3 juin 2015

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIe siècle. Estimation : 10 000 € / 15 000 €. Photo courtesy Artcurial En forme de corolle de fleurs, reposant sur un pied formé de branches et fleurs de lotus entrelacées, l'extérieur sculpté de fleurs de magnolia, de pêches, de fleurs de prunus, d'épis de millet et feuilles de lotus ; accident et manque à la bordure. H. : 8 cm (3 in.) - L. : 15,5 cm (6 in.) - Poids : 240 gr. Conformément à la législation en vigueur, aucun... [Lire la suite]

Grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIe siècle. Estimation : 40 000 € / 60 000 €. Photo courtesy Artcurial La coupe évasée, sculptée sur les parois extérieures, d'arbres émergeants de rochers encadrant une cascade et un torrent, un grand pin aux branches noueuses formant l'anse et revenant vers l'intérieur de la coupe ; deux fentes verticales dues à l'âge sur les côtés. H. : 11,5 cm (4 ½ in.) - L. : 18,5 cm (7 ¼ in.) - Poids : 444 gr. Pour... [Lire la suite]

Importante coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIe-début du XVIIIe siècle. Estimation : 60 000 € / 80 000 €. Photo courtesy Artcurial La coupe évasée, sculptée sur les parois extérieures, de maisons, fortifications, et pavillons dans un paysage montagneux traversé par une rivière sur laquelle navigue une grande barque, nombre de personnages et cavaliers figurés à leurs diverses occupations, un arbre, des rochers et des pins aux branches noueuses formant l'anse et revenant... [Lire la suite]

Michael Thompson, Carmen as Zurbarán´s Santa Isabel, 2000. MADRID - Opening on 30 June, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting the exhibition on photography Vogue like a painting. It features around seventy images inspired by paintings, selected from the archives of the magazine Vogue and taken by some of the leading names in photography of the past three decades. Tim Walker, The dress lamp tree, 2004. The photographs in the exhibition have been selected on the basis of their essentially pictorial qualities. Some make use... [Lire la suite]

  A gilt-decorated blue-ground famille rose square-section 'Landscape' vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red within a square and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate HK$1,800,000 - HK$2,500,000 ($240,000 - $320,000). Price Realized HK$3,880,000 ($502,479). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 he vase is painted to each side with a panel depicting mountainous landscapes, each of a different season, all reserved on a dark blue ground decorated with gilt scrolling borders and... [Lire la suite]

A fine famille rose wall vase, Qianlong four-character seal mark in iron red in a line and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate HK$800,000 - HK$1,200,000 ($110,000 - $150,000). Price Realized HK$3,160,000 ($409,236). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is decorated to the body with a central cartouche enclosing several leafy flowering chrysanthemum and aster stems, surrounded by elaborate brightly-enamelled lotus scrolls to the sides and neck. The neck is applied with two archaistic... [Lire la suite]

A fine and extremely rare wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate HK$3,000,000 - HK$5,000,000 ($390,000 - $650,000). Price Realized HK$7,240,000 ($937,616). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl is enamelled on the exterior with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing flaming pearls divided by two descending phoenixes below a narrow band of alternating double-fish and chimes... [Lire la suite]

A doucai conical 'Dragon' bowl and cover, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735).  Estimate HK$400,000 - HK$600,000 ($52,000 - $77,000). Price Realized HK$1,000,000 ($129,505). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The conical bowl and domed cover are similarly decorated in a rich doucai palette with two writhing five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst multi-coloured stylised clouds and flames, above a band... [Lire la suite]

A fine pair of famille verte 'Dragon and Pheonix' bowls, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate HK$800,000 - HK$1,500,000 ($110,000 - $190,000). Price Realized HK$1,960,000 ($253,830). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each bowl is finely decorated to the exterior with two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls separated by two stylised phoenix, all surounded by various floral sprays, below a band of The Eight Buddhist... [Lire la suite]

A fine and very rare doucai and famille rose 'Nine peaches' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate HK$2,000,000 - HK$3,000,000 ($260,000 - $390,000). Price Realized HK$2,680,000 ($347,073). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The dish is finely painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a peach tree bearing nine ripe friut highlighted in delicate shades of pink and green, beside rocks... [Lire la suite]