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Lot 17
A Longquan celadon'funerary' jar and coverSouthern Song DynastyThe ovoid body carved around the exterior with lobes, rising to a rounded shoulder and a short cylindrical neck, a large dragon with finely-incised scales coiled around the shoulder and upper body chasing a flaming pearl, the shallow domed cover surmounted by an animal finial, covered overall with a soft sea-green glaze. 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:南宋 龍泉青釉貼塑攀虎紋蓋瓶Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Longquan celadon-glazed 'funerary' jars such as the present lot, would have originally been made in pairs: one bearing the 'Green Dragon of the East' and the other the 'White Tiger of the West'. All the animals and beasts on the jars represented the cardinal directions, including the bird finial which represented the 'Red Bird of the South'. A pair in the Sir Percival David Collection in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London, 2003, pl.35. These jars would have been filled with offerings of grain and placed in the tomb at the cardinal directions.For other related examples of Longquan celadon 'funerary' jars and covers with dragons and tigers, see also R.Kerr, Song Dynasty Ceramics, London, 2004, pl.85 and p.95. Various other examples are illustrated in Longquan yao qingci, Taipei, 1998, pp.132-138; and Zhongguo Longquan qingci, Hangzhou, 1998, pl.76.Compare with a similar Longquan celadon 'funerary' jar and cover, Southern Song dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 10 November 2016, lot 10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 185
Small Selection of ARP Door Signs and Other Items consisting 2 x cast alloy, KC ARP Warden door signs ... Oval, enamel sign “Makers F Bracey & Sons. Adaptable Words. Benington Herts” ... Pair of chrome, AFS helmet chin scales ... London Fire Service AFS Christmas 1940 card ... Printed Fire Guard armband ... Embroidery, KC Civil Defence Corps armband. 7 items.
Lot 558
A cased set of glass scales and small brass square weights for drachms, a brass Hennessey’s Cognac advertising table lighter and three small shell casings.Additional InformationThe glass scales with nibbles and fritting, one small chip to edge, general heavy wear to the scales and weights, further dents, knocks, scratches, abrasions throughout.
Lot 70
A boxwood netsuke of a coiled snakeBy Kashu, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe snake elegantly coiled in two loops, its body incised with neat geometric scales, the slightly worn wood with a good patina, its eyes inlaid; signed in an oval reserve Kashu. 5.1cm (2in).Footnotes:黄楊彫根付 蛇 銘「霞鷲」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期Provenance:Purchased at Liladam, L'Isle-Adam, December 2015.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 183
Collection of various dolls, accessories and related items, including a miniature wooden dressing table with marble top, (lacks mirror), small baby wax doll, oriental doll, Scottish Parian-type doll, two peg dolls, dog in basket, dolls trunk, number of blankets, pillows, scales, writing folder, metal folding crib and more, (lot).
Lot 553
A small group of maritime and related collectibles including three heliograph mirrors, two glass light panels, a boxwood and brass gauge, a 16/32 foot cable gauge, six pocket sprung balance scales, a scribing tool, a prism, five pairs of dividers, a small pair of parallel rulers and various glass lenses. CONDITION REPORT Provenance: this lot is from a private collection in Surrey and the vendor's father taught at Liverpool Maritime College many years ago.
Lot 66
Harrods and Co., a set of floor scales c.1930, painted name to dial A large set of floor scales from Harrods department store, London, cast iron with a tall pole leading up from the square base to the circular dial, the stem painted white 170cm highPlease refer to department for condition report
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