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Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Melbourne - Day 1 — Sotheby's

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Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:269
Sale Title:Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Melbourne - Day 1Lots with images:217
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:179
Date:25-Oct-2010
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A shibayama-inlaid gold lacquer saya inro, Meiji period, of upright form, the saya decorated with a continuous waterside scene, on one side Momotaro seated beside a pine tree being offered gifts by an oni watched by a dog, the reverse with a pheasant kneeling and other figures beside the waves at the water's edge whilst cranes fly overhead into the radiating rays of the sun, and sailing junks in the distance, all inlaid in typical shibayama style, the interior four-case inro lacquered with decorative…
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A shibayama-inlaid gold lacquer saya inro, Meiji period, of upright form, the saya with a continuous scene of a giant octopus chasing two terrified men, one side depicting the octopus emerging from the waves, with thatched huts and mountains in the distance, the reverse showing the two men fleeing from the approaching tentacles, one falling in his haste, the other with his leg already entwined, inlaid in typical shibayama style, the interior four-case inro lacquered with stylized waves; signed Ekishin,…
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An inlaid gold lacquer four-case inro, Meiji period, of lobed form, finely decorated with a figure scene on either side, one depicting a boy fighting a Tengu, the reverse with a maiden seated by a pine tree watching a rabbit and monkey swinging from a branch, the decoration in soft metals, gold and coloured hardstones; signed Katsuhiro (Hagiya), with wood netsuke carved as a skeleton and old man wrestling; signed Shunsai, and carved ivory ojime, signed
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A shibayama-inlaid gold lacquer three-case inro, Meiji period, elaborately decorated in typical shibayama style with a continuous scene depiciting thieves being attacked after robbing a temple, dropping their treasures from sacks over their backs, the buildings set beside flowering cherry and other trees; signed Renzan, with wood netsuke of bearers carrying a palanquin; signed Shunsai or Jusai; and shibuichi ojime
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A black lacquer and box and cover, Meiji period, of rounded rectangular form decorated on the ro-iro ground in various gold lacquer techniques with a waterfall descending between rocky cliffs among pine and maple trees growing from crevices, the turbulent water with crested waves extending over the rocks around the sides among bamboo and other plants, the interior in nashi-ji, the rims mounted with silver, with wood storage box with an inscription to the cover (2) 29 x 24 x 15 cm
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An inlaid bronze vase by Ohashi, Meiji period, the ovoid body decorated in relief and inlaid in gold with chickens and chicks beside flowering chrysanthemum extending over the sides, below two ho-o birds in flight beneath the flared mouth, fitted for electricity, one side pierced above the base for wiring, signed Dainippon Toyama Kenku Ohashi Sanzaemon Yoshimasa. Height 36 cm
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A Satsuma earthenware vase by Kinkozan, Meiji period, of baluster form, finely decorated in colours and gilding with a cockerel, hen and chicks among peonies, chrysanthemums, roses and other flowers in full bloom growing beside a blossoming tree entwined with flowering wisteria, a bird perched on a bough and further birds in flight among the gilt speckled clouds, all between gilt brocade borders at the base, shoulders and around the waisted mouth, the base signed Kinkozan Zo 26 cm
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A green-glazed pottery jar (hu), Han Dynasty, the sides with concentric lines beneath the iridescent green glaze, 49 cm
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A green-glazed vase, Han Dynasty, the squat bulbous body surmounted by a tall tapering neck and cup-shaped mouth, the shoulders with mask and ring handles in relief beneath the dark green glaze with areas of iridescence, 43 cm
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An unglazed pottery equestrian figure, Tang Dynasty, the female rider seated facing forward, traces of red and black pigments; together with a Tang style sancai-glazed equestrian figure(2)29 cm high, 42.5 cm high
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A grey pottery figure of a prancing horse, modelled with a raised foreleg and head inclined to the left, the curved neck with long thick mane, the draped saddle falling in long folds and the harness hung with bells, details picked out in red and black pigments50 cm long The figure is accompanied by a thermo-luminescence certificate from the University of Wollongong
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An impressive unglazed grey pottery figure of a prancing horse, modelled striding forward with head held high and inclined to the left, the right foreleg raised in animated gesture, the flowing mane falling down one side of the neck and forelock parted in the centre, the docked tail tied with a rope, covered overall with a white slip and details in red and black pigments 74 cm long This figure is accompanied by a thermoluminescence certificate from the City University of Hong Kong
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A 'Shu Fu' type bowl, Song/Yuan Dynasty, decorated in shallow relief on the interior with a peony scroll encircling the rounded sides beneath the pale glaze of bluish tint, 19.5 cm
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Two Qingbai dishes, Song Dynasty, each thinly potted with six-lobed shallow flaring sides, the interior carved with a central floral medallion beneath the transparent pale blue glaze(2)15.5 cm, 15 cm
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A Qingbai bowl, Song Dynasty, with flared sides, the interior carved with a floral spray beneath the transparent pale blue glaze; together with a similar bowl carved on the interior with two fish (2)17.5 cm, 18.5 cm diameter
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Two Qingbai bowls, Song Dynasty, each thinly potted body with six-lobed flared sides rising from a short straight foot, carved with a lotus spray extending over the interior beneath the transparent pale blue glaze(2)19.5 cm, 20 cm Compare with a similarly decorated bowl exhibited Jingdezhen Wares The Yuan Revolution, Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1984, Cat. No.
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Two greenish-glazed bowls, Song/Yuan Dynasty, each with rounded sides carved on the interior with foliate scrolls, one with combed details, beneath the thinly applied glaze of olive tone, (2), 15.5 cm
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A 'Cizhou' jar, Yuan/Ming Dynasty, the ovoid body covered with a buff coloured slip and freely painted in brown with calligraphic motifs, fitted box, 30.5 cm
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A 'Longquan' celadon censer, late Ming Dynasty, of squat rounded form with everted rim standing on tripod feet, covered inside and out with a crackled green glaze, the unglazed areas on the base and interior burnt orange in the firing. Diameter 33.5 cm
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A 'Longquan' celadon dish, late Ming Dynasty, the interior carved with a central lotus flower medallion within a foliate scroll around the everted rim, the glaze of even olive tone, 37.5 cm diameter
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A 'Longquan' celadon censer, late Ming Dynasty, the shallow rounded sides supported on tripod feet and carved with peony sprays beneath the green glaze falling short of the base inside and out, an impressed medallion in the centre, 28.5 cm
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A pair of blue and white bowls, Ming Dynasty, 16th century, each with steeply rounded sides painted on the exterior with birds perched in the branches of two blossoMing trees, (2), 14.5 cm, Compare with a similarly decorated bowl illustrated by John Alexander Pope Chinese porcelain from the Ardebil shrine, pl.63
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A blue-glazed bowl, Qing Dynasty, shunzhi period, well potted with widely flared sides incised on the interior with dragons encircling a central 'FlaMing pearl' beneath the glaze of even dark blue tone, the rim, footrim and base in brown, fitted box, (2), 20. 7 cm, a similar bowl illustrated by Bo Gyllensvard Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe collection, Stockholm 1964, pl.
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A blue and white dish, Qing Dynasty, kangxi period, painted with two sinuous dragons chasing a 'FlaMing pearl' within a band of waves around the broad everted rim, lingzhi sprig mark, 26.5 cm
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An unusual blue and white meat dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, of oval shape, the centre depicting figures on horseback hunting a fleeing deer, within a floral vignette and diaper border, 41.2 cm
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A blue and white meat dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, of chamfered rectangular form, the centre with a lakeside scene within formal borders, 40.3 cm
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A blue and white meat dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, of chamfered rectangular form, the centre with a lakeside scene within formal borders, 36.3 cm
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A rare Mandarin palette 'European subject' punch bowl, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, decorated with four traders seated at a table beside turreted buildings on a quayside with a fleet at anchor in the bay, and a semi-clad boy approaching a couple tending a cow in a similar setting with a fleet's masts in the distance, in two panels within underglaze-blue floral scroll borders and interspersed with iron-red landscape vignettes and flowers; together with a floral decorated Chinese Imari dish, (2), 29.
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A pair of 'Famille-rose' plates, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, the centre of each depicting a maiden seated taking tea, attended by a male and female servant within puce, blue and grisaille vignettes on gilt brocade grounds, (2), 23 cm, a similar bowl was sold at Sotheby's London 8th November 1994, lot 324
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A rare reticulated 'famille-rose' dragon cricket cage, Qing Dynasty, jiaqing period, of rectangular form, the sides and one end glazed in green and pierced with an openwork trellis pattern within a puce spearhead border, the top pierced with two confronted dragons among clouds in puce, yellow and blue within a blue angular border, a circular aperture at one end, fitted wood stand, (2), 20.
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A 'Famille-rose' dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, the interior with detached floral sprays within a gilt spearhead border around the scalloped rim, 33 cm
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A 'Famille-rose' vase, republican period, of baluster form, the sides decorated with a group of boys playing in a continuous garden beneath blossoMing trees, gilt edged rim, the base with apocryphal Ju Ren Tang zhi mark in iron-red, 31.5 cm
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A pair of canton 'Famille-rose' vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, each decorated with figure scene and bird and flower panels, the neck and shoulders applied with gilt chilong and Buddhist lions, gilt wood stands, (4), 35 cm
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Three 'Famille-rose' vases, 20th century, comprising one decorated with birds, bamboo and flowering peonies, two decorated with figural panels reserved on floral grounds, (3), 58 cm, 59 cm, 61 cm
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A pair of green-glazed vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, each of ovoid form with tall waisted neck, covered on the exterior with a crackled glaze of bright green tone below the brown-edged rim, the interior and base with a crackled whitish glaze, (2), 21.5 cm
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A pair of shiwan ware garden seats, Qing Dynasty, each of hexagonal section, the slightly curved sides vertically ribbed and reserved with alternating relief decorated panels, and with two circular apertures as handles, the top pierced with a central wan medallion, all beneath the streaked 'jun' type glaze, (2), 47 cm
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A blue-glazed garden seat, Qing Dynasty, decorated in white slip on the deep blue ground with birds, flowering sprays, bats and fruiting sprigs interspersed with pierced cash motifs, between bands of raised bosses, ribboned emblems and floral scrolls, 47 cm
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A blue and white box and cover, of rectangular shape, painted overall with lotus scrolls, 17.5 cm
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A pair of hardwood side chairs, 19th/20th century, each with rectangular back frame and slightly arched headrest above an S-shaped backsplat with a recessed rectangular panel, the seat above beaded aprons and the square section legs joined by stretchers, (2), 52.3 cm wide, 41.5 cm deep, 100 cm high
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A pair of yokeback armchairs (guanmao yi), Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the crestrail of each with arched headrest and scroll terminals repeated on the armrails, the rectangular seat supported on square section legs with arched apron, plain stretchers and footrest, the undulating back splat carved in pierced relief with a figure riding on a Qilin, the reverse with a painted inscription dated to Xianfeng 11th year, 6th month, 15th day, (2), 124 cm high
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A hardwood side table, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the rectangular top above a finely pierced frieze supported on square sectioned legs. Width 90 cm. Depth 44 cm. Height 72 cm
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A miniature hardwood cabinet, 19th/20th century, with two small doors over two larger doors above a pair of drawers, the doors carved with boys carrying banners and a kite, playing in a mountainous landscape among leafy plants and trees, 38 cm wide, 20 cm deep, 73 cm high
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A nest of five hardwood stands, of graduated sizes, each with recessed panel top within the curved frame continuing to the plain rounded apron set on slender corner cylindrical legs, the feet joined by slightly humpbacked foot-stretchers, (5), the largest 23.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep, 31.5 cm high
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A hardwood folding stool (jiaoyi), Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the two halves of the frame of the rectangular slatted seat folding down when the hinged legs are uncrossed, a rectangular frame supporting the open stool tenoned into the underside of the central member and locking into the junction of the legs, the seat frame with beaded curvilinear sides carved with dragons, the two pairs of legs joined at the middle with metal hinges and terminating in square section base stretchers, the pivoted footrest…
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A hardwood square table, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of square section, the three panel top set within a wide frame above a short recessed section, the straight apron carved with foliate scrolls and enclosing a drawer at the front, all supported on straight legs terminating in scrolled feet, the wood of dark tone resembling zitan, 43 cm wide, 43 cm deep, 19 cm high
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A black lacquered elmwood and gilt painted cabinet, Shanxi Province, Qing Dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century, of rectangular form, the two black lacquer doors painted with pagodas in landscapes within foliate borders, centred by a large brass latch plate, 116 cm wide, 58 cm deep, 181 cm high
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A painted Mongolian marriage chest, late 18th century, the rectangular fitted cover, opening to reveal a storage cavity, decorated throughout in deep red pigments, 129 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 101 cm high
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A Chinese carpet, of arched shape decorated with a central dragon in blue, 78 x 76 cm
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A Chinese export 'European subject' reverse glass painting, 19th/20th century, depicting a maiden wearing a long blue shawl draped over her head, holding a small boy examining two watches on the table in front of them, wood frame; together with another depicting a Chinese maiden wearing a blue robe, (2), 45 x 34.5 cm and 50 x 35 cm 51.5 x 41.
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Attributed to zhu yu, 19th/20th century figures in a mountainous landscape, ink and colour on silk, handscroll signed Zhu Yu and with several seals Frontispiece and annotations Painting 41.5 x 3190 cm Frontispiece and Annotations 41.5 x 93 cm and 41.5 x 110 cm
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An unusual painted kesi hanging scroll, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting legendary figures including the eight immortals, the Hehe Erxian and others variously occupied in a lakeside landscape, the Queen mother of the West riding on a phoenix descending in clouds towards a pavilion terrace from where Shou Lao surveys the scene, 169 x 97.5 cm
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Attributed to chen huanghou, 19th/20th century scholars at leisure, ink and colour on silk, handscroll signed Chen Huanghou, inscribed and with three seals, 25.5 x 1460 cm
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Huang zhou (1925-1997) old man and donkeys, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Huang Zhou, dated early winter of 1972, inscribed and with two seals, 83.5 x 41.5 cm
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Zhu Qizhan, (1892-1996), bamboo, ink and colour on paper, framed, signed Zhu Qizhan, dated 1978 and with three seals, 90 x 48 cm
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A turquoise matrix snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, the globular body carved in low relief with an interlaced design encircling the sides, stopper en suite, 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A red overlay on yellow glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of flattened rectangular form, carved with a Lohan holding a fly whisk accompanied by a tiger supported on clouds, and two other Lohan on clouds nearby, above a dragon rising from waves around the base, stopper, 7 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A ruby red glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of flattened ovoid form, the transparent glass of bright even tone; together with a later opaque yellow glass snuff bottle of compressed globular form, the glass of even rich tone, stoppers, (2), the largest 7.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A group of three glass snuff bottles, comprising a red overlay snuff bottle carved with tree shrews on fruiting vine in bright red on the bubble suffused transparent ground; together with a blue overlay snuff bottle carved with flowering sprays on an opaque white ground; and an enamelled milk glass snuff bottle decorated with precious objects and an inscription, apocryphal Qianlong mark, stoppers, (3), the largest 7 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A group of three interior painted glass snuff bottles, one decorated with scattered butterflies and florettes; another of yellow glass painted with a portrait of the opera singer Jang Ju; and an amber glass snuff bottle with a continuous scene of boys at play, stoppers, (3), the largest 7.2 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An agate snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of ovoid form, carved with Liu Hai holding a string of cash beside a pine tree, his three legged toad nearby, using a pale opaque area in the otherwise mushroom coloured stone to highlight the carving, the reverse with characters; together with another agate snuff bottle carved with two sages and mask and ring handles, stoppers, (2), the largest 7.
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A hair crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, of ovoid form suffused with clusters of fine black tourmaline needles, the reverse carved in low relief with flowering sprigs, 6. 8 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, one side carved with a dragon pursuing a 'flaMing pearl' using the brown markings in the mushroom coloured stone, the reverse with a sage walking beside a pine tree and phoenix in flight overhead; together with an agate snuff bottle carved in low relief with mask and ring handles, mottled amber tones, stoppers, (2), the largest 8 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An unusual tortoiseshell snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, the pear shaped body well carved on either side with a portrait of a European lady in three quarters profile, both vignettes enclosed by scrolling borders and interspersed with foliate scrolls, a band of upright petals rising from the footrim and a beaded border around the waisted mouth, stopper en suite, 7 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An inside painted glass snuff bottle, of flattened rectangular shape painted to the inside with two cat like creatures playing, the reverse with a 32-character inscription, and dated to middle Spring of the wuxu year, corresponding to 1898, and bearing the signature Ma Shaoxuan and two red seals, stopper, 7.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An agate snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of upright form, one side left flat revealing the scattered brown 'snow-flake' markings in the pale mushroom coloured stone, stopper, 7 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A 'lac burgaute' snuff bottle 19th/20th century, of flattened form, either side with a floral medallion on a diaper ground, leaf mark; together with a cloisonne enamel snuff bottle with mille-fleur decoration, stoppers en suite, (2), the largest 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A group of four hardstone snuff bottles, comprising an amethystine quartz snuff bottle; together with a lapis lazuli snuff bottle; and a malachite snuff bottle; and a serpentine snuff bottle, (4), the largest 9.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A group of three cloisonne enamel snuff bottles, each of flattened circular form, decorated on either side with panels of figures, birds and dragon and phoenix, reserved on blue and black decorated grounds, seal marks, stoppers en suite, (3), the largest 8.6 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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An ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the cylindrical body carved with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang in a continuous landscape of rocks and trees, between petal and leaf borders, traces of pigments, stopper en suite, box, 10.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A porcelain snuff bottle, 20th century, of cylindrical form, decorated in copper red with two buffalo beside rocks and trees, Xuantong mark; together with a 'famille-rose' snuff bottle of ovoid form, decorated with birds on blossoMing trees, apocryphal Daoguang mark, stoppers, (2), the largest 9. 8 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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A group of three porcelain snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, each of cylindrical form, comprising one decorated in underglaze-blue with formalized lotus flower-heads borne on meandering stems, apocryphal Chenghua mark; together with two decorated in underglaze-blue and copper-red with figure scenes, two stoppers, (3), the largest 9 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
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Two agate snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, one carved with figures fishing from a boat; the other with a chicken and chick, using the brown markings in the pale mushroom coloured stones to highlight the decoration, stoppers, (2), the largest 7. 8 cm
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A polychrome ivory snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, intricately carved with children on a terrace overlooking a group of dancing maidens on one side and a group of sages on the reverse, all in a garden of rocks and trees, stopper en suite, 10.4 cm
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An amethystine quartz snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, of ovoid form carved in relief on either side with long tailed birds on rocks and flowering prunus boughs; together with a rock crystal bottle carved on one side with a Qilong in high relief, stoppers, (2), the largest 7. 8 cm
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A horn bill, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the crest carved with dragons pursuing a 'flaMing pearl' among scrolling clouds extending over the long tapering beak, fitted wood stand, (2), 21 cm
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An inlaid black lacquer box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of rectangular form, the top embellished in hardstones and mother-of-pearl with a figure holding ribboned objects, riding on the back of a Buddhist lion flanked by two cubs, within a mother-of-pearl beaded border interspersed with four bats at the corners, 35 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 9.5 cm high
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A tortoiseshell circular box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved to the cover and base with figures in various activities in boats and before pavilions among prunus, pine and other trees, within scrolling foliage and bamboo borders, the sides with landscape and floral decoration, 11.5 cm. Provenance: Christie's Melbourne 29 May 2001, lot 324. Compare with a larger box was sold at Christie's South Kensington 8 September 2009, lot 170; and a smaller box 8 June 2010, lot 11
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A wood brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved with a dignitary surrounded by attendants, seated on a pavilion terrace in a garden setting, 12 cm
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An ivory brushpot, 19th/20th century, carved in relief with three scholars carrying baskets and boxes walking through a rocky landscape beside a gnarled pine tree, with bamboo groves and a running stream near a thatched pavilion, metal liner and wood stand, 15 cm
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An ivory fan, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the paper leaf painted in bright colours with ivory faced figures in garden pavilions between formal borders, the ivory sticks and guards pierced and carved with figures in garden settings; together with a silver and jade magnifying glass embellished with jadeite and rose quartz, a jade belt hook forming the handle, (2), 27.
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An ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, either side carved with figures in pavilion gardens within shaped panels, 11.2 cm
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An ivory figure of a maiden, 20th century, standing holding a fan in one hand and spray of roses in the other, her long scarf falling over layered drapery, wood stand, (2), 23 cm
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A carved ivory figure of bu dai, the corpulent figure with jovial expression seated wearing loose robes and clasping the end of his sack, 8.5 cm
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A carved ivory head of guanyin, the face with downcast gaze and long pendulous earlobes, the hair swept up and held by a pierced diadem centred with Amitabha, wood stand, (2), 14.5 cm
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A small soapstone seal, 20th century, of rounded rectangular form, the top incised with a five line poem, one side inscribed Yi Qiu Shi Qiu Tong Da Nian (Autumn Tong Da Nian), 3 cm
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A soapstone seal, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, in the form of rocky cliffs with a recumbent deer beside a gnarled pine tree, a bat hovering above, and a further bat on the reverse, 9 cm
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A rock crystal brushrest, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved as open rockwork with a dragon emerging from an aperture, above swirling waves at the base beside a hollowed rock forming a brush washer, a lion crouched on a ledge to one side carved from an area of rutile inclusions, 22 cm
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An amber carving, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting Shou Lao seated on a rocky ledge accompanied by a boy attendant standing holding his staff, and with a deer nearby, a monkey offering up a peach on a ledge below, the reverse of the open rockwork with a crane perched beside a gnarled pine tree, 17 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong 15 November 1989, lot 553
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A pair of jadeite carvings, 19th/20th century, each carved in pierced relief with a long plumed bird perched on the branch of a profusely blossoMing tree growing from a jardiniere, the reverse with swirling clouds, using the bright green and russet markings in the otherwise pale stone to highlight the carving, fitted wood stands, (4), 20.5 cm
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A jade plaque, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved in archaic style with a frieze of emblems centred with an aperture on a grain pattern ground, the reverse with a string of discs, 9 cm
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A jade bowl, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, thinly carved with rounded sides, the exterior delicately carved in low relief with a continuous lotus scroll below the flared rim, the pale green stone with some opaque mottling and Russet suffusions, 11 cm
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A group of three jade hairpins, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, comprising two of ruyi form and one of slender form pierced with cash, the stones of even pale greenish tone, (3), the largest 16 cm.
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A jade fish pendant, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the flattened body with finely carved fan tail, fins and other details, the stone of pale greenish tint with russet striations, 7.3 cm.
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A jade disc, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, formed of two entwined bands of slightly convex shape, the whitish stone with areas of slight russet suffusions, 6.4 cm.
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A jade figure of a lion, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the recumbent animal with head turned to the side, carved from a pale green stone of even tone, box, 5.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne
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A jade figure of a rabbit, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, crouched with head facing forward and long ears extending over its back, the features well defined, carved from a green stone with slight brownish suffusions, 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne
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A bronze figure of an attendant, 17th century, standing holding a tripod vessel in both hands for use as a joss-stick holder, 14.5 cm
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A bronze censer, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, of bombe form, set with two dragon loop handles below the flared mouth, apocryphal Xuande mark on the base, 16 cm
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A cast iron figure of guanyin, late Ming Dynasty, seated in lalitasana on the back of a recumbent Buddhist lion, with hands in dhyana mudra, wearing long flowing robes and beaded necklace, the hair drawn into a high chignon, the reverse with four character inscription, 107 cm
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A bronze figure of a dignitary, Ming Dynasty, standing on a square base with hands held in front clasping a tablet, wearing a long wide sleeved robe and court hat, traces of red and gold pigments, 36.5 cm
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