17 décembre 2022

La vente Art d'Asie chez Christie's Paris clôture l'année 2022 avec 7,8M€/8,2M$

Lot 91. Rare et importante triade bouddhique en bronze doré, Chine, Dynastie Ming, XVIème-XVIIème siècle. Hauteur des statues : 50 cm. (19 3/4 in.) et 50,5 cm. (19 7/8 in.) ; Hauteur totale : 78 cm. (30 3/4 in.). Adjugé : 1 902 000 € (Estimation : 200 000-300 000 €). © Christie’s Limited Images 2022 PARIS - Christie’s a présenté sa nouvelle vente d’Art d’Asie qui se déroulait le 16 décembre à 10h30 à Paris où elle clôturait la saison des ventes. Cette vacation de 194 lots pour une estimation globale... [Lire la suite]

27 septembre 2022

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Presents the Most Significant Chinese Works of Art Sale Series to Take Place in the Last Decade

(Left to Right). The Private Collection of Joseph Lau. A Fine Blue and White 'Lotus Scroll' Vase, Meiping, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period. Est: HK$ 25 – 35 million / US$ 3.2 – 4.5 million. © Sotheby's 2022The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection. A Magnificent Ruby-Ground Yangcai 'Trigrams' Reticulated Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong. Est: HK$ 60 – 120 million / US$ 7.6 – 15.3 million. © Sotheby's 2022The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. A Unique and Highly Important Moulded Blue and White Barbed 'Fish'... [Lire la suite]
14 mai 2021

An Exceptional Yangcai ‘Phoenix And Sun’ ‘Landscape’ Basin, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795

Lot 3307. An exceptional Yangcai ‘Phoenix And Sun’ ‘Landscape’ Basin, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). D 39cm. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 128,205 - 192,308). Sold Price: HKD 5,040,000 (USD 646,154). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited The present lot is exceptionally well-potted with a foot that rises to a flat everted rim. Encircling the rim is a narrow decorative band which consists of lotus flowers on a pale turquoise background. The rim is delicately adorned with twenty-two... [Lire la suite]
04 juillet 2020

A rare yangcai yellow-ground bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850)

Lot 139. A rare yangcai yellow-ground bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850. Diamètre: 18,4 cm. (7 ¼ in.). Estimate EUR 18,000 - EUR 22,000. Price realised EUR 33,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. L'extérieur très délicatement peint de six grandes fleurs stylisées parmi les rinceaux feuillagés en réserve sur fond jaune brillant. L'intérieur est agrémenté de cinq chauves-souris (wufu) voletant au fond du bol et la base d'une marque en cachet... [Lire la suite]
19 juin 2020

Lost masterpiece of Chinese porcelain rediscovered in a remote country house in central Europe

The Harry Garner Reticulated Vase. A Magnificent and Highly Important Yangcai Reticulated Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 31.4 cm. Estimate HK$70,000,000 – 90,000,000 / US$ 9,010,000 – 11,580,000. Lot sold HK$70,406,000 (US$9,152,780).  Courtesy Sotheby's. HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Spring Sale Series 2020 on 11 July will present The Harry Garner Reticulated Vase, a lost masterpiece of Chinese porcelain found in a remote European house... [Lire la suite]
11 novembre 2019

A Chinese imperial inscribed famille rose yangcai wall vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)

  Lot 81. A Chinese imperial inscribed famille rose yangcai  wall vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795), 19cm high. Sold for £380,000. © Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers well modelled and flattened at the back, the pear-shaped form on a short splayed foot, flanked by a pair of ruyi handles to the waisted neck, the body inscribed with an imperial poem appraising incense in a circular cartouche with a yuti mark followed by two iron-red seal marks... [Lire la suite]
03 avril 2019

An Extremely Rare Turquoise-Ground Yangcai 'Dragon' Vase, Tianqiuping, Seal Mark and Period Of Qianlong (1736-1795)

Lot 3614. An Extremely Rare Turquoise-Ground Yangcai 'Dragon' Vase, Tianqiuping, Seal Mark and Period Of Qianlong (1736-1795); 50.8 cm, 20 in. Estimate: 18,000,000 - 25,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 21,775,000 HKD (2,804,838 USD) Courtesy Sotheby's.  robustly potted with a globular body rising to a waisted cylindrical neck and rolled lip, the body superbly and richly painted in bright enamels, encircling the shoulder a mighty five-clawed dragon in iron... [Lire la suite]
28 mai 2011

A rare and brilliantly enamelled ruby-ground 'yangcai' 'floral' bowl. Yongzheng yuzhi four-character mark and of the period

A rare and brilliantly enamelled ruby-ground 'yangcai' 'floral' bowl. Yongzheng yuzhi four-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams Extremely finely potted, with shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, delicately painted in brilliant 'yangcai' enamels, the details picked out in black, with chrysanthemum, mallow, various peonies, yellow day lily and various other flowers, all reserved on a rich ruby-red ground, the interior and base glazed white, the base inscribed with the four-character mark in... [Lire la suite]
22 mai 2011

Bonhams Hong Kong 2011 Spring Auctions: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

  A rare and brilliantly enamelled ruby-ground 'yangcai' 'floral' bowl. Yongzheng yuzhi four-character mark and of the period. Photo: Bonhams HONG KONG.- The Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction features a cornucopia of works of art from the sublime to niche collectibles, reflecting the rich diversity of China's Imperial and artistic output.  The sale includes several private collections of fine quality Chinese antiques, including:  Chinese Jades from the Collection of John and Berthe Ford The collection... [Lire la suite]