Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 95 607. Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lotus Bowls , probably 19th c., thinly potted bell‑form bodies decorated around the exteriors with scrolling lotus, bases with Qianlong marks, h.2 1/8 in., dia. 3 5/8 in. $1000/1500 608. Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase , probably 19th c., rectangular spade‑form body with elephant mask handles, finely carved and slip‑decorated with lotus heads and foliage, base with Qianlong mark, h. 4 3/8 in. $1000/1500 609. Chinese Soapstone “Eight Immortals” Mountain , probably 18th/19th c., celadon boulder finely carved with the Eight Daoist Immortals carrying their attributes amid clouds and rocks, h. 15 1/8 in., w. 12 in. $6000/8000 Provenance: Accompanied by a copy of the Ashkenazie & Co., SF, invoice, dated July 25, 1985. 610. Large Chinese Bronze Censer , waisted neck, globular body with upright scroll handles, lion’s mask feet, elaborately relief‑cast with dragons pursuing flaming pearls, apocryphal Qianlong mark, h. 17 3/4 in., w. 19 1/4 in., carved marble stand, overall h. 22 3/4 in. $1800/2500 611. Three Chinese Cream Glazed Pottery Vessels , probably 19th c. and earlier, incl. garlic head bottle vase with handles, h. 11 1/2 in.; pitcher, h. 7 7/8 in.; and bottle vase encircled by dragon, h. 5 7/8 in. $300/500 Provenance: New Orleans Estate. 612. Three Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vases , probably 19th c. and earlier, incl. copper‑red, blue and white, h. 4 in.; blue and white, h. 6 3/4 in.; and celadon, h. 5 1/4 in. $300/500 Provenance: The celadon vase accompanied by a copy of the Manheim Galleries, New Orleans, invoice, dated July 15, 1976; New Orleans Estate. 613. Three Chinese Porcelain Seal Paste Boxes , probably Qing Dynasty (1644‑1911), incl. 2 blue and white, dia. 2 3/4 in. and 2 7/8 in.; and 1 peachbloom, dia. 3 in. $150/250 Provenance: New Orleans Estate. 614. Large Chinese Famille Verte Decorated Powder Blue Ground Porcelain Baluster Vase , probably 19th c., slender body decorated with figural and flowering branch panels on a blue ground with gilt scrolling vines, h. 20 1/2 in., now mounted as a lamp, h. (to socket) 27 in. $1000/1500 615. Sino‑Tibetan Gilt Bronze Mahakala , probably 19th c., crowned figure with flame‑like hair wielding a double‑edged sword standing in prataylidhasana atop the prone figures of a human and horse on separate base, h. 6 3/8 in. $1500/2500