30 mai 2010

A fine teadust-glazed bottle vase. Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period. photo Bonhams The compressed globular body supported on a short splayed foot, gently curving at the shoulder and rising to a tapering cylindrical neck, covered all over in a rich mottled olive-green glaze, Japanese wood box. 33.5cm (13 1/4in) high. Sold for HK$420,000 Provenance: Formerly in a private Japanese collection清乾隆 茶葉末釉荸薺瓶 六字篆書款來源：日本私人舊藏A Qianlong teadust-glazed vase of similar form in the Victoria and Albert Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Juriaan van Streek (Amsterdam (?) 1632 - 1687 Amsterdam) A still life of a lemon, peaches, a Venetian glass and a knife, all on a stone ledge draped with a red cloth, in a landscape. photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; signed lower right: J.v. Streeck. 26.8 by 36.3 cm. Est. 8,000—12,000 EUR Lot Sold 13,750 EUR PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, Cologne, Carola van Ham, 20-23 October 1971, lot 1495;Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 14 November 2006, lot 63. NOTE: According to a note at the R.K.D., The Hague, the pendant of this... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare rhyton-form 'dragon' rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th-18th century. photo Bonhams The hollowed horn of archaistic form, tapering from a wide heart-shaped mouth, folding over and terminating in a scroll work handle, all supported by the flattened base deftly carved in the form of a stylised dragon head, with jaws wide open, as if swallowing the cup, the sides with rows of bosses in low high, all below classic scrolls at the rim. 12.9cm (5in) high. Sold for HK$3,840,000Provenance: Purchased from... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts. A vanitas still life. photo Sotheby's with an hourglass, a deck of cards, a skull resting on music sheets, an ewer, a flute, a candlestick and other objects, all arranged on a partly-draped table top: oil on canvas; indistinctly signed and dated lower right: Fr.../ 1668; 63.5 by 51.3 cm. Est. 6,000—8,000 EUR Lot Sold 13,750 EUR PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, Hilversum, Van Spengen, 24 February 2003, lot 713. Sotheby's. Old Master Paintings. 18 May. Amsterdam www.sothebys.com

Tomotada. Ivory ox and calf. Signed. Kyoto, circa 1760-80. Length: 2⅜ in., 6.6 cm. Sydney L. Moss Ltd., celebrating its centenary this year, will be one of the few dealers in Asian art to exhibit at the Russian, Eastern & Oriental Fine Art Fair taking place from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 June 2010 at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London. Max Rutherston, responsible for the Japanese activities of Sydney L. Moss, speaks Russian and in the last few years has conducted significant business in the Russian-speaking world,... [Lire la suite]

This summer the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza will be presenting the temporary exhibition Ghirlandaio and the Renaissance in Florence. Comprising a survey of quattrocento Florentine art, its starting point is one of the great icons in the Museum's permanent collection: Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio between 1489 and 1490. Displayed in conjunction with this masterpiece of Florentine art will be a carefully-chosen group of 60 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, illuminated... [Lire la suite]

Table à thé à deux niveaux. Tonkin, Nam Dinh. Epoque fin XIXème siècle en bois exotique sculpté et incrustation de nacre, pieds griffes H.100 L.80 P.55 - Estimation : 500/600€ Table en bois exotique sculpté et ajouré. Tonkin, Nam Dinh. Epoque fin XIXème siècle incrustation de nacre et application d'animaux en bronze tel que serpent, dragon - H.85 L.73 P. 53 - Estimation : 300/400€ Vente aux enchères le lundi 7 juin à Moulins par Enchères Sadde S.A.R.L. Tél. : 04.70.44.05.28 - Fax : 04.70.44.53.80 - Email : ... [Lire la suite]

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), Calla Lily, 1984. photo Sotheby's Silver print, printed 1984. Flush-mounted to sturdy card. Signed, dated and dedicated for Anne in ink in the lower margin. On the reverse on the card with the photographer's copyright stamp, signed by the photographer and dated 1984 in ink, and titled Calla Lilly #1 (sic), dated, numbered 2/10 and 1357 in an unknown hand. Mounted and framed. image 38.5 x 38.5 cm (15 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.), sheet 50.2 x 40 cm (19 ¾ x 15 ¾ in.) Est. 40,000—60,000 GBP Lot Sold 103,250... [Lire la suite]

Ensemble de trois soieries et broderies. XVIIe siècle. l'une représentant un crâne, les deux autres des tibias. Ornements de fleurs et de feuilles. Ces ornements figuraient sur les robes du clergé espagnol pour les cérémonies des enterrements de notables. 40 x 55 cm ; 22 x 52 et 22 x 52 cm - Estimation : 2 000 €. AC Delorme - Collin du Bocage - Paris. Vente du Vendredi 28 mai 2010. Expert ARTS CONSEILS Madame Aurélie MAURICE.

Black japanned cabinet, England, circa 1740 A fine mid-18th century black japanned cabinet decorated throughout with chinoiseries in shades of gold, raised in some areas, on a black ground with red aventurine borders imitating nashiji, the door fronts depicting a lake with terraced pavilions amongst trees and rocks with courtiers in the foreground and pheasants in the trees behind. Height : 91.00 cm - Width : 100.00 cm - Depth : 52.00 cm. price on application Mallett Antiques 929 Madison Avenue at 74th Street NY... [Lire la suite]