1 août 2018

Lot 149. A ‘Longquan’ celadon carved dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 12 3/4  in., 32.3 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 6,250 USD. Photo Sotheby’s The well-potted body raised on a slightly tapered foot, finely carved to the interior with a lotus spray, evenly applied allover with a lustrous glaze of soft olive-green tone pooling darker in the recesses, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange in the firing.  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A blue and white jar, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521). Height 4 5/8  in., 11.7 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo Sotheby’s of square baluster form rising from a slightly tapered foot to a short neck, each side painted with alternate scenes of birds and ducks in flight among lotus, between a band of key-fret around the neck and a band of flower head panels around the base, four-character mark within double squares.  Sotheby's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A ‘Longquan’ celadon dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 13 3/4  in., 34.8 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 8,125 USD. Photo Sotheby’s of shallow form rising from a short foot to a lipped rim, the thickly potted fluted sides all radiating from a plain circular well on the interior, thickly applied overall in a deep olive-green glaze pooling to a darker color in the recesses, an unglazed ring on the base burnt orange in the firing. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Lot 144. A ‘Longquan’ celadon and biscuit Guanyin and elephant group, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 10 1/8  in., 25.7 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Photo Sotheby’s the deity shown seated atop a lotus petal base resting on the back of an elephant, hands in dhyanamudra, covered overall in an olive-green glaze except for the face, chest, hands of the Guanyin, and the eyes and tusks of the elephant which have burnt orange in the firing, wood stand.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A ‘Jun’ tripod censer, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 3 7/8  in., 9.8 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. The compressed globular body supported on three short cabriole legs, the short broad neck culminating in a wide angled galleried rim, covered overall in a thick milky-blue glaze, the tips of the feet left unglazed.  Provenance: Dr. Otto Burchard & Co., Berlin, 5th April 1930.Collection of Alfred Max Panofsky (1899-1973), Germany,... [Lire la suite]

The Archduchess Marie-Valerie Tiara, Vienna, by Köchert, circa 1913 © Qatar Museums Collection. MOSCOW - Qatar Museums is proud to present Pearls: Treasures from the Seas and the Rivers as part of the activities of Qatar-Russia 2018 Year of Culture. This exhibition, which shows the diversity and breadth of the Qatar Museums collection, is a rare opportunity to see one of the finest specimens of pearl jewellery ever assembled. More than 100 pieces have been curated by the internationally renowned pearl expert, Dr.... [Lire la suite]

Larry Silver (b. 1934), Newsboy, Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, CA, 1954. Gelatin silver print, printed later, 16 x 20 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm). Signed, titled, and dated on verso. NEW YORK, NY.- Bruce Silverstein Gallery is presenting an exclusive online exhibition of Larry Silver’s iconic body of work, Muscle Beach. Silver arrived at the Art Center School in Los Angeles after earning a full scholarship in 1953, and after winning first prize in the Scholastic-Ansco Photography Awards during his senior year at High School of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 137. Two silver stem cups, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907). Heights 2 3/8  in., 6 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 20,000 USD. Photo Sotheby’s. each with an everted rim, supported on a short spreading foot, one finely chased on the exterior with pointed arches enclosing birds and animals, separated by a beaded edge from shaped panels enclosing scrolling foliage, details picked out in gilt, all against a fine ring-punched ground; the other unadorned except for a fold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 738. A parcel-gilt silver cushion-form box and cover, China, Ming-Qing dynasty (1368-1911); 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) diameter, 524 g. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 47,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. The cover chased with a ferocious front-facing dragon within a medallion enclosed by cartouches of beasts and mythical birds, the box with the eight Buddhist emblems around the sides above a lappet band, and a central medallion of curling leaves on the base, the raised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 737. A small silver barrel-form box and cover, Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-13th century; 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diameter at widest, 79 g. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,250 © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. Engraved around the sides with stylized lotus in quatrefoil panels set against a ground of leafy scroll, the top and underside with a six-pointed star motif with wavy lines, part of a copper coin adhered to the base, box. Christie's. The Collection of Robert... [Lire la suite]