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Lot 244. An embroidered brown-ground 'dragon' robe, 19th century; 133cm (52 3/8in) long. Estimate £ 5,000-7,000. Sold for £ 10,000 (€ 11,497). Photo Bonhams. The robe of brown silk finely worked in couched gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons on the front and back panels, one on the underflap, the dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst a ground of multi-coloured clouds interspersed with bats and shou characters, above a hem of cresting waves tossed with the Eight Buddhist Emblems,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4027. An imperial noblewoman's kesi surcoat, longgua, Qing dynasty, late 19th century; 54 3/4 in. (139.1 cm.) long. Estimate 400,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   Made entirely of double-sided kesi finished with original banding. The front-opening coat, decorated with eight symmetrically arranged dragon roundels placed above a striped hem laden with rolling waves and a terrestrial diagram from which issue various... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4036. A rare set of four embroidered dragon roundels, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) diam. Estimate 150,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   From an empress' surcoat, the roundels worn on the chest, back and shoulders. Each is finely woven with a front-facing five-clawed dragon couched in fine gold-wrapped thread with its body coiled around a 'flaming pearl'. Each dragon is depicted below one of the twelve... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4011. Emperor Xianfeng (Reigned 1852-1861), Couplet in large standard script calligraphy. Estimate 250,000 - HKD 350,000. Price realised HKD 620,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   A pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paperEach measures 44 1/4 in. (112.5 cm.) x 8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.)Three seals of the artist: Xian, Feng, Shen Xin Tuo Hao SunOne collector's seal: Chen Heng Yong Ao Cang Yin (2). Provenance: Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 April 2002,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3165. An openwork jade carving of two birds, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) long. Estimate 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.   Carved as a swan in an upright position bending its long neck to one side, utilising the creamy and russet part of the stone, surmounted by a smaller bird and ornamental rock highlighted by the darkish-grey section of the stone. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3160. A yellow and russet jade carving of a dog, Song dynasty (960-1279); 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long. Estimate 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price realised HKD 475,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.   The stone is carved in the form of a recumbent dog with a long slender body, its spine and ribs detailed with ridges. The material is of a greenish-yellow tone with extensive area of dark russet 'skin'. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,  Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3166. A white jade goose-form container, Liao-Jin dynasty (907-1234); 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long. Estimate 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 187,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.   The pebble is carved in the form of a goose with its feet tucked underneath, its long slender neck bent backward to form a loop for suspension, its plumage rendered by incised lines. The even white stone has sporadic pale russet 'skin' and natural fissures. Christie's. Important... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3115. A Pair of Doucai Tripod Incense Burners, Qing Dynasty, Danning Tang Zhi Marks and Period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 32 cm., 12 5/8  in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,240,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each with a globular body raised on three stout baluster legs below a short cylindrical neck and a flanged rim, set with two S-shaped handles issuing from the shoulder and reinforced with a tab, brightly decorated in doucai enamels with four... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4001. A rare pair of imperial famille rose inscribed covered bowls, Jiaqing Dingsi cyclical date, corresponding to 1797 and of the period; 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm.) diam. Estimate 5,000,000 - HKD 8,000,000. Price realised HKD 4,820,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   Each bowl is finely potted with everted sides. The exterior is enamelled in black with a poem written in standard script, followed by mid-Spring of the cyclical Dingsi date and two... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3999. A rare imperial famille rose moulded and inscribed baluster vase, Jiaqing iron-red six-character seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) high. Estimate 3,000,000 - HKD 5,000,000. Price realised HKD 8,420,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   The baluster body of the vase is moulded with four raised and gilt-edged cartouches. Two panels are inscribed in clerical script, lishu, and are divided by two further pictorial panels: one of... [Lire la suite]