22 septembre 2016

Lot 126. A 3.81 carats fancy intense blue diamond ring. Sold for £2,322,500 (€2,702,938). Photo: Bonhams. LONDON - Bonhams kicks off the fine jewellery autumn season selling Kashmir sapphires, Harry Winston diamonds and signed jewellery for dazzling prices. A rare blue diamond and pair of Kashmir sapphires caught the eye of global buyers at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale this week (20th September 2016). The star of the sale was a very rare oval-cut blue diamond. Weighing 3.81 carats, the Fancy Intense Blue... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118. A Ding sgraffiato 'foliage' bean-shaped pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 100,000 (USD 7,774 - USD 12,957). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pillow is carved through a layer of pale-russet glaze to a white-slip ground with a foliage scroll on the top and a scrolling band on the sides, all covered with a clear glaze. The base with two small ventilation holes is unglazed, revealing the fine, white body. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) wide, box. The property of Mark Lam ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A carved Chengguan sancai-glazed 'boy' pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 12,957 - USD 25,914). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pillow is fired on four spur marks, the boy sleeping on a mat holding a lotus leaf, the ruyi-shaped top incised with wave motifs. The base is largely unglazed exposing the yellowish-grey body. 7 3/4 in. (19.6 cm.), box. The property of Mark Lam Literature: Dream Quest: The Mark Lam Collection of Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. A carved Qingbai 'boys' rectangular pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 12,957 - USD 25,914). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pillow is glazed all-over, one narrow side with four spur marks and a ventilation hole, all sides carved with panels enclosing boys against a fish-roe ground. 9 in. (23 cm.) long, box. The property of Mark Lam Literature: Dream Quest: The Mark Lam Collection of Chinese Ceramic Pillows, Shanghai, 2008, pl. 2 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A Henan incised and painted polychrome 'butterfly' ruyi-shaped pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 100,000 (USD 7,774 - USD 12,957). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pillow is applied with a white slip, incised and painted above in brown, the flower petals picked out in pink slip and yellow enamel, all covered with a clear glaze, with a ventilation hold on one side. It is fired on the unglazed base, revealing the pale greyish-white body. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) long,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 114. A Dangyangyu sgraffiato 'peony' bean-shaped pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 240,000 - HKD 500,000 (USD 31,097 - USD 64,785). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pillow is carved through the white slip and filled with black pigment, covered overall in a clear glaze, fired on the base partially applied with white slip, with a ventilation hole on one side. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box. The property of Mark Lam Literature: Dream Quest: The Mark Lam... [Lire la suite]

Lot 275. Lê Thị Lựu (1911-1988), Portrait of a young girl holding a doll, signed and dated 58, oil on silk, 22.5 by 17.5 cm; 8 3/4  by 6 3/4  in. Estimate 70,000 — 90,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  Sotheby’s. Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, 03 Oct 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 274. Lê Thị Lựu (1911-1988), Girl with Flower, signed, oil on silk, 22.5 by 17.5 cm; 8 3/4  by 6 3/4  in. Estimate 70,000 — 90,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  Sotheby’s. Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, 03 Oct 2016, 10:00 AM 

Lot 112. A persimmon-glazed conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (USD 5,183 - USD 7,774). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The base and foot are unglazed exposing the fine-grained grey body. 5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong

Lot 112. A Henan russet-spot black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234). Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000 (USD 12,957 - USD 19,436). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The bowl is covered with a thick black glaze applied with a dense network of russet splashes, stopping on the exterior above another layer of thin brown glaze, the unglazed base and foot revealing the buff body. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diam. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October... [Lire la suite]