JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 29 April 2025 / 10:00 am start
A fine quality Chinese all over floral enamelled dish - flared form, the fine floral (100 flowers) decoration incorporating green and red dragons. Four-character Qianlong mark in kaishu script in blue enamel to the base. Dia.207mm. Purchased Webb's 23.07.23 $9,560. Catalogued as Republic period.
Estimate: $1,800 - $3,000
A large Chinese porcelain vase - round spreading foot, bulbous ovoid form, blue trailing flowering vines on a mustard yellow ground, shoulder handles in the form of mythical beast heads, glazed turquoise interior. H.370mm.
Estimate: $360 - $600
A Chinese pale jade Kuanyin statuette, pale celadon with subtle lavender tints - modelled seated upon a single lotus throne, the bodhisattva sits with left hand in vitarka mudra and right hand holding a vase with willow branch, the deities headdress covering a lotus diadem and backed by a leaf shaped mandala. On black lacquered plinth (chipped). Overall H.355mm.
Estimate: $600 - $800
A Chinese hu-form vase with plum-purple glaze, impressed with Yongzheng four-character reign mark and bearing collector's labels.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
A Chinese carved ivory dream shell - of good size, the partially open shell with scene of multiple figures, trees, pagoda and more. Sea themes to the top. On carved wood stand. W.115mm.
Estimate: $240 - $500
An old Chinese green jade lidded censor - the lid with pronounced flower head finial and three captured ring handles. carved with dragon masks, the body with further conforming masks to the large flat top captured ring handles. The body with opposing stylised dragons and paw feet. L.160mm. Raised on wood stand. H.195mm.
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
A quality vintage Oriental bronze temple set - includes pair candlesticks/rosokutate (H.480mm), a pair temple vases with removeable shishi handles plus lidded koro/potpourri. In good polish. All in original wooden box.
Estimate: $300 - $600
A highly decorative and energetic bronze of a bodhisattva Shaolin monk - wielding his khakkhara staff in his raised arm and manifesting a flaming pearl in his left hand, stamped under the hem of his flaring cloak with two undeciphered zhuanshu script seal marks. The surface treatments including cold painting and enhanced verdigris patination. The poised stance above rising and falling waves mirroring the Buddhist concept of finding balance and equanimity amidst change, the ebb and flow - life and death. H.1010mm,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
A Tibetan Buddhist kartika (ceremonial knife) on ornate axe shaft, 19thC - steel crescent blade set in bronze mounts incorporating swastika engraved octagon mount and vajra terminals on a double baluster knopped shaft. L.340mm.
Estimate: $200 - $400
One of a matched pair, a massive Japanese Imari porcelain charger - decorated with madoe panels of 'brocade' patterns, gilt dragon rondel motifs, ancient pines and an unfurling scroll depicting Manchurian cranes in flight between ribbons of mist on a background of jade and gold cloud forms. The reverse rim painted with chrysanthemum and blossom branches in iron red and underglaze blue, Dia.600mm.
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
One of a matched pair, a massive Japanese Imari porcelain charger - see previous lot for additional details.
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
A Japanese Meiji period fine Satsuma vase - with two lobed cartouches, one including processional figures, the reverse with birds in a flowering branch. Gilt highlights. Gilt marks to base. H.210mm.
Estimate: $200 - $360
A superb late 18thC/early 19thC Japanese Shibuichi soft metal tsuba - quality high relief gambolling Shishi playing in a waterfall, with gold and silver highlighted foliage. Signed Terumitsu. In fitted box.
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,800
A superb pair of 19thC Daisho tsuba - the Dai in iron with raised rim showing a Shibuichi stag in relief by a river under a silver crescent moon, gold highlights on foliage to the front and reverse. The Sho in Shiboichi with raised deer in copper with gold antlers under a silver full moon behind clouds. Gold and Shakudo maple leaves on front and reverse. In fitted box.
Estimate: $5,500 - $7,500
A fine old Japanese katana - possibly 16thC Mino school, unsigned, original polish with healthy undulating gunome temper, no flaws to the blade. Old mounts with Fuchi and Kojiri in dark Shibuichi carved with waves and gold highlights. Menuki of Shakudo and gold in floral design. The iron Tsuba in open design with samurai figures by a bridge. Quality black lacquer saya with maroon Sageo and fine blue/gold silk bag. L. 900mm.
Estimate: $5,500 - $7,500
A Japanese late 18th/early 19thC tanto - unsigned Hirazukuri blade in good polish with midare temper. Nice old mounts in excellent condition. Shakudo Tsuba, Fuchi Kashera with heron and figure with gold highlights, Shakudo double horse menuki. Fine black lacquer Saya with sash cord. Original old sword silk bag showing wear. L.530mm.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
An uncommon small scale version of a Japanese katana, made for the Boy's Day ceremony - 455mm blade, the tang with two holes and threaded end; the hilt with correct scaled fittings and binding, in plain wood scabbard. Overall 630mm,
Estimate: $260 - $500
A Japanese wakizashi with wrapped rayskin hilt with matched fuchi-kashira, lotus menuki, cast iron tsuba with dragon amongst clouds. 330mm blade with patches of oxidisation and edge chips. Plain wood scabbard with copper mounts. Overall L.495mm,
Estimate: $300 - $600
A Japanese tanto in bone scabbard and hilt - the sectional scabbard and conforming hilt, carved in low relief with numerous figures. Single edged blade. Overall L.405mm,
Estimate: $300 - $400
A well carved Japanese bone scabbarded and hilted tanto dagger - the scabbard carved in relief with an elephant and numerous attendants along with observers climbing a tree, the hilt with a group of figures, a small kodzuka blade inset to the scabbard. Straight blade, double edged top side for 90mm. Overall L.280mm.
Estimate: $340 - $500
A Japanese katana - with cloth bound ray skin covered hilt with menuki, the tang with single fixing hole, tsuba with landscape decoration. Small area of pitting to blade and other slight oxidation. Blade L.710mm. Overall in lacquer scabbard with some faults 1050mm.
Estimate: $500 - $800
An old katana in tachi mounts (handachi - with cloth bound ray skin covered hilt with tachi kashira, chrysanthemum menuki, chrysanthemum decorated tsuba, the tang with incised and stamped characters, single fixing hole. Overall surface oxidation to blade, multiple nicks to blade edge. In plain wood saya with tachi style koshirae. Blade L.650mm. Overall 925mm.
Estimate: $600 - $900
A Japanese katana blade in lacquer saya - L.610mm blade with few areas of surface oxidisation, unsigned tang with three fixing holes, hilt lacking all mounts except fuchi. Black saya with golden hatched pattern, a long bevel to one side revealing an alternate interior pattern. Overall in saya L.880mm,
Estimate: $300 - $600
