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Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:1,086
Sale Title:Antiques & InteriorsLots with images:1,069
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:841
Date:29-Nov-2015
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A Chinese pottery jar, recovered from a shipwreck, heavily covered in coral and barnacles. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 39 cm. Diameter 17 cm (at top)
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A Chinese pottery jar, brown glaze, with four lug handles to shoulder, chip to body and glaze. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 33 cm. Diameter 13 cm (at top)
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A Chinese storage jar, Ming Dynasty or earlier, brown glaze with four lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 31 cm. Diameter 15 cm (at top)
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A Chinese pottery vase, Ming Dynasty or earlier, dark brown crackle glaze, incised design to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 42 cm
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, amber glazed, decorated with four dragons and two lotus in high relief, incised border, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 30 cm. Diameter 21 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, light amber glaze, decorated with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl in high relief and incised designs, four lug handles to shoulder with impressed floral design. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 32 cm. Diameter 13 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, celadon glaze with incised lotus and line designs, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 27 cm. Diameter 20 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, dark celadon splash glaze with incised wave designs, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 27 cm. Diameter 17 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Burial pot, Han Dynasty, cylindrical form, on three feet, with incised line decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 31 cm. Diameter 16.5 cm (at base)
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A Chinese pottery vase, with incised geometric designs, crack to lower body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 29 cm. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese iron glaze water jug, with attached floral decoration and incised line decoration to body, long tapering spout, unglazed base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 19 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze water jug, two small lug handle decorations, wide opening to top and curved tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20 cm
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A Chinese Sancai glaze jug, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with four small lug handles to shoulder, and one large handle stylised dragon, long tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 33 cm
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A pair of Chinese Sancai glaze vases, Ming Dynasty or earlier, double handled, with floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 23.5 cm (each)
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A Chinese Longquan bowl, Ming Dynasty, dark celadon glaze with scalloped sides and smooth rim, central floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 35 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze charger, Ming Dynasty, with central dragon decoration, scalloped outer body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 36 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze charger, Ming Dynasty, crackle glaze, with central two fish decoration and incised scroll designs to inner sides, lotus petal design to outer sides. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 35 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze deep bowl, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with scalloped rim and outer edge, inner sides with a smooth band of incised scroll work decoration, the glaze shows slight orange tinge from firing. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 9.5 cm. Diameter 22 cm
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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)
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A Chinese celadon glaze ewer, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with two small lug handle decoration to shoulder, and curved tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 21.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon crackle glaze storage jar, with four lug handles to shoulder, incised decorative panel with geometric designs. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese Qingbai ewer, song Dynasty, pale blue/green glaze with fu dog to top lid, and lotus petal decorations to upper body, incised leaf decoration to body at spout and handle. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20 cm
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A Chinese crackle glaze ceramic bowl, Ming Dynasty or earlier, light celadon glaze with dark iron glaze rim, smooth conical shape body with straight high rim. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 9 cm. Diameter 18.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze deep bowl, Ming Dynasty, crackle glaze with blue underglaze floral decoration to inner centre and outer sides, geometric decoration along rim edge. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 11 cm. Diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese charger, Ming Dynasty, underglaze blue with central female in garden decoration, floral designs to inner sides and geometric designs to rim edge. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 38.5 cm
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A Chinese Swatow charger, Ming Dynasty, underglaze blue with ocean and land motifs, bird and flower decorations to inner body and fish medallions to inner centre, the outer body with phoenix in garden decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 33 cm
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A Chinese blue and white Swatow dish, Ming Dynasty, heavily decorated with scroll work to inner and outer sides, with mythical beast central medallion, and peony to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 31 cm
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Two Chinese Swatow dishes, Ming Dynasty, with phoenix decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 26 cm, 25.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, decorated with figures of immortals to body sides and phoenixes to top shoulder, possibly Ming Dynasty, four character marks to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 37 cm
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A Chinese blue and white jug, Ming Dynasty, single handle and thin curved spout, with floral decoration to main body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 15.5 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white plates, Qing Dynasty or earlier, one decorated with a phoenix, one with a dragon and on with a character mark to centre. All three marked to base and on wire brackets for hanging. Diameter 18.5 cm, 18 cm & 17.5 cm
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A Chinese double gourd double vase, green ground decorated with pink, yellow and blue floral motifs, gold handles forming bat wings meeting between the necks to create the bat's face, with a stylised ribbon joining in a bow at waist, the central gold decoration at top showing two birds in flight. Marked to both bases. Height 22 cm
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A collection of four Chinese ceramic boxes, Republic period, with lid, on wooden stand. Height 15 cm. Diameter 13 cm
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A Chinese blue ground dish, decorated with central figural group, bordered with bats and peaches. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese glass snuff bottle, or large proportions with agate stopper and bone scoop, on custom lacquered wood stand. Decorated with bird and floral motifs. Height 15 cm
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A Chinese silver salt on three splayed feet, the repousse design of bamboo fronds, marked to base. Provenance: tan Soo hock and thence by decent., . Diameter 5.5 cm
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A Chinese-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, seated on a lotus platform, right hand raised in Karana Mudra, the left hand resting in his lap holding a lotus pod, a seal mark on the back. Height 28 cm
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A pair of carved wooden south Indian deities, early 20th century, of hardwood, with a nice patina. Height 23 cm each (2)
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A collection of Asian wooden items, including Japanese food bowl, two Chinese fu dog supports, an Indian carved elephant stand with coconut bowl, a carved bowl and a Dayak figure
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A pair of Chinese Huanghuali jewellery boxes, with round metal clasp, attractive guilian grain, 24.5 x 15 x 9.5 cm
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