Wichita Auction Gallery to sell 2,000-year-old Chinese antiques Jan. 6
This important bronze ritual wine jar, Fanglei Late Shang to Early Western Zhou, is 9 1/4 inches high and has a $60,000-$80,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
WICHITA, Kan. – Chinese antiquities are anticipated to carry the highest bidding at Wichita Auction Gallery’s 200-lot auction on Jan. 6 beginning at 2 p.m. Central. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.
A large and important bronze ritual wine jar dating to the Fanglei Late Shang or Early Western Zhou Dynasties tops these items with a $60,000-$80,000 estimate.
The auction will also include a Tang Dynasty painted pottery figure (estimate: $1,500-$2,000), fine Chinese ceramics, Meissen porcelain, Japanese ivory and American oil paintings.
A fine Famille-Verte Hehe Erxian vase from the Qing Dynasty, probably late 17th century, is 18 inches tall and is painted with the Hehe Erxian twins and Liu Hai looking at a toad, while red bats swoop overhead. This vase is estimated at $20,000-$30,000.
A Warring States Period disk topped with a carved dragon figure, 6 inches high overall, is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. A rare gilt bronze sword from the Warring States Period is 25 1/4 inches long and has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate.
A cloisonné enamel tripod censer and cover from the Qing Dynasty, 9 1/2 inches high, has a $1,500-$2,000 estimate.
Approximately 20 Japanese carved ivory figures will be offered with estimates ranging from $100 to $800 apiece.
Paintings include a scene of five cowboys on horses by Ross Stefan (American 1934-1999). The oil on canvas, 21 1-2 by 29 1/2 inches, has a $5,000-$6,000 estimate.
A signed painting by George Rondolph Barse Jr. (American, 1861-1938) of a Classical woman arranging a flowers in a vase has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate. The oil on canvas painting is 42 1/2 by 20 inches.
The sale will be conducted at Wichita Auction Gallery, 1020 E. English St. For details phone 316-269-1111.
To view the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
Click here to view Wichita Auction Gallery’s complete catalog.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
The interior of this rare archaic bronze wine vessel from the Western Zhou period is cast with more than 30 character inscriptions. It stands 12 1/4 inches and has a $30,000-$50,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
This bronze ritual food vessel form the early Western Zhou period is 5 3/4 inches high by 12 1/2 inches in diameter. It has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
Raised on three blade-form supports, this bronze ritual wine vessel is 7 1/8 inches high. It dates to the Ji Shu reign and has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery
Also carrying a $20,000-$30,000 estimate is this Famille-Verte Hehe Erxian vase of the Qing Dynasty, probably the late 17th century. It is 18 inches high. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
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