août 2019

Lot 1050. A carved Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The deep bombé-form body is raised on three cabriole legs and carved with florets within a geometric design below a band of cloud pattern on the straight neck. It is covered overall with a crackled glaze of sea-green tone with the exception of the unglazed center of the interior and the protruding rounded center of the base., soft... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1058. An Imperial yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1506-1521); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The dish is raised on a low tapering foot ring and has rounded sides flaring to an everted rim, and is covered inside and out with a glaze of rich egg-yolk yellow.  Provenance: Private collection, Europe. Note: Monochrome... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1057. A white-glazed anhua-decorated lobed footed bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 9 5/8 in. (24.6 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The bowl is molded with seven lobes and the exterior is finely incised on each lobe with various plants and trees within double-line-border panels, which are repeated on the correspondingly lobed and flared foot. The center of the interior is incised with a fruiting peach trees below a band of florets incised on both the top and... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 1056. A finely carved Longquan celadon bowl, Early Ming dynasty, 15th century; 8 ¼ in. (20.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The interior is carved with a chrysanthemum flowerhead in the center, surrounded by a leafy composite floral scroll in the well, which is repeated on the exterior. It is covered under a glaze of soft sea-green color, lacquer cover, Japanese wood box.  Note: This finely carved bowl is exceptional... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1055. A carved Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 10 in. (25.4 cm.) across. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The censer is raised on three animal-mask feet and the sides are incised with 'cash' pattern between two bands of applied florets below two rope-twist handles at the rim. The censer is covered with a thick glaze of soft sea-green color except for an area in the center of the interior which was left in the biscuit and impressed with a flower... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1053. A large Longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The heavily potted dish with shallow rounded sides is decorated on the interior with diaper pattern below a band of floral sprays in the well, and is covered inside and out with a thick glaze of olive-green tone, except for a wide ring on the base which has burnt orange in the firing.  Property from the James K. Li Collection. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 841. A carved Longquan celadon bracket-lobed dish, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 11,875. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The heavily-potted dish with everted, barbed rim is carved on the interior with a central medallion of 'cash' pattern, below a leafy floral scroll in the petal-carved well, and is covered overall with an even glaze of sea-green tone, with the exception of an unglazed ring on the base which burnt... [Lire la suite]

Lot 842. A green and yellow-glazed tileworks figural group, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019. The central figure of a court official is shown standing between two female attendants with his head turned to the left as he points upwards with his right hand. He is dressed in ochre robes and the attendants are picked out in aubergine, ochre and green glazes, carved softwood stand. Property from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 106. A fine pair of large glazed stoneware standing figures, 16th century; each approximately 41 in. (104 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 12,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 18,400. © Christie’s Images Limited 1998. Each modelled standing on a pierced hexagonal base, the lady clad in robes of yellow, deep brown and green, holding a large dish in both hands, the gentleman wearing a long green cloak and holding a folded textile, minor chips and restoration. Christie's. MING - THE AGE OF... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. A very rare imperial Fahua bottle vase, Encircled Zhengde four-character mark and of the period (1506-1521); 8 in. (22.2 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 49,900. © Christie’s Images Limited 1998. The spherical body rising to a flaring rim with a short straight lip, the surface covered in a deep blue with two two writhing dragons among clouds reserved in white biscuit and pale blue enamel, the interior with a warm yellow glaze. Provenance: Baron Eugene de Rothschild, sold... [Lire la suite]