08 février 2023

Tang dynasty bronze sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 January 2023

Lot 3013. A pair of bronze figures of horses, Tang dynasty (618-907); l. 22.2 cm; h. 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,008,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. with 3 X-rays. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s, by repute. Lot 3045. A small gilt-bronze 'lion' support, Tang dynasty (618-907); w. 9.7 cm. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]
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19 décembre 2022

A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589)

Lot 295. A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589). Length 20.3 cm, 8 in. (2). Lot sold: 44,100 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the animals standing four-square on a rectangular base, caparisoned and draped in blankets billowing in the wind. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 21st December 1987. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022
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19 décembre 2022

A pair of painted pottery horses, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Lot 231. A pair of painted pottery horses, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Length 48 cm, 18⅞ in. Lot sold: 8,820 GBP (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. teach horse modelled in two sections comprising a naturalistic head and a rounded body, the grey pottery body painted with polychrome details. Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 25th February 1988. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December... [Lire la suite]
11 décembre 2022

A small white jade carving of a horse, 18th-19th century

Lot 58. A small white jade carving of a horse, 18th-19th century; 5.3cm (2 1/8in) wide. Sold for HKD 95,625 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Skilfully worked as a recumbent horse with its front legs gently bent and its head turned over its back, the body rendered with taut haunches terminating in a long tail swept to its right, the narrow and long head detailed with a pair of wide and alert eyes, below its finely incised bifurcated mane, the stone of an even pale celadon-tinged... [Lire la suite]
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01 octobre 2022

A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

  Lot 717. A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 14⅜ in., 36.5 cm. Lot sold: 3,528 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property of a Private Collector, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Provenance: Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Hong Kong, 19th December 1998. Sotheby's. China 5000 Years, New York, 27 september 2022
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28 août 2022

A small mottled grey jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Lot 637. A small mottled grey jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Longueur : 5,6 cm. (2 1⁄4 in.). Price Realised EUR 3,780 (Estimate EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000). © Christie's 2022 Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19 July 2022
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04 août 2022

Han dynasty bronzes sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 July 2022

Lot 3015. A gilt and silvered bronze 'dragon' basin, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9); 17 cm, original Japanese wood box with a label dated 14th November 1947. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Kinpei Takeuchi (1873-1960).Collection of Ryuichi Sano (1889-1977), acquired in Tokyo, 1950s.Collection of the Sano Art Museum, Mishima, Japan.Christie's New York, 22nd March 2013, lot 1252 (US$6,250). Literature: Sano... [Lire la suite]
10 juillet 2022

A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 3216. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). H 66cm, W 68.6cm. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - 3,800,000. Lot sold: HKD 3,500,000. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: 1. Unearthed in Luoyang, Henan in 1926, by repute2. Collection of General Goodyear, purchased from C. T.Loo in 1927, Buffalo City3. Collection of The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, donated by General Goodyear in 19554. Christie's New York, 3 December 1992, lot 2335. The... [Lire la suite]
18 avril 2022

A pair of painted pottery figures of horses, Tang dynasty

Lot 670. A pair of painted pottery figures of horses, Tang dynasty (618-907); Height of taller 28 in., 71 cm. Lot sold: 23,940 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence tests nos C122a11 and C122a12. Provenance: China House of Arts, New York, prior to 2000. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29... [Lire la suite]
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18 avril 2022

A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty

Lot 648. A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); Height 12¾ in., 32.4 cm. Lot sold: 7,560 USD (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test nos C122c84 and C122c83. Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London. Private Collection, acquired prior to 1997, and thence by descent. Sotheby's. China / 5000... [Lire la suite]
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