turquoise

Lot 726. A turquoise and hardstone inlaid silver bird fitting, Eastern Eurasian steppes, 2nd-4th century AD; 2 3⁄4 in. (6.8 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 10,710. © Christie's 2022 The silver fitting is cast in the form of a stylized bird and decorated on the front with inlays of turquoise, carnelian and possibly citrine.  Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works... [Lire la suite]

Lot 708. A rare small turquoise figure of a bixie, Eastern Han-Six Dynasties period, 3rd-4th century AD. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 16,380. © Christie's 2022 The beast is shown with its mouth open and in a crouching position. The figure is drilled through the sides for suspension.  Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022 

. Lot 547. A rare turquoise gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States-Han Dynasty; 21cm (8 1/4in) long. Sold for £ 19,000 (€ 22,079). © Bonhams.  Cast with a central writhing chilong, terminating at each end with a mythical-beast head, the reverse with a round knob, finely inlaid with turquoise stones, box.Note: See a related turquoise-inlaid gilt bronze belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, no.132. Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A turquoise rectangular Sarira box and cover, Tang – Five Dynasties (618-960); 7.9 cm, 3 ⅛ in. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of trapezoidal form, the cover and sides of the box carved with a corresponding pattern of concentric diamonds, the sides further embellished with blue semi-precious stones, all resting on a constricted foot along the lower edge. Property from the Hei-Chi Collection. Literature: Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from Hei-Chi... [Lire la suite]

Lot 106. Fibule en cuivre et argent repoussé incrusté de turquoise, Dynastie Song (960-1279). Longueur: 19 cm. (7 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 10,000 - EUR 15,000 (USD 11,323 - USD 16,985). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Elle représente deux poissons accolés. Les écailles finement ciselées, les yeux incrustés de turquoise. Provenance: Previously in the collection of M. Emile Vignier, brother of M. Charles Vignier (1863-1934), dealer and expert in Asian art. Literature: Revue des Arts Asiatiques,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 40. A turquoise, dark-blue and ochre-glazed porcelain model of a shrine, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty; 12 in. (30 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised: USD 2,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 The shrine is well molded with the Daoist diety Zhenwu sitting in the middle, with a tortoise at the front and two guardians at two sides, under a small Daoist figure seated in dhyanasana, partially covered with dark-blue and ochre glazes. The Robert B. and Beatrice C.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 686. A large turquoise carving of a gourd, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century;16.5 cm, 6 1/2  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. modelled in the form of a double gourd, borne on gnarled stems issuing smaller attendant gourds and curling tendrils around the exterior, detailed with two bats perched on the fruits. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 30 may 2019 - 31 may 2019

Lot 560. Chine, Dynastie Ming,Vase à long col dit ‘bouteille’ recouvert d’une glaçure turquoise. Hauteur : 18 cm. Estimation: 600 € / 800 €.  Unsold. Courtesy Artprecium. Un léger défaut de glaçure au col.Provenance : Collection Spoerry, inventorié dans le carnet de collection sous le numéro 1059.Une facture de la Companie Chinoise Tonying à Paris datée de Juin 1931 accompagne ce lot.A Chinese Ming dynasty turquoise bottle vase.Provenance: Spoerry collection, mentioned in the collector’s personal... [Lire la suite]

Achaemenid Gold Bracelet with Inlaid Termini in the Form of Seated Ducks, mid-6th-4th century B.C.E. Gold with lapis lazuli, turquoise, onyx, and rock crystal inlay, mid-6th-4th century B.C.E., W. 10.5 cm. © Miho Museum The jeweler of this bracelet chose ducks as terminal figures and combined them with a rather heavy looking circlet that can be opened. The ducks were fashioned separately, and all the feathers and the eyes were originally characterized by inlays. The ducks' bills are not preserved. The birds are fixed to a single... [Lire la suite]

Lot 149. A turquoise, enamel and gold necklace, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co. Estimate: USD 30,000-USD 50,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 Suspending a rectangular green and blue champlevé enamel plaque, centering upon an oval turquoise cabochon, to the finelink double-strand neckchain, set with turquoise cabochon and ancient Egyptian lotus motif enamel links, circa 1910, 15 ins., mounted in gold. Signed Tiffany & Co. Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]