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Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of Art; Aboriginal & Oceanic Art & Artefacts — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:649
Sale Title:Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of Art; Aboriginal & Oceanic Art & ArtefactsLots with images:649
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:378
Date:14-Oct-2018
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A Chinese elm painting table with a floating panel top, set within a wide round corner frame, 20th century above an open apron, raised on round legs. Provenance: Purchased from Orient house, Glebe, NSW, height 80 cm, width 135 cm, depth 63 cm
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A Chinese Yumu corner leg table, fine grained elm with a Contrasting wood, Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century a floating panel top in a wide frame, the rounded edge above a triple reeded apron wrapped around the circular corner legs. See similar: Christies, New York, the Gangolf Geis collection of fine classical Chinese Furniture,18 Sept 2003, height 89 cm, width 157 cm, depth 64 cm
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A fine Chinese painting table, with floating panel top, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, height 87 cm, width 190 cm, depth 58 cm
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A Chinese oval rosewood dining table with two leaves, the apron carved with a Keyfret design and ten high back chairs, 20th century raised on tapering legs terminating in horse hoof feet, the chairs in a classical Qing dynasty style, chairs, height 91 cm, width 48 and 50 cm, depth 42 and 48 cm, table, height 88 cm, length 183 - 283 cm, depth 120 cm
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A low Chinese table with carved and pierced apron, raised on C shaped legs ending in scroll feet, mid 20th century, height 35 cm, width 90 cm, depth 43 cm
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A fine grain hardwood low table, raised on square corner legs Terminating in half hoof feet, mid 20th century a floating panel top, and a beaded edge below the plain shaped apron and narrow waist, height 41 cm, width 107 cm, depth 61 cm
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A rectangular table on curved legs, inlaid with green granite framed by a fine grain hardwood, 20th century, height 55 cm, width 125 cm, depth 80 cm
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A nest of four Chinese rosewood side tables, a floating panel top, and a beaded edge below the plain apron, mid 20th century raised on square legs and joined by a stretcher on three sides tall, height 66 cm, width 51 cm, depth 36 cm
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Chinese black lacquer open shelves, with drawers and compartments, painted with golden pheasant, mid 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of the late June Fairall, height 55 cm, width 400 cm, depth 16 cm
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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, Campbells cove. Note: The screen folds and the base is separate, height 240 cm, width 240 cm
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A two door cabinet with metal fittings, on a low curved leg base, height 41 cm, width 100 cm, depth 54 cm
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A Chinese carved open lattice window, with flowers issuing from a central vase, framed by Keyfret, 20th century 115 x 130 cm
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A Chinese elm rice bucket from Ningbo, late Qing Dynasty. Note: certificate of purchase, height 28 cm, length 25 cm
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A Chinese storage case, the lift up front flap has a butterfly clasp, the interior is fitted with drawers, late Qing Dynasty the original paint and lacquer on the inside, the exterior over-restored, height 25 cm, length 33 cm
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A three drawer red and black lacquer Chinese cosmetic box, late 19th century, height 19 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 28 cm
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A tall Chinese hardwood pedestal, the hexagonal top inset with pink marble and beaded trim, an openwork apron, Qing Dynasty 19th century of prunus blossom continuing down the legs, height 92 cm, diameter 32 cm
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A Chinese pedestal with elaborate and detailed carving, the Pentagon shaped top raised on five cabriole legs, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the carving of prunus and scrolling leaves with the apron flanked by scaly dragons, the lower shelf with a large bloom in the centre and leaves issuing from the underside, height 91 cm, diameter 32 cm
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A Chinese hardwood pedestal, the circular top inset with rouge marble and band of leaves on the rim, Qing Dynasty 19th century an openwork apron. Condition: a triangle of carving missing from lower shelf, height 47 cm, diameter 27 cm
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A rectangular rosewood table stand with recessed top, and C curved legs on a base, plain apron, 19th/20th century. Provenance: The property of a gentleman length 48 cm, width 33 cm
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A Chinese barrel shaped stool, with a plain beaded apron, pierced and curved legs, 20th century, height 41 cm, diameter 35 cm
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A tall rosewood cabinet, in three parts carved with a stylized character, Shou, longevity and good Health, fitted with drawers and shelf, height 252 cm, 76 cm square
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An enamel cup raised on three curved legs, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Condition: enamel losses, crack and restoration, height 11 cm
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Chinese Plique-a-jour, a bowl, cup and dish, the transparent enamel with brass wire, each with a floral motif diameter 7.5 - 15 cm
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Six Peking ruby red Translucent glass bowls and plates, 19th/20th century diameter 11 and 20 cm, height 6 cm
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A pair of Peking glass bowls in celadon, the deep rounded sides with flat flared rim, 19th/20th century diameter 11 cm, height 6 cm
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A pair of Peking ruby red Translucent glass bowls and plates, 19th/20th century diameter 11 and 20 cm, height 6 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving of a seated figure, playing a flute, mid 20th century. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 25 cm
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A finely carved and pierced ivory incense burner, on circular stand, with double ring dragon handles, Qianlong mark to base and cover. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 17 cm, length 14 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving of a Hotei, a very happy rotund monk, clutching his rosary beads, mid 20th century on a circular carved wood stand. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 10 cm
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A Chinese ivory puzzle ball, carved and pierced with writhing dragons on the outer ball, balanced on a wood stand, mid 20th century. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, diameter 7 cm
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A pair of ivory lion dogs, seated on drum shaped stools, covered in cloth, raised on wood stands, mid 20th century. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 10.5 cm
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A carved mammoth ivory figure, wrapped in his robes while sleeping, on fitted stand, height 10 cm
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Two Chinese ivory carvings of fruit pendants, a melon tied with money and an aubergine with a bat, mid 20th century. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 4.5 cm
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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 resting on the knee, the other arm deteriorated from the elbow, has original nails holding together, the hole in the centre of the head where a finial would have been. Condition: being exposed to the elements has resulted in a rustic worn patina, height 63 cm,…
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A carved winged figure, a Kinnari, a half bird, half female, a mythological creature, Cambodia, 19th century Kinnaris have the head, torso and arms of a woman and the wings, tail and feet of a swan, often carved on support columns, on purpose made stand. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Choson Antiques, height 44 cm, length 24 cm
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A large dark bronze alloy seated Shakyamuni Buddha, a full face smiling gently in meditation below bands of Tight Whorls, Cambodia wearing an Off the shoulder robe, hands in the mudra of touching the earth, good patina, height 51 cm, width 40 cm
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A large carved gilt wood Buddha, the fine delineated face below the Tight curls and raised Ushnisha, Shan style, Burma, 19th century looking straight ahead with inlaid eyes, half closed, wearing an off-the shoulder robe, hands in the earth touching gesture, seated on a lotus throne with a red lacquer surface. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, from a Diplomats collection, height 36 cm, length 25 cm
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A dark metal Buddha, seated on a double lotus throne, wearing an Off-the shoulder robe, Thailand, 20th century almond shaped eyes and mono brow, long earlobes on the smooth oval face, a tall flame finial rising from the tight curls, height 22 cm
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A Thai gilt bronze seated Buddha on oval lotus shaped stool, a young serene face, framed by elongated earlobes, 19th century with downcast eyes, below the arched brows, a tall flame shaped finial rising from the tight curls of the usnisa, wearing an Off the shoulder plain robe, height 24 cm, length 15 cm
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A Thai bronze alloy seated Buddha on an unadorned stool, wearing an Off-the shoulder plain robe, 19th century a young serene oval face with downcast eyes, below the arched brows, and elongated curved earlobes, with a tall flame shaped finial rising from the tight curls of the usnisa, a fine patina with remnants of gilt, height 23 cm, on stand
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A life size elegant carved and painted girl, standing with hands clasped in the Gesture of greeting, Wai, Thailand, 20th century, height 150 cm
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A large carved Buddha head, with the long ears Flaring out at the bottom, Tight curls and flamed finial, Thailand, height 52 cm, 20 cm square
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Two carved Thai Buddha bust, with refined facial features framed by long slender ears and Downcast eyes, on fitted stand, height 43 cm, width 18 cm
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A large carved Thai Buddha bust, with prominent facial features framed by long slender ears, on fitted stand, height 48 cm, width 20 cm
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A pair of Intricately carved and pierced gilt lacquer dragon panels, inlaid with mirror glass, Thailand. Condition: one with the tale broken, height 82 and 73 cm, width 29 cm
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A flock of nine carved celestial swans, Hamsa, Hong bird with long graceful necks, Thailand, 20th century graduated in size length 24 - 44 cm
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A large carved tree of life, branches and leaves with a rich gilt lacquer. Condition: as removed from a wall in separate pieces length 200 cm, length 300 cm
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A very large realistically carved elephant head, with a life-like skin texture, Thailand 20th century the curved floppy ears spread and big alert eyes. Condition: restored crack to one ear, height 44 cm, length 47 cm
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Four large realistically carved elephant heads, with a life-like skin texture, with curled trunks, Thailand 20th century the curved floppy ears spread and big alert eyes, one with tusks intact, height 25 and 28 cm
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A massive realistically carved elephant head, with a life-like skin texture, master carver signature to the ear, dated 2006, Thailand the floppy ears spread, the eyes with lashes, the curled trunk between wood tusks, height 110 cm, width 95 cm, depth 28 cm
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Two large realistically carved elephant heads, the albino heads with a long curled trunks, Thailand, 20th century, height 26 and 30 cm, length 23 cm
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A pair realistically carved elephant heads, the albino heads with a long curled trunk with a calf resting, Thailand, 20th century each with short tusks, flat back, height 45 cm, length 23 cm
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Four large realistically carved elephant heads, with a life-like skin texture with smooth wood tusks, the trunk curling and ears wide. Condition: two with restoration on ears, height 27 cm, length 30 cm
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A herd of five realistically carved wood elephants, displaying natural stances in the wild, Thailand 20th century, height 7.5 - 15 cm, length 10 - 14 cm
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A herd of five realistically carved wood elephants, displaying natural stances from the wild, Thailand 20th century, height 7.5 - 18 cm, length 12 - 18 cm
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A herd of seven ebony carved elephants, each standing Foursquare, mid 20th century some with tusks and inlaid eyes, (7), height 3 - 7 cm
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An oval wall plaque with a inlaid with a herd of elephants bathing, in various wood, height 22 cm, length 31 cm
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A carved pink sandstone three headed elephant with a decorated head plate and another stone elephant with an Upturned trunk, height 8 and 16 cm
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Four large realistically carved elephant heads, with a life-like skin texture with smooth wood tusks, the trunk curling and ears wide, height 23 and 30 cm
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A tall oval mirror with red lacquer shelf, the intricate decoration with an aureole of mirror glass, Thailand, 20th century, height 90 cm, width 48 cm
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A finely woven lacquer, lidded basket, circular top narrowing to a thin wedge at the base, hill tribe, Thailand, mid 20th century. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, height 41 cm
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Two very large covered bowls, Benjarong, with metal rims and painted in underglaze blue with vegetal leaves, Thailand, 20th century, height 26 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A porcelain lidded bowl, Benjarong, painted with floral sprays in iron red and green in overglaze, Thailand, 19th/20th century the domed cover with a lotus bud knop, height 14.5 cm
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A pair of window shutters, carved and painted with guardian angles in high relief, Thailand, 20th century the elegant shape profusely carved with a continuous leafing scroll in low relief, and hamsa, hong birds fitting into the contour at the top, height 142 cm, width 35 cm
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A Burmese red lacquer stem tray, 20th century. Provenance: The property of a gentleman, height 23 cm, diameter 30 cm
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A Sawankhalok bowl, decorated in black with bands of rings and bursting sun forms, Thailand 15th-16th century, with a fitted box. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, Christie's Melbourne in 1990, lot 0220, height 7 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
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A large stoneware Sawankhalok circular lidded box, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 1350-1767 the bowl and original lid with panels of leafing vine, between vertical blue/black cross hatching, fitted storage box. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, Christie's Melbourne in 1990, lot 0175, height 11 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
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A stoneware Sawankhalok circular lidded box, painted in underglaze blue, original cover, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 1350-1767, height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm
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A Sawankhalok bowl, with underglaze blue-black in bands around the cavetto, Thailand, 15th-16th century the rounded form raised on a deep foot. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, height 5.5 cm, diameter14 cm
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A fine Sawankhalok deep circular bowl with incised decoration under the unctuous celadon glaze, Thailand, 14-16th century, a sloping plain mouth rim with a raised lip, the cavetto with a band of floral swirls. Condition: restored crack, height 7 cm, diameter 28 cm
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A red clay bottled shaped unglazed vase, with bands of decoration, Thailand. Provenance: The property of a gentleman, height 26 cm
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A large stoneware storage jar, the baluster shape with an ash glaze, Sankampaeng kiln, Thailand, Sukhothai 14-16th century, incised concentric rings, and applied decoration on the neck and shoulder. Condition: neck probably replaced, overall good condition. Provenance: acquired in Northern Thailand, by an expat living in Asia in early 1990s, height 42 cm, diameter 30 cm
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A tall carved kneeling angel, Tepphanom is a mythological guardian, lacquered and inlaid with mirror glass, Thailand, 20th century wearing a Crown that frames the face with and domed finial. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Choson Antiques, height 56 cm, length 18 cm
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A fine underglaze blue porcelain jar, painted with a fruiting grape vine, Xuande mark the shoulders with a band of pendulum ruyi, height 13.5 cm
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A bottle shaped vase, painted with figures in underglaze blue, Kangxi mark, height 27.5 cm
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A flat underglaze blue porcelain vase with elephant heads handles, Qianlong mark, height 26 cm, length 19 cm
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An octagonal inky blue porcelain vase, each of the panels painted with floral sprays, Xuande mark to the base, height 20 cm
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Two large shallow dishes in underglaze blue with figures in a garden, a diaper pattern around the rim, diameter 35 cm
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An underglaze porcelain stem cup, painted with writhing dragons flying in the clouds, Qianlong mark to the foot, height 12.5 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A very large porcelain vase, painted in underglaze blue with a band of Buddhist emblems, 20th century the double handles on the neck framing the plantain leaves, height 63 cm, diameter 36 cm
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A Chinese porcelain rosette moonflask, in underglaze blue, Ming Dynasty style, painted on each side with an elaborate medallion, within a geometric border, the rib strap handles ending in shaped terminals, raised on a low rectangular foot, height 32 cm
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An underglaze blue porcelain bottle vase, Tianqiuping, with a Qianlong seal mark, a garland on ruyi-head on the shoulder, with plantain leaves rising to the slightly flaring mouth, the bulbous body with bands of auspicious motifs, the use of heaping and piling of the cobalt is of merit, height 39 cm
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An underglaze blue porcelain lidded box and a water dropper, 19th/20th century length 8 and 18 cm
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A Chinese porcelain underglaze blue charger, with a flat foliate rim painted with a scrolling leaf, Farsi/Arabic Script inside a double ring in the centre diameter 30 cm
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A fine porcelain underglaze blue plate, with a brown rim, made for the export market, 18th century, neatly painted in the centre with a large bloom and scrolling leaves and a diaper pattern between cartouche painted with lotus. Condition: a fine hairline crack diameter 26 cm
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Two underglaze blue provincial dishes, Qing Dynasty diameter 9.5 and 10.5 cm
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A tall double gourd shaped porcelain vase with flying cranes and Buddhist symbols, height 47 cm
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A pair of underglaze blue dishes, painted with cockroaches and floral motifs, and a spittoon, 19th and 20th century. Condition: frits to rim and star crack diameter 13 and 16 cm
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A porcelain planter, painted in underglaze blue, a band of stylized cloud at the base and the mouth rim with a geometric pattern, 20th century the straight sides gently sloping, and a central band freely painted with clouds and cranes, height 20 cm, diameter 23 cm
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An underglaze blue porcelain cup raised on a high foot, height 16.5 cm
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Three walrus tusk carving of Fukurokuju, one of the lucky Gods, with his sack of Treasures, and Hotai, the Happy one and a head, (3), height 3.5 - 8.5 cm
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A pair of walrus tusk carvings of Chilong winged dragons, Striding forward, with a ferocious expression below the single horn, height 9.5 cm
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A walrus tusk carving of Fukurokuju, one of the lucky Gods, height 9 cm
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An Indian marble pendant carved with erotic figures, 20th century, height 8.5 cm
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A bronze alloy figure of Lord Bhairava with a small dog by his side and a Ganesha seated on a low plinth, India, 12th and 9th century, he is standing inside an arched aureole, Ganesha is resplendent in a Crown and holding the attributes, note Lord Bhairava is a Hindu deity, also worshiped by Tibetan Buddhist, like Ganesha worshiped across the Himalayan region, height 6 cm, and 9 cm
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Two brass bare breasted Hindu deities, Bhudevi holding a lotus in her right hand, and a dancer with hands above her head, India, 20th century, height 30 cm
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Two solid brass walking Ganesh, with a rat between their legs, raised on a lotus base, Nepal, 20th century each resplendent with jewels and a Crown and holding the attributes, height 13 cm
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An iron elephant, cast with Upturned trunk and ceremonial tiara and patterned blanket, 19th/20th century, height 9 cm, length 12 cm
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A polished white metal and brass ceremonial elephant Goad, Ankus, India, 20th century, a serpent wrapped around the tapering shaft, the brass blade with an elephant balancing above the goad, this object is used to guide the elephant and not to harm length 52 cm, other Notes: The ankus is one of the eight auspicious objects in Hinduism.
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An Indian circular tile, deep and shallow carved white marble, a central double petal lotus within a border of Fleur de-Lis design, often part of a temple and architectural feature in a private residence diameter 23 cm
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