26 avril 2017

Lot 171. A clair-de-lune-glazed water pot, 18th-19th century; 11cm (4 3/8in) wide. Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,700 - 7,100). Photo: Bonhams.  Of compressed globular form with shallow indentation encircling the short neck, covered overall in a soft lavender-blue glaze, the base glazed white.  Provenance: A British private collection, and thence by descent Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 11 May 2017, 11:00 BST, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET

Lot 170. A teadust-glazed bottle vase, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 19.5cm (7 5/8in) high. Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 (€5,900 - 8,200). Photo: Bonhams.  The compressed globular body supported on a short splayed foot and rising to a tall tapering neck below an everted rim, covered overall in an olive-green glaze flecked with a fine yellow mist.  Provenance: A British private collection, and thence by descent Note: Compare with a similar teadust-glazed bottle vase, Jiaqing... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 149. A rare yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735); 32cm (12 5/8in) diam. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€7,100 - 9,400). Photo: Bonhams.  The interior finely incised with two writhing dragons in the central medallion, surrounded by eight floral sprigs, the exterior with four dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst flames and clouds, applied overall with a rich egg-yolk-yellow glaze.  Provenance: A distinguished European private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 154. A red-glazed saucer-dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735); 14.8cm (5 7/8in) diam. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€7,100 - 9,400). Photo: Bonhams.  The curved body flaring outwards rising from a short recessed circular foot, the exterior evenly applied with a layer of deep crimson red glaze, the interior left white, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze-blue within double circles.  Note: Compare with a similar but slightly larger red-glazed dish, Yongzheng mark and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. Egon Schiele, Danaë. Signed Schiele Egon and dated 1909 (lower right). Oil and metallic paint on canvas, 31⅝ by 49⅜ in. 80.2 by 125.4 cm. Painted in 1909. Estimate 30,000,000 — 40,000,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s unveiled highlights from its upcoming Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York. The 16 May 2017 auction will be led by Egon Schiele’s first masterpiece: Danaë. Painted in 1909, the work marks Schiele’s first major oil painting of a female nude, and is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A blue-glazed vase, cong, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period (1875-1908); 30cm (11 3/4in) high.  Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,700 - 7,100). Photo: Bonhams. Modelled after an archaic jade prototype, the square section rising from a short circular foot to a short tapering neck, the rectangular sides applied with a pair of moulded elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings, covered overall in a thick and rich purplish-blue glaze. Provenance: acquired from Accorsi, Turin in the 1950s, by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A 'sacrificial blue'-glazed bowl, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 17.5cm (6 7/8in) diam. Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 (€14,000 - 18,000). Photo: Bonhams. Elegantly potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapering foot to a flared mouth rim, covered inside and out with an attractive deep blue glaze thinning at the mouth and foot rims Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2011, lot 119 Note: 'Sacrificial blue'-glazed ritual vessels were intended for use on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 146. A large blue-glazed dish, 18th century; 49cm (19 1/4in) diam. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,500 - 5,900). Photo: Bonhams. Heavily potted, with deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot, covered overall with a lustrous deep-blue glaze. Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, and thence by descent Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 11 May 2017, 11:00 BST, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET

Lot 152. A blue-glazed saucer-dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 15.6cm (6 1/8in) diam. Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 (€12,000 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams. Covered all over in a rich midnight-blue leaving the extremities with a thinner layer of glaze, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue within double circles.  Note: The Kangxi emperor successfully re-established the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen around 1680 after a long period of civil strife in China. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. Platinum, peridot, diamond and enamel brooch, circa 1925. Estimate $10,000–15,000. Lot sold $10,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Centering a cushion-cut peridot weighing approximately 20.00 carats, the openwork surrounds set with old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately 3.25 carats, decorated with black enamel; circa 1925.  Provenance: Formerly From the Collection of Evelyn H. Lauder. Sotheby's New York, February 7, 2013, Important Jewels, lot 456. Sotheby's. Magnificent... [Lire la suite]