25 septembre 2010
Editorial 'Steamboat Bill Jr' with Bob van Oers by Martin Bing

25 septembre 2010
Grand groupe d'Hercule et le Centaure. Italie, XIXe siècle, d'après un modèle de Jean Bologne et Ferdinando Tacca

25 septembre 2010
A rare coconut snuff bottle, 19th century
A rare coconut snuff bottle, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's .
of rounded square form with convex faces, below a waisted neck and a flared foot, one face carved in relief with three columns of calligraphy in archaic bronze script, set on a textured ground, adjacent to a two-column inscription lightly incised followed by a seal, Yuanyin, the reverse occupied by a poetic inscription filled with red pigment; height 2 in., 5.1 cm. Estimate 10,000—15,000 USD. Lot Sold 7,500 USD
PROVENANCE: Hugh... [Lire la suite]
25 septembre 2010
Lucio Fontana (Italian, 1899-1968), Untitled, 1952
Lucio Fontana (Italian, 1899-1968), Untitled, 1952. photo courtesy Bonhams
with etched signature to the glass sheet, mixed media on glass and wood, 47 x 74cm (18 1/2 x 29 1/8in). Estimate: £30,000 - 50,000, € 37,000 - 61,000 - Unsold
Bonhams. Italian Art and Design, 22 Sep 2010. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
25 septembre 2010
A diamond necklace, circa 1820 & A pair of diamond pendeloque earrings, circa 1810

25 septembre 2010
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Pichet Noir et la tête de mort (Mourlot 35).
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Pichet Noir et la tête de mort (Mourlot 35). photo courtesy Bonhams
Lithograph, 1946, on Arches, an unsigned proof aside from the edition of 50, 320 x 440mm (12 1/2 x 17 1/4in)(I) , (unframed. Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500, € 4,300 - 5,500 - Unsold
Bonhams. Picasso Editions, 23 Sep 2010. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com
25 septembre 2010
Bonhams to Sell Meissen Teapot Once Owned by Mother of George I for £200,000Bonhams to Sell Meissen Teapot Once Owned by Mother
Sophie of Hanover teapot. photo courtesy Bonhams
LONDON.- A teapot once in the collection of the mother of King George I is the highlight of the concluding part of the auction of ‘The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain’. Part III of the sale will take place on 24th November 2010 at 101 New Bond Street, London. This follows on from the great success of Part I of the sale which made £1,097,100 in November 2009, and Part II which made £1,076,460 in May 2010. The most expensive item in the Hoffmeister collection, the... [Lire la suite]
25 septembre 2010
Isaac Julien: "Ten Thousand Waves" @ Victoria Miro Gallery

25 septembre 2010
A pair of Ding molded bowls, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

25 septembre 2010
Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954), Grande Odalisque à la culotte Bayadère (D. 455).
Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954), Grande Odalisque à la culotte Bayadère (D. 455). photo courtesy Sotheby's
Lithograph, 1925, a fine impression, signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered épr. d'artiste 2/10 (aside from the edition of 50), on china paper; image: 547 by 442mm; 21½ by 17 3/8 in - sheet: 715 by 572mm; 28 1/8 by 22½in. Estimate 150,000—200,000 GBP. Lot Sold 229,250 GBP
NOTE: Matisse focused on lithography in three phases in his life: 1906, 1914 and again in the 1920's when he chose this medium to produce a... [Lire la suite]