2 septembre 2012

A Lacquered Gilt- Bronze Figure of The Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Photo Sotheby's cast seated with legs folded in dhyanasana, the left hand resting in the lap with the palm facing upwards in dhyanamudra and the right hand falling over the knee with the palm facing outwards in varadamudra and holding a myrobalan between forefinger and thumb, wearing a dhoti reaching around the shoulders and falling from the left side in rhythmic folds over the arm, across the belly and over the... [Lire la suite]

Chalcophyrite perched amongst glass-clear Quartz crystals / from Greek “chalkos” copper and “pyrites” strike fire.

Commode. Attribué à Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806). Reçu Maître le 23 Janvier 1768. France, époque Louis XVI. Photo Kohn Bâti de chêne et de sapin, placage de satiné et d'amarante, bronzes dorés et marbre brèche d'Alep. H. 95,5 cm, L. 140 cm, P. 55 cm. Estimation : 160 000 / 180 000 €Provenance: Ancienne collection Madame de Polès, vente Paris, GalerieGeorges Petit, 22 et 23 juin 1927, lot 275Cette élégante commode de forme droite en placage de satiné et d'amarante ouvre par deux tiroirs de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 158. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel (gui), Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 10th century BC. Height 5 5/8 in., 14.3 cm. Estimate 80,000-120,000 USD. Lot sold 80,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's cast with a swelling body below an everted rim with a band of archaic phoenix reserved on a leiwen ground confronting a small stylized animal mask on each side, the vessel flanked by a pair of loop handles each surmounted by a bovine mask and terminating in a hooked pendent... [Lire la suite]

Benitoite: California State Gemstone Benitoite is a beautiful blue to blue-purple gemstone that is almost exclusively found in California.

Paire de candélabres à transformations. France, époque Louis XVI. Photo Kohn Bronze doré. H. 37 cm, L. 28,5 cm - Estimation : 40 000 / 50 000 €Provenance: Ancienne collection Michel MeyerCollection particulièreCette paire de candélabres en bronze ciselé et doré à deux bras de lumière adopte les éléments stylistiques néoclassiques en vogue sous le règne de Louis XVI. Les fûts cannelés à balustre godronnée agrémentée de guirlandes de lauriers reposent sur un piédouche à cannelures orné sur son pourtour de... [Lire la suite]

An Exquisitely Carved Rhinoceros Horn 'Red Cliff' Libation Cup, 17th-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's the exterior carved to portray the Red Cliff punctuated with vegetarian and gnarly trees, undercut at one end to form the handle, the poet Su Dongpo and his companions Foyin and Huang Tingjian followed up a steep path by their attendants who carry their luggage off a boat moored by the riverbank, the interior carved with a crane, waterfall, pine tree and branches that extend over the rim, the material... [Lire la suite]

Staurolite / From Greek “stauros”, a cross, alluding to the cruciform twins it displays in some cases.

Paire de consoles-dessertes. Attribué à Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), reçu Maître le 23 janvier 1768. Paris, époque Louis XVI, vers 1763-1767. Photo Kohn Bâti de chêne, placage de satiné, amarante, bois de rapport, bronzes dorés et marbre blanc. H. 94 cm, L. 112 cm, P. 51,5 cm - Estimation : 350 000 / 450 000 €Cette exceptionnelle paire de consoles-dessertes à fond plein en placage de satiné, présente des angles arrondis scandés de légers ressauts à hauteur des pilastres de soutien. Chaque meuble... [Lire la suite]

A Rare and Unusual Rhinoceros Horn 'chilong' Libation Cup, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's the exterior carved with six lively chilong clinging to pointed overhanging rocks with outcrops of pine shrouded with swirling mist that extends over the rim, one chilong beside a large chilong flanked by two smaller ones forming the undercut handle, four further chilong carved in high relief in the interior, the base incised with a wave pattern, the horn a reddish-brown color. Length 7 3/8 in., 18.7 cm... [Lire la suite]