powder-blue

Lot 35. A rare reverse-decorated powder-blue 'Gardenia' dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 33.3 cm, 13 1/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP (35,022 - 58,370 EUR). Lot sold 35,000 GBP (45,224 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. the interior centred with a medallion enclosing a gnarled leafy gardenia spray, surrounded by four similar sprays around the cavetto and a corresponding continuous scroll on the exterior, all against a finely speckled cobalt-blue ground below... [Lire la suite]

A Pair of Powder-Blue Baluster Jars and Covers, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Photo Stockholms Auktionsverk, each gilt with two figures in an extensive mountainous landscape below a brocade-pattern band at the shoulders, height c. 41 cm; repairs. Estimate SEK 15 000-20 000 (€ 1 700-2 300) PROVENANCE: Gully Klingberg, Druvan antik, Stockholm Stockholms Auktionsverk. 9-12 june 2014 - http://auktionsverket.com/

  A pair of powder-blue bowls, Guangxu six-character marks, 19th-20th century. Photo Bonhams. With gently flaring rims, set on short feet, the interiors glazed white. Each 15.2cm (6in) diam. (2). Estimate £800 - 1,200 (€980 - 1,500) Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. 4 Mar 2014, San Francisco - www.bonhams.com

A carved 'qingbai' 'dragon' vase, meiping. Yuan dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's the elegant baluster body rising from a gently tapering base to full swelling shoulders, surmounted by a short waisted neck with a rolled lip, carved in bold and free strokes around the exterior with a broad band enclosing a large dragon writhing amidst tumultuous foaming waves, all between a lotus lappet band at the base and a floral scroll encircling the shoulder and narrow neck, covered overall with an icy blue glaze, the base unglazed... [Lire la suite]