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Lot 1585. A fine pair of small doucai 'Hundred bats' bowls, Yongzheng six-character marks within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price Realized HKD 1,027,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2008 Each with thinly potted rounded sides, finely painted on the exterior with twelve bats picked out in shades of iron-red, in flight amidst scrolling clouds, picked out in delicate shades of blue, aubergine, yellow and iron-red,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1883. A fine and very rare peacock-feather glazed censer, Yongzheng incised six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) across handles. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,940,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The compressed body with two ring-handles attached below the slightly flared lipped rim, covered overall in an attractive mottled turquoise glaze with aubergine striations cascading down the sides, the splayed foot enclosing... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 1879. A fine and extremely rare pair of cloisonné enamel pricket candlesticks, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price Realized HKD 1,340,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010.  Each slightly domed disk base superbly enamelled with lotus scroll on a black ground encircling a smaller band of waves and stylised flowerheads around the central baluster-form shaft decorated with bands of detached flowerheads, foliate scrolls and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1878. A fine pair of doucai 'sanduo' winecups, Yongzheng six-character marks within double-circles and of the period (1723-1735); 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 2,000,000 - HKD 3,000,000. Price Realized HKD 2,660,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010.  Each of thinly potted conical form supported on a short foot, delicately enamelled on the exterior with fruiting sprigs of peach, finger citrus, and lychee forming the sanduo, in tones of lemon-yellow, two shades of green, russet... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1877. An exquisite pair of imperial Beijing enamel facetted vases, Yongzheng blue-enamel four-character marks within double squares and of the period (1723-1735); 4 1/4in. (10.6cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 5,000,000 - HKD 7,000,000. Price Realized HKD 8,420,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010. Each of octagonal section, the facetted sides delicately enamelled and stippled with shaped panels, each depicting a pair of geese in flight and on the banks of a river flanked by branches of millet and tree peony... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1871. A very rare large doucai ogee-form bowl, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 2,300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The shallow bowl enamelled in brilliant tones and enhanced in gilt with a sunken central medallion of a flowerhead encircled by interlocking ruyi-heads, the wide flaring cavetto with unusual sprays of stylised floral... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1869. A fine pair of wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowls, Kangxi six-character marks within double circles and of the period (1662-1722); 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 2,660,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 Each with deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, painted to the exterior with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing 'flaming pearls' divided by two descending phoenix, below a narrow band of the eight... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1867. A fine large imperial yellow-enamelled bowl, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 1,820,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The deep bowl of unusually large size with elegantly rounded sides and flaring rim supported on a sturdy footrim, all under a pale yellow enamel of egg-yolk tone, pooling slightly at the foot, box. Provenance: The Hall... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1865. A peachbloom-glazed water pot, taibai zun, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 1,220,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The domed body incised with three dragon roundels visible beneath the rich rose-pink peachbloom glaze, generously mottled with areas of crushed strawberry tone with areas of pale green speckling, shading to a dark greyish-rose tone at the neck below the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1864. A peachbloom-glazed brushwasher, tangluo xi, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price realised HKD 860,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The shallow washer of compressed form supported on a wedge-shaped foot, covered overall in a rich peachbloom glaze of crushed raspberry-red tone graduating to areas of slightly paler tone suffused overall with deeper speckles, the base with the character 'wen'in... [Lire la suite]