juin 2017

A lacquer and gilt-wood figure of Amida Nyorai seated in jō-in (meditation mudra), Japan, 12th-13th century, Kamakura Period. Dimensions: Figure: H. 10¼" (25.50 cm). Gregg Baker Asian Art, Stand D23 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD Hisao Dōmoto, Solution de continuité (Solution of Continuity), oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 1963-64 Paris on the reverse. H. 9¼" x W. 20¼" (23cm x 51cm). Gregg Baker Asian Art, Stand D23 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD Suda Kokuta, Untitled,... [Lire la suite]

Theodoor Rombouts (Antwerp 1597–1637 Antwerp), Card Players in an Interior. Oil on canvas (Signed lower right: T. ROMBOVTS), 147 x 186 cm. © 2017 London Art Week Provenance: Baron Corneille Osy de Zegwart (1757–1831); and by descent to Jean Osy de Zegwart (1792– 1866). And by descent to Baron Edouard Osy de Zegwart (1832–1900), governor of Antwerp. And by descent to Baroness Osy de Zegwart and by descent in her family until 2014. Note: Theodoor Rombouts was the primary exponent of Flemish Caravaggism,... [Lire la suite]

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Proserpine. Agnews, Stand C27 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD Truly “iconic” paintings define an artist’s oeuvre, are milestones in an artistic movement and pivotal images in history. Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s haunting image of Proserpine is one such picture that should be regarded as no less than an icon of European art – representing the artist at the zenith of his originality and one of the most immediately recognizable images of the nineteenth century. Agnews. 6 St.James’s... [Lire la suite]

A Monumental Stag, Bronze, Russia, 8th century B.C., H: 47 cm W: 21 cm. David Aaron, Stand B 22 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD Openwork Lion Incense Burner, Bronze, Seljuk, Iran, 12th - 13th century A.D., H: 36 cm W: 37 cm. David Aaron, Stand B 22 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD David Aaron. 22 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6EH, United Kingdom - E-mail info@davidaaron.com - Website http://www.davidaaron.com

Raymond Yard. An aquamarine and white opal dress of asymmetric design clip by Yard. Four tapered silvers of opal are set into two diagonally opposing corners with two rows of diamond running up each side of the emerald cut aquamarine. Mounted in platinum. American, circa 1933. Sandra Cronan Ltd, Stand D 15 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD A pair of Egyptian Revival earrings of circular design, featuring a central sphynx in relief, bordered by coloured enamel heiroglyphics. English, circa 1885. Sandra Cronan Ltd,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 707. A pair of small yellow-glazed dishes, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 10.8 cm, 4 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  each covered overall save for the foot ring with a translucent yolk-yellow glaze, the base with a six-character reign mark in aubergine enamel  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017    

Lot 721. A red-glazed dish, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 20.5 cm, 8 1/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  with the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, covered overall with a deep red glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017     

Lot 706. An incised yellow-glazed 'Dragon' dish, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 13.9 cm, 5 1/2  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  finely incised to the interior with a pair of dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl', the exterior with cranes amidst clouds, covered overall with a translucent egg-yellow glaze, the base with a six-character seal mark in black enamel Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017   ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 720. A pair of aubergine-glazed dishes, marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 18.3 cm, 7 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  each with a tapered foot and a slightly flared rim, covered overall with a pale aubergine glaze, the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017   

Lot 693. A blue-glazed bottle vase, mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 38.6 cm, 15 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  with a tall neck and a flared rim, covered overall save for the foot rim with a deep purplish-blue glaze, the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017