5 mars 2015

Paire de pots-pourris en porcelaine dure de Meissen "Maiblumen", vers 1748-1752, à monture de bronze doré d'époque Louis XV, attribuée à Jean-Claude Duplessis. Estimation 120,000 — 180,000 EUR. Photo: Sotheby's. en porcelaine à myosotis en relief, la panse ornée de chaque côté d'un cartouche avec une scène dans le genre de Watteau ; ornementation de bronze doré, anses feuillagées et gorge ajourée ; reposant sur une base ornée de volutes et rinceaux d'acanthe. Quantité:... [Lire la suite]

A molded and enameled porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, Jiaqing mark and of the period. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.  Of elongated, tapering ovoid form rising to its waisted neck beneath a flat lip, molded on one side with a three-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl and a phoenix turning in flight in pursuit of a beribboned ruyi scepter, amidst dense clouds and formalized flames, framed between bands of ruyi-head above the splayed foot ring and key-fret patterns on the... [Lire la suite]

A porcelain snuff bottle with eighteen luohan, Jiaqing period. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.  Of compressed spherical form with a thin neck, flat lip, tall oval foot ring, molded with a continuous design of the Eighteen Luohan, some with an animal or attribute, a dragon descending from clouds near the neck, the scene picked out on a ground of dense waves; all surfaces except for the foot pad covered with white glaze. 2 3/8in (6cm) high  Provenance: Robert Kleiner, Palm... [Lire la suite]

A molded biscuit porcelain snuff bottle, 1820-1880. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.  Of compressed pear form on a concave foot, short neck, flat rim, carved and molded continuously around the side with a fierce-looking dragon striding through cloud scrolls chasing a flaming pearl, the base incised with a Rongjing Zuo mark in regular script. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high  Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London, November 1987Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1985, lot 6Paula... [Lire la suite]

e A glazed porcelain snuff bottle carved with figures and landscape, 1820-1860. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,300 - 3,600). Photo Bonhams.  The compressed spherical form bottle rising from a concave foot, its cylindrical neck incised with key-fret patterns, the sides well carved with a continuous tranquil landscape with two figures walking across a bridge towards secluded houses nestled in the shades of lush trees along a riverbank, with mountains in distance, covered overall with a thin white enamel. 2 1/8in (5.4cm)... [Lire la suite]

Yoko London. Pink and White Pearl Collar Necklace. 18k rose gold, 9-14mm South Sea and freshwater pearls, 10.88 cts. t.w. diamonds. An ombre collar pattern is seen on this necklace of white South Sea and pink freshwater pearls, with lines of bezel-set round diamonds spanning the two rows of pearls. Yoko London. Ombre Pearl Bib Necklace. 18k white gold, 9-14mm South Sea and freshwater pearls, 15.92 cts. t.w. diamonds. A cascade of twig-like lines accented with diamonds creates this necklace, with an ombre color pattern of white... [Lire la suite]

A small carved 'Ding' 'Lotus' bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. of deep form with rounded sides rising to an unglazed rim, freely carved on the interior with a single lotus spray, covered overall with a creamy ivory-white glaze - Diameter 3 3/4  in., 9.5 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM

A molded 'Ding' dish, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a hexalobed rim, molded on the interior with a central medallion of a bronze vessel displaying flowers and surrounded by six further panels of similar design, a band of ruyi borders below the rim, covered overall with a creamy white glaze with characteristic teardrop streaks running down the exterior, metal bound rim - Diameter 7 7/8  in.,... [Lire la suite]

A 'Ding' waterpot, Song dynasty.  Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. the small jar, in the form of a lotus bud and surmounted by a straight short neck, carved around the sides with an undulating line suggesting overlapping lotus petals, covered inside and out with a ivory glaze tinged with green - Height 1 7/8  in., 4.7 cm Property from the Bai Ma Xuan Collection Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM

A 'Ding' quatrefoil dish, Tang-Five Dynasties. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a barbed, four-pointed rim, glazed overall with an ivory-tinged glaze, the foot left unglazed revealing the white body - Diameter 5 1/2  in., 14 cm Property from the Bai Ma Xuan Collection Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM