29 mars 2011

Lot 1204. Two bronze mirrors, Warring States Period (475-221 BC); 9½ and 7 5/8 in. (24.2 and 19.3 cm.) diam. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 Both flat cast with intertwined scrolling dragons reserved on a patterned ground, the larger with four dragons, one leg of each dragon extending back and then forming a zigzag terminating in a claw, all within narrow hatchured bands; the smaller with three dragons, the knob in the center rising from an openwork surround of a striding... [Lire la suite]

Un sceau chinois impérial en jade, utilisé par l'empereur Qianlong (1736-1795), a été vendu pour 12,4 millions d'euros (17,45 millions de dollars) samedi lors d'une vente aux enchères organisée dans le sud-ouest de la France, ce qui est désormais l'adjudication la plus chère jamais réalisée pour un sceau. Le sceau impérial en jade blanc de 9,85 centimètres, sculpté de dragons entrelacés sur le sommet, était l'un des sceaux utilisés par l'empereur Qianlong, le quatrième empereur de la dynastie Qing. Il avait initialement été estimé... [Lire la suite]

A large blue'Jun' Bowl, Song Dynasty. photo Sotheby's of deep form, applied with a blue-gray glaze thinning to a paler tone at the rim; diameter 8 3/4 in., 22.2 cm. Estimate 2,000—3,000 USD. Lot Sold 11,250 USD Sotheby's. Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. 22 Mar 11. New York www.sothebys.com

A Purple-Splashed 'Jun' Bowl, Yuan dynasty. photo Sotheby's the wide flaring sides rising to a slightly inverted rim, covered in a milky blue glaze thinning to a tan-gray at the rim, with purple and crimson splashes on the interior; diameter 8 3/8 in., 21.3 cm. Estimate 3,000—5,000 USD. Lot Sold 25,000 USD A large Purple-Splashed 'Jun' dish, Yuan dynasty. photo Sotheby's the wide shallow dish resting on a slightly flared foot, applied overall with a pale blue glaze thinning to a paler tone at the rim, with a purple... [Lire la suite]

Deux compositions de papillons verts et bleus sous globes. photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_52 cm Pare feu en bois présentant treize papillons aux ailes bleues. photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_99 cm L_75 cm Composition formée d'un crâne recouvert d'élytres et de papillons sous un globe. photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_54 cm Composition de douze papillons aux ailes bleues sous un globe. photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_55 cm Composition de papillons de différentes tailles et couleurs sous un globe. photo... [Lire la suite]

A Highly Important Mamluk Armorial Candlestick made for Sayf al-Din Qushtumur, major-domo of Tuquztamur al-Hamawi, Mamluk viceroy of Egypt (1340-1) and Syria (1342-5) Est: £2,000,000 - 3,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of the Arts of the Islamic World to take place in London on the 6th April will offer an array of beautiful and rare objects, paintings and manuscripts which highlight the achievements of artists and craftsmen from across the Muslim world. The sale is particularly rich in works which reveal the... [Lire la suite]