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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Oriental
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A small bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** A Japanese 5-Case wooden lacquer Inro ***
*** A bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** A Japanese 4-Case black and gold lacquer Inro ***
*** 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 Chinese early Qing-style blue and white brush pot possibly, 19th century of cylindrical form, painted with figures in a garden and others on clouds in a landscape, with bands of lightly-incised geometric decoration to the rim and foot. Height 19.5 cm… ***
*** A Chinese sang de boeuf vase, late Qing, the flared rim above a bulbous body with ringed shoulder the underside with double blue underglazed rings. Height 40.5 cm ***
*** A fine pair of Chinese polychrome floral bowls, of ogee profile with a small circular foot, finely and continuously decorated with lotus flowers and foliage upon a vibrant tomato red ground, a striking and contrasting Robin's egg glaze to the interior;… ***
*** A Wonderful framed Chinese miniature painting, circa 1840, the glass painted miniature of a Chinese maiden resting on chair with a mountains and sea backdrop. Set in a lovely hand carved foliate frame. Height 23 cm. Length 21 cm ***
*** A Chinese famille jaune Meiping vase. Bearing Qianlong mark (1736-1795), the tall high shouldered form with short neck displays multiple floral motifs set within a mottled yellow ground. Stamped to base. Height 38 cm. ***
*** A Chinese bronze Pixu Government seal. 19th century, the elegant and auspicious seated Pixu above a rectangular base with incised government seal verso. Height 8 cm. Length 10 cm. Depth 7 cm ***
*** A pair of Japanese satsuma vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), signed Kozan, the pair each of baluster form display a scenic landscape cartouche framed by an individual blossom tree. Stamped to base. Height 16 cm. ***
*** A large Chinese famille jaune charger, kuang Hsu mark and period (1875-1909), decorated to the interior with a central panel of birds among the flowers framed by scrolling vines against a yellow ground with cartouches of flowers, the exterior painted with… ***
*** A Chinese timber cased mahjong set, circa 1900, in a metal trimmed mother-of-pearl inlaid oriental cabinet with a sliding front and small drawers, with 144 tiles in bone and bamboo, sticks, counters and shungi tokens (apparently complete), in good… ***
*** A Boxed Inkstone. Narrow inkstone with gilded and painted relief depiction of a lady sewing in a traditional home with her attendants. Bears two incised stamps to back. Length 22 cm Width 11 cm ***
*** A large Chinese covered jar. Jiajing period style (1522-1566), the squat bulbous base with small round cover and peaked finial decorated with scenes of goldfish and aquatic plants. Stamped to base. Height 50 cm diameter 39 cm. ***
*** A pair of Chinese porcelain Foo dogs. Late 19th century, the pair each depict a snarling foo dog glazed in a superb viridian green and with black mane and tail complete with later individual bronze trivets by Baccarat. Ex: collection of Lord Howard de… ***
*** A Chinese cloisonne vase, a high shouldered and lobed bulbous vase with wireworked stylised flowers in colours with green scrollwork upon a turquoise ground, with ruyi borders to the base and to the petite neck; bearing a bordered Kangxi mark in relief… ***
*** 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 small Fencai moon flask. Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) Qianlong style. The small flattened ovoid body with enamelled scene of quail to one side and sparrows to verso with gilded decorative lugs to the side. Stamped to base. Height: 29 cm. Width 22 cm. Depth… ***
*** 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 Chinese charger with cherry blossoms. Bearing Guangxu mark (1875-1908), the large platter depicts an enamelled cherry blossom branch to the interior and with further floral decoration to the exterior. Stamped to base. Height 6 cm diameter 34 cm ***
*** An elegant Japanese cloisonne vase. 20th century, signed Ando, the teardrop shaped vase with narrow tubular flared neck displaying a silver wired orchid motif on an aubergine ground and with silver mounts to neck and base. Inlaid stamp to base. Height 28… ***
*** A Chinese ivory export fan with lacquered box. 20th century, the frame of carved ivory with silk fan featuring silk embroidery of butterflies, birds and blossoms complete in lacquered box with handpainted interior. Blade length 31.5 cm box length 37.5 cm. ***
*** A superb Japanese shotai shippo vase. Meiji Period (1868-1912). The ovoid form with short raised neck created in plique-a-jour displays multiple silver wired overlapping blooms each with variegated leaves and ombre shaded petals all on a translucent sea… ***
*** A tall Japanese cloisonne Ando vase, early Showa period (1926 - 1989), the deep tubular vase with flared rim featuring a spray of floral freesia blooms on a deep cobalt ground. Inlaid stamp to base. Height 32 cm diameter 17 cm. ***
*** A vintage Chinese black lacquered cabinet, mid 20th century, the cabinet with twin cupboards each with three panels decorated with figures, birds and auspicious flora in applied coloured stone and shell, painted scenes to the sides, with traditional… ***
*** A Chinese finely-carved ivory dish on stand, late 19th/early 20th century, the dish of serpentine circular outline with radiating ribs containing carved and pierced panels surrounding an intricate centre-piece, the stand incorporating a small puzzle ball… ***
*** A Japanese elm and pine cabinet. Meiji period (1868-1912), in two sections, the upper part with a pair of sliding doors above an arrangement of drawers, the lower part with an asymmetrical arrangement of long and short drawers and a small cabinet lower… ***
*** A Chinese rosewood and burl coffee table, early 20th century the round coffee table with a glass top inset with a burl wood panel, above a shaped and beaded apron decorated with relief carved ruyi border, the four uprights also beaded, raised on ruyi form… ***
*** A small Chinese Jun Ware vase, the high shouldered square section stoneware vase, covered purple flambe glaze suffused with blue, thinning over the corners and rim, unmarked, with an export-type seal and label with inscriptions to one side. Height 13 cm ***
*** A large Chinese famille rose bowl, 19th century, the interior richly decorated in polychrome and gilt with a floral and figural roundel, and with two panels of figures within a courtyard alternating with floral and bird panels, similarly decorated to the… ***
*** A Chinese bronze censer, of float bowl form and modulating from light to deeper colours with silver inlaid images of the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism between inlaid borders of ruyi clouds; with characters underside. Height 5.5 cm. Diameter 14 cm ***
*** A Chinese soapstone figure of a Guanyin. The standing figure with downcast eyes carved and engraved with flowing robes atop a water and lotus base, and holding her acolyte, a small child with its hands in a prayerful pose; boxed. Height 30 cm ***
*** A Chinese Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan shipwreck dish, circa 1608, Wanli period, the large Swatow low form bowl with underglaze blue decoration with a phoenix in a garden setting to the centre, the cavetto embellished with panels of flora and bamboo and having… ***
*** A pair of Chinese porcelain wall plaques, Republic era, 1912-1949, well decorated in famille rose enamels with scenes of scholars or learned figures in auspicious landscape settings and enclosed within iron red key fret and patterned borders; with script… ***
*** A fine Chinese famille rose porcelain baluster vase, possibly Republic era, 1937, with Studio mark of Cheng Yiting, finely enamel decorated in pinks, yellow, muted turquoise greens and browns, depicting a bird on a branch amidst peonies in full bloom;… ***
*** A Chinese lacquered sideboard, circa 1940, the black lacquered cabinet of generous proportions having a low relief key fret frame bordering four red and gold cupboards richly adorned with figures in pavilion, watergarden and landscape settings; with a… ***
*** A bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** 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 Japanese cloisonne black ground vase ***
*** A Chinese export silver footed bowl on stand, marked 'Cs', late 19th/early 20th century, marked '90', circular with lobed sides and a segmented rim, raised on three supports modelled as bamboo above a disc foot set into a hardwood plinth, the lobes of the… ***
*** An unusual Japanese Satsuma vase by Kinkozan, meiji Period (1868-1912), in the Persian taste of double-gourd form with a pair of curving handles, decorated all over in various colours with stylized floral and foliate designs within geometric panels and… ***
*** A large pair of Chinese framed blue and white porcelain plaques, late 19th early 20th century. Depicting mounted soldiers riding among the misty mountains each plaque set in a hard wood frame with brass hangers. Height 120 cm. Width 39 cm ***
*** A Chinese Shou Shan Toggle, 20th century, the naturalistic form with pierced top. Height 8 cm ***
*** A Japanese ivory okimono of a carriage procession, Meiji period (1868-1912), the lively carriage procession with the figures of four musicians on board, an elderly woman with dog pulling at the front and a mother and child pushing at the back, the… ***
*** A fine Chinese Art Nouveau .900 silver export goblet, Wang Hing, Canton & Hong Kong, circa 1900 the generous bell form bowl supported on three branches rising from a domed circular base chased with roots and rocks, the body engraved with birds amidst… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel bowls, possibly Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the rice bowls on raised circular feet, decorated with bats, peaches, shou medallions and ribboned ruyi fungus motifs in famille rose colours upon a mustard… ***
*** A Chinese ivory miniature covered jar. Mid 20th century, the petite ovoid jar with a flat topped lid, well decorated with the twelve Chinese zodiac animal symbols accompanied by script and bordered red seals to the reverse, the lid decorated with an… ***
*** A Chinese figural painting, a framed scroll painting in muted gouache and watercolours with ink highlights depicting female figures engaged in leisurely pursuits in a pavilion and traditional fenced garden and landscape setting populated with auspicious… ***
*** 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 Chinese Zodiac charm bracelet, 18ct white gold, presented as a fine marquise shaped belcher link chain of alternating large and small sized links, suspending twelve detachable Chinese Zodiac charms, each in the design of an animal in white gold, centred… ***
*** A rustic Chinese hardwood altar table, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of pegged construction with a single broad plank top above a deep skirt, shaped retractable spandrel ends revealing interior cupboards, square section, legs united by a box stretcher,… ***
*** A blue and white Chinese bowl, probably Ming Dynasty, the bowl featuring three freely decorated lion dogs within trailing floral tendrils, a key fret border to the rim and concentric rings to the lower register, centred with a floral roundel, four… ***
*** A vintage Oriental ivory elephant bridge, mid 20th century, utilising the natural curvature of the tusk and depicting ten naturalistically carved elephants of descending size, length 67 cm ***
*** A Chinese red agate bracelet, red agate from Yunan Province fashioned as twelve spheres, diameter 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese rosewood Mah-Jong table and four chairs 20th century, the felt topped table with a carved fretwork apron and small drawers, raised on square section legs, with four corner chairs carved with fish motifs to the splats, with cross stretchers and… ***
*** A set of four finely carved Anglo-Indian ebony wall shelves, 19th to 20th century, the long-tapered wall shelves with gadroons and scallop edge trims, profusely, carved with processionals of deity figures, width 92 cm, depth 36 cm ***
*** 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 Chinese bronze censer in the Ming manner, probably Qing Dynasty, the ogee shaped circular bowl raised upon a circular ring foot, and having a flattened rim with applied lion's head with flowing mane motifs serving as decorative handles; with an… ***
*** A fine pair of Chinese cloisonne covered censers, late Qing Dynasty (later 19th century), of tapering ovoid form in the form of a water dragon with a long neck and a finely moulded and engraved brass face and fan tail, with a domed covers with differing… ***
*** A fine Yixing teapot. Republic Era (early 20th century). Reputedly by master potter Guo Jing Zhou, the compressed round teapot in russet and of lightly textured form with a low domed lid and knob finial, with a double maker's seal to the base and a… ***
*** A Japanese ivory okimono. Meiji period (1868-1912), utilising the natural form of the tusk, with a male figure holding a fan posed against a tree holding a child aloft; etched square and triangular marks underside. Height 25.5 cm ***
*** A large Chinese export punch bowl, 20th century, the punch bowl of typical shape, hand decorated in polychrome enamels with birds in a rocky garden surrounded with peony, chrysanthemum and prunus flowers, the interior also decorated with bird over flower… ***
*** A Chinese sang de boeuf bottle neck vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the fluted neck above a banded shoulder and bulbous body with red and spotted blue glaze. Height 34 cm ***
*** A Chinese Huang-hua-li carved brush pot, the small pot set with carved panels depicting a deity among clouds and bats among peaches. Height 20 cm ***
*** A Chinese dragon soup bowl, bearing Kang Hsi mark (1662-1722), the interior set with a central medallion encompassing a single dragon, the exterior painted with matching blue and yellow dragons contesting flaming pearls above a lotus leaf border. Height 7… ***
*** A pair of Chinese Ming-style hardwood side chairs 20th century possibly huanghuali, each with a solid panelled back carved with vases, teapots, and other vessels supported at each side by a carved and pierced brackets, the dished seat above the waisted… ***
*** A pair of a Cantonese export famille rose vases, late Qing, late 19th century the large pair of baluster vases with everted rims, adorned with gilt lug handles to the neck and chilongs to the shoulder, hand painted overall in bright coloured enamels with… ***
*** A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer round plate ***
*** A bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** A Chinese dark red cinnabar lacquer shaped scalloped round plate ***
*** A Japanese paper fan ***
*** A Chinese painting, Republic era, early to mid 20th century, the finely painted gouache and watercolour figure of a Guanyin carrying a basket of fish, homage to a famous Chinese tale, on paper and within a silk mount. Height 79 cm. Width 36 cm ***
*** A Chinese ivory card holder, qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), the rectangular shaped holder set to the front with recessed finely carved cartouches of figures with in a garden and the reverse set with a single cartouche of floral sprays encompassing a central… ***
*** A Chinese baluster shaped vase, bearing Ch'ien Lung mark (1736-1795), the exterior set with delicately incised blue ground of scrolls painted with birds on a branch surrounded by flowers, the interior and foot with a sea foam green glaze. Height 24.5 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 Japanese Ando vase, circa 1930, the finely formed purple bulbous body decorated with wheat shafts, the body with silver mount to rim and foot. Marked Ando to the verso and in original wooden box. Height 19 cm ***
*** A large bronze Buddha head garden sculpture, 20th century the hollow-cast Buddha head with tightly coiffed hair, pendulous lobes and downcast eyes, with serene expression and weathered patina. Height: 84 cm width: 50 cm depth: 50 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 charming Satsuma reticulated Koro. Meiji period (1868-1912), the elliptical form lidded and with ridged recess featuring scallop edged cartouches of bird life all reserved on a reticulated ground imitating woven cane raised on three peaked feet. Height… ***
*** An Egyptian timber Jackal God figure, 'Anubis', circa 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C, the recumbent figure with outstretched front paws and an alert disposition signifying its function as funerary guardian and protector, overpainted in characteristic black… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel octagonal plates, early 20th century, with floral borders and figural narrative scenes, one with ladies taking tea in a fenced garden, the other depicting two ladies with young children in an auspicious garden setting,… ***
*** A vintage Chinese coloured ivory carving of a grasshopper on a radish, republic period, 20th century, exquisitely carved as a realistic and very detailed insect perched on a long radish, with vibrant and natural coloration, cradled on a fabric covered… ***
*** A signed Japanese carved ivory erotica piece, probably Showa period, mid 20th century, carved and inked, and depicting a Japanese man lying on a woven basket opening to reveal a nude lady in relief, the man's face appearing under the lid; signed to the… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome bowls, of ogee shaped rice bowl form and each raised on a small circular foot, decorated externally with magnolia and chrysanthemum blooms within peach shaped reserves, in vibrant raspberry pink and red with emerald upon a… ***
*** A matching pair of Chinese polychrome bottle vases, of globular form with flaring rims, each decorated with a pair of woodland birds amidst a peony and rockwork garden; with script and seals to the reverse; each with a bordered four character seal… ***
*** A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner featuring two large figural narrative cartouches in garden settings between iron red trellis decoration and smaller cartouches with landscape sketches,… ***
*** A fine suite of miniature hardstone Chinese Teapots, a delightful collection of fifty miniature teapots, all individually crafted in differing shapes, each teapot with a tiny removable lid and all decorated with miniature incised poems, housed in the… ***
*** A shibayama ivory elephant Meiji period, 1868-1912, the elephant with caparison and beaded headdress decorated with mother-of-pearl and coloured ivory embellishments, height 6.5 cm, width 10.5 cm ***
*** A book of antique pith paintings of Chinese Punishments, late Qing Dynasty, 19th to 20th century, in vibrant gouache colours depicting twelve scenes of criminals and their, tormentors and executioners, on pith paper with later applied decorative, paper… ***
*** A pierced Ming style hardwood daybed settee, the settee with humpback cresting rail and arms above cloud and cross lattice panels centred with a roundel featuring relief carved addorsed phoenix, the straight legs with hump back apron stretcher and pierced… ***
*** An exceptional antique Indian silver teapot, late 19th century, Kashmir, typically unmarked but X-ray tested as .96-.98 silver, a globular teapot with a domed lid, garlic finial and a fine cobra scroll handle, lavishly relief decorated throughout in the… ***
*** A carved ivory okimono of six figures in a circular boat, probably Taisho to Showa period 20th century, richly carved in high relief with figures carrying auspicious peaches, pouring drinks from a gourd, and holding fans, their wooden boat upon, cresting… ***
*** A finely carved Chinese timber gilded panel, pierced and carved in high relief with some twenty eight male figures and six figures on horseback arranged over three tiers engaged in narratives in elaborate pavilion and garden settings, height 62.5 cm width… ***