24 juin 2015

Ancy le Franc. Parc. Photo Laurent Lenotre  Situé aux abords de l’Armançon et du Canal de Bourgogne, le château est bâti au cœur d’un magnifique parc de 50 hectares. De magnifiques parterres, jardins à l'anglaise et à la française, petits chemins, pyramide, nombreux cours d’eau et un vaste étang doté d'un îlot avec une folie du XVIIIe siècle offrent un charme délicat à cet espace foisonnant de verdure et de vestiges du temps passé... Le jardin à la Française : En 1684 lorsque le Marquis de Louvois acquit le château,... [Lire la suite]

Three Arabic inscribed bronze covered boxes, Ming dynasty. Sold for US$ 112,500 (€100,410). Photo: Bonhams. Two of cylindrical shape, one raised on three short feet and with plain sides, the other banded at the foot, rim and top, both with recessed circular panels cast in high relief in Arabic with the words al-hamdu li-'llah (Praise be to God); the third of six-sided foliate form, the top cast in relief in Arabic script with the Farsi inscription barakat gereft (blessings obtained). 2 7/8, 2 1/4 and 2... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Phillips presents highlights from the June Contemporary Art Auctions including highlights by Ai Weiwei, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Sigmar Polke, Raqib Shaw, Andreas Gursky, Yue Minjun, Damien Hirst and Mark Bradford. The Contemporary Art Sales will offer over 200 lots with a combined pre-sale estimate of £22.7-34.3 million ($34.7-52.3 million / €31.2-47.1 million).  The Contemporary Art Evening Sale presents 53 lots and carries a pre-sale estimate of £17,925,000 - £27,275,000 ($27.3-$41.6 million / €24.6-... [Lire la suite]

An unusual high karat gold 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qianlong mark.  Sold for US$ 185,000 (€165,119). Photo: Bonhams. The oval bottle finely cast with an energetic five-clawed dragon encircling the side walls striding through dense, layered cloud scrolls pursuing a flaming pearl, all against a stippled ground, the underside designed with scrolling waves, the matching cap sided with swastika symbols on blue enamel, and topped with another dragon and a pearl, hinged to the shoulder and open to reveal... [Lire la suite]

Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906), Vue sur L’Estaque et le Château d’If. Oil on canvas, 73 x 59.7cm. Unsigned. Painted circa 1883 - 1885. LONDON.- An important Cézanne painting that has been on long-term loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge for almost 30 years is at risk of being exported unless a UK buyer can be found to match the £13,522,500 asking price. In order to provide a last chance to keep it in the UK, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the painting, Vue sur L’Estaque et le Château... [Lire la suite]