10 novembre 2011

A blue and white landscape brushpot. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's of waisted cylindrical form with a wide flaring rim, painted to the exterior in underglaze-blue with a landscape of mountains by the riverbanks with distant figures and simple huts and pavilions, all framed above and below by chevron borders, the base inscribed with a four-character mark reading Jun Shunpeng zhi ('made by Jun Shunpeng'); 14cm., 5 1/2 in. Estimate 10,000-15,000 GBP. Unsold Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London... [Lire la suite]

A large blue and white 'Kraak' bowl. Second quarter of the 17th century. Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a tapering wedge-shaped foot to a barbed rim, painted in various shades of cobalt-blue to the interior with a seated lady spinning in the central medallion encircled by a meandering leafy scroll of chrysanthemum, the well with radiating panelled designs of an official with an acolyte, riverscape with distant figures and stylised European tulip and floral scrolls divided by narrower panels of upright... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'chrysanthemum and peony'  bottle vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's the globular body supported on a tapering wedge-shaped foot and surmounted by a ridged waisted neck flaring at the rim, the exterior painted with dragonflies hovering amongst leafy chrysanthemum and peony branches issuing from rockwork, all below a chevron band at the collar, encircled at the neck with bands of stylised half-lotus blooms and further floral blossoms issuing from rockwork, with a brown-dressed rim; 25.8cm.,... [Lire la suite]

Paire d'encoignures en laque de Chine. Paris, époque Régence, vers 1720. Photo Marc-Arthur Kohn Bâti de chêne, placage de bois violet, bois noirci, laques de Chine, bronzes dorés et marbre brèche d'Alep H. 91 cm, L. 72 cm, P. 55 cm - Estimation : 70 000 - 80 000 € Paire d'encoignures à façade légèrement galbée, ouvrant par deux vantaux. Les montants à ressaut de bois noirci se détachent sur un fond de marqueterie à motif de chevrons en bois violet et se parent de délicates chutes de bronzes ajourés. Un panneau de laque de Chine... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white basin, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a wedge-shaped foot to a wide everted barbed rim, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing two figures carrying axes and baskets of lingzhi within a landscape with pine trees and pierced rocks beside a fenced garden with two ladies, the well with a leafy chrysanthemum scroll, encircled by various diaper grounds reserved with alternating lobed cartouches of rabbits and galloping horses, the exterior with pendent gnarled leafy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 164. A blue and white 'boys' jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566);  12cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000-30,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 32,450 GBP. Photo Sotheby's of ovoid form surmounted by a short neck, painted in bright cobalt-blue shades with a frieze of sixteen children engaged in various games in a fenced garden, all above a lappet band, the shoulder collared with pendant ruyi heads above a double line border, encircled at the neck with a keyfret band, the base with a six-character Jiajing mark within a... [Lire la suite]

Meuble oratoire en laque du Japon « A paniers fleursi ». Par Adam Weisweiler (1744 - 15 juin 1820) Reçu Maître le 26 mars 1778 Paris, époque Louis XVI.. Photo Marc-Arthur Kohn Bâti de chêne, placage d'ébène, laque du Japon, bronze doré, étain, laiton et marbre blanc Estampillé Weisweiler H. 90 cm, L. 97 cm, P. 32 cm - Estimation : 180 000 - 220 000 € Meuble oratoire en ébène plaqué, la partie supérieure en léger ressaut souligné de filets d'étain. Un mécanisme situé en façade libère un pupitre. Une superbe frise de rinceaux... [Lire la suite]

An apple-green-glazed bowl. Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams The exterior all under a very thin translucent apple glaze, the interior plain: 13.8cm (5 3/8in) diam. Sold for £4,375   Provenance: a British private collection   Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com 

A green-glazed handled vase. Qing dynasty,  18th-19th century. Photo Sotheby's the body of compressed globular shape rising from a short foot, the cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of elephant handles and surmounted by a garlic-knopped mouth, covered overall in a crackled apple-green glaze; 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. Estimate 5,000-7,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 3,750 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com

Lot 71. A pair of lobed lime-green-glazed wine cups, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 6.4cm, 2 1/2 in. Estimate 40,000-60,000 GBP. Lot Sold 133,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's  pair of each deep U-shaped body rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the sides divided into four lobes and covered with a bright lime-green glaze, leaving the interior and the base white, the base inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double circle  Quantity: 2. The Cartwright collection of Qing... [Lire la suite]