25 mai 2020

Lot 294. An uncut blue-ground 'dragon roundels' robe, Late Qing Dynasty; 313.6cm x 154.5cm (123 1/2 in x 60 3/4in). Estimate £ 6,000-8,000. Sold for £ 47,500 (€ 53,063). Photo: Bonhams. Finely embroidered on a blue ground with eight roundels in vibrant colours, each containing a gilt five-clawed dragon striding in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst scrolling cloud and swirling waves, scattered with bats, lotus flowers, and Buddhist Emblems, all above the hem with precious objects... [Lire la suite]

Lot 293. Three uncut silk 'dragons' robes, Mid to late 19th century. Estimate £ 4,000-6000. Sold for £ 12,500 (€ 13,964). Photo: Bonhams. Comprising: two similar small apricot yellow-ground nine-dragon robes, one embroidered with golden, the other with blue dragons, each 197cm x 147.5cm (77 1/2in x 58in) and 199cm x 146.5cm (78 3/8in x 57 5/8in); and a larger brown silk robe, with nine golden dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst constellation-clouds, bats and golden wan roundels, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 292. An uncut silk double-sided apricot yellow-ground 'nine dragons' robe, Mid 19th century; 303.5cm x 143cm (119 1/2in x 56 1/4in). Estimate £ 5,000-8,000. Sold for £ 20,000 (€ 22,342). Photo: Bonhams. Finely embroidered with nine variously-coiled five-clawed blue dragons amongst constellation-clouds interspersed with pairs of catfish, wan symbols, red bats, and the Imperial symbols and another constellation, all above waves breaking against rocks issuing from a lishui band, the edges... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 291. An uncut silk 'Twelve Symbols' apricot yellow-ground robe, Late 19th century; 305.5cm x 151.5cm (120 7/8in x 59 5/8in). Estimate £ 7,000-10,000. Sold for £ 47,500 (€ 53,063). Photo: Bonhams. The bright apricot-yellow silk finely embroidered in gold-wrapped thread to the front, back and inside flap with nine variously coiling five-clawed dragons, full-faced beneath the collar, all amidst red bats and cloud-constellations interspersed with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial... [Lire la suite]

Lot 276. A set of four kingfisher-feather and ivory embellished panels, Late Qing Dynasty. Each 44cm (17 3/8in) wide x 62.5cm (24 5/8in) high. Estimate £ 6,000-10,000. Sold for £ 22,500 (€ 25,135). Photo: Bonhams. Each composed of kingfisher-lined and painted enamel appliqués sewn onto a black velvet ground, depicting scenes of officials and elegant ladies conversing in a luxuriant fenced garden overlooking a lake, the faces and hands of the figures carved out of ivory, some architectural... [Lire la suite]

Lot 261. A mother-of-pearl and silver-wire-inlaid three-tiered box and cover, 16th-17th century; 24.8cm (9 3/4in) high. Estimate £ 4,000-6,000. Sold for £ 6,250 (€ 6,982). Photo: Bonhams. Of square form with lobed corners and covered with a reddish-brown lacquer, the cover inlaid with a scene of a boy climbing a tree giving a newly-plucked flowering branch to two companions with arms outstretched, the scene framed by a delicate band of twisted silver wire and bordered by a geometric ground above... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3767. A cinnabar lacquer 'grapes and pomegranates' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; diameter 8.6 cm., 3 3/8  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 112,500 HKD (12,933 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's of compressed circular form, the domed cover carved through the red lacquer in relief with plump grapes borne on coiling vines and broad furled leaves and the exterior of the box with pomegranates among blooms, two fruits with skins bursting to reveal seeds, lacquered black on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3767. A 'tixi' lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 6.9 cm., 2 3/4  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD (7,903 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's of circular section, the cover deeply carved through layers of alternating black and cinnabar-red lacquer with five swirling guri pommels each conjoined to ruyi shaped scrolls all laid out around a central point, the box carved with ruyi motifs, the interior and base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3787. A large celadon jade 'dragon' belthook, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 12.2 cm., 4 3/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 62,500 HKD (7,185 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's well worked with a horned dragon head terminal forming the hook, with an undercut chilong clambering up the stem and grasping a leafy sprig that wraps around its slender body, the underside set with a rounded knob, the stone of a pale celadon colour with traces of russet veining. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3790. A yellow jade 'phoenix' belthook, Ming dynasty; 9.2 cm., 3 5/8  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot sold 100,000 HKD (11,496 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's the yellow stone carved with a phoenix head terminal, the arched stem swelling to a broad body and coming to a tapered edge, set with a round knob on the underside. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 07 Oct 2015