Chine, Arts Décoratifs

Lot 7. A striated white marble pillow, Tang dynasty (618-907); 5 3/8in (13.6cm) wide. Sold for US$14,025 (Estimate US$2,000 - 3,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The solid oblong block with flat sides and slightly canted top, the corners beveled and gently rounded, the base slightly domed with rounded edges, the dense white stone with subtle striations of silvery grey tones, softly polished with traces of encrustation from burial. Note: Tang pottery pillows of this form and size are well-known and... [Lire la suite]

© Bonhams 2001-2023  NEW YORK, NY.- During Asia Week in New York this March, Bonhams will present important single owner collections and works of art that hail from across the continent and span centuries. The sales will include J. J. Lally & Co.: Fine Chinese Works of Art and The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection of Classical Chinese Furniture on March 20, Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on March 20 and 21, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from American Collections, and Indian, Himalayan & Southeast... [Lire la suite]

Lot 817. A very rare gold cup with chase decoration, Song dynasty (960-1279); 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) wide, cloth box. Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000. Price realised USD 428,400.  © Christie's 2023 The shallow cup is of slightly irregular, circular form, and is finely chased in the center of the interior with a delicate leafy spray bearing a lotus bud and two lotus flowers. The rim of the cup is set on one side with a flat, crescent-shaped, lobed flange chased with a single... [Lire la suite]

HONG KONG.- The Hong Kong Palace Museum, Hong Kong’s new cultural landmark in the West Kowloon Cultural District, unveiled “Radiance: Ancient Gold from the Hong Kong Palace Museum Collection and the Mengdiexuan Collection”, the first special exhibition curated from the Museum’s own permanent collection. The exhibition offers an incredible display of 220 sets of ancient gold artefacts, with the oldest dating back to the 18th century BCE. The majority of items on display are specially selected from a donation made to the HKPM by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 812. A finely engraved gilt-bronze stem cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 25,000. © Christie's 2023 The exterior of the cup is engraved with a wide band of leafy flower scroll reserved on a ring-punched ground below a narrow band of florets linked by ‘C’-scrolls. The splayed foot is decorated with four fan-shaped panels, each engraved with a different flower. The cup is covered overall in thick, well-preserved gilding, with small areas of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 811. A very rare large and finely chased silver shell-form box, Tang dynasty (618-907); 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide, cloth box. Estimate USD 150,000 – USD 180,000. © Christie's 2023 Realistically formed as a clam shell with silver hinge at one side, the box is decorated on the exterior of each half with birds amidst exotic blooms and lush foliage borne on scrolling stems, all reserved on a fine ring-punched ground. Provenance: Acquired in Macau, 1985.J. J. Lally & Co., New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3049. An inscribed silver-alloy pouring vessel, yi, Yuan dynasty (1379-1368); 22.8 cm. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. the ring below the spout inscribed with four characters reading Zhen Hua Xiao Yin (pure snow-flake silver). Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s, coll. no. MW 67. Exhibited: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, on loan, 1997-2005. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3038. A gold repoussé leaf-form 'phoenix' plaque, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 8.8 cm. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s, coll. no. MW 58. Note: See a similar pair sold in our New York rooms, 23rd September 2020, lot 598. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 19 January 2023

Lot 3026. A small silver 'floral' box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 4.5 cm. Lot sold: 40,320 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 19 January 2023

Buckle, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Gilt-silver inlaid with semiprecious stones. Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.610.   Buckle, China, 20th century. Brass with veneer of white jade, set with three stones of jade and quartz, 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.612. Buckle, 1900s, China. Brass, engraved and set with quartz and jade, 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum... [Lire la suite]