25 octobre 2011

A fine blue and white Lobed Jarlet. Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period. photo Nagel Auctions The melon-shaped body has a narrow neck with lipped rim and is divided into six lobes. Each lobe is painted in crisp underglaze-blue of strong colour with melons growing on leafy stems with tendrils. The melons are of two alternating types, one with plain fruit washed in pale blue and the other with spotted fruit. Each lobe has a different composition though all have three fruit apart from one with... [Lire la suite]

A very rare imperial blue and white Dragon Bowl. Yongzheng six-character Mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period. photo Nagel Auctions The deep sides rising towards a flared rim, well painted in the early Ming style on the exterior with four five-clawed dragons reserved against a ground of incised, foam-capped waves, two of the dragons facing forward, the alternating two with head and fore-body swiveled backwards, the interior with a similar central medaillion of a winged dragon, raised on a flared... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'lotus' bowl, Underglaze blue six-character mark Kangxi and of the period. photo Nagel Auctions The deep rounded side resting on a short foot and rising to an everted rim, painted around the side in vibrant tones of underglaze-blue with large lotus blooms issuing from feathery scrolls, each bloom emanating a pair of lotus leaves, all above a band of overlapping lappets, the interior painted on the centre with a lotus bloom surrounded by further leaves and feathery scrolls, the side similarly decorated to... [Lire la suite]

Pierre & Gilles, Les Deux Marins (Pierre & Gilles), 1993. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Photographie couleur. 32 x 42 cm. 46 x 55 cm avec son cadre. Dédicacée et signée au feutre doré par les artistes. La photographie a été encadrée par les artistes qui ont choisi le cadre sur lequel ils ont projeté des paillettes. Cette photographie a été donnée à l'ancien propriétaire après qu'il ait organisé avec Pierre & Gilles leur grande rétrospective en 1996 à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Cette oeuvre fait partie... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare pair of  imperial iron-decorated wine cups. Iron-red Qianlong seal marks and of the period. photo Nagel Auctions The steep sides each enamelled in deep iron-red with two striding dragons, one looking backwards, separated by clouds above detached waves of paler tone, the rims gilt Compare a similar pair of wine cups, sold Christie's Hongkong, 30.4.1995, Lot 653 It is very rare to find cups of this pattern with Qianlong marks. Compare with a pair of Yongzheng-marked cups of this pattern from the H.... [Lire la suite]

An extremly rare set of ten imperial iron-red and underglaze blue decorated porcelain wine. Underglaze blue six-character seal marks and period of Qianlong. photo Nagel Auctions Property from an important old German Academic family collection, bought in China in the late 19th or early 20th ct. Wooden storage box. D. 6,2 cm. Estimate 60 000 / 100 000 € Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. November 3rd 2011. www.auction.de

An extremely rare yellow-ground 'dragon' carpet. Late Ming Dynasty. Photo Bonhams For discriminating Chinese art collectors, Bonhams sale of fine Chinese Art on November 10th in London provides a rare opportunity to acquire objects made for the Chinese Imperial Court and the Emperor.The sale offers a stunning array of ceramics, jade, bronzes, furniture and one particularly fascinating carpet which has links to the Imperial Ming throne room in the Forbidden City. The carpet, a subtle work of art in muted yellows and blues, features... [Lire la suite]

A very rare yellow-ground blue and white dish. Yonzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period. photo Nagel Auctions With rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior well painted in the Ming style with two leafy branches laden with nine ripe peaches that curve around to artfully fill the space of the circular medallion, the exterior also painted in shaded underglaze blue with a freize of leafy morning glory vine bearing nine flowers and buds, all within double line borders and reserved... [Lire la suite]

A rare imperial Tazza with lemon-yellow glaze. Underglaze blue six-character seal mark written in a row at the stand inside. photo Nagel Auctions Tazza with a wide mouth, a shallow rounded well and a splayed hollow stem. The plain body is covered in lemon-yellow glaze. Cf. a nearly identical tazza is published 'Shimmering Colours - Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods - The Zhuyuetang Collection', Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hongkong, 2005, no. 137 Tiny restored chip to mouth rim, good condition. D. 17 cm... [Lire la suite]

The albums served her as a personal, visual diary and are almost completely unrelated to political circumstances, which the Grand Duchess elaborated upon in correspondence and personal accounts elsewhere. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- Two lavishly illustrated inventories of jewellery belonging to Ksenia Aleksandrovna, the Grand Duchess of Russia, are highlights of the Russian Sale, taking place on the 30th November 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street. As the daughter of Tsar Aleksander III and sister of Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Ksenia... [Lire la suite]