11 mars 2017

Leslie Hall Brown, Not my President © Leslie Hall Brown. Leslie Hall Brown, Not my President © Leslie Hall Brown.   Leslie Hall Brown, Not my President © Leslie Hall Brown. Leslie Hall Brown, Not my President © Leslie Hall Brown.  Leslie Hall Brown, Not my President © Leslie Hall Brown.  Mon but avec la série « Not My President » est de refléter la conscience collective de la majorité de notre nation et de créer une série qui pourrait avoir un... [Lire la suite]

Trine Søndergaard, Interior © Trine Søndergaard Trine Søndergaard, Interior © Trine Søndergaard  Trine Søndergaard, Interior © Trine Søndergaard Les « Intérieurs » photographiés sont de grandes pièces vides éclairées uniquement par la lumière naturelle provenant de fenêtres, de portes ou de velux. Il n’y a aucun mobilier et plus aucune trace de présence humaine. Trine Søndergaard vit et travaille à Copenhague. Elle expose dans le monde entier et a déjà publié plusieurs livres chez... [Lire la suite]

Verdura. No. 99 Cuff, $37,500 © Verdura One-of-a-kind 18k yellow gold hinged cocobola wood cuff set with a vintage element centering an oval faceted citrine weighing approximately 61.50 carats, mounted in a 14k yellow gold twisted rope bezel.  

Verdura. No. 98 Cuff, $51,000 © Verdura One-of-a-kind 18k white gold hinged black jade cuff set with a vintage platinum element centering an oval faceted aquamarine weighing approximately 10 carats, and 24 old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.45 carats.  

Verdura. No. 86 Cuff, $34,000 © Verdura One-of-a-kind 18k yellow gold hinged cocholong cuff set with a round, late 19th century filigree element, consisting of 13 round and oval turquoises, and six European-cut diamonds weighing approximately .67 carats.  

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi (Viterbo 1587-1625 Rome), Still Life with quinces, apples, azeroles (hawthorn berries), black grapes, white grapes, figs and pomegranates. Oil on canvas, 87.5 x 117.6 cm. Inscribed to the reverse of the original canvas ‘463’ © Colnaghi Provenance: Wilhelm Itzinger (1835-1888); his sale at Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, 21 April 1903 (as Antonio de Pereda); Benoit Oppenheim (1842-1931) and by descent to his son, Rudolph Oppenheim (1871-1922) and by descent to his daughter, Louise Mary Oppenheim (1896-1982) and Hugo... [Lire la suite]

Archaic vessel, Gu, Shang dynasty, 1600-­-1050 BC, Anyang culture, 1300-­1050 BC, 12th-11th century BC. Bronze with green patina, malachite encrustation. Height 31 cm. Pictogram inside the foot, X-ray © Gisèle Croës s.a. Arts d'Extrême Orient. Archaic vessel, Bianhu, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - AD 220. Bronze with green and blue patina, malachite and azurite encrustation. Height 36 cm © Gisèle Croës s.a. Arts d'Extrême Orient. Wrestling earthenware figures, Tang dynasty, 618-907. Beige earthenware, black and orange pigments. Height... [Lire la suite]

Lot 614. A small green 'Jun' tripod censer, Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from three short tapered legs to a waisted neck with an everted rim, covered overall with a lustrous olive-green glaze suffused with a fine network of crackles, the feet unglazed to reveal the gray stoneware body. Height 2 1/4  in., 5.7 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM

Lot 641. A 'Jun' purple-splashed jar, Jin-Yuan Dynasty. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the globular body supported on a short splayed foot, the short wide neck flanked by two loop handles, splashed on both sides with a rich purple on the pale blue glaze draining from the rim to reveal the russet body beneath and stopping irregularly above the foot to reveal the pale buff body. Width 6 5/8  in., 16.8 cm  Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 1999, lot 653.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 640. A green 'Jun' saucer dish, Song-Jin dynasty. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. he shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an upright rim, the foot encircled by incised concentric lines, covered overall with an olive-green glaze pooling unevenly on the underside, the unglazed foot burnt orange in the firing. Diameter 5 3/4  in., 13.4 cm  Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM