Brunk Auctions January 8-9, 2011 Sale 2011-01-08 Auction - 499 Price Results - Brunk Auctions in NC
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287: Attributed to Chow Kwa392: Repoussé Sterling Coffee Service116: Ming Style Bronze Buddha
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Asheville, NC, United States
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Brunk Auctions January 8-9, 2011 Sale

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Asian art including the Bridge to Heaven Collection of fine carved jade, View of the Bund at Shanghai attributed to Chow Kwa, works by Wu Jian, and important Chinese ceramics; Fine Art including Old Masters, Dutch, Italian, and French school, works by Stephen Scott Young, Colin Watson, Ken Hamilton, John Koch, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali; Photography by Edward Weston, Edward Curtis, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz; Important American furniture including a Garvan family blockfront chest and Thomas Pearsall New York clock; Southern furniture including pieces from the Collection of Philip and Charlotte Hanes of Winston-Salem; British and Continental furniture and accessories; Musical instruments including Gibson guitars and 18th century mandolins; American, British, and Continental silver; Jewelry including diamond, sapphire, emerald, ruby rings, bracelets, Tiffany and Rolex watches.
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Suzani Embroidery: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, probably early 20th century, fine silk embroidery on a woven cotton and silk ground, central pinwheel design within floral sprays, floral corner work, multiple floral and
0001: Suzani EmbroideryEst. $600-$1,200
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Suzani Embroidery: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, probably early 20th century, silk embroidery on cotton ground, central panel diamond lattice composed of four petal blossoms, multiple floral and vine borders, three panels,
0002: Suzani EmbroideryEst. $400-$800
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Suzani Embroidery: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, probably late 19th/early 20th century, silk embroidery on later linen ground, central panel with floral designs, multiple flower and vine borders, four panels, later linen
0003: Suzani EmbroideryEst. $400-$800
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Baluster Ceramic Jar: Korean, Choson Dynasty,19th century, collared neck, angled foot, very pale celadon with brown floral decoration, 14-1/2 in., 1/4 in. rim chip, minor flaws as made Provenance: Frank Caro, New York,
0004: Baluster Ceramic JarEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Silver-Inlaid Iron Box: Korean, late Choson Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century, compressed bun form, short foot ring, dragon among clouds over waves, base with four-character Qianling seal mark, 1-1/4 x 2 in., excellent
0005: Silver-Inlaid Iron BoxEst. $400-$800
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Pair Imari Porcelain Vases: Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, trumpet balusters, brightly enameled overlapping shaped cartouches with phoenix, Buddhist lions, cranes in vertical panels of octagon and square, coin, scale,
0006: Pair Imari Porcelain VasesEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Pair Imari Black Ship Porcelain Bowls: Japanese, 19th century, exteriors with panels of Europeans on red grounds, three-masted ships between gilt trees, interiors with blue trellis borders, central flower, bases with red and gilt
0007: Pair Imari Black Ship Porcelain BowlsEst. $300-$600
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Large Arita Porcelain Bowl: Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, blue and white, interior with [shishi] cavorting between peonies, rocks, verso with [karakusa] design, base with apocryphal Chenghua mark, 5-1/2 x 21-1/4 in.,
0008: Large Arita Porcelain BowlEst. $500-$1,000
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Imari Charger: Japanese, early 20th century, central blue double [vajra,] cartouches with Jo and Uba, the Takasago couple, verso with blue flowering vines, 2-3/4 x 18 in., very minor wear and loss to glaze and gilt
0009: Imari ChargerEst. $300-$600
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Satsuma Earthenware Vase: Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, panels of ladies and children enjoying the outdoors under wisteria and maples on a cobalt ground, gilt spider web pattern with gilt and enameled maple leaves,
0010: Satsuma Earthenware VaseEst. $400-$800
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Pair Bronze Guardian Dogs (Komainu): Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, finely modeled with muscular bodies, curling manes and tails, fierce expressions, one with mouth open for [ah], the other with mouth closed for [um]
0011: Pair Bronze Guardian Dogs (Komainu)Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Ivory Carving: Chinese, late 19th/early 20th century, unusual connected lotus tuber, pod and leaf, the tuber with garden scene in relief, a dragon fly on the leaf, 13-1/2 in., age cracks, loss to marbled ink
0012: Ivory CarvingEst. $400-$800
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Pair Bronze [Hu-]Form Vases: Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, deep brown patina, mirror image, necks with applied dragons holding pearls over carved and applied clouds, waves and rocks, 12 in., scratches, wear and loss to
0013: Pair Bronze [Hu-]Form VasesEst. $400-$800
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Circular Display Cabinet: Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century, natural section of tree trunk on a scrolled base, interior with stacked levels of drawers, cabinet, shelves, two doors with wood and ivory inlay of an orchid
0014: Circular Display CabinetEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
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Embellished Silver Elephant Vessel: Chinese, late 19th/early 20th century, recumbent caparisoned beast with inlaid turquoise, coral and mother-of-pearl, repoussé work, central hole on back fitted with stopper/funnel with jade mouth,
0015: Embellished Silver Elephant VesselEst. $400-$800
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Carved Gilt Wood Buddha: Japanese, 19th century, three-part construction, finely carved Shakyamuni Buddha standing with a serene face on a lotus before a mandorla on a stepped and waisted gilt and red-lacquered base,
0016: Carved Gilt Wood BuddhaEst. $800-$1,600
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Bronze Figure of a Deity: Nepal, 19th century, the multi-armed figure dancing in [ardhaparyankasana] on a lotus throne flanked by two archers, separately cast foliate aureola with birds on a plinth set in a circular concave
0017: Bronze Figure of a DeityEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Bronze Altar Group of Tara, Kinnara: Nepal, 19th century, three bronze figures with brass-mounted wood stand, top with green velvet and gold braid, Tara seated in [lalitasana] pose on a lotus throne, holding lotus stems, her right foot
0018: Bronze Altar Group of Tara, KinnaraEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Two [Zushi] (Traveling Shrine): Japanese, 19th century, black-lacquered wood cases with gilt interiors, brass mounts, one [zushi] with Buddha standing with lotus before a mandorla in a stepped and waisted base, 17-1/4 in., [loss to
0019: Two [Zushi] (Traveling Shrine)Est. $400-$800
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Decanter Set, Inlaid Case: probably Asian, early 20th century, case with fold-down and hinged side and extensive mother-of-pearl inlay, top with large cartouche with trees and flowers in garden setting, 11 in., [lid slightly
0020: Decanter Set, Inlaid CaseEst. $400-$800
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Reverse Paintings on Glass: Chinese, 20th century, ladies on verandas, wood frames, brass hangers, 29 x 21 in. and 22 x 14-3/4 in., good condition; scratches to one frame Provenance: Private Collection
0021: Reverse Paintings on GlassEst. $400-$800
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Double [Jian] (Sword): Chinese, 19th century, two double-edged blades with brass-inlaid dots, flat-backed hilts with horn grips, brass pommels and cross-guards with engraved and molded dragons, lion masks, housed in a ray
0022: Double [Jian] (Sword)Est. $500-$1,000
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Campaign Style Brass-Inlaid Desk: and Chair, probably India, early 20th century, mahogany throughout with brass, line and floral inlays on Gothic style trestle-form bases, 30 x 48-1/4 x 23-3/4 in., chair 37 x 20 x 19 in., good
0023: Campaign Style Brass-Inlaid DeskEst. $800-$1,200
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Portraits of Mughal Emperors, Wives,: Company School, India, 19th century, gouache on ivory oval, eight portraits around a rendition of the Taj Mahal throne room, clockwise from top: Shah Jahan I (Khurram), Nur Jehan, Akbar, Mooti Mahal,
0024: Portraits of Mughal Emperors, Wives,Est. $800-$1,600
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