3 octobre 2016

Lot 3635. A very rare blue and white anhua 'dragon' stem cup , Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  well potted with deep rounded sides resting on a tall hollow splayed foot moulded with bands, the exterior of the cup decorated in cobalt blue with a pair of dragons chasing 'flaming pearls', the interior centred with a floret and detailed a 'classic' scroll border along the inner rim, the cavetto decorated in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3636. A rare and important blue and white barbed 'banana plant and peony' charger, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Estimate 25,000,000 — 30,000,000 HKD. Sold 29,880,000 HKD (3,852,428 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a wide everted bracket-lobed rim, the interior centred with a slightly sunken medallion boldly decorated in inky tones of cobalt blue with banana plant framed by a variety of fruiting and... [Lire la suite]

Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 225 (detail), 1990, chromogenic colour print 48 1/8 x 33 1/8 in. (122 x 84 cm.), © Cindy ShermanDavid Salle, Young Krainer (detail), 1989, acrylic and oil on canvas 84 x 104 in. (213.4 x 262.2 cm.), Art © David Salle / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. LONDON.- Skarstedt announced the opening of a new London gallery at 8 Bennet Street, St James’s. A joint exhibition of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1988 – 1990) and David Salle’s Tapestry Paintings (1989 – 1991) inaugurated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3691. A rare copper-red 'bats and lotus' globular jarlet, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. finely potted with a globular body resting on a slightly splayed foot and surmounted by a short upright neck, the body delicately painted in pinkish-red tones of copper red with a wide band of large lotus blooms borne on undulating scrolls and bats soaring with outstretched wings, the frieze detailed with wan symbols, some beribboned and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3670. A small famille-rose ruby-ground 'lotus' sgraffiato wine cup, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising steeply from a short foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior delicately painted with three flowering formal lotus blooms encircled by curling foliage and interspersed with small florets and lingzhi blooms, all above a band of yellow upright petal lappets and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3680. A doucai 'fruit' medallion bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795).  Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with steep flaring sides resting on a recessed base, the exterior decorated in the doucai palette with five densely decorated roundels in the form of leafy branches laden with fruits and florets, separated with detached pomegranate sprays, all between a double-line border and a multi-coloured lappet band encircling the rim and foot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3676. A rare doucai 'bajixiang' jarlet, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. very finely potted with a slightly compressed globular body resting on a short splayed foot and surmounted by a short neck, the body meticulously detailed and enamelled in the doucai palette, highlighted with famille-rose with a frieze of the bajixiang emblems above an undulating scroll of stylised lotus blooms, the design... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3626. A very fine doucai 'anbaxian' ogee bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the bowl of ogee form rising from a tapered foot, the interior with a flat central well decorated with an interlinked scroll border enclosing a swirled roundel issuing alternating yellow and blue flames, surrounded by four peaches born on the leafy scroll border, the cavetto finely decorated with the anbaxian emblems, each accentuated... [Lire la suite]

Jan Brueghel d. J. and imitators, Landscape with the creation of the animals, oil on oak, 53.7 x 81 cm, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Copyright : SKD DRESDEN.- Dizzying vistas of river valleys and mountain peaks, the impenetrable thicket of a forest bustling with countless animals, the idyllic quiet of a lake in the evening light. What we now call landscapes weren’t always seen that way – and they certainly weren’t depicted that way either. In the special exhibition ‘Paradise on Earth: Flemish Landscape Painting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3621. An extremely rare and exquisitely enamelled 'pheasants' glass bottle vase, blue enamel mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the ovoid body surmounted by a tall and gently waisted neck and everted rim, the body exquisitely enamelled with a continuous scene depicting a pair of pheasants amidst lush and verdant vegetation, the male pheasant perched on a bamboo shoot whilst looking at the other pheasant on pierced jagged... [Lire la suite]