24 avril 2019

Lot 311. A large 'Jun' green-glazed bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 22 cm, 9 5/8  in. Estimate £4,000 — 6,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an incurved rim, covered overall with a thick olive-green glaze suffused with a matrix of crackles. Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London (according to label).Sotheby's London, 12th May 2010, lot 46 Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM

Lot 310. A large marbled bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907); 16 cm, 6 1/4  in. Estimate £4,000 — 6,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim, decorated inside and out with a combed feathery pattern of brown and white slip beneath a plain band at the rim, all under a transparent glaze. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM

Lot 309. A large 'Jun' bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 22 cm, 8 3/4  in. Estimate £4,000 — 6,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall with a thick streaky lavender-blue glaze. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM

Lot 298. A white-glazed 'Lotus' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 10.2 cm, 4 in. Estimate £2,000 — 3,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot, decorated to the exterior with overlapping lotus petals, covered overall in a creamy white glaze. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM

Lot 293. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 18 cm, 7 in. Estimate £3,000 — 5,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides supported on a low spreading foot, covered overall with a 'moon white' glaze deepening to a lavender tone by the foot and draining to a pale mushroom color at the rim, the interior with purple splashes. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM  

Lot 281. A 'Jun' bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 19 cm, 7 1/2  in. Estimate £3,000 — 4,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapering narrow foot, covered overall with a pale blue glaze transmuting to a mushroom tone at the rim, the glaze falling unevenly above the foot. Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London,  17 May 2019, 10:00 AM

Lot 108. Abraham Mignon (Frankfurt am Main 1640-1679 Utrecht), A fringed red poppy, a tulip, an iris, roses, poppies and other flowers with insects in a glass vase on a stone ledge, signed 'A. Mignon fec.' (lower right, on the ledge) oil on canvas 29 x 23 ½ in. (73.7 x 59.7 cm.) Estimate USD 600,000 - USD 1,000,000. Price realised USD 711,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Provenance: Joachim Godske Moltke (1746-1818), Bregentved, Zealand, and by descent to his grandsonFrederik Christian Moltke... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. Willem Kalf (Rotterdam 1619-1693 Amsterdam), A chafing dish, two pilgrims' canteens, a silver-gilt ewer, a plate and other tableware on a partially draped table, signed 'w. KALF.' (lower right, on the front edge of the table), oil on canvas, 39 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (101 x 80.5 cm.) Estimate USD 2,000,000 - USD 4,000,000. Price realised  USD 2,775,000, new world auction record for the artist. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Provenance: with Matthiesen Gallery, London, by 1938... [Lire la suite]

Lot 106. Luis Meléndez (Naples 1716-1780 Madrid), Artichokes and tomatoes in a landscape, signed 'L.M F' (center right, on a stone), oil on canvas, 24 ½ x 32 ½ in. (62.3 x 82.6 cm.) Estimate USD 2,000,000 - USD 4,000,000. Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Provenance: Edward Sackville-West (1901-1965), 5th Baron Sackville, Knole, Kent; Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1966, lot 71, where acquired by the followingwith Hallsborough Gallery, London.Acquired by Herman Shickman, by 1970. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 109. Juan van der Hamen y León (Madrid 1596-1632), Peaches, pears, plums, peas and cherries in wicker baskets, figs, plums and cherries on pewter plates, a bouquet of tulips, blue and yellow irises, roses and other flowers in a Venetian crystal vase with terracotta and glass vessels and stone fruit on a stone ledge, signed and dated 'Ju° vander hamen fat. 1629' (lower right), oil on canvas, 34 x 51 7/8 in. (86.4 x 131.8 cm.) Estimate USD 6,000,000 - USD 9,000,000. Price realised  USD 6,517,500,... [Lire la suite]