1 février 2016

Property of Charles XI, King of Sweden (ruled 1660 - 1697). Blue-and-white tankard with Swedish silver mounts, Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period (1628 - 1644); tankard 1634 - 1643, mount 1692; Jingdezhen kilns, porcelain, thrown, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; handle luted to the tankard with slip; silver mounts, 24.3 cm max. (height), with handle 13.5 cm (width), 10 cm (diameter), at base 10 cm (diameter). Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978. EA1978.802. ©... [Lire la suite]

Blue-and-white tankard with European silver mounts, Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period (1628 - 1644); tankard 1635 - 1644, mount c. 1800; Jingdezhen kilns, porcelain, thrown, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; handle luted to the tankard with slip; silver mounts, 25.2 cm (height), with handle 13.5 cm (width), 9.7 cm (diameter). Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978. EA1978.803 © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford Bibliography: Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 18 July-13 September... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745-1811), Le plaisir de la nature : Affiche PARIS - À partir du 6 février et jusqu’au 5 juin 2016, le musée Cognacq-Jay rend hommage au talent de Jean-Baptiste Huet, auteur prolifique d’oeuvres peintes, dessinées et gravées, en lui consacrant sa première grande exposition monographique. Avec plus de 72 tableaux, oeuvres graphiques et objets décoratifs de sa main ou inspirés de ses meilleures inventions, l’exposition s’articulera autour de 3 sections thématiques présentant la richesse... [Lire la suite]

Roberto Capucci, Colonna Dorica.  Abito-scultura in raso beige modellato come una colonna dorica, con cinta di foglie. Presentato nel 1978 a Roma, Palazzo Barberini. Fondazione Roberto Capucci

Roberto Capucci, Sculpture Dress, silk taffeta and silk georgette, 1980.

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Composition, 1927-8, Bronze, 31.3 x 18.1 x 11.6 cm © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti LONDON.- Luxembourg & Dayan presents Alberto Giacometti: In His Own Words (Sculptures 1925-1934). Focused on a series of sculptures from this crucial decade in Giacometti’s life, the exhibition provides a rare insight into the development of the artist’s practice, which led to the crystallization of the more familiar style that characterizes Giacometti’s later work. This exhibition will include... [Lire la suite]

Blue-and-white box with figures in a garden, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Mark and Period (1573 - 1620), Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites, porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue, with lid 11 cm (height), without lid 6.5 cm (height), 22.7 cm (diameter), at base 17.4 cm (diameter). Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947. EAX.1414 © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Wucai ware vase with fish amid waves, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Mark and Period (1573 - 1620), Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites, porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue and polychrome overglaze enamels, 17.3 cm (height), 10.1 cm (diameter), at base 5.8 cm (diameter). Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947. EAX.1191. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Silk Brocade Chasuble, 16th Century, 44" x 26", 112 x 66cm. textileasart.com 

Antique Italian Embroidery Silk on Velvet with silver thread, Circa 1550. Each embroidery size is 9" height. Size 28" x 21", 71 x 53 cm. textileasart.com