17 juin 2011

Lot 57. Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle;  10 x 15 x 10 cm, 4 x 6 x 4 in. Estimate 50,000-70,000 EUR. Lot Sold: 132,750 EUR. Photo Sotheby's 2011 à décor d'écureuils, feuilles de vignes et grappes de raisin sur un sarment noueux formant l'anse et la base, l'intérieur figurant les nervures d'une feuille, la corne d'une belle teinte miel ; petits accidents et manques. A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Note: Compare with a... [Lire la suite]

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée. Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIE siècle. Photo Sotheby's finement sculptée d'un dragon à la poursuite de la perle enflammée en vol dans des nuages stylisés et d'un tigre dans un paysage lacustre ponctué de rochers, planté d'arbustes formant l'anse et  de pins s'épanouissant à l'intérieur de la coupe, la corne d'une belle teinte miel; 11,5 cm, 4 5/8 in. ESTIMATE 100,000-150,000 EUR - Lot Sold: 240,750 EUR Note: This cup is exceptional for the fine... [Lire la suite]

A pair of blue and white porcelain dragon bowls. Jiajing Mark and Period. Photo Bonhams Each of inverted bell form with a flared rim and tall foot, a dragon roundel centering the floor of the well and two dragons on the exterior walls pursuing a flaming pearl above a jeweled lappet band, the recessed base displaying the six-character mark in regular script enclosed within a double ring. 6 1/8 (15.5cm) diameter - Estimate: US$10,000 - 15,000 Bonhams. Fine Asian Art, 21 Jun 2011, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

A blue and white porcelain dish with phoenix and floral spray decoration. Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century. Photo Bonhams The deep dish surrounded on the exterior and interior walls with a band of lotus blossoms and leaf scrolls that repeat across the floor of the well in a roundel with opposing phoenix. 12in (30.5cm) diameter. Estimate: US$1,500 - 2,500 Bonhams. Fine Asian Art, 21 Jun 2011, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

An historic gem-set and gilt silver-mounted Islamic saber attributed to Tipu Sultan and captured at the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, probably Turkish, 17th century. Photo Bonhams At its Antique Arms & Armor sale on June 20, 2011 in San Francisco, Bonhams & Butterfields is excited to present a historic gem-set saber, likely 17th century Turkish and originating from Mysore, India during the period of the Tipu Sultan's ruling (est. $15,000-25,000).  The gilt silver-mounted sword boasts an impressive, curved 32½-inch... [Lire la suite]