2 juillet 2017

Monumental Louis XVI five-light sconce, of a suite of four, adorned with a fleur-de-lys, from a set of eight which were placed in 1800-1801 in the dining room of Madame Bonaparte, the future Empress Joséphine, in the Palace of the Tuileries, Paris, circa 1785, most probably executed originally for a royal residence. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD A pair of 3-light candelabra with figures of bacchantes and putti after Claude I Ballin (1615-1678) and Nicolas Delaunay (1646-1727), master in 1672 and «... [Lire la suite]

Lot 708. A famille-verte 'Narcissus' month cup, Mark and period of Xuantong (1908-1911); 4.7 cm, 1 7/8  in. Estimate 20,000 -- 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 60,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. decorated to the exterior with flowering narcissus shoots centred by garden rocks, the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 715. A pair of doucai 'lotus' jardinières, Qing dynasty; 20.5 cm, 8 1/8  in. Estimate 20,000 -- 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 62,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each stoutly potted with an everted rim and four angled feet, decorated to the exterior with lotus blossoms borne on leafy foliate stems Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 714. A doucai 'Peach and Longevity' dish, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 14.8 cm, 5 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 -- 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each incised and enamelled in green on the exterior against a rich yellow ground with two five-clawed dragons striding above waves finely decorated to the interior with a fruiting peach tree issuing a rocky outcrop, its curling trunk forming the character shou, the underside with further peach boughs forming longevity... [Lire la suite]

  Lucas Cranach The Elder, Portrait of Frederick III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1532. Signed with the artist’s device of a dragon with wings folded and dated ‘1532’ (upper left) Oil on panel and printed paper laid down on panel. 20 x 14.6 cm Labeled (printed paper on panel). KUNSTBERATUNG ZÜRICH AG, Stand C18 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Archont. Oil on canvas, 54 by 37.5 cm Signed, dated and inscribed in cyrillic on the r everse: “Демон/ 54 х 37,5 1904./... [Lire la suite]

Lot 725. A pair of yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' bowls, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 10.1 cm, 4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 23,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each incised and enamelled in green on the exterior against a rich yellow ground with two five-clawed dragons striding above waves reaching for a 'flaming pearl', between two incised lines encircling the foot and rim, the interior glazed yellow, the base left white and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 723. A yellow-ground green and aubergine-enamelled 'Dragon' dish, Qing dynasty; 26.4 cm, 10 3/8  in. Estimate 10,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 37,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. incised and enamelled to the interior with two dragons contending a 'flaming pearl', surrounded by flowering branches around the cavetto, the exterior similarly decorated, the base with an apocryphal six-character reign mark in underglaze blue Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 724. A pair of yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' bowls, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 10.1 cm, 4 in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 81,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. incised and enamelled around the exterior with two dragons chasing 'flaming pearls', the interior with a shou character, the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 726. A green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 18.1 cm, 7 1/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior with a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of dragons against a ground of incised waves, the base with a six-character seal mark Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 430. A pierced susancai-glazed ‘Floral’ parfumier, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 8.5 cm, 3 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 93,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with a globular body skillfully pierced with four roundels enclosing four floral blooms, between two ‘classic’ scroll bands, the cover similarly decorated with a floral bloom, the design decorated with yellow, green, off-white and aubergine glazes Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017