MITSUHIRO: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF AN OKAME MASK INSIDE AN EARTHENWARE BOWL By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), signed Mitsuhiro 光廣 saku 作Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The mask of characteristic form carved in relief with full cheeks dwarfing the eyes, nose, and mouth in size, beside the incised and inked inscription [prosperity and long life] followed by a seal [virtue]. The exterior of the bowl (or underside of the netsuke) with a leaf-shaped decoration finely executed in ishime, with two symmetrical himotoshi, the central one below the signature MITSUHIRO saku (made) within a rectangular reserve.DIAMETER 3.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, natural age cracks, most likely already present during carving and intentionally obscured by the ink.Provenance: German private collection.The masterful use of sumi-e (ink), cleverly hiding two age cracks, is used here to simulate the leaf decorations seen on earthenware bowls from the Jizhou kilns during the Song dynasty (960-1279), is highly characteristic of this important artist. The design of this netsuke was recorded by Mitsuhiro in his notebook and later published in Mitsuhiro / Mikoshiba, Misao (transl.) (2001) Takarabukuro: A Netsuke Artist Notebook, p. 39, no. 30:“Earthenware Vessel and Ofuku. Carve the mask of Ofuku tilted slightly to one side. Inscribe the following on the earthenware vessel: “Prosperity and Long Life.” Carve a seal reading “Virtue” inside the vessel. A place for a cord-knot can be opened at the back of the mask.”Literature comparison:A related ivory netsuke by the same carver is in the collection of the British Museum (not illustrated, described as “Netsuke. Okame mask inside a dish. Made of ivory.”), museum number HG.544. A related ivory netsuke by Masahiro, dated to the mid-19th century, is illustrated in Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on The M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 48, no. 109.
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Large group lot of mainly aircraft kits by various makers, all appear complete, many still sealed in bags inside their boxes as follows: makers include Hasegawa x3, Fujimi x1, Monogram x2, Matchbox x1, Revell x1, Testors x1, Accurate Miniatures x1, Aeroclub x2, K&B Fokker E.V and a SMER Fokker D7. Total items in lot 14
French Dinky Toys diecast miniature and JRD diecast group to include a JRD Citroen 11 CV saloon finished in black, with base metal hubs, a French Dinky Toys Citroen 11B finished in black with yellow hubs, a Dinky Toys French 24X Ford Vedette, together with a CIBIE No. 25C Citroen 1200 K delivery van, all (VG)
Bury F C - a collection of 1950s matchday football programmes comprising 7 of season 1957-58 to include v S K Budowlani Opole (Poland) and v F C Macabi, Petah both floodlight friendlies; also 15 of season 1959-60, intact, unwritten, some staples with light surface rust, single vertical folds [total of 22 programmes] - Est £40 - £60
A COLLECTION OF NINE PAINTED EASTER EGGS AND A BOOK 'A DESCRIPTION OF A COLLECTION OF PAINTED EASTER EGGS' Russian, Moscow, 1899 / Russian, late 19th century Kulzhinskij, S.K.:Opisanie kollekcii narodnyh pisanok. Na osnove Na osnove sobraniya Lubenskogo muzeya - Kulzhinskij, S.K..: Description of the collection of folk Easter eggs, Moscow, 1899. Together with 9 Easter eggs, painted and set with glass beads. 6 cm high. AUSSTELLUNGSKATALOG MIT DER BESCHREIBUNG EINER SAMMLUNG VON BEMALTEN OSTEREIERN UND NEUN OSTEREIER Russland, Moskau, 1899 / Russland, Ende 19. Jh. Hühnereier, polychrom bemalt, Glasperlen. H. ca 6 cm (Eier), H. 35 cm (Buch). Ausstellungskatalog: S. K. Kulzhinskij: Beschreibung einer Sammlung von bemalten Ostereiern, 1. Auflage, Moskau 1899. Buch im altersgemäßen Zustand, Seiten gebräunt und stockfleckig.
A Japanese netsuke from Edo period circa 1820-1870. Signed Seimin on the base. In carved walrus tusk portraying a group of nine musician frogs playing some instruments, 24,1x39x48 mm. 38,01 gr. Similar pieces on Davey Neil K: "Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based in the M.T. Hindson Collection", Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns, 1974. Nº 812. Elephant ivory specimen previous to 7/1/1947, as stated by the regulations CE 338/97 of 12/9/1996, article 2w
An Edwardian five stone diamond 18ct gold ring, comprising graduated cushion cut diamonds, silver settings with milled borders, setting length approx 15mm, total diamond weight approx 0.35ct, split shoulders, size Q1/2, hallmarked 18ct, total gross weight approx 3gms Condition report: Good- all stones present and intact, minor wear and tear commensurate with age CONDITION:stones included I1-2centre stone drawing more colour K/Lband goodsettings intact, some wear open to one of the diamonds from table
An Edwardian and diamond set floral 18ct gold cluster, comprising two entwined daisy clusters, total diamond weight approx 0.50ct, platinum setting to 18ct gold shank, stamped 18ct, size O1/2, total gross weight approx 2.5gms, cased, along with a silver gilt crucifix set to the centre with a green paste stone, on a fancy link silver gilt chain, length approx 23'', casedCondition report: Good all stones present and intact, some slight tarnish and age related wear and tear CONDITION:SI-I1j/k
A sapphire and diamond 9ct white gold dress ring, comprising a cross over of alternate diamond and sapphire round cut stones, clawand illusion set, with a split cross over of polished white gold, size K, total gross weight approx 1.5gms Condition report: good- all stones present and intact, some plate wear to reverse, minor wear and tear
Peter Gertner (? circa 1495- after 1541 Nuremberg)The head of Saint John the Baptist oil on panel, a fragment19.2 x 44.8cm (7 9/16 x 17 5/8in).Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, Vienna, until 1908Private Collection, UKLiteratureK. Löcher, 'Peter Gertner - ein Nürnberger Meister als Hofmaler des Pfalzgrafen Ottheinrich in Neuberg an der Donau', in Neuburger Kollektaneenblatt, CXLI, Neuburg an der Donau, 1993, pp. 5, 44-7 and 54-5, fig. 29, ill.This image of John the Baptist's head is a fragment of a larger composition which was cut up at some point after 1908, the year in which it was first brought to scholarly attention in a private Viennese collection. The figure of Salome, whose gloved hands are visible holding the dish, was divorced from its original, biblical context by removing the present fragment and selling the bust-length portrait separately as a depiction of a princess from the House of Wittelsbach. This latter picture passed through the collection of Georg Schäfer in Schweinfurt (see: B. Bushart, Altdeutsche Bilder Der Sammlung Georg Schäfer Schweinfurt, Schweinfurt, 1985, figs. 10 and 11, p. 55) and was later sold at Koller, Zürich (22 September 2006, lot 3009).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Miscellaneous 9ct gold rings, including a wide wedding band size O, wedding band size M, initialed ring size K and a garnet ring size N, approx 9.3 gms. This lot includes a further four 9ct gold rings including a three stone white sapphire ring size N, pave set white sapphire ring (worn band) size O, single stone white sapphire ring size S and lastly a 9ct gold ring size O. (8)
18ct Yellow and White Gold Diamond and Blue Sapphire Set Dress Ring - From the 1960's. Marked 18ct to Interior of Shank, The Two Cornflower Blue Sapphires Est 1.00 cts Total. Flanked by Two Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds ( White ) Ring Size K - L. Weight 4.4 grams. Shank / Setting Excellent Condition.
A collection of 35 Canadian K/C cap badges, to include: The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, The Canadian Forestry Corps, The Canadian Engineers, The Canadian Province Corps, The Canadian Grenadier Guards, The Westminster Regiment, The West Nova Scotia Regiment, The Halifax Rifles, The Victoria Rifles, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, etc. (35)
A collection of 27 Canadian K/C cap badges, to include: The 49th Royal Edmonton Regiment, 3rd Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons, The Penitentiary Department, The Canadian Women's Army Corps, The British Columbia Dragoons, The 19th Lincoln Regiment, The 29th Waterloo Regiment, The 48th Highlanders of Canada, The Machine Gun Regiment, The 22nd Royal Canadian Regiment, and The Royal Regiment of Canada, etc. (27)
An 18ct white gold and diamond cluster ring, set with a princess-cut diamond of approximately 0.47 carats, approximate colour / clarity G/VS1, surrounded with small round brilliant-cut diamonds, set with diamonds to the shoulders, size K 1/2, 2.3 grams.Together with photocopy of WGI certificate.
A diamond and sapphire eternity ring, set with round-cut diamonds and square-cut sapphires, white metal mount unmarked, size L, together with a similar diamond and ruby eternity ring, set with round-cut diamonds and square-cut rubies, white metal mount unmarked, size K 1/2. Qty: 2Condition report: 6.4g combined; very faint marks to sides of rings showing that there may have been engraved decoration originally, worn away over decades., Rubies and sapphires with light abrasion to facets visible under a loupe, commensurate with age and wear. Overall good condition.
A 14ct white gold, diamond, and sapphire ring, set with a mixed oval-cut colour-change sapphire, of 12.25 carats, approximate colour greenish blue to blueish violet, within a border of round brilliant-cut diamonds of approximately 1.48 carats combined, the shank engraved 'Harr & Jacobs' with carat weights and '14'k', size M 1/2, 8.3 grams.
A 9ct yellow gold flattened figaro-link bracelet (clasp broken) together with a yellow metal heart-shaped link bracelet, indistinct marks to clasp (clasp a/f), a yellow metal and opal ring, size K 1/2, a yellow metal shaped ring, marked 585, size P, and a yellow metal naturalistic designed ring with leaf motif, indistinct mark, size N. (5)Condition report: heart bracelet, possible mark 14; two bracelets 14.4 grams combined; three rings, 8.4 grams.
A late 19th / early 20th century diamond tiara ring, the quatrefoil design set with two pear-cut and three old round-cut diamonds, the larger pear-cut approximately 6.8 x 5 mm, the shoulders inset with twelve small old-cut diamonds, the yellow metal shank marked 18ct, size J 1/2, 3.5 grams.Condition report: Larger pear cut, approximately H/I Si1, all diamonds with small nibbles to girdles. Smaller diamonds with some small inclusions visible under a loupe, two old round-cuts approximately J/K
A vintage three stone sapphire and diamond ring in an antique leather effect ring box. Set with three oval mixed cut sapphires in open back claw settings with a combined approximate weight of 0.93 carats encircled by eight round brilliant cut diamonds with a combined approximate weight of 0.08 carats. With tapering shoulders flowing though to a square shank. Stamped S&K for Slade & Kempton, London,1985. Ring size M 1/2.
Allectus AE AntoninianusLondinium, Struck 293-296 ADIMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG: Bust of Allectus, radiate, draped, right / [PAX AVG] Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand, SC in field, ML in exergue.Galerius Valerius AE FollisAlexandria, Struck 305 311 ADIMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate bust right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, K/A/P in fields, ALE in exergue, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae.Galerius FollisCyzicus, Struck 294-299 ADGAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES: Head of Galerius, laureate, right / GENIO AVGG ET - CAESARVM NN: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand, (3).First diameter 22 mmCondition: First and second good to fine, third near very fine with remnants of silvering
A quantity of banknotes to include a collection of German notgeld from the 1920s including 1921 Weissenfels, Efflingen, Sömmersa, Arten 'Goethe-Geld', 1923 Düren, Köln, Dusseldorf, Berlin, 1924 Dusseldorf, values ranging from 25 pfennig to 150 million marks. A quantity of other World War II notes, including World War II Japanese 'Invasion Money' for Malaya and Burma; British, French, Italian, Syrian World War II banknotes. An album containing British banknotes, including 6 x mauve ten shillings (B251), a Britannia ten shilling note (B271), other ten shilling notes (P. S. Beale & J. Q. Hollom), a £5 Blue Britannia note with H-Prefix, £1 notes (K. O. Peppiatt), etc., (qty).Condition: Most notes are circulated ranging from fair to very fine, some uncirculated.
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