4 juillet 2018

Lot 2073. A famille-rose 'bamboo and fruit' bowl, seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 10.7 cm, 4 1/4 in. Estimate 200,000 — 250,000 HKD (19,281 — 24,101 EUR). Lot Sold 400,000 HKD (38,562 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  the finely potted sides painted on the exterior with passion fruit growing on flowering and leafy vines and tendrils wrapped around bamboo stalks, two of the ripe fruit with skin bursting open to reveal the orange flesh... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2072. A famille-rose 'fruit and butterfly' bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 11 cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD ( 57,843 — 77,125 EUR). Lot Sold 800,000 HKD (77,125 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides flaring sharply at the rim, finely painted with a branch of fruiting and flowering passion fruits entwining around a spray of bamboo attended by two butterflies, the four large fruits with their skins delicately picked... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2071. A rare famille-rose 'flower' dish, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 19.4 cm., 7 5/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD (24,101 — 28,922 EUR). Lot Sold 3,380,000 HKD (325,852 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. well potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, the exterior delicately painted with blossoming peonies borne on leafy branches and gnarled branches of magnolia and prunus, issuing from the base and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2069. A fine pair of famille-rose yellow-ground 'floral' bowls, seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 18.4 cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD (96,406 — 144,609 EUR). Lot Sold 2,660,000 HKD (256,439 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's the rounded sides painted with a continuous leafy floral scroll comprising of various flowers, including lotus, orchid, peony, and camellia, all reserved on a rich bright yellow ground, the interior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2068. An inscribed famille-rose 'flower' brushpot, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 9.4 cm., 3 3/4 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD (48,203 — 67,484 EUR). Lot Sold 680,000 HKD (65,556 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's of hexagonal section, supported on three small feet, rising to a straight mouth, the sides painted with flowering and leafy branches of peony, narcissus and chrysanthemum, alternating with imperial poems in regular, clerical and seal scripts... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 2062. A fine yellow-ground famille-rose bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 18.5 cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 HKD (144,609 — 241,014 EUR). Lot Sold 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 (210,165 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's well potted with curved sides rising from a slightly tapering foot to a flaring rim, the interior painted with five bats in shaded tones of coral red, the exterior densely painted with western-style lotus,... [Lire la suite]

Jan Fabre at work. Photo: Attilio Maranzano, Assistant: Flavio Pescatori, Copyright Angelos bvba ANTWERP.- In 1628, the Antwerp trinity of Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck received the assignment from the Augustinian monks to make altarpieces for their cloister church in the Kammenstraat. This year, Jan Fabre is receiving the same honour upon the occasion of Antwerp Baroque 2018. The former Augustinian church is now the reception and music centre AMUZ. Specially for these new works of art the church site is open from July... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2060. A copper-red 'Three fruits' dish, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 19.7 cm., 7 3/4 in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD (19,281 — 28,922 EUR). Lot Sold 250,000 HKD (24,101 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides supported on a slightly tapered foot, the exterior sparsely moulded with three slightly raised fruit sprays including peach, pomegranate and persimmon, enhanced with short pale-green stems, the interior left undecorated, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2059. A fine blue and white bottle vase, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 30.2 cm., 11 7/8 in. Estimate 300,000 - 400,000 HKD ( 28,922 — 38,562 EUR). Lot Sold 560,000 HKD (53,987 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's the slightly tapered cylindrical body supported on a splayed foot, rising to an angular shoulder below a long slender neck, the main body painted in vivid cobalt blue simulating Ming dynasty 'heaping and piling', with ten vertical panels of stylised flower... [Lire la suite]