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View of the Bund, Shanghai, oil on canvas, mid 19th century, China, 29 x 37 cm, est Euro 2,700, Bruun Rasmussen


October and November Auctions


MALLAMS


Chinese Art + Japanese, Indian and Islamic Art 25 and 26 October, Cheltenham


Tis sale also has a number of works form private collections in the lots. A highlight of this sale is an 18th-century jade bowl from the Qing dynasty, (est £10-20,000) that is part of a group of hardstones and Peking glass purchased by a Swedish collector between the two world wars. Te jades offered by Mallams were mainly bought from established London dealers in the 1930s. Also on offer is a pair of early 19th-century China trade paintings depicting the Pearl River delta (est £3/4,000), two Indian ivory and stained horn vases and covers of a type usually associated with the late 18th-century workshops of Murshidabad, from the estate of Sir Peter Moores (est £1,500/2,000). Other lots include a 17th-century Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of the Amitayus Buddha (est £2/3,000) and a large Japanese Edo-period, four-fold screen painted with samurais fighting in a winter landscape, estimated at £1,000/2,000.


Gilt-bronze figure of Amitabha Buddha, China, Dali Kingdom, Yunnan Province, 12th/13th century, height 29.7 cm, Euro 100/150,000, Lempertz


Chinese enamel Lotus tripod censer, enamel, China, 18th/19th century, rim diam. 11.5 cm, est Euro 2,700/4,050, Bruun Rasmussen


ROSEBERYS Islamic and Indian Art, 23 October, London


Highlights from the 400-lot sale include 55 lots from the Private Collection of Ruth and Cyrus Jhabvala (lots 10-65). Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927-2013) was an eminent writer, winner of the Booker Prize. She is perhaps best known for her long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions. Highlights from the auction are on view at


Pair of octagonal Kakiemon bowls decorated with twin phoenixes, Japan, circa 1700, porcelain, diam. 18 cm, est Euro 20/30,000, Lempertz


Jade ting in the form of an incense burner, China, 18th century, private collection, est £10/20,000, Mallams


Te Clubhouse, 8 St James’s Square, London, Tursday 19 from 12pm-5pm and Friday 20 October from 10am-4pm. Full viewings at Roseberys London on 22 and 23 October.


ZACKE Asian Art, 4 November, Vienna


Following on from their September sales, this auction, dedicated to Asian Art, includes Chinese ceramics, terracotta figures from the Tang dynasty, as well as a grey schist Gandharan sculpture from 2nd/3rd century (est Euro 5,000).


SWORDERS Asian Art, 7 November, Stansted Mountfitchet, 10 am


Tis sale highlights include a Meiji-period Japanese ivory vase (est £600/£900), a 19th-century Chinese silver export bowl, a Chinese lacquered six-fold screen from the 19th-century (est £6/9,000) and Chinese famille-rose stupa, Qianlong period, 18th century (£200/300).


Sino-Tibetan gilt figure of


Amitayus, China, 17th century, est £2/3000, Mallams


Silver bronze of Buddha Shakyamuni, Tibet, 13th century, height 15.8 cm, private collection, est Euro 30/50,000, Nagel


Standing Shakyamuni Buddha, grey schist, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century, height 59.5 cm, est Euro 5,000, Zacke


Imperial vase, liukongping, China, four-character Qianlong mark and of the period, height 17 cm, private collection, est Euro 60/100,000, Nagel


Chinese export silver bowl by Wang Hing,


second half of 19th century, stamped Wang Hing 90,


gilt interior, diam. 9.3 cm, with original wood box, est £1,000/1,500, Sworders


Imperial Ruyi jade sceptre, China, Qianlong period, length 42.5 cm, private collection, est Euro 80/120,000, Nagel


Equestrian lady, terracotta with pigment, China, Tang dynasty, height 37 cm, est Euro 2,000, Zacke


Shiva by Cyrus Jhabvala, 20th century, after Mewar School, est £500, Roseberys


OCTOBER 2017 ASIAN ART


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