22 mars 2018

Lot 2153. A pair of transparent green octagonal bottle vases, Daoguang incised four-character marks within squares and of the period (1821-1850); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000. Price realised HKD 312,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012  Each vase is faceted into eight sides, supported on a straight foot and rising to a long neck of conforming shape. The material is of a transparent emerald-green tone (2).  Property from the Collection... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2148. A finely carved white glass 'Lotus' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 220,000. Price realised HKD 325,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012  The circular cover is carved with a quatrefoil cartouche enclosing lotus seeds in the middle surrounded by lotus petals extending to the rounded sides of the box. The base of the box is inscribed with a Qianlong six-character mark. The material is of a semi-translucent... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2158. A fine and rare transparent pale-green glass circular box and cover, Qianlong incised four-character mark within a square and of the period (1736-1795); 3 in. (7 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 350,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The box is of compressed cushion form, incised with a four-character reign mark inside a short foot ring. The glass is of transparent yellow with a green tint, box. Note: Among the very few Qianlong-marked... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2157. A clair-de-lune glass jar, Yongzheng incised four-character mark within double-squares and of the period (1723-1735); 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 437,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The circular jar is supported on a splayed foot rising to a short waisted neck and lipped rim. The material is of an even pale bluish-white tone. Provenance: A distinguished South African Collection, acquired in London in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2134. A rare pair of ruby-red-overlay snowflake glass bottle vases, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Each globular body is finely carved through the ruby-red overlay to the snowflake ground with a scene of Liu Hai teasing a three-legged toad with a string of cash in the far distance, and in the near distance Shoulao is standing on a mountain path followed by his attendant.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2156. A fine and extremely rare opaque violet-blue Beijing glass bowl, Qianlong incised four-character mark and of the period (1736-1795); 6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 2,300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The bowl is of ovid form, with rounded sides rising from a slightly indented base carved with the reign mark. The sides are well carved in low relief with two opposing shaped cartouches of Islamic script on an extremely finely stippled... [Lire la suite]

Lot 175. A Kashmir Sapphire 'Toi et Moi' Ring, weighing approximately 16.16 and 15.62 carats. Estimate CHF 750,000 - CHF 1,250,000. Price realised CHF 2,405,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 Set with two cushion-shaped sapphires, weighing approximately 16.16 and 15.62 carats, to the plain hoop, mounted in gold, ring size 4½ with ring sizer Accompanied by report no. 13100239 dated 29 October 2013 from the Gübelin GemLab stating that the 15.62 carat sapphire is of Kashmir origin,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 715. A very rare blue and white 'Peacock' jar, guan, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 9 in. (23 cm. ) high. Estimate USD 120,000 - USD 180,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The heavily potted, tapering body is decorated on one side with a peacock with spread wings and extended tail and legs and on the reverse with a peahen shown descending, the two above bamboo and between flowering and budding tree peonies that grow from rocks positioned below each of the molded animal-mask handles. All between a band... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2235. A Longquan celadon carved and moulded 'Dragon' dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 14 1/4 in. (36.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The dish is heavily potted with gently rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flat everted rim, and sprig-moulded on the centre of the interior with a writhing scaly dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, encircled by a band of freely carved foliage scroll around the cavetto. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2280. A fine small Longquan celadon meiping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000. Price realised HKD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The vase is of characteristic meiping shape with the rounded shoulder tapering down to the foot, incised on the widest part of the body with two horizontal lines, Japanese wood box  Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 November 2012, Grand Hall, Hong Kong... [Lire la suite]