28 octobre 2016

Lot 103. Pendentif hei tiki, Maori, Nouvelle-Zélande. Néphrite. H. 12 cm. Estimation : 10 000 € / 15 000 €. Résultat 31 960 €. Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr Pendentif hei tiki, autrefois parure et signe d'autorité des personnes de haut rang. La figure adopte la position classique, la tête inclinée sur un coté, une main reposant sur la cuisse et l’autre sur la poitrine. Un orifice a été pratiqué au sommet du crâne pour la suspension. La surface plane de la face postérieure indique que comme cela est... [Lire la suite]

Lot 92. Amida Nyorai, Japon. Très probablement époque de Heian, ca 9°-12° siècle. Estimation : 3 000 - 5 000 €.  Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr Bois. H. 90 cm  En dépit d’une forte usure de surface due aux xylophages, cette belle sculpture présente encore des éléments stylistiques évoquant l’esthétique des statues de Buddha de l’époque de Heian. Bien que les mains soient absentes, l’avant bras droit relevé et le gauche incliné vers le bas trahissent l’iconographie classique des représentations d’Amida,... [Lire la suite]

Water dropper in the shape of a crane, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Carnelian and white agate. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.876a, b) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A crane holding a branch of peaches symbolizes longevity. The crane is believed to live for more than a thousand years and has been associated with immortals who would ride on its back. The peach is understood to have more potent life-extending power. In Chinese legend, the... [Lire la suite]

Flower holder with floral design, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Carnelian and white agate. H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.868) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Seated Buddha, 18th–19th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Smoky quartz. Overall: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.859) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Vase with cover and base, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Smoky quartz. H. 10 in. (25.4 cm). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.858a–c) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Lot 28. A reverse-painted glass picture by Nikolaus Michael Spengler, signed and dated 1764. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,300 - 5,600). Photo Bonhams. Of upright rectangular form and depicting The Alchemist after David Teniers the Younger, seated in a busy workshop and using a pair of bellows to blow air onto a fire which heats a distiller, other apparatus and his notebook spread around him, more figures in the background, one using a mortar and pestle, signed with monogram and dated 1764, wooden frame, 35.4cm x... [Lire la suite]

Lot 25. A facon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1560-70, Hall-in-Tyrol or Innsbruck. Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 (€8,900 - 13,000). Photo Bonhams. of upright rectangular form, painted with The Lamentation of Christ, the body of Christ in the centre of the scene, his mother holding his head, attended by his father, Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene and other figures, some costumes picked out in gold, the buildings of Jerusalem in the distance, wooden frame, 20.9cm x 14.7cm visible image... [Lire la suite]

Lot 24. A facon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1560-70, Hall-in-Tyrol or Innsbruck. Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 (€8,900 - 13,000). Photo Bonhams. painted with The Lamentation of Christ, the body of Christ in the centre of the scene, his mother holding his head, attended by his father, Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene and other figures, the buildings of Jerusalem and Mount Calvary in the distance, velvet frame, 31.0cm x 18.5cm (max) visible image Bonhams. BRITISH AND EUROPEAN CERAMICS... [Lire la suite]

Lot 23. A façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1570, Innsbruck or Hall-in-Tyrol. Estimate £10,000 - 14,000 (€11,000 - 16,000). Photo Bonhams. depicting the Adoration of the Magi, Joseph standing before an impressive table covered in a cloth edged in gold, the Christ child in his arms, the three Magi before him presenting gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh whilst Mary looks on, the scene set within a crowded interior and framed within a formal border, wooden frame, 25.2cm x 19.6cm visible image ... [Lire la suite]