21 avril 2016

Lot 131. A wucai rectangular 'dragon' box and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Estimate £4,000 – £6,000 ($5,728 - $8,592). Photo Christie's Image Mtd 2016 The domed cover is decorated with a front-facing dragon amongst cloud and fire scrolls surrounded by two striding dragons at the sides. The interior is decorated with a stylised character amongst fire scrolls and another front-facing dragon. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) wide Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 11 May... [Lire la suite]

Lot 129. A blue and white rectangular cricket-box and cover, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1522-1566). Estimate £1,500 – £2,500 ($2,148 - $3,580). Photo Christie's Image Mtd 2016 The box is openworked on both long sides with five small apertures. It is decorated on the exterior with scrolling fruit-bearing branches. 2 3/8 in. (5.9 cm.) wide. Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 11 May 2016, London, South Kensington

Lot 128. A 'Portuguese market' blue and white lobed jar, Wanli-Tianqi period (1573-1627). Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,296 - $7,160). Photo Christie's Image Mtd 2016 The jar is modelled with three relief-mask handles above grape vines between lotus, prunus and camellia flower sprays. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high Note: A comparable lobed jar in the British Museum is illustrated in Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, Jessica Harrison-Hall, no. 12:61, p 376. The author notes that these jars with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 130. A blue and white 'pomegranate' ewer, Wanli period (1573-1619). Estimate £1,000 – £2,000 ($1,432 - $2,864). Photo Christie's Image Mtd 2016 The moulded ewer is decorated with panels enclosing flowers and is applied to the base of the spout with trailing leaves. 6 7/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 11 May 2016, London, South Kensington

Lot 169. A pair of blue and white meiping, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP (5,108 - 7,663 EUR). Photo Sotheby's each body with broad rounded shoulder rising from a spreading recessed base to a short narrow trumpet neck with everted rim, painted around the exterior with figures playing weiqi and a beautiful maiden receiving an equestrian figure and attendants, all above a band of horses galloping above foaming waves and rocks... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. A blue and white ‘crane’ dish, late Ming dynasty. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP (5,108 - 7,663 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing cranes in flight amidst ruyi clouds, the exterior similarly decorated with eight cranes in flight, the base inscribed with a four-character mark Wan fu you tong which may be translated as 'May infinite good fortune surround... [Lire la suite]

Lot 244. A blue and white ‘qilin’ dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP (5,108 - 7,663 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, freely painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a galloping qilin, encircled by four detached grape vines below a trellis band, the exterior similarly decorated with a  lotus scroll; 35.8 cm, 14 1/8  in. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 mai 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 190. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580. Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 ($11,376 - $17,064). Price Realized £42,500 ($60,435). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 With sloping rim on short foot, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green with a central floral spray composed of swaying branches of carnations flanked by hyacinths and tulips on short stems, the rim with a band of alternating red flowerheads and paired blue tulips, the exterior with alternating blue flowerheads and paired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 179. A fine rimless Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575. Estimate £60,000 - £80,000 ($85,320 - $113,760). Price Realized £86,500 ($123,003). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 On short foot, the white interior finely decorated in cobalt-blue, strong bole-red, green and black with a central cypress tree framed by two scrolling saz leaves, the interstices filled with elegant large rosettes, carnations and tulips, the border with cusping reserved against cobalt-blue ground, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 172. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1600. Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 ($11,376 - $17,064). Price Realized £21,250 ($30,218). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 With sloping rim on short foot, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black with a central roundel filled with four crouching or sitting animals reserved against green ground, surrounded by a ring of red palmettes, the rim with a band of wave-and-rock motif between simple black bands, the exterior with alternating... [Lire la suite]