Asian Art

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Date of the auction: 13.05.2019 - 14.05.2019

Lot number 2
A jade axe blade

Neolithic Period The smooth polished stone of olive tone with grey and mottled creamy russet...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,954 - US$2,606
Price realised:
£2,040
ca. US$2,658
Lot number 3
A white jade figure of boy

18th century The figure finely carved standing in robes, with a cheerful expression, grasping a...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$3,909
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 4*
A pale green jade figure of a monk

19th century Clad in collared and thickly folded robes, the bold, frowning, figure reclining to the...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,042 - US$1,303
Price realised:
£2,167
ca. US$2,823
Lot number 5
A black and grey jade monkey group and a green jade figure of a boy

The first carving with a monkey and its young seated by a rocky outcrop; the second figure of a...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,954 - US$2,606
Price realised:
£1,912
ca. US$2,491
Lot number 6
A mottled pale green jade figure of a lady

19th century The ethereal woman, meiren, carved wearing long flowing robes, the left hand holding a...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,954 - US$2,606
Price realised:
£2,805
ca. US$3,655
Lot number 7
A small pale jade figure of Shoulao

18th century The bearded figure holding a ruyi sceptre and with a recumbent deer at his feet, the...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$651 - US$912
Price realised:
£637
ca. US$830
Lot number 8
A pale green jade carving of a cat

18th/19th century The feline modelled recumbent and holding a peony spray in its jaws, wood stand...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
£2,167
ca. US$2,823
Lot number 9
A pale jade 'cat and kitten' group

18th century The recumbent feline lying face to face with its young, the pale stone with some light...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,909 - US$6,515
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 10Y
A pale green jade 'horse and monkey' belt plaque

19th century Depicting a monkey clambering on the back of a recumbent horse, the reverse with carved...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,042 - US$1,563
Price realised:
£1,083
ca. US$1,411
Lot number 11
A mottled green jade carving of an elephant and foreigner

17th century or later The beast carved recumbent, with a Central Asian groom seated to the side and...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,909 - US$6,515
Price realised:
£47,562
ca. US$61,977
Lot number 12Y
A mottled grey jade carving of a Buddhist lion

Ming Dynasty Seated facing forwards with teeth bared, the tail flicked over the left haunch, the...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
£1,657
ca. US$2,159
Lot number 13
A mottled white jade Han-style carving of a bixie

The two horned female mythical beast modelled striding forwards on powerful legs, the fore legs with...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
£1,147
ca. US$1,494
Lot number 14
A pale green jade carving of a mythical beast

Qing Dynasty The recumbent animal carved with a wide powerful head with ferocious jaws, the haunches...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,954 - US$2,606
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 15
A white jade 'three rams' group

The sanyang group comprised of three recumbent goats or sheep with the smaller animals resting on...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £5,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$6,515
Price realised:
£3,562
ca. US$4,641
Lot number 16
A pale green and russet jade tiger-form toggle

The recumbent animal carved with a compact shape, with a broad head with bulging eyes and wide...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,909 - US$6,515
Price realised:
£4,437
ca. US$5,781
Lot number 17
A pale green and russet jade carving of a buffalo

The recumbent beast of burden carved with a large horned head turned to its left, with the sturdy...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,042 - US$1,563
Price realised:
£2,422
ca. US$3,156
Lot number 18Y
A 'chicken bone' jade carving of two rams and a russet jade carving of a horse

Ming Dynasty and later The first group with two recumbent rams with their legs tucked beneath bodies...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
£7,562
ca. US$9,853
Lot number 19
A pale green and russet jade carving of a cat

Ming Dynasty The pebble smoothly carved as a recumbent cat with incised almond-shaped eyes and...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,042 - US$1,563
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,329
Lot number 20
A russet and pale green jade carving of a mouse

The rodent modelled recumbent with its front paws together and the tail coiled to the side around...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
£6,062
ca. US$7,899
Lot number 21
A pale green jade carving of magnolia

18th/19th century The group carved with two large magnolia blossoms issuing from a leafy branch...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$3,909
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 22
A green and russet jade pomegranate group

18th century The two large fruits issuing from a gnarled leafy branch, a bird seated atop a branch...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$3,909
Price realised:
£2,295
ca. US$2,990
Lot number 23
A pale jade 'Three Abundances' belt hook

18th/19th century The sanduo group issuing from leafy stems, the pale stone with creamy mottling...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$3,909
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 24
A pale green jade 'deer and ram' boulder carving

19th century Carved with a stylised mountain range, with a pine tree and a single lingzhi, one side...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,606 - US$3,909
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 25
A grey and white jade boulder carving

Deeply carved with a scholar sage seated on a sampan and floating on a river into a mountainous cave...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 26
A green jade 'liu hai' boulder carving

Deeply carved with a mountain cave overhung with an ancient pine tree, with the Daoist Immortal Liu...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,042 - US$1,563
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 27
A group of green jade, agate and amber carvings

Late Ming Dynasty to 19th century Comprising: a green jade carving of a mythical beast; a green and...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 28
A varied group of jade and hardstone carvings

17th century to 19th century Comprising: A small mottled brown jade square seal; another square seal...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 29
A group of jade and hardstone carvings

Qing Dynasty and later Comprising: a pale jade reticulated 'bird and prunus' plaque; a pale jade...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 30Y
A group of five green jade carvings

18th/19th century to 19th century Comprising: a 'dragon' belt hook, fixed rosewood stand; a...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$3,257 - US$3,909
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 31
A group of three green jade carvings

18th/19th century Comprising: a small belt hook carved in openwork with a chilong facing the main...

Bonhams London, 13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,303 - US$1,954
Price realised:
n. a.
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