Pair of Japanese patinated bas-relief bronze vases later mounted as gas lamps, and then again as electrical lamps. The baluster-formed vases have bas-relief floral and vine decorations, are mounted onto a French gilt brass pierced leaf-form base, the tops have reticulated collars with gas keys intact, and the necks have additional gilt leaf-form mounts. Early […]
Lot 876: Orientalist Watercolor Painting, Taj Mahal
Watercolor and gouache Orientalist painting depicting the entry steps of a lavish tented palace flanked by pairs of carved trumpeting elephants with the Taj Mahal visible across the Yamuna River in the background beneath a slivered crescent moon in the night sky. Study of a landscape painted en verso. Housed and double matted under glass […]
Lot 875: 7 Asian Paintings & Prints, Peepal Leaves, Watercolors on Silk, & Erotic Woodblocks
1st-2nd items: Two (2) Chinese peepal leaf gouache figural paintings depicting a man and a woman in traditional dress. Mounted to paper and housed under glass together in a giltwood frame with green painted accents. 3rd-5th items: Three (3) Chinese watercolor and gouache paintings on silk, including one (1) depicting Shouxing, the God of Longevity, […]
Lot 874: Japanese Scroll Painting, Bulls at Mt. Fuji
Japanese painted scroll in the Chinese taste depicting a group of bulls and a calf in a naturalistic landscape with cherry blossom trees, grassy hills, rocky terrain, and Mount Fuji visible in the distant background. Signed in calligraphy in the lower right corner black Japanese characters and stamped with a red seal. Pencil inscribed "Fujisan" […]
Lot 873: Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Pair of two (2) Chinese watercolor and gouache paintings on silk; one (1) depicting an elderly male civil official in a blue coat, tiered cap, and white beaded necklace and one (1) depicting a woman in a red coat, ceremonial headdress, and yellow beaded necklace. Both are portrayed seated with crane-embroidered rank badges on a […]
Lot 872: 4 Asian Watercolor Silk Scroll Paintings
Four (4) Chinese and Japanese scroll paintings, all watercolor on silk, including one (1) painting of chicks with pink peonies, one (1) painting of carp and goldfish, one (1) painting of butterflies and flowers, and one (1) painting depicting a hunter with bow and arrow. All with calligraphic inscriptions and seal marks; painting of fish […]
Lot 870: 10 pcs. Asian Blue & White Porcelain, incl. Garniture Sets
Ten (10) Asian blue and white export porcelain items, including garniture sets. 1st-3rd items: Three-piece (3) garniture set with Asian figures flanking a floral-decorated vase on stand surrounded by foliate forms, including one (1) large lidded baluster form vase with foo dog finial and two (1) cylindrical vases. Marked with four character mark to underside. […]
Lot 871: Bird & Flower Paintings from the Palace Museum, Beijing, Oversized Book
SELECTED BIRD AND FLOWER PAINTINGS FROM THE PALACE MUSEUM, Palace Museum, Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, 1981, hardcover, with separate English foreword. 21 1/4" H x 15" W x 2" D. PROVENANCE: The collection of the late Fount and Ida Smothers, Thompson's Station, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition with minute scattered areas of discoloration to […]
Lot 869: 12 Assorted Chinese Export Canton Porcelain Items, incl. Chestnut Basket & Teapots
Twelve (12) pieces of assorted Chinese Export porcelain, all with blue and white landscape decoration, including one (1) chestnut basket with reticulated sides and one (1) matching underplate; one (1) footed teapot with domed lid; one (1) teapot with intertwined, naturalistic handle and overhanging lid with peach finial; one (1) baluster form vase; one (1) […]
Lot 867: Delft Octagonal Polychrome Jar, Jan Gaal
Delft octagonal polychrome jar decorated by Jan Gaal (Dutch, fl. 1707-27) in the Chinoiserie taste. Comprised of a domed ribbed lid with figural foo dog final over a shaped body and flaring octagonal base. Decorated in the petit feu or cashmere style with foliate, medallion, and lattice designs in polychrome colors of blue, green, red, […]
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