13 janvier 2017

Lot 1410. A large silvery bronze circular 'TLV' mirror with inscription, Late Western Han-Xin dynasty, 1st century BC. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 104,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. The central knob rising from an ornate quatrefoil within a square enclosing twelve small nipples alternating with twelve characters representing the Twelve Branches, the main field with somewhat abbreviated TLV patterns as well as eight nipples separating the Guardians of the Four Directions... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1409. A bronze circular mirror with animals and inscription, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 20,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. The large knob set within a square from which project four 'T' motifs positioned below a dragon, a bird, a tiger and a unicorn separated by four nipples, all encircled by an inscription, a hatchured band and a band of stylized animls, all below a band comprised of a bird, dragons and foliate scrolls issuing from a horn or... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1408. A rare engraved bronze circular mirror, the mirror Warring States period, the engraved decoration possibly of later date. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 4,375 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. Thinly cast, the back cast in intaglio with a design of continuous stylized flower scroll issuing from a circular medallion in the center, with finely stippled details, all within a geometric border below the slightly upturned rim, pierced with two holes for... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1407. A large bronze circular 'bird' mirror, late Warring States period, 3rd century BC. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 9,375 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. With triple-fluted loop surrounded by a patterned band repeated in the main field as the ground for three birds with scrolling interlocking bodies and long angular crests extending from the back of their heads, all within the upright rim, with dark silver-grey patina - 9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) diam., 5/16 in. (.7 cm.)... [Lire la suite]

Patineur hollandais, vers 1700-1705, Francfort-sur-le-Main, argent doré, émail peint, émail translucide, or, perle baroque, rubis, verre. Hauteur : 12,3 cm. Allemagne, Dresde, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Grünes Gewölbe, VI96. Photo © BPK, Berlin, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image SKD

Vases à boire : perdrix et perroquet, Hillebrandt Friedrich (2e moitié 16e siècle-1608), orfèvre, vers 1594-1602. Argent doré, nacre, émail, émeraude, grenat, rubis. Perdrix : H : 27,2 cm. Perroquet : H : 32,6 cm. Allemagne, Dresde, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Grünes Gewölbe, III150; III151. Photo © BPK, Berlin, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image SKD

Gourde, Ruel Joerg (connu à partir de 1598-1625), orfèvre. Nuremberg, vers 1598-1602. Argent doré, émeraude, nacre. H : 27,4 cm, L : 14,9 cm, P : 9,6 cm. Allemagne, Dresde, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Grünes Gewölbe. Photo © BPK, Berlin, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image SKD

Calice et burette à vin. Diamant, émail sur ronde-bosse d'or, émeraude, or, rubis, turquoise. Calice : vers 1560, H : 19,5 cm. Burette : vers 1550, H : 16,5 cm. Allemagne, Dresde, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Grünes Gewölbe, IV41;IV42. Photo © BPK, Berlin, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image SKD

Lot 1405. A bronze circular 'phoenix' mirror, late Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 4,750 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. The back with a small central knob set within a concave square border, the four phoenixes that stand on the corners alternating with four small long-tailed birds, each standing on an angular scroll, all reserved on a ground of coiled scrolls and granular pattern arranged in a grid of diamond-shaped lozenges, with silvery... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1404. A bronze circular 'phoenix' mirror, late Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 3,750 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.  Thinly cast, the back with a small central knob set within a concave square border, the four phoenixes standing on the corners alternating with four stylized birds shown as if seen from above, all reserved on a ground of angular scrolls filled with granulation and coiled scrolls - 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm.) diam.,... [Lire la suite]