8 mai 2013

A pair of blue and white Three friends of winter dishes. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sothebys each with rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot, the interior painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a medallion enclosing a rectangular jardiniere issuing pine, bamboo and prunus, the exterior with pine, bamboo and prunus sprays, the base with apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark. Quantité: 2 - 20cm., 7 7/8 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Goura victoria (II/B bagué) Goura victoriae. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan Estimation : 500 / 600 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan.  Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.

A blue and white quatrelobed tripod censer and a cover. Ming dynasty, Wanli period - Sothebys the quatrelobed body rising from three legs to a straight rim, flanked by a pair of animal mask handles, the exterior painted with scholars seated by a fence in a garden with pine trees and flowers, encircled at the rim by a shan border, the domed cover painted with floral sprays and surmounted by a recumbent mythical beast. Quantité: 2 - 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Grue couronnée immature (II/B-bagué) Balearica pavonina. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan Estimation : 600 / 800 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan.  Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.

A blue and white cup, Kangxi mark and period - Sothebys the conical sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, painted to the exterior with linked foliate scrolls above the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle; 8.8cm., 3 1/2 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 www.sothebys.com

Grue caronculée (II/B) Grus carunculata. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan Estimation : 600 / 700 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan.  Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.

A blue and white ‘floral’ dish. Qing dynasty, 18th century - Sothebys sturdily potted with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a lipped rim, the central medallion enclosing a meandering composite floral scroll repeated at the well, all divided by a band of swirls, the rim encircled by a keyfret band, similarly decorated to the exterior with a composite floral scroll between bands of swirls; 35.3cm., 13 7/8 in. Estimation: 7,000 - 9,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London |... [Lire la suite]

Chouette effraie, Tyto alba. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan (II/A-CE-bagué) : CIC délivré par l'Administration le 20/08/2012. Estimation : 600 / 700 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan.  Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.

A blue and white dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century - Sothebys the rounded sides rising from a tapering foot, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing figures gathered around an altar issuing streams of smoke in a fenced garden, all encircled by a band of cranes flying amongst clouds, similarly decorated to the exterior, the base with a four-character seal reading He Wengzhang zao (Made by He Wengzhang); 13.8cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimation: 7,000 - 9,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Collection of Colin... [Lire la suite]

Chouette masquée (II/B) (bagué) Strix rufipes. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan Estimation : 600 / 700 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan.  Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.