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Click here to subscribeA Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine cup, Zhi, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., of eliptical section, cast in high relief to each side with a taotie mask between registers of kui dragons all filled with leiwen, with scrollwork raised fins to each side, two character 'fish' clan mark to interior of base, black and olive-brown patina with occasional patches of malachite 12.5cm, rim probably altered
A Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, Lei, Eastern Zhou dynasty/Spring & Autumn period, 8th-5th century B.C., of globular form, cast in low relief with four bands of coiled scrolling beasts, above 'cicada' pendants, applied with a pair of animal mask ring handles and a pair of looped lugs, olive green patina with heavy malachite and cuprite encrustation, 29cm high approx. 33cm wide, holes to bodyCompare a similar shape bronze Lei vessel dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty in the British Museum, London, accession no. 1955,1212.1
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual water basin, Pan, early Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-7th century B.C., the exterior cast in high relief with a band of interlocking kui dragons, applied with a pair of high looped handles, the interior with bas-relief cast twin fish and three character inscription, dark brown patina with malachite green encrustation, 15cm high, 40.5cm wide at handles, old repairsLiterature:Pan were shallow basins used as ritual vessels to hold water. They were used in conjunction with a he or a yi to form a set of vessels for the washing of hands. Such vessels would have been included in the ritual vessel sets used to perform ritual food and wine offerings to the ancestors.The crisply cast high relief bands of coiled interlocking dragons are very similar to those seen on a ritual bronze Hu vessel sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art', 11-12 September 2012, Lot 168 and on a fou, in the Sackler collection, illustrated by Jenny So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. III, Washington, D.C., 1995, p. 206, no. 31. Other bronze ritual vessels with similar band decoration can also be found on a ding, attributed to the early Spring and Autumn period, in the Yantai City Museum, Shandong province, illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji, vol. 9, Beijing, 1997, pl. 2, and on another lei, in the Hebei Provincial Museum, included ibid., pl. 128.
A rare and large Chinese archaic bronze ritual drinking vessel, Hu, Warring States period 5th-3rd century B.C., carved in relief with three registers of ancestral figure scenes of sacrifice, worship and hunting, taotie mask ring handles, brown patina with areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation, approx. 50cm high, repairsLiterature:see Jessica Rawson, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, British Museum Press, 1987, Fig. 28e with an illustration of a smaller bronze Hu vessel in the Palace Museum Beijing decorated with similar figure scenes.A bronze fanghu (square wine vessel) decorated in the same style but with an inlay technique around the decoration is in the Rietberg Museum, accession no. RCH9A and is illustrated in the Museum Rietberg Zurich Museum Guide, Zurich, 2000, p. 75, fig. 59.A fanghu of this type and style with pictorial decoration in flat relief restricted to three horizontal registers, now without any of the background inlay material remaining, in the National Palace Museum, is illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Shang and Chou Dynasty Bronze Wine Vessels, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1989, p. 217, plate 77. A third, smaller fanghu decorated in the same technique with silhouetted figures and animals in flat relief shown in various hunting scenes, also now lacking the inlay material which filled the background, in the Freer Gallery of Art, is illustrated by Lawton in Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Change and Continuity 480-222 B.C., Washington D.C., 1982, p. 33, no. 5The decoration is similar to scenes carved on to later Eastern Han dynasty stone tomb reliefs such as The Wu Family Ancestral Shrine found on the north of Wuzhai Mountain in Zhifang Township, Jiaxiang County of Shandong Province, China.
Late 19th century Historismus enamelled silver and agate bowl, probably Austro-Hungarian (apparently unmarked), the banded cornelian bowl supported by a figural stem of a woman pouring wine, the shaped circular base surmounted by paste and semi-precious stones and with seated figures of children in relief, with all-over enamel decoration, 14cm high (loss to bowl and enamel, tarnished and dirty)
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., probably Anyang, cast in relief with two bands of taotie masks, between bowstring bands, bas-relief cast single character pictographic mark to interior of base, olive-brown patina with thin malachite green and cuprite encrustation, 21.5cm highIMPORTANT SALE DETAILS TO ADD TO CATALOGUE-Please note: New buyers may be asked to pay a deposit to bid on certain lots in this sale.Special preview days 13th, 14th and 15th November, 9am-4.30pm. Entry to these view days by catalogue only. Sale 28th November starting at 10am?INTRODUCTION PAGEThe Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese Archaic Bronzes & Works of Art. (sale title as well?)(PHOTO OF MR LEPILEUR UPLOADED TO LOT 1) [1970s photograph of Jean-Claude Lepileur (right) examining bronzes from his collection]Gorringes are delighted to present the Jean-Claude Lepileur collection of Chinese archaic bronzes. The main core of the collection dates from the Shang to Eastern Zhou dynasties (12th century B.C. to 4th century B.C.) and was purchased in the 1960s-1980s from London auctioneers, including Sotheby's and Christie's, and Oriental dealers.Jean-Claude Lepileur (1926-2016) was a man of great learning. Born in Lisieux in France, he became a buyer and seller of antiques and formed a partnership with Mrs Senta Christian in a joint antiques venture, travelling to and from England from their early base in Deauville in Normandy. Mr Lepileur was a self-taught historian, chemist and restorer, with a particular love of all things Asian, especially pieces of art from China. And more specifically ancient Chinese bronze artefacts, which he collected avidly all his life.Mr Lepileur and Mrs Christian moved their business to Finchley in London in the 1950s and they continued to operate as a partnership until 1996, when Mrs Christian passed away. Jean-Claude had a very discerning eye for art and at one point even managed to identify two original Rembrandt sketches for sale on a stall on Portobello Market and was able to purchase them for a few pounds. They were later fully authenticated by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mr Lepileur was also a frequent visitor to the British Museum in those days as he was always keen to compare his latest Chinese bronze acquisitions with those in the collection of the museum. During his life he amassed a collection of some eighty bronzes and a number of ceramics, pictures and scrolls. He also collected over 60 reference books, many of them very detailed, which he used to assist him with his research. Mr Lepileur was still buying and selling up until his death in December last year, aged 90.The collection is presented complete, with no omissions and is a great tribute to his skill in identifying, researching and collecting some wonderful pieces of Chinese art. END OF INTROLOT 1 FOOTNOTE Provenance: Christie's, King Street , 22nd January 1968 sale, Lot 163, described in the catalogue as 'A small early bronze Ku, cast in low relief with bands of decadent loose Tao-t'ieh masks under a mottled grey, green and brown patina-8.5in. (21.5cm) high-probably late Chou dynasty.'Literature:The shallow style of casting of the taotie masks devoid of leiwen decoration on this Gu, is similar to a ritual bronze wine cup, Zhi, in the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Accession No. F1938.6a-b which is dated to the Middle or Late Anyang period (12th-11th century B.C.)
A small Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, You, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th century B.C., of oval section, cast in relief with taotie masks and coiled kui dragons, the swing handle with prominent bovine mask terminals, olive-brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 13cm high, lacking coverA similar larger ritual bronze You vessel is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession Number: 49.135.7a, b.
A rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Fangzun, Shang dynasty, Anyang, 13th-11th century B.C., cast in high relief to each side, the central register with a large taotie mask filled with leiwen, the hooked corner flanges with projecting rams masks with large scrolling horns, the lower register with kui dragons amid leiwen, the neck with scroll-filled lappets, olive-brown patina with malachite, cuprite and occasional azurite encrustation, 33.5cm high, losses and repairsCompare a larger and more elaborate ritual bronze Fangzun sold by Christie's, New York, 'Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum', 15 March 2017, New York, Lot 523.
The base section of a Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, Shang dynasty, 13th century B.C., cast in relief with taotie masks composed of tight scrolls with tapering boss eyes, between vertical hooked fins, twin character clan mark inside foot, olive brown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation, 13.5cm highLiterature:A ritual bronze gu in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 49.135.11 has similar tightly scrolled taotie masks with tapering bosses for eyes, but is also inlaid with black pigment.
A Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, You, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century B.C., cast in relief with bands of phoenixes, bovine masks and leiwen, the swing handle with prominent tapir-head terminals, three character pictographic 'elephant' clan mark to underside of cover and interior of vessel, grey and dark brown patina with some areas of verdigris, 22cm high, repairsLiterature: This vessel is similar in form to the Zhao you, attributed to the reign of King Zhao (circa 977/975-957 BC), in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, illustrated in Shanghai Bowuguan cang qingtongqi [Ancient bronzes in the Shanghai Museum], Shanghai, 1964, pl. 38.For similar ritual vessels sold at auction see Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Art, 13 May 2015, Lot 101, the 'Zuo Ce Huan You' at Sotheby's, New York, 'Magnificent Ritual Bronzes', 17 September 2013, Lot 8 and Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, Lot 1129.
A set of twenty-four Elizabeth II silver circular proof edition medals - "The Churchill Centenary Trust" Medals, each 1.625ins diameter, created by John Pinches to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill, issued in 1974 (weight 19.2ozs), contained in wine leather cloth album and complete with letter and Certificate of Authenticity
A French silvery metal circular one-handled taste-vin, the shallow bowl with punched decoration of fruiting vines, 3.25ins diameter x 1ins high, one other French silver taste-vin, an Elizabeth II silver and silver gilt taste-vin, a double-ended spirit measure, and a selection of wine labels (weight 12ozs)
A 19th Century English wine glass, the bucket bowl engraved with a view of The Cast Iron Bridge, Sunderland, with single blade knop to stem, on a plain foot, 5.25ins high, and a goblet engraved with roses, thistles, shamrocks and oak leaves and worded "The Steam Ship Juverna, Launched Sepr 26th 1846", with slice cutting to bowl and stem and star cut base, 7ins high
A 20th Century French suite of slice cut and gilt bordered table glass, comprising - Five Champagne flutes, 8ins high, six Champagne bowls, 3.5ins high, six wine glasses, 5.5ins high, six tumblers, 4.5ins high, and a diamond cut glass and gilt bordered vase, on circular footrim, 7.25ins high
A very large, late 19th century, mahogany-veneered, sarcophagus-form cellarette/wine cooler, with a carved finial handle to the top, hinged lid opening to a very deep inner compartment with its original, lead lining. Some areas of veneer missing to the top and small areas to the sides, Length: 97 cm, Width: 62 cm, Depth: 54 cm.
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