25 juillet 2019

Lot 918. A large white-glazed dish, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566); 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The dish has shallow rounded sides raised on a tapering foot ring, and is covered inside and out with a milky-white glaze. The glaze on the base has a pale blue-green tone.  Note: Compare a similarly decorated fahua vase, also dated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 917. A fahua vase, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The vase is robustly potted and relief decorated with lotus plants and grasses rising from cresting waves below a garland of beaded chains suspending precious objects on the rounded shoulder, all below a ruyi-head border on the neck. The decoration is outlined in lines of slip and glazed in turquoise, yellow, and white against a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 916. A small fahua double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 7 7/8 in. (19.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 10,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The lower and upper body are decorated in thread relief outline with lotus meander set between line borders, all below a border of demi-florets with pendent beaded chains on the neck. The decoration is glazed in subtle tones of aubergine and white against a rich turquoise ground.  Provenance: Michael B.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 914. A rare small white-glazed incised dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The brush washer has shallow rounded sides that rise to a flat, everted rim, which is finely incised on the top and underside with bands of lotus meander, and a band of classic scroll is incised above the ring foot. The interior and exterior are covered with a pale aqua blue glaze, perhaps in imitation... [Lire la suite]

Lot 913. A small blue and white globular bowl, jingshuiwan, Yongle period (1403-1425); 4 in. (10.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 47,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The well-potted jar is decorated around the sides with a continuous band of peony scroll below a narrow band of lotus scroll and above bands of upright petal lappets and classic scroll in rich cobalt blue enhanced by darker 'heaping and piling'. The interior is decorated with a chrysanthemum sprig within... [Lire la suite]

Lot 912. A copper-red-decorated yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 9½ in. (24 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The pear-shaped body is painted in underglaze red with two leafy peony stems below a band of three upright petals enclosing scrolls, all between line borders, and under a blue-green-toned glaze. Note: A similarly decorated yuhuchunping of the same size, dated Yuan dynasty, ca. first half 14th century, is in The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 187. A blue and white rosewater sprinkler, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 33.5cm., 13 1/4in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,500 GBP. © Sotheby's. painted in rich cobalt-blue tones, the globular lobed body painted with floral sprays, the tall vase-shaped neck painted with lotus, cash symbols and further floral sprays. The Julian Thompson Study Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014

Lot 185. A pair of blue and white silver-mounted candlesticks, circa 1640; 16.3cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. © Sotheby's each of bell shape, painted with figures in fenced gardens, between bands of lappets, the rims with silver mounts. The Julian Thompson Study Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014

Lot 182. A blue and white drum-shaped box and cover, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); 22cm., 8 5/8 in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. © Sotheby's the deep slightly rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a flanged rim, painted around the exterior with two rectangular panels enclosing a scene from literature, all above a line of bosses and divided by two unglazed animal mask ring handles, the flat cover surmounted by an unglazed lion dog finial, the base with underglaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 180. A blue and white double-gourd vase, Chongzhen period (1627-1644); 36cm, 14 1/8 in. Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,250 GBP. © Sotheby's the globular lower bulb rising from a short straight foot to the upper ovoid bulb and short cylindrical neck, painted around the exterior with floral sprays within double-line and floral scroll bands. The Julian Thompson Study Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014