20 janvier 2022

Lot 839. A rare and large famille noire porcelain jar and cover, Kangxi period (1662-1722); H. 57 cm. Sold: €12,000 (Est: €12,000 - €18,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Robustly potted rising from a waisted lower body to a generous shoulder and upright neck, painted all around with 'bird and flower' vignettes within petal-form panels, the neck with a composite floral band, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a bud-form knop. Provenance: European private collection, according to notes acquired... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 72. A pair of Chinese Export porcelain famille verte figures of boys riding qilin, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 9 1⁄2 in. (34 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. © Christie's 2022 The boys dressed in elaborate robes painted with cranes and chrysanthemums, one presenting a ruyi scepter, the other a lotus branch, the beasts standing four square with their mouths open. Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 72. A pair of Chinese porcelain famille verte large Buddhist lions, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 1⁄4 in. (43.7 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. © Christie's 2022 Each seated with heads turned and mouths open in a ferocious stare, one with a cub clambering up towards its chest, the other with a brocade ball in its paw, each atop a rectangular base painted with blue prunus and auspicious objects on a background of green 'cracked ice'. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 71. A pair of Chinese export porcelain famille verte figural candlesticks, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 11 1⁄2 in. (29.2 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. © Christie's 2022 Each smiling and standing on a rocky outcrop in elaborate robes and black boots, with one hand on hip, the other holding a nozzle molded as a bowl. Provenance: Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 7 November 2012, lot 506.The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre... [Lire la suite]

Lot 70. A Chinese famille verte rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 3⁄8 in. (46.7 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. © Christie's 2022 Decorated with a continuous scene of two peacocks perched on rocks amidst flowering chrysanthemums. Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, no. P2427. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022 

Lot 44. A set of twelve Chinese biscuit-glazed sweetmeat dishes, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 4 1⁄8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide, the hexagonal dishes. Estimate: USD 1,500 - USD 2,000. © Christie's 2022 Each decorated in famille verte colors, with either blossoming prunus branches or stylized foliate motifs, comprising four hexagonal dishes, four pentagonal dishes, and four trapezoidal dishes. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022 

  Lot 68. A pair of ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 11 in. (28 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. © Christie's 2022 The pear-form vases with panels of stylized flower-heads, the elongated necks with blossoms on scrolling vine, the ormolu mounts with gadrooned bands. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022