22 juin 2019

Lot 73. Two monochrome glazed stoneware bowls, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 3 7/8 and 4 3/4in (10 and 12cm) diam. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,700 - 4,400). © Bonhams. The first potted with a shallow well, a flared rim above an incised line along the outside walls curving inward toward the foot and recessed base, the russet brown glaze of even hue covering all surfaces except the buff fabric exposed on the foot pad; the second bowl with rounded sides rising from a shallow foot to the flared rim, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 72. A black and russet-splashed deep bowl and cover, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 5 3/4in (14.5cm) high. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€ 4,400 - 6,200). © Bonhams. The bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a well-cut foot ring, the walls splashed with large russet patches of 'partridge feathers' type on a blackish-brown glaze also covering the interior well marked with three spur marks rising from the floor, the unglazed surfaces of the rim, foot pad and portions of the recessed base showing the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 71. A Cizhou-type black glazed jar and a cover with russet-splashed decoration, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 5 1/8in (13cm) height of jar and cover. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,700 - 4,400). © Bonhams. The jar potted with an upright neck and body of U-shape tapering sharply inward toward the foot ring and recessed base, the black glaze on the exterior splashed with large russet patches of 'partridge feather' type, but the interior walls showing a suffused russet and black glaze layer; the domed cover... [Lire la suite]

Lot 70. A Cizhou-type black and russet glazed deep dish, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 7 7/8 in (20cm) diam. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,500 (€ 1,300 - 2,200). © Bonhams.  Thickly potted with an upright rim to the curving well supported on a thick ring foot with a deeply recessed base, a layer of brown slip applied along both sides of the rim over the black glaze that covers the well and most of the exterior walls, ending unevenly in thin, mottled russet layers along the exterior foot and recessed base, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 69. Two small black glazed dishes of Cizhou type with russet splashes and silvery flecks, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 5 3/8in (13.5cm) diam. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,700 - 4,400). © Bonhams. Each molded with a slightly flared lip around the shallow curving well and supported on a carefully cut foot ring, the densely mottled russet and black glaze enlivened with five large russet splashes and showing minute silver patches throughout, the glaze extending onto the curving walls and stopping... [Lire la suite]

Lot 68. A small black glazed bowl with metallic 'oil spot' decoration, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 3 3/8in (8.5cm) diam. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,700 - 4,400). © Bonhams. Subtly formed with an indented lip on the exterior walls that curve inward to a neatly cut foot ring and shallowly recessed base, the lustrous black glaze marked throughout with minute silvery 'oil spots' and thinning to a russet hue along the rim, a dark purple slip covering all unglazed surfaces except for tiny patches that... [Lire la suite]

Lot 67. A black glazed conical bowl with russet 'partridge-feather' markings, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 5in (12.6cm) diam. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,700 - 4,400). © Bonhams. Carefully potted with a flared rim to the sloping walls raised on a low foot ring and shallow recessed base, the shiny black glaze showing matte russet splashes of large size across the deep well but densely mottled on the exterior walls with tiny specks of russet that also appear on off-white surface of unglazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. Nicolas de Staël, Bouteilles en brun, ocre et rose (Bouteilles: Nature morte), signed 'Staël' lower right, oil on canvas, 64.5 x 81 cm (25 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.). Painted in 1952. Estimate: £1,200,000 - £1,800,000. © Phillips. Provenance: Theodore Schempp/Knoedler and Co., New YorkCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel, New York (acquired in 1953)The Museum of Modern Art, New York (donated by the above)Galerie Beyeler, Basel (1970)Galerie Marie-Louise Jeanneret, GenevaPrivate Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 155. A carved stone torso of the Buddha, Tang dynasty (618-907); 12 1/2in (31.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€ 8,800 - 13,000). © Bonhams. The figure posed in the posture of meditation with his left hand resting on his crossed legs, dressed as a monk in an undergarment secured by a knotted sash and an outer mantle falling from his shoulders, a knotted cord and counterweight attached to one corner of the mantle crossing the left shoulder and descending down the back, the lower hem falling in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 164. A fine huanghuali kang table, 17th-18th century; 30 x 30 1/2 x 13in (76.2 x 77.5 x 33.1cm). Estimate US$ 15,000 - 25,000 (€ 13,000 - 22,000). © Bonhams. The rectangular two-board top set into a mitered, mortise and tenon frame with 'ice-plate' edge above single board waisted aprons joined to elegantly curved rectangular legs.  Provenance: Sotheby's, New York sale 5614, 8 and 9 October 1987, lot 461Property of a West Coast Collector. Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, San... [Lire la suite]