26 octobre 2020

Lot 4. A large Samanid pottery bowl, Central Asia, 10th century; 15 7/8in. (40.1cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 104,480 - USD 156,720). Price realised GBP 93,750. Courtesy Sotheby's. Of conical form, with bold, black eastern kufic inscriptions to the centre and around the rim, repaired breaks, very slight losses. Provenance: Swiss collection, active 1970s-1990s, by repute. Sotheby's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 362. A doucai 'floral-bouquet' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850); 6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 100,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020  

Lot 329. A doucai 'Chrysanthemum' jar and cover, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 4½ in. (11.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 600,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. The exterior of the jar is finely painted with chrysanthemum roundels interspersed with stylised foliate scrolls. The top of the cover is similarly decorated with a single chrysanthemum medallion. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2008,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3638. A fine and rare doucai 'dragon' dish, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.1 cm, 7 ⅞ in. Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,260,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. vibrantly painted on the interior with a green five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst flames and multi-coloured clouds, the reverse decorated with further cloud scrolls, the base inscribed with an underglaze-blue six-character reign mark. Provenance: Collection of Herbert Carmichael... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3638. A rare iron-red 'Immortals' bowl, mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 17.2 cm, 6 ¾ in. Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 302,400HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. superbly painted in shaded tones with immortals, an attendant and two deer, one immortal portrayed holding a double-gourd from which a crane emerges, with details further picked out in black, the base with an underglaze-blue six-character reign mark, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Collection of Emile Mancel (1831-1909),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 333. A pair of green enamelled and iron red-decorated ‘peach blossom’ jardinières, Kangxi period (1662-1722); Each: 12 in. (30 cm.) diam. (2). Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 2,125,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 29 November 1977, lot 138The British Rail Pension Fund. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 332. A wucai 'peony' jar, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1662-1722); 9 in. (23 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 75,000 - HKD 85,000. Price realised HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s Paris, 12 December 2013, lot 28. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 331. A famille verte 'scholar and attendant' brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price realised HKD 50,000. © Christie's Images Limited 2020. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984). Dress, fall/winter 2012–13 haute couture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Iris van Herpen, in honor of Harold Koda, 2016 (2016.185). Photo © Nicholas Alan CopeCharles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978). Ball Gown, 1951. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coulson, 1964 (2009.300.1311). Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope The Costume Institute’s upcoming... [Lire la suite]