清乾隆珐琅彩“吉庆有余”转心瓶
今日在英国Bainbridges拍卖公司,一件清乾隆珐琅彩“吉庆有余”转心瓶以4300万英镑,加上佣金折合人民币约5.5亿天价成交,超过估价40倍,创下中国艺术品拍卖新的世界纪录,受到众多业内人士的关注。买家被业内权威人士证实为来自中国大陆的藏家,这再次显示国际拍卖界中的一股势不可挡的中国巨浪力量日益增强。也不禁让人们对国内即将到来的秋拍高潮有了更多的价格想象空间。
此件清乾隆年代官窑花瓶,体态匀称,色泽饱满典雅,瓶身鲤鱼图案栩栩如生,配以镂空水波纹雕花设计,显得大气富贵,恰到好处地映衬了瓶颈上的红色“吉”字中所蕴含的吉祥之意。该拍品内绘青花,外画洋彩、珐琅彩、粉彩,运用描金,镂空、转心、浮雕、浅刻等多种工艺,极尽奢华、叹为观止,属于清三代瓷器中的巅峰之作。
北京匡时拍卖董事长董国强在自己当天的微博中评论道,这瓶子几乎涵括乾隆瓷器制作最复杂工艺,多种釉色地,内绘青花,外画洋彩、珐琅彩、粉彩,描金,镂空、转心、浮雕、浅刻,再加上47公分高度。尽管是在伦敦郊外一个仓库里举行的私人遗产拍卖,但是,当今的资讯发达让全世界的顶级买家都关注到这只瓶子,所以才有这个价格。据董国强证实,这件拍品确为中国大陆藏家购得。
Chinese vase sells for world record-breaking £53.1 million at auction
A Chinese vase discovered during a house clearance sold for a world record-breaking £53.1 million last night.
The 18th century Qianlong porcelain vase had been estimated to fetch between £800,000 and £1.2 million by Bainbridges, the provincial auction house handling the sale.
However both the auctioneers and the owners were stunned when it went for the highest price of any Chinese artwork sold at auction.
The elaborately decorated piece was put up for sale by a brother and sister who found it while clearing out their parents’ home in Pinner, north-west London after they recently died.