06 avril 2023

Chinese Furniture sold at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023

Lot 542. A rare 'huanghuali' square-corner display cabinet (Lianggegui), Qing dynasty, 17th century. Height 204.8 cm; Width 112.4 cm; Depth 61.6 cm. Lot Sold 1,330,500 USD (Estimate 300,000 - 500,000 USD). © Sotheby's Property from The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung Provenance: Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, 21st May 1998. Staging Treasures: A Rare huanghuali Square-Corner Display Cabinet 17th century examples of cabinets made specifically for the... [Lire la suite]

25 décembre 2022

A huanghuali side table, Late Ming dynasty

Lot 287. A huanghuali side table, Late Ming dynasty; 102 by 50 by 88 cm, 40⅛by 19¾ by 34⅝ in. Lot sold: 138,600 GBP (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the single panel set into a rectangular frame above a waisted apron supported on corner legs of square section joined by high square section stretchers with a pronounced arch rising up to touch the apron, the legs terminating in hoof feet, with two transverse stretchers beneath. Provenance: Eastern... [Lire la suite]
25 décembre 2022

A moulded Ding-type bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Lot 287. A moulded Ding-type bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Diameter 18.5 cm, 7¼ in. Lot sold: 32,760 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. with short rounded sides, the base slightly recessed, moulded on the interior and applied overall with a creamy-white glaze. Provenance: Allan Management Services Ltd., June 1982. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022
25 décembre 2022

A large blue and white Kraak 'figural' bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century

Lot 287. A large blue and white Kraak 'figural' bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century; Diameter 35 cm, 13¾ in. Lot sold: 32,760 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a subtly foliated rim, the interior centered with a large medallion of an official, the cavetto with panels with figural scenes and divided by floral motifs, the exterior painted with soldiers within a mountainous, cloud-filled landscape. ... [Lire la suite]
25 décembre 2022

An exceptional and rare Huanghuali six-post canopy bed (Jiazichuang), Late Ming dynasty

Lot 40. An impressive pair of large huanghuali and camphor wood compound cabinets (Sijiangui), Late Ming dynasty; 225.5 by 155 by 206.5 cm, 88¾ by 61 by 81¼ in. Lot sold: 478,800 GBP (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. well proportioned, the wide rectangular frame enclosing a soft-mat sleeping surface surmounting a constricted waist carved with pairs of confronting chilong divided by short bamboo-form struts, above a shaped apron carved in low... [Lire la suite]
25 décembre 2022

An impressive pair of large huanghuali and camphor wood compound cabinets (Sijiangui), Late Ming dynasty

Lot 11. An impressive pair of large huanghuali and camphor wood compound cabinets (Sijiangui), Late Ming dynasty; 268.5 by 52.2 by 139.5 cm, 105¾ and 20½ by 54⅞ in. (4). Lot sold: 567,000 GBP (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. each cabinet of rectangular form, comprising a smaller top cabinet resting on a larger bottom one, the top cabinet of miter, mortise, tenon, tongue-and-grooved flush floating-panel construction with four square uprights, the... [Lire la suite]

25 décembre 2022

A blue and white faceted vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

  Lot 119. A blue and white 'figural' vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 25.3 cm, 9.9 in. Lot sold: 163,800 GBP (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. of octagonal section, the pear-shaped body rising from a conforming foot to a columnar neck and an everted trumpet mouth, each facet painted with an upright petal lappet below a tall rectangular panel enclosing a blossoming floral sprig framed by foliate brackets at the corners, four pendent... [Lire la suite]
25 décembre 2022

A blue and white 'figural' vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

  Lot 119. A blue and white 'figural' vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 28 cm, 11 in. Lot sold: 504,000 GBP (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a slender waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted with a continuous scene of two figures standing in a broad central landscape frieze between cash coin and diaper bands, all between broad lappet bands around the shoulder and foot, the neck encircled by upright... [Lire la suite]
25 décembre 2022

A rare large blue and white moulded 'mandarin duck and lotus pond' dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Lot 8. A rare large blue and white moulded 'mandarin duck and lotus pond' dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 41 cm, 16⅛ in. Lot sold: 1,003,000 GBP (Estimate: 700,000 - 1,000,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a foliate rim, the central medallion finely painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a serene lotus pond harbouring a pair of mandarin ducks, the deep well moulded in low relief with flowers depicted full-face and... [Lire la suite]
23 décembre 2022

A white jade 'lion' plaque, Tang dynasty

Lot 247. A white jade 'lion' plaque, Tang dynasty (618-907). Length 4.5 cm, 1¾ in. Lot sold: 30,240 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. depicting a crouching lion in well modelled relief, a vertical hole running through the back the to the chest of the animal, the stone of a pearly white tone. Provenance: Chung Wah Pui, Hong Kong, 27th October 1993. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 25:4. ... [Lire la suite]