28 novembre 2019

Lot 3063. A rare straw-glazed marbled bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 6 ¾ in. (17.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 225,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is with rounded sides rising from the broad foot ring to a slightly everted rim. It is decorated inside and out with a fine marbled pattern depicting six-petal florets. Each petal is detailed with wavy lines of a brown clay against a buff clay ground, radiating from a central stamen inlaid with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3067. A Longquan celadon gu-form vase, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368); 7 3/4 in. (19.2 cm. high). Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 1,062,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bulging body of the vase is applied with a pair of lion-mask loose-ring handles between bands of applied florette-shaped bosses above and below. The base of the neck is moulded with three bow-string bands while another moulded bow-string band encircles the upper foot. The vase is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3065. A russet-splashed black-glazed tea bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,600,000. Price realised HKD 4,685,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot ring to a grooved mouth rim. The bowl is covered with a lustrous black glaze with russet splashes thinning to a blackish-brown colour near the mouth rim and ending above the exposed buff biscuit foot,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3064. A Jizhou black-glazed tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 4 5/16 in. (11 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is thickly potted with deep rounded sides rising from a low recessed base. It is covered with a thick even glaze of ebony colour suffused with a very fine network of crackles, thinning to brown near the mouth rim and ending above the exposed buff biscuit foot, box. Note: Jizhou... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3062. A rare and large purple-splashed Jun bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 1,600,000 - HKD 2,800,000. Price realised HKD 1,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is well potted with deep, rounded and straight sides rising from a low rising from a low, spreading foot to a slightly inverted rim, and is covered with milky blue and purple splashes suffused with copper green spots. The thick glaze on the exterior stops short of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3059. An exceedingly rare Ding ‘Mandarin duck and lotus’ incense burner and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 12 7/8 in. (32.8 cm.) high overall. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - HKD 5,000,000. Price realised HKD 3,725,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The incense burner is elaborately modelled with an inverted dome-shaped stand moulded with lotus petals enclosing leafy foliage, above a band of cartouches each containing a lion mask, supported on detached ruyi-shaped feet, rising... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3058. A very rare large Ding carved 'fish' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 13 in. (33 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 5,000,000 - HKD 7,000,000. Price realised HKD 6,125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is sturdily potted with tall rounded sides rising from a short foot ring, the interior is carved with a large carp swimming in a pond and the exterior is carved with four rows of overlapping petals. The vessel is covered overall with an ivory-coloured glaze with the mouth... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3055. A pair of huanghuali Southern official armchairs, nanguanmaoyi, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 36 5/8in. (93cm) high; 23 7/8 in. (60.5cm.) wide; 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) deep. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 2,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Each with a bowed crestrail above a curved back splat carved with floral scrolls in a beaded-edge medallion, the S-shaped arms with vertical supports and continued to S-shaped front support, extended to a soft cane... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3048. An extremely rare pair of large huanghuali meditation square stools, chandeng, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 19 1/2 in. (49.5cm.) high, the top 25 1/2 in. (64.8cm.) square. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 2,375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Each with soft cane seat within a plain frame supported on the square corner legs joined by angular bracket aprons with continuous beading, the hoof feet carved with squared scrolls joined by a stretcher frame at... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3043. A rare small zitan table, xiaopingtou’an, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 32 in. (81.9cm.) high, 28 in. (71cm.) wide, 14 in. (37.4 cm.) deep. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Of slender, elongated proportions, the paneled top with ‘ice-plate’ edge supported on splayed legs of circular section joined by a plain apron with apron-head spandrels and four grooved stretchers enclosing a tongued panel to form a lower shelf. ... [Lire la suite]