17 septembre 2020

Lot 123. A copper-red-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Height 20½ in., 52 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Unsold. (C) 2020 Sotheby's    the pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck flaring slightly at the rim, covered with a deep, mottled cherry-red glaze thinning to a greenish-white tone around the lip, deepening to a ruby-red color toward the foot and stopping neatly above the unglazed footring, the base glazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 122. A white-glazed anhua-decorated amphora vase Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Height 9½ in., 24 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold 10,080 USD. (C) 2020 Sotheby's   the baluster body resting on a spreading foot, rising to a waisted neck encircled with a single raised fillet and a galleried rim, the body subtly carved with a four-clawed dragon pursuing a 'Flaming Pearl', all between two bow-string bands, covered overall in an even milky-white glaze. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 120. A copper-red-glazed 'Langyao' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Height 15 in., 38 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 USD. Unsold.  (C) 2020 Sotheby's   of elongated baluster form rising from a short spreading foot to a broad waisted neck, covered overall in a rich red glaze suffused with crackle, draining to a pale celadon tone at the rim and footrim, the interior and base glaze white.   Provenance: Christie's New York, 29th November 1990, lot 203. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. A rare peachblom-glazed 'chrysanthemum' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 8¼ in., 21 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 USD. Lot sold 746,000 USD. (C) 2020 Sotheby's   the ovoid body resting on a short, slightly domed footrim, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with a flared mouth, the base encircled by a broad molded row of slender upright chrysanthemum petals, applied overall with a variegated rose-colored glaze subtly flecked with crimson red and draining to white at the petals,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A rare celadon-glazed 'dragon' amphora vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 7⅝ in., 19.5 cm. Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 USD. Lot sold 403,200 USD. (C) 2020 Sotheby's the elongated ovoid body with high rounded shoulders, sweeping to a tall, slightly waisted cylindrical neck encircled with three filets and surmounted by a gently flaring rim, the lower body finely carved with two sinuous three-clawed dragons rising from combed, rolling waves and meandering cloud wisps, the interior and exterior under a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118. A rare blue-glazed meiping, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 6¾ in., 17 cm. Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD. (C) 2020 Sotheby's the slender body sweeping to high rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck with a subtly flared rim, the exterior glazed in a rich deep blue stopping neatly above the foot, the interior and lip glazed white, the countersunk base similarly glazed and with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, wood stand (2). Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31st... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter, 24. Dez. 1999 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Gerhard Richter, 23. Dez. 1999 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Gerhard Richter, 22. Dez. 1999 [Florence], 1999, 12 cm x 12 cm. Oil on colour photograph. Photograph: courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts. © 2020 GERHARD RICHTER

Lot 23: Miroir circulaire, Chine, Dynastie Tang, ca 7°-8° siècles. Alliage cuivreux. D. 10 cm. Est: €2,000 - €3,000. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. La partie centrale est ornée de quatre animaux en haut relief semblant se poursuivre autour de la prise hémisphérique. Ils sont entourés d’un registre de rinceaux végétaux et de deux autres de motifs en dents de scie. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Acquis avant 1935. Cornette de Saint-Cyr,... [Lire la suite]