28 décembre 2019

Lot 22. Anthonis Mor (Utrecht 1516/20 - 1576 (?) Antwerp), Portrait of Jacopo da Trezzo (c. 1514–1589), oil on panel, 58.3 x 42.5 cm.; 23 x 16¾ in. Estimate Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 GBP. Lot sold 1,935,000 GBP. © Sotheby's.  Provenance: Amedeo Dal Pozzo, Marchese di Voghera (1579–1644), Palazzo Dal Pozzo, Turin, by 1634; Thence by family descent in the collection of the principi Dal Pozzo della Cisterna, Palazzo Dal Pozzo, Turin, until circa 1877; Alphonse... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. Salvator Rosa (Arenella, Naples 1615-1673 Rome), Portrait of a bearded man, bust-length, traditionally identified as Masaniello, oil on canvas, 58.7 x 49 cm.; 23⅛ x 19¼ in. Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 GBP. Lot sold 206,250 GBP. © Sotheby's.  Provenance: Paul Methuen Esq., Grosvenor Street, London, by 1761; By descent at Grosvenor Street and then Corsham House until sold by the first Lord Methuen (1779–1849) on 23 March 1845, to pay for restoration work to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. Jusepe de Ribera, called Lo Spagnoletto (Játiva, Valencia 1591 - 1652 Naples), Saint Judas Thaddeus, oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm.; 25⅝ x 19¾ in. Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 GBP. Lot sold 399,000 GBP. © Sotheby's. Property from a Spanish Private Collection. Provenance: By descent in the Imperiali-Francavilla family, Naples and later Rome, to Don Andrea Imperiali, Rome; By whom sold, London, Sotheby’s, 5 July 1995, lot 72; There acquired by the father of the present... [Lire la suite]

Lot 395. A pair of inscribed and dated blue and white quatrefoil dishes, Jiaqing underglaze blue six-character marks and of the period (1796-1820); 6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000.Price realised GBP 85,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The interior of each lobed dish is inscribed with an imperial poem dated to the cyclical year of dingsi, corresponding to 1797. The inscriptions are encircled by bands of lotus scroll, and the exterior of the dishes are similarly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 354. A blue and white 'Nine dragon' vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and probably of the period (1736-1795); 14 ? in. (36 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The vase is potted with a bulbous body, rising to a tall cylindrical neck with an everted mouth rim delicately shaped as nine lingzhi-heads, supported on a splayed base. The exterior of the neck and body is finely painted in shades of cobalt... [Lire la suite]

Lot 352. A blue and white figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619); 10 ? in. (25.7 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 10,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The seated deity is modelled wearing loose robes and a tall hat, with a gentle smiling expression on his face. The base is decorated with rocks and crashing waves. Exhibited: S. Marchant and Son, Ming Blue and White: Jiajing-Chongzhen including dated examples, London, November 2004, no. 3. Note:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 353. A Ming-style blue and white bottle vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high. GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Price realised GBP 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The exterior of the vase is painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue with leafy scrolls bearing large flower heads. The tall neck is decorated with a band of upright leaves, rising to a flaring mouth encircled by a band of crashing waves.  Provenance: The collection of Sir... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3476. A fine Ming-style blue and white pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Daoguang six-character seal mark and of the period (1821-1850); 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price realised HKD 875,000. © Christies Image Ltd 2014 The globular body is painted in vivid blue tones in imitation of 'heaping and piling' with plantain and bamboo growing beside rocks on grassy mounds. All below a band of foliate scroll in-between upright leaves and a pendent... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1939. A fine Ming-style blue and white pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Daoguang six-character seal mark and of the period (1821-1850); 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 2,070,000. © Christies Image Ltd 2013 The globular body is painted in vivid blue tones in imitation of 'heaping and piling' with plantain and bamboo growing beside rocks on grassy mounds, below a band of foliate scroll in-between upright leaves and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1938. A fine Ming-style blue and white pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Jiaqing six-character seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 2,670,000. © Christies Image Ltd 2013 The globular body is painted in vivid blue tones in imitation of 'heaping and piling' with plantain and bamboo growing beside rocks on grassy mounds, below a band of foliate scroll in-between upright leaves and a... [Lire la suite]