6 mai 2018

Lot 8255. A blue and white porcelain bowl made for the Vietnamese market, 19th century; 6 7/8in (17.5cm) diameter. Sold for US$ 2,750 (€ 2,297). Photo: Bonhams. Its wide curving well supported on a short foot and its exterior walls painted with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds, the recessed base bearing the Thiêu-tri niên-chê mark in Chinese regular script (rim with metal mount). Note: The Vietnamese emperor Thiêu-tri reigned from 1841-1847. Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 25 Jun... [Lire la suite]

Lot 35. A copper alloy ritual bell, Dong Son culture, Vietnam, circa 2nd century B.C. Height: 57 cm (22 ½ in). Diameter: 33 cm (13 in). Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000. Sold for HK$ 50,000 (€ 5,321). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Private Collection, California. Note: This cast bronze bell has a flared mouth and no clapper; none of this class of object has been found with a clapper. It has a high, narrow body surmounted by a bowl like a handle. The whole is decorated with vertical rows of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. An imperial copper book by Emperor Tu Duc, Vietnam, dated 1869; 21.5 x 15 cm (8 ½ x 6 in). Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000. Sold for HK$ 200,000 (€ 21,287). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Dated 2nd day of the 7th month in the 22nd year of the reign of Tu Duc. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection Note: Five pages including three inscribed double pages, front and back cover page. The thick cover pages are decorated with a five-clawed Imperial Dragon standing, front-facing, amidst clouds above... [Lire la suite]

Lot 132. A rare blue and white 'Phoenix' jar and cover, Qing dynasty, early 18th century; 32.5 cm, 12 3/4  in. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 GBP. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the rounded sides rising from a slightly spreading foot to a straight rim, painted to the centre in varying tones of cobalt blue, depicting a dense design of phoenix in flight amongst leafy scrolling branches of chrysanthemum, below a band of ruyi at the shoulder and with bands of pendant leaves below the rim and at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 130. A large blue and white octogonal beaker vase, gu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 52.1 cm, 20 1/2  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. of flared form, densely painted with eight panels of seasonal flowers brunches issuing from rockworks, amongst butterflies and dragonflies. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM

Lot 129. A blue and white 'Qilin and Boys' vase, Qing dynasty; 35.7 cm, 14 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and flaring rim, painted in deep cobalt-blue tones depicting a group of boy in play with a qilin in a mountainous landscape. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM

Lot 128. A blue and white yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 43.8 cm, 17 1/4  in.. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 26,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the baluster body rising from a recessed spreading foot to a tall broad trumpet neck with flaring rim, painted around the exterior of the body with figures in a gathering, the neck with figures in a garden looking to the moon. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM

Lot 127. A blue and white 'Star Gods' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 44.5 cm, 17 1/2  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 15.000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the cylindrical body rising from a short spreading foot to a short waisted neck with sharply inverted rim, painted around the exterior with three large cusped panels each enclosing one of the Star Gods, each reserved on their corresponding name written as a large two-character inscription and repeated on the neck... [Lire la suite]

Lot 126. A blue and white 'Figural' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty; 46.5 cm, 18 1/2  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 9,375 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the cylindrical body rising from a short straight foot to a tall ribbed neck with galleried rim, painted around the exterior with two figures in a fenced garden, the neck with bands of chevron, dots, whorl and dentil . Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM

Lot 125. A blue and white rouleau vase, Qing dynasty; 45.3 cm, 17 3/4  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 17,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the cylindrical body rising from a short straight foot to a tall tapering neck with galleried rim, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with military figures in a pavilion, the neck with bands of dots, key-fret and ruyi. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM