Page 7 - Bonhams Chinese Works of Art February 2015 Knightsbridge

12

3 4

1 3
A blue and white incense burner An unusual blue and white double vase and cover
17th century Kangxi
The globular body painted with a continuous river landscape, with a Formed with a smaller baluster vase stacked upon a larger one, each
bamboo plant border at the everted mouth rim. with moulded foliate panels enclosing floral sprays, the bodies painted
22.6cm (8 7/8in) diam. with foliate meanders, the domed lid similarly decorated and with a
bracket rim, topped with a lotus bud knop.
£1,000 - 1,500 50.8cm (20in) high (2).
CNY9,500 - 14,000
HK$12,000 - 18,000

2 £2,000 - 3,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000
A copper-red decorated blue and white ‘san duo’ CNY19,000 - 28,000
alms bowl
Kangxi 4
Painted with three branching trees bearing the Three Abundances of A bronze-mounted wucai baluster vase
peach, pomegranate and finger citron, the inverted mouth rim with a Shunzhi, the mounts later
ruyi-head whorl border. The baluster body enamelled and painted with magpies alighting over
26cm (10 1/4in) wide blossoming magnolia and camellia flowers issuing from rocks, all
reserved on an iron-red brocade pattern ground, the rim and base with
£700 - 1,000 gilt-bronze mounts.
CNY6,600 - 9,500 Including the mounts: 32cm (12 5/8in) high

HK$8,300 - 12,000

£500 - 1,000 HK$5,900 - 12,000
CNY4,700 - 9,500

asian art | 5