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An Indian ‘jewelled’ bowenite handled tulwar and scabbard, early 20th century, with koftgari

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An Indian ‘jewelled’ bowenite handled tulwar and scabbard, early 20th century, with koftgari decoration to the hilt and top of the blade, the blade also engraved with various Indian animals, velvet covered scabbard, total length 97.5cm, faults

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A Caucasian koftgari decorated kindjal dagger, 19th century the hilt and upper blade with Islamic

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A Caucasian koftgari decorated kindjal dagger, 19th century the hilt and upper blade with Islamic inscriptions to shaped reserves, blade length 30.7cm, the velvet scabbard with similar koftgari mounts, total length 48.5cm

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A bleu de Huê ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowl, early 20th century, made for the Vietnamese market, the

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A bleu de Huê ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowl, early 20th century, made for the Vietnamese market, the exterior painted with a dragon and a phoenix chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds, the base with nâht (sun) mark, metal mounted rim, diameter 16cm, hairline crack Provenance - Formerly in the private collection of (Michael) Ngô Ðình Kha (1856–1914), Minister of Rites and Grand Chamberlain under Emperor Thành Thái of the Nguyen Dynasty, Hue, Vietnam. The pieces passed down through direct descent to his daughter, (Elizabeth) Ngô Ðình Thi Hiep (1903–2005) and her husband Nguyen Van Am, residing in the Phu Cam parish of Hue. They were then entrusted by Ngô Ðình Thi Hiep directly to her daughter, (Bernadette) Nguyen Thi Niem (1932-1997), who successfully transported the pieces upon her departure from Vietnam in 1964 amidst the post-coup political transitions. They then passed down by direct maternal inheritance from Nguyen Thi Niem to the current owner, the great-granddaughter of Ngo Ðình Kha. Kha was a high-ranking imperial mandarin and royal confidant to Emperor Thành Thái, as well as co-founder of the Quoc Hoc – Hue High School for the Gifted. A rare Catholic mandarin who bridged traditional Confucian scholarship and Western education, he famously lost his position in 1907 after refusing to sign the French-backed petition to depose the emperor. His historic Hue household is where his children grew up, including future president (Jean-Baptiste) Ngô Ðình Diem (1901-1963).

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Three Chinese patinated bronze archaistic models of a You, Jia, and Pan, cast to actual scale from

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Three Chinese patinated bronze archaistic models of a You, Jia, and Pan, cast to actual scale from Shang dynasty ritual vessels in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, 33.1cm to 36.4cm, each with certificate of authenticity from the Palace museum, Beijing, in a fitted case. Each no.29 of a limited edition of 50, from a representative selection of 32 bronzes chosen from the Forbidden City, Beijing, Palace museum’s reserve collection. A foundry was set up within the Forbidden City to cast the vessels using the lost wax process, each one stamped with the edition number and the museum’s seal.

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After Gu Kaizhi, Admonitions of the Instructress, woodblock printed scroll, c.1912-13,

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After Gu Kaizhi, Admonitions of the Instructress, woodblock printed scroll, c.1912-13, commissioned by Sidney Colvin in a limited edition of 100 for the Trustees of the British Museum, blocks cut by Sugizaki Hideaki, printed by Urushibara Mokuchu, 25cm x 462cm, Rarely seen with original booklet in Chinese and English translation, and original Japanese fitted box, some related newspaper cuttings. Provenance - Ray Nestor (1888-1989), a British artist, farmer, and early conservationist. In 1950, Nestor and his wife Dorothy left Kenya and retired to Crowborough, Sussex, where he became a keen collector of Chinese and Japanese art.

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