拍賣筆記 vol.257 艾倫·巴洛爵士：「第三方保底」嚇壞競爭對手？定窯花瓶一口落槌2246萬港元成交 - Sir Alan Barlow, Third Party Guarantee Scares Competition Off? Ding Vase Sold for 22.46m HKD with no Competition

傳承顯赫，多次拍賣，價格沒有明顯上漲，跑不贏通脹。此次上拍，還增加了「第三方保證」，也就是通俗說的「保底」。買家提供保底價格，如果超過價格則佳士得需要付給這位買家佣金。估計嚇退了競爭對手，一口落槌。

The piece has an illustrious provenance and has appeared at auction multiple times, yet its price has shown no significant appreciation—failing even to keep pace with inflation. In this sale, a third-party guarantee was introduced, essentially a financial “backstop.” A guarantor agrees to purchase the lot at a pre-set minimum price; if the hammer price exceeds that level, Christie’s must pay the guarantor a commission. This arrangement likely discouraged other bidders, resulting in the lot being knocked down with a single bid.

SALE ROOM NOTICE

This lot is now subject to a guarantee that is fully or partially financed by a third party. The third party will be bidding on the lot and may receive a financing fee from Christie’s if the third party is not the successful buyer.

此拍賣品現在由第三方全部或部分提供最低出售價保證。該第三方會參與競投，並且如果其不是最終買方，將可能會收到由佳士得支付的酬金。

北宋 定窯刻牡丹紋淨瓶

瓶長頸，口沿外折，下接球形腹刻兩折枝牡丹，枝葉舒展，線條柔韌生動，足微外撇。整體造型典雅秀麗，通體施暖白釉，釉質勻潤，色調柔和。

9 7⁄8 in. (25 cm.) high.

來源

艾倫．巴羅爵士伉儷收藏（1881-1968年及1885-1989年）

倫敦佳士得，1986年12月8日，拍品227號

沐文堂舊藏

倫敦蘇富比，2003年11月12日，拍品8號

埃斯肯納齊，倫敦

喜聞過齋舊藏

香港蘇富比，2017年4月5日，拍品3218號

出版

蘇立文，《Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow》，倫敦，1963年，圖版41，編號C178

Jan Wirgin，〈Sung Ceramic Designs〉，《Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities》，卷42，1970年，圖版61c

W.B.R. Neave-Hill，《Chinese Ceramics》，愛丁堡及倫敦，1975年，圖版60

Basil Gray，《Sung Porcelain and Stoneware》，倫敦，1984年，圖版48

展覽

《Song Dynasty Wares: Ting, Ying Ch'ing and Tz'u Chou》，東方陶瓷學會，倫敦，1949年，編號13

《Chinese Ceramics from Sir Alan Barlow's Collection》，Arts Council，倫敦，1953年，編號42

《The Arts of the Sung Dynasty》，東方陶瓷學會，倫敦，1960年，編號27，圖版15

《A Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramic Art》，東方陶瓷學會，Quantas Gallery，倫敦，1966年，編號23

《The Ceramic Art of China》，Arts Council of Great Britain 及東方陶瓷學會，倫敦，1971年，編號68，圖刊於《東方陶瓷學會彙刊》，卷38，1969-71年，圖版43，編號68

《歷代文物萃珍：敏求精舍三十週年紀念展》，香港藝術館，香港，1990-91年，編號87

《關氏所藏宋代陶瓷》，香港藝術館，香港，1994年，編號10

《博古存珍－敏求精舍金禧紀念展》，香港藝術館，香港，2010-11年，編號97

The Property of a North American Collector

A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE DING CARVED 'PEONY' VASE

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

Price realised

HKD 22,460,000

Estimate

HKD 18,000,000 – HKD 25,000,000

A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE DING CARVED 'PEONY' VASE

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

The exquisite vase is with an elegant tall neck that flares subtly to an everted rim, surmounting a full globular body and supported by a splayed foot. The body is finely carved with two peony sprays, with stems and foliage extending gracefully toward one another, and the vase is covered in a creamy-white glaze, with the hollow foot and base left partly glazed.

9 7⁄8 in. (25 cm.) high.

PROVENANCE

Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow (1881-1968 and 1885-1989)

Sold at Christie’s London, 8 December 1986, lot 227

The Muwen Tang Collection

Sold at Sotheby’s London, 12 November 2003, lot 8

Eskenazi Ltd., London

Xiwenguo Zhai Collection

Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2017, lot 3218

LITERATURE

Michael Sullivan, Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow, London, 1963, pl. 41, no. C178

Jan Wirgin, ‘Sung Ceramic Designs’, Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, no. 42, 1970, pl. 61c

W.B.R. Neave-Hill, Chinese Ceramics, Edinburgh and London, 1975, pl. 60

Basil Gray, Sung Porcelain and Stoneware, London, 1984, pl. 48

EXHIBITED

Song Dynasty Wares: Ting, Ying Ch'ing and Tz'u Chou, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1949, cat. no. 13

Chinese Ceramics from Sir Alan Barlow's Collection, Arts Council, London, 1953, no. 42

The Arts of the Sung Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1960, cat. no. 27, pl. 15

A Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramic Art, Oriental Ceramic Society, Quantas Gallery, London, 1966, cat. no. 23

The Ceramic Art of China, Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1971, fully illustrated catalogue in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 38, 1969-71, pl. 43, cat. no. 68

Selected Treasures of Chinese Art, Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990-91, cat. no. 87

Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 10

The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures, Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2010-11, cat. no. 97