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Click here to subscribe*A MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WOODEN MANDARIN TRAY Vietnam, Tonkin, Nam Dinh, Nguyen Dynasty, Circa 1900 Adorned with a flower spray. L: 64 cm - w: 43cm ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.** *KHAY GỖ TÀU KHẢM TRAI Việt Nam, Bắc Kỳ, Nam Định, triều Nguyễn, khoảng năm 1900
*AN OVATE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID WOODEN MANDARIN TRAY Vietnam, Tonkin, Nam Dinh, Nguyen Dynasty, Circa 1900 Adorned with a flower spray. L: 63 cm - W: 42 cm ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.** *KHAY GỖ TÀU KHẢM TRAI HÌNH BẦU DỤC Việt Nam, Bắc Kỳ, Nam Định, triều Nguyễn, khoảng năm 1900
*A MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WOODEN MIDDLE TABLE / CONSOLE IN THE MANNER OF GABRIEL VIARDOT (1830-1904) France, Circa 1900 With a Vietnamese / Indochinoise touch, the top with a refined inlaid bouquet of flowers. H: 73 cm - L: 50 cm - l: 24,5 cm ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.** BÀN GỖ TRANG TRÍ KHẢM TRAI THEO PHONG CÁCH CỦA GABRIEL VIARDOT (1830-1904) Pháp, khoảng năm 1900
*A SIGNED IVORY OKIMONO OF A PEASANT HOLDING A BUNDLE OF WOOD Japan, Meiji period The below inlaid with a red lacquer rectangle inscribed with a signature maybe reading月如. Offered together with the label and description displayed in the antique shop at the time it was acquired. H: 13,8 cm Weight: 176 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN WITH A BASKET FISH AND A CORMORAN Japan, Meiji period With signature to the below maybe reading Harutama / Seigyoku晴玉. Offered at auction together with a wooden stand. H: 17,3 cm Weight: 352 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A SIGNED IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN WITH A KARAKO, A PUPPY AND A ROOSTER Japan, Meiji period The below inlaid with a red lacquer plaque inscribed with a signature maybe reading Nomitsu 之光`. H: 13,7 cm Weight: 271 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A CHARMING IVORY OKIMONO OF A MONK STANDING ON A TANUKI KETTLE Japan, 19th century H: 9,5 cm Weight: 108 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: The tanuki, also described as a badger, is best known in the folk tale of an elderly priest at the Morinji shrine whose kettle suddenly sprouted the head, feet and tail of a tanuki. This okimomo is a good illustration of this tale. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*AN IVORY 'MONKEYS AND EAGLE' BOX AND COVER Japan, Meiji period The outer is adorned in low-relief with monkeys fighting with an eagle. The lid is topped by a monkey-shaped finial. The below is engraved with a mark, most probably with a stylised kotobuki 寿 ideogram. Offered at auction together with a wooden stand. H: 17,3 cm Weight: 295 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: Monkeys embody the virtues of loyalty and devotion, as Hanuman's tribe followed Buddha. They are also believed to have magical powers and are associated with several Shinto deities. They are for example the messengers of Sanno Gongen. Spiders are part of Japanese tales but also are admired for their industriousness. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*GYOKUSEN TOMOCHIKA 友近: AN IVORY 'PEASANT WITH BASKET' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Kyoto, 19th century Pierced with two himotochi. With signature probably reading Tomochika友近. H: 4 cm Weight: 23,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: For a 'five horses' katabori netsuke by the same artist, please refers to the accession nr. HG.480 of the British Museum, U.K. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*TOMOYUKI友之 - AN IVORY 'MAN AND PUPPY' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji period Pierced with two himotochi. With a signature reading Tomoyuki友之. H: 3,1 cm Weight: 22,3 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: 1. For a netsuke of hotei by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2018/05/17, lot 85. 2. The dog is notably known as a faithful servant. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*HOSHUNSAI MASAYUKI 正之: AN IVORY 'MAN WITH A POUCH' KATABORI NETSUKE Asakusa, Edo, Late 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature Masayuki 正之 probably for Hoshunsai Masayuki. H: 3,3 cm Weight: 19,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: For a netsuke of an elephant by the same artist, see Bonham's London, The Julius and Arlette Katchen Collection of Fine Netsuke Part III, 2018/11/06, lot 108. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*ICHIGYOKU一玉: AN IVORY 'TWO MEN DRINKING WINE' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji period Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Ichigyoku一玉. H: 4,2 cm Weight: 13 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KOJITSU光實: AN IVORY 'NAKED MAN' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotochi. With signature reading Kojitsu光實. H: 5,5 cm Weight: 10,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*GYOKUMEI 玉明: AN IVORY 'BOY WITH A PHEASANT' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji period Pierced with two himotochi. With signature Gyokumei 玉明. H: 4,4 cm Weight: 18,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A GROUP OF FOUR (4) IVORY KATABORI NETSUKES Japan, Taisho to Showa period The first one is shaped as a man playing the horn with a monkey and a rat and is signed, unidentified. The second one is shaped as a man playing the horn with two rats and is possibly signed Tadahiro 忠成, The third one is shaped as a man with a basket, monkeys and a rabbit and is signed Gyokusho / Gyokushou 玉昇. The fourth one is shaped as an old man with a monkey. H (the biggest): 7,9 cm Total weight: 106,3 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*HOGYOKU法玉: A CHARMING IVORY 'KARAKO AND PUPPY WEARING A HAT' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji period Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Hogyoku 法玉. H: 3,6 cm Weight: 10 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: 1. For a netsuke of an elephant by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2016/11/10, lot 402. 2. The dog is notably known as a faithful servant. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*AN IVORY 'COWHERD AND OX' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century H: 4,9 cm Weight: 12,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A DRAGON BOAT Japan, Meiji period The boat, encircled by crashing waves, is inhabited by numerous boys / karako. Its prow shaped as a dragon. The single piece of ivory intricately carved. H: 7,6 cm Weight: 47,3 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*MEIZAN / AKIYAMA 明山: AN IVORY 'TWO KARAKO AND A SHELL' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Meizan / Akiyama 明山. L: 4,2 cm Weight: 12 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: For a netsuke of a rat by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2013/11/07, lot 53. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*SHUNGA - TOMOKOTO 友言: AN IVORY 'TWO MEN' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji to Taisho period The two men are depicting while having sex on lotus leaves. Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Tomokoto友言. L: 5,9 cm Weight: 16,5 grams Offered at auction together with a wood shunga netsuke of a lady with a phallus. Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*GYOKUSHO / GYOKUSHOU 玉昇 - AN IVORY 'SHOKI' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature Gyokusho / Gyokushou 玉昇. H: 5,3 cm Weight: 18 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: Shoki is also known as the demon queller. For a netsuke of a karako with a barrel by the same artist, see Bonham's new York, 2012/03/20, lot 2144. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*TOMOKAZU友一: AN IVORY 'MAN TAMING A DEMON' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji to Taisho period Pierced with two himotoshi. With a red signature Tomokazu 友一. H: 4,2 cm Weight: 17,6 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*GYOKUSAN 玉三: AN IVORY 'FUKUROKUJU' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Gyokusan 玉三. H: 3,7 cm Weight: 23 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*NAGAAKI / YEIMEI永明: AN IVORY 'ASHINAGA TENAGA足長手長' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century The one with the long legs is depicted standing, holding a nobe kiseru, a double gourd attached to his belt. The one with the long arms is depicted squatting. Pierced with two himotoshi. With a signature to the back reading Nagaaki / Yeimei 永明. H: 16,3 cm Weight: 111 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: Ashinaga Tenaga are a pair of yokai in Japanese folkore commonly described as people from two countries, the Long-legged Country and the Long-armed Country. The two work together as a team to catch fish by the seashore. They hence are an emblem of the benefits of mutual co-operation. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A GROUP OF THREE (3) KATABORI NETSUKES Japan, Meiji to Taisho period The first one is carved out of bone as a one-legged guy and signed Masakazu正一. The second one is carved out of ivory as a man and a barrel and is signed Shozan / Matsuyama 松山. The third one is carved out of ivory as a karako with a bell and is also signed, unidentified. H (the biggest): 4 cm Total weight (for the sole ivory): 50,3 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A SIGNED IVORY OKIMONO OF A CABBAGE WITH THREE RABBITS Japan, Meiji to Taisho period The eyes of the rabbits with inlays. The side engraved with a three-ideogram signature, unidentified. L: 16,2 cm Weight: 133,7 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: The hare is part of Japanese tales. It is well known for its great cunning. Saved by the Great Name Possessor, it gave him the hand of the Princess Yakami. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A SIGNED IVORY 'TWO COILED RABBITS' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century With inlaid eyes. Pierced with two himotoshi. With a signature with a kao, unidentified. H: 3,4 cm Weight: 41,6 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*SHOZAN / MATSUYAMA 松山: AN IVORY 'THREE WISE MONKEYS' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature Shozan / Matsuyama 松山. L: 6 cm Weight: 21,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: 1. For a wooden netsuke by the same artist, see Bonham's London, The Julius and Arlette Katchen Collection of Fine Netsuke Part I, 2016/11/08. 2. Monkeys embody the virtues of loyalty and devotion, as Hanuman's tribe followed Buddha. They are also believed to have magical powers and are associated with several Shinto deities. They are for example the messengers of Sanno Gongen. Spiders are part of Japanese tales but also are admired for their industriousness. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*TOMOKAZU友一: AN IVORY 'TWO MONKEYS' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Kyoto, Edo period Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature Tomokazu 友一. H: 3,5 cm Weight: 23 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: A charming depiction a monkey delousing / grooming her kid. For a lovely ivory netsuke of a dog and a pup by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2012/11/06, lot 202. 3. Monkeys embody the virtues of loyalty and devotion, as Hanuman's tribe followed Buddha. They are also believed to have magical powers and are associated with several Shinto deities. They are for example the messengers of Sanno Gongen. Spiders are part of Japanese tales but also are admired for their industriousness. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KINTARO 金太郎: A 'SEVEN MONKEYS AND PUMPKIN' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji period Pierced with two himotoshi. With a signature possibly reading Kintaro金太郎. H: 4 cm Weight: 13.5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*TOMOKAZU友一: AN IVORY 'SEVEN COILED MONKEYS' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Kyoto, Edo period Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature Tomokazu 友一. H: 3,7 cm Weight: 26,2 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: A charming depiction a monkey delousing another monkey. For a lovely ivory netsuke of a dog and a pup by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2012/11/06, lot 202. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A STAG ANTLER OKIMONO OF A MONKEY WITH A SPIDER Japan, Meiji period Affixed to a wooden stand. H (total): 8,5 cm Gross weight: 80 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: Monkeys embody the virtues of loyalty and devotion, as Hanuman's tribe followed Buddha. They are also believed to have magical powers and are associated with several Shinto deities. They are for example the messengers of Sanno Gongen. Spiders are part of Japanese tales but also are admired for their industriousness. ** Please note that this lot contains an animal material and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KOSEN / KOIZUMI 古泉: A STAG ANTLER 'RAT AND MUSHROOM' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Kosen / Koizumi古泉. L: 5,6 cm Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains an animal material and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*SHOZAN / MATSUYAMA 松山: AN IVORY 'TWO COILED SNAKES' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Meiji to Taisho period Pierced with two himotoshi. With signature reading Shozan / Matsuyama 松山. H: 3 cm Weight: 25,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*SHOZAN / MATSUYAMA: 松山: AN IVORY 'COILED SNAKE' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period Pierced with two himotoshi. Inscribed with a signature reading Shozan / Matsuyama松山. L: 4,4 cm Weight: 32,5 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*TOMOTSUGU友次: A MINIATURE IVORY 'SLEEPING CAT' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with a two himotochi. With signature reading Tomotsugu 友次. L: 2 cm Weight: 4,3 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: 1. For a netsuke of a tengu by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2017/05/10, lot 198. 2. Three colour tortoiseshell cats (mikeneko) have a very felicitous reputation and were carried on board by sailors. A few Japanese tales present heroic cats giving their lives to protect humans from giant rats. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*AN IVORY 'GRAZING HORSE' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Edo period Unsigned. Pierced with two himotoshi. H: 5,6 cm Weight: 27 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Notes: 1. For a related horse at public auction, see Bonham's London, 2017/11/09, lot 21. 2. Horses were offered to the gods at Shinto shrines. They also were the mounts of the warriors ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*YASUYUKI保之: A WOOD 'KARASHISHI' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, Edo period Pierced with two himotoshi. An inlaid mother of pearl medallion inscribed with the signature Yasuyuki 保之. H: 4 cm Weight: 21 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. Note: For a wood netsuke of a cock and a hen by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2019/11/07, lot 27. ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A SIGNED SHIBAYAMA INLAYS IVORY 'SHIMEJI MUSHROOM AND INSECTS' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Naturalistically carved as a shimeji mushroom with a ladybug, a roach and a beetle, notably. With signature, unidentified. L: 7,5 cm Weight: 34 grams Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and mother of pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*GYOKUSEKI 玉石: AN IVORY 'FIVE TURTLES' KATABORI NETSUKE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With a signature to the below reading Gyokuseki 玉石. H: 3,4 cm Weight: 22 grams ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A SIGNED IVORY KATABORI NETSUKE OF A GRAZING HORSE Japan, 19th century Pierced with two himotoshi. With a signature to the below, undetermined. H: 5,2 cm Weight: 36,7 grams ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KYOKO 京湖 - AN IVORY OKIMONO GROUP OF A STANDING PEASANT WITH A ROOSTER, A HEN AND A CHICK Japan, Meiji period Naturalistically and lively carved with a standing peasant holding a bamboo stick together with a rooster, a hen and a chick pecking next to his feet. Inlaid with a signed red lacquer square to the below reading Kyoko 京湖. H: 13,5 cm - w: 5,3 cm - depth: 5 cm Weight: 185,2 grams Note: For a related work by the same artist at public auction, though bigger, see Bonham's London, 2014/05/15,lot 324. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*MUNEHISA 宗久: AN IVORY OKIMONO GROUP OF TWO FIGHTING ONI Japan, Meiji period Signed in a red lacquer plaque to the below: 宗久. H: 6,2 cm Weight: 28,8 grams ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*MASAHIDE 正秀: A CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF SCARED MAN WITH A CAT AND A SNAKE Japan, Meiji period, 19th century H: 10,7 cm Weight: 344 grams Note: For an okimono of a wood cuter by the same artist, see Bonham's London, 2015/05/14, lot 263, sold for €4.360. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KOGYOKU 光玉 - A CARVED IVORY 'SAMOURAÏ' BOX AND COVER Japan, Meiji period, Late 19th century Richly adorned with a low-relief carved continuous scene depicting a samuraït riding a horse looking at fighting samuraïs, with pine trees and curvy clouds, the lid topped by a finial shaped as a seated man with a fan. A signature to the side reading Kogyoku 光玉. A mark shaped as a fan to the inner part of the lid. A mark shaped as a tower to the below. H: 18,5 cm - L: 9,6 cm - w: 8,2 cm Weight: 318 grams Note: For a related pair of carved ivory tusk by the same artist at public auction, see Christie's South Kensington, 2007/02/22, lot 2063. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*KOGYOKU 光玉 - A CARVED IVORY 'SAMOURAÏ' BOX AND COVER Japan, Meiji period, Late 19th century Richly adorned with a low-relief carved continuous scene depicting a samuraït riding a horse looking at fighting samuraïs, with pine trees and curvy clouds, the lid topped by a finial shaped as a seated man with a fan. A signature to the side reading Kogyoku 光玉. A mark shaped as a fan to the inner part of the lid. A mark shaped as a tower to the below. H: 18,5 cm - L: 9,6 cm - w: 8,2 cm Weight: 318 grams Note: For a related pair of carved ivory tusk by the same artist at public auction, see Christie's South Kensington, 2007/02/22, lot 2063. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*SHOMEI / MASAAKI 正明: A TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO GROUP OF FIGHTING TENGU Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period Carved with four folk legendary beasts and one bird, the former fighting against each other, one threatening to beat another up with a wooden stick. Engraved signature to the below: 正明 reading Shomei or Masaaki, an artist of the Tokyo School. H: 6,5 cm - w: 11,5 cm Weight: 210 grams Note: For an okimono of a fisherman and boy by the same artist, see Bonham's, 2013/05/16, lot 317. ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAYS FOUR-COMPARTMENT ROIRO LACQUER INRO Japan, Showa period With nice polychromed burgaute inlays, with its thread, its likely coral ojime and its netsuke. H: 9,2 cm Provenance: From a distinguished Irish Collector of Fine Netsuke & Sagemono. ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A GILT LACQUERED TORTOISE SHELL COMB, KUSHI Japan, Meiji period Adorned with a landscape and with flowers. L: 7,1 cm Weight: 4,9 grams ** Please note that this lot contains tortoise shell and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A NOH THEATER MASK OF DEIGAN 泥眼 Japan, Taisho to Showa period A wooden mask with gofun (white pigments made from the shells of oysters, clams, scallops, etc.) and painting. H: 21,4 cm - w: 13,9 cm Note: A mask expressing spite toward a man who has lost love for the deigan. The name deigan, or golden eyes, derives from the gold flakes (dei) that form the pigment used around the eyes. The gold pigment appears to sparkle like tears, representing the inner struggle of the character. ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*A NOH THEATER MASK OF AYAKASHI 怪士, THE GHOST OF A SAMURAI GENERAL Japan, Showa period Wood, gofun (white pigment made from the shells of oysters, clams, scallops, etc.), painting and brass (for the eyes). H: 21,7 cm - w: 16,3 cm Note: The mask is used for the ghost of a military commander died with a strong grudge. It is considered as a masterpiece because it describes both dignity and heart burnings together with its trim shape and beautiful colour, without a trace of blood in warfare or sweaty smell. ** Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
*JAPANESE SCHOOL, SIGNATURE OF YANAGI 柳之 Bird and chrysanthemum Ink and colours on silk mounted as a kakejiku Signed Yanagi 柳之 and bearing a red seal on the lower right Together with an old wooden box 83 x 31,5 cm ** Please note that this lot contains ivory and is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside of the EU. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.**
An early 20th Century Edwardian brooch of rectangular form having a frame of round cut diamonds and square cut sapphires with threaded seed pearls to the mount surrounding a central carved ivory panel depicting hunting hound and chickens (panel loose from the brooch). Tests to the yellow metal indicate gold. Measures 3.1cm wide. Weight 4.4g.
˜Ⓦ A RARE PERSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED GARNITURE OF A SWORD (SHAMSHIR) AND DAGGER (KARD)^ QAJAR^ LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY¦the shamshir with curved single-edged blade (patches of rust)^ silver hilt cross-guard chased with foliage and exotic beasts^ the tang encased in silver decorated en suite^ and a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to a lobated pommel (loose)^ in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with locket^ chape and two suspension bands all en suite with the hilt; the kard with tapering single-edged blade (small areas of light rust)^ chiselled with a slender rib along the back-edge and decorated with gold koftgari at the forte^ the tang encased with sheet silver^ and marine ivory grips retained by four pairs of rivets^ in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (chape missing) with large silver locket chiselled with foliage inhabited by exotic beasts¦the shamshir: 78.5 cm; 31 in blade; the kard: 28.0 cm; 11 in blade¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
˜Ⓦ A 100 BORE AIR CANE^ CIRCA 1860¦the barrel-section sleeved in brass^ with loading aperture and button trigger^ the top-section incorporating the reservoir^ black-painted body (losses^ action inoperative)^ and turned ivory top; together with three air pumps¦the first: 97.1 cm; 38 ¼ in¦(4)¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
˜Ⓦ A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOSEPH MANTON^ LONDON^ NO.6090 FOR 1813¦with heavy octagonal scratch rifled barrels fitted with silver fore-sights^ stamped with the barrelsmith~s initials ~WF~ for William Fullerd and numbered beneath^ case-hardened patent numbered breeches stamped with the platinum-lined maker~s stamp and inlaid with a platinum line^ platinum vents^ engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating standing back-sights and decorated with conventional foliage^ signed locks engraved with border ornament^ bouquets on the tails and sunbursts behind the pans^ fitted with bolt safety-catches^ rainproof pans^ rollers and detents^ patent steels numbered 5889 and 5890 (partly obscured)^ figured walnut half-stocks numbered ~689~ in ink beneath the breeches^ chequered butts^ engraved blued steel mounts including trigger-guards decorated with Britannia trophies-of-arms carrying the serial numbers on the bows and pineapple finials^ pear-shaped butt-caps^ blued moulded rear ramrod-pipes^ horn fore-end caps^ silver barrel bolt escutcheons^ silver escutcheons engraved with the owner~s crest^ a squirrel holding a shield^ and the initials ~HS~^ and horn-tipped wooden ramrods^ perhaps the original: in their original fitted mahogany case with ivory key escutcheon (small scratches^ dents^ one filled repair)^ the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and central escutcheon engraved with crest and initials en suite^ the interior lined in green baize^ with trade label (two small tears^ the lining with small areas of wear^ compartment lids repaired^ one missing its knob)^ and complete with accessories including Brittania metal three-way flask by Dixon and Sons^ Sheffield^ the front engraved with the initial ~H; within a garter^ bullet mould^ mallet^ and brass and wooden loading rods¦25.6 cm; 10 in barrels¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection¦¦Literature¦David H. L. Back^ Great British Gunmakers^ The Mantons^ 1782-1878^ Norwich 1993^ p. 104.¦William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back^ The Manton Supplement^ Tisbury 1978^ p. 239.¦Peter Scott-Edeson^ Dating the Firearms of Joseph Manton 1792-1825^ in^ The Canadian Society of Arms Collecting^ vol. 38^ no. 3^ August 2000^ p. 78.
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