SOTHEBY'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 9 June 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, London, 18 June 1985; Chinese Decorative Arts, London, 1 November 1985; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art, London, 10 December 1985; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Snuff Bottles and Decorative Arts, London, 6 and 9 May 1986; Highly Important Chinese Tang Pottery, Metalwork and Sculpture, London, 10 June 1986; Fine Chinese Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 10 June 1986; Chinese Decorative Arts, London, 31 October 1986; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, London, 18 November 1986; Chinese Decorative Arts, Export Porcelain and Snuff Bottles, London, 24 and 28 April 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 December 1987; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 7 June 1988; Chinese Export Porcelain and Decorative Arts, London, 10 May 1988 (2 copies); Chinese Export Porcelain and Decorative Arts, London, 28 October 1988 (2 copies); Fine Netsuke Inro and Lacquer from the Estate of Madelyn Hickmott, New York, 8 February 1989; Early English and Continental Ceramics, London, 6 June 1989; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 11 December 1990; The Roy G. Cole Collection of Fine Japanese Sword Fittings, Lacquer and other Works of Art, New York, 13 December 1990; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 14 May 1996; Japanese Works of Art, Prints, Paintings and Screens, London, 18 and 19 June 1996 (2 copies); Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 11 June 1996 (2 copies); The Carlo Monzino Collection of Japanese Sword Fittings & Swords, London, 18 June 1996 (2 copies); Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 24 September 1996; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 12 November 1996; Japanese Prints, Paintings and Works of Art, London, 13 and 14 November 1996; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 17 December 1996; Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 8 April 1997 (2 copies); Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 2 December 1997; Japanese Works of Art, London, 18 June 1998; CHRISTIE'S: The Edward James Collection West Dean Park, volume II, European and Oriental Porcelain, 3-4 June 1986; The Estate of Carsten Faurschou, London, 19 November 1986; The Peony Pavilion Collection: Chinese tea Ceramics for Japan (c. 1580-1650), London, 12 June 1989; Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, East, 11 October 1989; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 30 October 1989; An Important Collection of Fine Japanese Metalwork of the Meiji Period, London, 14 November 1989; Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, 28 November 1989; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 11 December 1989; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 23 April 1990 (2 copies); Fine Netsuke, Inro and Pipecases, London, 16 May 1990; The Jarras Collection, Part I: Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, London, 13 June 1990; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 23 November 1990; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain and Works of Art, London, 29 October 1990; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London 10 December 1990 (2 copies); Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 7 December 1992; Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, London, 13 May 1996 (2 copies); Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, Jades, Works of Art and Paintings, London, 10 June 1996; Fine Chinese Ceramics, paintings and Works of Art, London, 16 December 1996; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 27 February 1997; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 10 April 1997; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 5 June 1997; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 19 June 1997; Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, South Kensington, 11 September 1997; Oriental Costume and Textiles, South Kensington, 21 November 1997. 33 kg total, 27 x 21 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

SOTHEBY'S: Furniture, works of Art, Rugs, ceramics, Paintings, Silver, Vertu and Jewellery, 1st to 9th October 1996; Important Americana, January 17 & 18, 2002; The Robert E.Crawford Collection, 13 October 2001; A celebration of the English Country House: Paintings, Sculpture, English Ceramics, Chinese Export Porcelain, Furniture and Decoration, 19 and 20 April 2001; Important Chinese Export Porcelains and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the late Mildred R. and Rafi Y.Mottahedeh, Thursday 19 October 2000; Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints, Chinese Export Porcelain and Carpets, 22 & 23 January 2016; Treasures Including Property of the Prince of Prussia, 5 July 2017; Important Americana Including Property from the Collection of Joan Oestreich Kend, 20 & 21 January 2017; tresors de la Prestigieuse Collection Qizilbash, 28 Novembre 2016; CHRISTIE'S: Interiors South Kensington, 16,17 & 19 September 2012 (2 pcs); Palais Abbatial de Royaumont, 19, 20 & 21 September 2011; Interiors South Kensington, 7 & 18 July 2012; The Exceptional Sale 2017, 28 Novembre 2017; Noble & Private Collections, 26 & 27 April 2016; Philadelphia Splendor: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Max R.Zaitz, 22 January 2016; The House Sale, Wednesday 6 March 2002; The British Interior, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 January 2002; Arts of France, Friday 26 October 2001; Important English Furniture, Thursday 18 October 2001; English Furniture and Decorative Arts including the Property of the Heirs of Janet Auchincloss from Hammersmith Farm, Tuesday 10 October 2000; The di Portanova Collection, friday 20 October 2000; Fingask Castle, Rait, By Perth, 26-28 April 1993. ETUDE COUTURIER NICOLAY, ETUDE OGER-DUMONT: Dessins et Tableaux Anciens: Meubles et Objets d'Art, Ceramique-Haute Epoque, Tapis-Tapisseries, 17 June 1994; GALERIE FISCHER, LUZERN: Volkskunst aus der Sammlung Baronin M.Lambert, Gstaad Möbel und Kunstobjekte ehemals aus deutschem Fürstenhaus und aus anderen Sammlungen, 3. Juli 1997; VERITAS Art Auctioneers: Antiguidades e Obras de Arte Pratas e Joias, 17 and 18 May 2016; PALACIO DO CORREIO VELHO: Leilao IV, June 2007; Leilao V, May 2008; Leilao VIII, 20 April 2010; Leilao VII, 8 October 2009. 30.45 kg total, 27.1 x 21 - 23 x 24.7 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Moulded ampulla formed as a head with a short pointed beard, aquiline nose, scalplock; open to the underside of the neck. 26.18 grams, 37 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Slender hoop and applied teardrop plaque with radiating lugs, granulated surface with inset garnet cabochons. 3.45 grams, 22.27 mm overall, 16.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2000s.

Discoid in plan with suspension lugs to the raised rim; obverse with nimbate figure of Christ flanked by 'ICXC' legend; reverse nimbate figure in orans posture. 5.33 grams, 33 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Slender hoop with scooped shoulders, a hexagonal bezel with a stylised warrior holding a long spear. 3.24 grams, 21.80 mm overall, 17.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)



Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

This category of rings had a hexagonal-rounded chaton raised above the link. Conforming to the iconography of the Orthodox countries under the influence of Byzantium, the possible decoration was related to the military saints.

Slender hoop with discoid bezel showing a stylised warrior holding a long spear. 3.78 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 17.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)



Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

These banded rings, made of bronze sheet with a flattened ellipsoidal head, could be decorated with geometric or animal ornaments executed by shallow carving. In this circumstance, the bezel is decorated with a stylised image, most probably of Archangel Michael, who was asked for protection and blessing.

Slipper-shaped in plan with spike handle, raised rim to the filler hole, broad shoulder with raised radiating bars, stub nozzle with ring-and-dot above, low basal ring. 72 grams, 97 mm



From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000. Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.

D-section hoop with keeled shoulders, polygonal bezel with a stylised nimbate figure. 6.65 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)



Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

This category of rings had a hexagonal-rounded chaton raised above the link. Conforming to the iconography of the Orthodox countries under the influence of Byzantium, the possible decoration was related to the military saints. The ring was made of bronze, most likely by casting.

Comprising a slender hoop with gently expanding shoulders, an oval bezel with a stylised standing figure holding a spear. 3.23 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 18.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14..35, Japan 13)



Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

These kind of rings, possibly signet rings, find their parallels with artefacts from Eastern Europe, especially in the area of Smederevo. Comparison elements allow us to propose a 14th-15th A.D. date. In the Orthodox world, military saints were common representations, although engraved simplistically.

Including an openwork pendant type with inset iron striking face, openwork hatched cross and other types. 66.8 grams total, 38-63 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Hollow body discoid in profile and lentoid in section with thick loop handles to the shoulders, low-relief scene of a nimbate man between beasts to obverse, similar flanked by crosses pommee to reverse. 106 grams, 96 mm



From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.