27 décembre 2016

Dish with lions, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-1566), China, Jiangxi province. White-glazed porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 1 1/8 in x Diam. 6 in, H. 2.9 cm x Diam. 15.2 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P2308. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. This type of decoration was applied on cups, dishes, and jars of the Jiajing period. The common motifs seen were fishes, cranes, boys, and lions. The interior bottom shows two lions... [Lire la suite]

Octagonal plate with the Eight Treasures and a longevity character, Ming dynasty, Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-1566). Carved red lacquer. H. 1 1/4 in x Diam. 6 3/4 in, H. 3.0 cm x Diam. 17.2 cm. Museum purchase, B83M10. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. This object has decorations that form the blessing of "May you be rich and may you live long!"

Taoist figure Guandi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-1566), China. Porcelain with celadon and biscuit glaze. H. 9 in x Circ. 11 1/2 in. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P519. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Lot 471. Important 22.26 carats step-cut diamond ring, Harry Winston. Estimate 390,000 — 680,000 CHF. Lot sold 526,000 CHF. Photo  Sotheby's. Claw-set with a step-cut diamond weighing 22.26 carats, between tapered baguette diamond shoulders, size 57, sizing band, mark for Jacques Timey. Accompanied by GIA report no. 1152100711, stating that the diamond is I Colour, VS1 Clarity. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Genève, 12 mai 2015, 10:30 AM

Box with birds, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-1566), China, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with underglaze-blue decoration., qinghua ware. H. 1 1/8 in x Diam. 4 in, H. 2.9 cm x Diam. 10.2 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1710.a-.b. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. A pair of phoenixes are set in the center of this work amid cloud buds and bordered by five cranes on both sides. The lid and box are painted in a bright purplish... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 492. Important diamond rivière, mid 19th century, property of the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe. Estimate 245,000 — 340,000 CHF. Lot sold 586,000 CHF. Photo  Sotheby's. Designed as a graduated row of forty-three collet-set cushion-shaped diamonds, on a similarly set clasp framed with single-cut diamonds, length approximately 465mm.  Rivière [stream] is a term used to describe a necklace designed as a succession of gemstones... [Lire la suite]

Jar with dragons, Ming dynasty, Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-1566), China, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with incised decoration and blue glaze. H. 4 1/8 in x Diam. 4 1/2 in, H. 10.5 cm x Diam. 11.5 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P2350. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. Incised with two five-clawed dragons alternating with pearls and clouds on the exterior, this vessel is glazed in plain white on the interior. A frieze of cloud patterns covers the... [Lire la suite]

CANBERRA.- A rare 2000 year old bronze sculptural head of the Roman emperor Augustus is one of the unique treasures in the British Museum’s A History of the World in 100 Objects exhibition, which is on view at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.   In its only east coast venue, A History of the World in 100 Objects uses items from around the globe to explore the last two million years of human history, sourcing the oldest objects from the British Museum’s collection and incorporating those from the... [Lire la suite]