novembre 2019

Lot 428. A Cizhou painted 'Peony' vase, Song dynasty (960-1279); 27.5 cm, 10 7/8  in.. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000. Lot Sold 250,000 HKD (31,938 USD). © Sotheby's. the ovoid body tapering to a splayed foot and surmounted by a tall trumpet neck and rolled rim, painted in black around the exterior with two leafy peony sprays, the base unglazed revealing the buff stoneware body. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 313. A Cizhou painted and incised 'phoenix' jar, Jin – Yuan dynasty (1115-1368); 218 cm, 7 1/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000. Lot Sold 250,000 HKD (31,938 USD). © Sotheby's. sturdily potted with a robust ovoid body surmounted by a short neck, the exterior painted in black over a white slip with two large phoenix soaring amidst cloud scrolls. Provenance: A private Japanese collection, by 1980. Literature: Yutaka Mino, Freedom of Clay and Brush... [Lire la suite]

Lot 313. A Qingbai lobed ewer and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 218 cm, 7 1/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000. Lot Sold 250,000 HKD (31,938 USD). © Sotheby's. the melon-shaped body interrupted by a horizontal ridge, further carved with a stylised leave underneath the curved spout and arched strap handle. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 412. A large moulded Yaozhou celadon 'peony' bowl, Northern Song – Jin dynasty (960-1234); 21 cm, 8 1/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000. Lot Sold 250,000 HKD (31,938 USD). © Sotheby's. of conical form, moulded on the interior with a large leafy peony spray, surrounded by a cash diaper border. Provenance: S. Marchant & Sons, London (label). Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28... [Lire la suite]

Lot 412. A rare Dingyao octagonal vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 13.6 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000. Lot Sold 375,000 HKD (47,906 USD). © Sotheby's. of octagonal section with tapered rounded sides and a short neck, set with four small loop handles, applied with a rich cream-white glaze with characteristic teardrops. Note: Vases of this charming octagonal form, with four small handles at the shoulder, are an unusual product of the Dingyao kilns in Henan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 439. A rare blue and white 'Bird and flower' stembowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 16.6 cm, 6 1/2  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000. Lot Sold 500,000 HKD (63,875 USD). © Sotheby's. boldly painted on the inside in underglaze blue with two birds perched on a gnarled leafy branch, enclosed within a double-line border. Provenance: The T.Y. Chao Family Trust.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 315. A large Junyao incense burner, Song – Yuan dynasty (960-1368); w. 13.3 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000. Lot Sold 500,000 HKD (63,875 USD). © Sotheby's. of compressed globular form with a constricted neck and everted rim, applied with a thick lavender-blue glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim and falling short above the feet revealing the grey-coloured body.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 70. “Grebo” mask, Ivory Coast, from the former Vérité collection, wood and pigments haut. 74 cm ; 29 1/8 in. Estimate: €200,000-€300,000. © Sotheby's. Paris - On 4 December, Sotheby’s will present a new sale dedicated to African art, complemented with a selection of works from America and Indonesia. Oceania, a sale dedicated exclusively to Oceanic art, will also take place at Sotheby’s on the same day. This select group of 66 lots will bring together works chosen for their aesthetic and powerful forms,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 315. A rare blue and white 'lança' bowl, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 12.8 cm, 5 in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000. Lot Sold 550,000 HKD (70,263 USD). © Sotheby's. decorated to the interior with a medallion enclosing a lança character, surrounded by rows of smaller characters on the cavetto and repeated on the exterior.  Provenance: Christie's London, 20th/21st June 1984, lot 247. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 315. An unusual blue and white 'prawn and flower' ewer, Yuan dynasty, 14th century; 14 cm, 5 1/2  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000. Lot Sold 687,500 HKD (87,828 USD). © Sotheby's. the globular body set with a double-spout opposite a 'prawn' appliqué, painted with floral scrolls between stylised leaves and lappet bands.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019