Chine, "Blancs de Chine" & Dehua ware

  Lot 97. A Dehua bell with a moulded taotie design, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 19 cm, 7 1/2  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 EUR. © Sotheby's à décor en léger relief sous couverte de masques de taotie dans des réserves entre une frise de leiwen et une bande de trigrammes et de chevrons, la prise en forme de deux chilongs affrontés, accidents. Note: A similar Dehua porcelain bell with a low-relief decoration under clear glaze is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 65. A blanc de chine porcelain figure of a seated Guanyin, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). D. : 36,8 cm (14 1/2 in.). Estimate: €3,000 - €4,000 (US$3,389 - US$4,519). Vendu 59 800 €. © Artcurial.  Représentée assise, sa main droite reposant sur son genou relevé, vêtue d'une longue robe aux plis fluides, parée d'un collier, le visage serein, les cheveux en chignon recouverts d'un voile, deux cachets au dos ; petit manque rodé à la base. Artcurial. Vente Art d’Asie - 10... [Lire la suite]

Lot 620. A pair of blanc de chine figure of hawks, Qing dynasty, 18th Century. Height: 11 cm. Estimate 1 924 € / 2 406 €. Unsold. © Bukowskis Standing erect with their heads turned slightly to one side and with large eyes and curving beaks. The birds stand spreading their powerful talons on a hollow rocky base with their plumage detailed by shallow moulding. The pure white porcelain is covered in an off white glaze.  Vente d'Hiver chez Bukowskis, Stockholm, le 07 Décembre 2018 à 10h00 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 619. A pomegranate-shaped blanc de chine teapot with cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722). Height 12 cm. Estimate 1 732 € / 2 117 €. Unsold. © Bukowskis The body of this pomegranate-shaped teapot has been moulded in two parts and then combined. The handle and lid have been modelled as both a branch and leaf – beginning at the handle, continuing onto the body and then connecting at the lid. The foot is in the shape of a six-pointed star.  Vente d'Hiver chez Bukowskis, Stockholm, le 07... [Lire la suite]

Lot 617. A Dehua 'Peony' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 9.8 cm, 3 7/8  in. Estimate 15,000-20,000 HKD. Lot sold 18,750 HKD. © Sotheby's.  the domed cover moulded in relief with four triangular clusters of peony, surrounded by a classic scroll near the rim, covered overall save for the interior and base in an ivory-tinged glaze.  Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 1990s. Property from the Xinyangtang Collection.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 616. A Dehua 'chilong' garlic-mouth vase and stand, late Ming dynasty; 18 cm, 7 1/8  in. Estimate 20,000-30,000 HKD. Lot sold 52,500 HKD. © Sotheby's.  the pear-shaped vase decorated with a clambering chilong around the neck below a garlic-mouth, all supported on a fitted dehua stand, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze.  Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 20th June 2003. Property from the Xinyangtang Collection.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 613. A Dehua sleeve vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 33.2 cm, 13 1/8  in. Estimate 60,000-80,000 HKD. Lot sold 106,250 HKD. © Sotheby's.   the slender tapering body rising to rounded sloping shoulders and a lipped rim, set with two lion mask handles, applied overall with an ivory-white glaze.   Provenance: Edward T. Chow (1910-1980), by repute.Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 2nd October 2003. Property from the Xinyangtang... [Lire la suite]

Lot 612. A Dehua tripod incense burner, Ming dynasty; 17.5 cm, 6 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000-60,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. © Sotheby's. the cylindrical body supported on three ruyi-shaped feet, the exterior encircled with a band of key-fret and archaistic motifs between two raised fillets, applied overall with a translucent ivory-coloured glaze. Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 20th June 2003. Property from the Xinyangtang Collection.  Sotheby's. Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 325. A Dehua figure of a duck and a pair of Dehua cups, 17th century; 13.3 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. © Sotheby's. the duck rendered resting on a rockwork; the cups of octagonal section, decorated around the foot with triangular motif, the base with an angular scrolling mark. Provenance:  Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999). Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 29 november 2018-30 november 2018

Lot 323. A Dehua incense burner, 17th century; 14.5 cm, 5 3/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 87,500 HKD. © Sotheby's. flanked by a pair of loop handles, the exterior encircled by a key-fret band between raised fillets. Provenance:  Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999). Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 29 novembr 2018-30 november 2018