août 2012

Bureau plat à pupitre. Par Jean-Pierre Latz (vers 1692 -1754). Ebéniste Privilégié du Roi avant 1741. Paris, époque Louis XV, vers 1750. Photo Kohn Bâti de chêne, placage d'amarante et bois de rose, laques européens, bronzes dorés et cuir. Estampillé J. P. LATZ. H. 73,5 cm, L. 144 cm, P. 63 cm - Estimation : 250 000 / 300 000 € Provenance: Collection particulière, Paris Ce bureau plat de forme chantournée en placage d'amarante et de bois de rose s'orne de panneaux en laque européen sur la... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 222. A rare mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer scholar's table, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619). Height 30 1/2 in., 77.5 cm; Length 46 in., 116.8 cm; Depth 30 1/4 in., 76.8 cm. Estimate 300,000-500,000 USD. Lot sold 362,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's top comprised of three panels within a rectangular beaded frame, above an elegantly shaped and beaded apron, raised on shaped and molded legs joined on the sides by two high stretchers and terminating in pronounced barbed and... [Lire la suite]

Exceptionnelle commode d'entre-deux en laque bleu européen. Par Jacques Dubois (1694-1763). Reçu Maître le 5 septembre 1742. Photo Kohn Bâti de chêne, laque européen, or à la feuille, bronzes dorés et marbre. Estampillé J. Dubois et JME. H. 84,5 cm, L. 88,5 cm, P. 47,5 cm. Très belle qualité des bronzes dorés. Restaurations au laque d'entretien et d'usage.. Rapport de conditions sur demande - Estimation : 250 000 / 400 000 €Cette rarissime commode dite « sauteuse » de forme... [Lire la suite]

A Magnificent Rhinoceros Horn 'Hawks' Libation Cup, signed You Kan. Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's the tall horn superbly carved in high relief as a pair of hawks by a gnarled tree with branches growing from the sides of a mountain ledge, several entwined branches forming the handle, and a few leafy twigs extending over the rim, one hawk perched on a small branch that extends round the side, the other in flight with legs drawn up and wings outstretched, the feathers finely incised,... [Lire la suite]

Paire de candélabres à trois lumières. Meissen, second quart du XVIIIe siècle pour la porcelaine. France, époque Louis XV, vers 1740-1745 pour la monture. Photo Kohn Porcelaine et bronzes dorés. H. 37 cm, L. 31 cm, P. 15,5 cm et H. 38 cm, L. 28 cm, P. 15,5 cm - Estimation : 60 000 / 80 000 € Chaque candélabre en bronze ciselé et doré est composé de trois bras de lumière en forme de branchages feuillagés d'où jaillissent les bobèches à l'imitation d'une fleur en bouton.La base prend la forme... [Lire la suite]

An Important Gilt-Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha. Yongle Mark and Period. Photo Sotheby's well-cast and portrayed seated in dhyanasana with right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, clothed in a loose-fitting robe falling in elegant folds leaving the right shoulder bare, the serene face with downcast eyes and gentle smile flanked by pendulous ears with pierced lobes, the head and domed ushnisha covered with tight curls and surmounted by an ovoid jewel, all supported on a double lotus... [Lire la suite]

Le Triomphe d'Apollon. Bruxelles, atelier Leyniers ou Van den Borght, première moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Photo Kohn  Laine et soie. H. 340 cm, L. 545 cm, - Estimation : 150 000 / 220 000 € Provenance: Ancienne collection de la famille Vidal Apollon, Dieu grec du Soleil, de la Lumière, de la Sagesse et Protecteur des Arts trône sur un nuage et joue de la lyre.Une femme ailée se tient derrière lui et retient le soleil pour concentrer toute la lumière sur le Dieu.A ses pieds, les neuf muses des Arts et... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 168. An important archaic bronze wine vessel (hu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-7th century BC. Height 18 1/2 in., 47 cm. Estimate 300,000-500,000 USD. Lot sold 1,538,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.    of pear-shape, crisply cast with five bands of interlocking dragons, their bodies defined with hooks, angular S- curves and raised beaded elements, the registers divided by plain bands, flanked on each side of the neck by bold large-horned taotie masks in relief... [Lire la suite]

Vase with the illustration of an torch relay. © The Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports. Archaeological Receipts Fund. Foto: Socratis Mavrommatis. BERLIN.- “Olympia: Myth - Cult - Games” is an initiative of the Greek Cultural Foundation and the Greek Ministry of Culture. The German Archaeological Institute and the Martin-Gropius-Bau are partners of the project. The Antiquities Collection of the Berlin State Museums has generously supported the project with loans. Over 500 valuable loans from... [Lire la suite]

Cy Twombly, Tulips III no. 2, negative 1985; print 1993. Color dry ink print, 30.2 x 27.9 cm © Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio. Courtesy of Gagosian GalleryCy Twombly, Tulips III no. 2, negative 1985; print 1993. Color dry ink print, 30.2 x 27.9 cm © Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio. Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the acquisition of 29 photographs by renowned 20th-century artist Cy Twombly (American, 1928–2011). Spanning a period of 57 years, the color photographic prints will be... [Lire la suite]