Brunk Auctions September 24-25 Sale, Day I 2011-09-24 Auction - 644 Price Results - Brunk Auctions in NC
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316: An Important and Unique Pair of118: White Jade Finger Citron, Rings127: Jade Earrings
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Asheville, NC, United States
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Important Southern and American Furniture, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts including an Important Pair of 1880's Carved and Painted New York Firefighter Figures, Rare Moravian Crayfish Bottle, Important Greene County, Tennessee Pie Safe, Charleston Inlaid Federal Card Table; American Paintings including Wolf Kahn, N.C. Wyeth, Will Henry Stevens, Cornelius Botke; European Paintings and Bronzes including Old Masters; Modern Craft by Dale Chihuly, Harvey Littleton, Philip Moulthrop; Collection of Maps and Books including 17th century Blaeu and Hondius Maps, Pikes Travels, Captain Cook, Early Histories of California, Venice, France, 1734 Koran, 1717 Vinegar Bible; Fine Chines and Chinese Export Paintings, Porcelains, Jade, and Hardwood including Carved Rhinoceros Horns, Snuff Bottles, Chow Kwa Painting; Important European Porcelain, Silver, Bronzes, Glass and Furnishings; Property from the Historic Orton Plantation including a Rare and Important 1666 North Carolina Promotional Tract, Federal Cellaret, Civil War Bronze.
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Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, gilt and red-lacquered surface, seated on a lotus throne, his right hand holding a fruit, two-part construction, 9-1/4 in., surface losses, two 3/16 in. voids at top of throne
0001: Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni BuddhaEst. $500-$1,000
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Archaistic Bronze Vessel: Chinese, Shang style, water fowl with hinged beaks, jar form on backs, lid with four phoenixes, [taotie] masks with ring handles on sides, base with inscription, 10 x 12 x 5-1/2 in., one beak and toe
0002: Archaistic Bronze VesselEst. $500-$1,000
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Bronze Buddha: Chinese, performing the [bhumisparsha mudra] while seated on a lotus throne, with brown coating, 10-1/2 in., possibly lacking an element at the back of the neck, minor corrosion
0003: Bronze BuddhaEst. $400-$800
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Bronze Censer: Chinese, 19th century, oval with waisted neck, lion head handles, four cloud-form feet, base with six-character Xuande mark in rectangular cartouche, wood lid with carnelian finial and wire inlay of
0004: Bronze CenserEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Bronze Buddhist Lion on Stand: Chinese, 19th century, two-part construction, the female beast with mouth in a snarl as she sits on a rectangular cloth-draped plinth, her left foot placed on a cub, an elaborate collar around her
0005: Bronze Buddhist Lion on StandEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
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Four Bronze Mirrors: one "TLV" type, triangle borders, square cartouche circled by eight nipples, beasts, Chinese, Han Dynasty (BC 209-AD 220), 4-1/4 in., [minor corrosion;] one with dragon border, four lions separated
0006: Four Bronze MirrorsEst. $800-$1,500
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Silvered-Bronze Mirror: Chinese, probably Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), lion and grapevine design with central lion knop, with wood stand, 4-3/8 in., good condition, minor scratches and corrosion Provenance: Private Collection
0007: Silvered-Bronze MirrorEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Bronze Food Vessel, [Pou]: Chinese, Qing dynasty, patinated surface, jar-form with spreading foot and rolled rim, ringed dragon handles, body with indented areas and square rivets, base with four-character mark in walled
0008: Bronze Food Vessel, [Pou]Est. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
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Opium Pipe: Chinese, 19th or 20th century, shaft with tortoiseshell veneer, blue-green jade mouthpiece and end cap, silver, copper and brass mounts with bezel-set glass stones, 23 in., tortoiseshell with
0009: Opium PipeEst. $300-$600
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Three Copper Boxes: Chinese, 19th or 20th century: niello-type decoration, silver rims: one oval, lid with deer looking at bell in conifer, sides with Hundred Antiques, 1-3/4 x 1 x 1-1/8 in.; one cylindrical, lid with
0010: Three Copper BoxesEst. $500-$1,000
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Silver Inlaid Bronze Brush Pot, Teapot: Chinese: teapot with duck-head spout, dragon-head handle, [taotie] mask panels, 2-1/4 in., [minor corrosion, wear to patina;] diamond-form brush pot, panels of bamboo, prunus, inscriptions, 3-3/4
0011: Silver Inlaid Bronze Brush Pot, TeapotEst. $500-$1,000
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Pair Copper Candlesticks: Chinese: drip plates held aloft by dragons descending through clouds, square stepped bases with cloud feet and handles, inset panels of dragons on a textured ground, bezel-set jade, bases etched with
0012: Pair Copper CandlesticksEst. $400-$800
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Pair Cloisonné Stands: Chinese: tops with medallion of dragons and phoenixes on a swastika and bar ground, shaped skirts and cabriole legs with [taotie] masks, resting on rectangular open bases, 16-5/8 x 14-1/2 x 12 in.,
0013: Pair Cloisonné StandsEst. $600-$1,200
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Cloisonné Duck: Chinese, mandarin duck in swimming position, on a wood stand carved as waves, 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., very minor loss to crest, otherwise excellent condition
0014: Cloisonné DuckEst. $300-$600
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Four-Panel Embroidered Screen: Chinese, carved mahogany frames with reticulated grapevine borders, arched crests with confronting dragons and pearls, silk embroidery with birds, white thread on a salmon ground, pheasants, chickens
0015: Four-Panel Embroidered ScreenEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Carved Rosewood Open-Arm Chair: Chinese, rosewood and mahogany with tenon construction and pierce-carved splat, 37-1/2 x 23-1/4 x 17-1/2 in., seat and seat back with minor cracks and shrinkage separations, other scattered surface
0016: Carved Rosewood Open-Arm ChairEst. $400-$600
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Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Marble-Top Pier: Table, Chinese, mahogany(?) and rosewood elaborately inlaid with mother-of-pearl, pierced and carved skirt, rose-to-ivory inset marble top, 34-3/8 x 41-1/4 x 20-3/4 in., scattered losses to inlay,
0017: Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Marble-Top PierEst. $500-$700
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Carved Rosewood Marble-Top Tabouret: Chinese, rose-to-ivory inset marble top, pierce-carved skirt and mask corners, in old surface, 32 x 14-3/4 in., good condition overall, top surface lightly cleaned, other scattered surface wear,
0018: Carved Rosewood Marble-Top TabouretEst. $400-$600
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Silk-Embroidered Collar: Chinese, 19th century, silk and metallic thread embroidered confronting dragons with pearl among clouds and bats, border of metallic thread Y-pattern brocade, verso with red silk brocade of flowering
0019: Silk-Embroidered CollarEst. $300-$600
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Blue Court Robe: Chinese, late 19th/early 20th century, summer-weave gauze, nine silk and metallic thread embroidered dragons among clouds over waves, scattered cranes, bats, symbols of The Eight Treasures, five frog
0020: Blue Court RobeEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Six-Panel Screen: Chinese, 19th century, black-lacquered wood inlaid with softstone, glass, bone or ivory, mother-of-pearl, ladies with boys working and playing in a garden, verso with painted floral sprays, brass
0021: Six-Panel ScreenEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Four-Panel Coromandel Screen: Chinese, ladies at a lakeside pavilion, phoenix border, verso with birds perched in magnolia tree, roses and rock formation at base, 72-1/2 x 64 in., minor losses to edges Provenance: Estate of the
0022: Four-Panel Coromandel ScreenEst. $300-$600Lot Passed
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Six-Panel Coromandel Screen: Chinese, pavilion and courtyard with ladies in leisurely pursuits, verso with cranes and other birds around a large tree, 72-1/2 x 96 in., losses to edges, areas with later pigment Provenance: Estate
0023: Six-Panel Coromandel ScreenEst. $400-$800
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Huanghuali Brush Pot: Chinese, probably 17th or 18th century, warm mellow patina, cylindrical well-figured wood, base fitted with wood plug, 6-1/4 x 5-1/2 in., very minor chips and scratches, otherwise excellent condition
0024: Huanghuali Brush PotEst. $1,000-$2,000
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