28 avril 2023

Blue and white porcelains sold at Christie's New York, 23 March - 24 March 2023

Lot 1050. A blue and white 'bats and peaches' moon flask, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 24.5 cm high. Price realised USD 119,700 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Lot 1051. A blue and white 'phoenix tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 42.3 cm diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 ... [Lire la suite]

07 octobre 2022

A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty

Lot 322. A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter 6½ in., 16.5 cm. Lot sold: 11,340 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 5th May 1979, lot 149.China House of Arts, New York. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022
02 octobre 2022

A rare celadon-glazed 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng

Lot 210. A rare celadon-glazed 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Diameter 11¾ in., 29.8 cm. Lot sold: 88,200 USD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Provenance: Collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964).Pao & Moltke, Toronto, acquired in the 1990s.Canadian Private Collection. Note: Yongzheng mark and period dishes of this type are rarely found... [Lire la suite]
29 août 2022

A small carved Ding 'lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 708. A small carved Ding 'lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); Diamètre : 15,3 cm. (6 in.). Price Realised EUR 4,410 (Estimate EUR 800 - EUR 1,200). © Christie's 2022 Provenance: Previously from a European private collection. Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19 July 2022
30 avril 2022

A rare small blue and white 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435)

Lot 1. From the Private Collection of Joseph Lau. A rare small blue and white 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435); 15.3 cm. Lot sold: 3,024,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022.  with shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted with a central roundel enclosing a lotus spray, surrounded by a continuous lotus scroll encircling the cavetto similarly rendered on the exterior, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a... [Lire la suite]
29 mars 2022

A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 126. A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 6¾ in., 17.2 cm. Lot sold: 4,410 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sothebys. with a metal-mounted rim. Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd. (according to label). Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff (1887-1969). Sotheby's London 16th May 1967, lot 71. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.6.14.   Sotheby's. A... [Lire la suite]

09 mars 2022

A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 130. A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 6¾ in., 17.2 cm. Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd. (according to label). Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff (1887-1969). Sotheby's London 16th May 1967, lot 71. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.6.14.   Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou... [Lire la suite]
05 mars 2022

A molded blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620)

Lot 67. A molded blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Diameter 7¼ in., 18.6 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 18,900 USD. © Sothebys. the base incised with a single character reading yuan. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 28th July 1964, lot 80. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.5.13. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection.... [Lire la suite]
31 octobre 2021

A finely enamelled pair of doucai 'lotus' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 8. A finely enamelled pair of doucai 'lotus' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.2 cm. Lot sold: 1,890,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each superbly painted on the interior with four iron-red Indian lotus sprays encircling a larger one in the centre, all wreathed by scrolling leafy foliage, the design echoed on the exterior below a band of 'horse-hoof' motifs, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle. ... [Lire la suite]
24 septembre 2021

A rare molded lemon-yellow-enameled 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

  Lot 57. A rare molded lemon-yellow-enameled 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Diameter 11½ in., 29.2 cm. Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 USD. Lot sold: 528,200 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 finely molded as a lotus bloom, a scalloped seed pod at the center with two registers of overlapping petals radiating across the base and cavetto to form a gently contoured rim, the exterior similarly molded as a series of undulating petals, all under a vibrant opaque lemon-yellow enamel,... [Lire la suite]