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Bronze — Oriental - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 62 |
| Lots with images: | 62 |
| Prices available: | 62 |
Category:
Bronze
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Three Chinese ornaments, 20th century including a Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tara, seated in lalitsana on a guardian lion, with a sword in her right hand, with apocryphal period mark to base, an archaic tripod metal cauldron, and a lidded urn with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Indian cast bronze oil lamps, 19th century each of traditional form, the backplate cast with Gaja Lakshmi and elephants surrounded by plaited and beaded borders, one probably cast later, height 14 cm, width 9 cm, depth 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the baluster vase with a carinate shaped collar, lightly decorated with a frieze of silver inlaid stringing to the upper body, height 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai bronze head of Buddha in the antique manner, the Buddha with a serene countenance, downcast eyes and pendulous jewelled, lobes, wearing a jewelled and pattern head dress with dome, raised on a wooden plinth, height 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze bowl, with good patina, and of low profile with everted rim and foliate handles, the whole decorated with foliage and scroll work, mythical creatures and notables carrying ruyi. Height 7 cm. Diameter 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese figural bronze censer and cover, late 19th/early 20th century, the patinated bronze censer modelled as a kneeling demon holding a globular twin-handled censer decorated with lappet bands, the domed pierced cover with a dragon finial, raised on a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze Chinese jardiniere, Republic era, first half 20th century, the heavy gauge pot with high relief applied grapevines and fruits upon a darker textured ground, the rim with a molten decor; character marks in a leaf motif underside, height 19.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze JardinieRe, Meiji period, 1868-1912 of straight-sided form tapering to a waisted base, with trunk style handles issuing from fantastic creature heads, decorated to the lower body with engraved wispy tendrils and lotus flowers in applied… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze reticulated 'Crab pot' vase, Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, the baluster vase with an inner core in rough textured blackened bronze, the outer layer emulating woven cane, with waves to the base and a collar of spilling… | *** |  |
| *** | An Oriental bronze Buddha figure, the contemplative Buddha with tightly coiled hair, beard and curled moustache in the sub Continental manner, seated in the double lotus position, dressed in simply delineated folded robes and decorated with remnant gilt… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze Hu vase, late Qing Dynasty (late 19th century), the pear shaped vase upon a raised flared circular foot having elephant style handles to the neck, the body with an archaistic frieze in relief upon a diaper ground; with impressed seal mark… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six small Chinese bronze figures, various dates, an early vessel cover with a Buddhist lion, various Buddhist figures, and a figure of a small boy playing with a ball. Height 10.5 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), the baluster shaped body decorated with raised image of a cypress below a crescent moon. Height 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six mostly bronze Oriental miniatures, including three cast Indian deities, a small bronze model of five sleeping piglets, a bronze duck upon a marble plinth, and a bone deity mounted in copper. Height 6.5 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | An Oriental bronze Buddha head with four faces, each face depicting a different temperament mirth, sadness, anger and contentment; four character mark underside, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Oriental bronze dagger Hilt, probably Chinese, with a cap style pommel, a short textured grip and having a small flared cross guard with a geometric raised design and attached remnants of a blade with much decay and patina; upon a small display… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze wine vessel in the archaic manner, the cast vessel or 'Chia' of rounded pot form with a broad waist and flared rim, having a single applied handle, square section posts to the rim with bell like caps, and raised on splayed triagonal legs,… | *** |  |
| *** | A near pair of Chinese bronze jardinieres, 20th century, the squat cylindrical bodies set with elephant head lug handles and decorated with incised and raised images of birds among the reeds and dragons. Height 26 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze part altar vase, Meiji period (1868-1912) in three parts, missing the broad trumpet neck, the bronze vase body with dragon mask twin handles decorated in high relief to cartouches with birds in a flowering tree, as found. Height 53 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage pair of Chinese bronze dogs of Fo incense burners, people's Republic of China era, second half 20th century, the opposite pair of traditionally styled seated dogs, with curled fur and scrolling beards and tails, with a clawed paw raised and both… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze vases. Meiji period, 1868-1912. The well patinated ovoid vases with short wide necks raised on convex bases, lightly incised to the body with shaped reserves, flora and insects, each reserve with applied and coloured decoration… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese inlaid bronze vase, late Meiji/ Taishi period (early 20th century), the body inlaid with white metal and copper with a continuous scene of mounted and other figures in a landscape. Height 24.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai bronze head of Buddha Sakyamuni, 20th century, the Chieng Seng style hollow cast head with serene expression and down cast eyes, elongated earlobes and urna on the forehead, wearing curled hair dress and ushnisha. Height 34.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese bronze vases. Of hexagonal bottle form with applied dragon handles, each raised on a trefoil base with three dragons supporting the vase, the body and neck profusely decorated in relief with scrolling vegetal and fantastic creature… | *** |  |
| *** | A small bronze Buddha, 20th century, seated upon a double lotus throne the contemplative Buddha with hands in bhumisparsha mudra; impressed mark of a four petal flower underside. Height 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese archaic bronze and timber box, and a bronze figure a rectangular bronze box with archaic imagery upon a diaper ground raised on four legs with lug handles and surmounted by a carved timber lid with lion dog finial; and an oriental half man half… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Chinese bronze lion dog, Qing Dynasty, late 19th to 20th century, a well patinated golden bronze figure of a recumbent and snarling lion dog. Height 4 cm. Width 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze Gu vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the flaring vase with shaped cartouches enclosing figural narratives in relief upon a diaper ground, height 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, 19th century the patinated bronze Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus plinth base, the left hand in dhyana mudra holding the alms bowl, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra touching earth, wearing a thinly… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, the body cast with opposed relief panels of birds on branches between a pair of elephant mask handles to the sides, on four supports above a platform base cast as intertwined tree branches. Height 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze jardiniere, Meiji period, late 19th century, of tapering ovoid shape with a. Wide plain neck, the body with birds and a swirling phoenix in high relief, each element also finely engraved, prunus blossom and bamboo in relief to base of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze Usubata, late Meiji/ Taisho period (late 19th/early 20th century), in three pieces, the dished circular pan with central well fitting into the vase-shaped stand resting on a platform base on three in-curving feet, the vase with a pair of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze covered censer of flattened bun form with a pierced domed cover, the censer decorated all round with symbols in low relief, the cover with geometric and foliate decoration, impressed four-character mark underside. Height 6 cm. Diameter 9… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze horse censer, 20th century Modelled in foursquare standing horse form, the head and body set with notched flanges, the removable saddle serving as cover, cast in archaic style with surface patina, oxidation and encrustation, height 22.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A large bronze Chinese censer, of broad basin shape with high set square bracket handles and raised on three, cabriole legs with whorl feet, decorated with archaistic motifs in low relief, to the body upon a diaper ground, height 28 cm, diameter: 26.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze censer, Meiji period (1868-1912), circular with bulging sides, with a band of delicately incised and inlaid-metal decoration of grasses and flying insects below the rim, impressed character mark underside. Height 7.5 cm. Diameter 27.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silvered bronze figure of guanyin, early 20th century, the serene figure of Guanyin seated on a well-cast lotus base in Rajalilasana (Royal posture) pose with one leg raised up and casually draped arm, her long robe falling open to reveal the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze tripod censer, 20th century the patinated bronze censer of bombe form with finely cast with lion mask handles, between studded borders to the rim and base, raised on three scrolled feet, with four-character mark in relief in seal script… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze Guanyin, mid to late 20th century, a contemplative downward gazing Guanyin in double lotus position holding a flask atop a lotus throne and surrounded by a flaming mandorla; the whole with painted gold highlights. Height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese gilt bronze Guan Yin figure, 20th century, the figure with cornet Crown and long robes seated in the lotus position on a flat base. Height 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A near pair of bronze Tibetan Varjas, 19th/20th century, the sphere centre rising to two eight petalled lotus flowers with circular finial. Length 18 cm. Length 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze vase, late 19th/20th century, in the form of a wicker basket of elliptical outline, on three feet, naturally patinated. Height 12.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An archaic Chinese bronze bowl, with patination and encrustation, the broad shallow bowl with band to upper, body and narrow everted rim, with dragon mounts and small ring lugs, height 7 cm, diameter 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze figure of Xianglong Luohan, 20th century the cast figure of Xianglong Luohan, also known as the 'Taming dragon Arhat', standing in long robes over the body of a tamed and submissive dragon, its head emerging from the cloud base, with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A cast bronze Nepalese Buddha figure, the contemplative seated figure with hands in Vitarka mudra, with tightly, coiled hair, pendulous lobes and dressed in a dhoti, raised upon a lotus base, height 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese gilt bronze 'Tianlu' seal, 20th century, the heavy bronze seal on stand with a single horned male pixiu with head raised in alert attitude, thick mane and coiled tail on a rectangular base, the underside cut. Height 6 cm, length 8.5 cm, width 6… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, 20th century of waisted compressed form, with elephant head and trunk handles, and raised upon a circular foot, decorated with incised shou medallion and geometric forms under the rim, in rich mottled copper tones, with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four small bronze figures, consisting a pair of Indian cow idols seated on a plinth base, an early Indian style toy elephant and rider with wheels and a small dog of Fo. Height 5.5 cm. Height 7 cm. Height 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Indian Ganesh figures, in bronze and white metal, a miniscule bronze Ganesh and a miniature white metal three section Ganesh, height 4.5 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian bronze figure of Krishna playing the flute. One of the traditional representations of the young Krishna in a relaxed tribhanga posture, a serpentine pose, with one leg crossed over the other and the flute raised to the his lips, in traditional… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze figure of guanyin, late 19th/20th century, the patinated bronze figure of a seated guanyin meditating on a rocky base, the right hand raised in Vitarka mudra and the left holding a cintamani pearl, dressed in long flowing robes and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai bronze head of Buddha Sakyamuni, probably Ayutthaya Kingdom, 17/18th century, the face cast with serene expression, arched eyebrows set above incised eyes, long nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with pendeloque ear rings, tiara decorated with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, of low ovoid form with integral tripod feet and looped lug handles; bearing a mock Ming mark underside. Height 9.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Japanese bronze vases with high relief decoration, Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, a large ovoid vase decorated with monkeys clambering over rocks upon a rough, cast near black ground, and a waisted baluster vase with reticulated and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Art Deco bronze vase and a Chinese soapstone carving, 20th century, the Japanese bronze circular vase of slightly tapering cylindrical form, decorated to the top with a continuous band of birds on branches, with a patinated finish, maker's… | *** |  |
| *** | A Sodalite Buddha and an Oriental metalware figure, a squarely seated figure of a laughing Buddha in vigorously flecked and veined mottled purple blue stone, and a patinated hollow bronze figure of a hunched sleeping figure wrapped in a cloak and wearing… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze and enamel censer, a bowl of compressed ovoid form with a broad waisted neck, two raised square handles and a running champleve enamel border, conforming enamel lotus leaf designs to the body and raised upon three zoomorphic feet. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | Two deity figures, in bronze and timber, a jovial standing Buddha in hollow cast bronze and one other, possibly Shouxing, in carved and stained timber, with character marks underside, Heights: 19 cm, and 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja - Lord of Dance, the traditional image of Shiva as the source of all movement in the cosmos. With four arms, one leg raised and standing upon a small figure and surrounded by a great circle of flames, the whole… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze vase, early 20th century the bottle form vase with twin lug handles to the long neck and an everted rim, decorated with bands of stiff leaves, taotie fret border and archaic motifs. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan bronze of Lha-Mo, early 20th century, the wrathful deity wearing a large head dress and a necklace of skulls standing on two small men above a lotus leaf plinth border. Height 26 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Two decorative buckles, one Art Nouveau inspired of large round form, detailed by a woman within floral garland, buckle fitting to reverse, the second of beaten bronze, Japanese inspired, presented as two vertical bars connecting three smaller bars with a… | *** |  |