1 février 2018

Lot 1950. A famille-rose 'Hundred-bats' bottle vase, mark and period of Xuantong (1909-1911); 39.5 cm., 15 1/2 in. Est. 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot Sold 375,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010 the globular body painted with numerous iron-red bats in flight amongst swirling multi-coloured clouds above a band of lappets encircling the base, a raised gilt fillet encircling the shoulder with a border of lotus blooms borne on foliate stems interspersed with shou characters above, the waisted... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1946. A fine pair of 'famille-rose' bowls, seal marks and period of Jiaqing (1796-1820); 10.9 cm., 4 1/4 in. Est. 350,000 — 450,000 HKD. Lot Sold 620,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010 each with deep rounded sides flaring sharply at the rim, finely painted with a fruiting and flowering gourd vine entwining around a spray of bamboo attended by two butterflies, the four large bitter melons with their skins delicately picked out in yellow, pink and green, two of the ripe fruit with skin... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1952. A large yellow-ground grisaille box and cover, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908); 32.2 cm., 12 5/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot Sold 740,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010. of circular form, the central medallion of the domed cover painted with a full-frontal dragon encircling a 'flaming pearl', surrounded by sprigs of narcissus, lingzhi, grapes, peach, petunia and peach blossoms, all painted in grisaille reserved on a vivid yellow ground, enclosed within a stylised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1856. A rare and finely enamelled famille-rose 'Boys' vase, seal mark and period of Jiaqing (1796-1820); 32 cm., 12 5/8 in. Estimate 2,500,000—3,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,020,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010 the ovoid body set with broad sloping shoulders, tapering to a round splayed foot, the body exquisitely decorated in bright enamels and traces of gilding with a continuous scene of boys at play celebrating the Spring Lantern festival set within gardens in a landscape, the children... [Lire la suite]

The Triumph of the Name of Jesus. Oil on paper, laid down on canvas 64 3/16 x 43 11/16 in. (163.03 x 110.96 cm), Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund, 2005-34, Photo: Princeton University Art Museum / Art Resource, NY. FAIRFIELD, CONN.- The Fairfield University Art Museum is presenting a major international loan exhibition—The Holy Name. Art of the Gesù: Bernini and his Age, which is on view in the museum’s Bellarmine Hall Galleries from... [Lire la suite]