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Asian and Applied Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:377
Sale Title:Asian and Applied ArtsLots with images:368
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:267
Date:21-Sep-2009
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A Pair of Large Chinese Archaic Style Green Variagated Jade Discs Carved in low relief with a dragon and dog with scroll and flame borders. Each with its fitted rosewood stand. Diameter 17.5 cm Height 24.5 cm
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An Early 20th Century Japanese/Korean Burgundy Lacquer Card Case With low relief carved Ivis and Peony flowers on sides and lid. Height 12 cm
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A good glass snuff bottle, the outside finely painted in enamels with two circular panels of children carrying an enormous peach and Hotei with a child. 0th century. Lemon glass stopper and ivory spoon, signed. Height 6.8 cm
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A good large carved banded agate snuff bottle of flattned rectangular form with lion mask handles on the shoulders. 9th century. Silver spoon and green hardstone stopper.8 x 5.6 cm
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A Good Large Variagated Brown Amber Snuff Bottle Late 19th century. The deep ribbed body with high relief figures of a Sage with peach and a young boy on a lotus leaf. Side handle of dragon's head and juxtaposed frogs. Height 9.5 cm
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A very good red overlay glass snuff bottle decorated with well carved relief design of archaic vessels and censers. 9th century. High quality green jadeite and agate stopper. (slight neck chip). This bottle was formerly in the famous Edward Gilbertson collection of Japanese and Oriental items. Height 7 cm
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A good large white handstone (mutton fat jade) snuff bottle of rounded rectangular shape with concave lozenge side handle, aventurine stopper and carved ivory spoon. Height 8.5 cm
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A Good Tall Slender Ovoid Porcelain Snuff Bottle Decorated with three painted black and brown dragons chasing a flaming pearl over a pattern of etched waves. Aventurine stopper with old ivory spoon. Height 8.5 cm (small rim chip to base)
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An Interesting 19th century Canton Enamel Snuff Bottle of wide tapering form. The white enamel body hand painted with figures in a river scene and taking tea. Domed enamel painted stopper with ivory spoon. 5.5 x 6 cm
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An Good Banded Carved Brown Agate Bottle with relief scene of bamboo and mountain. Rose quartz stopper with ivory spoon. Height 7.2 cm
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A high quality contemporary outside painted glass snuff bottle, the fat ovoid body completely painted in enamels with a scene of nine wild horses. Lapette borders around the base and neck. Green handstone stopper and ivory spoon. 6 x 4.8 cm
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A, Japanese lacquer Kogo (box). Edo period. C1800. Circular shape and very finely decorated allover with a profusion of two colour gold flowers in various taka maki-e, nashji and fundame techniques. Gold kinji interior. Diameter 8 cm
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A good 19th century polished grey jadeite snuff bottle with fat well hollowed ovoid body and carnelian agate stopper. Ivory spoon. Height 5.9 cm
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A good rare cloisonne snuff bottle of rounded rectangular form, 19th century, decorated all over with floral pattern around two side panels depicting a dragon amongst clouds. Domed stopper with copper spoon. Height 7.4 cm
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An Excellent Frosted Clear Glass Snuff Bottle of tapering form. Decorated with a delicate inside painting of eight shrimps. Tiger eye stopper in a silver metal mount with matching spoon. Height 8 cm
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A Good Polished Agate Bottle With Black Spotting. 19th century with coral cabochon stopper in a silver mount with silver spoon. Well hollowed interior and lion mask handles on the shoulders. Height 7.5 cm
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A good black lacquer Burgatte snuff bottle of flattened lozenge shape, awabi shell inlay of lake and mountain scenes on both sides, the shoulders inlayed with gold, silver and shell with similar work to the neck and stopper, signed. Stained ivory spoon. 5.6 x 4.6 cm
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A very rare 19th century ivory double gourd snuff bottle, the body is deeply carved with an all over pattern of vines with leaves and gourds with two butterflies. Well hollowed inside. Old ivory spoon. Height 10.2 cm
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A good large inside painted fat bodied snuff bottle, the finely painted scene depicting warriors on horseback with sailing boats in the background, 19th century. Rare large size. (internal crack is an original inclusion), the glass stopper stained to simulate coral. 10.7 x 7.3 cm
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A Good Delicate Clear Glass Bottle, of flattened ovoid shape. 19th century. Inside painting of four shrimps. Amethyst stopper (No spoon). Signed with character and seal. Height 7.4 cm
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A very good red overlay glass snuff bottle of slender tapering form, decorated both sides with a deeply and well carved cricket on leaves, 19th century, aventurine stopper with ivory spoon. Height 7.8 cm
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A good glass snuff bottle 19th century, the red orange material made to simulate Realgar. (rare). In a tapering ovoid shape with serpentine stopper. Carved ivory spoon. Height 6.6 cm
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A good carved amethyst snuff bottle, the deeply carved body features two baby dragons with another entwined around the stopper, a good example of the hardstone carvers' Art. Height 7.2 cm ivory spoon
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An unusual old Chinese oxide stained snuff bottle. Coral branch or similar, the sides with fish and bat carvings and the natural blemishes incorporated into the design. Copper spoon. Height 8.2 cm
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A good tall cylindrical porcelain snuff bottle with an underglaze blue scene of playing children, 19th century, aventurine stopper and ivory spoon. (minor chip on base). Height 10.4 cm
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A Very Unusual Egg Shaped Grey Hardstone Snuff Bottle, Well hollowed inside with silver rim and carved amethyst stopper. 19th century. Ivory spoon. Length including stopper 8.2 cm
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An old wooden snuff bottle made from a burl and well hollowed out, 19th century, the squat fat ovoid bottle has a small neck with carnelian agate stopper. 8.2 x 6.8 cm
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A very finely outside painted glass snuff bottle, the coloured enamel painting depicting two beautiful ladies at leisure. 0th century, signed. Height 6.3 cm
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A fine large flat ovoid snuff bottle in white glass with a three colour carved glass overlay of a swirling dragon chasing a flaming pearl. 0th century. An excellent example of the decorative technique.2 x 6.7 cm
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An Interesting Variagated Grey Soapstone Snuff Bottle decorated both sides with archaic characters. 19th century. Well hollowed, aventurine stopper. With ivory spoon. Height 7.1 cm
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A Good Tall Carved Amber Snuff Bottle. Frog and dragon head side handles with a relief carving of a boy with lotus leaves and an Immortal with twin bats. Well hollowed inside. Height 8.7 cm (No spoon)
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A Good Simulated Agate Glass Snuff Bottle of fat ovoid shape. Internal swirling bands of yellow and grey. Jasper stopper with black onyx collar and ivory spoon. Height 6.7 cm
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A good banded agate ovoid snuff bottle. Brown spot inclusions with carved lion mask handles and lemon agate stopper. 9th century, the interior is well hollowed. Ivory spoon. Height 6 cm
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A Good Large Flattened Oval Glass Snuff Bottle with all over red overlay. 19th century. Gold bearing quartz stopper with old ivory spoon. Height 7.8 cm
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A good flattened rectangular white jade snuff bottle with carved scene of figures under pine and palm trees on the sides. Green jade stopper and old ivory spoon. Height 6.8 cm
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An Interesting Copper/Bronze Snuff Bottle, Decorated on each side with a medallion and a relief pattern of two stylised baby dragons with a flaming pearl between. Late 19th century. Aventurine and coral stopper with brass spoon. Height 6.9 cm
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An attractive fat bodied opaque glass snuff bottle. Finely decorated on the outside with enamel painting of two crickets and a grasshopper, signed. Green hardstone stopper and ivory spoon. Height 5.3 cm
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A Very Fine Small Chinese Cast Bronze. Ming Period. C.1500/1600. Of a razorback board or mythical beast. The powerfully modelled figure is crouching ready to spring. Originally from the Rewi Ally Collection. 4.4 x 5.6 cm
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An Interesting Ox in the Sung Style but Probably of Late Ching Period. Well rendered, the animal is carved from a boulder of green/brown serpentine hardstone and the carver has skillfully used the rind of the stone to give a hide effect. Length 18 cm
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A Rare Chinese Archaic Mythological Carved Brown/Green Hardstone. Cong/Tsung. Unknown date but of Neolithic origin. The tapering four sides each decorated with three panels of relief characters verical and horizontal. The hollow tube centre represents the cosmic Gods in Heaven with the surrounding cube of earth and the four seasons. Height
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A Rare Ancient Chinese Archaic Carved Stone for Dog Pillow. Wei dynasty 7thc.Ad. The animal is lying down and flicking his ear with his leg which forms a convenient carrying handle. Shows wear and discolouration of use. Length 22 x 11 cm
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An early iron Japanese tsuba. Ngamaru (oval). Pierced with pine trees and a waterwheel. 6th-17th century.2 x 7.4 cm weight 160gms
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A Large Very Early 15th Century Muromachi Iron Tsuba. Tsuchime ji surface with a typical tapered edge. Pierced with flying sparrows. 8 x 8.5 cm Weight 168gms
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A late Edo period pierced iron tsuba in Sukashi style. C.1850. Oval Ngamaru gata shape. X 6.5 cm weight 54gms
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An iron Momoyama period C.1680 oval tsuba, signed. Toshimune. Punched diaper pattern. X 6.5 cm weight 94gms
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An early 19th century Edo period Tanto tsuba. Bamboo, grasses and sparrow in zogan, shakudo, with gilt details.8 x 5.2 cm weight 45gms
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An Edo Period Tetzu (Iron) Japanese Tsuba. Mokkogata shape with a punched diaper hexagonal pattern. C.1800. Signed but not read. 6.1 x 6.7 cm Weight 84gms
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An Octagonal Shaped Iron Edo Period Wakazashi Tsuba. A zogan inlay in copper and silver of the Luna hare under the moon. Hammered Tuschime ji surface. 5.2 x 6 cm Weight 86gms
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A 17th Century Edo Period Iron Mokkogata Shape Tsuba. Tembo School with a tsuchime ji hammered surface and pierced clouds. 7.3 x 7.6 cm Weight 104gms
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A 17th Century Iron Tembo School Edo Period Tsuba. Mokkagata shape and with punched cloud form decoration. One pewter plugged Hitsu Ana. 7.6 x 7 cm Weight 113gms
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An Edo period iron tsuba of Mokkogata shape with a pierced waterwheel above incised waves. Tuschime ji. Sun and moom Udenuki Ana.5 x 7.7 cm weight 100gms
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An early Edo period heavy iron tsuba of marugata (round) shape. 7th century. Pierced with a stylised flower design and signed Tadakazu. Diameter 7 cm weight 124gms
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An early Edo iron tsuba of nagamaru gata shape, 7th century, signed GO, with pierced lantern motif.6 x 6.3 cm weight 73gms
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An Edo Period Heavy Iron Tsuba of mokkogata shape. 17th Century. Pierced Udenuki Ana and signed Kuneyoshi. 6.3 x 7 cm Weight 112gms
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A late Edo period Wakazashi tsuba of Nagamaru gata shape. C.1800, with shisabori carving of cranes flying in a mountain landscape and gold zogan grasses.7 x 6.2 cm weight 109gms
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A good Edo period Wakazashi tsuba. Tsuchime ji surface and raised mimi (edge), the relief scene of a senne under a pine tree. 'The first Snow of the Season' gold and silver zogan inlay detais. X 6.3 cm weight 79gms
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A late Edo period iron tsuba of marugata shape with pierced geometrical design. Diameter 7.3 cm weight 113gms
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An Edo period iron tsuba. C.1800, of plain pierced marugata shape. Diameter 7.2 cm weight 82gm
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An Edo period iron Shoamii school Sx lobed shaped tsuba, 18th century, the surface tsuchime ji with pierced clouds. Large size.3 x 7.4 cm weight 102gms
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An Edo period iron plate tsuba of circular shape with pierced kite design. C.18th century. Diameter 7.3 cm weight 101gms
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Two Old Iron Tsuba. 18th Century. Both hammered tsuchime ji surface. One with two gourds and a connecting mimi. The other with a pierced mon. Diameter 6.5 cm Total Weight 165gms
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A Chinese silk and paper scroll 20th century, with brushed ink drawing of bamboo. 9.3 cm x 4.5 cm
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A Pale Celedon Shallow Bowl Sung Period with unglazed rim and central carved foliate decoration. (Damage to rim). Diameter 17.5 cm
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A Small Celedon Shallow Bowl
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A Celedon Carved Bottle Vase 20th century, with underglaze floral decoration. Height 18 cm
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A small pale grey jade disc 19th century, relief carved to the sides with prunus and long life symbol. Mounted on original carved stand. Diameter 9.5 cm
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A Chinese Carved Resin Box In the form of a gourd. Length 18.2 cm
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A Chinese snuff bottle of opaque brown glass with a coral stopper. Small chips to rim. Height 7.9 cm
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A Japanese Rosewood Netsuke 20th century, of a deer. Height 6.2 cm
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A Japanese Taisho Showa Cloisonne Vase 20th century decorated with a bird on a prunus branch on a red ground. Height 18 cm
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A Chinese CloissonÃ(c) Stem Cup And Cover Early 20th century with later stand. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese Bronze Circular Censer 20th Century with fluted side and a pair of dolphin-headed handles, polished, pin hole to base. Height 10 cm
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A Chinese bronze censer early 19th century, standing on three legs, decorated with three panels of Islamic inscriptions, polished. Height 7.2 cm
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A Chinese Stoneware Pot Ching period with creme glaze. Height 12.6 cm
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A Korean Brown Ceramic Bowl 19th century, unglazed. Diameter 15 cm
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A shallow Japanese pottery bowl 19th century, with all over grey crackle galze on a wooden stand, 27.1 cm
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A 19th century Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Vase of baluster shape with deeply carved continuous landscape scene of figures with rocks and pine trees on a diaper and scroll ground. Height 16 cm
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