Asian Works of Art - Skinner Auction 2751B

Asian Works
of Art
Sale 2751B September 17, 2014 Boston
Asian
Works of
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Table of Contents
1 Auction & Specialist Information
2 Web Site & Online Bidding
4 Glossary of Terms
5 Lots 1-168
97 Conditions of Sale
99 Absentee Bid Form
100 Company Directors & Specialty Departments
101 Administrative Staff & Client Services
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All items in this catalogue are described according to the following table of terminology.
Please note that all statements in this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, and Origin,
are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale.
Authorship will be described in the following ways:
John Joseph Enneking
In our judgment, the work is by the artist.
Attributed to John Joseph Enneking
In our judgment, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but leaves some
question as to actual authorship.
School of John Joseph Enneking
In our judgment, a work of an unknown follower executed in the style of the artist and
contemporary in period.
Manner of John Joseph Enneking
In our judgment, a work executed in the style of the artist by an unknown hand and probably from
a later period.
After John Joseph Enneking
In our judgment, an intended copy of the work of the artist.
American School, 19th Century
In our judgment, the work of an unknown hand that can only be identified as to period and
culture.
Other terms:
Bears Signature
In our judgment, the signature not of the artist. This term is generally used separately, or together
with a description of the work as attributed to, school of, manner of, or after the artist.
Glossary of Terms
1
Cloisonn Snuff Bottle with Shishi Lions,
China, Qing dynasty, elongated pear-shape
with slightly attened body, round mouth
rim, and short oviform foot, decorated with
a lions head with a ring in its mouth on both
shoulders, each side of the body decorated
with a pair of shishi lions in various colors
and tones of enamels on a white ground lled
with ruyi scrolls in light blue, a pendant lappet
with ruyi mushroom and lotus ower design
to the neck and an upright lotus leaf lappet
near the foot, the domed cover decorated
with a owerhead in the center, four-character
Qianlong mark incised to base, ht. 3 3/8 in.
$3,000-5,000
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Yellow Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, China,
Qing dynasty, the attened ovoid form on
a raised oval foot, with a single turquoise
overlay, carved to depict Liu Hai standing on
a three-legged toad, holding a lotus branch
above his head, the reverse carved with a man
and boy holding plants, ruyi-head handles,
pale blue Peking glass stopper, ht. 2 1/2 in.
$500-700
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Agate Snuff Bottle with Figures, China,
18th/19th century, attened oviform, slightly
widening at the neck, well-hollowed,
decorated with ve Daoist gures unrolling
a scroll under an old pine tree, carved in
high relief using the stones black and russet
elements against the stones brownish gray
body, the metal stopper with double twisted
line design, topped with a domed coral inset,
ht. 3 3/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Polychrome Enameled Porcelain Snuff
Bottle with Landscapes, China, late
Qing dynasty or Republic Period, six-sided
oviform with ared mouth and straight foot,
the body decorated with six landscapes in
pink, blue, and polychrome enamels in six
reserves dened by six vertical gilt borders,
between two stylized ruyi lappets, the stopper
decorated with a single chrysanthemum in
underglaze blue, the neck and foot with a
beaded band in overglaze pink, the upper
shoulder with a crosshatched band in
overglaze pink, gilt mouth rim and foot ring,
four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze
blue to recessed base, ht. 3 1/2 in.
$2,000-3,000
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Cinnabar Snuff Bottle with a Landscape,
China, 18th/19th century, attened oval
form with straight neck, resting on a short
elongated oval foot, carved in high relief with
a continuous Daoist landscape against a trellis
ground, one side with two gures in a pavilion,
the other with a gure at a desk, the neck
encircled with a oral design between two
plain bands, the metal stopper surmounted
with a domed green stone, ht. 3 in.
$1,000-1,200
6
Crystal Snuff Bottle with a Landscape,
China, 18th/19th century, slightly attened
ovoid form with straight neck, well-hollowed,
the body decorated with a continuous
landscape of a boy standing on a bull on one
side and a boy accompanied by an old man
on the other, stained in black for an enhanced
three-dimensional effect, metal stopper with
domed coral inset, ht. 3 1/8 in.
$1,500-2,000
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Red/brown Amber Snuff Bottle with
Dragons, China, 18th/19th century, oviform,
resting on four animal-head feet, two loops at
the shoulder, well-hollowed, decorated with
two swirling dragons chasing a aming pearl
amongst ruyi clouds in high relief, incised
details, the carved stopper with a coiled
dragon above ruyi clouds, the translucent
amber with spotty opaque yellow inclusions,
ht. 3 3/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Canton Enamel Snuff Bottle with a Boy and
Ox, China, 18th/19th century, attened round
form resting on an oval foot, depicting a boy
taming a bird with an ox seated nearby on one
side, and a boy playing the ute riding on an
ox on the other, both in a oral reserve against
a yellow border with oral and foliate scroll
decorations, two double lines near mouth rim
and foot, the domed stopper with a ower
head surrounded with four double-leaf motifs,
four-character Qianlong mark in overglaze
blue to white enameled base, ht. 3 1/8, wd.
2 1/2 in.
$1,200-1,500
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Puddingstone Snuff Bottle with Agate
Stopper, China, attened oval form with
straight neck, a pebble conglomerate of light
brown pastel tone on a chocolate ground,
also with some formless translucent to white
inclusions, giving the effect of blossoming
owers, the domed gray agate stopper with
a lotus knob mounted on a black collar, the
agate with hints of russet markings, ht. 3 1/8
in.
$500-700
10
Famille Rose Porcelain Snuff Bottle, China,
18th/19th century, attened rectangular
shape rounded to make a straight neck and
short foot, depicting an illustrated story of
Liu Hai dancing with gold coins on a string to
catch a poisonous three-legged toad on one
side, calligraphy on the other, jade stopper
with tortoiseshell spoon, four-character
Shendetang zhi (the palace name of
Daoguang emperor) mark in overglaze iron red
to base, ht. 3 in.
$2,000-3,000
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Suzhou-style Agate Snuff Bottle, China,
attened oval form with straight neck, well-
hollowed, depicting a story of Liu Hai dancing
with gold coins on a string to catch a three-
legged toad along with a bat, incorporating
the stones natural dark brown markings in
high relief on the yellowish gray stone with
streaked and spotted inclusions, the domed
stopper with yellow to red/brown striations
mounted on a black collar with a bone spoon,
ht. 2 5/8 in.
$500-700
12
Jade Snuff Bottle with Laozi, China,
globular, with one side slightly attened,
straight neck, depicting Laozi with an ox
against a mountainous landscape with pines
and rocks in high relief, incised details, dark to
light gray stone with inclusions, brown agate
domed stopper on a black collar, ht. 2 5/8 in.
$300-500
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Double-overlay Peking Glass Snuff Bottle,
China, Qing dynasty, the attened ovoid form
on a raised oval foot, the milky white glass
overlaid with pink and white, carved to depict
a Luohan on either side, metal ligree stopper
inlaid with red and green glass stones, with
metal spoon, carved with several marks and
seals including a four-character Qianlong
mark, ht. 2 7/8 in.
$500-700
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Crystal Snuff Bottle with Taotie Masks,
China, 18th/19th century, attened round
form with straight neck and rounded oval
foot, the transparent stone with white streaks
well-hollowed, each side decorated with taotie
mask and scrolls in low relief, the domed
stopper with a lotus-bud knob, ht. 3 1/4 in.
$700-900
15
Red Amber Basketweave Snuff Bottle,
China, 18th/19th century, oviform, with
straight neck and at foot, translucent reddish
brown amber with brown spots and black
to brown inclusions, with basketweave
decoration carved between two comb-
patterned bands near mouth and foot, the
horn stopper surmounted with a domed
transparent aqua blue stone, ht. 2 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Jade Snuff Bottle with Phoenix and
Dragon, China, 18th/19th century, attened
round form with slightly ared neck, decorated
on one side with a phoenix and a dragon
facing each other, in high relief using the jades
natural russet markings, the plain side of the
gray/green stone with apple green streaks and
white to gray inclusions, the turquoise blue
stopper with a domed coral inset, ht. 2 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Cloisonn Snuff Bottle with Dragon and
Phoenix, China, Qing dynasty, rectangular
with attened sides, straight round neck, and
short rounded rectangular foot, gilt edges and
rims, the body decorated with a dragon on
one side and a phoenix on the other on a dark
blue ground, the neck, narrow sides, shoulder,
and underside with lotus scroll designs, the
domed stopper with a single lotus ower head
with foliate scrolls, four-character Qianlong
mark incised to base, ht. 2 3/4 in.
$800-1,000
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Soapstone Snuff Bottle with a Figure,
China, 19th century, pebble-form, carved
to depict a seated gure using the stones
russet markings, with incised facial features,
translucent yellow stone with white inclusions,
the domed persimmon stopper with light blue
collar, lg. 2 5/8 in.
$700-900
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Canton Enamel Double Snuff Bottle,
China, 19th/20th century, oviform jar-shape
with waisted neck, depicting a European
woman with a boy in a oral reserve against a
crimson ground with stylized oral motifs on
both sides, the neck encircled with a band of
foliate scrolls and a lotus lappet, the domed
stopper with a owerhead encircled with a
lappet border, four-character Qianlong mark in
overglaze blue on two white enameled bases,
ht. 2 5/8, wd. 2 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Agate Snuff Bottle with Metalwork Stopper,
China, attened round form with slightly
widening neck, resting on a at elongated
oval foot, well-hollowed, brown/gray stone
with distinctive markings similar to ink wash
brushwork in black to brown tones, the
stopper with two bands of chainwork and a
domed brass top, ht. 2 3/4 in.
$800-1,000
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Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Plum
Blossoms, China, Qing dynasty, rounded
pear-shape with gently waisted neck and
foot, slightly attened, the body decorated in
underglaze polychrome enamels, each side
with a plum branch with owerheads within
a white medallion, the shoulder to sides
with stylized owerheads and oral scrolls
on a yellow ground, the domed metal cover
enameled with a owerhead surrounded with
a lotus leaf lappet, the neck encircled with a
double lotus-leaf border in underglaze blue,
the oval metal foot with a band of foliate
scrolls in overglaze blue, four-character
Qianlong mark to white enameled base, ht. 2
3/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
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Agate Snuff Bottle with Coral Stopper,
China, the attened polygon with slanted
shoulder and slightly widening neck, resting
on an elongated oval foot, decorated with
an animal head mask to its two narrow
sides, translucent celadon green stone with
distinctive streaks in russet to dark brown, the
silver stopper with metal collar and domed
coral top, ht. 3 1/8 in.
$700-900
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Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, China, milky
white glass, the irregular attened round
form enameled with six gourds hanging on a
vine, leaves, and butteries, decorated with a
ruyi-head and lotus petal border at the neck,
labradorite stopper with a silver collar, Guyue
Xuan mark on base, ht. 3 in.
$500-700
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Crystal Snuff Bottle with Interior Painting
and Calligraphy, China, early 20th century,
attened rectangular form with rounded
corners and straight neck, resting on a
raised oval foot, decorated on one side with
a painting in the manner of Ding Erzhong
(1868-1935) in colors and gold, depicting
Shoulao riding on a deer and three boys
holding a peach, a double gourd, and a staff,
inscribed with date (1919) and signed with a
seal, the other side with two dragons facing
each other in gold and an inscription in the
center reading Zheng Xiaoxu [1860-1938]
Daren Yashu, all on a brown ground, the
silver stopper in the shape of a oral pendant
set with a circular labradorite, ht. 3 1/8 in.
$1,200-1,800
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Jade Snuff Bottle with Corn Husks, China,
19th/20th century, attened rectangular
form with two dragon-head loop ears over
the shoulder to the neck, the body encircled
with a continuous row of corn stalks above
stylized waves with ducks, all carved in high
relief with incised details, ovoid jade stopper
with a button-shape knob, translucent
celadon stone with russet markings and gray
inclusions, ht. 3 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
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Agate Snuff Bottle, China, attened round
form with straight neck, resting on a raised
oval foot, well-hollowed, grayish brown stone
with a three-color marbled blot in brown to
white tones and two streaks in dark brown,
russet agate stopper with a knob on a black
collar, ht. 3 in.
$500-700
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Soapstone Snuff Bottle with Figures, China,
18th/19th century, attened rectangular form
with rounded corners and slightly narrowing
oval neck, resting on a short oval foot,
decorated with a raised animal head on the
two narrow sides, the two broader sides
with Daoist immortals and a landscape with
two gures, all in low relief on a recessed
rectangular panel, the oval silver stopper with
a domed amber inset, ht. 3 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Triple Overlay Peking Glass Snuff Bottle,
China, Qing dynasty, attened round form
on a raised oval foot, the milky white glass
decorated with a large central oral pattern,
and mock handles, cloisonn stopper with
brass collar and brass spoon, four-character
Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Sandwiched Peking Glass Snuff Bottle,
China, Qing dynasty, the attened oval form
on a raised oval foot, the glass swirled in
shades of brown to replicate agate, a single
glass overlay carved with a crane standing
on one leg perched on a pine branch on one
side and a pair of auspicious peaches on the
other, banded agate stopper, two- and three-
character seals, ht. 2 7/8 in.
$500-700
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Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle with a Boy,
China, 18th/19th century, attened round form
with straight neck, resting on a short foot,
decorated on one side with a boy holding
a ruyi scepter on a caparisoned qilin in high
relief over the stones natural russet markings,
incised details, the red/brown stone with
two white to gray geometric inclusions and a
russet blot, the bronze stopper surmounted
with dome-shaped coral glass, ht. 3 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
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Turritella Agate Snuff Bottle with Turquoise
Stopper, China, Qing dynasty, spherical, with
slightly widening neck, resting on a raised oval
foot, with spiral fossils in russet to brown and
gray to white, the stopper top with blue to
gray marbling, ht. 2 1/2 in.
$700-900
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Snowake Peking Glass Snuff Bottle,
China, Qing dynasty, the attened oval form
on a attened oval foot, double overlay red
and white glass carved with lotus plants,
ducks, and songbirds, dragons blood jasper
stopper with brass collar and spoon, carved
with four-character Qianlong seal and mark on
side and base, ht. 2 5/8 in.
$400-500
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Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, China, Qing
dynasty, attened round form on a raised
green oval foot, egg-yolk yellow with a red
glass overlay carved with a bat and boys
holding peaches, red Peking glass stopper,
brass collar, nial, and spoon, ht. 3 in.
$400-500
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Agate Snuff Bottle with Horse and Monkey,
China, Qing dynasty, attened round form with
rounded shoulder and straight neck, resting
on an oval foot, the light gray stone with black
and russet markings incorporated to depict a
seated horse and a monkey under a pine tree
on a rocky mountain in high relief, the plain
side with darker gray to white striations and
russet spots and streaks, the stopper with
black collar and gray stone top with black to
dark gray streaks, ht. 2 7/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
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Agate Snuff Bottle with Jadeite Stopper,
China, attened rectangular form with rounded
corners, resting on a raised oval foot, well-
hollowed, decorated with raised animal heads
on the narrow sides, grayish brown stone with
markings similar to tiger skin, the cylindrical
stopper with apple green spots, ht. 3 in.
$800-1,000
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Pale Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle, China, in
the form of a peacocks tail or a fan, with a
blue Peking glass stopper, brass collar and
spoon, ht. 2 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
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Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Depicting
Xuantong, China, early 20th century, attened
oval form on a raised oval foot, the interior
reverse-painted showing the emperor as a
youth, the reverse with descriptive calligraphy,
signed and sealed Ma Shaoxuan, picture
jasper stopper with brass collar and spoon,
ht. 3 3/4 in.
$1,000-2,000
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Yellow Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, China,
Qing dynasty, attened ovoid form, the
translucent yellow glass nely hollowed, on a
raised oval foot, carved with mock handles,
with a turquoise Peking glass stopper carved
with ower petals, ht. 2 1/2 in.
$300-500
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detail
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Banded Agate Snuff Bottle, China, Qing
dynasty, attened, rounded rectangular shape
with straight neck, resting on an oval foot rim,
transparent grayish stone with pink to deep
purple stripes encircling the body at a ten
degree angle, with the darkest stripe starting
just below the rounded shoulder, the metal
stopper surmounted with domed agate inset
with a white line dividing brown from dark
brown, ht. 3 in.
$2,000-3,000
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White Agate Snuff Bottle with Russet
Goldsh, China, 19th/20th century, in the
shape of a closed lotus ower above stylized
water, with russet overlay carvings of three
lotus stalks and two goldsh, the white stone
with a hint of gray streaking to the plain side,
with a domed plain russet stone stopper, ht.
2 7/8 in.
$700-900
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Gourd Cricket Cage with Tortoiseshell
and Jade Cover, China, Qing dynasty, short
gourd-shaped cage resting on a separately
carved wood four-legged stand, the gourd
carved in low relief with a continuous
landscape with mountains, trees, and a
scholar riding on a donkey, the tiered wood
cover with tortoiseshell face with two layers
of openwork: the top in jade depicting an
archaic-style chilong intermingled with scrolls,
and the other in tortoiseshell with a shou
character medallion, trace of a four-character
Qianlong mark incised to tortoiseshell face, ht.
5 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
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Gourd Cricket Cage with Carved Gourd
Cover, China, Qing dynasty, gourd-shaped
cage with short ared neck, rosewood rim
and cover, the gourd decorated with dragons
amongst ruyi clouds, subtly incised and
stained incorporating features of the gourds
natural surface, the cover with a dome-
shaped carved gourd disk, decorated with an
openwork landscape with gures, clouds, and
mountains, with wood stand topped with a
dish-shaped holder, ht. 6 1/2 in.
$700-900
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Gourd Cricket Cage with Flowers and
Rocks, China, 19th/20th century, long gourd-
shaped cage with slightly ared neck, the
amber-colored gourd decorated with softly
carved owers, trees, and rocks incorporating
natural surface irregularities, the double dome-
shaped wood cover with two openwork areas:
the top with owers and butteries, and the
other with trelliswork, with square wood stand,
ht. 7 3/4 in.
$700-900
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Gourd Cricket Cage with Plum Branch,
China, 19th/20th century, long gourd-shaped
cage with carved owering plum tree in low
relief, the tiered wood top surmounted with
a faux-tortoiseshell dome-shaped cover
decorated with openwork owers, leaves,
and an insect, with square wood stand, ht. 6
3/8 in.
$700-900
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Pottery Caparisoned Horse, China, Tang
dynasty-style, the horse with one hoof raised
in the air, wearing a richly ornamented harness
and saddle, with traces of cream, red, green,
gray, and black pigment, standing on a
rhomboid pottery base, horse ht. 21, including
base 23 1/2 in.
Note: No technical examination done.
$15,000-20,000
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Pottery Horse and Rider, China, Tang
dynasty-style, the rider with her hands folded
across her chest, wearing a cream-glazed
robe with unglazed face and legs, the horse
decorated with ochre and yellow, ht. 16 in.
$500-700
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Pair of Pottery Ducks, China, Han dynasty-
style, with expressive curved heads and
resting on squared webbed feet, decorated
with traces of red and white pigment, ht. 5
3/4 in.
$300-500
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Green-glazed Pottery Tray, China, Han
dynasty-style, of rectangular form with
an everted rim, the sides decorated with
cross-hatched designs, the top with incised
geometric line patterns, resting on four horse-
form legs with hooves, glazed allover with a
green lead glaze, 5 x 16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.
$1,500-2,000
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Pottery Standing Ram, China, Tang dynasty-
style, the horned ram standing on four legs
attached to a rectangular base, traces of pale
green and brown glaze, ht. 5 1/2 in.
$700-900
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Pottery Caparisoned Mule, China, Tang
dynasty-style, of nely modeled terra-cotta,
with an expressive face and alert ears and an
ornamented harness, traces of red, cream,
and black pigment, ht. 16 in.
$3,000-5,000
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Painted Pottery Figure of Dancing Lady,
China, Tang dynasty-style, depicting a court
lady dancing with one arm up, wearing owing
robes with long sleeves, with double bun
coiffeur, traces of paint remaining, on a wood
stand, ht. 12 in.
$800-1,000
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Painted Pottery Figure of Dancing Lady,
China, Tang dynasty-style, depicting a court
lady with double bun coiffeur wearing owing
robes with long sleeves, her left arm up and
body slightly bending forward, traces of paint
remaining, on a wood stand, ht. 12 in.
$800-1,000
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Green-glazed Pottery Well-head, China,
Han dynasty-style, with three pottery birds
perched on the roof and pulley, a band of
incised geometric patterns adorning the
exterior of the well, the interior and exterior
glazed in green, ht. 10 in.
$800-1,000
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Green-glazed Pottery Vase, China, Han
dynasty-style, Hu-form, with a band of molded
lions, horses, hunters, and other animals, and
two taotie masks at the shoulders, overall
green lead glaze, ht. 15 1/4 in.
$1,500-2,000
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Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar, China, Han
dynasty-style, with a short, round neck with
everted rim and recessed ared foot, the ovoid
body painted with red and cream bands and
scrolls, ht. 9 3/4 in.
$500-700
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Parcel-gilt Silver Lidded Tripod Jar, China,
Tang dynasty, globular, with waisted neck
and straight mouth, resting on three cabriole
legs, decorated with waterfowl, birds, and
owers amongst oral and foliate scrolls, the
cover slightly domed with a lotus-bud knob
on the center encircled with palmette scrolls,
all decorations in parcel-gilt, repouss, and
chasing on a stippled ground with punched
rings, ht. 3 5/8, dia. 2 7/8 in.
Note: For a similar example, see the Lidded
Tripod Jar with Flowers, Birds, and Clouds
in the collection of the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art.
$1,200-1,500
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Two Cast Iron Lion Attachments, China,
possibly Tang dynasty, in the form of
crouching guardian lions supporting a ring
xture, each modeled with individual features
and expressions, on wood stands, ht. to 9 in.
Provenance: Sold to benet the acquisition
fund of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
$800-1,000
57
56
58
Wood Carving of an Ofcial, China, late
Ming dynasty, seated in a dragon-inspired
chair with four paw-shaped legs, dressed in
an ofcials robe and hat, both of his elbows
raised, his hands in his lap, his feet on a
footrest decorated with a carved dragon
head, all resting on a plain two-tiered square
pedestal, 19 3/8 x 10 x 10 in.
$700-900
59
Carved Boxwood Figure of Li Tieguai,
China, 19th century, one of the eight Daoist
Immortals, depicted in contemplation and
resting on a knotted crutch and holding a
double gourd container, ht. 12 1/4 in.
$700-900
59
58
60
Bronze Covered Censer with Dragons,
China, late Ming dynasty, rectangular form
with ared sides and gilt rim, resting on four
short bracket animal-mask feet, each side
depicting numerous mythical animals amongst
waves in ne low relief within a gilt border, two
gilt mythical animal heads with loose rings to
the narrow sides, the domed rectangular cover
decorated with openwork dragons and a knob
in the shape of a downturned rectangular lotus
throne, with a sheng character, meaning holy
in the gilt interior, six-character Xunade mark
on base, 6 3/4 x 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.
Provenance: Purchased from Richard B.
Faber.
$8,000-10,000
60
61
Bronze Circular Censer, China, late
Ming dynasty, compressed S-shape with
aring neck, resting on a short straight
foot, decorated with two lion-head ears
to shoulders, heavily cast, four-character
Chenqiaozhu zhi mark impressed in a
recessed square on base, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 7
1/8 in.
$500-700
62
Bronze Figure of Liu Hai, China, Qing
dynasty, the Daoist deity of wealth depicted
standing on one leg, on top of a three-legged
toad, juggling three coins on a chain above
his head, some traces of pigment on his chest
and clothing, ht. 6 1/2 in.
$700-900
62
61
63
Pair of Bronze Altar Vases, China, Qing
dynasty, square gu form with squared dragon-
head handles and hanging rings, the sides of
the vases impressed with oral motifs and a
repeating hexagonal pattern at the neck and
shoulders, resting on four stylized ruyi-head
feet, ht. 9 7/8 in.
$700-900
64
Bronze Rectangular Hand Warmer, China,
with a straight neck and rounded shoulders,
the cover decorated with openwork roundels
and swastika trellis designs, with a movable
two-bar handle separately cast and attached,
Zhang Mingqi mark on base, ht. 3 7/8 in.
$1,500-2,000
63
64
65
Gilt-bronze Figure of Yamantaka and
Vajravetali, Tibet, 19th century, depicting
Yamantaka with three faces, six arms, and
four feet, holding Vajravetali, and stepping on
four gures on top of a double-lotus pedestal,
ht. 11 7/8 in.
Provenance: From the estate of Peter L.
Rosenberg.
$500-700
66
Bronze Sukhothai-style Buddha Hand,
Thailand, the left hand in vitarka mudra with a
mandala on the palm, mounted on a modern
wood stand, hand ht. 6, wd. 2 7/8 in.
$800-1,200
67
Bronze Sukhothai-style Buddha Head,
Thailand, the oval face with arched eyebrows,
aquiline nose, faint smile, elongated ear
lobes, and curled hair with a aming usnisha,
mounted on a modern wood stand placed on
a carved black wood stand, overall ht. 18 3/4,
head ht. 12 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
68
Bronze Sukhothai-style Buddha Head,
Thailand, the face oval with arched eyebrows,
aquiline nose, faint smile, elongated ear
lobes, and curled hair with a aming usnisha,
mounted on a modern wood stand, overall ht.
21 1/4, head ht. 15 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
69
Four Metal Buddhist Hands, Asia, three in
abhaya mudra, with two in bronze and one in
iron, Sukhothai-style, all mounted on various
modern wood stands, lg. to 5 1/2; and a cast
iron hand with an ornate bracelet on owing
fabric, mounted on a modern metal stand,
hand ht. 5 3/8, wd. 4 1/4 in.
$800-1,200
66
65
68 67
69
70
71
70
Three Metal Buddha Heads, Thailand, a
bronze head, Ayutthaya-style, with arched
eyebrows, downcast eyes, smiling lips, and
elongated earlobes with rings, the tiara with
beaded bands and three-tiered cone-shape
usnisha; and two small gilt-bronze, Sukhothai-
style, with aming usnisha on snails curl hair,
the faces with faint smiles, all mounted on
modern wood stands, head ht. 2 1/2 to 5 5/8
in.
$500-1,000
71
Four Bronze Alloy Buddha Heads, Thailand,
U Thong-style, each with a band between
the hairline and forehead, one in gilt-bronze,
wearing a tiara with molded patterns; one with
mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes; one with open
eyes with incised pupils; and one with lotus-
bud-shape usnisha, all mounted on a modern
wood stand except one, the head ht. 2 1/2 to
5 5/8 in.
$500-1,000
72
Bronze Figure of Krishna with Flute,
Southeast Asia, standing on one foot with the
other pointed downward, on a round lotus
podium above a square base, four-armed,
holding a ute in his two front hands and a
oral disc and a conch in the others, dressed
in draped armor and an ornate pagoda-
shaped helmet, a sudarshana chakrah to the
back of his head, ht. 8 1/8 in.
$500-1,000
72
73
Six Bronze Items, Asia, ve gures of
Krishna, three standing on his left foot with
his right foot pointing downwards, on bases,
ht. from 4 3/8 to 7 7/8; two depicting Krishna
as a child crawling on his knees and hands
with his right hand raised to hold a small ball,
one in gilt, lg. to 2 3/8; and a Luristan ibex
whetstone handle mounted on a modern
wood stand, lg. 2 3/8 in.
$800-1,000
74
Sandstone Head of a Buddhist Deity,
Khmer, Angkor period-style, wearing a ared
tiara decorated with oral and foliate pattern
borders and tiered corn-shape headdress, the
full face with slightly arched eyebrows, bow-
shape lips, and elongated earlobes, incised
details of hair on the forehead, mustache, and
eyelids, mounted on a modern wood stand,
head ht. 5 5/8 in.
$300-500
74
73
75
Large Cloisonn Hu Vase, China, Ming
dynasty, globular form with wide ared neck,
resting on a splayed foot, two lion masks with
loose rings to midsection, decorated with
stylized lotus owerheads and foliate scrolls on
a light blue ground divided in four sections by
bands of oral motifs, hollowed base, ht. 22
5/8 x 18 1/2 in.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of
Alfred Owre (1870-1935).
Note: See Alfred Owre, Illustrated catalog
of noteworthy collection...belonging to Dr.
Alfred Owre of Minneapolis, to be sold
at unrestricted public sale, American Art
Association, New York, 1917; Joseph
Breck and Henry Wehle, Handbook of the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minneapolis
Society of Fine Arts, 1917), p. 16.
$2,000-3,000
76
Large Cloisonn Gu Vase, China, Ming
dynasty, in three sections, with a trumpet
mouth, a swollen square waist, and a splayed
square foot, each section with vertical
bamboo-notched anges along the edges
and the center, the ared mouth decorated
with lotus scrolls on a turquoise ground on
the upper side and a pair of phoenixes facing
each other along with archaic animal motifs
on each of four undersides, the waist in the
middle with a taotie mask on each side, and
the foot with a pair of mythical birds, ht. 22
7/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
75
76
77
Cloisonn Covered Censer, China, 19th
century, fangding-shape with two high loop
handles, decorated with taotie designs to
body divided by eight vertical anges, the
feet outwardly curved, each decorated with
elephant heads, the cover with a baozhu knob
decorated with a dragon amongst clouds, gilt
rim, anges, and feet, ht. 7 1/8, wd. 4 1/2 in.
$800-1,000
78
Cloisonn Censer, China, 19th century,
compressed globular form, with animal-
inspired handles at the neck and shoulder,
decorated with lotus scroll and double-sh
designs, gilt rim, neck, foot, and handles, and
a square Daqing Qianlong Zhenji Fu mark
incised to base, ht. 3, mouth dia. 4 in.
$2,000-3,000
79
Pair of Cloisonn Horses, China, Qing
dynasty, each standing with its hind legs
lowered and one foreleg raised, caparisoned
with saddle, a bell on the neck, and tail
decoration, its mane, raised foreleg, head,
and ears designed to create symmetry, the
body decorated with archaic-style scrolls with
chilong and taotie masks, the saddle and
movable saddle aps with lotus scrolls, all in
polychrome enamels of white, yellow, pink,
red, light blue, blue, light green, and green on
a brown ground, gilt hooves, manes, ears,
tails, and saddle borders, ht. to 16 3/8, wd. to
19 1/8 in.
$700-900
77
79
78
80
Reticulated Nephrite Jade Box, China,
18th/19th century, depicting a pair of
Mandarin ducks on a lotus pond on one
side and a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a
pomegranate tree on the other, each against
openwork mesh, the sides with openwork
foliate scrolls with incised details, translucent
pale celadon stone with spotty white
inclusions, four-character Qianlong mark to
one side, 2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
$1,500-1,800
81
Nephrite Jade Carving, China, 19th/20th
century, depicting a peach branch, a double
swastika knot, and a bat, all in low relief,
the peach leaves curling around the stones
natural form, and other elements including
the gnarls and the bat carved to conform to
the stones natural grain, celadon stone with
russet markings and gray inclusions, dia. 5
7/8 in.
Rosenberg.
$3,000-5,000
80
81
82
Pair of Jade Coin Plaques, China,
both modeled after the silver coin of
Charles IV of Spain, 1806, the front with
CAROLUSIIIIDEIGRATIA1806 with a
bust of Charles IV, on the back HispanET
INDREXM8RTH with Spanish arms, one
slightly thicker than the other, with a box with
a sticker reading Dayingdiguo Yuquan on the
cover and interior, jade dia. 2 in.
$700-900
83
Rectangular Openwork Jade Pendant,
China, 19th/20th century, carved with a
woman and four children holding lotus
branches and lingzhi mushrooms in two tiers,
on a ground with openwork decoration of oral
and foliate scrolls, ribbed border, translucent
pale celadon stone with white inclusions, tied
to a woven string with a blue glass bead, 2
1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
$2,000-3,000
83
82
84
Pen with Jade Handle, China and America,
20th century, decorated with openwork
auspicious motifs including a double-coin
knot, endless knot, shou character, and
lingzhi mushroom, the gilt sterling silver cap
incised with a scroll design, the nib incised R.
Esterbrook & Co. and made in USA, lg. 6
5/8, stone lg. 2 7/8 in.
$700-900
85
Jade Belt Buckle Mounted as the Handle
of a Magnifying Glass, China, 19th/20th
century, joined with metal ttings decorated
with repouss and chased oral designs, the
jade buckle with a carved openwork dragon
head and a prone chilong facing the dragon
head on the opposite side, translucent pale
celadon stone with milky white inclusions,
overall ht. 8 7/8, magnifying glass dia. 3 7/8,
jade handle lg. 5 in.
$600-800
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85
86
Hardstone Belt Buckle, China, 20th century,
with an openwork dragon head and two prone
monkeys holding a peach between them,
translucent pale celadon stone with white
inclusions, lg. 4 1/8 in.
$800-1,200
87
Three Ornamental Hardstone Plaques,
China, one in the shape of a buttery with
openwork oral designs, incised and pierced
details, pale green stone with mottled white
inclusions; one in the shape of two dragon-
sh facing each other with a aming pearl
in between, decorated with openwork
oral scrolls, pale gray/green stone with
russet markings; and one in the shape of
a rectangular lock decorated with a panel
anked by two openwork standing chilong,
the panel decorated with a oral branch on
one side and four characters on the other,
pale green stone with white streaks, ht. to 2
5/8, wd. to 5 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
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86
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Jade Bowl, China, at form with a lipped
mouth with at rim, resting on a raised foot,
decorated with a broad band of carved
archaic-style motifs along the exterior rim,
spinach green stone with inclusions of darker
spots and streaks, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 5 3/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
89
Jade Covered Box, China, 19th/20th century,
the evenly colored pale celadon jade carved
in the form of a recumbent quail with its feet
tucked neatly underneath itself, scallop detail
on the edges of the box, lg. 2 7/8 in.
$700-900
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88
90
Turquoise Covered Bowl, China, at bowl
shape with a anged mouth rim, resting on a
short raised foot, the exterior decorated in bas
relief with a meander band and a downcast
ruyi lappet around the rim, the cover with a
shou character in the center surrounded with
ve bats and an upright ruyi lappet and a
meander band along the circumference, ht. 2
1/4, dia. 3 3/8 in.
Note: Old paper sticker reading Frederick R.
Innes Collection on base.
$1,000-1,500
91
Carved Coral Figure of Guanyin, China,
Qing dynasty, carved from red coral with white
inclusions, depicted wearing owing robes
and leaning gently to one side, ht. 7 1/4 in.
$2,000-3,000
91
90
92
Jade Carving of the Heavenly Horse
Tianma, China, with a standing boy riding
on its back, its beard, horns, mane, wings,
and bushy tail designed to form an openwork
roundel combined with cloud scrolls,
translucent pale celadon stone with milky
white spots, dia. 2 1/2 in.
$800-1,000
93
Jade Carving of a Mystic Bird Zhiniao,
China, with a man riding on its back, incised
details, pale celadon stone with pale yellow
and gray spots, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 3 in.
$800-1,000
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92
94
Rosewood Ruyi Scepter with Jade Plaque
Head, China, 20th century, the S-shaped
scepter decorated with a single ruyi cloud
design on the handle and two curls to the
neck, the lingzhi-shaped head surmounted
with an oviform jade plaque decorated
with a shou character in a oral medallion
in the center and surrounded by the Eight
Buddhist Treasures carved in low relief,
semi-translucent white jade stone, a round
wax seal with a character jin to the back of
the handle, handle lg. 14, jade plaque dia. to
3 3/8 in.
$1,000-1,500
95
Jade Carving of Shoulao, China, 19th/20th
century, with protruding forehead, holding a
staff in his right hand and a double gourd in
his left, decorated with a ruyi mushroom on
the back of his head and a bat on his back
shoulder, celadon/green stone with russet
markings and white inclusions, ht. 4 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
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96
96
Monumental Fencai Flower and Landscape
Vase, China, Qianlong period, multi-tiered
baluster form vase with two chilong-inspired
gilt-bronze ears on the neck, each tier with
a different glaze, decoration, and technique,
the twelve-lobed body with twelve panels
depicting in fencai enamel six auspicious
themes of sanyang kaitai (with sun), jiqing
youyu (with boy), danfeng chaoyang (with
phoenix), taipingyoujiang (with elephant),
xianshangqiongge (with landscape), and
bogu giuding (with nine pots) alternating with
six oral scroll and auspicious knot designs
with bats, ruyi, swastika, chilong, lingzhi, and
huahui, the glazes in blue and white, celadon,
cobalt blue, turquoise, purple, pink, yellow,
and white, decorative techniques including
fencai, molding, anhua, crackled ice, and gilt,
red six-character Qianlong mark in turquoise
enamel to base, ht. 34 3/8, mouth rim wd. 10
3/4 in.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Ton-
Ying & Company.
Note: For a similar example, see the
Gezhong youcai daping in the collection of
the National Palace Museum, Beijing.
Please Note: Only bidders who have
received prior approval from our accounting
department will be eligible to bid on this lot. A
deposit may be required. To request approval,
please contact the Skinner Accounting
Department by telephone at 508.970.3266 or
by email at wmadden@skinnerinc.com no later
than 5pm EDT on Wednesday, September 10,
2014.
$150,000-250,000
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Pair of Glazed Burial Pottery Urns, China,
Song dynasty-style, elongated oviform, with a
long neck topped with a mouth in the shape
of a lobed bowl covered with an upturned
dish, resting on a splayed foot, the neck with
applied decorations of dragons and gures,
bluish white glaze, unglazed mouth rim, foot,
and hollowed base, ht. to 19 3/4 in.
$500-700
98
Pair of Celadon Cups with Covers, China,
Song dynasty, Yaozhou ware-style, cylindrical
form with slightly ared rim and rounded
bottom, unglazed rim and foot ring, decorated
with two oral motifs incised upon the body,
with undulating wheel marks, the base slightly
convex and glazed, the cover molded into a
multi-tiered cone-shape and decorated with
incised foliate scrolls, unglazed around the
underside rim, the transparent olive green
glaze uneven to some areas and varied in
tones with the shapes and designs, allover
crackling, ht. 3 7/8, cup dia. 2 7/8 in.
$700-900
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99
Longquan Celadon Yen-Yen Vase, China,
Yuan dynasty, baluster-shape with trumpet
mouth and waisted neck and bottom, resting
on an unglazed foot ring, decorated with
molded owers and leaves in sections divided
with incised bands under the trumpet mouth,
a raised ring around the neck, an incised band
of oral motifs to the shoulder, and a broad
band of vertical lines around the bottom,
transparent glaze with allover crackling, ht. 19
3/8 in.
$800-1,000
100
Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China,
Qing dynasty, rhinoceros horn cup form,
decorated with applied dragons, deer, cranes,
pines, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 5 3/4 in.
Rosenberg.
$800-1,000
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99
101
Large Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Shoulao,
China, early 20th century, standing with a staff
in his right hand, accompanied by a boy and
deer, a Dehua gourd-shaped seal mark and
four-character potters mark He Chaozong
impressed to back, ht. 23 1/4 in.
$800-1,200
102
Pair of Blue and White Jars, China, Ming
dynasty, bulbous form with short neck, divided
in three sections by four double-ring borders,
the body painted with four ve-clawed
front-facing dragons in four lobed panels,
the shoulder with a band of oral and foliate
scrolls, and the bottom with a band of eight
oral designs, unglazed foot ring, six-character
Jiajing mark in a double ring on base, dia. 7
1/4, ht. 6 1/4 in.
$2,000-3,000
101
102
103
Large Blue-glazed Charger, China, Ming
dynasty style, slightly warped, deep, and
thickly potted, resting on a short raised foot,
the foot ring and base unglazed, with a big
swirl mark in oxidized yellowish brown, dia. 21
7/8 in.
$3,000-5,000
104
Reticulated Fahua Vase, China, Ming
dynasty, meiping form, glazed in deep cobalt
blue, turquoise, purple, and tan, the central
band depicting two scholars and a pine tree,
one scholar depicted holding a zheng, with a
reticulated sky and clouds on the reverse, a
band of owers and leaves at the shoulders,
and a stylized lappet border on the lower
register, the base and inside of the mouth
glazed green, ht. 11 in.
$3,000-4,000
105
Two Yellow-glazed Pottery Tiles, China,
Ming dynasty, a roof end tile with a carving of a
shishi lion seated on its hind legs on top and a
swirling dragon with a aming pearl incised on
the tile face, and a convex tile with a carving
of a phoenix perched on top, the lion with
brushed marks to underside, ht. to 11 1/4, lg.
to 12 1/4 in.
$700-900
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105
104
106
Blue and White Covered Cup, China,
Qing dynasty, cylindrical, the sides slightly
narrowing to a rounded bottom, resting on
a splayed foot with unglazed foot rim, the
body painted with scholars objects including
books and brushes between two bands of
oral lappets, one upright, the other pendant,
two square handles to the upper body, each
decorated with two animal heads, unglazed
mouth rim, the domed cover with double lotus
knob, decorated with a oral lappet, unglazed
underside, ht. 7 1/8 in.
$700-900
107
Molded Blue and White Porcelain Vase with
Landscapes, China, Qing dynasty, baluster
shape, with ared mouth, resting on a splayed
foot, the body painted with two landscapes
in underglaze blue on two raised reserves,
the reticulated ground with bats and clouds
between a pendant ruyi lappet and an upright
leaf lappet, all molded with a subtle anhua
design, the neck and mouth rim also with
molded decorations of a oral band, a lotus
leaf lappet, and a trellis band, unglazed foot
ring, six-character Qianlong mark in a square
on base, ht. 15 3/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
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107
108
Blue and White Gu Vase, China, late Qing
dynasty, with widely ared mouth, resting on
an unglazed foot ring, the body with a raised
band in the center painted with three lotus
owers, and foliate scrolls between two bands
of banana-leaf lappets, one pendant and
the other upright above and below, a double
ring under the mouth rim and near foot, six-
character Kangxi mark to recessed base, ht. 5
3/8, rim dia. 3 5/8 in.
$700-900
109
Two Pairs of Export Blue and White Plates,
China, 18th/19th century, a pair of round
shallow dishes, decorated with oral bouquets
in the well, a band of oral motifs and patterns
on the cavetto, and a stylized oral design
around the rim; and a pair of eight-lobed
deep dishes, painted with a landscape with
pavilions and gures on a boat, a diaper band
of oral designs encircling the cavetto, and a
combination of eight honeycomb patterns and
eight stylized landscapes around the mouth
rim, both pairs with slight differences in size,
dia. to 9 3/8 in.
$500-700
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110
Two Blue and White Covered Jars, China,
late 19th/early 20th century, each similarly
decorated with an overall hawthorn blossom
and branch pattern against a cracked ice
ground, a geometric border at the neck, each
with a carved hardwood cover inlaid with a
round celadon hardstone decorative plaque
carved with bats and shou symbols, a double-
ring mark on the bases, ht. to 9 3/4 in.
$500-700
111
Blue and White Bowl, China, Qing dynasty,
the shallow sides glazed in cobalt blue, the
interior decorated with a roundel of stylized
lotus buds and owers surrounded by a
double-line border which is repeated at the
rim, six-character Qianlong mark on base, dia.
5 1/4 in.
Note: Partial Mathias Komor sticker on base.
$800-1,000
111
110
112
Blue and White Rouleau Vase, China, Qing
dynasty, with slightly waisted neck and everted
mouth, resting on a short unglazed foot rim,
the body painted with auspicious symbols and
scholars objects, including censers, a ower
vase, and a zither wrapped with decorative
cloth, the neck with a double ring at the
underside of the mouth rim and a double line
between two bands of circles and oral motifs,
glazed interior with wheel marks, a double
ring in underglaze blue to recessed base, with
wood stand, vase ht. 7 3/4 in.
$700-900
113
Mirror Black Vase, China, Qing dynasty,
attened pear-shape with straight neck and
lipped rim, resting on a splayed foot, unglazed
foot ring, with a double ring in underglaze blue
to the recessed white-glazed base, ht. 7 1/8
in.
Note: C.T. Loo & Co. sticker on base.
$800-1,000
113
112
114
Pair of Mirror Black Bottle Vases, China,
Qing dynasty, bulbous form with a long
slender neck slightly curving outward towards
the white-glazed mouth rim, the glaze ending
before the unglazed foot rim, with a double-
ring mark in underglaze blue to white-glazed
base, ht. 8 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
115
Mirror Black Vase, China, Qing dynasty, pear-
shaped, resting on a short straight foot rising
to a ared mouth with a white-glazed rim, ht.
5 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
115
114
116
Pair of Flamb Vases, China, Qing dynasty,
garlic-head form with long neck and six-lobed
bulbous jar-shape mouth with lipped rim,
resting on short straight foot, the copper red
glaze with purple to blue streaks and spots
around the mouth, amb-glazed interior,
the foot ring and base unglazed, with wheel
marks, ht. 8 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
117
Flamb Vase, China, Qing dynasty, baluster-
form, rising to a narrow, slightly ared mouth,
heavily glazed with a crushed strawberry red
glaze thinning towards the base rim and at the
shoulders and mouth, ht. 6 5/8 in.
$800-1,000
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116
118
Red-glazed Porcelain Bowl, China, Qing
dynasty, with ared sides and slightly everted
rim, resting on a straight foot, both interior
and exterior glazed in red except around the
rim, the glaze subtly uneven with speckles in
various tones of red, recessed base colored in
light blue, with six-character Qianlong mark in
underglaze blue, dia. 6 1/8, ht. 2 7/8 in.
$400-600
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Large Mottled Flamb Vase, China, late Qing
dynasty, baluster form with a trumpet-shaped
mouth, resting on a raised foot, the mottled
deep wine glaze stopped near base, the ared
mouth rim glazed in purple with bluish streaks
running through white-glazed interior, the foot
ring in oxidized red with cracks, a brushed
mark to the base with wheel marks, ht. 14
3/8, dia. 8 1/4 in.
$2,000-3,000
118
119
120
Vermilion Chrysanthemum Porcelain Dish,
China, Qing dynasty, with forty-eight-petaled
body, rim, and foot, unglazed foot ring, six-
character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue to
recessed base in bluish white, dia. 7 3/8, ht.
1 3/8 in.
$400-600
121
Deep-purple-glazed Libation Cup, China,
possibly Ming dynasty, tripod jue form, the
oviform well with at base and corn-shaped
rim with two upright tubular nials, the exterior
decorated with two raised lines near rim, each
foot in the shape of a carved animal head
with paw, unglazed underside, ht. 5 3/8, wd.
6 1/4 in.
Note: With a sticker reading Frank Caro
Successor to C.T. Loo to base.
$2,000-3,000
121
120
122
Pair of Small Green-glazed Vases, China,
18th/19th century, meiping form with waisted
neck and at rim, the glaze mottled in green
tones, white-glazed rim and interior, at and
unglazed base in oxidized red with a slightly
concaved white-glazed circular center with
crackles, slight differences in size and shape,
ht. to 5 1/8 in.
$800-1,000
123
Yellow-glazed Porcelain Teacup with
Saucer, China, Qing dynasty, the cup with
slightly aring body and everted rim, resting
on a straight foot, unglazed interior, the saucer
with a depression dened with a raised ring,
resting on a low foot, both decorated with
a band of molded lotus scrolls, the glaze
with hint of green cast, unglazed foot ring,
six-character Kangxi mark in a double ring
on base, cup dia. 1 1/2, ht. 2, saucer dia. 5
7/8 in.
$400-600
122
123
124
Small Yellow-glazed Bowl, China, Qing
dynasty, with rounded body and slightly
inverted rim, resting on a low foot, the glaze
even with a hint of green cast, unglazed
foot ring, six-character Yongzheng mark in a
double square in underglaze blue on the light
blue recessed base, dia. 3 5/8, ht. 1 1/2 in.
$500-700
125
Yellow-glazed Bottle Vase, China, thinly
potted, with a long neck, the mouth rim
colored in underglaze black, the glaze mottled
in various yellow tones with allover crackling,
unglazed foot ring, six-character Yongzheng
mark in a double ring incised on base, ht. 8
1/2 in.
$500-700
126
Iron-Red Overglazed Porcelain Wine Cup,
China, Qing dynasty, overturned bell-shape,
thinly potted, painted with two dragons
amongst clouds with a aming pearl, one with
its head turned to see the other behind him,
a stylized wave band encircling the bottom,
the low, straight foot with a ring, six-character
Tongzhi mark to recessed base, ht. 2, dia. 2
3/8 in.
$300-500
126
125
124
127
Iron Red Overglazed Enamel Porcelain
Ewer, China, Qing dynasty, Tibetan bumpa-
shape, with S-form spout issuing from the jaw
of the molded makara with enameled details
and the eyes in underglaze blues, the multi-tier
neck with bats and clouds, the hollow, dish-
shaped mouth separately made, its interior
in underglaze turquoise and sides with bats
and clouds between gilt beaded edges, the
globular body painted with two ve-clawed
dragons amongst clouds, ames, and bats,
the eyes dened in underglaze blues, between
a ruyi band and a lotus lappet above and
below, the two-tiered splayed foot with bats
and clouds and a lappet band between two
molded rings of gilt beads, six-character
Qianlong mark to concave base in underglaze
turquoise blue, ht. 1 7/8, wd. 6 3/8 in.
$800-1,200
128
Peking Glass Vase, China, Qing dynasty,
bottle-shape, with slightly widening neck and
everted mouth, decorated with a continuous
scene of peonies with a phoenix and another
bird perched on a blooming plum branch,
overlaid in black on milky white ground,
incised details, four-character Qianlong mark
incised to base, ht. 8 1/2 in.
$800-1,000
127
129
Pair of Peking Glass Vases, China, Qing
dynasty, bottle-shape with a long straight
neck slightly widening towards the top, each
decorated with peonies, plum blossoms, pine,
and two birds, overlaid in red on milky white
glass, slight difference in size, ht. to 7 in.
$800-1,000
130
Cobalt Blue Peking Glass Vase, China, Qing
dynasty, of deep, even color, a rounded body
rising to a slightly ared elongated neck, sitting
on a short, slightly ared foot, ht. 4 13/16 in.
$700-900
130
129
128
131
Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque, China,
Republic Period, depicting a pair of parrots
perched on a peony branch, a waterfall
below, marked with a red seal within an oval
cartouche, framed, 21 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.
$1,200-1,400
132
No lot.
133
Enameled Porcelain Plaque, China, 20th
century, depicting a pair of peacocks with
peonies and pine trees in polychrome enamels
on a white-glazed ground, created by Jiujiang
huacheng ciye gongshi, a ceramic production
company near Jingdezhen, China, for a
commemorative purpose, framed, plaque 16
1/4 x 10 5/8 in.
$400-600
131
133
134
Gilt and Enameled Vase, China, 19th
century, oviform with waisted neck aring
to mouth, resting on a raised straight foot,
the body decorated with lotus scrolls, bats,
swastikas, and shou characters between a
border with a ruyi and cloud design around
the shoulder and a lotus leaf lappet encircling
the bottom near foot, a band of oral scrolls
around shoulder, two chilong-inspired
S-curved handles to neck, the mouth rim and
the outlines of all motifs in gilt, the mouth and
recessed base in underglaze light blue, six-
character Daoguang mark in gilt on base, with
a carved wood stand, ht. 11 3/8 in.
Note: A. Vantine & Co. oval stamp at base.
$800-1,000
135
Famille Rose Covered Baluster Vase, China,
19th century, geometric border at the shoulder
above a scene lled with birds, owering
shrubs, narcissus, roses, and lotus leaves,
the cover decorated with peonies, magnolias,
and a bird, double circle on bottom, cover and
bottom drilled, ht. 16 in.
Rosenberg.
$600-800
135
134
137
138 139
136
136
Blue and Famille Rose Export Vase,
China, Qing dynasty, the bottle-shaped vase
depicting domestic scenes of a court ofcials
family inside cartouches, separated by blue
vine scrolling leaf borders on a ground of blue
and gilt oral motifs, the long, straight neck
ornamented with a raised band of decorative
hexagons and a gently ared mouth, ht. 9 1/4
in.
$2,000-3,000
137
Famille Rose Figure of Shoulao, China, 20th
century, the Daoist god of longevity depicted
holding a staff in one hand and a peach in
the other, a crane at his side, the sleeves and
back of his robe decorated with shou symbols
and peaches to further symbolize longevity, on
a carved wood stand, ht. 14 3/4 in.
$500-700
138
Enameled Porcelain Figure of a High
Ofcial, China, Qing dynasty, standing with
a ruyi scepter in his left hand and his right
touching a belt around his waist, wearing
an ofcial dragon robe richly decorated
in polychrome enamels with four-clawed
dragons amongst clouds and lishui borders
and oral bands, four-character mark carved
on base, ht. 24 1/4 in.
$800-1,000
139
Famille Rose Vase, China, 18th century,
baluster form, rising to a narrow mouth,
decorated with a kingsher perched on a lotus
branch, the lotus depicted with both a ower
and leaf and surrounded by small butteries
and plants, six-character Yongzheng mark on
base, ht. 5 1/2 in.
Note: Mathias Komor New York sticker on
side.
$800-1,000
140
Pair of Wucai Covered Jars, China,
Transitional Period, of baluster form, decorated
with the Hundred Boys motif, depicting boys
playing with a qilin and engaging in various
other activities and attended by ladies, with a
cracked ice border at the shoulders, and a
peony and rockwork border at the neck, the
cover decorated with three boys dancing and
a lotus-bud nial, ht. 16 in.
$3,000-5,000
141
Famille Verte Bowl, China, 19th century,
the gently ared high-sided bowl decorated
with roundels depicting alternating landscape
scenes and gures, surrounded by a green
key pattern, a blue and red lappet border
below, the interior decorated with a single leaf,
dia. 8 1/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
140
141
142
Famille Rose Bowl, China, 20th century,
the exterior decorated as a lotus ower with
bands of petals, the interior decorated with
ve bats surrounding a shou character, six-
character Jiaqing mark on base, dia. 6 in.
$400-600
143
Pair of Famille Rose Dishes, China, Qing
dynasty, the central well depicting a scene
of ve boys at play in a garden, the sides
decorated with the Eight Buddhist Treasures
and decorative ribbons on an orange ground,
bats on the underside, six-character Jiaqing
mark on base, dia. 9 1/8 in.
$2,000-3,000
143
142
144
Lidded Lotus Dish, China, 20th century, with
mock lion and ring handles, the sides and
cover decorated with lotus leaves, buds, and
owers on a gilt ground, a central lotus ower
depicted on the top of the lid, four-character
Shen De Tang Zhi mark on base, ht. 5 1/8 in.
$300-500
145
Famille Rose Jardinire, China, late Qing
dynasty, cylindrical form, the sides decorated
with alternating stylized lotus owers and
bats holding shou characters on a ground of
scrolling leaves, a band of cartouches at the
rim depicting the Eight Buddhist Treasures,
a band of stylized leaf lappets at the base, ht.
8 in.
$700-900
146
Five Wine Cups, China, 19th/20th century,
lacquer and wood, three lacquered cups
including a pair and a single cup, all with
mother-of-pearl inlay depicting landscapes
and auspicious symbols; and two turned-
wood cups with single handles, ht. to 1 1/4 in.
Rosenberg.
$500-700
144 146
145
147
Famille Verte Censer and Cover, China,
18th/19th century, two-tier four-legged
form decorated with trellis openwork on the
upper tier and a pair of molded dragons
on the lower, the bisque body painted in
green, yellow, and black enamels divided by
bands of geometric motifs, the four feet with
humanoid animal masks, the square cover
with sloping sides and trellis openwork, the at
top mounted with an applied shishi lion as the
knob, ht. 12 1/4 in.
$2,000-3,000
147
148
Yixing Teapot with Gilt Decoration, China,
Qing dynasty, compressed globular-shape
with a C-shape handle and a spout with gilt
tip, resting on a short raised foot, the matte
brown clay with natural luster, decorated with
two sets of peacocks and peonies painted
in underglaze colors and gilt overglaze, the
neck encircled with a raised band, the anged
cover decorated with painted and gilt peony
scrolls on the dome with a oral bud-shape
knob, a molded four-character Kangxi mark in
a square on base, the unglazed interior with
potters chatter marks, ht. 4, wd. 6 1/4 in.
$500-700
148
149
Wood Table Screen with Green Jade Inset,
China, 19th/20th century, the screen mainly
decorated with carved openwork scrolls,
the oval jade with openwork decoration
of a crane and sh on one side and birds
and owers on the other, in an oval reserve
encircled with a band of carved oral motifs,
apple green stone with white markings, stand
ht. 11 1/2, wd. 8 3/4, jade plaque ht. 3 3/8,
wd. 2 1/2 in.
$16,000-18,000
149
150
Soapstone Carving, China, 20th century,
depicting bamboo and gnarled plum
trees growing from rocks in low relief on a
mountain-shaped stone with a at bottom,
the stone stained and painted to some areas
in russet tones from chestnut to umber, with
scrolled wood stand, ht. 3 5/8, wd. 2 1/2 in.
$400-600
151
Porcelain Liuyeping Vase, China, Qing
dynasty, with a bulbous shoulder and
tapering sides, a broad bisque band to the
bottom, the waisted neck opening up to a
ared mouth, decorated with red and green
infused pastel-tone glaze against warm gray,
deeply recessed base, two old paper labels
to unglazed bottom, six-character Kangxi
mark in underglaze blue, with circular two-tier
openwork wood stand, ht. 6 7/8 in.
$1,000-1,500
150
151
152
Jade Brush Washer, China, in the shape of a
rolled lotus leaf, decorated in relief with lotus
scrolls and a bat, with incised details, the
celadon stone with russet markings and white
inclusions, dia. 4 1/8, ht. 1 3/8 in.
$800-1,000
153
Jade Brush Washer, China, oviform, with a
small circular opening on top, decorated in
high relief with a single foliate scroll and two
chilong with their heads turned to face each
other, the pale celadon stone with russet to
umber markings and white mottled inclusions,
dia. 2 1/4, ht. 1 3/8 in.
$700-900
153
152
154
Eleven-page Painting Album, China, in
the manner of Lu Yanshao (1909-1993), two
pages without paintings, seven depicting white
plum blossoms, one red blossoms, and one
calligraphy, all paintings inscribed and sealed,
three with collectors seals, the calligraphy with
date, ink and light color on paper, album 16
1/4 x 20, paintings 13 7/8 x 16 in.
$30,000-50,000
154 with
detail
155
Painting Depicting an Opera Figure,
China, in the manner of Guan Liang (1900-
1986), portraying a sword dancer on a blank
background, ink and color on paper, framed
and glazed, painting 11 x 9 1/2 in.
$3,000-5,000
156
Hanging Scroll Depicting Lotus, China, in
the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), with a
red ower and leaves, ink and color on brown
paper, remounted, signed with a seal, 35 3/4
x 10 1/2 in.
$800-1,000
155
156
158
157 with
detail
157
Landscape Painting, China, in the manner
of Guan Shanyue (1912-2000), seen in a
panoramic view, with mountains, a waterfall,
and the Lijang river with gures on boats,
inscribed with a title and artists signature with
three seals, ink and color on paper, mounted
as a large handscroll, 28 x 72 1/2 in.
$2,000-3,000
158
Fan Painting, China, in the manner of Xie
Zhiliu (1910-1997), depicting a scholar with
a bamboo staff in his left hand watching a
buttery on a blank background, inscribed
with date (1943) and signed with two seals,
on a mount with a fan-shape cutout, framed,
painting 9 x 19 3/4 in.
Note: For similar portrayal of a poet scholar,
see Christies, Hong Kong, Sale 2888,
November 29, 2011, Lot 2183.
$3,000-5,000
159
Landscape Painting, China, in the manner
of Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), with mountains, a
pavilion on a hill, and a bridge leading to a
road with old pines, ink and color on paper,
inscribed and signed with two seals, framed
and glazed, painting 34 x 17 7/8 in.
$4,000-6,000
159
160
160
Hanging Scroll Depicting Peonies, China,
in the manner of Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), with
a buttery, inscribed with date (1976) and
signature with three seals, ink and color on
paper, painting 27 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.
Note: See Bonhams, New York, March 17,
2014, Lot 8166.
$4,000-6,000
161
Painting Depicting a Landscape, China,
in the manner of Qiu Ying (1494-1552), with
mountains, pavilions, and trees depicted in
ne detail, mountain ranges outlined in white
and shaded in light green, signed Qiu Ying
with a gourd-shape seal, ink and light color
on silk, framed and glazed, painting 18 3/8 x
12 5/8 in.
$500-700
162
Reverse Glass Painting of a Woman, China,
19th/20th century, in an interior with curtain,
seated with her left hand on a book placed on
a desk with coin knot decoration, dressed in
an informal Qing-style robe, against a blank
dark brown ground, framed, painting 19 3/4 x
13 5/8 in.
$600-800
161
162
163
Pair of Ancestral Portraits of a Couple,
China, 20th century, both sitting upright in a
chair, dressed in formal robes, with their feet
on a footrest, the man holding a fan in his right
hand and a rosary in his left, his robe with a
rank badge with auspicious symbols, a ri
(sun) character, a left-facing bird, the woman
with her hands and feet hidden under her
robe, wearing a headdress with openwork
phoenixes, her robe with a rank badge with
auspicious symbols, a yue (moon) character,
and a right-facing bird, ink, color, and gold on
paper, framed and glazed, painting 62 1/2 x
34 1/2 in.
Provenance: Purchased at Charlotte
Horstmann in 1987.
$2,000-3,000
163
164
Pair of Door Drums with Buddhist Lions,
China, 18th/19th century, ne-grained granite
with inclusions, a rectangular base supports a
drum, the heads carved to depict dragons
and deer, the frames ornamented with carved
lions heads, large guardian lions above the
drum holders, base lg. 17, wd. 8 1/2, overall
ht. 41 in.
Rosenberg.
$3,000-5,000
164
165
Hongmu Altar Table, China, Qing dynasty,
rectangular top above a narrow straight
waist with long horizontal openings, placed
on a wider frame with carved bands of lotus
petal lappets around a rounded top, with
bats amongst palmette scrolls bordering
the straight apron and legs with hoof feet,
the apron decorated with jade carvings
of lotus owers alternating with various
auspicious symbols within a reticulated
ground of geometric honeycomb patterns in
a rectangular reserve dened with a band of
meander design, metal brackets to the four
joints of the frame and leg, wood openwork
brackets to eight corners of legs and apron,
34 3/4 x 50 3/8 x 26 1/4 in.
$8,000-10,000
165
166
Lacquered Table Cabinet, China, 19th
century, the top and two doors with mother-
of-pearl inlay depicting a garden celebration,
sides and back with inlaid oral motifs and
musical instruments, the back with a plum tree
and crescent moon, door interiors inscribed
with a poem (Spring rst enters into the
front garden. Flowers in the middle are now
blooming. Only those along the shadowed
paths wait for the sun to open them., trans. Y.
Zheng), inlays decorate the six interior drawers
and a removable panel which is inscribed a
gift from Baikai (?), 12 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Rosenberg.
$800-1,000
167
Hardwood Display Cabinet, China, 19th
century, for export, with two glass paneled
doors, glass panels at the side, a solid back,
and a narrow drawer at the bottom, the top
of the cabinet rising up to a at rectangular
peak, inlaid with a celadon jade plaque carved
with a dish of fruit, birds, lotus owers, and
a ruyi-head, the upper panel of the doors
mounted with celadon jade plaques carved
with stylized phoenixes, the lower panel of
the doors mounted with hardstone carvings
ranging in color from russet to pale celadon
and depicting oral motifs, the drawer carved
with cranes, an auspicious peach, and a tree,
with a green stone handle, 30 3/4 x 16 1/8 x
14 3/4 in.
$800-1,000
167
166
168
Pair of Tapered Elmwood Cabinets,
China, 19th century, splayed corner posts of
curved section enclosing single-panel doors,
interior tted with three shelves, the middle
section with two drawers, plain apron, brass
hardware, 52 1/8 x 30 x 15 3/4 in.
$3,000-5,000
End of Sale 2751B
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63 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
617.350.5400
Fax 617.350.5429
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
508.970.3000
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www.skinnerinc.com
Chairman of the Board - Stephen L. Fletcher
Richard Albright
John Deighton
Barnet Fain
Karen M. Keane
Andrew Payne
Chairman Emerita - Nancy R. Skinner
President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane
Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly
Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher
Vice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey,
Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr
20th Century Design - Jane D. Prentiss
American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr
Assistants: Elizabeth C. Haff, Michelle Lamunire
American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher
Deputy Director: Chris Barber
American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl
Antique Motor Vehicles - Jane D. Prentiss
Asian Works of Art - Judith Dowling
Assistants: Helen Eagles, Suhyung Kim
Books & Manuscripts - Devon Gray
Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher
Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - Robert C. Cheney
Assistant: Jonathan Dowling
Couture - Melissa Riebe, Kyle Johnson
Discovery Auctions - Melissa Riebe, Kyle Johnson
European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid
Assistants: Leah Kingman, Stephanie Opolski
Fine Wines - Marie Keep
Assistant: Michael J. Moser
Historic Arms & Militaria - Joel Bohy
Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg, G.G.
Assistants: John Colasacco, G.G., Katie Simonetti
Judaica - Kerry Shrives
Musical Instruments - Director Pro Tem: Jill Arbetter
Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Lawrence Kearney
Assistant: Erika Jorjorian
Silver - Stuart G. Slavid
Toys & Dolls - Melissa Riebe, Kyle Johnson
Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney,
John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep,
Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid,
Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney
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Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier, 508.970.3261
Auction Coordinator - Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson, 508.970.3103
Boston: Auction Coordinators - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308,
Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329
Marlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269
Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268
Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283
Credit Supervisor - William Madden, 508.970.3266
Marlborough: 508.970.3240
Advertising/Production Manager - Pamela Van de Houten
Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Rachel Kingsley,
Ava Pandiani
Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney
Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn
Gallery Assistant: Ryan OHara
Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Carol Zeigler, Kealyn Garner
Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey
Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey
Image Editor - John Cornelius
Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives
Assistant: Melissa Riebe
Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle
Lead Designer - Kristina Harrison
Managing Director - Marie C. Keep
Marketing & Public Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle, Kathryn Gargolinski
Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak
Receptionists - Marlborough: Katie Fitzgerald
Boston: Bridget Spears
Regional DirectorFlorida - April L. Matteini, G.G.
Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography
Transportation - Eric Jones
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Directions to Skinners Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116
617.350.5400

From the West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand
lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles
Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From the South:
Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland
Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza.
Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From Logan Airport:
Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto
Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right
onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From the North:
Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive. Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto
Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63
Park Plaza.
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Quarterly Brochure (Included with catalog subscription) No charge No charge
American Furniture & Decorative Arts $120 $143
European Furniture & Decorative Arts $120 $143
American & European Paintings & Prints (two books) $135 $158
American & European Fine Prints & Photogrpahy $60 $73
American & European Fine Paintings & Sculpture $110 $133
Fine Jewelry $120 $143
20th Century Design $60 $73
Asian Works of Art $60 $73
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets $18 $25
American Indian & Ethnographic Art $60 $73
Fine Books & Manuscripts $30 $36
Fine Ceramics $60 $73
Fine Musical Instruments $60 $73
Science, Technology & Clocks $60 $73
Fine Wines $60 $73
All Above Departments $750 $915

Subtotal
MA residents 6.25% sales tax
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