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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Ng Eng Teng (1934 - 2001), Conical Form, 1985 sculpture, with an impressed seal of the artist 56.5 cm high. Provenance: East and West Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** A Chinese carved boxwood Yaksa, yecha, the semi-god poised for combat, holding a trident in his hands, riding waves, 38 cm high ***
*** A Chinese blue glass bottle-neck vase, Qianlong four-character incised mark but later, carved in high relief of a fisherman catching a carp by a lotus pond, accompanied by various symbols of longevity and fortuity such as peaches, cranes, pine trees, and… ***
*** A burl-wood and a mother-of-pearl snuff bottle, the burl-wood bottle flanked with beast masks, the stopper carved with a Buddhist lion, the mother-of-pearl bottle carved with a water-pouring dragon on one side and pine trees on the other, 8 cm high, 6 cm… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade pebble, of a laughing Buddha holding a branch of ruyi in his hand, the back with brown inclusion, 6.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of black lacquer bowls inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, late Qing or Republic period each decorated with landscapes of the Yellow Mountain, between two decorative bands, the interior fitted with metal liner, 12.3 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese exportware blue and white porcelain octagonal platter, 18th/ 19th century, painted with a scene of a small port, a pavilion in the foreground amongst trees and small hills, a pagoda in the background, the border of the platter decorated with… ***
*** A white jade buckle, Qing Dynasty, carved from a creamy and greyish stone, the curved accessory terminating in an upturned dragon head, facing a qilong clambering up its body. 9 cm long ***
*** A white jade horse with monkey 19th century, the white stone without any inclusion or colouration, the horse kneeling, looking back at, the monkey hanging at its back ***
*** A Chinese Qianlong exportware mug 18th century, the ample cylindrical body well painted with a large panel of ladies and playing children in a garden and small roundels of birds and insects on a delicate ground of flowers and foliage in blue, rose and… ***
*** A Chinese white green and red jade pendant, 19th centurycarved as fruits, foliage and ruyi bearing a Shou (?) character symbolising longevity 4.5 cm wide 7 cm high ***
*** An Ayuthia standing gilded bronze Buddha, 17th/18th century,his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his downcast eyes and serene smile framed by pendulous ears, his curled hair covered by a jewelled Crown and dressed in a flowing robe. 26 cm high ***
*** A Chinese bowed cricket cage in carved ivory, damaged, with three sliding hatches, the top with carved and reticulated dragon and fitted with an ivory simulated bamboo hinged handle, together with another cage of similar size. Width 33 cm. Height 12 cm ***
*** A pair of Chinese cherrywood and elm armchairs, the rectangular backs carved with Chinoiserie figure panels ***
*** Two small Japanese bronze models of seated hares, late 19th century ***
*** A doucai 'scrolling lotus' scroll-end with box, 5.5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese white-glaze moulded bowl with cover, 13th/ 14th century, 14 cm diam., 6.9 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney Andrew Stuart-Robertson, acquired 18 November 2000 ***
*** Two pairs of gold ornaments, Ming to Qing dynasty the flowerheads approx. 3.0 cm diam. each, the pendants approx. 4.0 cm long each (4). ***
*** A bronze figure of Guanyin Late Ming, 17th century with a stand, 28.5 cm high. Provenance: Vernon Yip, Sydney (Certificate). Private collection, Sydney. ***
*** Three silver repousse hairpins, Qing dynasty 17.6 cm long, 18.0 cm long, and 22.9 cm long (3). During the Qing dynasty, the Manchu and Han ethnic groups each had their own style of costume, including headdress designs and decorative ornaments. The flat… ***
*** A folding screen, Japanese, early 20th century ink and gold leaf on paper, four panels, 180 x 128 cm. Provenance: Brosalco, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1981 ***
*** A famille-rose bowl 18th century 18.2 cm diam. ***
*** An agate 'magnolia' covered bottle with fitted stand and box, 9.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A group of five archaistic jade and hardstone carvings, 19th/ 20th century one with box, Varying sizes from 3.2 cm to 6.9 cm long (5). ***
*** A soapstone 'lion' seal, 20th century, with a fitted box, 5 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm ***
*** A flambe-glazed washer, 19th/20th century, 12 cm diam. ***
*** A group of three archaistic jade carvings, 19th/ 20th century 4.8 cm long, 6.5 cm long, 6.0 cm diam (3). ***
*** Four painted ceramic 'Hundred Boy' plaques, dated by inscription 1984. Plaque: 74 x 21.7 cm each (4). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired during the 1980s locally ***
*** A white-glaze moulded 'cloud' vase with box, 29.4 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A blue and white 'dragon' vase Kangxi four-character mark, late Qing dynasty to Republic period 39 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney ***
*** A blue-and-white 'dragon' washer Yongzheng six-character mark, Republic period 20.1 cm diam., 6.9 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney ***
*** A parcel gilt bronze suanni censer Yutang Qingwan studio mark 7.5 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Western Australia ***
*** A tinted soapstone statue of Guanyin with stand and fitted box 18.9 cm high. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1035 ***
*** Two celadon jade carvings, Qing dynasty one of a chi-dragon climbing over a branch of lingzhi fungus, and one of a monkey riding a horse, 4.3 cm wide, 29g; 4.1 cm wide, 16g (2). ***
*** A Chinese blue-and-white fish bowl, late Qing Dynasty, the bowl of baluster form with tapered waist and slightly spreading foot, decorated with phoenixes in flight, a strip of bats and Shou characters divide the body and flared lip, on a flared, circular… ***
*** A famille-rose 'fishing' brush pot, Attributed to Liu Xiren (1906-1967), 13.2 cm high ***
*** A black-lacquer 'chess players' snuff bottle with gold and silver inlays, and an associated pouch, 19th century, 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection ***
*** A Chinese carved 'gourd' flat snuff bottle, 6.8 cm high. Provenance: Singapore private collection. Note: The sides of the bottle are flat with polished edges. The artist has shown superlative skill in hollowing out the bottle rendered very difficult by… ***
*** A Chinese cameo chalcedony 'Jujube and peanut' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 5.7 cm high, Compare a similar example, see Lot 64, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams Hong Kong 24 November 2012, sale 20524 ***
*** A silver-gilt figure of Mahakala, Tibetan, 18th century the silver gilt possibly added later and not in Tibet, 13.3 cm high. Provenance: (all by repute): Private collection, Dr. Murray Elliot Binkar Gallery, Brisbane, 1980 Private collection, Ross Gordon,… ***
*** A large Chinese enamelled vessel, zun, after Wang Youtang, of globular form flanked by two 'Beast' handles, painted in enamel on two sides with two groups of scholars, one playing chess and the other examining a painting, each side accompanied by two… ***
*** A Chinese tortoise shell snuff bottle, Guangxu four-character incised mark, 5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese carved celadon jade boulder, carved with figures conversing in a mountain landscape, with a wooden stand, 29 cm high (including stand) ***
*** A Mughal style possibly amber snuff bottle with hardstone inlays, Late 19th century 7.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Penang in the late 1980s and early 1990s ***
*** A Chinese blanc-De-chine Guanyin figure, four-character Studio mark to the back, Republic, the goddess seated with her right hand resting on her right knee, a rosary suspending from the hand, a serene expression on her face, and wearing a tiara adorning… ***
*** A Chinese carved and moulded Longquan celadon-glaze charger, Ming dynasty, the base recess with an unglazed ring, 32.5 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection NSW, Purchased in 'Cats Street' off Wyndham Road in H.K. about 15 years ago, '', 'Cats Street'… ***
*** A Dehua white-glaze beaker vase with Taoist motif, Qing dynasty, 23.4 cm high. Provenance: The J Loren Karas Collection. Mossgreen, Melbourne, 2 March 2009, lot 9 ***
*** A celadon glazed carved and moulded 'Buddhist Emblem' jar, Qing dynasty, 26 cm high ***
*** A Chinese inside-painted revolutionary-theme glass snuff bottle, Sun Jijie, dated 1968 6.8 cm. Provenance: Michael J. Kaynes Michael J. Kaynes ***
*** A Chinese carved two-handled bowl, late Qing, in celadon jade with brown inclusions, carved and pierced with lotus flowers, leaves and birds in high relief, the incised text celebrating the floral subjects. 27 cm diameter, 7 cm high ***
*** A Chinese blue-and-white ribbed jar, painted around the body with four roundels of dragons and phoenix, on a ribbed ground, all between two bands of cloud motif and a partial set of the Eight Treasures, 22 cm high ***
*** A Chinese enamelled and carved glass bowl, carved four-character Qianlong mark to the base, with flaring mouth rim supported on rolled circular foot, carved around the body with four shou characters, alternating with painted shou characters surrounded by… ***
*** A Chinese export silver swing handle basket, the body embossed and chased with a cockerel, a fish and a crayfish amongst various fruiting plants within a pierced rim with similar decoration, mounted on everted feet, 26 cm diameter, 440gms (14.1oz) ***
*** A gilt-bronze figure of a seated Manjushri, 15 cm high ***
*** A lacquer box and associated cover, 19th century the cover decorated with a circular medallion of two scholars and a boy attendant in a luxuriant garden, 13 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese twin-handled white-glaze washer, Kangxi six-character underglaze-blue mark, 9 cm high ***
*** A Chinese enamelled conical bowl, Tongzhi six-character mark, but probably Republic period, painted around the body with two sparrows resting on a branch, the mouth rim gilded, inscribed and signed by the artist, with a seal of the artist, 15.3 cm diam ***
*** A Chinese ivory trunk carved box and cover, 19th century, depicting wolves attacking a hippopotamus, the cover carved with a boar and a piglet finial, on a large carved wooden stand, carving and cover, 22 cm high, overall height 42 cm ***
*** A pair of Chinese famille-rose yellow ground 'flower' medallion bowls, Guangxu six-character iron-red mark, each painted in three medallions with lotus, chrysanthemum, and peony, all reserved on a yellow sgraffito ground, 12.9 cm diam., (2) ***
*** Two Chinese carved ivory statues of female figures, Republic, each standing in a relaxed pose, dressed in a long flowing robe, holding a basket or a floral branch in front, and a thrashing stick with a sun flower behind. 20.3 cm high ***
*** A Chinese painted-enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character mark, 6 cm high. Provenance: NSW Private Collection ***
*** A celadon glazed moulded 'bat' dish, Daoguang six character seal mark in underglaze blue, 11.1 cm diam. ***
*** A Chinese carved 'Zhong Kui' hardwood brush pot, 14 cm high ***
*** A Chinese doucai 'narcissus' wine cup, Tongzhi six-character underglaze blue mark, 4.8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese wucai vase, Late Qing dynasty, painted around the body with two branches of flowers accompanied by birds and insects, between stylised ruyi heads and leafy borders, the shoulder and the neck decorated with bands of decoration including four… ***
*** A Chinese qianjiangcai 'landscape' hexagonal vase, Attributed to Xu Shanqin, Republic period, with angular shoulder, painted on five sides with a landscape of mountains and trees, inscribed on the sixth with a verse from a poem by Xu Ben, signed 'winter… ***
*** A pair of enamelled 'landscape' brush pots, Wang Yunquan (1916 - 1998), dated according to inscription 1957, each painted with similar landscapes of cottages by mountain streams, all between two black-glaze decorative border, each accompanied with a poem… ***
*** A carved Chinese Longquan celadon-glaze vase, Yuan/ Ming dynasty, 20 cm high. Provenance: East and West Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** A Chinese carved ivory figure of an old man, Republic period, holding a walking stick in his right hand suspending from it a double-gourd, and a string of Buddhist beads in his left hand, a branch of pomegranate hanging on his waist, stand, 22.6 cm high ***
*** A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of a seated Bodhisattva, her hands in Abhaya and Varada mudra, seated in Dhyanasana on a double lotus base, 16.3 cm high ***
*** A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Yutang Qingwan four-character embossed studio seal mark to the base 10.5 cm diam., 575g, Perth private collection, inherited from current owner's grandfather who had acquired the piece in Kyoto during the 1950s, by repute ***
*** A yellow glaze 'lotus' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark 12.5 cm diam. ***
*** A carved Chinese plaque, possibly ivory 6 cm long ***
*** A Chinese bronze arhat, the slender arhat seated with his eyes closed as if meditating in half-leg position, his robe flowing from his waist down to reveal a torso with visible ribs, two hands resting on the left knee, 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese white jade pendant, carved with centrosymmetric dragon motif, flanked by a pair of mice, 6.5 cm long ***
*** A large Chinese carved wooden table screen with mother-of-pearl inlay, Republic period the screen carved in high relief with a newly-wed couple meeting probably the god of marriage set in a garden landscape, verso with symbols of fortuity and longevity,… ***
*** A pair of blue and white bottle-shaped vases, Ming or transitional period, each with a body of compressed globular forms, raising to a tall and slightly flaring neck, body decorated with four panels painted with a rabbit against a background of different… ***
*** An enamelled rectangular plaque of a scholar with a stone, attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), 20th century, possibly Republic period, the scholar, wearing long flowing robes, with a humorous smile on his face, pointing at a rock as if it was alive, his… ***
*** A collection of six carved jade and hardstone cups, 20th century, one of a pale green jade buckle, the hook carved into a head of a dragon, one of a creamy jade panel of ruyi heads, one of a carved hardstone figure of Guanyin, one of a carved jade coin… ***
*** A pair of horn wine cups, 19th/ 20th century, of simplistic form, the two slender cups with slightly everted mouth rim, each with a carved wooden stand. 6 cm high ***
*** A Japanese carved ivory figure group, Meiji period of an acrobat performing with a monkey as he balances on a rocky base. 23 cm high. Private Collection New South Wales. Private Collection Scotland and thence by descent ***
*** A Chinese bronze vase and cover, hu of flattened form, with a pair of lug handles to the neck and finely cast bands of stylised dragons and scrolling cloud to the body on a slightly flared oval foot, with a fitted wooden cover. 23.5 cm high ***
*** A bronze tripod incense burner, 19th century of compressed globular form, supported on three short feet, rising to a flat rim with two handles, the body decorated with a simple pattern, cast Xuan to its base. 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese celadon jade carving 18th century of the hand of Buddha, the stone naturalistically coloured and carved with an insect clinging to its base ***
*** A Chinese silver and jade oval tobacco box 19th century, the pale celadon jade cover carved with fruit and butterflies, the silver base chased with scrolling leaves and clouds inlaid with coral and turquoise, 12 cm long, 7 cm wide, 3.5 cm deep. Provenance… ***
*** A Chinese famille rose brush pot 18th century, the slender cylindrical body painted and enamelled with a lady beside a table with vase of flowers and books, verso with garden stools, a pair of rabbits and butterflies. Provenance: Private Collection, New… ***
*** Three Japanese ivory figures of Geishas of graduated size with open revealing kimonos, holding hand mirrors, one kneeling with mask and fan, incised ***
*** A Japanese silver vase Meiji period, the elegant ovoid body inlaid with a gold roundel featuring a fourteen-pedalled chrysanthemum within a radiating circlet of alternating fans and foliage, impressed mark of (pure silver) to base. Provenance: Private… ***
*** A pair of 19th century French porcelain vases in the Chinese manner, mounted as lamp fittings, each vase decorated with moulded panel s painted with figures by a pavilion flanked by painted and gilt floral sprays and loop handles mounted on grapevine gilt… ***
*** A Tibetan bronze temple gong, late 19th century in the form of a stylised chattra, each side engraved with mythical animals and birds and mounted on a shaped wooden stand complete with wooden striker, gong and stand 66 cm wide 31 cm deep 79 cm high ***
*** A Tibetan incense burner, 19th century, the long boat-shaped body with domed pierced cover profuse repousse with stylised floral roundels, birds and ritual symbols surmounted by a central bell finial flanked by a pair of seated mythical beasts, the copper… ***
*** A Chinese flambe glazed bottle vase, 19th century, the globular body rising to a tall cylindrical neck on a circular foot, applied overall with a rich rasberry-red glaze infused with cobalt, purple and lavender, streaking to the base and thinning to… ***
*** A Chinese green glazed food jar, Qing Dynasty, with lug handles. Height 51 cm ***
*** Two Chinese ruyi sceptres, one of carved horn, the other of zitan with soapstone inlays, 23 cm long, 38 cm long (2). ***
*** Head of a Deity, Thai, Srivijava style stucco, 18 cm high without stand, 25.5 cm high with stand. Provenance: David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney (label attached to base). Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1983. Exhibited: David Jones Art… ***
*** A jade Huang, probably Western Zhou dynasty, with a fitted box, 10.5 cm long, 32g ***