Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . elaborate robe is delicately en-graved with brocade pattern and gilded. The soapstone iswhite with red-agate hue and of a rare variety, rock is vel-low-green. Height. i% inches
Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . elaborate robe is delicately en-graved with brocade pattern and gilded. The soapstone iswhite with red-agate hue and of a rare variety, rock is vel-low-green. Height. i% inches. 141— Ri-hy Clear Glass Box and Cover (Chieti Lung) Oval section with straight sides, flat top and base. Bril-liantly clear, transparent glass made in two thicknesses,inner being of rich ruby-red and outer of clear outer layer is shortened in box and lengthened in coverto form a rabbet Under base, impressed in the glass,are the seal-characters of the reign. If eight. inches. 142— Pair of Amber Glass Dogs of Fo ((Tien Lung)Molded and etched figures of the mythical lions called Dogsof Fo, hair of manes and tails are delicately cut in , brilliant glass of rich amber-color. Length. \y3 inches. 143— White Jade Kiax-yix (Chien Lung) Figure of the goddess with flowing robes stands erect, lefthand clasped over right arm and carved in white jade withsparse brown clouding. Height, !) First Afternoon 1+4—Three Soapstoxk Figures (Chien Lung) apostles, erosslcgged tni units, with rocky pedes-tuls. Surface of mats and edges of robes are elaboratelyengraved with arabesque patterns. Hair is closely tonsuredand stained black. Kmc variety of soapstonc, for fig-ures, like onyx with inner surface of old-ivory tone. Thebases are in similar stone but with red-agate veining andare elaborately undercut and carved. Blight, 8 inches (Illustrated) —Acjatk Mythical Lion {Chien Lung) Boldly carved animal crouching with forepaw outstretched,mane and h
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