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Click here to subscribeA 20th Century Japanese robe in black silk having hand-embroidered pink flowers and green tubular leaves with a red silk lining, no belt together with a late 20th Century Chinese maroon jacket with Mandarin collar and designs of fish 鱼, temples 寺, lanterns 燈 and circular longevity symbols 壽, 36" chest x 27" long and an unrelated pale pink sash. Location:Rail
SINGH JAGATJIT: (1872-1949) Maharaja of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India 1877-1949. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of the Maharaja standing in a half-length pose wearing his ceremonial uniform, medals and sash. Signed ('Maharaja of Kapurthala') in fountain pen ink to the upper border and dated 6th November 1935 in his hand. VG
A LARGE AND IMPORTANT GRAY SCHIST FIGURE OF MAITREYA, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA2nd-3rd century. Superbly carved standing on a square base depicting donor figures venerating a Buddhist reliquary that rests on a low throne under a canopy. Wearing a dhoti with elaborate cascading folds and secured with a finely detailed sash at the waist, a further cloak draped across his shoulder in an elegant sweeping curve, richly adorned with beaded necklaces and armlets. His serene face with crisply delineated features, such as the full lips, wavy mustache, and heavy-lidded eyes. The hair tied in a looped topknot. The head backed by a round halo.Provenance: From an old Belgian private collection. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, nicks, scratches, possibly old fills and small pieces reattached, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations. The fragment of one hand still present, which was broken in two and reassembled some time ago, and possibly associated. Fine, naturally grown, smooth patina.Dimensions: 115 cm (incl. stand) and 112 cm (excl. stand)Mounted on an associated stand. (2)The present schist figure of Maitreya is of exceptional sculptural quality. The statue's refinement and elegant restraint place it in the 2nd-3rd centuries, often considered the high period of Gandharan art. Maitreya is considered the Buddha of the future. When the dharma is forgotten on Earth, he will descend from the Tushita Heaven, where he resides, to be born in our realm as the next Buddha. When he is born on Earth, Maitreya is depicted in rich robes similar to that of the historical Gautama Buddha, prior to his renunciation of worldly goods. In the Gandharan period, Maitreya is considered the most important Bodhisattva.It is likely he would have held a water vessel in the left hand, which is found in many different contexts within Indian sculpture, but is almost always a symbol of fertility and life. It is an apt visual icon, therefore, for Maitreya's role as a progenitor of future peace and order.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gray schist figure of Maitreya, 163.2 cm high, dated ca. 3rd century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1991.75.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2010, lot 140 Price: USD 80,500 or approx. EUR 100,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gray schist figure of a standing Maitreya, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose, robes, jewelry, and base. Note the slightly smaller size (102.9 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 16 September 2008, lot 327 Price: USD 146,500 or approx. EUR 184,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large gray schist figure of Maitreya, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose, robes, jewelry, and base. Note the slightly larger size (127 cm).犍陀羅大型灰色片岩彌勒佛立像二至三世紀。菩薩「蝶結式」束髮型，用連珠髮帶扎束，髮型捲曲，梳理有序垂於兩肩。額部較寬，眉間白毫，深目、高鼻、薄唇，上唇有髭鬚，顏貌端正無比，柔和圓潤的形制；上身袒露，肩披天衣，下著腰衣、繫腰帶，戴耳璫、項圈、聖線、飾線、臂釧、腕釧等瓔珞飾物，右手施無畏印，左手殘缺，足下著綴珠涼鞋。 來源：比利時私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，大面積磨損、缺損、刻痕、劃痕、小填充物和小修、風化和侵蝕、結殼。一隻手的殘片還在，斷成兩半，重新組裝過。細膩自然的包漿。 尺寸：115 厘米 (含底座)，112 厘米 (不含底座) 配置支架。(2)
A FAMILLE ROSE 'PIPA' WALL VASE, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1850-1949. Finely modeled as a pipa wrapped in a green pouch, enameled with a dense network of blue, green, and red scrolling vines issuing lotus, chrysanthemums, peonies, and other flowers, tied with a red sash decorated with gilt swastika and shou symbols. The pipa painted in a dark brown and neatly dotted in gilt to the top.Provenance: Dr. Ma Luk, Hong Kong, and thence by descent in the same family. A private collection, Arizona, USA, acquired from the above. Dr. Ma Luk (1883-1963) graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine and became one of the leaders of the local medical community in Hong Kong. After spending a few years working for the Chinese Public Dispensary, he had the rare distinction of being the first Chinese doctor to join a European group practice in 1908, Drs. Fitzwilliams and Allan. He later started his own clinic in Central District and gradually expanded it into a large group practice, the Ma Luk Sun Hospital. Dr. Ma was also a director of the newly formed Yeung Wo Nursing Home in 1922. He served the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association as vice president from 1933-1934 and was also active as the Chairman of the Chinese Club. He was admitted to the Order of St. John for his long service for the St. John Association and Brigade. Dr. Ma Luk was an important art collector and patron. Condition: Minor old wear, a single restored break, and little glaze flaking.Weight: 798 g Dimensions: Height 28.6 cmLiterature comparison: The design of covering vessels with what appears to be textile packaging can usually be found on famille rose vases, for example, see a blue-and-white vase decorated with a famille rose design imitating drape brocade tied in a knot around the vase, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2000, pl. 66. The effect of this decoration is the skillful blending of two materials, silk and porcelain.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2019, lot 100Price: HKD 200,000 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille-rose 'pipa' wall vase, Republican periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the similar size (31.5 cm), fitted wood stand, and added wooden pegs.清末民初粉彩琵琶壁瓶中國，1850-1949年。精美的琵琶造型，包在綠色包袱中，繪有密集的纏枝蓮花、菊花、牡丹和其他花朵紋，包袱上係著紅色描金蝴蝶結，裝飾有卍字和壽字紋。琵琶成深褐色，頂部鎏金。 來源：香港Ma Luk 醫生私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今；美國亞利桑那州私人收藏，購於上述收藏。Ma Luk (1883-1963) 醫生畢業於香港醫學院，成為香港本地醫學會領袖之一。在中國公立醫局工作了幾年後，他成為 1908 年第一位加入歐洲集體執業的中國醫生。後來，他在中環開設了自己的診所，並逐漸擴展為大型團體診所，即馬六新醫院。馬醫生亦於1922年出任新成立的楊和護養院院長。1933-1934年任香港中華醫學會副會長，亦積極擔任華人會主席。由於長期為聖約翰協會和旅服務，他被授予聖約翰勳章。Ma Luk醫生是一位重要的藝術收藏家和讚助人。 品相：輕微的磨損，小修補，少量的釉面剝落。 重量：798 克 尺寸：高28.6 厘米 文獻比較： 在粉彩花瓶上通常可以看到用看似紡織品包裝的容器覆蓋容器的設計，例如，一件藍白色花瓶飾有粉彩設計，仿垂墜錦緞在花瓶周圍打結，收藏於北京故宮博物院，見《清代宮廷包裝藝術》，北京，2000年，圖66。這種裝飾的效果是將絲綢和瓷器這兩種材料巧妙融合。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2019年11月28日，lot 100 價格：HKD 200,000（相當於今日EUR 24,500） 描述：民國粉彩琵琶式轎瓶 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意相似的尺寸(31.5釐米)、木底座和木釘。
A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GODDESS UMA, KHMER, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH - 13TH CENTURYUma is standing upon a simple square plinth with her hands extended, dressed in a pleated sampot suspended from a charm-embellished belt and a central sash tapering off in a fishtail shape. Her body is ornamented in fine jewelry, including a collar necklace, bracelets, armbands, earrings, and an ornate diadem. The face finely cast with almond shaped eyes and wide mouth. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 1989, lot 438. A Swiss private collection, acquired from the above. The base with an old label, 'Soth. NY 22.3.1989 Lot 438'. Note that on the image in the Sotheby's catalogue, the present statue shows an inappropriate modern gilding which was since then professionally removed. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with extensive wear, some weathering, a few small nicks and dents, expected casting flaws. The feet re-attached to the base with old soldering marks.Weight: 1,106 g Dimensions: Height 26.8 cmExpert's note: The details of the face, clothing, and jewelry of the present lot are all indicative of the Angkor period. Uma was a favored goddess in Khmer Angkor, and while sandstone representations of the goddess abound, devotional bronze figures of Uma are considerably rarer.Literature comparison:Compare a related bronze figure of Uma, dated 11th-12th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.62-1993.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 23 July 2020, lot 36Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare bronze figure of Uma, Khmer, Angkor period, 12th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose and dress. Note the much smaller size (18.5 cm).
A RARE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A 'BEAUTY', EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTYChina, 4th century BC. Elegantly yet plainly carved, the large oval head strikingly scooped out and painted with almond-shaped eyes below arched brows, centered by a slender nose, flanked by elongated ears, the frowning mouth simply incised. The arms are folded in front of the chest with joined hands. The separately carved feet are inserted into square mortise holes at the base of the long robe, which is painted with a sash and two long tasseled ends.Provenance: Galleria La Balaustra Antichita, Bologna, Italy, 1999. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. A copy of a letter from Galleria La Balaustra Antichita, written by Giuliana Zanetti, dated 11 August 1999, describing the present lot as the figure of a monk, found in an underwater tomb, and dating it to the Han dynasty, accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, natural age cracks and splits, signs of weathering and erosion, chips and nicks, rubbing to pigments, losses. Very minor old repairs.Weight: 827.1 g Dimensions: Height 63.5 cm (incl. feet) and 56 cm (excl. feet)Given the perishable nature of wood, such figures are extremely rare, the later pottery statues and vessels being much more common. The practice of burying wood figures began in the Eastern Zhou dynasty and flourished during the Kingdom of Chu (740-330 BC). Several wood statues have been excavated from Chu tombs in Changsha, Hunan.Literature comparison:For a closely related painted wood figure, dated to the Eastern Zhou, circa 3rd Century BC, see J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, Two Thousand Years of Chinese Sculpture, New York, 2008, no. 2. Another closely related figure was included in the exhibition, Early Chinese art: 8th century BC - 9th century AD, Eskenazi, London, 6 June - 8 July 1995, no. 45.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2000, lot 193 Price: USD 68,500 or approx. EUR 115,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A very rare pair of large painted wood figures of attendants, Eastern Zhou dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form of the head and robe as well as the similar manner of painting the sash and tasseled ends. One figure also has the hands joined with the arms folded in front of the chest. Note the related size (57.2 cm) and that the lot comprises two figures.東周彩繪美人木像中國，公元前四世紀。雕琢優雅而樸素，美人像有一個巨大的橢圓形頭，在拱形眉毛下畫著杏仁形的眼，以一個三角形尖端的細長鼻子為中心，耳朵穿孔用來佩戴耳環，小嘴簡單地刻畫。削肩，而細長的手臂帶著為分開裝置的雙手雕刻的方形榫眼。長裙下垂輕微展開。 來源：義大利博洛尼亞Galleria La Balaustra Antichita藝廊，1999年；Paolo Bertuzzi 購於上述藝廊。隨附一份Galleria La Balaustra Antichita藝廊Giuliana Zanetti 1999年8月11日出具的發票，描述此木像為一個和尚，在一個水下墓地發現，為漢代。Paolo Bertuzzi是來自義大利博洛尼亞的時尚造型師。他是 Hettabretz 的創始人 Enrichetta Bertuzzi 的兒子，Hettabretz 是一家著名的義大利時裝公司，客戶包括羅斯柴爾德家族、奧黛麗赫本和伊麗莎白泰勒。 Paolo Bertuzzi 後來接手了他母親的生意並設計了獨家作品，其中一些作品在美國紐約大都會博物館服裝學院展出。六十多年來，他還是一位狂熱的古董收藏家。 他的收藏包括古代和當代藝術，他編輯了兩本關於亞洲藝術的重要書籍，《Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery》-關於義大利和印度尼西亞政府合作的大規模考古項目，以及《滿者伯夷-來自被遺忘王國的傑作》。 品相：品相良好，嚴重磨損、自然老化裂紋和裂痕、風化和侵蝕跡象、缺口和刻痕、顏料摩損、缺損，以及極小的舊修補。 重量：827.1 克 尺寸：高 63.5 厘米 (含足)，56 厘米 (不含足)
A BRONZE FIGURE OF HANUMAN, INDIA, 17TH CENTURYFinely cast standing on a circular base above a square plinth, his hands clasped together in anjali mudra, dressed in a short dhoti, embellished with a necklace, bangles, earrings, and a sash, his tail turned upward curling on top of his head, the face with almond shaped eyes, a subtle smile, and surmounted by a floral headdress. Provenance: From the collection of the late Joost Slingerland, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and thence by descent. Joost Slingerland was a Dutch collector of Hindu and Buddhist bronzes from India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, based in Driffield, Yorkshire. He assembled his collection between 1995 and 2005 and regularly came to London to acquire pieces. Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, small nicks, light scratches, casting flaws, and few malachite encrustations. Good patina.Weight: 499.5 g Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 23 September 2004, lot 53Price: USD 8,963 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze figure of Hanuman, India, 17th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related motif, pose, plinth, and curled tail. Note the significantly larger size (40 cm).十七世紀印度哈努曼銅像哈努曼站在方形底座的蓮座上，雙手合十，腰間圍裙，飾有項鍊、手鐲、耳環和腰帶，尾巴向上捲曲在頭頂，臉部帶著微笑，頭上戴著花卉頭飾。 來源：英國約克郡Joost Slingerland收藏，保存至今。底部内部有一個標籤 '2'。Joost Slingerland是一位荷蘭收藏家，專注收集來自印度、東南亞和喜馬拉雅山的印度教和佛教青銅造像，常年生活在約克郡德里菲爾德。他在 1995 年至 2005 年期間開始收藏，並定期去倫敦尋找藏品。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損、小刻痕、輕微劃痕、鑄造缺陷和少量綠色結殼。良好的包漿。 重量：499.5 克 尺寸：高 14.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2004年9月23日，lot 53 價格：USD 8,963（相當於今日EUR 13,500） 描述：十七世紀印度哈努曼銅像 專家評論：比較相近的主題、姿勢、底座和捲曲的尾巴。請注意尺寸較大(40 厘米)。
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCING HEVAJRA, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLEKhmer Empire, late 12th to early 13th century. The eight-headed deity very well cast dancing atop a prostrate figure with one leg raised and arms radiating around him holding diminutive figures of deities and animals, wearing a short sampot secured with a pendent fishtail sash, the details intricately rendered.Provenance: From a noted private collection. A copy of a certificate of authenticity, N° 389912, issued and signed by an archeologist and an official representative of the Asian Antiques Association of Thailand, dated 17 October 2014, confirming the dating above, and noting Prasat Muang Phai, Sakaew province, Thailand, as the original provenance for the present figure, accompanies this lot. A copy of an export license, issued by the government of the Kingdom of Thailand, EB0078/2022, also accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minor losses, small dents and nicks, signs of weathering and erosion, soil deposits, corrosion, encrustations, all as expected from a Khmer bronze of nearly 1,000 years of age. Superb, naturally grown, rich patina with extensive malachite encrustation and faint hues of cuprite. The surface of the figure has been cleaned in areas where the corrosion was thick and obscured the cast detail. A corrosion inhibiting varnish was then applied to the surface for protection against moisture intake from the atmosphere. Weight: 3,613 g (excl. base) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (excl. base, incl. tang) and 41 cm (incl. base)With a fitted modern metal base. (2)Hevajra is the personification of enlightenment, the dance pose symbolizing the process of enlightenment as liberation from worldly constraints.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Khmer Bayon-style bronze of Hevajra, 22.7 cm high, in the CB National Museum, inventory number Ga.4170. Another closely related example was exhibited in the Ethnological Museum, Berlin. Compare a closely related Khmer Bayon-style bronze of Hevajra, 41 cm high, dated c. 1180-1230, illustrated in Wolfgang Felten and Martin Lerner, Thai Sculpture from the 6th to the 14th centuries, Stuttgart, 1988, p. 235, no. 37.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 September 2004, lot 57 Price: USD 31,070 or approx. EUR 44,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze figure of a dancing Hevajra, Khmer, Angkor period, Bayon style, late 12th/early 13th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose, number of heads and arms, and malachite patina. Note the smaller size (24 cm).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, ANGKOR PERIODKhmer Empire, 11th-12th century. Well cast, standing in samapada on a square base, eight-armed, holding his implements, the primary right hand with a bow, dressed in a long sampot secured at the waist with beaded belts, adorned with jewelry and a sash around the upper body. The face with a serene expression and almond-shaped eyes below a gently arched eyebrow, flanked by elongated earlobes, surmounted by a headdress and conical chignon. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.Provenance: An Austrian collection, acquired at auction in Holland. By repute previously in an old private estate. Condition: Very good condition with wear, few nicks, small dents and losses, light scratches, and signs of weathering and erosion. The marble base with traces of use and minor nicks.Weight: 2,328 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm (excl. stand) and 27.7 cm (incl. stand)Mounted to an old, neatly faceted black marble base, dating from around 1900. (2)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 366Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze figure of Lokeshvara, Khmer, Angkor Period, Bayon style, 13th centuryExpert remark: Compare the pose. Note the larger size (26.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 23 July 2020, lot 37Price: USD 9,375 or approx. EUR 9,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze figure of Vishnu, Khmer, 10th-11th centuryExpert remark: Compare the pose. Note the larger size (27.2 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 8 June 2004, lot 437Estimate: GBP 18,000 or approx. EUR 40,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large and important bronze figure of a five-headed ten-armed deity, probably Sadasiva, Khmer, Angkor Period, Angkor Wat style, 12th CenturyExpert remark: Compare the pose. Note the much larger size (32 cm).
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF UMA, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, KHMER EMPIRE, 12TH CENTURYExpert's note: The finely cast details of the face, clothing and jewelry are all indicative of the Angkor period. Uma was a favored goddess in Khmer Angkor, and while sandstone representations of the goddess abound, bronze devotional figures of Uma are considerably rarer.Well cast standing upon a simple square plinth with her hands extended. Her pleated sampot is suspended from a charm-embellished belt and a central sash that tapers off in a distinct fishtail shape. She is ornamented in fine jewelry, including a collar necklace, bracelets, armbands, earrings, and an ornate diadem.Provenance: The personal collection of Robert Rousset, acquired in the 1950s-1970s. Thence by descent to Jean-Pierre Rousset (1936-2021). The underside with an old label, 'C. 1085'. Robert Rousset (1901-1982) was a former French radio officer in the merchant navy, who became one of the most prominent pioneers of the Chinese art market in Paris. As a child, his father, an insurance agent, would take him to Hôtel Drouot where he started to buy at a very young age. His true passion for Asian art started in the 1920s, when he was sent on a mission to Beijing after the decline of the Qing empire, along with Osvald Siren, the famous Swedish Asian art historian and connoisseur. He then became one of the main contributors of Chinese antiques for the Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, founded in Paris in the early 20th century by the Blazy brothers. After the 1929 stock market crash, he had the opportunity to acquire the company. With his sister Suzanne in charge of the porcelain, they developed the business and became one of the most important dealers in France, selling pieces to the greatest museums, including the Musee Guimet and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, nicks, scratches, dents, a crack to the lower sampot, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations. No hidden damages. Magnificent malachite green patina, naturally grown overall.Weight: 547 g (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 17.8 cm (excl. base) and 20.5 cm (incl. base)Mounted on an associated modern base. (2) Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 July 2020, lot 36 Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare bronze figure of Uma, Khmer, Angkor period, Angkor Way [sic] style, 12th century Expert remark: Note the near-identical size (18.5 cm)
A LAVENDER AND APPLE-GREEN JADEITE FIGURE OF A BEAUTY PLAYING THE FLUTE, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODExpert's note: The present lot depicts Yang Guifei, the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years. She is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China and is often depicted playing a flute.China, 19th to early 20th century. The beauty standing, playing her instrument, dressed in long flowing robes falling in voluminous folds, tied at the waist with a sash suspending a jade ornament, wearing a billowing scarf, the hair tied in a high chignon with some of the long locks cascading down the back. The face finely rendered with downcast eyes below short bangs. The translucent stone of fine lavender and apple-green hues suffused with milky mottling. Provenance: British trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few nicks, and small losses. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures. The wood stand with minor wear, few small nicks, light surface scratches and minor losses to the inlays.Weight: 1,240 g (excl. stand), 1,335 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 27 cm (excl. stand), 33.3 cm (incl. stand)The reticulated wood stand finely carved and supported on four short feet, neatly inlaid in silver wire to depict archaistic motifs below a key-fret border. (2)Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2007, lot 642Price: USD 15,600 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted at the time of writingDescription: A lavender and green jadeite figure of a maiden 19th / 20th CenturyExpert remark: Compare the closely related color of the jade, the motif, and the vivid carving style. Note the much smaller size (20.3 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 16-17 September 2014, lot 310Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 29,500 converted at the time of writingDescription: A Green and Lavender Jadeite Figure of a Meiren Qing Dynasty, 19th CenturyExpert remark: Compare the closely related color of the jade, the motif, and the vivid carving style. Note the slightly larger size (30.3 cm).清末民初飄紫翡翠美人吹笛像中國，十九至二十世紀初。美人立像，手持玉笛，身著飄逸長袍，腰繫玉帶，頭髮盤成高髻，幾縷長發垂下。短劉海下低垂的眼睛，面容精緻。綠種飄紫半透明翡翠，有乳白色冰點。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和劃痕，具有天然内沁石料。木架有輕微磨損，小劃痕，鑲嵌物有輕微損失。 重量：1,240 克 (不含底座)，1,335 克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 27 厘米 (不含底座)，33.3 厘米 (含底座) 木底座經過精美雕刻，四短足，錯銀線。(2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2007年3月20日，lot 642 價格：USD 15,600（相當於今日EUR 21,500） 描述：十九 / 二十世紀飄紫翡翠少女立像 專家評論：比較非常相近的玉石顏色、主題和生動的雕刻。請注意尺寸小很多(20.3 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2014年9月16-17日，lot 310 價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 29,500） 描述：清十九世紀紫羅蘭翠玉雕美人立像 專家評論：比較非常相近玉石顏色、主題和生動的雕刻。請注意尺寸稍大(30.3 厘米)。
* Ottoman. An early 19th century Turkish embroidered cloth, linen cloth with wide border to one long side and half of shorter sides (remaining long side raw), finely hand-worked with scrolling stems and dense floral decoration in polychrome and silver metal threads, using long and short stitch, satin stitch, and stem stitch, finished with a metallic knotted border, stained and worn, with period darns and repairs, 91 x 103 cm (35.75 x 40.5 ins), together with:A 19th century Turkish sash, linen sash, with wide embroidered borders to short ends, hand-worked in orange, green, and yellow threads, and silver metal threads, using tent stitch and Algerian eyelets, short ends fringed, a few small rust marks to long edges (and one small related hole), 18 x 225 cm (7 x 88.5 ins) excluding fringe, plus 6 small metalwork borders related, approximately 19 x 37 cm (7.5 x 14.5 ins), and slightly smallerQTY: (8)
Coldstream Guards Sergeants Scarlet Tunic. A good example of fine scarlet cloth with dark blue facings to the collar and cuffs. The collar with bullion embroidered Garter Stars, the shoulder straps with embroidered bullion rose device. The cuffs with four squares of gold bullion lace, each mounted with a Regimental button. Complete with anodised buttons and gold bullion Sergeant chevrons. GC Scarlet bright ... Accompanied by overalls and scarlet shoulder sash. (3 parts)
A CHINESE JADEITE STANDING FIGURE wearing a long-sleeved robe with sash, hair dressed in a chignon with double coil, arms hidden within wide sleeves, the pale-coloured jade with lavender and green inclusions and the base with a russet band, on a wooden stand. 20cm high overallIn generally good condition.
Earthenware sash window rests modelled with the bust of William of Orange, height 14cm, with a 19th century blue and white transfer printed meat drainer decorated with 'The Font', length 40cm (3).Condition Report: One of the sash window rests is heaving chipped around the base and chipped to the nose with some paint losses also and a chip to the back of the rest, the glaze is crazed throughout, the other window rest is in better condition but is crazed throughout, does have general grazes to the surface, has a hairline crack running around the tree line, a chip to the back of the sash window support and some small chips to the base, drainer with minor glaze wear.
World Map. Imperial Federation, Map of the World showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886, published as a supplement to The Graphic, London, Maclure & Co., 24 July 1886, colour lithographed map, relined on thin paper, a few minor marks, 60 x 82 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:A nice example of Walter Crane's subversive map of the world, published to coincide with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. Superficially, the map appears to be a standard piece of Imperialist propaganda but is overlaid with Socialist motifs. These include Phyrgian, or liberty, caps on the heads of the figures of Freedom, Fraternity and Federation, and the words 'Human Labour' on the sash of Atlas at the foot.
SEVEN BOXES OF MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include a boxed Christmas tree, table linen, a mid-century Matchbox 'Cascade' game, large cream circular wall clock, Christmas tree lights, Plantronics headphones, a Boom Town Barrow edition of Monopoly, a set of Holy Bible C.Ds, a signed copy of The Sash He Never Wore... Twenty Five Years On by Derek Dougan, a cased Sony Super Steady Shot video camera DCR-TRV900E PAL, etc (s.d) (7 boxes)
A BOX OF MASONIC REGALIA, to include two silver gilt medallions, for the 'East and West Lancashire' districts, both hallmarked London, a silver masonic jewel for a sash, personal engraving to the reverse, hallmarked London, other medals with ribbons, aprons, sashes, ties, medallions, 'The Corporation of Secretaries, List of Members 1962' book, fob medals, a navy robe etc
3 x Rare Rockingham Works "Manufacturer to the King" Brameld 19th century Plates. Unknown Masonic, Religious or Stone Mason Emblem to the Centre. Arm & Hand holding a Stone Cutting tool. The Sash reads 'Ductore Deo' Latin roughly translated to 'God is the Leader'. Commission by a Society or Organization. Condition - 2 x plates have had aged restoration work with flaking of the restored glaze on the back, virtually invisible from the front, the third plate is not restored. No other damage, some wear to Gilt. Diameter is 23cm
Three pairs of North American moccasinsincluding a Sioux child's pair, hide, beads and ribbon, 12cm long, a Cree pair with fur ankles, 22cm long and a Maliseet pair with open beadwork, 23cm long, three Micmac quillwork pieces: pin cushion, watch case and spectacle case, an Iroquois purse, another smaller and a Maliseet floral beadwork sash, 125cm long. (12)
A Rabari bandhani shawlIndiawool with a supplementary weft to the end borders and with dot decoration to the main body,206cm x 83cm,a Jaipur bandhani turban, Jaipor, red with bright dot decoration, 328cm long, a Rabari shawl, 388cm x 72cm, a Jaipur cotton bandini sari, black dye with red and white dot decoration, 222cm long, a bandhani turban, 419cm long, and a Kutch bridegrooms embroidered wedding sash, 196cm long. (6)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection.
Two Bow figures, c.1760-65, one of a girl vintner, seated with a basket of grapes on her lap, the other a standing putto, possibly emblematic of Spring, standing with a floral sash and a basket of flowers, each raised on a footed base, some damages, 16cm max. (2)Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.
A Bristol figure of Autumn from the Classical Seasons, c.1772-75, modelled as a Classical maiden in a flowing patterned robe, holding a sickle and a small sheaf of corn, a basket of fruits at one side, her sash painted with three signs of the Zodiac, restoration and signs of refiring, 24.5cm.
Two Ansbach porcelain figures from the Nations du Levant series, c.1767, the Wallachian Princess wearing a fur-lined flowered yellow robe and a fur-lined hat, the man wearing a gilt-edged yellow cloak over diaper-chequered robes tied with a sash, holding a sceptre, both standing on mound bases, the man 12.6cm high (2)Provenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics. Note: These figures are from a series which was modelled after Christoph Weigel's engraved illustrations for "Wahreste und neueste Abbildung des Türckischen Hofes, etc.", published in Nuremberg in 1723. The 1723 German publication was a variant of a French publication "Recueil de cent estampes, représentants differentes Nations du Levant" which had been published 9 years earlier, and which had been commissioned by Comte Charles de Ferriol, the French Ambassador to the Turkish court from 1699 to 1710. See Adolf Bayer, Ansbacher Fayence und Porzellan, Ansbach, 1963, p. 160 for an illustration of some of the figures in the series, including the Wallachian Princess, which is also listed on p. 166, no. 240.Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good condition for age and type. The man: Very minor restoration to fingertips of his left hand. Restoration to his right hand and to short section of object in his right hand. Very minor wear to gilding of his costume.The lady: Some very minor wear to the enamels of the fur around her hat. Some slight wear to gilding on scrolls on base and to the edges of her costume.
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