Mark and period of Yongzheng

Lot 49. An Inscribed Cinnabar Lacquer Songhua Inkstone Set, Mark and Period of Yongzheng, Dated 1724; 12.9 cm., 5 1/8  in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,960,000 HKD. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 of circular form with straight sides supported on five short narrow feet, the cover with a slightly raised top finely incised and gilt with a twelve-column inscription titled Shiyan fu ('Ode to ink stone') and dated to the ninth day of the ninth month of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3660. A white-glazed carved 'mallow' cup and saucer, marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 375,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted lobed rim, the exterior moulded and finely incised to model six swaying mallow petals radiating from a petal border above the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark in three columns within a double circle, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 42. A pair of blue and white bowls, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,500 - 6,700). Photo: Bonhams. The exteriors painted with a continuous scene of two ladies in a balustraded garden with willow and potted plants led by an attendant carrying a candle, the interior with a medallion encircling pine, bamboo and plum blossom. Each 15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam. (2). Provenance: an important European private collection Notes: The decoration on the bowls refers... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A copper-red 'three fish' stem bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€6,700 - 8,900). Sold for £ 12,500 (€ 14,259). Photo Bonhams. The wide bowl with slightly everted rim supported on a hollow slightly tapered stem, decorated around the exterior in underglaze-red with three fish, the six-character mark in underglaze-blue inside the foot. 15.3cm (6in) diam. Provenance: Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1981), and thence by descent. Walter Thomas Gaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3661. A rare copper-green glazed incised 'floral' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 120,000 — 180,000 HKD. Lot sold 237,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. finely potted with deep rounded sides supported on a low foot, incised around the exterior with a dense floral scroll with five circular blooms borne on a single undulating stem wreathed by subsidiary sprigs and feathery leaves, the bowl covered overall save for the base with a green... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3622. A fine small celadon-glazed incised 'lingzhi' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. the well-rounded sides rising from a slightly tapering foot, moulded on the exterior in shallow relief with a formal flower scroll with finely incised details and an upright petal border below, covered overall with a pale bluish-green glaze, the white-glazed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3643. A fine celadon-glazed moulded 'floral' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 562,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. the well-rounded sides rising from a slightly tapering foot, moulded on the exterior in shallow relief with a formal flower scroll with finely incised details and an upright petal border below, covered overall with a pale bluish-green glaze, the white-glazed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3657. A fine white glazed 'mallow' cup, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. delicately modelled with deep rounded sides rising to a flared six-lobed rim resembling mallow petals, the exterior moulded and gently incised in the form of two registers of petals radiating from around the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle, wood... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3695. A fine blue and white 'dragon' ogee bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. finely potted with deep rounded sides flaring to an upturned rim, the exterior decorated in intense tones of cobalt blue with two five-clawed dragons pacing through clouds in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', the interior similarly decorated with a medallion enclosing a sinuous dragon, the base with a six-character reign... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3645. A fine celadon-glazed incised 'bats and waves' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 937,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. well potted with rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, the interior centred with an incised medallion enclosing two soaring bats edged by a band of turbulent waves, the exterior similarly picked out with nine bats hovering above tempestuous waves crashing against... [Lire la suite]