10th Apr, 2025 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A LARGE (53 CM) SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ROULEAU VASE AND MATCHING STAND, EARLY QING DYNASTY
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
China, late 17th-18th century. Heavily cast, the exterior neatly inlaid in fine silver wire with circular and fan-shaped reserves of ladies in palace garden scenes on a wan diapered ground, framed by bands of ruyi heads, below a band of larger ruyi heads to the shoulder, the neck with two rectangular panels enclosing similar scenes surrounded by wan diaper. The matching stand supported on five ruyi feet and similarly decorated with intricate bands of key-fret, T-scroll, and waves, above lotus blossoms.
Provenance: French trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, casting irregularities, minor losses to the silver inlays, few nicks, the stand with an old metal fill, remnants of adhesive to foot. The silver with some tarnishing.
Weight: 10.5 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 47.1 cm (excl. stand) and 53 cm (incl. stand)
With a matching bronze stand of the same date. (2)
Large and heavy vases such as the present lot, of various forms and materials, were commonly placed in Imperial palaces, temples, and the homes of high-ranking officials, either as standalone decorative objects or as part of larger interior arrangements. The shape of the rouleau vase became popular in the early Qing dynasty since their smooth, uninterrupted surface made them ideal for elaborate painted decorations and lent itself well to the reproduction of prints and paintings, which is alluded to by the variously shaped reserves enclosing figural scenes of the present lot.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2015, lot 154
Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 45,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver and gold-inlaid bronze rouleau vase, China, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and silver inlays. Note the different motif and much smaller size (10.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 14 December 2021, lot 111
Price: USD 9,375 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large silver-inlaid bronze vase, China, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of casting and silver inlays. Note the similar size (58.8 cm) and apocryphal Xuande mark.
China, late 17th-18th century. Heavily cast, the exterior neatly inlaid in fine silver wire with circular and fan-shaped reserves of ladies in palace garden scenes on a wan diapered ground, framed by bands of ruyi heads, below a band of larger ruyi heads to the shoulder, the neck with two rectangular panels enclosing similar scenes surrounded by wan diaper. The matching stand supported on five ruyi feet and similarly decorated with intricate bands of key-fret, T-scroll, and waves, above lotus blossoms.
Provenance: French trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, casting irregularities, minor losses to the silver inlays, few nicks, the stand with an old metal fill, remnants of adhesive to foot. The silver with some tarnishing.
Weight: 10.5 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 47.1 cm (excl. stand) and 53 cm (incl. stand)
With a matching bronze stand of the same date. (2)
Large and heavy vases such as the present lot, of various forms and materials, were commonly placed in Imperial palaces, temples, and the homes of high-ranking officials, either as standalone decorative objects or as part of larger interior arrangements. The shape of the rouleau vase became popular in the early Qing dynasty since their smooth, uninterrupted surface made them ideal for elaborate painted decorations and lent itself well to the reproduction of prints and paintings, which is alluded to by the variously shaped reserves enclosing figural scenes of the present lot.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2015, lot 154
Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 45,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver and gold-inlaid bronze rouleau vase, China, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and silver inlays. Note the different motif and much smaller size (10.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 14 December 2021, lot 111
Price: USD 9,375 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large silver-inlaid bronze vase, China, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of casting and silver inlays. Note the similar size (58.8 cm) and apocryphal Xuande mark.
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