26 janvier 2019

Lot 2666. A large and impressive flambé-glazed jar, incised seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 44 cm., 17 1/4 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,140,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the robustly-potted globular body rising from a recessed base to a broad incurved lipped mouth, the exterior with a rich red glaze of crushed-raspberry tone streaked from the rim down with a bluish-white glaze also covering the interior, the base of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2618. A pair of cloisonné and gilt-bronze caparisoned elephants, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 24.7 cm., 9 3/4 in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,140,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. each finely cast in the form of an elephant carrying on its back a cloisonné vase with animal-mask ring handles, the gilded beast with crescent eyes and long tusks, standing with its head turned to one side, its body harnessed with decorative trappings set with semi-precious... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2795. A large gilt-lacquered wood seated figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 66 cm, 26 in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,380,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the deity seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus base, his loose robes falling from the left shoulder leaving the chest bare, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra, the face with downcast eyes and forehead inset with a prominent urna, framed by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2604. An exquisitely enamelled wucai 'Butterflies and Asters' winecup, mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 6.4 cm., 2 1/2 in. Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,380,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. superbly potted with rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, elegantly painted on the exterior with bright yellow asters borne on a leafy sprig, accompanied by three flying butterflies detailed with various colours and patterns, the countersunk base inscribed in underglaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2601. A superbly carved white jade Moghul bowl, yuyong mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 13.7 cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the small delicate cup exquisitely carved with paper-thin sides gently rising from a flattened base to evert slightly at the mouth rim flanked by a pair of small bending acanthus bud handles, the base carved in the form of an elaborate lotus bloom with multiple layers of... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (Italian, 1899-1968). Spatial Concept, Expectations, 1959. Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (90.8 × 90.8 cm). Olnick Spanu Collection © 2018 Fondazione Lucio Fontana/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Lucio Fontana: On the Threshold—the first retrospective of the Argentine-Italian artist in the United States in more than four decades—will reassess the legacy of this key postwar figure through a selection of exquisite sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2681. An extremely rare yellow and iron-red 'dragon' bowl, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 15 cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, freely painted around the exterior with two large scaly five-clawed yellow dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' outlined in iron-red, all amidst ruyi-head cloud and fire scrolls, the foot with a keyfret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2659. A fine and rare hexagonal celadon-glazed vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 29.5 cm, 11 1/2 in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the elegantly tapering hexagonally facetted body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall slender neck with an everted rim, covered overall with a soft bluish-green glaze thinning to white at the edges, the base with an underglaze blue six-character seal mark. Note:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2636. A fine blue-glazed bowl and cover, marks and period of Yongzheng (1736-1795); 19 cm., 7 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the body with deep flaring ribbed sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the domed cover surmounted by a phoenix finial, covered overall in a rich dark-blue glaze thinning to white at the rims and moulded lines, the interior and base glazed white, the interior and inside of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2624. A white jade 'bajixiang' ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 43.6 cm, 17 1/8 in. Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the ruyi-shaped terminal finely carved with a stylised shou character roundel and encircled by four beribboned bajixiang emblems, the long, elegant arched shaft carved in low-relief with four emblems completing the bajixiang above a bat, the... [Lire la suite]