9 novembre 2016

Lot 10. A rare doucai 'mythical horse' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark within a double-circle and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000 (USD 18,615 - USD 31,025). Price Realised  GBP 149,000 (USD 184,909). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The dish is painted with a mythical horse supporting a ribboned book on a saddle cloth, galloping over waves beside rocks. The exterior is decorated with further waves and rocks. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diam.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 97. Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Running Script Calligraphy. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 12,410 - USD 24,820). Price Realised  GBP 161,000 (USD 199,801). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf, ink on gold-dusted paper. The text is a poem written by the artist. Signed Zhengming with two seals of the artist reading Zheng Zhong Fu yin and Wu Yan shi yin. Three collectors' seals including Wu Hufan (1894-1968), one colophon by Wu Hufan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 127. A pair of embellished cloisonné and champlevé enamel caparisoned elephants, Qianlong-Jiaqing period (1736-1820). Estimate GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 74,460 - USD 99,280). Price Realised GBP 185,000 (USD 229,585). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Each elephant supports a vase containing lingzhi sprigs embellished with goldstones, with stylised lotus designs on the vase, saddle and saddle cloth. The white bodies are inset with gilt cloisons imitating the wrinkled hide, and the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 201. A pair of rectangular huanghuali stools, changfangdeng, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000 (USD 49,640 - USD 74,460). Price Realised GBP 233,000 (USD 289,153). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Each stool has a frame top enclosing a soft mat seat, supported on gently tapered square-form legs terminating in hoof feet and joined by plain aprons and humpback stretchers. 22 in. (56 cm.) wide x 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep x 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high  Christie's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 96. Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Trees on a hillside. Estimate GBP 15,000 ~ 25,000. Price Realised  GBP 233,000 (USD 289,153). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf. Ink on gold-dusted paper. Signed with two seals of the artist. Six collector's seals including one of Pan Zhengwei (1791-1850) and five of Wu Hufan (1894-1968); 20 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (52.7 x 18.6 cm.)  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74. A rare miniature doucai bottle vase, Qianlong four-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate GBP 18,000 ~ 25,000. Price Realised  GBP 365,000 (USD 452,965). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The bottle is finely decorated with the 'hundred boys' design in garden scenes. The neck is applied with two gilt bracket handles. The interior and base are turquoise enamelled. 3 1/8in. (8cm) high. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Self-portrait, wearing a Feathered Bonnet, 1635, National Trust, Buckland Abbey, gift from the estate of Edna, Lady Samuel of Wych Cross. © National Trust/Chris Titmus. LONDON.- Am I Rembrandt? (8 Nov – 5 March 2017), the final display in Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Making Discoveries series brings the Dutch Master’s flamboyant Self-Portrait, Wearing a Feathered Bonnet, 1635, (on loan from Buckland Abbey, National Trust) to London for the first time. The display also delves deeper into the... [Lire la suite]

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Wedding Dance in the Open Air, 1607-1614, oil on oak panel. © The Holburne Museum. BATH.- The Holburne Museum announces the UK’s first exhibition devoted to the Bruegel dynasty, including recent attributions for two paintings from the Museum’s own collection. Bruegel: Defining a Dynasty will unravel the complex Bruegel family tree, revealing the originality and diversity of Antwerp’s famous artistic dynasty across four generations through 35 works, including masterpieces from the National... [Lire la suite]

Lot 218. An exceptional rhinoceros horn Libation Cup, late Ming, c.1600. Sold for £200,000. Photo courtesy Sworder's Fine Art auctioneer. STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET.- This highly carved c.1600 late Ming Dynasty libation cup has sold for £200,000 hammer at Sworders Fine Art auctioneers of Stansted Mountfitchet. An exceptional design for such a piece, the 7½ wide by 5½in high (19 x 14cm) cup sold to a Chinese buyer in the room battling it out against ten phone bidders on Tuesday (November 8). Made... [Lire la suite]