11 mai 2016

Lot 122. Maori Hand Club, New Zealand, wahaika. Wood, length 18 1/4in (46.5cm). Sold for US$ 25,000 (€21,912) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Finely carved in large proportions with a tiki figure with curvilinear features including an arched back, circling arms, legs, feet and hands with three fingers, the vulva defined, the head with an arching brow, raised nostrils and open mouth with protruding tongue, a tiki head at the base of the handle, pierced through at the handle for suspension; fine, honey-brown... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. Maori Anthropomorphic Neck Pendant, New Zealand, hei tiki. Greenstone (pounamu), height 4 3/4in (12.1cm). Sold for US$ 31,250 (€27,390) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Extremely well carved with head turned to the left side with large circular eyes and mouth open revealing the tongue, the arms resting on the hips; pierced through at the top of the head for suspension, the hole showing much wear from extensive use; the surface finely worked into a smooth and lustrous finish. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 149. Ancestor Figure, Takuu Atoll-Ontong Java. Wood, height 17 3/4in (45cm).Sold for US$ 221,000 (€193,706) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Finely carved, most likely by stone and shell, in overall cubistic form, the oversized head, rounded in the back yet of planar form on the front with the forehead, nose and parted lips on the same plane slightly above the facial plane, slightly raised C-form ears, the neck of diminutive size resting on squared shoulders rounded at the top with each elongated, rounded arm... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Untitled (detail), acrylic on canvas, Painted in 1982. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2016.  NEW YORK, NY.- The May 10 evening sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art realized US$318,388,000 / £220,796,117 /€279,086,291 with sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 91% by value. The sale established 6 new world auction records for artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Agnes Martin, Mike Kelley, Richard Prince, Kerry James Marshall and Barry X Ball. The results of tonight’s sale brings the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 218. René Boivin, vers 1935-1945, Paire de clips de revers en or jaune 18 carats (750 millièmes) formant deux cœurs bombés ornés de cabochons de rubis de différentes tailles en serti clos. Estimation : 30 000 € / 40 000 €. Photo Pestel-Debord (poinçon d'orfèvre illisible). Hauteur : 3,7 cm Largeur : 3,6 cm Poids brut : 39,1 gCertificat de Françoise Caille  PESTEL - DEBORD, Bijoux & Montres, le 13 Mai 2016 à 14h00

Lot 206. Bague en or gris 18 carats (750 millièmes) sertie d'un rubis Birman de forme ovale pesant 8,20 carats épaulé de quatre diamants navette. Estimation : 30 000 € / 40 000 €. Photo Pestel-Debord Taille de doigt : 53 Poids brut : 5 gCertificat du SSEF spécifiant non chauffé PESTEL - DEBORD, Bijoux & Montres, le 13 Mai 2016 à 14h00

Lot 236. A marbled tripod censer, Ming dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 20,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's  the compressed globular body supported on three cabriole legs issuing from animal masks, rising to a short waisted neck and everted rim, the brown and white clay marbled to produce a design of mixed dark and light irregular swirling stripes, covered overall in a clear straw-coloured glaze stopping near the foot; 8.9 cm, 3 1/2  in. Provenance: Warren E. Cox,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 235. A brown-glazed censer, Ming dynasty. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 1,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's   the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of lion mask handles and covered overall in a persimmon-brown glaze; 11 cm, 4 3/8 in. Provenance: Collection of Dr Otto Burchard, purchased in Beijing, 27th July 1945.Sotheby's Paris, 9th June 2011, lot 51   Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 203. Attribué à Mauboussin, vers 1935, Bracelet manchette ouvrant en métal émaillé noir et orné de deux clips géométriques amovibles en platine (950 millièmes) sertis de diamants de taille ancienne, demi-taille, de taille émeraude et baguette. Estimation : 35 000 € / 40 000 €. Photo Pestel-Debord Numéroté 9882. Diamètre : 5,7 cm Poids brut : 66,2 g PESTEL - DEBORD, Bijoux & Montres, le 13 Mai 2016 à 14h00

Lot 233. A 'Henan' russet-painted black-glazed jar, Jin dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's the baluster body rising from a recessed base to a narrow and short flanged neck, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze and painted in russet with stylised flowers; 19.5 cm, 7 3/4  in. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 mai 2016, 10:00 AM