15 avril 2020

Lot 67. A rare gold filigree 'phoenix' bracelet with original ivory box, Late Qing Dynasty. The bracelet, 18.3cm (7 3/16in) long, 18ct gold, 49.91g. Estimate £ 3,000-5,000. Sold for £ 6,875 (€ 7,867). Courtesy Bonhams.  Superbly worked in filigree, with fine gold wires forming the multi-layered decoration, the central section with a phoenix with wings spread, flanked by a pair of phoenix, tree shrews and snakes; the rectangular ivory box carved on the cover with a central cartouche with figures under a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 61. An archaistic gold and silver-inlaid bronze vessel, hu, 18th century; 17cm (6 6/8in) high. Estimate £ 5,000-8,000. Sold for £ 6,250 (€ 7,152). Courtesy Bonhams.  The pear-shaped body rising from a low splayed foot, decorated on both sides with a taotie mask, the waisted neck with a band of stylised gui dragons divided by four vertical flanges, below eight upright cicada lappets enclosing scrolling motifs, the base with a diamond grid pattern. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12... [Lire la suite]

Lot 56. A rare archaic bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty; 24.8cm (9 3/4in) wide. Estimate £ 8,000-12,000. Sold for £ 27,500 (€ 31,469). Courtesy Bonhams.  The compressed globular vessel with flaring rim raised on a tall stepped foot, cast with a narrow band containing four sets of intricate taotie masks formed with raised eyes and asymmetric scrolls, bisected by animal masks to each side and flanked by a pair of loop handles with pendants issuing from ox heads, the foot... [Lire la suite]

PARIS - L’exposition Giorgio de Chirico. La peinture métaphysique retrace le parcours et les influences artistiques et philosophiques qui ont nourri l’artiste Giorgio de Chirico de Munich à Turin, puis à Paris où il découvre les avant-gardes picturales de son temps et enfin à Ferrare. De manière inédite, seront mis en lumière les liens du peintre, découvert par Apollinaire puis soutenu par le marchand Paul Guillaume, avec les cercles culturels et littéraires parisiens. Né en Grèce et formé dans le creuset de la culture... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3776. An ivory 'peach and bat' tray, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 18.4 cm., 7 1/8  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot Sold 687,500 HKD (70,114 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s the shallow flat-base tray carved with irregular incurved sides and a wavy profile, set to both sides with a gnarled brown twig extending onto and across the interior, issuing green lanceolate leaves, peaches, pink buds and blossoms, two outstretched bats hovering over the twigs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3736. A spinach-green jade tripod incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 20.5 cm., 8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot Sold 375,000 HKD (38,244 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s boldly carved with a deep rounded body rising to a narrow rounded shoulder and a galleried rim, all supported on three animal mask legs, the sides finely carved in low relief with two large archaistic taotie masks interrupted by raised vertical flanges,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3728. A yellow jade archaistic ewer and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 10.6 cm., 4 1/8  in. Estimate 500,000 — 800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,960,000 HKD (199,890 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s of archaistic yi form, the compressed globular body supported on a low stepped foot and rising to a slightly waisted neck and everted mouthrim, set to one side opposite the spout with a handle in the form of a stylised dragon, the cover carved with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3727. A finely carved white jade mountain, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 13.7 cm., 5 3/8  in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 500,000 HKD (50,992 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s finely carved as a mountain landscape with jagged cliffs, one side detailed with Shoulao standing amidst the rockwork with an attendant, all below a large overhanging pine tree, while an additional scholar is depicted standing below, the reverse with a reclusive... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3722. A rare white jade handled cup, Fanggu mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 13.6 cm., 5 1/8  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,240,000 HKD (126,461 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s delicately carved with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, the sides flanked by a pair of openwork handles detailed with various lingzhi blooms, the exterior decorated with a continuous scene depicting four... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3721. A rare white jade archaistic ear cup, Fanggu mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 10.1 cm., 4 in. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 687,500 HKD (70,114 EUR). Photo Sotheby’s the shallow oval-shaped bowl with robust sides rising from a short foot, the main sides flanked by a pair of elongated ‘C’-shaped ‘ear’ handles extending below the mouthrim, the base incised with a six-character fanggu mark, the stone of a pale greenish-white... [Lire la suite]