27 octobre 2019

 Lot 11. A rare Jizhou black and russet streaked vase, meiping, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 19,275 - USD 25,700). Price realised GBP 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The elegantly potted vase is boldly decorated with streaks of russet and purplish-cream glaze.  Provenance: Acquired in London in the 1970s.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3124. A russet-painted blackishbrown-glazed jar with rope-twist handle, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 187,500. Price realised HKD 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The high-shouldered tapering body is painted in matte russet brown with two long-tailed birds with spread wings swooping down from the shoulder in contrast to the lustrous blackish glaze which also covers the interior where it... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A Yaozhou bowl and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 11,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The bowl is of plain form and is supported on a low foot, the domed cover is surmounted with a button finial. Both the cover and bowl are covered with a glossy, crackle-suffused glaze of olive tone, with the exception of the base and foot ring. Provenance: With Spink & Son Ltd., London, 12 February... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. A rare Yaozhou celadon tripod jar, Five Dynasties (907-960); 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The jar has a well-rounded, lobed body and is supported on three claw feet. It is covered all over in an attractive glaze of pale greyish-green tone that stops in a line above the base. Provenance: With Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art, London, 11 November 2000. Note: A Yaozhou... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. A carved Yaozhou celadon bowl and a Yaozhou dish and a carved celadon-glazed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279). The largest 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The conical bowl is decorated with a freely carved design of stylised peony stems, their curly leaves enhanced with a combed decoration, covered all over with a crackle-suffused glaze of olive-green tone that stops in a neat line above the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A Qingbai carved 'lotus' jar and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279 AD);  5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The jar is crisply carved to the exterior with three layers of overlapping lotus petals, the domed cover is similarly decorated and surmounted by a loop finial. The jar is covered with a pale blue glaze pooling in the recesses. Provenance: With Jan van Beers, London, 21 May... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A Qingbai ewer and cover and a Qingbai foliate bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 AD). The ewer, 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm). high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Unsold. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The ewer has an eight lobed body rising to a tall flaring neck, the strap handle and cover both have loops for attachment. The lobed bowl has a foliate rim and is supported on a short foot. Provenance: The ewer: With Luen Chai Curios Store, Hong Kong, 23 August 2000.The... [Lire la suite]

MILAN.- The Gallerie d’Italia – Piazza Scala, Intesa Sanpaolo’s museum in Milan, presents the exhibition Canova and Thorvaldsen: The birth of modern sculpture, on display from 25 October 2019 to 15 March 2020, curated by Stefano Grandesso and Fernando Mazzocca.Canova and Thorvaldsen. The birth of modern sculpture tells the story of the two great sculptors; Italian Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and Danish Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844); their rivalry and how they transformed the very idea of sculpture and its techniques to... [Lire la suite]