Christie’s will offer an imperial gold ewer from the Qianlong period at a single-lot auction in Hong Kong on 29 October 2026, during Hong Kong Asian Art Week.
Made of solid gold, the ewer is embellished with pearls, rubies, sapphires and turquoise. It bears a Qianlong mark and dates to 1736–1795.
Christie’s describes the object as an exceptionally rare example of Qing court goldsmithing and one of the finest surviving imperial gold vessels in private hands. It was formerly in the collection of European Chinese-art collector Dr Carl Kempe (1884–1967), and has been exhibited internationally and published extensively.
