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Click here to subscribeWirkkala Vase TW226Silber. Das größte Modell dieser Serie, das nur auf Bestellung gefertigt wurde. Marken: Feingehaltstempel 916 H für 935/000, Finnischer Garantiestempel, Stadtmarke Hämeenlinna, Jahresbuchstabe M7 für 1966, Künstlersignet TW. H 21,5 cm, Gewicht 364 g.Hämeenlinna, Kultakeskus, Entwurf Tapio Wirkkala 1960, Ausführung 1966.LiteraturAbgebildet im Kat. Tapio Wirkkala, Eye, Hand and Thought, Helsinki 2000, S. 364.
Vase mit AsthenkelnFayence, polychromer Aufglasurdekor. Beidseitig fein gemalte Bouquets aus heimischen Blumen, dazwischen Einzelblumen und -blättchen. Blaumarke H über Strich und F (Johann Gottfried Förster). Riss im Fuß, Asthenkel restauriert. H 19 cm.Hubertusburg, nach 1770.ProvenienzRheinische Privatsammlung.
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Important vase ovoïde à fin colCréation circa 1928/1929Monogrammé 'JB France', en céramique émaillée granitéeH: 32,5cm.(12 5/8in.) x L: 21cm (8 1/4in.).An important monogrammed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1928/1929.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 101This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Vase ovoïdeCréation en 1932Signé incisé 'Jean Besnard France', en céramique émailléeH: 22cm.(8 11/16in.) x L: 17cm (6 11/16in.).A signed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed in 1932.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 98This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Vase ovoïde à court col1925Signé 'Jean Besnard 1925', en céramique émailléeH: 33cm (13in.) x L: 21cm(8 1/4in.).A signed ovoid vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard, 1925.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 41This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Ensemble comprenant deux vases et un pied de lampe Vases circa 1930, lampe de 1926Monogrammés JB, inscrit 'Etling' sur le petit vase, en céramique émaillée Grand vase: H: 23cm.(9 1/16in.); L: 19cm.(7 1/2in.).Petit vase: H: 21cm.(8 1/4in.); L: 11cm.(4 5/16in.).Pied de lampe (sans abat-jour): H: 18cm.(7 1/16in.); L: 11,5cm. (4 5/16in.).A monogramed set of two vases and one lamp base in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard circa 1930 for the vases, and 1926 for the lamp.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre grand vase p. 57, notre pied de lampe p. 42This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)VaseCréation circa 1930/1932Signé 'Jean Besnard', en céramique émaillée à décor crispéH: 21,5cm.(8 1/4in.) x L: 18cm (7 1/16in.).A signed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1930/1932.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Modèles à rapprocher pp. 60 à 63.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Vase Création circa 1926/1927Monogrammé 'JB', en céramique émailléeH: 26cm.(10 1/4in.) X L: 9,(cm (3 9/16in.).A monogrammed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1926/1927.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 50This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)VaseCréation circa 1935/1936Signé 'Jean Besnard France', en céramique émaillée à décor inciséH: 24cm.(9 7/16in.); L: 15cm.(5 7/8in.).A signed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1935/1936.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Vase ovoïdeCréation circa 1936Signé 'Jean Besnard', en céramique émaillée en réserveH: 24cm.(9.45in.) x L: 15cm (5 7/8in.).A signed ovoïde vase in unglazed ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1936.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 244This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PHILIPPE LAMBERCY (1919-2006)VaseCirca 1970-1980Cachet de l'artiste, en céramique émaillée brun semi-mat et moulée à la main, à glaçure céladon vert brillant dont une partie en reliefH: 31cm.(12.20in.)L: 34cm.(13 3/8in.); P: 18cm.(7 1/16in.).A stamped vase in enamelled ceramic by Philippe Lambercy circa 1970-1980.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)Grand vase ovoïdeCréation circa 1927/1928Monogrammé 'JB', en céramique émailléeH: 36cm.(14 3/16in.) x L: 22cm (8 11/16in.).A monogrammed large ovoïde vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1927/1928.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 226This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)VaseCréation circa 1927/1928Monogrammé 'JB', en céramique émaillée et à col blancH: 28cm (11in.) x L: 22cm (8 11/16in.).A monogrammed vase in enamelled ceramic by Jean Besnard designed circa 1927/1928.Footnotes:Provenance:Collection particulière, FranceBibliographie:A-R. Hardy & P. Wilson, Jean Besnard, Pottier modern, éd. des Robaresses, Paris, 2021. Notre modèle p. 55This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Box of Assorted Collectible Items, including Carded Design Teapot, Royal Worcester Evesham Dish, 2 x Royal Mail plates, Cut glass fruit bowl, Cut glass water jug, Masons bowl, Royal Doulton crystal glass, Ritzenhoff mug in box, Fruit bowl and 6 bowls, Goldfinch Silver coloured box, Aynsley bone china bird vase, 2 x Bowmer figures, Jersey pottery plate by Richard Bamble, etc.
Attributed to Loetz for Boudon and KlurA secessionist iridescent glass and pewter vaseiridescent glass with pewter mount, pierced and cast with sinuous stems forming twin-handles26.5cm high. Provenance:The collection of Paul Whitfield (1942–2018).Paul Whitfield’s distinguished auctioneering career began in the furniture department at Christie’s in 1965 rising quickly through the ranks to become managing director at King Street by 1969. Later, he was instrumental in the setting up of Christie’s South Kensington. He was the son of the poet and writer Christopher Whitfield, an early friend of Michael Cardew in the 1920s, and a supporter of Frederick Landseer Griggs.After Christie’s, he worked in roles at Bonhams, Sotheby’s, and finally Phillips. Passionate about his craft, he had a deep knowledge of many areas, including bronzes, furniture, ceramics, and modern British painting. This passion was reflected in his own collection, avidly compiled over his lifetime and housed at his Cotswold home outside Chipping Campden.In retirement, he provided invaluable support to the north Cotswolds’ museums, as a trustee of the Guild of Handicraft Trust and the Court Barn Museum, as well as loaning works of art to the Winchcombe archive collection.Overall wear, marks and some scratches, consistent with age and use. Evidence of possible solder joins to the pewter mount. Some tiny scratches evident where the mount is just above the vase. Otherwise seems ok.
Art PotteryVase, circa 1900metallic-type red glaze14cm high; and A Keswick School of Industrial Art silver plated pot and cover, 8cm high (2). Provenance:The collection of Paul Whitfield (1942–2018)Paul Whitfield’s distinguished auctioneering career began in the furniture department at Christie’s in 1965 rising quickly through the ranks to become managing director at King Street by 1969. Later, he was instrumental in the setting up of Christie’s South Kensington. He was the son of the poet and writer Christopher Whitfield, an early friend of Michael Cardew in the 1920s, and a supporter of Frederick Landseer Griggs.After Christie’s, he worked in roles at Bonhams, Sotheby’s, and finally Phillips. Passionate about his craft, he had a deep knowledge of many areas, including bronzes, furniture, ceramics, and modern British painting. This passion was reflected in his own collection, avidly compiled over his lifetime and housed at his Cotswold home outside Chipping Campden.In retirement, he provided invaluable support to the north Cotswolds’ museums, as a trustee of the Guild of Handicraft Trust and the Court Barn Museum, as well as loaning works of art to the Winchcombe archive collection.Red vase in good condition.Keswick pot has surface wear and scratching, in need of a good clean.
Annie Jones for Della RobbiaVasesquat form, with turquoise glaze decorated with leaves and yellow flowersincised Della Robbia mark and AJ initials22cm high.Overall wear, some marks and scratches. Crazing to the glaze. Minor glaze faults in places. Very small losses to the glaze in places also. Very small firing crack to the rim/neck of the vase.
Jennifer Lee (b.1956)Large asymmetric, dark with amber bands, tilted shelf rim, rust base, 1990large vessel, hand-built coloured clay, oxide burnished on surfacepainted potter's mark, JL239 potter's log book number41.5cm high, 25.5cm diameter. We would like to thank Jennifer Lee for helping us catalogue this lot.The condition of the vase appears good with no sign of damage or restoration. We have examined this under UV light and nothing shows up. The mark beneath the large band appeared to be dust that we have cleaned off with a sponge, we have uploaded a new photograph to show the cleaned area. Faint white paint marks on the rim that will clean off.
Charles Vyse (1882-1971)Vase, 1927with Chinese cizhou style decoration, lug handles to neckincised initials and date12cm high. Provenance:The collection of Paul Whitfield (1942–2018).Paul Whitfield’s distinguished auctioneering career began in in the furniture department at Christie’s in 1965 rising quickly through the ranks to become managing director at King Street by 1969. Later, he was instrumental in the setting up of Christie’s South Kensington. He was the son of the poet and writer Christopher Whitfield, an early friend of Michael Cardew in the 1920s, and a supporter of Frederick Landseer Griggs.After Christie’s, he worked in roles at Bonhams, Sotheby’s, and finally Phillips. Passionate about his craft, he had a deep knowledge of many areas, including bronzes, furniture, ceramics, and modern British painting. This passion was reflected in his own collection, avidly compiled over his lifetime and housed at his Cotswold home outside Chipping Campden.In retirement, he provided invaluable support to the north Cotswolds’ museums, as a trustee of the Guild of Handicraft Trust and the Court Barn Museum, as well as loaning works of art to the Winchcombe archive collection.Appears in good condition with no sign of damage or restoration. Minor rubbing the the decoration and some small firing dots.
A BRONZE GARLIC-HEAD VASEHan DynastyOf compressed globular body rising from a tall tapering foot, to a long slender neck terminating in a bulbous garlic-shape head, the base with taotie mask loop, the surface patinated with variegated patches of malachite-green and copper-brown. 38.5cm（5 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 銅蒜頭瓶See a similar garlic head bottle, dated late Warring States period to Western Han dynasty, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors Flowers for the Gods, Genova, 2017, p236, pl.10.1.Compare with a related bronze garlic-mouth vase, Han dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 2 November 2022, lot 208.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE PERFUME FLASK AND COVERSui/Tang DynastyOf ovoid shape rising from a short tapered foot to a long waisted neck and flaring mouth rim, the domed cover surmounted by a lotus-bud finial, with mottled green and brown patina. 15cm (5 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價隋/唐 銅長頸瓶Provenance: James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960), Michigan. 來源：James Marshal Plumer (1899-1960) 舊藏, 密歇根Exhibited: The Detroit Institute of Arts, 6 March- 8 April, 1962 (by repute)James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960) was a noted professor and expert on Asian art. Plumer undertook extensive studies abroad, visiting ancient temples and monuments in China, becoming fluent in Chinese, and working as an administrative officer with the Chinese government's Maritime Customs. He was a member of the American Oriental Society, the Royal Asiatic Society, the Chinese Art Society of America, the Japan Society, the Association for Asian Studies, and the Archaeological Society of America. After Plumer passed away, the Detroit Institute of Arts presented a memorial exhibition that featured his collection.For a related bottle vase, Tang dynasty, see also Bronze Articles for Daily Use: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2006, no.156. Another related bronze, Sui/Tang dynasty, is illustrated in Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no.330.Compare also with a similar bronze bottle vase, Tang dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 64.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASESSong/Yuan Dynasty Each decorated on the lower bodies with a wide band of stylised motifs reserved on a S-shape scroll ground, rising from a flared foot with a band of floral patterns, the necks cast with archaistic taotie masks on key-fret ground, flanked by a pair of handles issuing from mythical-beast heads. Each, 22cm (8 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 銅饕餮紋獸耳壺一對Compare with a related bronze double-handled vase, Southern Song/Jin dynasty, in the Henri Cernuschi collection, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.134, no.83.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC PEAR-SHAPED VASEYuan/early Ming DynastyThe elegantly elongated ovoid body rising from a spreading foot with key-fret band to a tall cylindrical neck, the shoulders decorated with four long cicada lappets, flanked by a pair of taotie-mask handles issuing small loops, the bronze with a dark chocolate-brown patina. 25cm (10in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明早期 銅蟬紋鋪首耳瓶Provenance: Ulrich Hausmann collectionSotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2014, lot 3394.來源：Ulrich Hausmann 舊藏香港蘇富比，2014年10月8日，拍品編號3394Similar decoration of divided lappets running up the shoulder can be found on a double-handled pear-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.136, no.86. Similar lappets are also found on a double-handled pear-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty, illustrated D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors Flowers for the Gods: Transformations of Archaistic Bronzes in China and Japan, Genoa, 2017, p.308, no.22.2. Another vase with similar lappets, 12th/14th century, is illustrated by R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, p.24, no.14.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'ARROW' VASESong/Yuan Dynasty Of archaistic form, the globular body cast with four edges and rising to a galleried square mouth rim, all supported on a spreading foot, the neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles cast with a leiwen ground, the upper neck with a band enclosing archaistic motifs against a leiwen ground, the body similarly cast with two further registers enclosing archaistic designs, the bronze patinated to a dark coppery-brown tone. 21.7cm (8 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 銅夔龍紋貫耳方壺Provenance: Ulrich Hausmann collectionSotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3385.來源：Ulrich Hausmann 舊藏香港蘇富比，2014年10月7日，拍品編號3385The present lot's archaistic form, made for the altar or scholar's study, can be found in porcelain. For a closely related bronze 'arrow' vase of similar archaistic design, recently excavated from a chamber beneath the Zhenhai Pagoda, built in 1321 at Haiyan in Zhejiang Province, see R.Kerr, 'Rethinking some Later Chinese Bronzes' in Arts of Asia, Nov-Dec, 2013, pp.91-92, where she notes that the scholars who wrote up the excavation report considered the delicate bronze vessels of Song/Yuan date, such as the one mentioned above, to be among the most valuable relics in the 47 groups of objects.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE SQUARE PEAR-SHAPED VASEYuan/Ming DynastyThe pear-shaped vase of square section, crisply cast around the exterior with three registers, the upper section with leiwen band, the middle and lower sections with archaistic stylised chilong, flanked by a pair of taotie-mask handles issuing loose rings. 23cm (9in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 銅鋪首銜環耳螭龍紋方壺 Compare with a related square-bodied vase, with similar stylised pattern, late Yuan/early Ming dynasty, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors, Flowers for the Gods, Genoa, 2017, p.223, no.7.10.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'ARROW' VASEYuan DynastyFollowing the archaic bronze hu prototype, the finely-cast pear-shaped body decorated with archaistic designs of birds reserved on key-fret ground, stylised swirls and scrolls, supported on a spreading foot with a band of archaistic pattern above a row of rope twist, flanked by a pair of tubular handles with key-fret pattern at the neck. 18cm (7in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元 銅仿古鳥紋貫耳壺Compare with a very similar bronze arrow vase, Southern Song to Yuan dynasty, illustrated by Sydney L.Moss Ltd., The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, Hong Kong, 1991, no.72.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'ARROW' VASEYuan DynastyThe pear-shaped body finely decorated in relief with horizontal bands of kuilong, wan character diaper, and geographic pattern designs, flanked by a pair of tubular handles, all supported on a slightly splayed foot cast with a band of lappet and a band of key-fret pattern. 19.5cm (7 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元 銅仿古夔龍紋貫耳壺See a very similar bronze arrow vase, Southern Song to Yuan, illustrated by Sydney L. Moss Ltd., The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, Hong Kong, 1991, no.73.Compare also with a similar bronze archaistic 'arrow' vase, Song/Yuan Dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3384.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE TRUMPET-NECKED PEAR-SHAPED VASE12th/13th centuryWell cast with an ovoid body flanked by two low flanges, rising from a stepped foot to a narrow waisted neck flaring to a foliate rim, the shoulder decorated with a band of archaistic taotie masks, the foot with further archaistic patterns. 25.5cm (10in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十二/十三世紀 銅饕餮紋葵口瓶The elegant foliate rim of the present lot may have been inspired by contemporaneous ceramic pieces. See for example, a Jun-ware vase with foliate rim, Jin dynasty, illustrated by R.Kerr, Song Dynasty Ceramics, London, 2004, p.32, no.22; see also another red stoneware vase with white slip and turquoise glaze, Jin dynasty, of similar shape, illustrated in Ibid., p.77, no.77.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE 'NINE-BAND' PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUSong/Yuan DynastyRising from a flared foot with a band of stylised wave pattern, the pear-shaped body decorated with nine horizontal registers separated by plain strips, the registers cast in low relief with designs of lozenges enclosing the swastika motifs, wan-character diaper, phoenix, cranes amidst clouds, floral and foliate patterns, with chocolate-brown patina. 21cm (8 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 萬字紋仿古銅壺 Published and Illustrated: Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900, London, 1989, no.42.展覽著錄：Michael Goedhuis著，《Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900》，倫敦，1989年，編號42The dynamic design around the exterior of the present lot owes much to contemporaneous designs used for ceramics, notably Qingbai wares. See for example, a related floral pattern illustrated by J.Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, Goteborg, 1970, fig.7a. See also a related bronze pear-shaped vase, Song/Jin dynasty, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.135.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE 'CHAMPION' VASEMing DynastyComposed of two tubular pedestal vases flanking an eagle with extended wings outstretched across both vases, standing on the head of a bear with outstretched limbs, its hindquarters and bifurcated tail protruding at the bottom on the back below a chilong joining the vases. 16cm (6 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅英雄雙聯瓶Vases of this form are known as 'champion vases', which refers to the vessel's twin-tubular compartments connected by an eagle (ying) and a bear (xiong), together forming the pun yingxiong 'champion' or 'hero'. In form, the vase was inspired by earlier bronzes, such as the Tang dynasty 'champion' vase depicted in the Xiqing Gujian, 1751, illustrated by M.Wilson, Chinese Jades, London, 2004, p.106, pl.107, which itself draws on Western Han dynasty examples. See a related inlaid gold and silver bronze 'champion' vase, Song to Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, London, 1991, no.35.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE BUDDHIST LION JOSS-STICK HOLDER16th centuryThe beast cast seated on its hind legs, its right paw atop a ball, the fierce face with jaws agape and large ruyi-snout, and curly mane extending down the knobbly spine supporting a a small vase, the tail sweeping across its right haunch, attached wood stand. 11cm (4 1/2in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六世紀 銅獅形香插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
A BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' PRICKET CANDLESTICK16th centuryWell cast on three scrolling feet issuing horned mythical-beast heads surmounted by a Buddhist lion with furrowed brows, his back carrying a baluster vase with lotus-petal base, rising up to a lotus-leaf drip pan and candle-prick. 35cm (13 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六世紀 銅瑞獸燭臺For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE SQUARE VASE, FANGZUNWanli seal mark, Qing Dynasty or earlierThe body of square section divided by flanges on the edges and raised on a spreading foot, the straight neck flanked by a pair of lug handles and rising to a flaring mouth and galleried rim, the body decorated with archaistic taotie masks, the neck with cicadas beneath further taotie masks, metal liner. 29.5cm (11 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清或更早 饕餮紋貫耳出戟方尊「萬曆年製」篆書款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CLOUD-HANDLED BRONZE VASE, HUMing DynastyHeavily cast of elegant pear shape, rising from a stepped foot to a narrow waisted neck and galleried rim, the shoulders set with a pair of ruyi cloud-shaped handles, the body decorated around the exterior with continuous lotus scrolls, the foot and neck with stiff-leaf lappets, the mouth and foot rims with cloud-scrolls. 13.5cm (5 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅如意耳纏枝花卉紋壺Compare with a related bronze vase with similar handles, 16th century, in the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the ancestors, Flowers for the Gods, Genoa, 2017, p.269, fig.3.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'DRAGON' FLATTENED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HULate Ming DynastyRising from a spreading foot decorated with waves to a waisted neck decorated with cloud bursts, flanked by a pair of mythical-beast-head handles issuing loops, the body decorated on each side with a writhing dragon amidst ruyi-clouds. 24cm (9 1/2in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 獸首耳龍雲紋銅壺For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE 'EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS' INCENSE-TOOL VASE16th centuryElaborately cast of tall cylindrical form with the 'Eight Daoist Immortals' around the exterior in high relief against ruyi-shaped apertures, floating above crashing waves, beneath a band of dragons and key-fret, applied with a pair of S-shape mythical beast handles, all supported on three cabriole legs, further supported on another base with diaper-pattern and three feet on a tall ring. 25cm (9 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六世紀 銅獸耳八仙人物瓶Compare with a similar hexagonal incense tool vase but with musicians around the exterior, early 16th century, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors Flowers for the Gods, Genoa, 2017, p.347. See also a related cylindrical incense tool vase but with other figures in high relief around the exterior, 16th century, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.137, no.88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'GARLIC-HEAD' VASESLate Ming DynastyEach elegantly cast with compressed globular bodies rising from tall tapering feet to long flaring necks terminating with lobed 'garlic-heads' and lipped mouth rim, the exteriors of the bodies with gilt whorls. Each 18cm (7in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 銅局部鎏金蒜頭瓶一對Compare with a related but larger parcel-gilt bronze vase, with chilong, 16th/17th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 11 September 2019, lot 863.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'CHAMPION' VASESong/Ming DynastyExquisitely cast with two tubular pedestal vases decorated with archaistic scrolls, flanking an eagle holding a loop ring in its beak, standing with extended wings outstretched across both vases, standing on the head of a bear with outstretched limbs, its hindquarters and bifurcated tail protruding at the bottom on the back below a chilong joining the vases, all inlaid in gold and silver. 12cm (4 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/明 銅錯金銀英雄雙聯瓶 Inspired by archaic bronze vessels produced during the Western Han period, this vase encapsulates a highly auspicious symbolism conveyed by the combination of eagle, ying and bear, xiong, which form the rebus for 'champion and hero'. The inlaid decoration, clearly derived from the archaic bronzes of the Warring States period, creates a demonstrable link to the revered Chinese past. Compare with a similar inlaid gold and silver bronze 'Champion' vase, 12th-15th century, illustrated in The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metal Work, London, 1991, pl.35.See also a rare silver-inlaid bronze 'Champion' vase, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' LOZENGE-SHAPED VASE, HULate Ming/early Qing DynastyFinely cast of archaistic hu form and lozenge section, rising from a stepped foot to a flaring neck with two raised ribs, applied with a pair of mythical beasts, each side of the body with a further mythical beast in relief, wood stand. 36.8cm (14 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:明晚期/清早期 神獸紋獸耳菱形壺Provenance: Ulrich Hausmann CollectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Michael Goedhuis in association with Shimizu Oriental Art Ltd., The Gilding of the Lily: An Exhibition of the Divine Vessels of Japanese Flower Arrangement, London, 1986, no.34Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900, London, 1989, no.48來源：Ulrich Hausmann 舊藏展覽著錄：Michael Goedhuis 与 Shimizu Oriental Art Ltd 合作展，《The Gilding of the Lily: An Exhibition of the Divine Vessels of Japanese Flower Arrangement》，倫敦，1986年，編號34Michael Goedhuis著, 《Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900》，倫敦，1989年，編號48The present lot exhibits the 17th century fascination with mythical beasts. There was a revival of interest in ancient texts, notably the Shanhai jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), a compendium replete with descriptions of geography, natural history, and mythology. The availability of various illustrated editions of the Shanhai jing from the late sixteenth century onward quickly led to the appearance of new motifs in the decorative arts. See two similarly shaped vases but in cloisonné enamel, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, vol.2, Beijing, 2011, nos.18 and 20.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
AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-DAMASCENED WINE VESSEL AND COVER, GONG18th centuryOf archaistic gong-shape, rising from a straight foot, the globular body connected to a stylised bird-head lid by a swing handle made of three movable sections, the waisted neck with raised nails in the form of chain jewellery, decorated around the body with designs of mythical beast masks, floral and geometric patterns damascened in gold and silver. 36cm (14 1/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 銅錯金銀獸面紋觥Provenance: Henri-Rene d'Allemagne (1863-1950) collection, Marnes-la-Coquette來源：Henri-Rene d'Allemagne (1863-1950) 舊藏，馬爾訥拉科凱特Published and Illustrated: Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900, London, 1989, no.83.展覽著錄：Michael Goedhuis著，《Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900》，倫敦，1989年, 編號83Henri-Rene d'Allemagne (1863-1950) was a French historian, librarian, author and collector. He was the owner of a large collection of Islamic items which was acquired after his death from his son Jacques d'Allemagne by P.T.Brooke-Sewell, who presented them to the British Museum in 1956. The subject matter of his books range from titles on decorative ironwork to playing cards.With silver inlaid designs on the body and the cover, the present vessel is inspired by the archaic ritual bronze wine vessels guang or gong. During the Ming dynasty, appreciating and collecting antique artefacts was highly popular. At this time, comprehensive catalogues illustrating the archaistic bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties were prepared and supplied the workshops with inspirational designs for the production of contemporary wares. The present vessel cleverly combines two archaic forms, namely the hu shape for wine containers produced during the Zhou dynasty, and the guang shape for handled wine ewers produced during the Shang dynasty, which were shaped as a sauce boat and had their cover cast as a dragon with a toothy grin and protruding horn. Wine vessels combining the hu and an animal shape were already produced during the later phases of the Zhou Dynasty. Compare, for example, with a bronze bird-head wine vessel, Warring States, excavated in Shandong, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Chinese Bronzes Beijing, 1997, p.28, no.27. For a bronze gong pouring vessel, Shang dynasty, see the example in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Art and Ritual, London, 1987, cat.no.6.The inlaid designs of cusped palmettes are similar to those found on Persian metalworks and suggest that the present vessel may have been produced for the Islamic market. See, for example, a large tinned copper basin, Safavid Iran, 17th century, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated by A.S.Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, pp.317-318, no.143. A very similar bronze-inlay 'owl' vase, Ming dynasty, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 November 2022, lot 139.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN ARCHAISTIC SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID BRONZE VASE, HU17th/18th centuryOf archaistic hu form, the baluster body rising from a straight foot, set at the shoulders with three taotie masks handles issuing loose rings, all beneath a waisted neck, the exterior decorated with three raised bands with geometric patterns in silver and gold, the registers decorated on a diamond-pattern ground. 41cm (16in) high.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 銅錯金銀饕餮耳活環壺The archaistic design on the present lot reflects the archaistic scholarly trends of the late Ming period which continued into the Qing dynasty. The academic trend known as the 'search for evidence' (kaozheng 考證) movement began in the early 17th century and reached its height in the 18th century. Although this movement originated in a renewed scholarly interest in ancient texts and inscriptions on archaic bronzes, as literati sought a more empirical approach to understanding their ancient heritage, it led to a greater fascination for decorative designs adopted from ancient bronzes too. Compare with a related archaistic vase with taotie-mask ring handles, 17th/18th century, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors Flowers for the Gods: Transformations of Archaistic Bronzes in China and Japan, Genoa, 2017, p.224, no.7.12. See also a related gold and silver damascened bronze vase, 18th century, illustrated by Syndey L.Moss Ltd., The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, London, 1991, no.59.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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