Auction 27 April 2023 CURIOSA OF THE WORLD - www.drouot.com

Bid on the lot list Marie-Saint Germain : 27 April 2023 - CURIOSA du MONDE Collection privée d’un grand voyageur et à divers Chine, Japon, Asie, Europe, Russie, Afrique et reste du monde VENTE ONLINEdu 17 au 27 avril 2023Clôture le jeudi 27 de 14 h à 19 h EXPOSITION PUBLIQUE SUR RENDEZ-VOUSLundi 24, mardi 25 et mercredi 26 avrilLES LARMES D’ÉROS 58, rue Amelot 75011 PARISMétro : Saint-Sébastien-Froissart 06.09.81.65.57 - <a href="mailto:les-larmes-d-eros@wanadoo.fr" target="_blank">les-larmes-d-eros@wanadoo.fr</a> drouot.com - www.drouot.com

CURIOSA OF THE WORLD

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Marie-Saint Germain

Lot n° 1

KHMER. Head of a lingam, 11th to...

KHMER. Head of a lingam, 11th to 12th century. Sculpture on gray sandstone, 16 x 15 x 24 cm. The linga (or lingam) is a phallic idol representing the god Shiva. In Khmer times, the lingam was composed of three parts: the top, with a circular cross-section,...

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Lot n° 2

CHINA. 18th century. Four ivory...

CHINA. 18th century. Four ivory male fertility amulets in the form of standing children with movable sexes, two of them with green and purple cords with the knot of eternity. (Small accident). Height between 4,5 and 5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate,...

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Lot n° 3

CAMBODIA or THAILAND. 2 lingams...

CAMBODIA or THAILAND. 2 lingams and yonis, 20th century. 2 mobile assemblies of 2 polished stones, inseparable, one in the shape of a phallus and the other in the shape of a vulva, about 3 x 5 cm.

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Lot n° 4

INDIA. Shiva lingam stone, Narmada...

INDIA. Shiva lingam stone, Narmada Bana lingam or Narmadesh Tantric Shivalingam, 15.5 x 9.5 cm. Grey stone with a red stone inclusion, female symbol in the form of a mouth. The lingams of India are symbols of the Hindu god Shiva. They stand vertically...

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Lot n° 5

JAPAN. Middle Edo period (1603-1868)....

JAPAN. Middle Edo period (1603-1868). Scroll on paper decorated with twelve couples embracing in love in different positions. Height 29 cm, length 520 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of...

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Lot n° 6

JAPAN. Edo period (1603-1868),...

JAPAN. Edo period (1603-1868), 19th century. Shunga netsuke in boxwood and ivory, young woman holding a tray with a shishi, the bottom opening to reveal her legs and sex. Height 9 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on May 20, 2022. This lot...

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Lot n° 7

CHINA. Xianfeng period (1851-1861)....

CHINA. Xianfeng period (1851-1861). Small porcelain jug with handle, enamelled in iron red and gold, with polychrome decoration on a white background in polylobed lozenges of landscapes, the underside decorated with an interior scene illustrating a couple...

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Lot n° 8

CHINA. 19th century, in the Ming...

CHINA. 19th century, in the Ming style. Turquoise glazed stoneware pillow in the shape of a child. Height 21 cm, length 34 cm, width 15 cm. Provenance : sale Michel Simon, May 17, 1979, n° 44 (sold for 1.400 francs). This lot is presented by Mrs Alice...

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Lot n° 9

CHINA. 19th century. Mirror box...

CHINA. 19th century. Mirror box comprising three scenes of fixtures under glass, two of them showing embracing couples playing with clouds and rain. (Small cracks) Height 18,5 cm, length 14 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the...

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Lot n° 10

Unidentified artist. Tantric deities,...

Unidentified artist. Tantric deities, France, circa 1900. Bronze, 15 x 9 x 7 cm.

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Lot n° 11

ASIA. Buddhist goddess, early 20th...

ASIA. Buddhist goddess, early 20th century. Bronze figurine, 12.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm.

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Lot n° 12

CHINA, Canton, circa 1900. Two...

CHINA, Canton, circa 1900. Two engraved shells decorated with two nude couples embracing in love (Small accidents). Length 12 and 21,5 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director...

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Lot n° 13

CHINA. circa 1900. Set of seventeen...

CHINA. circa 1900. Set of seventeen male fertility amulets in silver plated metal, some boys with mobile sexes. Height from 3,5 to 7,5 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert at the Court of Appeal of Paris, director...

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Lot n° 14

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved...

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved with a couple with love and two snakes. Height 3 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et associés.

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Lot n° 15

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved...

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved with a couple in love and a couple of dogs. Height 3 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et associés.

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Lot n° 16

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved...

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved with a couple of characters and monkeys with love. Height 3 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et associés.

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Lot n° 17

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved...

CHINA. circa 1900. Core carved of a couple embracing under the pines with a child at their side and a dragon. Height 3 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier...

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Lot n° 18

JAPAN, Kutani kilns, Meiji period...

JAPAN, Kutani kilns, Meiji period (1868-1912). Polychrome enameled porcelain statuette, Okame seated, her dress adorned with cranes and bamboo, a radiant smile, she holds her fan with her left hand, while slipping her right hand under her petticoat to...

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Lot n° 19

JAPAN, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period...

JAPAN, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period (1868-1912). Satsuma earthenware bowl, polychrome enamelled, with central decoration of a couple in kimono revealing their private parts at the time of the first fruits of delight. Diameter 21 cm. This lot is presented...

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Lot n° 20

JAPAN, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period...

JAPAN, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period (1868-1912). A round tripod Satsuma earthenware hokkai with green enamelled decoration of bamboo branches on the body and lid, opening to a hidden decoration under the lid, revealing an embracing couple, their kimono...

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Lot n° 21

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Rectangular box in gold lacquered ivory, brown in hira maki-e of a vase suspended from a tray and a pipe set, opening on a couple with the interior carved in light relief, the intimate parts mixed appearing between the...

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Lot n° 22

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Couple of paper puppets, whose folded silk clothes are removable. (The man's garment is missing). Height 24 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director...

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Lot n° 23

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Couple of paper puppets, whose folded silk clothes are removable. Height 24 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et ...

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Lot n° 24

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Two ivory okimono, Daikoku and Benten with love, and couple about to unite (Accident). Length 5 and 4,8 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on June 28, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member...

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Lot n° 25

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Two okimono in ivory, a seated couple, the man uncovering the woman's crotch whose dress reveals her private parts and a young woman seated with a hood on her head, her chest and belly uncovered, she holds a harigata with...

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Lot n° 26

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Two carved polychrome bone plates representing couples in full frolic, their kimonos revealing their private parts, length 8 and 9,5 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court...

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Lot n° 27

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Fan on paper with erotic scenes. Height 21,5 cm, length (unfolded) 37,5 cm. A polychrome drawing after Moronobu is attached. Height 20 cm, length 27,5 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP,...

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Lot n° 28

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Painted plaster figure of a seated couple in kimono, the woman turning away from the man, the underside showing their private parts uniting. Under a glass globe. Height 8,5 cm, length 9,5 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs...

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Lot n° 29

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Wood and ivory netsuke, young woman as a Daruma doll, the sex appearing below. Signed Yokosai. (Missing the bottom) Height 4 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on June 28, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs...

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Lot n° 30

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Wooden netsuke, blind man holding his mobile bone sex. Height 4 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et associés.

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Lot n° 31

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Ivory netsuke, two monkeys in coitus, the female on all fours. Signed Katsuhide. Length 5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on September 16, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the...

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Lot n° 32

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Ivory netsuke, woman standing in kimono, the lower part of the dress withdrawn to reveal her sex. Height 7,5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on May 20, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member...

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Lot n° 33

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Bone netsuke in the shape of a stylized bat, the underside evoking a flaming vulva. Length 5,6 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the...

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Lot n° 34

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Wood and ivory Okimono, young woman opening a box in which is a mobile penis. Height 4,5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on 28 06 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert...

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Lot n° 35

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Okimono in red, gold and brown lacquered wood, Okame seated with her right leg bent, she holds a phallic mushroom with her left hand with an amused look while sliding her right hand under her petticoat to satisfy a solitary...

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Lot n° 36

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Ivory Okimono in the shape of a shell resting on three smaller shells, inside a couple carved in polychrome indulging in pleasures, observed by a woman hiding behind a screen. Length 5 cm. Small lack. Joint: the CITES...

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Lot n° 37

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Okimono in ivory imitating netsuke, couple standing together, the man on one foot. Height 7,5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on September 16, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of...

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Lot n° 38

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Small walrus tooth okimono in the netsuke style, couple embracing. Height 3,8 cm. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice Jossaume, member of the SFEP, expert to the Court of Appeal of Paris, director of the firm Portier et...

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Lot n° 39

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Rectangular gilt bronze and polychrome cloisonné plaque on a white background, representing a couple on a bed, the naked woman with unfulfilled desires trying to catch the clothed man who is trying to escape after their...

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Lot n° 40

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Stoneware statuette painted in polychrome, Okame seated, a radiant smile, she holds her fan with her left hand, while slipping her right hand under her petticoat to satisfy a solitary pleasure, visible on the reverse....

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Lot n° 41

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912)....

JAPAN. Meiji period (1868-1912). Three ivory okimono, three nude or nude couples indulging in pillow pleasures (one restored), length 4 and 4 and 2.5 cm. Joint: the CITES certificate, established on September 16, 2022. This lot is presented by Mrs Alice...

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Lot n° 42

CURIOSA. Faun and Bacchante, early...

CURIOSA. Faun and Bacchante, early 20th century. Direct carving on white marble, 21 x 14,5 x 14,5 cm. Small missing pieces.

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Lot n° 43

Unidentified artist. Marquis marquise,...

Unidentified artist. Marquis marquise, mid 20th century. Bronze with system, 26 x 18 x 27 cm. The removable head of the marquis allows to discover the intimacy of the marquise.

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Lot n° 44

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th...

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th century. Articulated puppet from the shadow theater of Bali in cut and painted leather, mounted on a wooden stand. Height of the figure : 26 or 34 cm. Width of the figure: about 17 cm. Height with stick: 29 cm

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Lot n° 45

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th...

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th century. Articulated puppet from the shadow theater of Bali in cut and painted leather, mounted on a wooden stand. Height of the figure : 31 cm. Width of the figure: about 23 cm. Height with stick: 54 cm.

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Lot n° 46

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th...

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th century. Articulated puppet from the shadow theater of Bali in cut and painted leather, mounted on a wooden stand. Height of the figure : 60 cm. Width of the figure: about 49 cm. Height with stick: 41 cm.

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Lot n° 47

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th...

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th century. Puppet from the shadow theater of Bali in cut and painted leather, mounted on a wooden stand. Height of the figure : 41 cm. Width of the figure: about 16 cm. Height with stick: 60 cm.

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Lot n° 48

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th...

BALI. Wayang Kulit, early 20th century. Articulated puppet from the shadow theater of Bali made of cut and painted leather, natural fibers, mounted on a wooden support. Height of the figure : 72 cm. Width of the figure: about 30 cm. Height with stick:...

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Lot n° 49

CHINA. Early 20th century. Wooden...

CHINA. Early 20th century. Wooden make-up box opening by a mirror in the upper part, the rest opening in leporello by ten small panels of fixed under glass with decoration of naked couples acoquinant in scenes of outside and inside, in various positions....

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Lot n° 50

CHINA. Early 20th century. Part...

CHINA. Early 20th century. Part of a mirror box with two overlapping panels of two fixed under glass forming a small screen decorated on the outside with embracing couples, inside, one decorated with a landscape, the other with an engraving illustrating...

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