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The Glasgow Sale Art & Antiques
Thursday 18th April 2002 at 6pm and
Friday 19th April 2002 at 10am

Viewing Wednesday 17th, 10am till 8pm; Thursday 18th, 9am till 6pm;
Friday 19th from 9am

Buyer's Premium 10%
(plus vat thereon)

Illustrations are shown at certain lots.
Images for lots not illustrated may be available via email by sending a request to
images@mctears.co.uk

Oriental Furniture & Works of Art
Friday 19th April (auction starts at 10am)

 

661   Chinese carved ironwood armchair,
richly carved all over with dragon serpents, figures
and foliage, with a panelled seat over a carved apron
and square cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet
£400-600
.300

 

662   Bronze kylin,
or Buddhistic Lion, it's front paw raised on a pierced ball, the
body relief decorated all over with hair designs, with a separate
cast spreading tail section and on original hardwood stand,
16in (40.6cm) wide
£400-600
.1000

  662

663   Pair of Japanese carved hardwood figure groups,
each modelled as a peasant father and son on a grotesque
buffalo, set on a rocky plateau, 12in (30.5cm) high
£150-200
.110

 

664   Pair of Japanese carved hardwood figures,
each modelled as a mythological long haired
animal seated and on stands, 11in (28cm) high
£80-120
.70

 

665   Chinese Archaistic bronze vessel and cover (Hu),
of rounded rectangular section, the cover with raised
collar over a wave border and decoration of stylised
dragons and clouds, with two stylised dragon mask
handles, probably 18th century, 15in (38.1cm) high
£400-600
.100

  665

666   Pair of Japanese bronze figures of storks,
each holding a fish in it's beak and on a stylised rock over
waves with an emerging turtle, signed, 10in (25.4cm) high
£150-250
.70

 

667   Japanese cast brass figure of a Buddha;
and a brass model of a gamebird on stylised leaf and fungus base (2)
£50-80
.110

 

668   Japanese bronzed metal figure of a salt water crocodile,
signed, 19in (48.3cm) long
£150-200
.330

 

669   Chinese padouk armchair,
the curved back richly carved with entwined serpents, their heads forming the armfronts, with a serpentine seat front and on curved legs
£200-300
.200

 

670   Chinese ebonised wood pedestal,
with a circular top over a pierced and
richly carved apron and four legs
£80-120
.85

 

671   Chinese padouk pedestal,
richly carved all over, the broad circular top inset with
rouge marble, with an understage, 22in (55.9cm) diameter
£300-500
.ns

 

672   Chinese ironwood pedestal,
richly carved all over, the broad circular top inset with
rouge marble, with an understage, 24in (61cm) diameter
£300-500
.ns

 

673   Chinese ironwood pedestal,
richly carved all over, the circular top inset
with marble, 16in (40.6cm) diameter
£100-200
.90

 

674   Chinese stage cabinet,
the pediment richly carved with a dragon serpent, over a
compartment with sliding doors, panelled with geese and
flowers in gilt and ivory, above various sized open shelves
and further cupboard doors, the whole richly pierced,
carved and decorated with ivory, gold lacquer and
mother of pearl, the baser section raised on scroll
supports, 51 ½in (130.8cm) wide
£1200-1600
.ns

 

675   Japanese bronze figure of Benkai the Giant,
adapted as a table lamp, the figure with gilt clouds and
feathers to his robes, holding aloft with his left the lamp
fitment and standing on a hardwood rectangular plinth
with a pierced frieze, 22in (55.9cm) wide
£2000-3000
.ns

  675 (detail)

676   Carved ivory model of a fish,
modelled 'leaping' from the water, 4 ¾in (12cm) high
£30-50
.ns

additional lots 677-680

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