30 octobre 2020

A red-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 306. A red-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 11.6 cm. (4 5/8 in.) diam. Auction Result: HKD: 29,500. © 2020 China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Part I, 2020 Autumn Auctions

30 octobre 2020

A sacrificial red-glazed vase, yuhuchunping, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 292. A sacrificial red-glazed vase, yuhuchunping, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 30.3 cm. (11 7/8 in.) high. Price estimate: HKD: 650,000 - 750,000 (USD: 83,900 - 96,800). Auction Result: HKD: 767,000. © 2020 China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Provenance: A European private collection. China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Part I, 2020 Autumn Auctions
30 octobre 2020

A flambé-glazed vase, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 289. An incised yellow-glazed 'floral' dish, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period (1723-1735); 22.6 cm. (8 7/8 in.) high. Price estimate: HKD: 20,000 - 30,000 (USD: 2,600 - 3,900). Auction Result: HKD: 70,800. © 2020 China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Provenance: A Japanese private collection. China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Part I, 2020 Autumn Auctions
06 avril 2020

A fine and extremely rare moulded celadon-glazed double-gourd vase, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795

Lot 1307. A fine and extremely rare moulded celadon-glazed double-gourd vase, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high. Estimate 8,000,000 - HKD 12,000,000. Price Realized HKD 14,680,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.  Crisply carved and moulded with confronted archaistic dragons and phoenix, their bodies dissolving into scrollwork, on the globular upper gourd and around the truncated lower bulb, the waisted neck encircled... [Lire la suite]
06 avril 2020

A fine and magnificent peacock-feather-glazed moonflask, bianhu, Qianlong incised six-character sealmark and of the period

Lot 1305. A fine and magnificent peacock-feather-glazed moonflask, bianhu, Qianlong incised six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm.) high. Estimate 8,000,000 - HKD 10,000,000. Price Realized HKD 19,720,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.  Well potted with a flattened ovoid body rising to a slender cylindrical neck set with a pair of ruyi-shaped loop handles, the upper and lower body with slightly raised bands, covered overall... [Lire la suite]
05 avril 2020

A fine and very rare blue and white archaistic stembowl and cover, dou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period

Lot 1320. A fine and very rare blue and white archaistic stembowl and cover, dou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) overall height. Estimate HKD 900,000 - HKD 1,200,000. Price Realized HKD 3,256,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.  Modelled after an archaic Warring States bronze vessel, dou, with a rounded body supported on a stem and tiered foot, applied with a pair of loop handles at the stepped shoulder, painted... [Lire la suite]

05 avril 2020

A fine and extremely rare underglaze-blue and iron-red-decorated Tibetan-style ewer, Qianlong sealmark and of the period

Lot 1318. A fine and extremely rare underglaze-blue and iron-red-decorated Tibetan-style ewer, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 4,500,000 - HKD 5,500,000. Price Realized HKD 6,840,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.   The globular body finely painted with two iron-red dragons, each grasping a 'flaming pearl', amidst bats, flames and blue clouds, all between interlocking ruyi and crashing waves, the... [Lire la suite]
05 avril 2020

A fine and magnificent Ming-style blue and white moonflask, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 1319. A fine and magnificent Ming-style blue and white moonflask, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 6,500,000 - HKD 7,500,000. Price Realized HKD 8,520,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.   Sturdily potted after a fifteenth-century metal prototype with a slightly domed front and a flattened back, well painted in bright tones of cobalt-blue to each side at the centre with a trigram, Qian on... [Lire la suite]
05 mars 2020

A yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 2019. A yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 100,000. Price realised HKD 325,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The exterior incised with a pair of striding dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amidst cloud scrolls, above a border of crashing waves, applied overall with a transparent glaze of rich yellow tone, box. Christie's. The Imperial Sale Important... [Lire la suite]
05 mars 2020

A fine and rare celadon-glazed globular jar and cover, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 2018. A fine and rare celadon-glazed globular jar and cover, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 Of ovoid form with short neck and domed cover, the sides moulded with a pair of C-scroll handles below the shoulder, covered inside and out with a glaze of even pale celadon tone ending in a neat line above the unglazed footrim exposing a... [Lire la suite]