15 juillet 2016
Pair of bowls with gem overlay, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, AD 1522–1566

15 juillet 2016
A Louis XV three-colour gold and hardstone snuff-box set with a portrait miniature of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

15 juillet 2016
A German jewelled gold and hardstone snuff-box, attributed to Heinrich Taddel (1714-1794), Dresden, circa 1740

15 juillet 2016
A German four colour gold and powdered shell snuff-box, Berlin, circa 1765

15 juillet 2016
An imperial moulded gourd bowl, Qianlong Shangwan mark and period
Lot49. An imperial moulded gourd bowl, Qianlong Shangwan mark and period; 14.3 cm, 5 5/8 in.. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 687,500 HKD (88,495 USD). Photo Sotheby's
the rounded sides skilfully moulded on the exterior with a repeated pattern of five stylised floral roundels, the underside moulded with a four-character Qianlong shangwan mark in regular script
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 15th May 1990, lot 326.
Notes: The humble origins of the gourd and its... [Lire la suite]
15 juillet 2016
A soapstone figure of a Luohan, attributed to Zhou Bin, Qing dynasty, 17th century
Lot 73. A soapstone figure of a Luohan, attributed to Zhou Bin, Qing dynasty, 17th century; 8.2 cm, 3 1/4 in.. Estimate 350,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 812,500 HKD (104,585 USD). Photo Sotheby's
finely carved as a luohan seated on a base with irregular and jagged edges, the figure rendered reclining on a gnarled and rocky outcrop on his right whilst holding a ruyi sceptre in his right hand with his left hand resting on his right knee, depicted dressed in loose... [Lire la suite]
15 juillet 2016
A small inlaid zitan circular incense box and cover, School of Zhou Zhu, Yangzhou, Late Ming – Early Qing Dynasty
Lot 42. A small inlaid zitan circular incense box and cover, School of Zhou Zhu, Yangzhou, Late Ming–Early Qing Dynasty; 7.3 cm, 2 7/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,440,000 HKD (442,797 USD). Photo Sotheby's
of circular form, the sides tapering in at the base towards the low circular footrim, with slightly raised band around rims of the box and cover, the domed cover embellished with a verdant branch bearing clusters of lychee, each carved with a diapered ground, rendered in... [Lire la suite]
15 juillet 2016
Indian Ringneck Parrots

15 juillet 2016
A Diamond and Pearl Pendant, India, 18th Century

15 juillet 2016
Sarpech from Gwalior (1700 - 1800)
