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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| *** | An archaistic rhinoceros horn pouring vessel, Gong, Qing dynasty, 18th century, carved in the form of an archaic bronze vessel, the mouth surrounded by a flared flange, one side with a gently curved spout the other set with a broad strap handle rising… | *** |  |
| *** | A sancai-glazed pottery horse, Tang dynasty, standing four square on a rectangular base, with head raised and turned slightly to the side, the body glazed in cream, the breast, crupper and halter straps in chestnut brown hung with moulded plaques picked… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare set of four silver-inlaid gilt-bronze weights, Han Dynasty each in the form of a recumbent tiger on a slightly irregular circular base, the animal with head raised and turned looking over its hind quarters, the four paws held infront, the tail… | *** |  |
| *** | Two 'Longquan' celadon wares Song dynasty comprising a vessel of compressed globular form rising to a broad neck and flared mouth, applied overall with a finely crackled olive-green glaze with a satin texture; and a 'twin-fish' dish the interior with two… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue-glazed 'Cong' vase seal mark and period of Daoguang of square section rising from a short tapering foot and surmounted by a short circular neck, the rectangular body set on opposite sides with elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings, covered… | *** |  |
| *** | A Polished Black Basalt Stele With Vishnu, Pala-Sena Period, Mid 11th/12th century, the four armed figure standing on a lotus pedestal in the centre, flanked by his two consorts, both standing on a lotus, Lakshmi holding a fly whisk | *** |  |
| *** | A sancai-glazed pottery figure of an equestrienne, Tang dynasty, the chestnut glazed horse standing four square with head turned slightly to the left, the mane and tail docked, the female rider seated astride with hands clasped and held in front as though… | *** |  |
| *** | A polished black basalt figure of the God Surya, Pala period, Bengal or Bihar, 10th century, the figure standing, wearing a tall Crown with floral decorations, heavy earrings, necklaces and a waistbands with hanging decorative pendants. The | *** |  |
| *** | Three 'Longquan' celadon wares Yuan dynasty comprising an ovoid jarlet, the sides decorated beneath the glaze with a composite floral meander above a band of upright petals; a shallow fluted dish with petal shaped rim; and a fluted bowl with steeply… | *** |  |
| *** | A Part of A Stele Representing A Figure of An Attendant, White Marble, West Indian, 13th century, standing in the tribhanga posture under a niche with elaborate architectural decoration, wearing a bejewelled headdress, earrings, chokers, wa | *** |  |
| *** | A standing Bodhisattva, Ghandaran, grey schist, 3rd century, standing with a slightly bent left leg, clad in princely attire with turban and heavily decorated with jewellery | *** |  |
| *** | A large 'Longquan' celadon 'dragon' dish Yuan dynasty, with rounded sides and everted rim, the interior moulded in relief with a scaly dragon pursuing a flaming pearl beside cloud scrolls, in a central medallion withiin a continuous band of scrolling… | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer grey sandstone torso of a deity, probably 13th century, 70 cm high. Provenance: David Jones Gallery, Sydney - exhibited early 1980's | *** |  |
| *** | A jade hanging chain vase and cover, the flattened baluster body with double foliate scroll handles each linked by a chain to a bat-shaped terminal supporting a lingzhi pendant on a further short chain, either side carved with archaic style calligraphy… | *** |  |
| *** | A Biege Sandstone Stele Representing A Seated Vaishnavi, Central Indian, 12th century, depicted seating in lalitasana upon a Vidyadhara with halo and wearing earrings, necklaces and a precious waistband, the upper arms are holding two gadas | *** |  |
| *** | A sandstone torso of a female deity Khmer, Pre Rup style, 10th century, the naked upper body with the folds of the skin incised and carved with a belly button and nipples, wearing a pleated sampot secured by a wide belt visible on the reverse and folded… | *** |  |
| *** | A large collection of pre-Columbian hardstone and pottery artefacts including a large Mayan head on stand, a group of six Jalisco sheep face figures and a collection of stone and clay objects and jewellery the head. Height 30 cm, the largest JalIsco… | *** |  |
| *** | A flambe-glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, the globular body springing from a straight foot, encircled with raised horizontal bands around the widest part, the shoulders and the tall slender neck with galleried mouth, covered with a rich… | *** |  |
| *** | A Gilt Copper Caryatid With Two Addorsed Deities, Tibetan, 15th century, depicting two deities Vajrapani, holding a vajra in his lower right hand and gesturing with his left hand the rejection of evil, addorsed with Tara, whose lower two ha | *** |  |
| *** | A sandstone figure of a Durga-Ambika, central Indian, possibly 12th century, seated in lalitasana upon a throne with composite animals on the sides, the goddess supporting a child on her lap with the lower left hand | *** |  |
| *** | A fine straw glazed model of a pottery horse, Sui Dynasty (589-618), the animal with saddle on its back, with its head slightly lowered, on a rectangular base | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan dynasty, with rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior decorated in relief with a leaping dragon pursuing a flaming pearl within a band of curling scrolls carved around the cavetto, the exterior… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Jun' bowl, Song Dynasty with widely rounded sides rising from a neatly finished foot to an incurved rim, applied overall with a rich milky-blue glaze suffused with bubbles thinning at the rim to a buff tone, and stopping short of the foot to reveal the… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved bamboo 'scholars in landscape' brushpot Qing dynasty, 19th century, of cylindrical form on three shallow feet, the sides deeply carved with a continuous scene of scholars and officials with attendants in various pursuits, some inspecting a scroll… | *** |  |
| *** | A Longquan celadon arrow vase, Southern song Dynasty (1127-1275), of pear shape, rising to a narrow neck flanked by two cylindrical attachments, covered in a pale olive green glaze | *** |  |
| *** | A sandstone torso of a male deity Khmer, Pre Rup style, 10th century, the well proportioned figure wearing a short pleated sampot with double fish-tail sash secured by a wide belt and fish-tail clasp on the reverse, the naked upper body incised with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon jar and cover Yuan dynasty the vertically ribbed baluster body surmounted by a short tapering mouth, the cover of lotus leaf form around the domed radially ribbed centre, all beneath the pale blue-green glaze of even tone (2) 11.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An elegant Ghandaran stucco head and shoulder bust of Buddha, 3RD century AD, clad in a dhoti with a serene expression with long pendulous ears and an usnisha. Height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Jian' hare's fur bowl, Song dynasty, of conical form, covered overall with a black glaze thinning to brown below the rim and with russet streaks extending downwards, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the dark brown stoneware body, Japanese… | *** |  |
| *** | An Openwork celadon jade hat finial, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, carved with a pair of crane perched among lotus with a large leaf and scrolling foliate stems using areas of the russet skin 4. 8 cm Compare with finials dated to the Jin or Yuan… | *** |  |
| *** | A straw-glazed pottery figure of a camel and rider, Sui/early Tang Dynasty the figure of foreign appearance with moustache and prominent nose, wearing a high conical hat and long belted jacket, seated facing forward astride his mount standing foursquare… | *** |  |
| *** | A Small Inscribed Gilt Bronze Stele, Sui Dynasty Or Earlier the central figure of Buddha flanked by two acolytes, the pedestal inscribed at the sides and rear 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A gold and turquoise inlaid bronze belt hook, Warring States period the tapering shaft terminating in a chilong head forming the hook, the upper surface finely decorated with gold and turquoise inlay in an intricate geometric design, the reverse with a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Openwork jade plaque, of rectangular form, carved and pierced with a scaly dragon among lingzhi scrolls; together with a Han-style celadon jade figure of a seated crested bird 7 cm and 6 cm Resepectively. Other Notes: Compare with a bird dated to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon bowl Song dynasty the shallow flared sides springing from a wedge shaped footrim, covered inside and out with a blue-green glaze 13 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A set of three blue schist panels depicting the life of the Buddha, Ghandara, 2nd/3RD century, the first depicting the nativity of the Buddha, with Mayadevi depicted in the centre in shalabanjika posture, the Buddha is emerging from her rig | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze figure of a bodhisatttva, Tang Dynasty, the slender figure standing on a high lotus base, a dhoti wrapped around the waist and with a long trailing scarf draped over the shoulders, the head with tall headdress tied with trailing scarves,… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Jizhou' 'Tortoiseshell'-Glazed jar Southern Song dynasty, the globular body rising to a short wide mouth with lipped rim, set on the shoulders with four lug handles, covered on the exterior with a dark brown glaze splashed in milky beige tones… | *** |  |
| *** | A painted grey pottery figure of a female attendant Han dynasty, the slender figure modelled standing wearing a long white robe folded across the chest, the clasped hands held in front hidden within the wide sleeves, the long hair drawn back and knotted… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' 'three friends' saucer dish, 19th/20th century, painted in grisaille and enamels with pine, prunus and bamboo extending around the sides and onto the interior, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark reading wo qi ju shi… | *** |  |
| *** | A large green-glazed stoneware jar, Han dynasty of ovoid form, the sides encircled with three horizontal raised bands and set with double loop handles springing from animal masks and with pendant rings, below a band of wavy combing at the base of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon fluted bowl Song dynasty the rounded sides carved with petals radiating from the small straight foot, covered overall with a sea-green glaze 8.7 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A silver inlaid bronze censer Qing dynasty, 19th century, the rounded body tapering to a flared mouth and galleried rim, supported on three conical feet and set with two curving strap handles, the sides inlaid in silver wire with dragons chasing flaming… | *** |  |
| *** | An iridescent pale green glazed Hu-shaped vase, Han Dynasty 206-220 AD, the rounded sides rising to a tall neck and covered in a pale, iridescent glaze | *** |  |
| *** | Three 'Longquan' celadon bowls Song/Yuan dynasty comprising a 'twin-fish' dish, with two fish in relief beneath the sea-green glaze; a shallow bowl with steep sides rising to the petal moulded rim; and a bowl with flared sides incurved to the rim carved… | *** |  |
| *** | A Jian 'Hare's fur' tea bowl, song Dynasty the deep slightly rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, covered overall in a russet-streaked black glaze falling short of the foot revealing the purple-brown body 11.3 cm. Provenance: Kander's, Hong… | *** |  |
| *** | A Qingbai bowl, Song dynasty, of widely flared form, carved on the interior with boys among scrolling foliage, all beneath the translucent pale bluish glaze, 20 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Yaozhou celadon dish, Northern song Dynasty (960-1127), carved to the interior with a lotus flower and leaves, covered with a crackled glassy olive green glaze | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese ivory head of Quan Yin, having a finely carved headdress depicting further deities upon lotus thrones holding ruyi sceptre and attributes, with a serene expression to the face, apocryphal seal mark of Yuan dynasty to base, 29 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Jian' hare's fur tea bowl, Song dynasty the rounded sides rising from a short foot, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze with russet streaks extending from the rim down the interior and exterior, falling short of the foot to reveal the dark… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon 'twin fish' dish Song dynasty, with shallow rounded sides and broad everted rim, the interior with two fish in relief swimming in opposite directions, the exterior moulded with upright petals, all beneath the sea-green glaze of even… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of Vajrasana Buddha, Pala, 11th/12th century, seated in dhyanasana with hands in bhumisparsha wearing a dhoti, seated upon a lotus throne with a vajra and series of plinths, surrounded by a mandorla topped by a finial and tw | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Ding'-Style bowl Song Dynasty or later, the widely rounded sides with unglazed lipped rim, the interior delicately carved with a frieze of ducks and leafy plants encircling a central florette, all beneath the ivory coloured glaze falling unevenly over… | *** |  |
| *** | A small 'ding' dish Song dynasty, the radially ribbed shallow flared sides rising from a flat base to a six-lobed rim, covered overall in an opaque ivory-white glaze apart from the unglazed rim and pooling characteristically on the exterior, box, 12 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A grey pottery standing figure of an attendant Han dynasty, wearing a long robe folded across the chest and slightly flared above pantaloons and shoes, the hands protruding from the wide sleeves clasped in front as though holding a banner, the face with… | *** |  |
| *** | An archaistic bronze tripod food vessel (Ding), Qing Dynasty, the sides encircled with a frieze of confronted birds and flanges on the lei wen ground, the rim set with two loop handles, mark on base zi fu yu 29 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A green-glazed pottery hill jar and cover, Han Dynasty the straight sides moulded on the exterior with a frieze of animals in a continuous mountainous landscape interspersed with two taotie mask and ring handles, supported on three bear feet, the domed… | *** |  |
| *** | A large pair of Qingbai funerary vases and covers, Song Dynasty each applied with a row of upright figures below appliques of dragons and various animals on the tall cylindrical neck, the cone-shaped cover with crane finial, wood stands (4), 75 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon dish song dynasty, the shallow rounded sides springing from a tapered foot to the everted lipped rim, carved on the interior with upright petals around the cavetto, beneath the overall sea-green glaze of even tone, 12.8 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A red pottery figure of an equestrian drummer, Tang dynasty, (3) the rider with right arm raised as he prepares to beat the drum set in front of the saddle, wearing a loose robe and hood, the horse standing four square on a rectangular base, with head… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'qingbai' ewer and cover Song dynasty, the globular body set on the shoulders with a tapering spout opposite the loop handle surmounted by a small lug, the short neck with galleried rim applied with two lugs, and a further lug on the stepped cover, the… | *** |  |
| *** | Three blue and white jarlets Yuan dynasty each of globular form surmounted by a narrow mouth set with two lug handles, the sides painted with floral sprays and one applied with beaded vertical ribs (3) 8 cm to 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A carved soapstone figure of a Luohan Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century seated holding a large bell in his left hand, the right resting on his raised right knee, wearing a wide sleeved loosely draped robe with incised border and floral motifs, his shaven… | *** |  |
| *** | A grey sandstone fragment of a female figure, central Indian, Chandella style, 12th century, the head with an elaborate hairdo with a large chignon and a recumbent bun, the figure wearing heavy earrings, a large choker with a pendant | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Jian' 'Hare's Fur' Teabowl, song Dynasty, of conical form, covered inside and out with a lustrous black glaze suffused with russet streaks, the glaze stopping unevenly short of the foot to reveal the rough dark body 12.5 cm. Other Notes: See a teabowl… | *** |  |
| *** | Pan Yasheng 1852-1921 Maidens at leisure ink and colour on paper, pair of hanging scrolls in the style of Kai Chi each signed Pan Yasheng, inscribed and dated to the 12th year of Guangxu, and with two seals (2), 128 x 32.5 cm (each). Provenance: Martin… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'shufu'-type dish Song/Yuan dynasty, with shallow moulded sides and barbed everted rim, covered with an opaque pale bluish glaze; together with a 'qingbai' conical bowl with petal-shaped rim covered in a translucent pale blue glaze, (2), each 11.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A moulded gourd vase the flattened ovoid body decorated in relief on either side with two phoenix confronted on a flaming pearl among scrolling lotus stems, the mouth with wood mounted rim, the base with an apocryphal four-character mark Qianlong Shang… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze 'mythical beasts and grapevine' mirror, Tang dynasty, cast with a central knop of a crouching beast encircled by four further beasts and two peacocks among leafy fruiting vines within a raised ring, the outer band with birds among clusters of… | *** |  |
| *** | An archaistic jade scabbard slide, Qing Dynasty, carved in high relief with a chilong climbing over the shaft facing a smaller chilong at one end, the mottled stone in tones of grey 11 cm. Other Notes: Compare with a scabbard slide dated to the Han… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'qingbai' bowls Song dynasty, each with rounded sides rising from a shallow footrim, freely incised with lotus sprays on the exterior beneath the overall translucent bluish glaze falling short of the silver metal mounted rim, (2), 16.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'ding' 'lotus' dishes, Song dynasty, each with shallow flared sides, the interior carved with a central flower spray beneath the overall ivory-tinted glaze, apart from the unglazed rim. -2. 11.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon tripod censer, Yuan dynasty of compressed globular form, the sides divided by three vertical ribs extending to the feet below the short waisted mouth with everted rim, covered with a crackled olive green glaze, gold lacquer repairs,… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade blade, probably, Shang dynasty, of flattened section with bevelled edges, pierced at one end with a small circular aperture, and with short projecting ribs to either side, the straight sides curved on the lower section, an archaic inscription to… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of Roman glass, 1ST and 2nd centuries comprising a tall amphora, a unguentorium with ribbed body and a shallow dish, all with pale green iridescent patination (3), 18.5 cm high;, 10 cm high;, 17 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Cizhou' russet-streaked bowl Yuan Dynasty, of conical form with lightly lipped rim, covered overall in a glossy black glaze thinning to brown towards the rim, with slight russet streaks on the interior, the glaze falling short of the foot revealing the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tang-style painted pottery, figure of a court lady, the full figured lady dressed in voluminous robes with wide sleeves, clasping a mirror held in front, the head facing forward, her face framed with a high coiled coiffure, box, 46 cm high . This lot is… | *** |  |
| *** | A green 'jun' bowl Song dynasty, with widely rounded sides springing from a short straight foot to an incurved rim, glazed overall with a thick pale olive-green glaze apart from the foot ring burnt orange in the firing, box, 19.2 cm diameter. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Annamese blue and white dish, 15th century, the shallow rounded sides rising to a flared and lipped rim, painted on the interior with a stylised lotus spray within a band of radiating leaves, and a floral scroll around the cavetto, below a band of… | *** |  |
| *** | Three qingbai wares Yuan dynasty comprising a ewer moulded with phoenix in flight above a band of upright lappets; an octagonal stembowl, the steeply rounded sides similarly decorated; and a double-gourd shaped vase moulded with bands of petals, each… | *** |  |
| *** | A painted pottery figure of a lady, Tang dynasty, standing, her body slightly swayed with her hands held together in front, hidden beneath the folds of her long loose robe falling down to her protruding shoes, the fully rounded face with long hair drawn… | *** |  |
| *** | Three blue and white jarlets, Yuan dynasty, each of globular form with narrow mouth set with two lug handles, the sides painted with floral sprays and applied with beaded vertical ribs, 7 cm high to 8 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A small 'Jian' black-glazed bowl Song dynasty, covered overall with a black glaze thinning at the rim with russet streaks extending downwards, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the brown stoneware body, 9 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Two 'Jian' russet-glazed tea bowls Song dynasty, comprising a bowl with deep rounded sides covered overall with a brown streaked black glaze with russet hare's fur streaks extending from below the everted rim; and a conical bowl with everted rim, covered… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of yokeback armchairs (guanmao yi), Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the crestrail of each with arched headrest and scroll terminals repeated on the armrails, the rectangular seat supported on square section legs with arched apron, plain stretchers and… | *** |  |
| *** | A green glazed pottery vase (Hu), Han Dynasty, set with two mask and ring handles on the shoulders, covered with an iridescent glaze 53 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze 'Lion and Grapevine' mirror, Tang Dynasty, an outer band of birds among fruiting vine encircling four lions among further fruiting vines, around a central crouching lion loop for suspension, the silvery patina with some green encrustations, wood… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon vase, late Ming Dynasty of slender ovoid form, the sides carved with lozenge diaper beneath the crackled olive glaze, wood stand, fitted box (2) 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two 'Longquan' celadon jarlets, Yuan dynasty, each of compressed globular form with narrow mouth set with two lug handles, one decorated in relief with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl around the sides above a band of crested waves, covered with a… | *** |  |
| *** | Two archaic inlaid bronze belthooks, Warring States period, (2) each with tapering shaft terminating in a chilong head forming the hook, the upper surface of one finely decorated with gold and turquoise inlay in an intricate design, the other inlaid with… | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual 'Jian' teabowl northern Song dynasty, of well-potted slightly rounded conical form, covered inside and out with an underfired rippled greenish-grey glaze shading to brown on the interior, falling short of the foot revealing the dark ware, 9.5… | *** |  |
| *** | Two 'qingbai' bowls Song/Yuan dynasty, comprising a heavily potted bowl, the rounded sides and interior carved with lotus sprays beneath the pale blue glaze of attractive tone; and a widely flared bowl, the interior incised with two fish amongst waves… | *** |  |
| *** | Two silver-inlaid bronze belt hooks, Warring States period each with slender long shaft decorated with an intricate design of scrolls and dots in silver inlay, and with a chilong head hook and projecting button on the reverse (2) 16 cm long, and 13.7 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Three celadon-glazed wares Song/Yuan dynasty comprising a shallow bowl with broad waisted mouth above the sides carved with petals; a baluster jar and cover, moulded with panels of florettes; and a 'twin-fish' dish, each covered with a glaze of… | *** |  |
| *** | A polished black basalt sculpture representing a seated Buddha, Pala period, Bengal or Bihar, 10th century, dressed in monastic robes and seated in bhumishparsha mudra, the top part of the stone decorated with elegant floral scrolls forming | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon censer, Yuan Dynasty, the hexagonally lobed body tapering to tripod feet and set on the shoulders with upright stiff leaf handles attached to the galleried mouth, the neck with a diagonal frieze beneath the sea-green glaze 10.5 cm | *** |  |