Page 46 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

499 | FIVE CHINESE SILVER AND 502 | A TIBETAN GAU WITH ORIGINAL
PEWTER ITEMS INCLUDING BROCADE TEXTILE BOX, 19TH CENTURY
A COCONUT BODY TEAPOT,
QING Tibet. The gau made from silver with embossed Buddhist lions and
symbols in an original brocade textile box with straps. (2)
China. A teapot with sides carved from a
coconut shell with Buddhist emblems, plum
blossoms and a Shou character, mark and Condition: Extensive patina and traces of use.
collector’s label to the base; two pewter tea Provenance: Austrian private collection.
caddies with relief decorations, marks to the
base; an incised ink box and a pendant with Weight: 297.6 g in total.
finely incised traditional scenes. (5) Dimensions: Height 11.4 cm.

Estimate EUR 350,-
Condition: Generally good condition with Starting price EUR 175,-
minor wear, small dents and some soiling.
Associated top cover to teapot.
Provenance: From the collection of
Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of
Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920.

Weight: 2,308 g in total. 503 | A TIBETAN CANDLE HOLDER,
Dimensions: Height 3.6-11.5 cm. 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Estimate EUR 500,- Tibet. The candle holder incised and embossed with the Eight
Starting price EUR 250,- Buddhist Symbols (bajixiang), lotus petals, mythical beasts, leaves,
and vines.

500 | A PAIR OF SINO-TIBETAN Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few small dents.
BUTTER LAMPS, LATE 19TH Provenance: Austrian private estate.
CENTURY
Weight: Height 16.9 cm
Tibetan-Chinese. The butter lamps finely Dimensions: 422.6 g.
incised with geometric patterns as well as
several Shou characters signifying longevity. Estimate EUR 400,-
(2) Starting price EUR 200,-

Condition: Good condition with minor
wear and few small dents. 504 | THREE PARCEL-GILT AND
Provenance: Austrian private estate. GEMSTONE-INLAID SILVER BANGLES,
LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Weight: 249.0 g
Dimensions: Height 11 cm each. Tibet or Himalayas. The largest with a Baltic amber inset, showing
dragons chasing flaming pearls in the form of inlaid coral
Estimate EUR 400,- cabochons, also with a turquoise cabochon. The smallest made
Starting price EUR 200,- from silver with engraved floral and gilt geometric patterns, the
other with inlaid garnets. (3)

501 | FOUR SINO-TIBETAN SILVER Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of use and
PARCEL-GILT ‘BAJIXIANG’ minor dents.
CANDLE HOLDERS, QING Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Sino-Tibetean, 18 - 19th century. The Weight: 409.3 g in total.
foliated, eight-lobed candle holders are Dimensions: Inner Diameter 5.3-7.5 cm.
engraved or embossed with the Eight 505 | A HIMALAYAN LOT SILVER REPOUSSÉ
Buddhist Symbols (Bajixiang), showing one Estimate EUR 300,- ‘DEMON’ BOX AND A ‘SIXDEITIES’ SALT CELLAR,
on each petal, respectively. (4) Starting price EUR 150,- 19TH CENTURY
Himalayan region. The lidded silver box with extremely fine
Condition: Several dents, wear and embossed, chiseled and engraved detail work, depicting a fierce
warping. demon holding a large sword above his shoulders, the salt cellar
Provenance: From the collection of Georg with the six deities each in one round medallion, again with fine
Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent detail work.
in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
Austrian industrialist and the first governor
of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Condition: Good condition with wear and traces of use, good
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. natural patina to both pieces.
Provenance: From the Gallery Zacke Archive.
Weight: 539.2 g in total.
Dimensions: Height 5.5-7.5 cm. Diameter Dimensions: Length c. 8.5 cm (the box). Diameter c. 4.5 cm (the salt
11.8-13.6 cm. cellar).

Estimate EUR 1.000,- Estimate EUR 150,-
Starting price EUR 500,- Starting price EUR 75,-

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