29 janvier 2020

Lot  396. A famille-rose circular box and cover, Republican period (1912-1949). Diameter 8 3/4 in. 22.2 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 8,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's the cover painted with five boys in a mock procession, one riding a ram and holding a ruyi, the others all holding objects symbolic of scholarly success and good fortune, with three bats hovering overhead, the rim decorated with a floral scroll, repeated on the rim of the box, above evenly spaced leafy... [Lire la suite]

Lot  398. A large pair of famille-rose vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 25 1/4 in., 64.3 cm. Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 USD. Lot sold 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's each of almost cylindrical form tapering towards the foot and rising to a high angled shoulder, surmounted by a trumpet neck with everted, lipped rim, enameled in a subtle famille-rose palette with a lively depiction of artists, poets and sages engaged in scholarly pursuits amidst foliage, rockwork... [Lire la suite]

Lot 392. A famille-rose 'Hundred bats' vase, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908). Height 13 1/4 in., 33.7 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 35,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's with a broad pear-shaped body rising to a cylindrical, slightly tapered neck, painted overall with iron-red bats flitting amid multi-colored clouds, between a lappet band around the foot and a ruyi band around the rim, six-character mark in iron red. Note: Technical innovation and finesse in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 391. A rare famille-rose reticulated revolving vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 8 1/4 in., 21 cm. Estimate 400,000 — 500,000 USD. Lot sold 506,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's the pear-shaped revolving body painted with formal lotus scrolls reserved on a pale-blue sgraffito ground, further reticulated with four evenly spaced gilt-rimmed medallions, each containing a puce-enameled dragon writhing amidst scrolling green clouds, all below a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 387. A pair of doucai 'medallion' bowls, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722). Diameter 5 1/2 in., 14 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 56,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's each with gently rounded sides and lipped rim, the exterior delicately painted with five round medallions of flowering peonies in yellow, aubergine, green and iron-red enamels, the interior similarly decorated with a single medallion, six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 186. A rare bronze mirror stand, Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1279-1644). Length 9 7/8 in., 25.2 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 5,938 USD. Photo Sotheby's the mythical beast well-cast as a recumbent xiniu with its raised head turned to one side looking upward and modeled with a bifurcated horn, curling tufts of hair on either side of the face and at the chin, the mouth issuing trailing cloud wisps that rise to form the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 223. A large Chinese brown-ground and gilt-decorated lacquer cabinet (gui), Ming dynasty, Wanli period and later. Height 86 in., 218.44 cm; Width 73 in., 185.42 cm; Depth 25 in., 63.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 31,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's the cabinet with large two-door front above a wide apron, the sides and front painted in gilt with writhing five-clawed dragons on a dense ground of stylized lotus, the hinges and lockplate with dragons amidst waves and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 236. A long red-lacquer recessed-leg trestle table (qiaotouan), 17th century. Height 35 3/4 in., 91 cm; Width 112 3/4 in., 286.5 cm; Depth 20 in., 51 cm Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the long rectangular top with upturned everted flanges surmounting a plain narrow apron and spandrels, the legs of circular section supported on trestles with pierced panels carved with ruyi, the surface with generous remains of red and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 196. A polychrome and gilt-lacquered wood Manjusri group, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366). Height 16 3/4 in., 42.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 122,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's the bodhisattva seated in vajrasana on a lotus base atop a lion's back, dressed in long flowing robes, the hair partly tied in a top knot with plaits falling over the shoulders, wearing a five-point diadem and necklaces, the lion wearing a bell collar... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Muhammad Ali, inscribed ‘I certify that this is an original painting by Andy Warhol completed by him in 1978 Frederick Hughes’ (on the overlap); signed by Muhammed Ali (on the reverse), acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.). Estimate GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 5,000,000 (USD 3,936,000 - USD 6,560,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. LONDON.- Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction will take place on 12 February 2020,... [Lire la suite]