A list of fine jade objects sold in Habsburg auctions in 2023 with more than 10 million yuan
no.1 Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong's imperial treasure handed over the dragon button white jade seal
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: 104x10.4x7.8cm
Starting bid:sgd 15,780,000
Sold price: SGD 22,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 117.73 million).
Collection Description:This seal was made in the 31st year of Qianlong (1766), during the period of strong national financial resources. The body of the double dragon is entangled, the dragon's chest is straight, and the dragon's head is raised, giving people a sense of might. The details of each part of the dragon body, such as dragon scales, dragon hair, dragon feet, etc., are meticulously carved and delicate, which is a typical style of dragon buttons in the middle and early Qianlong periods.
no.2 Cui Yun Chen Bao Lingrui Jade Ring Natural Imperial Green Jade Bracelet
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: C:52cm w:1.5cm
Starting bid:sgd 10,790,000
Sold price: SGD 22,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 117.73 million).
Collection Description:The bracelet presented in this auction is a precious old pit jadeite, its color is naturally rich, warm and dripping, the texture is delicate, and the natural texture inside the jadeite gives it a unique mark of life, adding a natural and original beauty to the bracelet. The thick greenery is like a wave of clear water surrounding the wrist, showing nobility and elegance.
no.3 White jade imperial text "Shende Tang Bao" Jiaolong button treasure seal
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: 115×11.5×10cm
Starting bid:sgd 12,650,000
Sold price: SGD 22,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 117.73 million).
Collection Description:Jiaolong button treasure seal, seal button round carving double dragon, a dragon body carved two dragon heads, two to the back and roar, dragon whiskers rolled, four dragon horns backward to the connected type, lying on its back on the seal, four claws thick and powerful, grasp the top surface of the printing table, fine carving, three-dimensional sense of strong. Baoxi seal with Xinjiang and Khotanese jade, its quality is fine and hard, not easy to carve, so the use of the Qianlong period of Dasheng's "flat knife straight down" special seal carving technique, with a short-range knife continuous cutting into words, step by step, just like the astringent pen in calligraphy, showing the strong condensed, thick and steady atmosphere.
no.4 Qing Dynasty Qianlong Emperor Imperial Treasure Blue Jade "Treasure of the Emperor Taishang" Jiaolong Button Square Seal
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: H: 11cm L: 128cm w:12.8cm
Starting bid:sgd 12,090,000
Sold price: SGD 15,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 80.27 million).
Collection Description:This treasure is green jade, Jiaolong button, Zhu seal book "Treasure of the Emperor Taishang" six characters. Originally stored in the rosewood box, the current box cover has been lost, only the box seat remains. This imperial treasure is made of Xinjiang and Khotanese green jade, its jade color is pure and beautiful, the volume is huge, and it is a rare good jade material. The seal method of the seal is chic, handsome and elegant, the pen of increase and decrease is just right, although the jade is hard, but the seal is elegant, the strokes are uniform, the chapter is neat, showing the superb skills of the lettering craftsman.
no.5 Barbara Hutton's old jadeite necklace
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: D: 1920mm
Starting bid:sgd 8,910,000
Sold price: SGD 12,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 64.22 million).
Collection Description:"Barbara Hutton's jade bead necklace has a very clear style of ruby clasp Art Deco, with simple geometric shapes, inlaid with fresh rubies and square diamonds, and the color is also very bold and typical Chinese color scheme - red and green. The red color contrasts strongly with the emerald green, which can better highlight the elegant and unobtrusive charm of the jadeite, while also retaining the luxury of the gemstone. The 27 jade jade beads on the necklace are believed to be from the late Qing Dynasty court, and they are all magnificent and extraordinary, and the necklace itself is circulated in the Western high society, and is known as the most valuable jade jewelry in the history of auctions.
no.6 Emperor Qianlong's Imperial Treasure Taishi Shaoshi Niu Shoushan Stone Seal
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: h:107cm
Starting bid:sgd 8,930,000
Sold price: SGD 12,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 64.22 million).
Collection Description:Emperor Qianlong's Imperial Treasure Taishi Shaoshi Niu Shoushan Stone Inscription is perhaps the most famous in the history of Chinese art. On countless Danqing heavy treasures, the seal is deeply branded. Fan Kuan's Axis of Travel in the Mountains, Guo Xi's Early Spring Scroll, Wang Ximeng's Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains Scrolls, many masterpieces of masters, from Song Huizong to Lang Shining, almost all important masterpieces of calligraphy and painting are connected to this treasure seal. The six-character "treasure of Qianlong Imperial Tour" on the printed surface is indeed the most representative of the treasure seals. This Shoushan stone treasure seal is stamped on one after another, leaving the friction of the years. The beautiful abrasion marks on the seal inscription are hundreds of embraces with Danqing, and it is definitely evidence of the emperor's intoxication with the art collection.
no.7 Qing Qianlong white jade crane deer with spring pen holder
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: D: 195cm
Starting bid:sgd 5,580,000
Sold price: SGD 6,200,000 (equivalent to RMB: 33.18 million).
Collection Description:White jade, cylindrical, the bottom bears five ruyi cloud head and feet. The wall is full of scenery and landscape figures, the style is like a Chinese picture scroll, and a pair of fairy deer slowly walk in the pine forest and mountain stones. Walking through the overlapping mountains and forests, a crane stands on one foot under the pine, looking back at the flying companions in the auspicious clouds, one call and one response, harmonious and symmetrical. An old man behind the mountain has a cane in his right hand, long sideburns and short hair, wearing a robe, and his sleeves seem to be windward. Chime, rest on the stone case, small bridges and pavilions in the mountains, pine upright, plantain swaying; Another old man held Ganoderma lucidum in his hand, and the boy next to him held a peach branch on his shoulder, happily following. The overall carving is simple and natural, the mountains are overlapping, the peaks and peaks are undulating, the ancient pines are upright, there are several Ganoderma lucidum trees growing under the trees, the streams on the mountain side are murmuring, the auspicious clouds are floating, and they are full of vitality. The characters are vividly portrayed, as if they are immersed in the fairyland of the peaceful and prosperous world.
no.8 Qing Qianlong Imperial white jade melon prismatic sheep head cloisonné enamel teapot
Auction Session:30 September 2023 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSize: 17x12x23cm WT: 9532g
Starting bid:sgd 3,710,000
Sold price: SGD 4,500,000 (equivalent to RMB: 24.08 million).
Collection Description:The white jade sheep's head gourd prism copper inlaid enamel beam pot is carved from the best white jade of Khotan, and the jade quality is delicate and warm. The body of the vessel is rounded in the shape of a twelve-petal melon, and the lid and foot are equally divided into twelve petals. The cover button is in the shape of a multi-petal melon, and the layers are stacked into a pagoda shape. The most delicate one is the inside of the pot and the lid is also concave and divided, echoing with the twelve petals of the outer abdomen, and the lid and the pot are in line with the mouth of the child and mother, and the seams are tightly sealed. The jade pot is streamed with the head of a sheep, and the horns, ears, eyes, beard, teeth and even the wings of the nose are all finely carved and lifelike, and the Yin carved lines are not messy, and the details are polished and polished smoothly and delicately, and the treatment is fine. The jade pot is decorated with a gilded copper handle engraved with floral patterns as a handle, and the top, beam body and hook are decorated with copper cloisonné enamel at the top of the handle, the beam body and the hook, and the exquisite enamel Ruyi cloud head hook and the three enamel fish inlaid on the beam add a dynamic rhythm to the beam jade pot. On the whole, the Tiliang jade pot is made of high-quality materials, exquisite workmanship, and the later grinding and polishing are also very in place, and it is known at a glance that it is a fine court jade carving in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
no.9 Natural spring color jade dragon head bracelet
Auction Session:Qatar Jade Session, December 16, 2023.
CollectionsSpecification: C:53cm d:6.6cm t:0.9cm
Starting bid:qar 9,000,000
Sold price: QAR 9,200,000 (equivalent to RMB: 18.14 million).
Collection Description:Known as the supreme glory of the Jade King, jadeite was born in a graceful realm, was the creator's favorite elf, and was also famous for representing the legitimacy of the jade collection of Chinese literati. Among them, the top jade bracelet is intoxicating, thanks to the delicate and dense texture and transparent transparency, the jade seems to capture the light in it, and then reflect it evenly, like a pool of clear water, flowing and rippling. With the turbulence of the situation in Myanmar in recent years, with the deepening of mining, the jadeite mine mouth is increasingly depleted, and the top jadeite raw materials are even rarer, which can be found.
no.10 Ice planted with green Guanyin pendant
Auction Session:Qatar Jade Session, December 16, 2023.
CollectionsSpecification: D:89cm
Starting bid:qar 8,800,000
Sold price: QAR 9,000,000 (equivalent to RMB: 17.75 million).
Collection Description:Ice Seed Full Green Guanyin pendant is a precious jade jewelry, it has a very high quality very precious, beautiful, elegant, spiritual and investment value of jade jewelry.
no.11. High-quality gelatinous full, spicy green and Ruyi
Auction Session:June 24, 2023 Dubai Jade Session.
CollectionsSpecification: 494*23.6*9.3
Starting bid:aed 6,200,000
Sold price: AED 6,800,000 (equivalent to RMB: 13.31 million).
no.12 Intense Pink Bricks with Dark Gray Blue BricksRing.
Auction Session:2023-09-30 Singapore Jade Sale.
CollectionsSpecification: WT: 2194ct
Starting bid:sgd 1,360,000
Sold price: SGD 2,200,000 (equivalent to RMB: 11.77 million).
Collection Description:The chamfered rectangular modified brilliant cut, the color pastel brick weighs about 2194 carats; Natural color, VVS2 purity; The two sides are inlaid with half-moon-shaped dark gray and blue bricks, each weighing about 051 and 046 carats; The colors are natural, VS2 and SI1 purity, respectively; Surrounded by brilliant-cut masonry.
no.13 Diamond-encrusted imperial green
Auction Session:Qatar Jade Session, December 16, 2023.
Specifications of the collection:l:8cm w:5cm wt:60g
Starting bid:qar 4,400,000
Sold price: QAR 5,800,000 (equivalent to RMB: 11.44 million).
Call for Auctions: Habsburg 2024 Singapore and China Treasured Art Auction
event name: habsburg 2024 singapore · china collection art auction
Auction agency: Habsburg International Auctions***
auctioneer: habsburg international auction co., ltd.
Call for submissions: May 10, 2024
collection deadline: may 10, 2024
Venue: Ballroom, Level 4, Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Buyers: from all regions of the world, important buyers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and other countries and regions.