décembre 2018

Baule Mask, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, late 19th century. Wood, pigments. H 33 cm. © Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019, Stand 95d. Provenance: collection André Derain, Paris; collection Renou et Colle, Paris; private collection, Rouen, 1975 Lele comb, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th century. Wood. H 24 cm. © Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019, Stand 95d. Provenance: Nelly Van den Abeele collection, Brussels, 2003 Literature: Uzuri Wa Dunia, Belgian Treasures, exhibition catalogue Bruneaf,... [Lire la suite]

DALLAS, TX.- Spanning Europe from the late 18th through mid-20th centuries, the women artists featured in this exhibition worked at a time when prestigious art schools, exhibition venues, and commercial outlets were primarily reserved for their male counterparts. Drawn primarily from the DMA’s permanent collection, this special presentation features paintings and works on paper by artists including Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Rosa Bonheur, Eva Gonzalès, Käthe Kollwitz, Gabriele Münter, and more. Although their artwork cannot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1485. A copper-red yuhuchunping, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 12 1/4  in., 31.1 cm. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500. Sold: $2,000. © Sotheby's the well potted pear-shaped body rising from a short recessed foot to widely flared trumpet neck, the exterior evenly bathed in a deep maroon glaze, the interior and base glazed white. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017

Lot 1484. A flambé-glazed hu, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 8 1/2  in., 21.6 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $3,750. © Sotheby's the heavily potted ovoid body rising from a tapering foot to a short waisted neck and slightly flared mouth, the shoulders with elephant mask handles, the whole covered in a red glaze suffused with vibrant blue and violet. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017

Lot 1483. A flambé-glazed vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Height 12 in., 30.5 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $11,250. © Sotheby's the baluster body rising to a waisted neck, applied overall with a vitreous burgundy-red glaze streaked with deep lavender-blue and thinning to a mushroom tone around the rim and stopping neatly at the foot, the base unglazed. Provenance: Acquired in Boston, 1940-1960s, and thence by descent. Property from the Collection of Jeannette... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1395. An incised yellow-glazed 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 6 3/4  in., 17.1 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $16,250 . © Sotheby's with shallow sides rising to the lipped rim, the center finely incised with a writhing five-clawed scaly dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst flame-scrolls and clouds within a ring, the sides enlivened by two further dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' all beneath the translucent egg-yellow glaze, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1474. A pair of faux-bois jardinières, late Qing dynasty. Length: 10 1/4 inches, 26.6 cm. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Sold: $13,750. © Sotheby's each of conjoined spherical section, the exterior covered in an orange glaze painted with naturalistic concentric tree-rings between molded raised turquoise glaze leiwen bands highlighted in gilt, the interior and base covered in turquoise glaze with two circular apertures (2). Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18... [Lire la suite]

Probably Jan I de Pauw (active 1665-1711), Cup with cover, Haarlem, 1694. Silver, 10 x 31 cm. © Cabinet of Curiosities - Honourable Silver Objects at BRAFA 2019, Stand 126b. Casket, Augsburg, 17th century. Wood, turtle shell and ivory, 15.5 x 11 x 10 cm - Sundial, Germany, 17th century. Silver, glass and ivory, 4.5 x 5 x 1 cm - Hourglass, North Europe, 19th century. Ebony and ivory, 8 x 16 cm. © Cabinet of Curiosities - Honourable Silver Objects... [Lire la suite]

Nef, Augsburg, 1613-1615. Silversmith: Heinrich Winterstein. Silver and silver-gilt. H 37.5 cm. © d’Arschot & Cie at BRAFA 2019, Stand 42b. Virgin and child, Antwerp, circa 1704. Silversmith: Josephus I Hennequin. Silver, boxwood and ebony, H 34 cm. © d’Arschot & Cie at BRAFA 2019, Stand 42b. Pendant, Portugal, last third of 18th century. Gold and rose cut diamonds. H 9 cm. © d’Arschot & Cie at BRAFA 2019, Stand 42b. La galerie ouverte... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1330. A pair of faux-bois and gilt-decorated bowls, Qing dynasty, late 18th-19th century. Diameter 5 1/4  in., 13.4 cm. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500. Sold: $3,750. © Sotheby's each potted with the shallow rounded sides resting on a bi-shaped foot, the exterior enameled in tones of iron-red in imitation of swirling wood grain, the interior gilt, the base with a four-character Qianlong mark (2). Property from the Collection of Joan Oestreich Kend. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]