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July 13, 2019 Auction 7/13/2019 LOT # LOT # 1 Chinese Spinach Jade Marriage Bowl Dickson, Tennessee. Condition: 1st item: Chinese spinach jade marriage bowl, lobed oval Natural fissure to center of spout with miniscule form on four low shaped feet, rounded sides separation; overall very good condition. 2nd with low-relief carved flowers and leaf tendrils, item: Excellent condition. 3rd item: Small hole double floral carved openwork handles and some glue residue to dragon head; brass suspending loose rings. 2 3/8" H (to handle) x mounting appears to have originally been a 11 1/8" W x 7 1/8" D. Together with wood blade, now cut down. 400.00 - 500.00 stand with S-scroll legs (one repaired), 4 1/8" 3 Carved Jade Ducks and Belt Hook H. Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier. Two (2) Chinese carved celadon jade items, Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by Ducks and Belt Hook. 1st item: Figural carving descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: depicting a mother and baby duck, the mother Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute with stalk of reeds in her mouth. 2" H x 3 1/4" collector of African Art and co-author of the L x 1 7/8" D. 2nd item: Chinese jade belt book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture buckle in the form of a dragon head top with in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable smaller dragon figure on body. Carved flower collection of Asian, British, and military related hook en verso. 5 5/8" L. Both items Late antiques from his grandparents, Wall Street 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. Condition: and William and Margaret Wheelock, who Both items overall good condition. 500.00 - owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker 600.00 Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the couture firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots throughout this auction. 4 Carved Jade Lotus Blossom Bowl w/ Stand Condition: Two natural fissures on rim near one Chinese carved jade brush washer bowl, pale carved point. Some surface grime on handle celadon color with russet inclusions; scalloped carving. 800.00 - 1,200.00 and folded rim adorned with flowering lotus blossoms, the underside carved with leaf, stem and vine decoration. Fitted with a shaped hardwood stand. 3 1/8" H x 5 1/4" W x 4 1/2" 2 Archaic form Jade Libation Cup & 2 Jade Belt Hooks D. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Archaic form Jade Libation Cup and two (2) The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. Condition: jade belt hooks, 3 items total. 1st item: Chinese Natural fissure noted to inside bowl to the right archaistic celadon jade libation cup with curved of largest blossom on the rim. Some natural spout and bracket handle, sides carved in low scattered inclusions. No chips or cracks noted. relief with fret design at edge over cloud design 500.00 - 600.00 to body; oblong molded foot. 2"H x 4 1/8"W 1 5/8". Chinese, 19th century or earlier. 2nd & 3rd items: One (1) white Jade belt hook with dragon head and bracket molded end, later engraved brass blade attached to form a letter opener, belt hook - 3 1/4", overall - 10"; one (1) celadon jade belt hook with dragon head and low relief carved handle having a later engraved brass mounting, 3 1/2". Both circa 1900 or earlier. 3 items total. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Case Antiques, Inc. Page: 2 July 13, 2019 Auction 7/13/2019 LOT # LOT # 5 2 Chinese Carved Jade Items, Libation Cup & Schola figures having tea, and one figure playing music Two (2) Chinese carved celadon jade items. 1st in an outdoor setting with structure visible to item: Libation cup with figural dragon head the right. Housed in a molded hardwood frame handle and a hardwood wooden cover with with one Chinese brass hanger to top, and one silver inlay design and jade duck final. 2 3/4" H to bottom with attached tassel. 18 7/8" H x 9" x 3 7/8" L x 2" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. W. 4th & 5th items: Pair of shaped hardwood 2nd item: Carved figural group depicting a frames with stands having attached shaped scholar standing with staff in his hand and a brass plaques, with citations honoring and small boy at his side, holding a flowering thanking an American Missionary worker who branch. 4" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. aided and treated a city mayor who had Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, sustained a head wound. One with engraved GA. Condition: Both items overall good flowering branch, bird, and peach decoration condition. Figural with scattered natural and the other with engraved foliate decoration. inclusions. 500.00 - 600.00 10 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W and 8" H x 9 1/2" W. All items 1st half 20th century. Provenance: Descended through a Virginia family whose mother acquired them during the 1940's-50's while living and serving as a missionary and 6 Chinese Carved Jade Bird Figural w/ Stand nurse in China. Condition: 1st & 2nd items: Chinese carved celadon jade figure depicting Some toning to photos, minor abrasions to two birds among flowering lotus blossoms, one frames. 3rd item: Overall good condition, minor bird rests on a nest, the other is perched above abrasions to wood back and frame. 4th & 5th guarding the nest. Fitted with a conforming items: Oxidation and some bending to brass on hardwood stand. 4 1/8" H x 8 1/4" L x 2 3/4" plaques. 500.00 - 600.00 W. 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. Condition: Overall very 9 Ink Stone in Carved Stand good condition. 500.00 - 600.00 Chinese Duan Inkstone with relief carved water lotus and frog design, housed in a fitted carved and pierced teak wood stand. Stone 8 3/8" x 6 1/8", in frame overall 12 1/4"H x 7"W x 4"D. Late 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of 7 Carved Chinese Jade Melon Box w/ Stand Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. Condition: Chinese celadon jade box and cover, carved in A few small chips to flower petals, some the form of a melon with pierced vine, leaf and scratching to reverse side; overall good butterfly decoration to the conforming top, condition. 300.00 - 350.00 together with a foliate carved hardwood stand. 2 3/4" H x 5" W x 4" D. 4 1/8" H x 5" W x 4" D with stand. 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. Condition: Overall very good condition with no chipping or 10 Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Charger & Jade Leaf Dis Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Charger & Jade cracks. Some scattered russet inclusions. 500.00 Leaf Dish. 1st item: Chinese Qianlong period - 550.00 Famille Rose porcelain charger with precious object and foliate decoration to the center. Scrolling vine and foliate decoration to the border. Solveig/Anita Gray London gallery label 8 2 Framed Chinese Photos, 1 Hardstone Plaque & 2 Pr en verso. 10 1/8" dia. Circa 1770-1780. 2nd Two (2) Framed Chinese Photographs, one (1) item: Chinese finely carved spinach jade leaf Hardstone Plaque and two (2) Award Plaques. form dish with conforming carved and pierced 1st & 2nd items: Two (2) vintage photographs hardwood stand. Dish - 5" L x 3" W. Stands - 4 depicting a walled city and interior city scene 1/2" L x 2 3/4" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. temple path, possibly the Forbidden City, both 3rd & 4th items: Pair of Chinese carved housed in pierced carved foliate and fretwork hardwood footed stands with pierced sides. 4 hardwood frames. 9" H x 11 3/4" W and 12 1/4" 1/8" H x 7 1/4" dia. & 4 1/2" H x 7 1/2" dia. H x 17" W. 3rd item: Hardwood wall plaque Both 20th century. Provenance: a Middle with inset hardstone decoration depicting Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Case Antiques, Inc. Page: 3 July 13, 2019 Auction 7/13/2019 LOT # LOT # Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was 12 4 Famille Rose Export Porcelain Vases known as an astute collector of African Art and Grouping of four (4) Chinese Famille Rose co-author of the book "Land of the Flying export porcelain garniture vases, two matching, Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also including one (1) baluster form lidded urn with inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, polychrome bird and flowering branch and military related antiques from his decoration, one (1) baluster form lidded urn grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs with polychrome chrysanthemum and flowering Buchanan of New York, and William and branch decoration, one (1) baluster form urn Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish and one (1) matching trumpet form vase with manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret polychrome ju-i head, chrysanthemum and deer Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding decoration. Ranging in size from 5 1/4" H x 9 partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & 1/2" H. All pieces 18th century. Provenance: Wheelock in New York). See other related lots Private Middle Tennessee collection. Acquired in this auction. Condition: 1st item: Some by consignor's grandfather in The Hague in the staining noted to underside of rim. No damage early 1900s.