27 janvier 2018

Lot 63. A rare large amber-glazed figure of a horse, Han dynasty  (206 BC-220 AD). Height 112cm., 44in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 11,250 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 powerfully modelled standing four-square, the vigorously sculpted head with large alert eyes, flaring nostrils and pricked ears, covered overall in a rich warm amber glaze save for the hooves, forelock and tail, the muscular back adorned with a large detachable unglazed saddle. Quantity:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A sancai-glazed pottery jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 24cm., 9 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,875 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the rounded body rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, liberally splashed with an amber, green and transparent glaze stopping short of the foot and exposing the buff coloured body, the cover with spots of cream and amber on a green ground. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 31st March 2005, Lot 16. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 55. A 'Lingwu' black-glazed sgraffito meiping, Xixia dynasty (1038-1227); 30.5cm., 12in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 finely potted of meiping form, the rounded sides rising from the flared foot to the short neck and wedge-shaped flanged mouth, applied all over with a thick lustrous brown slip, deftly carved through in sgraffitotechnique to reveal an underlying design highlighted in a golden-brown tone, a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 57. A 'Jun' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 14.5cm., 5 3/4 in. Estimate 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 3,125 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the deep U-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved mouth rim, covered overall in a rich and thick lavender-blue glaze falling short of the base to reveal the light brown body. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009

 Lot 56. A small 'Jun' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 8.8cm, 3 3/8 in. Estimate 18,000—25,000 GBP. Lot sold. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the rounded sides rising steeply from a splayed foot to a slightly incurved rim, all under a pale bluish-grey glaze thinning to a grey-brown colour around the rim and stopping unevenly above the foot. Provenance: A Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009

 Lot 53. A 'Yaozhou' pale-glazed tripod censer, Jin dynasty(1115-1234); 16cm., 6 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 16,250 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the boldly potted rounded body supported by three animal-form feet issuing from animal masks and rising to a cylindrical neck and straight everted rim, covered overall with an even, crackled pale greyish-blue glaze. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009

 Pendant in the Form of a Shaman, Malagana, Colombia, 500 BC-AD 500. Gold. H-5.9 D-1.6 W-2.1 cm © Miho Museum.

Standing Figure Holding Ceremonial Staff, Olmec, Mexico, 900-600 BC. Jade. H-11.3 D-2.1 W-4.8 cm © Miho Museum.

Standing Transformation Figure, Olmec, Veracruz, Mexico, 900-600 BC. Serpentine, cinnabar. H-19.5 D-6.3 W-9.5 cm © Miho Museum. Kneeling Transformation Figure, Olmec, Veracruz, Mexico, 900-600 BC. Serpentine, red pigment. H-8.6 D-5 W-6.2 cm © Miho Museum.

Anthony van Dyck, Charles I, 1635-6. Oil on canvas, 84.4 x 99.4 cm. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017. LONDON.- The Royal Academy of Arts, in partnership with Royal Collection Trust, presents Charles I: King and Collector, a landmark exhibition that reunites one of the most extraordinary and influential art collections ever assembled. During his reign, Charles I (1600-1649) acquired and commissioned exceptional masterpieces from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, including works by Van Dyck,... [Lire la suite]