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Christie's, Online | 21 - 28 May

Date of the auction: 28.05.2020

Lot number 1
A FAMILLE ROSE, UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' VASE

The vase is decorated to either side of the body with a cartouche enclosing a scene of a lady and a...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 2
A COPPER-RED-GLAZED DISH

The dish is decorated to the interior and exterior with a dark red glaze. The base is covered with a...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,210 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 3
A FAMILLE ROSE 'TEN VIEWS OF JIANGXI PROVINCE' BOWL

The continuous riverscape depicts boats sailing past a pavilion beneath an inscription reading 'Teng...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£500 - £1,000
ca. US$605 - US$1,210
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 4
A MINIATURE FLAMBÉ-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE

The vase is decorated with a bright flambé glaze of strawberry-red tone with purple and lavender...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 5
A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR

The vase is decorated to the exterior in a simulated 'heaping and piling' effect with a wide band of...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$9,682 - US$14,524
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 6
A LARGE BLUE-GLAZED DISH

The large dish is covered all over with a rich cobalt blue glaze, thinning to white at the mouth rim...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,420 - US$3,631
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 7
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'TRIGRAMS' BOWLS

Each bowl is painted in bright shades of cobalt blue, depicting cranes and the Eight Trigrams to the...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$2,420 - US$3,025
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 8
A FAMILLE ROSE 'BONELESS-STYLE' DISH

The dish is delicately decorated with blossoming poppies, buds and a hibiscus. The reverse is...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,420 - US$3,631
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 9
A GROUP OF FOUR IRON-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' CUPS

Each cup is decorated in iron-red to the exterior with two striding dragons amongst flame scrolls...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,631 - US$6,051
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 10
A SMALL WHITE JADE 'HORSE AND MONKEY' CARVING

The piece is carved in the form of a recumbent horse with finely-incised mane and tail, with a...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,631 - US$6,051
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 11
A SMALL WHITE JADE 'LOTUS' VASE

The vase is carved in the form of a large lotus flower growing from a coiled stem, tied in a bouquet...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,420 - US$3,631
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 12
A YELLOW JADE 'DEER' BELT HOOK

The belt hook is carved with a plain arched shaft with the terminal in the form of a deer's head...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 13
A WHITE JADE 'TIGER AND PINE' ARCHER'S RING

The ring is carved to the exterior in low relief with a tiger below a meandering pine branch. The...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,420 - US$3,631
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 14
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE GOURD' PENDANT

The stone is naturalistically carved as a large double gourd, with two smaller gourds beside it. The...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$726 - US$968
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 15
A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

The snuff bottle is carved to one side with three birds on a prunus branch. The reverse is detailed...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 16
A CELADON JADE 'CRANE AND RIDER' CARVING

The jade is carved to depict a fisherman riding on a large crane amidst crashing waves, with a...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,210 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 17
A BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE AND TWO BAMBOO IMMORTALS

The group comprises a boxwood ruyi sceptre naturalistically carved as a gnarled stem terminating in...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 18
A JADEITE 'MYTHICAL BIRD' VASE AND A JADEITE 'DRAGON' FITTING

The jadeite 'mythical bird' vessel is carved with archaistic patterns, with a pair of loop handles...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,210 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 19
A GILT-BRONZE SQUARE SEAL AND COVER

The seal face is carved with four characters in seal script, reading Niu Yichen yin, 'the seal of...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$968 - US$1,452
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 20
A BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI

Shakyamuni is depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, with the right hand in...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
ca. US$1,210 - US$2,420
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 21
A BRONZE INSCRIBED SQUARE BOX AND COVER

The cover of the square box is inscribed with a lengthy inscription extracted from the didactive...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,210 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 22
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CIVIL OFFICIAL

The official is modelled standing wearing a coat with large sleeves and a ceremonial headdress, all...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,051 - US$9,682
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 23
A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LANDSCAPE' PANEL

The square panel is decorated with a mountainous river landscape depicting houses along a riverbank...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,051 - US$9,682
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 24
A PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE

The horse is modelled standing foursquare on a rectangular base, with the head slightly bowed. 153⁄4...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,631 - US$6,051
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 25
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOWLS

Each bowl is decorated to the interior with large lotus and peony blossoms in blue enamels against a...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$1,452 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 26
A MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, wearing long draped robes, elaborate...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$726 - US$968
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 27
A CLOISONNÉ VASE, FANGHU

The small vase is decorated with large lotus heads amongst leafy tendrils, the neck is applied with...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$1,452 - US$1,815
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 28
TWO GILT-BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES

Both figures are cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with their bejewelled body draped...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,051 - US$9,682
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 29
A LATER-ENAMELLED FAMILLE ROSE AND LAVENDER-GLAZED VASE, FANGHU

The vase is decorated in famille rose enamels with various antique vessels and flowers, including...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$605 - US$968
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 30
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

The figure is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands held in dhyanamudra...

Christie's, 28 May 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,631 - US$6,051
Price realised:
n. a.
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