Collection
A Large and Impressive Pair of Brightly Glazed Buddhist Lions
Kangzi Period (1662-1722)
Height: 17 1/2"
A Similar Pair of Buddhist Lions from the Collection of Winston Guest Sold in Parke-Bernet Galleries December 2, 1967, Lot #41. A closely related example of the Female Lion is in The Philadelphia Museum of Art, two similar pairs of lion figures included in Jan Wirgin, K'ang-Hsi Porcelain, selected objects from Swedish collections, Stockholm, 1974, pls 46-7 and color plate 1, one of them, collected by Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636-1715), also finely painted. Such level of brushwork can also be found on a pair sold at Christie's New York, 2nd June 1994, lot 375. See also a pair of lions from the Leonard Gow collection, included in the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London 1935-1936, cat. no. 1656.
ITEM NO. 001
A Fine Pair of Ruby Ground Rooster Beaker Vases
Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)
Height: 13 1/4"
Provenance: Sold in Sotheby’s London, 1990s. Property of English Family Collection.
ITEM NO. 002
A Large Famille Rose Jardiniere Decorated with Bright Enamel with Birds
Diameter: 12 1/4"
Height: 15 1/2"
Provenance: Cullman and Kravis Inc., New York. Vanderkar Asian Art.
ITEM NO. 003
An Exquisite Large Chinese Export Famille-Rose Punch Bowl Painted in Bright Enamels with Female Musicians Playing Instruments
Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)
Diameter: 15 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Saul and Joyce Brandman in Los Angeles
ITEM NO. 004
A Rare Group of 12 Altar Temple Fruits and Vegetables on a Turquoise-Glazed Pedestal
Late 19th Century
Height: 8 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a Connecticut Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 005
A Pair of Famille-Verte Biscuit-Glazed Buddhist Lions
Kangxi Period: 1662-1722
Height: 15 1/4"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection.
A very similar pair of Foo Lions formerly from the collection of The Mackinnon Family sold in Christie’s London, on November 18th, 2021. Lot #86.
ITEM NO. 006
A Pair of Hexagonal Famille Rose Mandarin Decorated Vases and Covers
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Height: 12 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a California Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 007
A Fine and Extremely Rare Chinese Porcelain Vase Decorated in a Japanese Kakiemon Style with the “Three Friends of Winter”
18th Century
Height: 10”
Provenance: Formerly in a Maryland Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 008
A Pair of Cloisonne Enamel Models of Elephants
18th/19th Century
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection.
Sold in Sotheby’s New York, March 19th 2007. Lot #522.
ITEM NO. 009
A Finely Painted Pair of Small Famille Verte Jars with Original Covers
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height: 5 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0010
A Set of Five Blue and White Garniture Set Finely Painted with Figures in a Landscape
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height: 12 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in the Strange Family Collection, Texas.
ITEM NO. 0011
A Pair of Mirror black-Glazed Bottle Shaped Vases Decorated in Gilt with Dragons Among Clouds.
19th Century
Height: 17 1/4"
ITEM NO. 0013
A Mustard Yellow Glazed Pear-Shaped Vase
18th Century
Height: 7 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Minister Kang Yu Wei (1858-1927). Previously in the Collection of Empress Dowager.
ITEM NO. 0012
A Pair of Chinese Export Models of Elephants Formed as Candle Holders
Early 19th Century
Height: 5 7/8"
Length: 7”
Provenance: Matthew and Elisabeth Sharpe, Spring Mills, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Property from a Newport, Rhode Island Estate.
ITEM NO. 0014
A Rare and Finely Painted Lotus Covered Soup Toureen and Cover
Yongzheng Period (circa 1730)
Tureen Length: 12 1/2"
Tureen Height: 6 1/4"
Stand Length: 14 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0015
A Pair of Famille-Verte Figures of Seated Officials
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height: 11 1/4"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection. Purchased from Marchant Asian Art, London.
ITEM NO. 0016
A Pair of Famille Rose Yellow Ground Barrel Shaped Garden Seats
19th Century
Height: 18 3/4"
ITEM NO. 0017
Two Ceramic Yellow and Green Glazed Buddhist Fruits (Peach)
18th Century
Height: 7 1/4"
ITEM NO. 0018
A Chinese Export Five Piece Garniture Set Decorated with Flowers and Birds
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Height: 10 1/2"
ITEM NO. 0019
A Rare Wucai Jar Painted with Mythical Beasts Among Waves
17th Century
Height: 13 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection. ITEM NO. 0020
A Massive Famille-Rose Canton Enamel Vase, Finely Painted with the Interior Scenes of Courtiers and their Attendants, A Pair of Green-Glazed Dragon Handles Applied to the Upper Neck
Early 19th Century
Height: 34”
Provenance: From a Long Island, New York Private Collection
ITEM NO. 0021
A Pair of Blanc-De-Chine bowls and Covers with Molded Prunus Blossoms
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Diameter: 4”
Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Pierre Duran, New York, Partner of The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.
ITEM NO. 0022
A Pair of Chinese Export Plates for the Portuguese Market
Jiaqing Period
Diameter: 8 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a Washington D.C. Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0023
A Famille Rose Yellow-Ground Glazed Vase
Qianlong Seal Mark of the Period (circa Early 20th Century)
Height: 7 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a Swedish Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0025
A Pair of Chinese Export Famille-Rose “Cherry Picker” Plates
Qianlong Period (circa 1760)
Diameter: 9”
Provenance: Formerly in a Bryn Mawr Collection, Maryland.
ITEM NO. 0024
A Large and Brightly Enameled Chinese Export Chinese Export Model of a Buddhist Fruit (Peach)
Early 19th Century
Height: 5 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a New York Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0026
An Unusual Blue and White Candlestick Finely Painted with Chinese Landscape Signed BAO ZHU LI JI
19th Century
Height: 9 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in a Baltimore Private Collection Purchased from the Philip S. Dubey Gallery.
ITEM NO. 0027
A Ming Dynasty Fahua Vase with Dragon Handles
15th/17th Century
Height: 10 3/4" ITEM NO. 0028
A Pair of Altar Buddhist Fruits (Pomegranates)
18th Century
Height: 7 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Nancy and Ira Koger, Jacksonville, Florida. Purchased in Sotheby’s New York, 1980s.
ITEM NO. 0029
A Pair of Dehua Blanc De Chine Cockerels
18th Century
Height: 9 3/4"
ITEM NO. 0030
A “Tobacco Leaf” Patterned Plate Decorated in Famille-Rose Enamel with a Female Immortal Riding a Lotus-Shaped Raft
Qianlong Period (circa 1760)
Diameter: 8 1/2"
Provenance: Formerly of a Maryland Private Collection.
ITEM NO. 0031
Two Blue and White “Kraak” Porcelain Dishes
Ming Dynasty Wauli Period (1573-1620)
Diameter: 11 1/4"
Provenance: Bearing a Sticker from Sotheby’s Parke Bernet
ITEM NO. 0032