7 mai 2020

Lot 380. An en-grisaille decorated ‘European subject’ plaque, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 28.4 by 34.5cm., 11 1/8  by 13½in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form, decorated en-grisaille with European figures and horses in a landscape with running hounds, framed by geometric line borders, wood frame. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 374. A large pair of blue and white 'gu' vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 59.7cm., 23 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 4,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's of archaic bronze form, the central globular section rising from a tall spreading foot to a broad tall flaring neck, painted around the body in rich cobalt-blue tones with large archaistic taotie masks divided at the central and lower section by four high relief vertical flanges. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 368. A pair of famille-rose jars and covers, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, circa 1730; 44cm., 17¼in. Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 GBP. Lot Sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. each of ovoid form, brightly decorated with distant figures and elaborate pavilions sheltered amongst trees and jagged rocks, set in a riverside landscape with sampan boats, all between shaped floral cartouches reserved on a trellis band, the neck with detached floral branches, surmounted by a similarly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 366. A famille-verte 'Flower Basket' charger, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 36.5cm., 14 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 3,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. brightly enamelled to the centre with a large basket filled with blossoming chrysanthemum and peony, the rim with shaped cartouches enclosing various floral sprays against a scrolling lotus ground. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 363. A fine famille-rose ‘Immortals’ vase, Early 20th century; 28cm., 11in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of ovoid form, surmounted by a waisted neck, brightly painted to the exterior with a figure pushing a cart behind the Three Star Gods riding on horses, the base enamelled in iron-red with a Juren Tang zhi (Hall of Dwelling in Benevolence) seal mark. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 357. An aubergine, green and yellow-glazed bowl, Qing dynasty, 17th century; 17.5cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot Sold 2,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the interior enamelled in green and aubergine against a yellow ground with a peony scroll and to the exterior with cranes in flight, the base inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark. Provenance: An English Private Collection. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 354. A doucai 'dragon' dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 16cm., 6 1/4 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 3,750  GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides resting on a gently tapered foot, painted to the interior with a dragon writhing amongst stylised ruyi clouds and flame wisps, the exterior similarly decorated with two pacing dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark to the base. Sotheby's. Important... [Lire la suite]

Lot 350. A pair of famille-rose dishes, Tongzhi marks and period (1865-1875); 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot Sold 11,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. each with shallow rounded sides, brightly enamelled to the interior with a composite floral strapwork medallion encircled at the well by the bajixiang, the exterior with three floral sprays, the base with the six-character mark in underglaze-blue. Provenance: L.E.Fernandes Collection, no.121... [Lire la suite]

Lot 348. A pair of famille-rose floral bowls, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735); 12.1cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 7,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. each with deep rounded sides, painted to the exterior with a blossoming peony spray and a single butterfly in flight, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 347. A famille-rose abstinence plaque, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 6.3cm., 2 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 5,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of shaped oval form, with a central vertical panel to each side one side  marked zhai jie and the other in Manchu script bordered with a dense design of stylized lotus on a pink ground, wit gilt ruyi borders, the sides painted with scrolling foliage on a coral ground. Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]