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Lot 129
A HEAVY ROSEWOOD BRUSHPOTChina, 20th century. Of smooth cylindrical form, the wood is of a light reddish-brown tone with natural grain and some scattered ghost striations. The central cavity to the top is 7.5 cm deep.Condition: Good condition with traces of use and tiny age cracks. 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: 784 g Dimensions: Height 19 cm
Lot 136
A LARGE OPENWORK HARDWOOD SQUARE BASE, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The tiered base supported on four small feet and finely carved in openwork with geometric designs. The velvet padding of a later date.Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few light scratches, and some minuscule nibbling to edges.Weight: 1,065 gDimensions: Size 8 x 38.5 x 38.5 cm清代木雕方形基座 中國，十九世紀。分層底座，四足，鏤空精雕，表面覆蓋天鵝絨。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，少量刮擦，邊緣有些微小的磨損。 重量：1,065 克 尺寸：8 x 38.5 x 38.5 厘米
Lot 147
A CHINESE 'HORSESHOE' LOW CHAIR, LATE QING DYNASTYChina, late 19th - early 20th century. Carved from hardwood, possibly Huanghuali, with a dragon carved in light relief and an endless knot in openwork.Condition: Good condition with fine patina, wear, some surface scratches, nicks and dents, minor losses.Provenance: From the private collection of a German diplomat, who acquired this lot during the 1930s in China (by repute). Thence by descent.Dimensions: ca. 76 x 60 x 55 cmCOMING WITH A CUSTOMIZED SILK SEAT CUSHION
Lot 153
A LIGHT YELLOW JADE 'TOOTHED' ORNAMENT WITH MASK MOTIFJade. China, Hongshan culture, c. 3500-2500 BCAs exemplified by the present lot, Hongshan "toothed" pendants are characterized by a stylized mask carved in the center and a row of double-pointed protrusions at the bottom that resemble the teeth of an animal: the central mask is flanked on both sides by flattened extensions with a straight incision at the center. The two top lateral portions of this "toothed" ornament have been drilled with additional holes, giving the impression of two more stylized masks in profile carved on the sides.This feature is not usually seen on this type of pendant but the presence of additional holes on Hongshan jades carved with animal-like patterns is not uncommon. The mask at the center is suggested by two small perforations and two crescent-shaped piercings, representing the eyes and eyebrows of the animal's face: there is also a small central hole for suspension located above. All the holes have been drilled obliquely and from both sides of the jade and all the elements of the design are stressed by engraved grooves.The lovely light-yellow jade is streaked with diffused areas of different hues of russet and white due to inclusions in the stone. For a discussion of this type of ornament and further examples of "toothed" pendants, see F. Salviati, 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, pp. 22-25.Provenance: Old Austrian private collection. Galerie Zacke, Archaic Jades from China, 15 June 2018, lot 4. Collection of Prof. Filippo Salviati, acquired from the above.Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm, Width 4.5 cm
Lot 169
A HUGE AND RETICULATED SILVERED COPPER SCEPTERTibetan-Chinese, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the jades possibly earlier. The exceptionally large scepter elaborately open-worked with a design of flowers and scrolling leafy vines, the reverse neatly incised with scrolling clouds. Finely inlaid with turquoise and coral cabochons, as well as three finely carved celadon jade plaques, the largest with a central Shou character surrounded by coiled chilong, also with a bat and a lingzhi-shaped cloud as well as russet inclusions, the second with a Shou character surrounded by five bats (wufu), the smallest with a sinuously coiled chilong.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, soiling.Provenance: Private collection, Belgium.Weight: 1,141 gDimensions: Length 52 cm
Lot 196
A MASSIVE CARVED 'MELON' DUAN INKSTONE, EARLY QINGChina, 18th century. The stone with its numerous greenish-yellow 'eyes' is carved as leafy vines bearing lobed melons as well as plums, the lapidary cleverly utilizing the shadings of the mineral to accentuate the fruit. The well is carved as a melon with the stalk clearly visible and continuing as a vine along the inkstone.Provenance: Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1 March 1996. Mrs. McGrady, Brighton, England, acquired from the above. The original receipt, describing the piece as an "old Chinese ink-stone" and erroneously as "garlic flowers […] (60-70 years old)", accompanies this lot.Condition: Good condition with wear, natural age cracks, traces of ink and pigment, minuscule nicks, light scratches, few very minor losses. Significant traces of use to the well on one side indicate that this was primarily used by the artist who once owned this inkstone.Weight: 3,810 g Dimensions: Height 7 cm, Length 25 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related melon-form duan inkstone, however of considerably smaller size, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones) on 27 November 2013, lot 3268, sold for HKD 437,500.清初瓜葉隨形端硯 中國，十八世紀。硯石上有許多綠黃色的石眼，隨形雕刻成藤状，四周可见瓜果。砚堂被雕刻成瓜形，根莖清晰可見，並沿著砚边像藤蔓一樣延伸。 來源：香港Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain（永基古玩瓷器）, 1996年3月1日。英國Brighton 的Mrs. McGrady購於上述藝廊。隨附原始發票，上面注明中國砚堂，把图样描写为"韭菜花纹 60-70年老"。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，自然裂縫，墨水和顏料痕跡，微小的划痕，幾乎沒有很小的缺损。 砚堂一側有大量使用痕跡，表明此砚曾經被经常使用。 重量：3,810 克 尺寸：高 7 厘米, 長25 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一個近似但較小的瓜形端硯，香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones) 拍场2013年11月 27日，lot 3268, 售價HKD 437,500。
Lot 204
A LARGE AGATE CARVING OF A CABBAGEChina, 20th century. The large cabbage finely and naturalistically carved from two pieces, shows textured curly leaves and an appealing color play ranging from light blue to purple.Condition: Good condition with few small chips to exposed areas. 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: 1784 g Dimensions: Length 24 cm, Height 13.9 cm
Lot 259
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLICChina, 1900-1940. Painted to either side with a monumental mountain landscape, each with a lone figure in the lower area of the depiction underneath a pine tree and taking in the breathtaking view.Inscription: Upper left front side, one illegible seal.Provenance: Slovak private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, occasional light scratches, minuscule nibbling here and there.Stopper: Glass cabochon in imitation of coralWeight: 44.7 gDimensions: Height including stopper 87 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 6 mm清末民初玻璃内畫山水鼻烟壺 中國，1900-1940年。兩側都畫有廣闊山水景觀，每幅畫中都有一個人物，松樹，並享有迷人的景色。 一枚鈴印 來源：斯洛伐克私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，偶有輕微划痕，局部有輕微磕損咬傷。 壺蓋：仿珊瑚玻璃 重量：44.7 克 尺寸：含蓋總高87 毫米，頸部直徑18 毫， 嘴部直徑6 毫米
Lot 290
A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED BOWLChina, Song - Yuan dynasty, 13th- 14th century. Potted with rounded sides and raised on a short ring foot, covered with a bright green and mushroom glaze suffused with a network of brown crackles and thickening at the base, the foot rim left unglazed revealing the dark grey buff.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, occasional light surface scratches, fritting, and one chip to the rim with an associated hairline. Provenance: Jelske Wagenaar, Terpstra Oude Aziatische Kunst, Amsterdam, 1998. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Weight: 229 g Dimensions: Diameter 12 cm
Lot 301
A WUCAI ENAMELED PORCELAIN JAR AND COVER, MING DYNASTYChina, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The ovoid body rising from a tapered foot to a broad rounded shoulder with a short waisted neck, the domed cover with a lotus finial, decorated in underglaze blue and bright enamels with an immortal holding a ruyi scepter and riding a qilin, surrounded by several young attendants, a band of stiff leaves above the foot and a band of flowers and scrolling leafy vines repeated on the cover. With an associated pierced wood base.Condition: The cover was broken into two pieces with material fillings and touchups visible, several chips with fills and touchups to the cover as well, the jar with later copper lining, the neck with hairlines, fills, and touchups, some wear to enamels, light scratches, and firing flaws.Provenance: From an old family collection in Pressburg, Austrian Empire, Slovakia, and thence by descent to the present owner.Weight: 2,241 g (excl. base)Dimensions: Height 28.8 (excl. base)
Lot 37
A PORTRAIT BRONZE OF A MONK, COPPER- AND SILVER-INLAID, 16TH-18TH CENTURYTibet. Cast seated in dhyanasana on a sealed double-lotus base, his right hand resting on his knee and his left lowered in front, wearing a monk's patchwork robe with copper-inlaid hems finely incised with floral bands, the benign face with silver-inlaid eyes and a distinctive hairline.Inscriptions: The frontal top of the base with a neatly incised donor's dedication to a guru.Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector's father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.Condition: Two fingers on the right hand possibly reattached, an attribute possibly held in the other hand is lost, otherwise in good condition with minor wear, light scratches, and few minuscule nicks.Weight: 968.3 gDimensions: Height 17.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a Tibetan-Chinese bronze of a monk holding a book, dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Indian And Southeast Asian Art on 21 September 2007, lot 195, sold for USD 9,375. Compare also with a Tibetan silver-inlaid brass alloy portrait figure of Zangpo Gyeltsen, dated to the 15th-16th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Images of Devotion on 5 October 2020, lot 32, sold for HKD 500,625.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.十六至十八世紀鑲銀銅和尚銅像 西藏。大師結跏趺坐在密封的雙曾蓮花座上，右手放在膝蓋上，左手放低，身穿袈裟，銅質下擺精緻地刻有花卉飾帶，祥和的臉龐鑲有銀眼睛和獨特的髮際線。 款識：底座的正面前方刻字體現上師的奉獻精神。 來源：澳大利亞私人收藏。藏家的父親1990年代在一位1960年代定居澳大利亞西部的英國紳士購得。 品相：右手的兩個手指可能重新連接過，另一隻手可能失去一個寶器，除此之外狀況良好，輕微磨損，輕微划痕和很少的划痕。 重量：968.3 克 尺寸：高17.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：十八世紀漢藏大師持經銅像見紐約佳士得Indian And Southeast Asian Art拍場，2007年9月21日 lot 195, 售價USD 9,375. 十五至十六世紀西藏鑲銀Zangpo Gyeltsen 大師銅像，見香港邦翰思 Images of Devotion 拍場，2020年10月5日 lot 32, 售價HKD 500,625.
Lot 370
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE, IRON-RED AND GILT 'DRAGON' DISHES, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering ring foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted with four evenly spaced iron-red and gilt dragon roundels, with a key-fret border enameled in blue over the glaze below the rim. With a six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi to the recessed base in iron-red and of the period. (2)Provenance: From the private collection of a German-national director of a shipping line in Shanghai.Condition: Overall very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, some open bubbles, one with a minuscule chip and three short hairlines, the other with a single short hairline (inspected under strong blue light).Weight: 473.8 g (total)Dimensions: Diameter 18 cm (each)光緒款及年代一對青花礬紅釉金彩龍紋盤中國，1875-1908年。淺盤圓形的邊緣，圈足。盤内礬紅釉描繪四個開光龍紋，邊緣一圈青花雷紋。圈足内礬紅釉"大清光緒年制"。來源：上海一家航運公司的德國董事私人收藏品相：總體狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，有些氣泡，一個帶有微小缺損和三條短細縫，另一個帶有單個短細縫（在強藍光下檢查）。重量：縂 473.8 克 尺寸：直徑各18 厘米
Lot 38
A MONUMENTAL GILT BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING SAMANTABHADRA AND CONSORT, 17TH - 18TH CENTURYTibet. Heavily cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus base with a beaded upper edge, the lower part of the unsealed base cast separately, the hands lowered in dhyanasana holding the consort Samantabhadri in miniature form, both naked, his serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes centered by an urna and flanked by long earlobes, each with an oval piercing.Provenance: The private collection of Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010), Djursholm, Sweden. Bukowskis, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec 6, 2017, lot 474 (erroneously described as Nepalese Buddha and erroneously dated 18th - 19th century). An important Dutch collection, acquired from the above. Paul Wedendal was a Swedish dentist in Djursholm and a notable collector of Asian art.Condition: Good original condition with traces of use, occasional light scratches, some dents and nicks, minor warping, few losses, remnants of old pigment, wear to gilt overall. The shrine most likely was once a Shakyamuni triad with two smaller figures of Buddha and Manjusri missing.Weight: 7.0 kg (the figure and base), 19.3 kg (the throne)Dimensions: Height 65 cm (incl. throne) and 33 cm (the figure and base only)The base supported on a large and elaborate stepped throne cast in openwork, with Buddhist lions, a carved image of Ganesha, lotus lappets, and ruyi heads, surmounted by a mandorla of leafy peach branches with many buds towering above the figure.In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Samantabhadra Buddha arises from the early Nyingma Tantric literature of the Guhyagarbha Tantra. He is typically depicted naked, with a Buddha appearance, hands in meditation gesture, legs in vajra posture, embracing the consort Samantabhadri, their union representing the blissful essence of the Truth Body of all Buddhas.Together with Gautama Buddha and the bodhisattva Manjusri, Samantabhadra forms the Shakyamuni Triad in Buddhism. He is the patron of the Lotus Sutra and, according to the Avatamsaka Sutra, made the ten great vows which are the basis of a bodhisattva.In Chinese Buddhism, Samantabhadra is known as Puxian and is associated with action, whereas Manjusri is associated with prajna (transcendent wisdom). In Japan, this bodhisattva is known as Fugen, and is often venerated in Tendai and Shingon Buddhism, and as the protector of the Lotus Sutra by Nichiren Buddhism. In the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, Samantabhadra is also the name of the Adi-Buddha, often portrayed in indivisible union (yab-yum) with his consort, Samantabhadri.Expert's note: Unlike his more popular counterpart Manjusri, Samantabhadra is almost never depicted alone and usually found in a trinity. In the present shrine the two missing figures are Buddha and Manjusri, which are both quite common and therefore - with some patience - can be found and put back in place again.Literature comparison: For a thangka depicting Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri, see Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman, The Sacred Art of Tibet, London, 1991, pl. 430, no. 51A. For two related figures, see Arts of Asia, Treasures of Himalayan Art, Zhiguan Museum of Fine Art, November - December 2020, p.49, no. 24 and 25.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related gilt bronze depicting Samantabhadra in union with his consort, dated to the 18th-19th century, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 30 November to 1 December 2017, lot 451, the figure alone sold for HKD 187,500.十七至十八世紀銅鎏金普賢如來像西藏。普賢結金剛座坐于雙層蓮座上，蓮座上邊緣飾有珠紋，第二層蓮座和第一層并不為一體，底部未密封。普賢雙手施禪定印擱在足部，握住微型小佛母，兩人都赤裸著身體。他沉著的臉與沈低垂的雙眼，雙眼之間有天眼，兩側長耳垂，每個耳垂都有橢圓形的耳洞。 來源：瑞典Djursholm Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010)私人收藏。 瑞典斯德哥爾摩Bukowskis，2017年12月6日lot 474 (錯誤地描述爲尼泊爾佛像以及錯誤地斷代為18至19世紀)。一個重要荷蘭收藏，購於上述拍賣。Paul Wedendal 曾是Djursholm 的一位牙醫，他是知名的亞洲藝術收藏家。 圖片：Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010) 品相：良好的原始狀態，使用痕跡，局部輕度划痕，一些凹痕和缺口，輕微的翹曲，輕微缺損，舊顏料殘留，整體鎏金磨損。神龕上極有可能曾經是釋迦牟尼與佛陀以及文殊菩薩三聖。 重量：7.0 公斤 (佛像與蓮座), 19.3 公斤 (底座) 尺寸：縂高65 厘米 ，33 厘米 (佛像與蓮座) 底座鏤空鑄造，可見佛獅、大象神、蓮花瓣紋和如意紋，有很多花朵的卷葉曼陀羅。 在藏傳佛教傳統中，普賢菩薩源於早期的寧伽密宗文獻。 他通常赤裸，雙手禪定印，雙腿以金剛姿勢，擁抱佛母，他們的結合代表了所有佛陀真身幸福本質。 喬達摩佛和菩薩文殊以及普賢一起構成了佛教的華嚴三聖。 喬達摩佛弘揚《妙法蓮華經》，《華嚴經》中有十地菩薩贊釋迦牟尼佛偈。 在中國佛教中，普賢菩薩即普賢，是象徵理德、行德的菩薩，與文殊菩薩的智德、正德相對應。在日本，這位菩薩被稱為附言，通常在天台宗和真言宗佛教中受到崇敬，並且被日蓮佛教徒作為《妙法蓮華經》的保護者。 在藏傳佛教寧瑪派中，普賢菩薩也是普賢王如來的名字，通常與他的佛母象徵智慧與慈悲的結合。 專家注釋：不像文殊菩薩，普賢菩薩幾乎從來沒有被單獨描繪過，通常出現在三聖中。 在目前的蓮座上，失踪的兩個人物是佛陀和文殊菩薩，它們都很常見，因此可以耐心地找到並重新放置。 文獻比較: 唐卡普賢王及其佛母可見Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman, The Sacred Art of Tibet, London, 1991, pl. 430, no. 51A. 拍賣結果比較：一件十八至十九世紀的銅鎏金普賢王與其佛母見香港蘇富比Chinese Art拍場2017年11月 30日至12月1日lot 451售價HKD 187,500.
Lot 404
A 'CAFE AU LAIT' GLAZED PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT WITH FINE SHAN-SHUI PAINTINGChina, Qing dynasty. The cylindrical brushpot covered in a light cafe au lait glaze, with serene painting of shan-shui, with a stream, pavilions, mountains and trees. With an apocryphal four-character Qianlong reign mark.Condition: Excellent condition.Provenance: French private collection.Dimensions: Height 10.9 cm
Lot 41
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA, DATED 1709Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana on a separately crafted unsealed copper repousse lotus base with a Tibetan inscription above the foot. The hands in dharmachakramudra, wearing a long flowing robe draped over the left shoulder, floral earrings and necklace, and a five-leaf crown, the serene face with urna and heavy lidded eyes, the hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha.Inscription: In the year 829 Samvat (corresponding to 1709 AD), first Bright Half of Magha month, Vajracharya Gunjayana donated this image of Shakyamuni.Provenance: From the collection of an artist and university professor in Vienna.Condition: The base is strongly warped, remnants of a temple tang to the back of the head, wear to gilt, small dents, light scratches, minuscule nicks, some losses, overall fair condition with old wear.Weight: 1,113 gDimensions: Height 17 cmExpert's note: While the Tibetan inscription to the separately crafted base dates the present piece to the year 1709 AD, it is our belief that the figure itself was actually cast in Nepal, in the Newari style, during the late 14th to mid-16th century, as clearly indicated by the superb gilding and gently arched back of the figure.銅鎏金坐佛像，1709年 西藏。佛陀結跏趺坐在分開製作的未密封的蓮花座上，腳上刻有藏文。 雙手結説法印，著長袍披在左肩上，佩戴華貴的耳環和項鍊，頭頂螺髻與五葉冠，寧靜的臉上天眼，雙眼低垂。 款: 維克拉姆歷第829年 (及公元1709 年), 上半月, Vajracharya Gunjayana 捐贈了這座釋迦牟尼造像 來源：一個維也納的藝術家兼大學教授私人收藏。 品相：底座嚴重翹曲，頭部後面可見原光背的殘餘，鎏金磨損小凹痕，輕微划痕，細微的刻痕，有些缺損耗，總體狀況良好。 重量：1,113 克 尺寸：高17 厘米 專家注釋：雖然在分開製作的底座上的藏文銘文可追溯到公元1709年，但我們相信，這個造像本身是尼泊爾人以紐瓦里（Newari）風格鑄造的，在14世紀中葉至16世紀中葉，造像精湛的鎏金以及優雅的拱背，很清楚的展現了這個風格。
Lot 448
A THANGKA OF GURU DRAGPO, 17TH-18TH CENTURYTibetan-Chinese 17th to 18th century. Distemper and gold color on cloth. The central figure with three heads, six arms, four feet and outstretched wings holding a vajra, a trident, and other attributes, wearing snakes as bangles and embracing his consort painted in light blue and wearing a tiger-skin dhoti. Both stamping on prostrated figures over a lotus pedestal and in front of a magnificent flaming mandorla, in an attractive landscape with waterfalls, rocks and clouds. At the bottom are further deities.Condition: Extensive wear, abrasions, browning, material loss and discoloration. The brocade torn. Provenance: Luciano Petech (1914-2010), an Italian scholar of Himalayan history and the early relations between Tibet, Nepal and Italy. He was Chair of History of Eastern Asia at the University of Rome from 1955 to 1984. He was a student of the Italian explorer, academic, and scholar Giuseppe Tucci. Professor Luciano Petech has been a pillar in Italy, Europe and the world for the study, protection and promotion of Tibetan language and culture and from 1989 to 1995 was President of the International Association for Tibetan Studies. Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 85 x 49 cm, image size 44 x 31 cm
Lot 507
A THAI GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, RATTANAKOSINThailand, 1732-1932. Seated in dhyanasana on an elaborate stepped base, the hands in bhumisparsamudra, richly adorned in beaded jewelry, the face showing a meditative expression with downcast eyes and arched eyebrows, flanked by long earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a high crown.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, extensive wear to gilt, small nicks and light scratches here and there.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.Weight: 2,460 gDimensions: Height 30.5 cm
Lot 510
A BRASS MOUNTED OZELOT SKULL SMOKER'S SETThailand/Siam, around 1920. Attributed to ALEX & COMPANY, BANGKOK. The ozelot skull mounted with brass elements as a smoking set. Fitted with an embossed match holder and multiple removable compartments as well as striking surface to light the matches and an ashtray. Further embellished with brass repousse mounts depicting a deity amid swirling clouds. With an integrated brass base.Condition: Good condition with expected surface wear. Provenance: From the collection of an aristocratic family in Thailand. Thereafter 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: 642 g Dimensions: Height 18 cm, length 22 cm
Lot 511
A SILVER MOUNTED BEAR SKULL SMOKER'S SETThailand/Siam, around 1920. Attributed to ALEX & COMPANY, BANGKOK. The bear skull mounted with silver elements as a smoking set. Fitted with an embossed match holder, multiple removable compartments and an ashtray as well as striking surface to light the matches. Further embellished with silver repousse mounts depicting elephants. With an integrated silvered metal base.Condition: Very good condition with expected surface wear. Provenance: From the collection of an aristocratic family in Thailand. Thereafter 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: 1217 g Dimensions: Height 24 cm, Length 28 cm
Lot 55
A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CROWNED BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Shakyamuni is cast, seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, the hands in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a long flowing robe finely incised with foliate designs, richly adorned with beaded jewelry with turquoise, coral and glass inlays. The serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes, circular urna, strongly arched eyebrows, hooked nose and bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile is flanked by long ears decorated with inlaid, lotus-shaped earrings. The hair arranged in a high chignon behind the elaborate, seven-leaved crown with animal emblem. The base is not sealed.The sculpture elegantly depicts the moment in which Buddha Shakyamuni achieves enlightenment under the bodhi tree. Having overcome all of Mara's threats, Buddha presses a single finger to the Earth to witness his enlightenment.Condition: Very good condition with traces of use, casting flaws, occasional light scratches, some wear to gilt. Original patina. Provenance: American private collection, acquired in 1990 from an older British collection according to the current owner. Weight: 6.4 kg Dimensions: Height 35.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
Lot 574
A FINE LOT WITH TEN ANCIENT AMETHYST BEADSSamon Valley culture, 800 BC - 200 AD. A charming lot with ten beads in a rare barrel shape, with small and flattened nubs to the ends, carved from translucent amethyst of a beautiful violet and light-lavender color with white engravings. Brilliantly polished and nice to touch. Central drilling showing ancient toolmarks. Condition: Good condition with some expected wear, natural inclusions, and minor weathering commensurate with age. 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: 26.8 g Dimensions: 1 - 1.9 cm
Lot 592
A MOONSHINE STONE 'EGG' GLOWING IN THE DARKSouth Asia, presumably 2000 years old. An amazing stone with extraordinary properties considered to be magical, carved in the shape of an egg, brilliantly polished and nice to the touch. Nuan Chan Stone (Moonshine Stone), also called 'Sea Ghost' or 'Night Pearl', is neon green in color, consists of some natural fluorochromes, and probably originated in underwater volcanoes. They can easily absorb light (both sunlight and artificial) and glow green in the dark for a long time. Therefore, they were used as important Buddhist amulets and meditation stones. It is believed that they can balance accumulated energies as well as repel evils and increase peace in the place where they are located.Condition: Excellent condition with natural patina and some minor, age related wear. 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: 937 g Dimensions: Length 13.5 cm
Lot 597
A FINE KHMER NECKLACEKhmer Empire, 14th-16th century. Striking beauty of vivid, orange-brown delicate terracotta beads placed on 5 parallel cords. Additionally, the necklace is decorated with 2 larger circular beads from Indonesia and six light-green and middle in size ending beads from India. The terracotta brown-orange beads were found at an ancient Khmer site in Northern Thailand, to where the Khmer had extended their empire during the 11th and 12th centuries. With a modern silver clasp and a modern velvet pouch.Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia.Weight: 94 g Dimensions: Length 55 cm
Lot 173
WW2 Third Reich Wimpel für den Abschuss von Flugzeugen. Navy Pennant for the Downing of Enemy Aircraft 1940-1945. Awarded to the unit responsible for downing of an enemy aircraft (one for each aircraft) by anti-aircraft batteries or light anti-aircraft weapons. On 31 Jan 1941 this was extended to boats of the Harbour Protection Flotillas. Size 55cm x 27cm. Very faded red ink unit stamp.
Lot 60
WW1 British tragic letter from a sister to her borther sent on Oct 27th 1918 and returned to say her brother had been killed on 5th Nov 1918. Letter addressed to 200029 CQMS John Longstaff, 5th Battl. Durham Light Infantry. Along with three full packets of Woodbine Cigarettes plus a WW2 British song book.
Lot 120
A Berning Robot Royal III Rangefinder Camera, 1953-57, chrome, serial no. G-120608, with Schneider Xenagon f/3.5 30mm lens, chrome, serial no. 3638370, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, G, some internal haze and cleaning marks, together with Schneider Xenon f/1.9 40mm lens, chrome, serial no. 3533658, body, VG, elements, VG, some light internal haze, and Schneider Tele-Xenar f/3.8 75mm lens, chrome, serial no. 3856457, body, VG, slight ding to front, elements, G-VG, some internal haze, complete with universal finder
Lot 128
A Hasselblad 500c Medium Format Outfit, chrome, serial no. UV123053, with Carl Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80mm lens, chrome, serial no. 5257996, body, G, lens, G, shutter working, some light internal fungus, together with Carl Zeiss Distagon T* f/4 50mm and Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* f/4 150mm lenses, black, bodies, VG, shutters working, elements, G, some light fungus, together with various accessories including quick release plate, lens hoods and more (a lot)
Lot 138
* Three TLR Medium Format Cameras, including Flexaret Automat, Flexaret and Weltaflex, bodies overall, G, shutters require attention, lenses, G, some internal haze and light fungus (3) Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and 20% UK VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’ and invoiced on an inclusive basis under UK Margin Scheme rules.
Lot 149
A Mamiya C330 Professional TLR Camera, with Mamiya-Sekor f/2.8 80mm lens, body, G-VG, lenses, F-G, some light internal fungus, shutter not working, complete with Mamiya-Sekor f/4.5 55mm lens, body, G-VG, shutter working, elements, G, some light internal fungus and Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 65mm lens, body, G, shutter working, elements, F-G, some internal haze and cleaning marks, complete with various other accessories (a lot)
Lot 154
A Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8D TLR Camera, black, serial no. 1614750, with Carl Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80mm lens, serial no. 1686688, body, G, shutter working but sticking slightly, lens, G, some light coating marks to front element, complete with lens hood, pistol grip and other accessories, in maker's case
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