18 septembre 2017
Pyxide ou custode au toit conique, Limoges, époque XIIIe siècle
Lot 37. Pyxide ou custode au toit conique, Limoges, époque XIIIe siècle. Estimation : 10000/12000 €. Photo Prunier OVV
à décor de huit blasons et rinceaux en cuivre doré, gravé et émail champlevé bleu, blanc et noir. H : 9,5 cm. Manque la croix latine.
Ancienne Collection Seward Kennedy.
Cette boite était destinée à contenir les hosties consacrées. La codification des blasons se développe au XIIIe siècle et reste étroitement liée à l'émaillerie. En langage héraldique émaux veut dire couleur.
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Pistolet d’arçon à rouet, Epoque fin du XVIe siècle
Lot 129. Pistolet d’arçon à rouet, Epoque fin du XVIe siècle. Estimation 8 000 - 10 000 €. Photo Prunier OVV
La crosse incrustée de motifs de guirlandes, feuillages, animaux et oiseaux en corne. Long: 41 cm.
Un grand nombre de ces pistolets sont exposés au musée de Dresde. Un autre modèle daté de 1579 très proche appartient aux collections du Victoria and Albert Museum de Londres.
Collection troyenne.
SVV JEAN EMMANUEL PRUNIER. Splendeurs de la Haute Époque, Dimanche 24... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2017
Coupe en forme de coquillage la prise formée d’un putti, Poinçon de Nuremberg, Vers 1600
Lot 184. Coupe en forme de coquillage la prise formée d’un putti, Poinçon de Nuremberg, Vers 1600. Estimation 9 000 €. Photo Prunier OVV
Elle repose sur un dauphin lui-même posé sur un tertre de rocaille. La coupe rompt avec l’orfèvrerie de l’époque médiévale. L’architecture, qui était à la mode va laisser place à une ornementation orientée sur la nature et le naturalisme. Nuremberg touche à la perfection dans ce type de production honorant des commandes luxueuses pour “les chambres des merveilles”. La... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2017
The Stadel Museum in Frankfurt presents two outstanding artists - Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard, Reclining nude against a white and blue plaid, ca. 1909, Städel Museum, Frankfurt, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017, Property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
From 13 September, the Frankfurt museum will be presenting two outstanding artists – Henri Matisse (1869–1954) and Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) – in an exhibition that is the first in Germany to bring these key modern masters together. At the heart of the comprehensive presentation is the friendship between the two French artists which lasted for over forty... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2017
A pair of large blue and white 'Peony Meander' vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 825. A pair of large blue and white 'Peony Meander' vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 19 1/2 in. 49.5 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 10,625 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
each of baluster form, painted overall in rich underglaze cobalt blue with blossoms borne on leafing stems (2).
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11th June 1974, lot 4, (inventory no. P120).
Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 201718 septembre 2017
A pair of famille-rose 'Auspicious Emblems' dishes, Guangxu marks and period (1875-1908)
Lot 808. A pair of famille-rose 'Auspicious Emblems' dishes, Guangxu marks and period (1875-1908). Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 10,625 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
each finely decorated to the interior with interlinked composite floral scrolls encircling a central floret, all surrounded by beribboned 'Eight Auspicious Emblems' around the cavetto, the exterior with three detached scrolling floral sprigs, the base with a... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2017
A large famille-rose 'Dragon' basin, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Lot 976. A large famille-rose 'Dragon' basin, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Diameter 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 13,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
of cylindrical form, to the straight sides rising to a flat rim, brightly enameled, the interior with a pair of writhing dragons contesting a 'Flaming Pearl' amidst fiery clouds, enclosed by a band of 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' on a yellow ground, the exterior with a continuous landscape of fishermen and farmers amid... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2017
A yellow-ground famille-rose 'medallion' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850)
Lot 805. A yellow-ground famille-rose 'Medallion' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 5 7/8 in., 14.9 cm.Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 13,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
the exterior painted with four medallions enclosing brightly enameled flowering branches, the interior with a central floral medallion and four floral sprays in underglaze blue, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.
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Four blue and white 'Phoenix' dishes, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Tongzhi marks and period
Lot 812. Four blue and white 'Phoenix' dishes, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Tongzhi marks and period. Diameter of largest 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 15,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
each decorated with a pair of confronting phoenix amidst cloud scrolls, one base with a Jiaqing seal mark, two with Daoguang seal marks, one with a Tongzhi mark, all marks with six characters and in underglaze blue (4).
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An underglaze-blue and yellow-enameled 'Dragon' dish, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795)
Lot 801. An underglaze-blue and yellow-enameled 'Dragon' dish, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 10 in., 25.5 cm. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 16,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
painted to the interior with a writhing dragon in pursuit of a 'Flaming Pearl', the exterior similarly decorated, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.
Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017