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Click here to subscribeA GREY STONE FRAGMENTARY FIGURE OF VAIKUNTHA VISHNU, KASHMIR, CIRCA 8TH CENTURYthe Hindu god standing erect, with gada and sankha in his two hands, his main face flanked by lion and boar heads, mounted14cm highFor a large scale version of this subject in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see inv. no. 1991.301
A group of 19th century and later jewellery to include a Regency gilded metal brooch, set with seed pearls in a star configuration, a 9ct gold Tasmania stick pin set with a light green/blue gen stone, a Victorian gold plated swivel fob seal set with a blood stone and a cornelian, an In Memoriam black enamelled and yellow metal locket and other items
A pair of stone composition models of recumbent horses, each depicted with head raised with a collar in the form of a crown around its neck, each 61cm high, 32cm wide, 90cm longPlease note: The provenance for this lot should read ‘Property from the estate of Philippa Bradstock of Longbottom House, Biddesden
A French faience blue and white armorial dish, probably Moustiers, late 17th or 18th century, the centre painted with an armorial within Berainesque band borders, 40.5cm diameter Note: The shield and coronet of DURFORT, Ducs de Lorges, of Guyenne who were created Ducs de Lorges in 1691 and 1775 and Ducs de Civrac in 1774. Ref: Rietstap J.B. (1884) ARMORIAL GENERAL p.579, col. 2. Note: Guy Aldonce de Durfort, duc de Lorges (1630-1702) was a marshal of France in Louis XIV's army. In the War of the Grand Alliance, he commanded the French army in Germany from 1690-95. The eldest daughter of his marriage to Gabrielle de Fremont married the famous diarist of Louis XIV's reign, the duc de Saint-Simon and according to the latter, the marshal died from a bungled operation to remove a kidney stone at the hands of an inexperienced surgeon.
A Chinese famille rose plaque of Wang Xizhi, Qing Dynasty, possibly 18th Century, of rectangular form and painted in colours with the calligrapher at his desk on which is arranged a brush pot, ink stone, scrolls and a scholar's rock, he greets two boys who bring him a pair of captured geese while a pair of bats fly above, 26cm x 38cm.Footnote: Wang Xizhi (AD303-361) is considered one of China's greatest calligraphers who took much inspiration for his work from nature, particularly the graceful curves in the necks of geese. A rare and exceptional cinnabar lacquer brush pot depicting Wang Xizhi contemplating geese was sold in these rooms, 9 November 2016, lot 158.
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