février 2016

Green Lines. Chanel necklace. Photo AlmaKarina studio Green Lines. Dior earrings. Photo AlmaKarina studio  Green Lines Cartier ring. Photo AlmaKarina studio 

The Spell. Piaget earrings. Photo AlmaKarina studio The Spell. Piaget necklace. Photo AlmaKarina studio The Spell. De Grisogono earrings. Photo AlmaKarina studio

Lot 296. A large blue and white jar, Jiajing mark and period. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the slightly compressed globular body surmounted by a short neck with a lipped rim, painted in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue on the exterior with four shaped panels each enclosing scholars and attendants in a landscape, all between a band of leafy flower scrolls encircling the shoulder and upright lappets around the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark. Height 12... [Lire la suite]

Lot 295. A blue and white Ming-style dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. sturdily potted with rounded sides and lipped rim, painted in varying tones of underglaze blue in 'heaped and piled' technique,  the central medallion with a floral meander, the stylized blooms borne on narrow stems with twisting leaves within a classic scroll band, the cavetto with a similar band of scrolling flowers, all enclosed by a keyfret border, the exterior similarly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 294. A blue and white 'mythical beast' dish, Wanli mark and period. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. with shallow rounded sides supported on a straight foot, the center painted with mythical beasts in a river landscape, encircled at the rim by striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the exterior with detached flowering and fruiting sprays, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle. Diameter 9 3/4  in., 24.8 cm  Note: Compare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 293. A large blue and white 'lotus' jar, Late Ming dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the ovoid body rising to a short waisted neck, painted with large lotus blossoms borne on leafy scrolling stems, all between a lappet band around the base and detached floral scrolls encircling the neck, the recessed base unglazed. Height 15 in., 38 cm Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc. (according to label). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16... [Lire la suite]

Lot 292. A large blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, painted in rich cobalt tones to the interior with two scholars and an attendant on a boat, the cavetto with alternating panels enclosing figures in Western landscapes and exotic stylized blossoms, all divided by narrow floral panels, the exterior similarly decorated, with European buildings on the... [Lire la suite]

Pen box, with reed pen in penholder, from the gun set of Mahmud I, approx. 1732 (Ottoman period (1300–1922)). Turkey. Gilded silver, emeralds, rubies (or spinels), and reed tip. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903, 51.78 and 51.87. Photograph © The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- In the cosmopolitan Islamic world of the 16th through 18th centuries, the exciting global exchange of people, ideas and technologies resulted in an atmosphere ripe for innovation. From Feb. 26–May 8,... [Lire la suite]

Natalia Goncharova, The Blue Cow, 1911, Vienna, Albertina - Batliner Collection VIENNA.- The art of the Russian avant-garde numbers among the most diverse and radical chapters of modernism. At no other point in the history of art did artistic schools and artists’ associations emerge at such a breathtaking pace than between 1910 and 1920. Every group was its own programme, every programme its own call to battle – against the past as well as against competing iterations of the present.   Marc Chagall, The walk,... [Lire la suite]

Giorgio de Chirico, The Disquietening Muses, (c. 1974) (signed “1924”). Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm. Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico Collection.  ISTANBUL.- Pera Museum is presenting an exhibition of Giorgio de Chirico, The Enigma of the World. Realized in collaboration with the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico in Rome, the exhibition includes a broad selection of 70 paintings, 2 lithography series, and 10 sculptures of the iconic Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico. The inventor of the Metaphysical Art and... [Lire la suite]