29 juin 2018

Lot 3243. A fine blue and white bottle vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 37.5 cm., 14 3/4 in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000HKD (117,429 — 176,144   EUR). Lot Sold 2,300,000 HKD (225,073 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's. the well potted globular body raised on a slightly flared foot, decorated with a broad composite floral scroll above an upright lappet border and a 'classic scroll' around the foot, the shoulders adorned with narrow bands of floral motifs and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3238. A fine blue and white 'flower scroll' hexagonal cup, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 9.7 cm., 3 7/8 in. Estimate 400,000-600,000 HKD (139,143 — 58,715 EUR). Lot sold 740,000 HKD (72,415 EUR). Photo Sotheby's the six-sided beaker standing on an hexagonal splayed foot and flaring to a rim of conforming shape, decorated around the body on each side with a lotus wreathed by feathery scrolls, the six large blooms arranged in a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3237. A pair of blue and white 'dragon' bowls, Seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 11 cm., 4 1/4 in. Estimate 200,000-300,000 HKD (19,572 — 29,357 EUR). Lot sold 250,000 HKD (24,464 EUR). Photo Sotheby's  each with curved sides supported on a short foot rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with bright washes of cobalt blue within pencilled outlines, depicting a pair of ferocious five-clawed dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' amongst clouds and flames, all above rocks and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3234. A blue and white bottle vase, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 37 cm., 14 1/2 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD (39,143 — 58,715 EUR). Lot sold 740,000 HKD (72,415 EUR). Photo Sotheby's the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, finely painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a composite floral scroll between a band of lappets and a frieze of pendent ruyi at the shoulder, the neck with plantain... [Lire la suite]

Gustav Klimt, Friends I (Sisters), detail, 1907 © Klimt-Foundation, Vienna | Photo: Klimt-Foundation, Vienna. VIENNA.- Marking the transition from historicism to Jugendstil, Gustav Klimt’s oeuvre shaped the beginning of modern art in Vienna. 100 years after his death, the Leopold Museum pays tribute to the figurehead of the period of “Vienna around 1900” with a comprehensive exhibition divided into eight thematic emphases and illustrating all the periods of the artist’s oeuvre by means of some 35 paintings, 90... [Lire la suite]

Large vase Layered alabaster Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, XXIst - XXVth Dynasty, ca. 1070 - 656 B.C. H: 28 cm. Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Provenance: Private collection, France, since 1970s.   El Anatsui, Flame of/in the Forest, 2012 Aluminium, copper wire 327 x 226 cm. Courtesy Axel Vervoordt   Sarcophagus Fragment of a Head. Grey limestone, Egypt, Late Period, XXVIth - XXXIst Dynasty, 664 -332 B.C. 34 x 32 x 13 cm. Courtesy Axel Vervoordt. Provenance: Private collection,... [Lire la suite]

Ewer with lit (detail), Adam van Vianen, 1614, Rijksmuseum. Bought with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Rembrandt Association and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum. Photo courtesy Rijksmuseum. AMSTERDAM.- Fantastic sea creatures, monstrous beasts, whimsical body shapes and fluid contours that seem to drip like syrup from a spoon: all are manifestations of the ornament style known as kwab, ‘auricular’ or ‘lobate’ - with the English denominations referring to the organic... [Lire la suite]