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Lot 637
Chinese Han Dynasty Style Carved Stone Grasshopper.The slight downward curved body, with open mouth and circular eyes, the tapering wings with linear details, its body supported on two squared pointed arch shaped legs, carved in high relief, brown with a reddish overall surface. Size: 2 7/8 x 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Lot 486b
Chinese Archaistic Gray Stone Bowl The polished oval bowl with elephant head handles at each side, carved atop each elephant heads is a left-facing Buddhist Manji. cf. The left facing Buddhist Manji is often found on the chest, feet or palms of Buddha, on ritual objects associated with Buddha, and often referred to as the Buddha’s footprint. It is an iconic symbol and used throughout Asia. The shape symbolizes eternal cycling. Size: 11 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 in.
Lot 11
Persia, Ca. 11th century AD A stone relief of Manticore - a legendary, mythical monszter with the body of a lion with a human head, and a porcupine or scorpion tail. Manticore comes from Persia, where its name means "eating people". The Persians invented this creature to scare merchants trying to use their trade routes. This fine example is depicted in a crouching position with its legs hidden under the short body. The head bears skilfully carved face details with deep-set eyes, broad nose, and arching brows, and is framed with an abundant, curly mane. The beast lies on a high, flat-bottomed plinth with both sides decorated with trefoil palmettes, and its backside features pairs of further zoomorphic creatures in low relief.Size: L:180mm / W:240mm ; 8.35KgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.
Lot 344
Ca. 1800 AD A large carnelian intaglio depicting a finely rendered bust of a female portrayed in her left profile with delicate face details and a carefully draped robe. The stone is set in a gold bezel setting attached to an openwork ring.Size: D: 13.5mm / US: 2 1/4 / UK: D 1/2; 6gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
Lot 350
Ca. 1300 AD A finely modelled finger ring of a hoop flat inside and slightly rounded on the outside, expanding to decorative shoulders and a bezel set with a centered garnet stone. Possibly British. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: D: 14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; 1.41gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
Lot 423
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze dagger with a long, bevelled blade, folded-in guard, concave handle that would have been inset with stone, bone, or ivory, and a crescent moon-shaped pommel.Size: L:350mm / W:33mm ; 255gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 24
Chinese Carved Yellow Stone Buddha The deity seated in varasana, with hands poised in dhyana, elegantly carved serene features seem indicative of his meditative state, he wears the typical black beaded headdress, the Buddhas partly open robe is delicately carved with a pattern of squares, centering stylized foliage, also with scrolls and other devices, his exposed chest containing a Wan, symbolizing the auspicious footprint of Buddha, the highly polished ocher colored stone, possibly dyed to enhance its color. Size: 10 x 6 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.
Lot 290
Chinese Provincial Jade/stone Medallion on Stand - double happiness medallion - The dragon has long been an auspicious symbol of power in Chinese culture. Circling the Chinese character, "Xi", or "Double Happiness", the dragon not only protects from harmful things, but also brings prosperity and good fortune. Size: 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 20 in.
Lot 124
Charming Chinese Bird-Form Stone Covered Box Qing Dynasty, possibly earlier. The peach-tinted cream cover carved to represent the birds’ upper body, with a cream-colored lower body with carved feet, incised with overlapping feathers and circular eyes, with a carved pointed beak. (Cond. the color difference between the upper and lower part may be a function related to the stone or the environment. Size: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.
Lot 48
Tibetan Amber & Silver Buddhist Ritual Object 19th Century or earlier. The silver covered handle chased with a variety of Buddhist imagery, and mounted with mineral beads, surmounted by a large amber nugget capped with a red stone, the handle containing a red wax export seal Size: 3 x 6 1/4 in.
Lot 19
Six Chinese Jade or Stone Carvings 19th/20th Century. Comprising, a calcified jade pig, a pale green brown mottled sleeping fu-dog, a black and white horned animal, a resting brown and black fu dog, a gray and red lioness with her cub, and a black and white stone fu-dog resting upon a sphere. Size: 4 x 3 x 1 1/2 in.
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