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Asian Works of Art

Session: Generic Asian Works of art

San Francisco
2 Oct 2012, session starting at 10:00 PDT
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A gilt copper alloy figure of Syamatara 16th century
Sold for US$ 32,500 inc. premium
A gilt copper alloy figure of Syamatara 16th century
A Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Vajradhara 17th/18th century
Sold for US$ 9,375 inc. premium
A Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Vajradhara 17th/18th century
A Tibetan gilt bronze model of an elephant 17th century
Sold for US$ 6,250 inc. premium
A gilt copper alloy bronze 'Precious Elephant,' Hastiratna Tibet, 17th century
A Tibeto-Chinese carved rhinoceros horn priming-flask 19th century
Sold for US$ 4,750 inc. premium
A Tibeto-Chinese carved rhinoceros horn priming-flask 19th century

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Two Tibeto-Chinese reticulated gilt metal rings 17th/18th century
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1650
Two Tibeto-Chinese reticulated gilt metal rings 17th/18th century
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
A Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Vajradhara 17th/18th century
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1651
A Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Vajradhara 17th/18th century
Sold for US$ 9,375 inc. premium
A gilt copper alloy figure of Syamatara 16th century
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1652
A gilt copper alloy figure of Syamatara 16th century
Sold for US$ 32,500 inc. premium
An Indian miniature painting Pahari Hills, Circa 1820
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1653
An Indian miniature painting Pahari Hills, circa 1820
Sold for US$ 1,875 inc. premium
A group of eleven Vishnu avatar cards, Jaipur
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1654
Eleven Vishnu avatar cards Jaipur, mid-late 19th century
Sold for US$ 625 inc. premium
An erotic study Late 18th century
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1655
An illustration from an erotic series Malwa, circa 1675-1700
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 990
€770 - 1,200
A group of nineteen carved wood architectural fragments India, 19th century
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1656
A group of nineteen carved wood architectural fragments India, 19th century
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£2,000 - 3,300
€2,300 - 3,900
A photographic portrait of a raja India, early 20th century
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1657
A photographic portrait of a raja India, early 20th century
Estimate:
US$ 600 - 800
£400 - 530
€460 - 620
An Indian miniature painting Udaipur, Rajasthan, circa 1785
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An Indian miniature painting Udaipur, Rajasthan, circa 1785
Estimate:
US$ 600 - 800
£400 - 530
€460 - 620
Two volumes of the Baur Collection
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1659
Two volumes of the Baur Collection
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
An illustrated five-volume set on the Sukarno art collection
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1660
An illustrated five-volume set on the Sukarno art collection
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 990
€770 - 1,200
A group of sixteen books and catalogues on South and Southeast Asia
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1661
A group of sixteen books and catalogues on South and Southeast Asia
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 990
€770 - 1,200
A group of thirty books and catalogues on the various arts of China and Japan
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1662
A group of thirty books and catalogues on the various arts of China and Japan
Sold for US$ 3,750 inc. premium
A group of books on the arts of China and Korea
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1663
A group of books on the arts of China and Korea
Sold for US$ 500 inc. premium
A group of books on the arts and crafts of China
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1664
A group of books on the arts and crafts of China
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 990
€770 - 1,200
A group of books and academic journals on the arts of Asia and the West
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1665
A group of books and academic journals on the arts of Asia and the West
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
A group of books on Japanese prints
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1666
A group of books on Japanese prints
Sold for US$ 475 inc. premium
A group of books on the art and culture of Japan
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1667
A group of books on the art and culture of Japan
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
A group of thirty books and exhibition catalogues on the arts and cultures of Asia
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1668
A group of thirty books and exhibition catalogues on the arts and cultures of Asia
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
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