11 juillet 2019

Lot 143. A blue and white bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 8 3/4  in., 22.2 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 6,250 USD. © Sotheby's. of pear-shape, the shoulders tapering to a tall slender neck slightly flared at the rim, painted with flowering plants in petal-shaped panels around the shoulder and foot, with floral sprays continuing on the body and neck, the base with an underglaze blue cipher mark. Provenance: Collection of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 136. A blue and white cylindrical brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. © Sotheby's. painted on the exterior with two ducks swimming amongst flowering lotus plants, below a butterfly in flight, the central circular recess to base glazed. Provenance: Nathan Bentz & Co., California (according to label).The Chrysler Museum of Art, Michigan. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Sur la route du Tokaido. Chefs-d’œuvre de la collection Leskowicz au Musée Guimet. L’acquisition récente d’un important album d’estampes du Tokaido ayant appartenu à Victor Segalen (1878-1919), poète, romancier et sinologue, est l’occasion de présenter pour la première fois au public cette route autour de laquelle s’agrègent de nombreuses estampes fameuses. Cette route de la mer de l’Est reliant Edo (l’antique Tokyo) à Kyoto était l’axe majeur du Japon de l’époque d’Edo (1603-1868). Le Tokaido suscita de ce fait une... [Lire la suite]

Lot 180. A gem set jade-hilted dagger (khanjar), possibly Lucknow, India, circa 1775-1790; 15 3/8 ins. (39.2 cm.) long. Estimate USD 120,000 - USD 180,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Set with serpentine and rubies, rain-guard decorated in gold-damascened arabesques, watered-steel blade. Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.126, no.97The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.155, no.101The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, pp.176-77, no.103de Young Legion of Honor,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 126. A gem set gold sword hilt , North India, circa 1850-1875; 6 5/8 ins. (17 cm.) high; 3 5/8 ins. (9.2 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Set with rubies and emeralds on both sides. Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, pp.268-69, no.201The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.286, no.197The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.301, no.201. Note: For a spoon of similar design, see lot 205. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 60. A trapezoidal-shaped tabular carved Colombian emerald of 26.70 carats, mid to late 17th century. Estimate USD 120,000 - USD 180,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Trapezoidal-shaped tabular carved emerald of 26.70 carats, 23.48 x 28.46 x 5.24 mm, mid to late 17th century. AGL, 2019, report no. 1100342: 26.70 carats, Colombia, insignificant clarity enhancement, traditional type. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 96, no. 16 Exhibited: Victoria and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 59. A Colombian cabochon emerald button of 24.49 carats, late 16th or 17th century. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  With two drill holes on base to fashion as a button, round cabochon emerald of 24.49 carats, 16.28-15.80 x 12.56 mm, late 16th or 17th century. AGL, 2019, report no. 1100305: 24.49 carats, Colombia, minor clarity enhancement, traditional type. Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 46, no. 27The Doge’s... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. A European lady in Indian dress, Deccan, probably Golconda, second half 17th century. Painting 6 7/8 x 3 7/8 ins. (17.6 x 9.8 cm.); folio 15 ¼ x 10 ¾ ins. (38.6 x 27.4 cm.). Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Opaque pigments and gold on paper, cream and pink borders, cream leaf, seal impression in lower right corner of Suhrab Khan khanazad Pad Shah Alamgir, verso with a late 17th century portrait of a nobleman. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 48. A camel head carved jade dagger hilt, India, 17th century; 5 ¼ ins. (13.2 cm.) long; 3 1/8 ins. (8.1 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  In the form of a Bactrian camel, set with ruby eyes. Provenance: Sven Gahlin Collection, acquired before 1968, sold Sotheby’s, London, 6 October 2015, lot 143. (Cf. my post: A Mughal carved jade dagger hilt in the form of a camel head, 17th century) ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 335. An angel holding orb and book painting, Attributed to Abu'l Hasan 'Nadir Al-Zaman', Mughal India, circa 1610-15; Calligraphy signed 'Abd al-Rahim al-Haravi, dated AH 1001 / 1592-93 AD. Painting 3 7/8 x 2 ¼ ins. (10 x 5.6 cm.); folio 16 ¾ x 11 ¼ ins. (42.7 x 28.6 cm.). Estimate USD 70,000 - USD 100,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Opaque pigments and gold on paper, verso with four lines of nasta’liq calligraphy reserved in clouds... [Lire la suite]