17th century

Lot 43. A Chinese Dehua bombé censer, 17th century; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) across handles, pierced metal cover. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 8,000. © Christie's 2022 The body of compressed form flanked by dragon-head loop handles, the base with an illegible impressed square seal.  Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 42. A Chinese Dehua tripod censer, 17th century; 4 1⁄2 in. (11.4 cm.) diameter, fitted wood stand. Estimate: 4,000 - USD 6,000. © Christie's 2022 Of cylindrical form, raised on three bracket-form feet, the underside unglazed.  Provenance: Lally & Co., New York, no. 2771 (according to label).The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 41. A Chinese Dehua compressed censer, 17th century; 5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 4,000 - USD 6,000. © Christie's 2022 The body flanked by molded lion-mask handles and raised on a short foot, the base with an impressed square mark.  Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 40. A Chinese Dehua censer, 17th century; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie's 2022 Molded around the body with a central band of archaistic dragons on a leiwen ground, flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles.  Provenance: Lally & Co., New York, no. 3178 (according to label).The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 39. A rectangular Chinese Dehua archaistic censer, 17th century; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 7,000. © Christie's 2022 Molded in the shape of a bronze fangding with two bands of confronting dragons on each side, with two upright handles on the rim and supported on four blade-form legs.  Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 38. A Chinese compressed Dehua censer; censer, 17th century; gilt-bronze base, second half 19th century; 5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 7,000. © Christie's 2022 Flanked by molded lion-head handles raised on a short foot, the gilt-bronze base inscribed Escalier de Cristal. Paris.  Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, no. AA22. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 30. A Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer table, kang, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 11 1⁄4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, 32 1⁄2 in. (82.6 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) deep. Estimate: US$7,000 - US$9,000. © Christie's 2022 The quadrilobed top finely inlaid with a scene of a leisurely gathering set in a pavilion complex along a riverbank, above the tall pierced waist and shaped apron, further inlaid with shaped medallions enclosing mythical beasts, the whole raised on short legs terminating in scroll feet  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 656. Three wucai jars, 17th century; Hauteurs: 29,4 cm (11 5⁄8 in.), 29,3 cm (11 1⁄2 in.) et 28,8 cm. (11 3⁄8 in.). Price realised EUR 9,375 (Estimate EUR 9,000 - EUR 15,000). © Christie's 2021 Christie's. Arts of Asia, Paris, 25 Nov - 10 Dec 2021

Lot 655. A blue and white and copper-red 'mountain' brush-rest, Ming dynasty, 17th century; Hauteur: 5,1 cm. (2 in.), Longueur: 9,1 cm. (3 5⁄8 in.). Price realised EUR 1,000 (Estimate EUR 800 - EUR 1,200). © Christie's 2021 Christie's. Arts of Asia, Paris, 25 Nov - 10 Dec 2021

Lot 238. A rare embroidered 'double-geese' badge, 17th century; 36cm (14 1/8in) x 36.3cm (14 2/8in). Sold for £ 14,000/€ 16,780 (Estimate £4,000 - £6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The badge for a Fourth-Rank civil official colourfully embroidered with a pair of confronted geese, the lower one standing on prism-like rocks issuing from rolling waves embroidered in silk floss using long stitches and couched threads, all amidst ruyi clouds worked in red, blue, green, yellow and pink, further embellished at the... [Lire la suite]