5 juillet 2018

Lot 117. An Italian Art-Deco jewelled platinum-mounted jadeite cigarette-case, signed Janesich, circa 1925, maker's mark for Atelier Strauss, Allard, Meyer, with inventory no 6656, French mark for platinum; 3¼ in. (85 mm.) high. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000. Price realised GBP 47,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. rectangular jadeite case with platinum diamond-set mounts, overlaid with ruby, diamond and onyx flowers and foliage in chinoiserie style, with diamond-set onyx clasp. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2082. A pair of famille-rose 'poppy' teabowls and covers, seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 11.1 cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD (4,820 — 6,748 EUR). Lot Sold 375,000 HKD (36,152 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  each bowl potted with steep curved sides rising from a low foot to a slightly everted mouth, the exterior finely painted with multicolour poppy blooms and buds borne on foliate stems, alongside aster blossoms, the slightly domed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2080. A pair of famille-rose 'hundred bats' vases, marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 32.8 cm., 12 7/8 in. Estimate 450,000 — 400,000 HKD (43,383 — 62,664 EUR). Lot Sold 560,000 HKD (53,987 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  each potted with a compressed globular body gently rising to a slightly tapered neck, densely painted on the exterior with iron-red bats in flight, hovering amongst multicolour swirling clouds, all between a pendant ruyi-head band at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2077. An iron-red and gilt-decorated vase, seal mark and period of Jiaqing (1796-1820); 28.8 cm., 11 3/8 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD (  28,922 — 38,562 EUR). Lot Sold 860,000 HKD (82,909 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  of baluster form supported on a low foot, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of light blue enamelled 'C'-shaped foliage handles, each side of the body painted with a large lotus blossom enclosed within foliate scrolls, below a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2076. A pair of lime-green ground famille-rose vases, gu, seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 42.5 cm, 16 3/4 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD ( 57,843 — 77,125 EUR). Lot Sold 980,000 HKD (94,478 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  each of archaistic gu form, the central globular body supported on a bell-shaped foot surmounted by a widely flaring trumpet neck, brightly and finely painted around the body with bajixiang amid... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2075. A massive famille-verte baluster vase, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1821-1850);82.3 cm., 32 3/8 in. Estimate 450,000 — 650,000 HKD (43,383 — 62,664 EUR). Lot Sold 560,000 HKD (53,987 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  of particularly large cylindrical form, rising to a waisted neck and lipped rim, vividly painted in bright famille-verte enamels with a continuous lakeside landscape scene depicting scholars, court ladies, attendants and boys engaged... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2074. A fine famille-rose 'flower and butterfly' bowl, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 12 cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD (48,203 — 67,484 EUR). Lot Sold 620,000 HKD (59,772 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.  potted with rounded sides supported on a straight foot, the exterior painted with blooming roses and mallows in purplish pink and pale yellow, all borne on leafy branches issuing from the foot, the reverse with a green... [Lire la suite]

Lot 209. Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A., The Lake of Lucerne from Brunnen, Watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scratching out and stopping out, 308 by 469mm. Estimate £1,200,000-1,800,000. Lot sold £2,050,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- Today at Sotheby’s, a stunning Swiss landscape by Britain’s favourite artist, J.M.W. Turner sold for £2 million, among the top prices ever achieved for a watercolour by the artist. Created in the final years of the artist’s life and widely... [Lire la suite]