1 novembre 2012

Vera Lutter, Corte Barozzi, Venice, XXV: December 7, 2005. Photo Philips de Pury Unique gelatin silver print. 179.5 × 105 cm (70 5/8 × 41 3/8 in) Signed, titled and dated in pencil on the reverse of the flush-mount. ESTIMATE £30,000 - 40,000  PROVENANCE Gagosian Gallery, New York LITERATURE M. Newman, Vera Lutter, New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007, cover and p. 18 (variant) Philips de Pury & Company.  Photographs. 8 november 2012. London http://www.phillipsdepury.com

  Lot 254. A Fine Pair of Yellow-Glazed Bowls, Qianlong Seal Marks and Period  (1736-1795); 2 - 12.6cm., 5in. Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 109,250 GBP.  Photo Sotheby's each with rounded sides supported on a straight foot, glazed overall in rich egg-yolk yellow, the white base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong seal mark. Provenance: Collection of Cyras and Mildred Churchill, Moline Illinois.Sotheby's New York, 12th March 1975, lot 421.Marchant,... [Lire la suite]

Annie Leibovitz, Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, 2007.  Archival pigment print. 38.6 × 58 cm (15 1/4 × 22 7/8 in) Signed and numbered 6/25 in pencil on the verso. ESTIMATE £6,000 - 8,000  PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist LITERATURE Annie Leibovitz at Work, London: Jonathan Cape, 2008 Philips de Pury & Company.  Photographs. 8 november 2012. London http://www.phillipsdepury.com

  Lot 253. A Fine Pair of Fine Yellow-Glazed Cups, Yongzheng Marks and Period (1723-1735); 6.2cm., 2 1/2 in. Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 133,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's each delicately potted with rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a slightly flared rim, covered to the exterior with a pale egg-yolk yellow glaze, the interior and the base left white, inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double-circle. Provenance: A European Private... [Lire la suite]

Annie Leibovitz, Mick Jagger, Los Angeles, 1992. Photo Philips de Pury Archival pigment print, printed later. 30.6 x 30.8 cm (12 x 12 1/8 in) Signed in pencil by the artist, titled, dated, numbered 9/25 in pencil in an unidentified hand and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso. ESTIMATE £6,000 - 8,000  PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist Philips de Pury & Company.  Photographs. 8 november 2012. London http://www.phillipsdepury.com

Lot 252. A Small Yellow-Glazed Wine Cup, Yongzheng Mark and Period  (1723-1735); 6.8cm., 2 3/4 in. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 82,850 GBP. Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flaring mouth, the exterior applied with an egg-yolk yellow glaze, the interior and the base left white, inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double-circle, wood stand. Estimation:  GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lillian Bassman, The Spotted Furs, Furred: Barbara Mullen in a Coat by Traina-Norell, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1954. Photo Philips de Pury Gelatin silver print, printed later. 43.4 x 56.4 cm (17 1/8 x 22 1/4 in) Signed in ink on an artist's label affixed to the verso. Number 7 from an edition of 25. ESTIMATE £3,000 - 5,000  PROVENANCE Private Collection, New York LITERATURE D. Salomon, ed., Lillian Bassman: Women, New York, 2009, pp.90–91 Philips de Pury & Company.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 251. A Fine Yellow-Glazed Bowl, Kangxi Mark and Period (1662-1722); 13.9cm., 5 1/2 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 43,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the deep sides supported on a slightly tapering foot, covered overall with a pale egg-yolk yellow glaze, the white base with a six-character Kangxi mark within a double-circle, wood stand.  Provenance: Sir Joseph E. Hotung Family Trust.Marchant, London, 14th November 2002. Exhibited: Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled... [Lire la suite]

William Claxton, Steve McQueen in his Jaguar XK55, Hollywood, 1962. Photo Philips de Pury Gelatin silver print, printed 2004. 37 x 27 cm (14 5/8 x 10 5/8 in) Signed, titled, dated, numbered 6/15 in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso. ESTIMATE £4,500 - 5,500  PROVENANCE Young Gallery, Brussels Philips de Pury & Company.  Photographs. 8 november 2012. London http://www.phillipsdepury.com

Lot 250. A fine pair of incised yellow-glazed 'Floral' bowls, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722); 12cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 GBP. Lot sold 61,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's each with deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot, incised to the exterior with four floral medallions alternating with radiating cloud wisps above a lappet band, the interior with a further floral medallion, encircled at the foot and the rim with double line borders, covered overall with a rich egg-yolk yellow... [Lire la suite]