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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Jade
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*** A notorious piece of Japanese ivory erotica, naturalistically carved and depicting a man and woman in an erotic pose; this piece was featured in an article (The Age, 14th June 1989) when confiscated with others on the grounds of indecency during a police… ***
*** A Chinese jade buckle, Qing Dynasty 1664-1912. of traditional hook form with carved dragon and chilong figures in even celadon green colours, length 11 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, originally purchased from the Jade Gallery 1970s ***
*** A jade and gilt bird shaped burial urn, carved as a fantastic bird vessel with a smaller bird serving as the lid, covering a small hollowed space, in mid green jade embellished with remnant, gilt, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mario… ***
*** A Chinese mutton fat jade carved Toggle. 19th century. Carved to front with a striking and elongated flying dragon amongst clouds, the reverse carved with bats among peaches above a rocky outcrop. Height 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese jade teapot, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the lidded teapot with flat base, the body self segmented via concave and convex carved lines, with a short angular spout short and handle. ***
*** A fine antique jade libation cup on stand in the Ming manner, in finely mottled jade with dark flecks and modelled as a peach, a generous, pierced and floral carved handle, further carved with fruits, flowers and tendrils in relief to the body and raised… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade dragon, with stand, qing Dynasty 1664-1912. Provenance: private collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, in muted celadon colours, exquisitely carved and pierced with a writhing dragon within flaming clouds, the… ***
*** An antique jade two handled libation cup in the Ming manner, in celadon colours, of low bowl shape with solid square topped ring handles, decorated to the body with incised and spot patterns replicating antique, bronze form, bearing BADA label, and label… ***
*** A Mongolian style Chinese silver and jade ewer, second half 20th century, the ewer of pear shape with two carved jade medallions with dragon motifs to the body, a jade belt buckle to the handle and a zoomorphic spout, decorated with filigree, applied… ***
*** An antique Chinese carved jade object, probably 19th century, pale grey-green stone, cylindrical with a domed top, hollowed, the exterior carved in relief with birds amidst lotus flowers and leaves, the ground pierced throughout. Height 7 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved jade medallion pendant, with stand, qing Dynasty (1664-1912). Provenance: Private collection, originally purchased from the Jade Gallery 1970s, in light and translucent celadon green pierced and carved to both sides with a central… ***
*** A pair of Chinese vintage nephrite jade fingering pieces, set in the form of two reclining boys, notes Repair and documentation. Height 3 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved white jade group of a goat and her kid, the animals carved intertwined and with foliage. Height 3.5 cm. Width 6 cm. Depth 3.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved nephrite jade Chimaera, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the seated mythical creature with bared teeth set with moveable ring attached to his long beard, notes with documentation. Height 6 cm ***
*** A Mongolian jade handled knife and guard, early 20th century, the silver bladed knife with short jade handle and complete with a silver guard set with semi precious stones. Length 34.5 cm. ***
*** A polished Xin Jiang white jade stone, a large slightly irregular triangular stone suspended from a brown cord knotted rope, length 9.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved jade ornament, mid 20th century. Provenance: Purchased in Taiwan 1970s, decorated in the round in modulating shades of vibrant flecked green to mint and near white, well carved and pierced depicting figures holding a lotus and surrounded… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade bowl, 20th century, set in the form of lotus leaf wrapping to form a shallow bowl decorated with a climbing frog and lotus pod to the sides. Height 2 cm. Length 8 cm ***
*** A jade ruyi with cord, a head of auspicious lingzhi fungus and branchlets, in white jade flecked with amber colours, attached to a cord with tassels, knots and a cluster of seed pearls and red coral type beads, length 13.5 cm ***
*** A jade hanging ornament in a wood hanging frame, Qing Dynasty 1664-1912. Provenance: Private Collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, the richly mottled deep green elongated drop relief carved with an encircling chilong, attached to… ***
*** A large carved jade figure of the laughing Buddha on stand, 20th century, the pale greenish-white jade, carved as the recumbent corpulent figure of Budai with pendulous lobes and holding a cloth sack in his right hand, on a wooden stand, in its original… ***
*** A large carved jade figure of the laughing Buddha on stand, 20th century carved as the seated figure of Budai in white jade, with pendulous lobes, on a wooden stand, in its original fitted case. Height 23 cm, width 40 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved jade pendant medallion, qing Dynasty (1664-1912), provenance private collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, the scalloped pendant in creamy translucent hues, pierced and carved with a figure on horseback surrounded… ***
*** A late Ming Chinese jade cup, circa 1650s, of zoomorphic form, fashioned as a double headed ram simply decorated with a fluted design and scrolls to the four legs, the back of the ram supporting a beaker with a key fret design to the rim. Height 9.5 cm.… ***
*** A large Chinese jade axe, the archaic carved axe set with a roaring dragon head with the blade forming from its mouth, the incised shaft leading to a double scroll handle. Height 100 cm. Width 75 cm ***
*** A cased pair of Chinese jade archer's rings, 20th century, the green jade archer's rings of typical cylindrical form with a rounded top, in original silk lined wooden presentation case, signed with characters to the sliding top. Height 7.5 cm, length 20… ***
*** A jade embellished wooden ruyi sceptre, the deep toned ruyi, probably zitan, inset with three cushion profile jade plaques, lingzhi shaped to the head, oval to the shaft and square to the base and all engraved with archaic script, with a bead, coral and… ***
*** A large carved Chinese Hetian Ziliao jade Boulder, 20th century, in deep russet and medium celadon green depicting figures beneath a pine tree in a traditional Chinese landscape setting, with pavilions and mountains, upon a carved timber base. Height 24.5… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade toggle, the front decorated with geometric border and two figures among the rice paddies, the rear carved with Chinese symbols. Height 6.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese jade dog of Fo, in creamy jade, the recumbent dog playing with a ball; inscribed characters underside. Height 3.5 cm. Width 5 cm. Depth 6 cm ***
*** A large Chinese carved boulder jade ornament, 20th century, carved as a mountainous landscape with a large overhanging paulownia trees before a craggy mountain and rockwork with temples, with a bat in flight above the clouds, the pale green stone with… ***
*** A jade figural group with stand, in celadon jade depicting two figures, one with a branch of lotus over his shoulder and leaning over a seated figure with a covered basket, height 5.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese celadon jade brush wash, the translucent oval wash of hollowed design featuring two chilongs clambering around the rim ***
*** A Chinese zitan and jade Guanyin, Republic Era, mid to late 20th century, seated in lalitasana or 'Royal ease', holding a ruyi and in traditional draping robes smoothly modelled in zitan, the Guanyin's contemplative face, hands and foot all modelled in… ***
*** A Chinese white jade carved cup, 20th century, the rolled lip above cylindrical body with incised decoration of a house in the mountains and a Chinese poem verso. Height 4 cm ***
*** A golden jade pendant, 18ct rose gold, made as a rounded rectangular shaped drop panel of deep golden yellow and light green coloured opaque jade, carved in the depiction of a tiger and monkey, fitted with diamond set bail ***
*** A covered jade tripod vase, in pale cream to grey colours flecked with amber, of baluster shape with a domed cover and lion finial, chevrons and bats in relief and raised on bold fantastic creature mounts and feet, height 23.5 cm ***
*** A fine green jade brush pot, a fine and translucent cylindrical pot in rich deep green hues, continuously decorated in low relief with prunus blossom, bamboo and peony, with script to the body and a four character seal mark underside, height 17 cm ***
*** A Chinese white jade carved plaque, 20th century, set with scrolling top finial above square body carved with a sage and young boy seated under a prunus tree, the reverse with a carved Chinese poem. Height 6 cm ***
*** A large Chinese carved spinach jade bowl, 20th century the circular jade bowl, finely relief carved with scrolls to the exterior, and with extravagant openwork dragon head handles, each holding a free ring in their mouth, all raised on a circular cast… ***
*** A small Chinese carved jade figure, qing Dynasty (1664-1912), provenance private collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, in creamy celadon colours, a jovial and animated male figure holding a long lotus stem over one shoulder,… ***
*** A small Chinese carved jade horse ornament, qing Dynasty (1664-1912), provenance private collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, in modulating toffee to creamy celadon colours depicting a recumbent horse looking over its shoulder, a… ***
*** A fine large dark green jade seal, the square seal surmounted by a dog of fo, with engraved calligraphy to one face and exceptionally fine and complex seal script to the base, height 11.5 cm ***
*** A signed Chinese Straits silver and jade box, early 20th century, the squared box with a slightly shaped lid with a celadon jade bi inset with a silver button, with four finely embossed and chased roundels to the body each bearing symbolic creatures,… ***
*** A Chinese jadeite carving, 20th century, set in the form of leafy cabbage resting on its side. Height 7 cm ***
*** A jade pendant of tiger, Presented as a solid rounded, rectangular piece of carved jade, mottled light green to amber in colour, depicting a tiger in crouching position, measuring 47 mm x 32 mm, completed with a small diamond set bail. Authenticity… ***
*** A fine gilt mounted jade export ware box, Republic era, 20th century, in celadon jade with prolific blooming, with a mother and child in ivory to the lid, the borders finely decorated with floral enamels upon a textured, gilt ground, marked made in China… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade lidded urn on stand, the flattened baluster urn with figural drop ring loose handles, the front and back body carved in low relief with archaistic mask, the stone of greyish celadon tone, on a pierced wooden base. Height 18.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved jade figure of Shouxing, in mint green jade flecked with bright green and amber mottle, pierced and carved to depict the god of old age, Shouxing, with his prominent cranium, holding his symbolic accoutrements, a peach and a staff, and… ***
*** A large Chinese jade carved disc toggle, 20th century, the pierced body decorated with sages surrounded by scrolling vines. Diameter 8 cm. ***
*** A Chinese jade ornament, mid 20th century. Provenance: Purchased in Taiwan 1970s, carved in the round in rich modulating shades of emerald, brown and russet depicting symbolic fish and birds with a coin and lotus leaves and enveloped by a larger lotus… ***
*** A large pair of Chinese white jade carved dragons, 20th century, the pair of dragons carved in openwork in a crouching pose with a long curved neck, its head raised with a pair of antlers above a finely-incised mane, with bulging eyes and open mouth… ***
*** A jade ornament in the form of coral, pierced and carved as a piece of freeform coral in oatmeal colours with light tan inflections, upon a fitted wooden stand, height 10 cm ***
*** Two Chinese rank insignia hat knobs and one other hat ornament, in pink quartz and rock crystal with brass attachments, and a green glass hat, ornament replicating jade, length 11 cm and smaller ***
*** A celadon jade beaker, the small tapering beaker with twin pierced chilong creatures peering over the rim and serving as large handles, height 5 cm, width 9 cm ***
*** A small Chinese jewelled jade table screen. The rectangular celadon coloured screen decorated and jewelled with applied leaves and peaches, flowers, rockwork and fauna in coloured stones and set within shaped side supports. Height 30 cm. Width 21 cm.… ***
*** A bronze figure of the Buddhist God, Hotei or Pu-Tai. The corpulent laughing god of contentment and bliss, typically towing a large hemp sack, a symbol of fortune, and with other symbolic accoutrements including a staff with a double gourd and coins, and… ***
*** A Chinese jade and silver tea strainer, early 20th century, the pierced silver strainer with flattened rim also pierced in a pattern of dragon and feng huang finished with a carved jade handle complete in original box. Marked to reverse silver china.… ***
*** An Oriental jade horse, a simply carved recumbent horse in creamy green modulating to brown colours upon a fitted timber stand colours, height 6.5 cm, width 10 cm, depth 8 cm, (includes stand) ***
*** A pair of Chinese spinach jade bowls, tapering ogee bowls in figured translucent light green jade, with timber display stands, height 6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm ***
*** A fine pair of Chinese jade cranes on rosewood stands, circa 1970s, an elegant pair of naturalistically carved cranes posting on branches, in fine translucent celadon colours, darker to the bases, height 20.5 cm ***
*** A celadon jade figure of He Xiangu, 20th century the immortal holding large stems bearing leaves and lingzhi and a fly-whisk over her shoulder, the semi-translucent reticulated stone of celadon tone with areas of light brown shading, height 6 cm ***
*** A Chinese spinach jade bowl oval, each end of the exterior carved with a chilong peering over the rim. Height 3.5 cm. Width 8.5 cm ***
*** A decorative Chinese potted plant and posy in jade. Naturalistically carved in white and grey green colours as a flowering peony bush set in a lobed blue cloisonne bowl and accompanied by a floral posy in amber and green colours with a beaded stamen.… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade toggle, 20th century, the square toggle decorated with a carved border of phoenix surrounding a central image of sage and a young boy below a cypress tree, the reverse carved with a Chinese poem. Height 6 cm. ***
*** A Chinese carved white jade Toggle, 20th century. Carved with an image of koi swimming towards a lotus pod with bats overhead. Length 7.5 cm. ***
*** Two Chinese jade dogs, Recumbent dogs carved in the traditional manner and embellished with gilt arabesques. Lengths 9 cm and 7 cm. ***
*** A refined white jade model of a horse and monkey, a recumbent horse gazing back at a small monkey clambering on its back, emblematic of rising to power, height 4 cm, width 5.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved jade figure, the celadon green stone boulder with amber ruyi embellishments, depicting the beaming bust portrait of Shouxing with his prominent cranium in relief holding a double gourd; upon a fitted timber base. Height 8 cm. Width 7 cm ***
*** A fine Chinese white jade elephant with figure. People's Republic of China era, probably third quarter 20th century, the large and simply carved image of an elephant with a child sitting sideways upon its back, the white jade with a smooth silken finish.… ***
*** A Chinese jade covered Hu vase, the brown flecked celadon jade vessel of bronze archaic form with lightly incised body decoration, zoomorphic handles supporting rings and other pierced motifs below, the flat domed cover with lion finial, height 36 cm. ***
*** An archaistic jade ornament and a bi disk, an ornament in mottled olive green, tan and russet tones depicting a geometric dragon type figure; a green and tan jade disc relief carved to a wide border with scroll motifs, ruyi and hook motifs, diameter 28 cm… ***
*** A Chinese rosewood and jade ruyi sceptre, the shaped sceptre with a typical ruyi fungus head decorated with pierced and low relief carved jade plaques depicting dragons and foliage. Length 49.5 cm ***
*** A jade seal, depicting a carved recumbent lion upon a square plinth, with seal script, underside and an engraved and coloured ribbon and coin border to the base, height 9.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese jade double brush wash dish, naturalistically and deeply carved depicting a figure holding onto lotus pods, with other foliage encircling and all upon a lotus leaf base. Height 5 cm. Width 9 cm. Depth 7.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved boxwood ruyi and an Incomplete rosewood ruyi, the boxwood ruyi, late 19th/early 20th century, with a rolled-over head relief-carved with a dragon and a foot with foliage, the shaft and centre carved and pierced with dragons, deer, a… ***
*** A Chinese jade carving, 20th century, set in the form of a pair of lotus seed pods with leaves. Length 5 cm ***
*** A pair of traditional shaped jade vases. 19th century, the flat rectangular waisted tube featuring a mask motif, each mounted to original brocade covered plinths. Height 10.5 cm ***
*** A jade brush rest carved as a Scholar's rock, the roughly hewn celadon jade carved as a rest for two brushes, length 11 cm ***
*** A small Chinese jade Boulder, Utilising the natural shape and inflections of the pale celadon and amber streaked jade and relief carved to depict butterflies and lingzhi fungus, length 8.5 cm ***
*** A fine Chinese jade basket of flowers, in translucent celadon jade with a reticulated 'Cane' handled basket holding a delicate spray of lotus buds and foliage. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A large Korean celadon pot, 20th century, the monumental oviform shouldered pot with a short everted rim, tapering to a circular foot rim, decorated with white jade tone lotus flower scrolls on celadon teal ground, with three underglaze Korean characters… ***
*** A pair of Burmese jade Toads, in carved and incised celadon jade depicting the squat and scaly toads each bearing coins in their mouths, symbols of prosperity. Height 6 cm. Width 10 cm. Depth 6.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese mutton fat jade vase, 19th century, in the shape of mythical bird with stylized wings holding an archaic trumpet vase set with geometric patterns and lion head mask handle. Height 20 cm. Width 12 cm ***
*** A small celadon jade Chyrsanthemum bowl, 19th century, the Mughal-style pale celadon carved jade bowl rising from a short round foot through curved lobed sides to a slightly everted rim, a band of petals radiating from the hatched flowerhead in the well.… ***
*** A multi-coloured jade bi disk, the large form disk in speckled wheaten colours, diameter 19 cm ***
*** A fine jade ornamental censer, in translucent celadon jade, the bowl raised upon tripod foliate legs and having well carved lion handles with rings, surmounted by a finely pierced, dome cover with arabesque designs and having a floral finial also with… ***
*** A Chinese Hetian jade carving, 20th century. The tall wedge shaped stone in celadon with touches of brown, carved to depict figures in a pavilion and rocky pine tree landscape. Height 14.5 cm ***
*** A fine antique Chinese jade deity figure riding a Qilin, probably late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, in semi-translucent deep olive jade, depicting a figure with coiled hair holding a ruyi sceptre and a branch across his shoulder, and riding a backwards… ***
*** A Chinese pierced white jade toggle, 20th century, the scrolling border encompassing a central image of bats and a deer surrounded by foliate designs. Height 5 cm. ***
*** A large piece of carved Chinese jadeite, the slice of jadeite modulating from bright emerald to white and carved with a lion dog attempting to catch a dragon; with a lightly engraved bamboo and mountain motif to the reverse. Height 12.5 cm. Width 18 cm. ***
*** A carved jade lion figure, the carved lion in repose but alert posture, head turned with a scrolling mane and tail, in mottled pale celadon with modulating brown and tan tones. Height 4.5 cm, width 6.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese jade ornament, People's Republic of China era, probably mid 20th century, the finely pierced and carved celadon coloured jade depicting two birds within an auspicious pine tree landscape, with a similarly decorated bespoke timber stand. Total… ***
*** Two Chinese jade items: a covered box and butterfly ornament, in modulating shades of light green jade, a circular cushion shaped box and a pierced butterfly ornament. Height 1.5 cm. Diameter 6.5 cm (circular box) and smaller ***
*** Two refined celadon jade models: a horse, and a horse and monkey, a recumbent horse in creamy celadon jade gazing back at a monkey, emblematic of rising to power, and a similar recumbent horse, width 6 cm ***
*** A pair of large Chinese carved jade Pichu figures. Republic era, later 20th century, in mottled celadon and amber with some hand colouring, the opposite pair of Pichu creatures with offspring upon their backs. Height 18 cm. Length 28 cm. Width 9 cm ***