27 mars 2019
A Yueyao Celadon Glazed Floral Medallion Ewer, Five Dynasties-Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century
Lot 3501. A Yueyao Celadon Glazed Floral Medallion Ewer, Five Dynasties-Northern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th Century. H 16.4cm. Estimate HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000 (USD 101,925 - 127,406). Lot sold HKD 1,156,400 (USD 147,291). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited.
The deep rounded body is carved with leafy scroll at the neck, setting with a strap handle opposite to a long curved spout. The body of the ewer is decorated with floral medallion encircled by scattered peony flower. The ewer is overall... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
A ‘Robin’s Egg’ Glazed Bottle Vase, Yongzheng Period, 1723-1735
Lot 3512. A ‘Robin’s Egg’ Glazed Bottle Vase, Yongzheng Period, 1723-1735. H 37.5cm. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 127,406 - 191,109). Lot sold HKD 1,652,000 (USD 210,415). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited.
The vase is well potted with a globular body moulded around the shoulder with seven bosses below a stepped band. Supporting the tall waisted neck encircled mid-way by double bow-strings and surmounted by a galleried mouth rim, the vase is all raised on a spreading domed foot. The vase is... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
A Dingyao Moulded ‘Peacock’ Dish, Song Dynasty, 10th-13th Century
Lot 3505. A Dingyao Moulded ‘Peacock’ Dish, Song Dynasty, 10th-13th Century. D 22.4cm. Estimate HKD 1,100,000 - 1,600,000 (USD 140,147 - 203,850). Lot sold HKD 1,534,000 (USD 195,386). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited.
The dish is very finely potted in shallow rounded form, rising gently from the short neatly cut footring to the octaognal-lobed rim. The interior crisply moulded in relief with two peacocks depicting in profile with long outstretched wings demonstrating their splendid plumage, amidst... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
A ‘Flambé’ Glazed Bottle Vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and period, 1736-1795
Lot 3510. A ‘Flambé’ Glazed Bottle Vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and period, 1736-1795. H 47.3cm. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - ,000,000 (USD 191,109 - 254,812). Lot sold HKD 2,478,000 (USD 315,623). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited.
The vase is potted in elegant pear-shaped form that supported on a slightly splayed foot, then gently rising to a tall tubular neck. The vase is covered with a rich purplish-raspberry glaze feathered with milky-blue, draining from the rim leaving a cream coloured... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
A Large Celadon ‘Dragon’ Dish, Yongzheng Mark and Period, 1723-1735
Lot 3515. A Large Celadon ‘Dragon’ Dish, Yongzheng Mark and Period, 1723-1735. D 46.8cm. Estimate HKD 2,800,000 - 3,500,000 (USD 356,737 - 445,921). Lot sold HKD 4,248,000 (USD 4,248,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited.
The dish is potted with short tapering foot rising to the rounded sides and everted rim. The exterior is moulded with overlapping lotus petals and the interior moulded in relief with a dragon flying amongst cloud and flame scrolls. The dish is covered in an even pale celadon glaze, with the... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
A sandstone figure of Avalokiteshvara, Khmer, Angkor Period, Angkor Wat Style, 12th century
Lot 36. A sandstone figure of Avalokiteshvara, Khmer, Angkor Period, Angkor Wat Style, 12th century; 30 in. (76.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 400,000 - USD 600,000. Price realised USD 425,000. Christie's Images Ltd 2015
Clad in a short sampot carved with parallel pleats and secured with a jeweled belt and with a double-butterfly sash in front, his rounded face with delicately outlined lips and long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in a conical topknot centered by a diminutive figure of... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
Tête de Hari-Hara, Art Khmer, Style dit du Bakheng, ca premier quart du 10° siècle
Lot 32. Tête de Hari-Hara, Art Khmer, Style dit du Bakheng, ca premier quart du 10° siècle.Grès. H. 19 cm. Estimation : 4 000 € / 6 000 €. Sold: 3 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris.
Rare petite tête de divinité présentant un aspect syncrétique de Shiva et Vishnu clairement indiqué par les différences de traitement des parties droite et gauche de la coiffe en forme de pagodon étagé logiquement caractéristique de Vishnu qui est ici recouverte sur sa moitié droite par l’indication des nattes... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
Linga, Art Khmer, Style dit d’Angkor Vat, ca 12° siècle
Lot 33. Linga, Art Khmer, Style dit d’Angkor Vat, ca 12° siècle. Grès. H. 44 cm. Estimation : 6 000 € / 8 000 €. Sold: 4 500 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris.
Classique représentation purement phallique de Shiva, traditionnellement structurée en trois parties distinctes, une section carrée dans le bas qui est associée à Brahma, une octogonale associée à Vishnu, et une circulaire associée à Shiva. Les deux parties inférieures demeurent logiquement abrités dans le Yoni (représentation symbolique de la... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
Divinité masculine, Art Khmer, Style dit de Preah Kô, Dernier quart du 9° siècle siècle
Lot 29. Divinité masculine, Art Khmer, Style dit de Preah Kô, Dernier quart du 9° siècle siècle. Grès. H. 65,5 cm. Estimation : 32 000 € / 38 000 €. Sold: 25 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris.
Corps de divinité à deux bras, au torse puissant émergeant d’un classique sampot court, serré à la taille et sur les cuisses par une ceinture maintenant tout un jeu de chutes et plissés de textiles, retombant « en ancre » entre les jambes. Ce même plissé remonte dans le dos où il s’épanouit « en... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2019
Divinité masculine, Art Khmer, Style dit d’Angkor Vat, ca 12° siècle
Lot 28. Divinité masculine, Art Khmer, Style dit d’Angkor Vat, ca 12° siècle. Grès. H. 111 cm. Estimation : 50 000 € / 60 000 €. Sold: 35 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr Paris.
Importante divinité masculine à deux bras, représentée debout. Il a la taille ceinte d'un sampot finement plissé maintenu par une ceinture à bordure perlée, ornée du classique motif de double rang d'ovales. Sur l'avant, la double chute en ancre descend jusqu'à la limite inférieure du vêtement, marquant ainsi la volonté... [Lire la suite]