Stem Cup

Lot 220. A pair of small Chenghua-style doucai stem cups, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 2 1/2 in. (6.1 cm.) high. Estimate HK$500,000 - HK$800,000 ($64,805 - $103,688). Price Realized HK$625,000 ($81,006). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each is exquisitely painted in doucai palette with a lotus scroll above two rows of florettes interspersed by the raised rib, and a band of spearheads encircling the splayed foot. The interior of the hollow stem foot is inscribed with an apocryphal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 727. A small silver stem cup, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907);  2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diameter, box; 61 g. Estimate $7,000 - $9,000. Price Realized $27,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The sides engraved with a band of flower scroll below a narrower band above, all reserved on ring-punched grounds and between saw-tooth borders above and below, the pedestal foot similarly decorated Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 726. A small parcel-gilt silver stem cup, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diameter; 36 g; 36 g. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $12,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The upright sides decorated with two animals alternating with two birds amidst a leafy scroll against a ring-punched ground, the lower body and pedestal foot decorated with demi-florets reserved on a ring-punched ground, the decoration highlighted in gilding  Provenance: The Collection of... [Lire la suite]

A small blue and white stem cup, Late Ming dynasty, circa 1630-1640. Estimate $3,000 – $5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The cup is decorated on the exterior with scholars seated in a landscape between a band of ruyi heads below the mouth and a chevron band between lappets on the stem, and scattered flowers on the foot. The flat base is unglazed. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high Provenance:  Blitz Antiek, Amsterdam, 1987.Collection of Julia and John Curtis. Notes:A similar stem cup is illustrated by... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white stem cup, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $5,000 – $7,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The deep, bell-shaped cup is raised on a tall, flaring foot and decorated in a penciled style with a spray of lychee fruits opposite a similarly rendered spray of peaches, all between a herringbone band at the rim and floral sprays on the foot. The interior of the foot is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high - Lot 3568 Provenance: Collection of R.H.R. Palmer, London.S.... [Lire la suite]

Chinese porcelain stem cup with Chenghua (1465/87) six character mark and of the period. Photo courtesy Alberto Varela Santos. White glazed Chinese porcelain stem cup incised with Chenghua (1465/87) six character mark and of the period. Height: 15 cm, 6 in.Height: 15 cm, 6 in. SOLD Alberto Varela Santos. santos@santoslondon.com · albertovsantos@aol.com

Stem Cup, 1426-1435, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen , Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435), porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration, Overall - h:9.00 w:9.90 cm (h:3 1/2 w:3 7/8 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1957.60, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Stem Cup, Xuande mark and period (1426-1435), Ming dynasty (1368-1644), China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen , porcelain with reversed underglaze blue and incised decoration, Diameter - w:10.10 cm (w:3 15/16 inches)Overall - h:9.00 cm (h:3 1/2 inches). Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.168. Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Stem cup, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign. Porcelain with cobalt under the glaze and enamels over the glaze. H: 8.0 W: 6.3 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1951.16a-b. Freer/Sackler © 2014 Smithsonian Institution This delicate, jewellike cup was decorated in the doucai technique, which literally means "joined, or interlocking, colors." In this method, a design is outlined in cobalt, after which the vessel is glazed and fired. Once it has cooled, bright enamel colors are added inside the boundary lines and the porcelain is... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white stem cup, Daoguang seal mark and of the period. Photo: Bonhams. The cup potted with steep sides rising from a flat base to a flared rim, brightly painted on the exterior with lanca characters above lotus blossoms amidst scrolling leafy stems, the spreading foot with beaded tassels below a band of lotus lappets, the centre of the interior with a large flower head. 14.5cm diam. Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 350,000 €24,000 - 33,000. Unsold Notes: The blue and white decoration on the present lot is executed in a... [Lire la suite]