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Ceramics — Chinese - Oriental - Sotheby's
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Ceramics - Chinese
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| *** | A pair of 'famille-rose' bowls seal marks of Jiaqing, each with rounded sides flaring to the gilt-edged rim, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of groups of sages and boy attendants, some standing beside or carrying precious objects and one… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon vase, Meiping probably Ming dynasty, stoutly potted with rounded shoulders tapering to a waisted foot with square-cut footrim and surmounted by a short slightly tapering mouth, covered overall with a sea-green glaze of even tone… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white vase Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century of rectangular section, the baluster body rising from a splayed foot to the tall waisted neck flanked by two angular loop handles, the sides painted with ribboned emblems interspersed among meandering… | *** |  |
| *** | An aubergine and green ‘Dragon' bowl, mark and period of Guangxu, the steep rounded sides springing from a straight foot to an everted rim, finely incised and enamelled in aubergine around the exterior with two dragons in pursuit of ‘Flaming pearls',… | *** |  |
| *** | A tea dust-glazed vase (Fanghu), mark of Guangxu, of archaic bronze form with pear-shaped body of square section, the tapering neck set with two tubular handles, covered with a streaked olive-green glaze thinning towards the mouth and edges, the base… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of yellow-ground biscuit bowls, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, each of flared form springing from a straight foot, the sides incised with three floral sprays spaced around the exterior, picked out in green, cream and aubergine enamels, the interior… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of exotic porcelain birds, in the Chinese taste, each decorated in bright primary colours; (4) | *** |  |
| *** | A Wucai octagonal jar, the sides decorated in enamels and underglaze-blue with maidens in a garden and other figures floating among cloud scrolls, wood cover (2) 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sang De Boeuf Slender Baluster Vase, 18th century covered in a rich even liver red glaze 42 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-verte' dish mark and period of Kangxi brightly enamelled with precious objects and flowering plants encircled with alternating vignettes of mythical animals and flowers and insects around the broad everted rim, the base inscribed with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'famille-rose' Shou character dishes seal marks of Jiaqing each of saucer shape, painted in iron-red on the interior with the wufu encircling a central shou medallion, the exterior with a frieze of characters alternating in iron-red and… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'famille-rose' porcelain 'flower and bird' plaques, 20th century, each of rectangular form, one painted with song birds on a blossoming prunus tree, with lingzhi fungus stems below, the other with a long tailed bird perched on a yellow flowering… | *** |  |
| *** | A large 'Longquan' celadon dish Ming dynasty, of shallow saucer shape, the interior carved with scrolling peony encircling a central lozenge diaper medallion, covered inside and out with a sea-green glaze apart from a broad ring inside the foot ring burnt… | *** |  |
| *** | A flambe-glazed vase, Qing Dynasty 18th century of ovoid form surmounted by a slender slightly waisted neck, covered on the exterior with streaked lavender blue and crimson glazes in shaded tones, thinning to buff around the mouth, wood stand (2) 40 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large 'Longquan' celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, stoutly potted with rounded sides, the interior freely carved with a pair of phoenix in flight around a central medallion, within two pairs of dragons confronted on 'Flaming Pearls', the everted rim with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white stem cup with 'LanÒa' characters, mark and period of Qianlong, the steep slightly flaring sides decorated with a frieze of lan¦a. Height 9.8 cm, Sold Christies 1 October 1991 lot 963 | *** |  |
| *** | A famille verte bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), painted with two lancers on horseback, jousting in a garden. Height 21.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white Mei Ping, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, painted in Ming style with a broad frieze of floral scrolls between bands of stiff leaves around the base and shoulders, the narrow mouth encircled with scrolls and a further band of upright stiff… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'blance-de-chine' figure of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century, standing barefoot on a cloud scroll base, wearing long flowing robes revealing a beaded ruyi pendant, her hands emerging from the voluminous sleeves, the right holding the scroll of… | *** |  |
| *** | A yellow-ground blue and white 'gardenia' dish, painted on the yellow ground, with a central medallion enclosing a flowering gardenia branch encircled with fruiting branches of pomegranate, crab apple, grape and lotus, the underside with a continuous… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white 'Lotus' jar late Ming Dynasty, the octagonally lobed ovoid body surmounted by a short straight mouth, painted with lotus blooms borne on scrolling stems between an upright petal border at the base and detached florette sprigs around the… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white beaker vase Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period the slender body painted with a continuous landscape depicting a sage and attendant walking along a rocky shore, a pavilion and thatched hut set among trees and rocks nearby, wood stand and box (2),… | *** |  |
| *** | A flambe-glazed censer seal mark of Yongzheng of squat bombe form springing from a splayed foot, the sides set below the waisted mouth with two tapering loop handles, covered on the exterior with a lavender-blue streaked crimson glaze, the base incised… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of four 'famille-rose' 'flower and insect' porcelain plaques, 20th century, (4), each of square form painted in enamels with insects among different flowering plants including peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo, accompanied by an inscription in black… | *** |  |
| *** | A coral-ground 'famille-rose' bowl, 20th century the thinly potted rounded sides painted on the exterior in bright enamels with flowering plants rising from the base and extending over the sides, all reserved against the rich coral ground, the white… | *** |  |
| *** | A large pair of famille rose vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each of hexagonal section, the tall slightly waisted neck set with double ruyi sceptre handles, either side painted with figure scene panels within flower head borders reserved on a ground of… | *** |  |
| *** | A crackle-glazed vase seal mark of Qianlong the squat globular body tapering to a narrow cylindrical neck with slightly flared mouth, covered overall with a greyish green glaze suffused with faint russet crackle, falling short of the footrim revealing the… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of blue and white Minyao dragon bowls, Yongzheng mark and period, each painted with a continuous interior exterior design of a dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls18 cm diameter (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A 'blance-de-chine' 'Guanyin and boy' group, Qing Dynasty, seated in lalitasana, one bare foot protruding from the hem of her loosely draped robe, her right hand clasping a rosary and resting on a pile of books, her left arm supporting a small boy holding… | *** |  |
| *** | A large blue and white vase and cover, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, the ovoid body of octagonal section, painted with panels of different flowering plants between ruyi -head borders around the base and shoulders, the short neck and domed cover similarly… | *** |  |
| *** | A wucai saucer dish mark of Wanli, painted with a central figure scene within a continuous floral meander, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 27.8 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white bowl Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period the rounded sides painted on the exterior with Shou Lao riding on the back of his crane approaching the eight immortals dancing and playing instruments on the banks of a lake, the interior with a central… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' porcelain plaque, 20th century, in the style of Wang Qi, depicting a maiden standing in a garden settting, holding a fan in one hand, her hair ornamented with flowers, an inscription in black to one side with two red seals, framed, 38.5 x… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon dish Ming dynasty, stoutly potted with widely rounded sides rising to the broad everted lipped rim, the interior carved with radiating lobes enclosing a central peony medallion, covered inside and out with an even sea-green glaze… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-verte' Yen-Yen vase Qing Dynasty, 19th century the sides painted with a continuous rural scene of farmers returning from working on the land, one leading a boy seated on a buffalo, watched by a figure seated at the window of a nearby pavilion,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'famille-rose' vases, 20th century, each of ovoid form rising to a tall slender neck with gilt edged rim, the sides delicately painted with a continuous scene of flowering plants and lingzhi fungus sprigs growing beside rockwork, the base with… | *** |  |
| *** | A white-glazed stembowl, Qing dynasty, the wide flared bowl resting on a hollow stem flaring toward the base, covered inside and out with a white glaze of bluish tinge, the exterior incised beneath the glaze with two dragons confronted on a flaming pearl… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese porcelain plaques, 20th century, (2), each of rectangular form, one painted in coloured enamels with a couple on horseback riding through a landscape, the other depicting three men hunting in a rocky landscape, one aiming his Bow and… | *** |  |
| *** | An inscribed landscape vase, 20th century of upright form, the sides painted with figures in a continuous mountain landscape between formal blue enamel borders around the splayed foot, shoulders and galleried mouth, an inscription in black with a red seal… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' bowl mark of Xuantong with rounded sides and flared rim, painted on the exterior with a bird in flight and another perched beside flowering chrysanthemum, prunus and peony, the interior with lotus scrolls around a central medallion in… | *** |  |
| *** | A ‘Famille-rose' baluster vase, 20th century, decorated with flowering chrysanthemums and peony in tones of yellow, pink, and iron-red amongst buds and foliage in tones of green, extending from the base over the sides and up the tall slender waisted neck,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Canton ‘Famille-rose' garden seat, late 19th century, the gently rounded sides decorated in bright enamels with figure scene panels interspersed with others of flowering plants and butterflies, all within floral borders and reserved on a gilt foliate… | *** |  |
| *** | A De Hua 'Guanyin and Boy Acolyte' group, late Qing Dynasty seated on a pierced rockwork pedestal, wearing loosely draped robes, long trailing scarf and beaded jewellery, holding a ruyi sceptre in her left hand, her right resting on a ledge beside an… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon vase, Ming dynasty, of slender ovoid form tapering to the waisted base, the narrow shoulders surmounted by a short cylindrical neck with lipped rim, the sides carved with a lozenge pattern above a band of vertical flutes and a band of… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white kendi, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period the globular body surmounted by a slender slightly waisted neck with broad everted brownedged rim, and set with a bulbous spout on one side, boldly painted with two phoenix in flight amongst flowering… | *** |  |
| *** | A cinnabar lacquer box and cover mark of Qianlong, (2) of circular form, the domed cover carved in relief with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl on a wave diaper ground, within a floral and angular scroll border repeated around the sides above a band… | *** |  |
| *** | A puce-enamelled blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl mark and period of Guangxu, with rounded sides resting on a tapered foot, the exterior painted in underglaze blue with the eight immortals riding on various sea creatures or plants, on a ground of… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze censer, of squat bombe form, set with two tapering loop handles below the flared mouth, the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a rectangular recess, 24.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'famille-rose' wall vases seal marks of Qianlong, (2) each of double gourd form, painted with a landscape medallion below a smaller medallion of calligraphy, reserved on the overall turquoise ground decorated with bats and lotus scrolls, the… | *** |  |
| *** | Two De Hua figural wares Qing dynasty, 18th century, comprising an equestrian group of Wenchang, the god of literature, wearing a loose robe with two belts and an official's hat with long tabs, seated astride a horse on a rockwork base, his two attendants… | *** |  |
| *** | A huanghuali and hardwood mirror stand Qing Dynasty, of square form, the retractable hinged backrest supporting a removable frame enclosing panels of stylised dragons carved in relief, set around a central openwork ruyi -shaped frame above the movable… | *** |  |
| *** | An inscribed landscape vase, 20th century, of tapering shouldered form, the sides painted with figures in a continuous lakeside setting with trees and thatched huts on the rocky shore, an inscription in black with a red seal on one side, the base with an… | *** |  |
| *** | A teadust-glazed vase mark of Tongzhi, the globular body springing from a straight foot and tapering to the tall cylindrical neck, covered overall with a finely mottled olive-green glaze, the unglazed footrim with a brown wash, the base impressed with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A flambe-glazed vase, Meiping probably Qing dynasty, the high shouldered body rising to a narrow waisted mouth with lipped rim, covered overall in a rich purplish-red glaze with lavender blue streaks thinning to a buff colour around the rim, the base… | *** |  |
| *** | A large 'Longquan' celadon bowl Ming dynasty heavily potted of deep form, the steep slightly rounded sides carved with a band of peony flowers and foliage between vertical grooves at the base and a combed foliate meander below the lipped rim, covered… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of French ormolu-mounted turquoise-glazed vases Qing dynasty, 19th century each in the form of twin carps, rising from the foliate and rocaille-cast base to the scrolling foliate-cast rims (2) 28.5 cm high. Other Notes: For a similar pair of vases… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' revolving vase, 20th century the pear shaped body painted with four inscribed landscape medallions and stylised floral sprays, all reserved on the bright blue sgraffiato ground repeated around the waisted foot and the flared mouth, the… | *** |  |
| *** | An iron-red decorated vase, 19th/20th century of globular form surmounted by a tall narrow cylindrical neck, the sides painted with alternating panels of qilin in a landscape and birds among flowering plants, reserved on a floral scroll iron-red and gilt… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'blance-de-chine' Dehua figure of Guanyin, 18th century, the deity seated in lalitasana. Height 19 cm. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London | *** |  |
| *** | A copper-red double gourd vase, 18th century, covered overall with a rich red glaze of even tone, shading towards the narrow mouth with white glazed rim. Height 29 cm. Provenance: formerly in the collection of Sir Keith Murdoch | *** |  |
| *** | A green enamelled dragon dish, Qianlong seal mark and period, the interior with a five-clawed dragon pursuing a 'Flaming pearl' in a central medallion, the exterior with two further dragons and pearls around the sides, fitted box; 17. 5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white garden seat, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the sides painted with pheasants on rocks among flowering peonies, divided by pierced double cash, all between bands of raised bosses, ribboned emblems and foliate scrolls, the flat top with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Famille-rose' vase, republican period, the ovoid body painted with boys playing a game of hide and seek in a garden of fruiting trees and rocks below the short narrow waisted neck, the base with a four character mark of Hongxian in iron-red; 19. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Famille-Rose' sleeve vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the sides decorated with a maiden in a wheeled carriage pushed by a servant, a female attendant standing to one side, accompanied by a dignitary on a black horse led by an attendant carrying a bow… | *** |  |
| *** | A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century, the sides moulded with peony, between incised bands below the rim and at the base | *** |  |
| *** | A fine blanc de chine model of Guanyin, 18th century, wearing flowing robes and a necklace, seated in Royal Ease, her left hand holding a small scroll, with her arm resting on a low table, impressed mark. Height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A massive blue and white and enamel dish, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with chrysanthemum and peony within a rockwork landscape. Diameter 76.5 cm, wooden stand | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, the interior painted with a central medallion of ducks and a crane beside a lotus pond, within tasselled diaper panels around the cavetto, and scrolls enclosing the bajixiang around the flared rim, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A lavender-blue glazed vase (Fanghu), Guangxu mark of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of rectangular section rising from a short straight foot, set on the shoulders with a pair of lug handles and moulded with a peach-shaped panel to either side,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two powder-blue ground rouleau vases, Qing Dynasty 19th century almost forming a pair, each decorated in gilding with scattered roundels on a prunus strewn 'Cracked ice' ground, and formal border around the base and shoulders, the blue grounds differing… | *** |  |
| *** | A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century, the squat bombe sides springing from a short splayed foot, set with two lion mask handles below the waisted mouth and everted rim, covered with an ivory-tinted glaze, the base with an impressed mark in a… | *** |  |
| *** | An iron-red decorated vase of ovoid form surmounted by a slender waisted neck with flared mouth, painted with stylised lotus sprays interspersed with gilt shou characters betweeen bands of ruyi heads and lappets, the base inscribed in iron-red with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of famille-rose porcelain plaques, 20th century, each of rectangular form, painted with a mountainous landscape, one with figures approaching a pavilion set among rocks and trees on the shore and others in boats, the other with a pavilion beside a… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Ming-style blue and white jar, of ovoid form, painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of pheasants among rockwork and flowering plants, between lappet and vignette diaper borders, the short waisted mouth inscribed in underglaze blue with… | *** |  |
| *** | A yellow-glazed vase seal mark of Daoguang the ovoid body standing on a short straight foot and surmounted by a short waisted neck with lipped rim, covered overall with an egg-yolk yellow glaze of even tone, the base engraved with a six-character seal… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of ormolu mounted turquoise glazed twin carp vases, late 19th century, Edme Samson of Paris, after the Chinese (2). A pair of ormolu mounted turquoise glazed twin carp vases, late 19th century, Edme Samson of Paris, after the Chinese each in the… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white vase and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century, of baluster form, the sides painted in bright cobalt blue with a group of precious objects comprising jardinieres with flowering and fruiting plants on ornamental rockwork, tables and stands, the… | *** |  |
| *** | An ormolu mounted Chinese celadon Yen Yen vase, the ovoid body carved on the exterior with peony scrolls below a band of upright stiff leaves around the waisted neck, the gilt mounts forming a base with four scroll feet, rising to upright scroll handles… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'Famille Rose' 'Eight Buddhist Emblem' bowls and covers, seal marks of Daoguang, the exterior of each decorated with the bajixiang in pairs between a ruyi band and key-fret border in iron-red, the interior undecorated, each cover similarly… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Famille-Verte' 'Dragon' Dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, of saucer shape, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a green dragon pursuing a flaming pearl within an underglaze-blue double line border repeated around the rim, the underside with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of iron-red decorated vases, 19th/20th century, each of ovoid form, painted with a maiden seated at a scholar's desk surrounded by books and other objects, her male companion standing beside jardinieres of lingzhi and flowers nearby, details in… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Longquan' celadon censer, Ming Dynasty the deep slightly flared sides carved on the exterior with lozenge diaper and set with three cabriole legs above the circular base pierced with a central aperture, all beneath the olive-green glaze falling short… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue-glazed vase, Yuhuchunping, seal mark of Qianlong, the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a narrow waisted neck with flared rim, covered on the exterior with a rich blue glaze, the rim and interior glazed in white, the base inscribed… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' 'Butterfly' vase mark of Guangxu the globular body surmounted by a trumpet neck and everted rim, painted in iron-red and 'famille-rose' enamels with numerous butterflies in flight, divided by a frieze of detached lotus sprays and shou… | *** |  |
| *** | A 'famille-rose' bowl seal mark of Jiaqing, 19th century, the exterior painted with a continuous garden scene of boys at play, the interior with a central medallion of fruiting gourd vine and butterfly, gilt-edged rim, the base inscribed in iron-red with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 'Famille-rose' Mandarin palette meat dishes Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period 44.5 cm each of chamfered rectangular form, painted on the interior with a panel depicting maidens beside a scholar's table in a garden pavilion overlooking a lake, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A white-glazed 'Dragon' stem bowl, Qing Dynasty, with rounded sides and flared rim supported on ahigh, foot, incised inside and out with dragons pursuing flaming pearls, all beneath the blue-tinged white glaze 14.1 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, 30… | *** |  |
| *** | A flambe-glazed vase, Qing Dynasty, the squat globular body standing on a splayed foot and surmounted by a waisted neck with galleried rim, covered with a rich crimson glaze streaked in lavender blue draining to buff around the rim 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white censer, 17th/18th century, with rounded sides supported on a high foot and waisted below the flared mouth, painted on the exterior with sages and attendants in a continuous garden of bamboo, pine and rockwork, one seated playing a qin… | *** |  |
| *** | A wucai 'dragon' bowl mark of Wanli the rounded sides painted on the exterior with two dragons pursuing flaming pearls among scattered clouds and flames, above a band of wave splashed rocks, the interior with a central dragon medallion within double line… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze censer Qing Dynasty, of squat bombe form, the sides set with two tapering loop handles below the waisted mouth, the base cast with an apocryphal six-character mark of Xuande in a recessed rectangular, 17.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | An iron-red decorated 'dragon' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period the pear-shaped body supported on a splayed foot, finely painted with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl among scattered flames and cloud scrolls extending up the tall slender neck, the base… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of four 'famille-verte' porcelain plaques, 19th/20th century, (4), each formed of two rectangular panels depicting a different scene of figures in pavilion gardens and in a landscape setting, wood frames, (4), each panel 26 x 10 cm, 36 x 31 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese crackle-glazed vase Qing dynasty, 19th century of ovoid form, the mouth and base with metal mounts 12.5 cm. Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | *** |  |
| *** | A lapis-lazuli archaistic censer, of rectangular form supported on high corner dragon form legs, the sides carved with a frieze of 'taotie' masks divided by raised vertical flanges and set with two upright loop handles, the base inscribed with an… | *** |  |
| *** | A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 18th century, of cylindrical form supported on three bracket feet, covered with an ivory-tinted glaze falling short of the unglazed base and interior. 11 cm diameter. | *** |  |