14 août 2015

Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), Album with Ink Paintings and Calligraphy, 1920s. Starting price € 20,000.00. Photo Auctionata Ink and color on paper. Ink paintings and calligraphy. The folding book with silk brocade cover contains 9 double pages in silk brocade frame. Each motif inscribed and shows artist’s seals. In the original silk brocade cover. Inside with gilt speckles. The folding book is in very good condition with only a few signs of age and wear. The silk cover is slightly... [Lire la suite]

Iron red and Underglaze Blue ‘Dragon’ Dish, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)-Republic period. Starting price € 5,000.00. Photo Auctionata Porcelain with blue underglaze painting, accented with iron red and highlighted with gold. Elegant bowl on a flat foot rim. In the center a five clawed dragon in iron red with the golden magic pearl. Surrounded by small clouds among double circles. The outer wall also with revolving dragons with miracle pearls and cloud elements. Base with the six-character... [Lire la suite]

Doucai ‘Fruit’ Medallion Bowl with Flowers, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)-Republic period. Starting price € 6,000.00. Photo Auctionata Porcelain with polychrome painting. Bowl on a slightly recessed base with an outwardly sweeping mouth rim. The outer wall with medallions of flowers in dense longan foliages. In between pomegranates with sprigs and a border of peaches at the lower edge. The top rim with revolving double circles. Base with the six-character Qianlong apocryphal mark. The bowl is in good condition... [Lire la suite]

Famille Rose Blue-Ground Medallion Bowl, Daoguang Mark and Period (1862-1873). Starting price € 7,500.00. Photo Aucitonata Porcelain with polychrome painting in the colors of the Famille Rose. Elegant medallion bowl on a narrow base rim. In the center a floral ornaments. The outer wall with lush floral tendrils on a lavender-blue ground, decorated in sgraffito technique. Four medallions with an idyllic landscape with figures and pavilions. Base with the six-character Daoguang mark. The bowl... [Lire la suite]

Landscape Bowl with Lushan Waterfall, Jiaqing Mark and Period  (1796-1820). Starting price € 20,000.00. Photo Auctionata Porcelain with polychrome painting. Elegant bowl on a narrow foot rim. The outer wall with a finely painted, revolving landscape scene. Evocative representation of an ideal-typical mountain landscape with pagodas and temples. Inscribed on the reverse ‘Lushan waterfall’ (廬山 瀑布). In the centre a circular reserve with iron red painting of prunus, pine tree and finger... [Lire la suite]

Green Glazed Lidded Ceramic Bowl with Dragon Handle, China, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Starting price € 400.00. Photo Auctionata This lidded Chinese ceramic bowl is a true rarity from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) and imitates in its shape and glaze a patinated bronze vessel. The vessel has a round base rim on which the bulbous body rises. On the side a handle in the shape of a dragon head can be seen. The dragon is an often encountered mythical creature in East Asia and a symbol of power and... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Cinnabar Lacquer Wine Cups, Relief Décor, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Starting price € 10,000.00. Photo Auctionata Cinnabar red lacquer, silver mounting. Cup-shaped, deep wine cup on a narrow base rim with a sweeping mouth rim. The outer wall with a floral décor with litchi fruits and swastika ornaments in a multistage relief. Below revolving lotus leaves at the foot. The atmospheric background is implied by small, detailed geometric pattern with flowers. The upper and the lower rim with a meander... [Lire la suite]

Blossom Shaped Agate Bowl, India, Probably 19th century. Starting price € 400.00. Photo Auctionata This Agate bowl was probably made in 19th century India. The bowl has a blossom shape, with two small handles. The bowl is connected to a foot rim, under which there is a lotus flower decoration. Its simple shape made from one piece is elegant and graceful. The bowl is in good condition, with a small nick on the rim that shows discoloration. The bowl has a diameter of 9.4 cm, and is 3.8 cm tall. (pbu) ... [Lire la suite]

Court Velvet Jacket with Embroidery, Ottoman Empire, 19th century. Estimate: 340 EUR. Photo Auctionata The present velvet jacket from the 19th century comes from the court of the Ottoman sultans, where it was worn on special occasions by women. It is embellished with embroidery of gold thread and colored wool and bordered by a ribbon of woolen and metallic threads. The jacket shows some wear marks. The velvet and embroidery are partly rubbed off, and the lining is missing. The back length is 45 cm, and... [Lire la suite]

Gold Embroidered Short Velvet Jacket, Ottoman Empire, 19th century. Estimate: 630 EUR. Photo Auctionata The present short velvet jacket from the 19th century was intended for women at the court of the Ottoman Sultan, and was worn on special occasions. It consists of aubergine-colored velvet and is embroidered with twining gold thread embroidery on large parts of the front and back. The inner side is lined with cotton fabric.The embroidery dissolves in a few places from the velvet, otherwise the jacket... [Lire la suite]