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Click here to subscribePAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JARS AND COVERS, GUANGXU MARK (1875-1908). Of tall ovoid form covered in a peony decoration each with doomed covers with finials. Six-character marks of Guangxu to base and of the period. 34cm height including cover. One in good overall condition with no damages or repairs. The other with possible repair to rim with damage and repair to cover.
PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, 19TH CENTURY. Decorated with ladies in courtyard scene, both with gilt chilong and lion dog handles. 43.5cm height. (2)One with chip to rim leading into 6cm hairline, no further damage or repair to body. The other also with chip to rim with similar 6cm hairline running down the neck with no further damages or repair.
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN VASE, 19TH CENTURY. Decorated with figures in courtyard scenes with moulded chilong to shoulder and lion dog handles. 62cm height.Lamp conversion with hole drilled to base and filled with metal pole. Extensive staple repair to body. One chip top foot rim and hairlines to rim and body.
A CHINESE VINTAGE PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Decorated with bok choy and butterflies with with floral borders. Comprising, one punch bowl and ladle, six cups with handles, six square saucers, five bowls, three smaller circular saucers, six larger circular dishes, six spoons and a salt and pepper pot. With Y.T Decorated in Hong Kong to bases. Punch bowl 26.5cm diam. (36)
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' EWER16th centuryOf ovoid form with a high arched loop handle and serpentine spout, enamelled around the body with six Buddhist lions encircling two brocade balls tied with ribbons, amidst ruyi-head clouds interrupted by a small vase holding precious objects, all between a band of ruyi-head petals around the shoulder and lotus petals around the base, the neck, spout and base similarly enamelled with scrolling foliage. 22.2cm (8 3/4in) wide.Footnotes:十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯獅子繡球穿花執壺Although the lion is not native to China, its image has long been important to the repertoire of Chinese iconography. Lions were first presented to the Han court by emissaries from Central Asia and Persia, and the Chinese for lion (shi 獅) is thought to be derived from the Persian word šer. Lions were often depicted in stone statuary, symbolising protection and law, and from the Tang dynasty, appeared on decorative arts. The Buddha's teachings are often referred to as the 'lion's roar' in the sutras, indicating their power and nobility. Buddhist lions playing with a brocade ball became the most popular form of imagery for the lion during the Ming dynasty. For a very similar decoration of Buddhist lions, see a cloisonné enamel dish, 16th century, illustrated by C.Brown, Chinese Cloisonné: The Clague Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, 1980, pp.22-23, pl.3.Compare with a very similar cloisonné enamel ewer and cover, 16th century, also decorated with lions, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1984, no.98. The author notes that 'no prototype in porcelain [of this shape] exists, but other examples are known in cloisonné enamel. These ewers, sometimes decorated with lions, sometimes with scrolling lotus, possibly served as ritual vessels in Buddhist or Lamaist ritual ceremonies.' Compare with a very similar cloisonné enamel ewer and cover, 16th century, which was sold at Christie's Paris, 7 December 2007, lot 6; and another very similar cloisonné enamel ewer and cover, 17th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 12 November 2010, lot 1146.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK, BIANHU19th centuryThe broad, flattened body rising from a short stepped foot to a waisted neck and lipped rim, the neck flanked by a pair of scrolling handles, each side decorated with a central medallion enclosing a full-faced five-clawed dragon, limbs outstretched and soaring sinuously around a flaming pearl amidst wispy clouds, surrounded by five clusters of clouds each interspersed with a bat, the stone of even dark green tone with some cloudy inclusions, zitan stand. 21cm (8 1/4in) high (2).Footnotes:十九世紀 碧玉浮雕龍紋抱月瓶Provenance: James Basil Wilson and Julia Wilson, acquired prior to 1979, according to insurance valuation by William Clayton Ltd. and thence by descentIn 1945, James Basil Wilson returned from The Second World War having served with the Gurkhas. He married Julia Burke in 1949 and they moved to London. James started working for Iron and Steel Exporters and later that year, he was offered the chance to set up an office Hong Kong, so they moved there and set up home. The business was successful, they loved Hong Kong and they lived the life of ex-patriates to the full. They swam, played golf, made friends and indulged their passion for fast cars, competing in amateur road races. Julia claimed to have won at the first Macau Grand Prix. As well as enjoying the pastimes of the culture they brought with them, they developed an enduring love for China, Chinese people, Chinese food and Chinese art. With a growing family, they returned to England in 1957. They brought with them the pieces they had bought in Hong Kong and James made many trips to Hong Kong and continued to build their collection throughout the following decades mainly from dealers in London.來源：James Basil Wilson與Julia Wilson伉儷舊藏。據倫敦古董商William Clayton Ltd.開具的保險估值報告，於1979年以前入藏，並由後人保存迄今James Basil Wilson二戰期間曾於廓爾喀軍團服役，1945年返回英國。 1949年與Julia Burke結婚，婚後搬至倫敦，並開始為Iron and Steel Exporters效力，同年被委任籌備香港辦事處，遂移居香港。事業發展蒸蒸日上的同時，Wilson伉儷也充分享受著外派人士的理想生活；游泳、打高爾夫、結交朋友，沉迷賽車運動甚至參加業餘車手街道賽，Julia聲稱曾完賽首屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車。在保留西方生活方式的同時，Wilson伉儷也對中國及其民眾、美食和藝術產生了長久的熱情。 1957年，隨著家庭的不斷壯大，Wilson一家回到英國，並帶回了其在香港購置的藝術品。此後，James多次前往香港，並在接下來的幾十年中持續造訪倫敦的古董商，擴充藏品。While Imperial 'dragon' moonflasks were popular in porcelain during the Qianlong period, they are relatively rare in jade. See a related spinach-green jade vase and cover, with frontal facing dragon surrounded by the bajixiang and clouds, illustrated in The Baur Collection: Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones, Geneva, 1976, B.91.Compare with a related white jade 'dragon' moonflask, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 13 October 2021, lot 3610. See also a large carved spinach- green jade moonflask and cover, Qianlong/Jiaqing, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2337.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A QINGBAI-GLAZED TEA BOWL AND A STAND12th centuryThe bowl finely potted rising from a spreading narrow foot, rising to a lobed rim, the cup stand also with a lobed rim, its conforming tall foot pierced with cloud collar openings, both pieces covered with an elegant pale blue-green glaze. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:十二世紀 青白釉高足盃連盞托Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd., London, 7 November 2005A distinguished English private collection來源：英國倫敦古董商Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd.，2005年11月7日英國顯赫私人收藏See a similar Qingbai bowl and stand, Song dynasty, illustrated by J.Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva: Chinese Ceramics, vol.1, Geneva, 1999, no.A120. Another related Qingbai bowl and stand, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century, is in the British Museum, illustrated by S.Pierson, Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, no.55.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLKangxi six-character mark and of the periodWith deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior delicately incised and enamelled in green on a bright egg-yolk yellow ground with a band of two five-clawed dragons striding amongst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, above five phoenix roundels divided by stylised cloud scrolls, the interior painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion enclosing a stylised shou character within double-line borders repeated at the rim.15cm (5 7/8in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 黃地綠彩龍鳳紋盌青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏The present bowl is rare and unique to the Kangxi period, depicting both phoenix roundels below dragons in a green and yellow palette. Yellow-glazed wares with green dragons are mentioned in Palace regulations as having been reserved for the Imperial consorts or the highest-ranking concubines. The present variation of 'phoenix and dragon' bowls may have been produced for a special occasion, such as a birthday, as suggested by the auspicious 'longevity' (shou 壽) character depicted on the interior.Only a small number of this type of bowl have been published. An identical bowl, Kangxi mark and period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Good Fortune, Long Life, Health, and Peace: A Special Exhibition of Porcelains with Auspicious Designs, Taipei, 1995, pl.19; a second example, Kangxi mark and period, formerly in the Tsui Museum of Art, is illustrated in Chinese Ceramics IV. Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.111, and a third bowl is illustrated by S.Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl.LXIX, no.2.Compare with a very similar bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 2863.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE AUBERGINE-GLAZED GREEN-GROUND 'DRAGON' BOWLKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe bowl with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, decorated to the exterior with incised aubergine designs depicting a pair of striding five-clawed dragons amidst clouds in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', above waves breaking against stylised rocks, reserved in aubergine enamel on a rich emerald-green enamel ground, the interior and base with a transparent glaze, the six-character mark within a double circle. 13.3cm (5 1/8in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 綠地紫龍紋盌青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: S. Marchant & Son, LondonA British private collection, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商S. Marchant & Son英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Two-coloured 'dragon' bowls and dishes displaying the same colour scheme as the present example were made throughout the Qing dynasty, however, Kangxi examples are extremely rare. The present colour combination is also known in Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Guangxu examples, and perhaps others; the largest number date from the Daoguang period.A similar green-ground aubergine-glazed 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period, is illustrated by Geng Baochang, ed., Gugong Bowuyuan cang gu taoci ciliao xuancui, vol.2, Beijing, 2005, pl.88; another in the Shanghai Museum is published by Wang Qingzheng, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.196. Compare also with two other similar green and aubergine-glazed 'dragon' bowls, Kangxi marks and period, in the Helen and Peter Lin Collection, illustrated in Joined Colors, Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Washington, 1993, p.90, no.19 and p.91, no.20. See also another green-ground aubergine-glazed 'dragons' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, illustrated by A.du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, 1984, p.211, no.3.Compare with a similar aubergine-glazed green-ground 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 April 2010, lot 1958.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLUE AND WHITE SOFT-PASTE VASEKangxi The compressed body rising from a tall spreading foot and surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with one rib, the exterior painted with a scene of two fishermen in a boat pouring wine, another lady in a boat approached by two oarsmen on the shore, the neck with a band of pendent ruyi-heads beneath the rib, above the rib with bamboo and bird. 33cm (13in) high.Footnotes:康熙 漿胎青花人物紋長頸瓶Provenance: Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), by repute來源：傳為索姆·詹寧斯（1904-1976）舊藏Soame Jenyns was an important scholar and curator in the field of Asian ceramics and art history. From 1927 to 1931 he was in the Hong Kong civil service, after which he joined the British Museum where, except for secondment to the Admiralty during the war, he remained until 1968. He was on the Committee of the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1935-1936. Furthermore, he was Deputy Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities 1950 to 1968. Between 1954 and 1972 he made gifts of Chinese porcelain to the British Museum. A selection of Chinese and Japanese ceramics are in the Marlay Gallery at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge on loan from the Jenyns family.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GROUP OF SCHOLAR'S OBJECTSQing DynastyComprising an inkstone; one soapstone seal inscribed with poetic inscription 'Duanyan' by Huang Ren; one yellow-glazed porcelain seal paste box and cover with a relief design of prunus; and a bronze seal, the seal face reading Yanggu xian zhengfu yin, meaning 'Seal of the Government of Yangu County'. The largest, 19cm (7 1/2in) long (5).Footnotes:清 文房用具 一組四件Provenance: Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986)Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986) served in the Swiss East Asia Mission (SOAM) in Qingdao, Shandong Province, between October 1930 and December 1951. The mission specialised in educational, literary and philanthropic work and Dr Rieder was in fact, not a theologian or missionary, but a teacher of mathematics, physics and science to high school students attached to the SOAM. His guiding principles were 'Creating understanding between different cultures' and 'Building bridges between East and West'. While in Qingdao, Dr Rieder collected a wide variety of Chinese art. The objects in the collection thus offer a unique window into the type of antiques that were on the market in Qingdao in the second quarter of the 20th century. As well as demonstrating his passion for Chinese art, his collection also reveals the personal friendships Dr Rieder forged with local artists, some of whom he knew from his teaching activities. Dr Rieder had a scholarly approach to studying his collection. Alongside many of his objects, meticulous notes can sometimes be found detailing his art historical commentaries. The collection was hence Dr Rieder's gateway to the history and culture of China. Objects from the collection were exhibited at the Kunsthaus in Interlaken, Switzerland in 2006 and 2018.來源：Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）舊藏1930年10月至1951年12月間，Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）於山東青島的瑞士東亞使團 (SOAM) 任職。該組織專注於教育、文學和慈善工作，但Rieder博士並非作為傳教士，而是作為一名教師，教授高中數學、物理及科學科目，並以促進'文化間交流理解'和'搭建東西方文化的橋樑'為己任。在其旅居青島期間，Rieder博士大量收藏了各類中國藝術品。通過本次拍賣所呈現的拍品，我們得以一窺二十世紀後半葉的青島古董市場。Rieder博士的藏品不僅展示了他對中國藝術的熱情，還反應了其任教期間與當地的文人逸士建立的個人友誼。 Rieder博士還對其藏品進行了學術研究，並對很多物品留下了詳細筆記。也因為此，這些藏品也成為了Rieder博士了解中國歷史和文化的門戶。本次上拍的拍品曾於2006年與2018年於瑞士因特拉肯的美術館展出。This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 20th century brass adjustable table lamp, height 59cm, a Chinese porcelain vase, converted to a table lamp, decorated with prunus and foliage, vase height 25cm, and a small Moorcroft table lamp, tube line decorated with anemone against a cream ground, overall height 27cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A pair of 20th century Chinese porcelain table lamps, the ovoid bodies painted with flowers on a green ground, height 37cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
China, drie blauw-wit porseleinen schenkkannen, 18e-19e eeuw, een achtkantig en beschilderd met Amor figuren, een beschilderd met de dieren uit de Chinese dierenriem en een beschilderd met draken (twee met defecten) Provenance: Particuliere collectie Chinees en Japans porselein uit het bezit van een Nederlands verzamelaarsechtpaar [3] h. 15,5-19 cm China, three blue and white porcelain ewers, 18th-19th century, one octagonal and painted with Amor figures, one decorated with the animals from the Chinese zodiac and one decorated with dragons(two with damages), provenance: Dutch private collection
China, set van zes Imari porseleinen borden, 18e eeuw, alle gedecoreerd met vogel op hanger aan prunustak (kleine randchips) [6] diam. 22,8 cm China, set of six Chinese Imari porcelain plates, 18th century, each decorated with a bird on hanger suspended from a prunus branch (small rim chips)
Full title: Three Chinese blue and white porcelain wares for the Thai market, 19th C.Description:H.: 20 cm (the vase)H.: 14 cm - Dia.: 13 cm (the pot)Dia.: 10 cm (the saucer)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese 'Bleu de Hue' bowl for the Vietnamese market with the Hai Van mountains, Thanh Ngoan mark for Nguyen Phuc Chu, KangxiDescription:Dia.: 19,5 cm - H.: 8 cmÊ Condition: (UV-checked)- The upper rim with a bronze mount, which shows minor superficial wear and a small superficial dent.- A small rim chip partly visible under the bronze mount.- The glaze on in- and exterior somewhat worn.- Otherwise in good condition, the sound of the bowl intact when tapped.Ê _____________- _____________________- __________________- _______________Ê The base mark reads: __ - Thanh ngo_n - Qing wan - pure trinket' in zhuanshou script within a double circle.Ê Provenance:- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.Ê The bowl was commissioned by Lord Nguy_n Phúc Chu (___ 1675–1725) also known as Nguy_n Hi_n Tong, who ruled Southern Vietnam from 1691 to 1725. He is also the author of the famous poem depicted on this bowl titled: 'Spring clouds on top of H_i Van Mountain' - _i L_nh xuan van ____ May xuan tren _i L_nh (= H_i Van ).Ê The depicted landscape shows the mountainous area, in the Thu_n Qu_ng region between _aN_ng and Hu_ described in the poem.Ê The poem reads:____ - _i L_nh xuan van_______ - Vi_t Nam xung y_u th_ s_n _ien,_______ - Tuy_t l_nh hoan nh_ Th_c __o thien._______ - _ãn ki_n van hoanh tam tu_n l_nh,_______ - B_t tri nhan t_i k_ trung thien._______ - Lãnh chiem tu phat phi __ng tuy_t,_______ - Th_p ti_n y th__ng kh_i th_ tuy_n._______ - Duy nguy_n h_i phong xuy tac v_,_______ - ChInh nghi thien lý nhu_n tang _i_n.___ - 'dao ren shu' (Daoist Book)In the leaf: __ - 'qing wan'Ê Ref.: - Vietnam National Museum of History, where the article states: In particular, Nguyen Phuc Chu liked to order Chinese-style porcelain wares, on which he gave titles to his poems and drew illustrations of their contents. Up to now, collectors of porcelain inscriptions at home and abroad have collected many porcelain items signed by Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu, mainly large bowls, about 18 cm in diameter, with poems written by the emperor, Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu. Those are seven-word poems, written in white enameled porcelain bowls painted in blue, with the title Thanh Thoc (__) written in a seal script in a double circle. Each poem is written in 10 lines, including 1 title line, 8 lines of content and 1 stray line at the end of the poem with three words Dao Nhan Thu. Next to each poem is a picture of painted water - characters, scenes, places that the poem describes. This is the most popular decoration style on the oriental ceramics at that time... (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)Ê - C_ v_t tinh hoa lists a number of related pieces. (in Vietnamese) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)Ê - Song Huong takes a deeper look at the poems. (in Vietnamese) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)Ê - Tr_n __c Anh S_n also looks into the poems and compares several pieces. (in Vietnamese) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)Ê The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Four Chinese 'Bleu de Hue' porcelain wares for the Vietnamese market, 19th C.Description:Dia.: 15 cm (the largest plate)Dia.: 5,5 cm - H.: 4 cm (the largest cup)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Three Chinese 'Bleu de Hue' porcelain wares for the Vietnamese market, 19th C.Description:H.: 21,5 cm (the vase )L.: 17 cm - H.: 11,5 cm (the teapot)Dia.: 14,5 cm (the dish)Ê Provenance:- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Seven Chinese 'Bleu de Hue' porcelain wares for the Vietnamese market, 19th C.Description:Dia.: 16 cm - H.: 6 cm (the largest bowl)Dia.: 14 cm (the largest saucer)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl-inlaid wooden chairs with blue and white porcelain plaques, 19th C.Description:Dim.: 104 x 62 x 49 cm Dia.: 29 cm (each plaque)Ê Provenance:- A Belgian private collection.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: 19 publications, mostly auction catalogues, mostly on Chinese porcelain, with a.o. the August the Strong collectionDescription:Various dimensionsThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: 28 books on mostly Chinese porcelainDescription:Various dimensionsThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese polychrome porcelain 'reclining lady' snuff bottle, 19th C.Description:L.: 10 cmÊ Provenance:- A Belgian private collection.- Acquired from Marc Michot, Bruges.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A varied collection of Chinese porcelain, 19/20th C.Description:L.: 13,5 cm - H.: 12 cm (the largest teapot excl. handle)H.: 15,5 cm (the vase and cover)Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 4 cm (the largest cup)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Six Chinese glass, porcelain, bamboo and agate snuff bottles, 19/20th C.Description:H.: 7 cm (the tallest)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A very large Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain dish with a mythical beast, WanliDescription:Dia.: 50,5 cmÊ Condition: (UV-checked)- With a small rim section of ca. 3 x 2 cm broken out and restuck, with some restoration to cover the breaks. Executed to a very high standard.- Otherwise in excellent condition with negligible small rim chips and superficial fritting.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A large Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain bowl, WanliDescription:Dia.: 35 cm - H.: 16 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A large Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain dish with a finely painted jardiniere, WanliDescription:Dia.: 51 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese blue and white 'cranes' plate and a kraak porcelain 'qilin' bowl, WanliDescription:Dia.: 19,5 cm (the plate)Dia.: 15 cm - H.: 5 cm (the bowl) Ê Provenance:- The plate: Embassador Antonio Pinto da Franca (1935-2013).The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A rare Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain two-handled jarlet on foot, WanliDescription:H.: 12,5 cmÊ Ref.: Maura Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, p. 191, Pl. 253, for a similar example bearing a Macao mark. (see reference scan)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain 'Hatcher cargo' Kendi, Transitional periodDescription:H.: 20 cm - L.: 17 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese blue and white 'Hatcher cargo' bottle vase, Transitional periodDescription:H.: 37,5 cmÊ The Hatcher Cargo :The Hatcher Cargo was the first salvaged ceramics cargo from a shipwreck to come on to the market. It was dispersed during several auctions by Christie`s, in Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. Still today it remains one of the most important cargoes of shipwreck ceramics ever recovered, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. Two porcelain covers dated 1643 helped date the wreck but this needed corroborating to give a firm date of the wreck and its cargo. The dating of the porcelain from the Hatcher Cargo is based on several elements. Firstly, the ceramics recovered form a coherent group, in other words they appear to all have been made at the same time. Secondly comparative dating was used to corroborate the date of the porcelain. For example, blue and white porcelain dishes decorated with a coiled serpent recovered from the Hatcher Cargo match an important dish from the fall of the Ming dynasty, formerly in the Percival David Foundation, now at the British Museum London, this dish can be dated to 1644 - 1645. Other comparative dating is also consistent with the presumed date of the porcelain. However, the most important dating reference remains the two covers recovered from the wreck datable by inscription to the spring of 1643. Although the Ming dynasty officially ended in 1644 the transition from the Ming to the beginning of the Qing was messy and protracted. The porcelain made during this period of civil war and chaos is referred to as `Transitional Porcelain`. It covers the period from the last Ming Emperors until the early years of the Kangxi period, which is normally given a date of about 1620 to 1670 . The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for this previously poorly understood period of Chinese porcelain production.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese grisaille and gilt ÔProvender for the MonasteryÕ cup and saucer, QianlongDescription:Dia.: 12 cm (the saucer )L.: 8 cm - H.: 6 cm (the cup)Ê Ref.: Howard & Ayers, China for the West: Chinese porcelain and other decorative arts for export, London, 1978, vol. II, pp. 366-67, no. 358.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese armorial plate with the arms of 'Van Reverhorst' for the Belgian market, Qianlong, ca. 1745Description:Dia.: 23 cmÊ See also:- Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Jochem Kroes, p. 262, 316, cat. nr. 175, 233- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. no. AK-NM-13384 for another plate of this service. (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese Imari-style charger with the arms of Thomas Pitt for the American market, KangxiDescription:Dia.: 32,5 cmÊ This charger is attributed to a documentary service with the arms of Pitt, one of the three earliest Chinese pieces decorated with British arms and the first true service of plates and dishes. Made for Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, notorious rebel private trader in India and later East India Company Governor of St. George, Madras, whose son, Thomas Pitt Lord Londonderry, and grandson, William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham and Prime Minister, both had fine and unique services.Ê Ref.: - David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain (Faber & Faber, 1974), Vol. 1, p. 176, and in colour p. 114.- Angela Howard, 'The Pitt Services: Porcelain for a Political Dynasty,' American Circle Journal, Vol. 18, pp. 50-81, similar dish illustrated p. 54.- Christie's, New York, Jan. 18, 2018, lot 108, for a pair of large dishes from this service. (sold USD 27.500) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)- Christie's, New York, Jan. 25, 2011, lot 276, for a large dish from this service. (sold USD 9.375) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese famille rose 'Calcutta Tiger Hunt' plate, QianlongDescription:Dia.: 23 cmÊ The Calcutta tiger hunt is one of, if not the rarest hunting scene found on Chinese export porcelain in the Qianlong period. Finely painted with the European hunters and their hounds attacking a saber-toothed tiger on a riverbank, the smoke from their guns partially obscuring their prey and a caped onlooker on a porch at the side, the rim with a series of borders enclosing puce vignettes of Western landscapes and famille rose bird and tree shrew roundelsÊ Ref.:- Christie's, New York, Jan. 21, 1999, lot 88, for another example. (sold USD 17.250) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese famille rose mythological subject plate with Venus and Hermes, QianlongDescription:Dia.: 22,8 cmÊ Ref.: - Hervouet, 'La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental', 1992, p. 303, no.13.48.- D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Chinese Export Porcelain - Chine de Commande', pl. 233 (from the Bal collection, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg).The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: An exceptionally large Chinese famille rose 'Emperor Yang' dish, YongzhengDescription:Dia.: 55 cmÊ Provenance: A Belgian private collection.Ê Ref.: Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty (___, r. 606-18) is known for many achievements, such as linking the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers with the man-made Grand Canal, leading successful military campaigns expanding the Sui territory, and being accomplished in the arts. Despite those, Emperor Yang is also considered to have brought disaster to the country and misery to the people late in his life with his unwise rule and decadent and debauched lifestyle with his concubines. In the West Park, outside Luoyang, his consorts (wives who ranked lower than his primary wife, the empress) often organised his concubines to do equestrian performances and variety shows to entertain the emperor and please his inflated ego.Ê One of the best known of these vignettes was the procession of Lady Wang Zhaojun (___, c. 52 – c. 15 BCE) in a moonlit night. (Lady Wang Zhaojun was one of the legendary Four Beauties of Ancient China. She had been in the harem of Emperor Yuan of the Western Han dynasty [___, 206 BCE – 8 CE]. He eventually sent her off by horseback in a procession to marry a Central Asian tribal chieftain.) The elderly Emperor Yang is often depicted enthusiastically observing his elegant court ladies showing off their riding skills in the spirit of Lady Wang, while anticipating further antics to follow.Ê This scene has often been mistaken as "female generals of the Yang family'(____) by many art historians. However, Dr Yibin Ni has found that historical woodblock illustrations such as that of the novel Romance of Sui and Tang (____), and New-Year prints such as Wang Zhaojun's Galloping Horses (______) bear similar scenes with clear written titles which reveal that the scene is actually meant to be a cautionary tale for rulers. Chu Renhuo (___)'s Romance of Sui and Tang fictionalises the historical events leading to the fall of the Sui dynasty and the subsequent rise of the Tang. (source: tutuhaoyi.com)Ê - Jeffrey P. Stamen and Cynthia Volk with Yibin Ni (2017), A Culture Revealed: Kangxi-Era Chinese Porcelain from the Jie Rui Tang Collection, pp. 30-33.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A pair of Chinese famille rose 'Emperor Yang' plates, QianlongDescription:Dia.: 21,5 cmÊ Ref.: Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty (___, r. 606-18) is known for many achievements, such as linking the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers with the man-made Grand Canal, leading successful military campaigns expanding the Sui territory, and being accomplished in the arts. Despite those, Emperor Yang is also considered to have brought disaster to the country and misery to the people late in his life with his unwise rule and decadent and debauched lifestyle with his concubines. In the West Park, outside Luoyang, his consorts (wives who ranked lower than his primary wife, the empress) often organised his concubines to do equestrian performances and variety shows to entertain the emperor and please his inflated ego.Ê One of the best known of these vignettes was the procession of Lady Wang Zhaojun (___, c.52 – c.15 BCE) in a moonlit night. (Lady Wang Zhaojun was one of the legendary Four Beauties of Ancient China. She had been in the harem of Emperor Yuan of the Western Han dynasty [___, 206 BCE – 8 CE]. He eventually sent her off by horseback in a procession to marry a Central Asian tribal chieftain.) The elderly Emperor Yang is often depicted enthusiastically observing his elegant court ladies showing off their riding skills in the spirit of Lady Wang, while anticipating further antics to follow.Ê This scene has often been mistaken as "female generals of the Yang family'(____) by many art historians. However, Dr Yibin Ni has found that historical woodblock illustrations such as that of the novel Romance of Sui and Tang (____), and New-Year prints such as Wang Zhaojun's Galloping Horses (______) bear similar scenes with clear written titles which reveal that the scene is actually meant to be a cautionary tale for rulers. Chu Renhuo (___)'s Romance of Sui and Tang fictionalises the historical events leading to the fall of the Sui dynasty and the subsequent rise of the Tang. (source: tutuhaoyi.com)Ê - Jeffrey P. Stamen and Cynthia Volk with Yibin Ni (2017), A Culture Revealed: Kangxi-Era Chinese Porcelain from the Jie Rui Tang Collection, pp. 30-33.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese turquoise-ground famille rose eggshell porcelain plate, Yongzheng mark and of the periodDescription:Dia.: 20 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A fine Chinese famille rose eggshell porcelain plate with an immortal, YongzhengDescription:Dia.: 20 cmÊ The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese famille rose 'ruby back' eggshell porcelain plate, YongzhengDescription:Dia.: 21 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese famille rose eggshell porcelain 'peony and fingered citron' plate, YongzhengDescription:Dia.: 21 cmÊ Condition: (UV-checked)- A restored chip on the rim at ca. 9 o'clock with three tight ca. 2 cm hairlines.- A small spot of discolouration on the rim at ca. 1 o'clock.- Otherwise in good condition, the sound of the dish intact when tapped.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A pair of Chinese export porcelain cows after Dutch Delft examples, QianlongDescription:L.: 21 cm - H.: 13 cmÊ Ref.:- Christie's, New York, May 9, 2018, The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, lot 157, for a related pair. (sold USD 25.000) (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Fifteen Chinese polychrome porcelain tiles, seal mark, RepublicDescription:Dim.: 12,5 x 12,5 cmÊ These tiles served as models for the Makkum tile production, commissioned by the English architectural retailer Martin van Straaten.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Two Chinese garden seats in famille rose and white slip-decorated blue-ground porcelain, 19th C.Description:H.: 49 cm - Dia.: 30,5 cm (the tallest)Ê Provenance:- A Belgian private collection.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: Four Chinese famille rose and iron-red-decorated porcelain wares, 19th C.Description:L.: 20 cm - H.: 12,5 cm (the teapot)Dia.: 19 cm - H.: 6 cm (the largest tazza)Dia.: 14 cm (the plate)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A pair of Chinese turquoise- and aubergine-glazed Buddhist lions with gilt bronze candelabra mounts, Kangxi and 19th C.Description:H.: 26 cm (incl. stand and mount)H.: 14 cm (each lion)Please note that the bronze mount is also adorned with porcelain flowers. The bronze is marked 'Bointaburet à Paris'.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese blue and white Ca Mau shipwreck wine cup, Yongzheng mark and of the periodDescription:Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 2,5 cmÊ Provenance: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 2007, Made in Imperial China: 76,000 pieces of Chinese export porcelain from the Ca Mau shipwreck, circa 1725. (label)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A collection of Chinese blue and white Ca Mau shipwreck porcelain, Kangxi/YongzhengDescription:L.: 15 cm - H.: 10 cm (the teapot)Dia.: 12 cm - H.: 7 cm (the largest box)Dia.: 10,5 cm - H.: 9,5 cm (the covered bowl)Dia.: 11 cm (the saucers)Dia.: 7 cm - H.: 3,5 cm (the cups)Ê Provenance:- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: An Armenian enamelled silver cup and saucer, 18th C.Description:Dia.: 17 cm (the saucer) Dia.: 9,5 cm - H.: 5 cm (the cup)ÊRef.:- Christie's, London, April 21, 2016, lot 198, for a similar set. (link available on rm-auctions.com)- 'Armenian Patrons for Chinese Commodities. Trade Networks and Cultural Exchange across Asia', George Manginis, Benaki Museum, where the author writes: 'There is a cup in the Musee Armenien de France which can be safely associated with a known patriarch (catholicos) of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is decorated with a coat of arms crowned by an Armenian-style belfry. It is surrounded by two putti seemingly half-submerged in a baptismal font. Two anthropomorphic angels act as supporters and step on an eagle with outstretched wings. The monogram within the coat of arms consists of the letters GhKS / KThK separated by a bishop"s crozier with a cross on top; they are the abbreviated form of (Gh[ou]k[a]s K[a]th[oghi]k[os]). The eagle is the emblem of the Armenian Catholicate.Ê The set was commissioned for the Catholicos Ghoukas I Karnetsi (1722-1799). Born in Karin, present-day Erzurum in Anatolia, Ghoukas became bishop of this town before rising to the highest rank in the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1780 and moving to Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), also within the Ottoman Empire. He was a patron of the arts and during his tenure the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin was decorated with wall paintings by Hovnatan Hovnatanian (approximately 1730-1801), member of a prominent family of Armenian painters. Ghoukas was the head of the Armenian community, or millet, in the Ottoman Empire. He was responsible for fellow Armenians in both spiritual and secular domains. The status of his countrymen within the Empire varied at that time, but the more affluent and sophisticated among them were able to commission exotic trinkets and indulge in extravagant fashions, for example Chinese export art.Ê Furthermore, for most of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman trade in imported luxury goods was controlled by wealthy Armenians in Constantinople and other cities, and Chinese porcelain was particularly important among these goods. It is also possible that the porcelain bowl, as well as the silver ones, were ordered for Ghoukas by the Madras Armenian community, which could also have commissioned the Beglarian enamels through their East India Company connections.'The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese 16-piece iron-red and gilt-decorated Canton porcelain tea service, 19th C.Description:Dim.: 28 x 28 cm (the tray )L.: 22 cm - H.: 14 cm (the teapot)Dia.: 14 cm (the saucers )L.: 9 cm - H.: 6,5 cm (the cups)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
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