28 février 2016

 Lot 6023. A 'tortoiseshell' glass snuff bottle, 1730-1850. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,500 (€1,400 - 2,300). Photo Bonhams. Of tapering ovoid form, set on a flat oval foot, with a cylindrical neck, neatly finished flat lip, with striking dark brown dappling and striation sandwiched between two layers of variegated, transparent golden brown glass resembling tortoiseshell. 2in (5.1cm) high Provenance: Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company (Hong Kong) Ltd., 4th November 1990 Bonhams. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6018. A cameo chalcedony 'jujube and peanut' snuff bottle, 1780-1880. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams. Well hollowed, of rounded pebble form with natural irregularities, with carefully rendered, curvaceous incised lines to present a large jujube, and superimposed with raised, realistically rendered peanuts carved from opaque brown and beige patches in the stone. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high Provenance: House of Ivory, Chicago, 2nd September 1977 Notes: The Chinese term for... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6020. A rare enameled caramel glass snuff bottle, Guyue Xuan mark, 1770-1799. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€5,400 - 7,300). Photo Bonhams. Of spade form with a waisted neck, slightly concave lip, painted in thin enamels of varied and subdued shades around the sides to present a lush and tranquil lotus pond, the neatly recessed foot with three very faint characters reading Guyue Xuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion). 2 3/16in (5.6cm) high Provenance: Jin Hing & Co, Los Angeles, 28th October... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6016. A shadow chalcedony snuff bottle, 1780-1860. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams. Well-hollowed, of rounded square form supported on a splayed oval foot ring, the mostly straight neck with a naturally indented area marked with a triangle patch of brownish inclusions, the lip slightly recessed, one side carved through the dark inclusions in the stone to reveal a monkey holding a leafy peach branch. 2in (5.1cm) high Provenance: Phyllis Kaufman, California, 14th October... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6019. A shadow chalcedony 'bird' snuff bottle, 1780-1850. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,500). Photo Bonhams. Well-hollowed, the flattened globular bottle raised on a spreading oval foot ring, with a straight neck, recessed lip, utilizing the natural dark inclusions in the semi-translucent gray stone, carved to the front to display two birds and rock formations, the reverse naturally forming an intriguing zen style image with an ink stroke-like dot within an irregular circle; uneven surfaces. 2... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6017. A shadow chalcedony 'hawk' snuff bottle, 1780-1850. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,500). Photo Bonhams. Well-hollowed, of rounded square form standing on a short oval foot ring, with a cylindrical neck, recessed lip, cleverly manipulating the dark inclusions in the gray-toned matrix, carved to one side with an intimate scene depicting a hawk perched on rocks looking down at a younger bird; the reverse left undecorated. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high Provenance: Robert Hall, 13th June 1988 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Estimate US$ 60,000 — 80,000. Photo Sotheby's. the curved five segment toprail of each extending beyond the front corner posts and terminating in outscrolled handgrips above shaped spandrels, the slightly bowed splat flanked by beaded and shaped flanges and carved with a ruyi head-form medallion enclosing a coiled chilong, the soft mat seat supported underneath by two bowed transverse... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A huanghuali recessed leg side table (pingtouan), 17th-18th century. Estimate US$ 60,000 — 80,000. Photo Sotheby's. the top of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction, with two board floating panel supported by four dovetailed transverse stretchers, the edge of the frame gently molded, the slightly splayed rectangular-section legs double tenoned into the top and cut to house the shaped spandreled apron, each pair of legs joined on the shorter sides with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A huanghuali continuous yokeback armchair (nanguanmaoyi), 17th century. Estimate US$ 70,000 — 90,000. Photo Sotheby's. the arched crestrail flattened in the center and curving down to join the backward sloping rear posts continuing through the frame to form the back legs, the well-figured wide rectangular S-shaped splat tenoned to the underside of the yoke and into the back rail of the seat frame, the serpentine arms pipe-jointed to shaped front uprights continuing through the frame... [Lire la suite]

Lot 250. A Gilt Bronze Figure of an Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, Tibet, 15th-16th century. Estimate US$ 300,000 – $500,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 Exquisitely modeled and standing with his two principle hands in front of his chest in anjalimudra and holding various implements in his six radiating hands, including a chakra, lotus blossom and water pot, dressed in a pleated two-tier ankle-length dhoti incised with a floral pattern, adorned with jewelry festoons and an antelope... [Lire la suite]