The Asian Works of Art sale, held on 26 April 2021, marks the second week of auctions at Palazzo Crivelli
Following the success of the other sectors in recent days, it proves to be very dynamic and reactive. A total sold of € 390.000, 73% of sold lots and 317% of increase in value confirm the excellent result obtained thanks to the presence in the catalogue of numerous unpublished works from private collections, highly attractive for many new customers, especially on the online platform. The artworks' provenances characterised the extremely attractive offer to both national and cross-border demand, consolidating and expanding the Asian buyer pool and winning over new ones in various European countries, first and foremost England.
A large gilt bronze Guanyin figure,
seated on a lotus flower and on hexagonal base.
China, Ming dynasty, 17th c.
Sold € 106.250
A revolving Famille Rose vase, Qianlong apocryphal mark,
China, Republic period (1912-1949).
Sold € 23.750
Expectations were also confirmed for the auction top lots, which characterized the most intense moments of the bidding: the large Guanyin seated on a lotus flower and dated Ming dynasty (lot 1643, sold € 106.250), followed by a series of significant awards in the field of vases, among which stand out the revolving vase in porcelain Famille Rose with apocryphal Qianlong mark (lot 1532, sold € 23.750) and the large pair of vases with motif of peacocks and pheasants among peonies and peach branches (lot 1518, sold € 16.250). Still referring to the porcelains, two plates decorated with the motif of the "hundred bats" bearing the Guangxu trademark (lot 1576, sold at € 22.500) are of great importance.
A large pair of hexagonal porcelain vases,
decorated with peacocks and pheasants.
China, second half of 19th c. (h. 66 cm.).
Sold € 16.250
The echo of the great empires resonates with the figure of Avalokitesvara with four arms in gilded bronze, sitting on a double lotus flower and holding a vajra (lot 1635, sold at € 16,250), while moving towards the "Rising Sun" we find the six-panel screen on a gold background, Japan, 19th century (lot 1550, sold at € 12.500). Inevitable in every catalogue are jades carved with refinement and mastery, such as the mottled grey-green jade censer with poetic inscriptions, China 17th century (lot 1640, sold € 10.625).
An Imperial gilt bronze figure of the four-armed Avalokiteshvara,
seated on double lotus flower and holding a vajra and a flower,
China, 18th century (h. 15.5 cm.).
Sold € 16.250
A mottled grey-green jade censer,
decorated with poetic inscriptions, ferine handles (slight defects)
China, 17th century (h. 9 cm.).
Sold € 10.625
IMMAGINE DI COPERTINA:
Dettaglio A six panel screen depicting birds
Japan, 19th century.
Sold € 12.500
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Asian Works of Art Auction 26 April 2021
Viewing only by appointment: from 12 to 15 April and from 19 to 23 April 2021 (10 a.m./1 p.m. - 2/5.30 p.m.) Viewing: 16, 17, 18 April 2021 (10 a.m./1 p.m. - 2/6 p.m.)
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