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Lot 630
AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'LOTUS AND SCHOLAR'S ROCK' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY ZHOU LEYUANChina, 1890. Finely painted in pale watercolors and black ink to one side with lotus blossoms and leaves blowing in the wind below a short inscription and to the other with a scholar's rock, a vase with flowering prunus branches, a jardiniere, and a kettle.Inscriptions: To one side, 'Yinxiu shanfang Zhuren qingshang Gengyin shouxia Zhou Leyuan you' (Curiosity by the scholar of the Yinxiu Shanfang Studio). In the summer of Gengyin year [corresponding to 1890]. Zhou Leyuan). One large seal.Provenance: From an old English private collection, acquired in China during the early 20th century and thence by descent to the last owner.Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and some manufacturing imperfections to the glass.Stopper: Mottled green and brown jade.Weight: 30.7 gDimensions: Height including stopper 60 mm. Diameter neck 15 mmThe flattened, rounded and rectangular body supported on an oval spreading foot and rising to a cylindrical neck.Zhou Leyuan is the founder of the popular Beijing school of painting. His career spanned the period 1881 to 1893. Every single artist of the first phase of the school owed a considerable debt to Zhou, and most began their careers by copying his style and signing his name. Some even devoted most of their careers to producing copies of his work. Hugh Moss has described Zhou Leyuan as “the single most important artist in the entire field of inside-painted snuff bottles”.Expert's note: There is always evidence of Zhou's compositional brilliance in his mature works, exemplified here, where the lotus blowing in the wind is perfectly balanced with both the inscription, in Zhou's fluent and elegant calligraphy, and the large seal. The placing of the lines of calligraphy forms a vertical counterpoint, together with the seal, to counteract the void left by the dispersed lotus. In Chinese painting, which, in its mature phase from the Song/Yuan period onwards, incorporates what became known as the 'Three Perfections' (poetry, calligraphy and painting) in a single artistic expression, the seals act both as lexical content and as calligraphy and, as such extend the function of the calligraphy itself, but apart from that they also allow an additional formal element, their bright vermilion acting as a counterpoint to the black of the calligraphy and the blank space of the surface to which they are added. In this case, to extend the vertical element of the calligraphy, it was necessary to use a larger seal on the lower left side. These rare larger seals are mostly confined to Zhou's middle period. Later, particularly after 1890 and until he ceased to paint in 1893, his compositions became more complex, often filling the available space to a greater extent, reducing the need for larger seals to balance sparser compositions. A similarly sophisticated compositional elegance is exhibited on the other side, where we find Zhou's favorite subject of auspicious and scholarly objects, neatly arranged, but without any calligraphy or inscription whatsoever.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 25 May 2011, lot 109 Price: HKD 84,000 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An inside-painted glass 'auspicious objects' snuff bottle, Zhou Leyuan, dated 1888Expert remark: Compare the similarly painted scholar's rock and vase with prunus branches.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 11 Price: HKD 312,500 or approx. EUR 48,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An inside-painted glass 'crane and landscape' snuff bottle, Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892Expert remark: Compare the similarly sophisticated interplay between the bamboo growths, the rock, the moon, the calligraphy and the large seal on the backside of this bottle with the front side of the present lot.周樂元内畫鼻烟壺中國，1890年。腹部兩面繪製，淺色水墨設色精心繪製，一面是荷塘，另一面繪以博古圖為主題，可見花瓶、盆景及香爐等物，其瓶中插梅，寓意清雅高潔。 款識：飲秀山房主人清賞，庚寅首夏周樂元作 來源：英國私人老收藏，二十世紀初購於中國，在同一家族保存至最後一任主人。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損和玻璃的一些製造缺陷。 壺蓋：玉 重量：30.7克 尺寸：含蓋總高60毫米，頸部直徑15毫米 鼻烟壺扁瓶式，平口，口微敞，溜肩，直壁，橢圓型圈足。由於字數限制，完整拍品中文翻譯請至www.zacke.at查看。
Lot 2501
Late Victorian silver spirit kettle on stand, the teapot of oval part fluted form with ebonised finial and part ebonised carry handle, upon a silver stand of oval form upon four curved and stylised pad feet, with removable silver burner, hallmarked James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield 1900, approximate gross weight 22.36 ozt (695.4 grams)Condition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches and nicks.Stand unsteady on feet.Hallmarks clear and legible.
Lot 295
W & T Avery Ltd, Birmingham pair of early C20th cast iron kitchen scales with brass pans and four weights, cast bronze dish with foundry mark to base, impressed number, D16cm, C20th copper and brass kettle with strap work riveted handle lid having acorn finial, early C20th copper and brass bugle, other metal decorative items
Lot 173
Two 'Isotek' 24ct gold power connector cables. With an assortment of power and speaker cables.There are no condition issues. Cables include a pair of QED speaker cables, a pair of Kimber Kable kettle leads, XLO Pro speaker cables, DNM Reson single solid core cables, among others that appear to be unbranded.
Lot 77
A RADIO-CONTROLLED SCALE MODEL OF THE STEAM LAUNCH 'BAT', ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,Built by K.N. Townsend of Cumbria in 1985, to a scale of 1:8, serial number 0II, a small brass plaque to the stern reads Model No. OII 1987.Hull of timber, plank on frame, painted white to the waterline and red below with a dark green boot top, a varnished top strake with a gold leaf caveta. Fitted with a three blade brass propeller. Laid timber decks with notched king plank and wide mahogany covering boards.Engine: Specially developed twin cylinder double acting, with 3/8-inch stroke and four columns, the balanced web crank shaft with split big end bearings, five bearings, the outer two being miniature ball races. Copper vertical boiler, with mahogany cladding, incorporating a heat sink and low-profile gas burner, from special propane tank. Fitted with level glass, safety valve, pressure gauge, steam whistle and Windermere kettle. With a modernised type of low profile boiler handforce feed pump.Forward cockpit, lined with beaded panelling and fitted with slatted mahogany bench seats, central engine space, with removable laid decks for access to gas cylinder, engine and radio control gear for engine, steering and whistle. The cockpit fitted with slatted mahogany bench seats. There is a removable green surrey top on brass poles.Inventory includes radio control transmitter and charger, timber toolbox and leather folder containing documentation. Mounted on brass crutches on a slate base. 14in (35.5cm) tall on basethe model 40in (102cm) long Footnotes:A fine example of one of the finest model makers of the 20th century. Care of construction and painstaking attention to detail are evident throughout. The first example of this model was commissioned for the Windermere Steamboat Museum collection.The steam launch Bat was built by Brockbank of Windermere to the design of her owner, Alfred Sladen in 1891. In 1904 she was used by Isaac Story and Jack Kitchen to conduct experiments in early radio control on the Lake, where she was steamed around the northern end with only a stoker on board. It is believed the first example of a vessel being controlled by radio. Found derelict at Bowness in 1966, she was rebuilt and now can be found in the Windermere Jetty, Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 573
Three piece silver tea set consisting of a teapot with ebonised handle, and a kettle on stand (with burner) bearing marks for D & J Welby Ltd, London, 1913, teapot measures 13cm high, 814g approx overall, kettle 18cm high, 998g approx overall, stand and burner 9.5cm high approx overall, 540g approx overall, overall weight for all items is 2352g approx (3)Overall tarnish, in need of a clean. Signs of overall wear, marks and scratches. All parts bear hallmarks including stand and burner and keys/pegs. Some hallmarks slightly rubbed.
Lot 145
A Victorian copper kettle, unusually with original stand, circa 1850Of oval form, the lid with urn finial, the lid, kettle body and stand all engraved with the letter ‘R’ over ‘No.4’, height 21cm; together with a copper, brass and fruitwood chocolate pot, 27cm high, (2)Chocolate pot lid hinge appears to have been soldered. Dents to chocolate pot and teapotPlease note this is only a brief overview report, for a full condition report please send a request via the-saleroom.com
Lot 274
A gold charm bracelet,a hexagonal bead link charm bracelet, to a heart shaped padlock clasp and safety chain, both Birmingham 1962, suspending fifteen charms, to include a 9ct gold articulated enamel matchbox with matches, an articulated gold phone box, a 9ct gold tankard charm, a 9ct gold guitar charm, all hallmarked or tested as approximately 9ct gold, and one base metal teapot charm, 55.67gCondition ReportMatchbox charm enamel worn alongside edges of box. Holds two whole matches and three sticks without match heads.Holy bible charm holding paper 'LORDS PRAYER' sheets, some torn into smaller pieces, text still legible to sheets and fragments.Kettle and tankard charm showing minor dents.Tarnish to surfaces.Marks/scratches and dents to surfaces.
Lot 27
A silver Tea Kettle and Stand, Glasgow 1926, the twelve sided kettle with an arched handle and four scroll legs raised on a separate warming stand, 30cms (12") high; together with a matching three piece silver Tea and Coffee Service, comprising coffee pot, teapot and sugar bowl, Sheffield 1933/1934, 3297g altogether. (4)
Lot 281
Edwardian silver miniature tea set, comprising teapot of half fluted form, sugar, cream jug and spirit kettle on stand, together with a matching two handle pierced gallery tray (Birmingham 1905 and Chester 1907) Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd. Tray 10.3cm across handles.
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