20 septembre 2020

A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 124. A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 3⅜ in., 8.5 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD. © 2020 Sotheby's the ovoid body surmounted by a short waisted neck and everted lipped rim, finely painted with two pairs of copper-red roses, one in full bloom and the other bud partially open, each borne on a thorny black-enameled stem issuing furling leaves in shades of green, the rosebuds picked out in iron red at the... [Lire la suite]

20 septembre 2020

A rare and exceptional underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 114. A rare and exceptional underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 3½ in., 8.9 cm. Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 USD. © 2020 Sotheby's finely potted, the globular body rising to a short waisted neck and lipped rim, delicately painted with a pair of lush flowering rose branches rising from the base, each bearing two copper-red blossoms in rich strawberry-red tones, one partially open and the other in full bloom, the aubergine stems and... [Lire la suite]
20 juillet 2020

A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)

Lot 3603. A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); h. 8.3 cm, 3 1/4  in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,875,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the well-rounded ovoid body tapering to a short lipped mouthrim, elegantly decorated with two rose sprays rising from the base, each with a large bloom and bud in a soft pinkish underglaze red, borne on leafy branches with foliage enamelled in green and outlined in black, the recessed base with an... [Lire la suite]