11 juillet 2020

Lot 2842. A Ming-style blue and white ‘Floral scroll’ dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 10.½ in. (26.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 600,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The dish is finely painted on the interior with composite floral blooms borne on meandering stems in the centre, enclosed within a band of composite floral scroll on the well underneath a classic scroll around... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2841. A large blue and white ‘Squirrel and Grapes’ bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 15 in. (38.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The exterior of the bowl is delicately painted in various vibrant shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene of squirrels clambering on leafy fruiting grapevines, all framed within a double line encircling the mouth and foot,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2840. A fine large robin's-egg enamelled lantern-form vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 15 in. (38.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The ovoid vase is potted with a slightly waisted neck standing on a short ring foot, covered overall with a rich mottled enamel of blue and turquoise tones, box. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s London, 16 June 1998, lot 260 (one of a pair)Sold at Sotheby’s London, 15... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2836. A fine and very rare iron-red 'Phoenix' waterpot, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 2.¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The delicate water pot is finely decorated on the exterior in iron red with two highly stylised archaistic phoenix with trailing tail feathers between stylised fretwork bands encircling the neck and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2832. A fine Langyao red-glazed vase, guanyin zun, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17.¼ in. (43.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The vase is of elongated baluster form rising from a spreading foot to a short waisted neck and slightly flared mouth, covered on the exterior with a crackled glaze of strawberry-red thinning gently to a paler tone at the rim, the interior and base with a crackled cream glaze,box. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. A pair of huanghuali continuous horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi, Late Ming dynasty; 105 by 73 by 66 cm, 41 1/4  by 28 3/4  by 26 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 2,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 6,895,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. each well proportioned, the arm beginning and ending in returning knobs, the 'S'-curved back splat carved with a ruyi-shaped medallion enclosing a pair of stylised chilong and tongue-and-grooved into the underside of the horseshoe... [Lire la suite]

Lot 106. A large archaic jade ceremonial blade, ge, Shang – Zhou dynasty; 43.4 cm, 17 in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. Lot sold 750,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. impressively worked with sides outlined with bevelled edges, crisply and gently curving to a tapered point, the long blade further marked with a well-defined medial ridge, the tang worked with pairs of squared teeth along the edge with associated shallow grooves on both sides, echoed on the lower end of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 105. An exceptional and large Longquan celadon vase, meiping, Early Ming dynasty; 38.8 cm, 15 1/4  in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 7,375,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. superbly potted with broad rounded shoulders elegantly rising at a flared angle from the slightly splayed base and sweeping to a tapered neck and a lipped mouth, the voluptuous body thickly applied overall with an unctuous sea-green glaze save for the unglazed footring burnt... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. A finely carved white marble standing figure of a monk, probably Ananda, Tang dynasty (618-907); 54 cm, 21 1/4  in. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,500,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. sensuously carved standing on a facetted lotus pedestal with the feet pointing outwards, the hands depicted gently clasped before the subtly rounded waist with one hand over the other, superbly portrayed dressed in loose voluminous robes opening at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. A rare huanghuali ebony-inset painting table, huazhuo, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 87 by 193.1 by 72.7 cm, 34 1/4  by 76 by 28 5/8  in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 7,975,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. the framed top of standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction, supported on beaded square-section legs terminating in hoof feet, the legs joined by four stretchers skilfully set with ebony struts of varying lengths neatly forming... [Lire la suite]