16 Diciembre 2021

Hallmarked silver.
Height of the jug: 30.5 cms; basin: 13 cms high and 36 cms diám.
1.8 Kgs

Silver with spiral fluted decoration. Hallmarked and with the coat of arms of Barcelona.
Base with triple engraving and engraved initials.
6.5 x 37.5 x 32.5 cm.
980 grs

Hallmarked silver.
It comprises a coffee pot, a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, a strainer, a tray and twenty-four coffee cups with their saucers. Total 54 items.
Some items with small dents.
Height of the coffee pot: 21.5 cms; tray: 53.5 x 30 cms.
5.12 Kgs

Hallmarks by the silversmith P. Arquere, coat of arms of Barcelona and engraving.
Lower part of the base with engraved initials.
Slight damage to a support and some dents.
10 x 24.5 x 8 cms.
447 grs

Hallmarked. 39 cm. dia. 235 g.

Hallmarked silver with embossed decoration and interior with a silver-plated metal tray.
Marble base with light chipping.
9 kgs approx. total weight, and 4 kgs silver weight.
27.5 x 59 x 33 cms.

925 sterling silver and gilded silver.
Not engraved.
Consisting of 12 table forks, 12 table knives and 12 table spoons, 12 fish forks and 12 fish slices, 12 lunch forks, 12 lunch spoons and 12 lunch knives, 12 dessert spoons and 3 serving items. Total 111 pieces.
All of them are hallmarked and numbered.
In their original cases. Each case includes 6 items, except the serving ones.
Certificate of purchase dated 1992.
4.454 kgs. (weight without knives and fish slices).
21 cms the longest serving item. 
 

925 sterling silver and gilded silver.
Not engraved.
Consisting of 12 table forks, 12 table knives and 12 table spoons, 12 fish forks and 12 fish slices, 12 lunch forks, 12 lunch spoons and 12 lunch knives, 12 dessert spoons and 3 serving items. Total 111 items.
All of them are hallmarked and numbered.
In their original cases. Each case includes 6 items, except the serving ones.
Certificate of purchase dated 1992.
4.405 kgs. (weight without knives and fish slices).
21 cms the longest serving item. 
 

Painted porcelain. 38 x 25cm without frame.

Etched & painted alabaster plaque with carved wooden structure. Signed with red stamp. Framed plaque 17 x 17 cm. & 21. 5 x 18.5 cm in total.

Carved wood with ironwork and mother-of-pearl inlays.
Different compartments inside.
With handles.
18.5 x 25 x 34 cm closed. 

Three miniatures with erotic subjects, painted and framed.
20 x 15.5 cm; 49.5 x 41 cm with frame and 16.5 x 20.5 cm.

Made in malachite, lapis lazuli, imperial jade and agate.
Some figures with wooden bases.
Some defects and restored breaks.
24 cms height of the largest one with base, 8 cms height of the smallest one with base and 36 x 25 x 11.5 cms centrepiece. 

Satsuma earthenware.
Height 80 cms.

Jasper stone.
Height 25.5 cms.

Jade serpentine figure decorated with Chinese characters.
12.5 x 8.5 x 24 cm.

Polychrome and glazed ceramic.
Height 5 cms. and diameter 17 cms. 

Bronze with embossed decoration imitating taotie.
Height 30 cms.
Chinese ritual bronze sets are the most impressive objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. These vessels were probably deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility. There are documented excavations in which more than 200 items were found in a single tomb. According to some experts, the Chinese Bronze Age began with the Xia dynasty (circa 2070 - circa 1600 BC), reaching its peak during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC).
 
 

Bronze in the shape of a bird with embossed decoration imitating taotie.
Height 19 cms.
Chinese ritual bronze sets are the most impressive objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. These vessels were probably deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility. There are documented excavations in which more than 200 items were found in a single tomb. According to some experts, the Chinese Bronze Age began with the Xia dynasty (circa 2070 - circa 1600 BC), reaching its peak during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC).
The "Zun" or "yin" were ritual bronze vessels for wine, which at the end of the "Zhōu" dynasty were made in the shape of animals, completely abandoning their traditional shape. 
 
 
 

Bronze with embossed decoration imitating taotie.
Height 25.5 cms.
Chinese ritual bronze sets are the most impressive objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. These vessels were probably deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility. There are documented excavations in which more than 200 items were found in a single tomb. According to some experts, the Chinese Bronze Age began with the Xia dynasty (circa 2070 - circa 1600 BC), reaching its peak during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC).
"Dings" were one of the most important bronze items used in Chinese rituals.
 

Bronze with embossed decoration of a battle against animals and taotie.
Total height 33.5 cm.
Chinese ritual bronze sets are the most impressive objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. These vessels were probably deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility. There are documented excavations in which more than 200 items were found in a single tomb. According to some experts, the Chinese Bronze Age began with the Xia dynasty (circa 2070 - circa 1600 BC), reaching its peak during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC).
Hés were a kind of teapot-shaped wine vessel with three legs and a handle and a straight spout pointing diagonally upwards. 
 

Circular bronze mirror with decoration on one side.
Total height 33.5 cm.
Chinese ritual bronze sets are the most impressive objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. These vessels were probably deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility. There are documented excavations in which more than 200 items were found in a single tomb. According to some experts, the Chinese Bronze Age began with the Xia dynasty (circa 2070 - circa 1600 BC), reaching its peak during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC). 
 
 

Porcelain.
With inscriptions and red stamps.
Handles in the shape of deer heads.
Height 33 cms.

Red lacquered wood with bluing metal trim.
188 x 95 x 52 cms.