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Lot 125
An ivory Group, c.1880, carved as a woman holding a double-gourd to a warrior offering up his bowl and carrying a long spear, signed Gyokuko, on a lacquer reserve, small parts missing, repaired, 16.8cm CONDITION REPORT: Small repair to female hat, item missing from base. Infill to collar on female robe. Bow in man's hand 50% missing. Infill to rear and small stilt where item is now missing. See web image.
Lot 126
Two ivory Okimono, the first c.1880, of two boys, one standing with a drum, the other with a stick and fan, minor losses, repair at foot, 10.8cm the second c.1880, of a street entertainer, a boy at his foot with a mask and die, parts missing, 8cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: Rear figure has toes glued, mask to floor broken and glued to front figure, 50% of front figure staff is missing, section of trailing rope to left missing. Black dots on dice missing on four sides. Crack to rear of central front figure. Section of rope missing from dice to rear mask. Rear small figure has right foot and left leg missing. Fine hairline crack to rear of tall figure. Section of staff and headdress missing.
Lot 145
A finely carved pair of ivory Vases, mid 19th century, each section of tusk with figures of samurai and demons in a rocky landscape below pine or fruit growing from rocks with trailing Chinese lanterns, details undercut and black-stained, repaired age cracks, 30 and 29.5cm overall, hardwood stands to simulate rock-carved bamboo (4) CONDITION REPORT: Repaired age cracks.
Lot 165
Three sectional ivory Figures, last quarter of the 19th century, an itinerant tradesman with bamboo yoke hung with numerous toys and baskets, parts missing or detached, replaced signature, 17.5cm, a walrus figure of a fisherman with rod and creel, engraved Tamayuke, 19.9cm, and a peasant wearing a straw hat and hung about with daikon, engraved Tamayuke, 17.8cm, all with parts damaged or missing (3) CONDITION REPORT: Tradesman figure with panels to the side of rear barrel missing, other accoutrements missing. Section of bamboo yoke missing. Figure with daikon split to base, sections missing or broken. Fisherman figure with tip to rod missing,
Lot 177
An interesting ivory Hare, 1946-52, the animal dancing on a low mound, its ears pricked, engraved Kozan, 6.5cm Immediately after the Second World War, Japan was occupied by American forces. Ivory stocks were depleted and pieces carved at that time were invariably on a small scale and they differ in feel from both pre-war and later examples. CONDITION REPORT: Small chip to ear, and small chips to base.
Lot 379
A Canton ivory Card Case, c.1830, well carved with figures taking tea in a garden and looking at a dog, others sailing by at the base, lid edge crack repaired and hole, 8.3cm 清约1830年 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 CONDITION REPORT: Splits to interior lining. Regluing to one end of lid. Other end of lid has a chip.
Lot 380
A serene ivory Daoist Figure of Zhenwu, 19th century, seated in dragon-engraved robes reading a book and seated on a simulated rootwood throne, 22.7cm, fixed wood, dragon-carved stand 清十九世纪 象牙雕真武大帝坐像 CONDITION REPORT: Splits to figure. One break to base. Please see images (available upon request).
Lot 382
A Canton ivory Puzzle Ball and Stand, late 19th century, the outside carved with numerous flowers, leaves and buds, enclosing at least ten pierced spheres, the stand multi-knopped and on the back of a feng and stiff leaves, 28cm (2) 清十九世纪末 广东制象牙雕凤戏牡丹同心球摆件 CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults.
Lot 389
A good ivory small Brush Pot Bitong, late Ming Dynasty, 15/16th century, the section of tusk of subtly curved cylindrical section on three bracket feet with ribbed mouth and base, the latter probably original and of sperm-whale jaw bone, age cracks, 10cm The use of an exotic and rare material such as sperm-whale jaw bone, with its unusual markings, would have appealed to the late Ming scholar. For an illustration of a very similar section, see T.K. Penniman, Pictures of Ivory and other Animal Teeth, Bone and Antler, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, n.d. pl XV. 明末十五/十六世纪 象牙笔筒 CONDITION REPORT: 3.5cm, 3cm and 1.2cm cracks to lower body. The base is bone.
Lot 401
A large and impressive ivory Model of a Pleasure Boat, early 19th century, with two-storeyed central pavilion, tall sail and numerous guards and attendants, damage and losses, 66cm high 61cm long, wood stand For a similar vessel, see 'Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing', OCS 1984, no. 258. 清十九世纪初 广东制象牙镂雕船 CONDITION REPORT: Major items not attached. Pieces missing to the boat, figures and the superstructure (too many to describe).
Lot 402
A Canton ivory part Fan, mid 19th century, the splines and guards red-stained and well carved with figures in gardens amongst trees, 28cm, and a Burmese Fan, damaged, 35.5cm (2) 清十九世纪中 象牙雕彩绘人物故事折扇；及缅甸折扇一把 CONDITION REPORT: Stained ivory bats in good order, the painted panels distressed, The Burmese fan: two bats loose from base, silk split at rear, silk stained.
Lot 404
A Canton ivory Fan, c.1870, the guards deeply carved with typical figure and garden scenes, one repaired, pierced ivory splines and silk embroidered leaf with a peacock, flowers and birds in a garden, 37.5cm, box 清约1870年 广东制象牙镂雕缎绣花鸟图折扇 CONDITION REPORT: Case lid with hinge screws missing, small chips and wear throughout. Material border around glazed covering distressed. Box interior distressed. One outer guard broken and glued to the interior, some small creases to fan material.
Lot 406
A Canton Fan, late 19th century, with gold and black lacquered splines and guards, the leaf brightly painted on both sides with numerous figures, their faces ivory, two missing, slight wear, 28.2cm overall, original fitted box 清十九世纪末 黑漆描金象牙雕彩绘人物故事折扇 CONDITION REPORT: Some very fine creases and tears to main image, two ivory heads missing. Fitted box with splits to top, and sides of top, small chips to edge.
Lot 410
An exceptional 'Hundred Boys' large Zitan Brush Pot, late 18th/early 19th century, deeply carved with numerous small figures at various pursuits on a rocky mountainside below clouds, one side with the boys entertaining a dragon with musical instruments beneath pine and other trees, natural split, base missing, also other minor damage, 24.5cm The Hundred Boys is a popular Chinese subject and lends itself to the imagination of the painter, sculpture or craftsman, for example a scroll by Leng Mei (fl.1700-1742) from the Yongzheng Period was with Sotheby's Hong Kong 9 October 2012, Lot 3008. No other Zitan brush pot of this importance seems to be recorded. The carving of numerous small figures - often Buddhist monks, or families - on a rocky mountainside is familiar from Canton carving of ivory card cases, fan guards and boxes. The monastery of Tiantai Shan in Zhejiang Province in the Sir Victor Sassoon Collection, illustrated in 'Chinese Ivories, The Shang to the Qing', OCS 1984, pl.269 reflects the idiom. Another mountain, this carved in bamboo, is illustrated in 'Chinese Bamboo Carving', HK1978, no. 195 and a closer parallel is with a brush pot in the same book, no. 76, dated to the late 18th century. 清十八世纪末/十九世纪初 紫檀雕庭院婴戏图笔筒 CONDITION REPORT: One drumming figure with hands missing. Kneeling figure with one hand missing. One figure with right arm missing. Tip of pagoda corner missing. One kneeling figure with thumb missing and fingertips. One pagoda with three corners missing. One fence post top chipped. Small chip to pine tree. One vine leaf chipped. Tip to horn chipped. Interior base missing. interior with cracks and a hole (see illustrations)
Lot 550
A Chinese lacquer fan, gilt with figures, the leaf with numerous figures including the emperor, their faces painted ivory, distressed, and another fan CONDITION REPORT: One fan with one end guard loose, some small tears throughout. The smaller bone fan with one end guard broken at hinge, one guard loose from material.
Lot 575
A Chinese bronze Kinko on a carp, inlaid with silver, a carved wood scales holder in the form of a fish, an ivory aubergine and a mother-of pearl snuff bottle CONDITION REPORT: Kinko carp: No obvious faults. Snuff bottle: chips to rim. Aubergine: pitting to one side. Fish scales: small chip to tail fin.
Lot 604
An ivory bridge of elephants, repair, wood stand, 36.5 cm overall, an Indian ivory box and cover, carved with animals, 10cm, an unusual Indian ivory tusk carved with a mongoose eyeing a string of six elephants, 58cm (5) CONDITION REPORT: Indian ivory tusk with small section missing from underside to accommodate to stand which is now missing. Box and cover with no obvious faults. Ivory bridge of elephants with repairs. Glass is moulded and hollow. No signs of repair. 321.6g (11.34oz). Height 7cm. 5.5cm wide and deep.
Lot 609
Miscellaneous, a gold-lacquered tortoiseshell cigar case, a Shibayama games counter, a netsuke of Jurogin riding a peach, a wood netsuke of two chestnuts and a German ivory sunshade handle (5) CONDITION REPORT: Cigar case: small amount of rubbing to lacquer work, splits to join of interior base. Games counter: two small cracks to surface, shallow mark to bottom left corner. Jurogin: no obvious faults. Sunshade handle: most likely reduced in length, but no obvious faults. Chestnut netsuke: no obvious faults.
Lot 619
An carte de visite album, the boards in carefully detailed sandalwood with birds and squirrels amongst flowers, intarsia borders, damaged CONDITION REPORT: Small part of ivory frame missing to front, all interior cards stained, strips of ivory and ebony missing from back cover, some sadeli work also missing.
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