12 novembre 2016

Lot 174. A rare doucai 'wufu' dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, decorated to the interior with a medallion enclosing five iron-red bats soaring around a gnarled peach tree, issuing from the side of a cliff above a green sea with crested waves breaking over jagged rocks, the exterior with four fruiting sprigs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 171. A fine famille-rose 'Hundred Boys' bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly flared rim, the exterior delicately painted in bright enamels with a continuous scene of boys in a fenced garden with a small bridge spanning a stream, playing with fire crackers, lanterns and presenting peaches in a procession, with further boys watching from windows above, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 164. A yellow-ground green-enamelled ‘dragon’ bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, the exterior incised and enamelled in green with two striding dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', between a foliate scroll and a ruyi band, the interior with a shou character medallion, all reserved against an egg-yolk yellow ground, the white base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 161. A copper-red bowl, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908). Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a slightly spreading foot, the exterior covered in an even deep copper-red glaze, the base with an underglaze blue six-character reign mark; 15.6 cm, 6 1/8  in.  Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 28th April 1997, lot 741 (part). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016

Lot 160. A blue-glazed baluster jar, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 35,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a short sloping neck, covered in a deep blue glaze stopping neatly short of the foot, the base with an underglaze six-character seal mark; 22.5 cm, 8 7/8  in.  Provenance: Christie's London, 5th June 1995, lot 212. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016

Lot 119. Collier “Eléphant” diamants de couleur et diamants, par René Boivin. Estimation €30.000-50.000 (USD 32,765 - USD 54,609). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016 Paris – Dans sa traditionnelle vente de bijoux de décembre, Christie’s présentera une très belle collection de bijoux signés René Boivin. Au total 23 pièces anciennes et modernes seront proposées aux enchères incluant les plus emblématiques du joaillier dont l’éléphant présent sur deux superbes pendentifs : l’un en ébène et l’autre en or. Ces pièces de grande... [Lire la suite]

Lot 159. A 'dayazhai' yellow-ground grisaille-decorated dish, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 2,500 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated in grisaille with two bees above flowering peony, with an inscription in iron red, Dayazhai and a seal, Tiandi yijia chun (Springtime in Heaven and Earth, One Family), all reserved on the yellow enamel ground, the exterior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 158. A famille-rose lime-green-ground shaped oval tea tray, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 4,375 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. ensuite to the preceding lot; 16 cm, 6 1/4  in. Provenance: The Weishaupt Collection.Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30th October 1995, lot 102 (part). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016

Lot 157. A famille-rose lime-green-ground shaped oval tea tray, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the interior with a central cartouche enclosing an inscription in iron-red dated to Jiaqing dingsi year (corresponding to 1797) followed by two seal marks, all within composite floral scrolls and against a lime-green ground, the lime-green base with a central square reserved in white inscribed with an iron-red... [Lire la suite]

Lot 155. A rare blue and white 'crane' jue stand, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 35,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from four short cloud-shaped feet to an everted rim and surmounted by a mountain-shaped support to the centre, painted with rocks and turbulent waves, encircled by cranes in flight amidst ruyi clouds and a chevron band at the rim, the exterior with lotus sprays, inscribed to the base in underglaze... [Lire la suite]