Alain.R.Truong

Lot 124. A Hong Kong Connoisseur's Collection of Song and Ming Porcelain.  A black-glazed 'oil-spot' bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 12.3cm diam. Sold for HK$179,200 (Est: $150 000 HKD - $250 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of conical form rising from a short foot to a slightly flared rim, applied overall with a think lustrous black glaze with 'oil spot' markings on both sides, thinning to russet at the rim and pooling in heavy droplets above the unglazed foot revealing a warm brown... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A Hong Kong Connoisseur's Collection of Song and Ming Porcelain.  An extremely rare Dingyao gilt-decorated black-glazed 'floral' bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); 13.7cm diam. Sold for HK$486,400 (Est: $400 000 HKD - $600 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 The wide rounded sides rising to an everted rim, supported on short foot ring, the interior formerly applied in gilt with the decoration of a blossoming peony borne on a leafy spray and left with subtle marks,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 122. Property from a Distinguished Asian Private Collection.  A superb and rare Ding persimmon-glazed conical bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); 13cm diam. Sold for HK$512,000  (Est: $350 000 HKD - $400 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Finely potted with thin sides flaring to the rim, the shallow dish supported on a short tapering foot, covered overall with a smooth persimmon glaze thinning to a moss-green tone on the rim and also covers the base. The foot ring remains... [Lire la suite]

Francesco Pesellino, Fra Filippo Lippi and workshop, 'Saints Mamas and James', 1455–60. Egg tempera, tempera grassa and oil on wood, 142 × 64.5 cm. On loan from His Majesty The King. Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2022 LONDON - The first ever exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino (about1422–1457) will open at the National Gallery in December 2023. Active in Florence in the mid-15th century, Pesellino achieved a notable career but his early death... [Lire la suite]

Lot 121. A rare marble-glazed bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 17.3cm diam. Sold for HK$128,000 (Est: $100 000 HKD - $150 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of rounded sides slightly flaring at the rim supported on a straight broad ring foot, covered inside and out with a marbled straw and dark brown glaze, depicting a seamless pattern of six-petal florets, the geometric lines of dark brown clay evenly layered against a beige clay ground forming the petals, box. (2) Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 27... [Lire la suite]

Lot 119. A large Junyao sky-blue glazed bowl, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 21.8cm diam. Sold for HK$61,440 (Est: $80 000 HKD - $100 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 The sturdily potted bowl rising from a slightly splayed cylindrical foot to a gently inverted rim, covered overall in an attractive sky-blue glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the mouth rim. Note: The sturdily potted bowl rising from a slightly splayed cylindrical foot to a gently inverted rim, covered overall in an attractive sky-blue... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118. An exceptionally rare and superb Longquan celadon carved 'lotus' bowl, Yongle period (1402-1425); 15.9cm diam. Sold for HK$829,500 (Est: $600 000 HKD - $800 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Finely potted with deep rounded sides supported on a short narrow foot, the exterior moulded with slender upright lotus petals radiating from a band of small circlets above the foot, all beneath an incised keyfret scroll around the rim, the interior with a stylised floret medallion, encircled by a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A magnificent Longquan celadon cong-form vase, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 26.8cm high. Sold for HK$1,401,000 (Est: $1,200 000 HKD - $1,500 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of characteristic cong form originated from the archaic jade prototype, supported on a broad circular foot ring, the square tubular body subtly moulded with eight sections of horizontal flanges around each edge, covered overall with a thick lustrous bluish-green glaze in imitation of jade texture thinning on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 114. An exquisite Longquan celadon hexafoil brush washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 11.2cm diam. (3). Sold for HK$613,600 (Est: $150 000 HKD - $200 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023 Delicately potted with slightly flaring walls rising to an open mouth of hexafoil form, the exterior decorated with one raised band around the rim and a further rib above the foot, covered overall with a lustrous layer of even powder-green glaze, the foot rim unglazed, revealing the reddish-beige body during... [Lire la suite]

Arrow Vase in the Form of a Dancing Figure, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1573–1620) through Chongzhen period (1627–1644), first half 17th century. Bronze, height: 41 cm. Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Robert E. Kresko, 25:2005.