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The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions

Auction House: Mossgreen Auctions Number of lots recorded: 567
Sale Title: The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian Art Lots with images: 551
Auction Location: Melbourne Prices available: 403
Date: 24/11/2008









Lot Description Price Image
*** An exceptional pair of large Ivory Wrist Rests, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Each one finely carved with immortals and attendants descending from a mountain temple surrounded by pine trees and clouds, fitted hardwood stands, fitted box 30.5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Ivory wrist rest, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Very well carved with Daoist Immortals standing on clouds amongst pines, before heavenly pagodas, fitted box 30.5 cm high ***
*** A large Chinese Ivory Mountain, late 19th/early 20th century. Finely carved and undercut with an elaborate scene of monks riding up a narrow pathway, beside pines and bamboo, and over a raging torrent to a temple atop of a sacred mountain, a group of figures taking tea in a small pavilion en route, silver-inlaid hardwood stand, fitted box 28 cm high.… ***
*** A very large Chinese white ivory figure, late 19th/early 20th century. Of immortal Shou Lao leaning on a staff, with attendant, fitted box 51 cm high ***
*** A pair of Chinese Carved ivory Wrist-rests, late 19th century. Each one with a bird on a carved and undercut flowering prunus branch, fitted silver inlaid hardwood stands 18.5 cm high ***
*** A large rectangular Ivory Wrist Rest, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Delicately carved with various birds amongst a rocky outcrop with an overhanging pine branch, grasses and small shrubs, fitted box 25.5 cm high ***
*** A fan-shaped Ivory Plaque, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. Exceptionally well carved and undercut with a profusion of exotic flowering plants, including a Magnolia tree, chrysanthemums, peony, prunus and narcissus and grasses, fitted box, stand 36.5 cm high ***
*** A naturalistic root wood brush holder, with hardwood mounted rim and base, late Chin Dynasty 31 cm high ***
*** A ribbed bamboo cylindrical brush pot, 19th Century, lacquered on the interior 14 cm high & 11.8 cm diameter ***
*** A Bamboo Brushpot, early Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, well carved with figures in boats within a mountainous landscape, fitted box 14.6 cm high & 11 cm diameter. Provenance: Antik West, Amsterdam (by repute) ***
*** A hardwood brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of bamboo form, slightly convex, incised with calligraphy ***
*** A hardwood Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 1644/1911, probably Zitan, with lipped rims and three short feet ***
*** Two Bamboo wrist rests, each one carved with rocks and flowers, both inscribed ***
*** A Bamboo wrist-rest, late Qing,19th century, well carved with a scholar, inscribed ***
*** A Huanghuali brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the well figured timber. With a good colour and polish. Provenance: The Collection of Franca Arena Ao ***
*** A large Huanghuali brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Well figured and with good colour ***
*** A hardwood Incense Tool Holder, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of hexagonal flower-shape. 15.2 cm high. See: Arts From the Schollar's Studio, Ocs of Hong Kong, 1986, cat no 234 for another example in wood & no 114 for an ivory example ***
*** A rare Ordos bronze ritual dagger, Western Han Dynasty, 206BCE/8CE the hilt cast with tiny horses and surmounted by a large horse and rider 29.7 cm length ***
*** A Persian style bronze ewer, Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century, finely carved with auspicious animals, good patina 20 cm high ***
*** A small Bronze figure of Kubera, (the God of Wealth), 17th/18th century. Seated on a Buddhist lion, sealed, with visvajra 10.3 x 9.5 cm ***

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