26 août 2022

Lot 3408. A fine and rare pink-glazed 'chrysanthemum' dish, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). L 30cm. Sold for HKD 900,000 (Estimate HKD 300,000 - 800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The chrysanthemum-petal dish is a valuable variety from the imperial kilns of the Qing dynasty, which began firing during the Yongzheng period. This rouge-glazed chrysanthemum-petal dish has an open mouth and chrysanthemum-petal shaped walls with shallow curved walls and a thin,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3407. A celadon and copper-red 'wufu' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). D 15.5cm. Sold for HKD 780,000 (Estimate HKD 300,000 - 500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The bowl has an open mouth and a recessed belly with a flat footrim. The entire body is glazed with a wintergreen glaze, and the exterior is decorated with five flying red bats in varying poses. The bowl is of firm white bone, with a warm, jade-like glaze, and the red glaze is of a bright... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3404. A large superb blue and white 'lotus and pond' vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). H 54cm. Sold for HKD 24,000,000 (Estimate HKD 15,000,000 - 22,000,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 Provenance: 1. Collection of Italian collectors, acquired from China in the early 20th century2. Sotheby's, London, 12 November 2003, no. 1723. Important private collection4. Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, no. 15795. Old North American Ten-Faced Lingbi... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3401. A blue and white 'dragon' brush box and cover, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). L 30cm. Sold for HKD 900,000 (Estimate HKD 300,000 - 800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The pen box is rectangular in shape, with a 'mountain' shaped compartment inside, and was used as a literary tool in the palace workshops to hold pens, the design being quite elaborate, but the firing was not an easy task, as the clay had to be made to a suitable size and then bonded with glazed... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 187. A Chinese cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze ruyi scepter, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 163⁄8 in. (41.8 cm.) long. Price Realised GBP 16,380 (Estimate GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500). © Christie's 2022 The ruyi-head terminal finely decorated in bright enamels with a pink and red bat below a blue swastika on a green ground, all within a a gilt border incised with a keyfret scroll, the shaft embellished with stylised archaistic scrolls and shou character... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3501. The Grand Empire: The Celadon 'Dragon' Jar. An Extremely Rare and Important Carved Celadon-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Jar, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 34.6cm. Sold Price HKD 52,800,000 (Estimate Upon Request). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 24-25 November 1987, no. 1192. Hsien Hsiang Private Collection. Note: The jar has a short lip and short neck, with broad shoulders and a tapering, tapering belly, and a flat footrim. The entire body is... [Lire la suite]