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Lot 627
TWO GENERAL SERVICE MEDALS 1918-62 TO TWO BROTHERS comprising a General Service Medal 1918-62 to Private J.M. Hailes, Somerset Light Infantry, Elizabeth II, with single clasp Malaya (22819390 PTE. J.M. HAILES. SOM.L.I.), officially impressed, unmounted; and a General Service Medal 1918-62 to Private M. Hailes, Somerset Light Infantry, Elizabeth II, with single clasp Malaya (22664764 PTE. M. HAILES. SOM.L.I.), officially impressed, unmounted.
Lot 638
A SECOND WORLD WAR JAPANESE SHIN GUNTO OFFICER'S KATANA the 67.5cm typically curved blade with engraved dragon decoration, the hilt with a brass tsuba and ray-skin grip, in its painted metal scabbard, overall 99.5cm long. Condition LOTCONDITION 638Please note extra images as requested. Blade with a few nibbles to the cutting edge; some light surface pitting, notably towards tip of blade.scabbard has a few light dents but retains it shape. We do not have any in house postage options or the capacity to pack things ready for a courier to collect we are afraid, Please contact one of our recommended couriers as shown on the auction page. mailto:conditionreports@gth.net Kind regards Greenslade Taylor Hunt
Lot 651
POSTCARDS - TOPOGRAPHICAL & OTHER Approximately 376 cards, comprising real photographic views of the R.F.A. Camp, Okehampton (by Saunders, Winkleigh); and Outside Burton's Old Curiosity Shop, Falmouth (Osborne Series, Falmouth); with printed views of Rack Close, Andover; a hold-to-light Trafalgar Square; Leicester Electric Tramway Siege, 1903; High Street, Barnstaple; Laura Place and Pulteney Street, Bath; Mikado artist-drawn by Raphael Kirchner; Brompton Road, Harrold [sic] Stores, London; Bath Boating Station; Fore Street from Cornhill, Bridgwater; Departure Platforms, Paddington Station; W.G. Grace (Wrench Series 2931); Congregational Church, Heavitree [Exeter]; and others, (album).
Lot 652
POSTCARDS - TOPOGRAPHICAL & OTHER Seventeen cards, comprising real photographic views of Jubilee Street, Rowbarton [Taunton] (by Brice, Taunton); Fore Street, Redruth; and a lady with a bicycle (by Matthews, Bridgwater); with printed views of Market Street, Crewkerne; Church Road, Bracknell; a hold-to-light Queen's College, Taunton; and others, (loose).
Lot 1133
A set of eight leather and chrome dining armchairs by Barker & Stonehouse, together with a modern oak veneered extending dining table, 260cm by 95cm by 78cmCondition report: The chairs are in good order, leather-free from any holes and tears, some slight marks, but would probably clean, chrome in good order, with only very light wear and scratches, oak dining table, some wear, minor scratches, and edge chips,
Lot 109
A Wedgwood Fairyland Ordinary Lustre octagonal bowl, pattern Z4831, gilt Portland mark, 9.5cm diameter (hairline crack). A Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre octagonal bowl, pattern Z4829, gilt Portland mark, 7cm diameter and a Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre bowl, pattern Z4289, gilt Portland mark, 7cm diameter (3)Condition report: Z4831 - crack to rim. Z4829 - very light wear to the gilding. Z4829 - worn gilt rim, and worn exterior gilding.
Lot 235
Two Papier Mache Cheroot-Cases, each oblong and with rounded corners, one painted with figures in a rural landscape, the other painted with figures in an interior, with leather fittings, 14.3cm wide and slightly smaller (2)Condition report: Both with surface craquelure, light wear and tiny edge chips
Lot 245
A Victorian Tortoiseshell Card-Case, oblong, the front with a reverse painted glass view of Crystal Palace, the hinged cover with ivory border, 10.4cm wideCondition report: The base section with two long cracks, near the hinge, clasp functioning, minor loss to the ivory slip, some slight lifting and cracking to the decorated panel, light surface scratches throughout
Lot 248
Two Similar Papier Mache Card-Cases, each oblong, with white and pale blue decoration centring a painted landscape on the front, the back painted with figures in landscapes on a white ground and within gilt painted decoration, 11cm wide (2)Condition report: Both with repairs near the hinges, clasps functioning, both with surface craquelure and light cracks
Lot 252
A Gilt-Metal Mounted and 'Gem'-Set Cut-Glass Scent-Bottle, the cut-glass bottle tapering, with the gilt metal mounts set with garnets and garnet topped doublets, 10.2cm highCondition report: All stones present with light surface wear. Original inner stopper present but with small chips. Bottle with minute edge chip, mainly to the shoulder ribs. Free from any larger chips and cracks.
Lot 262
A Pair of French Silver-Gilt Mounted Glass Scent-Bottles, each with engine-turned cover, in fitted gilt-metal mounted leather covered box, applied with masks and strapwork panels, the box 12cm highCondition report: Bottles with very minute edge chips to the glass and stoppers. The hinges are good. Metal covers with tiny dents. The outer case clasp and hinge functioning with some slight play in the hinge. Some light to moderate wear and scratches mainly on the leather to the edges. Lining with fading and slight wear only.
Lot 267
A Silver Plate-Mounted Cased-Glass Scent-Bottle, tapering the ruby glass body cased in white and gilt and painted with flowers and scrolls, with foliage stamped hinged cover, 11cm highCondition report: Hinge functioning with original stopper, minor dents to the metal top, glass-free from chips and cracks, but with some light gilding wear
Lot 268
A Gilt-Metal Mounted Banded Agate Scent-Bottle, the bottle with faceted corners and with openwork foliage scroll mounts, applied with various stones, the hinged cover with cast knight finial, 9cm highCondition report: All stones present with some colour variations throughout. There is some very slight surface wear and scratches to stones. The agate body free from any notable chips and free from cracks. Cover hinge functions and with some play. With original stopper - some light chips.
Lot 271
A silver filagree carriage; a compact in the form of a pocket-watch and a purse with blue and flower decorated cover (3)Condition report: Filigree carriage - free from breaks with some slight bending to the metal in places. Compact - clasp and hinge functioning correctly. Mirror intact. All stones present and wear to the gilding. Purse with light wear and scratches to the enamel. Clasp functioning. Some wear to the leather.
Lot 277
A Victorian Papier Mache Cake-Plate, shaped circular and with overhead swing brass handle, the centre set with a reverse painted glass view of St Pauls Cathedral, with painted border, 25.8cm diameterCondition report: The view of St Pauls is a reverse painting on glass and has some areas of flaking the lacquers have surface craquelure to the front and back, some small edge chips to the rim, a section of small loss to the border around 12 0'clock, light wear to the transfers on the border
Lot 307
A collection of Royal Worcester blush ware including a tusk shaped ewer, pedestal bowl of ovoid form, tyg, two miniature tankards and an Aesthetic movement trio moulded with flowers, puce mark circa. 1888 (one tray)Condition report: Small pin dish with a tiny rim chip and associated hair crack. Tyg with a crack across the base. One tankard with a hair crack to the rim next to the upper handle terminal. Miniature loving cup with a hair crack. Light gilt wear throughout.
Lot 308
Beswick Wall Plaques including, Pheasant model No. 661, set of Blue Tits model No. 705, 706 and 707, Kingfisher model No. 729, another smaller, a Green Woodpecker model No. 1344 and Swallow model No. 757 (a.f) (8)Condition report: Small Hummingbird with slight loss to tip of beak. Light glaze crazing throughout. Green Woodpecker with restoration to beak.
Lot 383
Royal Doulton Royal Gold part dinner service comprising: oval platter, pair of tureens, sauceboat and stand, six soup bowls, six fruit bowls, five dessert bowls, twelve dinner, dessert and side plates (second quality)Condition report: One soup bowl with notable gilding flake to the rim; some light glaze wear and scratching to the dinner plates
Lot 394
A pair of gilt mounted porcelain urns; a Davenport bottle vase; a Royal Doulton two-handled vase; a Cantonese brushCondition report: Urns lacking covers, porcelain with light surface scratches only, the Davenport bottle vase, free from chips and cracks, Royal Doulton vase, with crazing and some small scratches, Cantonese vase crazed, and a factory tear to the rim
Lot 401
A Royal Worcester side plate by William Ricketts, circa. 1919, painted with pears and grapes, signed, together with a Royal Worcester blush ground twin handled pedestal vase painted with wildflowers, 33.5cm and similar scroll handled ewer, 23.25cm (3)Condition report: Side plate with two minor scratches to the enamel and some light gilt wear, the vase and the ewer both free from chips, cracks and repair, minor gilt wear
Lot 2
THE CHESS SET OF THE GODS,by Stuart Mark Feldrman for Franklin Mint Ltd, with cardsCondition report: Board 53.8cm x 53.8cm, 8.8cm tall. One corner has a chip to the wood and has been previously glued. Buildup of dust and grime. Very light general surface wear in keeping with age and use. No discernible damages to the pieces, besides some light surface wear. Set was manufactured in 1988. Additional images available.
Lot 352
LIBERTY SILK AND LACE HANDKERCHIEF,in box, along with two Minton Classical Cameo dishes, a Minton circular dish in box, and a vintage Coats sewing chest with contentsCondition report: Liberty handkerchief still in original packaging and pinned in, doesn't appear used. The ceramics are in good condition, with some light surface wear in keeping with age. Coats box has some wear to the corners and surface wear particularly to the top, but in otherwise good condition. Contains thread, needles, pins, hemming tape, measuring tape, tapestry needles and other haberdashery items. Additional images available.
Lot 601
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF RAMA, VIJAYANAGAR PERIODSouthern India, 16th-17th century. Heavily cast, standing in tribhanga, wearing a diaphanous dhoti and richly adorned with sacred thread and beaded, floral, and pendent jewelry, his quiver hanging from his right shoulder. The powerful face with large almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and full lips, surmounted by a conical headdress, and backed by a shirashchakra.Provenance: UK trade, by repute acquired from an English private collection. Condition: The figure is in fine condition with some old wear, the bow and arrow lost, small nicks, dents and losses, light scratches, the foot rim smoothened. Fine, naturally grown patina.Weight: 4,660 g (the figure) and 231.5 g (the base)Dimensions: Height 29 cm (excl. base) and 31.8 cm (incl. base)With a cast-bronze octagonal footed base incised with a central lotus flower encircled by a band of petals, most likely dating from the same period or slightly later. (2)Literature comparison: Compare a related bronze figure of Rama, 22.3 cm high, dated to the 14th century, in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, accession number EA2013.98.a.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related figure of Rama, 24.1 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Sotheby's New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 22 March 2018, lot 1019, sold for USD 13,750.
Lot 395
A SILVERED AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARAWestern Tibet, 14th-15th century. Finely cast with a sash around his torso and adorned with beaded jewelry, the necklace and an earring inlaid with turquoise glass paste. The serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below gently arched eyebrows centered by a gilt urna, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair in fine rows surmounted by a crown centered by a small image of Buddha Amitabha.Provenance: Property of the Museum fuer Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. The private museum was founded by Peter Hardt, a notable German expert, collector and dealer for Asian art. During his long career, which spanned more than 35 years, Hardt built a substantial collection that is now housed in the museum.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear and losses. Small nicks, light scratches, some dents and cracks. Parts of the crown are bent. The figure was once parcel-gilt, with only minute traces of the gilding remaining in some recesses. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina. Remnants of ancient pigment.Weight: 507.7 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Height 16.5 cm (excl. stand) and 19.5 cm (incl. stand)Mounted on a modern metal stand. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related but considerably larger (34 cm high) Western Tibetan bronze bust of a bodhisattva, also dated 14th-15th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 21 September 2007, lot 119, sold for USD 8,750.鍍銀鎏金銅觀音半身像 西藏，十四至十五世紀。半身像飾有瓔珞首飾、項鍊和鑲嵌有綠松石色玻璃的耳環。面容平靜，杏仁狀的大眼，微微拱起的眉毛，以鍍金白毫為中心，兩側是細長的耳垂。頭髮高束，頭戴上方是王冠，中間有一尊阿彌陀佛的小像。 來源：德國Radevormwald 亞洲藝術博物館藏品。這個私人博物館由Peter Hardt建立。Peter Hardt是一位德國知名亞洲藝術專家、收藏家及經銷商。在他長達三十五年多的漫長職業生涯中，Hardt建立了大型收藏，現在都在博物館中。 品相：品相良好，與年代相符。廣泛的磨損和缺損。小劃痕、一些凹痕和裂縫。王冠部分彎曲。銅像曾經鍍金，在一些凹處只剩下鍍金的微小痕跡。自然生長的深色包漿。古代顏料的殘餘。 重量：507.7 g (不含底座) 尺寸：高16.5 厘米 (不含底座) 與19.5 厘米 (含底座) 現代金屬底座。 (2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但更大 (高34 厘米)的西藏菩薩半身像，同樣為十四至十五世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2007年9月21日 lot 119, 售價USD 8,750。
Lot 361
A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WEIGHTS, EASTERN ZHOU TO WESTERN HANChina, 770 BC to 8 AD. Each finely cast as a mythical beast with muscular limbs, distinctly ribbed chest, funnel-shaped ears, prominent snout, and neatly incised mane and beard, one with an elegantly curved horn, the other with the mouth agape. (2)Provenance: Belgian market, by repute acquired from a local estate.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Wear, casting flaws, rubbing to gilt, small nicks and dents, light scratches. Superb naturally grown patina, with a distinctive unctuous feel overall, resulting from centuries of extensive handling.Weight: 233 g and 229 gDimensions: Height 4.7 cm, Length 5.8 cm (each)Weights crafted from precious materials such as bronze and jade, and often gilded or inlaid with gold, silver, or gemstones, represent the pinnacle of craftsmanship during the Eastern Zhou and Western Han dynasties. Conceived as functional objects to hold down domestic furnishings, weights were produced in sets and were also interred for use in the afterlife.Literature comparison: Compare a gilt bronze weight in the form of three chilong, also dated Eastern Zhou to Western Han, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 1991.127.10. Compare a gilt bronze weight in the form of a ram, dated to the Han dynasty, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 1991.127.9. Compare a weight in the shape of a bixie, dated to the Han dynasty, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2019.217. 東周至西漢一對銅鎏金神獸鎮紙 中國，西元前770 至西元8 年。神獸屈足伏臥式，軀體豐滿壯碩，肌理分明。背脊略有起伏，耳朵呈漏斗狀，鼻子突出，鬃毛和鬍鬚整齊，角倒鉤拊於後顱。另一隻張著嘴。鎏金燦然，包漿古雅溫潤。來源：比利時古玩市場，據說來自於當地家族收藏。 品相: 品相極佳，與年代相稱。磨損、製造瑕疵、鎏金部分有磨擦痕跡，一些小刻痕、小凹痕，以及輕微的劃痕。重量：233克和229克 尺寸：高4.7厘米，寬各5.8厘米
Lot 363
A BRONZE 'ARCHAISTIC' SQUARE VESSEL, WANLI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1573-1619. The body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a long neck applied with two tubular handles reminiscent of arrow vases (touhu) and flaring toward the galleried rim. The body is cast to each side in low relief with a taotie mask against a key-fret ground, divided by flanges to the corners. The base cast with four-character mark Wanli nianzhi within a countersunk square reserve and of the period.Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a very knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.Condition: Good condition with old wear and minor casting flaws, including minor losses. Few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, small dents. Fine, naturally grown, golden-brown patina.Weight: 2,724 gDimensions: Height 29.5 cmThe neck similarly cast in high relief with taotie and flanges above pendent stiff leaves with taotie masks against a key-fret ground, above bands of spiral bosses in high relief. The foot with stylized taotie masks formed by scrolling designs.With a later Japanese bronze lining for floral arrangements and with a Japanese wood storage box. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related fang gu vase, dated 15th-16th century, of related form and with similar designs, also with Japanese bronze lining and Japanese wood storage box, at Christie's Hong Kong in Leisurely Delights on 29 May 2019, lot 2952, sold for HKD 112,500.萬曆款及年代青銅仿古方觚中國，1573-1619年。近似於方柱形，口、足外撇，頸部兩側圓柱形雙耳，如投壺一般；中部呈方形，四面雷紋地飾獸面紋。底座可見“萬歷年製”四字。 來源：Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore 中國收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家，他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後，他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品，在之後幾十年裡，他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和輕微鑄造瑕疵，輕微缺損。 少量細小的刻痕、劃痕和小凹痕。自然生長且細膩的金棕色包漿。 重量：2,724 克 尺寸：高 29.5 厘米 日本青銅襯墊，雕花木盒 (2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件十五至十六世紀相似形狀和紋飾的方觚，也有一個相似的日本銅墊和木盒，見香港佳士得Leisurely Delights 2019年5月 29日 lot 2952, 售價HKD 112,500。
Lot 367
A HU WENMING PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD CENSER, MING DYNASTYChina, 17th century. The cast copper vessel is of cylindrical form, supported on three beast-headed feet, with an incurved flat rim. The exterior is neatly decorated with chased and incised cranes in various postures amid swirling clouds, all in gilt relief against a punched scroll ground, between narrow bands of diapered design. The base with a signature reading Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi ('Made by Hu Wenming of Yunjian').Provenance: Collection of Ake Virgin, thence by descent. A copy of a handwritten note by Ake Virgin, analyzing the signature on the present censer and comparing it to another by Hu Wenming, accompanies this lot. Ake Virgin (1891-1978) was a Swedish civil engineer who took a keen interest in Chinese art, especially early bronzes, building a fine collection between the 1940s and 1970s. He was an active member of the Friends of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Ake Virgin had numerous discussions with and took advice from notable Swedish academics such as Professor Bernhard Karlgren and Orvar Karlbeck.Condition: Very good condition with old wear and minor casting irregularities, small nicks, light dents and scratches. Remnants of old varnish.Weight: 554.7 gDimensions: Diameter 10.1 cm, Height 9.4 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related but slightly larger (diameter 13.3 cm) censer by Hu Wenming at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Water, Pine And Stone Retreat Collection: Later Bronzes on 07 April 2014, lot 246, sold for HKD 375,000; and another of near-identical size (diameter 10.2 cm) and with the same mark, in the same auction, lot 236, sold for HKD 350,000. 明代胡文明款銅鎏金三足爐 中國，十七世紀。銅爐圓柱形，三獸首足。爐壁中部祥雲紋地，鎏金雕刻飛翔仙鶴與如意祥雲，姿態豐富。爐底篆書“雲間胡文明製”。 來源： Ake Virgin收藏, 保存至今。隨附一份Ake Virgin 手寫注釋副本，將此爐款識與另一件胡文明款進行比較。Ake Virgin (1891-1978) 是一位瑞典土木工程師，對中國藝術、尤其是對早期青銅器有著濃厚的興趣。他在1940 至 1970 年代間構建了自己的收藏。他是斯德哥爾摩東亞美術館舘友協會非常活躍的成員。 Ake Virgin 與著名的瑞典學者（如 Bernhard Karlgren 教授和 Orvar Karlbeck）進行了多次討論並聽取了他們的建議。 品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，以及輕微的鑄造不規則、小刻痕、輕微凹痕和劃痕。舊漆餘留。 重量：554.7 克 尺寸：直徑10.1 厘米, 高9.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但稍大 (直徑13.3 厘米) 的胡文明銅爐，見香港蘇富比Water, Pine And Stone Retreat Collection: Later Bronzes，2014年4月7日lot 246, 售價HKD 375,000；另一件相近尺寸 (直徑10.2 厘米) 同款香爐見同一拍場lot 236, 售價HKD 350,000。
Lot 365
AN UNUSUAL 'ARCHAISTIC' BRONZE CENSER, 17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIERChina. Of bombe form, supported on a short spreading foot, with an everted rim, the waisted neck set with a distinct pair of lion-head handles and a narrow band enclosing four archaistic birds on a leiwen ground, the foot with a leiwen band. The base is finely cast with a six-character mark da Ming Xuande nianzhi.Provenance: Collection of Ake Virgin, thence by descent. The base with an old paper label, 'Ming Hsuean-Te 1426-1435', and inscribed '79.'. Ake Virgin (1891-1978) was a Swedish civil engineer who took a keen interest in Chinese art, especially early bronzes, building a fine collection between the 1940s and 1970s. He was an active member of the Friends of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Ake Virgin had numerous discussions with and took advice from notable Swedish academics such as Professor Bernhard Karlgren and Orvar Karlbeck.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, few minuscule nicks and light scratches, fine dark patina.Expert's note: As Ake Virgin wrote on the paper label located on the base of this lot, it is indeed possible that this censer dates to 'Ming Hsuean-Te 1426-1435'. The small vessel is of such detailed yet elegant appearance, the bands are so neatly incised and closely executed after their archaic models, that there is a (very) distant chance that this belongs to a small group of 15th century pieces, after which the many later incense burners were made.Weight: 394.4 gDimensions: Diameter 11 cm (at the widest points) 十七至十八世紀或更早仿古鳥紋銅香爐 中國。爐呈簋式，撇口，束頸，鼓腹下收，承外撇圈足。頸部雲雷紋地飾鳥紋，兩側對稱置雙獅首為耳，足部雲雷紋。地足六字款“大明宣德年製“。 來源：Ake Virgin收藏, 保存至今。底部可見舊時紙標籤“Ming Hsuean-Te 1426-1435” 與“79”字樣。Ake Virgin (1891-1978) 是一位瑞典土木工程師，對中國藝術、尤其是對早期青銅器有著濃厚的興趣。他在1940 至 1970 年代間構建了自己的收藏。他是斯德哥爾摩東亞美術館舘友協會非常活躍的成員。 Ake Virgin 與著名的瑞典學者（如 Bernhard Karlgren 教授和 Orvar Karlbeck）進行了多次討論並聽取了他們的建議。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵，有微小的刻痕和輕微的劃痕，細膩的深色包漿。 重量：394.4 克 尺寸：直徑11 厘米 (最寬處)
Lot 581
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SRIVIJAYA PERIODIndonesia, Sumatra, 9th-11th century. Standing in samabhanga on a square base, his main right hand lowered in abhaya mudra and the main left held in karana mudra, the upper hands holding a malla and a sacred text. The serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below arched brows, an urna and full lips forming a subtle smile. The hair in wavy locks pulled into a high chignon centered by a diminutive Amitabha Buddha.Provenance: A private collection in Jakarta, acquired prior to 1996. A diplomatic collection in Singapore, acquired from the above in Bali via a local art gallery.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive old wear, small losses, minor casting flaws, signs of weathering and erosion, small nicks and light scratches, few minuscule cracks. Fine, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustation.Weight: 2,647 g (excl. base) Dimensions: Height 29 cm (excl. base) and 33 cm (incl. base)With an old associated wood base. (2)Srivijaya was a Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia), which influenced much of Southeast Asia and was an important center for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th to the 12th century AD. It also was the first unified kingdom to dominate much of the Malay Archipelago. Due to its location, the powerful state over time developed more and more complex technology utilizing maritime resources. The rise of the Srivijayan Empire was therefore also parallel to the end of the Malay sea-faring period.Literature comparison: For a closely related bronze figure of a four-armed Avalokiteshvara, found in a riverbed at Palembang, Sumatra, in 1930, now at the Museum National, Jakarta, see Versunkene Konigreiche Indonesiens, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim, 1995, cat. no. 9. For a closely related bronze figure of a six-armed Avalokiteshvara, in the National Museum, Bangkok, see The Sculpture of Thailand, Asia House Gallery, 1972, cat. no. 12.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of a six-armed Avalokiteshvara, 44.5 cm high (including the base!), dated to the 9th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 20 September 2006, lot 202, sold for USD 66,000.
Lot 498
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNTING SCENE' DISH, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide flaring rim. Finely painted to the interior with equestrian hunters brandishing spears, swords, and a bow and arrow, amid craggy rockwork and two white hares, encircled by a diaper border and a band of alternating birds and floral sprays between lines.Provenance: From a private collection in London, United Kingdom.Condition: The rim with extensive frits, some with associated old repairs, and a small hairline (only visible under strong blue light), the foot with some fritting as well.Weight: 1,580 gDimensions: Diameter 36.3 cmThe rim with rectangular reserves divided by diaper borders and enclosing birds and flowers, encircled by another diaper border. The exterior rim with evenly spaced floral sprays. The base with a parasol mark in a shaped reserve within a double circle.During the early Qing dynasty, up until the 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including lingzhi fungus marks and double circles. The mark found on the present lot, in the form of a parasol, an important Buddhist symbol, appears to be very rare but is clearly part of the same group.Auction result comparison: Compare a related blue and white dish with a hunting scene, with a Chenghua mark and also dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's Amsterdam in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 3 May 2005, lot 182, sold for EUR 9,600. Compare also a related blue and white brushpot painted with a hunting scene, with a Xuande mark and also dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 24 September 2021, lot 802, sold for USD 125,000. 康熙時期青花開光《狩獵圖》大盤中國，1662-1722年。折沿，淺腹，圈足。盤内中央開光描繪馬上狩獵圖，獵人揮舞著長矛、劍和弓箭，追趕著兩隻野兔。四周開光描繪花鳥卷葉紋。來源：英國私人收藏。 品相：邊緣有大量熔塊，有一些相關舊時修復，還有一條細小的裂紋（僅在強藍光下可見），足部也有一些熔塊。 重量：1,580 克 尺寸：直徑36.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的成化款康熙時期青花《狩獵圖》大盤，見阿姆斯特丹佳士得Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2005年5月3日 lot 182, 售價EUR 9,600；另一件宣德款康熙時期的青花《狩獵圖》筆筒，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2021年9月 24 日lot 802, 售價USD 125,000。
Lot 580
A LARGE PARINIRVANA BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 17TH-18TH CENTURYThailand. Lying on his right side atop a rectangular base with his right hand supporting his head, the left resting on his thigh. He is wearing a sanghati over a long dhoti. The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes, arched eyebrows, and full lips forming a benevolent smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight spiral curls over the ushnisha surmounted by a flaming cintamani.Provenance: UK market, by repute from an English private collection. Condition: Overall good condition commensurate with age. Old wear, some casting flaws, small nicks, losses and dents, light scratches, few structural cracks, including a larger one to his right leg. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina with malachite-green encrustation.Weight: 14.4 kgDimensions: Length 59 cmIn Buddhism, parinirvana is commonly used to refer to nirvana-after-death, which occurs upon the death of someone who has attained nirvana during lifetime. It implies a release from the Saṃsara, karma and rebirth as well as the dissolution of the skandhas. In some Mahayana scriptures, notably the Maha Parinirvaṇa Sutra, parinirvaṇa is described as the realm of the eternal true Self of the Buddha.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Thai bronze figure of Buddha in parinirvana, also dated 17th-18th century, at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 13 September 2016, lot 254, sold for USD 21,250.
Lot 446
A RARE YELLOW JADE 'RUYI' VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of flattened form and rectangular section, the ruyi-shaped body supported on a thick spreading foot and rising to a waisted neck flanked by two distinct elephant handles suspending mock rings. Superbly carved with two lotus sprays on each side, one within the ruyi-shaped apron and the other to the neck against a finely incised wan ground, with a band of ruyi-heads below the mouth and archaistic comma-spirals above the foot. The translucent stone of an intense and pure yellow tone. The recessed base incised with a four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Formerly the property of a gentleman in Paris.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, small nicks to exposed areas, occasional light scratches, the foot possibly smoothened.Weight: 182.5 g Dimensions: Height 10.6 cmWith a carved and fitted hardwood stand, Qing Dynasty, possibly 18th century. (2)Among nephrite jades of ink-black, spinach-green, celadon, yellow, and white tones, it is the yellow jades that were considered as the most rare. As early as 1388, it is recorded in the Gegu yaolun (The Essential Criteria of Antiquities), that the best yellow jade should be stones with the “colour of the chestnut kernel, known also as pure [literally 'sweet'] yellow, are the most valuable. The smoky yellow is the next in quality”, see Sir Percival David, Chinese Connoisseurship, London, 1971, p. 120.The varying yellow tones are subtle and difficult to differentiate. Yang Boda distinguished them in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, Vol. 6, Hebei, 1991. The yellow jades of chestnut tone are particularly precious and valuable, such as the archaistic baluster vase in the Palace Museum Collection, decorated with taotie masks between cicada motifs, ibid. p. 591, no. 204. The other categories of yellow are known as 'corn kernel', ibid. p. 588, no. 190 (a pear-shaped archaistic vase), 'sweet pear', p. 544, no. 41 (a jade rhyton), 'interior with light celadon shimmer', ibid. p. 598, no. 235 (a recumbent elephant supporting a vase on its back), and 'autumn mallow', ibid. p. 600, no. 241 (a cylindrical covered vase).Literature comparison: The ruyi-shaped body as seen on the present vase is extremely rare. For a celadon-glazed vase and cover, with a Qianlong mark and of the period, with a similar ruyi-shaped body and apron, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3602.Auction result comparison: Compare a related yellow jade vase and cover, 12.5 cm high, also with a Qianlong four-character reign mark, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Imperial Sale on 31 May 2010, lot 2121, sold for HKD 2,660,000. Compare a related 'autumn mallow' yellow jade baluster vase, 14.6 cm high, dated to the Qianlong period, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15 May 2007, lot 374, sold for GBP 52,800.乾隆款及年代罕見黃玉如意瓶中國，1736-1795年。瓶身扁平，長頸，象首啣環輔耳，如意形腹部，底足外撇並內凹。淺浮雕，唇沿處飾如意紋，頸部萬字元地上纏枝蓮紋，腹部中央飾蓮紋，邊沿處雲紋。柔和淡雅的的黃色的半透明玉料。底足內刻“乾隆年製”四字。 來源：巴黎一位紳士收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，局部有小劃痕和輕微刻痕，底部光滑。 重量：182.5 克 尺寸：高10.6厘米清代硬木底座，可能為十八世紀。 在玉的不同成色中， 如白、青、碧、黃、黑等，黃玉被認為是最稀有且珍貴的。 早在1388年，《格古要論》中就有記載”黃玉如粟者為貴，謂之甘黃“ ，而煙熏黃是之後一等，見 Sir Percival David, Chinese Connoisseurship, 倫敦，1971年，第120頁。 不同的黃色色調微妙且難以區分。 楊伯達在《中國玉器全集》第六冊（河北，1991年）中對他們進行了區分：栗色黃玉尤為珍貴，如故宮收藏的仿古賞瓶，蟬紋間饕餮紋飾，第591頁，圖204；其他類別的黃色被稱為“玉米粒”，第588頁，圖190（一個梨形的古花瓶），“糖黃玉”，第 544頁，圖 4；“內部帶有淺青瓷微光”，第 598頁，圖235（太平有象）和“秋葵”，第600頁，圖 241（圓柱形蓋瓶）。 文獻比較：此拍品的如意形腹部極爲少見。相似形制可參考一件乾隆款及年代青釉蓋瓶，見香港蘇富比2018年10月3日 lot 3602。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件黃玉蓋瓶，高12.5 釐米，同樣有乾隆四字款，見香港佳士得The Imperial Sale 2010年5月31日 lot 2121, 售價HKD 2,660,000；比較一件乾隆時期黃玉秋葵賞瓶，高14.6 釐米，見倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2007年5月15日 lot 374, 售價GBP 52,800。
Lot 409
A RARE AND LARGE TIXI LACQUER BOWL, YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1279-1368. The deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim. Deeply carved through multiple layers of black and red lacquer with a characteristic sword-pommel (guri) pattern to the exterior, the recessed base similarly carved with a scroll design.Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a very knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.Condition: One small section of the lacquer (approx. 1.5 x 1 cm) is an old replacement. The bowl otherwise in superb, original condition, with old wear, age cracks, and small losses as expected. The pewter lining with extensive wear, traces of use, small dents, few minuscule nicks, and light scratches, as well as a fine, naturally grown patina. Weight: 238.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 13.6 cmExpert's note: While the guri pattern executed in tixi technique as found on the present lot is relatively common in lacquer bowls from the Song to Ming dynasties, the scroll decoration to the recessed base appears to be extremely rare, with – to the knowledge of this author – no comparable examples recorded in public collections.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bowl, also dated to the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby's London in Important Chinese Art on 16 May 2018, lot 35, bought-in at an estimate of GBP 20,000-30,000.元代罕見剔犀雲紋碗中國，1279-1368年。直口、弧腹、臥足內凹。外壁漆層為褐色與朱色交替重疊，漆色呈褐色帶紅，雕刻成雲頭如意紋圖案，刀口斷面磨得圓潤光滑。漆碗內鑲的銀裏，銀裏的口沿反轉後嵌入漆碗口沿中，銀裏邊與漆碗口黏合得相當緊密，融為一體。 來源：Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore 中國收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家，他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後，他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品，在之後幾十年裡，他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。 品相：局部約 1.5 x 1 厘米是舊時修補，其他方面原始狀態極好，舊時磨損、老化的裂縫和小缺損。 錫合金有大量磨損、使用痕跡、小凹痕、極少的細小刻痕和輕微劃痕，以及自然生長的包漿。 重量：238.6 克 尺寸：直徑 13.6 厘米 專家注釋：本拍品中剔犀如意紋，在宋明漆碗中較為常見，而其中的捲紋飾則極為罕見，據筆者所知，目前善無公共收藏中有此例記錄。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件同樣為元代的剔犀碗，見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2018年5月16日 lot 35, 估價 GBP 20,000-30,000。
Lot 480
A MASSIVE LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' DISH, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th century. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted rim. Boldly carved in the center with a large lotus spray, encircled by a band of lotus scroll below a wave band to the rim. Covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing.Provenance: From the private collection of a European family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and firing flaws, such as glaze recesses and dark spots, as well as occasional light scratches.Weight: 6.5 kgDimensions: Diameter 47.5 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related Longquan dish, of closely related form, related size (48.6 cm), with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, and also dated to the 15th century, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 82, no. 35. A very similarly carved, slightly larger bracket-lobed dish dated to the late 14th-early 15th century, is illustrated by Regina Krahl and John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, p. 314, no. 291.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan charger (49.5 cm diameter) with lotus decoration, dated to the early 15th century, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2011, lot 3012, sold for HKD 1,940,000.明代龍泉窯青釉暗刻蓮紋盤中國，十五世紀。此盤形制較大，敞口，小折沿，淺腹，圈足。裡外遍施青釉。盤壁暗刻花卉紋，中央蓮花紋。胎體厚重，頗具質感，盤形規整。底足露胎燒成橘色。 來源：歐洲家族收藏。購於1900年前後，保存至今 品相：狀況極佳，有一些舊時磨損和燒製瑕疵，例如釉面凹陷和黑點，以及局部輕微劃痕。 重量：6.5 公斤 尺寸：直徑47.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十五世紀初龍泉窯蓮紋大盆 (直徑49.5 厘米) ，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年11月30日 lot 3012, 售價HKD 1,940,000。
Lot 406
A CARVED STONE LINGA, NEPAL, 16TH-17TH CENTURYSuperbly carved with four faces each representing aspects of Shiva, all four holding a rosary and a bottle, with elaborate coiffure and elaborate crown, fine expression, and richly adorned with jewelry, a raised band of wave diaper behind the heads.Provenance: Arturo Schwarz, Milan, 1997. A private collection in Bergamo, Italy, acquired from the above. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from the above. Arturo Schwarz (1924-2021) was an Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, lecturer, art consultant and curator of international exhibitions. He lived in Milan, where he amassed a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art, including many works by personal friends such as Marcel Duchamp, Andre Breton, Man Ray, and Jean Arp. In 1975, Schwarz started working as curator and writer, writing extensive publications on the work of Marcel Duchamp, as well as books and numerous essays on the Kabbalah, Tantrism, alchemy, prehistoric and tribal art, and Asian art and philosophy. His 1977 book on Man Ray's works and life was the first to reveal Ray's real name.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, mostly to the top, small nicks and losses, occasional light surface scratches. With a good, unctuous feel overall and an elegant, naturally grown patina and luster. Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (excl. base) and 47.5 cm (incl. base)Mounted on a modern stepped base. (2)This large linga is in the form of panchamukhalinga, the five-headed Shiva. The four faces protruding from the sides are directed in the cardinal directions, representing different aspects of the deity, the ferocious Bhairava (south), Nandin with a lion crown (west), Tamreshvara with floral and serpent earrings (north), Mahadeva with matted hairstyle (east), all bearing rosaries and a bottle with the elixir of immortality. The fifth, representing the absolute, is generally not shown, in keeping with the Hindu belief that the absolute is formless.Literature comparison: For an earlier example, dated 10th century, see the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B87S7. Compare a gray stone linga, dated 10th-11th century, at Christie's New York, 31 March 2005, lot 178.Auction result comparison: Compare a related copper repousse linga cover, dated 15th-16th century, at Christie's New York in Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Online on 29 September 2020, lot 14, sold for USD 35,000. 尼泊爾十六至十七世紀石雕林迦精雕細刻，四面各有一濕婆神，各持一串念珠和一個寳瓶，髮型精美，頭戴王冠，裝飾華麗。 來源：米蘭Arturo Schwarz, 1997年；義大利貝加莫私人收藏，購於上述收藏；貝加莫Leonardo Vigorelli 收藏，購於上述收藏。Arturo Schwarz (1924-2021) 是一位義大利學者、藝術史學家、詩人、作家、講師、藝術顧問和國際展覽策展人。 他住在米蘭，收藏了大量達達主義和超現實主義藝術作品，其中包括馬塞爾·杜尚、安德烈·布雷頓、曼·雷和讓·阿爾普等私人朋友的許多作品。1975 年，Schwarz開始擔任策展人并開始撰寫大量關於馬塞爾·杜尚作品的書籍以及關於卡巴拉、密宗、煉金術、史前和部落藝術以及亞洲藝術和哲學的書籍和大量論文。他在 1977 年出版的關於曼雷作品和生活的書是第一本揭露雷的真名的書。 品相：狀況極好，磨損，大部分到頂部，小劃痕和缺損，局部有輕微的表面劃痕。 整體感覺良好，包漿瑩潤優雅。尺寸：高37.5 厘米 (不含底座)，總 47.5 厘米 安裝在現代階梯式底座上。(2) 這個大林伽是五頭濕婆神的形式。從側面突出的四張臉朝向主要方向，代表神祇的不同方面，兇猛的陪臚（南）、戴獅冠的 南迪（西）、戴花卉和蛇形耳環的 Tamreshvara（北）、瑪哈德娃（東），都帶著念珠和一瓶長生不老藥。 第五，代表絕對，一般不顯示，與印度教認為絕對是無形的信仰一致。 文獻比較: 一件更早的十世紀的林迦，見 舊金山亞洲美術館，編號B87S7；比較一件灰石雕林迦, 十至十一世紀，見紐約佳士得，2005年3月31日，lot 178。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅錘鍱林迦蓋，十五至六十世紀，見紐約佳士得Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Online 2020年9月29日 lot 14, 售價USD 35,000。
Lot 421
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A DEER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Striding elegantly with one raised foreleg bent, the head turned slightly to one side, the ungulate with almond-shaped eyes, a prominent snout, pricked ears, detachable gilt-bronze antlers, wavy fur, short tail, and white spots, the mouth slightly open. The underside with a large circular aperture encircled by a band of ruyi-heads.Provenance: Belgian trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Some wear to gilt. Minor dents, few minuscule nicks, light scratches.Weight: 3,645 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 70.5 (excl. base) and 76.5 cm (incl. base), Length 36 cm (the deer) and 44 cm (the base)Mounted to a fitted wood base dating to the late Qing dynasty. (2)清代銅胎掐絲琺琅鹿擺件中國，1644-1912年。鹿邁步優雅，前肢翹起，頭略偏向一側，口鼻突出，嘴微微張開，豎耳，鎏金鹿角可拆卸，皮毛如波浪形，有白點，短尾。 腹部處有一個大圓孔，周圍修飾著一圈如意紋。 來源：比利時古玩市場。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造瑕疵。有些鎏金磨損。輕微的凹痕，微小的刻痕和劃痕。 重量: 3,645克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 70.5 (不含底座)，總76.5 厘米 ；鹿長 36 厘米，底座 44 厘米 清末木質底座 (2)
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