'robin's egg'-glazed

Lot 3519. A 'robin's egg'-glazed 'elephant'-handled vase, hu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 30.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold 403,200 HKD (Estimate : 250,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: An old Japanese collection. Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Note: Compare two examples sold in our London rooms, 15th May 2013, lot 246; and 6th November 2013, lot 319. Sotheby's. Marchant II – Qing Imperial Porcelain, Hong Kong, 29 April 2022

Lot 11. A small 'robin's egg'-glazed vase, meiping, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 11.6 cm. Lot sold: 327,600 HKD (Estimate: 260,000 - 350,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 sweeping up to a broad shoulder surmounted by a short neck and lipped rim, applied liberally overall with a brilliant opaque sky-blue glaze heightened with purplish-blue cascades, the recessed base with a four-character seal mark. Provenance: Christie's London, 4th November 2014, lot 230. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A pair of 'robin's egg'-glazed Yixing teapots and covers, Late Qing dynasty; Width 5⅞ in., 14.8 cm. Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,150 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Property from the Collection of Loyd and Linda Crawley.  Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian Art, New York, 11-22 June 2021

Lot 37. A rare 'robin's egg'-glazed mallet vase, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 16.1 cm, 6 ¼ in. Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 5,015,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the well-proportioned body slightly tapering towards the foot, rising to a wide angled shoulder surmounted by a cylindrical neck, applied liberally overall with a brilliant opaque turquoise-blue glaze heightened with purplish-brown cascades, the recessed base incised with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 621. A rare 'robin's egg'-glazed meiping, Yongzheng seal mark and period (1723-1735). Height 8 3/4  in., 22 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot Sold 680,000 USD. © Sotheby's. superbly potted with a tapering body sweeping up to a broad rounded shoulder, surmounted by a short, waisted neck and lipped rim, covered overall with a brilliant glaze with liberally applied vibrant turquoise dappled over a bronze-colored ground, the base incised with a four-character reign... [Lire la suite]

Lot 132. A 'robin's egg'-glazed vase (Tianqiuping), Qing Dynasty, Qianlong-Jiaqing period. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 16,800 USD. Photo: Sothebys. of classic tianqiuping form, the globular body rising to slanted shoulders surmounted by a tall slightly waisted columnar neck, the body and counter-sunk base covered in an even glaze of feathered milky turquoise-blue and lavender running to a slightly lighter color at the rounded mid-body; 12 5/8 in., 32 cm Provenance: Sotheby's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 124. A handled 'robin's egg'-glazed 'hu' vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 28,800 USD. Photo: Sothebys. supported on a slightly splayed foot, the rounded body elegantly tapering to a waisted neck rising to an everted lipped mouth rim, the sloping shoulders flanked by a pair of stylized elephant-head loop-handles arching over two molded filets encircling the shoulder, covered overall in a glaze of rich mottled and streaked... [Lire la suite]

Lot 127. A 'robin's egg'-glazed figure of Zhenwu, 18th-19th century.  Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016  The figure is seated on a three-panel throne with a snake-coiled tortoise at his feet, all raised on a rectangular plinth. Details of the figure, the back of the throne and the plinth are covered with a mottled turquoise and blue glaze; the remaining is covered in a dark brown glaze with traces of gold. 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high. Aeas of touch up to both sides of the figure, the figure's proper left foot,... [Lire la suite]