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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| *** | A rare Chinese polychrome wood sculpture of a Bodhisattva, song Dynasty, 11th century, seated in vajrasana (lotus posture) with the head slightly tilted to one side and the eyes downcast, the hair in curls and trusses around the ushnisha, the right hand… | *** |  |
| *** | A very fine and rare Nepalese bronze parcel-gilt figure of Tara, 9th-10th century, the heavily bejeweled figure standing in tribhanga on a round lotus pedestal with a ring for attachment to a shrine, the right hand in varada mudra, the left in kataka… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Nepalese bronze standing figure of Avalokitesvara, 10th-11th century, finely cast in tribhanga with a sensuous curved body, the hair in a high chignon behind the three-point Crown, a mandorla behind the head, very well patinated, 26.5 cm high.… | *** |  |
| *** | An important Indian pink sandstone head of Buddha, Mathuran District, Kushan period, 2nd-3rd century Ace, the pink sandstone, larger than life size sculpture, the face wearing a benign smile, the eyebrows arched, the hair tightly plaited, 32 cm high.… | *** |  |
| *** | A very large Khmer sandstone sculpture of Vishnu, Baphuon style, 11th century, the four-armed deity standing supremely in a long finely detailed sampot with a fishtail sash at the back, secured by a low slung belt, the face with downcast eyes beneath a… | *** |  |
| *** | An important excavated bronze vessel, the Shan Fu Liang Qi Gui, late Western Zhou, 9th/8th century BC, with a good original patina, the interior and inside of the cover cast with a thirty-three character inscription, translated by Dr Barnard as follows: I… | *** |  |
| *** | An important archaic bronze Ding, late Shang Dynasty 13th-11th century B.C, with upright loop handles, finally cast with a frieze of Gui dragons above three large daodie masks, areas of heavy malachite encrustation Illegible inscription of one or two… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of six bronze Chariot fittings, Warring States-Western Han, 4th-2nd BCE, including three axel caps and three yoke fittings, each one finely inlaid in gold and silver with archaic stylised motifs, some with prancing deer and 'Qu Shi' in the centre,… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese marble tiered base, Tang Dynasty, dated 697-698, made for a figure of Maitreya, the top in the form of an open lotus flower on an octagonal section, supported by five squatting figures, resting on a rectangular-shaped support, a continuous… | *** |  |
| *** | An important blackstone Stele of Umamaheshvara, Northeast India, Pala period, 11th century | *** |  |
| *** | An important large feldspar seated figure of Annenmose, lower Egypt, late period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 BC with incised hieroglyphics. Height 43.5 cm. Exhibited: the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of Giving: 90 Masterpieces, Art Gallery of South… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese wooden standing figure of Guanyin, late song-Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th century, his hair in a high chignon, wearing a necklace and sash and a robe from the waist down, a slight curve to the body and traces of black and red pigment, 37 cm high… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Longquan mallet vase, Yuan dynasty with fish form handles and covered in a broadly crackled pale green glaze, 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A small and extremely rare doucai enamel dish, Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487) | *** |  |
| *** | A calcified marble torso of a male, Roman 1st-2nd century AD, 36 cm high, 18 cm wide across the shoulders, on black marble base, 58 cm high overall | *** |  |
| *** | A Longquan ware tripod censer, Yuan dynasty relief moulded with a continues peony scroll, supported on three short legs, 8.8 cm high 12.4 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A fine half size Roman marble torso of Aphrodite, late 1st/early 2nd century, the naked goddess of Love modelled in a highly naturalistic style, bending forward with her right leg advanced slightly and tilting to her left, perhaps originally retrieving a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Ding ware saucer dish, Jin Dynasty finely moulded with a pair of phoenix in fly amongst exotic flowers, fitted box, 18 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | An important gold and ivory comb, probably Tang Dynasty (618-907), 9 cm wide. Decorated with fine filigree work on the both sides, inset with well polished malachite, the spine with small coral beads. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and important limestone figure of a guardian, Tang Dynasty, (618-907) | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Nepalese figure of Buddha Sakyamuni, 10th-11th century, with traces of gilt. Seated on a double-lotus throne. 12 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A rare parcel gilt grey stone Pillow, late Tang Dynasty, 10th century, the curved front and sides carved in relief with a peony scroll recessed between continuous classic scroll borders, the straight recessed back with two further recessed cartouche and a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese marble sculpture of a lion, early Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th century, Boldly carved seated on its haunches on a rectangular base, with powerfully muscled legs, the mouth opened wide in a ferocious snarl, with a curled mane behind the bulging eyes and… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Gandharan grey schist frieze depicting a standing Buddha, north-West Pakistan, Kushan period,circa 3rd century, accepting an offering of kusha grass and surrounded by adorants, Indra and Vajrapani, 53 cm x 31 cm, metal base | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional pair of large Chinese ivory wrist rests, 19th century, Qing Dynasty, 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Indian bronze shrine of a Vishnu, north-eastern India, Pala period, 11th century | *** |  |
| *** | A superb and rare Egyptian veined alabaster canopic jar, New Kingdom 1550-1070 BC, the lid carved in the form of the head of Imsety, the human-headed Son of Horus and guardian of the liver; hieroglyphic inscription incised into the body of the vessel., 38… | *** |  |
| *** | A very large and fine pottery horse Tang Dynasty (618-907). 75 x 75 cm. With sculpted mane and saddle, standing four square on a rectangular base, original pigments Oxford T/L test certificate no C97R85 | *** |  |
| *** | A very rare carved marble Cinerarium or altar casket, Roman, 1st century BC-1st century AD. 43 cm high, 32 cm wide, 47 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A very rare and important Chinese silver repousse pillow, Liao Dynasty, 907-1125, probably from a royal tomb, finely decorated in the centre with a pair of phoenix and a flaming pearl of wisdom, the everted rim with eight floral sprays within beaded… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Roman (Syria) carved black basalt torso of Minerva, 3rd century AD. Height 48 cm. Exhibited: the William Bowmore collection,the fine Art of Giving: 90 Masterpieces, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Illustrated in the accompanying catalogue… | *** |  |
| *** | A good Egyptian bronze figure of Bastet, carrying Sekhmet, late period, 600-300BC, with engraved hieroglyphics. Height 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Ding-type white ware bowl, Song Dynasty 960-1279, finely moulded on the inside with a continuous floral design, heavily crackled ivory-coloured glaze. 8 cm high, 18.8 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: Sydney private collection. R & V… | *** |  |
| *** | A massive polychrome painted grey pottery Lokapala figure Tang Dynasty, 7th/8th century. Standing on a recumbent buffalo, original mineral pigments, wooden stand 122 cm reference: See Sothebys Ny, 31/3/2005, lot 260 for a similar figure | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Steatite figure of Buddha, five Dynasties, 10th century, seated in dhyanasana before a flat mandorla, wearing a distinctive collar, the curled hair around the ushnisa, supported on a waisted lotus throne, 18.5 cm high. Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co.,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Blue and white ewer, early 16th century, with high looping handle, and long curved spout, painted in inky cobalt blue with leafy scrolls, a lappet band at the base and plantain leaves around the neck, 28 cm high. Reference: See Regina Kraal &… | *** |  |
| *** | A Ding ware saucer dish, Jin dynasty moulded in the central band with a pair of phoenix amongst peonies, a copper mounted rim, 17.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased 1970's | *** |  |
| *** | A very rare Dingyao persimmon-glazed saucer-dish, Northern song Dynasty (960-1127) | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese grey pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-906), very well sculpted, standing under saddle on a flat triangular base with one leg raised, original red and white mineral pigments, 49 cm high and 65 cm wide, For similar example see Bonhams London… | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt-bronze four-Pronged cup stand, Western Han Dynasty (206BCE-24CE), supported on a horizontal ribbed column and a widely splayed base, made as a support for an 'Ear-cup', probably Hebei province, 11.6 cm high, 15 cm wide. Reference: for an identical… | *** |  |
| *** | A Qingbai gourd-shaped ewer, song Dynasty, 12th century, with a large looped strap handle and long curved spout, an incised stylised motif at the base of each one and a triple stylised wave band around the shoulder, covered in a pale blue glaze, the flat… | *** |  |
| *** | A Javanese silver four-armed deity, 9-10th century or later, seated on a double lotus throne holding attributes in each hand, 10 cm high. Reference: Martin Lerner, the flame and the lotus, cat. No. 45, pp. 120-121 for a similar silver figure | *** |  |
| *** | A large grey pottery horse, Tang dynasty, 618-906, Very well sculpted, standing under saddle on a flat triangular base with one leg raised, original red and white mineral pigments, 49 cm high and 65 cm wide. Provenance: Bonhams Sydney lot 255; The David… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese bronze mask, Western Zhou, 11th century - 771BCE. A ritual burial object modelled as a human face, southern China, probably Zichuan provence, original patination. 15.5 cm high, 19 cm wide. 24.2 cm high including stand | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese limestone commemorative pillar, Northern Song, dated 998. The hexagonal pillar supported on a circular lotus base and bearing several inscriptions, 'Villagers of Da Ming Fu, Chao Cheng County, Da Ming City' (one of the four major capitals… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive stoneware amphora vase, Sui/early Tang Dynasty, 6/7th century, with winged-dragon handles, the greenish-grey glaze stopping unevenly over the grey body, flat base. Reference: See 'Tang Pottery and Porcelain', Nezu Institute, Tokyo 1988, p 79… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Jun ware bowl, Yuan dynasty the milky blue glaze with a large crimson splash in the interior, a further splash on the outside, 10 cm high, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Kenny Chong, Hong Kong, 1980s | *** |  |
| *** | A Calcified jade sword slide, probably Han Dynasty, 206BCE-220 Ace, carved in high-relief, with two contending qilong with bifurcated tails. 12 x 2.1 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large white pottery Bactrian camel, Tang Dynasty (618-906), carrying saddle bags and an animal form saddle cloth, standing with head raised on a flat base, 61 cm high 52 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese conical Yaozhou tea bowl, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), with everted rim, the centre with calligraphic style russet decoration, over the black glaze, the exterior with a mixed russet and black pattern glaze, 4.5 cm high, 14.4 cm diameter. Reference:… | *** |  |
| *** | A Longquan mallet vase with phoenix handles, Southern song Dynasty (1127-1279), covered in an unctuous bluish green glaze, pooling at the foot, and paling at the mouth rim, the foot burned brick red, a firing mark on the glazed base, 15.2 cm high.… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Cizhou red oil spot tea bowl, Jin dynasty with in-turned lip, covered in a russet splashed black glaze, 8 cm high; 16.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Shanghai Arts, Singapore 1980s | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer polished sandstone torso of Uma, Barphuon period, 11th century, the well-proportioned female deity wearing a long sampot, the finely patinated stone with a high polish, 50 cm high. Reference: see Christies Paris, 10/10/2014, Lot 358 for a quite… | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning Roman period Jordanian mosaic, Jordan, 6-7th century AD 101 x 134 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer sandstone torso of four, armed deity, 12th century, possibly Vishnu, wood stand, 38.5 cm high (Buddha). Provenance: David Jones Gallery | *** |  |
| *** | A very good Chinese lacquer wine cup, Warring States/Western Han, 4th-2nd century BC, very finely decorated with archaic motifs, in black, red and yellow lacquer, two characters under the base in red lacquer, 15.8 x 13 cm. Provenance: Private Sydney… | *** |  |
| *** | A Cizhou meiping with turquoise glaze, Yuan Dynasty 22.8 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A very rare sarcophagus cover for a female, late period 600-300 BC, decorated on the front with the four Sons of Horus and the figure of the deceased, and the winged goddess Isis guarding over the mummy, 165 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large archaic bronze temple bell, Han Dynasty, the handle in the form of a horse, good old patination, two picto grams on the top. Height 48.5 cm. Exhibited: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese brown-black glazed pottery horse, Tang Dynasty, 618-907, standing on a flat base, the saddle blanket in green, the unglazed saddle with traces of red pigment, the result of Oxford T.L. Certificate report No. C299c89, 5/10/99 is consistent… | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer, sandstone male torso of a male deity, Ankor Wat Period, 12th century, wearing a belt and long dhoti, metal mounted stand, 33 cm high. Provenance: Shanghai art, Singapore, 1980's | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Yaozhou flower-shaped persimmon-glazed bowl, Northern song Dynasty (960-1127) | *** |  |
| *** | A rare pair of Arita vases, Genroku period (1688-1703), supported on Louis XV ormolu bases, each one moulded in the form of Benkai, the hero riding a huge carp as it leaps through waves, decorated in green, black and aubergine enamels, iron-red and gilt,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha 14th century in vajrasana, Khasa Malla Kingdom, Western Nepal or Tibet | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white pottery Sancai tripod vessel, Tang Dynasty (618-906), decorated with blue, amber and cream glazes supported on three animal formed legs, Gongxian kilns, Henan Province, 12.9 cm high, 12.3 cm diameter. Provenance: R. & V. Tregaskis | *** |  |
| *** | A Lucanian red-figure bell krater, 400-300 BC, decorated with Dianna seated and various attendants, 36 cm high, 35 cm across the handles | *** |  |
| *** | A Qingbai cup and stand, Yuan Dynasty the stand with moulded floral decoration, 13 cm (Stand) diameter; 7.8 cm (cup) diameter, fitted boxes. Provenance: Shanghai arts, Singapore, 1980's | *** |  |
| *** | A Jun ware bowl, Yuan dynasty, cover with a blue glaze with a small purple splash on the interior, dark brown at the rim, 7.4 cm high, 6.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Kong His Lin, Taipei, 1970s | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive Egyptian solid-cast bronze statuette of the god Osiris, Ptolemaic period, 3rd to 2nd century BC, the eyes inlaid with alabaster and obsidian; deep brown patina., 34 cm high. Provenance: Bruce McAlpine, London | *** |  |
| *** | An early Nepalese or Indian small Blackstone Stele, circa 12th-13th century, very finely carved with a figure of Vajravarahi holding a staff, a skull cup and chopper, with traces of red pigment, standing on a supine figure, 7.5 cm high. Provenance: Cito… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine and rare carved limestone tablet, with a noble boy and female nurse Old Kingdom, late 3-2nd millennium BC 53 x 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine and rare Longquan celadon mallet vase ('Kinuta'), Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty, 13th/14th century, covered with an unctuous green glaze, a pair of finely worked handles on the neck, the shallow foot burnt iron-red, a kiln scar on the glazed base, 15… | *** |  |
| *** | An Egyptian carved wooden figure of Bes, the protector of mothers and childhood standing on a square base, Old Kingdom, circa 2400 BC, 18.5 cm high, Radiocarbon Dating Measurement Report, RCD Laboratory Reference RCD-8914, RCD Lockinge, Oxfordshire, UK,… | *** |  |
| *** | A white pottery prancing horse, Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th century, very well sculpted, standing in full trappings on a flat base, with one leg raised and the neck arched. Provenance: An old Sydney Private Collection, purchased in Bond St, London, around 19507 | *** |  |
| *** | An early Indian bronze group, Gujarat, 11th century. Depicting Lakshmi and Vishnu riding on his vehicle. 16.3 cm high. Provenance: From an important Australian private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Khmer grey sandstone torso of Uma, Angkor complet, 11th century 65 cm high. Provenance: David Jones Gallery, circa 1970 Sotheby's Australia, circa 1980 | *** |  |
| *** | Two Longquan vases, one with foliate rim with two opposing animal head masks with ring handles, covered overall with blue-ish green except for the foot rim, Yuan Dynasty 27.3 cm high and 26.2 cm high (2). Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's | *** |  |
| *** | A Gandharan terracotta sculpture of a seated Buddha, 4-5th century AD, in flowing robes seated in double lotus before a round mandorla, traces of pigments, 33 cm high. Provenance: On loan to the NSW art gallery, from 2003, accession no. L2006.31 | *** |  |
| *** | A sandstone head of a deity, Khmer, Angkor period, 12th century, Angkor Wat style | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Khmer polished sandstone head, Ankhor period, 12th century, of a male Hindu deity wearing an elabrate Crown, with a conical shaped ushinisha, the surface nicely patinated, 18 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer polished sandstone torso of Uma Baphoun period, 11th century. Finely sculpted, good patina 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster stele fragment New Kingdom, 1550-1070BC 25 x 20 cm showing pharaoh wearing blue war Crown, making offering, possibly the pharaoh Akhenaten part of cartouche and face have been erased in antiquity within a wooden frame | *** |  |
| *** | Roman white marble sarcophagus tablet. 1st century A.D., 35 cm high, 149 cm wide. Provenance: Sotheby's London Antiquities sale. 23 May 1988 Lot 377 | *** |  |
| *** | A large Longquan charger decorated with two moulded carp in the interior base, and freely executed wave border of the cavetto, a plain wide rim, the exterior side decorated with lotus petals, glazed overall with olive green celadon, except for the foot… | *** |  |
| *** | A good Jun ware bowl, Yuan dynasty covered with a bright milky-blue glaze, darkening at the mouth rim, 8.2 cm high, 8.8 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Cizhou ware ovoid jar, Jin dynasty decorated in russet over a black glaze, Shanxi province, 18 cm high. Provenance: Shanghai art, Singapore, 1980's | *** |  |
| *** | An Egyptian painted limestone relief fragment from a private tomb, First Intermediate period, 2134-1991 BC, showing the figure of the deceased holding a staff, with two vertical and two horizontal registers of hieroglyphs., 44 cm high, 36 cm wide.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Roman marble fragment, late 2nd/early 3rd century AD, from a funerary sarcophagus or cinerary urn, depicting Eros God of Love and Desire, on fitted stand, 36 cm high, 35 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Dingyao persimmon-glazed conical tea bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), finely potted and covered in an even purple glaze, on the interior, exterior and inside the unglazed foot-rim. 4.7 cm high, 18.2 cm diameter. For a similar bowl see… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese archaic bronze ding, 11th century BCE or later, supported on three short legs, the surface with overall varied patination. 17.5 cm high, 14.6 cm wide, fitted box | *** |  |
| *** | A Qingbai boy on the buffalo, Yuan dynasty iron spot and bluish glaze, flat unglazed base, stand, 6 cm high, 10 cm long. Provenance: Christie's London, 13/12/1982, lot 517 | *** |  |
| *** | A fine limestone sculptor's model (trial piece) Egypt, New Kingdom 1550-1070BC 22 x 20 cm showing a pharaoh wearing a war Crown | *** |  |
| *** | Two terracotta figures representing Zeus and Gamymede, Tanagra, thebes, central Greece, circa 350BC 34 cm &. Height 35 cm. Exhibited: the William Bowmore collection, the fine Art of Giving: 90 Masterpieces, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.… | *** |  |
| *** | A tibetan belt BC, the buckles inlaid in semi-precious stones. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Xing Yao-type ewer, late Tang-five Dynasty, 9th-10th century, with a high looped strap handle and short faceted spout, covered in a thick creamy-white glaze and supported on a tall footrim, a raised ring on the shoulder and top of the foot,… | *** |  |