10 septembre 2018

Lot 89. A Huanghuali low table, Kangzhuo, Late Ming dynasty, early 17th century; 12 x 36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in (30.5 x 93 x 56.5cm). Estimate: 12,000-15,000 USD. Sold for US$ 31,250 (€ 26,860). © Bonhams 2001-2018 The rectangular-paneled top with a 'water-stopping' beaded rim above an 'ice-plate' edge and plain waist supported by dramatic cabriole legs ending in articulated, clawed feet on pads, the fierce animal mask terminals with gaping jaws, bulging eyes, flaring nostrils and flowing hair, joined by a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 97. A huanghuali corner-leg painting table (huazhuo), 18th century; 30 7/8 x 69 ¼ x 21 7/8in (78.6 x 175.8 x 55.8cm). Estimate: 30,000-50,000 USD. Sold for US$ 31,250 (€ 26,860). © Bonhams 2001-2018 The two-board top set into a mitered, mortise and tenon frame above a humpback apron set with four vertical posts on the long side and two on the short side, the frame supported on the underside by four stretchers hidden-tenoned into the frame, the apron and legs possibly later assembled. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. A celadon jade mounted zitan ruyi scepter, 19th century; 14 1/2in (36.8cm) long. Estimate: 25,000-35,000 USD. Sold for US$ 31,250 (€ 26,860). © Bonhams 2001-2018 The scepter head mounted with a jade plaque of conforming shape, carved with two large longevity peaches and two bats, the elegantly curved zitan shaft carved to the top with five bats amid dense scrolling clouds, the underside carved with a wan fret diaper, the tip of the shaft inlaid with a jade plaque carved with a bat and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 39. Four jade archer's rings, Qing dynasty; 1in (2.5cm) high, the tallest. Estimate: 5,000-7,000 USD. Sold for US$ 68,750 (€ 59,094). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Three of white jade; the first carved in low relief with a Tibetan Amitabha mantra, the stone with russet inclusions; the second carved with a cat and butterfly, the surfaces irregular; the third finely inscribed with an imperial poem and a scene alluding to the verse; and one of yellow jade with russet skin around the edge, carved with archaistic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. Robert Rauschenberg, Cy + Relics—Rome, 1952. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (37.8 x 37.8 cm). Signed by the artist, titled, dated and numbered '9' in an unidentified hand in ink in the margin. Number 9 from an edition of 25. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000. © Philips Provenance: Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1991 Literature: Thames & Hudson, Robert Rauschenberg: Photographs, p. 20 Philips. A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 210. Irving Penn (American, 1917 - 2009), Callot Swallow-Tail Dress, 1974. Platinum-palladium print. 20 1/2 x 18 in. (52.1 x 45.7 cm). Signed, titled, dated, numbered 6/19, annotated in pencil, copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount. Estimate $40,000 - 60,000. © Philips Provenance: Marlborough Gallery, New YorkPrivate Collection, New York Literature: Penn, Passage: A Work Record, p.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 221. Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989), Skull, 1988. Gelatin silver print. 19 1/8 x 19 1/4 in. (48.6 x 48.9 cm). Signed, dated by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, in ink and estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the reverse of the flush-mount. Number 5 from an edition of 10. Estimate $50,000 - 70,000. © Philips  Provenance: Private Collection, Midwest Literature: Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, back... [Lire la suite]

Lot 149. A blue and white 'Dragon' jardinière, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 8 1/4  in., 21 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000. Lot sold 43,750 USD. © Sotheby's. the steeply rounded sides rising to a gently lipped rim, painted around the body with a pair of five-clawed dragons striding among clouds above a band of foaming waves, the slightly concave base with an unglazed ring encircling a further recessed-central medallion, with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 148. A blue and white Ming-style bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 15 1/3  in., 39 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000. Lot sold 100,000 USD. © Sotheby's. the globular body rising from a splayed foot to a tall waisted neck, molded around the stepped shoulder and the body with raised fillets, finely painted in 'heaped and piled' deep blue tones with a composite flower scroll band, all between lotus-lappet and classic scroll bands at the foot and a ruyi band at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 141. A rare teadust-glazed ovoid vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 13 1/4  in., 33.5 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000. Lot sold 87,500 USD. © Sotheby's. of tapering ovoid form, the rounded sides broadening to a sloping shoulder before sweeping to a waisted neck and flaring rim, covered overall in a finely speckled olive-colored glaze, the footring dressed in dark brown, the base carved with a six-character seal mark coated in a burnt-toffee-toned glaze.  ... [Lire la suite]