17 avril 2021

Lot 104. A diamond-set enamelled gold necklace, India, 19th-20th Century; 24 cm. long approx.; 207g. Est: £6,000 - £8,000. Sold: 5 500 £. Courtesy Bonhams comprising fifteen openwork elements of floral form, set with diamonds, each surmounted by a pearl, pendant diamond-set gold elements of teardrop form to lower edge and pearl and bead fringe, the reverse decorated in polychrome enamel with floral sprays and perching birds. Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired at Mansur Galleries, Al Ghurair... [Lire la suite]

Lot 161. A famille-rose 'bajixiang' altar vase (Gu), Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 10 ½ in., 26.8 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 12,600 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of archaistic gu form, finely modeled with a trumpet neck above a central bulb and a bell-shaped foot, the neck decorated with four of the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' interspersed with leafy lotus scrolls between a band of pendent ruyi heads above and border of stylized... [Lire la suite]

Lot 160. A fine and rare ruby-pink enameled dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). Diameter 4 ⅜ in., 11 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 USD. Lot sold: 126,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. delicately potted with shallow rounded sides, rising from a slightly recessed base and a tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly glazed on the exterior and interior with an intense crimson-pink enamel, the base left in white with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 159. A fine and superb pair of blue-glazed bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period (1736-1795). Diameter 4 ¼ in., 10.8 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold: 31,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each delicately potted with the deep rounded sides rising from a short, tapered foot to a slightly flared rim, the exterior covered in a deep sacrificial-blue glaze thinning towards the rims, the interior and base reserved in white, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, wood... [Lire la suite]

    Lot 103. A gem-set enamelled gold bangle (kada), North India, 20th Century; 8 cm. diam. max.; 132.1 g. Est: £2,500 - £3,500. Sold: 2,200. Courtesy Bonhams of circular form, the hinged clasp in the form of two confronting makara heads, enamelled and set with diamonds, the exterior with perching birds, the interior with floral polychrome enamelled decoration with perching birds. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, March 30, 2021

Lot 102. A gem-set enamelled gold turban ornament (jigha), North India, 19th Century; 11.8 x 12 cm.; 101 g. Est: £5,000 - £7,000. Sold: 17,000. Courtesy Bonhams the central element in the form of a flowerhead surmounted by a tapering plume, flanked by two detachable palmette motifs, plume holder to reverse, set with white sapphires, three pendant emeralds to each section, one to the upper section, decorated in polychrome enamel to the reverse with a peacock and floral motifs, later gold pins to the reverse of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 101. A pair of diamond-set enamelled gold bazubands, North India, 19th-20th Century; each 9 cm. max excluding string; 70g. total weight. Est: £2,000 - £3,000. Sold: 3,020. Courtesy Bonhams. each with two multifaceted elements flanked by hinged openwork floral motifs, with floral suspension loops to each end, inlaid with diamonds and decorated in polychrome enamel with rosettes and geometric motifs, the strings mounted with bands of seed pearls to each end. Provenance: Private German collection.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 158. A celadon-glazed drum-shaped vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 6 ½ in., 16.5 cm. Estimate: 12,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 27,720 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the ovoid body rising to a slightly incurved mouth rim, elegantly molded with two taotie mask handles suspending mock rings between broad raised bands around the base and rim studded with bosses, covered overall with an even pale celadon glaze and thinning to white on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 157. A fine pair of yellow-glazed ogee-form dishes, Qianlong seal marks and period (1736-1795). Diameter 4 ½ in., 11.4 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD. Lot sold: 100,800 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each finely potted with deeply curved sides rising from a tapering foot, the exterior covered in a bright yellow glaze, the interior glazed white, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue (2). Provenance: European Private Collection (by repute). Note: Several closely related pairs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. A doucai ogee-form 'eight Daoist emblems' dish, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 18,900 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the flaring sides resting on a straight foot, the cavetto evenly spaced with 'Eight Daoist Emblems' each decorated with ribbons and a floral bough between underglaze-blue double-line borders, the well with a lobed medallion of green-enameled interlocking stems issuing peaches and lotus blossoms toward a... [Lire la suite]