A GREY AND BROWN JADE 'CHILONG' CUP17th century The cup with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, with three sinewy chilong carved in high relief clambering up the sides and biting the mouth rim, the stone of mottled dark-brown and whitish-grey tone.11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide. Footnotes:十七世紀 玉雕螭龍柄杯Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London, 11 September 1991A British private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.，1991年9月11日英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今See a related jade cup with three chilong handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Zhongguo guojia bowuguancang wenwu yanjiu congshu: Yuqi juan, Shanghai, 2007 no.215. Another jade cup with three dragons, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, is illustrated by C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.165, no.139. Compare with a related pale green and grey jade 'chilong' cup, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 149.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A RARE LARGE PAINTING OF THE SUMMER PALACELate Qing DynastyGouache on silk, depicting a bird's eye view of the Yihe Yuan or Summer Palace, the perspective taken looking to the West showing Kunming Lake with the Island of the Dragon King and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge on the left, the right hand side depicting the Longevity Hill with the Palace complex dominated by the octagonal Tower of Buddhist Incense, the foreground with the well-known massive bronze sculpture of an ox, the middle background with the Jade Spring Hill with the seven-tiered pagoda and further buildings, before the Western Hills, mounted and framed. 163cm (64in) wide x 82cm (32 1/4in) high. Footnotes:清晚期 頤和園風景 設色絹本This historical landscape painting depicts the Garden of Nurtured Harmony, better known as the Summer Palace (Yihe yuan 頤和園), located on the north-west outskirts of Beijing. In 1749, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned the construction of these Imperial gardens on the hill and in 1752 he gave it the name 'Longevity Hill' in celebration of his mother's 60th birthday. The Summer Palace was completed in 1750 when it was known as the Garden of Clear Ripples (Qingyi yuan). Kunming Lake was created by extending an existing body of water that mimicked the famous West Lake of Hangzhou.In 1860, the Summer Palace was extensively damaged by British and French. The Palace was later restored in 1888 by the Dowager Empress Cixi, and it could be that paintings such as the present lot were made to commemorate the restoration. A similar large painting depicting the Summer Palace, dated circa 1890, is in the Vancouver Museum and was illustrated by B.Twill, The Manchu Era (1644-1912): Arts of China's Last Imperial Dynasty, Victoria, 2004, pp.24-25.Compare with a similar painting of the Summer Palace, circa 1890, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 207.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE TIGER SCROLL-WEIGHTTang Dynasty or earlierThe large pebble finely carved as a tightly coiled tiger with large bulbous eyes above jaws agape revealing fangs, the body with finely incised stripes and terminating with two curled tails, the paws tucked neatly beneath the body, the stone of pale white tone with russet-brown speckles. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) wide. Footnotes:唐或更早 玉虎紙鎮Provenance: a Japanese private collection, by reputeR.H.Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York (noted in a Spink and Son Ltd. Valuation, dated 12 January 1968)Bluett and Sons Ltd., LondonA British private collection, and thence by descentPublished and Illustrated: Bluett and Sons Ltd., Oriental Art II, London, 1991, no.9 (dated as Western Han dynasty)J.Rawson, 'Strange Creatures' in Oriental Art, vol.XLIV, 1998, pp.44-47, fig.5 (dated as Western Han dynasty)J.Rawson, 'The Eternal Palaces of the Western Han: A New View of the Universe' in Artibus Asiae, vol.LIX, 1999, Zurich, pp.5-55, fig.32 (dated as Western Han dynasty)On Loan: The British Museum, London, from c.1998來源：日本私人收藏（據傳）R.H.Ellsworth (1929-2014)，紐約（由Spink and Son Ltd.提供的一份日期為1968年1月12日的評估報告中提及）倫敦古董商Bluett and Sons Ltd.蘇格蘭私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今著錄：Bluett and Sons，《Oriental Art II》，倫敦，1991年，編號9（斷代為西漢）J.Rawson， 《Strange Creatures》，《Oriental Art》，第44期，1998年，第44-47頁，插圖5（斷代為西漢）J.Rawson，《The Eternal Palaces of the Western Han: A New View of the Universe》，《亞洲藝術》，第59期，1999年，蘇黎世，第5-55頁，圖版32（斷代為西漢）借展：大英博物館，倫敦，約1998年J.Rawson notes regarding the present jade tiger, that jade carvings such as the present lot, 'were probably made in small sets, like the very fine group from near the tomb of Yuan Di (reigned 48-33 BC) in Shaanxi.'; see J.Rawson, 'The Eternal Palaces of the Western Han: A New View of the Universe' in Artibus Asiae, vol.LIX, 1999, Zurich, p.52. In the Bluett's 1991 catalogue, also showing the present lot, it was noted that this carving shared the characteristics of other Han dynasty carvings in being carved in the round from a pebble of whitish tone with a surface that in places is pitted with brown specks of iron rust tone. It was also noted that cup shaped ears and finely carved claws are also found on these jades. A further comparison was made between the incised tiger stripes on the jade carving and those found on bronze animals inlaid with silver or gold of the Warring States period/Han dynasty; see Oriental Art II, 1991, no.9. For related jade carvings of tiger, Han dynasty, see J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.40, no.9; and another illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, pp.80-81, no.46.The present carving of the tiger is exquisitely lively and dynamic, through the jaws open to reveal the menacing teeth, the long thick coiled striped tail emerging from the powerful back haunches, the naturalistic finely curved spine, and the exquisite detail on the underside of the clawed back foot touching on one of the front paws. This dynamism is indicative of an early dating. However, whilst a Western Han dating is possible, it is also possible that this piece is an early revival harking back to the Han style. The tiger has long been one of the oldest symbols for protection in China and is considered as one of the most powerful beasts for warding off evil. The tiger motif inspires both awe and admiration and also embodies the spirit and drive for success. According to Handai jiuyi (The Old Rites of the Han Dynasty), jade seals with a tiger-shaped knob were made for the use of the emperor and empress, indicating the importance of the tiger.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE WHITE AND BLACK JADE 'DOUBLE' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Expertly carved in the form of two conjoined white and black jade bottles, each of square-section, carved with rectangular panels in low relief on four sides, two stoppers of jadeite and coral respectively, one with ivory spoon. 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.JTN439DK該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.JTN439DK十八/十九世紀 黑白色雙聯玉鼻煙壺Provenance: Sotheby's London, 15 February 1966, lot 222An English private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦蘇富比，1966年2月15日，拍品編號222英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Compare with a related jade double snuff bottle, 1820-1880, which was sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 19 June 2012, lot 6034.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE-GREEN JADE 'FIVE BATS' SCROLL-WEIGHT18th century The flattened irregular oval disc crisply carved as five auspicious bats (wufu), one side with three, their heads together at the centre and their wings outspread, the other side with two more attractively using remaining traces of the russet-brown skin on the top surface. 9.5cm (3 3/4in) wide. Footnotes:十八世紀 青玉雕五蝠紋紙鎮Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London, 21 February 2000A British private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.，2000年2月21日英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今The five bats (wufu 五蝠) is a pun for 'Five Blessings' (wufu 五福) which includes longevity, wealth, health, love and peaceful death'. A related jade bat group is illustrated by R.Y.Lefebvre d'Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl.XLVIII.See a related white jade 'five bats' brushrest, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 10 May 2017, lot 94.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BOY HOLDING A LOTUS-LEAF STEMSong/Ming DynastyDeftly carved as a joyous boy with two small buns of hair, standing cross-legged, both hands holding a long lotus stem with the leaf draped over his shoulder, the stone of mottled grey and brown tone with black patches. 6cm (2 3/5in) long.Footnotes:宋/明 青玉「蓮生貴子」把件Lotus has been regarded as the emblem of fruitfulness. As 'lotus' (lian 蓮) is a homophone for 'continues' (lian 連), the combination of 'lotus and boy' is a rebus for the blessing of 'having many sons'. Compare with a similar white jade boy holding a lotus-leaf in his hand, Song dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.5, Beijing, 2011, p.104, pl.106. See a related celadon and brown jade figure of a boy on hobby horse, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, on 29 November 2017, lot 10.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE 'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE CREAMY-WHITE 'DOUBLE GOURD' GROUP18th centuryCleverly and intricately carved from a pebble, one exterior side using the greyish mottled skin as a leaf, the other with a smaller brown leaf, the central section using the creamy stone as two lobed gourds divided by a leaf, and open-winged butterfly perched on the top. 7cm (2 3/4in) wide.Footnotes:十八世紀 雞骨玉瓜瓞綿綿把件Butterflies die (蝶) are a homophone with the character for little gourds die (瓞), symbolic of fertility because of the multitude of their seeds. Butterflies and melons form the pun guadie (瓜瓞), a rebus for 'ceaseless generations of descendants'. See a related white jade 'melon and butterfly' carving, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 July 2020, lot 96. See also a related white jade gourd and butterfly group, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 December 2015, lot 618.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'DRAGONS AND PHOENIX' SCROLL-WEIGHTMing DynastyDeftly carved around all surfaces of the irregular triangular pebble of pale creamy grey stone shading to a pale pink tone at one side, with four chilong and a phoenix emerging from stylised wispy clouds, one small aperture.6cm (2 1/4in) wide.Footnotes:明 雞骨白雕龍鳳紋紙鎮Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London, 21 December 1981A British private collection, and thence by descentPublished and Exhibited: Spink and Son Ltd., An Exhibition of Fine Jade, London, 1981, no.96.來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.，倫敦，1981年12月21日英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：Spink and Son Ltd.《An Exhibition of Fine Jade》，倫敦，1981年，拍品編號96The present lot was inspired by Han dynasty prototypes. See a jade sword chape, Han dynasty, with similarly carved chilong emerging from clouds, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.4, Beijing, 2011, p.80, no.67. The four dragons on the present lot may represent the Four Directions and are symbolic of fortune and auspiciousness. See also three related jade knobs with dragons, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.6, Beijing, 2011, p.141, nos.111-113.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
'WU MING': AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT LACQUERED AND ZITAN GUQIN Late Ming Dynasty The flat elongated body with two waisted sections on both sides, lacquered black, the surface slightly ice-cracked and worn due to age, the forehead inlaid with a peach-shaped jade plaque of a duck, one edge with thirteen mother-of-pearl-inlaid studs (hui), seven strings threaded through tasselled wooden pegs (qinzhen) running over the top and tied to either of the two button-like wood pegs (yanzu) on the back, with two rectangular openings, the large one termed 'dragon pool' (longchi) and the smaller 'phoenix pond' (fengzhao), the bridge and 'dragon's gums' in zitan, the underside bearing several seals and calligraphic inscriptions, Japanese wood box and cover with inscription by R.H.van Gulik. 121cm (47 1/2in) long. (3). FootnotesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT HORSE18th/19th centuryCarved in an early style from a small pebble as a recumbent horse with head lowered to its raised front knees, its rear legs tucked beneath its curling bushy tail, a delicately carved mane falling down both sides of its neck, the stone of very pale semi-translucent tone using very shallow areas of the brown skin, box. 5cm (2in) long. (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 玉馬Compare with a related small yellow jade carving of a horse, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 10 November 2015, lot 60.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE GREEN JADE MYTHICAL BEASTQing DynastyThe imposing animal carved recumbent with large bulbous eyes beneath bushy brows, a wide mischievous grin revealing fangs, the accentuated spine terminating with the large bushy tail sweeping across its left haunch, its paws neatly tucked beneath the large body, the stone of mottled dark olive-green tone with russet veins. 32cm (12 1/2in) long; 8550g. Footnotes:清 青玉瑞獸Provenance: Milly von Friedländer-Fuld (1866-1943), Berlin (this lot is sold with the permission of the heirs of Milly von Friedländer-Fuld)Auktion Van Marle & Bignell, The Hague, 20-25 October 1941, lot 1384Kunsthandel v.Veen, AmsterdamSpink and Son Ltd., LondonBluett and Sons Ltd., London, 15 November 1984A British private collection, and thence by descentPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, p.394, no.1086Somerset House, 1979來源： Milly von Friedländer-Fuld (1866-1943)舊藏，柏林(該拍品經 Milly von Friedländer-Fuld 繼承人許可出售)Auktion Van Marle & Bignell，海牙，1941年10月20-25日，拍品編號1384Kunsthandel v.Veen，阿姆斯特丹倫敦古董商Spink and Son, Ltd.倫敦古董商Bluett and Sons Ltd.，1984年11月15日英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：《中國藝術》，柏林，1929年，第394頁，編號1086Somerset House, 1979年Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld was born in the Netherlands in 1866, the daughter of the banker Elias Jacob Fuld and his wife Lina. Her father, a native of Frankfurt, ran the Amsterdam bank Becker & Fuld together with Carl Becker, which maintained close ties with the Rothschild Bank in Frankfurt. According to a list from 1913, the family was one of the wealthiest families in Germany. The family's town house on Pariser Platz was furnished in a manner befitting its status and contained a constantly growing art collection, which was later to include paintings by van Gogh, Picasso, Gauguin, but also by French Impressionists such as Manet and Monet, which belonged to her daughter Marie-Anne von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. Milly's husband, Fritz von Friedländer-Fuld was known for his collection of gold and silver objects, such as rare boxes, nécessaires, flacons and watches, parts of which he had exhibited in Berlin in 1906. The present lot was loaned by Milly von Friedländer-Fuld and exhibited in the seminal Chinesische Kunst exhibition of 1929 in Berlin. This exhibition was amongst the first major exhibitions of Chinese art in Europe. It included 1270 works of art, on loan from some of the greatest museums such as the Asian Art Museum in Berlin, the Louvre and Guimet in Paris, the Rijksmsueum in Amsterdam, the National Museum in Stockholm, as well from some of the leading collectors and dealers such Adoplhe Stoclet, George Eumorfopoulos and C.T. Loo, to name a few. After her husband's death in 1917, Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld initially moved to the Netherlands and France. However, the palace and its inventory remained in the family and was used by her as well as her daughter Marie-Anne von Goldschmidt-Rothschild and her family, who still resided there in June 1938. Following Hitler's rise to power, the palace was forcibly sold to Albert Speer, on behalf of the German Reich, and much of the family's property was seized. In August 1939 ten trucks left Berlin with inventory and art objects to Amsterdam for storage at De Gruyter & Co. - likely also including the present lot. These were later seized as well and similarly to the fate of the objects in Palais Friedländer in Berlin, were sold at auction between 1941 and 1942. After the occupation of the Netherlands by the Germans, Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld fled to France, and died in Cannes in 1943. The jade mythical beast which was sold in The Hague at Marle & Bignell in October 1941 to a Dutch dealer, made its way to the UK and sold through London dealers Spink & Son and Bluett's & Sons to a British collector. It is now sold with the agreement of the British collector's family and the heirs of Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld.The present lot is remarkable for its extremely large size (32cm long) and weight (8.55kg) and anthropomorphic face. Large jade animal carvings include both animals and mythical beasts; the former such as water buffaloes, horses and elephants and the latter, mythical creatures such as Buddhist lions, qilin and luduan. See for example S.C.Nott, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, pls.241, 391, 392, 394, 395 and 397. See also a pale green and russet jade carving of a bixie, Ming dynasty, with closely related humanoid face, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 25.It is extremely rare to find animals and beasts of such striking size, and although widely published and much admired, exceptionally large jade animals such as the present lot, in fact, form a very select and unusual group within the tradition of Chinese jade carving. Usually carved with great sensitivity and naturalness, such pieces have been traditionally dated to the late Ming to early Qing period, based upon a number of factors: the similar mid-green or occasionally greyish colour of the pieces suggest that they were sourced before the quelling of Xinjiang in 1759 gave access to fine and large raw jades sent in as tribute from the new vassal region. See a large jade figure of a horse, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl.26:20, and also a large jade buffalo, late Ming or Qing dynasty, illustrated in Ibid, pl.26:19.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE 'POMEGRANATES' SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryNaturalistically carved in an elongated form with several pomegranates, two of them bursting open to reveal the seeds, encircled by a gnarled branch issuing leaves, wood stand. 7.5cm (3in) high. (2).Footnotes:十九世紀 白玉「石榴」鼻煙壺Jade carvings of pomegranates convey the good wish for more offspring. Owing to its numerous seeds, the pomegranate has long been an emblem of posterity and fertility. The depiction of a pomegranate at the point of splitting open, as in the present lot, is described as liukai baizi (榴開百子), meaning 'pomegranate revealing one hundred sons'. Compare with a related white jade snuff bottle, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams San Francisco, on 16 December 2014, lot 8059.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE 'CHILONG SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A WHITE JADE 'SANYANG KAITAI' SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN INSCRIBED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryOne snuff bottle of slightly flattened ovoid form, carved in relief with a sinuous chilong clambering over the shoulder, the stone of beige tone with russet veins, coral and jade stopper with ivory spoon, 6cm (2 1/4in) high; the second of flattened ovoid form, carved on one side with the three rams beneath the sun with wispy clouds, the other side with the Immortal Liu Hai playing with a string of cash beside the three-legged toad, coral stopper, 5cm (2in) high; the third of rectangular shape, carved with shou characters in various styles of seal script on both sides, ivory spoon and tourmaline stopper, 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (6).Footnotes:The items within this lot containing ivory have been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.N8SZTS3L, 9UEMXPEZ, DC8J7ZYZ.該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.N8SZTS3L, 9UEMXPEZ, DC8J7ZYZ十八/十九世紀 青玉雕螭龍紋鼻煙壺、白玉雕劉海戲蟾及三陽開泰圖鼻煙壺、雞骨玉雕「壽」字紋鼻煙壺 一組三件Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London, May 1981 (the chilong snuff bottle)Marchant and Son, London, September 1965 (the chicken bone jade snuff bottle)An English private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.，1981年5月（螭龍紋鼻煙壺）倫敦古董商Marchant and Son，1965年9月（雞骨玉鼻煙壺）英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A LUDUANMing Dynasty or later The beast carved recumbent with head turned sharply back, with beady eyes gazing upwards beneath prominent brows, a single horn extending down the back, the legs tucked beneath the body, the stone of pale yellow tone with dark brown patches. 6cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:明或更晚 玉雕甪端Provenance: an Italian private collection來源：意大利私人收藏 The Luduan is an auspicious creature with the ability to detect the truth and travel over great distances in a very short time. See a related green jade mythical animal, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.6, Beijing, 2011, p.234, no.236.Compare with a yellow and russet jade carving of a Luduan, Song dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 18 May 2023, lot 70.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DUCK AND LOTUS' CARVINGQing Dynasty The pebble finely carved as a Mandarin duck with its head sharply turned back clasping a long spray of lotus in its beak the feathers finely incised, swimming above a large undulating lotus leaf, the stone of pale white tone with caramel-brown inclusions, wood stand. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:清 白玉鴛鴦銜蓮把件Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London (label)來源：倫敦古董商Spink and Son Ltd.（標籤）Mandarin ducks, birds which mate for life, are symbols of conjugal bliss and popular motifs for weddings objects and gifts. They are often depicted in conjunction with lotus flowers, thus expressing the rebus 'yuanyang xihe' meaning 'may you be paired for life'.Compare with a related white jade carving of a duck and lotus, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 158.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF LARGE GREY JADE TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASES AND COVERSQianlong four-character marks, 20th century Each flattened baluster body carved in crisp shallow relief on both sides with a large stylised taotie dividing two confronted crested mythical birds with long trailing tails, the shoulders each with two large loose-ring handles suspended from monster-mask loops, the incised reign marks in a raised-relief horizontal band on the shoulder beneath descending cicada lappets, the high-domed covers with similar birds and taotie decoration in a band below a finial carved as a standing lion and cub. 38.5cm (15 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:二十世紀 墨玉仿古饕餮瑞鳥紋活環獅鈕瓶帶蓋一對 「乾隆年製」篆書刻款Provenance: Gump's, San FranciscoRalph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：舊金山古董商Gump'sRalph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE BOWLJiaqing incised four-character mark, 19th centuryThe very translucent rich dark material with extensive darker and black streaky line inclusions and intense black dots, wood stand. 16cm (6 1/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清嘉慶 碧玉碗「嘉慶年製」刻款Provenance: Paul M Peters Fine Art Ltd, Harrogate, 15 June 1997A European private collection來源：英國哈羅蓋特古董商Paul M Peters Fine Art Ltd，1997年6月15日歐洲私人收藏Compare a similar but larger spinach green jade bowl, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated by Zheng Xinmiao, ed., Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum - Jade, Qing Dynasty, vol.10, Beijing, 2010, pl.161.Compare with a related spinach-green jade bowl, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 November 2013, lot 119.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN UNUSUAL GREEN-GLAZED WATER BUFFALO RHYTON CUPKangxiCrisply and thinly potted all under a rich apple-green glaze with a halter rising from its nose and looped around its flat horns, fitted stand. The cup 10.5cm (4in) long.Footnotes:清康熙 绿釉牛首来通杯 Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 22 March 2004A European private collection来源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，纽约，2004年3月22日歐洲私人收藏Buffalo-head rhyton cups date to at least the Tang dynasty with examples being found in pottery and even jade. The reappearance of this form in the Kangxi period undoubtedly reflected a continuing interest in antiquities which has long been part of the Chinese aesthetic. See a similar but turquoise-blue glazed buffalo rhyton cup, early 18th century, illustrated by W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, Salem, 1991, p.83, n0.32.Compare with a related egg and spinach-glazed water buffalo-head rhyton, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 24 January 2014, lot 32.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'SPRING EVENING BANQUET' BRUSHPOT, BITONGJiajing six-character mark, KangxiThe cylindrical vessel with slightly waisted sides painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with a continuous scene of an elegant gathering of scholars, the moon and stars in the sky and the lanterns in the trees indicating it is night, a servant pours wine from an ewer to a scholar at a desk with paper and brushes, another scholar at the same desk pushes a cup towards a seated gentleman, another with cup in hand has let his robes fall to reveal his bare back, all within a balustraded garden setting with gnarled rocks and trees, across the wall more scholars read from books, while one sits on a mat in the centre with a fan, the recessed base with the six-character mark. 18.6cm (7 1/4in) diam. Footnotes:清康熙 青花「春夜宴桃李園」筆筒青花「大明嘉靖年製」楷書款Provenance: Marchant & Son, London, 21 November 1997Professor D.R.Laurence (1922-2019)Marchant & Son, London, 4 November 2010Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: S.Marchant & Son, Selected Chinese Porcelain from the Collection of D.R.Laurence, London, 2010, p.32, no.18.S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, p.136.來源：Marchant & Son Ltd.，1997年11月21日D.R.Laurence教授 (1922-2019年)倫敦古董商Marchant & Son Ltd.，2010年11月4日展覽著錄：S.Marchant & Son，《Selected Chinese Porcelain from the Collection of D.R.Laurence》，倫敦，2010年，第32頁，編號18S.Marsh，《筆筒淵鑒：收藏家的隨心所悟》，香港，2020年，第136頁Desmond R. Laurence (1922-2019) was Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Therepeutics at University College London, and co-author of nine editions over 40 years of a highly successful medical textbook. He also compiled Chinese Porcelains: 25 Years of Unscholarly Collection. He first became interested in Asian ceramics in 1947-1948 during his military service in Japan as a medical specialist in the Royal New Zealand Army medical Corps: see R.Davids and D.Jellinek, Provenance, Oxford, 2011, p.289.Congregations of scholarly and cultivated friends, known as 'elegant gatherings' (yaji 雅集) were an important form of social interaction in traditional China. These gatherings were held for various reasons and could be either large or small. The host and guests not only enjoyed fine food and drink, but also took part in other refined activities such as reciting poetry, performing on the guqin, playing weiqi, viewing paintings and calligraphy, and enjoying tea. These parties offered opportunities for inspiration and friendly competition.Numerous elegant gatherings became immortalised in cultural memory and works of art such as the 'Orchid Pavilion Preface' by Wang Xizhi (303-361), 'Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden' (circa 11th century), with guests such as Su Shi (1037-1101) and Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), which probably never happened, but which still fed peoples' imaginations. Gu Ying (1310-1369) held as many as thirty elegant gatherings which became known collectively as the 'Elegant Gathering at Jade Mountain'. The elegant gathering thus sometimes was not necessarily a real one-time historical event, but an imagined gathering of all the great scholars and artists of a particular period. Another such example, often seen on brushpots, is the 'Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty'. See for example a similar blue and white brushpot, Kangxi, depicting the 'Eighteen Scholars', illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pp.70-71, pl.46.The present lot has a very similar scene to a blue and white brushpot which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 April 2023, lot 604. The said brushpot has a poem by Li Bai (701-762), Chunye yan tao liyuan xu 春夜宴桃李園序 (Preface to the Spring Evening Banquet at the Peach and Pear Blossom Garden). It is therefore very likely that the present brushpot is also depicting the Spring Evening Banquet, which is confirmed by the moon and stars decorated on it. The poem was composed around 733, and begins with a rumination on the transience of life while describing Li Bai drinking and composing poems during a spring evening with friends, the fragrance of peach blossoms hanging in the air, and concludes with a drinking punishment for those who fail to compose a poem.See a related blue and white brushpot of slightly waisted cylindrical form but with the same scene, Kangxi, illustrated by Chen Runmin, Gugong bowuyuan cang Qingdai ciqi leixuan, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi chao qinghuaci, vol.1, Beijing, 2004, pl.211.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Vinyl - 49 1970s Rock / Psych / Prog / Pop UK demo promos 7” singles and one promo singles box set to include: Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Pentangle. Capricorn, Jade Warrior, John Martyn, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Birds Of A Feather, Frampton’s Camel, East Of Eden, Olivia Newton John, Amazing Blondel, Peanuts, The Nashville Teens, Hard Meat, Jigsaw, Hammersmith Gorillas, Ro Ro, Spooky Tooth and Steve Winwood – Chronicles - The Best Of Steve Winwood (promo only 5 7” singles set) and others. Condition VG overall
A Chinese mutton fat jade brush pot, 19th century Carved with foliage, on a carved hardwood stand, height of pot 3.5cm, width 5.5cm, depth 4.5cm.West Cornwall private seller, by family descent. The vendor inherited items from her great grandfather Captain John Dewar (ship master). He was born in Shanghai in 1866 and died in 1950. His wife Susan Smith Oudney (1875-1967) whose father was William Oudney a master mariner owned two clipper ships including 'The Coach Inn'. John and Susan married in Shanghai in 1896. There are small nibbles to the rim and possibly other imperfections. See images.
JADE NECKLACE AND OTHER JEWELLERY, also including a jade bracelet set in white gold, earrings and other itemsThe jade peices are in overall good condition with only noticeable ware are some minor scratches additional photos of weights and beads added. The beads on the necklace range from 0.5cm to 1cm
Various items of jewellery to include a 9ct gold eternity ring with white stones in a zigzag pattern, size R, a small gold-coloured metal eternity ring, size F, a small dainty 9ct gold necklace (tangled), combined weighable gold approx. 4.2g, two Celtic kilt brooches, a modern amber and silver brooch, a silvered charm bracelet with six charms and a heart-shaped padlock clasp, a carved jade pendant, etc (9).
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