17 mars 2015

Les Tudors : Affiche © Affiche de la Réunion des musées nationaux- Grand Palais, Paris 2015 PARIS - De toutes les dynasties qui se sont succédé sur le trône d’Angleterre, celle des Tudors qui a régné entre 1485 et 1603, est certainement l’une des plus populaires. Au-delà de la légende inspirée en grande partie par leur vie privée, ces souverains ont profondément marqué l’histoire de leur royaume: d’un point de vue politique, en lui conférant une position stratégique en Europe ; d’un point de vue religieux, en rompant... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A very rare sancai-glazed pottery phoenix-head ewer, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) high. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000. Price realised USD 437,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The ovoid body relief-decorated with a hunting scene depicting an equestrian chasing a fox and two deer, the scene set between bands of palmettes, the handle molded as the stem of a blossoming bell-flower which cups the back of a phoenix head, with open beak that grasps a small sphere and... [Lire la suite]

A large yellow 'wax stone' boulder. Estimate $30,000 – $50,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Of irregular form, the stone of golden brown color - 15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide, wood stand Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York Notes: Robert D. Mowry, in his discussion of a small yellow 'wax stone' (lashi) scholar’s rock in the catalogue for the exhibition, Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholar’s Rocks, Harvard University Art Museums, 1997, p. 271,... [Lire la suite]

A large yellow 'wax stone' boulder. Estimate $30,000 – $50,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Of irregular oblong form, the stone of deep caramel-brown color - 19 ½ in. (49.6 cm.) long, wood stand Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York Notes: Robert D. Mowry, in his discussion of a small yellow 'wax stone' (lashi) scholar’s rock in the catalogue for the exhibition, Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholar’s Rocks, Harvard University Art Museums,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 19. A very rare large Cizhou-type russet-painted black-ground ovoid jar, xiaokou ping, China, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 13th century;  16 in. (40.6 cm.) high. Estimate $70,000 – $90,000. Price realised USD 665,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The broad, high-shouldered body freely painted in russet brown slip with large exuberant flower sprays fired matte in contrast to the lustrous blackish-brown glaze covering the body and small, waisted mouth Provenance: The Collection of Robert H.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A very rare Yaozhou celadon carved jar, China, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127);  5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high. Estimate $70,000 – $90,000. Price realised USD 161,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The sides well carved with leafy meander bearing four peony blossoms, alternately upright or pendent, between a band of overlapping petals below and a triple grooved band above, covered overall with a glaze of greyish-olive color, box Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York,... [Lire la suite]

A very rare white jade arc-shaped pendant, huang, China, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century BC. Estimate $60,000 – $80,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each side of the upper section finely carved in relief with comma spirals, a small hole drilled from one side below the rim, the lower section carved in symmetrical, curvilinear openwork with elaborate hooked scrolls formed by a pair of adorsed birds with curled wings and long bifurcated tails that trail along the bottom of the arc, the semi-translucent stone of... [Lire la suite]

A rare large bluish olive-green jade ge dagger-axe, China, Late Shang dynasty, 11th century BC. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The broad blade with beveled edges and pronounced median ridge on each side extending from the hafting hole to the tip, the hole drilled from both sides, the softly polished, moss-green stone with opaque white and black markings - 15 in. (38 cm.) long, box Provenance: With Bluett & Sons, London, 1986.The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York. Notes:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A superb gilt-bronze figure of a seated bear, China, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8);  3 in. (7.6 cm.) high. Estimate $200,000 – $300,000. Price realised USD 2,853,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The seated figure shown scratching its right ear, with head lowered and mouth open to show the tongue lolling to one side, the fleshy body finely incised with wavy lines suggesting fur, and with finer, more closely arranged lines defining the brows, ruff and edges of the forelegs and small tail ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. A very rare lu Langyao slender baluster vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722);  17 ½ in. (44.4 cm.) high. Estimate $50,000 – $70,000. Price Realized 221,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The elegant body tapering slightly towards the slightly spreading foot and towards the waisted neck and slightly spreading mouth, covered on the exterior with a pale celadon-green color suffused with a fine clear and golden crackle, wood stand  Provenance: The Collection... [Lire la suite]