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WORKS OF ART
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
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TWO SILVER VESSELS WITH JADE AND COLORED A GILT SILVER LIDDED MOON FLASK
STONE INSETS Qianlong Mark
The larger a tall ewer with a greenish-white jade duck forming the The slightly convex body of flattened ovoid shape below a waisted
finial to the cover, a similarly colored jade belt hook with intricately neck flanked by beast-head handles suspending separately cast rings
undercut dragon decoration mounted to the handle and two off topped with a reticulated lid of irregularly ovoid shape, all supported
white oval jade plaques on the body, one carved with a finger citron on a waisted rectangular foot; the exterior surfaces covered in
branch and the other with a vase filled of peony flowers; the second elaborate ornamentation to include numerous movable and separately
a moon flask with a green and white jadeite bead from a mandarin cast dragons held in place by lush vine and lotus filigree, intricate
necklace or hat forming the finial to the cover, the elaborately chased chased cloud patterns, raised relief wave patterns, ruyi lappet bands
metal body with applied dragons and animal head handles grasping and semi-precious stone cabochons accenting the dragon panels
loose rings also mounted on both faces with off-white jade circular and set within silver and gilt banded edges of the body; the underside
plaques reticulated as crossed ruyi scepters combined with the of the recessed foot bearing the six-character mark in a rectangular
characters possibly reading wan shi and ji xiang, the surfaces also cartouche highlighted with gilt.
enlivened with colored stone insets. 11in (28cm) high
12 and 8 3/4in (30.5 and 22cm) height of vessels and covers $8,000 - 12,000
13 1/4 and 10 1/4in (33.6 and 26cm) height including wood display
stands PROPERTY FROM THE EMMANUEL GRAN FAMILY COLLECTION
$3,500 - 5,000
2138
2135 A GROUP OF WOOD DECORATIONS
A GROUP OF EIGHT CHINESE AND TWO BURMESE Late Qing/Republic period
SILVER CONTAINERS Including a polychrome lacquered wood figure of Lu Dongbin; a large
19th/20th century square-sectioned wood seal, circular tally and bamboo brush rest, each
Now assembled as a betel nut set, consisting of a low tray raised on inscribed with calligraphy; the fifth a wood handle with carved decoration;
three short supports and finely engraved with animal reserves on a the sixth a small hardwood quatrelobed box with replacement cover; and
geometric ground, stamped Qing Yun; a leaf-holder, octagonal bowl the seventh a four-panel mixed wood table screen with applied jade and
and three octagonal boxes of graduated size, each with repoussé carnelian plaques (most with age cracks, wear). [7]
figural reserves and incised Guang Yuan Xing; two smaller boxes 14 3/8 x 20 1/2in (36.5 x 52cm) the table screen
with repoussé floral or aquatic decoration, one stamped Chen Lizhen $1,000 - 1,500
[the other illegible]; and two circular Burmese repoussé boxes of
graduated size (minor wear). PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
8 3/4in (22.3cm) length of tray
$1,000 - 1,500 2139
A GROUP OF SCHOLAR’S DESK OBJECTS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SAN FRANCISCO COLLECTION Ming dynasty and later
Including a Longquan celadon brush rest in the shape of a miniature
2136 table screen with reticulated body fronting a pair of cylindrical holders
A JADE OVERLAY LACQUER AND HARDWOOD HANGING PANEL for brushes; the second, a rootwood paper weight of irregular oval
Republic period with Qing dynasty elements silhouette, deeply undercut with pine boughs issuing from a gnarled
Of tall rectangular section, the red lacquer ground supporting trunk with three hollowed apertures across the top; the third, a
four rows of five small nephrite or other hardstone carvings of miniature duan inkstone of thin, irregular section, carved in high relief
predominantly gray or whitish hue depicting varied subject matter with a dragon’s body forming two wells and the vapor issuing from
including figures, vessels, plants and animals. its mouth surrounding oval olive green ‘eye’ in the matrix that forms
42 1/2in (108cm) high a precious pearl, with hardwood box; the fourth a zitan brush rest of
$6,000 - 8,000 elongated trefoil section, a scalloped edge finishing each projecting
flange and one face incised in clerical script with a twelve-character
Provenance inscription, the cyclical date wu-yin and the signature possibly reading
by repute, acquired from the Mody Estate before 1950, thenceforth by Baiding; together with a Japanese silver whistle with reticulated bridge
descent to the current owner imitating a European boatswain’s pipe, with wood and silver carrying
case and tomobako inscribed koi-sei ginyaku. [5]
2 1/8 to 8in (5.5 to 20.3cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000
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