6 janvier 2018

 Lot 211. An Imperially Inscribed Grey Pottery Jar. The Vessel, Zhou Dynasty-Warring States Period, The Qianlong Inscription Dated 1769; 26cm., 10 1/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 735,650 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's he globular body rising from a slightly concave base to a short cylindrical neck with everted rim, impressed around the exterior with a geometric pattern and incised to the inside of the neck and rim with eight five-character lines, composed by the Qianlong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 224. A 'Cizhou' 'Dragon and Phoenix' jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366); 33.2cm., 13 1/8 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 25,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the tapering ovoid body surmounted by a straight neck, painted in brown slip on an ivory-white ground with two shaped cartouches, one enclosing a dragon leaping from waves and the other a phoenix, all divided by floral sprays and geometric motifs, encircled by an undulating leafy floral scroll above.   Sotheby's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A rare marbled-glazed dish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 17.7cm, 7in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 8,400 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the body with gently curved flaring sides rising from a short straight foot to an inverted rolled rim, covered overall in a pale cream glaze pooling in teardrops down the exterior and falling short of the foot revealling the buff coloured body, freely decorated to the interior with dark chocolate brown splashes in imitation of marble.   ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. A rare marbled yuhuchunping, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,200 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall flaring neck with everted rim, well-potted from marbled clays of buff and dark brown tone creating an irregular pattern of whorls in imitation of marble, covered overall with a translucent ivory coloured glaze. Note: Large marbled wares of the Song period, such as the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 15. A rare marbled saucer dish, Northern Song dynasty; 16.8cm, 6 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,200 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the shallow flaring sides rising from a flat base to an everted lipped rim, finely potted with striated cream and dark brown coloured clays creating a radiating feathered pattern and encircled at the rim with a band of cream coloured clay, covered inside and out with a transparent ivory coloured glaze. Note: A similar marbled dish, in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. A rare un-glazed marbled cup, Northern Song dynasty; 9cm., 3 1/2 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 4,800 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the deep globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a wide incurving mouth, finely potted from marbled clays of buff and dark brown tone creating an irregular whorl pattern. Provenance: Christie's New York, 25th March 1998, lot 173. Note: A closely related cup is published in the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A very rare marbled bowl, Early Northern Song dynasty; 16.5cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the body of deep U-shape with gently curved sides rising from a flat base to an indented rim, finely potted with cream and dark brown coloured clays creating irregular flower-like whorls, covered inside and out with a transparent ivory coloured glaze. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 4th December 1984, lot 297 Note: A marbled... [Lire la suite]

 NEW YORK, NY.- An exceptional selection of European paintings, spanning from the 14th to the 19th centuries will be offered in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Master Paintings on 1 February 2018 in New York. Highlighting the annual Masters Week sale series, the Evening Sale exhibition will be on public view in Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning 26 January.  The February sale features a rare and striking portrait of Cristoforo Segni, Maggiordomo to Pope Innocent X, painted and signed by Velazquez and Cremonese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A 'Yaozhou' carved 'Peony' tripod censer, Five Dynasties (907-960); 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. diam. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 74,400 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's of slightly compressed globular form with broad short waisted mouth, freely carved and incised around the exterior with a continuous leafy peony scroll, all supported on three short cabriole legs and covered overall in a pale bluish-green glaze. 'Yaozhou' vessels of this unusual form are extremely rare although a very similar example,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A large 'Cizhou' dragon jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366); 43.5cm., 17 1/8 in. Estimate 10,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 15,600 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the broad shouldered globular body rising from a flat base to a short neck, painted around the exterior in a dark chocolate brown slip with two large quatrefoil panels, one enclosing a large scaly five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the other enclosing a phoenix in flight amidst cloud scrolls, all divided by smaller cusped panels and... [Lire la suite]