26 septembre 2013

Fine Jadeite Bangle. Photo: Sotheby's The highly translucent jadeite bangle of rich emerald green colour throughout with patches of intense emerald green colour. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 52.70 x 9.27mm. Estimation 532,050 - 677,154 EUR Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered SJ 65402, dated 25 February 2013, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07... [Lire la suite]

Lavender Jadeite Bangle. Photo: Sotheby's  The circular jadeite bangle of intense lavender tone throughout and fine translucency. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 59.45 x 12.50mm. Estimation 657,807 - 773,890 EUR Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered KJ 80490, dated 5 July 2013, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07 oct.... [Lire la suite]

Lavender Jadeite Bangle. Photo: Sotheby's The translucent jadeite bangle of lavender tone suffused with patches of celadon tone, rounded to the outside and flattened to the inside. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 58.86 x 18.28mm. Estimation 27,087 - 31,923 EUR Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered KJ 78232, dated 24 January 2013, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and... [Lire la suite]

Jadeite Bangle. Photo: Sotheby's  The circular jadeite bangle of bright emerald green colour throughout with fine translucency. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 53.43 x 8.71mm. Estimation 193,473 - 290,209 EUR Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered KJ 50397, dated 4 June 2010, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07 oct.... [Lire la suite]

Icy Jadeite Bangle. Photo: Sotheby's The highly translucent icy jadeite bangle of celadon tone throughout with streaks of bright emerald green colour, rounded to the outside and flattened to the inside. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 53.97 x 11.38mm. Estimation 21,282 - 30,956 EUR.  Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered SJ 75116, dated 24 July 2013, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”.  ... [Lire la suite]

A Pair of Imperial Yellow Glass Vases, China, 1850-1880. Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height: 26,4 cm. Price on request Provenance: Private Collection, The Netherlands  The documentation of Chinese glass has been almost as nonchalant as its production. It is probably true to say that Stephen W. Bushell (Chinese Art, Handbook of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1st edition 1906) and W.B. Honey (A Handbook Guide to the Victoria and Albert Museum 1946) were, if not the first, certainly amongst the... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Pear-shaped Swirl Vases Decorated in Iron Red, China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722), circa 1720. Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height : 25,5 cm. Price on request Provenance: Private Collection - Germany With Vanderven 2002 These elegant pear-shaped bottle vases have a bulbous body and slightly flared gilt-edged mouths. A bulge at the neck is decorated with four stylized gilded chrysanthemums -similar to a Japanese kiku emblem. Apart from the white neck ring, the vase is entirely... [Lire la suite]

Dragon dish, China, Kangxi mark & period (1662-1722). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Diameter: 25 cm. Price on request Provenance: Private Collection, France until 2013 With Vanderven Oriental Art 2009 Volcker-van Soelen collection, France Acquired by the family in the Dutch Art Trade before 1935 A Chinese porcelain green-ground aubergine ‘Dragon’ dish, covered with a transparent lead glaze. The central decoration consists of a dragon with five claws chasing the flaming pearl among... [Lire la suite]

Carved Turquoise Boulder 綠松石雕, China, 18th century. Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Length: 22,5 cm Height 18,5 cm (with foot 28,5 cm). Price on request中國清代 長：22.5厘米，高：18.5厘米（連底座28.5厘米） Provenance: Dutch Private Collection since 1988 until present With Bernstein, San Francisco before 1988 With Spink & Son, London before 1975 荷蘭私人收藏（1988年至今） 美國舊金山伯恩斯坦家族（1975－1988年） 英國倫敦斯平克家族（1975年之前）  Exhibitions: Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages , Exhibition Victoria &... [Lire la suite]

Terracotta mask, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height 36 - Width 41 - TL-test by Oxford Authentication. Price on request A Chinese terracotta mask with the face of a threatening beast. The mask is made up of Lionesque features such as manes, large bulging eyes and a big nose above sharp teeth. On top of the head are stylized horns. These kind of masks were probably placed on tomb doors to ward off evil spirits. A knocker would probably have been held by the teeth.  ... [Lire la suite]