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Zother — Oriental - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| *** | An Oriental hanging display stand, the large timber framed shadow box stand with a mirror back and glass door, front with a series of tiered shelves with upturned ends, fret details in relief to the crest, height 82 cm width 53 cm depth 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A framed Chinese embroidered silk panel, Republic era, early 20th century, finely embroidered in a muted palette upon a soft pink ground and depicting phoenix and other auspicious birds perched and flying amidst pendant wisteria and peony branches, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver buckle bangle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the hinged broad bangle profusely embellished throughout with bamboo foliage, in relief, with three rectangular cartouches each with an identical seal, mark, unmarked but X-ray tested… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver card case, Thai silver with Buddhist figures and an elephant, weight 129g, length 10.5 cm, width 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver incense holder, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with workshop stamp, the small holder richly repousse and chased with a writhing dragon and a tiger upon a lightly textured ground and supported by a trio of scrolling dragon figures; character… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese export silver bowl, yokohama, early 20th century, marked 'Sterling' and 'Benten' (Yokohama), circular with rounded sides, repousse decorated with flowering irises in relief on a punched ground, the gilt interior with an engraved three-character… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved soapstone 'Boulder', orange natural shaped stone carved in low relief with elders in a landscape beneath a wind blown tree, a fishing scene to the reverse and mounted on a low wooden stand. Height 11 cm. Width 10.5 cm. Depth 6 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese 950 sterling silver tea ladle, circa 1930s Showa period, the stem fashioned as a geisha in a finely patterned and floral kimono with the unfurled umbrella serving as the ladle; hallmarked underside and with maker's mark. Length 13.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese 950 sterling silver figural tea ladle, after 1928, the stem fashioned as a geisha in a floral kimono, her unfurled parasol serving as the bowl of the spoon; marked sterling 950 underside to stem, silver weight 26gr. Length 14 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese tea box on stand, bearing Guangzu mark, late 20th century, the moulded yellow glazed ceramic box and cover, with low relief mountain and lake landscape, incised apocryphal six character Guangzu mark to the underside, on pierced wooden stand.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export lacquered tea caddy, early 19th century, the black lacquered box with fine gilt filigree borders and decorated in two tone gilt to the lid with floral and patterned spandrels and bearing the name 'James Murdoch', the interior with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese coral carving, carved in relief within the natural form of the coral with the figure of an old man holding a large fish against a truncated tree. Height 24 cm. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved rosewood buffalo group on stand, late 19th to early 20th century carved with a boy holding closed scrolls seated on the back of a recumbent tethered buffalo, naturalistically carved with the heads turned facing the side, glass inset eyes,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver bamboo bowl, Zee Sung, Shanghai, early 20th century, the circular bowl repousse decorated with bamboo against a finely ground, engraved with initials 'Bmc' to circular reserve, with 'Zee Sung Silver' and a Chinese character mark to… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of Chinese Smoking paraphernalia, Qing Dynasty, second half 19th century and modern era, including a vintage brass cicada opium pot, with concealed compartments to the wings, with maker's mark; a brass opium spoon and shovel style cleaner; a bone… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of antique rustic Chinese doors, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the pair of substantial rough hewn hardwood doors with vertical and horizontal, iron strapping and applied stiles with seven rails all with iron stud, embellishments, a bolt type lock,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese export reticulated silver cake Slices, 19th to early 20th century, one marked with Chinese characters, the other with marks for Lifeng & Co sterling, open work slices featuring writhing dragons, one with a finely embossed and chased handle… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Oriental gilt bronze guardian lion dog, the highly stylised cast figure of the near seated figure with the tail running up its spine, having ornamented facial features and embellished chest armour, the mane in the form of a flame mandorla,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two high carat Chinese long life peach charms. 23ct yellow gold, each charm pendant presented as a stylised peach in high polished gold, overlaid to the centre with Chinese characters, fitted with small bails. Combined total weight: 6.4grams | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Straights silver ink well and pen stand, circa 1900, set in the form of a vine leaf with gourd shaped hinged ink well with twin branches creating a pen rest. Stamped to side, weight 145gr. Height 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze tsuba (hand guard) | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze tsuba (hand guard) | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze tsuba (hand guard) | *** |  |
| *** | A small Chinese soapstone carving, 20th century, the small boulder decorated with three figures climbing through the mountains. Height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved jade pendant, pale green stone, rectangular the upper side carved in low relief with flowering foliage, incised symbols to the reverse. Height 4 cm. Width 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese soapstone seals, qing Dynasty, late 19th and 20th century comprising an amber soapstone seal in mellow amber tones, the small rectangular plinth surmounted by a curved handle, signed to the front, and a pale celadon small square seal with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese red Jinbari vase, Taisho (1912-1926) or early Showa, early 20th century the high-shouldered lobed ovoid body rendered in repousse technique with a continuous scene of birds amongst wisteria and bamboo on a stippled ground and covered by a red… | *** |  |
| *** | Seven Chinese silver (and coin) dishes, Republic period the dishes of shallow circular form, some with shaped rim, comprising a pair of smaller ones engraved with dragon & 5 set to the centre with a Chinese coin, including 1 set with a 1914 Yuan Shikai… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver box, tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai, late 19th/early 20th century, and with a chopmark, heart-shaped with straight sides, the repousse cover forming the top and sides decorated with flowering irises in relief on a punched ground, a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian ebony veneer teapoy, 19th century the William IV style sarcophagus form teapoy with beaded rims, raised on a carved column and quadripartite platform ending in fluted bun feet, the interior adapted as a work box. Height 76 cm, width 42 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese jade pendant, in pale celadon jade and in near cylindrical hollowed form, delicately pierced and carved with a writhing dragon amidst tendrils; attached to a brown cord and two red beads. Length 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' box and cover, late 19th century, the rectangular pen box with two interior compartments, with a slightly domed cover decorated with figural scene in interior, the sides with shaped panels of floral sprays and bird… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese rosewood pedestal stands, late 20th century the pair of pedestal stands with square tops above Chinese key ribbed design on long straight square ribbed legs united by a lower box stretcher with lattice type geometric lower shelf, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved and coloured vintage ivory model of Shouxing, mid 20th century, the deity typically depicted with an enlarged cranium and carrying his attributes, a branch of peaches and a craggy staff, a small child beside him, raised on a well carved and… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade archer's ring with case, a Qing style mottled jade archer's ring, with one rounded and one chamfered edge, in traditional silk embroidered presentation case. Length 3 cm diameter: 3.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver trinket box with tray, late 19th to early 20th century, with maker's mark for Lifeng & Co sterling, the octagonal covered box with glass lining decorated with embossed and chased dragons upon a matte ground, the fitted tray of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver tazza, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a scallop edged bowl decorated with embossed flowers and a butterfly, upon a finely textured ground, the stem with a spreading integral foot; bordered two character mark underside, silver weight… | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved bamboo brushpot, 19th century of cylindrical section on five short bracket feet, carved around the exterior with scholars and their attendants at various leisurely pursuits, all beside pine, bamboo and plantain set within rockwork, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of two Chinese cloisonne covered wooden boxes, mid 20th century, the pair of rectangular lidded boxes decorated with flowering sprays of chrysanthemums and butterflies over geometric motifs on turquoise ground, the sides and base carved with floral… | *** |  |
| *** | Two fine Japanese Ginbari cloisonne vases on stands, Taisho period, early 20th century in the manner of Ando Jubei, comprising a baluster shaped vase inlaid in black, white, grey and red cloisonne enamels with cranes in flight on a red ginbari ground with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese.935 solid silver bullock, in the Qing manner, the recumbent beast with skin folds to the neck and a body decorated with arabesques in low relief; x-ray tested for solid silver, silver weight : 65gr. Height 5 cm. Length 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese silver geisha tea caddy spoon, Meiji period, 1865-1912, with Japanese junjin marks for 'Pure Silver' and character marks of Miyamoto, the well cast spoon in the form of a geisha in a floral engraved kimono, her open parasol serving as the bowl… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four Chinese stone seals, the mottled yellow ochre rectangular seals depicting the four seasons, each with an engraved and inked floral emblem of the respective season accompanied by script; chops to base well stained with red ink. Height 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved soapstone Buddha, seated in typical form with robes lightly incised with floral and landscape motifs. Height 13.5 cm. Width 15 cm. Depth 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of twenty-seven Chinese silver figures of deities, variously 19th/early 20th century, various male and female figures, including some gilt examples, mounted on two felt-lined boards, various sizes | *** |  |
| *** | A quantity of Chinese silver and Metalware, nine items comprising two salt cellars with elephant feet, three gilt washed hairpins, a small cup with a fish handle, a two handled pot with relief designs, an engraved opium pot and a figurine of a man riding… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver cocktail shaker, of baluster shape, the body worked in a very fine hammered pattern, the bell shaped lid quite plain, marked 'Silver' with seal marks underside, silver weight 343gr. Height 22.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese jade Archers' rings in hardwood box, 20th century comprising a white jade ring of rounded form, a smaller rich green ring, and a mottled green jade ring, housed in a cloche covered wooden fitted box with double gourd finial. Height 12.5 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan silver dagger and scabbard, 19th/20th century decorated with turquoise and stone cabochons, the curved sheath in chased 850 silver decorated with reserved animals between patterned borders and scrolls, the end black leather covered, the knife… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver pierced footed bowl, marked Nanking, the mark of the Nanking jewellery store in Shanghai, circa 1900., the bowl with scrolled edges raised upon a stepped circular spreading foot, with a broad pierced and lightly engraved everted… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass vase. Bottle shaped amber coloured vase with tapering neck. Height 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed large carved erotic ivory seal, late 19th to early 20th century designed as Chinese seal depicting a realistically carved actively amorous couple at play on an integral oval base inscribed with a du Fu poem spring on one side and engraved with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Chinese hard stone seal of a lion, in deep black green tones with olive inclusions, depicting a lion descending a rocky outcrop atop a squared plinth, with gilt enriched engraved decoration, script in characters to one face and seal underside.… | *** |  |
| *** | A pigeon blood type seal, a plinth in bright red colours with oatmeal coloured inflections, seal script to base and incised script marks, length 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver articulated fish opium box, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a large scaly carp upon a box with canted edges, decorated to each face with figures engaged in daily pursuits, floral motifs to the edges; unmarked, height 9.5 cm, width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese gilt Coloured.900 silver jewel box, 20th century, of oval lobed form, mesh covered and decorated with gilt arabesques, symbols, studded with coral and turquoise cabochons and white jade medallions, marked, silver underside, total weight 167gr,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade cabbage pendant, in ice green colours with bright emerald flecks, relief carved as a naturalistic curly leaf cabbage, length 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A soapstone mythical creature figural group, in mottled celadon colours and depicting a stylised roaring bixie figure with a smaller bixie upon its back, height 23 cm, width 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Stupa shrine, 19th century, the finely cast gilt bronze reliquary on a waisted square section decorated in relief with confronted lions, below a domed stupa accommodating an image of Buddha set within an arched niche framed by… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Zitan pillow, rectangular with a concave top and shaped base. Height 9.5 cm. Width 30.5 cm. Depth 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of Chinese silver rings, bracelets and one other necklace. Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and later, including seven bracelets mostly with cast floral embellishments, twelve rings, some with agate beads in floral and figural designs, and a link style… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese Duan Inkstone, Qing Dynasty, possibly late 18th century, the rectangular stone in typical deep aubergine tones with a circular well accompanied by engraved script, in a hardwood box, with script and seal of late Qianlong period. Length 18… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hanging scroll, 20th century, in the manner of Jiang Handing (1903-1963), in ink and colours on paper on silk, depicting a bird in a weeping willow tree above pink coloured flowers, with calligraphy and a red seal mark. Length 140 cm. Width 23… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of four Chinese Gongshi scholar's rocks on stands, 20th century the mountainous shaped natural black and white rocks, three with carved wooden fitted stands, one without stand. Height: 13 cm length: 33 cm width: 11 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan repousse brass and silver Ghau 19th century, rectangular with a pointed ogee-arched top, the front with a conforming aperture to the centre, with brackets behind to hold a votive figure, surrounded by various figural, vegetal, and abstract… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver-mounted glass ewer, unidentified mark 'K & K' with a flying crane and with chopmarks, late 19th/early 20th century, the bottle fitting between a silver collar and base joined with a handle, the handle sliding apart to separate the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver powder box | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver lidded wine jug | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved stone seal, orange stone, the square seal surmounted with a curled chilong, one side with engraved script. Height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved hardwood card case. Early 20th century, rectangular of typical form with a slide-off top, carved all over with scenes of figures around buildings amidst trees. Height 11.5 width 8 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Indian hardstone and shell inlaid box and cover, 20th century, the rectangular box with a pierced shaped reserve of repeating quatrefoil motifs to the cover, surrounded by a floral pattern of inlaid semi-precious stones and mother-of-pearl on a… | *** |  |
| *** | Four Chinese soapstone dragon carvings, comprising a boulder form two-tone uncut seal, finely carved in shallow relief with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, the other three with reticulated dragons, the stones of green tone with brown… | *** |  |
| *** | A soapstone elephant seal, the rectangular seal in deep chocolate and green tones, surmounted by a carved and pierced elephant finial, decorated to the plinth with engraved money symbols, carved script to one face and seal script to the base. Height 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese zitan brush pot, people's Republic era, second half 20th century, the near black timber brush pot fashioned as a gnarled and knotted tree branch, height 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved and signed Chinese cinnabar snuff bottle, the cushion shaped snuff bottle with a flower carved stopper, brass mounts and original spoon, well carved with vases of flowers, auspicious fruits and Buddhist objects upon a diaper ground, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese court necklace in wood, glass and semi-precious stones, a strand of fragrant wooden beads, possibly agarwood, punctuated with teal, agate beads, with strands of blue glass beads, amethyst drops and pearl, clusters, the main drop with a lightly… | *** |  |
| *** | Two jade and wood bracelets and a necklace. Comprising a bracelet featuring nine irregular mutton fat jade beads interspersed with small coral-coloured spacers, an eighteen spherical beads bracelet with a double-gourd jade and stone attachments, and a… | *** |  |
| *** | A framed Chinese export 'Mandarin' fan, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, finely painted in rich blue, green and red gouache colours with a continuous, panel of figures with painted ivory faces engaged in narratives in pavilion, and garden settings,… | *** |  |
| *** | A refined antique Chinese rosewood carved figure of an elder, 19th to 20th century, acquired by vendor from East West Art, 1970s, an elegantly attired elder figure with a long combed beard and decorated hair, piece with embellishments and turquoise… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardstone seal, Republic era, first half 20th century, the plinth style seal surmounted with integral carved twin birds perched on bamboo, in pleasing tones of ochre, beige and dark brown, russet colours to the birds, with character script to… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese enamel and silver phoenix ornament with stand, mid 20th century, an exquisitely made phoenix with silver gilt filigree body feathers and long, tail plumes embellished with enamel colours and pronounced 'Eyes', accent, feathers in shades of blue… | *** |  |
| *** | An Inkstone in a fitted stone box, the smooth terracotta and ochre colour stone box with script to the lid, housing a rectangular stone in rich banded colours with a shallow well for, ink grinding and a fan shaped recess for colours, length 11.5 cm, width… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardwood brushpot, a large brushpot of slightly waisted form in well figured mid toned timber, height 24 cm, diameter 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A figural Shoushan stone seal, 20th century, in vigorously mottled orange red and beige stone in the form of a plinth surmounted by a frog on a lotus leaf, with seal script underside with remnant red ink colours, height 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of vintage Chinese cloisonne vases, mid 20th century, baluster vases finely decorated throughout in a rich autumnal and light green, palette with a profusion of flowers, a ruyi border below the rim, and a scale, border to the foot above silver… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese export reticulated silver swing handled dishes, early 20th century, marked Ycc sterling, lobed lozenge shaped dishes with radiating panels of pierced flora including bamboo, prunus and bamboo, both raised on four stepped feet, marked to… | *** |  |
| *** | A sterling silver bowl and cover, 1970 London, with maker's marks for Norah Caroline Bolton, in the manner of an oriental rice bowl and cover, of pleasing lightly hammered form raised upon a circular foot rim, the low domed cover with a conforming ring to… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese export.900 silver cigarette case, late Qing Dynasty, early 20th century; with maker's mark, L.Y.H for Lee Yee Hing of Hong Kong, the curved slender case with a sprung hinge and a silver bracket for holding the cigarettes, engraved and prick… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver card case, 20th century, marked 90 and silver, the case with a pierced and embossed cartouche to the lid, populated with birds, flora and insects, and bright cut embellishments to the corners, the reverse with a similar engraved… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive Eastern silver suite, sterling silver, of Eastern Thai manufacture, comprising a necklace, bracelet, brooch, earrings and ring, each piece designed as a finely detailed disc of concentric design, featuring a central polished ball, framed by… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved soapstone 'Boulder', the mottled orange stone carved in low relief with figures beneath tress in a mountainous landscape, with a fitted wooden stand. Height 8 cm. (not including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved stone censer and cover, mottled and veined yellow-brown stone, of compressed globular form on three animal mask and paw feet, with a pair of elephant mask and loose ring handles to the sides, the cover with a shishi finial, the body with… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese silver jug, early 20th century; unidentified, but possibly Cantonese maker known as Mk. Pear shaped with a broad pouring rim and a scrolled bamboo shaped handle, the whole engraved with swaying bamboo, with a plain cartouche. Silver weight… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade pendant, contemporary, the carved and pierced oval pendant in white jade. Depicting a cat stalking a bird with exotic plumage, attached to a string of small even wooden beads, total length 43 cm. Pendant length 5 cm. Width 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardwood box, late Qing Dynasty to early 20th century, the rectangular hinged box of plain form with a simple channel feature to the edge of the lid and dovetail joins to the slightly rounded edges, with a traditional circular plate with hinged… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved Palmwood libation cup, probably antique, the shaped cup carved with three chilongs to the exterior, standing on three feet. Height 12 cm | *** |  |