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Oriental — Philips Auctions Australia

$72,000
An exceptional rosewood, ivory and silk Cantonese screen. Qing…
$45,000
A Chinese Qing style hardwood scholar's desk and chair, 20th…
$34,200
An imposing Tibetan bronze mendicant. Late 17th / early 18th…
$28,905
A Japanese Satsuma reticulated pierced vase by Kinkozan
Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Oriental
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*** A Chinese Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan shipwreck dish, circa 1608, Wanli period, the large Swatow low form bowl with underglaze blue decoration with a phoenix in a garden setting to the centre, the cavetto embellished with panels of flora and bamboo and having… ***
*** A pair of Chinese porcelain wall plaques, Republic era, 1912-1949, well decorated in famille rose enamels with scenes of scholars or learned figures in auspicious landscape settings and enclosed within iron red key fret and patterned borders; with script… ***
*** A fine Chinese famille rose porcelain baluster vase, possibly Republic era, 1937, with Studio mark of Cheng Yiting, finely enamel decorated in pinks, yellow, muted turquoise greens and browns, depicting a bird on a branch amidst peonies in full bloom;… ***
*** A Chinese lacquered sideboard, circa 1940, the black lacquered cabinet of generous proportions having a low relief key fret frame bordering four red and gold cupboards richly adorned with figures in pavilion, watergarden and landscape settings; with a… ***
*** A bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** A large carved jade figure of the laughing Buddha on stand, 20th century, the pale greenish-white jade, carved as the recumbent corpulent figure of Budai with pendulous lobes and holding a cloth sack in his right hand, on a wooden stand, in its original… ***
*** A large carved jade figure of the laughing Buddha on stand, 20th century carved as the seated figure of Budai in white jade, with pendulous lobes, on a wooden stand, in its original fitted case. Height 23 cm, width 40 cm ***
*** A Japanese cloisonne black ground vase ***
*** A Chinese export silver footed bowl on stand, marked 'Cs', late 19th/early 20th century, marked '90', circular with lobed sides and a segmented rim, raised on three supports modelled as bamboo above a disc foot set into a hardwood plinth, the lobes of the… ***
*** An unusual Japanese Satsuma vase by Kinkozan, meiji Period (1868-1912), in the Persian taste of double-gourd form with a pair of curving handles, decorated all over in various colours with stylized floral and foliate designs within geometric panels and… ***
*** A large pair of Chinese framed blue and white porcelain plaques, late 19th early 20th century. Depicting mounted soldiers riding among the misty mountains each plaque set in a hard wood frame with brass hangers. Height 120 cm. Width 39 cm ***
*** A Chinese Shou Shan Toggle, 20th century, the naturalistic form with pierced top. Height 8 cm ***
*** A Japanese ivory okimono of a carriage procession, Meiji period (1868-1912), the lively carriage procession with the figures of four musicians on board, an elderly woman with dog pulling at the front and a mother and child pushing at the back, the… ***
*** A fine Chinese Art Nouveau .900 silver export goblet, Wang Hing, Canton & Hong Kong, circa 1900 the generous bell form bowl supported on three branches rising from a domed circular base chased with roots and rocks, the body engraved with birds amidst… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel bowls, possibly Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the rice bowls on raised circular feet, decorated with bats, peaches, shou medallions and ribboned ruyi fungus motifs in famille rose colours upon a mustard… ***
*** A Chinese ivory miniature covered jar. Mid 20th century, the petite ovoid jar with a flat topped lid, well decorated with the twelve Chinese zodiac animal symbols accompanied by script and bordered red seals to the reverse, the lid decorated with an… ***
*** A Chinese figural painting, a framed scroll painting in muted gouache and watercolours with ink highlights depicting female figures engaged in leisurely pursuits in a pavilion and traditional fenced garden and landscape setting populated with auspicious… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade pendant medallion, qing Dynasty (1664-1912), provenance private collection, originally purchased from the jade gallery 1970s, the scalloped pendant in creamy translucent hues, pierced and carved with a figure on horseback surrounded… ***
*** A Chinese Zodiac charm bracelet, 18ct white gold, presented as a fine marquise shaped belcher link chain of alternating large and small sized links, suspending twelve detachable Chinese Zodiac charms, each in the design of an animal in white gold, centred… ***
*** A rustic Chinese hardwood altar table, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of pegged construction with a single broad plank top above a deep skirt, shaped retractable spandrel ends revealing interior cupboards, square section, legs united by a box stretcher,… ***
*** A blue and white Chinese bowl, probably Ming Dynasty, the bowl featuring three freely decorated lion dogs within trailing floral tendrils, a key fret border to the rim and concentric rings to the lower register, centred with a floral roundel, four… ***
*** A vintage Oriental ivory elephant bridge, mid 20th century, utilising the natural curvature of the tusk and depicting ten naturalistically carved elephants of descending size, length 67 cm ***
*** A Chinese red agate bracelet, red agate from Yunan Province fashioned as twelve spheres, diameter 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese rosewood Mah-Jong table and four chairs 20th century, the felt topped table with a carved fretwork apron and small drawers, raised on square section legs, with four corner chairs carved with fish motifs to the splats, with cross stretchers and… ***
*** A set of four finely carved Anglo-Indian ebony wall shelves, 19th to 20th century, the long-tapered wall shelves with gadroons and scallop edge trims, profusely, carved with processionals of deity figures, width 92 cm, depth 36 cm ***
*** A late Ming Chinese jade cup, circa 1650s, of zoomorphic form, fashioned as a double headed ram simply decorated with a fluted design and scrolls to the four legs, the back of the ram supporting a beaker with a key fret design to the rim. Height 9.5 cm.… ***
*** A Chinese bronze censer in the Ming manner, probably Qing Dynasty, the ogee shaped circular bowl raised upon a circular ring foot, and having a flattened rim with applied lion's head with flowing mane motifs serving as decorative handles; with an… ***
*** A fine pair of Chinese cloisonne covered censers, late Qing Dynasty (later 19th century), of tapering ovoid form in the form of a water dragon with a long neck and a finely moulded and engraved brass face and fan tail, with a domed covers with differing… ***
*** A fine Yixing teapot. Republic Era (early 20th century). Reputedly by master potter Guo Jing Zhou, the compressed round teapot in russet and of lightly textured form with a low domed lid and knob finial, with a double maker's seal to the base and a… ***
*** A Japanese ivory okimono. Meiji period (1868-1912), utilising the natural form of the tusk, with a male figure holding a fan posed against a tree holding a child aloft; etched square and triangular marks underside. Height 25.5 cm ***
*** A large Chinese export punch bowl, 20th century, the punch bowl of typical shape, hand decorated in polychrome enamels with birds in a rocky garden surrounded with peony, chrysanthemum and prunus flowers, the interior also decorated with bird over flower… ***
*** A Chinese sang de boeuf bottle neck vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the fluted neck above a banded shoulder and bulbous body with red and spotted blue glaze. Height 34 cm ***
*** A Chinese Huang-hua-li carved brush pot, the small pot set with carved panels depicting a deity among clouds and bats among peaches. Height 20 cm ***
*** A Chinese dragon soup bowl, bearing Kang Hsi mark (1662-1722), the interior set with a central medallion encompassing a single dragon, the exterior painted with matching blue and yellow dragons contesting flaming pearls above a lotus leaf border. Height 7… ***
*** A pair of Chinese Ming-style hardwood side chairs 20th century possibly huanghuali, each with a solid panelled back carved with vases, teapots, and other vessels supported at each side by a carved and pierced brackets, the dished seat above the waisted… ***
*** A pair of a Cantonese export famille rose vases, late Qing, late 19th century the large pair of baluster vases with everted rims, adorned with gilt lug handles to the neck and chilongs to the shoulder, hand painted overall in bright coloured enamels with… ***
*** A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer round plate ***
*** A bronze tsuba (hand guard) ***
*** A Chinese dark red cinnabar lacquer shaped scalloped round plate ***
*** A Chinese painting, Republic era, early to mid 20th century, the finely painted gouache and watercolour figure of a Guanyin carrying a basket of fish, homage to a famous Chinese tale, on paper and within a silk mount. Height 79 cm. Width 36 cm ***
*** A Chinese ivory card holder, qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), the rectangular shaped holder set to the front with recessed finely carved cartouches of figures with in a garden and the reverse set with a single cartouche of floral sprays encompassing a central… ***
*** A Chinese baluster shaped vase, bearing Ch'ien Lung mark (1736-1795), the exterior set with delicately incised blue ground of scrolls painted with birds on a branch surrounded by flowers, the interior and foot with a sea foam green glaze. Height 24.5 cm ***
*** A large Chinese jade axe, the archaic carved axe set with a roaring dragon head with the blade forming from its mouth, the incised shaft leading to a double scroll handle. Height 100 cm. Width 75 cm ***
*** A Japanese Ando vase, circa 1930, the finely formed purple bulbous body decorated with wheat shafts, the body with silver mount to rim and foot. Marked Ando to the verso and in original wooden box. Height 19 cm ***
*** A cased pair of Chinese jade archer's rings, 20th century, the green jade archer's rings of typical cylindrical form with a rounded top, in original silk lined wooden presentation case, signed with characters to the sliding top. Height 7.5 cm, length 20… ***
*** A charming Satsuma reticulated Koro. Meiji period (1868-1912), the elliptical form lidded and with ridged recess featuring scallop edged cartouches of bird life all reserved on a reticulated ground imitating woven cane raised on three peaked feet. Height… ***
*** An Egyptian timber Jackal God figure, 'Anubis', circa 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C, the recumbent figure with outstretched front paws and an alert disposition signifying its function as funerary guardian and protector, overpainted in characteristic black… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel octagonal plates, early 20th century, with floral borders and figural narrative scenes, one with ladies taking tea in a fenced garden, the other depicting two ladies with young children in an auspicious garden setting,… ***
*** A vintage Chinese coloured ivory carving of a grasshopper on a radish, republic period, 20th century, exquisitely carved as a realistic and very detailed insect perched on a long radish, with vibrant and natural coloration, cradled on a fabric covered… ***
*** A signed Japanese carved ivory erotica piece, probably Showa period, mid 20th century, carved and inked, and depicting a Japanese man lying on a woven basket opening to reveal a nude lady in relief, the man's face appearing under the lid; signed to the… ***
*** A pair of Chinese polychrome bowls, of ogee shaped rice bowl form and each raised on a small circular foot, decorated externally with magnolia and chrysanthemum blooms within peach shaped reserves, in vibrant raspberry pink and red with emerald upon a… ***
*** A matching pair of Chinese polychrome bottle vases, of globular form with flaring rims, each decorated with a pair of woodland birds amidst a peony and rockwork garden; with script and seals to the reverse; each with a bordered four character seal… ***
*** A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner featuring two large figural narrative cartouches in garden settings between iron red trellis decoration and smaller cartouches with landscape sketches,… ***
*** A fine suite of miniature hardstone Chinese Teapots, a delightful collection of fifty miniature teapots, all individually crafted in differing shapes, each teapot with a tiny removable lid and all decorated with miniature incised poems, housed in the… ***
*** A shibayama ivory elephant Meiji period, 1868-1912, the elephant with caparison and beaded headdress decorated with mother-of-pearl and coloured ivory embellishments, height 6.5 cm, width 10.5 cm ***
*** A book of antique pith paintings of Chinese Punishments, late Qing Dynasty, 19th to 20th century, in vibrant gouache colours depicting twelve scenes of criminals and their, tormentors and executioners, on pith paper with later applied decorative, paper… ***
*** A pierced Ming style hardwood daybed settee, the settee with humpback cresting rail and arms above cloud and cross lattice panels centred with a roundel featuring relief carved addorsed phoenix, the straight legs with hump back apron stretcher and pierced… ***
*** An exceptional antique Indian silver teapot, late 19th century, Kashmir, typically unmarked but X-ray tested as .96-.98 silver, a globular teapot with a domed lid, garlic finial and a fine cobra scroll handle, lavishly relief decorated throughout in the… ***
*** A carved ivory okimono of six figures in a circular boat, probably Taisho to Showa period 20th century, richly carved in high relief with figures carrying auspicious peaches, pouring drinks from a gourd, and holding fans, their wooden boat upon, cresting… ***
*** A finely carved Chinese timber gilded panel, pierced and carved in high relief with some twenty eight male figures and six figures on horseback arranged over three tiers engaged in narratives in elaborate pavilion and garden settings, height 62.5 cm width… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the vase of bottle form with a globular body and long slender neck, decorated to the body with a dragon chasing a pearl and flame clouds to the collar and neck, with apocryphal Ming (Chengua)… ***
*** A fine Chinese export silver mounted glass Whisky decanter, Wang Hing, Canton & Hong Kong, circa 1895 the whisky dimple glass bottle overlaid with a pierced and finely chased cage of three dragons amongst scrolling clouds and flames, with a tubular neck… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white fish vase. A large ovoid tapering vase with a short broad neck, with a continuous underwater scene with vegetation and fish between lappet borders to the base and a diaper patterned collar and birds to cloud shaped reserves;… ***
*** A Chinese wool Tientsin carpet. in a refined russet, cobalt and dove grey palette with a central roundel upon a tile patterned ground, enclosed by a chain link band and a continuous floral border. Length 330 cm. Width 216 cm ***
*** A Chinese hanging scroll, mid to late 20th century, a simple design of white paper mounted on white silk with script in black ink by master calligrapher Qi gong 1912-2005, with various red seal marks including the chop of Qi gong lower left. Height 134 cm… ***
*** A Chinese soapstone figure, 20th century, the amber stone lightly embellished with engraving and small enamel coloured highlights. Depicting a robed figure reclining despondently over an empty pitcher. Length 15 cm ***
*** A Chinese export painted porcelain vase, qing Dynasty (latter half 18th century), of slender fang hu form, with a paired of squared chilong handles to the neck, the body and neck finely painted with vases of flowers and floral sprays within under-glaze… ***
*** A jade and diamond pendant, 18ct yellow gold, made as a carved piece of light green jade, measuring 19 x 13 mm, carved with a flora motif, framed by small single cut diamonds on yellow gold with looped work to top, fitted with a plain gold bail.… ***
*** A Chinese ivory figure of a female dancer or deity, dramatically carved and pierced depicting swirling drapery and ruyi like clouds; upon a pierced and carved foliate timber base. Height 20 cm. ***
*** A fine Japanese rosewood pediment, Meiji period (1868-1912), beautifully carved and pierced with the image of a red crowned crane carrying an immortal or scholar, amidst swirling clouds, the scroll carrying figure with an ivory face and hands, and… ***
*** A Japanese carved ivory okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912), of a group of boys riding in a howdah on a caparisoned elephant with other boys on the ground around the elephant. Height 5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved hardwood and marble pedestal stand, late 19th to early 20th century with a circular top inset with a variegated rouge marble top, with pierced skirt, raised on long square and spiral twisted legs united by stretchers, with applied cast… ***
*** A pair of Chinese export repousse silver bowls, Wang Hing & Company, Hong Kong, late 19th/early 20th century, marked '90', each circular with rounded sides on a foot-ring, the sides pierced all round and decorated with dragons and flaming hearts, marked… ***
*** A small Chinese export blue and white vase, qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, late 17th century, probably salvaged from the Vung Tau cargo of square yen-yen shape, the sides of the neck and body alternately painted with landscapes and flowering foliage, a… ***
*** A small Japanese 5-Case black and gold lacquer Inro ***
*** A Japanese tinted ivory netsuke of a family of monkeys ***
*** A Japanese blue and white porcelain wood mounted Inro ***
*** A Chinese Ge-Type bowl, possibly late Qing, early 20th century the everted bowl raised on a short circular foot, covered in grey-green glaze with a double crackle, pooling slightly on the exterior with pale celadon tones, unmarked. Height 7 cm, diameter:… ***
*** A Chinese carved malachite peacock figural piece, early 20th century, set with a peacock on a rocky out crop with a peahen to the base and roses to the rear. Standing carved wooden stand. Height 18 cm ***
*** A Chinese globular vase. Bearing Guangxu mark (1875-1908), the vase with bulbous squat base rising to a tall tubular neck all decorated with famille rose enamelled chrysanthemum on a white ground. Stamped to base. Height 37 cm ***
*** A pair of large Chinese export chrysanthemum vases, circa 1920s, the pair of Jingdezhen Ware vases of traditional beaker form with trumpet necks and recessed bases, decorated with large cartouches depicting bird on pink chrysanthemum branch in landscape,… ***
*** An Art Deco bronze seagull, circa 1925, signed, and marked bronze, France, a seagull in full flight above breaking waves, in dark bronze colours with green patination, signed to base and with additional stamps below, height 39.5 cm, width 59 cm ***
*** A Chinese cloisonne and bronze tripod censer, the bell shaped censer with an ogee profile domed lid and a pierced top section with cast finial, elephant head and trunk handles and similar tripod feet, the body profusely decorated with flora and tendrils… ***
*** An opposite pair of Chinese Hu-style vases, both continuously decorated with wintry scenes of figures travelling in a sublime snowy landscape, in muted grey, tan and white enamel colours upon a white ground, with powder blue key fret and Qianlong style… ***
*** A Chinese floor vase, a baluster shaped vase with broad flared neck, pairs of applied twin lion dog lug handles and decorated to the celadon body with blue and white figural narrative scenes, auspicious objects and vases on stands, height 61 cm ***
*** A framed Chinese export 'Mandarin' fan, qing Dynasty, 19th century, finely painted in predominantly deep blue and brown gouache colours with a continuous panel of groups of figures, some with horses, approaching and engaging in battle, with pierced and… ***
*** A pair of Cantonese rose medallion vases, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the baluster vases with scalloped trumpet necks having pairs of applied chilongs to the collars and twin animal lug handles to the necks, decorated with alternating panels of… ***
*** A Chinese double gourd vase, the vase well decorated throughout with scrolling tendrils, passiflora and other fantastic blooms in colours upon a lemon crackle ground, between lappet and ruyi fungus borders and fret style bands; bearing a Qianlong seal… ***
*** A Japanese twice signed ivory and silver chain toggle, Meiji period, 1865-1912, the ivory cushion shaped toggle relief carved with a dragon chasing a pearl, the dragon with a mother-of-pearl eye, attached to a series of twelve linked chains to a signed… ***
*** A rosewood ruyi sceptre, the lingzhi fungus shaped sceptre with burr timber embellishments and relief decoration to the face, with cord and tassel decoration, length 43 cm ***
*** An antique Chinese blue and white kendi vase Qing Dynasty, late 18th century, of typical bulbous form with a slender neck, flattened spout and mammary spout, decorated with freely executed floral and arabesque bands to the body between lappet borders and… ***
*** A large blue and white Shuangxi jar, 20th century, a baluster wedding jar with a domed lid and floral finial, three double happiness symbols and freely executed scrolling sweet pea motifs throughout below a key fret border, four character mark underside,… ***
*** A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Usnisa Vijaya, the weighted figure of the three-headed eight armed deity wearing a dhoti, leaf form crowns and adorned with jewels, seated in dhyansana upon a double lotus throne, each hand positioned in a different… ***
*** A blanc-de-chine guanyin riding an elephant, Qing Dynasty, the guanyin seated in 'Royal ease' and holding a scroll, positioned sideways upon a well modelled caparisoned elephant standing four square with raised trunk. Provenance: Christie's Australia, lot… ***
*** A pair of large Chinese Straits Baba Nonya baluster vases, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the vases in famille rose enamel colours and typically decorated with a profusion of flora and butterflies on an aqua ground, bordered red seal reign marks… ***
*** A pair of miniature Doucai cups, the petite cups decorated with branch sprigs embellished with peaches and other fruit and flowers, bearing apocryphal Yongzheng marks underside, height 4 cm, diameter 5.5 cm ***