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International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:653
Sale Title:International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian ArtLots with images:653
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:395
Date:28-Nov-2017
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Two jade animal figures, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), A pale green mottled jade mythical beast, seated wearing a harness, some russet skin under the base, together with a small pale celadon monkey and horse group, 6.2 cm long and 3.5 cm high (mythical beast), 4.8 cm long and 2.6 cm high (horse)
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A Chinese white jade butterfly plaque, late Qing Dynasty, The pierced object with finely incised design, 5.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese contemporary white jade elephant and monkey group, late 20th century, The pure white stone very well carved, 7 cm long
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Two Chinese white jade snuff bottles, 19th-early 20th century, 7.5 cm high, fitted box
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Two Chinese shadow agate snuff bottles, 7 cm high. Provenance: Toorak Private Collection
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A Chinese amber snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 7 cm high
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A Chinese glass snuff bottle, 19th-20th century, With red overlay on a milky ground, 6.5 cm high
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A collection of eight Chinese inside painted snuff bottles, 20th century, 5.3-7.5 cm hgih
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A box of snuff bottle catalogues - 1986 -2016 (56)
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A Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th-early 20th century, Well hollowed in the form of a double gourd, flat mouth rim, slightly concave base, 7.4 cm high
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A Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Well hollowed and translucent, each side finely carved with a bat, with a jadeite stopper, 7.5 cm high
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A Chinese glass overlay snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Well decorated with two red Chilong dragons over a milky ground, with a jadeite stopper, 6.5 cm high
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A Chinese amber coloured snuff bottle, Well hollowed, with a tiger eye stopper, 6.8 cm high
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A fine well hollowed white jade ovoid snuff bottle, 19th century, With a relief inscription on one side and a flowering prunus on the other, small flat base, coral stopper, 5.5 cm high
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A large white and russet jade natural pebble, late Qing Dynasty, 19-early 20th century, Relief carved with a dove seated on rockwork and a dog under a flowering branch, highly polished and well hollowed, coral stopper, 8.5 cm high
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An unusual fine white jade ovoid snuff bottle, 18-19th century, Relief carved with a pair of figures on one side and a lady on the other, each within a recessed cartouche, on a small concave base, coral stopper, 7 cm high
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A hard stone snuff bottle with mask handles, 19th-20th century, Mottled grey-green surface, relief carved with an archaistic design on each side, silver and green-stone stopper, 77.5 cm high
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A translucent agate snuff bottle, 19-20th century, Carved with a cricket holding a cricket cage, coral stopper, 6 cm high
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A very fine white jade ovoid snuff bottle with lug handles, 18 - 19th century, Incised on both sides with an inscription, one side with four characters and a long prunus branch, supported on a small footrim, jade and ivory stopper, 6.3 cm high
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A fine and well hollowed white jade snuff bottle, 19th century, Each side delicately carved in relief with a mallow flower, supported on a small recessed base, 5 cm high
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A well hollowed flattened ovoid white jade snuff bottle, Late Qing to Republican period, Finely incised with an imperial poem on one side and a flower on the other, tiger eye stopper, 6.7 cm long
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A spinach jade snuff bottle, 19th century, Very well carved in relief on each side with a stylised dragon within a continuous scrolling border, oval foot rim, jade stopper, 6.5 cm high
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A fine yellow jade snuff bottle, 19th century, Carved in relief on a black ground with the twins (Hehe Erxian) seated beside a tree, one holding a box, 7 cm high
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A well hollowed large white jade snuff bottle, 19th century, Relief carved with a peach and a finger citron, 9 cm high
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A well hollowed white jade snuff bottle with a rice grain pattern, 19th century, Slightly concave base, malachite stopper, 7.3 cm high
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A thick pale celadon jade bottle, 19th century, Decorated with two relief plaques, one of an elephant, the other cleverly carved with a Buddhist lion, slightly concave base, with a hard stone and silver stopper, 6.5 cm high
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A fine white jade quatrefoil snuff bottle, l ate Qing Dynasty, with mask handles, inscribed front and back with a double happiness character, supported on a recessed square foot rim, the stone of good even colour, tiger eye and stained ivory stopper, 7 cm high
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A shadow-agate ovoid snuff bottle, With natural dark inclusions, well hollowed, supported on a shallow foot rim, jadeite stopper, 6.4 cm high
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A rare jade caramel-yellow small shaped snuff bottle, 19th century, Incised and relief-carved with bats, on a tiny square foot, jade and ivory stopper, 5.2 cm high
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A rounded rectangular yellow jade snuff bottle, 19th century, One side carved in high relief using the russet skin, with a Daoist immortal receiving the peach of longevity from a monkey, under a pieced pine, supported on a shallow foot rim, jade and silver stopper, 6.6 cm high
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A very fine Chinese export painting, circa 1840, depicting a scene of eleven trading vessels, in Hong Kong harbor, each one flying a flag of its own nation, oil on canvas, 75.5 x 42 cm. Provenance: Omell Galleries, 22 Bury Street, St. James, London
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A large pair of Chinese export watercolors, late 19th century, one depicting foreign vessels in Hong Kong harbor, the second one depicting Chinese junks and inscribed 'Tiger Gate in Whampoa', 102 x 49 cm
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A Chinese export painting, Qing Dynasty, 1837, Oil on canvas, English school, inscribed 'The Indiana, 420 tons D.O.Brien Commander' at Whampoa Reach, China, dated 15 th, 10, 1837, 64 x 48 cm
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A pair of Chinese export paintings, circa 1854, Chinese school, Macau, each one in oil on canvas, 'Pira Grande from the South', 56 x 45 cm
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A Chinese export painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, Chinese school, Canton, 'The Great Fire 1822', 47.5 x 67 cm
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A Chinese export painting, circa 1850, oil on board, Chinese school, depicting a landscape scene of workers unloading a junk, 58.5 x 43 cm
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A set of five Chinese export prints, Depicting Chinese genre scene, in the style of George Chinnery, 43.5 x 30.3 cm each
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A Chinese hanging scroll, attributed to Tang Yun (1910-1993), Mountain Landscape, ink and colour on paper, signed, with two red seals of the artist, 131.5 x 64 cm
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A Chinese scroll signed by Gu Yun, Finely depicting a mountain landscape, ink and colour on silk, inscribed, signed and two red seals of the artist, 181 x 79 cm
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A Chinese landscape scroll 'Jiehua',attributed to Yuan Jiang, 18th century, ink and colour on silk, inscribed, signed and one seal of the artist, 46.5 x 101.5 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen, 17/04/2016, lot 33, ex Collection of Dirk Eysbertse
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A portrait of a famous Lady possibly Zhou Ying (1869-1910), Late Qing Dynasty, late19th-early 20th century, Chinese School, Oil on canvas, 76 x 56 cm
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Hu Boxiang (1896-1989), Chilly Beauty c. 1926, Original work, for British American Tobacco Company, Watercolour, Signed lower right, This is the original work which the posters and calendars were based on. This work was made into a poster for Hatamen Cigarettes., 106 x 38 cm. Provenance: ex Collection of Mr. Pennell, Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, PUBLISHED, Ellen Johnston Laing, Selling Happiness: Calendar Posters and Visual Culture in Early-Twentieth Century Shanghai, Plate 26,…
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A framed Chinese fan painting, Zhu Chan (1824-1901), Depicting magpie on rock, ink and colour on silk, signed and one seal of the artist, 24.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A Chinese fan painting of a figure in a hut within a forest, ink on paper, inscribed a poem, signed and three red seals, 46 x 16 cm. Provenance: John Hilliard Collection, London
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A pair of Chinese portrait paintings, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), one depicting a second rank official, the other one depicting his wife, ink and colour on paper, 119 x 60 cm
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A Japanese six panel screen, possibly Meiji period (1868-1912), Finely painted in a riverside city scene with ink, colour and gold leaves, 172 x 366 cm
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A Japanese six-fold screen, Edo period, 18th century, Depicting temples in a landscape and a waterfall on gold background, ink on paper with some colour, 171 cm high, 380 cm long. Provenance: Purchased in 1978 from Kaji's Antiques, Kyoto Japan
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A framed Chinese calligraphy fan by Yao Yong (1731-1815), Year of work: 1756, ink on silk, inscribed, signed and one seal of the artist, 26.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A Chinese scroll of flowers and bird, attributed to Jian Hanting (1903-1963), ink and colour on paper, inscribed, signed and one seal of the artist, 66.5 x 32 cm
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A framed Chinese cigarette poster, Republic period, early 20th century, Depicting a male and a female playing flutes for a general in a garden, 48 x 71.5 cm
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A Japanese red lacquer noh mask of Jinta-Men, Edo period, circa 18th century, Carved in wood, painted with red, gilt and brown lacquer, signed Muneta Ginbei to the back, 26 x 19 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Ikeda Art Ltd., 1st Oct., 2009 (original invoice), Collection of Conal Coad and Colin Beute
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A Japanese gold lacquer inro and netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912), inro cases: 9 cm long, netsuke: 3.8 cm high
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A pair of tripod Satsuma spill vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), Finely painted with a family beside a lake, two character mark, 15.5 x 7 cm. Provenance: Collection of Conal Coad and Colin Beutel
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