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Lot 313
TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY One with a rough ishime (stone texture) surface decorated with a dragon emerging from clouds, its curling tail visible on the reverse, the other with a pattern of raised dots, arare, and a seal mark underneath the spout, both lids with finials shaped as flower buds, together with an iron dish shaped as a large lotus leaf, signed Nobumitsu saku, in a fitted tomobako wooden box, 30cm max. (6) Provenance: from the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018), London. The tetsubin with dragon purchased from Peter Sloane, London, on 3rd February 2016; the iron dish from Grace Tsumugi, London, on 8th February 2011. Copies of the original invoices are available. Richard Nathanson began his career at Sotheby's in 1966 and was immediately captivated by Impressionist and early 20th century art. He subsequently set up as an independent art advisor in that field, in which he became well respected and known, in particular for his involvement with the work of artists such as Sisley, Modigliani, Rouault, Bonnard and Albert Houthuesen. During his lifelong career in the art world, Richard expanded his expertise across time and space and gathered an extraordinarily eclectic collection of artworks which included classical, medieval, African, Asian and Oceanic pieces as well as folk art, natural forms and early toys. As he learnt more about these cultures and the art they inspired, his profound admiration for them grew, broadening his spiritual and philosophical outlook. He observed the intense affinities between these pieces, sometimes separated by millennia and thousands of miles and was fascinated by the conversations that arose between these various expressions of human experience. Richard felt that art had the ability to give hope and inspiration in the human quest for truth and beauty.
Lot 415
RAILWAY LONG SERVICE INTEREST and two 9ct gold rings to include a 9ct gold cased Smiths presentation watch inscribed to the back 'British Railways W Teece in appreciation of 45 years service', a silver gilt medallion, same recipient dated 1947 with twenty and thirty year bars, an LMS Railway service badge, a floral chased wedding band, size Q and a paste set dress ring, size M with central stone missing
Lot 101
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LINGZHI' PENDANT PROBABLY QIANLONG 1736-95 Carved with two beetles crawling over the top of two mushrooms, the stone with some white mottling and russet markings, 6.4cm. Provenance: formerly the collection of a Cheltonian gentleman whose father, who was in Hong Kong during the first quarter of the 20th century, whose father formed the collection during the 1st quarter of the 20th century.清乾隆 白玉雕靈芝擺件來源：切爾噸紳士收藏。
Lot 103
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' PENDANT QIANLONG 1736-95 Carved in openwork with the mythical beast clambering over an axe-head, with its bifurcated tail occupying the central aperture, the stone with some minor white mottling, 5.8cm. Provenance: formerly the collection of a Cheltonian gentleman whose father, who was in Hong Kong during the first quarter of 20th century, formed the collection.清乾隆 青白玉雕螭龍佩來源：切爾噸紳士收藏。
Lot 105
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'BADGER' GROUP LATE MING DYNASTY Formed as a badger lying down with her cub curled up by her side, the stone with russet markings, together with a wood stand, 5.3cm. (2) Provenance: sold in these rooms on 12th November 2014, lot 246.明晚期 青白玉雕歡天喜地擺件來源：威立士2014年11月12日·編號246
Lot 112
A CHINESE WHITE JADE SQUARE SEAL PROBABLY YUAN DYNASTY The plain base surmounted by a dragon, the mythical beast crouching as if ready to pounce, its face carved with its eyes bulging and teeth bared, with its finely incised mane trailing down its arched back, the stone an even tone with minor russet striations, the underside with a single large character, 6cm.元（可能） 白玉雕龍璽
Lot 114
A SMALL CHINESE CELADON JADE 'LOTUS' BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY Of quatrelobed form, the cover carved in shallow relief with a cartouche enclosing a lotus blossom growing amidst leaves from rippling waters, the stone of an even tone with some minor white mottling, together with a reticulated wood stand, 6.4cm. (3)清 白玉雕蓋盒
Lot 117
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'DEER AND BAT' OPENWORK PENDANT QIANLONG 1736-95 Of flattened form, carved with a recumbent ram gazing backwards at a bat in flight, the ram holding a branch of lingzhi in its mouth and with small stars incised to its body, the stone of an even tone with minor white mottling, 6.1cm. Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dr Stefanos Bakker (1896-1959), acquired in China in the 1930s.清乾隆 青白玉雕如意福祿壽佩來源：Stefanos Bakker（1896-1959）博士舊藏，1930年代購於中國。
Lot 123
A MASSIVE CHINESE BLACK AND CELADON JADE 'YINGXIONG' GROUP QING DYNASTY The stone skilfully worked with a single-horned mythical beast carved from the black section of the stone whilst an eagle is predominantly picked out in celadon, both creatures stand side by side gazing backwards with well-defined bulging eyes, the eagle with its left leg raised and talons tightly clasped, with an old paper label to the shoulder of the lion-like beast, all raised on a rocky platform, the black and celadon areas of the stone both with white and russet markings, 34cm, 10kg. The imagery depicted is an interpretation of the motif of an eagle, ying, and a bear, xiong, which together form the word yingxiong, homophone for 'hero'. The theme of an eagle and bear first appeared on Western Han dynasty bronze 'champion' vases. This developed throughout later periods into more stylised representations where the bear is often rendered as a mythical beast resembling a lion and the eagle is sometimes portrayed as a phoenix. Provenance: from the collection of Reverend Victor Farmer (1898-1977) and thence by descent. Whilst Farmer sold several Chinese ceramics at Sotheby's in 1961, he was primarily a collector of Chinese hardstones and other works of art. Much of his collection was also sold at Phillips on 15th February 1978. Cf. A Forsyth and B McElney, Jades from China, p.292, no.292 for a Ming dynasty jade carving of an eagle perched on a lion-like mythical animal in the collection of The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st December 2016, lot 172 for another Ming piece with a comparable subject matter and lot 203 for a related small 17th/18th century yellow jade 'yingxiong' carving depicting a bird of prey with a similarly rendered mythical beast.清 糖色玉雕英雄擺件來源：Reverend Victor Farmer （1898-1977）收藏，1961年Farmer曾經在蘇富比出售過他的瓷器收藏，1078年2月15日在Phillips上拍過他的玉石收藏。
Lot 124
A LARGE CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE MARRIAGE BOWL 18TH/19TH CENTURY The rounded sides carved to the exterior with a continuous lotus scroll, the two handles formed as pierced butterflies with their open wings resting on the slightly incurved mouthrim, each handle suspending a loose ring, the interior decorated in relief with a spray of peony and lingzhi, all raised on six short ruyi-head shaped feet, the green stone with black inclusions and areas of lighter and darker mottling, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, 30cm. Cf. Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 114 for a marriage bowl with similar decoration. 十八/十九世紀 碧玉雕蝶戀花大筆洗
Lot 24
XUE SONG (1965-) MONUMENT ON GREY BACKGROUND A Chinese painting, mixed media on canvas, signed Song 98, with inscriptions on the back dated 1998 and signed in Chinese, Xue Song 1998, 180cm x 150 cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired from ShanghART Shanghai on 10th October 1999 for $7,000, a copy of the original invoice is available. Experiences are often the source of artistic creation. When Xue Song's studio burned to the ground, the accident inspired him to use ash and soot as a symbol of rebirth in his art. Xue uses charred and burned fragments of his previous works, newspapers and books to create collages of iconic politicians, calligraphy, Western art icons and pieces inspired by classical Chinese watercolour paintings. In Monument on Grey Background, Xue draws from one of Xu Beihong's famous horse paintings, reconstructing its iconic imagery using hundreds of prints of historically and politically famous figures, whilst prints of early Chinese stone rubbings are used for the background. In doing so, Xue attempts to generate a conversation with the old masters, creating a discourse between the old and the new, and building bridges between the East and the West. 薛松（b.1965）底座是灰的紀念碑 混合材料畫布 畫框款識：松，98，《底座是灰的紀念碑》薛松，1998。來源：英國私人收藏，1999年10月10日以7000美金的價格購於香格納畫廊（附發票複印件）。
Lot 84
FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY Three with flattened rectangular bodies, one of flattened ovoid form, each worked with one flat side and raised on an oval foot, the stone of each with areas of brown skin, 6.5cm max. (4) Provenance: from a private collection, London, acquired prior to 1995.清 青白玉雕鼻煙壺 一組四件來源：倫敦私人收藏，購於1995年
Lot 85
FIVE CHINESE WHITE AND CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY One of flattened rectangular form, the others pebble jade, one white and carved in low relief with two chilong, another oval-shaped, one with a bat in flight by bamboo, the smallest decorated with mythical beasts with one picked out in a russet area of the stone, 7cm max. (5) Provenance: from a private collection, London, acquired prior to 1995.清 青白玉雕鼻煙壺 一組五件來源：倫敦私人收藏，購於1995年
Lot 86
FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEBBLE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY Each well-polished and naturalistically formed keeping the irregular shape of the pebble, the palest snuff bottle carved in low relief with leaves, the stone of each with russet markings, 6.5cm max. (4) Provenance: from a private collection, London, acquired prior to 1995.清 青白玉雕鼻煙壺 一組四件來源：倫敦私人收藏，購於1995年
Lot 89
THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY One of flattened oval form, carved in shallow relief with elephants above rolling waves, the stone pale celadon and with minor white inclusions, another bottle celadon and russet jade and formed as a crouching rabbit, the smallest shaped as two melons with vines around the fruit, the stone a pale celadon colour with minor white mottling, 7.8cm max. (3) Provenance: from a private collection, London, acquired prior to 1995.清 青白玉雕鼻煙壺 一組三件來源：倫敦私人收藏，購於1995年
Lot 94
A CHINESE CELADON JADE SQUARE-SECTION VASE, FANGGU QING DYNASTY The central protruding section raised on a splayed foot and surmounted by a tall flaring neck, the exterior carved in shallow relief with stylised banana leaves, archaistic motifs and fish, with taotie masks to the centre, all reserved on a finely incised key fret ground, the stone with some white inclusions and russet striations, 22.8cm. Provenance: formerly a Greek private collection, acquired in 2011. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware, vol.3, p.165, no.133 for a flanged jade fanggu in the Qing Court collection also with a banana leaf design.清 青白玉雕饕餮方觚
Lot 141
An old rose cut diamond and pink stone cluster ring, the slightly triangular rose cut diamond approximately 6.5mm, held in a yellow metal closed back setting and surrounded by fifteen untested pink stones, double wire shank with carved scroll shoulders, gross weight approximately 3.4gms, ring size N.
Lot 151
Two diamond rings and an eternity ring, a diamond three stone ring, the brilliant cut stones claw set in a yellow and white metal traditional three stone mount, shank marked 18ct Plat, ring size J, a small diamond floral cluster ring in a yellow and white metal mount marked 18ct, size O (one diamond loose in tape in box), a full eternity ring set with synthetic white stones, size K. (Qty: 3)
Lot 156
A circular tanzanite and diamond crossover ring, the tanzanite four claw set in an 18 carat yellow and white gold mount with twelve brilliant cut diamonds encircling the stone in a crossover design, wide triple shoulders, gross weight approximately 4.8gms, tanzanite 5.8mm diameter, approximate weight 0.80 carat, with box and certificate, ring size N, with box and certificate.
Lot 160
A Paraiba tourmaline and diamond ring, the oval mixed cut tourmaline 19.1mm x 7mm four claw set in an 18 carat yellow gold mount with ten diamonds set into each crossover shoulder, total diamond weight approx. 0.144ct, ring size M1/2, with box and certificate, an apatite and white stone ring, the oval mixed cut apatite 11mm x 9mm four claw set in a 9 carat yellow gold mount with five white stones set either side, ring size N, with box, a rose pink stone marquise shape ring, nine rose pink stones claw set with one diamond four claw set in each shoulder in 9 carat yellow gold, ring size N1/2, with box, and a green stone marquise shape ring, fourteen green stones two claw set in five horizontal lines with ten white stones two claw set around the edge, in 9 carat white gold, ring size N, with box. (Qty: 4)
Lot 161
A heart-shaped green stone ring, one round brilliant cut diamond set either side, in an 18 carat yellow mount and shank, an oval green stone ring, four claw set with two graduating round brilliant diamonds set into each shoulder, in an 18 carat yellow gold mount, and a three stone green stone ring, four claw set with a pair of round brilliant diamonds set into each shoulder, in an 18 carat yellow gold mount, total approximate gross weight 10.8gms, all boxed. (Qty: 3)
Lot 165
A pair of ruby and white stone drop earrings, the oval mixed cut ruby four claw set with four white stones claw set above in 9 carat rose gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly, a pair of green stone drop earrings, the three stones four claw set with one white stone set above, in 9 carat white gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly, and a pair of blue stone drop earrings, the seven stones cluster set in a circle with five diamonds set in a curved mount above, in 9 carat white gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly. (Qty: 3)
Lot 166
A pair of multi colour sapphire earrings, thirteen brilliant cut sapphires to each earring collet set in three vertical curved lines 14mm x 9mm in 9 carat yellow gold, for pierced ears with post and butterfly fittings, and a pair of green stone drop earrings, the pear shaped mix cut green stone four claw set with one illusion cut round diamond set above in 18 carat yellow gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly. (Qty: 2)
Lot 167
A pair of dark blue diamond stud earrings in 9 carat white gold mounts, twenty-seven diamonds to each earring set in three groups of nine stones forming a triangle, 10mm wide, for pierced ears with post and butterfly, with certificate and box, a pair of six stone pink earrings in rose metal mounts stamped 9K, each stone claw set individually, 9mm x 8mm overall size, for pierced ears with post and butterfly, and a pair of white stone stud earrings in 9 carat yellow gold mounts, each stone 7mm diameter, for pierced ears with post and push on back, with box. (Qty: 3)
Lot 169
A pair of red stone and diamond drop earrings, the oval mixed cut red stone 7mm x 5mm four claw set with one diamond set above in 9 carat yellow gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly, with box, and a pair of green and white stone drop earrings, the pear shape green stones three claw set with one white stone set just above in 18 carat yellow gold pierced fittings with post and butterfly, with box. (Qty: 2)
Lot 170
A pair of emerald drop earrings, the oval mixed cut emerald 6mm x 5mm in yellow metal stamped 9K with shepherd's crook fittings, a pair of Tahitian pearl and white stone earrings, the Tahitian pearl 9.8mm peg set with four white stones set above in a stylised foliage design, in yellow metal stamped 750, with shepherd's crook fittings, and a pair of blue stone drop earrings, the oval mixed cut blue stone 8.9mm x 7mm in 9 carat yellow gold, with shepherd's crook fittings, with box. (Qty: 3)
Lot 178
A Swiss blue and white topaz pendant, the mixed cut Swiss blue topaz 16mm x 12mm four claw set with a white topaz set above in 9 carat yellow gold, with certificate and pouch, a blue stone bracelet, seventeen oval mixed cut stones 10mm x 7.9mm individually claw set in 8mm wide silver bracelet 20cm long, and a multi colour gemset bracelet, the twenty-two oval mixed cut stones 3mm x 4mm - blue, pale green, pink, yellow, orange, separated by a white metal stylised flower in a 3mm wide 9 carat yellow gold bracelet 19.5cm long. (Qty: 3)
Lot 197
A collection of silver and white metal jewellery, brooches, pendants, rings, collectables, a hallmarked silver fabric lined case of engine turned design, a marcasite and abalone shell crab design brooch, labradorite pendant, butterfly wing brooch, pendants, stone set dress rings, lady's marcasite wrist watch, mallard brooch plated vesta case all in a jewel box with mirror to lid.
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