Preview Entry 3 - Bonhams (Asian Art 09-23-2015)
A Blue and White Saucer Dish
Lot 226
D: 15cm
6 Characters (大清康熙年製) mark
Estimated: £1,500-$2,000
This summer
is way too hot! I hope our progress will
not be hindered because of this intense heat.
In this week, we have found one Blue and White “lotus” dish from
Bonhams, which is a well-known auction house.
You must say, It must be very expensive if it is from Christies,
Sothebys or Bonhams. Right? But it’s not, yeah!
It is in a decent price (estimated price £1,500 - 2,000), and it is with
a Kangxi 6 characters imperial mark.
2. Valid mark
For the mark, it is nicely written, we can see the brush stroke (red circle).
It also fits the written style of the 6 characters imperial mark during Kangxi reign, we will talk about one of the styles today, for the word “年”, we can see the cross is way upper than the “年” during yongzheng reign, this is one of the fundamental element when we are identifying the reign mark.
Provenance
Stated by Bonhams, it was from Christie’s London, 14 June 1990, Lot 176. Although we don’t need provenance to seek treasure, for the people with less knowledge in antiques, they need it. So the piece with provenance is easier to resell, and can sell a better price.
Condition
Finally, this piece is in a good condition. Stated in the condition report, this dish is slightly wrapped, general wear and some pits. For the wrapping and pits, it may create during the firing stage. But we think that if there are no cracks or chips, we saved a lot for the restoration.
For our final advice, this piece is good if it can be bided with £1,500 - 2,000. Since “lotus” pattern Kangxi dish is a common pattern, the resell value is not as high as the rare one. If it is beyond £2,000, combined with the Tax, Commission, Transportation, Insurance…etc, it is expensive.
Why Connoisseur
Bear think it is a good piece for beginner to collect?
1. Valid color
First
of all, we think that this dish is from the period of Kangxi. The color and the mark for this dish are similar
to the pieces in Kangxi reign. The
painters from Kangxi reign were good at depicting blue color, when we examine
the blue color, we should see a gradient of blue color, from a purplish rich
blue color to a lighted one (see the reference piece from Victoria and Albert museum and the detail of Bonhams Kangxi
dish).
Plate made in Jingdezhen, China
1700-1710 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Detail of Lot 226
Bonhams
For the mark, it is nicely written, we can see the brush stroke (red circle).
It also fits the written style of the 6 characters imperial mark during Kangxi reign, we will talk about one of the styles today, for the word “年”, we can see the cross is way upper than the “年” during yongzheng reign, this is one of the fundamental element when we are identifying the reign mark.
Provenance
Stated by Bonhams, it was from Christie’s London, 14 June 1990, Lot 176. Although we don’t need provenance to seek treasure, for the people with less knowledge in antiques, they need it. So the piece with provenance is easier to resell, and can sell a better price.
Condition
Finally, this piece is in a good condition. Stated in the condition report, this dish is slightly wrapped, general wear and some pits. For the wrapping and pits, it may create during the firing stage. But we think that if there are no cracks or chips, we saved a lot for the restoration.
For our final advice, this piece is good if it can be bided with £1,500 - 2,000. Since “lotus” pattern Kangxi dish is a common pattern, the resell value is not as high as the rare one. If it is beyond £2,000, combined with the Tax, Commission, Transportation, Insurance…etc, it is expensive.
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