13 avril 2016
A Roman marble panel from a sarcophagus, circa 180 A.D.
Lot 66. A Roman marble panel from a sarcophagus, circa 180 A.D. Estimate $70,000 - $90,000. Price Realized $317,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
Sculpted in high relief, depicting Achilles on Skyros, the hero at the center, lunging to the left with his head turned back, dressed as a woman, wearing a chiton falling off his right shoulder, holding a circular shield in his raised left hand, his crested Corinthian helmet on the ground before him, one of the daughters of King Lycomedes collapsing to the right, probably... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
An important large Roman inlaid bronze Bacchus, circa 2nd century A.D.
Lot 10. An important large Roman inlaid bronze Bacchus, circa 2nd century A.D. Estimate $500,000 - $700,000. Price Realized $509,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The youthful god depicted nude, standing with his weight on his left leg, the right relaxed and bent at the knee, his left arm lowered, perhaps once holding a kantharos, and his right arm raised, perhaps once holding a cluster of grapes, his fleshy torso with copper inlays for the nipples, his head turned to his right, with a smooth forehead and... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
A Roman stone mosaic panel, circa 3rd century A.D.
Lot 9. A Roman stone mosaic panel, circa 3rd century A.D. Estimate $200,000 - $300,000. Price Realized $545,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
Composed of multicolored tesserae on a cream ground, with Dionysus riding in a chariot pulled by two rearing centaurs, the left bearded, the right youthful, the god nimbate, depicted nude but for an animal skin draped diagonally across his chest from his left shoulder, a mantle draped on top and over his arm, a thyrsus in his raised right hand, a crown of ivy and berries... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
A Tanxiangmu fragmentary figure of Guanyin, late Ming dynasty
Lot 2846. A Tanxiangmu fragmentary figure of Guanyin, late Ming dynasty. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD (33,878 - 45,171 EUR). Lot sold 375,000 HKD (42,348 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2016.
the well carved fragmentary figure of Guanyin modelled with a regal and upright posture, the face rendered with a serene and meditative expression, delicately picked out with pursed lips and a small nose beneath a lowered half-closed gaze, all beneath a meticulously picked out chignon beneath a... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
A 'Yaozhou' persimmon-glazed gilt-decorated conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 2864. A 'Yaozhou' persimmon-glazed gilt-decorated conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD (45,171 - 56,463 EUR). Lot sold 400,000 HKD (45,171 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2016.
of conical form, the slightly rounded sides supported on a short foot, covered overall save for the unglazed buff footring with a rich and opaque persimmon-coloured glaze draining to dark brown along the rim and foot, the interior intricately... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
Abraham Bloemaert (Gorinchem 1566 - 1651 Utrecht), A double-sided study sheet
Lot 2805. Abraham Bloemaert (Gorinchem 1566 - 1651 Utrecht), A double-sided study sheet: recto: studies of the heads of an old man and a young boy verso: study of drapery. Estimate 400,000 — 500,000 HKD (45,171 - 56,463 EUR). Lot sold 437,500 HKD (49,406 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2016.
red chalk, heightened with touches of white, on buff paper; traces of framing lines in brown ink; numbered in brown ink, 59, upper right,... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
An Attic Red-Figured Kylix, attributed to the Colmar Painter, circa 500-480 B.C.
Lot 24. An Attic Red-Figured Kylix, attributed to the Colmar Painter, circa 500-480 B.C. Estimate $70,000 - $90,000. Price Realized $87,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The tondo with a youthful komast moving to the right, nude but for a chlamys draped behind him and over his arms, a thick fillet in his hair, looped at the back with the ends hanging down onto his shoulder, with a knobbed walking stick in his lowered right hand, holding a skyphos out before him in the palm of his left hand, a column-krater to the... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
An Attic Red-Figured Nolan Amphora, attributed to the Berlin Painter, circa 470 B.C.
Lot 3. An Attic Red-Figured Nolan Amphora, attributed to the Berlin Painter, circa 470 B.C. Estimate $100,000 - $150,000. Price Realized $221,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The obverse with Athena striding to the right, wearing a pendant necklace, a long chiton and a himation with swallowtail folds hanging behind, her aegis spread over her shoulders and fringed with spiraling snakes, her hair in a diadem, her long tresses bound, holding a spear in her lowered right hand and a high-crested Attic helmet out... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
An Attic Black-Figured Panathenaic Amphora, circa 500 B.C.
Lot 2. An Attic Black-Figured Panathenaic Amphora, circa 500 B.C. Estimate $250,000 - $350,000. Price Realized $293,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The obverse with Panathenaic Athena striding to the left, wearing a peplos, her snaky aegis, and a high-crested helmet, a spear in her raised right hand, a circular shield in her left, a Pegasos protome as the blazon, its wing sickle shaped, the goddess framed by two Doric columns each surmounted by a cock; the reverse with a bearded trainer standing to the left... [Lire la suite]13 avril 2016
A finely carved double-Bodhisattva marble stele, Sui dynasty (581-618) , dated 608
Lot 2911. A finely carved double-Bodhisattva marble stele, Sui dynasty (581-618) , dated 608. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 HKD (39,524 - 50,817 EUR). Lot sold 437,500 HKD (49,406 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2016.
depicting two Bodhisattvas portrayed mirror-image, each standing on a lotus base holding a ritual implement in a pendent hand and clutching a lotus bud or representation of a Buddhist jewel in the other, dressed in a tall foliate crown and robes... [Lire la suite]