December 4, 2011 Estate Auction

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Michaan’s Auctions December Estate Sale features property from estates and private collections with pieces dating from the 14th century to the present day. The sale is composed of a variety of lots including period and gemstone jewelry, Asian porcelains and Peking glass, American and European period furniture as well as American and Italian School works of fine art. The auction will be held on December 4th, 2011 in the main gallery located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA 94501.
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Two Overlay-Decorated Wall Panels315 - Two Overlay-Decorated Wall Panels
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Two Overlay-Decorated Wall Panels, each depicting a playful scene of a Budhai figure surrounded by a group of boys {15 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (39.4 x 57.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A Gilt Wood Official316 - A Gilt Wood Official
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A Gilt Wood Official, wearing draping garments, a stylized hat and large necklace {Height: 9 3/4 inches (24.7 cm)} Provenance: From an East Bay Estate
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A Painted and Carved Wood Seated Figure317 - A Painted and Carved Wood Seated Figure
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A Painted and Carved Wood Seated Figure {Height: 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm)} [Losses to pigments, wear]
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A Carved Root Male Figure318 - A Carved Root Male Figure
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A Carved Root Figure, carved to depict a bearded male figure, accompanied with stand and base {Height: 18 1/2 inches (47 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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A Bamboo Brush Pot319 - A Bamboo Brush Pot
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A Bamboo Brush Pot, the cylindrical walls carved in relief with a continuous mountain river landscape of pagodas and figures {Height: 7 inches (17.8 c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A Bamboo Brush Pot with Inscribed Calligraphy320 - A Bamboo Brush Pot with Inscribed Calligraphy
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A Bamboo Brush Pot, with an inscribed poem of Li Bai {Height: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Two Carved Wood Figures321 - Two Carved Wood Figures
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Two Carved Wood Figures, the first a standing guanyin presenting a blessing gesture; the second a fisherman and a boy holding two fish and a basket {O
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A Chinese Table Clock, Early 20th Century322 - A Chinese Table Clock, Early 20th Century
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A Chinese Table Clock, Early 20th Century, of rectangular form, with sliding front and rear doors, with engraved brass mask to the white enamel Roman
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A Group of Scholar's Objects323 - A Group of Scholar's Objects
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A Group of Scholar's Objects, including twelve ink sticks carved with the Jinling's twelve beauties, and a Large Ink Cake illustrating '...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A Horn Ruyi324 - A Horn Ruyi
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A Horn Ruyi, carved in the likeness of a gnarled branch entwined by spiraling vines and twigs {Length: 9 1/4 inches} [Wear, natural cracks, rough edge
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A Group of Horn Vessels325 - A Group of Horn Vessels
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A Group of Three Horn Vessels, comprising two stem cups and a miniature beaker vase {Tallest: 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)} [Chips on the rim]
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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A Group of Three Horn Carvings326 - A Group of Three Horn Carvings
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A Group of Three Horn Carvings, comprising an oval pendant, a lotus group, and a perfumer {Tallest: 3 3/8 inches (8.6 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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A Horn Buddha Head and a Tortoise Shell Fan*327 - A Horn Buddha Head and a Tortoise Shell Fan*
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Two Carvings*, the first a carved horn Buddha head, the second a tortoise shell folding fan {Height of Head: 8 inches (20.3 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A Carved Ivory Figure*328 - A Carved Ivory Figure*
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A Carved Ivory Figure*, depicting the Guanyin wearing a flowing robe, with a small lion standing on her shoulder, accompanied with a wood stand {Overa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Three Carved Ivory Figures*329 - Three Carved Ivory Figures*
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Three Carved Ivory Figures*, the first is the God of Longevity; the second is a bearded fisherman holding a carp; the third is a European female nude
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Six Small Ivory Figural Carvings*330 - Six Small Ivory Figural Carvings*
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Six Small Ivory Figural Carvings,* including a fisherman, a Hindu deity, a Bodhisattva, a warrior, an official, and a God of Longevity {Height of Bodh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A Group of Ivory and Bone Carvings*331 - A Group of Ivory and Bone Carvings*
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A Group of Ivory and Bone Carvings*, including an incised polychrome cylindrical container and lid, a folding knife, two female nudes, two fishermen,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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An Ivory Boat with Figures*332 - An Ivory Boat with Figures*
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An Ivory Boat with Figures*, Fitted with a rowing team of Indian-style oarsmen, the boat with a peacock design to the prow. {Length: 14 inches (35.5 c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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An Ivory Carving of a Standing General*333 - An Ivory Carving of a Standing General*
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An Ivory Carving of a Standing General*, the body armored and robed, back supporting four theatrical flags, his right hand combing his long beard, whi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A Group of Ten Ivory and Stone Carvings*334 - A Group of Ten Ivory and Stone Carvings*
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A Group of Ten Ivory and Stone Carvings*, including a walrus, an elephant, three lions, a dragon, a squirrel, a rabbit, a hen with her chicks, and a h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A Tinted Ivory Longevity God*335 - A Tinted Ivory Longevity God*
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A Tinted Ivory Longevity God*, the eyebrows and long beard left untinted, robes decorated with taichi diagrams and four characters 'shou bi nan ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Four Ivory Animal-Form Netsuke*, Meiji Period336 - Four Ivory Animal-Form Netsuke*, Meiji Period
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Four Ivory Animal-Form Netsuke*, Meiji Period, the first a standing owl with a worm resting upon its head, signed on the foot; the second a rabbit wit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Three Carved Ivory Beauties*337 - Three Carved Ivory Beauties*
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Three Carved Ivory Beauties*, including two female musicians and one reclining doctor's model, each with a matching wood stand {Tallest: 6 3/4 i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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A Large Japanese Satsuma Jar and Cover338 - A Large Japanese Satsuma Jar and Cover
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A Large Japanese Satsuma Jar and Cover, painted with shaped cartouches of Luohans, the domed cover with lion finial {Height: 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Four Metal Decorations339 - Four Metal Decorations
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Four Metal Decorations, including two tsubas and two water droppers; one water dropper in the form of a persimmon and one with a standing figure {Larg
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A Japanese Gilt Wood Buddhist Figure340 - A Japanese Gilt Wood Buddhist Figure
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A Japanese Gilt Wood Buddhist Figure, Shown slightly hunched forward and in meditation, with drilled holes to the base {Height: 12 1/4 inches (31 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A Group of Polycrhome Ivory Carvings*341 - A Group of Polycrhome Ivory Carvings*
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A Group of Polycrhome Ivory Carvings*, Consisting of twenty-two small figures in various manners and characters {Tallest: 3 inches (7.6 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Two Netsuke and a Carved Ivory Study*342 - Two Netsuke and a Carved Ivory Study*
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Two Netsuke and a Carved Ivory Study*, the first a standing robed figure holding a staff with a double-gourd tied to his waist; the second a frog carr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A Group of Five Ivory Carvings*343 - A Group of Five Ivory Carvings*
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A Group of Five Ivory Carvings*, including a letter opener, a two-piece clam, a Fu dog seal, and two figures {Longest: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)} [Minor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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A Group of Six Small Ivory Carvings*344 - A Group of Six Small Ivory Carvings*
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A Group of Six Small Ivory Carvings*, including five Japanese figures and a horse {Tallest: 4 1/8 inches (10.5 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Two Japanese Figural Paintings345 - Two Japanese Figural Paintings
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Anonymous: Two Japanese Figural Paintings, each painted in ink and color on silk, framed and glazed. {Each: 34 7/8 x 13 inches (88.6 x 33 cm)} [Tears,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Anonymous: Liu Hai Teasing a Toad346 - Anonymous: Liu Hai Teasing a Toad
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Anonymous: Liu Hai Teasing a Toad, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed {30 x 12 1/2 inches (76.2 x 31.8 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Two Hanging Scrolls347 - Two Hanging Scrolls
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Two Hanging Scrolls, each painted in ink and color on paper, the first a landscape, with inscription, bearing a signature 'Lan Tao,' one sea...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Anonymous: A Beauty348 - Anonymous: A Beauty
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Anonymous: A Beauty, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the lower left inscribed, signed 'Jingduo,' one seal reading 'Rong Jingduo ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A Hanging Scroll: Landscape349 - A Hanging Scroll: Landscape
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A Hanging Scroll: Landscape, ink and color on silk, bearing a signature 'Chou Ying Shi fu,' one seal mark {137 x 67.6 cm}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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A Hanging Scroll Painting of Chicks350 - A Hanging Scroll Painting of Chicks
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A Hanging Scroll: Chicks, ink on paper, inscribed, with one seal reading 'Ping Wong' {104.5 x 33 cm}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A Hanging Scroll: A Wondering Poet351 - A Hanging Scroll: A Wondering Poet
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A Hanging Scroll: A Wondering Poet, ink and color on paper, dated, bearing a signature 'Shaomei Chen', two seals {91 x 32 cm}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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A Chinese Hanging Scroll: A Mountainous Landscape352 - A Chinese Hanging Scroll: A Mountainous Landscape
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A Chinese Hanging Scroll: A Mountainous Landscape, ink and color on paper, inscribed, dated, with a signature 'Chen Banding', two seals {53 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Attributed to Wang Pu (Late Qing) : Three Gods353 - Attributed to Wang Pu (Late Qing) : Three Gods
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Attributed to Wang Pu (Late Qing Dynasty): Three Gods, ink and color on silk, framed, titled, with a signature 'Wang Pu,' two seals {37 3/4 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A Set of Three Small Paintings Marked Huang Zhou354 - A Set of Three Small Paintings Marked Huang Zhou
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A Set of Three Small Paintings Marked Huang Zhou, all painted in ink and color on silk, framed and glazed in one frame, inscribed, bearing a seal mark
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A Calligraphy Couplet355 - A Calligraphy Couplet
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A Calligraphy Couplet, ink on gold-decorated red paper, each framed and glazed, one bearing a signature 'Deng Shiru' to the left, two seals ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Two Paintings Marked Leng Mei356 - Two Paintings Marked Leng Mei
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Two Paintings Marked Leng Mei, both painted in ink and color on silk, bearing a signature 'Leng Mei,' the first framed, with one seal; the s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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Painting of Pine and Flowers Marked Li Yongzhen357 - Painting of Pine and Flowers Marked Li Yongzhen
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A Painting of Pine and Flowers, ink on paper, framed and glazed, the upper left inscribed, dated, with a signature 'Li Yongzhen,' two seals ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A Print of 'The Tribute Horse'358 - A Print of 'The Tribute Horse'
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A Print of 'The Tribute Horse,' of diptych format, framed and glazed {Each section: 28 x 19 1/2 inches (71.1 x 49.5 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Ni Mogeng359 - An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Ni Mogeng
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An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Ni Mogeng, of birds theme, ink and color on paper, each bearing a signature with seal, the last leaf inscribed and da
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Zhu Jizhan360 - An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Zhu Jizhan
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An Album of Ten Paintings Marked Zhu Jizhan, the first page inscribed as 'dedicated to Comrade Hongquan', dated, some bearing a seal, or wit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Twelve Books on Chinese Jade and Ivory Carvings361 - Twelve Books on Chinese Jade and Ivory Carvings
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A Group of Twelve Books on Chinese Jade and Ivory Carvings, including “Chinese Jade – Why Called the Lucky Stone” Long Sang Ti, Chinese Curios (1926);
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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An Elm Wood Altar Table362 - An Elm Wood Altar Table
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An Elm Wood Altar Table, of long slender rectangular form, the top set upon a waisted section above a simple stepped lattice form apron with scroll de
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A Group of Wood Architectural Components363 - A Group of Wood Architectural Components
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A Group of Wood Architectural Components, comprising two pairs of windows and several fragments {Largest: 31 1/2 x 28 inches (80 x 71.1 cm)}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A Hardstone Inlaid Four Panel Screen364 - A Hardstone Inlaid Four Panel Screen
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A Hardstone Inlaid Four Panel Screen, each decorated with hardstone inlay depicting figures in gardens {69 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 4 inches (176.5 x 45 x 10.2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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