06 janvier 2021
Five agate rings, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Lot 19. Five agate rings, Warring States period (475-221 BC); The largest, 21⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 1,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020
All are of varying sizes and with tapered outer edges and beveled inner edges.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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A group of three bronze cups, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 1061. A group of three bronze cups, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); the largest 13.5 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 11,340HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 202006 janvier 2021
A cream-glazed wine vessel, a cream-glazed cup stand and a sancai-glazed cup, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 1060. A cream-glazed wine vessel, a cream-glazed cup stand and a sancai-glazed cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); the largest 10.7 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 21,420 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 202006 janvier 2021
A bronze tripod incense burner and cover, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Lot 1059. A bronze tripod incense burner and cover, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); h. 15.9 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. Lot sold: 23,940 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 202006 janvier 2021
Twenty-two reddish-beige or pale grey stone spear tips, Southeast China, 4th-3rd millenium BC or later
Lot 18. Twenty-two reddish-beige or pale grey stone spear tips, Southeast China, 4th-3rd millenium BC or later; The largest, 31⁄8 in. (7.7 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Price Realised USD 1,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020
Of various colors, each spear tip is carved with beveled edges and a pointed tip.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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A large mottled grey and brown stone adze, Northwest China, 3rd-2nd millennium BC
Lot 17. A large mottled grey and brown stone adze, Northwest China, 3rd-2nd millennium BC; 5. in. (12.7 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 600 - USD 800. Price Realised USD 2,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020
The thick adze with beveled cutting edge is of a mottled grey and reddish-brown color.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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Two grey stone hand tools, possibly Paleolithic period
Lot 16. Two grey stone hand tools, possibly Paleolithic period; The larger, 91⁄2 in. (23.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 600 - USD 800. Price Realised USD 375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020
The group comprises an adze, and a long irregularly-shaped implement with broad rounded edges.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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Willem Claesz. Heda, A banquet piece with an overturned tazza and oysters
Lot 30. Willem Claesz. Heda (Haarlem circa 1596 - 1680), A banquet piece with an overturned tazza and oysters, signed and dated on the knife lower right: Heda 1635, , oil on panel, 23 ½ by 31 ½ in.; 59.7 by 80 cm. Estimate 2,500,000 - 3,500,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
Provenance: Jean Dollfus, Paris;
His sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 20-21 May 1912, lot 51, to Schnell;
Acquired from the Dollfus Family by a private Swiss collector;
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