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Lot 1250
Interesting and rare French repeater calendar carriage clock, signed Charles Oudin, Palais Royal 52 to the centre of the principal dial over calendar and alarm subsidiary dials, the movement back plate also stamped Charles Oudin, Palais Royal 52 and with advance/retard lever, striking on a bell beneath the base, within a gilded brass case, 5.75" high (key) ** Charles Oudin trained in the workshop of Abraham-Louis Breguet
Lot 1319
Rare English single fusee brass Helical Geared skeleton clock in need of rebuilding, by and signed J. Mac Dowall, patent Helix Lever, Leeds no. 370 on the back plate, 7.25" high ** This clock is from the estate of a repairer and was found unassembled in his workshop. Although all parts of the clock appear to be present no guarantee can be offered, see images for guidance
Lot 15
Arthur Rackham confectionary box especially designed for Cadbury Bros. Ltd, Christmas 1933, the box is in the form of a book cover, interior stamped T123, approx 19 x 14 cms. (*cr) Footnote: Cadbury's experimented with the idea of commercial artists illustrating their chocolate boxes, this one designed by Arthur Rackham is a rare find, please note this does not include contents.Condition ReportThe box has bumped edges but the actual design cover is little affected.
Lot 220
Britains Ltd Fordson Super Major Tractor & Rear Dump Truck Rare Yellow 9630 Set - with original box and a load of milk churns 1740. The tractor has damage to front axle - this is loose from base and in need attention, the box has old masking tape to one edge - comes with a Britains BMW 600cc motor bike in original box - looks unused (2)
Lot 1001
Shropshire - Railways - Original Plans five original large scale plans for the Shrewsbury to Hereford railway between Craven Arms and just north of Ludlow, drawn on a scale of 10 inches to the mile. The line has been highlighted in colour. The maps show the ownership of the land on either side as well as a wealth of other features including the station and marshalling yards at Craven Arms, and a section of the now long abandoned Bishop's Castle Railway, showing its junction with the main line. No date but probably 1860. Each map measures approx. 660x710mm, printed on thick paper, a few close tears (easily repairable in our view). Rare
Lot 1007
Horse Racing - Stable Secrets or Puffy Doodles, His Sayings and Sympathies, by John Mills, 1863 first edition. Original boards with embossed gilt illustration to front cover, good condition throughout. A rare and sought after humorous book on early horse racing. Together with 'The Life of a Racehorse' by John Mills, 1865 first edition. Colour illustration to front cover, a little worn but interior content good, t/w Limited Signed edition 'The Sport of our Fathers' containing biographical studies of sports illustrators Henry Alken, George Stubbs, and Ben Marshall no.86 of 250 vol 1, plus famous sporting prints in the Grand National 1927 the Studio
Lot 984
Military - Military Antiquities Respecting A History of the English Army, by Francis Grose, 1812, first edition, volume I (of two) only. Slight foxing to title page, but interior contents appear good throughout, and plates are in a fine fresh condition. A much sought after, rare volume on English military history.
Lot 927
Ephemera - carton with a good selection including The Times commemorative supplement for the first ascent of Everest 1953, the order of service for the funeral of Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, 1913, a group of approx. 20 Indian First Day Covers (various commemoratives), rare; early medical ephemera, a file of papers relating to USA forces in WWII; a Thames waterman's licence, a ms document from 1641, a qty of vintage railway and other magazines etc
![Third Reich - Hitler wie ihn die Welt Sah [Hitler as the World Saw Him] - rare pamphlet issued in Germany with various cartoo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a1f92084-f1b1-449e-8cab-b0910094fe66/2f29262a-ca8c-447d-841d-b099010368a4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 870
Third Reich - Hitler wie ihn die Welt Sah [Hitler as the World Saw Him] - rare pamphlet issued in Germany with various cartoons from world newspapers which appeared in 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor. The object of the pamphlet was to demonstrate that the World saw Hitler for what he was as far back at 1933 - and gives the message 'Fascism has become the gravedigger of the people.'
Lot 996
Book - Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies first edition, first issue with the 'L'envoi' poem leaf and the erratum leaf referring to p75. Good condition, throughout, bookplate of Jeremiah James Colman to inside cover, and loosely inserted autograph signature of Kingsley. The 'L'envoi' leaf is significant as Kingsley withdrew the edition shortly after issue so that only about 200 copies survived. An exceptionally rare first edition, first printing of a classic children's novel- font board -part loose
Lot 826
Medical - broadside issued by the Royal Humane Society 'for the recovery of the apparently drowned or dead' dated 1817. 1p large folio, giving detailed instruction as to how to handle bodies recovered from the water: '…young children to be laid between two persons in a warm bed…' and how attempts should be made to resuscitate them. Rare
Lot 160
DEUX RARES PETITS LIONS BOUDDHISTES EN BRONZEDynastie Ming ou antérieurTWO RARE SMALL BRONZE PAPER OR SCROLL WEIGHTSMing Dynasty or earlierEach finely and heavily cast in the form of a Buddhist lion, seated on their hind legs scratching the back of their ears, their mouths wide open and snarling in a fierce expression showing the fangs, with large bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, the muscular body tensed and dramatically turned around, one lion with inlaid eyes and flanked by a cub resting on its knee, single silk stand. 8cm (3 1/8in) and 7.5cm (3in) high. (3).Footnotes:明或更早 銅獅鎮紙兩件Provenance:The lion:Collection of Heinrich Vetter, Mannheim (1910-2003)Lempertz, Cologne, 4 June 2003, lot 173 (the lion on stand)The lioness:Formerly in a French collection, acquired in the 1970s (by repute)Nagel, Stuttgart, 8 May 2009, lot 97 來源： 公獅：曼海姆Heinrich Vetter（1910-2003）珍藏倫佩茨拍賣行，科隆，2003年6月4日，編號173母獅：法國私人舊藏，於1970年代入藏（傳）納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2009年5月8日，編號97Compare with a very similar bronze paper or scroll weight, illustrated in Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, cat.no. 51. The authors note that the illustrated lion paper weight is an enigma as it differs in size, patina, quality and refinement from other known bronze weights cast in animal form, hence dating it to the Ming dynasty or earlier. Compare also with another bronze lion paper or scroll weight, sold in Christie's London, 10 December 1979, lot 41, and a third example, dated to the Song dynasty, sold in Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2002, lot 71.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 196
IMPORTANT ET RARE COUVERCLE IMPÉRIAL EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉMarque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795), datée 1775A VERY RARE LARGE IMPERIAL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER COVERQianlong period, dated 1775 Of tall rectangular shape, exquisitely carved on all sides and top through thick layers of lacquer with powerful five-clawed dragons: the front with two sinuous ascending five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls against a dense ground of swirling clouds, flanking a central cartouche bearing the inscription Long Xiang. Qianlong yiwei zhong zhuang. Xia han(Dragon Fragance. Boxed in the yiwei year of the Qianlong period, 1775), the back similarly carved but with a pair of powerful five-clawed descending dragons flanking a central flaming pearl, above cresting waves and amidst dense ruyi-shaped clouds, the sides with a single forward looking dragon amidst dense ruyi-shaped clouds, above a gilt-metal handle finely cast in with stylised dragon heads, the cover with similarly featuring a single forward-facing five-clawed dragon, the sinuous body winding itself around a flaming pearl, the face with a menacing expression, the interior lacquered black. 41.8cm x 49.8cm x 35.7cm (16 1/2in x 19 5/8in x 14in)Footnotes:清乾隆 1775年 御製剔紅龍香御墨匣蓋Provenance:Collection of Friedrich Adolf Wellenkamp (1863-1951), acquired in China between 1918 and 1924 during his time as a military adviser, thence by descent to his granddaughter, acquired from her collection 來源： Friedrich Adolf Wellenkamp（1863-1951）珍藏，於1918年至1924年任軍事顧問期間得自中國，後傳至其孫女現藏家得自上述來源This magnificent box cover demonstrates the superior skills of the lacquer artists who worked in the Imperial workshops making objects for Imperial use in the halls and temples of the palaces. Not many pieces of carved cinnabar lacquer made in the Qianlong period match the exquisite quality of this cover. In fact, the pair to this cover, complete with its box and contents, is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Lin Qi,'Qianlong shiqi gongting yu mo baozhuang chutan', in Gugong bowuyuan yuankan, 2014.3 (173), pp.113-121, fig.6 (Fig.1). The identical large box contains sets of imperial ink sticks neatly arranged in cases imitating books and titled long xiang. The identical inscription on the carved cinnabar lacquer box also mentions that the ink sticks were arranged in this box in 1775, the same year mentioned on the present lot. Great care was taken to wrap these precious ink sticks, just like other scholarly utensils including ink stones, brushes and even precious paper that were reserved for the use of the emperor himself, as examples from the Palace Museum collection show, see The Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2000, nos. 48-56.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 197
RARE PAIRE DE SOUCOUPES EN LAQUE À DÉCOR QIANJIN AND TIANQIÉPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)A RARE PAIR OF QIANGJIN AND TIANQI LACQUER CUPSTANDS Kangxi periodEach finely embellished in the qiangjin and tianqi lacquer technique, the hollow circular bowl decorated around the exterior with large upright lotus lappets, the rounded tray decorated on one sides with a pair of dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, the reverse decorated with multi-coloured clouds, all supported by five short bracket feet. Each 16.2cm (6 3/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 戧金填漆雙龍戲珠如意雲紋盞托一對Provenance: Collection of Rudolf Wagner, Gronau, acquired at Dahmann Auctions, Cologne, 18 May 1981, lot 63, thence by descent in the family, acquired from the family來源：格羅瑙Rudolf Wagner珍藏，得自Dahmann拍賣行，科隆，1981年5月18日，編號63，後家族傳承現藏家得自上述來源For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 201
RARE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN BRONZE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉMarque Hu Wenming, XVIIe siècle A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BOX AND COVERHu Wenming mark, 17th centuryOf circular shape, the box with an incurving inner rim supporting the flat cover cast and gilt with a large peony flower and leafy stems issuing from rockwork, the sides similarly cast and gilt with floral sprigs of peonies and chrysanthemums, the recessed base with an incised and gilt four-character mark Hu Wenming zhi in a square. 7.2cm (2 7/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:十七世紀 局部鎏金銅花卉紋香盒「胡文明製」款Provenance: Collection of Johann E.O. Theuerkauf (1904-1951), acquired in Tientsin before 1937, then in the family by descent, acquired from the family來源： Johann E.O. Theuerkauf（1904-1951）珍藏，於1937年前得於天津，後家族傳承現藏家得自上述來源Hu Wenming is among the best known metalworkers of the late Ming. Compare this box with two other parcel-gilt bronze boxes of the same shape but with different design, both bearing a Hu Wenming mark, the first illustrated in Sidney L. Moss Ltd., The Literati Mode, London, 1986, no.143, the second example published in Hugh Moss and Gerald Tsang, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, no.231. Related examples include a box and cover decorated with lotus flowers, sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3176, and a box and cover decorated with fans, fruit sprays and Buddhist emblems, sold at Christie's London, 6 July 1995, lot 141.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 127
PAIRE DE BOLS EN GRÈS YAOZHOUDynastie des Song du Nord/JinA FINE AND RARE PAIR OF YAOZHOU FOLIATE-SHAPED BOWLSNorthern Song dynasty/Jin Dynasty Each of foliate shape, with shallow sides divided into ten lobes, the interior decorated with a molded design of scattered flower sprays, each lobe with a stylised floral scroll, covered overall with a translucent olive-green glaze suffused with fine crackles, the bases unglazed. 10.7cm (4 1/4in) and 10.9cm (4 1/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:北宋/金 耀州窰青釉花式盌一對 Provenance:Collection of Jürgen L. Fischer (d. 2013), Baden Baden, acquired來源： 巴登-巴登Jürgen L. Fischer珍藏（逝於2013年）現藏家得自上述收藏A nearly identical pair of flower-shaped bowls from the Bondy Collection was sold by Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbing, Berlin, 18 and 19 May 1927, lots 65 and 66. A similar piece described as a brushwasher, is illustrated in Shanxi Tongchuan Yaozhou yao, Beijing, 1965, pl.X, fig.8. Compare also with a similar Yaozhou dish divided into 16 instead of 10 petals from the Meiyintang Collection, published in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume I, London, 1994, no.434For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 198
RARE ÉTAGÈRE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉ ET INCRUSTATIONS EN JADE ET PIÈRRES DURESÉpoque Qianlong (1736-1795)A RARE JADE AND HARDSTONE-EMBELLISHED DISPLAY CABINETQianlong period Of rectangular form, raised on four short feet, the upper part divided into four stepped open compartments of varying sizes above a drawer and a set of small drawers above a pair of hinged doors, the drawers and doors set with panels decorated with different fruiting and flowering branches with jade and hardstone inlays, all on a diaper pattern ground, the frames with a keyfret band lined with thin openwork green jade scrolling lotus borders, the interiors and back lacquered black. 54.2cm x 38cm x 16.5cm (21 3/8in x 15in x 6 1/2in) (6).Footnotes:清乾隆 剔紅嵌百寶多寶閣Provenance: Collection of Max Müller (1867-1960), German consul in Hankow, acquired in China between 1905 and 1912, thence by descent to his daughter Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach (1909-2011)來源： 德國駐漢口領事Max Müller（1867–1960）珍藏，於1905年至1912年間得自中國，後傳至其女Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach（1909-2011）For a polychrome cinnabar lacquer and inlaid cabinet in the collection of the Palace Museum, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, no.65, pp.94-5. See also a similar decorated cabinet published in Classics of the Forbidden City. Painted Furniture in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, 2013, no.24, pp.42-43. Compare also the cinnabar lacquer cabinet sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3103, and another example, sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1828.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 230
STATUETTE DE BODHISATTVA EN FONTE DE FER PARTIELLEMENT DORÉXVe/XVIe siècle A RARE PARCEL-GILT CAST-IRON FIGURE OF A CROWNED BODHISATTVA15th/16th centurySeated with legs crossed in dhyanasana on a double lotus base atop a high hexagonal pedestal cast with lotus motifs, dressed in diaphanous robes, face with a serene expression, his head crowned with an elaborate five-pointed crown. 45.8cm (18in) high.Footnotes:十五/十六世紀 局部鎏金鐵鑄觀音坐像Provenance:Koller, Zürich, 1 June 1978, lot 495Private collection Rheinfelden, acquired from this collection by the present owner來源： 闊樂拍賣行，蘇黎世，1978年6月1日，編號495Rheinfelden私人收藏現藏家得自上述來源Compare a figure of similar style dated 1520, now in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated in Rene-Yvon Lefebvre and Diana Turner The Avery Brundage Collection of Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture, San Francisco, 1974, cat.no.164.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 177
RARE GRANDE TÊTE D'UN BODHISATTVA EN BOIS LAQUÉ ORDébut de la Dynastie Ming A RARE LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD HEAD OF A BODHISATTVAEarly Ming dynasty Carved in the round from a single block of wood, the full face with half-closed downcast eyes below high arched brows, with a broad nose and small pursed lips and gently curved mouth enhanced with red pigment, flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair neatly drawn back and gathered in a high chignon, a string of beads keeping fine strands of hair behind his ears, the face and neck gilt-lacquered, traces of black and red pigment, wood base. A radiocarbon test (c-14 analysis) of a wood sample is consistent with the dating of this head, with a 59,1 % probability of a date between 1446 and 1525 A.D. 35cm (13 3/4in) high (without stand). (2).Footnotes:明早期 漆金木雕菩薩首Provenance:Dr. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 17 November 1952, lot 170Collection of Carl Radatz (1912-2004)Acquired from his collection in 1968 by Wolfang Bock, Berlin, acquired from him in 1998來源： 漢堡Ernst Hauswedell博士珍藏，1952年11月17日，編號170Carl Radatz（1912-2004）珍藏柏林Wolfang Bock於1968年入藏，現藏家於1998年向其購入A very similar carved wooden head is published by John Berwald, Facing East - Expressions in Chinese Art, London, 2001, no.22. - A similar early Ming figure of the 'Queen Mother', which displays the same brown patina over gilt lacquer on the face is illustrated in Ancient Chinese Sculptural Treasures: Carvings in Wood, Kaohsiung, 1998, pl.42. Compare also a Ming dynasty wooden head of a luohan in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (accession no. F1917.248).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 188
RARE ET GRANDE STATUETTE DE SONGZI GUANYIN EN BRONZE DORÉÉpoque Kangxi (1662-1722)A RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SONGZI GUANYINKangxi period Standing on a lotus base, slightly turned to the left, wearing a fine robe and shawls draped over her shoulders and arms, carrying a small infant with her right arm, her head turned down and looking at a small boy at her side holding on to her left hand, her face with a gentle expression, her heard neatly coiffed and covered with a long cowl sheltering the Amitabha crown, wood stand. 36.6cm (14 3/8in) high (without stand). (2).Footnotes:清康熙 銅鎏金送子觀音立像Provenance: Collection of Eugen Turi (1920-2016), Munich, acquired in Munich in the 1950s or and 1960s (by repute)Nagel, 9 December 2014, lot 831 來源： 慕尼黑Eugen Turi（1920-2016)珍藏，於1950年代或1960年代得自慕尼黑（傳）納高拍賣行，2014年12月9日，編號831Songzi Guanyin, the maternal, feminine emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, was portrayed with the youth Sudhana, after the Song dynasty. The portrayal of the deity continued in both male and female forms until the late Ming dynasty, when the feminine form became prevalent. Songzi Guanyin, Avalokiteshvara with a child, very likely first appeared around this time and it is possible that the 'Avalokiteshvara with a child' iconography was inspired by images of the Madonna and Child, introduced to China by Jesuit missionaries in around 1600. Ceramic groups of the Christian subject also appear in Kangxi period Dehua kiln production, supporting this hypothesis. Compare the present figure with two seated gilt-bronze figures of Avalokiteshvara with child, both attributed to the Ming dynasty and with similar features, and treatment of the ornaments and garments, sold in Sotheby's London, 15 April 1983, lot 108, the second sold in Sotheby's London, 2 November 1984, lot 341. See also a massive gilt-bronze figure of Songzi Guanyin with child, sold Sotheby's New York, 10 September 2019, lot 309.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 187
IMPORTANTE STATUETTE DE SHANCAI TONGZI EN BRONZE DORÉDynastie MingA RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHANCAI TONGZIMing Dynasty Modelled as a young boy leaning forward with his head slightly turned upwards, holding his hands in adoration in front of his chest, palms together in the gesture of a firm and sincere heart, with precious bangles adorning his upper arms, wrist and ankles, wearing a short cape over a long robe, and aprons secured around his chest with a belt, long sashes enveloping his arms and body, the hems finely incised with scrolling lotus, clouds and geometric patterns, smiling, his face with a joyful expression, three tufts of hair rising from his head and a single earring hanging from his left ear. 48.5cm (19 1/8in.) high.Footnotes:明 銅鎏金善財童子立像Provenance:Collection of Wilhelm Sacklowski, Berlin, acquired in Beijing between 1922 and 1932, thence by descent in the family, acquired in 1993 from the family來源：柏林Wilhelm Sacklowski先生珍藏，於1922至1932年間得自北京，後經家族流傳，至1993年傳至現藏家This charming figure of Sudhana, known as Shancai in Chinese, a young Indian boy who went on a pilgrimage seeking enlightenment and studying under 53 masters, was associated with the image of Guanyin from the mid-Ming dynasty. In visual representations of the Guanyin, the figure of Sudhana would appear next to the figure of Longnu, the Dragon King's daughter. These two youths are considered Guanyin's acolytes, and while there is no scriptural basis for this grouping, the two figures often appear together, Sudhana standing to the right of Guanyin, and the figure of Longnu on the left. See a related gilt-bronze example of Sudhana, published in Selected Gems of Cultural Relics - Newly Collected in the Palace Museum in the last Fifty Years, Beijing, 2005, pp.130-131, no.168. Compare with a larger gilt-bronze figure of Sudhana, dated to the 17th century, sold in Sotheby's Paris, 10 June 2015, lot 204.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 190
IMPORTANTE PEINTURE REPRÉSENTANT LA MORT DE BOUDDHA SAKYAMUNIDynastie Qing (1644-1911)A RARE LARGE PAINTING DEPICTING THE PARINIRVANA OF SAKYAMUNI Qing DynastyInk and colour on silk, framed and under glassFinely painted, depicting the deceased Buddha lying on his side on a bed in a grove of sala trees, surrounded by a large group of wailing deities and guardians, men and women of every class and joined by more than thirty animals, with Queen Maya, mother of the Buddha, descending. 142cm x 278cm (55 7/8in x 109 1/2in)Footnotes:清 釋迦牟尼佛涅槃圖 設色絹本 鏡框Provenance:Emil Richter, Dresden, 11 March 1924, lot 300Collection of Helmut Meissner (1903-1980), Dresden, thence by descent in the family, acquired from the familyPublished Emil Richter, Dresden, Kunst-und Antquitäten-Versteigerung, 3 and 4 November 1924, p. 18, lot 300來源：德累斯頓Emil Richter，1924年3月11日，編號300德累斯頓Helmut Meissner（1903-1980）珍藏，後家族傳承現藏家得自上述來源出版： 德累斯頓Emil Richter，《Kunst- und Antquitäten-Versteigerung》，1924年11月3日至4日，頁18，編號300.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 159
RARE GRAND BRÛLE-PARFUM EN BRONZE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ, LUDUANDynastie MingA RARE LARGE PARCEL-GILT 'LUDUAN' CENSER Ming DynastyHeavily cast standing four-square, holding down a snake with his feet, the body powerfully built, the detachable head with a single horn, cast with bulging eyes and teeth bared, hinged at the front, the powerful body decorated on each side with large swirling scrolls highlighted in gilt, the details of its mane finely incised. 48.8cm (19 1/4in) high. (8.53kg).Footnotes:明 局部鎏金銅甪端熏爐Provenance:Collection of Eduard von Grützner (1846-1925)Hugo Helbing, Munich, Collection Eduard von Grützner, 4 June 1930, lot 712Collection Heinrich Vetter (1910-2003), MannheimLempertz, Cologne, 4 July 2003, lot 165來源： Eduard von Grützner（1846-1925）珍藏Hugo Helbing拍賣行，慕尼黑，「Eduard von Grützner珍藏」，1930年6月4日，編號712曼海姆Heinrich Vetter（1910-2003）珍藏倫佩茨拍賣行，科隆，2003年7月4日，編號165Large bronze censers such as the present lot occupied prized positions around the halls of the Forbidden City, as the billowing smoke issuing from their open mouths served as a reminder to the emperor to be receptive to honest advice, see Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson, Splendors of China's Forbidden City. The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong, Chicago, 2004, pl.37. Compare with two other models, published in Paul Moss and Gerard Hawthorn, The Second Bronze Age. Later Chinese Metalwork, Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., London, 1991, cat.nos.18 and 19. Compare also with a gold-splashed bronze censer of Luduan shape, sold Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3948.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 193
RARE GRAND VASE BALUSTRE EN BRONZE TACHETÉ D'ORXVIIe/XVIIIe siècleA RARE LARGE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE17th/18th centuryWith a generously rounded body tapering to a high flared foot, cast with a row of bosses around the lower body and a band of petal-lappets around the shoulder, surmounted by a tall trumpet neck, with wide flared rim, set with a pair of dragon handles above two bow-string bands, the bronze a deep golden-brown colour, liberally splashed around the exterior with irregular gold splashes, the base cast with a two-character Xuande mark in relief. 40.8cm (16in) high.Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 銅灑金雙龍耳鳳尾尊「宣德」款Provenance: Collection of Theodor Werner Gustav Tiemann (d. 1961), Bremen, acquired in China in the 1920s, thence by descent to his godson Wolf-Christian Delius, Bielefeld, acquired from the family來源： Theodor Werner Gustav Tiemann（逝於1961年）珍藏，不來梅，於1920年代得自中國，後傳至其教子Wolf-Christian Delius，比勒費爾德現藏家得自上述來源The origin of gold-splashed decoration on bronzes remains a source of speculation. According to Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p.184, the popularity of this surface decoration was possibly fostered by Xuande bronzes of the Ming dynasty when the appearance of the gilt-splashes was accidentally caused by the uneven surface patination of the vessel. Robert Mowry also suggests that the appearance of fine paper speckled with gold and silver in the 15th century 'might have also played a role in the creation of such abstract decoration', see Robert D. Mowry, China's Renaissance in Bronze. The Robert H. Clague Collection of Later Chinese Bronzes 1100-1900, Phoenix, 1993, p.169. Compare this vase with a vase of the same shape but larger size, sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3387.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 134
PETITE TRIPODE ARCHAÏSANT EN GRÈS CÉLADON LONGQUAN, JUEXVe siècle A RARE SMALL ARCHAISTIC LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD VESSEL, JUE15th centuryWith a rounded body raised on three high, splayed legs, the wide spout flanked by two short posts above loop handles, the body moulded on either side with leafy tendrils and lingzhi below a classic meandering scroll, applied overall with a lustrous green glaze. 12.2cm (4 3/4in) high.Footnotes:十五世紀 龍泉窰青釉仿古爵Provenance:Collection of Dr. Roland Sonderhoff (1897-1960), Hamburg, collected in Japan before 1942, thence by descent to his daughter, Dr. Ursula Lienert (1934-2017), acquired from her estate來源： 漢堡Roland Sonderhoff博士（1897-1960）珍藏，於1942年前得自日本，後傳至其女Ursula Lienert博士（1934-2017）現藏家得自上述來源Compare with two similarly shaped small vessels, one excavated in Anhui, illustrated in Encyclopaedia of Masterpieces of Chinese Cultural Relics: Ceramics volume , Shanghai, 1995, no. 597, p. 347, the second published in Tsai Mei-fen, Green-Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Tapei, 2009, no. 111. See also a Longquan celadon vessel of similar size and shape, sold Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18 and 19 May 1982, lot 126.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 225
RARE STATUETTE DE BOUDDHA ENFANT EN BRONZEDynastie Liao (907-1125)/Song (960-1279)A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF THE INFANT BUDDHALiao/Song Dynasty Standing on a circular lotus base, his left arm raised to the sky and his right arm extending down pointing at the earth, wearing a diaphanous apron tied around his neck and a skirt loosely tied around his waist, his face with a serene expression, stand. 27.3cm (10 3/4in) high.Footnotes:遼/宋 銅誕生佛立像Provenance:Collection of Joachim Schlotterbeck (1926-2007), Würzburg, acquired from his collection in 1993來源： 符茲堡Joachim Schlotterbeck (1926-2007)珍藏現藏家於1993年得自上述來源Compare with a bronze figure of the infant buddha in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated in René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argencé, Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1974, pl.185, where the textual origins of the iconography is discussed. The distinctive lotus base is comparable to that of a censer, dated to the Liao dynasty, sold Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 2910.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 172
RARE VASE ANTHROPOMORPHE EN BRONZEÉpoque Kangxi (1662-1722)A RARE ANTHROPOMORPHE BRONZE VASEKangxi periodCast in the form of a bixie crouching low on a splayed base, with a round body sweeping up to a waisted neck and undulating rim, the animal detailed with a gentle grin revealing sharp fangs, bulging eyes, powerful limbs covered with spiraling fur and an upswept tail, the bronze patinated to a deep brown colour, wood stand and fitted box. 18cm (7 1/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:清康熙 銅辟邪紋瓶Provenance: Collection of Karl-Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921), Hagen and MeranNagel, Stuttgart, 4 November 2011, lot 597來源： 哈根及美拉諾Karl-Ernst Osthaus（1874-1921）珍藏納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2011年11月4日，編號597Compare a similarly shaped bronze censer published in Through the Prism of the Past: Antiquarian Trends in Chinese Art of the 16th to 18th Century, Taipei 2003, p.57, cat.no.32. Compare also with a miniature gold- and silver-inlaid bronze vessel of this rare anthropomorph shape, dated to the Song dynasty, published in Spink & Son Ltd., The Minor Arts of China III, London, 1987, cat.no.68.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 200
TAPIS IMPÉRIAL EN SOIEFin de la Dynastie QingAN IMPERIAL SILK AND METALLIC THREAD 'LOTUS AND BATS' HALL CARPETLate Qing DynastyWith a gold ground centred on a large lotus flower circled by four bats picked out in blue silk alternating with four smaller lotus flowers, below an additional two bats each flanked by lotus flowers on the upper and lower boders, all against a dense ground of stylised ruyi-shaped clouds picked out in a vibrant orange colour, within a thin diaper border and framed by a keyfret band a five character 'Taihe Dian beiyong' (Great Hall of Supreme Harmony) mark to the upper border. 217cm x 123.5cm (85 3/8in x 48 5/8in)Footnotes:清晚期 御製絲織金屬綫蝙蝠蓮紋地毯「太和殿備用」款This carpet belongs to an extensive group of so-called 'palace' or 'hall' carpets woven in silk and precious metallic thread and supposedly made for the various halls and palaces of the Forbidden City during the Qing dynasty. The Taihe dian, The Hall of Supreme Harmony, or throne hall, was the most important of the Three Front Halls in the Forbidden City complex, and was used for observing various rites and conducting a number of important ceremonies including celebrating New Year's Day, the Winter Solstice, the emperor's birthday and the imperial wedding ceremony, as well as issuing proclamations of war and peace and other major rites of state, see Wango Weng and Yang Boda, The Palace Museum: Peking, Treasures of the Forbidden City, New York, 1982, pp.41-44.While a number of silk and metallic thread carpets bearing the same hall mark as the present lot are known, the lotus and bat design is rare, compare a silk and metallic thread carpet without a hall mark, sold Christie's New York, 19 March 2021, lot 748.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 176
RARE STATUETTE DE GUANYIN EN BOIS LAQUÉE ORÉpoque Kangxi (1662-1722)A VERY RARE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF THE THOUSAND-ARMED GUANYIN Kangxi period The bodhisattva standing proudly on a double-lotus base, with twenty-four arms dramatically moving in a fan-shape around him, dressed in long loose robes opening at the chest to reveal elaborate bejewelled necklaces, with both primary hands held together, the other hands each holding a different attribute, the face with a serene expression, the hair drawn up and gathered in a high chignon. 39.87cm (15 3/4in) high (without stand). (2).Footnotes:清康熙 漆金木千手觀音立像Provenance: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 29 November 1971, lot 41Collection of Joachim Schlotterbeck (1926-2007), WürzburgNagel, Stuttgart, 6 May 1995, lot 397來源： 漢堡Ernst Hauswedell博士珍藏，1971年11月29日，編號41符茲堡Joachim Schlotterbeck（1926-2007）珍藏納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，1995年5月6日，編號397 A nearly identical tantric figure of a thousand-armed Guanyin, dated to the Kangxi period, also with twenty-four arms, is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (accession no. FE.22.1986). Compare also with two other examples of gilt-lacquered wood figures of multi-armed Guanyin, the first from the Exner collection, illustrated in Herbert Fux, Ostasiatische Kunst Sammlung Exner, Darmstadt, 1973, p. 13, no.9; the second, from the collection of the Völkerkunde Museum, Munich, was included in the exhibition Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst, Berlin, 1929, p.254, no.666.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 223
RARE STATUETTE D'UN ANIMAL FABULEUX EN TERRE CUITE POLYCHROMEDynastie des Han de l'EstA LARGE PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEASTEastern Han Dynasty Well modelled as a crouching and winged mythical beast, the powerful body with a ridged back arched above strong haunches, the upturned snout pulled in an aggressive snarl, with bulging eyes and pricked ears, a rectangular aperture behind the neck, traces of white pigment.The results of TL-Analysis C100x45, Oxford Authentication Ltd., 15 August 2000 are consistent with the dating of this lot. 48cm (18 7/8in) long.Footnotes:東漢 彩繪灰陶瑞獸Provenance: von Ledebur Collection, Prien am Chiemsee, acquired in London in the 1970s (by repute) Nagel, Stuttgart, 14 May 1999, lot 2180來源： 基姆湖畔普林von Ledebur珍藏，於1970年代得自倫敦（傳）納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，1999年5月14日，編號2180A similar model of a mythical beast excavated from an Eastern Han tomb at Xianyang, Shaanxi, is illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji: diaosu bian: Qin Han diaosu, Beijing, 1985, vol.2, p.48, pl.129. Compare also with a similar pair, included in the exhibition Visions of Man in Chinese Art, Kaikodo, New York, 17 March - 19 April 1997, cat.no.32. A similar beast was sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 1999, lot 265.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 194
RARE BRÛLE-PARFUM EN BRONZE PATINÉDynastie MingA RARE PATINATED BRONZE LOBED CENSER Ming Dynasty Heavily cast, the deep body of quatre-lobed form raised on a high, slightly splayed foot of corresponding form, with deep rounded sides rising to a sharply angled rim, the base cast with a Xuande mark in Arabic script cast in relief, the bronze patinated to a rich deep reddish colour. 15.3cm (6in) wide (Weight: 2,061 kg).Footnotes:明 銅海棠式爐「大明宣德年製」仿款Provenance:Formerly in a German noble family collection, acquired in China in the early 20th century (by repute), acquired from the collection 來源： 德國貴族家族舊藏，於二十世紀初得自中國 （傳）現藏家得自上述來源 Incense vessels decorated with inscriptions in Arabic script are associated with the Zhengde reign (1506-1521) coinciding with the decorative use of Arabic inscriptions or characters on mostly imperial porcelain, see, for example, a blue and white table screen from the collection of Sir Percival David, illustrated in Rosemary Scott, Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration. Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelain, London, 1992, p.70, no.68. For a Zhengde mark and period bronze censer cast with an Arabic inscription, see an example published in Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk, London, 1984, no.118, and a bronze censer from the Soame Jenyns collection, sold Christie's London, 6 November 2018, lot 21.This extremely heavily cast censer is also highly unusual because of the rich rust-colour of the bronze which may be attributed to a special coating of the surface. A small hu-shaped bronze vase with a Kangxi mark, from the Clague Collection, has a very similar surface colour and appearance, which has been described as 'cast bronze with cold-worked decoration, rust-coloured coating over golden flecks', see Robert D. Mowry, China's Renaissance in Bronze. The Robert H. Clague Collection of Later Chinese Bronzes 1100-1900, Phoenix, 1993, p.174-176, cat.no.36.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 143
RARE MIROIR EN BRONZEDynastie TangA RARE SILVERY BRONZE 'DRAGON' MIRRORTang DynastyOf circular shape, cast in relief with a sinuous three-clawed dragon amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, the body moving around the central hemispherical boss, the head turned backwards with its mouth open revealing powerful fangs, the bronze a bright silvery colour with some areas of verdigris. 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam.Footnotes:唐 鎏銀銅龍紋鏡Provenance:Alan Hartman, New York, acquired from Sotheby's New York in the 1970s (by repute)Nagel, Stuttgart, 6th June 2005, lot 289來源： 紐約Alan Hartman珍藏，於1970年代得自紐約蘇富比（傳）納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2005年6月6日，編號289For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 213
IMPORTANT ET TRÈS RARE GRAND BASSIN TRIPODE EN BRONZE DORÉ ET ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉSXVIIe/XVIIIe siècleA VERY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BASIN17th/18th centurySuperbly cast in the form of a mallet flower, with deep lobed sides rising to a wide everted rim of corresponding form and a raised bracketed rim, the interior decorated with a pair of Buddhist lions in bright yellow, green and blue enamels playing with a brocaded ball amidst precious objects, surrounded by a band of lotus flowers on the cavetto and the flat rim, the exterior similarly decorated, all reserved on a vibrant turquoise ground, with a stand supported by three gilt-bronze elephant feet. 65.7cm (25 7/8 in.) diam. (2).Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 掐絲琺瑯雙獅戲球紋折沿三象首足火盆Provenance: Collection of the Gebler family, Munich, acquired from Consul Otto Bernheimer (1877-1960), Munich, by repute Private collection, Rosenheim, bought by the present owner from this collection 來源： 慕尼黑Gebler家族珍藏，得自慕尼黑領事Otto Bernheimer（1877-1960）（傳）羅森海姆私人收藏現藏家得自上述來源The vibrant and very dynamic design on this large basin presents many auspicious associations expressing physical and spiritual power and conveying wishes for a high rank. Stylistically, the Buddhist lion decoration on this basin is similar to that seen on a cloisonné enamel bowl bearing a Jiajing (1522-1567) mark, illustrated by Béatrice Quette and Francois Louis (eds.), Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, 2011, p.302, no.151. A similar design can also be found on a cloisonné enamel jar in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 43. Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 41, no. 39, which has a Jingtai four-character mark, and is dated to middle Ming dynasty A similar basin was also sold in Christie's London, 16 December 1981, lot 27. The subject of Buddhist lions playing with beribboned balls dates back to blue and white porcelain of the early Ming dynasty, and can be found on a jar dated to the Yongle period (1403-1424), illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 2008, vol.4, no.1643.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 216
RARE PETIT RINCE-PINCEAUX IMPÉRIAL EN BRONZE DORÉ ET ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉSMarque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)An IMPERIAL GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PEACH' WASHERQianlong four-character mark and of the periodFinely cast in the form of a small hollow peach borne on leafy branches, issuing a smaller peach nestling at its side, the exterior vibrantly decorated with auspicious emblems and bats scattered among multi-coloured clouds, all reserved on a bright turquoise ground, the base with a four-character mark cast in relief and gilt, wood stand. 14cm (5 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯桃式洗「乾隆年製」款Provenance: Formerly in a German collection, acquired in Shanghai in the 1920's (by repute), acquired from the family來源： 德國私人舊藏，於1920年代得自上海（傳）現藏家得自上述來源A cloisonné enamel censer of peach form but much larger size, dated to the Kangxi period, was sold in Sotheby's New York, 17 September 2013, lot 280. A related incense burner and cover in the form of a three-lobed peach with applied gilt handles is illustrated by Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, no.293. A similar enamel peach-shaped Yongzheng marked censer from the Imperial collection is published in Classics of the Forbidden City. Enamels in the Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2011, no.139.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 150
ÉCRAN DE TABLE EN HUANGHUALI COMPRENANT UN PANNEAU EN PIERRE DE SONGHUA SCULPTÉEXVIIIe/XIXe siècleA SMALL HUANGHUALI TABLE SCREEN WITH A SONGHUA PANEL 18th/19th centurythe two-toned stone panel carved on one side using the purple matrix of the stone with a hu-shaped vase and ding vessel next to a poem, the reverse carved with a three-line poem in archaic seal script, the stand made of huanghuali. 30.8cm (12 1/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 黃花梨嵌松花石硯屏Provenance: Nagel, 17 May 2008, lot 567 來源： 納高拍賣行，2008年5月17日，編號567Compare with a small Songhua stone table screen illustrated in Sidney L. Moss Ltd., Escape from the Dusty World - Chinese Paintings and Literati Works of Art, London, 1999, no.83. Paul Moss notes that there are two varieties of Songhua stone, the purple and green variety from Liaoning province, and the purer green Songhua from Jilin province. The Qing expansion to the north gave access to the quarries of both Songhua stone varieties. Objects made of Songhua stone were rare and were reserved virtually exclusively for imperial use. They comprise inkstones but also a small number of table screens such as the present example, see Jane Chi Jo-hsin, A Special Exhibition of Songhua Inkstones, Taipei, 1993, who illustrates 89 inkstones and two desk screens in both types of Songhua stone from the Imperial collections. See also The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol.II, Hong Kong, 2002, nos. 18, 19, 180, 182, and 183.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 164
RARE PETIT RÉCIPIENT ARCHAÏSANT EN BRONZE INCRUSTÉXVIIe/XVIIIe siècleA RARE SMALL ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE TWIN-BIRD WATER DROPPER 17th/18th centuryFinely cast as a pair of conjoined twin birds, with mouths open and beaks oriented skyward, the heads detailed with brows, round eyes, crest plumes, and ears, with two wings each inlaid with sweeping gold and silver feathers and a single tail pointing downwards from the inlaid feathered body. 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high.Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 銅錯金銀仿古雙鳳水滴Provenance: Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 386來源： 倫敦邦翰斯，2014年5月15日，編號386Renewed appreciation for archaic bronzes in the Song dynasty led to the manufacture of silver and gold-inlaid archaistic vessels, many of them assuming zoomorph forms. Birds, such as rendered in this exquisitely cast vessel, are known as tianji in Chinese, literally meaning heavenly fowl, but often translated as phoenix, have a long history of being cast in bronze, compare two Ming dynasty examples in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Through the Prism of the Past, Taipei, 2003, cat.nos.III-42 and III-43. Double tianji such as the present vessel are relatively rare. A related vessel formerly in the collection of Henri Cernuschi, now in the collection of the Musée Cernuschi, Paris, was included in the exhibition Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale: des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, cat.no.46. A gold and silver-inlaid bronze vessel of the same form, from the collection of Mrs. Walter Sedgwick, was sold at Sotheby's London, 2 July 1968, lot 17. Other related examples include: one from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, exhibited in Early Chinese Miniatures, New York, 1977, cat.no.222, and sold at Christie's New York, 1 December 1994, lot 70, attributed to the Song or Ming dynasty.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 156
IMPORTANT BRÛLE-PARFUM ARCHAÏSANT EN BRONZE DORÉ ET ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉS, FANGDINGXVIe/XVIIe siècleAN RARE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INCENSE BURNER16th/17th centurySuperbly cast in the form of an archaic bronze fangding , the rectangular body decorated to each side with a stylised taotie mask below two confronting archaistic kui dragons, divided at the center and edges with notched vertical flanges, the everted rim bordered by a key-fret pattern, set with a pair of upright loop handles decorated with bats and lotus flowers amidst ruyi clouds, all raised on four high splayed blade-shaped legs with archaistic scrollwork and birds, the base with a meandering lotus scroll, fitted wood cover and stand, the stand inlaid with a carved jade plaque. 33.8cm (13 1/4in) high. (3).Footnotes:十六/十七世紀 掐絲琺瑯饕餮紋方鼎Provenance: Collection of Adrien de Melotte de Lavaux (1874-1912), Vice-Consul of Belgium in China until 1902, thence by descent in the family, acquired from the collection來源： 比利时驻华副领事Adrien de Melotte de Lavaux（1874-1912）珍藏，任期至1902年後家族傳承現藏家得自上述來源Compare this censer with examples from the Qing Court Collection, including two censers in the Palace Museum, Beijing, the first dated to the early Qing period, the second with a Qianlong six-character mark and without a cover, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Cloisonné of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pls.68 and 245. See also a similar censer from the collection of Dr. Alfred Owre (1870-1935), sold in Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2018, lot 588.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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