19 janvier 2020
Masterworks from the collections of Marylou Whitney and J.E. Safra lead Sotheby's auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will unveil highlights from the 19th Century European Art sale on 31 January in New York. Highlighted by a major group of paintings from the collection of J.E. Safra, the 95 paintings, drawings and sculpture on offer will open for public exhibition in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries beginning 24 January, alongside Sotheby’s Masters Week auctions.PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF J.E. SAFRAHighlighting the auction is a series of exceptional paintings from the extraordinary private collection of J.E.... [Lire la suite]19 janvier 2020
Pax Romana brings ancient times to life with Feb. 1 auction of antiquities, jewellery, coins & weapons
LONDON.- Pax Romana, a British gallery and auction house known for its expertly vetted antiquities and discerning international clientele, will conduct a Saturday, February 1 no-reserve auction of antiquities, and ancient jewellery, weaponry and coins. The carefully curated selection allows all collectors, whether novice or advanced, to bid on beautiful, authentic ancient objects backed by trusted provenance and scholarship. Each lot will convey to its new owner with a professional Certificate of Authenticity signed by Pax... [Lire la suite]19 janvier 2020
Still lifes by Pissarro, Cézanne, Manet & friends on view at the Toledo Museum of Art
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903), Still Life. Oil on canvas, 1867. Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1949.6
TOLEDO, OH.- ONE EACH: Still Lifes by Pissarro, Cézanne, Manet & Friends opened Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Toledo Museum of Art. Organized in partnership with the Cincinnati Art Museum, the exhibition promises to be a focused but rewarding experience of a selection of richly evocative still lifes painted by French artists in the 1860s.ONE... [Lire la suite]19 janvier 2020
A pair of iron-red 'Dragon' cups, Xianfeng marks and period (1851-1861)
Lot 20. A pair of iron-red 'Dragon' cups, Xianfeng marks and period (1851-1861). Diameter 2 3/8 in., 6 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 25,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's
the steep sides rising to a slightly flared rim, each painted on the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons above cresting waves, all between underglaze blue double-line borders at the rim and on the foot, six-character mark in underglaze blue.
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A pair of iron-red octogonal 'Dragon' cups, Daoguang seal marks and period (1821-1850)
Lot 19. A pair of iron-red octogonal 'Dragon' cups, Daoguang seal marks and period (1821-1850). Diameter 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 16,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's
each painted around the exterior with four roundels of upright dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' amid clouds and flames, the interior with a further dragon roundel, seal mark in iron red.
Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw.
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th-16th... [Lire la suite]19 janvier 2020
An iron-red square stemcup, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 18. An iron-red square stemcup, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 2 1/2 in., 6.2 cm. Estimate 800 — 1200 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's
of square section with canted corners rising to a slightly everted rim, decorated on the exterior in iron-red with roundels of stylized dragons on each side, all supported on a stepped pedestal foot.
Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw.
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th October 1993, lot 226.
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