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The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative Arts — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:860
Sale Title:The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative ArtsLots with images:694
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:598
Date:2-Sep-2015
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Three Chinese carved soapstone seals. Height 8 cm max
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Two Chinese hardstone plaques, with wood stands; together with two miniature carved seals, a whisk handle and a miniature totem
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A Chinese celadon jade carving, of a long tailed bird, with wood stand. Length 6 cm
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Two Chinese hardstone animal carvings, of a buffalo and of a frog, with wood stands. Length 7.5 cm max
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A Chinese hardwood box, the lid inlaid with a pale celadon jade plaque. Width 11.5 cm
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Pair of Chinese jadeite plaques, carved and pierced with Buddhist lions, with wood stands. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese pale celadon jade circular plaque, carved with a stylised phoenix, with wood stand. Depth 5 cm
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Three Chinese hardstone carved figures of immortals, with wood stands. Height 7 cm
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A Chinese grey and russet jade figure of Shoulao, with wood stand. Height 8 cm
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A Chinese celadon and russet jade archer ring, depth 3.5 cm
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A Chinese tiger eye stone brush washer, carved with qilong dragons to the sides, with wood stand. Width 13 cm
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A pair of Chinese rock crystal carvings of birds, with wood stands. Length 8 cm
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A Chinese rock crystal carving of Budai. Height 8.5 cm
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A Chinese grey jade carving of a horse, with wood stand. Length 16 cm
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A pair of Chinese grey hardstone seals, carved with Buddhist lions. Height 11 cm
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A large Chinese soapstone mountain carving, carved with pagodas and buildings amongst a mountainous pine landscape, attached soapstone stand. Width 41 cm
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An early 20th century Chinese ivory carving of a terraced mountain, with figures amongst buildings and pines. Height 18 cm
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A small Chinese marine ivory tusk carving of a monk, with wood stand. Height 6.5 cm
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A collection of seven Chinese wood stands. Height 13 cm max
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A Chinese agate snuff bottle, carved with a fish in a lotus pond. Height 5.5 cm
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Chinese Cantonese enamel snuff bottle, together with a Japanese walnut netsuke. Height 8 cm max
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A Chinese underglaze blue and copper red porcelain snuff bottle, painted with a scrolling dragon. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, painted with crabs in underglaze blue on a beige ground. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, painted in ink on an ivory ground with a scholar on a river landscape, with wood stand. Height 6 cm
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle, painted with a scrolling dragon. Height 6.5 cm
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Three Chinese monochrome porcelain snuff bottles. Height 7 cm
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Pair of Chinese cloisonne candlesticks, each decorated with a scrolling dragon. Height 22 cm max
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South-East Asian black glazed stoneware jar, with loop handles to the shoulders. Height 23.5 cm
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A Japanese export Imari dish, Meiji period, (damaged) Depth 22.5 cm
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Chinese export blue and white plate, 18th/19th century, with metal hanging fittings. Depth 23 cm
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Chinese export famille verte plate, 19th century, depth 28.5 cm
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Pair of Chinese underglaze blue and celadon ground ginger jars, converted to lamp bases. Height 19 cm
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A set of seven 20th century Chinese famille rose ginger jars, Jingdezhen 'Made in China' mark to the base. Height 11.5 cm
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A pair of massive decorative Chinese blue and white baluster vases, decorated with a mountainous river landscape. Height 224 cm
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A 19th century Chinese famille rose circular box and cover, decorated with children playing in a garden. Depth 9 cm
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Chinese flambe glazed shallow bowl, 19th/20th century, depth 26 cm
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A Chinese small flambe glazed brush washer, together with another small flambe lidded jar, both with wood stands. Height 6 cm max
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A Chinese small crackled flambe glazed bottle vase. Height 17.5 cm
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A large Chinese sang de boeuf jar, 19th/20th century, covered with a rich red and purple glaze, wood stand. Height 23 cm
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A Chinese flambe glazed bottle vase, 19th/20th century, covered with a rich red glaze infused with blue and purple splashes, wood stand. Height 34 cm
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A large Chinese blue flambe glazed baluster vase. Height 42 cm
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Fine Chinese porcelain moon flask, evenly covered with a thick tenmoku glaze, Qianlong seal mark to the base. Height 21 cm
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Chinese famille rose porcelain five-panelled screen, Republic period (1912 - 1949), painted in the central panel with three scholars at leisure in a garden with attendants, the side panels with portraits of famous scholars, each panel inscribed and with seal marks. the central panel inscription celebrates the promotion of an official to a higher office, however part of the inscription (probably including the name of the actual official) has been scratched off. Height 104.5 cm
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Large Chinese zitan and jade ruyi sceptre, 19th century, the three pale celadon jade inset plaques carved in high relief with immortals amongst rocky landscapes and with a deer in a pine forest, the wood inlaid with mother of pearl decoration. Length 53 cm
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Nepalese bronze figure of green Tara, the female bodhisattva of enlightened activity, seated on a lotus throne in the posture of Royal ease with left leg extended. Her left hand holding the stem of an upala flower which blossoms with a varja at her shoulder. Height 17 cm
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A Tibetan thangka, depicting the wrathful female protector deity Shridevi portrayed riding into battle against the forces of human ignorance. She wears a Bodhisattva Crown and in her right hand is holding a standard with different coloured pennants. 80 x 55 cm
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A 19th century Chinese album of seven rice paper paintings, depicting various scenes of dignitaries and ladies with attendants in interior settings, mounted on paper with light blue border, each sleeve, 20 x 32.5 cm
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Two 19th century Chinese albums of rice paper paintings, both depicting various scenes of village life, trades, and other figural scenes, with seventeen and twelve sleeves, both mounted on paper with light blue border, each sleeve, 18 x 26 cm
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Two 19th century Chinese albums, the first with ten rice paper paintings depicting junk boats, the second with eleven of flowers and insects, both mounted on paper with light blue border, each sleeve, 18 x 26 cm
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A 19th century Chinese album of twelve rice paper paintings, depicting various scenes of torture and punishments, mounted on paper with light blue border, each sleeve, 20 x 32 cm
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A framed hanging scroll of a standing arhat, ink on paper. 12.4 x 4.4 cm
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An Asian hanging scroll, depicting a cartoon-like tiger or big cat, ink on paper, signed and with seal marks. 114 x 50 cm
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Large Chinese hanging scroll, depicting three scholars at leisure underneath a prunus tree, ink and colours on paper. 161 x 90 cm
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A framed Chinese Government bond
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Chinese hardwood stand, 19th century, with marble top inset. Height 47.5 cm
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Chinese hardwood side table, 19th century. Height 69 cm
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A Chinese carved hardwood table screen, with inset polished bronze plaque. Height 73 cm max
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A large Chinese polished bronze censer, decorated with figural panels, spurious Xuande mark to the base. Width 46 cm including handles, wood stand
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An Egyptian ushabti pottery funerary figure. Height 12.5 cm
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An Egyptian ushabti pottery funerary figure. Height 12.5 cm
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