22 juin 2015

Hemmerle at Masterpiece London 2015 Hemmerle bangle, diamonds, ebony, silver, white gold. Image courtesy of Hemmerle. Hemmerle earrings, diamonds, blackened silver, white gold. Image courtesy of Hemmerle Hemmerle earrings, diamonds, septarian discs, silver, white gold. Image courtesy of Hemmerle. Hemmerle earrings, aquamarines, silver, white gold. Image courtesy of Hemmerle. Hemmerle, earrings, tourmalines, garnets, silver, white gold. Image courtesy of Hemmerle. Hemmerle - Stand Number B33. Masterpiece... [Lire la suite]

A flambé red glazed fanghu, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo: Bonhams. Of rectangular section with indented corners to the rim and neck supporting a pair of rectangular lug handles, the body flaring outward above a tall foot and molded with raised peaches on the opposing faces, the scarlet glaze layer streaked with lines of dark blue down the four corners of the body and the faces of the handles, stopping along the unglazed foot and deeply recessed base... [Lire la suite]

A cobalt glazed deep dish, Daoguang six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$1,500 - 2,500 (€1,300 - 2,200). Photo: Bonhams. Its wide curving well and exterior walls covered with a uniform dark blue wash that thins along the rim to expose the white body beneath a colorless glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad and of faint greenish tinge across the recessed base centered with the mark in underglaze blue seal script. 6 3/8in (16.2cm) diameter Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND... [Lire la suite]

A fine copper red-glazed stem bowl, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$20,000 - 30,000 (€18,000 - 26,000). Photo: Bonhams. Molded with a flared rim to the wide, curving well and raised on a tall conical foot, the dark copper red wash on the interior and exterior walls stopping along both sides of the rim where the white fabric is visible beneath the colorless glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad, the glaze of more pronounced greenish-white hue on the interior foot where the mark... [Lire la suite]

A rare flambé red glazed fanghu, Xianfeng six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$10,000 - 15,000 (€8,800 - 13,000). Photo: Bonhams. Of rectangular section with indented corners to the rim and neck supporting a pair of rectangular lug handles, the body flaring outward above a tall foot and molded with raised peaches on the opposing faces, the glaze layer displaying opaque reddish-blue areas streaked with sky blue and thinning to a translucent olive green with dense craze lines, the mark incised in... [Lire la suite]

A copper red glazed dish, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,600). Photo: Bonhams. Molded with a shallow curving well and raised on the tapered foot, the interior and exterior covered with a deep scarlet wash that thins along the rim, exposing the white clay fabric beneath a colorless glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad but displaying a faint celadon hue across the recessed base where the mark is written in underglaze blue seal script. 6 1/2in... [Lire la suite]

A copper red glazed deep dish, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,600). Photo: Bonhams. Its wide curving well and exterior walls covered with a dark raspberry red wash that thins along the rim to expose the white body beneath a colorless glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad and of faint greenish tinge across the recessed base centered with the mark in underglaze blue seal script. 6 3/8in (16.1cm) diameter Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART... [Lire la suite]

A pair of blue glazed bottle vases with gilt medallion decorations, Guangxu six-character marks and of the period. Estimate US$4,000 - 6,000 (€3,500 - 5,300). Photo: Bonhams. The medallions scattered across the waisted necks and globular bodies including auspicious characters, plants, animals and emblems while shou-characters alternate with composite lotus and leaf sprays within the raised borders on the neck, the powder blue ground also applied on the interior neck and within the tall recessed base where the... [Lire la suite]

A rare anhua-decorated white bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$4,000 - 6,000 (€3,500 - 5,300). Photo: Bonhams. Finely finished with a wide curving well raised on a tall, tapered foot, the exterior walls delicately incised with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the deeply recessed base displaying the mark in underglaze blue regular script and all surfaces except the narrow foot pad covered with the lustrous, celadon-tinged glaze. 6 1/4in (15.8cm) diameter Provenance: by... [Lire la suite]

A small crackle-glazed tripod censer, 18th century. Estimate US$8,000 - 12,000 (€7,100 - 11,000). Photo: Bonhams. Constructed with a pair of rectangular lug handles on the thick rim extending over a waisted neck and a compressed globular body raised on three short feet, the remains of spur marks on the interior and the flat base visible within the glaze layer of pale creamy-brown hue filled with a dense web of russet-stained craze lines, the glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pads where the gray body is... [Lire la suite]