21 mai 2018

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Lot 3201. A rare Ge-type glazed mallet-form vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735); 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price realised HKD 2,440,000.  © Christie's Images Ltd 2013. The vase is finely potted with angled shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck, covered overall with a thick pale grey glaze suffused with dark crackles, stopping neatly above the foot rim applied with a dark-brown dressing. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3203. A fine and rare blue-glazed vase, meiping, Yongzheng six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 2,500,000 - HKD 3,500,000. Price realised HKD 3,640,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013. The vase is well potted with high rounded shoulders, tapering to the gently spreading foot. It is covered with an even, brilliant cobalt-blue glaze stopping neatly above the unglazed foot. The interior and the base are glazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3205. A fine and rare Ding-type glazed soft-paste vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 8 in. (20.4 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,800,000. Price realised HKD 4,840,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013. The baluster vase stands on a slightly splayed foot and has angled shoulders rising to a slender waisted neck below a sharply incurving mouth rim. The lower neck and shoulders are impressed and incised with a wide band... [Lire la suite]

Lot 195. A famille noire 'Five dragon' dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.  Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000. Price realised GBP 11,250 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The dish is decorated to the centre with a famille noire panel enclosing a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst flame and cloud scrolls, surrounded by two striding dragons chasing the flaming pearl on a green ground. The exterior is decorated with two further striding dragons, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 194. A doucai 'magpie and prunus' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000. Price realised GBP 13,750 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The dish is elegantly decorated to the interior with a central medallion enclosing two long-tailed magpies, one bird in flight above another perched upon a branch of flowering prunus, all highlighted in green and iron-red enamels. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 193. A doucai 'peony' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 6 ½ in. (16.3 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 8,125 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The dish is decorated in underglaze blue and coloured enamels to the interior with a circular panel enclosing a central peony flowerhead surrounded by further leafy flower sprays. The exterior is decorated with peonies growing from a meandering foliate scroll. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 192. A small doucai jar, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 27,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The exterior is delicately decorated in underglaze blue and translucent enamels with roundels of chrysanthemums with red and yellow blooms linked by broad leaves, all divided by stylised lotus sprays, The neck and shoulder are decorated with contrasting ground bands of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 191. A rare doucai ovoid figural vase, 18th century; 13 in. (33 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000. Price realised GBP 5,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The vase is decorated to the exterior with a scene of a scholar receiving a qin, with several attendants looking on, all surrounded by a rocky landscape with bamboo to one side. The base is painted with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 May 2018

Miquel Barceló, On the sea © Image source: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Villa Kast SALZBURG.- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting the exhibition On the sea, with new works by Miquel Barceló. As one of the most important representatives of Spanish contemporary art, Barceló is known for his pastose, relief-like mixed media and expressive ceramics, which also show influences from Catalan tradition and from his travels to West Africa. The artist’s native Mallorca, and in particular the view from the terrace of... [Lire la suite]