03 mai 2022

An extremely fine and rare Ru-type handled vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong

Lot 3512. An extremely fine and rare Ru-type handled vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 19.2 cm. Lot sold 6,048,000 HKD (Estimate : 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th/25th November 1987, lot 195. The Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein Collection. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2963.   Exhibited: Qing Porcelain, Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 6. Kangxi Famille Verte, Marchant, London, 2017,... [Lire la suite]

03 mai 2022

A rare biscuit-enamelled sancai dish, Mark and period of Kangxi

Lot 3510. A rare biscuit-enamelled sancai dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25 cm. Lot sold 2,520,000 HKD (Estimate : 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th/25th November 1987, lot 195. The Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein Collection. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2963. Exhibited: Qing Porcelain, Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 6. Kangxi Famille Verte, Marchant, London, 2017, cat. no. 23 and... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2022

A fine pair of lemon-yellow enamelled saucer dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng

Lot 3509. A fine pair of lemon-yellow enamelled saucer dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 7.8 cm. Lot sold 1,890,000 HKD (Estimate : 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: The J.M. Hu Family Collection Sotheby's New York, 23rd September 1995, lot 429. Marchant, London. An Italian private collection, Turin. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2011, lot 3517. Marchant, London. Exhibited: Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2022

A copper-red glazed bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 3507. A copper-red glazed bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 18.5 cm. Lot sold  630,000 HKD (Estimate : 500,000 - 700,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Tang Shaoyi (1862-1938), the first prime minister of the Republic of China, and thence by descent. Exhibited: Qing Porcelain from Three Private Collections, Marchant, London, 2019, cat. no. 12 and front cover. Note:  A similar bowl, also formerly in the collection of Tang Shaoyi, was sold in... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2022

A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)

Lot 3506. A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 10.3 cm. Lot sold  428,400 HKD (Estimate : 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956). Note:  The pair to this bowl was included in the exhibition Qing Porcelain from Three Private Collections, S. Marchant & Son, London, 2019, cat. no. 8. A similar pair of bowls from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold in these rooms, 25th November... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2022

A superbly potted celadon-glazed vase, meiping, Mark and period of Yongzheng

Lot 3505. A superbly potted celadon-glazed vase, meiping, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 23.8 cm. Lot sold  3,024,000 HKD (Estimate : 2,500,000 - 3,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Sven Olof Sandberg, acquired in London in the 1960s, and thence by descent. Note: This sophisticated jar is remarkable for its luminous celadon glaze and graceful form of meiping. The range of monochrome glazes was greatly expanded during the Yongzheng reign (1723-35)... [Lire la suite]
03 mai 2022

A fine and rare pair of coral-ground reserve-decorated ‘bamboo’ bowls, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)

  Lot 3503. A fine and rare pair of coral-ground reserve-decorated ‘bamboo’ bowls, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 11.8 cm, wood stands. Lot sold 2,268,000 HKD (Estimate : 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: A private collection. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2011, lot 3714.   Exhibited: National Museum of History, Taipei. Important Chinese Porcelain from Private Collections, Marchant, London, 2012, cat. no. 45. ... [Lire la suite]