Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

A very large Blue and White 'Three Friends' porcelain bowl, China, marked Fu gui jia qi, Jiajing-Longqing period. photo courtesy Nagel Polished chip to rim. D. 37,5 cm - Estimate € 9 000 Property from a South German private collection, former collection Tseng Tung-fa, Stuttgart, until 1982 Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de

An imperial sweet meat porcelain tray, China, Wanli mark and period. photo courtesy Nagel    European silver rim and stand. Minor glaze frits to edges, old repaired chip to rim. D. 21,2 cm - Estimate € 2 500  Property from an old European private collection Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de

An extremly rare dated blue and white bulb bowl, China, marked Ming jing xinhai nian zhi. photo courtesy Nagel  The heavily potted shallow rounded sides supported on low tripod feet, painted in cobalt with three rams amongst trees and fungus in a continuous landscape. D. 29,2 cm - Estimate € 15 000 / 25 000 Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de

A large and rare bronze mirror with mythical animals and long inscription, China, Sui dynasty (581-618 AD). photo courtesy Nagel the very well cast silvery grey, very heavy mirror is decorated in high relief in the centre with a large knob with a hole to pass the silk cord. D. 24,1 cm - Estimate € 15 000 / 25 000 An excellent large and heavy "Lion and grapevine" mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907). photo courtesy Nagel carefully and crisply cast in high relief with nine lion- or better marten-like... [Lire la suite]

A fine carved rhinoceros horn cup with archaistic design and openwork handle, China, 18th ct. photo courtesy Nagel both sides of the cup depicting taotie masks, the handle worked in the shape of two mythical beasts, so called chilong - H. 6,5 cm - Estimate € 8 000 Property from an old North German private collection Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de

A  fine carved rhinoceros horn Libation Cup with stem. China, 17th-18th ct. photo courtesy Nagel Fine openwork and relief carving of a leaf surrounded by buds, leafy and fruit stems - Libation cups with openwork stems are rather rare as these carvings demand much material. H. 19,2(22,5)cm - Estimate €25 000 / 35 000 Provenienz (German only): Aus einer alten Lichtensteiner Privatsammlung - Langstielige Becher sind aufgrund des großen Materialaufwandes bei durchbrochener Schnitzerei eher selten.... [Lire la suite]

A rare and very fine carved rhinoceros horn Lotos-shaped water dropper, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th ct, photo courtesy Nagel of dark honey colour, naturalistically carved as an inverted lotus leaf, on the outside with delicately executed veins in relief as well as 2 lotus. L. 14,5 cm - Estimate €80 000 / 120 000 Note (German only): Vgl. 'The complete collection of treasures of the Palace Museum, Bamboo, wood, ivory and rhinoceros horn carvings', Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2002, pl. 115, ein sehr ähnlich... [Lire la suite]

A fine blue and white meiping, Seal mark and period of Qianlong. photo courtesy Sotheby's the broad shouldered gracefully tapering body rising from a recessed base to a narrow short waisted neck with everted rim, painted in the Ming style in rich tones of cobalt blue with detached flowering peony, camellia and prunus sprays above fruiting pomegranate, lychee and peach sprays, all between a stiff leaf band at the base and a lappet collar, the neck with four stylised floral sprigs, the base with an underglaze-blue seal mark;... [Lire la suite]

A fine imperial blue and white meiping, China, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period. photo courtesy Nagel Finely potted with gently curved sides and broad high shoulders, rising to a short waisted neck with lipped rim, delicately painted in vivid tones of cobalt. H. 33 cm - Estimate € 60 000 / 100 000 Provenienz (German only): Aus einer alten süddeutschen Sammlung eines Industriellen, in den 1950-er Jahren erworben - Vgl. Sammlung Edward T. Chow publ. Beurdeley/Raindre 'Qing Porcelain',... [Lire la suite]

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros. Chine, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle. photo courtesy AUDAP-MIRABAUD à décor sculpté et détaché de sept qilong, dont un formant anse. Le corps à décor incisé de masques de taotie. H. : 9,5 cm , L. : 15 cm. Poids : 233 g. (Petits éclats, petite restauration au pied).  Estimation : 15 000/20 000€ AUDAP - MIRABAUD. Mercredi 10 Novembre à 14H00. DROUOT RICHELIEU Salle 4  9 rue Drouot 75009 PARIS. Email : contact@audap-mirabaud.com