23 février 2020

Lot 511. A 'Ding' foliate-shaped dish, Early Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the finely potted thin sides divided into five lobes by deep indentations and flaring lobed rim, covered overall in a translucent glaze of ivory tone gathering in pools on the underside, the unglazed foot revealing the fine white body, the recessed base incised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 510. A 'Longquan' celadon foliate-shaped dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 15,000—25,000 USD. Lot sold 194,500 USD to an Asian Collector. Courtesy Sotheby's. with deep flaring sides rising to a lobed rim, evenly covered with a luminous bluish-green glaze with wide light brown crackles, the foot unglazed. Provenance: Property of an English Institution.Christie's London, 10th December 1990, lot 114A. Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 507. A fine and rare 'Jun' basin, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); diameter 10 1/2 in., 26.8 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 134,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. with steeply rounded, heavily potted sides rising from a slightly concave base with a thick knife-pared foot rim, covered throughout with a bubble-suffused glaze of attractive lavender-blue colour draining to a pale tone on the everted rim and pooling on the flattened center, the glaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 507. A rare green 'Jun' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); diameter 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of shallow circular form, the flat body gently rising upwards to an upturned rim, the even olive-green glaze thinning at the rim and stopping neatly just above the knife-pared foot . Provenance: The Estate of Guy Mayer, 1954.Collection of Myron S. Falk Jr., New York.Christie's New York, 20th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 506. A very fine 'Longquan' celadon bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); diameter 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 122,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the generously rounded sides rising from a narrow, slightly tapered foot to a softly grooved band below the crisp and gently flared rim, covered overall with a lustrous translucent glaze of soft blue-green tone. Provenance: Mathias Komor, New York, 1952.The Georges de Batz Collection, no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 505. A fine carved 'Longquan' celadon vase (yuhuchun ping), Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); height 9 1/4 in., 23.5 cm. Estimate 80,000—120,000 USD. Lot sold 506,500 USD to an Asian collector. Courtesy Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck with a pronounced flared mouth, well carved with a lotus scroll, the three open blooms among foliage on a combed fleshy stem all above a band of upright petals rising from the base, the sloping shoulders encircled by a band of cash... [Lire la suite]

Lot 504. A rare small 'Ding' ewer, Liao-Song dynasty (907-1279); height 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 122,500  USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body molded into six vertical lobes, rising from a short straight foot to a concave mouth, the looped handle imitating woven rope attached to the body above the short curved spout by three floret medallions and on the opposite side by a ruyi-shaped panel, covered in a milky white glaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 503. A fine molded 'Ding' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1279); diameter 8 1/2 in., 21.6 cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Lot sold 158,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the center of the shallow, flat-bottomed dish finely molded with a design of two spotted deer with long antlers gamboling amid luscious fruiting and flowering sprays, with scrolling lotus and other aquatic plants on a dotted ground molded on the gently rounded well, the everted rim... [Lire la suite]

Lot 501. A fine purple-splashed 'Jun' lavender-glazed bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); diameter 5 1/8 in., 13 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the wide rounded sides rising from a short splayed foot to a flared rim, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze thinning to a buff tone at the rim and splashed to the interior with four purple streaks, the glaze falling short of the foot and revealing the reddish-brown. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 59. A spinach-green jade bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 15.2cm., 6in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a galleried rim, flanked by a pair of mask handles, the exterior carved in shallow relief with a band of lotus lappets, the domed cover with matching decoration, the stone of an olive-green tone with black flecks. Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 2nd December 1997,... [Lire la suite]