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Decorative Arts; Asian Works of Art — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:425
Sale Title:Decorative Arts; Asian Works of ArtLots with images:425
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:285
Date:24-Jul-2023
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Two Chinese white jade belt plaques, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising two rectangular belt plaques with dished beaded-edge, one with winged forward-facing dragon amongst scrolling foliage openwork, the other with two paradise flycatcher birds amongst flowering branches in openwork. The dragon plaque together with an old fitted green velvet display stand. The dragon plaque 5.25 cm high, 7.25 cm wide, 0.5 cm deep. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese Pale-Celadon jade twin-handled cup, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), carved from pale celadon green jade with yellowish-brown streaks in the form of a twin-handled ovoid cup with archaistic scrolling and keyfret decoration. Together with an old fitted hardwood stand. 7 cm high, 9.3 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese Pale-Celadon jade dragon bangle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), finely carved with two dragon heads meeting to catch a pearl, with eight further pearls to the other side. 8 cm diameter, 1 cm deep. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Two Chinese white jade figures of Liu Haichan, Ming (1368-1644) or Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), both figures depicting Liu Haichan with the three-legged toad, the larger with greyish-brown flashing to the base. The larger figure 7 cm high, 3.75 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese white jade Cicada-Form snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), very finely carved from greenish-tinged white jade of even hue fully in the round as a cicada, with good surface details, together with a later orange-coloured stopper. 3 cm high, 7.5 cm long, 3.75 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese white jade Qilong pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), carved in the round as a qilong resting its head on its bifurcated tail, mounted with a gold-coloured loup. 4.25 cm diameter, 0.5 cm deep. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Three Chinese jade figures including a recumbent hound', Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a white jade recumbent hound' carved with fine details, a white jade horse with brown and orange flashing, and a guardian lion with bird on its back. The horse figure 4 cm high, 6 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Four Chinese jade carvings, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a recumbent elephant, two qilong part belt hooks and a white jade figure of a man carrying a basked with russet skin to the back. The elephant 3 cm high, 5 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Two Chinese white jade figures of birds, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising one figure of a crane carrying a lotus leaf and blossom in its mouth, and another bird carrying a sheaf of millet in its mouth. The crane figure 4.25 cm high, 5.25 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Three Chinese white jade pendant plaques, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and later, comprising one plaque carved with double happiness 'Fu' with butterfly mounted in a hardwood stand, another plaque carved with double gourd vine to the front and two characters to the reverse fitted with a gold-coloured loup, the last with a landscape scene and an inscription to the reverse. The double gourd plaque 6 cm high, 3.25 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese white jade Twin-Eggplant pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, carved from fine white jade of even hue in the form of two eggplants with stem and foliage, finely polished. 5.75 cm high, 3.5 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black. Other notes: a white jade bottle of similar shape is illustrated in 'Snuff bottles in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei', 1991, p. 167, no. 166.
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Three Chinese jade ruyi shaped pendants, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising one white jade openwork pendant with two boys playing amongst scrolling foliage, another of mottled green jadeite with lotus to one side and a four-character inscription to the reverse, and another of snowy white colour. The openwork pendant 6 cm high, 8 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A very fine Chinese archaistic white jade pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th century, carved in very fine low relief as three interlocking abstracted mythical creatures in archaistic style, the jade of snowy white hue. 6 cm long, 2.75 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Two Chinese jade snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), one snuff bottle carved of pale brownish-white jade with two qilong in high relief to either shoulder, sweeping down the sides, with a pink coral qilong stopper. The other carved from a green jade pebble with russet skin to one side, the skin carved with clouds, together with a green hardstone stopper and silver collar. The qilong snuff bottle 5 cm high, 7 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese Pale-Celadon jade archaistic Cong, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier, carved as a tube with a mother and baby qilong to the sides in high relief. 3.25 cm high, 5 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Two Chinese jade and red Shoushan seals, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising one square section green jade seal with rounded top with four-character relief inscription to the base and hand-chased inscriptions to two of the sides, and a red shoushan seal with landscape decoration to the sides and a four-character intaglio inscription to the base. Both with remnant old wax seals. The jade seal 5 cm high, 2.25 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Four Chinese yellow and white jade carvings, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising two elephants in white and yellow jade, a yellow jade ram, and a greenish-white peach and ruyi group. The yellow jade elephant 4 cm high, 4 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese white jade belt buckle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), carved with openwork curled qilong to both parts, the hook in the form of a dragon's head. 3.75 cm high, 9 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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Six Chinese white and Pale-Celadon jade openwork plaques, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), variously carved with human figures and auspicious symbols amongst scrolling foliage, set in antique silver mounts. The round plaque 5 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese celadon jade hair pin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from celadon-coloured jade with a long tapering cylindrical body and a magnolia flower finial. 16 cm long, the head 2 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black. Other notes: for a related Ming Dynasty hair pin see Christie's sale 2553 'Fine Chinese ceramics and works of Art (parts I & II)', 23 Mar 2012, lot 1802
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Three Chinese jade hair pins, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising one larger hair pin of white jade with a flat body, carved with a 'Fu' character and ruyi to the finial, and two smaller pins each with phoenixes carved to the finial, one of white and the other celadon jade. The largest pin 14 cm long, 2 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese white jade hair pin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from white jade with fine russet streaks with an openwork finial depicting a bird perched on a branch eating a fruit, with a five-petalled flower above. 13 cm long, the top 2 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black. Other notes: for a very similar Ming Dynasty hair pin see Bonhams London sale 'Asian Art', 9 May 2016, lot 599
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A Chinese white jade belt hook, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th century, carved from fine white jade of even hue with a dragon head and openwork qilong. Together with an old fitted hardwood stand. 13.5 cm long, 2.75 cm wide, 2.75 cm high. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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A Chinese export silver Four-Piece tea set by Tuck Chang, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Shanghai, late 19th century, comprising a teapot, cream jug, sugar bowl and sugar tongs, each well decorated with a writhing dragon against a finely hand beaten ground and with gold-wash interior, each marked 'Tuck Chang' and together with the original fitted camphor-wood box. 1140 grams. The teapot 14.5 cm high, 24 cm handle to spout tip. The box 33.5 cm high, 38 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep. Provenance: property from the…
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A pair of Chinese cinnabar vases, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, of baluster form, each decorated with a continuous scene of scholars in a landscape. 23 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black
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