23 décembre 2021

Lot 58. A famille verte 'ladies and arrow vase' basin, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 38.4cm (15 1/8in) diam. Sold for HK$ 51,000/€ 5,781 (Est: 20 000 HKD - 30 000 HKD). © Bonhams 2001-2021 With deep rounded sides rising to a broad everted rim, the well brightly enamelled with two elegant court ladies dressed in long flowing robes seated at a table with books and a fan, each holding arrows to throw at a touhu, all within a terraced garden setting with bamboo and taihu rocks,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2930. A pair of doucai ‘peach’ dishes, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 5 7⁄8 in. (15 in.) diam. Price realised HKD 750,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000). © Christie's 2021 Each dish is finely potted and decorated to the centre with a blossoming branch bearing two peaches amid rocks and bamboo, accompanied by a pair of butterflies, all encircled by a wide border similarly decorated with further flowering peach... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2930. A pair of famille rose pink-ground gu-form vases, Jiaqing six-character seal marks in iron-red and of the period (1796-1820); 9 3⁄4 in. (24.7 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 1,875,000 (Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000). © Christie's 2021 Each vase is elaborately decorated with lotus sprays and four of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, on the trumpet-shaped top section, all framed between a band of ruyi-heads to the mouth rim and stylised upright lappets above a band of key-fret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2928. A famille rose ‘crane and deer’ bottle vase, Xuantong six-character mark in iron-red and of the period (1909-1911); 13 1⁄4 in. (33.5 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 875,000 (Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000). © Christie's 2021 The vase is decorated to the compressed globular body with a pair of cranes perching on a large tree rising from a rock, next to a deer grasping in its month a lingzhi spray amidst large peony and pomegranate branches. Provenance: Offered at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2927. An imperial inscribed gilt-decorated celadon-glazed melon-form jarlet, Qianlong cyclical wuchen mark corresponding to 1748 and of the period; 3 3⁄8 in. (8.6 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 2,375,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 800,000). © Christie's 2021 The small jar is finely potted with ribbed sides in the shape of a melon and inscribed in gilt with an imperial poem, all below a band of stylised ruyi-heads to the shoulder and a band of upright lappets enclosing the foot rim. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2926. A pair of polychrome enamel and gilt-decorated dishes, Daoguang period (1821-1850), Shendetang four-character marks in iron-red; 6 3⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam. Price realised HKD 600,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000). © Christie's 2021 Each dish is enamelled to the interior with a central medallion enclosing five bats in flight on a key-fret ground facing a stylised shou roundel, all below a band of kui-dragons separated by shou characters just below... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2925. A famille verte and iron-red decorated ‘birthday’ dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. Price realised HKD 500,000 (Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000). © Christie's 2021 The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a scholar standing in a rocky landscape holding a long staff and accompanied by an attendant. The everted rim is encircled by iron-red floral blooms and butterflies. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2924. A large famille noire ‘phoenix-tail’ vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 28 3⁄8 in. (72 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 625,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 800,000). © Christie's 2021 The body of the vase is finely decorated with polychrome enamels depicting birds on blossoming leafy branches. The neck is similarly decorated with further peony, chrysanthemum, aster and mallow blooms. Provenance: Sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2002, lot 152. Note: The present vase can be... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2923. A fine pair of pink-ground famille rose ‘medallion’ bowls, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 5 3⁄4 in. (14.8 cm.) diam., box. Price realised HKD 2,750,000 (Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000 ). © Christie's 2021 The exterior of each bowl is delicately enamelled with stylised lotus sprays on a pink sgraffiato ground reserved with four circular panels of flowering shrubs and trees. The interior is painted in... [Lire la suite]

George Inness, Morning, ca. 1878. Oil on canvas laid on cardboard. 76.2 x 114.3 cm © Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. MADRID.- In the final event of a year that has paid tribute to Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921-2002), marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting an exhibition which brings together the magnificent collection of American art assembled by the Baron over more than three decades. The works on display come from both... [Lire la suite]