12 novembre 2011

A large famille rose 'Immortals' vase. Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period. Photo Sotheby's the ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall elegant waisted neck with everted gilt rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with the Immortals in a mountainous landscape, all between dragon and ruyi bands at the shoulder and base, the neck with leafy lotus strapwork reserved on a mauve ground; 44cm., 17 3/8 in. Estimate 40,000-60,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 49,250 GBP NOTE: While vases painted in famille rose enamels with figural scenes... [Lire la suite]

Suite de six fauteuils. France, époque Louis XVI. Photo Marc-Arthur Kohn Hêtre doré, tapisserie d'Aubusson H. 90 cm, L. 60 cm, P. 54 cm - Estimation : 48 000 - 55 000 € Division par paire possible Suite de six fauteuils en hêtre mouluré, sculpté et doré à dossier en forme de trapèze décoré d'enroulements. Les accotoirs à manchette s'embrèvent assez haut dans le dossier. Ils se terminent en volute et reposent sur des supports en balustre. La ceinture est ornée de frises d'entrelacs et de dés de raccordement à rosace. Les pieds... [Lire la suite]

Suite de quatre fauteuils en cabriolet par Jean-Baptiste Boulard (vers 1725 - 29 mars 1789) Reçu Maître le 17 avril 1755. Ebéniste du Roi, Paris, époque Louis XV, vers 1760. Photo Marc-Arthur Kohn Hêtre rechampi crème, tapisserie Estampillé J.B. BOULARD  H. 83 cm, L. 63 cm, P. 54 cm - Estimation : 40 000 - 60 000 € Suite de quatre fauteuils en hêtre rechampi crème à dossier en cabriolet en écusson à double mouluration orné en leur sommet de fleurettes euillagées. Les accotoirs à manchette, légèrement évasés au niveau de... [Lire la suite]

A pair of yellow-ground famille rose 'Bajixiang' dishes. Tongzhi marks and period. Photo Sotheby's each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot, painted to the central gilt-edged medallion with a kite hanging on a gnarled blossoming tree, the rim encircled with lobed cartouches enclosing flowers, fruits and auspicious objects alternating with florets with stylised leafy tendrils, the exterior with four similarly decorated gilt-edged medallions divided by the beribboned bajixiang emblems in pairs, encircled... [Lire la suite]

Lot 472. A famille rose yellow-ground "lotus' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period; 15cm., 5 7/8 in., diam. Estimate 10,000-15,000 GBP. Lot Sold 27,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's the deep gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with leafy composite floral sprays reserved on a rich yellow ground, the interior with five bats in iron-red enamel, wufu.  PROVENANCE: Christie's South Kensington, 12th November 2004, lot 60. Sotheby's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

  A pair of  yellow-ground famille rose  'medallion' bowls. Daoguang Seal Marks And Period. Photo Sotheby's each with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a lipped rim, enamelled to the exterior with three gilt-edged medallions each enclosing a fruiting tree, divided by vases of peony branches with various auspicious objects, all reserved on a bright lemon-yellow ground incised with feathery scrolls, the interior decorated in underglaze blue with a central medallion enclosing three rams encircled on the well by... [Lire la suite]

A famille rose yellow-ground bowl. Jiaqing seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams Boldly and densely enamelled on the exterior on a bright opaque yellow ground enriched with elaborate Indian lotus sprays, reserved with four roundels variously depicting a model of children on a dragon boat beside vases, a cat perched on a stick, a hanging auspicious double-gourd plaque and a double-gourd vase of blossoming prunus, the interior with a roundel of tree peony beneath floral meander at the rim. 14.5cm (5in) diam. Sold for... [Lire la suite]

A famille rose yellow-ground bowl. Tongzhi six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams The exterior all under an opaque mustard-yellow wash enriched with twelve magpies swooping and landing amongst torn-off branches of pink berries, the interior plain. 14.3cm (5 5/8in) diam. - Estimate: £4,000 - 7,000 - Unsold Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

A famille rose yellow-ground bowl. Daoguang seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams Brightly enamelled around the exterior with a myriad of large and small torn-off sprays of exotic leafy foliage on a rich primrose ground, the interior with five iron-red bats. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam. Sold for £8,750 Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

A fine famille rose yellow-ground bowl. Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams The exterior richly enamelled in shades of pink, green, blue and iron-red with lotus, orchid and other large blossoms evenly spaced amid other floral sprays on a bright yellow ground, the interior with five bats circling on the plain white glaze.14.9cm (5¾in) diam. Estimate: £100,000 - 150,000 - Unsold Provenance: Sotheby's London, 17 December 1996, lot 157The Inder Rieden CollectionCompare a similar bowl illustrated in... [Lire la suite]