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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN M. KAUFFMANN,
YARMOUTH, ME
3153
AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF SCHOLARS’ OBJECTS 3158
Including three wrist rests of arching section formed of bamboo or thin A CARVED BOXWOOD LOTUS LEAF
bamboo veneer: the first inscribed in a seven character couplet, the Incised in a web of veins and curled in narrow irregularly ovoid section
second inscribed to depict fish in a pond, and the third left unadorned; surmounting an undercut spiny stem and supporting a long thin
the fourth object a brush rest also carved from bamboo to depict dragon hanging on the side and grinning over one thin edge, bearing
the Three Friends of Winter gnarled in three connected heaps; and a an incised two-character signature.
cylindrical brush pot, the dark-hued grain figured in dense whorl. [5] 5in (12.7cm) long
4 3/4in (12cm) diameter of brush pot $1,000 - 1,500
$2,500 - 4,000
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
3154
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID WOOD TABLE SCREEN WITH 3159
EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL A HINGED HARDWOOD BOX
Late Qing/Republic period Qing dynasty
The cream colored silk panel intricately worked in a variety of stitches Of simple flat rectangular shape, the top of the lid adorned in raised
to depict a peacock and a magpie within a flower-filled garden, the relief decoration of chrysanthemums and grasses blooming from a
colored threads now faded to shades of brown, yellow and rose; rocky outcropping, the wood of purplish brown hue.
mounted within a hardwood frame inset with mother-of-pearl floral 13 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/2in (34.3 x 19.6 x 11.5cm)
and vine sprigs surrounding the Three Stars of Happiness (chips, $2,000 - 3,000
some losses to inlay).
24in (61cm) height inclusive of frame 3160
$2,000 - 3,000 A HARDWOOD DOCUMENT BOX WITH
MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY
3155 Qing dynasty
A SMALL GLASS, ZITAN, AND MIXED WOOD TABLE SCREEN The footed box of wide and short rectangular section, surmounted
The glass incised to depict a lady of Western appearance and a crane by a lid formed by framing members surrounding a floating panel,
at repose on a rocky promontory, supported within an elaborately the top and sides elaborately inlaid in floral sprigs, butterflies, gourd
rendered frame formed from wood of dark grain and dense whorl vines, and the emblems of the Eight Immortals, all centered by four
(small crack to glass). characters reading fu lu shou and quan (minor losses to inlay, some
10 1/4in (26cm) height inclusive of frame joinery re-stuck).
$1,200 - 1,800 2 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 11 3/4in (7 x 40 x 30cm)
$2,500 - 4,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JEAN LOOMIS (1866-1928)
3161
3156 A HONGMU DOCUMENT BOX WITH BOXWOOD OVERLAY
A GROUP OF FOUR QUEUES, LING Of thin rectangular section overlaid on both sides to depict the
Qing dynasty Hehe twins reversed by a celestial official and attendants all within
The four tufts of dense black hairs tied at one end by red threads rectangular cartouches of cloud scrolls, the interior bearing an incised
to a thin wood spine, now contained within paper sleeves, one maker’s signature reading Wu Yuanchang.
stamped bin sheng ling ju. 12 1/2in (32cm) wide
12 1/2 to 13in (32 to 33cm) length of queues exclusive of paper sleeves $1,000 - 1,500
$1,000 - 1,500
3162
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER A GROUP OF THREE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOXES
Republic period
3157 Including a pair of compressed ovoid shape surmounted by figural
A LACQUERED WOOD BOX landscape roundels; the third of short cylindrical section adorned
Of brown hue and tall rectangular shape, the exteriors incised in three shades of incised polychrome lacquer forming a medallion
in repeating geometric patterns in the style of Song to Ming Tixi depicting the character chun (Spring) and Shoulao above a bowl of
lacquers, the top supporting a small reticulated wood plaque depicting auspicious emblems.
a mythical beast amid clouds and smoke. 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter of third and largest
4 x 7 x 3 1/2in (10 x 18 x 9cm) $1,200 - 1,800
$800 - 1,200

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