26 mars 2015

  Lot 838. A Qingbai tiger-form support, China, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The hollow figure modeled as a recumbent tiger with mouth open in a roar and long, striped tail flicked to one side, the back supporting a slightly concave platform, covered with a pale aqua-blue glaze, the flat base unglazed, box Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 835. A rare large Qingbai iron-brown-splashed, figure of a horse, China, Northern Song dynasty-Yuan dynasty (AD 960-1368); 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The piebald shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, with its mouth open in a neigh, with cropped mane, knotted tail and a rope halter, covered with a transparent glaze of very pale olive tone splashed in iron brown, box The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 834. A large Qingbai carved 'Twin fish' bowl, China, Southern Song Dynasty, 12th century; 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diameter. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $5,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl has rounded conical sides applied on the interior with six slip ribs above two fish with combed details carved in the center, covered inside and out with a glaze of aqua color below the unglazed rim, box Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 833. A pair of Qingbai-type jars and covers, China, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty, 12th-13th century;  4 ¾ in. (12.5 cm.) high. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $23,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each body divided into six lobes by vertical, double incised lines, with four small loops applied to the stepped shoulder, and each with lightly stepped cover, the exterior covered with a mottled glaze of pale grey-green color pooling in the recesses, the interior and foot unglazed exposing the... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 832. A Northern brown-glazed lobed ewer, China, Five Dynasties period-Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th century 8 1/8 in. (21.5 cm.) high. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Price Realized $15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The ovoid body divided into six lobes by carved double lines, and with curved spout and handle, the shoulder applied with two small molded tabs attached to the trumpet-shaped neck, covered overall with a dark brown glaze thinning to mushroom on the edges, the foot left unglazed,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 831. Two Longquan celadon bottle vases, China, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Price Realized $15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each with a globular body and tall neck, one covered with a pale sea-green glaze, the other with a pale greyish-green glaze, box Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

Lot 830. A rare large Yaozhou celadon carved conical bowl, China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $7,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The deep, rounded conical bowl carved on the interior with a central flower head below a wide band of leafy meander bearing six blossoms alternately shown in full bloom and in profile, and the exterior carved with simplified petals rising from the foot to a line below the somewhat everted rim, covered overall and on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 829. A Yue-type celadon carved ewer, China, Early Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127);  7 ½ in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $8,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The oviform body divided into six lobes, each freely carved with a flower, with a pair of small loops applied to the shoulder between the curved spout and S-shaped handle, the cylindrical neck rising to the dished mouth, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, box Provenance: The Collection of Robert... [Lire la suite]

Lot 828. A small Yaozhou celadon molded conical bowl, China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th century; 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diameter. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Price Realized $8,125. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The center of the interior molded with a flower head below leafy foliate meander bearing flowers alternately shown in full bloom and in profile, the exterior cut with simplified petals rising to the slightly everted rim, covered overall with a glaze of olive color, box Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 825. A rare deep Junyao bowl, China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (AD 960-1234);  7 ½ in. (18.4 cm.) diameter. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000. Price Realized $13,750. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 With deep rounded sides, covered inside and out with a thick glaze of bluish-turquoise tone thinning to mushroom at the rim and falling in thick drops on the short foot, the foot and base unglazed except for a drop of glaze on the base, the center of the interior unglazed exposing the brown ware, box ... [Lire la suite]