12 février 2023

A white and russet jade recumbent horse, Six dynasties (265-589)

Lot 3001. A white and russet jade recumbent horse, Six dynasties (265-589); 6.7 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. The Victor Shaw Collection of Chinese Jades. Exhibited: James C.Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1980, cat. no. 63. Sotheby's. The Victor Shaw Collection of Chinese Jades: Online Part 1, Hong Kong, 22 February 2023

19 décembre 2022

A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589)

Lot 295. A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589). Length 20.3 cm, 8 in. (2). Lot sold: 44,100 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the animals standing four-square on a rectangular base, caparisoned and draped in blankets billowing in the wind. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 21st December 1987. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022
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16 octobre 2022

A very rare pale green and russet jade carving of a bixie, Six Dynasties (265-589 AD)

Lot 22. A very rare pale green and russet jade carving of a bixie, Six Dynasties (265-589); 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long. Estimate 40 000 € - 60 000 €. Sold for €44,475. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The creature resting on its front paws, the rear right haunch tucked underneath the body and the rear left extended to reach the bifurcated tail, the powerful face carved with wide bulging eyes below a pair of thick curling eyebrows and horns directed back across the head, with part open mouth and beard issuing from the lower jaw, the... [Lire la suite]
14 janvier 2022

A rare limestone tripod inkstone and cover, Six dynasties (265-589)

Lot 813. A rare limestone tripod inkstone and cover, Six dynasties (265-589); h. 17 cm. Lot sold: 1,134,000 HKD (Estimate: 40,000-60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021