28 octobre 2012

Timbale en argent et vermeil par Johann Conrad Treffler, Augsbourg, vers 1690 - Photo Sotheby's gravée de paysages de villes et rivières entourés de grappes de fruits. Haut. 9,3 cm, 126 g. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER, JOHANN CONRAD TREFFLER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1690engraved with city and riverscapes enclosed by pendant fruit clusters; 3 1/2 in, 4oz 1dwt.  Sotheby's. Orfèvrerie Européenne, Boîtes en Or et Objets de Vitrine. Paris | 08 nov.... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white bowl, Xuande Mark and period - Photo Sotheby's the deep gently rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior painted with an undulating lotus scroll, framed above and below by stylised foliate bands, the interior with a central medallion enclosing wavy foliate motifs, bordered by a composite floral scroll just below the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character Xuande mark within a double-circle; 15.4cm., 6 1/8 in. Estimation: 80,000 - 120,000 GBP NOTE DE CATALOGUE: The... [Lire la suite]

Timbale en argent probablement par Hessel Sybrants, Enkhuizen, vers 1640-1641 - Photo Sotheby's gravée de rinceaux feuillagés, oiseaux et entrelacs, le dessous d'un cimier. Haut. 15 cm, 234 g. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR A DUTCH SILVER BEAKER, POSSIBLY HESSEL SYBRANTS, ENKHUIZEN, CIRCA 1640-41engraved with scrolling foliage, birds and strapwork, underside crested; 6in, 7oz 10dwt Sotheby's. Orfèvrerie Européenne, Boîtes en Or et Objets de Vitrine. Paris | 08 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A Rare Blue and White 'Mythical Beast' Dish, Wanli Mark and Period - Photo Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides supported on a straight foot, painted to the central medallion with mythical beasts amongst a river landscape, encircled by pacing dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls at the rim, the exterior with detached flowering and fruiting sprays, inscribed with a six-character Wanli mark within a double-circle; 24.1cm., 9 1/2 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1980, lot... [Lire la suite]

Timbale à anse en argent par Antoine Crespelle, Lille, 1714-1715 - Photo Sotheby's gravée d'un monogramme en mavelot timbré d'une couronne de marquis, le col gravé d'une frise de rinceaux et fleurs.Haut. 8,7 cm, 156 g. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR A RARE FRENCH SILVER MUG, ANTOINE CRESPELLE, LILLE, 1714-1715engraved with mirrored monogram under marquis's coronet; 3 1/2 in, 5oz NOTE DE CATALOGUE: Pour la seule autre timbale à anse en argent au poinçon de Lille, par Matthieu Gruart le jeune, 1709, voir... [Lire la suite]

Lot 55. A Blue and White 'Lotus' Pen Box and Cover, Ming Dynasty, circa 150022.7cm., 9in. Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's of oval section, the cover and the sides painted with meandering lotus scrolls, framed by chevron and classic scroll bands, the interior divided into two shaped compartments.  Provenance: The Riesco Collection.Sotheby's London, 11th December 1984, lot 333A.Bluett & Sons, London. Exhibited: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Timbale de magistrat partiellement en vermeil par Daniel Seuppe (Seypel), Strasbourg, vers 1693 - Photo Sotheby's le corps amati, gravé sous la base 1693, 9 3/4 et des armes de la ville de Benfeld. Haut. 9,6 cm, 140 g. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR A PARCEL-GILT SILVER MAGISTRATE'S BEAKER, DANIEL SEUPPE (SEYPEL), STRASBOURG, CIRCA 1693underside engraved with the town arms of Benfeld, date 1693 and 9 3/4, snake skin ornament; 3 3/4 in, 4oz 10dwt NOTE DE... [Lire la suite]

Lot 58. A Blue and White 'Chrysanthemum' Bowl, Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1619); 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's thinly potted with deep rounded sides moulded with rows of petal-form lappets and flaring towards the lobed rim, the central interior painted with a chrysanthemum bloom and the rim with a lobed lappet band, skirted around the foot with a classic scroll, the base with a six-character Wanli mark within a double-circle Exhibited: Blåvitt... [Lire la suite]

Timbale de magistrat partiellement en vermeil, par Daniel Harnischer, Strasbourg, vers 1669 - Photo Sotheby's le corps amati, gravée sous la base 1669 et des armes de la ville de Benfeld. Haut. 8,8cm, 164 g. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR A PARCEL-GILT SILVER MAGISTRATE'S BEAKER, DANIEL HARNISCHER, STRASBURG, CIRCA 1669similar to the following with the same town arms, dated 1669; 3 1/2 in, 5oz 5dwt LITTERATURE: Kenneth M. Setton, Venice, Austria and the Turks in the 17th century, Philadelphia, 1991,... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White 'Zhangzhou' Dish. Ming Dynasty, Late 16th Century - Photo Sotheby's the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted barbed rim, painted to the interior with deer in a landscape with bamboo and pine, the rim painted with a border of pagodas in a river landscape; 41.5cm., 16 3/8 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Collection of Max Robertson. EXHIBITED: The Ceramic Art of China, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1971, cat. no. 179.South-East Asian and Chinese Trade... [Lire la suite]