27 août 2022

A pair of imperial inscribed famille rose 'garden landscape' wall vases, Qianlong marks and period (1736-1795)

Lot 3412. A pair of imperial inscribed famille rose 'garden landscape' wall vases, Qianlong marks and period (1736-1795). H 51cm. Sold for HKD 4,560,000 (Estimate HKD 3,800,000 - 4,800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The decoration is clearly influenced by the Western Rococo style of decoration, with a compact and full-bodied layout, bright and dazzling colours, and a delicate and refined brushwork. One of the bottles has a poem inscribed in ink on its belly in the... [Lire la suite]

27 août 2022

A Ru-type gourd-shaped moonflask, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)

Lot 3412. A Ru-type gourd-shaped moonflask, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). H 51cm. Sold for HKD 1,200,000 (Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 Provenance: 1. English private collection2. Old Alice Boney Collection, acquired in the United States in the 1940s. The Qianlong emperor was particularly fond of antiquity, so the imperial kilns of the Qianlong reign were full of copies and imitations of famous porcelains of the past.... [Lire la suite]
27 août 2022

A Ru-type double vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)

Lot 3412. A Ru-type double vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). H 18.3cm. Sold for HKD 2,280,000 (Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The vase is of a dish mouth, with a short neck and broad shoulders, a tapering underbelly, and a wide flared foot, the form of which is simple and neat, like the twin beauties on their shoulders. The entire body is covered with an imitation ruy glaze, which is plain and unglazed, and the glaze is rich and... [Lire la suite]