8 octobre 2017

Lot 3716. A rare turquoise-ground white-enamelled wall vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 20.6 cm, 8 1/8  in. Estimate 450,000 — 550,000 HKD. Lot sold 562,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the flattened pear-shaped body rising from a short foot to a waisted cylindrical neck flaring at the rim, flanked by a pair of iron-red and gilt phoenix handles in openwork, the front painted in a white slip with a pair of addorsed kui dragons clambering amongst scrolling lotuses,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3654. A copper-red glazed vase, yuhuchunping, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 30 cm, 11 3/4  in. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Lot sold 600,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. well potted with a pear-shaped body rising from a splayed foot to a tall waisted neck flaring at the rim, the exterior covered in a rich dark red glaze pooling to a deeper tone around the foot, the interior and base left white, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3659. A rare clair-de-lune glazed vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 13.8 cm, 5 3/8  in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. elegantly potted with a compressed globular body supported on three tapering foot, rising to a slender cylindrical neck and sweeping up to a garlic-form mouth, unctuously applied overall with a clair-de-lune glaze in a pale sky-blue tone, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3612. A Guan-type 'Three rams' vase, zun, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 23.4 cm, 9 1/4  in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,062,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  the tapering body rising to rounded shoulders applied with three ram heads, sweeping up to a waisted neck and a flared rim, covered overall in a thick opaque greyish-blue glaze suffused with a network of dark grey and golden crackles, save for the unglazed footring dressed in a dark brown slip, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3665. A fine teadust-glazed bottle vase, incised seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 33.8 cm, 13 3/8  in.. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,687,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. superbly potted with a compressed globular body supported on a splayed foot, sweeping up to a broad cylindrical neck and a rounded mouthrim, covered overall with an olive-coloured glaze flecked with a fine yellow mist, the glaze stopping neatly above the foot, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3603. A rare relief-carved white-glazed 'Dragon' bottle vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 28.7 cm, 11 1/4  in. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. superbly potted with a compressed globular body supported on a splayed foot, sweeping up to a waisted cylindrical neck surmounted by a flared rim, the body decorated in relief with a ferocious five-clawed dragon, its head with a pair of long horns emerging from a long flowing... [Lire la suite]

Duchamp and Dali playing chess during filming for A Soft Self-Portrait, 1966 (photograph, 21×31 cm). Photo by Robert Descharnes and Paul Averty. ©Descharnes & Descharnes sarl 2016. Archivo Fotografico Pere Vehi, Cadaques.  LONDON.- Dalí / Duchamp is the first exhibition to present the art of two of the twentieth century’s most famous artists in exclusive dialogue. Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) and Salvador Dalí (1904– 1989) are usually seen as opposites in almost every respect, yet they shared attitudes... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3602. A rare turquoise-ground famille-rose 'Nine Dragon' cloisonné-imitation vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 35.5 cm, 14 in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the elegant baluster body rising from a slightly splayed foot to rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted to the body with lively dragons, each with a bifurcated tail and in a different colour and outlined in gilt, all soaring... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3608. A superbly enamelled blue-ground 'yangcai' sgraffiato 'Floral' bowl and cover, seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 9.8 cm, 3 7/8  in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 6,700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short splayed foot to an everted rim, the exterior meticulously decorated in variegated tones of rose pink, yellow and iron red with an opulent design of luxuriant stylised budding and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3615. A rare and brilliantly enamelled doucai and famille-rose inscribed ‘Autumn’ moonflask, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 31.8 cm, 12 1/2  in. Estimate 12,000,000 — 18,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 14,500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. superbly modelled with a flattened globular body rising from a short unglazed foot to a waisted neck and lipped mouth-rim, the neck flanked by a pair of ruyi strap handles, each detailed with a yellow-ground band... [Lire la suite]