A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WILLOW-BRANCH GUANYIN, BHAISAJYARAJA AVALOKITESHVARA, DALI KINGDOM 大理國楊柳觀音銅像 China, Yunnan Province, 11th-12th century. Superbly cast standing on a double-lotus pedestal with beaded lower edge and foliage sprouting from the sides, her right hand raised holding a willow branch. She is richly adorned with an elaborate necklace and further beaded jewelry. Her serene face shows heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows, above full lips forming a calm smile. Her hair is pulled up into a high chignon behind the foliate tiara and falling elegantly in braided strands over the shoulders.Provenance: From the Collection R., Paris, France.Condition: The figure was broken in two pieces which have been reassembled, the hollow interior was reinforced accordingly, and the inside of the base has been resealed. Expected casting flaws, minor nicks and cracks, obvious losses, remnants of ancient gilt. The bronze is covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with distinct malachite and cuprite encrustations.Weight: 3,148 g Dimensions: Height 35.3 cm Created in the Dali Kingdom (937-1253), this sculpture and its congeners date to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. An independent, devoutly Buddhist kingdom in southwestern China, Dali was coeval with China's Song dynasty (907-1279) and more or less congruent with present-day Yunnan province. After the 902 fall of Nanzhao, an independent kingdom in southern China, and following the rapid rise and collapse of three successive states in the area, Duan Siping (893-944) seized power in 937 and established the dynastic Dali Kingdom. Unlike Nanzhao, which had had a contentious relationship with the Tang dynasty (618-907), Dali enjoyed cordial relations with the Song, which facilitated artistic and cultural exchange. Duan Siping, his heirs, and the people of Dali claimed to be ethnically Han Chinese, which facilitated relations with Song and which underlies the belief that Dali is a Chinese kingdom.In Chinese rather than in Indian iconographic conventions, images of Guanyin holding a willow branch and a vase are often termed Yangliu Guanyin, or Willow-Branch Guanyin. Images of the Willow-Branch Guanyin from the Dali Kingdom are sometimes also called Bhaisajyaraja Avalokiteshvara, a Sanskrit name that translates into Chinese as Yaowang, or Medicine King, a reference to the healing powers of the willow branch. Such images first appeared in the late 6th century, during the Sui dynasty (581-618), typically in gilt bronze. Thease early images established a typology that would be followed in later periods, particularly in the Dali Kingdom.The Sanskrit name Guanshiyin translates to '[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World,' a reference to Guanyin's ability to hear both the cries of the afflicted and the prayers of supplicants. An earthly manifestation of the Buddha Amitabha, Guanyin guards the world during the interval between the departure of the Historical Buddha Shakyamuni and the appearance of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. Chapter 25, Guanshiyin Pusa Pumenpin, of the Lotus Sutra, the best-known of all Buddhist scriptures, describes Guanyin as a compassionate bodhisattva who hears the cries of sentient beings and who works tirelessly to help all those who call upon his name.Literature comparison:Compare a related gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara from the Dali Kingdom in the Museum fuer Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany, illustrated in Fojiao Diaosu Mingpin Tulu (Images of Famous Buddhist Sculpture), Beijing, 1997, pp. 375, no. 355.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1191 Price: USD 171,750 or approx. EUR 207,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Guanyin, Dali Kingdom, Yunnan, 10th-13th century Expert remark: Compare the related modeling with similar jewelry and lotus base. Note the size (53.3 cm). 大理國楊柳觀音銅像中國雲南，十一至十二世紀。觀音立於雙蓮座上，蓮座下邊緣鑲串珠紋。此尊菩薩像右手擧柳枝，臉型方圓，眼睛平直細長，上下眼瞼豐厚，神情靜謐，面帶微笑。頭髮梳高髻，戴寳冠，頭髮和繒帶垂至肩膀處。上身穿交領內衣，外披天衣，下身著長裙，腰帶繫紮的於腹前。這尊菩薩身軀纖瘦，四肢細長。菩薩手上帶有臂釧與手環，身上的瓔珞以小圓珠綴合而成，胸前垂掛圓形珠寶。衣紋簡練。 來源：法國巴黎R. 收藏。 品相：造像被打碎成兩塊，經過重新組裝，中空的內部也相應加固，底座內部也被重新密封。鑄造缺陷、輕微的刻痕和裂紋、明顯的缺損、鍍金殘餘。表面覆蓋著自然包漿，帶有獨特紅綠色結殼。 重量：3,148 克 尺寸：高 35.3 厘米 觀世音菩薩是佛教中慈悲和智慧的象徵，無論在大乘佛教還是在民間信仰，都具有極其重要的地位。隋唐時非常流行觀音菩薩三十三應化身。這件楊柳觀音就是三十三應化身之一，楊柳觀音手持淨瓶和楊柳，現觀音菩薩的大慈悲願心，遍灑甘露靈水，為眾生消災解厄，特別受希望身體健康的供養人的歡迎。 文獻比較: 比較一件相近的大理國鎏金銅觀音像，收藏於德國科隆東亞藝術博物館，見《Fojiao Diaosu Mingpin Tulu (Images of Famous Buddhist Sculpture)》，北京，1997年，頁375，編號355。 拍賣比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，lot 1191 價錢：USD 171,750（相當今日EUR 207,000） 描述：大理國銅漆金觀音立像 專家註釋：比較相近的寶石和蓮坐。請注意尺寸 (53.3 厘米)。
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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL, MING DYNASTYChina, 13th to 15th century. Finely carved wearing an official's cap detailed with a floral tiara below a backwards curled section, surmounted by a flat top, the face with almond shaped eyes beneath arched brows, an elegant nose above a gently smiling mouth, full cheeks, the mouth is encircled by three grooves carved to insert beard-hair, the face framed by two elongated ears.Provenance: Danish private collection, acquired at Lauritz, Herlev, Denmark, 25 November 2011.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, minor nicks and scratches.Weight: 20.2 kgDimensions: Height 39 cm (excl. stand) and 47 cm (incl. stand)Mounted to a wood stand. (2)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 520Price: GBP 2,400 or approx. EUR 3,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare stone head of an official, Yuan to Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar facial features, cap, and recesses for facial hair. Note the smaller size (29 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 290Estimate: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large stone head of an official, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar facial features and official's cap. Note the larger size (54 cm).
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NEPAL, 14TH-15TH CENTURY 十四至十五世紀尼泊爾佛陀銅像Heavily cast seated in dhyanasana with the right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra and the left on the lap, wearing a long-flowing robe, the folds gathering below the feet, the serene face with downcast eyes, a sharp nose, the mouth with a gentle smile, flanked by elongated ears, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha. The bronze with a rich, smooth, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations.Provenance: An important European private collection, the base with an old collector's label, 'Buddha Nepal 10th C.' Sotheby's Paris, 16 June 2022, lot 112. A German private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: Good condition with old wear and minor casting irregularities, tiny dents, small nicks, light scratches, and few microscopic losses. The base is pierced with two holes to the front and one hole to the back.Weight: 427.6 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Height 11 cm (excl. stand) and 15 cm (incl. stand) With an associated fitted wood stand. (2)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 16 November 2022, lot 60 Price: EUR 32,760 or approx. EUR 34,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare large bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha Tibet, ca. 14th century Expert remark: Note the larger size (27 cm) and that this figure comes from the same provenance as the present lot. 十四至十五世紀尼泊爾佛陀銅像釋尊結全跏趺坐於蓮花座之上，左手置腹前，施禪定印，右手施觸地印；頭頂高肉髻，螺髮密集，頂嚴寳珠，分明嚴整。眼長眉彎，雙目低垂，呈微笑慈悲和善之態；身著單肩袈裟，袒露前胸，胸襟束帶繫結，衣紋俐落流暢。自然包漿豐富。 來源：歐洲重要私人收藏，底部有一藏家標籤，可見 'Buddha Nepal 10th C.'；巴黎蘇富比，2022年6月16日，lot 112；德國私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損和輕微鑄造不規則、微小凹痕、小刻痕、輕微劃痕。底座前面有兩個孔，後面有一個孔。 重量：427.6 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高 11 釐米 (不含底座) 與15 釐米 (含底座) 木製底座 (2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2022年11月16日，lot 60 價格：EUR 32,760（相當於今日EUR 34,500） 描述：西藏約十四世紀銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像 專家評論：請注意尺寸較大 (27 釐米) ，以及來源和本拍品相同。
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙大型素三彩無量壽佛立像China, 1662-1722. Well modeled standing, dressed in pale yellow, emerald-green, and aubergine garments tied at the waist with a simple belt gracefully falling to his feet, holding a sacred jewel in his left hand, his right arm stretched down to the side with the palm facing outward. Jeweled beads cling tightly against the contours of his body, on his arms, wrists, and neck. On his head rests a jeweled crown with five yellow, purple, and dark green three-point panels, the narrow strands of his blue hair fall gently over his shoulders.Provenance: US trade. Acquired from an old private estate in Florida. By repute acquired by the grandparents of the previous owner in China, c. 1940.Condition: Good condition with minor old wear and firing flaws including small cracks and glaze drippings. Few minor losses, the base drilled with a hole probably inherent to the manufacturing process. One small tip of the crown re-attached.The back with several large firing cracks, inherent to manufacture, as expected for this type of ware. Some of these cracks were previously touched-up, as seen on the image of the statue that shows the backside. In the meantime, these touch-ups have been removed, making the firing cracks visible for better judgement of the condition. Two images of the condition after the removal of the touch-ups are located in the natural light images section below.Weight: 6.7 kgDimensions: Height 56 cm Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1720Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 42,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Rare Glazed Biscuit Figure of a Seated Luohan, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)Expert remark: Note the smaller size (48.3 cm) 康熙大型素三彩無量壽佛立像中國，1662-1722年。造型優美，無量壽佛頭戴寶冠，寳冠施三彩，髮髻高聳，項戴纓絡項鍊，裝飾華麗；外袍施淡黃、翠綠、紫紅色釉，腰間繫著腰帶；左手握著一顆寳珠，右臂伸向一側，掌心向外朝下。 來源：英國古玩交易，購於佛羅里達私人舊藏，據説是藏家的祖父母上世紀四十年代購於中國。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，包括小裂紋和釉滴，輕微小缺損，底座上鑽了一個可能是製造過程固有的孔。寳冠上曾經重新連接過。背面有幾處較大的燒製裂紋，這是製造所固有的。重量：6.7 公斤 尺寸：高 56 釐米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年3月24日，lot 1720 價格：USD 35,000（相當於今日EUR 42,500） 描述：康熙素三彩羅漢坐像 專家評論：請注意尺寸較小(48.3 釐米)。
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀鎏金觀音銅像China. Seated with legs crossed in dhyanasana on a lotus base with beaded rim, the hands in vitarkamudra, dressed in loose robes elaborately decorated with floral borders and opening at the chest to reveal a floral necklace, the face with downcast eyes framed by elongated earlobes suspending moveable circular earrings, the hair tied into a high chignon and partly covered by a cowl. The open base with three clips.Provenance: Dutch trade. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and minor casting flaws, few small losses, nicks and dents. The base unsealed.Weight: 166.5 g Dimensions: Height 12 cmExpert's note: Note the moveable ribbed earrings, a feature which is rather uncommon and thus should be considered rare. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 11 November 2011, lot 1481Price: GBP 28,750 or approx. EUR 40,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt bronze figure of Guanyin, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related pose and fine incision work. Note the slightly larger size (15.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Paris, 10 December 2019, lot 148Price: EUR 16,250 or approx. EUR 17,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming DynastyExpert remark: Compare the related pose and fine incision work. Note the slightly larger size (15.6 cm).十八世紀鎏金觀音銅像中國。觀音雙腿交叉盤坐於聯珠蓮花座上，手結安慰印；頂戴化佛冠，髮髻披衣巾，身著開襟袍服，頸部佩戴瓔珞；雙眼微垂，佩戴耳環。底座未密封。 來源：荷蘭古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損和輕微鑄造缺陷，小缺損、刻痕和凹痕。底座未密封。 重量：166.5 克 尺寸：高12 厘米 專家注釋：請注意耳環可活動，十分少見。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2011年11月11日，lot 1481 價格：GBP 28,750（相當於今日EUR 40,100） 描述：十八世紀鎏金觀音銅像 專家評論：比較相近的姿勢和精緻雕刻。請注意尺寸較大(15.5 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2019年12月10日，lot 148 價格：EUR 16,250（相當於今日EUR 17,000） 描述：明代鎏金銅觀音坐像 專家評論：比較相近的姿勢和精緻雕刻。請注意尺寸較大(15.6 厘米)。
A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZHI, SHANG DYNASTY, CHINA, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC 西元前十三至十二世紀商代青銅觶 Of oval section, the S-profile body is cast in relief to each side with a powerful taotie mask, flanked by pairs of ascending kui dragons, and divided vertically by four notched flanges, all below a narrow band of confronting birds. The background with a remarkably crisp and well-preserved leiwen ground. The tall pedestal foot is cast with two pairs of mythical birds.Inscriptions: A clan sign is finely cast to the interior of the base. This sign resembles those on several vessels from Fu Hao's tomb (see Beijing 1980f., pl. 48), and also several vessels from Anyang, all dating from the 13th century. In more complete forms of this same sign, the yaxing frames a graph recognizable as the name of a diviner from Wu Ding's reign.Provenance: The present lot was part of an important collection of archaic Chinese bronzes, built by three generations of the Chasseloupe-Laubat family in France. Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat (1805-1873), was a prominent aristocrat, politician, and art collector who became Minister of the French Navy and the Colonies under Napoleon III, traveling extensively through all of Asia. His son Louis (1863-1954), an engineer in ship design, significantly expanded the family collection, also during his frequent travels throughout Asia. François (1904-1968), Prosper's grandson, eventually inherited the family passion and became a renowned explorer and participant in the Hoggar Expedition. He was the first French explorer to reach English Malaysia, bringing back previously unpublished documents on the isolated Sakai tribes. As a collector, François Chasseloupe-Laubat was advised by Jean Claude Moreau-Gobard, an important French collector and dealer specializing in Asian art. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, with ancient wear and expected casting flaws. Some traces of weathering, corrosion, minor dents and losses, shallow surface scratches. The solid, naturally grown patina has distinct malachite and cuprite encrustations.Weight: 983.7 g Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm Expert's note: On this elliptical zhi wine cup, the designing artisans went to great lengths to vary the motifs of the low-relief decoration found in the six horizontal registers on each side, which vary significantly, and yet as a group achieve superb stylistic harmony. The three pairs of mythical beasts differ in the treatment of their wings, horns, eyes and other features, and the varying distance between them, whereas the central taotie mask with its prominently raised eyes beautifully echoes the outline of the vessel, which has its widest part in the lower third.Literature comparison:Compare a related bronze zhi with similarly stylized birds, 12.1 cm high, dated 10th century BC, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1919.6. Compare a closely related bronze zhi with similar decorations, 14.6 cm high, dated to the late 11th century BC, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 24.72.6.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1503 Price: USD 300,000 or approx. EUR 332,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: The Peng Zhou Zhi, a rare small bronze ritual wine vessel, late Shang dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related form, albeit lacking flanges, as well as the closely related manner of casting, decorations with similar taotie and stylized bird designs, and patina with similar malachite encrustation. Note the related size (13.8 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1504 Price: USD 290,500 or approx. EUR 357,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare and finely cast bronze ritual wine vessel, zhi, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC Expert remark: Compare the related form with similar flanges, albeit with a slightly broader body, and patina with similar malachite encrustation. Note the size (11.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 10 Price: USD 68,750 or approx. EUR 81,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (zhi), Shang dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related form, decoration, and patina with similar malachite encrustation. 西元前十三至十二世紀商代青銅觶侈口，束頸，鼓腹，帶圈足。 雷紋地，浮雕饕餮面具，夔龍紋，四出戟，鳳鳥紋。 高足上鑄有兩對神鳥。底足内有菱形線條紋。 款識: 底座內部鑄有氏族標誌，與婦好墓中的幾件器皿上的標誌相似（參見北京1980f.，第48頁），也與安陽的幾件器皿上的標誌相似。這些器皿的歷史都可以追溯到公元前十三世紀。 來源：法國Chasseloup-Laubat家族的三代人共同努力建立的中國古代青銅器重要收藏的一部分。Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat（1805-1873 年）是一位著名的貴族、政治家和藝術收藏家，後來成為拿破崙三世領導下的法國海軍和殖民地部長，足跡遍及整個亞洲。他的兒子Louis（1863-1954 年）是一名船舶設計工程師。在他頻繁遊歷亞洲期間，他的家族收藏顯著擴大。Prosper的孫子François（1904-1968）最終也成為著名的探險家和霍格探險隊的參與者。他是第一位到達英屬馬來西亞的法國探險家，帶回了之前未發表的關於與世隔絕的酒井部落的文獻。作為一名收藏家，François Chasseloupe-Laubat 得到了Jean Claude Moreau-Gobard 的指導，後者是法國一位重要的亞洲藝術收藏家和經銷商。 品相：狀況非常好，有磨損和鑄造缺陷，一些風化、腐蝕、輕微凹痕和缺損、表面淺劃痕。自然包漿與紅綠色結殼。 重量：983.7 克 尺寸：高 14.5 厘米 文獻比較: 比較一件相近的西元前十世紀鳥紋青銅觶，高12.1 厘米，收藏於史密森學會國立藝術博物館，館藏編號 F1919.6。比較一件非常相近裝飾的西元前十一世紀末青銅觶，高14.6 厘米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號 24.72.6。 拍賣比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年3月22日，lot 1503 價錢：USD 300,000（相當今日EUR 332,000） 描述：商晚期公元前十二至十一世紀倗舟觶 專家註釋：比較相近的外形，但沒有戟，以及非常相近的鑄造風格，饕餮紋和鳥紋，以及包漿類似孔雀石。請注意相近尺寸 (13.8 厘米)。 拍賣比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，lot 1504 價錢：USD 290,500（相當今日EUR 357,000） 描述：晚商青銅饕餮紋觶 專家註釋：比較相近的外形、四出戟 、體稍寬，包漿類似孔雀石。請注意尺寸 (11.2 厘米)。 拍賣比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2016年9月13日，lot 10 價錢：USD 68,750（相當今日EUR 81,000） 描述：商青銅饕餮紋觶 專家註釋：比較相近的外形、裝飾，以及包漿類似孔雀石。
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 西周青銅夔紋簋China, 11th-10th century BC. Well cast with the compressed body resting on a tall splayed foot, decorated below the gently everted rim with a band of stylized mythical birds, the two pairs on the main sides centered by an animal mask cast in high relief, the other two centered on the horned animal heads that surmount the handles, all above a bowstring band, the foot with a geometric band. The beast handles are neatly incised and set with pendent tabs.Provenance: The MacLean Collection of Asian Art Museum, acquired 1996 in Hong Kong and deaccessioned in 2022. The MacLean Collection has been formed over the last fifty years by Barry MacLean, a businessman from Chicago, who began to collect in the early 1970s. Over time, he made many trips to Asia for business, and began to narrow his focus to ancient bronzes from China and their archaistic counterparts from later dynasties. The MacLean Collection of Asian Art is housed in a museum which was designed by Larry Booth and completed in 2003. Since 2004, the museum has published seven books, held thirteen exhibitions, lent objects to many other museums, and awarded a dozen fellowships to train future specialists and enthusiasts.Published: Richard A. Pegg and Zhang Lidong, The MacLean Collection: Chinese Ritual Bronzes, Chicago, 2010, pl. 19.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. The vessel is slightly leaning and has some old wear as well as minor casting flaws, minuscule nicks, and small dents. The lower body has two small fills, invisible to the naked eye, but precisely detected on the five X-ray images provided (available in the online catalog at www.zacke.at or via e-mail upon request). Spectacular, naturally grown patina overall with several layers of malachite encrustation and small areas of azurite and cuprite. The crisply cast decorations are extremely well-preserved, which makes this one of the most attractive examples of its kind. In such pristine condition, it must be considered exceedingly rare.Weight: 2,878 gDimensions: Width 28 cm (across handles)Gui were used during ritual ceremonies for storing cooked rice or millet. While this vessel shape first appeared in the Erligang phase, they were not widely produced and examples from this period are rare. The form increased in popularity from the early Western Zhou dynasty onwards, and numerous variations of the original shape also began to appear. The present vessel, with its rounded body, everted rim and animal-head handles represents the most popular form.Literature comparison: A related gui unearthed from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, now in the National Museum of China, Beijing, is illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji [Complete collection of Chinese archaic bronzes], vol. 5, Beijing, 1996, pl. 61. Another from the collection of T. Yamamoto is published in Sueji Umehara, Nihon Schūcho Shina kodō Seikwa/ Selected Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Japan, vol. 2, Osaka, 1960, pl. 107. Jessica Rawson notes in Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Washington D.C., 1990, p. 415, that these types of gui vessels are more common in early Western Zhou, and lists five other examples, including one from Liaoning Kezuo Shanwanzi illustrated in Wenwu, 1977.12, p. 23-33, fig. 55. Compare also a related bronze gui, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1955,0519.2. Finally compare a related bronze gui, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, late 11th to early 10th century, in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art at the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1924.14a-b.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 23 September 2020, lot 570Price: USD 478,800 or approx. EUR 540,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An important archaic bronze ritual food vessel (gui), Western Zhou dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, animal masks, and beast handles, as well as the related stylized birds. Note the similar size (29.5 cm) and that this gui has a six-character inscription.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 17 September 2013, lot 15Price: USD 125,000 or approx. EUR 157,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze ritual food vessel (gui), early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, animal masks, and beast handles, as well as the related stylized kui dragons. Note the similar size (29.5 cm) and that the gui has a three-character inscription.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3181 Price: USD 149,000 or approx. EUR 184,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, the gui early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC, the inscription laterExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, animal masks, and beast handles, as well as the related stylized taotie designs. Note the similar size (29.2 cm) and that this gui has a later-added inscription.西周青銅夔紋簋中國，公元前十一至十世紀。圓簋，折沿，雙耳，圓腹，圈足，耳做獸首形，下有附珥，圈足外有外凸的圈足座。口沿下有一圈有夔紋與獸面紋飾帶，器腹素面，足部飾橫條紋。 來源：亞洲藝術博物館MacLean 收藏，1996年購於香港，2022年撤出收藏。MacLean 收藏由來自芝加哥的商人 Barry MacLean 在50 年前創立，他於 1970 年代初開始收藏。他曾多次前往亞洲從商，並開始將注意力集中在來自中國的古代青銅器和後世的仿古青銅器上。The MacLean Collection由Larry Booth設計並於 2003 年完工。自 2004年以來，該博物館已出版了七本書，舉辦了十三次展覽，將藏品借給許多其他博物館，並用十幾個獎學金來培訓未來的專家和愛好者。 出版：Richard A. Pegg 與張立東，The MacLean Collection: Chinese Ritual Bronzes，芝加哥，2010年，圖19。 品相：狀況極好，容器略微傾斜，有一些磨損以及輕微的鑄造缺陷、微小的刻痕和小凹痕。簋下半部分有兩個肉眼看不見的小填充物，但在所提供的五張 X 射線圖像上可以精確檢測到（可在www.zacke.at的在線目錄中找到或通過電子郵件索取）。自然生長的銅綠包漿整體帶有幾層孔雀石綠色結殼和小面積的紅藍斑。清晰明快的鑄造裝飾保存得非常好，這使它極具吸引力。如此原始的狀態，是極其罕見的。 重量：2,878 克 尺寸：兩耳之間寬28 厘米 簋相當於今天的碗，是商周時期的盛飯工具。文獻中説是用來盛黍稷稻粱的器皿。這種器型曾出現在二里崗文化中。青銅簋出現在商代早期，但數量較少，商晚期逐漸增加。商周時期，簋是重要的禮器。 文獻比較： 一件相近的青銅簋，出土於陝西西安，現藏於北京中國國家博物館，見《中國青銅器全集》，卷五，北京，1996年，編號61。另一件收藏於T. Yamamoto，見歐米蒐儲，《支那古銅精華》，卷二，大阪，1960年，編號107。Jessica Rawson在 《Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections》，華盛頓D.C.，1990年，頁415，寫道「此種類型的簋較常見於西周早期」，她也列出了五個例子，包含一件出土於遼寧喀左山灣子的簋，見《文物》，1977年12月，頁23-33，圖55。 比較一件相近的西周青銅簋，收藏於大英博物館，編號1955,0519.2。最後比較一件相近的西周公元前十一世紀晚期至十世紀早期青銅簋 ，收藏於亞瑟·M·賽克勒美術館Freer Gallery of Art，史密森尼學會，編號F1924.14a-b。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2020年9月23日，lot 570 價格：USD 478,800（相當於今日EUR 540,500） 描述：西周侁簋 專家評論：比較非常相近外型、獸面紋和獸輔首，以及相近的鳥紋。請注意相似的尺寸(29.5厘米)，以及此簋有六字款識。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2013年9月17日，lot 15 價格：USD 125,000（相當於今日EUR 157,000） 描述：西周早期公元前十世紀青銅夔龍紋簋 專家評論：比較非常相近外型、獸面紋和獸輔首，以及相近的夔紋。請注意相似的尺寸(29.5厘米) ，以及此簋有三字款識。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年3月16日，lot 3181 價格：USD 149,000（相當於今日EUR 184,000） 描述：西周早期青銅饕餮紋簋，後刻銘文 專家評論：比較非常相近外型、獸面紋和獸輔首，以及相近的饕餮紋。請注意相似的尺寸(29.2厘米)， 以及此簋有後刻的款識。
A RARE BRONZE SPADE COIN, BU, ZHOU DYNASTY China, 1046-256 BC. Finely cast with a hollow handle, the rectangular spade head with a concave edge with three parallel ridges to each side, one side inscribed with an archaic character. A single sign inscribed to one side.Provenance: Dutch trade. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, small losses, and casting flaws. The bronze is covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with vibrant malachite and cuprite encrustations.Weight: 103.2 (incl. stand) Dimensions: Length 15.1 cm (incl. stand) and 9.4 cm (excl. stand)Mounted to an associated metal stand. (2)Spade coins (bu) were an early form of money used during the Zhou dynasty. It was shaped like a spade or weeding tool, but the thin blade and small sizes of spade money indicate that it had no utilitarian function. The inscriptions on these coins usually consist of one character, usually either a number, a cyclical character, a place name, or the name of a clan. The crude writing is that of the artisans who made the coins, not the more careful script of the scholars who wrote the votive inscriptions on bronze. The current lot is an example of a square shouldered spade coin.Literature comparison:Compare a related spade coin with a similar inscription of the name of a city, 'Wu', in the British Museum, registration number 1909,0511.5. Compare a related spade coin with a similar inscription in the National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2012.9.2278. Compare a spade coin of closely related form, 9.5 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 1983,0817.1.
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU, MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 西周中期罕見青銅壺 Expert's note: This vessel comes in a 100% untreated, original, as-excavated condition unlike most of the large Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronzes in circulation, which typically have undergone substantial restoration and patina treatment/enhancement. The X-Ray (images 3 and 4) reveals that the meticulously incised design is in a magnificent state of preservation just below the patina. The X-Ray (images 20, 21, 22 and 23) further reveals that there is no repair work whatsoever, and that deep surface corrosion is minimal. Overall, it must be said that such a large vessel, which such fine designs, and in such a good condition must be regarded as very rare. (more x-ray images available upon request) China, 10th-9th century BC. The sides flat-cast with four rows of large fish scale patterns with combed borders, below two pairs of long-tailed birds confronted on a leiwen band between a pair of lug handles flanking the base of the neck, the whole raised on a spreading pedestal foot pierced on two sides with a circular aperture. The bronze is covered overall in a magnificent, naturally grown patina with extensive malachite, cuprite, and azurite encrustation.Provenance: A Far Eastern collector in Queens, New York, USA. Originally, one of a pair. The other sold from his collection at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 155, and is now in the Compton Verney Art Gallery, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, reference number CVCSC 0303.A. Michael B. Weisbrod, acquired from the above. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minor losses and small nicks, light scratches, encrustations. Natural patina overall with extensive malachite, cuprite, and azurite encrustations. The patina further with scattered cloth imprints from ancient linen into which the vessel was shrouded before being buried, now long gone. X-ray images proving the excellent condition are available upon request.Weight: 5,480 gDimensions: Height 40.5 cmLiterature comparison: Compare the counterpart to this jar, once in the same collection as the present lot, at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 155, and now in the Compton Verney Art Gallery, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, reference number CVCSC 0303.A. Compare also a similar bronze hu, with cover, found in Baijia, Fufeng, Shaanxi province, 1975, and now in the Fufeng County Museum, illustrated in Zhonguo meishu quanji, gongyi meishu, bian 4, qingtongqi (1), (The Great Treasury of Chinese Fine Arts, Arts and Crafts, volume 4, Bronzes (1)), Beijing, 1987, page 192, no. 213, where the pattern on the body is described as fish scales. It is possible, however, that this may be feathers, which would relate to the birds on the neck. Either way, the patterns on the present vessel and the published example are identical. Compare also a related hu, of more slender form with a band of confronted birds on the neck between the lug handles, and rows of overlapping feathers or fish scale patterns of smaller size covering the body, in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, included in the exhibition, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1 February-3 April 1983, no. 28. Like the present hu, this example is dated to the middle Western Zhou period.西周中期罕見青銅壺中國，公元前十至九世紀。兩側平鑄，浮雕四排魚紋，下面兩對長尾鳥紋，雷紋帶，頸部兩側分別有一貫耳。圈足外撇，有一個孔。青銅壺整體美麗的綠色皮殼，并有綠色、藍紅色鏽斑。 來源：紐約皇后區遠東收藏家，原本是一對。另一個於2003年3月26日紐約佳士得售出，Lot 155，目前在英國沃克郡 Compton Verney 美術館，編號CVCSC 0303.A；Michael B. Weisbrod購於上述藏家處。Michael B. Weisbrod是一位著名的中國藝術學者，他在 50 多年的時間裡就該主題發表了大量著作。1972 年，Michael加入了他父親 Gerald Weisbrod 博士在加拿大多倫多的亞洲藝術藝廊。這對父子團隊於 1977 年在麥迪遜大道開設了他們的紐約分館，在接下來的 45 年裡，藝廊舉辦了大量展覽，向全球的博物館和私人收藏家出售作品，最終還在上海和香港開辦分店。品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相稱。大面積磨損、輕微損失和小劃痕、結殼。整體天然皮殼，帶有大量綠色、紅色以及藍色鏽斑。可根據要求提供證明狀況良好的 X 射線圖像。 重量：5,480 克 尺寸：高40.5 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件來自同樣收藏的青銅壺，見紐約佳士得，2003年3月26日，lot 155，現藏英國瓦立克郡Compton Verney Art Gallery，編號CVCSC 0303.A。比較一件類似的帶蓋青銅壺，1975年出土於陝西扶風白家，現藏於扶風縣博物館，圖見《中國美術全集》，卷四，〈青銅器1〉(The Great Treasury of Chinese Fine Arts，Arts and Crafts，volume 4，Bronzes (1))，北京，1987年，頁192，編號213；此青銅器器身的花紋被描述為魚鱗。不過，這有可能是羽毛，這與青銅器頸部上的鳥紋有關。不管怎麼說，現拍品的圖案和已發表的例子是一樣的。比較一件相近的西周中期青銅壺，它的形狀更細長，頸部有一圈對峙的鳥紋，身體上有一排重疊的羽毛或小尺寸的魚鱗紋，收藏於上海博物館，曾展覽於1983年2月1日至4月3日香港藝術館，《中國古代青銅器》，編號28。13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 東周錯銅蓋壺Expert's note: For further research and a comparative analysis with published examples in major institutions, see Charles D. Weber, Chinese Pictorial Bronze Vessels of the Late Chou Period. Part III, published in Artibus Asiae, volume 29, number 2/3, 1967, pages 115-192. In this publication, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of pictorial bronze vessels from the late Zhou period and suggests that this type of decoration originated from Huixian, Henan province, from the 6th into the early 5th century BC.To properly evaluate the current lot, it is essential to compare it with the related examples found in the Fogg Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (see literature comparison). These institutions possess vessels attributed to significant tombs in the vicinity of Huixian. These vessels share several identical pictorial elements with the present lot, as illustrated in the accompanying diagram. These pictorial elements also serve as a basis for dating the current lot, as referenced in fig. 70 of Weber's work, where the sinuous feline pictograms suggest a manufacture date of 500 B.C.Furthermore, page 151 of Weber's work highlights a pertinent observation. During the late Zhou period, pictorial decoration on these types of vessels was arranged irrespective of the placement of handles. Consequently, handles were often affixed over a portion of the pictorial representations, partially covering the design. This alignment further strengthens the connection of the present lot to the published examples, suggesting that it is not only closely related, originating from the same period and region, but also having a strong possibility of it originating from a neighboring site.China, late 6th-early 5th century BC. Superbly cast, the globular body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising to a waisted neck with a flared mouth, the shoulder set with two small lug handles. The body is finely inlaid with copper in five registers depicting geometrically arranged designs of pairs of birds, felines, and deer within lozenge borders which also encircle the foot, the body further interspersed by elaborate ruyi-like designs, the mouth and rim of the cover with line borders. The similarly decorated domed cover surmounted by a loop finial. The vase has retained its original cover for well over two millennia, which makes it exceedingly rare.Provenance: From a noted private collection in Southern California, USA.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, expected minor casting flaws, small nicks and losses, light scratches. Magnificent patina overall, the copper inlays naturally patinated to a distinct auburn color, the bronze with malachite encrustations and lustrous hues of cuprite.Weight: 2,496 gDimensions: Height 34 cm Literature comparison:Compare a related copper-inlaid bronze hu, 43 cm high, dated to the Warring States period, in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, object number 1943.52.121.A-B. Compare a related related copper-inlaid bronze hu, lacking the cover, 44.5 cm high, dated ca. 5th century BC, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 29.100.545. Compare also a related copper-inlaid bronze hu, lacking the cover, 44.7 cm high, dated to the Warring States period, in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1928.143. A similar hu is illustrated by J. So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 1995, vol. III, no. 44, where the author, p. 257, describes how the motifs “were first cast in copper, then inserted into the mold and held in place with spacers”. This technique was more effective in keeping the copper decoration in place than the more conventional method of hammering the copper into cast or incised depressions. Another similarly decorated hu lacking cover is in the museum collection of Fujii Yurinkan Museum, Kyoto, where it is registered as an Important Art Object by the Japanese government. Another hu with a cover was included in the exhibition Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Sculpture and Works of Art, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, June 1992, no. 24.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's, New York, 21 March 2002, lot 70 Price: USD 23,500 or approx. EUR 36,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare copper-inlaid bronze wine jar, hu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, late 6th-early 5th century BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and inlays. Note the size (39.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's, New York, 23-24 September 2021, lot 705 Price: USD 32,500 or approx. EUR 32,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare copper-inlaid bronze ritual wine vessel, hu, Warring States period (475-221 BC)Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and inlays. Note the size (45.7 cm) and the obvious condition issues. 東周錯銅蓋壺中國，公元前六至五世紀初。壺口外撇，長頸微束，下方鏨刻變體蕉葉紋，溜肩，肩部兩側分鑄雙耳，腹部下收，壺口和腹部飾凹弦紋，圈足高而外撇。器身嵌紅銅，菱形邊框內有成對的鳥、貓、鹿等幾何排列圖案；足部周圍亦有精緻的如意圖案；口部及蓋緣亦點綴有如意紋。圓頂蓋頂部有一個環形鈕。皮色暗沉古穆。專家注釋：如需進一步研究以及與主要機構已發表實例的比較分析，請參閱 Charles D. Weber，《Chinese Pictorial Bronze Vessels of the Late Chou Period（中國晚期週時期青銅器圖案）》第三部分，發表於 Artibus Asiae，第 29 卷，第 2/3 期，1967 年，第 115-192 頁。 在本書中，作者對周晚期的青銅器圖案進行了全面的分析，認為這種裝飾起源於公元前六世紀至五世紀初的河南省輝縣。為了正確評估當前拍品，有必要將其與Fogg Art Museum和大都會藝術博物館的相關拍品進行比較（參見文獻比較）。 這些機構擁有來自輝縣附近重要墓葬的器皿。這些青銅器與本拍品有幾個相同的圖案元素，如附圖所示。 這些元素也可作為當前拍品年代測定的基礎，如圖 1 所示。Weber書中的 70 幅圖片中，貓科動物表明其生產日期為公元前 500 年。此外，Weber著作的第 151 頁強調了一個相關的觀察結果。周代晚期，此類器物上的圖案裝飾與手柄的位置無關。因此，手柄部分覆蓋設計。這種排列進一步證明了當前拍品與已發表的例子的聯繫，表明它不僅密切相關，起源於同一時期和地區，而且很有可能起源於鄰近地點。 來源：美國加利福尼亞州南部私人知名收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，大面積磨損、風化和侵蝕的跡象預計會出現輕微的鑄造缺陷、小刻痕和損失、輕微劃痕。整體上呈現出華麗的銅綠，銅鑲嵌物自然地呈現出獨特的赤褐色，青銅上鑲嵌著孔雀石和赤銅礦的光澤色調。 重量：2,496 克 尺寸：高 34 厘米文獻比較： 比較一件相近的戰國時期錯銅壺，高43 釐米，收藏於哈佛藝術博物館，館藏編號1943.52.121.A-B。比較一件相近的西元前五世紀嵌紅銅青銅壺，高44.5 釐米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號29.100.545。比較一件相近的戰國時期錯銅壺，高44.7 釐米，收藏於芝加哥藝術博物館，館藏編號1928.143。一件相似的壺，見J. So，《Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections》，1995年，卷三，編號44，作者在頁257提到，「首先用銅鑄造，然後插入模具並用墊片固定到位」。與將銅錘入鑄造或切割凹陷的傳統方法相比，這種技術更能有效地將銅裝飾固定在適當的位置。另一件相似的錯銅壺，收藏於京都藤井有鄰館。另一件青銅壺，《Chinese Archaic Bronzes，Sculpture and Works of Art》，J. J. Lally & Co.，紐約，6月 1992年，編號24。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2002年3月21日，lot 70 價格：USD 23,500（相當於今日EUR 36,500） 描述：西元前六世紀末和五世紀初東周青銅錯紅銅壺 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和鑲嵌。請注意尺寸 (39.7 釐米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年9月23-24日，lot 705 價格：USD 32,500（相當於今日EUR 32,500） 描述：戰國青銅錯紅銅壺 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和鑲嵌。請注意尺寸 (45.7 釐米) ，以及明顯的品相問題。
A UNIQUE AND RARE MODEL OF RUDOLF DIESEL'S FAMOUS THIRD TEST DIESEL ENGINE USED IN THE SUCCESSFUL 1897 ACCEPTANCE TEST The model is unfinished, includes a small collection of machined parts and spare parts In 1885, Diesel set up his first shop in Paris to begin development of a compression ignition engine. The process would last 13 years. In the 1890s, he received a number of patents for his invention of an efficient, slow burning, compression ignition, internal combustion engine. At MAN in Augsburg, prototype testing began with a 150 mm bore/400 mm stroke design on August 10, 1893. While the first engine test was unsuccessful, a series of improvements and subsequent tests led to a successful test on February 17, 1897 when Diesel demonstrated an efficiency of 26.2% with the engine, The full size engine of this design proved a significant improvement on the steam engines of the time which could only achieve an efficiency of 10 per cent. Please refer to 'Early History of the Diesel Engine' Rudolf Diesel's Invention. Dieselnet.com (Rudolf Diesel 1858-1913). Condition Report: This model is unfinished due to the builder passing away prior to completion of the model. Condition Report Disclaimer
A RARE LIVE STEAM VERTICAL MARINE ENGINE CIRCA 1920 OR 1930 Having single cylinder lagged in blued steel with brass banding and oiler, cylinder drain cocks with associated pipework, steam valve mounted to the side of cylinder with Stephenson's reversing gear and direction control quadrant with setting lever supported on four turned columns, with open crank having slipper side guide, connecting rod oilers and 13cm diameter disc flywheel. Set on wooden plinth 20cm long, 19cm wide, 38cm high overallThis engine may have Stuart Turner connections as it has a 'S' steam valve cover
A VERY RARE AND ORIGINAL FULL-SIZE FLOOR STANDING HEINRICI OF GERMANY VERTICAL HOT AIR ENGINE CIRCA 1910 With twin 9 1/2 inch diameter spoked flywheels. The piston approximately 2 inch bore by 2 inch stroke with connecting rod with lubricators, side drive wheels with belt to electric dynamo. Being of open crank design with brass oiler cups. The engine flanked by cylindrical copper storage vessel with large sight glass to side. The engine is mounted on its original tapered boxed floor stand incorporating a Crocker-Wheeler Electric Co., Ampere. N.J. USA 1/2hp. 61cm long, 30cm wide, 78cm high Patented the 5th of May 1891 No 6282. Speed 1800AMP AMP 1.2. Volts 60. Makers and Detail plaques cast in brass on original mounts. Heinrici's were one of the most successful hot air engine manufacturers between 1879 and the 1920s. Engines of largely similar design were produced in a range of sizes, mostly standing on tapered boxed stands. It is our opinion that this is the most original example ever to come under the hammer with its original dynamo still present. A similar example can be seen in the late Sir William McAlpine's private collection at Fawley Hill Museum, Oxfordshire.
A RARE TRI-ANG MINIC SHIPS SHOP DISPLAY STAND With approximately twenty four water-line models in 1.1200 scale, harbour piers, buildings and cranes. The ships include RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Saxonea, HM Yacht Britannia, HMS Swiftsure, Aircraft Carrier HMS Bulwark, Model Submarines, Tugs and other shipping vessels Triang was a huge worldwide company which made all sorts of toys and introduced the Minic ships range in 1958. Models were based on Portsmouth Royal Navy and Southampton Passenger ports. The range ran until 1964 when there was a fire in the Belfast factory where the ships were made
A Derby 'Dry Edge' figure of 'Taste', circa 1752-55From a set of The Five Senses, modelled seated in an animated pose, her left hand raised towards her face, her right hand resting on a basket of fruit, a sprig of cherries on her lap, wearing a fashionable pannier dress and a frilled cap, left in the white, 16.3cm high, incised triangle mark added at a later dateFootnotes:ProvenanceMavis Bimson CollectionThis rare figure probably derives from the female figure in a Meissen group of a Lady and Cavalier with Snuff Box, modelled by Kändler in 1745. See Dr Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the 18th Century, Vol.I, p.176. It forms part of a rare set modelled as adults in contemporary European dress. Four of the set are illustrated by F Brayshaw Gilhespy, Derby Porcelain (1965), pl.12. See also Peter Bradshaw, A Beggar, a Snuff-Taker and a Lady, ECC Trans Vol.12, pt.1, pp.26-28. Another white example was sold by Bonhams on 13 November 2013, lot 225 and a coloured example on 6 June 2007, lot 392. The figure was later adapted by replacing the bowl of fruit with a mandolin and the addition of rococo scrollwork to the base.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A sealed 'Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1769 Of dark olive-amber tint, the narrow body with square shoulders and a long neck applied with a string rim, applied to the shoulder with a circular seal inscribed 'Mag Co/ C R/ 1769' for Magdalen College Common Room, Oxford, with a deep basal 'kick-up', 26.8cm high Footnotes: Provenance With Neil Willcox, 23 November 1998 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.111, pl.165 Willy van den Bossche, Antique Glass Bottles (2001), p.95, pl.44 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.738 Sealed college bottles bearing dates are incredibly rare and Burton records just one other example and a detached seal. Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor. Bottles were supplied to the College between 1766 and 1786 by William Strange, admitted as a Freeman in 1753joined the Council in 1757, appointed a Chamberlain in 1767 and a senior bailiff in 1771. He traded as a china, glass and earthenware merchant and died in 1783. 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
A rare and early sealed 'Mallet' wine bottle, circa 1735-40 Of olive-green tint, the square-sided body with angular shoulder and broader at the base, the long slender tapering neck with an applied string rim, applied below the shoulder with a circular seal inscribed 'I C/ CR' arranged in four quadrants divided by single lines for Jesus Collee Common Room, Oxford, with a basal 'kick-up', 20.3cm high Footnotes: Provenance With Neil Willcox, 13 April 1999 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.111, pls.165 and 168 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), pp.1164-5 This is the earliest sealed bottle from Jesus College Common Room, Oxford and no other example would appear to be recorded. 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
A fine and rare engraved 'Lynn' opaque twist wine glass, circa 1760-70The slightly waisted round funnel bowl moulded with three evenly spaced concentric rings to the lower part, decorated with a continuous band of fruiting vine below the rim, set on a double-series stem containing a central opaque white corkscrew encircled by a six-ply spiral band edged with a fine mercurial air thread, over a conical foot, 15.8cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWilmot CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 29 December 1995Leuba CollectionLiteratureDelomosne and Son, Lynn Glass? (1995), p.10, no.3bExhibitedBroadfield House Glass Museum and the Pilkington Glass Museum, 'Strange and Rare', 1987, catalogue no.57In their catalogue, Delomosne and Son note that less than a quarter of 'Lynn' glasses have engraved decoration. The way in which the concentric rings are restricted to the lower part of the glass is a rare feature which is more usually seen in some 'Lynn' jugs.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
A rare opaque twist toastmaster's cordial glass, circa 1760With a solid deceptive bucket bowl, the double-series stem containing a well-formed multi-ply corkscrew encircled by a twelve-ply spiral band, on a heavy conical foot, 17.2cm highFootnotes:An almost identical glass was sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2018, lot 97.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Derby 'Pale Family' candlestick figure of Punch, circa 1756-58With his right leg high and a lantern raised in his right hand, his costume vibrantly painted with geometric and abstract designs in puce, green, yellow and red, standing against a tree trunk supporting a candle nozzle and encrusted with a spiralling vine of flowers, upon a scrolled base picked out puce, yellow and green, 24cm high, patch marksFootnotes:An example of this rare model is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. no.C.668-1925) and another is illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures (1990), p.65-6, fig.48, no.D5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester scallop shell dish, circa 1757-58Crisply moulded in the form of an open shell, painted in blue with the rare 'Bird on a Floral Branch' pattern, one bird perched on a flowering prunus spray, another bird and an insect in flight, 12.2cm wide, workman's markFootnotes:ProvenanceRobyn Robb exhibition, 2008, no.28Pauline and David Tate CollectionThis design was only recognised in 1984 and included by Branyan, French and Sandon in the revised edition of their Blue and White pattern book as I.C.18A. The painting uses differing tones of underglaze blue and is remarkably successful given the difficulty the factory experienced controlling blue painting on this sharply-fluted shape.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare Bacchus concentric millefiori magnum paperweight, circa 1850The outer basket of tubular mauve staves with stars at their centres, containing four rows of star, ruffle and composite canes predominantly in shades of yellow, white, red and blue, the centre with a colourful oversized composite cane, 8.5cm diam, 5.6cm highFootnotes:For a very similar paperweight by the same maker, produced using millefiori canes obtained from exactly the same rod of glass, see Lot 222 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Prattware model of a lion, circa 1790-1810The animal modelled thickly set and standing on a rectangular base moulded with stiff leaves around the base, his abundant mane highlighted with incised lines and his tail tucked between his legs, the upper surface of the base inscribed 'A LION' in naive style, 18cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Flight and Barr Worcester teapot and cover, circa 1795-1800Of spirally fluted double ogee form, painted in a restrained palette of pale orange and black with panels of figures in landscapes, the ground sparingly decorated with sprigs and gilt stars, borders picked out in gold, the cover similarly decorated, 17cm high, red script mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceCharles Dawson CollectionThis early form was inspired by French porcelain, as was the sprigged decoration. Henry Sandon illustrates a similar shaped teapot without the unusual landscape panels found on the present lot, which take little notice of the moulded surface upon which they are painted.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare red and green colour twist goblet, circa 1765The generous ogee bowl on a stem containing a heavy opaque white corkscrew ended on the inside in translucent ruby-red and the outside in translucent emerald-green, entwined with an opaque white gauze corkscrew, over a conical foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceMrs Applewhaite-Abbot Collection, Sotheby's, 30 June 1952, lot 90Sir Hugh Dawson Collection, 13 May 1960, lot 13Walter F Smith Collection, Sotheby's, 4 December 1967, lot 234With Alan TillmanSotheby's, 10 April 1972, lot 140Private London CollectionColour twist goblets of this size in any colour are great rarities. Another very similar goblet was sold by Sotheby's on 17 September 1979, lot 138.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare sealed 'Squat Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1781 Of olive-green tint, the wide body with a long tapering neck with a tooled lip and string rim, applied to the side with a circular seal inscribed 'Rd. Hill/ Wyke Farm/ 1781', with a deep basal 'kick-up', 23.2cm high Footnotes: Provenance With Neil Willcox, 20 December 2001 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Roger Dumbrell, Understanding Antique Wine Bottles (1983), p.99, fig.159 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), pp.775-6 It has not been possible to identify the individual or locality to which this seal relates. There is a Wyke in Devon, Dorset, Shropshire, Surrey and West Yorkshire and several Wyke Farms in Cumbria and Dorset, any one of which may relate to this bottle. It has been previously suggested that the seal may relate to Sir Richard Hill, baronet (1732-1808) or may have instead originated from Wyke-Champflower in Somerset or Wyke in Wiltshire, but it has not been possible to support any of these attributions. Burton records one other bottle bearing a seal with this date and inscription, but the second has the text engraved in an arched format and may have been executed on a separate occasion by the same die cutter. 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
A rare Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765The ogee bowl painted in opaque white with a landscape featuring classical ruins, including three classical columns supporting a pediment, flanked by trees and shrubs, the rim with faint traces of gilding, the double-series stem with a pair of heavy spiral tapes encircled by two multi-ply spiral bands, over a conical foot, 14.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 17 December 2008, lot 243This glass is from a series of Beilby glasses enamelled with classical ruins. A wine glass with particularly similar decoration in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.C.400-1961) is illustrated by James Rush, The Ingenious Beilbys (1973), p.124, no.71b. See also the example from the Darell Thompson-Schwab Collection sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2022, lot 99.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester mug, circa 1809The scrolled handle with a thumbrest, printed with a youthful portrait of Queen Charlotte, flanked by smaller prints of a cornucopia and a dove with an olive sprig between gilt line borders, 8.7cm high, impressed crowned BFB markFootnotes:ProvenanceCharles Dawson CollectionThe printed portrait of the Queen was adapted by Robert Hancock after an engraving by James McArdell, in turn taken from a painting by Jeremiah Meyer. The Worcester factory had used this print decades earlier, not long after the coronation of George and Charlotte in 1761. See the mug sold by Bonhams on 18 April 2012, lot 234. The new proprietors of the factory presumably wanted to reissue this now flattering young image, perhaps to mark the Golden jubilee of 1809.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Doccia figure emblematic of Winter, circa 1750After Balthasar Permoser, modelled as a bearded man holding a torch with flames, a fur cloak wrapped around him, standing beside a fire, the billowing smoke forming a rococo pedestal supporting the figure, left in the white, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 16 November 2005, lot 125Mavis Bimson CollectionThis figure is modelled after one of the four seasons sculpted in ivory by Balthasar Permoser. Klaus Lankheit, Die Modellsammlung der Porzellanmanufaktur Doccia (1982), p.96, illustrates a similar coloured figure in the Museo Corrreale di Sorrento, his left arm hanging down rather than holding a torch. Another, slightly later polychrome model of the same type is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Charles E Sampson Memorial Fund, and is illustrated by J. Munger, Eighteenth-century Doccia porcelain in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in Quaderni degli amici di Doccia, I (2007), ill.18. In the Doccia factory inventory, the series of the four seasons is mentioned around 1760 as Le quattro Stagioni di Baldassar senza padellina, e con candeliere, alte circa mezzo braccio, where it is also mentioned that the ivory originals were kept in the collection of Marchese Giuseppe Ginori in Florence. These figures appear to be lost. Lankheit notes there are two series of the seasons by Permoser mentioned in the inventory, which might relate to the figure groups with and without candle holders. Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732) moved to Florence in 1675 where he worked for Giovanni Battista Foggini, in whose studio he remained fourteen years before returning to Dresden in 1689 where he worked at the court of Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony. Permoser returned to Florence once more in 1697, this time remaining only a year. A closely related ivory series of the four seasons by Permoser dated 1685-90 is in the Green Vaults in Dresden, inv. nos.II 45-47, published in Balthasar Permoser hats gemacht: Der Hofbildhauer in Sachsen, exhibition catalogue, Skulpturensammlung (2001), no.18a-d, where the existence of two other ivory versions of the Four Seasons is noted. Another Doccia example of this figure was sold by Bonhams on 16 November 2005, lot 125.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare and unusual Dutch serving bottle, late 17th centuryOf 'Shaft and Globe' form in cobalt-blue glass, the squat globular body moulded with sixteen evenly spaced vertical spiral ribs which have been most unusually combed with fine spiralling horizontal bands, a single ring collar on the tall slender neck, a small 'kick-up' underneath the base, 19cm highFootnotes:Similar examples with plain moulded ribs are illustrated by John Sandon, Antique Glass (1999), p.75 and by Van den Bossche, Antique Glass Bottles (2001), p.116, pl.66. Another was sold by Bonhams on 3 November 2016, lot 97. However, the way in which the ribs have subsequently been 'combed' with fine horizontal spirals is most unusual and is a technique that does not appear to be recorded in the literature.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Worcester 'wishbone-handled' coffee cups, circa 1756-58Both of bell shape with pointed tau or wishbone handles, one painted in blue with the rare 'Bamboo Root' pattern, a peony spray on the reverse, 6.2cm high, workman's mark, the other with the 'Gazebo' pattern, a sampan on the reverse, 6.2cm high, workman's mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceDavid Dawson Collection (Bamboo Root cup)Gilbert Bradley Collection (Gazebo cup)Pauline and David Tate CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare sealed 'Rectangular Octagonal Cylinder' wine bottle of possible American interest, dated 1731 Of pale olive-green tint, the tall octagonal body with a long tapering neck applied with a string rim, applied just below the shoulder on the narrow side with a seal inscribed 'P.M/ 1731' in script, a shallow 'kick-up' to the smooth underside, 26.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance Findlater, Mackie, Todd & Co Ltd Collection, London With Neil Willcox, July 1998 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.113, pls.171 and 173 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.636 This significant bottle represents the earliest dated octagonal bottle of this distinctive form, with steeply sloping shoulder and the seal placed on the narrow side of the body. A number of these extremely rare sealed rectangular octagonal bottles have been discovered in America or feature in American collections, suggesting that they may be associated with US families, although the identity of the individual to whom the initials on this bottle relate has not been determined. A bottle of this shape with the seal applied on the narrow side, dated 1738, was sold by Bonhams as part of the David Burton Collection on 21 June 2022, lot 25. 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
A very rare Worcester mug, circa 1756-58Of cylindrical form with a grooved loop handle, painted in blue with the 'Chinoiserie Island' pattern, the riverscape painted with remarkable perspective all viewed through a hollow 'diagonal rock' in the foreground, an angler in a sampan on the reverse, 11.6cm high, workman's markFootnotes:ProvenanceRobyn RobbPauline and David Tate CollectionThis finely-painted pattern was not recorded by Branyan, French and Sandon and when this was shown by Robyn Robb at the Ceramics Fair it was the first example to be discovered. Subsequently, three others have been recorded. A bell shaped mug was in the Ziesler Collection sold in 1986, and two cylindrical mugs were exhibited by Brian Haughton in 2003 and by Simon Spero in 2004.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An exceptionally rare sealed magnum 'Onion' serving bottle, dated 1713 Of dark green tint, the bulbous body with a tapered neck applied with a string rim, the flattened scroll handle with a pronounced thumbrest, applied to the shoulder at the front with a circular seal inscribed 'A:P./ 1713' within a beaded border, with a deep basal 'kick-up', 17.3cm high Footnotes: Provenance Phillips, 12 December 2001, lot 1 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.570 Serving bottles of 'Onion' form are great rarities in themselves, but more so when sealed. Dated seals are rarer still, and the present bottle is unique in that another example exists which bears the same seal in the collection of the Museum of London. The identity of the individual to whom the initials relate has not been determined. 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
A rare green and pink colour twist wine glass, circa 1765Of attractive small size, the bucket bowl with a solid base, raised on a short stem containing a central multi-ply corkscrew edged on both sides in translucent green, encircled by alternating spiral threads in translucent pink and opaque white, over a conical foot, 11.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate London CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Bow figure of Henry Woodward, circa 1750Modelled in the role of The Fine Gentleman from Garrick's farce 'Lethe', wearing a large tricorn hat and frockcoat above a lace-trimmed waistcoat and breeches, the costume delicately modelled and undercut, standing on a square base with canted corners incised with a diamond pattern to simulate floor tiles, left in the white, 27.6cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSimon Spero exhibition 2012, no.29Mavis Bimson CollectionThe model is taken from an undated mezzotint by James McArdell from a drawing by Francis Hayman. For another example together with Hayman's drawing and McArdell's print, see Raymond C Yarbrough, Bow Porcelain and the London Theatre (1996), pp.28 and 29, figs.40-42. Yarbrough quotes Woodward, who, when appearing in the 'Bays in Council' in Dublin in 1757, wrote 'My figure, too, in Earthenware is shown, So much I'm lov'd and val'd by the town'. Further examples are illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman (1982), p.122, fig.187 and Made at New Canton (2000), p.85, fig.72. A dated example inscribed 1750 to the underside is in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, see Yvonne Hackenbroch (1957), pl.77 fig.241 and pl.145, fig.241. A fine coloured pair of Kitty Clive and Henry Woodward from the Godden Reference Collection was sold by Bonhams on 14 April 2010, lot 88 and another white figure of Henry on 18 May 2016, lot 320.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare sealed double magnum 'Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1772 Of olive-green tint, the wide body with a tapering neck applied with string-rim, applied to the side with a circular seal inscribed 'I*W/ 1772' within a lined border, with a deep basal 'kick-up', 31.9cm high Footnotes: Provenance Phillips Edinburgh, 3 July 1998 With Neil Willcox, 23 November 1998 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.114, pl.174 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.750 The initials on this seal have not been identified. Burton records just one other bottle bearing this seal, together with another bottle bearing a seal with the same initials dated 1783. 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
A rare and attractive airtwist goblet, circa 1740-50The bell bowl unusually moulded with twenty vertical flutes, set on a double collar above a multi-spiral airtwist inverted baluster stem and conical foot, 20.7cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSeton Veitch CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 27 September 2006Leuba CollectionLiteratureDelomosne and Son, The Seton Veitch Collection (2006), no.27aA similar glass from the Walter F Smith Collection was sold by Sotheby's on 18 March 1968, lot 463.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
A very rare tartan colour twist wine glass, circa 1765The round funnel bowl on a single-series stem comprising four alternating pairs of spiral threads in translucent blue, translucent red, translucent green, and opaque white, over a conical foot, 15cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceAlexander CollectionWith Asprey, 1986Private London CollectionLiteratureL M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p.235, no.719ExhibitedAsprey, '100 British Glasses', 1985, catalogue pp.24-5, no.34It is very unusual to find a colour twist glass such as this with no central series in the stem.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An attractive opalescent 'Octagonal Cylinder' wine bottle, circa 1740-50In dichroic olive-green glass with a most attractive pale blue opalescence, the wide straight-sided octagonal body with sloping shoulders, the long tapering neck with an applied string rim, the base with a deep 'kick-up', 23.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceGlass Works Auctions, 28 February 2000, lot 359A C Hubbard Jr CollectionKnown as 'glass gall' or sandever, this rare and curious blue opalescence was caused by an excess sodium sulphate impurity in the glassmaking batch. Although considered a particularly attractive effect, whether it was deliberate or accidental remains the subject of much debate. For an example of 'Onion' form, see Lot 24 in this sale.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
A rare Worcester eyebath, circa 1775Of plain oval shape on a spreading circular foot, painted in blue with the 'Rose' pattern of simple sprigs, a cellular border around the rim and the foot, 5.3cm highFootnotes:An identical Worcester eyebath, marked with a crescent, was sold from the Old Rectory, Banningham, Bonhams, 24 March 2004, lot 1998. A slightly later example is in the Museum of Royal Worcester. The border pattern was subsequently copied on eyebaths at Caughley using transfer printing. See also lot 389 in this sale for the pattern on a Worcester inkwell.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Vienna figure of Neptune, circa 1750 Standing beside a tree stump, his right arm raised, looking down at a dolphin at his feet, on a square base, left in the white, 25.5cm high, shield mark in blue, impressed R to the rear of the base Footnotes: Provenance Mavis Bimson Collection A similar model, presumably from the same series, is illustrated by W Mrazek/W Neuwirth, Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864 (n.d. - 1970), no.304, pl.51. It is noted that standing figures of Neptune with trident or oar are known in various models during the early period of the Imperial manufactory. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare engraved triple-series blue colour twist wine glass, circa 1765Of attractive small size, the ovoid bowl with a continuous band of fruiting vine below the rim, on a stem with two pairs of opaque white spiral threads within a pair of four-ply spiral bands, all encircling a rich translucent cobalt-blue undulating column, over a conical foot, 12.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's 7 March 1977, lot 185Private London CollectionTriple-series colour twist wine glasses are amongst the rarest, with very few examples recorded. A virtually identical glass with different engraved decoration was sold by Christie's on 18 May 1999, lot 307.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Fortune Teller: A rare Bow figure group, circa 1750-52 By the 'Muses Modeller', the eponymous figure wearing a leafy garland in his hair and heavily folded robes, grasping the outstretched right hand of his lady companion who carries a floral garland over her shoulder, her face showing dismay as she hears her fate, the irregular base applied with a floret, a group of discarded papers between the figures, left in the white, 17.8cm high Footnotes: Provenance John Yaconetti Collection Joseph Handley Collection Simon Spero exhibition 2005, No.27 Mavis Bimson Collection This group is taken from an engraving by Pierre Alexandre Aveline after a painting by Boucher. A polychrome version is illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz, Made in New Canton (2000), no.76 and another was sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2021, lot 120. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Venetian trembleuse beaker stand, circa 1700Of circular form with a deep central waisted well and everted rim, 14.4cm diam, 5.4cm highFootnotes:For the form see Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), pp.488-9, nos.602-5. Theuerkauff-Liederwald states that trembleuses were probably created in Venice and described a Murano inventory of 1694 which records '250 tazze de Caffé e chiucolate' which may refer to beakers with stands of this type, see p.485.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
A rare St Louis garlanded camomile paperweight, circa 1850The pink pom-pom flower with a myriad of cup-shaped petals and a yellow stamen centre, a red bud and two green leaves showing behind, the stalk with two further serrated leaves, all within an outer millefiori garland of alternating white composite dancing devil silhouette canes and blue-and-white composite canes, with a star-cut base, 5.7cm diam, 4cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An exceptionally rare Chelsea model of a child's head, circa 1750After 'Il Fiammingo', the young boy turning to his left and gazing downwards, his lips slightly parted, left in the white, 12cm high excluding standFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 10 July 1962, lot 67Brian Haughton Antiques, Splendour of a Golden Age (2004), no.7Mavis Bimson CollectionThe sensitive modelling on this important piece of early English porcelain is accentuated by the recent change in the porcelain paste at Chelsea, the thicker body more suited to sculpture. F Severne Mackenna notes that the raised anchor period body and glaze 'combine to produce an effect of voluptuousness', not achieved in the earlier incised triangle period, see Chelsea Porcelain: The Triangle and Raised Anchor Wares (1948), p.32. Only a handful of these rare and wonderful models are known. One from the Zorka Hodgson Collection was sold by Bonhams on 10 September 2008, lot 9. Zorka Hodgson researched the origins of the bust in her paper, 'Chelsea Boy's Head after Francois Duquesnoy-Il Fiammingo', ECC Trans, Vol.15, Pt.2 (1994), p.184-89.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare English delftware punch ladle, circa 1750With a round bowl applied with a long slender handle, painted in blue with trailing foliage, the handle with blue dashes, 17.5cm longFootnotes:Punch ladles were made in silver and other materials, with a curled over terminal on the handles that allowed the ladles to be hung on the rim of a punchbowl. Related shapes are known in glass from the 18th century. A white saltglaze punch ladle was sold by Garry Atkins, An Exhibition of Five Hundred Years of English Pottery, (1992), p.18, no.46. No other English delftware punch ladle is apparently recorded. However, an interesting parallel might be drawn from the decoration on a Liverpool delftware bowl from the Olive Collection, sold by Bonhams on 31 January 2019, lot 118, contemporary with the present lot. The bowl is painted with a detailed scene after William Hogarth's 'A Midnight Modern Conversation' where the central figure ladles punch from a ceramic punch bowl, the ladle of indeterminate material.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Nailsea style large square 'case' bottle and a stopper, first quarter 19th centuryOf dark olive-amber tint and squat square form with rounded shoulders, the short 'stubby' neck with an applied rim, attractively flecked in opaque white, a shallow 'kick-up' to the smooth base, with a later turned wooden stopper, 17cm high excluding stopper (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceStan Hooper CollectionBBR Auctions, 8 July 2012With Neil Willcox, 10 August 2012A C Hubbard Jr CollectionThis 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
A rare Dutch engraved Royal portrait light baluster wine glass, circa 1766-70The round funnel bowl with a half-length portrait of Prince William V of Orange and Nassau wearing the sash and Garter star, within a frame inscribed 'WILLEM D V/ PRINS VAN ORANIE EN NASSAU', surmounted by a crown and flanked by martial trophies, the slender multi-knopped stem with an upper angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster section flanked by knops, over a conical foot, 18.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionPrince William V of Orange-Nassau (1748-1806) was the son of Prince William IV (1711-1751) and Anne, daughter of King George II of Britain. Upon the death of his father, Anne reigned on her son's behalf until her own death in 1759, when the Duke of Brunswick assumed the role. On his eighteenth birthday in 1766, William V officially attained his majority and became an active Stadtholder.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare drop-knopped heavy baluster wine glass, circa 1720The thin tulip-shaped bowl with a solid base extending into a wide drop-knop containing a tear, above a short plain section, over a folded domed foot, 17.1cm highFootnotes:A virtually identical glass from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection is illustrated by Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), pp.33-4, pl.24(c) and was sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 28. Two further similar glasses are illustrated by L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), pp.72-3, nos.84 and 86.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Staffordshire model of a tiger, circa 1790-1810Modelled standing on a rectangular plinth in speckled pink lustre, the ball under its left paw also lustred, its whimsical face looking towards the viewer, with black and orange-brown markings, 18.7cm wideFootnotes:For a similar model painted as a lion, see Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures (1991), p.105 (top). The lustred base is most unusual.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare Dutch stipple-engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass by 'Gyrinus', circa 1765The round funnel bowl decorated in extremely fine diamond-point and stipple-engraving with the arms of Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia and Orange-Nassau, the centre with a crowned medallion containing the Prussian eagle holding a sword and sceptre, within an elaborate scrollwork frame issuing scrolling flowers, surmounted by a crown, the stem with a beaded dumbbell knop above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionWhilst he never signed any of his engravings, 'Gyrinus' is associated with designs on 24 extant goblets known as 'polder glasses', originally commissioned by members of the Water Board office 'De Hooge Maasdijk van Stad en Lande van Heusden' between 1762 and 1788, which were sold by Christie's as part of the Earl of Bradford Collection on 4 June 1985. These particular glasses are all partly, and a few wholly, line-engraved in very fine diamond-point. With a handful of exceptions, the engraved decoration is distinctive in the use of 'pseudo-stippling' in which the decoration is formed of a pattern of fine and dense lines which give the impression of stippling. The present lot appears to be unrecorded by F G A M Smit in his 1993 catalogue of Dutch Stipple-Engraved Glass. Smit records just twenty-eight glasses by this engraver, of which thirteen are armorial. This includes a light baluster engraved with the arms accollé of Prince Willem V and Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, see Smit (1993), p.183, no.Kd.1. As well as the style of the engraving, the form of this goblet is also characteristic of those preferred by 'Gyrinus'; all known examples have round funnel bowls on stems which are typically knopped. For another light baluster wine glass engraved with these arms, see Lot 80 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare sealed 'Bladder' wine bottle, dated 1725 Of olive-green tint , the large flattened bulbous body with a tapering neck applied with a string rim, the narrow face of the bottle applied with a circular seal inscribed 'Matthew/ Tofe */ 1725', with a basal 'kick-up', 20.4cm high Footnotes: Provenance With Neil Willcox, 4 October 1999 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine over's Glasses (2000), p.112, pl.169 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.616 The engraving of the seal on this bottle can only be the work of a master craftsman. The Tose or Toose family is traceable to Hinderwell, Yorkshire, Culmstock, Heavitree or Lympstone, Devon. However, it has not been possible to identify the branch of the family relating to Matthew Tose on the present bottle, and no other examples of this seal are recorded by Burton. 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
A very rare sealed 'Shaft and Globe' wine bottle, circa 1665 Of dark emerald-green tint, the bulbous body with the sides narrowing inwards sharply towards the base, the long tapering neck with a prominent string rim, applied to the shoulder with a circular seal inscribed 'S N' to the sinister of a stag statant, within a beaded border, with a shallow basal 'kick-up', 23.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance Excavated on the site of the former Cupps Hotel in Colchester, Essex, 1969 Christie's, 13 February 1990, lot 33 With Neil Willcox A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.106, pl.152 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), pp.985-6 Considering its discovery location in Colchester, it is just possible that this seal relates to an Essex family. However, Burton deems it more likely that this is a tavern bottle with the initials relating to the tavern keeper and discusses a number of possibilities. No other example would appear to be recorded. 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
A rare and attractive armorial sealed opalescent half size 'Bladder' wine bottle, circa 1725In dichroic olive-green glass with an attractive faint blue opalescence, the wide flattened bulbous body with sloping shoulders, the tapering neck with a prominent string rim, applied to the side with a circular seal mounted with a coat of arms, a bend between six crosses, with elaborate mantling and all within a beaded border, with a basal 'kick-up', 17.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceA C Hubbard Jr CollectionLiteratureDavid Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), p.1492-3The coat of arms on this bottle has not been identified, but a label on the base of the bottle with the name 'CROYDE', a small village in North Devon, may suggest a link to the southwest. No other examples bearing this seal would appear to be recorded.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
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