26 janvier 2018

Emerald cup with Persian verse carved inscription, 252 carats, India, Mughal period, 16th-17th century.

Lot 59. A large fahua 'Lotus' jar, guan, Ming dynasty; 33.6cm., 13 1/4 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2009.  the robustly potted broad-shouldered baluster body rising from a spreading flat base to a short waisted neck with rolled rim, slip decorated and brightly glazed in cream, yellow and turquoise with large lotus blossoms divided by cranes perched on rockwork issuing from foaming waves, all below a floral-filled ruyi-cloud... [Lire la suite]

Lot 83. A small pair of blue and white and later red enamelled jars, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000 — 4,000 GBP. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2009.  each of oblong octagonal section, the rounded sides rising to a straight rim, painted with mandarin ducks and herons on a lotus pond, below a band of ruyi at the rim and lappets above the base, the base with apocryphal Xuande mark. Quantity: 2 Provenance: Collection of Emil... [Lire la suite]

Lot 81. A yellow and green 'dragon' bowl, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); 11.8cm., 4 5/8 in. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 21,250 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2009.  of square form, the rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, the exterior painted with a green five-claw dragon to each face, the interior with a shou symbol, all reserved on a yellow ground. Provenance: A Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 04... [Lire la suite]

Christ at rest, Burgundy or Upper Rhine, 2nd half of the 15th century. Walnut. H 69 cm. © De Backker Medieval Art Nicolas Frances (active in León between 1434-1468), The Crucifixion, Spain, León, Second quarter of the 15th century. Tempera on gold ground, 69.2 x 58.3 cm. © De Backker Medieval Art Sicilian-Arabic casket, Sicily or Southern Italy, 12th-13th century. Ivory with gilt copper mounts. H 13 x W 22 x D 13 cm. © De Backker Medieval Art ... [Lire la suite]

Set of four candlesticks, Rome, circa 1720. Silversmith: Simone Miglié. Silver-gilt in original fitted brown leather case. H 8.5 cm. © Dario Ghio Intended to decorate the corners of a game table. The base of each is engraved with the coat of arm of the Sanchez de Luna family, which was originally from Aragon. This set was made for Don Alonso Sanchez de Luna (1704-1781), the third Duke of Sant'Arpino, a Neapolitan nobleman who took Barbara Pisani as his first wife in 1740, and later married Laura... [Lire la suite]

Lot 242. A pair of 'famille-verte' biscuit-enamelled bowls, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722); diameters 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2010 each brightly enamelled in dark green, yellow, aubergine and pale turquoise with two peony sprays on one side, separated by butterflies from a spray of wild roses, all over two finely incised dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the base inscribed with an underglaze-blue six-character... [Lire la suite]

Lot 46. A 'Longquan' celadon bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 15.1cm., 6in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the curved sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, moulded to the exterior with overlapping pointed lappets, covered overall in a crackled sea-green glaze, the rim mounted with gilt-metal, Japanese wood box. Quantity: 3. Provenance: A Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Standing Figure, Olmec, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, 1200-900 BC. Earthenware. H-17.1 D-3.4 W-9.2 cm © Miho Museum.

Supernatural Avian Jaguar baby, Olmec, Mexico, 1200-900 BC. Cream-slipped terracotta with traces of cinnabar. H-19 D-11.5 W-19.5 cm © Miho Museum.