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Lot 430
20th century AD or earlier. A carved jade bell-shaped cup with convex base, applied gold foil tracery to the outer wall. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 147 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 340
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A highly important set of twelve painted shengxiao ceramic zodiac figures, each a cloaked human body standing on a tiered pedestal base with the head of an animal from the Chinese zodiac - pig, ox, horse, ram, rooster, rat, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, monkey and dog; representing the Chinese twelve-year cycle in which each year is associated with a specific animal. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] See Michaelson, C., Gilded Dragons. Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages, British Museum Press, 1999, pp.102-103. 37 kg total, 44cm (17 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1970s; accompanied by an original Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence report for one of the pieces, number C119j15. The earliest known pictorial representation of the twelve-year cycle is in a Northern Wei tomb in Shandong Province, and by Tang Dynasty the calendrical animals were frequently used on epitaphs and engraved on funerary steles. The Chinese term shengxiao means birth and resemblance, as it came to be believed that a person's character was influenced by the animal symbolising their year of birth. The belief developed into believing that it was possible to gain insights into relationships and the universe and therefore into one's fate. Each of the animals also represent a specific hour, day, month of the cycle, and all these details are taken into consideration when investigating the almanac for divination purposes. There are a number of stories about the origin of the order in which the animals are placed. The most popular ones include those relating to how the Jade Emperor asked to see earth's twelve most interesting animals on the first day of the first lunar month and in which the rat gains the first position by deception becoming the sworn enemy of the cat. [12] Finely modelled.
Lot 393
19th century AD. A carved nephrite jade rectangular lidded box with silver fittings; the body with stub feet and silver reinforcements to each corner, concave lid with silver hasp, raised segmented arc to each corner, central rosette, articulated retaining arm. 461 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 114
Two Chinese pale jade snuff bottles with stoppers. One carved surmounted by a mythical beast and the other with a squirrel clambering over a fruiting branch. Largest 5.5cm.Condition report intended as a guide only.Larger bottle in good condition. The smaller with a very small chip to the collar.
Lot 281
2 knives from Sarajevo. First half of the 20th century, each with inlaid bone grips, the first with 18cms SE blade; a S.American knife, blade 19cms, layered swollen grip; and an Indian dagger of pesh kabz type, blade 14cms, grips made from MOP segments and with 2 piece jade pommel. GC (some wear). (4)
Lot 234
A pair of 9 carat gold ruby stud earrings; a pair of 18 carat white gold aquamarine stud earrings; a pair of blue topaz stud earrings, stamped '375'; a pair of diamond and red enamel earrings, stamped '585'; a pair of 9 carat gold amethyst drop earrings; a pair of 9 carat gold jade drop earrings; and a pair of 18 carat gold tourmaline drop earrings (7). Four pairs hallmarked for 9 carat/stamped '375' - 6.0 grams. Two 18 carat gold pairs - 2.6 grams. Pair marked '585' - 3.1 grams.
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