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• FINE PAIR OF MASSIVE ITALIAN CARVED
  FINE PAIR OF MASSIVE ITALIAN CARVED ALABASTER VASES ON MATCHING PEDESTALS, ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO BARTOLINIBoth raised on later alabaster pedestals. The central section of the vase has vertical rows of bellflowers in low relief, centered by a tableau, depicting The Death of Priam, and on the other vase, The Death of Polyxena. 6 ft. 3 in. tall without the later pedestals. 16 1/2 in. tall, the later pedestals. Illustrated: Gonzàles-Palacios, Alvar, Il Tempio del Gusto, Milano, 1986, Vol. II, P. 228. Note: Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850) was born in Tuscany, received his initial training in the alabaster workshops of Florence and Volterra. His ambition to be a sculptor led him to Paris in 1798, where he studied at the École des Beaux Arts. He became a close friend of the painter Ingres and was part of the community of neoclassical artists centered around David's studio. In 1808 Bartolini was appointed director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara by Napoleon, which under his guidance, eclipsed its Florentine counterpart. At the same time, he carried out numerous Imperial commissions, including an 18-foot statue of the emperor Napoleon, and a number of busts portraying Empress Josephine, the King of Spain, Emperor Alexander I of Russian and the poet Byron. After the fall of Napoleon, the continued his career in Florence, where his patrons included Thomas Hope and the 6th Duke of Devonshire amongst other English connoisseurs. Another single alabaster vase is attributed to Bartolini, formerly in the Duke of Northumberland's collection at Syon House, Middlesex, it shares many of the elements discussed above. Condition Both in good overall condition with old repaired cracks to the top of the vase with the Polyxena carving. Both with nicks, minor hairline cracks, and general wear throughout. Some repairs have yellowed over time. Very grand in scale and quality, beautifully carved. Both have been electrified and will need to be rewired for use. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE JELLY CORE MOLD,
  WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE JELLY CORE MOLD, CIRCA 1802 HEIGHT: 8 1/2 IN. (21.6 CM.)WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE JELLY CORE MOLD, CIRCA 1802, impressed 'Wedgwood' mark, of banded conical form on an affixed circular stand, painted in colors with a loose bouquet of garden flowers, above a broad salmon ground collar painted with berried vine, the circular pierced stand molded with concentric emplacement bands and painted with a garland of flowers Dimensions: Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) Provenance: With Seal Simons, October 1988 ($2,000) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 221 Catalogue note: This example is illustrated as shape no. 2 in the 1802 Wedgwood Drawing Book. Jelly core molds are documented from 1782 (Parson Woodford's diary) and remained popular into the early 19th Century. Charles Carroll placed an order with his London agent for "one dozen moulds of different sizes trimmed within for jellies". The conical mold was made in two sizes 8 1/2 in. and 10 in. high. The same form with similar painting is illustrated in David Buten, et. al., "18th Century Wedgwood, A Guide to Collectors and Connoisseurs", (1980), pl. 63.
• STOW WENGENROTH (1906-1978),
  STOW WENGENROTH (1906-1978), "CAPE ANN WILLOWS," 1947, LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, IMAGE: 8.875" H X 13.625" W; SHEET: 11" H X 16" WStow Wengenroth, (1906-1978) "Cape Ann Willows," 1947, Lithograph on paper From the edition of 272 Signed in pencil in the lower margin, at right: Stow Wengenroth; titled on a label affixed to the back mat; with the "Property Society of Print Connoisseurs" blindstamp in the lower margin, at left Lithograph on paper Dimensions: Image: 8.875" H x 13.625" W; Sheet: 11" H x 16" W Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above
• GENE KLOSS (1903-1996),
  GENE KLOSS (1903-1996), "PROCESSIONAL -TAOS," 1948, DRYPOINT AND AQUATINT ON CREAM WOVE PAPER, PLATE: 10" H X 14" W; SHEET: 12.375" H X 16.375" WGene Kloss, (1903-1996) "Processional -Taos," 1948, Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper From the edition of 250 Signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin: Gene Kloss; with "The Society of Print Connoisseurs" blindstamp in the lower margin, at left Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper Dimensions: Plate: 10" H x 14" W; Sheet: 12.375" H x 16.375" W Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above
• COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
  COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS ON ASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean Museum, Eastern Ceramics: and other works of art from the collection of Gerald Reitlinger, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1981Battie, David (ed.), Sotheby's Concise Encyclopaedia of Porcelain, London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1994Beurdeley, Cecile, A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Office du Livre, 1985Butler, Michael, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, London: Scala Publishers Limited, 2006Carswell, John, Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World, London: The British Museum, 2000Carswell, John, Chinese Ceramics in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istandbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum, 1995Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain, Taipei: National Palace MuseumChina without Dragons: Rare Pieces from the Oriental Ceramics Society Members, Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2020Chinese Ceramics: Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003, Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd., 2004Vainker, S.J., Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present, London: The British Museum, 1991Crick, Monique (ed.), Celadon: Grès des musées de la province du Zhejiang, Chine, Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005Davidson, Gerald, The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics, London: Han - Shan Books, 1994Eskenazi: Song ceramics 10th to 13th century (catalogue), 2003Fischell, Rosalind, Blue & White China: Origins/Western Influences, Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1987Foundation Amaverunt, Musée Ariana, La porcelaine chinoise de transition et ses influences sur la céramique japonaise, proche-orientale et européenneFrick Collection, Chinese Blue-and-white Porcelain in the Frick Collection, Frick Collection, 1992Fung, Rebecca, Ming Colours: Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2006Garner, Harry, Oriental Blue & White, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1954Gray, Anita,A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Anita, A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Basil, Sung Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984Hardy, Sheila Yorke, Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Harrison-Hall, Jessica, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London: The British Museum, 2001Heaven and Earth Seen Within Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2000Ho, Lee Ying, Antique Ceramics: translated by Goh Beng Choo, Singapore: Asiapac Books PTE Ltd., 1996Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1997Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2006Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1989Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Hardy, Sheila Yorke, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Jenyns, Soame, Japanese Pottery, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1971Jenyns, Soame, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1988Kerr, Rose (et al.), The World in Colours: an exhibition of ceramics with coloured decoration dating from 700 to 1920 belonging to members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2006Kerr, Rose, Song Dynasty Ceramics, London: V&A Publications, 2004Krahl, Regina, Dawn of the Yellow Earth: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, New York: China Institute Gallery, 2000Kuwayama, George, Chinese Ceramics in Colonial Mexico, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997Li, He, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London: Thames and Hudson, 1996Little, Stephen, Chinese Ceramicsof the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, New York: China Institute in America, 1983Littleton & Hennessy, Littleton & Hennessy: Exhibition of Qing Porcelain, London: Littleton & Hennessy, 2005Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ming Official Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Sung Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Lo, Kai-Yin (ed.), Bright as Silver White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Yung Ming Tang, 1998Macintosh, Duncan, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain: Third Edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1994Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1978Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ting and Allied Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1980Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1976Medley, Margaret, Metalwork and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1972Medley, Margaret, The Chinese Potter: A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, Phaidon Press Limited, 1999Medley, Margaret, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974Mowry, Robert D., Farrell, Eugene, Coolidge Rousmaniere, Nicola, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museums, 1997Museum of East Asian Art: Chinese Ceramics v. 1: Inaugural Exhibition, Bath: The Museum of East Asian Art, 1993Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2002Pierson, Stacey, Blue and White for China: Porcelain Treasures in the Percival David Collection, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2001Pierson, Stacey, Earth, Fire and Water: Chinese Ceramic Technology: A Handbook for Non-specialists, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1996Pierson, Stacey, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: Illustrated Guide to the Collection, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2003Pope, John Alexander, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1981Priestley & Ferraro, Chinese Art: Song Ceramics & Works of Art, 2014Riggs, Thomas (et al.), Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, Chapel Hill: Ackland Art Museum, 2002Rinaldi, Maura, Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, London: Bamboo Publishing, 1989Scott, Rosemary (ed.), Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1991Scott, Rosemary and Pierson, Stacey, Flawless Porcelains: Imperial Ceramics from the Reign of the Chenghua Emperor, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1995Scott, Rosemary E. (ed.), The Porcelains of Jingdezhen (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.16), London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1993Scott, Rosemary, Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989Shanghai Museum Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery, Shanghai MuseumSong Ceramics: Art History, Archaeology and Technology (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.22), London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Sotheby's: Song A Japanese Collection, London: Sotheby's, 2011Sotheby's: Song Ceramics from the Muwen Tang Collection, 2003The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Song Ceramics, Osaka: Asahi Shimbun, 1999The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong: Tsui Museum of Art, 1991The World in Blue and White: an exhibition of blue and white ceramics, dating between 1320 and 1820, from members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2003The World in Monochromes, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2009Tippett, Paul, Christie's Collectables: Blue and White China The Connoisseur's Guide, London: Little, Brown and Company, 1997Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society Volume 68. 2003-2004, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2005Tregear, Mary, Chinese Ceramics in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987Tregear, Mary, Song Ceramics, London: Thames and Hudson, 1982Wang, Qingzheng, A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai: Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, 2002Wilson, Ming, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics: a joint exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1998Wirgin, Jan, Sung Ceramic Designs, London: Han-Shan Tang Ltd., 1979Wong, Sarah and Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1921-2021, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2021Wood, Nigel, Chinese Glazes, London: A & C Black Ltd., 1999(qty)Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
• FOUR VOLUMES OF PAOLETTI'S
  FOUR VOLUMES OF PAOLETTI'S PLASTER CAMEOS, ROMEPresented in faux marble and parchment faux books, each spine marked Paoletti Impronte, each double sided, containing numbered plaster cameos with a handwritten description of each. Comprising: Four volumes of Uomini Illustri 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. Note: Creating casts from engraved gems or cameos was a common practice in ancient times, and was particularly popular among Roman connoisseurs in the 18th century. When such plaster casts became sought-after souvenirs for Grand Tour travelers, several shops opened which specialized in them. These souvenir casts not only represented carved gems, but also contemporary and ancient sculptures and monuments. They were often mounted in faux book bindings, as in the present offered five lots. The Scotsmen James and William Tassie were among the most prolific casters, as were Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and his son Pietro (1801-1847). The Paoletti firm advertised themselves in Count Hawks Le Grice's Guide, Walks through the Studii of the Sculptors at Rome , (1841), as follows: Paoletti begs to inform the public that he has arranged a collection of impressions (Impronte in Scajola), of many of the works in sculpture executed by distinguished artists....Although the Impromte are but miniature copies; yet they exhibit all the fidelity and beauty of the original, and convey to the eye a better idea of sculpture works of art than the most finished engravings. The Paolettis, whose studio was centrally located on the Piazza di Spagna in Rome until 1847, enjoyed a stellar reputation, and counted among their clients Catherine the Great of Russia, and Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The firm continued to do business after the death of Pietro until at least 1865. Examples of Paoletti's casts are conserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut and The Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey. Condition Minor wear, scuffing to the spines and covers with losses at the corners. Minor staining on some cameos. Rippling and minor staining to interior paper trays. Some flaps don't sit flat.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• A GROUP OF 110 ASIAN ART
  A GROUP OF 110 ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS (110) Comprising 110 books, including: D'Argence, Rene, Avery Brundage Collection Chinese Jades , The de Young Museum Society/Kodansha International, 1972. Masterpieces of Chinese Silk Tapestry and Embroidery in the National Palace Museum , National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971. Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, Supplement , National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1973. Watt, James C. Y. and Anne E. Wardwell, When Silk was Gold , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998. Hobson, R. L., The Wares of the Ming Dynasty and Later Ceramic Wares of China , Benn Brothers, Ltd., London, 1923. Hartman, J. M., Chinese Jade of Five Centuries ,The Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, 1969. Pope, John A. and R. J. Gettens, The Freer Chinese Bronzes , vol.II, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1969. Fong, Wen, ed., The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from The People's Republic of China , Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1980. Wang, S., Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Vol. I, II , Art Media Resources, Ltd., 1990. Fu, M. and Shen Fu, Studies in Connoisseurship: Chinese Painting from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in New York and Princeton , Princeton University Press, 1974. (110).
• A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE For
  A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE For wine connoisseurs, a case of South African Wines Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
• ELISABETH FRINK: CATALOGUES AND
  ELISABETH FRINK: CATALOGUES AND WINE For connoisseurs of art and wine alike, discover the work of Elisabeth Frink through two rare and out-of-print catalogues raisonnés detailing the artist’s prints and sculptures: • Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93 (Hardcover, Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2013), signed by author. • Caroline Wiseman, Elisabeth Frink Original Prints Catalogue Raisonné (Hardcover, Marcus Campbell Arts Books, 1997)
• Harry Bertoia. Untitled (Wire
  Harry Bertoia. Untitled (Wire Form). 1968, stainless steel and steel wire, aluminum. 82 h × 40 w × 9¾ d in. result: $35,000. estimate: $20,000–30,000. Sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by the Harry Bertoia Foundation. Provenance: Hokin Gallery Inc., Bay Harbor Islands | Private Collection | Christie's, London, 50 Years of Connoisseurship - Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, 30 June 2016, Lot 183 | Private Collection, New York | Wright, 20th Century Art, 27 April 2017, Lot 8 | Private Collection
• CYBIS PORCELAIN BOSUN FIGURINE,
  CYBIS PORCELAIN BOSUN FIGURINE, MONKEY DRESSED AS SAILO...Great detailed model of a cute monkey dressed as a sailor. Stamped into block CYBIS 1975. Cybis is recognized by collectors and connoisseurs throughout the world for its unsurpassed beauty, offers today's collector a timeless symbol of elegance and taste. Each Cybis work of art is individually handcrafted and hand decorated in America by the skilled Cybis artisans, with no two sculptures ever being exactly alike. #cybis Issued: 1975 Dimensions: 6"H Country of Origin: USA Condition: : ADR
• HARDCOVER BOOK, 18TH CENTURY
  HARDCOVER BOOK, 18TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD SIGNEDA Guide for Collectors & Connoisseurs. First edition and autographed by the author. Depth: 0.75in. 192 pages. Artist: David Buten Issued: 1980 Dimensions: 8.75"W x 11.25"H Manufacturer: A Main Street Press Book Country of Origin: United States Condition: Age related wear.
• DUNHILL HUMIDORDunhill Humidor,
  DUNHILL HUMIDORDunhill Humidor, interior plaque, marked "Presented to Dr. Julius Jacobson upon his election to membership in The Connoisseurs Humidor Society", height 6 inches, top 10 1/4" x 12 1/4", Provenance: Julius H Jacobson II a Fifth Avenue Estate. Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past. Condition: Reports are available by request and answered in the order they are received starting the week of the sale.
• SINGULAR GOLD AND BLACK CORAL
  SINGULAR GOLD AND BLACK CORAL CANECa. 1900-Longer high carat gold knob fashioned in an elongated Milord shape with a twist and beaded collar on a shaft made of a straight and smooth grown single piece of black coral fitted with a metal ferrule. The shape of the small unidentified hallmark on the knob hints to a possible French origin. Among the rarest of rare and probably most favored of all organic material canes, this specimen cane ticks all the boxes for walking sticks connoisseurs with a taste for the unique. It survived in superb condition with the entire gentle radiance of coral and still retains its bone ferrule. Red as well as black coral grows slowly in deep waters, and many species have long life spans. One specimen was reported by scientists to be more than 4,200 years old with a growth rate of only five micrometers per year. 2” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 32 ¼” Black corals (Antipatharia) are a group of deep water, tree-like corals related to sea anemones. They grow slowly in deep waters, and many species have long life spans. One specimen was reported by scientists to be more than 4,200 years old with a growth rate of only five micro-meters per year. Though black coral's living tissue is brilliantly colored, it takes its name from the distinctive black or dark brown color of its skeleton. The black skeleton forms irregularly branching, tree-like structures. It grows in a sympodial manner. Rather than the first stem growing continuously upwards with branches arising from it, the first stem will stop growing after a certain time, and a new branch will grow out from the side. This too will eventually terminate growth, and a side branch will continue to grow, and so on. The skeleton is covered with polyps, the soft bodied, colorful part of the coral. Also unique to black coral are the tiny spines that cover the surface of the skeleton, the origin of the nickname little thorn coral.
• SINGULAR SILVER GILT AND BLACK
  SINGULAR SILVER GILT AND BLACK CORAL CANE-Ca. 1910 -Longer silver gilt “Vermeil” knob fashioned in an elongated Milord shape and entirely engine turned with a wider central part of repeating dots on tightly concentric horizontal lines framed by two brocade-like trailing roses and rose leaves bands. -The round top is centered by a blank shield and its slender and tasteful surrounding frame engine turned “en suite”. -Authenticated French by a square “Minerve Casqué” hallmark with cut edges for first-rate silver of minimum 950 precious metal title, the knob is furthermore struck by with a star in a circle between a “PF” for Paul Fort and used between 1910 and 1919. -The knob comes with a rarest of rare shaft made of a fairly straight and smooth grown single piece of black coral and a metal ferrule. -Among the rarest of rare and probably most favored of all organic material canes, this specimen cane ticks all the boxes for walking sticks connoisseurs with a taste for the unique. It survived in superb condition with the entire gentle radiance of coral. -Created over a century ago for a passionate collector it still arouses desires today and remained the serious cane lover choice. -Red as well as black coral grows slowly in deep waters, and many species have long life spans. One specimen was reported by scientists to be more than 4,200 years old with a growth rate of only five micrometers per year. -2 ¼” x ¾”, O.L. 35” -$2,000-$3,000 -Black corals (Antipatharia) are a group of deep water, tree-like corals related to sea anemones. They grow slowly in deep waters, and many species have long life spans. One specimen was reported by scientists to be more than 4,200 years old with a growth rate of only five micro-meters per year. Though black coral’s living tissue is brilliantly colored, it takes its name from the distinctive black or dark brown color of its skeleton. The black skeleton forms irregularly branching, tree-like structures. It grows in a sympodial manner. Rather than the first stem growing continuously upwards with branches arising from it, the first stem will stop growing after a certain time, and a new branch will grow out from the side. This too will eventually terminate growth, and a side branch will continue to grow, and so on. The skeleton is covered with polyps, the soft bodied, colorful part of the coral. Also unique to black coral are the tiny spines that cover the surface of the skeleton, the origin of the nickname little thorn coral.
• LOUIS CHARLES MOELLER(American,
  LOUIS CHARLES MOELLER(American, 1855-1930) The Connoisseurs, 1901, signed and dated lower right "Louis Moeller NA. 1901, oil on canvas, 18-1/4 x 24 in.; carved gilt wood and composition frame, 24 x 30 in. Provenance: Sotheby's New York: Thursday, March 11, 1999, purchased for $43,125; Private Collection, Virginia Beach Condition: linen lined, stabilized crackle, scattered small areas of retouch; frame with some wear, especially at corners and edges
• 6 LOUIS-LEOPOLD BOILLY COLOR
  6 LOUIS-LEOPOLD BOILLY COLOR ENGRAVINGSLouis-Leopold Boilly (French, 1761-1845). 6 engravings from Recueil de Grimaces (Collection of Grimaces), all signed in the plate. Le baume d'acier (The balm of steel), Les Amateurs de Cafe, La Felicite Parfaite, La Gourmandise (dated in the plate 1824), Les amateurs de tableaua (The Art Connoisseurs), Les Ivrognes (The Drunks - dated in the plate 1828). Each 10 1/4" x 8 1/4". Some staining and discoloration.
• RARE AND RETICULATED FAHUA 'BOYS AT
  RARE AND RETICULATED FAHUA 'BOYS AT PLAY' LARGE JAR MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY ? ?????????of baluster form, the openwork outer layer depicting boys at play in groups in an outdoor setting, some seated with musical instruments, some attending to a large lotus pond, some playing with puppets and toys, between a band of beribboned auspicious motifs against leafy scrolls ground on the shoulder, and a border of petal lappets encircling the foot, all below a collar of crashing waves on the neck, with a finely carved hardwood stand(1)33cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; inherited from current owner's grandfather, who was a freelance ceramic restorer and acquired this piece before the First World WarNote: Fahua, meaning designs with boundaries, is a term probably coined by connoisseurs in the 1920s, refers to a palette and style of ornament rather than a kiln site. Fahua-type wares are mostly ornamented with designs outlined in relief with brightly coloured lead-alkaline glazes from a distinctive palette. During the Ming dynasty, fahua ceramics tended to be rather large-scale, mostly vases, wine jars and garden seats. [1] The example offered here falls under the category of wine jar. For a related reticulated fahua wine jar, decorated with Eight Daoist Immortals, dated to the Ming dynasty, 16th century, is in the collection of the British Museum, museum no. 2003,0731.1. Also compare to other reticulated fahua wine jars decorated with figures, Ming dynasty, in auctions, two were offered at Sotheby's New York, 24 March 2018, lot 1542 and Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 3616; one was sold at Christie's Hong Kong 19 Mar 2020, lot 103.[1] Harrison-Hall, J. Ming Ceramics In the British Museum, London: The British Museum Press, 2001, pp. 406-409.
• CHINESE ENAMEL DECORATED
  CHINESE ENAMEL DECORATED PORCELAIN BRUSH POTQing Dynasty, 18th Century. The underside unmarked but with a label, Connoisseurs Store, Melbourne, 279-36. The cylinder decorated with a foliate-filled vase and various depictions of antiques. Height 5.75 in. Diameter 7 in.
• Victor Marais-Milton (French,
  Victor Marais-Milton (French, 1872-1948) The Connoisseurs oil on canvas Signed (lower right). 25 1/2 x 32 inches. Property from a Jupiter, Florida Private Collection
• [CHINESE WORKS OF ART--SCHOLAR'S
  [CHINESE WORKS OF ART--SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS] A collection of 27 richly illustrated reference volumes and catalogues in English and Chinese pertaining to scholar's objects, comprising: CHAPMAN, Jan. The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China. Christies's Books, 1999.--China's Rare Stones. ????. Shanghai Chinese Classics, 1994.--When Men and Mountains Meet: Chinese and Japanese Spirit Rocks. Sydney Moss Ltd., 1995.--ROSENBLUM, Richard. Art of the Natural World. Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2001.--MOWRY, Robert D. Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars' Rocks. Harvard Art Musuems, 1997.--FOK, Thomas. Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carvings in China. ????????. Hong Kong, 1999. Qishi Shangwan ????. Shanghai, 1996.--Arts from the Scholar's Studio. ????. Hong Kong, 1986.--FANG Jing Pei et al. Treasures of Chinese Scholar. Weatherhill, 1997.--Awakening the Soul. National Arboretum, 2000.--TANG Zheng‘’an. Guanshitang cang Guilin qishi. ?????????1996.--The Essence of The Second China Appreciation Stone Exhibition. ??????????, 1994.--Realm of the Immortals. ??. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.--HU, Kemin. The Suyuan Stone Catalogue. Scholars' Rocks in Ancient China. Weatherhill, 2002; ----The Spirit of Gongshi: Chinese Scholar's Rocks. L.H. Inc., n.d. --The Art of Bamboo Carving. ????—????????. National Museum of History, 1996.--HU Dongchu. The Way of the Virtuous: the Influence of Art and Philosophy on Chinese Garden Design, 1991.--Canon of Contemporary China's Renowned Cultural Stone Collectors and Their Celebrated Art Works. ????????????, 1999.--REN, David. The Imperial Rocks. ????. Sanlian shudian, 2000.--Zhongguo Meishu quanji. Gongyi meishu (Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Horn Carving). ??????11??????????.--Zhu mu ya jiao diaoke. ???????1995.--Zhongguo shangshi dadian. ???????1999. Together with four others. Property from a Private Chicago Collection
• [NETSUKE] A large group of works
  [NETSUKE] A large group of works about Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Ojime, selected titles comprising: LAZARNICK, George. The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, Vol. 1.---. Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, Vol. 1-2.---.The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Parts A-B. JOLY, Henri L. W.L. Behrens Collection? Part 1: Netsuke. Paragron Reprint, 1966. BUSHELL, Raymond. The Inro Handbook.---. Collector’s Netsuke. ---. Netsuke Familiar & Unfamiliar. ---, compiler. The Art of Netsuke Carving.---. Netsuke Masks. Tokyo National Museum. The Go Collection of Netsuke. JIRKA-Schmitz, Patrizia. The World of Netsuke. Rokusho. Netsuke: Past and Present. WELCH, Matthew & CHAPPEL, Sharen. Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving. Sagemonoya. Sagemono and Netsuke.---.The Netsuke Dancers.---.Netsuke, what else? Sagemono, of course! Scholten Japanese Art. Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art. Sydney Moss Ltd. Myth, Reality and Magical Transformation: Aesthetics and Connoisseurship in Japanese Netsuke.---. Zodiac Beasts and Distant Cousins: Japanese Netsuke for Connoisseurs.---. Japanese Netsuke: Serious Art.---. Eccentrics in Netsuke.---. Netsuke. BANDINI, Rosemary. Shishi and Other Netsuke: the Collection of Harriet Szechenyi. Iwami Netsuke: R.S. Huthart Collection. SYMMES, Edwin C. Jr. Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. Jarius Hamond Netsuke Collection. Exhibition of Fine Nagoya Style Carvings.The London Netsuke Fair and Convention Handbook. Illinois State Musuem. Inro and Netsuke Condell Collection. The International Netsuke Society and the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom. In a Nutshell: A Loan Exhibition of Japanese Netsuke from European Collections. Netsuke Subjects. KINSEY, Miriam. Contemporary Netsuke. SYMMES, Edwin C. Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. HARRIS, Victor. Netsuke: The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum. ORTEGA, Maria & Joseph Kurstin. Masterworks of Netsuke. And Other Japanese Miniature Art from American Collections. Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf. Netsuke. Japanischer Gürtelschmuck des 18. bis 20. Jahrhunderts aus einer deutschen Privatsammlung. Paris Edo. Convention Netsuke & Sagemono 1994. MEINERTZHAGEN, Frederick. The Art of the Netsuke Carver. Netsuke: Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum. DAVEY, Neil K. Netsuke. HURTIG. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art. OKADA, Barbra Teri. Real and Imaginary Beings: The Netsuke Collection of Joseph and Edith Kurstin. OKADA, Yuzuru. Netsuke: Miniature Arts of Japan (fascimile). Bernard Hurtig’s Oriental Treasures and Points West. The Netsuke Collection of Rino Ferrari. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Netsuke: The Small Sculptures of Japan. Iwami Images at the Honolulu Academy of Arts: A Selection of Iwami Netsuke and Inro from the Robert S. Huthart Collection. Netsuke: The Netsuke Collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem. O’BRIEN. Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors. Netsuke (the Raymond Bushell Collection). SANFIELD, Norman L., compiler. The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography: An Annotated Guide to Miniature Japanese Carvings. RYERSON, Egerton. The Netsuke of Japan: Legends, History, Folklore and Customs. EARLE, Joe. Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture. COHEN, George. In Search of Netsuke and Inro. YAMADA, Masayoshi. Netsuke?Modern Masterpieces. DUCROSS, Alain. Netsuke & Sagemono. Arnoldische. Netsuke. Barry Davies Oriental Art. Netsuke Classics. ASHNAGHI, Bruno. Il Netsuke. The Champoud Collection. Inro. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke. Assorted museum and dealer catalogues. Property from the Estate of Eliot A. Landau, Woodridge, Illinois
• [CHINESE JADE] A group of
  [CHINESE JADE] A group of reference books and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising: LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A.W. Bahr. New York: Privately printed. Signed by A.W. Bahr. [With]: FORSYTH, Angus & Brian McELNEY, Jades from China. Throckmorton Fine Art: Liangzhu: Late Neolithic Jades.--Chinese Jades of Late Neolithic Through Han Periods Vol. 2.--Chinese Jades of the Late Neolithic Through Han Periods.--Hongshan.--Shang and Western Zhou Jades.--The Neolithic Age.--Qijia. PAYNE, Stephen. How to Purchase Jade on the Internet. WU, Henry. Ancient Chinese Jade: Explanatory Notes on Mr. T.C. Liu’s Unique Collection of Examples in Chinese Art. Ex. Collection of Richard C. Bull. With frontispiece portrait of Mr. Liu, profusely illustrated in black and white. Gilt lettered cloth (some splitting). NA Zhiliang. ?????? (The Jade Carving Arts in the Qing Dynasty). National Palace Museum. ??Chinese Art in Overseas Collections: Jade. Taipei, 1989.YANG Boda. ???????? Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection. SCHEDEL, J.J. The Splendor of Jade. SALMONY, Alfred. Carved Jade of Ancient China. (1982 facsimile edition). ---. Chinese Jade through the Wei Dynasty. Ronald Press, 1965. Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art Series. ???Chinese Jade, Part 1. WARD, Fred. Fred Ward Gem Series: Jade? Revised Edition. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Stones from Heaven: Ancient Chinese Jade. “The Bulletin of the Friends of Jade”, 5 vols (5). MARKEL, Stephen. The World of Jade. Compendium of Chinese Art. ??????. ?????. ?? (Vol. 9, Jade). LI Xiangyun. ??????? Xiangyun Xuan Antique Jade Collection and Research. ZHOU Puquan. ???? The World of Jade: Chinese Jade. FU Zhongmo. ???? The Art of Jade Carving in Ancient China, second edition. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Chinese Jades: Archaic and Modern. HANSFORD, Howard S. Chinese Jade Carving. ---. Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams. CAPON, Edmund. Princes of Jade. ???? The Jades from Yinxu. NOTT, Stanley. Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages. London: B.T. Batsford, 1936. ---.Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages. Rutland & Tokyo, 1962. LOEHR, Max. Ancient Chinese Jades. Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1975. LYTLE, Miriam Anderson. The Lizzadro Collection. Signed by the author. POPE-Hennessy, Una. Early Chinese Jades. London: Ernest Benn, 1923. National Palace Museum.??????? (Stories of Jade, no. 2). WHITLOCK, Herbert P. and ERHRMANN Martin L. The Story of Jade. Lam, Peter Y.K., ed. ?????? (Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue). Zhejiang Archaeological Institute.?????? (Ancient Chinese Jades). Spink & Son. Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection. YEE, Ip. ???? Chinese Jade Carving. XU, Qiang.???????? Hongshan Antiquated Jade. National Museum of China.??????????????? (Selections of Liangzhu Jades). ZHOU Nanquan, ed. ?????????? (Chinese Jade? Collecting and Connoisseurship).Bluett & Sons. Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection. BERNSTEIN, Sam. The Journal of Chinese Jade. JENYNS, Soame. Archaic Chinese Jades in the British Museum. SHEN Zhuilu. ???? (Chinese Jade Carving). WILLS. Jade of the East. Christie’s. Important Chinese Jades and Hardstone Carvings, 14 June 1977. Chinese Jades in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Shanghai Museum. ??????? Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery. Various reference books in Chinese and English. Property from the Estate of Eliot A. Landau, Woodridge, Illinois
• [CHINESE JADE] A group of
  [CHINESE JADE] A group of reference books and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising: LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A.W. Bahr. New York: Privately printed. Signed by A.W. Bahr. [With]: FORSYTH, Angus & Brian McELNEY, Jades from China. Throckmorton Fine Art: Liangzhu: Late Neolithic Jades.--Chinese Jades of Late Neolithic Through Han Periods Vol. 2.--Chinese Jades of the Late Neolithic Through Han Periods.--Hongshan.--Shang and Western Zhou Jades.--The Neolithic Age.--Qijia. PAYNE, Stephen. How to Purchase Jade on the Internet. WU, Henry. Ancient Chinese Jade: Explanatory Notes on Mr. T.C. Liu’s Unique Collection of Examples in Chinese Art. Ex. Collection of Richard C. Bull. With frontispiece portrait of Mr. Liu, profusely illustrated in black and white. Gilt lettered cloth (some splitting). NA Zhiliang. ?????? (The Jade Carving Arts in the Qing Dynasty). National Palace Museum. ??Chinese Art in Overseas Collections: Jade. Taipei, 1989.YANG Boda. ???????? Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection. SCHEDEL, J.J. The Splendor of Jade. SALMONY, Alfred. Carved Jade of Ancient China. (1982 facsimile edition). ---. Chinese Jade through the Wei Dynasty. Ronald Press, 1965. Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art Series. ???Chinese Jade, Part 1. WARD, Fred. Fred Ward Gem Series: Jade? Revised Edition. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Stones from Heaven: Ancient Chinese Jade. “The Bulletin of the Friends of Jade”, 5 vols (5). MARKEL, Stephen. The World of Jade. Compendium of Chinese Art. ??????. ?????. ?? (Vol. 9, Jade). LI Xiangyun. ??????? Xiangyun Xuan Antique Jade Collection and Research. ZHOU Puquan. ???? The World of Jade: Chinese Jade. FU Zhongmo. ???? The Art of Jade Carving in Ancient China, second edition. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Chinese Jades: Archaic and Modern. HANSFORD, Howard S. Chinese Jade Carving. ---. Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams. CAPON, Edmund. Princes of Jade. ???? The Jades from Yinxu. NOTT, Stanley. Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages. London: B.T. Batsford, 1936. ---.Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages. Rutland & Tokyo, 1962. LOEHR, Max. Ancient Chinese Jades. Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1975. LYTLE, Miriam Anderson. The Lizzadro Collection. Signed by the author. POPE-Hennessy, Una. Early Chinese Jades. London: Ernest Benn, 1923. National Palace Museum.??????? (Stories of Jade, no. 2). WHITLOCK, Herbert P. and ERHRMANN Martin L. The Story of Jade. Lam, Peter Y.K., ed. ?????? (Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue). Zhejiang Archaeological Institute.?????? (Ancient Chinese Jades). Spink & Son. Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection. YEE, Ip. ???? Chinese Jade Carving. XU, Qiang.???????? Hongshan Antiquated Jade. National Museum of China.??????????????? (Selections of Liangzhu Jades). ZHOU Nanquan, ed. ?????????? (Chinese Jade? Collecting and Connoisseurship).Bluett & Sons. Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection. BERNSTEIN, Sam. The Journal of Chinese Jade. JENYNS, Soame. Archaic Chinese Jades in the British Museum. SHEN Zhuilu. ???? (Chinese Jade Carving). WILLS. Jade of the East. Christie’s. Important Chinese Jades and Hardstone Carvings, 14 June 1977. Chinese Jades in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Shanghai Museum. ??????? Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery. Various reference books in Chinese and English. Property from the Estate of Eliot A. Landau, Woodridge, Illinois
• BOOKS: 50+ BOOKS ON NETSUKE,
  BOOKS: 50+ BOOKS ON NETSUKE, INCLUDING: HURTIG, "THE NETSUKE HALL OF FAME'S RECORD BREAKERS", HONOLULU, 1983, THICK OBLONG 4TO, TYPE..BOOKS: 50+ Books on Netsuke, including: Hurtig, "The Netsuke Hall of Fame's Record Breakers", Honolulu, 1983, thick oblong 4to, typed letter signed from Hurtig laid in, limited to 100 copies; Arakawa, Hirokazu, "The Go Collection of Netsuke", Tokyo National Museum, 1983, first edition, in slipcase; Bushell, Raymond, "Netsuke Masks", Tokyo, 1985, signed by the author; Davey, Neil K., "Netsuke, A Comprehensive Study based on the M. T. Hindson Collection", N.Y. Sotheby's, 1974; Kinsey, Miriam, "Living Masters of Netsuke", Tokyo, 1984; Okada, Barbra "Real and Imaginary Beings, The Netsuke Collection of Joseph And Edith Kure", New Haven 1980; "Zodiac Beasts and Distant Cousins, Japanese Netsuke for Connoisseurs", London, 1993; Jirka-Schmitz, "Netsuke Gurtelschmuck aus Japan", Stuttgart 2000; along with 45 other books and auction catalogues relating to Netsuke.
• BOOKS: THREE VOLUMES ON ORIENTAL
  BOOKS: THREE VOLUMES ON ORIENTAL ARTS, INCLUDING: MAHLER, JANE G., "THE FIGURINES OF THE TANG DYNASTY OF CHINA", ROME, 1959; DAVID, ...BOOKS: Three volumes on Oriental Arts, including: Mahler, Jane G., "The Figurines of the Tang Dynasty of China", Rome, 1959; David, Sir Percival, "Connoisseurship, The Ko Ky Yao Lun", London, (1971); Blair, Dorothy, "A History of Glass in Japan", First Edition, all three pieces with wear consistent with age and use, considered in very good condition.
• [CHINESE FURNITURE] A Group of
  [CHINESE FURNITURE] A Group of Reference Books about Chinese Furniture ???????????? — CLUNAS, Craig. Chinese Furniture. London, 1988. First Edition. — WANG, Shixiang. Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties. Hong Kong, 1990. — WANG, Shixiang. Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties. Hong Kong, 1991. — WANG, Shixiang, and Curtis Evarts. Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture. Chicago and San Francisco, 1995. — BERLINER, Nancy, and Sarah Handler. Friends of the House: Furniture from China's Towns and Villages. Salem, 1995. — CLUNAS, Craig. Chinese Furniture. London, 1997. — JACOBSEN, Robert D., and Nicholas Grindley. Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis, 1999. — HANDLER, Sarah. Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture. Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2001. — ECKE, Gustav. Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings. New York, 2014. — ???????????????????????2010?? — ???????????????50????2012?? —??????????????2013?? — ????????????????2014?? — ?????????????2015?? Total 16 volumes. Property from the Collection of David and Sarah Chen, St. Louis, Missouri. ???????????????
• PASCAL (AMERICAN 1914 - 2021):
  PASCAL (AMERICAN 1914 - 2021): MONUMENTAL FIGURE1988; stainless steel; signed and dated to the right leg Dimensions: 165 1/2 x 48 x 17 1/2 in. (420.4 x 121.9 x 44.5 cm.) Provenance: Property from the Beverly Hills, California Estate of Pascal. Note: "Pascal, internationally acclaimed artist, is the only artist in the world to sculpt realistically in glass with hammer and chisel, thus accomplishing what no other artist or individual could conceive as a possibility. Reviews of her early exhibits compared her classic forms to Rodin and Michelangelo. From the largest single piece of glass, "Seated Torso", which stands 7 feet tall and weighs 2½ tons, purchased by John Kluge for his personal Collection to the petite bedecked with jewels, Pascal has carved an incredible range of sizes and colors throughout her career. "Seated Torso" has come full circle and now resides at the Pascal Annex Art Gallery at the Dunbar Historical Society in Dunbar, Pennsylvania. Pascal was greatly intrigued and beguiled by the fourth dimension of glass, which led her on a search to find glass that could withstand the pressure of hammer and chisel. This search would end deep within the dark recesses of an old, abandoned Pennsylvania glass mine in Dunbar, PA. Through practice, her sculptures developed from the abstract to the realistic and this unique art form soon caught the attention of museums and collectors worldwide. What makes a glass sculpture by Pascal truly unique is the fourth dimension within each piece. Presidents and Royalty collect Pascal, and her work is admired and commissioned by connoisseurs and collectors throughout the world. Among prestigious Public Collections, a few of Pascal's architectural stainless steel sculptures may be viewed at the United Nation Missions Building in Geneva, Switzerland ("United Peace" in honor of Nancy Reagan, wife of the 40th President of the United States); Trousdale Plaza, University of Southern California ("The Graduate"); and AltaMed formerly House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles ("Ode to Howard House"). The late Alice C. Tyler, prominent philanthropist in Los Angeles, collected over 100 of Pascal's works of art including paintings, glass and stainless sculptures and art-to-wear pieces. Pascal began creating stainless steel sculptures because collectors of her glass sculptures wanted large scale pieces they could exhibit outside Thus Pascal has created architectural stainless steel masterpieces standing 47 feet tall. With the addition of her Impressionist oil paintings rich with vibrant color and life, Pascal has successfully mastered three art mediums, and in the process has garnered notoriety and recognition most artists are not privileged to witness and enjoy in their lifetime." - "Pascal: Reflections in Glass," a Documentary on the art and life of Pascal aired on Public Television. Additional information is on the website: www.liscot.net Condition:
• [JAPANESE ART: NETSUKE] A
  [JAPANESE ART: NETSUKE] A collection of sixteen reference books about netsuke connoisseurship and collections, comprising: conneisurship — JONAS, F. M. Netsuke. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1960. — BARBANSON, Adrienne. Fables in Ivory: Japanese Netsuke and Their Legends. New York and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1961. — BUSHELL, Raymond. Collectors' Netsuke. Tokyo and New York: Walker Weatherhill, 1971. — DOWER, John W. The Elements of Japanese Design: A Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism. Tokyo and New York: Walker Weatherhill, 1971. — KOOP, Albert J. and INADA, Hogitaro. Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art-Collectors and Students. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. — KOOP, Albert J. and INADA, Hogitaro. Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art-Collectors and Students. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. — O'Brien, Mary Louise. Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1975. — BARKER, Richard and SMITH, Lawrence. Netsuke: The Miniature Sculpture of Japan. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1976. — KINSEY, Miriam. Contemporary Netsuke. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1977. — KINSEY, Miriam. Contemporary Netsuke. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1977. — ROOSEVELT, C.V.S. Netsuke: A Bibliography. Washington D.C., 1978. 102/300 edition, signed by the author. — OKADA, Barbra Teri and Neill, Mary Gardner. Real and Imaginary Beings: The Netsuke Collection of Joseph nd Edith Kurstin. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980. — EDWARDS, Lisa A and KREBS, Margie M. Netsuke: The Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2000. Together 16 volumes.
• (6) French silver plated
  (6) French silver plated Tastevins to include (1) snake handled taster reading Confr?rie des Chevaliers du Tastevin with group coat of arms at center, (2) silver plated tasters with the thumb rest reading "confr?rie des chevaliers du tastevin", along with (3) similarly designed miniature tastevins with matched thumb rests, 2 1/4" dia, (The Confr?rie des Chevaliers du Tastevin is an exclusive Bacchanalian fraternity of Burgundy wine connoisseurs. Originally formed under the Ancien R?gime and re-established in 1934, the Chevaliers du Tastevin are based at the 12th-century ch?teau of the Clos de Vougeot in the C?te d'Or region of Burgundy, France), the group also include (2) sterling liquor tags including Turner & Simpson repousse gin tag and Edinburgh sterling tag, makers mark JH, 'Hermitage', chain needs re-joined.
• (3) French silver plated tastevins,
  (3) French silver plated tastevins, (3) Confrrie des Chevaliers du Tastevin silver plated wine tasters, (1) engraved Chevalier William R. Klaus, (1) engraved Chevalier Adolph G. Rosengarten Jr. 1968, (1) in a similar form lacking engraving, the thumb rest reading "confrrie des chevaliers du tastevin", (The Confrrie des Chevaliers du Tastevin is an exclusive Bacchanalian fraternity of Burgundy wine connoisseurs. Originally formed under the Ancien Regime and re-established in 1934, the Chevaliers du Tastevin are based at the 12th-century ch?teau of the Clos de Vougeot in the C?te d'Or region of Burgundy, France), the later two on silk ribbons.
• LOUIS VUITTON ALZER 60 VINTAGE
  LOUIS VUITTON ALZER 60 VINTAGE SUITCASE, CA. 1990S 24" X 16 ½" x 9" As Louis Vuitton describes this piece: "From the purest traditions of travel, the famous Alzer suitcase is one of Louis Vuitton emblems. Spacious and incomparably sturdy it continues to impress connoisseurs from all around the world." Monogrammed canvas, natural cowhide leather, three latch closure, the middle one locked with key, brass corners and hardware. Comes with two keys. Inside is cream-colored lining and removable tray. Interior paper label with number 981474
• ATTRIBUTED TO ANNIBALE CARRACCI
  ATTRIBUTED TO ANNIBALE CARRACCI (BOLOGNA (1560-1609 ROME): RECTO: EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH A CLUMP OF TREES; VERSO: STUDIES OF A SEATED MALE NUDE AND OF A SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink black chalk on paper (verso); 5 1/2 x 13 in. PROVENANCE: Sir Peter Lely (L.2092); Jonathan Richardson Sr. (L.2184); Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364); William Esdaile (L.2617); Hamilton Easter Field (L.872a); Mr. and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet; By whom sold Sotheby's New York January 18 1984 lot 183 (as Attributed to Agostino Carracci); Pietro Scarpa Venice; Acquired from the above 1988. EXHIBITED: Morgan 2001 no. 6 (as Attributed to Agostino). The landscape drawing of the Carracci have continued to present problems of attribution to scholars and connoisseurs. This lovely expansive view has been attributed to Agostino but the description of the distant mountains and the open and free composition and handling are quite close to works generally given to Annibale such as the extraordinary Landscape with a Smiling Sunrise in the Louvre. The studies on the verso can be connected with the frescoes in the principal salone of Palazzo Magnani Bologna a commission planned and executed by the three Carracci together and completed around 1592. The seated male nude with his arms above his head and his legs crossed is most closely related to a Telamon generally attributed to Lodovico. The drawing has affinities with Lodovico's early style in the delicacy of the penwork but there are also similarities with Annibale's slightly later study for Hercules in the Camerino Farnese.
• Exceptional Chinese carved and
  Exceptional Chinese carved and scenic-painted twelve-panel screen late 18th/early 19th century each black lacquer frame of mortise and through-tenon construction decorated on one side with continuous summer palace scene of court officials musicians acrobats tribute bearers and court ladies among open pavilions enclosed by gardens embellished with carvings of immortals birds and animals within scrolling foliage accented with gilt reverse with incise-carved panels of birds perched amidst bamboo and prunus. H9'8 1/2'' L18'6'' Provenance: Part of George Horace Lorimer's estate in Philadelphia. Mr. Lorimer purchased most of his collection from Sotheby's and Christie's in London. Other Notes: Motifs including ''one hundred antiques'' or ''one hundred birds'' were extremely popular in the late Ming and early Qing periods as a result of the rise in the number of literati and collectors who saw such objects (or items made to resemble these objects) as ideal accoutrements to their studios and studies. Such elegant accessories helped to portray the owners as connoisseurs adding a veneer of culture to those who may have been perceived as newly-come-up in the world. Screens cabinets brushpots and other wood and lacquer furnishings were inlaid carved or painted with these objects. The carved wood framed with some minor loses rubbing wear and scuffs; it appears to be in good condition for age. Frame lacks pivoting hinges. The painted inset fabric panel conditions are listed in number order from left to right: 1) Yellowed with age. 2) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5-10% loss. 3) Yellowed with age and has approx. 10-20% loss. 4) Yellowed with age and has approx. 10-15% loss. 5) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5-10% loss. 6) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5-10% loss. 7) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5-10% loss. 8) Yellowed with age and has approx. 10-20% loss. 9) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5-10% loss. 10) Yellowed with age and has approx. 10-20% loss. 11) Yellowed with age and has approx. 5% loss. 12) Yellowed with age.
• A fine Chinese rhinoceros horn
  A fine Chinese rhinoceros horn archaistic libation cup 17th/18th century 'Shang Ming' seal mark with bifurcated mythical beast handle carved in relief with 'taotie' masks on a 'leiwen' ground columns of fretted squares and a band of scrolls seal mark beneath the exterior of toffee hue the interior and foot of deep caramel colour PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT LIVE INTERNET BIDS FOR LOT 452; THE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT WRITTEN OR TELEPHONE BIDDING ON THIS LOT FROM MAINLAND CHINA... PLEASE REGISTER AT THE OFFICE TO BID ON THIS LOT. ANY BIDDERS UNKNOWN TO US WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A DEPOSIT BY BANK TRANSFER TO ENABLE BIDDING ON THIS LOT. length 5.5ins. width 3.75ins. height 2.75ins. weight 257g. Estimate ?40 000-60 000 Several rhinoceros horn cups with the seal mark Shang Ming are known. See one published in Thomas Fok Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China Hong Kong 1999 pl. 18; a libation cup depicting the 'Hundred Boys' motif illustrated ibid. pl. 155; and a small lotus-form libation cup sold at Christie's New York 19th March 2008 lot 324. Also compare a large archaistic 'guang' vessel sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong 'Rinoceros Horn Carvings form the Edward T. Chow Collection' 8th April 2011 lot 2705 which has a similar band of 'taotie' on a 'leiwen' ground and columns of raised fretted squares. Please note any faults to the libation cup are old and have good patina. There is a small hole and crack beneath the mythical beast head. There is a fine craqelure to the interior base of the cup and minor wear to the band of scrolls. One claw of the beast has a 2mm section re-stuck. The exterior of the rim has numerous small nicks and a few old small cracks. On the right tip of the spout when held upside down there is a 10mm crack with some flaking to the surface. Below the spoiut between the 'ruiy' scrolls and fretted square are 3 tiny holes two with some flaking around them. There are losses and chips to the foot rim again old and some fine cracks. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT LIVE INTERNET BIDS FOR LOT 452; THE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT WRITTEN OR TELEPHONE BIDDING ON THIS LOT FROM MAINLAND CHINA... PLEASE REGISTER AT THE OFFICE TO BID ON THIS LOT. ANY BIDDERS UNKNOWN TO US WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A DEPOSIT BY BANK TRANSFER TO ENABLE BIDDING ON THIS LOT. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?74 000
• Connoisseurship of Chinese
  Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture Wang Shixiang Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. Ltd. 1990 2 vols. Ming and Early Qing Dynasties Volume One: Text Volume Two: Plates. Comprising author's notes photographs sketches and illustrations. Both complete with glossary bibliography and index.