Neal Auction 2012

138 W 653. A Chinese Ming-Style Bronze Tripod Censer , probably early 20th c., U-form body with loop handles raised on three tubular legs, height 6 1/8 in., width 4 1/2 in., custom carved wood domed cover pierced with three ruyi heads and surmounted by a jadeite finial, fitted carved wood tripod stand, overall height 9 1/4 in. $300/500 654. Deng Longguan (Chinese, 1896-1979, Lieutenant- General Kuomintang) , “Calligraphy”, ink on paper with two seals lower left, inscribed on paper label “To Dr. Bird/Liang Seto” en verso, 30 in. x 13 5/8 in., mounted as a hanging scroll. $400/600 W 655. A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Double Gourd Vases , 19th c., gilt metal wire decoration of pendant ruyi heads, upright stiff leaf tips and fish-scale design on jet black ground, height 6 3/4 in., note: condition. $400/600 W 656. A Chinese Cloisonné Embellished Patinated Bronze Vase , late 19th/early 20th c., ovoid body with short flared neck and flat wide rim raised on splayed foot, the shoulder with recessed relief-modeled landscape and figural panels, height 12 in. $300/500 W 657. Two Chinese Cloisonné Embellished Patinated Bronze Vases , early 20th c., each of baluster form with mask ring handles, height 13 3/4 in. and 11 3/4 in., the smaller drilled and mounted as a lamp. $250/350 W 658. A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Embellished Patinated Bronze Vases , early 20th c., each of pear form with six mask-ring handles raised on a splayed foot, base of one with apocryphal minyao marks, height 13 in. $300/500 W 659. Three Chinese Cloisonné Embellished Patinated Bronze Vases , early 20th c., including a pair of baluster vases with stylized scroll handles, height 7 5/8 in.; and a baluster vase with mask-tongue handles, height 11 in. $300/500 W 660. Two Chinese Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Figures of Guanyin , each figure modeled standing on a waisted “rockwork” pedestal, one with the raised right hand holding a ribbon, the other with the right hand holding a pearl, each wearing necklaces, belted skirt, shawl, celestial scarf and a foliate crown, heights 41 1/4 in. and 40 1/4 in. respectively. $400/600 W 661. A Large Pair of Chinese Painted Wood Buddhist Lions , modern, each figure modeled seated on its haunches upon a rectangular plinth, the male with a brocade ball, the female with a cub, each height 29 1/2 in., width 13 3/4 in., depth 19 1/2 in. $200/400 W 662. Chinese School, 20th c ., two watercolors on paper depicting Yangtze village life, including “Spinning Cotton” attributed to Zhu Suzhen, unsigned, sight 20 3/4 in. x 24 in.; and “Preparing for the New Year”, attributed to Cao Jinying, unsigned, sight 19 1/8 in. x 21 in., each framed alike; accompanied by two Certificates of Authenticity identifying the artists from Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey, Ltd., 1992. $400/600 Provenance: With Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey, Ltd., Hong Kong, acquired by the present owner 1992. In 1992, celebrated Hong Kong dealers Horstmann & Godfrey held an exhibition of 20th century artists with an exhibition catalogue title “Weaving, Farming, Fishing, Feasting: Original Watercolors of Yangtze Village Life”. W 663. A Group of Five Chinese Cloisonné Enameled Metal Ware , early 20th c., including a cylinder box, height 3 1/8 in.; a circular box with finial, diameter 4 3/4 in.; a small dish, diameter 3 5/8 in.; a bangle bracelet, diameter 2 3/4 in.; and a bowl, height 2 in., diameter 4 in.; together with a sterling silver and enamel pill box, diameter 1 1/2 in.; and a mosaic cylinder form inkwell (lacking liner) height 1 3/4 in., (7 pcs.) Note: Condition of inkwell. $200/400 W 664. A Chinese Spinach Green Jade Snuff Bottle , well hollowed octagonal circular body deeply carved to one side with a pair of song birds perched on a prunus branch within a raised circular roundel, stopper lacking spoon, height 2 7/8 in. $500/700 W 665. A Chinese “Spider Web” Turquoise Snuff Bottle , spade form body with a flared neck raised on an oval foot ring, stopper, height 2 1/4 in. $400/600 W 666. Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottles , including a “revolving” bottle, probably with later polychrome enameling, outer ovoid body with pierced “windows” and painted figures, the inner cylindrical body painted with an amorous couple, base with apocryphal Qianlong mark, stopper, height 3 5/8 in.; the second globular body decorated with spear wielding figures, stopper, height 2 3/4 in. $300/500 654