zitan

Lot 3615. A superb pair of carved zitan square corner-leg tables, Qing dynasty, late 18th-19th century; 87 by 87 by h. 87.5 cm. Lot sold 6,930,000 HKD (Estimate : 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Y.C. Chen (1922-2012). Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2013, lot 1953. Note: Masterfully executed using the highly prized material of zitan (red sandalwood), these tables are exceptionally impressive for harmoniously combining European... [Lire la suite]

Lot 37. A large rectangular zitan lotus stand, 18th century; 12.7cm (5in) highx38cm (15in) widex24cm (9 1/2in) deep. Sold for HK$377,500 (Estimate HKD40,000 - 60,000/US$5,100 - 7,700). © Bonhams 2001-2021 The large rectangular waisted stand finely carved with Buddhism lions chasing a flaming pear in high relief to the straight waist between two board of lotus petals and all within two key-fret bands, the foot rim carved a band of floral scrolls, the wood of dark reddish-brown colour.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 67. An inscribed zitan brushpot, 19th century, signed Chen Hongshou (1768-1822); 17.5cm (7in) high, 18.2cm (7 1/4in) diam. Sold for HK$1,752,500 (Estimate HKD40,000 - 60,000/US$5,100 - 7,700). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Of cylindrical form, the slightly wasted body incised with a long inscription by Chen Hongshou, also known as Manweng, recording his second son's birth and a poem, signed by the artist in the year of Bingzi, corresponding to 1816, the wood of dark reddish-brown colour and with characteristic veins. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 977. A magnificent and massive imperial zitan corner-leg table, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 35 ½ in. (90.2 cm.) high, 92 ¾ in. (235.6 cm.) wide, 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm.) deep. Estimate: USD 300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised USD 687,500. © Christie's 2021 The paneled top is set in a rectangular frame above the narrow waist carved with cartouches framing bats in flight amidst scrolling clouds and a shaped apron carved with archaistic scroll. The whole is raised on... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 1010. An important imperial zitan armchair, Yongzheng-Qianlong period (1723-1795); 44 in. (111.8 cm.) high, 27 ¼ in. (69.2 cm.) wide, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep. Estimate: USD 500,000 - USD 700,000. Price realised USD 1,074,000. © Christie's 2021 The back splat is carved in openwork in the form of a vase and decorated in the European Rococo style below the scrolled headcrest and elegantly curved crestrail and curvilinear arms, fitted with openwork spandrels carved as... [Lire la suite]

Bonhams sale of Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings will offer an impressive array of 250 lots from several notable collections. Highlights include a magnificent and rare 'robin's-egg' glazed archaistic hu-shaped two-handled vase, Qianlong six-character, impressed seal mark and of the period (1736-1795) from the Estate of Robert P. Youngman (estimate: US$400,000-600,000); an impressive zitan luohan chuang (bed) late Qing/Republic Period (estimate: US$200,000-300,000); Mountain Gorge, a splendid modern painting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 520. A pair of huanghuali 'crackled-ice' low-back rose chairs, Qing dynasty; 58.2 by 44.2 by 83 cm and 58 by 44.5 by 83.3 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD. Lot sold: 2,268,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Property From an Old Hong Kong Family Collection. Lot 529. A huanghuali recessed-leg table, qiaotou'an, Qing dynasty; 85.5 by 129 by 44.5 cm. Estimate: 380,000 - 500,000 HKD. Lot sold: 1,159,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3429. A Pair Of Zitan Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, 17th-18th Century. L 62.5cm W 68cm H 100cm. Estimate HKD 300,000 - 400,000 (USD 38,462 - 51,282). Sold Price: HKD 900,000 (USD 115,385). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Christie’s New York, 16 September 1998, lot 562. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK25. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 3428. A Pair Of Zitan Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, 17th-18th Century. L 67.5cm W 43cm H 100cm. Estimate HKD 300,000 - 400,000 (USD 38,462 - 51,282). Sold Price: HKD 840,000 (USD 107,692). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Collection of Mia Faber, Copenhagen2. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK205.A and EK205.B. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3657. A silver wire-inlaid zitan inkstone and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 9.2 cm. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 403,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the inkstone bordered along the upper edges and sides with silver wire-inlaid bands of stylised scrolls, chilong and taotie masks, the underside with a signature reading Xuansu zhi ('made by Xuansu') and a silver wire-inlaid keyfret border enclosing a carved panel of flowering... [Lire la suite]