30 mars 2018

Lot 2163.  A rare carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 2,180,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The cup is delicately carved around the exterior with a seated lady sewing by a recessed-leg table and accompanied by an attendant, beside an irregular-shaped rock displaying antiquities including a gu-form vase, an archaic bronze lei, a tripod censer and a tool vase, amidst a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, firmato l. fontana (in basso a destra); firma e titolo l. fontana "Concetto spaziale" (sul retro), olio e matita su tela, cm 73,5x60,5. Eseguito nel 1966. Estimate EUR 800,000 - EUR 1,200,000 (USD 990,376 - USD 1,485,564). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Provenance: Donato direttamente dall’artista all’attuale proprietario nel 1966 "If any of my discoveries are important, the ‘hole’ is. By ‘hole’ I... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2154. A 12.32 carat Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate HKD 5,600,000 - 6,500,000 (USD 713,558 - 828,237). © Poly Auction. Centering upon an oval-shaped sapphire weighing 12.32 carats, flanked by two fancy-shaped diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, ring size 5. Accompanied by report no. 78154 dated 22 January 2015 from SSEF stating that the 12.329 carat sapphire is of Kashmir origin, with no indications of heating. Accompanied by report no. 15010279 dated 02 February 2015 from Gubelin stating that the 12.33... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3208. A rare blue and white barbed 'Lotus Pond' charger, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366); 39.8 cm, 15 5/8  in. Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD (625,910 - 834,547 EUR). Lot Sold 4,920,000 HKD (509,094 EUR).  © Sotheby's 2018 sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide everted bracket-lobed rim, the interior centred with a medallion densely decorated with clumps of flowering lotus rising from the rippling waters of a... [Lire la suite]

Head from temple near Rawalpini, ca. 300 BCE. Clay 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches, Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Gift of W. P. Jacocks, 58.2.19 . ATHENS, GA.- Long before the current countries of the Middle East existed, an ancient kingdom known as Gandhāra spanned present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Once heralded as the Crossroads of Asia, it fused Greco-Roman aesthetics with Indian forms between 1500 BCE and 535 CE. These cultural traditions and artistic expressions are on view at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3207. A  blue and white 'Floral' charger, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424); 37.8 cm, 14 7/8  in. Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD (625,910 - 834,547 EUR). Lot Sold 5,040,000 HKD (521,511 EUR).  © Sotheby's 2018 with deep rounded sides supported on a sturdy short foot, the exterior of the thick walls exquisitely depicted in shaded tones of cobalt with a continuous garden scene depicting twenty boys divided in several groups, including one with a boy riding... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3206. A superb and rare blue and white 'boys' bowl, Ming dynasty, Chenghua period (1465-1487); 22.5 cm, 8 7/8  in. Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD (625,910 - 834,547 EUR). Unsold. © Sotheby's 2018 with deep rounded sides supported on a sturdy short foot, the exterior of the thick walls exquisitely depicted in shaded tones of cobalt with a continuous garden scene depicting twenty boys divided in several groups, including one with a boy riding a hobby-horse in the shade of a... [Lire la suite]

Marcello Venusti after Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Last Judgment, 1549, oil tempera on poplar wood, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, an exhibition highlighting the artistic legacy of Pope Paul III (1468–1549) and the vital role that drawing played in artistic production throughout Europe in the late 15th and 16th centuries. Largely drawn from the... [Lire la suite]