9 avril 2011

Lot 56. A magnificent blue and white 'Palace Bowl', Mark and period of Chenghua (1464-1487); 15.4 cm, 6 1/8 in. Estimate 80,000,000—120,000,000 HKD. Sold privately after the sale for 90,000,000 HKD (11,054,000 USD). Photo Sotheby's  exquisitely potted from a fine creamy-white porcelain, masterly painted on the exterior in a light soft blue cobalt pigment with three large clusters of plump ripe melon vine, all differently rendered with four or six fruits, the thin curling tendrils counterbalanced by the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 15. A magnificent and unique Falangcai 'Golden Pheasant' vase, Blue enamel mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 20.3 cm., 8 in. Estimate on request. Sold privately after the sale for 200,000,000 HKD (25,064,000 USD). Photo Sotheby's 2011 of the rarefied guyuexuan type, the body of tapering ovoid shape resting on an unglazed foot enclosing the countersunk mark, surmounted by the tall cylindrical neck finished with a slightly lipped rim, finely potted in the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A fine pair of doucai 'ball-flower' bowls, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 10.2 cm., 4 in. Estimate 5,000,000—7,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 11,300,000 HKD (1,453,632 USD) to an Anonymous.  Photo Sotheby's 2011 each finely potted with conical sides slightly flaring at the rim all rising from a straight foot, the outside decorated with an asymmetric design of roundels of different sizes and with different geometric patterns, some freely floating, some overlapping, drawn in deep underglaze-blue... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 30. A fine and rare pair of lime-green cups, marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 8.8 cm., 3 1/2 in. Estimate 2,500,000—3,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 11,300,000 HKD (1,453,632 USD)  to an Asian Private. Photo Sotheby's 2011. each delicately potted with rounded sides resting on a straight foot, covered on the exterior with a bright lime-green enamel, the interior and base left white, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within double squares, wood stands Exhibited: Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A fine and very rare set of ten famille-rose bowls with views of Jiangxi, Marks and period of Jiaqing (1796-1820); 14.5 to 14.7cm., 5 3/4 in. Estimate 10,000,000—15,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 11,860,000 HKD (1,525,670 USD) to an Asian Trade. Photo Sotheby's each rounded bowl with widely everted, conical sides faintly flared at the rim, resting on a slightly tapering foot, the outsides each depicting different landscape scenes painted in famille-rose enamels, with inscriptions in black enamel to... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 29. A fine and extremely rare pair of lavender-blue bottle vases, Marks and period of Yongzheng  (1723-1735); 13.7 cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000,000—5,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 12,980,000 HK (1,669,747 USD) to a Hong Kong Private. Photo Sotheby's 2011 each with a globular body, rising to a cylindrical neck and an everted rim, all supported on a straight foot pierced with two openings in the manner of archaic bronzes, covered on the exterior with an even pale blue glaze, the interiors and base left... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A fine and rare pair of coral-ground famille-verte bowls, Yu Zhi marks and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 10.9 cm., 4 1/4 in. Estimate 8,000,000—12,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 14,100,000 HKD (1,813,824 USD) to an Asian Private. Photo Sotheby's 2013 each bowl of deep rounded form rising from a slightly splayed foot towards a flared rim, painted on the outside with a dense pattern of different flowers growing in lush profusion, with large blooms in blue, pale aubergine, pale yellow and iron-red enamels clustered... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A fine and extremely rare famille-verte 'Bird' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 12.8 cm., 5 in. Estimate 6,000,000—8,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 15,220,000 HKD (1,957,901 USD) to a Hong Kong Private. Photo Sotheby's 2013 exquisitely painted around the shallow rounded sides with a brown and white bird with a long tail perched on a pendant peach branch in an asymmetrical composition covering most of the sides, the branch bearing finely shaded red fruits, bright green leaves with paler undersides and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 47. A fine and rare blue and white 'Three Friends' dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424); 34 cm, 13 3/8 in. Estimate 15,000,000—20,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 17,460,000 HKD (2,246,054 USD) to an Asian Private. Photo Sotheby's 2011 of deep saucer shape with characteristic low V-shaped foot, the inside painted with a stem of bamboo and branches of pine and prunus, the blossoms reserved in white against haloes of blue, the sides with a composite flower scroll composed of morning glory, peony, rose, lotus,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. A magnificent blue and white moon flask with birds on flowering branches. Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 30.5 cm., 12 in. Estimate 8,000,000—12,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 20,260,000 HKD (2,606,246 USD) to a Hong Kong Private. Photo Sotheby's of oval section and nearly circular profile, with a slender neck flanked by two scroll handles, the two sides painted in a deep cobalt blue under a blue-tinged glaze with different flower-and-bird compositions, both depicting a white-cheeked starling perched... [Lire la suite]