19th century

Six Chinese export 'Sericulture'  paintings, 19th century - Sotheby's gouache on paper; part of a larger set, each portraying one step in the production of silk, from the gathering of mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms, to the spinning of silk and weaving of the fabric, framed and glazed. Height 16 1/4  in., 41.2 cm; width 21 1/4  in., 54 cm. Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 USD Note: The scenes of silk cultivation depicted on these paintings are based on an earlier set of twenty-three... [Lire la suite]

A Pair Of Large Carved Full-Tip  Rhinoceros Horn Libation 'Lotus' Cups, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century - Sotheby's the full length of each horn intricately worked in the form of a deep lotus leaf, borne on a long curved stem, surrounded by an openwork tangle of further lotus leaves, irises, reeds and other aquatic plants, all issuing from a lotus root at the tip, the horn of a light caramel tone shading to dark brown at the tip, large carved and pierced wood stands (4). Length 20 1/4  in.,... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Ancestor Portrait, Color Inks on Silk, 19th century. Est. USD150,000/250,000. NEW YORK, NY.- A preview of the iGavel online auction of important Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic works of art will take place during Asia Week New York, March 15-22, it was announced by Lark Mason, founder and president of the Harlem-based auction house, at 227 East 120th Street. Over 400 lots, drawn from a cross-section of periods and disciplines, will be offered in the online sale goes live on April 17 to May 1.  "I am pleased to... [Lire la suite]

Rare pair of tall antique, Chinese Famille Noire enameled, Kangxi-style porcelain vases, 19th Century or earlier. © 2013  I.M Chait. of squared bottle form; with matching design of birds and flowering hawthorne branches on a black ground, with finely modeled openwork hydra handles; each with six-character marks; H: 22" (each approx.) - Estimate $4,000-5,000 I.M Chait. IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS & ASIAN WORKS OF ART  -  March 17 2013 - Telephone 310.285.0182... [Lire la suite]

Chinese underglaze blue porcelain brush pot, attributed to Wang Bu (Chinese, 1898-1968), 6.5"h. Sold for $534,300.  OAKLAND, CA.- Saturday and Sunday, February 16 and 17, 2013, will go down at Clars as the strongest sale in the firm’s 41-year history. It will also go down as the sale that held numerous surprises and astounding prices on several lots in all categories. After the two-day event was over, President Redge Martin commented, “Yes, it was the strongest in our history. Overall, the auction was just one of... [Lire la suite]

Five richly carved and leather covered armchairs, Europe-China, 19th ct. Photo Nagel Auktionen Minor damages. H.118/105/116 cm. Estimate 4000 € Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

A pair of chinoise black and gold lacquered tea caddies, 19th ct. Photo Nagel Auktionen Minor damages. H. 34 cm. Estimate 1200 € Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

A fine Venetian partly cut, etched and blued glass mirror, 19th ct. Photo Nagel Auktionen Minor damages. 158x94 cm. Estimate 8500 € Literature: G. Child, World Mirrors, S. 293, Nr. 665. Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

A gold lacquer display cabinet (kazaridana), Edo period (19th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 A set of shelves set on four bracket feet and with slightly upcurved top edges, the top surface and four open rectangular shelves below, and a lower cabinet enclosed by a pair of hinged doors and a cabinet enclosed by two sliding doors; decorated on all the outer surfaces in varicolored gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi, kirikane, okibirame and gold and silver inlay on anashiji ground with the... [Lire la suite]

An elaborate large bronze and mixed-metal hanging vase, Meiji period (late 19th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 signed Kaso token kanagu chorushi Shoami Doki kyudai no mago Shoami Katsuyoshi sen (carved by Shoami Katsuyoshi [1831-1910], the ninth-generation descendent of Shoami Doki, as a sword-fitting metalworker) on an inlaid silver reserve. Formed as a long gourd entwined with a vine, worked in gold, shakudo, copper and gilt with a snake scrolling up the gourd heading for a mouse hiding under a leaf, the... [Lire la suite]