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Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Auction 20365
24 Nov 2012, starting at 16:00 CST.
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Sold for HK$ 4,100,000 inc. premium
China, Republic, Chang Tso-lin (Zhang Zuolin) Gold 50 Yuan (1927) SP64+ PCGS Secure Plus
Sold for HK$ 2,300,000 inc. premium
A rare doucai 'dragon' bowl Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Sold for HK$ 1,460,000 inc. premium
A magnificent Imperial enamelled 'European subject' vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Sold for HK$ 1,340,000 inc. premium
An Yixing 'floral' teapot and cover Qing dynasty, signed Yuan Yulong

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500 China, Republic, Chang Tso-lin (Zhang Zuolin) Gold 50 Yuan (1927) SP64+ PCGS Secure Plus HK$ 4.1 million
US$ 528,252
£349,784
502 A rare Jizhou freely painted tea bowl Southern Song dynasty HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,442
£4,265
503 A rare Jizhou 'leaf' tea bowl Southern Song Dynasty HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,442
£4,265
504 A Jizhou tortoiseshell-glazed tea bowl Southern Song dynasty HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,442
£4,265
505 A Jizhou paper-cut floral bowl Southern Song dynasty HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,442
£4,265
506 A Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl Song Dynasty HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,442
£4,265
512 A finely potted celadon 'twin fish' dish Ming dynasty HK$ 187,500
US$ 24,157
£15,996
517 A Dingyao incised 'floral' bowl and cover Song Dynasty HK$ 125,000
US$ 16,105
£10,664
518 A Dingyao bowl with cover Song dynasty HK$ 68,750
US$ 8,857
£5,865
521 A pair of Qingbai 'floral' saucers Song dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
522 A 'Ding-type' 'floral' saucer Song dynasty HK$ 18,750
US$ 2,415
£1,599
523 A Longquan celadon saucer Jin dynasty HK$ 5,625
US$ 724
£479
524 A purple-splashed Jun bowl Early Ming dynasty HK$ 40,000
US$ 5,153
£3,412
525 A large blue and white charger Zhengtong HK$ 620,000
US$ 79,882
£52,894
526 A rare doucai 'dragon' bowl Kangxi six-character mark and of the period HK$ 2.3 million
US$ 296,337
£196,220
527 A pair of yellow and green enamel 'boys' bowls Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period HK$ 475,000
US$ 61,200
£40,523
532 A white jade pebble-shaped snuff bottle Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 75,000
US$ 9,663
£6,398
533 A carved cinnabar lacquer brush handle and cover Jiajing HK$ 162,500
US$ 20,936
£13,863
534 A gilt-bronze and champlevé-enamelled box and cover Qianlong HK$ 75,000
US$ 9,663
£6,398
535 A gilt-bronze 'tianlu' paper weight Late Ming dynasty HK$ 162,500
US$ 20,936
£13,863
536 An Imperial famille-rose and lavender-blue ground porcelain 'shell' ink palette Jiaqing six-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,273
£7,464
538 A pair of gilt-bronze and champlevé-enamelled quatrelobed vases Qianlong HK$ 800,000
US$ 103,073
£68,250
540 A magnificent Imperial enamelled 'European subject' vase Qianlong seal mark and of the period HK$ 1.5 million
US$ 188,109
£124,557
541 An extremely rare gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamelled document chest Qianlong HK$ 375,000
US$ 48,315
£31,992
543 A puce and blue-enamelled porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
544 A copper-red and underglaze-blue snuff bottle Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
545 A rare moulded enamel on porcelain 'double-gourd and bats' snuff bottle Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 237,500
US$ 30,600
£20,261
546 A famille-rose figure of a lama Late Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
548 A 'Jiangnan landscape' bowl Jiaqing iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
552 A Dehua ewer and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 27,500
US$ 3,543
£2,346
554 An Yixing 'peach' teapot and cover Late Qing dynasty, signed Huang Yulin HK$ 524,000
US$ 67,513
£44,704
555 An Yixing Mansheng-type teapot and cover signed Yang Pengnian HK$ 187,500
US$ 24,157
£15,996
556 An inscribed Yixing 'compressed globular' teapot and cover Late Qing dynsty, signed Huang Yulin HK$ 500,000
US$ 64,421
£42,656
557 An Yixing 'bamboo' teapot and cover signed Chen Zhongmei HK$ 275,000
US$ 35,431
£23,461
558 An Yixing 'floral' teapot and cover Qing dynasty, signed Yuan Yulong HK$ 1.3 million
US$ 172,648
£114,319
559 An Yixing stoneware 'ox' waterpot and cover Qing dynasty, signed Chen Zhongmei HK$ 150,000
US$ 19,326
£12,796
560 An Yixing plaque framed within wood and mother-of-pearl inlaid stand Late Qing dynasty / early Republican period HK$ 524,000
US$ 67,513
£44,704
561 An Yixing 'ox-snout' 'lotus' teapot and cover signed Pei Shimin HK$ 524,000
US$ 67,513
£44,704
562 An Yixing 'pumpkin' teapot and cover signed Chen Mingyuan HK$ 980,000
US$ 126,265
£83,606
563 An Yixing 'peach and nuts' cup signed Chen Mingyuan HK$ 52,500
US$ 6,764
£4,478
565 A large Yixing 'prunus' teapot and cover Republican period HK$ 740,000
US$ 95,343
£63,131
569 An exquisite Yixing stoneware 'three friends of winter' teapot and cover Signed Chen Mingyuan HK$ 980,000
US$ 126,265
£83,606
571 An Yixing 'roundel' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 56,250
US$ 7,247
£4,798
572 An Yixing 'toad' teapot and cover Mid Qing dynasty, signed Shao Wenyuan HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
573 A large Yixing 'Ming style' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty, signed Shao Zhongru HK$ 75,000
US$ 9,663
£6,398
574 A large Yixing appliqué-decorated 'lion' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 62,500
US$ 8,052
£5,332
575 An Yixing teapot and cover Mid Qing dynasty, signed Yi Gong HK$ 800,000
US$ 103,073
£68,250
576 A large Yixing stoneware appliqué-decorated 'squirrel' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 62,500
US$ 8,052
£5,332
577 A large Yixing appliqué-decorated teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty, signed Zheng Zijia HK$ 187,500
US$ 24,157
£15,996
578 A melon-shaped Yixing teapot and cover Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 125,000
US$ 16,105
£10,664
579 A Dutch-decorated Yixing teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,273
£7,464
580 An Yixing reticulated 'three friends' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty HK$ 75,000
US$ 9,663
£6,398
583 An extremely rare stoneware 'scholar's greeting' octagonal teapot and cover Qing dynasty HK$ 500,000
US$ 64,421
£42,656
584 A white jade figure of an apsara Liao Dynasty HK$ 150,000
US$ 19,326
£12,796
590 An Edward Farmer silver-mounted box with inlaid jade plaques Ming dynasty HK$ 312,500
US$ 40,263
£26,660
593 A square white jade 'dragon' belt plaque Ming dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
597 A pale green jade ram Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,026
£2,666
600 A jadeite square plaque Early Qing dynasty HK$ 12,500
US$ 1,610
£1,066
601 An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, gui Western Zhou dynasty HK$ 200,000
US$ 25,768
£17,062
602 An archaic bronze ritual pouring vessel, yi Eastern Zhou dynasty HK$ 275,000
US$ 35,431
£23,461
603 An archaic bronze hu vessel Warring States period HK$ 740,000
US$ 95,343
£63,131
604 A bronze mirror Han dynasty HK$ 11,250
US$ 1,449
£959
609 A bronze seated figure of a Yamantaka Song dynasty HK$ 100,000
US$ 12,884
£8,531
612 A gilt-bronze figure of Palden Lhamo Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 524,000
US$ 67,513
£44,704
613 A gilt-bronze figure of Dharmaraja Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 212,500
US$ 27,378
£18,129
614 A bronze seated figure of Vajradaka Qianlong HK$ 106,250
US$ 13,689
£9,064
615 A gilt-bronze figure of Green Tara Late Ming dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
616 A gilt-bronze figure of a foreigner Ming Dynasty HK$ 100,000
US$ 12,884
£8,531
619 A gilt-copper altar emblem Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
620 A mother-of-pearl hardstone-inlaid conch shell Qianlong HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
624 An extremely rare inscribed rectangular inkstone Inscribed by Li Mi, dated 1621 HK$ 350,000
US$ 45,094
£29,859
625 An inscribed 'fu' stone plaque HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,221
£2,132
626 A duan 'three friends of winter' inkstone with wood box and cover Late Qing dynasty HK$ 112,500
US$ 14,494
£9,597
630 A smokey quartz crystal brushwasher Early Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
633 A lapis lazuli abstinence plaque Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
634 A spinach jade, turquoise and mother-of-pearl inlaid wood inkrest Ming dynasty HK$ 40,000
US$ 5,153
£3,412
636 A rare yellow and red overlay glass bottle vase Qing dynasty, Qianlong seal mark HK$ 400,000
US$ 51,536
£34,125
638 A green glass overlay 'lotus' bowl Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 12,500
US$ 1,610
£1,066
641 Two ruby-red glass 'hibiscus and grapes' bowls Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,221
£2,132
643 A carved cinnabar lacquer 'magnolia' tray Mid Ming dynasty HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
645 A cinnabar lacquer leaf-shaped box and cover Qing dynasty HK$ 20,000
US$ 2,576
£1,706
646 A pair of cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped boxes and covers Qianlong HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,273
£7,464
651 A gilt-lacquer wood figure of a luohan Late Ming dynasty HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,636
£3,732
652 A set of eighteen carved ivory luohans Late Qing dynasty HK$ 980,000
US$ 126,265
£83,606
657 A bamboo figure of Liu Hai Qing dynasty HK$ 560,000
US$ 72,151
£47,775
658 A bamboo 'plum blossom' libation cup Ming dynasty HK$ 100,000
US$ 12,884
£8,531
659 A chengxiangmu brushpot Qing dynasty HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
660 An inscribed chess stone pot HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,636
£3,732
662 A huanghuali brushpot Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,831
£3,199
663 A huangyang wood ruyi Mid Qing dynasty HK$ 250,000
US$ 32,210
£21,328
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