7 mai 2009

A large and fine decorated cloisonné enamel box and cover, decorated also inside, China, Qianlong/Jiaqing period Good condition. D. 38,3 cm. Est. 15 000 EUR. Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de

A Creil pottery 'Service Rousseau' part dinner-service, circa 1866, printed Creil L M & co./Montereau/modàle E.Rousseau/A/Paris, impressed numerals Printed and painted in a bold palette with Japonaiserie designs after Felix Braeguemond and Eugene Rousseau, including stylised fish, birds, insects and flowers, within blue feuilles-de-choux borders, comprising:A large oval two-handled tureen and domed cover with fruit finialThree circular vegetable tureens and covers with fruit finialsA large oval fish-dishTwo oval... [Lire la suite]

Franz Rösel von Rosenhof (1626-1700) A deer looking out of a stable stall, in a red collar signed, inscribed and dated 'Francesg Röselin.l. ä Rosenhof fecit Nörimberga.i67i.' (lower right); oil on canvas. 21½ x 17½ in. (54.6 x 44.5 cm.). Est. £15,000 - £20,000 - Lot sold £15,000 Provenance: with Herner Wengraf, London, c. 1989.Acquired from the above by Thomas Willes, Esq., Brompton Square, London and by inheritance. Notes: Franz Rösel von Rosenhof was both a landscapist and an animal painter. He studied under Paulus... [Lire la suite]

A finely cast lacquer-gilt bronze figure of manjushri (wenshu pusa) on a lion - China, Ming dynasty, 15th/16th Century H. 67,5 cm. Est. 65 000 EUR. Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de

A fine and rare gilt-splashed bronze censer in shape of an elephant, China, 18th century Good condition. H. 37,5 cm. Est. 25 000 EUR. Property from an European private collection Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de

A fine and large bronze figure of seated buddha, China, Ming dynasty Wear to gilding. H. 66 cm. Est. 40 000 EUR. Provenance: Former property from an old European private collection. Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de

A fine bronze ritual food vessel 'gui', China, early Western Zhou dynasty B. 30,5 cm. Est. 30 000 EUR.  Provenance: Former Earl Morse collection, exhibited Metropolitan Museum of Art N.Y., 'The Morse Collection of Ancient Chinese Art', 1982, publ. in the catalogue p. 28, no. 13 Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de

Max Ernst (1891-1976), Malédiction à vous les mamans, oil on canvas, 51¼ x 63¾ in. (139 x 162 cm.) Painted in 1928 estimate: $7-9 million). Unsold. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2009 NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale achieved a total of $102,767,000/£68,511,333 /€77,268,421 for paintings and sculpture with top lots from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Tamara de Lempicka commanding the highest prices. A new world auction record was set for Tamara de Lempicka’s Portrait de Madame M. from... [Lire la suite]

Important corail rose foncé dit « peau d’ange ». École de Pekin, Bejing, Chine, XIXe siècle. Il est constitué de six digitations principales représentant deux princesses impériales et des enfants impériaux.  Ils sont accompagnés du dragon impérial et du Fo-Hang l’oiseau mythique.  H. moyenne 25 cm. Estimation : 6200/6500 € Dimanche 10 mai – Wemaere & De Beaupuis, Rouen (76)