1st ASIAN ANTIQUES Auction-Estates/Donations

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Hadley, MA, United States

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1st ASIAN ANTIQUES Auction-Estates/Donations

Asian Antiques Gallery

Our FIRST Charity Auction of a great VARIETY of Asian Antiques will be held Sunday, May 8th @ 6:00PM Eastern Time (3:00PM California Time). All lots will be offered with NO "Hidden Reserves" and no floor bids. Everything has been carefully vetted for accuracy and no-questions Full Refund of the Hammer Price will be given for timely returns. All lots can be viewed from Friday, April 29 (9AM - 7PM incl. Sunday) through 4:00PM the day of Sale...at our Gallery, 299 Russell Street (Route 9), Hadley, MA 01035. Contact us by phone at (413)582-0032 or by email at: antiqasia88@yahoo.com You may Register in advance by email to that address or use the form here at LiveAuctioneers if you have a good auction history and/or Credit Card info posted. Bids can be left at the Gallery in person or emailed. Registration NOT required to view lots or ask questions. Please include complete lot information when writing. You can pay for winning bids with VISA, MasterCard, Discover, DinersClub, Personal or Business Check, Money orders, Bank Drafts, etc. We are volunteers here, so our 10% Buyers Premium can be low and we hope covers advertising, online auction costs, packing materials, etc. We only charge actual shipping costs and no premium for "handling". Next auction we expect will be end of June, and will feature a fine collection of over 50 Antique Chinese Scholars Rings (500BC to Republic periods) in a wide variety of shapes and materials, Annamese(Vietnamese) Ceramics and other antiques, and more SE Asian things. We can accomodate you with FREE verbal Appraisals... and written ones that are legally acceptable for Insurance and Estate purposes. THANKS for checking us out, and I wish you all success in your collecting and dealing endeavors.

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092: Christ & Disciples Panel: Large & heavy hardwood panel with a deep carving of Christ and two Disciples - all with Halos - standing on a Globe with a cross in front, and surrounded by clouds. 23-3/4"x17-1/2" with minor losses

0092: 092: Christ & Disciples PanelEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

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093: Monkey God HANUMAN: A solid casting in White and Yellow Bronze. Crowned, wearing a long necklace, and having the two ends of his long sash protruding in the rear, Hanuman, the Monkey God, holds a sceptre while giving

0093: 093: Monkey God HANUMANEst. $600-$800

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094: Brass GOPI Sculpture: India, the yellow bronze casting in the medievil manner, shows a mythical Gopi preparing to blow a long horn. She wears shell earrings, anklets, and decorated short pants and her nut-and-leaf stand

0094: 094: Brass GOPI SculptureEst. $170-$230Lot Passed

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095: Ganesha Sculpture: A heavy casting about 3" tall in two-tone Bronze. Nicely detailed front and back, he is early 20th C. and better made than 90% of those seen. The Indian Hindu God of wealth and success, he is also

0095: 095: Ganesha SculptureEst. $170-$230

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096: 4-Armed God in Bronze: India, early 20th C., his Lingam is elongated, and he sits sideways astride a Lion. The base has two holes indicating he was mounted on something before. 3" tall and well formed, his smooth brown

0096: 096: 4-Armed God in BronzeEst. $110-$150

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097: Bride's Necklace: INDIA, this Bride's necklace might have been part of her dowry and worn at the wedding. Of Brass and low Silver, it was also a trade item to Afghanistan and Iran. Early 20th C. or before, the

0097: 097: Bride's NecklaceEst. $200-$280

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097A: Ifugao Water Buffalo BENCH: Low bench or seat for the leader of a local council (others sat on their haunches or the ground). Surprisingly scarce in collections, they must not be common or available to be released by the

0097A: 097A: Ifugao Water Buffalo BENCHEst. $350-$450Lot Passed

098: Earliest Venetian Chevrons (?): Large-size Millefiore beads showing a variety of patterns visible at the ends. Period One (14th-15th C.), which coincides with the beginnings of European exploration around the tip of Africa.

0098: 098: Earliest Venetian Chevrons (?)Est. $425-$550Lot Passed

099: Next Period CHEVRONS: Slightly smaller Chevrons, finer made, and having more pronounced edge designs such as Star and Twisting Flame. In the center is a super-rare 8-layer Chevron in black, red, blue and white....that

0099: 099: Next Period CHEVRONSEst. $425-$550Lot Passed

Original PAISLEY Blanket: India, British Period and for that market. 19th C. and 100% handmade in nice warm colors with quality vegetable dyes, it is reversible and heavy quality. Joined in the center it measures 83" by

0100: Original PAISLEY BlanketEst. $180-$240Lot Passed

Neolithic POT: 3rd Millenium BC, China, the pot is nicely paint-decorated all over its body. Majiayao culture, Machang type, the body and lug handles are near-Perfect, but the base has been fully restored. Medium

0101: Neolithic POTEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Larger Neolithic POT: 13-3/4" tall it has a beautiful appearance with a richly painted design of humanoid figures holding hands. Majiayao culture, Machang type, it is untouched and perfect but for a rim chip that extends

0102: Larger Neolithic POTEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Southern Neolithic POT: Ovoid smaller pot with rare applied decoration and pecking....all over lighly incised vertical lines. Probably proto-Yue peoples in the South of China, unnamed culture for most scholars. 3rd

0103: Southern Neolithic POTEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greyware POT: Eastern Zhou Period, c. 7th-4th C. BC. with a depressed shoulder and scarified bottom. No cracks or repairs, but two very minor chips on the everted rim are hard to see. 6-1/4" tall by 6-1/2"

0104: Greyware POTEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

Grey Stoneware POT: Very hard fired body, unusual shape. 5th-3rd C. BC, 5-1/2" tall and 5-1/4" across it has only one small rim chip that got patinated in antiquity.

0105: Grey Stoneware POTEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

MING Scholars Stone: 13-1/2" tall, by 10-1/2" long and about 7" deep - including its original stand - it is natural dull charcoal and resembles a spirit-image of an ancient seated shaman. A difficult type to find that

0106: MING Scholars StoneEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Large Green-Glazed JAR: Han period, with finest Kelly-Green Glaze that is only disturbed along the base from immersion in tomb water. The thick, horizontally everted rim has two oblong holes for the suspension cords, and a

0107: Large Green-Glazed JAREst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed

Tall Han Storage JAR: Tubular body with inverted mouth and a small hole near the base for releasing the liquid (probably held in with a cork), this is a rare form for the Han period (207BC-220AD). Finely potted with

0108: Tall Han Storage JAREst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Majestic Mustard-Glaze JAR: Very large Western Han Jar with Tiger and Bird forms cavorting around its upper shoulder also divided by a pair of low-relief faux Tao' T'ieh mask handles, its bold form and vibrant Mustard-colored

0109: Majestic Mustard-Glaze JAREst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Bronze WIND Decoration: An exceedingly rare Zhou Dynasty Bronze plaque with openwork design that take a "wind form" derived from earlier Jades of similar size and flat construction. 4-3/8"x6-1/8" it is perfect and unbent

0110: Bronze WIND DecorationEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Bronze WEDDING CUP Pair: Of beautiful form and delicate raised details, this Pair of cups represents Han aristocratic art of a high level. Though only 3-1/8" long and 2-1/2" wide with their side handles, they carry me back

0111: Bronze WEDDING CUP PairEst. $1,700-$2,200Lot Passed

ZHOU RITUAL DAGGER: Of wide and flat form (7-1/2" by 3-5/8" wide), it has a raised hand-guard that is purely decorative, as this object was ceremonial or monetary and too thin to be a true weapon. Yet its thinness did

0112: ZHOU RITUAL DAGGEREst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Floral-decorated JADE JAR: The hard Tremolite Nephrite of a greenish color with brown veinlike inclusions that appear to have been caused by a folding of the ancient material when molten deep in the earth. The jar is nearly 4"

0113: Floral-decorated JADE JAREst. $900-$1,300

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Ancient Bronze KNIFE: From Sichuan province this decorated bladed weapon was made in three layers - the inner for strength, the middle for resilience (accepting blows) and the outer highly tinned to resist corrosion and

0114: Ancient Bronze KNIFEEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed

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Asian Antiques Gallery

Hadley, MA, United States26 Followers

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Friday, April 29 (9AM-7PM), to Wednesday, May 4 (9AM-4PM) in the Hadley Gallery. Sunday hours for viewing will be 11AM-6PM.

Asian Antiques & Art Gallery

299 Russell St (Route 9)

Hadley, MA 01035

USA

Buyer's Premium

10% up to $10,000.00
10% up to $50,000.00
10% above $50,000.00

Terms & Conditions

All items guaranteed as represented. Hammer price cheerfully refunded upon prompt return - no questions. Please make payment arrangements within 72 hours of Auction closing. For large purchasers, some flexibility can be accomodated, with payments spread over several months. PLEASE INQUIRE. If you are a dealer and buying for "clients" your responsibility to follow these basic regulations is the same as if you were the end user. MUSEUMS and INDIVIDUALS: Please have your financing in order before the Auction so long delays are not experienced. Mass. Sales Tax of 06.25% CHARGED to residents, except where Resale Certificates have been received. Return notifications required within 7 days of receipt of goods, and shipping back within 3 days thereafter. Refunds sent within 48 hrs of our receipt of returns. VISA, MasterCard, Discover, DinersClub, Company or personal checks, bank drafts, International and Postal Money Orders, Cash if sent Registered, etc. accepted. PLEASE INDICATE WITH FIRST INVOICE HOW YOU WANT US TO SEND YOUR LOTS. That way our second or Final Invoice will include the shipping, and a single payment can take care of everything. Items may be picked up at the Gallery in the week following the Auction, or later if full payment has been made....no "storage charges" here, of course. We welcome donations and auction consignments to our charity - which benefits the Building Fund of the World Peace Foundation of Hadley, Mass. Our goal is to build a world-class Peace Monument and Peace Museum here within this decade. We will train "Ambassadors for Peace" who will go to the trouble spots of the world where religious and ethnic violence is still common....with the goal to CHANGE MINDS. We are non- political and non-religious - strictly humanitarian - and not associated with any other organization. You can also pay for Auction Lots or Sell us Gold & Silver items (scrap OK), Old Coins and Paper Money (from foreign countries and USA), Estate Jewelry, and some collectibles - all at competitive rates. Your help is greatly appreciated. GOOD LUCK. Robert

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06.25% Local Taxes Apply, unless Resale Certificate received.