04 mars 2013
Two white-glazed foliate dishes, Five Dynasties (607-960)
Lot 97. Two white-glazed foliate dishes, Five Dynasties (607-960). Diameter 4 1/2 in., 11.4 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD © Sotheby's.
each dish molded with steep, slightly flared, fluted sides and supported on a slightly splayed foot of wedge section, the body covered in a vitreous white glaze, one base with unglazed section revealing the body turned a buff color in firing (2).
Provenance: Collection of Gale R.... [Lire la suite]
04 mars 2013
An unusual white-glazed fluted cupstand, Five Dynasties (907-960)
Lot 96. An unusual white-glazed fluted cupstand, Five Dynasties (907-960). Diameter 5 1/8 in., 13 cm. Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold 6,250 USD. © Sotheby's
of circular section, supported on a wide splayed base, the tray with high fluted sides, enclosing the central bud-form pedestal with petal-grooved sides from a collar of emerging ruyi lappets, covered overall in a translucent ivory-colored glaze pooling to an olive-green along the base... [Lire la suite]04 mars 2013
Coffret au chiffre d'un membre de la famille Chigi, Rome, vers 1700
Coffret au chiffre d'un membre de la famille Chigi, Rome, vers 1700. photo Kohn
Ecaille teinté, verre églomisé or sur fond noir et bois doré. H. 23 cm, L. 46 cm, P. 42 cm - Estimation : 70 000 / 100 000 €
Ce rare coffret présente un superbe décor réalisé selon la technique du verre églomisé or sur fond noir, visible sur chacune des faces et le couvercle.En façade se détachent les armes de la célèbre famille Chigi, dont certains membres occupèrent les plus hautes fonctions civiles et religieuses dans la... [Lire la suite]04 mars 2013
Miroir à parecloses, Venise, seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle
Miroir à parecloses, Venise, seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle. photo Kohn
Bois doré et glace. H. 191 cm, L. 84 cm - Estimation : 40 000 / 50 000 €
Ce miroir à parecloses en bois sculpté et doré, caractéristique des oeuvres vénitiennes du XVIIIe siècle, a pu conserver ses glaces d'origine.Le miroir central est encadré par des montants droits qui se chantournent en partie haute et basse.Les parecloses reçoivent un délicat décor de fleurs et fleurettes venant en applique.L'amortissement est centré d'une large... [Lire la suite]04 mars 2013
A small carved 'Ding' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 95. A small carved 'Ding' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 3 5/8 in., 9.2 cm. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold 32,500 USD. © Sotheby's
of deep form with rounded sides rising to a metal-bound rim, freely carved on the interior with a lotus spray, covered overall with a creamy ivory-white glaze.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York, 19 march 2013 04 mars 2013
A rare and important 'Ding' bowl, Northern Song Dynasty
Lot 94. A rare and important 'Ding' bowl, Northern Song Dynasty. Diameter 5 3/8 in., 13.4 cm. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 USD. Lot sold 2,225,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's
the finely potted body of slightly rounded and steep flared form rising from a short spreading foot to an upright rim, deftly carved to the interior with scrolling leafy lotus sprays, the exterior carved and molded with three rows of overlapping upright leaves, applied... [Lire la suite]04 mars 2013
Christie's to offer fine Chinese carvings and works of art from the Lizzadro Collection
A Fine White Jade Axe-Form Pendant, 18th-19th Century. Estimate: USD10,000-15,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2013.
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 21, Christie’s will offer over 100 superb works from A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection. Joseph Lizzadro (1898–1972) was Italian by birth, who emigrated with his father to the United States in the early 1900s. Following his move to Illinois, Lizzadro worked his way up from a laborer at the Meade Electric Company, and eventually was... [Lire la suite]