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Click here to subscribeA Very Unusual Miniature 4.5in Swing Arm Protractor, Piggot, English, c.1880, signed in script 'Piggott, London' and with the owners name to the reverse 'H Stone', the German silver protractor of typical form with geared adjustment, swing arms with steel springs (one missing) steel pointers and vernier scales, in French polished mahogany case, case width 13.5cm
A BLACK-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVERTaisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryOf standard rectangular form with a kabusebuta (overlapping lid), embellished in various shades of gold and red togidashi maki-e with overlapping stalks of hageito (Joseph's coat) on a lustrous black ground, with highlights of e-nashiji, the design continuing over the lid and over the front side of the box, the interior of plain black-lacquer, with a removable ita (baseboard) containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone), a silvered-metal oval suiteki (water dropper), one nashiji-lacquered brush and one inkstick holder with engraved silver fittings and gold-lacquered with maple leaves, unsigned; with a wood storage box. 5cm x 26cm x 22.5cm (2in x 10¼in x 8 7/8in). (8).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 BLACK-LACQUER SMALL SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVERMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe exterior of the inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) decorated in predominantly gold takamaki-e with stalks of windswept chrysanthemums bending over the black lustrous lacquer ground, continuing over the sides, the inside of the lid similarly lacquered with stencil-like cranes and butterflies, the interior ita (baseboard) lacquered to match, fitted with a suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a silver square suiteki (water dropper), with one black-lacquered fude (writing brush) embellished with a crane and butterfly, a miscellaneous inkstick, unsigned; with a lacquered-wood storage box. 3.4cm x 16.5cm x 14.7cm (1 3/8in x 6½in x 5¾in). (8).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 COLOURED LACQUER AND INLAID SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND COVERShowa era (1926-1989), mid 20th centuryA rounded rectangular suzuribako, the thick sides curved on the exterior, with a slightly domed top, the interior fitted with two ita (boards) with cut-outs framing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and with a recess for the suiteki (water dropper), the exterior of the lid and the sides of the box with a kingfisher on a giboshi (plantain lily), executed in bold shell inlay and gold and coloured takamaki-e, with dewdrops in gold or shibuichi, against a yellowish-tan ground which extends to the base, the interior covered throughout in large flakes of metal-foil mosaic (probably silver) with touches of gold against a black-lacquer ground, the circular suiteki of shibuichi with gold and silver squares in nunome-zogan; unsigned. 5cm x 23.6cm x 27cm (2in x 9 1/4in x 10 5/8in). (7).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ATTRIBUTED TO HATTORI TADASABURO (DIED 1939)A Cloisonné-Enamel Suzuribako (Box for Writing Utensils) and Cover Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryWorked entirely in musen (wireless) wire, the kabusebuta (overlapping) cover inset with a square plaque decorated with a sugi (cedar) grove partially concealed in the mist on a light grey ground, the inside of the cover with a stag at the foot of a mountain, the sides of the cover, the box and underside of polished wood, the inside of the box fitted with a removable ita (baseboard) and tray containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone), unsigned; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed inside the lid Suzuribako with an oval red seal and signed Shippo Korin tsukuru with a round seal Korin. 4.5cm x 19.5cm 22cm (1¾in x 7 5/8in x 8 5/8in). (6).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
ATTRIBUTED TO SUZUKI YOSHIHIKO (1884-1969)An Inlaid Shibuichi Rectangular Panel Framed within a Wood Kenbyo (Table Screen) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryDecorated in kebori and carved in low relief with details of gilt, copper and silver flat inlay, with windswept nadeshiko (pinks) and grasses growing behind a jakago (stone-filled riverbank reinforcement) on the river, the stones and poles in the foreground picked out in light katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes); signed with chiselled characters Yoshihiko kizamu (Chiselled by Yoshihiko). 22.8cm x 22cm (9in x 8 5/8in).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
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768)Ant on a Grindstone Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th centuryKakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting an ant on a stone mill for grinding tealeaves to the right of an inscription Ma o meguru ari ya seijo no mimikosuri (Going round the grindstone, an ant—a whisper in the world), with three further seals; with a plain wood storage box. Overall: 127.5cm x 69.5cm (50¼in x 27 3/8in); image: 36.5cm x 53.5cm (14 3/8in x 21 1/16i). (2).Footnotes:For two further examples of this subject by Hakuin, see Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Stephen Addiss, The Sound of One Hand: Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin, Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2010, pl.4.7 and 4.8.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
SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891)An Urushi-e (Lacquer Painting) of a Farmer's House Meiji era (1868–1912), dated 1888Depicting a peaceful scene of a farmer's rustic dwelling, well maintained but showing its age, in early spring: to the right a straw hat and mino (raincoat) hanging on the wall of the house by a tree and a ragged sudare (roller blind) hung from the eaves, sheaves of rice straw leaning against the walls, and in front a rooster and hen pecking grains of rice from a rice-mortar standing on a straw mat, the inside of the house with details including smoke rising from the hearth with its jizai (adjustable pot hanger), cups in a basket, a pair of zori (straw sandals), a bunch of daikon radishes, a sickle, a stone grinding-mill, and an uchiwa (non-folding fan), to the left, two children, one barefoot and one wearing zori, feeding hay to the family ox, a spider's web above its head, in the foreground, a stream with a plank bridge and timber reinforcements; all executed in a range of urushi-e colours, the smaller child's kimono with fine shell decoration and the plum blossoms in silver foil; parts of the paper decorated with gold dust; signed at lower right Gyonen hachijuni-o Zeshin (Zeshin, aged 82) with a seal Tairyukyo; with a cloth-bound storage box. Overall: 61.1cm x 81.4cm (24in x 31â…žin); image: 47.5cm × 67.9cm (18¾in × 26¾in). (2).Footnotes:Provenance:Grace Tsumugi Fine Art London, 2015, cat. no.4.A Royal Collection.Exhibited:Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai (Japan Art Association), 1888.Published:Goke Tadaomi, 'Shibata Zeshin', Nihon no bijutsu (Arts of Japan), 93, Tokyo, Shibundo, 1974, pl.7.Goke Tadaomi, Shibata Zeshin eyo tebikae (Sketches and Notes by Shibata Zeshin), Kyoto, Dohosa Shuppan, 1981, pl.140.Goke Tadaomi, Shibata Zeshin meihinshu: Bakumatsu kaikaki no shikko kaiga (Lacquer and Painting in Late Edo and Early Meiji: A Collection of Masterworks by Shibata Zeshin), Tokyo, Gakushu Kenkyusha, 1981, cat. no.140.Exhibited and Published:Nezu Museum, Shibata Zeshin no shikko, urushi-e, kaiga (Shibata Zeshin: From Lacquer Arts to Painting), exh. cat., Tokyo, 2012, cat. no.122.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
TWO LACQUER BOXES AND COVERSEdo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th centuryEach decorated in gold and slight coloured takamaki-e, the first an oval black-lacquer suzuribako (box for writing utensils), the cover with a pair of doves, the inside of the box embellished with fern and containing a detachable baseboard for the suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a cloisonné-enamel suiteki (water dropper) in form of a teapot, unsigned, 4.5cm x 24cm x 20.5cm (1¾in x 9½in x 8 1/16in); the second a tiered jubako (picnic box) decorated with overlapping fans enclosing seasonal bird-and-flower scenes on a polished wood ground, the en-suite removable tray embellished with autumnal plants bending against the full moon, signed on the base in gold lacquer Hotokusai Kakushu with a kao; 13cm x 19.2cm x 16.3cm (5 1/16in x 7½in x 6 3/8in). (8).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
AN INLAID GOLD-LACQUER RECTANGULAR DEEP SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVEREdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) predominantly decorated in gold takamaki-e and heavy pewter with turbulent waves in Rinpa style, embellished here and there with water droplets applied with gilt-metal studs, the design continuing over all four sides of the box, the exterior of the lid also scattered with four characters Yume no kayoiji (see below) in gold takamaki-e, the interior lacquered in gold mura-nashiji, with an en-suite detachable fitted tray and ita (baseboard) containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and bronze suiteki (water dropper) in the form of a rat seated on a fundo (balance weight), the rims mounted with pewter, unsigned; with a plain lacquered-wood storage box. 8.3cm x 23.6cm x 19.2cm (3¼in x 9¼in x 7½in). (6).Footnotes:The four characters incorporated in the lid design are from a well-known poem that formed the literary theme for earlier lacquer boxes including one (now lost) designed by Honami Koetsu (1558-1637) and a copy made by Ogata Korin (1658–1716)—from whom the Rinpa style takes it name—in the Seikado Foundation, Tokyo, with an inscription by Korin saying that he saw the original box in Koetsu's home in Takagamine, Kyoto.The poem goes as follows, with elements of the design supplying some of the nouns (kishi [shore] and nami [wave]) in lieu of written words: Suminoe no / kishi ni yoru nami / yoru sae ya / yume no kayoiji / hitome yoguramu (At Suminoe / the waves break upon the shore / even in the night / Like them will you soon draw near / along the pathway of dreams?).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
Yellow metal, sapphire and diamond three-stone ring, the shank stamped '18ct', size O, 2.9g gross approxThe diamond 5mm diameter x 2.8mm deep approx. Appears white to slightly tinted in colour, some small inclusions visible with a 10 x loupe. There is an inclusion/abrasion to the surface, and a little bit of nibbling to the edges. The two sapphires each 4mm diameter approx x 2.2mm deep approx, both with surface wear and slight nibbling to the edges. Wear to the collet, worn flat on both sides, the shank is slightly out of shape and the claws have worn flat against the stones.
9ct gold curb-link bracelet with heart-shaped padlock, together with an Edwardian 18ct gold gypsy set diamond three stone ring, Chester 1903, and a gold signet ring, Chester (fineness mark worn), inscription dated 12.7.23, 10.8g gross approx (3)Diamond set ring size P½ approx (shank slightly out of shape and worn thin). Signet ring size I approx (shank out of shape and worn thin). Bracelet hallmarked 9ct gold, Birmingham, date letter C for 1977, 16cm long approx excluding padlock clasp
An Eclectic Mix of Approximately 100 LPs, with titles by Siouxsie and The Banshees, Parliament, Bob Dylan, Temptations, Hollies, Spandau Ballet, Tina Turner, Kate Bush, Manfred Mann, Steve Miller, ELO, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Abba, Elvis Presley, Chris Rea, Michael Jackson, Kinks, Rolling Stone,s Animals, Rod Stewart and Jean Michel Jarre
A Collection of Forty Six Well Presented L.P's and a Selection of 7" Singles, noteable L.P's include The Who-Odds and Sods (original die cut sleeve), Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy and Quadrophenia, Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (original octagonal sleeve), Between The Buttons and Stone Age, The Kinks - Percy, The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine and others by Pink Floyd, Hazel O'Connor, Rainbow, Nazareth, Montrose, ELO, etc.
A Very Nice Small Collection of LPs and Singles, to include Buddy Holly - Rave on (Coral FEP 2005) 1958 round centre, Listen To Me (Coral FEP 2002) 1958 2nd pressing and The Late Great (Coral FEP 2044) 1958 7" singles, and That'll Be The Day (Ace of Hearts AH3), The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (Decca SKL 5019) original octagonal sleeve, Big Hits (Decca TXL 101) with booklet, Some Girls (CUN 39108) die cut sleeve and red lettering and Rock 'n' Roll Stone, Spencer Davis Group - Their First LP (Fontana TL 5242), also The Beatles - Revolver and With the Bealtes and Cliff Richard - Live at The Talk of the Town.
GROUP OF CHINESE JADE / STONE ITEMS. To include a carved jade monkey and peach pendant, an archaic style carving of an owl, a miniature tripod censer and cover with wooden display stand, two rings, (ring size L/M and O/P) with mixed cabochon and coral beads. Monkey pendant 7.5cm length. (14)
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