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Lot 31
A EWENNY POTTERY AMPHORA SHAPED FLOOR VASE with twin handles and spreading circular foot, yellow glaze over red earthenware body, sgraffito decoration with grape vines, leaves and flowers, inscribed with the first line of the Welsh National Anthem 'Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau' (the old country of my fathers) to one side, the other side with 'O Na Bydain Haf o Hyd' (O That Summer Smil'd for Aye), circa 1902, 58cms high Provenance: from the collection of Gwyneth and the late Ieuan Evans Auctioneer's Note: O Na Bydain Haf o Hyd was a prize winning Eisteddfod song of 1888, popular with tenors Condition: restoration to foot, neck and handle
Lot 17
A fine pair of Bleriot Model 303 self-generating acetylene headlamps, French, circa 1904,each stirrup mounted polished brass drum body with under-slung cross body generator, with 7¼ inch clear bevelled lenses and with tri-bar mounted 3½ inch bullseye lenses, polished reflectors, sprung locking flow control lever, simple flat chimneys and loop handles, bearing copper O, F and model number plaques, each 28.5cm high overall. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 216
Old Stormalong1939 Brough Superior SS100Registration no. GWB 985Chassis no. M1/2161Engine no. BS/X21094Footnotes:Legendary superbike of motorcycling's between-the-wars 'Golden Age', this Brough Superior SS100, registration 'GWB 985', is one of seven supplied new as motorcycle combinations to the Sheffield Police on 6th September 1939. Following 'demobilisation' from the police force, the Brough combination passed through various hands as family transport. The date stamp for the first recorded owner in the accompanying continuation logbook is 23rd October 1947. Four owners are recorded before the immediately preceding owner, Bill Starling, the last of these being the well-known motorcycling journalist and author, John Griffith.Mr Starling purchased 'GWB 985' in December 1972 from Ronald H Clark, author of Brough Superior - the Rolls Royce of Motor Cycles (his name does not appear in the logbook and it seems he used the SS100 with the numberplates of his SS80 attached). Ronald Clark's motorcycling memories were published in the VMCC Journal for April 1979. He recalls buying the Brough from John Griffith, and a subsequent journey from his home in Norfolk to Inverness. This SS100 is also mentioned in the Super Profile book of the Brough Superior SS100 by Colin Simms. An interview with Ronald is published under the heading Owner's View, in which he records that 'GWB 985' went to a great friend (Bill Starling).'Old Stormalong' took part in the Brough Club's 50th Anniversary Rally and appears in the book of the rally as one of the very few machines pictured in action rather than static on the rally field. 'GWB 985 is also pictured in The Classic Motor Cycle's August 2008 edition during the VMCC's Round Norfolk Run, and in the VMCC Journal for January 2011, again on a VMCC run. 'Old Stormalong' has featured frequently over the years in the Brough Club's monthly newsletter in Bill Starling's regular column, The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow . Other awards include the best 'MX100' ridden to the 2009 Brough Club Annual Rally, and the Don Morley Trophy for the best 'MX100' at the 2010 Annual Rally. The Works Record Card confirms that frame 'M1/2161' and engine 'BS/X2 1094' are original; however, it records the gearbox number as 'IN 27785'. When purchased by Bill Starling, gearbox number 'IN 27801' was installed. This is believed to have come from another machine in the same batch of Sheffield Police SS100s. The Works Record Card also confirms that 'outside handlebar controls' were fitted: drum-type twist-grip, lever control for the ignition, and an outside front brake lever (as for the clutch). These are all still in place. The rear numberplate is the genuine, alloy Brough item, while also original are the flared front mudguard and the hinged rear mudguard. Chassis number '2.19' in the works' records, the sidecar had been removed before Ronald Clark's ownership but has since been reacquired. It is fitted with a Brough Superior Cruiser body, replacing the original - and less elegant - special police body, and has a BSA front wheel hub with single-sided 8' brake. The vendor re-fitted the sidecar to the Brough with the intention of riding it to Damascus with Ant Cazelet for company – their intent being to retrace the steps of Brough-owning Lawrence of Arabia – only for the ongoing Syrian civil war to scupper the project. Included in the sale and available for collection by the successful purchaser, the 'chair' has been detached from 'Old Stormalong' but comes complete with all fittings and a comprehensive set of photographs (on CD) showing how it is fitted.When purchased by Bill Starling, the Brough was working but worn. It had limited use for a few years and was then stored for some time. Eventually, Bill's father re-commissioned the machine and returned it to him early in 1982. Around 2,000 miles were covered between then and June 1985. Some minor work was then required, which the responsibilities of part-time farming and full-time employment did not leave time for. 'Old Stormalong' went into retirement until, early in 2000, it was delivered to the workshop of expert restorer Charlie Smith of Northampton (now retired) where over the next year it underwent a thorough restoration under the supervision of Howard Wilcox, well known in the Brough Club for his expertise in all marque-related matters. As well as a full engine rebuild, the restoration included a new fuel tank supplied by Tim Ball of Superior Engineering, plus a new saddle cover and toolbox fronts; these had been obtained, many years previously, from the late Albert Wallis, long-standing and much respected Brough Club member. A small, modern battery was fitted inside an original battery case, and the carburettor body bored out and re-sleeved, dramatically improving the starting, slow running, and fuel consumption. In May 2001, 'Old Stormalong' demonstrated its renewed health and vigour with a run of 123 miles back to Norfolk. Enhancing reliability, a solid-state voltage regulator from A O Services of Watton was fitted in April 2008. A further 9,000-or-so miles had been covered, many of them on Brough Club and VMCC events, by the time the SS100 was sold to the current vendor in 2012. Since then it has been stored in air-conditioned comfort, professionally cared for, and hardly used in the last nine years (the current odometer reading is 11,666 miles).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 215
1928 Bentley 3 Litre Blue Label TourerRegistration no. YV1217Chassis no. NR 526Engine no. 742•Only six documented owners from new•Single-family BDC-member ownership 1962-2020 and 1938-1959•Restored by noted specialists, Brentclass Restorations 1988/89•Recently, extensively re-commissioned and freshly serviced by noted specialists Footnotes:From the humblest of beginnings, in a mews garage off Baker Street, London W1, the Bentley marque rapidly achieved global fame, as an exciting and fast touring car, more than able to compete with the best of European and American sports cars, especially in the tough world of 1920s motor sport. Their outright wins at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 are legendary, and one can only admire the Herculean efforts of such giants as Woolf Barnato, Jack Dunfee, Sir 'Tim' Birkin, and Dr Dudley Benjafield - some of the original 'Bentley Boys'.W O Bentley proudly unveiled his new 3-litre car on Stand 126 at the 1919 Olympia Automobile Exhibition, the prototype engine having fired up for the first time, just a few weeks previously. With inspiration drawn from his achievements as a locomotive engineer, his four-cylinder 'fixed head' engine incorporated a single overhead camshaft, four-valves per cylinder, and a bore/stroke of 80x149mm, with twin ML magnetos providing the ignition and power transmitted via a four-speed gearbox, with right-hand change. Early production, pressed-steel chassis had a 9' 9½' wheelbase (the 'short standard', TT Replica, and Red Label Speed models) before being increased to 10' 10' ('long standard' or Blue Label) in 1923, with four-wheel Perrot-type brakes added in 1924. In only mildly developed form, this was the model that was to become a legend in motor racing history and which, with its leather-strapped bonnet, classical radiator design, and British Racing Green livery, has become the archetypal Vintage sports car: coveted and enjoyed by collectors worldwide and a testimony to W O Bentley's original design, build quality and reliability. Boasting unrivalled style and performance, the Bentley 3-litre was soon attracting the attention of wealthy and aristocratic motoring enthusiasts, including Prince George, Duke of Kent; the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII); and the Duke of York (later King George VI). By the time production of the 3-Litre model ceased in 1929, a total of 1,613 had been completed, the majority of which left the factory on the Long Standard chassis.Dr Clare Hay's authoritative work, Bentley, The Vintage Years, records that 'NR 526' was completed in March 1928 on the 10' 10'-wheelbase, Blue Label chassis with engine number '1204' and Gurney Nutting (saloon) coachwork. First registered 'YV 1217', as now, the Bentley was delivered new to a Miss L Murray of London W1 - the first of only six documented (via buff logbooks) owners in more than 93 years. Second owner M Jacobs Esq acquired the car on October 6th 1938, retaining it for more than two decades, during which time the original body was replaced with a green-hued, Vanden Plas-style tourer and engine number '742' fitted.Two subsequent owners followed in quick succession: J Miller, London (1959) and J V R Anderson, Clwyd (1961), before it was purchased in January 1962 by M D (Douglas) McPhail of Perthshire, Scotland. The Bentley remained in single-family, BDC-member ownership for the next 58 years, passing to the current custodian (a long-time, fellow BDC and VSCC member) in June 2020. Its body aside, 'YV 1217' remains highly original, having covered fewer than five thousand miles in more than six decades. Fully documented by photographs and invoices, a complete restoration exceeding £50,000 was undertaken by renowned specialist Roger Steer at Brentclass Restorations in 1988/1989, which included a new ash frame body, fresh metalwork, and complete overhauls of the engine and drivetrain. Awoken from lengthy hibernation in June last year, the car has been extensively re-commissioned by noted pre-war specialists and multiple concours-winners Haslams of Bolton Ltd and Ian Evans Motor Engineers. The re-commissioning utilised parts sourced from Vintage Bentley Limited and Blockley Tyres (see invoices totalling £20,000-plus on file), while in August 2021 a complete inspection and full service was carried out by marque specialist Ewen Getley at Kingsbury Racing (£5,500 invoice). 'YV 1217' is documented by the W O Bentley Memorial Foundation and Bentley Drivers' Club, has a confirmed entry for the 2022 Isle of Man TT, 3-Litre Bentley Centenary celebrations, and a completed FIVA passport application pending. Distinctively finished in blue, with black cycle wings and dark blue leather upholstery and carpeting, this beautifully original 3-Litre Blue Label requires no expenditure prior to use, was last offered for public sale almost 60 years ago and is, of course, eligible for numerous prestigious historic motoring events globally The following items are included in the sale:Outdoor tailored car coverVintage Bentley leather toolboxYV 1217's own attaché case and copper/hide wheel malletSide-screensSundry spares and consumables Technical facts of the Vintage Bentley (Bentley Drivers' Club, 1956)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 212
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Sedanca Coupé Coachwork by by James YoungRegistration no. FGW 390Chassis no. B72MR Engine no. L4BD •One of only three Bentley 4¼-Litre 'overdrive' chassis with this body style•Known ownership history•Extensively restored during the late 1990s•With the present owner (a longstanding BDC member) since 2017 Footnotes:Although Rolls-Royce's acquisition of Bentley Motors in 1931 had robbed the latter of its independence, it did at least ensure the survival of the Bentley name. Launched in 1933, the first of what would become known as the 'Derby' Bentleys continued the marque's sporting associations, but in a manner even more refined than before. Even W O Bentley himself acknowledged that the 3½-Litre model was the finest ever to bear his name. Based on the contemporary Rolls-Royce 20/25, the 3½-Litre Bentley was slightly shorter in the wheelbase at 10' 6' and employed a tuned (115bhp), twin-SU-carburettor version of the former's 3,669cc overhead-valve six-cylinder engine. Add to this already remarkable package a four-speed gearbox (with synchromesh on the top three gears) and servo assisted brakes, and the result was a vehicle offering the driver effortless high performance in almost absolute silence. 'The Silent Sports Car', as it was quickly dubbed, had few peers as a tireless long-distance tourer, combining as it did traditional Rolls-Royce refinement with Bentley performance and handling. By the end of the 1930s the 'Derby' Bentley, introduced towards the beginning of that decade following the firm's take-over by Rolls-Royce, had undergone a number of significant developments, not the least of which was an increase in bore size in 1936 that upped the capacity to 4,257cc, a move that coincided with the adoption of superior Hall's Metal bearings. This new engine was shared with the equivalent Rolls-Royce - the 25/30hp - and as had been the case with the preceding 3½-Litre model, enjoyed a superior specification in Bentley form, boasting twin SU carburettors, raised compression ratio and a more 'sporting' camshaft. Thus the new 4¼-Litre model offered more power than before while retaining the well-proven chassis with its faultless gear-change and servo-assisted brakes. It was the construction of modern highways in Continental Europe, enabling cars to travel at sustained high speeds, that had prompted the introduction of the Hall's Metal bearings and would lead eventually to the adoption of on an 'overdrive' gearbox and improved lubrication system on Bentley's peerless Grande Routière, improvements which coincided with the introduction of the 'M'-series cars in 1938. The overdrive transmission enabled the car to cruise at a relaxed 2,800rpm at 75mph, rather than the somewhat frenetic 3,450 revs that earlier models had needed to reach a similar speed. Lighter steering, achieved by the adoption of a Marles steering box in place of the earlier worm-and-nut type, was another feature first seen on the overdrive model. The result was one of the most pleasing of pre-war touring cars. Chassis 'B2MR' was the first example of this most desirable version of the 4¼-litre model, making this lovely car the 36th of the series. Only 202 were produced and most boasted a top speed of over 100mph in spite of weighing over 1½ tons. With its 4¼-litre engine, overdrive gearbox and unique James Young coachwork, 'B72MR' represents the Derby Bentley in its ultimate and most desirable incarnation. This car's Sedanca Coupé body is attributed to the great A F McNeil, arguably the most influential British coachwork designer of the inter-war years, who had joined James Young from Gurney Nutting in 1937 when it became part of the Jack Barclay group. James Young fitted this type of body to only three 'overdrive' chassis: 'B72MR', 'B86MR' and 'B97MX'. 'B72MR' was supplied new to George Sinclair Brodrick Esq on 15th November 1938. Just twenty-three years of age at the time, George Brodrick was the grandson of controversial American railroad magnate and financial speculator Jason 'Jay' Gould, once the world's richest man. Born in New York, George Brodrick served with the Irish Guards during WW2, in later life was awarded an MBE, and died in December 2003 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, aged 87. His obituary in The Telegraph observed that he 'mixed dangerous cocktails' and 'went up to Trinity, Cambridge, where he arrived in his Bentley accompanied by his chauffeur. An impoverished young gentleman attended all the lectures on his behalf and provided him with a comprehensive set of notes three weeks before his Finals, which he sailed through'. In November 1940, George Brodrick sold the Bentley back to Jack Barclay. The car is known to have belonged subsequently to P B Cow Ltd; Harold Radford & Co Ltd; Mrs Howard Sneyd; and Messrs Basil Roy Ltd before passing in February 1961 to Major P R J Everidge, FRCS, OBE. Used extensively for continental touring by Major Everidge, 'B72MR' had its original engine overhauled in November 1984 (at an indicated 84,584 miles) by G Ashley Carter of Dorchester, Oxfordshire. While owned by noted collector/dealer C A R Howard, 'B72MR' was featured in Rétroviseur magazine and subsequently in his autobiography. Fellow dealer Gregor Fisken was the Bentley's next owner, followed by Hugh Boucher of Sittingbourne, Kent. While the car was owned by Mr Boucher, Derby Bentley specialists Blackmore Engineering refurbished the suspension, heater, wiring, and dynamo, etc, these works being carried out in January 1997. The following month, '72MR' went to James E Pearce Specialist Coachbuilders who fitted flashing indicators, re-hung the doors, and treated the car to cosmetic refreshment. Further improved by Sargeants of Goudhurst during August of that year (at an indicated 92,733 miles), the Bentley was serviced and some two years later was sold via Frank Dale & Stepsons to collector J W ten Ham in the Netherlands.In 2016, Frank Dale & Stepsons brought 'B72MR' back to the UK and retrieved its original registration, 'FGW 390'. Shortly thereafter the car was sold to the immediately preceding owner, a lifelong Bentley enthusiast, who commissioned acknowledged expert Ken Lee to undertake a through inspection. A new pipe for the ride control pump was fitted and a full service carried out. A Bentley Drivers' Club member for over 50 years, the present owner purchased the car at a UK auction in July 2017, since when it has been maintained by him and his mechanics. Age is the reason for the sale (his, not the car's) plus the need to downsize the collection. The accompanying history file contains a V5C Registration Certificate plus numerous invoices from the aforementioned specialists and any others.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
A 1920s Christofle silver plated car posy holder, with mounting hook, cast with neo-classical swag decorations. Stamped O. Gallia, 16.5cm with 5cm diameter at top, selected by TV celebrity Susan Calman.NB. This is a charity lot and there is no Buyers Premium payable. Collection is from The Lincoln Auction Rooms or contact lincoln@packsend.co.uk for a delivery quote.
Lot 839
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING,the oval sapphire of approximately 1.53 carats within a halo of old mine cut diamonds, on diamond shoulders, the diamonds totalling approximately 0.70 carats, marked 18CT, size O 1/2, 3.9gCondition report: In well worn condition.Cleaning paste visible all over.Sapphire heavily abraded with small surface chips. Inclusions visible to the naked eye.Grey tint to the diamonds. Some with minor chips. Inclusions visible in some to the naked eye. All stones intact. Measures: 7.6x6.2x5.3mm
Lot 847
EMERALD AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING,set with round brilliant cut diamonds and marquise cut emeralds, the diamonds totalling approximately 0.33 carats, in eighteen carat gold, size O, 4.8gCondition report: Generally worn. Inclusions visible to the naked eye within the emeralds. Chips to the emeralds. Slight grey tint to the diamonds. All stones intact.
Lot 849
SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING,set with oval sapphires and round brilliant cut diamonds totalling approximately 0.80 carats, unmarked, size O 1/2, 5.5gCondition report: Generally worn condition. Chips to the sapphires. Inclusions visible under magnification in the diamonds and sapphires. All claws intact. Stones secure.
Lot 309
comprising fourteen oban tate-e prints and one oban yoko-e print; including one entitled Sumo Unryu Kyukichi, published by Daikokuya Heikichi; two entitled Backstage at the Ichimura Theatre in Fukiya-cho, Where Hit Performances are Packing Them In (Fukiya-cho Ichimura-za o-iri atari furumai gakuya no zu); two entitled Backstage at a Theater in Dotonbori, Osaka (Osaka Dotonbori shibai gakuya no zu); one Backstage at the Season Opening Performance of the Morita Theater (Morita-za kaomise gakuya no zu, sanmai tsuzuki); one Backstage Celebrations of a Full-house Hit at the Ichimura Theater (Ichimura-za ôiri atari furumai gakuya no zu); one Fujin tashinami gusa from the series Fitting Accomplishments for Women etc.largest: 38.8cm x 26.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow VerstageNote: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.
Lot 200
Lima - Cooper-Craft - Three Aitch - A quantity of O gauge wagons including 4 x Lima models, several pre built Three Aitch wagons an unmarked powered steam tram engine and other parts and pieces. The items all show signs of age and use and are unchecked for completeness. They are in Fair to Good condition overall. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 307
Siku, Corgi, Matchbox, Other - A collection of 19 predominately boxed diecast model vehicles in various scales. Lot includes Siku #2914 Mobile Crane; Corgi D700 Jaguar MkII; Corgi #97124 Bedford O Series 'Youngsters' and similar. Models appear Excellent - Mint in Fair Plus - mainly Good boxes with some storage wear and imperfections. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 12
NO RESERVE China.- Dennys (N. B.) The Folklore of China and its affinities, with that of the Aryan and Semitic Races, half-title, illustrations, contemporary half morocco, sympathetically rebacked, 1876 § Mossman (Samuel) The Mandarin's Daughter - A Story of the Great Taiping Rebellion, new edition, plates and illustrations, ink inscription to endpaper, original cloth, some light darkening and surface soiling, [1893] § Bland (J. O. P.) Li Hung Chang, frontispiece portrait, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, a little creased at head, 1917; and another, China, 8vo (4)
Lot 259
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837)Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th centuryCarved Bullfinch and Torii Arch, kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, with an inscription Yo no uso to uso to no kae ni kaete ataehen ware wa makoto o (Exchanging and exchanging again all the world's mistakes, at last we get to the truth); with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Sengai Zenshi bokuseki uso tori (Ink painting of the uso bird by Zen Master Sengai) and signed and sealed inside by the economist and collector Awakawa Yasuichi (1902-1977). Overall: 126.2cm x 19.1cm (49 13/16in x 7½in); image: 55cm x 13.7cm (21 5/8in x 5 3/8in). (2).Footnotes:Provenance:A distinguished private collection.These motifs refer to the Usogae ceremony held on the seventh day of the first month at the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, when crowds would exchange carved wood figures of uso (bullfinches) several times while shouting 'Kaemasho, kaemasho' (let's swap them, let's swap them), metaphorically liberating themselves from the uso, also meaning 'lies' or 'bad decisions', of the previous year. For another example and an account of Usogae, see Yatsunami Hirokazu, Sengai no fuzokuga o megutte (On Genre Painting of Sengai), Idemitsu Bijutsukan kenkyu kiyo, 21 (January 2016), pp.76-77, accessible at http://idemitsu-museum.or.jp/research/pdf/03.idemitsu-No21_2016.pdfFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 8
A roiro (black-lacquer) two-case inroBy Tatsuke Takamitsu (Kokyo, active 1818-1830), Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th centuryThe black-lacquer ground decorated in polychrome and gold takamaki-e with a boatman on one side, hauling a covered boat amongst reeds on the reverse; signed Tatsuke Kokyo kore o zu gyonen hachijusansai (Tatsuke Kokyo painted this at age 83). 5.9cm (2¼in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 132
A finely etched sentoku (brass alloy) cabinet modelled as a miniature nijunoto (two-storey pagoda)By Fujii Yoshitoyo (Biho, born 1868) of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked predominantly in his renowned etching technique with strands of gold and silver overlaid on the sentoku with extensive chased details, constructed on two storeys raised on an integral stepped base, each storey beneath a sloping roof, the upper roof fitted with one removable drawer, the lower roof with two drawers, all with chrysanthemum bud handles, the upper roof decorated with ho-o birds, dragons, a temple complex and a bird among peonies surmounted by a tall stupa with a tama-shaped knop from which chains lead down to the roof's corners, the lower roof similarly decorated, the sides around the base with repeated foliate and geometric patterns, stamped on the base with the Mount Fuji mark of Fujii Yoshitoyo; on its original, detachable, stepped wood stand. The pagoda: 18.5cm (7¼in) high. (2).Footnotes:Fujii Yoshitoyo, founder of the Fujii Damascene Company, was most famous for his 1/50 scale model of the Kinkakuji in Kyoto, sent to the Japan-British Exhibition in 1910, which is said to have taken him four years to complete, see Mochizuki Kotaro, Japan To-Day: A Souvenir of the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition Held in London 1910, (Special Number of the Japan Financial and Economic Monthly), p.587.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 41
Eight fuchi-gashira (hilt collars and pommels)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryFour of shibuichi, two of shakudo, and one of copper, decorated in a variety of chiselling and inlay techniques, the first of an archer, possibly Minamoto no Tametomo, sitting beneath a pine tree with two kneeling oni (demons) before him, with signature Konkan; the second with a Chinese archer, signed Senkakudo Tomotoshi tsukuru (Made by Senkakudo Tomotoshi); the third a dancer with rowdy spectators; the fourth with the race across the Uji River; the fifth with warriors crossing a river, signed Nara Naomasa tsukuru (Made by Naomasa of Nara); the sixth with a rock, waves and crest, signed Katsuryuken Naochika; the seventh with Yoshitsune leaping over eight ships; the fuchi of shibuichi with a farmer and bundles of firewood, with signature Echizen no daijo Nagatsune and a kao; the kashira of shibuichi with Enma-o and the Hell Courtesan. (16).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 241
An unusual four-lobed globular vaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in red and black iron and gilt with two ho-o birds with their feathers trailing among clouds on the lobed body beneath two overlapping shikishi (square poem sheets) brocade embellished with leafy sprays, elaborate roundels and millefleurs extending from the neck, the shoulder with two elongated curved handles, the foot painted in pale blue with a band of repeated lappets; signed on the base with an almost entirely obliterated signature. 23cm (9in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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