A GILT ENAMELED WATER POT, PINGGUOZUN, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1723-1735. Delicately potted, the ‘apple jar’ of compressed globular form rising from a flat concave base to a neatly inverted rim, the exterior covered in lustrous gilding. The recessed base with an underglaze blue six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi within a double circle and of the period. Note the faint copper tone to the gilt, as expected for this group of wares.


Provenance
: Spanish trade. Acquired from an old private estate, by repute, where it was found sitting on its wooden base, serving as a receptacle for paper clips.

Condition
: Good condition with some wear to gilt overall, minor firing irregularities, little rubbing and light scratches, the interior with a star-shaped glaze recess as well as traces of use including soiling and calcification. The foot has been slightly smoothened.

Weight: 166.3 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 6.3 cm (excl. stand), Diameter 9 cm

With a finely carved hardwood stand, dating from c. 1900 or earlier. (2)


Water pots
for washing brushes were designed to be placed on a Chinese scholar's desk. This form is known as pingguo zun (‘apple jar’), of which there are two variations: one with a short waisted neck and lipped rim, such as the present lot, and one with an incurved rounded neck.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1840
Price: USD 35,000 or approx.
EUR 38,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare gilt bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related gilding and reign mark. Note the different form and size (9.8 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 29 September 2021, lot 1094
Price: USD 100,800 or approx.
EUR 108,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of gilt-enameled bowls, 20th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related gilding and reign mark. Note that this lot comprises two bowls of closely related size (9.1 cm). Note also that the hammer price far exceeded the low estimate of USD 2,000 only, indicating that bidders found an 18th-century date to be considerably more likely for these bowls.




雍正款與年代鎏金琺瑯蘋果尊

中國, 1723-1735年。蘋果尊器口內凹，通體鎏金，華麗勻淨，胎體厚度適中，曲線優美。器底青花書“大清雍正年製”。


來源：
西班牙古玩交易，據説來自私人收藏。發現時水盂放在木座上，用來放置回形針。

品相：
品相良好，鎏金有一些磨損，燒製不規則，輕微摩擦和劃痕，內部有釉槽，以及使用痕跡，包括污垢和鈣化。足部已稍微平滑。

重量：166.3 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 6.3 厘米 (不含底座), 直徑 9 厘米

硬木底座，來自上世紀初或更早。 (2)


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日，lot 1840
價格：USD 35,000（相當於今日
EUR 38,000
）
描述：清雍正鎏金小雙圈六字楷書款
專家評論：比較非常相近的鎏金和年代款。請注意不同的外形和尺寸 (9.8 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2021年9月29日，lot 1094
價格：USD 100,800（相當於今日
EUR 108,000
）
描述：二十世紀金彩小盌一對《大清雍正年製》仿款
專家評論：比較非常相近的鎏金和年代款。請注意此為一對，且尺寸 (9.1 釐米) 非常相近。另請注意，落槌價遠遠超過了最低估價2,000 美元，這表明競標者發現這對碗的年代更有可能是 18 世紀。