19 septembre 2020

Property from the Brooklyn Museum, sold to support museum collections. Lot 11. Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar), Lucretia, signed with the artist’s winged-serpent device (lower right), oil on panel, transferred to board24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.). Estimate USD 1,200,000 - USD 1,800,000. © Christie's Images Limited It is the kind of sale that once would have engendered criticism, perhaps even sanctions: The Brooklyn Museum is putting 12 works up for auction at Christie’s next month — including paintings by Cranach,... [Lire la suite]

Ren Renfa (1255-1327), Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback, ink and colour on paper, handscroll, 35.2 x 210.7 cm. Estimate: HK$80,000,000 - 120,000,000 (US$10,340,000 – 15,510,000). © Sotheby's. This October in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will present two highly rare and important handscrolls formerly in the Qing Imperial Collection, as the centrepieces of its Fine Classical Chinese Paintings pre-sale exhibition. Made during the Yuan and Qing dynasties, these extremely precious and prized... [Lire la suite]

Lot 328. An impressive gold 'longevity' hairpin, tongzan, Late Ming dynasty; 9in (22.9cm) long. Estimate US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€ 6,800 - 10,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Made by rolling a beaten gold sheet into a tapering shaft with an openwork lotus reserve between repoussé bands, the shaft slightly curved toward the top and terminated in a mushroom head with a pierced shou character between two additional shou roundels. Note : According to Yang Zhishui, the distinctive shape of this hairpin, characterized by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 327. A pair of gemstone-inlaid gold earrings, zan, Late Ming-early Qing dynasty; 5 1/2in (14cm) long (2). Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€ 5,100 - 6,800). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Each single-tined hairpin decorated with bamboo stalk pattern to the flattened shaft, branching into large filigree lotus blossoms and buds inset with red cabochon rubies and sapphires interspersed with lively leaves. Note : Gold hairpins with branched flowers and embellished with inset gemstones were fashionable in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18: Pendentif en forme de dragon, Chine, Époque des Royaumes-Combattants, ca 475 – 221 BCE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 8,2cm. Est: €200 - €400. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Warring States period jade silhouette'dragon'pendant. Accidents et manques visibles. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Porte deux étiquettes d’anciens inventaires de la collection Robert Rousset antérieurs à 1935. Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Arts... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17: Pendentif en forme de dragon, Chine, Époque des Royaumes-Combattants, ca 475 – 221 BCE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 13 cm. Est: €600 - €900. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Warring States period jade silhouette'dragon'pendant. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Porte deux étiquettes d’anciens inventaires de la collection Robert Rousset antérieurs à 1935. Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Arts d’Asie Succession de... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 16: Pendentif huang en forme d’arc, Chine, Période finale des Shang ou début des Zhou occidentaux, ca 12° – 10° siècles BCE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 9,5 cm. Est: €800 - €1,200. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A last Shang period-early Western Zhou dynasty jade huang pendant. Les deux côtés sont gravés de motifs stylisés cherchant à représenter des animaux fantastiques. Perforations, ancienne fracture visible. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset... [Lire la suite]

James and Marilynn Alsdorf, pictured in Miami in 1950. Photograph courtesy of the consignor For renowned Chicago collectors and philanthropists James and Marilynn Alsdorf, collecting art represented a unique opportunity for exploration, adventure, and the pursuit of beauty. ‘We looked for objects,’ Marilynn said, ‘to delight our eyes and our souls.’ Over the course of their four-decade marriage, the couple assembled a remarkable collection of artworks and objects spanning all eras and areas of the world. ‘The Alsdorf Collection is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 112. A pair of doucai 'chicken' cups, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Diameter 2⅜ in., 6.1 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD. © 2020 Sotheby's each finely potted, rising from a flat base to gently flaring sides, delicately painted with two scenes of a cockerel and hen with three chicks, divided by sprays of peonies and bamboo amidst rockwork, all between line borders, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within a double... [Lire la suite]

Lot 111. A rare doucai 'birthday' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Diameter 8¼ in., 21.1 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD. © 2020 Sotheby's the shallow sides resting on a straight foot, the center with a finely enameled peach enclosing a crane in flight, set against a large underglaze-blue shou character, surrounded by interlocking stylized leafing lingzhi stems radiating through the cavetto, framing alternating shou medallions and... [Lire la suite]