16 juin 2021

Lot 491. A very large pottery model of a camel and 'foreign' rider, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 85cm (33 1/2in) high. Est: £4,000 - £6,000. Sold for £ 21,500 (€ 25,049). © Bonhams The two-hump Bactrian camel modelled striding with right legs forward, neck raised and mouth gaping open to reveal tongue and teeth above the mottled hairy beard, the simple saddle modelled separately and further laden with a separate layer of travel supplies including hanging flasks and rolled blankets, the foreign rider... [Lire la suite]

Lot 489. A pair of pottery models of attendants, Tang Dynasty (618-907). The taller 26.5cm (10 1/2in) high. Est: £500 - £800. Sold for £ 1,147 (€ 1,336). © Bonhams Each moulded standing upright, clad in long flowing robes holding their hands before the chest, the faces with gentle smiles beneath hair piled into a high chignon, some traces of orange pigment remaining. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2004, no.29. The result of Oxford... [Lire la suite]

Lot 488. A painted pottery figure of a court lady, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 37cm (14 3/5in) high. Est: £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 5,355 (€ 6,239). © Bonhams Standing in a languid pose, with full rounded face and delicate features, her head tilted to one side and hair coiffed into two large side-buns, her hands raised to her chest, clad in voluminous robes tied with a sash around her waist, falling in neat pleats to reveal the slippers. Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London, 2001 Published, Illustrated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 486. A silver stem cup, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 7.8cm (2 7/8in) high. Est: £2,000 - £3,000. Sold for £ 5,355 (€ 6,239). © Bonhams Of circular form with deep walls, rising from a spreading stem foot to a flared rim, the body decorated with a single raised band below the rim, the surface with some malachite encrustation. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2009, no.6. Note: Undecorated silver stem cups are comparatively rare, although the plain... [Lire la suite]

Lot 484. A rare parcel-gilt bronze reticulated 'flying geese' comb top, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 14cm (5 1/2in) wide. Est: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 701 (€ 817). © Bonhams Embossed in relief and pierced from a thin metal sheet as two geese flying away from a central upright double-lotus spray, a single bloom above each of them, on a ground of densely-coiling stems, within a beaded and shell-motif border. Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021

Lot 483. A blue-streaked cream-glazed jar, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 9.9cm (3 7/8in) high. Est: £2,000 - £3,000. Sold for £ 12,112 (€ 14,112). © Bonhams Potted with a compressed globular body rising from a short and splayed foot to a waisted neck and culminates in a trumpet-shaped upper section with a everted rolled rim, the shoulder finely incised with two parallel encircled lines, applied overall with a cream glaze with blue-streaked splashes to the mouth and exterior, stopping irregularly above the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 482. A cream-glazed jar and cover, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 34cm (13 3/8in) high. Est: £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 3,570 (€ 4,159). © Bonhams The finely potted oviform jar with short neck and rounded rim, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip, the domed cover with bud finial similarly glazed, fitted box. Note: See a related example illustrated by Mino Yutaka, Pre-Sung Dynasty Chinese Stonewares in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1974, no.52. Bonhams. Roger Keverne... [Lire la suite]

Lot 481. A straw-glazed cup, Sui-Tang Dynasty (581-907); 9.7cm (3 7/8in) diam. Est: £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 3,570 (€ 4,159). © Bonhams Set on a short tapering foot, the mottled pale yellow glaze running half way down the exterior to reveal the pale creamy-white body. The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C109e35 dated 6 May 2009, is consistent with the dating of this lot. Note: See a related example illustrated by P.Toller, 'The Origins of Chinese White Porcelain'... [Lire la suite]

Lot 480. Three bronze vessels, Tang Dynasty (618-907). The vase 20.2cm (8in) wide. Est: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 7,650 (€ 8,912). © Bonhams Comprising a shallow dish; an alms-bowl-shaped vessel; and a compressed globular vase with trumpet neck. Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021

Lot 479. A bronze ritual water-pouring vessel, kundika, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 24cm (9 1/2in) high. Est: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 4,462 (€ 5,199). © Bonhams Standing on a thin flared foot, the oviform body set on the sloping shoulder with a short lobed spout with cupped opening and hinged lid, all surmounted by a bowstring at the base of the tall waisted neck cast with a wide collar rising to a lobed section and tapered opening. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter... [Lire la suite]