grisaille

Lot 1438. A fine and rare pair of grisaille wine cups, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 2 1/8 in. (5.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 122,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Each thinly potted and delicately painted, one with two scholars in a mountainous river landscape, the other with pavilions on a river bank, each interior with two small famille rose flowers. Provenance: S & G. Gump, San Francisco, 1920s to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A large pair of grisaille pug dogs, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The seated pugs with with alert black eyes, cropped ears and pink tongues. Provenance: With Jorge Welsh Works of Art, London and Lisbon. Literature: William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 194. Note: The pug breed came from China and was a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 556. A grisaille Portrait plate, Qianlong period, circa 1740; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  Possibly Lord Cecil of Burghley, with his hound and shotgun, inscribed 'PETRUS DE WOLFF PETR FIL'. Property from Antoine Lebel.  Christie's. Chinese Export Art Featuring the Hodroff Collection, Part IV, New York, 17 January 2019. John Cecil, 6th Earl of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 553. A large grisaille Hunting bowl, Qianlong period, circa 1750; 16 in. (40.6 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  With a continuous hunting scene showing the mounted men and their pack. Property from Antoine Lebel.  Christie's. Chinese Export Art Featuring the Hodroff Collection, Part IV, New York, 17 January 2019.

Lot 425. A grisaille 'Cape of Good Hope' plate, Qianlong period, circa 1740; 8 7/8 in. (21.3 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price realised USD 5,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  Enameled with Dutch ships in Table Bay, with Table Mountain, Devil's Peak and Signal Hill in the distance. Provenance: With Charles Perry Chinese Export Porcelain, Atlanta.  Christie's. Chinese Export Art Featuring the Hodroff Collection, Part IV, New York, 17 January 2019

Lot 342. A grisaille Resurrection plate, Qianlong period, circa 1745; 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price realised USD 3,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  The religious subject finely painted in the center in tones of black enamel enriched with gilt highlights, a crowd of mourners and onlookers below Christ and the two thieves and the Roman soldiers gambling in the foreground, the borders detailed strapwork with cornucopiae and trailing vine. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 433. A grisaille, gold and silver plate richly decorated with European figures in a Chinese setting, China, 18th century. Estimate CHF  1 000 / 1 500 (€ 930 / 1 390). Sold for CHF 7 000. Photo Koller diameter 22.6 cm. Oxidised silver and a few small rim chips. Koller.  Art Asiatique: Chine, Tibet, Nepal - lundi 06 juin 2016, 10:00

Lot 69. A very rare grisaille 'London Hospital' bowl, second half 18th century. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $75,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 A continuous scene shows 'London Hospital' with shepherds and their flock in the foreground as various carriages and strolling figures pass by, the interior with a European gentleman walking on a country path beside his small dog, all beneath a gilt scroll-and-shell border - 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) diameter Provenance: With Staal & Sons, London.Acquired... [Lire la suite]

Michael Dillon. Staircase painted with trompe l'oeil grisaille niches and sky; Co Meath, Ireland, 2010

Chine de commande. Deux curieuses et rares assiettes rondes, XVIIIème siècle, vers 1750. Photo courtesy Thierry De Maigret décorées d'une scène en grisaille rehaussée de rose, orange et couleur chair pour les personnages. Représentation de ce qui pourrait être une visite médicale en plein air, une jeune femme buste dénudée est examinée par quatre personnages dans un jardin. (Une assiette anciennement restaurée sur l'aile). D: 23 cm. Estimation : 800 - 1 000 € Thierry De Maigret. Mercredi 26 juin... [Lire la suite]