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Bronze — Oriental - Aalders Auctions
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| Aalders Auctions | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Bronze
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Stunning pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze lidded jars and covers, in the form of baskets, one decorated with a frog finial, above the basket body depicted with escaping crabs, the other pomegranate finial, with vine a leaf motif to body, in mixed… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Chinese gilt bronze Buddha of Shakyamuni, with top knot, curled hair, eyes down cast in serene expression, lobed ears, robes falling from shoulders, hands in pose, marked Qianlong to front, height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze dragon censer, with pierced cover above a baluster body, decorated with draped motifs, supported on a rampant dragon, a/f, height 38.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, depicted seated with knotted hair and a downwards gaze, shown holding an attribute with both hands, seated on a double lotus base, height 59 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure, depicted seated on top of fo dog, holding fo dog in his left hand, mark to base, height 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze tea pot, of organic form simulating a tree trunk, with textured surface, decorated with branches and foliage with crane, four character mark to back, height 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Unusual Chinese twin handled vase, of facetted baluster form, flanked by twin handles, in a faux bronze glaze, impressed seal mark to base, slight scratch, height 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese archaic style bronze jar and cover, the body of squat globular form and set with twin mask handles suspending loop drops, the cover set with three dragon form finials, the whole with incised bands of geometric motifs, height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | North Indian bronze Mohra of Shiva, in the form of a stylised bust, with almond shaped eyes, pronounced nose and full lips, with hair arranged in a tall jatamukuta, raised on a wooden stand, height 26 cm (bronze) | *** |  |
| *** | Large south East Asian gilt bronze Buddha, depicted with nine heads across four tiers, set above four arms, each with hands in various mudras, the torso raised upon a coiled serpent, the whole raised on a circular double lotus pedestal base, incised to… | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze Sino-Tibetan bronze Buddha, depicted seated with legs crossed, with elaborate head dress, with left hand resting on knee in Prithri mudra, with downcast serene expression, height 37.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze figure of Guan Yin, depicted seated with legs crossed, with hands in mudras, raised on a double lotus base, height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Lama Rinpoche, depicted seated, hair tied in knot, with stern expression on face, dressed in robes, finely engraved with scroll acanthus motifs, one hand in pose, the other holding lotus, on square base, height 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Khmer bronze Buddhist triad, depicting seated Vishnu flanked by two forms of goddess Lakshmi, height 36 cm and width 29.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, depicted seated with legs crossed, with curled hair and serene expression on face, raised on a pedestal base containing three smaller seated buddhas, height 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Tara, depicted seated with legs crossed, with one hand in lap with palm facing upwards, the other on her knee with palm facing outwards, set on a single lotus base, height 49 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chinese gilt bronze figure groups, depicting Guan Yin seated with a downwards gaze, holding a flower and make a hand gesture, one depicted seated on an elephant the other seated on a fo dog, six character mark to base, height 28 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Tara, depicted seated on stand with her hands in prayer, with scrolling ribbons with foliage, mark to base, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Indian 18th/19th century bronze dancing deity, depicted standing on one leg, with one arm out to the side, on stand, a/f, height 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Fretwell collection | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze figure of a Bodhisattva, depicting Avalokitesvara seated with legs crossed and many arms, on a double lotus base, evidence of gilt, height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Indonesian bronze Buddhist figure, depicting a female deity holding an offering cup in both hands, standing on a double lotus base, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Heavy Chinese gilt bronze bell, of cylindrical form, decorated with with dragons, script and stylised clouds in relief, with two dragon head handles to top, height 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 14th century Cambodian bronze Buddha, depicted seated on a stall base, with one hand on lap with palm facing upwards, the other hand resting on the knee with palm facing outwards, height 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period mixed metal weave dish, (1868-1912), of shallow circular form, with central bronze roundel depicting blossoming flowers and goose with gold accenting, with basket weave surround, height 4 cm and diameter 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lovely pair of Japanese bronze figural bookends, depicting a man and woman seated on a rocky outcrop on the waters edge, height 22 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese seated bronze Buddha, depicted bearded and seated clutching attributes, raised on double lotus base, height 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze brush washer, of oval form with applied qiulong to the rim, raised on four ruyi form feet, marked to base, height 11 cm and width 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Tibetan Bronze/Copper Tara, depicted seated with headdress, with head slightly turned with eyes downcast, wearing necklace, with hands holding attributes and legs crossed, raised on a double lotus base, with copper base, extant paint work, height 15… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Chinese bronze figure of immortal, depicted standing wearing robes with long beard, height 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Heavy Sino-Tibetan bronze figure, depicting a seated figure with legs crossed, holding offerings in each hand, mark to base, height 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Naga Kanya, depicted with aquila wings and multi-hooded snake canopy over head, raised on a lotus base, with coloured accents, height 25.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Japanese bronze articulated bronze lobster, with beautifully patterned shell, a/f, moveable legs and tail, length 40 cm. Provenance: Mr Arthur Dolby Pedley (1856-1935), then by descent. | *** |  |
| *** | Gilt bronze figure of Jambhala, depicted seated with legs folded, wearing ornate headdress and body jewellery, with mongoose in left hand, resting on a lotus base, height 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese bronze figure of Budai, depicted standing with exposed belly, holding a sack over shoulder, signed to back, height 29.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze vessel and cover, with domed cover and baluster body, decorated with archaic motifs and fret work patterning, height 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze twin handled censer and stand, of facetted rectangular form, raised on four square legs, six character mark to underside, resting on a rectangular stand, height 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze twin handled censer and stand, of squat rectangular form with angled handles, set in a rectangular base, mark to base of censer, height 9.5 cm, width 13 cm x depth 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty bronze censers, of squat baluster form, with loop handles and gold splash, raised on three feet, with impressed seal marks to base, diameter 9 cm (2). Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection | *** |  |
| *** | Large Chinese bronze hand warmer, of deep rectangular form, with a pierced patterned cover, with loop handle above a spreading bulbous body, 22 cm x 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Indian bronze figure of Bhudevi, depicted with jewelled breastband and lotus in one hand, on a lotus throne, mounted on a pedestal base, height 13 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese bronze vase, of pear form and raised above a sloping circular foot, the body decorated with mythical creatures, set between foliate borders on a grounds of incised geometric design, accented in predominantly blue, green and white enamels,… | *** |  |
| *** | Good Tibetan Bronze/Copper Tara, depicted seated with headdress, with head slightly turned with eyes downcast, wearing necklace, with hands holding attributes and legs crossed, raised on a double lotus base, with copper base, extant paint work, height 15… | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese archaic bronze figure group, depicting a mythical creature with animal in its mouth, height 15 cm and length 32 cm Provenance: purchased at auction from an Estate of a San Diego family, California, then private collection, Canberra. | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze sword, with tapered leaf form blade, with double ring handle and decorated with Toatie motifs, length 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period bronze vase, of ovoid form, decorated with rooster seated on blossoming branch, height 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese bronze figure, depicting a portly man, standing on two barrells holding a hammer high in the air, height 53 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze censer, of squat form with a flattened rim, raised on three short legs, mark to base, diameter 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Tara, depicted seated with headdress and multiple arms, with hands in pose and serene expression, raised on lotus base, height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chinese bronze oil lanterns, in the form of ox, with handles and lanterns to back, with evidence of gilt floral work to body, evidence of seal mark to body, 41 cm x 37 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Large Chinese bronze twin handled censer, of squat form, decorated with fruit and foliage in gilt, raised bat motif to base, raised on three short feet, height 11.5 cm and width 21 cm, set within a carved wooden stand raised on three mask feet (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese bronze jar and cover, the flat cover set with a pierced spherical finial, set above a facetted bulbous body, mark to body, height 18 cm and width 23 cm, together with a wooden box (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Good Japanese Meiji period bronze inlaid vase, of tapering ovoid form, with short neck, the body decorated with a scene of a bird perched within a tree, in mixed metals, height 21.5 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period bronze sculpture, of a barefoot fisherman, basket with catch slung over left shoulder and a straw hat in his right hand, signed to base at rear, height 54 cm, a/f | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese Petit gilt bronze Buddha, depicted seated, with serene expression on face, one hand resting upon knee, the other in lap, on double lotus base, height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze beaker, of cylindrical form, decorated with a raised scene of a tiger and dragon, seal mark to base, height 9 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze censer and cover, of shaped rectangular form, with pierced cover, twin ring handles on four legs, seal mark to base, height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | South East Asian bronze Jain shrine, the buddha depicted seated, encase in a pierced surround with smaller buddhas, resting on a lotus base, above a triangular stand supported by kneeling figures, height 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze cloisonne vase, of baluster from, with banded decoration of stylised precious objects, height 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze figural censer, in the form of a mythical creature, raised on four short feet, height 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze figure group, depicting a dog of fo resting on all fours with bodhisattva seated on its back, on a double lotus base, height 23 cm and width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze votive figure of Padmapani, depicted standing with hands in mudras, on a lotus base, against a flame shaped mandorla, raised on a large four legged plinth, height 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | South East Asian bronze standing Buddha, depicted in robes with left arm raised and hand in mudras, with elongated earlobes and domed ushnisha, raised on a stepped pedestal base, height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Jambhala, depicted with raised sword,standing on attendant on double lotus base, height 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of Ushnishavijaya, depicted with top knot and head dress, multiple faces, six arms with hands in pose, wearing dhoti gown, legs crossed on double lotus base, height 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese gilt bronze Buddha figure group, set with a central Buddha, flanked by two deities and attendant, united by endless knot motif, raised on four legs, height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze ritual vessel, with flared cylindrical neck decorated with archaic style frieze, above a winged creature base, incised marks to base, height 18 cm and length 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period inlaid bronze vase, of pear form, finely inlaid with semi precious metals in the form of flowers and foliage and accented with a Greek key border, height 15 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Bodhisattva, depicted seated with one leg down, with head resting in right hand, with other hand on the ground, height 32.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze censer, with a shaped floriform lip, above a cylindrical body, diameter 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Japanese bronze figure of a fisherman, depicted standing on a rocky base, with large fish in one hand and wooden spear in the other hand, with coloured accents, height 49 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period bronze figure, depicting a barefoot fisherman with basket and catch slung over left shoulder, with straw hat in his right hand, signed to base at rear, height 54 cm, a/f | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Japanese twin handled bronze urns, of bulbous form above a tapering foot, with twin fish handles, raised on a circular stand, height 22 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze head of deity, depicted wearing head dress with annulet, above serene expression with down cast eyes, on carved wooden stand, height 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze twin handled censer, with twin stylised handles, the body decorated with raised phoenix, raised on three slender elongated legs, each wrapped by a writhing qiulong, raised on a hexagonal base resting on a pierced stand, height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Beautiful Japanese Meiji period bronze display dish, of oval form, the centre decorated with a figure standing on a boat with lantern fishing with cormorant, with willow tree behind, in mixed metals, with a woven bronze surround, signed seal to base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Early Chinese bronze twin handled vase, of baluster form, with spreading foot, set with drop ring handles to the neck and drop ring mask handles to the ribbed body, height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Tara, depicted with downcast eyes and serene expression on face, with dhoti covering tightly below the waist, seated upon a mythical creature, the whole raised upon a double lotus base, impressed mark to base, height 30.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Meiji period bronze vase on stand, of hu form with twin elephant mask handles, decorated with scene of pagoda by a river, height 26 cm (including stand). Provenance: Purcahsed Aalders Auctions, the Zonnevijille collection, Burradoo, then private… | *** |  |
| *** | Mandalay style bronze seated Buddha, depicted cross legged with left hand resting on lap with upturned palm, the face set with a downcast serene expression and elongated earlobes, set above a double lotus base, with extant red pigment to rear, height 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese twin handled bronze censer, of squat form, the exterior decorated in relief with two dragons terminating in twin dragon mask handles, mark to base, height 6.5 cm and width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century Tibetan bronze Palden Lhamo, depicted seated on horse, with flamed hair and skull headdress and necklace, with hands in pose, on an oval base decorated with bone and skull motifs on a wave ground, 13.5 cm x 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Chinese bronze censer, in the form of dog of fo, depicted with head raised and serpent under foot, with textured surface, height 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese figural bronze incense burner, in the form of a Kylin laying on stomach with back feet in the air, height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze censer, cover and stand, the censer of squat form with twin bat handles, the cover with peach finial above pierced bats, mark to base, set on a bronze stand raised on three short feet, height 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze Buddha figure group, with central buddha seated on a double lotus base, resting on decorative pedestal throne, flanked by tara to each side, standing on a double lotus base, with mandorla, height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Good Chinese bronze archaic style vase, of facetted tapering form, the sides decorated with panels of taotie motifs, raised on four feet, later drilled, height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan bronze Padmasambhava, depicted seated holding a vajra in his right hand and an attribute in his left hand, set on single lotus base, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Gilt bronze figure of Marici as a wrathful goddess depicted seated on the back of a boar, her left hand holding a lotus bloom, height 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Japanese inlaid bronze Meiji period vase, by Nogawa workshop, of double facetted form, the upper section finely inlaid with fret work pattern to one side and lattice pattern to the other, above a ground of stylised floral motifs and lower panels of… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese bronze mirrors, of circular form, decorated with dragons and mythical creatures, diameter 17.5 cm and 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese gilt bronze Milarepa, -1 | *** |  |
| *** | Wonderful Tibetan bronze Monks bowl, of deep cylindrical form, inlaid with a central figure of seated Buddha, with surround on lotus base, the exterior decorated with wave scrolls and precious emblems, diameter 20 cm, height 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sino-Tibetan Qing Dynasty gilt bronze Tara, depicted with headdress and with eyes slightly downcast, wearing necklace and with hands in mudras, on a lotus base, mark to base, height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese bronze censer and cover, of squat form, with twin angled handles, the pierced cover set with fo dog and bowl, the body inlaid with foliate motifs, height 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tibetan bronze Buddha, depicted with top knot and curled hair, with downward serene expression, with robes falling from shoulders, hands in pose and legs crossed, on a lotus base, on wooden stand, height 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Fernande… | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese bronze figure of a bull, with light incised archaic decoration, height 14.5 cm | *** |  |