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Lot 1650
A LURISTAN BRONZE 'RAM' WHETSTONE FINIAL, CIRCA 1000-650 BCFinely cast in the form of a recumbent ram, the tubular base is hollowed with two apertures on either side for mounting. The ram naturalistically rendered with a long neck and two large horns which curl around its protruding ears.Provenance: Galerie Persepolis, Brussels, exhibited from 28 October to 13 November 1971. Collection Monsieur H., Brussels, acquired from the above. Collection Madame D.T., acquired from the above.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, and nicks. The sharpening stone lost.Weight: 93 g (excl. stand) and 164.2 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 7.4 cm (excl. stand) and 12.2 cm (incl. stand)With a modern metal stand. (2)Luristan bronzes are small cast and decorated objects from the Early Iron Age (first millennium BC) which have been found in large numbers in Lorestan province and Kermanshah in western Iran. They include a great number of ornaments, tools, weapons, horse fittings, and a smaller number of vessels including situlae and are characterized by a wide range of idiosyncratic forms and a highly stylized conception of human and animal representation. Those from recorded excavations were generally found in burials. The ethnicity of the people who created them remains unclear, though they may well have been Iranian, possibly related to the modern Lur people who have given their name to the area. Luristan bronze objects came to the notice of the world art market from the late 1920s onwards. They were excavated in considerable quantities by local people and are found today in many of the world's most important museums.Museum comparison:Compare a closely related Luristan wet stone with a bronze ram finial, dated 1000-800 BC, in the Louvre Museum, accession number AO 20866. Compare a related Luristan wet stone with a bronze ibex finial, dated 1000-800 BC, in the Louvre Museum, accession number AO 20864.
Lot 1672
A LURISTAN BRONZE SPEARHEAD, LATE 2ND TO EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM BC Iran, c. 1200-700 BC. Well cast, the slender blade with a central ridge, the tapering socket with several rings framed by incised hatchwork and two apertures to the base for mounting.Provenance: From a Royal Collection. The stand with an old inventory label, '326'. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, casting flaws, few nicks, light scratches, minimal nibbling to edges. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with vibrant malachite, azurite, and cuprite encrustations.Weight: 136 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Length 36 cm (incl. stand) and 33.3 cm (excl. stand)Mounted on an old wood stand. (2)Luristan bronzes are small, decorated objects from the Early Iron Age (first millennium BC) which have been found in large numbers in Lorestan province and Kermanshah in western Iran. They include a great number of ornaments, tools, weapons, horse fittings, and a smaller number of vessels including situlae and are characterized by a wide range of idiosyncratic forms and a highly stylized conception of human and animal representation. Those from recorded excavations were generally found in burials. The ethnicity of the people who created them remains unclear, though they may well have been Indo-European, possibly related to the modern Lur people who have given their name to the area. Luristan bronze objects came to the notice of the world art market from the late 1920s onwards. They were excavated in considerable quantities by local people and are found today in many of the world's most important museums.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's London, 4 December 2019, lot 489 Price: GBP 1,250 or approx. EUR 1,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Luristan bronze spear head, early 1st millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the related form, with similar central ridge and hollow socket, and patina. Note the size (47.6 cm).
Lot 276
BISEI: AN IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING A MILLER AT WORKBy Bisei, signed BiseiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The miller seated on a reed mat and firmly gripping a wooden staff to craft two millstones, one on its side and the other lying down at his feet. A woodblock with two mallets resting on top, positioned next to the miller, with several other tools on its side. His robes decorated with various brocade patterns with his tobacco pouch and manju netsuke attached to his belt alongside his kiseruzutsu opened to reveal a thin pipe. His face is carved with an expression of calm determination, finely engraved and stained with naturalistic features. Signed to the underside within a red lacquer tablet BISEI.LENGTH 7.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, expected age cracks, possibly some minor losses and a minor restoration to the end of his staff.Provenance: From a private collection in Belgium, published in the commissioned private catalogue 'The Nibajama collection' no. 21.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00323/CE). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
Lot 285
ICHIYOSAI SOKO: A RARE IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING A KISERU (PIPE) MAKER WITH HIS SONBy Ichiyosai Soko (Munehiro), signed Ichiyosai SokoJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely carved, the tall craftsman standing next to his workbench carving a narrow pipe with an awl, his mouth open in a joyous expression as he watches his son play. Dressed in an elaborate robe decorated with brocade patterns, his sagemono secured in his obi, the young boy wearing a kinchaku (purse) secured at his waist. The child holds a small string attached to a toy fish pulled on four wheels. The carver's bench with one large removable drawer below a shelf filled with bamboo shafts and a pair of drawers, all beneath the worktable filled with tools; several finished kiseru are mounted on the side of the table while two straps are attached to the other side to transport the small workbench. Signed to the base of the workbench on a red lacquer tablet ICHIYOSAI SOKO.HEIGHT 13.9 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, expected age cracks, natural flaws, and the string attached to the child's toy lost.Provenance: From a private collection in Belgium, published in the commissioned private catalogue 'The Nibajama collection' no. 135.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00224/CE). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
Lot 775
A JADE NOTCHED AXE, QIJIA CULTUREChina, Qijia culture, c. 2200-1600 BC. Of tapering form with a long, straight cutting edge, well-carved from a beautiful, translucent celadon stone with delicate, brownish, grayish, and milky white inclusions, as well as russet spots and veins. Three circular hafting holes drilled from one side. The shorter sides flanked by notched grooves. Condition: Very good condition with wear and expected minor signs of weathering as well as nibbles to edges and a small chip to one notch.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 552.3 gDimensions: Length 37 cm, Width 11.2 cmKnife- and axe-shaped blades made from stone were probably working tools in Neolithic societies. Jade is hard but brittle, so the blades made from this beautiful material are unlikely to have been put to practical use. Instead, they would have been held by chieftains as symbols of authority. Large quantities of jade blades have been excavated in different regions in China, indicating their widespread use over a span of more than 3,000 years.
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