Famille Noire

Lot 839. A rare and large famille noire porcelain jar and cover, Kangxi period (1662-1722); H. 57 cm. Sold: €12,000 (Est: €12,000 - €18,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Robustly potted rising from a waisted lower body to a generous shoulder and upright neck, painted all around with 'bird and flower' vignettes within petal-form panels, the neck with a composite floral band, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a bud-form knop. Provenance: European private collection, according to notes acquired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 52. A large famille noire 'phoenix-tail' vase, 19th century; 27 1⁄2 in. (70 cm.) high. Price Realised USD 4,375 (Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000). © Christie's 2021 Sold by the Yale University Art Gallery to benefit acquisition funds. Provenance: Mrs. William H. Moore (1858-1955) Collection, New York.Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1955. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021

Lot 2924. A large famille noire ‘phoenix-tail’ vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 28 3⁄8 in. (72 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 625,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 800,000). © Christie's 2021 The body of the vase is finely decorated with polychrome enamels depicting birds on blossoming leafy branches. The neck is similarly decorated with further peony, chrysanthemum, aster and mallow blooms. Provenance: Sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2002, lot 152. Note: The present vase can be... [Lire la suite]

Lot 135. A famille noire biscuit stand, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 20cm (7 7/8in) diam. Estimate £ 5,000-8,000. Sold for £ 6,250 (€ 7,137). Photo Bonhams. The circular top supported on four cabriole animal-head legs patterned in yellow and aubergine, decorated with flowering prunus branches interspersed with birds on a black ground, the sides with swirling vaporous clouds, fitted box. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12 November 2015

Lot 45. A famille noire biscuit 'Chilong' stand, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 22.3cm (8 3/4in) wide. Estimate £ 3,000-5,000. Sold for £ 5,000 (€ 5,710). Photo Bonhams. The eight-lobed stand supported on four raised mythical beast feet, delicately enamelled on a rich black ground on top with two pairs of writhing chilong with bifurcated tails, clutching a lingzhi sprig in all four claws, surrounded by flower heads, with a central medallion enclosing a further flower head suspending a musical... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. A rare famille noire five-piece garniture, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) high, each. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Each piece enameled with four flower-form panels enclosing birds among large chrysanthemum blossoms, all on a black ground of flowering prunus, chrysanthemum and peony, comprising three jars and covers and two beaker vases. Provenance: The Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller;... [Lire la suite]

Lot 216. Vase en porcelaine de forme quadrangulaire à col cylindrique évasé à décor polychrome des émaux de la Famille noire de scènes de palais animées, combattants et femmes chinoises. XIXème siècle. H. 49 cm. Estimation: 600 € / 800 €. Courtesy Pescheteau-Badin. Arts d'Asie et Porcelaines d'Asie chez Pescheteau-Badin,75009 Paris, le 11 Juin 2018 à 13h30

Lot 195. A famille noire 'Five dragon' dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.  Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000. Price realised GBP 11,250 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The dish is decorated to the centre with a famille noire panel enclosing a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst flame and cloud scrolls, surrounded by two striding dragons chasing the flaming pearl on a green ground. The exterior is decorated with two further striding dragons, all... [Lire la suite]

Chinese famille  noire biscuit porcelain hexagonal openwork teapot and cover, Early Kangxi, circa 1680; 5 7/8 inches, 15 cm total height, 6 1/8 inches, 15.5 cm handle to spout. Price on request. © Marchant. the reticulated body modelled with six panels of the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, sanyou, pine, prunus and bamboo above a moulded band of lotus petals beneath a flower head band in iron-red and gilt on a continuous scrolling green branch at the shoulder, with ruyi-head, hexagonal diaper and cash on... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1197. A famille noire beaker vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  The vase is decorated in polychrome enamels with birds amidst hydrangea branches on a black ground divided into three registers by narrow bands further decorated with hydrangea. Raised on a wood stand attached by painted clips, wood stand. Provenance: John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) Collection, New... [Lire la suite]