5 janvier 2019

  Lot 333.  A Guan-type cong, Tongzhi mark and period (1862-1874); 28cm., 11in. Estimate 7,000 - 9,000 GBP. Lot sold 8,750 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013. the square-form body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, moulded on each side with the Eight Trigrams, covered overall in a translucent celadon glaze suffused with a subtle light russet crackle, the base with a six-character reign mark. Provenance:A Danish Private Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 331. A peachbloom-glazed beehive waterpot, taibo zun, mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 GBP. Lot sold 62,500 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013. the hemispherical body rising to a narrow waisted neck, incised around the exterior with three medallions formed of the curled bodies of archaistic kui dragons, all beneath a greyish-pink glaze characteristically mottled with shades of brighter pink imitating the skin of a... [Lire la suite]

Kongo chief’s bell, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1800 AD. Wood, mirror. H 19 cm. © Bernard de Grunne Tribal Fine Arts at BRAFA 2019, Stand 32c. Provenance: J.J. Klejman, New York, circa 1960. Exhibition: Power and Majesty: the Art of the Kongo Masters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 16 September 2015-31 January 2016. Dinka seated feminine statue, Soudan, between 1666-1885 AD (CIRAM 0713-OA-158R). Wood. H 52 cm. © Bernard de Grunne Tribal Fine Arts at BRAFA 2019,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 87. A Cambodian bronze ceremonial bell, Battambang province, probably 2nd century B.C. to 2nd century A.D.; 22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) High; 13 in. (33 cm.) Wide; 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) Deep. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 40,000 (USD 25,240 - USD 50,480). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Of waisted oval section, decorated overall with geometric scrolls in low relief. Provenance: European collection prior to 1970. Note: This large bronze bell from the Southeast Asian Bronze age, generally... [Lire la suite]

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called Guercino (1591-1666), Vanitas Still Life, oil on canvas. 12 1/16 x 15 3/8 in. (30.5 x 39 cm). Estimate on Request. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces Property from the Collection of Richard L. Feigen, the renowned and influential American art dealer. Featuring early Italian and Baroque paintings, as well as 18th century British landscapes, several paintings from the Collection will be offered in the Old Masters sale in New York on May 2, 2019. Artists... [Lire la suite]

Donald Claflin (Massachusetts, 1935 - New York, 1979), A Tiffany & Co Pinecone Clip Brooch, New York, circa 1970. 18 carat gold and diamonds. Height 5.5 cm (2.2 in.). Signed 'Donald Claflin © A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier at TEFAF 2019, Stand 335. Henri Dubret (Dijon, 1872 - Paris, 1947), An Art Nouveau Pendant, Paris, circa 1900. Eighteen-carat gold, turqoise enamel and azurite malachite, 8 x 4.5 cm (3.1 x 1.8 in.) © A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier at TEFAF 2019, Stand 335. At the centre of the eighteen-carat gold... [Lire la suite]

Jacob van Hulsdonck (Flemish, 1582–1647), Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615–20. Oil on panel, the reverse prepared with gesso. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn. © Cleveland Museum of Art Showcasing important new acquisitions and masterworks from the permanent collection, the newly renovated North European galleries at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) aim to envelop visitors in a new viewing experience. Redesigned to mirror the... [Lire la suite]

   © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  LONDON.- Christie’s will hold the auction of Peter Petrou Tales of the Unexpected in London on 30 January 2019. This eclectic sale epitomises the addictive and contagious passion for collecting which underpins the most intriguing collections, invariably sparked by insatiable curiosity and a sense of joy. Presenting an opportunity to travel around the world in 150 lots, spanning 3,000 years of history from 1000 BC to the 21st Century, the sale comprises early sculpture,... [Lire la suite]

Jaguar effigy jar in three parts, Guatemala, Maya Lowlands, 350-550 AD. Burnished brownware ceramic. H 29 cm. © Deletaille Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 40b. Provenance: private European collection Literature: 'Art de Mésoamérique-Meso-Amerikaanse Kunst', Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, November 1976, exhibtion catalogue, n° 173, ill; Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica, Paris, 1985, n° 341, ill.; 'Trésors du Nouveau Monde, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, 1992, n° 172, ill. ... [Lire la suite]

Anthropomorphic mask with triangular nose-ornament, made of gold by hammering and embossing, 100BC-1600 (?), Yotoco (?), Late Quimbaya (?), Colombia. © Trustees of the British Museum LONDON.- Thanks to support from the Santo Domingo family, the British Museum announced the creation of the Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin America Research. Housed within the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum, the Centre will attract and facilitate work by some of the world’s... [Lire la suite]