14 janvier 2012

Boîte à couture. Vietnam, XIXème siècle. Photo TONNERRE ENCHERES sarl incrustation de nacre, diam 23cm - Estimation : 150/180€ TONNERRE ENCHERES sarl. DIMANCHE 22 JANVIER à 14H30. 11, rue de la Bonneterie 89700 Tonnerre. Tél. : 03.86.55.12.49 - Fax : 03.86.54.47.45 - Email : svvtonnerre@hotmail.fr

A Chinese Export songbird. 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012 Modeled perched atop pierced rockwork, its feathers picked out in black and brown 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Christie's. Chinese Export Art. 23 January 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com

A large pair of Chinese Export green-glazed parrots. 19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012  Each modeled standing astride a pierced rockwork base 12 in. (30.3 cm.) high (2). Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Christie's. Chinese Export Art. 23 January 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com

A Chinese Export famille rose phoenix. Qianlong period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012 Modeled with its speckled pink head turned, its back with colorful plumage enriched with black tracery, standing on a rocky mound 10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Notes/ In China the phoenix, also known as the Fenghuang or August Rooster, is a good omen that often marks the beginning of a new era and appears in times of prosperity and peace. Christie's. Chinese Export Art. 23 January 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza... [Lire la suite]

A large pair of Chinese Export cranes. Qianlong period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012 Each long-necked bird modeled with its head cocked slightly to the side, his feathers picked out in black and bianco-sopra-bianco, its green feet perched on a brown pierced rockwork base 20¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high, the slightly larger (2). Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Property from a direct descendant of George D. Widener, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Notes: Symbolizing longevity, the crane is an auspicious animal in China. They are also thought... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Chinese Export famille rose pheasants, Qianlong period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012 Each bird modeled with an alert expression, its eyes picked out in black, its breast iron-red, the colorful plumage on its back enriched with gilt highlights, perched on mottled rockwork bases 13 in. (33 cm.) high (2). Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Provenance: Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 November 1992, lot 180. Acquired from Heirloom & Howard Ltd., Wiltshire Notes: Pairs of this classic model have been sold Sotheby's,... [Lire la suite]

Squelette de raie, Psalmodia Bergii, sous vitrine. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 64 cm - Long : 47 cm. Estimation : 500 / 600 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Squelette de vampire, Desmodus Rotundus, sous vitrine. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 30 cm - Long : 37 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Carapace de tortue molle, Dogania Subplana, sur socle. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 42 cm. Estimation : 300 / 400 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Squelette de tortue molle, Dogania Subplana, sous globe Napoléon III. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 54 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01