23 janvier 2020

Lot 237. Sicily, Trapani, late 17th century, Crucifix; 22 x 16 cm ; 8 2/3 x 6 1/3 in.. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 EUR. Lot sold 125,000 EUR. Photo Sotheby's. with coral Christ, titulus and skull ; on a blue glass and silver-gilt mounted cross. Sotheby's. Pierre Bergé: From One Home to Another, Paris, 30 October 2018

Lot 236. After Georg Petel (1591-1644), South German, late 17th-early 18th century, Saint Sebastian, carved and polychromed limewood. H. 29.5 cm ; 11 1/2 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 EUR. Lot sold 47,500 EUR. Photo Sotheby's. Note: The ivory figure of Saint Sebastian in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich, carved by Petel circa 1628-30, has greatly influenced contemporary artists and followers. Five ivory and wood versions are known of this fine masterpiece, in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 91. A grisaille 'landscape' quadrangular brushpot, Republican period (1912-1949). Height 3 3/4 in., 9.4 cm. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 USD. Lot sold 11,875 USD. Photo Sotheby's two panels painted with a scene of three figures on a promontory in front of a house overlooking a lake with mountains in the distance, the other two panels depicting a fisherman in a boat, with two pavilions supported on stilts and a weeping willow along the riverbank, four-character mark reading... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch (’s-Hertogenbosch, 1450-1516), Christ in Limbo. Oil on panel, 52.8 x 73.7 cm. © De Jonckheere. Provenance: Sale Sotheby's, London, 9 December 2004, lot 109; private collection, Europe. David Teniers (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels), The dentist or the tooth puller. Oil on panel, 27 x 39 cm. Signed: D.TENIERS.FEC. © De Jonckheere.   Provenance: collection of Vicomte de Choiseul; Estate of Madame G., Paris Drouot, 12 and 13 November 1952, cat n° 81, Pl. VII; De Jonckheere, Paris, 1997; private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 78. A blue and white 'Phoenix' dish, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908). Diameter 10 1/2 in., 26.6 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the shallow dish painted in underglaze blue with a central interior medallion of two confronting phoenix clasping a sprig in their beaks, surrounded by clouds within a double circle, the motif repeated on the exterior, six-character mark in underglaze blue.  Property from the Estate of William and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. A blue and white 'Phoenix' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 6 1/2 in., 16.4 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the interior painted in grayish underglaze blue with a central medallion of two confronting phoenix clasping a sprig in their beaks, surrounded by clouds within a double circle, the motif repeated on the exterior, seal mark in underglaze blue.  Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 85. A blue and white ogee 'dragon' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 5 3/8 in., 13.6 cm. Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold 10,625 USD. Photo Sotheby's with steep and double-ogee sides, the exterior painted with two striding dragons amongst clouds, within double-lines, the interior with a dragon in the central medallion, seal mark in underglaze blue.  Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Soulages (Rodez, 1919), Peinture, 16 octobre 1966. Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm. © Opera Gallery. Simon Hantaï (Bia 1922-2008 Paris), Blancs, 1973. Oil on canvas, 212 x 220 cm. © Opera Gallery Manolo Valdés (Valencia, 1942), Matisse como pretexto en azules, 2018. Mixed media, 148 x 137 cm. © Opera Gallery

Gui vessel, China, Western Zhou Dynasty, 1100-771 BC. Bronze. H 24 cm. © Eric Pouillot This vessel was intended to preserve cooked rice, millet and sorghum. It rests on three small feet in the shape of a 'taotié' which can be found in the round on the handles. A similar model is kept in the collection of the Cernuschi Museum, Paris, inventory n° MC.99. ERIC POUILLOT, Stand 26c at BRAFA, 26 janvier-2 février 2020

Mongol horse, China, North Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD. Grey terracotta under polychrome pigments. 29.5 x 34 cm. © Eric Pouillot. The animal's neck is adorned with a bell. The saddle, which rests on a rug, is removable. It is represented doing the 'Spanish walk'. A similar model is preserved in the Meiyintang collection and illustrated in Regina Krahl, 'Trésors de la collection Meiyintang, Céramique chinoise ancienne', 2009, fig. 116. Eunuch presenting a bird, China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD.Salmon terracotta with important... [Lire la suite]