20 février 2019
A sandstone figure of a female deity, Khmer, Baphuon style, 11th century
Lot 1108. A sandstone figure of a female deity, Khmer, Baphuon style, 11th century; 28 1/8 in. (71.4 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Dressed in a long sampot with pendent fish-tail pleat secured with a simple belt tied at the waist, the face with wide mouth and heavy-lidded eyes, the hair finely delineated with the locks arranged in a bun and secured with a headband.
Provenance: William H. Wolff, New York, 7 January 1984.The Irving Collection,... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A rare enameled octagonal stand, North India, Mughal period, early 18th century
Lot 1106. A rare enameled octagonal stand, North India, Mughal period, early 18th century; 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) wide, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Raised on eight bulb-form legs with spreading feet, the sides flaring to the rim, all richly enameled in green, red, yellow and white with foliate motifs.
Provenance: Terence Mcinerney, Fine Arts Ltd., New York, 1 April 1998.The Irving Collection, no. 3866.
Note: The enamel pattern and... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A bronze figure of Devi, India, probably Orissa, 17th century or later
Lot 1105. A bronze figure of Devi, India, probably Orissa, 17th century or later; 10 ¾ in. (27 cm.) high, 12 ½ in. (31.2 cm.) high with tang. Estimate: USD 1,500 - USD 2,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Standing with the right leg crossed over the left, clad in a short dhoti and adorned with armlets and necklaces, the round face with large almond-shaped eyes and flanked by circular earrings, the hair arranged in a short bun suspending a long tassel down the back, softwood stand.
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A copper alloy figure of Guhyasamaja Akshobyavajra, Nepal, 18th-19th century
Lot 1104. A copper alloy figure of Guhyasamaja Akshobyavajra, Nepal, 18th-19th century; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate: US$15,000 - US$20,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Seated in dyanasana with consort Sparshavajri in his arms, their central faces gazing at each other, surmounted by jeweled crowns, each with a vajra and bell in their primary hands and various implements in the others, wearing ornate jewelry and beaded festoons, her legs wrapped around his waist, all on a single... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Ganesha, India, Himachal Pradesh, 10th-11th century
Lot 1101. A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Ganesha, India, Himachal Pradesh, 10th-11th century; 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high. Estimate: US$40,000 - US$60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Seated in lalitasana on the backs of two addorsed lions, holding his broken tusk and a bowl of sweets in his primary hands and a goad and a noose in the others, adorned with a sacred thread across his prominent belly, his elephant-form head surmounted by a foliate tiara, all backed by a conjoined nimbus and... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A rock crystal Bhairava kila, Nepal, 18th century or later
Lot 1103. A rock crystal Bhairava kila, Nepal, 18th century or later; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high. Estimate: US$25,000 - US$35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
The finial topped with a half-vajra and the heads of three deities, above an eight-pronged vajra and three additional animal-form faces, and a two-layered round of lotus pads stacked above the tripartite blade, with snakes meandering down each side.
Provenance: Donald J. Wineman, 1 November 1989.The Irving Collection, no. 552.
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A very rare polychromed and gilt-ebony three-faced phurba, Tibet or China, 14th century or later
Lot 816. A very rare polychromed and gilt-ebony three-faced phurba, Tibet or China, 14th century or later; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high. Estimate: US$60,000 - US$80,000. Price realised USD 212,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
The three polychrome heruka faces at the finial surmounted by a single chignon above stylized endless knots and lotus petals and three polychrome makara heads aligned with each of the peg’s three sharp edges, with serpents intertwined on the... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A rare bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period, 13th century
Lot 815. A rare bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period, 13th century; 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) high. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
Shown with one leg raised on the back of a recumbent dwarf, who plays with a snake, standing on a rectangular plinth, his lower arms held in dance mudras and his upper arms outstretched and holding a drum and flame, clad in a short dhoti and wrappednagas and sashes, with a chain swinging from his... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
First major exhibition devoted to Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures for over 35 years opens in London
Isaac Oliver (c. 1565-1617), Anne of Denmark (detail), c. 1612, Purchased with help from the Art Fund, 1957 © National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery, London is to stage the first major exhibition devoted to Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures for over 35 years. The exhibition will bring together key works from the National Portrait Gallery and major loans from public and private collections, including miniatures that haven’t been seen in public in the UK since the... [Lire la suite]20 février 2019
A doucai 'shou'-character foliate dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735)
Lot 839. A doucai 'shou'-character foliate dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 8 1/8 in. (20.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.
The dish is molded with eight petals that spiral out from a shou character in the center to the petal-lobed rim, all decorated with a dense pattern of scrolling green tendrils bearing small heads... [Lire la suite]