5 septembre 2011

Photographer: Sebastian Kim - Model: Abbey Lee Kershaw

A Large 'Huanghuali' 'Tree Trunk' Scroll Pot. Qing. Dynasty, 18th Century. Photo Sotheby's of cylindrical form with a lipped rim, naturalistically carved on the exterior as a gnarled trunk with knots and whorls, with a ruyi-cloud carving to one side, wood stand. Height 11 5/8 in., 29.5 cm; Diameter 4 5/8 in., 39.5 cm. Estimate 25,000-35,000 USD  Property From An Important Asian Collection Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com

 A Pair Of Rootwood Armchairs. Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Photo Sotheby's each with irregularly-shaped arched back, spreading arms and splayed legs joined by arched stretchers, formed of joined twisted sections of hardwood branches and roots, fitted with a flat burlwood panel seat and later upholstered cushion (2). Height 38 in., 96.5 cm; Width 33 in., 83.8 cm; Depth 23 in., 58.4 cm. Estimate 8,000-12,000 USD NOTE: See a pair of chairs in the Xishangting, illustrated in Nancy Berliner, The Emperor's Private Paradise:... [Lire la suite]

  A Pair Of 'Huanghuali' Horseshoeback Armchairs (Quanyi). Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's the curving crestrail in three sections terminating in everted handgrips, above a bowed backsplat, carved with a stylized cloud medallion and flanked by narrow shaped-flange brackets, with a soft cane seat and molded seat frame, on circular legs joined by a shaped apron carved with entwined vines flanked by long beaded-edge flange brackets secured by box stretchers, above shallow arched aprons at the front and sides,... [Lire la suite]

 A 'Huanghuali' Waisted Side Table (Tiaozhuo). Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's the rectangular top with an inset free-floating panel within a mitred frame with beaded lower edge above a narrow waist and beaded edge apron continuing to beaded-edge square-section legs ending in hoof feet, joined by high arched stretchers, the wood of rich honey-brown color  Height 34 in., 86.3 cm; Width 37 1/2 in., 95.3 cm; Depth 18 1/2 in., 47 cm. Estimate 60,000-80,000 USD PROVENANCE: Chan Lai Wood Ware, Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Paire de supports Jiajian de forme quadrangulaire Bois Huanghuali. Chine, XVIIe siècle, Dynastie Qing. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_86 cm L_34 cm P_34 cm - Estimation : 15 000 - 20 000 € Provenance: Collection privée, Hong Kong Pierre Bergé & associés. Collection belge. Mardi 04 octobre à 19h00. Bruxelles. EMail : contact@pba-auctions.com - Tél. : Paris +33 (0)1 49 49 90 00 - Bruxelles + 32 (0)2 504 80 30

Table ruban "Chuan hua ch'ang cho" Hongmu Enroulements sculptés en forme de spirale. XVIIIe siècle, dynastie Qing. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés H_82 cm L_183,5 cm P_31,1 cm - Estimation : 15 000 - 20 000 € Provenance: Nicholas Grindley, Londres Pierre Bergé & associés. Collection belge. Mardi 04 octobre à 19h00. Bruxelles. EMail : contact@pba-auctions.com - Tél. : Paris +33 (0)1 49 49 90 00 - Bruxelles + 32 (0)2 504 80 30

 Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956). Salon composé d'une banquette et de deux fauteuils, Buenos Aires Vers 1909. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Hêtre et cuir regarni à l'identique Etiquette J. & J. KOHN Provenance: Yves Macaux, Bruxelles Bibliographie: - Jacob & Josef Kohn: Bent-Wood Furniture, cat., 1916, reprinted Munich, 1980, p. 48 - Jane Kallir, Viennese Design and the Wiener Werkstätte, London, 1986, p. 73 Note: Le style sécessionniste et l'art total «Les renouveaux dans l'art naissent d'un sentiment d'inquiétude... [Lire la suite]

Arno Breker (1900-1991), Homme assis, Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Bronze à patine verte et brune Signé sur la base Marque de fondeur: A Rudier, Paris H_54 cm - Estimation : 6 000 - 8 000 € Note: Arno Breker (1900-1991) Artiste souvent controversé, Arno Breker est un sculpteur allemand ayant étudié le dessin à l'Ecole des arts décoratifs d'Elberfeld, sa ville natale, puis à Düsseldorf. D'abord fasciné par l'art abstrait; il se tourne rapidement vers des représentations plus classiques au travers de la sculpture. ... [Lire la suite]

Arno Breker (1900-1991), Kameraden Relief, 1939/1940. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Bas-relief en bronze Signé en bas à droite Edition H.S.D. à 10 exemplaires H_103 cm L_76 cm - Estimation : 20 000 - 30 000 € Un certificat signé par l'artiste sera remis à l'acquéreur. Pierre Bergé & associés. Collection belge. Mardi 04 octobre à 19h00. Bruxelles. EMail : contact@pba-auctions.com - Tél. : Paris +33 (0)1 49 49 90 00 - Bruxelles + 32 (0)2 504 80 30