Helen D. Ling Collection

Lot 4. A carved bamboo-root ‘Scholars and attendants’ group, Qing dynasty, 18th century, 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high, wood stand. Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.   Provenance: The Helen D. Ling CollectionAcquired from the above in May 1966. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee... [Lire la suite]

Lot 47. A pair of iron-red and gilt-decorated ‘bats and shou-character’ bowls, Daoguang six-character seal marks in iron-red and of the period (1821-1850). Each: 6 ¾ in. (17.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 60,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. Provenance: The Helen D. Ling CollectionAcquired from the above in July 1972 Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including... [Lire la suite]

Lot 41. Three famille verte cups, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Largest: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 106,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 This lot comprises a cup painted with Wang Xizhi and a goose and a pair of cups surrounded by the Eight Immortals. The ‘immortal’ cups bear underglaze blue apocryphal Chenghua marks to the bases, wood stands. Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. Provenance: Wang Xizhi and goose' cup: Acquired in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 84. A Yixing Jun-glazed pear-shaped vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high, box. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 100,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Property from the the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. Provenance:  The Helen D. Ling CollectionAcquired from the above in December 1979. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

Lot 17. A blue and white ‘figural’ scroll pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000 (USD 10,257 - USD 15,386). Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Property of the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. Provenance: The Helen D. Ling CollectionAcquired from the above in 1966. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

Lot 34. A small purple-glazed bottle vase and a Fahua ‘dragon’ bottle vase, 16th-18th century. Larger: 9 in. (23.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (USD 3,846 - USD 6,411). Price realised HKD 30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Property from the the Quek Kiok Lee Collection.  Provenance: Bottle vase: The Helen D. Ling Collection‘Dragon’ vase: Acquired in Indonesia. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3138. A rare blue-ground gilt-decorated archaistic cup, Qianlong four-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide across the handles. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The cup is potted with a semi-spherical body flanked by a pair of small S-shaped handles above a short tapered foot. The mid-body is highlighted with a prominent band of blue enamel with rows of raised bosses on the rounded exterior... [Lire la suite]