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NO RESERVE Decorative Arts.- Fennimore (D.L.) & Ann K.Wagner. Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner 1808-1842, Woodbridge, 2007 § Coffin (S.D.) & others. Feeding Desire: Design and Tools of the Table 1500-2005, New York, 2006 § Hughes (Graham) Gerald Benney: Goldsmith, Alfriston, 1998 § Nys (W.) & others. Joseph Germain Dutalis 1780-1852: Silversmith of His Majesty King William I, Antwerp, 2004 § Schroder (T.) Renaissance Silver from the Schroder Collection, 2007, illustrations, many colour, the first original boards with dust-jacket, the rest original wrappers; and 7 others on silver, 4to (12)
Markham (Clements R.) Travels in Peru and India while superintending the collection of Chinchona plants and seeds in South America, and their introduction into India, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, folding genealogical table of the Incas, 30pp. publishers' catalogue at end, folding map with short tear to inner edge and slight fraying to outer edge, leaves a little brittle and chipped at edges, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, 4to, 1862.*** Cinchona was the source of quinine used as a cure for malaria, and was greatly needed by the British in India.
Cary (Robert) Palælogia Chronica. A Chronological Account of Ancient Time, double-page folding genealogical table, contemporary signature and notes to title, 3Z1 lacking corner (not affecting text), cracked upper hinge, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, bumping to corners an spine extremities, folio, [Wing C743], by J. Darby, for R. Chiswell, 1677.
Lycophron. Cassandra, translated & edited by Viscount Royston, presentation copy from the translator to the Rt. Hon. Lady Lucas inscribed on front free endpaper, folding letterpress table, light spotting, engraved bookplate of Thomas Philip Earl de Grey of Wrest Park, contemporary calf with borders in gilt and blind, Cambridge, [privately] printed by R.Watts, 1806 § Secundus (Joannes) Kisses: a Poetical Translation of the Basia..., third edition, printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by Bartolozzi and plate, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, gilt border, red roan label, J.Bew, 1778 § Somervile (William) The Chase, wood-engraved vignettes by Thomas Bewick, light staining, contemporary tree calf, printed by W.Bulmer & Co., 1802 § Goldsmith (O.) & Thomas Parnell. Poems, half-title, wood-engraved plates and vignettes by Thomas Bewick, contemporary calf, border in gilt & blind, rebacked, Bulmer, 1804 § Heron (Robert, translator) Arabian Tales..., 4 vol., modern morocco, rebacked, Edinburgh, 1792 § Trollope (Anthony) The Last Chronicle of Barset, 2 vol., first edition in book form, wood-engraved plates by George H.Thomas, contemporary half roan, 1867, all rubbed, some joints split, the first a little stained and with worn spine; and c.40 others, literature, v.s. (c.50)
AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF RIHAKU UnsignedJapan, early to mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)An early ivory netsuke of the poet Rihaku (In Chinese Li Bai) shown seated on a base sleeping and leaning on a scholarly table. He is wearing a traditional Chinese cap and a flowing, well-carved Chinese robe. His facial features are crafted extraordinarily well, deeply slumbering, probably after drinking some wine – a popular subject of his poems. Beautiful deep-yellow and honey patina and excellent himotoshi through the back and underside.HEIGHT 4.3 cmCondition: Very good age-related condition with expected age cracks and stunning patina.Provenance: German private collection, acquired in Japan c. 1980.Auction comparison:Compare to a similar netsuke sold by Zacke, Fine Netsuke, Sagemono & Okimono, 2 November 2019, Vienna, lot 2 (sold for 3,286 EUR).Li Bai (701-762) was a famous poet during the Tang-dynasty, often referred to as China’s golden age of poetry. In 724 AD he set out from his home region of Shu and began a life of roaming— visiting Daoist sites, meeting many scholars, and leaving behind hundreds of poems about his travels, his solitude, his friends, the moon, and especially the pleasures of drinking wine.
KASHUN: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF GOSHISHO By Kashun, signed Kashun 花春Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting the Chinese general Goshisho holding up a tripodal brazier with one hand while holding a brush with the other and writing a stanza, a suzuri (ink stone) placed on the table before him. The general has a stern-faced expression and a thick beard, almost appearing like Shoki. The wood of a very attractive color and the chimney-like himotoshi are found through the back and underside. Signed within an oval reserve KASHUN – a rare artist who worked exclusively in wood.HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: The brazier with some minor nibbling to the rim. Some tiny nicks around the edges of the robe and to the himotoshi. Generally, in good condition.Provenance: Old Viennese private collection assembled within the same family over three generations.Goshisho (in Chinese, Wu Zixu) lived during 5th century BC and was a legendary general and politician. In a literary competition he showed both his wonderful strength and scholarship by holding up a 600 kg brazier and writing a lengthy stanza at the same time.
A WOOD KARAKURI NETSUKE WITH HOTEI AND KARAKO PLAYING SUGOROKU UnsignedJapan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryThe exterior finely carved as Hotei’s treasure sack with particularly neatly incised cord tassel, opening to reveal the lucky god and a karako seated at a table playing sugoroku, the boy’s hair tufts and the game pieces inlaid with bone and dark horn, the trick mechanism fully functional with a small bone peg. Ringed himotoshi to the underside.HEIGHT 2.8 cm, WIDTH 3.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, few minor losses to inlays.Provenance: German private collection.Auction comparison:For a similar netsuke with Hotei and Fukurokuju playing go, see Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 9 November 2017, London, lot 2 (sold for 1,500 GBP).
KEIGYOKU: A FINE IVORY KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING RAKANS AND DRAGON By Keigyoku, signed Keigyoku 桂玉Japan, second half of 19th centuryOf muso-zutsu type and worked in high relief and sunken relief, the details very finely engraved. Depicted are two rakan, one seated and leaning on a root wood table, a kenchi (gantha) bell placed on the surface, and holding a nyoi (ruyi) sceptre, a large vase with lotus behind him. Another rakan (probably Handaka Sonja) is standing, prayer beads hanging from his arm, and holding an alms bowl from which a dragon emerges, its body breaking through the clouds. The cord attachment in the form of a curved reishi fungus and the signature neatly incised in the back KEIGYOKU.LENGTH 22.5 cmCondition: Good condition with some age cracks. The inserted piece with a crack and some damage to the end (hidden away inside the lower part).Provenance: German private collection.
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