8 avril 2014

Fabergé. ‘Ida Pure White’ necklace by Frédéric Zaavy. Fabergé. ‘Tatiana Diamond’ ring by Frédéric Zaavy. Fabergé. ‘Vegabonde Jaune’ ring by Frédéric Zaavy. Fabergé. Vegabonde Bleue’ ring by Frédéric Zaavy. Fabergé. ‘Petale de Rose’ earrings by Frédéric Zaavy. Fabergé. ‘Giant Magnolia’ ring by Frédéric Zaavy.  Fabergé. Red Hibiscus’ cuff by Frédéric Zaavy.

Yu Hui (B.1960), Landscape within rocks - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Photo: Sotheby's each signed Yu Hui, and with four seals of the artist in total; ink and colour on paper (4 works), hanging scrolls; each: 134.6 by 66.5 cm., 53 by 26 1/8 in. Executed in 2004.Estimation 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD - Unsold Provenance: Acquired from Kaikodo Asian Art, New York, April 2004. Exposition: Spring in Jinling: Works of Fifteen Contemporary Nanjing Painters, Kaikodo Asian Art, New York, K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 2004, pl. 50.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3622. A nanmu burlwood incense stand, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 38.5 by 71.5 by 36.6 cm., 15 by 27 7/8 by 14 1/4 in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,060,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's formed from a large tree root section opening and twisting horizontally to stand on three points, with organic crags, knots, burled stumps and auxiliary roots, all extending from the flat-cut irregular top, the bark smoothly patinated to a warm reddish-brown colour. Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3621. A limestone head of Buddha, Tang dynasty (618-907); 18.5 cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's carved with a serene expression with beautific smile and slender downcast eyes, the plump face with rounded cheeks, arched eyebrows and a small mouth with full lips, framed by whorls of curling hair, the stone of dark grey patina, metal stand. Provenance: Weishaupt collection, Berlin.A private collection, Paris.Eskenazi Ltd., London. Literature: Ancient Chinese Bronze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3620. A lacquered ceramic 'Lingbi' imitation scholar's rock, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 5.1 by 17.5 by 7.3 cm., 2 by 6 7/8 by 3 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's exquisitely wrought out to stand horizontally on two points or vertically on one, twisting in various directions and connecting through openings, the 'rock' applied with a lustrous russet-brown lacquer partly worn in area revealing the smooth greyish body beneath, two wood stands. Sotheby's. Contemporary... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3619. A recessed-leg cedar side table, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 79 by 107 by 51.5 cm., 31 1/8 by 42 1/8 by 20 1/4 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the tabletop with a framed single board terminating on the narrow ends with an everted flange, supported on the underside by four transverse stretchers, supported on a plain beaded apron with 'cloud' scroll braces, and slightly splayed square-section legs, the outer face of the legs slightly convex with vertical double-moulding,... [Lire la suite]

Chaumet. Gold, diamond and sapphire ring featuring a 7.33ct center stone. Chaumet. Gold, diamond and sapphire ring featuring a 10.81ct center stone. Chaumet. Gold, diamond and sapphire ring featuring a 10.69ct center stone. Chaumet. Gold, diamond and sapphire ring.   Chaumet. Gold, diamond and sapphire ring.

Lot 3618. A pair of softwood spindle-back armchairs, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 89.5 by 56.5 by 45 cm., 35 1/4 by 22 1/4 by 17 3/4 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 93,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each of hexagonal section, with a slightly rounded back frame joined to five vertical spindles, the rounded armrests supported by three vertical spindles on each side, the hard-cane seat of quadrilobe form with rounded sides and a double-lobed frame above a plain humpback apron on all sides, secured to six legs of round... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3616.An archaic tile-form inkstone. The tile: Han dynasty. The inkstone conversion: Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century13.8 cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 50,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 62,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the slightly tapered round stone fragment carved in low relief on the underside with a recessed lobed medallion centred with a lozenge surrounded by four almond shaped petals, within a border of radiating petals between two circles and... [Lire la suite]

A silver wire-inlaid ink pourer, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Photo: Sotheby's. of square section with a slightly tapered body, the everted rim set on one side with a small U-shaped channel, set at an right angle to a slender square-sectioned handle with a downturned stem, the flat base of the interior detailed with a wire inlay lingzhi stalk, the rim with wire key-fret band, and the handle with a foliate vine rising out of the water, fitted with a wooden cover with an old Chinese coin and a wooden stand; 10.9 cm., 4 1/4 in.... [Lire la suite]