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An extremely rare and exquisitely enamelled 'pheasants' glass bottle vase,...
Lot 3621. An extremely rare and exquisitely enamelled 'pheasants' glass bottle vase, blue enamel mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.the...
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Flemish landscape paintings on view at Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
Jan Brueghel d. J. and imitators, Landscape with the creation of the animals, oil on oak, 53.7 x 81 cm, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Copyright : SKDDRESDEN.- Dizzying vistas of river valleys and...
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A very fine doucai 'anbaxian' ogee bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong...
Lot 3626. A very fine doucai'anbaxian' ogee bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.the bowl of ogee form rising from a tapered foot,...
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A rare doucai 'bajixiang' jarlet, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 3676. A rare doucai'bajixiang' jarlet, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.very finely potted with a slightly compressed globular body...
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A doucai 'fruit' medallion bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 3680. A doucai'fruit' medallion bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.with steep flaring sides resting on a recessed base, the...
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A small famille-rose ruby-ground 'lotus' sgraffiato wine cup, seal mark and...
Lot 3670. A small famille-rose ruby-ground 'lotus' sgraffiato wine cup, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.delicately potted with deep...
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A rare copper-red 'bats and lotus' globular jarlet, seal mark and period of...
Lot 3691. A rare copper-red 'bats and lotus' globular jarlet, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.finely potted with a globular body resting...
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Cindy Sherman and David Salle open Skarstedt's new London gallery
Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 225 (detail), 1990, chromogenic colour print 48 1/8 x 33 1/8 in. (122 x 84 cm.), © Cindy ShermanDavid Salle, Young Krainer (detail), 1989, acrylic and oil on canvas 84 x 104...
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A pair of large painted grey pottery jars and covers, hu, Western Han dynasty...
Lot 1440. A pair of large painted grey pottery jars and covers, hu, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8). Price Realised USD 20,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.Each raised on a tall, splayed...
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A painted grey pottery figure of a sow, Six Dynasties period (220-589)
Lot 1441. A painted grey pottery figure of a sow, Six Dynasties period (220-589). Price Realised USD 22,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.Realistically modeled with plump body, standing foursquare...
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A painted grey pottery figure of a painted grey pottery figure, Bactrian...
Lot 1442. A painted grey pottery figure of a painted grey pottery figure, Bactrian camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). Price Realised USD 7,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.Well modeled...
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A rare carved wood figure of a horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Lot 1444. A rare carved wood figure of a horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Price Realised USD 6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.Portrayed standing with head facing forward, the body carved from...
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A bronze figural mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Lot 1123. A bronze figural mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Price Realised USD 50,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.The large knob surrounded by a narrow decorative band and an outer field of...
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A silvery bronze 'TLV' circular mirror, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8)
Lot 1124. A silvery bronze 'TLV' circular mirror, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8). Price Realised USD 60,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.Crisply cast, the central knob within a square border of...
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A silvery bronze mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Lot 1130. A silvery bronze mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Price Realised USD 21,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2011.The knob encircled by a band of nine bosses joined by leafy tendrils,...
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An Imperial pale green jade 'Wang Xizhi and geese' carving, Qing dynasty,...
Lot 79. An Imperial pale green jade 'Wang Xizhi and geese' carving, Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.skilfully modelled as Wang Xizhi rendered reclining...
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A rare yellow jade archaistic vase, fanghu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period...
Lot 56. A rare yellow jade archaistic vase, fanghu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.of rectangular section, finely modelled with a central...
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A white jade 'Twin Buddhist lions' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century
LOt 75. A white jade 'Twin Buddhist lions' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.the substantial stone skilfully worked in the form of a pair of nuzzling...
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A superb blue and white 'grape' charger, Ming Dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425)
Lot 3638. A superb blue and white 'grape' charger, Ming Dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 8,000,000 — 10,000,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.very finely potted with rounded sides rising from a...
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A fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty,...
Lot 3630. A fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.very finely potted with shallow...
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