19th century

Lot 11. A large pair of Chinese iron-red-ground famille verte baluster vases and covers, 19th century; 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000. Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019  Decorated with shaped cartouches enclosing ladies and scholars in an interior setting engaged in various leisurely and scholarly pursuits, on an iron-red ground with prunus blossoms in reserve, the covers similarly decorated and surmounted with lotus bud finials. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 187. A copper-red decorated and underglaze-blue 'peony' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 22 in. (55 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 125,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

Lot 177. A famille rose ‘Da Ji’ porcelain-inset burlwood and hongmu hanging panel, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 18 1/8 in. x 14 3/8 in. (46.1 cm. x 36.5 cm.), including frame. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 62,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

Lot 88. A rare pair of porcelain-inlaid ‘calligraphic’ couplets panels, 19th century, calligraphy by He Shaoji (1799-1873); 61 x 11 in. (155 x 28 cm.). Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 112,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 One of the panels is signed He Shaoji, and bears two artist’s seal marks in red enamel on biscuit reading ‘He Shaoji yin’ (seal of He Shaoji) and ‘Zizhen’. Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.  Christie's. The Pavilion Sale -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 68. A famille rose relief-decorated ‘fish and peach’ vase, tianqiuping, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 21 in. (53.2 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 600,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The base has an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in iron red. Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.  Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s London, 4 July 1974, lot 7. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee... [Lire la suite]

Lot 57. A famille rose ‘peach’ dish, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 22 ¼ cm. (56.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 162,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The base has an apocryphal six-character Wanli mark in underglaze blue within a double-circle. Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.  Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s London, 4 July 1974, lot 24. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee... [Lire la suite]

Lot 40. A coral ground green-enamelled ‘shou character’ dish and a famille rose ‘balsam pear’ bowl, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Larger: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 50,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The base of the dish has a Xiezhu zhuren zao hall mark in iron red within a square. Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.  Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek... [Lire la suite]

Lot 46. A pair of famille verte ‘fish’ bowls, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Each: 8 5/8 in. (22.1 cm.) diam., wood stands. . Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 56,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

Lot 1206. An Yixing 'prunus' teapot and cover, signed Yun Lin, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot Sold 43,750 USD. © Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 24Y. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art Featuring Chinese Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, New York, 14 Sep 2019

Lot 889. A rare and large dali marble-inset zitan table screen, 19th century; 35 in. (88.9 cm.) high, 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) wide, 12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 75,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. The variegated dali marble panel is suggestive of a dramatic mountainous landscape, and is enclosed within a zitan frame set into a zitan stand carved with two chilong confronting a beribboned cash symbol on the... [Lire la suite]