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Fine Asian & European Decorative Arts — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:623
Sale Title:Fine Asian & European Decorative ArtsLots with images:616
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:440
Date:19-Nov-2007
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An Indian carved wood arch 18th century. 65 x 185 cm
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An Indian carved archway 17/18th century 125
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An Indian Gujurat school, watercolour of Shiva, the Destroyer of the world Indian 19th century, watercolour and silver paint on paper with inscription in ink. 41 x 25 cm
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A large Nepalese bronze standing figure of Tara on a lotus base Indian 19th century91 x. Provenance: The John Henshaw collection
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A small early stone head of Buddha Indian 19th century10 x. Provenance: The John Henshaw Collection
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A Burmese polychrome decorated white stone figure of seated Buddha, Shan 18th century wood stand
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A Mongolian clay Mahakala shrine box, 19th century
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Stone Buddha head from the Sukothai period, the hair in tight curls, with a timber base. Provenance: from the John Henshaw collection
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A small Tibetan brass/bronze stupa 13/14th century Base sealed
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A Tibetan bronze Kadampa stupa 13/14th century sealed
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A Tibetan gilt-wood manuscript cover 17th/18th century 29 x 72 cm. Provenance: Christies Melbourne, 25 October 2005.
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An Indian bronze figure of Nandi 18th century the sacred bull of Shiva
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A rare India cast bronze figure of a ram 18th century
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A Nepalese gilt bronze Chatya 18th Century representing the Stupa of enlightenment, with the syllable hum in the window and the finial featuring the parasol, some red pigment
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A Burmese stone Buddha, with trace of original polychrome decoration 18/19th century.
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A Mongolian polychrome and gilt-wood group of Paldan Lhamo and entourage
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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Bodhisattva Ratnapani as a manifestation of Ratnasambhava 16th century
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A Tibetan painting depicting four wrathful deities Circa 1900 70 x 200 cm
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An East Tibetan tantric thangka late 19th century Featuring Yamantaka the Lord of death, surrounded by members of his retinue, painted with natural pigments on cotton applied to wood 95 x 71.5 cm
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A Bhutanese thangka 18th/19th Centurydistemper on cloth of Sakyamuni Buddha 77 x 57.5 cm
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A Tibetan thangka 19th century distemper on cloth87 x 57.5Distemper on cloth, depicting Green Tara in the centre surrounded by eight smaller Taras bestowing blessings, with an elephant, snake, evil spirits, etc, the back consecrated with the inscriptions
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A large Tibetan thangka Circa 18th centurydistemper on cloth depicting the Western Paradise of Amithabha known as Sukhavati, the central image of Amithabha flanked by two Bodhisattvas 147 x 97 cm
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A Mongolian polychrome painted and relief carved figure of a wrathful deity, with painted panel beneath and decorated frame
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A Tibetan polychrome painted panel Painted with Buddhist deities
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A large Tibetan tantric Mandala Circa 1870 Featuring Samantabhadra, the son of celestial Buddha Vairocana and his female consort Samantabhadri, Nyingmapa School
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A Burmese book, 19th century or earlier probably wood and palm leaf, each page inscribed on both sides with text
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A Tibetan group of three gilt bronze beads 19th century or earlier
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A Tibetan wooden chest from a wealthy household mid 18th century 47 x 87 cm. Covered in leather and painted in natural pigments with floral designs, original open iron work fire gilded fittings
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A Tibetan Altar Table 19th century 68 x 97 cm. Painted on three sides with natural pigments, featuring the 'wheel of the dharma' (or Buddhist law), two deer and flowers
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A Tibetan monk's personal chest 18th/19th century for storing ritual implements, featuring the 'Mongoose Spitting the Jewels', painted inside and outside with natural pigments
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A monastry cabinet (pe-gam), Tibetan early 18th century 86 x 81 cm. Featuring the mongoose spitting the jewels
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A Tibetan four door cupboard 19th century 95 x 50 cm. Painted on three sides with vegetable pigments, featuring flowers and clouds
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An elegant Tibetan four door cabinet mid-20th century 122 x 85 cm. Used by a high government official for signing important documents, scalloped panel featuring the sword of Manjushri, two medallions of Chinese dignitaries within floral surrounds
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A pair of Indian bronze horse stirrups Circa 17th century Decorated with scrolling foliage
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A Tibetan carved human bone 16th century, featuring a skeleton, part of a tantric ritual apron
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A pair of Tibetan monastic conch shell trumpets Circa 1900 Each one with silver fittings showing the eight Buddhist emblems, set with coral and turquoise 42 cm long
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A Tibetan silver and gilt tantric ritual drum handle Early 18th century10 x 13.5in iron, featuring a citipati skull holding foliage in his mouth.
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Massive 18th century gilt bronze Buddha from the late Ayuthya period, seated in earth touching mudra on a shaped throne, his hair in tight curls. Provenance: from the John Henshaw collection
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A Thai gilt bronze seated buddha 17th century Uthong style. Height 43 cm
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A Thai bronze figure x Ayuthya period and three other small bronze heads and a small ceramic head 5-10 cm high. Provenance: The John Henshaw Collection
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Large 19th century gilt bronze standing Buddha figure
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A Thai bronze head of Buddha Ayuthya period, 16/17th century with pendulous earlobes, the eyes inlaid with pearl shell, traces of gilt and polychrome. Height 40 cm
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A large Thai standing gilt lacquered and jeweled Buddha 19th century. Height 151 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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A Japanese Satsuma charger Circa 1890, Meiji period, in gilt and enamels, depicting Kannon, with two children, seated beneath a waterfall watching a butterfly, artist's seal on the front 36.5 cm diameter
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A, Japanese Satsuma five lobed bowl late 19th century Meji period, well decorated in gilt and enamels, the exterior with iris, the interior with fan shaped panels, signed, gilt mon and red seal 15.5 cm diameter
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A Japanese hexagonal Satsuma vase late 19th century Meiji period, Decorated with numerous Gods in gilt and enamels, inscription to base 46 cm high
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A large Japanese Kutani vase 1868/1912 Meiji period, Decorated in gilt and enamels, iron red mark. 73 cm high
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Two Chinese Imari plates Early 18th Century Qing dynasty, Each one decorated with a vase of flowers and floral motifs 22 cm diameter
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A Japanese Hirado biscuit porcelain model of a horse 1868/1912x Meiji Period, 19 cm high. Provenance: John Kenny Collection, Sotheby's, Melbourne
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A Japanese art pottery vase by Takeichi Kawai
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A black lacquered cabinet (Shodana),2 10 x 42 cm, with applied carved ivory figures and mother of pearl carved bird decoration in the traditional Chinese manner
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A Japanese Kakemono 17/18th century, Early Edo1 13 x 63 cm. Ink and colour on paper, depicting aDaimyo being entertained by two courtesans, old brocade silk mounts. Provenance: John Hilliard collection, London
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A, Japanese ivory okimono Meiji period, 1868-1912 of a noodle vendor seated on a tree trunk, signed. Height 13 cm
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A Japanese ivory and lacquer panel Meiji period 1868-1912 32.5 x 25 cm
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A Japanese ivory tusk vase Meiji period, 1868/1912x xx well decorated in gold lacquer with exotic birds and flowers, signed. Height 17 cm. Provenance: An old Sydney private collection, purchased in Japan 1950's
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A Japanese ivory okimono early 20th century of a God and his attendant, holding a mask of Okame, stained and incised details 9 cm high. Provenance: George Adie collection
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A fine Japanese lacquer bunko Meiji period, 1868-1912 24 x 29.5 x 15 cm, decorated in Hiramaki-E and Takamaki-E with trees in a river landscape to all sides, with original storage box signed
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A Japanese ovoid bronze censer 18th century, Edo period, with loose-ring mask handles and pierced cover. 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Andrew Stuart-Robertson Queensland private collection
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A small Japanese bronze weight Meiji period, 1868/1912x in the form of an immortal seated on a Buddhist lion, reading a scroll 6 cm high
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A cloissone enamel on copper vase Meiji period 1868-1912 x 16 cm high
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Two 18th century panel folding screen from the Edo period, decorated in colours and sprinkled gold, with a bamboo fence, flowers and grasses. Provenance: from the David Jones Gallery, 19th Nov 1982
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A Japanese six-panel folding screen Edo period, 19th century122 x 232 cm decorated in colours on gold leaf with birds on a blossom tree beside a waterfall
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A Japanese woodblock, oban size, of two geisha Utamaro (1753/1806)37.5 x 25Framed. Provenance: Sydney private collection
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Toyokuni: Japanese woodblock together with another woodcut of two samurai 19th century Toyokuni: Japanese woodblock, oban size, of a young woman, publisher's seal; together with another woodcut of two samurai, oban size, both late Edo period, 35.5 x 24 cm
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Sadahide; a Japanese woodblock print of a geisha x Sadahide; a Japanese woodblock print of a geisha, oban size, together with a smaller print of a man in snow, both 19th century, 22 cm and 18.5 cm
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Kunichika; a Japanese woodblock, oban size 19th century, 34.5 x 23.5 cm, of a man and iris, framed
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Kiyotomo: A Kakemono Edo period, late 18th/early 19th century1 28 x 24 cm. of a beauty (bijin) holding a pipe, delicately painted in ink and colour on paper, signed Kiyotomo ga, with red kakihan(cipher), framed. Provenance: Sydney private collection; David Jones
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Kunimaru: Japanese woodblock print, Kakemono-e Edo period, 77 x 24 cm, of a courtesan holding an umbrella, good colour and condition, signed and sealed, framed. Provenance: Sydney private collection; Brian Chester's Antiquarian, July 1982, No. 59
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A large Japanese silk embroidered cloth Meiji period, 1868/1912. 147 x 147 cm. finely decorated with birds and flowers, silk fringing. Provenance: John Hilliard Collection, 1998
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A Chinese fan painting Qing dynasty, circa 18th century, ink and colour on silk 26 x 27 cm of a pair of birds on a blossoming branch, framed
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A Japanese tortoiseshell cigar case Meiji period, 1868/1912 15.5 x 7 cm. Decorated in gold lacquer and aogie shell with birds and flowers. Provenance: George Adie Collection
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A silver inlaid Japanese bronze flower vase Meiji period, 1868/1912 together with a patinated long necked bronze flower vase.
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A stained ivory netsuke of a skull Meiji period, 1868-191 24.2 cm diameter
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A Japanese bronze bowl, Hatori company Meiji period, 1868-1912. 10 x 10 cm
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A Japanese mixed metals and hardwood box Japanese Circa 1920. 14 x 10 cm
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A Japanese small metal teapot with ivory handle Meiji period, 1868-19128.5 x intricate design, makers seal mark. Provenance: Queensland Private Collection
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A rare Japanese silvered bronze mirror Momoyama/ Edo period, 15th/16th, century. Finely cast in low relief with cranes and landscape. 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Queensland private collection
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A roman pottery mask Circa 400BC10 x. Provenance: The John Henshaw Collection
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A Roman white marble head of a man
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A Roman white marble head of a lady 7.5 x wood base
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A rare Egyptian pink granite tablet, incised with a Pharoah and a Procession, with heiroglyphics
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An Egyptian bronze seated figure of Osiris
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An ancient Luristan bronze fitting. Provenance: The John Henshaw Collection
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An Egyptian carved wood mummy mask
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Fine Kashan silk rug. Provenance: from a private collection in Melbourne
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A Gandharan stone frieze, circa 2nd/4th century AD 13 x 22 cm. From the barrel of a stupa, depicting the Buddha and two acolytes
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A Danish teak coffee table 51 x 140 cm
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An inlaid palisander and chrome floor lamp, French
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An Art Deco beech lamp French, circa 1930
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A Schneider glass and wrought iron floor-lamp, French
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Cast iron hallstand in the manner of Edgar Brandt
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A satin birch and ebonised two-tier occasional table Italian, circa 1940. 8.5 x 52 cm
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A large three-seater sofa, with brass legs, designed by Noel Poulson Melbourne 90 x 340 x 85 cm
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A Palisander mirror top occasional table French, Circa 1925 63 x 36 cm
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A mahogany desk and matching chair Circa 1940 73 x 140 x 55 cm
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A rosewood x pattern stool French, circa 1925
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A Regency dove grey marble console table, English, 90 x 118 x 35 cm. Top marked Hw 27, possibly the owner and the date 1827
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A red, silver and gold lacquered oval hanging wall mirror French, circa 1930. 85 x 113 cm
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A continental Art Deco silver table service for x number of settings Circa 1920x Manufactured by Gerritsen and van Kempen, Zeist, Holland
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A pair of ammonite bookends French, Circa 1930x Jurassic period, 200-300 million years old Black fossil bases
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