Collection of Peter Tcherepnine

Lot 855. A large blue and white meiping, Wanli period (1573-1619); 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's 2021 Potted with broad shoulders tapering towards the foot, the vase is decorated with two phoenixes, one perched on a rock and the other in flight amidst peony and prunus blossoms, all above a band of three horses galloping above raises and below cloud-panels with peach sprays on the shoulder. Property of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 854. A large blue and white bottle vase, Late Jiajing-early Wanli period, 16th century; 20 3/8 in. (51.8 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021 The pear-shaped body is decorated with four ferocious qilin divided by flames, all between bands of ruyi heads. The neck is decorated with two peacocks amidst peony blossoms below a band of upright lappets on the flaring mouth. Property of the Collection of Peter... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 128. A blue and white jar, 17th century; 10 1⁄8 in. (25.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price Realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The exterior is decorated with figural scenes in a landscape on the upper and lower bulbs between tulip and leaf bands. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020

Lot 127. A blue and white double-gourd vase, 17th century; 10 1⁄8 in. (25.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price Realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The exterior is decorated with figural scenes in a landscape on the upper and lower bulbs between tulip and leaf bands. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020

Lot 126. A small blue and white shallow bowl, 17th century; 4 1⁄4 in. (10.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,500 - USD 2,500. Price Realised USD 1,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The interior of the bowl is decorated with fish leaping amidst aquatic plants around the slightly domed center, the exterior with blossoming branches extending from the double lines below the mouth rim. The base has an apocryphal Jiajing mark. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 125. A small blue and white beehive-form water pot, 17th-18th century; 2 1⁄4 in. (5.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1500. Price Realised USD 2,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The exterior is decorated with an overall lotus scroll pattern. The flat base is glazed plain with a few small spur marks. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020

Lot 123. A blue and white square bowl, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 5 3⁄4 in. (14.6 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 2,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The four main sides are each decorated with a landscape scene within a shaped panel, separated by panels of bamboo on the narrow sides. The base has a ribbon-tied lozenge mark within a double circle. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's. Art of China. Including Property... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A blue and white bowl, Qing dynasty; 7 3⁄4 in. (19.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Price Realised USD 875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The bowl with rounded sides is decorated with rows of lappets on the exterior and radiating plant motifs on the interior. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020

Lot 123. A small white-glazed globular bottle vase, 18th-19th century; 7 in. (17.8 cm) high. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Price Realised USD 4,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The vase with a globular body and a slender neck is carved with peonies issuing from rocks, and two birds on one side. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Provenance: Samuel T. Peters (1854-1921) Collection, no.114.Louisine Peters Weekes Tcherepnine (1886-1952).Adaline Hathaway Weekes... [Lire la suite]

Lot 120. A purple-splashed Jun jar, Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368); 4 1⁄2 in. (12 cm.) across handles. Estimate USD 600 - USD 800. Price Realised USD 2,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The jar with a globular body has two small loop handles on the mouth, and is covered with a glaze of pale milky-blue color splashed with purple which falls irregularly above the foot. Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine. Provenance: Samuel T. Peters (1854-1921) Collection,... [Lire la suite]