16 octobre 2020

Lot 1572. A large blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16 3/8 and 16 ¾ in. (41.5 and 42.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The jar is decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze blue with a continuous hunting scene in a riverscape. Provenance: Private collection, England.Roger Keverne, London, 2012.The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas. Literature: Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1572. Two copper-red and celadon-decorated carved blue and white beaker vases, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1662-1722); 16 3/8 and 16 ¾ in. (41.5 and 42.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The neck is carved with a phoenix standing on a blue and celadon rock surrounded by peonies, the rounded mid-section is decorated with two chilong writhing amidst lingzhi, and the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3613. A fine puce-enamelled blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl, seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 22.1 cm, 8 ⅝ in. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 151,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. well-potted with rounded sides resting on a tapered foot, the exterior painted in underglaze blue with the Eight Immortals carrying their various attributes, riding on various sea creatures or plants, journeying across a ground of cresting waves in puce enamel, all above a key-fret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3606. An unusual blue and white cup, mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 8.8 cm, 3 ⅜ in. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 201,600 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of painted around the exterior above the base with a band of trefoil-shaped sprigs formed from interlinked stems, all above a single line border encircling the top of the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle. Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 17th/18th May 1988, lot 189. Note:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3606. A rare blue and white hexagonal vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 44.5 cm, 17 ½ in. Estimate: 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,512,000HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of hexagonal section, superbly painted in vibrant tones of cobalt blue enhanced by simulated ‘heaping and piling’, decorated around the sides with alternating fruiting and floral sprays issuing pomegranate, peach, peony, chrysanthemum, lychee and lotus growing amidst slender leafy branches, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3604. A fine blue and white 'dragon' double-gourd vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 17.6 cm, 6 ⅞ in. Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,260,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each side of the lower bulb decorated with a central shou roundel between a pair of confronted dragons detailed with long sinuous bodies with elaborate streaming scrolls, below a bat medallion on the upper bulb, the base inscribed with a six-character seal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3602. A fine and large underglaze-blue and copper-red 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 48 cm, 18 ⅞ in. Estimate: 800,000 - 1,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 4,773,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. well decorated with a continuous scene of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove with attendants nearby, one figure depicted playing the qin whilst another three are gathered around a game of chess, between finely rendered friezes encircling the waisted... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3601. A rare large blue and white 'flower and butterfly' quatrefoil vase with elephant handles, seal mark and period of Qianlong(1736-1795); 36.3 cm, 14 ¼ in. Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 4,773,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. painted on each lobed side with a 'butterfly' medallion encircled by evenly spaced floral scrolls, below floral friezes encircling the rim and neck, the latter flanked by a pair of elephant head handles, all above scrollwork skirting the splayed... [Lire la suite]

Michelangelo Pistoletto. Color and Light, 2016. Jute, mirrors, and gilded wood frames, Eight parts, each: 70 7/8 x 47 1/4 inches (180 x 120 cm). © Michelangelo Pistoletto. Courtesy the artist, Lévy Gorvy, and Galleria Continua. NEW YORK, NY.- Lévy Gorvy opened a major exhibition of works by the renowned Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. The first US presentation in a decade to feature multiple installations by Pistoletto, it will take visitors on a journey through one of the most influential and enduring... [Lire la suite]