Page 34 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

458 | A PAIR OF DEHUA BEAKER VASES, GU
China, 17th – 18th century. The tall cylindrical bodies rising from
spreading feet to trumpet mouthes, with rounded central sections,
each between four thin molded fillets, the fine white bodies covered
in warm ivory glazes.
Condition: One vase with a short hairline of 1cm to lip, the other
with a small chip of 1cm to base repaired. Overall very good
condition with old wear, traces of use and some kiln grit and firing
flaws.
Provenance: From a French private collection. Old collector’s
inventory number “P.2.25” painted to the base of one of the vases.
Old paper label at the side of the other vase.
Weight: 691.9 and 695.2 g.
Dimensions: Height 25 cm each.
The recessed bases each with a studio mark in a rectangular
reserve, the foot rim and parts of the interior unglazed. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dehua gu at
Sotheby’s New York on March 20th, 2019, in Important Chinese Art,
lot 743.
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
459 | A DEHUA PORCELAIN CENSER, KANGXI
China, 1661-1722. The blanc-de-chine incense burner has a
compressed body with curved sides flanked by lion mask handles, a
lipped rim as well as a raised circular foot rim.
Condition: Chipping with old filling to the foot rim and lip, spur
marks to the well, also firing flaws, minor wear and few surface
scratches.
Provenance: French estate.
Weight: 585.8 g.
Dimensions: Height 6.5 cm. Diameter 12 cm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a very similar censer, but
from the 17th century, sold at Christie’s New York for USD 3,500
gross on 13 February 2018 in JF Chen Collection, lot 180.
Estimate EUR 250,-
Starting price EUR 125,-
460 | A DEHUA CENSER, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
China, 17th/18th century. Neatly potted in imitation of bronze.
Compressed spherical form, the rounded sides rising from a
spreading foot to an everted rim, with two applied and incised lion-
mask handles.
Condition: Good condition with old wear. Minor firing flaws
especially to the masks. Microscopic nibbling and two small chips
to lip.
Provenance: From an old French private collection.
Weight: 657.7 g.
Dimensions: Diameter 16 cm.
Four spur marks inside the well. Entirely covered in an even ivory-
colored glaze.
Compare with a closely related Dehua censer, of similar size and
with similar masks, sold at Sotheby’s London in ‘Important Chinese
Art’ on May 16th, 2018, lot 22.
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
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461 | A WHITE GLAZED DEHUA PORCELAIN
FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD, QING
China, 1644-1912. The deity and child show peaceful expressions
with downcast eyes and benevolent smiles and are standing on a
base modeled as a cliff with swirling waves and lotus flowers under
Guanyin, dressed in a voluminous robe and a bejeweled necklace
over her entire body.
Condition: One old repair on the child’s hands, small firing cracks,
minuscule chipping and losses.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937).
Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian
industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Weight: 1,370 g.
Dimensions: Height 23.5 cm.
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-
462 | A DEHUA PORCELAIN BOWL, 17th CENTURY
China, late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 17th century. The blanc-de-
chine bowl has rounded sides that flare from the low foot to the
lipped rim and except for the unglazed foot rim is covered with a
thick, unctuous white glaze.
Condition: Good condition with firing flaws, minor wear and
surface scratches.
Provenance: French estate.
Weight: 653.1 g.
Dimensions: Height 6 cm. Diameter 16 cm.
Estimate EUR 100,-
Starting price EUR 50,-
463 | A WHITE GLAZED DEHUA PORCELAIN
FIGURE OF BUDAI, QING
China, 1644-1912. The Laughing Buddha is wearing a long, flowing
garment and holding his characteristic cloth sack, a rosary with a
double-gourd bottle around his neck. The exuberantly joyful face
with openwork and incisions.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear as well as firing flaws.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937).
Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian
industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Weight: 1,580 g.
Dimensions: Height 20.2 cm.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-
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