A GRAYISH-GREEN JADE 'BIXIE' CARVING, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. Carved in a recumbent position with one paw scratching its ear and another grasping the furcated tail, the ferocious face with bulging eyes and a broad nose, the mostly opaque stone of a rich mottled grayish-green color with dark gray and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nürnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, traces of use, some nibbling, the stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 152.6 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cmThis bixie is deftly carved with a dramatic profile that emphasizes the power and mystique of the mythical creature. The balanced composition makes excellent use of the natural variegations in the stone.Literature comparison: A white jade carving of a similar mythical beast was excavated from a Yuan dynasty site in Xi'an in 1978 and illustrated in Yang Boda, Zhongguo yuqi quanji (The Complete Compilation of Chinese Jades), vol. 2, Shijiazhuang, 2005, pl. 196. Compare also a Yuan dynasty white and russet jade qilin, exhibited in Jades from China, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 261Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jade carving of a bixie at Sotheby's New York in The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jade on 19 March 2019, lot 235, sold for USD 27,500.元至明代青灰玉辟邪中國,1279-1644年。圓雕異獸,臥狀,一隻爪扒著耳朵,另一隻爪抓著分叉的尾巴,兇猛的臉龐,圓目,鼻子寬大,大部分不透明,呈斑駁的青灰色,深灰色和白色絮狀內含物。 來源:Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡中國藝術及古董武器收藏家。自此保存在同一家族至今。 品相:狀況良好,有舊磨損,使用痕跡,有些磕損,有天然內含物和裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。重量:152.6 g 尺寸:長6.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近玉辟邪見紐約蘇富比The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jade 拍場2019年3月19日 lot 235, 售價USD 27,500.
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A FINE JADEITE CENSER AND COVER WITH DRAGONSChina, 20th century. The censer and cover show impressive relief carving, the thick walls with a dragon motif on one side and a four-character inscription on the other reading 'Er Long Xi Zhu' (Two dragons playing with the pearl), flanked by reticulated dragon handles. The accentuated foot featuring three linghzi masks with suspended ring handles and showing a stylized Ruyi bordure. The domed cover features a repetition of the dragon and linghzi symbol motif and six additional suspended rings, crowned by a large, winding dragon. On an openwork boxwood pedestal.Condition: Very good condition with only minimal signs of age-related wear; the pedestal likewise. Provenance: Austrian Private collection. Offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Jadeite Jewelry, Jade Carvings and Works of Art, 16th November 1989, lot 784 (bought in).Weight: 3532 g without the base Dimensions: Height 22 cm without the base
A PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE CUPS, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Each with deep sides rising from a thick ring foot. The translucent stone of an attractive and intense green tone with scattered black speckles. Fine manual surface polish with an unctuous, silky matt finish. (2)Provenance: Ex-collection of Bao Dai, last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty (a letter of provenance, signed by Dr. Istvan Zelnik, will be handed to the winning bidder). The Istvan Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. An institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Bao Dai was the 13th and final Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, the last Imperial dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was Emperor of Annam. After his abdication in 1945, he remained an important advisor to the new government under Ho Chi Minh but left for France in 1946, until he was persuaded by the French to return as head of state in 1949. He moved back to France in 1954 after the peace deal between the French and the Viet Minh, appointing Ngo Dinh Diem as his prime minister. After being removed from power by Diem in a referendum in 1955, he spent the remainder of his life in exile in France.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, the stone with natural flaws and microscopic fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 262.1 g (total)Dimensions: Height 7 cm (each), Diameter 8.2 cm (each)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pair of wine cups, with incised four-character Qianlong marks and of the period, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 8 November 2011, lot 78, sold for GBP 15,000.清代一對碧玉杯中國,十八世紀。玉杯圈足,半透明,碧色濃鬱,散佈著黑色斑點。 表面光滑溫潤。來源:原越南阮朝最後一位皇帝阮福永瑞收藏 (根據來源信件,由 Dr. Istvan Zelnik簽名,將會交給獲得此藏品的藏家) 。The Istvan Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, 購於上述收藏。一個比利時藝術收藏機構購於上述美術館。阮福永瑞,即保大帝,是越南最後的皇朝阮朝第十三位也是最後一位皇帝。從1926年到1945年,他是安南皇帝。 自1945年退位後,他一直是胡志明領導下的新政府的重要顧問,但於1946年前往法國,直到法國說服他在1949年返回越南成爲臨時國家元首。1954年,他移居法國。1955年,在首相吳廷琰私下操縱的公民投票中,越南的君主制被廢除,保大帝隨後流亡法國直至逝世。圖片:保大帝 (1913-1997) 品相:狀況極佳,磨損很小,石頭具有自然缺陷和微觀裂縫,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量:縂262.1 克 尺寸:各高7 厘米, 直徑分別8.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一對相近的酒杯,乾隆四字款見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場2011年11月8日lot 78, 售價GBP 15,000。
A MOTTLED PAIR OF SPINACH GREEN JADE BOWLSChina, late Qing to Republic period (1880-1950). The thin rounded sides rising from a straight ring foot to a slightly everted rim. The translucent and mottled stone is brilliantly polished and shows attractive natural inclusions.Condition: Very good condition. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 146.5 g in total Dimensions: Diameter 10.5 cm
A 'DOUBLE DRAGON' JADE BANGLEChina, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic period (1880 - 1930s). Carved as two confronting dragons with the magical pearl in between. The stone of a nice pale celadon tone.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 51.3 g Dimensions: Inner diameter 6.5 cm
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'BOYS AND ELEPHANT' GROUP, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Finely carved with a good, compact form, depicting two smiling boys washing an elephant, the translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with patches of russet and cloudy white inclusions.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 189.4 gDimensions: Length 6.5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A HUGE AND RETICULATED SILVERED COPPER SCEPTERTibetan-Chinese, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the jades possibly earlier. The exceptionally large scepter elaborately open-worked with a design of flowers and scrolling leafy vines, the reverse neatly incised with scrolling clouds. Finely inlaid with turquoise and coral cabochons, as well as three finely carved celadon jade plaques, the largest with a central Shou character surrounded by coiled chilong, also with a bat and a lingzhi-shaped cloud as well as russet inclusions, the second with a Shou character surrounded by five bats (wufu), the smallest with a sinuously coiled chilong.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, soiling.Provenance: Private collection, Belgium.Weight: 1,141 gDimensions: Length 52 cm
A WHITE JADE DOUBLE CAT CARVINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). The white jade double cat carving, either to be worn as a pendant or as a belt buckle. The cat is a symbol of longevity, while the double cat carving signifies marital bliss.Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of wear and age Provenance: Belgian private collection.Weight: 16 g Dimensions: Height 4.1 cm
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF ZHOU YANZIChina, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). The white and russet jade figure of Zhou Yanzi, grasping the handle of a milk pail in his left hand with the deerskin cloaking his back. Zhou Yanzi's story originates from a Chinese folk tale and describes a boy whose parents began to lose their sense of sight and claimed that the milk of a doe would restore their vision. To reverse their impending blindness, Yanzi bravely cloaked himself in a deerskin and roamed amidst the herd in disguise to collect the potent milk.Condition: Notches overall the figure due to the natural inclusions in the material. Provenance: Austrian private collection.Weight: 105 g Dimensions: Height 7.2 cm
A CELADON JADE OPENWORK SQUARE 'KEY FRET' PLAQUE, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Carved with a central roundel enclosing a flower with lingzhi petals and surrounded by four key-fret scrolls with finely incised grooves along the edges. The translucent and almost transparent stone of a celadon tone with milky white inclusions.Provenance: The estate of Joachim Hinz, a collector from Hamburg, Germany.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of use, minuscule nibbling, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 61.9 gDimensions: Size 7.1 x 7.1 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related plaque, of closely related size and form but reticulated and depicting chilong and lingzhi, at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 17-18 September 2013, lot 90, sold for USD 5,000.清代青玉四方鏤空雕回紋牌中國,1644-1912年。中央圓形鏤空,一朵四瓣靈芝形花瓣的花朵,周圍環繞著回紋,近乎透明的青色玉石帶有乳白色內含物。 來源:德國漢堡Joachim Hinz收藏 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損,使用痕跡,微小的磕損,天然裂紋,其中一些隨著時間的推移已發展成細小的裂縫。 重量:61.9 克 尺寸:7.1 x 7.1 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但鏤空雕刻螭龍靈芝紋的玉牌見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art拍場2013年9月17-18日 lot 90, 售價USD 5,000.
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'BAT AND COIN' PENDANT, LATE QINGChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Neatly carved as a bat with incised wings resting on a cash coin. Two piercings, one through the coin and the other to one of the bat's wings, allow for suspension as a pendant. The translucent stone of a celadon tone with russet veins and patches as well as cloudy white inclusions, the surface with an appealing oily feel.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 28.1 gDimensions: Width 5 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON JADE 'CAT AND BUTTERFLY' PENDANT, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a recumbent cat with its head turned back as a butterfly rests on its back, the space between the head and front paws allowing for suspension as a pendant, the translucent stone of a celadon tone with yellow veins.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some natural fissures to the stone.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 118.1 gDimensions: Length 7.3 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A 'BUDDHA'S HAND' JADEITE PENDANT, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Carved as a finger citron, known as 'Buddha's hand', growing from a leafy vine with three lingzhi on top, a 'natural' opening between the vine and fruit allowing for suspension as a pendant. The slightly translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with splashes of apple green and milky white inclusions.Provenance: From a noted French private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks.Weight: 97.2 gDimensions: Height 6.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related, but slightly larger jade pendant of celadon color at Christie's London, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 5 November 2013, lot 221, sold for GBP 5,000.清代翡翠佛手擺件中國,十九世紀。淡淡的青玉雕刻成佛手狀,頂部有三個靈芝,藤蔓和果實之間的"天然"開口可以用來懸掛做為吊墜。玉石内有蘋果綠色和乳白色内含物。來源:法國知名私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,磨損很小,輕微划痕。重量: 97.2 克尺寸:高6.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似青玉挂件見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場2013年11月5日 lot 221, 售價GBP 5,000.
A CELADON AND YELLOW JADE 'CAT ON LEAF' PENDANT, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a recumbent cat resting on a large leaf with incised veins to the underside, two small piercings to the leaf allow for suspension as a pendant, the translucent stone of a celadon tone with yellow shadings and white speckles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: Private collection, USA.Weight: 37.2 gDimensions: Length 5.7 cm
A CELADON JADE PENDANT DEPICTING A BOY CLIMBING A GIANT DOUBLE GOURD, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a boy clambering on a gigantic double gourd (hulu), the curved stem offering several opportunities for suspension as a pendant and bearing a large leaf as well as smaller double gourds. The hulu is an ancient symbol for health in China and is said to contain the elixir of life. The semi-translucent stone of a celadon tone with streaks and veins of russet as well as dark speckles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 84.5 gDimensions: Height 6.2 cm 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LARGE WHITE JADE 'RAT ON TREASURE BAG' PENDANT, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Carved as a treasure bag incised with rhombic patterns, a rat gnawing at the bag to get to its contents, several piercings allowing for suspension as a pendant, the translucent stone of an even white tone.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: Private collection, USA.Weight: 116.2 gDimensions: Length 7 cm
A WHITE JADE PLAQUE WITH GARDEN SCENEChina, Republic period (1912-1949) or later. Of rounded rectangular form, pierced toward the top to allow for suspension as a pendant, the top section on both sides with confronting coiled dragons, above a terrace garden scene with two seated boys below a roundel enclosing a woman to one side and an inscription with signature to the other. The translucent stone of an even white tone.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few small nicks.Provenance: US private collection in California.Weight: 40.0 gDimensions: Size 6 x 4 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER IN ORGINIAL BOXChina, late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period 1880 - 1920). The jade brush washer of a nice translucent quality and an even celadon color. The jade is shaped as two interconnecting rhomboids, creating three departments. The original box of burgundy red color, with various decorations and Chinese symbols.Condition: Overall excellent condition with usual traces of age and wear to the original box. Provenance: Private collection, USA.Weight: 294 g (the washer only), 911 g in total Dimensions: Height 3.3 cm (washer) - 6.5 cm (box), Length 19 cm (washer) - 24.2 cm (box)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A LARGE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Apocryphal Jiaqing seal mark in a horizontal line in iron red. The globular body with pierced upright curved handles on each side and three stoutly rounded cabriole legs. The censer is sturdily potted and enameled on the body with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, amidst lotus flowers and tendrils extending onto the legs, all reserved against a lime-green ground. Pink bats are flanking the handles, the waisted neck is encircled by floral scroll below a key-fret band on the galleried rim. With matching base and cover both beautifully carved from dark wood, the lid is flanked with a whitish jade handle with dark streaks.This incense burner is likely to have been part of a five-piece altar garniture set, known as the 'Five Offerings' (wugong 五供), which were widely used in Buddhist rituals to seek protection from the deities. In shape and decoration, the vessels included in these sets, which also comprised a pair of candlesticks and wine containers, recall those employed to perform ancestral sacrifices during the Shang and Zhou periods. Restoring the ancient Chinese ways through the reinterpretation of archaic forms was viewed by the Qing rulers as one way to reinstate the importance of performing filial acts, the core value of Confucian thought that legitimized the emperors' right to rule.Condition: Very good condition with some minor, age-related wear, some minor flakes and glaze chips. Provenance: American private collection. Weight: 11.9 kg (including the base and the cover) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (without the case and cover), 56.5 cm (with the base and cover)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A SLIT-RING, JUE, WESTERN ZHOULacquer or fabric coated bronze. China, Western Zhou, 10th-9th century BCOf circular form, pierced with a hole in the center with a slit through the edge, one side incised with a stylized dragon. With extensive signs of weathering and malachite-green encrustation.Compare a related jue, carved from Jade, from the Western Zhou at Bonhams New York in Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art on 21 July 2020, lot 87, sold for USD 15,075 (part lot, together with a late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty pendant.DIAMETER 3 cmProvenance: Private Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke.
Jade Fon (1911-1983) American. Medium: Watercolor. Signed lower right. Watercolor of Golden Gate Bridge with sailboats on the bay. Founder of a well-known watercolor workshop in Asilomar, California, Jade Fon combined Oriental influences and regionalism called "California Style". In the 1930s, he attended the Art Students League in Los Angeles and exhibited with the California Water Color Society*. He was a movie studio scenic artist and worked on Gone With the Wind. From the mid-1940s, Jade Fon lived in San Francisco from where he taught at Diablo Valley College. Overall size: 22 14 x 28 1/4 in. Sight size: 14 x 21 in. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.
Five carved Nephrite 'mutton fat' jade carved pieces, comprising two duck figures drilled and on fitted hardwood stands (one with significant damage), jade dimensions w.7cm, h.5cm, stand w.9cm; an oval plaque probably from a ruyi sceptre, with relief carving to one side depicting buddha's hand citrus emerging from an urn and character below, 8 x 5cm; a circular pill box, the lift-off lid carved stylistic animals, dia.6cm, h.2.5cm; and a kneeling figure with fish, h.9cm (5)
A facetted amethyst Pendant, in pierced yellow metal mount, tests as 18ct gold, overall length 3.4cm, together with a paste and faux jade pendant in gold plated mount, on a 14k trace chain, the chain 3.6g and a lapis ring in cagework mount with green stone accent, all in yellow metal marked 18k (3)
Richard Joyce for Pilkington, a Royal Lancastrian figure of an Owl, modelled perched on a rusticated stump, matt jade turquoise glaze, impressed marks, 18.5cm high Provenance: Richard Dennis Pilkington's Pottery exhibition 1980, number 485; illustrated in Cross, A J, 1980, Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery, p.55, pl.74
Richard Joyce for Pilkington, a Royal Lancastrian figure of a Parrot, modelled perched on a pierced branch mound, matt jade turquoise glaze, impressed marks, 15cm high Provenance: Richard Dennis Pilkington's Pottery exhibition 1980; illustrated in Cross, A J, 1980, Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery, p.55, pl.74
A 19th century Chinese hardwood connoisseur's vase box, the sliding cover enclosing a silk-lined interior fitted to accommodate a jade or porcelain meiping, brass swan neck carrying handle, 24cm long; a Chinese hardwood circular vase stand, carved as a lotus, shaped scroll feet, 19.5cm diam; another, rectangular, faux bamboo frieze above a pierced apron of scrolling prunus, 18cm wide (3)

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