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A CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ‘BUDDHA’S HAND’ RUYI SCEPTER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18 th century. Cast in openwork with an arched gilt bronze shaft resembling a gnarled leafy branch and a head in the form of two finger citrons, known as ‘Buddha’s hand’ in Chinese, decorated in champlevé enamels graduating from lime green to …
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A ROCK CRYSTAL SPHERE WITH A GILT BRONZE LOTUS BASE, QING DYNASTY
China, 1644 1912. The rock crystal of near perfect spherical form and good clarity, fitting perfectly into the Chinese or Tibetan gilt bronze base, finely crafted in the form of overlapping lotus leaves on a stepped square plinth cast with lotus lapp…
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A YAOZHOU CELADON ‘TIGER’ PILLOW OR WRIST REST WITH OFFICIAL MARK, LATE TANG TO EARLY SONG
China, 9th 11th century. The base molded as two crouching tigers with their backs toward each other, the rectangular and elegantly curved top with canted corners and anhua decoration incised in the form of a peony blossom surrounded by leaves, covere…
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A RARE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON, TANG DYNASTY
China, 618 907. Finely cast striding in suspended movement with the right front leg raised with spread claws, showing a fierce expression with the mouth open revealing sharp fangs and a curved tongue, the long sinuous jagged tail towering above the b…
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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE GUI-FORM CENSER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18 th 19 th century. The interior with an inscription of two lines of seal script characters. With a pierced hardwood cover, possibly huanghuali, decorated with three ruyi heads and surmounted by a celadon jade bi disk finial carved to one sid…
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A LARGE ‘KUI XING’ BRONZE CENSER AND COVER, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
China. The god of examinations standing in a dynamic pose with one foot atop a fierce giant dragon carp, holding a writing brush and a box with folded papers falling out. His face with a lively expression, wearing a dhoti and a scarf billowing across…
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A ‘YUTANG QINGWAN’ GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSER, 17TH CENTURY
China. The gold splashed decoration on this censer is especially rich, suggesting that it was made with no cost spared and for the table of a high ranking official or an important scholar literati. The base with a four character yutang qingwan seal m…
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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISRAVANA, MING DYNASTY
China, 1368 1644. The chief of the Four Guardian Kings and protector of the north standing on a ruyi shaped base. Holding a stupa in his raised left hand, wearing elaborate armor with a tiger design and a celestial scarf billowing above his shoulder …
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ‘DIAMOND REALM’ BUDDHA VAIROCANA BRONZE, MING DYNASTY
China, 15 th century. Cast seated in dhyanasana on an unsealed double lotus base with the hands in dharmachakra mudra holding a Diamond Realm Mandala , a symbol for the metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Tathagatas. The Diamond Realm Mandala is…
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A SUPERB ARCHAISTIC DING CENSER BY KANO TESSAI, DATED 1914
Japan, Nara, possibly made by the order of a Chinese patron. Masterfully carved from a single section of bamboo and finely polished to highlight the natural beauty of the material. The censer is set on three sturdy cylindrical feet and the artist’s s…
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF UMA, LOPBURI STYLE, 13TH-15TH CENTURY
Thailand. Cast standing in samabhanga, holding a lotus bud in her right hand, wearing a checkered dhoti with an elaborate fishtail hem, multiple armlets, a torque and earrings. The braided hair drawn up into a conical chignon and secured with a tiara…
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A KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MUCHALINDA, LATE ANGKOR PERIOD
Khmer Empire, Bayon style, late 12 th to early 13 th century. Seated in dhyanamudra on the coils of Muchalinda, beneath the seven headed canopy of the serpent king, wearing a short loincloth around his waist, adorned with elaborate jewelry, a crown s…
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A LARGE THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM
Thailand, 17 th century. Cast standing in samabhanga with both hands held in abhayamudra, wearing uttarasangha and samghati secured by a belt, the serene face with downcast eyes, elegantly arched eyebrows, full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by…
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A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, SUKHOTHAI KINGDOM, CHIEN SEN STYLE
Thailand, 14 th 15 th century. The serene face with arched eyebrows above heavy lidded downcast eyes, a broad nose with incised nostrils, full lips forming a benevolent smile, the chin heightened with incision work as well, flanked by long pendulous …
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AN INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF RATNASAMBHAVA, PALA PERIOD
Eastern India, Bihar, 9 th century. Finely cast with Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base over a raised plinth, backed by a round nimbus with bead and flame border surmounted by a parasol, the stylized leaves of the Bodhi tree emerging …
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A JAIN COPPER- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ALLOY ALTAR SHRINE
Western India, Rajasthan, 13 th 16 th century. The pierced altar shrine cast with a Jina seated in meditation on a throne supported by lions, surrounded by two elephants as well as seated and standing figures of tirthankaras. His eyes and other detai…
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BOSIO François Joseph "Henri IV enfant" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, non signée
Height: 42 cm - Base: 14x10,8 cm
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Anonyme "Femme à la prière" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine polychrome rouge verte et blanche, Extrême Orient, fin du XIXème / début XXème siècle
Height: 22 cm
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GAUDEZ "La Bonté" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine mordorée, signée
Height: 38 cm
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Fernand ARMAN "Violon doré" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition multiple, signée et numérotée
Height: 68 cm - Width: 35 cm
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Anonyme "Félin en marche" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition à patine noire
Height: 23 cm - Base: 56x12 cm
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Anonyme "Léda et le cygne" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 15 cm - Base: 31x13,3 cm
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Antoine-Louis BARYE "Cerf de Java" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune de F. Barbedienne, fondeur, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 12.3 cm - Base: 15.5x4.5 cm
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Antoine-Louis BARYE "Basset anglais n° 2" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune au cachet Or, signée
Height: 10.2 cm - Base: 14.2x6 cm
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Christophe FRATIN "Ours philosophe" Epreuve en Bronze, fonde d'édition ancienne à patine brune, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 15.5 cm - Base: 11x8.5 cm
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RUDE "Pêcheur napolitain à la tortue" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune de Susse Frères fondeurs, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 20 cm - Base: 21x11.2 cm
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Pierre-Jules MENE "Chasse à la perdrix" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 23 cm - Base: 41x19 cm
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Pierre-Jules MENE "Deux chiens de chasse débusquant un volatile" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition à patine brune, signée sur la terrasse
Height: 25 cm - Base: 44 x 22.5 cm
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Claude LHOSTE (1929-2010) "La nageuse" 1975 Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition à patine mordorée, signée et numérotée E/75
Length: 44.3 cm - Width: 10.5 cm
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Charles ANFRIE "Garçon à la toupie" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, signée
Height: 63.5 cm
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Anonyme " Porteuse d'eau" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, socle en marbre - Fin XIXème siècle
Height: 42 cm
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Louis RICHE (1877-1949) "Lionne à l'affût" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition à patine brune de CLAESSENS, cachet médaille Or, signée
Height: 43.5 cm
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Antoine BOURDELLE (1861-1929) "Buste de Coquelin Ainé en Crispin le clown" Bronze à patine bleu vert - Signature et N°EA II- Fonte d'édition post-mortem de VALSUANI FONDEUR
Height: 53 cm
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Maurice PROST (1894-1967) "Cerf bramant" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition à patine brune de Susse Frères fondeur à Paris, signée
Height: 62 cm
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Joachim COSTA (1888-1971) "Félin en marche" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition à patine brune nuancée verte, signée et marquée Fondeur Barbedienne
Length: 72.7 cm
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Joseph CSAKY "LA Sébile" 1926 Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition à patine, cachet du fondeur LA PLAINE, signée et numérotée - Reproduit dans le catalogue raisonné de Felix Marcilhac, page 106
Height: 26 cm
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Antoine BOURDELLE (1861-1929) " Maternité" Epreuve en bronze, fonte d'édition originale à patine brune nuancée vert, fonte post mortem d'Attilio VALSUANI, signée et numérotée EA 2
Height: 64 cm
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Joseph CSAKY (1888-1971) "Jeune mère et son enfant" 1950 Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition originale à patine noire de Susse Fondeur à Paris, signée et numérotée 1/8, estampillée AC de l'atelier CSAKY - Bibliographie : Reproduit dans l'ouvrage de F. Marcilhac n° 297, page 375
Height: 44 cm - Width: 14 cm - Depth: 18 cm
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Joseph CSAKY (1888-1971) " Jeune fille assise, bras levés" 1930 - Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition originale à patine noire de la fonderie Morris Singer, signée et numérotée 1/8 - Bibliographie : Catalogue de Felix Marcilhac n° 163, page 351
Height: 64 cm - Base: 49x48 cm
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Joseph CSAKY (1888-1971) "Femmes nues, mains dans le dos" 1947 - Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition originale, signée et numérotée 2/8, estampillée AC ATELIER CSAKY - Bibliographie : Felix Marcilhac n° 269, page 37
Height: 52 cm - Base: 13x12 cm
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Leonid SOKOV "Meeting of two sculptures : Lénine et Giacometti" 1997 - Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition originale à patine bicolore de la fonderie Salvadori Arte, Italie, n° I/XII - Provenance : Atelier de l'artiste -
Height: 21 cm - Width: 23.5 cm - Depth: 8 cm
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DALOU "Le miroir brisé" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune, signée sur la terrasse et marquée du cachet du fondeur Susse Frères à Paris, Grand modèle
Height: 34 cm
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Auguste RODIN "Suzon" Epreuve en Bronze, fonte d'édition ancienne à patine brune à 2 tons de couleur, signée et marquée du cachet du fondeur Cie des Bronzes à Bruxelles
Height: 40 cm - Diameter: 13 cm
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