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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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| *** | A small Chinese carved tortoise-shell box. Early 20th century, rectangular, the hinged top carved with a scene of a fenced grove of trees below a mountain range, the sides with buildings amidst trees, and the up-bowed underside with a relief of figures… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese brass and champleve enamel censer, of bulbous form with a pierced domed lid and a fo dog finial, with splayed handles and three fantastic mask feet, embellished over all with scroll and floral champleve enamel. Height 17 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ivory-handled feather fan, latter half 19th century, the brown and white feathers set in a carved and pierced ivory mount decorated to both sides with rats and foliage above a plain tapering shaft. Length 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade pendant, a recumbent pichu figure carved from celadon jade with brown inflections; attached to a red cord. Length 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Duan Inkstone, Qing Dynasty, probably 19th century, the rectangular stone in aubergine brown tones with a small ink grinding reservoir revealing rings of green coloured stone and accompanied by calligraphic script to the upper section, in a… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of antique Tibeto Chinese ornaments, a selection of silver and white metal objects and ornaments some set with turquoise and agate, including a lidded box with a copper base, silver plaques cut from copper pots and a fan handle, diameter 11 cm and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai Sawankhalok stoneware box and cover, circa 14/15th century the globular box with knop finial, with iron brown underglaze repeat motif and tight scrolls to the body framed by concentric circles. Height 11.5 cm, diameter 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small carved horn libation cup and an ivory Guan Yin on stand 19th and 20th century, of flaring archaic form, the libation cup with key fret embellished rim, openwork handle formed by a mischievous carved chilong clambering up one side and over the rim,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese souvenir Chairman Mao vase. 20th century, the flattened cylinder displays a repeat motif of Mao Zedong set on a ge crackled style ground. Stamped to base. Height 21.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved celadon jade pendant, 20th century the cylindrical reticulated pendant or ornament with pierced scrolls and ruyi heads, with bead attachments and fabric chain. Length 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese chicken blood carved stone seal, the red and white crystalline stone seal of square section with a rounded top, one side finely relief carved with figures by rocky outcrop and inscriptions, the reverse with a bird on branches, the underside cut,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver tripod incense burner, X-ray tested .650 silver, 20th century the squat globular incense burner with dragon twin handles, the body repousse and chased with dragon and phoenix amidst clouds and flames, with a pierced foliate domed… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese soapstone seal, the plinth style seal in mottled taupe and amber tones with flecks of red surmounted by a writhing dragon, signed and with an inked seal underside, length 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese lacquered wood box in sections, hexagonal, the cover above four removable sections and the base, each side decorated with a stylised landscape on the red lacquer ground, height 54 cm, length 47 cm, width 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature Doll's house Chinese silver table with a jade top, late Qing Dynasty, workshop stamp and initials Lw for probably Luen Wo, a two-tier table with a white and green flecked top, decorated with pierced scroll work to the apron and spandrels,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian silver jug from Lucknow and a Persian .84 silver vase, early 20th century, a Lucknow 'jungle pattern' milk jug with a cast cobra handle, chased and repousse with wild animals and date palms to panels between scroll and geometric borders,… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade bracelet and gold medallion. Silver gilt manufacture of marquise shaped panels, alternating between polished pieces of pale green jade and Chinese character panels, fitted with clasp and safety chain, along with a 9ct yellow gold medallion of round… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade pendant, the rectangular jade, the upper face with a slightly raised profile lightly engraved with three elderly figures beneath bamboo, the reverse with script and the ribbed top with piercing for cord. Length 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain and enamelled bowl, the fencai enamelled bowl featuring birds in a naturalistic peony landscape with calligraphy to the squared rim upon a white ground, bamboo sprigs to the exterior. Height 10.5 cm. Diameter 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A boxed group of ten miniature pieces of Chinese porcelain, seven various blue and white bowls, a sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, a brown-glazed cup, and a dragon-decorated circular box. Height 5.5 cm (tallest). Diameter 5 cm (widest) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver soap box and pin tray, an oval soap box with scalloped rim and domed lid with finial, with floral and foliate engraving, interior drip tray; the other, conjoined lozenge shaped dishes with engraved herons and fan palms, an applied pin… | *** |  |
| *** | Four elephant pendants set with red stone eyes and yellow metal details. The four elephants measure 4 x 2.5 cm and are each carved from a different gem. The four carvings are lapis lazuli, jade, rock crystal and Tigers eye. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Art Nouveau .900 silver export dish, late 19th to early 20th century with maker's mark for Wang Hing & Co, an oval lotus leaf dish with a ruffled edge and fine veins radiating from the centre, raised on slender whiplash legs in the form of lotus… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Shoushan stone seal, possibly antique, honey coloured stone, of low square form, the top decorated with a circular design in low relief. Height 2 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved jade pendant, carved as two seed pods with a small tortoise to the underside. Height 5 cm. Width 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export repousse silver condiment pot, Wang Hing & Company, Hong Kong, late 19th/early 20th century, marked '90'in the form of a tankard with a hinged cover and a loop handle, the cover and body pierced all round and decorated with dragons amidst… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver serving spoon, incomplete mark 'W' (rubbed) and a chopmark, late 19th/early 20th century, the shaft modelled as a bamboo cane continuing into the repousse bowl decorated with leaves, applied shoots and leaves to the terminal.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver cigarette case, marked sterling, of long rectangular form, the front with engraved decoration of a stupa, the interior engraved in script 'To my husband March 14, 1951' and with calligraphy to the plain underside. Weight 200g length 15 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade pendant, in chocolate and cream tonings and pierced and carved in the round depicting a phoenix and dragon, diameter 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese silver cigarette case and lighter set, Taisho period (1912-1926), the cigarette case of curved pocket form engraved and decorated in copper and niello to the exterior and interior, depicting boats in continuous landscape setting with mount Fuji… | *** |  |
| *** | Four carved jade Tablets, 20th century, the oval, oblong and round form carved jade tablets, two pierced and carved on both sides with twin chilong design, the others of guanyin and vegetal design with hole to the top for sSuspension length 7 cm, and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese brass incense burner, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the octagonal form incense burner with two bail handles and canted corners, the pierced and chased domed cover with dragons and floral borders and the body decorated with shaped… | *** |  |
| *** | A finely modelled blanc-de-chine figure of guanyin, Republic era (early 20th century), of a seated guanyin depicted in robes with headdress, seated with legs crossed, her hands joined, resting on a double lotus base, with impressed marks to back. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver and copper-overlaid brass water vase (Lota), South India, early 20th century the compressed globular body with a flaring neck and everted rim, decorated throughout with chased floral stripes in alternating silver and copper, height 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Burmese silver betel nut box, circa 1900 the cylindrical box and domed detachable cover, finely decorated with high relief repousse figures in shaped scrollwork reserves on matted ground encircling the lid and sides, between bands of fretwork and… | *** |  |
| *** | A nest of Oriental mahogany tables, 20th century, the frame top tables with glass inserts having pierced grapevine decorated aprons and raised on square section legs with horse hoof feet united by humped box stretchers. Height 56 cm. Length 56 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | An Eastern silver triform tray, profusely embellished throughout with embossed and chased tendrils, arabesques and other floral forms in low relief upon a textured ground'silver weight 152gr. Length 20.5 cm. Width 20.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese timber covered basket or rice carrier, Republic era, early 20th century, the tapering square box with canted corners and a double happiness symbol in relief, having flared side pieces supporting a removable pierced timber handle and a flat cover… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese yellow soapstone seal, a seated lion atop a pedestal base incised with foliate designs. Height 9.5 cm. Width 5 cm. Depth 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese red brown soapstone seal, a lion clambering up a rocky landscape atop a square plinth. Height 8 cm. Width 4 cm. Depth 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese horn libation cup, of flared form tapering to a small raised foot, with a slender strap animalistic handle, the body decorated in relief with dragon like creatures and archaistic designs between key fret and lappet borders. Height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver dish, early 20th century, marked Nanking, the mark of the Nanking store in Shanghai. An oval dish raised upon a spreading foot and having a slender swing handle, with a broad pierced and lightly engraved border depicting bamboo foliage… | *** |  |
| *** | A large group of antique Chinese silver pendants, variously 19th/early 20th century, of various figural and vegetal designs, all hollow formed of two repousse halves and ringing as bells, some gilt, each below a wooden bead and a hanging loop, mounted on… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Guanyin, the slip cast Guanyin with a reverential disposition, attired in a flowing robe with Crown, seated in the Royal ease position upon a lotus throne and cradling a thorny and lotus leaf sceptre in her left hand and holding a… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four Chinese Yixing Teapots, 20th century, of various shapes in red and buff, two decorated with applied Chairman Mao medallions and two with floral and foliate sprigs, all with seals, characters and symbols to base, and one with script to body… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export silver match-box case, Luen Wo, Shanghai, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular with apertures to the top and sides and open at the bottom, the front decorated in relief with birds in flowering tree within a bamboo-styled border,… | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial wedding sake table | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese ivory signed netsuke, late Meiji period, 1868-1912 well carved and finely inked in brown and green tones, depicting an expressive older man carrying a box and holding a large hammer, signed underside. Height 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A set of nine Chinese export silver Insect place name holders, early 20th century the set of 9 place name card holders with flies, bamboo form toothpick holder and chopstick rest, with stamped maker's mark. Weight 218g height 3.5 cm, length 5.5 cm, width… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade pendant, well pierced and carved in pale grey green flecked with tan, and depicting a crane in a pine tree landscape; attached to a red cord and bead. Length 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese red lacquered lunch box, early 20th century, the elongated quatrefoil form lunch box, with three tiers and cover, with incised and polychrome painted auspicious symbols to the sides, a dragon and phoenix in flight to the cover, the pierced… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Japanese ivory box, taisho period, circa 1920, a circular box with a fitted cover finely relief decorated with a roundel of a roaring lion, the outer border of the lid engraved with its fur and an extended paw, raised on a small foot rim,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Indian silver creamer, circa 1880-90, Madras (Chennai), typically unmarked, a footed baluster shaped creamer with an elegant cobra scroll handle decorated with tooled borders and plain bands, a frieze decorated in the characteristic Madras… | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage ivory head of Buddha carving and a small comb, utilising the natural curvature of the tusk, carved and pierced in low relief with the calm visage of the Buddha, engraved characters underside to cartouche, and; a small comb with a pierced frame,… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved boxwood figure of a Guanyin, the deity seated upon a cloud throne floating above a rock and water garden, setting with lotus, in traditional robes, headdress and jewels, the right, hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left clasping a ball, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese rosewood carved deity figure, well carved and depicting a laughing large bellied Buddha figure cradling a ruyi sceptre and holding a staff with a hat, a large rat at his feet, height 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small carved ivory box. 19th century, the rectangular box with a hinged lid, the exterior carved with floral friezes and decorated to the top with a stupa in forest landscape, with a velvet-lined interior, probably Burmese or Indian. Height 2.5 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Persian silver vase, mid 20th century, with Arabic marks, a bright baluster vase upon a footed base, profusely engraved and chased with Persian vegetal and bird motifs, interlocking knots and quatrefoils, hallmarks underside and etched mark… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of silver teaspoons, three sets of silver teaspoons, including a set of ten sterling silver teaspoons, a set of six Thai silver teaspoons and a set of eight .830 Continental silver teaspoons, total weight 3O7g, length 12 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver bangle with semi precious stones, the 'C' shaped bangle with gadrooned banding to the edges having applied dragons and flowers in high relief dotted with coral and turquoise and a central floral style motif embellished with a cabochon… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze and cloisonne tripod Koro and cover, Meiji period, 19th century, the bronze and cloisonne twin handled incense burner of cauldron form, decorated with floral and arabesque motifs in colours upon a turquoise ground surrounded by geometric… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese lacquered handled paper fan, circa 1870, the black lacquered and gold decorated handle finely painted with figures among the gardens, the paper fan painted with a large courtyard scene of various figures with painted ivory faces. Notes Damages… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese jade and silver bracelets, including a celadon jade bracelet, featuring irregular pebble style beads interspersed with petite coral-coloured spacers, and a silver and jade bracelet with five low grade silver panels with foliate enamel design,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two fine Chinese carved celadon jade pendants, early 20th century, the pendants relief carved on both sides in the form of tablets, the jade of pale celadon hue, decorated respectively with an archaistic dragon and a warrior on horseback to one side, and… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Indian sterling silver wine goblets, mid 20th century, the wine goblets with straight-sided bucket bowls and rolled rims, repousse decorated with floral and scrolls band framed by lappet borders, on tapering stems and circular spreading feet,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved agate Sceptre, 20th century, the classical form set with shou symbols along with bats and scrolling vines. Length 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ivory handpainted fan, late 19th century, the ivory framework with scalloped struts supporting the paper fan handpainted and with figures featuring applied brocade costumes and paper faces collaged to the surface. N.B. Repaired to ivory and… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved soapstone gold fish group on stand, 20th century, the Chinese finely openwork carved circular group of gold fish with protruding eyes, swimming among coral, seaweed and pine, the stone of deep rusty-red coloration with lighter suffusions, raised… | *** |  |
| *** | Five carved soapstone 'Dragon' Boulders, comprising two carved with dragons chasing the flaming pearl upon birds, two boulders carved in openwork with dragons in celadon and brown stone, and one in mottled gray and beige stone, all boxed. In good… | *** |  |
| *** | Three soapstone and bronze seals, 20th century comprising an amber soapstone seal of upright form with cut sides, in mellow amber tones, inscribed to one side, a square seal in mottle celadon and brown stone with an openwork chilong surmount, and a bronze… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Indian silver repousse boxes, X-ray tested 900 silver, 20th century, comprising one oval with a hinged lid, repousse and chased with intricate scrolling foliage, the other cylindrical with a removable cover, decorated throughout with blooming branches… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan ritual hand axe, 19th century the yak bone handled ritual axe, 850 silver mounted with a turquoise inset pommel and a stylised Makara holding the lightly engraved crescent-shaped Kartika steel blade, finely chased and patinated. Total weight… | *** |  |
| *** | Three antique postage stamp dispenser boxes and an ornament, circa 1900, a German Judgendstil style metal box with embossed festoon, mark of Ges, Gesche underside, a heavy brass cast and pierced Art Nouveau sunflower box, a small gilt metal and champleve… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese lacquered tea caddy, early 20th century, the rectangular hinged box with fan and flower shapes to the lid decorated with red and gold colours depicting birds and landscapes, the body with floral motifs and tendrils, with a circular patterned… | *** |  |
| *** | A framed Chinese export 'Mandarin' fan, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, finely painted in rich blue, green and red gouache colours with a continuous, panel of figures engaged in narratives in pavilion and garden settings, with, floral and gilt edged borders… | *** |  |
| *** | An elegant Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period 1868-1912, the slender ovoid vase with a long neck, embellished in tan and green colours, with stylised formal floral friezes and deep lappets with alternate phoenix and dragon motifs punctuated by pendants… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver child figure, the stylised figurine in a crawling position holding a lotus flower spread across the figure's back, with a ring through one hand. Height 4 cm. Length 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Duan Inkstone, Republic Era, early to mid 20th century, a circular stone in black purple tones with a channel to the perimeter enclosed in a cushion shaped flat topped box with a patterned border in low relief and a central Chinese character… | *** |  |
| *** | A bright yellow Peking glass vase, the baluster vase with water iris and butterflies in relief, height 24.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver mounted amber flask, of large cushion form, the flask with a cast butterfly collar with red stone embellishments and lion's head ring handles, a ruyi border to the base, the small tubular neck surmounted by an amber stopper; impressed… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade model of Jurojin, one of the Japanese Gods of good Fortune, in brown stained white jade typically depicting the deity in a boat, accompanied by his attribute of a white deer, with small attendants each carrying food or drink vessels, height 11 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An English 19th century hardstone gilt vinaigrette, the rectangular gilt metal vinaigrette, hardstone set with polished banded agate lid and carnelian base, chased floral border and hinged grill decorated with floral scrollwork design, height 1.5 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive large Chinese hardstone Goldfish, possibly shoushan stone, in striking bright red, cream, tan and black colours, carved to depict a goldfish in motion. Height 25.5 cm. Width 59 cm. Depth 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Burmese silver betel nut box, circa 1900, the fine cylindrical lidded box, richly embossed and engraved in the traditional manner with a continuous frieze of scrolls and arabesques framing medallions depicting Burmese mythical creatures, the fitted lid… | *** |  |
| *** | A finely worked Thai silver collier necklace, 900 silver, presented as a series of round coiled panels of silver beading, peaked in profile, graduated in size with the largest to centre, each connected by paperclip links, completed with a slide clasp.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver swing handled dish, 20th century, marked silver with character marks and additional mark, the shallow bowl with an elegant lightly hammered finish, having a bamboo style edge and a pierced wire work handle, raised on ball feet; hallmarked… | *** |  |
| *** | A part-polished piece of rock crystal, of oval outline, the rounded upper half polished to show the unpolished, uneven, and naturally coloured underside. Height 8.5 cm. Width 18 cm. Depth 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Chinese horn. Relief carved allover with bats in a pine tree and bamboo landscape, with a key fret design to the edge; inscribed seal mark underside. Height 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved box wood figure of Guanyin, modelled standing in her robes and holding lotus, accompanied by a young child. Height 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Oriental white metal water Dropper, 19th century, a cast water dropper combined brush wash in the shape of a fish, with a gaping mouth and well delineated scales and fins, height 7 cm, width 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardstone seal, a rectangular seal in modulating and veined ochre, amber and rouge colours, with calligraphic script to two faces, seal script underside, height 6 cm, width 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver and rosewood decoration, probably late Qing Dynasty (late 19th/early 20th century), a miniature decoration featuring eight figures carrying an engraved and glazed sedan chair holding an official, probably a judge, mounted on a carved and… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of thirteen Chinese silver and stone bells and ornaments. Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of varying shapes including cones and nut forms well cast and engraved, most attached to petite orange agate spheres. Height 14.5 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved stone figure of Guanyin, mottled cream and yellow-green stone, the figure carved standing in flowing robes, holding a scroll, incised decorative details to her robes. Height 22.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese metal vessel in the antique manner, fashioned as a cylindrical vessel with a fitted lid with ring handle, having a chain and 'U' shaped carry handle attached to sides with fluted bands to rim, base and centre and with incised friezes of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved ink stone 20th century of irregular rectangular shape, the oval reservoir surrounded by carved sages or religious figures in a landscape, a carved archaic seal mark to the underside length 14 cm. Width 11 cm | *** |  |