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A pair of large famille-rose yellow-ground 'bajixiang' altar vases, gu,...
Lot 172. A pair of large famille-rose yellow-ground 'bajixiang' altar vases, gu, Qianlong marks and period (1736-1795). Estimate GBP 200,000 - GBP 300,000 (USD 246,600 - USD 369,900). Photo...
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A rare and finely cast imperial bronze 'dragon' vase, Qianlong mark and...
Lot 142. A rare and finely cast imperial bronze 'dragon' vase, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Estimate GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000 (USD 198,555 - USD 246,600 ). Photo Sotheby's;of archaic bronze...
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An important and rare wine vessel, zun, Early Western Zhou dynasty (1066...
Lot 107. An important and rare wine vessel, zun, Early Western Zhou dynasty (1066 BC-771 BC). Estimate GBP 120,000 — 150,000. Photo Sotheby's;the cylindrical body rising from a spreading foot to a...
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A rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Sakyamuni, Sui dynasty (581-618)
Lot 194. A rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Sakyamuni, Sui dynasty (581-618). Estimate GBP 100,000 - GBP 150,000 (USD 123,300 - USD 184,950). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.The figure is...
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A rare and large huanghuali square table, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th...
Lot 195. A rare and large huanghuali square table, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 100,000 - GBP 200,000 (USD 123,300 - USD 246,600). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.The table...
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A pair of huanghuali and hongmu square-corner compound cabinets, sijiangui,...
Lot 194. A pair of huanghuali and hongmu square-corner compound cabinets, sijiangui, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Estimate GBP 100,000 - GBP 150,000 (USD 123,300 - USD 184,950). Photo...
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Princess Alice of Battenberg's gem-set necklace by Fabergé,
A wedding gift from Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia to Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (born Princess Alice of Battenberg). A gem-set necklace by Fabergé composed of...
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Groundbreaking exhibition examines rare works of art and discovers how they...
Netherlandish. Adam Dirksz, late 15th, early 16th century. Prayer Bead, 1500 – 1530, boxwood with metal fittings. Overall Closed: 58.8mm × 61.1mm (5.9 × 6.1 cm). Overall Open: 56.5mm × 56.5mm × 116.3mm...
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Leighton's masterpiece "Flaming June" comes home
Frederic Leighton, Flaming June, 1895. © Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.LONDON.- One of the most iconic works of nineteenth-century British art returns to the house in which...
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A rare early Ming blue-glazed dish, Xuande incised six-character mark within...
Lot 58. A rare early Ming blue-glazed dish, Xuande incised six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1426-1435). Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo...
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A large gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 129. A large gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo Sotheby's.the figure seated in dhyanasana the right hand...
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A rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara,...
Lot 136. A rare and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo...
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A famille rose figure of Amitayus, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lot 76. A famille rose figure of Amitayus, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.The figure is modelled with both...
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A rare gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 114. A rare gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.The seated figure is modelled...
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A rare imperial yellow silk damask panel of Avalokitesvara, Yongle period...
Lot 106. A rare imperial yellow silk damask panel of Avalokitesvara, Yongle period (1403-1424). Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.The panel...
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A pair of large and impressive cloisonné enamel vases and covers,...
Lot 124. A pair of large and impressive cloisonné enamel vases and covers, Qianlong-Jiaqing period, circa 1800. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 99,680 - USD 149,520). Photo Christie's Images Ltd...
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A blue and white double-gourd vase, 17th century
Lot 333. A blue and white double-gourd vase, 17th century. Estimate GBP 6,000 — 8,000. Photo Sotheby's.painted with a continuous moonlit mountainous river landscape scene of scholars standing on a bank...
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A pair of iron-red and green-enamelled 'dragon' dishes, 17th century
Lot 334. A pair of iron-red and green-enamelled 'dragon' dishes, 17th century. Estimate GBP 1,500 — 2,000. Photo Sotheby's.the gently curved sides of each, rising from a short tapering foot to a...
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A blue and white bottle vase, circa 1640
Lot 336. A blue and white bottle vase, circa 1640. Estimate GBP 8,000 — 12,000. Photo Sotheby's.the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall slightly waisted neck and flaring mouth,...
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A blue and white bottle vase, circa 1640
Lot 337. A blue and white bottle vase, circa 1640. Estimate GBP 8,000 — 12,000. Photo Sotheby's.the globular body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall slightly waisted neck and flaring mouth,...
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