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Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A Chinese painting attributed to Leng Mei ladies and children in a landscape signed lower left ink/watercolour on paper 47 x 70 cm ***
*** A soapstone 'Dragon and clouds' carving, 19th/20th century a soapstone 'Dragon and clouds' carving, 19th/20th century the amber coloured stone of irregular form, carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl among cloud scrolls 4.5 cm long ***
*** A celadon-ground famille rose beaker vase, Chinese, late 19th century, 33 cm high ***
*** An unusual famille-rose wall vase, Qing dynasty of cornucopia form, the ribbed sides painted with flowering sprays below floral scrolls around the shaped and flared mouth, a small landscape vignette at the narrow base 20 cm long ***
*** A famille rose vase, 20th century the pear-shaped body well painted with an insect eating the leaf of a cabbage among other vegetables and plants, an inscription in black on the reverse with an oval and a rectangular gilt ground seal to either side, the… ***
*** A famille rose rectangular porcelain plaque, 20th century painted with a figural scene and long inscription 40 x 20 cm ***
*** A Chinese red lacquer altar style table, late 19th/early 20th century, with a waisted top above an open work skirt with key fret and archaistic motifs, the square section legs with side stretchers, 85 cm high, 110 cm wide, 33 cm deep, Provenance, Grafton… ***
*** A Chinese red lacquer altar style console table, early 20th century, the table top with everted ends above five frieze drawers, with carved spandrels and having shaped trestle ends, 90 cm high, 250 cm wide, 46 cm deep ***
*** A Japanese satsuma figure of hawk and a sparrow, with impressed character mark to the base, 10 cm high ***
*** An embellished lacquer plaque, Japanese, 19th/20th century, of oval form, the black lacquer ground applied in bone and mother-of-pearl with a cockerel perched on a maple branch, within the floral decorated brown lacquer frame, 70 cm long overall ***
*** A profusely carved walnut chest, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th century 57 cm high, 102 cm wide, 48 cm deep ***
*** Rinpa-school, Cranes Alighting on a Rocky Island, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, bearing the signature Sakai Hoitsu and with one seal, 101 x 39.5 cm ***
*** A carved south German hardwood pedestal, late 19th century, 91 cm high, 35 cm wide, 35 cm deep ***
*** A black lacquered coffee table, standing on four bold silvered baluster legs above a broad stretcher base, 46 cm high, 160 cm wide, 90 cm deep ***
*** Two Chinese cloisonne enamel pagoda-form boxes, 20th century, each 20 cm high, 26 cm wide, 24 cm deep ***
*** A Chinese pierced majolica pedestal, of waisted and faceted form with decorative panels in muted tones, 74 cm high ***
*** Two triptych wood block prints, attributed to Kuniteru, geisha at house of pleasure in the evening with cherry blossom, and Hikaru Genji with beauties watching a waterfall, framed, each overall 64 cm x 106 cm. Provenance: Japanese gallery, Kensington… ***
*** Two triptych wood block prints, attributed to Yoshu Chikanobu, ladies taking tea in an interior, and ladies of the Chiyoda Palace, framed, each overall 64 cm x 106 cm. Provenance: Japanese gallery, Kensington church Street, London, 18 April, 2010 ***
*** Three Longquan celadon bowls Yuan/Ming dynasty, each with carved decoration beneath the sea-green glaze 17 cm, 14.7 cm and 14.5 cm diameter ***
*** A nobleman on horseback holding a falcon India, late eighteenth/early 19th century opaque water colour on paper inscribed in nastaliq script front and verso 33.5 x 22 cm ***
*** A circular marble top hardwood stretcher-based side table, Chinese, 19th century, a rouge marble surface within a bead edge border above a carved open work skirt and standing on four splayed claw ball feet, 44 cm high, the top 41 cm diameter ***
*** Six blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, 18th century comprising one of 'Aster' pattern, the others with floral decoration 20.2 cm to 23.2 cm diameter ***
*** A nobleman dressed in green, seated on a chaise India, late eighteenth/early 19th century opaque water colour on paper inscribed in nastaliq script front and verso 20 x 14 cm ***
*** A famille-rose vase and cover, 20th century of baluster form, painted with birds among flowering peonies, the base with an iron-red four-character mark of Hongxian 24 cm high ***
*** A cloisonne enamel censer, 19th/20th century, on tripod feet and set with double upright loop handles, decorated with floral scrolls on a turquoise ground, four character mark, 13 cm diameter ***
*** A Thai carved and gilded kneeling figure of a monk, the serene figure in a prayerful attitude raised on a lotus throne, 53 cm high ***
*** Three Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain snuff bottles, 19th century and later the largest 9 cm high ***
*** A Chinese cafe au lait medallion bowl, Chien Lung mark and period the exterior decorated with roundels of flowers within gilded borders on rich cafe au lait ground 8.5 cm high, 19 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese carved cherrywood and marble stand 75 cm high, 38 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese white jade snuff bottle carved with bat lug handles, red hardstone stopper 5.5 cm high ***
*** A moulded Ding-type bowl, late Qing Dynasty with low relief molded decoration to the interior of scrolling floral motifs and calligraphy panels and medallions 7 cm high, 17.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of Dr John Kenny, Melbourne ***
*** A celadon and russet jade carving of an ox the recumbent animal carved with three attendants 4 cm high, 10 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep ***
*** A dual panel porcelain table screen, signed each framed rectangular panel painted with a bird on a branch, within a hinged elm and rosewood frame each panel 26.5 x 19.5 cm including the frame ***
*** Small peach bloom wine cups, mark of Yongzheng a pair of peach bloom wine cups, mark of Yongzheng with a gilt rim, decorated to the interior with a leafy peach, each inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Yongzheng mark to the base 6 cm high ***
*** A Chinese hanging scroll Mountainous Landscape with Pavilions and Figures watercolour, ink, colour/ paper ***
*** A famille rose orange-ground dish, 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, the steeply flared shallow sides supported on corner bracket feet and decorated with precious objects, birds and flowers, reserved on the unusual orange ground, the base inscribed… ***
*** A set of four blue and white deep dishes, Qing dynasty, 18th century each painted with flowering sprays within formal borders 22.7 cm and 23 cm diameter ***
*** A jadeite carving of a qilin, 20th century of flattened irregular form, one side depicting the animal encircled with bats and clouds, the reverse with lingzhi and cash, carved from a pale stone with bright green suffusions and areas of rich caramel tones… ***
*** A white and russet jade 'Bat and lychee' carving, Qing dynasty, the two fruit with a bat on leaves carved from a bright russet area in the otherwise white stone, 5.2 cm long ***
*** A large ceramic ram, Chinese, 28 cm high, 40 cm long, 24 cm wide ***
*** A Canton enamel snuff bottle, 20th century, painted after Lang Shih-ning with hound' dogs in landscape panels reserved on the floral decorated turquoise ground, the base with an apocryphal four-character mark of Qianlong, stopper en suite, 7.5 cm high ***
*** A carved bamboo 'Pine and crane' brush washer, 19th/20th century, of shallow form, decorated in relief with a crane standing among gnarled pine branches in high relief around the sides, 16.5 cm long ***
*** A Korean two section elm Bandaji chest, 20th century, the well figured wood strapped chest with small drawers and pairs of cupboards, embellished with traditional shaped and pierced hardware, 134.5 cm high, 90 cm wide, 43 cm deep ***
*** A Chinese red and black lacquer screen, the central square panel with two hinged side panels, each with a central black lacquer section bordered above and below with red lacquer panels carved in relief with archaistic dragon motifs on one side and floral… ***
*** A pair of Peoples Republic period ceramic busts of children, Chinese, circa 1950's, stamped mark to the base, 41 cm high ***
*** A Chinese rosewood marble top pedestal 77 cm high. 39 cm wide, 39 cm deep ***
*** A Mughal miniature painting, Northern India, late 19th century, courtesan with calligraphy panel verso, gouache, gold and pigment on wasli paper, the standing figure with finely painted details to the features and dress, possibly a portrait of a favourite… ***
*** A Mughal miniature painting, Northern India, late 19th century, Wrestlers, gouache and pigment on wasli paper, depicting an open-air wrestling pit (akharra) or exercise area where wrestlers are shown exercising or practicing manoeuvres with a pair of… ***
*** A hardwood altar table, 20th century, the rectangular top with scroll ends and a broad openwork apron of fruiting vine supported on four legs joined by stretchers, 107 cm high, 178 cm long, 43 cm deep ***
*** A large rococo style carved giltwood frame with later painting depicting a Chinese lady with a fan exterior 133 x 107 cm, interior 88 x 105 cm ***
*** A large gilt wood figure of the reclining Buddha, Thai, the figure wearing a long jewel encrusted pleated robe and head band, 120 cm long ***
*** A hardwood moon shape display cabinet, 20th century, with a hinged glazed door to the front and glazed to the reverse, the interior with stepped shelving, the whole supported on an open work base with a shaped skirt and corner bracket feet, 105 cm high,… ***
*** A gilt and polychrome figure of Padmasambhava, 20th century, wearing his traditional hat and loosely draped robes decorated with lotus scrolls, holding a vajra in his right hand and a lotus flower in his left, seal mark on reverse, 50 cm high. Provenance:… ***
*** An unusual bronze inkwell in the form of a crab, Japanese, circa 1900, the hinged shell opening to reveal the well, 25 cm wide ***
*** A large Chinese export style blue and white bowl decorated with a continuous scene of a port with ships at anchor 16 cm high, 36 cm diameter ***
*** A silk ikat man's robe Bokhara district, Central Asia, early 20th century ***
*** A large Kyoto Satsuma export ware floor vase, Japanese, 19th/20th century, the baluster vase with impressive lion dog lug handles and ring and ribbon motifs to the collar and sides, decorated with landscapes, figures and patterned panels, on a tiered and… ***
*** Four Song-style celadon-glazed bowls each covered with a crackled pale green glaze the largest 20.8 cm diameter ***
*** An Arabic inscribed cloisonne enamel tripod censer, 19th/20th century, the sides with panels of Arabic script reserved on the floral decorated turquoise ground, and set with double tab loop handles, four character mark, 18 cm wide ***
*** An incised white-glazed dish, 20th century of thickly potted saucer shape, the interior incised with a central lotus bouquet within a frieze of flowering peony sprays around the shallow sides, repeated on the exterior between key-fret and foliate scroll… ***
*** A portrait of a Sufi holy man, Mughal, 19th/20th century gouache and gold on paper, holding a piece of paper with the word Allah, red green and white outer borders the painting 25 x 14.5 cm, the sheet 30 x 20 cm ***
*** An unusual white jade seal, of square form, surmounted by a mythical beast with single horn and scaly body, the seal face with an archaistic inscription, the stone with russet suffusions, mother of pearl inlaid wood box, 4.3 cm high ***
*** A Chinese blue and white Yen yen vase, 20th century 50 cm high, 27 cm diameter ***
*** A collection of five Japanese woodblock prints, 19th century and later the largest 34 x 24 cm ***
*** Three reticulated jade plaques, late Qing Dynasty the largest 7.2 cm high, 8 cm wide ***
*** A Chinese blue and purple splashed Jun ware bowl 12 cm diameter ¶ ***
*** A pale celadon oval dish carved with a Qilin, late Qing dynasty 10 cm long ¶ ***
*** A pair of Chinese rosewood and elm scholars chairs, 20th century ***
*** A Chinese rock crystal brush washer, possibly 18th century carved with otters and ling zhi fungus 3.5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide ***
*** A Chinese two door cabinet, the lacquered red ground decorated with pavilions in landscapes and figural narratives, two drawers below and raised on stile feet, 170 cm high, 80 cm wide, 50 cm deep ***
*** A Chinese rosewood bone inlaid cabinet, decorated throughout with sprays of foliage and panels of birds on leafy branches, 174 cm high, 82 cm wide, 37 cm deep ***
*** A hardwood tree root and slab coffee table, the triangular shaped and polished surface exhibiting fine grain above a naturalistic base, 132 cm x 92 cm irregular, 45 cm high ***
*** A Chinese famille rose vase lamp, 48 cm high ***
*** A set of six blue and white tea bowls and saucers Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, the bowls of deep form, each painted with floral panels, the saucers 13.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** A Chinese sang de boeuf vase, late 19th century 36 cm high ***
*** A Chinese hanging scroll attributed to Chen Banding (1876-1970) Gathering Ganoderma watercolour, ink, colour/ paper ***
*** A Chinese hanging scroll attributed to Gu Luo (1763-1837) watercolour, ink, colour/paper ***
*** A Chinese scroll attributed to Huang Shanshou (1855-1919) Peony watercolour on paper ***
*** A mother-of-pearl inlaid wood opium stand and a small tray, 20th century, the tiered rectangular stand with five apertures in the top of each section and a drawer below, the tray of shallow rectangular form, the stand 28 cm long, the tray 22.5 cm long ***
*** A white jade snuff bottle of irregular upright form, partly retaining the shape of the original pebble, the white stone with areas of the russet skin, fitted box 7.7 cm high ***
*** A sponge coral 'iron tree' snuff bottle 1974 carved in relief to represent the mythical 'Iron Tree' with sprouting blossoms from a rocky outcrop ***
*** A large cased inside-painted burgundy overlay glass snuff bottle dated 1894 decorated with three figures in a garden, two playing mahjong another observing,the reverse with two figures, metal mounted Azurite stopper ***
*** A carved soapstone figure of a Luohan, 19th/20th century carved from a caramel coloured stone, the jovial figure seated holding a Buddhist lion in his hands, wearing a long flowing robe with incised decoration, his face with mouth open in laughing… ***
*** A famille rose wall vase Qing dynasty, 19th century, the lobed upright sides supported on three bracket feet, decorated with a central panel of figures in a pavilion garden within stylised floral sprays, the reverse with spur marks and a hanging recess,… ***
*** A pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel dishes Qing dynasty, 19th century, each of shallow oval form, decorated with scattered floral sprigs and butterflies in colours on the turquoise wire diaper ground, 19 cm wide, Provenace, J.A.N. Fine Art, Kensington… ***
*** A Japanese inlaid bronze vase, Meiji period, standing on four tall waisted legs, the sides inlaid with gilt cranes in flight among copper and blue clouds above gilt florette strewn waves, and set with double loop handles, 27.5 cm high ***
*** A reticulated Satsuma earthenware covered jar, Meiji period, the sides and cover with cell diaper work, on three feet, rubbed mark to base, 12 cm high ***
*** A Chinese elm altar table 84 cm high, 160 cm wide, 41 cm deep ***
*** Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), Legendary scene, woodblock print, oban triptych, framed, each sheet approx 35 x 23.5 cm, overall 60 x 96 cm ***
*** A Chinese pipa, a fretted four string instrument, with a carved element to the ruyi style terminal, 101 cm long ***
*** Chinese carved and painted ivory fan, circa 1890, a carved and painted ivory fan, circa 1890 framed 47 cm high, 70 cm wide, 6 cm deep ***
*** Utamaro Kitagawa, geisha Powdering her neck, colour woodblock, inscribed upper left, 28.5 x 18.5 cm. Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen collection, Melbourne ***
*** A Chinese blue and white teapot and metal mounted jar and cover, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) the teapot including handle 16 cm high ***
*** A Chinese jade carving modelled as a recumbent lion 5 cm wide, 3 cm deep ***
*** A yellow ground green enamelled dragon bowl, mark of Yongzheng the exterior finely incisedwith two five clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flames and cloud scrolls, a band of ruyi to the rim, the base inscribed with an apocryphal… ***
*** A Chinese aqua green glazed footed bowl, 15 cm high, 20 cm diameter ***