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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (Art lots only) — Sotheby's

Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:256
Sale Title:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (Art lots only)Lots with images:256
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:181
Date:29-Oct-2014
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Three archaistic jade carvings comprising two axes each of slightly tapered rectangular shape with a beveled edge and pierced with a circular aperture; and an arc-shaped pendant, Huang, drilled with three apertures along one edge (3) 10.5 cm long, 7 cm long, and 9 cm long
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An ivory pendant Qing dynasty either side with a central cartouche enclosing Chinese and Tibetan characters reading zhaijie (fasting) within entwined foliate scroll work carved in low relief 6.4 cm long
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A white jade group of ducks and lotus carved in pierced relief with three ducks standing on a rocky ledge beside lotus, one holding the stem of a lotus pod in its beak, the other two holding part of a leafy stem, the stone of pale even tone with slight opaque mottling 27 cm long
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A carved jadeite box and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century of rectangular form, the cover carved in high relief with a chilong among scrolling lingzhi fungus stems extending over the sides and onto the underside of the base, the pale whitish stone with dense cream suffusions (2) 7.5 cm long
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A white jade bangle the faintly mottled white stone with a small area of russet suffusions 8 cm diameter
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A jade mounted magnifying glass Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century the glass set within a white metal frame of open work chilong interspersed with green jadeite cash, the white jade belt hook handle in the form of a ruyi sceptre, the shaft, head and knop on the reverse carved in relief with fungus stems 19.5 cm long
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A pair of white jade bangles each carved from a stone of faintly mottled even tone (2) 7.5 cm diameter
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A celadon jade vase and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century of rounded rectangular section, the upright body surmounted by a short waisted neck set with double angular scroll handles, carved in high and pierced relief with a dragon climbing up the side in pursuit of a flaming pearl and a phoenix holding a frond of lingzhi fungus, and with bats in flight among clouds, all supported on a wave splashed rockwork base, the stepped cover surmounted by a ribbed knop, the pale greenish stone with some russet…
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A Chinese rug the central blue field decorated with foliate scrolls in darker and paler tones of blue and with a pagoda beside trees and flowers in colours at each corner, all within a broad landscape border of pavilions, hills and trees in colours on a beige ground 290 cm by 240 cm
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A pair of hardwood incense stands, Xiangji, 19th/20th century the square panel top within a mitred frame above a shaped apron with beaded scroll edge, extending down to form the square sectioned shaped legs carved with angular scrolls and inset at the corners with sections of different timber, joined by two shelves and terminating in scroll feet (2) 115.5 cm high, 37.5 cm wide, 37.5 cm deep
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A pair of painted wood Tibetan Chests each of rectangular form standing on short corner legs, the slightly overhanging top above a moulded frame painted with scrolls, enclosing eleven recessed panels each painted with flower sprays with red and blue blooms among green foliage, the central four panels forming two sets of removable swing doors each opening to reveal the interiors of the upper and lower cupboard sections (2) 103.5 cm high, 117 cm wide, 54 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased in Singapore, circa 2004
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A matched set of four hardwood continuous yokeback armchairs, Nanguanmaoyi, 19th/20th century each with an arched crestrail supported on a plain S-shaped splat and curved rear posts of round section continuing through the moulded frame to form the back legs, the serpentine arm rails joined to the curved front posts above the rectangular frame enclosing a burlwood panel seat, the legs joined by stepped stretchers (4) 114 cm high, 52 cm wide, 41.5 cm deep
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A pair of hardwood continuous yokeback armchairs, Nanguanmaoyi, and a matching rectangular stand, 19th/20th century the chairs each with an arched crestrail with central S-shaped plain splat and supported on slightly curved rear posts of round section continuing through the moulded frame to form the back legs, the curved arm rails supported on tapering stiles and joined to the S-shaped front posts, the hardwood seat above arched stretchers with short struts joining the legs of circular section and four…
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A pair of heavily carved hardwood armchairs, 19th/20th century the shaped top rail carved with scrolls either side of the central splat in the form of precious objects surmounted by a bat, the arms supported on large cash above the rectangular seat within a moulded frame, the corner legs of square section joined by stretchers, the front apron carved with tasselled cash motifs (2) 104 cm high, 63.5 cm wide, 47.5 cm deep
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A hardwood folding horseshoe-back armchair Jiaoyi, 19th/20th century probably huanghuali, with rounded crestrail ending in outswept handrests supported by the curved extensions of the front legs and the curved back splat, the seat frame carved with two chilong and foliate scrolls, the whiplash curve of the front legs securing metal bamboo-form struts to the crestrail and to the front legs, and with chased metal strapwork on the structural joins and on the footrest 104.5 cm high, 70 cm wide, 61.5 cm deep
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A zitan and ivory brushpot, 19th/20th century of irregular cylindrical form, the straight sides inlaid in ivory with a sage carrying a boy on his shoulders and a boy attendant at his side, beside rocks and with a bat and clouds above, the reverse carved with a six line inscription 14 cm high
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A hardwood cylindrical brushpot, Bitong, Qing dynasty the slightly flared sides rising to a concave mouth, the wood of dark brown colour 21 cm high
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A carved zitan libation cup of steeply flared form, the exterior carved in relief with figures on the rocky paths of a continuous mountainous landscape, fitted box 10.5 cm high
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A hardstone inlaid hardwood brushpot, Bitong, Qing dynasty of cylindrical form, the sides inlaid with a pair of kingfishers in flight above a lotus pond, one holding a fish in its beak rising above lotus flowers and leaves and tall bamboo growing beside rockwork, in varying colours of hardstone, bone and ivory, the reverse inlaid with a three line inscription and an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong, the wood of dark brown tone 20 cm high
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A hardstone inlaid hongmu box and cover, Qing dynasty of rectangular form, the conforming fitted cover inlaid in mother of pearl and variously coloured hardstones with six boys gathered around a figure of a qilin, with lingzhi fungus beside rocks, a fruiting plant in a jardiniere, a bowl of fruit and a stack of books, and with two inscribed ivory plaques, one bearing an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong 14 cm high, 37.5 cm wide, 21.5 cm deep
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A hardstone inlaid three-tiered picnic box, Tihe, Qing dynasty of hexagonal form with three trays stacked above one another, set on a base frame joined at the top by an arched handle through which is set a long locking pin securing it to the cover, the cover inlaid in various coloured hardstones with birds and butterfly beside a fruiting and flowering prunus tree, bamboo and lingzhi fungus growing among rockwork, the sides similarly decorated with precious objects and fruiting and flowering sprigs within…
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A carved inkstone of circular form, the smooth palette carved at one end with a dragon among clouds above the recessed ink-pool, the underside with two bats conjuring a shou medallion 14.5 cm diameter
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A moulded gourd vase the flattened ovoid body decorated in relief on either side with two phoenix confronted on a flaming pearl among scrolling lotus stems, the mouth with wood mounted rim, the base with an apocryphal four-character mark Qianlong Shang Wan 25 cm high
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A pair of cloisonne enamel vases Qing dynasty, 18th century each of square section supported on a splayed circular foot and surmounted by a short waisted mouth, each side decorated with a rectangular landscape panel within a border of angular scrolls and lotus sprays, the shoulders, neck and foot with further stylized floral sprays, all reserved on the turquoise blue ground (2) 20 cm high
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A bronze tripod censer Qing dynasty of compressed globular form supported on three tapering feet and set on the lipped rim with two upright loop handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Longqing 14 cm diameter
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A bronze bombe censer. A bronze bombe censer of compressed globular form standing on a short splayed foot, set on the shoulders with double loop handles below the lipped mouth, the base with a four-character mark reading Chen Qiao Sheng 17 cm diameter
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A bronze waterpot and ladle, Qing dynasty of gourd form, the steep rounded sides with vine branches, further segmented gourds and foliage extending in relief onto the underside (2) 8 cm long
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Four bronze hand warmers Qing dynasty, 19th century comprising one of rounded rectangular shape; one of compressed circular form; one of chamfered rectangular form; and one of lobed rectangular form with swing handle, the cover of each pierced with diaper patterns, the base of each with mark (4) 10.5 cm long, 7 cm diameter, 7.5 cm long, 7.7 cm long
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A cloisonne enamel censer Qing dynasty, 18th century of squat globular form supported on a splayed foot and set on the shoulders with double gilt elephant head handles below the flared mouth with raised gilt rim, the sides decorated with a continuous lotus scroll of alternating red, yellow and violet blooms amongst green foliage, reserved on the dark blue ground above a band of upright lappets, the mouth with turquoise ground band of florets, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark in a…
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A cloisonne enamel tripod censer and cover Qing dynasty, 18th century of segmented squat globular form tapering to the short conical feet, decorated with continuous lotus scrolls of different coloured blooms among green foliage below a band of lotus and floretts around the short mouth, all reserved on a turquoise ground, the broad everted gilt rim with a key-fret border and set with double rope twist loop handles, the gilt domed cover pierced with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl amongst clouds…
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Three bronze hand warmers Qing dynasty, 19th century comprising two of chamfered square and rectangular section, the covers pierced with figures in a landscape and wan motif border; the third of chamfered square form, the cover pierced with florette diaper, the base of each with impressed mark (3) 10.5 cm wide; 11 cm long; 6.7 cm wide
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A large Canton 'famille-rose' bowl Qing dynasty, 19th century the rounded sides painted on the interior and exterior with figure scene panels and vignettes within gilt ground lotus flower and foliage borders, interspersed with birds, butterflies and floral sprays 41.5 cm diameter
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A painted porcelain plaque, 20th century the rectangular panel painted in a 'famille-verte' palette with figures crossing a bridge beside a lake in a mountainous landscape, inscribed in black with a poem signed Ye Ting Wang and red seal, framed 38.7 cm by 62 cm overall
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A crackle-glazed vase seal mark of Qianlong the squat globular body tapering to a narrow cylindrical neck with slightly flared mouth, covered overall with a greyish green glaze suffused with faint russet crackle, falling short of the footrim revealing the brown ware, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue 22 cm high
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A 'famille-verte' saucer dish, 19th/20th century with shallow rounded sides and everted rim, painted on the interior with figures seated at a table beside a large gnarled tree in a rocky landscape, approached by a man carrying a banner and another on horseback 39.7 cm diameter
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A 'famille-rose' vase, Republican period the ovoid body painted with boys playing a game of hide and seek in a garden of fruiting trees and rocks below the narrow waisted mouth, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark of Hongxian 19.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 4 May 2010, lot 146
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An inscribed 'famille-rose' brushpot, 20th century of square section, the straight sides painted on one side with a bird and flowering wysteria with an inscription reading (The Jingdezhen ceramic research centre) and signed Liu Yucen with a red seal, the reverse with birds and blossoming prunus and interspersed with plant details with red seals, the base with a four-character Jingdezhen seal mark in iron-red 20 cm high
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An inscribed 'famille-rose' brushpot, 20th century of cylindrical form, the sides decorated with a continuous lakeside scene with thatched huts among trees and distant mountains, the reverse with an inscription in black and a red seal, signed Xiong Xiaofeng, the base with a seal in iron-red reading Xiaofeng, 14 cm high
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A pair of yellow-ground dishes marks of Guangxu each with a central medallion incised and picked out in green and aubergine enamels with two writhing dragons pursuing a flaming pearl, within a frieze of fruit and flower sprigs, the exterior with two sinuous dragons in green and aubergine, six-character mark in black, box (2) 13 cm diameter
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A pair of yellow-ground 'famille-rose' dishes, marks of Guangxu each of saucer shape, painted on the interior with a composite floral meander of brightly enamelled blooms among scrolling foliage reserved on the bright yellow ground, the white glazed underside encircled with three detached flowering sprays, six-character mark in iron-red, box (2) 15 cm diameter
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A lime-green ground 'famille-rose' tea tray of quatrefoil form, the interior painted with stylised floral sprays around a central wan medallion within a band of florettes and foliage repeated on the exterior, all in bright enamels on the lime-green ground extending over the base save for the apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong in iron-red, box 14.5 cm long
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A pair of 'famille-rose' bowls marks of Tongzhi each with steeply rounded sides and gilt edged lipped rim, painted on the exterior with a continuous lakeside landscape with figures and pavilions in garden settings and distant mountains, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue, fitted box (2) 10.7 cm diameter
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An underglaze blue and iron-red 'dragon' dish seal mark of Qianlong with shallow rounded sides and everted rim, painted on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red dragon amongst waves, the exterior with a frieze of nine dragons in various poses below a narrow border of demi-florettes, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, fitted box 18 cm diameter
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A pair of underglaze blue and iron-red 'dragon' bowls each with steeply flared sides painted on the exterior with two iron-red dragons pursuing flaming pearls among underglaze blue cloud scrolls above a band of wave splashed rocks, the base inscribed in iron-red with six-character mark Daoguang Yu Shu Nian Zhi 15.4 cm diameter
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A 'famille-rose' bowl mark of Xuantong with rounded sides and flared rim, painted on the exterior with a bird in flight and another perched beside flowering chrysanthemum, prunus and peony, the interior with lotus scrolls around a central medallion in underglaze blue, the base with an underglaze blue six-character mark 18.3 cm diameter
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A double gourd vase, 20th century the lower bulb of oval section supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted by an upper bulb flanked by two loop handles terminating in ruyi heads, the sides painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilding with pairs of dragons confronted on shou and bat medallions between formal borders, the base with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong, box 20 cm high
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A blue and white jardiniere, 20th century with steeply rounded sides rising from the flat base to the wide everted rim, painted in underglaze blue with thatched huts in a rocky landscape, the reverse with an inscription reading 'People's Republic 8th year painted in Zhu mountain' 14 cm diameter
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A 'famille-rose' revolving vase, 20th century the pear shaped body painted with four inscribed landscape medallions and stylised floral sprays, all reserved on the bright blue sgraffiato ground repeated around the waisted foot and the flared mouth, the revolving waisted neck painted with stylised floral motifs on a bright yellow ground divided by two elongated loop handles, the interior and base glazed in turquoise, the base with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong 26 cm high
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An iron-red decorated vase, 19th/20th century of globular form surmounted by a tall narrow cylindrical neck, the sides painted with alternating panels of qilin in a landscape and birds among flowering plants, reserved on a floral scroll iron-red and gilt ground below a series of formal and floral borders 45.5 cm high
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A pair of 'Dayazhai' yellow-ground jardinieres, 20th century each of square section and steeply flared form supported on corner bracket feet, the sides decorated in grisaille with flowering prunus, chrysanthemum, bamboo and iris, with an oval iron-red and gilt Dayazhai cartouche on two sides, all reserved on the lemon-yellow ground, the base with a drainage hole and four character iron-red mark Yong qing chang chun (everlasting blessings eternal spring) (2) 30 cm high
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A flambe glazed vase late Qing dynasty the lobed globular body rising to a waisted neck with broad everted mouth and scalloped rim, covered overall with a rich crimson glaze streaked with purple 29.5 cm high
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An Imari charger Meiji Period of shallow saucer shape decorated on the interior with a screen depicting six cranes reserved on a flower and diaper ground 55 cm diameter
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A large Japanese bowl in Korean punchong style, the widely rounded sides with everted lipped rim, decorated on the interior with concentric bands of stamped decoration filled with slip beneath the dark olive-green glaze, falling unevenly over the exterior revealing the dark brown ware beneath 42.5 cm diameter. Provenance: David Jones Fine Art Gallery, 21 January 1971, Exhibition catalogue no. 46 described as Futagawa ware, Japanese 18th century
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A bronze group of tigers and elephant by Seiya Meiji period the elephant striding forward, its left foreleg pinning down one tiger whilst another climbs over its hind quarters, ivory tusks, the underside with Seiya saku seal, wood stand (2) 31.5 cm high, 33 cm long
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Artist Unknown, Fishing in a Landscape ink and colour on silk hanging scroll inscribed and with four seals, mounted on brocade, wood box 163 x 72 cm. Provenance: East and West Art, Melbourne, 19 January, 1981
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A Satsuma earthenware figure of a bijin by Kinkozan, Meiji Period the young woman standing with head turned to the side, wearing a long gilt decorated blue kimono and a broad russet obi gilt with scattered kiku flowers, her hair drawn into high coils and chignon decorated with flowers, the base with impressed seal Kinkozan zo 43 cm high. Other Notes: Compare with a smaller figure from the Walter Haas Collection, illustrated by Louis Lawrence, Satsuma, p. 149, no 73, and sold Sotheby's, London, 14 July 2006…
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