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Bronze — Oriental - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Bronze
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| *** | A gilt bronze mounted Japanese ceramic jardiniere, early 20th century, the ovoid bowl enamel decorated with ladies and full bloom flowers in muted colours and gilt enrichments upon a ferrous red ground, housed in ornate metal mounts with high set dragon… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese lacquered bronze vase. Meiji period (1868-1912), the ovoid form with short rolled neck lacquered black and with rust orange flambe set with three cranes in flight inlayed with silver and gold. Impressed mark to base. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese cast bronze figure of Pu Tai, the laughing Buddha, possibly Ming. Provenance Christies Australia 1991., the well patinated corpulent figure seated in rajalalilasana with pendulous lobes and holding a cloth sack in his left hand. Height 14 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze cloisonne vases, late Meiji, late 19th century the pair of ovoid cloisonne vases with elephant handles to the shoulders, each decorated with continuous figural scene in landscape, with archaic seal marks to the underside. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze and cloisonne enamel censer, of compressed circular form with floral and arabesque motifs in colours upon a turquoise ground below a lingzhi fungus collar, with applied handles to the rim and raised upon tripod feet; with Hongxian marks… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of the Buddha of Wisdom and Compassion, the serene figure of the Buddha seated in dhyanasana, hands crossed and bearing auspicious attributes of the bell and dorje, symbols of wisdom and compassion, the Buddha with draped clothing, lightly… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, finely cast with an intricate writhing dragon finial, the body with similar, designs in high relief and raised upon a zoomorphic tripod base, bearing an apocryphal six character Xuande mark underside, height 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, of waisted compressed form with a wide flattened rim and raised upon a circular foot, having archaistic applied handles, a raised writhing dragon motif underside encircling Hongxian marks. Height 8 cm. Diameter 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese bronze and champleve enamel vase, 20th century, the Ming style baluster shape vase raised on a waisted circular foot, decorated with three champleve bands of trailing foliage and lotus flowers, the neck decorated with a figural scene and… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period (1868-1912)., the tall vases with baluster bodies and conical necks, decorated with shaped, panels of birds in relief, lappets to the neck and fantastic creature handles, height 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze Buddha on a fitted wood stand, the seated figure with hands in dhyana mudra, having tightly curled hair, pendulous lobes and a serene expression, the neatly arranged robes with, lightly engraved borders, script in relief to a cartouche,… | *** |  |
| *** | A small Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, probably Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the dramatic fearsome character standing on two snakes, wearing a tiger skin dhoti and carrying a thunderbolt in his right hand and mounted… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer bowl, of low circular form with a rounded rim in rich modulating tones of copper and amber; with an impressed seal mark underside. Height 4.5 cm. Diameter 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, of compressed waisted form with zoomorphic ring handles, in deep chocolate brown flecked with amber; bearing an impressed four character Ming mark underside. Height 5 cm. Width 15.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese parcel-gilt bronze figure of a horse, modelled with a saddle and bridle, the saddle and tack gilt. Height 30 cm. Width 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze and gilt phoenix flask, of cushion shaped flask form raised on a small spreading foot with phoenix head embellishments to the sides embellished to the body with arabesques, feathers and floral filigree upon a finely textured ground.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan bronze figure of a seated Buddha, 17th/19th century Depicted seated on a waisted lotus throne, with a serene face and downcast eyes below the tight curled hair, the shoulder robe with minimal adornment, the hands in a gesture of touching the… | *** |  |
| *** | A South-Central Indian bronze figure of a Shiva, 18th century the four-armed Shiva depicted standing on a tiered lotus base, holding a trident (ascetic symbol) in his top hands, with nice brown aged patina, height 10.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian patinated bronze Shiva Mukhalinga, 18th century the high deity Shiva as a mukhalinga, or face-linga, mounted on a conical tube in symbolically phallic form, with bulging eyes, third eye on the forehead, a large moustache and necklaces, height 16… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Burmese bronze Buddhist Monks, Mandalay period, 1853-1885, the serene seated monks with hands together in prayer, heads bowed, raised upon lotus buds and terminating in curvaceous pointed stems, designed to accompany incense burners; supported on… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze Koro, a square section tapering base and a stepped conforming lid with a lion finial, fantastic spiny backed and finned sea creature handles, the body with phoenix, dragon and scrolling motifs in relief upon a diaper ground, raised on… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, of compressed rectangular form with raised loop handles issuing from the rim and raised on integral feet, bearing cartouche with apocryphal marks in relief underside, height: 11 cm, length 14 cm, width 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Japanese bronze tiger, the well cast snarling tiger, in deep chocolate bronze with contrasting polished stripes, characters in a bordered cartouche underside. Height 14.5 cm. Width 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze jardiniere, probably first half 20th century, the heavy gauge pot with naturalistic grapevines and fruits in dull and contrasting burnished colours in high relief upon a near black hammered ground; three character mark to cartouche… | *** |  |
| *** | A well cast Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, finely and naturalistically cast in the round with lion, tiger, leopard, bear and rhinoceros figures and raised on lion's paw feet; apparently unmarked, height 16.5 cm, diameter 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze rain drum, of slightly tapering form with a broad waist with applied loops and a flat cushion top, surmounted by five realistic incised oxen, the body of the drum with continuous incised geometric patterns; the whole heavily patinated.… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze urns, raised upon a stepped circular base with applied zoomorphic handles and a broad stepped rim, the body with panels of birds and phoenix in high relief, the neck with similar decoration, with inscription underside. Height 34… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze censer, Meiji period, late 19th century, raised upon three elephant trunk supports on a stepped circular base, the ovoid censer with water dragon handles and archaistic designs in relief encircling the bowl, the lid with a proud dragon… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese seated bronze and coloured Buddha, the seated meditative Buddha wearing a Crown and simple stylised and engraved clothing in subtle red, bottle green and gold colours, the left hand in vitarka mudra, the symbol of teaching. Height 25 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibeto-Chinese bronze figure of Amitayus, probably 19th century seated in dhyanasana with hands in the meditation mudra on a double-lotus base, the base sealed with the double-vajra, slight traces of gilding and polychrome decoration. Height 11 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze rat okimono, late Meiji Period Worked in fine detail, the auspicious rodent clutching grain from wheat between its paws, three-character signature and seal within a rectangular reserve, height 4.5 cm, width 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period, late 19th century, baluster shaped with a wide banded neck, the body with dramatic continuous scenes in high relief of contesting phoenix in flight, the tails encircling, pressed marks underside within… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze Chinese censer, early to mid 20th century, of ovoid form raised on zoomorphic tripod feet and with chilong handles, and having a pierced dome with a dog of fo finial, the body with ruyi carrying horse riders surrounded by coins, possibly the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, upon a pierced base and further raised on four figural legs to a squared cushion and architectural plinth with faux animalistic handles to the side and detachable squared handles above, the whole surmounted by a pierced graduated… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of guanyin seated on a mythical Qilin, Republic period, 20th century the Chinese cast bronze figure of guanyin seated on a qilin with the head of a dragon and the fully scaled body of a horse, with a serene expression, in voluminous robes… | *** |  |
| *** | A small bronze Tibetan Buddha, a small bronze Tibetan Buddha, the Buddha with pendulous lobes and coiffed coiled hair seated in padmasana with hands in the mirror image position of healing, raised on lotus throne, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese Inlaid-Bronze Nogawa vases, Meiji period, Nogawa maker's mark (1868 - 1912), the pair of vases of elongated ovoid form with rounded shoulders and short, tapered necks, with deep-brown patina, finely decorated with blossoming plum branch… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze Yatate - a portable ink pot and brush case, of traditional form, with a square section rounded pot, relief panels with figural scenes in relief, a hinged lid with lion dog finial, and a long hollow handle serving as the brush case and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan bronze crowned white Tara and a rosewood display stand, the serene figure wearing vestments elaborately decorated with trailing beads and flower heads, seated in Padmasana on a double lotus throne, and holding floral stems, one arm raised in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze 'Alms bowl' form censer. Possibly late Qing to early 20th century. Of compressed globular form with an inverted rim in the Ming manner, the plain body with a rich burnished finish; impressed seal mark underside. Height 6 cm. Diameter 12.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer bowl, with a fine mottled gold, green and copper colouration, the rectangular and bulbous censer with integral tapering feet and loop handles to the rim, Persian script in relief to the long sides; archaic script impressed mark… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ceramic censer bowl. Glazed to replicate gold splashed bronze with turquoise enamelling, the compressed bowl having a relief moulded body with spiral shaped lappets enclosing chilongs above a lingzhi fungus border, with pierced chilong handles;… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period, late 19th century, ovoid and upon a circular footed base with a. Wide plain neck, decorated in high relief with scenes of a phoenix and bird of prey flying through trees, a decorative repeat border to collar,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bombe form bronze censer, late 19th to early 20th century finely cast with lion mask handle with raised lip and raised on a foot rim, bearing a bronze-script archaic mark in relief to the underside. Height 8.5 cm, width 15 cm, diameter 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze censer lamp, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the lamp with a waisted base embellished with cast dragons in high relief and borders of turtles and other animals, a pierced censer globe with small door and a shapely domed cover with saw tooth… | *** |  |
| *** | A near pair of Chinese bronze jardinieres, 20th century, the squat bodies each decorated with cranes in flight among scrolling clouds. Height 26 cm. Diameter 28 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze brush wash, the small compressed bowl with an inverted rim decorated with a pair of applied chilongs, seal mark in relief underside, height 3 cm, diameter 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of green Tara. Early 20th century the cast bronze figure in the posture of Royal ease, wearing an elaborate crown and jewellery, and robe encrusted with stones and sacred symbols, gesturing reassuringly with her right hand and… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese bronze Lobsters, of actual size and naturalistically cast. Height 19.5. Width 35 cm. Depth 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze tiger a snarling tiger in russet toned bronze with lighter stripes, with raised oval cartouche and signature underside. Height 19 cm. Width 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze tripod censer, of compressed circular form on three tapering feet, with a waisted neck with loop handles fashioned as twisted cords to the rim, impressed four character mark underside, rich dark brown patina, height 10.5 cm diameter: 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of cloisonne bronze vases, Qing Dynasty, 1644 - 1912, pear shaped vases with borders of patterned cloisonne to the neck and body between diaper patterned bands, with applied archaistic motifs and ring handles, drill holes to the rims and one base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of fine Japanese bronze vases, early 20th century, of slender baluster form raised on shaped bases, with waisted necks, angular branch style handles to each which wrap partially around the body as flowering stems. Height 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese bronze circular Kagkimi hand mirrors | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer bowl, probably late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, in the Ming manner and of compressed cauldron form raised on three small feet, with decorative scrolled lug handles and a low relief repeat pattern to the collar below a waisted neck;… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze Buddha, possibly mid-Qing Dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century, in the classic meditation pose with crossed legs and the hands in dhyana mudra, the crowned Buddha with pendulous earlobes and downcast eyes simply cast and with remnant… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese six dragon bronze covered censer, 20th century, the censer raised upon tripod dragon feet, the body with ruyi clouds and dragon handles, the pierced top surmounted by an entwined dragon finial, bearing mark underside. Height 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian bronze figure of a standing deity, 18/19th century Depicted standing and positioned on tiered lotus base, numbered 289 to the underside, height 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze censer with stand, a small compressed bowl with an inverted lip raised on low waisted bronze base, in deep olive tones with much patination, with a stylised four character seal mark underside, height 4.5 cm, diameter 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese bronze wrist rests, of semi -tubular elongated form designed to rest the wrists while painting or undertaking calligraphy work, decorated to the curves with raised landscape scenes and to the convex interior, myriad figures upon… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze vessel in the archaic manner, the patinated high shouldered baluster pot raised upon a flared circular foot, with applied rings to the side and a chain and bar handle, the collar and foot with a taotie embellished frieze on a diaper… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze cloisonne censer, late Meiji, late 19th century the globular cloisonne censer, with domed cover adorned with lion finial, elephant handles to the shoulders, decorated with a continuous figural scene in landscape, with archaic seal marks… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze ovoid tripod Koro and pierced cover, Meiji period (1868-1912) the domed cover with shishi and ball finial over openwork cloud scrolls, above an ovoid body decorated with phoenixes over branches on diaper pattern ground with figural… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai gilt bronze figure of seated Buddha, 19th century. In the Rattanakosin style, cast seated in bhumisparsha mudra on a tiered throne plinth, wearing long monastic robe and elaborate encrusted jewellery, his face with downcast expression, elongated… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, possibly late Qing, early 20th century of compressed globular shape with a waisted neck and foot rim, the sides with applied twin handles with thumb rests, the body incised with six yin yang symbols surrounded by trigrams of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bombe form bronze censer, bearing Qianlong period mark finely cast with lion mask handles and a four character mark in relief in seal script inset to the underside. Height 6 cm, width 14.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Japanese bronze tsuba, 20th century. the circular pierced tsuba with a relief moulded male figure holding a fan upon a scroll patterned ground, inlaid with silver and brass alloys or shakudo, with Buddhist symbols, and script, diameter 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two antique Chinese bronze hand Warmers, Qing dynasty, 19th century, a squat circular pot and the other of similar but slightly tapering form both in mottled deep chocolate and lighter tones, each with low domed pierced covers with florette diaper… | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Tibetan bronze Buddha, mid 20th century, a monastic figure with a pointed cap seated in a double lotus position and with hands in a dharmachakra mudra, the gesture of teaching, and raised upon a lotus embellished base; with an engraved dragon… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese bronze Cannons both supported on wheel bearing carriages, one bronze, the other timber and studded with vintage coins, both with patterns in relief to the bronze barrels. Height 30 cm. Width 66 cm. Depth 11 cm. And smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze cast 'Earth Witness' Buddha, well cast and depicting a contemplative Buddha in the bhumisparsha-mudra posture with tightly woven hair, and wearing a floral, dragon and phoenix robes, holding a small cup in his left hand and his right hand… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Japanese bronze pedestal vase, a trumpet neck baluster vase with a deep chocolate patina, having fantastic creature twin handles to the neck, the body with two shaped cartouches with pairs of birds in fruiting and flowering trees, with lappets and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, of compressed globular form with a pair of raised loop handles to the rim, on three tapering feet, impressed two character mark underside, dark brown patina, height 10 cm, diameter 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze statue of a tiger on a mountain, a cast replica of a Japanese-style tiger climbing a green patinated mountain. Height 32.5 cm. Width 44 cm. Depth 22 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A group of two bronze Chinese vases and a censer, the vases of baluster form with a frieze of taotie style masks on a diaper ground; the censer of bulbous form raised on three legs and with basket style handles, similarly decorated. Height 32 cm. and 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of bronze Chinese horses. Modern era, modelled as an opposite pair of caparisoned horses in the Tang manner with knotted manes and dressed tails; faux partial Qing seal marks underside. Height 20 cm. Width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese two piece bronze tiger Tally, in the archaic Han manner and cast in two matching parts, the walking creature baring teeth and both halves inscribed with archaic script. Length 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese Menuki with a Samurai helmet design, late Edo period (1600-1868), mid 19th century, the finely cast, engraved and pierced bronze menuki with a kabuti design, the 'U' shaped dragon embellishments in lighter polished bronze and having… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze lotus censer, possibly Qing Dynasty, a stylised lotus form bowl with basket handles raised upon three petite feet; with impressed Qing marks underside. Height 9 cm. Diameter 14 cm. (irregular) | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese patinated bronze fo dog censor and cover, 20th century the censor and cover of a fo dog, depicted with the tail and head raised and an alert look on his face, of good weight, unmarked. Height 18.5 cm, width 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze vase, circa 1900, decorated with raised images of flying sparrows among cherry blossoms below a recurring geometric border. Height 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze Koro with peach tree branch twin-handles, Meiji period (1868-1912) Of lobed form, the body applied with birds among flowering branches extending to form twin-handles, raised upon dragon mask shaped feet, height 20 cm, diameter 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese articulated bronze Spiny lobster, Meiji period, later 19th century, Realistically cast and of natural size, as found. Length 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze covered censer, Republic Era, mid 20th century, the compressed cauldron style pot raised on three shaped legs with a wide collar and pierced dome lid with a lion dog finial, with bearded dragon handles and applied fantastic creatures to… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze tripod based Ding censer, the body of compressed cauldron form with integral high set loop handles, splashed gold colours to the body; a circular bordered character mark underside, height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze figure of a young girl, late Meiji period (1868-1912), marked 'Jcw Co', modelled standing in robes and a cap and holding a basket, marked in monogram to the basket. Height 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze Koro or vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, the ovoid koro with high set rope twist handles and leafy mounts, a domed cover, and two high relief panels to the body featuring lion dogs in garden settings, raised on three cabriole legs upon a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze water Dropper in the antique manner, in the form of a trumpet bell with a broad spreading base having a long slender engraved spout and an applied 'C' shaped handle, the small lid with a dog of fo finial, the body decorated with vertical… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer, ding-form, with a pair of raised loop handles, on three pointed feet, three applied bat motifs around the exterior, cast seal mark underside. Height 12 cm. Diameter 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese ornaments, 20th century including a Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tara, seated in lalitsana on a guardian lion, with a sword in her right hand, with apocryphal period mark to base, an archaic tripod metal cauldron, and a lidded urn with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Indian cast bronze oil lamps, 19th century each of traditional form, the backplate cast with Gaja Lakshmi and elephants surrounded by plaited and beaded borders, one probably cast later, height 14 cm, width 9 cm, depth 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the baluster vase with a carinate shaped collar, lightly decorated with a frieze of silver inlaid stringing to the upper body, height 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai bronze head of Buddha in the antique manner, the Buddha with a serene countenance, downcast eyes and pendulous jewelled, lobes, wearing a jewelled and pattern head dress with dome, raised on a wooden plinth, height 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze bowl, with good patina, and of low profile with everted rim and foliate handles, the whole decorated with foliage and scroll work, mythical creatures and notables carrying ruyi. Height 7 cm. Diameter 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese figural bronze censer and cover, late 19th/early 20th century, the patinated bronze censer modelled as a kneeling demon holding a globular twin-handled censer decorated with lappet bands, the domed pierced cover with a dragon finial, raised on a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze Chinese jardiniere, Republic era, first half 20th century, the heavy gauge pot with high relief applied grapevines and fruits upon a darker textured ground, the rim with a molten decor; character marks in a leaf motif underside, height 19.5… | *** |  |