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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
LOTS 555-570
555
A CHINESE JADE TWIN FISH DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE
LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The stone of a greyish celadon colour, with brown inclusions, finally carved as two carp arranged head to tail with lotus and waterweed streaming from their mouths, 8cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 25th October 2003, a copy of the invoice is available.
The motive of twin fish denotes a happy marriage, fish eggs are a symbol of many offspring and when combined with aquatic plants they express the hope for the early arrival of offspring.
557
A CHINESE AGATE SUZHOU-TYPE SNUFF BOTTLE 1770-1860
Attributed to the Cameo Ink-play master, carved with Huang Chengyan riding a donkey followed by a boy attendant carrying a spray of prunus, the reverse with a prunus branch, 6.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 25th November 2002, a copy of the invoice is available.
The work of the Cameo Ink-play master is analysed and discussed in detail by Moss, Graham and Ka Bo Tsang in vol.2, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, nos.319-325.
556
A SMALL CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG 1736-95
Attributed to the Beijing Palace workshops, the pale greyish stone well carved depicting a carp transforming into a dragon, with fins to the back and the sides, the scales incised, 4.5cm.
£1,000-2,000
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Mei Lin, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th June 2000, a copy of the invoice is available.
The dragon carp is a symbol of a candidate passing the Imperial examinations and qualifying as an official. This is based on the carp which were observed swimming up the Yellow River to leap the Longmen Falls, an extremely arduous task, upon successful completion of which the fish were transformed into dragons.
558
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1840
The honey-coloured stone finely carved with the Demon Queller, Zhonggui, dancing with a second demon on a cloud, the reverse carved with a fisherman hauling a carp from a river 6cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Bernald Ward, New York, purchased from Belfont Company (HongKong) Ltd., 7th September 2006, a copy of the invoice is available.
559
A CHINESE RED OVERLAY GLASS YANGZHOU SCHOOL SNUFF BOTTLE
DATED 1822
Attributed to Li Junting, with an ovoid milky-white ground overlaid with red with two boys stirring a pot and with an inscription on the shoulder giving the cyclical date renwu, the reverse with a boy kneeling beside a water buffalo and with the seal zhengke (good luck), 5.4cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Margaret Polak, California, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 2nd July 2007, a copy of the invoice is available.
Dated Yangzhou bottles are rare but have been recorded with dates between 1819-22.
560
A CHINESE RED OVERLAY GLASS ‘DRAGON’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG 1736-95
Attributed to the Beijing Palace workshops, with an ovoid milky-white body overlaid in the dark ruby red with a single dragon which encircles the body and with a bat to each side, 6.1cm.
£200-300
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the Levendowsky Collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 25th October 2001, a copy of the invoice is available.
561
A CHINESE SAPPHIRE-BLUE OVERLAY GLASS
‘LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG 1736-95
Attributed to the Imperial Beijing glassworks, the milky-white body decorated with a single overlay of lotus growing in clumps of leaves, flowers and buds from water around the base, 7.1cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of John Ford, the Albemarle Collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 30th September 2004, a copy of the invoice is available.
For a closely related bottle with green overlay in the Marquess of Exeter‘s collection, see R Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Burghley House Collection, no.20.
562
A CHINESE RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1780-1850
With a slender milky-white body overlaid with a continuous scene of a dragon rising from waves and exhaling the cloud to support of pavilion in the sky, a crane sweeps down with a rod in its beak and a bat floats amidst rising bubbles, 7.7cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Arthur Gadsby, Hong Kong 1978, White Wings Collection, No.72; Gil and Rosalie Small, Savannah, Georgia, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 10th January 2006, a copy of the invoice is available.
563
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED
SNUFF BOTTLE
C.1853-64
The pear-shaped body decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl of wisdom among clouds, the pale green dragon with black scales, the base inscribed Zijing zi zhi in iron red, 6cm.
£1,500-3,000
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of John Ault, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 5th July 2005, a copy of the invoice is available.
Only one other bottle with this mark, the name of the artist who made it, has been recorded (see the White Wings collection, no.81). Several identical bottles do exist, however with the Guangyao neizao mark ‘Made in the Official Kilns’, and it is likely that the whole series was made during the Taiping Rebellion (1853-64) when the Imperial kilns were under the control of the rebels.
564
A RARE CHINESE RETICULATED SNUFF BOTTLE BY WANG BINGRONG
C.1820-70
Carved with a continuous scene of a coiled sinuous scaly dragon, with bulging eyes and a bearded jaw on a pierced pale green ground of cloud scrolls, signed Wang Bingrong zhi, 6cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th June 2001, a copy of the invoice is available.
565
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE
FOUR CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1851-61
The cylindrical body painted with a dragon partly hidden by billowing clouds 7.3cm.
£800-1,200
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th March 2002, a copy of the invoice is available.
Published: Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the collection of John Ault, no.178.
566
A CHINESE OPALESCENT WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-50
Carved as a monkey clutching a large peach, the animal’s fur delicately incised on the back and sides, 6cm.
£1,000-2,000
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th March 2002, a copy of the invoice is available.
Published: Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the collection of John Ault, no.26.
567
A Chinese Jadeite Snuff Bottle
1770-1850
The ovoid body well hollowed and carved in high relief with a continuous scene of a carp emerging from waves and transforming into a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with cloud pillows on the shoulders, 6.2cm.
£4,000-6,000
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Gerry P Mack, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th January 2000, a copy of the invoice is available.
Published: Robert Kleiner, Precious Playthings: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Jerry P Mack Collection.
The scene of a carp and a dragon alludes to the path of the scholar who must leap the Longmen Falls (pass his examinations), in order to be transformed into a dragon.
568
A RARE CHINESE BLUE OVERLAY ‘SCHOLARS’ YANGZHOU SCHOOL SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-80
With an ovoid milky-white body overlaid with a boy in a sampan holding a leaf stem in a lotus pond, and the inscription chu ni er bu ran, and a seal chen xin ru shui, the reverse with two butterflies above orchids growing beside rockwork and with a teapot and cups, and the inscription tong xin zhi yan, and the seal hu, 5.7cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Wang & Co., October 2009.
See: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.5, part3, no.1031, for a green overlay bottle decorated with a similar boating screen.
569
A RARE CHINESE BROWN OVERLAY GLASS YANGZHOU SCHOOL SNUFF BOTTLE BY WANG SU
C.1820-40
The rectangular milky-white body decorated with a cat on a pierced rock looking up at a butterfly, the reverse with foliage, flowers and rockwork, the shoulder signed Xiaomei, 6.2cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 30th June 2010, a copy of the invoice is available.
Very few Yangzhou bottles are signed by the artist. Here, the seal Xiaomei (little prunus), was used by the celebrated Yangzhou painter Wang Su (1794-1877). A cat and a butterfly signify the wish that the recipient lives to be 70 or 80.
570
A FINE CHINESE RED OVERLAY GLASS YANGZHOU SCHOOL SNUFF BOTTLE ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING 1780-1850
The slender milky-white body decorated with a crane standing on rockwork beneath a tree and holding a lingzhi spray in its beak, and inscribed yan nian yi shou, the reverse with three goldfish swimming beneath a floating branch of flowers, and an oval seal inscribed yi le, 7.3cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the Gerry P Mack Collection; later the Richard F Kuenkler Collection, purchased from Wang & Co., October 2007.
Published: R Kleiner, Precious Playthings, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Jerry P Mack Collection, no.35.
571
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE POTTERY CYLINDRICAL CRICKET BOX AND COVER
SEVEN CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK DATED 1854
The sides stamped with tigers and panels of calligraphy stating in doggerel that using this pot will imbue your cricket with extra strength and powers, the cover with a further tiger and a metal handle, together with a black pottery fan-shaped cricket trap and cover with a frog finial and an impressed mark for Zhao Ziyu, 12.5cm. (4)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
572
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE MOTHER OF PEARL POWDER FLASK GUJARAT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Formed from a seashell, mounted with applied mother of pearl panels around the neck, the end with geometric disk encircling a tapering nozzle, the side and neck mounted with metal suspension loops, 13cm.
£200-300
Cf. Bonhams, London, 19th November-4th December 2019, lot 86, for a similar flask.
573
A CHINESE BRONZE BELT HOOK AND A BRONZE SEAL
HAN DYNASTY AND LATER
The belt hook cast with three geometric roundels and encrusted in verdigris, the seal with a mythical creature and three-character mark reading ren zhe shou to the seal face, 27g and 100g, 5.5cm. (2)
£300-500
574
A CHINESE HARDWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY
With a subtly waisted cylindrical body, the base with a central recess, 18cm.
£800-1,200
575
A CHINESE BRONZE ‘TWIN BOYS’ PAPER WEIGHT
LATE MING DYNASTY
The two boys sixi tongzi cast with their heads turned to the side around a central aperture, 182g, 7.5cm.
£400-600
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd, 25th May 1994, a copy of the receipt is available.
576
† A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BELT BUCKLE 18TH CENTURY
The curved rectangular shaft decorated with flowers and leaves on a turquoise ground, the hook cast as a dragon head, 60g, 10cm.
£1,000-2,000
577
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF GUANDI LATE QING DYNASTY
The God of War depicted in a terracotta coloured stone, he reads from a book in his left hand, and is raised on a dark brown soapstone base, 22cm.
£150-250
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
578
A CHINESE HEXAGONAL CARVED STONE BRUSHPOT 20TH CENTURY
The hexagonal body carved with flowers, rockwork and calligraphy, 10.5cm.
£100-200
579
A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR SUTRA BOX QING DYNASTY
With a hinged lid, and mounted with metal brackets and a locking plate, the underside with metal repairs, 32cm.
£500-1,000
580
A CHINESE BOXWOOD CARVING OF SHOULAO RIDING A SPOTTY DEER LATE QING DYNASTY
The God sits wearing flowing robes and holding a ruyi sceptre, raised on a reticulated wooden stand, 20cm overall. (2)
£150-250
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
581
A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED SILVER CUP AND A TORTOISESHELL HEXAGONAL CUP
KANGXI 1662-1722
The silver cup with handles formed as makara, the tortoiseshell cup with a metal liner, and a finely carved dragon handle, the former 36g, 8cm. (2)
£500-800
582
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER LATE MING DYNASTY
The body applied with two chilong forming handles and raised on a tall circular foot, 837g, 15cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
583
VARIOUS TIBETAN ITEMS
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Comprising: five Tibetan circular moulded and painted pottery tsatsa, one bronze and another silver phallic amulets, and a bronze tripod incense burner with dragon designs, the incense burner 221g, the amulets, 19g and 18g, 9.5cm max. (8)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
584
A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF A TOAD QING DYNASTY
Realistically carved using the texture of the bamboo with the feet neatly tucked under the body, 7.5cm.
£800-1,200
585
A CHINESE HARDWOOD STAND LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
With a rectangular top and scroll supports, 46cm x 25cm.
£200-300
Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003.
586
A CHINESE BRONZE RECTANGULAR WRITING BOX AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY
The reticulated cover cast with a panel of calligraphy and another of a fish and a dragon rising from waves, the sides cast with figures, a phoenix, and two further panels of calligraphy, the interior with a recessed well to one end, 2.2kg, 23cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
587
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK CIRCULAR THIRD RANK CIVIL BADGE LATE QING DYNASTY
Decorated with a bird and tiny threaded coral beads forming the sun in a wood frame carved with a band of conjoined flower-heads, mounted on a wood stand to form an occasional table, 40cm.
£200-300
588
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE WOOD STANDS AND COVERS 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Variously carved with scrolls, flowers, foliage and bats, 35cm. (30)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
590
589
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ZOOMORPHIC ZUN
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The body cast as a mythical beast, decorated with scrolling tendrils, surmounted by a vase decorated with taotie masks, and applied with a tiger and makara, all raised on four claw feet, 6kg, 46cm.
£2,000-3,000
590
A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE
17TH CENTURY
The quatre-lobed body cast with a wide band of stylised birds on a square scroll ground above formal pendant lappets, the neck with a band decorated with taotie masks and mounted with elephant handles, together with a wood stand, 9kg, 41cm. (2)
£3,000-5,000
591
A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC GU-SHAPE VASE
17TH CENTURY
The central section and base cast with taotie masks and with flanges, the tall flared neck with formal lappets, 2.7kg, 35.5cm.
£150-250
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000. 591
592
A MASSIVE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC DING MODERN
After a Zhou dynasty original, the rounded bowl cast in relief with characters beneath a band of taotie, the upright handles with further characters and dragons, all raised on three large legs with projecting flanges, 36kg, 84cm, high, 59cm wide.
£1,500-2,500
593
A MASSIVE CHINESE IRON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER DATED 1741 AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD
The deep sides cast in relief with panels enclosing Daoist Immortals with their names above them, another panel containing blossoming flowers, with a date for the sixth year of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign, with two lion masks suspending loose rings, 70kg, 67cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire.
594
A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC JUE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The vessel of typical form with two upright handles rising from the rim, the body cast with a central band of taotie and raised on three tapering, splayed legs, 784g, 19cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: purchased from Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, part lot 118.
595
A CHINESE BRONZE SLENDER ARCHAISTIC VASE, ZHI
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Cast with a band of stylised dragon motifs on a leiwen ground, with a trumpet neck and flared foot, bears an inscription which reads fu Yi (father of Yi), 452g, 19cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: purchased from Bonhams London, Roger Keverne Ltd, 11 May 2021, part lot 118. The Roger Keverne Ltd collection, bought from the Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, on 21st September 1965.
596
A CHINESE BRONZE RETICULATED BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17TH CENTURY
The cylindrical body cast with two sinuous scaly dragons amidst cloud scrolls, beneath a band of square scrolls and with breaking waves above the foot, 751g, 13.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
Cf. Roger Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2010, no.17 for a closely related brushpot.
597
A LARGE CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY
The exterior finely carved in high relief with mounted huntsmen and hounds giving chase to a deer through a wooded mountainous landscape, inscribed Gu Jue and with a seal mark for Zong Yu, the rim and base mounted in hardwood,19.5cm.
£3,000-5,000
598
A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL GU-SHAPED VASES
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Brightly painted with yellow and blue bats amidst colourful flowers, fruit and foliage, the rims and feet gilded, the bases with four character Qianlong marks, 1.6kg, 29.5cm. (2)
£3,000-4,000
599
A CHINESE GILDED BRONZE QILIN PAPERWEIGHT PROBABLY MID QING DYNASTY
Cast as a mythical beast curled up with its head resting on its haunch, raised on an oval base incised with a wide chevron design, together with a modern silk stand, 473g, 5.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
600
A CHINESE ENAMEL CHAMBER-STICK
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Finely painted with flower sprays on a pale green ground, the gilded metal rim decorated with lappets, the stem detachable, the drip pan with a dark blue band of flowers, 13.5cm. (2)
£500-1,000
601
A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC
GUI
19TH/20TH CENTURY
The sides boldly decorated with taotie masks, between bands of chilong, the body set with curved animal mask handles, a wood cover and stand, 3kg, 31cm. (3)
£600-800
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
602
TWO CHINESE POLISHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERS
QING DYNASTY
Both with flattened circular bodies and flat rims, each with a Xuande mark, 1kg and 945g, 15.5cm and 13cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£300-500
603
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC VASES
LATE QING DYNASTY
Each with three loose ring handles, the bodies decorated with stylised mythical creatures and lappets, 2.3kg, 18cm. (2)
£500-1,000
604
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE SQUARE ‘PRUNUS’ PANELS
QING DYNASTY
Each decorated with pink and white blossoms on a green cracked-ice ground, 1kg, 19.5cm. (2)
£300-500
605
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Of rectangular shape, the rims and the loop handles simulating bamboo stems, all raised on four feet, the base with a twelve character mark including the date of the third year of Jingtai, together with a wood cover and stand, 1.1kg, 16cm. (3)
£500-800
606
THREE CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL ITEMS
18TH CENTURY
Comprising: an erotic subject square dish decorated with a reclining lady and two wrestling boys, a teapot and cover decorated with stylised flowers and foliage, and a European subject small flared cup, 17.5cm. (4)
£1,000-2,000
607
† A SMALL CHINESE BOXWOOD CYLINDRICAL ‘IMMORTALS’ PERFUMIER
18TH CENTURY
The reticulated shaft carved in relief with the Mother of the West riding a phoenix above the eight Daoist Immortals with their various attributes, the borders with key fret, the base and cover with central holes, 9.2cm. (3)
£2,000-3,000
608
A CHINESE BAMBOO ‘RED CLIFF’ PERFUMIER QING DYNASTY
The cylindrical body reticulated and carved in relief with scholars with their attendants on a pleasure boat in a lotus pond beneath pine trees, drinking wine, inscribed Chi Bi zhi jing, the ends mounted with horn, 20cm.
£2,000-3,000
Cf. I Yee and L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, part 1, Hong Kong Museum of Art, pp.322-323, for a related perfume holder carved with scenes of the West Lake.
609
A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY
Decorated in relief with an medallion of mythical creatures amidst fruiting vines, the outer areas with four birds with outstretched wings to the corners, together with a modern stand, 779g, 14cm. (2)
£500-1,000
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cf. R Keverne, Chinese Bronze Mirrors, 2009, no.17 for another mirror of this design, formerly in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art.
610
TWO CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRRORS TANG DYNASTY
One cast in relief with birds, animals and berries, the other as an octofoil flowerhead, both encrusted with verdigris, 300g and 264g, 11cm and 9.7cm. (2)
£1,000-2,000
Provenance: by repute, both acquired from Christie’s, the former on 31st October 1996, the latter on 6th October 1994.
611
A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE GREYHOUND PAPERWEIGHT QING DYNASTY
The characterful dog lies to attention, wearing a collar, with a curling tail, an overall brown black patina, 174g, 7.7cm.
£1,000-2,000
612
A CHINESE BRONZE BOWL HAN DYNASTY
The rounded bowl with the recessed rim and mounted with taotie mask handles to the sides, raised on a flared foot, the surface with a highly reflective black patina with areas of malachite incrustations, 916g, 19cm.
£500-1,000
Provenance: by repute, acquired from Christie’s 8th July 1999.
613
613
A PAIR OF MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ‘LION DOG’ INCENSE BURNERS LATE QING DYNASTY
Each standing with one of their paws resting on a separate brocade ball, baring their teeth and with their heads turned to the side, the covers on their backs and tails detachable, together with two elaborate stands carved with pine and lingzhi, 30kg and 25kg, 60cm. (10)
£1,000-2,000
614
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY
The compressed circular body with mask handles and a flared foot, a six character Xuande mark, 1.2kg, 18.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
615
A CHINESE SILVER PARCEL-GILT PEACH-SHAPED WATER DROPPER
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Naturalistically cast as a large fruit issuing from a leafy branch, the fruit inscribed wan shou qi tian in relief, 700g, 10.5cm.
£1,000-2,000
616
A SMALL CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular body cast with a band of dragons divided by shou characters, the sides mounted with animal mask loop handles, and raised on a flared foot, the body with a brownish patina with gold splashes, the base with a six character Xuande mark, together with a wood cover with a jade finial, inscribed zhi yin, 439g, 12.5cm. (2)
£1,000-2,000
617
TWO OTTOMAN BRASS EWERS AND A VASE 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped ewers finely engraved with foliage, each with two central tear-drop panels decorated with cartouches, the hinged domed lids with knop finials, both with a straight spout, serpentine handles and standing on four feet, the brass vase with a gadrooned body on a trumpet foot, decorated with bands of floral scrolls on a stippled ground, 3.92kg max., 28.4cm max. (3)
£300-500
618
TWO CHINESE SILVER FILIGREE AND ENAMEL PLEASURE BOATS 19TH CENTURY
Each raised on a wood stand carved as waves, together with a ruby flashed cylindrical glass bowl with silver filigree mounts and a cover, 15.5cm max. (6)
£400-600
619
SEVEN CHINESE CORAL CARVINGS OF FEMALE DEITIES AND A BOY QING DYNASTY
Each carved as a slender figure, the goddesses include Guanyin and Magu dressed in long flowing robes with their hair in elegant high chignons, the coral of a bright salmon colour with some minor white specks, each with a wood stand, one inlaid with silver wire, 12.8cm max. (14)
£500-1,000
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
620
A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT OF A FRIEZE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD
One side carved in relief with a repeating design of flowerheads contained within diamonds, each bloom simply rendered with five petals, with finely incised lines to the borders, 60.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
Provenance: from a Belgian private collection, by repute acquired in the London art market in 1976.
A SMALL MUGHAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER JAR AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The compressed circular body embossed with wide bands of studs imitating jewels to the body and cover, between gilded borders chased with flowers and foliage, the neck with a band of acanthus leaves, the cover with a green glaze conical knop, 240g, 12cm. (2)
£1,500-2,500
622
A PAIR OF MASSIVE BURMESE GILT-BRONZE MODELS OF CHINTHE LATE 19TH CENTURY
The guardian beasts standing four-square with fierce expressions and baring their teeth, their heads, tails and legs with flames, 35kg, 51cm. (2)
£500-1,000
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
623
A CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY
Carved in high relief with mandarin ducks in a lotus pond, together with a wood stand, 16.5cm. (3)
£200-300
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
624
A PAIR OF CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL MODELS OF PARROTS LATE QING DYNASTY
Standing on rocks and holding fruiting peach branches in their beaks, 14.5cm. (2)
£200-400
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
625
A CHINESE TIGER’S EYE FIGURE OF MAGU QING DYNASTY
Standing, wearing long flowing robes, with a serene expression on her face, and a straw hat tied at her back, together with a wood stand, 13.5cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
626
A CHINESE MALACHITE PEN LICK, BITIAN PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
Formed as a large lotus leaf growing from a short stem, the underside with a two character Ding di mark, the flattened surface polished to show the natural striations of the stone, 12.3cm.
£800-1,200
The hall Ding Di is known to have been the residence of the Manchu official Zhai Quan, who was one of the great grandsons of the Qianlong Emperor. Zhai Quan was a famous collector of works of art during the Daoguang and early Xianfeng periods before his death in 1854.
627
A SMALL CHINESE AGATE ‘PRUNUS’ WATERPOT
18TH CENTURY
The translucent crystal ovoid bowl carved with a network of flowering prunus branches in relief from the pale brown skin, together with a wood stand, 5cm. (2)
£800-1,200
628
A SMALL CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF LI BAI
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The drunken poet depicted reclining with one arm resting on his wine jar, wearing loose robes incised with swirling clouds, his hair and beard with finely incised details picked out in black, the pale stone of a creamy colour with small red inclusions, 6.3cm.
£500-800
629
A CHINESE JADE DISC, BI PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
The pale celadon mottled stone with dark green and brown inclusions, 15cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£100-200
630
A CHINESE MALACHITE ‘DRAGON’ INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 20TH CENTURY
With loose ring handles and decorated with stylised dragon head masks, 17cm. (2)
£200-300
631
A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE BITONG
20TH CENTURY
The body carved in relief with pak choi growing from rocks, raised on three ruyi-shaped feet, 13cm.
£800-1,200
632
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Standing holding a lotus stem in its beak, 7.4cm.
£200-300
633
A CHINESE PALE CELADON BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Carved as a bamboo section with two birds and leafy stems, the stones with amber coloured inclusions, 12cm.
£400-600
634
A CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT TIGER QING DYNASTY
The crouching feline with its head turned to the right, incised with stripes to its coat, the tail picked out in russet and swished over its right haunch, 6cm.
£800-1,000
635
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BEAR QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Crouching with his head lowered, trying to brush a bee from his back, the cream stone with russet inclusions, 6.5cm.
£200-300
636
A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE OPENWORK ORNAMENT PROBABLY YUAN OR MING DYNASTY
Carved with an aquatic bird amidst lotus sprays, the stone with black and russet inclusions, with a wood stand, 9.2cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£500-800
637
TWO SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Both depicting seated figures beside mythical beasts, 6cm. (2)
£300-500
638
A CHINESE WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Carved in relief in stylised kui dragon amidst scrolls, 5.6cm.
£300-500
639
A SMALL CHINESE AGATE BRUSHWASHER LATE QING DYNASTY
The body carved with ridges and mounted with ring handles, 7cm.
£150-250
640
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY
One side carved in relief with chrysanthemum and bamboo growing from rocks, together with a wood stand, 9cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
641
A CHINESE JADEITE VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD
The flattened body carved with a dragon and a phoenix to the sides, 17.5cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
642
A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A TOAD AND A JADE CARVING OF THE TWIN BOYS, ‘SIXI TONGZHI’ QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The toad on a reticulated wood stand carved with fruits and leaves, 6cm. (2)
£300-500
643
A CHINESE CELADON JADE ‘BOYS’ BRUSHWASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Formed as a large lotus leaf, supported by stems, leaves and buds, with four boys clambering around the rim, 17cm.
£800-1,200
644
A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The slender pear-shaped body carved with a single scaly dragon chasing a pearl encircling the neck, the body with cloud scrolls, 11cm.
£400-600
645
A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY
One side carved in relief with a rabbit wearing flowing robes and holding a fan, the reverse with the single character mao, 5.1cm.
£1,000-2,000
646
TWO CHINESE RETICULATED JADE HAT FINIALS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
The larger in a greyish stone, carved with egrets beneath lotus leaves, the other with deer beneath trees with lingzhi and a small bird, 5.5cm. (2)
£400-600
647
THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY
One a figure of a sage holding a fly-whisk and a lotus stem, another a belt buckle with a dragon-head terminal, the third a pendant with two monkeys climbing over a large peach, 10.5cm. (3)
£300-500
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
648
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BODHISATTVA PROBABLY MING DYNASTY
Seated in lalitasana and wearing a bead necklace and an elaborate headdress incorporating five small figures, he has downcast eyes and traces of gilding, 14cm.
£800-1,200
649
A CHINESE CELADON JADE VASE AND A JADE DISH LATE QING DYNASTY
The vase with a flattened ovoid body carved with prunus and with tube handles to the neck, the dish with a slightly everted rim and a straight foot, 17cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
650
SIX CHINESE JADE AND HARDSTONE ITEMS
NEOLITHIC AND LATER
Comprising: two agate bangles, 8.4cm and 7.5cm, another bangle of a rope twist design, 8cm, a U-shaped jade, 6cm, a rectangular plaque, 7.5cm, and a black jade chisel, 8cm. (6)
£1,000-2,000
Provenance: by repute, the two agate bangles from Christie’s 28th May and 6th June 1998, the rope twist bangle from Bonhams, 26 November 1996, the U-shaped privately in 1994, the plaque from Christie’s 4th March 1999 and the chisel from Christie’s 22nd May 1996.
651
THREE CHINESE JADE ITEMS
WARRING STATES PERIOD AND LATER
One a calcified jade curved pendant, huang, carved with seeds, 13cm, another an elaborate yellow jade reticulated pendant carved as a bi with a mythical creature above and a stylised dragon below, 10.3cm, the third a bead carved with a chilong, 3.6cm (3)
£1,000-2,000
Provenance: by repute, the huang, acquired at Christie’s 4th March 1999, the bi pendant, from Christie’s 7th December 1995, and the bead acquired privately.
652
A CHINESE JADE ‘PRUNUS’ CUP AND A JADE FIGURE OF A HORSE AND A BOY QING DYNASTY
The cup with a prunus branch handle and two birds amidst flowering branches, the horse and boy group of a celadon-grey jade, the boy holds a ruyi-sceptre and stands beside a seated horse with a vase on his back, 8cm and 6.5cm. (2)
£1,000-1,500
Provenance: by repute, both acquired from Christie’s, the cup on 9th December 2000, the horse and boy on 17th August 2000.
† A CHINESE GREY AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT MING/QING DYNASTY
The recumbent beast with his legs neatly tucked beneath, his head turned to the left and his trunk curled to the right, a square tasselled cloth covers his back, 29cm.
£4,000-6,000
654
A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A BUFFALO PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY
The recumbent beast with a tether running from his nose and looped across his back, the cream coloured stone with many brown and black inclusions, 9cm.
£2,000-3,000
655
A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE CARVING OF ZHOU YANZI 18TH CENTURY
The boy carved standing holding a bucket in his left hand, with a large deer skin draped over his back and head, depicted with a cheerful expression on his face and his hair tied in two buns, 8.7cm.
£3,000-5,000
Figures of Zhou Yanzi represent filial piety. According to a Chinese folk tale, Zhou Yanzi wore a deer skin in order to mingle with a herd and obtain milk from a doe to cure his ailing father.
656
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE AXE BLADE
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Finely carved to each side, with stylised taotie masks in low relief and with geometric scrolls and hash designs, the top pierced with two holes, the narrow edges inscribed Qianlong nian zhi, the other edge inscribed yuan zi shi ba hao, 17cm.
£1,000-2,000
657
TWO CHINESE JADE ARCHER’S RINGS QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The larger in white jade, the smaller yellow jade carved with geometric motifs, 3.6cm. (2)
£300-500
658
A CHINESE PALE CELADON CARVING OF AN APSARA PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
Carved as a curving figure in flight amidst clouds and holding a bowl containing a peach, 5.5cm.
£500-800
659
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF LOTUS
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Carved with an egret hidden amidst leaves and stems of a large lotus growing from an elongated rhizome, 11.5cm.
£400-600
660
FOUR CHINESE CELADON JADE HUANG NEOLITHIC AND LATER
Each formed as a curved segment, pierced with two holes, the stones varying from green and celadon to brown, 12cm. (4)
£300-400
Provenance: a private collection, London, acquired no later than the 1990s.
661
A SMALL CHINESE YELLOW JADE PETAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The cover carved with a small figure in a sampan, fishing beneath a pomegranate tree, 5.5cm. (2)
£800-1,200
656 details
662
A CHINESE YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC OVAL PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
One side carved with studs within a border of the bajixiang, the reverse with the eight trigrams, bagua, together with a wood stand, 8.8cm. (2)
£500-800
663
FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Variously carved with calligraphy, figures and flowers, 6cm. (4)
£600-1,200
664
TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS
HAN DYNASTY AND 19TH CENTURY
The flattened celadon jade cicada of an even tone; the other an archaistic axe-shaped pendant, the shaft surmounted by a sinuous chilong, the rounded blade incised with kui dragons and stylised scrolls, the pale stone with feathery russet markings, 6cm and 5.9cm. (2)
£1,000-1,200
Provenance: the cicada, formerly in the collection of Professor Cheng Te-K’un, acquired from Bluett’s on 11 December 1990 and dated by Bluett’s to the Han dynasty, later purchased from Bonhams London, 14 May 2012, part of lot 253; the axe pendant formerly from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, then purchased from Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, part lot 461.
666 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE ITEMS MOSTLY QING DYNASTY
Comprising: two jadeite plaques, a jadeite weight, a bronze mirror, a bronze Buddhist plaque, an agate and a chalcedony brushwasher, two uncut soapstone seals and a lacquer figure of Guanyin, 12.8cm. (10)
£300-500
667
A CHINESE JADEITE RUYI-SCEPTRE AND A JADEITE BRUSHWASHER 20TH CENTURY
The sceptre carved with a bat, the brushwasher with two chilong around the body, together with a wood stand, 19cm. (3)
£300-400
668
A CHINESE MUGHAL STYLE JADE BOWL, A JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE AND A SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY
The bowl carved with vertical lines and lappet borders, the plaque carved in relief with a small hut beneath the trees to one side, and finely incised with pine to the reverse, together with a wood stand, the pebble-shaped snuff bottle decorated with a bat with ribbons, 16.5cm max. (4)
£300-500
669
TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE BANGLES AND AN ARCHER’S RING
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The bangles carved as ovoid beads divided by rings, the archer’s ring carved with lotus picked out in the brown skin, 8.5cm. (3)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£300-500
665
A SMALL PAIR OF CHINESE JADEITE VASE AND COVERS
LATE QING DYNASTY
With loose ring handles and chrysanthemum knops, together with a small jade vase, a brush rest, and a soapstone model of a mountain, 19.5cm max. (7)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
670
FOUR CHINESE JADE PENDANTS
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
One carved as a cicada, another as a horse, one as a ring with a qilin surmount, the fourth a ring carved as a dragon, 6.5cm max. (4)
£400-600
671
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘SCHOLAR’ PENDANT LATE QING DYNASTY
He stands wearing long robes, with his hands before his chest, pierced with a vertical hole and with a pale green silk tassel, 4.8cm.
£800-1,200
672
A CHINESE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL
QING DYNASTY
The stone with brown striations, the top carved with scaly dragons hidden within clouds, the seal face inscribed tian lu yong cheng, 4.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
673
A CHINESE WHITE JADE MANDARIN DUCK AND TWO JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The duck holds a lotus spray in its beak, the other animals carved as a seated Bactrian camel and a crouching rodent, one with a wood stand, 7cm. (4)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£300-500
674
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE
MING DYNASTY
Elaborately carved with the mythical beast amidst flowers and leaves, set into the cover of a later zitan box, 10cm. (2)
£300-500
675
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE AND HARDSTONE ITEMS MOSTLY LATE QING DYNASTY
Including: a cup, two boxes and covers, six plaques and eleven other items together with three wood stands, 11.5cm. (25)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
676
FIVE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING QING DYNASTY
Comprising: a gourd-shaped pendant, 5.4cm, a pendant formed as an axe blade with a single chilong to one side, 5.5cm, a model of a boy with two geese, 4.5cm, an oval pendant with pine and calligraphy, 3.5cm, and a small pendant, 4cm; the rock crystal carving formed as a seated figure, 5.5cm. (6)
£1,200-1,800
Provenance: by repute, the rock crystal carving, a private acquisition in 1994, the remainder acquired from Christie’s London; the gourd-shaped pendant acquired in 1991, the axe blade on 20th July 2000, the boy with geese on 1st April 1999, the oval pendant on 4th June 1999.
677
SIX CHINESE STONE ITEMS
20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a pair of jadeite candlesticks, three standing figures, a dragon fish plaque, all glued to wood stands, 17.5cm. (6)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
678
TWO CHINESE AGATE BRUSH WASHERS AND TWO JADE PLAQUES
LATE QING DYNASTY
One plaque carved with the Hehe Erxian, the other with a border of stylised ruyi-heads, one brushwasher carved as a lotus leaf, the other as a peach with curling leaves to the exteriors, together with two wood stands, 10.5cm. (6)
£200-300
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
679
TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS QING DYNASTY
One formed as a seated monkey with its infant, with a large russet area in the stone, the other depicting a recumbent beast turning its head to sinister and gazing backwards with bulging eyes, the stone with minor russet markings and striations, 4.1cm and 5.5cm. (2)
£800-1,000
680
TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER
One carved with a chilong and a tiger, and with calligraphy to the reverse, the other with two phoenix, 6cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£300-500
681
A CHINESE JADEITE FIGURE OF MONK LATE QING DYNASTY
Together with a wood carving of a snarling mythical beast and a bronze model of an ascetic monk, the jadeite model together with a wood stand 214g, 11.5cm. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
682
FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE ORNAMENTS AND A SWORD PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: three hollow cylindrical Hongshan-type hu-shaped hair ornament, a large C-shaped dragon, and a bronze sword inlaid with a silver chevron pattern and cast with characters to each side, the sword 860g, 62cm. (5)
£200-300
683
FIVE SMALL CHINESE JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY
Comprising: a two-handled cup decorated with studs, 9.3cm, two garment hooks, 9cm and 8cm, and two archer’s rings, 4cm and 2.9cm, the larger in jadeite. (5)
£800-1,200
Provenance: by repute, the cup acquired privately on 30th October 1994, the hooks, from Christie’s, 21st June 2000, the smaller archer’s ring, from Bonhams, 26th November 1996, and the large archer’s ring privately in the 1990s.
684
A CHINESE YELLOW JADE CARVING OF TWO BOYS 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The larger standing figure carries his small companion in his right arm, he has a bottle gourd suspended from his belt, the stone flecked with russet inclusions, 8.2cm.
£1,500-2,500
Provenance: from a private collection, Buckinghamshire.
686
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE MOUNTAIN CARVING QING DYNASTY
Carved with a spotty deer beneath a pine tree beside lingzhi, together with a wood stand carved with pine, 10.5cm. (2)
£600-800
685
A CHINESE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY
Carved as a gourd with leaves, tendrils, and a butterfly carved to the surface in low relief, 6cm.
£150-250
687
A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A BOY QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The stone with light brown inclusions and carved as a boy holding a peach and playing with a dog, 5.5cm.
£800-1,200
688
A CHINESE WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER
One side carved with two figures amidst cloud scrolls, the reverse with a crane beneath peony, the reticulated rim carved with phoenix, flowers and foliage, 7.5cm.
£1,500-2,500
690
A CHINESE YELLOW JADE MODEL OF A CRANE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
Sitting with its head turned over its back, holding a fruiting peach spray in its beak, the peaches and the crane’s head picked out in the brown inclusions, together with a wood stand, 10cm. (2)
£400-600
The crane together with the peach form the homophone ‘he shou yan nian’ (may the crane and peaches extend your years).
689
A CHINESE WHITE JADE FINGER CITRON GROUP QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Naturalistically carved with one large and one small fruit issuing from a leafy stalk, 5.5cm.
£500-800
691
A CHINESE GILT-METAL AND ENAMELLED OVAL BOX AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY
The cover set with a jade plaque depicting a bat above a shou character, 95g, 7.8cm.
£300-400
692
A MONUMENTAL INDIAN SANDALWOOD CARVING OF MAHATMA GANDHI 1869-1948
First Half 20th Century
Realistically carved, he stands wearing three bead necklaces, with his distinctive dhoti loincloth and carrying a shawl and a simple staff. The whole raised on an Indian rosewood and sandalwood pedestal formed as an elaborate trapezoidal prism, the side faces with oval vignettes carved in relief with scenes from everyday life, the figure 105cm (including the pedestal, 205cm).
£8,000-12,000
Provenance: an Indian private collection, in London with the current owners since at least the 1950s.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule and later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
On the 22nd of September 1921, Gandhi made the decision to change his clothing from the elaborate Gujarati attire to a simple dhoti and shawl. He decided that as he was to work for the poor people of India, to identify with them, he should not wear different clothes.
An interesting anecdote is the reluctant invitation to afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace by King George V to Gandhi; reluctant, because Gandhi’s poor man’s dress was simply against court etiquette. But Gandhi was also equally adamant by pre-announcing that he would not re-clothe even to meet the King. His stand was simple, that the Indian poor were still naked because of Britain. Later, when asked if he was not wearing enough clothes to meet the King, Gandhi is reported to have remarked, “The King had enough on for both of us”.
693
694
A LAOTIAN BRONZE RECLINING FIGURE OF BUDDHA
19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FROM VIENTIANE
With a deep brown patina, the figure reclines in parinirvana on a rectangular dais with a double lotus border, his face is tranquil and smiling, his right arm supports his head and his left lies in a relaxed posture, 4.5kg, 31.5cm.
£1,500-2,500
The subject matter of this image is the passage of the Buddha into Nirvana. He lies down on a royal couch in the sala grove of the Malla kings beside the Hirannavati River. Surrounded by his faithful monks he utters his final words: “Everything is subject to change; strive on without delay” and at dawn on the following day passed into the great Nirvana. The Laotian kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Chang was established during the 14th century and ruled by Thais. Its northern capital of Luang Prabang was subjected to cultural influences from the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, while its southern capital, Vientiane, absorbed Khmer and Ayutthaya motifs.
For a closely related bronze parinirvana Buddha see S Lopetcharat, Lao Buddha: The Image and Its History, Bangkok, p.229.
693
A THAI PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
18TH CENTURY
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus plinth, with his both hands raised in abhaya mudra, wearing a long sanghati and an elaborate diadem, 7kg, 54.5cm. £1,500-2,000
695
A CHINESE GILTWOOD FIGURE OF XIWANGMU, THE QUEEN MOTHER OF THE WEST 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The Goddess stands wearing an elaborate phoenix headdress and holds a treasure chest, she wears flowing robes, and decorative earrings, raised on a modern wood stand, 23.5cm.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
696
A KHYMER STYLE STANDING SANDSTONE FIGURE AND A STONE HEAD
PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The figure wearing a formal tied sampot with the head, arms and feet lacking, both with modern wood stands, 56cm and 22.5cm. (2)
£300-500
697
AN INDIAN BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A GODDESS 19TH CENTURY
With her head tilted to one side and her hands held before her, she stands in tribhanga, on a lotus plinth, 2kg, 28.5cm.
£200-300
698
TWO TIBETAN THANGKAS
19TH CENTURY
One depicting Buddha raised on an elaborate floral throne and surrounded by eight bodhisattvas, the other painted with a central figure of Padmambhava holding a staff, 66cm x 45cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
699
FOUR TIBETAN THANGKAS
19TH CENTURY
Depicting Manjusri, White Tara, Vsnisavijaya and Ushnishavijaya all within red lacquer frames, 60cm x 37cm (max). (4)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
700 A SRI LANKAN BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA AND THREE SEATED FIGURES
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Each with downcast eyes and a serene expression, with a ushnisha topped by a siraspata, the Sri Lankan figure 1.9kg, the bronze Buddha 1.1kg, the head 429g, the smallest figure 262g, 18.8cm, 19.6cm, 11.5cm, 11.2cm. (4)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
701
AN INDIAN VOTIVE PLAQUE OF HANUMAN 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The circular panel depicting the Monkey God standing in a dynamic pose, surmounted by a small standing figure and a seven-headed naga canopy, with a modern rectangular stand, 755g, 23.5cm. (2)
£300-500
Provenance: from a private collection, London.
702
AN INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU AND A STELE 15TH/16TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The four-armed deity standing on a rectangular plinth, with his right hand resting on a mace, together with a stele of a seated bodhisattva, 369g and 267g, 13.7cm and 8cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: from a private collection, London.
703
A TIBETAN IRON PHURBU AND A THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The tripartite blade issuing from the mouth of a makara, surmounted by the head of Hayagriva, the Buddha seated on a double lotus throne, with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, 1.9kg and 2.2kg, 25.5cm and 37cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
704
A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A WRATHFUL DEITY AND HIS CONSORT
19TH CENTURY
Standing in yab-yum, embracing his consort on a lotus base, each embellished with beaded jewellery and a skull tiara, 427g, 11.5cm.
£200-300
Provenance: from a private collection, London.
705
A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA 19TH CENTURY
The multi-armed God stands with his consort in yab-yum, on an oval lotus base, 752g, 13.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
706
A CHINESE SILVERED-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Sitting in dhyanasana and holding a vajra and a ghanta, he wears an elaborate headdress and is raised on a double lotus throne, 897g, 14cm.
£400-600
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
707
A CHINESE GILDED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY
The bodhisattva raised high on a lotus throne, riding on the back of a Buddhist lion dog, 338g, 12.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£200-300
708
† A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK
20TH CENTURY
With downcast eyes he holds a bowl on his lap, and is raised on a base carved with vajra and other Buddhist emblems, 2kg, 21.5cm.
£300-500
709
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE A SEATED BODHISATTVA 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana upon a double lotus throne, with her left hand in varada mudra, dressed in a loose dhoti, adorned with beaded jewellery and an elaborate headdress, 1.1kg, 17cm.
£400-600
710
A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA MING DYNASTY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the left hand in dhyana mudra and the raised right hand in shuni mudra, dressed in a loose dhoti, and wearing a multi-strand necklace and a headdress, 910g, 17cm.
£250-350
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
711
A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA LATE QING DYNASTY
Seated in dhyanasana and wearing floral robes, his hands in bhumishparsha mudra, raised on a double lotus throne, 2.3kg, 21.5cm.
£150-250
Provenance: from the collection of David Stopher, Kent.
712
A CHINESE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN 19TH CENTURY
Seated with her right knee raised, wearing flowing robes and a cowl, her eyes downcast, 2.7kg, 17cm.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
713
A CHINESE PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA QING DYNASTY
Seated in dhyanasana upon a lotus throne with one hand held in dhyana murda and the other touching the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, depicted wearing a monk’s robe bordered by scrolling floral motifs, his crown and necklace inset with turquoise beads, the base plate with a double vajra, 1kg, 17cm.
£500-800
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
714
A SMALL TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
17TH CENTURY
Seated in virasana on a lotus base, his raised left hand in vitarka mudra and his right hand holding a kapala, a jewelled necklace hangs from his shoulders, his hair arranged in a high chignon, with Tibetan inscriptions to the back of the base, 207g, 9cm.
£500-800
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
715
A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A MONK LATE QING DYNASTY
Wearing an imbricated robe and a floral headdress, he sits on the back of a crouching qilin with one hand raised, 3.2kg, 27cm high, 20cm long.
£1,000-1,500
Provenance: by repute, acquired from Christie’s 7th April 1994.
716
A SMALL CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY
Raised on a lotus throne with the right arm raised and head bowed, 269g, 10.5cm.
£1,000-2,000
717
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG LATE MING DYNASTY
He sits wearing an elaborate robe and headdress, holding a hu tablet before his chest, his face gilded, the surface with traces of lacquer and gold, together with a modern stand, 1.6kg, 25cm. (2)
£500-1,000
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
718
A BHUTANESE POLYCHROME AND GILT-LACQUERED FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Seated in rajalilasana on a lotus base, his right hand holding a vajra and left hand supporting a kapala, dressed in a flowing robe with floral borders, his face with an alert expression, wearing elaborate earrings and topped with a diadem, 937g, 20cm.
£400-600
720
A CHINESE LACQUERED-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY LATE MING DYNASTY
Standing wearing a long flowing robes, with a formal headdress, mounted on a modern square plinth, 2.7kg, 31cm.
£300-500
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
719
A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA SADAKSRI 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The four-armed bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus plinth, her principal hands in anjali mudra, with the two other hands raised and holding attributes, adorned with jewellery and crown, 505g, 14cm.
£200-300
Provenance: a private London collection, acquired prior to 2000.
721
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana with the left hand supporting a vessel, her right hand held in shuni mudra, dressed in long flowing robes, with a multi-stand necklace and an elaborate headdress, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, 1.6kg, 21.5cm.
£500-1,000
END OF THE FIRST SALE DAY 第一天拍賣終結
