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Chinese & Asian Arts — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:98
Sale Title:Chinese & Asian ArtsLots with images:98
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:46
Date:12-Feb-2015
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Brass Hotei God of Happiness figure seated on on a carved timber stand. Height including stand 33.5 cm
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Calligraphy pair of scrolls one with a signature stamp. Length 188 cm
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Celadon crackle glaze dish with fine crackle Ru-type glaze & three spur marks to base. Diameter 11.5 cm
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Celadon double handled vase with a character stamp to the base. Height 25 cm
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Celadon dragon vase with insided detaill & a character stamp to the base. Height 30 cm
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Celadon glazed brush washer the interior with incised floral decorations with clouds motifs, exterior with studs, countersunk base with six character Yongzheng seal mark. Dimensions 8.5 x 2.5 cm
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Chicken blood chop with red striations against a grey ground, base uncarved. Length 11.8 cm
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Chicken blood chop uncarved. Height 8 cm
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Chicken blood chop in a fitted box. Length 12 cm
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Chicken blood chop with four carved character marks. Length 5.9 cm
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Chicken blood chop with four carved character marks. Length 9.5 cm
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Chicken blood chop with seven carved character marks. Length 6.4 cm
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Chicken wine cup with a six character mark to the base. Diameter 8.4 cm
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Chinese blue & white compound vase with five lobed vases & a central vase ending in a lotus shaped mouth, four character marks to base. Height 24 cm
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Chinese blue & white flute with four panels of mountain scenes. Length 52.5 cm
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Chinese blue & white lobed 'Dragons' charger the interior decorated with two confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl, six character Kangxi mark to base. Diameter 45 cm
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Chinese blue & white pair of 'Luohans' bowls, each bowl decorated with eight luohans, four character Kangxi mark to base. Dimensions 9.4 x 3.6 cm
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Chinese blue & white pair of bowls decorated with repeating motifs, six character marks to the base. Diameter 14 cm
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Chinese blue & white water Dropper with all over floral detail. Height 19.5 cm
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Chinese brass engraved tray with studded design edging & interior etching depicting elders & musicians, felt lining to the base. Diameter 55.5 cm
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Chinese cloisonne floral lidded box on a green ground with fish scale bordering & a blue interior. Diameter 13.5 cm
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Chinese cloisonne pair of vases on a blue ground with feathered & floral motifs & fine scrolled gilded detail. Height 27 cm
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Chinese copper red 'Dragons' bowl body decorated with incised white slip dragons against an applied cooper red ground with an similar interior dragon roundel, restored. Dimensions 15.5 x 7.6 cm
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Chinese crackle glazed brush washer the exterior with crackled grey-blue glaze, base with four character Daoguang mark with three spur marks. Diameter 7.8 cm
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Chinese crackle glazed lobed flower shaped bowl dimensions 15 x 6.5 cm
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Chinese frog pair of water Droppers one in celadon glaze depicting a frog perched on a large lotus leaf, the other in blue & white depicting a money-frog with coin in its mouth. Length 8.5 cm
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Chinese gilt bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni with a four character Qianlong mark to back. Height 26 cm
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Chinese hand painted pair of chicken cups both with six character stamps to the base. Diameter 8.4 cm
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Chinese hardwood scroll weights possibly zitan, carved with Chinese characters, each with relief carved pixiu finial. Length 29.7 cm
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Chinese iron red 'Goldfish' wine cups decorated with gold fish agaist an incised wave ground, one cup restored, six character Qianlong mark to base. Dimensions 7.4 x 3.6 cm
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Chinese Lavender blue censer with lion-head lug handles & ruyi shaped lappet border to base of neck, six character Qianlong seal mark to base. Dimensions 14.5 x 8.5 cm
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Chinese pair of 'Anhua' egg-shell wine cups each with hidden decorations of dragons among clouds with four character marks to base, one with fine harline crack. Dimensions 6 x 4.6 cm
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Chinese polychrome dragon vase on a green ground, decorated with dragons cranes, stamped with a signature panel. Height 23.7 cm
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Chinese polychrome floral vase with a double ring stamp to the base. Height 17.5 cm
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Chinese pottery plate with six panels of birds stamped to the interior. Diameter 21.5 cm
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Chinese prayer book with jade stone panels. Dimensions 28 x 22 cm
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Chinese red & blue 'Buddhist Symbols' wine cup exterior decorated with eight Buddhist symbols against a red stylised wave ground, six character marks to base. Diameter 8 cm
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Chinese ruby red glazed bowl base with six character Yongzheng mark. Dimensions 13.4 x 6 cm
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Chinese yellow & blue charger, decorated in underglaze blue with flowers & fruiting branches against an intense yellow ground, six character marks to base. Diameter 46.5 cm
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Chinese yellow ground 'Cranes' bowl decorated with white cranes among green clouds, six character Yongzheng mark to base, small rim chip restoration. Dimensions 10.5 x 5.5 cm
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Classical Chinese furniture by Marcus Flacks hardcover book as new in plastic wrap.
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Ding bowl of large proportions, decorated with dragon & phoenix among flowers & clouds. Diameter 26 cm
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Ding ware round covered box with peony & floral scrolls. Diameter 17 cm
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Doucai 'Blue Prunus' roundels bowl the exterior decorated with four roundels of blue flowering prunus branches & a similar interior central roundel, six character Yongzheng mark to base. Dimensions 10.2 x 5.1 cm
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Doucai 'Dragon' roundels stem bowl the exterior decorated with four dragon roundels & interior with a similar central roundel, six character Yongzheng linear mark to inside of stem base. Dimensions 10.4 x 6.3 cm
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Doucai lotus wine cup delicately potted, the body decorated with lotus flowers interspersed with other water plants on a rippling pond, base with six character Chenghua mark enclosed by a double square. Dimensions 7 x 3.1 cm
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Doucai stem cup well potted with a tall flared stem, the exterior decorated with birds perched on fruiting branches, the six character Chenghua reign mark inscribed on the interior or stem base. Dimensions 8.1 x 7.6 cm
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East Asian incense holder with twin dog finials & sixteen panels of deities. Length 35 cm
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Fine Chinese famille rose dish depicting quails among flowers, yellow glazed to exterior, four character Yongzheng seal mark to base. Diameter 20.5 cm
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Fine Chinese white glazed 'Anhua' dragon wine cup finely potted with everted mouth rim, the body incised with two scaly dragons (only visible when held against a strong light), with a 'Tian' character to center. Diameter 8.5 cm
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Flambe glazed miniature double gourd shaped pair of vases height 6 cm
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Horn bangle with translucent honey coloured tones. Diameter 9.3 cm
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Horn bowl with honey coloured tones. Diameter 11.2 cm
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Horn bowl of semi translucent appearance. Diameter 13 cm
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Horn bowl of dark semi translucent appearance. Diameter 11 cm
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Huanghuali bracelet comprising ten large beads. Diameter 22 cm
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Huanghuali bracelet comprising fifteen small beads. Diameter 13 cm
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Huanghuali bracelet comprising thirteen round beads, terminating on a futou shaped bead stringed on elastic band. Bead diameter 13 mm bracelet diameter 9.5 cm
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Huanghuali demountable side table of unusual design, ' Xiaotiao'an', 19th / 20th century, the floating top with book-matched firery patterns and Guilian grains with scroll ends carved with lingzhi stalks, the stretcher in large Linzhi and coin motifs together with a pair of demountable legs carved with floral, bat & coin theme. Note: scroll-top tables of this type with demountable legs are rare. For a similar table with fixed legs, see Tian Jiaqing, Classic Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty, p.201.…
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Huanghuali pair of continuous yokeback armchairs & matching tea stand 19th/20th century, 'Nanguanmaoyi', the chairs each with an arched crestrail with central S-shaped plain splat & supported on slightly curved rear posts, the curved arm rails supported on tapering stiles, the hardwood seat above arched stretchers with short struts, the wood with attractive grains. Chair 119 x 67 x 61 cm, table 74 x 42 x 31.7 cm
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Ivory carved dragon stamp seal, length 5.8 cm
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Jade bangle in deep green. Diameter 7.8 cm
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Jade bangle with apple green tones. Diameter 7.8 cm
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Jade bangle in semi translucent vermillion tones with a velvet draw-string bag. Diameter 7 cm
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Japanese cloisonne box with fine detailed peacock & floral design & an engraved interior. Dimensions 10.9 x 9.2 x 4.6 cm
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Japanese cloisonne covered Koro & a pair of vases of fine gilded floral detailed design. Height 13 cm
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Jiaoyi Chinese hardwood pair of folding horseshoe back armchairs 19th/20th century, possibly Huanghuali, each chair has a rounded crestrail ending in outswept handrests which are supported by the curved extensions of the front legs. The back splat carved with pierced panels with qilins amongst stylised clouds & scrolls. The front stretcher is beneath a foot-rest which has three coin shaped pierced metal plaque, the wood with fine grain & patina. Ref: Christie's London, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of…
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Junyao 'Zhadou' Leys jar covered in fine bluish crackle glaze with unglazed foot rim, side with large purple splash. Height 13 cm
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Junyao floral shaped lobed dish with purple spalsh to interior. Diameter 11.6 cm
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Junyao flower pot with lobed body & purple splash to side. Dimensions 23 x 16 cm
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Junyao pair of bowls with purple splash to interior & studs to exterior mouth rims. Diameter 13.5 cm
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Junyao tripod censer with purple splash to side & double lug handles, encrustations to base of feet. Height 15.2 cm
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Marici Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva bronze gilded figure, her eight arms radiating around her, her principal face with serene expression, flanked by a two wrathful faces, dressed in the royal robes of a bodhisattva, seated on a raised lotus flower base. Height of base 12 cm, weight of base 20kg, height of figure 58 cm, weight of figure 29kg
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Meiguiyi antique Chinese ladies three piece tea table & chair setting comprising two chairs & a side table inset with a marble panel & inlaid with mother of pearl. Height of chair 97 cm height of table 80 cm
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Meiji cloisonne pair of vases decorated with dancing figures. Height 13 cm
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Meiji Satsuma pair of vases on a blue ground decorated with Bijin. Stamped to the base. Height 24 cm
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Meiping plum vase with raised splash design. Height 30 cm
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Mother of pearl carved game pieces comprising sixteen pieces, nine rectangular pieces & forty six elongated pieces. Length of largest 7 cm
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Peking glass overlay lidded ginger jar with raised decoration of vases & censers, with a signature panel to the base. Height 20 cm
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Peking glass oversized snuff bottle decorated with wading birds & coy carp, with a green stone stopper & a signaure panel to the base. Height 27 cm
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Qing celadon charger with inscribed lotus design and a custom box. Diameter 40.5 cm
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Republic famille rose figure of Liu Hai perched atop his three-legged 'Money frog' holding a string of gold coins, entirely accented with gilt highlights. Height 16.5 cm
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Republic hand painted dish decorated with three panels of a man wrestling with a tiger, resting with a dragon & playing with a baby dragon, in between are six various character marks. Diameter 27.5 cm
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Republic polychrome jardiniere depicting scholars to one side & decorated with text to verso. Height 17 cm
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Sancai horse possibly Tang Dynasty, well potted standing four square on rectangular base, head slightly turned to the right with mouth agape, the body with fine crackled straw coloured glaze, in a custome made box. Height 42 cm
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Satsuma pair of 'One Thousand Flowers' vases with stamped signature panels to the base. Height 22 cm
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Silk hand painted panel of a blue bird perched in a tree, with a sugned panel, set within a gilt timber frame. Dimensions of frame 36.5 x 36.5 cm
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Shoshan carved dish with multiple vases. Soapstone carved dish with multiple vases set with figures of a birds amoungst flora. Length 24 cm
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Taibaizun peachbloom water pot of bee hive shape with mottled red and speckled green glaze, double ring mark to base. Diameter 11.5 x 8.5 cm
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Tibetan amber necklace length 36 cm
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Tibetan amber necklace comprising eighteen large round bun shaped beads. Diameter of largest 29 mm
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Tibetan thangka with a central medallian panel, various scenes of deities & a silk cover. Dimensions 117 cm
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Tibetan thangka with a central panel of a floating Buddha surrounded by other deities & a silk cover. Length 111 cm
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Walrus carved ivory figure of man & His monkey height 10 cm
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Walrus carved ivory tusk on stand depicting a family of eight chickens, on a craved timber stand. Length of tusk 47 cm
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Walrus ivory carved figure of lady holding a parasol & fan. Height 26.5 cm
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Zitan box with a sliding lid. Dimensions 30 x 16 x 7 cm
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Zitan carved piece depicting a mountain scene. Length 24 cm
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