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677: Set of Six Chinese Porcelain Mille-Fleur Plates

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Leland Little

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Featuring a strong selection of fine & decorative arts.

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Pair of Han Dynasty Style Horses: Pair of Han Dynasty Style Horses circa 1900, carved wood with polychrome decoration. 23 x 28 x 8 in. Some splits; overall paint flaking.

0001: Pair of Han Dynasty Style HorsesEst. US$400-US$800Lot Passed

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Pair of Antique Carved Wooden Foo Dogs: Pair of Antique Carved Wooden Foo Dogs Chinese, each carved from a single piece of wood and decorated with polychrome paint, one with closed mouth, the other with open mouth revealing fangs and

0002: Pair of Antique Carved Wooden Foo DogsEst. US$400-US$800

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Pair of Carved Foo Lions: Pair of Carved Foo Lions mid-20th century, full bodied form with applied patina, raised on a platform base. 34 x 19 x 10.5 in. Estate Collection of the late Dora B. Wells of Wilmington, North

0003: Pair of Carved Foo LionsEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Three Ivory Netsukes: Three Ivory Netsukes highlighted and artist signed: a man with a monkey, a man and boy at a water jar, a man with a Mahjong set. 1.5 to 2 in.

0004: Three Ivory NetsukesEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Three Ivory Netsukes: Three Ivory Netsukes tinted and artist signed: a wrestler with an injured knee, a man asleep, a man with a snake. 1.75 in.

0005: Three Ivory NetsukesEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Four Ivory Occupational Netsukes: Four Ivory Occupational Netsukes depicting various tradesmen: fisherman, mask maker, cook, and a laborer, all with tinted decoration and artist signed. 1.5 in.

0006: Four Ivory Occupational NetsukesEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Three Ivory No Theater Netsukes: Three Ivory No Theater Netsukes one of a man holding up a mask, the other two carved with rotating faces to effect changing masks. The two with rotating faces are artist signed. 1.75 and 2.0 in.

0007: Three Ivory No Theater NetsukesEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Three Ivory Kabuki Theater Netsukes: Three Ivory Kabuki Theater Netsukes in traditional costumes each holding a fan, highlighted/tinted, all artist signed. 2.25 in.

0008: Three Ivory Kabuki Theater NetsukesEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Three Ivory Netsukes Animal Forms: Three Ivory Netsukes Animal Forms the first is a collage of various heads including horse, tiger, etc; the second a recumbent ox; the third a fish and crane in circular form, the fish with moveable

0009: Three Ivory Netsukes Animal FormsEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Asian Six Panel Lacquered Screen, 19th Century: Asian Six Panel Lacquered Screen, 19th Century black lacquer and gesso over wood, designs have been carved into the gesso and then appropriately tinted, one side decorated with floral panels over

0010: Asian Six Panel Lacquered Screen, 19th CenturyEst. US$1,000-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Three Pieces of Chinese Furniture: Three Pieces of Chinese Furniture the first an ebonized table with serpentine inset rouge marble top, carved legs and skirt (20 x 16.5 x 16.5 in., several small breaks); the second piece is a high

0011: Three Pieces of Chinese FurnitureEst. US$300-US$600

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Carved Chinese Coffee Table: Carved Chinese Coffee Table mahogany, 20th century, hand-crafted with mortise and tenon construction, pierced carved skirt. 20 x 42 x 40 in. Some replaced carved knee returns; gap to one corner.

0012: Carved Chinese Coffee TableEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Pair of Antique Chinese Ivory Figures: Pair of Antique Chinese Ivory Figures standing depictions of an official (9.5 in.) and his consort (9 in.), both with intricately relief carved robes, some tinted highlights, bottom with incised

0013: Pair of Antique Chinese Ivory FiguresEst. US$300-US$600Lot Passed

Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young Lady: Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young Lady holding a fan and a peach tree branch laden with fruit. On a custom pierced wooden base. 10 in.; 11.75 in. with base. Collection of a Gentleman with

0014: Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young LadyEst. US$400-US$800Lot Passed

$Large Asian Ivory Figural Carving: Large Asian Ivory Figural Carving signature on underside, fashioned from a tusk, depicts a bearded male deity in flowing robes. 24.75 in. A few hairline age fractures. Collection of a Gentleman$

0015: Large Asian Ivory Figural CarvingEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

$Asian Carved Ebony and Ivory Figural: Asian Carved Ebony and Ivory Figural a woman in draped ebony garment with applied ivory head and hands, raised on a footed mahogany plinth. 17. 75 in. Tiny chips to the right finger tips; fracture$

0016: Asian Carved Ebony and Ivory FiguralEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Group of Carved Ivory Figures: Group of Carved Ivory Figures five pieces portray Immortals (5 in.), the sixth is a carving of a fisherman carrying his traps and baskets, artist signed (3.75 in.; with damage to the pole and the

0017: Group of Carved Ivory FiguresEst. US$200-US$400

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Carved Asian Ivory Elephant: Carved Asian Ivory Elephant 20th century, mounted to a custom wooden base 4.25 x 9.5 in. without base. Small age hairline behind the head. Private Collection Pinehurst, North Carolina

0018: Carved Asian Ivory ElephantEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Asian Elephant Bridge Carved From Tusk: Asian Elephant Bridge Carved From Tusk 20th century, a train of (7) graduated elephants advances from the tusk's tip to a base having relief carvings of wildlife and flowering trees. Mounted on a

0019: Asian Elephant Bridge Carved From TuskEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono of a Samurai: Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono of a Samurai the finely modeled warrior has a moveable right arm and strikes a defensive pose, the hilts of his katana and a wakizashi being visible. Old export labels

0020: Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono of a SamuraiEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Japanese Carved Okimono of Seated Man With Koi: Japanese Carved Okimono of Seated Man With Koi the elderly subject mounted on a custom wooden stand. 4.5 in. without base. Lightly toned ivory. Private Collection Pinehurst, North Carolina

0021: Japanese Carved Okimono of Seated Man With KoiEst. US$200-US$400Lot Passed

Large Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young Woman: Large Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young Woman signed on underside of the base; the subject holds a thin and finely carved parasol. 13 in. The parasol's shaft is likely a wire replacement; glue

0022: Large Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Young WomanEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Antique Japanese Silver Compact: Antique Japanese Silver Compact designed for powder, a circular form with allover floral engraving, applied decorative figure in mixed metals to one side, the hinged lid opens to an interior fitted

0023: Antique Japanese Silver CompactEst. US$150-US$250Lot Passed

Chinese Export Silver Box, Wang Hing: Chinese Export Silver Box, Wang Hing bottom with the retail mark "WH 90" for Wang Hing, a circular form, the lid embossed with a writhing dragon on a stippled ground, gold wash interior. 1.25 x 2 3/8

0024: Chinese Export Silver Box, Wang HingEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

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