Page 8 - Pierre Durand Collection Including Chinese Art and Porcelain Sothebys Jan 27 2022

1
A LARGE BRONZE RETICULATED BEAST-FORM LANTERN
POSSIBLY JAPANESE, 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
The beast shown seated with the mouth open in a fierce expression, the eyes
inset with tiger-eye, with a loop and suspended ring at the top of the head and
a small, circular receptacle on the interior to hold a candle
20Ω in. (52.1 cm.) high

$3,000-5,000

■2
A BRONZE MODEL OF A MONKEY
POSSIBLY JAPANESE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Modelled as a crouching monkey holding aloft a lotus stem
27Ω in. (70 cm.) high, 11 in. (28 cm.) wide, 16Ω in. (42 cm.) deep
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.

3
A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE AND POWDER-BLUE JAR AND
COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The upper portion of the jar decorated with a green peony and lotus scroll
on a yellow ground all above a crenellated powder blue wide band, the cover
similarly decorated with the yellow-ground design and an underglaze-blue
finial, the base with a double line circle in underglaze blue
12æ in. high (32.4 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000