26 mai 2023

A wucai double-gourd vase, 17th century

Lot 25. A wucai double-gourd vase, 17th century. Height 20.8 cm. Lot Sold 3,302 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.3.10. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China‘s History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Online. Part I (Online), London, 17 May 2023

17 avril 2023

Christie’s Hong Kong Presents A Heritage of Appreciation -  Selected Treasures from The Palmer Family Collection

Renowned Chinese art collector Reginald Howard Reed Palmer and his wife Lena. Hong Kong – Christie's is proud to announce an upcoming live auction dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary Palmer Family Collection, one of the most significant private European collections of Chinese art. The sale, A Heritage of Appreciation – Selected Treasures from The Palmer Family Collection, to take place on 30 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will present 63 lots that are representative of this remarkable... [Lire la suite]
25 août 2022

A Turquoise-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

Lot 3592. A Turquoise-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. D 18.5cm. Sold for HKD 108,000 (Estimate HKD 40,000 - 80,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 With a straight, slightly open mouth, sloping shoulders, and rounded abdomen, the upper abdomen smaller and waistless, the lower bearing a bulbous shape, and a rounded footrim. The bottle is covered with a peacock-green glaze throughout and the footrim is covered with a sesame paste glaze. The glaze is clear and... [Lire la suite]
30 mai 2022

Song - Yuan dynasty Ceramics sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 25 May 2022

Lot 319. Two small qingbai ewers, Song - Yuan dynasty (960-1368); 17 and 11 cm. Lot sold: 23,940 HKD (Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s.   Lot 319. A Yaozhou moon-white glazed 'fish' stem cup and a small Longquan celadon double-gourd vase, Song - Yuan dynasty (960-1368); Cup: w. 7.6 cm, h. 5.8 cm, Gourd vase: h. 8 cm. Lot sold: 35,280 HKD (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 ... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2022

A rare white-glazed double-gourd vase, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 308. A rare white-glazed double-gourd vase, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 3⅞ in., 9.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 March 2022
06 mars 2022

A large iron-red and green-enameled double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century

Lot 1113. A large iron-red and green-enameled double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 13 1⁄8 (33.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 20,000. © Christie's 2022 The lower and upper bulbs are decorated with roundels containing flowers and birds reserved on a diaper ground superimposed by florets in quatrefoil borders, all between various decorative borders. Provenance: Private collection, Osaka, before World War II, by repute. Note: A similar double-gourd vase, but... [Lire la suite]

10 janvier 2022

A blue and white and polychrome enamelled double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century

  Lot 654. A blue and white and polychrome enamelled double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century; Hauteur: 42,5 cm. (16 3⁄4 in.). Price realised EUR 3,750 (Estimate EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000). © Christie's 2021 Property of a French private collector. Christie's. Arts of Asia, Paris, 25 Nov - 10 Dec 2021
15 décembre 2021

A Turquoise-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

  Lot 3592. A Turquoise-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th CenturyTurquoise-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. H 23.7cm. Sold for HKD 108,000/USD 13,846 (Estimate HKD 40,000 - 80,000/USD 5,128 - 10,256). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited The piece, in the shape of a bottle gourd, has a pear-shape and an ovoid bulb, and a deeply recessed base. It is covered with a mottled glaze of dark turquoise blue, except for the base, where the biscuit has fired... [Lire la suite]
02 novembre 2021

A fine teadust-glazed double-gourd vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)

Lot 16. A fine teadust-glazed double-gourd vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 26.2 cm. Lot sold: 2,142,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 elegantly potted with a slightly compressed, globular body rising from a short splayed foot to a slender pear-shaped upper bulb flanked by a pair of S-shaped handles terminating in ruyi-heads, the waist faintly moulded with a band of petals divided by a central rib, covered overall with a finely speckled... [Lire la suite]
23 septembre 2021

A cloisonné enamel double-gourd vase, 16th century

  Lot 174. A cloisonné enamel double-gourd vase, 16th century; 7 1/2in (19.1cm) high. Estimate US$10,000 - US$15,000. Sold for US$ 6,375 (€ 5,435). © Bonhams 2001-2021 The waisted double gourd body formed with the lower section rising to a canted neck with a narrow mouth and a gilt metal lip, decorated overall in vibrant tones of purple and green with with leafy black clusters of grapes on a white enamel ground, supported by a gilt metal flaring foot. Property from... [Lire la suite]