The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes

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Imperial Hues of the Qing Dynasty

Exceptional Glazes of the Ming Dynasty

Early Monochromes

New York

Sotheby’s is delighted to present Celestial Colors. The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes. A testament to the collector’s discerning eye and exacting attention paid to quality, condition and provenance, the sale comprises an exceptional spectrum of monochromatic porcelains commissioned for the emperors of China's three greatest dynasties - the Northern Song, Ming and Qing - and includes representative examples of the most iconic Chinese glazes. Amassed mostly in the 1980s and advised closely by J.J. Lally &amp; Co., the collection includes pieces from some of the greatest private collections of Chinese works of art, including the collections of Edward T. Chow, T.Y. Chao and Henry Knight. Highlights of the sale include a superb and extremely rare Xuande mark and period ‘sacrificial red’ bowl, an exceptional Yongzheng mark and period robin’s-egg glazed censer and a large Yongzheng mark and period blue-glazed garlic-neck vase. Sale number: N11210

Senior Vice President | Head of Department

Angela McAteer

Senior Vice President | International Specialist and Head of Sale, Himalayan Art

Julian King

Assistant Vice President, Specialist

Hang Yin

Assistant Vice President, Specialist 

Louise Lui

Associate Specialist

Cindy Qi

Regional Sales Manager

Cara Zhuang

Online Sale Coordinator

Fiona Mu

Associate Cataloguer

Serina Wei

Pre-sale Coordinator

Rebecca Howard

Meet our Specialists

Live Auction: 20 March 2023 • 11:00 EDT •&nbsp;New York

Live Auction: 21 March 2023 • 10:30 EDT • New York

Live Auction: 22 March 2023 • 09:00 EDT • New York

Online Auction: 16–28 March 2023 •&nbsp;9:30 EDT •&nbsp;New York

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Sotheby’s is delighted to present Celestial Colors. The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes. A testament to the collector’s discerning eye and exacting attention paid to quality, condition and provenance, the sale comprises an exceptional spectrum of monochromatic porcelains commissioned for the emperors of China's three greatest dynasties - the Northern Song, Ming and Qing - and includes representative examples of the most iconic Chinese glazes. Amassed mostly in the 1980s and advised closely by J.J. Lally &amp; Co., the collection includes pieces from some of the greatest private collections of Chinese works of art, including the collections of Edward T. Chow, T.Y. Chao and Henry Knight. Highlights of the sale include a superb and extremely rare Xuande mark and period ‘sacrificial red’ bowl, an exceptional Yongzheng mark and period robin’s-egg glazed censer and a large Yongzheng mark and period blue-glazed garlic-neck vase.