17 février 2009

A Large 'Doucai' Vase (Meiping), Qing Dynasty, 19th Century height 25 in., 63.5 cm. Estimate 15,000—20,000 USD Property from the collection of Doctor and Madame Ho-Ching Yang Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's

Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941), Lampe de table, vers 1926 Composée d'un bloc de cristal de roche, reposant sur une semelle en bronze. Hauteur : 27,5 cm. (10 7/8 in.). Portant une ancienne étiquette avec mention Christie's Londres n. 2942 au revers de la semelle. Estimate €80,000 - €120,000 Provenance: Vente Christie's Londres, A Private European Collection, 10 mai 2000, lot 11. Notes: Cf. : Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, id., p. 129 pour une vue in situ présentant une lampe sur le même principe dans l'appartement... [Lire la suite]

A 'Doucai' 'Nandina Berry' Dish, Yongzheng mark and period diameter 8 1/8 in., 20.6 cm. Estimate 4,000—6,000 USD Property from the collection of Doctor and Madame Ho-Ching Yang Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's

Cristal de quartz fumé et géode de quartz fumé 30 x 20 cm. (11¾ x 8 in.) et 20 x 9 cm. (8 x 3½ in.) (2). Estimate €5,000 - €7,000 A Free Standing Smokey Quartz Crystal And A Smokey Quartz Crystal Geode Christie's. Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé. 23 - 25 February 2009. Paris www.christies.com Image Christie's Ltd 2009

A Pair Of 'Doucai' Saucers, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century diameter 6 1/8 in., 15.6 cm. Estimate 3,000—5,000 USD Property from the collection of Doctor and Madame Ho-Ching Yang Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's

Très important cristal de roche 65 x 37 cm. (26¼ x 14½ in.) Estimate €6,000 - €8,000 An Exceptionally Large Free Standing Rock Crystal Christie's. Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé. 23 - 25 February 2009. Paris www.christies.com Image Christie's Ltd 2009

A Fine 'Doucai' 'Nandina Berry' Dish, Yongzheng mark and period of shallow form with gently curved sides, painted to the interior with red-berried nandina hovering across a bed of narcissus among two rock formations and a small cluster of lingzhi, enclosed by a double-ring in underglaze-blue, the exterior decorated with three groups of colorful lingzhi with bamboo, lingzhi with narcissus, and nandina, among rockwork, all atop a short foot. diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 100,000—150,000 USD Property from the collection... [Lire la suite]

Géode de quartz fumé 40 x 30 cm. (15¾ in. x 12 in.) Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 A Smokey Quartz Geode Christie's. Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé. 23 - 25 February 2009. Paris www.christies.com Image Christie's Ltd 2009

A Copper-Red Decorated 'Three Fish' Stem Cup, Yongzheng Mark And Period height 4 3/4 in., 12.1 cm. Estimate 10,000—15,000 USD Property from the collection of Doctor and Madame Ho-Ching Yang Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's

Important cristal de roche opaque 52 x 20 cm. (20½ x 8 in.) Estimate €4,500 - €5,500 Notes: Variété blanche à blanc grisâtre, translucide à presque opaque, du dioxyde de silicium. Ses cristaux prismatiques hexagonaux sont identiques à ceux du cristal de roche. On les rencontre souvent dans le même gisement A Large Free Standing Opaque Rock Crystal White to greyish-white in colour, this translucent, almost opaque stone is made of silicon dioxide. Its prism-like, hexagonal crystals are identical to those found in rock... [Lire la suite]