qiaotouan

Auction scene. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- Following an auction series that began with sales in Hong Kong this October, today, the final hammer came down on the extraordinary personal collection of Sir Joseph Hotung. Sir Joseph’s home brought together remarkable Asian works – from jewel-like jades and classical Chinese huanghuali furniture to works by titans of Western painting and rarities of French silver and superlative examples of 18th-century English craftsmanship. Over the course of four live sales and an online... [Lire la suite]

Lot 237. A fine and rare huanghuali recessed-leg long table, qiaotouan, 17th-18th century; 178cm (70in) long x 83cm (32 5/8in) high x 40.5cm (15 7/8in) deep. Estimate 50 000 € - 80 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The table defined by a rectangular top terminating in everted flanges on the shorter ends, supported on a frame formed by the long beaded-edge apron decorated with ruyi spandrels, the rectangular legs housing the long aprons decorated with interlocking geometric designs, the legs and feet framing an... [Lire la suite]

This carefully selected collection of huanghuali and zitan furniture features high-quality Chinese furniture from the late Ming and Qing dynasty, along with several items for the scholar’s desk. Consisting of twenty-six lots in total, the sale features a marble inlaid bed, beautifully carved altar tables and armchairs, as well as several different styles of cabinets that reveals the Ming and Qing craftsman’s repertoire. Lot 101. A huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair, quanyi, 17th century; 99.2 by 67.5 by 66... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. A huanghuali recessed-leg long table, qiaotouan, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 267 by 50 by h. 89 cm, 105 ⅛ by 19 ¾ by h. 35 in. Estimate: 3,500,000 - 4,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 17,115,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the long rectangular single-board floating panel top of well figured wood set with everted ends, surmounting plain beaded aprons and ruyi-form spandrels, raised on thick rectangular section legs enclosing an openwork panel exquisitely carved with a large upright... [Lire la suite]

Lot 111. A rare huanghuali recessed-leg long table, qiaotouan, Ming Dynasty, 17th century; 88 by 289.3 by 58.5 cm, 34 5/8  by 113 7/8  by 23 in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 60,155,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the top of a single-board panel flanked by shaped everted flanges on the shorter ends and moulding inward and downward and ending in a narrow band, supported on a frame formed by the long beaded-edged apron decorated with spandrels carved in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 127. A huanghuali dismantable recessed-leg table, qiaotouan, Late Ming dynasty; 82.6 by 215.3 by 46 cm., 32 1/2  by 84 3/4  by 18 1/8  in. Estimate 6,800,000 — 8,800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 11,120,000 HKD (1,278,310 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the removable single plank top of well figured wood with small rounded, shaped everted breadboard ends, supported by four transverse stretchers underneath, the everted flanges continuing downwards and mortised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 114. A zitan recessed-leg long table, qiaotouan, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 84.8 by 146 by 35.9 cm., 33 3/8  by 57 1/2  by 14 1/8  in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 5,000,000 HKD (574,780 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the top of a single-board floating panel tongue-and-grooved to the frame with shaped everted flanges, made of the same piece of wood as the small frame members at the ends, the edge of the frame gently... [Lire la suite]

Lot 236. A long red-lacquer recessed-leg trestle table (qiaotouan), 17th century. Height 35 3/4 in., 91 cm; Width 112 3/4 in., 286.5 cm; Depth 20 in., 51 cm Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the long rectangular top with upturned everted flanges surmounting a plain narrow apron and spandrels, the legs of circular section supported on trestles with pierced panels carved with ruyi, the surface with generous remains of red and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A rare huanghuali altar table, qiaotouan, Qing dynasty, early 18th century; 95.5 by 201 by 45 cm, 37 3/8  by 79 1/4  by 17 3/4  in. Estimate £80,000 — 120,000. Lot Sold 100,000 GBP (129,210 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. the panelled rectangular top terminating in everted flanges, above a plain beaded apron carved and pierced with ruyi scrolls atop each leg, the square section legs secured by two cross braces joined by a quatrefoil brace, all above a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3605. A Qiaotouan Everted Ends Zitan Table, Early Qing Dynasty. L 218 cm. W 51 cm. H 85 cm. Estimate HKD 1,600,000 - 2,400,000 (USD 203,843 - 305,765). Lot sold HKD 1,888,000 (USD 240,475). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: My Humble House Collection, Taipei. Literature: 1. The Secret Book of Hanshe 2, Hanshe Publishing House, 1988, p.1602.Zitan, Hanshe Publishing House, 1996, p.110-1113.Ching Wan Society Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Taipei, Ching Wan... [Lire la suite]