16 août 2011

A large Chinese famille rose and blue and white meat dish. Qianlong period (1736-95). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 Of oblong form with notched corners, enamelled and gilt to the centre with a lady and a deer underneath a pine tree, the rim painted in blue with a band of decoration with geometric motif and blossoming flowers; 16 in. (40.9 cm.) wide - Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 Christie's Interiors, 23 August 2011. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

Wim Delvoye, Delft Shovel II, 1992. photo Philips de Pury & Co Enamel on metal and wooden shovel.  150 × 25.5 cm (59 × 10 in).  Signed, titled and dated ‘Delft Schovel II W Delvoye 1992’ on the reverse. ESTIMATE £10,000-15,000 - SOLD AT £18,750 PROVENANCE Galerie Lehmann, Lausanne Philips de Pury & Co. Contempory Art. 28 june 2011. 450 Park Avenue New York. www.phillipsdepury.com

A Chinese famille verte Tazza. Kangxi period (1662-1722). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 Decorated to the centre with a basket of flowers within a band of decoration with geometric motifs, precious objects to the rim, the foot with further bands of decoration: 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) diam. Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 Christie's Interiors, 23 August 2011. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

The museum installed ultraviolet- and visible-light-filtering film on the windows, allowing visitors to see the beauty of the room in natural light. WASHINGTON, D.C.- For the first time in 25 years, the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art will open the shutters of James McNeill Whistler's famed Peacock Room for public view on the third Thursday of each month, beginning Aug. 18, 12-5:30 p.m. Visitors to the room will have a chance to experience the tonal subtleties and decorative variations of Whistler's "harmony in blue and gold"... [Lire la suite]

A Chinese underglaze blue and enamelled bowl. 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 Painted to the exterior with cartouches depicting various animals and mythological beasts in famille verte enamels, the interior with dense stylised lotus and foliate designs, Wanli underglaze blue six-character mark to the underside; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diam. Estimate £800 - £1,200 Christie's Interiors, 23 August 2011. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

Pair of Lapis Lazuli Vases. Rome, 1790-1810. Height: 42 cm (16½ in.); Width: 24 cm (9½ in.) ©Thomasso Brothers Fine Art NEW YORK, N.Y.- Major pieces of European sculpture and works of art will be presented by Tomasso Brothers Fine Art at The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, the prestigious New York fair that takes place at The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street , from Friday 21 to Thursday 27 October 2011. The Tomasso brothers, Dino, Giovanni and Raffaello, are known for their passion for sculpture and... [Lire la suite]

Two Chinese tortoiseshell boxes and covers, 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 One of rectangular shape, the other circular, both densely carved in high relief with outdoor scenes, including gentlemen amidst pavilions, willow treesThe first 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide (2) - Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 Christie's Interiors, 23 August 2011. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

Frans Hals, Portrait of a Woman, 1635. AMSTERDAM.- From 7 September to 12 December, the exhibition Dutch Girls will feature at the Schiphol Airport annex of the Rijksmuseum. The exhibition will consist of a small collection of nine well-to-do, leading models from the Golden Age, most stunningly painted by among others Frans Hals, Caesar van Everdingen, Isaak Luttichuys, and Barholomeus van der Helst. The paintings demonstrate the timelessness of vanity. Even in the 17th century, women and girls tried to look their best,... [Lire la suite]

A Chinese black overlay glass bottle vase. 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 Decorated with a continuous scene of horses in a landscape amongst pine trees and scrolling clouds; 8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.) high - Estimate £600 - £800 Christie's Interiors, 23 August 2011. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

A small marble statue of Hercules, which dates from the second century CE and was unearthed in excavations in Horvat Tarbenet, within the framework of the Jezreel Valley Railway project in Israel. According to Dr. Walid Atrash of the Israel Antiquities Authority, this is a rare discovery. The statue is 0.5 meters tall and is of smoothed, white marble, and is of exceptional artistic quality in three dimensions. The statue probably stood in a niche, was part of the decoration of a bathhouse pool. EPA/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY ... [Lire la suite]