1 août 2019

Lot 199. A carved and gem set jade elephant, India, late 19th century; 1 3/8 ins. (3.5 cm.) wide; 7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Set with diamonds and rubies. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

Lot 192. A jade-hilted dagger, India, first half 18th century; 17 ins. (43.2 cm.) long. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 The hilt carved from a single piece of jade, watered-steel blade. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 123, ill. p. 186, no. 52. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

Lot 101. A footed enamelled gold bowl, Mughal India, 18th century; 3 ins. (7.6 cm.) diam.; 1 ¾ ins. (4.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Enamelled in translucent green, red and yellow with blue, white and black, the interior enamelled in green and decorated with a central flowerhead with a band of floral frieze around the inner lip, the base in plain gold, engraved with numerals. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. A jade and silver archer’s ring, India, 1650-1700; ¾ in. (2 cm.) high; 1 1/8 ins. (2.8 cm.) wide; 1 ½ ins. (3.8 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Set with rubies and emeralds, the gold kundan setting carved with serrated edges and scalloped around the central ruby. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p.55, no.21. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, p.93, no.44Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.106,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A pair of antique enamel, diamond and pearl cufflinks depicting Maharaja Vibhaji II Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, early 20th century. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Oval-shaped enamel plaques depicting Maharaja Vibhaji II Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, old-cut diamonds, pearl, gold, ¾ in.  Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019  

Lot 986. A large bronze ritual tripod food vessel, Ding, Late Shang-Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC; 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 87,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The deep, rounded body is raised on three columnar supports and is flat-cast on the exterior with a band of three taotie masks below the inward-canted rim from which rise two bail handles. The interior is cast with an inscription consisting of an animal oriented above a... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 991. A bronze ritual tripod wine vesse, gu, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The trumpet-shaped neck is finely cast with four scroll-filled blades, the center section with two taotie masks divided and separated by hooked flanges repeated on the spreading foot which is cast with four matching quadrants of downward-facing dragons. The interior of the foot is cast... [Lire la suite]

Lot 990. A bronze ritual tripod wine vesse, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 7½ in. (19 cm.) wide. Estimate $40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The deep body is raised on three blade-shaped supports and is flat-cast on the sides with two taoie masks with rounded eyes separated by a notched flange, one mask is centered by a further flange, and the other by the handle, all below a band of triangular blades. A pair of posts with conical... [Lire la suite]

Lot 989. An archaic bronze ritual tripod wine vesse, gu, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high. Estimate $30,000 - USD 40,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The slender gu has a plain trumpet-shaped neck, the central and lower sections are cast with taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, the masks in the center section divided by narrow flanges. The patina is of a mottled blue-green and grey color and there are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 988. A bronze ritual tripod wine vesse, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 7½ in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate $20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The vessel is raised on three blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with twotaotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds, one mask is centered by a narrow flange, the other by an inscription cast under the handle. A pair of capped posts decorated with whorls rise from the rim. The... [Lire la suite]