29 août 2015

A lavender-glazed ritual altar vessel and cover (dou), Guangxu mark and period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the rounded bowl supported on a columnar base encircled with a raised band and terminating in a flared pedestal foot, surmounted by a fitted  domed cover with globular knop, molded with bands of archaistic design in crisp, shallow relief, and applied overall with a lustrous purple-tinged blue glaze, the interior and base white-glazed, the six-character mark... [Lire la suite]

A blue-glazed vase (fanghu), Guangxu mark and period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body of rounded rectangular section, supported on a short straight foot, the neck with indented corners set with a pair of lug handles, the front and back with a raised peach-shaped panel, covered overall in a rich blue glaze, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue - Height 11 3/4  in., 30 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 304. A small blue-glazed jar, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795);  Width 3 3/4  in., 9.5 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2015 the compressed globular body rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, covered on the exterior in an even deep blue glaze, the interior and base glazed white, seal mark in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015

Lot 108. A large flambe-glazed and gilt bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 17 1/4  in., 43.8 cm. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's the globular body rising from a tapering foot to a tall slender cylindrical neck, covered overall in a lustrous crimson-red glaze thinning to an ivory tone at the mouth and dappled with milky lavender blue, the body with traces of a gilt-painted landscape, the base with a crackled-ivory glaze, wood stand (2).  Property from... [Lire la suite]

The main staircase of the Yusupov Palace. In the 1830s it worked on the architect Andrei Mikhailov, and in the period from 1858 till 1860, Hippolyte Monighetti. Photo: Fritz Von Der Schulenburg In a niche - a marble sculpture of "Bacchus", the end of the XVIII century, Italy. Photo: Fritz Von Der Schulenburg Living Tapestry has been issued by the Swiss architect Bernard Simon in the 1840s. Photo: Fritz Von Der Schulenburg Princess bedroom created in three stages. In the 1830s,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 265. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Song dynasty. Diameter 6 1/2  in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze stopping irregularly above the foot and thinning to a mushroom color at the rim, splashed with a small spot of reddish-purple on the interior   Provenance: Collection of Warren Spencer Strauss (1930-2009), Houston,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 278. A 'Yaozhou' molded 'Boys' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 5 in., 12.6 cm. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 8,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's of conical form, rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the interior with two small boys each grasping a meandering stem issuing a profusion of layered and furled leaves and two five-petaled flower heads, covered overall in a semi-transparent olive-green glaze pooling in the recesses of the molded design. Acquired in the 1970s or 80s. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 277. Two 'Yaozhou' molded 'Peony' bowls, Northern Song-Jin dynasty. Diameter of larger 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 9,375 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2015 each of conical form, with rounded sides rising to a flared rim, supported on a narrow foot, the interior with lush peony blooms borne on leafy stems, all covered with an olive-green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recessed areas, the base and footing left unglazed (2).  Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. A 'Longquan' celadon funerary jar and cover, Southern Song dynasty. Height 8 1/8  in., 20.6 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the elongated ovoid body rising to a rounded shoulder comprised of two graduated rounded ridges and a short cylindrical neck, a large dragon modeled in high relief coiled around the shoulder and upper body, the horned head with jaws open, the body with pointed talons impressed with scales and ridged back, a row of molded upright... [Lire la suite]

A 'Longquan' celadon 'Lotus' bowl, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the curved flaring sides rising from a tapered foot, the exterior molded with overlapping lappets, covered overall in a translucent gray-green glaze stopping neatly above the footring to reveal the gray body, wood stand (2). Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm Property from the collection of John F. Lewis, Jr,  Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.  Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New... [Lire la suite]