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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Antiquities
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A Mayan seated female figure with high headgear, cape and necklace, late classic period 650-900 AD ***
*** A rare set of ten gilt-copper belt plaques and buckle, Tang dynasty (AD618-907), from a harness, each repousse plaque decorated with a phoenix, original leather backing, 4.2 x 2.5 cm, buckle 5.5 cm. Literature: see: important early Chinese Ceramics,… ***
*** A very rare soapstone carving of an ape Egyptian or Roman, 2nd-3rd C B.C ***
*** A group of ten archaic bronze belt hooks, Warring States/Han Dynasty, 4th century BC/2nd century AD. Largest 17.5 cm ***
*** An archaic bronze Gu, Shang Dynasty, 13th/12th century BC, the central raised section with two stylized Daodie masks, the body with raised bands and bosses, also two cross-shaped openings in the lower section. Height 22.4 cm. Reference. Robert Bagley,… ***
*** A large pre-Dynastic banded yellowish alabaster bowl Egyptian 4-3rd millennium BC 24 cm diameter ***
*** A grey pottery recumbent Bactrian camel Tang Dynasty (618-906) 26.5 x 47 cm with saddle bags and accoutrements Oxford T/L certificate no C108c57 ***
*** A Chinese Qingbai boy on a buffalo, Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), Iron spot and bluish glaze, flat unglazed base stand, 6 cm high, 10 cm wide. Provenance: Christie's London, 13/12/1982, lot 517, Mossgreen, 30, August, 2015, The Dr. Peter Elliott Collection,… ***
*** A Chinese archaic silvered bronze mirror, Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), decorated with four zodiac animals, the rim with continous inscriptions, 18.2 cm diameter. Provenance: A private Melbourne collection ***
*** Four Jianyao tea bowls, Southern Song (1127-1279), two with russet splashed hare's fur glaze, one with a purplish-black glaze and everted rim, and a small bubble bowl, 13 cm, 11.8 cm-12.3 cm,12.6 cm, and 9.2 cm diameter ***
*** A Cedar wood statue in the form of an ibis, representing Thoth, the god of wisdom, Roman period, Egypt 1st-2nd century A.D. 14.5 cm high and 19 cm long ***
*** A red pottery equestrian figure, Tang dynasty (618-906), standing on a flat base, 28 cm high ***
*** An iron-spot decorated jar and lotus form cover, Yuan dynasty (1280-1368) ***
*** A large Roman green glass pouring vessel, 1st to 3rd century AD ***
*** An Egyptian cartonage mummy mask of a female Roman period, circa 1st century AD from inside a sarcophagus, gilded approximately 40 cm high, wood stand approximately 60 cm overall ***
*** A Yueyao moulded stoneware vessel, Western Jin Dynasty, 265/317AD. In the form of a bixie, 13 cm. Provenance: George Adie collection. Literature: He Li, Chinese Ceramics, Ny, 1996, pp 83, No. 108 (from the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco) ***
*** A wooden mummy mask of a female Egypt, late period 600-300BC 19 x 18 cm ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a whinnying horse, Tang dynasty, standing four square, wearing textured saddle, traces of pigmentation, 59 cm high, 56 cm long ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a horse and rider, Tang dynasty, standing four square, traces of pigmentation, ?32 cm high, 27 cm long ***
*** A Chinese Longquan tripod censer, Song-Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th century, with ribbed body, covered with a blue-green semi-translucent glaze, underglaze in the centre, 13.1 cm diameter, 7.9 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Qingbai vase, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, with dragon and ring handle attached to each side of the neck, the body incised with a band of lotus flowers above a band of upright banana leaf motif, each side of the neck decorated with an upright… ***
*** A Chinese pottery equestrian figure, Tang Dynasty, 618-907, with original mineral pigments. 34 cm high, 26 cm wide, fitted box ***
*** An early Chinese bronze tally, Warring States/Western Han or earlier (475BC-8AD), 8 cm wide. in two sections, in the form of a tiger ***
*** A silvered bronze mirror decorated with birds, animals and grapes, Tang dynasty (618-906) ***
*** A Longquan ware celadon bowl, northern song, 12th century, the exterior carved with lotus petals, covered in a good pale green glaze, 6.7 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter ***
*** Two pottery female dancing figures, Han dynasty (206BC- 220AD), in flowing robes, Sichuan province, 43 cm and 36.5 cm high (2) ***
*** A pair of Qingbai shallow lobed saucers, bluish glaze, Jingdezhen kilns, 11-12th century ***
*** A Greek Apulian red figure lekanis, Southern Italy, circa 4th century BC, the lid decorated with two painted naked females and palmette designs, the knob handle with black-painted wave motif, the twin-handled bowl flanged below the rim to accommodate the… ***
*** Two archaic gold and silver inlaid cylindrical fittings, Warring States (475-221BC), one decorated with stylised dragon scrolls; the second with geometric designs, 14.5 cm & 11 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 26/6/2000, lot 435 ***
*** A Roman/ Egyptian Mummified falcon representing the god Horus, circa 1st century AD linen wrappings, perspex case. Height 30 cm ***
*** A group of four pottery attendant figures, Wei dynasty, 6th century ***
*** Stone Buddha head from the Sukothai period, the hair in tight curls, with a timber base. Provenance: from the John Henshaw collection ***
*** An Indian fragmentary pink sandstone sculpture of Varaha, 10-12th century, the boar avatar of Vishnu, trampling a demon with his left foot. Height 52 cm, base ***
*** A granite torso of a deity, probably Osiris late period, 600-300BC with wood stand. Height 12 cm ***
*** A Khmer sandstone architectural finial Bayon period, 12th/13th century. Carved with a figure on an elephant, recessed ***
*** An Egyptian Limestone, bas-relief, of a Pharoah, Roman period, 1st century BC-1st century AD. Width 32 cm and. Height 18 cm ***
*** An Egyptian limestone bust of a Mastaba Overseer, Old Kingdom, 27th/22nd century BC, 12 cm high, display stand ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty, standing four square, wearing saddle and bridle, traces of pigmentation, 49 cm high, 46 cm long ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a warrior on horseback, Tang dynasty, standing four square, traces of pigmentation, 44 cm high, 36 cm long ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty, standing four square, traces of pigmentation, 42 cm high, 28 cm long ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a warrior, standing with folded arms, dressed in flowing costume, traces of pigmentation, 65 cm high, University of Wollongong Thermo luminescence Laboratory test No: W4543, dated 5 January 2012 stating the figure is 2090 BC ***
*** A Chinese Longquan dish, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), with a moulded design of floral pattern at the interior centre, ribbed pattern decorated at the cavetto, covered with olive green glaze, an unglazed firing ring on the base., 34 cm diameter. Provenance:… ***
*** A Chinese wood carving of an official, Song/Yuan Dynasty, 12th /14th centuries, seated on a rockwork platform, traces of old lacquer and gilt. 22.5 cm high, 15 cm wide. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection ***
*** A Chinese bronze mirror, Eastern Han Dynasty (208-220 BCE), finely cast in the centre with four ducks surrounded by an eleven-character inscription within saw-tooth-form borders, overall rich black patina 10.6 cm. Diameter Provenance: Queensland private… ***
*** A blue and white lugged jarlet, Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), 6.4 cm high. Painted with the prunus branches under the moon. Provenance: F.W. and E. Bodor collection. Exhibited: Art Gallery of NSW; Ngv; Art Gallery of South Australia, 1980 reference John Guy… ***
*** A Chinese red pottery model of a horse, 618-906, Tang Dynasty. Well-sculpted, under saddle, standing on a flat shaped base, with red, yellow and black mineral pigments, fitted perspex base. University of Woollongong Tl certificate 3937, 19/4/2006-is… ***
*** A Khmer bronze elephant bell with inscription, Angkor Wat period, 11/12th century ***
*** A Qingbai iron-spot ewer, replacement silver lid, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) ***
*** A Jalisco pottery figure of a kneeling woman, West Coast, Mexico, circa 300 AD ***
*** A collection of nine Corinthian painted pottery vessels, 7th-6th century BC ***
*** A rare miniature Qingbai porcelain head of Guanyin, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), with an Amida Buddha within the pierced Crown. Reference: see Qingbaici Jingpin Jiangshang, 2012, Isbn 978-7-5480-0999-3, p. 244 for several very similar examples. Provenance:… ***
*** Two gilt-bronze seals, Warring States (475-221BC), each one cast in the form of a ram, 2.8 cm & 3 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 26/6/2000, lot 436 ***
*** An Egyptian Shabti figure, faded blue glazed faience, late period 600-300BC, pale hieroglyphs on front of torso ***
*** A grey pottery cocoon jar, Han Dynasty, 206BC/220AD. with a ribbed body and burnished surface. The dating is consistent with Wollongong University Tl certificate no W2502, 7/8/98. Height 15 cm. Width 35 cm ***
*** A Qingbai bowl, Song Dynasty, 12th/13th century. Finely incised with large lotus flowers beneath a bluish glaze. 19.5 cm diameter ***
*** A Qingbai water vessel, Yuan dynasty, 1280/1368, in the form of the Tang poet Li Po leaning on a large wine jar (guan). Jingdezhen kilns. Height 9.8 cm. Provenance. F.W. Bodor Collection. Published. John Guy Oriental Trade Ceramics in Southeast Asia,… ***
*** A Greco-Roman painted wood statuette of a goddess possibly Osiris 300BC-100AD with circular headdress 31.5 cm high ***
*** A very rare carved stone amulet with engraved ibex north Africa, circa 6-4th millennium BC. Length 10 cm ***
*** A small Nepalese gilt-bronze figure 8th/9th century, of Buddha as a child 6 cm and flange ***
*** A pottery horse head Tang dynasty, 618-907 very well modelled, with a fine clay body. Provenance: Queensland private collection ***
*** A bronze horse trapping in the form of animals, Luristan, 1st half of the first millennium BC. Height 11 cm &. Width 11 cm ***
*** An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience Shabti, late Period to Ptolemaic, 700/300 BC, 15 cm high and wooden base ***
*** A Chinese Cizhou green glazed sgraffiato ovoid vase, Northern Song/Jin Dynasty, with brown and white slip covered in a green glaze, carved with stylized peony, 14 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, The Estate of the Late John Kenny, 17/18 May 2004,… ***
*** Two Jianyao small hare's fur tea bowls, Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century. One with black - brown striated glaze, the larger bowl with a more russet coloured glaze, 4 x 9 cm, 4.2 x 10.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a warrior on horseback, Tang dynasty, standing four square, traces of pigmentation, 44 cm high, 36 cm long ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of an archer, Tang dynasty, standing with raised arms, dressed in flowing costume, traces of pigmentation, ?35 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Yaozhou ware bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), 17.7 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese bronze seal, Han Dynasty (206BCE-220ACE), with a lion knob, 4 cm high. Provenance: Private Queensland Collection ***
*** A pair of lacquer paintings of sitting Bodhisattvas in 12th-14th century style, The paintings in rich tones of gold and saturated red are in the manner of murals of the early Guge Kingdom in Western Tibet, 74 x 104 cm ***
*** A Chinese Qingbai conical teabowl, Song Dynasty 960-1279, moulded in the centre with lotus heads within a stylised band, good greenish-blue glaze. 14.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Private NSW Southern Highlands collection ***
*** A silvered bronze mirror decorated with lions and birds, Tang dynasty, (618-907) ***
*** A small Qingbai moon-flask, Yuan dynasty (1280-1368) ***
*** A small blue and white footed cup, Yuan dynasty (1280-1368) ***
*** A large late Roman/Byzantine ovoid marble water cooler, 5th-7th century AD. 58 cm wide, 72 cm diameter ***
*** A large Chinese archaic bronze Daodie mask Han Dynasty (207BC to 220AD). Well patinated, mounted ***
*** A painted wood falcon representing the god Horus Greco-Roman 3rd century BC -1st century AD 15 cm high ***
*** A speckled black granite cosmetic container New Kingdom, 1550-1070BC. Height 8.5 cm ***
*** A grey pottery standing court lady Tang Dynasty (618-907). 38 x 32 cm. Height 34 cm ***
*** A Chinese gilt-bronze figure of Avaloketesvara, Tang Dynasty 618-907. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Robertson collection, 1970's to 1990's ***
*** A Greece / Roman limestone figure of a human headed Royal Sphynx, 3rd/1st century BC, 10 cm high, 12 cm long, wooden base ***
*** An Egyptian cream glazed composition Shabti, with details in dark brown glaze, Dynasty XIX-XXII, 1307/712 BC, 10 cm high ***
*** An Egyptian scene of four wooden figures, Middle Kingdom, 21st/20th century BC, ?perplex display case ***
*** A Lucanian red-figure pottery epichyseis, showing two battling warriors with swords and a shield by a pavilion, flanked by palm trees and a large palmette, 27 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Longquan celadon brush washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1298), with fine crackle glaze, 11.5 cm diameter, similar example please see Chinese Antiquities From the Brian S. McElney Collection, p.93, pl.53. Provenance: An old Melbourne private… ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of Quanyin, Tang dynasty, standing, dressed in flowing costume, jewellery and beads, traces of pigmentation, 45 cm high ***
*** A Chinese pottery figure of a dancer, kneeling with raised arms, dressed in flowing pleated costume, traces of pigmentation, ?45 cm high, University of Wollongong Thermo luminescence Laboratory test No: W4541, dated 23 December 2011 stating the figure is… ***
*** A Chinese archaic pottery tripod vesse('Lian') and cover, Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 ACE), With Daodie 'handles' covered with a dark green lead glaze and supported on three bear-form feet, the cover well moulded with three stylized bands bands around a… ***
*** A Qingbai porcelain bowl, Southern Song(1127-1279), finely potted, with combed and incised floral design, 16.6 cm diameter ***
*** Two small Longquan celadon cups, Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century, a heavily crazed bubble bowl, both rims unglazed, together with a flower shaped foliate rimmed cup., Similar ice-crackle bubble bowl please see Sotheby's London, 11/12/1990, lot 235,… ***
*** An octagonal Dehua box and cover, Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1367, moulded with a peony medallion within a wave border, translucent blue-green glaze, unglazed concave base, 11.3 cm diameter (variable). Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, late 1990's ***
*** A small Qingbai ewer and cover, Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368, with two shoulder lugs, the body divided into two sections, each one with eight moulded panels of flowers, unglazed base, 8 cm high, fitted box. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 6/5/2000 (1501). See… ***
*** A Qingbai six-lobed flower-form teabowl, Northern Song, 960-1127, covered with an unctuous blue-green glaze, supported on a tall foot, base unglazed, 11.4 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 6/5/2000. See Kai-Yin Lo 'Bright as Silver White as Snow',… ***
*** An ancient Vera Cruz terracotta head of classic period (250-650 AD), Central Valley, Mexico. 21 cm high ***
*** A rare Nepalese gilt-bronze figure of Buddha as a child, 8th-9th century, 11 cm high, metal stand. Provenance: Alex Biancardi Collection ***
*** An extraordinary white-glazed ewer, with phoenix-head and long ribbed neck, covered in an ivory-white glaze. Reference: See 'Song Dynasty Ceramics', V & A, London, cat no 35 for a similar style ewer from the Liao Dynasty. ***
*** A Roman bronze hanging oil lamp with three spouts, Herodian period, 1st century A.D. Holy Land, decorated with leaf patterns; lacking one of the suspension lugs. 14.2 cm long, 10.5 cm wide ***