22 octobre 2020

Juan Gris, Newspaper and Fruit Dish, 1916, oil on canvas, Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Collection Société Anonyme. Photo © Yale University Art Gallery. Featuring More than 40 Paintings and Collages, Cubism in Color: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris Explores Gris’s Pivotal Role in Cubism and Innovative Approach to Still Life. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced the co-organization of the first U.S. exhibition in over 35 years dedicated to the Spanish artist Juan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3642. An apple-green crackled glazed bottle, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 16.9 cm, 6 ⅝ in. Estimate 70,000 - 90,000 HKD. Lot sold 163,800 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. the exterior and base decorated with a translucent crackled apple-green glaze, the interior also with crackles, the footring applied with a brown wash, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Frank Partridge and Sons Ltd, London. Exibited: International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3641. A fine and rare tianbai anhua-decorated 'dragon' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 12.5 cm, 4 ⅞ in.. Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 302,400 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. delicately potted and carved in anhua with two scaly five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amongst flames, the underside with a four-character Yongle mark. Provenance: Collection of Mrs Clayton W. Miller, donated to the Art Institute of Chicago prior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3639. A white-glazed moulded vase, seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 26.9 cm, 10 ½ in. Estimate 280,000 - 320,000 HKD. Lot sold 504,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. the body densely decorated with four large lotus blooms, wreathed by leafy scrolls, interspersed with stylised kui dragons and bats suspending endless knots and bats, the waisted neck similarly moulded with decoration, flanked by a pair of stylised kui dragon handles, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 357. A fine large teadust-glazed lantern vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 18 3/8 in. (46.5 cm.) high., Japanese wood box. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 250,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Provenance: Sold at Christie’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 674. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 356. A rare pair of teadust-glazed trilobed vases, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2). Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 35,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1960s Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 325. A fine teadust-glazed stem dish, Jiaqing-Daoguang period (1796-1850), Zhiben Tang impressed hall mark; 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) diam., Japanese box. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 52,500. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 428. A pair of huanghuali folding horseshoe-back armchairs, Jiao yi, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 44 1/8 in. (112 cm.) high, 28 1/3 in. (73 cm.) wide, 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) deep (2). Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 437,500. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Provenance: Sold at Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 155. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 3649. A huanghuali yokeback armchair, sichutou guanmaoyi, Late Ming dynasty; 63 by 60.5 by h. 110 cm, 24 ¾ by 23 ⅞ by h. 43 ¼ in. Estimate 600,000 - 800,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,197,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. the elegantly sinuous crestrail terminating in protruding upturned ends supported on a curved back splat, the serpentine armrests supported by 'S'-curve posts continuing to the circular section front legs, the mat seat set in a rectangular moulded frame above plain... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3648. A pair of huanghuali continuous horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi, Late Ming dynasty; 64.5 by 58.5 by h. 102 cm, 25 ⅜ by 23 by h. 40 ⅛ in. Estimate 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,890,000 HKD.  Courtesy Sotheby's. each constructed with a horseshoe-shaped arm resting on two back stiles, centred with a back splat carved with a ruyi-shaped medallion enclosing a chilong, flanked by cusped upper edges, the arms supported on each side with an elongated... [Lire la suite]