Incised seal mark and period of Yongzheng

A fine and oustanding 'robin's egg' tripod censer. Incised seal mark and period of Yongzheng - Photo Sotheby's  well potted, the bombé sides rising to a straight mouth, flanked by a pair of upright arched handles on the rim, supported on three short tapered feet, brightly covered overall in a 'peacock feather' variation of the glaze with liberally applied vibrant turquoise streaks covering a bronze-coloured ground, the base incised with a six-character reign mark beneath the mottled glaze, the tips of the feet... [Lire la suite]

A very rare 'eel-skin'-glazed bulb bowl. Incised seal mark and period of Yongzheng. Photo Sotheby's the shallow, round basin with low flaring sides and a flat base, supported on four bulbous animal-mask feet with eyes, ears, snout and other details clearly moulded, covered overall with a layer of brown slip below a greenish-brown glaze suffused with fine dark brown striations leading to a 'tea-dust' effect, the glaze draining at the rim and raised areas of the feet, appearing lighter brown, the base... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare flambe-glazed moonflask. Incised seal mark and period of Yongzheng. Photo Sotheby's with a flat circular body comprised of two sides with central domed medallions, set with a cylindrical neck collared with a raised ring and a lipped rim, flanked by two archaistic scroll handles, all supported on a splayed oval foot, covered overall in a vibrant crimson glaze with the neck covered in a mottled milky blue glaze, streaking down the handles and revealing a mushroom-coloured glaze... [Lire la suite]