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The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:565
Sale Title:The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian ArtLots with images:549
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:403
Date:24-Nov-2008
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An Egyptian green schist magic Stele of the young Horus, Harpochrates, 3rd - 1st century BC. Height 20 cm &. Width 22 cm
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A multi-coloured glass Aryballos, Greek or Egyptian. Height 6.5 cm
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A Hellenistic multi-coloured glass alabastron, Greek 3rd-1st century BC. Height 13 cm
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A fine Roman (Syria) carved black basalt torso of Minerva, 3rd century AD. Height 48 cm. Exhibited: the William Bowmore collection,the fine Art of Giving: 90 Masterpieces, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Illustrated in the accompanying catalogue page 77
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Four Egyptian unglazed Faience, Ushabti figures, 26th Dynasty, circa 4th century BC 11 cm and. Height 12 cm
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A collection of various Egyptian glazed faience antiquities, late period, 600-300BC, comprising Son of Horus charms and various amulets and inlays
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A large turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figure, 26th Dynasty, 600-300BC. Height 15 cm
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A bright blue glazed faience, Ushabti figure, 21st-22nd Dynasty. Height 12 cm
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Two Egyptian bright blue Faience, Ushabti fragments, 21st Dynasty, circa 1000BC. Width 7.5 cm and. Height 6 cm
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A fine Egyptian turquoise glazed figure of Sekhmet, New Kingdom, 1550-1070BC. Height 7.5 cm
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A Hellenistic terracotta figure of Eros, Tanagara, 3rd century BC 16 cm
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An Egyptian Limestone, bas-relief, of a Pharoah, Roman period, 1st century BC-1st century AD. Width 32 cm and. Height 18 cm
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Three ancient Sumerian cunieform tablets 8 x 5 cm (1) 4 x 4 cm (2)
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A pottery Amphoriskos, New Kingdom, approximately 1300BC 12 cm high
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A pre-Dynastic cosmetic pallet in the form of a Bulti fish, circa 3000BC. 8.5 x 7.5 cm
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A Hellenistic terracotta mask of Bes, 3rd-1st century. Height 11 cm
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Two terracotta figures representing Zeus and Gamymede, Tanagra, thebes, central Greece, circa 350BC 34 cm &. Height 35 cm. Exhibited: the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of Giving: 90 Masterpieces, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Illustrated in the accompanying catalogue page 5
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A Greco-Roman terracotta mask, 3rd-1st century BC. Height 6 cm
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An Etruscan bucchero Ware jug, 6th century BC. Height 16 cm
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An Egyptian bronze head of the vulture goddess Nekhbet, late period, 600-300BC, 4.75 cm high
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An Egyptian green schist, head of Osiris, late period 600-300BC. Height 10 cm
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An Islamic green glazed oil lamp, Fatimid, 9th/10th century. 8 cm high
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A collection of Egyptian antiquities, 2000 BC and later comprising an alabaster cosmetic dish 9 cm diameter, an alabaster falcon headed Canopic jar cover. Height 2.5 cm etc
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A Roman black stone head a lady, Asia Minor, 1st century BC-1st century AD. Height 25 cm
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An Egyptian wood Canopic jar cover of Imsety, guardian of the liver, late period 600-300BC. Height 13 cm
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A Roman basalt cameo of a maiden, 1st century-2nd century BC
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An unusual ancient bronze fitting, 1st half of the 1st Millenium BC 8 cm long
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A bronze zoomorphic finial, Luristan 9th-8th century BC 15.5 cm high
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Three bronze bracelets, Central Persia 1st half of the 1st Millenium BC 9 cm, 8 cm & 6 cm diameter
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An Egyptian bronze figure of Horus, the falcon God, late period 600-300BC. Height 9.5 cm
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A Roman bronze figure, of a male God, carrying a vessel, 2nd-4th century AD. Height 12 cm
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An Egyptian bronze head of Pharoah, new kingdom or later, 1300-600BC. Height 8 cm
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Six Jurassic period fossils of fish, approximately 200million years old. 5-6.5 cm wide (each approximately)
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A Jurassic fish fossil 22 cm wide
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A large Jurassic fish fossil, 200-300 million years old 50 cm wide
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An Egyptian mummy cloth fragment, Roman period, 1st century. Linen and pigment,with label for when it was discovered in 1915 16 x 21 cm
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A good Egyptian bronze figure of Bastet, carrying Sekhmet, late period, 600-300BC, with engraved hieroglyphics. Height 14.5 cm
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An Iranian alloy finial in the form of a figure with animals, 1st half of the 1st millenium BC. Height 12 cm &. Width 12.5 cm
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A bronze finial in the form of the master of the Animals, Luristan, 9th-8th century BC 11.5 cm
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A bronze horse trapping in the form of animals, Luristan, 1st half of the first millennium BC. Height 11 cm &. Width 11 cm
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An Amlash bronze figure of a horned animal, Iranian 9th-10th century BC. Height 6 cm, 7 cm long
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A bronze figure of a horned animal, Greater Persia 1st half of the 1st millenium BC. Length 10 cm. Height 6.5 cm
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An Iranian bronze figure of a ram, 9th-10th century BC
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A bronze Votetive axe head and dagger, Luristan, 9th-8th century. Length 19 cm
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A bronze jointed horse bit, Luristan, 9th-8th century BC, with hand and ring terminals 28 cm wide
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A bronze horse bit, with horse shaped fittings, Luristan, 9th-8th century BC. Width 20 cm
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A bronze Zoomorphic dagger, Luristan, 9th-8th century. 9 cm long
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An unusual ancient bronze fitting, 1st half of the 1st millenium BC 8 cm long
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A bronze zoomorphic finial, Luristan 9th-8th century BC. Height 15.5 cm
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Three bronze bracelets, central Persia 1st half of the 1st millenium BC 9 cm, 8 cm & 6 cm diameter
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An inscribed Islamic bronze offering bowl, 10th century AD or earlier 14 cm diameter
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A Scraffiato slipware saucer dish, circa 12th century AD, engraved with a falcon and fronds 19.5 cm diameter
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A Scraffiato slipware saucer dish, circa 12th century AD, engraved with an animal 19 cm diameter
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A Scraffiato slipware bowl, circa 12th century AD, engraved with fish and scales 25 cm diameter
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A pre Columbian mask cup, circa 500-800AD, with monkey style face 15 cm high
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A Yam cluster stirrup spout vessel Huari style, circa 700AD. Height 15 cm
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A pre Columbian shallow circular dish, circa 1200AD 18 cm diameter
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A pre Columbian tripod food bowl, circa 1200BC 10 cm high and 18 cm diameter
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An unusual pre Columbian ceremonial drinking cup with monkey form vessel attached, circa 700-900AD 20 cm high
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A pre Columbian grey Ware stirrup spout bottle, Chimu period, circa 700AD, with fisherman on reed rafts 20 cm high
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A pre Columbian black Ware stirrup spout vessel, of the crab Lord, Chimu period, circa 700AD 18.5 cm high
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A pre Columbian black Ware jaguar god bottle, 500-800BC 23 cm
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A pre Columbian stirrup spout mask vessel, circa 400AD 28 cm
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A pre Columbian jaguar faced food container, circa 200BC. Height 19 cm
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A pre Columbian stirrup spout bottle, circa 500AD, geometric design on a greyish body. Height 25 cm
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A pre Columbian jaguar faced jar, Chimu style, circa 800AD 15 cm high
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A pair of pre Columbian black Ware spouted horn shaped vessels 25 cm long (approximately)
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An important archaic bronze Ding, late Shang Dynasty 13th-11th century B.C, with upright loop handles, finally cast with a frieze of Gui dragons above three large daodie masks, areas of heavy malachite encrustation Illegible inscription of one or two picto grams on the inside wall. Height 21 cm. Diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The J T Thai collection, New York. Exhibited: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of Giving; 90 Masterpieces, 2nd November 1999-1st…
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A Khymer archaic bronze mirror 12th/13th century, well patinated, on a metal stand. 17 cm diameter
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An earthenware lobed vase, Liao Dynasty, 907-1125, with flared mouth, covered in a iridescent green glaze with label attached reading 'Oriental Ceramic Society Exhibition 1947, Number 147'. Height 23 cm. Provenance: Sydney L Moss limited, London
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A tall earthenware vase, Liao Dynasty, 907-1125, covered in a green lead glaze dripping over the foot rim 44 cm high. Provenance: Sydney L moss limited, London
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A well sculpted large red pottery model of a boar, Han Dynasty, 206BC-220AD, standing four-square, the details very well rendered 39 cm. Length
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A large archaic bronze temple bell, Han Dynasty, the handle in the form of a horse, good old patination, two picto grams on the top. Height 48.5 cm. Exhibited: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of Giving; 90 Masterpieces, 2nd November 1999-1st April 2000
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A fine white glazed Ding-style bowl, 20th century, incised and glazed with lotus flowers and petals 19.7 cm diameter
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An archaistic jade knife, 20th century, with fitted box 20 cm. Length
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A flat green jade recumbent cat, 20th century. 15 cm long
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A hardstone cylindrical brush pot; together with a finely carved translucent agate bowl 10.7 cm high & 10.8 cm diameter
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Two grey pottery models of mastiffs, Han Dynasty, 206BC-220AD 14.5 cm and 13.5 cm high
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A pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, circa 1900, decorated with exotic flowers, biscuit rims, four-character mark Honour, Riches and Enduring Spring 27 cm diameter
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A small fan shaped water-dropper, 4.8 cm length
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A large Chinese Imperial yellow-glazed bowl, Jiaqing mark, but later 18.8 cm diameter
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A set of four Chinese lacquered panels, early 20th century, well decorated with battle scenes, gilt frames. 125 x 43 cm
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A Chinese ivory figure 20th century. Height 33 cm
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Liu Yitao a painting of a pair of pheasants, ink and colour on paper, 20th century, inscription and three seals 135.5 x 71 cm, the artist was born in Yunan, china
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Liu Yitao a Chinese painting, 20th century, ink and colour on paper depicting orchids on a tree trunk. Inscription and three seals, framed. 149.5 x 83.7 cm. Reference: See exhibition Yitao Liu's paintings, 1991, number 35 for a similar work by the artist
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Liu Yitao (b.1955) A Chinese painting, 20th century, ink and colour on paper depicting poppies in a river valley. Inscription and three seals, framed 68.5 x 68 cm. Reference: See exhibition Yitao Liu's paintings, 1991, number 35 for a similar work by the artist
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Liu Yitao a painting of cascading orchids, ink and colour on paper, inscription and four seals 191 x 81 cm
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A Chinese hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, Qing Dynasty, 1644/1911, of a mountain village. Signed, five seals. 127 x 63.5 cm
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Ink on paper hanging scroll inscribed with a long poem, signed Zheng Ban Qiao with four seals. The artist became known as one of the Yangzhou Eccentrics (Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou - Yangzhou bagua. He was a Scholar/Official who later became the official painter and calligrapher to the Qian Long emperor. He is known for his paintings of bamboo, orchids and rocks. He often wrote lengthy inscriptions to accompany his bamboo scroll paintings, from the Zheng Xie period (1693-1765)
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A small Korean celadon saucer-dish, Koryo Dynasty, 12th/13th century, with a slightly degraded bluish green glaze 12.5 cm diameter
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Five aubergine and blue glazed saucer dishes, 20th century. 11.5 cm diameter
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An ovoid baluster jar and cover, Contemporary, covered with a good oil spot glaze, impressed seal under the lid 27 cm high
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Uchida Kunio (1910-1944). A globular stoneware bottle, covered with a very good even iron brown glaze, impressed seal. Japanese wooden box inscribed Iron glazed vase made by Kunio 19.5 cm high
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A contemporary Japanese stoneware sculpture of architectural form
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A Kutani polychrome figure, Meiji period, circa 1900 of a seated priest, enamel and gilt 22.5 cm high
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A Kutani polychrome figure, early 20th century of a seated lady holding a scroll, enamels and gilt 15.5 cm high
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A suffused lavender-glazed domed covered bowl, contemporary, two impressed seals, probably Shigeo Shiga. 9.5 cm high. See: Shiga The Potter, John Ferguson Sydney and Craft Council of Australia, 1982, cat no 37 for a pot of similar form
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A large iron-brown glazed stoneware jar, Contemporary, with heavy ash deposits, impressed seal 20 cm
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An olive green glazed large jar and cover, Contemporary, decorated in calligraphic style in iron-brown, painted mark 16 cm high
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A Seto ware compressed quatrefoil stoneware bottle, Edo period, 18th/19th century, with horse eye design 12 cm high
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