décembre 2017

Lot 3. A blue and white ‘Mythical Beast’ jar, Transitional period, circa 1640-1660; 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high. Estimate £7,000 – £9,000 ($11,179 – $14,373). Price Realized  £10,000 ($15,970). © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The jar is decorated to the exterior in vibrant shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene of various mythical beasts beside pine and plantain trees emerging from rocks, all below an incised floral band and a stiff leaf border to the neck.  Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A large blue and white oviform jar, Transitional period, circa 1640; 11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high. Estimate £6,000 – £10,000 ($9,582 – $15,970). Price Realized  £9,375 ($14,972). © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The jar is decorated to the exterior in varying shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene from Sanguo Yanyi, ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’, between two bands of incised floral designs. The neck is painted with a band of stiff leaves.  Provenance: Sold at Christie’s London, 2... [Lire la suite]

Lot 287. A white-glazed stem bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diam. Estimate £600 - GBP 1,000 Price Realized £1,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The bowl is incised around the sides of the interior with a continuous floral scroll design and is covered in a bluish-white glaze which is fired to a dark brown around the rim.  Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

Lot 291. A wucai 'Buddhist Lion' censer and cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The censer and cover is modelled in the form of a Buddhist lion standing with upright bushy tail. Its removable single-horned head has bulging eyes and a wide open mouth. The body is decorated with lotus blooms and stylised flower-heads below a band of ruyi and its head is depicted with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 290. A blue and white ko-sometsuke jar, 17th century; 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,194 – $4,791). Price Realized  £8,125 ($12,976). © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The cylindrical jar is painted to the exterior with two bands of scrolling lotus branches on a blue ground, surrounding a central band of peony, prunus and lotus blooms reserved on various diaper grounds.  Provenance: Formerly in a private American collection Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND... [Lire la suite]

Lot 289. A blue and white dish, Tianqi period (1621-1627); 5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm.) diam. Estimate £600 – £1,000 ($958 – $1,597). Price Realized £1,125 ($1,797). © Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The dish is decorated with s solitary scholar seated beside a plantain in a fenced garden. Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

Lot 288. A pair of enamelled ko-akae dishes, first half of the 17th century; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000. Price realised GBP 5,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 Each dish is decorated with a moonlit landscape with a hare sitting in front of rocks and looking at a bird in flight. The bases each have an apocryphal Chenghua underglaze blue six-character mark. Exhibited: S. Marchant & Son, London, Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Market, 1989,... [Lire la suite]

Meister von Meßkirch, The Adoration of the Magi, detail from the middle panel of the former high altarpice of St. Martin in Messkirch, around 1535/40, coniferous wood, 165.7 x 92.8 cm, Meßkirch, Parish Church, © Archibishop's Ordinariat Freiburg i., Br., Picture Archive, recording Michael Eckmann. STUTTGART.- The mystery of the Messkirch Master's identity has been capturing imaginations for more than a century. Yet even that fascination is outstripped by the captivating quality of his works. It comes as no surprise that the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 237. A Longquan celadon ‘Dragon’ dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 3/8 in. (36.4 cm.) diam. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,194 – $4,791). Price Realized  £43,750 ($69,913). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The dish is supported on a short foot and has ribbed sides. The interior is modelled with a ferocious four-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl, surrounded by a flower spray at the well. The glaze is of a pale green celadon tone.  Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES... [Lire la suite]

Lot 236. A Longquan celadon Floral dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 13 in. (33.2 cm.) diam. Estimate £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,597 – $2,396). Price Realized  £3,000 ($4,794). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The dish is supported on a short foot and the interior is moulded with ribs surrounding a central moulded flower spray. The glaze is of a pale celadon tone.  Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington