14 janvier 2012

Squelette de taupe sous globe Napoléon III. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 33 cm. Estimation : 400 / 500 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

A brown silk ground embroidered dragon robe. Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams The nine dragons rendered in couched gilt-wrapped threads while the surrounding cloud scrolls and auspicious symbols are defined in satin stitch also appearing in the waves and mountains of the lishui border, the ribboned symbols of the 'Eight Immortals' in the same area embroidered in knotted stitch. 56 1/2in (143.5cm) long. Sold for US$5,250 Bonhams. Asian Works of Art, 21 Dec 2011 California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

An embroidered dragon roundel. Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams The split front roundel possibly removed from an official's satin surcoat (gunfu), displaying a front facing five-clawed dragon rendered in couched threads wrapped in gold leaf amid churning waves and ruyi-shaped clouds with auspicious bats and wanzi upon a navy blue ground, now framed and glazed. 11 1/2in (29cm) diameter of roundel. Sold for US$1,500 Bonhams. Asian Works of Art, 21 Dec 2011 California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

A Jin-style chased gold comb. Late Ming dynasty.  Photo Bonhams The arched frame of the comb with raised repousse band of flowers and birds, the reverse unadorned but for a makers mark reading possibly yong yi and a similarly sized seal reading zu jin; the frame suspending a tortoise-shell comb (minor losses to tooth ends). 5 1/4in (13.5cm) long. Sold for US$5,000 Bonhams. Asian Works of Art, 21 Dec 2011 California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

Grue couronnée, Balearica Pavonina, sur socle. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Annexe II/B Haut : 148 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Spatule rose, Platalea Ajaja, sur socle.  Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Haut : 82 cm. Estimation : 700 / 800 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Touraco vert, Tauraco Persa, sous vitrine.  Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Annexe II/B - Bague n° NBO66KWV5 Haut : 56,5 cm - Long : 58,5 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Ibis rouge, Odocimus Ruber, sous vitrine. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Annexe II/B - Bague n° B12101194045 Haut : 51 cm - Long : 56 cm. Estimation : 1 000 / 1 200 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Rollier à ventre bleu, Coracias Cyanogaster, sous vitrine. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Annexe II/B - Bague n° AVF1863F0870004 Haut : 49 cm - Long : 62 cm. Estimation : 600 / 800 € Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris. Vendredi 20 janvier 2012. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1. Tel. 01 48 20 00 01

Jar, 16th century. Glazed stoneware with four monster-head bosses below rim, mythological animals with cloud and flame motifs finely painted in underglaze-blue cobalt-oxide and overglaze enamels, with inset, reticulated, bisque-fired roundels with cranes, 24 ¼ x 15 inches. Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Purchase with funds provided by the Estate of William M. Spencer III The largest U.S. exhibition to date of Vietnamese ceramics will open in January at the Birmingham Museum of Art, revealing... [Lire la suite]