Daoguang Period

A gold-ground famille-rose 'mille-fleurs' bowl. Qing dynasty, Daoguang Period. Photo Sotheby's the rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a slightly everted rim, painted on the interior and exterior with a profusion of flowers including lily, chrysanthemum and mallow, all reserved on a gilded ground, the underside glazed in turquoise and with a four-character Shende Tang zhi (Made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue) mark in gilding. Diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8... [Lire la suite]

A celadon-glazed dish. Daoguang Period, Qing Dynasty. Photo China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd D 16.8 cm. Estimate: RMB 30,000-50,000. Unsold China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd. 30th China Guardian Quarterly Auction. 603 Henderson Center, 18 Jianguomennei St., Beijing 100005, China http://english.cguardian.com

A porcelain brushpot. Daoguang Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd H 14 cm. Estimate: RMB 25,000-35,000. Unsold. China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd. 30th China Guardian Quarterly Auction. 603 Henderson Center, 18 Jianguomennei St., Beijing 100005, China http://english.cguardian.com

A blue-glazed dou. Daoguang Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd  H 15.5 cm. Estimate: RMB 50,000-80,000. Unsold China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd. 30th China Guardian Quarterly Auction. 603 Henderson Center, 18 Jianguomennei St., Beijing 100005, China http://english.cguardian.com

A very rare  embroidered satin and pearlwork 'Twelve Symbols' Imperial court robe, Jifu. Qing dynasty, Daoguang Period. Photo Sotheby's the rich yellow satin ground meticulously worked on the front and back with nine fiveclawed dragons intricately and precisely embroidered with tens of thousands of minute fresh water seed pearls, the dragons in pursuit of embroidered 'flaming pearls', amidst the Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority: the sun, the moon, mountains, dragon,... [Lire la suite]

A pair of  lavender-blue 'Pomegranate' vases. Haorang Tang mark, Daoguang Period. Photo Sotheby's each of globular form, the waisted neck terminating in five everted folds of the fruit's stem, slip-decorated with a leafy flowering bough and a small single blossom, covered overall in a lustrous lavender-blue glaze draining to a pale blue over the decoration and around the rim of the mouth, the footring unglazed for firing, the three-character mark in underglaze blue on the countersunk base,... [Lire la suite]

A biscuit-fired porcelain boat of an 'Assembly of Immortals' 19th century. Photo Bonhams The boat in the shape of a dragon rowed by tiny figures on each side bordering a reticulated three-story tower inscribed to the front Qun Xian Hui(Assembly of Immortals) with pillars wrapped in dragons that support the 'Eight Immortals' and other members of the Daoist pantheon, the base stamped Chen Guozhi in regular script within a double-line rectangular cartouche. 10 3/4in (27.5cm)... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Chinese Slip Decorated and Enamel Porcelain Dishes. Possibly Daoguang Period.  Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Each interior of shallow form, worked in white slip with scrolling lotus on a turquoise ground, turquoise base with Daoguang seal mark in iron red. Diameter 7 3/8 inches. Both dishes on exterior on part of side near rim is restored. Interior with light wear. One dish base with two small areas of glaze loss. Estimate $4,000-6,000 Doyle New York. Asian Works of Art - Monday, September 12, 2011 ... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare lime-green ground 'famille-rose' 'three rams' vase. Qing dynasty, Shende Tang Zhi mark, Daoguang period. Photo Sotheby's the ovoid body resting on a short spreading foot, surmounted by a waisted neck flanked by a pair of iron-red enamelled and gilt archaistic phoenix handles, finely painted in brilliant famille-rose enamels on the gently rounded sides with three rams set in a landscape of blossoming berries, rose bushes and leafy trees between bands of ruyi heads enclosing floral sprays, the neck with stylised... [Lire la suite]

A pair of famille rose porcelain « soldiers » vases and covers, China , Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Est. 30.000-40.000€. Copyright : Sotheby’s ArtDigital Studio. PARIS.- Sotheby’s next sale of Asian Art, to be held on June 11, includes 302 lots of Chinese, Buddhist and Japanese art. The sale begins with a rare collection of 102 Chinese snuff-bottles --- several of them of imperial origin --- from the 18th and 19th centuries. The highlight of this private collection, patiently assembled over 20 years, should be a... [Lire la suite]