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Oriental — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Oriental
- Art (236)
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- Bronze (307)
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- Ceramics - Japanese (257)
- Ceramics - Zother (74)
- Cloisonne (88)
- Furniture (323)
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- Ivory (84)
- Jade (192)
- Netsuke (65)
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- Snuff Bottles (180)
- Textiles & Costume (61)
- Zother (796)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A monumental Chinese three panel folding screen, shallow and deep carving, gilt calligraphy on black lacquer, cyclical date of 1921, inscribed by Li Yongsheng, Cha Qianzhen, Li Huanwen - celebrating a 70th birthday. Provenance: Alfred Lai, Imperial Peking… | *** |  |
| *** | Gouache on canvas, a rare portrait of a young Princess, a pearl lariat Adorning her hair, India 19th/20th century, wearing diamonds, pearls and precious coloured stone jewellery embellish a fine chiffon, her henna figure tips indicating a hindu wedding or… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese lacquered bronze Ming style seated Buddha with a tall crown, 19th/20th century, wearing an off the shoulder robe, arms with bangles & bracelets raised across the chest, the folds of the robe falling around the upturned feet, height 70,… | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt-bronze Laos Buddha figure, 17th century, seated in the Vajrasana position on a lotus pedestal, gesturing Bhumisparsha Mudra with fingertips touching the earth symbolizing the moment of enlightenment. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 21 x 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Vietnamese child Buddha image c. 19th century, of wood with gilt, red and black lacquer finish, standing on a double lotus pedestal above a mythical beast. Provenance: From the private collection of an Australian diplomat, acquired from various posts… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai bronze Buddha in Sukothai style 20th century | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese charger with green dragon. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney. 40 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese finely carved boxwood netsuke of a tiger & a cub, with inlaid glass eyes, signed by Ruygetsu, Meiji period, length 4.5 cm, height 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Chinese ox blood glazed hexagonal pottery vase with seed pod decoration to the neck. Height 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A brass & enamel lily of the valley ornament, height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine gilt bronze deity, standing in ankle length robes wearing elaborate jewellery, 17-19th century, holding a bowl in the left hand the right hand raised, height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Satsuma lidded bowl over 130 figures in various cartouche rural settings. Decorated inside and out with work of the highest quality. Artist, Hododa. 7.8 cm x 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of horseshoe back folding armchairs, Jiaoyi 19th century the elegant metal strapped curved backs above a central vertical splat with carved and lacquered dragon panel above the leather strung seats with carved and lacquered front rail, dragon… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese cinnabar lidded box of circular form the cover and base carved with similar hunting scenes depicting armed warriors on horseback and foot with their dogs chasing rabbits, surrounded by a hilly landscape, the upper and lower section each having a… | *** |  |
| *** | Eleven Chinese stamps, commemorating 25th Anniversary of Chairman Mao's speech at Yanan Culture and Art Meeting. Note: the anniversary of the Yanan Talks is celebrated every five years | *** |  |
| *** | A stoneware bowl, with green lead glaze, molded lotus leaf decoration, Vietnam, Tran Dynasty, 14th-15th century. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, height 5.5 cm, diameter 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Japanese bronze vase with a frog on bamboo Frond in low relief, signed Shizan to the base, Meiji period, height 24 cm, diameter 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese, Shakudo vases with bamboo & swallow motifs, Meiji period, signatures to bases, height 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese porcelain bowls both of waving triangular form with deep well, enamelled in famille rose, depicting clusters of various flowers, both with matching wooden stands, 19th century. Width 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cobalt blue glazed globular bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the surface covered with a deep blue glaze and ending evenly around the foot, a cream crackle glazed base, height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A yellow glazed bottle vase with incised decoration, Qianlong seal mark, of globular form with a flared rim to the elongated neck, two five clawed dragons floating amid the clouds above a ruyi lappet band, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese hanging scroll by the 16th century artist Kano Tanyu, of a Rakan / Arahat Buddhist Saint, Kano Tanyu (1602 -1674) was one of the foremost Japanese painters of the Kano school. Tanyu's most famous works are probably those he produced for these… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Gu-shaped porcelain vase, painted in overglaze Enamels & underglaze blue, transitional period, a women with two children in a garden on the long neck, a band of peaches & pomegranates, a symbol of immortality & the fruit of happiness above the… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Chinese altar table, of large proportions with open work carved apron to front and sides, centrally embellished with bat flanked by two mythical beasts amongst Tao tie, the legs with carved raised bat and scroll emblems. Width 251 cm. Depth… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Shan silver betel nut box with tray, late 19th/early 20th century, Burma, heavily decorated with floral motif and mythical beast to lid centre, private catalogue no.145 affixed to base. Provenance: from the private collection of an Australian… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese censer vase the bright polychrome glaze, the body of open work and removable central bulb section, marks to base, 29 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A rectangular Huanghuali side table, Qing Dynasty,19th century the recessed table top, a humped apron with narrow beading, on round legs with a stretcher on four sides above the feet. Height 72 x. Diameter 37 x W 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of late 19th century Chinese famille rose Joss stick holders converted to lamps both decorated with bright enamels, 19 cm high (sticks). Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's 24 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese zitan Lunch boxes with hump back handle each fitted tray and cover with beaded edge, attractive grain, flush mounted white brass 'Baitong' fittings and bar lock. 20 cm x 12 cm x 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese panels, the yellow rosewood frames have a finely carved blackwood border, 19th, 20th century, inlaid with jade & turquoise cabochons, the immortals including the patron of musicians sitting high in a tree, inlaid with semi precious stones [2].… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with an even red glaze, Qing Dynasty, height 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Huanghuali Mahjong table, with four neat drawers, Qing Dynasty, table top with cantered corners and small raised rim and ghost eyes, height 77 cm, width 76 cm, depth 76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two miniatures on ivory - East India Company Interest, the first depicting an Englishman in black waistcoat with cravat, seated upon a chair, the second an Indian official in traditional costume, both with information to verso concerning the sitters,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilt bronze Panchen Lama, 19th century, wearing a hat reserved for special ceremonies, seated on cushion incised with foliate and lattice patterns, and a richly incised monastic robe, his right hand in vitarka mudra, the left resting on his lap,… | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze and lacquer Thai Buddha, seated on a high tiered throne, 19th/20th century, a young serene face with downcast eyes and elongated curved earlobes, with a tall finial from the tight curls of the usnisa, wearing an off the shoulder robe, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai knife with a tooth Hilt, probably a tiger tooth and silver handle and silver sheath, plus a Votive Buddha, 19/20th century, from the Shan state, on Thai Burmese border, length 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Monks, carved in the same posture facing the viewer and seated cross legged on a raised pedestal, Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century the young sincere face with pendulous ears resting on the shoulders, the right arm stretched out and the hand… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper, in running script, Ren Zheng, [1916-1999] signed with four seals, dated 1988, a poem by Li Bai [701-762]. Provenance: Ren Zheng was a friend of the vendor's mother & he went with his mother to visit the artist & was… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese celadon conical shaped bowl with a smooth even glaze, Longquan kiln. Provenance: Acquired in Sichuan province, height 6 cm, diameter 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese scroll a man with a fly whisp, possibly after Mei long Fang, 193 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Two Japanese silk embroidered panels with textured Landscapes & Egrets by a Lake, 19th/20th century, the complex foliage of the forest & woodland scenes of these verdure style tapestries are in earthy tones, 100 x 128 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Burmese lacquer betel nut boxes, c.1920s, one decorated with zodiac motifs, one with leaves and one with tight scroll work designs, all three in good condition. Provenance: from the private collection of an Australian diplomat, collected throughout… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Japanese black lacquer & gilt document box, Bunko, Meiji period [1868-1912], the rectangular box with an all over design of of takamaki-e mons surrounded with cloud shapes joined by scrolling leaves on a nashiji ground, the inside cover with a… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese Meiji period porcelain charger. Diameter 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Yixing tea pot with two seals of the artist, Xu Hantang [1932-], the Zisha clay with an impressed mark inside the lid and one on the base. Provenance: The private collection of an Eastern suburbs gentleman. Height 17 cm. Diameter 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Elmwood clothes rack, with a central Openwork panel of Stylized dragons & Phoenix, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, the rectangular mitred frame is supported by uprights with three cross bars & a lattice platform near the base, the upturned… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese copper alloy cast of Buddha c.20th century, seated in meditation, inscribed to rear. Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis purchased in 1991. 26 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large gilt bronze seated figure of Samantabhadra, an impressed Qianlong mark, identified by the multi-tusked adorned elephant with the elaborately attired bodhisattva, seated in the posture of Royal ease, a full face with a top-knot held back with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Mongolian clay Buddha, painted blue & red, sitting on a rounded lotus base, early 20th century. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese vase with stickers to base, Robey Collection and Bluett & Sons London, 25 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese 'Guapixiang' hardwood seal chest the shaped hinged top concealing a sunken compartment, above two doors enclosing four short and one long drawer, scroll brass mounted corners and drop handles | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of baluster vases, landscape signed Wang Yunquan, 20th century, inscription on reverse, 41.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of gesso painted pine Kokdu figures, Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th century wearing bright clothes to bring joy, each carrying an offering for the afterlife to give comfort and nourishment. Condition: a crack down the side of the female. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese famille verte bowls late Qing, the outer body decorated with flying phoenix motif, the foliate rim with applied gold edge, four character mark to base. Provenance: From a private Australian collection. 14 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain bottle shaped vase, incised & moulded in relief, impressed Kangxi seal mark, figures in clouds & a dragon swirling around the neck, a palette of yellow, aubergine & light & dark green with iron red highlights, on fitted wood stand,… | *** |  |
| *** | A famille rose shallow bowl decorated with phoenixes marks to base. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney. 19 cm diameter, 4 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze Tibetan Tantric figure sitting on an ox, a Qianlong mark on reverse, the bejewelled figure wearing a skull crown with flames, height 25 cm, length, 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early Victorian Japanese Shakudo fan necklace, circa 1890, eighteen fan shaped plaques inlaid with silver and gold shakudo work. Five plaques depict pheasants with flowers, the sun and clouds in the background, four plaques depicting a stork with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Mongolian saddle, 19th century, fitted with damascened metal banding and crested guard, bosses over red leather, and metal bosses on the side flaps over a shagreen ground, a purpose made box, height 30 cm, length 48 cm, width 38 cm. Provenance: Acquired… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and fine translucent jade, carved and pierced crown shaped pendant, Ming Dynasty, carved in low relief with C scrolls and sinuous dragons in the central disk and atop the crown, height 15 cm, width 12.5 cm. Provenance: Important Private Collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinoiserie gilt bud vase with peacock & landscape scenery, signature to base, height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Satsuma bowl, one Thousand cranes & millefiori motifs, Meiji period, signature to base, diameter 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilt bronze alloy of a four armed Bodhisattva, seated on a jewelled mythological bird with the tail Feathers fanning in layers, the curvaceous body seated upright, adorned with large earrings and strands of beads covering the naked breasts, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Longquan celadon carved & moulded dish, probably Yuan/Ming Dynasty, 13th-14th century, with rounded sides rising to a flat, everted rim, the interior decorated with a cross hatching, a band of foliate scroll carved in the well, the base similarly… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese mille fluer vases of baluster form, both prolifically enamelled with various flowers in famille rose, both with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to base, probably Republic period. Height 19.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 18ct yellow gold fancy Chinese bracelet 25gms. Length 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese porcelain bowls, incised decoration under the yellow glaze, iron red Guangxu mark, each with three clear rondels painted with flower sprigs, on carved fitted stands [2], diameter 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A ivory hand and cuff at the end of a long tapered horn rod, Shanghai, circa 1930, the hand and fingers well delineated on the back scratcher, length 41 cm. Provenance: Ray Tregaskis Antiques | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese dragon covered box. Well potted body raised on four low feet, decorated with confronting dragons contesting flaming pearls in wucai palette, six character Wanli mark to base. 12 x 24 x 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Mongolian bronze figure of Vajarapani, 19th century, bronze, painted, base sealed. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 20 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese root carving of the King of Beggars with two young helpers, well carved with good detail. Qing Dynasty the King has a beautiful smiling face with open mouth revealing fine teeth & furrowed brow below a wreath of decorated cord. Standing on… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper, in running script, Ren Zheng, [1916-1999] signed with four seals, dated 1988, a poem by Zhu XI [1130-1,200]. Provenance: Ren Zheng was a friend of the vendor's mother & he went with his mother to visit the artist &… | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper, in running script, Ren Zheng, [1916-1999] signed with four seals, dated 1988, a poem by Zhang Ji [712-779]. Provenance: Ren Zheng was a friend of the vendor's mother & he went with his mother to visit the artist & was… | *** |  |
| *** | A Kamavacca manuscript 16 panels plus covers (18 pces), probably Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), late 19th- early 20th century | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese 19th century Shanghai blackwood chairs with marble backs together with another three similar chairs 20th century purchased from Schoeni Hong Kong | *** |  |
| *** | A large hexagonal fish bowl, famille rose enamel, Republic period, the reserves painted with birds and rocks in a flowering garden, surrounded by lotus and vine motif on a yellow ground, height 47, diameter 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ornate Chinese day bed, Qing Dynasty, with intricately carved panels to all four sides & an ornate arched & carved entrance. 215 x 220 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese dish in the Imperial manner. An iron red dragon looking face on Jianging seal mark to base in underglaze blue. Possibly of the period. D 18. 4 | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ceramic horse and Groom Ming Dynasty, sancai glaze, the horse with flower decoration to body, the Groom with green glaze robe, black belt and shoes. Provenance: From the private collection of an Australian diplomat, purchased in 1994, with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of jade archaistic pendants, Ming Dynasty, carved and pierced in hues of cream to brown, intricately carved with sinuous dragons crawling around a foliate ground and other auspicious shapes, calcified in section, height 18 cm, width 12 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese celadon & russet jade cup, the archaic form with double handles, 19th/20th century. Height 3.5 cm, width 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An underglaze blue revolving vase with four ring handles to shoulder, Qianlong seal mark, Qing Dynasty, the outer vase has an open window with the rotating vase decorated with gold fish swimming in a pond with lotus & water weed, skillfully combining the… | *** |  |
| *** | A slender ivory figure of a Guanyin, following the contour of the tusk, the hair & patterned robe picked out in black, the hair piled high in a knotted chignon above a well delineated face, the folds of the robe falling loosely over her arms, one hand… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese celadon glaze dish and deep bowl. Philippines Museum sticker affixed to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Dish: diameter 23.5 cm, bowl height 11.5 cm. Diameter 15 cm (at top) | *** |  |
| *** | A Vietnamese/ Cham bronze Crown with gilt centre finely decorated with a lion, a monkey and dancing deity in front centre, circa 1850. Provenance: From the private collection of an Australian diplomat 13.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A carved jade horse figure. Provenance: from a private collection, Sydney. 13 cm long, 8 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two Japanese inro & netsuke, [2], 1] Edo Biwa zu Makie Inro and signed Netsuke, Edo period, c. 1750-1850, Biwa zu (four-stringed Japanese lute) and reverse with mother of pearl inlay on a background, Technique: Kuro Urushinuri Raden Morimakie, Netsuke:… | *** |  |
| *** | Three Tibetan or Nepalese repousse copper & gilded heads, [3], two Citipati heads & another of a human suffering. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 7 cm, 8 cm, 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An elaborate Burmese gilt and lacquer temple offering container, Hsun-ok, Mandalay, circa 1900, a multi-tiered finial cover above the rounded vessel on a tiered stem and wide ringed foot, the surface is encrusted with scrolling tendrils and flower motifs,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Burmese gilt wood spirit figure, elaborately carved in the position of 'Royal Ease,' 19th/20th century, wearing a high tiered crown above a beautiful young smiling face with eyes wide open with an intense gaze, below arched brows, an elaborate collar… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Meiji period vases, signed Ryozan. Handpainted in gold & enamel with a garden scene. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze Tibetan seated monk, inscribed on reverse, Ming Se Ren Bo Qie, 1916-1993, height 33 cm. Provenance: The collection of a retired airline executive | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin, 19th/20th century, in male form seated on a triangular dais, wearing a decorative headdress, the centre piece depicting a religious figure seated in meditation. Height 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese famille rose bowls late Qing, the outer body decorated with flying phoenix motif, the rim with applied gold, four character mark to base. Provenance: From a private Australian collection 9 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A three drawer Chinese coffer the drawers above two inset panel fronted cupboard doors finely carved with dragon and pearl design flanked by dragon moulded sides | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian portrait of a woman, 1940s, north India; opaque watercolour on paper mounted on board Provenance: from the private collection of an Australian diplomat, collected throughout Asia in the 1980's and 1990's. Height 69 cm. Width 57 cm (incl. Frame) | *** |  |