octobre 2016

Lot 21. A rare lacquer and mother-of-pearl decorated porcelain brushpot, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000 (USD 18,270 - USD 30,450). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.  The brushpot is of cylindrical shape and is decorated to the exterior with two figures in a riverscape scene beside bamboo and rocks. 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street

Lot 130. A very rare imperial painted enamel 'lotus' miniature vase, Kangxi four-character yuzhi mark in blue enamel within a double-circle and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 60,900 - USD 97,440). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The bulbous body is finely painted with four large lotus blooms amidst leafy vines and below eight smaller flowers, set between a key-fret border at the mouth and a classic scroll on the spreading foot. 4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. A peachbloom-glazed seal-paste box and cover, yinse he, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 60,900 - USD 97,440). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The circular box and cover is covered overall with a soft mottled peachbloom glaze, with paler tones around the sides. The recessed base is glazed in white. 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) diam. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A rare white-glazed beehive water pot, taibo zun, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 40,000 — 50,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising to a narrow wasted neck and slightly flared rim, the sides crisply carved with three medallions in shallow relief with an archaistic dragon, all beneath a translucent white glaze; 12.7 cm, 5 in.   Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 916. Notes: Beehive waterpots of this shape are... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 148. A pair of blue and white and coral-glazed bowls, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722). Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the rounded sides of each rising from a straight foot to a straight rim, the interior painted with a medallion of an egret in a lotus pond, the exterior covered in a deep coral glaze, the base with an underglaze blue six-character reign mark. Quantité: 2 - 11.4 cm, 4 1/2  in.   Provenance: Collection of E.T.... [Lire la suite]

Ginseng Flower, Banda Lisha, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722. Hanging scroll, colors on paper. National Palace Museum.

Teapot with symbols of longevity, Yixing earthenware, painted enamel, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722. National Palace Museum.

Plate with floral décor. Painted enamel on Yongle white ware, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722. National Palace Museum.

Square plate with floral décor. Copper, painted enamel, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722. National Palace Museum.

Pot pourri, ca. 1700-1715, France, Saint-Cloud factory. Soft porcelain with underglaze enamel. Height: 21 cm; Diameter: 16 cm; Diameter at opening: 11 cm. Height: 19.1 cm; Diameter: 16.3 cm; Diameter at opening: 10.5 cm; Inv. 12625, Inv. 12626, purchase, 1906. Les Arts Decoratifs - Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris