01 mars 2019
A pair of archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th century BC
Lot 530. A pair of archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th century BC; 10 3/4 in., 27.4 cm. Estimate 35,000 — 45,000 USD. Lot sold 114,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
each of slender form with wide trumpet mouth, crisply cast in low relief with four upright lappet blades emerging from a band of taotie masks, the faces with raised bosses for eyes centered and divided by notched flanges and reserved on a leiwen ground, above... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2019
Christie's to offer one of the most significant collections of Chinese Export art
The Tibor Collection © Christie's Images Ltd 2019
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, one of the most significant collections of Chinese Export porcelain in the world. Covering all aspects of Chinese Export porcelain, from late Ming blue and white to 18th century armorial and European subject wares, the sale is named for the stunning, oversized vases, jars and ‘soldier vases’ known in Hispanic America as tibores, of which more than 50 examples are offered,... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2019
Freeman's sells rare painting and sets new auction record
Lot 5. Master of the Embroidered Foliage (Netherlandish, active Brussels, late 15th century), Nursing Madonna, Oil on cradled panel, 33 3/4 x 28 in. (85.7 x 71.1 cm). Est: $150,000 - $250,000. Sold: $2,470,000. Courtesy Freeman's.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- On February 27, Freemans’s sold a rare work by the Master of the Embroidered Foliage for an impressive $2,470,000, setting a new world auction record for such a work. One of only 10 works attributed to the Master, the “Nursing Madonna” generated a great... [Lire la suite]