Stone

Lot 145. A stone 'stepped' axe, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (c. 3300-2250 BC); 24.5 cm, 9⅝ in. Lot sold: 3,780 GBP (Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the elongated square-section blade with a sharp-angled cutting edge at one end, and a stepped 'tang' or handle-fitting at the other, the grey-green stone with calcified surface. Provenance: Pin Chen Tang, Hong Kong, 30th November 1987. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. A stone fragment of a lion, Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD); 11cm (4 1/4in) high. Sold for €4,845 (Estimate 500 € - 800 €). Courtesy Bonhams. The ferocious beast carved with its jaws agape, bulging eyes below the pronounced brows, with back-turned ears flanking the finely incised layered mane leading to the back. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935.Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021). Note: See a related stone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty, which was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3091. A stone standing figure, Champa, 10th - 12th century; 72 cm. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection. Lot 3092. A stone standing figure, Champa, 10th - 12th century; 63 cm. Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 45. A stone axe, Neolithic period. Length 5½ in., 14.1 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 10,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,080 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 of circular form pierced with a central aperture, densely carved to both sides with spiral patterns enclosed within line borders, the stone a deep hunter-green streaked with russet and areas of calcification. Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, February 1997. Collection of Jacob and Mary Stein. Christie's New York, 20th-21st... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 5079. A stone head of a luohan, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); h. 37 cm, overall 69 cm, wood stand. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 40,320 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 1076. A carved stone figure of a pig, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); l. 46 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 220. A stone bird-form toggle, Hongshan Culture (circa 4000-3000 BC); 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) long, box. Estimate 10,000 - HKD 20,000. Price realised HKD 32,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2020. The Juyi Studio Collection. Provenance: E Yuan Tang Chinese Art, Taipei, acquired in 1985. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 906. A stone Buddhist stele, 6th-7th century; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Carved on one side with Maitreya Buddha seated at the center with his legs pendent and each foot resting on an individual lotus base, flanked by two bodhisattvas standing on lotus bases, the reverse carved with a pair of standing bodhisattvas flanking the Buddha seated in dhyanasana at the center of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1113. A stone boat-form water pot, 18th century; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The oblong stone, hollowed to use as a water pot, is suggestive of a boat and is supported on an intricately carved hardwood stand of crashing waves. Together with a silver spoon with a mark reading Xiangyuanxin, possibly a silver shop mark; wood stand, Japanese box. Provenance: Arts of Chen, Taipei. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 24. Hacha, Maya, Classique Récent, 550-950 ap. J.-C. Pierre avec traces de pigment rouge. Hauteur : 28 cm. (7 in. Estimate EUR 40,000 - EUR 50,000 (USD 43,890 - USD 54,863). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Hacha sculptée dans une pierre d’étroite section avec des traces de pigment rouge soulignant les zones piquetées, représentant une tête humaine stylisée de profil avec une longue moustache effilée, des lèvres entrouvertes, une partie de visage, sous les yeux, travaillée par... [Lire la suite]