MALVERN, Pa. – Over 600 lots – many of them rare, highly collectible Chinese objects and antiques from other Asian countries – will be sold in a two-day, online-only auction planned for Nov. 4 and 5 by Converse Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Start times both days will be 10 a.m. Eastern. Session 1, on Friday, Nov. 4, will feature 320 lots of fine Chinese porcelain, jade, cloisonné, furniture, bronzes, paintings, fabrics and jewelry. Session 2, on Saturday, Nov. 5, will include an additional 130 Chinese and other Asian items.
The Saturday session will also contain 160 lots of American, European and tribal items, plus numerous clocks and watches (including marked Fabergé, tall case, banjo, carriage, Rolex, Patek Philippe and pocket watches), fine paintings, sterling silver, antique toys and period furniture.
The auction has been aptly named an Important Autumn Antique Auction. Many items exude importance, such as the expected top lot, a monumental pair of Chinese cloisonné covered tripod censers (above) with a design of lotus blossoms and tendrils surrounding the centralized longevity Shou character. The 15 1/2-inch-tall pair, supported on three cabriole legs, should fetch $8,000-$12,000.
Several lots in Session 1 carry identical estimates of $3,000-$5,000. One is a large Chinese hand-carved spinach green jade table screen (below) with carvings that depict deer and a pine tree under a sliver of a moon on the front and a village scene with a river, bridge and trees on the reverse. The custom hardwood frame is 22 3/4 inches by 14 1/2 inches; the jade dark green with subtle veining.
Another is a Chinese naturally shaped and carved stone, lavishly decorated in gold on lapis lazuli (a semiprecious blue stone), 17 inches tall. The hand painting is of double dragons (done in pen and ink) and flaming pearls. A third is a Chinese spinach green jade brush pot, 6 1/2 inches tall and weighing 9 pounds. The body is cylindrical and straight. The exterior depicts a pair of dragons.
A pair of zitan double-dragon stacking cabinets, carved to appear as four stacked boxes, each one 23 ¾ inches by 12 ¼ inches by 18 inches, with brass patinated hardware, is estimated at $2,000-$4,000; while a Chinese Ming Dynasty wooden Buddha with glass eyes (16 inches tall), in a gilt wood shrine featuring dragons and flaming pearls (29 ½ inches tall) should reach $800-$1,200.
Session 2 begins with a pair of gilt bronze cloisonné enamel vases of double gourd form, each 11 inches tall and featuring painted medallions of women surrounded by bats, characters and flowers (est. $8,000-$12,000); and a fine Rolex President Oyster perpetual day/time certified men’s wristwatch (below) housed in an 18K gold case (est. $6,000-$10,000).
Other watches will include a men’s open-faced, fully jeweled 18K gold dress pocket watch by Patek Philippe, with a silvered dial signed “Bailey, Banks & Biddle,” with case (est. $1,000-$2,000); and a Fabergé-style silver gilt guilloche enamel key-wind desk watch and stand, 5 1/2 inches in height, with an elephant standing on the base with ruby eyes (est. $2,000-$4,000).
For details contact Gordon S. Converse & Co. at 610-722-9004 or email Todd Converse at Todd@ConverseClocks.com.
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