20 juillet 2016

Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Pavilion, detail

Axel Vervoordt, Kanaal

Vila Litta, Milano

Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta in Lainate

Capri (1981) by Luigi Ghirri

De Beers, Phenomena Frost Necklace. De Beers High Jewellery, Albert Bridge Necklace. De Beers High Jewellery, Battersea Light Necklace. Photos courtesy De Beers

Lot 497. A Dehua 'Blanc-de-Chine' beaker vase, gu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's of archaic bronze form, supported on a splayed foot and surmounting by a wide trumpet neck flaring at the rim, the central slightly protruding section bordered with two pairs of thin raised fillets, the exterior covered overall with a smooth creamy-white glaze; 27 cm., 10 5/8  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 Dec 2015

Lot 496. A Blanc-de-Chine figure of Zhenwu, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's modelled as Zhenwu seated in a powerful stance on jagged rockwork with a tortoise and snake emerging from the crevices, dressed in martial attire with scarf over the shoulders, depicted with characteristic long combed-back hair, bare feet and mudra, with five apertures over the face; 24.1 cm., 9 1/2  in.  Provenance: The Bindley... [Lire la suite]

Lot 475. A Dehua 'Blanc-de-Chine' 'chilong' vase and a Dehua 'Blanc-de-Chine' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's the long flared neck of the vase decorated with a clambering chilong; the bowl with shallow rounded sides, the interior incised with a large peony blossom borne on a leafy stem; 12 and 15 cm., 4 3/4  and 5 7/8  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 Dec 2015

Lot 472. A pair of Dehua 'Blanc-de-Chine' 'prunus' ewers and covers, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's each of pear-shaped form, set with a long curved spout joined by a strut to the neck opposite an arched strap handle, appliqué decoration of flowering prunus branches to each side, with fitted cover; 11.3 cm., 4 1/2  in.  Provenance: Nicholas Pitcher Oriental Art Ltd., London. Exhibited: Marchant & Son Ltd.,... [Lire la suite]