11 septembre 2020

Gerhard Richter, 16 Dec 99 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Gerhard Richter, 15 Dec 99 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Gerhard Richter, 14 Dec 99 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Gerhard Richter, 13 Dec 99 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER    

Gerhard Richter, 12 Dec 99 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. Estimate: USD 30,000 – 40,000. Sold For: USD 137,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) at Sotheby's, New York, USA: 06 March 2020. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Lot 313. A gilt bronze axe-head garment hook, Han dynasty; 3 1/2in (8.8cm) long. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,500 - 4,200). © Bonhams 2001-2020   Cast in the form of a flattened axe-head inlaid with fine gold in a geometric pattern of whorls and c-commas, and joined to the hook by a taotie mask carefully inlaid in gold along with the narrow shaft terminating in a dragon head hook, the details further accented in gold inlay, the reverse boss once inlaid and now covered with a malachite patina.   Note: Several hooks... [Lire la suite]

Lot 311. A gilt-bronze garment hook, Warring States period; 3in (7.7cm) long. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,500 - 4,200). © Bonhams 2001-2020   The curved panel cast as a powerful dragon head, the bulging eyes and curved horns forming the center of the crest under a narrow neck extending to a bird-head hook with open beak.   Note: See a comparable hook published in Simon Kwan and Sun Ji Zhongguo Gudai Jinshi [Chinese Gold Ornaments] (Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Meishu Chubanshe, 2003), pp. 224-225, no. 85.   ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 310. A gold inlaid bronze belt hook, Han dynasty; 4 1/2in (11.5cm) long. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (1,700 - 2,500). © Bonhams 2001-2020   The tapered shaft finely inlaid in gold and silver in a geometric pattern of interlocking spirals and banded lozenges extending the length of the crest to the dragon-head hook, the underside showing traces of inlay on the large button for attachment.   Note: Belt hooks with this elegant and fluid geometric design can be found on Warring States and Western Han lacquer and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 309. A gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States-Western Han dynasty; 5 3/4 in (14.6cm) long. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 3,500 (€ 2,100 - 3,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020   The curved shaft designed as the body of a long-tailed bird and elegantly cast with broad raised spirals tapering to a narrow beaked head set off by opposing c-shaped tail feathers.   Bonhams. Featuring the RenLu Collection, 21 Sep 2020, 10:00 EDT, New York.

Lot 308. An inlaid gilt-bronze garment hook, Warring States-Western Han dynasty; 8 3/8in (21.3cm) long. Estimate US$ 20,000 - 30,000 (€ 17,000 - 25,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020   Imaginatively cast on the crest with a mythical winged bixie, its long tail and open mouth joined to a curved shaft finely inlaid with silver and turquoise and terminating in gilt bronze hooks, one end in the form of a fantastic bear, the precocious animal standing on hind legs in a dynamic pose with front paws resting on powerful thighs and mouth... [Lire la suite]