29 avril 2020

Lot 183. An embroidered gauze surcoat, gunfu, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 57 3/4 in. (146 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 100,000. Price realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The surcoat is embroidered with four roundels of front facing five-clawed dragons striding amidst multi-coloured clouds. The shoulder roundels are further embroidered with the symbol for sun and moon. Provenance: Rev. Jonathan Lees of the London Missionary Society, served between 1862-1900. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 181. An amber necklace. Each bead: 1 in. (1.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 237,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The strand is comprised of 109 rounded amber beads with other fittings. Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 6 April 2015

Lot 180. An inscribed Yixing teapot, signed Wu Changshuo, dated to gengzi cyclical year, corresponding to 1900; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 562,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Well potted with an ovoid body and a c-shaped handle, the exterior is decorated with a scholar seated under a pine tree. The reverse is incised with a poetic inscription, signed Wu Changshuo. Literature: Shahu xuancui, Shanghai, 2008, p. 182. Christie's. THE... [Lire la suite]

Lot 179. A small rock crystal bracket-lobed cup, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 20,000 - HKD 40,000. Price realised HKD 52,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The cup is carved with fluted sides rising to a bracket-lobed rim, supported on a short foot of conforming shape. Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 6 April 2015

Lot 177. A cinnabar lacquer 'dragon' brush and cover, Late Ming Dynasty; 12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price realised HKD 87,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The shaft and cover are each carved with a scaly writhing dragon frolicking through cresting waves tossing precious objects. The ends are each carved with a Wan symbol. Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 6 April 2015

Lot 176. A cloisonné enamel 'Gu' vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 100,000. Price realised HKD 250,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is enamelled on the mid-section with a pair of taotie masks divided by gilt flanges, between upright petals on the trumpet neck and pendent blades on the spreading foot, box. Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 6 April 2015

Lot 19. A rare pair of finely carved jade 'dragon' pendants, Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Each 14.6cm (5 3/4in) long. Estimate HK$ 200,000-300,000. Sold for HK$ 275,000 (€ 32,621). Photo: Bonhams. Each dragon carved flat, with a backward-turned head detailed with small eyes and a long prominent snout, the elegantly undulating body carved with scrolling limbs and a dense pattern of tight scrolls on both sides, the stone of a pale straw-yellow tone. Note: Matching pendants of this... [Lire la suite]

Lot 19. A pale green jade 'dragon and phoenix' pendant, Warring States Period (475-221 BC); 10.9cm (4 1/4in) long. Estimate HK$ 300,000-500,000. Sold for HK$ 500,000 (€ 59,311). Photo: Bonhams. The flat plaque formed by a dragon surmounting a long pointed crescent-shaped phoenix, its head turned backwards with jaws opened revealing sharp fangs and biting on to the scrolling wing, the body's musculature finely carved in low relief and with a curved tapering tail, the stone of yellowish-green... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A white jade 'dragon' sword slide, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long. Estimate HK$ 80,000-120,000. Sold for HK$ 687,500 (€ 81,553). Photo: Bonhams. Carved in crisp relief with a pierced stylised chi dragon with an undulating sinuous body and long sweeping flared tail, the underside with a rectangular slide, the jade of a pale even greenish-white tone with minor russet inclusions. Bonhams. The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 5... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. A grey jade 'chi' dragon sword guard, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 5.5cm (2 1/8in) wide. Estimate HK$ 30,000-50,000. Sold for HK$ 47,500 (€ 5,634). Photo: Bonhams. Partially attached to the remains of an iron blade, the lozenge-sectioned guard carefully worked on the exterior with a chi dragon in high relief on one side and a taotie on the reverse, the stone of a dark greyish tone with russet inclusions. Bonhams. The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Chinese... [Lire la suite]