14 mai 2015

A pair of coral-ground gilt-decorated vases and covers, Shende Tang Zhi hall marks, late Qing Dynasty-Republic Period. Sold for £5,625 (€7,779). Photo Bonhams. Each enamelled with a bright coral ground and painted in gilt with six stylised lotus flowers alternating in two rows amid buds and foliate scrolls, the upper blossoms beneath clusters of the Three Auspicious Fruit and suspending tasselled musical stones, all between ruyi and lappet borders, the covers each with bud finial and similarly decorated with lotus... [Lire la suite]

A carved celadon-glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and possibly of the period. Sold for £17,500 (€24,201). Photo Bonhams. Thickly potted with steep sides rising to a flaring rim, the exterior carved with a decorative band of intertwined foliate scrolls, covered overall in an even pale celadon glaze, thinning at the rim and pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses. 20.2cm (8in) diam. Note: Compare a carved celadon-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period, sold at Sotheby's London on 16 May 2012,... [Lire la suite]

A langyao alms bowl, 18th century. Sold for £5,250 (€7,260). Photo Bonhams. The compressed globular bowl elegantly potted with rounded curving sides, covered all under a subtle dark red glaze, the interior reserved white. 13.5cm (5 3/8in) diam. Provenance: an English private collection, according to the family, probably acquired by the father of the present owners between 1948-1981 Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET

A large sang-de-boeuf pear-shaped garlic-neck vase, 19th century. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€8,300 - 11,000). Unsold. Photo Bonhams. Heavily potted supported on a straight foot, the pear-shaped body tapering to the neck with a moulded band, and rising to the bulbous mouth, all covered under a lustrous red glaze. 48cm (18 7/8in) high  Property from the Roy Davids Collection of Chinese Ceramics Roy Davids Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET

A large blue-glazed baluster vase, meiping, Qianlong period. Sold for £13,750 (€19,015). Photo Bonhams. The elegant vase covered on the exterior with a deep blue glaze, stopping neatly at the foot and paling slightly at the mouth, the interior glazed white and the base unglazed, wood stand. 42.5cm high (16 1/2in) (2). Provenance : Hugh J.Grant and Lucie Mackey Grant CollectionRoy Davids Collection, no.91 Notes: Hugh J.Grant (1904-1981) was the son of the Hon. Hugh J.Grant (1858-1910), who at the age... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 160. An Imperial blue-glazed ritual altar set for the Temple of Heaven, comprising a fu and cover and a pair of dou and covers, Qianlong seal marks and of the period (1736-1795). The fu and cover: 25.7cm (10 1/8in) long; each dou and cover: 26.7cm (10 1/2in) high. Estimate £50,000-80,000. Sold for £62,500 (€86,433). Photo Bonhams. The set modelled in imitation of archaic bronze ritual vessels, the fu of rectangular form with straight sides moulded with confronted mythical beasts angled up... [Lire la suite]

An aubergine-glazed tripod incense burner, Kangxi period. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€4,100 - 6,900). Unsold. Photo Bonhams. The compressed bulbous body with deep rounded sides supported on three short tapering legs, divided into three even sections by incised lines to the underside, applied with a pair of upright rope-twist handles to the lipped rim raised on a waisted neck, all under an attractive aubergine glaze of deep and glossy violet tone. 22.9cm (9in) wide Provenance: Louis van der Heyden collection,... [Lire la suite]

A yellow-glazed saucer dish, Jiajing six-character mark and of the period. Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 (€17,000 - 21,000). Unsold. Photo Bonhams. The well potted dish with a short foot and gently rounded sides rising to an everted rim, all under an attractive bright mustard-yellow glaze. 19.4cm (7 5/8in) diam.  Note: Compare with a very similar yellow dish, Jiajing mark and of the period, sold at Sotheby's Paris on 11 December 2014, lot 245. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST... [Lire la suite]

A rare pair of white-glazed deer-handled vases, hu, Guangxu six-character marks and of the period. Sold for £8,750 (€12,100). Photo Bonhams. Each vase with a bulbous body rising to a straight neck flanked on each shoulder by a deer-head finely modelled with long ears and a smiling mouth, the interior and exterior all covered with a smooth white glaze pooling slightly to a faint bluish tone in the recesses. Each 27cm (10 5/8in) high(2). Notes: Monochrome baluster vases of simple form and with two animal-head... [Lire la suite]

A rare ivory-white-glazed baluster vase, Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 (€17,000 - 21,000). Unsold. Photo Bonhams. Finely potted, the baluster body with an angular shoulder decorated with a band of key-fret, raised on a straight foot beneath lotus petals, the slender tapering neck intricately incised with a dense ground of scrolling foliage, flaring to a stepped rim, box. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high (2) Provenance: Professor E.T. Hall Collection, no.152 (label)Christie's... [Lire la suite]