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I M Chait Gallery/Auctioneers
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ANTIQUE CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE
Antique Chinese carved jadeite snuff bottle; of triangular
tapered form, the front with relief design of ducks picked out
from the tan suffusions, the verso with a dragon-fish; of a
mostly yellowish-green coloration, and with tall matching
stopper; H: 3 1/2"
$600 - 800
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TWO ANTIQUE SNUFF BOTTLES: Jade & Amethyst
Two antique Chinese snuff bottles: mottled “chicken-bone”
jade of flattened spade form, matching stopper; together with
carved amethyst in the form of a double gourd, with flower in
relief; H: 2 1/2"(taller); one with wood stand
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Finely hollowed, antique Chinese yellowish-celadon jade snuff
bottle; of squared form with rounded shoulders, the jade of a
fairly even coloration throughout; the stopper of a darker
mottled jade; H: 2 5/8"
$500 - 700
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CARVED AQUAMARINE SNUFF BOTTLE
Fine Chinese carved aquamarine snuff bottle; of spade form,
with design of birds and blossoming branches in relief, with
matching stopper; H: 2 5/8"
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Antique and well hollowed, Chinese carved white jade snuff
bottle; of flattened rectangular form with rounded shoulders,
the jade of even coloration, with a darker green stopper; H: 3"
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
Antique and very finely hollowed, Chinese amber snuff bottle;
of simple flattened form with sloped shoulders; coral-glass
stopper; H: 2 1/2" (approx)
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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TWO ANTIQUE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
Two antique, Chinese agate snuff bottles of a translucent
peachy coloration, each with jadeite stopper: one finely
hollowed and of flattened ovoid form; the other of a twisted
pear shape; H: 2 3/8" (taller)
$450 - 650
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TWO ANTIQUE RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
Two antique Chinese carved red overlay on snowflake glass
snuff bottles; each of round form, one with blossoming flowers
and rockery, the other with animals including bird, dog, bat and
a lion, and mask faux ring handles; green glass stoppers; H: 2
3/4" (each approx)
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED JADE BANGLE
Large and antique, Chinese archaistic carved jade bangle
bracelet; the wide form with pseudo-seal characters, animal
designs; the jade of mottled green and brown coloration;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 3 1/2";
wood stand
$500 - 700
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE WHITE JADE FLOWER PENDANT
Antique Chinese carved white jade floral form pendant; of six
petaled chrysanthemum form, with a carnelian center and
accented with seed pearls; D: 2 3/16"
$600 - 800
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FIVE ANTIQUE CARVED JADE PLAQUES
Group of five, antique Chinese carved white jade plaques,
shaped for mounting in scepters or wood plaques: large round
with peaches and bat; two ovoid with design of figures in
landscapes; ovoid with carp in relief; and one with a fish, urn,
and flowers, set into a silvered metal mount; all jades
18th/19th Century; D: 4 3/4" (largest, approx)
$4,500 - 5,500
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THREE ANTIQUE MING-STYLE WHITE JADE PLAQUES
Three antique, Chinese Ming -style, carved white jade
plaques: larger rectangular; and two wide, somewhat drop
shape; each with reticulated design of writhing dragons, and
with drilled holes for mounting; L: 2 3/4" (largest)
$3,500 - 4,500
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CARVED JADEITE DRAGON TOGGLE
Large and finely polished, Chinese carved jadeite toggle; the
pebble form with design of a winged dragon and a smaller
hydra above, carved out of the russet “skin”, the verso of pale
translucent green and carved with Fu (fortune) character; H: 3
1/4"; with GIA certificate
$550 - 650
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CARVED GREEN & LAVENDER JADEITE PENDANT
Fine Chinese carved jadeite pendant; in the form of a peapod,
the translucent piece showing good lavender suffusions
above a pale icy green coloration; on cord with smaller
matching jadeite beads; H: 1 3/4" (pendant); with GIA
certificate
$500 - 700
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TWO ARCHAISTIC JADE OR HARDSTONE PLAQUES
Two old Chinese, archaic-style jade or hardstone plaques,
including: large tan and white Eastern Zhou-style with
interlocking taotie-like design; together with smaller,
greenish-tan Western Han-style, openwork dragon plaque; L:
5 7/8" (larger)
$400 - 600
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CARVED JADEITE LAVENDER PENDANT: Fo Lion
Finely polished, Chinese lavender jadeite pendant; of a Fo lion
hunched over a double gourd on a platform base, the lion of a
bright lavender coloration, with lighter gray-lavender base, on
a cord with single bead; L: 1 3/4"; with GIA certificate
$500 - 700
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CARVED JADEITE PENDANT: Bats
Chinese carved jadeite pendant; the somewhat teardrop form
with design of a dragon-headed bat and a smaller bat, beside
ruyi and small Fu (fortune) character, carved from the
yellowish-tan “skin”; the flattened verso of whitish-cream
coloration with a single ruyi branch; H: 2 1/4"; on cord with
small carnelian bead; with GIA certificate
$550 - 650
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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CARVED JADEITE DRAGON TOGGLE
Finely carved, Chinese jadeite toggle; the pebble form with
design of a writhing dragon with a flaming pearl and a chilong;
the stone of a yellowish-tan with green suffusions and veining;
hung on brown cord with a jadeite bead and a small ring; L: 2
3/4"; with GIA certificate
$500 - 700
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CHINESE CARVED LAPIS LAZULI PLAQUE
Chinese carved lapis lazuli plaque; in the shape of a hand-fan,
the front with design of pheasants perched amid large rose
blossoms in relief; the verso with rockery, bamboo and cat
beneath a full moon; the stone of bright gem quality cobalt blue
coloration with much pyrite throughout; L: 11"; wire inlaid wood
stand
$1,200 - 1,800
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PAIR ANTIQUE JADE ARCHER’S RINGS IN SILVER GILT
Pair of antique Chinese jade archer’s rings, of mottled white
coloration; each mounted as salts with silver gilt, tripod base
and interior liners, with repoussé floral and foliage design; one
fitted with a pierced cover, the other with a spoon; H: 2" (with
cover)
$400 - 600
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CHINESE JADEITE BI DISC/PENDANT
Chinese jadeite ritual bi disc/pendant; the polished form of a
translucent mottled white coloration with pale lavender
suffusions and some bright apple green suffusions; D: 1 7/8"
$600 - 800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE CARVED JADE BUCKLE/MAGNIFYING GLASS
Antique Chinese carved jade belt buckle, now mounted as a
magnifying glass; the buckle of a tan and ochre coloration, with
openwork chilong to the shaft, and a dragon head hook; L: 6"
(overall)
$800 - 1,200
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CARVED SPINACH JADE DRAGON PLAQUE
Chinese carved spinach jade plaque; of triangular form, with
design of a writhing dragon and rat with coins in relief; the
stone of deep spinach green coloration; H: 6 1/2"; wood stand
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE
Antique Chinese carved rock crystal figure; of a scholarly-type
standing in draped robes, holding a book in one hand and a
satchel in the other; the stone of mostly water-clear
translucency, with some natural inclusions; H: 8"
$500 - 700
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FINELY CARVED SOAPSTONE LOHAN
Finely carved, Chinese soapstone figure; of an ascetic Lohan,
seated on rockery with arms up bearing a scroll in both hands;
the creamy-white stone with natural mottling; H: 5 3/8"
$1,200 - 1,500
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CARVED SOAPSTONE GROUP: Sage & Child
Chinese cream-white soapstone figural group; of a jovial,
seated ascetic sage fisherman holding a pipe, with a small
child and basket of fish beside him, a pole with two additional
fish behind him; H: 7 1/2"
$500 - 700
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CARVED SOAPSTONE LOHAN
Finely polished, Chinese soapstone figure of pale
greenish-white coloration; depicting a Lohan, seated with one
knee up, holding prayer beads and a jar, his robe decorated
with floral medallions; H: 5 1/4"
$650 - 750
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CHINESE SHOUSHAN STONE FIGURAL CARVING
Chinese Shoushan stone figural carving; depicting a bearded
sage holding a gourd on a staff, with three young boys
clamoring about; the stone of ochre to light cream coloration;
H: 5 1/4"; fitted wood pedestal stand
$400 - 600
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CARVED SOAPSTONE GROUP: Eight Immortals
Fine Chinese openwork carved soapstone figural group of
light brown coloration; depicting the Eight Immortals, together
riding a tree trunk ship, with pine branch as a canopy above
crashing waves; L: 6"
$700 - 900
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ANTIQUE CARVED AGATE TRIPOD CENSER
Antique Chinese carved agate tripod censer; the
well-hollowed translucent body with two lion-headed handles
pending loose rings; the tall cover surmounted with lion finial;
all set atop three sinuous legs; 19th Century; Provenance:
Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 5 1/4"
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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MUGHAL-STYLE CHALCEDONY AGATE DISH
Finely carved, Chinese Mughal-style, whitish-gray
chalcedony agate footed dish; the underside of
chrysanthemum motif with concentric petaled design, and with
scalloped rim; the agate highly translucent with some natural
rivering and banding; D: 5 5/8"
$1,500 - 2,000
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THREE OLD CAMBODIAN SILVER TURTLE-FORM
BETEL-NUT BOXES
Group of three old, Cambodian repoussé silver betel-nut
boxes; each in the form of a turtle with ornate detailing;
together weighing approx 770 troy oz; and each marked T900;
L: 3 1/2" (largest)
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER BOX
Antique Chinese Export silver box; of floriform with reticulated
cover and sides of plum blossom design, maker’s mark
(illegible); L: 4"
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE CARVED ALOESWOOD “BUDDHA’S HAND”
Antique and finely figured, Chinese aloeswood carving; in the
form of a “Buddha’s hand” finger citron; 18th/19th Century; L:
4"
$4,500 - 5,500
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OLD CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING
Old Chinese carved bamboo figural group; the mountain-form
depicting scholars in a pine grove beside large rockery, seated
at a game of Go; H: 3 1/2"
$800 - 1,000
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ANTIQUE SOUTHEAST ASIAN STONE FRAGMENT
Antique Southeast Asian (possibly Cambodian) sandstone
fragment; depicting a bust of a female deity with elaborate
headdress and beaded necklace; H: 3 1/2"; on black plinth
base
$400 - 600
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SIX ANTIQUE SOUTHEAST ASIAN MINIATURE BRONZE
FIGURES
Group of six, antique and miniature, Southeast Asian bronze
figures: priest-type with conical hat; Ganesha with mandorla;
double-sided with Buddha and a Bodhisattva; winged and
beaked deity; and two female deities seated in lotus position;
H: 2 1/2" (tallest)
$500 - 800
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SMALL GILT BRONZE GUANYIN
Small Chinese gilt bronze figure; of Guanyin reading a scroll,
and seated atop a recumbent elephant; L: 5 1/2"
$1,200 - 1,500
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ANTIQUE GILT BRONZE RAM
Small and antique, Chinese gilt bronze model; of a recumbent
ram biting a branch of ruyi lingzhi fungus; 19th Century; L: 2",
wood stand
$400 - 500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE CHINESE MINIATURE BRONZE DOU
Antique Chinese miniature bronze; of a covered dou-type
(food container) vessel in the style of Spring &
Autumn/Warring States periods; the textured, domed form
with pierced cover, and set on a wide splayed foot;
Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 2 1/4"
$200 - 300
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SMALL ANTIQUE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Small and antique, Chinese bronze tripod censer; of bulbous
form body with scenes of Shoulao and animals in relief to
exterior; set on three slim legs; with six-character Ming mark
to base, but Qing or earlier; Provenance: From the
Hashimoto Estate; H: 3 3/4"; with the reticulated wood cover
with amethyst-glass finial, and wood stand
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE CENSER
Antique Chinese tripod bronze censer; the cylindrical form of
bamboo motif, with two loop handles and reticulated foliate lid;
set on three loop feet 19th Century; H: 5 1/2"
$350 - 450
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ANTIQUE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER
Antique Chinese parcel-gilt bronze censer; in form of an
ornately adorned beckoning qilin, with snail curl mane, and
adorned in ornate saddle rug and trappings; H: 6 1/2"
$1,200 - 1,500
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ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE CENSER: Mule
Antique Chinese bronze censer; in the form of a mule,
standing with neck bent down and head to the left, with
openwork saddle as cover, showing some incised detailing; L:
7 1/2"
$650 - 850
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ANTIQUE BRONZE LION CENSER
Antique Chinese bronze censer; in the form of a lion, with
hinged head as the cover, and a wide flaming tail; Provenance:
From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 7 1/4"
$1,400 - 1,800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Probably archaic Zhou or Warring States Period, Chinese
bronze tripod censer; the bulbous body with bird motifs on
interlocking grounds, with patterned lappets, three mask and
loose ring handles, and with a waisted support upon three qilin
feet; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 7 3/4"
$800 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE CHINESE TANG-STYLE BRONZE MIRROR
Antique Chinese Tang-style bronze mirror; the circular form
with finely detailed bands of mythical animals and geometric
patterns in relief, domed center knop; D: 7 1/8"
$1,000 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE BRONZE GU-FORM VESSEL
Antique Chinese bronze Gu-form vessel; the finely cast,
squared form with flaring mouth, and archaistic patterned
lappets to both upper and lower sections; H: 9 3/8"
$800 - 1,000
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ANTIQUE CHINESE LIAO-STYLE EWER
Antique Chinese Liao-style patinated metal wine ewer; the
pear shape body with repoussé reserves of gilt phoenix, a tall
elegant spout, and auricular handle; the domed matching
cover attached by chain; H: 7 1/4"
$300 - 400
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ANTIQUE ZHOU-STYLE BRONZE COVERED GUI VESSEL
Antique Chinese Zhou-style, bronze covered tripod ritual gui
(food container) vessel; the globular body with channeled
grooving, with animal-headed handles, matching cover with
opening to the finial, and all set upon a waisted base and three
claw-feet; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; W: 9
1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
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ANTIQUE
WARRING
STATES-STYLE
BRONZE
BIRD-SPOUTED VESSEL
Antique and heavy, Chinese Warring States-style, bronze
covered tripod vessel; the wide circular form with bird forms
reserved on interlocking patterning, notched flanges, and a
bird-headed spout, set on three shaped legs, a line of
archaistic characters to the shoulders; with matching cover
and a twist-loop finial, and a tall upright handle; possibly
archaic; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 9 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
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MASSIVE CHINESE TRIPOD BRONZE VESSEL
Massive Chinese tripod bronze vessel; the compressed round
form with panel of crane and pine to one side, and deer and
bamboo to the other in relief, two lion mask handles with rings,
pair upright handles to the rim, and with allover gilt inlaid
decoration of “cash” coin patterns, upon three paw legs
issuing forth from lion heads; with Xuande-style mark; H: 27
3/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
51
WARRING STATES/HAN DYNASTY BRONZE DING
VESSEL
Archaic Chinese Warring States/Han Dynasty bronze ding
vessel; the globular form with raised ridge around center, set
on tripod legs, with two flared upright handles, the domed
cover with three loop handles; base signed, and with old
collection number; H: 7 1/2"
$1,400 - 1,800
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ANTIQUE CHINESE POTTERY OWL-FORM VESSEL
Very unusual, antique Chinese Han-style pottery tripod
pottery vessel; of ovoid owl-form, with incised feather detailing
to the back and a pinched flange to the front; with an owl head
as the stopper; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate;
reference a similar example at the Philadelphia Museum of
Art; H: 11 3/4"
$500 - 700
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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HAN DYNASTY GREEN GLAZED POTTERY TRIPOD
CENSER
Chinese Han Dynasty, green glazed pottery tripod covered
censer; the rounded body with a raised ridge, with curved
rectangular handles, the slightly domed cover ornately
moulded with pair fish flanked by scrolling and further
bordered by a serrated band; the “watermelon rind” green
glaze with some slight iridescence; W: 9" (approx, handle to
handle)
$1,800 - 2,200
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HAN DYNASTY PAINTED POTTERY HORSE
Large Chinese Han Dynasty painted pottery model of a horse;
its rotund body with some remaining original pigments of
trappings; with detachable head; the original legs would have
been carved in wood; L: 20 1/2"; lucite base
$4,000 - 6,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
57
HAN DYNASTY POTTERY LADY
Tall Chinese Han Dynasty pottery figure; of a lady standing in
long robes, splayed at the base, her two arms held out with
long gathered sleeves, the heart-shaped face with finely
modeled, delicate features, her tied back in a simple low knot;
with some remaining pigments and much slip;; Provenance:
From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 17 3/4"
$800 - 1,200
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NEOLITHIC CHINESE POTTERY POURING VESSEL
Neolithic Chinese pottery pouring vessel; with bulbous body,
tapering foot, and surmounted with a human head with
ornately braided hair, the mouth acting as a spout, and with a
cylindrical opening at the back of the neck; H: 13"; with
University of Hong Kong, TL test #96D36
$4,500 - 5,500
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MASSIVE NEOLITHIC CHINESE POTTERY VESSEL
Massive Neolithic Chinese painted pottery vessel; the
tapered form with rounded shoulders painted with bold,
circular motif design in black and red, with flared rim and two
small loop handles; H: 18", lucite base
$3,500 - 4,500
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PAIR
ANTIQUE
MOULDED
PORCELAIN
BRUSHWASHERS
Pair of antique, Chinese moulded porcelain brushwashers;
each of squat bulbous form, with three small blue and copper
red dragons modeled in high relief, and each set on three
looped feet; 19th Century; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau
Ying, Macau; D: 5 1/2" (each approx); wood stands
$800 - 1,200
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OLD “ROBIN’S EGG” BLUE PORCELAIN BUFFALO
BRUSHWASHER
Old Chinese speckled “robin’s egg” blue glazed porcelain
brushwasher; modeled as a recumbent water buffalo, with
opening on its back; L: 6 1/2"
$500 - 700
60
KANGXI PERIOD SANCAI JOSS STICK HOLDER: Lion
Antique Chinese Kangxi Period, sancai glazed biscuit
porcelain joss stick holder; in the form of a lion seated on
pedestal, showing well detailed modeling and iridescence; H:
5 3/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
63
ANTIQUE ANHUA & CRACKLE-GLAZED VASE
Antique Chinese, finely cream crackle-glazed porcelain vase;
of ovoid form with waisted neck and flared rim; with unusual
anhua design of lily plants to the front; Provenance: From the
Hashimoto Estate; H: 7 1/2"
$1,000 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN CENSER
Fine, antique Chinese blanc de chine porcelain tripod censer;
of wide shallow form with two low profile handles, a simple
incised keyfret band beneath rim, and set on four pointed feet;
with impressed four-character Xuande seal mark but later;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 5 5/8"
$700 - 900
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TALL ANTIQUE CELADON CRACKLE GLAZED VASE
Tall and antique, Chinese celadon glazed porcelain vase; the
tapered hexagonal form with a everted rim, and showcasing a
fine crackle throughout; possibly Ming Dynasty; Provenance:
Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 12 3/8"; fitted hardwood
stand
$800 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE MOULDED BLANC DE CHINE BOWL
Antique Chinese moulded blanc de chine porcelain bowl; of
octagonal form, each side showcasing one of the Eight
Immortals in relief; 17th/18th Century; Provenance: Collection
of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; W: 6 1/8", fitted wood stand
$800 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE CRACKLE-GLAZE PORCELAIN BOWL
Antique Chinese Ge ware-style, crackle-glazed porcelain
footed bowl; the shallow circular form with rim gently rounded
inwards; of a buff coloration; 18/19th Century; D: 10 1/2"
$600 - 800
66
ANTIQUE CELADON PORCELAIN CENSER
Antique Chinese celadon glazed porcelain tripod censer; with
disc shape body, small loop handles, and flattened rim; all set
upon three pointed legs; possibly Song/Yuan Dynasty;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; W: 3 3/4"
(handle to handle)
$400 - 600
69
ANTIQUE CELADON CRACKLE NARCISSUS BOWL
Antique Chinese celadon crackle glazed tripod narcissus
bowl; the heavy and thickly glazed, wide circular form with
raised prunts beneath rim, all set on three ruyi shaped feet;
probably Ming Dynasty; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau
Ying, Macau; D: 8 3/8"; pedestal hardwood stand
$800 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE CELADON TRIPOD BOWL
Antique Chinese tripod footed porcelain bowl; the thickly
celadon glazed, shallow form set on three short feet, with a
band of raised prunts beneath rim to the exterior; possibly
Yuan Dynasty; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying,
Macau; D: 4 1/4"; openwork foliate wood stand
$400 - 600
71
PAIR ANTIQUE CELADON GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWLS
Pair of antique and finely celadon glazed, Chinese porcelain
bowls; the wide shallow forms with carved lotus petals to the
exterior, in the manner of Song Dynasty but 19th Century;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 8 1/4"
(each approx); wood stands
$800 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE TWIN PHOENIX CELADON DISH
Antique Chinese celadon glazed dish; with twin phoenix
modeled in light, unglazed relief; possibly Yuan/Ming
Dynasty; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 6
1/2"; fine hardwood stand
$700 - 900
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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PAIR ANTIQUE CELADON BOTTLE VASES
Pair of small and antique, Chinese celadon glazed porcelain
bottle vases; each with bulbous body surmounted with a
writhing dragon modeled in high relief to the shoulder; 19th
Century; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 4
1/4" (each approx); wood stands
$500 - 700
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SONG/YUAN DYNASTY GUAN-TYPE CELADON VASE
Chinese Song/Yuan Dynasty, guan-type crackle celadon
glazed vase, of finely potted compressed baluster form, the
base with glazed center; Provenance: From the Hashimoto
Estate; H: 4 3/4"; wood stand
$800 - 1,000
75
ANTIQUE ENAMELED PORCELAIN JARDINIÈRE
Antique Chinese enameled porcelain jardinière; of elongated
octagonal form, with design of writhing dragons, the Eight
Buddhist emblems at the corners, the rim and edge in a
geometric diaper pattern; all set on four shaped feet; 19th
Century; L: 9 3/4"
$1,000 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE CELADON PORCELAIN FLOWER POT
Antique Chinese celadon glazed moulded porcelain flower
pot; of hexagonal form, with flattened rim, each side with a
carved lotus blossom in light relief; the body raised on six
shaped feet, and with two drain holes; Qianlong mark and
possibly of the Period; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau
Ying, Macau; W: 8 1/4"; fitted hardwood stand
$1,800 - 2,400
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PAIR OLD CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN POTS
Pair of early 20th Century, Chinese Famille Rose enameled
porcelain pots; each of bulbous form with a blue dragon and a
coral red bat in high relief to the shoulder; the bodies
decorated in a colorful millefleur pattern; Qianlong marks but
later; D: 5 1/8" (each approx); openwork pedestal wood stands
$1,200 - 1,500
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OLD CHINESE SILVERED PORCELAIN BOWL
Old and unusual, Chinese Qianlong-style silvered porcelain
bowl; the exterior with scene of a travelers carrying buckets
over a bridge in landscape of gnarled trees, with poem
inscription and seal marks; the thinly rendered bowl with finish
imitating silver; four-character mark to base; D: 3 7/8" (approx)
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE AUBERGINE, GREEN & OCHRE PORCELAIN
BOWL
Antique Chinese enameled porcelain bowl; of wide, globular
form, the exterior with design of three well detailed qilins in
green and aubergine, beneath a green foliate band to the rim,
all on an ochre ground showing much iridescence; 18th/19th
Century; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 9
1/4"; pedestal wood stand
$1,800 - 2,400
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PAIR ANTIQUE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWLS
Pair of antique, Chinese Famille Rose enameled porcelain
bowls; each of hexagonal footed forms, the exteriors with
figural design of the Eight Immortals; interiors with turquoise
grounds showing much iridescence; with Qianlong marks but
19th Century; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying,
Macau; W: 5 5/8" (each approx); hardwood stands
$700 - 900
81
PAIR ANTIQUE ENAMELED PORCELAIN DISHES
Pair of antique, Chinese enameled porcelain footed sauce
dishes; each exterior with four auspicious character
medallions in coral red, reserved on a ground of scrolling lotus
design in lime green; Qianlong marks and probably of the
period; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 3
3/8" (each)
$700 - 900
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PAIR ANTIQUE BLUE & WHITE COVERED BOWLS
Pair of antique, Chinese blue and white with coral red enamel
porcelain covered bowls; each of shallow flared form, the
interiors with seal script calligraphy; the exteriors with
inscriptions in regular script; all framed within ruyi and lotus
petaled borders; with Qianlong seal marks and possibly of the
period; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 4
1/2" (each approx)
$700 - 900
85
PAIR DAOGUANG PERIOD PORCELAIN DRAGON CUPS
Pair of antique, Chinese Daoguang Period porcelain dragon
bowls; the slightly flare forms with undulated rims, the
exteriors with design of green enameled dragons and coral red
pearls; each with coral red seal mark; Provenance: Collection
of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 3 7/8" (each); wood stands
$800 - 1,200
83
PAIR ANTIQUE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BOWLS
Pair of large and antique, Chinese Kangxi-style, Famille Verte
enameled porcelain bowls; each of deep footed forms, with
slightly flared rims; the interiors each centering a sleeping
nobleman, with a butterfly and floral band beneath rim; the
exteriors with continuous figural design of female musicians
gathered in a garden courtyard; showing much iridescence;
18th/19th Century; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying,
Macau; D: 8 7/8" (each); elegant pedestal wood stands
$1,800 - 2,200
86
PAIR ANTIQUE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWLS
Pair of antique, Chinese turquoise ground porcelain bowls; the
tall footed forms each with figural design of baby boys amid
scrolling lotus; with Jiaqing coral red seal marks (one
four-character, one six-character), and possibly of the Period;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 5" (each
approx); keyfret openwork wood stands
$1,400 - 1,800
84
ANTIQUE XIANFENG FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL
Antique Chinese Famille Rose enameled porcelain bowl; of
bulb form with a rounded smaller base, the exterior upper
section with design of the Eight Buddhist emblems, above
archaistic gilt calligraphy, and with gilt rim; the interior of
turquoise glaze; coral red Xianfeng seal mark and of the
Period; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; D: 7";
wood stand
$1,400 - 1,800
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ANTIQUE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN CHARGER
Massive, antique Chinese Famille Verte enameled porcelain
charger; centering a bird perched in tree, surrounded by
flowering reserves alternating with landscape panels, and
further framed by ruyi-head border and a scrolling lotus rim;
six-character Kangxi mark but later; D: 17 1/4"
$600 - 800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE QIANLONG-STYLE ENAMELED PORCELAIN
CHARGER
Antique Chinese enameled porcelain dish; the wide flared
form with design of nine dragons: eight colorful writhing ones
centering a coral red one, amid flames and on a pale yellow
ground; framed by a ruyi turquoise and pink border; with coral
red bats and Shou characters to verso; Qianlong seal mark but
19th Century; D: 14 3/8"
$800 - 1,000
91
JIN DYNASTY CIZHOU GLAZED POTTERY JAR
Unusual Chinese Jin Dynasty, cizhou glazed pottery jar; the
high shouldered form with small “star-form” mouth; well
detailed with two panels of a child flying kite, flanked by florals;
H: 7 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
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ANTIQUE CHINESE MONOCHROME GREEN GLAZED
JAR
Antique Chinese monochrome green glazed jar; of rounded,
high shouldered form, tapering down to the base, the matching
cover with peach shaped finial; 18th/19th Century; H: 12"
$1,000 - 1,500
92
ANTIQUE CHINESE CIZHOU COVERED JAR
Antique Chinese cizhou pottery covered jar; the cream ground
body of high shouldered form tapering to a small, slightly
waisted foot, with three reserves of a lotus blossom and
scrolling accents in brown; the low domed lotus cover with
undulated rim; probably Jin Dynasty; H: 7 1/2"
$1,500 - 2,000
90
ANTIQUE MONOCHROME YELLOW GLAZED DISH
Antique Chinese monochrome yellow glazed porcelain dish;
with faint dragons to interior center and exterior; with
six-character mark in cobalt blue, possibly Ming Dynasty,
Jiajing Period; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; D: 6
5/8"
$2,000 - 3,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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PAIR MING DYNASTY FAHUA-TYPE GLAZED VASES
Pair of Chinese, Ming Dynasty, Fahua-type glazed pottery
vases, each urn form moulded with amber dragons to the
bodies, and with two handles; each on a hexagonal base; H: 7
3/4" (each approx)
$1,500 - 2,000
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ANTIQUE FAHUA-TYPE BEAKER VASE
Antique Chinese fahua-type beaker vase; of squared
Gu-form; the upper and lower sections each depicting one of
the Eight Immortals to one side in turquoise, with floral
blossoms at center; and all reserved all on an aubergine
ground; H: 16"
$1,000 - 1,400
95
ANTIQUE CHINESE ENAMELED PORCELAIN VASE
Antique Chinese enameled porcelain vase; of squared form
with waisted neck, the body with two figural panels: one of a
finely dressed warrior, the other of a lady in flowing robes,
reserved on a dark blue scrolling floral ground, with two
calligraphy panels to the neck; and two modeled lion headed
faux ring handles; Qianlong seal mark to base but later; H: 18
5/8"
$700 - 900
96
ANTIQUE FLAMBÉ GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE
Antique Chinese flambé glazed porcelain vase; of tall elegant
ovoid form with a short neck and lipped rim, tapering down to a
slightly splayed foot; the glaze of a speckled turquoise and
purple; 18th Century; H: 12 1/4"
$800 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
97
ANTIQUE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN VASE
Antique Chinese Famille Verte enameled porcelain vase; of
flattened and lobed baluster form with floriform rim and base;
one side with running qilin and phoenix, the other side with lion,
all within a classic flowering garden landscape; H: 14" (approx)
$1,500 - 2,000
98
ANTIQUE TONGZHI ENAMELED PORCELAIN VASE
Tall and antique, Chinese enameled porcelain vase; depicting
a finely detailed general on horse, holding a quiver of arrows
and in dragon-motif robes; gilt inscription to verso; and with,
four-character Tongzhi seal mark and of the Period;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 18"; wood
stand
$1,400 - 1,800
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TALL ANTIQUE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN VASE
Tall and antique, Chinese Famille Verte enameled porcelain
vase; of slightly tapered cylindrical form, with continuous
figural design of a highly animated battle scene, with moulded
double-lion handles at neck, and with coral red detailing; all on
a crackle glaze ground; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau
Ying, Macau; H: 34 3/4"
$500 - 700
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MING SWATOW BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN WINE JAR
Large and antique, Chinese Ming Dynasty, Swatow blue and
white crackle-glazed porcelain wine jar, of footed, barrel form
with four small loop handles to shoulder, with two dragons and
a butterfly to the body; H: 13 1/4"
$500 - 700
103
CARVED JADE OR HARDSTONE GINSENG GROUP
Chinese carved figural ginseng root group; depicting two large
roots with lingzhi ruyi fungus sprouting from the top, and two
young boys clamoring to one side; the stone of dark green
coloration with russet and grey suffusions; H: 14"; fitted wood
stand
$1,800 - 2,200
101
CARVED CELADON JADE BRUSHREST
Chinese celadon jade brushrest; in the form of stylized rockery
with naturalistic openings and crevices; the mostly even
celadon coloration with some opaque whitish-tan sections; L:
7"
$500 - 700
104
CARVED JADE BOULDER: Sages & Pine
Chinese carved jade boulder; with scene of sages conferring
in front of temple, a large overhanging pine tree to the front; the
verso of jade left in a natural boulder form, and showing a
russet “skin” enclosing the main celadon coloration; L: 10 3/4";
lacquered wood stand
$1,800 - 2,400
102
LARGE CHINESE SPINACH JADE BRUSHWASHER
Large Chinese carved spinach jade brushwasher; of low
rounded disc form, with continuous figural scene of sages
amid a classic landscape of gardens with pine and tree in light
relief to the exterior; the jade of deep spinach green coloration;
D: 8" (approx)
$2,000 - 3,000
105
CARVED WHITE JADE BOULDER: Sage
Chinese carved white jade boulder; the naturalistic form with
classic scene of a bearded sage seated beneath pine tree on
rockery above cranes, in sunken relief; the verso showing the
natural russet “skin” of the stone; H: 9 1/4"; lacquered wood
stand
$1,800 - 2,400
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FINELY CARVED JADEITE HANGING CHAIN VASE
Finely carved, Chinese jadeite hanging chain vase; the flattened urn form with reticulated archaistic chilong motifs in relief, the
matching cover surmounted with an elaborate chilong biting a branch of lingzhi ruyi fungus showing some bright apple green
suffusions; with two handles at the shoulder, attached to chains of loose links with hanging support; jadeite of a mostly white and
pale icy green coloration with some lavender suffusions and spots of bright apple green; Provenance: Christie’s London, 13 May
2011, Lot 1364; H: 8 1/2" (body only); with ornately carved, stepped hardwood stand with scrolling openwork hanger
$40,000 - 50,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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MASSIVE CHINESE SPINACH JADE BASIN
Exquisite and of substantial size, Chinese spinach jade basin; the ovoid form finely carved with writhing five-clawed dragons in relief
amid flaming pearls, and all above crashing waves around the base, with a ruyi-cloud border to the rounded rim; the jade of a deep
black-spinach green coloration; L: 20 1/2" (approx); wire-inlaid wood stand
$20,000 - 30,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE THAI GILT BRONZE BUDDHA
Antique Thai gilt bronze Buddha; seated in lotus position, with
hands in bhumisparsha (‘earth touching’/earth witness) mudra
and with a tall flame ushnisha; upon tall stepped pedestal
base; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H: 12"
$1,000 - 1,200
108
IMPORTANT TANG DYNASTY GILT BRONZE BUDDHA
Important Chinese Tang Dynasty, gilt bronze figure; of
Buddha, standing in stylized pleated robes, with hands in
‘fearlessness’ (abhaya) mudra, and with typical snail-curl hair
and elongated earlobes; Provenance: The Wolch Collection,
Los Angeles; H: 5 3/4"; wood stand; in fitted, silk-lined
Japanese wood box
$8,000 - 10,000
109
OLD THAI BRONZE BUDDHA
Old Thai bronze figure; of a medicine Buddha seated in lotus
position, with hands in bhumisparsha (‘earth-touching’/earth
witness) mudra and holding a jar; with removable flaming
mandorla, and upon a lotus base; H: 5 3/4"
$500 - 700
Sale Date 9/25/2016
111
ANTIQUE THAI BRONZE BUDDHA
Antique Thai bronze figure of Buddha, in Ayutthaya-style,
standing in stylized robes, with both palms up; showing some
gilt remaining to hair; 17th/18th Century; H: 17 1/2"; painted
wood lotus stand
$800 - 1,200
112
TALL ANTIQUE THAI WOOD FIGURE
Tall and antique, Thai carved wood figure; standing in a long
cape, offering a vessel with both hands, the peaceful
expression flanked by elongated earlobes; standing atop a
plinth; H: 40 1/4"; wood base
$800 - 1,200
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ANTIQUE THAI BRONZE BUDDHA & ALTAR TABLE
Very large and antique, Thai bronze figure of a reclining
Buddha, of languid form with typical snail curl hair and
elongated earlobes; 18th/19th Century, mounted on black
base; together with black wood altar table; L: 66 1/4" (table)
$3,000 - 5,000
114
ANTIQUE SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE BODHISATTVA
Tall and antique, Southeast Asian sectional bronze figure of
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva; standing adorned in beaded
garlands, and tall headdress, with hands in mudra; all atop a
double lotus base; 18th/19th Century; H: 35" (approx)
$2,000 - 3,000
115
ANTIQUE BURMESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHA
Antique Burmese gilt bronze standing figure of Buddha;
standing in stylized robes and wearing an ornate headdress,
with eyes closed and palms held up, inlaid with glass accents;
19th Century; H:25 3/4", wood base
$1,500 - 2,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
116
LARGE CHINESE CARVED WOOD BODHISATTVA
Large and very elaborately carved, Chinese wood
multi-armed and multi-headed figure of a Bodhisattva; with an
implement in each hand; and with very elaborate flaming
mandorla behind; standing on lotus pedestal upon hexagonal
base; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H: 54"
$1,500 - 2,500
117
ANTIQUE CARVED WOOD GUANDI
Antique Chinese carved wood and gilt polychrome temple
figure; of Guandi standing on a dragon, dressed in ornate
dragon-motif armor; all upon a squared double-lotus base;
Circa 1900; H: 23"
$1,000 - 1,400
118
ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED WOOD DEITY
Antique Chinese carved and polychrome wood Taoist deity;
seated and wearing hat with a lion mask, moon and sun
characters; in an animated stance with hands gesturing;
18th/19th Century; H: 19"
$800 - 1,000
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TALL GILT BRONZE GUANYIN
Tall and very heavy, Chinese gilt bronze figure; of Guanyin;
standing in hooded, draped robes, the finely rendered face in a
serene expression, and pouring out her bottle of tears, with
pigmented details to face and hair; H: 18 1/2"
$2,500 - 3,000
122
ANTIQUE TANG-STYLE FRESCO PANEL PAINTING
Antique Chinese, Tang-style, fresco panel painting; of a
celestial Empress wearing ornate robes and a phoenix
headdress, holding up a tray of ruyi branches and seated in
throne, flanked by attendants amid clouds, the Emperor
partially below; 38 1/2" x 21"; in wood frame
$1,500 - 2,000
120
ANTIQUE CARVED WOOD TEMPLE BUDDHA
Antique Chinese carved and partially lacquered, wood temple
figure of a seated Buddha; in layered robes, with hands held
together, and wearing a crown; 18th Century or earlier,
possibly Ming Dynasty; Provenance: The Estate Collection of
Richard & Doreen Wurts; H: 8 7/8"; attached to metal stand
$800 - 1,200
123
ANTIQUE CHINESE TEMPLE PAINTING
Antique Chinese temple painting on linen; depicting a figural
court scene, with an official seated behind desk, flanked by
advisors; and being presented an offering by a subject; 30 3/4"
x 20 1/2"; framed
$400 - 600
121
YUAN DYNASTY PAINTED STUCCO HEAD
Very fine and antique, Chinese Yuan Dynasty, stucco head of
a beauty; the plump face with delicate features, and showing
some original pigments remaining; H: 10 1/4"; stand
$1,500 - 2,500
124
PAIR OLD CHINESE ANCESTRAL PAINTINGS
Pair of old Chinese ancestral paintings, each in elaborate
detailing and of vibrant colors on silk: one depicting a male
official in dragon robes and seated on throne-chair upon a
dragon rug; the other of a couple together on a single dragon
motif seat; 36" x 24" (each approx); each framed
$500 - 700
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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PAIR THAI TEMPLE-STYLE PAINTINGS
Pair Thai paintings, in traditional temple wall style, each with
gessoed/gouache colors on board: one of deity with rockery,
seated in front of recumbent tigers and a dragon; the other of a
temple courtyard with a beggar accepting blessings; 26 1/4" x
18" (each); each framed
$600 - 800
126
SINO-TIBETAN BUDDHIST PANEL: Lohans
Extremely long, old Sino-Tibetan panel; painted in multi-colors
with fifteen various seated Buddhist deities and Bodhisattvas,
each within their own aureole, and flanked above and below
with patterned borders; Provenance: Estate of Garry
Shandling; 20’ 9" x 4’ 2"
$600 - 800
127
ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN LINEN THANGKA
Large and antique Sino-Tibetan thangka painted on linen;
centering Green Tara surrounded by a ‘Thousand Buddhas’
motif, in a mostly green, red, and orange palette; 19th Century
or earlier; 47" x 32 3/4"; framed
$800 - 1,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
128
FINE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED THANGKA: Mandala
Sino-Tibetan painted linen thangka; depicting an intricately
detailed mandala, with numerous deities within the square and
circular cosmos, the four gates of somewhat half-vajra forms,
reserved on a blue background with swirling green clouds; 19"
x 14"; framed
$500 - 700
129
ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED THANGKA
Antique Sino-Tibetan painted thangka; centering a ‘medicine’
Buddha seated in lotus position and holding an alms bowl,
framed by large fruit behind, depicting Green Tara beneath,
and flanked by two other deities to either side; 18th/19th
Century; 11 3/4" x 8", silk borders, framed
$400 - 600
130
Antique Sino-Tibetan, painted thangka; The Buddhist image
depicting a Lama seated at center in lotus position, his hands
in dharmachakra (‘expounding the law’) mudra, and holding
onto two lotus blossoms, two smaller Lama beneath; 19th
Century; 12 3/4" x 9"; embroidered silk borders, framed
$300 - 500
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Antique Sino-Tibetan painted thangka on linen; depicting a
fierce Mahakala, wearing his typical skull crown and belt, with
a flaming mandorla behind; 17" x 12", gilt frame
$1,000 - 1,500
132
PAIR ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED MANDALAS
Pair of antique Sino-Tibetan painted mandala paintings on
canvas; each colorful cosmic diagram showing square with
four gateways, centering a petaled medallion, with auspicious
emblems; each reserved on a green ground, and encircled
with petaled and cloud-motif borders; 19th Century; 11 1/2" x
11 1/2"; each framed
$700 - 900
133
THREE ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED MANDALAS
Three ornately decorated, antique Sino-Tibetan painted
mandala paintings on canvas; each colorful cosmic diagram
with typical square with gateways within concentric petaled
and cloud motif borders, encircling auspicious emblems; one
with four levels of entry ways within the large square; all with
gilt detailing; 19th Century; 11 1/2" x 11 1/2"; each framed
$1,000 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
134
NEPALESE BRASS ELEPHANT GROUP
Nepalese sectional brass elephant group; ornately
caparisoned carrying a deity on its back seated in the position
of Royal Ease, in a canopied howdah, an attendant seated in
front behind the elephant’s ears; H:16"
$600 - 800
135
ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN GILT COPPER LAMA
Antique Sino-Tibetan gilt copper figure of a Lama; wearing
hooded robes, with hands together in dharmachakra
(‘expounding the law’) mudra, and seated in lotus position;
probably 17th Century; H: 12 1/4"; on swiveling wood pedestal
stand
$2,000 - 3,000
136
TWO ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE RITUAL
IMPLEMENTS
Two antique Sino-Tibetan bronze ritual implements, each
surmounted by a half-vajra: bell with wheel and vajra patterned
bands in relief, the shaft with a deity; together with the curved
knife/chopper, with lotus petaled decoration; H: 5 3/4" (bell)
$400 - 600
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LARGE JEWELED ROCK CRYSTAL KAPALA
Large Sino-Tibetan rock crystal quartz covered ritual alms
bowl kapala; mounted in ornately decorated in scrolling
arabesque motif copper filigree triangular stand, rim and
cover, all set with faceted matrix emeralds and rubies, with
three large turquoise cabochons to the base, and a carved
openwork quartz finial in the form of a dorje; H: 9 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
138
JEWELED ROCK CRYSTAL KAPALA
Of the same form and motif as the previous lot, smaller
Sino-Tibetan rock crystal quartz covered ritual alms bowl
kapala; mounted in ornately decorated in scrolling arabesque
motif copper filigree triangular stand, rim and cover, all set with
faceted matrix emeralds and rubies, with three turquoise
cabochons to the base, and a carved openwork quartz finial in
the form of a dorje; H: 8 1/2"
$800 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
139
“PUNK SKULL”: RUBY, ROCK CRYSTAL & GOLD
VERMEIL
Artist/Designer: Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio
“Punk Skull”; a fantastical sculpture of a human skull carved
from ruby matrix, set with gold vermeil wavy spikes, spiked
headbands, and on gold vermeil neck; all mounted on a
hexagonal rock crystal and gold vermeil base; H: 8" (overall)
$7,000 - 9,000
140
“TOP HAT GENTLESKULL”: ROCK CRYSTAL, OBSIDIAN
& GOLD VERMEIL
“Top Hat Gentleskull”; a fantastical and whimsical artistic
creation, of a human skull rendered from rock crystal quartz,
the teeth finished in a high polished against the matte skull,
wearing an obsidian top hat with white agate accent, and
mounted atop a round obsidian base; with gold vermeil neck,
hat accents and four skull shaped feet to base; H: 16 1/4"
$12,000 - 15,000
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BI-COLOR LABRADORITE HORSES
Finely carved and polished bi-colored labradorite group;
highly animated model of two muscular horses running side by
side; making use of the blue-green iridescence to the horse in
the forefront, with the other shaped from the golden coloration;
set on a rock crystal quartz rectangular base, with gold vermeil
mount and horseshoe-shaped accents; L: 6"
$2,200 - 2,800
143
FINE LAPIS LAZULI ROCK & CRYSTAL BALD EAGLE
A majestic bald eagle rendered in bright blue, gem quality lapis
lazuli, with rock crystal quartz head and tail, set with a
tiger’s-eye beak and two small ruby eyes bezel set in 18K
yellow gold; upon a naturalistic tree trunk of tiger’s eye; and
mounted upon a circular rock crystal quartz base encircled
with gold vermeil; H: 13 1/2" (overall); L: 11 1/2" (wingspan)
$6,500 - 8,500
142
CARVED AGATE GRASSHOPPER & MILLET
Fine openwork sculpture carved from one a solid piece of dark
carnelian agate; of a grasshopper perched up high and
feeding atop stalks of millet, with gold vermeil metal mounts;
and mounted on a polished slice of banded agate with a crystal
cavity; H: 10 3/4" (overall)
$3,500 - 4,500
144
PAIR CARVED AQUAMARINE OWLS
Fine carving of two aquamarine owls, set with small carnelian
beaks, tourmaline and green gemstone eyes, with 18K gold
feet and branches mounted on a lapis lazuli slab of bright gem
quality coloration; and all mounted on an oval rock crystal
quartz base encircled by gold vermeil
$9,000 - 12,000
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FINE CARVED MOOKAITE JASPER GOLDFISH
Large and finely carved, large bulbous swimming goldfish
rendered from opaque cream and yellow mookaite jasper with
striations of dark red; set with two ruby cabochon pupils
bezel-set in 18K yellow gold; on an oval obsidian and gold
vermeil mounted base; H: 12" (overall); fitted case
$5,000 - 6,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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CHALCEDONY, TURQUOISE & QUARTZ GOLDFISH
A charming stylized large sculpture of a goldfish rendered from
translucent blue-gray chalcedony, with two large ruby matrix
faceted bulging eyes, with gold vermeil fins; and set upon a
natural turquoise boulder atop a hexagonal slab rock crystal
quartz base; L: 14 1/4" (approx)
$16,000 - 18,000
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MAGNIFICENT RUBY CRAB WITH JEWELRY SUITE
Inspired by the fable “Ill príncipe Granchio”/ “The Crab Prince” by Italian author Italo Calvino, Aparicio created this bedazzling and
functional jewelry art object This is a story about a forbidden love represented by the secret jewelry hiding in the object; a mysterious
way to entice a lover
The entire crab was hand carved from an exceptional sized ruby from Tanzania, weighing over 75,000 Cts in rough
Looking closely into the Prince Crab arms, one can detach several magnificent jewelry pieces From the right arm you can grab a
large ruby ring accentuated with gold and diamonds From the left arm a ruby pendant which could be used together with the pebble
ruby necklace resting on top of the obsidian base in which the crab stands From the left and right arms, one can detach two
triangular shaped earrings also in ruby with gold and diamonds Finally, to top the design, the “Principe” body actually hides its
functionality and just requires a Princess to grab it and use it as an evening handbag clutch
Specifics: rubies set in jewelry together approx 4000 Cts; diamonds together approx 50 Cts; 8" x 8" x 5" (approx); together with a
display stand of rockery motif on an obsidian slab encircled with gold vermeil mount
$45,000 - 55,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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JADEITE BANGLE BRACELET
Chinese jadeite bangle bracelet; the circular form of
translucent, mottled light green coloration, with some faint
grayish- lavender suffusions; D: 3 3/8"; with GIA certificate
$1,000 - 1,500
151
14K GOLD & JADEITE PENDANT ON NECKLACE
14K yellow gold Italian necklace, hung with an antique-style
pendant centering a bright apple green jadeite cabochon in a
radiating, crest-form mount; L: 18 1/2"; H: 1" (pendant)
$250 - 350
149
CARVED JADEITE GUANYIN PENDANT
Chinese carved green jadeite pendant; the plaque of Guanyin,
seated and holding her bottle of tears; with a diamond-set
mandorla and lotus base; and mounted in 14K white gold with
bale; H: 1 1/4" (approx, pendant only)
$800 - 1,200
152
JADEITE HEART PENDANT NECKLACE
Delicate emerald green jadeite heart pendant dangling from a
pavé-set diamond flourish, hung on a 14K white gold chain; L:
14 1/2" (necklace); H: 3/8" (heart, approx)
$300 - 400
150
CARVED JADEITE PENDANT IN 18K GOLD
Fine Chinese carved jadeite pendant of a deep translucent
green, with design of fish, lily pads, and horse to either side;
mounted in 18K white gold setting with three small diamonds;
H: 1 1/2" (jadeite only); with GIA certificate
$800 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
153
YELLOW GOLD, JADEITE & PEARL BEE BROOCH
Charming yellow gold brooch in the form of a bee; its abdomen
comprised of a dark green jadeite cabochon, and a single
pearl as its head; with nicely detailed gold wings; L: 1"
$250 - 350
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PLATINUM, DIAMOND & RUBY RING
Ladies’ platinum, diamond and ruby ring; of antique-style,
centering a prong-set, faceted oval mixed-cut ruby weighing
approx 150 Cts, surrounded by a row of small white round
diamonds, and further flanked by radiating tapered diamond
baguettes; size 5 1/2; with GIA certificate
$2,500 - 3,500
155
JADEITE, DIAMOND & 14K WHITE GOLD RING
14K white gold of vintage-style; centering a jadeite oval
cabochon of translucent icy green with some darker apple
green suffusions, in a high setting flanked by pavé-set
diamond petals, and small diamond baguettes to the supports;
size 6
$1,500 - 2,000
156
JADEITE, DIAMOND & 14K YELLOW GOLD RING
14K yellow gold ring of contemporary design; the branch-like,
wire wrapped-style openwork setting mounted with a bright
apple green round jadeite cabochon, flanked by three round
brilliant cut diamonds; size 5
$1,500 - 2,000
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LARGE AQUAMARINE & 14K GOLD COCKTAIL RING
14K white gold cocktail ring; centering a monumental,
checkerboard faceted, cushion-cut aquamarine weighing
approx 500 Cts, set in an openwork scrolling mount with
approx 115 Cts of small white diamonds; size 7
$7,000 - 9,000
158
PINK TOURMALINE & 18K GOLD CHOKER NECKLACE
Contemporary-style gemstone choker necklace; comprised of
pink tourmaline dome-beads strung to form ovals spliced with
discs of blue topaz or aquamarine, interspersed with yellow
gold spacers, some diamond-set; finished with a large 18K
yellow gold ball clasp with a line of white diamonds; L: 16 1/2"
$3,000 - 4,000
159
VERDURA AMETHYST & 18K GOLD BRACELET
Fine and stately, Verdura 18K yellow gold bracelet, the flexible
form set with six large, polished freeform ovoid amethyst
cabochons of bright gemmy purple coloration, in twist-rope
motif mounts, with tongue and groove clasp, and double safety
catch, signed; L: 7 1/2"; original box
$7,000 - 9,000
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PAIR CARVED MULTI-GEMSTONE EARPENDANTS
Pair of elaborate, 14K white gold earpendants; comprised of
Mughal-style carved gemstone leaves in emerald, ruby and
pink sapphire, with diamond accented elements; H: 2" (each
approx)
$3,000 - 4,000
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LARGE FACETED TOPAZ GEMSTONE
Large loose oval topaz gemstone, weighing 3766 Cts; of a
reddish- brown alternating with orangey tones imparted from
the scintillating concave faceting; measuring 2216 x 1855 x
1191mm; with GIA certificate
$600 - 800
161
PAIR SAPPHIRE & DIAMOND HEART EARRINGS
Pair of sweet, 18K white gold, diamond and sapphire earrings;
in the form of heart-shaped studs, centering faceted heart blue
sapphires framed by white round diamonds; with approx 20
Cts of sapphires, and approx 04 Ct of diamonds; with NGTC
certificate; H: 3/8" (each)
$800 - 1,000
164
FACETED ROUNDED-OVAL TOPAZ GEMSTONE
Loose rounded- oval, modified brilliant cut topaz gemstone
weighing 2318 Cts; of a golden, light orangey-brown
coloration; measuring 1833 x 1600 x 1072mm; with GIA
certificate
$450 - 650
162
FACETED OVAL TOPAZ GEMSTONE
Loose topaz gemstone; weighing approx 290 Cts; of oval
shape, in a checkerboard cut; and of a golden, cognac brown
coloration; measuring 2033 x 1421 x 1332mm; with GIA
certificate
$550 - 750
Sale Date 9/25/2016
165
CHINESE HIGH CARAT YELLOW GOLD PEACH
Chinese 999 yellow gold, hollow sculpture of a peach; with
Shoulao and deer, a young attendant to the front; from Hing
Wa Lee jewelers; approx 35 grams of gold; H: 2 1/2"; on wood
stand and display box with plaque
$1,400 - 1,800
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CURTIS & CO “BIG WORLD TIME” LIMITED EDITION
WATCH
Curtis & Co “Big Time World”, polished stainless steel
wristwatch with Swiss movement; of massive 57mm size, with
white dial and of “gears” motif design with three sub-dials, and
date window at 12 o’clock of the main time dial; limited edition
no 481; with original black carbon fiber leather band
$1,000 - 1,500
169
ITALIAN MALACHITE INTARSIA JEWELRY BOX
Fine Italian crafted, malachite intarsia jewelry box; the
piano-hinged rectangular form rendered from slices of
carefully matched panels, polished to showcase the beautiful
natural banding and patterning of the bright green mineral, the
interior lined with black obsidian; raised on four hemisphere
glass feet; 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" x 3 5/8"
$5,000 - 6,000
167
MUHAMMAD ALI SIGNED GLOVE & MEMORABILIA
Muhammad Ali signed Everlast glove; together with a
commemorative belt buckle by Everlast; The Times
Weekend August 16, 1997 newspaper; and June 16, 2016
Time magazine
Provenance: Estate of Stephen Anderson; glove and
newspaper from California Auctioneers, August 30th, 2015
Lot # 0078; buckle from Christie’s Los Angeles, The Paloger
Collection of Muhammad Ali Memorabilia Sale 8043, Lot
375, October 19, 1997
$400 - 600
168
SET FOUR QUARTZ CRYSTAL NESTING BOWLS &
PAPERWEIGHT
Set of four, clear quartz crystal nesting bowls, all carved from
the same piece of mineral; each of deep circular form, thinly
rendered and highly polished, the transparent bodies
displaying the natural inclusions within; together with the solid
matching, knob-form center as a paperweight/objet d’art; D: 5
5/8" (largest, approx)
$400 - 600
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LARGE ITALIAN OCEAN JASPER INTARSIA BOX
Large and finely Italian-crafted, ocean jasper intarsia box; the
piano-hinged rectangular form comprised of finely polished
slices of the richly patterned mineral from Madagascar, finely
matched and highly polished to showcase the pink orbicular
patterning against the ochre-tan areas; the interior lined in
black obsidian; the entirety raised on four faceted feet; 13" x 10
1/4" x 5 1/2"
$7,000 - 9,000
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“BUMBLE BEE” JASPER SPHERE
Large “bumble bee” jasper mineral sphere; finely polished to
showcase the boldly colored striations, reminiscent of the
namesake insect, in vibrant yellow against greenish-black,
with translucent cream and tan sections to either side; D: 7"
$6,000 - 8,000
174
PAIR RAINBOW OBSIDIAN SPHERES
Origin: Mexico
Pair of rainbow obsidian spheres; each highly polished to
reveal the concentric ripples from the conchoidal fractures
within the dark mineral; D: 4 1/2" (slightly larger)
$600 - 800
172
FINE FLUORITE SPHERE
Finely polished, large fluorite sphere; the specimen here
showcasing the beautiful range of gemmy colors of the
mineral, in translucent greens and purples of fluorite,
contrasted against some clear sections showing a glimpse
into the crystal structure within; D: 6 3/4"; with rotating wood
pedestal base
$1,500 - 2,500
175
RUBY IN KYANITE SPHERE
Of rare substantial size, ruby in kyanite sphere; finely polished
to showcase the soft purplish-red clouds floating amid streaks
of blue; D: 6 1/4"; rotating wood base
$4,000 - 6,000
173
TIGER IRON SPHERE
Fine tiger iron mineral sphere; the polished form displaying
soft banding to the deep tan coloration, with golden
chatoyancy and a network of spidery deep red striations all
around; D: 5 1/2"; on rotating wood base
$1,000 - 1,500
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176
PETRIFIED PALM WOOD SPHERE
Large and unusual, petrified palm wood sphere; of striking,
mostly stippled black coloration, contrasted with some white
mottling, and small crystal cavities; D: 7 1/2"
$1,500 - 2,500
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PETRIFIED WOOD SPHERE
Origin: Arizona, USA
Finely polished, petrified wood mineral sphere; exhibiting a
fine bluish-gray translucency, with greenish suffusions, and
some red and black striations; D: 5 1/2"
$650 - 850
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ARIZONA PETRIFIED WOOD SLICE: Purple Heart
Triassic Age
The elongated polished slice showing much red coloration for
which the locality is know; around a rich, purplish-red center,
with some darker striations along the jagged natural edge; L:
12 1/4"
$400 - 600
178
POLISHED PETRIFIED WOOD BASIN/BOWL
Finely polished, decorative petrified wood centerpiece
basin/bowl; displaying rich red hues for which the Arizona
locality is known, streaked with gray and creamy-white
striations and sections; the edge and sides left natural with
rough bark texture; L: 13 1/2" (approx)
$3,000 - 4,000
181
ARIZONA PETRIFIED WOOD SLICE
Triassic Age
The polished slice showcasing bluish-gray section around an
opaque cream/warm gray center, framed by black striations
reminiscent of the growth rings in its past life; natural bark
texture edge; L: 15"
$500 - 700
179
ARIZONA PETRIFIED WOOD SLICE
Triassic Age
The polished circular slice displaying a cloudy, soft gray-green
coloration, with reddish hues along the natural jagged edge; L:
11 1/2"
$450 - 650
182
LARGE POLISHED JASPER SLAB
Large polished jasper mineral slab; the freeform shape with
sections of translucent gray, with opaque sections of creamy
white interspersed with tan suffusions, and some crevices of
druzy showing; edged in reddish-brown; and with a rough
hewn edge; 22" x 21 3/4" x 3/4’
$800 - 1,200
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LARGE BRAZILIAN AGATE SLICE
Origin: Brazil
Large polished agate slice; the dynamic shape with openings
showing fine quartz crystal points, surrounded by white
suffusions and edged in darker black-brown; H: 17"; wood
stand
$400 - 600
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BRAZILIAN AGATE SLICE SECTION
Origin: Brazil
Polished agate slice section, the soft translucent warm gray
surrounding a crystal lined cavity at center framed by banding,
with a natural jagged edge, displaying a shape reminiscent of
the jaws of a prehistoric creature; L: 11 1/4"; wood stand
$350 - 550
184
SMALL BRAZILIAN AGATE SLICE
Origin: Brazil
Small polished thin agate slice, the dark suffusions and
pockets of crystallization in swirled pattern; the jagged edge
left natural and irregular; H: 6 3/4"; wood stand
$300 - 400
187
LABRADORITE FREEFORM SCULPTURE
Origin: Madagascar
Labradorite freeform sculpture; shaped into a table top
monolith, naturalistic upright form polished to showcase the
attractive iridescent planes of blue and green play of color
within the mineral; H: 11"
$500 - 700
185
BRAZILIAN AGATE SLICE
Origin: Brazil
Polished agate slice of oval shape, with opening showing
druzy crystal sections, beside a large cavity of crystal points
outlined in red, within a translucent gray section, and
surrounded by tan mottling; H: 13" (approx)
$600 - 800
188
PAIR SOLID COPPER BOOKENDS
Origin: Michigan, USA
Pair of heavy, solid copper bookends; shaped into table top
sized monoliths, one surface of each highly polished to a
reflective finish, contrasting with the sides of a green patinated
craggy texture; H: 11 3/4" (each approx)
$500 - 700
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NATURAL COPPER SPECIMEN
Origin: Michigan, USA
Natural copper specimen; the tall and heavily textured
standing pillar mounted on matching copper-splash stand,
imparting beautiful rainbow colored iridescence; H: 18 3/4"
$800 - 1,000
190
ARIZONA SPLASH-COPPER BOWL
A unique product of man and nature; this highly decorative
copper bowl is made by heating the copper up to extreme
temperatures, “splashed” into a metal bowl, then further
cooled by dunking into water; creating an original piece every
time This particular piece showcases the characteristic lovely
patina in a rainbow effect of magenta, fire orange and russet;
D: 6 1/4" (approx)
$300 - 400
191
EARLY MEDIEVAL BRONZE HORSE BROOCH PLATE
Early Medieval, probably Lombard, bronze horse brooch
plate; depicted as galloping with all legs curved under the
body, incised with Christian symbols; Circa 6th-7th Century
AD; L: 1 3/4"
$800 - 1,000
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BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP: Bird
Byzantine bronze oil lamp; of rounded form with a single round
nozzle and large fill hole, the hinged lid topped with a perched
falcon-like bird and a tall curved handle with cross at terminal;
Circa 5th-6th Century AD; L: 6"
$1,000 - 1,200
193
ISLAMIC SELJUK BRONZE FLASK
Islamic Seljuk bronze flask; of pear form with raised base and
narrow neck with flared mouth, with rows of tear-drop bosses
to body and rim; Circa 11-12th Century AD; H: 5 1/2"
$1,200 - 1,800
194
NEOLITHIC CYCLADIC MARBLE FEMALE FIGURE
Neolithic Cycladic carved marble female figure; the arms
folded across her abdomen, with accentuated hips and
buttocks; the entirety showing a tan patination; H: 11 1/4"; on
plinth stand
$1,500 - 1,900
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CARTHAGINIAN MOSAIC FRAGMENT
Carthaginian mosaic floor fragment; depicting an interlocking
pattern in red, orange, pale blue, black and white; Circa
3rd-4th Century AD; Provenance: Old collection notes and
modern label read: ‘This is a fragment brought by John Farwell
Esq in 1845 from Carthage’; D: 8 3/4" framed
$1,300 - 1,500
198
NEAR EASTERN POTTERY RHYTON
Near Eastern red-ware rhyton; in the form of a ram’s head, the
ovoid body with tubular neck and flared mouth; Circa 1st
Millennium BC; L: 8 1/2"
$800 - 1,000
196
SUMERIAN BLACK STONE HEAD OF BULL
Sumerian carved black stone head of a bull; curved horns
close to head and details to snout; eyes, nostril and
decorations of black and white stone inlays; Circa 3rd
Millennium BC; L: 3"; with custom display stand
$1,000 - 1,500
199
SOUTH ARABIAN BRONZE PLAQUE
South Arabian bronze plaque; of rectangular shape with seven
lines of inscription in relief; showing a bright green patination;
with four pierced holes for mounting; 7 1/8" x 5 1/8"
$800 - 1,000
197
CENTRAL ASIAN TERRACOTTA RHYTON
Central Asian moulded terracotta rhyton; in the form of a
stylized animal with scaled back, six holes for attachments;
Circa early 1st Millennium BC; L: 8"
$1,000 - 1,200
200
ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A CONCH SHELL
Anatolian/Troy terracotta model of a conch shell; realistically
rendered with two bands of “spiny” details; L: 12"
$1,500 - 2,000
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BOEOTIAN PAINTED POTTERY HARPY
Boeotian painted pottery harpy figure; with human female
head atop the body of a bird; probably of the period, 5th-3rd
Century BC; Provenance: Northern California collection,
1960s; H: 7" (approx); wood base
$1,500 - 1,900
202
HITTITE TERRACOTTA HORSE & SHRINE
Hittite terracotta model of a horse and shrine; the horse with
long pointed legs and detailed head; an Astarte shrine on
back, the goddess seated within a curved alcove; Circa
1000-700 BC; H: 4 1/4"
$700 - 900
203
CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA HORSE & RIDER
Small Cypriot modeled terracotta horse and rider, of stylized
form, and constructed as one piece; Provenance: Northern
California collection, 1960’s; H: 4"
$600 - 800
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GREEK ISLAND TERRACOTTA HORSE
Greek island modeled terracotta horse; standing four-square,
and tall ears and tail, probably Cypriot; Provenance: 1960’s
Northern California collection; L: 4 1/2"
$600 - 800
205
AMLASH PAINTED POTTERY ANIMAL VESSEL
Iranian Amlash painted pottery vessel; the stylized animal
form with short legs, tall pointed ears; with stirrup strap handle,
and spout opening to the back; with some painted detailing;
Provenance: Northern California collection, 1960s; H: 7"
$1,000 - 1,200
206
CHALCOLITHIC DOUBLE HANDLED POTTERY VESSEL
Chalcolithic painted pottery vessel; the body of swollen form,
and two small loop handles at the pinched mouth; with much
remaining slip; Provenance: Brauns Collection; H: 5 1/2"; wire
stand in lucite and wood display case
$1,000 - 1,200
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APULIAN RED-FIGURE POTTERY FISH TAZZA
Italian Apulian red-figure pottery fish tazza; the lipped circular
form set on a low waisted foot, with bold design of two fish and
a stingray-type animal; D: 5 7/8"
$3,000 - 4,000
209
WHITE GROUND POTTERY OINOCHOE VASE
White ground pottery oinochoe vase; with pinched trefoil black
mouth and handle, on a waisted foot; the body with well
detailed design of a woman spinning; probably Attic; H: 10
3/4"
$10,000 - 12,000
208
ATTIC RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS: Nike
Attic red-figure lekythos; a winged figure of Nike flying with
outstretched arms above an altar on meander groundline; a
tongue and palmette band along shoulder; Circa 450 - 420 BC;
H: 7 1/4"
$4,500 - 6,000
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TWO SMALL GREEK BLACKWARE VESSELS
Two small Greek blackware pottery vessels: one of
compressed form, with ribbed body and a double-strap
handle; the other of rounded tapered form with everted rim,
and single wide handle; Provenance: Northern California
collection, 1960s; L: 3 3/4" (larger, from rim to handle)
$1,000 - 1,200
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GREEK BRONZE BULL FIGURINE
Greek bronze figure of a bull; standing four-square with short
horns and tail draped over rump; Circa 4th-2nd Century BC; L:
2"; mounted on display stand
$1,300 - 1,500
213
GRECO-ROMAN MARBLE MAIDEN’S HEAD
Greco-Roman carved marble portrait head; of a maiden with
head slightly titled to one side, wearing a peaceful
countenance with well modeled facial features; H: 10"
(approx); on plinth base
$2,000 - 3,000
214
LATE ROMAN MARBLE MAIDEN’S HEAD
Finely carved, Late Roman marble portrait head of a maiden;
the stern face with sharply defined features, her hair wrapped
with headdress; H: 12 1/2"; on plinth base
$10,000 - 12,000
212
GREEK TERRACOTTA THEATRE MASK
Greek terracotta theatre mask; finely modeled with pierced
eyes, wavy hair, and two flori-form accents issuing forth from
head; two holes pierced to verso for mounting; L: 6 1/2"; on
metal stand
$10,000 - 12,000
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SMALL ROMAN CARVED MARBLE MAIDEN’S HEAD
Small Roman carved marble head; of a maiden with headed
tilted slightly, and plaited hair tied back; Provenance: 1970s LA
collection, Matler Galleries; H: 3"; on wood base
$600 - 800
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ROMAN CARVED MARBLE HEAD: Maiden
Roman carved marble head of a maiden; the oval face with
hair pulled back and piled on top, secured by thin fillet; H: 9";
on display stand
$1,000 - 1,400
219
ROMAN CARVED MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENT
Roman carved marble sarcophagus fragment; of rectangular
form with a running motif of a standing palm, a small
eight-petal flower encircled by a wreath; 18" x 37"
$1,600 - 1,800
217
ROMAN CARVED MARBLE FIGURE: Reclining Tiber
Large Roman carved marble figure of a reclining Tiber; the
river god lying on his left side with legs draped with chalmys,
holding a cornucopia in left shoulder; L: 34"
$12,000 - 14,000
220
ROMAN CARVED MARBLE SECTION CINERARIUM
COVER
Roman carved marble section of a cinerarium cover; with five
raised ridges radiating and terminating in antefixes in the form
of theater masks; Circa 1st-2nd Century AD; Provenance:
Published: J Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2002 and
2013, no 18; Bonhams London April 2001; purchased from
Royal-Athena Galleries; D: 10 1/2"
$1,600 - 1,800
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SMALL ROMAN MARBLE HERCULES NUDE TORSO
Small Roman carved marble torso; finely figured, of the god
Hercules showing good musculature and draped with a cape
to verso; Provenance: Private Illinois collection, 1980’s; H: 8";
on plinth base
$5,000 - 7,000
221
ROMAN MARBLE DOUBLE-SIDED SEAL
Roman carved marble double-sided seal; of circular form, with
the side profile of a head to one side, and a running animal to
the other, in light relief; Provenance: 1970s LA collection,
Matler Galleries; D: 2 1/4"
$600 - 800
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ROMAN GLASS ‘HERCULES CLUB’ VESSEL
Roman mould-blown amber ‘Hercules club’ glass vessel; the
tapered form with wide, slightly flared neck, and raised prunts
to the exterior all around; H: 3 1/8"
$1,000 - 1,200
225
ROMAN MARBLED YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
Roman free-blown marbled and iridescent yellow glass bottle;
of rounded body with white pulling, and wide flared rim;
Provenance: UK collection; H: 4 1/2"
$800 - 1,000
223
ROMAN AMBER GLASS FEEDER VESSEL
Roman free-blown, dark amber glass feeder vessel; of bottle
form with rounded body and flared rim to mouth, and short
spout to side; Provenance: NYC collection, 1970s; H: 4 1/2",
stand
$1,800 - 2,000
226
ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM
Large Roman free-blown, iridescent green glass double
unguentarium; with tapered handle; and pontil mark; Circa
3rd-4th Century AD; Provenance: UK collection; H: 6 3/8"
$600 - 800
224
ROMAN CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE
Roman translucent free-blown, clear glass bottle; the bulbous
body with raised banding, the slim long neck with slightly
lipped, everted rim; Provenance: Royal Atherna, 1980s; H: 4
1/8"
$1,000 - 1,200
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ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM
Tall Roman free-blown, pale blue glass unguentarium; of slim
elegant tapered from, with splayed base, and two thin handles
connected to the wide flared rim; overall showing iridescence
throughout; Provenance: Private German collection, 1980s;
H: 5 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,200
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ROMAN BRONZE PENIS AMULET
Roman bronze penis amulet (fascinum); depicting the winged
phallic symbol with genitalia below and loop on top; Circa
1st-2nd Century AD; L: 1 1/4"
$600 - 800
229
ROMAN BRONZE BEARDED ACTOR
Roman bronze bearded actor figure; kneeling on right knee,
his left arm raised and head upturned; wearing a tunic and
cloak; Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD; Provenance: purchased
from Royal Athena Galleries; H: 1 3/4"; mounted on display
stand
$1,500 - 2,000
230
SMALL ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ATHLETE
Small Roman bronze figure of an athlete; standing in a striding
position with left leg advanced, right arm high above his
upturned head, holding a small oil jar, his left by his side; H: 8"
$3,800 - 4,200
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TWO SMALL ROMAN BRONZE BIRD FINIALS
Two small, Roman bronze bird finials: one with wings spread
open in flight; the smaller perched atop a pedestal base;
Provenance: Northern California collection, 1960s; L: 3"
(larger, approx)
$1,000 - 1,200
232
ROMAN BRONZE PATERA TERMINAL
Roman bronze patera terminal; in the form of a ram’s head
with curled horns, a short cylindrical ribbed shaft; L: 3"
$600 - 800
233
TWO ROMAN RED-SLIP TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS
Two Roman, red-slip terracotta oil lamps: of circular form with
short round nozzle and ring handle, the sunken discus with a
panther reaching towards the grape bunch above his head;
the flat base with double ring and central planta pedis; Circa
1st-3rd Century AD; the other of oval body with a round nozzle
and unpierced handle, depicting Serapis in profile flanked by
two filling holes; the flat circular base with traces of a workshop
signature on base; North Africa, Circa 4th Century AD;; L: 5
1/8" (larger)
$1,400 - 1,800
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TWO ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS
Two Roman terracotta oil lamps: red-slip with round nozzle,
three grooved lugs along the shoulders, a moulded female
bust, perhaps Minerva, to the deep discus and framed with
three filling-holes, another smaller on nozzle, Circa 1st-3rd
Century AD; the other brown-slip, with short round nozzle and
a ring handle, centering a moulded winged Erote holding a lyre
and a arrow in each hand, and a base, a cippus, at his feet; an
ovolo pattern around the shoulder, the flat circular base set of
double rings, CY_I_E_O/N/YOC within, Circa 1st-3rd Century
AD; L: 5" (larger)
$1,800 - 2,400
235
ROMAN TERRACOTTA SPINDEL VASE
Roman terracotta spindel vase; of tapered form with thin neck
and flared mouth; grey colored slip; Circa 1st-3rd Century AD;
H: 6"
$400 - 600
236
ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURAL VASE: African Youth
Roman black-slip terracotta figural vase; in the form of an
African youth with tight rows of curls and wearing a bulla on a
chain; arms bent at the elbow, hands fisted at his abdomen;
arms incised with scarification marks; two small loop handles
to either side of short spout; Circa 1st-3rd Century AD;
Provenance: purchased from Royal-Athena Galleries; H: 4
1/4"
$1,200 - 1,800
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA HARPOKRATES
Romano-Egyptian cast terracotta figure of Harpokrates;
dressed in a short tunic, with basket on one arm, his other
resting on a pedestal; with opening to verso; Circa 1st-2nd
Century AD; Provenance: North Yorkshire UK collection; H: 6
1/4"
$800 - 1,000
238
ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA HARPOKRATES
Romano-Egyptian terracotta seated figure of Harpokrates;
reclining to left and wearing the double crown, his right hand
dipping into a large pot; Circa 1st-2nd Century BC;
Provenance: purchased from Royal-Athena Galleries; H: 5
1/2"
$1,000 - 1,200
239
PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN PAINTED POTTERY VASE
Predynastic Egyptain painted pottery vase; of conical form
with waisted neck and flared rim, painted in a dotted pattern to
the body, and stripes to the neck; H: 6 1/2"
$3,000 - 4,000
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EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF MIN
Egyptian terracotta figure of Min; wearing a tripartite
headdress and false beard; the right hand holding a crook and
flail, the left around his erect penis; formed from a two-part
mould, originally wrapped in linen; Late Period; H: 6 1/4";
display stand
$1,000 - 1,200
242
EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC VESSEL
Ancient Egyptian alabaster canopic vessel; the cover bust
carved as Imsety, the human-headed son of Horus; the stone
of translucent creamy-golden mottled coloration; Provenance:
George Matheus; H: 12 1/2"
$10,000 - 12,000
241
EGYPTIAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA CANOPIC HEAD:
Imesty
Egyptian painted terracotta canopic jar lid; in the form of
red-skinned Imsety, the human-headed son of Horus; New
Kingdom, Circa 1570-1075 BC; H: 3 5/8"
$4,000 - 6,000
243
EGYPTIAN CARVED ALABASTER VESSEL & COVER
Finely hollowed, Egyptian carved alabaster vessel; of ovoid
form with round bottom, single drilled holes on each side, with
fitted cover; New Kingdom, Circa 1570-1075 BC; H: 6 7/8"
$7,500 - 8,500
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PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN CERAMIC JAR
Predynastic Egyptian ceramic jar; of globular form with round
bottom, two barrel handles and a flat rim, deep red-brown
painted concentric circles and lines; Gerzean Period, Circa
3500 - 3050 BC; H: 4 3/4"
$3,000 - 4,000
247
EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE FALCON-HEADED HORUS
BUST
Egyptian carved sandstone bust of a falcon-headed Horus;
the god wearing a tripartite wig and broad collar, his face a
short curved beak; H: 7 1/2"; display stand
$7,500 - 8,500
245
EGYPTIAN STONE FIGURE OF HARPOKRATES
Egyptian carved stone figure of Harpokrates; the child god in a
slight striding position with arms in fists at side, wearing a
skull-cap with uraeus; H: 2 7/8"; with custom display stand
$1,200 - 1,800
248
ANTIQUE CAST PHARAOH HEAD IN HEDJET
Antique cast stone head of a Pharaoh; wearing the Hedjet
crown of Upper Egypt; H: 23 1/2"; with limestone base
$1,000 - 1,500
246
EGYPTIAN STONE FALCON-HEADED HORUS
Egyptian carved black stone figure of a falcon-headed Horus;
seated on a throne atop integral plinth, hands facing down in a
shedyt kilt; wearing a striated tripartite wig, his face a short
curved beak, his wing tucked along his back; H: 3 1/2"
$1,800 - 2,000
249
SMALL EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE HEAD
Small Egyptian carved black-speckled stone head; of a man
with defined facial features wearing a cap-crown with uraeus;
H: 1 1/2"; display stand
$1,000 - 1,500
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EGYPTIAN CARVED SANDSTONE HEAD
Egyptian carved sandstone head of a man; with wide lined
eyes, and wearing a headdress; Provenance: Mathias
Komer, 1960’s; H: 5 1/4"; wood plinth base
$4,000 - 6,000
253
ARMANA EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
Egyptian Armana Period, carved limestone relief partial
panel; the sectional incised scene showing two figures;
Provenance: NYC Collection; H: 11"
$13,000 - 14,000
251
LATE ROMAN/EGYPTIAN CARVED STONE HEAD
Probably of the period, Late Roman/Egyptian carved,
reddish-brown patinated stone head; with fine, delicate facial
features, probably depicting a pharaoh; H: 9 1/4" (approx)
$3,000 - 4,000
252
LARGE EGYPTIAN CARVED LIMESTONE RELIEF PANEL
Large Egyptian carved limestone relief panel; with partial,
incised scene of a pharaoh smiting with flail; Provenance:
George Matheus; L: 17" (approx); stand
$7,000 - 9,000
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EGYPTIAN PALE BLUE FAIENCE THOTH FIGURE
Egyptian pale blue faience glazed figure of Thoth; the
ibis-headed god in a striding position; Provenance: Private UK
collection, 1940’s; H: 4 3/8"; plinth base
$3,000 - 4,000
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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE USHABTI
Egyptian turquoise glazed faience ushabti; of mummiform,
wearing tripartite wig and false beard, with arms crossed at
chest; holding a crook and flail with seed bag over left
shoulder, and integral plinth along back; two vertical columns
of hieroglyphs down the front of the body and legs; Late
Period; Provenance: antique collection label claiming it was
from an Egyptian tomb at Heliopolis; H: 4 3/8"
$1,500 - 2,500
256
EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE USHABTI
Egyptian bright blue glazed faience ushabti; of mummiform,
wearing tripartite wig and false beard, arms crossed at chest;
holding a crook at left shoulder and an integral plinth along
back; Late/Ptolemaic Period; H: 4"
$1,000 - 1,200
257
Egyptian bright blue glazed faience ushabti; of mummiform,
wearing tripartite wig and false beard, arms crossed at chest;
holding a crook and flail with seed bag over left shoulder and
an integral plinth along back; Ptolemaic Period; H: 4 3/8";
mounted on wood stand
$1,000 - 1,200
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Egyptain bright blue glazed faience ushabti; of mummifrom
with black hieroglyhs down the legs, and a seed bag to verso,
possibly 12th Period; Provenance: 1970s LA Collection;
Matler Galleries; H: 4"
$600 - 800
259
THREE EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE USHABTIS
Three Egyptian turquoise glazed faience ushabti figurines; all
of mummiform, wearing tripartite wigs and false beards, with
arms folded across chest; Provenance: London 1970s;
Bonhams; H: 4 1/2" (largest)
$1,300 - 1,600
260
ANTIQUE SILVER HEART SCARAB RING
Antique Egyptian Revival silver ring; set with a heart scarab
amulet, with hieroglyphs to verso; size 7 (approx)
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE 14K GOLD HEART SCARAB RING
Antique Egyptian Revival 14K yellow gold ring; a heart
scarab with hieroglyphs and Ra and a Pharaoh to obverse; set
into a swivel mount; approx ring size 4
$1,000 - 1,500
264
EGYPTIAN BRONZE APIS BULL
Egyptian bronze Apis bull figure; striding forward with the left
legs advanced on a rectangular integral plinth, wearing a solar
disk fronted by a uraeus between his horns, the genitalia
indicated, and suspension loop behind head; Late Period; L: 1
1/2"; mounted on display stand
$1,000 - 1,200
262
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET: Isis & Horus
Egyptian glazed faience amulet; the goddess wearing
Hathor‘s crown offering her left breast to son, seated atop an
openwork throne, on integral rectangular base and a
suspension loop at crown base; minor details painted in black;
H: 2 1/5"
$1,000 - 1,200
263
PAIR EGYPTIAN BRONZE EYES & BROW INLAYS
Pair of Egyptian bronze eye and brow inlays; the lids with
extending cosmetic lines and the interiors inlaid with white
stone and irises in black glazed composition; together with
arching brows; 3rd Intermediate - Late Period; L: 3" (longest);
custom display stand
$1,400 - 1,800
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SMALL EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF HATHOR
Small Egyptian bronze figure of Hathor; the goddess standing
with arms close to sides and wearing the sun crown; a short
tang at the integral plinth; H: 3 3/4"
$600 - 800
266
EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF OSIRIS
Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris; mummiform, with arms lightly
crossed; holding a crook and flail, wearing tall atef crown
adorned with uraeus and false beard; a deposit of azurite to
verso; Late Period, 664-332 BC; H: 5 3/4"; wood base
$7,500 - 9,000
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ISIS & HORUS
Small Egyptian bronze seated Isis and Horus; the seated
goddess offering her left breast to son, wearing the throne
crown; H: 2 3/4"; mounted on bronze base
$1,000 - 1,200
268
EGYPTIAN BRONZE HUMAN-COBRA FIGURE
Egyptian bronze figure; probably of the sun god Atum depicted
as a human-headed cobra, wearing a tripartite wig, peschent
crown with uraeus; H: 2 1/2"; display stand
$1,500 - 2,000
269
EGYPTIAN BRONZE IMHOTEP FIGURE
Ancient Egyptian bronze figure of Imhotep; depicted as a
seated scribe with an unrolled papyrus on his lap showing
hieroglyphs, wearing a long pattern kilt and broad collar; H: 4
5/8"; pedestal base
$5,000 - 7,000
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SMALL EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF HARPOKRATES
Small Egyptian bronze figure of Harpokrates; the child god in a
slight striding position with one in fist at side, wearing a
skull-cap with uraeus; Provenance: Nickles UK collections; H:
4 1/4"; plinth base
$1,500 - 1,900
271
EGYPTIAN WOOD & BRONZE IBIS
Egyptian figure of Ibis; recumbent with the body carved in
(later) wood and painted in soft gilt gesso, the legs, head and
tail cast in green patinated bronze; L: 7 1/2" (approx); wood
base
$4,000 - 6,000
272
EGYPTIAN WOOD SEATED GODDESS
Egyptian carved wood seated figure; probably of the goddess
Isis, wearing a thick wig and tight ankle-length dress, her arms
bent at the waist and bronze inlaid eyes; H: 10"; wood base
$3,000 - 4,000
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EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE
Egyptian carved wood nude female figure; of elongated, slim
form and wearing a formal wig; on integral plinth base; H: 10
1/8" (overall)
$1,500 - 1,900
274
FINE EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD BOAT & PASSENGERS
Fine Egyptian, Middle Period, carved and painted wood model
of a canopied boat with deer figurehead, carrying three
passengers; L: 11 3/4"; with 1920s wood & glass display case
$5,000 - 7,000
275
LARGE EGYPTIAN WOOD BA BIRD
Large Egyptian carved wood Ba bird; the falcon body with a
human head and face wearing a tripartite wig, finely incised
feather details to back; H: 9 1/4" (overall), mounted into wood
stand
$6,000 - 8,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
276
EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MASK
Egyptian painted wood mask; with fine facial features, and a
false beard with painted accents; Provenance: NYC
Collection; H: 20"; mounted on backing
$3,000 - 4,000
277
EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD MUMMY MASK
Egyptian carved wood mummy mask; from an anthropoid
sarcophagus, large eyes framing a prominent nose and
pursed lips with ears carved at the sides; wearing part of a
headdress; bearing traces of gesso and black paint remains
on the eyes and brow; Late Period; H: 10"
$1,200 - 1,400
278
EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD MUMMY MASK
Egyptian carved wood mummy mask; from an anthropoid
sarcophagus, a prominent nose over a small mouth; the top of
a wig and band remains; details painted in black; L: 10"
$1,000 - 1,400
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ANTIQUE TIBETAN SILVER & BURLWOOD TEA BOWL
Antique Tibetan silver and burlwood tea bowl; the interior with
dragon medallion; the base mount with elaborate design of
precious emblems; D: 4 1/2"
$400 - 500
279
ANTIQUE CARVED STONE KA STATUE: Khafre
Antique Grand Tour carved black stone statue; depicted in the
round of the Pharaoh Khafre wearing nemes headdress, false
beard and short kilt; with lotus and papyrus plants growing
between his feet; after the original in the Egyptian Museum in
Cairo; H: 35"
$4,500 - 5,500
282
CARVED ZITAN WOOD BOX
Chinese carved Zitan wood dragon box; of rectangular form,
the hinged cover with design of writhing dragon amid clouds,
with lockplate and handles; L: 12 3/4"
$800 - 1,200
280
TWO GRAND TOUR TERRACOTTA GROUPS
Two Grand Tour moulded and painted terracotta groups, after
Tangra figurines: one depicting a reclining Dionysus with
animal skin and grape bunch at side, a young child balanced
on his left shoulder; the other depicting Hermes wearing armor
and a pestasos, seated on Pegasus;; H: 7" (larger)
$2,200 - 2,400
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CHINESE BRONZE WATER BUFFALO
Chinese bronze model of a water buffalo; walking with a young
boy lying on its back, holding a tether connected to its nose; L:
9 1/2"
$600 - 800
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PAIR PARCEL-GILT BRONZE RAMS
Pair of Chinese bronze models of rams; each recumbent, with
a child seated upon its back; one holding a scepter, the other
an ingot; L: 5" (each approx)
$450 - 650
285
PAIR PARCEL-GILT BRONZE QILIN GUARDIANS
Pair of Chinese, Qianlong-style, parcel-gilt bronze qilin
guardians; each seated with mouths agape, with fine detailing
to scales and flame-motif man and tails, each on rectangular
lotus base; H: 15" (each approx)
$1,800 - 2,400
286
PAIR GILT BRONZE QILIN CENSERS
Pair of well detailed, Chinese gilt bronze censers; each in the
form of a qilin seated at attention, with mouths agape, finely
caparisoned, reticulated covers with openwork Buddhist wan
symbols; H: 8" (each)
$2,000 - 2,500
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CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER
Chinese parcel-gilt bronze censer of unusual form; the tall
cylindrical body with two gilt dragon handles, continuous panel
with design of cranes in flight amid swirling clouds, beneath a
band of archaistic characters; the cover with two long-tailed
turtles as finial; all set upon three waisted feet; L: 8 1/2"
$1,200 - 1,500
288
CHINESE BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP: Boat
Chinese bronze group; of a boat modeled as the trunk of a
cherry tree among waves, with a well dressed man driving the
boat, an attendant kneeling to one side; L: 6 1/2"
$400 - 600
289
ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE GUANYIN
Antique and well cast, Chinese bronze figure; of Guanyin
seated in the position of Royal Ease, holding prayer beads and
pouring out her bottle of tears; 19th Century or earlier; H: 9 1/2"
$1,800 - 2,200
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PAIR ANTIQUE SOUTHEAST ASIAN WOOD FIGURES
Pair of antique, Southeast Asian, carved wood seated figures;
of young monks in relaxed poses, wearing simple robes with
decorative bands; one with hands together, the other leaning
on one arm; 19th Century; H: 22 1/2" (each, approx)
$800 - 1,200
291
CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD LOHAN
Fine Chinese carved hardwood figure; of a reclining Lohan,
holding his head up with his right hand resting on a cushion,
with detailing to beard and eyebrows; L: 9 1/2"
$1,000 - 1,200
292
CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD FIGURE: Scholar
Chinese carved hardwood (possibly zitan) figure; depicting a
bearded scholar standing in layered robes, holding a young
child up to his left; H: 8 5/8"
$600 - 800
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293
CHINESE CRACKLE-GLAZE MONK: Ji Gong
Chinese white crackle-glazed porcelain figure; depicting the
legendary monk Ji Gong with moveable tongue, seated in
loose robe, wearing shaped cap and with a strand of prayer
beads; his magical fan in one hand, and a small wine ewer in
the other; incised mark seal mark to underside reading Mao
Sheng Ji; L: 3 3/4"
$600 - 800
294
ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE GUANYIN
Antique and finely detailed, Chinese blanc de chine porcelain
figure; of Guanyin draped in beaded garlands and holding a
scepter, seated atop a Fo lion; H: 8 3/4"
$600 - 800
295
ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN FIGURAL
GROUP: He-he Twins
Antique Chinese blanc de chine porcelain figural group;
depicting the He-he twins, one holding lotus and the other with
basket containing bats; together on a wave-motif base;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 6 1/2"
$400 - 600
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PAIR ANTIQUE KANGXI-STYLE PORCELAIN FIGURES
Pair of antique and well detailed, Chinese Kangxi-style,
Famille Verte enameled porcelain figures of a couple; each
standing in floral robes of green, pale yellow and aubergine,
and atop pedestal bases showing landscape scenes; he
holding a fan, and she with a circular implement; 19th Century;
H: 12" (each approx)
$1,500 - 2,000
297
ANTIQUE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN FIGURE
Antique Chinese Famille Rose enameled porcelain figure; of a
lady leaning forward and holding a ruyi, dressed in colorful
floral robe, and standing on a blue platform base; H: 11"
$700 - 900
298
ANTIQUE KANGXI-STYLE PORCELAIN BUDDHA
Antique Chinese Kangxi-style, Famille Verte enameled
porcelain standing figure of Buddha; standing in pale yellow
and green with aubergine dragon robes, a pearl in one hand;
atop lotus base; H: 11"
$400 - 600
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299
TWENTY-FOUR CARVED SHOUSHAN STONE FIGURES
Set of twenty-four, Chinese carved Shoushan stone figures;
each depicting a different Lohan in various stances, some
seated upon animals, each with inscription; and all of a
caramel-tan coloration; H: 5 1/2" to 7" (all approx)
$6,000 - 8,000
300
CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE/LAMP
Early 20th Century, Chinese carved soapstone figure; of a
sage stroking his beard, and carrying a sword on his back, with
painted facial details; H: 14"; mounted as a lamp with brass
base and silk lampshade
$450 - 650
301
ANTIQUE FIVE-PIECE CLOISONNÉ GARNITURE SET
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel five-piece garniture set of
sectional vessels, including: pair of tall beaker vases with wide
rims; pair of candle holders; and large tripod censer with
squared flaring handles, the tall cover with reticulated bronze
sections and bronze finial; all decorated in auspicious motif of
lotus blossoms, bat chimes and Shou medallions amid
meandering vines; H: 22" (censer)
$5,000 - 7,000
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ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ TRIPOD CENSER
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel tripod censer; of
compressed globular form with floral panels reserved on
turquoise ground, raised on three cabriole legs issuing from
animal masks, the waisted neck with scroll and floral motif; tall
flared handles and matching cover; H: 12"
$700 - 900
303
PAIR ANTIQUE CINNABAR LACQUER VASES
Pair of antique, Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer vases; each
of baluster form, with classic design of figures in a continuous
landscape of trees and rockery around the body; flanked
above and below with scrolling foliage and blossoms;
Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 10 1/4" (each)
$400 - 600
304
PAIR FINE RED OVERLAY BEIJING GLASS VASES
Pair of finely carved and undercut, Chinese translucent red on
opaque white Beijing glass overlay vases; each of tapered
form with flared rim: one with design of boy on buffalo in
landscape under tree, the other with celestial immortals; each
with poem inscriptions and seal marks; also with
Qianlong-style seal marks to base; H: 9 3/4" (each)
$3,000 - 4,000
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305
GREEN & SNOWFLAKE BEIJING GLASS VASE
Chinese Beijing glass covered vase; of bottle form, with panels
of archaistic chilong and medallions in translucent green
overlay on snowflake ground; four foliate and lion head flanges
to either side, with lappets around the neck; the waisted
stopper-cover with lotus bud finial; and Qianlong-style
four-character mark to base; H: 10 1/2"
$500 - 700
306
CHINESE BEIJING GLASS BOTTLE VASE
Chinese Beijing glass vase; of bottle form, with bulbous body,
and long slim neck; with design of butterflies, bats, peaches
and flowering branches in translucent cobalt blue and pink on
a snowflake ground; Qianlong-style four-character mark; H:
10 1/4"
$400 - 600
307
CHINESE SCHOLAR’S ROCK
Chinese scholar’s rock; neutral-tan coloration in a triangular
form, with hooks, crevices and openings, reminiscent of a
larger formation; H: 20"; wood stand
$600 - 800
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PAIR ANTIQUE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN GARDEN
STANDS
Pair of antique, Chinese blue and white porcelain garden
stands/seats; each of rectangular octagonal form, with
ruyi-shape cutouts to the longer sides, with figural riparian
scenes to corner panels alternating with floral panels; H: 13
3/4" (each approx)
$1,000 - 1,200
309
PAIR ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE CANDLEHOLDERS
Pair of antique, tall Chinese bronze tripod tiered candle
holders; each with archaistic-motif urn-form supports, and
leafy undulated lotus trays, all set upon three rounded,
lion-headed base; H: 30 1/2" (each approx)
$1,500 - 2,000
310
ANTIQUE CHINESE BAMBOO BIRD CAGE
Antique Chinese bamboo bird cage; the domed form upon
tripod triangular feet with interlocking design; with five
porcelain feeders and three hanging jade toys; with hanging
support; H: 18 1/2" (top of hook)
$400 - 600
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FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TABLESCREEN
Chinese Famille Rose enameled porcelain tablescreen; the
panel depicting a Guanyin with a child to either side, standing
upon a lotus base upon a ground of waves; in openwork
carved wood stand and frame; H: 53 1/2" (overall)
$1,500 - 2,000
312
TWO OLD CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTINGS
Two old and heavy, Chinese reverse glass paintings, each
vibrantly colored: one depicting the warrior Guanyu wearing
fierce expression but in a relaxed pose upon rockery; the other
of children and dosing scholar in a garden, a maiden standing
in front of a moon-gate and looking on with amusement; 32" x
20 1/2" (each); and each in wood frame with decorative hanger
$700 - 900
313
TWO ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK TEXTILES
Two antique Chinese embroidered silk textile panels: one in
gilt thread, of Buddhist motif with precious flowering vessels;
the other figural design of ladies in a garden, showcasing
much use of “forbidden”-stitch; with navy blue borders; 23" x 9
1/2" (each approx); each framed
$500 - 700
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CHINESE COUCHED SILK TEXTILE: Shoulao
Finely framed, Chinese couched silk textile; depicting Shoulao
wearing ornate robes, his beard made of hair, carrying a staff
and peach, and with deer and a bat beside him; H: 21" (textile
figure approx); set within “long-life” shaped mat, and framed
$400 - 500
315
ANTIQUE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK SHORT ROBE
Antique Chinese embroidered silk short robe; the lined,
creamy-white robe with design of eternity knots, with
embroidered bands flowers and birds on a blue ground; L: 51"
(sleeve to sleeve)
$500 - 700
316
CHINESE HAND PAINTED PAPER FAN
Chinese painted folding paper and bamboo fan; the front with
finely detailed design of pair pheasant with bamboo and
blossoming branches, rendered after Yan Bo Long; the verso
with seal script calligraphy attributed to Wang Ti (1880-1960),
with seal marks; L: 18" (across)
$1,000 - 1,500
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317
ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK HANDSCROLL: Scholar
Gathering
Antique Chinese ink on silk hand scroll; depicting continuous
design of various scholarly gatherings; with calligraphy;
signed Zi An with seal mark; 140" x 13 1/2"; on mounting
$5,000 - 6,000
318
CALLIGRAPHY SCROLL IN THE MANNER OF CHIANG
KAI-SHEK
Chinese ink on paper scroll; with calligraphy rendered in the
manner of Chiang Kai-Shek; 48" x 15"; silk mounting; in
signed wood box
$500 - 700
319
OLD CHINESE SILK PAINTING: Goddess & Deer
Old Chinese ink and colors on silk painting; depicting a finely
detailed Magu, the goddess of Immortality, carrying a basket
of flowers over her shoulder, with a white-spotted deer beside
her; 30 1/2" x 14"; framed
$350 - 500
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EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD CHINESE SILK PAINTING
Chinese Early Republic Period, ink and color on silk painting;
depicting a celestial warrior in elaborately detailed, armored
robes, holding a pearl and wielding a blade; seal marks; 16
1/4" x 11 1/2"; silk mounting, framed
$2,000 - 3,000
321
CHINESE PAINTING AFTER QIU YING: Courtyard Scene
Chinese painting on paper rendered after Ming Dynasty
painter Qiu Ying; depicting a courtyard scene of a noble
couple at tea with attendants, inscription and with seal mark;
16 1/2" x 11 3/4"; silk mounting, hardwood framed
$400 - 600
322
ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK PAINTING: Children in
Courtyard
Antique Chinese ink and color on silk panel fragment painting;
depicting a well-detailed, narrative figural scene of children at
the entrance of a courtyard, with a large scholar’s viewing rock
and large blossoms; D: 13" (sight only); mounted within
circular mat and framed
$800 - 1,000
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CHINESE PAPER HANDSCROLL AFTER YAO WEN HAN
Chinese paper handscroll; depicting the Eighteen Lohan in a
continuous scene, with calligraphy panels to either side, after
Yao Wen Han (1736-1795); 105" x 10"
$2,000 - 2,500
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CHINESE SCROLL AFTER YAO WEN HAN
Finely detailed, Chinese ink and colors on silk scroll, after Yao
Wen Han (1736-1795); depicting a scholarly gathering out in
the woods beneath pine, with one playing a guqin instrument,
and several around a go table; with inscription and seal marks;
32" x 17 3/4", silk mounting
$1,400 - 1,800
325
CHINESE SCROLL AFTER PURU: Butterflies & Flowers
Chinese paper scroll rendered after Puru (Pu Xinyu)
(1896-1963); with two butterflies above three bright vermilion
flowers, poem and seal marks to upper right; 23 1/2" x 11 1/2";
silk mounting
$1,500 - 2,000
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CHINESE HANDSCROLL ATTRIBUTED TO JIN TINGBIAO
Chinese scroll attributed to Jin Tingbiao; with a panel of ink
and colors on paper depicting a battle scene; flanked by
several paper panels of calligraphy in various script, and with
seal marks; 11" x 173" (approx)
$3,000 - 5,000
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SMALL CHINESE PAINTING ON PAPER AFTER PURU
Small Chinese ink and color on paper painting rendered after
Puru (Pu Xinyu) (1896-1963); depicting a sage with walking
stick, standing contemplating a sparse tree and rockery;
inscription and seal mark; 8 3/4" x 6"; framed
$1,000 - 1,500
327
CHINESE SCROLL AFTER ZHANG DAQIAN: Landscape
Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll after Zhang Daqian
(1899-1983); depicting a classic mountainous landscape, with
a small dwelling by water’s edge near the bottom, and several
more swellings tucked in high up; poem and seal marks to
upper right; 38 1/4" x 17 1/4"; silk mounting
$1,500 - 2,000
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CHINESE LANDSCAPE SCROLL AFTER HUANG JUNBI
Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll, after Huang JunBi
(1898-1991); depicting classic landscape, with waterfalls amid
rockery and misty clouds, a dwelling with a lone figure near the
front; 41 1/4" x 17 1/2"; silk mounting
$1,200 - 1,500
328
PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO ZHANG DAQIAN
Chinese ink and color painting on Japanese gold-flecked
paper; attributed to Zhang Daqian (1899-1983); depicting a
table setting of vessel of fruits, with a shrimp and some
bundles of grasses, a poem in the upper right with seal mark;
14 3/4" x 23 1/2"; hardwood frame
$5,000 - 6,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
331
ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK SCROLL: Pheasant
Antique Chinese ink on silk scroll; depicting a nicely detailed
pheasant perched atop rockery, beneath branches bearing
plum blossoms, inscription to upper left, with two seal marks;
57" x 16 1/2"; on good patterned silk mounting
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK SCROLL: Landscape
Antique Chinese ink and colors on silk scroll; depicting a
classic mountainous landscape, with a sage and child at the
base of a waterfall, and some dwellings half-way up, with tall
rockery formations rising in the misty distance; inscription and
two seal marks; 31" x 14"
$400 - 600
333
ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK SCROLL: Hut in Landscape
Antique Chinese ink and colors on silk scroll; depicting a
riparian landscape, with a hut raised on stilts at water’s edge,
with a tall mountain range in the distance; inscription and two
seal marks; 36 1/4" x 14 3/4"
$350 - 500
334
ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK SCROLL
Antique Chinese ink and color wash on silk scroll; the
horizontal composition of a classic, sprawling mountainous
landscape, with fishermen in a boat to the front, and two
figures inside a small hut to the right; inscription and two seal
marks to upper right; 23 1/2" x 32 1/2"
$300 - 400
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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335
CHINESE SCROLL AFTER QI BAISHI: Dragonfly &
Butterfly
Chinese ink and colors on paper scroll after Qi Baishi
(1864-1957); depicting a sparse scene of a butterfly and
dragonfly fluttering above orchids, inscription and seal marks;
26" x 13"; silk mounting
$1,500 - 2,000
336
TWO SMALL FLORA PAPER PAINTINGS AFTER CHEN
BANDING
Two Chinese ink and color wash on paper paintings, rendered
after Chen Banding; one of ducks and lotus; the other of a bee
with large pink blossoms with leafy foliage; inscriptions and
seal marks; 12" x 9 3/4" (larger); each framed
$800 - 1,000
337
CHINESE INK & COLOR PAINTING BY ZHANG WENTAO
Chinese ink and color on silk painting by Zhang Wentao
(1764-1814); of blossoming branches issuing from rockery;
with one artist’s seal and one collector’s seal of Chongsog
(Pyong-U Min); 50 3/4" x 12 1/4"; mounted on board
$1,200 - 1,500
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CHINESE SILK CALLIGRAPHY SCROLL AFTER FU SHAN
Chinese ink on silk calligraphy scroll, rendered after Fu Shan
(Ming/Qing calligrapher); in large, running script, with seal
marks; 62" x 20"; paper mounting
$800 - 1,000
339
ANTIQUE CHINESE SCROLL ATTRIBUTED TO LI FULIN
Antique Chinese ink and color on silk scroll; depicting a
scholar carrying a guqin instrument case; with inscription and
seal mark to the upper right; attributed to Li Fulin (19th
Century scholar/painter);; 21 1/2" x 13 1/2", silk mounting
$500 - 700
340
CHINESE INK & COLOR PAINTING AFTER SONG WENZHI
Chinese ink and color on paper painting, after Song Wenzhi
(1919-1999); depicting a bird’s-eye view of a busy, industrial
port area, with inscription and seal marks; 13 1/2" x 9 1/2";
framed
$1,000 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
341
LARGE CHINESE SILK PAINTING AFTER XUESHI BAI:
Ducks & Flowers
Large Chinese ink and colors on silk painting, after Xueshi
Bai; depicting a pair of mandarin ducks floating along beneath
an overhanging branch of large white camellias; inscribed and
with seal mark; 37" x 29"; framed
$350 - 500
342
MASSIVE INK AND WASH ON PAPER PAINTING: Bamboo
Massive Chinese ink and wash on paper painting; depicting a
classic bamboo grove; lower right with inscription in
cursive-script, and three seal marks; 79" x 41"; framed
$800 - 1,000
343
LARGE CHINESE PAPER PAINTING: Tiger
Large Chinese ink and colors on paper painting; of a nicely
rendered, prowling tiger on a mountainside with pine, with a
poem about the tiger as king of all other animals, and with seal
mark reading possibly as Song Tian; 52" x 26 1/2"; framed
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CHINESE SILK PAINTING: Dog
Antique and finely detailed, Chinese silk painting of a dog;
depicting either a whippet or greyhound, wearing a blue collar
pending a bell; with seal mark to lower left; 23" x 23", framed
$400 - 500
347
PENCIL DRAWING AFTER AI XUAN: Girl Portrait
Pencil drawing on paper after Ai Xuan; depicting a finely
rendered portrait of a young girl with hair in braids; inscribed
and dated 2006; 19 1/2" x 14"; framed
$300 - 400
345
TWO CHINESE FRAMED SILK PAINTINGS: Kittens &
Flowers
Two Chinese ink and colors on silk paintings, each with
inscriptions: kittens in a basket with roses, with seal mark after
Shanshi Wu (?); the other depicting delicate blossoming
branches, with four seal marks; 35 1/2" X 15 3/4" (larger); each
framed
$400 - 600
348
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE WATERCOLOR: Landscape
Contemporary Chinese watercolor on paper landscape;
depicting a village scene in the countryside of China, rendered
in washes of ink and punctuated in dots and lashings of color;
signature reading Luo Lang (?), and with seal mark; 38 1/2" x
38 1/2"
$2,500 - 3,500
346
CHINESE INK & WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Nude
Chinese ink and watercolor on paper painting; depicting a
partially nude woman in a floral robe, her eyes closed and cast
downward in a demure expression; signed and with two seal
marks to upper left; 23" x 25 1/2" (sight only); matted and
framed
$500 - 700
349
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE TOSHO IRON TSUBA
Large and antique, Japanese tosho (swordsmith-made) iron
tsuba (sword guard), circular shape and with cut-out design of
three abstracted “monkey tumblers”; probably Muromachi
Period; D: 4"; signed tomoboko
$600 - 800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE KAMIYOSHI SCHOOL IRON
DAISHO TSUBA
Two antique Japanese iron tsuba matching daisho-set of
sukashi type, by Kamiyoshi Fukanobu; the circular forms
with stylized “butterfly-wings” cut outs; D: 3 3/8" (each approx);
in fitted box; with origami certificate
$800 - 1,000
353
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SENTOKU TSUBA: Rabbits
Antique Japanese sentoku (copper alloy) tsuba (sword guard),
in Ko-Shoami style; the yo-sukashi (openwork) of squared
shape, in a charming design comprised of six rabbits, their
ears forming the edge, with inlaid gold as the eyes, 18th
Century; H: 3 1/4" (approx), fitted wood box; with origami
certificate
$500 - 700
351
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHAKUDO TSUBA
Antique Japanese shakudo tsuba (sword guard); the circular
form showing fine kebori lines in a subtle radiating pattern to
either side; D: 3" (approx)
$400 - 600
354
ANTIQUE JAPANESE KAMIYOSHI IRON TSUBA: Bamboo
Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard); of circular shape,
in sukashi (openwork silhouette) design of bamboo leaves and
stalks; unsigned, by Fukunobu Kamiyoshi; D: 3"; with
NBTHK origami certificate
$400 - 500
352
ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA: Hollyhock Leaves
Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard); of circular form
with sukashi (openwork) design of with two sweeping aoi
(hollywhock) leaf cut outs; unsigned, but certified to be by
Kamiyoshi Rakuju; D: 3 1/4" (approx), wood box; with
origami certificate
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
355
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHINGEN-TYPE IRON &
BRASS TSUBA
Large and heavy, Japanese iron and brass tsuba (sword
guard); of unusual and elaborate Shingen-type with brass wire
coiled detailing, in a “woven” basketry pattern; D: 4"; fitted
wood box
$1,200 - 1,500
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TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE HAYASHI DAISHO IRON
TSUBA: Dancing Cranes
Two antique, daisho-set Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard);
each circular shape of a stylized ‘dancing crane’ rendered in
yo-sukashi (positive silhouette) openwork, larger with inlaid
eye detail by Hayashi Matashichi; smaller of slightly different
body and thicker, possibly by a different member of the
Hayashi School; Edo Period 17th/18th Century; D: 3"
(larger), each in fitted wood box
$1,000 - 1,500
359
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE TOSHO IRON TSUBA
Large and antique, Japanese tosho (swordsmith-made) iron
tsuba (sword guard), of circular shape and with cut-out design
of two plum blossoms; probably Muromachi Period; D: 3 1/2";
wood box
$550 - 750
357
ANTIQUE JAPANESE GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO TSUBA:
Waves & Dragons
Antique Japanese Goto School black shakudo tsuba (sword
guard); of lobed shape, with design of crashing waves in
somewhat Omori School-style, accented with dots of gold,
framed by writhing dragons around the edge; signed Goto
Denjo; D: 2 3/4" (approx); fitted wood box; with NBTHK
origami certificate
$700 - 900
360
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILVER ALLOY TSUBA: Snake
Antique Japanese silver alloy tsuba (sword guard); in the form
of a finely detailed, coiled silver snake, with inlaid shakudo
eye; likely made for decorative use and not for mounting;
signed Isshousai Shumin (?); early 20th Century; H: 2 7/8";
fitted box
$800 - 1,000
358
ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA: Sword & Flames
Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard); of otafuku
(rounded spindle) shape, in sukashi (openwork silhouette)
design of flames lapping at a sword at center; 18th Century; H:
3 1/2"; with origami certificate
$550 - 750
361
ANTIQUE JAPANESE INLAID IRON TSUBA
Antique Japanese inlaid iron tsuba (sword guard); the circular
openwork design of an undulating, ribbon-like “hanging”
textile, with lines of gold and silver inlaid within; D: 3 1/4"; fitted
wood box
$700 - 900
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE FLORAL TSUBA
Two antique, Japanese floral tsuba (sword guard): oval shape
in dark shibuichi mounted rim in lighter shibuichi, with design
of flowering chrysanthemums; the other of squared shape with
notched corners, of copper and inlaid brass, in a stylized and
meandering design of round flowers; H: 3" (oval); each in fitted
wood box
$1,200 - 1,500
363
ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA: Flowers
Antique Japanese iron tsuba; of oval shape with design of
openwork Japanese anemone blossoms and foliage, with
some inlaid gold accents, signed and probably by Funada
Ikkin, showing rich patina; D: 2 7/8"; fitted wood box
$600 - 800
364
ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA: Shi-shi
Antique Japanese iron tsuba; the squared shape beautifully
carved sunken relief design of a highly animated Shi-shi with
an inlaid gold eye; the verso with a gold chrysanthemum and
bud, also in sunken relief; signed Yoshihiro; H: 3"; wood box
$700 - 900
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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OLD JAPANESE INCISED BRASS TSUBA
Old Japanese brass tsuba; the oval shape with Jingo-style
incised design of an eagle and monkey to the front, the verso
with foliage and rockery; H: 2 7/8"; wood box
$350 - 500
366
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHAKUDO TSUBA: Shi-shi &
Flowers
Antique Japanese shakudo tsuba (sword guard); the lobed
shape with design to each side of gambling Shi-shi in relief,
flanked by gold blossoms in relief; H: 2 3/4"
$800 - 1,000
367
ANTIQUE JAPANESE LACQUERED IRON TSUBA
Antique Japanese black lacquered iron tsuba (sword guard);
the otafuku (rounded spindle) shape with design of sparse
maple leaves, and kanji characters in gold lacquer; H: 3"; wood
box, signed to the interior
$500 - 700
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TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE SUKASHI IRON TSUBA
Two antique, Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard), each of
circular shape in Akasaka sukashi (openwork silhouette)-type:
one with design of three millets sprays; the other with
naturalistic rim and cherry blossoms; D: 3 1/8" (each approx);
fitted boxes
$800 - 1,200
369
ANTIQUE JAPANESE HAYASHI SCHOOL IRON TSUBA:
Pawlonia Flowers
Antique Japanese iron tsuba; the circular shape rendered in
yo-sukashi (positive silhouette) openwork, with design of a
pawlonia bloom and branch; attributed to Hayashi Tohachi,
Edo Period 17th/18th Century; D: 2 7/8"; wood box
$500 - 700
370
ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA: Butterflies
Antique Japanese iron tsuba; the circular-lobed shape with
elaborate openwork design of six joined butterflies, with much
gold detailing; D: 3 1/4"
$800 - 1,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
371
TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE DAISHO IRON TSUBA
Two antique, daisho -set Japanese iron tsuba matching set of
Kyo-sukashi type; the circular silhouettes with pattern of
radiating diamond-shapes of Matsukawa-bishi mon motif; D: 3
3/8" (one slightly larger); in fitted box; with NBTHK origami
certificate
$1,200 - 1,500
372
TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE DAISHO IRON TSUBA
Two antique, daisho-set Japanese iron tsuba; the slightly oval
forms with design of crashing waves in light relief to both front
and back; and each signed Masayoshi; D: 3 3/8" (one slightly
larger); in fitted wood box
$800 - 1,200
373
GROUP ANTIQUE JAPANESE ORNAMENTS/CLASPS
Group of twenty, antique Japanese ornaments/clasps for
tobacco pouches; in bronze and other metals, of various
subjects including: finely detailed flowers; chickens; bat;
dragons; tiger; lions; mountains; and figures; Provenance:
From the Hashimoto Estate; L: 3" (largest)
$700 - 900
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ANTIQUE MENUKI/BROOCH & OBI-DOME KOI FISH
Antique Japanese mixed-metal inlaid shakudo menuki
(ornaments) of a cluster of bells with handle and gold detailing,
now mounted in silver as a brooch; together with an antique
copper obi-dome (kimono sash accessory), in the form of a
finely detailed goldfish; L: 1 7/8" (menuki)
$400 - 500
377
TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE YANAGAWA SCHOOL
FUCHI KASHIRA SET
Two-piece, antique Japanese Yanagawa School matching
copper fuchi (sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap);
of elaborate design depicting Shi-shi in gold and silver relief;
the fuchi signed Yanagawa Naoharu; late 18th/early 19th
Century; L: 1 1/2" (collar); in fitted wood box
$800 - 1,200
375
PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE GOTO SCHOOL MENUKI:
Chickens
Pair of antique, Japanese Goto School shakudo menuki
(ornaments); the finely rendered pieces depicted as feeding
chickens huddled together, with gold detailing; unsigned,
attributed to Goto Eijo; L: 1 1/4" (each approx); fitted wood
box; with NBTHK origami certificate
$400 - 500
378
THREE-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE GURIBORI SWORD
FITTINGS SET
Three piece set, antique Japanese, Takahashi School
guribori-type sword fittings, of ornate arabesque patterning
inspired by Chinese guri lacquer carvings: the fuchi kashira
(hilt collar and pommel) with layers of red showing; the tsuba
(guard) with more subtle coppery layers; the fuchi and tsuba
signed by Takahashi Okitsugu; D: 2 7/8" (tsuba); in fitted
wood boxes; with NBTHK origami certificate for the fuchi
kashira
$1,500 - 2,000
376
TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE FUCHI KASHIRA SET:
Flowers
Two-piece, antique Japanese inlaid shakudo fuchi (sword hilt
collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); with stylized design of
large gold chrysanthemums in relief to the finely nanako
(dotted) ground; the fuchi signed; L: 1 1/2" (collar); signed
tomoboko
$700 - 900
379
TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE INLAID SHAKUDO
FUCHI KASHIRA SET
Two-piece, antique Japanese matching inlaid shakudo fuchi
(sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); of matching
floral design in relief, with large silver peony blossoms and
gold leaves, the fuchi signed; L: 1 5/8" (collar); in fitted wood
box; with NBTHK origami certificate
$1,000 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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FINE TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE FUCHI KASHIRA
SET: Dragons
Two-piece, antique Japanese black shakudo fuchi (sword hilt
collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); each with finely detailed
design of writhing, celestial dragons amid wispy clouds, the
eyes and fangs in gold; unsigned but attributed to Ichiryu
Tomoyoshi; L: 1 1/2" (approx)
$500 - 700
381
SET: Sennin
Two-piece, antique Japanese mixed-metal inlaid copper fuchi
(sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); each with
finely detailed figural design with gold detailing: fuchi with a
bearded sennin in silver and signed Ishiguro Masayoshi; the
kashira with Gama-sennin, his toad on his shoulder; L: 1 1/2"
(collar), in fitted wood box
$700 - 900
382
SET: Samurai
Two-piece, antique Japanese inlaid shakudo fuchi (sword hilt
collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); each with finely detailed
figural equestrian design in relief and much gold: the fuchi with
samurai wielding sword and horse running amid waves,
signed (illegible…ju?); the kashira with samurai wielding large
bow, the horse decked out in bells; L: 1 1/2" (collar); in wood
box
$600 - 800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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SET: Falcons
Two-piece, antique Japanese mixed-metal inlaid shakudo
fuchi (sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); each
with finely detailed design with much gold detailing, each
showing a falcon, one perched on a gold pine branch, the other
in flight above a pine tree; fuchi signed (…mitsu…?); L: 1 1/2"
(collar), in wood box
$500 - 700
384
TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE FUCHI KASHIRA SET:
Horses
Two-piece, antique Japanese shibuichi and shakudo fuchi
(sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); the flat inlay
design to each of running horses; the fuchi signed; L: 1 1/2"
(collar); in fitted wood box
$400 - 500
385
TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE OMORI SCHOOL
FUCHI KASHIRA SET
Two-piece, antique Japanese Omori School matching
copper fuchi (sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap);
of classic Omori waves design in detailed relief and accented
with dots of gold, the fuchi signed Omori Eiman; L: 1 1/2"
(collar); in fitted wood box; with NBTHK origami certificate
$800 - 1,000
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TWO-PIECE ANTIQUE JAPANESE INLAID SHAKUDO
FUCHI KASHIRA SET
Two-piece, antique Japanese matching inlaid shakudo fuchi
(sword hilt collar) and kashira (pommel end cap); of matching
shell design in relief, with large gold and smaller silver shells in
relief on a ground of waves, the fuchi signed; L: 1 1/2" (collar);
in fitted wood box; with NBTHK origami certificate
$900 - 1,200
387
PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE KIKUOKA SCHOOL MENUKI:
Bottles & Tentacles
Pair of antique, Japanese Kikuoka School, copper menuki
(ornaments); each depicted as an octopus tentacle and figural
motif sake bottle; each piece signed Kikuoka Yukinobu on
reserves to verso; L: 1 1/2" (each approx), in fitted wood box;
with NBTHK origami certificate
$600 - 800
388
PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE MENUKI: Spiders &
Wasps
Pair of finely openwork and antique, Japanese bronze menuki
(ornaments); each in the form of a trio of spiders and wasps; L:
1 1/2" (each approx); in fitted wood box
$400 - 500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
389
TWO FINE ANTIQUE JAPANESE INLAID SHAKUDO
KOGAI
Two finely detailed, antique Japanese shakudo kogai (hair
stick): one with design of a clamshell purse in inlaid gold and
carnelian; the other a split kogai with inlaid gold features; L: 8
7/8" (each approx)
$1,000 - 1,500
390
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHAKUDO KOZUKA & KOGAI
ENSUITE
Antique Japanese kozuka (knife handle) and kogai (hair stick)
ensuite: each with finely cast matching relief design of Shi-shi
holding leaves of inlaid gold with inlaid silver blossoms; kozuka
signed Takahashi Eiju; L: 8 1/4" (hair stick); together in fitted
box
$1,000 - 1,200
391
FOUR ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE & IRON KOZUKA
Group of four, antique Japanese bronze and iron kozuka
(utility knife handle), each showing animal motif in relief, with
some gilt detailing: gamboling lions; horse tied beneath a tree;
pair deer and maple leaves; and a tiger with bamboo;
Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; L: 3 3/4" (each
approx)
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHIBUICHI KOZUKA: Frog & Moon
Antique Japanese Shibuichi kozuka (utility knife handle); with
design of a gold frog leaping up towards a silver moon; signed
Yoshinaga; L: 3 3/4" fitted wood box; with NBTHK origami
certificate
$400 - 600
393
ANTIQUE JAPANESE GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO SUITE:
Kozuka, Kogai & Menuki
Antique and elaborate rendered, Japanese Goto School,
shakudo kozuka (knife handle), kogai (hair stick and a pair of
menuki (ornaments) ensuite; with design of the twelve animals
of the zodiac in mixed metal inlay including gold and silver; the
kozuka and kogai signed Goto Denjo; the menuki of dragons
and large cats motif; L: 8 1/4" (hair stick); together in fitted box;
with NBTHK origami certificate
$2,500 - 3,000
394
ANTIQUE JAPANESE GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO
KOZUKA & KOGAI
Antique Japanese, Goto School kozuka (knife handle) and
kogai (hair stick) ensuite: each with finely cast matching relief
design of inlaid silver herons in flight, above inlaid gold
streams; each signed Goto Enjo, the thirteenth master of the
Goto School; L; 8 1/4" (hair stick) together in fitted box; with
NBTHK origami certificate
$1,200 - 1,800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
395
VINTAGE JAPANESE POTTERY CHAWAN TEA BOWL
Vintage Japanese chawan tea bowl; of wan-nari (wooden
bowl) shape set on a short foot, and of a peachy glaze with a
subtle celadon-hued drip-overglaze, signed at base; produced
under the guidance of senior priest Tachibana Daiki of the
Daitokuji Temple; Provenance: with letter from former owner
stating provenance; and with calligraphy letter; D: 5 1/8"; in
signed tomoboko wood box
$400 - 500
396
ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRUSHWASHER BY AOKI
MOKUBEI
Rare and antique, Japanese glazed earthenware
brushwasher/basin by Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833); of low
wide circular form; decorated in red and green enamels of
scrolling foliage and florals centering a signed inscription, the
exterior of fish and rabbit medallions with cross hatching; all
over a flambé glaze ground; Provenance: From the
Hashimoto Estate; D: 7 3/4"; with signed tomobako (wood
box)
$1,000 - 1,200
397
ANTIQUE JAPANESE TANBA POTTERY VESSEL
Antique Japanese Tanba pottery vessel; the straw-glazed,
ribbed body of somewhat bell form with conical neck, and two
handles at the shoulder; possibly Momoyama Period;
Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; H: 10 1/4"
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE SATSUMA GOURD DRAGON VASE
Antique Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase; of gourd
shape, painted with a sinuous green enamel dragon wrapped
around the body, with a small patterned band around the neck,
gilt rim, and seal mark to base; H: 8"
$350 - 450
401
FINE JAPANESE IRON TEAPOT
Fine Japanese iron teapot; of squat globular form and short
curved spout, the upper section of the body with flowers in light
relief; and flattened bronze cover with openwork floral knop,
and wide arching upright handle; H: 8 1/4" (to top of handle);
signed wood box
$1,000 - 1,500
399
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE ELEPHANT
GROUP
Large and antique, finely rendered Japanese bronze Buddhist
group; of Kannon seated in a position of ease atop a finely
caparisoned elephant, and holding a branch of lotus; 19th
Century; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; L: 15 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
402
LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE KORO
Large and antique, Japanese bronze koro, of wide cylindrical
form with two handles, the side with continuous panel of
crashing waves, the flattened reticulated cover of a writhing
dragon amid clouds, maker’s mark to base; D: 9 1/2"
$1,200 - 1,500
400
TWO LARGE ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE CENSERS
Two large and antique, Japanese bronze covered censers;
each of high shouldered, bulbous form, with matching cover
surmounted by a Shi-shi and upon waisted foot: one with lion
head handles; the other with a band of patterned mon to the
shoulder, and on a slatted support; Provenance: From the
Hashimoto Estate; H: 20" (each approx)
$800 - 1,200
403
PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASES
Pair of large and antique, Japanese cloisonné enamel vases;
each of tall tapered form with squared shoulder, with design of
doves perched on flowering branches reserved on a soft gray
ground, with scrolling floral and butterfly bands to shoulder
and neck on green and cream grounds; H: 14 1/2" (each
approx)
$1,000 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ VASES
Pair of antique, Japanese ginbari cloisonné enamel on silver
vases; each of bottle form with rounded mouth, the
background of a light purplish lavender coloration; one with
green fronds and orange flowers, the other with foliage and red
berries; each signed Ito; Provenance: From the Hashimoto
Estate; H: 6 1/4" (each)
$600 - 800
407
GROUP JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY SUTRAS
Eight Japanese calligraphy sutras, on thin sheets of paper;
together with one painted miniature of a deity in a small trifold;
3" x 2 1/8" (painting); the sheets all of various sizes, 15 3/4" x
10 1/4" approx the largest; in wood box
$200 - 300
405
ANTIQUE JAPANESE PARCEL-GILT WOOD KANNON
Antique Japanese parcel-gilt wood temple figure of Kannon;
finely detailed and in gathered robes and sashes, holding a
lotus base; and standing atop an elaborate, hexagonally
stepped lotus-motif pedestal base; 15th Century or later; H: 13
1/2"; lucite display case
$2,000 - 3,000
408
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILK SCROLL: Bamboo & Birds
Antique Japanese ink and wash on silk scroll; depicting small
sparrows hidden amid tall, leafy bamboo stalks; signed “… kin”
and with seal mark; 33 1/2" x 10 1/2", silk mounting, and
framed
$400 - 600
406
ANTIQUE JAPANESE GILT DRY LACQUER BUDDHA
Finely detailed and antique, Japanese gilt dry lacquer Buddha;
seated in lotus position with hands together in dhyana
(meditation) mudra, atop an ornate separate double lotus
stand and cloud-motif base, with removable matching
mandorla; 17th/18th Century; H: 25" (overall)
$2,000 - 3,000
409
OLD JAPANESE SILK SCROLL: Trainer & Monkey
Old Japanese silk scroll; depicting a traveling trainer and his
monkey, signed (__-zan) and with seal mark; possibly antique;
13" x 17 1/4", silk mounting and with glazed ceramic scroll
ends
$200 - 300
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILK SCROLL
Antique Japanese ink and color wash on silk scroll; depicting a
village with clusters of dwellings along a meandering road,
with Mt Fuji rising in the distance; signed and with seal mark;
16" x 29 3/4"
$400 - 600
413
PAIR JAPANESE INK ON SILK PAINTINGS: Birds
Pair of Japanese ink on silk paintings: small bird perched on
single bamboo stalk; the other of a bird on blossoming branch;
each signed with one seal mark, possibly reading Chikudo
Kino; 13" x 19 1/4" (sight only, each); each framed
$350 - 450
414
OLD JAPANESE SILK PAINTING: Ducks
Old Japanese watercolor on silk painting; depicting two ducks
in a pond rendered in washes of subdued colors, with
inscription; 20 3/4" x 26 1/4"; framed
$300 - 400
411
412
411
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILK SCROLL: Peafowl
Antique Japanese silk scroll; depicting a pair of finely detailed
peafowl perched on rockery, the peacock displaying his
beautiful eye-spotted plumage, with a rose bush behind;
signed with two seal marks; late 19th/early 20th Century; 47
1/4" x 19 3/4" (approx), unmounted, wood box
$500 - 700
412
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILK SCROLL: Birds & Flowers
Antique Japanese ink and colors on silk scroll; depicting a pair
of birds, possibly flycatchers, perched amid branches heavy
with pomegranate fruit, signed and with shaped seal mark; 42
1/4" x 12 3/4"
$400 - 500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
415
JAPANESE PAPER PAINTING: Chicken Family
Japanese ink and watercolor on paper painting; depicting a
chicken family of a rooster, with a chick peeking out from the
hen, and another chick with a cricket; signed with seal mark;
20" x 17"; framed
$250 - 350
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ANTIQUE
WOODBLOCK
PRINT
TRIPTYCH
BY
TOYOKUNI III
Antique Japanese woodblock print triptych, by Toyokuni
III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864); depicting a highly animated scene
of a bearded samurai riding a black horse, and dodging
arrows, another samurai off to one side behind a tree, signed;
each oban size, and mounted together in one frame
$500 - 700
417
ANTIQUE
WOODBLOCK
PRINT
TRIPTYCH
BY
KUNIYOSHI
Antique Japanese woodblock print triptych, by Kuniyoshi
(1797-1861); depicting a highly detailed and ornate, grand
boat bearing the crest of the Minamoto clan, carrying an
entire entourage of samurai onboard; each signed within
gourd shaped reserves; each oban size, and mounted
together in one frame
$600 - 800
418
ANTIQUE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY KUNISADA
Antique Japanese woodblock print by Kunisada (1786-1865);
of a samurai in green floral robe, with two swords at his waist,
signed and with marks; oban size, framed
$200 - 300
Sale Date 9/25/2016
419
PAIR ANTIQUE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY YOSHIIKU
Two antique Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa
Yoshiiku (1833-1904); from the series “Portraits as True
Likeness in the Moonlight” (Makoto no Tsukihana no
Sugata-e); each depicting a portrait in silhouette profile, one
holding a pipe, the other an animal; and each with a smaller
portrait in color above, inscriptions, signed and with seal
marks; each oban size, and each framed (one no glass)
$300 - 400
420
ANTIQUE WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH BY CHIKANOBU
Antique Japanese woodblock triptych print by Chikanobu;
depicting female bathers at a hot spring, during a cherry
blossom viewing (Kaike Onsen No Zu), signed; oban size
$1,000 - 1,200
421
WOODBLOCK PRINT BY TOSHI YOSHIDA: Castle at
Himeji
Japanese shin-hanga woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida
(1911-1995); entitled “Castle at Himeji”; depicting a castle set
high above the village behind thick walls; pencil signed lower
right, with seal mark; oban size, framed
$600 - 800
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JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY YOSHIO KANAMORI
Large Japanese woodblock print by Yoshio Kanamori
(Japanese, b 1922); of a feather floating above a landscape of
mountains; titled and editioned 5/30 lower left; pencil signed
and seal mark lower right; 23 3/4" x 17 1/2"
$500 - 700
423
ENGLISH MOORCROFT VASE: Grapes
English glazed art pottery vase by Moorcroft; the tapered
form with a waisted neck and short lip, with design of grape
clusters and foliage to the shoulder on a of red flambé ground;
signed and impressed Made In England; H: 9 1/4"
$600 - 800
424
ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU MAIOLICA VASE
Italian Art Nouveau (“Stile Liberty”) maiolica vase; rendered
after Galileo Chini; the rounded tapered vase with design of
two ladies in side profile, set in a stylized forest design, with
white petaled blossoms to the shoulder, and butterflies to the
tall, slightly flared neck; numbered 38 and signed with
monogram; late 19th/early 20th Century; H: 13"
$1,200 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
425
ART NOUVEAU MOULDED POTTERY VASE
Art Nouveau pottery vase; the ovoid form modeled with ribs of
stylized flower buds with waisted neck, and a bulbous base
modeled with blossoms; glazed in a natural palette of tan,
green, and cream with some blue accents; probably French,
but possibly Austrian/Bohemian; late 19th/early 20th Century;
H: 14"
$600 - 800
426
PAIR GERMAN KPM PORCELAIN MUSICIANS
Pair of finely detailed, German KPM porcelain figures, of
Malabar musicians, after the antique originals by FE Meyer,
each in ornate robes and fanciful hats, standing on squared
bases modeled with foliage: woman playing a hurdy-gurdy; the
man with a mandolin; H: 9" (each approx)
$1,800 - 2,400
427
TWO ANTIQUE TIFFANY STERLING UTENSILS
Two antique, Tiffany sterling silver serving spoon and fork;
each with gold vermeil to the bowls, the handles ornately
chased in a stylized floral tracery pattern, and monogrammed
C; each stamped and dated 1872; L: 8 1/2" (each)
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CARVED GILT WOOD GIRANDOLE MIRROR
Antique carved gilt wood George III-style, girandole mirror;
the rectangular mirror surmounted with a scrolling foliate crest,
with three swags and a winged griffin at each corner; the lower
section with two three-light candelabra connected by leafy
scrolling; probably 19th Century; H: 61" (approx)
$2,000 - 3,000
430
18TH CENTURY MASTER OIL PAINTING: Parrot & Fruit
18th Century, old master oil on canvas painting, Circle of
Jakob Bogdani (Hungarian-British, 1660-1724) or Tobias
Stranover (Romanian 1684-1756); the still-life depicting a
realistically rendered African grey parrot perched on a thin
branch and picking at a cluster of grapes; with melons,
cherries, various stone fruit and another smaller bird; all
sprawled out on a marble tabletop; unsigned; 29" x 24 1/4"
(approx); gilt carved frame
$4,000 - 6,000
429
RENAISSANCE CARVED MARBLE RECLINING CUPID
Finely carved, Renaissance white marble sculpture; depicting
a putto as cupid (amorino), reclining atop a pile of drapery
covering a quiver of arrows, and holding onto a bow; wearing a
sated expression; L: 21 3/4" (approx)
$7,000 - 9,000
431
ANTIQUE BRITISH WATERCOLOR BY WALTER DUNCAN
Antique British watercolor on paper by Walter Duncan
(British, 1848 - 1932); of a figural pastoral scene, depicting
four maidens in hats and headwraps, gathered around a
basket and jug with a farm tool, in a small clearing surrounded
by rambling trees; signed lower right W Duncan and dated
1906; also signed in pencil to verso, a large W and W Duncan
ARWS; 10 3/4" x 7 3/8"; in gilt carved wood frame
$800 - 1,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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ANTIQUE ITALIAN OIL PAINTING: Madonna & Child
Antique Italian Roman School oil on canvas painting, Carlo
Maratti (or Maratta, Italian 1625-1713), depicting Madonna
watching over a cherubic sleeping child with golden curls; 37"
x 30"; gilt wood frame
$5,000 - 7,000
433
FRENCH DECO-STYLE FIGURE ON MARBLE BASE
French 1920s-30s, Deco-style wood and bronze figure in
billowing pants with triangular motif; possibly depicting the
slave presenting head of St John the Baptist; set on a black
and white checkered marble base by Antoine Bouraine (20th
C), base signed; H: 10" (figure only); L: 14 1/2" (base)
$600 - 800
Sale Date 9/25/2016
434
ONYX SCULPTURE BY JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS
Large and finely polished, carved onyx figural sculpture by
José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b1934); depicting a robust and
austere woman seated with legs crossed, and breast-feeding
a child; the stone of natural cream coloration with soft bands of
white and russet; signed and dated Cuevas 1974; H: 22 1/2"
(approx)
$6,000 - 8,000
435
LARGE SILKSCREEN BY SISTER CORITA KENT: “Song
with an Apple”
Large silkscreen print on paper by Sister Corita Kent
(American, 1918-1986); entitled “Song with an Apple”,
depicting a large yellow fruit with the words “World’s Finest”
imposed over it to the upper section, and the phrases “Guard
me oh Lord…As the Apple of your Eye” beneath in two
different colors; lightly pencil signed and titled below apple; 24"
x 31" (sight only); matted and framed
$600 - 800
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LIMITED EDITION SERIGRAPH BY YOONG BAE
Limited edition color serigraph on paper print by Yoong Bae
Korean-American (19281992), entitled “Rich Granary”;
depicting an abstract composition in vibrant red and blue on a
gold-flood ground, with a rectangular element beneath a
eye-like demi-lune; pencil signed, numbered 3/10, and dated
August 1966; 20 1/2" x 15 3/4" (sight only); mounted in large,
hanging scroll-motif frame
$350 - 500
438
LARGE ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Lotus &
Fish
Large and antique, Korean folk painting on paper; showing a
pond scene with cranes, ducks and sparrows amid bright lotus
blossoms and foliage, shooting up above swimming fish
below, 19th Century; 62" x 31 1/2", mounted on board
$2,000 - 3,000
439
440
439
LARGE ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Tiger &
Magpie
Large and antique, Korean ink and colors on paper folk
painting; depicting a snarling tiger, with a magpie peeking out
from behind, beside a thick pine branch, 19th Century; 54 1/2"
x 22 1/4", framed
$2,000 - 3,000
437
THREE ANTIQUE KOREAN PAINTINGS
Group of three, antique Korean ink and color on paper
paintings: one depicting a bearded sage wearing a wide
brimmed hat in a snowy landscape, with seal mark; the other
two each of a bird perched on flowering/foliate branches
above streams, each with a seal mark; 47 1/2" x 18 3/4"l; each
framed
$3,000 - 4,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
440
ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Deer & Cranes
Antique Korean ink and colors on paper folk paper painting;
depicting an auspicious scene of pair deer standing beneath
pine, with pair cranes, and rockery with flowers to the front,
19th Century; 30 1/4" x 22 1/4"; framed
$600 - 800
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ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Cranes & Pine
Antique Korean ink and colors on paper folk painting; depicting
a composition of cranes amid pine branches, with a full red
sun, and all above crashing waves below, inscription and with
seal mark; 19th Century; 23" x 25", framed
$800 - 1,000
444
KOREAN PAPER SCROLL AFTER YANG GI-HUN: Ducks
Korean ink and color on paper scroll; with scene of three ducks
in a pond; signed after Yang Gi-Hun (Choson Dynasty court
painter); 16" x 17", on silk mounting
$350 - 550
445
ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Cranes
two colorful cranes standing beneath a pine tree, 19th
Century; 27 1/2" x 19 1/2"; framed
$700 - 900
442
443
442
ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Eggplants
three growing eggplants, surrounded by insects including
butterflies, dragonflies, ants and grasshoppers; 19th Century;
19 1/4" x 12 1/2"; framed
$600 - 800
443
LARGE ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Dragon
Large and antique, Korean ink and colors on paper folk
painting; depicting a wild-eyed, four-clawed dragon with
scales in green-blue and trimmed with red, amid smokey
clouds; 19th Century; 54 1/2" x 22 1/4", framed
$2,000 - 3,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
446
ANTIQUE KOREAN FOLK PAINTING: Horse
Antique Korean ink and colors on paper folk painting; showing
a stylized white horse standing tethered to a willow tree, 19th
Century; 23 1/2" x 29 1/4"; framed
$600 - 800
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448
450
KOREAN CHOSON DYNASTY MAEBYONG VASE
Antique Korean Choson Dynasty, glazed maebyong vase; the
shoulder with sparse design of white glazed foliage on an even
brown-black ground; H: 10 1/4"; wood box
$3,000 - 4,000
447
ANTIQUE KOREAN PAPER SCROLL: Precious Vessels
Antique Korean ink and colors on paper scroll; depicting
precious flowering vessels, with melons, pumpkin and
peaches to the front; late 19th/early 20th Century; 47 1/2" x 13
1/4"
$400 - 600
448
ANTIQUE KOREAN SILK SCROLL: Plum Blossoms
Antique Korean ink and color on silk scroll; depicting flowering
plum blossom branches, with inscription; signed and
attributed to Pak Byeongsu (active mid-19th Century), and
with seal mark; 50" x 17 1/2"; on new silk mounting
$1,500 - 2,500
449
ANTIQUE KOREAN TWO-PANEL PAPER SCREEN
Antique Korean paper two-panel screen; depicting a colorful
and auspicious, “longlife” theme, the mountainous landscape
with a red sun, cranes, blooming peach tree, pine, deer, and
turtles in the crashing waves beneath; 19th Century; 63" x 24
3/4" (each panel)
$2,000 - 3,000
Sale Date 9/25/2016
451
KOREAN SILLA DYNASTY POTTERY VASE
Korean Silla Dynasty, black pottery vessel; the body of
compressed form, with a wide flaring neck, and with incised
wave patterning and dots decorations; H: 6 1/4"
$700 - 900
452
KOREAN CHOSON DYNASTY BLUE & WHITE JAR
Antique Korean Choson Dynasty, blue and white porcelain
jar; of bulbous form wth short neck, the body with design of a
blossom and serrated foliage, with a patterned band to the
shoulder; H: 9 1/4"; wood box
$800 - 1,000
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ANTIQUE KOREAN PAINTED WOOD DUCK
Antique Korean carved and painted stylized wood duck; the
body with well detailed plumage, the head carved separately;
19th Century; L: 10 1/2"
$500 - 700
453
ANTIQUE KOREAN CHOSON DYNASTY SARIRA CASKET
Antique Korean, Choson Dynasty, Buddhist reliquary Sarira
casket; in the form of a squared form temple with curved and
channeled roofing, each side with an apsara in relief; the whole
lifting to reveal the interior with a single vase upon a lotus
petaled base, attached to the squared base; H: 8 1/4"
$3,000 - 5,000
456
KOREAN CHOSON DYNASTY BRONZE TEMPLE
FIGURES
Three small and antique, Korean Choson Dynasty, bronze
Buddhist figures: Buddha, a Bodhisattva and a monk; together
on a single stepped lotus petaled base; L: 9 1/2" (base)
$2,000 - 3,000
454
ANTIQUE KOREAN INLAID BRONZE WATERDROPPER
Antique Korean silver wire inlaid bronze waterdropper, of a
rounded, footed bell-form, with an opening to top, and spout to
side; the whole decorated with panels of with four-character
mark to base; D: 3 1/2" (approx)
$2,500 - 3,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
457
ANTIQUE MONGOLIAN BUDDHIST SHRINE
Antique Mongolian Buddhist painted wood shrine; the
rectangular open form with painted panels of deities amid floral
grounds in vibrant colors; with a red squared column at each
corner; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H: 39"
$400 - 600
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ANTIQUE CARVED BUDDHIST SHRINE PLAQUE
Antique carved and red painted Buddhist shrine plaque; of
with pointed finial form, depicting twelve Buddhas in relief,
above a lappet border, and set on a splayed base;
Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H: 48 1/8"
$400 - 500
461
ANTIQUE MONGOLIAN OR TIBETAN CABINET
Antique Mongolian or Tibetan painted wood cabinet; the
stacked rectangular form with panels of auspicious animals,
precious vessels and one panel of Buddha; all against a red
ground; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; L: 45 1/8"
$400 - 600
459
PAIR OF TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN PRAYER WHEELS
Pair of elaborately painted and of large temple size, Tibetan or
Mongolian wood prayer wheels; the cylindrical barrel forms
each with three rows of mantras between decorative borders
above and below; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H:
37 1/2" (each)
$500 - 700
462
LARGE ANTIQUE TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN CHEST
Large and elaborately painted, antique Tibetan or Mongolian
chest; the rectangular with design centering Buddha, flanked
by floral patterned geometric motifs, in a palette of mainly reds
and greens; Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; L: 50"
(approx)
$400 - 600
460
ANTIQUE TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN ALTAR
Antique Tibetan or Mongolian sectional altar/shrine; the
rectangular cabinet form with twelve alcoves in the upper
section for Buddhas figures, with a flared crenellated crest, the
lower section with stepped platforms for offerings; painted with
cloud and swagged motifs, and intricately patterned supports;
Provenance: Estate of Garry Shandling; H: 75 1/2"
$600 - 800
463
OLD CHINESE CARVED CAMPHOR WOOD CHEST
Old and elaborately carved, Chinese carved camphor wood
chest, the hinged rectangular form with figural panels of
immortals, flanked by auspicious pine and cranes in relief; set
on a scrolled-end stand; with lockplate and handles;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; L: 46"
(approx)
$400 - 600
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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CHINOISERIE PAINTED WOOD CABINET
Chinoiserie painted wood cabinet; the low rectangular form
with two door panels, with design garden scene showing
pavilions in silver and green on a black ground; brass circular
lockplate and matching hinges, raised on four feet with shaped
apron; L: 34"
$500 - 700
467
CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE
Chinese carved hardwood (possibly rosewood) altar table; of
rectangular form with scrolled ends, and writhing dragon
motifs in relief to the shaped apron and legs; Provenance:
Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; L: 72 1/2" (approx)
$800 - 1,200
465
CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE
Chinese carved hardwood (possibly rosewood) altar table; the
slim rectangular form with scrolled ends, with design of
writhing dragons along the shaped apron and legs;
Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; L: 53 3/4"
(approx)
$600 - 800
468
ANTIQUE CHINESE WALNUT CABINET
Antique Chinese walnut wood cabinet; of rectangular form with
trunk-style storage compartment above two hinged doors,
with decorative vessels and branching rockery motifs;
Shaanxi Province; 18th/19th Century; H: 36 3/8"
$2,000 - 3,000
466
PAIR ANTIQUE CHINESE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLES
Pair of antique, Chinese hardwood (possibly rosewood) side
tables; of interlocking form, each L-shaped, with a shelf
beneath, the legs with some bamboo motifs, and on splayed
feet; Provenance: Collection of Ko Sau Ying, Macau; H: 28
1/4" (each)
$300 - 400
469
ANTIQUE CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD CABINET
Antique Chinese lacquered rectangular wood cabinet; with
double doors in red and gilt with classic landscape designs,
the interior with single shelf and drawer; Shaanxi Province
18th/19th Century; H: 47 1/4"
$1,200 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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PAIR TALL CARVED ZITAN CABINETS
Pair of tall and finely carved, Chinese zitan wood, stacked,
four-door cabinets; each front panel with narrative figural
design depicting a boys’ festival, with children at play in
gardens; bordered by Buddhist reserves of emblems; the
sides with archaistic design of interlocking geometric
patterning; H: 94 1/2" (each)
$14,000 - 18,000
472
PAIR MING-STYLE HUANGHUALI CABINETS
Pair of Chinese, Ming-style, carved huanghuali wood
cabinets; each sloped form with an open display gallery up top,
with openwork qilin panels, above two doors with recessed
panels; ornate metal pulls; H: 64 1/2" (each)
$9,000 - 12,000
473
SET CHINESE HARDWOOD CHAIRS & TABLE
Pair of Chinese carved hardwood armchairs; of rectilinear
openwork form, imitating bamboo-motif; together with
matching side table; H: 42 1/2" (chairs)
$1,500 - 2,000
471
SET HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIRS & SIDE TABLE
Pair of Chinese huanghuali yokeback armchairs; each
structured splat with undulated edging, with scrolling to front
apron; together with matching side table; H: 45 1/2" (chairs)
$5,000 - 7,000
474
ANTIQUE LACQUERED WOOD ALTAR TABLE
Antique Chinese red lacquered wood altar table; the surface
with three landscape panels, with archaistic shaped apron;
18th/19th Century; L: 50 1/4"
$1,000 - 1,500
Sale Date 9/25/2016
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VINTAGE PERSIAN TABRIZ WOOL RUG
Vintage Persian Tabriz wool rug; centering a stylized floral
center framed by a foliage ground, and further flanked by
scrolling floral borders on a light pinkish-red ground; Circa
1940s; 7 ft x 10 ft
$800 - 1,200
476
PERSIAN KERMAN WOOL RUG
Persian Kerman wool rug; the ornately decorated rectangular
rug centering a jewel-toned quatrefoil on a deep red ground,
framed by several borders of florals, with blossoming vessels
and lion medallions at each corner; 9 ft x 125 ft
$1,000 - 1,500
477
CHINESE ART DECO WOOL RUG
Chinese Art Deco wool rug of blue and cream design;
centering a circular interlocking medallion, on a tan patterned
ground, stylized lotus corners, and framed by a border with
Buddhist eternal knots, two fringed edges; 12 ft x 9 ft 2 in
$800 - 1,200
Sale Date 9/25/2016
478
CHINESE SIX-PANEL LACQUER SCREEN
Chinese six-panel painted lacquer screen; each panel
depicting a fantastical figural scene of celestial deities in an
animated narrative scene in the clouds; each below a floral
panel, and above a different animal below; H: 71 1/2"
$800 - 1,200
479
ANTIQUE CHINESE SIX-PANEL COROMANDEL SCREEN
Antique Chinese carved six-panel coromandel screen; the
front with figural design of celestial deities and immortals, with
panels of birds above and mythological animals below; the
verso with classic mountainous landscapes flanked above by
floral sprays and archaistic bronze vessels below; 19th
Century; H: 72"
$800 - 1,200
480
PAIR CHINESE CARVED MARBLE FO LIONS
Pair of finely detailed, Chinese, carved marble Fo lions; each
with snail curl manes and a bell around their necks; he with a
ball, and she with a cub beneath her paw; each seated upon
double lotus rectangular plinths with a triangular floral “rugs”;
H: 17 3/4" (each, approx)
$1,200 - 1,500
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