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Lot 1482
A collection of jewellery, including; a Sterling and tiger`s eye brooch, a Scottish silver mounted millefiore glass circular brooch, a Sterling mounted blue stone ring, a Royal Artillery brooch, a Scottish silver mounted millefiore glass circular pendant with a neckchain, an amber bead necklace, a pair of cut steel oval buckles and a similar button, also further brooches, pendants, chains, earrings, beads and sundry costume jewellery.
Lot 1515
A pair of sapphire set earstuds, each mounted with three marquise sapphires, the backs with post and butterfly clip fittings, a pair of moonstone single stone earrings, a pair of black sapphire set earstuds, a pair of rose quartz and marcasite set earrings and four further pairs of earrings.
Lot 160
A massive pair of Chinese celadon jade carvings of Buddhist lion dogs, 19th century, facing forward, the male with his foot resting on a ball, the female with a puppy, raised on tall rectangular plinths and hardwood stands, each inlaid in lapis lazuli, jadeite, agate and other hardstones, with auspicious emblems, losses to the inlay and flaws to the stone, 18.5cm excluding stands. (4)
Lot 308
A monumental Khmer bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period, Bayon style, c.1300, cast with eight radiating arms, the hair, neck, upper arms, ankles and toes with small figures of the Buddha, with seated figures of what appear to be Prajnaparamita (The Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom) on the chest, holding various attributes, the hair in a raised chignon bearing a seated figure of Amitabha, 49.5cm. Provenance: a private Scottish collection. A metallographic analysis conducted by Frank Preusser and Associates Inc., Los Angeles is available. This figure of Avalokiteshvara, the Boddhisatva of Compassion, is a bronze version of one of the twenty three stone images of King Jayavarman VII sent to different parts of the kingdom in 1191 in memory of his father. Two other bronze radiating figures of similar size are known, an incomplete example in the Musee Guimet, and another in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, see cat. no. 97 in Angkor et dix siecles d`art Khmer, and cat. no. 28 in H W Woodward The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand: The Alexander B Griswold Collection.
Lot 335
A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a qilin, 18th century, seated with a raised head and open mouth, the front paws sightly turned in and the tail curling upwards, with a pronounced spine, the body and neck lightly incised with scales, and the stone with slight russet markings to the face, the base later inscribed with calligraphy, 8.3cm. Provenance: an important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat. Cf. S Marchant & Son`s 85th Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, p.100 for an example dated to the Tang/Song dynasty.
Lot 339
A fine Chinese celadon jade carving of three rams, 18th century, depicting two young rams recumbent beside an adult, the three beasts with their feet neatly tucked beneath their bodies, the celadon stone with russet markings to the larger beast, 10.5cm. Together with a wood stand. (2) Provenance: an English private collection. For related jade carvings of three rams see The Complete Collection of Treasures at the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, pl.88. The ram is a symbol of filial piety, kindness and patience. The three rams or san yang relate to the sun and to male children.
Lot 345
A good Chinese celadon jade carving of two pomegranates, 17th/18th century, issuing from a leafy stem that also bears two flowers, the fruit are split to reveal seeds, the stone with russet markings, 7cm. Split pomegranates represent the rebus Liukai baizi (Pomegranate revealing is one hundred sons). A related group is illustrated in De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, no.59, p. 102.
Lot 346
A Chinese celadon jade carving of a ram, 18th / early 19th century, recumbent with his legs tucked beneath the body, facing forward, and with the horns curling back to rest upon his rump, the beard, ears and hooves well defined, the stone flecked with russet markings, 10.2cm. Together with a hardwood stand. (2) Provenance: an English private collection. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, no.87 for a related example.
Lot 386
A rare Chinese yellow jade brushpot, late Qing dynasty, the cylindrical body finely carved with two panels, one containing iris and rockwork, the other with columns of calligraphy, the calligraphy picked out in gold, the stone with russet and brown markings towards the base, 9.7cm high, 5.7cm diameter. Provenance: a private collection, London.
Lot 387
A rare Chinese pale celadon jade hair ornament, Tang dynasty 618-907 AD, in the form of a crouching dove with wings slightly spread, its head tilted back and its fantail with scrolls to the side, the stone flecked with russet markings, 5.8cm. Together with a modern hardwood stand. (2) Provenance: Mrs and Mrs J W Alsdorf, Chicago. Christie`s, London, 1979. Exhibited: The Arts of the Tang Dynasty, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no.292. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures at the Palace Museum, Beijing, vol II, Jadeware, p.36, no. 33 for a closely related object.
Lot 431
A rare Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a lotus rhizome, 18th century, former from four lobes around which leaves and flowers and a single seed pod are tied from one end, the stone with russet markings, raised on a wood stand, 16.5cm. (2) Provenance: formerly in a European private collection. For similar examples, see Lin, Jade: Ch`ing Dynasty Treasures, no. 38, p. 102; Na, Wu and Ch`en, Materworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, no. 31; and Zhang, Mingdai Yuqi, pl. 135, p. 183.
Lot 461
A fine Chinese pale celadon jade mythical animal group, Qianlong 1736-95, crisply carved as a recumbent beast with its head turned facing its pup which stands upon its back, his tail and mane finely incised and the body issuing flame-like motifs and lingzhi, the pale stone with dark speckled inclusions, 14cm. Together with a later wood stand. (2) Provenance: an English private collection. Carvings of animals with their young were a popular theme during the Ming and Qing dynasties. A large lion together with a small lion represents the wish for the recipient and their descendants to achieve high rank.
Lot 462
A Chinese jade peach-shaped box and cover, 18th century, carved from a single piece of stone and divided into two halves, joined by a loose ring handle, the surface carved in relief with small peaches, blossoms and five bats, chip to the inner flange, 17.5cm. Cf. M Wilson, Chinese Jades, p. 56, for a white jade peach box in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Lot 469
A Fine Chinese White Jade Conjoined Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period 1736-95, 19cm high, 23.5cm overall. Together with a hardwood stand. Formed from a single white stone as two square sections with vertical ribs to the body, joined by four reticulated plaques, and with four loose ring handles suspended from butterflies, the cover with a handle around which a sinuous dragon coils as it holds a lingzhi in its jaws, the cover bears a paper exhibition label. The hardwood stand carved with lingzhi fungus and raised on four feet. (3) Provenance: Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, and thence by descent. Hinton Stewart went to China as a young man and is believed to have acquired this piece on his return to the UK in the 1880s. He founded the firm of Stewart Thompson and Sons, Manchester cotton merchants. Exhibited: 11th May 1886, on loan by D J Kay. This is a Premium Lot. If you wish to bid on this lot please refer to page 3.
Lot 471
An Exceptionally Fine and Rare Chinese Imperial White Jade Teapot and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period 1736-95, 20cm long, 11.8cm high. Carved from an even white stone with a compressed circular body, a chrysanthemum knop and a slightly flared rectangular section footrim, the C-scroll handle with two grooves which terminate in short scrolls, unmarked, bears two paper exhibition labels. (2) Provenance: Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, and thence by descent. Hinton Stewart went to China as a young man and is believed to have acquired this piece on his return to the UK in the 1880s. He founded the firm of Stewart Thompson and Sons, Manchester cotton merchants. Exhibited: The International Exhibition of 1871, and 1886, on loan by D J Kay. Catalogue note: It is probable that this piece was made towards the end of the Qianlong reign, when large jade boulders of this quality became available. This teapot relates closely to one sold at Sotheby`s in Hong Kong on 31st October 2004, lot 233. For other fine white jade teapots see Jadeware III, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong 1995, pls.212-214. This is a Premium Lot. If you wish to bid on this lot please refer to page 3.
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