mars 2016

Lot 108. A huanghuali high yoke-back armchair, Late Ming dynasty;  115 by 58.3 by 45 cm, 45 1/4  by 22 7/8  by 17 5/8  in. Estimate 2,200,000 — 3,500,000 HKD (258,928 - 411,931 EUR). Lot sold 2,960,000 (334,159 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. made of choice timber in fluid curves and a vigorously shaped top rail with the centre serving as a headrest, the 'S'-shaped back splat carved with a medallion of floral motif and tongue-and-grooved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118, A huanghuali painting table, Late Ming dynasty;  78.3 by 155.8 by 71.5 cm, 30 3/4  by 61 1/4  by 28 1/8  in. Estimate 2,800,000 — 4,000,000 HKD (329,544 - 470,778 EUR). Lot Sold 6,080,000 HKD (686,381 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. the top of mitre, mortise and tenon frame construction with a tongue-and-groove, flush floating panel of two matched boards, supported by four dovetailed transverse stretchers underneath, the edge of the frame... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A pair of huanghuali large horseshoe armchairs, Late Ming dynasty;  102 by 61.6 by 47.6 cm, 40 1/8  by 24 1/4  by 18 3/4  in. Estimate 2,800,000 — 4,000,000 HKD (329,544 - 470,778 EUR). Lot Sold 3,920,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. each well proportioned, the arm, beginning and ending in gently returning knobs, constructed of five sections joined by overlapping pressure-pegged scarf joins, the plain 'S'-curved back splat... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2891, A Taishan swallow stone panel within a zitan screen, Late Ming–Qing dynasty. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 HKD (92,636 - 115,795 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. the rectangular trilobite fossil panel set within a zitan frame, one side of the panel densely figured with buff-coloured fossilised marine arthropods resembling miniature swallows with outstretched wings, the plain reverse with an uneven pitted surface, mounted on a zitan stand reticulated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2885, A stone head of a bodhisattva, Tang dynasty. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 HKD (104,216 - 138,954 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. the slender face handsomely carved with large downcast eyes and defined brows flanking a refined nose above full lips, the thick hair pulled back and piled into a loose chignon behind a simple pointed crown, richly patinated to ochre and reddish-brown tones, mounted on a metal and wood stand - 23 cm, 9 in. Provenance: An old... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2008, A large lingbi rock, Ming–Qing dynasty. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,500,000 HKD (138,954 - 173,693 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. wrought out to stand on a narrowing foot and expanding towards the top, perforated with irregular openings, the surface of the dark rock smooth with a wrinkled texture, wood stand - 63 cm, 24 3/4  in. Sotheby's. Literati / Curiosity II, Hong Kong, 05 Apr 2016, 10:15 AM

Lot 81, Giovanna Garzoni (Ascoli Piceno, 1600 - Rome, 1670), Rose et cosses de petits pois dans une coupe. Gouache sur vélin, 29 x 40,50 cm. Signée 'Giovanna / Garzoni Fec.' en bas à droite. Estimation : 20 000 € / 30 000 €. Photo Tajan (Piqûres, traces d'humidité)   'ROSES AND PEAS PODS IN A BOWL', GOUACHE ON VELLUM, SIGNED, BY G. GARZONI - 11,42 x 15,94 in.  Expositions : 'L'Arte delle Donne dal Rinascimento al Surrealismo', Milan, Palazzo Reale, 5 décembre 2007 - 9 mars 2008, p. 90  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 130, Antoine Vestier (Avallon, 1740 - Paris, 1824), Autoportrait de l'artiste. Huile sur toile, de forme ovale, 60,50 x 49,50 cm. Signée et datée 'Vestier / Pictor Regis 1785' à gauche. Estimation : 25 000 € / 35 000 €. Photo Tajan 'THE ARTIST'S SELF-PORTRAIT', OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED, BY A. VESTIER - 23,82 x 19,49 in.  Provenance : Conservé par la veuve de l'artiste, décédée en 1831 ; Par descendance à leur petit fils Phidias Vestier ; Légué par ce dernier à sa nièce... [Lire la suite]

Lot 129, Ecole française vers 1760, Natures mortes de fruits et légumes. Paire de toiles, 74 x 97 cm. Estimation : 30 000 € / 40 000 €. Photo Tajan (Restaurations) - Sans cadres  'STILL-LIFES WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES', OIL ON CANVAS, A PAIR, FRENCH SCHOOL, CA 1760 - 29,13 x 38,19 in. ARTCURIAL, Tableaux et Dessins Anciens et du 19e siècle, le 31 Mars 2016 à 18h00