Late 18th-early 19th century

Lot 42. A large gilt-lacquered wood figure of a bodhisattva, Vietnam, late 18th-early 19th century. H. 75 cm. Estimate €5,000 - €8,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Statue d'un bodhisattva en bois laqué et doré, Vietnam, fin du XVIIIe siècle-début du XIXe siècle. Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s. Lot 43. A lacquered wood figure of seated Buddha, Vietnam, late 18th-early 19th century. H. 53 cm. Estimate €3,000 - €5,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023... [Lire la suite]

Lot 55. A white jade carving of 'bat and coin', late 18th-early 19th century; 5.5cm wide. Sold for US$12,750 (Estimate US$6.000 - 8.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The bat with softly contoured wings wrapped around a large pierced 'coin' with a 'wan' in the square reserve, the mutton-fat white stone of even tone highly polished, fitted wood stand. Provenance: From the Collection of William Drummond (1893-1980), Fife, ScotlandWoolley & Wallis, 19 May 2010, lot 196. Note: The small jade carving... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3641. An imperial apple-green jadeite belt-hook and buckle, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century; 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price Realized HKD 1,340,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.  Each carved through the even apple-green material with a coiled chilong within lingzhi scrolls, the dragon-head hook of the same tone, the underside of each carved with protruding circular tabs of paler tone.  Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1266. A very rare dark grey Duan stone mountain-form ink palette, late 18th-early 19th century; 15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) long. Estimate $50,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 104,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012  In the shape of a mountain with three deep recesses, carved in low relief on one side with a scholar in one of several dwellings nestled amidst trees that continue up the mountain side, around one end and along the front below a horizontal plateau that forms the ink-grinding... [Lire la suite]

The Tibor Collection © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, one of the most significant collections of Chinese Export porcelain in the world. Covering all aspects of Chinese Export porcelain, from late Ming blue and white to 18th century armorial and European subject wares, the sale is named for the stunning, oversized vases, jars and ‘soldier vases’ known in Hispanic America as tibores, of which more than 50 examples are offered,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 518. A flambé-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century; 35.7 cm, 14 1/8  in. Estimate £1,000 - £1,500. Sold: £6,875. © Sotheby's the globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck, coverered overall with a rich purplish-raspberry glaze feathered with milky-blue and draining from the rim leaving a buff-coloured band. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 November 2017

Lot 134. A pair of blue and white porcelain Cong vases, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century. H. : 26,2 cm (10 ¼ in.). Estimation: 3 000 € / 4 000 €. Lot sold 5,460 EUR. Courtesy Artcurial. De section carrée, reposant sur un petit pied, orné de trigrammes stylisés sur les angles, les quatre faces à décor de fleurs stylisées et rinceaux feuillagés, le col orné d'une frise de motifs géométriques et fleurs de lys, ancienne étiquette Bing, Paris, à la base. Art d'Asie chez Artcurial, 75008... [Lire la suite]

Lot 537. A pair of Chinese export porcelain famille-rose elephant candle holders, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century; height 11 3/4 in., 29.8 cm. Estimate 8,000-12,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's with wood stands.  Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York, 24 sept. 2012

Lot 987. A pair of 'Dehua' 'Montgolfier balloon' ewers, Qing dynasty, late 18th century. Height of taller 10 3/4  in., 27.3 cm. Estimate 7,500 — 12,500 USD. Lot sold 35,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s. each well-modeled as a hot-air balloon tethered to a gondola, the prow rising and curving to form the spout, the stern curling inwards and forming the handle, all raised on a pierced, wave-form base, stopper (3). Property from the Collection of Richard Lehman Gray. Note: In... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A gemset and enamelled sword (tulwar) hilt, Benares, Late 18th-early 19th century. Hilt 7¾in. (19.6cm.) long. Estimate £25,000 - GBP 35,000. Price realised GBP 40,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Of typical form with upper suspension loop, the ground of green enamel with pink floral highlights, set with a series of diamonds in gold mounts forming rosettes and floral sprays, hand guard withmakara head finial with agate eyes, with original similarly decorated chape, minor loss of enamels. ... [Lire la suite]