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Antiquities — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| *** | A Roman marble architectural buttress, circa 1st- 4th centuries A. D., of shaped outline, carved with a single acanthus leaf, (chips and losses), 58 cm high. Published: Bonhams London, 15th October 2008, lot 109. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese Han Dynasty glazed earthenware jars the largest 49 cm high, (losses) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai lobed ewer Song Dynasty (960-1279) the body gracefully lobed with horizontal ribbed decoration running through the lobes. The whole covered in a fine pale blue glaze. 25.5 cm high, 17.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai incised conical bowl Song Dynasty (960-1279) decorated to the interior with incised combed decoration of scrolling peonies. R & V Tregaskis label to base. 6.2 cm high, 19.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 2 June 2008, lot… | *** |  |
| *** | A very fine Greco-Egyptian hollow terracotta figure of Isis-Aphrodite, circa 2nd to 1st century B.C, modelled nude in a standing position with remnant stucco applied on the surface, housed on stand. The figure 25 cm high, total height with stand 28.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A small Chinese Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' tea bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), the thickly potted bowl with rounded sides covered in a deep black glaze with russet around the rim, exhibiting russet hare's fur vertical streaks within the black glaze. 4.5 cm high,… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Egyptian wooden sarcophagus panel fragment, late period, 525-332 B.C, the upper portion of the fragment shows the outstretched wings of the goddess Mut; the lower portion shows the image of an unidentified goddess; the hieroglyphic text reads… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Guan-type 'bamboo-neck' vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, the classic Southern Song Dynasty form vase decorated in Guanyao style with a broad black-stained crackle within a pale blue-green glaze. 25 cm high, 15.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Cizhou russet-splashed white-rimmed bowl Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) decorated with a white rim and five evenly spaced russet splashes to the interior. 7.5 cm high, 16.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 17 November 2009, lot 29 | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Longquan celadon brushwasher, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), with a flaring mouth and short tapered foot, the whole covered in an even sea green glaze stopping evenly just above the footrim. 3.5 cm high, 12 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai 'Chrysanthemum' bowl; Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); moulded in the form of a chrysanthemum with twenty three petals viewed from the reverse, the centre with five sepals. Covered in a fine pale blue glaze. 4 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese straw and green glazed tripod censer, Tang Dynasty (618-907), the compressed globular body decorated to the shoulder with two incised lines, set on three finely modelled lion claw feet, the globular body glazed with a clear straw coloured glaze,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Jianyao tea bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), covered in a persimmon glaze, with partial hare's fur effect around the rim, the glaze pooling slightly off-centre in the well, 6 cm high, 12.75 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Longquan celadon Brushwasher, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), of flared conical outline, on wooden stand. Height 4 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A large Roman pottery Transport amphora, circa 1ST-3rd century A.D., mounted on contemporary stand, 96 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Junyao sky-blue dish, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), covered with a pale sky-blue glaze, resting on a finely carved foot-rim, the glaze running neatly to the foot. Together with an old Japanese wooden box. 3.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter.… | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient Greek black figure Skyphos, third century BC, with painted bands and a frieze of figures and birds, height 10 cm, width across handles 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Romano-Egyptian marble lower torso of the goddess Aphrodite, circa 1ST century B.C.- 1ST century A.D. Wonderful naturalistic form, the front left leg with a socketed join for the leg attachment. 12.5 cm high, 21 cm total height including stand.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Greek / Hellenistic gilt bronze plaque, Eastern Provinces, circa 300 B.C. The front surface with an image of Hercules fighting the Nemean lion, mounted onto a wooden panel and incorporated base. The plaque 14 cm x 5.3 cm, other notes: after this famous… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Qingbai footed dishes, Song Dynasty (960-1279), of shallow bowl form with slightly rolled rims, and with high feet, covered in a fine pale blue glaze, each approximately 3 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white wine cup, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), decorated with scrolling flowers in underglaze blue with a moulded chrysanthemum to the interior, 3.5 cm high, 8.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese moulded 'Shufu' dish, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), with moulded decoration to the interior of scrolling flowers and possibly two characters to the centre, the base unglazed, 4.5 cm high, 16 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Two Sumerian clay Foundation Cones, circa 2000 B.C. Each conical in form, incised with cuneiform script. 14 cm and 14.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese inscribed Longquan celadon covered vase, early Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Generously potted in baluster form, with a cover carved with lotus petals with combed details, terminating in a conical shaped knob. The whole covered in an… | *** |  |
| *** | A Qing-Bai glazed incense Pu, Northern song period (960-1127), with moulded cross hatch design to the body, in a soft pale green and blue glaze produced by the song Hu-Tian kiln, 7.4 cm high. Reference: Zhou's bronze Pu seen: Shanxi Institute of… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Roman glass Alabastron, circa second-Third century C.E. of translucent blue glass with semi-encrusted surface, with heavy trailing along the neck, 20 cm high Provenance: ex Graham Geddes collection; ex private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese painted pottery two-handled jar Majiayao culture (3300-2100BC), Neolithic period decorated with concentric rings to the sides in red and black pigments. 36.5 cm high, 29 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese Xingyao white-ware dish, Tang Dynasty (618-907), the small dish of rare shallow form, with a very finely finished 'Bi foot', glazed within the foot-rim, the whole covered in a creamy white glaze showing a pale ivory colour where it pools.… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese Qingbai conical bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Perfectly conical and finely potted, with carved decoration to the interior of scrolling flowers, the whole covered in a fine pale blue glaze, the foot unglazed. 5.5 cm high, 14.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai moulded brush washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), finely moulded with five fish amongst waves to the interior, covered in an even pale blue glaze, the rim unglazed. 2.75 cm high, 14 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese moulded Shufu-type bowl, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), with moulded details to the interior depicting chrysanthemum petals, covered in a thick opaque pale blue glaze. 5.5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan coral necklace, 18th/19th century with a Chung Dzi bead, 10th century or earlier, the necklace of old coral beads interspersed with silver beads, the chung dzi bead of white agate with three chestnut brown bands. The necklace 45.5 cm long. The… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai miniature altar vase or Candlestand; Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); of baluster form with flaring foot and ring decoration to the neck, covered in a pale blue glaze. 11.5 cm high, 5.5 cm diameter; Provenance: The Diana stock collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Indonesian basalt Fragmentary head of Buddha, central Java, circa 9th-10th century, the fragmentary carving beautifully detailed with serene face, tightly curled hair, and high domed ushnisha. Mounted on a gunmetal-grey metalic stand. The head 30 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Four Chinese Longquan celadon dishes, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), with everted rims and undecorated apart from a fine celadon glaze. Each height 3.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese incised and inscribed bronze Two-Handle bowl, Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD), decorated with incised decoration around the cavetto of birds and beasts surrounded by scrolling foliage, two taotie mask and ring handles, and an archaic inscription to… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Qingbai bowls with carved lotus decoration, Song Dynasty (960-1279), each with carved decoration of scrolling lotus to the exterior, covered in pale blue glaze, each approximately 5.5 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese painted Red-Pottery figure of a horse, Tang Dynasty (618-907), modelled as a standing horse with head held aloft and bearing teeth, with a saddle to the back. Together with a fitted wooden stand. The horse 47 cm high, 43 cm wide. With stand 51.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Jizhou tortoiseshell-glazed tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), of conical form with a deep tortoiseshell glaze, 6 cm high, 11 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of painted pottery equestrian figures, in the Han Dynasty style, modelled as horses with riders with white stucco and polychrome decoration. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 27 cm high, 29 cm wide. Wear to the stucco and paintwork. Possible… | *** |  |
| *** | A Roman dark olive green glass bowl, circa 1st/2nd century A.D. The ribbed glass bowl with a flared rim and raised linear banded decoration. 7 cm high, 11.2 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Dingyao foliate-rim bowl, early Northern song dynasty (960-1127), the bowl with carved notches to the rim, covered in a clear glaze of ivory tone, with characteristic 'Teardrops' to the exterior. The wide carved footrim unglazed, 3.8 cm high, 12… | *** |  |
| *** | A deer form effigy vessel, Colima, Mexico (200-600AD), in the form of a deer laying on the ground, this unusual piece clearly has deer horns but the face of a dog, the body incised with concentric diamond shapes, 17 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Irving… | *** |  |
| *** | A dog form effigy Vessell, Colima, Mexico (200-600AD), Depicted in curled recumbent position with head resting on paws, spout on the back, 12 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Irving sculpture gallery, Sydney, 1983, Literature, illustrated, Art and Australia… | *** |  |
| *** | A Javanese Volcanic stone Fragmentary Padmapani or Vishnu, circa 10th century, the fragmentary figure with four arms, two raised bearing attributes, wearing a Royal Crown and jewels. Together with an old wooden base. The stone carving 38 cm high, 31 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese stucco head of a Luohan, Song Dynasty (960-1279), sculpted from stucco and painted with mineral pigments with inset glass eyes, depicting the head of a luohan with a fierce expression and pronounced forehead. Together with a modern black granite… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese grey stone guardian lions song Dynasty or later, the strongly carved lions modelled with lotus pedestals on their backs, with fine incised detailing throughout, each approximately 34 cm high, 35 cm wide, 16 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Egyptian wall relief fragment carved in low relief featuring a sacrificial Oryx, residual gesso mounted on black perspex and wood the fragment 36.5 cm x 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian Gujurat carved sandstone Stele, 12TH/13th century, with relief carved decoration depicting a deity holding ritual items in each hand, the stele 54 x 32 cm, the plinth 140.5 x 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre Columbian Colima dog, 200 B.C-200 A.D, West Mexico modelled in a sitting position, with a single spout above the head, painted dark terracotta, 25.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Shadow celadon jar, song Dynasty styled in a white glaze and decorated with floral carvings, Hutian kiln, 13 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late David Henwood | *** |  |
| *** | An Egyptian pale Azure glazed faience Ushabti, late period, circa 660-330 B.C. Of classic form, the front lower surface with horizontal bands of hieroglyphs. 15 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai lobed conical bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the finely potted conical bowl with six pronounced lobes around the rim, with six slip lines emanating from the lobe indents, the whole covered in a pale blue glaze, 5 cm high, 14.75… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese song celadon globular ewer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), the ewer, probably from one of the Southern kilns, potted in a generous globular form with a delicate s-shaped spout and a strap handle decorated with incised lines, the whole… | *** |  |
| *** | An Etruscan ceramic jug 4th century BC of baluster form with a slender neck, serpentine spout and loop handle, the body decorated with burnished black bucchero slip outlining a scene of two women and a winged god, within Greek key borders. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese stone head of a Bodhisattva possibly Yuan Dynasty, modelled with downcast eyes and wearing a Crown, raised on a later wooden stand, 51 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese male stick figure, Han Dynasty (206BC-220 AD). The typically armless body, with individualised expression on the round face, with traces of pigment, with fitted perspex stand, 57 cm and 59 cm high, or 59 and 61 cm high with stand respectively.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese green glazed Hu Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD) with taotie mask handles and impressed geometric banded decoration. R & V Tregaskis label to base. R & V Tregaskis Oriental Antiques 39 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne,… | *** |  |
| *** | A beautifully sculptured Egyptian mummy mask, New Kingdom, 19th to 21st Dynasty, circa 1292 to 1069 B.C. Belonging to a female, due to the colour. The face with remnant gesso and black pigment details on the eyes. Made from a mix of Nile mud and straw as… | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient Greek terracotta Antefix, third century BC, in the form of an anthemion centred with a Hermes mask above scrolls, overall traces of pigment, height 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient Etruscan terracotta relief fragment, modelled in high relief with a kneeling boy holding a floral and fruiting laurel swag, height 29 cm, width 39 cm, depth 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai moulded foliate-rim cup, Song Dynasty (960-1279), the six-lobed bowl with moulded floral decoration to the interior, covered in an icy greyish-blue glaze, 4 cm high, 9.75 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Yaozhou celadon conical tea bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), of conical form with a broad crackle to the grey-green celadon glaze and some kiln grit adhering to the carved foot rim, together with an old indigo cotton inscribed Chinese box… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese moulded Sancai dish, Liao Dynasty (907-1125), the dish with moulded decoration depicting an open lotus flower, covered in a three colour lead glaze of green, amber and white, the flat base unglazed showing a reddish coloured paste, 2.6 cm high,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Amharic manuscript scrolls, Ethiopia, the larger perspex case measuring 28 cm wide, 7.8 cm deep, 44.5 cm high including brass fixtures (2). Other Notes: Ethiopian healing scrolls were used to eliminate illness by purging evil spirits and demons from a… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Khymer bronze figures of Uma, Angkor period, circa 12th century, the figures finely cast in bronze, depicting the goddess Uma standing on a square plinth, wearing a dhoti and elaborate crown and jewels, holding a scroll in one hand and a lotus bud in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer sandstone head of a Bodhisattva, Angkor period, circa 11th century, well carved of sandstone, depicting the head of a Bodhisattva gently smiling with a serene expression, wearing an elaborately decorated crown. Fitted to a modern metallic base.,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese black Tixi Guri lacquer octagonal box and cover Southern song /Yuan Dynasty carved black and red layers with tightly arranged ruyi-head motifs, losses, 28 cm wide. Notes: Refer to a comparable example sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, Fine Chinese… | *** |  |
| *** | A pre Columbian pottery figure of a Capuli Coquero, 800-1500 A.D, Peru. modelled as a seated man chewing coca nut, wearing a traditional hat and wrap, 28 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Greek Core-formed Aryballos, circa Sixth century - 100 B.C. of dark blue glass with encrusted surface, an everted rim above a squat spherical body with flattened base and a single thick trailed handle, 10 cm high Provenance: ex Graham Geddes collection;… | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient Etruscan terracotta foot, circa 300 BC, naturalistically modelled, length 27 cm, condition: slight wear and minor frits to left hand edge of underside, old sticker adhesive mark to top of foot, old wear and frits to tops of toes, otherwise wear… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Longquan celadon Iron-Spot 'Tobi Seiji' jar; Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); of baluster form covered in a fine pale green celadon glaze, decorated with groups of three iron spots. Seacs 1978 collection label affixed to the base. 7.75 cm high, 10.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and finely cast Bactrian bronze Rhyton with an antelope Protome, circa 2nd millenium B.C. Presented on a custom made perspex display mount. 4.5 cm high, 13 cm long, 6.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Gongyi white-ware covered jar, Tang Dynasty (618-907), circa 8TH/9th century, a white jar covered in a clear crackled glaze with a domed lid surmounted by bud-form finial, together with an old fitted silk brocade Chinese box. Provenance: the de… | *** |  |
| *** | A relief moulded grey Pottery funerary tile, probably Tang Dynasty, with six registers of decoration, 60.5 x 60 x 6.5 cm (excluding stand). Provenance: Mike Lin collection, Taiwan, purchased privately in 2001 | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese earthenware figure of a seated court lady with mirror, Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD), depicted at her toilette, gazing appreciatively at her image in the mirror that se holds up with her left hand, with rouged cheeks, elaborate fan-like chignon and… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese Qingbai jardiniere, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), early 19th century. Of solid baluster form with a short rolled neck, underglaze decoration of peony, dragon and phoenix, 40 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese clay Riders on horseback, Tang Dynasty (618-906). With brightly painted saddles in red and blue pigment, and traces thereof, the riders' faces painted with individual expressions, their arms outstretched with hands cleverly curled to a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese amber glazed tea bowl, Liao Dynasty (916-1125), well potted in red stoneware, covered in an even amber coloured glaze, the glaze falling all the way to the foot. 5.5 cm high, 9.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai lobed covered ewer Song Dynasty (960-1279) the lobed ewer decorated with incised decoration to the shoulder, covered in a pale blue glaze. 23 cm high, 16 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Qingbai funerary vessels Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) the tall vases with applied decoration to the sides of human figures and dragons, the lids with birds. Each approximately 58 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Greyware pottery figure of a warrior, Tang Dynasty, with a fierce expression wearing a helmet and armour, his hands formerly holding weapons, accompanied by a University of Wollongong Thermoluminescence dating report W2570, dated 19 January 1999… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese buff pottery horse and another horse head, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), in the form of the top half section of a horse with detachable head, the other head with finely moulded detail, the horse: height 35 cm, width 41 cm, depth 17 cm, height of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai conical Foliate-Rim bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), of conical form with a lobed, foliate rim and vertical lines of piped slip emanating from between the lobes. 5.5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qingbai moulded ewer, Song Dynasty (960-1279), of hemispherical form with a gently curved handle and spout, and lug handles to the shoulder. The surface with moulded decoration of scrolling lotus. 9.5 cm high, 13 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Tang Dynasty style gilt bronze vase, 20th century, the vase of narrow-necked baluster form, covered in gilding. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Jianyao tea bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), the stoneware bowl with black glazeto the interior, with iron brown to the rim, with partial hare's fur effect below the rim. Character mark to the base. 5 cm high, 12 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze dagger, Warring States (476-221BC) to Western Han Dynasty (202BC-9AD), the double edged dagger cast in the form of a weeping willow leaf, with a rope-twist handle, covered in a stabilised verdigris patina. Together with a black metal… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese painted Pottery figure of a horse, Tang Dynasty (618-907), modelled as a standing horse with mouth open and head cast to one side, with remnant painted details to the saddle and face. Together with a fitted black stand. The horse 35 cm high, 29… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Qingbai cups, Song Dynasty (960-1279), each of simple hemispherical form with a line carved below the rim, covered in very pale blue glaze, each 4 cm high, 7.5 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Two-Fold screen depicting the Legend of Hakushika, Edo period (1603-1868), early 19th century, depicting the Tang Dynasty story of Hsuan Tsung and the white deer. Gofun and ink on gold leaf, mounted with silk brocade border, black lacquer frame… | *** |  |
| *** | A Thai Lopburi bronze figure of Buddha, 12th/13th century, the standing figure of Buddha wearing a Crown and jewels, a dhoti and gown, with both hands outstretched in vitarka mudra, with an all-over pleasant brown-green verdigris patina covering much of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Junyao Purple-Splashed bowl Yuan Dynasty, the large rounded grey stoneware bowl covered in a thick sky-blue glaze thinning to olive colour at the mouth, with a rasberry/purple splash in the interior, 9 cm high, 20.3 cm diameter. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of porcelain water Droppers, song Dynasty styled in a white glaze, with long spout and short handle, decorated with frogs, fish scales and pearls, Hutian kiln, 7 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the late David Henwood | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Cizhou Kiln vase, Jin/song Dynasty, the exterior carved decoration depicting scholars in a garden setting. 41 cm high. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese pottery Cocoon jars, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Of egg-form, one with incised bands, the other boldly painted with swirling colours of red, black and white, 24 and 23 cm high | *** |  |