18 janvier 2020

Lot 4. A rare copper-red and celadon 'Sanduo' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 20,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's painted on the exterior in copper-red glaze with plum, pomegranate and peach, each with a single red fruit and leaves with incised veins covered with celadon glaze, the interior similarly decorated with a peach spray bearing two copper-red fruit with incised celadon-glazed leaves, six-character mark in underglaze blue... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A Ming-style blue and white bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's painted on the exterior with sprays of peach, pomegranate and melon between a band of lappets at the foot and classic scroll at the rim, the interior with a central medallion enclosing three peaches borne on a leafy sprig and a classic scroll at the rim, seal mark in underglaze blue.  Property from the Estate of... [Lire la suite]

London – Christie’s The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale will directly follow the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, launching ‘20th Century at Christie’s’ on 5 February 2020. The Surreal season is highlighted by René Magritte’s poetic masterpiece A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure) (1962, estimate: £8,000,000-12,000,000), which has remained in a private collection for over 50 years and has never been offered on the market until now. A total of seven paintings by Magritte are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1250. A small bronze ritual wine vessel, hu, Warring States period, 4th-3th century BC; 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The pear-shaped body and spreading foot are flat-cast with bands of scroll-filled, triangular zigzag pattern set within narrow scroll borders which are repeated on the neck at the base of a band of upright triangular blades filled with scrolls. There is a pair of mask handles suspending loose rings on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1244. A rare bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, fangyi, Late Western-Early Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-6th century BC; 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high. Estimate 300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised USD 363,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 Of rectangular section, the vessel is cast in low relief on each side with a taotie mask set between a pair of confronted birds above and a pair of addorsed dragons below. All of the decoration is reserved on a leiwen ground and centered on notched... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1244. A rare large bronze bell, bo zhong, late Spring and Autumn period, 6th-5th century BC; 24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high. Estimate 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 Of lenticular section, the bell is unusually cast in thread relief with with rows of interlaced, angular serpent scroll alternating with rows of raised bosses cast with whorl motifs flanking a plain panel on both sides. The dragon scroll is repeated in the gu panel below, on the flat top,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1239. A bronze ritual faceted wine jar, fanghu, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC); 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) high. Estimate 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 Each side is flat-cast with two panels of addorsed dragon scroll set between scroll borders, the upper border interrupted by a mask and loose ring handle on two sides below an addorsed dragon motif on the neck. There is milky green encrustation and a mottled grey and milky green patina. Provenance: Art... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1237. A bronze ritual tripod food vessel and cover, ding, late Spring and Autumn period, 5th century BC; 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) across handles. Estimate 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 56,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The vessel is raised on three cabriole supports and is flat-cast on the sides with two bands of different width of a repeated interlocking scroll pattern filled with leiwen, and separated by a rope-twist band. There are three rings on the cover, which is decorated with two... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1234. A very rare and important gold-inlaid bronze sword, Eastern Zhou dynasty, late 6th-early 5th century BC; 19 3/8 in. (49.3 cm.) long. Estimate 150,000 - USD 250,000. Price realised USD 183,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The long tapering blade has a median ridge on both sides and is inlaid on one side in gold with a twelve-character inscription arranged in two lines, all below a diamond-shaped guard and a slightly tapering hilt leading to the disc-shaped pommel which is decorated on the top... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1233. A very rare bronze tiger-form applique, late Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century BC; 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) wide. Estimate 45,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The powerfully proportioned tiger is cast crouching atop a roof-shaped base composed of three concave rectangular panels decorated in relief with a dense pattern of overlapping spiral motifs. The arched neck, back and tail of the tiger are finely detailed with wavy stripes. The haunches, shoulders and... [Lire la suite]