1 novembre 2011

A Guan-type glazed pear-shaped vase, hu, 18th century.  Photo Bonhams The neck flanked by a pair of shaped loop handles, raised on a slightly spreading foot, the grey-green glaze covered with a matrix of lighter and darker crackles stopping short of the iron-burnt foot. 16.4cm (6 ½in) high - Estimate: £5,000 - 8,000, CNY 49,000 - 79,000, HK$ 60,000 - 97,000 Provenance:  Dr. Hugh Shire (label)Acquired from Roger Keverne Ltd., London, in 2007. The Langsdorf Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Collection no.127. ... [Lire la suite]

A guan-type lingzhi-form brushwasher. Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period.  shaped in the form of a large lingzhi fungus on a short gnarled stem, covered overall with a greyish-blue glaze thinning to brown at the edges and suffused with a subtle network of crackle, wood stand. Quantity: 2  - 25.5cm., 10in. Estimate 25,000-30,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com

Lot 88. A Guan-Type censer, 18th century or earlier; 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. Estimate 4,000-6,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's of bombé form, rising from a short tapering foot to a flared rim, flanked by a pair of bamboo handles, covered overall in a greyish blue glaze suffused with a distinct network of crackle. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 

A Guan-Type Hu-shaped vase. Yongzheng seal mark and period. Photo Sotheby's. of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a waisted neck encircled with a raised fillet and flanked with a pair of animal handles suspending fixed rings, covered overall with a pale blue glaze suffused with an irregular crackle, the base with a six-character Yongzheng seal mark; 19.3cm., 7 5/8 in. Estimate 200,000-300,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Bluett & Sons, London, 1934. The Cartwright collection of... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Antoine Patel le Jeune (Paris 1648-1707). « Paysages de ruines romaines ». Photo Audap & Mirabaud - Paris Paire de gouaches sur vélin. 41x 64 cm (Déchirures et petits manques). Cadre en chêne sculpté à canaux et doré d'époque Louis XVI. Estimation : 7 000 / 9 000 €Élève de son père Pierre Patel, Pierre-Antoine poursuit la tradition du paysage composé.Leur conception du paysage est classique et mêle aux nuances subtiles de l'atmosphère des reflets de lumière et un sens naturel de l'équilibre des masses. L'étude des... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A peachbloom-glazed Beehive Waterpot, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722);  12.7cm., 5in. Estimate 15,000-20,000 GBP. Lot sold 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the hemispherical body gently rising from a recessed base to a short waisted neck, incised with three circular medallions enclosing a stylised archaistic dragon design, applied overall with a soft reddish-pink glaze darkening at the rim and the foot to a liver-red tone with areas of characteristic mushroom-coloured mottling and green speckles... [Lire la suite]

Lot 124. A peachbloom-glazed amphora, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722);  15.2cm., 6in. Estimate 20,000-30,000 GBP. Lot sold 43,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's the slender baluster body rising from a recessed base to an elegant tall neck with flaring rim, covered overall with a peachbloom glaze mottled with green specks, inscribed to the base with a six-character Kangxi mark, the tall tapering foot left unglazed, wood stand . Quantity: 2. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09... [Lire la suite]

École française vers 1640, entourage de Simon Vouet . « Allégorie de la Paix et de l'Abondance ».  Photo Audap & Mirabaud - Paris Toile. 155 x 123 cm (Restaurations anciennes).- Estimation : 40 000 / 60 000 €Provenance : - Galerie Cailleux, Paris, acquis par Karl Lagerfeld,- Sa vente, Sotheby's, New York le 23 mai 2000, n° 36 (attribué à Aubin Vouet), 35.000 $, acquis par l'actuel propriétaire.De 1630 à 1649, Simon Vouet a fortement marqué la production parisienne à travers un atelier important et la diffusion de ses... [Lire la suite]

  A pair of  Clair-de-lune-glazed saucer dishes. Yongzheng Marks And Period. Photo Sotheby's each with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapering foot to a flaring rim, covered overall with a pale lavender-blue glaze thinning to a paler tone at the rim, the base left white and inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double square. Quantity: 2 - 13.3cm., 5 1/4 in. Estimate 30,000-50,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Collection of the Hon. Mrs Basil Ionides. John Sparks Ltd., London, 1949. The Cartwright... [Lire la suite]

Lot 63. A clair-de-lune-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 14.6cm, 5 3/4 in. Estimate 30,000-50,000 GBP. Lot sold 97,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly flaring rim, the exterior covered with a lustrous pale lavender-blue glaze, the interior and the base white, the base inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double circle. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, 1953. The Cartwright collection of Qing monochrome wares ... [Lire la suite]