peaches

Lot 352. Qi Baishi (1863-1957), Peaches. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper. Inscribed and signed with three seals of the artist. Dated September, dingchou year (1937). Dedicated to Mr Bo Jie, 53 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (137 x 34 cm). Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000. Price realised GBP 284,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2017 The figure is carved with his hair in tightly curled whorls above a serene face with his eyes downcast, wearing long robes open at the chest. He is... [Lire la suite]

A Fine Copper-Red And Underglaze-Blue Decorated Porcelain Moonflask with Lotus and Peaches, China, underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark. Photo Nagel seal mark, thickly potted with rounded sides rising to a waisted neck, finely painted in brilliant blue and copper red with elaborate leafy scrolls of lotus, centred on each side with medallions of fruiting branches of peach enclosing a bat, all above a lappet border and a frieze of lingzhi scrolls encircling the splayed foot, the neck painted with lotus flowerheads... [Lire la suite]

Lot 32. An extremely rare and exquisite famille-rose bowl with medllions of peaches and bats, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 9.2 cm, 3 5/8 in. Estimate 3,400,000 - 3,800,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2012. of deep rounded form standing on a short straight foot, the recessed base forming a slightly domed centre on the interior, exquisitely enamelled on the exterior with five roundels, each variously depicting a pair of bats in iron red darting through the branches of a fruiting and... [Lire la suite]

Dish with peaches. Porcelain painted in coloured enamels. Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Diameter: 50.8 cm. 719-1907. Dr Henry Couling Bequest. © V&A Images The decoration recalls delicate Chinese court paintings of flowers on silk. The pink enamel common to Chinese porcelains in this period first appeared in China around 1720, but had long been known in Europe. The technology for this difficult colour may have been introduced by Jesuit... [Lire la suite]

Pancrace Bessa (1772 - 1846), Peaches.  photo Sotheby's watercolor and gum arabic over pencil heightened with touches of gold on the fly's eyes, on vellum. Together with Pancrace Bessa, Pear and Floral Study for "L'Herbier général de l'amateur." 2 works; the first 8 5/8 by 10 3/8 in.; the second sheet 13 1/4 by 8 1/4 in.; image 7 1/4 by 4 1/2 in. 22.1 by 26.4 cm; 33.7 by 21 cm; 18.4 by 11.4 cm - Estimate 3,000—5,000 USD. Lot Sold 12,500 USD PROVENANCE: The first: Hotel DrouotGalerie Michel Meyer,... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to George William Sartorius (British, 1759-1828). Peaches, apricots, plums, grapes and other fruit on a stone ledge oil on canvas, laid on board. 29.6 x 30.6cm (11 5/8 x 12 1/16in). Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000, €2,500 - 3,800 PROVENANCE: With Anthony Mould, LondonWhere purchased by the present owner (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

Balthasar van der Ast (Middleburg circa 1590-circa 1656). A wan-li-kraak bowl of fruit beside peaches, walnuts, plums and grapes on a wooden table with a caterpillar and a dragonfly oil on panel, a fragment. 38 x 35 cm. (15 x 13 ¾ in.). Estimate: £5,000 - 8,000, €6,300 - 10,000 (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com