NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will present a dedicated sale of works from the gallery of one of the most important connoisseurs and dealers in fine Chinese art. The live auction will encompass Chinese ceramics and works of art from the Shang through the Qing dynasties, and will be complemented by an online sale of the gallery’s world-class library. Both sales will take place in March, 2023 in New York. These auctions will celebrate the legacy and significant contribution to the field of Chinese art made by J.J. Lally & Co. For nearly four decades J. J. Lally & Co. presented pieces of the highest caliber to the most prominent collectors and museums worldwide. J.J. Lally & Co.’s carefully planned exhibitions and impeccably researched catalogues solidified the impeccable reputation of the gallery and the esteemed dealer who created it.

Highlights of the live auction include a very rare Guan bottle vase formerly in the collection of Carl Kempe, a very rare ‘peacock feather’-glazed mallet vase, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735), a remarkable imperial fahua ‘dragon’ jar, guan, Chenghua-Hongzhi period, late 15th century, and a rare imperial gilt-bronze bell, bian zhong, Kangxi inscription corresponding to 1713.

Select Highlights

• A SUPERB CARVED DING ‘LOTUS’ BOWL
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter
宋 定窯白釉刻蓮紋盌
$200,000-300,000

• A VERY RARE ‘PEACOCK FEATHER’-GLAZED MALLET VASE
YONGZHENG INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
清雍正 孔雀藍釉棒槌瓶 六字篆書刻款
Estimate: $250,000-350,000

• AN IMPERIAL FAHUA JAR, GUAN
CHENGHUA-HONGZHI PERIOD, LATE 15TH CENTURY
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
明成化/弘治 法華海水龍紋罐
Estimate: $200,000-300,000

• A RARE IMPERIAL KANGXI GILT-BRONZE
RITUAL BELL, BIAN ZHONG
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED BY CAST INSCRIPTION TO 1713
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
清康熙五十二年 (1713)
鎏金銅蒲牢鈕八卦紋「倍無射」編鐘
Estimate: $400,000-600,000

• A LANGYAO BALUSTER VASE, GUANYIN ZUN KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, gilt metal stand
清康熙 郎窯紅釉觀音尊
Estimate: $120,000-180,000

• A BROWN-SPLASHED QINGBAI `SHENG PLAYER’ EWER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high, cloth box
北宋 青白釉吹笙樂俑式執壺
Estimate: $200,000-300,000