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Christie’s Important Chinese Snuff Bottles From The J&J Collection, Part V Results
CHRISTIE’S
Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection, Part V
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial China
New York - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sale nos: 2026, 2027, 2238 - Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
|
Sold: |
$19,342,550 |
£10,808,907 |
€13,607,135 |
|
Lots Sold: 354 |
Lots Offered: 560 |
Sold by Lot: 63% |
Sold by $: 65% |
| Exchange Rate: £ = $1.79 / € = $1.42 | |||
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate ($)
|
Purchase Price |
Buyer |
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245 |
A Very Rare Early Ming Tianbai-Glazed Anhua-Decorated Meiping, Yongle Period (1403-1425)
World Auction Record for a Ming monochrome porcelain |
600,000-
800,000 |
$2,770,500
£1,548,196 €1,948,996
|
Chak’s Company Ltd. |
|
480 |
A Rare Yellow-Ground Green-Enameled ‘Dragon’ Vase, Qianlong Incised Six-Character Seal mark and of the Period (1736-1795) | 600,000-
800,000 |
$1,762,500
£984,911 €1,239,887 |
Eskenazi Ltd. |
|
570 |
A Rare and Important Sandstone Head of Buddha, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) Cave 10, Tianlongshan Caves, Shanxi Province | 200,000-
300,000 |
$866,500
£484,213 € 609,567 |
Chinese Private |
|
329 |
A Rare Large Well-Carved Pale Greenish-White Jade Brushpot, Bitong, Qianlong Period (1736-1795) | 40,000-
60,000 |
$818,500
£457,390 € 575,800 |
Asian Private |
|
583 |
An Outstanding Cizhou Green-Glazed Painted Baluster Vase, Song/Jin Dynasty, 12th Century | 600,000-
800,000 |
$722,500
£403,743 € 508,265 |
Eskenazi Ltd. |
|
554 |
A Very Rare Small Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel and Cover, Fanglei, Late Shang Dynasty, 11th Century BC | 200,000-
300,000 |
$722,500
£403,743 € 508,265 |
Asian Trade |
|
87 |
A Fine and Very Rare Famille Rose Enameled Double-Gourd-Shaped Glass Snuff Bottle, Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong Four-Character Mark in Blue Enamel and of the Period, 1736-1780
Palace wo |
350,000-
400,000 |
$422,500
£236,099 |
Asian Trade |
|
484 |
A Rare Eel-Skin-Glazed Petal-Molded Tripod Bulb Bowl, Yongzheng Four-Character Impressed Seal Mark and of the Period (1723-1735) | 80,000-
100,000 |
$350,500
£195,864 €246,570 |
Xiling Group LLC |
|
259
|
A Famille Rose Graviata- Lime Green Ground Rectangular Box and Cover, Qianglong Six-Character Seal Mark in Iron Red in a Line and of the Period (1736-1795) | 10,000-
15,000 |
$278,500
£155,629 |
Asian Private |
|
579 |
An Important and Very Rare Large Guilt-Copper Dragon Plaque, Liao Dynasty (907-1125) | 250,000-
350,000 |
$272,500
£152,277 |
European Private |
| Tina Zonars, International Director, Chinese Works of Art and Joe-Hynn Yang, Head of Department, Chinese Works of Art, New York: “We are pleased with the results of the three Chinese works of art sales today, with a combined total $19.3 million. They illustrate the continuing strength of the market. Among the stronger collecting fields were snuff bottles, white jade carvings, imperial ceramics - all Chinese-taste categories. Archaic bronzes, too, were robust and saw a new and lively participation from Chinese buyers. Bidding was enthusiastic in the room, on the telephones, and on Christie’s LIVETM. The top lot of the day was the superb early Ming white glazed vase, meiping, from the Ping Y. Tai Foundation, which achieved a world auction record for a Ming monochrome porcelain at $2,770,500. We look forward to the continuing sales of Property from the Ping Y. Tai Foundation, including important classical Chinese paintings and the magnificent imperial famille rose “butterfly” vase at Christie’s Hong Kong on December 2nd and 3rd.” | |
| Press Contact | Sung-Hee Park, 212 636 2680 spark@christies.com |
| Date and Location of Next Sale | Hong Kong, December 2, 2008 |
