ewer

A blue and white ewer. Ming dynasty, Wanli period - Sothebys the compressed globular body rising from a stepped foot to a trumpet neck, set with a curved spout linked to the neck by a scrolled strut, painted overall with floral and fruiting sprays interspersed amongst butterflies, fans and wan symbols, all divided by lappet bands around the shoulder and base; 27.5cm., 10 7/8 in. Estimation: 12,000 - 18,000 GBP  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai... [Lire la suite]

A fine small dingyao ewer with cream-coloured glaze, China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Photo Nagel Auktionen  the small ewer with a simple waisted neck and a double loop handle and narrow spout is decorated on the shoulder with several incised concentric horizontal rings and covered with an even creamy ivory glaze, typical for Dingyao type ceramics, stopping above the unglazed stand ring. Apart the chip at the spout fine condition; h.: 14,4 cm, diam.: ca. 10 cm. - H. 14,4 cm. Estimate 6 000 / 10 000 € Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

A white-glazed sgraffito-decorated ewer, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Photo China Guardian H 25.5 cm. Estimate: HKD 200,000-300,000. Price Realized: HKD 483,000 China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. April 4-5 2013.http://english.cguardian.com/

A rare 'Jun' ewer. Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).  Photo China Guardian H 30.3 cm. Estimate: HKD 1,200,000-1,800,000 (USD: 154,800-232,300) China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. April 4-5 2013. http://english.cguardian.com

A 'ding' green-glazed ewer, Five Dynasties (907-960). Photo China Guardian Size: H 14.5 cm. stimate: HKD 120,000-150,000 (USD: 15,500-19,400) China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. April 4-5 2013. http://english.cguardian.com

Ewer, 16th century (ca. 1585). Made in China (porcelain); Made in London, England (silver-gilt). Porcelain, silver-gilt. H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm). Rogers Fund, 1944 (44.14.2). © 2000–2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art In the sixteenth century, Chinese porcelain occasionally arrived in England, sometimes by way of the Levant, sometimes by sea around the Cape of Good Hope. As it was very rare and considered a special treasure, the most accomplished English silversmiths were often commissioned to make mounts... [Lire la suite]

Pair of ewers, China, Ming dynasty. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue. RCIN 1205. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Pair of small globular porcelain ewers with short necks and round handles, slightly cupped mouth and spreading foot, a loop handle joining the neck and body. Painted in violet blue with figures in a landscape between petal panel borders below, a floral border on the shoulder and ‘tulip’ sprays on the neck. On No.1 a servant carries a tray towards a man seated on a terrace. On... [Lire la suite]

Ewer, Iznik, Turkey, ca. 1520-1525. Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed; later silver mounts. Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 15 cm including spout, Depth: 11 cm. Museum number: 349-1897 © V&A Images. Blue and white rectangular ewer with arabesque designs in a diamond-shaped field, restored in the 19th century with silver mounts including a dragon's-head spout. Bibliographic References: Nurhan Atasoy and Julian Raby, Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey (London:... [Lire la suite]

Ewer, Iznik, Turkey, ca. 1520. Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed; later silver mounts. Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 15.5 cm including spout, Depth: 11 cm. Salting Bequest. Museum number: C.2008-1910 © V&A Images. Blue and white angular ewer, decorated with arabesques and stylized clouds. Restored in the 19th century with silver mounts. The scrolling arabesques and stylized cloud bands on this little ewer recall earlier Islamic ornament; but the design has become more open... [Lire la suite]

Portugese Ewer.©Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. OXFORD.- The Ashmolean announces that it has received a major collection of gold and silver objects of the Renaissance and Baroque periods from the collector, the late Michael Wellby (1928–2012). The bequest includes nearly 500 objects of the greatest rarity.  Professor Tim Wilson, Keeper of the Department of Western Art, who knew Michael Wellby well, says, “The Ashmolean is extremely grateful to Michael and his family. This is the most important accession of objects of... [Lire la suite]