Pair of 18 karat white gold, aquamarine and diamond earclips, Margherita Burgener. Photo Sotheby's
Set with two pear-shaped aquamarines weighing 93.19 carats, framed by round diamonds weighing 1.71 carats, signed Margherita Burgener. With signed pouch. Estimation 15,000 — 20,000 USD
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A powder-blue and gilt 'medallion' bottle vase, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams
All covered with an even-bright powder-blue glaze, the bulbous body and flaring neck painted in gold with scattered medallions of different design including those from nature such as birds, insects and plants such as iris and double gourds and other more geometric patterns including shou characters, the Eight Trigrams or stylised flowers, the shoulder with a decorative band containing shou characters amid lotus scrolls. 38.8cm (15 1/4in) high. Estimate£2,000 - 3,000 (€2,400 - 3,600)
Provenance: a distinguished European private collection
A very similar blue-glazed vase with gilt medallions and a Guangxu mark and of the period is illustrated in Imperial Porcelain of the Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, no.126.
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18 karat gold, sapphire and diamond clip-brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Sotheby's
Designed as a Maltese cross set with 25 emerald-cut sapphires, accented by round diamonds weighing approximately 9.50 carats, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered N.Y.1590 SO; circa 1965. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD
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A sang-de-boeuf-glazed stem bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams
Rising from a tall, slightly spreading stem, all under a rich red glaze, thinning slightly around the base of the bowl and the gently flaring rim. 16cm (6 1/4in) diam. Estimate£15,000 - 20,000 (€18,000 - 24,000
Provenance: a distinguished European private collection
A similar stem cup with a Yongzheng mark and of the period in the Zhuyuetang Collection is illustrated in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, Hong Kong, 2005, no.42.
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18 karat white gold, fancy dark orangy brown diamond and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's
Set with a cushion modified brilliant-cut Fancy Dark Orangy Brown diamond weighing 6.06 carats, the mounting set with round diamonds weighing .90 carat, size 6½. Estimation 30,000 — 50,000 USD
Accompanied by GIA report no. 1149163851 stating that the diamond is Fancy Dark Orangy Brown, Natural Color.
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A rare flambé-glazed rectangular pear-shaped vase, hu. Incised Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams
The pear-shaped vessel covered in a rich purple transmutation glaze streaked with mottled sky-blue, thinning to a light beige at the mouth rim, the edges of the square tubular handles and the moulded channels on the neck, all running down to a neatly ground footrim, the glaze with typical triangular pin-pricks, the body with moulded peach-shaped panels to each side, the base and inside footrim with an ochre glaze over the incised zhuanshu mark. 30.5cm (12in) high. Estimate£60,000 - 80,000 (€73,000 - 97,000)
Provenance: The collection of Rear-Admiral Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson, GBE, KCB, DL (1909-1993), and Lady Catherine Mary Henderson (1915-2010), Hensol, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
The inspiration for the flambé glaze can be traced back to the splashed Jun wares of the Song Dynasty. However this particular red glaze, derived from copper but also containing lead, was exceptionally unstable and difficult to control in the kiln, resulting in the highest failure rate of all Chinese glazes. It was not until an extraordinary technical mastery was developed during the Qing period, and the Qianlong reign in particular, that successful flambé-glazed porcelain could be produced, highlighting the exceptional quality and rarity of the present lot. The unusual shape of the hu vase, with its corners, handles and low-raised boss on each side, presented additional possibilities for streaking and pooling for the craftsman to explore.
A number of examples of this type of vase are in museum and private collections: one in the British Museum is illustrated by R.L.Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, Vol.II, Ming and Ch'ing Porcelain, London, 1915, pl,.23, fig.1, and another in the Shandong Museum is illustrated by Ma Xigui (ed.), Beauty of Ceramics: Gems of the Official Kilns, Shandong, no.146. A very similar vase in the Huaihaitang Collection is illustrated by P.Lam, Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing: The Huaihaitang Collection, Hong Kong, 2007, no.78, and another in the Tsui Museum of Art is illustrated by Yang Boda, The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV: Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, no.47.
Compare also a similar flambé-glazed vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2012, lot 3043.
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Pair of platinum, 18 karat white gold, amethyst, pink sapphire and diamond earrings. Photo Sotheby's
Anchored by two pear-shaped cabochon amethyst drops weighing 67.45 carats, topped by two lozenge-shaped diamonds weighing .76 carat, suspended from two cushion-cut pink sapphires weighing 3.14 carats, accented by round diamonds weighing 1.80 carats. Estimation 7,500 — 10,000 USD
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A copper-red 'three fish' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams
The exterior decorated with three evenly-spaced fish in rich copper-red thinning at the top and pooling at the bottom, the interior glazed white. 22.8cm (8 7/8in) diam. Estimate£20,000 - 30,000 (€24,000 - 36,000)
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 17 December 1996, lot 90
The Inder Rieden Collection.
It is particularly rare to find bowls of this design in this relatively large size. However, a pair of bowls from the E.T.Chow Collection (each 22.5cm diameter) was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 115. Another, measuring 22.6cm diameter, in the Nanjing Museum is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.162.
For the Ming prototype of this bowl, see the Xuande-marked example illustrated in Exhibition of Imperial Porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande Periods Excavated from the Site of the Ming Imperial Factory at Jingdezhen, Hong Kong, 1989, Catalogue no.75.
Another similar bowl was sold in these rooms, 11 November 2010, lot 317.
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18 karat gold, platinum, invisibly-set ruby and diamond flower brooch, Oscar Heyman & Brothers. Photo Sotheby's
Of floral design, the petals set with numerous invisibly-set rubies weighing approximately 109.80 carats, centering round diamonds weighing 3.88 carats, the stem set with baguette and trapeze-cut diamonds weighing 1.55 carats, numbered 200671, with maker's mark; stem is removable. Estimation 150,000 — 200,000 USD
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A pewter mounted Dutch Delft `Bleu Persan' jug, early 18th century. Photo Sotheby's
A Chinese blue and white tankard and cover, 17th century, with European silver-hinged mounts. Photo Sotheby's
A pewter mounted Dutch Delft blue and white jug. Photo Sotheby's
the ovoid body and flared neck enamelled in white with birds, insects and flowers against a bright blue-glazed ground, APW mark for De Paauw (The Peacock) factory; together with a Chinese blue and white tankard and cover, 17th century, with European silver-hinged mounts and a pewter mounted Dutch delft blue and white jug, some damage. Quantité: 6; the `bleu persan' jug: 24cm., 9 1/2 in. high. Estimation 1,500 — 2,000 GBP
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A large Dutch Delft blue and white bottle vase, circa 1700. Photo Sotheby's
the body painted with birds, including peacocks, amongst flowering shrubs, the shoulders painted with a band of foliate scrolls, beneath a slightly waisted neck painted with two birds amongst flowering branches, blue GK monogram for Gerrit Pietersz.Kam of Drie Postelyne Astonne (The Three Porcelain Ash-Barrels) factory or the De Paeuw (The Peacock) factory, restoration to rim, 40cm., 15 3/4 in. high. Estimation 2,000 — 3,000 GBP
Provenance: The Dr.Günther Grethe Collection, Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, 2004.
Gerrit Pietersz.Kam was the owner of the Drie Posteleyne factory from 1679 until 1700. In the August of that year he transferred the factory to his son, Pieter Gerritsz. Kam, and shortly after purchased the De Paauw concern, which he managed until his death in 1705.
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A pair of Dutch Delft blue and white bowls, circa 1727-1755. Photo Sotheby's
each painted in the interior with a panel of a bird in branches beneath scattered flowers, the exterior painted with flower panels, blue painted Rose, for De Roos ( The Rose) factory, together with a larger Dutch Delft blue and white panelled bowl, painted in Wanli style, with panels of flowers beneath galloping horses, some restoration, Quantité: 3; the pair of bowls: 19cm., 7 1/2 in., diam., the large bowl: 24.5cm. 9 7/8 in. wide diam., Estimation 700 — 1,000 GBP
Provenance: The larger bowl with paper labels from the Stodel Collection and the F.Bodenheim Collection, Amsterdam.
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A Dutch Delft blue and white bottle vase, circa 1660-1680. Photo Sotheby's
of octagonal baluster form, painted in Chinese transitional style with two scholars and an assistant in a continuous mountain landscape below a broad lappet border, 29cm., 11 3/8 in. high. Estimation 1,500 — 2,000 GBP
Provenance: Dealer's paper label of R.Lejeune, Paris.
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A tall Dutch Delft blue and white octogonal bottle vase, circa 1680-1690. Photo Sotheby's
the body painted with a band of birds amongst foliage between lappet borders, the knopped neck and flared rim painted with scattered flowers, blue painted LC mark for Lambert Cleffius, owner of De Metalen Pot (The Metal Pot) factory from 1679 to 1691, minor damage, 39.5cm., 15 1/2 in. high. Estimation 2,000 — 3,000 GBP
Provenance: F.Bodenheim Collection with paper label
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A large Dutch Delft blue and white double gourd shaped vase, circa 1700. Photo Sotheby's
the ovoid body painted with panels of flowers and fruiting vine beneath ruyi lappets enclosing flowers, the swollen neck painted with a band of further flower lappets beneath single flowers, blue painted AK monogram for Adrianus Kocx, the owner of the De Grieksche A (The Greek A) factory from 1686 to 1701, some restoration, 62cm., 24 1/2 in. high. Estimation 3,000 — 4,000 GBP
Provenance: The Stodel Collection (paper label to base)
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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white flask, circa 1690-1701. Photo Sotheby's
by Adrianus Kocx, of slender form applied with four rope twist moulded handles and two lion masks to the sides, upon an oval foot, painted in blue with bands of formal foliate borders, a flowering garland with perching birds and a band of twisting Chinese dragons at the shoulder, AK mark in underglaze-blue for Adrianus Kocx of De Grieksche A (The Greek A) factory, some damage; 31.4cm., 12 in. high. Estimation 1,500 — 2,000 GBP
An example of this rare form is illustrated by Christopher Perlès, Céramique Anciennes, catalogue 13, no.21.
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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white ewer, circa 1691-1721. Photo Sotheby's
by Lambertus van Eenhoorn, of baroque helmet form with high blue-ground flat-scroll handle, the basally fluted body painted with ribboned flower swags and foliate strapwork below a blue-ground border of flowering cherry, the domed foot with a formal foliate strapwork border, the interior with a small clump of water plants below a further scroll border, LVE mark over letters for Lambertus van Eenhoorn owner of De Metale Pot factory, minor damage; 30cm., 11 6/8 in. high. Estimation 2,000 — 3,000 GBP
Provenance: The Stodel collection (paper label to base)
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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white ater cistern and cover, circa 1750-1760. Photo Sotheby's
by Jan Pennis, of rectangular form with two chamfered corners and a rounded shoulder, painted in blue with landscape cartouches against diaper and foliate panels, with a glazed pierced hole for hanging and a metal tap, the cover with a large portrait bust finial, IP mark in underglaze-blue for Jan Pennis owner of De Porceleyne Schotel (The Porcelain dish) factory, cover restored. Quantité: 2; 45.2cm., 17 6/8 in. high. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP
A cistern of this form decorated with similar diaper and foliate grounds, but reserving cartouches of Chinese figures is in the Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam, illustrated by Ferrand W. Hudig, Delfter Fayence, 1929, pl. 237.
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A large and rare Dutch Delft blue and white vase and cover, circa 1700. Photo Sotheby's
the tapered cylindrical sides painted with a frieze of a cherub seated amongst flowering shrubs and birds, above a gadroon moulded border painted with panels of birds in branches alternating with acanthus, the rim surmounted with eight moulded scallop shells, the high domed cover further painted with a cherub amongst flowers and birds beneath a spire finial, indistinct blue painted mark, some restoration to scallop shells. Quantité: 2; 41cm., 16 1/8 in. high. Estimation 7,000 — 10,000 GBP
Provenance: The Stodel Collection (paper label to base)
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Four Dutch Delft polychrome vases and covers, circa 1700-1720. Photo Sotheby's
all painted in the 'cashmire' palette with flowers and formal borders to the rims, the large vase of flattened form painted with a scene of a large bird perched upon rockwork, picked out in ochre, the baluster shaped vase with similar pattern, the three largest vases with LVE marks over numerals in underglaze-blue and iron-red for Lambertus van Eenhoorn, some restoration. Quantité: 8: the largest vase: 34cm., 13 3/8 in. high. Estimation 2,000 — 4,000 GBP
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