25 mai 2019

Lot 386. A large famille-verte 'Magu' dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 38.2 cm, 15 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 17,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's  well potted with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flared rim, brightly painted to the interior with the goddess of longevity holding a flower basket and a lingzhi sprig together with a deer on her side, all set within a landscape of trees and rockwork. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 10th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 287. An iron-red and green-enamelled 'dragon and phoenix medallion' wine cup and warmer, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821.1850); 9.8 cm, 3 7/8  in. Estimate 2,600 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 17,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's  the warmer with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a gilt rim, painted with alternating dragon and phoenix roundels in green enamel all between a lappet border above the foot and stylised ruyiscrolls below the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 415. A finely enamelled doucai and famille-rose 'sanduo' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 16 cm, 6 1/4  in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's  the steep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, finely enamelled around the exterior and outlined in underglaze cobalt-blue with touches of famille rose with three fruiting sprays of pomegranate, finger-citron and lychee, all together constituting the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 286. A pair of famille-rose 'flower-balls' wine cups and warmers, Seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 9.6 cm, 3 3/4  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. each warmer with bulbous sides rising from a short straight foot to a gilt rim, painted with multi-coloured 'flower-balls' arranged asymmetrically and scattered throughout, surmounted by a cup with straight sides rising from a tapered foot to a flared gilt rim, the exterior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 380. A large famille-rose charger; 54 cm, 21 1/4  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 35,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, finely enamelled to the exterior with two gnarled branches of magnolia and prunus, extending around the curve of the dish and over the rim into the interior, entwined with a smaller flowering rose and lingzhi sprigs, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2905. An archaistic bronze bottle vase, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368); 9 3/4in. (24.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000 (USD 10,244 - USD 15,366). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The vase has a splayed foot, globular body, tall neck and everted rim. The body is decorated with taotie masks on leiwen ground, between two rows of raised bosses, with a smooth dark green patina. Note: A closely related bowl covered with a similar ‘oil spot’ black glaze was sold at Sotheby’s... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2904. A small Huairen black-glazed ‘oil spot’ bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000(USD 76,831 - USD 102,442). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The bowl is covered with a thick black glaze splashed liberally with ‘iron spots’ of various sizes, stopping above the foot and body dressed in purplish-brown, box. Note: A closely related bowl covered with a similar ‘oil spot’ black glaze was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 April 2019, lot 3062. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2903. A carved black lacquer ‘floral’ rectangular scroll tray, Late Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century; 13 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (34 cm. x 15.5 cm.). Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000 (USD 192,078 - USD 256,104). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The long tray is exquisitely carved to the centre with three lotus blooms encircled by elegant scrolling leafy vines, the border is carved with further scrolling leaves bearing large blossoming camellias. The reverse is deeply carved with a classic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2902. A fine rare Ding turtle-form tea grinder, Early Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th century; 3 in. (9.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000 (USD 51,221 - USD 76,831). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The vessel is naturalistically modelled as a turtle with a small curled tail and a short protruding head, the back incised with a honeycomb pattern, glazed in a semi-translucent greenish-white glaze stopping neatly in a circle above the base, revealing the fine, beige biscuit body, box. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2901. An inscribed Ding bowl, Early Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th century; 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam. Estimate: HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000 (USD 38,416 - USD 64,026). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The bowl with curved sides is supported on a thick foot ring, applied inside and out with a lustrous, milky-white glaze. The base is incised through the glaze with the character guan, ‘official’. The foot is unglazed, revealing the fine white body, box. The result of C-Link Research & Development Limited... [Lire la suite]