2 mai 2019

  Lot 129. Property of a Royal Collection. A portrait of Suleyman the Magnificent, by a follower of Gentile Bellini, Italy, probably Venice, circa 1520; oil on panel, framed; painting: 32.5 by 28cm. frame: 42 by 36cm. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP (290,200 - 406,280 EUR). Lot sold 5,323,500 GBP (6,172,085 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- The Arts of the Islamic World sale, which explores over 1,200 years of creativity and craftsmanship across... [Lire la suite]

Lot 91. A 'Longquan' celadon bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.3 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. of conical form, rising from a short foot to widely flared sides, covered overall in a unctuous sea-green colour glaze suffused with crackles, the narrow foot ring left unglazed revealing the stoneware burnt brownish-orange in the firing. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 15 May 2019, 10:30 AM  

Lot 90. A 'Longquan' celadon tripod censer, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.9 cm, 5 1/8  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from three tall conical feet to a waisted short neck with everted rim, each leg with a low relief vertical flange joining a bowstring at the shoulder, covered overall in a crackled celadon glaze. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 15 May 2019, 10:30 AM

Lot 89. A 'Longquan' celadon 'Lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279);  3.9 cm, 5 1/2  in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the exterior carved with lotus petals, covered with an even olive-green glaze suffused with icy crackles. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 15 May 2019, 10:30 AM

  Lot 72. A Retro Platinum, Pink Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire and Diamond Brooch, Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin. Estimate $15,000-20,000. © Leslie Hindman LLC. CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman LLC today announced they will partner with storied Chicago jeweler Trabert & Hoeffer, and owner Donald Levinson, to sell a portion of the iconic jewelry retailer’s inventory ahead of the store owner’s retirement and subsequent closing. The sale, which includes more than 250 lots spanning the company’s history,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 158. A blue-glazed bottle vase, 18th-19th century; 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,734 - USD 10,312). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The vase has a compressed globular body and a tall neck that flares at the rim. It is covered on the exterior with a dark blue glaze that contrasts with the white interior and base. Provenance: With Marchant, London (according to label on base).  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 14... [Lire la suite]

Lot 157. A blue-glazed meiping, 17th-18th century; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,312 - USD 15,468). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The vase is covered with a dark purplish-blue glaze stopping below the narrow white mouth rim and thickening around the foot. The white interior is under a colourless glaze and the base is left unglazed.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 14 May 2019

Lot 156. A large aubergine and turquoise-glazed 'Cadogan' teapot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,734 - USD 10,312). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The peach-shaped ewer is covered overall in a deep aubergine glaze, and the spout and handle are shaped as gnarled branches sprouting delicate turquoise-glazed leaves.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 14 May 2019

Lot 155. A large dark blue-glazed zun-form vase, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000 (USD 51,560 - USD 77,340). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The vase is covered to the exterior with a dark midnight-blue glaze while the interior is covered in white glaze. The unglazed base reveals the white porcelain body except for the circular section of the mark.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and... [Lire la suite]

Workshop of Guido Durantino, dish with Jupiter surprising Antiope, ca. 1540 – 50. Maiolica, 7 1/8 inches (diameter). Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Virginia Y. Trotter Decorative Arts Endowment. GMOA 2018.410. ATHENS, GA.- Like a talented storyteller beginning his tale, a generous host invites visitors into the scene by setting the table with delicious food and decorated dinnerware. In Renaissance Italy, maiolica was the standard form of pottery used to serve these... [Lire la suite]