Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Lot 651. Property from a New York private collection. A rare celadon-glazed quintuple-neck conjoined vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 28 cm. Lot sold 17,780 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Victor Rienaecker (1887-1957).Sydney L. Moss, London, 25th May 1960. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023

Lot 30. Property from the Ezekiel Collection. A small carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Diameter 6.8 cm. Lot Sold 7,560 GBP (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP). © Sotheby's of circular form, the domed cover carved in varying levels of relief with three children at play framed by jagged rockwork and gnarled pine trees, the box similarly decorated, the interiors lacquered brown. Provenance: Property of the late F. A. Richards.Sotheby's London, 14th April... [Lire la suite]

 Lot  42. A pale celadon jade vajra and a pale celadon jade ghanta, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Hauteur : 12 cm et 16,8 cm. Price realised EUR 100,800 (Estimate EUR 35,000 – EUR 45,000). © Christie's 2023 Le vajra porte une marque Qianlong incisée à quatre caractères. La cloche finement sculptée de motifs imitant des vajra et ornements ouvragés est ornée d'une frise de pétales de fleur de lotus stylisés abritant des caractères de sanskrit. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. A rare and finely carved large red lacquer circular box and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Diamètre : 39 cm. Price realised EUR 81,900 (Estimate EUR 50,000 – EUR 70,000). © Christie's 2023  De forme circulaire, elle repose sur un pied droit ceint d'une frise de grecques. Elle est à décor au centre de son couvercle dans un médaillon d'un vase fleuri sur un rocher au milieu des flots tumultueux d'où émergent les emblèmes taoïstes anbaxian, il est... [Lire la suite]

Lot 260. A fine and rare butterfly-shaped ivory tray, Qianlong period (1736-1795), 19,4 cm. Sold: €3 600 (Est: €3 000 - €5 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Slight traces of use, small chip to the left wing's rim. Provenance: From an old European private collection, collected before 1980. Note: The quality of workmanship is comparable to a similar ivory tray in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, Vol.11 Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Horn, Beijing,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 102. An exceptional and large near white jade teapot and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795). L. 21,5 cm. Sold: €65 000 (Estimate €20 000 - €30 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Worked from a near white stone with a compressed globular body formed with thick sides and rising from a subtly splayed foot to a constricted straight rim, one side of the body with a curved spout elegantly tapering with rounded contours to a delicately flared opening, the other side with a prominent... [Lire la suite]

Lot 522. A large white jade 'prunus and lingzhi' vase and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 24.6 cm; wood stand (3). Lot Sold 279,400 USD (Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Collection of Aisin Gioro Puwei (1880-1936), Prince Gong.Yamanaka & Co., New York.American Art Galleries, New York, 27th February 1913, lot 145.Ralph Chait Galleries, New York.Collection of Count Primor Alsocernantoni, Louis von Cseh.Christie's London, 16th July 1963, lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A russet-flecked white jade 'four arts' pendant, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 4.4cm high. Sold for US$44,475 (Estimate US$10,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Carved in openwork a soft ribbon loosely wraps around a guqin Ziter, a chessboard and chess boxes, bundles of books, and a scroll painting, a discreet channel drilled under a square tab for stringing, the stone polished to shine, with natural russet inclusions from 'skin' cleverly incorporated as part of the design. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 61. A jade carving of a horse and monkey, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 8.9cm length of tortoise; 7.6cm length of ram (2). Sold for US$15,300 (Estimate US$4,000 - 6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Carved in the round a recumbent horse with its head turns back, the mane and tail finely incised, a monkey sitting on the rump with its arms stretched to play with the horse, the celadon color jade smoothly polished showing russet color inclusions. Provenance: From the Collection of Richard S. du... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. A small lapis lazuli carving of a goose, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 6.4cm length. Sold for US$8,287.50 (Estimate US$4.000 - 6.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Resting with the head tucked back and holding a stalk of millet in its beak, its feet comfortably folded underneath, the stone with striated gold and blue tones. Provenance: Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London, 2008 Note: A pair of mandarin ducks carved in lapis lazuli in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by... [Lire la suite]