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Clock, Jean-Antoine Lepine; Painter: Joseph Coteau — Clock, c. 1789
Jean-Antoine Lepine; Painter: Joseph Coteau

G314

large bird with outstretched wings on openwork background; applied insect at each corner; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board — Pictorial Plaque with Bird, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

bar with four triple-pronged protruding elements; incised designs overall; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-6 — Quatrefoil Plaque of the Four Directions, late 2nd century
China

G215

walking bird with wings outstretched; inward-curving tail-feathers; facing R; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.8.1, .2 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flat, round disc with domed protrusion at center; incised with figures, birds, animals and designs; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.3.1 — Bi Disc Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing L; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.10.1 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

broad-shouldered figure with what appears to be an arrow through his head; curling moustache and round cap; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-3, .5-7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure wearing robe and holding an L-shaped object; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-2, .4-7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

arc terminating in dragon heads; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.3.2 — Dragon-head Huang Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

small standing figure wearing a robe and leaning on a staff; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-4, .6, .7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flying bird with outstretched wings, facing R; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.7.2, .3 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing R; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.9.1 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flat, round disc with domed protrusion at center; incised with figures, birds, animals and designs; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.4.1 — Bi Disc Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

tower with triangular base topped with two graduated outward-flaring elements and a spire on top; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1, .3-7 — Plaque in the Form of a Tower, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

architectural crossbeam incised with dragon; five downward-extending elements; wave-like pattern on top; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-5, .7 — Crossbeam Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

figure of bear lying on its PL side in a twisted position, being bitten on the stomach by a tiger with its body twisted into a C shape — Mat weight in the form of a leopard attacking a bear, 3rd century BCE - 3rd century CE
China

G215

gold patina; four branching arms of organic design; flower motif on base — Cup stand, 2nd-1st century BCE
China

G215

prancing bird with wings outstretched; long tailfeathers; facing L — Phoenix Bird Form Plaque, one of a pair, 1st century BCE -1st century CE
China

G215

bird with long, drooping tailfeathers and legs drawn up toward body; ball in bird's slightly open beak; scroll design on bird's back with rectangular opening; rectangular opening at center of body — Harness Trapping, one of a pair, 10th century
China

G214

low, wide foot with flaring body and slightly inverted wide mouth; pair of dragon-shaped handles; dragons and fantastic animals carved on body; chased floral design on foot; gilt highlights on carving — Censer, c. 1600-1610
Zhu Zhenming

G214

Lion, seated, left paw raised, mouth open; base and box; gilt bronze. — Lion, 14th century
China

G214

unembellished cup with lid and saucer; small finial on top of lid — Container for rubbing incense, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

Gilt bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara carrying a fly whisk in the right hand and a small bottle in the left. Long chains hang from the shoulders to the waist and swing in an asymetrical arc over the front of the skirt, their movement emphasized by the long flaring pleats of scarf ends at each side of the feet. Round depressions appearing at intervals the length of the chain, and in the three-lobed crown, indicate that the bronze was once inlaid with jewels. The unisa is a scrolled projection, and the folds of the skirt and scarf are represented by incised lines on the back of the figure. The eyebrows are indicated by double incised lines which merge with the bridge of the nose. — Guanyin, early 7th century
China

G214

one of pair of Bodhisattvas crowned, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra on thrones with flame halo; gilt bronze — Pair of bodhisattvas, 1770
China

G214

Udhyana Buddha, China — Udhyana Buddha, 14th century
China

G214

gilt bronze female figure seated on cushion holding small male figure in lap; mounted on black stand — Child-Giving Guanyin (Songzi Guanyin), 16th century
China

G214

Wheel of the Law, Buddhist (shingon sect.) gilded bronze — Chakra, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

gilt-bronze Buddha; one hands holds holy water bottle, other is damaged; meant to be seen from front, back has three open rectangles (gilt chipped at lower half) — Standing Buddha, 8th century
Unknown Korean

G206

openwork design at top with dragon, looking up, surmounting 2 fighting tigers with scrolling bands between; bar on bottom for bristles — Brush Handle, 2nd-1st century BCE
China

G215

figure seated on lotus, proper right leg hanging off and supported by smaller lotus; lotus growing from both palms and flowering at shoulders; elaborate headdress and oversize earrings — The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 1403-1424
China

G214

small, double pointed object with five prongs converging to form each point; center decorated with petal and concentric circle motif — Five-pronged vajra, late 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

PR arm raised, holding object; PR leg bent in front of figure, PL hand rests on PR knee; circle behind figure's head attached by a bronze pin; mounted on a black base; has its own box — The Bodhisattva Guanyin, 7th-8th century
China

G214

Silk Worm, China — Silk Worm, 3rd century BCE- 3rd century CE
China

G215

one of pair of Bodhisattvas crowned, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra on thrones with flame halo; gilt bronze; Tibetan — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 1770
China

G214

Incense Boxes and Burners, China — Incense Boxes and Burners, late 16th-early 17th century
China

G217

short, squat incense burner on three legs; three separate parts; domed cover with bud-shaped nib; floral stamped and etched patterns on lid — Incense burner, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

seated bird with head turned toward tail and rested on back; long, curling feathers on wings and tail; details etched into surface; gold color with green and red (malachite and cuprite) encrustations — Phoenix weight, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

seal with turtle standing on top of plain, undecorated platform; turtle looking straight up — Official Seal, 2nd century BCE- 2nd century CE
China

G215

standing gilt bronze figure in contraposto position, proper left hand open at side, right hand held in front, hanging jewelry highlighted by inlaid stones — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

gilt bronze group of a warrior in full armour seated astride a walking and armoured horse — General Guan Yu on Horseback, 16th century
China

G214

bird with long, drooping tailfeathers and legs drawn up toward body; ball in bird's slightly open beak; scroll design on bird's back with rectangular opening; rectangular opening at center of body — Harness Trapping, one of a pair, 10th century
China

G214

standing gilt bronze figure in contraposto position, proper left hand in front of body with fingers together pointing upward, right hand down at side holding draped fabric — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

seated bird with head turned toward tail and rested on back; long, curling feathers on wings and tail; details etched into surface; polished gold color with some blue, green and red (azurite, malachite and cuprite) encrustations — Phoenix weight, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

Buddha seated on pedestal; hands rest in lap — Buddha subduing Mara, late 19th century
Thailand

G213

flying dragon with curving body; long, straight tail; black mount; incised scales and details — Flying Dragon, one of a pair, 7th-10th century
China

G103

flying dragon with curving body; long, straight tail; black mount; incised scales and details — Flying Dragon, one of a pair, 8th century
China

G103

four-legged dragon with long tail; lightly incised scales below a serrated spine; deeply incised facial features — Dragon, 9th century
China

G103

horse, Han style, bronze with gold gilt. Slight abrasion to gilt. — Horse, 9th century
China

G214

small censer with straight sides and flat bottom with six-character inscription; three scrolling cloud-form legs; body has low relief gilt floral design with geometric and floral design ground — Censer, c. 1600
China

G214

openwork plaque with bell-shaped bottom; human head at top center; upper bodies of fantastic animals at R and L; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board — Plaque in the Form of Hsi Wang Mu, Queen Mother of the West, late 2nd century
China

G215

tower with triangular base topped with two graduated outward-flaring elements and a spire on top; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.2-.7 — Plaque in the Form of a Tower, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing R; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.9.2 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

arc terminating in dragon heads; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.2.2 — Dragon-head Huang Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

face mask of person with closed eyes; pierced ears; delineated hairline; bronze, with bib attached to neck area in green-blue and brown patina — Funerary Mask of a Young Woman, 10th century
Unknown

G208

walking bird with wings outstretched; rooster-like tail-feathers; facing L; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.7.1, .2 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

prancing bird with wings outstretched; long tailfeathers; facing R — Phoenix Bird Form Plaque, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE- 2nd century CE
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing L; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.10.2 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

arc terminating in dragon heads; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.4.2 — Dragon-head Huang Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flying bird with outstretched wings, facing L; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.8.2-3 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

small handled container that disassembles when upper pin is removed; large upper burner; 2 small covered boxes at bottom, one with 3 tiers; openwork container with squirrel in grapes and lotus blossoms; Buddhist symbols and dragons on frame — Potpourri box, 16th-17th century
China

G214

walking bird with wings outstretched; rooster-like tail-feathers; facing L; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.8.1, .3 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flat, round disc with domed protrusion at center; incised with figures, birds, animals and designs; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.2.1 — Bi Disc Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

walking bird with wings outstretched; inward-curving tail-feathers; facing R; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.7.1, 3 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

walking bird with wings and tail-feathers outstretched; large claws; pierced with round, crescent and tri-lobed holes; mounted on black cloth-covered board — Phoenix Plaque, 2nd century
China

G215

Stoup (holy water basin), Giovanni Giardini da Forli — Stoup (holy water basin), c. 1715
Giovanni Giardini da Forli

G308

lacquered and giltwood, gilt bronze mounts; writing desk and chest-of-drawers which opens — Writing desk, c. 1760
Italy

G308

Clock with vestals, Pierre-Philippe Thomire; Manufacturer: Clockworks by Sauvageot — Clock with vestals, c. 1790
Pierre-Philippe Thomire; Manufacturer: Clockworks by Sauvageot

G314

covered vase, cat. card does not list 'a-b' for vase and lid; white ground, painted with turquoise and gold circle-and-dot pattern (oeil-de-perdrix); the wide decorative bands are adorned with exotic birds and chinoisirie. The subjects and decorative grounds link them to a pair in the collection of Queen Elizabeth thought to have been bought by Marie Antoinette in 1779. The similar oeil-de-perdix of both pairs may be attributed to Vincent Taillandier, who specialized in this type of patterned ground — Covered vase, one of a pair, 1780
Sèvres Porcelain Factory; Decorator: Fallot (birds); Decorator: Charles-Eloi Asselin (figures); Decorator: Vincent Taillandier (ground pattern); Maker: Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis (gilt-bronze mounts)

G310

prancing horse, facing left, with feathery webbed feet in place of hooves; horse has a tasseled blanket on its back; feathery cresting decorative scrolling waves — "Chevaux Marin" (seahorse) chenet, one of a pair, c. 1745-1750
France

G318

prancing horse, facing right, with feathery webbed feet in place of hooves; horse has a tasseled blanket on its back; feathery cresting decorative scrolling waves — "Chevaux Marin" (seahorse) chenet, one of a pair, c. 1745-1750
France

G318

octagonal stepped base with lotus flower at top of base; clear glass globe at top with three vertical metal "flames" around it; glass globe filled with multicolored pebbles — Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel, 16th-17th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

base made up of parts of gilt metal sculptures attached together in a surreal fashion: human, animal and bird feet, dolphins, horse head, human figures and body parts, key, scrolls, bird's head, tiny grate section; top wishbone-shaped element made of white marble with grey veins, with two candle cups — Aleijadinho Candlestick, 2011
Fernando Campana; Designer: Humberto Campana

G310

standing male angel at right with a thin wire halo and carrying a thin staff with a curved thin element on front; angel wears robe with a shell motif on each side of chest and a sash with incised flowers over his PL shoulder; angel points downward with his PR hand; young man seated on rock at left, with bare feet, wearing a short robe with zigzag design at hem, looking up at angel; fantastic fish with many teeth, tongue and snout emerging from water at center; spaniel-type dog between two man figures, looking down at fish; figures are silver, base/rocks are gilded — Saint Raphael with Tobias, His Dog, and the Fish, c. 1780
Giuseppe Sanmartino

G350

angel wearing a breastplate and a helmet with a lion at the top and three feathers, holding a sword aloft in his PR hand; angel also wears a shield on his PL arm, printed with, "QUIS UT DEUS"; angel wears a short skirt and a flowered sash over his PR shoulder; angel stands on a fantastic animal with a fierce dog-like head with open mouth with many teeth, lion-like body, thick tail and bat-like wings; silver figures, gilt base — The Archangel Saint Michael in Triumph, c. 1780
Giuseppe Sanmartino

G350

Christie's 11/6/95 Lot 214 — Cloisonne Pricket Candlestick, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

Christie's 11/6/95 Lot 214 — Cloisonne Pricket Candlestick, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

bronze figure of bodhissatva on a modern Japanese base — Standing Bodhisattva, c. 1600
China

G214

turquoise-blue pillar on two level base topped by lotus; four decorative supports surrounding pillar; gilt bronze and baked enamel — Cloisonné Altarpiece, 18th century
China

G214

bronze figure of bodhissatva on a modern Japanese base — Standing Bodhisattva, c. 1600
China

G214

Wide mouth with slightly flaring body on a tall foot rim; 2 separately attached monster head handles; 6 mythical animals (same design on each side) in low relief with 2 scrolling bands on a ring-punched ground — Censer, 16th-17th century
Hu Wenming

G214

three-part sculpture; a=bust of a woman in gilt bronze; woman wears her hair in a thick bun in back with thick, curly portions framing her face; billowing headdress with point of fabric at center of forehead; woman wears long-sleeved garment with wide cuffs and small bows at shoulders; PR hand on torso below PL breast; PL hand held open at waist; b=black marble pillow/cushion with bronze tassels at front corners and decorative band of chevrons; c=front black marble portion carved to resemble a curtain/drapery with incised gilt inscription — Princess Anna Colonna Barberini (1601-1658), c. 1658-61
Portrait modello by Jacomo Antonio Fancelli; Gilder: Carlo Mattei; Sculptor: Stonemason: Gabriele Renzi; Architect: Francesco Contini; Caster: Francuccio Francucci

G310

quadruped with rounded body, short legs with four toes on each foot, and wing-like appendages; scales on back and stomach; head is on center of body; open mouth with bared teeth; two small horns; forked tail; row of scrolling plates down back; red gemstone eyes; inlaid gems of various colors and types throughout; head removable — Censer in the shape of a mythical beast, 1736-1795
China

G214

Commode, Antione (Pierre-Antoine) Foullet — Commode, c. 1775-1800
Antione (Pierre-Antoine) Foullet

G314

Louis XV style ormolu-mounted parquetry commode; marble top, in bois satiné with purpleheart borders; the front has two drawers with shallow cupboards at the sides, the mounts with crowned C marks — Commode, c. 1745
attributed to Charles Cressent

G318

Dims of vase(a) only, 'b' stored in D12.10 MS — Vase, c. 1758
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

G310

angled piece of gilt bronze, tapering at top, with decorative cutout pattern creating branches/body of tree; twisted wire loops attached to branches and body of tree, with small circular disks hanging from loops; trunk piece has reinforcement piece attached to backside — Tree-shaped Fragment of a Royal Crown, 7th-8th century
Unknown Korean

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Bodhisattvas in gilt bronze mounted as bookends — Book End (one of a pair), c. 1800
Tibet

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Lohan, one of a pair, Tibet — Lohan, one of a pair, 18th century
Tibet

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small square pavilion with lotus flower at center; openwork "railing" with L-shaped openings; pedals around outer edge of base; canopy edged in triangular pattern with round hanging pendants at bottom of each; chains with chevron and round pendants at corners; petals around top edge and central element on canopy; shipped with dark colored wooden base — Sarira reliquary in the shape of a pavillion, 8th century
Unknown Korean

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round metal medallion with circular motifs of two cranes with outstretched wings facing one another; circular form of seated four-armed figure just above center; raised center in form of turtle with short brown cord; raised lip — Mirror with Aizen Myōō, turtle, and cranes, late 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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crane standing on tortoise with fringed tail; crane's neck bent down, holding frond of lotus in its mouth; stem extends upward with two flat leaves, a small bud, and open blossom with spike for candle — Candlestand of a crane on a long-tailed tortoise, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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Ritual urn, Tou form; two ring handles attached to body of vessel with an elephant head (?) motif. Trumpet base, truncated trumpet finial. The bronze was lightly covered with silver before being washed with gold. Gold has worn off in spots revealing silver green iridescence; corrosion advanced to such a stage that handles have become attached to body of urn. Tou belong to the yi class, and were used to contain grain offered to the dead. Excavated, with other objects, rom a tomb in Honan, 1929. N.B.similar piece in Grenville Winthrop Collection, New York — Dou ritual vessel, 4th century BCE
China

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wall bracket for candles (applique); two branches springing from slender rod entwined with ivy and leaf motifs; fine quality modeling and gilt — Wall sconce, one of a pair, 19th century
France

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Pair of Lo-hans — Lohan, one of a pair, 18th century
Tibet

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lotus shaped; front and back are identical and include 9 seeds each; hole at top of each end — Ritual Chime, second half 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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Standing Boddhisattva, Unknown Japanese — Standing Boddhisattva, 7th century
Unknown Japanese

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Paramasukha-Chakrasamvara (four-faced, twelve-armed god) and Vajravarahi embracing, symbolizing the union of wisdom and compassion; gilt bronze figures intertwined; Chakrasamvara tramples on the Hindu demons Bharava and Kalaratri who represent ignorance and evil; highly detailed deities are adorned with crowns and garlands of skulls and severed human heads; Chakrasamvara holds a 'vajra' and 'ghanta' in his crossed hands — Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi, 1403-1424
Tibet

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three-sided dagger with snake on each side of blade; three heads surrounded by skulls at end of handle; split at center; three dragon heads below center — Ritual Dagger (Phurba), 1403-1424
China

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wall bracket for candles (applique); two branches springing from slender rod entwined with ivy and leaf motifs; fine quality modeling and gilt — Wall sconce, one of a pair, 18th century
France

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Vestal figure with Chalice, Italy — Vestal figure with Chalice, c. 1600
Italy

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