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Click here to subscribeA Chinese 14ct yellow gold, lapis lazuli, opal, jade, turquoise and amethyst pendant the lapis plaque with overlaid gold landscape pictorial set with various gem stones, within a scroll pierced frame, a single Chinese character to the reverse, 52mm. diameter, on a yellow gold chain.* Condition: In very good condition, with no losses or damage. No chips or cracks to lapis. Weight overall 26.4g.
AN ART DECO JADEITE PENDANT of oblong form, the fascia carved and pierced with a bird perched upon a fruiting bough, the reverse with fruits, on a pale apricot knotted silk cord with ten glass bead spacers, pendant 2" x 1 1/4", together with a short string of jade coloured glass beads, 16" long (2) (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)
A Chinese carved soapstone figure of Guanyin standing on a lotus shaped soapstone base, wearing robes and holding a vase on left hand and whisk on the other hand, together with a jade plaque of dragon shape. Figure 20cm high, plaque 5cm x 4cm, a chip to the foot of Guanyin, otherwise in good condition.
A rare Chinese archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, Ding, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C., cast in relief with taotie masks and leiwen, on three bird-shaped flattened profile legs, bas-relief cast four character pictographic mark to the interior, olive-brown patina with patches of malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, 23cm high, 19cm wide, old repairsLiterature:see Liu Yang, Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum, p.80-81 for a similar ding vessel with bird-shaped flattened legs. In the book the author observes that 'Bronze versions of the flat-legged ding began to be cast early in the Shang dynasty (c.1600-1300 BCE). 'Early in the Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-977 BCE), legs taking the form of a bird became more popular.' 'It is interesting to note that there seems to be correspondence between the form of these legs and of plaque-shaped jade pendants depicting a bird, current during the Shang and early western Zhou dynasties.'Compare a larger but similar shape ritual bronze ding vessel dated to the Shang dynasty in the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, from the Avery Brundage Collection, accession no. B60B1006.
A rare Chinese archaic white and yellow jade ornament, probably Eastern Zhou dynasty, of domed elliptical form, the centre incised with elongated scrolls and the border carved in relief with C and S-scrolls and 'feathered' scrolls, the underside with raised stud, the white stone altered to yellow in places with large brown and russet striations, 11.5cm together with an archaic white and grey mottled jade 'bird' ornament or finial, possibly Shang dynasty, 9cm (2)Literature:see the book published for 'An Exhibition Organised by The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1st May-22nd June 1975, Victoria & Albert Museum, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages' for Eastern Zhou dynasty ornaments with similar relief carved scrolls filled with 'feathers'. Plate 91 illustrates a jade yuan ring in the Art Institute of Chicago, Sonnenschein Collection, and plate 147 an ear ornament from the collection of Dr & Mrs Cheng Te-K'un with similar C and S-scroll decoration and dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
A Chinese pale celadon jade two handled cup, 17th / 18th century, carved in low relief to each side with a seated scholar beneath a pine tree with lingzhi and the other side beneath a prunus tree with a crane, scrolled handles, circular foot, the stone of even tone with some white inclusions, 10.3cmFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese pale celadon jade jar and cover, 19th / early 20th century, of plain form, the domed cover with button finial, the stone of even tone with some white speckling, height 7.8cm, two colour wood standFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese white and grey jade brushwasher, 16th / 17th century, carved in high relief and openwork with lotus leaves, flowers and scrolling tendrils, the stone with russet and black inclusions, length 11.3cmFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese white, grey and black veined jade two handled cup, 16th / 17th century, the slightly waisted body carved in low relief with roundels and geometric kui dragons, the handles with lingzhi fungus, width 11.5cmFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese white jade plaque, 19th century, one side carved in relief with a sage in a landscape, the reverse with a fourteen character inscription, the stone of good even tone with a slight hint of russet to one corner, 6cmFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
Two Chinese jade figures of boys, 19th century, the first in white jade with a boy with a monkey on his back, 4.9cm, the second of grey and white jade with a boy holding a sprig on his shoulder, 2.7cmFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese celadon and russet jade figure of a recumbent bird, Ming dynasty, with detail to the feathers on its wings and tail, and its feet carved underneath, the celadon stone with a russet skin in patches, length 6.4cm, slight edge chipsFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
A Chinese pale celadon and russet jade figure of a tree shrew or squirrel, 18th / 19th century, eating and clambering on a fruiting vine, its body carved in low relief with scrolling tendrils, the stone of even tone with russet patches to the squirrels head and some leaves, 6.6cm, tiny chips, later wood stand
A Chinese pale celadon jade 'phoenix' vessel, 18th / 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with a flattened baluster vase and cover flanked by a pair of phoenix and lingzhi fungus, the stone with white and occasional russet inclusions, 10.5 x 14.5cm, original carved wood stand, slight faults
Three Chinese, carved jade items to include a spinach-jade pea pod pendant (Length: 7.2 cm), a pale jade, carved seated female pendant (Length: 5 cm) and a finely-carved orange/brown jade scent bottle with original stopper/ dripper with an hour-glass shaped body carved with a swirling pattern and a scribes pen, (Length: 6 cm) (3)
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