Ming Dynasty

Lot 2828. A rare blue and white ‘figural’ tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price realised HKD 562,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The cylindrical censer is painted on the exterior with several figures in a garden scene, featuring a gentleman looking back at two scholars in conversation, followed by an attendant with a carrying pole, divided by an architectural complex partially behind rocks and grassy mounds, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 999. A blue and white 'figural' 'double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644). Height 13⅝ in., 34.5 cm. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD. Lot sold: 16,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: New York Private Collection, acquired in the 1950s, and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 994. A blue and white 'figural' 'Hatcher cargo' garlic-neck vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644). Height 14⅛ in., 36 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: The Hatcher Cargo Collection. Christie's Amsterdam, 14th March 1984. Exhibited: St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 2009-2018 (on loan). Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 827. A pair of wucai 'landscape' barbed-rim saucers, Ming dynasty, Tianqi-Chongzhen period (1621-1644). Diameter 6 in., 15 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue (2). Provenance: Christie’s New York, 19th September 2006, lot 264. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative... [Lire la suite]

Lot 825 . A blue and white 'figural' mustard pot, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1628-1644). Height 4¾ in., 12 cm. Estimate: 2,600 - 3,500 USD. Lot sold: 1,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the base with a fuguijiaqi mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Anthony du Boulay. Bonhams London, 10th November 2003, lot 21. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian... [Lire la suite]

Lot New York, 24 June 2020. A large polychrome-enameled 'Swatow' 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Diameter 15¼ in., 38.7 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Provenance: Robert McPherson, London, 2006. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 115. A massive Longquan celadon-glazed tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Hauteur du brûle-parfum: 24 cm. (9 ½ in.) ; hauteur totale: 43 cm. (16 7/8 in.). Estimate EUR 5,000 - EUR 8,000 (USD 5,662 - USD 9,059). Price realised EUR 25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Il est de forme cylindrique et repose sur trois larges courts pieds. Le pourtour est délicatement décoré d'un décor incisé de grandes fleurs épanouies dans des rinceaux feuillagés. Le couvercle est... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. A pair of blue and white vases, meiping, Ming Dynasty, 16th century;  Hauteur 16,3 cm, height 6⅜ in. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR. Lot sold 13,750 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. chacun à la panse étroite s'élargissant vers un épaulement arrondi aux bords légèrement évasés, décorée sur le pourtour d'une frise de lotus feuillagés (2). Collection L.A. Basmadjieff (1911-2000) Provenance: Christie's London, 10th June 1996, lot 85.  Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 7. A blue and white 'toad' kendi, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century;  16,5 cm, 6½ in. Estimate: 800 - 1,200 EUR. Lot sold 8,750 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. la boîte ronde à décor moulé, les bols à glacure brune (4). Collection Particulière Française. Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie, Paris, 18 Juin 2020

Lot 5. A 'Jun' handled jar and a 'Jun' bowl, Yuan and Ming Dynasty;  19 cm ; 12,5 cm, 7½ in.; 5 in. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR. Lot sold 2,500 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. la jarre à panse globulaire au large col légèrement incurvé, flanqué de deux petites anses arrondies, couverte d'une épaisse glaçure bleu pastel mouchetée de beige; le bol à épaisse glaçure bleu pastel (2). Collection Particulière du Sud-Est de la France. Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie, Paris, 18 Juin 2020