Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism by zacke1664

AUCTION Friday, September 27th 2019

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Provenances

Countess Zichy Mihaline, Budapest, Hungary Adalbert Colsman (1886-1978), Langenberg, Germany Henri Gaffié, Nice, France The Durwin Tang Collection, United Kingdom Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010), Durham, United Kingdom H.J. Blitz, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sylvain Lévy-Alban, Paris, France The George Schultz collection, USA Alexander Popov, Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia John Harvey, London, United Kingdom Gizela Gawromski, Cape Elizabeth, USA The Siegfried and Diane Hearst Collection, Australia Major General Sir Basil A. Hill KBE (1880-1960), United Kingdom Rare Art, Alan Hartman, New York, USA Alexandre Hougron, Galerie Beauté Chinoise, Saint Ouen, France Nicholas Pitcher, London, United Kingdom Professor Don Handelman, United Kingdom The Alain Presencer Collection, United Kingdom Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, USA Roger Keverne, London, United Kingdom John Sparks, London, United Kingdom The Lowenthal Collection, United Kingdom Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Robert Chi Tsun, Taipeh, Taiwan

William Lipton, New York, USA Ormonde Oriental Antiques, London, United Kingdom Malcolm Moncrieff Stuart, OBE, CIE, Edinburgh, Scotland Ernest Hart, Milford-on-Sea, United Kingdom The Shakris collection, San Francisco, USA Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom The S. Weinberg Collection, Germany G. & T. Portier, Paris, France The Ed. Bouet Collection, France Robin George, The George Family, United Kingdom The Greenwald Collection, New York, USA

Reverend Margaret Johnston, Gravenhurst, Canada Sir Richard Mark Evans, KCMG, KCVO (1928-2012), United Kingdom Sir Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge (1837-1912), United Kingdom Carl Imbeck (1860-1936), Germany Novel Art Gallery, Frank C. Russek, Zurich, Switzerland Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010), Djursholm, Sweden The Sir Thomas Halton Collection, United Kingdom Erik Holmberg (1888-1972), Sweden Douglas Latchford, London, England Axel Aylwen, Bargany House, Scotland Professor Ernst Richard Habermann (1926-2001), Germany Stjepan Kugli, Zagreb, Croatia The Rémi Bonnaud Collection, France W. B. Tapp (d. 1992), Bristol, England Ernst Michel (d. 1949), Germany The Robert Prescott Collection, United Kingdom Douglas J. K. Wright, London, United Kingdom Galerie Asboth, Vienna, Austria Pietro Marcenaro, Genova, Italy Gabor Wilhelm, Paris, France The Schulmann Collection, Paris, France The Heinrich Harrer Collection, Austria The Karl Bethge Collection, Germany Eymery & Cie, Paris, France Sydney L. Moss, London, United Kingdom The Gerry and Pamela Virtue Collection, Australia Colonel Yves Onno, France Lorenz Helbling, Shanghart, Shanghai, China Andreas Krüger, Germany

AUCTION

Fine Chinese Art,

Buddhism and Hinduism Friday, September 27th 2019, at 10.00 am CET CATALOG CA0919

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Bronzes and Sculptures Lots 1 to 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Organic Material Lots 90 to 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Works of Art Lots 129 to 155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Hardstones Lots 156 to 179. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Jades Lots 180 to 217. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Porcelain and Ceramic Lots 218 to 287. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Snuff Bottles Lots 288 to 321. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Thangkas, Paintings and Textiles Lots 322 to 352. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Buddhism and Hinduism Lots 353 to 392. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Bronzes and Sculptures

Lots 1 to 89

A BRONZE RITUAL VASE, HU China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier. The archaistic vessel is cast with a pair of taotie masks and decorated with two archaistic bands below a row of pendant petal-shaped panels, all between two meander borders. Provenance: Hungarian Private Collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and a superb malachite-green patina. The taotie masks may once have held circular bronze handles.

Weight: 1077.1 grams Dimensions: Height 20.3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a larger, yet closely related Hu sold by Christies Paris, Art d’Asie, 20th June, 2017, lot 125.

青銅壺中國，明代 (1368-1644) 或更早。仿古青銅壺上一對饕餮面具，雷紋之下兩道仿古紋帶，皆以雷紋飾底。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，孔雀石綠色包漿。饕餮面具上可能曾經有一個青銅執柄。重量：1077.1 克尺寸：高 20.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE HU, MING China, 1368-1644. Xuande six-character mark to base. The hexagonal vase is decorated with two c-shaped handles surmounted by a single-horned beast head bearing adjoined loops for suspension. The rim, foot and body bear relief-bands of key fret, cresting waves and archaistic reliefs. Provenance: Canadian private collection. Condition: Good patina. Old wear, soiling and traces of use. Deep corrosion to one section of foot. The inner of the foot has been cleaned.

Weight: 1434.6 grams Dimensions: Height 26 cm

明代仿古青銅壺中國，1368-1644。底部宣德六字款，六角方壺，獨角瑞獸C型雙耳，局部仿古紋修飾。來源：加拿大私人收藏品相：包漿良好，老磨損、污跡及使用痕跡。足部有一處嚴重服飾，足部内部已清潔。重量：1434.6 克尺寸：高 26 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A VERY LARGE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE VASE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The massively cast body of slender baluster form, the trumpet neck with a recessed flaring lip, the shoulder cast with a band of gilt and neatly incised lotus-petals in high relief, all raised on a spreading foot. Apocryphal Xuande mark to base. Provenance: Swedish private collection. Condition: Old repair to base, handles lost. Wear, traces of use and some dents. Fine natural patina of iron-red and chocolatebrown mottling.

Weight: 5.3 kilograms Dimensions: Height 50 cm

康熙大型鎏金銅瓶中國，1662-1722。瓶肩部一圈鎏金蓮葉紋，高圈足。宣德寄托款。來源：瑞典收藏品相：底部舊時修補，執柄遺失。有使用痕跡和一些凹痕。細膩的鐵紅色天然包漿和巧克力棕色斑紋。重量：5.3 公斤尺寸：高 50 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A BRONZE ‘MOUNTAIN’ BRUSH REST, MING China, 16th-17th century. Cast in the form of a five-peak mountain range with a prominent central summit above a gnarly tree on each side, the surface skillfully rendered with jagged layers. Provenance: English Private Collection Condition: Good condition with old wear and traces of use, exactly as expected from a bronze of this age.

Weight: 163.6 grams Dimensions: Length 11 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bronze brush rest sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, April 2nd, 2019, lot 3065.

AN UNUSUAL REPOUSSE BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 19th century or earlier. The circular copper and metal washer with a finely incised, floral border and an embossed and fire-gilt sinuous chilong in high relief, lurking above the vessel’s thin lip. Provenance: From an old English estate. Condition: Extensive wear and patina, dents and nicks here and there, some very small dings to embossed sections, traces of use. Old soiling inside.

Weight: 86.1 grams. Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm Note that the mouth of the chilong is open, hence water can be filled into its body so that the washer may also be used as a water dropper.

清代罕見雕金筆洗中國，十九世紀或更早。圓形銅合金筆洗，銅鎏金螭龍高浮雕盤旋與外壁，頭部伸至筆洗薄壁邊沿上方。來源：英國老遺產品相：磨損嚴重、包漿、凹痕以及局部磕損，一些很小的浮雕部分磨損，有使用痕跡。内裏舊時污漬。重量：86.1 克. 尺寸：直徑8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

明代青銅山形筆擱中國，十六至十七世紀。五指形山峰，兩面各有一個花樹。表面呈現鋸齒狀層次。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相良好，舊時磨損，使用痕跡，符合其年代。重量：163.6 克尺寸：長 11 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A CHILONG WATER DROPPER, MING China, 17th century. The conical vessel with its remarkably thin spout tapers towards a recessed base. A sinuous dragon arching its back forms the handle while vigilantly watching over a minuscule water inlet, its looped tail serving for suspension. Provenance: Lowenthal Collection, nr. 150. Paper label to base. Hans Lowenthal was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father Julius invented the first semi-automatic lighter in history in 1928 and named it Colibri. In 1953, Hans joined Colibri and was its Managing Director for 25 years. He enjoyed creating ingenuous products, among them the ‘Golden Gun’ of notorious hitman Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. Hence his passion for antique multi-functionality objects such as the present lot. Condition: Fine natural patina with old wear, traces of use and minor nicks and dents here and there. Overall excellent condition.

Weight: 288.9 grams Dimensions: Length from spout to handle 10.5 cm

明代螭龍水滴中國，十七世紀。水滴器壁極薄，一條蜿蜒螭龍栖覆其上，拱起処成爲手柄，兩眼關注著微小的出水口，非常生動。來源： Lowenthal 收藏, 收藏編號 150，底部有紙標簽。Hans Lowenthal 生於德國法蘭克福，其父親Julius 1928年發明了第一臺半自動打火機，取名爲科勒比，並擔任了25年經理。他對古董的多功能性充滿了熱情。品相：天然包漿細膩，舊時磨損、使用痕跡與輕微磕損，局部有凹陷。總體品相極好。重量：288.9 克尺寸：從壺嘴到手柄長10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

A PAIR OF ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL VESSELS AND COVERS, DOU China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 6th – 5th century BC. The deep rounded body supported by a stem and flared foot, flanked by two loop handles on the sides and a band of decoration along the waist, filled with small interlocked quills. Provenance: From a New York lady collector of long standing, who purchased the present lot during the 1980s in the local market. From there to a retired New York dealer, in exchange of two Song dynasty pottery dishes. From there to Nicholas Pitcher, London. Condition: Excellent condition with few minimal losses to inner lips and looped handles. The bronze with a dark patina and patches of malachite encrustation.

Weight: 800 grams in total Dimensions: Length 18.5 cm each The band on the lower section is repeated twice on the domed cover, the central flaring knob is cast on top. Note the fine relief in which the bands are executed. Similar excavated examples suggest that these vessels would have been produced and used in pairs and were also reproduced in earthenware and lacquer, after a shallow tazza form without lid. Lidded dou vessels, such as the present examples, are believed to have been introduced into the repertoire of ritual Chinese bronzes in the early Eastern Zhou period. Auction result comparison: Compare with a single dou from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harman Booth, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, sold at Sotheby’s New York on March 18th, 2017,in Asian art, lot 1142.

一對雙耳青銅幾何紋豆中國，東周，公元前六至五世紀。器型圓形，圈足外撇，環形雙耳，帶狀裝飾，豆蓋和豆連接處有内扣裝置。來源：紐約一位女收藏傢，1980年代她在當地購得這對青銅豆。之後和一位紐約退休了的商人換了兩隻宋代瓷盤。之後到了倫敦Nicholas Pitcher收藏。品相：品相極好，内邊沿和雙耳上輕微磕損。青銅上有黑色包漿及銅綠。重量：縂 800 克尺寸：每件各長 18.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU, SHANG DYNASTY China, late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC. The trumpet-shaped neck is finely cast with four scroll-filled blades, the center section with two taotie masks divided by hooked flanges, repeated on the spreading foot with four matching quadrants bearing a rare cicada motif. The interior of the foot with an incised inscription. Provenance: Private English collection, acquired in Hong Kong 1980s-1990s, and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: The vessel has an anthracite and russet patina with extensive malachite and lapis encrustation. Some losses due to corrosion. The encrustations have been partially removed with a micro chisel on one of the four blades, revealing the original design and russet patina of the bronze.

Weight: 960.7 grams Dimensions: Height 26 cm Matching box. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Gu at Christies New York on September 18th-19th, 2019, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 991.

商代青銅觚中國，商代晚期，公元前十一至十三世紀。饕餮與蟬紋飾，足内有文字符號。來源：英國私人收藏，于1980年代至90年代購於香港，自此在同一家族保存至今。品相：黑灰色與赤褐色包漿，大面積孔雀石綠及青金石藍結殼。由於腐蝕造成局部缺失，四劍槽処局部脫殼，露出了原始紋飾與赤褐色。重量：960.7 克尺寸：高26 厘米

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, MING China, 17th century. The incense burner standing on three feet, with four incised circumferential lines just below the everted lip, two elongated rectangular handles, matching hongmu cover in openwork carving and yellow jade knob. Provenance: American private collection. By repute acquired at a local yard sale. Condition: Fine patina. The bronze with one ding and traces of use as well as minor nicks here and there. The wood with minor losses. The jade with natural fissures.

Weight: 591.4 grams (the bronze) and 67.2 grams (the lid) Dimensions: 11.8 cm diameter from handle to handle Two character ‘Shimabara’ mark to base, likely added onsite after this censer was exported from China to Japan to be used at Shimabara castle, situated in Nagasaki province, the only region where imports of goods from abroad were legal in Japan at the time. Probably the present censer somehow made its way back to China, when Portuguese tradesmen and missionaries where expelled from Japan in masses after the Shimabara rebellion in 1638 and took it with them. At some later point in history it then had been refitted with the now present wooden lid and jade knob, from the perspective of ‘Chinese Taste’ certainly adding further appeal to it, Shimabara Castle in the mark having been condemned to Nagasaki Province, Japan insignificance by that point in time.

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, DING China, 17th-18th century. The deep, bowl-shaped body supported on three slender cylindrical legs and crisply cast with a broad taotie mask band above a leiwen ground divided by three vertical notched flanges, all below a pair of upright handles on the rim. Provenance: From a French collector. Condition: Excellent condition with tiny casting imperfections, wear, traces of use and a fine patina.

Weight: 2623 grams Dimensions: Height 27 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Ding at Sotheby’s New York on September 15th, 2015, in Important Chinese Art, lot 242.

青銅鼎香爐中國，十七至十八世紀。三支圓柱形腿；半球腹，圓爐身，上有饕餮紋與雷紋。來源：法國收藏品相：極好品相，些微鑄造瑕疵，磨損，使用痕跡及良好包漿。重量：2623 克尺寸：高27 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

明代青銅三足香爐中國，十七世紀。三足香爐，爐沿下四道橫紋，矩形雙耳細長，紅木雕蓋，黃玉鈕。來源：美國私人收藏，據説在當地購買。品相：包漿細膩，青銅爐有使用痕跡，以及局部磕碰。木蓋有輕微磕損。玉鈕上有天然裂縫。重量： 591.4 克 (青銅爐)；67.2 克 (蓋) 尺寸：雙耳間直徑11.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A BRONZE SCHOLAR’S ROCK, QING China, 18th-19th century. Naturalistically cast in the form of a scholar’s rock wrought out with vertical orientation, the bronze surface pitted with jagged crevices and patinated to a smooth dark brown, almost black tone. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and traces of use.

Weight: 4.3 kilograms (the bronze) and 778.4 grams (the base) Dimensions: Height 38.5 cm With a matching wooden stand, the carving replicating some of the rocky patterns. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bronze scholar’s rock sold at Lempertz in Brussels, Auction 1093, Asian Art, 18.06.2017, Lot 1279.

清代青銅文人石中國，十八至十九世紀。青銅文人石鑄造形態自然，表面有鋸齒狀裂紋，深褐色進黑色包漿。來源：法國私人遺產品相：極好品相，一些舊時磨損與使用痕跡重量：4.3 公斤 (青銅) ；778.4 克 (底座) 尺寸：高38.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.200,Starting price EUR 600,-

A BRONZE BELT HOOK, WARRING STATES China, 475–221 BC. The parcel gilt and turquoise inlaid bronze hook shows fine incision work depicting patterns and borders of swirling clouds leading to the top with its typical raised Chilong head.

AN OCTAFOIL BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. Crisply cast in linghua shape (water chestnut flower), the pierced knob surrounded by four animals shown in lively positions as they frolic atop a flowering scroll, all within the raised inner edge of the outer band of eight barbed lobes with alternating butterflies and foliate sprays. Provenance: Purchased by the current vendors late father in the 1960’s from the George Family. By repute it was collected by the British officer Robin George during the Boxer rebellion, and thence by descent through his family. Condition: Natural, lustrous grey patina with malachite encrustations. Minor losses to rim.

Weight: 512.1 grams Dimensions: Diameter 17.2 cm The four animals on this mirror are particularly expressive as they leap amidst the stems of the flower scroll. They are also unusual in the depiction of the tufts of hair detailing their legs, heads, bodies, and long tails. Literature comparison: The unusual positions of some of the animals are similar to those seen in animals chased on the silver back of a bronze mirror (linghua type) of Tang date, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Tang Mirrors, Sen-Oku Hakuko Kan, Kyoto, 2006, p. 43, no. 55. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related mirror sold by Christies New York, 22nd March 2012, in Luminous Perfection: Fine Chinese Mirrors from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, lot 1459.

唐代八菱銅鏡中國，618-907。銅鏡成菱花形，鏡鈕周圍環繞著四隻瑞獸，八角上可見蝴蝶與花葉。來源：現藏家已故父親 1960年代從喬治家族購得，保存至今。喬治家族中 Robin George曾是英國將官，義和團運動時期在中國。品相：天然包漿，孔雀石色結殼。邊緣處輕微材料遺失。重量： 512.1 克尺寸：直徑17.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Provenance: English Private Collection. Condition: Original condition with old wear and extensive traces of use, exactly as expected from a bronze of this age. Good natural patina with malachite-green and hazelnut-brown encrustations. The turquoise bead on top of the Chilong head is lost. The remaining two bear a very fine patina.

Weight: 140 grams Dimensions: 14.5 cm length

戰國時期青銅帶鈎中國，前475–前221。青銅表面鍍金，鑲嵌綠松石，旋轉雲紋，頂部為螭龍頭。來源：英國私人收藏品相：原始狀況，舊時磨損，嚴重使用痕跡，與其年代相符。天然包漿良好，呈現孔雀石綠色及棕褐色結殼。螭龍頭部綠松石鑲嵌已丟失，剩餘兩顆包漿良好。重量：140 克尺寸：長 14.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

AN INSCRIBED BRONZE MIRROR China, 3rd – 4th century. The suspension knob surrounded by two circumferential bands of characters and geometrical ornaments in high relief. Accompanied by an old box, an original invoice from January 25th, 1960, and a catalogue of the Hallwyl Collection in Stockholm, by Orvar Karlbeck, showing related mirrors. (4) Provenance: Collection of Erik Holmberg. Thence by descent. Holmberg (1888-1972) was fascinated by Asian Art and became a true academic collector, striving to learn more about the subject at all times, which is evident in his many letters to museum directors, dealers and fellow members of the China club at the time. He donated several of his Chinese paintings to the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Condition: Original patina and encrustation, wear and traces of use, minor dents here and there.

Weight: 66.1 grams (just the mirror) Dimensions: Diameter 7.5 cm.

青銅鏡中國，三到四世紀。旋鈕処兩個圓周字符帶和高浮雕幾何紋裝飾。隨附一個舊箱子，來自1960年1月25日的原始發票和Orvar Karlbeck撰寫的斯德哥爾摩Hallwyl Collection 收藏目錄中也展示了這面銅鏡。來源：Erik Holmberg收藏，保存至今。 Holmberg (1888-1972) 曾對亞洲藝術特別着迷并成爲一位真正的學術性收藏傢，在任何時候都努力學習相關知識。這從他當時給博物館館長以及藝術商人以及中國俱樂部成員的信中都很明顯看出他將他的幾幅中國畫捐贈給斯德哥爾摩的遠東藝術博物館。品相：原始銅綠和結殼，磨損和使用痕跡，局部輕微凹痕。重量：66.1 克尺寸：直徑 7,5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A MINIATURE BRONZE MODEL OF A FANGDING China, Qing dynasty. The miniaturized ritual food vessel stands on four legs and bears fine archaistic décor in light relief below key fret borders and two looped handles at the upper rim. Finely applied artificial malachite-green and iron-red patina.

Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Good condition with old wear and traces of use.

Weight: 95.5 grams Dimensions: Height 7 cm Miniature models of ancient ritual bronzes were popular objects among scholars and literati during the Qianlong period and shortly thereafter. They were used as desk items for various purposes, the present lot likely as an inkwell for at least some time, considering the black remainders on its inside.

微型青銅方鼎中國，清代。微型四足方鼎，周身淺浮雕仿古紋飾，孔雀石綠和鐵紅色包漿。來源：法國私人遺產品相：良好品相，舊時磨損及使用痕跡重量：95.5 克尺寸：高 7 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING, HAN China, Early western Han Dynasty, 3rd century BC. Of tubular form, closed at one end, with a neatly inlaid archaic silver band depicting two phoenixes amid swirling clouds. Provenance: Dutch private collection. Condition: The bronze with a fine copper-red patina, extensive corrosion and minor losses to the silver inlay. Fine condition especially considering the age of this lot.

Weight: 53 grams Dimensions: 4.2 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related axle cap sold at Bonham’s London on May 11th, 2015, in Asian Art, lot 177.

漢代銅錯銀車飾中國，西漢早期，公元前三世紀。管狀，一端封閉，錯金銀描繪了兩隻鳳凰在雲中飛舞的場景。來源：荷蘭私人收藏品相：銅飾有著細膩的同紅色包漿，大面積腐蝕，銀嵌部分有輕微損失。考慮到車飾的年代，品相還是非常好的。重量：53 克尺寸：4.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A PARCEL-GILT BIRD FINIAL, DINGSHI China, Song dynasty or earlier. The finial is made of a hollow cast alloy as a recumbent bird clutching a short open pole. The feathers are neatly incised and parcel-gilt as well as the round, bulging eyes and the closed aquiline beak. Provenance: Lowenthal Collection, nr. 148. Paper labels to bird and base. Hans Lowenthal was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father Julius invented the first semi-automatic lighter in history in 1928 and named it Colibri. In 1953, Hans joined Colibri and was its Managing Director for 25 years. Condition: Fine condition with good patina, extensive wear, traces of use and tiny nicks here and there. Minor encrustations.

Weight: 259.7 grams (the finial) Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm On modern wood base. (2)

錯金鳥形頂飾中國，宋代或更早。頂飾空心鑄造合金製成，眼睛突出，鳥嘴緊閉，整體生動。來源：Lowenthal 收藏, 收藏編號 150，底部有紙標簽。Hans Lowenthal 生於德國法蘭克福，其父親Julius 1928年發明了第一臺半自動打火機，取名爲科勒比，並擔任了25年經理。他對古董的多功能性充滿了熱情。品相：品相良好，包漿細膩，磨損嚴重，使用痕跡，局部輕微磕損，一些結殼。重量：259.7 克 (頂飾) 尺寸：長16.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A FINE BUDDHIST LION GILT-BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHT, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The mythical beast finely gilt and cast in a recumbent position with alert expression, its head raised and turned to the left, its jaw closed, the furry mane flowing along the neck, its two small cubs climbing on top of its spine which terminates in a bushy tail. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Superb condition with some wear to gilding and a few tiny nicks, old wear and traces of use, good patina.

Weight: 544.2 grams (the bronze) and 60.1 grams (the base) Dimensions: Length 9 cm (excluding base) and 10 cm (including base) Note the finely incised detail work to the lambent flames, bushy tails and manes of all three lions. Matching dark hardwood base carved in openwork to depict a craggy, layered rock from which two small flowers spring. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a another giltbronze Kangxi scroll weight of almost identical size, and related incision work to tail and eyes, at Christies Paris on June 9th 2015, in Art d’Asie, lot 221.

康熙銅鎏金佛獅鎮紙中國，1662-1722。瑞獸鎏金，擡頭朝左，背部趴著一隻小獸，活靈活現。來源：英國私人收藏. 品相：保存極好，鎏金部位一些磨損，一些輕微磕損，舊時磨損和使用痕跡，包漿良好。重量：544.2 克 (青銅) ；60.1 克 (底座) 尺寸：長 9 厘米 (不含底座)；10 厘米 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

A LUDUAN BRONZE CENSER, MING China, 1368-1644. The bronze vessel with a pierced and removable lid, where the incense is inserted, the smoke then dramatically escaping through the luduan’s mouth. The beast portrayed with a single horn, bushy tail, bulging eyes, sharp fangs and the inevitable jingle bell suspended from its neck. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Remnants of gilding and old lacquer, extensive wear and traces of use as expected on a bronze from this period, some minor dents. Overall fine condition.

Weight: 802 grams Dimensions: Length 18 cm

明代青銅甪端香薰中國，1368-1644。香薰蓋可拆卸，香霧通過神獸嘴中散逸。神獸獨角，尾巴濃密，眼睛凸出，大嘴中可見獠牙。來源：私人遺產品相：鎏金和舊漆餘留，大面積磨損及使用痕跡，符合其年代，一些輕微凹陷。整體品相良好。重量：802 克尺寸：長18 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ CENSER, MING China 17th century. Cast seated, the raised head with large round eyes beneath thick curled eyebrows, the mouth opened revealing sharp fangs, grasping the ends of a twisted rope leading to the brocade ball under its left front paw, the body detailed with a combed mane and upright bushy tail. Provenance: Canadian private collection. Condition: Fine dark patina. Excellent condition with some wear, tiny dents and traces of use, mostly to base. One small claw lost. Rare to find in such pristine condition!

Weight: 3.7 kilograms Dimensions: Height 24.5 cm Note the cleverly camouflaged and removable piece of fur on the lion’s back serving as the place for inserting the incense. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bronze at Sotheby’s London on May 14th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 305.

明代青銅佛獅香爐中國，十七世紀。佛獅獅頭上揚，大眼炯炯，嘴中獠牙叼著拴著火珠的帶子，火珠被踏于左前腿下，尾巴直立濃密，整體形象生動。來源：加拿大私人收藏. 品相：暗色包漿細膩，品相極好，一些磨損，輕微凹痕和使用痕跡，主要在底部。遺失一小爪。很難找到這麽好的原始狀態。重量：3.7 公斤尺寸：高 24.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

A SILVER- AND GOLD-INLAID BRONZE CENSER, KANGXI China, early 18th century. Heavily cast as a fierce Buddhist lion playing with its cub, finely inlaid with silver wire and the eyes in gold, the four-lobed separately cast base standing on four brocade balls. Provenance: Boston private collection. Condition: Fine condition with few tiny nicks, good naturally grown patina, some old wear.

Weight: 3395.7 grams (all four pieces together) Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 15 cm Ingenuously cast in four separate pieces, one being an oval incense container hidden under the Buddhist Lion’s back, which can be removed and comfortably filled, the smoke from the incense dramatically escaping from the dogs open jaw. Also note the neatly inlaid brocade balls in silver wire on the top of the base. Auction result comparison: Compare with another silver-inlaid Buddhist lion censer at Sotheby’s London, on May 16th, 2007, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 112.

康熙青銅錯金銀佛獅香薰中國，十八世紀初。佛獅與其幼兒戲耍，刻畫活潑俏皮，錯金銀，眼睛錯金，四足立於獨立基座上。來源：波士頓私人收藏品相：品相良好，輕微刻痕，天然包漿，一些磨損。重量： 3395.7 克 (總重) 尺寸： 20 x 20 x 15 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A SILVER- AND GOLD-INDLAID BRONZE CENSER, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Naturalistically cast, as a standing elephant with its head turned slightly to the left, trunk and tusks raised, the pierced cover in form of a young boy playing a pipe. Provenance: From a private collection of fine bronzes, by repute acquired in the local auction market. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and minor dents. The pipe lost.

Weight: 2217.1 grams Dimensions: Height 21.3 cm Note the fine floral gold and silver inlays to the boy’s garment borders, the ruyi-shaped saddle and the eyes and brows of the elephant.

康熙錯金銀青銅香爐中國，1662-1722。鑄造逼真，大象頭往左偏，鼻子上揚，背上坐著一個牧童，牧童似乎在玩什麽東西，可能是笛子。牧童処為蓋，牧童為鈕。來源：私人青銅造像收藏，據説在當地拍賣行中購得。品相：保存良好，一些磨損和輕微凹陷。牧童手中之物已遺失。重量： 2217.1 克尺寸：高 21. 3 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A GOLD-SPLASHED CENSER, 18TH CENTURY China. The square body with low rounded sides rising from four short legs to a raised circular mouth, set at the shoulder with a pair of imposing lion-head mask handles and decorated around the exterior with gold splashes.

Provenance: From a private collection of bronze censers, by repute acquired between 1980-2000. Condition: Excellent condition with fine patina, old wear as expected on a bronze from this period. The stand with extensive wear and minor losses.

Weight: 510 grams (the censer) and 121 grams (the stand) Dimensions: Width 12.5 cm The base with an incised four-character mark reading Yongshi baoyong. Fitted wood stand, possibly of the period. (2) Auction result comparison: For a larger censer bearing nearly identical mask handles see Sotheby’s London on November 10th, 2010, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 11.

十八世紀灑金香爐中國。方形圓角爐體，四短腿，圓口，短頸，一對獅首耳。香爐上可見灑金。來源：銅香爐私人收藏，據説于1980年至2000年間購得。品相：品相極好，包漿細膩，老磨損符合此年代香爐。底座磨損嚴重，些微磕碰。重量：香爐510 克；底座121 克尺寸：寬 12.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A LARGE BRONZE YEN YEN VASE China, 17th - 18th century. The wideshouldered body surmounted by a tall trumpet neck, incised with a kuilong band and flanked by archaistic cloud handles above two raised fillets. The recessed base cast with a six-character Xuande seal mark. Provenance: From the Karl Bethge Collection, before 1900. Thence by descent in the same family. Karl Bethge (1847 in Berlin - 1900 in Bangkok) was a German engineer, known for his work on the construction of several important railway lines in Asia, among them the Royal Railway of Siam. Condition: Fine patina, some wear and traces of use, two dings to neck with associated stress lines.

Weight: 5.3 kilograms Dimensions: 50.5 cm The body with a raised border of stylized ruyi encircling the shoulder and a row of hemispheres above the foot. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related yen yen bronze vase at Sotheby’s New York on September 13th, 2017, in Important Chinese Art, lot 140.

大型青銅鳳尾雙耳尊中國，十七至十八世紀。敞口外撇，長頸丰肩，飾夔龍紋與如意雲紋，雙耳。底足宣德六字款。來源：Karl Bethge 收藏, 1900年前，在同一家族保存至今。Karl Bethge (1847 在柏林- 1900在曼谷)曾是一位德國工程師，以建造過幾條亞洲重要鐵路而聞名，其中包括暹羅皇家鐵路。品相：細膩包漿，一些磨損和使用痕跡，頸部兩條壓力綫重量：5.3 公斤尺寸：50.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

A VERY LARGE BUDDHIST LION BRONZE, MING China, 17th century. Heavily cast bronze of a roaring Buddhist lion in a striding posture, the sharp fangs well visible inside the open jaw, with elaborately formed curly fur, eyebrows and bushy tail, the paws with massive, protuberating claws. Provenance: From a private collection of bronzes and sculptures. By repute acquired at auction during the 1970s and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and some minor casting flaws. Very few tiny nicks here and there.

Weight: 12 kilograms Dimensions: Height 40 cm, length 39 cm Note the superb almost black patina with its lustrous shine and the removable tail.

明代大型青銅佛獅中國，十七世紀。青銅獅成咆哮狀，嘴内可見獠牙，皮毛捲曲，眉毛和尾巴濃密，四爪尖銳。來源：青銅器和造像私人收藏，據説是1970年代從拍賣中購得。自此一直保留在同一家族。品相：品相極好，舊時磨損和一些輕微鑄造瑕疵。局部極輕微刻痕。重量：12 公斤尺寸：高40 厘米, 長 39 厘米

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

A FINE LION HEAD BRONZE VASE, MING China, 1368-1644. The slender vase with flaring foot rim and recessed base, the shoulders with two powerful and neatly incised lion masks in high relief, the inside with incised pictogram characters, superb iron-red and chocolate brown natural patina. Provenance: From a highly important German private collection, acquired in China ca. 1930. Galerie Zacke, Bronzes from the Ming Dynasty, March 5th, 1987, lot 21. A copy of the catalogue entry accompanies this lot. From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Fine condition with some dents, nicks and old wear.

Weight: 439.3 grams Dimensions: Height 15 cm

明代獅面青銅瓶中國，1368-1644。青銅瓶細長，濶足，底座凹陷，肩部兩邊刻以一高浮雕獅面。内裏有文字。鐵紅色及棕色天然包漿。來源：重要德國私人收藏，大約于1930年購於中國；Zacke藝廊1987年 3月5日,Bronzes from the Ming Dynasty, 拍賣，拍品 21。隨附拍品目錄複印件；維也納私人收藏，1970年-1990年間在當地購得，保存至今。品相：品相良好，一些凹陷、刻痕和舊磨損。重量： 439.3 克尺寸：高 15 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, QING China, 18th-19th century. The vessel with two circumferential archaistic borders, the body with vertical ribs. Two looped handles with stylized phoenix heads. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vessel within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Fine condition with wear, a few small nicks and traces of use.

Weight: 536.3 grams Dimensions: Length from handle to handle 13.5 cm

清代仿古青銅雙耳爐中國，十八至十九世紀。銅爐爐身仿古，高圈足，鳳耳。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相良好，一些磨損、小刻痕及使用痕跡重量： 536.3 克尺寸：雙耳間距13.5 厘米

A BRONZE CENSER, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The compressed globular body raised on three conical feet, the everted rim set with two loop handles, the base cast with a sixteencharacter inscription in a rectangular reserve. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vessel (seen from the backside only) within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use.

Weight: 1368.6 grams Dimensions: Length from handle to handle 14.7 cm The apocryphal inscription reading Daming Xuande Liunian Gongbu Shangshu Wu Bangzuo jianzao (Made under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Sixth Year of Xuande).

康熙青銅雙耳爐中國，1662-1722。香爐三足，底部方框十六字款。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於19001920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相良好，有磨損及使用痕跡重量： 1368.6 克尺寸：雙耳間距14.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

Old black and white photo with lots 27 and 28 encircled

A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, MING China, 16th-17th century. The bombé body is raised on three sturdy cabriole legs issuing from lion masks to the waisted neck and flanked by a pair of massive S-curved handles. The domed and pierced cover is surmounted by a dragon fighting with a tiger above cresting waves. Provenance: Old English collection. Condition: Some smaller losses. Extensive wear, traces of use and corrosion especially to lower section, one handle slightly loose, the body with one area possibly filled. Overall well-presentable condition, as expected on a bronze of this size and age. Very dark, naturally grown patina. The stand with losses and traces of use.

Weight: 8.5 kilograms Dimensions: Width 35 cm from handle to handle Note that the smoke from the burning incense will escape through the dragon’s and tiger’s mouths, thus creating a stunning dramatic effect. On a carved and fitted hardwood stand. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with another large and related censer at Christies New York, on March 17th, 2016, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 1439, and another related censer with a dragon on the domed cover at Sotheby’s New York, September 19th, 2015, in Asian Art, lot 727.

明代大型青銅龍虎鬥三足香爐中國，十六至十七世紀。爐身由三個堅固的腿抬起，裝飾獅首面具，兩側一對巨形彎曲手柄。爐蓋上一條龍，一隻老虎，山岩突出，波濤滾滾。來源：英國老收藏品相：一些小磕損，大面積的使用痕跡，特別是下半部一些腐蝕；一個手柄略微鬆動，爐身有一個區域可能填滿。總體品相良好，符合其年代與尺寸。天然的暗色包漿。底座鬆動，有使用痕跡. 重量：8.5 公斤尺寸：寬 35 厘米（雙耳間距）

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

AN EXTREMELY RARE BRONZE ‘DRAGON CARP’ CENSER, 18TH CENTURY China. Modelled with the mythical fish-like dragon leaping vertically upwards, its folded wings and fins partially covering the scaly body, the mouth agape flanked by coiled whiskers above its wide eyes and horns, issuing a double-cord cleverly tied to a ribbon to support the base. Provenance: Old English collection. Condition: Excellent condition with few losses, fine patina, old wear and traces of use, all in accordance with the age of this bronze.

Weight: 3115 grams Dimensions: Height 28 cm Note that the head of this bronze is removable to better enable the insertion of incense. The smoke will escape dramatically through the mouth of the dragon carp. Auction result comparison: Compare with another dragon carp censer, height 28.9 cm, executed in Champlevé enamels on bronze, at Christies London, on November 9th, 2010, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 260.

十八世紀極罕見的青銅龍魚中國。神話中的魚形龍成跳躍狀，魚鰭、魚鱗、大眼鬍鬚等刻畫形象生動，從龍嘴中伸出一套長帶，底部成吉祥結，與旁邊的龍尾巧妙地形成兩個支撐點。來源：英國老收藏品相：品相極好，些微磕損，包漿細膩，舊時磨損以及使用痕跡，一切都符合其年代。重量： 3115 克尺寸：高 28 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

A Crane Bronze in the Forbidden City, Beijing

A RARE BRONZE OF A RED-CROWNED CRANE, LATE MING China, 17th century. Elaborately cast, the bird stands tall with feet apart, head with red crown raised high, the open beak exposing the tongue, finely detailed feathers to its body. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Old repairs to neck and legs, hardly visible. Some wear and traces of use.

Weight: 5.1 kilograms including base Dimensions: Height including base 63.5 cm In China, cranes were held in high esteem, known as a first rank bird. Their images were embroidered onto the robes of many high-ranking officials. There are multitudes of crane statues, carvings and embroideries within the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace in Beijing. The red-crowned crane is the species mostly depicted in Chinese artwork. It was selected by the Chinese government as the national animal of China. Mounted to a wooden base, dating to around 1900. (2)

罕見的晚明青銅丹頂鶴中國，十七世紀。精美鑄造，形象生動優美。來源：私人遺產品相：頸部和腿部有舊時修補，幾乎不可見，一些磨損和使用痕跡。重量： 5.1 公斤（含底座）尺寸：高63.5 厘米（含底座）

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

A PAIR OF CAPARISONED ELEPHANT BRONZES China, 17th-18th century. Shown on a stepped plinth with four feet, the massive bodies arrayed in rich trappings inset with coral and turquoise beads, the back draped with a neatly incised blanket from which rises a baluster vase above lotus sprays. (2) Provenance: From an old European private collection. Condition: Fine condition with a solid chocolate-brown patina, some wear, remnants of old lacquering, several inlaid beads lost, minor dents, the vases once were removable but are now attached.

Weight: 1735.9 grams and 1569.9 grams Dimensions: Height 16.5 cm each

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related elephant at Christies New York on March 19th, 2009, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 619.

一對青銅太平有象中國，十七至十八世紀。大象身上鑲嵌珊瑚和綠松石。背托蓮葉狀小托盤。來源：歐洲私人收藏品相：保存良好，巧克力棕色包漿，一些磨損，舊漆殘餘，丟失了幾個珠子，輕微凹痕，瓶子曾經可能可以拆卸而現在固定重量：分別為1735.9 克與1569.9 克尺寸：分別高 16.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Lot 35

A SMALL BRONZE OF GUANYIN, LIAO DYNASTY China, 916-1125. The heavily cast figure seated in dhyanasana and dressed in long flowing robes draping over the shoulders and falling in undulated folds over arms and knees leaving the torso bare. The face with gentle features set in a benevolent expression, framed by pendulous ears and neatly incised hair surmounted by a cowl. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Extensive wear and some dents. Minor losses at the lower edge. Unsealed. The bronze richly patinated to a warm chocolate-brown color with traces of lacquer gilding remaining, the base unsealed.

Weight: 682.5 grams Dimensions: Height 10.6 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related lacquer-gilt bronze at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on May 27th, 2014, lot 752.

遼代青銅小觀音坐像中國， 916-1125。沉重的鑄銅觀音盤腿坐像，身披長袍，面部表情慈祥安寧。來源：私人遺產品相：磨損嚴重，一些凹陷，底部輕微磨損，未封閉。巧克力棕色包漿，金漆餘留。重量： 682.5 克尺寸：高 10.6 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

A GILT BRONZE BUDDHA, YUAN DYNASTY China, 14th century. Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a two-tiered lotus base and depicting the earth touching gesture (bhumisparsha mudra). Note the elegant detail work to garment and lotus petals. Provenance: Private collection Armenia. Condition: Fine condition with wear to gilding and traces of use as expected on a bronze with this age. Unsealed.

Weight: 226.7 grams Dimensions: Height 12.2 cm

元代銅鎏金佛像中國，十四世紀。坐蓮佛像，持觸地印，服飾高雅，蓮葉精美。來源：亞美尼亞私人收藏品相：品相良好，鎏金有磨損，使用痕跡與其年代相符。未封印。重量：226.7 克尺寸：高 12.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

Lot 35

A GILT-BRONZE OF MANJUSHRI Tibet, 14th-15th century. The bodhisattva is seated in vajrasana on a double lotus base with hands in dharmachakra mudra and two lotus flowers stemming from his shoulders, holding the book and the sword. Provenance: Property from a private European collection. By repute, kept in the same family since at least the mid-20th century. Condition: Few of the inlaid turquoise beads are lost. Wear as visible on the images and expected of an authentic bronze of this period. The lotus flowers holding the attributes may possible be slightly inclined towards the center. Sealed!

Weight: 199.6 grams Dimensions: Height 10 cm Note the remarkably fine execution of the Vajra-shaped chignon, the tiara, the earrings and the garment with its many inlaid turquoises. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related figure of Manjushri sold via Sotheby’s New York on March 15th, 2017, in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art, lot 210.

十四世紀銅鎏金文殊坐像西藏，十四至十五世紀。文殊菩薩雙足結跏趺坐在雙層蓮花座上，雙手持説法印，一肩蓮花上生經莢，一肩蓮花上生寶劍。來源：一個歐洲私人收藏。至少在二十世紀中期以來一直保存在同一個家族中。品相：一些鑲嵌的綠松石已遺失，磨損処應可顯示其年代真實性。蓮花上所生寶物微微向中央傾斜。底部密封！重量： 199.6 克尺寸：高 10 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A KALAJAMBHALA BRONZE, TIBET 12TH CENTURY Copper alloy with silver inlaid eyes. Depiction of Kalajambhala standing on a prone figure, above a double-lotus base, with erect genital, his body garlanded with serpents, a mongoose in his left hand. Another mongoose is found lurking on top of the human corpse. Provenance: Collection of Prof. Don Handelman, 2008. Thereafter in the Alain Presencer collection, who devoted his life to the study and promotion of Tibetan Buddhism and culture. His contributions to the field resulted in numerous recognitions, including an appointment as Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. He also created the music album ‘The Singing Bowls of Tibet’, which sold over a million copies to date. Bonham’s Hong Kong, The Presencer Collection of Buddhist Art, October 2nd, 2018, lot 104, bought in at an estimate of 4/5,000 euro (HKD 35/45.000) Published: Himalayan Art Resources Nr. 61646. Condition: Extensive wear and traces of use. Minor casting flaws, nicks and dents here and there. The base slightly warped. Sealed. Overall, very good condition considering the age of this statue!

Weight: 222.6 grams Dimensions: Height 9.2 cm

A BRONZE AMITAYUS, 13TH–14TH CENTURY Western Tibet. Seated on a high double lotus pedestal in Dhyanasana, with hands in meditation mudra and holding the vase of longevity. Wearing a shawl and dhoti, with a billowing celestial scarf around his shoulders and arms, the face with a meditative expression surmounted by an elaborate tiara. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Extensive wear and traces of use, as expected on a bronze with this age. Old drillings and minor losses to base. Remainders of gilding and varnish. Unsealed. The small reliquary casket to backside is empty.

Weight: 602 grams Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm The pierces earlobes, the tall five-leaf crown with panels hinged to the chignon, the upward-flying ribbons and the rendering of the celestial scarf are typical features of 13th and 14th century Western Tibetan sculptures of Dyani Buddhas.

十三至十四世紀青銅阿彌陀佛西藏西部。阿彌陀佛坐於蓮座上，雙手施彌陀印持長壽瓶。身著袈裟飄帶，面部表情慈祥安寧。來源：英國私人收藏品相：磨損嚴重，有使用痕跡，與其年代相符。底座有破損。有鎏金和清漆餘留物。未密封。背部舍利盒為空。重量： 602 克尺寸：高 17.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Jambhala is a popular Buddhist wealth deity who dispenses prosperity. He represents the Buddhist absorption of Kubera, the ancient Indian god of wealth and king of nature spirits (yakshas). This black (kala) form of Jambhala was popularized in Tibet by Bari Lotsawa. Small sculptures, such as the present, are used in rituals by monks to ensure their sustenance so that they can keep focused on their training. Compare with a similar bronze published in von Schroeder, IndoTibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p.172, no.30B.

西藏十二世紀青銅黑財神像黑財神眼睛内嵌銀，立於雙層蓮座上，手中持貓鼬。來源：Don Handelman 教授收藏, 2008之後Alain Presencer 收藏，他完成藏傳佛教及文化博士學位。Alain Presencer 畢生致力於研究和推廣藏傳佛教和文化，他對該領域的貢獻得到了許多認可，並被任命爲皇家亞洲協會研究員。他還製作了音樂專輯‘The Singing Bowls of Tibet‘，出了一百萬張。 Bonham’s Hong Kong, 2018年10月2日《The Presencer Collection of Buddhist Art》，拍號 104。出版：Himalayan Art Resources Nr. 61646. 品相：大面積磨損和使用痕跡，輕微鑄造缺陷，局部有刻痕和凹痕。底座略微扭曲，密封。總體來説，考慮到這尊造像的年代，它的品相已經非常好了。重量： 222.6 克尺寸：高 9.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A BUDDHA AMOGHASIDDHI, NEPAL 17TH CENTURY The heavily cast gilt copper-alloy figure is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base edged with an incised rim, the right hand in abhayamudra and the left in dhyanamudra, the face with half-open eyelids, short eyebrows, lips gently turned upwards into a smile expressing a serene and benevolent stance. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London. European private collection, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. Published: Spink and Son Ltd, Visions of Perfect Worlds: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas, 1999, page 11. Condition: Significant wear to gilding. Traces of use and minor dents. Some casting flaws. Unsealed, the inner revealing two inserted sacred paper rolls.

Weight: 1621.2 grams Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm This beautifully proportioned sculpture depicts Buddha with formidable yet calm authority. It is modeled in an archaistic style inspired by Nepalese sculpture of the 12th/13th centuries, which is in turn inspired by early Licchavi period art (300-879). The bronze’s broad forehead, curved earlobes and prominent lotus base are redolent of early Nepalese style. Meanwhile its larger scale, pleated robe, and more linear treatment of the soles of the feet slightly depart from it. Amoghasiddhi is one of the Five Cosmic Buddhas, also known as the Five Tathagatas or the Five Dhyani Buddhas. He is the head of the Karma (action) family of deities. Amoghasiddhi is associated with the northern quarter of the mandala and his consort is Green Tara. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related 17th century Licchavi style figure of Padmapani (note the similarity of the lotus base) from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge at Christies New York on March 21st, 2012, in Indian and Southeast Asian Art, lot 835. Also compare with copper-alloy image of Buddha Shakyamuni at Bonham’s Hong Kong on November 29th, 2016, in Images of Devotion, lot 128.

尼泊爾十七世紀不空成就佛坐蓮像不空成就佛鑄銅鎏金，坐於蓮座上，右手施無畏印，左手禪定印，眼睛半閉，短眉，表情安詳。來源：歐洲私人收藏購於倫敦Spink & Son Ltd。保留至今。出版：Spink and Son Ltd, Visions of Perfect Worlds: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas, 1999, page 11. 品相：鎏金嚴重磨損、使用痕跡及輕微凹痕。一些鑄造瑕疵，未密封，内裏可見兩份神聖紙捲。重量：1621.2 克尺寸：高 17.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

A GILT COPPER GUARDIAN KING, TIBET 17TH CENTURY In this imposing Densatil school repoussé work, the worldly protector wears a Mongolian armor and felt boots. He is surrounded by heavenly bands and bears highly detailed incision work. Remnants of old cold painting. Provenance: Peter Hardt, Germany (before 2003). Acquired by Max Weiss of Konstanz, Germany, from the above for 13.500,German Marks (ca. 6.700,- Euro). Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: The gilding comes in excellent preservation. Besides that, the statue shows wear and losses as visible on the images. Absolutely original condition with no hidden damages or restorations whatsoever!

Weight: 824.7 grams Dimensions: Height 30 cm excluding stand (and 31 cm including stand)

西藏十七世紀銅鎏金天王立像這件壯觀的登薩提風格的雕金像展現了守護神著蒙古盔甲和毛氈靴。周邊飄帶，雕工精美。舊時彩繪餘留。來源： 2003年前為德國Peter Hardt收藏。購於德國Konstanz的 Max Weiss收藏，13.500,-多德國馬克。之後一直同一家族收藏。品相：鎏金保存良好。此外，雕像上有可見磨損，絕對沒有任何隱藏的損壞或修復。重量：824.7 克尺寸：高 30 厘米（不含底座）；高31厘米（含底座）

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A GILT BRONZE MAHASIDDHA VIRUPA, 16TH CENTURY Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands in dhyana mudra, clad in a short dhoti, wearing jewelry and a tiara inset with coral and turquoise beads, his face in serene expression with inlaid eyes. Provenance: Alain Presencer Collection. The base with a label bearing a hand-written inscription reading “Mahasiddha Silver Eyes”. Alain Presencer devoted his life to the study and promotion of Tibetan Buddhism and culture. His contributions to the field resulted in numerous recognitions, including an appointment as Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. He also created the music album ‘The Singing Bowls of Tibet’, which sold over a million copies to date. Condition: Wear to the gilding, traces of use and minor nicks as expected on a copper-bronze alloy statue of this age. Sealed. One of the inlaid beads and both silver inlays to the eyes are lost.

Weight: 162.2 grams Dimensions: 7.5 cm height Mahasiddha Virupa, the Lord of all yogis, was born in a royal family in east India during the 7th-8th century. He later renounced the life of a prince to become a monastic. Compare with the Virupa in the GerdWolfgang Essen Tibetica Collection (Hamburg) pictured in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes (1981), cat. no. 131H, and the Virupa in the Victoria and Albert Museum, cat. no. 131I, both shown on page 475.

十六世紀銅鎏金大成就者畢如帕西藏，大成就者雙腿盤坐于雙層蓮座上，手施禪定印，身著短多提衫，戴著寶珠與鑲嵌著珊瑚和綠松石的王冠，鑲嵌眼珠，表情平靜。來源： Alain Presencer 收藏. 底座上有手寫標簽 “Mahasiddha Silver Eyes”。Alain Presencer 畢生致力於研究和推廣藏傳佛教和文化，他對該領域的貢獻得到了許多認可，並被任命爲皇家亞洲協會研究員。他還製作了音樂專輯‘The Singing Bowls of Tibet‘，出了一百萬張。品相：鎏金処有磨損及使用痕跡，正如預期中這個時期青銅造像的刻痕。密封。一粒寶珠和雙眼中的銀質鑲嵌物已遺失。重量：162.2 克尺寸：高7.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A SMALL GILT BRONZE OF BUDDHA, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. Buddha is shown with the dharmacakra mudra seated in dhyanasana on a two-tiered lotus base. The incision work is extremely fine for such a small figure, which makes it a rare example. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. By repute acquired before 1980. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear. Sealed.

Weight: 26.7 grams Dimensions: Height 4.1 cm

乾隆小型銅鎏金佛陀坐蓮像中國，1736-1795。佛陀結跏趺座手施説法印于雙層蓮座上。相對於如此小的造像，其製作已經非常精美了，是一件很罕見的作品。來源：匈牙利私人收藏，據説購於1980年前。品相：品相極好，一些輕微磨損。密封。重量：26.7 克尺寸：高4.1 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana, the soles with incised dharma wheels, two hands joined in uttarabodhi mudra in front of the bare chest, wearing a shawl and dhoti, the borders finely incised at the hems, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned by an elaborate tiara. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear, some losses to tiara, few dents here and there. Unsealed. Overall good condition.

Weight: 1502.9 grams Dimensions: Height 18.3 cm

明代銅鎏金觀音坐像中國，1368-1644。雙腿盤坐，雙手施南無寶勝如來印，頭戴冠冕，身著多提袈裟，面目祥和。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：舊時磨損，冠冕処有些缺損，局部輕微凹痕。未密封，總體品相良好。重量： 1502.9 克尺寸：高 18.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY China, 16th-17th century. The figure is cast seated in padmasana showing the abhayamudra with the raised right hand and a cup in the left, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Old wear and minor nicks here and there. Minuscule losses. Unsealed. Fine patina with remnants of cold painting and lacquer gilding. Overall fine condition.

Weight: 2815 grams Dimensions: Height 26.5 cm

Her finely detailed hair is upswept into a top knot beneath an openwork crown centered with seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled jeweled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with beaded borders enclosing lotus blooms on scrolling foliage.

明代青銅觀音坐像中國，十六至十七世紀。觀音盤腿而作，右手施無畏印，左手持小杯，面容祥和，雙目低垂。來源：維也納私人收藏，1970年-1990年間在當地購得，保存至今。品相：舊時磨損，局部有輕微刻痕，微不足道的缺失。未密封，包漿細膩，有舊時冷繪和漆彩餘留。總體品相良好。重量： 2815 克尺寸：高 26.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A FINELY CAST BRONZE GUANYIN, MING China, 1368-1644. The figure seated in padmasana, the right hand in vitarkamudra and the left once holding a cup, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Her finely detailed hair is beneath an openwork crown centered with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: The cup lost. Fine natural patina with minor encrustations and remnants of lacquer gilding and cold painting. Minuscule nick to one finger. Unsealed. Old wear.

Weight: 695.2 grams Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with decorative borders.

明代鑄銅觀音中國，1368-1644。觀音結蓮花坐，右手施無畏印，左手吃缽，雙目低垂。頭冠中央可見阿彌陀佛坐像。來源：英國私人收藏品相：小缽丟失，細膩的天然包漿，些微結殼，餘留金漆冷繪殘餘。一手指上有一微不足道的磕損，未封印，舊時磨損。重量：695.2 克尺寸：高 15.3 厘米

A BRONZE OF A DAOIST IMMORTAL, MING China, 16th -17th century. The sage cast seated as a dignitary wearing an elaborately decorated cap of office, his beard hanging down his chest embellished with a rectangular-shaped clasp holding the robe, his hands holding a scepter, the figure with remainders of fine lacquer gilding. Provenance: From a private estate. By repute acquired in the local auction market before 1980 and thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with extensive wear and losses to lacquer gilding. The throne slightly warped.

Weight: 1572.1 grams Dimensions: Height 24 cm Note the finely executed throne with a neatly incised rug to the backside and ruyi-shaped recesses to front and sides. Additional incision work to the numerous borders of the robe.

明代青銅道教仙人坐像中國，十六至十七世紀。仙人著文官服飾，手持笏板，全身施金漆。來源：私人遺產。據説是1980年前在當地拍賣行中購得，保存至今。品相：保存良好，磨損嚴重，金漆磨損。底座略微扭曲。重量： 1572.1 克尺寸：高 24 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A BRONZE FIGURE OF WENSHU, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644. The bejeweled Wisdom Bodhisattva is cast with a serene facial expression, wearing a tall crown fronting his chignon, surrounded by heavenly bands as he sits on a recumbent Buddhist lion. The base trimmed with finely incised lotus petals. Provenance: Collection of Carl Imbeck (ca. 18601936) and thence by descent in the same family. Merchant in Peking. By repute, Imbeck acquired the present lot during the Boxer Rebellion. Condition: Fine condition with good, natural patina. Minor losses, dents, casting flaws and old wear.

Weight: 2774.5 grams Dimensions: Height 26 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bronze at Christies South Kensignton, on May 14th, 2014, in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, lot 603.

明代青銅文殊菩薩像中國，1368-1644。菩薩表情慈祥，頭戴王冠，綬帶飄揚，坐在佛獅上。蓮花底座。來源： Carl Imbeck (約 1860-1936)收藏，至今保留在同一家族。曾在北京行商。據説，他在義和團運動期間購得此造像。品相：保存良好，天然包漿。輕微磕損、凹陷、鑄造瑕疵和舊時磨損。重量：2774.5 克尺寸：高 26 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY China, 16th-17th century. The figure is cast seated in padmasana holding a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Remnants of old lacquer above the fire-gilding. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear, minuscule losses to tip of stem and plait, few minor nicks here and there. Unsealed. Overall very good condition.

Weight: 2556 grams Dimensions: Height 23 cm

Her finely detailed hair is upswept into a top knot beneath an openwork crown centered with seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled jeweled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with beaded decorative borders on stamped grounds variously enclosing lotus blooms on scrolling foliage and geometric designs.

明代銅鎏金觀音坐像中國，十六至十七世紀。觀音雙腿盤坐，右手持一根柳葉，左手持小杯，表情寧靜，雙眼下垂。鎏金上有舊時漆彩餘留。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：舊時磨損，柳枝上有輕微缺失，局部小磕損，未密封，整體品相良好。重量： 2556 克尺寸：高 23 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

AN EXTREMELY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSRI, TIBET 14TH CENTURY The bodhisattva is finely cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus base. His hands in gesture of dharmachakra mudra holding the tips of lotus stems bearing his attributes, the sword, khadga, on his right shoulder, and the book, pustaka, on his left shoulder (the book lost). Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Magnificent condition with wear and a few casting imperfections and nicks. The book lost. A copper plate marked with a double vajra is evidence of this sculpture’s formal consecration and appears Alexander Popov, ca. 1920 to be the original seal, although it shows an old repair. Some of the many inlaid gemstones and glass beads are lost, most of the remaining ones are original, a few may be later replacements.

Weight: 6.8 kilograms Dimensions: Height 37.1 cm

This accomplished and substantial sculpture is cast in the graceful manner of the Nepalese artistic tradition, probably at the Newar ateliers of the Kathmandu valley. Limbs are muscular and rounded, the shoulders broad, fingers are long and elegant, and the bodhisattva is imbued with spiritual calm and poise. The fire gilding, the Newar craftsman’s forte, is lustrous and of subtle hue. Moreover, a few of the inlays are made of glass with a garnet tone, a type of inlay typically associated with Nepalese works. The 14th century saw a considerable expansion in the building and extension of Tibetan monastic establishments, and records confirm the employment of Nepalese artists and craftsmen in their construction and decoration. Due to the liberal use of turquoise, as well as the very little remnants of blue pigment in the hair, it is probable that this figure was commissioned for a Tibetan patron. The prowess of the Newar artists was internationally recognized. In 1260 the Mongol emperor Khubilai Khan (1215-1294) commissioned a memorial stupa to Sakya Pandita (1182-1251) to be erected at Sakya monastery in Tibet. Phagspa (1235-1280), the Sakya hierarch and Khubilai’s imperial preceptor, summoned a group of some eighty of the best artists in Nepal to fulfil the charge. Aniko (1244-1306), the group’s leader, was a precocious talent as an architect, weaver, painter and sculptor, and so impressed his sponsor that Phagspa recommended his talents to Khubilai. Aniko was embraced by the emperor and rapidly elevated to prestigious posts. Amongst many honors he was appointed Supervisor-in-chief of All Classes of Artisans, and later Minister of Education in charge of the Imperial Manufactories Commission, responsible for the court’s supply of precious materials such as gold, pearls and rhinoceros horn. Official documents of the Mongol dynasty record Aniko’s biography, and describe monuments, Buddhist sculpture, painting and textiles made to his design, see Karmay (Stoddard), Early Sino-Tibetan Art, Warminster, 1975, pp. 21-24. He was awarded great wealth and status at court. Aniko’s arrival at the Mongol court with twenty-four fellow Newars established a Nepalese presence in the Aniko (or Anige, Araniko, Chinese Imperial workshops 1244-1306) was one of the that would last for centuries. key figures in the arts of They brought an invaluable Nepal and the Yuan dynasty familiarity with Himalayan of China, and the artistic Buddhist iconography when exchanges in these areas. Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism (Statue of Aniko at the became the state religion Miaoying Temple, Beijing) of the Yuan dynasty, and a renowned ability to adapt to the artistic traditions of a sponsor. Yuan period Chinese works of art that reveal Nepalese influence include a statue of a bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery that is a done in the uniquely Chinese medium of dry lacquer, but with pronounced Newar style in the sculptural detail, ibid., p. 22, pl. 11. An imperial Vajrabhairava mandala in kesi, a favored medium of the Mongol court, is drawn in the Newar style seen in Tibetan paintings associated with Sakya monastery, see James Watt and Ann E. Wardwell, When Silk was Gold, New York, 1997, cat. no. 25. And another Yuan period kesi mandala integrates pure Nepalese scrolling vine motifs with landscape done in the classical Chinese blue-green style; ibid., cat. no. 26. All three works of art are unmistakably Chinese while subtly incorporating Nepalese characteristics. The present Manjusri meanwhile exemplifies the indigenous Newar sculptural aesthetic of the 14th century: A sculpture made for Tibetan patrons in the prevailing Nepalese style of elegantly modelled, richly gilded and bejeweled statues imbued with spirituality. Indeed, the type of sculpture with which Aniko

would have been familiar in his homeland, and with which Phagspa would have sought to fulfil Khubilai’s commission at Sakya monastery. It is one of the finer examples of 14th century sculpture, and a witness to the artistic genius that brought fame to Newar artists throughout the Himalayas, and at the imperial courts of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Grewenig and Eberhard Rist, Buddha: 2000 Years of Buddhist Art, 232 Masterpieces, Völklingen, 2016, no. 140. Also compare with a Tibetan 14th century gilt copper Manjughosha in Nepalese style housed in the small monastery of Shalu, famous for its important Newar style wall paintings, see von Schroeder, 2001, pl. 229C, p. 959.

In the present portrayal, Manjusri wears elaborate bejeweled yajnopavita necklaces, armlets and rosette earrings inlaid with semi-precious stones such as coral, turquoise and lapis lazuli and glass, sometimes with a garnet hue. His dhoti is gathered in beaded folds around his knees, the diaphanous shawl around the shoulders bears finely chased floral motifs, his torso left bare. The face has a serene expression with downcast eyes and an inlaid urna (the inlay lost), the head wearing a high crown secured with a five-leaf diadem, again inlaid, the hair is piled in a chignon with a glass-inlaid vajra helmet on top, his locks falling over his shoulders.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Nepalese Manjusri from the 14th century, at Christies Hong Kong on May 29th, 2019, in Glories of Buddhist Art, lot 2708, and another at Sotheby’s New York on March 23rd, 2007, in Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art, lot 55, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 3rd, 2017, in The Heart of Tantra – Buddhist Art Including Property from the Nyingjei Lam Collection, lot 3122.

Manjusri, otherwise known as Wenshushili Pusa, is the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. He is often seen in a group of three comprising Shakyamuni and Samantabhadra. Like the present figure, Manjusri is often depicted holding lotus stems supporting the book of wisdom and the sword of knowledge. Literature comparison: A gilt-bronze figure of Manjusri of similar posture and smaller size (28 cm.), attributing to Tibet, 14th century, is illustrated in On the Path to Enlightenment: The Berti Aschmann Foundation of Tibetan Art at the Museum Rietberg Zurich, Zurich, 1995, no. 64. Compare also to a Nepalese giltbronze figure of Manjusri dating to 15th century, in a seated position similarly clad in bejeweled ornaments, but with both hands in the dharmacakra mudra, illustrated in Meinrad Maria

西藏十四世紀極其罕見的銅鎏金文殊菩薩坐蓮像菩薩結跏趺坐於雙層蓮臺上，雙手施轉發輪印，並各執蓮枝，蓮花于兩肩処盛開，右側蓮花上置智慧劍，左側蓮花托承般若經（經書遺失）。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相極好，一些磨損、鑄造缺陷和刻痕。經書遺失。刻有雙金剛的銅板似乎是原始密封銅板，是確認這個雕塑的真實性，雖然它看上去曾經經過修復。一些鑲嵌寶石和玻璃珠丟失，其餘大部分是原始的，一些也可能是後來的替代品。重量： 6.8 公斤尺寸：高 37.1 厘米

Estimate EUR 50.000,Starting price EUR 25.000,-

Compare with related 14th century Manjusri sculptures sold at auction

Sotheby's Hong Kong on October 3rd, 2017, in The Heart of Tantra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buddhist Art Including Property from the Nyingjei Lam Collection, lot 3122 sold for 17.500.000 HKD

Christies Hong Kong on May 29th, 2019, in Glories of Buddhist Art, lot 2708 sold for 3.965.000 HKD

Sotheby's New York on March 23rd, 2007, in Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art, lot 55 sold for 336.000 USD

A GILT BRONZE BUDDHA VAJRASANA Tibet, 14th - 16th century. A superb fire-gilt bronze of Buddha Shakyamuni with a Vajra resting before him. Seated in vajrasana on a double lotus base with bhumisparsha mudra, calling mother earth a witness to his enlightenment. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Outstanding condition with wear and a few tiny casting imperfections and nicks. The ewer is visible on the photo from the 1900s, but it could still be an old association. At the least, it has been re-attached at some point in time. A copper plate marked with a double vajra is evidence of this sculpture’s formal consecration and appears to be the original seal.

Weight: 2234.8 grams Dimensions: 22.6 cm Shakyamuni Buddha and the Vajra Seat refers visually in art and iconography to the vajra scepter located on the seat in front of Shakyamuni. Like in the present piece, it is always horizontal, lying flat, rather than upright and often appears as if partially sunk into the seat. The meaning of the vajra scepter in this specific configuration in front of Shakyamuni refers to the time and geographic location when and where the Buddha reached enlightenment at Bodhgaya (Vajrasana), India.

There are actually three references to the term ‘vajra’ in the depiction of Buddha Vajrasana. First, the location of Bodhgaya, previously known as Vajrasana, is represented by the physical vajra scepter in front of the Buddha. Secondly, the Buddha is seated in the vajrasana posture, with the right leg folded over the left. Thirdly, and abstractly, the Buddha is believed to be mentally focused on the vajra samadhi meditation. These are the three references to the term ‘vajra’ in relation to the historic Buddha’s enlightenment. Auction result comparison: The wide, yet compact features of this figure’s face is related to those of a gilt-bronze figure of Vajrasana sold at Christie’s New York on September 12th, 2018, lot 373. Few examples share these stylistic details. Both figures have a short neck, full and round shoulders and the robe’s hem draped over the left shoulder comes to an end in a lobed shape.

銅鎏金釋迦牟尼佛坐蓮像西藏，十四至十六世紀。釋迦牟尼佛鎏金璀璨，面前連坐上一個金剛。釋迦牟尼結跏趺坐與雙層蓮座上，右手施觸地印。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相出色，一些磨損和鑄造缺陷及缺口。從二十世紀初的照片上可看到一個水壺，可能是一個舊時組合。至少，他曾經被重新加入。刻有雙金剛的銅板似乎是原始密封銅板，是確認這個雕塑的真實性。重量： 2234.8 克尺寸： 22.6 厘米

Estimate EUR 8.000,Starting price EUR 4.000,-

A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI China, 1368-1644. The smiling, corpulent figure is shown seated on his sack, which is hidden under his long flowing robe, holding a string of cash in his left and a chain of prayer beads in his right, his belly exposed. Provenance:From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue on top of it, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with wear, traces of use, some dents and nicks, and some losses as visible on the images in the catalogue and at www.zacke.at.

Weight: 57 cm (including base) and 40 cm (just the bronze) Dimensions: 31 kilograms (the complete statue) and 20.7 kilograms (just the bronze)

Alexander Popov, ca. 1920

Budai is a popular figure in Ming bronze art, representative of contentment and abundance. He is usually portrayed as laughing, hence the title ‘Laughing Buddha’. The current figure of Budai is a particularly large and finely cast example. Also note the detailed incision work to the borders of the robe, and also the finely painted eyes. On a matching, superbly carved Zitan double lotus base, dating to the Qing dynasty. (2) Compare with a bronze of Budai similar in size, but lacking the gilding, at Christies New York on September 13th – 14th, 2018, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1134.

大型銅鎏金布袋和尚中國， 1368-1644。布袋和尚面露微笑，胖胖的身體坐在口袋上，这个口袋隐藏在他长袍下，左边是一串銅錢，右边一串念珠，露出腹部。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相極好，有使用痕跡，一些凹痕和刻痕，如圖（www.zacke. at）可見一些缺損重量：57 厘米 (含底座) ；40 厘米 (銅像) 尺寸：31公斤 (縂) ；20.7公斤 (銅像)

Estimate EUR 12.000,Starting price EUR 6.000,-

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A QILIN, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD China, 1736-1795. The beast cast seated on a rectangular base with monster mask feet, modelled with a fierce expression portrayed by bulging eyes and bared teeth, with long curled mane, horns and a bushy tail detailed with finely incised lines. Provenance: From the private collection of Marion Gaffié, inherited from her father Henri Gaffié, from Nice, France, who was a close friend of Picasso, Dufy, Utrillo and Vlaminck, and a notable art dealer and auctioneer on the French Riviera between the wars. A copy of a letter by Marion Gaffié, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Good condition with fine patina and some verdigris. Significant old wear, traces of use and few smaller casting flaws.

Weight: 1764.3 grams Dimensions: 15.5 cm Auction result comparison: For another bronze from this group see Christies London on May 10th, 2011, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 67.

乾隆款與年代青銅麒麟中國，1736-1795。瑞獸坐於矩形底座，眼睛凸出，呲牙，長長鬃毛，翹尾，工藝精美。

A ROARING QILIN, EARLY MING DYNASTY China, 14th-15th century. The mythical beast well cast and finely detailed with head raised as it opens its mouth in a warning roar exposing the teeth and tongue, with long whiskers, bulging eyes and a single horn set between laid-back ears, the haunches with flames, the back picked out with a serrated spine. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Condition: Fine condition with the iron showing a typical russet patina and slight corrosion, some casting flaws, minor dents and losses.

Weight: 1331 grams Dimensions: Height 16.7 cm

明代早期咆哮麒麟中國，十四至十五世紀，鑄鐵神獸，神態生動，擡頭，齜牙咧嘴成咆哮狀，長鬃毛，眼睛突出，腰部有火焰狀，背部鋸齒狀。來源：瑞士私人收藏品相：品相良好，鑄鐵成經典赤褐色包漿，有些腐蝕，一些鑄造瑕疵，輕微凹痕和缺損。重量：1331 克尺寸：高16.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

來源：Marion Gaffié私人收藏，繼承于其父親Henri Gaffié処，法國尼斯。其父親是畢加索、達菲與弗拉敏克的朋友，著名的藝術交易商，戰爭時期曾是法國利維艾拉的拍賣商。隨附 Marion Gaffié關於來源的確認信函。品相：良好品相，包漿細膩，一些銅綠，明顯舊時磨損，使用痕跡和些微小鑄造瑕疵重量：1764.3 克尺寸：15.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

AN EKADASHAMUKHA BRONZE 18TH CENTURY Sino-Tibetan. Gilt and finely incised bronze with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion in its Ekadashamukha form with eleven faces and eight arms. Provenance: A private collection in Prague, Czechia. Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor scratches and natural patina. Some minor traces of use and a few minuscule nicks here and there. The sealing plate replaced with red tissue.

Weight: 238.6 grams. Dimensions: Height 15 cm. Ekadashamukha is standing in Samapada with his principle hands in Anjali mudra, the side hands holding a lotus blossom and a conch among other attributes. The deity is dressed in a richly decorated gown with precious jewelry, wears pointed crowns and is framed by celestial bands. At the upper left shoulder is a deer fur. The first nine faces are peaceful, the tenth is wrathful and the top head shows the portrayal of Buddha Amitabha.

十八世紀青銅十一首觀音漢藏。鎏金鑄銅十一首八臂觀音。來源：捷克布拉格私人收藏品相：良好品相，舊時磨損，輕微刻痕和自然包漿。一些輕微使用痕跡和局部刻痕。密封板被紅色織物代替。重量：238.6 克尺寸：高 15 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A GILT-BRONZE STANDING MANJUSHRI, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The proper right hand raised in vitarka mudra, each hand holding the ends of lotus stems, the blossoms of which flank each shoulder and bear a kundika and a book. Provenance: The Siegfried and Diane Hearst Collection. Diane, a concert pianist, and Siegfried, a New York NBC impresario who worked with Rubinstein, Horowitz, Klemperer and other legendary pianists, were both avid collectors of Asian art for a period spanning over half a century. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear, fine patina, minor dents and casting flaws. Sealed, the seal plate with some soldering.

Weight: 551.1 grams Dimensions: Height 14 cm The hair in a high topknot and applied with black pigment, elaborate jewelry, the low-slung dhoti secured just below the shapely waist, with sashes trailing down either side of the body, raised on a circular lotus base, the base plate incised with a double vajra. Note the fine incision work to hems.

乾隆鎏金文殊菩薩立像中國，1736-1795。右手舉起施説法印，並各執蓮枝，蓮花于兩肩処盛開，左側蓮花上置智慧劍，右側蓮花托承般若經。來源： Siegfried及 Diane Hearst 收藏。Diane是一位樂團鋼琴家；Siegfried紐約 NBC經紀人，曾與 Rubinstein, Horowitz, Klemperer 及其他著名鋼琴家合作。半個多世紀來，他們二人是亞洲藝術的狂熱收藏傢。品相：品相極好，一些磨損，包漿細膩，輕微凹痕與鑄造瑕疵。密封，密封板經過焊接。重量：551.1 克尺寸：高14 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A GILT BRONZE BODHISATTVA Tibetan-Chinese, 17th – 18th century. Possibly depicting Sadhanakumara, the figure is cast kneeling on a circular beaded lotus plinth with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a dhoti with neatly incised hems. The eyes downcast and the face with a serene expression. Provenance: From a Latvian private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and traces of use. Unsealed.

Weight: 432.1 grams Dimensions: Height 10.3 cm

銅鎏金菩薩像漢藏，十七至十八世紀。菩薩跪于蓮花座上，雙手合十，著多提服，眼睛低垂，面部表情安詳慈悲。來源：拉脫維亞私人收藏. 品相：品相極好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，未密封。重量：432.1 克尺寸：高10.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A LARGE FIRE-GILT BRONZE AVALOKITESHVARA, MING China, 1368-1644. The Boshisattva is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base holding vase and willow stem in her hands. He wears an elaborate and embellished tiara, earrings, jewelry, a dear’s fur and fine garment with meticulously incised floral borders. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Good condition with traces of use and wear as expected on a bronze of this age. Old replacements to tip of scepter and right finial segment of tiara. Lower section of left plait is missing. Some inlaid gemstones are lost. The small lotus bases on top of the springing leaves situated at each side of the base once held acolytes now missing. Unsealed. Fine natural patina!

Weight: 1897 grams (base) and 2303 grams (figure), 4200 grams total Dimensions: Height 27.2 cm The statue is made in two separate parts, the figure and the base. The lower end of the border shows an unusual, finely incised border. Note the fine detail work applied to the head of the deer and especially the inlaid rock crystal ‘teardrops’ and coral beads.

明代銅鎏金楊枝觀音坐蓮像中國, 1368-1644。觀音菩薩結珈趺坐于雙層蓮座上，手托淨瓶。右臂高舉當胸，拇指與中指並捻持楊枝。下半身內著高腰長裙，裙緣垂地，具有超凡脫俗與高雅聖潔的崇高豐姿。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：良好品相，相對其年代所有的使用痕跡及磨損，楊枝頂端與花冠右邊裝飾有舊時修補，左辦下部缺失，一些鑲嵌的寶石有缺損，蓮座的蓮葉上左邊部分丟失。未密封。自然包漿良好。重量：1897 克 (底座) ；2303 克 (觀音)；縂 4200 克尺寸：高27.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 7.000,Starting price EUR 3.500,-

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The figure is finely cast with legs crossed in dhyanasana, the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing an elaborate high crown and jewelry, seated on an openwork throne in front of a flaming mandorla. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Old wear and minor nicks here and there. Overall fine condition.

Weight: 1716.6 grams Dimensions: Height 20.5 cm. The inside of the base bears an incised inscription.

乾隆銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐像中國，1736-1795。阿彌陀佛盤腿坐於寶座上，光背，雙手施禪定印。來源：維也納私人收藏，1970年-1990年間在當地購得，保存至今。品相：舊時磨損，局部磕損。總體品相良好。重量： 1716.6 克尺寸：高 20.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The figure is finely cast with legs crossed in dhyanasana, the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing an elaborate high crown and jewelry, seated on an openwork throne. Inscription incised to inner of base. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Old wear and minor nicks here and there. Overall good condition. Mandorla and kalasa lost.

Weight: 1543.7 grams Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm.

乾隆銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐像中國，1736-1795。阿彌陀佛雙腿交叉盤腿而坐，雙手施禪定印，華麗王冠。底座内部有描述。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：舊時磨損，局部輕微刻痕。總體品相良好。光背和壽瓶遺失。重量： 1543.7 克尺寸：高 17.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A GILT-BRONZE AMITAYUS, 18TH CENTURY China. Finely and heavily cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-tiered lotus pedestal with beaded rim, wearing long flowing robes incised with detailed floral scroll borders, beaded necklaces, armlets and bracelets, the face with a serene expression surmounted by an elaborate tiara. Provenance: Property from a private European collection. By repute, kept in the same family since at least the mid-20th century. Condition: Wear as visible on the images and expected of an authentic bronze of this period. Unsealed. Tiny traces of use and microscopic nicks here and there.

Weight: 429.4 grams Dimensions: Height 10.5 cm

十八世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛中國。製作精美且沉重的阿彌陀佛坐于雙瓣蓮花寶座上，邊緣飾有串珠，身著飄揚長袍，長袍上飾有細緻的花卉滾邊，佩戴瓔珞、手鐲等，面容寧靜莊嚴。來源：一個歐洲私人收藏。據說至少在二十世紀中期以來一直保存在同一個家族中。品相：磨損処應可顯示其年代真實性。未密封，輕微使用痕跡及局部有磕碰。重量： 429.4 克尺寸：高 10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A BRONZE BUDDHA SHAKYMUNI, QING China, 18th century. The figure seated on a beaded lotus base in dhyanasana and dressed in finely incised robes draping over the shoulders and falling in undulated folds over arms and knees leaving the torso bare. One hand shows bhumisparsha mudra, the other holds an alms bowl. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use, minor dents, remainders of fire-gilding, minor heat-damage near base, little verdigris. The base sealed.

Weight: 1189.1 grams Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm

清代青銅釋迦牟尼坐蓮像中國，十八世紀。釋迦牟尼盤腿坐於蓮座上，肉髻高聳，袈裟半搭，右手施觸地印，左手持一小缽。來源：私人遺產品相：品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，輕微凹陷，鎏金餘留，些微銅綠。底座封閉。重量：1189.1 克尺寸：高 19.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

A COPPER ALLOY SHRINE TO AMITAYUS, QING China, 18th century. The lacquer gilt figure holding a kalasa and seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base in front of a fine openwork mandorla, wearing an elaborate tiara, heavenly bands and finely incised robes, all on a stepped lotus throne.

Provenance: Swedish private collection. Condition: Old wear and traces of use. Abrasions to lacquer gilding. The base sealing might be of a later date. Only one single inlaid turquoise bead remaining.

Weight: 381.9 grams Dimensions: Height 15 cm This finely cast bronze emulates the medieval Pala style. Originals were first introduced to China through exchanges between Tibetan monasteries and the Yuan court (1279-1368). By the 18th century, the Qing Palace Collection had assembled a significant holding of examples to draw from. Literature comparison: This bronze’s rectangular footed base and openwork design is a clear nod to the Pala style. The same is seen on a 10th-century Vajrasattva published in Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, Zurich, 1995, pp.58-9, no.20. This lot compares closely to other enshrined 18th-century examples published in Lipton & Ragnubs, Treasures of Tibetan Art, New York, 1996, p.108, no.46; the Palace Museum, Beijing, Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.222, no.211.

清代銅合金阿彌陀佛神龕中國，十八世紀。阿彌陀佛鎏金漆，手持吉祥寳瓶，盤腿坐於蓮座上，光背，頭飾精緻，綬帶飛揚，長袍華麗。來源：瑞典私人收藏品相：舊時磨損與使用痕跡。金漆脫落。底座可能是後期密封，僅一処綠松石脫落。重量： 381.9 克尺寸：高 15 厘米

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

A GILT-BRONZE AMITAYUS, 18TH CENTURY China. The figure is heavily cast with his hands holding a kalasa, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded rim. He wears a dhoti with incised floral borders, a shawl and celestial scarves draped over his shoulders and the front of the base, beaded jewelry and a five petalled crown, his hair pulled into a high chignon. Provenance: Property from a private European collection. By repute, kept in the same family since at least the mid-20th century. Condition: Wear as visible on the images and expected of an authentic bronze of this period. Unsealed. Tiny traces of use and microscopic nicks here and there.

Weight: 434.6 grams Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm

十八世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛中國。造像沉重，手拖寶瓶，坐於雙層蓮座之上，邊緣點綴寶珠。肩搭花卉紋披帛，披帛墜至蓮座，頭飾五瓣冠與寶珠，高髮髻。來源：一個歐洲私人收藏。據說至少在二十世紀中期以來一直保存在同一個家族中。品相：磨損処應可顯示其年代真實性。未密封，輕微使用痕跡及局部有磕碰重量：434.6 克尺寸：高 11.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A RARE PARCEL-GILT LUOHAN BRONZE, QING China, 18th- earlier 19th century. The bronze heavily cast and fire-gilt, neatly incised and partially covered with fine, polychrome enamels to highlight details of the depiction such as the eyes or the rock on which the Luohan is seated. Provenance: The Greenwald Collection, Nr. 91. Christies New York, April 5th, 2011, Fine Chinese Ceramics from the Greenwald Collection, lot 372. A private collection, Germany, acquired from the above. Two old labels to base. Condition: Good condition with some losses to enamels, wear and traces of use.

Weight: 953.8 cm Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm

罕見清代銅鍍金羅漢坐像中國，十八世紀至十九世紀初。局部琺琅彩，面部表情形象生動。來源：Greenwald 收藏，編號 91. Christies New York, April 5th, 2011, Fine Chinese Ceramics from the Greenwald Collection, lot 372. 德國私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。底座有兩個舊標簽。品相：品相良好，局部琺琅彩磕損，使用痕跡。重量：953.8 厘米尺寸：高 15.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A GILT-BRONZE MAITREYA, 18TH CENTURY China. The finely cast standing figure with hands in dharmacakra mudra, clad in dhoti and overskirt with incised hems, adorned with jewelry and fluttering scarves, the serene face framed by a jeweled tiara and ribbons, flanked by lotus blossoms. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: Superb condition with minor wear, only few of the inlaid turquoise and coral beads lost, the chignon slightly inclined to the left. Modern base.

Weight: 583.1 grams (including base) Dimensions: 14 cm height (without base) and 15.3 cm height (with base) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related statue, but in less good condition, sold at Sotheby’s New York on September 17th, 2014, in Images of Enlightenment: Devotional Works of Art and Paintings, lot 456.

十八世紀銅鎏金彌勒佛立像中國。彌勒佛雙手在胸前結説法印，身側兩支蓮花。上身赤裸配繁複項鏈與瓔珞裝飾，面部表情寧靜，頭飾鑲嵌寶石及髮帶。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，局部有丟失一點鑲嵌的綠松石和珊瑚珠。髮髻稍微向左傾斜。底座為現代。重量： 583.1 克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 14 厘米 (不含底座) ；高 15.3 厘米(含底座)

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A GILT BRONZE BUDDHA, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The Medicine Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a two-tiered lotus base, holding an alms bowl and showing the earth touching gesture (bhumisparsha mudra). Remarkably fine incision work to base and garment. Provenance: Austrian Private Collection, by repute acquired in the local trade between 1980 and 1990. Thereafter Hungarian Private Collection. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and traces of use. Original sealing with depiction of crossed Vajras and YinYang symbol. Remnants of old red painting inside the bowl.

Weight: 174.6 grams. Dimensions: Height 11.2 cm.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Medicine Buddha from a European private collection, sold at Christies London on May 14th, 2019, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 122.

銅鎏金青銅佛像，乾隆中國，1736-1795。藥師佛坐蓮，左手持小缽，右手觸地印。服飾與蓮座做工精美。來源：奧地利私人收藏，據說來自1989-1990年間地區性商品交易；匈牙利私人收藏品相：極好，輕微磨損和使用痕跡。原始封印上有交叉金剛杵與陰陽符描述。小缽内紅色舊彩餘留。重量：174.6 克尺寸：高 11.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A GILT COPPER-ALLOY BUDDHA, QING China, 18th-19th century. The majestic deity is well cast seated in dhyanasana with one hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the other resting in his lap in the gesture of meditation, richly gilt overall. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Old wear and minor nicks here and there. Overall good condition. Bowl lost. Sealed, but the base plate likely a later replacement.

Weight: 671.8 grams Dimensions: Height 15.2 cm

Wearing an intricately executed robe gathered in cascading folds at the shoulder and at his ankles, his rounded face with downcast eyes, bow-shaped mouth flanked by long pendulous ear lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha.

清代銅鎏金佛陀坐蓮像中國，十八至十九世紀。佛陀盤腿而坐，一隻手施觸地印，另一隻手放於膝上，整體鎏金。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：舊時磨損，局部輕微刻痕。總體品相良好。小缽已丟失，密封，但是密封底可能是後期替換的。重量： 671.8 克尺寸：高 15.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

A ZANABAZAR GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BHAISAJYAGURU Mongolia, Zanabazar School, early 18th century. The Medicine Buddha is seated in vajrasana on a double-lotus base adorned with bead borders, clad in a sanghati with a floral hem, the folds elegantly draped over the shoulder. Note the extremely fine incision work overall, the heavy casting and the superb fire-gilding. Provenance: From a private estate in southern United Kingdom. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear to gilding and traces of use. Minor nicks here and there. Remnants of blue, red and white pigments.

Weight: 4.6 kilograms Dimensions: Height 27.7 cm One hand holds a myrobalan fruit, the other an alms bowl. The face shows heavy-lidded fish-shaped eyes and is centered by a raised urna, the hair is in tight curls over the prominent ushnisha topped by a knob. The underside is sealed with a copper plate. The Imperial art school founded by Zanabazar (1635-1723), religious leader, artist, and master craftsman, produced some of the finest bronzes in the history of Mongolian art. Characterized by richly gilt surfaces overall, finely modeled and smoothly sloping contours with embellishments limited to borders, full figures standing or seated on an elevated double-lotus bases and a minimalist aesthetic that endows the figures with a sense of stability, Zanabazar bronze sculptures exhibit a cohesive style testament to the vision of the great leader. Subjects span the full Buddhist pantheon. Literature comparison: For related Zanabazar Buddha sculptures see Anna Maria and Fabio Rossi, Treasures from Mongolia, 2004, lots 2, 3 and 4. For another related sculpture see Spink and Son, Body, Speech, and Mind: Buddhist Art from Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and China, 1998, cat. no. 14. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Zanabazar Bhaisajyaguru at Christies Paris on June 13th, 2013, in Art d’Asie, lot 292.

儸桑丹貝堅派銅鎏金藥師佛像蒙古，儸桑丹貝堅派，十八世紀早期。藥師佛結跏趺坐于雙層蓮座上，身披袒右肩袈裟，製作精細，鎏金極其精美。來源：英國南部一個私人遺產品相：極好品相，鎏金一些磨損和使用痕跡。局部有刻痕，殘留藍色紅色和白色顔料。重量：4.6 公斤尺寸：高27.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 8.000,Starting price EUR 4.000,-

A GILT COPPER STATUE OF MANJUSRI Tibetan-Chinese, 17th-18th century. The statue is seated in vajrasana on a double lotus base, the proper left hand shows the gesture of vitarka mudra, a lotus stem blooming above the left shoulder. Note the superb fire-gilding and remarkably fine incision work. Provenance: From a particular French collection. Condition: Good condition with some wear and traces of use, dings to back and lower edges of base, the sword and few of the inlaid stones missing, minor casting flaws, tiny nicks and stress lines. Sealed.

Weight: 1491.5 grams Dimensions: Height 29.8 cm The magnificent tiara and necklaces, armlets and earrings are sumptuously inlaid with coral and turquoise. The celestial bands, hair, chignon and beaded chains bear very fine detail. The hair and face show old blue, red and white pigments. The seal plate with a crossed vajra emblem.

銅鎏金文殊菩薩像漢藏，十七至十八世紀。文殊菩薩結跏趺坐于雙層蓮座上，左手結法印，左肩蓮花上生經莢銅鎏金，金光閃閃，其工藝精湛。來源：一個特別的法國私人收藏品相：良好品相，一些磨損與使用痕跡，背部和底部邊緣部受損；劍和少數鑲嵌寶石遺失，輕微鑄造瑕疵，輕微刻痕和壓力綫。密封。重量：1491.5 克尺寸：高29.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 8.000,Starting price EUR 4.000,-

AN IMPERIAL GILT COPPER BUDDHA, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD China, incised seven-character mark Da Qing Qianlong nian jingzao and of the period, 17361795. Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base and inscribed in Manchu, Tibetan, Chinese and Mongolian, identifying the figure as Tejorajaya Buddha, specially commissioned by the Imperial Court during the reign of the Qianlong emperor. Provenance: The Gerry and Pamela Virtue collection, Australia, acquired during the 1960s. Author Gerry Virtue (Kathmandu, the Novel) visited Nepal as early as 1959, engaging in hiking and exploration as well as flying with a hot air balloon over the Everest. His travels are recorded in his published memoir ‘Blazing the Hippie Trail in 1959: Calcutta to London on 10 Pounds’. Condition: Excellent condition Gerry Virtue with Mount with some wear and traces of use. Everest in the background

Weight: 2.9 kilograms Dimensions: Height 30.5 cm Buddha wears layered monk’s robes gathered in cascading folds, his rounded face shows a serene expression flanked by long pendulous ears, beneath a domed ushnisha, the sealed base engraved with a double vajra. His proper right hand shows the bhumisparsa mudra, calling mother earth a witness to his enlightenment, while his left rests in his lap. Note the unctuous fire-gilding, the superb incision work and the finely applied blue, red and white pigments.

乾隆款與年代銅鎏金佛陀坐像中國, 《大清乾隆年敬造》，乾隆年代（1736-1795），佛陀結跏趺坐于雙層蓮座上，滿漢蒙藏四語銘文，文字應爲無量壽净土陀羅土陀羅尼，乾隆統治期間由皇室特別委托。

Fitted box with collector’s inscription ‘Qianlong Buddha’. (3)

來源：澳大利亞 Gerry 及 Pamela Virtue 收藏，購於 1960s年間。Author Gerry Virtue 曾於1959年去過尼泊爾, 從事徒步旅行和探險以及乘坐熱氣球飛越珠穆拉瑪峰，他的旅行記錄在他出版的《Blazing the Hippie Trail in 1959: Calcutta to London on 10 Pounds》可見品相：極好品相與一些磨損及使用痕跡. 重量：2.9 公斤尺寸：高30.5 厘米

Auction result comparison: Compare with an almost identical statue from the same group at Sotheby’s London on November 7th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 360.

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

Inside the statue remains an original paper scroll from the period, inscribed with a Tibetan Zung Mantra for good luck (Trendrel Nyingpo Mantra). The writing on the scroll is faded to almost illegibility but was made visible with infrared rays by Professor Schreiner from the University of Vienna and his team.

The scroll remaining inside the Buddha bearing a Zung Mantra for good luck

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, FANG GU China, 18th-19th century. The four sides decorated with archaistic motifs, altogether revealing four taotie masks, all above a neatly cast leiwen ground, the sides with raised flanges. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vessel (turned upside down) within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Extensive patina and old wear, the tip of one flange lost.

Weight: 897.1 grams Dimensions: Height 24.4 cm

青銅方觚中國，十八至十九世紀。四邊裝飾仿古紋樣饕餮紋與雷紋。四邊角自口至足有扉棱。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件方觚在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：大面積包漿，舊時磨損，一処扉棱的尖端丟失。重量：897.1 克尺寸：高24.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, FANGDING China, 19th century. Of rectangular section, supported on four legs, decorated with six Chinese characters above a leiwen ground, the edges with raised flanges, below the key fret rim supporting two looped handles, the lid pierced with lotus scrolls and a Buddhist lion serving as handle.

Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vessel within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Extensive patina and old wear, small dents and losses, two legs and the lion re-attached.

Weight: 2647.7 grams Dimensions: Height 30 cm

青銅方鼎爐中國，十九世紀。爐身成矩形，雷紋飾底上六個中文字，邊角上有扉棱。爐蓋上有雙耳，鏤空纏枝蓮花，獅子鈕。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件方鼎在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：大面積包漿，舊時磨損，小凹痕和缺損，兩條爐腿和獅子經過修復。重量：2647.7 克尺寸：高30 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A BRONZE CENSER, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The compressed globular body raised on three conical feet, the everted rim set with two loop handles, the base cast with a Xuande mark in a square reserve. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vessel within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Fine condition with wear, tiny nicks and traces of use.

Weight: 398.5 grams Dimensions: Length from handle to handle 9 cm

康熙銅香爐中國， 1662-1722。三足圓形香爐，雙耳，底部宣德款。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這個香爐在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：良好品相，一些磨損、輕微刻痕和使用痕跡重量：398.5 克尺寸：雙耳間距 9 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

Old black and white photo with lots 70, 71 and 72 encircled

A SMALL BRONZE WEIGHT, MING China, 1368-1644. Finely cast and incised depiction of a scholar in long, flowing robes riding on a water buffalo, holding a scroll in his hand. Good natural patina.

Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Fine condition with wear, tiny nicks and traces of use.

Weight: 159.5 grams Dimensions: Length 8 cm Note the oval opening to the bottom, measuring 1 x 2 cm.

明代青銅小鎮紙中國， 1368-1644。鑄銅，一个身著長袍的文人骑在水牛上，手里拿着一卷書。自然包漿細膩。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：良好品相，磨損、輕微刻痕和使用痕跡重量：159.5 克尺寸：長 8 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

A GILT BRONZE INCENSE BOX AND COVER, MING China, 17th century. The box of circular form with incurving inner rim supporting the domed cover, cast and gilt with a reticulated depiction of a blossoming tree, birds, rocks and pavilions, all on a finely punched background. Provenance: From a French private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and traces of use. The box still closing quite well with only minimal warping.

Weight: 106.8 grams Dimensions: 5.5 cm diameter The sides of the box are decorated with neatly incised borders. Recessed base with circular foot rim.

明代銅鎏金圓香盒中國，十七世紀。盒蓋細鏤空小孔，並飾有花鳥涼亭。來源：法國私人遺產品相：品相極好，一些磨損及使用痕跡。盒子和蓋子咬合依然緊密，僅有極輕微翹起。重量：106.8 克尺寸：直徑5.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE HOLDER, MING DYNASTY China, 17th century. The cylindrical form with a tall waisted foot and neck, cast and chased around the body with peonies amid their leaves and vines springing from craggy rocks, all in gilt relief over a chocolate-brown patinated and punched ground, gilt key fret bands at the rim and foot. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Fine condition with some wear, traces of use and minor nicks here and there. Extensive verdigris to the inside.

Weight: 1774 grams Dimensions: Height 8 cm

明代銅鎏金香薰中國，十七世紀。長筒形高腰長頸，鏤空，裝飾牡丹纏枝紋，棕色包漿。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏，購於1970年至1990年間；保存至今。品相：良好品相，一些磨損與使用痕跡，局部輕微刻痕。内部大面積銅綠。重量：1774 克尺寸：高 8 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

A HU WENMING BRONZE VASE, BAJIXIANG China, Wanli period, 1573-1619. The vessel finely cast with the Eight Buddhist Emblems and several other auspicious objects in high relief above a neatly punched ground. The recessed base with a raised foot rim bearing the seal mark Hu Wenming zhi. Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection. Then with Galerie Asboth, Vienna, ca. 1990. Acquired by an Austrian private collector from the above and thence by descent. A copy of the original expertise issued by Galerie Asboth at the time of purchase is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear and traces of use, few minor nicks here and there. Very few remnants of gilding.

Weight: 216.3 grams Dimensions: Height 7.9 cm

胡文明制款八吉祥銅香爐中國，萬曆年間，1573-1619。香爐上鏤空，精心铸造了八个佛教吉祥等紋飾。圈足，底足内凹，“胡文明制”款。來源：維也納Asboth藝廊于1990從一個奧地利私人老收藏購得，保存至今。隨附Asboth藝廊當年的購物發票複印件。品相：舊時磨損及使用痕跡，局部些微細小刻痕。些微鎏金餘留。重量：216.3 克尺寸：高 7.9 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A SHISOU BAXIAN BRONZE VASE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Two-character signature Shisou to base. The pear-shape vase, yuhuchun ping, is heavily cast of bronze and inlaid in silver to depict the Eight Immortals, baxian, gathering on a lakeshore with flying cranes in the background. Provenance: From an English collection. Condition: European mountings to neck have been removed, the associated drillings filled. Otherwise in fine condition with some wear, traces of use and minor casting flaws.

Weight: 5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 30.5 cm The neck with two cartouches, one bearing the character shou, the other with twin peaches, all within foliate lappet borders.

康熙石叟八仙青銅錯銀玉壺春瓶中國，1662-1722。底座“石叟”款。八仙紋飾，背景仙鶴飛舞。來源：英國私人收藏品相：歐洲的頸部鑲嵌已拆除，相對應的鑽孔也填滿。其他方面品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡以及輕微鑄造瑕疵。重量：5 公斤尺寸：高30.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The garlic-head shaped vase (suantou ping) with fine silver-wire inlays depicting chrysanthemum, peony and lotus amid foliate scrolls, all within neatly executed key fret borders. Fine metallic patina, typical for the workmanship of Shisou. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, tiny nicks and one small dent to lip.

Weight: 383.1 grams Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm

康熙銅錯銀瓶中國，1662-1722。蒜頭瓶錯銀纏枝菊紋、牡丹紋及蓮紋，底足部雷紋。金屬包漿細膩，典型的石叟工藝。來源：法國私人遺產品相：良好品相，輕微磨損與刻痕，唇部有一処小凹痕。重量：383.1 克尺寸：高 15.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A SHISOU SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRAY China, 17th century. Silver-inlaid two-character signature Shisou within the raised foot rim. The well with an archaistic medallion surrounded by a key fret border. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear, a few nicks to the foot rim, and a fine natural patina.

Weight: 95.8 grams Dimensions: 8.1 cm diameter

“石叟”款銅錯銀托盤中國，十七世紀。銅錯銀，圈足内有“石叟”兩字款。托盤内一圈紋飾。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏購於1970年至1990年間，保存至今品相：極好品相，僅輕微磨損，圈足部有些刻痕，良好的天然包漿。重量：95.8 克尺寸：直徑8.1 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

A COPPER-BRONZE STATUE OF BODHISATTVA Tibetan-Chinese, 15th – 16th century. Bodhisattva is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with both hands showing the gesture of wish granting, the varada mudra. Double vajra symbol neatly incised to seal plate. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Good condition with some wear, verdigris, abrasions and minor dents, the tips of the tiara slightly bent, fine natural patina. Sealed.

Weight: 1043.1 grams Dimensions: Height 16.8 cm The figure shows a serene expression with a gentle smile and downcast eyes, wears long flowing robes and celestial bands as well as beaded jewelry, disc earrings and an eight-lobed tiara surrounding the high chignon.

菩薩銅像漢藏，十五至十六世紀。菩薩結跏趺坐于雙層蓮座上，手施與愿印。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：良好品相一些磨損, 銅綠和一些凹痕，頭飾尖端略微彎曲，自然包漿，密封重量：1043.1 克尺寸：高 16.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

PADMASAMBHAVA AND HIS TWO WIVES Copper-bronze statue, Tibet, 16th-17th century. The tantric wizard and master of ritual magic is seated in dhyanasana on a stepped throne in front of a mandorla holding vajra, kapala and kathvanga. He is flanked by his two wives, the princess Mandarava, daughter of a local king, and dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, the wisdom lake queen and mother of Tibetan Buddhism. Provenance: The Schulmann Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between 1960 and 1970. Josette and Théo Schulmann were passionate dealers of Asian Art and have donated several important works to the Cernuschi Museum. Condition: Fine condition with extensive wear and traces of use, minor dents and losses The mandorla attached to the statue with old wire. Unsealed.

Weight: 332.5 grams Dimensions: Height 15.9 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bronze also depicting Padmasambhava and his two consorts at Sotheby’s New York on March 23rd, 2007, in Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art, lot 59.

蓮花生大士及其兩位明妃銅像，西藏，十六至十七世紀。蓮花生結跏趺坐像，背後有光背，手持金剛、嘎巴啦碗和卡特萬嘉劍。他的两个明妃，曼达那娃公主和空行母益西措嘉一同站在他的两侧。來源：法國巴黎Schulmann收藏。購於1960至1970年間。Josette 及 Théo Schulmann是亞洲藝術商，曾經向Cernusc切奴斯美術館捐贈了幾件重要藝術品。品相：良好品相及大面積磨損與使用痕跡，輕微凹陷和缺失。光背用舊電綫連接到寶座上。未密封。重量：332.5 克尺寸：高 15.9 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

A MONUMENTAL GILT BRONZE OF HAYAGRIVA Mongolia, 17th-18th century. Finely cast, incised and gilt bronze with adornments in copper repoussé, Hayagriva is striding in alidhasana on snakes over a lotus base, his six radiating arms holding various attributes such as a flaming stem or a scepter of skewed skulls. Provenance: Colonel Yves Onno, military governor of the French garrison of Tianjin, acquired locally in Tianjin, and thence by descent in the same family. After 1907, European nations were permitted to garrison Tianjin to ensure open access to Beijing. The British maintained a brigade of two battalions and the Italians, French, Germans and Austro-Hungarians maintained under strength regiments. Condition: Good condition with wear and abrasions to pigments, traces of use, dents, few attributes and all inlaid stones lost, the seal plate loose. Some of the adornments creased.

Weight: 6.9 kilograms Dimensions: Height 46 cm The deity is dressed in a tiger skin and wears a tiara of skulls, a naga is draped over the shoulders, the three bearded faces are wrathful in appearance with three eyes each and surmounted by horses’ heads with the hair in lambent flames. Note the sumptuous jewelry, previously inlaid in turquoises and corals, including the two dharmachakra on his breast and belly. The furs, snakes, horses, flaming hear, faces and skull tiara all show finely executed, original hand painting of the period. The furs, hair, earrings and tiara are removable and executed in copper whereas the main figure is of cast and gilt bronze. The base sealed with a double-vajra copper plate.

大型銅鎏金馬頭明王蒙古，十七至十八世紀。鑄造精美，馬頭明王正站與蓮座上，六臂分別持有法器如寳杖、骷髏頭及火珠等。來源：Colonel Yves Onno曾是天津法國駐軍的軍事總督，購於天津周邊，在同一家族中保存至今。品相：品相良好，有磨損，特別是顔料方面；使用痕跡，凹痕和一些法器以及内嵌寶石已丟失，密封板丟失，局部褶皺。重量：6.9 公斤尺寸：高46 厘米

Estimate EUR 15.000,Starting price EUR 7.500,-

Some close-ups of lot 82

A GILT-BRONZE MAHAKALA, 18TH CENTURY Tibeto-Chinese. The wrathful deity stands on a single lotus base with Kartika, Kapala, Vajra and Sword in his four hands, the four heads wearing elaborate skull tiaras, beneath flaming hair, the tiger fur, snake necklace and heavenly bands finely incised. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Servia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present statue within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and very minor nicks, the tip of one flame lost, minor traces of soldering at the vajra (could be original). Unsealed. Good patina.

Weight: 1704.7 grams Dimensions: Height 18 cm Note the massive, heavy casting and the superb quality of the gilding. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related statue of Mahakala at Christies New York on September 13th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I, lot 1279.

十八世紀大黑天漢藏。大黑天立於蓮座上，四手分別持杵、劍、戟及嘎巴拉碗，火焰怒發，身披虎皮，蛇鏈，飄帶飛揚。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相極好，一些磨損和非常輕微磕損，一根火焰尖端遺失，金鋼杵上有微小焊接痕跡（可能爲原始狀況）。未密封，包漿良好。重量：1704.7 克尺寸：高 18 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

Old black and white photo with lots 83 encircled

A LARGE WOOD DAOIST IMMORTAL, MING China, 16th-17th century. The lacquered and gilt wood statue gently carved to depict a youthful Daoist immortal with serene facial expression, flowing robe revealing the bare chest, beaded necklace, ornate headdress and accentuated earlobes, standing barefoot. The right hand in vitarka mudra. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Condition: Losses, wear and weathering as seen on the pictures. Scattered minor residues of old paste. Generally, in well-presentable and, most important, original condition.

Weight: 2.4 kilograms Dimensions: height 53 cm This gilt lacquered wood figure is remarkable for the superb craftsmanship demonstrated in the naturalistic rendering and arrangement of the folds of the robe cascading over the shoulders and around the legs, and the peaceful expression with eyes downcast. The technique of coating carved wood figures with gilt-lacquer appears to have emerged during the early part of the Ming dynasty, continuing on to the Qing dynasty and echoing in form and decoration Buddhist bronze figures. Auction result comparison: For a comparison of the lacquering techniques and the manner and style in which the flowing robes are carved, compare with Bodhisattva from the 16th century at Sotheby’s London on May 15th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 154.

明代大型木雕道教仙人立像中國，十六至十七世紀. 金漆木雕道教仙人，面目祥和，外袍飄逸，戴項鏈，頭飾，光足。右手上指。來源：奧地利私人收藏品相：如圖所見缺失，磨損和風化。散落的舊時膠著料。總體品相良好，最重要的是原始狀態。重量：2.4 公斤尺寸：高53 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A CARVED WOOD BUDDHIST LION, SONG China, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty (9601234). Expressively carved from light wood with baring teeth, bushy mane and tail, protuberating spine in an overall resolute, if not menacing stance. Provenance: From a Swedish private collection. Condition: Extensive wear, losses, old fillings and age cracks. The tail, one paw and a small section of one hindleg are finely carved Qing dynasty replacements. Overall, the condition is as expected of a wood carving from this period. Fine patina.

Weight: 369.1 grams Dimensions: Height 21.2 cm

宋代木雕佛獅中國，北宋-金代 (960-1234)。輕木雕刻，獠牙、鬃毛和尾巴処濃密，整體形態堅定，威風凌凌。來源：瑞典私人收藏品相：大面積磨損及磕損，舊時填補和老化裂縫。尾部、一個爪子和一隻後腿的局部應該是清代精雕細刻的替代品。總體上，與這個時期的作品預期一樣。細膩的包漿。重量：369.1 克尺寸：高 21.2 克

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A LARGE AND MASSIVE LIMESTONE HEAD OF GUANYIN, MING China, 1368-1644 or earlier. The stone assertively carved with the Bodhisattva in contrast showing a gracious and peaceful expression, the hair bound together towards a high chignon, above a flower tiara with flaming ear-caps to each side. Provenance: British private collection. Condition: The stone has suffered extensive wear, weathering and calcification but developed an exquisite natural patina at the same time. There are losses, dents, scratches and a circumferential fissure around the neck, all as visible on the photos. Remainder of old paste to underside, likely because the head was once attached to a later base.

Weight: 10 kilograms Dimensions: Height 33 cm

明代大型石灰石觀音頭像中國，1368-1644 或更早。石雕菩薩頭像表情祥和親切，髮髻高聳，花冠上兩邊火焰耳罩。來源：英國私人收藏品相：頭像廣汎磨損、風化和鈣化，但同時又有美麗的天然包漿。如圖可見頸部周圍有磕損、凹陷、劃痕和裂紋。底部還有舊時留下的粘貼物，可能是因爲頭部曾粘附在後來的底座上。重量： 10 公斤尺寸：高 33 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A LACQUERED WOOD HEAD OF GUANYIN, MING China, 1368-1644. The bodhisattva is carved with a high chignon behind a tiara with a centered Amitabha, flaked by two flowers, the face with a benevolent expression and downcast eyes. Provenance: From an old English private estate. Condition: Fine condition with the lacquer completely original and quite well preserved, slightly faded, soiled and with extensive crackling, some losses, the wood itself with several age cracks and minor chipping.

Weight: 1669 grams (including base) Dimensions: Height 25 cm (the head) and 33 cm (including base) Modern wood base.

明代木雕漆繪觀音頭像中國，1368-1644。菩薩頭上高髻，髻中央阿彌陀佛坐蓮像，面目慈祥寧和。來源：英國私人遺產品相：品相良好，漆彩完全為原始狀態且保存完好，略微褪色、有污漬和嚴重開片，有些磕損，木頭本身有年代乾裂和輕微碎片。重量： 1669 克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 25 厘米 (頭部) ；33 厘米 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A RARE ACUPUNCTURIST’S HEAD, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. The life-size male head naturalistically carved of two heavy segments of massive Hongmu, a fine varnish coating beautifully enhancing the natural grain of the wood, painted with Chinese characters in turquoise lacquer against numerous, partially connected acupuncture spots.

Provenance: From an old English private collection of medical antiques. Condition: Chipping to right eyebrow. Some age cracks and losses as visible on images. Wear, traces of use and minor scratches. The base with minor old soiling.

Weight: 5.8 kilograms (without base) Dimensions: Height 27 cm (without base) and 41 cm (with base) Customized old wood base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related acupuncturist’s figure sold at Bonham’s London, September 30th, 2009, in The Michael Bennett-Levy Early Technology Sale, lot 239.

清代針灸用頭像中國，十九世紀。紅木真人大小頭像，清漆塗層，增强了木料的天然紋理，用綠松石色漆註明穴道。來源：英國一個醫科古玩私人收藏品相：右眉上有一道切口，一些老舊磕碰，表面可見磨損、使用痕跡和輕微劃痕。重量： 5.8 公斤 (不含底座) 尺寸：高 27 厘米 (不含底座) ；41 厘米 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

A LARGE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA, MING China, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana, the arms lowered in dhyanamudra, holding an alms bowl, wearing long robes falling into voluminous folds and opening at the chest, the face with a benevolent expression with downcast eyes and a gentle smile flanked by long ears, the tightly coiled hair surmounted by an ushnisha. Provenance: From a private estate, by repute in the same family since the early 20th century. Condition: Old wear and abrasions, remnants of pigment and lacquer, losses and age cracks, old fillings. Overall in well-presentable condition, but with issues as expected on a wood statue of this age.

Weight: ca. 22 kilograms Dimensions: Height 72 cm

明代大型木雕佛陀坐像中國，1368-1644。佛陀結跏趺坐，手施禪定印，持一小缽，身著長袍，大褶皺，敞胸，面部虔誠慈祥，眼睛下垂，柔和微笑，頭部螺髻。來源：私人遺產，據説二十世紀初在同一家族中保存至今。品相：舊時磨損，顔料和漆彩餘留，老化裂紋及缺失，舊填料。整體品相可觀，有著來自該年代木製雕像應該會出現的問題。重量：約22 公斤尺寸：高 72 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

Organic Material

Lots 90 to 128

A BAMBOO LIBATION CUP, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Naturalistic openwork carving in the shape of a hollowed pine tree trunk with a flaring rim, gnarled twisting branches of pine forming the handle at the rear of the vessel, the wood of a warm honey tone. Provenance: Austrian private collection Condition: Very good condition with few tiny age cracks, some wear and traces of use, fine natural patina.

Weight: 123.2 grams Dimensions: Height 9.8 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related libation cup sold at Sotheby’s London on May 13th, 2009, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 102, and another, sold at Christies London on May 10th, 2011, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 17, and another sold at Christies New York, March 20th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 2284.

康熙竹雕松紋杯中國，1662-1722。以竹根隨形雕成，采用深雕、鏤雕等技法松樹及樹幹，松枝遒勁，曲折盤旋，明代的典型表現方式，竹子有著溫暖的蜜色。來源：奧地利私人收藏品相：非常好的品相，些微年代老化裂縫，一些磨損和使用痕跡，天然的細膩包漿。重量：123.2 克尺寸：高9.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A SET OF FOUR BAMBOO WRIST RESTS, QING China, 19th century. This rare set depicts peony (mudan), lotus (he, lian), chrysanthemum (juhua) and plum blossom (meihua), one on each wrist rest, finely carved in high relief, altogether representing the four noble ones respectively four gentlemen. Provenance: Old English private collection. Condition: Fine condition with beautiful, natural patina. Old wear and traces of use, mostly to edges. Few tiny nicks and thin age cracks here and there.

Weight: 455 grams (all four together) Dimensions: 28.3 x 6.3 cm each

清代一組四件竹雕臂擱中國，十九世紀。竹雕四君子梅蘭竹菊。來源：英國私人老收藏品相：品相良好，天然美麗的包漿。舊時磨損和使用痕跡，大多在邊角処。少許輕微磕損和局部年代乾裂。重量：455 克 (縂重) 尺寸：每件 28.3 x 6.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A CARVED WOOD BITONG, QING China, 18th – earlier 19th century. Several natural crevices are cleverly integrated into a scene with a scholar resting below a pavilion, surrounded by pine and cherry trees amid massive craggy rocks. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. By repute in the same family since ca. 1960. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, some traces of use, few small chips to edges and tiny age cracks. Superb natural patina!

Weight: 186 grams Dimensions: Height 11.8 cm

The carver has created a stunning three-dimensional effect by using two differently colored layers within the wood.

清代木雕筆筒中國，十八至十九世紀初。利用幾條天然裂縫巧妙雕刻松下文人休憩圖。來源：匈牙利私人收藏，據説大約1960年代保留在同一家族至今。品相：品相極好，一些舊時磨損，一些使用痕跡，邊緣部位些微細小磕損與老化開裂。天然包漿良好。重量：186 克尺寸：高11.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

A BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY China. Of cylindrical form, the exterior well carved in varying levels of relief depicting the lavishly dressed Er Qiao, one lying on an intricately carved daybed beside a large lotus arrangement, the other seated holding a book. Provenance: Sotheby’s London, Important Chinese Art, November 7th, 2018, lot 134, bought in at an estimate of 10/15,000 pounds sterling. Condition: Superb condition with the natural patina of a rich reddishbrown color. Minor nicks and dents here and there. Several fine, natural age cracks.

Weight: 272.4 grams Dimensions: Height 14.3 cm The reverse with a twentycharacter excerpt from Lu Qingzi’s poem, denoting the astonishing beauty of the Qiao sisters, followed by the characters Tianru Nianweng (an old man of Heaven’s age) and signed Zifan.

十七至十八世紀竹雕筆筒中國，筆筒上可見二喬，多層雕刻，非常精美。來源：2018年 Sotheby’s London, Important Chinese Art, November 7th, lot 134, 估計 10/15,000 英鎊。品相：天然紅棕色包漿，狀態良好，局部輕微磕碰，一些天然纖細老化裂縫。重量：272.4 克尺寸：高 14.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

100

A HUANGHUALI BRUSH POT, BITONG China, 18th century. The brush pot is of cylindrical form. The wood is of a golden-brown tone with natural grain and some scattered ghost face striations. The base has a circular inset. Provenance: From an old private collection. The base with old collector inscription in white lacquer reading “Huanghuali Bitong 18th C.” Condition: Fine condition with some wear and traces of use, mostly to lip, base and inside.

Weight: 854.6 grams Dimensions: Height 18.1 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Bitong of similar size at Christies South Kensington on May 17th, 2013, in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, lot 1385.

黃花梨筆筒中國，十八世紀。金棕色木料，天然紋理呈鬼臉條紋狀，底座有圓形嵌入。來源：一個私人老收藏。底座可見老收藏家標簽 “Huanghuali Bitong 18th C.” 品相：保存良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，主要在邊緣、底座和筆筒内部。重量： 854.6 克尺寸：高 18.1 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

101

A ZITAN LIBATION CUP, QING DYNASTY China, 18th - 19th century. Finely carved and reticulated as a single large lotus leaf surrounded by gnarly stems forming base and handle, all amid smaller lotus flowers, blossoms and vines. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Good condition with natural age cracks, minor losses to edges, old wear and patina. Stained.

Weight: 286.1 grams Dimensions: Length 12.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Zitan cup at Christies New York on April 6th – 7th, 2010, in Interiors, lot 357.

清代紫檀吉祥杯中國，十八世紀至十九世紀。雕刻精美的荷叶形吉祥杯，周邊分佈荷花纏枝紋飾。周围是粗糙的茎形成基部和手柄，所有这些都在较小的莲花，花朵和藤蔓之间。來源：法國私人收藏品相：良好品相，老化裂紋，邊角輕微缺失，舊時磨損和包漿。有污漬。重量：286.1 克尺寸：長 12.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A LOBED ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONG China, Qing dynasty. Of slender cylindrical form, the deftly carved sides divided into six lobes, the foliate form base and lip of corresponding shape comprised of six petals, the finely grained wood with characteristic crab’s claw marks. Provenance: From an Italian private collection. Acquired 2013 in the London trade. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Fina natural patina.

Weight: 316.8 grams Dimensions: Height 11 cm

清代六瓣紫檀筆筒中國，清代。细长圆柱形，精巧雕刻的侧面分为六个瓣，纹木材具有特征蟹爪痕。來源：意大利私人收藏，2013年購於倫敦。品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，自然包漿重量：316.8 克尺寸：高 11 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

A FENG SHUI COMPASS, QING China, 1880-1920. The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetic compass, also known as a Feng Shui compass. It is used by a Feng Shui practitioner to determine the precise direction of a structure or other item. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Some wear and traces of use. Glass and compass needle lost.

Weight: 190.1 grams (the compass) and 306.8 grams (the box) Dimensions: 19.2 cm diameter (the compass) and 21.2 cm diameter (the box) Painted in fine lacquer. The backside signed Lin Wenming zao in red lacquer. Original box. (2)

清代風水羅盤中國，1880-1920。羅盤是風水師用來測試風水結構不可缺少的工具。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：一些磨損及使用痕跡；玻璃和羅盤針遺失。重量：190.1 克 (羅盤) ；306.8 克 (盒子) 尺寸：羅盤直徑19.2 厘米；盒子直徑21.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

A HARDWOOD DISPLAY TABLE-CABINET, LATE QING DYNASTY China, 19th – earlier 20th century. The wood with an overall consistent golden-yellow grain and good patina. The two doors carved in high relief with a depiction of cherry blossoms, bamboo and chrysanthemum springing from rockwork. The various compartments surrounded by raised and neatly executed openwork borders. Provenance: Christie’s, lot 187, December 20th, 1988 (old label to base). A private collector, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. Condition: Excellent and complete condition with only minor wear and few very small losses. Two border sections loose.

Dimensions: 53 x 42 x 12.5 cm

清末硬木博古架中國，十九世紀至二十世紀早期。博古架呈整體金黃色，包漿良好。兩扇門高浮雕櫻花/竹子與菊花。各個隔間邊緣鏤空裝飾。來源：1988年12月20日佳士得拍號（底部舊標簽）；私人收藏，從上述拍賣購得，保存至今. 品相：品相極好，僅有些微磨損和極小的缺失。兩處邊界部位鬆動。尺寸：53 x 42 x 12.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

A WOODEN RABBIT BOX, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. The Rabbit is the fourth of the 12-year cycle of animals appearing in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol. The box is carved from two single pieces of hardwood and has neatly incised details as well as deep natural patina. Provenance: The Schulmann Collection, Paris, France. Acquired ca. 1970. Josette and Théo Schulmann were passionate dealers of Asian Art and have donated several important works to the Cernuschi Museum. Condition: Fine condition with extensive wear and traces of use, minor dents and losses, old repair to one foot.

Weight: 665.7 grams Dimensions: Length 27 cm

清代木雕兔子蓋盒中國，十九世紀。兔子是生肖中的第四位，盒子由兩塊單獨的硬木雕刻而成，細節生動，包漿自然。來源：法國巴黎Schulmann 收藏，購於約 1970年代。Josette 與Théo Schulmann 曾是亞洲藝術的熱愛者，曾經給Cernuschi 博物館捐贈了很多重要作品。品相：良好品相，大面積磨損與使用痕跡，輕微凹痕與缺損，一足上有舊時修補。重量：665.7 克尺寸：長 27 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

100

A RARE DOUBLE GOURD RATTLE, DATED 1924 China. The gourd of natural form retaining its original tendril, now serving as handle, and with a honey-golden patina. Depiction of a river landscape with pavilions, pagodas, pine trees and a fisherman in a boat in shallow relief.

Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and traces of use. The rattle is retaining the gourd seeds inside, hence comes in fully working condition and can be used for its original purpose as a music instrument in a small orchestra or band.

Weight: 116.8 grams Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm Note the finely carved 20-character poem at the upper section of the gourd with a six-character inscription and incised small seal next to it as well as the Guangxu four-character seal mark on the base. Dated “made in winter of the Jiazi year” corresponding to 1924. The signature reads “Ma”. The poem describes memories of the Yunmen temple with its “thousands of summits” nearby.

罕見詩詞雪景雕葫蘆撥浪鼓，1924年中國，底部光緒四字款。天然葫蘆原形，金蜜色包漿，葫蘆上淺浮雕詩詞、亭臺樓閣松樹及舟上漁人。來源：法國私人遺產品相：極好品相，輕微磨損與使用痕跡。葫蘆内還有葫蘆籽，因此完全還可以使用，其原始目的應該是奏樂樂器。重量：116.8 克尺寸：高29.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

101

A BURLWOOD CARVING OF A LUOHAN China, 17th - 18th century. Carved in a standing position, using the natural shape of the gnarled wood to depict arms and feet, the head carved separately. Note the large fish jumping down from the luohan’s proper right shoulder.

Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Fine golden-brown patina. Some wear, losses, age cracks and old fillings. Few tiny wormholes.

Weight: 2362 grams (including the base) Dimensions: Height 40.5 cm (with base) and 37 cm (just the statue) On an old wooden base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related yet much smaller carving, probably from the same workshop, at Sotheby’s on June 18th, 2019, in A Scholar’s Relish: A Collection of Scholarly Chinese Works of Art, lot 98.

癭木雕羅漢中國，十七至十八世紀。羅漢站姿，利用天然樹瘤形態分別雕刻胳膊、足與頭部。來源：法國私人收藏品相：細膩的金棕色包漿。一些磨損、磕損、老化裂紋以及舊時修補，些微蛀洞。重量：2362 克（含底座）尺寸：高40.5 厘米 (含底座)；37 厘米 (羅漢像)

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

105

102

A VERY LARGE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT China, 19th century. Finely carved and incised with a reticulated depiction of a mountainous river landscape with pavilions, pagodas, scholars and attendants, pines, wutong trees and craggy rocks. Natural golden-brown patina. Provenance: From a French estate. By repute in the same family since ca. 1900. Condition: Wear and traces of use, age cracks, small losses.

Weight: 612.5 grams Dimensions: Height 36.2 cm Standing on three ruyi shaped feet. The neck with a circumferential lotus border below a key fret band.

大型竹雕筆筒中國，十九世紀。精心雕刻山水景觀，其中亭臺樓閣，文人伺仆，松樹岩石，天然金棕色包漿。來源：法國私人遺產，據説自約 1900年起在同一家族保存至今。品相：磨損、使用痕跡、老化裂紋和小缺損重量：612.5 克尺寸：高36.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

103

A LARGE BOXWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN China, 19th century. Carved standing and dressed elegantly in long flowing robes with neatly incised borders, holding a ruyi scepter in the right hand. The face with downcast eyes, a benevolent expression and framed by hair swept up and fastened under a cowl. Provenance: From a French collector. Condition: Fine condition with small losses, age cracks, wear, traces of use and a fine patina.

Weight: 1648.9 grams Dimensions: Height 43.8 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with another carved boxwood Guanyin from the same period at Sotheby’s New York on Sept 11th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 92.

黃楊木觀音菩薩立像中國，十九世紀。雕刻精美生動，長袍飄逸，右手持如意，眼睛下垂，表情慈祥，髮髻上披著高雅的頭巾。來源：法國收藏品相：良好品相，小缺損，老化裂紋，磨損，使用痕跡和細膩包漿。重量：1648.9 克尺寸：高43.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A PAIR OF YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS, SICHUTOU GUANMAOYI China, 18th- early 19th century. Jumu. The backrest with curved top rail and wide, rectangular splat bearing a ruyi ornament carved in openwork as well as a lobed opening at the base. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Novel Art Gallery, Frank C. Russek, Zurich. German private collection, acquired at TEFAF art fair from the above in 1995, for the price of 10.600 Swiss Francs. Thence by descent in the same family. The original expertise dated 1995 is accompanying this lot. Condition: Fine condition with good natural patina, old wear and traces of use.

Dimensions: Height 106 cm, depth 42 cm

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A CHINESE BAMBOO PICNIC BASKET, REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1912-1949. Made of carved bamboo and braided rattan, with three trays, cover and handle, the sides with panels depicting Shoulao and other figures in high relief, flanked by Manchurian cranes and pine trees. The metal mountings with finely incised décor. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Fine original condition with minor losses, wear and soiling.

The armrests each supported by two curved side posts, the braided rattan seat within a rounded frame, all resting on cylindrical legs joined by four stretchers. The undersides with inscription “Daoguang 16” (1836). Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Jumu Yokeback chair bearing a similar ruyi carving at Christies New York, on August 22nd, 2018, lot 204 (sold for USD 8.125,-)

一對四出頭官帽椅中國，十八至十九世紀初。櫸木。靠背採用弧形頂部搭腦和寬大的矩形靠背板支撐，飾有鏤空雕刻的如意紋以及靠背板底部的葉片形開口。來源：瑞士私人收藏。Novel 藝廊，瑞士Frank C. Russek；德國私人收藏，于1995年TEFAF art fair藝展以10600瑞士法郎從上述藝廊購得，在同一家族中保存至今。隨附1995的鑒定。品相：品相良好，自然包漿，舊時磨損和使用痕跡

Weight: 3.6 kilograms Dimensions: 61cm high x 45.5cm wide x 27.8cm deep

尺寸：高106 厘米；深42 厘米

Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar basket at Christies New York, on January 15th, 2008, in Interiors, lot 781.

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

民國竹編三層野餐籃子中國，1912-1949。由竹子與藤條製成，三層托盒，蓋子和提柄。兩側面板上雕刻壽老和其他人物、仙鶴與松樹。金屬零件固定。來源：私人遺產品相：原始狀況良好，輕微磕損、磨損和污漬重量：3.6 公斤尺寸：高61厘米；寬 45.5厘米；深27.8厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A LARGE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP China, 17th – early 18th century. Finely carved in high relief with Shoulao on a crane, flying towards a group of three scholars, standing above an incised wavy pattern, with a deer beneath, the openwork handle formed by two gnarly pine trees, below the inner rim with a further pine tree in reticulated carving. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Some age cracks, nibbling and small losses, including a section of the deer’s head. The wooden base is fixed to the cup, the bottom therefore cannot be inspected (damages possible).

Weight: 432.1 grams Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm (excluding base) and 13.7 cm (including base), length 14 cm The wooden base likely is an addition of the 19th century. Note the fine reddish-brown color of the horn.

清代大型犀角雕杯中國，十七至十八世紀早期。細膩雕刻騎鶴壽老與松下三文人場景以及一隻鹿。鏤空手柄由兩顆遒勁的松樹枝幹雕刻而成，杯内沿処還有一棵松樹。雕工細膩，栩栩如生。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：一些老化開裂、磕損和小缺失，包括鹿頭的一部分。木底座固定在杯子上，因此底部無法檢查（可能有損壞）重量：432.1 克尺寸：高12.5 厘米 (不含底座)；13.7 厘米 (含底座)；長 14 厘米

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

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AN ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP, JUE China, 17th – early 18th century. This cup, in the form of the well-known bronze ritual vessel jue, exhibits a superb level of skill exercised by the carver, who used the highly complex technique of bending different sections of the split horn outwards to form the three splayed blade legs. Provenance: From the collection of Malcolm Moncrieff Stuart, OBE, CIE, and thence by descent. Stuart was a State Magistrate in the Civil Service in India from 1928 and 1949. After retiring he returned to Edinburgh, Scotland. Condition: Some losses to lip and body, minor age cracks. Absolutely untouched original condition.

Weight: 133.5 grams Dimensions: Height 12.3 cm A CITES certificate has been issued by the British government and accompanies this lot. The horn of a deep honey color, darkening towards the legs, and a silky natural patina. One side of the vessel with a flattened spout, the other slightly raised and tapering into a wide curve. The lip surrounded by a wave border incised in shallow relief. The body carved with two sinuous chilong holding branches of lingzhi in their mouths. Literature comparison: See T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, page 93, lot 46, for a similar libation cup from the collection of Chun-hung Li. Also compare with a rhinoceros horn jue decorated with a taotie design illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai, 2001, pl. 205, together with a four-legged ding form cup, pl. 206, and a tripod ding vessel, pl. 207. Auction result comparison: Compare with another Rhinoceros horn jue, bearing almost identical splayed blade legs, at Sotheby’s New York, on March 20th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 197.

清犀角雕杯（爵）中國，十七至十八世紀早期。青銅爵形犀角雕杯展示了匠師高超的技巧，利用不同向外彎曲的部分，形成三個張開的杯足。來源：來自Malcolm Moncrieff Stuart收藏，保存至今。Stuart曾從1928 年到1949年擔任印度公務員國家治安法官。退休後他回到了蘇格蘭的愛丁堡。品相：唇沿和杯躰上有些磕損，輕微老化裂縫。絕對是原始狀態。重量：133.5 克尺寸：高12.3 厘米隨附英國政府頒發的《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》證書。

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

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AN EPIC IVORY PANEL OF THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING China, Republic period, 1912-1949. Magnificent depiction of the palace complex in reticulated openwork carving with vast gardens, murals, pavilions, halls, all behind a scenic background of mountains and clouds. A school class is entering the main gate, accompanied by their teachers. Provenance: From a private estate. By repute, acquired in China between 1920 and 1930. Condition: Superb condition with only very few tiny losses. No repair of any kind. Minuscule aging-related hairlines.

北京象牙雕頤和園中國，民國 1912-1949。精心雕刻表現了頤和園的美麗景致，祥雲群山之間顯露著園林、壁畫、涼亭及大廳等。一群學生與老師正在門口排隊。來源：私人遺產，據説1920年至1930年間購於中國。品相：品相極好，僅有些輕微磕損。沒有任何修補，几不可見的老化裂紋。重量：3.2 公斤尺寸：長 47.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

Weight: 3.2 kilograms Dimensions: Length 47.8 cm In 1912, following the abdication of Puyi, the Last Emperor, the Summer Palace became the private property of the former imperial family of the Qing Empire. Two years later, the Summer Palace was opened to the public and entry tickets were sold. In 1924, after Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City by the warlord Feng Yuxiang, the Beijing municipal government took charge of administrating the Summer Palace and turned it into a public venue. Fitted hardwood stand, possibly Huanghuali. (2) Auction result comparison: For a related, but much smaller carving, see Bonham’s Sydney, in The Owston Collection, 26th June 2010, lot 1289.

A pictorial plan of the Summer Palace, circa 1888

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A CORAL JOSS STICK HOLDER, QING China, 1760-1860. Finely carved in the form of a bamboo with springing branches, leaves and lingzhi as well as a standing phoenix. The material of an even and intense coral-red color. Provenance: A private collection of scholarly works of art. Condition: Minuscule chipping to tips. The springing branch with a small repair. Good natural patina.

Weight: 16.5 grams Dimensions: Height 6 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related plume holder sold by Christies Hong Kong on October 7th, 2014, in The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 232.

清代珊瑚雕筷枕中國，1760-1860。雕工精美，竹形筷枕，竹子邊上可見靈芝和枝條以及一隻鳳凰。珊瑚色澤紅艷。來源：文人用具藝術私人收藏品相：几不可見的小磕損，小枝乾上有小修補。天然包漿細膩。重量：16.5 克尺寸：高6 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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AN IVORY NOBLE LADY, MING China, 17th century. Fine and detailed openwork carving of a lady resting on a bench formed from a massive craggy rock. The sleeves of her elegant courtly summer robe bear finely incised floral scrolls. Her hair is neatly tied together by a hairpin adorned with two flowers. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Superb condition with old wear and a pattern of natural age cracks, but no chips or any other sort of damages whatsoever! The ivory patinated to a warm golden-brown color.

Weight: 53.9 grams Dimensions: Height 8 cm Literature comparison: For a closely related ivory statue, likely from the same carver or workshop, see Roger Keverne, Summer Exhibition 2002, lot 121.

明代象牙彫貴婦像中國，十七世紀。雕刻細膩細節精美，夫人坐於假山石凳上休息。她身著優美夏日長袍，袖子上裝飾著精美的花卉。她的頭髮以兩朵花係住。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，天然老化裂縫，但沒有開片或其他類型損害。金棕色包漿。重量： 53.9 克尺寸：高 8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A FINE IVORY COURT LADY China, 18th century. The slender lady elegantly carved with her hair tied with blossom-shaped clasps into a high chignon and dressed in a long flowing robe with intricately detailed folds. Long bands and tassels with finely reticulated ‘jade’ amulets to all sides. Provenance: From an old European private collection. Condition: Fine patina. Some wear and soiling. Minor losses and crack to neck with old repair.

Weight: 179.1 grams Dimensions: Height 18 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related carving of a lady and child at Bonham’s London on May 14th, 2015, in Fine Chinese Art, lot 256.

精美象牙雕貴婦像中國，十八世紀。婦人高髻長跑，服飾高貴華麗。來源：一個歐洲私人老收藏品相：包漿細膩，一些磨損與污跡，頸部有輕微磕損和已修補的開裂。重量： 179.1 克尺寸：高 18 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MANCHU COURTIER IVORY FIGURE, QING China, 19th century. Openwork carving from a single piece of ivory with partial gilding, pigments, staining and fine incisions. Provenance: Old English private estate. Condition: Good patina. Some natural age cracks. Minuscule repair to tip of headdress. Overall, outstanding condition.

Weight: 508 grams (including base) and 412 grams (excluding base) Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm (not including base) and 25.5 (including base) Depiction in ceremonial attire, wearing a long robe tied at the waist by a rope with long tassels, an elaborate ruyi-shaped headdress with two tassels on the sides. His raised right hand reaching for one of these tassels. A fan in his left hand with further tassels. Stepped and lacquered wooden pedestal with carved and gilt key fret border around the waist and raised feet, probably of the period. (2)

清代人物象牙雕中國，十九世紀，象牙雕刻，局部鎏金、色彩沉澱、染色及磕損。來源：英國私人老收藏品相：包漿良好，一些天然老化裂縫。頭飾処有修補，總體品相出色。重量： 508 克 (含底座)；412 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高 22.5 厘米 (不含底座) 及 25.5 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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AN IVORY STATUE OF BUDAI, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The laughing Buddha depicted in a reclining position resting on his sack, with his typical protruding belly above a pleated skirt tied at the waist with a band. Fine golden-brown patina with an unctuous finish. Provenance: From a private estate. The base with incised collector’s insignia “I=X”. Condition: Some natural age cracks, partially with old wax fill. Two toes lost. Old wear. The wooden base with extensive wear, cracks and losses.

Weight: 183.1 grams (excluding base) Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm (excluding base)

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Old wooden base with openwork carving. (2)

康熙象牙雕布袋和尚中國，1662-1722。笑佛以斜倚的姿勢趴在他的口袋上，典型凸出的肚子，在腰帶上繫著一條外袍。細膩的金棕色包漿非常細膩。來源：私人遺產，底部有藏家記號 “I=X”. 品相：一些天然老化裂紋，局部在舊時用臘封住，兩個脚趾遺失，舊時磨損。木底座大面積磨損、開裂及磕損。重量：183.1 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：長 16.5 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

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A RARE MAMMOTH TUSK FIGURE OF SHOULAO, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Shoulao is carved standing with his characteristic tall forehead, long beard and downcast eyes. He holds a staff in both hands and is dressed in long flowing robes tied at the waist. The characteristic crystalline bands and islands were cleverly utilized to enhance the liveliness of the depiction. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Fine natural patina. Significant wear, traces of use, age cracks and minor losses.

Weight: 379.5 grams (excluding base) Dimensions: Height 22.6 cm (excluding base) This unusual material comes from the fossilized tusks of the extinct Paleolithicera wooly mammoth. It is recorded that in the Kangxi period, Chinese traders went to Siberia seeking to buy mammoth tooth ivory. The tusk is difficult to hollow out and polish, making statues carved from this material extremely rare. Modern wood base. (2)

康熙罕見猛獁象牙雕刻壽老中國，1662-1722。壽老特有的高高額頭，常常的鬍鬚和下垂的眼睛。雙手抱著一根木杖，長袍飄逸，刻畫形象活潑。來源：私人遺產品相：天然包漿細膩，嚴重磨損，使用痕跡，老化乾裂。輕微磕損。重量：379.5 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高22.6 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Historical drawing of an ancient Mammoth

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A LARGE HINGED IVORY CARD CASE, CANTON China, 19th century. Of rectangular form, densely carved on both main sides with various figures in leisurely pursuits in a boat, a palace garden and a castle, surrounded by a dog, a monkey, trees and rocks, above a neatly incised swastika pattern. The sides with floral borders in high relief. Provenance: Old English estate. Condition: Good condition with tiny old repairs to cover, possibly minuscule losses, fine golden-brown patina, some staining around metal fittings. Hinge and locking mechanism in good working order.

Weight: 107.3 grams Dimensions: 11.7 x 7.7 x 1.3 cm Oval plaque enclosing the incised initials E.E.R. on one side.

廣東大型象牙卡片盒中國，十九世紀，長方形，兩面皆雕刻人物故事場景。來源：英國遺產品相：品相良好，封面上輕微修補，可能曾有過微不足道的磕損，細膩的金棕色包漿，金屬片部位有輕微污跡。鉸鏈和鎖均可使用。重量： 107.3 克尺寸： 11.7 x 7.7 x 1.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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AN EARLIER IVORY CARD CASE, CANTON China, early 19th century. Of rectangular form, densely carved in high relief with a traditional scene of noble figures and their attendants in a palace garden, surrounded by various animals, pavilions, rocks and trees, the sides with flying bats amid swirling clouds. Provenance: Old English estate. Condition: Good condition with fine patina, possibly minuscule losses, two age cracks with old repair.

Weight: 75.3 grams Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4 cm

廣東早期象牙卡片盒中國，十九世紀早期。長方形，雕刻貴婦人物場景，四周祥雲蝙蝠飛翔。來源：英國遺產品相：狀況良好，包漿細膩，輕微磕損，兩道老化裂縫，舊時修補。重量：75.3 克尺寸：9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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AN IVORY ‘GUANYIN AND CHILD’ GROUP, MING China, 16th-17th century. The standing bodhisattva carrying a child, wearing voluminous widesleeved robes, the child clutching a lotus spray, the ivory patinated to a warm golden-brown color. Provenance: English private collection. Old, partially faded collector’s label to base with handwritten inscription in brown ink with an illegible dating: “Chinese ivory Kwanyin goddess of mercy and maternity” Condition: Extensive wear, losses and age cracks. The base with wear and scratching to bottom. Overall fine presentable condition in accordance to age.

Weight: 122.8 grams including base Dimensions: Height 15 cm including base Old customized Zitan base finely carved with numerous lotus flowers, vines and leaves in high relief. The wood with a reddish luster and good patina.

明代象牙觀音童像中國，十六至十七世紀。觀音菩薩手抱童子，長袍寬袖。童子手持蓮蓬。象牙有溫暖的金棕色包漿。來源：英國私人收藏。底座有舊時已褪色的藏家手寫標簽，棕色墨水。品相：大面積磨損、磕裂以及老化裂縫。底座有磨損和深入的刻痕。整體與年齡符合的品相。重量： 122.8 克含底座尺寸：高 15 厘米含底座

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CHINESE IVORY TEA CADDY, QING China, 18th century. Finely carved and pierced with multiple panels of chrysanthemum, prunus blossom, birds, various court garden scenes, all reserved on diaper and swastika grounds, with silver escutcheon and corner mounts. Provenance: John Harvey, London, circa 1750, maker’s mark twice to escutcheon. British private collection. Condition: Stunningly well preserved! Only very small age cracks and minuscule losses, tiny remnants of old paste to edges. Overall the best condition this author has seen in the last 30 years for comparable caddies. Excellent natural patina.

Weight: 666 grams including key Dimensions: 23.8 x 11.2 x 11.8 cm

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With lined blue silk interior, dating from the earlier 20th century. Matching key with tassel. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related tea caddy from the Joseph M. Morpurgo collection at Sotheby’s London on May 2nd, 2017, in Collections, lot 55.

清代象牙彫茶點盒中國，十八世紀。雕刻精緻，開光中飾菊花、櫻花、鳥與庭院景色，萬字符紋為地，銀鎖，四角銀片固定。來源：倫敦John Harvey，約1750, 銀鎖上有兩個製作工匠的標記。英國私人收藏。品相：保存完好！只有一個非常小的年代裂縫和微小磕損，邊緣処有舊時粘貼殘餘。總體品相是筆者過去30年中見過的最佳作品。天然包漿極好。重量：666 克（包含鑰匙）尺寸：23.8 x 11.2 x 11.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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AN IVORY CABBAGE AND GRASSHOPPER CARVING, QING China, around 1900. Partially stained ivory. Naturalistically carved in the form of a cabbage, the top with a grasshopper, a ladybird and a caterpillar. On original brocade stand. (2) Provenance: Collection Frantisek Kastner. Condition: Excellent condition with one microscopic loss and two minuscule repairs, all only visible under a magnifying glass. The ‘losses’ to the tips of the leaves are intentional. Fine patina. The stand once had a glass cover.

Weight: 112.4 grams Dimensions: Length 14 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related carving at Christies Amsterdam, on March 26th, 2013, in The Decorative Arts Sale, lot 395.

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AN IVORY ABSTINENCE PLAQUE China, late 18th- earlier 19th century. The fine carving centered with a panel bearing the characters zhai jie (abstinence), on one side in Chinese and on the other in Manchu script, enclosed by an archaistic dragon scroll frame. Provenance: From a private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with deep natural patina, streaked by thin age cracks.

清代象牙雕白菜蟈蟈中國，1900年前后。局部染色象牙雕刻白菜、蟈蟈、小甲蟲與毛毛蟲，栩栩如生。原始錦緞底座。來源：Frantisek Kastner收藏品相：品相極好，一処幾不可見小磕損，兩處微小修復，所有這些都只能在放大鏡下看出。葉子尖端部分的缺損是有意而爲。包漿細膩。曾經有一個玻璃保護蓋。重量：112.4 克尺寸：長14 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Weight: 21 grams including tassels and beads Dimensions: 4.6 x 3.4 x 0.6 cm, length overall ca. 32 cm The jadeite and wood beads as well the textile tassels possibly of the period or slightly later, but definitely with some age as well. Small abstinence plaques, inscribed with the characters zhai jie in Mandarin on one side and in Manchu on the other side, were a physical sign of the ceremonial requirement for abstinence before worship of ancestors, the Heavens or other deities. The required abstinence involved refraining from eating meat and fragrant herbs such as onions, chives and garlic, consuming alcohol, and from any intimate acts, and usually lasted for three days. Devotional in origin, the small plaque would have functioned as a private aide-memoire to the wearer to abstain from earthly pleasures but became in itself a thing of beauty to be admired publicly and to enhance the status of the wearer. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related plaque at Bonham’s London on November 6th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Art, lot 423.

象牙雕齋戒佩飾中國，十八世紀晚期至十九世紀早期。雕刻細緻的齋戒佩飾，一面是中文字樣，另一面為滿文，並裝飾龍紋。來源：私人收藏品相：品相極好，自然深度包漿，老化裂紋重量：21 克（含流蘇和珠子）尺寸：4.6 x 3.4 x 0.6 厘米，縂長約 32 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A PAIR OF CARVED IVORY VASES, QING China, Canton, 19th century. Deeply carved and incised with reticulated depictions of epic battle scenes, the tall waisted necks with scholars in panels amid scrolling lotus, all between borders of lappets and key fret. The handles with fierce Chilong heads and movable rings. (2) Provenance: From an English private collection of Chinese ivories. By repute acquired in China before 1950 and in the same family ever since. Condition: Fine natural patina. One ring and lower section of one handle replaced. Losses and associated cracks to neck of one vase. Both with very small nibbles and age cracks. Overall good condition especially considering age and fragility.

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Weight: 309.7 and 312 grams Dimensions: Height 20 cm each

一對清代浮雕象牙瓶中國，廣東，十九世紀。瓶身浮雕鏤空人物故事戰爭情景，頸部可見文人場景，螭龍活環雙耳。來源：來自英國一個中國象牙收藏，據説1950年前購於中國，在同一家族保存至今品相：天然細膩包漿。更換了一個活環和一耳；花瓶頸部有缺損和裂縫，一些老化開裂，整體狀況良好，特別是考慮到年代以及脆弱性。重量：309.7 與312 克尺寸：分別高20 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A PAIR OF IVORY WRIST RESTS, QING China, Canton, late 19th century. Deeply carved and incised with reticulated portrayals of people in pavilions, pagodas and gardens, all below mountain silhouettes. The backsides with shallow reliefs depicting wandering scholars and boats in river landscapes. The ivory patinated to a warm honey tone. (2) Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and minor traces of use.

Weight: 249 and 272.4 grams Dimensions: Length 23 cm each Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related pair at Sotheby’s London on November 4th, 2009, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 171.

一對清代象牙臂擱中國，廣東，十九世紀末。雕刻精美，亭臺樓閣及人物故事場景。淺浮雕，溫暖的蜂蜜色象牙。來源：一個法國遺產品相：極好品相，一些磨損和輕微使用痕跡重量：249及272.4 克尺寸：分別長23 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Philanthropist, collector and supporter of the Oriental Museum Durham for many years, born in 1918 to a well-known family of Jewish philanthropists in Dresden, Germany. The Arnhold family were forced to flee to the UK in 1936 when the Nazis came to power and seized the family’s assets. Gerard studied at Cambridge University, but left to serve in the British Army in 1940, working in intelligence and going back into Germany at a huge risk to himself. In 1953 he moved to Brazil and started up a successful technology company, which he ran for 50 years.

123

AN AMBER CARVING OF A RAM AND CUB, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely carved as a ram with two ribbed horns and short tail, its head turned backwards as a cub attempts to crawl up its back, with fine hair markings, the translucent amber of rich color. Provenance: Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (19182010), philanthropist, collector and supporter of the Oriental Museum Durham for many years. Condition: Superb condition with only few microscopic fleabites to exposed areas.

Weight: 26.1 grams Dimensions: Length 6.3 cm

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Auction result comparison: Compare with another carving of similar size and material sold at Christies New York on September 16th, 2010, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1253.

清代琥珀雕公羊小羊中國，十八至十九世紀。羊羊首尾相對，小羊試圖爬到大羊北部，細節形象生動。半透明的琥珀色澤豐富。來源：已故Gerard Arnhold（1918-2010）收藏；Gerard Arnhold曾是慈善家、Durham東方博物館多年的收藏家和支持者，於1918年出生於德國德累斯頓的一個著名的猶太慈善家庭。 1936年，當納粹上台奪取家族資產時，Arnhold家族被迫逃往英國。Gerard曾在劍橋大學學習，但於1940 年在英國軍隊服役，從事情報工作，並以極大的風險回到德國。 1953年，他搬到了巴西，成立了一家成功的技術公司，並在那裡經營了50年。品相：品相極好，僅在表面有几不可見的小磕損。重量：26.1 克尺寸：長 6.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A THREE-LEGGED TOAD AMBER CARVING, QING China, 17th-18th century. The translucent amber toggle of a rich golden-brown color with few opaque inclusions, carved naturalistically in the round as a three-legged toad with its cub, grabbing two leafy pomegranates. Provenance: Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (19182010), philanthropist, collector and supporter of the Oriental Museum Durham for many years. Condition: Supreme condition with fine patina and only few natural and minuscule flaws in the material.

Weight: 44.6 grams Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with another amber carving from this group sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, on June 2nd, 2016, in Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection, lot 2.

清代琥珀雕三足金蟾中國，十七至十八世紀。半透明的琥珀，色澤金黃，夾雜這少量不透明内沁，隨形巧雕一隻三足金蟾和他的幼仔抓著石榴葉片。來源：已故Gerard Arnhold（1918-2010）收藏；Gerard Arnhold曾是慈善家、Durham東方博物館多年的收藏家和支持者。品相：品相極好，包漿細膩，琥珀内有些微天然細微裂紋。重量：44.6 克尺寸：長 7.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN AMBER FIGURE OF A FISHERMAN, QING China, 1780-1880. The man holding his latest catch - a huge fish - in both hands, seeming to exclaim his joy about his recent success. He wears a traditional cap as well as a vest that reveals his bare belly. Provenance: Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (19182010), philanthropist, collector and supporter of the Oriental Museum Durham for many years. Condition: Good condition with fine patina, some natural flaws in the material, old wear, minor abrasions and a few tiny fleabites here and there.

Weight: 41.2 grams Dimensions: Height 6 cm The opaque amber is of an intense, golden-brown and almost flawless color. Rare!

清代琥珀雕漁夫中國，1780-1880。漁夫手持一條大錦魚，面露歡愉，身著傳統衣服，袒胸露腹。來源：已故Gerard Arnhold（1918-2010）收藏；Gerard Arnhold曾是慈善家、Durham東方博物館多年的收藏家和支持者。品相：品相良好，包漿細膩，琥珀裏有些天然裂縫，舊時磨損，局部有輕微擦傷和小磕損。重量：41.2 克尺寸：高6 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

127

Detail of pine tree on the present lot

Detail of pine tree from the tray sold at Christies New York, September 13th, 2018, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1228.

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER BOX, MING China, 16th – early 17th century. The circular box is meticulously inlaid with minute mother-of-pearl segments into the lacquered ground in imitation of tortoise shell to depict a scene of a noble lady riding on a mule below are gnarly pine tree, the sides neatly decorated with key fret borders. Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, some microscopic age cracks and losses to inlays. The base and inside with more extensive wear.

Weight: 50.4 grams Dimensions: Diameter 9 cm

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Auction result comparison: Compare with related lacquer tray, especially the execution of the pine tree, which has remarkable similarities with the present box, at Christies New York, September 13th, 2018, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1228.

明代螺钿松下人物漆盒中國，十六至十七世紀初。仿玳瑁色背景上鑲嵌螺鈿松下貴婦騎驢。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，一些輕微乾裂和螺鈿丟失。底部和内裏都可見嚴重磨損。重量： 50.4 克尺寸：直徑9 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A RARE CINNABAR LACQUER LITERATI BOX China, 1750-1850. The lobed box and lid covered overall in finely incised cinnabar lacquer depicting an assortment of literati objects: A weiqi board, a bowl with finger citrus, a scepter with tassel, a book, a washer, a vase with a fly whisk and another with peonies, all above a fine diaper ground and within a key fret border. Provenance: From a French collector. Condition: Fine condition with old wear and traces of use, one small side section reattached as visible on the images at www.zacke. at, minor age cracks and minuscule losses.

Weight: 308.6 grams Dimensions: Diameter 15 cm The sides of both the lid and the base are overall covered with a carved and incised diaper pattern. The inner of the box and base are covered in black lacquer. The subject matter of this box is extremely rare, a fact leading to the assumption that this box may be have been directly commissioned by a scholar or literati of the mid-Qing era.

罕見剔犀博古紋蓋盒中國，1750-1850。八瓣盒，整體施朱紅色漆，施有博古紋：圍棋盤、佛手柑、如意、書、筆洗、花瓶以及牡丹。來源：法國收藏品相：良好品相，舊時磨損以及使用痕跡，有些粘補，www.zacke. at上可見細圖，輕微老化裂紋和細微缺損重量：308.6 克尺寸：直徑15 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A CANTON TORTOISESHELL BOX, 19TH CENTURY China. Of circular shape with matching cover, delicately carved in deep and partially reticulated relief with extensive figure scenes among pavilions in garden courtyards, between meander and flower borders. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: Good condition with fine patina, wear and traces of use, few old age cracks with minuscule associated losses.

Weight: 75 grams Dimensions: 9 cm diameter

十九世紀廣州玳瑁蓋盒中國，圓盒，配對盒蓋，精心浮雕人物花園場景，雷紋及纏枝花紋。來源：匈牙利私人收藏. 品相：良好品相，包漿細膩，磨損及使用痕跡，些微老化裂紋及相應缺損。重量：75 克尺寸：直徑 9 厘米

Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

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Works of Art

Lots 129 to 155

129

A PINK GLASS BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURY China. The wheel cut vase with a compressed globular body supported by a broad and raised foot rim, surmounted with a long cylindrical neck and a flat lip, the opaque glass of a striking raspberry-pink tone with darker and lighter swirling throughout. Provenance: A private estate from Canada. Condition: Fine condition with microscopic nibbling to lip, old wear and traces of use especially to the foot rim, consistent with the age of this lot.

Weight: 500.8 grams Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related vase, sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on November 30th, 2017, in Chinese Art including Selected Works of Art from the T.Y. Chao Family Collection, lot 728, and another sold by Christies Hong Kong on December 1st, 2010, in Luminous Colors: Treasures from the Shorenstein Collection, lot 2917.

十八世紀粉色玻璃瓶中國。輪式切割花瓶長頸，扁平唇沿，鼓腹，高底足，不透明玻璃呈現覆盤子般的粉紅色調，顔色從上至下漸深，來源：加拿大私人收藏品相：品相良好，唇沿有磕碰，老磨損，底足邊緣可見明顯使用痕跡，與其年代相符。重量： 500.8 克尺寸：高 15.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A LARGE AMETHYST GLASS BOWL, QING China, 18th-19th century. The deep, massive bowl with rounded sides rising from a raised, circular and broad foot to an everted rim with a pompous lip. The semi-transparent and slightly bubble-suffused glass is of deep purple color.

Provenance: From a private collection of antique glass. Acquired from Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, USA, on November 10th, 2012. A copy of the original invoice is accompanying this lot. Old Polly Latham inventory sticker ’4134’ to base. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, tiny scratches especially to foot rim, several manufacturing flaws including a characteristic large bump inside the well.

Weight: 1948.9 grams Dimensions: Diameter 26.7 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a similarly large lobed dish of related color at Christies New York, September 19th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1601.

清代大型紫晶玻璃碗中國，十八至十九世紀。碗深且大，圓形的側面從凸起的圓形圈足上升到外翻的邊緣。紫色玻璃半透明略帶氣泡。來源：古董玻璃私人收藏，2012年11月10日購於美國波斯頓Polly Latham Asian Art，隨附原始發票，底部有Polly Latham 老收藏編號標簽 S’4134’。品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，特別是足部邊緣有輕微刻痕，一些燒製瑕疵包括碗内有大凸起。重量：1948.9 克尺寸：直徑 26.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A PAIR OF YELLOW GLASS ALTAR VASES, GU China, 1750-1850. The semi-opaque glass vessels with trumpet-shaped necks, slightly everted lips, spreading feet, recessed bases and globular middle sections. The glass of rich egg yolk-yellow color, suffused with few bubbles, streaks and swirls. Provenance: Collection of S. Weinberg, Germany, number 90. Spink & Son LTD. From there to a private collection of old Chinese glass. Thence by descent. (old paper labels from Weinberg and Spink to base of one vase) Condition: One vase with a microscopic nibble to foot rim. The second vase with a 5mm shallow chip to lip. Generally, in fine condition. Some old wear.

Weight: 741 grams and 697.6 grams Dimensions: Height 21 cm each (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with another Gu of identical size and related color, but with carved décor, at Christies New York on March 21st, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1414.

一對黃料祭臺花觚中國，1750-1850。半透明蛋黃色料花觚，少量氣泡、條紋和漩渦。來源：德國 S. Weinberg收藏，編號 90。Spink & Son LTD。一個中國料器老私人收藏。保存至今。（器底可見Weinberg和Spink的標簽）品相：一觚圈足上有細微磕損。另一個唇沿部有一道5毫米長的裂縫。總體保存良好，一些舊時磨損。重量： 741 克及 697.6 克尺寸：各高 21 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE COBALT-BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURY China, 18th Century. The simple shape and perfectly even, deep color clearly indicate that this is an earlier work by the Beijing glass workshops. The globular body of the thick-walled, transparent vase is left plain below a tall, flared neck and above a short foot with recessed base and broad rim. Provenance: From an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950. Thence by descent. Condition: Good condition with some wear and traces of use, minor nibbling to foot rim and lip, the inner of the neck with small chips partially smoothened.

Weight: 1358.3 grams Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with another transparent cobalt-blue glass bottle vase at Sotheby’s London on November 6th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 265.

十八世紀大型藍料長頸玻璃瓶中國，十八世紀。器型簡潔色彩均匀，體現了北京玻璃工作早期的作品。花瓶厚壁，透明。圈足上凹。來源：英國肯特私人收藏，1950年前收購，保存至今。品相：品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，圈足和唇部邊緣有輕微磕損，頸内有些平滑的小缺口。重量：1358.3 克尺寸：高28.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A GOLDEN-YELLOW GLASS BOWL, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTY China, 1727-1800. Translucent, almost flawless and thick glass of intense, egg-yolk color. The deep vessel is of flaring form with a slightly everted lip and supported by a massive, cylindric foot with a broad rim. Streaked by a few almost invisible veins and swirls to base. Provenance: From a private collection of old Chinese glass, by repute acquired before 1980. Thence by descent. Old collector number ‘73370’ painted in red lacquer to base (partially worn off). Condition: One slightly polished area to lip. Small iron-red inclusion to inner of bowl, with some associated scratches. Generally, in very good condition with some wear.

Weight: 503.7 grams Dimensions: Diameter 15.9 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl at Christies London on November 5th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 260.

清代黃玻璃碗，應爲御用中國，1727-1800。不透明、幾乎無瑕疵，蛋黃色，玻璃厚重。深碗，底足堅實。來源：中國玻璃器皿私人收藏，據説是購於1980年前。保存至今。底部用紅漆寫明老收藏編號品相：一道略微抛光的區域延申至碗沿，碗内有一點鐵紅色沁，一些劃痕，總體保存良好，一些磨損。重量：503.7 克尺寸：直徑 15.9 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MAUVE-PINK OVERLAY GLASS JAR, QING China, 1800-1880. The rounded sides carved and incised in relief through the translucent mauve-pink layer to the opaque white ground with a dignitary riding in a palanquin, accompanied by a general on a horse, with pine trees, craggy rocks and a camp in the background, the lid with floral décor.

Provenance: From a private estate, by repute acquired between 1970 and 1990. Condition: Good condition with three minute chips to lid and tiny nibbles to overlay. Some wear, mostly to foot.

Weight: 858.7 grams Dimensions: Height 16.3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl at Christies New York, on March 15th 2015, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 3285.

清代白底套紫紅色料玻璃罐中國，1800-1880。不透明白色玻璃罐上套紫紅色料雕刻松下將軍騎馬等人物故事場景。來源：私人遺產，據説購於1970 與1990年間品相：保存狀態良好，蓋上有小磕損，套料上有輕微磕損。特別是底足有一些磨損。重量： 858.7 克尺寸：高 16.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A WEN HUA EXPORT SILVER VASE, QING China, late 19th – early 20th century. Finely decorated and incised with bats, pomegranates, finger citrus and peaches amid their leaves and vines in high relief, all above a gilt leiwen ground and between various circumferential borders. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Servia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present vase within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear and minor nicks here and there. Overall fine condition.

Weight: 865.2 grams Dimensions: Height 19.2 cm The base with Wen Hua mark and Zu Wen silver stamp.

清代文華外銷銀瓶中國，十九世紀末至二十世紀初。銀瓶全身可見蝙蝠、壽桃、石榴、佛手瓜、如意等吉祥紋樣，高浮雕，仿古雷紋為底。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov 收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930 年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：舊時磨損，局部輕微磕損。整體品相良好。重量： 865.2 克尺寸：高19.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

136

A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS WATER POT, QING China, 18th-19th century. The somewhat compressed body is decorated with lotus, peonies and butterflies carved through the translucent ruby-red, pale green and sapphire-blue overlay to the opaque white body which has swirls of mauve and pale green color issuing from the edge of the countersunk base.

Provenance: The Shakris collection, San Francisco, USA. Hong Kong private collection, acquired from the above. Wooley and Wallis Auctions, May 22nd, 2007, lot 159 (sold for 2.600 pounds excluding buyer’s premium). Private collection, acquired from the above. Old Shakris Collection label to base (faded). Condition: Minor losses here and there. Few stress lines, emerging from firing imperfections.

Weight: 448 grams Dimensions: Diameter 10.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related threecolor overlay water pot at Christies New York on March 20th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 2363.

清代三色套料玻璃水丞中國，十八至十九世紀，水丞上套料以寶石紅、綠料、寶石藍色雕蓮花、牡丹及蝴蝶。來源：香港私人收藏，購於美國舊金山Shakris 收藏。2007年Wooley and Wallis 拍賣May 22nd,, 拍號 159 (2.600 英鎊不含買家佣金)。底部可見 Shakris Collection 標簽。品相：局部輕微磕損，些微壓力綫，應爲燒製瑕疵。重量：448 克尺寸：直徑10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

137

A SILVER TEAPOT AND THREE CUPHOLDERS China, 1850-1920. All four pieces bear stamped hallmarks to their bases and fine floral motifs in transparent enamels on neatly incised and punched medallions. The knob on the teapot is gilt and surrounded by a raised ruyi border. (4) Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present lot within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear and traces of use, minor losses to enamels and few tiny nicks here and there. Overall quite good condition.

Weight: 996.8 grams (total) Dimensions: Length 14.8 cm (each cup) and 16.6 (the teapot)

銀質茶壺與三件盞托中國，1850-1920。茶具底部都有銀樓章款，表面花卉紋飾開光。茶壺蓋鈕鎏金并且飾有如意紋。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：舊時磨損及使用痕跡，琺琅処輕微缺損，局部些微刻痕。總體品相極好。重量： 996.8 克 (縂) 尺寸：長14.8厘米(盞托)、16.6厘米(茶壺)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

138

A LARGE CLOISONNÉ JARDINIÈRE, QING China, 18th – 19th century. Enameled décor of various birds and flowers, cranes, peaches, lotus, pomegranates on a turquoise-blue ground, all between circumferential lappet borders. European gilt-bronze stand. Provenance: From a Latvian private collector. Condition: Several damages to enamel, wear and traces of use, the inside with calcification. The stand has been attached with a drilling to the base. The bronze with considerable patina.

Weight: 15.8 kilograms (including the bronze base) Dimensions: Height 39 cm, diameter 42 cm

清代大型景泰藍花盆中國，十八至十九世紀。綠松石藍底花鳥紋飾，仙鶴、壽桃、蓮花、石榴，上下邊沿可有一道如意紋飾。歐洲銅鎏金底座。來源：拉脫維亞私人收藏品相：琺琅上一些損壞、磨損及使用痕跡，内力有點鈣化。支架鑽孔到底座。青銅有包漿。重量： 15.8 公斤 (含青銅底座) 尺寸：高 39 厘米, 直徑 42 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

139

AN ENAMELED SILVER AND JADE HAND MIRROR

Weight: 236.4 grams Dimensions: Length 27 cm

China, late Qing Dynasty. The oval mirror in a silver frame, enameled, embossed and finely incised with various auspicious motifs. Inlaid with carved jadeite and semi-precious stones. Minuscule hall mark and stamp “800”.

銀托鑲玉嵌百寶琺琅手柄鏡子中國，晚清。橢圓形鏡子，銀托，局部琺琅彩，鑲嵌翡翠與不同寶石。金樓款“800“。

Provenance: From a Swiss private collection. Condition: Wear, traces of use, some minor dents and nicks to silver and enamels, one crack to jade. The mirror with small spots.

來源：瑞士私人收藏品相：磨損、有使用痕跡, 一些輕微凹陷與刻痕，玉上有裂紋，鏡子上有小點。品相良好。重量：236.4 克尺寸：長27 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SILVER MIRROR AND MAGNIFYING GLASS China, late Qing Dynasty. Both with silver frames, embossed and finely incised with various floral motifs. The mirror with fine polychrome enamels. Both embellished with celadon jades in openwork carving. Both bear “SILVER” stamps. (2) Provenance: From a Swiss private collection. Condition: Wear, traces of use, some minor dents and nicks to silver and enamels. The mirror with small spots. Fine condition.

Weight: 121.1 grams and 74.7 grams Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm and 15.5 cm

清代銀鏡與放大鏡中國，清代晚期。兩件都是銀框，使用鏨花掐絲等技術展現各種花卉圖案。鏡子上有琺琅彩。兩件都是青玉鏤空雕刻手柄以及“銀”字樣標志。來源：瑞士私人收藏品相：磨損、有使用痕跡, 一些輕微凹陷與刻痕，玉上有裂紋，鏡子上有小點。重量：121.1 克；74.7 克尺寸：長16.5 厘米及15.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SILVER ‘LOTUS AND PEONY’ BOX, QING China, dated year of Yiwei (1895). Embossed in high relief to depict leafy peonies, lotus and two cranes. The same motif is found on the sides, but with crabs, lobster and fish. Extremely fine incision work. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Wear, traces of use and minor dents.

Weight: 225.2 grams. Dimensions: Diameter 8.5 cm. The base bears the Shou sign within a key fret border. The inscription on the lid reads: “Dewdrops fall on the lotus and one can perceive their scent” and “Shadows of the lotus fall on the water below the moon”.

清代蓮花牡丹銀盒中國，落款乙未年 (1895)。高浮雕牡丹蓮花仙鶴。銀盒側面還可見魚、蝦和小蟹。工藝極其精美。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：磨損及使用痕跡，輕微凹痕。重量：225.2 克. 尺寸：直徑 8.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present box within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Old wear, losses to enamels mostly on the inside and inner foot, traces of use.

Weight: 126.5 grams Dimensions: Diameter 7 cm

清代景泰藍龍紋盒中國，十九世紀。盒蓋鎏金飾四爪雲龍。綠松石色底上飾景泰藍纏枝菊花蓮花紋。圈足鎏金。

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A CLOISONNE DRAGON BOX, QING China, 19th century. The domed lid with a gilt bronze relief of a confronting four-clawed dragon amid swirling clouds. The cloisonné with chrysanthemum and lotus amid foliate scrolls on a turquoise ground. The rims gilt.

來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片拷貝，上面顯示了這個盒子在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：舊時磨損，主要在盒内和底足内裏有局部琺琅缺損，使用痕跡重量：126.5 克尺寸：直徑 7 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A CLOISONNÉ LOTUS-LEAF BRUSH WASHER, XI China, 18th century. The impressive parcel-gilt washer is fashioned as a deep lotus leaf with its veins finely and naturalistically detailed in shades of green enamels. The spiraling gilt-bronze stems bear a lotus pod, serving as adjustable brush rest, and a blossoming lotus flower with mint petals and pinkish tips serving as water pot. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition. Verdigris and wear to gilt sections. One small chip to enameling of water pot. Manufacturing imperfections.

Weight: 277.2 grams Dimensions: Length 15 cm

compare the form of the present washer with metalwork censers from the Song dynasty such as the example in the collection of the Nanjing Municipal Museum, which is similarly cast with a lotus pod, lotus flower and leaf all borne on an undulating stem and connected to a long handle. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related washer, likely from the same workshop, sold by Christies London on May 14th, 2019, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 114, and another, sold by Christies Hong Kong on June 3rd, 2015, in Through Connoisseurs’ Eyes, lot 2916.

景泰藍蓮葉筆洗中國，十八世紀。鎏金筆洗呈蓮葉形，葉脈紋路，綠色釉，形象生動。蓮蓬莖処為筆擱，蓮花為水丞。

It is very rare to find a lotus leaf washer in cloisonné enamel and particularly one serving multiple purposes at the same time.

來源：英國私人收藏品相：保存極好。局部有銅綠，鎏金処有磨損。水丞処釉面有一處小裂口。燒製瑕疵。重量：277.2 克尺寸：長 15 厘米

Although this subject matter was a popular choice of form for washers of the Qing period, they are more commonly crafted from other materials such as jade and crystal. It is also interesting to

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ VASE, HU China, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. The gilt-bronze vessel of archaistic hu form, cast with a pear-shaped body of generous proportion rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, the shoulder flanked by a pair of Buddhist lion mask handles suspending loose rings. Provenance: From an old private estate. Condition: Fine condition. The enamels with pits and losses as expected on this type of ware, but no old fillings or restorations whatsoever. The gilding with wear and extensive traces of use. The masks with minor nicks here and there. The base with natural patina and some encrustations.

Weight: 2345.4 grams Dimensions: Height 29 cm

The exterior brightly enameled against a turquoise ground with four main registers enclosing large lotus blooms wreathed in scrolling foliage issuing curling leaves, the four registers divided by three bands of floral scrolls against a darker purple ground, the splayed foot similarly decorated with a band of lotus scrolls. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Hu at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, on April 7th, 2015, in Important Chinese Works of Art, lot 3727.

景泰藍纏枝蓮花雙耳壺中國，明代，十七世紀。鎏金銅仿古壺形，佛獅雙耳。來源：一個私人遺產品相：品相良好，整體情況與其年代相符，但是沒有就修補或固定。鎏金処有磨損，嚴重的使用痕跡，壺耳局部有輕微磕損。底座有天然包漿和一些結殼。重量：2345.4 克尺寸：高 29 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A PAIR OF ENAMELED LONGEVITY DISHES, QING China, Canton, 1750-1850. Each neatly painted with bats flying amid flower sprays and auspicious fruits such as pomegranates, pears, peaches, melon and finger citrus, against a deep pink ground and within a chilong border, the bases with shou medallions. Provenance: Ancient collection of Ed. Bouet, Nr. 1560. G. & T. Portier, Paris. French private collection, acquired from the above. (five old labels to bases) Condition: Very good condition with tiny nibbling along the bronze rims, mostly to exterior, hardly visible. Superb colors, almost no wear or scratching, absolutely no restoration. Very minor verdigris extending from the bronze rims.

Weight: 347.3 grams (both together) Dimensions: Diameter 16.3 cm

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Note the fine fire-gilt bronze rims as well as the raised foot with separate, yellow enameling on the outer sides. Both features indicate a possible imperial lineage. (2) Literature comparison: Compare with a similar pink-ground Gu vase at the Palace Museum, Beijing, Reference No. 116431.

清代一對琺琅福壽碟中國廣東 1750-1850。琺琅釉蝙蝠纏枝花草，四周可見石榴、桃子、梨、瓜與佛手瓜等蔬果，粉色底，邊緣上一圈螭龍紋，底部白地藍色壽字。來源：巴黎 Ed. Bouet古玩收藏，1560號。巴黎 G. & T. Portier。法國私人收藏，購於上述收藏。底部可見5個老標簽。品相：品相極好，僅在青銅邊沿有微不可見磕損。顔色保存極好，幾乎沒有磨損和劃痕，無修復。青銅部位有輕微銅綠。重量：347.3 克 (總重) 尺寸：直徑16.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A YELLOW-GROUND CANTON ENAMEL BOX, QING China, later 18th- earlier 19th century. Finely painted on the cover medallion with a scene from ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’. The sides densely decorated with shou symbols, ruyi bats and scrolling lotus against a pure yellow ground.

Provenance: From an old English private collection. Condition: Good condition with some wear and minor abrasions. The painting is completely undamaged, but the white base has a small old repair. The inner has significant traces of use, soiling and hairlines. The bronze lips and foot rim bear remnants of fine gilding.

Weight: 1240.6 grams Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm Depiction of a rocky landscape with Pang De firing an arrow at Guan Yu, which narrowly misses, while two dignitaries are watching the scene from a pavilion.

清代廣東外銷黃地粉彩蓋盒中國，十八世紀末至十九世紀初。盒蓋上開光，繪製《三國演義》人物故事場景。四周如意福壽纏枝紋。來源：英國私人老收藏品相：品相良好，一些磨損和輕微擦傷。開關処畫面完全沒有受損，但是白色底部有一處小修復。内裏有使用痕跡、污漬和髮絲綫小縫。邊沿青銅鎏金磨損。重量： 1240.6 克尺寸：直徑24 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A GILT COPPER AND CLOISONNÉ QUAIL CENSER, JIAQING China, 1796-1820. The quail is modelled standing on a circular base, with its head turned to one side and its beak open to reveal its tongue. Brightly enameled with midnight-blue body and white breast, the wings and tail feathers forming the detachable cover. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Fine condition with minor dents and losses to enamels, traces of use and old wear.

Weight: 288.3 grams Dimensions: Height 14.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare with a related quail censer of similar form and size, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no. 330.

嘉慶鎏金景泰藍鷓鴣香薰中國，1796-1820。鷓鴣立於圓形基座上，其頭部轉向一側，微微張嘴露出舌頭。明亮的琺琅，整體施深藍色釉，翅膀彩色釉，與尾羽一起可拆卸。來源：一個法國遺產品相：良好品相，些微凹痕，局部琺琅彩缺失使用痕跡與舊時磨損重量：288.3 克尺寸：高14.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A BAJIXIANG ENAMEL DISH, QING DYNASTY China, Canton, 18th century. The copper plate finely painted in polychrome enamels on white ground with a mountainous river landscape within a border of the Buddhist emblems, bajixiang, amid lotus blooms. The back with a border of foliate lotus scrolls. Provenance: By repute acquired by a London collector in the local market ca. 1970. Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: The front with a single chip to edge and associated hairlines. The back with a 4.5 x 1.5 cm area of loss to enamel, visible on our images at www.zacke.at. Small loss to foot rim touched-up in white.

Weight: 129.6 grams Dimensions: 15 cm Note the red seal mark within the base on the backside.

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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AN ENAMELED BAXIAN PLATE, QIANLONG MARK & PERIOD China, Qianlong six-character mark finely painted to base and of the period (1736-1795). The copper dish finely painted in multicolored enamels on white ground to depict the Eight Immortals gathering under a pine tree, all within a neatly executed floral border. The back with peony blossoms. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss LTD, London, inventory number X9762 (old paper label to backside). By repute acquired by a London collector from the above for GBP 65,- ca. 1970. Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: The front in very good condition with some wear and minor firing flaws, one area of tiny stress lines near the edge. The backside with few hairlines and an area of ca. 10 x 1.5 cm where the enamel is lost and partially touched up in white, well visible on our images at www.zacke.at.

Weight: 375.7 grams Dimensions: 20.2 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Immortal’s dish sold by Christie’s in their Hong Kong rooms on 01.12.2010, lot 3229, sale 2832.

乾隆款與年代八仙盤中國，底部乾隆六字款，乾隆(1736-1795)。銅盤上中央開光施白地琺琅彩松下八仙，盤沿纏枝花紋，背面牡丹花紋。來源：倫敦Sydney L. Moss LTD，收藏編號 X9762 (背面舊紙標簽)。據説約在1970年購於上述收藏，65英鎊。自此在同一家族保存至今。品相：正面品相良好，有些磨損與輕微燒製瑕疵，邊緣部髮絲綫。背面有些髮絲綫，約10 x 1.5 厘米処琺琅缺失，局部白色沾粘，如圖 www. zacke.at可見。重量：375.7 克尺寸：直徑20.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A JINGTAI MARK AND PERIOD CLOISONNÉ CANDLESTICK China, incised Jingtai six-character mark and of the period (1450-1456). The sturdily cast candle holder has six feet incised and lobed in the shape of ruyi, all supporting the gilt and recessed base bearing the mark. Provenance: From an English estate. Condition: Fine original condition with scattered losses to enamels, extensive wear and traces of use.

The delicately incised Jingtai six-character mark on the current candle holder is closely related to that on a circular cloisonné enamel box and cover in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, enameled with lotus flowers, and catalogued as Jingtai mark and period, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Qing Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 1. It is also related to the Jingtai mark on a dish from the Speelman collection, sold at Sotheby’s, 3rd April 2018, lot 3406.

明景泰款與年代景泰藍燭臺中國，景泰年間 (1450-1456)。堅固的燭臺六英尺高，開瓣成如意形，底座鎏金，内凹可見景泰六字款。

Weight: 463.8 grams Dimensions: Diameter 11 cm

來源：英國遺產品相：原始品相良好，局部釉彩缺失，大面積磨損及使用痕跡重量：463.8 克尺寸：直徑11 厘米

The cloisonné enamels depict continuously scrolling flowers, associated foliage and vines in red, green, yellow, white and turquoise cloisonné enamels on a dark-blue ground.

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A DREAMSTONE TABLE SCREEN, MING China, the screen Ming dynasty, the wood Qing dynasty. The marble plaque with a natural, completely untreated pattern of black, grey and russet clouds. The hardwood stand is finely carved and bears a good, old patina.

Provenance: The estate of William Lipton, New York. Old label with inventory number 6206. Over the past 25 years, Lipton owned one of the most recognizable Manhattan art galleries. He was also a seasoned collector with a deep passion for Chinese art. Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear.

Weight: 797.8 grams Dimensions: 23.2 x 24.5 x 11 cm Compare with a related screen at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, April 2nd, 2018, in Curiosity IV, lot 3028.

明代漢白玉插屏中國，漢白玉為明代，木框為清代。漢白玉顯現天然黑灰棕祥雲紋。硬木框雕刻精美，老包漿。來源：紐約William Lipton遺產。老標簽上有收藏編號 6206。在過去25年多，Lipton 曾擁有曼哈頓一個最有名的藝廊，他也是對中國藝術懷有深切感情的收藏傢。品相：品相極好，一些老磨損。重量： 797.8 克尺寸： 23.2 x 24.5 x 11 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A ‘TOULOUSE LAUTREC’ EXPORT SILVER SYSTEM CANE, 1880-1920 Embossed and incised Chinese export silver handle with French “swan” import hallmarks. Depiction of the Fu Lu Shou star gods Shou Lao (longevity), Lu (prosperity) and Fu (good fortune). Zhou longevity characters and coiled dragon on top. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: The glass in mint condition. The silver in fine condition with some wear and traces of use. The cane with extensive wear, scratches and traces of use.

Weight: 409 grams Dimensions: Length 86 cm The French cane can be unscrewed into three sections: The mid-section contains a small drinking glass and the lower section a long tube for cognac or other alcoholic beverages. The shaft is made of blackened wood, brass and bears an iron ferrule. Of all systems canes, the ‘Toulouse-Lautrec’ stick is certainly the most unique. This cane is named after the famed 19th-century artist whose personal reputation rested largely upon his frequent visits to cabarets and dance hall bars within the mystical underbelly of Montmartre in Paris, France. This intriguing type of cane, also known as a tippling stick, conceals a complete equipment for alcohol consumption in the hiding. Notably, it is said that Toulouse-Lautrec himself commissioned such a system cane for his personal habit absinth consumption. Further reading: http://driehausmuseum.org/blog/ view/tragedy-brilliance-the-life-of-henri-de-toulouselautrec

1880-1920” 土魯斯-羅特列克”外銷銀杖銀質外銷手杖，上有法語進口進口標志“swan”字樣。上飾福祿壽三星，頂部龍紋。手杖以著名法國畫家土魯斯-羅特列克具有多種功能，中間玻璃部分可以用來喝酒精飲料。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：玻璃品相良好，銀器部分一些磨損和使用痕跡。手杖磨損嚴重，有刻痕和使用痕跡。重量：409 克尺寸：長86 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

Toulouse Lautrec (1864-1901) drinking absinth, his cane well visible

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A MAGNIFICENT GROUP OF 12 GOLDEN BELT PLAQUES China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or earlier. The plaques finely cast, embossed and incised to depict scholars and attendants promenading Buddhist lions, the leashes knotted and applied separately, the sides with floral scrolls. Note that every plaque is different, proving that the microscopic incision work was completely done by hand. (12) Provenance: From an important European private collection. Acquired in Asia between 1960 and 1970. A private owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Superb condition with some wear and traces of use, minor dents here and there.

Weight: 179.1 grams (total) Dimensions: The smaller segments 45 x 36 x 6 mm, the larger segments 91 x 36 x 6 mm Metallurgic analysis: Gold 772/1000, silver 225/1000

一組12塊華麗的浮雕金帶飾中國, 清代(1644-1911)或更早。帶飾雕琢細膩，壓花浮雕文人侍者以及佛獅玩耍的情景，周邊纏枝紋。請注意，每塊帶飾製作都獨一無二，也證明了完全的手工製作。來源：一個歐洲重要私人收藏，1960年至1970年間購於亞洲；私人收藏家，購於上述收藏。品相：品相良好，一些磨損及使用痕跡, 局部輕微凹痕. 重量：共179.1 克尺寸：小塊帶飾45 x 36 x 6 毫米；大塊帶飾91 x 36 x 6 毫米金屬測試：金 772/1000；銀 225/1000

Estimate EUR 6.000,Starting price EUR 3.000,-

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A SILVER HAIR ADORNMENT, LATE QING China, late 19th – early 20th century. Embossed and incised in the shape of a scepter, the top end bears the depiction of three boys in high relief, whereas a bat and shou sign adorn the lower end. Two studio marks to backside: Xiangyunpei. Provenance: From an important European private collection. Acquired in Asia between 1960 and 1970. A private owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Some wear and traces of use, minor dents here and there.

Weight: 12.2 grams Dimensions: Length 11.5 cm

晚清銀髮簪中國, 十九世紀末至二十世紀初。壓花浮雕，頂部可見三個小童手持蓮蓬戲耍，周圍有蝙蝠和壽字。背面可見“祥雲培”款。來源：一個歐洲重要私人收藏，1960年至1970年間購於亞洲；私人收藏家，購於上述收藏。品相：一些磨損及使用痕跡, 局部輕微凹痕. 重量：12.2 克尺寸：長11.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A RARE PAIR OF GOLDEN GLOVES China, Liao dynasty (907 – 1125) or later, but at least several hundred years old. Probably originating from a Liao dynasty tomb, the gloves are completely hand woven of extremely thin gold wire, rendered in one piece from wrist to fingers, the back of the hand with a sinuous dragon, the finial border with lotus scrolls. (2) Provenance: From an important European private collection. Acquired in Asia between 1960 and 1970. A private owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Some wear and traces of use, minor dents here and there, losses, flattened due to pressure and associated bending and creasing.

Weight: 324.6 grams (total) Dimensions: Length ca. 22.5 cm each Metallurgic analysis: Gold 757/1000, silver 186/1000 and gold 765/1000, silver 182/1000, the remaining metal is copper with approximately 24-27/1000

一對罕見的金手套中國, 遼代(907 – 1125) 或更早，但至少有幾百年歷史。可能是來自一個遼代墓葬。手套完全由纖細金綫手工編織而成，從手腕到手指完全一體，手背上有蜿蜒的龍，頂部邊緣蓮花纏枝紋飾。來源：一個歐洲重要私人收藏，1960年至1970年間購於亞洲；私人收藏家，購於上述收藏。品相：一些磨損及使用痕跡，局部輕微凹痕、缺損，有重壓形成的彎曲和皺褶重量：共324.6 克尺寸：分別長約22.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

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Hardstones

Lots 156 to 179

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A SMALL AGATE BOWL, SONG-MING China, 13th-17th century. Finely carved as a slender oval bowl with shallow rounded sides gracefully raised on a slightly recessed base, expertly polished to a lustrous sheen. Provenance: Hungarian Private Collection. Condition: Good condition with few microscopic nibbles to edges and some old wear.

Weight: 32.5 grams Dimensions: Length 8.2 cm Note the relation of the simple yet efficient form concept, the highly precise manner in which the edges are cut and especially the mineral itself with other agate vessels dating from the Song dynasty. The exquisite translucent stone of golden-yellow and honey-brown tones highlighted with a matrix of natural milky and creamy yellow clouds and banded ripples. Auction result comparison: Compare with an agate stem bowl from the Song dynasty sold at Christies Hong Kong, May 31st, 2017, lot 3141. Also compare with an agate bowl, possibly dating to the Song dynasty, from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth sold at Christies New York on March 19th, 2015, lot 597.

宋代-明代瑪瑙小碗中國，十三至十七世紀。精心雕刻的橢圓形小碗。表面極其具有光澤。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：品相良好，邊緣処有些微細小磕損。重量：32.5 克尺寸：長 8.2 厘米

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AN AGATE PEACH AND BAT WASHER, QING China, mid 18th to 19th century. The washer is carved in openwork in the form of a peach growing from a leafy branch with one smaller fruit, a flying bat on the side, the banded agate is of an attractive red (nanhong) tone with several moss inclusions. Provenance: A private collection of scholarly works of art. Condition: Superb condition with hardly any wear and a fine patina.

Weight: 99.2 grams Dimensions: Length 5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a washer also showing the ‘Peach and Bat’ subject sold at Christies London, June 7th, 2017, in Five Private Collections, lot 106.

清代瑪瑙福壽筆洗中國，十八世紀中期至十九世紀。筆洗鏤空雕刻成壽桃形狀，桃枝上有小桃，一隻蝙蝠飛附在上。帶狀瑪瑙南紅色調，一些苔蘚肌理。來源：文人用具藝術私人收藏品相：品相極好，几乎沒有磨損，包漿細膩重量：99.2 克尺寸：長 5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A RARE AGATE LIBATION CUP, YONGZHENG China, earlier 18th century. Finely and thinly carved as a deep pointed cup, the foot rim precisely mirroring this form, entirely plain, the completely translucent stone containing natural whorls of banded blueish and amber tones. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with few natural fissures in the mineral and small nibbling to edges. Superb unctuous finish with fine patina.

Weight: 121 grams Dimensions: Length 14.5 cm Note two finely drilled, minuscule pits indication that an original intention may have been to embellish this cup, which was especially popular for Mughal agates during the earlier 18th century. Also note the similarity of the finely cut and faceted lip and foot to earlier agates from the Ming and Song dynasties.

Literature comparison: For related agate bowls and a cup and saucer, Yongzheng mark and of the period, from the National Palace Museum, see Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times, Taipei, 2009, pp.235-242, 244-245. For an agate lobed dish with an incised Shou character from the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Imperial Treasures from the Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum, 2006, pl.27.

雍正罕見瑪瑙杯中國，十八世紀初。薄壁，一頭尖，底足如形雕刻，平整。瑪瑙石中可見藍色及帶狀天然紋理。來源：英國私人收藏. 品相：品相極好，輕微天然裂紋，邊沿処有小磕損。包漿潤澤。重量： 121 克尺寸：長 14.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN BRUSH REST, QING China, 1820-1920. The rock crystal carved in openwork as craggy and layered rocky peaks, with a plum and peony blossom springing atop, highlighted by an extremely rare amethyst skin in the stone. Provenance: A private collection of scholarly works of art. Condition: Good condition with hardly any wear and a fine patina. One microscopic nibbling, one blossom with a small section possibly smoothened.

Weight: 193.7 grams Dimensions: Length 10.5 cm Note the convex shape of the base.

清代水晶山形筆擱中國，1820-1920。水晶鏤空雕刻岩石山峰，特別罕見的是頂部紫水晶梅花牡丹。來源：一個文房用品藝術私人收藏品相：品相良好，幾乎沒有磨損，包漿細膩。一道極細小磕損，一朵花上有小處磨損。重量：193.7 克尺寸：長 10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A ROCK CRYSTAL BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 1760-1860. Fine detailed carving in form of a basket with three crabs climbing towards the opening. The lapidary has cleverly used a mossgreen inclusion in the stone to highlight one crab, whereas the other two are of almost flawless smoky crystal color. Provenance: From an English private estate. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, few tiny nibbles here and there, natural fissures and flaws to mineral.

Weight: 208.6 grams Dimensions: Length 10 cm

清代水晶筆洗中國，1760-1860。細節雕刻精緻，一竹筐，三隻螃蟹爭先恐後往外爬。其中一隻螃蟹巧用苔綠色紋理突出，其他兩隻成烟晶色。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，一些舊時磨損，局部些微磕損，天然礦石紋理和瑕疵。重量：208.6 克尺寸：長 10 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A PAIR OF MUGHAL STYLE AGATE BOWLS, QING China, 18th-19th century. Of circular form, the extremely thin and translucent body carved with two bands of chrysanthemum petals in high relief, flaring rim, on a raised circular foot. Fine, slightly bluish honey color. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with few almost invisible natural fissures in the mineral and microscopic nibbling to base.

Weight: 21.5 and 23.1 grams, total 44.6 grams Dimensions: 5.8 cm diameter each

Auction result comparison: Compare with a small box depicting the same chrysanthemum pattern, sold at Christies Paris, on December 12th, 2018, in C’est Fou! lot 639.

清代一對懞兀兒風格瑪瑙碗中國，十八至十九世紀。圓形，薄壁且半透明，菊花瓣紋，高浮雕，撇口，高圈足。蜜色略帶藍色。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，些微幾不可見的天然裂縫，底部有細微磕損。重量：21.5 及 23.1 克；總重 44.6 克尺寸：直徑 5.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN AGATE PEACH BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 19th century. Naturalistically carved as a hollowed peach borne on a leafy stalk, with two openings, the stone of an unusual greenish-grey color with russet inclusions. The interior has been left untreated to reveal a fascinating crystalline structure! Provenance: A private collection of scholarly works of art. Condition: Good condition with hardly any wear and a fine, unctuous patina. Few natural flaws to mineral. The inner bears remnants of black ink.

Weight: 112.6 grams (washer) and 54.3 grams (base) Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm Tailored hardwood base, possibly of a later period. (2)

清代瑪瑙壽桃筆洗中國，十九世紀。巧雕掏膛壽桃筆洗，兩個開口。瑪瑙綠灰色，帶有赤褐色内沁，内裏未經處理，露出迷人的晶體結構。來源：文人用具藝術私人收藏品相：品相良好，幾乎沒有磨損，包漿細膩潤澤。瑪瑙内輕微天然裂紋，筆洗内還有剩餘墨汁。重量：112.6 克 (筆洗)；54.3 克 (底座) 尺寸：長 7.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A JASPER BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 1780-1880. Elegant openwork carving in form of a melon on a leafy stem with a smaller fruit and a beetle climbing towards the opening. The vessel with a fine, unctuous polish and of deep green color mottled with blood-red inclusions, substantiating the minerals nickname of bloodstone. Provenance: From an English private estate. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, one tiny chip to underside of a leave, few microscopic nibbles here and there.

Weight: 119.3 grams Dimensions: Length 7.3 cm

清代鐵石英筆洗中國，1780-1880。精美鏤空雕刻成甜瓜，葉子上有一個小瓜，小甲蟲爬向開口。筆洗表面光滑，深綠色中夾雜著血紅色内沁，正符合了血石的礦物質綽號。來源：英國私人遺產品相：品相極好，一些舊時磨損，一片葉子底部有一條細微裂紋，局部有輕微刻痕。重量：119.3 克尺寸：長 7.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A CHALCEDONY PEANUTS AND JUJUBE CARVING, QING China, Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th Century. Naturalistically carved in the form of three conjoined fruit, well-figured with thin ridges, with four peanuts at the edges and a minuscule yet brilliantly carved squirrel sitting atop. Provenance: From a private collection in Glasgow, Scotland. Collected in the 1960s and 1970s. Condition: Excellent condition with beautiful patina.

Weight: 25.8 grams Dimensions: Width 4.4 cm This carving serves both as a brush rest and a pendant. The translucent stone is of a fine burnt-caramel tone with paler golden shades, the opaque veins skillfully worked as cream-colored peanuts, together with the squirrel forming a support for a brush on top and the three feet on the underside. Pierced at the center and the tail of the squirrel to alternatively serve as pendant. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related object of similar size, described as a brush rest only, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on May 27th 2014, in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 22.

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A LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A LION DOG, QING China, 18th-19th century. In recumbent pose with bulging eyes and mouth agape, its long horn running down its back towards a curled tail. The mineral of intense lapis blue with silver-grey streaks. Fine incisions and smooth finish.

清代玉髓巧雕早生貴子把件中國，清代，十八至十九世紀。巧雕三顆棗兒挨在一起，四周四粒花生，棗子上有隻小松鼠。來源：蘇格蘭戈拉斯洛私人收藏，購於1960年至1970年間。品相：品相極好，包漿美麗。重量：25.8 克尺寸：寬 4.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

Provenance: Ernest Hart, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire in the 1970s. Private collection, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. Condition: Fine condition with some old wear and good patina.

Weight: 178 grams Dimensions: Length 9.3 cm Note that there are two small piercings cleverly hidden below the horn so that this lot may also be used as pendant. Auction result comparison: Compare with related model of a duck at Christies London on November 11th, 2011, in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, lot 1242.

清代青金石雕獅子狗中國，十八至十九世紀。小獅子狗趴在那兒，眼睛和嘴巴突出，活潑可愛。青金石帶著天然的銀灰色肌理。表面光滑。來源：1970年代漢普郡米爾福Ernest Hart。私人收藏，購於上述收藏，保存至今。品相：品相良好，一些舊時磨損，包漿良好。重量：178 克尺寸：長 9.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A ROCK CRYSTAL SLEEPING BUDDHA, QING China, 1644-1911. Carved to serve as a brush rest with Buddha sleeping in a rocky grotto, two small figures of Budai watching over him. The rock crystal is clear with some smoky-white inclusions. Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and natural inclusions and fissures to mineral. A few tiny nicks here and there.

Weight: 945.6 grams Dimensions: Length 15.3 cm

清代水晶臥佛中國，1644-1911。水晶臥佛作爲筆擱，臥佛下方兩個布袋和尚形象。水晶清澈，一些煙白色内沁。來源：奧地利私人收藏品相：品相良好，一些磨損和天然内沁和裂縫。局部輕微刻痕。重量：945.6 克尺寸：長 15.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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AN AVENTURINE TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. Of compressed globular form supported on a short circular foot, set with a tapered spout opposite a ‘C’-shaped handle formed with stylized ruyi blooms at both ends, the exterior finely polished, the domed cover with a finial in form of a lotus bud. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of use and few minuscule nicks. Natural flaws and fissures to mineral.

Weight: 794.9 grams Dimensions: Length 18 cm The stone of a dense green color with attractive russet inclusions. Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterized by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect.

清代砂金石茶壺中國，十九世紀。花蕊狀蓋鈕，手柄成如意狀，表面抛光精細。來源：私人遺產品相：保存良好，一些磨損、使用痕跡與些微磕損。天然瑕疵與礦石紋理。重量：794.9 克尺寸：長 18 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SOAPSTONE GUI, MING DYNASTY The stone of intense ochre color with a superb natural patina, deeply carved to depict scaly dragon handles and a yin-yang medallion on each side below a key fret border. Two-character inscription to base. Provenance: Property from the estate of Countess Zichy Mihaline (from before 1929 until 1946). Acquired by a Hungarian private collector from the above at Buda Castle in 1946 and kept in the same family ever since. Published: Exhibition of Oriental Art (Ausstellung Orientalischer Kunst), Budapest, 1929, Karl Csanyi und Zoltan Takacs, lot 308. Condition: Some old chipping to rim and few natural flaws to the mineral.

Weight: 542.1 grams Dimensions: Length 15.4 cm Originally, the Gui was a bowl-shaped ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel used to hold offerings of food, mostly grain, for ancestral tombs. These vessels had a revival during the earlier Ming dynasty and became very popular in bronze, pottery, and sometimes jade or soapstone. The shape changed somewhat over the centuries, but constant characteristics are a circular form with a wide profile from the side, standing on a narrower rim or foot. They usually have two handles.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related archaistic soapstone vessel from The Erich Heinrich collection, Berlin, sold at Christies London, November 9th, 2010, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 95.

明代皂石龍首雙耳簋天然包漿，夾雜著紅褐色紋理，兩面各有一個陰陽符號紋飾，底部刻兩字來源：Zichy Mihaline (1929年前至1946年)伯爵夫人遺產。一位匈牙利藏家于1946年在佈達堡上述遺產收藏中購得，並保留至今。出版：Exhibition of Oriental, Budapest, 1929, Karl Csanyi und Zoltan Takacs, lot 308. 品相：邊緣處一些老磕碰，天然紋理瑕疵重量：542.1 克尺寸：長 15.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A SOAPSTONE-INLAID XIXIANG JI PANEL, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The pine tree, craggy rock formations, horse and figures are exceptionally well carved with a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber. The silk background is neatly painted with scenic details. Provenance: Previously the property of a gentleman. Condition: Absolutely original with no missing or replaced pieces. Minor natural flaws and fissures to soapstone. The silk with minor wear, soiling and losses. The pigments very well preserved. Some gaps between inlaid soapstone segments have widened slightly over time, but these are not damages. Pristine condition!

Antique western frames with original ‘aesthetic paper’ backing, behind glass, dating to the earlier 20th century. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related set of soapstone plaques at Bonham’s San Francisco, December 13th, 2010, lot 5121, dated to late Qing/Republic Period.

乾隆皂石鑲嵌《西廂記》鑲板中國，1736-1795。松樹、假山、馬和人物雕刻精美，來自小説《西廂記》故事場景。絹底設色繪製場景細節。

Weight: 481.7 grams Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm

來源：紳士遺產品相：絕對原始，沒有遺失或修補。皂石上有輕微天然肌理，絹上有輕微磨損和污漬。色彩保存完好，皂石鑲嵌処縫隙因爲時間推移略有擴大，但沒有損壞。重量： 481.7 克尺寸： 28 x 21 厘米

The soapstone is embellished with gilding, polychrome pigments and incredibly fine incisions, which can only be enjoyed to full extent under a magnifying glass.

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A SOAPSTONE-INLAID XIXIANG JI PANEL, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The pavilion and figures are exceptionally well carved with a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber. The silk background is neatly painted with scenic details. Provenance: Previously the property of a gentleman. Condition: Absolutely original with no missing or replaced pieces. Minor natural flaws and fissures to soapstone. The silk with minor wear, soiling and losses. The pigments very well preserved. Some gaps between inlaid soapstone segments have widened slightly over time, but these are not damages. Pristine condition!

乾隆皂石鑲嵌《西廂記》鑲板中國，1736-1795。庭院和人物雕刻精美，來自小説《西廂記》故事場景。絹底設色繪製場景細節。

Weight: 488.8 grams Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm

來源：紳士遺產品相：絕對原始，沒有遺失或修補。皂石上有輕微天然肌理，絹上有輕微磨損和污漬。色彩保存完好，皂石鑲嵌処縫隙因爲時間推移略有擴大，但沒有損壞。重量： 488.8 克尺寸： 28 x 21 厘米

The soapstone is embellished with gilding and polychrome pigments, the garments, fans and pipa with incredibly fine incisions, which can only be enjoyed to full extent under a magnifying glass.

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A SOAPSTONE-INLAID XIXIANG JI PANEL, QIANLONG

incredibly fine incisions, which can only be enjoyed to full extent under a magnifying glass. Note the minuscule soapstone-inlaid butterfly flying through the scene!

China, 1736-1795. The pavilion and figures are exceptionally well carved with a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber. The silk background is neatly painted with scenic details.

Antique western frames with original ‘aesthetic paper’ backing, behind glass, dating to the earlier 20th century.

Provenance: Previously the property of a gentleman. Condition: Absolutely original with no missing or replaced pieces. Minor natural flaws and fissures to soapstone. The silk with minor wear, soiling and losses. The pigments very well preserved. Some gaps between inlaid soapstone segments have widened slightly over time, but these are not damages. One segment of the pavilion has a crack and became loose. Very good overall condition.

Weight: 464 grams Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm The soapstone is embellished with gilding and polychrome pigments, the garments, fans and architectural structures with

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Auction result comparison: Compare with a related set of soapstone plaques at Bonham’s San Francisco, December 13th, 2010, lot 5121, dated to late Qing/Republic Period.

乾隆皂石鑲嵌《西廂記》鑲板中國，1736-1795。人物和庭院雕刻精美，來自小説《西廂記》故事場景。絹底設色繪製場景細節。來源：紳士遺產品相：絕對原始，沒有遺失或修補。皂石上有輕微天然肌理，絹上有輕微磨損和污漬。色彩保存完好，皂石鑲嵌処縫隙因爲時間推移略有擴大，但沒有損壞。亭子上有一處開裂。總體品相良好。重量： 464 克尺寸： 28 x 21 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A SOAPSTONE-INLAID XIXIANG JI PANEL, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The pavilion, pine tree and figures are exceptionally well carved with a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber. The silk background is neatly painted with scenic details. Provenance: Previously the property of a gentleman. Condition: Absolutely original with no missing or replaced pieces. Minor natural flaws and fissures to soapstone. The silk with minor wear, soiling and two small pinholes. The pigments very well preserved. Some gaps between inlaid soapstone segments have widened slightly over time, but these are not damages. Minute chip to one column. Pristine condition!

乾隆皂石鑲嵌《西廂記》鑲板中國，1736-1795。松樹、假山和人物雕刻精美，來自小説《西廂記》故事場景。絹底設色繪製場景細節。

Weight: 498.5 grams Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm

來源：紳士遺產品相：絕對原始，沒有遺失或修補。皂石上有輕微天然肌理，絹上有輕微磨損和污漬。色彩保存完好，皂石鑲嵌処縫隙因爲時間推移略有擴大，但沒有損壞。重量： 498.5 克尺寸： 28 x 21 厘米

The soapstone is embellished with gilding and polychrome pigments, the garments and architectural structures with incredibly fine incisions, which can only be enjoyed to full extent under a magnifying glass.

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A SOAPSTONE STATUE OF JAMBHALA, QING China, 18th-19th century. Elaborately carved and incised depiction of Jambhala, the god of wealth, seated, holding a jewel in his right and a mongoose in his left while wearing a serpent as necklace, surrounded by wafting heavenly bands. Provenance: From a private collection of Buddhist sculptures and Thangka. Condition: The cold painting and gilding are original and show significant wear. The soapstone itself has partially acquired a dark patina. There are some natural fissures and flaws to the stone. The base shows two old drillings where the statue was once attached to a base that is now missing. There are some minimal nibbles here and there.

Weight: 881.7 grams Dimensions: Height 15.8 cm

Note the lobed tiara with its fine incisions below the gilding, the high chignon and the prominent earrings below the elongated earlobes. Finally, the masterful execution of the dhoti with its many convolutions.

清代皂石贊巴拉坐像中國，十八至十九世紀。贊巴拉右手吃佛教法寶，左手貓鼬，身披飄帶，頸部圍繞著一條蛇作爲項鏈。來源：一個佛教造像與唐卡私人收藏品相：原始冷繪與鎏金磨損嚴重，皂石本身局部有黑色包漿，有一些天然小細縫和瑕疵。從底部來看，此造像曾經有過一個底座，現已流失。局部有輕微磕損。重量： 881.7 克尺寸：高 15.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CARNELIAN AGATE ‘WEIQI PLAYER’ BOULDER, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely carved and incised to depict two scholars playing weiqi on a cliff below a gnarly pine tree, all within a massive craggy rock formation. The natural color variegations of the stone have been cleverly used by the lapidary to invigorate the scene. Provenance: From an old French private collection. By repute acquired during the first half of the 20th century and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Excellent condition with wear and traces of use. Some natural fissures and flaws to the mineral.

Weight: 575 grams Dimensions: 14 x 7.5 x 5 cm

清代瑪瑙“山中手談”山子中國，十八至十九世紀。精美雕刻兩位文士山中松下手談。巧妙利用瑪瑙天然顔色。來源：法國私人收藏，據説購於二十世紀上半葉，在同一家族保存至今品相：品相極好，一些磨損和使用痕跡。一些自然肌理裂紋和礦石瑕疵重量：575 克尺寸：14 x 7.5 x 5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A CARVED AGATE CENSER AND COVER China, 18th- earlier 19th century. The archaistic vessel with a compressed globular body rising from three short cabriole legs, with five lion mask handles at shoulder and cover, each suspending loop rings, the translucent stone of a fine creamy-grey tone. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Some natural flaws and fissures to stone, one inside the cover with a small old filling.

Weight: 63 grams Dimensions: Height 8 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related agate censer at Sotheby’s London on November 11th, 2015, in Important Chinese Art, lot 91.

瑪瑙蓋爐中國，十八世紀至十九世紀早期。香爐爐身輔首雙耳活環，三足；爐蓋上三耳三活環。半透明，呈现出细腻的奶油色调。來源：法國私人收藏品相：瑪瑙上一些天然瑕疵和肌理裂紋，爐蓋内有一處舊時小修補。重量：63 克尺寸：高 8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A FINE SOAPSTONE SEAL, QING DYNASTY China, 18th – 19th century. Finely carved to depict a recumbent Buddhist lion with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils, the details of spine, mane, tail and beard neatly incised. The stone of deep goldenbrown color with cinnabar veins. The seal reading Fushi zijian. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use and some minor surface scratches. Remnants of red seal paste.

清代皂石雕印章中國，十八世紀至十九世紀。精心雕刻一隻卧佛狮，細節生動。皂石呈金褐色，局部朱紅色肌理。印章面刻有“佛時仔肩”。來源：法國私人收藏品相：良好品相，舊時磨損，使用痕跡，表面一些輕微劃痕，印章面仍有紅色印泥餘留。重量：86.2 克尺寸：39 x 32 x 32 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

Weight: 86.2 grams Dimensions: 39 x 32 x 32 mm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related seal at Sotheby’s London on May 14th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 265.

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A CARNELIAN AGATE GROUP OF HEHE ERXIAN, QING China, 18th – 19th century. The fine carving depicts the twins standing in front of a large lotus leaf amid flying bats and a double gourd, the variegating colors of the stone cleverly used by the lapidary to further invigorate the scene. Provenance: From a French private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and some traces of use.

Weight: 130 grams Dimensions: Height 7 cm The small statue can also be worn as a pendant, due to two small holes inconspicuously integrated into the depiction. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related carving at Christies South Kensington on November 11th, 2016, in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part II, lot 616.

清代瑪瑙合和二仙中國，十八世紀至十九世紀。精美的雕刻描绘了合和二仙站在一片巨大的荷叶前面，上方飛舞著蝙蝠以及一個寶葫蘆，瑪瑙自然肌理點綴使這個擺件更加生動。宝石巧妙地使用的杂色的石头进一步激活了现场。來源：法國私人遺產品相：品相極好，輕微舊時磨損及一些使用痕跡重量：130 克尺寸：高 7 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MUGHAL STYLE AGATE TEAPOT, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1911. Finely carved with a ribbed body and matching domed cover bearing a spherical knob, flaring spout and neatly incised Chilong handle with a movable ring. The translucent stone with an elegant milky-fawn color. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few natural flaws and fissures to stone.

Weight: 238.1 grams Dimensions: Length 14 cm

清代懞兀兒風格瑪瑙茶壺中國，1644-1911。精心雕刻的羅紋壺身和配套的圓頂蓋，球形旋鈕，螭龍紋手柄，活動圓環。乳白色半透明瑪瑙。來源：一個法國遺產品相：極好品相，輕微磨損和些微天然肌理裂縫重量：238.1 克尺寸：长度14厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A RARE SOAPSTONE FLUTE, DIZI China, 19th century. The transverse flute carved of soapstone with an elegant olive-green color with brown hues and an unctuous finish. Drilled with eight irregularly arranged holes. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Fine condition with old wear and traces of use. One finial missing.

Weight: 180 grams Dimensions: Length 35.5 cm

The dizi is a major Chinese musical instrument and is widely used in many genres of Chinese folk music, as well as Chinese opera, and the modern Chinese orchestra. Traditionally, the dizi has also been popular among the Chinese common people, and it is simple to make and easy to carry.

罕見的皂石雕笛子中國，十九世紀。優雅的橄欖綠色、棕色調，表面潤澤，鉆有八個排列不規則的小孔。來源：法國私人遺產. 品相：良好品相，舊時磨損和使用痕跡，缺少一個頂尖。重量：180 克尺寸：長 35.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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Jades

Lots 180 to 217

180

A LARGE GREEN JADE BI DISC China, Liangzhu culture, 3300-2200 BC. The opaque green stone streaked with pale-green veins and mottled with greyish-white calcification. One central aperture drilled from both sides. Smooth natural patina. Provenance: From a European private collection. Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 50. Condition: Good condition with natural flaws and fissures to stone, tiny nibbling, some chipping, old wear.

Weight: 1536 grams Dimensions: Diameter 22.8 cm The bi disc and the cong tube are amongst the most distinctive types of jades created by the Liangzhu culture: thousands of them have been found in tombs of the elite, indicating that these two jade forms had a special significance for this ancient society. Although the symbolic meanings originally associated with the bi were lost with the demise of the Liangzhu culture, it is clear that these jades were imbued with ritual and religious significance and that they played a key role, also as symbols of power and wealth. The term bi is derived from ancient pre-Qin texts such as the Zuo Zhuan, compiled during the early Warring States period (475-221 BC), that describes it as a precious object with magical-religious connotations. However, these accounts do not provide a physical description of this type of jade: it is only in the Shuo Wen, a 2nd century AD dictionary of the Han period, that the bi is described as ‘being circular’.

In the excavations, bi have been discovered in the tombs of highranking individuals, either piled up near the head or feet of the deceased, disposed above and below the corpse, or placed on the wooden sarcophagus. Thus, at present, there is no conclusive archaeological evidence which may help us establish how the bi discs were handled and displayed by the living before they were placed in the graves at the time of the burial. Nor we can assess with any certainty their symbolic function, although their resemblance with the ancient pictogram for ‘heaven’ or ‘sky’ -a circle with a dot at the center- has led many scholars to speculate that these jades were probably associated with heaven-related cults. Contrary to the cong tubes, the Liangzhu bi discs do not usually bear any decoration, with the exception of a few but significant cases, represented by large bi with incised pictographs. The majority of bi discs recovered from Liangzhu burials range from about 14 to 27 cm in diameter. The discs were obtained by slicing large boulders of jades, a laborious and time consuming task: sometimes, traces of the cutting process remain on the surfaces, as in the present lot, but in the majority of cases the bi were thoroughly polished, with the exception of the central hole. This was drilled from both sides of the jade, using sections of bamboo and sand abrasives: the ridge in the centre of the perforation, clearly visible, marks the point where the two holes meet.

白玉吊墜中國，良渚文化，公元前3300-2200 年。不透明的綠色石頭上有淺綠色紋理，斑駁的鈣化灰白色。從兩側鑽出一個中心小孔，表面光滑，天然包漿。來源：歐洲私人收藏出版: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 50. 品相：良好品相，天然缺陷和肌理裂紋，細微磕損，一些開片和老磨損重量：1536 克尺寸：直徑 22.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

181

A JADE SCEPTRE, GUI China, late Shang dynasty, circa 1200 BC. The scepter is carved out of a richly textured, deep spinach-green jade. A part of the surface has turned white, a consequence of natural alteration of the stone over time: Following the natural fissures in the jade, the alteration has slowly moved from the edges towards the central portion of the scepter which still retains its magnificent green color. The scepter widens slightly towards the rounded cutting edge and a strongly slanted hole for suspension is pierced near the top. Provenance: From a European private collection. Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 144. Condition: Superb condition with natural flaws and fissures to stone, erosion, old wear and traces of use.

Weight: 850 grams Dimensions: Length 35 cm This scepter is part of a larger group of ceremonial jade blades from the Shang period. This specific type of scepter, however, decorated with longitudinal carved grooves, is documented primarily in finds of the late Shang period. The elongated, rectangular shape is clearly inspired by earlier Neolithic pieces, while the slightly slanting profile recalls the outline of fu axes. The vertical grooves seem to be a Shang innovation, while the three raised, horizontal lines in the top section of the jade are found on similar blades excavated at the early Bronze Age site of Erlitou (Yanshi, Henan province). The tomb of Fu Hao (c.1200 BC) has yielded several blades of this type: one of them measures 23 cm and is decorated with similar grooves and raised lines (CASS 1981, plate 9). Another comparable scepter, half the size of the present one and dated to the late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, is in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and comes from the Avery Brundage (1887-1975) collection (accession number B60J515).

玉珪中國, 商朝晚期，約公元前1200年。玉珪由碧玉雕刻而成，局部因爲玉石自然變化而變白，但仍然保留了美麗的綠色。頂部附近鑽孔可用來懸挂。來源：歐洲私人收藏出版: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 144. 品相：極好品相，天然缺陷和肌理裂紋，老磨損和使用痕跡重量：850 克尺寸：長 35 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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A HOOKED CLOUD JADE PENDANT, GOUYUN China, Hongshan culture, 3500-2500 BC. The translucent stone of fine celadon color with russet inclusions. Pierced for suspension. Provenance: From a European private collection. Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 16. Condition: Excellent condition with some natural flaws and fissures to the stone, some minor nibbling to edges, old wear.

Weight: 126.3 grams Dimensions: Length 18 cm The present cloud-shaped pendant is an interesting variation of the basic type with the presence of additional protrusions, carved between the pair of lateral projections that end with a double-pointed tip, to some extent resembling the ‘teeth’ carved on other pendants from the Hongshan culture. It is also a bit thicker and larger than usual, with a strongly emphasized central curl.

勾云挂墜中國，紅山文化，公元前 3500-2500年。青白色半透明玉石，赤褐色内沁，鑽孔。來源：歐洲私人收藏出版: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 16. 品相：極好品相，一些天然瑕疵和肌理裂紋，邊沿一些輕微磕碰，舊時磨損重量：126.3 克尺寸：長 18 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

183

A HANDLE-SHAPED WHITE JADE PENDANT China, late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century. The greyish-white stone mottled with russet and dark-brown veins. Note the unctuous natural patina. Pierced for suspension. Provenance: From a European private collection. Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the JadeCarving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 146. Condition: Good condition with few natural flaws and areas of erosion to the stone, very little nibbling to edges, old wear.

Weight: 68.7 grams Dimensions: Length 18 cm Handle-shaped carvings such as the present lot belong to a small group inspired by Erlitou models. The current handle, which has a squared section, a pointed tip and a decoration of leaf-like motifs carved regularly along the corners, is almost an exact match with one from Fu Hao’s tomb, as reproduced in CASS 1980, plate 115, number 555. Literature comparison: See also Rawson 1996, pages 36-38 number 13.2 for a comparative piece in the Hotung collection.

白玉配飾中國，商朝晚期, 公元前十三至十一世紀。灰白色玉石，赤褐色和深棕色紋理，包漿潤澤，鑽孔。來源：歐洲私人收藏出版: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 146. 品相：良好品相，些微天然瑕疵和腐蝕，邊沿処極小的磕損，舊時磨損。重量：68.7 克尺寸：長 18 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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184

AN OPENWORK JADE WITH DRAGON AND PHOENIX DESIGN China, Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC. This masterfully carved openwork jade depicting creatures of an imaginary world offers a vivid example of how plastic and fluent the decorative motifs carved on jades had become during the Han period, as they almost appear painted rather than painstakingly engraved into the stone. Provenance: From a European private collection. Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the JadeCarving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 303. Condition: Fine condition with natural flaws and fissures to stone, some erosion, old wear, traces of use and minor losses to edges.

Weight: 144 grams Dimensions: Width 13.1 cm A dragon and a phoenix, surrounded by cloud-like scrolls, are carved in openwork into a slab of white jade, with some creamy areas and black markings. The phoenix, with a long tail enriched by scrolls and volutes, stands on one side of the plaque, while the feline-like body of the dragon occupies the rest of the space. The crested heads of the two mythical animals are close and stare at each other. Both their mouths are open and the sinuous and bifurcated tail of the dragon is marked by parallel, slightly twisted grooves. The whole jade is embellished with details engraved into the stone, such as the double-incised lines marking the contour of the cloud-like motifs on top of the plaque. Similar scrolls were often used in Han art to render the vaporous world inhabited by fantastic creatures and immortals: A good example is offered by the scrolls which decorate the bottom part of a famous incense burner in inlaid bronze, discovered in the 2nd century BC tomb of Prince Liu Sheng (Mancheng, Hebei). A plaque in openwork in the Samuel and Myrna Myers collection has a similar design, but the dragon and the phoenix share the same body and have long crests with volutes, while the cloud-like pattern stems out of the dragon´s mouth (reproduced in Salviati 2016, number 149). In western museums, there are two other similar jades depicting animals and vaporlike scrolls: One in the Musée Guimet, Paris, carved with the image of a walking tiger in profile resting on a base made of abstract cloud scrolls (Hansford 1968, figure 60b) and a second one in the Freer/Sackler Galleries, Washington, D.C. (accession number S1987.683).

鏤空雕龍鳳把件中國, 西漢，公元前二到一世紀。玉把件上精雕細琢描繪了一個神話動物，説明漢代玉器雕刻工藝已經非常出色。來源：歐洲私人收藏出版: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, by Professor Filippo Salviati, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, lot 303. 品相：良好品相，天然瑕疵和肌理，一些腐蝕和舊使用。邊沿出有侵蝕和邊緣処磕損。重量：144 克尺寸：寬13.1 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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185

A JADE BI DISC, NEOLITHIC Northwest China, circa 2000 BC or earlier. The smooth disc with a central aperture drilled from one side, the opaque stone of pale green color with brown and buff inclusions. Provenance: China-Bohlken, Berlin, 1941 (a copy of the invoice is accompanying this lot). Adalbert Colsman (1886-1978), Langenberg, Germany, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. Adalbert Colsman was a well-known German entrepreneur and the chairman of the Folkwang Museumsverein in Essen as well as a personal friend of Emil Nolde. Condition: Extensive weathering, wear, traces of use and losses to the edges. Superb patina!

Adalbert Colsman (1886 - 1978)

Weight: 239.6 grams Dimensions: 12.2 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Bi disc from the Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, sold at Christies New York, March 19th, 2015, lot 508.

新石器時代玉璧中國，西北部，約公元前2000 年或更早。光滑的玉璧，不透明的淺綠色、棕色及淺黃色内沁。來源：德國Langenberg 的Adalbert Colsman (1886-1978)先生于1941 年購於柏林 China-Bohlken中國古玩藝廊。隨拍品附當年的購買發票。自此一直保留于現收藏中。Adalbert Colsman 曾是德國知名企業家，也曾是Essen市Folkwang 博物館協會主席，還是Emil Nolde的好友。品相：嚴重風化、使用痕跡，邊沿処有磕損。包漿極好。重量： 239.6 克尺寸：直徑12.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

186

A LARGE FISH PENDANT, LATE MING China, 17th century. The nephrite of even celadon color with hues of russet. The fish with bulging eyes, a forked tail and incised scales and gills. Small drillings at the mouth and the tail enable wearing as a pendant from both sides.

Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with an unctuous, natural patina.

Weight: 60.9 grams Dimensions: Length 14 cm

晚明玉雕魚形把件中國，十七世紀。淺青色和田玉帶皮，細長。眼睛凸出，尾巴分叉，口部和尾部的小鑽孔可能是佩戴時挂墜用。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，包漿潤澤。重量：60.9 克尺寸：長 14 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

187

A VERY LARGE SPINACH GREEN JADE BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD China, Qianlong four-character mark incised to base and of the period, 1736-1795.The bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a short yet massive foot to a slightly everted rim, overall polished to a silky finish. Provenance: George Schultz collection, and thence by descent. The property of a lady. The stand bearing old collectors label. Condition: Perfect condition. The mineral with natural imperfections. Old wear.

Weight: 722.5 grams Dimensions: 20.8 cm diameter Superbly carved old hardwood stand with reticulated décor, standing on five feet, with minor losses and age cracks. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar spinach green jade bowl sold at Sotheby’s New York, bearing a six-character seal mark, on September 12th, 2018, in Important Chinese Art, lot 319.

乾隆款及年代大型碧玉碗中國，碗底乾隆四字款，1736-1795。深碗，撇口，圈足厚實，表面抛光潤滑。來源：George Schultz 收藏，自此流傳。一位女士的遺產，碗底有收藏標簽。品相：完美品相，天然瑕疵，舊時磨損。重量： 722.5 克尺寸：直徑 20.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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188

A SPINACH GREEN JADE DOUBLE-DRAGON SEAL, QING China, later 19th century. The massive square base is surmounted by a pair of intertwined recumbent dragons, serving as handle, with a central piercing. Each bear ribbed horns and an open jaw revealing their menacing teeth, below a ruyi-shaped nose and bulging eyes. Provenance: From a German family whose grandfather reputedly acquired the seal during his tenure as a soldier in Shanghai during the late 1900s. Thence by descent. Sold at Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Auction #892, June 9th, 2006, lot 266. Then in a private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Superb condition with old wear and fine patina. Microscopic nibbling here and there. The seal face with remainders of red seal paste.

Weight: 1137.8 grams Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.3 cm The mineral is of fine and even dark green color with a few black inclusions. The face bears minutely carved square four-character seal in low relief, reading: WEI YAO ZE ZHI. It has been suggested that the present seal is from a small group relating to a seal from the Kangxi period, used when visiting the Yao temple, but appears to be 19th century in terms of carving techniques applied and stone used. Both the Guangxu emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi were recorded as having visited the Yao temple and this seal may have been carved for one of them.

The meaning of the inscription goes back to the legend of the mythological emperor Yao who abdicated in favor of Shun, who after long years of rule eventually ceded the throne to Yu the Great. Confucians saw these two examples as paradigms of how the rule over the world should be organized. Confucius himself praised Yao: It is only Heaven that is grand, and only Yao corresponded to it (Wei tian wei da, wei Yao ze zhi).

清代碧玉雕雙龍印中國，十九世紀末。方印上一對祥龍，中間穿孔，龍嘴大張露出利牙，龍鼻呈如意形，眼睛暴突。來源：德國家族收藏，據説其祖父1900年代在上海當兵時購得此印。2006 年于科隆Lempertz藝廊拍賣，拍賣會 #892，2006年6月9日，拍號 266。之後私人收藏。品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，包漿細膩。局部磕損。印章面還可見印泥餘留。重量： 1137.8 克尺寸： 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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189

A LARGE WHITE JADE BELT HOOK, 18TH CENTURY China. Finely reticulated and incised carving with a fierce Chilong head resting at the top of the hook and a smaller, sinuous Chilong towards. Circular knob to backside. Provenance: From the private collection of Marion Gaffié, inherited from her father Henri Gaffié, from Nice, France, who was a close friend of Picasso, Dufy, Utrillo and Vlaminck, and a notable art dealer and auctioneer on the French Riviera between the wars. A copy of a letter by Marion Gaffié, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Superb condition with only one microscopic nibble and fine natural patina. Old paper label to backside.

Weight: 68 grams Dimensions: 10.5 cm

十八世紀大型白玉雕螭龍帶鈎中國。雕工精美，帶鈎頂部一螭龍頭上揚，其身上一隻小螭龍。圓形旋鈕在背面。來源：Marion Gaffié私人收藏，繼承于其父親Henri Gaffié処，法國尼斯。其父親是畢加索、達菲與弗拉敏克的朋友，著名的藝術交易商，戰爭時期曾是法國利維艾拉的拍賣商。隨附 Marion Gaffié關於來源的確認信函。品相：品相極好，只有一條幾不可見的小磕損，天然包漿。背面舊紙標簽。重量：68 克尺寸：10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

190

A PALE CELADON JADE BANGLE, MING China, 1368-1644. The exterior of the thick bangle is finely incised with an archaistic Phoenix frieze in light relief, between two thin bands, the stone of an even pale celadon color with shades of light grey in some areas.

Provenance: Swiss private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with one natural fissure in the stone on the inner side of the bangle, some old wear, fine patina, and a few microscopic nibbles here and there.

Weight: 61.4 grams Dimensions: 6 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bangle of identical shape and size sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on November 30th, 2017, in An Asian Collection of Jade Carvings, lot 82.

明代青白玉環中國，1368-1644。T玉環外壁淺浮雕精美的鳳凰雲紋，玉石青白色，局部淺灰色調。來源：瑞士私人收藏品相：品相極好，内壁有一條天然裂紋，一些舊時磨損，包漿細膩，局部一些微小磕損。重量：61.4 克尺寸：直徑6 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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AN ARCHAISTIC SPINACH GREEN JADE BRUSH HOLDER, QING China, second half of the Qing dynasty. Ingenuously carved in openwork of three interlocked segments, with slightly curved bridges decorated with Buddhist “wheels of joy” amid swirling symbols of energy, all neatly carved in high relief. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and a few minuscule nibbles to edges.

Weight: 621.6 grams Dimensions: Height 11.6 cm

The stone with an intense spinach green color, black inclusions, unctuous surface and good patina. Archaistic vessels and dishes are known to have been made throughout almost the whole Qing dynasty. While the quality of both the carving and the mineral would support an earlier dating, it remains this authors opinion that this Bitong was carved sometimes during the second half of the Qing dynasty or, rather unlikely, during the earlier Republic Period.

清代碧玉雕筆筒中國，清代後半葉。外壁雕三組相連紋飾，正中為佛教三寶喜旋，高浮雕。來源：英國私人收藏. 品相：保存極好，老磨損，邊沿出一些輕微磕損。重量： 621.6 克尺寸：高11.6 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A CHILONG JADE BRUSH WASHER, MING China, 17th century. The washer of flattened oval form with two sinuous chilong guarding the opening that perfectly mirrors the contours of the small vessel. Neatly incised details. The mottled stone with russet veining and a smooth polish. Provenance: Old English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear, natural flaws to mineral and a few tiny nibbles to lip.

Weight: 61.3 grams Dimensions: Length 7 cm

明代玉雕螭龍筆洗中國，十七世紀。橢圓形筆洗上兩隻螭龍蜿蜒攀附，玉石色彩斑駁，帶有赤褐色紋理，表面光滑。來源：英國私人老收藏品相：品相極好，一些磨損，天然礦石瑕疵，唇沿部位一些微小磕損。重量：61.3 克尺寸：長 7 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SPINACH GREEN JADE BRUSH WASHER, XI China, 18th century. The washer is elegantly carved in form of a curled lotus leaf, the base with a thick stem from which two yet unopened leaves spring. Naturalistic veins rise to the incurved rim. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. By repute in the same family since ca. 1960. Condition: Excellent condition with no damages whatsoever.

Weight: 174.8 grams Dimensions: Length 11.5 cm The translucent stone is of an intense green color suffused with black inclusions.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related white jade lotus brush washer from Spink & Son Ltd., London, sold at Christies London on November 5th, 2013, in Arts of the Carver, Chinese Works of Art From An Important European Collection, lot 80, and a mallow-shaped spinach green washer, sold at Christies Hong Kong on June 3rd, 2015, in Through Connoisseurs’ Eyes, Ephemeral Flowers, Enduring Art, lot 2913.

碧玉雕蓮葉筆洗中國，十八世紀。精美雕刻，蓮葉紋路自然，生動活潑。來源：匈牙利私人收藏，據説自19060年代起一直保存在同一家族中品相：品相優秀無破損。重量： 174.8 克尺寸： 11.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A PALE CELADON JADE BOX, MING China, the jade 1368-1644, the brass box ca. 1900. The concave jade plaque with a curved plain border framing a reticulated scene of a goose with an elongated neck entwined with long reeds, surrounded by lotus pads and blooms. Provenance: Private estate, Germany. By repute in the same family since the earlier 1900s. Condition: The jade in superb condition with good patina, maybe a few microscopic nibbles here and there. The box with a few minimal dents and old soiling and wear.

Weight: 253.3 grams Dimensions: 9 x 8 cm (the plaque) 9.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 cm (the box) The brass box shows fine incision work repeating the subject on the jade. The base bears a stamp reading ‘Made in China’.

明代青白玉雕刻小盒中國，玉雕1368-1644，銅盒約1900年前後。玉片鏤空雕蓮池鴨戯。來源：德國私人遺產。據説自1900年代一直在同一家族中保存至今。品相：玉雕品相極好，包漿溫潤，局部一些磕碰。盒子上局部有些凹痕、污漬和磨損。重量： 253.3 克尺寸： 9 x 8 厘米 (玉片) 9.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 厘米 (盒子)

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A SPINACH GREEN JADE MUGHAL STYLE BOWL, QING China, 18th – 19th century. The translucent jade bowl is carved in high relief, the mineral being of almost flawless dark-green color, with a good and smooth surface finish. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. The counterpart to this bowl was sold in our rooms on June 16th, 2018, lot 35. The two bowls were unintentionally separated, because the second bowl was discovered in the estate of the collector only after the first bowl had already been sold. Condition: Perfect condition.

Weight: 94.1 grams Dimensions: Diameter 12 cm With a circumferential band of raised lotus flowers accompanied by their vines and leaves, the lip surrounded by a traditional band of ruyi, the raised foot rim surrounded by a formalized chrysanthemum petal band. This bowl is an interesting example of two cultures meeting in one single design. The traditional Chinese is represented by a strictly formal ruyi band, while the Mughal is represented by a no less formal, yet completely different band of aligned geometric Chrysanthemum petals. The large flower band is situated in the center between those two smaller bands and bears characteristics from both cultures. Auction result comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, April 8th, 2014, lot 3071. (for a pair of translucent white jade bowls, showing a related carving technique)

清代碧玉雕懞兀兒風格西番蓮紋碗中國，十八至十九世紀。半透明碧玉碗，幾乎無瑕疵，暗綠色。精美浮雕，表面光滑。來源：匈牙利私人收藏。這隻碗的相配碗已於2018年6月16日在我們藝廊拍出，編號35。因爲這第二隻碗是在第一隻碗拍賣之後從同一藏家遺產中發現整理出來的，所以被分開了。品相：完美重量：94.1 克尺寸：直徑12 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS’ BOX, MING China, 16th-17th century. Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover and all four sides carved and incised in high relief with lotus flowers amid their vines and leaves, the stone of an even celadon tone slightly mottled with buff inclusions. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with fine patina, some wear, minor chipping to inner rim, minuscule nibbling and scratches here and there. The bronze with extensive wear.

Weight: 446.6 grams (including the mounting) Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.1 x 5.7 cm (including the mounting) and 11.1 x 8.4 x 4.3 cm (excluding the mounting) Fitted gilt bronze mounting with fine engravings applied in Europe during the later 19th century.

明代青玉蓮花方盒中國，十六至十七世紀。方形圓角，高浮雕纏枝蓮花，均匀的青色，略帶斑駁的淺黃色内沁。

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A PALE CELADON JADE BIANHU, QING China, late 18th – mid-19th century. The well-hollowed vessel with pierced phoenix handles, matching lid and stand, the latter carved in openwork from spinach green jade. The stone of fine even color with very few, tiny black and russet inclusions. Fine, lustrous polish. Provenance: From a European private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and a few minuscule nibbles to edges. Minor natural flaws to stone.

Weight: 475.6 grams (the vase) 59.9 grams (the stand) Dimensions: Height 17.4 cm The flattened body of the moon flask with two large, scenic reserves: The first depicts an immortal accompanied by a Buddhist lion and its cub while a young servant brings a brocade ball. The second side shows two boys playing with an elephant. The cover bears a blossom knob. Three neatly incised circumferential key fret borders. (3)

來源：奧地利私人收藏品相：品相極好，胞漿細膩，一些磨損，内沿有輕微磕損，局部輕微刻痕。銅底座大面積磨損。重量：446.6 克 (含底座) 尺寸：11.7 x 9.1 x 5.7 厘米 (含底座)；11.1 x 8.4 x 4.3 厘米 (不含底座)

清代青白玉雕扁壺中國，十八世紀末至十九世紀中。扁壺掏膛良好，玉色溫潤，夾雜著些微黑色和紅褐色肌理，鳳鳥雙耳，底座為碧玉雕刻而成。來源：歐洲私人收藏品相：保存極好，一些磨損，邊緣有輕微磕損。玉石上有輕微天然裂紋。重量： 475.6 克 (扁壺)；59.9 克 (底座) 尺寸：高17.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A PALE CELADON JADE SCHOLAR’S ROCK, QING China, 18th-19th century. Standing on a narrow foot and expanding towards the top, detailed with a deer and a crane peeking through the stone and a lingzhi spring, the back with Xi-wang-mu, a noble lady and her attendant. Provenance: French private collection. By repute acquired in the local trade in southern France ca. 20 years ago. Condition: There are two drillings at the underside of the base which may have been added later for fixation to an additional base. Besides that, very good condition with some wear and traces of use. Good patina. Some natural flaws to the mineral.

Weight: 199.4 grams Dimensions: Height 10.7 cm The stone of mostly even celadon color with few russet and buff inclusions. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jade scholar’s rock sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on November 29th, 2018, in Chinese Art, lot 472.

清代青玉雕文人石中國，十八至十九世紀。玉雕假山、瑞鹿、靈芝、西王母等人物。來源：法國私人收藏，大約二十年前購於當地。品相：底部兩個鑽孔，可能是後加，可固定到另一個底座。品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，包漿良好，天然肌理瑕疵。重量：199.4 克尺寸：高10.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CELADON JADE GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY China. The Bodhisattva elegantly carved with long flowing robes, one hand holding a scroll, the serene face framed with tied tresses and a cowl over a tiara. The stone of striking deep celadon color with scattered faint hues of russet. Provenance: The Durwin Tang Collection of Chinese Jades. Condition: Excellent condition. Several natural fissures to the mineral have been cleverly integrated into the carving of the long flowing robes, especially on the backside.

Weight: 426.7 grams Dimensions: Height 16 cm Fitted collector’s box with hongmu frame and clasps. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related statue, acquired in Drouot, Paris, 19th June 1928, at Sotheby’s Paris, Arts d’Asie, June 10th, 2015, lot 162.

清代青玉雕書卷觀音中國。菩薩長袍飄飄，一隻手持書卷，面目祥和，青色玉石，赤褐色内沁。來源：Durwin Tang 中國玉器收藏品相：品相極好，幾條天然裂縫被巧妙地融入飄揚的長袍中，特別是背面。重量：426.7 克尺寸：高16 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A MASSIVE JADE ‘WALLOWING’ WATER BUFFALO, MING China, 17th century. Green jade mottled with brown, buff and black inclusions, cleverly used by the lapidary to depict buffalo’s muddy fur from wallowing. Well carved in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the full, rounded body and neatly incised tail flicked to one side. Provenance: Rare Art, Inc., New York, USA. Acquired by the parents of the present owner from the above, May 30th, 1973. Copies of invoice and hand-written order are accompanying this lot. Thence by descent. Note that in the Rare Art invoice the present lot is dated as “XVII C.” (17th century) Old inventory number “V14-40” inscribed in white lacquer to wooden base, possibly referring to an earlier acquisition date (April 1st, 1940). Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and fine patina.

Weight: 2255.7 grams (without base) Dimensions: Length 19 cm across Head turned towards the viewer with mouth, nostrils and eyes carved in fine detail. The imposing ribbed horns elegantly curved and resting on the protruding neck, which is slanting towards the ridged spine. Customized hardwood stand, dating from 20th century. (2) Literature comparison: Large jade carvings of water buffalos were highly appreciated by some of the most important collectors of jade and museums, such as the one bequeathed by Oscar Raphael in 1941 to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, the jade buffalo in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gifted in 1936, and the Lionel de Rothschild buffalo, now in the Woolf Charitable Trust and on exhibit in the British Museum, London. Auction result comparison: Compare with another mottled green jade buffalo of near identical size from the Irving collection, sold by Christies New York on March 21st, 2019, lot 1172. Wallowing Behavior Water buffalo like hanging out in water and wallowing the mud. They are typically put to work in the morning and taken to a pond, river or mud hole in the afternoon heat to wallow in the mud or water and often relax in a position in which they are nearly completely submerged with only their nostrils showing. In addition to cooling the animal, wallowing helps remove skin parasites and keep away biting flies and other pests. According to National Geographic, water buffalo spend much of their day submerged in the muddy waters of Asia’s tropical and subtropical forests. Their wide-splayed hoofed feet prevent them from sinking too deeply in the mud and allow them to move about in wetlands and swamps.

明代玉雕臥牛中國，十七世紀。綠色玉石上斑駁的褐色、淺黃色和黑色内沁。巧妙利用玉石本身肌理和内沁來表現水牛渾身泥濘。生動活潑，雙腿夾在完整圓潤的身體下方，整齊的尾巴向一側甩動。來源：現藏家的父母于1973年5月30日在美國紐約Rare Art, Inc藝廊購得。隨附發票複印件和手寫訂購文件。之後一直保存至今。在發票上寫著當前拍品為 “XVII C.” (十七世紀)，木底座上白漆寫著舊時收藏編號 “V14-40”，可能是指1940年4月1日收購。品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，包漿細膩。重量：2255.7 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：對角長 19 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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Wallowing Water Buffalo in China

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A WHITE JADE MONKEY GROUP, 18TH CENTURY China. Humorous scene with a seated monkey holding up a peach while its cub attempts to grab the ripe fruit by pulling down the arm of its parent! Both are portrayed with wrinkled foreheads and protruding spines. The stone of superbly even color and with an unctuous finish. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London (original label to base). English private collection, acquired from the above. Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 2012 (publsihed as lot 72 in the Roger Keverne catalogue). Lowenthal Collection, nr. 76, acquired from the above for 32.000,- pounds sterling (see Keverne pricelist). Hans Lowenthal was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father Julius Lowenthal invented the first semi-automatic lighter in history in 1928 and named it Colibri. In 1953, Hans Lowenthal joined Colibri and was its Managing Director for 25 years. He enjoyed designing and creating new products, among them the ‘Golden Gun’ of notorious hitman Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. Julius Lowenthal began collecting jades in the 1950s, later purchasing from Hugh Moss, Roger Keverne, Michael Gillingham, and Marchants. He was particularly passionate about tactile jade carvings of animals. Condition: Excellent condition with only very natural flaws to mineral.

Weight: 105.8 grams (monkeys) 25.3 grams (stand) Dimensions: Height 6.3 cm (monkey) and 9.3 cm (including stand)

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Note the fine matching wooden stand, finely carved in openwork, with further peaches amid their leaves and vines. (2) The homophone for monkey (hou), one of the twelve zodiac animals, is ‘nobleman’ or ‘high official’ as well as ‘descendants’. The monkey therefore represents the wish for success for one’s descendants. The representation of monkey and peach relates to the legendary Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, who stole the peaches of immortality; when shown with a baby monkey as in the present lot, an additional rebus is formed of beibei fenghou, ‘may generations of your descendants gain official salaries’. Therefore, the present lot bestows the auspicious wishes for success and longevity for future generations. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related jade carving of monkey and cub with a peach, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 16th, 2016, in Important Chinese Art, lot 3708.

十八世紀白玉靈猴獻壽把件中國。生動活潑的場景，一隻大猴子手持一個仙桃，她的幼仔試圖去搶那桃子。兩者的後頭都刻有皺紋。玉石顔色均匀，表面光滑。來源：倫敦John Sparks Ltd.(底部原始標簽)；英國私人收藏, 購於上述收藏；倫敦Roger Keverne Ltd., 2012。Lowenthal 收藏, 76號，購於上述收藏。Hans Lowenthal 生於德國法蘭克福，其父親Julius 1928年發明了第一臺半自動打火機，取名爲科勒比，並擔任了25年經理。他對古董的多功能性充滿了熱情。Julius Lowenthal 在上世紀五十年代開始收藏玉器，之後從Hugh Moss、Roger Keverne、Michael Gillingham及 Marchants。他特別鍾情於動物玉雕。品相：品相極好，僅有玉石天然裂縫。重量：105.8 克 (猴子)；25.3 克 (底座) 尺寸：高6.3 厘米 (猴子) ；9.3 厘米 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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A DOUBLE BUTTERFLY JADE BUCKLE, QING China, 18th-19th century. Nicely carved in the shape of two confronting butterflies with a peony blossom at the center. Two knobs at the back side. The stone of fine and deep spinach green color. Provenance: The Durwin Tang Collection of Chinese Jades. Old label to backside (see image online at www.zacke.at). Condition: Excellent condition.

Weight: 50.7 grams Dimensions: Width 6.8 cm

清代雙蝶玉帶扣中國，十八至十九世紀。雕刻精美的一對蝴蝶，中間一朵牡丹，背面有兩個旋。玉色深綠濃鬱。來源：Durwin Tang 中國玉器收藏。舊標簽見背面（如圖）。品相：品相極好重量：50.7 克尺寸：寬 6.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A BUDDHA’S HAND JADE CARVING, QING China, 18th century. Finely carved in openwork to depict a finger citrus with the long tendrils of the fruit supported on a leafy stalk base. The stone of celadon color with whitish and russet inclusions. Provenance: The Durwin Tang Collection of Chinese Jades. Old labels to backside (see image online at www.zacke.at). Condition: Excellent condition.

204 Weight: 97.1 grams Dimensions: Height 9.6 cm Note that this may both serve as a pendant and a small vase, because it has been quite well hollowed out inside for this purpose, but a wooden stand would have to be added as the vase does not stand on its own. Auction result comparison: Compare with another Buddha’s Hand finger citrus carving, which may also serve as a vase and a pendant, but with its matching wooden stand, sold at Sotheby’s New York, on September 16th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 272.

清代玉雕佛手把件中國，十八世紀。精心雕刻佛手柑。青色玉石，白色和赤褐色内沁。來源：Durwin Tang 中國玉器收藏。舊標簽見背面（如圖）。品相：品相極好重量：97.1 克尺寸：高9.6 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO MUSHROOMS, QING China, 18th century. The broad and smooth mushroom caps with rounded edges and dimpled at the center, with a small butterfly at the side, the stems entwined and curling upwards, the stone of even pale greenish-white color with few russet inclusions. Provenance: The Durwin Tang Collection of Chinese Jades. Condition: Excellent condition.

Weight: 59.3 grams Dimensions: Length 5.5 cm Note that this can both serve as toggle or as pendant, with a natural piercing for suspension. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related jade carving of two mushrooms sold at Christies New York, on March 22nd, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II), lot 1909.

清代白玉雕蘑菇中國，十八世紀。蘑菇雕刻圓滑，一邊有一隻小蝴蝶。玉石呈淺青白色，些微紅褐色内沁。蘑菇上有小孔，亦可作爲挂件。來源：Durwin Tang 中國玉器收藏品相：品相極好重量：59.3 克尺寸：長5.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A GILT-BRONZE INLAID JADE AND WOOD RUYI SCEPTER China, 18th-19th century. Three jade plaques carved in low relief and set into the wood scepter, the largest depicting a caparisoned elephant, the mid-section with a bianhu and flowers therein, the smallest with a Buddhist lion, the shaft neatly inlaid with gilt-bronze and mother-of-pearl. Provenance: Old label from Sir Thomas Halton’s Collection. Thereafter in the Collection of Erik Holmberg. Thence by descent. Holmberg (1888-1972) was fascinated by Asian Art and became a true academic collector, striving to learn more about the subject at all times, which is evident in his many letters to museum directors, dealers and fellow members of the China club at the time. He donated several of his Chinese paintings to the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Condition: Losses to edges, natural flaws and fissures to jade. Losses, age cracks and old repair to wood. Overall wellpresentable condition. The wood with a superb unctuous patina.

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Weight: 1062.4 grams Dimensions: Length 54 cm

銅鎏金鑲玉木柄如意中國，十八至十九世紀。三塊玉分別淺浮雕太平有象、扁壺花枝以及佛獅。木柄上鑲嵌鎏金銅與螺町。來源：Thomas Halton爵士先生收藏的舊標簽。之後進入Erik Holmberg 收藏，保存至今。 Holmberg (1888-1972) 曾對亞洲藝術特別着迷并成爲一位真正的學術性收藏傢，在任何時候都努力學習相關知識。這從他當時給博物館館長以及藝術商人以及中國俱樂部成員的信中都很明顯看出。他將他的幾幅中國畫捐贈給斯德哥爾摩的遠東藝術博物館。品相：邊緣磕損，白玉天然裂紋，木柄上老化開裂以及修補。總體品相可觀。木柄有潤澤包漿。重量：1062.4 克尺寸：長54 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CELADON JADE MANDARIN DUCK, MING China, 1368-1644. The recumbent bird with a long beak, circular eyes and neatly carved feathers. A small gap between the neck and the body serves for suspension as a pendant. Fine hand polish. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Superb condition with old wear, a few tiny nicks and a fine natural patina.

Weight: 129 grams Dimensions: Length 7.2 cm

明代青玉雕鴛鴦把件中國， 1368-1644。鴛鴦长喙，圆圆的眼睛和整齐的羽毛，雕刻生動。颈部和身体之间的小间隙用作吊坠。精细的手工抛光。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏購於1970年至1990年間，保存至今。品相：極好品相及舊時磨損，一些輕微刻痕和細膩的自然包漿重量：129 克尺寸：長 7.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A JADE BELT PLAQUE, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644 or earlier. The front incised in shallow relief with a mountainous river landscape, a man crosses a bridge to a small island with a pavilion on top. The back with confronting kuilong. Provenance: From the collection of Gabor Wilhelm, Paris, France. Acquired locally between 1960 and 1980. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and fine patina, small dents to edges and corners.

Weight: 37.2 grams Dimensions: 4.3 x 4.3 x 0.8 cm Pierced for suspension. The sides with neatly incised key fret borders. The stone of pale grey color mottled with small black and brown inclusions. Slanted edges. Literature comparison: Compare with another square belt plaque, dated to the Tang dynasty, Hotung collection, in Chinese Jade, selected articles from Orientations 1983-1996, page 159, fig. 20.

明代玉雕帶板中國， 1368-1644或更早。一面淺雕山水人物景觀，另一面夔龍紋。來源：法國巴黎 Gabor Wilhelm私人收藏，購於1960至1980年間品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和細膩包漿，邊角処有小凹痕。重量：37.2 克尺寸：4.3 x 4.3 x 0.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A JADE CARVING OF A CAMEL, MING China, 1368-1644. The reclining camel is naturalistically carved with its well-defined legs tucked neatly under its body, its head turned backwards towards its finely incised tail, the stone mottled in dark-brown, iron-red and celadon hues. Provenance: French private collection. By repute acquired in the local trade in southern France ca. 20 years ago. Condition: The suspension-piercings at the mouth are possibly a later addition. Besides that, very good condition with some wear and traces of use. Superb natural patina!

Weight: 83.6 grams. Dimensions: Length 6.5 cm

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Note the skillful incision work at the mane and the tail. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jade camel sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 5th, 2011, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 2140.

明代玉雕駱駝中國，1368-1644。駱駝倚靠在自己背部，尾巴上揚，刻畫生動活潑，玉石呈深褐色、特紅色和青色。來源：法國私人收藏，據説20年前購於南法地區。品相：口部的穿孔應是後來添加的。除此之外，品相極好，一些磨損和使用痕跡。天然包漿細膩。重量：83.6 克尺寸：長 6.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A RARE YELLOW JADE BELT HOOK, QING China, 18th century. Finely carved and incised with a Chilong head enthroned above archaistic décor, the backside with a circular knob in form of a lotus blossom. The stone of deep yellow color with russet streaks. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Superb condition with old wear, a few minuscule nicks and a good natural patina.

Weight: 46.1 grams Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm

清代罕見黃玉帶鈎中國，十八世紀。雕刻細緻，螭龍頭，背面蓮花狀圓鈕。玉色深黃，赤褐色條紋。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏購於1970年至1990年間. 保存至今. 品相：極好品相及舊時磨損，一些輕微刻痕，自然包漿良好重量：46.1 克尺寸：長 7.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A SPINACH GREEN JADE BELT HOOK, QING China, 18th-19th century. Powerfully worked with a ferocious dragon head terminal facing a chilong clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob. Fine surface polish. The stone of light spinach color mottled with black and russet inclusions. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and natural flaws to stone.

Weight: 58.1 grams Dimensions: Length 10.5 cm

清代碧玉帶鈎中國，十八至十九世紀。螭龍紋，背後鈎鈕。表面光滑。玉色淺碧色，稍有黑色與赤褐色内沁。來源：法國私人收藏品相：僅些微磨損和玉石中天然瑕疵重量：58.1 克尺寸：長 10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BELT HOOK, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely worked with a dragon head terminal facing a chilong in reticulated carving clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob. The stone of even celadon color with russet streaks. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Good condition with only minor wear, natural flaws to stone and two minuscule nibbles.

Weight: 30.1 grams Dimensions: Length 8.5 cm

清代青玉帶沁帶鈎中國，十八至十九世紀。龍紋，背後鈎鈕。表面光滑。玉色呈青色，稍有赤褐色肌理。來源：法國私人收藏品相：良好品相，些微磨損；玉石中天然瑕疵，兩処細微磕損重量：30.1 克尺寸：長 8.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,

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Weight: 47.7 grams Dimensions: Length 9 cm

China, 18th to earlier 19th century. Powerfully worked with a dominating dragon head terminal facing a chilong in reticulated carving clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob. The stone of very pale celadon color with white streaks.

清代青白玉帶鈎中國，十八至十九世紀初。龍紋，背後鈎鈕。表面光滑。玉色呈青白色，稍有赤褐色肌理。

A PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK, QING

Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear.

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來源：法國私人收藏品相：極好品相，僅輕微磨損重量：47.7 克尺寸：長 9 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,

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A SMALL WHITE JADE BELT HOOK, QING China, 19th century. Finely worked with a dragon head terminal facing a chilong in reticulated carving clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob. Smooth surface polish. The stone of even white mottled with tiny brown inclusions. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Fine condition with only minor wear, natural flaws to stone and one microscopic nibble.

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A WHITE JADE BELT HOOK, QING China, 18th to earlier 19th century. Powerfully worked and incised with a ferocious dragon head terminal facing a chilong in reticulated carving clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob. Fine surface polish. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and natural flaws to stone.

Weight: 30.2 grams Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm

清代白玉小帶鈎中國，十九世紀。螭龍紋，背後鈎鈕。表面光滑。玉色呈白色帶絮狀及輕微褐色内沁。來源：法國私人收藏品相：良好品相，輕微磨損，玉石天然瑕疵及細微磕損重量：30.2 克尺寸：長 7.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,

Weight: 50.7 grams Dimensions: Length 10 cm

清代白玉帶鈎中國，十八至十九世紀初。螭龍紋，背後鈎鈕。表面光滑。來源：法國私人收藏品相：極好品相，僅輕微磨損，玉石天然瑕疵重量：50.7 克尺寸：長 10 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,

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A PALE CELADON JADE MUGHAL-STYLE VASE AND COVER 215

A PALE CELADON JADE ZHADOU China, 19th - 20th century. The elegantly formed vessel has a globular body with wide, flaring mouth and base, set with two raised animal masks and neatly incised in light relief with a circumferential archaistic band. The stone has a fine, unctuous polish. Provenance: From an Italian private collection. Acquired in 2014 in an old antique shop in Florence, now closed. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear.

Weight: 556.6 grams Dimensions: Diameter 10.8 cm

青白玉渣斗瓶中國，十九至二十世紀。獸面紋，淺浮雕，表面精美潤澤。

China, 19th century. Of baluster shape, the sides and neck crisply carved in low relief with formalized flower sprays, raised on a spreading foot with domed base and a finely incised band of mirrored petals, the cover carved en suite with a lappetencircled knob. Provenance: From an Italian private collection. Acquired in Modena at Unica Fine Art Expo in 2014 from a local antique dealer. Condition: Superb condition with some wear and natural fissures to stone.

Weight: 165.9 grams Dimensions: Height 17.7 cm

青白玉懞兀兒風格蓋瓶中國，十九世紀。懞兀兒風格，淺浮雕花瓣紋飾，圓形底足上精雕細琢花瓣紋飾帶，蓋子上雕刻一個旋鈕。

來源：意大利私人收藏，購於2014年弗洛倫薩一老古董玩店，現已關閉。品相：品相極好，僅輕微磨損重量：556.6 克尺寸：直徑 10.8 厘米

來源：意大利私人收藏，2014年購於意大利Unica Fine Art Expo世博會一個古玩商処。品相：極好品相，一些磨損和玉石天然肌理瑕疵重量：165.9 克尺寸：高 17.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE, QING DYNASTY China, late 19th to early 20th century. Carved at the front in shallow relief with two boys playing with two bats, the reverse with a poem relating to the depiction on the front, confronted kuilong flanking the aperture at the top, the stone of even pale celadon color. Provenance: From an Italian private collection. Acquired from Aste die Antiquariato Boetto, Genova, Italy, on December 13th, 2013, lot 2542. Accompanied by a box from PIETRO MARCENARO, Genova, Italy, and a copy of the original auction invoice from Boetto. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.

Weight: 24.5 grams Dimensions: Height 49 mm

清代青白玉佩中國，十九世紀末至二十世紀初。正面浅浮雕两个戲耍的男童，两只蝙蝠；反面是一首与前面描绘有关的诗，夔龍紋飾。青白色玉石。來源：意大利私人收藏，2013年12月13日購於意大利熱那亞Aste die Antiquariato Boetto拍賣行，拍號2542。隨附一個意大利熱那亞PIETRO MARCENARO的盒子和一份Boetto原始拍賣發票的複印件。品相：品相極好，輕微磨損重量：24.5 克尺寸：高 49 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,

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Porcelain and Ceramic

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A RARE PAIR OF TERRACOTTA LIONS, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. Pottery with remainders of original cold painting. Each beast seated, with a squat, powerful body, large paws, a massive head and ferocious jaws biting the rear leg, all raised on a rockwork plinth. Provenance: A Swedish private collection, acquired in the early 20th century. Condition: Superb condition and extremely rare to find in this magnificent state of preservation. General surface wear, degradation and nibbling to extremities, losses to pigments. Each with a drill hole to underside foot, for the TL test sample. One lion with a triangular segment neatly cut out of its rear, measuring 1.5 cm wide. Scientific Testing: The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C118e22 dated 22 May 2018, is consistent with the dating of the right lion. The result of C-Link Research & Development Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.519FD47 dated 28 April 2017, is consistent with the dating of the left lion. Both original documents are accompanying this lot. (4)

Weight: 11.5 kilograms each Dimensions: Height 38 cm each This pair of a seated lions is modelled in a rare stance, because the majority of Tang ceramic lions are seated squarely on their hind legs with both forelegs straight and head facing forward, as in the example excavated in 1958 from a tomb in Hebei province, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan - taoci juan, Taipei, 1993, p. 159, no. 545. The present pair is seated with one hind leg raised and the head turned to bite it, as in the example excavated in 1955 from a tomb at Xiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an, ibid., no. 546. Another lion in a related pose, although the hind paw has not quite reached the head, is in the Seikado Museum, Tokyo, and illustrated by Masahiko Sato and Gakuji Hasebe (eds.) in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 11, Tokyo, 1976, p. 87, no. 67. Interestingly, another lion - this one biting its leg - in the Seikado Museum, ibid. p. 86, no. 66, is seated on a rocky stand modelled in a related fashion to the present examples, with oblique grooves around the sides. Both the Seikado Museum lions share with the present creatures a rope-like tail curled around the flank under the raised leg. A further somewhat less elaborate figure of a lion scratching its head, was excavated in 1955 in Xian, and is now in the National Museum of History in Beijing illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji - Gongyi meishu bian 2 taoci (zhong), Shanghai, 1988, p. 28 and 68, no. 77.

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Auction result comparison: Compare with a single, smaller and closely related lion, bearing a sancai glaze, in Christies New York on September 18th, 2003, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 217.

唐代一對罕見赤陶獅子中國，618-907。陶獅上有原始冷繪餘留。獅子呈坐姿，正舔舐著一隻後腿。活潑可愛。來源：瑞典私人收藏，購於二十世紀初。品相：品相極好，這樣的保存狀態極其罕見。一般的表面磨損，有些磕損，脚下有鑽孔，用於熱釋光測試。一隻獅子尾部附近有寬1,5厘米的三角形孔。科學檢測報告: 牛津熱釋光檢測研究所檢測號 C118e22，2018年5月22日的檢測報告可以證實右邊的獅子的年代。C-Link Research & Development Ltd.熱釋光檢測研究所檢測號 519FD47，2017年4月28日的檢測報告可以證實左邊的獅子的年代。隨附檢測報告。重量：各重11.5 公斤尺寸：各高38 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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A LIFESIZE SANCAI HEAD OF LOKAPALA, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. The superb head finely modelled and glazed in vivid and dripping sancai, typical for the period. The worldly protector wears a large winged phoenix helmet with a flaming ushnisha on top. The face with menacing eyes, raised brows and an incised moustache. Provenance: From a French collection. Condition: One wing of the helmet broken off and reattached, few firing flaws, the glaze with intentional crackling, some glaze flakes and minor losses. The wood base with traces of use and extensive wear.

Weight: 4 kilograms (without base) Dimensions: Height 48 cm (with base) and 38 cm (without base)

This head must be regarded as extremely rare. Considering its size, the complete figure must have had a total height of circa 180 cm, which is very large for a Tang dynasty pottery figure. Old customized wooden base, dating to the earlier 20th century. (2)

唐代三彩護法神頭像中國，618-907。精心塑造，三彩釉面生動如水，是這一時期典型特徵，護法神頭戴翼狀頭盔，上有火紅色螺髻，臉部眼睛嚴厲、眉毛凸起，小鬍子。來源：法國私人收藏品相：頭盔上一翼脫落已經過沾粘，些微燒製瑕疵，釉面開片並局部缺失。木底座有使用痕跡及大面積磨損。重量：4 公斤 (不含底座) 尺寸：高48 厘米 (含底座)；38 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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AN AMBER-GLAZED MARBLED POTTERY BOWL, TANG China, Tang dynasty, 618-907. The rounded sides rising from a short circular foot, the brown and white clay marbled to produce a design of mixed dark and light swirling stripes, covered overall in a clear amber glaze, stopping at the foot, revealing the unglazed body. Provenance: From a French collection. Condition: Excellent condition with firing flaws, traces of use and old wear, one small chip to foot.

Weight: 283.9 grams Dimensions: Diameter 12.6 cm

Literature comparison: The present piece is remarkable for its vibrant marble effect and body that is covered by a luminous amber glaze. Wares of this type, known in Chinese as jiao tai, were a Tang dynasty innovation created by twisting and kneading together different colored clays. A number of fragments of marbled wares have been unearthed at the Gongxian kilns at Huangye in Gongyi, Henan province, illustrated in Three-Color Glazed Pottery Kilns of the Tang Dynasty at Huangye, Beijing, 2000, col. pl. 71, no. 9, as well as at the Liquanfang kilns in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, published in The Kiln Site of Tricolor-Glazed Pottery at Liquanfang in Chang’an Capital City of Tang Dynasty, Beijing, 2008, col. pl. 39.

唐代琥珀色釉木紋絞胎陶碗中國，唐代，618-907。圓碗，短圈足，白色褐色泥料相間，形成肖木紋，清透的琥珀色釉至底足，底足露胎。來源：法國私人收藏品相：極好品相，有燒製瑕疵，使用痕跡與舊時磨損，足部有一條小開裂重量：283.9 克尺寸：直徑12.6 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A LOBED LOTUS DISH, DING WARE, SONG DYNASTY China, 12th-13th century. Rising from a short circular foot to an everted rim, freely carved to the interior with a leafy lotus spray and covered overall in an ivory-white glaze falling down the exterior sides in characteristic waves and drops. Of slightly warped form. Provenance: Form a private Scottish collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. Good, lasting sound. Minor firing flaws.

Weight: 280.4 grams Dimensions: 18.8 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with another lobed lotus dish at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on June 2nd, 2016, in Asian Art, lot 669.

宋代定窯六瓣蓮花盤中國，十二至十三世紀。盤中繪製蓮花，通體施象牙白色釉，白釉在外壁如水滴狀挂下。形狀稍稍彎曲。來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏品相：品相極好，僅輕微磨損。敲擊聲悠揚。輕微燒製瑕疵。重量： 280.4 克尺寸：直徑18.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A CIZHOU OIL LAMP STAND XING LU, SONG China, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty (960-1234). The lamp with a tapering stem and a splayed high foot, the upper part of mushroom form with a central aperture. Covered with a white slip and a colorless glaze, stopping above the foot, exposing the buff ware.

Provenance: Blitz Antiek En Kunsthandel, H.J. Blitz, July 10th, 1985. From a private Scottish collection of early Chinese ceramics, purchased from the above. The original invoice from Blitz accompanies this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with wear as expected on a piece of this age. Some manufacturing flaws here and there. Some open glaze bubbles. Stronger wear to the rim of the aperture.

Weight: 395.7 grams Dimensions: 14 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with two other Cizhou oil lamp stands from the same period, sold by Christies Hong Kong on April 5th, 2016, in The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 77.

宋代磁州油燈臺中國，北宋-金代 (960-1234)。燈臺臺面外舖呈蘑菇形，中心凹陷，高足。全身白色施透明釉，底部露胎。來源： Blitz Antiek En 藝廊，H.J. Blitz，1985年7月10日。來自一個蘇格蘭中國早期陶瓷私人收藏，購於上述藝廊。隨附原始購物票。品相：極好的品相，與年代相符的磨損。局部一些製作瑕疵。一些小氣泡，邊緣磨損嚴重。重量：395.7 克尺寸：直徑14 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A CIZHOU YUHUCHUNPING, SONG DYNASTY China, 12-13th century. The generously rounded body rising to a tall neck with elegantly flared rim, freely painted in dark-brown over a creamy-white ground, with double-line borders dividing a broad central frieze of abstracted floral and leave sprays, the brown glaze falling in drips over the short foot revealing the buff ware. Provenance: Property from a European private collection. Old three-character collector inscription to base (see image), followed by inventory Nr. 253, all finely painted in black lacquer and covered with layer of transparent varnish for protection. Condition: Excellent condition with one chip to lip, some old wear and minor surface scratches, several firing imperfections.

Weight: 573 grams Dimensions: Height 22.2 cm

Older fitted box. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Cizhou Yuhuchunping, dated to the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby’s New York, on March 19th, 2007, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 401.

宋代磁州玉壺春瓶中國，十二至十三世紀。優雅的外撇壺口，細頸，壺形綫條優美，乳白色地上深褐色自然描繪出花卉紋。棕色釉聚積在圈足処。來源：應來自一個歐洲私人收藏。底足上可見三字藏家描述，收藏編號253 ，黑漆仔細書寫，並施清漆保護。品相：品相極好，唇部一條裂縫，一些老磨損和輕微表面的劃痕，一些燒製時的瑕疵。重量： 573 克尺寸：高 22.2 克

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A GE-TYPE BRONZE-FORM VASE, HU China, 18th century. Well potted with a globular body bearing three horizontally incised lines, rising to an everted neck and gently rounded rim, flanked by a pair of cylindric handles. The pale and unctuous grey glaze with a network of dark grey and finer brown crackles. Provenance: By repute from a New York Estate and then to the current owner. Condition: Superb condition. The foot with a glaze-overflow bearing abrasions and wear. An associated glaze drop was cut off after firing.

Weight: 1013.8 grams Dimensions: Height 20.7 cm Note that the base and the inside bear the same glaze as the outside. The foot rim is unglazed and reveals the brown ware. Literature comparison: Compare with a related vessel in G. Gompertz, Chinese Celadon Wares, plate 53.

哥窯仿古雙耳壺中國，十八世紀。蒼白而潤澤的灰色釉，哥窯典型的深灰色和棕色開片紋。來源：據説來自紐約一個遺產。之後保存至今。品相：保存極好。足部可見釉滴磨損，一個燒製形成的釉滴已被切斷。重量： 1013.8 克尺寸：高 20.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED SHALLOW DISH, YUAN China, 12th-13th century. Heavily potted, the shallow sides flare from the unglazed ring foot, turn upward and terminate in everted, flat rim. The thick, lavender-blue glaze slightly fades where it thins, highlighted with a deep purple splash.

Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition 2003, London, nr. 50. Thereafter in a distinguished English private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear.

Weight: 375 grams Dimensions: Diameter 16.3 cm Literature comparison: For similar dish, Jin or Yuan dynasty, see J. Ayers, A. Medley and Wood, Iron in the Fire: The Chinese Potters’ Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes: an exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1988, p.44, no.25.

元代鈞窯紫斑淺盤中國，十二至十三世紀。重胎，淺盤，露胎圈足。藍紫色斑塊。來源：2003年Roger Keverne Ltd.夏展，展品號 50。之後為英國私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：品相極好，僅有些微磨損。重量： 375 克尺寸：直徑16.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A JUNYAO CONICAL BOWL, 13TH-14TH CENTURY China. The ribbed sides rising from a splayed foot, covered in bright lavender-blue glaze highlighted with a deep-purple splash inside, draining to a mushroom tone at the upturned lip, and stopping short of the naked foot revealing the brown ware. Provenance: Old English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with wear and traces of use, minor scratching to well, few tiny manufacturing flaws.

Weight: 506.9 grams Dimensions: 18.2 cm diameter Auction result comparison: Compare with another conical Junyao bowl at Christies on March 21st - 29th, 2017, The Art of China, lot 89.

十三至十四世紀鈞窯碗中國。明亮的薰衣草藍色釉，釉内深紫色斑點，圈足露棕色胎。來源：英國私人老收藏品相：品相極好，有磨損與使用痕跡，碗内輕微劃痕，一點燒製缺陷。重量：506.9 克尺寸：直徑 18.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A LONGQUAN CERAMIC CENSER, MING China, 1368-1644. The tripod censer with a flaring body, inverted flat lip and several circumferential ribs, the feet in the shape of ruyi. The foot rim with recessed base unglazed. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Wear, traces of use, a few manufacturing flaws, glaze flakes and minuscule nicks.

Weight: 659.9 grams Dimensions: Diameter 14.2 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related censer at Sotheby’s London on May 17th, 2019, in Asian Art, lot 295.

明代龍泉窯香爐中國，1368-1644。三足爐撇口，爐身三段寬帶狀紋飾，如意形爐足，底座下陷，露胎。來源：法國私人收藏品相：磨損，使用痕跡, 一些燒製瑕疵, 釉面開片及輕微磕損。重量： 659.9 克尺寸：直徑 14.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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AN INCISED LONGQUAN CELADON STEM CUP, YUAN China, late Yuan to early Ming Dynasty (14th-15th century). The elegant and almost flawless celadon glaze evenly applied to the cup, clusters of tiny air bubbles within. Provenance: UK private collection. Condition: Superb condition with wear as expected on a piece of this age. Tiny manufacturing flaws to foot rim and well.

Weight: 245.3 grams Dimensions: 10.8 cm diameter

A sturdily potted cup with well-rounded sides and a slightly everted rim, supported on a partly hollowed, spreading stem imitating a section of bamboo, covered overall with an unctuous green glaze except the foot rim. The outside wall incised with several horizontal lines. Literature comparison: For similar examples of Longquan celadon stem cups, see J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, 2001, p.463, pls.16:2 and 16:3; see also J. Ayers, The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis, p.30, pl.9. The stem cup appeared during the Yuan period: see Zhu Boqian, Longquan Yao Qing Ci (Celadons from Longquan), Taipei, 1998, nos. 198-201, pp. 217-220. However, the motives incised into this cup are more typical of larger Longquan celadon dishes ascribed to the 15th century by Regina Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, 1986, vol. I, cat. nos. 305 and ff., p. 317. Auction result comparison: PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, COLLECTIONS, CHINESE ART THROUGH THE EYE OF SAKAMOTO GORŌ - ASIAN LACQUER. Sotheby’s, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG, lot 621. (for are related Longquan celadon cup) CHINESE WORKS OF ART. Bonham’s, 14 March 2016, NEW YORK, lot 8083. (for another related Longquan stem cup)

元代龍泉青瓷高足杯中國，元末明初 (十四至十五世紀)。優雅且幾乎完美無瑕的青釉高足杯，内部可見微小的氣泡。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，與年代相符的磨損。底足輕微製作瑕疵。重量：245.3 克尺寸：直徑 10.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A RARE LONGQUAN ‘LUDUAN’ CENSER, MING China, 16th-17th century. The heavy censer is modelled as a luduan, standing foursquare with its tail flicked upwards. Its head is modelled separately as cover with a single horn. Its mouth is left agape exposing its teeth and fangs. It is covered overall in a pale celadon glaze. Provenance: English private estate. Condition: Two tiny nicks; four of the fangs and nostril tips, a crack to one leg and a chip to the vessel opening with old repairs. Wear, kiln grit and some firing imperfections.

Weight: 847.6 grams Dimensions: Height 15.8 cm Note the unglazed paws revealing the brown tone of the ware.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related luduan censer at Christies Hong Kong on May 28th, 2014, in The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 3413.

明代龍泉甪端香薰中國，十六至十七世紀。甪端擡頭仰天，尾巴捲翹，穩穩利於四足。香薰蓋是甪端的頭部，帶獨角。嘴巴張開，可見獠牙。整體施灰白色青釉。來源：英國私人遺產品相：兩道輕微刻痕，四顆獠牙和鼻孔尖端，一條腿上有裂紋，香薰邊沿有一道舊時已修補的小磕損，有磨損、窯砂和燒製缺陷。重量： 847.6 克尺寸：高 15.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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Provenance: From a private collection in Scotland. Condition: Good condition. Three shallow small chips, one to lip and two to foot rim. Scattered firing flaws.

Weight: 545.3 grams Dimensions: 13.7 cm diameter The Buddhist conch shell is an emblem of power, authority and sovereignty whose blast is believed to banish evil spirits, avert natural disasters, and scare away poisonous creatures. It is used in Buddhism to call together religious assemblies. During the actual practice of rituals, it is used both as a musical instrument and as a container for holy water.

康熙德化三足香爐中國，1662-1722。香爐三足成法螺狀。爐身螺旋紋，整體施厚重潤澤的白釉。

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A DEHUA BUDDHIST TRIPOD CENSER, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The vessel standing on three Buddhist conch shells as its feet. The cylindric, waisted body with four horizontal ribs in high relief, overall covered with an unctuous white glaze.

來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏品相：品相良好。三足上有小磕損，上邊沿上有一道小開口，足部兩道。局部有燒製瑕疵。重量：545.3 克尺寸：直徑 13.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

Provenance: G. Malina Inc., February 1st, 1974. Acquired by Mrs Gizela Gawromski of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA, from the above and thence by descent. The original purchase invoice is accompanying this lot. Old dealers label with manual inscription to base (see image online). Condition: Absolutely perfect condition. Minor firing imperfection.

Weight: 110.2 grams Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a dehua chilong garlichead vase from the Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection at Christies New York, September 18th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 883.

康熙德化螭龍玉壺春瓶中國，康熙至雍正時期，1662-1735。梨形瓶頸処攀繞著一條螭龍。瓶口開擴外撇，圈足凹陷。來源：1974年2月1日G. Malina Inc.。購於美國Gizela Gawromski of Cape Elizabeth，一直保存至今。附原始購物小票。底足可見老商家標簽。品相：絕對完美品相。輕微燒制瑕疵。重量： 110.2 克尺寸：高 11.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A DEHUA CHILONG YUHUCHUN PING, KANGXI China, Kangxi – Yongzheng period, 1662-1735. The pear-shaped bottle vase modeled with a finely detailed sinuous chilong crawling upwards the slender neck. Flaring curved lip and recessed circular base.

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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED TAPIR, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. Fine biscuit porcelain with an unctuous, monochrome glaze. Aptly modelled as a recumbent tapir, the head with vivid eyes, highlighted in black, and ears tucked back, thus connecting with the arched spine. Provenance: Galerie Beauté Chinoise, Alexandre Hougron, Saint Ouen, France (label to base, inscribed “18ème siècle”). The property of a European lady, acquired from the above. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and few minor firing flaws. Rare to find in such immaculate preservation!

Weight: 605.6 grams Dimensions: Length 21 cm Note the neatly incised details to the claws and the short, curly tail.

Chinese porcelain with a clear turquoise glaze over a biscuit body was exported from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) onwards. The intense color combined with a smooth, shiny glaze was unlike anything produced in Europe at the time.

乾隆綠松石色釉貘中國，1736-1795。素燒瓷器胎體細膩，塑造了一只石貘的形象，眼睛生動，單色釉潤澤。來源：法國Beauté Chinoise藝廊，Alexandre Hougron, Saint Ouen ( 底部標簽 “18ème siècle”). 一位歐洲女士于上述藝廊購得。品相：品相極好，舊磨損，些微燒製瑕疵，很難找到這麽保存完好的。重量： 605.6 克尺寸：長 21 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A RARE ROBIN’S EGG GLAZED BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 18th to earlier 19th century. Robustly potted with a flat shallow well, a massive mouth rim with rounded edges, four elongated semi-circular feet, brightly covered overall with an opaque turquoiseblue glaze suffused with a finely mottled purplishblue. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition, the inner with wear and minor calcification indicating extensive use as a brush washer. One minuscule open bubble. Glaze imperfections as expected on this type of ware.

Old and fitted hongmu stand, probably made around 1900. (2)

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A ROBIN’S EGG GLAZED BRUSH WASHER, QING China, 18th-19th century. The lobed square washer flaring towards the opening, with a raised lip and recessed base. A Chilong finely modeled in openwork is climbing upwards, attempting to peek into the vessel.

Weight: 806.5 grams Dimensions: 26 x 19 cm

清代鈞藍釉筆洗中國，十八至十九世紀初。堅固的胎體，平坦的淺井，圓形邊緣，四足細長呈半圓形，整體明亮覆蓋著不透明的藍綠色釉，泛著紫色的斑點紫藍色。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相極好，筆洗内有磨損，輕微鈣化，顯然筆洗曾被經常使用。一個小小的開放小氣泡。釉面的不完美性恰恰體現了這個器型特徵。舊紅木底座可能是1900年左右製造的。重量： 806.5 克尺寸： 26 x 19 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Provenance: Private collection, Germany, by repute acquired in the 1960s/70s and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Fine condition with one minute chip to inner of lip, one microscopic nibble to foot, remainders of black ink to inner of vessel indicate extensive use, some wear, the base with glaze crackling. The wooden base with losses and extensive wear. Old fitted hardwood base. (2)

Weight: 92.8 grams Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm

清代羅賓蛋殼釉筆洗中國，十八至十九世紀。方形四瓣筆洗，一條螭龍盤繞在外壁，頭部靠在筆洗唇部邊沿。來源：德國私人收藏，據説購於1960-1970年代，之後保存在同一家族中至今。品相：品相良好，内沿有一小條開裂，足部一條細微磕損。内裏有剩餘黑墨，説明曾經被頻繁使用，一些磨損，底部有釉面開片，木製底座有磨損和缺失。重量：92.8 克尺寸：6.3 x 6.3 x 5.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A ROBIN’S-EGG GLAZED GU, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. The body with a bulbous middle section between two raised fillets, rising from a tall splayed foot to a trumpet mouth, overall with an unctuous, mottled turquoise-blue glaze. Archaistic leiwen and palm leaf decor in high relief. Provenance: Private collection, Hessen, Germany, acquired in the 1960s/70s and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. The inner of the vase with extensive calcification from former usage. Scattered small pits and other minor firing flaws.

Weight: 624.6 grams Dimensions: Height 21.4 cm Illegible six-character mark incised to base. The mottled glaze on this vase was first developed in the Yongzheng reign by the talented Superintendent of the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen, Tang Ying (1682-1756). In order to recreate the celebrated Jun glazes of the Song and Ming dynasties, Tang sent his trusted assistant to the Jun region in Henan province to learn from the local potters. Among the many types of glazes derived from those efforts are mottled purple ones, such as the flambé variety, and mottled turquoise ones such as ‘robin’s egg’. This glaze is mentioned in Tang’s Taocheng jishi bei ji (Commemorative stele on ceramic production) from 1735. The color of ‘Robin’s Egg’ glaze is described as intermediate between the glazes of the Shiwan kilns of Foshan, Guangdong province, and those used by the Yixing kilns in Jiangsu province, but having a more beautiful mottled effect. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Gu at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on May 30th, 2019, in Chinese Art, lot 463.

清代鈞藍釉花觚中國，十八至十九世紀。斑駁的綠松石藍色釉，花觚上飾芭蕉葉紋與雷紋。來源：德國黑森州私人收藏，購於1960-1970年代，至此保留在同一家族中。品相：品相極好，僅輕微磨損。觚内有嚴重的經年鈣化，分散的小坑，輕微燒製瑕疵。重量： 624.6 克尺寸：高 21.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A ‘MANDARIN PATTERN’ PUNCH BOWL, QIANLONG China, ca. 1780. Finely enameled to the exterior with panels enclosing elaborate figural scenes, on an intricate iron-red and gilt basket weave ground, the interior with a central figural roundel, the rim embellished with a foliate border of birds and pomegranates. Provenance: From a private English collection formed by the current owner’s father circa 1960-1980. A private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: One shallow chip to rim. Two hairlines. Some wear.

Weight: 1234.9 grams Dimensions: Diameter 28.7 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with another Mandarin punch bowl at Bonham’s London on May 11th, 2015, in Asian Art, lot 251.

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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PHEASANT’ JARDINIERE China, 18th century. The circular porcelain vessel finely enameled with a pair of pheasants facing each other while standing on rockwork beside magnificent flowering peonies, the reverse with springing lingzhi. The everted lip painted with blue flower sprays. Provenance: From an east coast private estate, USA. Condition: Perfect condition with only minimal wear, few tiny firing flaws, some old soiling and calcification inside and at the base near the piercing.

Weight: 1283.1 grams Dimensions: Diameter 23 cm The base with an intentionally drilled piercing at the center.

大型粉彩雉鷄大花盆中國，十八世紀。大型花盆釉質細膩，上繪一對面對面相望的雉鷄，它們立於假山之上，四周華麗的牡丹，靈芝。盆沿上飾藍色纏枝紋。來源：美國東海岸私人遺產品相：完美品相，僅些微磨損、輕微燒製瑕疵，盆内與底部有一些污垢。重量：1283.1 克尺寸：直徑 23 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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乾隆外銷開光人物場景大碗中國，約1780。繪製精美，典型的乾隆時期外銷器皿，開光内人物故事場景，四周傳統花鳥紋樣。來源：英國私人收藏，由現藏家的父親在 1960-1980 期間組建。一個私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：邊沿処一道淺磕損，兩條髮絲綫，一些磨損。重量：1234.9 克尺寸：直徑 28.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A FAMILLE VERTE JARDINIERE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Massively potted with cylindrical body flaring to an everted lip, finely painted with a pair of birds on a gnarly pomegranate tree amid various flowers, the lip with a circumferential border of peonies. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, few firing flaws and a small shallow chip to inner foot rim. The hole at the base is original.

Weight: 4.5 kilograms Dimensions: Diameter 31 cm

康熙硬彩富貴花鳥花盆中國，1662-1722。胎體沉重，富貴花鳥圖紋。來源：私人遺產品相：品相極好，舊時磨損，輕微燒製瑕疵，圈足内沿有一道小開裂，底部小洞是原始狀況。重量：4.5 公斤尺寸：直徑31 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A PEACHBLOOM BOWL, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1911. Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns. The bowl covered with an unctuous copper-red and grayish-pink glaze suffused with moss-green flecking, the white-glazed base with a six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Provenance: This bowl is from a prominent Ottawa estate. The family immigrated to Canada in the earlier 1930s from China bringing several items with them including this bowl. Condition: One chip to rim with old restoration (1 x 0.5 cm) and two associated hairlines (2 cm each). Some wear, especially inside the bowl. Beyond that in excellent condition.

Weight: 193.5 grams Dimensions: 13.3 cm diameter

Literature comparison: Compare with a related bowl in the Portland Art Museum, Gift of Virginia Nelson, accession number 1996.5.2.

清代桃花釉碗中國，1644-1911。江西省景德鎮窯。碗上覆蓋著厚重的銅紅色與淺灰粉色釉，苔綠色斑點，白色釉底足上有雙圈青花康熙六字章。來源：Ottawa家族遺產，該家族1930年代從中國移民到加拿大，帶去了一些包括這隻碗在内的古玩。品相：邊沿有一道舊時修補（長0,5厘米）與兩道髮絲綫（每道約2厘米）。一些磨損，特別是碗内。除此之外品相優秀。重量：193.5 克尺寸：直徑13.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A FLAMBE-GLAZED BALUSTER VASE, QING China, 18th-19th century. The elegantly potted vase covered both in- and outside with an unctuous violetpurple glaze suffused with subtle lavender streaks, the recessed base applied with a white glaze. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. At the foot the glaze shows fritting and associated losses as common and expected on this type of ware.

Weight: 1110 grams Dimensions: Height 28.2 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related baluster flambé-glazed vase at Sotheby’s New York on March 24th, 2018, in Asian Art, lot 1534.

清代鈞窯鳳尾瓶中國，十八至十九世紀。瓶身綫條優美，瓶内和瓶外皆施紫紅色鈞釉，薰衣草色斑。瓶底白釉。來源：私人遺產品相：品相極好，輕微磨損。足部右面可見燒結和此類器型常見的磕損。重量： 1110 克尺寸：高 28.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A RARE FLAMBÉ MEIPING, 18TH CENTURY China. The heavily potted vase rising from a slightly splayed foot to a high-shouldered body below a short, waisted neck, covered overall in a rich purplish-red glaze with lavender streaks thinning to mushroom around the mouth. Provenance: Canadian private collection. Condition: Very good condition with some firing flaws, one particularly at the neck, the glaze with some fritting around the foot rim as common for this type of wares. Some wear.

Weight: 2833.7 grams Dimensions: Height 29.7 cm The recessed base with a brown glaze and a broad, unglazed foot rim. Intentional crackling to inside of neck.

十八世紀罕見鈞窯梅瓶中國。高肩，頸部漸進薰衣草色釉，肩部以下濃鬱的紫紅色釉，來源：加拿大私人收藏品相：品相極好，一些燒製瑕疵，特別是在頸部，釉料在足部邊緣有些燒結，這在這種類型的器具是很常見的。一些磨損。重量：2833.7 克尺寸：高 29.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A COPPER-RED GLAZED BEEHIVE WATER POT China, 18th – earlier 19th century. The domed body is covered with an unctuous, crushed strawberry-red glaze thinning to a mushroom tone on the lipped rim. The recessed base with a thin ochre glaze. Provenance: The Douglas Wright collection. Acquired by the current owner from the above. Remainders of old collector’s label to base. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor fritting to foot.

Weight: 69.7 grams Dimensions: Height 5.4 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related water pot at Christies on Junly 13th - 20th, 2017, in The Art of China, lot 22.

銅紅釉水丞中國，十八至十九世紀。胎體上一層潤澤的草莓紅色釉，唇沿部成蘑菇紅色調。凹陷的圈足内薄赭色。來源：The Douglas Wright 收藏；當前藏家購於上述收藏。底部可見老藏家標簽。品相：品相極好，足部有輕微燒製瑕疵。重量： 69.7 克尺寸：高 5.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MONOCHROME BLUE GLAZED BITONG, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Of slightly waisted cylindrical form, the exterior glazed in a rich and perfectly even cobalt-blue tone condensing towards the bottom, the interior and recessed base glazed white. The foot rim unglazed. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear to glaze especially around the foot, the white glazed inner and base with manufacturing flaws.

Weight: 898 grams Dimensions: Height 14 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bitong at Sotheby’s London on November 8th, 2006, in Fine Chinese ceramics and Works of Art, lot 118.

康熙藍釉筆筒中國，1662-1722。圓柱形筆筒，釉面豐厚，均匀的鈷藍釉向底部凝聚，内部和底部施白釉，底足露胎。來源：英國私人收藏收藏品相：品相極好，特別是底足附近一些磨損，内裏白釉和底部有燒製瑕疵。重量： 898 克尺寸：高 14 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A COPPER-RED GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING China, 18th-19th century. Raised on a short, slightly flared foot, the bulbous body tapering to the slender neck rising to the flared rim, covered with a crackled glaze of grayish-rosé color slightly shading into grey on one side, the mouth rim and interior glazed light grey. Provenance: From the Collection of Paul R. Wedendal (19242010), Djursholm, Sweden, notable collector of Asian art. Thence by descent. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, tiny firing flaws and two minuscule glaze flakes to lip.

Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010)

銅紅色釉玉壺春瓶中國，十八至十九世紀。形體優美，綫條流暢，淺灰玫瑰色釉面，唇沿和内裏淺灰色釉。

Weight: 497.4 grams Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm.

來源：瑞典杜斯赫姆Paul R. Wedendal (1924-2010)收藏，著名的亞洲藝術收藏家，保存至今。品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，些微燒製瑕疵，唇部兩道細微釉面開裂。重量： 497.4 克尺寸：高 17.3 厘米.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related vase at Christies New York on September 15th, 2011, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1560.

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE TEA CADDY, KANGXI China 1662-1722. The heavily potted square vessel finely painted with a portrait of philosopher Ban Zhao (45-116) reading a book and Imperial Envoy Zhang Qian (d. 113 BC) with a raft on a river, the sides with arrangements of flowerpots on tables, stands and rocks. Signed “Master Hui”. Provenance: From a private estate. By repute acquired in China around 1900 and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: One tiny glaze hairline. Firing flaws, old wear and tiny surface scratches. The wood base and cover with extensive wear and some losses.

Weight: 1252.1 grams (the vessel only) Dimensions: Height 24 cm (the set) and 16 cm (only the vessel) Note the thick, unctuous glaze. Six-character inscription to front and two-character inscription to back. Old fitted openwork hardwood base and cover with pierced carving of a shou character. (3)

康熙青花人物場景茶葉方罐中國，1662-1722。胎體沉重，青花繪製歷史人物班昭與張騫，另兩面為花卉書桌。落款“會大傢”。來源：私人遺產，據説1900年前後購於中國並在同一家族中保存至今。品相：一道細小的髮絲綫，燒製瑕疵，舊磨損與表面劃痕。木底座和木蓋嚴重磨損，有些磕損。重量： 1252.1 克 (罐重) 尺寸：高 24 厘米 (縂) ；16 厘米 (罐高)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER JAR AND COVER, QING China, 19th century. The jar is finely painted with a scene of an official receiving a tribute, surrounded by numerous dignitaries on a garden terrace amidst rock formations and leafy trees, beneath a vaporous cloud on the rim. Provenance: From a private collection, by repute acquired several decades ago in the local market. Condition: Fine condition with a single short hairline to rim. Some firing flaws, old wear and kiln grit. The lid has an inner clearance of ca. 1 cm.

Weight: 5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 40.8 cm An apocryphal Kangxi four-character mark within a double circle is on the base. The cover is decorated with a ruyi canopy and mountains in the background.

清代青花將軍罐中國，十九世紀。青花繪製精美，描繪將軍與士兵場景。來源：私人收藏，據説幾十年前購於當地市場。品相：保存良好，邊沿一道短細髮絲綫。一些燒製瑕疵，舊磨損和窯沙。蓋子内部間隙大約1厘米。重量： 5 公斤尺寸：高 40.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND CELADON JAR, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Robustly potted, of globular form, the body finely painted with two quatrefoil cartouches each painted in inky tones of cobalt with scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, reserved against a dense celadon glaze. Provenance: From the private collection of Marion Gaffié, inherited from her father Henri Gaffié, from Nice, France, who was a close friend of Picasso, Dufy, Utrillo and Vlaminck, and a notable art dealer and auctioneer on the French Riviera between the wars. A copy of a letter by Marion Gaffié, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with two minuscule nibbles to foot rim and some old wear and minor surface scratching. Old brown staining to neck.

Weight: The jar 621.5 grams, the cover 28.4 grams Dimensions: Height 12.2 cm without the cover and 13.7 cm with the cover Finely carved hardwood cover with depiction of bamboo, plum and peony in high relief as well as two neatly incised key fret borders. Six-character apocryphal Chenghua mark painted within a double circle in cobalt blue to the recessed base.

康熙青瓷開光青花罐中國， 1662-1722。罐體沉重，球狀，兩邊開光，青花繪西廂記人物故事場景。來源：Marion Gaffié私人收藏，繼承于其父親Henri Gaffié処，法國尼斯。其父親是畢加索、達菲與弗拉敏克的朋友，著名的藝術交易商，戰爭時期曾是法國利維艾拉的拍賣商。隨附 Marion Gaffié關於來源的確認信函。品相：品相極好，圈足上兩道細微磕損，一些老磨損，表面輕微刻痕。頸部有舊時棕色染跡。重量：罐重 621.5 克，罐蓋重 28.4 克尺寸：不含蓋高 12.2 厘米；總高 13.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE BISCUIT FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The immortal standing with one leg raised on a crutch and holding a double-gourd vase in his left hand, the facial features finely modelled with bulging eyes and a curly moustache and beard. Provenance: Old English private estate. Christie’s London, Interiors, December 13th, 2011, lot 531 (dated 18th-19th century). Private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with only minor wear and some firing flaws and kiln grit, two minuscule chips to the tips of the small black clasps that hold the immortal’s hairband.

Weight: 1019.8 grams Dimensions: Height 31 cm Vividly painted in crisp green, yellow, aubergine and black enamels wearing a simple black robe decorated with plum blossoms slightly revealing his rotund stomach, supported on a square pedestal base pierced to the front and back. The canopy draped above the base bears an unusual landscape painting on the backside.

康熙大型李鐵拐立像中國，1662-1722。仙人一足架在拐杖上，左手捧葫蘆瓶，臉部表情逼真，兩眼突出，鬍鬚捲曲。來源：英國私人遺產。佳士得2011 年12月13日家具拍賣，531拍品（斷代十八至十九世紀）。私人收藏，從上述拍賣中所得。品相：品相良好，僅輕微磨損和一些燒製瑕疵及窯砂，頭帶上有兩個黑色小勾子重量： 1019.8 克尺寸： 31 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A FAMILLE VERTE KLAPMUT BOWL, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Fine enamels with two heartshaped medallions, showing a farmer riding on a water buffalo and two noble ladies with a boy, amid chrysanthemum and below a ruyi-border. Provenance: English private collection. Condition: Good condition. Fritting to rim, which is typical for these wares, with old filling. No touch-ups, spraying or any other sort of cover-up restoration. The inside shows significant wear. Good sound, lasting 3-4 seconds.

Weight: 750.3 grams Dimensions: Diameter 21.4 cm The base with a leaf-mark within a double circle painted in cobaltblue under the glaze. The inside with a dragon in medallion-form amid numerous lingzhi.

康熙硬彩軍帽碗中國，1662-1722。釉面細膩，兩個心型開光，可見一騎水牛農夫以及兩位戯童貴婦，飾纏枝菊花紋及如意紋。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相良好，邊緣有缺口，為此類陶瓷普遍的使用痕跡，舊時填充物，沒有黏貼、噴塗或其他修補掩蓋。碗内磨損較多。如敲擊，聲音可持續3-4秒鈡。重量：750.3 克尺寸：直徑 21.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A RARE PAIR OF BUDDHIST LIONS, QING China, 18th- 19th century. Heavily modeled to depict two fierce lions with open jaws, baring teeth, pierced nostrils, bulging eyes and protruding spine. Nicely glazed in the yellow, green and aubergine palette, the raised tongues painted in red. Provenance: Boston private estate, USA. Condition: Fine condition with small repairs to one claw and one tooth. Minor old wear and traces of use. The red cold painting to the raised flames is mostly worn off, revealing the biscuit porcelain below.

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Weight: 1545 and 1482.8 grams (2) Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm each

一對清代罕見的五彩佛獅中國，十八至十九世紀。一對佛獅生動活潑，身上施黃色綠色紫色釉，紅色舌頭。來源：美國波士頓私人遺產品相：品相良好，一爪和一顆牙齒上有小修補。輕微舊時磨損和使用痕跡。火焰上的紅色冷繪大多已磨損。重量：分別為1545與1482.8 克 (2) 尺寸：各高 19.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A RARE CHINESE EXPORTWARE FIGURE OF A PUG DOG, QIANLONG China, 1736-1795. The fighting dog seated with head facing to the left, its pink tongue protruding below its muzzle, the staring eyes enameled in black below the clipped ears, with a gilded bell suspended from a green collar, details to fur delicately painted in iron red. Provenance: Collection Sylvain Lévy-Alban, Paris. Forty years in the trade shaped Sylvain LévyAlban’s taste for 17th-century objects boasting beautiful provenances. The Paris antique dealer exhibited his pieces, first in his gallery on Rue de Beaune, then on Quai Voltaire, with the same taste that can be found in his apartment near the Palais Royal. Baroness Elie de Rothschild was one of his mentors. Condition: Excellent original condition. One tiny chip to ear. Occasionally minuscule glaze flakes and fritting, some old wear. Illegible inscription to base.

Weight: 513.6 grams Dimensions: Height 16 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of grisaille pug dogs from the Tibor collection, sold by Christies New York on April 10th, 2019, lot 10.

乾隆時期罕見的外銷陶瓷哈巴狗中國，1736-1795。哈巴狗成坐姿，頭朝左，舌頭外吐，目盯前方，挂著小金鈴鐺，全身鐵紅色絨毛，細節逼真。來源：巴黎Sylvain Lévy-Alban收藏。四十年來，Sylvain Lévy-Alban對於十七世紀古玩的絕高品味代表著優良的來源。這位巴黎的古玩商先在他Rue de Beaune路上的藝廊裏展出他的收藏，然後在Quai Voltaire，他于皇宮附近的公寓裏也可見到一些收藏。Elie de Rothschild 男爵夫人曾是他的指引者之一。品相：極好的原始品相。耳朵処有一道細微開裂。微笑的釉面開片，一些舊時磨損。底部有難以辨認的字樣。重量：513.6 克尺寸：高16 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD China, 1662-1722. The porcelain painted in vivid enamels with a scene from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber depicting Cui Yingying and her attendant Hongniang in the garden by a rockwork altar, praying for the return of Zhang Sheng, seen climbing over the garden wall. Provenance: Old English private collection. Condition: Old split in two halves and put back together (no significant losses, replacements or spraying). The plate has therefore retained a nice, lasting sound of 3-4 seconds. Old wear and surface scratches. Fritting with old fillings.

Weight: 1331.6 grams Dimensions: Diameter 33 cm

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The recessed base with a Kangxi six-character mark painted in cobalt blue under the glaze within a double circle and of the period. Auction result comparison: Compare with a leaf marked 35 cm Famille Verte ‘Romance of the Western Chamber’ dish at Bonham’s, London, November 8th, 2018, in Fine Chinese Art, lot 130, and another, also with a leaf mark, with 37 cm at Christies New York, January 8th, 2013, in Interiors, lot 210.

康熙款與年代大型硬彩盤中國，1662-1722。硬彩繪西廂記場景崔鶯鶯與紅娘在園中會張生故事。來源：英國私人老收藏. 品相：老裂縫分爲兩半並放在一起（沒有更大損失、替換或噴塗）。因此盤子敲擊后聲音可以保持3-4秒鐘。舊時磨損和表面劃痕。重量：1331.6 克尺寸：直徑33 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A HEXAGONAL FAMILLE VERTE VASE, QING China, 18th-19th century. The base with an artemisia leaf mark. Painted with a continuous scene of figures in a wooded landscape above a diaper band, the gently flaring neck decorated with a scene of fishermen by a river, with a band of key fret and floral designs to the shoulder. Provenance: From the collection of the late Reverend Margaret Johnston (deceased 2018). Old collector’s label to base inscribed The late Reverend ‘Sotheby’s 2.4.82’ Margaret Johnston and ‘18th – 19th’. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and traces of use, three surface chips to edges, minor nibbling around the foot, few firing flaws.

Weight: 4.5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 50.5 cm (without base) Hexagonal Famille Verte vases bearing the artemisia leaf mark are rare. While the opulent borders are more common during the mid-late Qing dynasty, the quality of enameling, the crisp brushstrokes, the deep green and the fine yet intense iron red rather point towards a late Kangxi period piece. Further evidence for an early date is the heavy pottery and the wavy, thickly glazed white background. Fitted old hardwood base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related hexagonal vase at Christies Amsterdam on April 7th, 2009, in Furniture, Clocks & Decorative Arts, lot 51, also dated to 18th-19th century.

清代硬彩六棱瓶中國，十八至十九世紀。瓶底秋葉款，瓶身繪製人物故事場景。肩部花草紋。來源：已故牧師Margaret Johnston (2018年去世)收藏；底部藏家標簽‘Sotheby’s 2.4.82’ and ‘18th – 19th’. 品相：品相良好，有些磨損和使用痕跡，邊沿表面有三處小開裂，足部有磕損，少量燒製瑕疵。重量： 4.5 公斤尺寸：高 50.5 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A ‘DRAGON AND CARP’ BRUSH REST, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The porcelain brush rest finely modelled and incised to depict dragon and carp amid billowing waves, covered overall with a deep turquoise glaze. Fixed to a European gilt bronze base dating to the late 18th century.

Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and some firing imperfections.

Weight: 161.4 grams Dimensions: Length 11.8 cm According to Chinese mythology, a ‘Dragon Gate’ is located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a mountain. Many carp swim upstream against the river’s strong current, but only few are capable or brave enough for the final leap over the waterfall. If a carp successfully makes this jump, it is transformed into a powerful dragon. The Chinese dragon’s large, conspicuous scales indicate its origin from a carp. The image of a carp jumping over ‘Dragon Gate’ is an old and enduring Chinese cultural symbol for courage, perseverance, and accomplishment.

康熙“鯉魚躍龍門”筆擱中國，1662-1722。陶瓷山形筆擱上髁閒波浪浪中的龍和鯉魚，整體施深綠色釉，固定在一個可追溯到十八世紀末的鎏金銅底座上。來源：一個法國遺產品相：極好品相，輕微舊時磨損與一些燒製瑕疵重量：161.4 克尺寸：長11.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A ‘SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES’ BRUSH REST, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The reticulated porcelain brush rest finely modelled to depict three squirrels on top of a bunch of grapes, covered with a crackled deep turquoise glaze. Associated wood stand. (2)

Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Some wear and firing imperfections, the head of one squirrel with extensive glaze calcification.

Weight: 90 grams Dimensions: Length 10.5 cm

康熙“松鼠葡萄”筆擱中國，1662-1722。一串葡萄上三隻小松鼠，整體施松綠色釉，木底座。來源：一個法國遺產品相：一些磨損和燒製瑕疵，一隻小松鼠的頭部有大面積鈣化重量：90 克尺寸：長10.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A MING-STYLE ‘LOTUS BOUQUET’ DISH, 18TH CENTURY Finely painted in cobalt-blue on white ground in fifteenth century-style with a ribbon-tied bouquet of lotus, arrowhead and millet, encircled by a leafy lotus scroll below a key fret border, the exterior with a similar scroll, supported on a short straight foot. The base unglazed. Provenance: By repute the 1st Baron Stalbridge and thence by descent. A private collector, acquired from the above. Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge, PC (1837 – 1912), was a British politician and businessman. He served under William Ewart Gladstone as ViceChamberlain of the Household and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. Condition: Very good condition with minor firing flaws, some tiny surface scratches and wear, some fritting to rim. Good, lasting sound of 2-3 seconds.

Weight: 1061.1 grams Dimensions: 27.6 cm diameter Note the deep, intense tone of the cobalt-blue and the remarkably unctuous glaze. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related dish at Christies New York, on September 18th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 947, and another in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, May 14th, 2019, lot 302.

十八世紀明代風格一把蓮紋大盤青花釉下彩，十五世紀風格，盤中央一把蓮花，枝葉彎彎，内壁纏枝蓮紋與花飾，圈足短且直。底足露胎。來源：據説來自第一位斯塔爾步瑞曲男爵，自此保留至今。一位私人藏家從男爵処購得。 Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 第一位斯塔爾步瑞曲男爵 (1837 – 1912)，曾是英國政治家和商人。他曾是威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿治下的副管家與財務部秘書。品相：極好品相，輕微燒製瑕疵，表面有些細微劃痕和磨損，邊緣部有點窯砂。敲擊后聲音可持續2-3秒鐘重量：1061.1 克尺寸：直徑27.6 厘米

Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge (1837 – 1912)

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The compressed spherical body rising to a waisted neck below an everted rim, all supported on three stylized lion-paw feet, covered overall with a deep turquoise crackled glaze, the recessed base glazed in aubergine. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Good condition with wear and traces of use, tiny firing flaws, minuscule glaze flakes. Minor nibbling to feet.

Weight: 497.9 grams Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm, height 12 cm

康熙綠松石釉三足爐中國，1662-1722。爐身呈半球體，撇口，縮頸，獅爪形足，整體施綠松石釉開片，底部茄紫色。來源：法國私人遺產品相：良好品相，磨損及使用痕跡，輕微燒製瑕疵，釉面開片。足部小磕損。重量：497.9 克尺寸：直徑14 厘米, 高12 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A BISCUIT FIGURE OF GUANDI, MING China, 16th-17th century. The finely modelled warlord is seated in full armor on a throne, wearing a helmet, covered with a green, turquoise, brown and aubergine glaze. The face, hands and feet left unglazed.

Provenance: Eymery & Cie., Rue St-Honoré, Paris. A private collection, by repute acquired from the above. Old paper label to wooden base, inscribed “Ming 1368-1644”. Condition: Minute chips to foot and backside of helmet, glaze flakes and firing flaws, old wear.

Weight: 900.2 grams (not including base) Dimensions: Height 23.5 cm (not including base) Guan Yu (Guandi) was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Fei, he shared a brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and accompanied him on most of his early exploits. Guan Yu played a significant role in the events leading up to the end of the Han dynasty and the establishment of Liu Bei’s state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Wooden base. (2)

明代素燒關羽像中國，十六至十七世紀。關羽立像，頭戴頭盔，施松綠色、棕色及茄子紫釉。臉、手和脚部未施釉。來源：私人收藏，購於巴黎Rue St-Honoré 街的Eymery & Cie。木底座上有紙標簽“Ming 1368-1644”。品相：足部與頭盔背部有小開片，燒製瑕疵與舊磨損。重量：900.2 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高 23.5 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A LARGE BISCUIT CENSER, QING China, 18th – 19th century. The openwork biscuit vessel with a fine green, yellow, aubergine and blue glaze and standing on three mythical beast feet, the handles shaped as Chilong, the knob on the domed lid finely modeled as a Buddhist lion. The sides with incised sinuous Chilong in high relief. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: One minuscule foot of one of the Chilong handles lost. Besides that, in superb condition, with hardly any wear and few tiny firing flaws.

Weight: 1298.6 grams (not including the base) Dimensions: Height 33 cm (including base) and 28 cm (without base)

清代素燒香爐中國，18-19世紀。素燒帶精美綠、黃、紫、藍色釉，三足為神獸型，螭龍紋手柄，爐蓋上佛獅鈕。爐身高浮雕螭龍紋。來源：法國私人遺產品相：一個手柄上的螭龍缺失一足。除此之外，品相極好，有磨損與些微燒製瑕疵。重量：1298.6 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高33 厘米 (含底座)；28 厘米 (不含底座)

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A SANCAI AMPHORA VASE, MING China, 16th-17th century. The ceramic vessel with a turquoise, brown and pale green glaze. Standing on a hexagonal base, the body is decorated with a frontal dragon to each side, carved and incised in high relief. The looped handles with heads of mythical beasts. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Fine condition. The lip with two small chips. Some old wear.

Weight: 604.5 grams Dimensions: Height 19.8 cm

明代三彩雙耳瓶中國，十六至十七世紀。陶瓶上施三彩釉，底座呈六角形，身體兩側各高浮雕一條龍。瑞獸紋雙耳。來源：法國私人遺產. 品相：良好品相，瓶唇上兩條小開裂，一些舊時磨損重量：604.5 克尺寸：高19.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 200,Starting price EUR 100,-

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A PAIR OF CIZHOU ‘BOY’ PILLOWS, MING China, 1368-1644 or even a bit earlier. Thickly covered in a creamy, ivory-toned glaze with intentional crackling, painted in dark brown with humoristic faces, ruyi pendants, armlets and plaits tied together above the ears. The opening at the anus originally served as vapor escape during the firing. (2) Provenance:From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present two boys within, is accompanying this lot. Condition:Wear and traces of use. Old repairs to legs, one figure with one, the other with two. Some glaze flakes and abrasions.

Weight: 6.2 kilograms (together) Dimensions: Length 39 cm each

一對明代磁州窯男童型瓷枕中國，1368-1644更早。厚厚的象牙色釉面，釉面開片，深棕色釉繪製男童面部、如意紋飾及髮髻等。屁股処小開口是燒製時用來出氣用。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：磨損和使用痕跡；腿部舊時修補，一個人像有一個，另一個有兩處。一些釉面開片和刻痕。重量：縂6.2 公斤尺寸：分別長39 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A PAIR OF SANCAI BRUSHPOTS, BITONG China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Finely modelled in square shape each depicting four panels with aquatic plants, herons, lotus, Buddhist lion, carp and dragon in high relief, covered overall with an unctuous sancai glaze. The recessed base with a green glaze. (2)

Provenance: Christie’s Paris, Lot 263, November 19th, 2003. A private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Superb condition with very few microscopic nibbles to lip, old wear and little kiln grit.

Weight: 772.3 grams (both together) Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm each

一對三彩筆筒中國，康熙 (1662-1722)。方形筆筒，四面分別繪製植物、蒼鷺、蓮花、佛獅、鯉魚以及雲龍等紋飾，筆筒整體上三彩釉。來源：私人收藏，購於2003年11月19日巴黎佳士得，拍號263。品相：極好品相，邊沿処輕微小磕碰，舊時磨損，可見小窯砂重量：772.3 克 (一起) 尺寸：分別高 11.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A FAMILLE VERTE BAXIAN DISH, QING China, 19th century. Finely enameled with the Eight Immortals gathering under a wutong tree within an elaborate diaper border. Gilt seal mark to upper left corner. Double circle mark in cobalt blue within the raised foot rim.

清代硬彩八仙盤中國，十九世紀。梧桐樹下八仙會聚，起舞奏樂。左上角鎏金偽款。盤底青花雙圈款。

Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear, tiny surface scratches and one minuscule nibble to rim. Good lasting sound of 3-4 seconds.

來源：私人遺產品相：品相極好，一些磨損，表面輕微刻痕，邊沿処極小磕損。敲擊后聲音延續3-4秒鐘。重量：1289.7 克尺寸：直徑34.2 厘米

Weight: 1289.7 grams Dimensions: Diameter 34.2 cm

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN China, late 18th- earlier 19th century. Portrayed standing and holding a scroll, the face with downcast eyes and benevolent expression, wearing a beaded necklace. A cowl draped over the chignon, the long flowing robe decorated with a pattern of multicolored triangles, the borders gilt accented. Provenance: From a French collector. Condition: Good condition with tiny losses to fingertips, some kiln grit and firing flaws, old wear.

Weight: 1224 grams Dimensions: Height 33.4 cm Early triangular patterns such as the one on the present robe are believed to have influenced French Art Deco artist Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979) who co-founded the Orphism movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes.

琺琅彩書卷觀音立像中國，十八世紀晚期至十九世紀初。觀音手持書卷，眼睛微垂，表情慈祥，戴瓔珞，髻上有披巾，邊沿上有金彩。來源：法國收藏品相：良好品相，觀音指尖有磕損，有窯砂和燒製瑕疵，舊磨損。重量：1224 克尺寸：高33.4 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

Two models wearing coats designed by Sonia Delaunay with a car painted after one of Sonia Delaunay’s fabrics, Paris 1925

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU China, later Qing dynasty. The heavy vase is decorated around the lower body with a broad band of foliate scroll bearing large blossoms between waves at the base and a ruyi collar at the shoulder. An apocryphal Qianlong seal mark is on the base. Provenance: Private collection, Hessen, Germany, acquired in the 1960s/70s and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Good condition with old repair to one small chip at one of the tubular handles and associated hairline (only to handle). One glaze flake to lip. Minor fritting to raised bands. Some wear and fine surface scratching to glaze.

Weight: 13.2 kilograms Dimensions: Height 44 cm The upper body is decorated with further bands of waves, floral scroll and pendent trefoils, with the wave pattern repeated on the tubular handles and at the mouth. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Hu from the late Qing period at Christies New York, September 19th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1497.

大型青花雙耳壺中國，晚清。胎體沉重，壺身多層紋飾，底部可見乾隆寄托款。來源：德國黑森州私人收藏，購於1960年至1970年間，自此保存於同一家族。品相：品相良好，一耳上有已修補的小開裂和髮絲裂縫（僅在耳処）。唇部一道釉面開片。輕微窯砂。一些磨損和右面劃痕。重量： 13.2 公斤尺寸：高 44 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE JAR, JIAJING MARK AND PERIOD China, 1522-1566. The high-shouldered body and cover are finely painted in deep cobalt-blue with carps and lotus plants, set between double-line borders and bands of lappets and auspicious symbols. The domed cover with a finial in form of a lotus bud and an everted lip. Provenance: From an important German private collection, acquired in China between 1930 and 1950. Dorotheum, Vienna, auction on December 5th, 1990, lot 173. Condition: A single triangular piece of 13 x 10 mm broken off the lip of the jar and professionally put back into place, no spraying. Very short associated hairline, almost invisible from the outside. Some firing flaws and open bubbles. Two minuscule nicks to inner lip of lid.

Weight: 706.2 grams Dimensions: Height 18.3 cm Note the thick and wavy glaze with its superb, unctuous finish. Six-character mark Da Ming Jiajing nianzhi within a double circle painted to base and of the period.

嘉慶款與年代青花蓋罐中國，1522-1566。青花藍釉繪製蓮池鯉魚戲水。罐蓋上的蓋鈕呈蓮蓬狀。來源：德國重要私人收藏，1930 年至1950年購於中國；維也納 Dorotheum拍賣行，1990年12月 5日，拍品173。品相：罐子的唇沿処有一個13 x 10 毫米的三角形裂片，已經過專業歸位，未噴塗。非常短的髮絲綫裂縫，從外面看幾乎看不見。一些燒製瑕疵和開放的氣泡。蓋子的內沿処有兩個微小的刻痕。重量： 706.2 克尺寸：高 18.3 厘米

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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A MING STYLE DISH, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1736-1795. Six-character Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue to the base and of the period. Delicately potted with a raised thin foot rim, the base slightly vaulted. Unctuous glaze. Provenance: Private estate Vienna, Austria. According to the estate heir, the present dish has been in the same Austrian family for a minimum of 20-30 years. A copy of the sales contract with an affidavit confirming this information, signed by the previous owner, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with minuscule fritting to lip and few tiny firing imperfections.

Weight: 148.6 grams Dimensions: 13.5 cm diameter Finely painted in cobalt blue under the glaze with a carefully drawn pattern of a composite floral band bearing different stylized flowerheads including lotus, peony, camellia and chrysanthemum on continuous scrolling stems with varied foliage around the interior and exterior and in the central medallion, a border of classic scroll below the rim on the interior repeated above the foot on the exterior and a wide band of key-fret below the lipped rim.

乾隆款及年代明代風格青花纏枝盤中國，1736-1795。底部乾隆青花六字款。盤子薄圈足，底部略微拱形。釉質潤澤。來源：奧地利維也納私人遺產。根據遺產繼承人所説，此盤在家族中至少已存在20-30年。隨拍品附上該繼承人一封關於這個信息的簽名確認信件。品相：品相極好，盤沿処及局部有輕微燒製瑕疵。重量： 148.6 克尺寸：直徑13.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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AN EIGHT IMMORTALS BOWL, RONG YIN TANG ZHI MARK China, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The base inscribed with the four-character mark within double squares. Rong Yin Tang, the Hall in the Shade of the Banyan, was part of the administrative office of Li Ba, scholar and Magistrate of Fu Ning during the Qianlong period. Provenance: From the collection of Major General Sir Basil A. Hill KBE (18801960), who had a distinguished military career, seeing action during the siege of Qingdao in 1914. Besides being an avid art collector, Sir Basil was a passionate rugby player, having served for England in nine International matches. Condition: Overall fine condition with some old wear and traces of use, six minute chips to lip, each from 1-4mm in size. Minuscule firing flaws here and there. Lasting sound of 3-4 seconds. No hairlines or cracks!

Sir Basil A. Hill KBE (1880-1960)

Weight: 226.9 grams Dimensions: 15 cm diameter

榕蔭堂款青花八仙碗中國，乾隆時期 1736-1795。碗底雙圈方印四字款。榕蔭堂是乾隆時期福州知府李拔的堂款。

Good unctuous glaze! The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, painted around the exterior in underglaze-blue on white ground with the Eight Immortals, each holding their respective attribute and standing amidst scrolling clouds and mist, the interior with a medallion enclosing the Three Star Gods conversing beneath a pine tree.

來源：大將軍 Sir Basil A. Hill KBE (1880-1960)私人收藏，1914年曾在青島。之後曾爲藝術收藏家，還是橄欖球愛好者。品相：總體品相良好，一些使用痕跡和磨損，唇沿処有裂縫，每道1-4毫米長。局部些微燒製瑕疵。敲擊后，聲音可持續3-4秒鐘。無髮絲綫或裂片。重量： 226.9 克尺寸：直徑15 厘米

Auction result comparison: Compare with a nearly identical bowl bearing the Qianlong mark at Sotheby’s London, November 11th, 2015, in Important Chinese Art, lot 47.

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A BAJIXIANG PORCELAIN GU, JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD China, 1796-1820. The bell-shaped foot painted in underglaze-blue with four Buddhist Emblems among scrolling lotus, rising to the bulbous mid-section painted with lotus flowers, below the horizontal six-character seal mark within a circular key fret border, continuing to a trumpet neck with the remaining four Buddhist Emblems below a ruyi border. Provenance: From the private collection of Marion Gaffié, inherited from her father Henri Gaffié, from Nice, France, who was a close friend of Picasso, Dufy, Utrillo and Vlaminck, and a notable art dealer and auctioneer on the French Riviera between the wars. A copy of a letter by Marion Gaffié, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Remainders of old paste between the two sections. The lower section in perfect condition. The upper section with a single segment of 10 cm broken off, reattached and professionally restored.

Weight: 868.2 grams Dimensions: Height 24.8 cm

嘉慶款及年代青花八吉祥紋觚中國，1796-1820。倒鈡形足青花釉下彩繪四個佛教法寶，四周纏枝蓮花；花觚中部纏枝蓮花紋，嘉慶六字款，花觚上部纏枝蓮花及佛教四寶。來源：Marion Gaffié私人收藏，繼承于其父親Henri Gaffié処，法國尼斯。其父親是畢加索、達菲與弗拉敏克的朋友，著名的藝術交易商，戰爭時期曾是法國利維艾拉的拍賣商。隨附 Marion Gaffié關於來源的確認信函。品相：上部與中部有舊時遺留粘連痕跡，并有一段10厘米的斷裂，經過重新連接和專業修復。下半部品相完美。重量：868.2 克尺寸：高 24.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE WEIQI PLAYER JAR, QING China, 19th century. Fine painting in deep cobaltblue on white ground with a continuous scene of ladies and boys on a terrace surrounded by palm trees, swirling clouds and craggy rocks. Two of the ladies are engaged in a Weiqi game. Provenance: English private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with few firing flaws and minor wear.

Weight: 2.5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 23 cm

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The base with an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark.

清代青花圍棋圖罐中國，十九世紀。青花繪園中貴婦圍棋圖，旁邊小童戲耍，空中祥雲環繞，四周假山。來源：英國私人遺產品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵重量： 2.5 公斤尺寸：高 23 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PLATE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Vibrantly painted in deep cobaltblue with a pair of deer seated in a garden under an old, gnarly pine-tree flanked by peony, bamboo and craggy rockwork, surrounded by four cartouches on a diaper ground, the rim decorated with squirrels, grape vine and lotus. Provenance: From a French estate. Sotheby’s Paris, Art d’Asie, June 12th, 2018, lot 172, bought in at an estimate of 3/5,000 euro. Condition: Good condition with some fritting to lip as expected on these wares. Some of this may also be regarded as chipping. All of this, however, is almost invisible from the front. Minor old wear, mostly to well. Some firing imperfections. Overall superb, striking appearance!

Weight: 2822 grams Dimensions: 42.8 cm diameter Plates or basins from this period are rare in this size and excellent preservation. Recessed circular base with raised, unglazed foot rim.

康熙大型青花松下雙鹿盤中國，1662-1722。盤中央青花釉下彩繪製雙鹿栖息于古松下，四周花草山石；盤壁内四個開光内點綴石榴壽桃；盤沿上纏枝花草紋飾。來源：法國私人遺產，倫敦 Sotheby’s，2018年6月12日，Art d’Asie, 拍品 172，估價3/5,000歐元。品相：品相良好，邊沿有此類器具通常有的結點。其中一些也可能被視爲開裂。無論如何，從前面幾乎看不出。輕微舊時磨損，大多在盤中央。一些燒製瑕疵。總體品相極好，引入注目。重量：2822 克尺寸：直徑42.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE TIANQIU PING, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. The sides painted in densely composed lotus scrolls and dragon-pair and lingzhi medallions, all between ornate scrolls and borders of archaistic blades, lappets, waves, ruyi and key fret. The base with a six-character Qianlong seal mark. Provenance: Sotheby’s London, July 26th, 1984, lot 228. A private collection, London, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear only. Minor firing flaws.

Weight: 2798 grams Dimensions: Height 34.8 cm Sturdily potted and with an unctuous glaze, traditional shape consisting of a thin cylindrical neck tapering to a body of pear shape supported by an unglazed, raised foot encircling the recessed, glazed base.

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Literature comparison: For other examples of similarly dense and baroque-influenced late Qing scroll work, see the blue and white square vase with birds and flowers in the Beijing Palace Museum collection dated to the Tongzhi reign (Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Daxi: Qinghua Youlihong (Shang) Shanghai Kexue Jishu Chuban She, Shangwu Yinshuguan (Hong Kong), Geng Baochang ed., page 169). The Beijing Museum collection also has numerous other examples of 19th century pieces with similar high-quality kiln and glaze control, many of which stand well in comparison with their 18th century prototypes. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Tianqiu Ping from the Estate of George Edwin Burnell at Bonham’s San Francisco on December 11th, 2012, in Asian Decorative Arts, lot 8008.

清代青花天球瓶中國，十九世紀。纏枝蓮花紋，一對祥龍，開光靈芝紋。乾隆六字款。來源：Sotheby‘s London, July 26th, 1984, lot 228. 倫敦私人收藏，購於上述拍賣，之後家族保存至今。品相：品相極好，僅有輕微磨損，些微燒製瑕疵。重量：2798 克尺寸：高 34.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS BOX AND COVER, QING China, 19th century. Painted with lotus, peonies and other flowers amid intricate scrolls of leaves and vines, bands of ruyi to the rims, the base with a six character Qianlong seal mark, heavily potted and with an unctuous, thick glaze. Provenance: From the collection of the late Reverend Margaret Johnston (deceased 2018). Old collector’s label to base inscribed ‘Sotheby’s 2/4/82 Cheng Lung 1736-95’ and ‘19th Century, £ 200’. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and traces of use, tiny chip to inner lip of base, few firing flaws and tiny open bubbles, minor surface scratches, mostly to the inside.

Weight: 4055.4 grams Dimensions: Diameter 26 cm

清代青花纏枝蓮紋蓋盒中國，十九世紀。纏枝蓮紋、蓮蓬與蓮葉，如意紋，底部光緒六字款。胎體沉重，釉質潤澤。來源：已故牧師Margaret Johnston (2018去世)收藏；底部藏家標簽‘Sotheby’s 2/4/82 Cheng Lung 1736-95’ 及 ‘十九世紀, £ 200’ 。品相：品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，邊沿與底座有輕微磕損，少許燒製瑕疵與氣泡，主要在内裏表面輕微劃痕。重量： 4055.4 克尺寸：直徑26 厘米

The late Reverend Margaret Johnston

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A FAMILLE VERTE PHOENIX BOTTLE VASE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The ribbed body flaring towards a slender neck with a sprawling lip. Finely enameled and gilt with a flying phoenix amid bands and scrolls of flowers with their vines and leaves. Provenance: Old French collection. Old paper label to base inscribed ‘Kang Hsi 1662-1722’. Condition: The lip with filled chips. Associated forked hairline to neck, also with small fillings. Old wear and abrasions.

Weight: 1160.2 grams Dimensions: Height 26.2 cm

康熙硬彩鳳凰長頸瓶中國，1662-1722。長頸，撇口，琺琅釉，局部鎏金，鳳凰飛舞在富貴牡丹叢中。來源：法國老收藏，瓶底老標簽”Kang Hsi 1662-1722”。品相：唇沿処小磕碰，裂縫延申到頸部，小的修補，舊磨損。重量： 1160.2 克尺寸：高 26.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE YEN YEN VASES, QING China, 1644-1912. Of baluster form and finely painted in dense blue with scholars and fishermen in mountainous river landscapes with numerous trees and pavilions in the background. Cloud borders to lip and rim. Provenance: From a private collection. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and minor firing flaws.

Weight: 8.6 kilograms (both together) Dimensions: Height 46.8 cm each The bases with double circle marks. (2)

清代青花鳳尾尊中國，1644-1912。青花繪製山間文人漁夫人物場景並飾雲紋。來源：私人收藏品相：品相良好，一些磨損和輕微燒製瑕疵重量： 8.6 公斤 (總重) 尺寸：每件高 46.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A DOUBLE GOURD VASE, HULUPING China, Republic era, first half of the 20th century. Finely enameled with scrolling lotus and lampions above a pale-yellow ground. The shoulders with dragon masks and movable rings. The lobed neck with two ruyi bands, the base with a lappet and ruyi border. Provenance: From a French private estate. Condition: The base drilled through the apocryphal Qianlong seal mark. The lip and dragon masks with small repairs.

Weight: 2572.8 grams Dimensions: Height 38.2 cm

民國雙耳活環葫蘆瓶中國, 二十世紀上半葉。精美的琺琅彩蓮紋，黃釉底，底足可見如意紋。來源：法國私人遺產. 品相：底足上有乾隆紀念款，唇部和龍首耳上有小修補。重量：2572.8 克尺寸：38.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A LARGE YEN YEN ‘RED BOY’ VASE, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely enameled in Famille Verte colors and iron red above a powderblue ground, depicting scenes from the novel ‘Journey to the West’. At the center we find Red Boy, Hong Hai Er, one of the main characters of the novel. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Superb condition with one tiny chip to inner foot rim, some minor firing flaws and old wear.

Weight: 4.3 kilograms Dimensions: Height 44 cm Double circle mark in underglaze blue to base.

清代大型鳳尾尊“紅孩兒”瓶中國，十八至十九世紀。精美粉藍釉底上硬彩鐵紅釉描繪《西游記》場景，正中央站著紅孩兒，小説中的一個角色。來源：法國私人遺產品相：極好品相，圈足内沿有輕微小磕損，輕微燒製瑕疵和舊時磨損重量：4.3 公斤尺寸：高44 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A SACRIFICIAL BLUE-GLAZED VASE, TIANQIUPING China, Qianlong underglaze-blue six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795). The vase is of globular form rising to a tall, slightly flared, columnar neck. It is applied overall with a thick, vibrant and deep blue glaze, nicely dripping off around the foot. Provenance: Swiss private collection, purchased before 1950 in Shanghai. Thence by descent. Old collector label to base, inscribed with typewriter “Chien-Lung Mark & Period”. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear, minor surface scratches, minuscule flake to glaze drippings around foot, tiny hairline of 1.5 cm to inner neck, the glaze with crackling throughout.

Weight: 2904 grams Dimensions: Height 34.8 cm The interior and base of the vase with a transparent glaze. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but larger Tainqiuping at Christies Paris on December 10th, 2014, in Art d’Asie, lot 312.

深藍釉天球瓶中國，青花乾隆六字款及年代 (1736-1795)。圓球形腹，長頸，撇口。瓶身施厚重的深藍色釉至圈足。來源：瑞士私人收藏，1950年前購於上海。自此保存至今。底足老收藏標簽 “Chien-Lung Mark & Period”。品相：極好品相，一些磨損，表面輕微刻痕，圈足部分微小的片狀釉滴，頸内有1,5厘米長的髮絲綫，釉面開片。重量：2904 克尺寸：高34.8 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A LARGE ‘FIVE DRAGON’ DISH, GUANGXU China, Guangxu six-character mark in underglazeblue to base and of the period (1875-1908). Provenance: From the collection of Sir Richard Evans, and thence by descent. Sir Richard Mark Evans, KCMG, KCVO (15 April 1928 – 24 August 2012) was a British diplomat and the ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from January 1984 to May 1988, during which he and Zhou Nan, the Chinese Ambassador Sir representative, initialed the SinoRichard Mark Evans British Joint Declaration on 26 (1928 – 2012) September 1984. Condition: Two small shallow chips to lip with old, well-visible repair. One very short associated hairline of ca. 1 cm. Some wear and firing flaws.

Weight: 779.4 grams Dimensions: Diameter 25.2 cm

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With shallow rounded sides, painted in blue and white with a dragon leaping amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the motif repeated in a surrounding frieze and again on the exterior above a petal lappet border, all reserved on a cobalt-blue ground. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related pair of Guangxu plates at Christies New York, September 16th, 2010, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 1474.

光緒大型五龍盤中國，底部青花釉下彩光緒六字款，光緒時期 (1875-1908)。來源：Sir Richard Evans收藏，保存至今。Sir Richard Mark Evans, KCMG, KCVO (1928年4月15日 – 2012年8月24日中文名伊文思爵士) 曾是英國外交官，1984年1月至1988年5月在中國擔任英國駐華大使。1984年他與周南草簽《中英聯合聲明》。品相：盤沿上有兩道磕損，曾經被修復，如圖所見。一道約1厘米長的髮絲裂縫。一些磨損和燒製瑕疵。重量： 779.4 克尺寸：直徑25.2 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A PAIR OF DRAGON VASES, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD China, 1875-1908. The baluster vases densely painted in cobalt-blue with four-clawed dragons amid swirling clouds chasing a flaming pearl, all between lappet and cresting wave borders. Guangxu six-character mark to base and of the period. (2) Provenance: From the private collection of publisher Stjepan Kugli in Zagreb, Croatia. Acquired ca. 1900-1910 and thence by descent in the same family. A private collector in Zagreb, acquired from the above ca. 1995. Condition: Good condition with firing imperfections such as small pits, open bubbles and kiln grit. Old wear and traces of use. Both with glaze crackling to neck, possibly also a firing flaw.

Weight: 11.6 kilograms (together) Dimensions: 45.5 cm each

光緒款與年代一對青花龍紋瓶中國，1875-1908。瓶上青花繪製四爪龍雲中戲珠，下方碧波蕩漾。瓶底光緒六字款。來源：克羅地亞薩格勒布知名出版家Stjepan Kugli私人收藏，於19001910年間取得，家族傳承。一個克羅地亞薩格勒布私人收藏家在1995年間從上述家族取得。品相：品相良好，有燒製瑕疵，小坑，開放的氣泡和窯砂。舊時磨損和使用痕跡。兩隻瓶子頸部都有釉面開片，可能是燒製時產生的。重量： 11.6 公斤 (縂重) 尺寸：分別為45.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A RARE DRAGON BOWL, GUANGXU MARK & PERIOD China, 1875-1908. Guangxu six-character mark painted in iron red to the base and of the period. Painted in vivid Famille Rose enamels and iron-red medallions with two pairs of confronting dragons and phoenixes surrounded by flying bats and swirling clouds. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. Some wear to foot rim. Good sound lasting for 2-3 seconds.

Weight: 300.9 grams Dimensions: 16.7 cm Note the finely painted Five Bats medallion inside the well. Also remarkable is the white enameling of the dragon’s claws and the bat’s wingtips applied in high relief, a technique that was very popular with iron-red dragon plates and bowls during this period.

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光緒款與年代稀有龍紋碗中國，1875-1908。碗底鐵紅釉光緒六字款。粉彩鐵紅釉開光，兩對龍鳳飛舞，四周蝙蝠祥雲環繞。來源：瑞士私人收藏品相：品相極好，僅些微磨損。圈足処有一些磨損，敲擊后聲音可維持 2-3秒鈡。重量： 300.9 克尺寸： 16.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE BUTTERFLY BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD Daoguang seal mark in iron red to base and of the period (1821-1850). Foliate gilt rim, vibrantly enameled with four large butterflies amongst lotus, peony, prunus, chrysanthemum, finger citron and melons, the interior with a bat and peaches. Provenance: From an old English private collection. Incised collector’s mark to glaze (see detail image online). Condition: Good condition with old wear mostly inside the bowl, some scratches to base, one microscopic nibble to lip, the gilding to lip partially worn off, few firing flaws. Long, deep and lasting sound (4-5 seconds).

道光款與年代大型蝴蝶紋碗碗底鐵紅釉道光款及年代 (1821-1850)。碗沿鎏金，外壁四朵粉彩琺琅大蝴蝶，四周蓮花、牡丹、櫻花、菊花、佛手瓜及蜜瓜，碗内一隻蝙蝠與壽桃。

Weight: 686 grams Dimensions: 21.8 cm diameter

來源：英國私人舊藏，釉面上陰刻藏家印章 (見圖片細節)。品相：品相良好，碗内老磨損，碗底一些刻痕，碗口一道小蠶食細痕，鎏金処局部褪色，一些燒製瑕疵。敲擊后聲音綿長深厚，持續4-5秒鐘。重量：686 克尺寸：直徑 21.8 厘米

Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of related yet smaller butterfly bowls from the same period at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on November 30th, 2017, in Chinese Art, lot 649.

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN ENAMELED YIXING TRAY, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The stoneware brightly enameled to a beautiful landscape scene of dwellings in the mountains. A man is collecting wood from a willow tree beneath a mountain range with three sceptershaped peaks. Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Good condition with fine patina, one small chip to outer rim. Minor glaze flakes mostly to edges. Some firing flaws. Old wear, tiny scratches and traces of use.

Weight: 1354.4 grams Dimensions: 28.2 x 19.5 x 3.5 cm, height including stand 32.5 cm The rim with a key fret border, the exterior with peonies amid their vines and leaves, the underside with a fine robin’s egg glaze, the four raised triangular feet revealing the brown ware. Note the fine, intentional crackling to the white background. Fitted wood stand. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related tray at Wooley & Wallis, Salisbury, in Asian Art, 14th November 2012, lot 97. Also compare with a related pair of Bitong at Bonham’s Hong Kong, on May 27th, 2012, in Yixing stoneware and scholar’s objects from private collections, lot 618.

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清代宜興琺琅彩托盤中國，1644-1912。此陶石器托盤面施明亮的琺琅彩繪製山水風景，山間可見一砍柴人。來源：英國私人收藏品相：品相良好，包漿細膩，外沿有一道小磕損。邊角処釉面有輕微開裂，一些燒製瑕疵。老磨損，輕微劃痕和使用痕跡。重量： 1354.4 克尺寸： 28.2 x 19.5 x 3.5 厘米, 高 32.5 厘米（含底座）

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A SUPERB LANDSCAPE VASE, REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1915-1935. The massive, ovoid vessel finely enameled with minuscule figures wandering through a misty mountain massif, with pine trees in the foreground. Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. Condition: The vase is in good condition with minor wear and a small chip to the inner foot rim.

Weight: 14.8 kilograms Dimensions: Height 49 cm

Seal Shangwen tang zhi, made by Shangwen Studio. Inscribed Jian ru jiajing “Slowly you come into a beautiful area”. Signed Shuiyuan hua, painted by Shuiyuan. The recessed base with circular foot rim and a four-character mark in iron red.

民國山水琺琅彩瓶中國，1915-1935。卵形瓷瓶精美琺琅彩繪製山水，期間人物流連。來源：奧地利私人收藏. 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，圈足内裏有小裂口。重量： 14.8 公斤尺寸：高 49 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A PAIR OF DEHUA BEAKER VASES, GU China, 17th – 18th century. The tall cylindrical bodies rising from spreading feet to trumpet mouthes, with rounded central sections, each between four thin molded fillets, the fine white bodies covered in warm ivory glazes. Provenance: From a French private collection. Old collector’s inventory number “P.2.25” painted to the base of one of the vases. Old paper label at the side of the other vase. Condition: One vase with a short hairline of 1cm to lip, the other with a small chip of 1cm to base repaired. Overall very good condition with old wear, traces of use and some kiln grit and firing flaws.

Weight: 691.9 and 695.2 grams Dimensions: Height 25 cm each The recessed bases each with a studio mark in a rectangular reserve, the foot rim and parts of the interior unglazed. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dehua gu at Sotheby’s New York on March 20th, 2019, in Important Chinese Art, lot 743.

一對德化花觚中國, 十七至十八世紀。高大圓柱體，撇脚，喇叭口，中間部分上下各兩道橫紋，全身施象牙白暖色釉。來源：法國私人收藏，一個花觚底部寫有藏家老收藏編號 “P.2.25”，另一個花觚一側有舊時紙標簽。品相：一個花觚唇沿部有一道一厘米長的髮絲綫，另一個底部有一個1厘米小開口，已修復。整體良好品相，舊時磨損, 使用痕跡以及有窯沙和燒製瑕疵。重量：691.9 及695.2 克尺寸：分別高25 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SCHOLAR’ VASE, QING China, 19th century. The large vessel with a raised depiction of scholars, finely painted in cobalt-blue, gathering in a bamboo grove and inspecting a bamboo scroll, all below a pair of brown-glazed fillets. The shoulders with molded lion masks and rings. The ivory-colored glaze with intentional crackling. Provenance: From a German collector, acquired personally in Tsingtao in China in 1967. The copy of an affidavit in German language confirming the location and date of purchase is accompanying this lot. Condition: Excellent condition with one tiny glaze flake to lip, on minute chip to foot and some fritting to rings. Some firing flaws.

Weight: 6.9 kilograms Dimensions: Height 42.5 cm

清代青花“文人“瓶中國, 十九世紀。大瓶子上竹林中文人故事場景，青花繪製精美，肩部采用模壓，象牙釉面有開片。來源：德國私人收藏，親自在1967年購於中國青島。隨附一份確認購買地點和日期的德文副本。品相：極好品相，輕微釉面開片。唇部有剝落，脚部有一小塊開片，一些窯砂，一些燒製瑕疵。重量：6.9 公斤尺寸：高42.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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TWO AUBERGINE AND TURQUOISE GLAZED ‘FISH’ ROOF TILES China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Each fish is modeled from earthenware on a wave form support above the semi-circular tile, with deeply incised tails and scales, raised heads and bulging eyes. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Old wear, traces of use, chipping to edges, firing flaws and kiln grit, one with a loss to a section of the tile.

Weight: 5.8 kilograms (together, but without bases) Dimensions: Height 32 cm (including bases) With two nicely fitted wood bases. (4)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pair at Christies on September 13th-22nd, 2016, in Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, lot 1816.

一對松石綠釉魚躍龍門瓦片中國, 明代 (1368-1644)，每條魚都在半圓形瓷磚上的波浪紋除用陶器做成，頭部和眼睛尾巴和鱗片刻畫生動來源：法國私人遺產品相：舊磨損使用痕跡, 邊緣部分有開片，燒製瑕疵和窯沙，一塊瓷磚有磕損。重量：縂5.8 公斤 (不含底座) 尺寸：高32 厘米 (含底座)

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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Snuff Bottles

Lots 288 to 321

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A SILVER AND JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, Qing dynasty. The cylindric bottle is made of massive silver and finely embellished with turquoise and coral beads, and a circular belt of celadon jade carved with a basket weave pattern. The matching stopper bears a French silver hall mark. Provenance: From a French private collection. Collector inventory number “369” painted to base. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and traces of use.

Stopper: Matching silver stopper and spoon. Weight: 92.1 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 77 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 8 mm.

銀鑲玉鼻烟壺中國，清代。圓柱形鼻烟壺采用銀鑲玉工藝，鑲嵌綠松石和珊瑚珠，青玉部分雕刻成編織圖案。匹配的塞子帶有法國銀色大廳標記。相配對的壺蓋帶有法國銀款標記。來源：法國私人收藏，壺底藏家收藏編號 “369”。品相：一流，僅有些微磨損和使用痕跡。壺蓋：配對銀蓋與壺勺重量：92.1 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高77 毫米；直徑頸部20 毫米及壺嘴8毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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AN EMERALD GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE China, earlier 19th century. The heart-shaped bottle is well hollowed through a very small mouth and left plain to emphasize on the natural beauty of the stone with its colors variegating from lavender to russet and emerald green. Superb hand polish. Provenance: French private estate. Condition: Fine condition with small areas of natural erosion to the mineral, one with an old filling.

Stopper: Jadeite cabochon Weight: 62.5 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 53 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 5 mm.

翡翠鼻烟壺中國，十九世紀早期。心形鼻烟壺雖然壺嘴極小，但掏膛很好。表面未雕刻，以強調石頭的自然美，其顏色從薰衣草到赤褐色和翠綠色。精湛的手工拋光。來源：法國私人遺產品相：品相良好，局部自然侵蝕，有舊時修補処。壺蓋：翡翠頂珠重量：62.5 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 53 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 5 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE AND MATCHING SNUFF DISH China, 1750-1820. Very well hollowed and with an unctuous polish, this bottle charms with its superb color, a deep yellow green with two small inclusions, one white and the other russet. The dish bears the same color with a single russet cloud emerging from the well. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear, one small chip to lip of bottle smoothened.

Stopper: Coral cabochon finely carved to depict a celestial eye fish in high relief on a turquoise platelet, nice old spoon Weight: 82.1 grams (the bottle and stopper) and 29.8 grams (the snuff dish) Dimensions: Height including stopper 7.1 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 6 mm. The dish with a diameter of 57 mm.

The carving depicts a carp amid lotus flowers, buds, vines and leaves, all in light relief and fine incision work. The inclusions have been cleverly used to highlight certain areas of the design. Both the bottle and the vessel bear broad foot rims and recessed bases. (2)

黃玉鼻烟壺及配對鼻烟小碟中國，1750-1820。掏膛極好，表面光滑潤澤，顔色深黃綠色，兩塊小内沁斑，一塊白色一塊赤褐色。小碟子相同色澤，在碟中有一塊赤褐色内沁。來源：法國私人收藏品相：一流，儘些微磨損，壺唇処有一平滑的小磕損。壺蓋：珊瑚頂珠，高浮雕刻魚眼紋，綠松石托片，老壺勺重量：82.1 克 (壺與蓋)；29.8 克 (小碟) 尺寸：高含蓋 7.1 毫米；直徑頸部18 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米；小碟直徑57 毫米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1720 – 1830. Well hollowed, of flattened ovoid form with a cylindrical neck resting on an oval recessed foot, carved in low relief on one side with blossoming marigold, the reverse with a neatly incised 32-character poem. Provenance: English private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear.

Stopper: Coral cabochon with gilt-bronze mounting and old metal spoon Weight: 65.2 grams Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 6 mm. The stone of pure white with hardly any inclusions or natural flaws. Very nice unctuous finish. The poem: “In the rain I am watching the growing marigold as they oppose the cold and strive upwards. They are sometimes dark and sometimes light yellow while time pushes their growth forward. After the Feast of the Moon comes the Double Ninth Festival.” Auction result comparison: For a closely related bottle see Sotheby’s New York on September 17th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 173.

白玉鼻烟壺中國，1720 – 1830。掏膛良好，扁平卵形，圓柱狀的頸部，橢圓形底足内凹，一面淺浮雕刻盛開的萬壽菊，另一邊是一首詩《題萬壽菊》。來源：英國私人遺產品相：保存極好，僅些微磨損壺蓋：珊瑚頂珠，鎏金銅包片，小金屬壺勺重量：65.2 克尺寸：含蓋高64 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米；

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PEBBLE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th century. The bottle very well hollowed through an extremely small mouth and with a fine surface polish, revealing the pure white color variegating to celadon and from there into a deep russet cloud. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: Fine condition with only minor wear.

Stopper: Pink quartz cabochon with few rutile needles, stepped bronze mounting and old spoon Weight: 100.4 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter mouth 4 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Sotheby’s New York on September 11th, 2012, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 323.

白玉帶皮山子鼻烟壺中國，十八世紀。小壺嘴，掏膛極好，表面光滑。玉色純净，帶皮，如赤褐色雲朵。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：保存良好，僅些微磨損壺蓋：粉紅石英夾雜些微金紅色髮絲狀肌理，銅片，舊壺勺重量：100.4 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 65 毫米；壺嘴直徑4毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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AN EMERALD-GREEN AND WHITE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th-19th century. The color combination of this bottle is unusual with its dark emerald and apple-green mottling, but the shape and fine hollowing suggest an early example. The high gloss polish on the bottle helps to exemplify the color and translucency of the stone. Provenance: The collection of Rémi Bonnaud, France. Condition: Superb condition with natural flaws to stone and minor wear.

Stopper: Pink tourmaline cabochon with some chipping. Weight: 100 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 6 mm. Note the recessed oval base with its flat foot rim and especially the very small mouth that makes the fine hollowing even harder to achieve!

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Jadeite was sourced from a remote part of Burma and first attracted the attention, and then the passion of the Qianlong emperor, although regular supplies of the stone had to await the normalization of previously uneasy relations between China and Burma in 1784. In the latter part of the Qianlong reign, snuff bottles were regularly made of jadeite for, and at the Court, and its ongoing popularity may also be seen in a series of porcelain bottles and other wares with glazes imitating jadeite made during the Daoguang period. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on November 24th, 2014, lot 131.

翡翠鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀。顏色組合不同尋常，美麗的深綠色和蘋果綠色斑點，其形狀和掏膛表明了這是早期作品。表面高度拋光使石頭的顏色和半透明度更加顯著。來源：法國Rémi Bonnaud收藏品相：一流，翡翠天然肌理裂紋，輕微磨損壺蓋：粉紅電氣石，一些裂紋重量：100 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 66 毫米；直徑頸部21 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米；

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th-19th century. The rectangular body carved with a flattened front revealing a richly mottled russet skin and an unctuous polish, the rest of the bottle being of pure pale celadon color. Recessed base with broad foot. Very fine hollowing through a minuscule 4 mm mouth! Provenance: From a private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. Condition: Excellent condition.

Stopper: Aventurine cabochon Weight: 55.2 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 72 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 4 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Sotheby’s London on May 18th, 2018, in Chinese Art, lot 387.

白玉帶皮鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀。長方形壺身，側面扁平，露出斑駁的赤褐色皮，表面光滑，整體純净的青瓷色。掏膛極好，雖然壺嘴只有4 毫米寬。來源：倫敦私人收藏，購於2000年之前品相：保存極好壺蓋：砂金石重量：55.2 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 72 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 4 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A RED JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1740-1820. The stone finely carved and incised in high relief to depict a qilin on both sides, one howling at the moon, the other spitting smoke at a flying bat. Fine surface polish. Provenance: French Private Collection. Remnants of old paper label to base. Condition: Excellent condition with fine natural patina.

Stopper: Purple aventurine cabochon on a green aventurine platelet Weight: 59.5 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 68 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 7 mm.

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玉雕麒麟鼻烟壺中國，1740-1820。雕工精美，兩邊分別高浮雕刻麒麟，一隻站于月上，另一隻旁可見蝙蝠。表面光滑。來源：法國私人收藏，底部有舊時紙標簽。品相：保存極好，天然包漿細膩。壺蓋：紫色色砂金石頂珠，綠色砂金石托片重量：59.5 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 68 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 19th century. The rectangular, four-lobed bottle carved in light relief with prunus and bamboo. Well hollowed. The stone of pale-yellow color variegating into a darker amber tone towards the neck. Several natural striations are cleverly integrated into the design. Provenance: From a private collection, London, England, acquired prior to 2000. Condition: Excellent condition with only few microscopic nibbles to lip and fine, natural patina.

Stopper: Jadeite cabochon on a black platelet Weight: 52.6 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 5 mm. Elongated cylindric neck, small mouth, oval foot and recessed base.

黃玉鼻烟壺中國，十九世紀。長方形四瓣瓶淺浮雕櫻花與竹子。掏膛良好。玉石呈淺黃色，向上漸變成深琥珀色。幾處自然肌理被巧妙地融入構圖中。來源：英國倫敦私人收藏，2000年之前購入品相：保存極好，僅在唇部有些微幾不可見的磕損和自然包漿壺蓋：翡翠頂珠，黑色夾片重量：52.6 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 63 毫米；直徑頸部15 毫米及壺嘴 5 毫米

Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A RARE SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1750-1850. The translucent stone of pure cream color with dark-brown inclusions lightly carved to suggest a mystic image of Damo resting under a massive tree, seen from the back, with a few whitish clouds emerging from the base. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition.

Stopper: Superbly carved archaistic lapis lazuli stopper with ruyishaped clouds in high relief. Weight: 51.6 grams including stopper and spoon Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 7 mm.

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Recessed base with oval foot rim. Very well hollowed.

罕見苔蘚瑪瑙鼻烟壺中國，1750-1850。半透明的純淨奶油色的石頭，深褐色的內沁，一個似乎是達摩的神秘形像在一棵巨大的樹下休息。從後面看，底部有一些白色的雲。來源：法國私人遺產品相：保存極好壺蓋：雕刻精美的青金石，如意紋飾重量：51.6 克含蓋及壺勺尺寸：含蓋高 63 毫米；直徑頸部21 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th – earlier 19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth and finely carved in the shape of an eggplant with its vines and leaves and a squirrel and bat in light relief. The russet veins in the white stone well used to highlight certain areas of the design. Provenance: From a private collection, London, England, acquired prior to 2000. Condition: Excellent condition with only few microscopic nibbles and fine, natural patina.

Stopper: Carved malachite in the shape of a branch Weight: 47.4 grams excluding stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter mouth 5 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bottle at Sotheby’s New York on November 24th, 2014, in Chinese Art, lot 1090.

白玉帶皮鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀初。小壺嘴，掏膛良好，隨形雕刻成帶葉茄子形，茄子上有一隻小松鼠和蝙蝠。白玉帶皮処被極好地融入構圖中。來源：英國倫敦私人收藏，2000年之前購入品相：保存極好，僅些微幾不可見的磕損，自然包漿壺蓋：孔雀石雕樹枝形蓋重量：47.4 克（不含蓋）尺寸：含蓋高 70 毫米；壺嘴直徑5 毫米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A FINE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1750-1800. Probably Beijing Palace Workshops. The compressed rectangular bottle with a slightly convex top, a raised oval foot rim and an excellent, unctuous polish. The stone of a rare, deep honey tone. Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection. Condition: Superb condition.

Stopper: Coral cabochon with a small knob on top and beautiful old spoon Weight: 39.4 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 8 mm. During the Qianlong period, the Emperor appears to have been fond of semi-transparent agate of a pale grey, or honey-beige color, such as here. The Palace workshops were responsible for a range of extremely well-made bottles from the material, some with carved designs, some without. A group may be seen in Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, vol. 2, no. 348, a plain bottle of similar material to this one, and nos. 354-356, all with carving and two with Qianlong reign marks, and no. 358, another plain example which belonged to the first Prince Cheng. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bottle at Sotheby’s New York on March 23rd, 2004, in Chinese Works of Art, lot 79.

瑪瑙鼻烟壺中國，1750-1800。可能是北京御用工坊所制。矩形瓶子，頂部略微凸起，橢圓形底足邊緣凸起，表面光滑。瑪瑙色澤深沉蜂蜜色調。

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AN EARLY JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1730-1820. The rectangular bottle with rounded sides and shoulders, a broad neck, convex top and raised foot rim. The mineral of superb deep green color with nuances of olive and ochre. Fine, unctuous finish. Very well hollowed. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition.

Stopper: Glass cabochon with wood spoon Weight: 76.1 grams Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm.

早期鐵石英鼻烟壺中國，1730-1820。長方形瓶子，側面和肩部圓潤，頸部寬闊，頂部凸起，底足凸起。深綠色礦石夾雜著橄欖和赭石色。表面潤澤。掏膛極好。來源：法國私人收藏品相：保存極好壺蓋：玻璃頂珠，木製壺勺重量：76.1 克尺寸：含蓋高 65 毫米；直徑頸部20 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：一流壺蓋：珊瑚頂珠，小鈕，舊壺勺重量：39.4 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 69 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 8 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SILHOUETTE AGATE ‘MONKEYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE China, Official School, 1750-1850. The translucent bottle of fine honey color with darker layer cleverly used to depict two monkeys chasing butterflies in slight relief. Well-polished, raised oval foot and good hollowing. Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor natural flaws to stone.

Stopper: Agate cabochon with silvered metal mounting and spoon Weight: 54 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 68 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 7 mm.

瑪瑙猴戲鼻烟壺中國，官用作坊，1750-1850。半透明蜜色，深色肌理被巧妙地用來描繪兩隻追逐蝴蝶的猴子。拋光良好，橢圓形足，掏膛良好。來源：英國私人收藏品相：保存極好，僅輕微天然肌理瑕疵壺蓋：瑪瑙，鍍銀金屬包片，壺勺重量：54 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 68 毫米；直徑頸部18 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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AN AMETHYST AND SILVER SNUFF BOTTLE China, earlier 19th century. The stone carved in low relief with peony flowers and birds. The exterior mounted with fine silver filigree, depicting craggy rocks on both sides, the foot surrounded by an endless knot border.

Provenance: Robert Prescott collection label to base. Purchased from Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., London, on July 30th, 1970, for 50 pounds sterling. The original invoice is accompanying this lot. Condition: The stone in fine condition with some natural flaws. The silver with a few small dents. Old wear.

Stopper: Coral cabochon with good old spoon Weight: 101.9 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 79 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 5 mm.

紫晶鑲銀鼻烟壺中國，十九世紀初。紫晶淺浮雕玉蘭與鳥。兩面鑲嵌銀飾假山岩石。來源：底部有Robert Prescott 收藏標簽；購於倫敦Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., 1970年7月30日，50 英鎊。隨附原始發票。品相：水晶品相良好，一些天然瑕疵；鑲銀処一些小凹痕。舊磨損。壺蓋：珊瑚頂珠，舊壺勺重量：101.9 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 79 毫米；直徑頸部21 毫米及壺嘴 5 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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AN UNUSUAL PINK AND WHITE BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1730-1850, possibly Imperial. The bottle is hollowed extremely well so that it floats in the water. It has striking banded and crystalline patterns in shades of pink, purple and white, left plain to focus on the beauty of the mineral, its pattern closely resembling a snowy mountain ridge at sunset. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor natural flaws and fissures to mineral.

Stopper: Glass in imitation of tourmaline on turquoise-colored platelet, fine old spoon Weight: 80 grams Dimensions: Height including stopper 73 mm. Diameter neck 23 mm and mouth 7 mm. The rounded, almost circular bottle is raised on an oval foot rim. Auction result comparison: For another pink agate bottle see Christies New York on September 19th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art From the Lizzadro Collection (Part II), lot 1239.

不同尋常的粉紅夾白瑪瑙鼻烟壺中國，1730-1850。可能為御用。掏膛非常好，可漂浮在水中。醒目的帶狀和晶體圖案，呈粉紅色、紫色和白色，瑪瑙原始顔色極爲美麗，如日落雪山。來源：法國私人收藏品相：保存極好，僅輕微天然瑕疵與肌理裂紋壺蓋：料器仿電氣石，綠松石色夾片，舊壺勺重量：80 克尺寸：含蓋高 73 毫米；直徑頸部23 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A FOUR-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1750-1820. Probably Imperial Glass Workshops Beijing. The compressed bottle with a flaring lip and oval foot rim, the sapphire-blue, rose pink, green and yellow carved overlay with flowers, lingzhi and butterflies emerging from rockwork, on an opalescent glass ground. Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and one microscopic nick.

Stopper: Emerald green jade cabochon on black platelet Weight: 30 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 50 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 5 mm.

四色套料烟壺中國，1750-1820。可能是北京御用工坊所制，乳白色地上藍寶石色、玫瑰紅色、綠色和黃色套料雕刻成花朵、靈芝和蝴蝶。來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：一流，僅些微磨損和一處極小刻痕壺蓋：綠翡翠頂珠，黑色夾片重量：30 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 50 毫米；直徑頸部14 毫米及壺嘴 5 毫米；

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A SMALL FOUR-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1750-1820. Probably Imperial Glass Workshops Beijing. Of transparent ruby-red, sapphire-blue, emerald-green and golden-yellow overlay on milky glass, carved to depict lotus plants and millet springing from rocks, all with scattered air bubbles of various sizes, a flat lip, recessed base and circular foot. Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and one microscopic nick.

Stopper: Pink tourmaline cabochon Weight: 24.8 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 42 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 6 mm.

小型四色套料鼻烟壺中國，1750-1820。可能是北京御用工坊所制，乳白色地上透明的紅寶石色、藍寶石色、翠綠色和金黃色套料雕刻花草紋飾。壺身充滿氣泡，扁平唇形，底足凹陷。來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：一流，僅些微磨損和一處極小刻痕壺蓋：粉紅色電氣石重量：24.8 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 42 毫米；直徑頸部12 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A BLUE OVERLAY SNUFF BOTTLE China, late 18th to mid-19th century. Finely carved and incised through the translucent marine-blue overlay to the opaque white ground to depict eight auspicious objects such as sword, fan, book, flute, lotus, double gourd and others. Raised lip and foot carved in blue overlay as well. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Condition: Excellent condition with one tiny loss and a few microscopic nibbles.

Stopper: Transparent crystal Weight: 42.1 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 62 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 4 mm.

藍色套料八吉祥鼻烟壺中國，十八世紀晚期至十九世紀中期。白地半透明海藍色套料，八吉祥紋飾，壺唇和底足凸起，套料延至足部。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。品相：保存極好，僅些微幾不可見的磕損. 壺蓋：透明水晶重量：42.1 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 62 毫米；直徑頸部16 毫米及壺嘴 4 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A RED OVERLAY GLASS ‘BAJIXIANG’ SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1750-1840. The bottle, of flattened circular shape, is carved through the ruby-red overlay to the bubble-suffused, transparent ground with the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), two on each side, and four more on the narrow sides, all above an oval foot ring. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with one minuscule nick and microscopic nibbling to mouth and lip.

Stopper: Green glass cabochon on a black platelet with fine old spoon Weight: 39.9 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 6 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Christies New York on September 19th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection (Part II), lot 1243.

紅色套料八吉祥鼻烟壺中國，1750-1840。圓形扁平鼻烟壺，雪霏地紅寶石套料雕刻八吉祥紋飾。來源：法國私人收藏. 品相：保存極好，一處細小刻痕，壺嘴処與唇部極小的磕損。壺蓋：綠玻璃頂珠，黑色夾片，舊壺勺重量：39.9 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高64毫米；直徑頸部16毫米及壺嘴6毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A PLAIN RUBY-PINK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1740-1800. The translucent pink glass around the foot gradually fading into a transparent, bubblesuffused ruby-red body, smooth surface polish. Provenance: From the collection of Ernst Michel (deceased 1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th century and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. One nibble to lip smoothened.

Stopper: Translucent pink crystal cabochon Weight: 42.6 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 6 mm. This bottle is a plain example from a range of glass bottles in which we find the standard ruby color mixed with colorless glass to the point at which it becomes a pale ruby-pink with a high degree of transparency. These can be confidently designated Imperial, dated to the eighteenth century, and attributed to the Imperial glassworks.

寶石紅料器鼻烟壺中國，1740-1800。半透明粉紅色料器到足部逐漸褪成透明，整體有氣泡，表面光滑。來源： Ernst Michel (1949去世)收藏，他是一位二十世紀上半葉在德國工作的建築師，參與了 Walter Gropius 與包浩斯運動。品相：保存極好，僅些微磨損，壺唇部有一個平滑的小磕損。壺蓋：半透明粉紅水晶重量：42.6 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 66 毫米；直徑頸部16 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A RUBY-RED GLASS CHILONG SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th century. The translucent and bubblesuffused body of deep ruby color and carved in high relief with two coiled chilong climbing up the shoulders of the bottle, their intertwined tails forming the foot rim. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Very good condition with some wear and few microscopic nibbles.

Stopper: Blue glass stopper with metal mounting and spoon Weight: 70.3 grams Dimensions: Height including stopper 71 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 7 mm.

寶石紅料器螭龍紋鼻烟壺中國，十八世紀。半透明和充滿泡泡的寶石紅色鼻烟壺，高浮雕雕刻兩條盤繞的螭龍。來源：法國私人遺產品相：品相良好，一些磨損和些微幾不可見的磕損壺蓋：藍色玻璃壺蓋，包金屬片，壺勺重量：70.3 克尺寸：含蓋高 71 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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Ye began painting his well-known children subjects in 1896 and continued to do so throughout his career. The subject conveys a desire for male progeny and carries a blessing for abundant descendants.

China, dated winter of Yimao year, corresponding to 1915. The interior of the well carved smoky quartz bottle finely painted with a continuous scene of children in a garden playing blind-man’s-bluff and ring around the Rosie. Signed Ye Zhongsan with one seal, yin, and carved lion masks to both shoulders.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Christies New York on September 19th, 2007, in The Meriem Collection of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, lot 648.

AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE, YE ZHONGSAN

Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear.

Stopper: Glass cabochon in imitation of jadeite, metal spoon Weight: 84.3 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 78 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm.

葉仲三内畫水晶鼻烟壺中國，落款乙卯年，1915。内畫兒童園中戲耍場景。落款“葉仲三”。肩部獅首雙耳。來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：一流，僅輕微磨損. 壺蓋：玻璃仿翡翠, 金屬壺勺重量：84.3 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 78 毫米；直徑頸部20 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th-19th century. The bottle is of slightly flattened, ovoid form with a deep orange tone accented by brilliant splashes of ochre and yellow. Recessed base with oval foot rim. Very nice surface polish. Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and traces of use, mostly to mouth and lip.

Stopper: Ruby-red glass with metal mounting Weight: 49.6 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 7 mm. ‘Realgar’ glass is assumed to have been developed at the Imperial glassworks during the Kangxi period (1662-1722), when production was under the directorship of Kilian Stumpf and his fellow Jesuits, who set up the glassworks for the Emperor in 1696. Plain ‘realgar’ glass snuff bottles were made in significant numbers throughout the 18th century and a proportion of them were apparently produced at the court to be distributed as gifts. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, on November 26th, 2013, in Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VII, lot 66.

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A CARAMEL GLASS ‘EGGPLANT’ SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1720-1830. The opaque glass of even color carved in the shape of an eggplant. Small, convex base and cylindric mouth. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear only.

Stopper: Carved carnelian with metal mounting and old spoon Weight: 34.3 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 80 mm. Diameter mouth 5 mm. A range of caramel-colored glass was a popular staple at the Palace workshops during the Qing dynasty, perhaps inspired by similarly colored chalcedony which was also extensively carved at the Palace. Compare a pear-shaped bottle in this rare color, from the Marian Mayer Collection, exhibited by Robert Hall Ltd., Chinese Snuff Bottles II, no. 58. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bottle at Sotheby’s New York, March 23rd, 2004, in Chinese Works of Art, lot 34.

焦糖色料器茄子鼻烟壺中國，1720-1830。顔色均匀的不透明料器呈茄子形，底足小而凸起，圓柱形壺嘴。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：品相良好僅輕微舊時磨損壺蓋：瑪瑙雕頂珠，金屬包片，舊壺勺重量：34.3 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 80 毫米；壺嘴直徑5 毫米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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仿雄黃料器鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀。瓶子略呈扁平，呈卵形，深橙色調，絢麗的赭色和黃色。底足凹陷，橢圓形邊緣。表面光滑。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：保存極好，僅些微磨損和使用痕跡，大多在壺嘴與唇部壺蓋：紅石紅色玻璃，金屬包片重量：49.6 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 66 毫米；直徑頸部18 毫米及壺嘴7毫米

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

313

A CARVED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th-19th century. Semi-translucent and of superb egg-yolk color. The oval body carved in high relief around the sides with two chilong. Recessed base and oval foot rim. Provenance: From a French estate. Old collector number “6685” painted to spoon. Condition: Good condition with few tiny nibbles to exposed areas.

Stopper: Carved and stained bone Weight: 103.9 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 86 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 7 mm. The design, well controlled, features lively dragons amid swirling clouds. It falls into that rare category of relief carving where, if one visualizes peeling off the relief, the remaining surface would be almost as even as an ironing-board, with perfect surface integrity, a phenomenon rarer in glass than hardstone carving.

雕花黃色料器鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀。半透明蛋黃色，橢圓形的壺身周圍高浮雕一對螭龍。橢圓形底足，内凹。來源：法國私人遺產，壺勺上有舊藏家標號 “6685” 品相：品相良好，僅在外部有些微磕損壺蓋：雕刻，染色，骨質重量：103.9 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 86 毫米；直徑頸部18 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A SAPPHIRE-BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND MATCHING SNUFF DISH China, 18th century. The transparent bottle of facetted rectangular form with lion mask handles on both narrow sides, elegantly placed on raised reserves. The foot matches the shape of the bottle. The snuff dish of identical color and with a convex top side. (2) Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: The bottle in excellent condition with minor wear, the dish with extensive wear and minute chip, both with minuscule nibbling.

Stopper: Blue glass cabochon Weight: 49.4 grams (bottle including stopper) and 10.3 grams (the dish) Dimensions: Height including stopper 61 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 6 mm. Diameter dish 33 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle and dish at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on June 1st, 2015, in Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part X, lot 104.

寶石藍料器鼻烟壺配藍料烟碟中國，十八世紀。透明鼻烟壺各面呈矩形，兩側有獅首雙耳，優雅地放置在配對小碟上。

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AN AVENTURINE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1740-1840, probably Imperial glassworks. The body composed of a single gold-speckled glass layer situated between two further layers of transparent glass. Compressed rectangular form with a straight neck, convex lip and raised oval foot rim. Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, minute chip to foot, and few microscopic nibbles.

Stopper: Stained bone cabochon Weight: 19.5 grams including stopper (note the light weight typical for early glass bottles) Dimensions: Height including stopper 61 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 6 mm. Auction result comparison: For a closely related bottle see Bonham’s New York, March 13th, 2017, in Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, lot 1112.

仿砂金石料器鼻烟壺中國，1740-1840。可能是御用工坊。兩層透明玻璃之間夾雜著金色斑點。矩形，直頸，凸唇和橢圓形底足凸起。來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：品相良好輕微磨損, 足部輕微磕損，些微幾不可見的磕損壺蓋：染色骨質頂珠重量：含蓋 19.5 克 (早期料器鼻烟壺很輕) 尺寸：含蓋高 61 毫米；直徑頸部12 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：鼻烟壺保存極好輕微磨損，小碟廣汎磨損，輕微刻痕；兩者皆有微不足道的磕損壺蓋：藍料頂珠重量：鼻烟壺49.4 克 (含蓋) ；小碟10.3 克尺寸：含蓋高 61 毫米；直徑頸部15 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米；小碟直徑33 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

316

A CANTON ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE China, 18th century. Finely enameled on a copper body with chrysanthemum, peony and other flowers amid their vines and leaves on a turquoise ground, all raised on a short oval foot. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Several chips, mostly with old, partially worn off restoration. Old wear and traces of use, minor firing flaws.

Stopper: Jasper cabochon Weight: 38.3 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 83 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 6 mm.

廣彩鼻烟壺中國，十八世紀。銅胎琺瑯，綠松石釉色底上繪製纏枝菊花、牡丹和其他花朵。橢圓底足。來源：私人遺產品相：幾處磕損，大多已修復，舊時磨損和使用痕跡，輕微燒製瑕疵壺蓋：鐵石英頂珠重量：38.3 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 83 毫米；直徑頸部14 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection. Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor surface scratches and tiny abrasions to foot rim.

Stopper: A small bone cabochon with a glass bead on top and a stepped bronze mounting, good and early spoon Weight: 19.6 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 68 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 9 mm. The construction here is typical of Chinese use of the material in that the two convex main-side panels are fixed to a section that forms the foot, the narrow sides, and the shoulders which has been heated and bent to create the form. The neck is made of four separate rings. Apart from the formal language involved in the shape of the bottle, the impression is entirely natural to the material and consists of the lovely sunburst effect of the shell on the two main sides, somewhat exaggerated now that it is empty of snuff and has more light passing through it than it would have had when full. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Bonham’s Hong Kong on November 28th, 2011, in Fine Chinese Art, lot 132.

317

A RARE TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1720–1860. Made of seven translucent segments: The two main-side panels, a third single piece for the narrow sides, the flat foot and the shoulders, and four rings forming the cylindric neck. Note the wide opening typical for early bottles.

罕見玳瑁鼻烟壺中國，1720–1860。由七個半透明部分組成：兩個主側面板，第三個用於窄側面的單件，平底和肩部，以及四個形成圓柱形頸部的環。請注意早期瓶子的典型開口。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：品相良好，舊時磨損、表面有輕微劃痕，圈足部位輕微擦傷。壺蓋：小骨勺，玻璃頂珠，包銅片，壺勺良好且年代早重量：19.6 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 68 毫米；直徑頸部12 毫米及壺嘴 9 毫米；

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE China, Qianlong four-character seal mark to base and most likely of the period (1736-1795), or possibly a bit later (1796-1840). Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Shallow chip to lip, old wear, tiny firing flaws, some of the calligraphy on the backside is worn off.

Stopper: Matching porcelain stopper, carved in the shape of a single blossom. Rare! Weight: 34.6 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 7 mm. Of flattened spade shape surmounted by a waisted neck, vividly decorated in polychrome enamels with peonies and other flowers amid their vines and leaves and a small rock, the back with a poem related to the Chu–Han conflict (206–202 BC), the narrow sides painted in underglaze-blue with floral sprays.

粉彩鼻烟壺中國，底部乾隆四字款，很有可能來自1736-1795，或稍晚1796-1840。來源：法國私人遺產品相：唇部有很淺的裂片, 舊時磨損、燒製瑕疵，一面的書法字樣有磨損壺蓋：配套壺蓋，很少見的單花狀重量：34.6 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 65 毫米；直徑頸部18 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米

319

A CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE China, 1880-1920. Finely carved in high relief with scholars in palace gardens amid gnarly pine and wutong trees, craggy rocks and pavilions, all above diaper, leiwen and wave patterns, the foot and neck with lappet and ruyi borders. Provenance: French private collection, the spoon bearing a collector’s inventory label. Condition: Excellent condition with fine patina and a few microscopic nicks.

Stopper: Matching bronze stopper with knob and old spoon Weight: 44.2 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 62 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 4 mm.

剔紅鼻烟壺中國，1880-1920。精緻剔紅，中央高浮雕園中文人場景，四周山石涼亭，上下如意雷紋紋飾。來源：法國私人收藏, 壺勺上有藏家收藏標記。品相：保存極好，包漿良好，些微細小刻痕。壺蓋：配對壺蓋，銅鈕，舊勺重量：44.2 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 62 毫米；直徑頸部15 毫米及壺嘴 4 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE China, Jingdezhen kilns, 1780-1860. Of compressed ovoid form with concave lip and recessed, oval base with raised foot rim. Finely enameled with a continuous design of tea manufacturing in high relief. The lip gilded, the foot with a four-character Qianlong seal mark. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and one small chip to lip restored.

Stopper: Carved agate Weight: 73.1 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 86 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 10 mm.

模壓粉彩陶瓷鼻烟壺中國，景德鎮，1780-1860。鼻烟壺呈卵形，模壓並粉彩繪製人物場景，唇部鎏金。底足乾隆四字款。來源：私人遺產品相：品相良好輕微磨損，一處唇部小磕損已修復壺蓋：瑪瑙重量：73.1 克含蓋尺寸：含蓋高 86 毫米；直徑頸部21 毫米及壺嘴 10 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE China, Jingdezhen kilns, 1780-1860. Finely enameled with a continuous design of immortals amid swirling clouds and craggy rocks in high relief, the reverse with figures in a sampan and a man wading through the water, all above a wavy ground. Provenance: From a private estate. Condition: Good condition with minor wear. The lip with some restoration.

Of compressed ovoid form with concave lip and recessed, oval base with raised foot rim. The foot with a four-character Qianlong seal mark. Stopper: Sapphire-blue glass cabochon Weight: 78.5 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 80 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 9 mm.

模壓粉彩陶瓷鼻烟壺中國，景德鎮，1780-1860。鼻烟壺呈卵形，模壓並粉彩繪製人物場景，唇部鎏金。底足乾隆四字款。來源：私人遺產品相：品相良好輕微磨損，唇部有些小修補壺蓋：寶石藍玻璃重量：含蓋 78.5 克尺寸：含蓋高 80 毫米；直徑頸部22 毫米及壺嘴 9 毫米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

295

Thangkas, Paintings and Textiles

Lots 322 to 352

322

A GELUG SCHOOL THANGKA OF FIVE BUDDHAS Tibet, late 18th-19th century. Finely painted to depict the golden Buddha holding an alms bowl in the center, accompanied by Amitayus, Kubera, Vajrapani, Hayagriva, two Lamas and four smaller Buddhas. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Koller auction December 3rd, 2018, lot 150, bought in at an estimate of 3/5.000 Swiss Francs. Condition: Original unrestored condition with old wear, fading, staining, minor creases and losses. Fine brocade mounting and old silk cover.

Dimensions: 68 x 46 cm (the painting) and 116 x 72 cm (the mounting)

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The two Lamas shown in this Thangka are possibly the two principal disciples of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism.

格魯派五方佛唐卡西藏，十八世紀末至十九世紀初。來源：瑞士私人收藏；Koller auction 2018年12月3日拍品 150, 估價 3000-5000瑞士法郎品相：原始未修復狀態，舊時磨損，褪色、染色、輕微摺痕、和缺損。精美的錦緞裝裱和舊絲蓋。尺寸：68 x 46 厘米(畫面)；116 x 72 (縂)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A THANGKA OF AMITBHA Tibet, 19th- early 20th century. The Buddha of boundless light seated in meditation posture in the Western Paradise. Inscription to the reverse. Gouache and gold on cloth. Provenance: Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), North RhineWestphalia, Germany. Condition: Creases, losses of pigments, stains.

Dimensions: 67 x 50 cm (the painting) 130 x 84 cm (the mounting) The central figure is surrounded by eight taras and four ascetics.

Above, we find Tsongkhapa flanked by two lamas as well as three Buddha figures, the white Tara, Amitayus and Ushnishavijaya near the upper border. Note the fine Chinese brocade mounting.

阿彌陀佛唐卡西藏, 十九至二十世紀初。無量光佛結跏趺坐坐於西方極樂淨土。背面有描述，衣服上有水粉和金彩。來源：德國北威州Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005)私人收藏品相：摺痕，繪彩缺失，水漬。尺寸：67 x 50 厘米(畫面)；130 x 84 厘米(含裝裱)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A USHNISHA SITATAPATRA THANGKA Tibet, 18th – 19th century. The thousand-headed and thousand-armed goddess of the Victorious White Parasol standing on a lotus base, holding her attribute, the parasol in her main left hand, in a landscape setting surrounded by the eight medicine Buddhas in each upper corner and three Mahakala figures below. Inscription to the reverse. Gouache and gold on cloth. Provenance: Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), NordrheinWestfalen, Germany. Kunsthaus Lempertz, Asiatische Kunst, June 15th, 2015, lot 9. Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Some wear, minor soiling, losses and creases to picture. Small losses and traces of use to brocade. Overall, great condition and rare to find in this fine and original state of preservation!

Dimensions: 59.5 x 42.5 cm (the picture) 121 x 87 cm (the mounting) Note the fine Chinese brocade mounting, original and of the period.

大白傘蓋佛母唐卡西藏, 十八至十九世紀。佛母立於蓮座上，手中持有不同法器，主臂的左手持一柄白傘蓋，上方左右角坐著藥師佛，下方左右坐著大黑天。背面有描述，衣服上設水粉和金彩。來源：德國北威州Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005)私人收藏；Lempertz藝廊，亞洲藝術，2015年6月15日；匈牙利私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：畫面上一些磨損、輕微污漬、缺失和摺痕。裝裱処有缺失和摺痕。總體品相極好，極難找到保存如此之好的作品。尺寸：59.5 x 42.5 厘米(畫面)；121 x 87 厘米(含裝裱)

Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

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A BODHISATTVA ON A THRONE, MING DYNASTY China, late 16th – mid-17th century. Ink and color on silk. The Bodhisattva, probably Akasagarbha, is portrayed seated on a sumptuous throne in front of a circular halo, flanked by four dragons, wearing long flowing and embroidered robes and an enameled gold crown, holding a scepter. Provenance: From a French estate. Old collector inventory number “C.337” to lower left. Condition: Laid down on board. Darkened, some soiling, tears and creases, minor losses, abrasions. Some touch-ups. Old frame with losses to paint and traces of use.

Dimensions: 137 x 68 cm (the painting) Auction result comparison: Compare with a portrayal of Akasagarbha Bodhisattva at Sotheby’s Paris on June 11th, 2019, in Arts d’Asie, lot 23.

明代菩薩坐像中國，十六世紀晚期至十七世紀中期。絹本設色，可能是虛空藏菩薩的菩薩坐於蓮座上，光背前，兩側四條龍，身著常常綉花長袍和琺琅金冠，手持一寳杖。來源：法國私人遺產，左下角藏家老收藏標簽C.337 品相：放在紙板上，變暗，有些污漬與水漬，輕微的缺損和磨損。一些老修補，老畫框有些微缺損和使用痕跡尺寸：137 x 68 厘米 (畫面)

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT by YUN SHOUPING (1633-1690) China, 1660-1690. Black ink on paper, some mica. Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist. Provenance: From a German private collection of Chinese paintings, acquired from Sotheby’s before 2000. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above. Old Sotheby’s paper label inscribed “81/2”. Old inventory number “4038” stamped to backside. Japanese inscriptions to backside. Condition: Laid down on cardboard. Some wear and minimal soiling, creases, minuscule losses. Overall good condition.

Dimensions: 53.3 x 18.7 cm

惲壽平(1633-1690)行書扇面中國, 1660-1690。紙本黑墨，銘文和簽名以及鈴印。來源：德國一個中國繪畫私人收藏，2000年前購於Sotheby’s 。一個奧地利私人收藏，購於上述收藏。老收藏標簽 “81/2”。一個收藏標簽老編號“4038”，背面有印章及日語描述。品相：放在紙板上，一些磨損與極小污漬與缺損。總體品相良好。尺寸：53.3 x 18.7 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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QIANLONG, EMPEROR OF CHINA (17111799), THREE ETCHED COPPER PRINTS This suite of battle prints dates to the late 18th century and they depict the successful military campaigns of the Qianlong Emperor (reigned 1736– 1795) against Lin Shuang-Wen in 1786. (3) Provenance: By repute from the collection of an Austrian Medical Doctor who worked in Northern China from ca. 19301950 and frequently got paid in antiques and works of art, thus amassing a substantial collection. Thence by descent. An Austrian owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Old wear, minor creases, tears, losses and soiling. Overall very good condition.

The Chinese prints were inspired by European battle prints, which had been brought to China by the Jesuits or sent as imperial gifts from European courts. In 1765, the Qianlong Emperor ordered prints commemorating his victories against the Zhungar troops. Drawings made by Jesuit court artists, including Giuseppe Castiglione, were sent to Paris to be engraved and printed in the royal workshop of Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils. Based on the Qianlong Emperor’s satisfaction with this first series, called the Suite des seize estampes représentant les conquêtes de l’empereur de la Chine (Sixteen prints representing the conquests of the emperor of China), additional suites were commissioned from Chinese artists to celebrate other notable military campaigns during his reign.

Dimensions: ca. 86.5 x 50 cm each (size of the image) and 91.5 x 54.5 cm (the sheet) Of all the many uprising events occurred in Taiwan during Qing Dynasty rule, the Lin Shuang-Wen Event (1786) was the largest. These intricate and stunning prints document this event and stand out as unusual examples of Chinese images executed with European graphic techniques, e.g. large-format copper engravings, and represent a part of a complete set of twelve prints commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor to commemorate his victory. Printed in China, this is from a series of seven so-called “Conquest” suites. The scenes show dramatic landscapes of undulating mountains that seem to engulf the troops marching and fighting amidst their peaks and valleys. At the top of each print is a poem based on the Qianlong Emperor’s own personal commentary concerning the battles.

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乾隆 (1711-1799)時期《平定台灣得勝圖》銅版畫這套銅版畫可追溯到十八世紀末，描繪了乾隆1786至1788年平定林爽文起義事件。來源：據説來自一位約于1930-1950年間在中國工作過的奧地利醫生收藏，他經常獲贈古玩和工藝品，從而積纍了大量藏品。保存至今；一位奧地利藏家從上述收藏中購得。品相：舊時磨損，輕微摺痕、水漬、缺損和污漬；總體品相良好。尺寸：圖約86.5 x 50 厘米；整幅 91.5 x 54.5厘米

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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A CHINA TRADE WATERCOLOR, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely painted in watercolors and ink on paper to depict people in boats on a river shore with a pagoda on the far right. Good European gold and stucco frame from the later 19th century. Provenance: From a Vienna, Austria, private collection. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use, minor creases and losses, minimal soiling. The frame with wear and losses.

Dimensions: 48 x 35 (the painting), 55 x 43 (the sheet) and 76 x 63 cm (the frame)

清代中國外銷水彩畫中國, 十八至十九世紀。紙本設色，描繪湖上游船與遠方古塔景色。十九世紀末歐洲金彩灰泥畫框。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏品相：良好品相，磨損及使用痕跡, 輕微摺痕與缺損，細微污漬；畫框有磨損和缺損。尺寸：48 x 35 厘米(畫面), 55 x 43 (畫幅) 及 76 x 63 厘米 ( 含框)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A CHINA TRADE WATERCOLOR, QING China, 18th-19th century. Finely painted in watercolors and ink on paper to depict houses and boats on a river shore. Good European gold and stucco frame from the later 19th century. Provenance: From a Vienna, Austria, private collection. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use, minor creases and losses, minimal soiling. The frame with wear and losses.

Dimensions: 48 x 35 (the painting), 55 x 43 (the sheet) and 76 x 63 cm (the frame)

清代中國外銷水彩畫中國, 十八至十九世紀。紙本設色，描繪湖邊房屋與湖中小船的情景。十九世紀末歐洲金彩灰泥畫框。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏品相：良好品相，磨損及使用痕跡, 輕微摺痕與缺損，細微污漬；畫框有磨損和缺損。尺寸：48 x 35厘米 (畫)，55 x 43 (畫幅) 及76 x 63 厘米 (含框)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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“MONGOLIAN ARCHER” by a FOLLOWER OF GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE China, late Qing dynasty, 1750-1900. Watercolors and ink on paper. Apocryphal signature and two seals to lower left. Note the fine detail to the face of the archer. Provenance: The collection of Rémi Bonnaud, director of a French silk mill in Indochina before 1940, acquired locally and thence by descent in the same family. A notable southern French collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Laid down on cardboard. Abrasions, losses, soiling and old touch-ups mostly of small wormholes.

Dimensions: 88 x 39 cm (the painting) and 102 x 50 cm (the board) Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (Lang Shining, 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors –Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions.

郎世寧風格《蒙古射手》中國，晚清 1750-1900。紙本設色，左下角有簽名和兩個印章，射手面部表情極爲惹人注目。來源：Rémi Bonnaud收藏，1940年印度支那半島上的法國絲綢厰經理，在當地購得此畫，在同一家族中保存至今；一個法國南部重要收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：放在紙板上，磨損、缺失、污染和舊時修補，主要是有小蟲洞的地方。尺寸：88 x 39 厘米 (畫) 及102 x 50 厘米 (縂)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN UNUSUAL EROTIC PAINTING, QING China, 19th century. The humorous scene shows a cat stealing clothes from a couple engaged in amorous pursuits. Watercolors and ink on silk. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: The painting in excellent condition with some wear, soiling and minimal creases. The border of the mounting with losses and tears.

Dimensions: 19.5 x 18.5 cm

清代春宮圖中國, 十九世紀。絹本設色，生動描繪一隻貓偷走正在歡娛的夫妻的衣服。

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“LADY” by GAI QI (CHINA 1774-1829) Finely painted on silk with an elegant young lady portrayed with a fan and a transparent negligee. Inscription, signature and two seals to upper left edge.

來源：法國私人遺產品相：繪畫品相極好，一些磨損、污漬和些微摺痕。裝裱部位邊緣有缺損和水漬。尺寸：19.5 x 18.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.200,Starting price EUR 600,-

Provenance: From a French private collection of Chinese paintings. Condition: Good condition with some creases, scattered losses to background, minor soiling and wear.

Dimensions: 173 x 32 cm (the scroll), 43 cm length from scroll end to end, 77 x 20 cm (the painting) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related painting by GAI Qi from the same series at China Guardian Auctions in Beijing on May 17th, 2014, in Classical Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, lot 530, sold for €47.320,-

改琦款《婦人》(中國 1774-1829) 絹本設色，年輕婦人手持小扇，著透明常服。左上角落款鈴印。來源：法國一個中國繪畫私人收藏品相：良好品相，一些摺痕，背景分散性缺損，輕微污染和磨損。尺寸：173 x 32 厘米 (挂軸)；77 x 20 厘米 (畫面)

Estimate EUR 2.500,Starting price EUR 1.250,-

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AN ALBUM OF 9 TSUSO PAINTINGS, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. Comprising nine brocade-framed leaves of remarkably detailed Tsuso paper paintings depicting dignitaries and attendants amongst elaborate interiors, bound in a finely painted original textile cover. Provenance: German private collection. Condition: Three leaves in almost perfect condition. Three in good condition with only minor losses and tears and three with substantial losses to corners and edges.

Dimensions: Ca. 17 x 25 cm (each leave) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related set of 24 leaves sold at Sotheby’s London, October 26th, 2016, in Collections, lot 1152.

清代通草畫冊中國，十九世紀。一共九幅描繪了官員與貴婦等人物場景。織物封面，精美花鳥繪畫。來源：德國私人收藏品相：其中三頁品相幾乎完美，三幅品相良好有輕微損壞、水漬，其他三幅邊角損壞。尺寸：約 17 x 25 厘米 (每頁)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A FINE PAIR OF SILK PAINTINGS, QING China, 19th century. Finely painted in watercolors, gouache and ink on silk with noble ladies and their attendants in palace gardens. Chinese frames, dating 1880-1920. (2) Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy of an old black and white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present two paintings within, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Wear, minor creases and soiling. The frames with some losses.

Dimensions: 94 x 25 cm (including the frames)

清代《紅樓夢》場景畫中國，十九世紀，絹本設色繪製《紅樓夢》人物場景。18801920中國木框裝裱。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於19001920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這兩幅畫在藏家家中的情況。品相：磨損、輕微摺痕和污漬。框子有點松。尺寸：94 x 25 厘米(含裝裱)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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“CAT AND PEONY” by WU GUICHEN (18TH-19TH CENTURY) China, Qing dynasty. Humorous depiction of a black and white chubby cat in attentive posture atop a rock formation and amid peonies. The combination of cat, rock and peony is a traditional Chinese symbol for a long and prosperous life. Provenance: From a private estate. By repute acquired at auction ca. 1970. Condition: Wear, creases, soiling, losses. Overall still attractive and wellpresentable condition.

Dimensions: 116 x 46 cm (the painting) and 127 x 55 cm (the frame) Ink and watercolors on paper, mounted to a board with a brocade border, framed. Inscription, artist signature and two seal marks to upper left. A native of Jintan in today’s Jiangsu Province, Wu Guichen excelled in painting flowers, capturing their likeness in meticulous detail. She achieved great success and was able to support the entire family by selling her paintings while her husband Gu He was in military service in northwest China. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related work by Wu Guichen at Christies Hong Kong on November 25th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1096.

吳規臣（十八至十九世紀）《白貓牡丹圖》中國，清代。生動描繪了胖乎乎的白貓趴在假山上欣賞牡丹的情景，取中國傳統中的福壽吉祥之意。來源：私人遺產，據説1970年前後購於拍賣行。品相：磨損、摺痕、污漬和缺損。整體品相可觀。尺寸：116 x 46 厘米(畫面)；127 x 55 厘米(縂)

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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“CARP AND SEA BREAMS” by WU QINGXIA (1910-2008) Signed in the upper left corner with one seal. Painted in black watercolors on paper cleverly enhanced with shades of mauve. Brocade mounting. Provenance: German private collection. Condition: Fine condition with some wear, tiny creases and microscopic losses here and there.

Dimensions: 104 x 39 cm (the picture) and 180 x 53 cm (the scroll)

吳青霞(1910-2008) 《春江魚肥》左上角落款。紙本水墨設色。絲綢裝裱。來源：德國私人收藏品相：品相良好，一些磨損，局部摺痕與細微缺損。尺寸：104 x 39 厘米(畫面) ；180 x 53 厘米(縂)

Estimate EUR 3.000,Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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‘MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE’ by LIN YUSHAN (1907-2004) Taiwan. Ink and color on paper. Signed and seals: “Taocheng sanren” and “Yushan”. Brocade mounting. Note the stark contrast between the small human figure and the endless, dominating mountain structures. Provenance: From the private collection of Robert Chi Tsun, a consultant to Chiang Kai-Shek, who fled to Taiwan in 1949 and later moved to Switzerland. Koller Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland, auction W235AS, October30th, 2012, lot 1162. Austrian private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Fine condition with minor soiling, creasing and wear.

Dimensions: 75 x 31.5 cm (the picture) Lin Yushan, originally named Lin Yinggui, grew up with an early passion for painting, and his early instructors were famous artists such as Tan Ting-pho and Isaka Kyokko. Lin promoted en plein air painting, which he considered an important foundation of painting. His work centered thematically, among others, on landscapes with small figures. Before 1946, most of his works used a fine-brush technique. Afterwards, he shifted toward a more freehand style while continuing to use fine-brush techniques, such as in the present work.

林玉山(1907-2004) 《橫貫公路所見》台灣，紙本水墨設色。落款“桃城散人”，印“玉山”。絲綢裝裱。山間人物，對比强烈。來源：蔣介石曾經的顧問Robert Chi Tsun私人收藏。1949年去往台灣，之後移居瑞士；瑞士蘇黎世 Koller Auctions，拍賣W235AS，2012 年10月30日，拍號1162；奧地利私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：品相良好，輕微污漬，摺痕和磨損尺寸：75 x 31.5 厘米(畫面)

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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‘THE KID’ by LUO ZHONGLI (BORN 1948) Oil on canvas, ca. 1984-1985. Two-character signature ZHONGLI in the lower right corner. Provenance: Private collection in Hessen, Germany, by repute acquired directly from the artist in Belgium in 1985. Condition: Laid down on cardboard. Some minor losses, creasing, soiling and wear.

Dimensions: 37.3 x 25.5 cm Luo Zhongli, Chinese, born 1948 in Chongqing, is considered one of China’s foremost realist painters, and known for his portraits of the people of southwestern China. He graduated with a degree in Oil Painting from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1982 and continued on to earn an MFA in Oil Painting from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium in 1986. Luo’s first solo exhibitions took

place in Brussels and Cambridge, MA, in 1984 and 1985, respectively. His work has been exhibited in cities worldwide since 1985, including Paris, France, Hong Kong, Taipei, Sidney, and Chicago. Luo’s 1980 portrait, Father, his most highly acclaimed work, is considered one of the most recognizable works of contemporary Chinese art. The portrait was acquired by the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Luo currently lives in Chongqing, where he serves as a professor at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.

羅中立（1948- ）《男童》布面油畫，約1984-1985。畫面右下角落款“中立”。來源：德國黑森州私人收藏，據説1985年在藝術家処購得。品相：紙板裝幀，一些損失、壓痕污漬和磨損。尺寸： 37.3 x 25.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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“BUDAI” by YUAN WU (1959) China, 1998. Ink and watercolors on paper. Depiction of Budai with gentle smile and benevolent expression, wearing a huge red robe, under which he is likely hiding his sack, next to him a vase with branches of fern. Two seals, signature and inscription. Provenance: A French private collection. Thierry Desbenoit & Associés, Paris, France. A Spanish private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Fine condition with minor creasing.

Dimensions: 69 x 68 cm (the painting) and 90 x 90 cm (the frame)

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“LU YOU” by YUAN WU (1959) China, 1998. Ink and watercolors on paper. Finely painted in the artists distinct style to depict Lu You in long flowing robes, his head raised towards the branches of a blooming plum tree, a massive rock next to him. Three seals, signature and inscription. Provenance: A French private collection. Thierry Desbenoit & Associés, Paris, France. A Spanish private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Fine condition with minor creasing.

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Budai is a semi-historical Chinese monk who is venerated as a deity in Chinese Buddhism. He allegedly lived around the 10th century in the Wuyue kingdom. His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguishes him from most Buddhist masters or figures. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the “Laughing Buddha”. Framed.

袁武 (1959- )《長樂圖》中國，1998。紙本水墨設色。藝術家獨有的筆墨特點使布袋和尚的人物形象風格化。來源：法國私人收藏；法國巴黎 Thierry Desbenoit & Associés；一個西班牙私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：品相良好，輕微摺痕。尺寸：67 x 69 厘米(畫面)；90 x 90 厘米(含框)

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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“WANG XIZHI OBSERVING GEESE” by YUAN WU (1959)

Dimensions: 67 x 69 cm (the painting) and 90 x 90 cm (the frame) Lu You was one of the most important and prolific Chinese writers of the Southern Song dynasty, noted for his collection of nearly 10,000 poems as well as numerous prose pieces. Framed.

袁武（1959- ）《放翁梅花圖》中國，1998。紙本水墨設色，藝術家獨有的筆墨特點使聞梅陸放翁人物形象風格化。

China, 1998. Ink and watercolors on fan-shaped paper. Elaborately painted in the artists distinct style to depict the famous calligrapher master standing on a small rock in a pond, observing five geese swimming amid numerous water lilies. Two seals, signature and inscription. Provenance: A French private collection. Thierry Desbenoit & Associés, Paris, France. A Spanish private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Fine condition with minor creasing.

Dimensions: 68 x 68 cm (the painting) and 90 x 90 cm (the frame) Wang Xizhi was a Chinese writer and official who lived during the Jin Dynasty (265–420), best known for his mastery of Chinese calligraphy. Wang is generally regarded as the greatest Chinese calligrapher in history and was a master of all forms of Chinese calligraphy, especially the running script. Wang Xizhi is particularly remembered for one of his hobbies, that of rearing geese. According to legend he learned how to turn his wrist whilst writing from observing how geese moved their necks. Framed.

來源：法國私人收藏；法國巴黎 Thierry Desbenoit & Associés；一個西班牙私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：品相良好，輕微摺痕。尺寸：69 x 68 厘米(畫面)；90 x 90 厘米(含框)

袁武（1959- ）《觀鵝圖》中國，1998。紙本水墨設色，扇形紙。藝術家獨有的筆墨特點使戯鵝王羲之人物形象風格化。

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

來源：法國私人收藏；法國巴黎Thierry Desbenoit & Associés；一個西班牙私人收藏，購於上述收藏。品相：品相良好，輕微摺痕。尺寸：68 x 68 厘米(畫面)；90 x 90 厘米(含框)

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“THE GREAT WALL” by TAN DIFU (born in Changsha, China, 1940) Artist signature to lower left and dated 1995. Oil on canvas. Modern frame. Provenance: From an Austrian collector, acquired directly from the artist in 1996. Paper label with Chinese inscriptions to backside. Condition: Excellent condition.

Dimensions: 180 x 152 cm (the painting) and 195 x 167 cm (including the frame)

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“NATURE MORTE” by TAN DIFU (born in Changsha, China, 1940) Artist signature to lower left and dated 1993. Oil on canvas. Modern frame. Provenance: From an Austrian collector, acquired directly from the artist in 1994. Condition: Excellent condition.

Dimensions: 99 x 71 cm (the painting) and 111 x 93 cm (including the frame) Still life paintings by this artist are very rare, and it seems that the present one with fish as its central motif may be one of a series of only two or three the artist ever made.

譚滌夫（1940年出生於長沙）《靜物》左下角藝術家簽名，落款1993。布面油畫，現代畫框來源：奧地利收藏家，1994年直接于藝術家処購得品相：極好尺寸：99 x 71 厘米(畫)；111 x 93 (含框)

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related painting of the same subject at Rong Bao in Beijing on June 10th, 2007, in Chinese Oil Paintings, Lot 648, Hammer price: € 15,652 (RMB 160,000).

譚滌夫（1940年出生於長沙）《長城》左下角藝術家簽名，落款1995。布面油畫，現代畫框來源：奧地利收藏家，1996年直接于藝術家処；背面有中文描述紙標簽品相：極好尺寸：180 x 152厘米 (畫) 及 195 x 167 厘米(含框)

Estimate EUR 5.000,Starting price EUR 2.500,-

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“YAKS” by WU ZUOREN (1908-1997) Dated 1978. Chinese ink on paper. Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist. Provenance: This painting is from a collection in Zagreb, Croatia, owned by a professor with a long and deep interest in Asian philosophy, martial and visual arts. He acquired his Chinese paintings mostly before 2000 from former Yugoslavian diplomats and artists, who traveled to China when both countries enjoyed good relations. Condition: Some losses and smaller tears to edges as visible on the images. Creasing, soiling and wear. One small repair to center and one to edge. Please check all images at www.zacke. at as they show the overall condition quite well.

Dimensions: 64 x 43 cm Wu Zuoren (3 November 1908 – 9 April 1997) was a Chinese painter. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, he successfully practiced both traditional Chinese ink painting and European oil painting.

吳作人(1908-1997)款《藏犛》落款1978。紙本水墨，上款，鈴印。來源：來自克羅地亞薩格勒布一個收藏，藏家是一位教授，對亞洲哲學、武術與視覺藝術有著極深的興趣。他的中國繪畫收藏大多是在2000年前從去過中國的前南斯拉夫外交家和藝術家購得。品相：圖片上可見邊沿処有些一些缺損和小水漬，壓痕、污漬和磨損。一處邊沿有小修補。請查看 www. zacke.at上的所有圖片。總體情況良好。尺寸：64 x 43 厘米

Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

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„WILL/WE MUST“ by ZHOU TIEHAI (born 1966 in Shanghai, China) Collage from ca. 90 single A4 pages of the movie script to the black and white silent movie “Will/We Must”, mostly on newsprint, created between 1996 and 1997. Drawing in pencil, felt and ball pen above the collage. Will/We Must consists of a black-and-white soundless video that Zhou Tiehai created in 1996 and a group of works on paper and canvas that he made based on it. The characteristically humorous video dramatically exposes the strange phenomena of the Chinese art world at the time. Its imitation of the style of silent movies exaggerates the absurdity of the content to the point of becoming satire. During the nineties, Chinese artists frequently participated in exhibitions abroad. Reflecting on this period of prosperity, Zhou Tiehai satirizes the overseas curators and collectors, as well as the Chinese artists themselves, in this footnote to the history of contemporary Chinese art.

Provenance: From the collection of Andreas Krüger, Germany. Acquired directly from the artist ca. 1998 via his gallery Lorenz Helbling, Shanghart. Exhibited: Kunstverein Museum Schloss Morsbroich e.V. Leverkusen, Germany, October 17th – November 12th, 2000 Published: “Zhou Tiehai / Met in Shanghai”, catalogue to the exhibition at Museum Schloss Morsbroich e.V. Leverkusen, Germany, page 23, published in October 2000. Scans of the respective catalogue pages are accompanying this lot. Condition: Good condition with intentional creases, minor wear and losses, one tear of ca. 25 cm.

Dimensions: 273 x 194 cm The movie Will/We Must has 9 independent soundless scenes. The first is a mock military meeting that dramatizes an artist’s need to establish his own status independently from museum directors, critics, and gallery owners. The second scene demonstrates an artist’s wish to befriend critics and media in order to have his works exhibited. In the third scene, we see one patient after another queuing to be examined by a “foreign expert”; this is a parody of the need for Chinese artists to be “treated” by foreign critics before successfully exhibiting abroad. The fourth scene is a conversation between a collector who has traveled to China from afar and a guide taking him to an artist’s studio; we witness the guide’s taste and the collector’s list of artists to visit. In the fifth scene, we see an artist calling five curators to say only, “Whatever show you curate I am willing to participate in.” In the sixth scene, a Qing-dynasty official receives a foreign emissary, who denigrates China for having only traditional medicine and witchcraft but no art. The Qing official snaps, “Must our art suit your taste?” Here Zhou Tiehai articulates the prejudices held by foreign critics about the Chinese art world. Following all these absurd and bizarre situations, the last scene features 10 desperate artists on a raft, unable to move forwards or backwards, embodying the embarrassment and anger Chinese artists felt as they attempted to interface with the outside world in the nineties. This scene—and the video as a whole—ends with a line filled with pathos: “Goodbye, Art!” The series Will/We Must includes works that recreate important scenes from the video. Some of these are on newsprint, others on white paper. Will/We Must expresses Zhou Tiehai’s artistic philosophy and documents his creative direction. Satirizing the art system itself has become an important topic in his subsequent works, including the renowned Placebo and Tonic series.

Zhou Tiehai is a contemporary Chinese artist. Trained as a painter in his native Shanghai, Zhou co-founded Shanghai’s first international art fair, SH Contemporary, in 2007, assumed the directorship of the Minsheng Art Museum in 2010, and founded West Bund Art & Design in 2014. Zhou’s art often attempts to satirize modern Chinese art. He does not paint his own works, though he earned a M.F.A. from the School of Fine Arts at Shanghai University in 1989. He was quick to perceive the subtle colonialism that undergirded the Chinese art world of the early 1990s. Zhou takes on the role of both artist and patron, as many of his airbrush paintings are rendered by assistants under his supervision. A typical process for Zhou Tiehai is to conceptualize a work, realize it on the computer, then rely upon the help of assistants to physically create it. He is mostly known for appropriating the Camel advertising character that he calls Joe Camel (playing on his family name “Zhou”) and making large paintings that reference famous western motifs from art history. Even though Zhou’s work is exhibited widely in China and abroad, he does not produce any new work. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related lot at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 6th, 2014, in Asian Contemporary Art, lot 800.

周鐵海（1966年出生於上海）《必須》來自諷刺短片《必須》中約90頁拼貼畫，大多是新聞紙，創作于1996 及 1997年。拼貼畫上使用鉛筆畫，毛氈及圓珠筆。來源：德國Andreas Krüger收藏；1998年直接通過Lorenz Helbling的香格納畫廊在藝術家処購得。展覽: 2000年10月17日-11月12日德國Morsbroich 宮博物館藝術展出版: 2000年10月上述展覽目錄《Zhou Tiehai / Met in Shanghai》，第 23頁，隨附該頁複印件品相：品相良好，一些摺痕，輕微磨損和缺失，約25厘米的水漬尺寸：273 x 194 厘米

Estimate EUR 20.000,Starting price EUR 10.000,-

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THREE EMBROIDERED RANK BADGES, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. Finely embroidered with two cranes and a Buddhist lion. All three are in modern European frames. (3) Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. 347 Condition: Fine condition with only loose threads, minor repairs and losses. A PAIR OFfew COMMEMORATIVE SCROLLS,

QING

Dimensions: 29.5 x 28 cm (the Buddhist lion), 31 x 29 cm (the crane on blue ground) and 29.5 x 29.5 cm (theChina, golden 19th crane) – early 20th century. Painted in gold

on red satin. Bears names of officers and soldiers of the “fifth rank”. Probably a praise to those who 三塊清代官服補子 served in this unit. (2) 中國，十八至十九世紀。精美刺綉，其中兩塊補子上可見仙鶴，一塊補子上可見獅子。歐洲式框子裝裱。

Provenance: From the

來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏，購於1970年至1990年間。保存至今。 collection of Alexander 品相：品相良好，僅有些微針綫鬆散。 Popov in Novi Sad, 尺寸：29.5 x 28 厘米(獅補子)；31 x 29 厘米(藍底仙鶴補子) ；29.5 x 29.5 厘米(金鶴補子)

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A PAIR OF DRAGON SEAT QING

Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. A copy Estimate EUR 500,of an old black and Starting price EUR 250,white photo, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinet, and the present two scrolls next to it, is accompanying this lot. One scroll is only partially visible on the photo. Condition: Fair condition with creases, tears, losses and soiling. The backside COVERS, with old tape repairs.

China, 19th century. Padded silk and velvet with gold brocade and silk threads. Executed in fine satin stitch, each seat cover features a mighty five-clawed dragon surrounded by cloud patterns. The ruyi-border at the lower end stands out prominently against a black velvet background. (2)

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Provenance: French private estate. Condition: Old wear, soiling, few minor losses, loose threads and small tears. Overall, well presentable condition.

A SILK ALTAR HANGING, QING Dimensions: 68 x 48 cm each China, 19th century. Finely embroidered to depict 一對清代龍紋椅套 medallions with sinuous Chilong.

中國，十九世紀。帶襯墊的真絲和金絲絨。每個椅套都採用精美的緞面刺綉，一條巨大的五爪龍，周圍環繞著祥雲圖案。下端的如意邊界在黑色天鵝絨背景下顯得尤其突出。 Provenance: By repute from the collection of an Austrian

Medical Doctor who worked in Northern China from ca. 1930來源：法國私人遺產 1950 and frequently got paid in antiques and works of art, 品相：舊時磨損、污漬、輕微磕損、綫腳鬆弛及水漬。總體可觀 thus amassing a substantial collection. Thence by descent. An 品相 owner, acquired from the above. Austrian 尺寸：每件68 48 厘米 Condition: Oldxwear, tears, small losses and soiling. Overall good condition. Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-cm Dimensions: ca. 205 x 155

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Dimensions: 205 x 48 cm (the picture)

一對清代官兵表彰挂軸中國，十九至二十世紀。紅絹上書金彩字，皆爲官兵品級與姓名，可能是功勛表彰表。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩 Alexander Popov收藏，購於1900-1920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了這件造像在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：品相可觀，摺痕、水漬、缺損與污漬。背面修補過。尺寸：205 x 48 厘米(不含裝裱部位) 清代祭壇挂福中國，十九世紀，挂福上刺綉，可見螭龍。

Estimate EUR 300,來源：據説來自一位約于1930-1950年間在中國工作過的奧地利醫生收 Starting price EUR 150,藏，他經常獲贈古玩和工藝品，從而積纍了大量藏品。保存至今；一位奧地利藏家從上述收藏中購得。品相：舊時磨損, 水漬, 小缺損和污漬，總體品相良好。尺寸：約 205 x 155 厘米 Only one scroll shown Estimate EUR 300,- online at here - second Starting price EUR 150,www.zacke.at

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THREE EMBROIDERED RANK BADGES, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. Finely embroidered with two cranes and a Buddhist lion. All three are in modern European frames. (3) Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Fine condition with only few loose threads, minor repairs and losses.

Dimensions: 29.5 x 28 cm (the Buddhist lion), 31 x 29 cm (the crane on blue ground) and 29.5 x 29.5 cm (the golden crane)

三塊清代官服補子中國，十八至十九世紀。精美刺綉，其中兩塊補子上可見仙鶴，一塊補子上可見獅子。歐洲式框子裝裱。來源：奧地利維也納私人收藏，購於1970年至1990年間。保存至今。品相：品相良好，僅有些微針綫鬆散。尺寸：29.5 x 28 厘米(獅補子)；31 x 29 厘米(藍底仙鶴補子) ；29.5 x 29.5 厘米(金鶴補子)

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A SILK ALTAR HANGING, QING China, 19th century. Finely embroidered to depict medallions with sinuous Chilong. Provenance: By repute from the collection of an Austrian Medical Doctor who worked in Northern China from ca. 19301950 and frequently got paid in antiques and works of art, thus amassing a substantial collection. Thence by descent. An Austrian owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Old wear, tears, small losses and soiling. Overall good condition.

Dimensions: ca. 205 x 155 cm

清代祭壇挂福中國，十九世紀，挂福上刺綉，可見螭龍。來源：據説來自一位約于1930-1950年間在中國工作過的奧地利醫生收藏，他經常獲贈古玩和工藝品，從而積纍了大量藏品。保存至今；一位奧地利藏家從上述收藏中購得。品相：舊時磨損, 水漬, 小缺損和污漬，總體品相良好。尺寸：約 205 x 155 厘米

Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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THREE PAIRS OF CHINESE SILK SLEEVE BANDS, QING DYNASTY Two pairs embroidered in kesi technique with painted décor, the third pair in satin stitch. Two pairs with old European frames, the third pair sewed on cardboard. All six with traditional Chinese designs, such as noble ladies or scholars in various landscapes. (6) Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920. Two copies of old black and white photos, dating to early 1930s, with the collector’s cabinets, and the present six sleeve bands next to them, are accompanying this lot. Condition: The frames with some losses and old wear. One back glass broken. Two embroideries with small losses, all six with old soiling.

Dimensions: 72 x 18 cm (the textile sewed on cardboard) and 55 x 18 (the framed textiles)

三對清代刺綉挂幅其中兩對采取緙絲並設色技巧，使用歐洲式裝框；第三對緞面刺綉，紙板裝幀。人物場景故事。來源：塞爾維亞諾維薩Alexander Popov收藏，購於19001920年間。隨附一張1930年代黑白照片，上面顯示了挂幅在藏家櫃中的情況。品相：框上有些缺損和磨損；一塊背面玻璃斷裂。兩塊刺綉上有絲綫鬆散，所有6塊都有舊時污跡。尺寸：72 x 18 厘米(紙板裝幀的刺綉) ；55 x 18 (裝框刺綉)

Estimate EUR 400,Starting price EUR 200,-

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A SET OF FOUR KESI WALL HANGINGS, QING China, 19th century. Finely embroidered and painted to depict various hunting scenes, all within borders with some of the eight Buddhist emblems, bajixiang. (4) Provenance: By repute from the collection of an Austrian Medical Doctor who worked in Northern China from ca. 1930-1950 and frequently got paid in antiques and works of art, thus amassing a substantial collection. Thence by descent. An Austrian owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Old wear, minimal fading, small losses and soiling. Overall very good condition.

Dimensions: ca. 105 x 23 cm each

清代一組四件緙絲挂幅中國, 十九世紀。優美刺綉並繪畫了各種狩獵場景。八吉祥紋飾。來源：據説來自一位約于1930-1950年間在中國工作過的奧地利醫生收藏，他經常獲贈古玩和工藝品，從而積纍了大量藏品。保存至今；一位奧地利藏家從上述收藏中購得。品相：舊時磨損, 輕微脫綫，一些小磨損。總體品相良好。尺寸：每件各約105 x 23 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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AN EMBROIDERED DRAGON AND BAJIXIANG ROBE, JIFU China, 19th century. Finely woven with eight gold dragons and flaming pearls on an apricot colored silk ground amid ruyi clouds, bats, the Buddhist emblems bajixiang and lotus blooms, all above foaming waves crashing against a rock, hemmed with a lishui border. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Superb condition with minor wear and soiling, very few loose threads, the lishui border slightly faded.

Dimensions: 198 x 128 cm

刺綉龍紋八吉祥吉服中國，十九世紀。杏色背景，八條金龍戲珠，四周環繞如意祥雲、蝙蝠、八吉祥與蓮花紋飾，下方海水江崖紋。來源：法國私人遺產. 品相：極好品相，輕微磨損和污漬，極小的絲綫鬆散，海水紋処略微褪色。尺寸：198 x 128 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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Buddhism and Hinduism

Lots 353 to 392

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A TIBETAN SILVER DUOMU, 19TH CENTURY The body with engraved lotus scrolls amid their leaves and vines, all between various circumferential borders, partially in openwork and inlaid with coral and turquoise beads, depicting further scrolls and gilt auspicious objects. Spout and handle are embossed as elephant and dragon heads. Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. Condition: Fine condition with some wear, minor nicks here and there, small repair to spout.

Weight: 1243.6 grams. Dimensions: Height 32.5 cm. The original meaning of the Tibetan duomu is ‘bucket for butter’. Ewers in this shape were used for serving yak butter tea. They also came to be used to hold wine and milk. Note that the domed cover is attached to the ewer with a matching metal chain.

十九世紀銀質多穆壺壺身雕刻纏枝蓮紋，局部鏤空雕刻並鑲嵌珊瑚與綠松石珠。執柄呈龍狀，壺嘴為大象。來源：奧地利私人收藏. 品相：品相良好，一些磨損，局部輕微刻痕，壺嘴口有小修補。重量： 1243.6 克尺寸：高 32.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ RICE CONTAINER Tibet, 17th – 18th century. Finely engraved, embossed and incised dragons in sixteen openwork medallions to the sides, the cover with the characters “Om Mani Padme Hum” and a central medallion with a deity riding on a Buddhist lion within a ruyi border. The base with crossed vajra. Provenance: From an old private collection in Bavaria, Germany. Condition: Fine condition with some wear, dents and minor nicks. Excellent natural patina!

Weight: 847.2 grams Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm

Such containers (drup phor) were used for ceremonial rice offerings after overcoming an illness. Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related container in the Völkerkunde Museum Leipzig, Siegbert Hummel, Tibetisches Kunsthandwerk in Metall, plate 2.

銅鎏金米罐西藏，十七至十八世紀。精美雕刻，十六個開光，中間飛龍。蓋上有“Om Mani Padme Hum”字樣。中央開光，一位神人騎在佛獅上，周圍一圈如意紋。底部交叉金剛。來源：德國巴伐利亞私人老收藏品相：品相良好，一些磨損、凹痕和輕微刻痕。天然包漿極好。重量： 847.2 克尺寸：直徑 24 厘米

Estimate EUR 900,Starting price EUR 450,-

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KAPALA WITH COVER AND STAND Tibet, 19th century. A fine ensemble, increasingly difficult to find. Provenance: Private collection, Southern Germany. Condition: Wear, traces of use, minor losses and repairs. Some of the inlaid stones lost. Verdigris. Fine patina, especially to the skull.

Weight: 2777 grams (the complete set) Dimensions: 31 cm height overall The triangular stand made of brass repoussé and finely incised with flaming borders and heads of deities. The domed cover cast of massive bronze and neatly incised with deities and lanca characters on a scrolling ground, surmounted by a vajra finial, inlaid with turquoises. The kapala itself made from a skull, possibly human, inlaid with turquoises and coral, the inner covered with silvered metal.

嘎巴拉蓋碗及底座西藏，十九世紀。非常好的組好，越來越難以找到。來源：德國南部私人收藏品相：使用痕跡，輕微磕損和修補。一些鑲嵌物已遺失。包漿細膩，尤其是頭骨部位。重量： 2777 克 (總重) 尺寸：高 31 厘米

Estimate EUR 2.000,Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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A GILT-BRONZE GANKYIL RITUAL BOWL Tibet, 13th – 14th Century. Finely worked with a central medallion bearing the “wheel of joy” composed of three swirling and interconnected blades, within a chrysanthemum lappet circle in high relief and an incised key fret border. Provenance: British private collection. Old collector’s inscription to base finely painted in black lacquer: “No 182 HOXMO TIBET” Condition: Excellent condition with wear and traces of extensive use as expected from a metalwork from this period. Very slightly warped.

Weight: 256.1 grams Dimensions: 16.5 cm This unusual bowl combines various stylistic and technical aspects. While the scalloped petal frieze evolves out of Roman and Central Asian prototypes, the Gankyil medallion is a distinctly Tibetan element. The vessel is a repoussé-work from a massive copper-bronze sheet and bears both fine incision work and a thick layer of superb fire-gilding indicating its importance at ritual ceremonies of the period. Auction result comparison: Compare with an earlier silver repoussé bowl of similar size and with a related chrysanthemum lappet circle, sold at Christies, New York, on March 25th, 2004, in INDIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART INCLUDING INDIAN PAINTINGS, lot 31.

銅鎏金喜旋法器西藏，十三至十四世紀。法器中央是一個吉祥喜旋，三旋，四周高浮菊花瓣紋。來源：英國私人收藏，底部黑漆老收藏標簽 “No 182 HOXMO TIBET”。品相：保存極好，有磨損和嚴重使用痕跡，與其年代相符。輕微扭曲。重量： 256.1 克尺寸： 16.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A RARE MANUSCRIPT COVER 17TH CENTURY Tibet, 17th - earlier 18th century. The finely carved and gilded upper manuscript cover depicting Bhaishajyaguru seated in vajraparyankasana on a lion throne, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, flanked by two Bodhisattvas, all set in a foliate background and within borders of petals.

Provenance: From an old Bavarian private collection of Tibetan works of art. Condition: Very good condition with fine, honey-brown patina. Natural age cracks as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at. Some wear and abrasions especially near the border and to the original gilding. Minor dents. Weight: 5 kilograms Dimensions: 71.5 x 28.5 cm

十七世紀罕見文稿封面西藏，十七至十八世紀早期。精心雕刻的镀金文稿封面描绘了坐在狮子宝座上的藥師佛，右手施觸地印，兩侧是两个菩萨，蓮花纏枝背景。來源：一個巴伐利亞西藏藝術品私人收藏品相：極好品相，蜜褐色包漿。如圖所見（目錄或www.zacke.at）天然老化裂紋，一些磨損底部和鎏金処有擦傷。輕微凹痕。重量：5公斤尺寸：71.5 x 28.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A RARE ‘108 BUDDHA’ MANUSCRIPT COVER Tibet, 17th - earlier 18th century. The gilded upper manuscript cover depicting Buddha Shakyamuni seated on a lotus throne, flanked by 107 neatly carved smaller Buddhas, the back with two confronting dragons amid lotus and ruyi-clouds in high relief. Provenance: The Heinrich Harrer collection of Himalayan art. A private collector in Germany. An old Bavarian private collection of Tibetan works of art, acquired from the above via auction. Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer and author. He is best known for being on the team that made the first ascent of the Eiger Heinrich Harrer Nordwand in Switzerland, and for his (1912-2006) book Seven Years in Tibet (1952). Condition: Very good condition with fine, honey-brown patina. Natural age cracks as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at. Some wear and abrasions especially near the border and to the original gilding. Minor dents and several losses.

Weight: 1.8 kilograms Dimensions: 65 x 21.5 cm

罕見釋迦牟尼羅漢文稿封面西藏，十七至十八世紀早期。封面描绘佛陀释迦牟尼坐莲像，两侧是107个整齐雕刻的小佛像，后面高浮雕莲花和如意祥云中一對雲龍。來源：Heinrich Harrer 喜馬拉雅藝術收藏；巴伐利亞西藏藝術品私人收藏，從上述收藏中購買。Heinrich Harrer 曾是奧地利登山運動員和作家。他因爲和團隊登上瑞士埃格爾北山與《西藏七年》（1952年）而成名。品相：良好品相，細膩的蜜棕色包漿。如圖所見（目錄或www.zacke.at）天然老化裂紋，一些磨損底部和鎏金処有擦傷。輕微凹痕及一些缺損。重量：1.8公斤尺寸：65 x 21.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 500,Starting price EUR 250,-

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A KARTIKA FLAYING KNIFE, TIBET 17TH CENTURY The crescent-shaped iron blade inlaid in gold with wisps of fire, the gilt copper-bronze handle cast as a massive, four-pointed half-vajra, with décor of lotus petals and leaves in high relief. Modern slate stand. (2) Provenance: Spink & Son, London (by repute). Remainder of old Christies label to backside of stand. Condition: Extensive wear and traces of use, minor dents. Some corrosion to blade. Overall fine condition. Good natural patina.

Weight: 620 grams Dimensions: Height 24 cm Curved Knife, or Hooked Knife (Sanskrit: kartari. Tibetan: Tri Gug), with a crescent blade commonly depicted in the hands of wrathful and semi-wrathful deities in Tantric Buddhism (immediately recognizable, because it has a half-vajra handle, as opposed to a full-vajra handle). The most common deities to hold the curved knife are the Mahakala Class of Wisdom Protectors. Typically, in their first pair of hands they hold a curved knife in the right and a skull cup in the left. Semiwrathful goddesses and Dakinis such as Vajra Nairatmya and almost the entire Vajrayogini Class of Deities hold a curved knife and skull cup. In the past, Western scholars not understanding the function of this knife referred to it as a ‘chopper’. It more accurately should be called a flaying knife or hooked knife. In Tibetan literature the curved blade is described for use in skinning demon, human and animal skins/hides and then the hook is used for picking up chunks of cut flesh. The term ‘chopper’ first used by early Western scholars of Anthropology is quite inaccurate in the present study of Himalayan Style Art and Himalayan and Tibetan Religious Studies as no actual chopping is described in the literature or depicted in the art.

西藏十七世紀金剛鉞刀新月形鉄刀錯金，火焰紋，鎏金銅手柄鑄成半金剛，并在其上高浮雕蓮花紋。現代底座。來源：據説為倫敦Spink & Son收藏，底座背部有佳士得老標簽。品相：廣汎磨損以及使用痕跡，輕微凹痕。頂部有點被腐蝕，整體情況良好。天然包漿。重量：620 克尺寸：高24 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A SILVER REPOUSSÉ MANUSCRIPT COVER Tibet, late 18th – earlier 19th century. A gilt Buddha Shakyamuni is seated on a lotus throne in front of a flaming mandorla, one hand holding an alms bowl, the other in bhumisparsha mudra, flanked by two Bodhisattvas and two Buddhist lions. Provenance: An old Bavarian private collection of Tibetan works of art. Condition: Very good condition with fine patina, some wear, minor dents and nicks here and there.

Weight: 306.3 grams Dimensions: 32 x 12 cm

An inlaid turquoise to each corner, the border with the Eight Auspicious Symbols bajixiang. Finely chiseled, incised and embossed silver and copper repoussé.

雕銀文稿盒封面西藏，十八世紀晚期至十九世紀早期。銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐蓮像，光背，一手持缽，另隻手施觸地印。兩側各站一位菩薩和兩隻佛獅。蓮花纏枝紋以及八吉祥。來源：巴伐利亞西藏藝術品私人收藏品相：良好品相，細膩包漿，一些磨損，輕微凹痕和局部刻痕重量：306.3 克尺寸：32 x 12 厘米

Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A TODA ‘BULLS HEAD’ GOLD NECKLACE Southern India, mid-19th to early 20th century. The central pendant finely cast, embossed and chiseled in form of an abstract bull head. The chain assembled of four different types of segments, totaling to 80 pieces. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired for ATS 38.000,- (ca. 2.500 Euro) at Galerie Zacke in “Alter exklusiver Schmuck aus Indien und Tibet”, lot 2, Vienna, ca. 1990. A copy of the respective catalogue entry is accompanying this lot. Condition: Superb condition with old wear, a few minuscule nicks and a good natural patina.

Weight: 33.8 grams Dimensions: Length ca. 25 cm Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group who live in the Nilgiri Mountains of Tamil Nadu. Before the 18th century and British colonization, the Toda coexisted locally with other ethnic communities, including the Kota, Badaga and Kurumba, in a loose caste-like society, in which the Toda were the top ranking. During the 20th century, the Toda population has hovered in the range 700 to 900. Although an insignificant fraction of the large population of India, since the early 19th century the Toda have attracted “a most disproportionate amount of attention because of their ethnological aberrancy” and “their unlikeness to their neighbors in appearance, manners, and customs.” The study of their culture by anthropologists and linguists proved significant in developing the fields of social anthropology and ethnomusicology. Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A NARASIMHA LAKSHMI BRONZE South India, Tamil Nadu, 18th – 19th century. The lion deity Narasimha is one of the eight avatars of Vishnu, shown here seated in lalitasana with his consort Lakshmi and holding the two most important attributes of Vishnu – the conch and the chakra wheel. Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. Acquired in the local market between 1970 and 1990. Thence by descent. Condition: Fine condition with minor wear and some small nicks here and there. Good natural patina.

Weight: 374.3 grams Dimensions: 9.4 cm Estimate EUR 300,Starting price EUR 150,-

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A TIBETAN BRONZE PHURBU, 19TH CENTURY The top with three Mahakala heads wearing elaborate skull tiaras, the handle made of two crossed Vajra, one with a three-edged iron blade, the other with a Kartika flaying knife, all with fine incision work and an unctuous natural patina. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use, some minor dents here and there. The iron blades with some corrosion.

Weight: 1184.6 grams Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm

十九世紀西藏銅金剛橛頂端為三個大黑天頭頭戴精心製作的頭骨頭飾，手柄交叉成兩個相交的金剛，一個帶有三刃鉄刀片，另一個帶有小刀，雕刻精心，天然包漿。來源：法國私人遺產. 品相：品相良好，有些舊時使用與使用痕跡，局部凹痕。刀片有些腐鏽。重量：1184.6 克尺寸：長 30.5 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A GOLDEN SNAKE PENDANT, QING Tibetan-Chinese, 18th-19th century. Finely embossed and engraved with a coiled snake, its scaly body inlaid in turquoise, surrounded by swirling clouds, holding a single coral bead in its mouth, all within turquoise bead and ruyi borders. May also be worn as a buckle or brooch. Provenance: From an important European private collection. Acquired in Asia between 1960 and 1970. A private owner, acquired from the above. Condition: Some wear and traces of use, minor dents here and there.

Weight: 49.2 grams Dimensions: Length 8 cm

Metallurgic analysis: Gold 835/1000, silver 145/1000, the remaining metal is copper with approximately 18/1000

清代金蛇配飾漢藏, 十八至十九世紀。精心壓花並浮雕盤曲的蛇，蛇身上可見鱗片，鑲嵌綠松石，周圍祥雲紋，嘴裏叼著一顆珊瑚珠，如意紋飾。可作爲帶扣或胸針佩戴。來源：一個歐洲重要私人收藏，1960年至1970年間購於亞洲；私人收藏家，購於上述收藏。品相：一些磨損及使用痕跡, 局部輕微凹痕. 重量：49.2 克尺寸：長8 厘米

Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A GILT COPPER REPOUSSĂ&#x2030; RELIEF Nepal, 18th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 19th century. Depiction of Lakshmi-Narayana, a manifestation of Vishnu when with his consort in Vaikuntha. Vishnu holds his classic attributes: conch, discus, lotus and mace. Lakshmi stands in Tribhanga with her hands in Abhaya and Varada mudra. Provenance: Old English private collection of Buddhist art. Condition: Losses, piercings and denting as seen on images. Overall fine and wellpresentable condition. Extensive old soiling to backside. Good patina.

Weight: 218 grams Dimensions: Width 20.5 cm Note the finely incised Sanskrit inscription below the flaming Mandorla. Both figures wear dhoti, tiaras and jewelry, all of which show particularly fine incision and embossing work. Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A MASSIVELY CAST BRONZE OF RAMANUJA Southern India, 18th century. Ramanuja is seated on a lotus throne atop a stepped pedestal, with rounded corners at the backside, hands in Namaskara mudra, with incised Vaisnavite emblems to forehead, armpits, chest and back and a serpent head raising from below his crossed legs. Provenance: Old English private collection. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use as expected from a bronze of this age. Minor dents here and there. Old remainders of copper-red color. One small drilling to backside of base. Elegant natural patina.

Weight: 1382.8 grams Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm Ramanuja, who lived in Tamil Nadu during the 11th century, is one of the most important figures in the development of bhakti, or devotional Hinduism. He spent much of his life, which reputedly lasted 120 years, as a priest at the Varadaraja Temple in Kanchipuram Estimate EUR 600,Starting price EUR 300,-

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A BRONZE OF PARVATI, 13TH CENTURY South India, Chola period. Standing in graceful tribangha on a small plinth with her right hand raised in katakamudra, dressed in a sheer dhoti secured with a festooned belt, adorned with various jewelry. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Condition: Natural malachite-green patina with hues of copper red. Losses, wear and corrosion as expected on a bronze of this age.

Weight: 76.7 grams Dimensions: Height 9.3 cm Although rather small in size, this statue convinces not only with its serene expression, the gentle smile with elongated eyes surmounted by a diadem and conical headdress, but also with fine detail such as locks of hair escaping over the shoulders and decorated with lotus blossoms. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bronze of Parvati sold by Bonhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New York on March 19th, 2019, lot 847. Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A RARE BONE CARVING OF BUDDHA India, 10th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12th century. Extremely fine carving with depiction of Buddha seated in Padmasana, the hands in Namaskara mudra, adorned with rich jewelry and two heavenly bands that connect to the pedestal with portrayals of worshipping figures es well as Hindu deities such as Ganesha and Makara. Provenance: Old German private collection. Condition: Old losses to lower and upper rim of base. Traces of color, especially to base. Naturally grown patina of buff color with decent golden-brown luster.

Weight: 105.1 grams Dimensions: Height 9 cm Literature comparison: Compare with a related bone reliquary with traces of color and carved scenes from the Life of Buddha, ca. 10th century, gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, accession number 1985.392.1. Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A RARE SANDSTONE STELE OF GANESHA India, 11th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 13th century. Dancing with one leg raised and his four arms radiating around his body, dressed in a festooned belt and adorned with various jewelry and a naga wrapped across his belly, the face surmounted by a beaded headdress. Provenance: From a German private collection. By repute acquired from Nagel auctions. Older collector label to backside. Condition: Extensive weathering, abrasions and wear. Some losses as seen on pictures. Two natural fissures in the stone with old filling. Given the high age of this statue, the condition must still be regarded as very good.

Weight: 15.7 kilograms Dimensions: Height 47 cm This remarkable Ganesha has only four arms rather than his usual six or eight. Visually, these fewer arms significantly enhance the dynamism of his rhythmic dance. Known as the Remover of Obstacles and worshipped for auspicious beginnings, Ganesha is a beloved Hindu deity. Regardless of his elephant head, multiple arms, jewelry, and plump figure, his character is clever and his body remarkably agile, as demonstrated by his dancing steps in the present example. Like the other Hindu gods, Ganesha manifests a variety of appearances, always recognizable by his elephant head. Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A GILT BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI Laos, 17th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18th century. Massively cast seated in vajrasana on a lotus throne, the right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, clad in an elegant yet simple uttarasangha covering the left shoulder. The heavylidded eyes are cast down and the full lips show a serene smile. Provenance: From an old European private collection. Condition: Fine natural patina. The lacquer gilding with old wear. Some casting flaws, two small old repairs to base, minor losses.

Weight: 13.7 kilograms Dimensions: Height 57 cm The lower section of the throne with old red lacquer coating. The domed ushnisha is surmounted by a lambent flame. The history and religion of northern Thailand and Laos are intertwined. The founder of the Thai Lan Na kingdom, King Mangrai, took Vientiane under his rule in the 13th century. Half a century later, the Thai exile, Fa Ngum, broke away and established the Lao kingdom Lan Xang Hom Khao. He is credited with bringing the Sinhalese Buddhism adopted in Northern Thailand to Laos at that time. Similarly, Lao Buddhist sculpture borrowed heavily from northern Thai styles made at centers of production like Chiang Mai. Within this context, it is not surprising that the present lot shows stylistic features common to both cultures. Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN IVORY STATUE OF BUDDHA Sri Lanka, Kandy period, late 17th to mid-18th century. Finely carved standing, Buddha shows the abhaya mudra, the gesture of fearlessness, and wears a dhoti with neatly incised wave pattern. His face shows serene expression and benevolent spirit. Provenance: From a French private collection. Two old inventory labels to base. Condition: Fine golden-yellow patina. Losses, age cracks, wear and traces of use as visible on the catalogue image and at www.zacke.at.

Weight: 120.8 grams (including wood base) Dimensions: Height 12 cm (without base) and 13 cm (including base) Associated wood base. (2) Literature comparison: For ivory Buddhas of the Kandy period, see Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures of Sri Lanka, page 533 ff. Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A RARE STELE OF PARSHVANATHA TIRTHANKARA Central India, 11th - 12th century. The sandstone carved in deep relief with Parshvanatha tirthankara seated in vajrasana on a Naga throne with hands in Dhyana mudra, with finely incised almond eyes, elongated earlobes, curled hair, flanked by Dharanendra and Padmavati. Provenance: Old French Collection. Condition: Excellent condition with weathering, wear, traces of use and losses as visible on the images on the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at.

Dimensions: Height 41 cm (with base) and 35 cm (just the statue) Parshvanatha was the 23rd of 24 tirthankaras (propagators of dharma) of Jainism. He is one of the earliest tirthankaras who are acknowledged as historical figures. Parshvanathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biography is uncertain, with Jain sources placing him between the 9th and 8th centuries BCE. Parshvanatha was the spiritual successor of 22nd tirthankara Neminath and is popularly seen as a propagator and reviver of Jainism. He attained moksha on Mount Sammeta in the Ganges basin, an important Jain pilgrimage site. His iconography is notable for the serpent hood over his head, and his worship often includes Dharanendra and Padmavati (Jainismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serpent god and goddess). Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A FINE SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, KHMER Cambodia, 11th-12th century. The face with a benevolent expression and almond-shaped downcast eyes below straight brows, delicately outlined lips, almond eyes and pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in a conical chignon. Provenance: Private collection, Lower Saxony, Germany. By repute acquired from the collection of the famed toxicologist Professor Ernst Richard Habermann (1926-2001). Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, losses as seen on pictures.

Weight: 2854.7 grams (including base) Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm (the head) and 29 cm (with the base) Modern base. (2) Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI LACQUER-GILT BRONZE Laos, 19th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; early 20th century. Buddha is cast seated in dhyanasana on a stepped, triangular plinth, with bhumisparsha mudra, calling mother earth a witness to his enlightenment. The flame arising from his domed ushnisha. The right sole with a lotus blossom. Provenance: From a private collection in Zagreb, Croatia. Condition: Dark patina, extensive losses to lacquer gilding, which is partially instable. Old wear and traces of use, casting flaws. Overall still attractive condition.

Weight: 11.4 kilograms Dimensions: Height 50 cm Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI BRONZE, LAOS Laos or Northern Thailand, 17th century. The massively cast bronze with Buddha seated in sattvasana on a cushioned, openwork lion throne with a neatly incised inscription, his hands in bhumisparsa and avakasha mudra. Note the stark contrast between the unusually fine and crisp curly hair below the sharply raised ushnisha flame. Provenance: From a London private collection of Buddhist art. Condition: Minor losses and dents as visible on the images. Natural patina with little verdigris and some encrustations. Old wear and traces of age. Overall fine condition and in accordance with the age of this statue.

Weight: 9.4 kilograms Dimensions: 41.7cm height

Clad in an elegant yet simple uttarasangha covering the left shoulder. The heavy-lidded eyes are cast down and the full lips show a serene smile. At the base is a neatly incised bordure with geometrical flowers. The history and religion of northern Thailand and Laos are intertwined. The founder of the Thai Lan Na kingdom, King Mangrai, took Vientiane under his rule in the 13th century. Half a century later, the Thai exile, Fa Ngum, broke away and established the Lao kingdom Lan Xang Hom Khao. He is credited with bringing the Sinhalese Buddhism adopted in Northern Thailand at that time to Laos. Similarly, Lao Buddhist sculpture borrowed heavily from northern Thai styles produced at centers of production like Chiang Mai. Within this context, it is not surprising that the present lot shows stylistic features common to both cultures. Estimate EUR 1.200,Starting price EUR 600,-

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A FEMALE MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA BUST Indonesia, Java, 14th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15th century. This elaborate and therefore rare oil lamp or pot stand is made of red terracotta and depicts a female nobility with precious jewelry, long incised hair, bare breasts and a lotus petal calyx on top. Provenance: From a London, England, private collection. Condition: Losses as seen on photos, wear and patina. Generally, in fine and original condition, especially given the age of this lot. No restoration!

Weight: 2.5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 28 cm

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The Majapahit Empire (13th - 16th century) was based in the contemporary regency of Mojokerta, East Java, Indonesia. Majapahit reached its peak during the reign of Rajasanagara, popularly known as Hayam Wuruk (1350-1389). Some of the brick structures of the ancient city, including gateways, temples and pools, can still be seen today around the village of Trowulan in Mojokerto, reflecting the architecture that once defined the place. Besides stone statues, this kingdom also left testimonies of everyday life in the form of terracotta artifacts of all kinds. Some of them are in the shapes of humans, animals and mythological creatures. Their functions were diverse, ranging from architectural elements to garden furniture and household utensils. Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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AN IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD Thailand, Sukhothai, 15th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 16th century. Heavily cast with a calm yet imposing expression, downcast almond-shaped eyes, incised lips, the curly hair in high relief, elongated curved earlobes. Provenance: Purchased from Ormonde Oriental Antiques, 1987. Private collection, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. An original receipt from Ormonde Oriental Antiques accompanies this lot. Condition: Losses and dents as visible on the images. Natural dark patina with some encrustations, original gilding with significant wear. Overall good state of preservation and in accordance with the age of this head.

Weight: 7.2 kilograms total Dimensions: Height 21.5 cm (the head) and 36.5 cm (including base) Estimate EUR 1.000,Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE SANDSTONE TORSO OF BUDDHA Thailand, Kingdom of Ayudhya, 15th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 16th century. Wearing a thin sanghati revealing the torso and dhoti beneath, secured with a sash around the waist and with the folds elegantly encircling the neck. Provenance: An Austrian private collector. Acquired from Zacke Gallery in the late 1990ies. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses as visible on the images. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 58.6 kilograms (including the base) Dimensions: Height 51 cm (the torso) and 70 cm (including the base) Modern base. (2) Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

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A FEMALE SANDSTONE TORSO, KOH KER Cambodia, Khmer, village of Koh Ker, 10th century. The robust figure elegantly carved with broad shoulders and a round belly adorned with a raised and incised waistband and apron. Provenance: Axel Aylwen, Bargany House, Scotland, acquired in Thailand during the 1970s. A private collector, acquired from the above in 1998. A copy of the original provenance letter, dated May 7th 1998, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses as visible on the images. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 5.5 kilograms Dimensions: Height 36.5 cm (the statue) and 43 cm (including the base) Koh Ker, which lies 80 km northeast of Angkor, was the capital of the Khmer Empire from 928-944. Koh Ker’s sculptural style is thus distinct from those developed in Angkor’s immediate vicinity. The stone sculpture, often monumental in size, is imbued with a heightened sense of movement and a suppleness of form. The present example exhibits the “dynamic equilibrium” that, for Boisselier, characterizes the sculpture of Koh Ker. See J. Boisselier, Asie du Sud-Est, 1966, page 248. Modern base. (2) Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

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A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF VISHNU, ANGKOR PERIOD Cambodia, Khmer style of Angkor Vat, Ca. Mid-12th century. Clad in a short sampot with neatly carved parallel pleats, secured by a jeweled belt and with a double-fishtail sash, his rounded face with delicately outlined lips, almond eyes, raised brows and long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in a conical chignon and fronted by a foliate tiara.

Provenance: Private collection of Douglas Latchford, London, England, acquired in 1967. A private collector, acquired from the above via Spink & Son in 1999. A copy of the original certificate of provenance, dated June 7th 1999, is accompanying this lot. Expert Examination: A written letter by Martin Lerner, Former Senior Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, dated 1/17/13, confirming the dating of the present statue to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cambodia, Angkor Period, Khmer style of Angkor Vat, Ca. Mid-12th centuryâ&#x20AC;? is accompanying this lot. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses as visible on the images. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 16.3 kilograms Dimensions: Height 75 cm (without base) and 80 cm (with base) Modern base. (2) Estimate EUR 12.000,Starting price EUR 6.000,-

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A RARE DRY LACQUER HEAD OF BUDDHA Burma, 18th – earlier 19th century. A large and finely gilt depiction of Buddha Shakyamuni with downcast eyes and benevolent expression, elongated earlobes, distinct curly hair and a domed ushnisha. Provenance: An old Bavarian private collection of Tibetan works of art. Old collector’s paper label to backside with inventory number ‘31’. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use and some losses as visible on the images in the catalogue and at www.zacke.at.

Weight: 1609.8 grams Dimensions: Height 34 cm Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

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A BUDDHA BRONZE, BURMA, 14TH CENTURY The superbly cast statue depicting Shakyamuni seated in padmasana with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, calling mother earth a witness to his enlightenment. The simple yet elegant dhoti clad across the left shoulder. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Fine condition with extensive wear, some traces of use and minor dents, a good natural patina, remnants of gilding and cold painting, the base lost.

Weight: 438.2 grams Dimensions: Height 12 cm Estimate EUR 700,Starting price EUR 350,-

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AN EXTREMELY RARE JADE BUDDHA Myanmar, 14th century. Superbly carved from a single piece of neatly polished green Burma jade with a sand-colored inclusion, used by the lapidary to visually separate the base from the statue. Buddha is seated in lalitasana with bhumisparsha mudra, calling mother earth a witness to his enlightenment. Provenance: From an old British collection, by repute acquired in Myanmar during the first half of the 20th century. Thence by descent in the same family. Remnants of an old collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper label to front of base, bearing an illegible inscription written in brown ink. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and several losses as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at www.zacke. at. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue. The patina with its unctuous surface is beyond compare!

Weight: 1406 grams Dimensions: Height 20.8 cm The full and round shoulders as well as the dhoti, which wraps around the left arm, point to a distant Himalayan influence, especially with the hem draped over the left shoulder, coming to an end in the shape of a simplified swallowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tail. Opposed to that, the domed ushnisha with a burning flame on top and the oversized ears, irregular setting of eyelids and flattened nose are stylistic elements typical of Burmese statues from the period. Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A MON-DVARAVATI TERRACOTTA HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period, 8th – 9th century. This expressive Buddha head displays pure Mon Dvaravati style with heavy-lidded down cast eyes, arching brows, elongated earlobes and a generous smile. The urna is rendered in high relief as are the spiked curls. Provenance: From an English private estate. Condition: Losses, traces of use and wear as seen on pictures. Fine condition, especially when taking into account the age of this statue. One drilling to backside.

Weight: 577.9 grams Dimensions: Height 15 cm The Dvaravati period lasted from around the 6th to the 11th century. Dvaravati refers to a culture, an art style, and a disparate conglomerate of principalities. Dvaravati itself was heavily influenced by Indian culture and played an important role in introducing Buddhism and particularly Buddhist art to the region. Stucco motifs on the religious monuments include garudas, makaras, and Nagas. Additionally, groups of musicians have been portrayed with their instruments, prisoners, females with their attendants, soldiers indicative of social life. Votive tablets have also been found, also molds for tin amulets, pottery, terracotta trays, and a bronze chandelier, earring, bells and cymbals. Estimate EUR 800,Starting price EUR 400,-

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A SUKHOTHAI BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, KAMPHAENG PHET Thailand, 15th century. Bronze with eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl and black lacquer. The face bearing important Kamphaeng Phet style features such as the downcast, almond shaped eyes and the sharp eyebrows forming a continuous, V-shaped line arising from the end of the curved nose bridge. Provenance: From a London private collection of Buddhist art. Condition: Sparse remains of gilding. Losses and dents as visible on the images. Fine, natural patina with some verdigris. Old wear. Overall fine condition and in accordance with the age of this statue.

Weight: 6.7 kilograms (including base) Dimensions: 24,5 cm (height of the head), 30.5 cm (total height with base) Buddha shows a serene, peaceful expression with slender, incised lips flanked by pendulous earlobes with slightly outturned tips, all surmounted by a flattened heart-shaped hairline of tight curls arranged below the ushnisha. Containing an important group of ancient cities neighboring Sukhothai, the region of Kamphaeng Phet was ideally situated for river trade with Southern Burma, the Lan Na kingdom, and the Chao Phraya basin. Later in the 16th century, Kamphaeng Phet’s strategic location served to defend against Burmese attacks on the Ayutthaya kingdom. Mounted to modern bronze and wood base. Auction result comparison: For two comparable Buddha head bronzes, larger in size, see Bonham’s, INDIAN, HIMALAYAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 17 September 2014, New York, lot 176 and Sotheby’s, DEFINING TASTE, WORKS SELECTED BY DANNY KATZ, 12 November 2013, London, lot 20. Estimate EUR 1.200,Starting price EUR 600,-

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A STELE OF VISHNU, KASHMIR, 9TH CENTURY The black stone stele finely carved to depict Vishnu standing and holding a lotus in his right hand, clad in a dhoti and wearing beaded jewels, the head topped with an elaborate headdress and backed by a nimbus. Provenance: English Private Collection. Condition: Extensive wear, traces of use and losses as expected on a piece of this age. Absolutely original with no restoration or repair of any kind.

Weight: 71.8 grams Dimensions: Height 9 cm This is an outstanding example of its type, expressively carved and subtly blending purity of form with intricate detail. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Vishnu stele from the Collection of Paul F. Walter, sold at Christies New York, September 26th-27th, 2017, lot 214. Estimate EUR 1.500,Starting price EUR 750,-

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A LARGE AND IMPORTANT ANDESITE HEAD OF BUDDHA Indonesia, Central Java, 9th-10th century. Finely carved with bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in snail-shell curls over the conical ushnisha. Provenance: From the collection of an Austrian family, by repute acquired ca. 1960. Dorotheum, Vienna, December 1st, 1993, lot 423. An Austrian private collector, acquired from the above. Condition: Extensive weathering and minor losses. Overall excellent condition.

Weight: 41.7 kilograms Dimensions: Height 41 cm (the head) and 60.5 cm (including the base) This remarkable head closely resembles the manifold transcendental Buddhas that adorn the Buddhist monument of Borobudur in Central Java, erected under the Sailendra Dynasty in the early years of the 9th century. The porous texture of the volcanic stone expertly fashioned into serene expressions manifest a sense of sincerity and bliss characteristic of classical Javanese sculpture. The great stupa of Borobudur is a three-dimensional mandala that maps the cosmic universe in five ascending terraces. The large-scale Buddhas at its pinnacle represent the highest levels of transcendental wisdom. Modern base. (2) Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

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A VERY LARGE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI BRONZE Thailand, Kingdom of Ayudhya, 16th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18th century. The massively cast bronze with Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a triangular plinth, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra. Crisp curly hair and raised ushnisha. Provenance: From the estate of a Viennese Musician. Dorotheum, Vienna, December 1st, 1993, lot 836. An Austrian private collector, acquired from the above. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses here and there. Remainders of lacquer gilding. Flame lost. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 96 kilograms Dimensions: Height 79 cm, width 66.5 cm, depth 47 cm The pleasing proportions, subtle smile, and tranquil eyes of this Buddha make it a beautiful example of, most likely, very early Ayudhya period sculpture. It exemplifies the ideal features as laid out in the Silpasastra, where the head is in the shape of an egg, the hair resembles scorpion stings, the nose is like a parrotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beak, the eyebrows form drawn bows, and the chin is in the shape of a mango stone. (see T. Bowie, The Art of Thailand, 1960, p. 92). The delicate facial features are strongly reminiscent of the images produced in the Sukkothai kingdom, which spanned from the mid13th to mid-15th centuries. Estimate EUR 8.000,Starting price EUR 4.000,-

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A LARGE HEAD OF BUDDHA, GANDHARA Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th century. Successfully evoking Buddha’s enlightened countenance, this finely carved and polished schist head is a superb example of Gandharan sculpture. Its Greco-Roman legacy is clearly mirrored in the soft cheeks and chin meeting crisp ridges to define the lips, eyelids and eyebrows. Provenance: From the estate of an Ambassador of Luxembourg to France, who built his collection between 1960 and 1980. Thence by descent. Acquired by the present owner, a private collector from Germany, from the above. A copy of a handwritten letter by the current owner, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Very good condition with losses, wear and minor dents as seen on the pictures in the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at.

Weight: 23.6 kilograms (without base) and 27.8 kilograms (with base) Dimensions: Height 35 cm (the head without base) On a modern metal stand. (2) Radiating from the high arching forehead Buddha’s locks undulate in symmetrical waves from a central parting in a manner that can be compared with three related examples in the British Museum (see Zwalf, Gandhara Sculpture, Vol. II, London, 1996, pp. 9, 10, & 32, nos. 1, 3, & 39). Meanwhile, the present example’s high-domed ushnisha is also reflected in other examples within a French private collection and the Tokyo National Museum (see Kurita, Gandharan Art, Vol. II, Tokyo, 2003, pp. 11 & 92, nos. 12 & 232). Estimate EUR 12.000,Starting price EUR 6.000,-

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A STANDING VISHNU, BAPHUON, KHMER, 11TH CENTURY This important carved and incised sandstone sculpture is very well preserved apart from the missing feet and arms. Vishnu is not wearing any carved jewelry though he may have been decorated with real jewelry during ceremonies. Provenance: From an old German private collection. Acquired in Asia between ca. 1930 and 1952. Thence by descent. Zacke Auktionen Wien, November 30th, 2000, lot 98 (a copy of the original catalogue entry is accompanying this lot). A Swiss private collection, acquired from the above. An important Austrian collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 25.1 kilograms (with base) and 20.9 kilograms (without the base) Dimensions: Height 79.6 cm (without base) As Hinduism was the state religion during the Baphuon period, the presented four-armed deity most likely represents a youthful Vishnu. The artist sculpted the figure with slightly bent legs to give it movement in an otherwise static posture. The carved and incised sampot and crown contrast finely against the smooth body parts.

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Based on the developments of the previous half-century, artists of the Baphuon period introduced a number of new stylistic elements and refinements. For instance, the sampot draped around the hips of male deities dips in almost V-shape below the navel with graceful folds below the belt. It passes through the legs to form a curving bow at his back, terminating in a ‘butterfly knot’, an ubiquitous feature of the Baphuon style. The presented figure is rather slim with long legs, relative short body while his head, neck and shoulders are naturalistically proportioned, all stylistic characteristics of the Baphuon style. The shape and features of his face, including the fleshly cheeks and full lips, give the sculpture a human touch. The Baphuon period is arguably the highpoint in depiction of both male and female form in all Khmer art. One may even say that the materialized gods from this period are handsome and well built, and the goddesses sensual and graceful. This superb figure of Vishnu is presenting the deity in an idealized human form benefiting his name as Preserver of the Universe. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related statue at Christies Paris on December 11th, 2013, in Art d’Asie, lot 348. Estimate EUR 8.000,Starting price EUR 4.000,-

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A STANDING DEITY, BAPHUON, KHMER, 11TH CENTURY A finely polished and exquisitely carved sandstone sculpture of a male deity. His locks are piled above his head in a braided chignon, his deeply meditative face with a protruding lower lip, the wide shoulders taper down to a narrow waist before flaring out into full hips encased by a finely pleated sampot with one end arranged in fan-shaped folds in the front, secured by a belt tied with a ‘fish-tail’ sash in front and terminating in a ‘butterfly knot’ behind, an ubiquitous feature of the Baphuon style. Provenance: Axel Aylwen, Bargany House, Scotland, acquired in Thailand during the 1970s, in the UK since approximately 1976. A private collector, acquired from the above in 1998. A copy of the original provenance letter, dated October 4th, 1998, is accompanying this lot. Condition: Extensive weathering and wear, minor dents, nicks and losses as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at www.zacke.at. Overall fine condition, especially when considering the age of this statue.

Weight: 28.5 kilograms (including base) and 21 kilograms (just the statue) Dimensions: Height 76 cm (just the statue) This exceptional figure exemplifies the highest achievements of the Baphuon School and is arguably among the best of its kind. The perfectly proportioned, well-modeled volumes flow harmoniously forming an organic, breathing entity that exudes sensuality and grace. The expressive face with its lofty countenance emanates distance and benevolence thus capturing the essence of divineness, and bears elements of portraiture related to the Khmer devaraja (King as God) cult. Compare with a related sculpture in W. Felten and M. Lerner, Thai and Cambodian Sculpture, Stuttgart, 1988, catalogue nr. 24. Estimate EUR 10.000,Starting price EUR 5.000,-

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BUDDHA AND THE WELL OF DOOM Thailand, Ratanakosin, 19th century. A massive gilt and lacquered bronze depicting Buddha, standing above a square well surrounded and filled with skeletons, some of them mutilated, one wearing a crown. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Fine condition with some losses, mostly to the center of the well, old wear, traces of use. Buddha might have held something in his proper left hand. Weight: 6.1 kilograms Dimensions: Height 43.5 cm While the exact iconographical interpretation of this depiction must remain ambiguous, the skeletons might be a borrowing from depictions of citipati protector deities of Vajrayana Buddhism. Overall, this statue must be regarded as extremely rare. Estimate EUR 4.000,Starting price EUR 2.000,-

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