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Lot 404
A rare and unusual Chinese porcelain simulating gilt-bronze vase, late Qing Dynasty or Republic, of archaic Hu form with twin lion mask and ring handles, the body moulded in relief with precious Buddhist emblems, the neck with a band of leaf tips and taotie masks, the front and reverse panels depicting scholars and attendants playing “go”, admiring scroll paintings and practicing calligraphy, with poetic stanzas, the base with apocryphal Qianlong incised/impressed six character seal mark, the wooden cover with jade finial, 36cm high, th etop 12cm diam overall, 47cm high overall including stand & cover
Lot 212
Traditional Treasures, Keel Toys, Giorgio Beverly Hills, Jade Soft Toys - a collection of eight teddy bears - lot includes a Traditional Treasures teddy bear, a Giorgio Beverly Hills collectors bear, a Keel Toys Scottish-themed teddy bear and other various teddy bears. Items appear to be in good condition.
Lot 114
A Tibetan white metal hanging censer, the lid with foliate finial above a dragon amongst pierced scrolling clouds, the body decorated with two dragons between pierced scrolling bands, above a slightly spreading foot, both pieces with suspension loops, 16.5cm, a Chinese silver pierced incense pot and cover, Qing, the cover with applied jade roundelbordered by a band of flowers, the pierced body with character marks between an embossed panel of a lizrd upon a leaf, the base with shou symbols and dragons head, struck mark to the underside, 9.5cm; and a tall Indian silver plated beaker vase, 19cm
Lot 154
A gold single stone dyed jade ring, with an oval cabochon dyed jade, claw set, to open shoulders and a flat section shank, marked 14k 585, tested as approximately 14ct gold, 5.27g.Finger size LCondition report: Surface marks/scratches to mount.The ring has been previously sized, with a small section of base metal added at the base of the shank.Stone slightly loose in setting when tapped, but still appears secure.Jade measures approximately 14.52 x 10.91 x 6.88mm.
Lot 320
A bloodstone bead necklace, with agate beads and gold spacer beads to the front, to bloodstone beads with jade spacer beads, and a gold bolt ring clasp, gold beads and clasp tested as approximately 14ct gold, together with a dyed agate bead necklace with a wooden gold leaf bead and two gold spacer beads, to gold bolt ring clasp, tested as approximately 14ct gold (2)Condition report: Dents to some of the gold beads.
Lot 49
A collection of costume jewellery, some boxed to include malachite necklaces, a set of earrings and ring with pink agate stones, a chain with amber pendant, a bracelet, a pair of Beatrix Potter earrings, 6 Michaela Frey Team cuffs and a pendant, a black coral necklace, a coral bracelet, a Pandora choker with various charms, a Rhona Sutton bracelet, a jade massage roller, etc.Condition (Michaela Frey bangles):-General wear through use, some minor marks, no sign of any major damge or repair.Dimensions:- thin one-73mm inside diameter, 5 x 68mm inside diameter.
Lot 2879
A collection of assorted costume jewellery including a Victorian mourning brooch with central enamelled panel and seed pearls (af), a further gilt metal brooch set with three amber coloured stones, a carved hardstone brooch, etc.Additional InformationThe watch currently not functioning, the winding is loose and does not appear to be running the mechanism, the brooch set with agate and hardstones is af with numerous stones missing, the teething rattle is stamped sterling but is missing droplets, with denting and tarnishing, the pair of diamante set earring are af with numerous losses, the Victorian mourning brooch is missing the back glass panel and with numerous chips and knocks to the enamel, there is also missing areas of the relief decoration, the jade brooch is in a white metal unmarked mount, heavy wear, scratches and losses to the brooch set with the three amber coloured stones.
Lot 161
A Qajar engraved jade cup Persia, 19th Centuryof flaring form with slightly everted rim on a short foot, engraved with four cartouches containing inscriptions in nasta'liq on a ground of scrolling vines 8 cm. diam.Footnotes:Inscriptions: two couplets from a ghazal of Hilali Jaghata'i (AD 1470-1529).Hilali Jaghata'i was a renowned Persian poet of Turkish origin. In about 1491 he moved to Herat and became a member of the court of Sultan Hosayn-e Bayqara. His literary output is considered to be amongst the most refined of the first half of the 16th Century, and is still well known in Central Asia, particularly in Tajikstan, where it is still recited by folk singers. His most famous work is the Divan. He was put to death by the Uzbek khan 'Obayd-Allah on the latter's conquest of Herat in 1529, and is buried in a modern mausoleum built to replace the original memorial on the site of his execution.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 2
A fine double-page illuminated frontispiece, consisting of the opening to the Guy va chawgan, The Ball and the Polo Stick (also known as Hal-nameh, Book of Ecstasy), by Mahmud ibn Muhammad 'Arifi Heravi (d. AH 853/AD 1449-50) Persia, circa 1500Persian manuscript on paper, each leaf with five lines of text in nasta'liq script in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, text in stylised kufic script in white within illuminated cartouches above and below main text panel, ruled inner margins in colours and gold, profuse illumination in colours and gold flanking text panel and in outer margins, seal impression in upper border of right-hand leaf, in mount, framed each leaf 195 x 120 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948).Sotheby's, Extremely Fine Persian and Moghul Miniatures, Oriental Manuscripts, etc., The Property of the Late Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bt., 7th February 1949, lot 13.Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008), until the late 1960s.Milo Cleveland Beach: acquired from Welch in the late 1960s, until the present.ExhibitedWilliams College Museum of Art (temporary loan, label on backboard).M. C. Beach taught at Williams College between 1969 and 1984, and the piece was loaned to the College for teaching purposes and not for a particular exhibition.The seal impression reads: 'His [God's] hoping servant, Sultan Mas'ud, AH 1259/AD 1843-44'. (This does not refer to Sultan Mas'ud Mirza, later titled Zill al-Sultan, and a son of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, born in 1850.The text, Guy va Chawgan, or Hal-nameh, is a mystical poem by 'Arifi (d. circa 1449), which hinges on the metaphor of the polo ball and the mallet of the rider as a representation of the lover's yearning for and being spurned by the beloved.For a manuscript of 14 leaves consisting of selections from the Guy va Chawgan, copied by Muhammad Husain al-Husaini, dated AH 965/AD 1557-58, see Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8th April 2008, lot 205.There are various handwritten notes on the backboard of the frame. The note at the upper left was written by M. C. Beach, as were the comparisons at lower right. The remainder, including the sketch, are by Cary Welch.Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948)Sir Bernard Eckstein was a connoisseur and collector of wide interests, whose family wealth derived from Sudanese cotton and mining interests in South Africa. He became a director of various companies involved in these areas. He bought widely and was able to donate works of art to various institutions, such as the National Gallery, London, and Persian drawings and miniatures to the British Museum, the acquisition of which were said to have 'undoubtedly immensely increased [the national collection's] importance and interest'. These bequests scarcely dented his extensive collections, which were auctioned (mainly by Sotheby's) in a series of sales during 1948 and the two following years: paintings (8 December 1948), Chinese jade and hardstone carvings (9 December), books (24 January 1949), autograph letters and documents (25 January), Persian and Mughal miniatures (7 February), silver (10 February), clocks, furniture and tapestries (25 February), English pottery and porcelain (29 March) – by which time the Eckstein collections had realised £196,000 - equivalent to a present day value of some £6,300,000.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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