antiques
Highlights include a rare ‘Cizhou’ painted jar (Song/Jin dynasty) from an important Hong Kong collector, previously sold and published by Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art in 2003, an extremely rare reticulated ‘Longquan’ bottle vase (Yuan dynasty) from a private Asian collection and a rare ‘Longquan’ Guan-type censer (Southern Song/Yuan dynasty).
Asian Art in London 2020 – Later Chinese Bronzes (29 October – 6 November)
‘Later Chinese Bronzes’
– Asian Art in London 2020 –
We have great pleasure in presenting this small, select group of later Chinese bronzes during ‘Asian Art in London 2020’. Spanning the Song through Qing dynasties, this group is the product of many years of collecting as each has their own character and story.
During this challenging time for the world we pause to look back through pieces drawn from different periods of post-archaic Chinese history and hope these simple yet vigorous examples of bronze craftsmanship provide a little respite for the viewer.
This November we hope to welcome our friends from the collector, dealer and auction worlds and look forward to 2021 with renewed hope for a happier, healthier and more tolerant world.
Richard Littleton
James Hennessy
Mark Slaats
View the PDF catalogue here: ‘Later Chinese Bronzes’
Opening Hours:
29th October – 6th November
Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00
Sat 31st Oct 12.00-18.00
Sun 1st Nov 12.00-20.00
TEFAF NY Fall 2017
Littleton & Hennessy
Asian Art
‘Celebrating 20 years of excellence’
‘Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art’ is proud to announce our participation at the second edition of TEFAF New York Fall!
TEFAF is widely regarded as the world’s leading art fair. Since 1988, TEFAF has organised an annual art fair in March in the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. This year will be the second edition of TEFAF in New York, featuring 94 of the world’s most illustrious dealers of fine art, design, furniture and jewelry from antiquity through the early 20th century.
TEFAF is unrivalled in the rigour with which it checks the quality, authenticity and condition of the works of art on sale at its fairs. Using the latest technical equipment, its vetting committee scrutinises every item to be presented, so buyers at TEFAF can feel entirely confident that any object offered to them at TEFAF has passed through the hands and under the eyes of leading international experts.
OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1, 2017
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
OPEN DAILY 11 AM – 8 PM
We are proud to present this selection of highlights we will present at TEFAF NY Fall:
‘The Eighteen Arhats’
A pair of Hanging Scrolls
Attributed to Lu Xinzhong
(13th century)
A double fish jade vase (Qianlong period, 18th century)
Dimensions: Height 18 cm
Provenance:
A Private English Collection
A cloisonné double-gourd vase with ‘ruyi’ handles (Qianlong period, 18th century)
Dimensions: Height 24 cm
Provenance:
From a distinguished American Lady
A carved soapstone brush washer, signed Shang Jun (Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Dimensions: Width 12 cm
Provenance:
A Taiwanese Collection, acquired in the 1980s
A set of three ‘Sancai’ models of foreigners (Tand Dynasty, 8th century)
Dimensions: 18.5 cm. high
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate
Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection
A group of three rectangular ‘Sancai’ glazed pillows (Tang dynasty, 8th century)
Dimensions: width 11 cm, depth 9.5 cm and 4.8 cm high
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate
Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection
A carved cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover (Mid-Ming period, 16th century)
Dimensions: 10.5 cm diameter
Provenance:
A private English Collection
A Guan-type glazed tripod censer (Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Dimensions: 12 cm diameter, 8 cm high
Provenance:
Blitz, Amsterdam (acquired in the early 2000s)
A small blue and amber-glazed ‘tortoise’ waterpot (Tang dynasty, 8th or 9th century)
Dimensions: 8.5 cm. wide
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate
Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection
A small gilt-decorated blue-glazed ‘Meiping’ (Qianlong mark and period, 1736-1795)
Dimensions: 15.9 cm high
Two buff pottery hares (Han Dynasty)
Dimensions: 12cm wide
A carved stone round dragon box and cover (Qing Dynasty)
Dimensions: 9 cm diameter
Asian Art in London 2017 – 20th Anniversary
Our next exhibition for Asian Art in London opens on 2 November and closes on 11 November. We hope to welcome you at our gallery in London, behind Christie’s auction house.
A pair of ‘Ding’ lobed dishes (Northern Song Dynasty)
Dimensions: 13cm diameter
Provenance:
From the Collection of Enid & Brodie Lodge