4 août 2017

Greek, Attic attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, fl. ca. 500-ca. 460 B.C., Red-figure Amphora of Type A: A, Athena (pictured), B, Herakles, ca. 500–490 B.C., Ceramic, 26 9/16 × 31 1/8 × 16 7/8 × 12 13/16 × 9 5/8 inches. Courtesy Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig Greek, Attic, attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, fl. ca. 500-ca. 460 B.C.Red-figure volute-krater: A, Achilles and Hektor, B, Achilles and Memnon, ca. 490 B.C., Ceramic, 25 1/8 × 18 9/16 × 9 5/16 inches. Courtesy The British Museum Greek,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. A small Ordos gold buckle, 6th-4th century BC, 2.7cm., 1 in. Estimate 1,800 — 2,500 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast with a lobed outline formed by six stylised bird heads with prominently raised eyes, their long curved beaks turned inwards toward the centre of the design, a square loop for attachment to the reverse. Weight 23g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 29. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 29. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A pair of small Ordos gold fittings, 6th-4th century BC, 2.6cm., 1in. Estimate 1,000 — 1,500 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. each worked from gold sheet as a tiger mask with bulging eyes, pointed ears and striated mane with a small hole at the centre for attachment. Quantity: 2. Weight 2.5g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 30. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 30. Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 28.  Note: See a number... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. An Ordos circular gold fitting, 6th-4th century BC, 3cm., 1 1/8 in. Estimate 500 — 700 GBP. Lot sold 750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast as a conical disc and decorated on one side in raised relief with four animal heads with large eyes and ears, all encircled by a border of striations. Weight 12g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 27. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 27. Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 26.  Sotheby's. Masterpieces of Chinese Precious... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. A circular gold ornament, Six Dynasties (220 or 222–589) or earlier, 2.9cm., 1 1/8 in. Estimate 500 — 700 GBP. Lot sold 688 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. shaped like a flat ring and decorated on one side with an overall irregular ring-matted pattern, the reverse undecorated. Weight 4g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 10. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 10. Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 9.  Sotheby's. Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A fine gold buckle, 4th-2nd century BC, 3.6cm., 1 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 26,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. of hemispherical shape and heavily cast with a design in relief of three sharp-clawed dragons, their sinuous bodies interlocking and curled around a central boss, the reverse with three loops for attachment. Weight 49g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 11. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 11. Ulricehamn, 1999,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A rare Ordos turquoise-inlaid gold ram fitting, Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BC), 4.3cm, 1 5/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 26,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. realistically cast with a front leg curled under the body and the outer hind leg bent up to its nose as if scratching, the head raised high and surmounted by a fine pair of curled horns, traces of turquoise inlay, two pins on the reverse for attachment. Weight 60g. Exhibited: Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. An Ordos openwork gold-sheet fitting, Eastern Zhou (770 BC-221 BC), 7cm., 2 3/4 in. Estimate 500 — 700 GBP. Lot sold 3,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the thin gold sheet cut into a rectangular form and partly embellished in openwork with a pair of confronting deer flanking a central column composed of three wheels stacked on top of each other, some parts of the openwork design rendered in repousse, glass frame. Weight 5g. Exhibited: Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A fragment of an openwork gold plaque, 6th-4th century BC, 4.6cm., 1 7/8 in. Estimate 1,000 — 1,500 GBP. Lot sold 11,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast with a profile rendering of two animals coiled around each other into a circle, their legs tucked into the centre, the plaque encircled by joined bird heads with long beaks and pronounced eyes, the reverse with two rounded loops for attachment,  Weight 15g.; together with a small circular gold fitting decorated with stylised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A small Ordos openwork gold plaque, 6th-4th century BC, 2.9cm., 1 1/8 in. Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 14,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast in openwork and low relief in the form of a stylised coiled beast, the animal's front and hind quarters with short bent legs tucked underneath its curled body, the head defined by two large eyes and ears, all enclosed by a band of grooves, the reverse hollow and with two small loops for attachment, Weight 7g.; together with a small Ordos gold... [Lire la suite]