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Fine cushion-shaped 11.20 carats diamond ring. Estimate 840,000 — 1,150,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
Claw-set with a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 11.20 carats, size 53.
Accompanied by GIA report no. 2155537478, stating the diamond is D Colour, VS1 Clarity.
Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
07 vendredi Nov 2014
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A rare and large ge-type lobed oval moonflask, bianhu, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period. Sold for £62,500 (€79,780). Photo: Bonhams.
The heavy vase with a flattened lobed body rising from a lobed foot, the gently flaring neck also lobed and flanked by thick scroll handles, all covered in a thick glaze of even greyish-green tone with an attractive dark grey wire-like crackle. 51.5cm (20 1/4in) high
Provenance: Michael and Betty Pinney, Bettiscombe Manor, Dorset; according to the family acquired in the 1930s in Oxford and thence by descent.
Notes: The vase was housed in the family’s stately home, Bettiscombe Manor, Dorset, from the 1930s to 1984, when the manor was sold. Bettiscombe Manor belonged to the Pinney family, who first came to Bettiscombe as bailiffs for the Lord of the Manor in the 16th century. The family’s fortune was founded on West Indian sugar plantations which remained in the family’s ownership until the emancipation of slaves.
The present vase combines innovation and archaism, greatly inspired in its glaze from the subtle Imperial Southern Song dynasty ge glaze, yet reinterpreting it in this impressive lobed moonflask form drawing on the Ming dynasty, thus reflecting the trend of innovation within tradition, which took place during the Yongzheng reign and continued in the Qianlong reign. As noted by R.Krahl in E.R.Rawski and J.Rawson, eds., China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2005, p.245: ‘The signature works of the Yongzheng period, however, are those whose deceptive simplicity made the greatest demands on the potters’ aesthetic conception and technical ability. The Yongzheng Emperor’s fascination with antiquity, his collecting of antiques and the resulting passion for archaism on the one hand, and his personal taste, demand for quality, and engagement of contemporary craftsmen on the other, gave Qing art its identity and shaped our idea of Chinese art in general.’ Undoubtedly the present vase encapsulates these aspects with its subtle archaic-inspired glaze, yet technically demanding form and monumental size produced in the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen.
The fascination with Song dynasty glazes and Han, Song and Ming dynasty forms is illustrated by the Ru, Ge and Jun type glazes found beautifully adorning vases from the Yongzheng period in the National Palace Museum, Taipei: seeHarmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times, Taipei, 2009, pls.II-27, 30, 48, 49, 51-57.
Compare a related Ge-type lobed moonflask, Yongzheng mark and of the period, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 8 April 2011, lot 3017. A related octagonal Guanyao-type moonflask, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period, also from the collection of Michael and Betty Pinney, was sold in these Rooms on 17 May 2012, lot 303.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 6 Nov 2014 13:30 GMT – LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
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Attractive pear-shaped light pink 9.89 carats diamond ring. Estimate 670,000 — 1,340,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
Set with a pear-shaped light pink diamond weighing 9.89 carats, between near colourless pear-shaped diamond shoulders, size 50, sizing band.
Accompanied by GIA report no. 2165169822, stating that the diamond is Light Pink, Natural Colour, VVS2 Clarity, together with a working diagram stating that the diamond may be internally flawless after repolishing
Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
07 vendredi Nov 2014
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Rare and impressive step-cut fancy vivid yellow 10.30 carats diamond ring, Graff. Estimate 860,000 — 1,430,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
The step-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond weighing 10.30 carats, set between two lines of brilliant-cut diamonds, signed Graff, size 61.
Accompanied by a duplicate of GIA report no. 13097707, dated 16 January 2004, stating that the diamond is Fancy Vivid Yellow, Natural Colour, VS1 Clarity.
Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
07 vendredi Nov 2014
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Impressive old mine brilliant fancy yellow 55.19 carats diamond pendant, Gübelin. Estimate 960,000 — 1,910,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
Claw-set with an old mine brilliant fancy yellow diamond weighing 55.19 carats, maker’s mark.
Accompanied by GIA report no. 2155665902, stating that the diamond is Fancy Yellow, Natural Colour, VS2 Clarity.
Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
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Fancy Intense Purplish Pink 4.53 carats diamond ring. Estimate 1,150,000 — 1,530,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
Claw-set with an oval modified brilliant-cut fancy intense purplish pink diamond weighing 4.53 carats, size 52.
Accompanied by GIA report no. 2155839231, stating that the diamond is Fancy Intense Purplish Pink, Natural Colour.
Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
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Rare cushion-shaped fancy intense blue 3.16 carats diamond ring. Estimate 1,910,000 — 2,860,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby’s
The cushion-shaped fancy intense blue diamond weighing 3.16 carats, set between tapered baguette diamonds, size 51.
Accompanied by a duplicate of GIA report no. 14310402, the original dated 31 March 2005, stating that the diamond is Fancy Intense Blue, Natural Colour, VS1 Clarity.
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Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 12 nov. 2014, 10:30 AM
07 vendredi Nov 2014
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A rare pair of yellow-glazed ritual vessels, gui, Impressed Qianlong seal marks and of the period. Sold for £10,000 (€12,764). Photo: Bonhams.
Inspired by the archaic bronze type, the vessels each of oblong form flanked by loop handles issuing from dragon heads supported on a dome-shaped pedestal, carved in relief with several bands enclosing geometric pattern including key-fret and coiled ribbon, all covered with a rich mustard-yellow glaze. Each 28.4cm (11 1/8in) wide (2).
Provenance: a European private collection
The pair of yellow-glazed altar food vessels, gui, would have been part of a ritual altar set made for the Altar of Earth and would have comprised also a pair of dou, fu and xing-shaped vessels. Similarly-composed sets with archaistic designs would have been made in claire de lune, blue and red for ritual use in the Altars of the Moon, Heaven and Sun, respectively. For a related set of the Qianlong period but in clair-de-lune glaze from the Palace Museum, Beijing, see E.S.Rawski and J.Rawson, eds., China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2005, pp.125 and 396-397, pls.34-37, where it is noted that the archaistic shape of these sets was not designed until 1748, when the Qianlong emperor ordered the Grand Secretaries to consult classical texts when designing objects, and insisted that he approve their designs before manufacturing could begin. The objects were illustrated and described in the The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Qing Dynasty (Huangchao liqi tushi).: The pair of yellow-glazed altar food vessels, gui, would have been part of a ritual altar set made for the Altar of Earth and would have comprised also a pair of dou, fu and xing-shaped vessels. Similarly-composed sets with archaistic designs would have been made in claire de lune, blue and red for ritual use in the Altars of the Moon, Heaven and Sun, respectively. For a related set of the Qianlong period but in clair-de-lune glaze from the Palace Museum, Beijing, see E.S.Rawski and J.Rawson, eds., China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2005, pp.125 and 396-397, pls.34-37, where it is noted that the archaistic shape of these sets was not designed until 1748, when the Qianlong emperor ordered the Grand Secretaries to consult classical texts when designing objects, and insisted that he approve their designs before manufacturing could begin. The objects were illustrated and described in the The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Qing Dynasty (Huangchao liqi tushi).
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 6 Nov 2014 13:30 GMT – LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
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A yellow-glazed ‘dragon’ dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Sold for £5,250 (€6,701). Photo: Bonhams.
The interior finely incised in the central medallion with a sinuous five-clawed dragon amidst cloud scrolls, the exterior similarly decorated with two striding dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl, alternating with cloud scrolls, all covered under a mustard-yellow glaze, box. 17.6cm (6 7/8in) diam. (2).
Provenance: acquired by the owner’s father in Hong Kong in 1935, and thence by descent.
Note: Compare a similar dish sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2014, lot 652.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 6 Nov 2014 13:30 GMT – LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
07 vendredi Nov 2014
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A celadon-glazed double-gourd vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Sold for £18,750 (€23,934). Photo: Bonhams.
Finely formed with a bulbous body and narrow waist beneath the rounded upper section narrowing to a slender neck, the exterior covered with a delicate celadon glaze pooling to a deeper tone, the interior glazed white and the flat biscuit foot ring enclosing the slightly recessed base also glazed celadon. 32.8cm (12 7/8in) high
Provenance: a British private collection; inherited by the father of the present owner, possibly originally acquired by his mother in the late 19th/early 20th century
Note: Extant examples of the present vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, can be found in important museum and private collections. A similar vase and cover in the Nanjing Museum was included in the exhibition Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, Catalogue no.69, and is illustrated inTreasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty Zhongguo qingdai guanyao ciqi, Shanghai, 2003, p.341; see also a vase in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by S.G.Valenstein, The Hertzman Collection of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1992, pl.98; another is illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes: The Zande Lou Collection, Shanghai, 2005, pl.42; compare also a vase and cover published in Chinese Porcelain. The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol.1, Hong Kong, 1987, pl.160; see also a vase from the Jingguantang collection, included in the Min Chiu Society exhibition Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, Catalogue no.212, and illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics, vol.IV, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.37, together with its pair, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, on 3 November 1996, lot 571.
A similar example was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 8 April 2011, lot 3020 and another was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong on 28 May 2014, lot 3322.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 6 Nov 2014 13:30 GMT – LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
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