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Elegant Embellishments: Featuring the Hsiao Family collection Sydney | 8 August 2021, 2:00pm VIEWING BIDS PRESS ENQUIRIES REGISTRATION Melbourne Online bidding will be available Claire Martin IMPORTANT NOTICE Selected highlights for the auction. For further +61 (0) 414 437 588 Please note that all customers, 12 to 16 July information please visit: claire@articulatepr.com.au irrespective of any previous 10am to 4pm www.bonhams.com activity with Bonhams, are by appointments only PHYSICAL CONDITION required to complete the Bidder All bidders are advised to OF LOTS IN THIS AUCTION Registration Form in advance of Sydney read the important information Please note that there is no the sale. The form can be found 27 to 31 July on the following pages relating reference in this catalogue to at the back of every catalogue 3 to 7 Aug to bidding, payment, collection, the physical condition of any lot. and on our website at www. 10am to 4pm and storage of any purchases. Intending bidders must satisfy bonhams.com and should be by appointments only. themselves as to the condition of returned by email or post to the IMPORTANT INFORMATION any lot as specified in clause 14 specialist department or to the AUCTION The United States Government of the notice to bidders contained bids department at 97 - 99 Queen Street has banned the import of ivory at the end of this catalogue. info.aus@bonhams.com Woollahra NSW 2025 and restricted the import of coral into the USA. Lots containing As a courtesy to intending To bid live online and / or leave 8 August 2021 at 2:00pm ivory are indicated by the symbol bidders, Bonhams will provide a internet bids please go to Sale number: 27031 Ф and lot containing coral are written indication of the physical www.bonhams.com/ indicated by the symbol Y condition of lots in this sale if a auctions/27031 and click on the CATALOGUE printed beside the lot number request is received up to 24 Register to bid link at the top left $30.00 in this catalogue. hours before the auction starts. of the page. This written indication is issued COVERS ENQUIRIES subject to Clause 3 of the Notice Front cover: selected pieces Merryn Schriever to Bidders. from lot 2, 6, 9, and 37 Director Inside front cover: lot 63 +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 Back cover: selected piece merryn.schriever@bonhams.com from lot 6 Yvett Klein Asian Art Specialist +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 yvett.klein@bonhams.com CLIENT SERVICES Kate Floro +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 kate.floro@bonhams.com Azura Nichols +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 azura.nichols@bonhams.com Bonhams 1793 Limited 97-99 Queen Street Woollahra NSW 2025 +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 +61 (0) 2 9475 4110 fax
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The Hsiao Family collection 墨爾本蕭氏收藏 (Lot 1 to 73) Mr Hsiao Chung Lung (1947-2008), a legal consultant in immigration 舊時女子罩在髮髻上的髮罩,稱狄(上髟下狄)髻。明代金或銀絲編就 law, was born in Shanghai and moved to Taiwan with his family around 的狄髻,與之相配的各式金銀簪子、花鈿、耳環,成為女子盛裝的基本 1949. Mr Hsiao moved to New York during the 1970s and worked for 組成。狄髻作爲時尚大約興起與明中期,多現于南方。正面的飾物名爲 a Manhattan based legal firm. Since the 1970s, Mr Hsiao frequented 挑心,有些以34號拍品中的佛造像為紋樣,笑容可掬,十隻相合,喜氣 galleries and antique shops in Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Taiwan 油然。 and collected antique Chinese jewellery and pre-Qin artefacts. Over the next three decades, Mr Hsiao assembled a sizable and specialized 狄髻口沿処,通常有造型細窄略成抱合之勢的一類首飾,名曰花鈿、金 collection which followed him wherever he moved. Around year 2000 the 鈿,見拍品15號。裝點此號花鈿的累絲鳳飾、花飾,分別獨立製作,後焊 Hsiao family finally settled in Melbourne where the collection also rested. 接於鈿冠上,其工藝、紋樣及大小都能解釋蕭氏收藏中其他幾件小飾品的 The Hsiao-family collection offers a group of Chinese gold jewellery and 功用,拍品9號中鑲寶石花鈿、10號中鳳鈿,當都是點綴鈿冠、鈿釵的飾 embellishments from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 BC–c. 1046 BC) to 20th 件。狄髻兩側再分插三對花頭銀脚簪,8號、 19號中的簪花頭及銀腳簪, century. A number of exquisite and fine pieces are comparable to those in 都是明代盛裝必備。 famed museum collections and archaeological discoveries. With various examples from different periods, the collection showcases the evolution, 盛裝之外,明代小簪中的花頭簪,流行於宋元,此際通常金花銀腳,時稱 intricacy and elegance of China’s costume tradition, and shines light on 「金頂銀腳簪」。3號拍品中四枚花頭簪,簪頭或作仰覆蓮,或金嵌珍珠 this slightly overlooked collection area outside China. 以為花蕊,較前朝樣式更為熱鬧。除此之外,小插亦是明代頭面之一,簪 脚扁平,尺寸不大,如10號中兩枚金嵌寶簪花頭,樣式象生,三維立體, 蕭正倫 (1947-2008),移民法律顧問,出生於上海,大陸易幟前後隨家 不僅插戴之後各角度觀賞精好,一枝在手尤又引人反覆玩賞。 移居台灣,七十年代間赴紐約,就職於一曼哈頓律師事務所。八十年代間 返台,兩千年左右移居墨爾本。百忙之餘以中國古董的收藏為樂。從七十 清代服飾產生滿漢之別,與之相輔的首飾頭面因之也各有特色。其時興 年代中期起往返巴黎、紐約、港台多地,對中國古代金飾、先秦文化情有 起多種頭飾,乃有清一代獨有特色。24、25號拍品中扁長一支簪稱為扁 獨鍾。蕭氏一生幾遷,所藏隨之益豐,卻從不離其左右,可見蕭氏對所 方,旗頭或分發挽發,或以真髮結合青緞,所用皆不離其。2號拍品中的 藏之珍。 氣通,金銀簪脚作成鏤空紋樣起源于宋,流行于清。3號中最短一枚兩頭 稍尖的髮簪,亦是有清一代最有特色的一種首飾,名扁簪。扁簪橫貫於髪 「在人之身,冠為上飾」,在古人看來,身體各部分裝飾中,髮型頭飾最 髻而露出兩端,因此兩頭造型如梭,中腰細窄。20號幾枚耳挖簪的使用 能引起關注,自然形成古人生活中具有標識意義的風景線。蕭氏所藏中國 在明清極爲普遍,無論男女,髮髻上必備。到了清代,更成爲簪釵中一大 古代的金銀頭面,記錄從商代以來多個時期的時興樣式,種類豐富,其中 類,其端耳挖勺既已不具實用功能,便借了造型翻出新樣。 不乏與國內外博物館所藏、各墓葬窖藏出土相類可比者,管窺朝代流行變 遷,展現中國古代金銀工藝的精巧絕倫。 「青絲若瀑綰瓊簪,雲鬢釵斜華勝繁」,古時女子攬鏡以金玉裝點頭面的 情形,充溢著古代文人的詩詞,與優美文字相對應的,是更為直觀的精巧 兩宋至元代間,折股釵大行其道。紋樣不繁複,如1號拍品中纏絲、素文 絕倫而意趣橫生的實物。蕭氏所藏,展現了「物」的精彩,以平行與文字 皆爲兩宋流行。到了元代,螭虎釵成爲廣爲流行的新樣之一。1號拍品中 的界域透視歷史,讓人收穫新的詩意。 五枚螭虎釵,花朵作釵梁,身作扭結的雙螭口啣花葉在下,是構成螭虎釵 的典型要素。宋元折股釵因爲實心而製,分量皆較重。 Opposite: lot 39 宋代耳環紋樣中的飛仙或化生,二者原是其時各裝飾工藝中普遍使用的題 材,多取立式。4號拍品耳環的飛仙托于猶如佛手般蓮花座上,兩側由細 金絲彎成波浪形的帔帛長長垂下,雖身長僅逾寸,頭飾、飄帶,身前龍首 兩角,無不精到清晰,細節処用放大鏡方能領略,不知宋時工匠如何巧 奪天工。 與宋元相比,明代金銀首飾顯示出的一個最大變化,是以類型與樣式的增 多而在名稱上有了細緻的分別。大大小小的簪釵,均依插戴位置的不同, 或紋飾、式樣乃至長短之異而各有名稱。做工上少了宋元的實心製作,取 而代之以錘鍱、累絲、鑲珠嵌寶等各種奇巧,「罔不因勢象形,各具情 態」,使明代金銀首飾更趨纖巧、秀麗、規整。6號拍品的「廣寒宮」飾 件,寸逾間瓊樓玉宇、玉兔、嫦娥、吳剛,無不微妙微肖,當是此風氣的 最精妙寫照。
1 (part lot) 1 A GROUP OF EIGHT GOLD HAIRPINS Song to Yuan dynasty Varying sizes from 15.5cm to 19.2cm long (8). $10,000 - 15,000 Hairpins made from folded long pins such as this example are 宋至元 金折股釵八枚 called zhegu chai and were popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties. Simpler designs such as plain and ribbed examples are 折股釵是兩宋至元代最爲通行的樣式。紋樣不繁複,如本拍號中纏 associated with the Song dynasty. Twisted examples, such as those 絲、素文皆爲兩宋流行。到了元代,螭虎釵成爲廣爲流行的新樣之 in this lot, emerged as a new trend during the Yuan dynasty, known 一。如本號中五枚螭虎釵,花朵作釵梁,身作扭結的雙螭口啣花葉 as 'chi-tiger' pins. The top fold of the pins are chiselled into 'floral' 在下,是構成螭虎釵的典型要素。宋元折股釵因爲實心而製,分量 designs, and the first 'twists' immediately below the 'flower', the 皆較重。比較相類素文、纏絲,螭虎釵,見楊之水著,《中國古代 two 'chi-tigers'. The combination of the flower and the tigers are the 金銀首飾》,卷一,故宮出版社,2018年,頁155,156,211 most essential elements in such designs. Hairpins during the Song and the Yuan dynasties are made of solid gold, hence are heavier than the later pieces. For similar examples, see Yang Zhishui, Gold and Silver Jewellery in Ancient China, Volume 1, Palace Museum Publishing, China, 2018, pp. 155-56, 211 8 | BONHAMS
2 A GROUP OF SIX GOLD HAIRPINS Ming to Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 10.6cm to 16.0cm long (6). $5,000 - 6,000 To compare a similar flat pin to the 'guanyin' piece in this lot, also 明至清 各色髮簪、步搖、氣通六枚 其中觀音簪腳刻「福如東海」 with a chased ornament applied to the beaten gold sheet cut at the top with slender stamen, see Christie's, Fine Chinese Ceramics and 比較與此號中觀音簪一相似扁脚簪,見佳士得,Fine Chinese Works of Art including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Ceramics and Works of Art including Property from the Arthur M. 26 March 2010, New York, sale 2297, lot 1293. Sackler Collections, 2010年3月26日,紐約,拍賣會2297,拍品號 1293。Sackler 扁脚簪亦是以薄金片頂端分叉成若干耳挖,上固定錘 The 'dragon' hollow pins in this lot are called qitong zan. First 鍱飾物製成。 produced during the Song dynasty, they become popular during the Qing dynasty. For an almost identical example in the Capital Museum, 氣通,金銀簪脚作成鏤空紋樣起源于宋,流行于清。一首都博物館藏 Bejing, see Yang Zhishui, Gold and Silver Jewellery in Ancient China, 金累絲龍首氣通簪與此號中氣通極類,見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀 Volume 3, Palace Museum Publishing, China, 2018, p. 829. 首飾》,卷三,故宮出版社,2018年,頁829。比較與此號金累絲鑲 珠寶翎頂梅瓶簪相似簪,見同書頁928。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 9
3 A GROUP OF 19 GOLD AND SILVER HAIRPINS Ming to Qing dynasty varying sizes from 7.7cm to 17.5cm long (19). $6,000 - 8,000 The group of four pointy-legged hairpins with small decorative tops 明至清 金銀簪釵十九枚 扁簪背銘款(或)「原金」 are called huatou zan, or the flower-head hairpin. They were popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and a plethora of new designs 插圖最右側四枚小尖腳簪,簪首一個花頭,或直接連結簪腳,或以一 emerged during the Ming dynasty. Their tops are typically made 段累珠般細頸連結,稱作花頭簪。在宋元已流行,明代的製作使其式 of gold, connected to silver legs, such as the two pieces from this 樣更為熱鬧。此際花頭簪通常銀作簪腳,簪頂金花,時稱「金頂銀腳 group. More elaborate examples included pearl or precious stone 簪」。簪頭或金鑲玉,或嵌珠嵌寶以為花蕊。出土自上海盧灣區明墓 insets, comparable to two from this group. To compare two similar 的仰覆蓮花頭銀鎏金簪,與此組中六棱銀腳簪的花頭幾乎同製;上海 excavated pieces with almost identical designs to the two silver- 松江出土的一枚金耳挖銀腳簪,除以耳挖為簪頭外,其餘樣式也與 legged examples, see Yang Zhishui, Gold and Silver Jewellery in 此組中圓頭銀腳簪機類。見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》,卷 Ancient China, Volume 2, Palace Museum Publishing, China, 2018, 二,故宮出版社,2018年,頁417至418;此組中金鑲珍珠簪相似花 pp. 417-18 頭簪,見佳士得,Masterpieces of Early Chinese Gold and Silver,紐 約,2019年9月12日,拍賣會18338,拍品578與579號。 for similar hairpins to the 'flower and pearl' pin in this group, see Christie's, Masterpieces of Early Chinese Gold and Silver, New York, 此號中最短一枚兩頭稍尖的髮簪,是有清一代最有特色的一種首飾, 12 September 2019, sale 18338, lot 578 and lot 579. 名扁簪。扁簪橫貫於髪髻而露出兩端,因此兩頭造型如梭,中腰細 窄。相似扁簪,見楊,同書,卷三,頁798至799。與此號中若干金 The 'shuttle'-shaped hairpin in the lot is of one of the most unique 葫蘆簪相似簪子,見大英博物館館藏號1938,0524.273。 designs primarily produced during the Qing dynasty, and is named bian zan, or flat hairpin. It is used to pin through a chignon, displaying both of its terminals, hence the sharp ends and the narrow waist. For similar pieces, see Yang, ibid., pp. 798-99. For similar examples to the 'gourd' pins, see the British Museum, London, Museum number 1938,0524.273. 10 | BONHAMS
4 A PAIR OF GOLD 'GODDESS' EARRINGS Song dynasty 5.0cm and 5.1cm long, 5g each, 20ct (2). $2,000 - 3,000 Images of apsara, goddesses, or child attendants are common design elements of the Song dynasty decorative arts. In earrings they typically appear in three-dimensional form. The two goddesses in this pair stand upon lotus thrones, wavy robes draping from their shoulders. Despite their sizes, the hairdress, facial expression, hands, and the decorating dragon heads are all clearly defined under a magnifying glass. Similar examples were excavated from the tombs dating to the Song dynasty in Jinan and Zhejiang, see Yang Zhishui, Gold and Silver Jewellery in Ancient China, Volume 1, Palace Museum Publishing, China, 2018, pp. 290-95. 宋 蓮花女仙金耳環一對 宋代耳環紋樣中的飛仙或化生,二者原是其時各裝飾工藝 中普遍使用的題材,多取立式。本對耳環的飛仙托于猶如 佛手般蓮花座上,兩側由細金絲彎成波浪形的帔帛長長垂 下,雖身長僅逾寸,頭飾、飄帶,身前龍首兩角,無不精 到清晰,細節処用放大鏡方能領略,不知宋時工匠如何巧 奪天工。宋墓出土類似的耳環,形制裝飾與此拍品極爲相 似,濟南宋金窖藏及鎮江、龍游宋墓出土的飛仙、化生耳 環,見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》,卷一,故宮出 版社,2018年,頁290至295。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 11
5 A GROUP OF PIERCED AND REPOUSSÉ GOLD SHEET APPLIQUES AND ORNAMENTS Ming dynasty With box, varying sizes from 0.8cm diam. to 11.5cm wide (49). $3,000 - 5,000 明 金錘鍱插戴鑲片二十五枚及花鈿二十三枚 及盒 嘉興明墓出土的一頂簪的插戴中,狄(上髟下狄)髻滿插簪釵,頂 簪一枝是層層金鑲寳花堆叠起向上收分的一個花山,每朵小花貌似 獨立錘鍱製成,于此拍號中若干小花片相仿。狄髻前后的所謂挑 心、滿冠,與此號中幾枚冠帽形鑲片形狀大小類似,由各片邊緣細 小針脚推知,之前應是固定於網狀或者織物之上,或是與該狄髻相 同事物。所提及狄髻,見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》,卷 二,故宮出版社,2018年,頁558,518-519。 12 | BONHAMS
6 A GROUP OF FOUR ORNAMENTS, IN GOLD FILIGREE, 明至清 金累絲「廣寒宮」飾件、銀點翠束髮冠,及二小銅人飾件一 SILVER AND KINGFISHER FEATHER, AND BRONZE 組四枚 及盒 Ming and Qing dynasty With box, the gold filigree 4.5cm wide and 20ct, the silver 6.2cm 明代男子所用束髮冠寬不逾二寸,所謂「僅能撮一髻」,材質多樣, wide, the other two 3.2cm and 3.4cm long (4). 有瑪瑙、金銀。此號中「廣寒宮」飾件所用不明,以金絲纏繞出雲霧 之象,烘托出一宮宇,門上扁額豁然「廣寒宮」三字,昭然飾件主 $1,200 - 1,500 題。雲霧中三人物,分別搗藥玉兔、奔月嫦娥,及伐木吳剛,身長不 The hair crowns used by men during the Ming dynasty are said 足厘米,卻形象生動,立體可掬。正背兩面,形制不二,可見定是懸 to only be able to hold a small hairdo, hence they are typically no 空或者飾頂之物。 more than two inches. In the gold-filigree example, the pediment above the entrance to the palace reads 'Guanghan Gong', which 楊之水著《中國古代金銀首飾》介紹一組金累絲游舫小插,説其工藝 is the palace on the Moon according to Chinese folklore. Its famous 精細,雖無風水,「而蕩舟中流湖天一色之境宛然」,遂又引明人魏 residents are the goddess of the moon, Chang'e, the Jade Rabbit 學洢《核舟記》,「明有奇巧人曰王叔遠,能以徑寸之木,為宮室器 and the woodcutter, Wu Gang, which are faithfully represented in 皿人物,以至鳥獸木石,罔不因勢象形,各具情態」,由是觀之,此 the cloud beneath the palace with their attributes, and on both 號中束髮冠及「廣寒宮」飾件都可視作同一風氣下的巧工。 sides of the example. IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 13
7 8 7 8 TWO GOLD REPOUSSÉ FINIALS TWO GILT FLOWERHEADS OF HAIRPINS Ming dynasty Ming dynasty 3.8cm high, 12.8g; 4.2cm high, 10.2g (2). with box, 2.7cm diam. each (2). $1,000 - 1,500 $1,000 - 1,500 明 金錘鍱頂帽或簪首兩枚 明 包金花頭簪花頭兩枚 及盒 明代花頭簪,用以插戴于狄(上髟下狄)髻兩側,江蘇溧陽縣城西公 社明墓出土的四對花頭簪,花頭設計與此號兩枚極爲相似,不同之 處,四對花頭簪純金製成,此號兩枚以包金工藝裹于可能是陶或金屬 的材質之上。此號兩枚内核底部中心留有小孔,想是接插簪脚遺留的 印記。比較提及的四對花頭簪,見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》 ,卷二,故宮出版社,2018年,頁419-421。 14 | BONHAMS
9 10 (part lot) 9 10 A GROUP OF THREE GOLD FILIGREE ORNAMENTS A GROUP OF FOUR GOLD FILIGREE HAIR ORNAMENTS Ming to Qing dynasty Ming dynasty 4.5cm long, 2.5cm long, 1.8cm long (3). the inlaid ornaments 3.7cm and 6.5cm long, the phoenix ornaments approx. 2.1cm long each, (4). $800 - 1,200 $800 - 1,200 For the possible usage of the 'flower' piece, see notes of lot 15. The two gold examples inlaid with precious stones are the decorative 明至清 金累絲葫蘆蒲扇飾物、鑲寶石松鼠墜、及鑲寶石六瓣花鈿 top of a type of hairpins during the Ming dynasty, called xiao cha, or small pin. Each is fixed with a small tube to the back, for the addition 花鈿的功用,見拍品15號註。 of the legs, usually flat shaped, of such hairpins. The design of xiao cha is usually of floral motif or similar objects in three dimension, as are of the pieces in this lot. The inlay technique is prevalent in Ming dynasty headdresses, hairpins, and ornaments. For the possible usage of the 'phoenix' pieces, see notes of lot 15. 明 金鑲寶石小插簪頭、鳳鈿一組四枚 小插是明代頭面中的各種小簪子之一,簪脚扁平,尺寸不大,紋樣多 象生。明代頭飾中多有以類似此號中金鑲寶石的工藝,見于各色簪釵 花鈿。此號兩小插背面的扁管,用以固定簪脚。二枚鳳鈿,當是用以 插戴于狄(上髟下狄)髻的鈿簪小飾件,見拍品15號註。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 15
11 ONE GOLD FILIGREE AND HARDSTONE HAIR ORNAMENT ALONG WITH THREE PAIRS OF GOLD EARRINGS Ming and Qing dynasty the hair ornament 6.5cm wide, the earrings from 2.0cm to 3.0cm long (7). $1,200 - 1,800 The two pairs of earrings with hooks typically dating from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, initially designed after the clove flower, hence its colloquial name, dingxianger, or 'the tiny clove'. They are fixed to the earlobes, unassumingly, and are a favourite for informal occasions. 明至清 金累絲雙鳳追珠小插一枚、金耳飾 三對 此號中兩對鈎狀耳飾,起于明末清初,以丁 11 香花為題材,故名爲「丁香兒」。丁香屬耳 釘,固定耳垂之上。清代文人李漁《閒情偶 寄》中載:"飾耳之環,愈小愈佳,或珠一 粒,或金銀一點,此家常佩戴之物,俗名'丁 香'⋯⋯"將這種耳飾小巧玲瓏的特點交代得十 分清楚。 12 EIGHT PAIRS OF GOLD, SILVER AND GILT BRONZE EARRINGS MING TO QING DYNASTY Varying sizes from 2.7cm to 5.4cm long (16). $1,200 - 1,800 明至清 金、銀、及鎏金銅耳環八對 12 16 | BONHAMS
13 14 13 14 TWO PAIRS OF GOLD ORNAMENTS A GOLD FILIGREE 'PHOENIX' ORNAMENT Ming to Qing dynasty Republic period, 'Dian Laofuyuan' studio mark the flowerheads approx. 3.0cm diam. each, the pendants approx. 4.5cm long, 7.3g, 23ct 4.0cm long each (4). $800 - 1,200 $800 - 1,200 民國 金累絲「鳳」胸針 背镌款「上十足金」、「滇 老福源」 明至清 金錘鍱蝶趕花墜一對、金菊形鑲寶石頂簪花頭一對 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 17
15 A SUITE OF GILT SILVER FILIGREE HEADDRESS AND HAIRPINS Possibly Liao dynasty with box, the headdress extended 20.0cm wide, the hairpins 10.0cm and 12.5cm long (5). $1,500 - 2,000 (或)遼 銀鎏金鳳鈿一枚、荷蛙步搖、海棠銀脚簪各一對 及盒(標 In traditional Chinese female hairdress designs, top knots are usually 籤「遼 銀鎏金公主冠步搖」) accompanied by a decorative band, called huadian, or flower band. According to the imperial edict, it is to be used together with a 舊時女子髮式狄(上髟下狄)髻口沿処,通常有造型細窄略成抱合之 phoenix-crown. Informally, it can also be used by itself. The decorative 勢的一類首飾,名曰花鈿、金鈿。依皇制,與鳳冠同用,用金鈿,禮 'flowers' and 'phoenixes' in this flower band are made separately and 制之外,金鈿亦可從鳳冠中獨立出來成爲頭面一種。裝點此號花鈿的 later applied to the band. Their manufacturing technique, style, and 累絲鳳飾、花飾,分別獨立製作,後焊接於鈿冠上,其工藝、紋樣及 size also allude to the usage of pieces in the Hsiao-family Collection. 大小都能解釋蕭氏收藏中其他幾件小飾品的功用,拍品9號中鑲寶石 The 'flower' piece in lot 9 and the 'phoenix' pieces in lot 10 most likely 花鈿、10號中鳳鈿,當都是點綴鈿冠、鈿衩的飾件。 were used on such flower bands. 18 | BONHAMS
16 17 17 16 A PAIR OF 'PHOENIX' OPENWORK GILT APPLIQUÉ A GILT BRONZE 'PHOENIX' PLAQUE, with box, 17.0cm and 18.0cm long (2). Liao dynasty $1,000 - 2,000 with box, 10.2cm long 鳳紋飾片一對 及盒 $1,000 - 1,500 For a similar piece, see Artemis Gallery, Colorado, Auction 17 June 2021, lot 109 遼 銅鎏金鳳紋飾 及盒 比較一類似鳳紋飾,見Artemis Gallery,科羅拉多,拍賣會 2021年6 月17日,拍品109號 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 19
18 A GILT SILVER 'BUTTERFLY' HEADPIECE Qing dynasty with box, 21.5cm wide $2,500 - 3,200 清 銀鎏金蝠蝶花卉紋鈿 及盒 20 | BONHAMS
19 A GROUP OF FIVE SILVER AND GOLD HAIRPINS Ming to Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 10cm to 11.7cm long (5). $1,000 - 2,000 明至清 花頭銀脚簪兩對、及銀鑲玉短簪一枚 明代盛裝頭飾,髮髻上罩狄(上髟下狄)髻,前簪挑 心后滿冠,兩側插戴三對花頭銀脚簪,或兩三對短簪 配一對鬢釵。浙江臨海明王士琦墓出土金累絲鑲玉牡 19 丹花頭銀脚簪,工藝樣式皆與此號中兩對銀腳簪可 比。其中花頭底部做出的一節金管,原當別插一柄 銀腳簪,在此號菊花頭對簪花頭底部亦可見金管插銀 脚之工藝。見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》,卷 二,故宮出版社,2018年,頁422。 20 FOUR PALE CELADON JADE AND SILVER HAIRPINS AND A PLAQUE Qing dynasty with box, the hairpins from 10.6cm to 21.0cm long, and the plaque 7.1cm long (5). $2,000 - 3,000 The three longer pins with a small spoon at the tip were initially intended as ear cleaners, and these pins named erwa zan, ear-cleaner hairpin. Popular during the Qing dynasty, they were worn by both men and women. The spoon later lost its functional purpose, and were incorporated into a multitude of hairpin designs. 清 青白玉及銀鑲青白玉耳挖簪三枚、小插一枚、及 福壽雙錢紋佩一枚 及盒 20 小簪子中耳挖簪的使用在明清極爲普遍,無論男 女,髮髻上必備。到了清代,更成爲簪釵中一大 類。清代耳挖簪尺寸較長,因又俗名「一丈青」, 其端耳挖勺既已不具實用功能,便借了造型翻出 新樣。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 21
21 A GROUP OF SIX SILVER AND HARDSTONE HAIRPINS Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 11.5cm to 14.8cm long (6). $1,000 - 2,000 清 各式銀脚簪六枚 22 A GROUP OF FIVE SILVER, CORAL, AND TURQUOISE HAIRPINS Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 17.0cm to 21.1cm long (5). $800 - 1,200 清 鑲綠松石及珊瑚銀簪一組五枚 鑲珊瑚 對簪「文華」「足銀」銘款 22 | BONHAMS
23 AN ENAMELLED SILVER TWO-PART HAIRPIN Qing dynasty box, 23.5cm long $1,200 - 1,800 清 銀燒藍累絲亭臺人物紋可卸步搖釵 及盒 24 A GROUP OF SIX SILVER HAIRPINS Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 8.4cm to 28.5cm long (6). $800 - 1,200 For reference on the long and flat hairpin, see notes of lot 25. 清 銀并頭簪、錘鍱扁方、扁腳簪等六枚 扁方及對扁 腳簪「聚勝」銘款 扁方的介紹,見拍品25號註。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 23
25 THREE SILVER REPOUSSÉ HAIRPINS Qing dynasty 17.6cm long, 18.0cm long, and 22.9cm long (3). $1,200 - 1,800 During the Qing dynasty, the Manchu and Han ethnic groups each had their own style of costume, including headdress designs and decorative ornaments. The flat and long hairpin in this group is called bian fang, or 'flat and square', and was commonly used in all kinds of Manchurian hair styles. 清 銀锤鍱鳳紋鑲綠松石扁方、扁簪一組三枚 各件「文 華」、「足銀」銘款 及盒 清代服飾有了滿漢之別,與之相輔的首飾頭面因之也各有 特色。此號中扁長一支稱為扁方,旗頭或分發挽發,或以 真髮結合青緞,所用皆不離其。 26 A GROUP OF FOUR SILVER HAIRPINS Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 13.3cm to 17.2cm long (4). $400 - 600 清 銀簪、釵一組四件 蝴蝶紋頭簪「新泰」銘款、燒藍牡 丹銀釵「利盛」銘款 24 | BONHAMS
27 A GROUP OF THREE GILT-SILVER REPOUSSÉ AND FILIGREE HAIRPINS Qing dynasty The pair: 14.6cm long each, and 24.5cm long (3). $800 - 1,200 清 銀鎏金鳳紋步搖一對及長簪一枚 28 A GROUP OF FIVE GOLD OR GILT FILIGREE ORNAMENTS Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 4.5cm to 5.5cm long (5). $800 - 1,200 清 金或鎏金累絲蝠紋飾件一組五枚 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 25
29 AN ENAMELLED SILVER MARRIAGE LOCK Qing dynasty 27.2cm long $800 - 1,200 清 銀燒藍京劇人物「囍」字吉慶鎖 30 THREE PAIRS OF GILT BRONZE BANGLES Qing dynasty box, varying sizes from 6.5cm to 8.1cm wide (6). $1,000 - 1,500 Provenance: the 'bat' bangles: C. C. Teng, Taipei, 28 February 1995, no. 000470 (label and receipt) 清 銅鎏金開光福壽紋、人物樓閣紋、花鳥紋 手鐲三對 及盒 傳承: 開光福壽紋手鐲:臺北慎德堂,1995年2月 28日,編號 000470(標簽及收據) 26 | BONHAMS
31 A HORN 'DRAGON' HAIRPIN, AND THREE BANGLES Qing dynasty the hairpin 13.9cm long, the bangles approx. 8.0cm diam. each (4). $600 - 800 清 角雕龍頭釵一枚及角、籐燒藍手鐲三枚 32 A GROUP OF FIVE ORNAMENTS Qing dynasty comprising a pendant from a court necklace, a yellow amber 'bat' pendant, an 'elephant' container with a sliding cover, a silver 'cicada' pin with jadeite inlays, and a 'hand' joint segment, and with box, varying sizes from 3.3cm to 18.9cm long (5). $600 - 800 清 朝珠墜飾、蝠紋小墜、象紋小盒、蟬紋小 釵、手形飾物五枚 及盒 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 27
33 A GOLD REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF A BUDDHA 明萬曆 錘鍱金無量壽佛小像 及盒 Ming dynasty, dated according to inscription, "the 22nd year of the Wanli reign (1594)" 銘文:「山陰王次子鎮國將軍朱充寮夫人何氏、子引弟、女雨姐、文 with box, 5.3cm long, 7.7g, 17ct 姐,管工官王準繼志。萬曆二十二年(1594)夏月吉日造。」 $15,000 - 20,000 山陰是明代封國,約今山西省境内。系譜中有憲王朱俊柵,長子朱充 Provenance: 熙天啓三年(1623)襲封。由是推之,朱充寮應是朱俊柵次子。明朝 J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 17 July 2000, no. 1050 (label and receipt) 時,除郡王長子外,原則上一律封鎮國將軍。 According to the inscription, this statue was commissioned by the 傳承: second son of the king of the Shanyin state, Zhu Chongliao, and his J. J. Lally & Co. 紐約,2000年7月17日,1050號 (標籤及收據) family during the 22nd year of the Wanli reign. The Shanyin state, in present day Shanxi province, was a fiefdom state during the Ming dynasty. According to the family tree, King Zhu Chongxi inherited the fiefdom from his father Zhu Junshan in 1623. Judging from the generational Chinese naming convention, Zhu Chongliao would be the second son of Zhu Junshan. 28 | BONHAMS
34 35 A GOLD REPOUSSÉ HAIRNET ORNAMENT OF A BUDDHIST A ROCK CRYSTAL COVERED BOX INSET WITH A GOLD 'GOAT' FIGURE PLAQUE Ming dynasty the box of Qing dynasty, the gold-leaf possibly earlier 3.5cm long, 6.2g, 22ct 5.6cm long $2,000 - 5,000 $2,000 - 3,000 明 金錘鍱蓮花座小佛插戴 清(鑲金或更早) 水晶鑲金羊紋小蓋盒 狄(上髟下狄)髻,是女子戴在髮髻之上的發罩,作爲時尚大約興起 與明中期,多現于南方。金或銀絲編就的狄髻,各式金銀簪子、花 鈿、耳環,為明代女子盛裝的基本組成。狄髻正面的飾物名爲挑心。 武進市博物館藏嘉靖萬曆年間的狄髻與頭面的插戴中挑心均爲佛教造 像,與此拍品相類,見楊之水著,《中國古代金銀首飾》,卷二,故 宮出版社,2018年,頁414-415。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 29
37 36 36 A GOLD 'RAM AND CRANE' BELT HOOK Possibly Ming dynasty 3.2cm long, 13.0g, 20ct $1,200 - 1,800 (或)明 羊•鶴金帶鈎 37 A GROUP OF FOUR OPENWORK AND REPOUSSÉ GOLD SHEET APPLIQUE Qing dynasty or earlier the openwork gold appliques 13.5cm wide, 15.6g, 22ct; 14.5cm wide, 15.6g, 18ct; the other two 9.5cm and 5.7g, and 6.4cm wide and 1.8g (4). $3,000 - 5,000 清或更早 花卉紋金飾片一組四枚 30 | BONHAMS
38 A 'LOTUS' GOLD STEM CUP Qing dynasty with box, 9.8cm diam., 40.4g, 22ct $3,000 - 5,000 清 金錘鍱蓮形供佛燈 底部銘文「尚内都虞使 兼押衙監察御史安淋布施永為供養」 及盒 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 31
39 A GOLD PLAQUE WITH TWO DEER with box, 3.9cm wide, 9.8g, 20ct $3,000 - 5,000 39 雙鹿紋金牌 及盒 40 TWO GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ CIRCULAR BOXES Qing dynasty one with box, approx. 5.8cm diam. each (2). 40 $800 - 1,200 清 銀鎏金唐式錘鍱飛馬鳳紋蓋盒 及盒、銀鎏金捶擛花鳥 紋蓋盒兩枚 40 41 A GOLD FILIGREE AND SEED PEARL EMBELLISHED WHITE JADE DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE 20th century with box, 7.5cm high $5,000 - 7,000 二十世紀 白玉金累絲鑲綠松石寶石米珠雙聯鼻烟壺 「赤 金」底款(兩次) 並盒 41 32 | BONHAMS
42 TWO ROCK CRYSTAL PAGODAS WITH GOLD-APPLIQUE INSETS 37.0cm high, 15.5cm high (2). $2,000 - 3,000 水晶鑲金佛塔兩尊 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 33
43 A TANG-STYLE GILT SILVER OBLONG EIGHT-LOBED CUP with box, 9.5cm wide $600 - 800 唐式鎏金銀八棱小盞 及盒 44 A PAIR OF GOLD LEAF AND TURQUOISE EARRINGS, AND TWO CIRCULAR GOLD APPLIQUÉS the earrings of Shang dynasty the earrings 6.9cm and 6.0cm long, the plaques approx. 4.2cm diam. each (4). $1,000 - 2,000 商 綠松石金耳飾一對、圓形金飾兩枚 金片耳飾被認為是展現商末周初貴族身份的飾品,多是運 用自然金錘鍱製成。這種被稱為弓形,或月牙形的佩飾風 格,或受歐亞草原游牧至阿爾泰地區的文化影響,大約在 商周時期流行於中國北部及歐亞大陸草原地帶。黃河兩岸 和涇河上游都有類似的金耳飾出土。 比較類似弓形耳飾,見渭南市博物館藏「商 金耳飾」(官 網館藏頁面)。山西永和下辛角出土的商代金垂飾及陝西 淳化縣出土的西周早期金垂飾,形制與此拍品耳飾相似, 載於關善文、孫機編《中國古代金飾》,沐文堂美術出版 社有限公司,香港,2003年,頁134-135。 34 | BONHAMS
45 A GROUP OF 11 GILT BRONZE 'COWRIE SHELL' COINS Zhou dynasty, possibly the Jin, Lu, and Wei cultures with box, Approx. 2.8cm long each (11). $1,500 - 2,200 Provenance: C. C. Teng, Taipei, 28 February 1995, no. 002550 (label and receipt) Cowrie shells are amongst the earliest known forms of currency. In Neolithic China, cowrie shell currency was in large circulation during the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties. During the late Shang dynasty, the bronze age, bronze was cast into shell forms as money. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Jin, Lu and Wei cultures started to see such bronze shells covered with gold leaf such as those in this lot. 周 包金銅貝十一枚(或流行於晉、魯、魏等 國) 及盒 傳承: 臺北慎德堂,1995年2月28日,編號 002550 45 (標簽及收據) 中國最古老的貨幣是貨貝等天然海貝,萌芽 於原始社會,盛於商代和西周。殷商晚期, 銅貝作為眾多仿製貝幣的一種登上了歷史舞 台,是中國最早的金屬鑄幣,但當時市場上 行用的絕大多數還是天然海貝。春秋晚期到 戰國早期,晉、魯、魏等國還有曾鑄行一種 特殊的貝幣,其被稱為包金銅貝或貼金銅 貝,是以銅貝外包一層薄薄的黃金製成。 46 THREE GOLD LEAVES AND A GILT BRONZE 'ANIMAL MASK' CURRENCY 46 Zhou dynasty two leaves in the shape of cowrie shell, removed from their bronze core, the other in the same 'animal mask' design as the gilt bronze piece, also removed from its bronze core, The animal-mask piece, 2.9cm wide each, and the shell pieces, 2.0cm long each (4). $1,000 - 2,000 周 包金銅貝金頁兩枚、包金銅幣兩枚(其一 只剩金頁) IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 35
47 TWO SETS OF GILT BRONZE BELT PLAQUES AND FITTINGS Possibly Song dynasty with box, (23). $2,500 - 3,500 Plaque segments of belt in this form, in metal or jade, were likely (或)元 銅鎏金帶銙及扣件兩套、二十三枚 及盒 influenced by the central Asia nomadic cultures, with known examples dating from as early as Han dynasty through until the 14th century. 類似帶銙,或金屬或玉,似由草原文化影響流入中原,從漢代至元明 Typically a set would include a longer plaque with a curved end. 都有製造。一組中通常有一片長形帶板一邊為圓弧形。見類似形製各 時期帶銙,大都會博物館,館藏編號 24.102.5 及 1992.165.22a-j; For examples of such segments from various periods, see the 蘇富比,Arts of the Islamic, 2015年4月22日,倫敦,拍賣會 L15220 Metropolitan Museum collection, New York, decorative gilt-bronze ,拍品183號;及邦瀚斯,Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On,2021年5 and jade belt plaques, Tang dynasty, accession number: 24.102.5 月11日,倫敦,拍賣會 26397,拍品70號。 and 1992.165.22a-j; a set of eleven gilt-bronze belt fittings, Central Asia, 14th century, see Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic, 22 April 2015, London, sale L15220, lot 183; and a parcel-gilt bronze belt plaque, Tang dynasty, Bonhams, Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On, 11 May 2021, London, sale 26397, lot 70. 36 | BONHAMS
48 FOUR SETS OF GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUES AND FITTINGS Possibly Song or Liao dynasty with box, the decorative segments of varying sizes from 2.0cm to 2.8cm wide (62). $2,500 - 3,500 Segments of belt in this form, in metal or jade, were likely influenced (或)宋至遼 銅鎏金帶銙四套、六十二枚 及盒 by the central Asia nomadic cultures, with known examples dating from as early as Han dynasty till 14th century, though more commonly 如此號的銅或銅鎏金帶銙,或金屬或玉,似由草原文化影響流入中 in the form of plaques, such as the ones in lot 47. Each of the 原,從漢代至元明都有製造,雖然方形帶飾市場較多見,如此輯47 decorated segments in this lot is fixed with two nails to the back. 號。此號中每枚帶飾背後都固定兩枚小釘,有些小釘頂端更固定有 Some of them are further attached to a plaque. In one of the 一片銅片。一枚帶飾與銅片中留有想是用以連接各帶飾成帶的皮革 segments remains residue of a piece of mounting leather between 殘存。2020年市場見一組遼代用以固定馬鞍的帶飾,也留有類似 the segment and the plaque, which indicates how all these segments 皮革殘存。見佳士得,Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of were originally assembled into belts. Art,2020年9月20日,紐約,拍賣會18823,拍品1763號。紐約 Arthur M. Sackler 收藏中也有一組銅帶鈎與此號中配件相似,見佳士 For a set of Liao-dynasty harness ornaments with very similar remains 得,Christie's Interiors,2010年10月1日,紐約,拍賣會2344,拍品 of mounting leather see Christie's, Important Chinese Ceramics and 337號。 Works of Art, 25 September 2020, New York, sale 18823, lot 1763. To compare a group of similar buckle components from the Arthur M. Sackler collections, see Christie's, Christie's Interiors, 1 October 2010, New York, sale 2344, lot 337. IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 37
49 AN ASSORTMENT OF 42 GLASS BEADS, COWRIE SHELL CURRENCY, AND BEADS OF VARIOUS MATERIAL Shang and Zhou Dynasty, and later Varying sizes from 0.6cm to 3.6cm long (42). $1,800 - 2,200 Cowrie shells were the most widely used currency during the Shang 商至春秋早期、戰國,及其後 貝幣、蜻蜓眼琉璃珠、及各色串珠一 and Western Zhou dynasty. For convenience, these shells were drilled 組四十二枚 of holes, or, during the late Shang dynasty and the early Western Zhou period, flattened and removed of their back such as the three shells in 先秦貨幣中,貨貝是最常見的貝幣種類,廣泛應用於商至西周時期。 this lot. 為攜帶方便,貨貝上多磨有穿孔。根據孔的大小可分為小孔式、大孔 式和磨背式三類。如此號中三枚貝幣,背部幾乎全部磨掉,流通於商 The appearance of glass beads such as the three in this lot marks the 代晚期到春秋早期。 earliest date of manufactured glass in China, following the introduction of the technique from the Roman Orient. Similarly to the so-called 春秋戰國時期在中原出現的如本號中的三枚琉璃珠代表了中國最早的 eye-beads from the Roman Orient, the two small beads in this lot are 玻璃技術,由羅馬帝國東部傳入西域。與西亞的「眼珠」相似的,東 also decorated with inlaid pellets. The raised design of the pellets is 周的琉璃珠也主要以同心圓為紋飾風格,以平嵌手法嵌入,一般為三 peculiar to China. Not to be outdone by its western counterpart, some 層,以不同顏色相間,中心點突出,造成蜻蜓複眼效果,故稱「蜻蜓 of the beads are inlaid with concentric pellets - a design known as 眼」。戰國晚期蜻蜓眼尺寸漸大,直徑可達兩粒米。 'dragonfly-eye' in China. 38 | BONHAMS
50 TWO STRANDS OF GLASS AND HARDSTONE BEADS Warring States period to Han dynasty with box, the glass beads approx. 0.5cm diam. each, strand 36.0cm long fully extended, the hardstone beads approx. 2.6cm long each, strand 18.0cm long fully extended (2). $1,500 - 2,200 Provenance: the glass bead strand: C. C. Teng, Taipei, no. 002526 (label) 戰國至漢 玻璃及硬石珠串 二串 及盒 傳承: 玻璃珠串:臺北慎德堂,編號 002526(標簽) IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 39
51 A BONE BELT HOOK Warring States period with box, 15.7cm long $600 - 800 Provenance: C. C. Teng, Taipei, 28 February 1995, no. 001650 (label and receipt) Compare a similar slender-formed hook, see Sotheby's, Chinese Art including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, 18 December 2020, Hong Kong, lot 1145 戰國 骨雕帶鉤 及盒 傳承: 臺北慎德堂,1995年2月28日,編號 001650(標籤及 收據) 比較一類似形制修長的帶鉤,見蘇富比,Chinese Art including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan,2020年12月18日,香港,拍品號1145 52 AN ASSORTMENT OF BEADS consisting of 41 shuttle-shaped long beads, possibly agate, 53 turquoise beads, 5 shell beads, and 10 others, with box varying sizes 51 from 0.8cm diam. to 2.8cm long (109). $500 - 800 各色串珠109枚 其中包括梭形玛瑙41枚、绿松石圆珠53 枚、贝珠5枚、及其他10枚 及盒 52 40 | BONHAMS
53TP A PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADY OF THE COURT Northern Wei dynasty 29.0cm high $8,000 - 12,000 Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 17 July 2000 (receipt) Please note that this lot is on display and stored in Bonhams Melbourne office. It is to be collected from the Melbourne office after the sale. 北魏 彩繪陶俑 傳承: J. J. Lally & Co.,紐約,2000年7月17日 (收據) 請注意該拍品展示、儲藏於邦瀚斯墨爾本辦公室。 售後提貨亦從墨爾本辦公室。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 41
54 A GROUP OF 28 METAL AND HARDSTONE SEALS 漢或其後 銅及硬石印章二十八枚 Han dynasty or later Varying sizes from 1.2cm to 4.5cm wide (28). 其中含: $1,200 - 1,800 辟邪鈕套印一枚(內印與外印年久固結一體,內印只出一小邊) 鎏金「葡萄松鼠」紋套盒印一枚 雙面印十八枚,多數為穿帶印 四面印一枚,及其他 套印又稱子母印。徐州博物館藏一枚獸鈕套印,與此號中辟邪鈕套印 相同,以兩枚印章為一組,從一側套進內印,外印獸鈕,內印橋鈕。 穿帶印多為雙面印,扁形,中間橫穿一孔,穿上絲帶可配帶。 42 | BONHAMS
55 A GROUP OF 36 BRONZE SEALS Han dynasty or later Varying sizes from 0.6cm to 2.5cm wide (36). $1,200 - 1,800 漢或其後 銅印三十六枚 多為龜鈕 其中含: 銅鎏金龜鈕二層套印一枚 銅龜鈕二層套印三枚(內印皆與外印連固,無法移除) 最小一枚橋鈕印,或為一套印內印 及其他 龜鈕自漢代起多用於代表職務較多的官銜,其時多作低伏狀。 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 43
56 56 A GROUP OF 49 BRONZE AND HARDSTONE SEALS Han dynasty or later Varying sizes from 0.9cm to 2.1cm wide (49). $800 - 1,200 漢或其後 銅及硬石橋鈕章四十九枚 57 A GROUP OF 45 BRONZE SEALS Han dynasty or later the snake-knot seal possibly silver, varying sizes from 1.0cm to 2.5cm wide (45). $800 - 1,200 漢或其後 銅印四十五枚 多為橋鈕,蛇鈕一枚(或為銀 製) 此組印章中有三枚體型較大者,或為官印,其一印文「軍 57 假司馬」似為印證。蛇鈕有些是頒發給少數民族首傾及官 員的封印,有些是私印。 44 | BONHAMS
58 58 A GROUP OF BRONZE AND HARDSTONE SEALS Han dynasty or later Varying sizes from 1.0cm to 2.5cm wide (51). $800 - 1,200 漢或其後 壇鈕、鼻鈕印五十一枚 59 A GROUP OF 40 BRONZE SEALS Han dynasty or later Varying sizes from 0.8cm to 2.5cm wide (40). $800 - 1,200 漢代及以後 橋紐銅印章四十枚 59 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 45
60 61 62 60 A GILT BRONZE 'CHI-TIGER' NESTING SEAL 62 Han dynasty A GROUP OF 12 BRONZE ARROWHEADS, the inner seal missing, with box 3.8cm high, 42.5g POLE FINIALS, AND COIN Warring States and later $800 - 1,200 Varying sizes from 2.3 cm to 7.5cm long (12). Provenance: $500 - 800 C. C. Teng, Taipei, no. 003267 No reserve 漢 錯金銀螭虎紐銅套印(内印缺失) 阳文「李絲印信」 及盒 戰國及其後 青銅箭鏃等、「西王賞功」文錢一組十二枚 傳承: 臺北慎德堂,編號 003267(標簽) 無底價 61 A BRONZE 'MYTHICAL CREATURE' SEAL Han dynasty or later 3.8cm high $500 - 800 漢或其後 靈獸鈕銅印 46 | BONHAMS
63 A CELADON JADE 'LUOHAN' BRACELET Qing dynasty and box, jade luohan approx. 2.0cm long each, the necklace fully extended 20.5cm long $3,000 - 4,000 Provenance: C. C. Teng & Co., Taipei, 1 Oct 1996, no. 002776 (label and receipt, NTD180,000, approx US$6,480) 清 白玉小羅漢十四尊串珠 及盒 傳承: 臺北慎德堂,1996年10月1日,編號 002776(標簽及收 據,金額新台幣十八萬,折合美金$6,480) IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 47
64 65 A JADE FIGURE GROUP OF A MYTHICAL AN ARCHAISTIC BROWN JADE PENDANT FIGURE RIDING A QILIN Ming dynasty Qing dynasty 4.7cm long, 31g 9.0cm long, 230g $1,000 - 1,500 $2,500 - 3,200 明 褐玉蟬形佩 清 童子騎麒麟青白玉擺件 48 | BONHAMS
66 67 TWO ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS A GROUP OF FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE AND 19th/ 20th century HARDSTONE CARVINGS 5.1cm long, 9.8cm long (2). 19th/ 20th century one with box, Varying sizes from 3.2cm to 6.9cm long (5). $500 - 800 $1,200 - 2,200 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉璜、玉佩兩枚 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉佩、玉牌、挂件一組五枚 其一帶盒 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 49
68 69 68 A GROUP OF FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS 19th/ 20th century Varying sizes from 3.7cm to 7.9cm long (5). $1,200 - 2,200 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉佩、玉牌、挂件一組五枚 69 A GROUP OF FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS 19th/ 20th century Varying sizes from 5.5cm to 8.5cm long (4). $800 - 1,200 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉佩、挂件一組四枚 50 | BONHAMS
70 71 70 A GROUP OF FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS 19th/ 20th century Varying sizes from 5.9cm to 10.2cm long (5). $1,000 - 2,000 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉佩、玉璧、挂件一組五枚 71 A GROUP OF FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS 19th/ 20th century Varying sizes from 3.1cm to 9.2cm long (5). $1,000 - 2,000 十九或二十世紀 仿古玉佩、把件一組五枚 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 51
73 72 A ROCK CRYSTAL BARREL-SHAPED PENDANT Qing dynasty 4.0cm long, 34g $500 - 800 清 水晶鼓形墜 73 AN AMBER-BEAD NECKLACE Qing dynasty with box, each beads approx. 0.8cm diam., the necklace 48.0cm long fully extended $1,500 - 2,200 72 Provenance: C. C. Teng, Taipei, 28 February 1995, no. 001147 (label and receipt) 清 金絲琥珀鏈 及盒 傳承: 臺北慎德堂,1995年2月28日,編號 001147(標簽及 收據) 52 | BONHAMS
From a Melbourne private collection 墨尔本私藏 (Lot 74) 74 TWO ASSOCIATED REPOUSSÉ GOLD PLAQUES Yuan to Ming dynasty display case, approx. 2.2cm diam. and 0.5g, approx. 2.1cm diam. and 0.7g (2). $1,000 - 2,000 Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne, acquired in Hong Kong in 1992 元至明 锤鍱金鳳鳥紋佩飾兩枚 及盒 傳承: 墨爾本私人收藏,1992年購于香港 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 53
From a Sydney private collection 悉尼私藏 (Lot 75 to 82, Lot 86 to 91, Lot 109 to 112) 75 A NUTSHELL COURT NECKLACE comprising 88 nutshell beads, divided by four larger lapis lazuli beads, suspending a champagne quartz plaque and a purple quartz pendant, with fitted box, the nutshell beads approx. 0.9cm diam. each, the necklace fully extended 91.0cm long $800 - 1,200 果核八十八子青金石朝珠 並盒 54 | BONHAMS
76 A CELADON HARD STONECOURT NECKLACE comprising 108 celadon hardstone beads divided by four larger beads, and suspending a decorated gilt bronze plaque and a silk tassel in brown, the celadon hard stone beads 0.7cm diam. each, the necklace fully extended 78.0cm long $500 - 800 No reserve 寶石一百零八子朝珠 無底價 77 A ROSE QUARTZ COURT NECKLACE comprising 108 rose quartz beads, divided by four larger blue quartz beads, suspending a silk tassel in pink, the rose quartz beads 1.2cm diam. each, the necklace fully extended 91.0cm long $500 - 800 No reserve 粉晶一百零八子朝珠 無底價 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 55
78 A SPINACH-JADE AND GLASS BRACELET comprising 16 spinach-jade beads, divided by four larger glass beads, suspending a glass plaque, and two hardstone pendant, the jade beads approx. 0.8cm diam. each, the bracelet fully extended 27.0cm long $1,000 - 1,500 翠玉珊瑚料手持 56 | BONHAMS
79 A BLUE-GROUND 'BAOXIANGHUA' SILK GAUZE FOR INFORMAL ROBE, CHANGFU 19th century approx. 8m long, 80cm wide $3,000 - 5,000 Provenance: Sir Francis Aglen 十九世紀 藍地暗寶相花整匹未裁常服料 thence by descent Judith Rutherford Antique Chinese Textiles, Sydney, acquired from the 傳承: above on 3 September 2006 Sir Francis Aglen,遂由後人繼承 Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above, 18 January 2016 Judith Rutherford Antique Chinese Textiles, 悉尼,2006年9月3日購 於上述 Sir Francis Aglen was an Inspector General, head of the Chinese 悉尼私人收藏,2016年1月18日購於上述 Maritime Customs in Beijing in the early 1900's. Sir Francis Aglen,督察長,二十世紀早期于北京任中國海関總長,與 Complete length of blue silk gauze were intended to be made into 溥儀老師 Sir Reginald Johnston 交好。 changfu, informal robes, in which the only requirement according to the Manchu regulations is the 'horse hoof' cuffs. This uncut example 清代常服,除必要的馬蹄袖外,較少拘謹於皇典。此匹完整常服料, has the large swirling medallions and the smaller ones at one end 主纹大暗花团外,一端饰若干小暗花团,是专为马蹄袖所留。 specifically for such cuffs. IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 57
80 A YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON AND BUDDHIST EMBLEMS' KESI PIECE approx. 2m long, 81cm wide $1,500 - 2,200 黃地緙絲龍紋佛教八寶料 58 | BONHAMS
81 A BAMBOO UNDERGARMENT 19th century 170.0 cm wide, 70.0 cm long $800 - 1,200 Provenance: Judith Rutherford, Sydney Private collection, Sydney Note: The use of bamboo jackets and vests dates back to the Ming dynasty. They were worn as an undergarment to aid air circulation, which helped to protect the outer garments from perspiration stains during the hot weather. A similar jacket was included in the exhibition, Dress in Hong Kong: A Century of Change and Customs, Hong Kong Museum of History, Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1992, p. 40. Also comparable is The Imperial Wardrobe: Fine Chinese Costume and Textiles from The Linda Wrigglesworth Collection, Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 125 清十九世紀 竹織內套 傳承: Judith Rutherford,悉尼 悉尼私人收藏 注: 以竹編成網而製成夏季裡衣自明既有。竹編裡衣有 助透氣,並防汗漬玷染外衣。比較一類似裡衣, 見《羅衣百載:香港服飾演變》,香港歷史博古 館、市政局,香港,1992年,頁40,及《皇朝服 飾:Linda Wrigglesworth 私人收藏》,2008年3月 19日,拍品號125,紐約佳士得 82 A GROUP OF FOUR EMBROIDERED AND WOVEN POUCHES Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 5.0cm to 33.0cm long (4). $1,500 - 2,200 Provenance: Judith Rutherford Antique Chinese Textile, Sydney Private collection, Sydney 清 編綉香囊、香袋一組四件 傳承: 悉尼 Judith Rutherford Antique Chinese Textile 悉尼私人收藏 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 59
Various owners 各方私藏 83 A TURQUOISE-GLAZE MOULDED 'LONGEVITY' BELT BUCKLE Late Qing dynasty 7.0cm long 83 $1,200 - 1,800 Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, purchased in Hong Kong in 1999 晚清 松石綠地摹印紋'壽'字紋帶扣 來源: 悉尼私人收藏,1999年購於香港 84 84 AN ENAMELLED SILVER 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE Qing dynasty 7.3cm long, 60g $800 - 1,200 Small abstinence plaques, such as the current lot, were physical signs of the ceremonial requirement for abstinence before worship of ancestors, the Heavens or other deities. The required abstinence usually lasted for three days and involved refraining from drinking alcohol, eating meat and fragrant herbs such as onions, chives and garlic, and from any intimate acts. Devotional in origin, the small plaque would have functioned as a private aide-memoir to the wearer to abstain from earthly pleasures, but became in itself an ornament of beauty, admired openly in public and denoting the status of the wearer. 清 燒藍銀胎雙夔龍齋戒佩 85 TWO ALOESWOOD PLAQUES fitted pewter box, 6.0cm long each (2). $800 - 1,200 鎏金輯珠竹梅紋沉香挂牌、及米珠輯珠竹紋 沉香齋戒牌,一組兩枚 並「茄楠香牌」款 錫盒 85 60 | BONHAMS
From a Sydney private collection 悉尼私藏 (Lot 75 to 82, Lot 86 to 91, Lot 109 to 112) 88 86 A RED GLASS OFFICIAL HAT FINIAL 5.8cm long $300 - 500 No reserve 紅料冠頂 無底價 87 AN ENAMELLED SILVER FINGER COVER Qing dynasty 10.6cm long $200 - 300 86 No reserve 清 燒藍博古紋銀指套 無底價 87 88 A GILT-SILVER HAIRPIN AND SIX 'PHOENIX' ORNAMENTS the 'phoenix' ornaments Qing dynasty with boxes, the hairpin 13.6cm long, the ornaments approx. 2.5cm long each (7). $1,200 - 1,800 清及其后 銀鎏金如意扁脚簪、及銀鳳鈿六枚 扁脚簪「仁 華」銘款 及盒 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 61
89 89 A GROUP OF FOUR KINGFISHER- FEATHER AND SILVER HAIRPINS 90 Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 11.5cm to 16.0cm long (4). $1,800 - 2,200 清 銀點翠镶宝海棠頂簪、「平安福壽」步摇 钗、游龍銀脚簪一組四枚 90 TWO PAIRS OF 'DRAGON' AND 'BUTTERFLY' EARRINGS with display boxes, 8.0cm and 9.0cm long (4). $1,000 - 2,000 點翠銀或銀鎏金累絲龍紋、蝠紋耳墜二對 及 盒 91 A SILVER FILIGREE 'FLORAL' NECKLACE, AND A GILT SILVER BROOCH Republic period boxes, the necklace fully extended 22.5cm 91 long, 3.8cm diam. $500 - 800 民國 銀累絲項鏈及銀鎏金累絲鑲寶石胸針 一 組兩件 及盒 62 | BONHAMS
From a Perth private collection 珀斯私藏 (Lot 92, Lot 104 to 108) 92 A SUITE OF GILT SILVER AND GEM SET JEWELLERY Mid-20th century comprising a necklace, a bracelet, a ring, three pairs of earrings and pendants, and a brooch, with box, necklace 48.5cm long, bracelet 18.5cm long (10). $1,000 - 1,500 二十世紀中期 銀鎏金鑲寶石頭面一副 含手 鏈、項鏈、戒指、胸針各一、耳環耳墜三對 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 63
From a Sydney private collection 悉尼私藏 (Lot 93 to 100) 95 94 93 96 93 95 A GROUP OF THREE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS A CELADON JADE MYTHICAL BEAST, PIXIU 19th/ 20th century Qing dynasty 4.8cm long, 6.5cm long, 6.0cm diam (3). 6.3cm long, 77.4g $1,200 - 1,800 $500 - 800 清 青白玉貔貅把件 十九至二十世紀 仿古玉彫一組三枚 96 94 TWO 'ANIMAL AND MYTHICAL BEAST' JADE CARVINGS A CELADON JADE DOG Late Qing dynasty to Republic period Qing dynasty 4.8cm long and 43.0g, 5.0cm long and 54.5g (2). 6.0cm long, 45.5g $1,000 - 1,500 $500 - 800 晚清至民國 「子母獸」及「靈獅」玉雕把件二枚 清 青白玉「臥犬靈芝」把件 64 | BONHAMS
97 98 A GROUP OF FOUR RETICULATED JADE PLAQUES A GROUP OF FOUR RETICULATED JADE PLAQUES Late Qing dynasty to Republic period Late Qing dynasty to Republic period Varying sizes from 5.1cm to 5.6cm diam. (4). Varying sizes from 5.0cm to 6.2cm diam. (4). $800 - 1,200 $800 - 1,200 晚清至民國 鏤雕玉佩一組四件 晚清至民國 鏤雕玉佩一組四件 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 65
99 100 99 A SPINACH JADE 'LANDSCAPE' PENDANT 5.1cm long, 34.2g $800 - 1,200 翠玉山水紋墜牌 100 TWO STRANDS OF CELADON JADE BEADS Qing dynasty the beads approx. 1.8cm long and 2.1cm long each (2). $800 - 1,200 清 青白玉鼓形串珠、瓜棱串珠兩串 66 | BONHAMS
From the collection of Gora Singh Mann, Wollongong 臥龍崗Gora Singh Mann收藏 (Lot 101 to 103) 101 A TABLE SCREEN WITH A RETICULATED WHITE JADE PLAQUE Late Qing to Republic period jade 5.7cm diam., screen 16.0cm high $500 - 800 Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, No. 1025 晚清至民國 鑲平安吉慶紋白玉小屏 傳承: 臥龍崗 Gora Singh Mann 收藏,編號1025 102 A TABLE SCREEN WITH HARDSTONE INLAYS Late Qing dynasty to Republic period 19.8cm high $500 - 800 Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, 101 102 No. 1144 鑲玉、瑪瑙、祖母綠小插屏 傳承: 臥龍崗 Gora Singh Mann 收藏,編號1144 103 A GROUP OF THREE SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS Late Qing to Republic period comprising a boxwood circular plaque, a carved mother-of-pearl shell, and a gold decorated jadeite plaque, all on stands, 28.6cm diam., 22.0cm wide, and 8.9cm wide, (3). $500 - 800 Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, No. 1111 (plaque), No. 1092 (shell), No. 1125 (jade) 晚清至民國 黃楊木雕「荷塘」紋插屏、螺鈿 「刀馬人物」紋擺件,及「長生保命」翡翠 103 金飾挂件,一組三件 傳承: 臥龍崗 Gora Singh Mann 收藏,1111號(插 屏),1092號(螺鈿),1125號(玉) IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 67
From a Perth private collection 珀斯私藏 (Lot 92, Lot 104 to 108) 104 TWO ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE SWORD FITTINGS Qing dynasty with fitted box, 8.3cm wide, 57.6g; 6.3cm wide, 43.2g (2). $800 - 1,200 Provenance: Osaka Arts Club (label) 104 清 仿古玉螭紋劍璏一組兩枚 及盒 盒面標簽「古玨螭紋劍 璏一對」 傳承: 大阪美術俱樂部(標簽) 105 AN ARCHAISTIC JADE PLAQUE AND A SWORD FITTING fitted silver box, 5.1cm long, 18.8g; 6.0cm wide, 25.0g (2). $800 - 1,200 仿古玉鳥形佩雲紋劍鐔一組兩枚 並銀盒 盒内標簽「元代 仿古鳥形佩雲紋劍鐔」 106 105 A SUITE OF ARCHAISTIC GLASS PLAQUE AND A GILT BRONZE SEAL with fitted box, 5.3cm long, 32.0g; 3.0 x 2.8 x 2,7cm (2). $500 - 800 No reserve 螭龍琉璃佩及鎏金銅印 朱文「作客不如歸家」邊款(或) 「辛亥仲秋也池刻」 及鑲白玉盒 106 無底價 107 AN ARCHAISTIC JADE 'CICADA' PENDANT with fitted box, 4.3cm long, 14.3g $500 - 800 No reserve 仿古蟬形挂件 及蟬紋盒 盒内標簽「大明 白玉蟬」 無底價 107 68 | BONHAMS
108 A GROUP OF SIX JADE AND AGATE CARVINGS The long string of carvings: 18.0cm long from top bead to bottom, others of varying sizes from 4.5cm wide to 6.5cm long, (6). $2,000 - 3,000 仿古玉墜、瑪瑙雙鵝挂件、青白玉佩及把件一組六枚 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 69
From a Sydney private collection 悉尼私藏 (Lot 75 to 82, Lot 86 to 91, Lot 109 to 112) 110 109 A CELADON JADE PLAQUE A GROUP OF FOUR JADE CARVINGS with box, 7.0cm long, 20.6g Late Qing dynasty to Republic period $1,000 - 2,000 Varying sizes from 3.2cm long to 6.1cm diam. (4). 「鳳穿牡丹」紋玉佩 及盒 $500 - 800 晚清至民國 青白玉雕挂件一組四枚 70 | BONHAMS
111 112 A GROUP OF THREE JADE OR HARDSTONE CARVINGS OF A MOSS JADE ARCHER'S RING SEAL, CENSER TOP, AND A 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE with box, 3.5cm diam 3.4cm high, 5.6cm long, 3.5cm high (3). $1,000 - 2,000 $500 - 800 翠玉扳指 及盒 No reserve 玉或硬石印章、爐頂、及齋戒牌一組三枚 無底價 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 71
From a NSW private collection 紐省私藏 (Lot 113 to 130) 113 114 113 AN ENAMELED GOLD RING India, 20th century 2.8 x 2.4cm., ring size 8.25, 22ct gold $3,500 - 4,200 114 A GOLD-BEAD NECKLACE India, 19th/ 20th century 2cm diam. largest, 22ct gold $1,000 - 1,500 72 | BONHAMS
115 116 A GEM-SET GOLD FILIGREE PAGODA RING A GEM-SET GOLD RING Thailand, circa 18th century Thailand, 20th century 4.3 x 2.8cm.,ring size 6.75, 15ct gold, 18.09gms 3 x 2.6cm., ring size leading edge 8.75, 18ct gold, 4 grams. $4,000 - 5,000 $3,500 - 4,200 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 73
118 117 118 117 119 A GOLD FILLIGREE 'NAGA' RING A GEM-SET GOLD 'NAGA' BRACELET Thailand, 19th century Thailand, 16th/ 17th century 6.5 x 3.7cm., ring size, 8, 14ct gold 11.5 x 7.5 cm., 14ct gold $3,500 - 4,200 $10,000 - 12,000 118 A GEM-SET GOLD 'NAGA' RING Burma or Thailand, early 20th century the curving loop inset with rubinite and chalcedony stones 5 x 2.7cm., size of leading edge 8.75, 15ct gold, 27.27gms $3,000 - 4,000 Compare related examples in Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2000, p. 97, no. 104 74 | BONHAMS
120 121 122 120 122 A GOLD AND ROCK CRYSTAL 'LOTUS AND NAGA' RING A GOLD 'HAMSA' RING Cambodia, Khmer period, 12th/13th century Cambodia, Khmer period, 12th/13th century 2.8 x 3.4cm., ring size 5.5, 22ct gold, 17.09gms 3 x 3cm., ring size 5.25, 22ct gold, 17.09gms $3,500 - 4,200 $3,500 - 4,200 121 A GOLD RING Cambodia, Khmer period, 12th/13th century 2.8 x 3cm., ring size 6.5, 22ct gold, 23.32gms $3,500 - 4,200 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 75
123 A GOLD 'FLORAL' RING Burma, Pyu Culture, 9th to 11th century 2.5 x 2.6cm., ring size 6.5, 19ct gold, 7.07gms $1,500 - 1,800 Compare related examples in Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2000, p. 73, pl. 36. 124 A GOLD 'NANDI' RING Burma, Pyu Culture, 9th to 11th century 2.5 x 2.5cm., ring size 6.75, 20ct gold, 14.27gms $1,500 - 1,800 125 A GOLD RING Burma, Pyu Culture, 9th to 11th century 2.5 x 2.6cm., ring size 7, 19ct gold, 14.89gms $1,500 - 1,800 Compare related examples in Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2000, p. 73, pl. 36. 126 A GOLD 'FLORAL' RING Burma, Pyu Culture, 9th to 11th century 2.1 x 2.6cm., ring size 4.5, 19ct gold, 13.15gms $2,000 - 2,500 Compare related examples in Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2000, p. 73, pl. 36. 127 A GOLD RING Burma, Pyu Culture, 9th to 11th century 2.2 x 2.7cm., ring size 3.5, 19ct gold, 6.82gms $1,500 - 1,800 Compare related examples in Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2000, p. 73, pl. 36. 76 | BONHAMS
128 FOUR JADE AND SILVER HAIR PINS China, 19th/ 20th century 10.5cm longest (4). $600 - 800 129 THREE ENAMELED SILVER HAIRPINS Southeast Asia, 20th century 12cm longest (3). $250 - 320 130 THREE DOUBLE-HEAD ENAMELLED SILVER HAIRPINS Southeast Asia, 20th century 11cm longest (3). $200 - 300 IMPORTANT ASIAN ART | 77
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We may contained in the Catalogue (other than photographs forming investigate or carry out any tests, either in sufficient depth or at refuse entry to a Sale to any person even if that person has part of the Contractual Description) or elsewhere of any Lots all, on each Lot to establish the accuracy or otherwise of any completed a Bidding Form. are for identification purposes only. They may not reveal the descriptions or opinions given by Bonhams, or by any person true condition of the Lot. A photograph or illustration may on Bonhams’ behalf, whether in the Catalogue or elsewhere. Bidding in person not reflect an accurate reproduction of the colour(s) of the You should not suppose that such examinations, investigations You should come to our Bidder registration desk at the Sale Lot. Lots are available for inspection prior to the Sale and it or tests have occurred. venue and fill out a Bidder Registration Form on (or, if possible, is for you to satisfy yourself as to each and every aspect of a Bonhams does not make or agree to make any representation before) the day of the Sale. The bidding number system is Lot, including its authorship, attribution, condition, w, history, of fact, and undertakes no obligation or duty (whether in sometimes referred to as “paddle bidding”. You will be issued background, authenticity, style, period, age, suitability, quality, contract or tort) in respect of the accuracy or completeness with a large card (a “paddle”) with a printed number on it. This roadworthiness (if relevant), origin, value and estimated selling of any statement or representation made by Bonhams or on will be attributed to you for the purposes of the Sale. Should price (including the Hammer Price). It is your responsibility Bonhams’ behalf which is in any way descriptive of any Lot or you be a successful Bidder you will need to ensure that your to examine any Lot in which you are interested. It should be as to the anticipated or likely selling price of any Lot. number can be clearly seen by the Auctioneer and that it is remembered that the actual condition of a Lot may not be as No statement or representation by Bonhams or on its behalf in your number which is identified as the Buyer’s. You should not good as that indicated by its outward appearance. In particular, any way descriptive of any Lot or any Estimate is incorporated let anyone else use your paddle as all Lots will be invoiced to parts may have been replaced or renewed and Lots may not into our Buyer’s Agreement. the name and address given on your Bidder Registration Form. be authentic or of satisfactory quality; the inside of a Lot may Once an invoice is issued it will not be changed. If there is not be visible and may not be original or may be damaged, Alterations any doubt as to the Hammer Price of, or whether you are the as for example where it is covered by upholstery or material. Descriptions and Estimates may be amended at Bonhams’ successful Bidder of, a particular Lot, you must draw this to Given the age of many Lots they may have been damaged and/ discretion from time to time by notice given orally or in writing the attention of the Auctioneer before the next Lot is offered for or repaired and you should not assume that a Lot is in good before or during a Sale. Sale. At the end of the Sale, or when you have finished bidding condition. Electronic or mechanical parts may not operate please return your paddle to the Bidder registration desk. or may not comply with current statutory requirements. You THE LOT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND YOU MUST should not assume that electrical items designed to operate FORM YOUR OWN OPINION IN RELATION TO IT. YOU ARE Bidding by telephone (only available on lots with a low on mains electricity will be suitable for connection to the mains STRONGLY ADVISED TO EXAMINE ANY LOT OR HAVE IT estimate greater than AU$1,000). If you wish to bid at the electricity supply and you should obtain a report from a qualified EXAMINED ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE SALE. Sale by telephone, please complete a Telephone Bidding Form, electrician on their status before doing so. Such items which which is available from our offices or in the Catalogue. Please are unsuitable for connection are sold as items of interest for then return it to the office responsible for the Sale at least 24 display purposes only. If you yourself do not have expertise hours in advance of the Sale. It is your responsibility to check regarding a Lot, you should consult someone who does to with our Bids Office that your bid has been received. advise you. We can assist in arranging facilities for you to carry out or have carried out more detailed inspections and tests. Telephone calls will be recorded. The telephone bidding facility Please ask our staff for details. is a discretionary service and may not be available in relation to all Lots. We will not be responsible for bidding on your behalf Any person who damages a Lot will be held liable for the if you are unavailable at the time of the Sale or if the telephone loss caused. connection is interrupted during bidding. Please contact us for further details. AUS/NOB/MAIN/V1/11.2020
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