8 juin 2015

Plat en porcelaine émaillée vert, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Marque a six caractères en cachet en bleu sous couverte et époque Daoguang (1821-1850). Estimate €5,000 – €7,000 ($5,620 - $7,867). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The dish is decorated to the interior with a central cartouche enclosing a writhing five-clawed dragon in green enamel chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud and fire scrolls. The exterior is similarly decorated with two striding dragons chasing the flaming pearl. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam. A... [Lire la suite]

Vase rouleau en porcelaine de la famille verte, Chine, Dynastie Qing, XIXème siècle. Estimate €5,000 – €6,000 ($5,620 - $6,743). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The body of the vase is boldly decorated with a carp emerging from crashing waves, below butterflies in flight and a leafy branch of apricot blossom which extends to the neck, separated by a band of stylised floral sprays to the shoulder. 17¾ in. (45 cm.) high  Provenance: Christie's Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 28. Property From An Important Private... [Lire la suite]

Paire de vases en porcelaine de la famille verte, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Estimate €6,000 – €8,000 ($6,743 - $8,991). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each vase is decorated to two sides with an elegant lady in a fenced garden holding either a fan or a ruyi scepte. The other sides are variously decorated with kingfishers amongst peony and birds perched on prunus branches. The necks are decorated with floral panels on a cell-pattern ground, above ruyi bands at the shoulders. The bases... [Lire la suite]

Vase en porcelaine de la famille rose, Chine, Dynastie Qing, époque Yongzheng (1723-1735).  Estimate €8,000 – €12,000 ($8,991 - $13,487). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is painted to the exterior with flowering peony and prunus branches growing from a gnarled trunk, beside rocks, lingzhi sprigs and bamboo. There are several animated birds perched and flying amongst the branches which twist and extend around the sides and neck of the vase. 14 7/8 in. (37.9 cm.) high ... [Lire la suite]

Vase « Papillons » en porcelaine de la famille rose, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Marque a six caractères en rouge de fer et époque Guangxu (1875-1908). Estimate €10,000 – €15,000 ($11,239 - $16,859). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bulbous body and flared neck are enamelled with butterflies of different colours and patterns, separated by a band of stylised lotus scroll with gilt shou characters. 15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) high Provenance: Bonham's London, 5 November 2009, lot 216.Property from an... [Lire la suite]

Vase en porcelaine de la famille verte, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Estimate €25,000 – €30,000 ($28,098 - $33,717). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is boldly decorated and gilt with a continuous scene depicting generals at a banquet with one central figure holding a censer while the others watch on, all beneath a canopy. The neck is decorated with figures in a landscape scene. 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high Provenance: Bernheimer Collection, Munich, no 2054868 c/405.Lempertz Cologne, 5-6... [Lire la suite]

Coupe 'Lotus' en porcelaine doucai, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Marque à six caractères en bleu sous couverte dans un double cercle et époque Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate €20,000 – €30,000 ($22,478 - $33,717). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The dish is delicately moulded in the form of a lotus. It is decorated with petals radiating from a Sanskrit character in the centre towards the lobed rim, surrounded by ruyi bands and the Eight Buddhist Emblems alternating with other Sanskrit characters ; small... [Lire la suite]

Rare vase en porcelaine de la famille verte, panlongzun, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Estimate €25,000 – €30,000 ($28,098 - $33,717). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is painted above the foot with a band of four auspicious emblems and a carp leaping from waves. The shoulders are applied with a fierce sinuous chilong, glazed in pale aubergine and wrapped around the base of the tall cylindrical neck. There is an apocryphal Chenghua mark to the base; small restorations. 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.)... [Lire la suite]

Paire de bols en porcelaine émaillée corail, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Marque à six caractères en bleu sous couverte dans un double cercle et possiblement de l’époque Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate €30,000 – €50,000 ($33,717 - $56,195). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each bowl is potted with deep rounded sides, supported on a short foot. The exterior is decorated in a vibrant tone of coral-red with a reserved design of leafy bamboo branches. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Provenance: From the collection of a Dutch... [Lire la suite]

Group portrait with Courtesans, Anonymous, Shanghai, c. 1885. Collection Ferry Bertholet. AMSTERDAM - Rare photos, photo albums and stereo photos from the collection of China expert Ferry Bertholet, enhanced with photographs from the Rijksmuseum’s collection, show 19th century unknown China at the time of the last emperors for the very first time. From 5 June to 23 August 2015 the Rijksmuseum is presenting Early Photography in Imperial China in it’s Photo Gallery. Sheung-mun-tai Street in Canton, A. Chan, ca. 1870. Collection... [Lire la suite]