Late Ming Dynasty

Lot 517. A huanghuali scroll chest, Late Ming dynasty; 73.8 by 45 by 33.4 cm. Lot sold: 226,800 GBP (Estimate: 180,000 - 280,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property of a Gentleman. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 2 November 2022

Lot 287. A huanghuali side table, Late Ming dynasty; 102 by 50 by 88 cm, 40⅛by 19¾ by 34⅝ in. Lot sold: 138,600 GBP (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the single panel set into a rectangular frame above a waisted apron supported on corner legs of square section joined by high square section stretchers with a pronounced arch rising up to touch the apron, the legs terminating in hoof feet, with two transverse stretchers beneath. Provenance: Eastern... [Lire la suite]

Lot 215. A small huanghuali side table, late Ming dynasty; 85 by 77.8 by 41 cm, 33½ by 30⅝ by 16⅛ in. Lot sold: 69,300 GBP (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the rectangular single board panel secured within a broad molded frame above a recessed waist over a beaded and scrolling apron carved in relief with intertwining vines all supported on four slightly tapering legs of square section, and terminating in hoof feet, the underside with three... [Lire la suite]

Lot 40. An impressive pair of large huanghuali and camphor wood compound cabinets (Sijiangui), Late Ming dynasty; 225.5 by 155 by 206.5 cm, 88¾ by 61 by 81¼ in. Lot sold: 478,800 GBP (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. well proportioned, the wide rectangular frame enclosing a soft-mat sleeping surface surmounting a constricted waist carved with pairs of confronting chilong divided by short bamboo-form struts, above a shaped apron carved in low... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. An impressive pair of large huanghuali and camphor wood compound cabinets (Sijiangui), Late Ming dynasty; 268.5 by 52.2 by 139.5 cm, 105¾ and 20½ by 54⅞ in. (4). Lot sold: 567,000 GBP (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. each cabinet of rectangular form, comprising a smaller top cabinet resting on a larger bottom one, the top cabinet of miter, mortise, tenon, tongue-and-grooved flush floating-panel construction with four square uprights, the... [Lire la suite]

Auction scene. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- Following an auction series that began with sales in Hong Kong this October, today, the final hammer came down on the extraordinary personal collection of Sir Joseph Hotung. Sir Joseph’s home brought together remarkable Asian works – from jewel-like jades and classical Chinese huanghuali furniture to works by titans of Western painting and rarities of French silver and superlative examples of 18th-century English craftsmanship. Over the course of four live sales and an online... [Lire la suite]

Lot 187. A huanghuali folding stool, jiaowu, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 54.8 by 36.8 by h. 49.9 cm. Lot sold: 1,512,000 HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 constructed with beaded curvilinear-shaped seat rails drilled for a woven seat, the seat rail carved with confronting chilong and tendrils, the legs mortised, tenoned and lapped to the seat rails and base stretchers, hinged by metal rods at the pivoting point, secured on... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A huanghuali waisted corner-leg table, Late Ming dynasty; 164.5 by 53.5 by h. 81.3 cm. Lot sold: 8,820,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of high rectangular form, the top of standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction, the single board floating panel framed within double-reeded edges simulating bamboo, resting atop a straight recessed waist, sturdily supported by four cylindrical corner legs joint by humpback stretchers. ... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 115. A pair of huanghuali yokeback armchairs, Late Ming dynasty; 59.8 by 53 by h. 116.5 cm. Lot sold: 3,780,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each elegantly constructed with a plain S-shaped splat that accentuates the figured pattern of huanghuali, crowned by a yoke with slightly upturned rounded ends, the curved arms supported by S-shaped braces in the middle and posts that continue through the seat rail forming the front and back legs, the legs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 296. A rare green, ochre, turquoise and cream glazed 'fahua' jardinière, Late Ming Dynasty, 16th-first half 17th century; 41.3cm (16 1/4in) diam. Estimate 1 500 € - 2 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The slightly everted walls applied around the exterior with demi-lune pie-crust ochre glazed scrolls, each centred with a high relief cream-glazed lotus flower crowned by a green and ochre-glazed bud emerging over the rim, alternating with cosmic green and ochre-glazed 'cosmic' mountains, all reserved against a... [Lire la suite]