29 octobre 2016

Lot 511. A Zechlin armorial goblet and cover, circa 1730. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,200 - 3,300). Photo Bonhams. The rounded funnel bowl neatly engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling, the reverse with an inscription 'Guthe freunde aller Orthen Mehr in Thaten als in Worten', between borders of pearls and ovals and bright gold bands, the knopped baluster stem and finial cut with facets and also gilded, 28.5cm high (2) Provenance: From the estate of a Swiss collector. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 50. A fine Potsdam royal portrait goblet and cover, circa 1735. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,300 - 5,600). Photo Bonhams. Of drawn trumpet shape, deeply cut and engraved and brightly gilded, the bowl with a profile portrait of Frederick William I of Prussia, in a circular reserve surmounted by a crowned eagle within a frame of martial trophies including further Prussian eagles, the cover engraved with further trophies including a barrel, the reverse of the cover with a pile of cannonballs, the stem, the cover and the finial... [Lire la suite]

Lot 38. A very fine Silesian Hochschnitt and Tiefschnitt goblet and cover, Hermsdorf, circa 1730. Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 (€3,300 - 4,400). Photo Bonhams. The tapering bowl divided into four panels by vertical bands of Hochschnitt or relief carving of heavy baroque ornament, the resulting panels delicately engraved in Tiefschnitt with laub-und-Bandelwerk, floral and shell motifs, two of the panels containing allegorical figures standing by tiny pine trees, the cover carved with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 37. An important Silesian Hochschnitt goblet and cover by Friedrich Winter, Hermsdorf, circa 1700. Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 (€67,000 - 89,000). Photo Bonhams. Carved with the arms of Schaffgotsch, the thistle-shaped bowl deeply carved in Hochschnitt on a polished ground, the bowl with three reserved cartouches, one in high relief with the pine tree device used by the Schaffgotsch family surrounded by the engraved motto Aucun temps ne le Change(Untouched by Time), the other two cartouches engraved... [Lire la suite]

Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar © Marie Cecile Thijs, 2014 Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar VI © Marie Cecile Thijs, 2014 Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar II, 2013 © Marie Cecile Thijs Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar I, 2009. Included in collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Marie Cecile Thijs Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar IV © Marie Cecile Thijs, 2014 Marie Cecile Thijs, Cat with White Collar III, 2013 © Marie Cecile Thijs

Lot 101. Un masque Gouro par le « Maître de Bouaflé », Côte d'Ivoire. Estimation : 80 000 € / 150 000 €. Résultat 100 160 €. Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Exceptionnel masque aux traits anthropomorphes caractéristique du style, yeux fendus surmontés d’un sourcil en relief, ligne bombée du front se prolongeant dans le petit retroussement du nez au dessus d’une fine bouche close esquissant un sourire. Le bas du visage est bordé par une fine collerette crantée partant de dessous les oreilles au tragus... [Lire la suite]

Lot 46. An 'eel-skin'-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795).  Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000  (USD 12,180 - USD 18,270). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The exterior and base are decorated with a yellowish olive-green glaze with darker speckles, supported on a short foot. 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street

Lot 47. A very large guan-type archaistic vase, hu, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate GBP 180,000 - GBP 220,000 (USD 219,240 - USD 267,960). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The vase has a pair of stylised dragon handles and is decorated with raised archaistic straps and bosses, covered overall in a celadon glaze with a network of dark grey crackles. 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) high. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November... [Lire la suite]

Lot 50. A carved white-glazed 'dragon and phoenix' jar, Kangxi-Yongzheng period (1662-1735). Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 9,744 - USD 14,616). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The exterior of the vessel is carved with a phoenix and a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, amongst clouds and flames. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street

Lot 51. A large carved white-glazed baluster vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,180 - USD 18,270). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The vase is decorated with large peony flowers and leafy scrolls, with tall leaves surrounding the neck. 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street