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Lot 3310. A Hutian Yingqing-Glazed Lobed Vase, Meiping, Southern Song or Yuan Dynasty, 12th - 13th Century. H 17.2cm. Estimate HKD 150,000 - 200,000 (USD 19,118 - 25,491). Sold Price: HKD 566,400 (USD 72,189). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The vase is of finely potted lobed oval form, applied to one side with a high strap handle and to the other with a short and slightly curved spout, a cover in the form of a stalk with curled leaf applied as a knob, covered overall with a soft pale bluish-white glaze stopping at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3309. A Hutian Yingqing-Glazed Melon-Shaped Ewer, Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century.H 15.7cm. Estimate HKD 350,000 - 450,000 (USD 44,609 - 57,354). Sold Price: HKD 566,400(USD 72,189). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The vase is of finely potted lobed oval form, applied to one side with a high strap handle and to the other with a short and slightly curved spout, a cover in the form of a stalk with curled leaf applied as a knob, covered overall with a soft pale bluish-white glaze stopping at the base of high foot to reveal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3312. A Dingyao Persimmon-Glazed Foliated Lobed Bowl, Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century. H 7cm D 19.4cm. Estimate HKD 300,000 - 400,000 (USD 38,236 - 50,981). Sold Price: HKD 684,400 (USD 87,229). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The bowl is of widely flared conical shape with a hexalobed rim, the finely potted wide sides supported on a short foot, applied overall with a persimmon glaze thinning at the rim to dark brown tone, the foot left unglazed to reveal the white... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3305. A Henan Russet-Splashed Black Glazed Conical Tea Bowl, Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century. H 4.1cm D 12.3cm. Estimate HKD 400,000 - 500,000 (USD 50,981 - 63,727). Sold Price: HKD 684,400 (USD 87,229). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The bowl molded in conical form, the flaring sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze, thinning at the rim with radiating russet splashes extending downwards, the glaze stopping above... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3321. A Pair of Fine Large Wintergreen-Glazed Dishes, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722. D 25.5cm. Estimate HKD 500,000 - 700,000 (USD 63,727 - 89,217). Sold Price: HKD 849,600 (USD 108,284). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The pair of dishes is well potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered ring foot, covered overall in an exquisite wintergreen glaze. The white base is inscribed with the reign mark in under-glaze blue within a double circle. Provenance: 1. Christie's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3313. A Dingyao Carved ‘Mandarin Ducks’ Dish, Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century. D 21.3cm. Estimate HKD 550,000 - 850,000 (USD 70,099 - 108,335). Sold Price: HKD 920,400 (USD 117,308). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The dish is finely potted, its body supported on a short spreading foot, the flared sides rising from an angled base, the interior freely carved to the interior with a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in a pond with waterweeds, all encircled by scrolling lotuses,... [Lire la suite]

Genève – La prochaine vente de haute joaillerie chez Sotheby’s Genève mettra en exergue de sublimes créations Art Déco, ainsi que de magnifiques bijoux signés datant de la deuxième moitié du XXème siècle. L’équipe internationale de spécialistes en joaillerie a rassemblé une sélection de bijoux d’exception qui témoigne de l’évolution du design au siècle dernier, des années 1920 et 1930 à nos jours. La vente, qui comprendra plus de 450 lots, se tiendra le 13 novembre à Genève. S’exprimant avant la vente, David Bennett, Président du... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3418. A Very Rare Carved Chuzhou Longquan Celadon Vase, Yuhuchunping, Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century. H 33.5cm. Estimate: 420,000 - 600,000 HKD (USD 53,530 - 76,472). Sold Price: 392,350 HKD (USD 50,006). © Poly Auction Hong Kong The globular body is carved with a continuous scene of leafy plantain and rocks in a fenced garden, above a band of upright overlapping petals, and below bands of gardenia and hibiscus scrolls. The vase is covered overall with an even glaze of pale olive... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3329. A Pair of Faux Bois Jardinieres, Mid Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. H 25cm D 41.2cm H 25.5cm D 41.5cm. Estimate HKD 600,000 - 800,000 (USD 76,472 - 101,962). Sold Price: HKD 1,003,000 (USD 127,835). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. Each bucket is modelled with two horizontal gilt bands and decorated to the exterior in shades of brown and ochre to simulate wood grain on three cloud feet. The upper half of the interiors glazed white, the remainder unglazed. Each base is potted with two... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3327. A Fine Teadust-Glazed Bottle Vase, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795. H 32.5cm. Estimate HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000 (USD 101,962 - 152,944). Sold Price: HKD 1,274,400 (USD 162,426). © Poly Auction Hong Kong. The compressed body with tall neck raised on a spreading foot, covered overall with a finely mottled opaque glaze of even rich teadust tone which also covers the interior of the base surrounding the golden-green glaze of the reign mark, the foot rim dressed in a dark brown slip. ... [Lire la suite]