15 avril 2022

A carved 'Cizhou' 'floral' bowl, Northern Song dynasty

Lot 556 A carved Cizhou' 'floral' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); Diameter 8½ in., 21.6 cm. Lot sold: 5,040 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of James E. Breece III Provenance: Marchant, London, 1989. Collection of Julia and John Curtis. Christie's New York, 26th June 2019, lot 4. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022

12 avril 2022

A painted 'Cizhou' 'figural' baluster jar, Ming dynasty

Lot 562. A painted 'Cizhou' 'figural' baluster jar, Ming dynasty; Height 7¼ in., 18.5 cm; wood cover and stand. Lot sold: 1,890 USD (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of James E. Breece III Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022  
06 octobre 2021

A blue and white 'landscape scroll' charger, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 859. A blue and white 'landscape scroll' charger, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 10,625. © Christie's 2021 The shallow dish is decorated on the interior with a handscroll depicting two scholars in a riverscape. The scroll is enclosed by two leafy branches with composite flower blossoms. The exterior is decorated with two stylized leafy sprays. Property from the Collection of James E. Breece III. Provenance: Spink... [Lire la suite]
17 février 2019

Property from the Collection of James E. Breece III sold at Christie’s New York, 18 – 19 September 2014

Lot 761. A green-glazed pottery flask, Liao dynasty (AD 907-1125);14 in. (35.6 cm.) high. Estimate $4,000 – $6,000. Price Realized $5,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The tall, pouch-shaped body tapers to a pinched neck and is applied with nine bosses below a rope-twist handle and cylindrical spout from which trail three slender straps. The flask is covered with a bright green glaze over a white slip falling short of the splayed foot to expose the pale buff ware. Property from the Collection of James... [Lire la suite]
16 mars 2015

A large saggar containing a Junyao petal-lobed bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Lot 3252. A large saggar containing a Junyao petal-lobed bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). The saggar: 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) diam. Estimate $25,000 – $35,000. Price Realized $149,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The saggar contains and is fused to a Jun ware bowl molded with fifteen lobed petals and covered with an intense turquoise blue glaze with purple splashes on the interior that thins to mushroom on the raised ribs and rim, and continues on the exterior to end short of the unglazed foot which extends... [Lire la suite]