17 mars 2012

Giuseppe-Bernardino Bison, 1762 - 1844. View of Venice. Photo Hampel Oil on Canvas. 63 x 78.5 cm. Estimate € 35.000 - 40.000 Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com

  A Pair of Rococo Wall Consoles. Italy, 18th Century. Photo Hampel Height: 93 cm. Width: 90 cm. Depth: 48 cm.  Estimate € 13.000 - 15.000 Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com

Pair of late Italian Renaissance sgabelli. Photo Hampel Height: 119 cm.. Estimate € 6000-8000 Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com

Rare Chinoiserie lacquer cabinet. England, James II Period, end of 17th Century, 1685-1690. Photo Hampel Height: 180 cm. Width: 104 cm. Depth: 57 cm. Estimate € 40.000 - 60.000 Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com

An Important Cabinet, with Rich Flower Intarsia attributed to the Workshop of Pierre Gole (1620-1685). Photo Hampel Height: 177 cm. Width: 135 cm. Estimate : 35 000 / 45 000 € Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com

A blue and white  'Five Poisons' dish.  Wanli Mark And Period. Photo Sotheby's heavily potted, the interior painted with the Daoist Zhang Daoling standing next to a tiger, as a demon brings him a sword, surrounded by four of the 'Five Poisons' (wudu): the snake, scorpion, lizard and the three-legged toad, all in a landscape setting of pine trees, rocks and flowers, surrounded by sprigs and flowers on the well, the exterior further decorated with alternating 'Five Poisons' and plants, above a short... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white pear-shaped  'Immortals' vase. Wanli Mark And Period. Photo Sotheby's the ovoid body rising to a narrow cylindrical neck and an everted mouth with an upright rim, painted in inky-blue tones of cobalt-blue with Daoist Immortals, each with his respective attribute, a scholar in pursuit of a wayward student chasing after a small animal and two magicians conjuring up wine cups and ewers, all within a natural setting of mountains, hills, plants and rockwork, six-character mark in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A rare 'Xing' lotus-form cup stand. Five dynasties. Estimate 30,000-40,000 USD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's finely potted, the curved sides of the stand rising from a short spreading foot to a lotus  petal-shaped collar with foliate rim, the interior with a tall cylindrical cup holder everting to a straight slightly undulating rim, with three shaped apertures, covered overall in a creamywhite glaze, the foot ring and base unglazed revealing the white body. Diameter 6 1/2 in.,... [Lire la suite]

A rare 'Ding' 'mallow' dish. Northern Song dynasty. Photo Sotheby's finely potted in the form of an open mallow flower, the low walls smoothly rounded to an everted and lobed rim, the petals outlined by elegantly incised 'S'-curves on both the outside and inside, covered overall with an even translucent ivory glaze, the rim bound with silver, the base incised on one side with three characters before firing but after glazing, reading wu wang fu (residence of the fifth prince). Diameter 9 5/8 in., 24.5... [Lire la suite]

A rock crystal vase and cover, 18th-19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The vase of faceted baluster form raised on a pedestal foot and with a pair of lingzhi handles suspending loose rings flanking the neck, the cover with faceted finial; 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high  Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 清十八/十九世紀 水晶雕雙靈芝活環耳長方蓋瓶 Christie's. Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, 22 March 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza