4 août 2018

Lot 3622. An exceptionally fine and rare pair of doucai ‘Peach’ bowls, Marks and Period of Kangxi (1662-1722);14.5 cm., 5 3/4  in. Estimate 8,000,000 — 12,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 11,440,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. each exquisitely potted with elegant rounded sides raised on a tall slightly tapered foot encircled by a classic scroll band, decorated around the exterior in bright translucent enamels with a continuous frieze of a single undulating knotty stem bearing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3706. A magnificent and rare iron-red and gilt-decorated ‘Dragon’ vase, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period (1723-1735); 42.8 cm., 16 7/8  in. Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 13,240,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. of hexagonal section, boldly potted with a tapered central section rising from a splayed foot to rounded shoulders and a tall trumpet neck, each facet of the neck and main body painted in iron-red with a five-clawed dragon soaring amidst ruyi-shaped... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3601. A fine and rare hexagonal celadon-glazed vase, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 27.9 cm., 11 in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,000,000. Lot sold 16,840,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s of hexagonal form, robustly potted with a compressed globular body tapering to a waisted neck and a slightly everted mouthrim, all supported on a pedestal foot of corresponding form, the neck flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles, the voluptuous body bordered with two thin raised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3639. A Magnificent Yellow-Ground ‘Yangcai’ Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 29.3 cm., 11 1/2  in. Estimate HK$30,000,000 — 40,000,000 (US$3,800,000 – 5,1000,000). Lot Sold 57,240,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. of elegant yuhuchun form, the swollen pear-shaped body rising gently to a waisted neck and flared mouth, the exterior intricately enamelled with an opulent design of large luxuriant flower heads, including stylised lotus, passiflora, anemone,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2085. A magnificent antique diamond rivière. Estimate: HK$16,000,000 - HKD 20,000,000 ($2,000,000-3,200,000). Price realised 18,040,000. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2014. Set with thirty-two graduated old european-cut diamonds, the seven central diamonds weighing (from left to right) 10.03, 10.93, 19.19, 24.38, 17.52, 12.28 and 9.90 carats, to the circular rose-cut diamond clasp, mounted in gold, late 19th century, 35.5 cm long Christie’s. Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels, 25 November 2014, Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2064. An important 27.94 carats Type IIa heart-shaped diamond ring. Estimate HK$20,000,000 – HK$30,000,000 ($2,591,406 – $3,887,109). Price realised HKD 25,880,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 Set with a heart-shaped diamond weighing 27.94 carats, mounted in platinum, ring size 9½ Accompanied by report No. 2165307287 dated 2 july 2014 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 27.94 carat diamond is D colour, VS1 clarity, with excellent polish, accompanied by a working diagram... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2103. A Stunning 2.09 carats heart-shaped fancy red diamond and diamond ring, by Moussaieff. Estimate HKD 28,000,000 - HKD 38,000,000 (US$3,500,000-4,800,000). Price realised HKD 39,320,000. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2014. Designed as a flowerhead, set with a heart-shaped fancy red diamond weighing approximately 2.09 carats, within a petal surround set with six pear-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 1.07 to 1.01 carats, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, to the similarly-cut diamond... [Lire la suite]

Lightning-struck Tree (2012), Giuseppe Penone. Photo: © Jonty Wilde; courtesy the artist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. WAKEFIEL.- Yorkshire Sculpture Park is presenting an extensive exhibition by Giuseppe Penone that recognises a partnership between one of the most eminent artists working today and one of the world’s foremost sculpture parks, marking the culmination of a dialogue that has evolved since the artist’s first visit to YSP in 1989. Works drawn from five decades of Penone’s career, from the... [Lire la suite]

Pen case, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, Iraq, Mosul; 653 H = 1255-1256. H: 5.7; L: 36.3; W: 7.5 cm, Inv. no. 6/1997. © The David Collection.   In the first half of the 13th century, Mosul was the most famous center in the western Islamic world for the manufacture of brass objects inlaid with gold and silver. The city’s artists settled throughout the Middle East, where the nisba al-Mawsili (“from Mosul”) was a guarantee of quality.   The inscription in the lid gives us e.g. the following... [Lire la suite]

Oil lamp, cast bronze, inlaid with silver, Jazira; 1st half of 13th century. H: 14.5; Diam at foot: 7.4 cm, Inv. no. 29/2003. © The David Collection.   The lamp’s “scarred” surface shows that it had been richly inlaid more or less all over. Remnants are the few Arabic letters on the neck; an inscription inlaid in silver originally rimmed the foot. The silver inlay was combined in a very unusual way with a more sculptural decoration: a handle in the form of a pouncing lion of the kind found on Iranian metalwork. It... [Lire la suite]