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Fine Asian Art including The Collection of Snuff Bottles of Franca Arena A.M. — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:212
Sale Title:Fine Asian Art including The Collection of Snuff Bottles of Franca Arena A.M.Lots with images:212
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:135
Date:3-May-2016
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Three Chinese celadon jade snuff bottles, late Qing to Republic period, the gilt-metal filigree decoration mid 20th century, 5 cm high, 5.4 cm high, 6 cm high (3). Compare two similar examples with filigree embellishment, see Lot 70 and 93, the Linda Riddell Hoffman collection of Chinese snuff bottles, Bonhams New York 22 March 2011, Sale 19263
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Two carved Chinese white jade snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty to mid 20th century, 4.5 cm, 6 cm high (2).
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Two Chinese carved 'Basket' snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty to Republic period, 5.7 cm and 4.7 cm high (2)
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Two Chinese jade-pebble snuff bottles, Qing dynasty, 5.5 cm high, 7.8 cm high (2). Provenance: The white jade pebble acquired from Lynette Cunnington Asian Art on December 1994
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A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5 cm to 7.3 cm high (8)
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A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5.2 cm to 5.3 cm high (8)
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Two Chinese moulded porcelain snuff bottles, Qing dynasty, 1796 - 1820, 7.5 cm high, 6.5 cm high (2). Provenance: The 'Dragon' bottle with Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis insurance valuation dated 1 May 1995, Publication: the 'Dragon' bottle featured in Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17, Compare a similar 'Buddhist lion' bottle in the Bloch collection, see lot 91
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A Chinese moulded and enamelled iron-red glaze 'Dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1796 - 1820, 7.2 cm high, Compare a turquoise-glazed example of almost identical decoration, see Lot 39, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams Hong Kong 24 November 2012, sale 20524
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A group of five Chinese ceramic snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 6 cm to 8.3 cm high (5)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 6 cm to 8.2 cm high (4)
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A Chinese imitation-realgar glass snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1700-1820, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from J. W. A. Multinational, Inc. Oriental fine arts, Florida on 26 September 2008, New England private collection, Compare a similar example, see Lot 95, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams Hong Kong 24 November 2012, sale 20524
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A Chinese multi-colour glass overlay snuff bottle, Yangzhou school, 1800 to 1840, 6.1 cm high. Provenance: Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & works of Art, 12 March 1997 (receipt)
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Two Chinese red glass overlay snuff bottles, 7.2 cm high, 5 cm high (2)
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A Chinese red glass overlay ' shou ' snuff bottle, 5 cm high
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Two Chinese red glass overlay snuff bottles, Qing dynasty to Republic period, 6 cm high, 6.5 cm high (2). Provenance: The 'Sea Battle' bottle from Lynette Cunnington Asian Art, August 1994
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A red glass overlay 'Bird and flower' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty to Republic period, 7 cm high
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A Chinese enamelled white glass snuff bottle, six-character Qianlong mark, 18th to 19th century, 5.5 cm high
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A group of five glass overlay snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 6.6 cm high (5)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.7 cm to 7.3 cm high (4)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 6.6 cm high (4)
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A Chinese carved white jade and hardstone 'Aubergine' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty late 18th to early 19th century, attributed to the palace workshop, on a wooden stand, 7 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Clare Chu for the Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles on 26 September 2008 (with invoice), C. Y. Tse, Hong Kong 1986, Compare a similar aubergine bottle in the Bloch collection, see no. 29, Chinese snuff bottles: a miniature Art from the collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 18 March to…
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Two Chinese carved jade and hardstone snuff bottles, 6.3 cm high, 8.5 cm high (2).
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A Chinese carved white jade 'Sage' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, 7.3 cm high. Provenance: Lot 0787, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne Australia, 2 Jun 2008
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A Chinese carved white jade melon-form snuff bottle, mid Qing dynasty, 5 cm high
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A carved Chinse white jade purse-form snuff bottle, 4 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Fritz Lintner Antiques on 22 July 99 (receipt)
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A Chinese carved jade 'Marriage' snuff bottle with coral and turquoise inlays, late Qing dynasty, 7 cm high. Provenance: Lot 0789, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne Australia, 2 Jun 2008
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A Chinese carved celadon jade 'Gourd' snuff bottle, 6 cm high
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A Chinese carved celadon jade 'Gourd' snuff bottle, 8 cm high
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A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5.2 cm to 7.6 cm high (8)
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A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.8 cm to 7.8 cm high (8)
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Li Dongxiao (20th/ 21th century), Franca Arena, 1996, inscribed and signed by the artist, 7 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 1996, Publication: Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17, 1996
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Li Kechang (1942 - ) and Li Dongxiao (20th/ 21th century), horse by Castiglione, 2001, painted by Li Dongxiao, inscribed and signed by Li Kechang, 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2001, with certificate issued by the artist, Publication: Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17
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Li Kechang (1942 - ), the eighteen scholars of Yingzhou, 1996, inscribed and signed by the artist, 5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 1996, with certificate issued by the artist
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Li Kechang (1942 - ), water margin, 2001, a snuff bottle signed by the artist, with certificate issued by the artists, 7.2 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2001, with certificate issued by the artist. Exhibition and Publication: cover lot, inside painted snuff bottles collection, Chinese Arts & Crafts, Hong Kong, 29 September 2000 to 22 October 2000, Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17
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Li Kechang (1942 - ), landscape, 1995, signed and inscribed by the artist, 7 cm high
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Sun Jianguo (1963 - ), Cats, inscribed and signed by the artist, 4.2 cm high
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Jiang Wenchun (1937 - ), Winter in the Imperial Palace, 2001, 5.8 cm high
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 7 cm to 9 cm high (4)
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A Chinese mottle-green jadeite snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1770-1880, 6.1 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection in the States, acquired circa 1960s-1974, property from the estate of James H. Kelley, Christies New York, 15 September 2009, Lot 176, Hugh moss, West Haven Ltd, 23 Oct 2010 (receipt), Compare a jadeite bottle of similar shape in the Bloch collection, see no. 57, Chinese snuff bottles: a miniature Art from the collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 18 March to 8 June 1994…
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A Chinese jadeite snuff bottle
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5.7 cm to 7.4 cm high (4)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 6.4 cm high (4)
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A Chinese carved shadow chalcedony snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1780-1860, 6.3 cm high, 1780-1860
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A Chinese cameo chalcedony 'Jujube and peanut' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 5.7 cm high, Compare a similar example, see Lot 64, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams Hong Kong 24 November 2012, sale 20524
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A Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 4.5 cm high. Provenance: Lynette Cunnington Asian Art, August 1994, : 19948n Asian Art
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A Chinese well-hollowed agate double snuff bottle, 5.2 cm high
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A group of three Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.4 cm to 6 cm high (3)
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A Chinese carved hardstone snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, possibly stained to resemble turquoise, 4.6 cm high
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A Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, 5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & works of Art on 20 March 1995 (receipt), and the insurance valuation from the same business dated 1 May 1995
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Two Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles, 20th century, 4.5 cm high, 4.7 cm high (2)
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A Chinese carved mother-of-pearl 'Carp' snuff bottle, 5.8 cm high
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Three carved Chinese amber and root amber snuff bottles, 6 cm, 6.1 cm, and 7 cm high (3)
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A group of five Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.3 cm to 6.5 cm high (5)
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A group of eight Chinse snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.3 cm to 9 cm high (8)
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A Chinese carved rhinoceros-horn snuff bottle, Qing dynasty period, 6.5 cm high, 35g
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A Chinese tortoise shell snuff bottle, Guangxu four-character incised mark, 5 cm high
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A Chinese carved tortoiseshell snuff bottle with movable 'Butterflies', late Qing to Republic period dynasty, 6.2 cm high
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Two Chinese carved coral snuff bottles, 7 cm high, 6 cm high (2)
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Two Chinese carved hornbill snuff bottles, 5.6 cm high, 6.1 cm high (2)
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Five Chinese carved ivory and tortoiseshell snuff bottles, varying sizes from 6.3 cm to 9 cm high (5)
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Two Chinese carved ivory snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty to mid 20th century, 7.5 cm high, 7.8 cm high (2). Provenance: The 'Lady' bottle acquired from Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & works of Art on 20 March 1995 (receipt), and the insurance valuation from the same business dated 1 May 1995
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A group of seven Chinese snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 9 cm high (7)
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A group of nine Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th to early 20th century, varying sizes from 3.8 to 6 cm high (9). Publication: the two groups of medicine bottles featured in Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 6.4 cm high (4)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5.7 cm to 8.4 cm high (4)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 7 cm to 8.5 cm high (4)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.5 cm to 6.3 cm high
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.7 cm to 7 cm high (4)
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A group of five Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.3 cm to 6.5 cm high (5)
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A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 5 cm to 6.5 cm high (4)
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A Chinese moulded red-glaze vase, Qianlong six-character embossed seal mark, 42 cm high
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A carved Chinese yellow-glaze vase, Wang Bingrong seal mark, 47 cm high
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A Chinese celadon-glaze pear-shaped and moulded vase, Yongzheng six-character underglaze-blue mark to the base, Republic period, 33 cm high. Provenance: South Australia private collection, collection of Peter Roberts, by descent from his father, Edward Roberts, collection of Edward Roberts in Adelaide, acquired in London in the 1960s
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A Chinese black-glaze horse-hoof vase, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark, 22.5 cm high
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A Chinese flambe four-handle jar, 22.5 cm high
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A Chinese peachbloom-glaze waterpot, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark and of the period, 12.5 cm diam
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A Chinese carved celadon jade lobed vase and top, 23 cm high
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A Chinese carved pale-celadon jade carving of a mythical turtle, 8.2 cm high
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A carved Chinese jade square flower pot, 14 cm wide, 9 cm deep, 5.7 cm high
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A Chinese pale-celadon jade 'Dragon' belt buckle, a jadeite archers ring and a jadeite feather tube, buckle: 11.2 cm long, ring: 3.2 cm diameter tube: 6.3 cm long (3). Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1980s
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A Chinese carved celadon jade 'Dragon' buckle, 11.5 cm long
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A pair of Chinese carved ivory vases, Qing dynasty, 21.5 cm high
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A carved ivory statue of a Bodhisattva, Qing dynasty, 25 cm high
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A group of ten Chinese carved ivory, bone, and bamboo scholar's objects, Qing dynasty to Republic period, of varying sizes from 4 cm to 29 cm high (10). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Beijing in 1963 or 1964
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A carved Chinese ivory miniature book of the red chamber, and a seal, 20th century, book: 8.3 cm high, seal: 6.5 cm high (2)
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A Japanese polychrome Arita 'Phoenix' charger, Meiji to Taisho era, 39.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Kobe private collection, prior to 1900, NSW private collection and hence by descent
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A woman's tube skirt, tais, Malaka Regency, West Timor, early 20th century, with warp ikat and supplementary weave using archaic human forms, 131 cm x 51 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired from Daeng Iskandar about 30 years ago
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A batik skirt cloth, Kain Panjang, Jambi, Sumatra, mid 20th century, 250 cm x 107.5 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired from Daeng Iskandar about 30 years ago
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A batik baby sling, Selendang, probably Lasem, Java, mid 20th century, 152 cm x 85 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired from Daeng Iskandar about 30 years ago
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A rice-paste batik, Hmong hill tribe from the golden Triangle, mid 20th century, 59 cm x 52 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Kunming, Yunnan about 20 years ago
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Two batik pants for court, probably Surakarta, Java, circa 1930s, 104 cm long, 106 cm long (2). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Bali about 20 years ago
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A batik head piece, sarong kapala, probably Cirebon made for the Sumatran market, mid to late 20th century, with calligraphic design and indigo dyeing, 93 cm x 88 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Bali about 20 years ago
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A signed china batik skirt cloth, kain panjang, north Coast of Java, circa 1900, with floral design in the European style, signed by tan Kok an at Pekalongen 252 cm x 104 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Ubdu in Bali about 20 years ago
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A batik skirt dress, kain panjang, probably Cirebon made for the Islamic Sumatran market, of red calligraphy design, 242 cm x 105 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired from Daeng Iskandar about 30 years ago
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A batik skirt dress, kain panjang, Cirebon, Java, mid to late 20th century, 252 cm x 105 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, probably acquired from Daeng Iskandar about 30 years ago
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A group of four Burmese lacquerware containers, 20th century, varying from 8 cm to 26 cm diameter (4)
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A group of four Sawankhalok ceramic vessels, 14th to 15th century, varying from 4.5 cm to 28 cm diameter (4)
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Three Miao tribal bangles, mid 20th century, varying width from 7.5 cm to 8.2 cm (3). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Beijing about 25 years ago
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Three Miao tribal bangles, mid 20th century, varying width from 8.5 cm to 10 cm (3). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Beijing about 25 years ago
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A group of three Miao tribal necklace jewelleries, mid 20th century, varying width from 18.2 cm to 27 cm (3). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Beijing about 25 years ago
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