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Lot 1169

THREE ANCIENT KIRMAN STONE VESSELS Persia, Kirman, circa 1000-500 BC. Three elegant vessels of different sizes and in a shape of a short and broad tube with slightly open lip, cut out of a massive stone. Finely polished, with no decoration and brown-greyish hues. The largest vessel with evident grain showing white veins. Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia. Condition: Very good condition with small traces of age and wear. Some fritting to the upper rim. Dimensions: Height 4.3 – 10.8 cm, Diameter 9.5 -14 cm

Lot 1175

A KHMER STYLE SANDSTONE STATUE OF UMA Angkor Wat style. Depicting the female goddess Uma, her hair arranged in a neat topknot and tied together by an ornamented tiara. The stone finely polished and the facial features sensitively crafted. She is dressed in a long and finely incised sampot. Condition: Good condition, as visible in the images provided. Some expected surface wear. Provenance: Belgian private collection. Dimensions: Height with base 113 cm

Lot 1202

A MUSEUM COPY OF A BOROBUDUR STONE RELIEF First half of the 20th century. A fine Museum copy of one of the carvings from the Borobudur temple. This relief is part of the story of Maitrībala (Dāna). In a matching wooden frame and with a box. Condition: Very good condition. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 9.3 kg Dimensions: Size 59.5 x 59.5 (framed)

Lot 1208

A MASSIVE AND HEAVY INDIAN BLACK STONE HEAD OF VISHNU India, Rajasthan, 16th-17th century. The face shows a serene expression with gently arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long ears with large circular earrings, the fine locks of hair in tight curls along the hairline, surmounted by an elaborate headdress finely incised with floral and geometric designs. Mounted to an associated modern wood base. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, some cracks and losses, extensive wear. Provenance: Belgian private collection. Weight: 36.1 kg (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 71.5 cm (incl. base), 52 cm (excl. base) Auction result comparison: A similar head, from the 12th century and of considerably smaller size, was sold by Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 15 March 2016, lot 315, for USD $25,000.

Lot 1267

A PYU GOLD ‘LOTUS’ PENDANT WITH AGATE BEAD Pyu city-states, 2nd-10th century. The translucent stone of a pale orangered color and etched in white with a geometric pattern, set in a gold pendant finely crafted in the form of a lotus flower. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 7.8 g Dimensions: Height 3 cm

Lot 1329

THIRTY-FOUR NEAR EAST STONE SEALS Near East, Ancient region of Mesopotamia (possibly some of the seals can be associated with Summerian culture), 4000 BC-2000 BC or later. The lot consists of twenty-nine stamp seals in a shape of faceted cylinder as well as five oval and flat stamp seals. Made from various stones including basalt, agate, calcedony, cornelian. Stones in beautiful hues of violet, white, blue, orange and brown. Characters and figurative scenes are engraved and most of the impressions are still very crisp. Some of the seals are especially interesting: one of them shows a warrior who is going to sacrifice the horned animal, on other fourteen pieces the depiction of a king who worships a god repeats. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018), Vienna, Austria. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age. Dimensions: Length 1 – 3.7 cm

Lot 1330

THIRTY-THREE STONE AND ONE METAL SEMI CIRCULAR SEALS Probably Sasanian, ancient Persia /Iran, c.3rd-6th cent. The lot consists of thirty-three beautiful and small stamp seals made from various stones, including chalcedony and one made from metal. With engraved depictions of horned animals, winged creatures, birds, crescent symbols and some floral motifs. In beautiful hues of translucent brown, orange, red, white and green. All pieces with a hole to suspend them on a necklace or around the wrist so that they were always available when needed. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018), Vienna, Austria. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, some larger chip to one seal. Dimensions: Length 1.2 -2 cm

Lot 1331

TWENTY-TWO BABYLONIAN CYLIDER SEALS AND BEADS Mesopotamia / Babylon 2000-1500 BC or later. This lot comprises twenty-two cylinder seals and beads possibly from the Old-Babylonian period. They are made from various materials including marble, carnelian, agate, stone and clay. The incised (in case of clay seals) and engraved (in the case of stone) impressions are still crisp. One of the depictions is especially interesting and shows a winged god standing in front of mythical winged beast. All the pieces have a hole running through the center of the body, and they are thought to have typically been worn on a necklace so that they were always available when needed. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018), Vienna, Austria. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Dimensions: diameter 0.6 cm – 1.7 cm, Height 1.5 – 3.2 cm

Lot 1332

THIRTY-FIVE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STONE MINIATURE SEALS AND BEADS Egypt, 18th cent BC and later. This lot comprises of thirty-five miniature scarab seals made from steatite, stone and faience as well as miniature stone and steatite beads. One of them glazed in a beautiful malachite colour. Engraved impressions of hieroglyphs and auspicious symbols are still very crisp. All pieces with a hole to suspend them on a necklace or hang them around the wrist so that they were always available when needed. The scarab was one of the most popular talismans in ancient Egypt, the insect itself was a symbol of the sun God Re. Ankh and djed symbols (representing eternal life and stability, respectively) are often engraved on Egyptian scarab seals. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018), Vienna, Austria. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Dimensions: Length 1 - 2.5 cm

Lot 1333

AN AMAZING COLLECTION OF 101!!! NEAR EAST ANCIENT SEALS AND BEADS Near East, Ancient region of Mesopotamia, 4000 BC-2000 BC or later. The lot consists of stamp and cylinder seals as well as beads made from various materials: stone, carnelian, agate, quarz, black steatite, hematite and others. They all can be associated with rich cultures of the ancient Fertile Crescent region. Characters and figurative scenes are engraved and most of the impressions are still very crisp. All the pieces have a hole and they are thought to have typically been worn on a necklace or around the wrist so that they were always available when needed. Some of them were also pinned to the garment. Engraved stones have been used as early as the seventh millennium B.C. to stamp impressions in clay, the invention in the fourth millennium B.C. of carved cylinders that could be rolled over clay allowed the development of more complex seal designs. These cylinder seals, first used in Mesopotamia, served as a mark of ownership or identification. Stamp seals were mostly used to secure flat clay envelopes which would be broken upon a receipt. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018), Vienna, Austria. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Dimensions: 1.2 cm -4 cm

Lot 153

Fine 18ct gold clogau 3 stone Diamond ring 0.45 full 18ct gold hallmarks weight of ring 7.3g

Lot 179

Camrose and Kross stone set bracelet, certification of a reproduction of the jewellery worn by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, first lady of the united states of America 1961-1963

Lot 186

Vintage ladies Dior brooch, stone set, approximate year 1966

Lot 228

Camrose and Kross stone set bangle bracelet, certification of a reproduction of the jewellery worn by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, first lady of the united states of America 1961-1963

Lot 232

Camrose and Kross stone set bracelet, certification of a reproduction of the jewellery worn by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, first lady of the united states of America 1961-1963

Lot 43

Scottish silver and hard-stone set pill box in good condition not hallmarked but tested as silver measures approx 3.5cm bu 3cm height 1.5cm

Lot 68

W. STONE (19th Century) oil on canvas - traveller and dog passing a ruined cottage in a valley near Dolgelly, signed, inscribed verso, 39 x 59cms COLLECTING ITEMS STRICTLY BY PRE-ARRANGED APPOINTMENT / SAFE DELIVERIES CAN BE ARRANGED (PLEASE ENQUIRE)

Lot 2518

A quantity of cut and polished semi-precious and agate stone coasters.

Lot 2536

An old curling stone (missing handle).

Lot 278

A crystal lamp, stone ashtrays etc.,

Lot 1357

A carved stone model of the Taj Mahal (A/F)

Lot 1398

A reconstituted stone bird bath

Lot 1514

A box of misc. items including a biscuit barrel, wooden items, brass items, carved stone etc.

Lot 2005

An 18ct 5 stone vintage yellow gold diamond ring, size N half.

Lot 2006

A9ct yellow gold 3 stone opal ring, size O.

Lot 2007

An 18ct three stone diamond cross over ring, size P. ****Condition report**** The condition of the stones and settings are ok

Lot 2021

A 14 carat gold 15 stone bracelet set large diamonds surrounded by small diamonds. ****Condition report**** They are rough-cut diamonds and not polished, the weight of the bracelet is 29.4gms and the diameter of the central stones are between 4 and 5mm

Lot 2027

An ebony vintage wood bangle set with a silver oval to top together with a stone set intricate lacy work cuff stamped Cellini's Florence in silver.

Lot 2034

A banded agate stone set vintage bracelet together with a circa 1970's textured design silver bangle in good original condition.

Lot 2049

A vintage silver charm bracelet dated Birmingham 1976 together with a white stone brooch circa 1940's.

Lot 2050

A diamond single stone ring set in 9ct white gold, 0.25 ct, size J.

Lot 2053

A Princess cut diamond single stone ring in 18ct gold together with an antique sentimental forget me not ring in yellow metal set pearl and turquoise. ****Condition report**** Diamond in very good condition.Condition of the rings are good.

Lot 2056

A circa 1940/50's pretty pink kunzite stone ring set in 9ct gold, very good colour, size M.

Lot 2058

An early 20th century rose gold pendant surmounted with a ribbon stone set, stamped 9ct with attached yellow metal chain.

Lot 2061

An oval pendant with centre yellow stone surrounded by white stones in 9ct gold with attached 9ct gold chain.

Lot 2064

A green stone art deco ring in silver together with a pair of earrings with matching ring in yellow metal and gold screw back ear pendants.

Lot 2067

A set of 6 stone set coffee spoons, 2 enamel spoons, a butter knife, 2 pickle forks and a button hook.

Lot 2124

A silver ring in the shape of a diamond set onyx and 2 other silver rings (one missing a stone).

Lot 2142

A three stone emerald ring surrounded by diamonds, marked 375, size K.

Lot 2144

A three stone 20 pt 18ct yellow gold diamond ring, size N, total 2.5 g.

Lot 2149

A 15 ct gold chain, 5.5 grams together with a turquoise set 15 ct gold cross (missing one stone).

Lot 2231

A heavy green stone sculpture on base.

Lot 2235

A heavy green stone sculpture on base.

Lot 2239

A large green stone sculpture on base.

Lot 2243

A large green stone sculpture on base.

Lot 510

A GILT BRONZE AND WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT PLAQUE, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. The rectangular white jade belt plaque is encased in a gilt bronze shell, the closed side with a dragon in high relief on an incised dotted ground and the other side decorated in openwork with scrolling vines and flowers, the open areas revealing the cased white jade. The opaque stone of a greyish white color with russet inclusions. The use of such precious materials as jade and gilt bronze indicates this plaque was crafted for a person of high status.Four small piercings, two on each end, for attachment. Condition: Good, original condition, remarkable considering the age of this plaque! Some wear, miniscule nicks and scratches, minor dents and tiny losses. The gilt bronze with dark and copper red patina as well as few spots of verdigris. Provenance: Grays Antique Center, London. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1999 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art his - torian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era and published an extensive study of saddle rugs in Dragon & Horse. Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Weight: 36.3 g Dimensions: Size 3.6 x 5 cm Literature comparison: Orientations, Vol. 33, no. 7, p. 19. 銅鎏金白玉龍袋扣,唐代 中國,618-907。方形白玉牌被包裹在鎏金銅框中,銅牌一面高高地浮雕著一條龍,另一面在白玉用鏤空的纏枝花卉紋裝飾,露出了白玉。 品相:原始良好品相,考慮到玉牌的年齡,這很了不起!一些磨損,微小的划痕,輕微的凹痕和微小的損失。 鎏金銅帶有深色和銅紅色包漿,以及少量的銅綠斑點。 來源:倫敦Grays 古玩中心。Drs. Koos de Jong 1999年購於上述收藏。 Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家,幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書,內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年,他在《Dragon & Horse:Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間,他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作,並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 重量:36.3 克 尺寸:3.6 x 5 厘米

Lot 562

A NEPALESE BRONZE FIGURE OF INDRA, 18th-19th CENTURY Nepal, 18th – 19th century. The massive bronze with semiprecious stone inlays depicting the deity seated in maharajalilasana (royal ease), dressed in a dhoti, adorned with jewels and a crown, the left hand holding a flower stem with a vajra on top and rising over the shoulder. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws as well as a fine patina. Provenance: French private estate. Weight: 1,300 g. Dimensions: Height 14.6 cm.

Lot 568

A LIMESTONE STELE OF GREEN TARA Nepal, 19th century. The finely carved stone frieze depicts Tara in lalitasana on a double lotus base, below a small image of Buddha Amoghasiddhi with his hands in dharmachakra mudra, all within an elaborately carved and beaded halo. Condition: Remnants of ancient lacquer gilding. Losses as visible on image. Superb natural patina with an unctuous surface and fine old wear. Provenance: From an old German private collection. Weight: 4.1 kg Dimensions: Height 26 cm 石灰石綠度母碑 尼泊爾,十九世纪。精美雕刻綠度母坐蓮,其上方為一尊不空成就佛小像,他雙手結説法印。後有光背。 品相:古代金漆殘余。損失可見細圖。 細膩的天然包漿,老磨損。 來源:德國私人老收藏 重量:4.1 公斤 尺寸:高26 厘米

Lot 569

A LIMESTONE STELE OF PADMAPANI Nepal, 19th century. The finely carved stone frieze depicts Padmapani holding a vajra and seated in lalitasana on a throne elaborately carved with mythical beasts and Apsara. Condition: Remnants of red pigment. Losses as visible on image. Superb natural patina with fine old wear. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 5861 g Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm

Lot 754

A CHRYSOPRASE ‘BOYS AND LOTUS’ BASIN, QING China, 1644-1912. The translucent stone of an appealing color ranging from apple to emerald green with ochre-russet inclusions. Two boys are attempting to climb up the basin, the rim is decorated with incised lines, also with an open and a closed lotus flower. Matching wood base. (2) Condition: Good condition, some of the natural fissures and inclusions may have developed into minor chips or cracks, also with minor chipping and wear. The matching base with some wear and traces of use.Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo- Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Weight: 6,346 g excl. base. Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm excl. base. Base size 5.5 x 23.1 x 16.4 cm.

Lot 757

A HEHE ERXIAN GROUP, ROCK CRYSTAL, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. Finely carved as the pair of twins, both standing, one holding a round wicker box, the other with a bat and patting his companion on the back, both figures depicted with smiling faces, their bald heads surrounded by a mane of long hair. Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Condition: Good condition. Minor natural flaws to the stone. Weight: 1.547 g (the statue) and 71.4 g (the base) Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm (the figure) and 22.5 cm (including the base) The carver has made exceptionally good use of the material utilizing the almost flawless sections of the stone to depict the faces and upper bodies, whereas the areas with inclusions were mostly used to depict the long flowing robes of the twins. The hehe erxian, or the Two Immortals of Harmony and Unity, were believed to preside over happy marriages, and are adaptations of two famous poet-monks of the Tang dynasty, Hanshan and Shide. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the twins were usually depicted holding either a box and a lotus stem or a box and a bat. With a fitted wood base from the late Qing to Republic era. (2) 水晶和合二仙,清代 中國,十九世紀。精緻地雕刻成一對雙胞胎,一個拿著圓形柳條箱,另一個拿著蝙蝠,手搭載他的同伴的背上,兩個人的臉上都掛著微笑。 品相:品相良好,石料内有輕微天然瑕疵。 來源:Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏,同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。 重量:1.547 克 (人像),71.4克 (底座) 尺寸:高 18.5 厘米 (人像),22.5 厘米(含底座)

Lot 759

A ROSE QUARTZ ‘PEACH’ BRUSH WASHER WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTING AND AMETHYST ‘BUDDHIST LION’ FINIAL, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, late 19th century to early 20th century. The brush washer of peach form and carved with a bat and a foliate branch to the sides, the gilt-bronze mounting of European origin, with an amethyst finial carved as two Buddhist lions. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the rose quartz with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small cracks over time, few miniscule chips to the stone as well. Provenance: Italian private collection. Weight: 805.3 g Dimensions: Height 11.8 cm

Lot 767

A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF SHOULAO WITH ORIGINAL BASE, QING China, end of 19th century. The opaque stone of a milky grey to black color, carved with Shoulao seated on a rock, holding a stack of plates in his right hand. Original matching base from the same stone, the base and underside of the figure with two drilling holes and incised inscription. (2) Condition: Good condition, some of the natural fissures and inclusions may have developed into minor chips or cracks, also some losses. Provenance: Croatian private collection. Weight: 280.3 g in total. Dimensions: Height 13.8 cm incl. base.  

Lot 769

A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, QING China, 1644-1912. The immortal intricately carved with a gentle smile, an urna above the eyes, and the hair in tight curls, wearing long flowing robes and holding a ruyi scepter in one hand, leaning against a layered rock with a censer on top, the smoke emerging behind him. Provenance: From an old French private collection. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, natural fissures of the stone may have developed into small cracks, tiny losses. Weight: 301.9 g Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm (the figure) and 9.2 cm (incl. base) With an associated mahogany wood base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar soapstone luohan attributed to Zhou Bin and dated to the 17th century (Qing) sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection – Playthings on 2 June 2016, lot 73, for HKD $812,500. 芙蓉石雕羅漢坐像,清代 中國,1644-1912。羅漢面帶微笑,眼間有慧眼,著長袍,右手持如意杖,靠在山石上,山石之上放著一個香爐,烟霧繚繞。 品相:品相良好,輕微磨損。天然裂縫可能會發展爲小裂縫,輕微缺損。 來源:法國私人收藏 重量:301.9 克 尺寸:高 7.3 厘米 (人物) ,9.2 厘米 (含底座)

Lot 772

A DEEP CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘RABBIT’ PEBBLE, MING China, 1368-1644. Originally carved in the Ming dynasty as a pebble in the form of a reclining rabbit. Finely hollowed out at the mouth during the Qing dynasty to produce a snuff bottle. The stone with a smooth, unctuous polish and of a deep celadon tone with patches of crystalline white and russet. Provenance: From a private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired prior to 1995. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Weight: 95.7 g Dimensions: Length 66 mm. Diameter mouth 6 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related toggle from the Ming dynasty sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong in An Asian Collection of Jade Carvings on 30 November 2017, lot 91, for HKD 32,500. 青玉帶沁兔子擺件,明代 中國,1368-1644。最初雕刻於明朝時期,以山子原型雕成兔子。清時又在嘴部掏空,製成鼻煙壺。 青玉表面光滑,帶有白色和赤褐色的斑點。 品相:品相極好,輕微磨損 來源:英國倫敦私人收藏,1995年前購得。 重量:95.7 克 尺寸:長66 毫米,嘴部直徑6 毫米

Lot 773

A JADE ‘CAT’ PENDANT, MING China, 1368-1644. The cat depicted recumbent with its head raised and tilted to the side, the stone of deep celadon color mottled with grey, russet and brown streaks. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use and natural flaws to stone. Provenance: From a private collection. Collector inventory number “LSA 42” painted in black ink to bottom. Weight: 48 g. Dimensions: Length 6 cm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Ming dynasty jade cat at Sotheby’s London on November 9th, 2018, in Asian Art, lot 312.  

Lot 789

TWO RAMS JADE GROUP China, Republic period (1930-1949). The near white colored stone carved with a ram and young grasping lingzhi fungi in their mouths. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 90 g Dimensions: Length 5.7 cm

Lot 790

A CAT AND YOUNG JADE GROUP China, Republic period (1930-1949). The stone of light celadon color carved with a cat and young, eating from a lingzhi spray. Condition: Very good condition with hardly any wear. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 60 g Dimensions: Length 5.2 cm

Lot 791

A CELADON JADE BRUSH POT, BITONG, QING China, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form, finely carved in openwork with pines and other trees, craggy rockwork, two figures by a river, one on a boat, and houses in the background. The underside is carved with a four-character reign mark framed by a key-fret band on an incised wave ground encircled by another key-fret band. The translucent stone is of a celadon tone with natural cloudy white inclusions. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 728 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm

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