janvier 2021

Pair of 'Famille verte’ lidded vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722), H 52 cm. Bertrand de Lavergne at BRAFA 2021. Chinese porcelain decorated with the donkey rider motif and an attendant in mountainous landscapes, birds, lotus, squirrels, grapes, flowers, rocks and precious things. ‘Famille rose’ dish, Yongzheng period (1723-1735), Ø 35 cm. Bertrand de Lavergne at BRAFA 2021. Chinese porcelain dish decorated with a famous romance scene of figures on a bridge in front of a pavillion. ‘Famille... [Lire la suite]

Lot 375. An exceptional very pale green jade vase and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795); H. 54,2 cm. Estimate: € 20,000 - €30,000. Result: € 60.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Important South German private collection, assembled between 1950 and 1987. Note: The present vase is particularly noteworthy for its fine quality of jade stone. The process of its carving on the exterior and the hollowing of the deep interior would have entailed a significant amount of wastage of the prized... [Lire la suite]

Lot 268. A fine gilt-bronze figure of Weito, Ming dynasty; H. 54,2 cm. Estimate: € 15,000 - €25,000. Result: € 60.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Property from the collection of Prof. Dr med., Dr phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) and his family. Note: Compare to a similarly cast gilt-bronze guardian figure of Vaisravana, identified by the tower held in his left hand, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, purchased by the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman and illustrated in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. An important gilt bronze figure of Padmapani, Tibet, ca. 13th century; H. 54,2 cm. Estimate: € 40.000- € 60.000. Result: € 65.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Property from the collection of Prof. Dr med., Dr phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991), bought in France in the early 1970's. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Vasundhara. Gilt copper, semi-precious stones. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 12th-13th century, 14.5 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: Italian private collection. Head of a God. Terracotta. Madya Pradesh, India, 6th century. H 28 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: Italian private collection. Vasundhara, Gilt copper, semi-precious stone, Malla period, Nepal, 14th century. H 21 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: Italian private collection. Image of Sadakshari. Ink, opaque watercolours... [Lire la suite]

Guardian figure. Wood, brass, copper and iron. Kota, Gabon. H 37 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: possibly Charles Ratton, Paris; Alessandro von Hoershelmann collection, Milano, 1952; Este Milani collection, Busto Arsizio, 1953; private collection, Paris, 2008. Exhibition: Arte Negra, Galleria Il Collezionista, Milano, 1953. Exhibition curated by Charles Ratton. Literature: Carlo Ragghianti, Sele Arte n° 4, Lucca, 1953, p. 3. Mask. Wood, metal and kaolin. Dan Mano, Liberia. H 21 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. ... [Lire la suite]

Sicilian snuff box in shape of a lamb. Silver-gilt and rubies, Messina, circa 1740, 4.8 x 5.8 cm, Weight 94 gr. D'ARSCHOT & CIE at BRAFA 2021. Teapot, Lambert Englebert (Liege, 1667-1733), Liege, 1703. Silver. H 14.5 cm, Weight 549 gr. D'ARSCHOT & CIE at BRAFA 2021. This teapot is the oldest known teapot in the Prince-Bishopric of Liege and in the production of the Low Countries. Private devotional reliquary, Silver and blackened wood, Augsburg, circa 1740, H 20.2 x 12 cm. Unmarked. D'ARSCHOT & CIE at BRAFA... [Lire la suite]

Sesklo-culture idol, Possibly Nea-Nikomedeia, Northern Greece/Macedonia, 6th-5th Millennium B.C., Clay, H 19.2 x W 8.5 cm. David Aaron at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: Kunsthandel Henrich, Frankfurt, 1960’s or 1970’s; Leiding Collection, acquired from the above in the 1960’s or 1970’s; Mr Bernd Gackstätter Antiken Kabinett, Frankfurt, acquired from the above; private collection of Dr Kuhn-Lucht, Berlin, acquired from the above in the early 1990’s; thence by descent. ALR: S00201059. Accompanied by Interpol certificate. Often given the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. Jan Massys (Atwerp c. 1509 - 1575), Mary Magdalene, signed and dated ' .1571 . / OES MASSIS PINCEBAT ' (center left, on the ledge), oil on panel, unframed, 37 ¼ x 28 in. (95 x 71.3 cm.). Estimate: USD 120,000-USD 180,000. Price Realized: $537,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. NEW YORK, NY.- The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue totaled $8,764,875 across a two-day live sale and three online sales. The collection outperformed its high estimate and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A fine huanghuali cylindrical brushpot with inlays in mother-of-pearl, wood and soapstone, inlaid poem and seals xue and ju in bronze wires, 17th-18th century; H.19,5/D.19,8 cm. Estimate: € 6.000- € 10.000. Result: € 65.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Property from the collection of Friedrich and Ruth Boss, assembled in China between 1911 and 1938. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020