1 avril 2020

Lot 3235. A white jade tripod censer and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 19 cm., 7 1/2 in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 5,420,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the lustrous stone of an even creamy white tone, superbly carved with a compressed globular body supported on three short lion-head feet, rising to a waisted neck below a lipped mouth, flanked by a pair of reticulated dragon-head handles suspending rings, the ferocious dragons detailed with striated mane... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3228. A rare White Jade tripod Ewer and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795); 18 cm., 7 1/8 in. Estimate 3,500,000 — 5,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 7,820,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the globular body rising from three mammiform legs terminating in tapered feet, the side flanked by a C-shaped handle of square section emerging from the mouth of a mythical beast opposite a spout carved in the form of another mythical beast, the body finely... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3225. A white jade tripod censer and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 20 cm., 7 3/4 in. Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the translucent stone of a white tone with natural veining, well carved with a compressed globular body supported on three clawed-animal feet emanating from mythical animal masks, rising to a waisted neck below a lipped mouth, the exterior adorned with confronting stylised archaistic dragons in low... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3224. A white jade mariage bowl, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 24 cm., 9 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 5,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 4,820,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. supported on four splayed ruyi-head feet, the deep bowl with flattened base rising to rounded sides incurved at the mouth, flanked by a pair of openwork dragon handles, each beast with its arched torso curving into a C-shape suspending a loose ring, its horn, pointed ears and out... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3221. An unusual white jade box and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 13.6 cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 2,420,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the square box carved in low relief on each side with four of the eight Bajixiang symbols in a medallion reserved on a ground of stylised ruyi clouds, surmounted by a square cover with a cylindrical box similarly carved with shou medallion on... [Lire la suite]

Lot 47. Paire de statues Igbo attribuée au Maître d'Awka, Région de Nri-Awka, Nigéria. Hauteurs : 161 et 166 cm. (63 3/8 and 65 3/8 in.). Estimate EUR 250,000 - EUR 350,000 (USD 273,293 - USD 382,611).  © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Provenance: Acquise in situ par Jacques Kerchache (1942- 2001), dans les années 1968-1969Collection Jacques Kerchache, ParisAna et Antonio Casanovas & Bernard de Grunne, Madrid/Bruxelles, 2010Importante collection privée européenne, acquise auprès de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 55. Statue Songye, République démocratique du Congo. Hauteur : 57 cm. (22 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 300,000 - EUR 500,000 (USD 327,952 - USD 546,587).  © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Provenance: Acquise in situ par Karel Plasmans au village Lualaba-Nguba, chez les Bakwa-Lukata, dans les années 1960Collection Karel Plasmans, Belgique, inv. n° 62/23cCollection Guillaume Vranken-Hoet, Dilbeek, BelgiqueCollection privée belge. Literature: Hersak, D., Songye masks and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. Masque Songye, kifebbe, République démocratique du Congo. Hauteur : 32.5 cm. (12 ¾ in.). Estimate EUR 350,000 - EUR 500,000 (USD 382,611 - USD 546,587).  © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Provenance: Acquis in situ par Karel Plasmans, dans les années 1960Collection Karel Plasmans, BelgiqueCollection Guillaume Vranken-Hoet, Dilbeek, BelgiqueCollection privée belge. Literature: Hoet, J., Schwarz-Weiss/Wer denkt jetzt an Schwarz Afrika?, Herford, 2001, p. 45Neyt,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 53. Statue Fang, eyema byeri, Rio Muni, Guinée Équatoriale - Nord du Gabon. Hauteur : 38 cm. (15 in.). Estimate EUR 350,000 - EUR 500,000 (USD 382,611 - USD 546,587).  © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Provenance: Acquise in situ par Guy Montbarbon, Gabon, en 1965Collection Guy Montbarbon, ParisCollection Roger Budin, GenèveJean-Louis Picard, Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, Collection Roger Budin et à divers amateurs, 8 octobre 1991, lot 255Loed van Bussel (1935-2018),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 49. Statue Urhobo, Nigéria. Hauteur : 187 cm. (73 5/8 in.). Estimate EUR 600,000 - EUR 900,000 (USD 655,904 - USD 983,856).  © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Provenance: Acquise in situ par Philippe Guimiot, en 1972Philippe Guimiot, BruxellesCollection Roger Vanthournout (1926-2005), Belgique, acquise auprès de ce dernierSotheby's, Paris, Collections Andrea Portago, Roger Vanthournout, Helmut Zake et divers amateurs, 23 juin 2006, lot 95Importante collection privée européenne,... [Lire la suite]