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Lot 1338
A Japanese Satsuma cylindrical jar and cover, the knop pierced finial above main body with simulated bamboo frame and set with panels of figures, birds amongst floral sprays and landscapes, overall raised on three elephant trunk supports, unsigned, height 23cm.Provenance: the property of a Worcestershire gentleman.Additional InformationMinor rubbing to the gilding noticeably on the bamboo uprights and raised parts, there are two small chips to the inside rim of the cover.
Lot 1383
A Japanese Meiji period bronzed elephant mounted on wooden base, now set as a mystery clock, the timepiece with white enamelled dial set with Arabic numerals and on typical pivoting bracket, length 25cm.Additional InformationGeneral surface wear to the elephant, it has been later screwed through the end of the trunk to create the mystery clock. The dial is very badly cracked, the frame of the clock is misshapen and replaced and the watch is not in working order, general surface wear throughout.
Lot 188
THREE BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHTS16th/17th century Two cast as Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, serenely seated on a recumbent elephant with long curling trunk; the third cast as a recumbent elephant, wood stand.The largest 6cm (2 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六/十七世紀 銅觀音騎象兩件 及 銅臥象 一組三件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A VERY RARE POTTERY MODEL OF AN ELEPHANTEarly Tang Dynasty Finely-modelled as an elephant standing foursquare with head held straight and curving trunk, covered overall with a white slip. 20cm (8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐早期 陶象The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested by both archaeological evidence and their representation in Chinese art. They are mentioned in the Shijing, Liji and Zuozhuan. The state of Chu in 506 BC even used elephants in their war against the state of Wu. See a pottery model of an elephant, Neolithic period, Shijiahe culture, c.2400-2000 BC, illustrated by J.Rawson, Mysteries of Ancient China: New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties, London, 1996, p.46. See also a bronze elephant and groom, Han dynasty, illustrated in Age of Empires: Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties, New Haven and London, 2017, pp.168-169.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 310
A DUAN STONE TABLE SCREEN18th centuryFinely carved in relief with a cluster of bamboo and blossoming prunus branches issuing from a gnarled trunk, cleverly defined in grey-green, buff and reddish-brown tones, carved hongmu stand and metal mount.The panel 38.5cm (15 1/8in) x 30.5cm (12in). (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 端石雕梅竹紋硯屏Provenance: R.Soame Jenyns (1904–1976), Deputy Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum (1950-1968)Published and Illustrated: R.Soame Jenyns and W.Watson, Chinese Art, The Minor Arts II, London, 1965, pl.176來源：R.Soame Jenyns（1904-1976）舊藏，其曾於1950至1968年間任大英博物館東方古董部副主任出版著錄：R.Soame Jenyns與W.Watson，《Chinese Art, The Minor Arts II》，倫敦，1965年，圖版編號176Together with pine, bamboo and prunus are two of the 'Three Friends of Winter', an auspicious group of naturally-occurring trees symbolising long life, perseverance, and integrity, the virtues of the ideal scholar-gentleman, and also the three main religions of China, namely Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism.See a related example illustrated in The Chinese Scholars Desk 17th to 18th century, Oxford, 1979, no.79.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 404
A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' LIBATION CUP17th centuryThe large vessel modelled as a pine trunk section, carved in relief with gnarled pine branches and protruding wood knots, the later hardwood stand carved in openwork with lotus stems and leaves.16cm (6 1/4in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 竹雕蟠松杯Compare with a similar carved bamboo 'pine trunk' libation cup, Kangxi, in the Simon Kwan Collection included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, pp.260-261, no.57. See also a related bamboo 'pine trunk' cup, Qing dynasty, in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shanghai, 2009, no.98.A related carved bamboo 'pine tree' libation cup, 17th/18th century, was sold at Christie's London, 10 May 2011, lot 17.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 405
A BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' LIBATION CUP17th/18th centuryModelled as a trunk section, carved in openwork relief with gnarled blossoming prunus branches.12.2cm (4 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 竹雕梅樁紋杯Compare with a similar carved bamboo 'prunus' libation cup, Kangxi, in the Simon Kwan Collection included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, pp.266-267, no.60. See another example in the Shanghai Museum, published in Literati Spirit: Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving, Shanghai, 2012, no.008. See a related bamboo 'prunus tree-trunk' cup, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 17-18 March 2016, lot 1339.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 235
A GROUP OF JADE AND CARNELIAN CARVED ITEMSQing DynastyComprising: a carnelian double brushwasher, carved in the form of a lingzhi and gnarled trunk section issuing a fruiting peach branch; a sword slide carved with rows of bosses; a miniature spinach jade tripod incense burner; and a jadeite thumb ring. The carnelian washer 7.7cm (3in) long. (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.comA few nibbles to edges and fissures to stone, particularly to the agate; some natural inclusions particularly to the sword slide.
Lot 393
A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP OF AN OWL AND MONKEYMeiji PeriodThe detachable owl perched on the top of a gnarled trunk, with an open hollow at the front, a separately modelled monkey clambering at the base and gazing upwards. 25cm (9.7/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:Compare with a near identical group sold in our New Bond Street rooms, Fine Japanese Art, 8 November 2018, lot 215.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
F. O. Schmidt, attr. Adolf Loos, Vienna, TableFriedrich Otto Schmidt, Wienabout 1905Tisch. Um 1905. Holz, Messing, Glas. Abgerundet vierseitige Tischplatte mit Glasauflage und Messingrand. Vier flache Beine mit profilierten Messingschuhen. 65 x 90 x 90 cm. Die Firma Friedrich Otto Schmidt in Wien produzierte u.a. auch Entwürfe von Adolf Loos wie z.B. den Elefantenrüsseltisch. Von dem hier vorliegenden Tischmodell mit den charakteristischen flachen Beine und dem umlaufenden Messingrand fertigte die Fa. Schmidt verschiedene Varianten. So ist ein schlichterer Tischtyp bekannt, aber auch ein Spieltisch-Modell mit aufwendig konstruierten mechanischen Extras. F. O. Schmidt, attr. Adolf Loos, Vienna, TableFriedrich Otto Schmidt, Wienabout 1905Table. Wood, brass, glass. Rounded four-sided table top with glass support and brass edge. Four flat legs with profiled brass shoes. 65 x 90 x 90 cm. The Friedrich Otto Schmidt company in Vienna also produced designs by Adolf Loos such as the elephant-trunk table. The Schmidt company produced different variants of the table model presented here with the characteristic flat legs and the surrounding brass rim. A simpler type of table is known, but also a gaming table model with elaborately designed mechanical extras.
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