*** | Japanese black lacquered sectional bento food box with gold calligraphy decoration, Meiji period, circa 1870's, 31 cm high | *** | |
*** | Chinese cork diorama in glass case, 20th century, 30 cm high, 60 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Ming style Chinese libation cup, carved bamboo with Chi-long dragon decoration, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, similar example sold at Bonham's Sydney, Australia, 22nd April 2021, lot 105. See Connoisseurship of horn carvings in China by Thomas Fok. Isbn… | *** | |
*** | A fine antique Chinese carved soapstone ornament on carved wooden stand, 19th/20th century, 24 cm high, 35 cm wide, 11 cm deep overall | *** | |
*** | Sino-Tibetan ornament, mammoth ivory and silver with silk tassel, 18th/19th century, 25 cm long (not including tassel) | *** | |
*** | A Japanese silver elephant statue with carved bone tusks on timber base, early 20th century, 18 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Georgian Anglo-Indian cribbage box, ebony, bone and sandalwood, circa 1810, 6 cm high, 27.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Japanese ojime beads, glass, coral, rock crystal, ceramic and boxwood, Meiji period, 64 cm long | *** | |
*** | Oomersi Mawji (attributed), Kutch Indian silver tankard, 19th century, 10 cm high and an impressive weight of 334 grams | *** | |
*** | A Burmese silver bowl with repousse decorated frieze, circa 1900, engraved elephant to base, 10.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter, 350 grams | *** | |
*** | Hungchong & Co. Chinese export silver teapot with bamboo motif, early 20th century, stamped 'Silver, H. C.', 19 cm high, 24 cm wide, 622 grams | *** | |
*** | A Chinese silver headdress, 20th century, 27 cm high | *** | |
*** | Wang Hing & Co. Chinese export silver box with dragon decoration, 19th/20th century, stamped 'W.H. 90' with seal mark, 15 cm wide, 193 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese silver vase with floral decoration and vacant cartouche, 19th century, double seal mark to base, 17 cm high, 178 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese moonflask, silver plate on bronze with cloisonne decoration and dragon handles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, seal mark and maker's marks to base, 15.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Tuck Chang Chinese silver fish cutlery set for six places, 19th/20th century, (12 items), stamped 'Tuck Chang', the knives 21 cm long | *** | |
*** | A stunning pair of antique serving knives with shibayama ivory handles and silver plated blades, housed in original plush fitted box, 19th century, the box 31.5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Khmer stone Buddha head, Bayon period, 13th century, on stand 31 cm overall | *** | |
*** | Miao headdress, silver and silk, Southern china, Qing Dynasty, late 19th early 20th century, 25 cm high | *** | |
*** | An Indian carved rock crystal statue of a four-armed Ganesh with crown, 19th century, 13.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Japanese carved ivory box with many faces, a carved figural group, and a carved ivory netsuke, Meiji period, 20th century, (3 items), the box 7.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A set of Chinese 'Banjo' scales, 45 cm long, ex Ballarat, Montrose cottage collection, the Chinese miners brought with them many things, amongst them these unusual scales, which would have been used for weighing herbs and such (and most probably opium).… | *** | |
*** | A set of Chinese 'banjo' scales, 40 cm long | *** | |
*** | Soapstone, brown and black, carving of a reclining elephant, 5 cm x 8.2 cm x 3 cm, 18th Cent, early Qing Dynasty, with head turned back looking to a boy trying to climb onto his back. Draped with a saddle cloth with tassels | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese silver lidded pot, 19th century, (very tarnished), 8 cm high, 8.5 cm diameter, 116 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Indo-Persian pierced silver censer with terracotta lining, 19th century, 21.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Set of four Chinese silver whisky beakers by C.J. Co. Shanghai, late 19th century, 5.5 cm high, 240 grams | *** | |
*** | A pair of antique Chinese export silver vases with floral decoration and blank cartouches, 19th/20th century, 10 cm high, 214 grams total | *** | |
*** | A Thai silver alter bowl of lotus form, early to mid 20th century, 12.5 cm high, 14 cm wide, 288 grams | *** | |
*** | Oomersi Mawji (attributed) antique Indian silver parasol handle with beautiful and intricate repousse floral and bird designs, Bhuj, Kutch origin, 19th century, 45 cm long, 365 grams total. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. | *** | |
*** | An antique Indian Kutch silver miniature howdah (elephant seat), 18th/19th century, 14 cm high, 20 cm wide, 9 cm deep, 485 grams | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese export silver bowls with engraved decoration, 19th/20th century, seal mark to base, 5 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter, 204 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Indian silver bowl, 19th/20th century, 12 cm high, 20 cm wide, 588 grams | *** | |
*** | A Chinese export silver cocktail shaker adorned with blossoms and moon cartouche, early 20th century, seal mark to base, 22.5 cm high, 398 grams | *** | |
*** | Ashtray with jade top and blue enamel lotus leaf decoration, early 20th century, stamped 'Silver', 8 cm wide a Chinese filigree silver bowl with jade top and blue enamel lotus leaf decoration, early 20th century, stamped 'Silver', 8 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A Bohemian malachite glass Buddha statue, circa 1920s, 21 cm high | *** | |
*** | T. W. INGERSOLL: Complete set of one hundred numbered colour 'Siecle of Port Arthur' stereo cards with maker's box, c. 1904. A detailed record of the Russo-Japanese War. (100 cards) | *** | |
*** | A Japanese ship's lantern, copper, brass and glass, early 20th century, 58 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three Chinese scholars rests, carved bamboo, 20th century, the largest 38 cm high | *** | |
*** | A libation vessel, burnished black earthenware with zoomorphic spout, and single lug handle. Western Asia, circa 8th century B.C. Ex Graham Cornell collection, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 20 cm high | *** | |
*** | Indian Kutch silver, long parasol or walking cane handle, 19th century, 45.5 cm long. | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese fan, hand-painted and lacquered with spectacular gilded highlights, with original box, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century, 28 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese opium pipe, turned and carved bone, 19th/20th century, 33 cm long | *** | |
*** | Two carved mutton jade guanyin ornaments and a carved celadon jade lotus pod ornament, (3 items), note a similar lotus pod piece was sold at Sotheby's Auctions, London, England, 5th November 2008 lot 116, the largest 9 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Vietnamese circular wedding box, rosewood inlaid with mother of pearl, 19th century, 10 cm high, 25.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese silver finished bird cage with cloisonne and yellow bead decoration, 20th century, 40 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese miniature cabinet fitted with drawers and compartments, attractively inlaid and adorned with engraved silver finished fittings, Meiji period, 19th century, 26 cm high, 24 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Chinese gold and carved ivory brooch, housed in original carved timber box, 19th/20th century, seal mark to reverse, 4.3 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Stereoviews, a nice group of cards housed in four boxes together with two hand-held viewers, themes including Yosemite valley, Coronation of King George, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, etc. (quantity) | *** | |
*** | Large green and brown nephrite bangle, 2.3 cm x 8 cm diameter x 1 cm deep, 20th Cent, with a goat, tiger, dog and horse from the Chinese cyclical years, alternated with rectangles filled with a overall square pattern simulating a calender | *** | |
*** | Chinese silver three piece condiment set with dragon decoration by Wang Hing, circa 1900, character mark to base stamped W.H.90, the tallest 8 cm high | *** | |
*** | Hungchong & Co. Chinese export silver ice bucket, early 20th century, stamped 'H. C.', 21 cm high, 14 cm wide, 482 grams | *** | |
*** | Sino-Tibetan silver bowl of lotus form, 19th/20th century, 12.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 410 grams | *** | |
*** | A Chinese silver serving tray with embossed floral and scroll work border and bead work rim, early 20th century, 45 cm wide, 664 grams | *** | |
*** | A Chinese crystal and glass censer, early 20th century, 20.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver comport, and Indian silver box with pierced lid, and an Eastern silver lotus box with gilt interior, 20th century, (3 items), the comport 8 cm high, 15 cm diameter, 426 grams total | *** | |
*** | A pair of antique Chinese Straits silver vases, 19th/20th century, 26 cm high, 665 grams total | *** | |
*** | An antique Vietnamese silver circular box with pierced work base and gilt highlights, 19th century. The side walls decorated with highly chased works divided into four semi-circular panels with flowers of the four seasons, separated by four bats (symbol… | *** | |
*** | An Indian pierced silver vase with figural decoration, 20th century, 14 cm high, 434 grams | *** | |
*** | A Chinese silver plate two handled circular bowl with embossed panels of birds and lotus flowers, circa 1900, 28 cm across, 17 cm high. | *** | |
*** | Wang Hing & Co. Antique Chinese export silver card case adorned with courtly scene and pagoda decoration, stamped 'W. H., 90' with additional seal mark, 10 cm high, 90 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Indian silver tea caddy with ornate village scene decoration, lion's paw feet and seated figural finial, 19th/20th century, 14.5 cm high, 276 grams | *** | |
*** | A pair of Peking cameo glass red and white vases, early 20th century, 23 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese hand-painted fan in original box, 19th century, 51 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Seiseki scholar's stone on a carved wooden base, Japanese, Meiji period, 19th century, 33 cm across | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese monkey ornament carving, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 10.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese inlaid timber work box, interior fitted with six lift-out lidded compartments, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 11 cm high36 cm wide, 28 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A fine Chinese cloisonne and silver incense burner, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 13 cm high | *** | |
*** | Rare Australian goldfields Chinese household shrine, cedar and glass, Castlemaine, Victoria, mid 19th century 39 cm high, 26 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Saung Burmese harp of boat form, on stand, 20th century, 79 cm high overall, 83 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Indian storage box, ebonized and carved teak with four hand-painted portrait vignettes, 19th/20 century, 44 cm high, 82 cm wide, 42 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Chinese statue of a sage, carved soapstone inlaid with pearls and stones, late Qing Dynasty, 26 cm high | *** | |
*** | Tiahu antique Chinese scholar's rock with carved wooden stand, 19th/20th century, 27 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | A Chinese carved jade box with certificate, 20th century, 19 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A fine pair of Chinese red lacquered boxes with incised lotus decoration, and black finished interiors, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 11 cm high, 23 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** | |
*** | An antique Indian silver bowl adorned with 17 Kutch-style repousse floral panels, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (north India), circa 1900, 8 cm high, 23 cm diameter, 374 grams | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese carved boxwood netsuke of two frogs on a lotus leaf, signed Katakuni, Meiji period, 19th century, 3 cm high, 4.8 cm wide | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese iron red underglazed porcelain scholar's water pourer, late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, 4 cm high, 17 cm wide | *** | |
*** | An impressive Chinese glass lantern shade with hand-painted enamel dragon decoration, early 20th century, 37 cm high, 39 cm wide, Provenance: Purported to have been an original fixture from China Town in Melbourne. Berry Collection, Young's Auctions,… | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese lacquered inro with carved ivory netsuke and silver ojime, Meiji period, the inro 8 cm high | *** | |
*** | Four Chinese silver bowls with dragon decoration, 19th century, double seal marks to the bases, 5 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter, 374 grams total | *** | |
*** | A vintage Chinese turned ivory canister with silver gilt base and top adorned with enamel and carved tiger's eye seated Buddha finial, 20th century, stamped to the base "Made in China, Silver", 12 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Tibetan silver bowl with floral motif, 19th/20th century, 23.5 cm wide, 392 grams | *** | |
*** | Archaic Chinese jade bi disc on later stand, 14.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Russet and dark brown with cream nephrite, arch shaped pendant, 2.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 0.5 cm, early Ming. Carved on both sides, double headed mythical dog with finely embossed outlines of head, eyes, ears etc. Ridge with spines on back (one missing) | *** | |
*** | Equipment: Remainder of collection including four wooden blocks(pulleys); a large single block anchor; Japanese glass netted buoy with light and many other decorative items including; reproduction maritime posters, a bar mirror, decorative row boat and… | *** | |
*** | An Anglo-Indian card case, silver, bone and ebony inlay on sandalwood, early 19th century, 10.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese export silver decanter with bamboo and blossom overlay, early 20th century, stamped "Sterling 950", 22 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese export silver tray with bamboo decoration, engrave '1937-1962', 20th century, stamped 'Made In Hongkong, Sterling', 30 cm wide, 464 grams | *** | |
*** | A walking stick with Thai silver handle, ebonized shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 92 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese cinnabar lacquer moon flask vase with dragon decoration, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, inscription to base, 27 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Tibetan eight strand necklace, silver and coral bead, 19th/20th century | *** | |
*** | A set of eight Chinese carved ivory horse statues on carved wooden stands, housed in original fitted box, the largest 5 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | A Japanese jewellery box, tortoiseshell and lacquer work finish, Meiji period, 19th century, 10 cm high, 24 cm wide, 16.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Chinese photo album 'hand coloured' containing pictures (10) incuding a marriage, an opium den, a wealthy man having his feet done, women with bound feet, rickshaws, early peep shows, women in stocks, a man having his pig-tails plaited. in excellent… | *** | |
*** | An Anglo-Indian Colonial silver beaker, circa 1800, 10.5 cm high, 100 grams | *** | |