19 février 2019

Lot 825. A small blue and white jar, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566); 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. The well-potted jar is finely decorated in inky blue tones with lotus plants and water weeds set between double-line and ruyi-head borders encircling the shoulder and a petal-lappet border below, the neck is encircled by a band of key fret, box. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 820. A blue and white dish, Wanli six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. The interior is decorated in rich shades of cobalt blue with a central medallion enclosing a seated scholar and his attendants below a pine tree, all below a band of peony sprays. The exterior is decorated with prunus blossoms scattered on a band of waves.. Provenance: The Richard... [Lire la suite]

Lot 817. A white glazed bowl, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. The unusually large bowl has deep rounded sides raised on a slightly tapered foot and is covered overall with a glaze of milk-white color, box. Provenance: The Richard Eakins Collection, Washington, 2007.The Dr. Brooks Cofield Collection, Oregon, 2013. Christie’s. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa, signed, titled and inscribed Ciao Mariolina on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, 35.5 by 27.6 cm. 14 by 10 7/8 in. Executed in 1964-65. Estimate £350,000 - £450,000. Courtesy Sotheby's Provenance: Provenance: Galerie Rasmussen, Paris Private Collection, France (acquired from the above in 1972) Sotheby’s, Milan, 25 November 2003, Lot 243 (consigned by the above) Galleria Seno, Milan (acquired from the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 58. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, signed, waterpaint and pencil on canvas, 60.3 by 73.7 cm. 23 3/4 by 29 in. Executed in 1968. Estimate £450,000 - £650,000. Courtesy Sotheby's Provenance: Brerarte, Milan, 27 May 1985, Lot 57 Private Collection, Milan Sperone Westwater, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005. Exhibited: Lugano, Galleria Pro Arte , Lucio Fontana: Concetti Spaziali, October - November 1984, p. 15, no. 5... [Lire la suite]

The 88.22-carat, D Colour, Flawless, Type Ila Oval Brilliant Diamond. Estimate HK$88-100 million / US$11.2-12.7 million. Courtesy Sotheby's Hong Kong – Prized by kings and queens for centuries and across civilisations, coveted by tycoons and moguls of the 20th century, exceptional large diamonds have become the ultimate collectibles for modern day connoisseurs. This spring, a spectacular 88.22-carat, D Colour, Flawless, Type Ila, oval brilliant diamond, perfect according to every critical criterion, will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 813. A rare gilt-bronze standing figure of an Acuoye Guanyin, China, Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, 12th century; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 2,000,000 - USD 3,000,000. Price realised USD 1,935,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 The tall, slender figure shown standing with right hand raised in vitarkamudra and left held in varadamudra, the long hair drawn up into a tall coiffure (jatamukuta) bound by a band and elaborately dressed in twisted cords... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 774. A finely carved white and russet jade archaistic plaque, 18th century; 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The plaque is finely carved in openwork on the convex top, which retains areas of russet skin in the white stone, with two chilong confronting each other as they crawl amidst scrolling stems of lingzhi above a plaque on the underside that is carved in the shape of a sword guard... [Lire la suite]

Detail of an important Charles II silver tazza made in London in 1683; Diameter: 42cm, Height 12cm. Asking price in the region of £225,000. © Koopman Rare Art LONDON.- The highly historic and impressive silver-gilt shield, which bears the Royal Arms of Ernst Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), will take centre stage on the stand of Koopman Rare Art at TEFAF Maastricht 2019. It is described by Lewis Smith, Director of Koopman Rare Art as “the most spectacular example of... [Lire la suite]

Mary, Queen of Scots, Studio of François Clouet, c.1560 © Hever Castle & Gardens. HEVER.- 432 years after she died in 1587 - a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots has gone on display at Hever Castle, in Kent. The extremely rare painting of the monarch – whose life story has been dramatized in the hit movie, Mary Queen of Scots, with actress Saoirse Ronan portraying her - was officially unveiled in the castle’s Staircase Gallery by one of the world’s leading experts on Tudor history, Dr David Starkey. Paintings... [Lire la suite]