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Lot 102
NO RESERVE Asian Art.- Jackson (Anna) & Amin Ahlawat. Maharajah: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts, 2009 § Diamond (D.) & others. Gardens & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur, 2009 § Komaroff (L.) & Stefano Carboni, editors. The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353, New York, 2002 § Canby (Sheila R.) Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran, 2009, illustrations, many colour, the first original boards with dust-jacket, the rest original wrappers; and c.10 others on Indian and Islamic Art, 4to (c.15)
Lot 111
NO RESERVE French Art.- Font-Réaulx (Dominique de) & others. Gustave Courbet, New York, 2008 § Cuno (J.) & Joachim Kaak. Manet Face to Face, 2004 § Tinterow (G.) & Philip Conisbee. Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch, New York, 1999 § Bailey (C.B.) & others. The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard: Masterpieces of French Genre Painting, New Haven & London, 2003 § Tapié (A.) & Nicolas Sainte Fare Garnot. Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674): Entre politique et dévotion, Paris, 2007 § Verdi (R.) Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665, 1995, illustrations, many colour, the first two original boards with dust-jackets, the rest original wrappers; and c.25 others on French art, 4to (c.30)
Lot 115
NO RESERVE Medieval Art & Illuminated Manuscripts.- Palladino (Pia) Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, New Haven & London, 2003 § Kren (T.) & Scot McKendrick. The Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, Los Angeles & London, 2003 § Wieck (R.) & others. The Hours of Henry VIII: A Renaissance Masterpiece by Jean Poyet, New York, 2000 § Little (C.T.) Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture, New York, 2006 § Marks (R.) & Paul Williamson. Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547, 2003, illustrations, many colour, the second and third original wrappers, the rest original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and 10 others on medieval art including illuminated manuscripts, 4to (15)
Lot 124
NO RESERVE Romanticism.- Hartley (Keith) & others. The Romantic Spirit in German Art 1790-1990, Edinburgh, 1994 § Noon (P.) Constable to Delacroix: British Art and the French Romantics, 2003 § Shanes (Eric) Turner: The Great Watercolours, 2001 § Hamlyn (R.) & Michael Phillips. William Blake, 2000 § Vaughan (W.) & others. Samuel Palmer 1805-1881: Vision and Landscape, 2005, illustrations, many colour, original wrappers; and c.15 others on Romanticism, 4to & 8vo (c.20)
![NO RESERVE Combe (William) [The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax], 3 vol., ninth edition, 79 hand-coloured aquatint plates after](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ecb6c56e-2a66-4435-8ee1-acf000ac6f97/010a892c-37a7-4d26-accb-acf500a41082/468x382.jpg)
Lot 138
NO RESERVE Combe (William) [The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax], 3 vol., ninth edition, 79 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson, including 2 additional vignette titles, occasional foxing and offsetting, bookplates to pastedown, original cloth, spines pictorial gilt, faded, spine ends worn, [cf.Abbey, Life 266-267 & Tooley 427-429], 8vo, R. Ackermann, n.d., [c.1821].
Lot 161
La Rochefoucauld (Francois, Duc de) Memoires de M. D. L. R. Sur les Brigues à la mort de Loüys XIII. Les Guerres de Paris & de Guyenne, & la Prison des Princes, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, contemporary vellum, lightly soiled, [Willems 1997 (note)], Cologne, Pierre Dyck, 1677 § Foulis Press.- Anacreon. Anacreontis et Sapphonis carmina [graece], some spotting and staining, contemporary vellum, soiled, [Gaskell 43], Glasgow, 1744; and 3 others Continental & English, v.s. (5)
Lot 19
Markham (Clements R.) Travels in Peru and India while superintending the collection of Chinchona plants and seeds in South America, and their introduction into India, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, folding genealogical table of the Incas, 30pp. publishers' catalogue at end, folding map with short tear to inner edge and slight fraying to outer edge, leaves a little brittle and chipped at edges, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, 4to, 1862.*** Cinchona was the source of quinine used as a cure for malaria, and was greatly needed by the British in India.
Lot 206
Cary (Robert) Palælogia Chronica. A Chronological Account of Ancient Time, double-page folding genealogical table, contemporary signature and notes to title, 3Z1 lacking corner (not affecting text), cracked upper hinge, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, bumping to corners an spine extremities, folio, [Wing C743], by J. Darby, for R. Chiswell, 1677.
![[Courtilz de Sandras (Gatien de)] The French Spy: or, the Memoirs of John Baptist de La Fontaine, first English edition, smal](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ecb6c56e-2a66-4435-8ee1-acf000ac6f97/446a9103-7dc2-4cc6-959e-acf500a50e98/468x382.jpg)
Lot 212
[Courtilz de Sandras (Gatien de)] The French Spy: or, the Memoirs of John Baptist de La Fontaine, first English edition, small paper defect affecting odd letter (M1), occasional foxing, near contemporary speckled calf, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Wing C6597A], 8vo, for R. Basset, 1700.
Lot 217
Palmer (Samuel) Moral Essays on some of the most Curious and Significant English, Scotch and Foreign Proverbs, first edition, later pencil marks and annotations to preface, trimmed affecting odd headline, spotting, near contemporary diced calf, upper cover detached, s little rubbed, 8vo, by Tho. Hodgkin, for R. Bonwicke, W. Freeman ..., 1710.
Lot 298
NO RESERVE Left-wing politics.- Spender (Stephen) Forward From Liberalism, 1937 § Attlee (C. R.) The Labour Party in Perspective, 1937 § Sloan (Pat) Soviet Democracy, 1937 § Hutt (Allen) The Post-War History of the British Working Class,1937, Left Book Club editions, original orange wrappers, first a little marked, others very lightly discoloured or creased; and 13 others, socialist politics, v.s. (17)
Lot 111
MINKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH HANNYA MASK After Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), signed Minko 珉江 with kakihanJapan, Tsu, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the young boy with short black tufts of hair holding a Hannya mask in front of his face, his genitals exposed to the underside, ‘natural’ himotoshi between the feet, legs, and mask, the reverse signed MINKO with a kakihan.LENGTH 3.3 cm, HEIGHT 3 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, small old repairs to one arm and one leg.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from Sotheby’s, Los Angeles, 22 August 1981, lot 79. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Literature comparison: A related netsuke by the same carver is illustrated with a line drawing in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part A, p. 512.
Lot 128
A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FRACTURED SKULL UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved wood netsuke of a somewhat disintegrated skull with cavernous eye sockets and a row of teeth with some of them missing. A section of the cranium in the back is missing giving an eerie glimpse into the bone structure. Natural himotoshi.HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minimal surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1996. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
Lot 129
A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL WITH BAMBOO SHOOT UnsignedJapan, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved and morbidly fantastic wood netsuke of a skull with large, cavernous eye sockets, two bones underneath functioning as the himotoshi, and a leafy bamboo shoot growing out of the eye socket and resting on the apex of the cranium. Unusually, this skull only has two front teeth which are inlaid in bone. The wood bearing an excellent patina.HEIGHT 3 cm, LENGTH 3.3 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
Lot 180
GYOKURINTEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN SEATED ON A ROCK By Gyokurintei, signed Gyokurintei 玉林亭Japan, Edo (Tokyo), c. 1820, Edo period (1615-1868)The sennin holding a cane and seated on a large rock with leaves emerging from a crevice in the front. The mountain hermit is laughing, his long hair is finely carved, falling on his shoulders and back, the rest of the back is entirely covered in minutely incised artemisia leaves. The wood of a good color with a fine patina. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi through the back, the larger hole generously excavated to accommodate the knot. The underside with the boldly incised signature GYOKURINTEI.HEIGHT 5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor associated surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
Lot 257
A POWERFUL STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF KAN'U, ATTRIBUTED TO TOMOHISA Unsigned Japan, Kyoto, mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The Chinese military general finely carved standing, wearing a coat with voluminous folds, the hem sweeping to one side, following the natural curvature of the material, secured with a belt, a sword attached to it, with neatly incised armor underneath, his right hand lowered and holding his halberd, the left hand at his waist, the face with a fierce expression and eyes inlaid with dark horn. The back with two symmetrical himotoshi.HEIGHT 7.5 cmCondition: Good condition with minor surface wear, some inlays likely lost, superb patina.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from I.M. Chait in 2003. Old collector’s label to back. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. The present lot is attributed to Tomohisa, who belongs to an important group of 18th-century figure carvers, which also includes Mototada. About this group, Jay Hopkins writes, “Working in staghorn, they primarily produced large figures ranging from 3 to 6 inches in height. Subject matter usually involved Chinese legends, including Shoki, sennin, Kann’u, guardians and entertainers. They effectively used black horn to inlay eye pupils, buttons and other details – perhaps the earliest cavers to use this technique.” (Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, p. 30)Literature comparison: Four similar netsuke from the Tomohisa group, though depicting different subjects, are illustrated in Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, Vol. I, p. 31, fig. 13.
Lot 29
AN EARLY WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH KIKU FLOWER AND TREASURE SACK UnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The tactile, ideally shaped, and large wood netsuke depicting a Chinese boy sleeping and leaning against a large tied up bag, presumably Hotei’s treasure sack. In his right hand he holds a finely carved, leafy kiku (chrysanthemum) flower, possibly identifying the boy as Kikujido (the chrysanthemum boy). The boy’s facial expression is serene, the folds of his robe and the sack are well-carved. The wood of a very good color with a fine patina, the asymmetrical himotoshi underneath are very large and generously excavated, indicative of an early piece.LENGTH 5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor associated surface wear, particularly in and around the himotoshi.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
Lot 305
SHIBAYAMA SOICHI: A FINE INLAID AND LACQUERED BURLWOOD NETSUKE By Shibayama Soichi, signed Soichi 宗一Japan, Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryFinely lacquered and inlaid in horn with a centipede and three ants on a natural, desiccated piece of burlwood showing a beautifully marbled structure. Himotoshi through the back and signature SOICHI within a rectangular mother-of-pearl reserve.LENGTH 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with ‘natural flaws’ to the burlwood.Provenance: Ex-collection Robert S. Huthart. Old museum number to the underside. Then collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Auction comparison:A very similar netsuke was sold by Christie’s, Chinese & Japanese Art, 15 May 2008, London, lot 22 (sold for 1,125 GBP).
Lot 318
TEIJI: A MASTERFUL LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID MANJU OF AN OCTOPUS IN A POT (TAKO TSUBO) By Teiji, signed Teiji 貞二Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Chappell and Welch (1999) Netsuke, The Art of Japanese Miniature Carving, no. 239.The netsuke of manju shape and lacquered in almost black, dark green, the interior revealing a masterful ceramic-inlaid octopus, one of the suckered tentacles breaking through an opening in the wicker structure and extending towards the reverse. The octopus has a fierce expression with veins on his forehead and a pressed forward funnel-shaped mouth, the eyes are highlighted in gold. The ceramic cephalopod is glazed in red with black accents brilliantly imitating negoro-lacquer. The reverse with the gold-lacquered two-character signature TEIJI and the two asymmetrical himotoshi.The depiction here is likely a variation of the tako tsubo motif, the pot here shown from the top view. The manju could also represent a submerged object which the octopus uses as its lair, as these animals preferred dark crevices or caves as their hiding spots (hence they were also trapped in pots). The design of this netsuke is very clever, one wonders how the octopus entered his lair (or how the artist managed to inlay this netsuke!).DIAMETER 4 cmCondition: Good condition, some wear to lacquer including tiny hairlines and surface scratches. Some expected firing flaws and a crack through one of the octopus’ tentacles.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Konishi Gallery, LA, in 1993. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Teiji, pupil of Seiji, was originally a potter and made unique netsuke with ceramic inlays. The quality of his ceramic inlay is arguably unequaled in netsuke. Teiji made several netsuke depicting octopi, most like the one cited in the literature comparison. The present model appears to be unique.Literature comparison:Compare to a related netsuke in the Toledo Museum of Art (gifted by the former owner of the present netsuke, Richard R. Silverman), accession no. 2009.154.
Lot 319
HOJUSAI: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE DEPICTING A RAKAN By Hojusai, signed Hojusai 宝珠齋 with kakihanJapan, 19th centuryThe plate with black, dark brown, and gold lacquer, depicting a rakan with typically long eyebrows, the ears with a long pendulous lobes and circular earrings, the face with an intense expression, the bowl covered in a light translucent lacquer coating heightening the grain of the wood. Central himotoshi through the back and cord attachment on the reverse of the lid.DIAMETER 4.2 cmCondition: Good condition, some old wear to the lacquer, a minor split to the rakan’s cheek, and a minor flake to his chin.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from Eskenazi Ltd. in 1982. Two collector’s labels to the interior, one inscribed in Japanese. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Literature comparison:A closely related kagamibuta netsuke by the same carver, but with a shunga depiction to the interior, is illustrated in Ducros, Alain (1994) Paris Edo, no. 29b. Note the translucent lacquer coating heightening the wood grain, which is executed in the same manner in the present netsuke.
Lot 320
YOKOBUE III: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MANDARIN DUCK (OSHIDORI) By Yokobue III, signed Yokobue 横笛Japan, Kyoto, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The duck preening itself, finely painted in gold, red, and black lacquer, the gold lacquer dominating, with hiramaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane flakes, mother-of-pearl (aogai) inlays, and some nashiji. The underside with two slightly asymmetrical himotoshi above the signature YOKOBUE within an oval reserve.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. According to Edward Wrangham (EW), “[Yokobue III] carried on the family business in Kyoto from the late Edo into the Meiji period, after which it virtually disappeared. The Tomkinson inro (now EW) is dated 1871 […]; the EW netsuke is lacquered […] and inlaid with a copper and gold snail.” (Earle, Joe [ed.], 1995, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 330-331)Auction comparison:Compare a lacquered wood and metal netsuke of a snail on driftwood by Yokobue at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part III, 15 May 2012, London, lot 118 (sold for 4,375 GBP).
Lot 321
A RARE LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID NETSUKE OF A BUGAKU HELMET (TORIKABUTO) UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The wood netsuke lacquered in gold with glazed ceramic inlays, depicting a torikabuto in the shape of a suzume (sparrow) used for the traditional Bugaku dance. Large himotoshi through the back.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor associated wear to lacquer.Provenance: Collection of Richard R. Silverman, old collection no. to the back. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.Bugaku is a Japanese traditional dance. The defining elements of this dance were introduced through Southeast Asia to the Chinese Tang court and its use in Japan dates back to the Heian period (794-1185) and is still performed today.
Lot 99
MASAMITSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE AND SKULL By Masamitsu, signed Masamitsu 正光Japan, Ise-Yamada, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved wood netsuke of a snake (hebi) coiling around and through the eye sockets of a skull. This usually quite morbid depiction is depicted here with charm, the snake appears to be smiling. The scales are rendered with an appealingly rough stippled pattern, and the large staring eyes are inlaid in lustrous dark horn. Signed underneath the skull on a bridge which functions as the cord attachment MASAMITSU – a pupil of Masanao.HEIGHT 3.1 cm, LENGTH 3.5 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.Auction comparison:A related wood netsuke by Masakatsu was sold at Christie’s, Art of Japan, 8 December 2016, London, lot 20 (sold for 6,875 GBP).
Lot 365
A Full Size World War One And World War Two Family Medal Group, The World War One Medal Pair Comprising Of The Victory Medal And The British War Medal Are Named And Issued To R-19655 SJT. G. HAYES Of The Kings Royal Rifles And Come With Ribbons Together With Silver Wound Badge. The World War Two Medal Group Issued To The Above Mentioned Son Kenneth Wesley Hayes Include The British War Medal, The Africa Star, The Atlantic Star, The Italy Star, The 1939-45 Star And The Burma Star, All complete With Ribbons And Royal Navy Collar Badges, Together With Life Saving Medal And Imperial Service Medal, Kenneth Served As A Radio Operator For The Royal Navy During World War Two And Worked For MI5 And GCHQ Before Retirement.
Lot 3154
Hornby (China) Accessories R8074 Left hand points, R8077 L/H Express points, R8206 Power track, R620 Uncoupler, 3xR8073 R/H Points, R8072 L/H Points, 2xR8075 R/H Curved Points, R8078 R/H Express Points, 2xR608 Curved track, R602 Power clips, 2xR600 Straight rail, 3xR604 Curved Rail, 2xR605 Curved rail, 2xR628 Curved rail, R604 Curved rail, 2xR606 Curved rail, 2xR643 Half curve, R615 Diamond crossing, R614 Diamond crossing and 2xR610 Short straight (contents unchecked, boxes G-E)
Lot 200
Two large trays containing a miscellany of 0 gauge items: Parkside Dundas kit PS09 LMS ventilated van, Peco wagon kit GW 16 ton brake van, Slaters assembled kit Gloucester 5 plank open wagon, Hornby 3 rail electric track: 6x double curves, 2x R/H solid base points, one parallel point, two symmetric points, all will benefit from cleaning, various buffers and other items including Duette and B/Lowke controllers
Lot 413
Large tray of Hornby Dublo items: 2x D1 through stations, one island platform, 2 signal cabins, 3 level crossings (1xM), TPO mail van set, mail van TPO apparatus, D12 1st class coach, approx 18 goods wagons, loading gauge, colour light home signal, diamond crossing (M), 2x R/H non isolating points
Lot 502
Two trays containing a quantity of various 00 gauge railways to incude boxed and loose items, mixed manufactures to include Hornby, Dapol, Bachmann, Triang, and other manufactures, examples to include a Hornby Magazine, LMS Stove R 32903 limited edition lined maroon wagon, a Hornby Railway 75 ton operating breakdown crane, and other components
Lot 12
Cricket - an early 1960s Gradidge long handle Cyril Washbrook Lancashire and England autograph cricket bat signed to the face by 14 members of the 1964 Australian touring team including Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry, Ian Redpath, Norm O'Neill, Peter Burge, Brian Booth, Tom Vivers, Wally Grout, Graham McKenzie, Neil Hawke, Graham Corling and 11 members of the Lancashire CC team including Brian Statham, Jack Bond, Ken Howard, P Lever, R Bennett, P T Marner and others, the back of the bat signed by members of the England MCC team (7 signatures) including Ted Dextrer, Geoff Boycott, Hampshire (12 signatures), Glamorgan (13 signatures), Derbyshire (11 signatures) and Nottinghamshire (10 signatures) county cricket teams to include numerous famous names; the bat scribed with 78 signatures in total and mounted in a period wooden cabinet, the lot previously owned by a former employee of Lancashire CC
Lot 1312
MEADOWBANK THISTLE Twenty eight programmes for their first League season 1974/5. First ever competitive programme v Albion Rovers (League Cup) & v Berwick Rangers (East of Scotland Cup Final X 2). Complete season of 19 league programmes missing v Berwick Rangers and v Clydebank. Includes v Alloa X 2. 1st season aways v Albion R., Brechin, Hamilton X 2, Stirling Albion, St.Mirren, Stranraer. Good
Lot 349
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES 1950'S Twenty eight programmes including Cardiff v Huddersfield 53/4, Carlisle v Stockport 59/60, Crystal P v Southampton Floodlight Cup 59/60, Everton v Luton 57/8, Gillingham v Bradford PA 58/9, Huddersfield v Middlesborough 53/4, Mansfield v Stockport & Chesterfield 57/8, Notts C v Bristol R 57/8, Portsmouth v Blackpool 57/8 & v Blackburn 57/8, Rochdale v Chester 59/60, Southend v Crystal P 54/5 & WBA v Sheff U 55/6, Colchester Utd.X 5, Derby County 51-54 X 5, Sheff Wed 57-50 X 4. No Duplication usual minor faults. Generally good
Lot 357
LARGE FORMAT Thirty programmes 70's and 90's. Newspaper type; Doncaster R x 2 and Derby x 4, Oxford x 1, Coventry x 23 Southend x 1 v Liverpool in the FA Cup and Bolton (modern) All in very good condition, some of the Oxford and Coventry programmes have small reference numbers at the top of the back cover. Fair-generally good
Lot 498
KENT CCC AUTOGRAPHS 1931 Album page signed by 11 members of 1931 side, inc. Chapman, Hardinge, Longfield, Freeman, Ashdown, Woolley, Ames, Valentine etc., in pencil and on the reverse Lancashire, 12 signatures in ink inc. Paynter, Latchford, Hopwood, Sibbles, Iddon, E. & R. Tyldesley, Duckworth etc. Generally good
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