Late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

  Lot 196. A huanghuali rectangular waisted stool, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); h. 49 cm. Lot sold: 2,646,000 HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each of barrel-form, the round seat frame and foot accented with nail-head bosses, the bulging convex sides pierced with five elongated quatrefoil cartouches, the top inset with a circular marble panel. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 8th March 2000. Note: Barrel-shaped... [Lire la suite]

Lot 196. A pair of marble-inset hongmu garden stools, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); h. 49 cm. Lot sold: 2,646,000 HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each of barrel-form, the round seat frame and foot accented with nail-head bosses, the bulging convex sides pierced with five elongated quatrefoil cartouches, the top inset with a circular marble panel. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 8th March 2000. Note: Barrel-shaped... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 178. A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 67.5 by 62.5 by h. 102 cm. Lot sold: 5,292,000 HKD (Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each of elegant and generous proportion, the horseshoe back surmounting a curved splat, the splat carved with a shaped archaistic medallion and flanked by moulded spandrels decorated with similar archaistic scroll, the armrest supported by S-shaped braces... [Lire la suite]

Lot 177. A huanghuali brushpot, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); d. 23.6 cm, h. 22.4 cm. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of cylindrical form, the thick walls rising from a flat base fitted with a central plug, the densely grained wood patinated to a rich warm honey-brown colour. Provenance: Eastern Pacific Co. (Hei Hung-Lu), Hong Kong, 12th May 1981. Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 173. A huanghuali 'chilong' kang table, kangji, Late Ming dynasty  (1368-1644); 88.5 by 43.5 by h. 39.3 cm. Lot sold: 567,000 HKD (Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the top set within a rectangular beaded frame, the edge moulding downward and inward to a shaped apron carved on each of the long sides with a pair of confronting chilong, complemented by interlocking scrolls on the short sides, raised on four elegant cabriole legs, each... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 23. A rare and important huanghuali yokeback armchair,  Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 61.7 by 53.5 by h. 115.6 cm. Lot sold: 4,410,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 elegantly constructed with a plain S-shaped splat that accentuates the figured pattern of huanghuali, crowned by a yoke with upturned rounded ends, the curved arms with shaped spandrels at the protruding... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 19. A rare pair of huanghuali yokeback armchairs, Late Ming dynasty  (1368-1644); 59.5 by 48 by h. 108 cm . Lot sold: 3,276,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each elegantly constructed with a plain splat that accentuates the figured pattern of huanghuali, the sturdy yoke and curved arms terminating in square ends with shaped spandrels at the protruding ends, the... [Lire la suite]

  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 7. A large huanghuali recessed-leg altar table, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 215 by 50.5 by h. 84 cm. Lot sold: 3,024,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the long rectangular top set with a single floating panel in a moulded frame, above the beaded apron and shaped spandrels elegantly carved with stylised ruyi-cloud scrolls, all supported on subtly splayed legs of circular... [Lire la suite]

Lot 272. A parcel-gilt bronze seated figure of Buddha, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height overall 15⅝ in., 39.6 cm; bronze 'lotus' base (2) . Lot sold: 12,600 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: San Francisco Private Collection, acquired prior to the 1930s.  Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 90. A large turquoise-ground cloisonné enamel 'dragon and phoenix' basin, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 16¾ in., 42.7 cm. Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm. Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 USD. © Sothebys. the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Christie's London, 4th May 1964, lot 151. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.2.23. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities... [Lire la suite]