cranes

A pair of Chinese Export figures of cranes. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period - Photo Sotheby's each standing with one leg raised on a rocky base mottled with green, blue and pink, detailed with an iron-red crown and a long beak, the white plumage highlighted in blue and enhanced with green-edged black feathers. Quantité: 2 - 41.2cm., 16 1/4 in. Estimation: 25,000 - 30,000 GBP. Unsold Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A rare pair of doucai 'cranes' dishes. Qianlong Marks And Period. photo Sotheby's each decorated in the center with an iron-red floret encircled by a wreath of stylized lotus leaves with pale yellow buds, enclosed by a double-line border repeated around the rim, the underside with a frieze of four cranes in underglaze blue divided by floating cloud scrolls in green, pale yellow, pale aubergine and iron-red, seal mark in underglaze blue (2); Diameter 5 3/4 in., 14.5 cm. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000... [Lire la suite]

A yellow lacquer 'cranes' tray. Photo Sotheby's of lozenge shape with shallow rounded sides, the centre of conforming shape plainly lacquered in brown, framed by a wide yellow-ochre border containing five cranes in flight amidst densly swirling ruyi-shaped clouds, deeply carved through to the red ground, the exterior similarly decorated with six cranes in flight, the base lacquered in brown and framed by the low foot; 29.6 cm., 11 5/8 in. Estimate 1,200,000-1,500,000 HKD. Lot 3149 unsold. ... [Lire la suite]

An associated pair of turquoise and coral inlaid figures of cranes. Photo Bonhams Each bird decorated in enamel and standing on a fixed wood stand. The tallest bird about 31cm (12in) high (2). Estimate: £1,000 - 2,000, € 1,200 - 2,400, HK$ 12,000 - 24,000 Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 29 Feb 2012. London, Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com

  A pair of  Chinese Export figures of cranes. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period.  Photo Sotheby's of mirror image, each bird standing on a mottled green and blue rock base with one leg raised, depicted with bulging eyes, an iron-red crown and a long beak, the white feathers highlighted in blue and enhanced with green-edged black feathers. 2.0. 37.5cm., 14 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000-30,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 25,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Londres |... [Lire la suite]

A large pair of Chinese Export cranes. Qianlong period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012 Each long-necked bird modeled with its head cocked slightly to the side, his feathers picked out in black and bianco-sopra-bianco, its green feet perched on a brown pierced rockwork base 20¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high, the slightly larger (2). Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Property from a direct descendant of George D. Widener, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Notes: Symbolizing longevity, the crane is an auspicious animal in China. They are also thought... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Chinese Export figures of cranes. Qing dynasty, 19th century. Photo Sotheby's each black and white bird standing on a tree trunk base; height 16 1/2 in. 42 cm. Estimate 5,000—7,000 USD. Lot Sold 13,750 USD Sotheby's. Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector. 29 Mar 11. New York www.sothebys.com

One of a pair of Cloisonne enamel double crane censers of Yongzheng reign is displayed during a Christie's press preview in Hong Kong. EPA/YM YIK HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong Fall sales of Important Ceramics and Works of Art will take place on December 1 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. With three important single-owner sales and numerous important collections presented during this day-long series, collectors will be treated to a wide range of unique objects across multiple categories. Together these... [Lire la suite]

A pair of kesi rank badges of the first rank crane. Revivalist, late 19th, early 20th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 woven in kesi weave in gilt on a black ground with the first rank Crane; 12.5ins (30cm. square). Estimate £1,000 - £2,000. Price Realised £4,375 Provenance: Comnène-Everts-Logan Collections Two pairs of kesi rank badges. China, Revivalist period, 1860s. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 both woven with the first rank crane in gilt kesi weave on a black ground (2). Estimate £1,000... [Lire la suite]

A famille-rose Siwan pottery group of two eagles on rock, 35 cm. Sold 9 500 HKD @ www.2973.com A famille-rose siwan pottery figurine of an eagle, 45 cm. Sold 4 500 HKD @ www.2973.com A famille-rose siwan pottery figurine of two cranes, 69 cm. Sold 4 500 HKD @ www.2973.com Les fleurs roses sont très kitsch ! Aucune datation...