28 février 2020

Lot 221. A blue and white baluster vase, Ming Dynasty, Chongzheng period (1628-1644); 40cm., 15 3/4 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the tapering body rising to rounded shoulders and a tall neck surmounted with a garlic bulb and slightly flared rim, painted with sprays of prunus, peony, camellia, bamboo and lotus, below a narrow band of ascending leaves below the rim. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 november 2015

Lot 220. A blue and white vase, Ming Dynasty, Chongzheng period (1628-1644); 45.4cm., 17 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 5,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the tapering cylindrical body rising to a waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted with jardinières of flowers in a garden including lotus, crab-apple, camellia and daisies, all below a lappet band, the neck with bamboo and lingzhi. Provenance: Collection of George and Cornelia Wingfield Digby.Sotheby's London, 12th June 2003, lot 1099. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 219. A blue and white jar and cover, Ming Dynasty, Chongzheng period (1628-1644); 11.5cm., 4 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from a slightly tapered foot, to a short tapering rim, painted on the exterior with an immortal reclining on cragged rocks near a recumbent deer below a band of incised foliage at the shoulder, the domed cover with a scholar looking up at the moon and circled by a similar band of incised foliage. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 217. A blue and white 'Dragon' jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); 9.5cm., 3 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 33,750  USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the globular body rising from a recessed base to a short neck, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with two scaly five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, all amidst ruyi-clouds and fire scrolls and between a ruyi band at the base and a lappet collar at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 186. Pair of Iron-Red Painted 'Dragon' Bowls, Kangxi Marks and Period (1662-1722). Diameter: 5 1/2 inches. Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000. © 2020 2008 - 2020 Finesf.Com SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A rare pair of iron-red painted “Dragon Bowls” from the Kangxi Period are expected to take top lot honors in Fine Estates, Inc., auction on Saturday, Feb. 29 held live on LiveAuctioneers. The 5-1/2 bowls are directly from the estate of James Nassikas, the entrepreneur credited with building of one of San... [Lire la suite]

Pier Paolo Pasolini in New York, 1966. Photo: Duilio Pallottelli. © L'Europeo RCS.  PURCHASE, NY.- Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian, 1922–1975), one of 20th century Europe’s leading intellectuals, known for his prolific work as a poet, writer, and film director, and who railed against government corruption, materialism, consumerism, and political and social repression, is the focus of Pier Paolo Pasolini: Subversive Prophet, an important exhibition showcasing the artist’s wide range of work and... [Lire la suite]

Albarello, Siena for the Monastery of Santa Chiara?, c.1510-30. Photo Courtesy of Sam Fogg, London. LONDON.- The Arts Council has today, Friday 28 February, announced that an outstanding tin-glazed earthenware jar has been donated to the public through the Cultural Gifts Scheme. The albarello (Italian for drug jar) has been allocated to the British Museum in honour of Dr Dora Thornton, former Curator of Renaissance Europe and the Waddesdon Bequest.The front of the albarello shows a woman in profile amidst finely... [Lire la suite]