et al, China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2006, no.167. The trompe l'oeil effect of simulating archaic bronze vessels moreover reflects the Qing Court's fascination with ancient China's history and the resulting trend of archaism. The Qianlong Emperor was keen to establish himself as an antiquarian to legitimise his role not only as the ruler of China, but as the chief examiner of the Imperial civil service examination system which recruited thousands of literati scholars, well versed in the Confucian classics and history. The moonflask shape originates from flasks carried by traders and herdsmen from Central Asia and the middle east. Flattened bronze vases, bianhu, appeared as early as the Warring States period (475-221 BC); see for example, a bronze bianhu illustrated by Marie-Thérèse Bobot, Chine connue et inconnue: Dix Années d'Acquisition au Musée Cernuschi, 1982-1992, Paris, 1992, pp.56-57, no.25. Such archaic bronzes were collected by the Song emperor Huizong and are recorded in the Xuanhe bogu tu and reproduced in the Qianlong era, also a line drawing of bronze bianhu vessel, see Chongxiu Xuanhe bogu tu, juan 13, no.12. The current moon flask thus mirrors the Qianlong Emperor's artistic tastes, blending China's past, Western trompe l'oeil techniques, and innovation into its design, reflecting the artistic landscape of its time.See an archaistic simulated bronze vase with an incised Qianlong seal mark, illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2, no.953, which was later sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 October 2011, lot 19. Other examples of Qianlong period porcelains decorated in imitation of archaic bronzes from the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, are illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pp.411-15, pls.92-96. Another Qianlong-marked faux bronze vase, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Emperor Ch'ien-lungs Grand Cultural Enterprise, Taipei, 2002, p.173. See also a rare gilt-decorated teadust-glazed imitation bronze beaker vase, Qianlong mark and the period, which was sold in Christie's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1602. A large Hu-shaped bronze-imitation vase was sold in Sotheby's Paris, 15 December 2011, lot 50.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE ACCORDOIR EN BRONZE INCRUSTÉ D'OR, D'ARGENT ET DE PIERRES DURES, SEXIANRUIPériode des Royaumes Combattants (482-221 avant J.-C.)/Dynastie des Han Occidentaux (206 avant J.C.-9 après J.C.)A RARE HARDSTONE-EMBELLISHED, GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ZITHER STRING ANCHOR, SEXIANRUIWarring States period/Western Han DynastyCast with a square hollow socket with rounded edges surmounted by a circular hemispherical top with facetted sides modelled with two rows of smaller and larger petals with alternating turquoise and agate inlays interspersed with small turquoise pieces radiating from a central agate cabochon, all within scroll borders finely inlaid in gold and silver sheet. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) diam.5cm (2in) high.Footnotes:戰國/西漢 銅錯金銀嵌寳瑟枘Provenance:Acquired from Susan Chen, Hong Kong, in 2000 A distinguished European private collection來源：於2000年得自香港陳淑貞（Susan Chen）歐洲顯赫私人珍藏Exquisitely cast and sumptuously inlaid with semi-precious stones, gold and silver sheet, this small object would have been one of a set of four string anchors for a plucked zither (se), an important string instrument popular during the Eastern Zhou and Han dynasties. The refined quality and use of precious materials of this string anchor suggests it was made for an equally refined zither. It is likely that instruments of such outstanding quality were made for high-ranking members of the society as demonstrated by a zither discovered in the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zeng (dated to late 5th century BC) in Hubei. A similar bronze fitting of Western Han date, similarly decorated with gold, silver and other precious stone inlays, was excavated from tomb no. 2 at Dongdongshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, and is illustrated in James Lin (ed.), The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China, Cambridge, 2012, p.136, no.32. Compare also with a gold and silver-inlaid bronze fitting of similar shape and size but missing the hardstone inlays, sold in Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1503. Compare also with another example in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Art, Washington DC, accession no.S2012.9.2344.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE PETITE STATUETTE DE LION ASSIS EN PIERRE NOIREDynastie Tang (618-907)A RARE SMALL BLACK STONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LIONTang DynastyWell carved sitting on its hind legs, its well-defined muscular front legs and paws supporting the powerful body, the head raised and with a ferocious expression, its mouth open in a roar and with bared fangs, eyes bulging below furrowed brows, the mane arranged in tight curls, the stone an even black colour. 19cm (7 1/2in) high.Footnotes:唐 石雕瑞獅坐像Provenance: Acquired from Galinsky by Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 3 July 1958Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, acquired from Bluett & Sons, London, on 9 July 1958The Cunliffe Collection, no.NN2, and thence by descentBonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 16來源： 倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.於1958年7月3日得自Galinsky劍橋菲茨威廉博物館東方藝術部名譽主任Rolf Cunliffe勳爵 (1899-1963)於1958年7月9日得自上述來源 Cunliffe收藏，藏品編號NN2，後家族流傳 倫敦邦翰斯，2016年5月12日，編號16During the Tang dynasty, Buddhist art showcased the lion prominently. They held significant value as tributary gifts from emissaries from India and Central Asia. In 635, Emperor Taizong (598-649) received a lion as a tribute gift from Samarkand, prompting him to commission a poem in its honour by the court poet Yu Shinan (558-638). Acting as protectors, pairs of large stone figures of lions flanked the spirit roads leading up to Imperial tombs. Compare with a related Tang dynasty white marble statue of a lion, of similarly small size, in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, illustrated in Oswald Siren, Chinese Sculpture from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century, Bangkok, 1998 reprint, pl.435D.See a related small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty, which was sold in Christie's New York, 24 September 2020, lot 908. Compare also with a slightly larger figure of a seated lion similarly carved from black stone, formerly in the collection of Arthur M. Sackler, sold in Christie's New York, 1 December 1994, lot 164, where the footnote refers to a small black stone lion illustrated in Ancient Chinese Sculpture, Eskenazi, London, 1978, cat.no.4.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RARE COUPE À OREILLES EN BOIS LAQUÉ, ER BEIPériode des Royaumes Combattants (482-221 avant J.-C.), IVe/IIIe siècle avant J.-C.A RARE LACQUERED-WOOD EAR CUP, ER BEIWarring States period, 4th/3rd century BCOf elliptical form, with deep rounded sides rising from a flat base, flanked by a pair of 'butterfly-wing' shaped handles, the interior lacquered red, with a band of stylized bird's head motifs in black around the interior and exterior rim and the ears, the exterior and base lacquered black, together with a lacquered wood stand of circular shape raised on a tall foot and circular base, painted overall with geometric scrollwork in red and black lacquer. The cup: 18.9cm (7 1/2in) long. The stand: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:戰國 公元前四至三世紀 彩繪漆方耳盃Provenance:A European private collection來源：歐洲私人珍藏A very similar lacquered wood ear cup was discovered in tomb no.1 in the Warring States cemetery at Wangshan, Jiangling, Hubei province, and is illustrated in Jiangling Wangshan Shazhong Chu mu, Beijing, 1996, col.pl.3, no.1, together with another example from tomb no.2 at Wangshan, illustrated ibid., pl.76, no.3. Compare also with a lacquered wood ear cup sold in Christie's New York, 23 March 2023, lot 806. Another example is illustrated by James C.Y. Watt and Barbara Brennan Ford, East Asian Lacquer, The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, New York, 1991, p.17, no.3This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
VERSEUSE COUVERTE EN GRÈS CÉLADONDynastie des Song du Nord（960-1127)A CELADON-GLAZED EWER AND COVERNorthern Song DynastyPotted with a generous globular body raised on a short flared foot, surmounted by a short tubular neck, set on one side with an upright strap handle and with a gently curved spout on the other side, the cylindrical cover with a flat knop, covered overall with a lustrous pale celadon glaze, the base unglazed. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:北宋 青釉帶蓋執壺Provenance:A European private collectionThe result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.P123q91 dated 12 December 2023, is consistent with the dating of this lot.來源：歐洲私人珍藏本拍品經牛津熱釋光檢測編號P123q91（2023年12月12日），結果與其斷代相符This rare ewer would originally have had a basin of corresponding form. Not many examples of this type of ewer are known. They include a Yue ewer decorated with an incised design of twin parrot medallions in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, published in Suzanne Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, p.78, no.72a. Another example of a Yue ewer from the Meiyintang collection is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, p.181, no.312. Another ewer of this shape excavated from Cixi, Zhejiang, is included in Zhongguo taoci quanji: 6, Tang, Wudai, Shanghai, 2000, no.164.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Wedgwood - A collection of early 20th century Wedgwood Jasperware Portland Blue decorative ceramics. The collection to include a large tazza / vase, alongside a large planter. Also included in lot a candlestick and snuffer dish, three small trinket boxes of varied form, a pair of spill vases, and a small bud vase. Each item in Portland cobalt blue colourway, featuring white relief figurative renaissance motif decoration.
Wedgwood - An early 20th century Wedgwood Jasperware part tea service. The tea service to include a large teapot, four milk jugs of varied form and size, three lidded sugar pots, and a pair of teacups and saucers, alongside other items. Each item in Portland cobalt blue colouring, with white relief figurative renaissance motif decoration.
A collection of mid Century and later vintage leather making tools to include scissors, leather cutting knives, various other shaped knives, hammer, awl, wooden roller and walrus tannery tools. Some examples of manufacturers include William Cooper Ltd, George Barnsley & Sons, Oxley Warranted, R Groves. Largest item measuring approximately 26cm long.
Louise Powell for Wedgwood - An early 20th century circa 1930s Wedgwood 'April' pattern tea service, designed by Louise Powell. The service to include a collection of six teacups and saucers, alongside a lidded twin handled sugar pot, a milk jug, and a tall teapot. Each item having a cream coloured ground, with gilt decoration to rim.
Wedgwood - Three Wedgwood Jasperware EPNS silver plate lidded pots. The collection to include a biscuit barrel, with silver plate lid and handle, alongside two smaller silver plate lidded sugar pots / dishes. Each item in Portland cobalt blue colouring, with white relief figurative renaissance motif decoration.
A SMALL OAK PANELLED COFFER, the hinged lid opening to interior with till box, the fascia with a pair of linen fold panels, on moulded stiles, 36" x 17 1/4" x 26 1/2" (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT) Condition Report: An assemblage using old wood, pleasant looking decorative item, some worm/rot damage to left front foot.
The buttons are gilt, then meticulously sandblasted to achieve a clean matte finish. Subsequently, the protruding elements are carefully burnished to accentuate the design's intricate details. This collection comprises two sizes: 6 buttons measuring 1.5mm on their face and 6 buttons measuring 2mm on their face. This item has its original box which measures 4"L x 3.5"W x 1.25"H. Condition: Age related wear.
This elegant watch features a 38mm stainless steel case. Medusa head in 12 position with 300 floating micro spheres in clear bezel. Sleek design with a silver/stainless steel tang buckle and deployment clasp closure type, paired with a luxurious black croc-embossed leather band. This item has its original box which measures 6.25"L x 6.25"H x 5"H. Model number 86Q101404960489. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 1.5"WManufacturer: VersaceCountry of Origin: ItalyCondition: Age related wear.
Likely from silversmith Ari D Norman, this lovely flower holding pin is decorated simply with a leaf. Weight: 6 grams. Stamped 925. This item has its original box which measures 3.5"L x 2.5"W x 1.25"H. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 0.75"L x 0.5"W x 2.5"HCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Ca. AD 50 - 200 .A Roman marble head of an elderly man, possibly general. The facial features are well marked, with a fleshy mouth and spacious forehead marked by a few wrinkles realised in a naturalistic manner. The neck is muscular; the ears well defined and the hair is drawn in locks. These characteristics are typical of the veristic Roman portraiture preferred by the Flavians. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 18836, FACES OF THE PAST: ANCIENT SCULPTURE FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTON PESTALOZZI - PART 2 Lot. 302.Size: 260mm x 115mm; Weight: 4.3kgProvenance: Private London collection, acquired pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Republican, Ca. 100 BC - AD 100.A gold finger ring with expanding shoulders and a large oval bezel. This is set with a white-banded black agate intaglio featuring a finely engraved portrait of a youth figure. The head faces left and bears intricately rendered facial details crowned by an elaborate coiffure. Authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 6.3gProvenance: Private London collection, UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 900 - 1099.A Spangenhelm-type helmet comprised of four pieces of iron, riveted to form a slightly pointed bowl shape. For similar see: De. Vries, K., 2012. Medieval Military Technology. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. For similar, but with nasal guard, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 29.158.32.Size: 200mm x 235mm; Weight: 1.01kgProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907.A Chinese terracotta female musician. The lady is depicted with makeup, wearing a red belted dress, with long flowing sleeves covered with Persian influenced floral medallions, the outfit finished by a pair of pointed black shoes. Her hair is arranged into the Wo Duo Ji style knot, where the hair is left right above the shoulders finished with a loosely hanging top bun. She is shown to be playing the Chinese lute, also known as Pipa in Chinese. The instrument is decorated and painted with green pigments. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.Size: 500mm x 170mm; Weight: 3.8kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 50 - 300.A Roman red jasper oval intaglio depicting a supine God under a tree. The intaglio is set in a high carat (21 ct), possibly later gold ring with a round hoop with a flat section. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto n. 341.Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 11gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 200 - 300.A collection comprising a Roman agate trunconial intaglio depicting Hecate (Ca. AD 200-300); an Eastern Mediterranean agate intaglio depicting an allegorical scene of Fortuna and Victory, surmounted by two portraits, beneath an animal; an ancient Roman bronze ring depicting the god Priapus and a large bird-like creature (Ca. AD 200-300). Finally, a silver scarab with well-delineated anatomical details.Size: 19-07mm x 21-05mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 900 - 1200.A Byzantine bronze enclopion composed by two valves. On the front side we see a veiled figure, wrapped in a shawl with arms raised, with an inscription above. The other side there is a crucifix and an inscription: For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7659, Antiquities, Lot. 28.Size: 92mm x 46mm; Weight: 160gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 900 - 1200.A Byzantine bronze enclopion composed of two halves. On the front side, the encolpion bears an engraved crucifix and an inscription. On the back the design is of the crucified Christ: For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7659, Antiquities, Lot. 28.Size: 85mm x 48mm; Weight: 130gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC.A blue faience amulet depicting Ptah-Pataikos, a protective deity associated with Bes. He was believed to ward off evil spirits and snakes. Ptah-Pataikos is depicted with a scarab on his head, two cat figures on his shoulders, and a wide usekh collar. He holds sharp knives for protection and stands on two crocodiles. The amulet has inscriptions on the base and back pillar, with a hole for suspension. The item is accompanied by a translation and a report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for the Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.Size: 81.4mm x 34.4mm; Weight: 48.35gProvenance: UK private collection; formerly with Dres Archaeo, Brussels, acquired from a US collection, S.T. formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC.A Late Period Egyptian Uraeus bronze amulet. Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sekhmet, the War Goddess, a cobra (Uraeus) for Wadjet, an ancient goddess associated with royalty. For similar see: MET Museum, Accession Number: 17.194.2436.Size: 38mm x 18mm; Weight: 24gProperty of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A Medieval Seljuk bronze incense burner with openwork decoration on the body and handle. The pear-shaped, upper section of the incense burner adds visual interest to the piece, as do the four bent legs attached in a polygonal cross-section. For similar see: Islamic Metalwork from Afghanistan (9th-13th century), n. 331. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.Size: 240mm x 330mm; Weight: 1.3kgProvenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 200.A gold finger ring set with a carnelian intaglio featuring a delightful portrayal of two grasshoppers, one perched atop the other. Grasshoppers were often associated with themes of abundance, fertility, and prosperity in Roman culture, representing the bountiful harvest and the cycle of life. For a similar example, see. The British Museum, accession number: 1987,0212.388. Item is accompanied by a report from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden.Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 145gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 1 - 100.A terracotta oil lamp boasting a distinctive reddish hue and a charming, recessed tondo adorned with a dolphin in front of the rudder. The dolphin, a recurring motif in ancient Roman art, was often associated with Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, and represented good luck and protection during sea voyages. The lamp is equipped with a looped handle to the rear and a frontal round-tipped spout, allowing for easy handling and use. The flat base provides a sturdy foundation for the lamp, ensuring stability during use. In ancient Roman society, oil lamps were an essential source of artificial light and played a significant role in daily life. They were used for practical purposes, such as providing light for reading, writing, and cooking, as well as for decorative and symbolic purposes, such as funerary offerings and religious ceremonies. The use of oil lamps in ancient Rome extended beyond the practicalities of illumination, as they often served as a medium for artistic expression and cultural exchange. For a similar lamp, see the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, item 2013.HB.62.Size: L:105mm / W:75mm ; 65gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery, formerly acquired in Monaco.
Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A Spangenhelm-type helmet comprised of four pieces of iron, riveted to form a slightly pointed bowl shape. For similar, but with nasal guard, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 29.158.32.Size: 165mm x 200mm; Weight: 890gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Western Asiatic/Aegan, Ca. 1200 - 700 BC.An extremely fine bronze sword featuring a sharp blade with a prominent midrib. The round-section hilt with two circumferential ribs for a better grip extends to a triangular-shaped guard. The grip swells into a large D-shaped stone pommel which balances the weight of the weapon. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24.Size: 410mm x 40mm; Weight: 480gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC.An Apulian red-figure oinochoe, the main decoration portrays the face of a woman crowned with a stephane and sakkos. The woman also wears an elaborate necklace and earrings. The concise decoration includes the typical Apulian palmette painted beneath the handle. The vase's neck is adorned with vertical white lines. For similar see: Met Museum accession number 06.1021.226.Size: 215mm x 90mm; Weight: 255gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A stone cylinder seal from West Persia depicting a hunting scene with a god using a bow against wild animals. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum ACCESSION NUMBER 42.797.Size: 35mm x 13.5mm; Weight: 13gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 2500 BC.A large vessel formed from terracotta, exhibits a distinctive form characterised by a flat base, a bulbous main body that gracefully tapers towards its neck, culminating in a pronounced rim. Its structural elegance is a testament to the craftsmanship of its creators, who displayed a keen sense of proportion and form. The vessel's exterior is adorned with multiple horizontally oriented registers of black-painted, stylized motifs. These motifs, though not explicitly detailed, reflect the artistic inclinations of the Indus Valley culture, which often drew inspiration from the natural world and abstract representations. The careful arrangement of these motifs demonstrates a level of precision and aesthetic sensibility, inviting contemplation of their possible cultural significance. Notably, the lower part of the vessel remains undecorated, hinting at a deliberate artistic choice to emphasize the intricate patterns adorning the upper sections. The utilization of terracotta, a material that was widely available in the region, underscores the practicality and adaptability of Indus Valley ceramics. These vessels, with their varied shapes and sizes, played a multifaceted role in the daily life and rituals of this ancient civilization, making them invaluable artifacts for understanding the cultural and artistic heritage of the Indus Valley.Size: L:280mm / W:220mm ; 2.28kgProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
Ca. 10th - 11th century AD.A bronze bowl characterized by a deep body, rounded base, and high sides. The bowl's interior is smooth and unadorned, while its exterior is finely decorated. The bowl's exterior features an engraved band of small circles with a dot around the rim, and the main register is an intercrossing of diagonal lines, interspersed with small circles, to create mesmerizing design. The base features a large six-pointed star within the circle and a dot band. The purpose of this bowl remains elusive, perhaps it was used in religious ceremonies, or as a decorative item for wealthy patrons, or even as a practical vessel for everyday use. Islamic metalwork is renowned for its intricate designs, superb craftsmanship, and ornamental motifs that often draw upon Islamic calligraphy and geometry. Metalworkers employed various techniques such as engraving, inlay, and casting to create a diverse range of objects, including bowls, ewers, lamps, and candlesticks.Size: L:125mm / W:255mm ; 1.4kgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.
Ca. AD 1100 - 1300.A silver Seljuk penannular bracelet with a central ridge with two opposing decorated panels on the sides, each with a stylised floral motif and inscription on a textured background. In Islamic art, these designs symbolise divine creation and eternal nature, with arabesques representing endlessness and precision through geometric shapes.Size: 50mm x 60mm; Weight: 130gProvenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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