28 mars 2023

An eight panel red and gilt lacquer screen, weiping, Qing dynasty, 19th century

Lot 100. An eight panel red and gilt lacquer screen, weiping, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 82 x 132 x 1 1/8in (208.3 x 335.3 x 2.8cm). Sold for US$10,837.50 (Estimate: US$10,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Decorated in raised gilt lacquer on a red ground, each panel composed of three vertical sections of landscape waterways dotted with pavilions, rocky promontories and bridges with figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, al reserved on a ground of lotus and floral scrolls and set into vertical frames above a... [Lire la suite]

28 mars 2023

A large huanghuali brushpot, bihai, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

Lot 97. A large huanghuali brushpot, bihai, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 9 5/16in (24cm) diam; 9in (22.5cm) high. Sold for US$11,475 (Estimate: US$12,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection The powerful, cylindrical vessel finely figured with an undulating grain of swirling cloud-like configurations surrounding multiple 'ghost faces', the surface bearing a lustrous sheen and elegant patina, the concave base fitted with a central plug. Note: During the late 16th and... [Lire la suite]
27 mars 2023

A fine and rare huanghuali three-shelf bookcase, jiage, Qing Dynasty, 18th century

Lot 93. A fine and rare huanghuali three-shelf bookcase, jiage, Qing Dynasty, 18th century; 68 7/8 x 32 7/8 x 14 3/4in (175 x 83.5 x 37.5cm high). Sold for US$123,855 (Estimate: US$50,000 - 70,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of upright rectangular form, with double beaded rails of square section mitred and tenoned into three shelves with exposed tenons on the short sides, the center shelf suspending two drawers carved with raised beaded panels fitted with white brass basket-form pulls, the lower shelf... [Lire la suite]
23 mars 2023

A fine huanghuali document box with baitong mounts, xiaoxiang, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

Lot 89. A fine huanghuali document box with baitong mounts, xiaoxiang, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 6 7/8 x 14 1/4 x 8 1/4in (17.5 x 36.3 x 21cm). Sold for US$20,400 (Estimate: US$12,000 - US$15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The rectangular box with superbly figured wood top, sides and interior fitted tray, carved with a molded edge at the top and bottom sections and inlaid at the front with a foliate baitong lockplate and a cloud-shaped hasp, the sides reinforced at the edges... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2023

An unusual lacquer decorated side table with faux puddingstone lacquer, tiaozhuo, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Lot 85. An unusual lacquer decorated side table with faux puddingstone lacquer an unusual lacquer decorated side table with faux puddingstone lacquer top and huangtong mounts, tiaozhuo, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 34 3/4 x 37 3/4in x 18 7/8in (88.2 x 95.8 x 48cm). Sold for US$ 17,850 (Estimate: US$30,000 - US$50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The three-board floating panel top set into a mitered, mortise and tenoned frame, the top surface masterfully lacquered to resemble a single sheet of puddingstone enclosed in... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2023

An elegant zitan low table, kangzhuo, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Lot 83. An elegant zitan low table, kangzhuo, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 11 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 20 5/8in (28.8 x 87.2 x 52.8cm). Sold for US$57,075 (Estimate: US$30,000 - US$50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The finely figured waisted low table composed of a two-board top tongue-and-grooved into a mitered, mortise and tenon frame supported by three transverse stretchers hidden-tenoned into the frame top, the thick, one-piece boards of the recessed waist and beaded aprons each mitered, mortise-and-tenoned to... [Lire la suite]

29 janvier 2023

Kangxi period polychrome porcelain sold at Sotheby's, CHINA / 5000 Years, Hong Kong, 25 November 2022

Lot 318. An inscribed famille-verte brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); h. 12.4 cm. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's the inscribed poem may be translated as follows, Do you not realise the peaches of the Queen Mother of the West take a thousand years to ripen, For the time being let us amuse ourselves like Liu Lang.題詩: 未知王母千年熟 且共劉郎一咲同 Property from the Alleyne Collection. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1978. Lot... [Lire la suite]
17 janvier 2023

Kangxi Monochrome sold at Sotheby's, CHINA / 5000 Years, Hong Kong, 25 November 2022

Lot 315. A black-glazed brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); h. 12.6 cm. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from the Alleyne Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26th November 1981, lot 688.   Lot 316. A powder-blue ground gilt-decorated 'Four Accomplishments' brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); d. 18.1 cm. Lot sold: 327,600 HKD (Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000... [Lire la suite]
16 janvier 2023

Kangxi period Blue and white porcelain sold at Sotheby's Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

Lot 322. A blue and white, copper-red and white slip-decorated 'magpie and prunus' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Diameter 22.5 cm, 8⅞ .in. Lot sold: 10,080 GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Provenance: Collection of Dr. C. M. Franzero (1892-1986). Exhibited: Chinese Porcelain XVIc-XVIIIc From the Collection of Dr. C. M. Franzero,... [Lire la suite]
27 décembre 2022

A nanmu root 'lingzhi' ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty

Lot 226. A nanmu root 'lingzhi' ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, together with two paintings by the Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat, with five seals of the artist; ruyi: 57 cm, 22½ in., paintings: 69.5 by 76.8 cm, 27⅜ by 30¼ in.; 77.5 by 61 cm., 30½by 24 in. Lot sold: £37,800 (Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. formed from a natural hollowed root, the fine grained wood of golden- brown tone with a slight greenish tinge. ... [Lire la suite]