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MacCurdy, Edward (trans): The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da VInci. London Folio Society, 2009, vols I-III, in slip-case. (1)Slipcase has marks. All three volumes in very good condition.

Graham's Vintage port 1960, 1 bottleQuinta da Nova 10 year old Tawny port, 1 bottle 

GROSSE VASE, Porzellan, in Emailefarben auf der Wandung umlaufend vielfigurige Darstellung in einer Landschaft, H 60, minst.best., eisenrote Bodenmarke Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi, CHINA

BASSANO, Francesco da Ponte II (1549-1592), zugeschrieben, „Allegorie der Erde", Öl/Lwd., 116 x 155, doubliert, rest., R.

Art Reference Books, including a signed David Shepherd, ''An Artist in Conversation'', Da Vinci, Essential Pre-Raphaelites, poster to poster "Railway Journeys in Art" etc; together with A. Saladini & P Szymezale "Harley-Davidson" (one box)

Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Two Line type [HT3], Bedford, Baldwin, + eadvvig re around small cross, rev. bald pine in two lines above and below, be+da between, 1.32g/3h (Bagshawe –; CTCE 71; N 727; S 1123). Neat round flan, extremely fine and toned; an attractive example of Eadwig’s very rare mint signed series £3,000-£3,600 --- Provenance: T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection SNC February 1990 (195) SNC December 1997 (5502) Struck from the same obverse die as the British Museum specimen (SCBI 34, 796)

A SMALL AND RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'CORMORANT FISHING' BOWL, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1875. The deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a flared rim. Decorated in bright enamels with a sampan emerging from rocks and bamboo, carrying a fisherman and a lady, the reverse with two fishermen on bamboo rafts fishing with the help of cormorants. The recessed base painted in iron-red with a six-character mark da Qing Tongzhi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: French trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the foot with few tiny nicks.Weight: 112.2 g Dimensions: Diameter 10.6 cmCormorant fishing is a traditional technique in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish in rivers. Historically, this style of fishing has taken place in Japan and China, as well as Greece, North Macedonia, and briefly, England and France. In China, the Bai people have utilized cormorant fishing since the 9th century on the banks of Erhai Lake. Traditionally practiced for sustenance, cormorant fishing is now primarily performed for tourists.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 December 2015, lot 522Price: HKD 106,250 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille-rose 'three rams' bowl, mark and period of tongzhiExpert remark: Note the larger size (14.4 cm).同治款及年代粉彩“鸕鷀捕魚圖”小碗中國，1861-1875年。敞口，口略外撇，弧腹，圈足。粉彩描繪漁夫捕魚圖，漁船上，一位漁夫正在修補捕魚竹籠；水中竹筏上老漁夫正在撒鸕鷀捕魚。畫面充滿活力與動感。圈足内礬紅彩“大清同治年製”六字款。 來源：法國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，足部輕微小劃痕。 重量：112.2 克 尺寸：直徑10.6 厘米 鸕鶿捕魚是一種傳統的捕魚方法，漁民驅使鸕鶿鑽入水中捕捉魚類。除了中國和日本，還有希臘、北馬其頓、英國和法國。在中國，白族人九世紀就曾在洱海上利用鸕鶿捕魚。但是，現在只有中國人、日本人與部分歐洲漁民仍然使用這種古老的捕魚方法。現在鸕鷀捕魚是旅遊娛樂項目。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2015年12月3日，lot 522 價格：HKD 106,250（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：清同治粉彩三羊開泰圖題詩盌 《同治年製》款 專家評論：請注意尺寸較大(14.4 厘米)。

A RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'POMEGRANATE AND FOLIAGE' DISHES, YONGZHENG MARKS AND PERIODChina, 1723-1735. Each dish is delicately potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot, finely painted in cobalt-blue and shades of green, red, yellow, and aubergine, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a fruiting pomegranate tree, encircled by grape vines, peony, and pomegranate branches, the exterior similarly painted with fruiting sprays. The bases each with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period. (2)Provenance: Lynn Greenwold, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 1985. A private collector in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice, issued by Lynn Greenwold and dated 19 February 1985, accompanies this lot. Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear and minor firing irregularities, small frits to feet.Weight: 326.1 g and 313.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 19.9 and 19.8 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 12 May 2022, lot 176 Price: GBP 25,500 or approx. EUR 30,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A small doucai 'pomegranate and foliage' saucer dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this lot comprises only a single dish of significantly smaller size (11.2 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3157Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 45,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of doucai dishes, with pomegranates, plums and grapes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this pair has apocryphal Chenghua reign marks and is dated to the Kangxi period, although a dating to the Yongzheng period seems reasonable as well.雍正款及年代一對鬥彩盤開光石榴葡萄盤中國，1723-1735年。胎體緊致細膩，敞口，弧腹，圈足。青花勾勒，使用綠色、紅色、黃色和紫紅色琺瑯，開光描繪一棵石榴樹，盤壁環繞著葡萄藤 、牡丹和石榴樹枝，外壁纏枝紋。圈足内雙圈青花“大清雍正年製”六字款。(2) 來源：英國格洛斯特郡斯托昂澤沃爾德區Lynn Greenwold收藏，1985；英國私人收藏購於上述收藏。隨附1985年2月19日Lynn Greenwold出具的原始發票複印件。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損和輕微燒製不規則，腳上有小熔塊。 重量：分別為326.1 克與313.8 克 尺寸：直徑19.9 與19.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2022年5月12日，lot 176 價格：GBP 25,500（相當於今日EUR 30,000） 描述：清雍正鬥彩花果紋盤，青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意只有一件盤子且尺寸(11.2 厘米)小很多。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2011年4月8日，lot 3157 價格：HKD 275,000（相當於今日EUR 45,500） 描述：康熙一對石榴梅和葡萄鬥彩盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此對盤有青花康熙款，但實際為雍正時期。

AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'FISHERMAN' BEEHIVE WATER POT, TAIBAI ZUN, YONGZHENG MARK AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIODChina, 18th-19th century. Of classic form with rounded sides rising to a short and flaring neck, painted to the exterior in cobalt blue and copper red with a humorous scene depicting a fisherman chasing a bird that has just snatched a large clam from him, a fishing basket and rod attached to his belt, further with a pine tree and rockwork. The recessed base with an underglaze blue six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi. Provenance: English trade, by repute formerly in the collection of Salisbury Langton Dennis (b. 1906) and thence by descent within the same family. The base with an old label, 'Yung Cheng 1723-1735'. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few manufacturing flaws including pitting and dark spots.Weight: 258.0 g Dimensions: Diameter 10.1 cmWater pots of this form are known as Taibai zun, after the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai (also named Li Taibai, 701-762) who is often depicted leaning against a large wine vat of this shape. They are also known as jichao zun because their shape resembles that of a basketwork chicken coop that is woven with a small opening at the top through which the chicks are fed.雍正款，或爲其年代，青花釉裏紅《漁夫》太白尊中國，十八至十九世紀。太白尊小口微撇，圓唇，短頸，半球狀腹。外壁青花釉裏紅描繪了一位漁夫追趕一隻剛從他手中奪走大蛤蜊的鳥的幽默場景，他的腰帶上繫著一個魚籃和魚竿，背後有一棵松樹和假山。圈足内青花六字款“大清雍正年製”款。 來源：英國古玩交易，據説來自Salisbury Langton Dennis (出生於1906年) 收藏，在同一家族保存至今。 底部有一標籤 'Yung Cheng 1723-1735'。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損與製造缺陷，包括點蝕和黑點。 重量：258.0 克 尺寸：直徑10.1 厘米 這件水丞也叫太白尊，因形似唐朝私人李太白手中的酒壇而得名。又因形似雞罩，而得名“雞罩尊”。

A COPPER-RED GLAZED DISH, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The shallow rounded sides supported on a short foot. The interior and exterior covered in a rich glaze of crushed-strawberry tone, the rim and base with a clear colorless glaze, the base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From an old private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired in Shanghai and Hong Kong from the 1930s onwards, and thence by descent within the same family. The base with an old label, 'No. (9) 178'. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and expected firing irregularities.Weight: 193.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 15.8 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 64 Price: EUR 13,860 or approx. EUR 15,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A very fine copper-red glazed saucer dish, seal mark and period of QianlongExpert remark: Compare the closely related copper-red glaze. Note the near-identical size (16.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, lot 908 Price: USD 37,800 or approx. EUR 35,000 converted at the time of writing Description: Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period (1736-1795)Expert remark: Compare the closely related copper-red glaze. Note the larger size (20.9 cm).乾隆款及年代紅釉盤中國，1736-1795年。胎質細滑，敞口，圈足。內外壁施梅紅釉，釉色凝厚瑩亮。盤口沿處色淺，呈白色，對比鮮明。圈足修削工整，底作白釉，青花“大清乾隆年製”六字款。 來源：英國私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代購於上海和香港，自此保存在同一家族至今。底部有收藏老標籤'編號(9) 178'。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。 重量：193.5 克 尺寸：直徑15.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2021年6月10日，lot 64 價格：EUR 13,860（相當於今日EUR 15,000） 描述：清乾隆紅釉盤 《大清乾隆年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的紅釉。請注意幾乎相同尺寸(16.5 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2022年9月23日，lot 908 價格：USD 37,800（相當於今日EUR 35,000） 描述：清乾隆霽紅釉盤六字篆書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的紅釉。請注意尺寸(20.9 厘米)較大。

A FLAMBE GLAZED VASE, FANGHU, XUANTONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1908-1911. Of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of square section and molded with a peach-shaped panel on the front and back face, rising to a broad neck with indented corners and flanked by tubular handles, covered with a rich crackle-suffused crushed-strawberry glaze streaked to a milky lavender tone at the edges and the rim, thinning to pale mushroom at the edges. The base incised with a six-character mark da Qing Xuantong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2011, lot 100, estimate GBP 12,000 or approx. EUR 18,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in Maryland, USA, acquired from the above in an after-sale transaction, and thence by descent.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the foot with small chips and minor glaze flakes.Weight: 3,348 gDimensions: Height 30 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 520Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A flambe-glazed vase, hu, incised mark and period of Xianfeng Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, similar size (30.4 cm) and rich red glaze streaked to a milky lavender tone at the edges. Note the Xianfeng reign mark.宣統款及年代窯變釉貫耳方壺中國，1908-1911年。溜肩鼓腹，長方形圈足，頸部堆塑對稱雙貫耳，腹部前後淺凸呈現桃形紋樣，通體施窯變釉，釉色以紅、紫、藍為主，色澤變化多端。瓶底足齊平，露胎。底刻“大清宣統年製”六字款。 來源：倫敦蘇富比，2011年11月 9日，lot 100，估價 GBP 12,000 或 EUR 18,500 (根據通貨膨脹率)；美國馬里蘭私人收藏。，購於上述拍賣，保存至今。 品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，足部有小嗑損和輕微釉層剝落。 重量：3,348 克 尺寸：高 30 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年5月30日，lot 520 價格：HKD 275,000（相當於今日EUR 36,500） 描述：清咸豐窰變釉貫耳方壺 《大清咸豐年製》刻款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，相似的尺寸(30.4 厘米) 、通體飽滿的紅釉，以及壺緣薰衣草乳白色調斑。請注意咸豐款。

A BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG' BOWL, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Of conical form, supported on a straight foot and rising to an everted rim protected by a copper band, which is original to the piece. The widely flared sides painted to the exterior with seven lively horses in a continuous grass field landscape with mountains in the background. The interior with a medallion showing the eighth horse, resting between two craggy rocks with its abdomen facing upwards.Provenance: From a private collection in London, United Kingdom. Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear, few firing irregularities, and light scratches.Weight: 299 g Dimensions: Diameter 17.5 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi within a double circle.The charming scene represents the Eight Horses of King Mu Wang, who reigned during the Zhou dynasty in the 10th Century BC, and these Eight Horses were his favorite chargers which pulled the Emperor's chariot as he progressed about his realm to visit the Goddess Hsi Wang Mu.Expert's note: The present lot belongs to a small yet well-recorded group of blue and white bowls, all painted with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang, and bearing six-character marks da Ming Jiajing nianzhi within a double circle. Note that it has most recently been suggested by some scholars that these bowls might rather date to the Jiajing period (1521-1567) instead of the Kangxi period (1662-1722).Literature comparison:For a pair of dishes with similar iron-painted rims and Jiajing marks, dated to the early Qing dynasty, see Yeo and Martin, Chinese Blue & White Ceramics, Arts Orientalis, Singapore, 1978, p. 248 and pl. 160, nos. 296 and 297. Another bowl of similar form, horse decoration, and Jiajing mark, dated to the later Transitional period is published in Richard Kilburn, Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981, p. 148, no. 97.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 11 March 2022, lot 489 Price: EUR 8,848 Description: A blue and white 'eight horses of Mu Wang' bowl, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, motif, manner of painting, and Jiajing mark. Note the size (16.7 cm).康熙時期青花《穆王八駿》碗中國，1662-1722年。碗敞口，微外撇，斜腹，圈足，口沿施醬色釉。碗外壁青花描繪群山為景，七匹馬或是嬉戲，或是休憩，或是奔跑。碗内開光青花繪製第八匹馬。 來源：英國倫敦私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損、燒製不規則和輕微劃痕。 重量：299 克 尺寸：直徑17.5 厘米 圈足内青花雙圈僞“大明嘉靖年製”款。 專家注釋：這類青花碗產量雖小，但記錄詳實，均繪《穆王八駿圖》，雙圈內書“大明嘉靖年製”六字款。最近一些學者提出這些碗可能是嘉靖時期（1521-1567）而非康熙時期（1662-1722）。 文獻比較： 一對清代初期嘉靖款相似瓷盤，見Yeo和Martin，《Chinese Blue & White Ceramics，Arts Orientalis》，新加坡，1978年，頁248和圖160，編號296和297。另一件相似外形的過渡時期嘉靖款馬圖碗，出版於Richard Kilburn，《Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners》，香港陶瓷學會，1981年，頁148，編號97。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：維也納Galerie Zacke，11 3月 2022年，lot 489 價格：EUR 8,848 描述：康熙 “穆王八駿”青花碗 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、畫風和嘉靖款。請注意尺寸(16.7 厘米)。

AN IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS POND' BOWL, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1875. Delicately potted, the deep sides supported on a short straight foot, rising to a gently everted rim, finely painted to the exterior in polychrome enamels and iron red with a continuous scene of lotus, bamboo, and wild flowers growing from a pond, with birds including a pair of magpies, a kingfisher, two mandarin ducks, and an egret, and insects such as butterflies and various beetles, as well as fish swimming in the water. The rim neatly lined in gilt. The recessed base with an underglaze blue six-character mark da Qing Tongzhi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a Slovakian private collection. The base with a fragment of an old label 'B&T'. Condition: Excellent condition with some wear to gilt and enamels, and expected firing flaws such as minor warping.Weight: 230.4 g Dimensions: Diameter 15.5 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 9 June 2021, lot 245Price: EUR 17,500 or approx. EUR 19,250 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' BOWLS, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, TONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)Expert remark: Compare the related form, enameled decoration, gilt rim, and size (15.6 cm). Note the different motif and that this lot consists of two bowls.同治款與年代御製粉彩《荷塘圖》碗中國，1861-1875年。胎體細膩，口微外撇，深腹，圈足。碗外壁粉彩描繪繪荷塘鴛鴦紋，荷葉四向，荷花蔓莖曲折而上，荷葉、荷花順勢托出，姿態萬千；花間花鳥、昆蟲嬉戲，水中魚兒游玩。繪畫流暢舒展，清新悅目。碗邊鎏金。圈足内青花“大清同治年製”六字款。 來源：斯洛伐克私人收藏，碗底舊標籤 'B&T'。 品相：狀況極佳，鎏金和琺瑯有局部磨損，碗體有輕微翹曲等燒製缺陷。 重量：230.4 克 尺寸：直徑15.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2021年6月9日，lot 245 價格：EUR 17,500 （相當於今日EUR 19,250） 描述：同治款與年代一對粉彩蝴蝶圖碗 專家評論：比較相近的外形、琺瑯裝飾、碗邊鎏金，以及尺寸 (15.6 厘米)。請注意不同的主題，以及此拍品為一對碗。

A DOUCAI BOTTLE VASE, LATE QING DYNASTY TO EARLY REPUBLIC PERIODChina, c. 1820-1920. The globular body rising to a tall, cylindrical neck, supported on a straight foot, painted in bright enamels of green, red, blue, and yellow, decorated with four lotus and scrolling vines roundels, framed to the shoulder and above the foot with bands of lappets, the shoulders with archaistic scrolls, the neck decorated with an ornamental band enclosing two rows of small flowers. Provenance: Swiss trade. Condition: Good condition with considerable wear to enamel and minor firing irregularities.Weight: 286.8 g Dimensions: Height 14.1 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 27 February 2013, lot 95Price: GBP 2,500 or approx. EUR 3,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A doucai oviform vase, Qianlong six-character seal markExpert remark: Compare the related form, enamels, scrolling design, and Qianlong mark. Note the size (24.5 cm).清末民初鬥彩纏枝蓮紋瓶中國，約1820-1920年。直頸，圓鼓腹，淺圈足。明亮琺瑯，青花勾勒，肩部如意紋，瓶身纏枝開光蓮紋，肩部和瓶口飾仿古幾何紋和芭蕉紋。足部可見芭蕉紋。 來源：瑞士古玩交易。 品相：狀況良好，琺瑯磨損嚴重，燒製不規則。 重量：286.8 克 尺寸：高 14.1 厘米 圈足内青花偽“大清乾隆年製“六字款。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2013年2月27日，lot 95 價格：GBP 2,500（相當於今日EUR 3,900） 描述：乾隆六字款鬥彩瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外形、琺瑯、纏枝蓮紋設計和乾隆款。請注意尺寸(24.5 厘米)。

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DAJI' DOUBLE-GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1850-1949. The bulbs decorated with floral medallions reading 'da' and 'ji' (great fortune), surrounded by lotus blossoms and scrolling vines, framed by a band of ruyi-heads at the neck and a lappet band above the foot.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, few minuscule nicks.Stopper: Green hardstone Weight: 49.3 g Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 55 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 4 mmThe gilt recessed base incised with an apocryphal four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi above a fifth character.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 478 Price: HKD 18,750 or approx. EUR 2,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A cloisonne enamel 'daji' double-gourd snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty - Republican periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject, decoration, and form. Note the turquoise ground.清末民初掐絲琺瑯“大吉”葫蘆鼻煙壺中國，1850-1949年。葫蘆形鼻煙壺，口略外撇，黃地纏枝蓮紋，開光飾有“大”和“吉”字樣。頸部飾有如意紋，腳部蕉葉紋。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，輕微劃痕。 壺蓋：綠色硬石 重量：49.3 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高55 毫米. 頸部直徑14 毫米 ，壺口直徑4 毫米 鎏金底刻有偽“乾隆年製“四字。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年5月30日，lot 478 價格：HKD 18,750（相當於今日EUR 2,500） 描述：清末至民國掐絲琺瑯「大吉」葫蘆式鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》仿款 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、裝飾和外形。請注意綠松石地。

'HUNDRED BIRDS WORSHIP THE PHOENIX', BY SHEN QUAN (1682-1760), DATED 1750China. Ink and watercolors on silk, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Depicting a pair of phoenixes perched on a rock issuing peony, surrounded by a pair of cranes below them raising their heads, two pairs of mandarin ducks swimming in a river, and swallows flying above the water surface, with bamboo and other auspicious flowers.Inscriptions: Upper left, signed 'Shen Quan', and dated 'In the Winter of the Year of Gengwu, Qianlong era' (corresponding to 1750); two seals of the artist, 'Wuxing Shen Quan' and 'Nanping shi'. Lower left, three seals, 'Zhengyi shuwu zhencang tushu' and 'Runzhou Da Chongguang Jianding yin', the third illegible.Provenance: Belgian trade. Condition: Commensurate with age and displaying remarkably well. With some old wear, browning, minor foxing and soiling, creasing, tiny tears, and small losses here and there with associated touch-ups.Dimensions: Image size 139 x 88.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 278 x 105.3 cmThe painting shows two important collector's seals in the lower left corner. The first seal, 'Zhengyi shuwu zhencang tushu', belongs to Yixin (1833-1898), better known as Prince Gong, who was an imperial prince of the Aisin Goro clan and an important statesman of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. He was a regent of the empire from 1861 to 1865 and wielded great influence at other times as well. The second seal, 'Runzhou Da Chongguang Jianding yin', is associated with Da Chongguang (1623-1692), a political figure, calligrapher, and painter in the early Qing dynasty, and most likely came into the hands of Prince Gong via descent.Shen Quan (ca. 1682-1760) was active during the Qing dynasty and painted in the Ming academic style. Shen was very influential in Japan, inspiring an entire school of painting, the Nanping School, which flourished in Nagasaki during the Edo period and was named after the artist's courtesy name.Paintings and embroideries with phoenixes surrounded by various birds, including cranes, mandarin ducks, and pheasants, is a common motif in Chinese culture. Phoenixes are regarded as the king of the birds, as they represent power, virtue, and grace. This large and impressive inlaid panel is an outstanding example and possibly of imperial origin.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 875Price: HKD 187,500 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Shen Quan (1682-1760), PhoenixExpert remark: Compare the related motif, colors, and fine brushwork. Note the much smaller size (98 x 46.5 cm).沈銓(1682-1760)款《百鳥朝鳳》，1750年中國，絹本水墨設色，掛軸。描繪一對鳳凰棲息在岩石上，牡丹綻放，下方一對仙鶴昂首挺立，鴛鴦在水中遊弋，燕子在空中飛翔，並可見各類吉祥之花。 款識：乾隆庚午冬仲南蘋沈銓寫；鈴印：吳興沈銓，南蘋氏：珍藏印：正誼書屋珍藏圖書，潤州笪重光鑒定印 來源：比利時古玩交易。 品相：品相良好，有一些磨損、褐變、輕微的汙漬和摺痕、微小的撕裂，以及隨處可見的小缺損以及相關的小修補。 尺寸：畫面139 x 88.5 釐米, 總 278 x 105.3 釐米拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2021年5月26日，lot 875 價格：HKD 187,500（相當於今日EUR 22,500） 描述：清沈銓《鸞鳳呈祥》，設色絹本立軸，一七四六年作 專家評論：比較相近的主題、顏色和精細的筆觸。請注意尺寸較小(98 x 46.5毫米)。

AN ELABORATELY MOLDED AND RETICULATED FAMILLE ROSE BRUSHPOT, BITONG, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. The sides decorated with three quatrefoil panels enclosing mountain and river landscapes with gnarled trees, pavilions, and figures, the treetops and roof tiles finely molded and with minuscule reticulation work, all above a turquoise ground set with small bosses on an incised cash coin pattern, the mouth with a finely textured yellow rim.Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, tiny losses to the molded and reticulated details, few light scratches, and manufacturing flaws including minor firing cracks.Weight: 2,206 g Dimensions: Diameter 20.4 cmThe broad unglazed foot rim encircling the countersunk base impressed in relief with a very fine apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.民國堆塑粉彩開光筆筒中國，1912-1949年。外壁綠松石色地，整齊的小圓點，組成錢幣圖案；倭角開光，山水景觀，林間房屋、亭台樓閣和人物，樹梢和屋頂瓦片經過精心模製並帶有微小的網紋。黃色邊緣。 來源：美國紐約私人收藏。 品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損、模製和網狀細節的微小損失、輕微劃痕和製造缺陷，包括輕微燒製裂紋。 重量：2,206 克 尺寸：直徑20.4 厘米 平底内凹，綠松石色釉，浮雕紅色“大清乾隆年製“寄托款。

A LARGE IRON-RED AND GILT 'DRAGONS' DISH, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Nicely potted with rounded sides and finely painted in iron red and gilt with two confronting dragons amid ruyi-shaped clouds and flames chasing a pearl, the dragons' eyes dotted in black on an opaque white enamel ground also used to depict their fangs and claws. The design repeated along the exterior walls. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a Swedish private collection. Originally gifted to the previous owner in the 1950s, and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Magnificent condition with only minimal firing irregularities, little wear to gilt and enamels, minor fritting to foot, and light surface scratches. The gilt remarkably well-preserved!Weight: 1,892 g Dimensions: Diameter 34 cmAuction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie's London, 3 November 2020, lot 184Price: GBP 18,750 or approx. EUR 25,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large iron-red-decorated 'dragon' dish, Guangxu six-character mark in iron-red and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the near identical motif to the interior, and similar size (37 cm). Note the exterior is enameled with four blooms on leafy scrolls.Auction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie's London, 14 May 2013, lot 281Price: GBP 22,500 or approx. EUR 35,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of iron-red-decorated 'dragon' dishes, Guangxu six-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the near identical motif to the interior and exterior, and the similar size (33.2). Note the lot comprises two dishes.光緒款及年代大型礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤中國，1875-1908年。胎骨堅致，白釉潤澤，敞口弧壁，淺腹圈足。通體施白釉，釉面光潤。口沿飾金彩，盤心以礬紅彩繪雙龍戲珠，並以金彩描繪雙龍身軀、雲紋及龍珠。雙龍身形矯健，鬃鬣飛揚，展現威風凜凜之態。外壁繪雙龍趕珠，內外紋飾呈呼應之勢，底部礬紅彩書“大清光緒年製”。 來源：瑞典私人收藏，是受贈之物，之前的主人購於上世紀五十年代，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：品相精美，僅有微小的製造瑕疵，描金和琺瑯輕微磨損，足部有輕微的熔塊，表面有小劃痕。 重量：1,892 克 尺寸：直徑 34 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2020年11月3日，lot 184 價格：GBP 18,750（相當於今日EUR 25,000） 描述：清光緒礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤礬紅六字楷書款 專家評論：比較內盤幾乎相同的主題，以及尺寸 (37 厘米)較小。請注意盤外圍飾有花卉纏枝紋。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，lot 281 價格：GBP 22,500（相當於今日EUR 35,500） 描述：一對光緒款及年代大型礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤 專家評論：比較內盤幾乎相同的主題，尺寸 (33.2)較小。請注意此盤為一對。

A FAMILLE ROSE 'NINE PEACHES' VASE, TIANQIUPING, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 19th to early 20th century. The vase is decorated with the spreading leafy branches of a peach tree bearing nine large fruit and numerous pink and white blossoms, the slender leaves decorated in two shades of green, the shoulder with three iron-red bats. The base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Provenance: From an old Norwegian private collection, and thence by descent in the same family. Acquired in Qingdao, China, in 1954, by the second mate of the Oakland (Holmen & Vaboen shipping company from Kristiansand, Norway), while the ship was on a trip to deliver ore to China, and his wife, a telegraph operator. A scan of an old photograph, showing the present lot with the son of the couple, taken in the family home in 1957 or 1958, accompanies this lot.Condition: Good condition with only minor wear and few expected firing irregularities, shallow surface scratches, the lower body with a U-shaped hairline.Weight: 10.1 kg Dimensions: Height 47 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 29 June 2022, lot 42 Price: USD 44,100 or approx. EUR 41,000 converted at the time of writing Description: A large famille-rose 'peach' vase (Tianqiuping), Late Qing dynasty / 20th centuryExpert remark: Note the closely related size (47.3 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 24 June 2015, lot 8397 Price: USD 22,500 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large famille rose Nine Peaches vase, tianqiuping, Qianlong mark, late Qing dynastyExpert remark: Note the closely related size (48.5 cm) Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 8 October 2020, lot 340 Price: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 30,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large famille rose 'nine peaches' vase, tianqiuping, late Qing dynasty-Republic period, late 19th-early 20th centuryExpert remark: Note the related size (51.8 cm)清末民初粉彩福壽天球瓶中國，十九至二十世紀初。瓷胎天球瓶，直口，長頸部向下微斂，寬圓肩，碩圓腹，矮圈足。全器外壁以粉彩描繪桃枝連連、桃花錦簇，九桃飽滿，肩部有三隻紅色蝙蝠。設色雅麗，足底緣未上釉露白胎。圈足內“大清乾隆年製”青花篆書款。琺瑯彩瓷指的是使用琺瑯料，以混容中西繪法進行裝飾的瓷器，生產地位於清宮中造辦處，也稱為瓷胎畫琺瑯。洋彩瓷則是在江西景德鎮御窯廠生產，部分使用琺瑯料進行裝飾的瓷器。至於粉彩，是清末民初時對洋彩作品出現的一種新的稱呼。 來源：挪威私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今，1954年購於中國青島，由奧克蘭號的二副（來自挪威克里斯蒂安桑的 Holmen & Vaboen 航運公司）和他的妻子，一位電報員，當時這艘船正在向中國運送礦石。隨附有一張照片的掃描件，照片上有這個瓶子和這對夫婦與兒子，拍攝於 1957 年或 1958 年。 品相：狀況良好，只有輕微磨損、燒製瑕疵，較淺的表面劃痕，下半身有 U 形細裂線。 重量：10.1 公斤 尺寸：高 47 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2022年6月29日，lot 42 價格：USD 44,100（相當於今日EUR 41,000） 描述：清末 / 二十世紀粉彩九桃天球瓶 專家評論：請注意非常相近 尺寸(47.3 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯，2015年6月24日，lot 8397 價格：USD 22,500（相當於今日EUR 25,500） 描述：清末乾隆款粉彩九桃天球瓶 專家評論：請注意非常相近尺寸(48.5 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2020年10月8日，lot 340 價格：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 30,000） 描述：晚清/民國粉彩九桃紋天球瓶 專家評論：請注意相近尺寸(51.8 厘米)。

A FAMILLE VERTE 'FLORAL' DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The interior finely decorated in shades of yellow, aubergine, green, and iron-red with a petal-lobed medallion enclosing peonies and other flowers growing from behind a tall pierced craggy rock, encircled by a band of peonies against a trellis-patterned ground followed by a band of chrysanthemums and leafy stems, all below a narrow geometric band in underglaze-blue. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: French trade, by repute acquired from an old private estate in northeastern France. The base with an old label. Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, little rubbing to enamels, few small chips to rim.Weight: 1,282 g Dimensions: Diameter 32.6 cmThe exterior similarly painted with floral sprays above a band of stiff leaves. The deep rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot with channeled foot rim and rising to an everted rim.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 22 January 2013, lot 319 Price: GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi underglaze blue six-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related decoration with similar colors, floral motif, trellis-patterned ground, underglaze-blue band below the rim, and Kangxi reign mark. Note the near-identical size (33 cm).康熙款與年代硬彩開光富貴花卉紋盤中國，1662-1722年。盤內以黃色、紫紅色、綠色和礬紅色精心描繪，盤中央開光描繪牡丹花卉和假山。盤沿一圈青花回紋帶，其下多圈花卉紋帶。圈足内青花“大清康熙年製”六字款。 來源：法國古玩交易，據説購於法國東北部一個私人舊藏。底部有一個老標籤。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，琺瑯輕微摩擦，邊緣輕微磕損。重量：1,282 克 尺寸：直徑32.6 厘米 外壁描繪紅色果實，底足呈雙圈足狀。拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年1月22日，lot 319 價格：GBP 5,000（相當於今日EUR 7,500） 描述：康熙款及年代粉彩盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的裝飾和顏色、 花卉主題，網格狀開光，盤沿一圈青花回紋帶，以及康熙款。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(33 厘米)。

A BLUE AND WHITE 'ANTIQUE TREASURES' BOTTLE VASE, KANGXI PERIODInscriptions: To the neck, 'As an accompaniment on the table, clearing the air in the Qin studio', and with two seals, '[…] quan' and 'Juanqing'.China, 1662-1722. Exceptionally well painted in neatly graduated shades of deep cobalt blue with precious objects including censers, a quadrilobed vase holding a coral branch and a peacock feather, a ruyi scepter, and a qin, as well as shaped panels enclosing landscapes. The slightly waisted neck further with a ruyi-head border. The compressed globular body supported on a massive, spreading foot.Provenance: From an English private collection, and thence by descent within the family. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age with minor wear and expected firing irregularities, including few dark spots and minute glaze recesses, a stabilized hairline and tiny old fills, the foot with few minuscule chips, minor crackling to base.Weight: 3,200 g Dimensions: Height 42.7 cmThe base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1658 Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 43,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An unusual large blue and white bottle vase, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the near-identical size (45.7 cm).康熙時期青花博古紋長頸瓶中國，1662-1722年。青花描繪如意型開光博古紋，如香爐、花瓶、如意和琴等書房用品。長頸中央一道如意紋。 長頸，鼓腹，圈足外撇。 款識：案頭堪作伴，琴堂氣欲清。鈴印：？泉，鎸清 來源：英國私人收藏。，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損，製造瑕疵，例如黑點和微小的釉面凹陷，小修補，足部有磕損，底部有輕微的裂紋。 重量：3,200 克 尺寸：高 42.7 厘米 圈足内青花六字款，仿“大明嘉靖年製“款。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年3月24日，lot 1658 價格：USD 35,000（相當於今日EUR 43,500） 描述：康熙大型青白人物場景瓶 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(45.7 厘米)。

A RARE PAIR OF MING-STYLE GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' BOWLS, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Each with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to an everted rim, the exterior finely incised with two five-clawed dragons amid flames and clouds, reserved on the biscuit and covered with green enamel, the interior similarly decorated with three clouds.Provenance: From an old German private collection, acquired in 1980 and thence by descent in the same family. German trade, acquired from the above. Condition: Excellent condition with only very minor old wear and some firing irregularities.Weight: 338 g and 345.9 g (excl. stands) Dimensions: Diameter 18.7 and 18.9 cmThe recessed bases each with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Ming Chenghua nianzhi within a double circle.Each bowl with a finely carved zitan stand, dating from the Qing dynasty. (4)Imperial porcelain bowls decorated with green-enameled dragons first appeared in the Chenghua period, with and sometimes without reign marks, and either enameled with dragons over the glaze or over the biscuit. More were manufactured in later periods of the Ming dynasty, particularly during the Hongzhi and Zhengde reigns, where they were always inscribed with their corresponding reign marks. This motif, which is also found on matching saucer dishes, required each vessel to be fired twice: First the design was incised on the biscuit and covered with a layer of wax, which would melt during the first firing and reveal the pinkish buff body underneath. This was later filled with green enamel and fired a second time at a much lower temperature. The result is rather spectacular, because the dragons appear as if they are literally leaping off the surface of the bowls.Literature comparison: For the Chenghua prototype of this design, see two bowls with dragons enameled over the biscuit silhouettes, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum's exhibition Chenghua ciqi tezhan (Special Exhibition of Ch'eng-Hua Porcelain Ware), Taipei, 2003, cat. nos. 110 and 111. Porcelain wares decorated with green dragons continued to be produced in the Qing dynasty, from the Kangxi to the Guangxu reigns, such as a dish with an apocryphal Hongzhi mark, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Miscellaneous Enameled Porcelains, Plain Tricolour Porcelains. The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 2009, pl. 75. Furthermore, compare with entry 5 in Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition, Qing Porcelain from Private Collections. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 20 February 2020, lot 134 Price: GBP 23,750 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A green-enameled 'dragon' bowl, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, incised and green-enameled dragon design, apocryphal Ming reign mark, and near-identical size (18.4 cm)康熙一對明代風格綠釉龍紋碗中國，1662-1722年。敞口，略外撇，深弧腹，圈足。外壁暗刻綠釉一對五爪龍，雲中戲珠；碗中三朵綠色雲紋。 來源：德國私人老收藏，於 1980 年入藏，並由同一家族繼承；德國古玩交易，購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，只有非常輕微的磨損和一些燒製不規則現象。 重量：分別為338 克與 345.9 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：直徑 18.7與18.9 厘米 圈足內青花“大明成化年製”。 每個碗都有一個精雕細刻的紫檀座，可追溯至清代。(4) 綠釉龍紋碗最早出現於成化年間，有或無年號，或在釉上或在素胎上繪龍紋。明朝後期，特別是弘治、正德年間，多會使用相應的年號。龍紋也出現在配套的碟子上，每個容器都需要燒製兩次：首先，將設計刻在素胎上並覆蓋一層蠟，在第一次燒製時蠟會融化，露出下面的淺黃色體 。之後用綠釉填充，並在低溫下進行第二次燒製。龍看起來栩栩如生。 文獻比較： 此設計的成化原型，見兩個碗，上面有琺瑯彩龍，收藏於臺北故宮博物院，《故宮成化瓷器精選》，臺北，2003年，圖錄編號110和111。清代從康熙至光緒年間持續出產綠龍紋瓷器，例如一件北京故宮博物院偽弘治款瓷盤，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集》，上海，2009年，圖75。

AN IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED TRIPOD CENSER, DAOGUANG MARK, CHINA, 1840-1940Expert's note: Looking at the missing white space inside the leaves for example, this looks like a typical work from circa 1880-1920. However, some aspects of the decor are really fine, especially the fine gilt and the subtly degrading nuances of the iron red, so there is a remote chance that this is a bit earlier, possibly even late in the Daoguang period.The globular body with upright curling handles standing on three bulbous short legs, decorated in shades of iron-red enamel with leafy lotus and ribbon-tied Eight Buddhist Emblems in a continuous meander, between borders of linked ruyi-heads and key-fret scrolls. The underside with an unglazed ring encircling ruyi-heads centered by a blossom. The rim decorated with a band of bats in flight amid scrolling clouds below a band of key-fret and the horizontal iron-red six-character mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi. Note the finely gilt lines and details.Provenance: French trade. By repute from an old estate in the north of France. Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and traces of use, little rubbing to gilt and the iron-red. The cover lost.Weight: 1,818 g Dimensions: Height 23.5 cmThis impressive iron-red enameled incense burner would have been the central part of a five-piece altar garniture, flanked by two candlesticks and two vases. It was most likely produced for a smaller temple or private altar.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 331Price: GBP 33,650 or approx. EUR 58,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large iron-red globular tripod incense burner, Daoguang seal mark in a horizontal line and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decorations, and Daoguang reign mark. Note the much larger size (42 cm) and that this is a confirmed mark and period piece.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 5 November 2012, lot 145Price: GBP 6,875 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An iron-red enameled tripod incense burner, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in a line below the rimExpert remark: Compare the related form and decorations. Note the larger size (29.5 cm) and that while this censer has a Jiaqing mark, Bonhams did not specify whether it is of the period or not, so this might well date from the second half of the 19th century or even the republican era too.1840-1940年道光款礬紅彩描金纏枝蓮紋三足爐 描述：胎體厚重堅致，下設蹄形三足，肩置沖天耳，通體滿飾礬紅彩。爐闊口平沿，厚壁，外折凸厚唇，唇外沿飾迴紋一周，以紅彩書“大清道光年製”篆書款。直頸外壁裝飾纏枝蓮紋，肩部勾繪靈芝如意紋。腹部精繪纏枝蓮及寶傘、寶瓶、雙魚、盤長等佛家八寶紋。朝冠耳內外均繪纏枝蓮紋，側面勾繪迴紋。足面亦精繪纏枝蓮紋，足脛裝飾迴紋一周。整器紋飾佈局繁而不亂，設色嬌妍明艷。專家注釋：看葉子內部的空白，像是約 1880-1920 年的典型風格。細節精美，看描金和礬紅彩，所以這件作品年代可能更早，甚至可能是道光晚期。 來源：英國古玩交易，據説購於法國北部一個舊藏。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和使用痕跡，描金和礬紅彩輕微摩擦。無蓋。 重量：1,818 克 尺寸：高23.5 厘米 此爐為宮中佛前五供之一，五供器為明代晚期至清代流行的佛前供器，品種涉及青花、紅彩、粉彩等。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，lot 331 價格：GBP 33,650（相當於今日EUR 58,000） 描述：清道光礬紅八吉祥紋雙耳三足爐，礬紅「大清道光年製」篆書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和道光款。請注意尺寸較大(42 厘米) ，以及此爐確定為道光年代。

A FAMILLE ROSE WATER POT, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODChina, 1796-1820. Delicately potted, of beehive form, brightly painted to the exterior with large lotus blossoms interspersed with smaller similar blooms, all borne on leafy scrolls, the rim framed by a band of yellow and blue ruyi-heads, all against a white ground. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Jiaqing nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: British trade. Condition: Fine condition with old wear and traces of use. A minuscule star crack forming several small hairlines, all barely visible to the naked eye. Light rubbing to the enamels and minor manufacturing flaws, including the expected microscopic bubbles typical for these wares. Overall displaying remarkably well.Weight: 82.0 g Dimensions: Diameter 6.9 cmAuction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie's London, 6 November 2012, lot 248Price: GBP 12,500 or approx. EUR 20,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small famille rose water pot, Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, enamels with similar wear, and size (6.8 cm)Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's London, 10 November 2010, lot 130Price: GBP 22,500 or approx. EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A 'famille rose' waterpot, Jiaqing mark and period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, enamels, motif, and size (7 cm)嘉慶款及年代粉彩纏枝蓮紋水丞中國，1796-1820年。胎體細膩緊致，外壁粉彩描繪纏枝蓮花，頸部黃地青花如意紋。圈足内礬紅釉“大清嘉慶年製”六字款。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損和使用痕跡。一道細小的裂縫，形成了數條細小的細紋，肉眼幾乎看不出來。琺瑯有輕微摩擦和製造缺陷，包括微小氣泡。 整體表現非常出色。 重量：82.0 克 尺寸：直徑6.9 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月6日，lot 248 價格：GBP 12,500（相當於今日EUR 20,500） 描述：粉彩纏枝蓮紋小水盂礬紅六字篆書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、琺瑯有輕微磨損，以及尺寸(6.8 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2010年11月10日，lot 130 價格：GBP 22,500（相當於今日EUR 36,500） 描述：嘉慶款及年代粉彩纏枝蓮紋水丞 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、琺瑯、主題，以及尺寸(7 厘米)。

A FINE FAMILLE ROSE PLAQUE DEPICTING WANG ZHAOJUN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Exquisitely painted in bright enamels with Wang Zhaojun in a cold winter landscape with gnarled barren branches, bamboo leaves, craggy rockwork, and towering mountains partly obscured in the fog, shrouding herself in her voluminous robes, a youthful attendant walking behind her and carrying her silk-covered pipa, both with well-detailed, expressive faces of reddened complexion.Provenance: English trade, previously in an English private estate. Condition: Very good condition with some wear and expected firing irregularities, minor fritting to edges, and a small chip to one corner.Dimensions: Size 50.5 x 32.5 cmWang Qian, commonly known by her courtesy name Wang Zhaojun, was known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Born in Baoping Village, Zigui County (in current Hubei Province) in the Western Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), she was sent by Emperor Yuan to marry Chanyu Huhanye of the Xiongnu Empire in order to establish friendly relations with the Han dynasty through marriage. The present plaque depicts Wang's journey north across the steppe.Wang Zhaojun was endowed with dazzling beauty and an extremely intelligent mind. She was adept in playing the pipa and was also a master of the ancient 'Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar' - the guqin, weiqi, calligraphy, and Chinese painting. Although Zhaojun was a concubine in the harem of Emperor Yuan (Han Yuandi, reigned 48-32 BC), he had never noticed her. One reason was that she refused to bribe a painter, Mao Yanshou, so his painting of her did not do her justice. As a result, when a Central Asian nomad prince named Huhanye came looking for a bride, the Emperor volunteered her (by another account she was so desperate that she volunteered herself). She then had to spend the rest of her life in the barren lands of Central Asia. When her husband died, she was married to her stepson, as custom dictated. She requested permission from Han Emperor Cheng to return home, but he refused.A set of tombs near the Inner Mongolian capital, Hohhot, is said to include the grave of Wang Zhaojun. The grave is mentioned as early as the Tang dynasty, by which time stories of Wang Zhaojun had become very popular. There are a number of poems about her. Most of them are sad, dwelling on her desire to return home. Typical is this poem by Li Bai, which at the end mentions her grave:The moon above the Han palace and land of Qin, Sheds a flood of silvery light, bidding Mingfei ("the radiant lady") farewell. She sets out on the road of the Jewel Gate, a road she will not travel back. The moon above the Han palace rises from the eastern seas, But the radiant lady wed in the west will return nevermore. On the Mongolian mountains flowers are made of the long winter's snow, The moth-eyebrowed one, broken-hearted, lies buried in the desert sand. Living she lacked the gold, and so her portrait was distorted, Dying she leaves a green mound, which moves all the world to pity. (taken from Yang Gang, Zhongguo ming sheng shi ci da ci dian, 2001, page 161)清代粉彩王昭君瓷板畫中國，1644-1912年。粉彩描繪王昭君出塞圖，枯枝竹葉，怪石嶙峋，巍峨群山半掩於霧中；王昭君身披寬大紅色斗篷，丫鬟抱著她的琵琶。瓷片髮色沉著，畫面生動。 來源：英國古玩交易，來自英國私人舊藏。 品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損和燒製瑕疵，邊緣有輕微磨損，一個角有小缺口。 尺寸：50.5 x 32.5 厘米 內蒙古首都呼和浩特附近的一個墓葬群，據說包括王昭君的墳墓。早在唐代，王昭君的故事就已廣為流傳。有很多關於她的詩，訴說著她想回家的願望。最典型的是李白的這首詩，最後提到了她的墳墓：漢家秦地月，流影照明妃。一上玉關道，天涯去不歸。漢月還從東海出，明妃西嫁無來日。燕支長寒雪作花，蛾眉憔悴沒胡沙。生乏黃金枉圖畫，死留青塚使人嗟。（摘取自楊剛，《中國名勝詩詞大辭典》，浙江大學出版社，2001年，頁161）

A BLUE AND WHITE 'SAGE AND ATTENDANT' BEAKER VASE, GU, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Of cylindrical form with a flaring mouth and foot, the bulging middle section vibrantly painted with detached floral sprigs, leaves, and a beetle, below a river landscape scene with a sage and his attendant walking toward a bridge below towering trees and swirling clouds, and above a similar landscape scene with the same sage and attendant continuing their journey as well as a fisherman in a boat and a scholar seated on a rocky outcrop.Provenance: From a private collection in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, acquired in London during the 1990s. Condition: Good condition with some old wear and expected firing irregularities, a small chip to the rim, minor fritting to the rim and lower bowstring, drilled to base with associated glaze nibbles, the foot with a tiny chip. Small smoothened areas, possibly inherent to the manufacture. The vase slightly leaning. Overall presenting spectacularly well.Weight: 2,979 g Dimensions: Height 43 cmThe base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Ming Chenghua nianzhi.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 11 June 2021, lot 3253 Price: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 30,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large blue and white 'figural' gu-form beaker vase, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, subject, decoration, and manner of painting. Note the related size (44.5 cm) and empty double circle to base. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2013, lot 138 Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 45,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white beaker vase (gu), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, manner of painting, and apocryphal Chenghua reign mark. Note the related size (44.7 cm).康熙青花山水人物紋花觚中國，1662-1722年。撇口，口沿下收，鼓腹，圈足。腹部描繪花枝、葉子和小昆蟲。上下描繪聖人和他的侍從在山水景觀中，並可見一個漁夫在船上，一個學者坐在岩石露頭上。 來源：英國牛津郡私人收藏。，上世紀九十年代購於倫敦。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損，邊緣有一個小缺口，邊緣和弦紋下有輕微的磨損，底部的鑽孔有釉料磨損，足部有一個小缺口。花瓶微微傾斜。 重量：2,979 克 尺寸：高 43 厘米 圈足内有青花仿“大明成化年製”六字款。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2021年6月11日，lot 3253 價格：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 30,500） 描述：清康熙青花山水高士圖花觚 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、主題、裝飾和繪畫風格。請注意相近的尺寸(44.5 厘米) 和圈足沒有款式。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2013年3月19日，lot 138 價格：USD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 45,000） 描述：清康熙青花高土賞游圖觚 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和繪畫風格，以及成化款。請注意相近的尺寸(44.7 厘米)。

AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'FIVE MONKEYS' SNUFF BOTTLE, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODChina, Jingdezhen kilns, 1820-1850. Of cylindrical form with straight neck, finely painted in cobalt blue and copper red with four monkeys seated on craggy rocks below a further monkey peeking out from the branches of a pine tree, their faces with comical expressions, circular eyes, and long noses. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Swiss trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the stopper with minor nibbling.Stopper: Stained bone in imitation of coral, good spoonWeight: 57.9 gDimensions: Height including stopper 99 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 8 mmThe homophone for monkey, hou, one of the twelve zodiac animals, is 'nobleman' or 'high official' as well as 'descendants'. The monkey therefore represents the wish for the success of one's descendants.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 25 May 2011, lot 88Price: HKD 50,400 or approx. EUR 8,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blue and white porcelain 'monkeys' snuff bottle, Jingdezhen, 1800-1860Expert remark: Compare the related form and motif. Note the lack of copper-red and the fact that there is no reign mark.道光款及年代青花紅彩五猴鼻煙壺中國，景德鎮，1820-1850年。圓柱形，直頸，青花礬紅彩，四隻猴子坐在岩石上，另一隻猴子從松樹枝上探出頭來，表情滑稽，圓眼睛，長鼻子。圈足内“大清道光年製”六字款。來源：瑞士古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，蓋子有輕微磨損。 壺蓋：仿珊瑚骨蓋，小勺 重量：57.9 克 尺寸：含蓋高99 毫米，頸部直徑13 毫米，頸部直徑8 毫米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港邦瀚斯，2011年5月25日，lot 88 價格：HKD 50,400（相當於今日EUR 8,300） 描述：青花百猴圖鼻煙壺，景德鎮，1800～1860 專家評論：比較相近的外形和主題。請注意此瓶沒有礬紅彩和年代款。

A RARE WUCAI 'MONTH' CUP, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, superbly enameled around the exterior with a red-flowering peach tree with small blossoms among scant leaves, representing the third month, the reverse inscribed in underglaze blue with a poem followed by a seal mark, the recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and of the period.Inscriptions: To one side, 'Fenghua xinshe yan / shijie jiuchun nong' (The swallow returns when the blossoms sway in the breeze / It is the season in late spring when farmers return to their fields). One seal, 'Shang' (appreciation). Provenance: From the collection of Carl Gustav Kjellin, acquired in Shanghai during the 1940s, and thence by descent in the family. Carl Gustav Kjellin (1910-1990) was a Swedish diplomat who was stationed in China until 1945 and thereafter at the Swedish embassy in Tokyo. He acquired most of his collection of Chinese porcelain and works of art during his time in Asia. Condition: Perfect condition with only minor wear. Minimal firing irregularities, including a microscopic glaze blister of less than 2 mm to the rim. Weight: 28.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 6.5 cmThis finely potted cup is one of the so-called 'month cups', made at the imperial kilns during the Kangxi reign. One was made for each month of the lunar calendar. As in the case of the current example, these cups are so thinly potted that the blue of the inscription on the exterior can be seen through the porcelain from the interior of the vessel. Their decoration is characterized by very delicately painted decoration in underglaze blue and wucai enamels. Each of the cups has on one side a floral design appropriate to a particular month, and on the other side a poem which complements the design. Each of the cups also bears an underglaze blue seal character after the poem, which can be read as 'shang' (appreciation).Literature comparison: Compare a closely related cup included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty (1644-1912), London, 1951, cat. no. 253. The Percival David Foundation in London has one of the few complete sets of cups for all twelve months, now in the collection of the British Museum, registration number PDF.815. The design on the current cup is very similar to the third month cup in the Percival David Foundation and bears the same poem, see Rosemary Scott, For the Imperial Court - Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, New York, 1997, pp. 82-83, no. 23. The Palace Museum, Bejing owns at least two sets, illustrated in Chugoku toji zenshu (Complete works on Chinese ceramics), Kyoto, 1981-86, vol. 21, pl. 61, and in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong - Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, page 65, no. 48. One is in the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, illustrated in Idemitsu Bijutsukan zohin zuroku, Chugoku toji (Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection), Tokyo, 1987, pl. 221. One set in the Hong Kong Museum of Art was included in the exhibition 'The Wonders of the Potter's Palette', Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1984-5, cat. no. 15.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's London, 6 November 2019, lot 149 Price: GBP 112,500 or approx. EUR 149,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare wucai 'month' cup, Kangxi mark and period Expert remark: Compare the near identical form, decoration, enamels, and size (6.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1911 Price: HKD 2,670,000 or approx. EUR 393,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A fine famille verte 'peach blossom' cup, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period Expert remark: Compare the near identical form, decoration, enamels, and size (6.5 cm). Note that the enamels on this month cup are described as 'famille verte'. It appears that for these month cups, the terms 'famille verte' and 'wucai' are interchangeable, however to this author, the term 'wucai' seems more accurate due to the presence of underglaze-blue decoration. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 April 2012, lot 45 Estimate: HKD 18,000,000 or approx. EUR 2,756,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An extremely rare set of twelve wucai 'month' cups, marks and period of Kangxi Expert remark: Note that this lot comprises a complete set of twelve wucai month cups, the third month cup being near identical to the present lot.康熙款五彩桃花花神杯中國，1662-1722年。撇口、深腹、淺圈足、胎體輕薄、器型精巧絕倫，造型規整優美，胎質乳白、器薄如紙、晶瑩剔透；外壁用一年十二個月中的三月桃花來裝飾，並配以相應的詩句。圈足青花“大清康熙年製”六字款。 款識：風花新社鷰，時節舊春農；印：賞 來源：Carl Gustav Kjellin私人收藏，購於上世紀四十年代，之後在同一家族保存至今。Carl Gustav Kjellin (1910-1990) 是一名瑞典外交官，1945 年之前出使中國，此後在瑞典駐東京大使館工作。他收藏的大部分中國瓷器和藝術品都是在亞洲期間獲得的。 品相：狀況完美，只有輕微磨損。燒製不規則性，如邊緣小於 2 毫米的微觀釉泡。 重量：28.5 克 尺寸：直徑 6.5 厘米

A FAMILLE ROSE 'CONCH' INK PALETTE, JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIODChina, 1796-1820. Finely modeled as a flattened conch, with stepped layers depicting the concentric cone shape, the exterior textured with raised dots under a pale turquoise-green glaze, the opening of the shell formed as the sunken well, further painted in penciled iron-red lines with swirls. The rim finely gilt. The reverse with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Jiaqing nianzhi and early in the period, c. 1796-1798.Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 59, sold for HKD 480,000 or approx. EUR 45,000 (this amount is for one of originally two pieces, converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collector in the United States, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to gilt. A microscopic nick with a 2 mm hairline to the edge, almost invisible to the naked eye.Weight: 84 g Dimensions: Length 8.8 cmWith a padded box. (2)Expert's note: Although dated Jiaqing period, the style of imitating living objects, as exemplified by the current lot, is typical of the late Qianlong period. While the Qianlong Emperor abdicated in 1795, when he assumed the title of the Emperor Emeritus, the works of art produced during the early Jiaqing period retain many stylistic qualities of the Qianlong period. It is commonly agreed that this period of transition lasts between 1796-1798. Literature comparison: Compare three Qianlong washers imitating shells illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl. 86, and other related examples illustrated in Geng Baochang, Ming Qing ciqi jianding, Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 468.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1750Price: USD 11,875 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare small blue-enameled shell-form ink palette, Qianlong four-character seal mark in iron red and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form with similar raised bosses. Note the size (7.6 cm) and Qianlong reign mark.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's London, 15 May 2012, lot 317 Price: GBP 12,500 or approx. EUR 19,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt decorated 'shell-form' brush washer, xi, Jiaqing underglaze blue six-character seal mark and of the period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, gilt rim, and underglaze-blue Jiaqing seal mark. Note the closely related size (8.9 cm).嘉慶款及年代粉彩海螺水墨調色盤中國，1796-1820年。扁平海螺形，層層疊疊呈同心圓錐形，外施淡青綠色釉下點綴凸點，殼口微凹，再以礬紅釉細描繪，邊緣精美鎏金。盤底青花“大清嘉慶年製”六字款，約爲1796-1798年間。 來源：香港蘇富比，2004年4月25日，售價HKD 480,000 或 EUR 45,000 (這個價格為原來兩件中的一件，根據通貨膨脹率)；美國私人收藏。，購於上述拍賣，保存至今。品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，主要是鎏金部分。邊緣有2毫米細微刻痕，肉眼幾乎看不見。 重量：84 克 尺寸：長8.8 厘米 配置帶襯墊的盒子 (2) 專家注釋：雖為嘉慶時期，但本拍品的風格，頗具乾隆晚期之典型。雖然乾隆皇帝於1795年退位，為太上皇，但嘉慶初期的藝術作品仍保留了許多乾隆時期的風格特徵。這一過渡期持續在 1796 年至 1798 年之間。 文獻比較： 比較三件乾隆貝殼水洗，見《故宮珍藏康雍乾瓷器圖錄》，香港，1989年，圖86，以及相近的例子，見耿寶昌，《明清瓷器鑑定》，香港，1993年，圖468。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年3月24日，lot 1750 價格：USD 11,875（相當於今日EUR 15,000） 描述：乾隆四字款藍釉海螺水墨調色盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形。請注意尺寸 (7.6 厘米) 和乾隆款。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年5月15日，lot 317 價格：GBP 12,500（相當於今日EUR 19,000） 描述：青花描金礬紅彩海螺形洗，六字篆書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，鎏金邊緣，以及藍色琺瑯嘉慶款。請注意非常相近的尺寸(8.9 厘米)。

A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. The globular body is finely painted in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with a composite floral scroll above a band of lotus petals and classic scroll at the foot, and below a trefoil cloud collar and another composite floral scroll around the shoulder. The tall neck is further decorated with key fret and upright plantain leaves, and breaking waves at the flaring mouth. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: The trade in Paris, France.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including few minute glaze gaps.Weight: 2,418 g Dimensions: Height 39 cmLiterature comparison: A similar Guangxu-period vase is illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III). The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 36, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 174, no. 159. See a related vase from the Daoguang period, illustrated by G. Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen (From the Dragon's Treasure), London, 1987, p. 65, no. 87, where the author notes that “this type of bottle vase is mentioned in the imperial lists of the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, and was used as a gift for the distinguished service to the emperor”.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2018, lot 787 Price: USD 52,500 or approx. EUR 56,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Ming-style blue and white bottle vase, Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the smaller size (35.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2956 Price: HKD 437,500 or approx. EUR 71,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A fine blue and white Ming-style bottle vase, Tongzhi six-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and near-identical size (39.4 cm). Note the Tongzhi reign mark.光緒款及年代明代風格青花纏枝蓮紋賞瓶中國，1875-1908年。瓶撇口，長頸，肩凸起弦紋，圓腹，圈足略高微向外撇。主體圖案青花繪纏枝蓮，輔以海水、如意雲頭、蕉葉、迴紋、變形蓮瓣和忍冬紋等邊飾。圈足內有青花楷書“大清光緒年製”六字款。 來源：法國巴黎古玩交易。 品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，包括極少的釉縫。 重量：2,418 克 尺寸：高 39 厘米 文獻比較： 一件相似的光緒時期花瓶，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧青花瓷》，卷36，香港，2000，頁174，編號159。見一件相近的道光時期花瓶，見G. Avitabile，《Vom Schatz der Drachen (From the Dragon's Treasure)》，倫敦，1987年，頁65，編號87；作者在文中寫道：“此瓶在同治、光緒年間的御製表中均有提及，是作為貢品獻給皇帝的” 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2018年3月23日，lot 787 價格：USD 52,500（相當於今日EUR 56,500） 描述：清光緒青花纏枝蓮紋賞瓶，六字楷書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意尺寸較小(35.5 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2011年11月30日，lot 2956 價格：HKD 437,500（相當於今日EUR 71,000） 描述：青花纏枝蓮紋賞瓶，雙行六字楷書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾，以及幾乎相同的尺寸(39.4 厘米)。請注意同治款。

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' CENSER, WANLI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1573-1619. Heavily potted, the body of rectangular form with four graduated square in-curved legs, the body applied with two animal mask handles, lively painted with twelve five-clawed dragons amongst clouds and flames, the stepped cover with bands of ruyi scrolls and trigrams, below a pierced dragon finial. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Ming Wanli nianzhi within a double rectangular and of the period.Provenance: From the estate of Ivar Bjoernberg (1934-2021), who was a noted art director from Stockholm, Sweden. He was friends with Victoria Lindstroem, a reputed dealer and collector of Chinese art, also based in Stockholm at the time. Bjoernberg worked at her gallery at a young age and when he eventually started his own collection, she mentored him. His collection was an academic one and it showed his keen eye, discerning taste and great passion for the aesthetics of Chinese art. Condition: The vessel with smoothened losses to mask handles and small chips to edges, both with old fills and touchups. The lid with one section of the cover broken off and reattached, associated overpainting, and small chips to edges with old fills and touchups.Weight: 757 g Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm, Length 13.5 cmLiterature comparison: See a similar censer, but lacking a cover, in the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, illustrated in Imperial overglaze - Enamelled Wares in the Late Ming Dynasty, Osaka, 1995, pl. 735, and another from the collection of Gustaf Hillestrom, Stockholm, included in the exhibition Ming Blue-and-white, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 1964, cat. no. 75.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1187 Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare blue and white rectangular censer, Wanli six-character mark within a double rectangle and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and mark, as well as the near-identical size (13.5 cm). Note that the vessel has condition issues (ring handles missing, firing crack to corner with associated shallow chips, one re-stuck, shallow chip to one rim corner, and another shallow chip above one foot, expected small glaze flakes, frits and burst bubbles). Also note the missing cover. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's London, 4 November 2009, lot 68 Price: GBP 39,650 or approx. EUR 64,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white dragon censer and cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and mark. Note the slightly larger size (16.2 cm). Also note that this piece has significant condition issues and is extensively restored, the condition report is available online.萬曆款與年代青花龍紋爐中國，1573-1619年。厚胎，器身長方形，四足內勾，器身施獸面紋，描繪十二條五爪雲龍戲珠，階梯蓋繪如意八卦紋，在穿孔的龍尖下方。底部青花“大明萬曆年製”六字款。 來源：知名瑞典斯德哥爾摩藝術經銷商Ivar Bjoernberg (1934-2021年)舊藏。他與著名的中國藝術品經銷商和收藏家Victoria Lindstroem是好友，後者當時也居住在斯德哥爾摩。 Bjoernberg 年輕時在她的畫廊工作，當他最終開始自己的收藏時，她給了他很多建議。 他的收藏是學術性的，顯示了他敏銳的眼光、挑剔的品味和對中國藝術美學的極大熱情。 品相：邊緣有缺損但已變得平滑，有小修補和填充。蓋子的一部分曾斷裂並重新連接，邊緣有填充和小修。 重量：757 克 尺寸：高 13.5 厘米，長13.5 厘米 文獻比較： 一件相似的沒蓋香爐，收藏於Idemitsu Museum of Arts，見《Imperial overglaze - Enamelled Wares in the Late Ming Dynasty》，大阪，1995年，圖735。另一件來自斯德哥爾摩Gustaf Hillestrom收藏，展覽於《Ming Blue-and-white，The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities》，斯德哥爾摩，1964年，圖錄編號75。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年3月17日，lot 1187 價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 27,500） 描述：明萬曆青花雙龍戲珠紋方爐，雙圈六字楷書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和款識，以及幾乎相同的尺寸(13.5 厘米)。請注意該方爐存在品相問題（環形手柄缺失，將裂紋射到角落並伴有相關的淺切屑，一個重新卡住，淺切屑到一個邊緣角，另一個淺切屑在一隻腳上方，預計會出現小釉片，熔塊和爆裂氣泡），以及蓋子遺失。

A RARE COPPER-RED GLAZED WATER POT, PINGGUO ZUN, KANGXI MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)Expert's note: The present lot clearly distinguishes itself from the usual late 19th century wares by its magnificent crushed strawberry glaze, which is well-controlled and even, only mutating to a fine liver tone in two distinct areas. Also note the remarkable pale celadon corona circling the foot, another obvious hallmark of an early 18th-century glaze.Of classic pingguo zun form, the compressed globular body deeply depressed after the wide shoulders to create an overturned channel and rising to a low waisted neck and lipped rim. The exterior covered with a rich glaze of crushed-strawberry tone thinning to a paler shade at the shoulder and to a distinct pale celadon corona circling the foot, the sides with two circular patches of a darker liver-red tone. The rim, interior, and base covered in a transparent glaze. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and probably of the period.Provenance: From a noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, assembled since the 1960s, and thence by descent. An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva. The base lacquered with an old inventory number, 'AMA-2866', and further with two old labels, one reading 'Art Ancien de Chine & Extrême-Orient Geneve. Kang Shi. 1662-1722. 2866' and the other inscribed with further inventory numbers. The wood stand with two old labels, 'AMA 2866' and '4096/2 […] imperiale'. According to the collector's personal notes, the present lot was acquired on 30 April 1973 from Wing Po Chai (probably in Hong Kong). A copy of the corresponding entry in the collector's notebook accompanies this lot.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear and minor firing irregularities, minute fritting and small smoothened areas to the foot, probably inherent to the manufacture. The glaze with an unctuous feel and subtle luster overall.Weight: 249.6 g (excl. stand) Dimensions: Diameter 9.5 cm (at the widest points)With a finely carved and open worked wood stand. (2)Water pots for washing brushes were designed to be placed on a Chinese scholar's desk. This form is known as pingguo zun (apple jar), of which there are two variations: ones with a short waisted neck and lipped rim, such as the present lot, and ones with an incurved rounded neck. The form of the present lot is the classic, earlier, and considerably rarer variation.The use of copper-red glaze at Jingdezhen was revived by the Kangxi Emperor after a decline in usage during the late 15th century. With the effort to reproduce classic Ming jihong ('sacrificial red') porcelains, Qing copper-red pieces quickly outnumbered their Ming counterparts. Nigel Wood in Chinese Glazes, London, 1999, p. 180, notes how the French Jesuit missionary, François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), wrote letters giving detailed accounts of the copper-red production at Jingdezhen, the sourcing of the copper for the glaze, the recipes and the kiln location of the firing of these wares. Pere d'Entrecolles was aware of the difficulties involved in the making of copper-red wares and his account confirms the high level of technical knowledge of the potters at Jingdezhen.Literature comparison: Compare a water pot of closely related form, covered with a peach bloom glaze, 9.5 cm diameter, with a Kangxi mark and of the period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 29.100.331, illustrated by Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, page 237, fig. 238. Compare a copper-red glazed bowl, with similar shadings of pale celadon and transmutations of liver-red, 15.5 cm diameter, with a Kangxi mark and of the period, at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3434.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 22 September 2020, lot 113 Price: USD 315,000 or approx. EUR 339,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Fine Peachbloom-Glazed Brush Washer, Kangxi Mark and Period Expert remark: Compare the related glaze.康熙款罕見釉裏紅蘋果尊，或爲其年代小口外撇，肩部凹下，鼓腹，圈足。通體覆蓋著紅釉，在肩部處逐漸變淡為淺色，兩側有兩個圓形的深紅色斑塊。 口沿和底足白釉。圈足内青花“大清康熙年製“六字款，或為這一時期。 專家注釋：本拍品與十九世紀末常見的瓷器明顯不同，其華麗的紅釉控制得當，均勻，僅在兩個不同的區域轉變為細膩的牛肝紅色。另請注意環繞足部的顯著淡青色暈圈，這是十八世紀早期釉料的另一個明顯標誌。來源：瑞士日內瓦知名私人收藏，自 1960 年代開始收集，保存至今。底部有一個老庫存編號'AMA-2866'，另外有兩個標籤'Art Ancien de Chine & Extrême-Orient Geneve. Kang Shi. 1662-1722. 2866' 與其他庫存編號。木底座上有兩個標籤 'AMA 2866' 與 '4096/2 […] imperiale'. 根據藏家個人記錄，這件拍品于1973年4月30日購於榮寶齋 (可能在香港). 隨附一份進入收藏的庫存單複印件。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損和輕微燒製不規則、微小磨損和足部的小光滑區域，釉色潤潤，整體光澤微妙。 重量：249.6 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：直徑9.5 厘米 (最寬處) 木底座鏤空雕刻。 (2)

A LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE 'MEDALLION' PUNCH BOWL, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1850-1949. The deep sides rising from a short straight foot, finely painted in gilt, iron-red, and polychrome enamels, the interior walls with cartouches depicting figural scenes from the palace and floral sprays, framed by dense floral borders with butterflies, gourds, peonies, fans, and other auspicious symbols, the central roundel decorated with scrolls, books, scholarly items, and lotus, the decorations repeated to the exterior walls. Provenance: From a private collection in Somerset, United Kingdom. Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of use and old wear, mostly to the gilt and iron red, and few dark spots.Weight: 9 kg Dimensions: Diameter 51.8 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 10 May 2021, lot 456Price: GBP 10,837 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A massive canton famille rose punch bowl, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related figural and floral decorations, enamels, gilt, and form. Note the larger size (58 cm) and earlier dating.清末民初大型廣州外銷粉彩開光人物花卉碗中國，1850-1949年。碗敞口外撇，深弧腹，高圈足。碗内外壁都粉彩開光描繪人物場景與纏枝花卉紋，蝴蝶、葫蘆與牡丹紋穿插其中，另可見博古紋。圈足内可見仿“大清乾隆年製”六字款。 來源：英國森馬賓郡私人收藏。 品相：品相極佳，有輕微的使用痕跡，琺瑯和鎏金磨損，以及些微黑點。 重量：9 公斤 尺寸：直徑51.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2021年5月10日，lot 456 價格：GBP 10,837（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：十九世紀廣東外銷粉彩大碗 專家評論：比較相近的人物和花卉紋，琺瑯、鎏金和外形。請注意尺寸較大(58 厘米)和年代較早。

A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISHASURAMARDINI, PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD, KHMER, 7TH CENTURYOpinion: Looking at Phnom Da style sculptures, one can see a great degree of cross-cultural influence. While one could argue that this sculptural style is distinctly of Khmer origin, with such early sites present in Vietnam, we are more likely seeing the spread of sources of foreign cultural influence, bringing things like Hinduism, coming from outside the region and merging with local cultures. Certain attributes of this sculpture in particular can be seen in early Gupta sculpture, such as the 4th century Harihara in the National Museum of New Delhi. It is also interesting to note that the earliest known written texts in Southeast Asia are from Vietnam, written during the 4th century, predating the first Khmer texts by hundreds of years.Finely carved in relief with four arms holding symbols of power, positioned above the severed head of a buffalo, with a tall crown and pendulous earlobes, backed by a striated nimbus.Provenance: Spink & Son, London, by 2 November 1999 (according to Christie's record). Christie's New York, 20 September 2000, lot 154 (according to Christie's record). Property from a West Coast collection, acquired from the above (according to Christie's record). Christie's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 245, estimate of USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 34,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Michael Phillips, acquired from the above in an after-sale transaction. A copy of a Christie's record, accessed on 1 October 2018, confirming the provenance above, and stating an after-sale purchase price for the present lot of USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 21,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Michael Phillips (born 1943) is an Academy Award-winning film producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his parents were Lawrence and Shirley Phillips, noted New York dealers in Asian fine arts, selling to the Met, the LACMA, the Chicago Art Institute, and the British Museum among others. Michael Phillips is a collector of Asian art himself, particularly Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan sculpture. His most important films include The Sting (winning the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973), Taxi Driver (winning the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival), and Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, nicks, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, structural cracks, old fills.Dimensions: Height 89 cm (excl. stand) and 97 cm (incl. stand)Mounted on an associated stand. (2)Mahishasura was a shape-shifting king who was granted the power of immortality by Lord Brahma. After years of tormenting his people, he was vanquished by a manifestation of the demon-fighting form of Parvati known as Durga. Durga fought Mahishasura over a period of fifteen days during which he kept changing his shape into different animals. She finally vanquished him when he took the form of a buffalo, slaying him with her trident. It is just after this victorious moment that we see Durga depicted here, with the severed head of Mahishasura laying at Durga's feet and her four arms holding the conch shell, the wheel, the ball, and the club, symbolizing the powers given to her by Vishnu. It is an ancient story of good versus evil.Literature comparison:Compare with a stone image of a female deity from the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, exhibited in Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, both statues showing an unusual and rare striated nimbus. Also, compare with a stone image of a reclining figure of Vishnu in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, both statues showing very similar facial characteristics.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 249Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gray sandstone figure of Durga Mahishasuramardini, Khmer, pre-Angkor period, Phnom Da style, 6th centuryExpert remark: This is an important comparable of Durga from an early period in Southeast Asian history, not only because it is “rare to find a sculpture of the demon-slaying goddess from the pre-Angkor period” (as noted in the catalog description for the lot), but also because it was in the same Christie's sale. Note the much smaller size (51.5 cm).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LUOHAN' DISH, JIAJING MARK, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The deep sides flaring towards the rim, painted in inky shades of blue with a central medallion enclosing a luohan seated on a rock beside a cliff, trees, and further rockwork, the cavetto decorated with vines issuing lotus blossoms. The reverse with six evenly dispersed lotus sprays, framed by double lines to the rim and foot. Provenance: New York trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws including pitting. Few light surface scratches, few minuscule chips to the foot rim.Weight: 632 g Dimensions: Diameter 25.4 cmThe recessed base inscribed with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi within a double circle.In Buddhism, a luohan, or arhat, is a person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence, achieved Nirvana and was liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.清代嘉靖款青花羅漢盤中國，1644-1912年。折沿，淺腹，圈足。折沿上深藍色纏枝蓮紋，盤中開光，描繪林中羅漢盤腿讀經。盤背面有六個均勻分佈的纏枝蓮紋。圈足内雙圈“大清嘉靖年製”寄托款。 來源：紐約古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，包括點蝕，輕微的劃痕，足緣上有微小的碎片。 重量：632 克 尺寸：直徑 25.4 厘米

A FAMILLE VERTE SQUARE BALUSTER 'IMMORTALS' VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Brightly enameled to each side in yellow, aubergine, green, and black. One side depicting two courtiers in a garden pointing at two celestial court ladies framed in clouds, another side with Duowen and another guardian standing below Tongzi, the third side depicting Magu, He Xiangu, a female attendant, and a crane, and the fourth side with two heavenly kings including Zengzhang who raises his sword. The neck decorated with a pavilion hidden behind clouds, mountains, and rockwork, and the shoulders with lotus blossoms to each corner.Provenance: From the private collection of Dr. Ma Luk, Hong Kong, thence by descent in the same family. From a private collection, Arizona, USA, acquired from the above. Dr. Ma Luk (1883-1963) graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine and became one of the leaders of the local medical community in Hong Kong. After spending a few years working for the Chinese Public Dispensary, he had the rare distinction of being the first Chinese doctor to join a European group practice in 1908, Drs. Fitzwilliams and Allan. He later started his own clinic in Central District and gradually expanded it into a large group practice, the Ma Luk Sun Hospital. Dr. Ma was also a director of the newly formed Yeung Wo Nursing Home in 1922. He served the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association as vice president from 1933-1934 and was also active as the Chairman of the Chinese Club. He was admitted to the Order of St. John for his long service for the St. John Association and Brigade. Dr. Ma Luk was an important art collector and patron.Condition: Very good condition with only minor old wear and some firing irregularities including glaze flaking, minor fritting, little pitting. Even from the 19th century, this piece must be considered very rare in this splendid state of preservation.Weight: 4,454 g Dimensions: Height 49.4 cmThe base with an apocryphal, underglaze-blue, six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2005, lot 688Price: USD 10,200 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of famille verte square vases, 19th CenturyExpert remark: Compare the related form, size (50.8 cm), color of the enamels, and Kangxi reign mark. Note the lot comprises two vases.清代五彩仙人圖方瓶中國，十九世紀。綠地五彩琺瑯描繪祥雲中的神仙，有瑤池仙女、麻姑，有護法天王、二郎神以及哪吒等。頸部飾亭臺樓閣，肩部纏枝蓮紋。 來源：香港Ma Luk 醫生私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今；美國亞利桑那州私人收藏，購於上述收藏。Ma Luk (1883-1963) 醫生畢業於香港醫學院，成為香港本地醫學會領袖之一。在中國公立醫局工作了幾年後，他成為 1908 年第一位加入歐洲集體執業的中國醫生。後來，他在中環開設了自己的診所，並逐漸擴展為大型團體診所，即馬六新醫院。馬醫生亦於1922年出任新成立的楊和護養院院長。1933-1934年任香港中華醫學會副會長，亦積極擔任華人會主席。由於長期為聖約翰協會和旅服務，他被授予聖約翰勳章。Ma Luk醫生是一位重要的藝術收藏家和讚助人。 品相：狀況極好，只有輕微的磨損和一些燒製不規則現象，包括釉面剝落、輕微熔塊、小點蝕。 重量：4,454 克 尺寸：高49.4 厘米 底足内青花“大清康熙年製”寄托款。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2005年9月14日，lot 688 價格：USD 10,200（相當於今日EUR 14,000） 描述：一對十九世紀五彩方瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外形、尺寸 (50.8 厘米)、琺瑯顏色和康熙款。請注意此為一對方瓶。

A RARE BLUE-GROUND POLYCHROME-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Superbly potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior vividly enameled with two ferocious dragons, one in green enamel, the other iron-red, racing through green, yellow and iron-red flames in pursuit of flaming pearls positioned above cruciform clouds, resting on a band of overlapping petals, all reserved on a washed underglaze-blue ground, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a similar green dragon. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a private collection in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and shallow surface scratches, minimal firing irregularities, few barely visible glaze lines. Weight: 227.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 14 cmLiterature comparison: A Kangxi-marked bowl of this same design was included in the exhibition Joined Colors, Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, illustrated by L.A. Cort and J. Stuart, Catalogue, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 84, pl. 13. Qianlong-marked bowls of this type are relatively rare, examples include one sold at Christie's New York, 28 March 1996, lot 363, and another at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 December 1977, lot 648.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1924 Price: HKD 870,000 or approx. EUR 132,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare blue-ground polychrome-decorated 'dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the periodExpert remark: Note the near identical form, decoration, reign mark, and size (14 cm). Also note that this lot is in excellent condition. Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3456 Price: HKD 475,000 or approx. EUR 72,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Rare Blue-Ground Polychrome-Decorated 'Dragon' Bowl, Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-1795)Expert remark: Note the near identical form, decoration, reign mark, and size (14 cm). Also note that this lot is in restored condition.乾隆款及年代罕見青花藍地紅綠彩龍紋碗中國，1736-1795年。胎體緊緻，碗口略外撇，深弧腹。碗外壁青花藍地，分別用紅彩與綠彩描繪兩條矯健雲龍戲珠，被綠色、黃色和鐵紅色火焰環繞。腹底飾一圈重疊花瓣紋。碗內開光内藍地綠彩雲龍。足底青花“大清乾隆年製”款。 來源：英國北約克郡私人收藏。 品相：品相極好，有磨損和表面劃痕，製造瑕疵，少量不明顯的釉面裂紋。 重量：227.8 克 尺寸：直徑14 厘米 文獻比較： 一件相同設計康熙款碗，見Joined Colors，《Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain，Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society》，香港，見L.A. Cort和J. Stuart，圖錄，香港，1993年，頁84，編號13。一件乾隆款碗，售於Christie's New York，1996年3月28日，lot 363，以及售於香港蘇富比，1977年12月1日，lot 648。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港佳士得，2013年5月29日，lot 1924 價格：HKD 870,000（相當於今日EUR 132,000） 描述：清乾隆藍地紅綠彩龍紋盌，六字篆書款 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的外形、裝飾、款識和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意此碗品相極佳。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港佳士得，2014年5月28日，lot 3456 價格：HKD 475,000（相當於今日EUR 72,000） 描述：清乾隆藍地紅綠彩龍紋盌，六字篆書款 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的外形、裝飾、款識和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意此碗曾修復過。

A COPPER-RED GLAZED DISH, WITH A LIVER-RED GLAZE POOLING IN THE WELL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The shallow rounded sides supported on a short foot. The interior and exterior covered in a rich glaze of crushed-strawberry tone, transmuting to a deep liver-red pooling in the well, the rim and base with a clear colorless glaze, the base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From an old private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired in Shanghai and Hong Kong from the 1930s onwards, and thence by descent within the same family. The base with an old label, 'No. 178 (9)'. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and expected firing irregularities.Weight: 178.9 g Dimensions: Diameter 15.7 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 22 June 2021, lot 1 Price: USD 35,280 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A copper-red-glazed dish, Seal mark and period of QianlongExpert remark: Compare the closely related copper-red glaze with similar liver-red glaze transmutation pooling in the well. Note the near-identical size (16.4 cm).乾隆款及年代紅釉盤中國，1736-1795年。造型端莊周正，胎質細滑。內外壁施紅釉，釉色凝厚瑩亮。盤口沿處色淺，呈白色，形成“燈草口”效果，對比鮮明，饒有意趣。圈足修削工整，底作白釉，青花“大清乾隆年製”六字款。 來源：英國私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代購於上海和香港，自此保存在同一家族至今。底部有收藏老標籤 '編號178 (9)'。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損和製作瑕疵。 重量：178.9 克 尺寸：直徑15.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2021年6月22日，lot 1 價格：USD 35,280（相當於今日EUR 33,000） 描述：清乾隆紅釉盤 《大清乾隆年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的紅釉。請注意幾乎相同尺寸(16.4 厘米)。

A RARE SANDSTONE HEAD OF HARIHARA, PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD7th to late 8th century. Finely carved with a serene expression, almond-shaped eyes with neatly incised pupils, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair is partly jatamakuta (braided) and partly kiritamakuta (cylindrical), representing Shiva and Vishnu, respectively. Provenance: From the private collection of Camille Mines (1950-2018), Luxembourg. By repute acquired by his father, Rene Mines, in the local trade during the early 1970s. By descent to Robert Mines. A copy of a handwritten provenance statement signed by Robert Mines, dated 15 September 2022, confirming the above, accompanies this lot.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, cracks, losses, nicks, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations.Dimensions: Height 30 cm (excl. stand), height 41 cm (incl. stand)Mounted to a modern stand. (2)Syncretism is a favored device in Indian cosmologies for representing the complex and multifaceted personalities of the gods. The oldest archaeological evidence of this practice is sculptures from Kushana-era Mathura (late 1st - 3rd century), northern India, depicting Shiva combined with his female aspect, Parvati, as the androgynous Ardhanarishvara. Vishnu (Hari) combined with Shiva (Hara) appeared later in India, in the fifth century during the Gupta period, and is explained mythically as Shiva representing the male half of the universe and Vishnu, in his female aspect as Mohini, representing the female element. Harihara is born of their sexual union. The artistic styles that developed during the Pre-Angkor period, before the capital was moved north to Angkor, exhibit a wider range of artistic motifs than those that would develop during the Angkor period. Phnom Da was an important center of artistic creation during the 6th-7th centuries.Literature comparison: Compare a related sandstone head of Harihara, 11.5 cm high, also dated to the Pre-Angkor period, in the CB National Museum, inventory number Ka.2687. Compare a related sandstone head of Harihara, dated to the early 7th century, in the collection of the Musee Guimet, inventory number MG14899, exhibited in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century, 14 April to 27 July 2014, cat. no. 91.

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1821-1850. The deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to an everted rim, applied overall with a rich yellow glaze of even tone. The white base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Ago von Maltzan, acquired in Beijing between 1912 and 1916, and thence by descent within the same family. Adolf Georg Otto “Ago” von Maltzan, Freiherr zu Wartenberg und Penzlin (1877-1927), was a preeminent German diplomat of the Weimar Republic, who served in Beijing between 1912 and 1916, after posts in Kristiania (1909), St. Petersburg (1911), and Rio de Janeiro (1907). As the Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he was a signatory of the Treaty of Rapallo (1922) between Germany and Soviet Russia, under which both countries renounced all territorial and financial claims against each other and opened friendly diplomatic relations. From 1924, he served as Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. The Vossische Zeitung, a nationally known Berlin newspaper that represented the interests of the liberal middle class and was generally regarded as Germany's national newspaper of record, described Maltzan as the most competent diplomat that Germany ever had.Condition: Some old wear as expected, minor firing irregularities, one side with a forked hairline.Weight: 258 g Dimensions: 14.7 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 349 Price: HKD 100,800 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-glazed bowl, seal mark and period of DaoguangExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, Daoguang seal mark, and size (14.8 cm) Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's London, 10 November 2017, lot 208 Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-glazed bowl, Daoguang seal mark and periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, Daoguang seal mark, and size (14.6 cm)道光款及年代黃釉碗中國，1821-1850年。碗深腹，碗沿外翻，圈足，胎體輕薄。通體施黃釉，釉面嬌美勻淨。圈足內白地青花雙圈“大清道光年製”款。 來源：1912年至1916年間Ago von Maltzan購於北京，在同一家族保存。Adolf Georg Otto „Ago“ von Maltzan，Freiherr zu Wartenberg und Penzlin (1877-1927) 是魏瑪共和國傑出的德國外交官，1912 年至 1916 年在北京任職，此前曾在克利斯蒂安尼亞（1909 年）、聖彼得堡（1911 年）和裡約熱內盧（ 1907 年）任職。作為外交部常任副國務卿，他是德國和蘇俄之間拉帕洛條約（1922 年）的簽署人。根據該條約，兩國放棄了對彼此的所有領土和金融要求，建立了友好的外交關係。從 1924 年起，他擔任駐華盛頓特區的駐美大使。代表自由派中產階級利益的知名柏林報紙 Vossische Zeitung ，稱 Maltzan 是德國曾經有過的最能幹的外交官。 品相：一些磨損，輕微的燒製不規則，一側有分叉的細裂紋線。 重量：258 克 尺寸：14.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2021年5月26日，lot 349 價格：HKD 100,800（相當於今日EUR 12,000） 描述：清道光黃釉盌 《大清道光年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形的釉面、道光款和尺寸(14.8 厘米) 。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2017年11月10日，lot 208 價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日EUR 13,500） 描述：清道光黃釉盌 《大清道光年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形的釉面、道光款和尺寸(14.6 厘米)。

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF INCISED YELLOW-GLAZED 'FLORAL MEDALLION' BOWLS, KANGXI MARKS AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Each bowl is incised on the exterior with four floral roundels divided by cloud scrolls above petal lappets around the foot, the interior with another floral medallion in the center enclosed within a double circle, covered inside and out with an egg-yolk yellow glaze, save for white base. Each bowl with an underglaze-blue six-character mark within a double circle da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and of the period. (2)Provenance: The VWS Collection, acquired by the previous owner's father (1890-1977) in China during the 1930s and thence by descent within the family. Each bowl with an old collection label, 'VWS'. One bowl with an old label, '62'. French trade, acquired from the above. The VWS collection tells the extraordinary story of a family fleeing the Tsarist Empire in Russia. Their journey began in 1903 as the Chinese Eastern Railway, the eastern branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway, was completed. Fleeing, like others, a climate of political persecution and anti-Semitism, the family settled in Harbin, the most northerly city in China and started to develop its businesses from 1906 onwards. Like many others, they were attracted to this cosmopolitan place, then a major economic and cultural center in Manchuria, because of its large Jewish community. In Harbin, the father, a cultured, open-minded and multilingual man, felt at home and his early successes in business earned him respect. By 1932, he and his family were forced to flee again, following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and found a new home in Shanghai. From there, his businesses took him to Hong Kong, North America, and other Asian countries, where the family would remain for many years. They began collecting art in China during the 1930s and these artworks have remained with the family heirs ever since.Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and firing irregularities: The first bowl with a faint glaze line to the rim, the second bowl with three faint glaze lines to the rim, all of which are inherent to the manufacture. None of these glaze lines are visible to the naked eye, or even under the strongest blue light. Also, they are not noticeable to the touch.Weight: 162.1 g and 147.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 12 cm (each)Literature comparison: Compare a closely related yellow-glazed incised bowl, 12 cm high, also with a Kangxi mark and of the period, sold at Christie's London, 13 December 1976, lot 55, and illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Gulexuan Collection, p. 128, no. 97. A bowl of this design from the Elphinstone collection in the Percival David Foundation, London, is listed in the Foundation's Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares, London, 1989, no. A599. Another bowl of this design from the Kostolany collection was included in the exhibition Monochrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1948, cat. no. 188.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3291 Price: HKD 325,000 or approx. EUR 46,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An incised yellow-enameled 'floral medallion' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, Kangxi mark, and size (11.8 cm). Note that the lot comprises only one bowl.康熙款及年代一對黃釉暗刻團花碗中國，1662-1722年。碗直口，深腹，圈足略高，器型規整。內外滿施黃釉為地。口沿外及足牆均飾兩道弦紋，外壁以暗刻技法飾四朵團花，間以如意雲紋，近底足刻變體蓮花瓣紋，紋飾簡潔生動。圈足內白地青花雙圈“大清康熙年製”款。 (2) 來源：VWS 收藏，前主人的父親 (1890-1977)於上世紀三十年代在中國購得，保存在同一家族至今。每個碗上都有一個收藏舊標籤 'VWS'；一個碗上有標籤 '62'；法國古玩交易，購於上述收藏。 品相：品相極佳，只有輕微磨損和燒製不規則：一個碗的邊緣有一條微弱的釉裂，第二個碗的邊緣有三條輕微的釉裂，這些釉紋沒有一條是肉眼可見的，甚至在最強烈的藍光下也是如此。此外，它們觸摸起來並不明顯。 重量：分別爲162.1克與147.6克 尺寸：直徑12 厘米 (每個)

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANCA' STEM CUP, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1821-1850. The cup is decorated to the exterior with lanca characters divided by lotus scrolls above a band of lotus lappets, the interior with a central medallion enclosing an elaborate radiating foliate design. The spreading foot is painted with flower-heads above jeweled tassels and ruyi-heads. The interior of the foot with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi in a line and of the period.Provenance: From the estate of Soo Sui-ling and Dr. Cornelius Osgood, and thence by descent in the same family. The interior of the foot with remnants of an old label. Dr. Cornelius Osgood (1905-1983) was a professor of anthropology at Yale University and a leading scholar of the cultures of the Arctic and East Asia. His association with the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale began in 1930 when he joined the university's faculty, and over the years he was instrumental in building up and organizing the museum's collection. He became curator of the museum's anthropology department in 1934, and was appointed the Peabody's associate director in 1966. He held both positions until his retirement in 1973. His publications include a multivolume study of the Athabascan tribes of northern Canada and Alaska as well as Winter, a memoir of the year he spent living among the Indians of Canada's Northwest Territories in the 1920s. In later years, he specialized in Far Eastern societies, publishing “The Koreans and Their Culture” in 1951, and “Village Life in Old China” in 1963.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, one short hairline, and a minuscule chip to the rim.Weight: 176.5 g Dimensions: Height 9.7 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 8 November 2022, lot 160 Price: EUR 17,640Description: A blue and white 'lanca' stem cup, mark and period of DaoguangExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and Daoguang reign mark. Note the size (10.8 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 6 November 2018, lot 84 Price: GBP 11,875 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white 'lanca' stem cup, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and Daoguang reign mark. Note the size (10.9 cm).道光款及年代青花梵文纏枝蓮紋高足杯中國，1821-1850年。小杯敞口，深斜腹，高圈足。外壁由上至下紋飾層次清晰，口沿飾雙弦紋一周，器壁纏枝蓮紋，間為梵文八字真言；腹底飾變體蓮瓣紋一周，高足處繪菊瓣紋和如意紋，下接瓔珞紋。內壁口沿及內心分飾雙弦紋，杯心內以青花繪俯視蕃蓮綻放圖案，錦繡吉祥。高足內壁青花“大清道光年製”款。 來源：Soo Sui-ling 與 Dr. Cornelius Osgood舊藏，在同一家族保存至今。高足內壁有舊標籤。Dr. Cornelius Osgood是耶魯大學人類學教授，也是研究北極和東亞文化的著名學者。他與耶魯大學皮博迪自然歷史博物館的合作始於 1930 年，當時他加入了大學的教員隊伍。多年來，他在建立和組織博物館藏品方面發揮了重要作用。他於 1934 年成為博物館人類學部館長，並於 1966 年被任命為皮博迪博物館副館長。他一直擔任這兩個職位直到 1973 年退休。他的出版物包括對加拿大北部和阿拉斯加的阿薩巴斯坎部落的研究以及《冬天》 ，這是一部關於他在 1920 年代與加拿大西北地區印第安人生活的那一年的回憶錄。晚年，他專門研究遠東，1951 年出版了《The Koreans和Their Culture》，1963 年出版了《Village Life in Old China》。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，一條短細紋，邊緣有微小缺口。 重量：176.5 克 尺寸：高 9.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2022年11月8日，lot 160 價格：EUR 17,640 描述：清道光青花纏枝蓮梵文高足盃 《大清道光年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和道光款。請注意尺寸(10.8 厘米)。

AN IRON-RED AND SEPIA 'LANDSCAPE AND POEM' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Of rectangular form with straight sides, painted in iron-red to the wider sides with mountain landscapes, one side depicting two pavilions nestled amid rocks and trees, the reverse with a scholar walking along a river towards a pavilion. The shorter sides each with a poem describing mountain landscapes and three seal marks. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.Inscriptions: One poem describes a spring landscape with trees covered in red blossoms amid mountains, green meadows, and travelers, titled 'three poems on spring excursions in Fengle pavilion', written by Ouyang Xiu, a Song period historian and poet. The second poem outlines a scenery with mountains and misty lakes and rivers.Provenance: French trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light surface scratches, and minuscule nibbling.Weight: 418.2 g Dimensions: Height 12.1 cmOuyang Xiu (1007-1072) was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer among his contemporaries and is considered the central figure of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song period. He revived the Classical Prose Movement and promoted it in imperial examinations, paving the way for future masters like Su Shi and Su Zhe.光緒款及年代礬紅彩山水詩文筆筒中國，1875-1908年。筆筒造型方正，四方倭角，施釉明潤。外壁兩面分別畫礬紅彩山水，整幅畫面佈局自然，畫面為古木遒勁詩味濃郁又意境深邃的繪畫風格。遠近分明，空間清晰，合乎自然。畫作意境寂寥空闊，思古幽情，亦不乏人欣賞。士大夫在此清幽雅逸之永恆天地閒適自在任意逍遙。題識書法恣意奔放。底足紅彩“大清光緒年製”。 款識：1）帝峰入雲樓碧霄，江湖煙？足風凌。風日晴和景色好，秀水青山分外嬌。2）紅樹青山日欲斜，長郊草色綠無涯。游人不管春將老，來往亭前踏落花。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、輕微的表面劃痕和磕損。 重量：418.2 克 尺寸：高12.1 厘米

A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED 'BEEHIVE' WATERPOT, 19TH CENTURYChina. The domed body with short waisted neck and slightly everted rim, the exterior covered in a mottled raspberry glaze interspersed with green copper oxide splashes, a band of raspberry glaze around the inner rim, the interior and base covered in a white glaze. Provenance: From a noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, assembled since the 1960s, and thence by descent. An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva. The base with three old labels, 'Kang Shi F72.500 LC/3', 'AMA 4612/2', and 'Asia-Africa Museum Geneve', and a lacquered inventory number, '[…]612'. The wood stand with two old labels, 'AMA 2881/L/03 Kang-Shi' and 'AMA 4612/2' to the top and three old labels, 'AMA 2881 HC3 Kang-Shi', 'AMA 4612/2' and 'Lum Chai 28831' to the underside. A copy of a handwritten entry in the inventory of the collection, describing the present waterpot, accompanies this lot. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws including pitting. The wood stand with minor wear.Weight: 360.0 g (excl. stand), 477.1 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Diameter 10.7 cm (excl. stand), 11.5 cm (incl. stand)With a carved wood stand of circular form with four feet, dating from the same period. (2)The recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi.The peachbloom glaze has been the focus of scientific research since the mid-20th century. Both the overall soft pinkish red of the glaze, and the areas of clear green which appear to a greater or lesser extent within it owe their hue to copper. Firing in a reducing atmosphere creates the red color, while re-oxidation creates the green. This was therefore a glaze that had to be applied very precisely and fired with great care. Research suggests that a copper-lime pigment was applied between two layers of colorless glaze. The copper-lime pigment was applied by blowing through a bamboo tube with fine silk gauze over the end to achieve an effect similar to modern spraying techniques. This allowed the thickness of the copper-lime layer to be adjusted so that some areas would be thicker than others. In those thicker areas, there was additional flux, which thinned the upper glaze layer and allowed the copper to re-oxidize and produce clear green. In the other areas, some of the pigment was undissolved making it appear slightly opaque and yet smooth on the surface, while the majority of the copper did dissolve and produced a rich pinkish red and creating one of the most highly esteemed glazes from the Qing imperial kilns.十九世紀豇豆紅釉水丞中國，圓唇，無頸，半球狀腹，圈足。通體施豇豆紅釉，口與圈足施白釉。 來源：瑞士日內瓦知名私人收藏，自 1960 年代開始收集，保存至今。該收藏的一個重要部分被永久借出，並在日內瓦的亞非博物館展出了幾十年。底足三個標籤 'Kang Shi F72.500 LC/3'，'AMA 4612/2'，與 'Asia-Africa Museum Geneve'，以及一個庫存編號 '[…]612'。木底座上有兩個標籤 'AMA 2881/L/03 Kang-Shi' 與 AMA '4612/以及底部三個標籤 'AMA 2881 HC3 Kang-Shi'，'AMA 4612/2' 與'Lum Chai 28831' 。隨附一份進入收藏的手寫庫存單複印件。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，包括點蝕。木架有輕微磨損。 重量：360.0 克 (不含底座)，477.1 克 (含底座) 尺寸：直徑10.7 厘米 (不含底座)，11.5 厘米 (含底座) 來自同時期的四足雕刻木底座。 (2) 圈足内仿“大清康熙年製“六字款。紅釉是以氧化銅為著色劑，燒製時先在坯上施一層底釉，然後吹上一層顏色釉料，再蓋上一層面釉，入窯高溫還原焰燒成，呈色變化較多。最早出現於唐代的長沙窯。元代始成功地燒製出紅釉器物。明代永樂、宣德時燒製出著名的“寶石紅”釉。清代康熙時，在繼承前代的基礎上不斷創新，先後燒製出郎窯紅、豇豆紅和霽紅。其中以豇豆紅的燒製難度最大，在淡雅的釉色中有萬千變化，基本無大件器物。

A NEAR PAIR OF IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED BOWLS, DAOGUANG MARKS AND PERIODChina, 1821-1850. Each with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to an everted rim, applied overall with a rich yellow glaze of even tone. The white base of each bowl with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a private collection in Calgary, Canada, acquired in Hong Kong before 1995, while the previous owner was active as an auctioneer in Hong Kong. Thence by descent in the same family. A copy of a Hong Kong auctioneer's license, issued to the previous owner on 18 September 1994 and valid until 17 September 1995, accompanies this lot.Condition: One bowl in excellent condition with only a small glaze recess. The other bowl in good condition with a minor hairline, which is not visible under strong blue light and only noticeable to the touch on one side. Both bowls with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 256.9 g and 250.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.4 cm and 14.6 cmWith a single padded storage box, fitted to carry the pair of bowls, bearing an old collector's label on the outside. (3)Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 349 Price: HKD 100,800 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-glazed bowl, seal mark and period of DaoguangExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, Daoguang seal mark, and size (14.8 cm). Note that the lot comprises only one bowl.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's London, 10 November 2017, lot 208 Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-glazed bowl, Daoguang seal mark and periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, Daoguang seal mark, and size (14.6 cm). Note that the lot comprises only one bowl.道光款及年代一對相近的黃釉碗中國，1821-1850年。碗一大一小，敞口為外撇，弧腹，圈足，外壁通施黃釉，內壁及外底施白釉，外底心青花書“大清道光年製”六字三行篆書款。 來源：加拿大卡加利私人收藏，1995年前購於香港，當時前任藏家活躍於香港拍賣行，之後在同一家族收藏；隨附香港拍賣官執照複印本，1994年9月18日發給前任藏家，1995年9月17日到期。 品相：一個碗品相極佳，只有一個小釉槽。另一碗狀況良好，有細裂線，在強烈的藍光下看不到，只能在一側觸摸才能注意到。兩個碗都有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。 重量：分別爲256.9 克與250.6 克 尺寸：直徑 14.4 釐米與14.6 釐米 帶有一個帶襯墊的方盒，適合攜帶一對碗，外面帶有老藏家的標籤。(3) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2021年5月26日，lot 349 價格：HKD 100,800（相當於今日EUR 12,000） 描述：清道光黃釉盌 《大清道光年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、釉面、道光款和尺寸(14.8 厘米)。請注意此僅有一碗。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2017年11月10日， lot 208 價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日EUR 13,500） 描述：清道光黃釉盌 《大清道光年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、釉面、道光款和尺寸(14.6 厘米). 請注意此僅有一碗。

A BLUE AND WHITE 'SCHOLARS AND BOYS' JAR, GUAN, WANLI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1573-1619. Superbly painted in shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene depicting scholars engaged in leisurely pursuits and boys at play, including a scholar seated by a large painted screen and holding a fan as well as a young boy flying a kite, all amid trees, rockwork, and flowers, framed by a ruyi-head band at the shoulder and a lappet band above the foot, the short neck with a band of freely painted scroll. The base with an underglaze blue six-character mark da ming wanli nianzhi within double circles and of the period.Provenance: British trade. Condition: Minor old wear and some expected firing irregularities. Several stabilized cracks, running from the shoulder to the foot, across the base and extending upwards to the middle section of the jar. Please request a video, shot under strong blue light, for further documentation of the exact condition of this lot. Despite these issues, displaying remarkably well.Weight: 394.8 g Dimensions: Height 11 cm, Width 13 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1563 Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 43,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A small blue and white 'Daoist immortals' jar, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the related form and decoration. Note the height (16.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 23 September 2020, lot 517 Estimate: USD 50,000 or approx. EUR 54,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A small and rare blue and white 'Daoist immortals' jar, Wanli mark and periodExpert remark: Note the diameter (12.1 cm) Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3106 Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 81,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white 'Daoist immortal and lantern' bowl, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the periodExpert remark: Note the diameter (15.5 cm).萬曆款及年代青花人物場景罐中國，1573-1619年。青花彩繪，園中文人閒遊、童子嬉戲場景。頸部飾卷葉紋，肩部飾如意紋，足部飾垂飾帶。 圈足内雙圈青花“大明萬曆年製”六字款。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：輕微磨損，幾條裂縫，從肩部延伸到腳部，穿過底部，向上延伸到罐子的中部。請聯繫索取在強藍光下拍攝的視頻，以進一步確定該拍品的狀況。 重量：394.8 克 尺寸：高 11 厘米，寬 13 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日，lot 1563 價格：USD 40,000（相當於今日EUR 43,500） 描述：明萬曆青花八仙過海圖小罐，雙圈三行六字楷書款 專家評論：比較相近的外形和裝飾。請注意高 (16.2 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2020年9月23日，lot 517 估價：USD 50,000（相當於今日EUR 54,000） 描述：明萬曆青花仙人祝壽圖小罐，《大明萬曆年製》款 專家評論：請注意直徑 (12.1 厘米) 。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2018年5月30日，lot 3106 價格：HKD 625,000（相當於今日EUR 81,000） 描述：明萬曆青花道教人物圖盌，雙圈六字楷書款 專家評論：請注意直徑 (15.5 厘米)。

A PAIR OF VERY FINE MILLEFLEUR DOUBLE GOURD VASES, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. Of double gourd form, superbly enameled in shades of pink, green, blue, yellow, and white, with iron-red, depicting a myriad of flowers including lotus, peonies, prunus, and chrysanthemums. The upper rim and foot lined in gilt, with a turquoise ground to the interior of the neck and recessed base. (2)Provenance: French trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, little rubbing to the gilt.Weight: 745 g and 823 g Dimensions: Height 20.7 cm and 20.8 cmThe bases with an apocryphal, iron-red, six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 14 December 2021, lot 91Price: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille rose mille fleurs double-gourd vase, China, Republic periodExpert remark: Compare the related form, bright enamels, and motif. Note the Daoguang mark, the larger size (31.8 cm) and that this result is for a single vase only.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams San Francisco, 13 October 2015, lot 3414Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of millefleur vases, Qianlong marksExpert remark: Compare the motif. Note the form, handles, and larger size (37 cm).民國一對百花不落地葫蘆瓶中國，1912-1949年。巧取葫蘆為形，通體點綴各式花卉，其設計獨具匠心，畫面雖繁密卻不亂，花葉分佈各有主次，婉轉舒展。其筆意精美絕倫，琺瑯明亮。底施松石綠釉，中心書紅彩寄托款“大清乾隆年製”，足際處塗抹金彩一周。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和燒製不規則，描金輕微磨損。 重量：分別爲745克與823 克 尺寸：分別高20.7 厘米與20.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年12月14日，lot 91 價格：USD 6,000（相當於今日EUR 6,000） 描述：中國民國粉彩萬花錦紋葫蘆式瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外型、琺瑯明亮和主題。請注意道光款、尺寸較大(31.8 厘米) ，以及此僅有一瓶。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯，2015年10月13日，lot 3414 價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 23,000） 描述：一對乾隆百花不落地瓶 專家評論：比較主題。請注意的外形、雙耳和尺寸較大(37 厘米)。

'PARAKEET', BY REN YI (1840-1896)China. Ink and watercolors on fine silk, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Painted in vivid brushstrokes with a blue and gray parakeet perched on a blossoming prunus branch, the face with large eyes looking upwards and a distinct, orange beak.Inscriptions: Bottom right, signed 'Ren Yi xie'. One seal of the artist. The scroll inscribed to the exterior, 'Ren Yi, painting of a bird and flower', and with a label, 'Guangdong Province. Antique Store. China.', with inventory number 'painting 340', artist name 'Ren Bonian', size '29 x 29 cm', and describing the piece as 'a painting of a bird and flower'.Provenance: Guangdong trade. An Austrian private collection, assembled in the 1970s, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little soiling, and few creases.Dimensions: Image size 29.6 x 29.6 cm, Size incl. mounting 124 x 38 cmRen Yi (1840-1896), also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 moved to Shanghai, where he was exposed to Western thinking. He became a member of the Shanghai School which fused popular and traditional styles. Ren Yi ranked with Ren Xiong, Ren Xun, and Ren Yu as the Four Rens. He was noted for his bold brushstrokes, as seen in the present work, and sparse yet distinct use of color. In his earlier career, his artwork was influenced by Song Dynasty painters, but later on, he favored a freer style influenced by the works of Zhu Da (died 1705), also known as Bada Shenren, a noted late Ming to early Qing painter. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Wooley & Wallis Salisbury, 15 November 2022, lot 398Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Parrot and peach blossom, Ren Yi (1840-1896)Expert remark: Note the similar size (25 x 23 cm)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2011, lot 2059Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Flowers and Birds, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian 1840-1895)Expert remark: Note the only slightly larger size (31.5 x 31.7 cm)任頤 (1840-1896)《花鳥》中國，絹本水墨設色，掛軸。筆觸生動，描繪了一隻藍灰色的長尾小鸚鵡棲息在桃樹上。 款識：任頤寫；鈴印：頤印 來源：廣東古玩交易；奧地利私人收藏，建立於上世紀七十年代，購於廣東，保存至今。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損、汙跡和摺痕。 尺寸：畫面29.6 x 29.6 釐米, 總 124 x 38 釐米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：Wooley & Wallis Salisbury，2022年11月15日，lot 398 價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日EUR 12,500） 描述：任頤 (1840-1896) 《鸚鵡和桃花》 專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸(25 x 23毫米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2011年11月29日，lot 2059 價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：任頤(1840-1895) 《花鳥》專家評論：請注意尺寸稍大(31.5 x 31.7毫米)。

A SHALLOW CAFE-AU-LAIT GLAZED BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The gently rounded sides rising from a shallow foot to a lightly flared rim, the body embellished with a raised double bow-string band, the interior and exterior covered with a lustrous cafe-au-lait glaze of a reddish-brown tone, the white base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, May 2000, lot 724 (according to label to base). A distinguished Asian collection, acquired from the above. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3644. A noted private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Very good condition with some wear and minor firing irregularities, shallow surface scratches, and few small glaze bumps.Weight: 274 g Dimensions: Diameter 17 cmWith a silk storage box. (2)Literature comparison: It is rare to find a bowl of this type with a Qianlong mark, but one is in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics, A New Comprehensive Survey, New York, 1996, p. 284, no. 565. For a Kangxi precursor of this Qianlong example see the bowl in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 6, Tokyo, 1982, no. 233. Yongzheng-marked examples are represented by one illustrated in Old Oriental Ceramics Donated by Mr. Yokogawa, Tokyo National Museum, 1953, pl. 389, and another included in the exhibition, Chinese Antiquities from the Brian S. McElney Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, no. 100.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3012 Price: HKD 325,000 or approx. EUR 52,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A shallow cafe-au-lait glazed bowl, seal mark and period of QianlongExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, Qianlong reign mark, and size (17.1 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's New York, 19 September 2006, lot 380 Price: USD 36,000 or approx. EUR 48,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A cafe-au-lait-glazed shallow bowl, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, Qianlong reign mark, and size (17.1 cm).乾隆款及年代紫金釉弦紋碗中國，1736-1795年。口外撇，淺弧腹，腹中部有雙圈弦紋，圈足。內外壁通體施紫金釉，釉面柔和，足內施透明釉，底書青花“大清乾隆年製”篆書款。 來源：香港蘇富比，2000年5月，lot 724 (根據碗底標籤)；一個知名亞洲收藏，購於上述拍賣；香港蘇富比，2018年10月3日，lot 3644；一個知名私人收藏，購於上述收藏。 品相：品相極好，有一些磨損和輕微的燒製不規則，輕微表面劃痕與釉面凸起。 重量：274 克 尺寸：直徑 17 厘米 配置內襯方盒。 (2) 文獻比較： 此類型的碗有乾隆款較罕見，但有一件收藏於舊金山亞洲藝術博物館，見He Li，《Chinese Ceramics，A New Comprehensive Survey》，紐約，1996年，頁284，編號565。一見康熙時期例子，收藏於Percival David Foundation，見東方陶瓷學會，《The World's Great Collections》，卷6，東京，1982年，編號233。雍正款例子，見Mr. Yokogawa捐給 Old Oriental Ceramics，東京國家博物館，1953年，圖389；另一件展覽於《Chinese Antiquities from the Brian S. McElney Collection》，香港藝術館，1987年，編號100。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2011年4月8日，lot 3012 價格：HKD 325,000（相當於今日EUR 52,500） 描述：乾隆款及年代紫金釉弦紋碗 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾、乾隆款和尺寸(17.1 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2006年9月19日，lot 380 價格：USD 36,000（相當於今日EUR 48,000） 描述：乾隆款及年代紫金釉弦紋碗 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾、乾隆款和尺寸(17.1 厘米)。

AN EXTREMELY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA IN ROYAL EASE, YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIODChina, 1402-1424. Superbly cast seated in rajalilasana, with swaying torso and head inclined, the left leg drawn up and the right folded in front, the left hand raised and held in vitarka mudra and the right elegantly resting on the rear of the double-lotus pedestal base with beaded rims. The front left corner at the top of the base is neatly incised with the six-character mark Da Ming Yongle nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From the private collection of a gentleman in the United Kingdom. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear, minimal casting flaws, minuscule nicks, and remnants of old varnish. The base retains the original sealing.X-Ray Images: Available upon request.Weight: 1,441 g Dimensions: Height 17 cmExpert's remark: The present figure was in private ownership for a long time. Until just recently, it was covered entirely by a thick layer of old varnish, which had blackened completely over the years. The six-character mark was unrecognizably hidden under this coating, and the owner was unaware of its presence. A significant portion of the varnish has now been removed to reveal the magnificent original gilding hidden below. Needless to say, this was done in a most sensitive manner, without scratching the gilding, using only pure alcohol and cotton. There are still some remains of varnish, mostly in the many corners and recesses, which may also be removed if one wishes. Prospective bidders are encouraged to study our high-resolution images in full detail. These will confirm that most of the black areas remaining are ancient varnish, under which the gilding is well preserved.The bodhisattva is wearing a finely detailed foliate tiara, a profusion of beaded jewels around the neck, arms, waist and ankles, a diaphanous scarf billowing at either side, and a voluminous lower garment gathered at the waist with a jeweled girdle and spreading onto the lotus pedestal. The face is exquisitely modeled to provide a benevolent expression with downcast eyes, gently arched brows, circular urna, and smiling lips. The neatly incised hair is drawn up into a knotted jatamakuta topped by a cintamani jewel and elegantly falling in tresses over the shoulders.Bronzes in the Tibetan-Chinese style produced during the reign of Emperor Yongle in the first quarter of the 15th century and bearing his reign mark are highly distinguished for their unsurpassed craftsmanship, overall refinement and gracefulness. Executed by the Imperial ateliers, they display a highly consistent and uniform style, which evolved out of the influence of the Nepalese artist Anige (1244-1306) at the Yuan court and the close links with Tibet established by the Yongle Emperor. The distinct Imperial style includes double-lotus bases with beaded rims and characteristic facial features with broadened outline, gently arched brows above the lidded eyes and subtle smile, all finished with great attention to detail.The future Yongle Emperor was likely introduced to Tibetan Buddhism and became interested in it around 1380, when he was enfeoffed in Beijing, and of course he had strong ties to the Mongol military elite, who were also adherents of lamaist Buddhism, so it appears that he continued to practice this form of Buddhism for the rest of his life. Certainly more works of art depicting lamaist Buddhist deities and imagery were produced during his reign period than under any other Chinese emperor, with the exception of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. For further discussion of this topic see J.C.Y. Watt and D.P. Leidy, Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China, Yale University Press, 2005.In 1406, the Yongle Emperor sent a mission to Tibet inviting the famous hierarch of the Karmapa monastery, Halima, to Nanjing, to take part in the memorial services for the Hongwu Emperor and Empress Ma. Halima first sent a tribute mission, and then in the Spring of 1407 came to the Ming court in person. There he was received with great honor, given the title Dabao Fawang (Great Precious Religious Prince) and asked to perform religious ceremonies for the Emperor's deceased parents. After his return to Tibet, Halima continued to exchange gifts with the Emperor. The Yongle Emperor also invited the hierarch of the Sakyapa to the court at Nanjing in 1413 and treated him too with great honor. Thereafter missions were sent from Sakya abbots until the 1430s. A high-ranking representative of the Yellow Sect was invited to Nanjing in 1413 and was also greatly honored and returned to Tibet in 1416 with many gifts. Gifts and missions continued to be exchanged with the Yellow Sect until the 1430s.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related figure of Avalokiteshvara, also with the Yongle mark incised to the front left corner at the top of the base, below Avalokiteshvara's left knee, at exactly the same place where it is found on the present lot, in the Norbulingka Palace in Lhasa, recorded by von Schroeder in his survey of the holdings of Tibetan monastery collections, illustrated in von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, pp. 1270-1, pl. 353D, and in E. F. Lo Bue (ed.), Tesori del Tibet: Offetti d'arte dai Monasteri di Lhasa, 1994, p. 110, no. 70. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's London, 7 November 2007, lot 362 Price: GBP 546,900 or approx. EUR 939,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare and extremely fine gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, erased mark of Yongle and of the period Expert remark: Compare the regal pose, bodhisattva jewelry, smiling expression, double-lotus pedestal base with beaded rims, and near identical size (18 cm). Note that this figure has an erased Yongle reign mark.永樂款罕見銅鎏金觀音中國，1402-1424年。蓮台座面上題刻“大明永樂年製”，為明宮廷風格的作品。 來源：英國一位紳士私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損、極小的鑄造缺陷、劃痕和舊清漆殘留。底座保留了原來的密封。X光檢測圖片:如有需可經詢問提供。 重量：1,441 克 尺寸：高17 厘米

A LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The tapering rectangular censer has twin upright handles and is decorated to each side with massive raised flanges separating finely enameled taotie masks surrounded by and below a band of confronting kui dragons, all supported on four blade-shaped legs emerging from mythical-beast terminals. The reticulated gilt copper alloy cover is decorated with pierced foliage, enameled with angular scrolls, and surmounted by a gilt finial in the shape of a Buddhist lion. The cover is neatly incised with a horizontal six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi on a gilt plaque and of the period.Provenance: Hong Kong trade. By repute acquired from an old private estate.Condition: Magnificent condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, including expected pitting and tiny casting holes. The censer wobbles very slightly. No restorations or fills of any kind visible under the examination of strong UV light. Note that such a general state of preservation on a censer from this period is extremely rare.Weight: 8,338 gDimensions: Height 44.5 cm, Width 27.7 cmWith a custom fitted silk storage box. (2)The shape of this censer is based on ancient bronze vessels. The finely gilt blade-shaped legs, loop handles and flanges, along with the wide spreading taotie masks, all have their prototypes in Zhou dynasty bronzes, many of which are illustrated in Xiqing Gujian, 'Inspection of Antiques from the Zhou Dynasty', the catalogs of ancient bronzes in the Qing Court Collection compiled under the authorization of the Qianlong Emperor in 1755. Censers of this type not only served as an important part of the palace furnishing, but were also used in rituals, banquets, and imperial ceremonies.Literature comparison: Several similar cloisonne fangding-form censers have been preserved in the Qing Court Collection, which are found in varying sizes with different combinations of decorative elements. Compare the fangding with cover with a cloisonne enamel Qianlong six-character mark, similarly decorated with taotie design but with flat dragon-form legs in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, no. 59 (33.8 cm). Compare also three examples in the Palace Museum, Beijing, the first dated to the early Qing dynasty with a gilt openwork cover, lion-form finial and flat blade-shaped legs (35.6 cm), the second with a cast Qianlong six-character mark without a cover and decorated with angular chilong motifs (28.7 cm), the third with a cast Qianlong four-character mark and decorated with taotie design with blade-shaped feet (48.3 cm), illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Enamels - 2 - Cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, nos. 68, 245 and 246, respectively. Compare also one with a lion-form finial and reticulated panels on the cover (38 cm) in the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, illustrated in The Prime Cultural Relics Collected by Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum - The Enamel Volume, Shenyang, 2007, pp. 146-147, no. 1.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3250 Price: HKD 1,240,000 or approx. EUR 168,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A cloisonne enamel archaistic censer and cover, fangding, Qianlong periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration as well as the similar size of 48.2 cm, the difference of 3.7 cm owed solely to the fact that the Buddhist lion on top of this censer has its body raised in an alert position, while it is shown in a rather huddled position on the present lot. Note also the absence of a reign mark.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2911 Price: HKD 4,750,000 or approx. EUR 570,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A superb imperial cloisonnne enamel 'taotie' fangding-form censer and cover, and a champleve stand, Qianlong periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration as well as the similar size (46.5 cm excl. stand). Note the absence of a reign mark and the additional champleve stand.乾隆款及時期大型掐絲琺瑯饕餮紋出戟鼎式方蓋爐中國，1736-1795年。銅胎，纏枝蓮紋鏤雕蓋，鎏金臥獅蓋鈕，拱門式立耳；立耳和口沿下飾回紋，一面口沿中央有“大清乾隆年製”，腹面中央及四角鑲稜脊，爐身饕餮紋；神獸形四足。 來源：香港古玩交易，據説購於一個老收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，比如微小的鑄孔。香爐有輕微搖晃。在強紫外線的檢查下，看不到任何類型的修復體或填充物。 請注意，這一時期的香爐上如此保存狀態極為罕見。 重量：8,338 克 尺寸：高 44.5 釐米，寬 27.7 釐米 配置絲襯方盒。 (2) 此爐仿青銅器造型，精美的鎏金刀狀腿、拱形耳朵、折邊，寬幅的饕餮紋，均出自周代青銅器，多見於1749年乾隆帝授意開始編撰的《西清古鑑》中關於周代古物的研究。此類香爐不僅是宮廷器物的重要組成部分，還用於祭祀、宴請和宮廷大典。

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