Lot 636. A small Ge-type washer, Ming–Qing dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 300,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of square section, rising on short bracket feet extending from the corners to an everted rim, covered overall with a creamy glaze suffused with a matrix of grey and golden crackles, the glaze stopping short of the feet revealing the dark body; 6.8 cm, 2 5/8 in.
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Lot 655. A Henan black-glazed bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 40,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the shallow bowl applied with a glossy black glaze with five russet splashes radiating from the incurving rim, the glaze falling short of the neatly knife-pared foot revealing the buff-coloured body; 12.8 cm, 5 in.
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Lot 659. A large 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.
rising to a waisted groove below the rim, covered in a lustrous black glaze thinning to a speckled dark brown colour around the mouth, with three bold russet-coloured splashes to the interior, the glaze finishing neatly above the knife-pared splayed foot to reveal the buff-coloured body; 19.2 cm, 7 1/2 in.
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Lot 664. A 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
with upright slightly inturned sides risng from an angled base with a neatly knife-pared footring, the lustrous black glaze thinning to a caramel-brown around the mouth, liberally covered in russet-coloured splashes and dapples, the glaze stopping neatly above the base to reveal the buff-coloured body; 9.8 cm, 3 7/8 in.
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th November 1982, lot 60.
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Lot 668. A 'Henan' iron-painted black-glazed vase, yuhuchunping, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the vase applied with a thick brownish-black glaze suffused with rust-brown specks and freely painted with stylised petals, the glaze stopping around the lower body revealing the stoneware; 27.1 cm, 10 5/8 in.
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Lot 669. A lobed carved 'Ding''lotus' dish, Song dynasty. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the interior of the shallow hexalobed dish swiftly incised with a full-bloom lotus borne on a meandering stem, applied with an ivory-tinged glaze; 19.5 cm, 7 5/8 in.
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Lot 670. A rare 'Ding' slip-decorated 'lotus' pillow, Song dynasty. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 275,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of waisted rectangular form, painted in pale russet-brown on an ivory-white ground, each face of the pillow depicting luxuriant floral blooms borne on curling stems issuing foliate tendrils and large lotus pads with furled edges, all beneath a transparent glaze; 28 cm, 11 in.
Notes: Notable for its freely carved design of curling lotus flowers, this pillow is a rare example of Ding-type ware with sgraffiato decoration. This laborious technique required the application of a layer of brown slip to the white body, which is then carved and incised to form the pattern and reveal the white body beneath, hence creating a particularly vivid and attractive contrast. Qin Dashu in ‘A Study of the Relationship between Cizhou and Ding Wares’, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 65, 2000-2001, pp. 10 and 11, notes that the light brown tones of the coloured slip seen on Ding-type wares with sgraffiato designs, such as this pillow, was due to a shortage of ore with high iron content near the Ding kilns.
Three pillows carved with this technique, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, have been published: one, decorated with a lotus scroll on the top and inscribed with a cyclical date corresponding to 1168, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 89; and two, both incised with a leafy scroll, are included in Selection of Ding Ware. The Palace Museum Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2012, pls. 100 and 101. See also a pillow of this type, excavated at Dingzhou, Hebei province, illustrated in Mu Qing, Ding ci yishu [The art of Ding porcelain], Shijiangzhuang, 2002, pl. 200; one in the National Museum of China, Beijing, included in the exhibition Ding Kiln of China, Beijing Art Museum, Beijing, 2012, pl. 11; another, in the Tianjin Museum, illustrated in Porcelains from the Tianjin Municipal Museum, Beijing, 1993, pl. 29; and a further pillow, from the Meiyintang collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 3 (II), London, 2006, pl. 1538.
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Lot 671. A 'Cizhou' white-glazed painted 'cloud' vase, Liao dynasty (907-1125). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 12,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the shoulder swiftly painted in brown with cloud scrolls, applied with a white slip and a transparent glaze stopping unevenly above the foot revealing a buff-coloured ware; width 15 cm, 5 7/8 in.
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Lot 123. An Art deco 9.11 carats, J colour, VVS1 clarity diamond ring, by Cartier. Estimate £120,000 – £190,000 ($173,520 - $274,740). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The cut-cornered rectangular step-cut diamond weighing approximately 9.11 carats, claw-set to baguette-cut diamond shoulders and a polished hoop, inner hoop inscribed, circa 1930, ring size J-K, French assay marks for platinum, in later red leather Cartier case. Signed Cartier, no.54-5478
Accompanied by report no.5172048572 dated 4 March 2015, from the GIA Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is J colour, VVS1 clarity, with faint fluorescence
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Lot 126. An Art deco rock crystal, gem-set and diamond strut clock, by Cartier. Estimate £100,000 – £150,000 ($144,600 - $216,900). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The black enamel circular dial with pierced and carved jade centre, rose-cut diamond and buff top ruby-set hands and similarly-set Roman numerals, to the rope twist design black enamel bezel, accented by sugarloaf ruby detail, to the polished arch shaped rock crystal case and strut, with further applied carved ruby tree with diamond and black enamel planter detail, mechanical movement, circa 1929, 9.6 x 7.6cm. Signed Cartier to the case, no.2763 and 0882
Literature: Cf. J. Barracca, G. Negretti and F. Nencini, Les Temps de Cartier, Milan, 1989, p.173 for a very similar rock crystal clock
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Red cap Heliodor - Ankazobe Town, Analamanga, Madagascar
Tourmaline - Darra-i-Pech Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Elbaite - Paprok, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Aquamarine - Dassu, Haramosh Mountains, North of the Skardu Road, Gilgit Division, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Liddicoatite on Albite - Tsarafara, Sahatany Valley, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Topaz - Maynard’s Claim, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah
Waistcoat (France), 1785–95; After Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French); silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation; H x W: 64.8 x 56.5 cm (25 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-54-47, Cooper Hewitt Museum
Waistcoat (France), 1785–90; silk; H x W: 63 x 43 cm (24 13/16 x 16 15/16 in.); Gift of Monsieur Robert de Micheaux; 1956-155-1, Cooper Hewitt Museum
Lot 41. A Meissen Hausmaler saucer, circa 1742-44. Estimate £600 - 800 (€750 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams.
Painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch by J.C. Glaser with a chinoiserie scene, a gilt border to the rim, the underside with moulded fruiting vines embellished with polychrome enamels, 12.9cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed 2 (minor wear).
Provenance: With Hoff Antiques, London;
Acquired from the above in 1987;
The Collection of Eveline Newgas
Note: Johann Christoph Glaser was a painter at the Metzsch workshop in Bayreuth between 1742-44, before moving to Fürstenberg. See S. Ducret, Fürstenberger Porzellan (1965), II, p. 221, pls. 264 and 265. The same scene appears on a Fürstenberg saucer painted by Glaser, sold by Christie's Geneva, 25 April 1977, lot 58 (part).
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Lot 42. Two early Meissen teabowls and a saucer, circa 1715-20. Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 (€3,100 - 4,40). Photo: Bonhams.
Each applied with three moulded branches with flowers, the saucer: 11.5cm diam. (one teabowl with rim chip, other teabowl with tiny rim chip) (3).
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 22 November 1983, lot 101;
Acquired in the above sale;
The Collection of Eveline Newgas
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