10 juillet 2016

Lot 318. Lucie Rie, Conical bowl, circa 1978. Estimate £25,000 - 35,000. Sold for £40,000. Photo Phillips Porcelain, golden manganese glaze, radiating inlaid and sgraffito design. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal.  PROVENANCE: Private collection, GermanyThence by the descent to the present owner LITERATURE: Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Yeovil, 2009, p. 185 for a similar example Lot 111. Lucie Rie, Vase with flaring lip and integral... [Lire la suite]

Lot 126. Lucie Rie, Conical bowl, circa 1976. Estimate £16,000 - 24,000. Sold for £37,500. Photo Phillips Porcelain, golden manganese glaze, radiating inlaid and sgraffito design. 11 cm (4 3/8 in.) high, 20.4 cm (8 in.) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal.  PROVENANCE: Liberty, LondonAcquired from the above by the present owner, 1980 LITERATURE: Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Yeovil, 2009, p. 185 for a similar example. Phillips. DESIGN, LONDON AUCTION, 28 APRIL 2016

Lot 43. Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793), The Church of San Cristoforo di Murano, Venice, oil on panel, 7 ½ x 12 in. (19 x 30.4 cm.). Estimate £150,000 - £250,000 ($193,650 - $322,750). Price Realized £98,500 ($127,656). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.  Provenance: Mrs Arthur Byne, Madrid, 1911.Leonard Thomas, attaché of the United States Embassy in Madrid, 1911.with James St. L. O’Toole, New York, 1946, from whom purchased by the following,Dr. F. Altmann, New York, 1946, and by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 39. Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793), The Piazzetta, Venice, with the Doge’s Palace and the Libreria, San Giorgio Maggiore beyond, oil on canvas, 13 ½ x 18 1/8 in. (34.4 x 45.8 cm.). Estimate £150,000 - £250,000 ($193,650 - $322,750). Price Realized £164,500 ($213,192). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Provenance: Alfred Beit (1853-1906), 26 Park Lane, London, by 1904, and by inheritance to his brother,Sir Otto Beit, 1st Bt. (1865-1930), and by descent to his son,Sir Alfred Lane Beit, 2nd... [Lire la suite]

Lot 38. Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793), Piazza San Marco, Venice, with the Basilica and the Campanile, with figures in carnival costume, oil on canvas, 13 ½ x 18 1/8 in. (34.4 x 45.8 cm.). Estimate £150,000 - £250,000 ($193,650 - $322,750). Price Realized £164,500 ($213,192). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Provenance: Alfred Beit (1853-1906), 26 Park Lane, London, by 1904, and by inheritance to his brother,Sir Otto Beit, 1st Bt. (1865-1930), and by descent to his brother,Sir Alfred Lane Beit,... [Lire la suite]

  Carefully assembled over the course of sixty years from 1955 to 2015, represent the private collection of Dr. Seymour and Carol Haber of Portland, Oregon. After meeting in medical school and marrying in 1954, the couple spent two years in Germany where Seymour served as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps; it was during this period that they began to collect art objects. They traveled and moved many times over the coming years, adding to both their collection and their knowledge along... [Lire la suite]

Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Sudarium Held by Two Angels, 1513, engraving, 4 x 5 1/2 inches, Collection of Dr. Dorrance T. Kelly. GLENS FALLS, NY.- The Hyde Collection presents Dürer & Rembrandt: Master Prints from the Collection of Dr. Dorrance Kelly in its Charles R. Wood Gallery. At the same time, The Hydes & Rembrandt will be on view in the adjacent Whitney-Renz Gallery. Both shows open on July 10 and continue through October 2. Dürer & Rembrandt features 82 prints, showcasing 29 superb... [Lire la suite]

Greenware bowl with animal masks, Yue kiln-sites, 4th century AD, Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265 - 316) - Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317 - 420) - Six Dynasties Period (AD 221 - 589); stoneware, with incised, impressed, and applied decoration under a green glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim; 5.8 cm (height), 16.5 cm (diameter). Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956. EA1956.233. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford Greenware saucer dish with lotus leaves, Yue... [Lire la suite]

'Francis Bacon, Monaco and French Culture'. Photo JC Vinaj MONACO.- The Grimaldi Forum, Monaco is presenting a major exhibition, Francis Bacon, Monaco and French Culture from 2 July to 4 September 2016. The exhibition, curated by Martin Harrison, editor of the forthcoming Francis Bacon Catalogue Raisonné (publication 30 June 2016), takes place with the support of The Estate of Francis Bacon in London, and the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation based in Monaco. Francis Bacon’s cultural orientation was, to an... [Lire la suite]

Sorelle Fontana gown from the 1950s