9 juin 2021

. Lot 547. A rare turquoise gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States-Han Dynasty; 21cm (8 1/4in) long. Sold for £ 19,000 (€ 22,079). © Bonhams.  Cast with a central writhing chilong, terminating at each end with a mythical-beast head, the reverse with a round knob, finely inlaid with turquoise stones, box.Note: See a related turquoise-inlaid gilt bronze belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, no.132. Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 437. A rare archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel and cover, ding, Middle Western Zhou Dynasty; 27.1cm (10 1/4in) high. Sold for £ 31,500 (€ 36,585). © Bonhams The sides cast with a band of interlocking stylised dragons, a pair of upright loop handles set just below the rim, supported on three tall curling legs, the flat cover cast with a loop finial and surrounded by three evenly-spaced L-shaped finials, Japanese wood box. Provenance: a Japanese private collection, acquired before the 1960s The Masaki Museum of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 428. A very rare archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Late Shang Dynasty; 17cm (6 3/4in) high. Sold for £ 40,250 (€ 46,773). © Bonhams The vessel with a deep U-shaped body rising from three spreading triangular blade legs to a pointed rim opposite a guttered spout flanked by a pair of posts capped with conical 'fire-whorl' medallions, the exterior boldly cast with studs evenly spaced within a diamond pattern, one side set with a loop handle, a pictogram under the handle, Japanese wood box.   ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 425. A rare archaic beige jade sword guard, Western Han Dynasty; 5cm (2in) long. Sold for £ 7,012 (€ 8,144). © Bonhams. Of lozenge section, carved on both sides with stylised taotie masks, a small section of the iron blade remaining, the stone of warm amber-honey tone.Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1964Dr Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acc.no.J842, acquired from the above in 1964Christie's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 972 (part lot)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 424. An archaic green and russet jade disc, bi, Warring States Period-Han Dynasty; 12.5cm (4 6/8in) diam. Sold for £ 6,120 (€ 7,108). © Bonhams Each side carved in low relief with 'comma' spirals within an hexagonal grid pattern between plain inner and outer borders, the translucent green stone with russet inclusions and veins.Note: Compare with a similar disc, bi, of larger size (17.2cm), Warring States period, illustrated by Yang Boda, Chinese Archaic Jades from the Simon Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no.197.See a similar... [Lire la suite]

Lot 422. A rare archaic spinach-green jade axe blade, ge, Neolithic Period; 18cm (7 1/8in) long. Sold for £ 20,250 (€ 23,519). © Bonhams The rectangular blade tapering towards the pierced handle with a hafting hole to the upper section, flaring slightly towards the cutting edge, the stone of spinach-green tone with cloudy white and russet flecks and inclusions.Provenance: Densmore, Paris, 1947Henri Michel (1885-1981), and thence by descentChristie's London, 11 May 2016, lot 298.Note: See a related jade axe-blade, Neolithic period,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 458. Two pottery ritual tripod food vessels and covers, ding, and a pottery green-glazed tripod incense burner and cover, lian, Han Dynasty. Sold for £ 1,147 (€ 1,337). © Bonhams The first, of compressed globular shape with upright handles and three short legs, washed overall in creamy-white slip and painted on top of the cover with a swan within a C-scroll border,17cm (6 1/2in) wide; the second, of similar form but green-glazed, the cover with two overlapping fish, the surface partially iridescent, 16cm (6 1/2in) wide; and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 456. Two green-glazed pottery tripod incense burner, lian, Western Han Dynasty. Sold for £ 1,020 (€ 1,188). © Bonhams Each raised on three kneeling bear supports and moulded around the sides with archers on horseback, Immortals and animals, with mask and ring handles, each cover moulded in high relief with concentric mountains interspersed with further animals, the green glaze extensively degraded to a silvery iridescence.The larger 21cm (8 3/8in) high.Note : See related examples illustrated in Treasures from a Swallow Garden:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 451. A large Sichuan pottery model of a hound, Han Dynasty. Sold for £ 1,020 (€ 1,188). © Bonhams Modelled with a separate head raised and looking ahead with large eyes and broad nose, the stout body standing squarely on four slender legs, the tail curled above the strong haunches. 46cm (18 1/8in) long.Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2003, no.20.The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C103c86, dated 25 February 2003, is consistent with the dating... [Lire la suite]

Lot 450. Three pottery models of horses, Han Dynasty. Sold for £ 1,657 (€ 1,931). © Bonhams The largest modelled recumbent with separate head and apertures underneath, 47cm (18 1/2in) long; the second a modelled with harness and saddle painted with polychrome archaistic designs, with apertures underneath, 41cm (16 1/8in) long; the third standing four-square with head facing forward, ears pricked and alert expression, 38cm (15in) high. Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021 ... [Lire la suite]