6 juin 2018

Lot 255. A blue and white 'immortals' bowl , Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 6 in. (15.1 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The bowl is decorated to the exterior with the Eight Immortals each holding their respective attributes and standing on scrolling ruyi-shaped clouds. The interior is decorated with a roundel enclosing the Three Star Gods, Fulushou, below a pine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 249. A pair of small blue and white candle holders, 18th century; 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 11,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Each holder is delicately decorated to the domed foot with a scrolling band of composite flowers connected by leafy vines executed with stippled accents in imitation of the 'heaping and piling' effect. The shoulder is encircled with a scroll band below a stiff leaf band to the cylindrical neck which... [Lire la suite]

Lot 284. Two blue and white boxes and covers, 18th-19th century. The largest, 9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The cover of the rectangular box is decorated with a central shou roundel surrounded by lotus scroll and bats in the corners. The sides of the box are painted with lotus scroll. The circular box is decorated with a central phoenix surrounded by phoenixes in flight, all on a floral... [Lire la suite]

Lot 198. A blue and white wine cup, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The thinly potted cup is delicately decorated to one side with flowers blossoming amongst rocks below dragonflies, and the other with bamboo shoots amongst rocks below a wasp in flight.  Provenance: Acquired in Paris in 2013. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 252. A blue and white Ming-style cylindrical jar, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000. Price realised GBP 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The vase is decorated with a wide band of star-shaped geometric interlocking panels enclosing flower heads, the space between the panels is filled with a foaming wave pattern. The panel is set between two bands of scrolling lotus and the neck is decorated with a band of tumultuous waves, and the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. A blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 1/8 in. (46.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000. Price realised GBP 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The vase is decorated with shaped cartouches enclosing scholars in a landscape, flowers, and auspicious animals, all reserved on a blue-washed scrolling lotus ground below a band of peonies to the shoulder. The neck is decorated with ruyi, key fret, and geometric bands.  Provenance: With Marchant... [Lire la suite]

Lot 129. A pair of unusual blue and white 'scholar and pine' wine cups, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) diam. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000. Price realised GBP 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Each thinly potted cup is decorated to the exterior with two scholars seated below pine trees next to a pond. Each is decorated to the centre of the interior with a medallion depicting a further scholar and pine.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2943. A rare underglaze-blue and copper-red decorated inscribed brush pot, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 3,500,000 - HKD 4,500,000. Price realised HKD 4,300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The brush pot is finely inscribed in underglaze blue with a long poem, the title of the poem indicated in the beginning reading ‘The Joy of Studying throughout the Four Seasons’, followed by a copper-red square seal... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3112. A Ming-style blue and white facetted vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 525,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. In imitation of 15th century prototypes, the vase is heavily potted with a shallow, square body with facetted corners surmounted by a tubular neck, and is decorated in shaded underglaze blue with flowering morning glory vine that rises to the lipped rim between the pair of monster-headed handles.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A large double gourd blue and white lacquered Arita porcelain vase, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). H. : 84 cm (33 in.). Estimation: 3 000 € / 4 000 €. Lot sold 3,400 EUR. Courtesy Artcurial. En forme de double gourde, décoré en bleu sous couverte de feuilles, et laqué de trois registres horizontaux, à décor or sur fond noir, en bas, de feuilles ginko au milieu de shishi, pivoines, pins, rochers et cascades, en haut de phénix et emblèmes. Art d'Asie chez Artcurial, 75008 Paris, le... [Lire la suite]