A Chinese embroidered yellow ground silk dragon robe, 20th century. Estimate $2,000-4,000 © 2015 Freeman's.
L: 56 1/2 in., 143.5 cm
Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. 12 SEPTEMBER 2015
A Chinese embroidered yellow ground silk dragon robe, 20th century
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A Chinese blue ground silk informal robe with embroidered floral roundels, 20th century
A Chinese blue ground silk informal robe with embroidered floral roundels, 20th century. Estimate $1,500-2,500 © 2015 Freeman's.
L: 49 1/2 in., 126 cm
Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. 12 SEPTEMBER 2015
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A Chinese lime green brocade silk robe decorated with landscape medallions throughout, 19th century
A Chinese lime green brocade silk robe decorated with landscape medallions throughout, 19th century. Estimate $1,500-2,000 © 2015 Freeman's.
L: 57 in., 145 cm
Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. 12 SEPTEMBER 2015
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A banded agate intaglio ring, by Nathaniel Marchant, 1772-88
A banded agate intaglio ring, by Nathaniel Marchant, 1772-88. Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 (€11,000 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams.
The collet-set oval banded agate plaque, carved to depict Castor and Pollux, the gallery engraved Castor & Pollux, intaglio signed Marchant, intaglio length 2.1cm, ring size J½ (sizing band), Cameo Corner case
Note: Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816) was probably the most famous gem engraver of the 19th century, being prolific in both Italy and England. He was gem sculptor to The Prince of Wales and engraver to The King.
Provenance: Ex Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury. This intaglio is listed in Gertrud Seidmann, Nathaniel Marchant, Gem-Engraver 1739-1816, 1987, Cat. no. 33, page 47.
Accompanied by two wax impressions made by the artist Ronald Pennell and a photocopy of the relevant entry in Seidmann with a personalised note by the author.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A carnelian intaglio ring, by Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816)
A carnelian intaglio ring, by Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816). Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 (€11,000 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams.
The collet-set carnelian plaque carved to depict Pericles wearing a Corinthian helmet in profile to the left, mounted in a later gold collet-setting, intaglio signed Marchant, intaglio length 2.6cm, ring size M
Notes: Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816) was probably the most famous gem engraver of the 19th century, being prolific in both Italy and England. He was gem sculptor to The Prince of Wales and engraver to The King.
Marchant's love of the classical subject matter was well developed and he produced many depictions of the Athenian statesman Pericles. A very similar depiction is known, casts of which are on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and at the Sir John Soane Museum, London. Of note is that this intaglio bears a non mirrored signature, something Marchant, like his tutor Edward Burch, was well known for. Carnelian was a popular material for much of Marchant's early pieces, which suggests this may be an early example of his work.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A 17th century gem-set, pearl and enamel brooch, earnings and a ring
A 17th century gem-set, pearl and enamel brooch, earnings and a ring. Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€5,500 - 8,200). Photo: Bonhams.
1st: The brooch of tapered scrolling design, decorated with flowerheads and blue, white, pink and black enamel, accented by table-cut rubies and garnets, in foiled closed-back settings and seed pearls, suspending a 9.0mm pearl drop, 2nd: The pendent earrings surmounted by a striped enamel tulip, suspending a scrolling foliate enamel, seed pearl and table-cut ruby spacer, to a 8.6mm-9.5mm pearl drop with a blue, white and orange enamel cap, 3rd: The ring centrally set with a 7.9mm pearl, between trios of smaller pearls, the white enamel gallery delicately decorated with black enamel scrolling motifs, additional earring fittings provided, enamel loss, earrings composite, lengths: brooch 5.7cm, earring 6.7cm, ring size K½ (hoop off round) (3)
Notes: For similar examples see the Museo Poldi Pezzo, Milan, inventory number 701 and the V&A Museum, number 2824-1856.
Accompanied by a report from the Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the four largest pearls were found to be natural, saltwater. Report number 5775-2119, dated 26th June 2015. The remaining pearls are untested.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A garnet brooch and earrings, converted from 18th century jewels
A garnet brooch and earrings, converted from 18th century jewels. Estimate £800 - 1,200 (€1,100 - 1,600). Photo: Bonhams.
The brooch converted from an airgrette, the foliate spray of oval, circular-cut and cushion-shaped garnets, all in foiled closed-back settings, accompanied by a pair of earrings of similar design, lengths: brooch 7.6cm, earring 2.7cm, case by Hamlet, Princes Street, Leicester Square (2)
Provenance: Ex Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A rare wucai 'Garden' circular box and cover, Wanli mark and period
A rare wucai'Garden' circular box and cover, Wanli mark and period. Estimation 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of rounded form, thickly potted, the domed cover slightly raised and painted with a central medallion painted in underglaze blue, yellow, red, green and black enamel with a pair of long-tailed birds perched on the branches of a tall willow tree, with two butterflies hovering in flight above lilies and asters growing among rocks, all within double line borders, the sides of the box and cover decorated sprays of peach, pomegranate, lychee, grape, vine and flowers, with lozenge bands at the rim, the base inscribed with the six-character reign mark within a double ring in underglaze blue (2). Diameter 9 5/8 in., 24.5 cm
Notes: The charming wucai design on the present lot is adapted from a Chenghua period doucai pattern, as can be seen on an excavated and unfinished doucai fragmentary box and cover, illustrated in Imperial Porcelain: Recent Discoveries of Jingdezhen Ware, Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1995, cat. no. 114.
A small number of Wanli period wucai boxes and covers of this design appear to be known. Two examples are illustrated in C.M. Kauffmann, ‘Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Manchester City Art Galleries’, Oriental Art, New Series, vol. V, no. 3, Autumn 1959, pp. 120-22, pl. 3; two others were sold in our London rooms, 17th December 1980, lot 632, from the R. Wistrand collection, and 7th December 1993, lot 236; a further example, formerly in the Wingfield Digby and Meiyintang collections was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 9th October 2012, lot 48.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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A diamond and gem-set spray brooch, circa 1840
A diamond and gem-set spray brooch, circa 1840. Estimate£3,000 - 4,000 (€4,100 - 5,500). Photo Bonhams.
The bouquet of stylised cushion-shaped and rose-cut diamond peonies, with cushion-shaped ruby anthers, the stems decorated with rock crystal leaves and buds in pink and green foiled closed-back settings, tied with a rose-cut diamond bow, cushion-shaped diamonds approx. 5.25cts total, French assay mark, length 8.2cm
Note: A similar example can be seen at the V&A Museum, reference M.83-1951.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A Yixing ‘Millstone' teapot and cover dated Chongzhen guiyou year corresponding to 1633, signed Sheng Guanwu
A Yixing‘Millstone' teapot and cover dated Chongzhen guiyou year corresponding to 1633, signed Sheng Guanwu. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of squat cylindrical form, the flat shoulder and cover with a broad groove, echoing the form of a millstone, the sides set with a short spout opposite the loop handle, the recessed base neatly incised Chongzhen guiyou Sheng Guanwu (guiyou year of the Chongzhen reign, Sheng Guanwu) (2). Length 5 5/8 in., 14.4 cm
Provenance: Collection of Tom Y. P. Lee.
E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York, 2005.
Bibliography: E & J Frankel, Zisha: The Purple Sand of China : The Lee Collection of Ming and Qing Dynasty Yixing Ware, New York, 2005, cat. no. 8
Note: The practice of incising the date and artist's name on the base of an Yixing vessel was common during the Ming period. For examples of Ming dynasty teapots with similar treatments to the base see K. S. Lo, The Stonewares of Yixing from the Ming Period to the Present Day, Hong Kong, 1986, pp. 43, 46, 46, 52, 56 and 57. The artist Sheng Guanwu does not appear to be recorded.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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A Yixing bucket-form teapot and cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, signed Chen Xinqing
A Yixing bucket-form teapot and cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, signed Chen Xinqing. Estimation 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of circular section, tapering towards the base, the center with a raised bowstring band, the mouth encircled with a broad raised band, leading to the stepped cover, the shoulder set with a short spout and opposing handle, the recessed base with incised signature (2). Height 3 1/2 in., 9 cm
Provenance: Collection of Tom Y. P. Lee.
E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York, 2005.
Bibliography: E & J Frankel, Zisha: The Purple Sand of China : The Lee Collection of Ming and Qing Dynasty Yixing Ware, New York, 2005, cat. no. 1.
Note: Chen Xinqing is a potter believed to have been active between 1573 and 1620. According to K.S. Lo, The Stonewares of Yixing from the Ming Period to the Present Day, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 66, Chen was a follower of the master potter Shi Dabin. He is listed in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian (Dictionary of Chinese Artists' Names), Shanghai, 2009, p. 1008, as being able to do good reproductions of Shi's works.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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Five diamond brooches-tiara, circa 1890
Five diamond brooches-tiara, circa 1890. Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 (€4,100 - 5,500). Photo Bonhams
he graduated series of twelve-ray stars, each set throughout with rose-cut diamonds, detachable brooch fittings, tiara fitting provided, lengths: 5.6cm, 4.9cm, 4.9cm, 4.2cm, 4.2cm, fitted case
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A pearl and diamond pendant necklace
A pearl and diamond pendant necklace. Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 (€4,100 - 5,500). Photo Bonhams.
The 10.3-10.6 x 12.0mm natural pearl capped with old brilliant-cut diamonds to a trace-link chain, lengths: pendant 2.4cm, necklace 45.0cm
Accompanied by a report from the Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the pearl is natural, saltwater. Report number 09848, dated 9th May 2014.
Bonhams. JEWELLERY, 9 Sep 2015 11:00 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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A small Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty
A small Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty. Estimation 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the compressed globular body divided into six gently rounded lobes, rising from three tapering feet to a waisted neck with everted rim, flanked by a pair of rope-twist upright handles, molded with a lush floral bloom to either side and incised around the neck with a key-fret band. Height 4 5/8 in., 11.7 cm
Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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Freadelpha chloroleuca holoviridis
Freadelpha chloroleuca holoviridis
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Andrea Palladio, Villa Cornaro
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A carved cinnabar lacquer 'Lychee' seal paste box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century
A carved cinnabar lacquer 'Lychee' seal paste box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Estimation 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of circular form, the cover carved with a spray of five lychees growing on leafy branches against a floral diaper ground, the fruit textured with various diapering patterns, the exterior of the box similarly decorated to the underside with a further spray issuing four lychees, the interior lacquered black (2). Diameter 3 in., 7.6 cm
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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A Yixing molded 'Dragon' bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century, signed Chen Jinhou
A Yixing molded 'Dragon' bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century, signed Chen Jinhou. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the rounded sides molded with five raised oval medallions of a dragon amid clouds, below a band of stylizedshou characters encircling the rim, the buff colored clay flecked with reddish-brown slip, the base impressed with a seal reading Chen Jinhou zhi (made by Chen Jinhou). Diameter 7 7/8 in., 20 cm
Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 1997.
Bibliography: Oriental Works of Art, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 9th - 22nd June 1997, no. 11.
Notes: Some sources cite the birth year for Chen Jinhou as approximately 1702 and put his death at 1765, while other sources such as K.S. Lo in The Stonewares of Yixing from the Ming Period to the Present Day, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 264, cite him as being active from 1736 till 1795. Some of his works are therefore ascribed to the Yongzheng period, while others to Qianlong.
For similar bowls by Chen Jinhou ascribed to the Qianlong period, see one from the Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Hawthorn Collection sold at Bonham's Hong Kong, 28th November 2011, lot 215; and another from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection sold at Christie's New York, 22nd March 2012, lot 2648. Another example of his work, this one carved with lotus petals and dated to the Qing dynasty, is illustrated in Yixing Zisha Wares in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2009, p. 252, pl. 156; and another withchilong decoration dated to the 18th century is illustrated in K.S. Lo, op. cit., no. 169.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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A black-glazed ribbed ewer, Song-Jin dynasty
A black-glazed ribbed ewer, Song-Jin dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of ovoid form, sloping gently at the shoulders to the narrow neck flaring to an everted rim, one side with a subtly notched tubular spout bent near the top, set opposite an arched handle connecting the mouth to the main body, the cover with a pointed knop, covered all over in a lustrous black-brown glaze streaked with russet and encircled by vertical ribs formed by narrow trails of white slip beneath the glaze (2). Height 9 1/2 in., 24.2 cm
Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.
Note: Similar examples are illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. I, London, 1988, no. 449; Toji taikei, vol. 38, Tokyo, 1974, p. 92, fig. 12; Heibonsha Chinese Ceramics Series, Temmoku, vol. 6, Tokyo, 1999, no. 71; and another lacking its cover in Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995, no. 63 where the author notes that these ewers were most likely used for serving warmed wine or hot water for whisked tea.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015
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