26 janvier 2020

A pair of ormolu-mounted red lacquer jars and covers. Wooden jars, China (?), circa 1700. Mounts, Paris, Régence period, circa 1720. H 35 cm. © Röbbig München. Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775) and Peter Reinicke (1711-1768), A pair of musician figures, Meissen, circa 1750. Crossed swords marked in blue underglazeon the back of the base, former's mark N. H 19.3 and 18.3 cm. © Röbbig München. A pair of monkeys. Models most probably by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775), Meissen, circa 1750. H 16.1 cm and 17.1 cm. © Röbbig... [Lire la suite]

Trompe-l'oeil carp, China, Qianlong period, circa 1750-1770. Porcelain. H 17.2 x 28.2 cm. © Lemaire Literature: W. R. Sarent, The Copeland collection, Chinese and Japanese ceramic figures, The Peabody museum of Salem, 1991, pp. 214-215. Ewer, China, Qianlong period, 1735-1795. Celadon porcelain, Louis XV period gilded chased bronze frame, circa 1740-45. H 34.5 cm. © Lemaire

Powder-horn decorated with the coat-of-arms of the Radziwill princes, Poland, early 18th century. Horn and amber. 26 cm. © Dario Ghio. Made of light horn, the flask is carved with the crowned coat-of-arms of the noble Polish Radziwill family above the Order of the White Eagle on one side, and with trophies on the other, both decorations surrounded by curls; fish head-shaped fuse; amber plaques at the base with a hunting scene (a dog chasing a deer). Antonio Politi (1703-1747), Holy water stoup, Rome, first quarter of the 18th... [Lire la suite]

Vanitas, South Germany, 17th century. Boxwood. H 18 cm. © Dario Ghio. DARIO GHIO, Stand 106c at BRAFA, 26 janvier-2 février 2020.

Lot 151. An archaic bronze ritual vessel and cover (fangyi), Late Shang Dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC. Height 9 1/2 in., 24.2 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 158,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's of well cast slightly tapering rectangular form, the decoration divided into three sections, the central frieze with a large taotie with protuberant eyes and slit pupils, hooked and curling horns, flanked between narrow registers of confronting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 154. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (jue), Late Shang Dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC. Height 7 5/8 in., 19.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's with a U-shaped body supported on tall tapered tripod legs of triangular section, crisply cast on each side with a taotie mask, with raised circular eyes, curling horns and  hooked jaw, all on a leiwen ground, centered on a vertical flange and a loop... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 148. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (jue), Late Shang Dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC. Height 8 1/8 in., 20.5 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the deep body raised on three tall splayed triangular section legs, cast around the sides with stylized taotie masks with eyes raised in low relief on a leiwen ground, the spout flanked by a pair of capped finials, the side set with a loop handle issuing from a... [Lire la suite]

Agni maternity figure, Ivory Coast, Lagoon regions, 19th century. Wood and beads. H 40 cm. © Galerie Schoffel de Fabry. Provenance: private American collection, acquired in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1969. Kinnara statue, half man half bird, Kalimantan Timur, Borneo Island, Indonesia, 2nd-3rd century AD (dating to C14). Ironwood 'Eusideroxylon zwageri'. H 65 cm. © Galerie Schoffel de Fabry. Monkey mask, Dan people, Guinea, Ivory Coast, 19th century. Wood, teeth and metal. H 22 cm. © Galerie Schoffel de Fabry. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 269. A pair of underglaze blue and yellow-enameled 'dragon' dishes, Qianlong seal marks and period (1736-1795). Diameter 9 7/8 in., 25.1 cm. Estimate 60,000-80,000 USD. Lot sold 74,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's each decorated on the interior with a scaly dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst flames and clouds within a band of striding dragons on the well, repeated on the underside above a lappet border, all picked out in mustard yellow enamel reserved on a blue wash ground, seal mark in underglaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 265. Eight iron-red 'dragon' wine cups, Daoguang seal marks and period (1821-1850). Height 1 7/8 in., 4.8 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's each finely potted with steep sides and everted rim, painted with two striding five-clawed dragons amid clouds above foaming waves, all between underglaze blue double-line borders at the rim and foot, seal mark in underglaze blue, fitted wood box (9).  Provenance: Collection of Austin... [Lire la suite]