23 mai 2022

Lot 100. A fine blue-ground gilt-decorated bottle vase, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); Height 39.2 cm, 15½ in. Lot sold 22,680 GBP (Estimate : 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Height 39.2 cm, 15½ in. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022

  Lot 98. A lavender-ground famille-rose 'dayazhai' bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908); Diameter 15.8 cm., 6¼ in. Lot sold 6,300 GBP (Estimate : 5,000 - 8,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022

Lot 101. A yellow-ground famille-rose medallion bowl, Qing dynasty, 19th century; Diameter 11.6 cm, 4⅝ in. Lot sold 27,720 GBP (Estimate : 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with hall mark reading Caixiutang zhi in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022

Lot 93. A copper-red and underglaze-blue 'dragon' vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; Height 36 cm, 14 in. Lot sold 8,190 GBP (Estimate : 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022

Lot 3654. An iron-red decorated 'dragon' cup, Mark and period of Xianfeng (1851-1861); 5.9 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold 403,200 HKD (Estimate : 300,000 - 400,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of William and Jennifer Shaw, no. 165A, acquired c.1990. Exhibited: Imperial Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics & Works of Art, Marchant, London, 2013, cat. no. 46 (one of a pair). Note: A similar cup from the collection of Simon Kwan was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 99. A fine yellow-ground famille-rose bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); Diameter 18.4 cm, 7¼ in. Lot sold 56,700 GBP (Estimate : 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Note: Based on earlier enamelled models first made during the Kangxi period, several bowls of this combination and size bearing a Daoguang mark are known, compare, for instance, a bowl of this type in the Baur Collection, Geneva,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3653. A rare lime-green enamelled 'ball-flower' bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 14.7 cm. Lot sold 504,000 HKD (Estimate : 250,000 - 350,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1863-1937), Swedish ambassador, politician, and father of the famous diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art including Jades from the De An Tang Collection and Gardens of Pleasure – Erotic Art from the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3652. A doucai 'mandarin duck and lotus pond' bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 16.6 cm. Lot sold 604,800 HKD (Estimate : 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2003, lot 103. Note: A combination of lotus and mandarin ducks symbolises marital harmony and the design often appears on pieces presented to newlywed couples. A bowl of this design from the collection of Dr Simon Kwan was included in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3652. A large coral-ground famille-verte and gilt-decorated 'boys' bowl, Seal mark and period of Jiaqing (1796-1820); 21 cm. Lot sold 1,197,000 HKD (Estimate : 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1995.   Note: A closely related bowl in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains of Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 159; one in the Shanghai... [Lire la suite]

Lot 483. From the collection of Hélène Irwin Crocker Fagan (1887–1966). A 101-carat Colombian emerald Art Deco bracelet by Cartier, circa 1926. Estimate US$750,000 - US$1,250,000. © Bonhams 2001-2022 New York – Bonhams New York Jewels sale is filled with Hollywood glamour and Art Deco treasures from three important American collections. On May 24, 2022, jewels on the auction block include a 101-carat Colombian emerald Art Deco bracelet by Cartier, circa 1926, from the... [Lire la suite]