03 juin 2018
An exceptional jadeite and diamond pendant necklace, by Bulgari
Lot 1999. An exceptional jadeite and diamond pendant necklace, by Bulgari. Estimate HKD 5,500,000 - HKD 8,500,000. Price realised HKD 4,900,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2018
The jadeite huaigu set into a gold ring above a polished curved backing, to the baguette and calibré-cut diamond bail and toggle, to the length adjustable silk cord with gold terminals and clasps, accompanied by a screwdriver, mounted in gold, huaigu diameter approximately 29.3 mm, huaigu thickness approximately 5.6 mm,... [Lire la suite]03 juin 2018
A pair of Longquan celadon weiqi boxes and covers, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 2984. A pair of Longquan celadon weiqi boxes and covers, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 260,000. Price realised HKD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
Each is potted with deep straight sides, carved on the exterior with overlapping lotus petals and the bowl is covered inside and out below the unglazed rim with a pale bluish-green glaze. The cover is similarly carved and glazed.
Property from the Yangdetang Collection.
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03 juin 2018
A rare Qingbai archaistic tripod censer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368)
Lot 2983. A rare Qingbai archaistic tripod censer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368); 6 11/16 in. (17 cm). Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The censer is raised on three ribbed legs surmounted by masks, applied to the body with raised archaistic scrolls reserved on a ground, covered inside and out with a pale aquamarine glaze except for a circular area in the centre of the base, box.
Provenance: The T.T. Tsui Collection.... [Lire la suite]
03 juin 2018
A Ding persimmon-glazed moulded bowl, Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 2976. A Ding persimmon-glazed moulded bowl, Jin dynasty (960-1234); 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 750,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The bowl is moulded on the interior with two fish swimming amidst waves in the centre below a band of six floral spray panels on the cavetto. It is covered overall with a glaze of ochre-brown colour that stops at the unglazed rim exposing the fine white body.
Note: Compare a brown-glazed Ding... [Lire la suite]03 juin 2018
An important and very rare pair of ‘Guan’-inscribed Ding square dishes, Five Dynasties-Early Northern Song dynasty, 10th century
Lot 2925. An important and very rare pair of ‘Guan’-inscribed Ding square dishes, Five Dynasties-Early Northern Song dynasty, 10th century; 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm.) square. Estimate HKD 8,000,000 - HKD 12,000,000. Price realised HKD 9,460,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The flared sides that rise from the flat base to the foliate rim are decorated to the interior cavetto with a raised line of slip separating each petal above the quatrefoil motifs in the bottom of the... [Lire la suite]03 juin 2018
A rare Ding black-glazed gilt-decorated vase, yuhuchunping, Late Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th century
Lot 2919. A rare Ding black-glazed gilt-decorated vase, yuhuchunping, Late Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th century; 8 ¼ in. (21.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,800,000. Price realised HKD 1,625,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The vase is finely potted with a pear-shaped body rising to a long neck and flared mouth, covered with a thick, opaque black glaze embellished with gilt decoration. The glaze stops short above the foot, exposing the greyish-white... [Lire la suite]03 juin 2018
A very rare Longquan Guan-type lobed pear-shaped vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 2918. A very rare Longquan Guan-type lobed pear-shaped vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 3,000,000. Price realised HKD 3,220,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The vase of flattened form is finely potted with lobed sides, between a floral-lobed mouth and foot of conforming form, covered overall with a soft, bluish-green glaze with broad, pale russet crackles. The unglazed foot is applied with a pale brown dressing.
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A rare Yaozhou carved 'egrets and peony' truncated meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960 – 1127)
Lot 2916. A rare Yaozhou carved 'egrets and peony' truncated meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960 – 1127); 5 7/8 in. (14.6 cm) wide. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price realised HKD 2,125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The broad, high-shouldered body is carved with two egrets on opposite sides, against a background of dense peony scroll, above a band of petal lappets, and below a scalloped border, covered inside and out under an olive-green glaze, with the exception of the base,... [Lire la suite]
03 juin 2018
A large bronze 'Shan' mirror, Late Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC
Lot 2911. A large bronze 'Shan' mirror, Late Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC; 9 ½ in. (24.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price realised HKD 875,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The mirror is crisply cast with a ribbed loop surrounded by a circular border and five feathers enclosed within the five-pointed star created by the connected inner edges of the five shan, ‘mountain’, characters, all reserved on a ground of feather pattern, with thin... [Lire la suite]03 juin 2018
A bronze 'lion' censer and cover, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
Lot 2910. A bronze 'lion' censer and cover, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 14 7/8 in. (38 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,800,000. Price realised HKD 1,250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The censer is cast in the form of a lotus bloom raised on beaded stem on five slender foliate cabriole legs. The cover is surmounted by a lion with its jaws agape and seated on its haunches, with its raised right paw placed on a ball.
Note: In China, the earliest record in... [Lire la suite]