Qianlong period

Lot 967. A very rare famille rose figure of a Lama, Qianlong Period, dated by inscription to 1782; 18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high. Estimate $40,000 – $60,000.  Price realised USD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base with his right hand raised invitarkamudra, and his left hand lowered in his lap holding a tablet. He wears loose, flowing robes and a tall hood decorated with floral scrolls, which ends above the nape of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A Chinese ormolu, enamel and paste-set musical automaton clock, Guangzhou Workshops, Qianlong Period, circa 179042¾in. 109cm. high. Estimate 600,000 — 900,000 GBP. Lot sold 1,215,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.  the three-tier case surmounted by an urn with revolving tree above the 3.5-inch enamel clock dial with gilt hands and centre seconds, the paste-set bezel with blue enamel surround decorated with gilt leaves, the rear-wound two-train chain fusee clock movement with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 247. A very fine and rare pair of famille rose 'goose' tureens and covers, Qianlong period, circa 1760. Each 41cm (16 1/4in) high. Estimate £150,000 - 200,000. Sold for £ 187,562 (€ 214,124). © Bonhams 2001-2019 Each naturalistically and boldly modelled, the raised head supported by a long elegantly curving neck, the body finely enamelled with sepia and purple plumage, the folded wings moulded with overlapping feathers in green, iron-red, rose, and crimson, with details picked out in gilt, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 48. A rare large tiger and foxhunting bowl, Qianlong period, circa 1775; 16 in. (40.6 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. A Chinese tiger hunt in two panels on the exterior, one side showing the capture and the other with the tiger being carried back home, the interior with a continuous view of a Western foxhunting scene, the riders accompanied by a large pack of hounds and encircling the fox in the center. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. A famille rose hong bowl, Qianlong period, circa 1785;12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Enameled around the exterior with the foreign factories, or "hongs", along the Canton waterfront, small Western figures seen strolling in the courtyards or conversing on balconies and junks plying the purple water, flags of Spain, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Denmark flying, the Dutch folly fort rounding... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3012. A Blue and White ‘Squirrel and Grapes’ Bowl, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795. H 10.8cm D 22.3cm. Estimate HKD 100,000 - 180,000 (USD 12,739 - 22,930). Lot sold HKD 200,600 (USD 25,570). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Poly Auction Hong Kong. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 2 april 2019 3:00PM

Lot 3427. A Rare Pair of Hardstone-And-Glass-Inlaid Gilt-Bronze Phoenix Vessels and Liners, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795. H 19cm H 19.3cm. Estimate HKD 3,500,000 - 4,500,000 (USD 445,862 - 573,251). Lot sold HKD 4,130,000 (USD 526,038). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. A Midwestern Private Collection, USA2. Christie's New York, 27 November 1991, lot.593. A Private Collection4. Christie's New York, 26 March 2010, lot.1179. Poly Auction Hong Kong. Imperial Curiosity – Art of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3419. A Large and Imperial Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Screen, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795. H 95cm W 117.5cm. Estimate HKD 8,000,000 - 10,000,000 (USD 1,019,112 - 1,273,890). Unsold. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Horstmann & Godfred Private Collection, Hong Kong2. Spink & Son Ltd. Collection, London3. Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot.1044. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 11 April 2008, lot. 2827. Poly Auction Hong Kong. Imperial Curiosity – Art of Interior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 626. The 'Si De Shi Quan Zhi Bao' Seal. An extremely important imperial jade seal, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1790s; 5 1/8 in., 13 cm. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 USD. Lot sold 1,608,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the base of square section surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons, each powerfully carved with eyes bulging and nostrils flaring above long curling whiskers, the mouth clenched open to reveal its tongue flicked up between sharp... [Lire la suite]

Lot 534. A rare black-ground 'trumpeter' plate, Qianlong period, circa 1745; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  With two Turkish musicians, possibly inspired by or after Cornelis Pronk, gilt spearhead at the rim, all on a lustrous black ground. Property from Antoine Lebel.  Note: Howard and Ayers, (China For the West, vol.1, p.305) suggest that this was undoubtedly a specially... [Lire la suite]