02 octobre 2019
A blue and white ‘Lotus’ charger, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 43. A blue and white ‘Lotus’ charger, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (USD 6,411 - USD 10,257). Price realised HKD 25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
An inscribed rectangular cartouche on one side of the largest dragon censer names the devotee as Li Shengfu, wood stands.
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Provenance: Acquired in Singapore.
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A blue and white and underglaze-red ‘Immortals’ bowl and a blue-ground ‘dragon’ bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
Lot 31. A blue and white and underglaze-red ‘Immortals’ bowl and a blue-ground ‘dragon’ bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Larger: 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) diam., boxes. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (USD 6,411 - USD 10,257). Price realised HKD 112,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
An inscribed rectangular cartouche on one side of the largest dragon censer names the devotee as Li Shengfu, wood stands.
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
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Three blue and white censers, Qing dynasty, 17th century
Lot 19. Three blue and white censers, Qing dynasty, 17th century.The largest: 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (USD 6,411 - USD 10,257). Price realised HKD 200,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
An inscribed rectangular cartouche on one side of the largest dragon censer names the devotee as Li Shengfu, wood stands.
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Provenance: Smaller ‘dragon’ censer: Acquired in 1969.
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A celadon-ground blue and white ‘deer and crane’ vase and a celadon-ground underglaze-blue and copper-red ‘deer and crane’ vase,
Lot 29. A celadon-ground blue and white ‘deer and crane’ vase and a celadon-ground underglaze-blue and copper-red ‘deer and crane’ vase, meiping, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; Larger: 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000 (USD 10,257 - USD 15,386). Price realised HKD 93,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Provenance: Meiping vase: Sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 November 1973, lot 36.
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A blue and white ‘figural’ scroll pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 17. A blue and white ‘figural’ scroll pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000 (USD 10,257 - USD 15,386). Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Provenance: The Helen D. Ling CollectionAcquired from the above in 1966.
Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019
02 octobre 2019
An underglaze-blue and copper-red decorated baluster vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 24. An underglaze-blue and copper-red decorated baluster vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 19,232 - USD 25,643). Unsold. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019
02 octobre 2019
A blue and white phoenix tail vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 23. A blue and white phoenix tail vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 ¾ in. (47. cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 19,232 - USD 25,643). Price realised HKD 175,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
One cartouche with auspicious emblems contains a ten-character inscription reading bogu fengsheng suijiu, shiguang qixiang zeng xin (A long history in collecting antiques has lasted for so long, whilst a new collecting trend has emerged recently) followed by a painted seal... [Lire la suite]02 octobre 2019
A large blue and white gu-form beaker vase, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period (1662-1722)
Lot 22. A large blue and white gu-form beaker vase, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 19,232 - USD 25,643). Price realised HKD 175,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.
Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s London, 3 July 1973, lot 94.
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A blue and white ‘landscape’ rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 233. A blue and white ‘landscape’ rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 5/8 in. (47.2 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000 (USD 25,643 - USD 38,465). Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Provenance: Firma A.C. Beeling & Zoon Antiquairs, Leeuwarden, Netherlands (by label).
Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019
02 octobre 2019
A blue and white gilt-metal mounted 'trigram' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 234. A blue and white gilt-metal mounted 'trigram' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 15 in. (38 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000 (USD 38,465 - USD 64,108). Price realised HKD 875,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
Provenance: Sold at Christie’s London, 3 June 1897, lot 29 (sold for £9.9s. to Cooper)The Collection of William James.
Literature: West Dean Park, Inventory, 1894-1912. WDMS.
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