Collection of Julia and John Curtis

Lot 547. A large painted pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); Height 31½ in., 80 cm; wood stand. Lot sold: 13,860 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C122c96. Provenance: Marchant, London, 1989. Collection of Julia and John Curtis. Christie's New York, 26th June... [Lire la suite]

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

Lot 3592. A rare documentary underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated celadon-ground vase, Yongzheng period, dated 1731. Estimate $40,000 – $60,000. Price Realized $56,250. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The tall vase, with high, sloping shoulders and a short neck with flaring mouth, is carved and painted with a continuous river landscape scene including equestrians, sages conversing on rocky promontories and crossing a bridge, and a solitary figure in a boat. The neck bears a long inscription referring... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3586. A rare large blue and white vase with hunting scene, Early Kangxi period, circa 1680. Estimate $25,000 – $35,000. Price Realized $35,000. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The vase is decorated on the body with an action-filled scene of a mother, Cai Wenji, holding an infant and seated within a curtained tent as two barbarians kneel before her. Outside the tent huntsmen on horseback pursue a small hare as another huntsman successfully shoots a goose with an arrow above. A four-character illegible... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3518. An underglaze-blue-ground wine cup, Chongzhen period circa 1643. Estimate USD 1,500 - USD 2,500. Price realised USD 1,250. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The deep, U-shaped cup is raised on a high, spreading foot and is covered overall in pale cobalt blue under a transparent glaze. The interior is decorated with a delicate scroll band beneath the rim. 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diam. Provenance: The Property of Captain Michael Hatcher; Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984, lot 252 (part... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3538. An unusual wucai beaker vase, Shunzhi period (1644-1661). Estimate $8,000 – $12,000. Price Realized $35,000. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The vase is decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue and shades of iron-red, green and aubergine glazes with a scene of a peacock perched on a rock beneath a prunus tree next to a flowering peony branch as another peacock flies above amidst smaller birds. 16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) high  Provenance: J. Reuben Antiques, London, 1987.Collection of... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3542. A large wucai brush pot, Transitional period, circa 1650-1660. Estimate $30,000 – $40,000. Price Realized $185,000. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The cylindrical brush pot is decorated on the exterior with a pheasant perched on a large blue rock, with large flowering tree peony branches and crab apple blossoms appearing from behind further rocks. On the other side two yellow-breasted birds with green wings flutter above a blue rock surrounded by bamboo and pine branches. The flat... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3541. A large wucai jar and cover, Shunzhi period (1644-1661). Estimate $15,000 – $18,000. Price Realized $68,750. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015  The broad, high-shouldered jar is vibrantly decorated with two dragons, one yellow and one green, writhing above waves in pursuit of a pearl amidst flames. The cover is decorated with three Buddhist emblems enclosed by rocks and waves. The flat base is unglazed. 14 ¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high  Provenance: Frank Caro & Co.,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3589. A large underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Early Kangxi period, circa 1670. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000. Price Realized $62,500. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The dish is decorated on the interior with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting Yingying’s servant Hongniang kneeling before Yingying’s mother and an attendant in a curtained pavilion. An inscription referring to the scene appears on the wall behind the mother. The dish is supported on an unglazed... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 3581. A large and unusual underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate $25,000 – $35,000 Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The dish is decorated in the interior with an overall design drawn in a penciled style with leaping carp and Buddhist emblems on a ground of undulating waves. The reverse is painted with four further Buddhist emblems above the channeled foot. 13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) diam. ... [Lire la suite]