31 mai 2020
A turquoise-ground famille rose 'floral spray' vase, 19th century
Lot 3137. A turquoise-ground famille rose 'floral spray' vase, 19th century; 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price Realized USD 27,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The vase is delicately enameled with a myriad of floral sprays including peony, magnolia, morning glory, daylily, hibiscus, chrysanthemum, lotus, camellia and hydrangea, all on a pale turquoise ground, within borders of trefoil, ruyi-heads and upright petals. An apocryphal... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
A large famille rose 'Hundred bats' dish, Guangxu six-character mark in iron red and of the period (1875-1908)
Lot 3136. A large famille rose 'Hundred bats' dish, Guangxu six-character mark in iron red and of the period (1875-1908); 13 ½ in. (34.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price Realized USD 18,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015
With shallow rounded sides, the interior is decorated overall with a lively multitude of iron-red bats in flight amidst scattered trefoil clouds in green, blue, pink and pale yellow, all within a narrow gilt and iron-red band below the rim. The... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
An unusual famille rose baluster vase, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Lot 3132. An unusual famille rose baluster vase, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price Realized USD 11,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The vase is finely painted with figures on horseback accompanied by ladies dressed in elaborate colorful robes seated in a carriage, in a rocky mountain setting.
Property from the Collection of Sarah Jamison Messmore.
Provenance: Justice Ralph M. Holman (1914-2013)... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
A famille rose 'phoenix tail' vase, 18th century
Lot 3130. A famille rose 'phoenix tail' vase, 18th century; 18 in. (45.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price Realized USD 23,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The body is decorated with a bird perched on the trunk of a flowering crabapple tree above chrysanthemum and roses growing around a blue-green rock, all below a pink decorative border on the shoulder, and the neck is decorated with hibiscus and other flowers below a dragonfly shown in flight at the flared rim.... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
A pair of Iznik style Porcelain Ewers, possibly by Samson, France, 19th Century
Lot 104. A pair of Iznik style Porcelain Ewers, possibly by Samson, France, 19th Century; 37 cm. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams.
of pyriform with flaring necks and torus mouldings, on splayed feet with strap handles and tapering spouts, domed hinged lids with bud finials, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, green and black outline on a white ground with cypresses flanked by prunus branches, saz leaves and roses to the bodies, the necks and spouts with other floral... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
A Cantagalli Iznik Damascus style water bottle (surahi), Italy, late 19th Century
Lot 103. A Cantagalli Iznik Damascus style water bottle (surahi), Italy, late 19th Century; 28 cm. high. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams.
of piriform with long flaring neck on a short foot, decorated underglaze in green, cobalt blue and black on a white ground with tulips issuing from single cintamani motifs, Cantagalli cockerel mark to base and further mark reading 'Firenze/ITALY'.
Note: For a similar example sold at Christie's, see Arts & Textiles of the... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
A large Cantagalli Iznik style pottery dish, Italy, 19th Century
Lot 102. A large Cantagalli Iznik style pottery dish, Italy, 19th Century; 29 cm. diam. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams.
of deep form with scallloped rim decorated in cobalt blue, green, raised-red and black on a white ground with a central saz leaf surrounded by tulips and roses, the rim with rock and wave design, Cantagalli cockerel mark to base.
Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street, 11 June 2020, 11:00 BST31 mai 2020
An Iznik Pottery Dish, Turkey, 16th Century
Lot 101. An Iznik Pottery Dish, Turkey, 16th Century; 29 cm. diam. Estimate: £ 4,000 - 6,000 (€ 4,400 - 6,700). Courtesy Bonhams.
of shallow rounded form on short foot, decorated in raised red, cobalt-blue and green with black outline on a white background with a central lobed medallion, filled with an interlace of split palmettes, the medallion terminating in trefoil motifs, flanked by two branches of hyacinths, issuing from a leafy tuft, the border with rock and wave design, the reverse with a band of floral... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
An Iznik Pottery Tile, Turkey, 17th Century
Lot 100. An Iznik Pottery Tile, Turkey, 17th Century; 24 x 24.5 cm. max. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams.
of square form, decorated in raised-red, cobalt blue, and green on a white ground with tulips, carnations and other flowers within a partial cartouche, all on a ground of lotuses and other flowers, framed, the frame inscribed Catelle persanne provenant d'une mosquée rapportée par le peintre Ch. Ed. Dubois 1885, 'Persian tile from a mosque brought back by the painter Ch.... [Lire la suite]31 mai 2020
An Ottoman cuerda seca pottery Tile, Probably Bursa, early 15th Century
Lot 99. An Ottoman cuerda seca pottery Tile, Probably Bursa, early 15th Century; 33.5 x 15.9 cm. max. Estimate: £ 3,000 - 4,000 (€ 3,300 - 4,400). Courtesy Bonhams.
of rectangular form, decorated in white, cobalt blue, turquoise and manganese with black outline, with interlaced undulating floral vines and split palmette motifs forming cartouches containing palmettes.
Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street, 11 June 2020, 11:00 BST