iron-red

Lot 518. A pair of iron-red 'dragon' cups, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 6.2 cm. Lot Sold 78,740 USD (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 the base of each with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue (2) Provenance: American Private Collection, received as a gift in 1964, and thence by descent. Exhibited: Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Paintings, and the Schoonmaker Collection of Porcelains and Cloisonné, at the Job Male... [Lire la suite]

Lot 376. An extremely rare iron-red 'dragon' meiping, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng-Qianlong period (1723-1795). Height 13¼ in., 33.6 cm. Sold for 327,600 USD (Estimate 12,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Note: This extremely rare meiping is spiritedly painted with ascending and descending dragons in iron-red enamel. Only one similar meiping is known, bearing a six-character Yongzheng mark, sold in our London rooms, 13th December 1977, lot 523 and illustrated in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 373. An iron-red holy water vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 8¾ in., 22.2 cm. Sold for 32,760 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th November 2020, lot 106 (part lot). Note: A vase of this form and design can be seen in a painting by Giuseppe Castiglione, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, showing the Qianlong Emperor seated under a pine tree with a table to his right set with several treasures from his... [Lire la suite]

Lot 817. A rare iron-red 'dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021 The interior is finely decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl within line borders. The exterior is decorated with two further dragons chasing flaming pearls on a ground of incised waves. Provenance: Acquired in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A rare iron-red and enamel-decorated dish, Tianqi period (1621-1627); 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Price Realised USD 1,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021. The interior of the dish is decorated with a scene of three boys flying a kite on a bluff, with islands in the background, all in iron red and green, yellow, olive-brown and black glazes, with an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Christie's New York, 19 September 2007,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3604. A rare doucai and iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 21.2 cm, 8 3/8  in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 525,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. powerfully painted to the interior with a ferocious five-clawed dragon in iron red, its muscular limbs stretched to reach for a flaming pearl, the fierce creature leaping from tumultuous swirling waves crashing on rocks enamelled in various shades of green, the scaly sinuous body partially obscured by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2836. A fine and very rare iron-red 'Phoenix' waterpot, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 2.¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The delicate water pot is finely decorated on the exterior in iron red with two highly stylised archaistic phoenix with trailing tail feathers between stylised fretwork bands encircling the neck and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3701. An iron-red 'dragon' cup, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 8.7 cm., 3 3/8  in. Estimate 500,000 -- 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD (63,740 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, the exterior enamelled in iron-red with five-clawed dragons writhing sinuously above a band of tumultuous green waves, the interior similarly decorated with a medallion enclosing a further dragon soaring above green waves, the foot bordered... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3707. A  fine pair of iron-red dragon cups, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 4.8 cm., 1 7/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 600,000 HKD (61,191 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s each delicately potted with with steep sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with iron-red enamel depicting a pair of five-clawed dragons soaring sinuously amongst ruyi-shaped clouds above cresting waves, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 186. Pair of Iron-Red Painted 'Dragon' Bowls, Kangxi Marks and Period (1662-1722). Diameter: 5 1/2 inches. Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000. © 2020 2008 - 2020 Finesf.Com SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A rare pair of iron-red painted “Dragon Bowls” from the Kangxi Period are expected to take top lot honors in Fine Estates, Inc., auction on Saturday, Feb. 29 held live on LiveAuctioneers. The 5-1/2 bowls are directly from the estate of James Nassikas, the entrepreneur credited with building of one of San... [Lire la suite]