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The Nancy Hall Collection; Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts — Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:336
Sale Title:The Nancy Hall Collection; Fine Furniture & Decorative ArtsLots with images:327
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:185
Date:10-Nov-2008
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A voluptuous terracotta figure of a female deity in Southern Indian style, standing in tribhanga, embellished with pendulous earrings and wearing intricate jewelled necklaces and belt, some damage. Height 96 cm
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A large standing figure of Guanyin carved in grey shiest, her left hand in varada mudra, the head crowned with a tall diadem, her face in meditative contemplation with downcast eyes, fine nose and delicate mouth drawn in a contemplative smile, the folds of her dhoti about her slender body decorated with jewellery, 127 cm high
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Carved Zitan brush pot, in the form of a gnarled tree trunk
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A bamboo brush pot, carved with figures playing in a lush forest midst rocks, flowering trees and bamboo in low relief, carved symbol and incised seal mark, 18 cm high
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A fine huang huali box and cover, possibly 18th/19th century, carved with scrolling leafy fir tree branches, 11 cm wide
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A Chinese porcelain bowl, Republic period, with everted lip on a straight cylindrical foot in Imperial yellow glaze, Daoguang seal mark, 13 cm diameter. Changed
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A flambé glazed vase (Fanghu), of quatrilobed rectangular form with swelling body and tapering neck flanked by a pair of open lug handles on a spreading foot, richly glazed in flambe striated with blue, incised Guangxu mark, 24.5 cm high. Changed
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A pair of Chinese porcelain stem cups, delicately painted with a pair of rampant dragons about a fiery pearl in over glaze red, painted Chenghua mark, hairline to one, 8.2 cm high (2)
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A Chinese porcelain bowl, enamelled with the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism within interrupted Greek key and lotus petal borders, the interior with a circlet of five bats (the five good fortunes) around the symbol for longevity in over glaze red, Guangxu mark, 14 cm dia. Changed
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A Chinese Jizhou 'leaf' bowl, possibly Southern Song dynasty, of conical form with wide flaring sides rising from a short foot, in deep brown-black glaze, the interior with a single leaf against the dark ground, the foot left unglazed revealing the pale body, 16 cm dia
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A Chinese celadon charger, decorated with a central roundel featuring a moulded lotus and characters within a border of scrolling foliage with a crimped scalloped lip, 39 cm dia. Changed
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain cylindrical brush pot of generous proportions, Guangxu period, painted with a scholar atop a dragon midst foaming waves beneath three clusters of rolling cloud, 16.5 cm high. Changed
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A Chinese famille verte libation cup, possibly Kangxi, with applied pairs of dragons beneath the spout and flanking the handle, with enamelled panels to the body beneath a panelled brocade border, 5 cm high, 11.5 cm long. Changed
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A Chinese Imperial porcelain bowl, enamelled with three panels of rocks with flowering trees and bamboo, the interior with central roundel decorated in like manner, Daoguang seal mark, 14 cm dia. Changed
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A spinach jade vase and cover, with three dragon head loop handles suspending loose rings, one set to the cover and two to the body, the body carved with various archaic symbols and motifs, hairline crack to base, 19 cm high. Changed
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A Cantonese famille verte bowl of generous proportions, late 19th century, with enamelled bands of delicate butterflies midst rich green leaves between panelled borders of floral bouquets, 40.5 cm dia
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A Cantonese famille rose bowl of generous proportions, late 19th century, painted with alternating panels of figures and floral bouquets on a delicate brocade ground, 34.5 cm dia
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A Chinese carved white jade figure group of a pair of recumbent horses, 8.2 cm wide. Changed
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A white jade boulder carving, possibly Qianlong, finely carved to the front with a scholar and attendant before a bridge and pagoda in a wooded landscape, the reverse carved with a rocky and wooded landscape with a building to the centre, together with a carved wooden stand, 24.5 cm wide, 15 cm high
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A carved celadon jade figure of a rampant mythical dragon, with mutton fat inclusions, 13 cm long
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A Chinese spinach jade offering bowl of exhibition proportions, carved with repeating panels of pairs of rampant dragons chasing a fiery pearl in high relief, 54 cm dia.
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A Chinese white and mutton fat jade carving of a duck and two ducklings, possibly Qianlong, the duck and one ducking grasping a lotus branch in their beaks, atop rolling waves, slight damage, 20.5 cm long
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A Chinese spinach jade vase and cover, the rectangular section body carved in low relief to the front and back with t'ao t'ieh, the two carved dragon head loop handles suspending loose rings, the cover surmounted by a dragon finial, together with a wooden stand, 22 cm high
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Three Chinese pendants in white jade, 20th century, one in the form of a cabbage, one a carved panel with water birds and scrolling foliage and the third of rectangular form with a carved and pierced scrolling border, length 5 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm respectively (3). Changed
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A Chinese jade vase and cover, of flattened hu form, decorated with birds and flowers to the body, with dragon heads supporting ring handles, the cover with carved finial of a temple lion, 21.2 cm high. Changed
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A white jade jui, finely carved and pierced with scrolling branches with peach midst swirling clouds, 17.5 cm long
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A Mughal circular box and cover in celadon jade, the central roundel with radiating leaves within a carved stylised lotus border, carved seal mark to base, 11 cm dia
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A large Chinese spinach jade bowl, with a slightly flared lip the interior decorated with an incised and gilded character for good fortune within a radiating border of lotus petals, the exterior featuring rampant dragons and phoenix about a flaming pearl, incised and gilded inscription and seal mark, 33.5 cm dia. Changed
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A jade figure of a recumbent water buffalo, possibly Ming, its heavy body naturalistically carved, with legs tucked beneath and tail looped about the hindquarters, in grey-green stone with black inclusions and bands of white mottling, together with a wooden stand, 16 cm long. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 21 June 1977, lot 243 Private Collection, Nsw.
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A figure of Guanyin in carved white jade, standing and holding her attributes with a string of pearls cascading through her fingers, slight damage, 39 cm high
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A Japanese figure group, Meiji period, in boxwood, ivory and mother of pearl depicting a group of scholars, possibly of the Rokkasen, playing with children mounted on an ebonised base, with incised signature Ryoun. Width 28.5 cm. Depth 21 cm. Height 22 cm. Provenance: Sir Harry Moxham collection, William Ellenden Pty Ltd, 19 March 1974, lot 51 Private Collection, NSW.
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A fine Japanese shibayama card case, Meiji Period, (1868-1912), the front inlaid with hard stone and mother of pearl depicting a pheasant on a flowering cherry branch, the reverse with a flowering branch with insects and butterflies, minor hairline cracks, 7.5 cm wide, 1 cm deep, 11.2 cm high.
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A pair of Japanese cloisonne cranes, with blue, white and green enamelled feathers and semi precious stone accents on silver, each mounted on a carved wooden stand, 29.5am and 31.2 cm high (2)
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A fine rare Imari shallow bowl, decorated with 'Five Ships Design' in Namban taste, with eight Dutch figures about the central roundel of the sailing boats and tree peonies on a brocade ground in typical palette with gilded accents, the character for happiness verso, 20.7 cm dia. Note: Namban designs were inspired by the European traders and missionaries in Japan. Namban means 'Southern Barbarian' because European ships approached Japan from the south. Reference: Exhibition catalogue: master works from the…
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Two Imari shallow bowls, early Meiji period, one with a central roundel of a vase with flowering branches flanked by two roundels of landscapes and a pair of dogs within a panelled floral border, the other with a central roundel of a vase with floral bouquet within a panelled border of fans and landscapes, floral sprays verso, 36 cm and 36.5 cm dia (2)
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A Japanese Satsuma bowl, 19th century, in the form of an abalone shell, the interior painted and gilded with eight figures in a landscape of blossoming trees within a border of phoenix and scrolling brocade, the exterior with applied shells and seaweed, the whole mounted on three shell form feet, 42.5 cm wide.
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