Pig

Lot 27. An archaic black jade carving of a pig, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 4 1/2in (11.5cm) length. Sold for US$14,025  (Estimate ). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of highly abstract slender form with rounded sides and flat base, the legs and feet delineated by deep slash cuts, the ears pinned back behind small eyes, the snout smoothly rounded, the rump cut flat with a thick pierced tab, the jet-black stone with cloudy mottling softly polished. Note: Jade pigs of this type were used in burials in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. A pair of green, russet and calcified jade pigs, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD); 4 1/2in (11.4cm) long. Estimate US$ 15,000 - 25,000 (€ 12,000 - 21,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Each simply carved from a rectangular block of nephrite with features in a stylized form using strong slanting cuts to delineate the bodies, legs and heads, three simple lines engraved behind the snouts with a pierced tab to the underside, a further pierced tab to the tail, all with a high degree of polish. Property from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1076. A carved stone figure of a pig, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); l. 46 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 894. A pale green and opaque buff jade figure of a pig, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220); 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.). Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The rounded rectangular block carved as a recumbent pig with a flat snout, with deep slanting grooves delineating the body, the green stone with large areas of opaque ivory and buff tone, cloth box. Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1970. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 31. A pair of pale brownish-green jade carvings of pigs, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 12cm (4 2/3in) long. Estimate HK$ 150,000-180,000. Sold for HK$ 1,360,000 (€ 161,328). Photo: Bonhams. Each recumbent pig of cylindrical form with a flat snout and ears, with legs formed by deep slanting grooves, the stone of a pale yellowish-green with pale brown and russet inclusions. Note: Jade carvings such as the present lot were part of an extensive range of jade objects which were buried in tombs with the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. A pair of grey jade pigs and a pair of grey jade cicadas, Han Dynasty or later. Each pig 11.8cm (4 5/8in) long; each cicada 6.8cm (2 5/8in) high. Estimate HK$ 20,000-30,000. Sold for HK$ 350,000 (€ 41,518). Photo: Bonhams. Each recumbent pig of long tubular form, with legs tucked at the sides, carved with a flat snout, incised eyes, and a small pierced tail, the stone of a grey tone with calcified chalky white areas; each cicada carved with protruding eyes and folded pointed wings, the calcified stone of... [Lire la suite]

A Fine Opal Carving, "The Pig," Gerd Dreher, Idar-Oberstein, Germany, 11.70 x 7.75 x 4.70 cm. Estimate $ 20,000-30,000. carved from an impressively large Brazilian opal nodule of even and richly saturated reddish orange color, the reclining pig is realistically depicted on a patch of rough ground, the skin intricately textured to suggest fine hair, the snout and ears fashioned to reveal the highly translucent and almost transparent gem quality of the opal, the eyes inset with hand painted details. Hand... [Lire la suite]

A green and russet jade pig, 17th century or later. Photo Bonhams. The recumbent animal pierced vertically probably for use as a pendant, the celadon stone with extensive russet and some streaked white inclusions; together with a celadon jade bi and a celadon jade carving of a boy on a carp. The pig: 6.7cm (2 5/8in) long (3). Estimate £500 - 800 (€600 - 960) Bonhams. ASIAN ART. 19 Feb 2014. London, Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

Sinibaldo Scorza (1589 - 1631), A Guinea Pig. photo Sotheby's inscribed AB/1730/In Roma con Licenza/de Supriori/Mio C on the verso in pen and brown ink and Beaver Anib. Carracci. in pencil; pen and brown ink on paper. Together with Italian School, circa 1600, Study of a Young Man Pointing, pen and black ink over black chalk on paper. 2 works; the first 4 by 7 7/8 in.; the second 3 1/4 by 7 3/8 in. 10.1 by 18.9 cm; 8.3 by 18.7 cm - Estimate 4,000—6,000 USD. Lot Sold 17,500 USD PROVENANCE: The first: Wolfgang Ratjen,... [Lire la suite]