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A 15.04 Carat Burmese Sapphire and Diamond Ring

November 7, 2018, 11:12 am
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Lot 773. A 15.04 Carat Burmese Sapphire and Diamond Ring. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - 4,500,000 (USD 383,175 - 574,763). © Poly Auctions

Centering upon a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 15.04 carats, flanked by two halfmoon-shaped diamonds weighing 2.15 carats in total, mounted in platinum, ring size 5 3/4.

Accompanied by report no.87078 dated 22 August 2016 from SSEF stating that the 15.04 carat sapphire is of Burma(Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating 
Accompanied by report no. 16090141 dated 3 October 2016 from Gubelin stating that the 15.04 carat sapphire is of Burma(Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating 
Also accompanied by an information sheet to report no. 16090141 from Gubelin on unheated sapphires. 

Poly Auctions. Important Jewels and Prestige Collections, Grand Lisboa Hotel Macau, 29 November 2018 3:30PM

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A Suite of Sapphire and Diamond Jewellery

November 7, 2018, 11:18 am
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Lot 775. A Suite of Sapphire and Diamond Jewellery. Estimate HKD 2,800,000 - 4,800,000 (USD 357,630 - 613,080). © Poly Auctions

Comprising a necklace, set with fourteen cushion-shaped Sri Lankan and Madagascar sapphires weighing 45.32 carats in total, interspersed by sixteen cushion-shaped diamonds of similar design, weighing a total of 16.58 carats, enhanced by round blue sapphire and round diamonds links weighing 9.24 carats and 6.92 carats respectively, to a diamond-set clasp; a pair of earrings en suite, each set with a cushion-shaped sapphire and a cushion-shaped diamond weighing a total of 11.88 carats and 2.04 carats respectively, all mounted in titanium, earrings 2.6 cm long, necklace 46.7 cm long.

Accompanied by report no. 1090141 / 1-14 dated 25 Janauary 2018 from AGL stating that the fourteen sapphires ranging in weight from 5.61 to 2.18 carats are of a combination of Ceylon(Sri Lanka) and Madagascar origin, with no gemological evidence of heat, no clarity enhancement Accompanied by 17 GIA reports, see the separate table for details. 

Poly Auctions. Important Jewels and Prestige Collections, Grand Lisboa Hotel Macau, 29 November 2018 3:30PM

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Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde)

November 7, 2018, 1:11 pm
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Lot 72. Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde) . Bois. H. 22 cm. Estimation €6,000 - €10,000. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris. 

Superbe et ancien masque figurant un caractère aux traits ridés, sculpté et gravé suivant les courbes des volumes de la face.
Les ligne des joues rejoignent la pointe du nez qui retombe en surplomb au dessus d'une bouche ouverte dévoilant la dentition.
Ce masque qui compte sans nul doute parmi les chefs-d'oeuvre de cette région faisait initialement partie d'un ensemble exceptionnel aujourd'hui dispersé entre diverses grandes collections privées.

Provenance: - Ancienne collection personnelle de Marie-Catherine Daffos et Jean-Luc Estournel
- Acquis de ces derniers par son actuel propriétaire en 1995.

Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 22 Novembre 2018 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com.

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Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde)

November 7, 2018, 1:16 pm
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Lot 73. Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde). Bois. H. 23 cm. Estimation €5,000 - €8,000. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris. 

Superbe et ancien masque figurant un caractère anthropomorphe souriant, arborant des boucles d'oreilles.
Ce masque faisait initialement partie du même exceptionnel ensemble aujourd'hui dispersé entre diverses grandes collections privées que le précédent.

Provenance: - Ancienne collection personnelle de Marie-Catherine Daffos et Jean-Luc Estournel
- Acquis de ces derniers par son actuel propriétaire en 1995.

Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 22 Novembre 2018 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com.

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Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde)

November 7, 2018, 1:23 pm
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Lot 77. Masque, Est Bhutan ou Arunachal-Pradesh (Inde). Bois. H. 23 cm. Estimation €4,000 - €5,000. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris. 

Rare modèle de masque reprenant tous les standards stylistiques de son aire culturelle d'origine, mais présentant une polychromie tout à fait originale.

Provenance: - Thomas Murray - Mill Valley CA (USA)
- Acquis de ce dernier par son actuel propriétaire.

Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 22 Novembre 2018 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com.

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Masque de divinité gardienne, Aire stylistique himalayenne (possiblement Arunachal-Pradesh)

November 7, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Lot 74. Masque de divinité gardienne, Aire stylistique himalayenne (possiblement Arunachal-Pradesh). Bois. H. 24,5 cm. Estimation €5,000 - €8,000. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris. 

Superbe et ancien masque figurant une divinité gardienne du panthéon bouddhique (mgon-po), aux sourcils marqués et aux yeux globuleux. La bouche ouverte dévoile une dentition menaçante.
Le traitement particulier de ce masque à priori très ancien n'est pas sans évoquer l'esthétique d‘un groupe de sculptures et d'objets rituels, essentiellement des phur-bu généralement datés des 14°-15° siècles.

Provenance: - Ancienne collection personnelle de Marie-Catherine Daffos et Jean-Luc Estournel
- Acquis de ces derniers par son actuel propriétaire en 1995.

Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 22 Novembre 2018 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com.

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Masque, Aire stylistique himalayenne

November 7, 2018, 1:35 pm
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Lot 75. Masque, Aire stylistique himalayenne. Bois. H. 30 cm. Estimation €5,000 - €8,000. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris. 

Beau masque dont le traitement de la bouche permet d'envisager qu'il puisse sagir de l'interprétation locale d'une divinité gardienne du panthéon bouddhique (mgon-po).
A son arrivée en Europe, ce masque était accompagné d'une indication de provenance du Sikkim, mais l'expérience impose d'être très prudents en la matière.

Provenance: - Ancienne collection personnelle de Marie-Catherine Daffos et Jean-Luc Estournel
- Acquis de ces derniers par son actuel propriétaire en 1995.

Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 22 Novembre 2018 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com.

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A good pair of 'huanghuali''Official's hat' armchairs, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

November 8, 2018, 1:58 am
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Lot 119. A good pair of 'huanghuali''Official's hat' armchairs, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 117 by 60 by 46.5 cm, 46 by 23 1/2  by 18 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 490,000 GBP. © Sotheby's.

each with round yokeback toprail supported on slender round stiles extending to the back legs, the bulging armrests supported on serpentine side posts and 'goose-neck' front posts, the S-curved backsplat above the rectangular seat set with soft mat, the feet joined by stretchers and a footrest above humpback aprons, the front legs with a humpback apron carved with foliage.

Note: Also known as nanguanmaoyi (southern official's hat chair), this pair of armchairs is notable for its undulating silhouette of the crestrail, which is effectively echoed by the out-curved armrests and reinforced by the foliate scrolls along the front apron.

See a smaller chair of this type, but carved with a central foliate medallion on the backsplat, illustrated in Sarah Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley, 2004, p. 118; and another, sold at Christie’s London, 15th May 2018, lot 311. Further related examples were sold in our New York rooms, including two chairs rendered with plain aprons, the first from the collection of The Reverend Richard Fabian, 15th March 2016, lot 13, and the other, 12th September 2018, lot 290; and a pair, decorated with a shou medallion on the backsplat, attributed to the 17th/18th century, sold 16th March 2006, lot 280.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 november 2018.

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A rare large bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng period, dated 1723

November 8, 2018, 3:06 am
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Lot 82. A rare large bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng period, dated 1723; 70 cm, 27 1/2  in. Estimate £80,000 - £120,000. Lot sold £100,000 (€114,530). © Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body supported on three lion mask cabriole legs and cast around the shoulder with lotus and stiff leaf bands divided by a large pair of S-shaped handles, the detachable straight-sided collar cast and pierced with a broad 'Three Friends of Winter' band, repeated on the domed cover and all surmounted by a coiled dragon finial, cast around the neck with a seven-character mark corresponding to 1723.

Provenance: Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM.

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A cinnabar lacquer circular 'Boys' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

November 8, 2018, 3:19 am
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Lot 115. A cinnabar lacquer circular 'Boys' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 16.5 cm, 6 1/2  in. Estimate £60,000 - £80,000. Lot sold £75,000 (€85,898). © Sotheby's.

of circular section, the cover delicately carved with an animated scene depicting a group of boys engaged in various pursuits in a fenced garden surrounded by pine, wutong and rocks, the side of the box and cover with further details of various boys engaged in different activities, the interior and base lacquered black.

Provenance: Gérard Lévy, Paris, 18th June 1977.
Collection Heliot, Paris.

Note: Sumptuously carved with a lively scene of boys at play in a garden, this vessel demonstrates the virtuosity of artisans working in the Qianlong period, evident in the complex composition which has been fashioned from an array of angles and depth of carving, the naturalistic fullness of the figures and the folds of their clothes, and the variety of diaper patterns covering the ground.

Compare a related box and cover, inscribed with wanzi baohe and a four-character Qianlong mark, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 10. Further boxes of similar design include one, attributed to the eighteenth century, from the Avery Brundage collection and now in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, illustrated in Hai-Wai Yi-Chen. Chinese Art in Overseas Collections. Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, pl. 155; another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th April 2007, lot 518; a slightly larger example sold at Christie’s Paris, 14th December 2011, lot 41; and a fourth box sold at Christie’s New York, 14th/15th September 2017, lot 997.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM

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Four gilt-bronze figures of guardians, Qing dynasty, 19th century

November 8, 2018, 3:28 am
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Lot 68. Four gilt-bronze figures of guardians, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Tallest: 18.5 cm, 7 1/4  in. Estimate £10,000 - £20,000. Lot sold £62,500 (€71,581). © Sotheby's.

each cast and seated in relaxed lalitasana on a rectangular plinth, dressed in elaborate headdress and armour, with a celestial scarf draped across the shoulders and billowing to the sides, their expressive faces detailed with wide open eyes and knitted brows framed by large earrings, Vaisravana holding a parasol, Virupaksa with a snake winding down one arm and the other holding an alms bowl, Dhritarashtra grasping a pipa, Virudhaka holding a sword, with traces of polychrome.

Provenance: An American collection, purchased in Hong Kong in the 1980s. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM

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A smoky crystal 'qilin' seal, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908)

November 8, 2018, 3:37 am
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Lot 85. A smoky crystal 'qilin' seal, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908); 5 cm,  2 in. Estimate £15,000 - £25,000. Lot sold £62,500 (€71,581). © Sotheby's.

of square section surmounted by a Qilin seated on its haunches with the body hunched, the beast depicted with a bifurcated mane and taut muscles detailed with fine incisions. the seal face carved with an inscription reading le min zhi le, (When a ruler rejoices in the joy of his people, they also rejoice in his joy).

Provenance: Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent. 

Note: A similar seal impression is recorded in the Guangxu Baosou (Catalogue of Imperial Seals of the Qing dynasty, Guangxu Section).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM

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A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, Tibet, 15th-16th century

November 8, 2018, 3:47 am
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Lot 65. A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, Tibet, 15th-16th century; 29.5 cm, 11 5/8  in. Estimate £30,000 - £50,000. Lot sold £60,000 (€68,718). © Sotheby's.

seated in dhyanasana on an ungilded separately cast double-lotus pedestal base, with hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing a shawl and dhoti falling down over his crossed legs in undulous folds and opening at the chest to reveal elaborate jewellery, a celestial scarf around the shoulders and arms, the face with benevolent expression surmounted by an elaborate five-point diadem surrounding a high chignon.

Literature: Helmut Uhlig and Ulrich von Schroeder, Das Bild des Buddha, Berlin, 1979, p.177, pl.102.
Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p. 439, pl.117F.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM

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A 'huanghuali' square corner two-door cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18th century

November 8, 2018, 4:41 am
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Lot 132. A 'huanghuali' square corner two-door cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 92 by 84.5 by 51 cm, 36 1/4  by 33 1/4  by 20 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 47,500 £ (54,402 €). © Sotheby's.

the rectangular form of miter, mortise and tennon construction with tielimu back, the panelled doors with later brass mounts, the interior with a shelf and two drawers.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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A pale celadon jade 'Landscape' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

November 8, 2018, 4:55 am
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Lot 26. A pale celadon jade 'Landscape' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 7.3 cm, 2 7/8  in. Estimate 5,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 £ (42,949 €). © Sotheby's.

of rectangular form with indented corners, supported on a reticulated foot, the cover carved in low-relief depicting a scholar and his attendant crossing a bridge in a mountainous landscape amidst scrolling clouds, the sides and box decorated with panels of archaistic motifs, with a poetic inscription to one side, all against a brocade ground, the smoothly polished stone of very pale celadon tone.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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A 'zitan' incense stand, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

November 8, 2018, 5:09 am
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Lot 130. A  'zitan' incense stand, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 83 by 44 by 44 cm, 32 3/4  by 17 1/4  by 17 1/4  in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,500 £ (37,222 €). © Sotheby's.

the square panelled top raised on a narrow waist carved with trailing clouds, above the shaped apron elaborately carved in relief to each side with a ruyi-shaped panel depicting a figure standing on a bridge beside a river, bordered by trailing clouds, below a band of lappets, raised on legs of square section terminating with scroll feet capped with leaf motifs, supported by a later hongmu humpbacked frame and raised on hoof feet.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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A carved pale celadon jade 'Mythical animal', Qing dynasty, 18th century

November 8, 2018, 6:03 am
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Lot 146. A carved pale celadon jade 'Mythical animal', Qing dynasty, 18th century; 7 cm, 2 3/4  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 30,000 £ (34,359 €). © Sotheby's.

carved recumbent with the hind legs tucked beneath the rotund body and the head facing forward, the tail folded between the legs, pierced through the body with a round aperture, the well-polished pale celadon stone with attractive russet highlights.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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A large and rare cloisonné enamel trumpet vase, Ming dynasty

November 8, 2018, 6:11 am
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Lot 33. A large and rare cloisonné enamel trumpet vase, Ming dynasty; 68 cm, 26 3/4  in. Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 GBP. Lot sold 28,750 £ (32,927 €). © Sotheby's.

the baluster body rising from a high domed spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck with flaring rim, brightly decorated around the exterior with bands of shou characters encircled within leafy scrolls, divided by four notched vertical flanges and all reserved on a turquoise-blue ground.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM 

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A small yellow lacquer 'peony' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th century

November 8, 2018, 6:17 am
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Lot 111. A small yellow lacquer 'peony' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 4.9 cm, 1 7/8  in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 £ (31,496 €). © Sotheby's.

of circular form, the box and cover meticulously carved in varied levels of relief through the ochre-yellow lacquer to the cinnabar-red layer below with a large peony bloom surrounded by leaves naturalistically bending and curling, the interior lacquered black.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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A bronze figure of Sitatapatr, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

November 8, 2018, 6:36 am
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Lot 63. A bronze figure of Sitatapatr, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 16.5 cm, 6 1/2  in. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Lot sold 23,750 £ (27,201 €). © Sotheby's.

cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal base with cloth draped down the front, the left hand clutching a chatra, the body adorned with elaborate jewellery, wrapped with a bellowing celestial scarf around the shoulders and arms, the face of a benevolent expression framed by pendulous earrings and surmounted by an elaborate five-point diadem surrounding a high chignon, traces of polychrome.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM

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