Aubergine

A fine aubergine 'dragon' bowl. Mark and period of Kangxi. Photo Sotheby's finely potted with rounded sides flaring at the rim and resting on a straight foot, incised on the outside with two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls among flames and clouds and above rocks and waves, with a key-fret border at the foot, the inside and base glazed white, the latter inscribed with the six-character mark within a double circle; 15.1 cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 400,000—600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,580,000 HKD LITERATURE AND REFERENCES:... [Lire la suite]

Vase de forme double gourde en porcelaine émaillée. Chine, XIXème siècle. Courtesy Delorme & Collin du Bocage  à décor en bleu sous couverte de fleurs et rinceaux de lotus déroulés en bandes concentriques, la base ornée de vagues écumantes. Haut.: 60 cm PA. Estimation : 4 000 - 5 000 € Paire de vases cylindriques en porcelaine blan­che,  Chine, 2ème moitié du XIXème siècle.  Courtesy Delorme & Collin du Bocage à décor émaillé en corail de chimères et lions bouddhiques. Restauration au col... [Lire la suite]

A biscuit-glazed aubergine bull's head rhyton. Kangxi period. Glazed a soft aubergine with finely articulated horns a darker tone, molded with a leather tether, the interior glazed a soft green4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long - Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Christie's.  Chinese Export Art , 25 January 2011, New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com

A pair of aubergine elephants. First quarter 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 The beasts standing foursquare, their wrinkly hides a glossy deep purple and their ears, tusks and toes glazed a creamy white; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) long (2) - Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Christie's.  Chinese Export Art , 25 January 2011, New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com

An Aubergine Lion Mask Handled bombé bronze form censer. 明代 Ming Dynasty, 崇禎 Chongzhen Period (1628-1644). photo Vermeer & Griggs the compressed bulbous body sits atop a splayed foot, rising to a slightly everted flat rim with opposing male lion-headed handles mounted on the shoulder covered entirely in a deep eggplant purple toned glaze. The bottom shows evidence of radial chatter marks from the potter's wheel.Height:  2" (5.1cm)  Diameter mouth:  4 5/8" (11.8cm). Condition:... [Lire la suite]

An Aubergine and Green-Glazed 'Dragon' Bowl, Kangxi Mark and Period the steeply rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the body finely incised and enamelled around the exterior in a dark aubergine with two dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' on a glossy green ground, the interior and base glazed white. diameter 5 1/4 in., 3.3 cm. Estimate 10,000—12,000 USD. Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's

MUSE et HOMME, Aubergine Sculpture en papier mâché. Vente du Mercredi 4 mars 2009. Cabinet d'amateur, Arts Primitifs. Delorme - Collin du Bocage - Paris