21 février 2014

North German, 18th century, Six-fold chinoiserie screen. Photo Freeman's painted and japanned, the reverse of each fold painted with similar scenes on a cream ground; each panel: 240 by 55.5cm., 94½ by 22in. Estimation 8,000 — 12,000 GBP Provenance: Pelham Galleries, London, 22 January 1990 Comparative Literature: Hans Huth, Lacquer of the West, London, 1971, pp. 63-85. The charming chinoiserie decoration on this screen reflects the great enthusiasm in Europe for oriental wares from the second half of the 17th century. Its... [Lire la suite]

Large Chinese 'eel skin' porcelain five neck vase, 18th-19th century. Photo Freeman's Central cylindrical vase flanked four smaller conforming necks, over wide bulbous base, raised on circular foot. H: 15 inches. Estimate $2,000-3,000 Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. Saturday, March 15 at 10am - www.freemansauction.com

Rare Chinese teadust-glazed conjoined five-part vase, 18th century. Photo Freeman's The larger central section of square baluster form with four smaller vases of similar form isuing from flat sides; teadust glaze of dark and even tone; with accompanying fitted rosewood stand carved with scrolled legs and characters to platform indicating property from the Lanling Bieshu. H of vase: 7 1/2 inches. Estimate $10,000-15,000 PROVENANCE: Lanling Bieshu, "The Lanling Residence", is a historic home in Hunan Province, long the home of the... [Lire la suite]

Thomas Diller (1807-1871), Shell Inkstand. Photo Freeman's detachable snuffer, cover of inkpot with monogram ALL, mounts engraved with scrolling foliage, birds and buildings; hallmarked London, 1841; silver-gilt mounts, glass inkpot, clam shell; height: 15cm., 6in. Estimation 800 — 1,200 GBP Provenance: Sotheby's, Chester, 15 January 1985, lot 149 Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. Saturday, March 15 at 10am - www.freemansauction.com

T & J Guest & Joseph Cradock, partnership active, 1806-circa 1811. Shell Shaped Butter Dish. Photo Freeman's crested, hallmarked London, 1811;silver-gilt; width: 12.7cm., 5in.; weight: 253gr., 8oz 2dwt. Estimation 600 — 800 GBP Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. Saturday, March 15 at 10am - www.freemansauction.com

Chinese slip decorated white glazed bowl, Xuande mark, incised zhuquan mark, Qing dynasty. Photo Freeman's The exterior of the conical eggshell body slip-decorated with crisply outlined dragon ruyi cloud motifs, raised on short circular footring bearing double circle four character kaishu Xuande mark, incised near footring with 'zhu quan'. H: 1 1/2 inches; D: 3 3/4 inches. With one hairline crack to rim. Estimate $2,000-3,000 PROVENANCE: From the collection of Dr. John Calvin Ferguson (1866-1945) and Mary Elizabeth Wilson... [Lire la suite]

Large Chinese powder blue and gilt "phoenix-tail" vase, Kangxi period. Photo Freeman's Baluster form, elaborately painted in gilt with rectangular, circular and leaf- form cartouches featuring lotus, peony and other seasonal blossoms together with butterflies, birds and insects amonst rock formations; all against a patterned ground of lingzhi, scrolling lotus, huiwen motifs. H: 31 inches; overall in good condition with minor frets to rim and loss to gilding. Estimate $8,000-12,000 Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. Saturday, March 15 at 10am... [Lire la suite]

In the manner of Paul de Lamerie, circa 1729-1739, Pair of rocaille sauce boats. Photo Sotheby's dolphin handle, bodies simulating shells, apparently unmarked, silver; length: 21cm., 8 1/4 in.; weight: 1137gr., 36oz 10dwt. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 20 March 1980, lot 215 A few example of these unusual sauceboats, with Paul de Lamerie's hallmark, are recorded as follows: a pair, dated 1729, from the late Mrs Mary Montagu, sold Sotheby's London, 11 November 1993, lot 462; another pair, with the... [Lire la suite]

Venice, Italy, probably late 17th-early 18th century, Nautilus form cup. Photo Sotheby's dolphin stem, shell base, grotesque mask embossed at the handle; hallmarked Venice, maker's mark DB; silver-gilt; height: 21.5cm., 8 1/2 in; weight: 405gr., 13oz. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP Provenance: Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 November 1980, lot 284 Sotheby's. 1000 Ways of Seeing: The Private Collection of the late Stanley J. Seeger. London | 05 mars 2014, 10:00 AM. www.sothebys.com

Chinese iron rust glazed ovoid vase, 18th century. Photo Freeman's Covered to exterior and interior mouth with a reddish brown glaze, speckled with iridescent mirror black flecks in imitation of bronze, the glaze neatly trimed near base exposing smooth porcelain body. H: 7 1/2 inches. Estimate $2,000-4,000 PROVENANCE: Previously from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, sold at Sotheby's Parke Bernet in October 1975 as lot 294 Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS. Saturday, March 15 at 10am - www.freemansauction.com