24 juillet 2018

Lot 214. A group of two wucai jars and a blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; The taller 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high. Estimate : GBP 1,500 - 2,500. Price Realised: GBP 2375.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The taller slender wucai jar is decorated with two phoenixes amongst large peony flowers. The other wucai jar is decorated with mythical beasts and floral sprays. The blue and white jar is also decorated with mythical beasts and floral sprays. Provenance: English... [Lire la suite]

Lot 212. A wucai 'Buddhist lion' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high.Estimate : GBP 1,000 - 1,500. Price Realised: GBP 1750.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The jar is colourfully decorated with Buddhist lions and large floral scrolls, below a border of stylised lotus flowers surrounding the shoulder. Provenance: English Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.  Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018

Lot 211. A wucai bottle vase, 17th century; 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high. Estimate : GBP 6,000 - 8,000. Price Realised: GBP 3750.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The vase is colourfully decorated in bright enamels with large floral sprays and rocks, set against a red patterned ground. Provenance: Belgian private collection.  Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018

  Lot 210. A celadon-glazed censer, cover and stand, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate : GBP 2,000 - 3,000. Price Realised: GBP 7500.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The celadon-glazed drum-form censer is decorated with floral sprays and monster-masks set between raised bosses, all supported on three humanoid feet which are raised on a circular platform. The cover is surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's family in Europe prior to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 209. A Longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 10 3/4 in. (27.5 cm. ) diam. Estimate : GBP 1,500 - 2,500. Price Realised: GBP 4375.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The interior of the dish is decorated with a large moulded and incised lotus bloom, surrounded by further stylised floral sprays and leafy sprigs. The everted rim is of foliate form and the dish is supported on a short, slightly tapered foot. Provenance: Private Belgian Collection.  Christie’s. The Art of China:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 207. A large purple-splashed Jun bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 8 in. (20.3 cm.) diam. Estimate : GBP 1,500 - 2,000. Price Realised: GBP 5250.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The bowl is decorated to the interior with a purple splash, set against a lavender-blue ground which thins to a pale greyish-green tone at the rim. The base is unglazed, exposing the biscuit body.  Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018

Lot 206. A small Junyao purple-splashed bowl, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368); 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diam. Estimate : GBP 2,000 - 3,000. Price Realised: GBP 9375.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The bowl is covered overall with a milky lavender glaze, with a reddish purple splash to one side of the interior. The glaze stops in an irregular line above the foot revealing the brown body.  Provenance: Private English Collection, acquired prior to 1970. Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer... [Lire la suite]

Lot 205. A ewer and two miniature vessels with tobi seiji glaze,Yuan-Ming period (1279-1644).The ewer, 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high. Estimate : GBP 1,200 - 1,800. Price Realised: GBP 1875.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The group comprises: a small ewer; a miniature jar and a melon-shaped jarlet, all covered with a pale qingbai glaze with dark iron-brown splashes. Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018

Lot 204. A small celadon-glazed box and cover, 10th century; 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam. Estimate : GBP 1,500 - 2,000.Price Realised: GBP 2750.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The box and cover are decorated with a thin celadon glaze, with a small winged insect applied to the top of the cover. Christie’s. The Art of China: London Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018

Lot 202. A small russet-splashed black-glazed jar, Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-13th century; 5 1/8 in. (13.5 cm) high. Estimate : GBP 4,000 - 6,000. Price Realised: GBP 5000.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The jar i covered overall with an attractive glossy black glaze speckled with brown. The base is left unglazed..   Provenance: Belgian private collection. Exhibited: Borough of Rawtenstall Art Gallery & Museum, Chinese Art Exhibition, 1936 (according to label). Christie’s. The... [Lire la suite]