20 janvier 2021

Lot 108. A Cizhou circular box and cover, Song-Jin dynasties, 11th-12th century; 4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000. Sold for US$ 2,167. Courtesy Bonhams. The gently domed cover painted in brown color on top with slender leafy stems against a ground of creamy-white glaze, fitted to the similarly glazed shallow box. Provenance: Uragami Sokyu-Do, August 1999. Note: See a similar box sold Christie's Hong Kong, April 4 2017, lot 30. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. Two Qingbai glazed vessels, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century; 3 1/2in (8.8cm) with cover; 5 1/8in (13cm) diam. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000. Sold for US$ 3,187. Courtesy Bonhams. The first a finely potted globular jar with a cover both bearing and even blue-tinged translucent glaze; the second a warming bowl with straight sides molded with a network of elegantly pointed leaves and covered in and out with a pale blue-tinged glaze except for the rim which shows traces of a former metal band,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 106. A sancai and blue glazed tripod pottery vessel, Tang dynasty (618-907); 6 1/4in (16cm) high. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000. Sold for US$ 5,355. Courtesy Bonhams. The compressed globular body raised on three lion-paw feet, the upper body with a glaze with repeating geometric pattern in blue and amber, beneath the amber-glazed short neck and everted rim. Provenance: Iva and Flores, December 1998. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I, 14 Dec 2020, Los Angeles

Lot 105. Two glazed pottery dishes, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 8 and 5 1/2in (20.2 and 14cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000. Sold for US$ 7,012. Courtesy Bonhams. The first a deep dish with three small unglazed spur marks to the wide well, the chestnut glaze covering the entire interior and part of the underside and foot; the second a small sancai dish with lobed side walls and rim, the interior with a central lotus medallion enclosed by peonies and lotuses on the cavetto, all against a ground... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. Two brown glazed Cizhou-type bowls, Song-Jin dynasties, 11th-12th century; 3 1/2in (8.8cm) and 6 1/2in (15.8cm) diam. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000. Sold for US$ 4,462. Courtesy Bonhams. The first a wide-mouth jar, with deep brown glazed over a light brown slip; the second a tea bowl with strongly flared lip, covered with a dark brown glaze over a medium brown slip. Provenance: Flores and Iva, September 2001 Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I, 14 Dec 2020, Los... [Lire la suite]

Lot 102. A brown glazed Cizhou molded jar and cover, Song-Jin dynasties, 11th-12th century; 4 3/4in (12.2cm) high. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000. Sold for US$ 2,167. Courtesy Bonhams. The globular body impressed with two bands of basket-weave patterns and covered overall with an iron oxide glaze stopping short of the buff foot, the cover impressed with a sawtooth decoration below the knob finial. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I, 14 Dec 2020, Los Angeles  

Lot 99. A Junyao tripod censer, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high, 4 1/4in (10.7cm) wide. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000. Sold for US$ 8,287 (€ 6,831). Courtesy Bonhams. Supported on three horn-shaped feet, the globular body rising to a tubular neck, with a wide flared lip, the vessel covered entirely in a thick layer of soft-hued and lustrous blue-tinged glaze except the tips of the three feet, revealing the gray body burnt in russet color. Provenance: Flores & Iva, March 1998. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 96. A Dingyao cup, Song dynasty, 10th-11th century; 3 1/2in (8.9cm) diameter, 1 1/2in (3.8cm) high. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000.  Sold for US$ 2,805 (€ 2,312). Courtesy Bonhams. Thinly potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the interior incised with a large lotus blossom amidst scrolling foliage, all covered with a creamy ivory-white translucent glaze stopping short of the rim. Provenance: Flores & Iva, June 2000. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 96. A Longquan celadon carved footed dish, Song dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 1/2in (17cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000.  Sold for US$ 2,805 (€ 2,312). Courtesy Bonhams. With low rounded sides rising from a straight foot surrounding a convex foot, the exterior carved with a repeating pattern of overlapping petals, the interior with an incised design of lotus spray, covered overall with an unctuous sea green glaze. Provenance: Flores & Iva, February 2001. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), The Crucifixion, woodcut, circa1498, on laid paper, watermark Bull's Head with Caduceus (Meder 81), a fine, richly black Meder a proof impression, before the text edition of 1511, printing very evenly and strongly. Sheet 392 x 281 mm. Estimate: £25,000-35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. LONDON.- Christie’s Old Master Prints online-only auction, open for bidding from 19 to 28 January 2021, offers a selection of fine and rare prints that span five centuries of... [Lire la suite]