01 janvier 2021

An inscribed archaic bronze ritual lamp, jiaodou, Six Dynasties period (317-587)

Lot 1055. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual lamp, jiaodou, Six Dynasties period (317-587); h. 25.2 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 163,800 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with a three-character inscription on the handle, probably reading cheng ji er. Provenance: Collection of Joseph Klein (1899-1987), New York. Bonhams San Francisco, 11th December 2012, lot 8451 (part lot). Note: A closely related jiaotou in the Art Museum, Princeton University is published in Eleanor von... [Lire la suite]

01 janvier 2021

A carved stone torso of standing Buddha, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 1055. A carved stone torso of standing Buddha, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); h. 63 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 21,420 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
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01 janvier 2021

A large carved black granite figure of a lokapala, Liao–Jin dynasty (907-1234)

Lot 1054. A large carved black granite figure of a lokapala, Liao–Jin dynasty (907-1234); h. 130 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 52,920 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020  
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01 janvier 2021

A large sancai-glazed pottery stupa, Five Dynasties (907-960)

Lot 1053. A large carved polychrome stone head of Buddha, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); h. 79 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. C105c45. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
01 janvier 2021

Exhibition features a rarely seen full-set of twenty-four limited edition silver platters by Picasso

  © Maxim Souyri / © Succession Picasso LONDON.- Masterpiece Art is presenting an exhibition featuring a rarely seen full-set of twenty-four limited edition silver platters — the fruits of a collaboration between Picasso and the celebrated Ateliers Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, France. Each of the limited-edition works feature a different design, which draw upon three recurring themes in the Spanish artist’s oeuvre — bullfighting, Jacqueline Roque and Henri Matisse.Masterpiece Art have created a 3D viewing room for those... [Lire la suite]
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