A METAL MOUNTED LEATHER WHIP Tibet, 19th century

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A METAL MOUNTED LEATHER WHIP Tibet, 19th century The handle set with a spiral bronze mount with metal caps at both ends, a length of braided leather emerging from one end. The handle 34cm (13 3/8in) long; the leather braid 62.2cm (24 1/2in) long. Footnotes: 西藏十九世紀嵌金屬皮鞭 Provenance: Christie's New York, 20th September 2006, lot 183. A Swiss Private Collection. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A METAL MOUNTED LEATHER WHIP Tibet, 19th century

Lot 0896

Estimate £500-£700

May 19, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT

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ATTRIBUTED TO ZHU JUNBI (19TH CENTURY) Boys at Play: ATTRIBUTED TO ZHU JUNBI (19TH CENTURY) Boys at Play Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll. 38.7cm (15 1/4in) x 74.6cm (29 3/8in). Footnotes: 朱君璧（傳）

ATTRIBUTED TO ZHU JUNBI (19TH CENTURY) Boys at Play

AFTER LANG SHINING (GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE, 1688-1766) Lady in a Garden: AFTER LANG SHINING (GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE, 1688-1766) Lady in a Garden Ink and colour and gold on silk, framed and glazed. 112.5cm (44 1/4in) high x 63cm (24 3/4in)

AFTER LANG SHINING (GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE, 1688-1766) Lady in a Garden

A WHITE JADE PLAQUE 20th century: A WHITE JADE PLAQUE 20th century Incised on one side with a qilin, the reverse with a qilong coiled to form a roundel. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) high. Footnotes: 二十世紀

A WHITE JADE PLAQUE 20th century

A FAMILLE ROSE SEAL AND A JADEITE SEAL 19th/20th century: A FAMILLE ROSE SEAL AND A JADEITE SEAL 19th/20th century The jadeite seal of cylindrical form with a domed terminal, carved with the characters Ju Rentang zhi; the famille rose seal of rectangular

A FAMILLE ROSE SEAL AND A JADEITE SEAL 19th/20th century

A PAIR OF VERY LARGE CARVED SOAPSTONE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' SEALS Republic period (2): A PAIR OF VERY LARGE CARVED SOAPSTONE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' SEALS Republic period Each formed as a rectangular base surmounted by a Buddhist lion with pups clambering over them, the sides incised with

A PAIR OF VERY LARGE CARVED SOAPSTONE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' SEALS Republic period (2)

A CELADON JADE 'BOY AND ELEPHANT' GROUP 20th century (2): A CELADON JADE 'BOY AND ELEPHANT' GROUP 20th century Carved as an elephant standing foursquare with its head turned slightly to the right, its trunk curled upward between a pair of tusks, a boy

A CELADON JADE 'BOY AND ELEPHANT' GROUP 20th century (2)

A COLLECTION OF JADE AND BOWENITE 'ANIMAL' CARVINGS 19th/20th century (8): A COLLECTION OF JADE AND BOWENITE 'ANIMAL' CARVINGS 19th/20th century Comprising: a jade 'double cat' carving, carved through celadon and brown jade, wood stand; a jade 'qilin' carving seated with

A COLLECTION OF JADE AND BOWENITE 'ANIMAL' CARVINGS 19th/20th century (8)

A PALE PINK AND GREEN TOURMALINE 'SANDUO' PENDANT 19th century: A PALE PINK AND GREEN TOURMALINE 'SANDUO' PENDANT 19th century Pierced and carved through the olive-yellow stone with sprays of peaches, pomegranates and finger citrons, with a bat to the upper

A PALE PINK AND GREEN TOURMALINE 'SANDUO' PENDANT 19th century

THREE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century (6): THREE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Comprising: one of flattened rounded form, incised to one side with a monkey; one incised to one side with goldfish and a leaping carp to the

THREE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century (6)

A GROUP OF AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century (6): A GROUP OF AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Comprising: a shadow agate pebble form bottle, well-hollowed, the semi-translucent stone with natural inclusions forming aquatic plant-like decoration

A GROUP OF AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century (6)

AN EMBELLISHED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SOAPSTONE INSET 'MUSICIANS...: AN EMBELLISHED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SOAPSTONE INSET 'MUSICIANS' TURQUOISE MOSAIC SNUFF BOTTLE China/Japan, 19th/20th century Comprising: an embellished agate snuff

AN EMBELLISHED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SOAPSTONE INSET 'MUSICIANS...

TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLES Late Qing Dynasty (2): TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLES Late Qing Dynasty Comprising: a blue and white cylindrical snuff bottle with a wide flat rim painted in the round with a prancing dragon turning to observe a

TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLES Late Qing Dynasty (2)

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BATS' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century (2): A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BATS' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century Of tapered cylindrical form decorated around the body with five bats among clouds of red, blue, green, purple and lapis blue, all against

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BATS' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century (2)

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'CARP' VASES 20th century (2): A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'CARP' VASES 20th century Each modelled as a carp leaping from foaming waves, with wide open mouths, decorated in polychrome enamels with archaistic designs to the

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'CARP' VASES 20th century (2)

A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER Xuande six-character mark, 19th century: A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER Xuande six-character mark, 19th century The rounded sides supported on three conical tripod feet, with loop handles sweeping up from the rim, the cast reign mark

A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER Xuande six-character mark, 19th century

A GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 20th century: A GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 20th century Of slightly tapered cylindrical form supported on a short splayed foot, set to the sides with halberd-shaped handles. 15.3cm (6in) across the handles,

A GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 20th century

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century (3): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century Seated in lalitasana, with his left hand in dhayana mudra holding a pearl and the right upheld in the vitarka mudra gesture of

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century (3)

£1,300(4 bids)

A PAIR OF BRONZE 'RECUMBENT DOE' CHARIOT YOKE ORNAMENTS Northwest China and southwestern Inner M...: A PAIR OF BRONZE 'RECUMBENT DOE' CHARIOT YOKE ORNAMENTS Northwest China and southwestern Inner Mongolia, 5th/4th century BCE Each naturalistically modelled with a robust torso connected to a slender

A PAIR OF BRONZE 'RECUMBENT DOE' CHARIOT YOKE ORNAMENTS Northwest China and southwestern Inner M...

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BEGTSE CHEN 19th century: A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BEGTSE CHEN 19th century Standing in pratyalidhasana on a lotus petal base, trampling a prone human and horse, the right hand held aloft brandishing a scorpion-handled sword,

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BEGTSE CHEN 19th century

A LACQUERED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 18th/19th century: A LACQUERED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 18th/19th century Crisply cast seated in dhyanasana, his hand in bhumisparsamudra, on a double-lotus base, wearing a long robe gathered in

A LACQUERED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 18th/19th century

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