Verres Chinois/Peking Glass

A fine globular covered jar of opaque white glass with red overlay to shoulder and lower body depicting coiling dragons, China, engraved four-character Qianlong mark and of the period. Photo Nagel Auktionen Good condition. H. 10,1 cm. Estimate 12000/18000 € Cf. Tsuchiya, Ch'ing Dynasty Glass, 1989, No. 15; for the overlay cut see Zhang Rong et al., Chunshui qiuying. Gugong bowuyuan cang Qingdai boliqi, Beijing 2009, no. 20 (vase), 57 (spittoon) Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art,... [Lire la suite]

A ruby-red covered glass bowl with symbols of Good Luck and Longevity, China, probably Republic. Photo Nagel Auktionen Translucent ruby red glass, almost spherical shape, wheel-cut decoration, the centre of the cover showing nine peaches (longevity), its shoulder with bat motif, the bowl itself bears 'shou' characters, the composition of the decorations tends to imitate carved lacquer - Good condition. H/D. 7,8/10,4 cm. Estimate 4000/6000 € Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de

A fine translucent ruby-red glass vase with eight-cornered body and neck, China. Photo Nagel Auktionen H. 14,6 cm. Estimate 2500/3500 € Glass vases of identical shape and various monochrome colours are found in the Palace Museum Collection, mostly dated to Yongzheng and Qianlong periods and they were copied thereafter, cf. "Elegance and Radiance. The K.F. Lee Collection", Hongkong 2000, no. 20, dated to Qianlong and marked; Yang Rong et al. "Chun shui qiu ying", Beijing 2009, no. 3 (transparent blue, with Yongzheng mark and... [Lire la suite]

A plain surface yellow glass meiping vase, China, 19th-20th century. Photo Nagel Auktionen Of even opaque colour, extraordinary size - Good condition. H. 40 cm. Estimate 6000/10000 € Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de

A yellow glass flower-shape lotus bowl, China. Photo Nagel Auktionen Opaque yellow glass, carved with three lines of petals ending in a flower-shape lobed rim, the base carved as lotus leaf with scrolled edges and a curling stem which form the foot rim - Re-stuck break to body. H/D. 8,1/17,2 cm. Estimate 1200/1500 € Cf.. Ph. Warren, Later Chinese Glass 1650-1900, in Journal of Glass Studies 19, 1977, p.110, illustration 35a; A Chorus of Colours, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1995, no. 30 with a similar... [Lire la suite]

A pair of opaque yellow glass vases decorated with horsemen in a landscape with pines, China, 18th-19th century. Photo Nagel Auktionen Globular shape, short neck and an everted rim, the complete surface meticulously cut. Style of work and colour remind of late 18th ct./early 19th ct. glass - One vase with re-stuck piece and damage to body. H. 22,1/22,2 cm. Estimate 8000/12000 € Purchased from Motamed, May 1988. Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de

A yellow glass opium pipe, China, 19th century. Photo Nagel Auktionen Mouth piece, shaft and well made of opaque yellow glass carved with chasing dragons within cloud ornaments, the usually attached container on top of the well missing - Good condition. L. 37,8 cm. Estimate 8000/12000 € Cf. Christie's London, 20th June 2002, Lot no. 72, red overlay pipe. Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de

A small double-gourd vase with carved decoration of Liu Hai and toad, China, incised (wheel-cut?) Qianlong mark and possibly of the period. Photo Nagel Auktionen Double gourd shape, the base bearing a kaishu script four-character mark, opaque glass of even pea green colour -  Very minor wear. H. 8,1 cm. Estimate 5000/8000 € Cf. the group of late 18th/early 19th ct. glassworks imitating jade, malachite, turquoise, quartz, amber and other precious or semi-precious stone carvings as to be seen in... [Lire la suite]

A carved semi-translucent amber yellow vase with archaistic motifs, China, 19th-20th century. Photo Nagel Auktionen Carved monochrome glassware dominated the 19th ct. and various examples of amber yellow or yellow with a brownish/greenish tinge are preserved  - Very minor wear. H. 22,8 cm. Estimate 5000/8000 € Cf. Christie's Amsterdam Sept. 2005, lot no. 451, 452 Provenance: Motamed, 1985 Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de

A fine lobed turquoise glass chrysanthemum bowl decorated with incised lines of verse, China, Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period. Photo Nagel Auktionen Opaque turquoise glass, each lobed petal inscribed and filled with gold in the calligraphy style of Jin Nong (1687-1763), poems of He Shangzhi (5th ct.) and Yang Fu (3rd ct.), the ends marked by seals reading "Jin" and "Nong". Small polished chip to one petal. H/D. 5,1/12,7 cm. Estimate 20 000 / 30 000 € Cf. Yang Rong et al.,... [Lire la suite]