5 juin 2014

A very rare Imperial large lacquer-lined bamboo-weave three-tiered double-gourd box, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The box is composed of three parts, all lined with lacquer and covered in woven bamboo. The bottom part comprises a rectangular box and cover, decorated on four sides with woven-bamboo cartouches. The top of the cover is lacquered brown, incised with four ferocious dragons filled with gilt and red pigment surrounding a circular receptacle containing a compressed circular box which... [Lire la suite]

A very rare Imperial cloisonne enamel oval bowl and cover, Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 Of oval section, the bowl is decorated on the sides with multi-coloured lotus blooms divided by ribbon-tied stylised chi dragons facing opposite directions, above a band of upright petals picked out in red, yellow and blue. The oval stepped cover is similarly decorated with alternating lotus blooms and chi dragons on the lower section, and... [Lire la suite]

A rare Imperial transparent olive-green glass vase, Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The vase with a globular body is supported on a circular foot rising to a tall cylindrical neck. The material is of a transparent yellowish-green tone, with characteristic crizzling on the inner surface. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate HK$400,000 - HK$600,000 ($51,829 - $77,744). Price Realized HK$625,000 ($80,964) Literature: M & C Gallery,... [Lire la suite]

A fine Imperial Mughal-style white jade bowl, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The bowl is finely carved with deep rounded sides below a short everted rim and flanked by two bud-form handles, the exterior is carved in shallow relief with a band of upright acanthus leaves with four blossoming flowers, the short foot is formed by a large flower head to the base. The semi-translucent stone is of an attractive even 'mutton fat' white tone. 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm.) across. Estimate HK$2,600,000 -... [Lire la suite]

  © Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris © Christian Baraja Impression, soleil levant, la toile qui a donné son nom à l’impressionnisme et qui est le fleuron des collections du musée Marmottan Monet, est l’une des peintures les plus célèbres au monde. Cette œuvre n’a pourtant pas fait l’objet d’une étude approfondie jusqu’à ce jour. Au contraire, depuis près de quarante ans, le mystère semble grandir autour du chef-d’œuvre : que représente véritablement le tableau ? Un... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon, Study for Head of Lucian Freud, 1967. Oil on canvas, 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.). Estimate: in the region of £8,000,000 - 12,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014. LONDON.- One of only two single portrait heads of Lucian Freud ever to be painted by Francis Bacon, this jewel- like painting has spent all of its life within the private collection of the celebrated writer Roald Dahl and the Dahl family. This canvas, which will be offered at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 1 July 2014, was... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1699), Portrait of Dirck van Os, ca. 1658, oil on canvas, Museum Purchase, 1942.30. Photograph by René Gerritsen. OMAHA, NE.- The Joslyn Art Museum unveiled its newly conserved Rembrandt painting, Portrait of Dirck van Os (ca. 1658). Recently returned from Holland following extensive conservation, this popular favorite of the Joslyn collection, acquired by the museum in 1942, has now been definitively attributed to the hand of Rembrandt by Ernst van der Wetering, the leading Dutch authority... [Lire la suite]

An impressive blue and white plate decorated with a five toed blue dragon encircling a pearl sold for £427,250.  EDINBURGH.- An impressive blue and white plate decorated with a five toed blue dragon encircling a pearl sold for £427,250 today 4th June 2014 at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh, it came from a private Scottish collection, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The client's uncle was a prisoner-of-war in Japan during the second world war and following his release he stayed in Japan working his way up to become a successful... [Lire la suite]