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Neolithic Period, circa 8th-5th millennium B.C. Comprising nineteen knapped tools, arrowheads and a one polished implement. 453 grams total, 38-89 mm (1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s. [19, No Reserve]

Neolithic, circa 7500-5300 B.C. Pecked and ground with a curved cutting edge and a narrow-rounded butt. 329 grams, 12.3 cm (4 7/8 in.).From an exposed site, Tenera Region, of The Green Sahara, South Central Sahara. Acquired in the 1960s-1970s. Ex private French collection. From the collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, 2100-1850 B.C. A well-formed 'livre de beurre' core in yellow-brown flint. See Martin, Dr. H., Etude sur les 'Livres de Beurre' du Grand Pressigny, in Société Préhistorique de France, 1906, pp.45-55, and plate. 809 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).Collection of Monsieur F.B.(1950-2009), Normandy, France. Subsequently French art market, 2021. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.231579. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Substantial leaf-shaped blade with carefully worked and polished surface, rounded butt, some remains of cortex to one face. 811 grams, 20 cm (7 7/8 in.).Found Clion, Indre, France. Ex old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 1950-1600 B.C. Stout knapped dagger with tick lenticular-section body, integral T-shaped pommel; old inked label: 'Lyngby'. 69 grams, 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.).Found Lyngby, Denmark. Ex U.S.A. private collection. Ex R. Britton. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. Spherical with shallow recesses on opposed faces. 496 grams, 73 mm (2 7/8 in.).Found Thames Valley, Essex, UK. Acquired circa 2010. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C. Bifacially knapped with convex cutting edge, gently tapering profile with squared sides to slightly rounded butt; old inked collector's reference 'IMT' to butt and applied paper label '68J'. See Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.26, 1. 682 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.).From the collection of J. Shaul, 2000s.

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Shaped as a crescent moon with pearled border. Cf. Ilan, D., 'The Crescent-Lunate Motif in the Jewellery of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Ancient Near East' in Proceedings, 9th ICAANE, Basel 2014, Vol. 1, 137–150, figs.1,4, for parallels. 5.08 grams, 45 mm (1 3/4 in.).Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The gold lunula was a characteristic type of necklace, collar, or crescent-shaped pendant of the late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and most often early Bronze Age. The crescent appears in various forms in the material culture of the southern Levant. It also appears in Mesopotamian and Egyptian iconography. It is most frequently associated with the crescent moon and its related deity. Such pendants were worn at the neck, in contact with the body, as protective amulets.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Substantial cordiform handaxe with remains of the cortex to one face; old inked findspot inscription 'Wanel'. 564 grams, 15 cm (6 in.).Found Wanel, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 2400-2050 B.C. Lanceolate with narrow rounded butt; tip professionally restored. 131 grams, 26.2 cm (10 3/8 in.).Acquired mid to late 20th century from older collections. From the estate of a deceased specialised collector. Acquired from Helios Gallery, Wiltshire, UK. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.C. Comprising thirty flint projectile points. 110 grams total, 35-63 mm (1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in.).Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C. In amber-coloured flint, bifacially knapped with convex cutting edge, tapering profile with squared sides and butt; old inked collector's reference 'NTX' to edge. See Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.26, 1. 745 grams, 22 cm (8 5/8 in.).From the collection of J. Shaul, 2000s.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. With piriform body and trumpet-shaped mouth, two loop handles to the equator; circumferential bands to the shoulder and panels of painted hatching. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2015.500.7.9, for similar. 1.9 kg, 26.5 cm high (10 3/8 in.).From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 8th-5th millennium B.C. Comprising fifty arrowheads in a variety of sizes, one with a tang. 109 grams total, 21-38 mm (3/4 - 1 1/2 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s. [50, No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Beautifully shaped and polished axe with gently curved cutting edge, tapering butt. 678 grams, 20 cm (7 7/8 in.).Acquired in Aix en Provence in the 1970s by the owner's grandfather. with Millon, Paris, Artaud collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of French Ministry of Culture export licence no.238890. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Rounded scraper of biconvex profile with broad butt and scooped working edge. 114 grams, 83 mm (3 1/4 in.).Found Hampshire, UK. [No Reserve]

9th-10th century A.D. or earlier. Formed as a gold cap with rounded claws, set with polished glass gem; integral suspension loop with a later jump ring. 0.64 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.).From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock. 'Elfshot' described sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. The group comprising: a leaf-shaped arrowhead with an old ticket 'Neolithic flint arrowhead 2800-1900 B.C.'; a tanged arrowhead' a leaf-shaped arrowhead in pink stone; a flake in grey flint with an old inked collection number 'RN219' to one side; a small leaf-shaped arrowhead with an old handwritten ticket 'from digging trenches in France 1917'. 34 grams total, 25-47 mm (1 - 1 7/8 in.).Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. [5, No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 2250-2050 B.C. Narrow dagger with acute pointed tip, thickened rear, old inked accession number '491'. 66 grams, 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.).Ex Seldon collection, Florida, U.S.A. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 8th-5th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 123 grams total, 25-58 mm (1 - 2 1/4 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s. [50, No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P. Heavily knapped form, dark drown in colour with inked inscription: 'NORTH / NORFOLK / 1930-60'S'. 10.59 grams, 40 mm (1 1/2 in.).Found North Norfolk, UK, 1930-1960s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip. [No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.C. Comprising thirty knives and implements. 170 grams total, 30-68 mm (1 1/8 - 2 5/8 in.).Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK. [30, No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 8th-5th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert edged implements; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 192 grams total, 33-67 mm (1 1/4 - 2 5/8 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s. [50, No Reserve]

Neolithic Period, circa 8th-5th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads, including one tanged example; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 125 grams total, 21-43 mm (3/4 - 1 3/4 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s. [50, No Reserve]

A NEOLITHIC AXE HEAD FROM CAMBRIDGESHIRE,13cm LA large, finely flaked and part polished flint Neolithic axe head from Suffolk, England. Ex. Victorian collection.

NEOLITHIC SCRAPING TOOLS IN DESERT GLASS TEKTITE,From the Tenerean Culture, tool was worked circa 5,000 years ago. Fashioned out of ancient glass formed when a meteorite struck the Sahara Desert.

A Chinese ceramic vase, grey tinted, considered to be Neolithic, 16cm high, together with two other early Chinese pots (3) 

Assorted tools comprising a Mesolithic flint axe head, two Neolithic flint arrow heads and a bronze age arrow head. Provenance, deceased estate, bidder's must satisfy themselves as to condition and provenance before bidding.

Neolithischer Mahlstein mit Läufer (israelisches Chalcolithikum), 5. - 4. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Jungsteinzeitlicher Mahlstein mit gewölbter, glatter Innenfläche und dazugehöriger zylindrischer Reibstein aus dem gleichen Hartgestein.Länge des Mahlsteins 20 cm, auf einer Schmalseite abgebrochen. Länge des Reibsteins 10,5 cm. Auf dem Reibstein mit Tusche aufgeschrieben: "MEGIDO", ferner Inventarnummer: "AM /N587".Provenienz: Aus Wiener Galerie, erworben in den 90er Jahren bei Robert Deutsch, einem renommierten israelischen Archäologen und Kunsthändler, der von 1992 - 2004 an den Ausgrabungen in Megiddo beteiligt war. A Neolithic grinding stone slab with rubbing stone (Chalcolithic period of Israel), 5th - 4th millennium B.C. A Neolithic grinding stone slab with rubbing stone (Chalcolithic period of Israel), 5th - 4th millennium B.C.Jungsteinzeitlicher Mahlstein mit gewölbter, glatter Innenfläche und dazugehöriger zylindrischer Reibstein aus dem gleichen Hartgestein.Länge des Mahlsteins 20 cm, auf einer Schmalseite abgebrochen. Länge des Reibsteins 10,5 cm. Auf dem Reibstein mit Tusche aufgeschrieben: "MEGIDO", ferner Inventarnummer: "AM /N587".Provenance: Aus Wiener Galerie, erworben in den 90er Jahren bei Robert Deutsch, einem renommierten israelischen Archäologen und Kunsthändler, der von 1992 - 2004 an den Ausgrabungen in Megiddo beteiligt war.Condition: II

Flint-Dolchklinge, Dänemark, Neolithikum, 3. Jtsd. v. Chr. Dolchklinge aus dunklem Flint mit gerundeter Basis. Im Querschnitt typisch gewölbt. Schöne Patina. An der Basis verschiedene alte Sammlungsbezeichnungen. Intakt. Länge 18 cm. Provenienz: Aus alter norddeutscher Privatsammlung. A Danish Neolithic flint dagger, 3rd millenium B.C. A Danish Neolithic flint dagger, 3rd millenium B.C. Dagger blade of dark flint with a rounded base. Typically curved in cross-section. Beautiful patina. Various old collection markings at the base. Intact. Length 18 cm. Provenance: From an old collection. Formerly Henze Collection. Condition: II

Flintdolch mit Mittelgrat, Nordeuropa, Neolithikum, 3. Jtsd. v. Chr. Auf einem Rücken deutlich erhabener Mittelgrat. Selten! Die Spitze abgebrochen. Schöne Patina. Länge 12,5 cm. Provenienz: Aus einer österreichischen Privatsammlung. Gekauft aus Sammlerkreisen A North European Neolithic flint dagger with central ridge, 3rd millenium B.C. A North European Neolithic flint dagger with central ridge, 3rd millenium B.C. A flint dagger. On one back clearly raised central ridge. Rare! The tip broken off. Beautiful patina. Length 12.5 cm. Provenance: From an Austrian collection. Bought from a collector.Condition: II -

Flintdolch, Fumen, Dänemark, Neolithikum, 3. Jtsd. v. Chr. Dünner, lanzettförmige Dolch des nordischen Neolithikums aus Fumen, Dänemark. Mit alter Sammlungsbezeichnung "E 54". Schöne Patina. Intakt. Länge 11 cm. Provenienz: Aus einer österreichischen Privatsammlung. Gekauft aus Sammlerkreisen. A Neolithic Danish dagger from flint, Fumen, 3rd millennium B.C. A Neolithic Danish dagger from flint, Fumen, 3rd millennium B.C. Thin, lancet-shaped dagger of the Nordic Neolithic period from Fumen, Denmark. With old collection number "E 54". Beautiful patina. Intact. Length 11 cm. Provenance: From an Austrian collection. Bought from a collector.Condition: II

Acht Fragmente neolithischer Idole, Ton, nördliches Griechenland, 6. - 5. Jtsd. v. Chr. 1) Körper einer sitzenden fülligen Frau mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen. Körperteile durch tiefe Ritzungen deutlich voneinander abgesetzt. 2 - 3) Zwei stilisierte Figuren mit "Stummelarmen", eine mit runder und eine mit rechteckiger Basis. Die Köpfe abgebrochen. 4) Weiblicher Oberkörper mit vor die Brust geführten Armen. 5 - 6) Zwei Köpfe auf langen Hälsen, die Gesichter markant abgesetzt, Augen und Mund durch Striche, die Nase durch plastische Verformung deutlich ausgearbeitet. 7 - 8) Zwei pyramidale Körper von einfachen, stark stilisierten Idolen, deren Köpfe abgebrochen sind. Ein Stück mit dreieckiger Basis, das andere mit viereckiger. Höhe 2 - 3,7 cm. Breite ca. 1,5 - 5,5 cm.Provenienz: Münchner Privatsammlung, erworben Anfang des Jahrtausends im süddeutschen Kunsthandel. Eight northern Greek fragments of Neolithic idols, ceramic, 6th - 5th millennium B.C. Eight northern Greek fragments of Neolithic idols, ceramic, 6th - 5th millennium B.C.1) Körper einer sitzenden fülligen Frau mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen. Körperteile durch tiefe Ritzungen deutlich voneinander abgesetzt. 2 - 3) Zwei stilisierte Figuren mit "Stummelarmen", eine mit runder und eine mit rechteckiger Basis. Die Köpfe abgebrochen. 4) Weiblicher Oberkörper mit vor die Brust geführten Armen. 5 - 6) Zwei Köpfe auf langen Hälsen, die Gesichter markant abgesetzt, Augen und Mund durch Striche, die Nase durch plastische Verformung deutlich ausgearbeitet. 7 - 8) Zwei pyramidale Körper von einfachen, stark stilisierten Idolen, deren Köpfe abgebrochen sind. Ein Stück mit dreieckiger Basis, das andere mit viereckiger. Höhe 2 - 3,7 cm. Breite ca. 1,5 - 5,5 cm.Provenance: Münchner Privatsammlung, erworben Anfang des Jahrtausends im süddeutschen Kunsthandel.Condition: II - III

Zwölf antike Bronzeobjekte und fünf neolithische Werkzeuge, 4. Jtstd. v. Chr. - 16. Jhdt. n. Chr. Bronzeobjekte: 1) Kleinplastik eines Steinbocks (ein Horn fehlt), Luristan, um 1000 v. Chr. 2 - 3) Zwei vorderasiatische dreiflügelige Pfeilspitzen, 5. - 3. Jhdt. v. Chr. 4) Skythischer Zaumzeugbeschlag mit stilisiertem Tierdekor, 5. Jhdt. v. Chr. 5) Griffplatte von einem spätbronzezeitlichen Griffzungenschwert mit vier Nietlöchern, 13. - 11. Jhdt. v. Chr. 6) Früheisenzeitliche Sanguisugafibel mit Ritzverzierung, Nadel abgebrochen, 7. Jhdt. v. Chr. 7) Spätlatènezeitliches Gürtelhakenfragment, 1. Jhdt. v. Chr. 8 - 10) Römischer Riemendurchzug vom Pferdegeschirr, römische Riemenzunge, römischer Gürtelschnallenrahmen, alle 2. - 3. Jhdt. 11) Fragment einer spätrömischen Zwiebelknopffibel (Bügel), 4. Jhdt. 12) Frühneuzeitlicher Anhänger, 16. Jhdt., Maße 1,8 - 6,5 cm.Steinartefakte: 1 - 4) Spätneolithische Pfeilspitzen aus Klingenabschlägen (eine Seite meist stärker retuschiert), Länge 3,3 - 4,4 cm, 4. Jtsd. v. Chr. 5) Kupferzeitlicher Flintdolch vom Typ II, Länge 13,6 cm, um 2000 v. Chr.Provenienz: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung, teils aus dem Besitz des Vaters, teils in den 80er bis 90er Jahren im Kunsthandel erworben. Twelve ancient bronze objects and five Neolithic stone artefacts, 4th millennium B.C. - 16th century A.D. Twelve ancient bronze objects and five Neolithic stone artefacts, 4th millennium B.C. - 16th century A.D.Bronzeobjekte: 1) Kleinplastik eines Steinbocks (ein Horn fehlt), Luristan, um 1000 v. Chr. 2 - 3) Zwei vorderasiatische dreiflügelige Pfeilspitzen, 5. - 3. Jhdt. v. Chr. 4) Skythischer Zaumzeugbeschlag mit stilisiertem Tierdekor, 5. Jhdt. v. Chr. 5) Griffplatte von einem spätbronzezeitlichen Griffzungenschwert mit vier Nietlöchern, 13. - 11. Jhdt. v. Chr. 6) Früheisenzeitliche Sanguisugafibel mit Ritzverzierung, Nadel abgebrochen, 7. Jhdt. v. Chr. 7) Spätlatènezeitliches Gürtelhakenfragment, 1. Jhdt. v. Chr. 8 - 10) Römischer Riemendurchzug vom Pferdegeschirr, römische Riemenzunge, römischer Gürtelschnallenrahmen, alle 2. - 3. Jhdt. 11) Fragment einer spätrömischen Zwiebelknopffibel (Bügel), 4. Jhdt. 12) Frühneuzeitlicher Anhänger, 16. Jhdt., Maße 1,8 - 6,5 cm.Steinartefakte: 1 - 4) Spätneolithische Pfeilspitzen aus Klingenabschlägen (eine Seite meist stärker retuschiert), Länge 3,3 - 4,4 cm, 4. Jtsd. v. Chr. 5) Kupferzeitlicher Flintdolch vom Typ II, Länge 13,6 cm, um 2000 v. Chr.Provenance: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung, teils aus dem Besitz des Vaters, teils in den 80er bis 90er Jahren im Kunsthandel erworben.Condition: II - III

Zwei Henkelgefäße, China, wohl spätneolithische Majiayao-Kultur, um 2000 v. Chr. Irdenware, umseitig schwarz-braun bemalt. Vasenförmiges Gefäß mit zwei seitlichen Bandhenkeln, kleine Fehlstellen, Höhe 17 cm. Das kleine Gefäß am Henkel restauriert, starke Glasurabplatzer, Höhe 8 cm. Two Chinese earthenware jars, probably Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, circa 2000 B.C. Two Chinese earthenware jars, probably Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, circa 2000 B.C.Irdenware, umseitig schwarz-braun bemalt. Vasenförmiges Gefäß mit zwei seitlichen Bandhenkeln, kleine Fehlstellen, Höhe 17 cm. Das kleine Gefäß am Henkel restauriert, starke Glasurabplatzer, Höhe 8 cm.Condition: II - III

Drei Keramik-Gefäße, China, Tang-Dynastie (7. - 9. Jhdt.) bzw. spätneolithische Majiayao-Kultur (3000 - 2000 v. Chr.) Steinzeug-Kanne mit schwarzbrauner Glasur, der untere Teil der Wandung und Unterseite unglasiert, drei kleine Bandhenkel, kurzer Ausguss, Ausguss und ein Henkel bestoßen, Glasurfehler, Maße 10,5 x 13 cm.Unglasierte Steinzeug-Flasche mit langem, schlankem Hals und Bandhenkel, Hals angesetzt, kleine Fehlstellen, Maße 16,5 x 7,5 cm.Henkeltopf aus Ton des Typus Machang der Majiayao-Kultur, bauchiger Korpus mit eingezogenem Hals und ausgestellter Lippe, seitlich zwei Bandhenkel, umseitige geometrische Bemalung in Dunkelbraun, Lippe und Henkel bestoßen, Maße 12,5 x 13 cm. Two Chinese stoneware and a clay Machang jar, Tang Dynasty (two) and Neolithic period, Majiayao culture (circa 3000 - 2000 B.C.) (one) Two Chinese stoneware and a clay Machang jar, Tang Dynasty (two) and Neolithic period, Majiayao culture (circa 3000 - 2000 B.C.) (one)Steinzeug-Kanne mit schwarzbrauner Glasur, der untere Teil der Wandung und Unterseite unglasiert, drei kleine Bandhenkel, kurzer Ausguss, Ausguss und ein Henkel bestoßen, Glasurfehler, Maße 10,5 x 13 cm.Unglasierte Steinzeug-Flasche mit langem, schlankem Hals und Bandhenkel, Hals angesetzt, kleine Fehlstellen, Maße 16,5 x 7,5 cm.Henkeltopf aus Ton des Typus Machang der Majiayao-Kultur, bauchiger Korpus mit eingezogenem Hals und ausgestellter Lippe, seitlich zwei Bandhenkel, umseitige geometrische Bemalung in Dunkelbraun, Lippe und Henkel bestoßen, Maße 12,5 x 13 cm.Condition: II - III

NEOLITHIC STONE AXE HEAD WITH SOME FOSSILS WITH PAPERWORK

A Painted Pottery Jar, Neolithic period , A Painted Pottery Jar, Neolithic period see photos L:32cm

A Large Painted Pottery Jar, Neolithic period, the ovoid body surmounted by a waisted neck and flanked by two strap handles, painted to the upper body with geometric patterns, good condition, wear, minor chip at mouth rim. H:42cm, W: 39cm

A RARE CHINESE BLACK FOOTED CUP NEOLITHIC, LONGSHAN CULTURE The burnished earthenware body with a flared cup to the top and raised on a pierced stem, with a paper label to the base reading 'OCS 2009, THE WORLD IN MONOCHROMES, NO. 1', 20.8cm.PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Monochromes, 2009, no.1.

THREE CHINESE POTTERY VASESNEOLITHIC OR LATERThe rounded bodies with loop handles and painted with geometric designs, in black and brown earth pigments, 34cm. (3)PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

TWO CHINESE AND ONE ANNAMESE EARLY POTTERY JARS, AND A RARE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER NEOLITHIC, HAN DYNASTY AND LATER One with loop handles and geometric earth pigment decoration, another Cizhou decorated with stylised flowers, the Annamese jar with three loop handles to the shoulder, the incense burner with reticulated sides carved with chrysanthemum, two with paper labels for Bluett, London and two with labels for John Sparks Ltd., 14cm. (5) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

A GOOD CHINESE IMPERIAL ARCHAISTIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Carved in low relief to the exterior with archaistic masks, the stylised design divided by notched high-relief flanges with incised decoration, the squat body flanked by two handles worked as two-horned dragons suspending loose rings, the domed cover surmounted by a flared circular knop surrounded by three recumbent goats, the animals well-depicted with incised details to their spines and beards, all raised on three short feet shaped as animal paws issuing from the mouths of mythical beasts, taotie, the mottled spinach-green stone with a lustrous polish, 24.8cm across. (2) Provenance: formerly the collection of Sir John Buchanan-Jardine Bt; and then the Lawrence Collection of jades and hardstone carvings, purchased from Spink & Son prior to 1959. Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 3rd Baronet (1900-69) was Chairman of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Eighty-one Chinese works of art from his collection were exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1935-36. Sotheby's held sales of his superb collection in the late 1940s. This incense burner was inspired by the prototype of the archaic bronze gui vessels of the Shang and Zhou periods. The bronze gui was a food container used for ancestral worship. It first appeared in ceramic form in the Neolithic period, and came to have an important role in traditional rituals. In the Ming and Qing periods, the archaic forms of early bronze ritual vessels were recreated in various materials, such as ceramic, lacquer and jade. The present jade censer is smaller in size than the original archaic bronze vessels. It was also used in a very different context, as an incense burner rather than a food container. The taotie refers to a two-eyed mask that appears on almost every Shang ritual bronze. The ancient belief was that the taotie mask represented a wanton spirit. However, modern scholars are divided in their opinions of what the motif really meant, or whether it had any meaning. To employ such a motif from antiquity indicated the revival fashions of the later periods. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), pp.83-84, no.71 for a related incense burner, which is part of a set.十八世紀 碧玉雕仿古三陽開泰紋蓋爐來源：John Buchanan-Jardine Bt紳士舊藏，勞倫斯珍藏玉石，1959年前購於Spink & Son。

A PAIR OF FINE AND RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE BOWLS FOUR-CHARACTER JIAQING MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820 Each with an elegant U-shaped body gently flaring at the rim, raised on short spread feet, with the reign marks incised to the bases in clerical script, lishu, the stone of an even white tone and with a good polish, 12.4cm dia. (2) Provenance: formerly the Cottreau Collection, sold at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, on 29th April 1910, lot 119; and then the Lawrence Collection of jades and hardstone carvings, purchased from Roger Keverne Ltd on 25th October 2009. A copy of the invoice is available. Published: R Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2009, pp.122-123, no.105. Both their perfect form and the quality of the stone from which they are carved make these bowls exceedingly rare. The few known comparable examples occasionally bear Qianlong reign marks, but they are more often unmarked. In Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, Jessica Rawson illustrates a pair of similar unmarked bowls, p.400, no.29:13. Here, it is noted that "Undecorated jade vessels in porcelain shapes, as here, probably represented the highest quality of eating and drinking vessels. Both the sumptuary laws, which restricted the use of jade vessels, and passages in novels that mention the use of jade cups and bowls for eating and drinking, make it evident that jade was highly valued and used for these purposes." Cf. F Dunand, The Baur Collection Geneva, p.43, B38 for one of a pair of similar Qianlong mark and period bowls; see also J Rawson & J Ayers, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, no.436 and B Yang, A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection, p.178, no.115 for further Qianlong mark and period examples; for other comparable bowls without reign marks, see also J C Y Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, p.178, no.152 and B Yang, A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection, p.176, no.113 and p.179, no.116.清嘉慶 御製白玉雕素身碗 一對《嘉慶年製》款來源：Cottreau舊藏，購於巴黎Galerie Georges Petit1910年4月29日·編號119，勞倫斯珍藏玉石，2009年10月25日購於Roger Keverne古董商（附發票複印件）。出版：R Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2009, 頁122-123, 編號105.

A FINE SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A BOY 18TH CENTURY The crouching child holds a large leafy branch of fruiting peaches in both hands, his finely detailed face bearing a joyful expression, with his incised hair tied up in two buns, depicted wearing bracelets and a loose robe, the pale stone of a fine white tone, with a russet area to one of the peaches, together with a wood stand, 6.9cm. (2) Provenance: the Lawrence Collection of jades and hardstone carvings, purchased from Roger Keverne Limited on 15th June 2010. A copy of the invoice is available. Published: R Keverne, Summer Exhibition 2010, pp.116-117, no.90. Children are one of the most popular subjects in Chinese art, and they are often portrayed holding plants. Representations of young boys holding leafy branches appeared in jade carvings as early as the Song dynasty and, whilst the subject matter varies, they are often depicted with branches of lotus rather than peaches. As peaches are believed to be the food of the Immortals, and thus a symbol of longevity, this may suggest that the present figure was intended as a birthday gift. Cf. R Kleiner, Chinese Jades from The Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, pp.230-231, no.181 for a comparable jade; see also J Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, no.27:3 for another similar example; see also Symposium on Chinese Jades from Sui and Tang to Qing Dynasties, p.205, figs.31 and 32 for related items in the collection of the Shanghai Museum; see also G Xue, Zhongguo Yuqi Shangjian, p.215, no.408 for another comparable piece; see also G Zhang, Mingdai Yuqi, p.189, fig.129 for a related carving dated as Ming in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing.十八世紀 白玉雕執桃童子擺件來源：勞倫斯珍藏玉石，2010年6月15日購於Roger Keverne古董店（附發票複印件）。出版：R Keverne, Summer Exhibition 2010, 頁116-117, 編號90。

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CEREMONIAL JADE BLADE carved in the Neolithic style, the rectangular slightly tapering blade with rounded tip and notched upper edge, incised to either side with a band of geometric scrolls, the jade of celadon colour with russet inclusions, fitted box, 43cm longOFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE仿古玉璋

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE carved in the Neolithic style, of tapering rectangular shape, pierced to the tang with a circular aperture and carved in low relief to either side with a band of geometric scrolls, the stone of mottled dark olive-green and white colour, fitted box, 40cm longOFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE仿古大玉璋

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE carved in the Neolithic style, of slightly tapering rectangular shape, pierced to one end with a circular aperture and carved in low relief with taotie mask and scroll bands, the stone of celadon colour with russet inclusions, fitted box, 42.5cm longOFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE仿古大玉璋

A rare Chinese straw-glazed stoneware percussion bell, Warring States period, 42cm high The present pottery bell closely resembles its bronze counterparts. In the Eastern Zhou period, similar bells were produced in sets to imitate the more expensive bronze musical instruments. However, relatively few examples have survived to the present day.A set of five Eastern Zhou dynasty straw-glazed bells of comparable size (h. 35-38 cm), formerly in the collection of T.T. Tsui and now in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, are illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art. Chinese Ceramics I: Neolithic to Liao, Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 9. Two similar glazed bells (h. 35.6 and 17.1 cm) are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 1988.20.8Oxford Authentication TL report: P121p66, 14 February 2022戰國 青釉陶甬鐘（附牛津熱釋光報告）牛津熱釋光報告編號：P121p66, 頒發日期：2022年2月14日 Condition Report: some chips but no signs of major damageCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese Neolithic black burnished pottery jarPossibly Longshan culture, circa 2600-1900 BCWith paired loop handles and incised designs to the base of the handles, neck and shoulder, box.14cm high.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)Provenance: Tus Po Antique Co., Hong Kong, 12 Aug 1986約龍山文化 公元前二六零零 - 一九零零 黑陶罐女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）來源：女士珍藏，聚寶古玩行，1986年8月12日 Condition Report: Some pitting and firing imperfections. Old surface wear and encrustations Nibbling to edges.

A Chinese Neolithic-style 'fishes' bowl20th centuryPainted in black to the interior with three stylised fish.28cm diameter.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)二十世紀 魚紋盌女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）Condition Report: A pair of drill holes to the exterior under the rim. Some areas of re-painting of pigment. Two large shallow firing cracks to the centre/base of the bowl.

A large Chinese Neolithic style pottery jar20th centuryThe compressed jar with loop handles and painted in red and black with medallions of chequerboard design.29.5cm high.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)二十世紀 仿古彩陶罐女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）Condition Report: Drilled holes to the ears and base. Small areas near the handle visible under the UV. Surface wear with loss of pigment/re-painting of pigment. Please refer to the extra photos for further information.

A Chinese pottery jar,Neolithic period (c.6500-1700 BC), the olive-shaped body with a wide everted neck and twin loop handles to the shoulder, painted in red and black pigments with cross-hatch pattern roundels within horizontal bands,39cm longCondition Report30cm high.Surface scratches and small chips in various locations. Signs of retouch, possibly fully restored.  There are signs of patching and repaint, but difficult to see under UV light where exactly it has been restored or how much it has been restored.

A Chinese pottery jar,Neolithic period (c.6500-1700 BC), the tapering body rising to a cylindrical neck with twin loop handles to the shoulder, painted in red and black pigments with scrolls within horizontal bands,30cm longCondition Report28cm high.Surface scratches and chips in various locations. Signs of retouch, possibly fully restored.

JADE RABBIT NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE OR LATER 新石器時代良渚文化或以後 玉兔擺件 of tubular form, simplistically carved with bulging eyes and raised ears, further with linear incision details Dimensions:4.4cm wide Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Acquired from David Bowden, 1 Nov 2013, with a photocopied receipt.

COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS ON ASIAN WORKS OF ART 中國藝術參考書籍（共四十六本）含玉器、雜項、考古等研究、重要館藏及展覽圖錄等著作 including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46 publications.12th Annual New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show, New York, 2004Asian Art Museum: Selected articles from Orientations, Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd., 1999Bonhams: Fine Asian Art, London: Bonhams, 2005Chinese Buddhist Sculpture: from the collection of C.R. 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Tuttle Company, 1977Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens, Michele, The Han Dynasty, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1982Portal, Jane and Duan, Qingbo (ed.) 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(et al.), China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004Whitfield, Roderick (ed.), The Problem of Meaning in Early Chinese Ritual Bronzes (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.15), London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1993Wilson, Ming, Chinese Jades (Victoria & Albert Museum Far Eastern Series), London: V&A Publications, 2004Yang, Xiaoneng (ed.), New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century: Cultures and Civilizations Reconsidered (Vol 1), New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004Yang, Xiaoneng (ed.), New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century: Major Archaeological Discoveries in Twentieth Century China (Vol 2), New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004Zhang, Hongxing, The Qianlong Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City, Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 2002 Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE GREEN JADE MYTHICAL BEASTQing DynastyThe imposing animal carved recumbent with large bulbous eyes beneath bushy brows, a wide mischievous grin revealing fangs, the accentuated spine terminating with the large bushy tail sweeping across its left haunch, its paws neatly tucked beneath the large body, the stone of mottled dark olive-green tone with russet veins. 32cm (12 1/2in) long; 8550g. Footnotes:清 青玉瑞獸Provenance: Milly von Friedländer-Fuld (1866-1943), Berlin (this lot is sold with the permission of the heirs of Milly von Friedländer-Fuld)Auktion Van Marle & Bignell, The Hague, 20-25 October 1941, lot 1384Kunsthandel v.Veen, AmsterdamSpink and Son Ltd., LondonBluett and Sons Ltd., London, 15 November 1984A British private collection, and thence by descentPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, p.394, no.1086Somerset House, 1979來源： Milly von Friedländer-Fuld (1866-1943)舊藏，柏林(該拍品經 Milly von Friedländer-Fuld 繼承人許可出售)Auktion Van Marle & Bignell，海牙，1941年10月20-25日，拍品編號1384Kunsthandel v.Veen，阿姆斯特丹倫敦古董商Spink and Son, Ltd.倫敦古董商Bluett and Sons Ltd.，1984年11月15日英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：《中國藝術》，柏林，1929年，第394頁，編號1086Somerset House, 1979年Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld was born in the Netherlands in 1866, the daughter of the banker Elias Jacob Fuld and his wife Lina. Her father, a native of Frankfurt, ran the Amsterdam bank Becker & Fuld together with Carl Becker, which maintained close ties with the Rothschild Bank in Frankfurt. According to a list from 1913, the family was one of the wealthiest families in Germany. The family's town house on Pariser Platz was furnished in a manner befitting its status and contained a constantly growing art collection, which was later to include paintings by van Gogh, Picasso, Gauguin, but also by French Impressionists such as Manet and Monet, which belonged to her daughter Marie-Anne von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. Milly's husband, Fritz von Friedländer-Fuld was known for his collection of gold and silver objects, such as rare boxes, nécessaires, flacons and watches, parts of which he had exhibited in Berlin in 1906. The present lot was loaned by Milly von Friedländer-Fuld and exhibited in the seminal Chinesische Kunst exhibition of 1929 in Berlin. This exhibition was amongst the first major exhibitions of Chinese art in Europe. It included 1270 works of art, on loan from some of the greatest museums such as the Asian Art Museum in Berlin, the Louvre and Guimet in Paris, the Rijksmsueum in Amsterdam, the National Museum in Stockholm, as well from some of the leading collectors and dealers such Adoplhe Stoclet, George Eumorfopoulos and C.T. Loo, to name a few. After her husband's death in 1917, Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld initially moved to the Netherlands and France. However, the palace and its inventory remained in the family and was used by her as well as her daughter Marie-Anne von Goldschmidt-Rothschild and her family, who still resided there in June 1938. Following Hitler's rise to power, the palace was forcibly sold to Albert Speer, on behalf of the German Reich, and much of the family's property was seized. In August 1939 ten trucks left Berlin with inventory and art objects to Amsterdam for storage at De Gruyter & Co. - likely also including the present lot. These were later seized as well and similarly to the fate of the objects in Palais Friedländer in Berlin, were sold at auction between 1941 and 1942. After the occupation of the Netherlands by the Germans, Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld fled to France, and died in Cannes in 1943. The jade mythical beast which was sold in The Hague at Marle & Bignell in October 1941 to a Dutch dealer, made its way to the UK and sold through London dealers Spink & Son and Bluett's & Sons to a British collector. It is now sold with the agreement of the British collector's family and the heirs of Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld.The present lot is remarkable for its extremely large size (32cm long) and weight (8.55kg) and anthropomorphic face. Large jade animal carvings include both animals and mythical beasts; the former such as water buffaloes, horses and elephants and the latter, mythical creatures such as Buddhist lions, qilin and luduan. See for example S.C.Nott, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, pls.241, 391, 392, 394, 395 and 397. See also a pale green and russet jade carving of a bixie, Ming dynasty, with closely related humanoid face, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 25.It is extremely rare to find animals and beasts of such striking size, and although widely published and much admired, exceptionally large jade animals such as the present lot, in fact, form a very select and unusual group within the tradition of Chinese jade carving. Usually carved with great sensitivity and naturalness, such pieces have been traditionally dated to the late Ming to early Qing period, based upon a number of factors: the similar mid-green or occasionally greyish colour of the pieces suggest that they were sourced before the quelling of Xinjiang in 1759 gave access to fine and large raw jades sent in as tribute from the new vassal region. See a large jade figure of a horse, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl.26:20, and also a large jade buffalo, late Ming or Qing dynasty, illustrated in Ibid, pl.26:19.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Chinese pottery twin-handled pot, Neolithic period (c.6500-1700 BC) The globular black painted body painted with circular trellis motifs, height 8.5cm, width 12.5cm, depth 10cm.

A Chinese pottery vase, Neolithic period (c.6500-1700 BC) The globular black painted body with circular trellis motifs,.height 12.5cm, diameter 9cm.

NEOLITHIC SCRAPING TOOLS IN DESERT GLASS TEKTITE From the Tenerean Culture, tool was worked circa 5,000 years ago. Fashioned out of ancient glass formed when a meteorite struck in the Sahara Desert.