30 juillet 2019

Lot 3643. An exceptional and rare white jade 'Figures' brushpot, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 14.5 cm., 5 5/8  in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000  HKD. Lot sold 4,880,000 HKD. © Sotheby's of cylindrical form with thick sides resting on a flat base, the exterior carved in varying levels of relief with a continuous scene depicting a sage holding a staff whilst conversing with an acolyte at the foot of a staircase, another sage reclining against the trunk of a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3639. A carved cinnabar lacquer 'Nine dragons' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 28.7 cm., 11 1/4  in. Estimate 550,000 — 650,000  HKD. Lot sold 687,500 HKD. © Sotheby's of compressed globular form resting on a short slightly tapered foot, the top of the domed cover carved in precise detail with an en face five-clawed dragon writhing sinuously around a flaming pearl, encircled by two pairs of confronting dragons soaring... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3635. An exceptional and finely carved white jade 'Bajixiang' and 'Three rams' bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 18.4 cm., 7 1/4  in. Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000  HKD. Lot sold 3,680,000 HKD (474,720 USD). © Sotheby's the bowl supported on three reclining horned rams and rising to a sharply cut mouth ring, the rams depicted with their hooves tucked under their bodies, the exterior finely carved in relief with butterflies, their wings... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3630. A rare yellow jade 'chilong' vase and cover, Incised seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), 14 cm., 5 1/2  in. Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD (1,290,000 — 1,935,000 USD). Lot sold 12,080,000 HK (1,558,320 USD). © Sotheby's the baluster body rising from a splayed foot to an angular shoulder and waisted neck, the neck flanked by a pair of 'C'-scroll handles, the body deftly worked in high relief with a flaming pearl and three... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3625. An Imperial silk kesi of a dakini, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng- Qianlong period (1723-1795); 74.1 by 58.5 cm, 29 1/8  by 23 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000  HKD. Lot sold 750,000 HKD. © Sotheby's intricately woven in multi-coloured silk and gold against a white satin ground, depicting a dakini dancing on a lotus base, set against a flaming mandorla, wreathed by scrolling foliage.  Note: For another closely related woven silk image of a dakini,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3624. A carved polychrome lacquer Buddhist altar ornament, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 25.8 cm., 10 1/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 180,000  HKD. Lot sold 325,000 HKD. © Sotheby's carved as a circular pierced medallion enclosing a large lotus blossom with a scrolling foliage border, resting on a plinth modelled as a large lotus bloom with multi-layered petals and a flat top carved to simulate a lotus pod, the blossom borne on a stem decorated with a... [Lire la suite]

Detail from: Emperor Charles V's campaign against Tunis: Taking of La Goletta. Cardboard as a template for tapestries made on behalf of the governor Maria of Hungary. Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, 1546/1550, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery, Inv.-No. 2043 © KHM-MUSEUMSVERBAND Innsbruck - The exhibition invites you to embark on an adventurous journey across the Mediterranean, conducted by Barbary corsairs and privateers: It tells the story of famous pirates during the early modern period, but... [Lire la suite]