avril 2018

Lot 9. A small robin's egg glazed vase, hu, 18th century; 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 8,370 - USD 11,160). Price realised GBP 8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The vase is decorated overall in an attractive mottled blue and turquoise glaze, with a pair of animal mask handles to the neck. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 12 June 1990, lot 291 Note: Advances in technology and experimentation at the Imperial kilns during the 18th century led to the introduction of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. A flambé-glazed vase, fanghu, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795); 30.4 cm, 12 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the compressed pear-shaped body of rectangular section rising from a gently spreading foot, the neck with indented corners and set with a pair of lug handles, the body with raised peach-form panels, covered overall with a lustrous glaze of rich red colour mottled with creamy-lavender streaks, the base with an incised seal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. A rare copper-red bottle vase, yuhuchun ping, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795); 22.7 cm, 9 in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP. Lot Sold 40,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the gently rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and everted rim, covered in a deep copper-red glaze, the interior and recessed base glazed white and with underglaze blue seal mark. Provenance: J. J. Lally, New York, 2017. Sotheby's . Important Chinese Art,... [Lire la suite]

Vanity case, Zen, ca. 1925, enamel, hardstone, mother-of-pearl, round and other diamonds, gold, platinum, mirrored plate glass. L x W x D: 9.5 × 5.3 × 1.2 cm. French assay marks; R Linzeler Marchak; 1542; 3961; maker's mark for Strauss, Allard & Meyer; mosaic signed "M" for Vladimir Makovsky. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt

Vladimir Makovsky for Black, Starr and Frost Co., New York. Vanity case, Landscape, ca. 1929, mother-of-pearl, rose-cut diamonds, square-cut rubies, enamel, 18-karat gold, platinum, mirrored plate glass. L x W x D: 7.4 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm. English importation marks. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt

Auguste Peyroula for Cartier. Vanity case, Lac Burgauté, ca. 1928, mother-of-pearl, lac burgauté, enamel, cabochon turquoise, lapis lazuli, mirrored plate glass, gold, diamonds. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt

Cartier. Cigarette case, ca. 1927, agate, black enamel, carved coral, cabochon emeralds, carved onyx, diamonds, gold. L x W x D: 9 × 5.6 × 1.5 cm. French assay marks; Cartier, Paris Londres, New York; 4742. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewit

      Cartier. Vanity case, Jardinière, ca. 1928, gold, carved turquoise, buff-top cabochon rubies, butt-top cabochon emeralds, square-cut and other diamonds, enamel, mirrored plate glass.French assay marks; Cartier, Made in France; 70084. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt, gold, carved turquoise, buff-top cabochon rubies, butt-top cabochon emeralds, square-cut and other diamonds, enamel, mirrored plate glass.French assay marks; Cartier, Made in France; 70084. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. Rare vase piriforme, début dynastie Ming (1368-1644), Période Hongwu, vers 1360-1400; h. 33,5 cm. Estimation : 60 000 € / 80 000 €. Courtesy Accademia Fine Art En porcelaine à décor floral à enroulement de chrysanthèmes en « copper-red » rouge de cuivre sous couverte, le pied et l’épaule au décor de panneaux de lotus, le col évasé peint de grandes feuilles de plantain hiératiques dominant une double frise à la grecque et de rinceaux. Trace de polychromie rouge, probablement le décor avant la cuisson qui... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A rare pair of cloisonné enamel double-gourd vases, Qianlong cast six-character seal marks within double-squares and of the period (1736-1795); 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 69,750 - USD 111,600). Price realised GBP 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Each vase is enamelled around the globular body with two pairs of birds perched on a branch bearing white and purple begonia clusters and leaves in two shades of green, and on another branch with... [Lire la suite]