9 janvier 2021

Autoportrait, Julie Duvidal de Montferrier. © Beaux-Arts de Paris, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/image Beaux-Arts de Paris   On croit volontiers qu’après la gloire d’Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun liée à l’Ancien Régime, il faut attendre la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle pour trouver des peintres femmes aussi remarquables. Pourtant, c’est entre 1780 et 1830, que le combat de ces dernières a trouvé ses racines : le droit à la formation, la professionnalisation, une existence publique et une place sur le marché de l’art. Les artistes femmes... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1074. A bronze 'lion-dog's head' incense burner and a bronze 'rat' paperweight, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); the incense burner 15 cm, the paperweight 5 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 HKD. Lot sold: 20,160 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1073. A Qingbai figure of a female deity, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); h. 24 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 30,240 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. P120e10. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1072. A Qingbai incised lobed bowl, a Qingbai boy-from ewer and a Qingbai ewer, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368); bowl d. 17.6 cm, boy-form ewer h. 11.7 cm, ewer l. 14 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 30,240 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: the bowl: Roger Keverne Ltd., London. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 30. A green and russet jade cong, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier; 21⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The cong is carved with plain sides and short collars at both ends. The stone is of pale green tone with russet inclusions and dark natural inclusions.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. Christie's.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A brown jade cong, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier; 31⁄4 in. (8 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The cong is of square section with plain sides between short, circular collars. The stone is of a blackish-brown color of areas of pale grey mottling.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. Christie's. Art of... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 28. A mottled pale green and russet jade cong, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier; 33⁄4 in. (9.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Price Realised USD 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 The cong is of rectangular form with a circular collar at either end, and the corners are carved with linear, horizontal grooves. The stone is of yellowish-green tone with russet inclusions.Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]