Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

A Chinese Imperial porcelain wucai saucer dish.  Six-character mark of Jiajing within a double ring in underglaze blue, Kangxi, 1662-1722. Courtesy Marchant painted in the centre with two iron-red carp, one leaping from the water and the other swimming beneath, all amongst lotus leaves, flowers, arrowhead, grasses and aquatic plants, encircled by an underglaze-blue double ring, the cavetto with four further carp and a mandarin fish amongst dense aquatic plants, flowerheads and grasses, beneath an underglaze-blue double line... [Lire la suite]

A Chinese porcelain famille rose square vase. Early Yongzheng, circa 1723. Courtesy Marchant decorated with tapering panels each with a different bird, including a bird of paradise, all perched amongst flowering branches of magnolia, peony, camellia, winter prunus, tree peony and prunus within a black enamel frame with chamfered corners, beneath faceted panels with stylized pink flowerheads on a yellow ground reserved on a pink flowerhead diaper ground and beneath grisaille landscape panels on the gently flaring neck, the... [Lire la suite]

A Chinese Imperial porcelain blue and white, underglaze copper-red and celadon vase. Six-character mark of Kangxi in underglaze blue and of the period, 1662-1722. Courtesy Marchant of club form slightly tapering towards the foot, painted on each facet with a mountainous river landscape with houses, viewing pavilions, pine, wuti and incised celadon rockwork, two panels with fishermen, one beneath the moon, each panel within underglaze blue double lines, the flat shoulder with four sprays of prunus, lotus, bamboo and daisy... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white triple-gourd bottle vases, Kangxi, 1662-1722. Courtesy Marchant each painted on the lower section with archaic bronze style taotieh masks between stylized animal heads, the centre bulb with three further taotieh masks and the top bulb with three archaic style characters in white on blue-ground roundels beneath lappets on the cylindrical tall neck, all between underglaze blue double lines. 9 7/8th inches, 25.1 cm high. Price on request. Formerly in the collection of Richard Bennett,... [Lire la suite]

Ensemble de plaquettes precieuses. © Galerie Delalande PARIS - Du 1er septembre au 27 novembre 2011, le Louvre des Antiquaires propose une exposition intitulée " Mémoires d’Opiums ". Elle revient sur l'utilisation de l'opium fumé et sur tous les rituels qui l'accompagne. Vous plongerez au cœur de la Chine du XIXème siècle pour découvrir des pièces uniques tirées des plus belles collections internationales. Le Louvre des Antiquaires consacre une exposition pour faire la lumière sur ce qu'on appelle aujourd'hui, une drogue :... [Lire la suite]

Grand vase de Chine. Porcelaine, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Monture en bronze doré et ciselé,  Époque Louis XV. photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage Porcelaine à décor polychrome à fond bleu et or à décor de bouquets dans des réserves et polychromes. Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Monture en bronze doré et ciselé. Anses en forme de roseaux à enroulement. Socle ajouré à décor de feuilles d'acanthe. Elle porte plusieurs marques au C couronné. Époque Louis XV. Haut.: 71 cm - Diam: 37cm - Estimation : 40 000 - 50 000 € ... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Empire ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain baluster vases, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1821), the mounts, circa 1815, the neck and handle mounts, circa 1820. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 Each of bottle shape, stoutly potted with rounded sides, densely decorated with the Eight Daoist Emblems, anbaxian, tied with long fluttering ribbons, amongst 'ball' flowers, butterflies, cloud scrolls and bats in flight, with a lappet band rising above the short slightly-splayed foot, all set against a celadon ground,... [Lire la suite]

A set of four Empire ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain baluster vases, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1821), the mounts, circa 1815. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 Each with globular bodies surmounted by wide cylindrical necks, densely decorated with the Eight Buddhist and Daoist Emblems (bajixiang and anbaoxian) amidst blue cloud scrolls, bats in flight and 'ball' flowers in raised white slip, with a band of gilded lotus lappets rising from the base, all reserved on a celadon ground, surmounted by an out- scrolled collar... [Lire la suite]

An invaluable part of Chinese culture, the set of four Chinese Porcelain vases were purchased at auction for more than $12.7 million. The vases will be displayed exclusively in the Wynn's Cotai resort scheduled to open in 2015. PRNewsFoto/Wynn Resorts. LAS VEGAS.- Wynn Macau Limited acquired an extraordinary group of important Jiaqing period (1796-1821) vases at CHRISTIE'S London sale on July 7, 2011. An invaluable part of Chinese culture, the set of four ormolu-mounted Chinese Porcelain Baluster vases were purchased at auction for... [Lire la suite]

Petite coupe en porcelaine de couleur foie de mulet. Chine, marque et période Yongzheng en Kaishu. Photo Toledano à décor incisé de dragons à cinq griffes poursuivant la perle sacrée. Diam 17cm. Estimation : 1500/2000€ TOLEDANO SOCIETE DE VENTES AUX ENCHERES sarl. DIMANCHE 10 JUILLET à 18H00. 135, cours Lamarque de Plaisance 33120 Arcachon. Tél. : 05.57.52.74.60 - Fax : 05.57.52.74.64 - Email :  contact@toledano.fr