octobre 2020

Lot 119. An extremely large and impressive Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1590; 16in. (41cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000. Price realised GBP 43,750. Courtesy Sotheby's. With sloping rim on short foot, the white interior painted under the glaze in bole-red, cobalt-blue, green and black with a symmetrical floral design of red roses and blue tulips, in a stylised 'wave-and-rock' border, the underside with green rosettes alternating with paired blue tulips, repaired break. ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 117. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, third quarter 16th century; 11 7/8in. (30.2cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000. Price realised GBP 8,750. Courtesy Sotheby's. With sloping cusped rim on short foot, the white interior with four delicately drawn pale blue floral sprays in a border of similar floral sprays, the border outlined in strong cobalt-blue, the exterior with alternating pale grey floral motifs, small repair to rim. Provenance: E. Grünberg and E.M.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A rimless Iznik pottery 'grape' dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1565; 13 1/8in. (33.5cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 37,500. Courtesy Sotheby's. With curving sides on short foot, the white interior decorated in cobalt-blue and green with a central roundel comprising three large bunches of grapes amongst spiralling tendrils and scalloped leaves, the wide cavetto with scrolling floral vines and leaves, the exterior with a similar scrolling design. Note: The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 114. An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th century; 11 ¾in. (29.7cm.). Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000. Price realised GBP 3,250. Courtesy Sotheby's. Decorated with a central stylised flowerhead in green, blue and bole-red on a white ground, within scrolling floral tendrils, the rim with 'wave-and-rock' pattern in black, the reverse with alternating stylised scrolls in green and blue, a small repaired break and minor chips to the rim. Sotheby's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 40. A wucai jar and cover, 17th century. Height 35 cm, 13¾ in. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. of baluster form, rising from a gently spreading foot to a broad shoulder, waisted neck and a slightly lipped rim, painted with a continuous scene of elegantly attired ladies watching over young boys at play in a grand garden setting, the neck encircled with a band of leafy floral blossoms, the domed cover painted with phoenixes in flight surmounted by a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 41. A wucai 'Flower and butterfly' dish, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566). Width 17.3 cm, 6¾ in. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. of square shape, robustly potted with wide flaring sides raised on a slightly tapered foot, the interior painted with four butterflies hovering above large blooming peonies issuing from leafy branches beside a large garden rock, surrounded by four petal-shaped cartouches each enclosing a dragon in flight at the cavetto,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 42. An incised white-glazed square jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566). Height 12.2 cm, 4¾ in. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the square body with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a short neck and lipped rim, incised with alternating flying phoenixes amidst cloud wisps, between ruyi scrolls and a band of upright plantain leaves around the neck and foot, applied overall save for the footring with a transparent glaze, the countersunk base with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. A yellow-glazed dish, Hongzhi mark and period (1488-1505). Diameter 21.5 cm, 8½ in. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. with thinly potted rounded sides rising to a broad everted rim and supported on a short tapered foot, covered overall in an attractive egg-yolk yellow glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. Imperial Porcelain – A Private Collection, Live Auction, London, 4 November 2020, 10:00... [Lire la suite]

Giambattista Tiepolo, Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata , 1767-1769, oil on canvas, 278 × 153 cm, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado. © Museo Nacional del Prado MILAN.- From 30 October 2020 to 21 March 2021, the Gallerie d’Italia – Piazza Scala (the Intesa Sanpaolo museum complex in Milan) hosts the exhibition Tiepolo. Venice, Milan, Europe, curated by Fernando Mazzocca and Alessandro Morandotti with general coordination by Gianfranco Brunelli.To commemorate the 250th anniversary of... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 210. Beech Southern yoke-backed armchair, Early Qing Period; 60.5×45×103 cm (23 7/8×17 3/4×40 1/2 in). Price estimate: HKD: 120,000-220,000 (USD: 15,500-28,400). Auction Result: HKD: 141,600. © 2020 China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. ic Furniture of The Ming and The Qing Dynasties, 2020 Autumn Auctions