7 juillet 2020

Lot 830. A blue and white 'figural' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Diameter 8½ in., 21.5 cm. Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD. Lot sold: 1,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Robert McPherson, London, 2004. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 828. A blue and white 'ladies and boys' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Diameter 6¼ in., 15.8 cm. Estimate: 600 - 800 USD. Lot sold: 1,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Robert McPherson, London, June 2003. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 997. A blue and white 'lotus' dish, Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1619). Diameter 7½ in., 19 cm. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD. Lot sold: 16,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the base with a shangpin jiaqi mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 996. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1619). Diameter 6½ in., 16.6 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 20,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the base with a six-character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 999. A blue and white 'figural' 'double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644). Height 13⅝ in., 34.5 cm. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD. Lot sold: 16,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: New York Private Collection, acquired in the 1950s, and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 994. A blue and white 'figural' 'Hatcher cargo' garlic-neck vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644). Height 14⅛ in., 36 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: The Hatcher Cargo Collection. Christie's Amsterdam, 14th March 1984. Exhibited: St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 2009-2018 (on loan). Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 995. A large blue and white barbed-rim 'Birds in rockry' Kraak dish, late Ming dynasty. Diameter 19¼ in., 49 cm. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue (2). Provenance: Solveig & Anita Gray, London. Exhibited: St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 2009-2018 (on loan). Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 993. A large blue and white barbed-rim 'floral' Kraak dish, late Ming dynasty. Diameter 20¼ in., 51.5 cm. Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD. Lot sold: 12,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue (2). Provenance: Solveig & Anita Gray, London. Exhibited: St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 2009-2018 (on loan). Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 151. A 'Jian' 'Hare's Fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279). Diamètre: 12,1 cm. (4 ¾ in.). Estimate EUR 8,000 - EUR 12,000. Price realised EUR 7,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Reposant sur un petit pied, il est recouvert d'une glaçure épaisse "fourrure de lièvre" de couleur brune argentée sur un fond noir brillant laissant apparaître partiellement le pied en grès, socle hongmu. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London (according to label). Christie's. Art... [Lire la suite]

Frans Hals, Portrait Of A Man, Half Length In Black, With A Broad Brimmed Black Hat And A White Ruff, Holding His Gloves, Within In A Painted Oval , 1635, oil on canvas. Estimate £2-3 million.  Courtesy Sotheby's LONDON - Emerging from a private collection, unseen and unconsidered by scholars for over half a century, a rediscovered portrait by the great Dutch master, Frans Hals, will be offered at Sotheby’s next month. Appearing fresh to... [Lire la suite]