Sale 1794
New York
|
24 January 2007
Price realised
USD 2,400
Estimate
A PAIR OF IRON-RED SPRINKLER VASES AND TWO BOWLS AND COVERS KANGXI All enriched in gilt, the vases decorated with chrysanthemum and lily growing from curling, leafy stems; the bowls lightly molded with tulip shapes, the interiors with vignettes of ladies in a garden, the larger with gilt pomegranate knop 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter (6)
Provenance
Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Using lots from our upcoming Collector sales, the Italian writer and Vogue stylist designs a series of vignettes in London’s most spectacular conservatory
The story of the French factory founded in the 18th century, from evolutions in style to the monarchs who gladly waited years for their commissions to be created
‘Made in China’ was once the ultimate mark of sophistication for Western porcelain enthusiasts, as specialist Becky MacGuire explains
The jeweller Frédéric Boucheron opened his first shop in the arcades of the Palais Royal, Paris; more than 160 years later, the maison he founded is a world leader
The emergence of lyrical abstraction in postwar France, iIllustrated with key works by Georges Mathieu, Zao Wou-Ki and Chu Teh-Chun