07 juin 2020
'Sights of Wonder: Photographs from the 1862 Royal Tour' at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
The Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and two lesser Pyramids, Ghizeh, Egypt (1862), Francis Bedford (1815-94), Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.
Pyramids, temples, sphinxes and shrines: breathtaking images of these ancient and often iconic landmarks, captured by pioneering photographer Francis Bedford, provided new insights for Victorians into the historic and biblical sites of the eastern Mediterranean. Generously lent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, these remarkable photographs feature in the... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
Alaïa et Balenciaga, sculpteurs de la forme à l'Association Azzedine Alaïa
En 1968, ne se reconnaissant pas dans l’essor du prêt-à-porter naissant, lui qui n’avait fait que servir religieusement le dogme de la cliente, Cristobal Balenciaga décida de fermer sa maison. Une simple annonce à la radio, pas plus joyeuse qu’un avis de décès, informa les fidèles, les amis, les journalistes et toutes les femmes qui avaient pour habitude de se rendre au 10 Avenue George V qu’il n’y aurait plus de collection du maître espagnol.
Auparavant, le couturier, dignement, avait pris soin d’organiser la fin d’une maison... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A selection of archaic bronzes from the Jane and Leopold Swergold Collection at Christie's New York, 15-16 March 2015
Leopold and Jane Swergold.
Lot 3182. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC, the inscription later; 11 in. (28 cm.) across the handles. Estimate $60,000 - $80,000. Price realised $93,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The body is horizontally grooved below a band of dissolved dragons confronted on abstract taotie masks, which is repeated on the cover below a shallow groove encircling the circular, collared handle, which is... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC, the inscription later
Lot 3180. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC, the inscription later; 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) wide across handles. Estimate $60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised $149,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The S-curved body is raised on a pedestal foot encircled by a band of four taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons confronted on narrow flanges, and is encircled below the everted rim with a band of four similar taotie masks, the... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A small bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 3180. A small bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate $15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised $20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The trumpet-shaped neck is undecorated while the middle section, which is set between double bow-string borders, is flat-cast with taotie masks formed by pairs of downward-facing birds with prominent pupils and quills stacked below the coiled tail. Four birds of similar type,... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
Two bronze ritual wine vessels, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC from Anna Charlotte Rice Cooke Collection
'Portrait of Anna Rice Cooke (1853-1934)', oil on canvas painting by Frederic Yates (1854-1919), 1910, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Mrs. Cooke was born into a prominent missionary family in Hawaii, where she spent the majority of her life. She and her husband, Charles Montague Cooke, were well known amongst the societal elite in Hawaii, and were eventually responsible for the establishment of the Honolulu Academy of the Arts, now called the Honolulu Museum of Art. In the early 1880s, the Cookes built their family home on... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A Yaozhou persimmon-glazed lobed dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 339. A Yaozhou persimmon-glazed lobed dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 11 cm, 4 3/8 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD (5,698 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the lobed flaring and angled sides rising from a short spreading foot to a foliate rim, covered overall in a rich reddish-brown glaze.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 202007 juin 2020
A russet-speckled black-glazed bowl, and a russet-splashed black-glazed handled jar, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 339. A russet-speckled black-glazed bowl, and a russet-splashed black-glazed handled jar, Song dynasty (960-1279); 20.4 cm and 19.2 cm, 8 and 7 1/2 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 60,000 HKD (6,837 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the bowl of conical shape rising from a short, slightly splayed foot, covered in a thick black glaze accentuated with russet splashes, the jar with the ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a broad shoulder set with two strap... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A moulded Longquan celadon vase, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Lot 337. A moulded Longquan celadon vase, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); 13.5 cm, 5 1/4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 27,500 HKD (3,134 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the exterior decorated with undulating lotus scroll, covered overall in a pale green glaze.
Provenance: Collection of Reiji Kase.
Exhibited: Kotto o tanishimu [Enjoy antiques], Tokyo, 2015.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 202007 juin 2020
A Yue celadon 'frog' waterpot, Western Jin dynasty (265–316)
Lot 336. A Yue celadon 'frog' waterpot, Western Jin dynasty (265–316); 8.2 cm, 3 1/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD (6,410 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
modelled in the form of a crouching frog, applied overall with an olive-green glaze.
Provenance: Collection of Reiji Kase.
Exhibited: Kotto o tanishimu [Enjoy antiques], Tokyo, 2015.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 AM