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Lot 28
9ct yellow gold Edwardian memorial brooch with circular window to back, the front set with single diamond, and a smaller bar brooch set with oval cut pink stone, both stamped 375, 4.83g, a diamond shaped yellow metal brooch, a yellow metal pin and a yellow metal pendant, all set with red stones
Lot 9
A collection of costume jewellery to include strings of grey and white pearls that appear to slot together, the clasp stamped 14 K on the white pearls along with a hinged silver bangle with a Birmingham hallmark, an amethyst ring and earrings stamped 925, amethyst beads, two dress rings, one stamped silver with a large oval aquamarine and another marked silver and set with 4 pearls plus 2 semiprecious stone necklaces with stamped silver clasps (qty, 1 bag)
Lot 384
Vintage Railway interest ; A collection of very good-a many are possibly never used/complete vintage craft kits to include: three Slaters O gauge coach kits, a Slaters wagon kit, a Warren Shephard train kit, a Peter Korzilius 10t stone wagon kit, a Chowbent castings corridor carriage kit and a Clayton arc roof coach kit. Unused and as seen (8)
Lot 35
A CARVED AQUAMARINE AND JADE PENDANT, LATE QING DYNASTY 清末水藍寶石與玉雕佩飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 19th century. Rectangular in form, the pendant is finely carved and incised with a magpie beneath a thick, leafy bamboo stalk and a radiating sun disk on the reverse. The pendant is suspended by an old cord with a single carnelian bead beneath a celadon jade ring. The transparent, sky-blue stone has light icy inclusions.Provenance: From a private collection in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Condition: Good condition with some wear, small nicks, light surface scratches. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairlines. Note that the present set consisting of pendant, bead, ring and cord is most likely the original composition, and not a later assemblage.Weight: 18.6 g (incl. suspension Dimensions: Length 8.1 cm (incl. suspension), 3.9 cm (excl. suspension) Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 338 Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An aquamarine ‘bat and coin’ pendant, late Qing dynasty Expert remark: Note the smaller size (4.9 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2017, lot 352 Price: HKD 50,000 or approx. EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An aquamarine ‘monkey’ pendant, Qing dynasty, 19th century Expert remark: Note the related stone and carving style. Note the smaller size (5 cm). 清末水藍寶石與玉雕佩飾中國，十九世紀。海藍寶石吊墜呈長方形，一面精細雕刻竹子與旁邊的喜鵲，另一面刻有放射狀的太陽。吊墜由一根繩懸掛在玉環上，中間有一顆紅玉髓珠。透明的海藍寶石有著淡淡的冰質內沁。 來源：美國賓夕法尼亞私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、小刻痕、輕微表面劃痕。石料帶有天然内沁和裂隙，其中一些可能已發展成細小的裂紋。 請注意，目前這個組合很可能是原始組合。 重量：總18.6 克 尺寸：長8.1 厘米 (含配件)，3.9 厘米 (不含配件) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年11月28日，lot 338 價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 11,000） 描述：清末海藍寶福在眼前珮 專家評論：請注意尺寸較小(4.9 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2017年11月30日，lot 352 價格：HKD 50,000（相當於今日EUR 6,500） 描述：清十九世紀海藍寶靈猴獻壽珮 專家評論：請注意相近的石和雕刻風格。請注意尺寸較小(5 厘米)。
Lot 116
A CELADON JADE ‘HARE’ PENDANT, QING DYNASTY 清代青玉臥兔Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1644-1912. Finely carved as a crouching rabbit with long curved ears laid back along the sides of its arched back. Pierced between the chin and front paws for suspension as a pendant. The translucent stone with a smooth polish and of a nearly pure celadon tone with light yellow clouds and minuscule dark gray inclusions. Good polish with an unctuous feel overall.Provenance: From a notable private collection in Bavaria, Germany. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, small nicks here and there, minor signs of weathering.Weight: 39.2 g Dimensions: Length 5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 17 May 2013, lot 1278 Price: GBP 12,500 or approx. EUR 22,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pale celadon jade ‘hare’ pendant, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related subject, pose, manner of carving, aperture for suspension as a pendant and size (4.5 cm). Note the paler celadon color.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 April 2018, lot 3462 Price: HKD 400,000 or approx. EUR 51,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A jade figure of a hare, 17th – early 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related subject, crouching pose, and manner of carving. Note the yellowish-green color and the slightly larger size (7 cm). 清代青玉臥兔中國，1644 年至 1912 年。玉佩成臥兔，長耳貼背，在下巴和前爪之間穿孔，作為吊墜懸掛。半透明青玉表面光滑，帶有淺黃色絮狀物和微小的深灰色內沁含物。整體盈潤，雕刻生動。 來源：德國巴伐利亞知名私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、磕損和風化跡象。 重量：39.2 克 尺寸：長5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月17日，lot 1278 價格：GBP 12,500（相當於今日EUR 22,000） 描述：十八世紀青白玉臥兔 專家評論：比較相近的主題，姿勢，雕刻風格，以及作為吊墜懸掛的孔和尺寸(4.5 厘米)。請注意青玉顏色較淺。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年4月2日，lot 3462 價格：HKD 400,000（相當於今日EUR 51,500） 描述：十七至十八世紀初青玉臥兔 專家評論：比較相近 主題，蹲下的姿勢和雕刻風格。請注意青黃玉和尺寸較大 (7 厘米)。
Lot 81
A CELADON JADE ‘BIRD’ PENDANTPlease note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Jade. China, Six Dynasties (3rd – 6th century AD) to Tang dynasty (618-907)Carved as a bird with slightly hooked beak, its wings placed against its sides and its claws tucked underneath. The eyes and plumage are finely incised. The translucent stone is of a pale celadon tone with patches of cream-white tone and dark veins. Pierced through the center, allowing for suspension as a pendant.LENGTH 5.4 cmProvenance: Private Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022).
Lot 127
A JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE DEPICTING A CARP TRANSFORMING INTO A DRAGON, CHINA, 1770-1850 1770-1850年翡翠鯉魚躍龍門鼻煙壺Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert’s note: This bottle is perhaps one of the most exciting of all carved jadeite examples. The shape has a perfect formal integrity which is greatly enhanced by the tall, flared neck with a lipped rim. The carved decoration stands in unusually high relief and in the undulating rhythms of the dragon's back, shows a confident line of which an accomplished painter with a brush would be proud of. The entire composition, however, is truly brought to life by the exceptionally fine hollowing, which allows the light to be transmitted through the body, revealing the icy texture of the stone. This adds enormously to the energy of the piece, creating the appearance of a raging storm through which the dragons are scything unmoved. The fashion for extreme hollowing was probably inspired by the advent of Mughal jades into China in the 1750s and may have played some part in the conception of this bottle. However, most bottles of this ultra-hollowed group are uncarved and rely solely on their hollowing for their impact, whereas on the present bottle the hollowing actually adds to the impact of the carving.Of flattened globular form, exceptionally well hollowed, finely carved in high relief with a continuous scene depicting a carp emerging from the waves to transform into a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with cloud billows on the shoulders. The well-polished translucent stone is of an apple-green hue with emerald-green patches, paler shadings, and icy inclusions.Provenance: Collection of Gerry P. Mack. Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 2010. Private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., dated 30 June 2010, confirming the dating above, and stating a purchase price for this present lot of GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 10,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. According to Robert Kleiner’s foreword to the catalog of his single owner sale at Christie's, he “was one of the great snuff bottle collectors of the twentieth century. The bottles for which Gerry had a weakness have stood the test of time and, more remarkably, of our increased knowledge of the subject. Gerry's achievement was to align on bottles which he liked and which are still highly sought after and in many cases among the finest of their type.” Condition: Superb condition with minor old wear and occasional light scratches. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.Stopper: Agate with bronze collarWeight: 87 gDimensions: Height incl. stopper 74 mm, Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 7 mm The depiction of a carp turning into a dragon alludes to the path of the scholar who must leap like a carp across the Longmen Falls in order to transform into a dragon, meaning to pass his examinations. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2015, lot 192 Price: HKD 150,000 or approx. EUR 20,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rectangular jadeite ‘dragon and flaming pearl’ snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century Expert remark: Compare the related color of the jadeite, manner of carving, and subject (albeit depicting only a dragon). Note the different form. Note that this bottle was also previously in the collection of Gerry P. Mack and subsequently with Robert Kleiner.
Lot 53
A JADE ‘BIRD’ PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 商末至西周鳥形玉飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 11th-8th century BC. The thick flattened plaque finely carved in the form of a recumbent bird in profile, detailed with incised feathers, sharp beak with pierced aperture for suspension, and round eyes. Opaque stone of a mottled greenish-brown tone with russet veins.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate, as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war, substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired a number of objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, minuscule nibbling, small losses, tiny nicks, minor signs of weathering and erosion.Weight: 8.6 g Dimensions: Length 4.6 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related jade bird, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, 5.1 cm long, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 50.46.247. Compare a related jade bird pendant, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, 4.3 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 2022,3034.111.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 April 2019, lot 3446 Price: HKD 75,000 or approx. EUR 9,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A celadon jade ‘bird’ plaque, Shang dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related form and incision work. Note the smaller size (4.7 cm).
Lot 85
AN ARCHAISTIC YELLOW JADE ‘DRAGON AND PHEONIX’ PENDANT, SONG TO MING DYNASTY 宋至明黃玉龍鳳紋佩Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 960-1644. Of flattened form, finely carved in openwork on both sides as a dragon shown in profile, intertwined with a phoenix, the body issuing a further bird head. The surface decorated with dots and comma scrolls, some of which are interconnected. The smooth, superbly polished, translucent stone is of a fine yellow tone with pale brown shadings.Provenance: Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the same family. One side with an old collection label. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France’s post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976).Condition: Very good condition with only minor old wear. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairlines. Magnificent ancient polish with a decent sheen overall.Weight: 48.3 gDimensions: Length 10.7 cm Literature comparison:For the prototype to the present lot, see a related jade ‘dragon and phoenix’ pendant, 6 cm long, dated to the Western Han dynasty, at Christie’s New York, 25 March 2022, lot 706.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1766Price: USD 11,875 or approx. EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pale gray jade archaistic ‘dragon’ pendant, Song- Ming dynastyExpert remark: Note the size (12 cm). 宋至明黃玉龍鳳紋佩中國，960-1644年。玉佩雕刻成彎曲的龍形，龍首回望，龍身浮雕雲紋，出鳳首，龍鳳相纏。黃色調的半透明石料，邊緣帶有黃褐色陰影。 來源：Robert與Isabelle de Strycker收藏，在同一家族保存至今。一面可見一個收藏標籤。Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) 是一位法國冶金工程師。他畢業於斯坦福大學，曾是魯汶大學教授，同時也是魯汶天主教大學冶金研究所所長，是應用科學學院最有影響力的成員之一。二戰後，他為法國的戰後復興做出了巨大貢獻。Robert與他的妻子Isabelle （1915-2010）於 上世紀三十年代在大英博物館首次接觸到中國藝術。因爲其風格和美感所吸引，他們決定研究和收藏中國藝術品。1938 年，他們開始建立自己的收藏，從比利時、巴黎和英國經銷商處購買。 他們與英國著名收藏家Harry Garner爵士（1891-1977）和捷克著名收藏家兼專家Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976）保持著密切聯繫。 品相：狀況非常好，只有輕微的舊磨損。 石頭上有天然裂縫，其中一些可能已發展成細小的髮絲。華麗的古代拋光，整體光澤良好。 重量：48.3 克 尺寸：長 10.7 厘米 文獻比較： 一件相近的西漢灰白玉龍鳳紋珮，長6 厘米，見紐約佳士得，2022年3月25日，lot 706。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日，lot 1766 價格：USD 11,875（相當於今日EUR 13,000） 描述：宋/明玉雕仿古龍形珮 專家評論：請注意尺寸(12 厘米)。
Lot 176
A WUCAI ‘LADY WITH BOYS’ VASE, MEIPING, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀五彩嬰戲圖梅瓶Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. The baluster body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck with everted lipped rim, finely painted to the exterior in shades of iron-red, green, yellow, aubergine, and underglaze cobalt-blue to depict an elegantly robed lady holding up a flower in one hand surrounded by playful boys standing in dynamic poses, one holding up an elaborate headdress all within a fenced garden amid rockwork and grasses, the back with a tall palm tree partly obscured by a pierced lingbi stone, the background with tall mountains emerging from swirling clouds, all below leafy fruit sprays and rockwork to the neck and framed by line borders.Provenance: London trade. Condition: Superb condition with only minor old wear, expected manufacturing flaws, and a small chip to the foot.Weight: 694.9 g Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm Covered overall in a transparent glaze save for the unglazed base revealing the ivory-white ware with distinct spiral pottery lines.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 550 Price: GBP 3,750 or approx. EUR 6,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Chinese wucai vase, meiping, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, albeit slightly more pronounced than on the present lot, and wucai decoration depicting a similar garden scene with mountain peaks emerging from swirling clouds in the background. Note the size (22.5 cm). 十七世紀五彩嬰戲圖梅瓶梅瓶小口，短頸，豐肩，瘦底，圈足。外壁以礬紅、綠、黃、紫、青花等色彩繪園中婦人一隻手拿著一朵花，與孩童們戲耍的情景，其中一個舉著精緻的頭飾。周圍是假山花草，後面有一棵高大的芭蕉樹。 來源：倫敦古玩交易。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損、足部的小缺口。 重量：694.9 克 尺寸：高 18.2 厘米 拍賣比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月7，lot 550 價格：GBP 3,750（相當今日EUR 6,700） 描述：十七世紀五彩梅瓶 專家註釋：比較非常相近的外形、五彩裝飾，以及相似的花園景致。請注意 尺寸 (22.5 厘米)。
Lot 62
A GREEN JADE ‘BIRD’ PENDANT FRAGMENT, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 西周鳥形玉珮Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1100-1000 BC. The flat stone carved in the form of a stylized bird, each side with grooves forming the wings and tail. The opaque jade of a grayish-green color with areas of white calcification.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Wou Kiuan. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. E.3.21A-H. Dr. Wou Kiuan (1910-1997) was a Chinese diplomat and noted scholar of Chinese art. His father, Wou Lien-Pai (1873-1944), was one the leading political figures of early 20th century China, remembered for his role as speaker and leader of parliament during the turbulent years of the Republican era. Dr. Wou himself embarked on an illustrious career in diplomacy until his retirement in 1952, when he settled in London and devoted the rest of his life to the study of Chinese art. It was no doubt fortuitous that Dr. Wou’s years of collecting coincided with an abundant availability of exceptional Chinese art on the London market. From the mid-1950s to the late 1960s he was able to form a collection of well over 1,000 works that together represented virtually every category of Chinese art. At the heart of Dr. Wou’s drive to collect was a burning desire to preserve the relics of China’s rich historical past scattered across Europe, and to promote Chinese art and culture. It is unclear when Dr. Wou conceived of the idea to create a place to house his collection, but in 1968 he opened the doors to the Wou Lien-Pai Museum, named in honor of his father. Over the years the Museum became a ‘must see’ destination for collectors, academics, and visiting dignitaries, and Dr. Wou would delight in leading his visitors through the galleries, recounting stories of China’s glorious history. Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Old wear, weathering and erosion, nibbling, some chips and losses. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 7.2 g Dimensions: Length 7.6 cmExpert's note (added 20.2.2023): Jades such as the present lot can be dated to as early as the Shang Dynasty. It has been theorized that they were once made as adornments and supports for elaborate lacquer vessels imitating the designs of ritual bronzes (see image section). None of these complete vessels have ever been found. This original intended use eventually fell out of fashion with the repurposing of these archaic examples for bodily adornment. See Qian Yang's thesis: The Circulation of Jades in Early China (Late Neolithic – Eastern Zhou, ca. 4500 -221 B.C.). Literature comparison: Compare a closely related jade plaque, described as a fish, Western Zhou dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 24.51.7. Compare a closely related jade plaque of a bird, in the British Museum, accession number 1947,0712.465, and illustrated in J. Rawson, Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 227, fig. 1, where she notes that during the Western Zhou dynasty, the tail became more horizontal and looks more like a ‘fish’ tail, such is the case for the present lot.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 127Price: HKD 56,700 or approx. EUR 6,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A celadon jade ‘bird’ pendant, Western Zhou dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form and grooves. Note the much smaller size (5.3 cm).
Lot 93
A GRAY AND BLACK JADE ‘CAT AND YOUNG’ GROUP, CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀灰黑玉雕貓戲擺件Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Meticulously and cleverly carved incorporating the natural veins and colors of the partially translucent mineral to playfully depict a recumbent cat and its cub nuzzling cheek to cheek, a small flower and stem resting between the two, the adult with one paw placed on its young. The fur is well detailed with fine incision work and there are several pierced sections between the cats’ bodies for suspension as a pendant. The partly translucent stone of a pale gray color with black shadings, specks, and veins as well as cloudy inclusions.Provenance: From an old European private collection, assembled before 2000 (by family repute), and thence by descent.Condition: Very good condition with minimal wear and few minuscule nibbles. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.Weight: 69.4 gDimensions: Length 4.8 cm The cat is a symbol of longevity, as the Chinese word for 'cat' (mao) is homophonous with the poetic, yet arcane, Chinese word for 'eighty to ninety' (mao). The playful kitten also suggests that longevity is accompanied by offspring to continue the family line.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 125 Price: HKD 200,000 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A white jade ‘double cats and butterfly’ group, Qing dynasty, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving with similarly incised fur. Note the white and russet color as well as the addition of a butterfly. 十七至十八世紀灰黑玉雕貓戲擺件巧妙利用半透明玉料自然紋理和顏色雕刻一隻臥貓和其幼崽，兩貓之間有一朵小花。大貓將一隻爪子放在幼貓身上。皮毛刻畫精細，貓的身體之間有幾個穿孔，可作為吊墜懸掛。 局部半透明淺灰色石料，帶有黑色陰影、斑點、紋理以及內沁。 來源：歐洲私人收藏，據家庭成員所述，購於2000年前，保存至今。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，有細微磕損。玉料有天然絮狀物和紋理，其中一些可能發展成細小裂紋。 重量：69.4 克 尺寸：長4.8 釐米 貓是長壽的象徵，因為中文裡“貓”與“耄”同音，意思是八十至九十歲之間。頑皮的小貓也寓意子孫綿延。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2016年11月30日，lot 125 價格：HKD 200,000（相當於今日EUR 27,000） 描述：清十八世紀白玉耄耋把件 專家評論：比較非常相近的雕刻風格。請注意白玉留皮玉石顏色，以及有另一隻蝴蝶。
Lot 58
A JADE TORTOISESHELL-FORM BEAD, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 西周龜殼形玉珠Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1027 – 771 BC. Realistically carved in the form of a slightly crested carapace, the bead has a single aperture extending between the two halves of the shell drilled longitudinally. The sloping sides are neatly incised with a lozenge pattern, deeply grooved at the ends. The opaque stone is of a lustrous, ivory-white tone.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite, acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate, as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war, substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired a number of objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with significant old wear, minor nicks and signs of weathering, small remnants of pigment around the center. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 5.9 g Dimensions: Length 2 cm Literature comparison:A related tortoiseshell-form bead is illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cangpin daxi: yuqi bian (Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade), Vol. 2, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Beijing, 2011, p. 248, no. 302. Compare also the similar jade tortoiseshell illustrated by Jenyns, Chinese Archaic Jades in the British Museum, London, 1951, pl. XXIIc. Compare with a jade tortoiseshell-form bead, Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.), with J.J. Lally & Co, New York, Nr. 63, Length 3⁄4 inch (2 cm). 西周龜殼形玉珠中國，西元前1027 – 771年。玉珠雕刻成龜殼狀，縱向兩半甲殼之間延伸有一個孔。傾斜的側面整齊地刻有菱形圖案，末端有凹槽。不透明的玉石具有象牙白色光澤。 來源：Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939)收藏，他逝世後由其遺孀Irene Beasley保存；Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964)，約於1939年購於上述收藏，之後在同一家族保存至今。Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) 是一位英國人類學家和博物館館長，他在二十世紀初建立了一個重要的民族志收藏，現在收藏在英國的各個博物館中。Beasley和他的妻子Irene一起建立了Cranmore民族志博物館，該博物館最終收藏了 6,000 多件民族志方面的物品。Beasley 收集了來自歐洲各地的物品，從拍賣行和當地博物館購買以擴大收藏範圍，其中包含來自太平洋、亞洲、非洲和美國西北部的資料。Beasley為人類學期刊撰寫了大量文章，被公認爲是該領域的專家。他於 1939 年去世，他的藏品幸虧在戰爭期間被存放在大英博物館裏，而Cranmore博物館被轟炸摧毀。戰後，大部分藏品被轉移到大英博物館、愛丁堡皇家博物館、劍橋大學考古與人類學博物館、Pitt Rivers博物館和Merseyside County博物館。其他收藏，例如現在的拍品，由他的遺孀出售，在她 1974 年去世後，由他們的女兒出售。Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) 曾是Cranmore 民族志博物館重要支持人，也曾是 Harry Beasley的好友。在Harry Beasley去世不久，他從Irene Beasley 處購買了一些收藏，包括此件拍品。 品相：狀況良好，有明顯的磨損、輕微的刻痕和風化跡象，中心周圍有少量顏料殘留。帶有天然內沁的玉石存在裂隙，其中一些裂隙可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小裂紋。 重量：5.9 克 尺寸：長 2 厘米 文獻比較: 一件相近的龜殼形玉珠，見《故宮博物院藏大系‧玉器編》，卷二，〈夏商周〉，北京，2011年，頁248，編號302。比較相似的龜殼形玉珠，見Jenyns，《Chinese Archaic Jades in the British Museum》，倫敦，1951年，編號XXIIc。比較西周龜殼形玉珠，收藏於J.J. Lally & Co，紐約，編號63，長 3⁄4吋(2 厘米)。
Lot 123
AN INSCRIBED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY 清中期白玉鼻煙壺Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1750-1820. Finely carved, the rounded rectangular body supported on a short oval foot and rising to a cylindrical neck. Delicately incised and gilt to each side with a poetic inscription. The smoothly polished, translucent stone of a fine and pure white hue with scattered icy inclusions.Inscriptions: To one side, the poem ‘On Seeing the Snow Peak of Zhongnan’ by Zu Yong: ‘See how Zhongnan Mountain soars / With its white top over floating clouds / And a warm sky opening at the snow-line / While the town in the valley grows colder and colder.’The other side with the poem ‘Lu Zhai’ by Wang Wei (translation by Soame Jenyns, 1944): ‘An empty hill, and no one in sight / But I hear the echo of voices / The slanting sun at evening penetrates the deep woods / And shines reflected on the blue lichens.’Provenance: UK trade. Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear, light rubbing to the gilding, and minuscule nicks.Stopper: Tourmaline cabochon Weight: 88.4 g Dimensions: Height 68 mm, Diameter neck 19 mm, mouth 3.5 mm The poems on the present snuff bottle were composed by two important Tang-dynasty poets who happened to be close childhood friends. Both poems count among the most famous of their respective works. Zu Yong (699-746?) was active during the High Tang period. He attained a jinshi degree in the imperial examination in 724, but left the capital to live a pastoral life, and composed his most famous poems on nature. Wang Wei (699-759) was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politician. He is regarded as one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his era. Many of his poems survive and 29 of them are included in the 18th century anthology ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’. His most appreciated work was inspired by local nature and landscape.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 12 September 2018, lot 721 Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An inscribed white jade snuff bottle, 1750-1820 Expert remark: Compare the related color of the jade as well as the incised and gilt inscription on both sides. Note the different form and the size (57 mm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 March 2017, lot 318 Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 46,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An inscribed white jade snuff bottle, Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1770-1799 Expert remark: Compare the related color of the jade as well as the incised and gilt inscription on both sides, which was composed by the Qianlong Emperor. Note the different form and the size (60 mm). 清中期白玉鼻煙壺中國，1750-1820 年。圓柱形頸，長方圓角，短圈足。兩面都有描金雕刻詩文。表面光滑，白玉細膩瑩潤，有絮狀物。款識： 終南陰嶺秀，積雪浮雲端。林表明霽色，城中增暮寒。空山不見人，但聞人語響。返景入深林，復照青苔上。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況非常好，只有輕微磨損、鎏金輕微摩擦和微小刻痕。 壺蓋：圓形電氣石 重量：88.4 克 尺寸：高 68 毫米, 頸部直徑19 毫米, 壺口直徑3.5 毫米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2018年9月12日，lot 721 價格：USD 16,250（相當於今日EUR 18,000） 描述：1750-1820年白玉詩文鼻煙壺 專家評論：比較相近玉石顏色及其兩面刻金銘文。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(57毫米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年3月15日，lot 318 價格：USD 40,000（相當於今日EUR 46,000） 描述：1770-1799年御製白玉刻描金詩文鼻煙壺 專家評論：比較相近玉石顏色及其兩面刻金乾隆詩文。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(60毫米)。
Lot 44
A DARK GREEN JADE ‘FISH’ PENDANT, SHANG DYNASTY 商代墨綠色魚形玉飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1600-1046 BC. Of slender form with a single aperture in the mouth for suspension. Mouth, eyes, and gills boldly carved with detailed incisions on the fins, a single character etched into one side of the fish. The partly translucent stone is of a deep-green tone with darker shadings, giving it an almost black sheen.Inscription: To one side, ‘gu’ (‘archaic’).Provenance: From an old private collection in Budapest, Hungary, acquired during the first half of the 20th century.Condition: Very good condition with natural wear, commensurate with age. Some weathering and erosion, calcification, minor nibbling.Weight: 12.1 gDimensions: Length 7 cm Expert's note: Half of the stone is translucent while the other is opaque. With natural sunlight shining through, the translucent half is of a dark green color, bespeckled with dark brown flecks that create the appearance of fish scales.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2020, lot 696Price: HKD 52,920 or approx. EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A green jade ‘fish’ pendant, Shang dynastyExpert remark: Note the size (5.9 cm). 商代墨綠色魚形玉飾中國，公元前1600-1046 年。細長魚形，嘴裡有一個用於懸掛的孔。魚嘴、眼睛、鰓以及鰭上有陰線雕刻。魚背刻有一個“古”字。局部半透明的深綠色調玉料，帶有較深的陰影，呈現近乎黑色的光澤。 來源：匈牙利布達佩斯私人舊藏，購於二十世紀上半葉。 品相：狀況非常好，自然磨損，部分風化、結殼、鈣化、輕微磕損。 重量：12.1 克 尺寸：長 7 厘米 專家注釋：玉料一半是半透明的，而另一半是不透明的。在自然陽光的下，半透明的一半呈深綠色，上面點綴著深褐色的斑點，呈現出如魚鱗般的外觀。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2020年11月27日，lot 696 價格：HKD 52,920（相當於今日EUR 6,500） 描述：商代青玉魚形玉飾 專家評論：請注意尺寸(5.9厘米)。
Lot 68
A GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, EASTERN ZHOUPlease note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Jade. China, Eastern Zhou, 7th-3rd century BCThe jade carved in the form of a dragon, with circular eyes, a snout-like nose and comma spirals decorated to the s-shaped body that terminates in a coiled tail reminiscent of a phoenix head.The semi-translucent stone is of a pale to dark green tone with white and cream-colored areas of calcification.Literature comparison:Compare a dragon-shaped jade pendant from the Myers collection, dated to the Eastern Zhou period, published in Fillippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, 2004, Hon Kong, no. 98.LENGTH 12.7 cmProvenance: Private Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022).
Lot 56
A JADE ‘FISH’ PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 商末至西周魚形玉飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1200-1100 BC. Of slender form with a long snout, pierced with a small aperture, the body neatly incised to represent the gills, fins, and tail of the fish. The opaque stone of a mottled pale gray, creamy yellow, and dark brown color. Good, ancient polish with an unctuous feel overall.Provenance: From an old private collection in Budapest, Hungary, acquired during the first half of the 20th century.Condition: Good condition with signs of aged wear. Minor nibbling. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.Weight: 11.7 g Dimensions: 8.4 cmLiterature comparison: Compare two similarly flat-nosed fish pendants with incised fins and tail in the British Museum, registration nos. 1937,0416.75-76 and 2022,3034.130. 商末至西周魚形玉飾中國，公元前1200-1100 年。細長，長鼻可辨，上有一小孔，表面雕刻線條清晰，可見魚鰓、鰭和尾巴。玉料呈現斑駁的淺灰色、黃色和深棕色，表面抛光良好，整體瑩潤。 來源：匈牙利布達佩斯私人舊藏，購於二十世紀上半葉。 品相：狀況良好，有老化跡象，輕微磕損，具有天然紋理的石料，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂紋。 重量：11.7 克 尺寸：8.4 厘米 文獻比較： 比較兩件相似長鼻，並刻有鰭和尾巴的魚形玉飾，收藏於大英博物館，收藏編號1937,0416.75-76和2022,3034.130。
Lot 40
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE AXE BLADE, FU, NEOLITHIC PERIOD 新石器時代菠菜綠玉斧Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 3000-2000 BC. Of flattened trapezium form with rounded edges and two circular hafting holes drilled from both sides. Dark-green opaque stone with areas of dark cloudy inclusions and russet flecks, reminiscent of a misty mountain landscape.Provenance: Shore Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, 1959, lot 357. An old private collection in New England, USA, acquired from the above. A copy of a page from a typewritten auction catalog for the Shore Galleries auction where the present lot was sold in 1959, with the catalog entry for the present lot describing it as an ‘Archaic green jade axe head’, as well as a copy of handwritten collector’s notes for the present lot, ‘Not sure if jade but in a special lined box etc. An old burial piece – Probably Han’, accompany this lot. The box has an old label, inscribed ‘Stone axe from Han dynasty’.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Minor losses, signs of weathering and erosion, small nicks, minor chips, encrustations.Weight: 414.2 gDimensions: Length 15.5 cm, width 13.5 cm, aperture 1.4 cm (each) With a padded silk storage box. (2)Knife- and axe-shaped blades made from stone were probably working tools in Neolithic societies. Jade is hard but brittle, so the blades made from this beautiful material are unlikely to have been put to practical use. Instead, they would have been held by chieftains as symbols of authority. Large quantities of jade blades have been excavated in different regions in China, indicating their widespread use over a span of more than 3,000 years.Literature comparison:Compare closely related jade axes dated to the Neolithic period, from the collection of Max Loehr, sold at Sotheby’s Paris, 15 December 2016, lots 55 and 65. Compare a related jade axe, also dated to the Neolithic period, dated 6000-3000 BC, 10 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1937,0416.15. Compare a related jade axe, also dated to the Neolithic period, c. 2500 BC, 15.5 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 1937,0416.108.Auction comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 422 Price: GBP 20,250 or approx. EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare archaic spinach-green jade axe blade, Ge, Neolithic PeriodExpert remark: Note the length (18 cm). 新石器時代菠菜綠玉斧中國，西元前3000-2000年。扁平的梯形器，上端有二孔，可縛紮執柄，下端有刃。深綠色不透明玉石，帶有深色雲狀內沁和黃褐色斑點的區域，讓人想起霧濛濛的高山景觀。 來源：伊利諾斯芝加哥Shore Galleries藝廊，1959年，lot 357；美國新英格蘭州私人舊藏，購於上述藝廊。隨附一份藝廊列印拍賣目錄副本，顯示此拍品於1959年出售，並説明“玉斧頭”，以及一份藏家手書“Not sure if jade but in a special lined box etc. An old burial piece – Probably Han“。盒子上有個舊標籤，上寫”Stone axe from Han dynasty“。 品相：狀況良好，輕微缺損、風化和侵蝕跡象、小刻痕、小磕損、結殼。 重量：414.2 克 尺寸：長 15.5 厘米，寬 13.5 厘米，孔1.4 厘米 內襯絲質包裝盒。 (2) 由石刀和石斧可能是新石器時代的工具。玉石堅硬而脆，因此玉刀玉斧不可能投入日常使用。它們象徵著權威。中國不同地區出土了大量玉斧，其廣泛使用已有3000多年的歷史。文獻比較: 比較非常相近的新石器時代玉斧，來自Max Loehr收藏，售於巴黎蘇富比，2016年12月15日，lots 55和65。比較一件相近的西元前6000至3000年新石器時代玉斧，高10 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號1937,0416.15。比較一件相近的約西元前2500年新石器時代玉斧，長15.5 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號1937,0416.108。 拍賣結果比較: 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2021年6月7日，lot 422 價格：GBP 20,250（相當於今日EUR 29,000） 描述：新石器時代玉戈 專家評論：請注意長 (18 厘米)。
Lot 107
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE COSMETICS BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀菠菜綠玉蓮紋粉盒Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 18th century. The gently rounded sides of the cushion-formed box rising from a thick foot with a recessed base. The domed cover with a stylized lotus blossom born on a leafy stem in low relief, above two central bands of key-fret as well as a lappet band above the foot. The translucent stone of a deep spinach-green tone with black specks and icy veins.Provenance: English trade, acquired from an old private estate. By repute previously at Christie’s, 15 July 1981, lot 277. The base with an old label, ‘277. 15/7/81.’Condition: Good condition with minor wear, minimal nibbling, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 108 gDimensions: Diameter 5.3 cm Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 233Price: GBP 3,125 or approx. EUR 5,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small spinach jade circular domed box and cover, 18th centuryExpert remark: Note the size (7.5 cm). 十八世紀菠菜綠玉蓮紋粉盒中國，十八世紀。盒蓋呈正圓形，與盒身子母口緊密相合；平底，內圈足，內壁平滑。素淨雅致，盒蓋淺浮雕蓮花，線條簡潔明快；盒子外壁雕蓮花瓣紋，整體造型沉穩端莊。深菠菜綠色調的半透明玉料，帶有黑色斑點和紋理。 來源：英國古玩交易，購於一個私人老收藏；據説之前來自佳士得，1981年7月15日，lot 277，底座有一個老標籤，可見 ‘277. 15/7/81.’字樣。 品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損和磕損，石料有天然紋理，其中一些隨著時間的推移已發展成細小裂縫。 重量：108 克 尺寸：直徑5.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，lot 233 價格：GBP 3,125（相當於今日EUR 5,500） 描述：十八世紀碧玉纏枝蓮紋圓蓋盒 專家評論：請注意尺寸(7.5 厘米)。
Lot 55
A GREEN JADE ‘FISH’ PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 商末至西周魚形玉佩Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 11th-10th century BC. Flattened plaque finely carved in the form of a fish with an elegantly curved tail and long snout, finely incised with round eyes as well as gills and fins. Slightly translucent stone of a dark green hue with cloudy yellow inclusions, russet patches, and gray calcification.Provenance: Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, and thence by descent in the same family. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France’s post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Chinese works of art. In 1938, they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976).Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, scratches, chips, encrustations. Remnants of an aperture for suspension near the mouth.Weight: 11.4 gDimensions: Length 12.3 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a related jade fish, 12 cm long, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 50.46.361. Compare a related fish pendant, 11 cm long, dated c. 1100-950 BC, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number FE.141-1974.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2271Price: HKD 60,000 or approx. EUR 7,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A greenish-white, jade fish-form pendant, Western Zhou dynastyExpert remark: Note the much smaller size (9.5 cm). 商末至西周魚形玉佩中國，西元前十一至十世紀。玉魚成平直狀，吻部斜伸向前下方、分尾斜向後下方，以陰刻線飾眼、尾、鱗片。略帶半透明的青色石料，帶有黃色內沁、黃褐色斑紋和灰色鈣化物。 來源：Robert與Isabelle de Strycker收藏，在同一家族保存至今。Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) 是一位法國冶金工程師。他畢業於史丹佛大學，曾是魯汶大學教授，同時也是魯汶天主教大學冶金研究所所長，是應用科學學院最有影響力的成員之一。二戰後，他為法國的戰後復興做出了巨大貢獻。 Robert與他的妻子Isabelle （1915-2010）於 上世紀三十年代在大英博物館首次接觸到中國藝術。因爲其風格和美感所吸引，他們決定研究和收藏中國藝術品。1938 年，他們開始建立自己的收藏，從比利時、巴黎和英國經銷商處購買。 他們與英國著名收藏家Harry Garner爵士（1891-1977）和捷克著名收藏家兼專家Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976）保持著密切聯繫。 品相：狀態良好，大面積磨損、缺損、風化和侵蝕跡象、劃痕、磕損、結殼。嘴部附近有一個用於懸掛的孔。 重量：11.4 克 尺寸：長 12.3 釐米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的西周魚形玉佩，長12 釐米，收藏於明尼亞波利斯藝術博物館，館藏編號50.46. 361。比較一件相近的約西元前1100-950年 魚形玉佩，長11 厘米，收藏於維多利亞和亞伯特博物館，館藏編號FE.141-1974。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2020年11月30日，lot 2271 價格：HKD 60,000（相當於今日EUR 7,400） 描述：西周青白玉魚形珮 專家評論：請注意尺寸較小(9.5 厘米)。
Lot 64
A JADE RING, HUAN, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 東周玉環Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 7th-4th century BC. The slightly convex ring is neatly incised to both sides with two line borders enclosing six evenly spaced interlocking-scroll designs. The translucent stone is of a grayish-white tone.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate, as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war, substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired a number of objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, tiny nibbles, minuscule nicks, remnants of soil. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.Weight: 11.4 gDimensions: Diameter 5.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related jade ring, dated to the Warring States period, 3.65 cm diameter, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B60J569. Compare a related jade ring, dated to the Warring States period, 3.9 cm diameter, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S2012.9.1313. Compare a related jade bi carved with similar scroll designs, 12.2 cm diameter, dated to the Spring and Autumn period, ca. 600-476 BC, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.933.
Lot 36
AN AWL-SHAPED ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE PENDANT, LIANGZHU CULTURE 良渚文化雞骨白管狀玉佩Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, circa 3300-2200 BC. Of slender tubular form, with a conical end and pierced at the top for suspension, two incised grooves along the body. The opaque stone of a fine creamy color with distinct russet shadings.Provenance: From a private collector in England who has been collecting Chinese jades for over 20 years. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, the stone with a small fissure. Good polish with an unctuous feel overall, from centuries of handling.Weight: 15.2 g Dimensions: Length 7.4 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a related awl-shaped jade pendant, exhibited in J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, Ancient Chinese Jade, 15-29 March 2018, no. 48. An awl-shaped pendant of larger size carved with big eye masks in shallow relief, unearthed in 1982 at Fuquanshan, Qingpu, Jiangsu province, is illustrated in Liangzhu wenhua yuqi (Liangzhu Culture Jades), Hong Kong, 1989, p. 112, no. 145. Compare with a group of nine awl-shaoed ornaments, dated to the Liangzhu culture, excavated from Tomb no. 20 at Fanshan, , and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 8, p. 92.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 6 Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A jade awl-shaped ornament, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture Expert remark: Note the closely related size (7.6 cm)良渚文化雞骨白管狀玉佩中國，公元前3300-2200 年。細長管狀，末端圓錐形，頂部有孔用於懸掛，兩道切槽。不透明玉料，呈細膩的奶油色，帶有明顯的赤褐色陰影。 來源：英國私人收藏，收藏中國玉器已超過二十年歷史。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，石頭有小裂縫。抛光細膩，整體瑩潤。 重量：15.2 克 尺寸：長7.4 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的新石器時代良渚神面紋錐形玉飾，展覽於 J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art，《Ancient Chinese Jade》，2018年3月15-29日，編號48。另一件尺寸較大的良渚神面紋錐形玉飾，1982年出土於江蘇省青埔福泉山遺址，見《良渚文化玉器》，香港，1989年，頁112，編號145。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港邦瀚斯，2017年5月30日，lot 6 價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 11,500） 描述：新石器時代良渚文化錐形玉器 專家評論：請注意非常相近的尺寸(7.6 厘米)。
Lot 88
A GRAY JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, 17TH CENTURY 十七世紀灰玉雕神獸Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. The recumbent beast carved with its feet tucked under the body, the bushy ruyi-shaped tail swept to the side, the face incised with two almond-shaped eyes above a wide nose, the ears and muscular limbs detailed with scroll designs. The translucent stone of a pale gray tone with dark gray specks and cloudy inclusions.Provenance: From an old English private collection, and thence by descent in the same family. Old label to the wood stand reading ‘Siberian jade of Chinese workmanship. Recumbent dragon. Late 17th cent. 27’. Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and possibly some microscopic nicks here and there, near-invisible to the naked eye. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks. The wood stand with minor wear and few nicks. Weight: 132.4 g (excl. base), 158.7 g (incl. base) Dimensions: Length 7.2 cm With a well-carved and fitted wood stand dating to the later Qing dynasty. (2)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 4 November 2009, lot 15Price: GBP 7,500 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A carved jade mythical beast, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving with similar scroll designs to the ears and limbs. Note the slightly different pose.十七世紀灰玉雕神獸中國。臥獸埋雕足於身下，濃密的如如意狀的尾巴掃向一側，臉龐上刻著兩隻杏仁狀的眼睛，寬鼻，肌肉矯健。 淺灰色的半透明玉石，帶有深灰色斑點和絮狀物。 來源：英國私人老收藏，保存在同一家族至今。木底座上標籤‘Siberian jade of Chinese workmanship. Recumbent dragon. Late 17th cent. 27’（西伯利亞玉，中國雕刻，臥龍，十七世紀末，27） 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微的磨損，一些微小的肉眼幾不可見的刻痕。玉石有天然的内沁和裂縫，其中一些已經發展成細小的細縫。木架有輕微磨損和少量刻痕。 重量：132.4 克 (不含底座), 158.7 克 (含底座) 尺寸：長7.2 厘米 鏤空雕刻晚清木底座。拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2009年11月4日，lot 15 價格：GBP 7,500（相當於今日EUR 12,500） 描述：明代玉雕神獸 專家評論：比較非常相近的雕刻風格，例如：帶有蜷曲紋路的耳朵和四肢。請注意姿勢稍微不同。
Lot 111
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A SAILING BOAT, QING DYNASTY 清代青白玉雕帆船Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1644-1912. Carved as a seafaring sampan with two cheerful crew, one stood upon the prow with an oar and the other at the mainsail holding the openworked ropes. The translucent stone is of a pale celadon tone with russet skin to one side of the sail cleverly incorporated into the depiction as well as cloudy inclusions.Provenance: United Kingdom trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, few nibbles and minuscule nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 21.6 g (excl. stand) Dimensions: Width 6.5 cm (excl. stand) With an associated wood stand. (2)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 11 November 2016, lot 701 Price: GBP 2,500 or approx. EUR 4,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pale celadon jade carving of a boat, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related manner of carving with similar open-worked ropes. Note the width (12.7 cm). 清代青白玉雕帆船中國，1644-1912年。玉料雕刻成一艘船，船上有兩名漁夫。一名站在船頭上，手持槳，另一名手持繩索站在帆後。半透明的玉料呈淺青色，帆的一側有黃褐色皮。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和磕損，輕微小刻痕。帶有天然紋理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂紋。重量：21.6 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：寬 6.5 釐米 (不含底座) 配置木底座。(2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2016年11月11日，lot 701 價格：GBP 2,500（相當於今日EUR 4,000） 描述：十九世紀青白玉雕帆船 專家評論：比較相近的雕刻風格和相似的鏤空雕刻。請注意寬 (12.7 厘米)。
Lot 54
A YELLOW JADE ‘TIGER’ PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 商末至西周虎形玉飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, c. 1200-1100 BC. Finely carved as a crouching tiger in profile, its body decorated with finely incised double-line grooves, the ferocious beast baring its teeth, its ears laid back and its tail outstretched in an alert pose. Partly translucent stone of a pale-yellow hue with white veins and icy inclusions.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate, as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war, substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired several objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, signs of weathering and erosion, remnants of soil and pigment, encrustations, minor chips, minuscule nibbling to edges. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into hairline cracks.Weight: 26.8 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 11.1 cmWith an associated metal stand. (2)Literature comparison:Compare a related tiger silhouette of translucent pale green jade dated c. 12th century, 5.4 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 2022,3034.120. Compare a related ornament in the form of a crouching tiger, 10.8 cm long, in the Saint Louis Art Museum, object number 485:1956. Compare a related pendant in the form of a tiger, 5.7 cm long, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.553.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Paris, 15 December 2016, lot 9Price: EUR 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Jade pendant, Shang dynasty, c. 1200-1100Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar double-line grooves.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2769Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pale greenish jade tiger-form pendant, late Shang-early Western Zhou dynastyExpert remark: Note the much smaller size (7.6 cm).
Lot 26
A LARGE AND MASSIVE PURPLE DUAN ‘TORTOISE AND CRANES’ INKSTONE, LATE MING DYNASTY 明末龜鶴齊齡青紫端硯Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 16th-17th century. Of rectangular form, the ink palette elegantly sloping into the well, decorated with an undercut relief of gnarled pine branches hosting two cranes and offering shade to a turtle peeking out from under the foliage and rockwork below a partly obscured pearl and flowing ribbon. The stone is of a deep reddish-purple color with dark red and pale inclusions.Provenance: From a notable private collection in Bavaria, Germany. Condition: Excellent condition with expected old wear, traces of use including ink residue, minor nicks and light scratches overall. Beautiful, naturally grown patina overall.Weight: 5,704 g Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm Cranes, tortoises, and pine trees are all auspicious symbols. As birds with a long life span, cranes were associated with longevity, immortality, and wisdom, especially following the rise of Daoism from the Han dynasty. On the other hand, tortoises were one of the four auspicious beasts and symbolized longevity. Similarly, the pine tree symbolized endurance and longevity. The appearance of these three auspicious symbols implies a blessing of luck and longevity upon the owner.Literature comparison: Compare a related inkstone depicting a similarly carved pine tree and bird, 17.8 cm long, dated to the 16th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1993.378. Compare a rubbing of an inkstone with a tortoise amidst waves in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number FSC-R-445. 明末龜鶴齊齡青紫端硯中國，十六至十七世紀。 成矩形，硯額浮雕成蒼松，上面有兩隻飛鶴，一隻烏龜松樹和岩石下探出頭。端石呈深紫色，內含深紅色和淺色内沁。 來源：德國巴伐利亞私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、使用痕跡、刻痕、表面淺劃痕、墨水殘留。自然細膩的包漿。 重量：5,704 克 尺寸：長30.5 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的十六世紀松樹鳥紋硯台，長17.8 厘米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館館藏編號1993.378。比較一件浪中龜硯，收藏於史密森國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號FSC-R-445。
Lot 302
A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE MIRROR, WARRING STATES PERIOD 戰國嵌綠松石銅鏡Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 475-221 BC. Finely cast, the back of the circular mirror intricately inlaid in turquoise with intertwined stylized dragons arranged in a grid-like structure interspersed by circular recesses and encircled by a band of similarly stylized beasts. The mirror is cast with three loops suspending loose and massive bronze rings.Provenance: A private collection in Northern Thailand. Het Magazijn, Ghent, Belgium, September 2006. The private collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the family. A copy of a signed authentication certificate from Het Magazijn, including two photographs of the present lot, and confirming the provenance and dating above, accompanies this lot.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, nicks, scratches. The bronze is covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with fine malachite encrustation. Displaying spectacularly well overall.Weight: 1,926 g Dimensions: Diameter 29.9 cm Expert’s note: Unlike most mirrors of Warring States and Tang Dynasty date, which have a central loop or knob for the attachment of a cord, this mirror - and others like it - have loops at the outer edge, which are thought to have been used for suspending it. Fragments of stone left within one of the eight circular recesses suggest this mirror was once additionally inlaid with precious stones which are now lost. This suggests a high degree of importance surrounding this mirror as all other comparisons have simple bronze knobs cast as one piece rather than gemstone inlays.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related turquoise-inlaid mirror, also with three rings, excavated at Linzi (a city of the Qi state), Shandong province, dated to the Warring States period, in the Shandong Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji (‘Complete Collection of Chinese Bronzes’) - 16 - Bronze Mirrors, Beijing, 1998, p. 32, no. 32; and by Thomas Lawton, Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Continuity, 480-222 BC, Freer Gallery of Art, 1982, p. 81, where it is noted that other mirrors with suspension loops at the rim were excavated from a tomb at Shiertai, Chaoyang county, Liaoning province. A turquoise-inlaid bronze mirror found in 1965 in a Western Han tomb at the Sanlidun site in Lianshui county, Jiangsu province, was unearthed with a bronze figure of a recumbent deer, suggesting that the mirror might have been suspended by two of the rings from the antlers. For illustrations of the deer and mirror see Ancient Bronze Mirrors from the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 2005, p. 59, fig. 13.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 4 Oct 2018, lot 73 Price: HKD 175,000 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare small turquoise-inlaid silvery bronze circular mirror with rings, Warring States period (475-221) Expert remark: Compare the identical form with three loose rings and similar decoration with similar turquoise inlays. Note the much smaller size (9 cm).
Lot 47
AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF JADE ‘GEESE’ PENDANTS, SHANG DYNASTY 商代一對罕見玉鵝佩飾Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 15th-10th century BC. Each plaque is finely carved as a goose with its characteristic long neck, hooked beak, bifurcated tail feathers, and clawed feet. The large wings neatly incised with straight, curved, and scrolling lines. Partly translucent stone of a yellowish-white tone with large areas of creamy-white opaque calcification.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate, as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war, substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired a number of objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot. Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, minuscule nibbling, minor weathering, remnants of soil and ancient pigment. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.Weight: 6.7 g and 5.5 gDimensions: Length 3.2 cm and 3.4 cmWith an old presentation box and glass cover. (3)Literature comparison: Compare a related jade pendant depicting a similar bird, also dated to the Shang dynasty, 4.9 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 2022,3034.112. Compare a related jade pendant depicting a similar bird, also dated to the Shang dynasty, 3 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 1927,0518.1.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2726 Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 91,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A celadon jade 'goose' pendant Expert remark: Compare the related form, feathers, feet, and eyes. Note the size (7 cm) and that this lot only comprises a single goose. 商代一對罕見玉鵝佩飾中國，公元前十五至十世紀。每一件佩飾都精細雕刻，鵝具有獨特的長頸、鉤嘴、分叉的尾羽，巨大的翅膀上有整齊地直線、曲線和弧線。玉料呈黃白色調，局部半透明，大面積的鈣化。 來源：Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939)收藏，他逝世後由其遺孀Irene Beasley保存； 品相：狀況極好，有磨損、微小的磕損和風化、土壤和顔料殘餘。玉料具有天然紋理，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂紋。 重量：分別為6.7克與 5.5 克 尺寸：長 3.2 厘米與3.4 厘米 舊玻璃蓋盒。(3) 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的商代鳥形玉珮，長4.9 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，收藏編號2022,3034.112。比較一件相近的商代鳥形玉珮，長3 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，收藏編號 1927,0518.1。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2017年11月29日，lot 2726 價格：HKD 625,000（相當於今日EUR 91,500） 描述：青玉鵝佩飾 專家評論：比較相近的外形，包含羽毛、足和雙眼。請注意尺寸(7厘米) ，以及僅有一件。
Lot 91
A WHITE AND GRAY JADE GROUP OF A LION AND CUB, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY 明末清初灰白玉太獅少獅掛件Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 17th to 18th century. The recumbent mother lion carved from the white portion of the translucent stone with the tail curled along the body, holding a ball in its paws, the grimacing face with large bulging eyes and snarling mouth pierced for suspension, so to be worn as a pendant. The cub carved from the darker gray section of the stone, craning its neck towards its mother, their tucked paws and legs to the underside.Provenance: British trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little nibbling, and few small nicks.Weight: 55.3 g Dimensions: Length 5 cm Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 9 November 2015, lot 173Price: GBP 2,500 or approx. EUR 3,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A grey jade recumbent lion and cub, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related motif, colors of the jade, and size (5.4 cm)明末清初灰白玉太獅少獅掛件中國，十七至十八世紀。半透明玉料的白玉部分雕刻而成的太獅成臥姿，雙目圓睜，寬嘴闊鼻，鬃毛曲卷，爪子上抓著一個球，口部穿孔懸掛，可以作為吊墜佩戴。少獅用玉料的深灰色部分雕刻而成的，它抬頭仰望太獅，雙爪緊貼其身，溫順乖巧。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和一些小劃痕。 重量：55.3 克 尺寸：長5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2015年11月9日，lot 173 價格：GBP 2,500（相當於今日EUR 3,800） 描述：十八世紀灰玉太獅少獅掛件 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、玉石顏色和尺寸(5.4 厘米)。
Lot 122
A WHITE JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN ‘MONKEYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 1750-1850 1750-1850年白玉留皮鼻煙壺 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Exhibited: The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, USA. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA.Of rounded rectangular form, supported on a wide oval foot and surmounted by a short cylindrical neck, one side of the bottle with a beveled surface, cleverly revealing a distinct layer of russet skin inside the stone. One narrow side is finely carved in low relief with monkeys climbing on rocks issuing a lingzhi sprig. The translucent stone of a soft white tone with a rich russet skin on one side.Provenance: The Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 180. Joan and Ted Dorf (1926-2020) were collectors of snuff bottles for over fifty years, in a lifelong passion that paralleled the deep love they felt for each other during their 67 years of marriage. Their enthusiasm eventually spilled over into collecting scholarly Chinese works of art as well. Ted served as a director on the board of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society (ICSBS) between 2006 and 2012, and was also its vice president from 2009 to 2011. Despite a flourishing career in radio broadcasting, he always found time for collecting and co-chaired ICSBS conventions in Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach, Florida. The Joan and Ted Dorf Collection has been exhibited at the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, and most recently at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.Condition: Superb condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.Stopper: Organic materialWeight: 82.7 gDimensions: Height including stopper 73 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 7 mm. This bottle is one of a distinctive group dated to the mid-Qing period that is made of pure white nephrite using the natural russet-brown skin of the pebble as part of the decoration. The raw material used for the present bottle was cut from a fairly large boulder or pebble, indicated by the slight curving of the russet skin which is imposed by the natural shape of the boulder. The powerful abstract design that results from the combination of a pure white pebble with its own russet skin remains popular among connoisseurs.The present bottle, however, is an extremely rare example because one of the narrow sides is delightfully carved with two monkeys clinging to rocks. Often the white part of the jade pebble is left completely uncarved, with only the russet skin building the decoration.Literature comparison: See three closely related bottles, a pair from the collection of Edith Griswold, illustrated in L.S. Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Adventures & Studies of a Collector, p. 106, nos. 88-89, and another in The Au Hang Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, p. 78, no. 98.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 15-16 September 2011, lot 1176 Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pale greyish-white and russet jade snuff bottle, 1750-1850Expert remark: Compare the closely related white and russet color as well as the subtle carving to one shoulder and near the foot. Note the size (6 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 September 2013, lot 1226 Price: USD 23,750 or approx. EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A white and russet jade snuff bottle, 1750-1880Expert remark: Compare the closely related white and russet color as well as the subtle carving to one shoulder. Note the size (6.3 cm).
Lot 72
A RECTANGULAR GREEN JADE ‘DOUBLE DRAGON’ PLAQUE, LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD TO EARLY WESTERN HAN DYNASTY 戰國末期至西漢初期雙龍玉牌Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, c. 300-141 BC. Intricately carved, depicting two sinuous dragons facing out from one another, striding towards the plaque’s border. The partly translucent stone is of a dark green hue with distinct russet and brown inclusions.Provenance: Collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) and thence by descent to his widow Irene Beasley. Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above c. 1939 and thence by descent in the same family. Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters. Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired several objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, signs of weathering and erosion, remnants of soil, encrustations, minor chips, minuscule nibbling to edges. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into hairline cracks.Weight: 38.5 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 10 cmWith an associated metal stand. (2)Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2723Price: HKD 6,580,000 or approx. EUR 810,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A very rare and finely carved grayish-white jade reticulated ‘dragon and phoenix’ pendant, late Warring States period to early western Han dynasty, c. 300-141 BCExpert remark: Compare the related double dragon design. Note the different form and the closely related size (10 cm). 戰國末期至西漢初期雙龍玉牌中國, 西元前約 300-141 年。透雕兩條蜿蜒的蒼龍，雙尾相對，龍首朝外。局部半透明，呈深綠色，帶有明顯的赤褐色和棕色內沁。 來源：Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939)收藏，他逝世後由其遺孀Irene Beasley保存；Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964)，約於1939年購於上述收藏，之後在同一家族保存至今。Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) 是一位英國人類學家和博物館館長，他在二十世紀初建立了一個重要的民族志收藏，現在收藏在英國的各個博物館中。Beasley和他的妻子Irene一起建立了Cranmore民族志博物館，該博物館最終收藏了 6,000 多件民族志方面的物品。Beasley 收集了來自歐洲各地的物品，從拍賣行和當地博物館購買以擴大收藏範圍，其中包含來自太平洋、亞洲、非洲和美國西北部的資料。Beasley為人類學期刊撰寫了大量文章，被公認爲是該領域的專家。他於 1939 年去世，他的藏品幸虧在戰爭期間被存放在大英博物館裏，而Cranmore博物館被轟炸摧毀。戰後，大部分藏品被轉移到大英博物館、愛丁堡皇家博物館、劍橋大學考古與人類學博物館、Pitt Rivers博物館和Merseyside County博物館。其他收藏，例如現在的拍品，由他的遺孀出售，在她 1974 年去世後，由他們的女兒出售。Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) 曾是Cranmore 民族志博物館重要支持人，也曾是 Harry Beasley的好友。在Harry Beasley去世不久，他從Irene Beasley 處購買了一些收藏，包括此件拍品。 品相：狀況極佳，有磨損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、土壤殘留、結殼、小磕損、邊緣有微小磨損。具有天然裂隙的玉料，其中一些可能已經發展成細裂。 重量：38.5 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：長10 釐米 金屬支架。(2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得, 2021年12月3日, lot 2723 價格：HKD 6,580,000（相當於今日EUR 810,000） 描述：約公元前300-141年戰國至西漢時期灰白玉網紋龍鳳吊墜 專家評論：比較相近的雙龍設計。請注意不同的外形和非常相近尺寸 (10 厘米)。
Lot 94
A CHICKEN BONE JADE ‘DOUBLE FISH’ MARRIAGE BOWL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀雞骨白雙魚玉洗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. The flared sides supported on four short feet and rising to an everted bracket-lobed rim, the interior finely carved in relief to depict two confronting carps with lotus sprigs in their mouths. The opaque stone of a creamy ivory tone with dark veins and patches.Provenance: From an old Swiss private collection and thence by descent to the last owner.Condition: Good condition with minor old wear. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Microscopic nicks here and there. The rim with a minor chip and associated old fill.Weight: 224.9 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 15.3 cmWith a finely carved and open worked Zitan stand dating from the same period. (2)Marriage bowls are so named because of their auspicious imagery symbolizing a long and happy marriage with abundant offspring to carry on the family line, and thus were often presented as betrothal or wedding gifts. In this case, the imagery is provided by the pair of fish and the lotus flowers as well as the ruyi form.Chicken bone is a term for a rare and highly coveted nephrite jade of an opaque creamy beige color, often with extensive dark veining, which was particularly valued between the later Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is also sometimes said to be ‘burnt jade’ which has an opaque chalky appearance, usually with minute cracks all over the surface. It is known that nephrite - when heated to about 1000 degrees Celsius in a dry atmosphere - breaks down into diopside, enstatite (a magnesium silicate) and some quartz. In an experiment in the Freer Gallery Laboratory, samples of blue-green and white nephrite were submitted to temperatures up to 1025 degrees Celsius and both altered to an opaque chalky beige color with no change in the shape of the piece or the decoration of the surface. The chief mineral which resulted was diopside, and several nephrite jades in the Freer which appear to have been burnt also give a diopside x-ray diffraction pattern. Jadeite when heated in a similar manner behaves quite differently: it fuses to a glassy material, the surface smoothens out, and if the object is small enough it bends out of shape. See Elisabeth West, Jade: Its Character and Occurrence, The Bulletin of the University Museum of Pennsylvania, Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 1963, page 5.The Qianlong Emperor lauded jades, among many reasons, for the durability that this specific stone offers against the ravages of time and fire, unlike most others. The specific chicken bone color pattern of the present bowl may have been produced either by nature, or by deliberately heating the nephrite in a workshop, or by accidental exposure to fire. The collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, for example, contains numerous chicken bone jades that were burnt in fires which erupted at the palace over the centuries.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 13 May 2016, lot 513Price: GBP 86,500 or approx. EUR 124,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A ‘chicken bone’ jade relief-carved bowl, 17th-18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related relief carving and closely related chicken bone color pattern of the jade. Note the smaller size (12.7 cm).
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