28 décembre 2022

Two Ru-type vases from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead sold at Sotheby's. Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

Lot 221. A very fine Ru-type hexagonal vase, Hu, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Height 34.8 cm., 13¹¹⁄₁₆ in. Lot sold: £277,200 (Estimate: £120,000 - 180,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Property from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead. Provenance: Private Collection, JapanSotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2007, Lot 1526. Note: Covered in a subtle glaze of a misty bluish grey and suffused overall with... [Lire la suite]

19 janvier 2022

A pair of light turquoise-glazed hexagonal vases, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Lot 786. A pair of light turquoise-glazed hexagonal vases with handles, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). H. 18,5 cm. Sold: €1,000 (Est: €800 - €1,200). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Note: Old Oriental Ceramic Society Exhibition label inside the base of one vase. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021
15 janvier 2022

A famille verte hexagonal vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

 Lot 93. A famille verte hexagonal vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Hauteur: 53,5 cm. (21 in.). Price Realised USD 6,875 (Estimate USD 2,500 - USD 3,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 Property from Galerie Duchange, Paris. Christie's. Art of Asia, 25Nov - 10 Dec 2021
03 novembre 2021

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

Lot 18. A teadust-glazed hexagonal vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 35.3 cm. Lot sold: 1,953,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Sotheby's 2021 sturdily potted after the archaic fanghu form, the hexagonal body supported on a pronounced foot, gently curving at the shoulders to a flared neck, flanked by a pair of tubular loop handles, covered overall in rich mottled olive-green glaze, the base with a six-character seal mark. ... [Lire la suite]
19 janvier 2021

A clair de lune hexagonal vase, 18th century

Lot 8. A clair de lune hexagonal vase, 18th century; 8 1/8in (20.6cm) high. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. Sold for US$ 12,750 (€ 10,568). Courtesy Bonhams. The finely potted vessel of faceted form molded with four evenly placed rings below a cupped mouth, the surface covered with a pale translucent glaze of bluish tone. Property from the collection of Rosalind Ching Pastor. Published and exhibited: Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching Pastor Collection. Catalogue of an exhibition at the... [Lire la suite]
22 septembre 2020

A very rare Guan-type hexagonal vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735)

Lot 813.  A very rare Guan-type hexagonal vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The domed body incised with three dragon roundels and covered with a glaze of rich crushed strawberry-red tone in contrast to the white rim. Provenance: Mr. John L. Handy Collection, New York.Mr. Walter Chrysler (1875-1940) Collection.Mr. Henri Barr... [Lire la suite]

01 avril 2020

A Guan-type hexagonal vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735)

Lot 2172. A Guan-type hexagonal vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price Realized USD 47,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The attenuated pear-shaped body is molded with six subtly fluted facets that rise from the flared foot cut with slits at two corners. The neck is flanked by a pair of ear-shaped handles, and the vase is covered allover with an opaque glaze of... [Lire la suite]
11 décembre 2019

A very fine imperial blue and white hexagonal vase, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 1519. A very fine imperial blue and white hexagonal vase, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 26 in. (66 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - HKD 5,000,000. Price realised HKD 3,480,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006 The faceted body is well painted on each face in a deep underglaze-blue with single upright boughs of peach, pomegranate and persimmon, forming the Three Abundances, sanduo, alternating with flowering branches of peony, chrysanthemum and... [Lire la suite]
12 novembre 2019

A fine and very rare Guan-type hexagonal vase, hu, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period

Lot 2916. A fine and very rare Guan-type hexagonal vase, hu, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 2,400,000 - HKD 3,500,000 (USD 308,155 - USD 449,393). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The vase is of compressed hexagonal section, the body with a prominent shoulder rising to a waisted neck with slightly lipped rim, the neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles, all supported on a high flared foot,... [Lire la suite]
07 août 2019

A rare aubergine and yellow glazed hexagonal vase, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century 

  Lot 3119. A rare aubergine and yellow glazed hexagonal vase, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century; 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price Realized HKD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 The vase of hexagonal section, the broad body with a stepped shoulder, the straight neck rising to an unglazed lipped rim, the splayed foot supported on an integral stand withruyi shaped feet connected by a waisted apron, all resting on a flat base, the... [Lire la suite]