9 juillet 2019

Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835) au Musée du Louvre. Connu comme le peintre de l’épopée napoléonienne, Antoine-Jean Gros, l’un des plus célèbres élèves du peintre Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), est à juste titre considéré comme un précurseur du romantisme. Davantage encore que ses peintures, ses dessins témoignent assez rapidement d’un progressif éloignement de l’enseignement classique de son maître, jusqu’à la rupture définitive avec l’esthétique néoclassique et l’affirmation d’un style annonçant cette... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. An amber-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-906). Height 21 3/8  in., 55.4 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 22,500 USD. © Sotheby's standing foursquare, the animal's head sensitively modeled, slightly lowered and turning to the left, a runnel for the mane running down the neck and atop its back an unglazed saddle and saddle-cloth, the figure generously covered in a rich amber glaze that runs down the body and pools at the hooves and along the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 81. A 'sancai'-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-906). Height 24 3/8  in., 62 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, the well-modeled horse with its head turned slightly leftwards, bearing a docile expression, covered overall in a cream-colored glaze with vivid green splashes along the body and hooves. Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd, London, 4th January 1972. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. Five painted gray pottery figures of equestrians, Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Heights 11 1/4  in., 28.6 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. © Sotheby's each modeled as a soldier with hands raised to hold reins, seated astride a horse standing foursquare, the soldiers' garments, armor, saddlecloths and horses' eyes painted with pigment, one horse with a potter's seal impressed on the underside reading Guo yu (5). Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 79. Eight painted gray pottery figures of attendants, Han dynasty  (206 BC - 220 AD). Heights 11 3/8  in., 29 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 8,125 USD. © Sotheby's modeled after wood prototypes, six with their hands folded and concealed by their sleeves, five with a hole to hold an implement, two with arms held out at waist level, each painted wearing patterned robes, their features painted in black and vermillion, with a display stand (16).... [Lire la suite]

Lot 78. A painted gray pottery camel, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 18 in., 45.7 cm; Length 15 1/2  in., 39.4 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. © Sotheby's shown standing forward, its neck arched and head raised up, eyes wide open, with manes and tufts of hair combed, with bedding and bags of provisions tied and slung between the two humps; together with a painted pottery horse head and a head of a young attendant, Han dynasty (5). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 235. A rock-crystal lidded container, Goa, Deccan, or North India, 1575-1625; 1 7/8 ins. (4.8 cm.) high; 2 3/8 ins. (5.9 cm.) wide; 1 7/8 ins. (4.8 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 200,000. Price realised USD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd The body carved from one piece of rock crystal, set with rubies and an emerald in finely crafted gold mounts, the lid attached on one side with a delicate gold clasp, underside with undecorated rock crystal body. Literature: Jaffer 2013, pp.32,... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 179. A gem set jade hilted dagger (Khanjar) with matching locket, Deccan, Central India, 1675-1725. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd Set with rubies and emeralds, watered-steel blade; 15 ½ ins. (39.5 cm.) long; locket 1 5/8 ins. (4.1 cm.) long; 2 ins. (5.1 cm.) wide. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p.68, no.29. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, p.91, no.42Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.127, no.98The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 291. An antique diamond and enamel ring, 17th century. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 175,000. © Christie's Images Ltd Knob-cut diamonds, black and white enamel on reverse and shank, foil, gold, ring size 5 ¼, 17th century. Literature: Cf. Tillander 1995, pp. 66-67Cf. Scarisbrick 2007, p. 315. Exhibited: Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo 2003, p. 57The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 24, no. 1. Christie's. Maharajas &... [Lire la suite]

Lot 267. A half moon-shaped carved Colombian emerald of 10.51 carats, 17th or 18th century. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 175,000. © Christie's Images Ltd Half moon-shaped carved emerald of 10.51 carats, 20.76 x 14.45 x 6.06 mm, 17th or 18th century. AGL, 2019, report no. 1100341: 10.51 carats, Colombia, insignificant clarity enhancement, traditional type. Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 43, no. 16The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 65, no. 22The Palace... [Lire la suite]