Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian (330)

Large Tibetan/Mongolian antique Fire Lighter in Leather case mounted with silver and gilt silver, brass and iron, with red coral stones inserted, 19th. century.

Nice piece in excellent condition with lots of fine patina, intact.

Size: 14,8 x 8,2 cm.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

Fine early Tibetan/Mongolian Steel Fire Lighter in Leather case mounted with brass and iron and still with a piece of flint in the pocket inside, 18th.-19th. century.

Fine early piece in excellent uncleaned condition with lots of fine patina, intact.

Size: 11,7 x 10,3 cm.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

Fine early Tibet prayer Gau silver and copper box with natural torquise gemstones, 19th. cent.

Finely patinated and uncleaned for very long.

Size: 8,5 cm x 8,3 cm.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

Fine early Tibet prayer Gau silver and copper box with natural torquise and lapis gemstones, 19th. cent.

Finely patinated and uncleaned for very long.

Size: 9 cm. wide and 8,7 cm. tall.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

An unusually elaborate pottery figure of a female Attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming periodc. 1550-1600 AD.

The lady is clad in a large thick robe, with an imposing hairdress and she is wearing a basket with red flowers and is standing on a round plint. She is glazed in torquise and dark blue colours.

Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.

Size: c. 22,5 cm...

An wonderful and elaborate pottery figure of a female house attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to c. 1550-1600 AD.

A beautiful, elderly lady, clad in a blue dress with tourquoise sleaves. She is carrying a dish with food in front of her chest. She is placed on a square plint with tourqoise glaze on the top.

Nicely painted facial details. A very fine and elegant figure from Ming dynasty, with it's careful thick glazing and fine expression.

Size: c...

A high quality, larger pottery figure of a male haouse attendant, dating to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.).

The attendant is wearing a robe in green and yellow Sancai colors, and he caerries a teapot in front of his chest. He wears a hat shaped like the roof of a house - a beculiar feature. .

Nicely painted facial details with and a realistic expression.

Size: c. 32,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine for type and age...

One of a group of very large Ming Dynasty pottery horse riders.

The figure is of a military attendant, wearing a hat and carrying a sword on hiss side. He wears a green robe with yellow sleaves -Sancai colors. The unglazed areas are covered with white and black pigmented colors.

Note that the painting is very detailed and includes wonderful thick and perfectly rendered facial features.

A very large figure, measuring c. 36 x 28 cm...

Interesting early brass figure of the reclining Bull Nandi, Southern India, 18th.- early 19th. century.

A finely made figure, much older than most we've seen on the market.

Size: 9 cm. wide and 7,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, smooth wear from use and polishing, brownish patina inside.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s and onwards. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

A pair of attractive brass figures of female dancers with musical instruments, Nepal, c. late 19th. century.

Each sealed with a cobber lid in the base.

Size: c. 15 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, evidence of polishing but still retaining old patina.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.

A really attractive and funny bronze or brass erotic 'toy' figur with a dark, age patina, India, 19th. century.

The figure is mechanical and the male has a hinge. He thrusts into the woman when you press the little lever on the base.

Size: 12,8 cm. tall and solid metal so heavy.

Condition: Good very fine, lovely dark brown patina.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.

Fine Kartika ceremonial knife, Himalayan c. 19th. Century.

The knife with a vajra handle and skull below - in brass and an iron blade. Attractive with much wear from use, but probably not older than 19th. century.

Size: 14,5 cm. tall and 15 cm. wide.

Condition: Choice Very fine, nice warm patina.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s and onwards. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.

Tibetan, c. 16th.-18th. century. The bell is made in a silverish bronze metal, with the vajra handle once gilt. Most of these bells are from the 19th.-20th...

A fine highly patinated 'Gao' prayer box with some unreseached content inside, the box probably 18th.-19th. century.

Beautiful ancient box with extensive smooth wear and decoration on the front.
BR> Size: 10 x 11 cm. and c. 5 cm. thick and quite sturdy metal.

Condition: Choice Very fine, stunning brown patina.

Provenance: Ulf Gudmundsen Tribal & Asian art collection, c. 1950s-2007.

A lovely high patinated 'Gao' prayer box with the Lama Letter and monastery laquer seal inside, the box probably deep into the 18th. century, the letter an early 20th. century addition in english.

Beautiful ancient box with extensive smooth wear and decoration on the front. The letter inside on silky paper, handmade and coloured. Comes with a monastery seal with Budhha.

Size: 10 x 11 cm. and c. 5 cm...

A very nice early carving and highly unusual! Buddha is depicted as a crowned king seated on his double Lotus Throne held by a dragon below and with a great flaming halo behind, carved with dragons.

The carving can be dated to the late Ming-early Qing dynasty, c. 17th. century.

Size: 38,3 cm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine. even wear and drying of the wood chips and degradation of the paint, but with much of the original laquer and paint still preserved...

Very precise and decorative carving and painting of a deity seated on a tiger-cat, inside a high throne with dragon, all in black, red, gold and laquer, Qing dynasty, late 19th.-early 20th. century.

Size: c31-30,5 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. wide.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, some fine wear to laquer and gilt, very sound and heavy wood, chip to his beard on left side othervise completely intact!

Provenance: Ulf Gudmundsen collection, c. 1950s-2007.

A very elaborate and finely gilt large figure of mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva, Chinese, later Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912, this figure probably from the late 19th...