20 juin 2015

A blue and white baluster vase, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 20,000 - 25,000 (€18,000 - 22,000). Photo Bonhams. Molded with a flared rim to the tall trumpet neck, the body of inverted pear form spreading outward above a set-in foot ring, the towering landscape view on the upper half inhabited by a solitary scholar and his servant while a boatman passes behind the towering cliffs in the lower landscape, the lustrous glaze covering all surfaces except the foot and the recessed base bearing the date Kangxi 6th... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white porcelain bowl, Ruosheng zhencang mark, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,200 - 3,500).Photo Bonhams. Formed with a wide curving well and raised on a tall foot, the interior centered with the drunken poet Li Bai seated next to his wine barrel and a diapered band below the rim, the reverse depicting a scholar on horseback and his servant with baggage riding away from a woman in her wheel chair surrounded by servants, the four-character mark inscribed in seal script within... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white dragon dish, Chenghua mark, 18th century. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,200 - 3,500).Photo Bonhams. The floor of its curving well centered with a front-facing dragon surrounded by flames and clouds, the cavetto painted with carp and waves and the exterior walls with further wave patterns, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark inscribed in underglaze blue regular script within a double ring and all surfaces except the foot pad covered with a celadon-tinged glaze. 7 3/4in (19.8cm)... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white porcelain storage jar, guan, 16th-17th century. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000).Photo Bonhams. Of elongated ovoid form, its thick walls painted in bright cobalt hues with floral cartouches and clouds at the waisted neck, cranes in clouds along the rounded shoulder and a continuous garden setting around the body peopled with two boys playing a board game observed by a seated scholar and standing scholar nearby summoning his young attendant, all above an overlapping flower petal band along... [Lire la suite]

Two blue and white ovoid covered jars, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€3,500 - 5,300). Photo Bonhams. The near pair decorated in gradated hues of deep cobalt blue, surmounted by domical lids displaying two boys holding a wrapped zither (qin) and a lotus leaf, atop shoulders displaying wide and ornate ruyi-lappet bands of vine and lotus motifs above detailed continuous figural tableaux of scholar/officials accompanied by beauties and attendants within elaborate interior and exterior settings, the recessed clear... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white deep bowl with sanduo decoration, 18th century. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 8,000 (€4,400 - 7,100). Photo Bonhams. Painted in a combination of outline, wash and dotting with a lingzhi fungus band below the rim and a peony medallion centering the floor of the well while branches of peach, pomegranate and Buddha's hand citron (the Three Abundances) appear on the exterior walls between a dense leaf and flower head band at the rim and a jeweled lappet band rising from the tall foot, the lustrous glaze covering... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white stem cup with anhua decoration, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000). Photo Bonhams. Thinly potted with a flared rim to the wide, curving well and raised on a tall conical foot, the fabric on the interior delicately molded with alternating lotus flowers and siddham roundels issuing from interlocked strap-work scrolls, the floor of the well painted in underglaze blue with a lotus and tendril roundel that repeats in a fluid pattern on the exterior walls, the lustrous glaze... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' vase, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,400). Photo Bonhams. Formed with a flared rim to the trumpet neck and body of inverted pear form spreading outward above the set-in foot, painted with a diamond diaper ground surrounding eight ogival reserves with depictions of the Eight Immortals, the recessed base painted with a double ring and all surfaces except the foot ring covered with glaze. 17 7/8in (45.5cm) high Note: For a vase of similar size and... [Lire la suite]

A large blue and white brush pot, bitong, Transitional period. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo Bonhams. Of cylindrical form, incised on the exterior with two alternating-wave bands that form a border to the depiction of attendants with fans and folded umbrellas surrounding a high official speaking to another figure in traveling clothes standing in front of his horse and waiting servant, the celadon-tinged glaze stopping along the canted edge of the flat and unglazed base.  8 1/2in (21.5cm) high ... [Lire la suite]

This vibrant 18ct yellow gold earring by Lydia Courteille features a multi-coloured firefly motif set with diamonds, pink sapphires, tanzanites and apatite. In 18ct yellow gold with enamel and coloured gemstones, including pink sapphires, tanzanites, diamonds and apatite, the Lydia Courteille earrings can be worn as a pair or on their own. The vibrantly coloured enamel earrings from Lydia Courteille’s Kite collection have a laid-back, hippy chic feel.  The single earring trend is still going strong and they don’t come... [Lire la suite]