Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907. A pair of female musicians. The figures are dressed in long dresses with a short-sleeved cropped overjacket, the outfits are painted with brown pigments, with their hair arranged in a high topknot. The standing figures are playing the flute and cymbals respectively. Female musicians were often employed directly at court as skilled performers. These ladies may come from noble families or were selected according to their outstanding performance. They would perform in ceremonies, festivities as well as banquets, highlighting the Tang court's appreciation for music. Size: 350-360mm x 110-110mm; Weight: 2.5kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. The figure on the left has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
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Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907. A pair of terracotta female musicians. The figures are dressed in long dresses with a short-sleeved cropped overcoat, the outfits are painted with red, green and black pigments. Each figure is seated while holding their instruments: a flute and cymbals respectively. Size: 250-260mm x 135-135mm; Weight: 2.5kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. The figure on the right has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
Britains from set 37 Full Band of the Coldstream guards, with drum major, bass drum, side drum, cymbals, four cornets, two bass tuba, two euphoniums, three trombones, fife, clarinets and bassoon, together with two buglers, officer with sword and flag bearer, (generally fair, bass drummer arms replaced, drum major some loss to baton), (26).
Collection of 12 Robert Harrop Camberwick Green figures - Captain Flack Conductor CG69, Pugh Clarinet CG70, Dibble Bass Drum CG74, The Mayor and Philby in the Mayoral Car CG68, Pugh Trombone CG71, Cuthbert Tuba CG73, Grubb Trumpet CG75, Mrs Honeyman with Pram CG77, Barney Mcgrew Cymbals CG72, Horace Bricklayer CG66, Cyril Bricklayer CG67 and Mrs Murphy CG76 (all boxed)
Japanerin mit BeckenAuf Terrainsockel sitzende Japanerin, ein Becken schlagend. Polychrome Malerei mit reicher Goldstaffage. Entw. Friedrich Elias Meyer. Modell-Nr. 65665. Rest.; Schwertermarke. H. 13,5 cm.Vgl. Kat. Staatl. Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Figuren II, Blatt 2, Nr. E 45.A porcelain figure of a Japanese woman with cymbals. Restored. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Nach 1973.
Britains Collectors Club Centenary Series - Queen Victoria presenting the Scots Guards with the State Colour, 15th September 1899, comprising: 3 figure Band Sets - 2 x 00291- Bassoon, Tenor Drum, Cymbals, 00292 - Circular Bass, Tenor Sax, Euphonium, 5992 - Bass Drum, Side Drum, Oboe, 40106 - Tuba, Alto Sax, Piccolo, 40201 - Sgt. Trombone, Sgt. Clarinet, Sgt. Cornet & 3 x 40202 - Side Drum, Clarinet & French Horn. Mint overall, contained in near Mint Britains pictorial set boxes. [9]
Circa 2nd century A.D. Modelled in dynamic pose with her peplos slipping loose from her shoulders and held at her waist by her right hand; head turned and left hand held at the breast; possibly a Maenad; mounted on a custom-made stand. 40.3 grams total, 63 mm including stand (2 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.Maenads were followers of Dionysus whose rites were characterised by vigorous dancing to loud music and crashing cymbals, in which the revellers whirled and became drunk, and incited each another to greater abandon.
A set of six German Volkstedt porcelain figures comprising of a girl holding a basket of fruit, 13cm high; a girl with a basket of fish on her head, 16cm high; a young boy holding fish above his head; a young man playing an organ with a monkey playing cymbals on his shoulder, 14.5cm high; a young girl playing the tambourine, 15cm high; and a young boy playing the drums, 14cm high ,in good condition , no chips, cracks or restoration (6)
A Doulton stoneware 'Merry Musician' figure c.1905, by George Tinworth, of a young boy playing the pipes and a guitar, with a drum on his back and cymbals at his feet, impressed marks, signed, 12cm highProvenance: The Estate of the Late Jackie Mann Condition ReportSmall firing cracks under the musician's arm. No signs of restoration when held under a UV light. Please see the additional images.
South India, Tamil Nadu, a bronze figure of the Shaiva poet-saint Sambandar Nayaka period, late 18th-early 19th century. holding two cymbals, wearing jewelry and standing on a lotus throne with a square basement. Sambandar is one of the sixty-three Shaiva saints known as Nayanmars worshipped in South India. H. 39,5 cm. Provenance: Collection Benjamin J. Stein, Amsterdam. [1]
Original bronze statue in brown patina entitled Dancing Faun after the antique by 18th century Italian sculptor Pietro Cipriani who depicts a nude with cymbals to emphasize the classical idealized human body. Weight: 2.6 lbs. Artist: After Pietro Cipriani (Italian 1680-1745)Issued: Early 20th centuryDimensions: 4.5"W x 10.75"HCountry of Origin: ItalyCondition: Age related wear.
ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE OF A DANCER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY modelled on one foot, holding cymbals, on stepped oblong hardstone baseThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Several countries, including in the EU and USA, prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.Ivory Act 2018 (2022) compliant with APHA registration reference Q14BS1HX. 43.5cm high Very good condition with only light surface scratches, in keeping with age. The figure is slightly loose where attached to base though this appears fairly easily rectified by screw tightening.
Superbe gobelet à pied gravé à la manière de Gottfried Spiller, Potsdam, vers 1720-30An exceptional Potsdam engraved goblet in the manner of Gottfried Spiller, circa 1720-30The generous round funnel bowl decorated with a continuous landscape depicting a Bacchanalian procession, Bacchus crowned with fruiting vines and holding a thyrsus, seated beside his female companion, perhaps Venus, both in an elaborate shell-shaped chariot pulled by two large cat-like creatures and pushed by a Bacchante, a putto astride one of the cats, a satyr carrying a nymph in his arms between them, all before two musicians playing a drum and cymbals respectively, a large gnarled tree ahead of them, the rim with a distinctive ashlar border of rectangular hobnails, on an elaborate beaded inverted baluster stem cut with flutes, between shoulder and basal knops, the base of the bowl and the conical foot deeply cut with overlapping petal-like facets, 27.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Uwe Friedleben Kunsthandel, 1 November 1984Christian von Reitzenstein CollectionThe Triumphal Procession of Bacchus was an extremely popular subject in Baroque art, including on glass. With its particularly fine and lively cutting, this goblet can probably be attributed to the workshop of Gottfried Spiller, which was active in Berlin until 1728. A goblet of very similar form engraved with a Bacchanalian procession is illustrated by Robert Schmidt, Brandenburgische Gläser, 1914, table 30, no.1. A goblet of slightly different form engraved with a Bacchanalian procession in a remarkably similar style, also attributed to the circle of Gottfried Spiller, is in the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin (inv. no.SM 2013-7642). A Zechlin armorial goblet of identical shape with borders cut in an identical way is illustrated by Rainer Rückert, Die Glasammlung des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums München, Vol.2, 1982, pp.280-1, pl.XXVII, no.821.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A SATYR WITH YOUNG BACCHUS ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY Old inscription to base "Infant Pan Early Italian" 35cm high, base 9.5cm wide This figural group is a boxwood version of the famous ancient marble Satyr with young Bacchus formerly in the Farnese collection and now in the Museo Nazionale in Naples (inv. 6022). In the 16th century the statue formed part of the collection of antiquities of the Cesarini, a prominent Roman aristocratic family, who - in a fashion not uncommon at the time - traced their lineage to no less than Julius Caesar (M. de Montaigne, Journal de Voyage en Italie, Paris, 1580-81, pp. 275-276). In 1593 Cardinal Odoardo Farnese acquired the Satyr with young Bacchus from Duke Giuliano IV Cesarini, along with the rest of the collection. The theme of Bacchus's childhood, spent on the hills of mount Nysa in the company of satyrs and maenads, had enjoyed significant popularity since antiquity, as testified above all by the famous Hermes and the Infant Dionysus group attributed to Praxiteles (4th century BC, now Archaeological Museum, Olympia, Greece). The present model depicts a satyr playing cymbals whilst the infant Bacchus sits on his shoulders holding a bunch of grapes. This lively scene captures a seminal event in the life of the young god, for this is the moment when he is first introduced to the fruits of the vine. In the ancient world, many different cultures throughout Europe and Asia Minor established cults of Bacchus, centred on festivals such as the Athenian Dionysia and Lenaia, in which musical instruments like the cymbals and panpipe represented here played a key role. Condition Report: With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Old shrinkage around sectional joint construction with some later remedial work- both satyr's arms, left hand cymbal, child's left arm and right wrist, hips and the base Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Condition Report Disclaimer
A rare stoneware open salt cellar modeled as a young boy playing cymbals seated beside a circular dish, raised on a shaped base. BN monogrammed to base for Bessie Newbery. Incised George Tinworth initials. Doulton Lambeth impressed backstamp. Artist: George TinworthIssued: Late 19th c. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 2.25"W x 3.5"HManufacturer: Doulton LambethCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Pair of late 19th century Austrian silver and enamel vases by Hermann Böhm, of baluster form, overall decorated the top depicting musical scenes and oratory with reclining figures in togas, the ovoid bodies painted with Dithyramb scenes portraying Dionysiac worshippers playing the cymbals, pan pipes and lyre, with a dancing Maenad bearing a Thyrsus beside, and surrounding figures consuming wine, the domed pedestal feet depicting the Greek gods observing from the clouds with Putti, and recovering a lost statue from ploughed fields, within foliate silver mounts, marked A for Vienna and maker's mark HB, H21cm (2)
CLAYTON & BELL THREE STAINED GLASS CARTOONS, CIRCA 1898 pencil and coloured washes, to include a STUDY OF TWO ANGELS, lunette, 43cm x 63cm (frame size 69.5cm x 82cm); a STUDY OF AN ANGEL WITH HARP, trefoil, 30cm x 32.5cm (framed size 51cm x 51cm); and a STUDY OF AN ANGEL WITH CYMBALS, trefoil, 30.5cm x 32.5cm (frame size 51cm x 51cm) (3) 60cm x 80cm Provenance: Clayton & Bell StudioRachel Moss Gallery
Ca. AD 619 - 906.A collection of three Tang dynasty terracotta female musicians. The figures are dressed in long dresses with a short-sleeved cropped overcoat, the outfits are painted with red, brown and green pigments. Each figure is seated while holding their instruments a guqin, a flue and cymbals. This collection has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.Size: 210-225mm x 110-140mm; Weight: 2.76kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.The figure in the centre has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
Ca. AD 619 - 906.A Tang dynasty standing terracotta female musician playing the cymbals. The figure is dressed in a red painted long dress, with a short-sleeved cropped overcoat. The coat is decorated with Persian patterns, most likely influenced by the Silk Road. Her hair is arranged into a Luo Ji, a coiled hair bun in the form of a conch shell. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.Size: 360mm x 110mm; Weight: 1.20kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
A set of twelve Royal Doulton porcelain limited edition "Lady Musicians" figures modelled by Peggy Davies comprising of Hurdy-Gurdy, Virginals, Lute, Harp, Viola D'Amore, Dulcimer, French Horn, Violin, Cello, Chitarrone and Cymbals (A/F) - all with original certificates, wooden plinths and boxes.
Pair of large Royal Dux figures, dancers, circa.1900, modelled wearing antique robes, painted in colours, oval plinths, impressed 365 and 366, 60cm and 57cm.Condition report:Cymbal player (model 365) - both cymbals have been professionally restored. No other evident restoration or significant losses. There is a very small shallow chip to the rear of the base, approximately 3mm diameter.Dancer (model 366) - some of the gilt star points to her hair have been reglued, but otherwise no evident restoration or repair. Some random small chipping to the edging of the modelling, and a shallow chip to the underside of the draped rug corner front left of the figure.
Late Victorian, probably Royal Worcester, Aesthetic Movement three section bud vase, of architectural form with 4 pierced Japonaiserie panels of bamboo, flanked by turquoise pilasters as the vases, gilt Greek key, lattice, and bead decoration, on scroll feet, the base bears diamond registration mark, incised number "529", and gilt "J D", 16 x 21.5cm overall, (a/f); 7 Royal Doulton figures of ladies, tallest H.22cm; Royal Copenhagen figure of a child with cymbals, H.9.5cm; Little Mermaid plaque, Dia.14.5cm, and a Bing & Grondahl dish. (10)
Boxed early 20th century automata - Monkey with cymbals; Western German clockwork bouncing Rabbit; Norah Wellings Sailor "RMS Carinthia", early 20th century toy monkey with red metal collar, stuffed "Sunny Jim Cereal" sailor figure in profile, Paddleshaped doll in taupe cotton velvet with printed doll. (qty)
Large collection of eighteen Royal Doulton Bunnykins figurines to include Bunnykins figure of the year Sailor Bunnykins, Hornpiper, Limited edition Betsy Ross No 0399, Federation, Statue of Liberty, Bride, Partners in collecting, Polly, Nurse, Uncle Sam, Easter parade, Doctor, Sleepytime, Jogging, Cymbals, School master, Bath time, Choir singer, Groom, Fisherman, Father, Drummer, Helping Mother, Eskimo and Hornpiper Bunnykins
Glazed porcelain figure of a young lady angel in a white dress with blue accents holding cymbals. Lladro backstamp. This item has its original box: 12.75"L x 7.5"W x 6"H. Artist: Francisco CatalaIssued: 1992Dimensions: 5"L x 4.5"W x 7"HManufacturer: LladroCountry of Origin: SpainCondition: Age related wear.
A 19th Century opal glass vase of footed ovoid form with flared neck, enamel decorated with a boy playing cymbals and a mythological, creature verso, with a branch and leaves above and stiff leaf border below, height 32.5cm, together with A 19th Century white opaline glass vase of footed, shouldered ovoid form with collar neck and flared rim, the body decorated in relief paste and secondary gilding in the Etruscan taste with classical figures between pattern borders, unmarked, height 16cm. (2) PLEASE VIEW CONDITION REPORT
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