19 août 2022

Los Angeles – This month Bonhams Natural History department will present two distinct online sales, The Zen Garden: Mineral Decor for the Home and Garden, August 19 – 30, and Gemstones and Exotic Gemstone Jewelry, August 19 – 29. With more than 200 lots overall, The Zen Garden sale will feature a significant private single-owner collection of self-collected mineral works primarily from California's Death Valley and Palm Desert, as well as a number of scholar rocks dating back as far as the Qing Dynasty. Of particular... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3572. A Carved White-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Gu-Shaped Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 23cm. Sold for HKD 600,000 (Estimate HKD 350,000 - 450,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The bottle has a trumpet-shaped mouth, a long neck, a rounded, bulging belly, and a flared foot tibia; the entire body is covered with an imitation white glaze with scattered flakes; the mouth, neck, and foot tibia are all concealed with a design of a banana leaf, and the top and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3571. A Ge-Type Foliate Bowl, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). D 12cm. Sold for HKD 444,000 (Estimate HKD 180,000 - 250,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The bowl has a six-flap aioli mouth and a deep, sloping wall, and is surmounted by a footrim, the foot inscribed in blue and white seal script 'Made during the Qianlong era'. The glaze is blue and rich, like fat, and the two-colour floral pattern is horizontal and vertical, flowing freely and in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3570. A Carved Yellow-Glazed ‘Floral’ Bowl, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 6.1cm. Sold for HKD 456,000 (Estimate HKD 220,000 - 280,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The bowl has an open mouth, an arched belly, and a rounded foot; the core and exterior of the bowl are both covered in yellow glaze, the interior decorated with a double circle of five-petalled conchoidal flowers; the lower part of the exterior is decorated with lotus petals... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3569. A Carved Green-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Bowl, Mark and Period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). D 11.3cm. Sold for HKD 336,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - 250,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The bowl has an open mouth, deep belly and circular foot, and is of formalized form with a clean white glaze. The interior and exterior of the bowl are glazed with a melon green glaze, the glaze uniform and transparent, the colour of the glaze fresh and dripping. On the outer wall, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3568. A Fine Blue-Glazed Bowl, Seal Mark and Period of Daoguang (1821-1850). D 14.9cm. Sold for HKD 228,000 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - 120,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The mouth is slightly flared and the foot surrounded by a deep belly. The exterior is glazed throughout with a bright blue glaze. The foot is inscribed in seal script, Da Qing Daoguang nian zhi ('Made in the Daoguang period') in blue and white. The glaze is pure. The bowl is of dignified form, with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3567. A Large Aubergine-Glazed Bowl, Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). D 23.8cm. Sold for HKD 216,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - 250,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 With an open mouth, curved belly and rounded foot, the bowl is of well-defined form. The entire body is glazed with aubergine violet, the glaze uniformly pure, fat and lustrous, the exterior of the bowl concealed with a floral design. The base of the bowl is also covered with aubergine violet... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3566. A Carved Blue-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Dish, Mark and Period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). D 18.8cm. Sold for HKD 720,000 (Estimate HKD 320,000 - 480,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The interior is covered with white glaze and the exterior is decorated with a glaze of mercurial blue, which deepens from the rim of the mouth downwards, the glaze is bright and lustrous, and the colour is like that of sapphire. The base is glazed white and signed 'Made in the Yongzheng... [Lire la suite]