19 juin 2018
A rare large yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'peach' dish, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 3921. A rare large yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'peach' dish, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price Realized HKD 1,160,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
Finely painted in early Ming style with a central medallion of nine peaches suspended from gnarled leafy branches within a border of double-circles, repeated below the mouth rim, the exterior with a dense interwoven... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
A small blue and white vase, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 3920. A small blue and white vase, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price Realized HKD 524,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
The bulbous body supported on a short slightly splayed foot and surmounted by a wide flaring neck, the exterior painted with meandering lotus scrolls between stylised lappet bands at the foot, shoulder and neck, below a ruyi band encircling... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
Galatea and the Sea Monster. A Dutch silver salt, Adam van Vianen, Utrecht, 1624
Lot 10. Galatea and the Sea Monster. A Dutch silver salt, Adam van Vianen, Utrecht, 1624; 19.5cm., 7 3/4in. high, 589gr., 18oz. 19dwt. Estimate 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's
Embossed and chased with Galatea, her hair encrusted with shells, supporting the salt container moulded with lobate folds and sinuous masks, seated on a sea monster with molten ornament flowing from his knobbly shell body, signed A.o 24. A.DE. VIANA. FE.
Provenance: Baron Lionel Rothschild of 148... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
Giambologna (1529-1608) Italian, The Dresden Mars, Florence, before 1587
Lot 5. Giambologna (1529-1608) Italian, The Dresden Mars, Florence, before 1587, inscribed with the 1726 inventory number: 176 in white to the proper left calf; bronze, on an ebonised wood base; bronze: 39.3cm., 15 1/8 in., the ebonised wood base: 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in. Estimate 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's
Provenance: Personal gift from the artist to Christian I, Elector of Saxony (first mentioned in the inventory of the Dresden Kunstkammer, inv. Fol.... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian, Rome, Bust of Peace, 1814
Lot 25. Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian, Rome, Bust of Peace, 1814, white marble, on a white marble socle, 53cm., 20 7/8 in. including the socle. Estimate Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Provenance: John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor (1753-1821), early 1815;John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor, and Lady Isabella Caroline Campbell, née Howard (1771-1848), eldest daughter of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire, Wales;John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
A very rare underglaze-blue and copper-red 'sanduo' stembowl, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Lot 3918. A very rare underglaze-blue and copper-red 'sanduo' stembowl, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm.) high, stand. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 500,000. Price Realized HKD 680,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
The well-potted deep bowl rising from a tall spreading foot to a flared rim, painted to the exterior in vibrant underglaze red with a peach, pomegranate and persimmon, thesanduo, each borne on a leafy branch delicately painted in blue washes, the... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
A fine Ming-style copper-red decorated 'Three fish' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within double-circles and of the period
Lot 3917. A fine Ming-style copper-red decorated 'Three fish' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1723-1735); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000. Price Realized HKD 860,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
With rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the exterior decorated with three evenly-spaced carp in underglaze-red.
Provenance: Previously sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
A rare blue and white winecup, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722)
Lot 3915. A rare blue and white winecup, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000. Price Realized HKD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
The deep bell-shaped beaker stands on a tall ring foot, finely painted to the exteior with fish among aquatic plants below mountains in the background, the interior with a medallion enclosing further aquatic plants emerging from... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
A fine blue and white 'lotus' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722)
Lot 3914. A fine blue and white 'lotus' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price Realized HKD 524,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
Well painted in bright tones of blue in the center of the interior with a lotus spray medallion repeated as a continuous frieze on the sides of the well and the exterior, below a narrow band of demi-lotus flowers at the rim on the... [Lire la suite]19 juin 2018
Nationalmuseum has acquired a key work in Swedish Neoclassicism
Per Krafft the Younger (1777-1863), Belisarius, oil on canvas, 125 X 94 cm, . Photo: Cecilia Heisser/Nationalmuseum.
STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired a painting by Per Krafft the Younger (1777-1863) depicting the blind former general Belisarius. This painting ought to be regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish works executed in the French Neoclassical style. In 1796, at the age of nineteen, Per Krafft the Younger was awarded a travel scholarship by the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, in... [Lire la suite]