19 décembre 2018

A large famille verte yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 459. A large famille verte  yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 71 cm, 28 in. Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000. Lot Sold: £15,000. © Sotheby's the baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck, brightly enamelled around the exterior with a military equestrian scene. Provenance: Christie's London, 12th November 2010, lot 1036. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 November 2017

19 décembre 2018

A blue and white 'Flower scroll' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850)

Lot 207. A blue and white 'Flower scroll' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850); 13.7 cm, 5 3/8  in. Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000. Lot Sold: £15,000. © Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot, finely painted in cobalt blue with the 'heaping and piling' effect, the interior with a medallion enclosing a central peony surrounded by peony and lotus blooms amongst meandering leafy branches, encircled by a composite floral scroll below a... [Lire la suite]
19 décembre 2018

A blue and white meiping, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 512. A blue and white meiping, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 21.5 cm, 8 1/2  in. Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000. Lot Sold: £16,250. © Sotheby's the slender form with broad rounded shoulders rising to a slightly waisted neck and lipped rim, the exterior with a scholar standing beneath a large pine tree in a mountainous waterscape, the slightly sunken base with a double circle in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 November 2017
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19 décembre 2018

A rare sancai-glazed pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 441. A rare sancai-glazed pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 49.5 cm, 19 1/2   in. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000. Lot Sold: £16,250. © Sotheby's standing four-square on an unglazed rectangular base, the green-glazed head with large eyes turned slightly to the left, the body glazed in a rich ochre with green and cream splashes to the left rear leg, the unglazed saddle with traces of red pigment and later decorated.  Provenance: An English Collection, acquired in the early... [Lire la suite]
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19 décembre 2018

A blue and white 'lotus' brush pot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 238. A blue and white 'lotus' brush pot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16 cm, 6 5/16  in. Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000. Lot Sold: £16,250. © Sotheby's of slightly waisted cylindrical form, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a bird flying amid a river of lotus pads and other water plants issuing from rockwork, all between two incised double lines around the rim and base.  Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 November 2017
19 décembre 2018

A famille-rose 'ladies' dish, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

Lot 213. A famille-rose 'ladies' dish, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 19.7 cm, 7 3/4  in. Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000. Lot Sold: £16,250. © Sotheby's the slender ovoid body rising from a short straight foot to a waisted neck and straight rim, applied with an ear-shaped handle opposite a curved spout, painted in bright cobalt blue-tones depicting boys playing a hat game within a fenced garden in a rocky landscape, below a band of lotus scrolls at the neck, the cover with a similar design of... [Lire la suite]

19 décembre 2018

A silver-mounted blue and white coffee pot and cover, late Ming dynasty

Lot 514. A silver-mounted blue and white coffee pot and cover, late Ming dynasty; 22.8 cm, 9 in. Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000. Lot Sold: £17,500. © Sotheby's the slender ovoid body rising from a short straight foot to a waisted neck and straight rim, applied with an ear-shaped handle opposite a curved spout, painted in bright cobalt blue-tones depicting boys playing a hat game within a fenced garden in a rocky landscape, below a band of lotus scrolls at the neck, the cover with a similar design of lotus, with... [Lire la suite]
19 décembre 2018

A blue and white ovoid jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 241. A blue and white ovoid jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 24.5 cm, 9 5/8  in. Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000. Lot Sold: £17,500. © Sotheby's the rounded sides of the jar rising to a short unglazed neck, painted on one side with a lotus waterscape cartouche detailed with large blooms and lotus pads, the opposite side with a scene of two scholars conversing within a 'Master of the Rocks' style mountainscape, the cover decorated with flying insects encircling blooming peonies... [Lire la suite]
19 décembre 2018

A blue and white shallow bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 230. A blue and white shallow bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 15.8 cm, 6 1/4  in. Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000. Lot Sold: £18,750. © Sotheby's the curved sides rising from a short foot to a slightly flared rim, the interior painted in bright cobalt blue with a lady and a scholar inside a pavilion, situated in a fenced garden and trees issuing from rocks in the background, with a deer in the foreground, the exterior with a sampan in a mountainous river landscape,... [Lire la suite]
19 décembre 2018

A blue and white 'Wang Xizhi and goose' cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 203. A blue and white 'Wang Xizhi and goose' cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7.8 cm, 3 1/16  in. Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000. Lot Sold: £20,000. © Sotheby's delicately potted of deep U-shape with flared rim and a short foot, finely painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of the scholar Wang Xizhi admiring a stream of floating geese beneath a large willow tree, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within a double... [Lire la suite]