20 mai 2018

Lot 43. Fede Galizia (Milan 1578 - 1630), Still life of peaches, jasmine, and a spray of hyacinth in a metal fruit stand, with tulips and hazelnuts in the hull, all on a stone ledge, oil on panel, 12 1/4  by 17 in.; 31 by 43 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 75,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Nygh collection, Rotterdam;Campagnano collection, Florence, by 1964;Anonymous sale, Milan, Porro & C., 26 May 2004, lot 36.  Exhibited: Naples,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 49. Louise Moillon (Paris  1610 - 1696), Still life of a peaches in a bowl standing on a wooden box on a ledge, an apricot branch resting in the foreground, oil on canvas, 21 5/8  by 17 3/4 in.; 55 by 45 cm. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 USD. Lot sold 275,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Art market, Paris;There acquired by the present collector.  Exhibited: Turin, Fondazione Accorsi, L'incantesimo dei sensi: una collezione di nature... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, formerly known as the Master of the Acquavella still life (Viterbo, circa 1590-1625 Rome), Basket of fruit on a stone ledge, inscribed with an inventory number lower left (see note): 439, oil on canvas, 35 3/8  by 48 in.; 90 by 122 cm. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 USD. Lot sold 519,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Almost certainly in the Barberini collection, Rome, before 1812.  Literature: A. Cottino (ed.), La Natura... [Lire la suite]

Lot 347. A Transitional polychrome vase, circa 1640-60; 23 cm, 9 1/8  in. Estimate 800 — 1,200 GBP. Lot sold 3,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the baluster body rising from a flat base to a rounded shoulder and short narrow neck, painted around the exterior with figures in a garden; together with two blue and white bottle vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Literature: U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss/Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Koln, 1983, pl. 99.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 346. A blue and white 'fish' jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619); 34 cm, 13 3/8  in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,625  GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the baluster body rising from a hexagonally lobed foot to a short waisted hexagonal neck, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with six fish swimming amidst swirling water, all below a lotus-filled ruyicollar and above a band of lotus lappets. Literature: U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow... [Lire la suite]

Lot 345. A 'Swatow' dish, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 38.5 cm, 13 1/8  in. Estimate 800 — 1,200 GBP. Lot sold 1,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the robustly potted rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated in turquoise with a medallion enclosing boats and pagodas, encircled by similar cartouches divided by iron-red seals. Literature: U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss/Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Koln, 1983,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 344. A 'Longquan' celadon jar, guan, 14th-15th century; 32 cm, 12 1/2  in. Estimate 1,000 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 3,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the broad baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a short broad neck, carved around the exterior with a chrysanthemum scroll and covered overall in a pale celadon glaze. Literature: U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss/Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Koln, 1983, pl. 35. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 284. A sancai-glazed pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 49.5 cm, 19 1/2  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,750 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. standing foursquare on a rectangular base with the head raised and held slightly to the left, the body with streaky ochre and cream glazes, the breast, crupper and halter straps in ochre hung with green foliate-shaped plaques, the saddle, saddle blanket, hooves and base unglazed, wood stand. Quantity: 2. Provenance: Asahi Art Co.,... [Lire la suite]

Jan Fabre. The appearance and disappearance of Bacchus, Antwerp, Christ (2016). Special creations for The State Hermitage Museum. Courtesy Templon, Paris & Brussels.  BRUSSELS - Galerie Templon in Brussels, is unveiling a series of work by artist Jan Fabre, previously unseen in Belgium, produced for his major exhibition Knight of Despair, Warrior of Beauty at St Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum in autumn 2016. The exhibition coincides with the presentation of the series My Queens (2016) at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 249. A rare pair of doucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowls, Kangxi six-character marks and of the period (1662-1722). The largest 15.4cm (6in) diam. Estimate £30,000 - 50,000. Sold for £ 52,500 (€ 60,120). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Of rounded flaring sides rising from the slightly inverted foot ring, the exterior vividly painted in underglaze blue and enamelled in red, green, yellow and aubergine, with four alternating five-clawed dragons and phoenixes pursuing the flaming pearl amidst foliate... [Lire la suite]