09 octobre 2020
A small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Lot 911. A small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 5 ½ in.(14 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Shown seated on a rectangular plinth with its head turned to one side.
Provenance: Sotheby Park-Bernet, New York, 25 October 1975, lot 71.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Exhibited: Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, on loan for the opening of its... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A small blackish stone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Lot 910. A small blackish stone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 6 ½ in. (16.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Shown seated facing forward on a rectangular plinth and with forelegs stiffly braced.
Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1958.
Exhibited: Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, on loan for the opening of its Oriental Art Galleries at Blackstone Hall,... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
An amber-colored stone figure of a seated lion, Northern Qi-Tang dynasty (AD 550-907)
Lot 909. An amber-colored stone figure of a seated lion, Northern Qi-Tang dynasty (AD 550-907); 7 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Shown seated with forelegs firmly braced on a rectangular plinth, with head facing forward and the mouth open in a roar.
Provenance: Nicholas Grindley Works of Art, London, 10 November 1982.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Lot 908. A small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 475,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The powerfully carved beast shown seated facing forward and with legs firmly braced on a rectangular plinth, the mouth open in a roar, with traces of red and black pigment.
Provenance: Possibly Leontine Marie Berry Olcott (1883-1981) Collection.Leontine Olcott Collection.Eskenazi Ltd.,... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A limestone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Lot 907. A limestone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The fierce lion shown seated on a rectangular plinth, the braced forelegs supporting the broad torso, the face with snarling expression and the mane finely delineated.
Provenance: Mathias Komor, New York, 30 August 1954.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Literature: National... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A stone Buddhist stele, 6th-7th century
Lot 906. A stone Buddhist stele, 6th-7th century; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Carved on one side with Maitreya Buddha seated at the center with his legs pendent and each foot resting on an individual lotus base, flanked by two bodhisattvas standing on lotus bases, the reverse carved with a pair of standing bodhisattvas flanking the Buddha seated in dhyanasana at the center of... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A small gilt-bronze figure of seated Avalokiteshvara, Late Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century
Lot 905. A small gilt-bronze figure of seated Avalokiteshvara, Late Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century; 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Shown seated in dhyanasana on a raised lotus throne set on a stepped octagonal pedestal, holding a flaming pearl in the right hand, with a separately cast, openwork mandorla, possibly associated.
Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago,... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A small gilt-bronze figure of seated Buddha, Northern Wei Dynasty, circa 5th century
Lot 904. A small gilt-bronze figure of seated Buddha, Northern Wei Dynasty, circa 5th century; 6 in. (15.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Shown seated in dhyanasana before a flame-shaped mandorla incised with flames, the front of the pedestal incised with confronted seated lions.
Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A small gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Northern Wei Dynasty, dated AD 491
Lot 903. A small gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Northern Wei Dynasty, dated AD 491; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The bodhisattva shown holding a lotus stem in the right hand, the pendant left hand holding the end of the scarf, standing on a tapering four-legged pedestal and backed by a flamed-shaped mandorla, inscribed on the reverse with an inscription which includes a date Taihe shi... [Lire la suite]09 octobre 2020
A masterpiece by Pierre Soulages offered in Christie's Paris Avant-Garde sale
Pierre Soulages (B. 1919), Peinture 162 x 130 cm, 9 juillet 1961, oil on canvas. Estimate: €6,000,000-8,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
PARIS.- As part of the series of sales hosted on 22 October between London and Paris, Christie’s France will present a masterwork by Pierre Soulages in their next Paris Avant-Garde auction. Acquired in 1961 by the American collectors Donald & Jean Stralem from New York’s Kootz Gallery, Peinture 162 x 130 cm, 9 juillet 1961 is making its first ever come back to the market... [Lire la suite]