27 décembre 2018

Lot 1440. An amber and jadeite court necklace (chao zhu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Length 53 in., 134.6 cm. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Sold: $22,500. © Sotheby's the 108 amber beads divided by four pale green jadeite fotou (Buddha heads), the fotou at the back connected to a gourd-shaped fotouta (Buddha head stupa), supporting a silk cord tassel intersected by a flattened rectangular jadeite pendant, terminating to a filigree-mounted jadeite tear-shaped bead, enhanced... [Lire la suite]

Lot 551 A rare Imperial rock crystal 'Jiankong hengping' seal, Qing Dynasty, seal of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Height 2 3/8  in., 6.1 cm; Width 2 7/8  in., 7.3 cm; Depth 2 7/8  in., 7.3 cm. Estimate $40,000 — 60,000. Sold for $250,000. Courtesy Sotheby’s. of square section, the translucent stone surmounted by a well-carved mythical beast crouching on its powerful claws, the horned creature rendered with protruding eyes above a slightly upturned snout, its mouth... [Lire la suite]

Lot 554. A gold filigree 'Phoenix' ornament for an imperial concubine summer court hat, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 5 1/2  in., 14 cm. Estimate $30,000 — 50,000. Sold for $112,500. Courtesy Sotheby’s. the resplendent bird formed of intricately worked bright gold wire, with the wings spreading slightly and the long flaring tail upswept giving the impression of a phoenix in flight, scrolls of qi emanating from the neck and sides, medium-size pearls inset at the chest, wings, crest, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 553. A gold filigree 'Phoenix' ornament for an imperial concubine summer court hat, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 5 3/8  in., 13.6 cm. Estimate $30,000 — 50,000. Sold for $137,500 . Courtesy Sotheby’s. the resplendent bird formed of intricately worked bright gold wire, with the wings spreading slightly and the long flaring tail upswept giving the impression of a phoenix in flight, scrolls of qi emanating from the neck and sides, medium-size pearls inset at the chest, wings, crest,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 555. A gold filigree 'Phoenix' ornament for an imperial concubine summer court hat, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 5 3/8  in., 13.6 cm. Estimate $30,000 — 50,000. Sold for $187,500 . Courtesy Sotheby’s. the resplendent bird formed of intricately worked bright gold wire, with the wings spreading slightly and the long flaring tail upswept giving the impression of a phoenix in flight, scrolls of qi emanating from the neck and sides, medium-size pearls inset at the chest, wings,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1102. A ruby-ground famille-rose wall vase, Republic period (1911-1949). Height 7 1/8  in., 18cm. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. Sold: $23,750. © Sotheby's modeled as a moon flask with mask handles, centered with a quatrefoil panel enclosing a poetic inscription followed by an apocryphal Qianlong yuti mark and iron-red seal, surrounded by floral scrolls and raised on a faux-bois stand, the interior and back enameled turquoise, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1464. A pair of famille-rose jardinières and stands, 20th century. Height of jardinière 4 3/8  in., 11.1 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $25,000. © Sotheby's each jardinière of tapering cylindrical form rising from three ruyi-form feet to a barbed everted rim, painted on the exterior with rocks, flowers, and lingzhi, the rim with four floral scrolls, the stands repeating the form and motifs, each jardinière and stand with an iron-red apocryphal four-character Hongxian... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1480. A famille-rose 'Three Goats' vase, Republic period (1911-1949). Height 13 3/8  in., 34 cm. Estimate $15,000 - $20,000. Sold: $30,000. © Sotheby's of baluster form with a globular body rising to a tall waisted neck flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the body painted in pastel tones with three goats amid peonies, camellias, and trees, set between two bands of ruyi lappets, the neck ornamented with a pair of pink bats clasping peaches above formal lotus flowerheads... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1489. A pair of iron-red and gilt 'Dragon' chargers, late  Qing dynasty. Width 20 1/8  in., 51.1 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $40,000. © Sotheby's each heavily potted over a low foot, the interior painted with a pair of sinuous dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst scrolling clouds and flames within a gilt band, the exterior repeating the theme with two dragons chasing two 'flaming pearls' between upper and lower bands (2). Sotheby's. Saturday at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1478. A famille-rose 'Pheasant and Peony' reticulated dish, Qing dynasty. Diameter 11 1/4  in., 28.7 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $125,000. © Sotheby's brightly enameled to the interior with a male pheasant standing on top of pierced rockwork, gazing towards its mate perching under a magnolia tree, all surrounded by leafy branches of lush peony, the rounded cavetto delicately pierced with foliate scrollwork enclosing  the 'Eight Auspicious Emblems'  below... [Lire la suite]