septembre 2020

Lot 852. A Guan-type hu-form vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 118,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Well-potted with pear-shaped body tapering to a broad cylindrical neck, flanked by a pair of animal-head handles, covered overall with a greyish-blue glaze suffused with a clear crackle, the foot rim covered with a brown dressing. Provenance: C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank... [Lire la suite]

Lot 851. A rare small Ru-type pear-shaped bottle vase, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 125,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The ovoid body tapering towards the tall, cylindrical neck with lipped mouth rim, covered overall with a greyish-blue glaze suffused with a fine network of pale golden brown crackle, the foot rim covered with a brown dressing. Provenance: The James and Marilynn... [Lire la suite]

Lot 850. A small celadon-glazed dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Finely potted with shallow sides rising to a slightly flared rim, covered overall with a pale bluish-green glaze below the white rim. Provenance: Sotheby & Co., London, 18 May 1971, lot 144.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 849. A rare Guan-type bombé censer, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide across handles. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 106,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. With compressed body flanked by a pair of lug handles and raised on a splayed foot, covered overall with a bluish-grey glaze suffused with a golden crackle, the foot covered with a dark brown dressing. Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 61: Shiva (Śiva), Vietnam, Style de Tra Kieu (Trà Kiệu), ca 10°siècle. Grès. H. 30 cm. Est: 2 000 € - 4 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Important et beau fragment de tête représentant Shiva, formellement identifiable par le troisième œil disposé au centre de son front, ainsi que le croissant de lune et la tête de mort ornant son chignon. Le positionnement d’une main derrière la tête indique que la sculpture complète devait initialement le représenter de taille humaine dans une attitude de danse. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 240. A blue and white ceramic plate, Vietnam, late 15th-early 16th century; 36.5 cm diameter. Estimate: 700.00-800.00. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. The decoration is arranged inside the wall, and consists of a lotus flower in the center of the background around which lotus leafed scrolls are arranged. Provenance: Ambassador Gerardo Carante. Bertolami Fine Art. Live Auction, starts 18 October 2020 from 11:00 CEST (lots 1-202) and from 15:00 CEST (lots 203-470).

Lot 239. A celadon glaze ceramic bowl, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th-14th century; 6.6 x 16.7 cm. Estimate: 400.00-500.00. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. Circular foot and rounded walls, the entire surface covered with céladon glazing, the interior with a relief decoration of floral corollas and geometric bands. Provenance: Ambassador Francesco Rausi. Note: For a pair of bowls of the same type, see Art ancien du Viêt Nam. Bronze set Céramiques, exhibition catalog (Geneva), Milan 2008,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 238. A celadon glaze ceramic bowl, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th-14th century; 5.5 x 12 cm. Estimate: 200.00-300.00 EUR. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. Circular foot, the entire surface covered with céladon glazing except for the inner bottom. Provenance: Ambassador Francesco Rausi. Bertolami Fine Art. Live Auction, starts 18 October 2020 from 11:00 CEST (lots 1-202) and from 15:00 CEST (lots 203-470).

Lot 172. An extremely rare and important porcelain cup with golden silver mounting, the Chinese cup, Jiajing period (1522-1566), the mounting probably English around 1580-1585; 13.3 x 9.3 cm. Estimate: 200,000.00-300,000.00 EUR. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. Decorated on the outside with four large circular medallions in red on the white of the glazed body, the porcelain cup is supported by a slender stem that rises from a rounded circular foot and is secured by four vertical bands worked 'in the... [Lire la suite]

 Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, about 1615-17. Oil on canvas, 71.4 × 69 cm, The National Gallery, London © The National Gallery, London ‘I will show Your Illustrious Lordship what a woman can do’ (Letter from Artemisia Gentileschi to Don Antonio Ruffo, 7 August 1649) For the first time in the UK, a major monographic exhibition of the work of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or later), will open at the National Gallery in April 2020. The inspiration... [Lire la suite]