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Click here to subscribeA collection of weighable jewellery to include a two 18ct gold mounted stone set rings, total gross weight approx 2.9gms along with a 9ct gold jewellery to include a Wedgwood ring, 9ct gold smoky quartz pendant, agate pendant, single pearl set earring, cameo pendant brooch, gas lamp charm, stone set eternity ring, two lockets, all thinning wear and tear, combined total gross weight approx 28.8gms
A GROUP OF FIVE TIBETAN RITUAL IMPLEMENTS, 19TH CENTURYTibet. Comprising a small copper kapala, with a silver repousse cover topped by a vajra finial and a gilt-copper stand of triangular form with a head at every corner; a bronze butter lamp with a circular basin and a wick-fitting decorated with Amitayus; a gilt and silvered bronze openwork belt hook with a recumbent deer amid scrolling foliage; a turquoise-inlaid silver spoon; and a bronze spoon.Condition: Overall good condition with wear, manufacturing flaws, traces of use, minor tarnishing, small dents, minimal losses.Provenance: From a private collection in Austria.Weight: 484 g (total)Dimensions: Height 9.9 cm (the kapala) and 24.3 cm (the butter lamp), Length 13.6 cm (the silver spoon), 9.6 cm (the bronze spoon), and 14.1 cm (belt hook)
A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE AND COVER, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of ovoid form, rising from a recessed foot to a short unglazed rim, the exterior is finely decorated in bright polychrome enamels with figurative scenes of court ladies, attendants, or immortals, all within lobed medallions interspersed with lotus scroll and framed by decorative borders below the rim and above the foot. The cover is similarly decorated and has a metal finial of later date. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, shallow surface scratches and a drilled hole to the underside from the former usage as a lamp. Provenance: French private collection. Weight: 5245 g Dimensions: Height 46 cm
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' VASE, QINGChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The baluster body decorated in underglaze blue with birds and insects, amid craggy rockwork, lotus, and other flowers, all below a lotus petal band at the shoulder and above a band of stiff leaves above the foot. Mounted as a lamp with a brass finial (meanwhile removed).Condition: Several restored breakages.With some wear, surface scratches and minor firing flaws, still presenting well. Provenance: French private collection.Weight: 3248 g Dimensions: Height 33 cm
A BRONZE OIL LAMP DEPICTING GAJALAKSHMI WITH ELEPHANTS, SOUTH INDIA, KERALA, 15TH-17TH CENTURYFinely cast, the deep circular oil basin with a triangular outcropping, encircled by beaded decoration, supporting an arched backplate depicting a seated Lakshmi flanked by trumpeting elephants, below a central kirtimukha. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown patina with cuprite and malachite encrustations.Provenance: The Connemara Hotel Gallery, Madras, India, c. 1985. Collection Particuliere Française, acquired from the above. The Connemara Hotel is the Grande Dame of the Madras hospitality scene. Named after Lord Connemara, Governor of Madras from 1886 - 1890, the hotel as it stands today is an Art Deco building completed in 1937. After India gained its independence from the British, the hotel management refurbished the premises, with the important Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa responsible for the interior design.Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor casting irregularities, small nicks, minor dents, light scratches, minuscule losses, encrustations.Weight: 457.9 g Dimensions: Height 13.1 cmThe iconography of Lakshmi being bathed by elephants is derived from the story of the sea of milk being churned by the gods (devas) and demons (rakshas) to discover all its gifts. In addition to potions of immortality, the churning also produced other heavenly gifts, including a wish-granting horse and the Apsara damsels. Lakshmi also appeared, causing singing and dancing among the celestial beings and elephants to sprinkle her with holy water, thus giving her the second name Gajalakshmi.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related oil lamp stand with a depiction of Rama, Lakshmana, and Hanuman, 32.5 cm high, dated 16th-17th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1824,0414.7.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 20 September 2006, lot 75 Price: USD 7,200 or approx. EUR 9,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze oil lamp, Travancore, circa 15th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject. Note the size (30 cm).
A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS EWER, SELJUK STYLEIran, 19th century. Finely cast and engraved, supported on a tall, flaring foot with the round body tapering to a narrow neck surmounted by a lamp-shaped spout. The body finely decorated in silver inlays with deer on a scrolling foliate ground encompassed by a copper-inlaid border, the shoulder decorated with an inscription in Arabic script. The curving handle cast with a stylized bird and lion.Condition: Very good condition with wear, casting flaws, rubbing, minor scratches, and small nicks.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 775 gDimensions: Height 24.7 cmLiterature comparison:Compare two related inlaid brass ewers in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 33.96 and 54.64.
TSUCHIYA KOITSU: SNOW ON THE UKIMIDO AT KATADABy Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), signed Koitsu with seal ShinJapan, dated 1934Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Koitsu with seal Shin; publisher Watanabe. Titled Yuki no Katada Ukimido (Snow on the Ukimido at Katada).A beautiful winter waterfront with light snow falling, a snowy embankment in the foreground, and a stilted pavilion in the background with a single lamp post, faintly lit. A snow-covered pine branch in the left register blocks the view of the pavilion's walkway. Inscriptions: Along the left-hand margin, Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright ownership Watanabe Shozaburo].SIZE of the sheet 39 x 26.6 cmCondition: Good impression and great colors slightly faded, minor creasing to the margins. Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a renowned landscape artist and a student of the famous Meiji-era print designer Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915). He gained prominence as a designer of shin hanga (New Prints) for major woodblock print publishers from the early 1930s to 1940. Tsuchiya Koitsu's prints were known for their dramatic use of light and interesting color effects, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika. While some critics praised his work, noting its quality on par with famous shin hanga landscape artists like Kawase Hasui, Kasamatsu Shiro, and Yoshida Hiroshi, others criticized his heavy-handed design and unconventional color sensibility.Auction comparison:Compare a related print by Tsuchiya Koitsu titled Suijin Shrine on the Sumida River, at Sotheby's, Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II, 10 May 2023, London, lot 107 (sold for GBP 2,413).
A QING DYNASTY CHRYSOPRASE LIDDED VASE AS LAMP BASEChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The vase of flattened baluster form decorated with flowering branches, a young boy, and birds, the cover with a reticulated metal mount, standing on a wood base which is attached to a bronze lamp mount.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, which may have developed into thin hairlines. Provenance: From the private collection of Michael B. Weisbrod, New York, USA. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.Weight: 3,720 gDimensions: Height 59 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A FRENCH GILT BRONZE JAPONISME FLOOR STANDING OIL LAMPIN THE MANNER OF ÉDOUARD LIÈVRE, LATE 19TH CENTURYthe reservoir with pierced scrolling and foliate decoration on a telescopic stem with a spinning top knop with a band of lappets, above a sphere applied with winged dragon masks, three swing handles and tripod base joined by a pierced dome stretcher, with fretwork brackets and chinoiserie cartouche shaped feet with a seated Immortal, fitted for electricity172cm high (max)Catalogue NoteEdouard Lievre (France, 1828-1886) was a French artist, designer and cabinet maker who made extensive use of oriental, especially Japanese, ornamentation. The attribution of this lamp to Lievre is based upon the use of mythological animals, foliage and scrolling mounts which are seen as typical of his work and that are found on other items with a known attribution, including a pair of vases sold through Bonhams New Bond Street, 4th December 2008, lot 152 and the Persian Vase cast by Barbedienne and exhibited at the Paris 1878 Universal Exhibition.
The Beatles Sgt Pepper CD Box Set & Lava Lamp. Contains: CDs x 6 - remastered studio, album, out takes and promotional films - reproduction posters and cutouts. Housed in a presentation box with holographic print slipcase. Beatles Sgt Pepper branded Lava Lamp boxed. Lamp has not been tested. Overall condition: Very Good Plus to Excellent/Near Mint. (2)
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