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The Autumn Auction Series, Day 1 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:357
Sale Title:The Autumn Auction Series, Day 1Lots with images:357
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:260
Date:16-Jun-2014
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A reverse-glass painting of a lady, late Qing Dynasty, early 20th century, original wooden frame, 71 cm high, 51 cm wide including frame
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A Chinese double-handled blue and white bowl, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, 8.5 cm high, 17.8 cm diameter
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Three Indian solid cast bronze figures of deities, Vijayanagara period, probably 19th century, each one supported on a waisted pedestal, 23.5 cm, 24.5 cm and 29 cm high. Provenance: A Victorian private collection
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A good Chinese blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century, finely painted with four large lotus heads and tendrils, 6.8 cm high, 15 cm diameter
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A heavily cast Nepalese gilt-bronze censer, probably 18th century, in the form of a kylin with a cobra rearing up on his back, a sealed compartment under the stomach, 22 cm high, 17 cm wide. Provenance: A Sydney private collection, passed down by descent from the parents, who were given this figure as a gift by a man whose parents were missionaries in China in the late Qing period.
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A heavily cast parcel-gilt Himalayan bronze figure, 16th century or earlier, the crowned fourteen-armed deity holding various attributes, the robes with chased designs, traces of polychrome, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: A Victorian private collection
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A very fine heavily cast Thai gilt-bronze Buddha, 17-18th century, seated on a three-tiered lotus throne, the throne decorated in gold and red lacquer, two loops for attachment at the back, 30 cm high, 22 cm wide at the base, together with a lacquered wood stand. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 'Major Oriental Works of Art', Feb-March 1995, cat no 61
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A Chinese green circular jade 'bi' disk, Han/Six Dynasties Dynasty, 1st to 6th century, both sides worked with a continuous stylised pattern, the stone with some darker inclusion, 9 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis
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A Chinese repousse gilt-copper figure of a Bodhisattva, Qianlong Period, 1736-95, bejewelled and seated on a double lotus throne, unsealed, 18 cm high. Provenance: A Victorian private collection
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A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 15th century, seated in 'bhumi-sparsha'(earth-touching mudra) on a high double -lotus throne, a scroll inside the base, unsealed, Kasamala Kingdom, Western Tibet, 17.4 cm high
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A crackle-glaze Ge-style celadon washer, Song Dynasty, 960-1279, covered with a dark bluish-green glaze with a double-crackle, 4 cm high, 13.5 cm diameter
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An unusual Japanese Kutani vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, in the form of a hanging lamp, very finely decorated in gilt and enamels, 27.5 cm high
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain inkstone, inscribed to the base and dated Chongzen 1641, 2.2 cm high, 9.8 cm diameter
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A large Japanese blue and white Arita plate, Genroku Period, circa 1700, boldly decorated with flowers, 35.5 cm diameter
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A Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, delicately enamelled with cranes in flight, silver wires, gilt base, 15.3 cm high
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A good Baluchi prayer rug, late 19th century, with a design of a tree of life on a camel ground, 130 x 79 cm. Provenance: A Victorian private collection, Nomadic Rug Traders, 1994
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A small Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of a snow lion, 16th/17th century, the details nicely worked, the back plain, 5 cm high, 5.2 cm wide. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis (63/25), circa 1990
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A Chinese coral carving, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting Guanyin and child, of good colour, finely carved, fitted wooden base, 12.4 cm high
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An intricate Chinese coral carving, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, depicting eight immortals supported on clouds, riding on a pair of dragons, joined by a large gourd, the coral salmon coloured with some white inclusion, fitted silver inlaid hardwood base, 12.5 cm high, 13 cm wide
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A fine Japanese framed panel, Meiji period, 1868-1912, depicting a fisherman wearing an apron, seated beside his basket and feeding a hairy-tailed tortoise and young, inlaid in mother of pearl and ivory, with lacquered highlights, his eyes inlaid, inlaid signature and seal, 64.5 x 94.5 cm including frame
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A Chinese blue and white flat dish, Qing Dynasty, 18th/early 19th century, with upright rim, painted with a landscape, supported on a short square-cut foot-rim, two character mark to base, 17.1 cm diameter
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A rare Anglo-Indian carved and coloured ivory miniature chess set, mid 19th century, 6 cm square, 2 cm high
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An ivory and tortoiseshell box, Anglo-Indian, 19th century, 6 cm high, 13 cm long
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A fine quality moss-agate and gold mounted trinket box, probably Anglo-Indian, 19th century, approx. 4 cm high, 4 cm long
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A pair of Chinese cloisonne caparisoned elephants, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, each one standing four square under saddle and wearing a harness, the ears, etc detachable, surmounted by a ring-handled vase (removable) inscribed 'Jiang family vessel' ('Qian ju'), 20 cm high, 24 cm long, fitted wood stands. Provenance: From a Sydney collection acquired in Hong Kong before 1962 and passed on by descent. See 'Chinese Cloisonne, the Pierre Uldry Collection', 1885, cat no 332 for a similar pair.
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A large celadon dish, Yuan/Ming Dynasty, 14-15th century, the centre with a moulded floral design, the cavetto incised with scrolling leaves below a diaper border, an unglazed ring burnt orange on the base, 31.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Donald Friend collection
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A fine Chinese silver three-piece tea set, late Qing Dynasty, 19th-20th century, comprising a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, signed Cheong Shing, with a two character impressed mark, teapot: 14 cm high, 23 cm wide
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A set of eight Chinese hardwood chairs, circa 1920, each with marble inset and carved splats depicting birds, leaves and oriental motifs
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A Chinese well-carved rock crystal brush-washer, Qing dynasty, 18/19th century, carved with a coiled chilong and fungus, 7 cm high, 13 cm wide
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A silver foliate-rimmed bowl, circa 1900, decorated with birds and flowers, 9 cm high, 15 cm wide
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A Chinese finely cast bronze chilong and cub scroll weight, 17/18th century, 6 cm long, 4 cm high
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A Chinese Cantonese fencai bowl, Qianlong, 1736-1795, decorated in enamels, iron red and gilt, with figures in various pursuits, 11 cm high, 26 cm diameter
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A famille-rose three piece garniture, Qianlong, circa 1750, comprising a pair of covered vases and a spill vase all decorated with musicians, 23.5 cm and 19.8 cm high
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A Chinese hardwood opium bed, late 19th/early 20th century, with a pierced and mirrored back on elaborately carved base, 97 cm high, 186 cm wide and 86 cm deep
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A Chinese white jade carving, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of two drummers, one holding a ruyi sceptre, a small hole through the body, wood stand, 4 cm high, 5.8 cm wide
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A Chinese archaic jade pendant, Han Dynasty/Six Dynasties, 206BC-589AD, the pale celadon and brown stone with a continuous motif around the centre, the apex with a loop for attachment, 7 cm high, 3.3 cm wide. Provenance: A private Sydney collection, purchased in HK, circa 1979
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A small Gandharan schist stone head of an ascetic, 3rd-4th century AD, the grey stone finely modelled, the details well defined, 8.5 cm high, Perspex stand. Provenance: Private NSW collection; Cito Cessna, Sydney 'The Alex Biancardi Collection'
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A Chinese export silver dragon mug, marked Luck Chang, Qing dynasty, 19th century, 9 cm high
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A bronze figure of a high ranking official in formal court dress, Ming Dynasty, 38.5 cm high, base 19.25 cm wide
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A good pair of Thai paintings, Bangkok period, late 19th/early 20th century, School of Rattanakosin, illustrating scenes from the Vessantara Jataka in pigment (tempera) on fabric, framed under glass, image size 161 x 71 cm, frame size 183 x 93 cm
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A Chinese yu-mu and huanghuali pedestal desk, mid 19th century, 81 cm high, 142 cm wide and 70 cm deep
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A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, the jewelled figure seated on a double lotus throne before a mandorla, coral inlays, unsealed, 15.5 cm high
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A Chinese burlwood brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912, of naturalistic form, exhibiting good old patination, 17 cm high, 6.5 cm diameter of the mouth
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A Japanese Satsuma flower vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, in the form of a well bucket, decorated in gilt and enamels, impressed seal mark to base, 24.5 cm high
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A large Chinese hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, depicting a mountainous landscape, signed and sealed, 130 x 64.5 cm
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An unusual pair of Japanese small bottles, Meiji period, 1868-1912, each one in the form of a pouch and finely decorated in cobalt blue, gilt and enamels, and marked on a blue reserve and a gilt gourd, original lacquered wood stoppers, 7 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980's
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20 Christie's Asian decorative arts catalogues
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A Shanghainese blackwood wedding bed, late 19th century, elaborately carved and pierced throughout
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A Chinese boxwood ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, intricately and naturalistically carved, 30 cm long
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A rare Javanese Pedestal Drum, 19th century, used for weddings and festive celebrations, 237.5 cm high
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A rare Qingbai steep-sided bowl, Song Dynasty, 960-1279, The sides moulded with an integrated design, covered with a good bluish-green glaze apart from the unglazed base, 8.5 cm high, 12.3 cm diameter. Provenance: label to base: '? and Son, Davies Street, London'
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A Chinese polychrome biscuit porcelain figure of Guanyin, late Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, finely modelled, standing on a lotus throne, supported on a pierced pedestal, holding a child, 32.4 cm high. Provenance: Private Sydney collection, R & V Tregaskis
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A Chinese ivory and feather folding fan, late Qing dynasty, late 19th century, painted with birds amongst blossoming shrubs, the reverse with butterflies and flowers, the ivory sticks carved and pierced, 23.3 cm high
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A fine Afshan carpet, late 19th century, with stylised paisley motifs in the field, 112 x 103 cm. Provenance: A Victorian private collection, Nomadic Rug Traders, 1994
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A Chinese circular fan painting, dated 'Summer 1830', signed 'Xie Ting' painted as a gift, titled 'Dong Te with a straw hat', ink and colour on gold silk, framed and glazed, 23.5 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1988, Old English Collection
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A Chinese circular fan painting, inscribed 'Missing you in the Autumn', signed 'Xu Chu Pu', 19th century, depicting a Chinese lady seated at a desk on a veranda, ink and colour on silk, framed and glazed, 23.5 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1988, Old English Collection
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A Chinese circular fan painting, signed '? Yun', 19th century, ink and colour on silk, depicting a magpie on a flowering branch, framed and glazed, 23 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1988, Old English Collection
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