23 juillet 2023

A Chinese Imperial Ormolu Quarter-Striking Table Clock, Palace Clock Workshops, Qianlong Period (1736-95)

Lot 41. A Chinese Imperial Ormolu Quarter-Striking Table Clock, Palace Clock Workshops, Qianlong Period (1736-95); 55.2 cm high; 23.8 cm wide; 24.1 cm deep. Price realised GBP 428,400 (Estimate GBP 300,000 – GBP 500,000). © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 CASE: the case of rectangular outline, modelled overall with a profusion of lotus flowerheads and trailing foliage in high relief, the tiered cupola with spherical ribbed finial and pierced openwork lotus... [Lire la suite]

21 juillet 2023

Sancai Pottery Lion, Gongxian Ware, Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Sancai Pottery Lion, Gongxian Ware, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Collection of Huaibei Museum, China.
17 juillet 2023

A fine and extremely rare phoenix and Buddhist emblem cloisonné enamel box and cover, 15th-16th century

Lot 118. A fine and extremely rare phoenix and Buddhist emblem cloisonné enamel box and cover, four-character Jingtai seal mark to base, 15th-16th century. D. 11,5 cm, Weight: 837 gr. Sold: €8 000 (Est: €8 000 - €12 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Wear to gilding, slightly chipped, very minor losses to enamels. Provenance: From the Ludwig Bretschneider Collection (1909-1987), collected from the 1950s to the early 1970s. Note: Cloisonné enamelware was introduced to China in the 14th... [Lire la suite]
14 juillet 2023

A small cloisonné-enamel "white hare holding a lingzhi" dish, China, 16th century

Lot 119. A small cloisonné-enamel "white hare holding a lingzhi" dish, China, 16th century. D. 16,8 cm. Sold: €17 000 (Est: €3 000 - €5 000). Courtesy Nagel. In the mirror with a central depiction of a white hare, its gaze turned towards the sky, holding a 'lingzhi' mushroom in its mouth, sitting under a blue sky dotted with polychrome stylised clouds and a crescent moon, surrounded by various flora, all elements representing femininity and long life. The rim slightly chipped with few losses to the... [Lire la suite]
02 juillet 2023

A Yaozhou celadon bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 601. A Yaozhou celadon bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter: 13.8 cm. Price Realised EUR 3,276 (Estimate EUR 1,500 - EUR 2,000). © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Collection of E.S.Wilkinson.Collection of the Principal Sture Nydell (1891-1986) and his wife Valborg Nydell (1905-2003), acquired at Sotheby's London in 1962 by repute. Christie's. ART OF ASIA, 20 Jun 2023
18 avril 2023

Discovery of important Chinese Ming Cloisonne box in family attic

 An exceptionally rare Chinese cloisonné ‘pomegranate’ box and cover, Xuande incised six-character mark and of the period (1426-1435). Estimate £6,000-£10,000. © 2023 Dreweatts 1759 Ltd LONDON.- An exceptionally rare Chinese cloisonné ‘pomegranate’ box and cover from the Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967. This important box bearing the incised... [Lire la suite]

14 avril 2023

A pair of cloisonné enamel vases, Qianlong marks and of the period

Lot 68. A pair of cloisonné enamel vases, Qianlong marks and of the period (1736-1795); 35.9cm high (2). Sold for US$20,400 (Estimate US$6,000 - 8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Each of lobed baluster form, decorated with large and small peony flowers and luxurious leafy vines over turquoise ground, a band of white ruyi pattern around the rim and a wide band of white lappets around the foot, carved on the base with a four-character Qianlong reign mark above the additional character 'ze' (則). ... [Lire la suite]
11 janvier 2023

Ming dynasty cloisonné enamel sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

  Lot 284. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 14.5cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: 9,450 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Lot 286. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 13.7 cm, 5⅜ in. Lot sold: 61,740 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal four-character Jingtai mark within a square. ... [Lire la suite]
10 janvier 2023

A Longquan celadon gu-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Lot 445. A Longquan celadon gu-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); h. 22.6 cm. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Note: See a similar vase in the collection of Zhejiang Museum, illustrated in Zhu Boqian, ed., Celadon from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, pl. 150, and online at https://www.zhejiangmuseum.com/Collection/ExcellentCollection/1722zonghepingtaiexhibit/1722zonghepingtaiexhibit. A Longquan celadon gu-shaped... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2022

A superb and rare imperial Beijing enamel circular dish, Kangxi red enamel yuzhi four-character mark and of the period

Lot 27. A superb and rare imperial Beijing enamel circular dish, Kangxi red enamel yuzhi four-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 9.5cm (3 3/4in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 885,000 (Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Of shallow circular form with a slightly convex centre on a short foot, exquisitely painted with a pair of butterflies flying amidst stylised floral scrolls on yellow ground, the exterior with a band of continuous foliate branches on a brown ground,... [Lire la suite]