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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Green Jade CELT: Thickly formed from lovely Celadon-green nephritic Jade this axe-form has a nicely tapered large hole and is 4-1/4" long and 2-1/2" at its widest. Probably hafted on a shaft and used as ritual

0115: Green Jade CELTEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Heavy Bronze Chisel or Adze: The darkly patinated, thick blade likely has some iron content, which often separates out and moves to the surface. Some iron rust seems integral to the blade and not from outside corrosion. 3-1/4"

0116: Heavy Bronze Chisel or AdzeEst. $650-$850Lot Passed

Longer Bronze Chisel-form: Patinated a nice Bronze green, it is 4-1/8" long and 1-3/4" wide, A bit later than the above, it could date as late as Western Han (9AD). Strongly made with appealing color and material.

0117: Longer Bronze Chisel-formEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

E.Han Tiger Mask and Loop Handle: The Tao' T'ieh design of Tiger or Fierce Beast face is well-known to ancient collectors since it was used for strength and protection by all ancient Chinese cultures. This example is later than many,

0118: E.Han Tiger Mask and Loop HandleEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Warring States Bronze BELL: These bells have turned up in multiples among grave goods (mingqi) in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC suggesting they were money substitutes for certain regions of central China. With thin bronze

0119: Warring States Bronze BELLEst. $300-$400

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Near-Black Jade Blade (Gui): Made from dark nephritic material, the Gui was held in front of officials during annual ceremonies. A provincial example that shows simple charm, it has a nice tapered hole and beveled sides that

0120: Near-Black Jade Blade (Gui)Est. $425-$550

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Bronze BELT HOOK: Dragon Lying Down design it is 2-1/2" long and has no damage or repairs. The crusty patina seems to hide the decoration on the upper side of the Dragons body, and some careful removal could expose

0121: Bronze BELT HOOKEst. $170-$250Lot Passed

Amazing SHELL NECKLACE: Excavated in the western Yellow River region of Gansu province, each bead or decorative shell (aka: amulets) is well-crafted and nicely polished. My first photo does not show the upper portion of

0122: Amazing SHELL NECKLACEEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

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11-cut Ancient Stylized CICADA: A large and perfect Warring States to Han Cicada that is as fine as any seen by this writer. Gansu province by its find site and type of very hard Jade material, it equals any in the Provincial

0123: 11-cut Ancient Stylized CICADAEst. $900-$1,200

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Fine ZHOU Bronze CONTAINER: Excellent design with Dragon-head handles make this a premium Bronze Pan from the Eastern Zhou period (7th-4th C. BC). 6-3/4" from snout-to snout, it has green and blue patina blended with burial

0124: Fine ZHOU Bronze CONTAINEREst. $2,400-$3,000Lot Passed

Brownstone AXE Blade: A large Blade (being 5-7/8" vertically at the center and about 5" across at the widest) this ceremonial example has subtly curved and tapered sides, an oval cross-section, rough top edge (suggesting

0125: Brownstone AXE BladeEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Auspicious AGATE Assemblage: Important and rare group of Agate pendants from the Warring States period. Similar examples are shown in several references and these are typical. The ring is 2-1/2" across, the two stylized Flying

0126: Auspicious AGATE AssemblageEst. $2,200-$3,000

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Excavated AMBER Necklace: Silk Road Region, and Zhou period, this ancient necklace was promised to me to be a single tomb find. Included with the uniquely shaped beads are 3 Bird-forms, 4 Cicada, a single spread owl-wing

0127: Excavated AMBER NecklaceEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Han POTTERY STOVE: A large tomb sculpture (mingqi or "grave goods") of grey stoneware manufacture, these tomb Stoves have been well-published. This example has fine and elaborate upper surface scribed decoration, with

0128: Han POTTERY STOVEEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Early Pottery JAR with Slip: South Central China, this simply but nicely potted example has at least two layers of different slip coatings over the grey body…which appear to have been applied one prior and one after the

0129: Early Pottery JAR with SlipEst. $550-$700Lot Passed

Bronze CHARIOT AXLE Pair: These mid-size Axle Caps were found in the Ordos region and were for local use around today's Lanzhou or Dunhuang…..as there were no long-distance roads of a type (along the Silk Route) to support

0130: Bronze CHARIOT AXLE PairEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Bronze "MONEY TREE": From Sichuan Province, these ancient amuletic bronzes are impressive and surely of high importance during the period of their use. The design seen here is typical and shows a pair of facing Deer at

0131: Bronze "MONEY TREE"Est. $1,300-$1,800Lot Passed

Sichuan RING MONEY: Heavy Bronze rings with inner detailing such as these only were made in Sichuan. They were a form of bullion coin for local use and when two were joined together like this they had a proto-Daoist

0132: Sichuan RING MONEYEst. $650-$850Lot Passed

Jade PROTECTIVE BEAST: From a Yangtze River region burial, this Mythical Beast is rearing up or standing tall in readiness and protection. This figure, known in a vareity of forms, is the Han-period ancestor of the Winged

0133: Jade PROTECTIVE BEASTEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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SHEEP Tomb Companion: White-coated Greyware Sheep that was Mingqi from the Han Dynasty or thereabouts. White was the color of Immortality and Transformation of the Spirit into the next world, and coated animals for the

0134: SHEEP Tomb CompanionEst. $280-$380

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Early Bronze BELL: Crudely cast with two decorated panels on each side, this clearly was a provincial product. Han to 6-Dynasties period, Yunnan provenance, at 5-1/4" tall including loop it is large for the period. A

0135: Early Bronze BELLEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Large Bronze MONEY BELL: Largest of a series of bells of this distinctive style, it is extremely scarce and the Emperor (sic) of its money type. Many smaller examples of this style have been found together in jars,

0136: Large Bronze MONEY BELLEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed

Painted WINE CONTAINER: Covered in a Buff coating and then painted with auspicious cloud and other designs, this greyware-body wine container would have been stoppered during fermenting. 6-1/2" tall and 4-1/4" across at the

0137: Painted WINE CONTAINEREst. $850-$1,200Lot Passed

LEAPING FISH JADE: A late example of this form, it is of a dark Jade material that was thickly-coated white (baked on?)....which coating then toned in the tomb and took on some brown rust from its burial environment.

0138: LEAPING FISH JADEEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot 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

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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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