26 février 2013

Kho Liang Le (1927 - 1975), Ensemble de salon composé de deux canapés et d'une chauffeuse  modèle 416, 1960. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles En palissandre massif, métal chromé et tissu beige chiné. Edition Artifort. Plaque du commanditaire Rolls Royce sur les montants de chaque siège. H.65 cm L.187 cm P.71 cm / H.65 cm L. 71 cm P.71 cm - Estimation : 6 000 / 8 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Lundi 4 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles.... [Lire la suite]

George Nakashima (1905 - 1990), Bureau à trois tiroirs (Vue arrière). Vers 1968. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles George Nakashima (1905 - 1990), Bureau à trois tiroirs (Vue avant). Vers 1968. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles En noyer et tissu Pandanus. H. 76 cm L. 253 cm P. 74 cm - Estimation : 28 000 / 40 000 €Provenance : galerie Éric Philippe,Paris, Collection privée belge Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Lundi 4 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A straw-glazed amphora, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 12 1/2  in., 31.7 cm. Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD.  Lot sold 17,500 USD. © Sotheby's the body of elegant ovoid form surmounted by a narrow waisted neck with cup-shaped mouth, set on the domed shoulders with a pair of double strap handles, the dragon-head terminals biting the lipped rim, molded on the neck with a series of horizontal bands and covered with a finely crackled glaze with olive... [Lire la suite]

Lot 21. A 'Xing' white-glazed jar, Tang dynasty  (618-907). Height 7 7/8  in., 19.9 cm. Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. © Sotheby's rising from a flat base to wide rounded shoulders and curving in sharply at the short upright neck with wide rolled mouthrim, applied overall with a fine milky-white glaze pooling to a greenish tint around the neck and stopping just before the foot, Japanese wood box (4). Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd.,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 23. A celadon-glazed small box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 3 3/8  in., 8.5 cm. Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. © Sotheby's of compressed circular form, the narrow straight sides each angled towards the flat unglazed base and the slightly domed top molded with a flower, each petal highlighted with a dark brown spot, Japanese wood box (4). Provenance: Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo.Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo, acquired in the 1970s. Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A 'Yue' bowl, Six Dynasties period (221-589). Diameter 6 3/4  in., 17.1 cm. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. © Sotheby's. with shallow rounded sides, decorated with a band of lightly impressed, concentric bands of crosshatching below a ribbed rim, the interior with combed decoration, covered overall with crackle-suffused glaze of gray-green color that ends irregularly above the foot, Japanese wood box (4);  Provenance: Edgar Bromberger Wells.The... [Lire la suite]

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969), Paire de chauffeuses modèle Barcelona. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles En cuir capitonné et acier plat étiré chromé brillant. Vers 1970. Edition Knoll International. L.75cm x P.77cm x H.77cm - Estimation : 5 000 / 6 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Lundi 4 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles. v.roelants@cornette-saintcyr.com

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969), Lit de repos modèle Barcelona. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles En palissandre, acier chromé et cuir Elégance cognac. Edition Knoll International. H.41 cm L.96 cm P.195 cm - Estimation : 6 000 / 8 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Lundi 4 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles. v.roelants@cornette-saintcyr.com

Lot 5. A bronze 'Immortals' mirror, Han dynasty.Estimate 2,000-3,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500  USD. Photo Sotheby's  the central hemispherical boss encircled by a row of nipples, the main field cast in high relief with Xi Wangmu (Queen Mother of the West), seated opposite her consort, Dong Wanggong (King of the East), each resting on a cushion flanked by attendants, divided by two chariots pulled by three horses galloping and four bosses in dotted rings, the raised rim with a stylized bird and animal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A bronze 'Dragon and Tiger' mirror, Han dynasty. Estimate 2,000-3,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the central boss encircled by two dragons and a tiger, the innermost convex band bearing an archaic inscription in light relief, the outer of short radial lines, the rim with a ring of dog-tooth and raised lines, the silvery-gray patina with patches of light brown encrustation, Japanese wood box (4); Diameter 4 in., 10.1 cm.  PROVENANCE: Kitayama Fine Arts,... [Lire la suite]