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Auction archive: Lot number 2165

A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL GOLD TEAPOT AND COVER MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

Estimate
HK$20,000,000 - HK$30,000,000
ca. US$2,577,620 - US$3,866,430
Price realised:
HK$40,980,000
ca. US$5,281,543
Auction archive: Lot number 2165

A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL GOLD TEAPOT AND COVER MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

Estimate
HK$20,000,000 - HK$30,000,000
ca. US$2,577,620 - US$3,866,430
Price realised:
HK$40,980,000
ca. US$5,281,543
Beschreibung:

A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL GOLD TEAPOT AND COVER MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE PREMIUM LOT PRE-REGISTRATION 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE. BIDnow ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE IS NOT AVALIABLE. whimsically designed, the cylindrical body exquisitely enamelled with a pair of fantastic phoenix adorned with lush blooms of peonies scattered on a rich turquoise ground, the birds with outstretched colourful wings and long tail with magnificent plumes, the side set with a gold arched spout rising from a mythical animal-head base, set opposite an archaistic C-shaped handle, further set with a pair of gold tweezers hinged with a foliate scrolls fitted into the side of the handle, the interior enamelled in turquoise, the underside inscribed with a four-character reign mark in blue on a white ground, the cover decorated with a pair of confronting butterflies on a lemon-yellow ground surrounded by flowers enclosed within a raised circular lip, bordered on the exterior with a flower and phoenix band on turquoise, the reverse fitted with a candle pricket rising from a pear-shaped vase inscribed with shou characters, supporting a small dish and a golden needle, the base with bats, lotus and shou characters on a lime-green ground enclosed within a raised gold lip 19.5 cm., 7 5/8 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 2165
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2010
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Hong Kong
Beschreibung:

A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL GOLD TEAPOT AND COVER MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE PREMIUM LOT PRE-REGISTRATION 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE. BIDnow ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE IS NOT AVALIABLE. whimsically designed, the cylindrical body exquisitely enamelled with a pair of fantastic phoenix adorned with lush blooms of peonies scattered on a rich turquoise ground, the birds with outstretched colourful wings and long tail with magnificent plumes, the side set with a gold arched spout rising from a mythical animal-head base, set opposite an archaistic C-shaped handle, further set with a pair of gold tweezers hinged with a foliate scrolls fitted into the side of the handle, the interior enamelled in turquoise, the underside inscribed with a four-character reign mark in blue on a white ground, the cover decorated with a pair of confronting butterflies on a lemon-yellow ground surrounded by flowers enclosed within a raised circular lip, bordered on the exterior with a flower and phoenix band on turquoise, the reverse fitted with a candle pricket rising from a pear-shaped vase inscribed with shou characters, supporting a small dish and a golden needle, the base with bats, lotus and shou characters on a lime-green ground enclosed within a raised gold lip 19.5 cm., 7 5/8 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 2165
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2010
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Hong Kong
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